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nba.1123 wiper,
Ako neko ima informacije o Olimpiskoj kosarci na internetu.Neka prenese adresu. Ja imam inf. da netcom od koga ja dobijam informacije prati samo Dream Team III. Moguce je da ce neko slati vesti sa olimpijade za sve utakmice. Kao sto netcom salje za sva dogadjanja vezana za NBA.
nba.1124 wiper,
News from July 14. Houston signed Hakeem Olajuwon to a 5 year, $55-60 million extention. He has 3 years left on his contract. New York signed Allan Houston to a 7 year, $56 million contract. New York signed Chris Childs to a 6 year, $24 million contract. New York renounced their rights to Eric Anderson, Willie Anderson, Gary Grant, Derek Harper, Ronnie Grandison, J.R. Reid, and Anthony Tucker. TRADE: Charlotte traded Larry Johnson to New York for Anthony Mason and Brad Lohaus. Indiana re-signed Anthony Davis to a 7 year, $38.5 million contract. Indiana re-signed Dale Davis to a 7 year, $42 million contract. Miami signed Juwan Howard to a 7 year, $98 million contract. Miami renounced their rights to Rex Chapman, Tyrone Corbin, Chris Gatling, Stacey King, Jeff Malone, Danny Schayes, Tony Smith, and Walt Williams. Miami re-signed Alonzo Mourning to a 7 year, $112 million contract.. The USA Men's Olympic Teams played their final exhibition game against the Greece Men's Olympic Team. USA 128, Greece 62 - at Indinanpolis Charles Barkley (USA) had 13 points including 6-7 FG and 8 rebounds. Reggie Miller (USA) had 21 points and 5 steals. Karl Malone (USA) had 19 points including 7-9 FG. Fragiskos Alvertis (Gre) had 14 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Theofanis Christod (USA) had 11 points including 3-6 3-pointers. USA shot 63.5% (47-74) FG and Gre shot 33.9% (20-59) FG. News from July 15. Wiliam Hunter was named as executive director of the NBA Players Association. Patrick Ewing (NY) was named as Vice President and Chris Dudley (Por) was named as secratery-treasurer. Atlanta signed Dikembe Mutombo to a 5 year, $50 million contract. TRADE: To sign Mutombo, Atlanta traded Grant Long and Stacey Augmon to Detroit for a 1st round draft pick in '97 (top 16 protected), a 1st round draft pick in '98 (lottery protected), the lowest 2nd round draft pick Detroit owns in '97, and the highest 2nd round draft pick Detroit owns in '99. TRADE: Washington traded Rasheed Wallace and Mitchell Butler to Portland for Rod Strickland and Harvey Grant. Detroit re-signed Michael Curry and Don Reid. Detroit renounced their rights to Lou Roe, Mark West, and Eric Leckner. Washington signed Tracy Murray. Philadelphia renounced their rights to Ed Pinckney. Houston signed Brent Price to a 7 year, $18.2 million contract with an opt-out clause after the 3rd year. Seattle re-signed Sam Perkins to a 2 year contract. News from July 16. Houston signed Brent Price to a 7 year, $18 million contract. Houston renounced their rights to Kenny Smith, Melvin Booker, and Eldridge Recasner. The LA Lakers signed Sean Rooks. Philadelphia signed Don MacLean to a 5 or 6 year contract worth over $15 million. Portland signed Kenny Anderson to a 7 year, $50 million contract. Seattle re-signed Gary Payton to a 7 year, $85 million contract. Atlanta re-signed Steve Smith. TRADE: Seattle traded Vincent Askew to New Jersey for Greg Graham. Seattle renounced their rights to Frank Brickowski and Ervin Johnson. In an attempt to free up more money for the Shaquille O'Neal sweepstakes, the LA Lakers traded Anthony Peeler, George Lynch, their '98 2nd round pick, and their '99 2nd round pick to Vancouver for Vancouver's '98 and '99 2nd round draft picks. Vancouver renounced their rights to Ashraf Amaya, Anthony Avent, Chris King, Gerald Wilkins, Rodney Dent, Cuonzo Martin, Eric Murdock, and Derrick Phelps. Orlando re-signed Horace Grant to a 5 year, $50 million contract. News from July 17. Dallas signed Chris Gatling to a 5 year, $21.329 million contract. Dallas renounced their rights to Lucious Harris, Scott Brooks, Lorenzo Williams, and David Wood. News from July 18. The LA Lakers signed Shaquille O'Neal to a 7 year, $120 million contract. O'Neal will wear #34. The Lakers also announced a raise in the ticket prices. Miami signed P.J. Brown to a 7 year, $36 million contract. Minnesota signed rookie Stephon Marbury to a 3 year, $5.67 million contract. Miami re-signed Tim Hardaway. Denver re-signed Bryant Stith to a 5 year, $22 million contract. Washington renounced their rights to Robert Pack, Mark Price, Ledell Eackles, Bob McCann, and Bob Thornton.
nba.1125 wiper,
News from July 21. Seattle re-signed Hersey Hawkins to a 5 year contract. The contract will average between $3 and $5.5 million. Olympic Results - all games at Atlanta USA 96, Argentina 68 David Robinson (USA) had 18 points on 5-7 FG and 8-10 FT and 7 rebounds in 17 minutes. Grant Hill (USA) had 10 points on 5-7 FG and 5 assists. Shaquille O'Neal (USA) had 13 points including 6-8 FG in 13 minutes. Marcelo Niocla (Arg) had 13 points. Juan Espil (Arg) had 27 points including 10-11 FT. Milanesio (Arg) had 8 points and 7 assists. USA shot 58.1% (36-62) FG and Arg shot 42.2% (19-45) FG. USA out-rebounded Arg 37-17. Lithuania 83, Croatia 81 (2OT) Rimas Kurtinatis (Lit) had 12 points, 9 of which came in the 2nd overtime. Arvydas Sabonis (Lit) had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Toni Kukoc (Cro) had 33 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Yugoslavia 71, Greece 63 Zoran Savic (Yug) had 21 points including 9-12 FG. Predrag Danilociv (Yug) had 16 points. Panayotis Fassoulas (Gre) had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Brazil 101, Puerto Rico 98 Oscar Schmidt (Bra) had 45 points including 10-23 3-pointers. Jose Ortiz (PR) had 35 points and 11 rebounds. Australia 111, South Korea 88 Andrew Gaze (Aus) had 26 points including 11-17 FG. Shane Heal (Aus) had 23 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 11 assists. Jae-Kun Jung (SK) had 23 points including 10-15 FG and 8 rebounds. China 70, Angola 67 Wang Zhi-zhi (Chi) had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Antonio Carvalho (Ang) had 13 points.
nba.1126 wiper,
News from July 23. Dallas traded Popeye Jones, New York's 1997 draft pick (if not top 5, else New York's 1998 pick), and gave Toronto the option to swap draft picks with Minnesota's 1997 pick (if not #1, else option in 1998 to swap picks) to Toronto for Jimmy King and 2nd round draft picks in 1997 and 1998 or 1998 and 1999. The trade frees up about $1.3 million for Dallas to use towards a free agent. Toronto renounced the rights to Oliver Miller. Portland trade James Robinson, Bill Curley, and a 1997 or 1998 1st round draft pick (at Portland's option) to Minnesota for Isaiah Rider. Portland renounced their rights to Buck Williams, Rumeal Robinson, and Elmore Spencer. Portland re-signed Dontonio Wingfield. Miami re-signed Tim Hardaway. Seattle signed Craig Ehlo to a 3 year contract. Denver signed Ervin Johnson to a 7 year, $15 million contract. Philadelphia signed Lucious Harris to a 7 year contract. Orlando signed rookie Brian Evans to a 3 year, $1.58 million contract.
nba.1127 wiper,
News from July 24. TRADE: Toronto traded the rights to New York's 1997 1st round draft pick to New York for Hubert Davis. The LA Lakers signed rookie Kobe Bryant to a 3 year contract. Indiana signed rookie Erick Dampier to a 3 year contract. Mark Pope, Indiana's 2nd round draft pick, will play next season in Turkey. Phoenix signed rookie Steve Nash to a 3 year, $3.16 million contract. Brian Evans (Orl) underwent successful surgery on his dislocated right should and will be out 4 to 6 months.
nba.1128 wiper,
News from July 25. Toronto renounced their rights to Dwayne Whitfield and Martin Lewis. (thanks to Jeff Joseph) New Jersey signed Robert Pack to a 5 year, $15 million contract. The NBA released the 1996-97 schedule. The full listing can be found on the web at: http://www.nando.net/newsroom/sports/bkb/1995/nba/feat/nba.html (by team, NBC, and TNT) http://www.nba.com/gametime/newsked_nov.html and several other web pages.
nba.1129 wiper,
News from July 26. Dallas signed Derek Harper to a 2 year, $2.86 million contract. New York signed Buck Williams. Washington signed Lorenzo Williams. Utah re-signed Howard Eisley. Cleveland signed rookie Vitaly Potapenko to a 3 year, $3,686,000 contract. Milwaukee signed rookie Ray Allen to a 3 year, $5.13 million contract.
nba.1130 wiper,
News from July 31. The NBA rejected Miami's Juwan Howard contract saying that the contract exceed the salary cap. The league said that Miami was careless and did not follow protocol in signing Howard and that Miami reached an agreement with Alonzo Mourning prior to signing Howard and, thus, Mourning's 96-97 salary counts against the cap. The LA Lakers signed rookie free agent Travis Knight to a one year contract. Chicago, who had draft Knight with the 29th pick, renounced their rights to him on July 12. Doron Sheffer, LA Clippers 2nd round pick, signed a 3 year contract with Macabi Tel Aviv of Isreal. The contract has an out clause where Sheffer can return to the NBA. Cleveland released John Amaechi.
nba.1131 wiper,
News from August 2. Chicago has reportedly reached an agreement with Dennis Rodman for a 1 year, $8 to $10 million contract. Boston signed Antoine Walker to a 3 year, $4,660,200 contract. Boston re-signed Greg Minor to a 5 year, $13 million contract.
nba.1132 wiper,
News from August 6. New York signed rookie John Wallace to a 3 year, $2,257,900 contract. New York signed rookie Walter McCarty to a 3 year, $2,156,300 contract. New York signed rookie Dontae' Jones to a 3 year, $1,987,200 contract. Vancouver signed rookie Shareef Abdur-Rahim to a 3 year, $6,284,500 contract. Milwaukee signed Armon Gilliam to a 4 year contract. Miami renounced their claim to Juwan Howard, which frees the path for Howard to rejoin the Washington Bullets. David Stern ruled that Washington will lose their 1997 first round draft pick in order for Howard to rejoin the team. News from August 7. New Jersey signed David Benoit to a 1 year, $500,000 contract. Detroit re-signed Otis Thorpe to a 3 year, $15 million contract.
nba.1135 schef,
Niko da napiše da je Sir Charles Barkley prešao u Houston, a u zamenu su otišli Horry, Cassel i još dvojica (nisam zapamtio koja). So, any comments to this? :) Ja mislim da se Houston zajeb'o do koske... Srleř
nba.1136 mikeman, -> #1135, schef
<<!>> Niko da napise da je Sir Charles Barkley presao u Houston, a u zamenu <<!>> su otisli Horry, Cassel i jos dvojica (nisam zapamtio koja). <<!>> <<!>> So, any comments to this? :) Ja mislim da se Houston zajeb'o do STTAAAAAA!!!! Pa budale :((( Dadose igracine poput cassel-a i horry-ja i jos dva komada za cica Barkleya :((( kreteni Ma hjuston je propao (naravno subjektivno gledano ) i onako im je samo 5 igraca bilo ok tek da imaju za prvu postavu sad dadose nekoliko njih i ostade - ostareli hakeem i sir charls shit uuaa
nba.1137 kum.djole, -> #1135, schef
>> So, any comments to this? :) Ja mislim da se Houston zajeb'o do koske... Prosto ko pasulj. Ne treba njima titula ove godine, treba im kinta za sledeći draft. Kad dođe deda, biće spektakl.. i mnogo, ali mnogo će se kinte ukebati (počev od ulaznica). Čim deda shvati da ni ove sezone nema ništa od prstena, jer će ga Kasel i Hori mlatiti usred Hjustona, otići će u legendu. Šteta što neću biti u mogućnosti da to propratim, ali eto, javlja mi se..
nba.1138 junior,
Šteta. Barkli je prešao u Hjuston u zamenu za Horija, Kasela, Brauna i pravo na pik '97. Za Hjuston je potpisao i Kevin Vilis kao free agent. Izgleda da će se ove sezone izdvojiti po 4 kluba u konferencijama, visoko iznad ostalih. Po kvalitetu, naravno. Na istoku, to su Čikago, Njujork, Atlanta i Orlando. Na zapadu, tipujem na Lakerse, Hjuston, Sijetl, San Antonio. Biće poprilično nezanimljivo, mada uvek može neki autsajder da se ubaci. Recimo, Sakramento ima možda i najbolji bekovski par u ligi (AbdulRauf-Richmond), tu je Portland koji i bez Stricklanda može svašta. A ne zaboravimo Toronto .. :)
nba.1139 seki, -> #1135, schef
SE> Niko da napise da je Sir Charles Barkley presao u Houston, a u SE> zamenu su otisli Horry, Cassel i jos dvojica (nisam zapamtio SE> koja). U pitanju su jos centar Mark Bryant i tesko krilp Chucky Brown. Sve u svemu, ovo je izuzetno glup potez, ali i potez koji ce vratiti publiku u Summit, na sta Houston prvenstveno racuna. Ognjen
nba.1140 lexus, -> #1135, schef
=> So, any comments to this? :) Ja mislim da se Houston zajeb'o do => koske... Upropastili su se... Hakala i Barkli će se 99% penzionišu sledeće sezone, a od Hjustona će ostati samo H...
nba.1141 schef, -> #1140, lexus
­=- Hakala i Barkli će se 99% penzionišu sledeće sezone, a od ­=- Hjustona Niko da spomene Clyde Drexlera? :) I on će valjda u penziju... ;) Srleř
nba.1142 lexus, -> #1141, schef
=> Niko da spomene Clyde Drexlera? :) Auuu, jes i on... Trio eksumiranih... Još im samo Larry Bird fali...
nba.1143 dizel, -> #1135, schef
* * Niko da napiše da je Sir Charles Barkley prešao u Houston, a u * zamenu su otišli Horry, Cassel i još dvojica (nisam zapamtio * koja). Chuckie Brown i MArk Bryant... Houston se možda zeznuo, ali, ko zna... Barkley bi svakom timu mnogo značio, ali je istina da je star, kao i Olajuwon... Phoenix, sa druge strane, gubi jedinu pravu zvezdu, i ostaje sa masom kvalitetnih igrača, ali ponovo nemaju dobrog centra, što im je u poslednjih nekoliko godina bila ozbiljna smetnja... Naravno, Horry je izvrsan igrač, a i Cassel će moći da odmeni, već starijeg i često povređeog Kevina Johnsona... Videćemo!
nba.1144 junior, -> #1137, kum.djole
> Ne treba njima titula ove godine, treba im kinta za sledeći > draft. Kad dođe deda, biće spektakl.. i mnogo, ali mnogo će se Kume, mislim da grešiš. Barkli lovi titulu već par godina, a ni Hjustonu nije pravo što je izvisio ove godine. Ono, jes' da je Čikago najjači, ali oni nisu ni dogurali do finala. Menjali su Horija, dobro krilo i Kasela, prosečnog beka, koga je _jednom_ krenuo šut u play-offu i zato je postao poznat, za najboljeg ofanzivnog skakača u ligi - Barklija. Da ne spominjemo Barklijevih 20 i kusur poena po meču (uz 12 skokova i 1,5 blokada). Uopšte, sama pojava i iskustvo Barklija su dovoljan razlog za trade. Hori i Kasel nisu bili nosioci igre Hjustona (ostalu dvojicu i ne spominjem, jer njih i ne računam u igrače :), a sad trojka Hjustona Drexler-Hakeem-Barkley može egal da se nosi sa trojkom Čikaga, možda i bolje. Tomjanovič je trener za respekt, a ima _veoma_ iskusan tim .. Posle Čikaga, tipujem na Hjuston kao najveće konkurente za osvajanje titule. Sietl se preforsirao prošle godine, a Lakersi jesu jaki, ali još uvek mlad i _neuigran_ tim. > sezone nema ništa od prstena, jer će ga Kasel i Hori mlatiti > usred Hjustona, otići će u legendu. Molim te ... taj Phoenix će i Toronto da bije .. :)
nba.1145 junior, -> #1140, lexus
> Hakala i Barkli će se 99% penzionišu sledeće sezone, a od > Hjustona će ostati samo H... Greška. Nijedan od njih ne ide u penziju. Ustvari, otići će kad odu Džordan & co. Podatak koji govori u prilog mojoj tezi, jesu njihove plate. Takva lova se ne daje čičicama koji idu penziju (čitaj: Parish :)
nba.1146 junior, -> #1142, lexus
> => Niko da spomene Clyde Drexlera? :) > Trio eksumiranih... Još im samo Larry Bird fali... Ccc, kakav to odnos imaš prema najvećim legendama NBA? :( Taj Bird je šetao sve ove Horije, Brendone i ostale pi*kice koje danas igraju. Ne prave ih više takvih ...
nba.1147 lexus, -> #1146, junior
=> Ccc, kakav to odnos imaš prema najvećim legendama NBA? :( Taj Bird => je šetao sve ove Horije, Brendone i ostale pi*kice koje danas => igraju. Nemam ja ništa protiv Birda, naprotiv, ali mislim da će Houston biti ekipa u kojoj će sve zavisiti od dva igrača. A nemojmo zaboraviti da Barkley ima slaba ledja zbog kojih se već dve godine povlači.
nba.1148 lexus, -> #1143, dizel
=> Naravno, Horry je izvrsan igrač, a i Cassel će moći da odmeni, već => starijeg i često povređeog Kevina Johnsona... Videćemo! Cassela mrzim, ali je prilično dobar igrač. U Phoenixu sada valja samo Horry, a to je nedovoljno za bilo šta...
nba.1149 dizel, -> #1144, junior
* :), a sad trojka Hjustona Drexler-Hakeem-Barkley može egal da * se nosi sa trojkom Čikaga, možda i bolje. Tomjanovič je trener Ovde si verovatno u pravu... Čikagu će biti mnogo teže, jer će sada imati i u Lakersima opasnog protivnika, a Houston takođe neće biti nimalo lak zalogak (ali to će trajati možda samo 1-2 godine, jer su im trojica najvažnijih igrača već stari...)
nba.1150 junior,
Inače, za one koji ne znaju. Za najseksipilnijeg igrača prošle sezone, proglašen je Alonzo Morning :)
nba.1151 superhik, -> #1150, junior
=:> Za najseksipilnijeg igrača prošle sezone, proglašen je Alonzo =:> Morning :) Verujem da ti je drago... :)
nba.1152 junior, -> #1151, superhik
> =:> Za najseksipilnijeg igrača prošle sezone, proglašen je > Alonzo =:> Morning :) > Verujem da ti je drago... :) Pa, nisam ja glasao, ali kad pogledam .. stvarno izgleda simpatično :) Uostalom, pogledaj Dream Team III i nađi jednu prijatnu facu :>
nba.1153 kant,
Raspored utakmica u NBA za 1996/97. nba_9697.zip
nba.1154 junior,
Da malo oživimo temu .. (10x ti vpoznanovic): Atlanta Hawks ACQUISITIONS G Jon Barry Free agent (Golden State) 1 year, $250,000 F Willie Burton Free agent F Tyrone Corbin Free agent (Miami) C Horacio Llamas Rookie free agent C Dikembe Mutombo Free agent (Denver) 5 years, $50 million G Steve Smith Free agent (Atlanta) 7 years, $45 million G Donnie Boyce Free Agent (Atlanta) DEPARTURES G-F Stacey Augmon Traded to Detroit G-F Craig Ehlo Free agent (Seattle) G Reggie Jordan Free agent (Portland) F Grant Long Traded to Detroit C Blair Rasmussen Waived C-F Sean Rooks Free agent (L.A. Lakers) Boston Celtics ACQUISITIONS C-F Frank Brickowski Free agent (Seattle) F Nate Driggers Free agent C Alton Lister Free agent (Boston) G-F Greg Minor Free agent (Boston) F Julius Nwosu Free agent DEPARTURES C Thomas Hamilton Released C Eric Montross Trade (Dallas) F Doug Smith Waived C Todd Mundt Rights renounced Charlotte Hornets ACQUISITIONS C Vlade Divac Trade (L.A. Lakers) F Brad Lohaus Trade (New York) F Anthony Mason Trade (New York) F Ochiel Swaby Free agent DEPARTURES G Michael Adams Rights renounced G Kenny Anderson Free agent (Portland) G Kobe Bryant Traded to L.A. Lakers F Larry Johnson Traded to New York C Robert Parish Rights renounced Chicago Bulls ACQUISITIONS G Michael Jordan Free agent (Chicago) 1 year, $25 million F Dennis Rodman Free agent (Chicago) 1 year, $9 million DEPARTURES C Travis Knight Rights relinquished (signed with Lakers) Cleveland Cavaliers ACQUISITION F Donny Marshall Free agent (Cleveland) C Shawnelle Scott Free agent C Mark West Free agent (Detroit) DEPARTURES C-F John Amaechi Waived F Michael Cage Free agent (Philadelphia) G Steve Colter Rights renounced F John Crotty Will play in Italy C Brad Daugherty Retired G Darryl Johnson Rights renounced G-F Dan Majerle Free agent (Miami) G Harold Miner Rights renounced Dallas Mavericks ACQUISITIONS F Chris Gatling Free agent (Miami) 5 years, $22 million G Derek Harper Free agent (New York) G Jimmy King Trade (Toronto) C Eric Montross Trade (Boston) DEPARTURES G Scott Brooks Rights renounced G Lucious Harris Rights renounced F Popeye Jones Traded to Toronto F-C Cherokee Parks Traded to Minnesota F-C Lorenzo Williams Free agent (Washington) F David Wood Rights renounced Denver Nuggets ACQUISITIONS G-F Dale Ellis Free agent (Denver) G Mark Jackson Trade (Indiana) C Ervin Johnson Free agent (Seattle) 7 years, $15 million G Sarunas Marciulionis Trade (Sacramento) G Ricky Pierce Trade (Indiana) G Bryant Stith Free agent (Denver) 5 years, $22 million DEPARTURES G Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Traded to Sacramento C Rastko Cvetkovic Rights renounced C Matt Fish Rights renounced F Don MacLean Free agent (Philadelphia) C Dikembe Mutombo Free agent (Atlanta) G Doug Overton Rights renounced G Jalen Rose Traded to Indiana F-G Reggie Williams Traded to Indiana Detroit Pistons ACQUISITIONS G-F Stacey Augmon Trade (Atlanta) F Michael Curry Free agent (Detroit) F Grant Long Trade (Atlanta) F-C Rick Mahorn Free agent (New Jersey) F Don Reid Free agent (Detroit) G Ron Riley Trade (Seattle) F Otis Thorpe Free agent (Detroit) 3 years DEPARTURES G Allan Houston Free agent (New York) C Eric Leckner Rights renounced F Lou Roe Rights renounced C Mark West Free agent (Cleveland) Golden State Warriors ACQUISITIONS G Mark Price Free agent (Washington) G Latrell Sprewell Free agent (Golden State) 4 years, $32 million DEPARTURES G Jon Barry Free agent (Atlanta) G Robert Churchwell Rights renounced C Geert Hammink Rights renounced F Jerome Kersey Free agent (L.A. Lakers) G Ryan Lorthridge Rights renounced G Dwayne Morton Rights renounced F Kevin Willis Free agent (Houston) Houston Rockets ACQUISITIONS F Charles Barkley Trade (Phoenix) G Emanuel Davis Free agent C Charles Jones Free agent (Houston) G Sam Mack Free agent (Houston) F Tracy Moore Free agent (Houston) G Brent Price Free agent (Washington) 7 years, $18.2 million F Kevin Willis Free agent (Golden State) CONTRACT EXTENSION C Hakeem Olajuwon 5 years, $60 million DEPARTURES G Melvin Booker Rights renounced F Tim Breaux Traded to Vancouver F Chucky Brown Traded to Phoenix F Mark Bryant Traded to Phoenix G Sam Cassell Traded to Phoenix F Pete Chilcutt Traded to Vancouver F Earl Cureton Rights renounced F Robert Horry Traded to Phoenix G Eldridge Recasner Rights renounced G Kenny Smith Rights renounced Indiana Pacers ACQUISITIONS G Jerome Allen Free agent (Minnesota) F Antonio Davis Free agent (Indiana) 7 years, $38.5 million F Dale Davis Free agent (Indiana) 7 years, $42 million G Fred Hoiberg Free agent (Indiana) 2 years, $544,500 G Jalen Rose Trade (Denver) F-G Reggie Williams Trade (Denver) DEPARTURES G Mark Jackson Traded to Denver G Ricky Pierce Traded to Denver F Mark Pope Will play in Turkey Los Angeles Clippers DEPARTURES C-F Keith Tower Released G Doron Sheffer Will play in Israel Los Angeles Lakers ACQUISITIONS F David Booth Free agent G Kobe Bryant Trade (Charlotte) F Elden Campbell Free agent (L.A. Lakers) 7 years, $49 million F Jerome Kersey Free agent (Golden State) C Travis Knight Rookie free agent C Shaquille O'Neal Free agent (Orlando) 7 years, $121 million G Rumeal Robinson Free agent (Portland) C-F Sean Rooks Free agent (Atlanta) F Trevor Wilson Free agent DEPARTURES C Sam Bowie Rights renounced C Vlade Divac Traded to Charlotte G-F Magic Johnson Rights renounced G Frankie King Rights renounced F George Lynch Traded to Vancouver F Anthony Miller Rights renounced G Anthony Peeler Traded to Vancouver F Fred Roberts Rights renounced F Derek Strong Free agent (Orlando) G Sedale Threatt Will play in France Miami Heat ACQUISITIONS F P.J. Brown Free agent (New Jersey) 7 years, $36 million G Gary Grant Free agent (New York) G Tim Hardaway Free agent (Miami) G-F Dan Majerle Free agent (Cleveland) 3 years, $8 million C Alonzo Mourning Free agent (Miami) 7 years, $112 million F Martin Muursepp Trade (Utah) DEPARTURES G Rex Chapman Rights renounced F Tyrone Corbin Free agent (Atlanta) F-C LeRon Ellis Free agent (Orlando) F Chris Gatling Free agent (Dallas) F Stacey King Rights renounced G Jeff Malone Rights renounced C Danny Schayes Rights renounced G Tony Smith Rights renounced F Walt Williams Free agent (Toronto) Milwaukee Bucks ACQUISITIONS G Ray Allen Trade (Minnesota) F Armon Gilliam Free agent (New Jersey) 4 years C Andrew Lang Trade (Minnesota) F Joe Wolf Free agent (Orlando) DEPARTURES C Benoit Benjamin Rights renounced G Stephon Marbury Traded to Minnesota Minnesota Timberwolves ACQUISITIONS G Chris Carr Free agent (Phoenix) 3 years F Bill Curley Trade (Portland) G Stephon Marbury Trade (Milwaukee) F-C Cherokee Parks Trade (Dallas) G James Robinson Trade (Portland) C Stojko Vrankovic Free agent (Croatia) 3 years DEPARTURES G Jerome Allen Free agent (Indiana) G Ray Allen Traded to Milwaukee F Marques Bragg Rights renounced G-F Mark Davis Free agent (Philadelphia) C Andrew Lang Traded to Milwaukee G Darrick Martin Rights renounced G Isaiah Rider Traded to Portland C Eric Riley Rights renounced G Spud Webb Rights renounced New Jersey Nets ACQUISITIONS G-F Vincent Askew Trade (Seattle) F Tony Massenburg Free agent (Philadelphia) G Robert Pack Free agent (Washington) 5 years, $22 million F David Benoit Free agent (Utah) 1 year DEPARTURES F P.J. Brown Free agent (Miami) G Chris Childs Free agent (New York) G Vern Fleming Rights renounced F Armon Gilliam Free agent (Milwaukee) G Greg Graham Traded to Seattle F Rick Mahorn Free agent (Detroit) F Tim Perry Rights renounced New York Knicks ACQUISITIONS G Chris Childs Free agent (New Jersey) 6 years, $24 million F Larry Johnson Trade (Charlotte) G Allan Houston Free agent (Detroit) 7 years, $56 million F Buck Williams Free agent (Portland) C Herb Williams Free agent (New York) DEPARTURES F Eric Anderson Rights renounced G Willie Anderson Rights renounced G Hubert Davis Trade (Toronto) F Ronnie Grandison Rights renounced G Gary Grant Free agent (Miami) G Derek Harper Free agent (Dallas) F Brad Lohaus Traded to Charlotte F Anthony Mason Trade to Charlotte F J.R. Reid Will play in France F Anthony Tucker Rights renounced Orlando Magic ACQUISITIONS G Darrell Armstrong Free agent (Orlando) F-C LeRon Ellis Free agent (Miami) F Horace Grant Free agent (Orlando) 5 years, $50 million C Felton Spencer Trade (Utah) F Derek Strong Free agent (L.A. Lakers) G-F Gerald Wilkins Free agent (Vancouver) 1 year, $250,000 DEPARTURES F Anthony Bowie Will play in Italy F Kenny Gattison Traded to Utah C Shaquille O'Neal Free agent (Los Angeles Lakers) G Brooks Thompson Traded to Utah F Joe Wolf Free agent (Milwaukee) Philadelphia 76ers ACQUISITIONS F Michael Cage Free agent (Cleveland) G-F Mark Davis Free agent (Minnesota) G Lucious Harris Free agent (Dallas) F Don MacLean Free agent (Denver) 5 years, $15 million DEPARTURES F Derrick Alston Rights renounced F Richard Dumas Will play in Greece F Sean Higgins Rights renounced F Tony Massenburg Free agent (New Jersey) G Vernon Maxwell Free agent (San Antonio) F Ed Pinckney Rights renounced G Trevor Ruffin Rights renounced G Greg Sutton Rights renounced F-C LaSalle Thompson Rights renounced Phoenix Suns ACQUISITIONS F Chucky Brown Trade (Houston) F Mark Bryant Trade (Houston) G Sam Cassell Trade (Houston) C John Coker Free agent (Phoenix) 2 years F Evric Gray Free agent (CBA) F Robery Horry Trade (Houston) DEPARTURES F Charles Barkley Traded to Houston G Chris Carr Free agent (Minnesota) F Russ Millard Will play in Italy Portland Trail Blazers ACQUISITIONS G Kenny Anderson Free agent (Charlotte) 7 years, $50 million G Mitchell Butler Trade (Washington) G Reggie Jordan Free agent (Atlanta) G Isaiah Rider Trade (Minnesota) F Jason Sasser Trade (Sacramento) F Rasheed Wallace Trade (Washington) F Dontonio Wingfield Free agent (Portland) DEPARTURES F Bill Curley Traded to Minnesota F Harvey Grant Traded to Washington G James Robinson Traded to Minnesota G Rumeal Robinson Free agent (L.A. Lakers) F Elmore Spencer Rights renounced G Rod Strickland Traded to Washington F Buck Williams Free agent (New York) Sacramento Kings ACQUISITIONS G Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Trade (Denver) DEPARTURES G Sarunas Marciulionis Traded to Denver F Jason Sasser Traded to Portland San Antonio Spurs ACQUISITION G Vernon Maxwell Free agent (Philadelphia) Seattle SuperSonics ACQUISITIONS G-F Craig Ehlo Free agent (Atlanta) 3 years G Greg Graham Trade (New Jersey) G Hersey Hawkins Free agent (Seattle) 2 years C Jim McIlvaine Free agent (Washington) 7 years, $35 million G Gary Payton Free agent (Seattle) 7 years, $85 million F-C Sam Perkins Free agent (Seattle) 2 years C Steve Scheffler Free agent (Seattle) 2 years DEPARTURES G-F Vincent Askew Traded to New Jersey C Joseph Blair Will play for PAU-Orthez (French League) C-F Frank Brickowski Free agent (Boston) C Ervin Johnson Free agent (Denver) G Ron Riley Traded to Detroit F Joe Vogel Will play in Galatasaray, Turkey Toronto Raptors ACQUISITIONS G Hubert Davis Trade (New York) C Eric Gingold Rookie free agent F Mark Hughes Free agent (CBA) F Popeye Jones Trade (Dallas) F Art Long Rookie free agent F Walt Williams Free agent (Miami) 1 year, $247,500 DEPARTURES G Vincenzo Esposito Waived G Keith Jennings Rights renounced G Jimmy King Traded to Dallas C Oliver Miller Rights renounced G-F Tracy Murray Free agent (Washington) F Martin Lewis Rights renounced G Alvin Robertson Rights renounced F Dwayne Whitfield Rights renounced Utah Jazz ACQUISITIONS G Howard Eisley Free agent (Utah) F-C Greg Foster Free agent (Utah) F Kenny Gattison Trade (Orlando) G Brooks Thompson Trade (Orlando) DEPARTURES F Martin Muursepp Traded to Miami F David Benoit Free agent (New Jersey) C Felton Spencer Traded to Orlando Vancouver Grizzlies ACQUISITIONS F Tim Breaux Trade (Houston) F Pete Chilcutt Trade (Houston) F George Lynch Trade (L.A. Lakers) G Lee Mayberry Free agent (Milwaukee) 4 years, $5.7 million G Anthony Peeler Trade (L.A. Lakers) DEPARTURES F Ashraf Amaya Free agent (Washington) F Anthony Avent Rights renounced F Rodney Dent Rights renounced F Chris King Rights renounced G Cuonzo Martin Rights renounced G Eric Murdock Rights renounced F Derrick Phelps Rights renounced G Byron Scott Waived G-F Gerald Wilkins Free agent (Orlando) Washington Bullets ACQUISITIONS F Ashraf Amaya Free agent (Vancouver) F Harvey Grant Trade (Portland) F Juwan Howard Free agent (Washington) 7 years, $105 million G-F Tracy Murray Free agent (Toronto) 7 years, $19 million G Rod Strickland Trade (Portland) G Chris Whitney Free agent (Washington) F-C Lorenzo Williams Free agent (Dallas) DEPARTURES G Mitchell Butler Traded to Portland G Ledell Eackles Rights renounced F Bob McCann Rights renounced C Jim McIlvaine Free agent (Seattle) G Robert Pack Free agent (New Jersey) G Brent Price Free agent (Houston) G Mark Price Free agent (Golden State) F Bob Thornton Rights renounced F Rasheed Wallace Traded to Portland
nba.1155 junior,
U sklopu oživljavanja teme ;), animacija jednog od najperspektivnijih play-eva lige. Tyus Edney iz Sacramenta. tyus.rar
nba.1156 mikeman,
Evo slike jordana (u sklopu ozivljavanja teme) :) jordpic.zip
nba.1157 lexus, -> #1156, mikeman
=> Evo slike jordana (u sklopu ozivljavanja teme) :) Tema će oživeti sama od sebe ;) Naravno, kad za to dodje vreme, odnosno kad počne NBA liga :)
nba.1158 mikeman,
Uz poruku nesto o Jordanu (ako uopste ima nesto sto se o njemu ne zna) :) jordan.zip
nba.1159 mikeman,
Evo i slike Medzika (iz mladjih dana)... magic.zip
nba.1160 miko, -> #1155, junior
++ U sklopu ozivljavanja teme ;), animacija jednog od ++ najperspektivnijih play-eva lige. Tyus Edney iz ++ Sacramenta. Sta sve covek u ovoj zemlji moze da izjavi i ostane na slobodi :)) Strasno ... kakva dekadencija ;)))
nba.1161 junior,
A evo i animacija koja je ovekovečila jedan od najlepših trenutaka u NBA-u : Indijana izbacuje Orlando iz play-offa pogotkom Rika Smitsa u poslednjoj sekundi ;)) riksmits.arj
nba.1162 junior,
Yugoslav point guard says he will sign with Trail Blazers PORTLAND, Ore. (Sep 17, 1996 - 18:17 EST) -- Aleksandar Djordjevic, who helped Yugoslavia win a silver medal at the Atlanta Olympics, said he will sign a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers next week. The 6-foot-2 point guard said at a news conference in Belgrade on Tuesday that he was leaving for Oregon on Wednesday. "By transferring to Portland, part of my dreams have come true," Djordjevic said, "and if I stay in America, it means my quality has been confirmed." Blazers president Bob Whitsitt confirmed he has been talking with Djordjevic and that the Yugoslavian star was coming to Portland this week. No contract has been signed, Whitsitt said. "I'm optimistic," Whitsitt said. "We think he's a good player and obviously could make a good addition to the team." Djordjevic, who called himself "the best playmaker in Europe," said he would sign a one-year contract. Whitsitt said that the Blazers had salary room to sign Djordjevic without making any other player moves. Djordjevic, 28, has played in Italy the past few seasons. He is known for his passing and shooting, Whitsitt said. "For starters, he's a great free throw shooter. He shoots in the mid-80s," Whitsitt said. "He's a very good playmaker and a very good shooter, an excellent 3-point shooter. Like a lot of point guards, his strengths would probably be more at the offensive end than the defensive end." Djordjevic said he expected to be a reserve but has been promised he would get ample playing time. The starting job will go to Kenny Anderson, who was signed by the Blazers to a seven-year, $46 million contract as a free agent during the off-season. Djordjevic said he was "looking forward to play with Arvydas Sabonis from Lithuania, one of the best centers in the world." Sabonis is entering his second season with the Blazers. Whitsitt said that, like Sabonis, Djordjevic would be no typical rookie in his first NBA season. "He's been a premiere player in Europe for a number of years," Whitsitt said. "He has a lot of big-time international experience. Although he doesn't have NBA experience, he is a different kind of rookie, just like Sabonis was a different kind of rookie." The Blazers have been troubled in recent years by a lack of depth at point guard and have had to pick up a free agent during the season, usually from the Continental Basketball Association. At his news conference, Djordjevic said he was donating to charity the $20,000 he received from the Yugoslav government for helping to win the silver medal.
nba.1163 mikeman, -> #1157, lexus
#> Tema ce oziveti sama od sebe ;) #> Naravno, kad za to dodje vreme, odnosno kad pocne NBA liga :) Naravno da je tako ;) ja sam se samo nadovezao na juniora ;))
nba.1164 junior,
Danas sam saznao (iz poverljivih izvora :)), da Đorđević u Portlandu dobija minimalac, tj. samo 247 500 $. To, na žalost može dosta uticati na njegovu karijeru .. ne samo zato što je totalno plaćen ispod svojih vrednosti, već zato što gazde klubova imaju očajan odnos prema onima koji rade za 'minimalac'. Kad se još uzme u obzir da mu je konkurent za mesto u timu Keni Anderson težak 50 miliončića .. teško da će Đorđević da dobije onu minutažu koju su mu obećali.
nba.1165 basrak, -> #1164, junior
> Kad se još uzme u obzir da mu je konkurent za > mesto u timu Keni Anderson težak 50 miliončića .. teško da će > Đorđević da dobije onu minutažu koju su mu obećali. Već je rečeno da mu je minutaža obećana posredno preko mesta beka šutera, sa povremenim zamenama Andersona na pleju...
nba.1166 schef,
Ima li ko spisak igrača po timovima za novu sezonu?
nba.1167 junior,
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Real name Lew Alcindor Nicknames: Big Fella Captain (Cap) Date of Birth (location) 16 April 1947, New York, New York, USA. College: UCLA Drafted: Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round (first pick overall) of the 1969 NBA Draft. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born Lewis Alcindor in New York City to parents of West Indian heritage. He started playing basketball in elementary school, going on to play for UCLA during his college years. He was a member of three consecutive NCAA championship teams, 1967, 1968 and 1969, and was named Most Outstanding Player for each of those years, the only college player in the history of the Final Four to have received this award three times. Abdul-Jabbar's professional career began with Milwaukee before he joined the L.A. Lakers in 1975. During his professional career, he was a member of six NBA world-championship teams, named Most Valuable Player six times (again, the only player in the NBA's history to be awarded this honor six times), and he shares the NBA record for the greatest number of seasons played (twenty). Abdul-Jabbar is now retired from professional basketball and lives in Hawaii. He is known among his friends for his love of reading, travel and jazz. Awards: Rookie Of The Year - 1969/70 (Milwaukee Bucks) Most Valuable Player - 1970/71 (Milwaukee Bucks) - 1971/72 (Milwaukee Bucks) - 1973/74 (Milwaukee Bucks) - 1975/76 (Los Angeles Lakers) - 1976/77 (Los Angeles Lakers) - 1979/80 (Los Angeles Lakers) Finals Most Valuable Player - 1971 (Milwaukee Bucks) - 1985 (Los Angeles Lakers) NBA Championships - 1970/71 (Milwaukee Bucks) - 1979/80 (Los Angeles Lakers) - 1981/82 (Los Angeles Lakers) - 1984/85 (Los Angeles Lakers) - 1986/87 (Los Angeles Lakers) - 1987/88 (Los Angeles Lakers) Average Scoring Titles - 1970/71 31.7 ppg (Milwaukee Bucks) - 1971/72 34.8 ppg (Milwaukee Bucks) Records: Points: 38387 (1st in NBA history) Seasons: 20 (shares 1st place with Robert Parish) Games: 1560 (2nd in NBA history) Blocks: 3189 (2nd in NBA history) Rebounds: 17440 (3rd in NBA history) * Only player in NBA history with more than 30000 points, 15000 rebounds and 3000 blocks. Retired Numbers: 33 - Milwaukee Bucks 33 - Los Angeles Lakers - one of the four players in NBA history who led the league in scoring in the same season in which he led his team to a championship (1970/71 with Milwaukee Bucks - 31.7 points) - one of the four players who won a scoring title and NBA championship in the same season Kareem is known as a pretty good actor too. He appeared in 11 movies and TV series. Forget Paris (1995) .... Himself Slam Dunk Ernest (1995) "Stand, The" (1994) (mini) TV Series .... The Monster Shouter ... aka "Stephen King's The Stand" (1994) (mini) D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) .... Celebrity at Party Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989) (TV) Troop Beverly Hills (1989) .... Himself Fletch (1985) .... Himself Airplane! (1980) .... Murdock ... aka Flying High (1980) Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, The (1979) Game of Death (1978) Game of Death II (1977)
nba.1168 junior,
LARRY BIRD Rookie Of The Year * 1979-80 3 Consecutive Most Valuable Player Awards * 1983-84 * 1984-85 * 1985-86 3 NBA Championships * 1980-81 * 1983-84 * 1985-86 2 Time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player * 1983-84 * 1985-86 Selected to 12 All-Star Teams * 1979-80 * 1980-81 * 1981-82 * 1982-83 * 1983-84 * 1984-85 * 1985-86 * 1986-87 * 1987-88 * 1989-90 * 1990-91 (DNP due to injury) * 1991-92 (DNP due to injury) All Star Game Most Valuable Player * 1981-82 4 Time NBA Free Throw Shooting Leader * 1983-84 (.888) * 1985-86 (.896) * 1986-87 (.910) * 1989-90 (.903) Interesting Tidbits * First player to shoot more than 50% from the floor and more than 90% from the free throw line. In addition to being the only player to do this for 2 consecutive years! + 1986-87 + 1987-88 * 2,000 points in 4 consecutive seasons. + 1984-85 + 1985-86 + 1986-87 + 1987-88 * 52 games scoring 40 or more points. * 4 games scoring 50 or more points. * 69 Triple Doubles. + 59 during the Regular Season. + 1 before halftime. (April 1, 1987 vs. Washington Bullets) * January 11, 1985: Scored his 10,000th career point. * March 12, 1985: Scored 60 points in a game vs. Atlanta Hawks. The most ever by a Celtic in a game. * November 14, 1990: Registered his 5,000th career assist. * November 30, 1990: Scored 20,000th career point. 15th player in NBA history to do so. * One of only five players in NBA history to register over 5,000 assists and score more than 20,000 points. * When Bird played more than 3,000 minutes in a season, the Celtics ended up in the NBA Finals. * Boston never had a losing month when Bird played. * AP Male Athlete of the Year for 1986. * The Sporting News Man of the Year for 1986. * Won an Olympic Gold Medal as a co-captain of the 1992 Team USA Olympic Basketball Team (i.e. The Dream Team).
nba.1169 junior,
Magic Johnson Guard/Forward Height: 6-9 Weight: 220 Born: August 14,1959 in Lansing, MI College: Michigan State Drafted: Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round (first pick overall) of the 1979 NBA Draft. Career Averages Rebounds Yr Tm G Min FGA Pct FTA Pct 3PM Pct Blk St TO Off Tot Ast Pts 79-80 LAL 77 36.3 12.3 .530 6.0 .810 7 .226 0.5 2.4 4.0 2.2 7.7 7.3 18.0 80-81 LAL 37 37.1 15.9 .532 6.1 .760 3 .176 0.7 3.4 3.9 2.7 8.6 8.6 21.6 81-82 LAL 78 38.3 13.3 .537 5.6 .760 6 .207 0.4 2.7 3.7 3.2 9.6 9.5 18.6 82-83 LAL 79 36.8 11.8 .548 4.8 .800 0 .000 0.6 2.2 3.8 2.7 8.6 10.5 16.8 83-84 LAL 67 38.3 11.6 .565 5.3 .810 6 .207 0.7 2.2 4.6 1.5 7.3 13.1 17.6 84-85 LAL 77 36.1 11.7 .561 6.0 .843 7 .189 0.3 1.5 4.0 1.2 6.2 12.6 18.3 85-86 LAL 72 35.8 12.8 .526 6.0 .871 10 .233 0.2 1.6 3.8 1.2 5.9 12.6 18.8 86-87 LAL 80 36.3 16.4 .522 7.9 .848 8 .205 0.5 1.7 3.8 1.5 6.3 12.2 23.9 87-88 LAL 72 36.6 13.8 .492 6.8 .853 11 .196 0.2 1.6 3.7 1.2 6.2 11.9 19.6 88-89 LAL 77 37.5 14.8 .509 7.3 .911 59 .314 0.3 1.8 4.1 1.4 7.9 12.8 22.5 89-90 LAL 79 37.2 14.4 .480 8.1 .890 106 .384 0.4 1.7 3.7 1.6 6.6 11.5 22.3 90-91 LAL 79 37.1 12.4 .477 7.3 .906 80 .320 0.2 1.3 4.0 1.3 7.0 12.5 19.4 95-96 LAL 32 29.9 9.2 .466 6.3 .856 22 .379 0.4 0.8 3.2 1.3 5.7 6.9 14.6 Totals 906 36.7 13.2 .520 6.5 .848 325 .303 0.4 1.9 3.9 1.8 7.2 11.2 19.5 Career Totals Yr Tm G Min FGA FGM FTA FTM 3PA 3PM Reb Ast Blk St TO 79-80 LAL 77 2795 949 503 462 374 31 7 596 563 41 187 305 80-81 LAL 37 1371 587 312 225 171 17 3 320 317 27 127 143 81-82 LAL 78 2991 1036 556 433 329 29 6 751 743 34 208 286 82-83 LAL 79 2907 933 511 380 304 21 0 683 829 47 176 301 83-84 LAL 67 2567 780 441 358 290 29 6 491 875 49 150 306 84-85 LAL 77 2781 899 504 464 391 37 7 476 968 25 113 305 85-86 LAL 72 2578 918 483 434 378 43 10 426 907 16 113 273 86-87 LAL 80 2904 1308 683 631 535 39 8 504 977 36 138 300 87-88 LAL 72 2637 996 490 489 417 56 11 449 858 13 114 269 88-89 LAL 77 2886 1137 579 563 513 188 59 607 988 22 138 312 89-90 LAL 79 2937 1138 546 637 567 276 106 522 907 34 132 289 90-91 LAL 79 2933 976 466 573 519 250 80 551 989 17 102 314 95-96 LAL 32 958 294 137 201 172 58 22 183 220 13 26 103 Totals 906 33245 11951 6211 5850 4960 1074 325 6559 10141 374 1724 3506 Personal Fouls (Disqualifications): 1979-80, 218 (1). 1980-81, 100 (0). 1981-82, 223 (1). 1982-83, 200 (1). 1983-84, 169 (1). 1984-85, 155 (0). 1985-86, 133 (0). 1986-87, 168 (0). 1987-88, 147 (0). 1988-89, 172 (0). 1989-90, 167 (1). 1990-91, 150 (0). 1995-96, 48 (0). Totals, 2050(5). 1995-96 Splits --Shooting-- Rebounds Per Game Avg. G Min FG% FT% 3P% Blk St TO PF(DQ) Off Tot Ast Pts Total 32 29.9 .466 .856 .379 0.4 0.8 3.2 1.5(0) 1.3 5.7 6.9 14.6 Home 17 27.3 .497 .820 .419 0.4 1.0 2.9 1.5(0) 1.4 5.2 6.6 14.5 Road 15 32.9 .433 .891 .333 0.5 0.6 3.6 1.5(0) 1.1 6.3 7.1 14.7 0 Days Rest 6 31.8 .544 .955 .417 0.5 0.7 3.8 2.0(0) 1.3 7.3 8.0 18.2 1 Days Rest 15 31.4 .440 .847 .286 0.5 0.7 3.0 1.5(0) 1.5 5.7 6.9 15.6 2 Days Rest 2 35.5 .600 .833 .600 1.0 0.5 5.0 1.0(0) 1.0 5.5 4.0 21.5 3+ Days Rest 9 25.0 .403 .765 .462 0.1 1.1 2.8 1.3(0) 0.9 4.7 6.8 9.1 January 1 27.0 .500 .833 .000 0.0 2.0 4.0 5.0(0) 2.0 8.0 10.0 19.0 February 8 26.1 .485 .793 .357 0.5 1.1 2.5 0.8(0) 1.6 5.9 7.0 14.6 March 15 32.2 .486 .892 .400 0.3 0.7 3.7 1.7(0) 1.2 5.4 6.6 15.8 April 8 29.9 .391 .864 .412 0.5 0.5 2.9 1.4(0) 0.9 5.9 6.9 11.9 In wins 22 29.4 .490 .877 .306 0.4 1.0 3.1 1.4(0) 1.1 5.7 7.8 14.9 In losses 10 31.1 .422 .800 .500 0.5 0.5 3.5 1.8(0) 1.5 5.7 4.8 14.1 As Starter 9 38.6 .476 .915 .500 0.3 0.4 4.2 1.7(0) 1.1 7.2 6.7 19.1 Off Bench 23 26.6 .461 .823 .325 0.4 1.0 2.8 1.4(0) 1.3 5.1 7.0 12.9 As Start F 9 38.6 .476 .915 .500 0.3 0.4 4.2 1.7(0) 1.1 7.2 6.7 19.1 Tuesday 8 27.9 .393 .875 .400 0.6 1.0 2.8 1.3(0) 0.9 5.6 7.4 11.5 Wednesday 5 35.2 .510 .875 .455 0.6 0.8 3.8 2.2(0) 1.4 9.2 9.0 18.4 Thursday 3 34.3 .450 .833 .250 0.3 0.3 3.7 2.0(0) 1.7 5.3 5.3 17.7 Friday 7 28.6 .529 .906 .455 0.3 0.7 2.6 0.7(0) 1.3 4.6 7.3 15.4 Saturday 1 11.0 .500 --- --- 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0(0) 0.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 Sunday 8 30.6 .440 .810 .308 0.3 1.0 4.0 2.0(0) 1.5 5.4 5.8 15.1 vs. Div. 11 26.5 .462 .867 .200 0.2 0.7 2.8 1.6(0) 1.2 4.2 6.6 11.5 vs. Conf. 19 27.3 .450 .829 .257 0.5 0.8 3.2 1.5(0) 1.4 5.5 6.8 12.9 vs. Atl 2 40.5 .423 .667 .500 0.0 0.5 3.0 2.0(0) 1.0 10.0 11.0 15.5 vs. Cha 2 38.5 .563 .905 .333 1.0 0.0 4.0 1.0(0) 0.0 7.0 7.5 19.0 vs. Chi 1 32.0 .462 .500 .667 0.0 1.0 3.0 0.0(0) 2.0 3.0 3.0 15.0 vs. Cle 1 39.0 .615 .000 .600 0.0 0.0 5.0 3.0(0) 2.0 8.0 4.0 26.0 vs. Dal 1 31.0 .667 .900 .500 2.0 2.0 3.0 0.0(0) 3.0 8.0 11.0 30.0 vs. Den 2 29.5 .333 .800 .400 1.5 1.0 3.5 1.0(0) 1.5 8.5 7.0 15.0 vs. GS 3 29.0 .515 .889 .000 0.3 0.7 3.0 2.0(0) 1.3 4.7 8.3 16.7 vs. Hou 2 18.5 .417 .600 .000 0.0 1.0 4.0 2.0(0) 2.0 4.0 4.0 8.0 vs. LAC 1 1.0 --- --- --- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0(0) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 vs. Mia 1 39.0 .750 .000 --- 0.0 1.0 4.0 1.0(0) 1.0 9.0 9.0 27.0 vs. Mil 1 22.0 .750 .875 .000 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0(0) 0.0 2.0 8.0 20.0 vs. Min 1 28.0 .400 .000 .000 2.0 0.0 4.0 3.0(0) 0.0 10.0 11.0 6.0 vs. NJ 1 31.0 .313 .875 .333 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.0(0) 3.0 9.0 8.0 18.0 vs. Orl 2 34.5 .421 .000 .000 0.5 1.5 4.0 2.0(0) 1.0 4.0 6.0 12.0 vs. Pho 2 20.0 .636 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 4.0 2.0(0) 1.0 3.5 5.0 10.0 vs. Por 2 30.5 .154 .750 .333 0.5 2.0 3.0 1.0(0) 1.0 4.0 9.0 5.5 vs. SA 1 41.0 .364 .833 .667 0.0 1.0 5.0 1.0(0) 2.0 9.0 7.0 15.0 vs. Sac 1 30.0 .500 .000 .500 0.0 1.0 5.0 1.0(0) 1.0 5.0 7.0 15.0 vs. Sea 2 36.5 .458 .778 .333 0.0 0.5 1.5 2.5(0) 2.0 6.0 6.5 15.5 vs. Tor 1 34.0 .417 .900 .000 0.0 0.0 5.0 2.0(0) 1.0 4.0 6.0 19.0 vs. Uta 1 31.0 .375 .833 .000 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0(0) 2.0 7.0 6.0 21.0 vs. Was 1 15.0 .333 .000 .000 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0(0) 0.0 1.0 3.0 5.0 --Shooting-- Rebounds Per Game Avg. G Min FG% FT% 3P% Blk St TO PF(DQ) Off Tot Ast Pts Total 32 29.9 .466 .856 .379 0.4 0.8 3.2 1.5(0) 1.3 5.7 6.9 14.6 Career Highlights 1995: Announced on Jan. 29, 1996 his return to the Lakers after a 4 1/2 year retirement ... In his first game back on Jan. 30, was two rebounds shy of a triple-double posting 19 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in 27 minutes ... Made his first start of the season in a 104-93 loss to the Sonics on March 21... Served a three-game suspension after bumping referee Scott Foster on April 14 vs. the Suns, just shortly after criticizing teammate Nick Van Exel for pushing a referee. 1994: Served as Laker Vice President and purchased a minority interest in the team from Dr. Jerry Buss. 1993: Took over Laker coaching duties on March 27 after Randy Pfund was fired and posted a 5-11 record. 1992: Played in preseason games for the Lakers but decided to forego his comeback ... Some NBA players including Karl Malone were very outspoken about their concern for Magic coming back to the league. 1991: Announced his retirement from basketball after revealing he was infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS ... Still voted as an All-Star starter and was named MVP of the game after posting 25 points, nine assists and five rebounds in 29 minutes of action ... Joined Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the fifth Laker to have his jersey retired ... Played on the U.S. Olympic team (the "Dream Team") that captured the gold medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. 1990: Surpassed Oscar Robertson to become the league's all-time leader in assists with 9,888 on April 15 ... Played in his ninth NBA Finals, but lost to the Bulls in five games. 1989: Named MVP for the second straight year and third team in four years ... Earned All-Star MVP honors. 1988: Awarded the MVP of the regular season for the second time ... Led the league in free throw percentage at 91.1 percent, the first Laker to lead the NBA in that category ... Suffered a hamstring injury in the NBA Finals and watched his Lakers fall to the Pistons in four games. 1987: Averaged 12.6 assists and 19.9 points in the playoffs helping the Lakers make good on Pat Riley's guarantee of a repeat title, and became the first team to post back-to-back titles since the Celtics in 1968-69. 1986: Named MVP of the regular season and the NBA Finals becoming just the fourth player in history to do so ... It also marked the first time a player has won the Finals MVP award three times ... Led the team in scoring for the first time averaging a career-high 23 .9 points per game, good for 10th in the league ... Helped the Lakers defeat the Celtics in six games in the NBA Finals. 1985: Became the first NBA player in history to garner more than one million All-Star Game votes ... Led the league in assists again. 1984: Helped the Lakers beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals in six games ... Set a league record with an average of 17.0 assists in a playoff series (vs. Portland). 1983: Averaged a franchise-high 13.1 assists per game ... Set an NBA playoff record with 24 assists vs. Phoenix on May 15 ... Played in another NBA Finals but lost to Boston in seven games. 1982: Selected to the All-NBA first team for the first time ... Led the NBA in assists at 10.5 per game ... Swept by the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Finals despite his playoff averages of 17.9 points and 12.8 assists per game. 1981: Joined Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson as the third player in history to record 700 points, rebounds and assists in a single season ... Averaged 17.4 points and 9.3 assists in the playoffs helping the Lakers win the NBA championship, the first for first year head coach Pat Riley and earning Johnson his second MVP Finals award ... Led the league in steals for the second straight season. 1980: Torn cartilage in his left knee forced him to miss 45 games ... Led the league in steals and set a franchise record with 3.43 per game. 1979: Became the first rookie in league history to be named MVP of the NBA Finals after registering 42 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists in the sixth game while starting at center for the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ... Started in the NBA All-Star Game and was runner-up to Larry Bird for Rookie of the Year honors ... Became just the third player ever to win back-to-back NCAA and NBA titles ... Unanimous selection to the All-Rookie team. College Highlights Named Final Four MVP as a sophomore after leading Michigan State to the NCAA Finals defeating Larry Bird and Indiana State in the title game ... Led the Spartans to their first Big Ten title in 19 years with a 25-5 record in his freshman season. Personal Nicknamed 'Magic' by a local sportswriter in high school after a 36-point, 18-rebound, 16-assist performance for Everett High School in Lansing, Mich. ... Opened the Magic Johnson Theatre, a 12-screen multiplex theatre in Los Angeles and Magic's Westland Plaza, a shopping center in Las Vegas ... Has won a high school championship, a college championship, five NBA championships and an Olympic gold medal ... Hosts the annual "Mid-summer Night's Magic" all-star game and balck-tie dinner to benefit the United Negro College Fund.
nba.1170 vitez.koja, -> #1167, junior
#=> Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #=> Game of Death (1978) #=> Game of Death II (1977) E svaka njemu čast za sve, ali da snimi 2. deo filma pre prvog, to je nešto, bre! :) sk
nba.1171 kant,
Uz poruku je "season preview" po timovima za sezonu 96/97. (oko 3K po timu - uključuje kratak pregled pred početak sezone, malo statistike i raspored u predsezoni) i hronološki spisak transakcija u NBA od juna zaključno sa 11. oktobrom. preview.zip
nba.1172 kant,
Uz poruku su *.txt fajlovi sa podacima o timovima u atlanskoj diviziji. Svaki fajl sadrži spisak igrača za sezonu 1996/97. sa osnovnim podacima o igračima (mesto u timu, visina, težina, datum rođenja, koledž odnosno zemlja odakle je došao i broj sezona u NBA), spisak trenera i istoriju tima o kome se radi (navedene su titule, "penzionisani" brojevi dresova, broj pobeda/poraza za svaku od sezona, detalji iz istorije kluba). U sledećih par dana stići će isto ovo za ostale divizije. atlantic.zip
nba.1173 kant, -> #1172, kant
Central division. central.zip
nba.1174 kant, -> #1173, kant
Midwest division. midwest.zip
nba.1175 kant, -> #1174, kant
Pacific division. pacific.zip
nba.1176 junior,
Neki su tražili, Vlade nabavlja, ja ispunjavam.. :) Jason Kidd Point Guard Height: 6-4 Weight: 212 Born: March 23,1973 in San Francisco, CA College: California Drafted: Selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round (second pick overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft. Career Averages Rebounds Yr Tm G Min FGA Pct FTA Pct 3PM Pct Blk St TO Off Tot Ast Pts 95 Dal 79 33.8 10.8 .385 3.5 .698 70 .272 0.3 1.9 3.2 1.9 5.4 7.7 11.7 96 Dal 81 37.5 16.0 .381 4.1 .692 133 .336 0.3 2.2 4.0 2.5 6.8 9.7 16.6 Totals 160 35.6 13.4 .383 3.8 .695 203 .311 0.3 2.0 3.6 2.2 6.1 8.7 14.2 Career Totals Yr Tm G Min FGA FGM FTA FTM 3PA 3PM Reb Ast Blk St TO 94-95 Dal 79 2668 857 330 275 192 257 70 430 607 24 151 250 95-96 Dal 81 3034 1293 493 331 229 396 133 553 783 26 175 328 Totals 160 5702 2150 823 606 421 653 203 983 1390 50 326 578 Personal Fouls (Disqualifications): 1994-95, 146 (0). 1995-96, 155 (0). Totals, 301(0). 1995-96 Splits --Shooting-- Rebounds Per Game Avg. G Min FG% FT% 3P% Blk St TO PF(DQ) Off Tot Ast Pts Total 81 37.5 .381 .692 .336 0.3 2.2 4.0 1.9(0) 2.5 6.8 9.7 16.6 Home 41 38.4 .375 .694 .370 0.4 2.3 3.7 2.0(0) 2.4 6.6 10.2 16.6 Road 40 36.5 .388 .690 .298 0.3 2.0 4.4 1.8(0) 2.7 7.0 9.2 16.7 0 Days Rest 15 34.6 .360 .590 .242 0.2 1.7 5.0 1.9(0) 2.8 6.4 9.7 12.8 1 Days Rest 48 38.4 .374 .729 .346 0.4 2.0 3.7 1.9(0) 2.4 6.7 9.6 18.0 2 Days Rest 12 38.3 .384 .702 .364 0.3 2.8 3.8 2.3(0) 3.0 7.8 10.8 15.2 3+ Days Rest 6 35.8 .500 .536 .444 0.5 3.0 5.0 1.2(0) 1.7 6.7 8.2 18.2 November 13 35.2 .406 .621 .315 0.4 2.4 3.3 1.8(0) 2.2 7.1 8.5 15.0 December 13 37.0 .333 .543 .279 0.4 2.4 4.1 2.5(0) 1.9 5.5 9.5 11.6 January 14 40.3 .382 .763 .344 0.1 1.9 4.6 2.6(0) 2.9 8.1 11.2 19.3 February 14 39.0 .417 .724 .380 0.5 2.4 4.6 1.5(0) 2.2 6.2 10.7 20.2 March 17 34.9 .337 .686 .255 0.4 1.7 3.4 1.3(0) 3.1 6.6 7.8 15.4 April 10 39.2 .436 .719 .489 0.2 2.4 4.7 2.0(0) 2.6 7.7 11.0 18.7 In wins 26 39.2 .450 .717 .413 0.3 2.4 4.2 1.8(0) 2.5 7.8 11.0 21.5 In losses 55 36.7 .347 .667 .302 0.3 2.0 4.0 2.0(0) 2.5 6.4 9.0 14.3 As Starter 81 37.5 .381 .692 .336 0.3 2.2 4.0 1.9(0) 2.5 6.8 9.7 16.6 As Start G 81 37.5 .381 .692 .336 0.3 2.2 4.0 1.9(0) 2.5 6.8 9.7 16.6 Monday 6 35.8 .418 .750 .357 0.3 1.8 3.7 1.5(0) 2.5 5.8 9.8 18.8 Tuesday 19 38.2 .372 .750 .363 0.3 2.4 4.4 2.1(0) 2.5 7.2 9.2 16.1 Wednesday 4 37.3 .318 .667 .316 0.3 2.0 3.8 1.5(0) 2.0 6.8 8.8 14.5 Thursday 14 37.3 .437 .741 .387 0.4 2.5 3.6 1.8(0) 2.1 7.3 9.5 20.7 Friday 15 37.9 .381 .636 .259 0.3 2.3 3.9 1.8(0) 2.9 7.9 10.7 16.3 Saturday 13 38.2 .365 .636 .367 0.2 1.6 4.4 2.7(0) 2.5 5.7 10.2 14.4 Sunday 10 35.8 .340 .636 .235 0.5 2.1 4.1 1.4(0) 2.7 6.1 8.7 15.0 vs. Div. 24 37.9 .409 .717 .354 0.3 2.1 3.7 2.0(0) 2.5 6.6 10.5 18.6 vs. Conf. 52 38.0 .394 .686 .341 0.3 2.1 4.2 2.0(0) 2.5 7.1 10.4 17.4 vs. Atl 2 34.0 .320 .600 .250 0.0 2.0 4.5 2.5(0) 1.0 5.0 10.0 10.5 vs. Bos 2 37.5 .529 .667 .667 0.0 3.0 5.5 1.5(0) 2.0 5.5 11.0 26.0 vs. Cha 2 33.0 .423 .750 .400 0.0 1.5 5.0 2.0(0) 4.0 8.0 8.5 14.5 vs. Chi 1 47.0 .409 .556 .333 0.0 6.0 3.0 3.0(0) 8.0 15.0 11.0 25.0 vs. Cle 2 44.0 .308 .833 .250 0.0 1.0 4.0 2.0(0) 1.0 4.5 7.0 11.5 vs. Den 4 35.8 .519 .667 .333 0.0 2.5 2.8 3.0(0) 2.5 7.5 10.3 16.3 vs. Det 2 43.5 .238 .500 .286 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5(0) 4.0 9.0 10.0 13.0 vs. GS 4 34.5 .408 .625 .500 0.0 2.3 4.5 1.8(0) 3.0 5.8 12.0 13.8 vs. Hou 4 41.0 .368 .846 .222 0.5 2.0 3.5 2.5(0) 2.5 6.0 13.0 17.8 vs. Ind 2 36.5 .273 .500 .250 0.5 2.5 2.0 3.5(0) 2.5 6.5 8.5 12.5 vs. LAC 4 42.3 .427 .533 .370 0.0 2.3 5.0 1.8(0) 3.8 10.8 9.3 22.0 vs. LAL 4 36.0 .291 .000 .278 0.5 2.0 4.5 1.5(0) 2.5 7.5 11.0 9.3 vs. Mia 2 36.0 .478 .875 .600 1.0 2.0 5.0 1.5(0) 1.0 6.5 7.0 17.5 vs. Mil 2 33.5 .464 .000 .455 1.0 1.0 4.0 0.5(0) 0.5 2.0 8.0 16.5 vs. Min 4 39.3 .406 .545 .429 0.3 1.5 5.0 1.8(0) 3.0 5.5 9.5 16.8 vs. NJ 2 35.0 .400 .000 .429 0.0 4.5 3.0 2.0(0) 1.5 5.5 10.5 18.0 vs. NY 2 36.5 .308 .000 .273 1.0 1.0 7.5 1.0(0) 5.5 7.5 8.0 14.5 vs. Orl 2 32.5 .261 .857 .100 0.0 4.5 1.5 1.5(0) 2.0 7.0 9.5 12.5 vs. Phi 2 35.0 .257 .833 .286 0.5 2.0 4.0 1.5(0) 2.0 7.5 5.5 13.5 vs. Pho 4 43.0 .485 .786 .381 0.5 2.0 6.3 3.3(0) 1.3 6.8 10.8 24.0 vs. Por 4 30.0 .261 .750 .300 0.5 1.5 3.0 1.8(0) 1.5 5.8 8.8 8.3 vs. SA 4 38.8 .406 .684 .357 0.0 2.0 2.5 0.5(0) 2.5 8.8 10.8 18.5 vs. Sac 4 41.3 .343 .833 .235 0.5 2.5 5.3 2.0(0) 2.3 7.0 10.5 17.5 vs. Sea 4 40.0 .395 .500 .308 0.8 2.5 3.3 2.3(0) 3.8 8.8 10.5 19.8 vs. Tor 2 35.0 .438 .500 .182 0.0 3.0 4.5 1.5(0) 4.0 8.5 6.0 17.5 vs. Uta 4 37.0 .406 .733 .375 0.5 2.5 4.5 2.0(0) 1.3 4.0 11.0 22.5 vs. Van 4 35.8 .377 .750 .368 0.5 2.3 4.0 2.3(0) 3.0 8.0 8.5 20.0 vs. Was 2 32.5 .321 .000 .333 0.0 0.5 4.0 2.0(0) 1.0 2.0 5.0 11.0 --Shooting-- Rebounds Per Game Avg. G Min FG% FT% 3P% Blk St TO PF(DQ) Off Tot Ast Pts Total 81 37.5 .381 .692 .336 0.3 2.2 4.0 1.9(0) 2.5 6.8 9.7 16.6 1994-95 Splits --Shooting-- Rebounds Per Gam Avg. G Min FG% FT% 3P% Blk St TO PF(DQ) Off Tot Ast Pts Total 79 33.8 .385 .698 .272 0.3 1.9 3.2 1.8(0) 1.9 5.4 7.7 11.7 Home 41 34.0 .343 .679 .220 0.3 2.0 3.1 2.0(0) 2.3 6.3 8.1 10.1 Road 38 33.6 .427 .719 .311 0.3 1.8 3.2 1.7(0) 1.5 4.5 7.2 13.4 0 Days Rest 21 34.3 .403 .697 .330 0.3 1.7 3.5 1.6(0) 2.0 5.3 7.4 13.0 1 Days Rest 32 33.2 .379 .718 .250 0.3 1.9 3.3 1.9(0) 1.8 5.0 7.9 11.9 2 Days Rest 20 35.3 .382 .719 .258 0.4 2.1 2.9 2.1(0) 2.1 6.3 7.8 11.3 3+ Days Rest 6 30.2 .362 .500 .091 0.3 2.2 2.3 2.0(0) 2.0 5.7 7.2 7.3 November 11 36.1 .350 .762 .154 0.2 2.0 2.4 2.2(0) 2.3 6.5 6.4 9.8 December 14 36.9 .338 .647 .103 0.4 2.7 3.8 2.5(0) 1.9 5.5 9.4 8.4 January 15 35.3 .411 .569 .280 0.1 1.9 3.1 1.8(0) 1.9 5.4 7.1 10.6 February 10 30.4 .422 .657 .261 0.5 1.8 2.9 1.9(0) 1.9 5.2 6.3 9.9 March 16 33.3 .417 .808 .267 0.5 1.4 3.2 1.3(0) 1.6 4.3 7.6 16.6 April 13 29.8 .361 .675 .391 0.2 1.7 3.5 1.5(0) 2.2 6.1 8.8 13.4 In wins 35 35.5 .399 .733 .322 0.3 1.9 3.2 2.0(0) 2.2 6.3 8.7 13.9 In losses 44 32.4 .372 .656 .232 0.3 1.9 3.1 1.7(0) 1.7 4.8 6.9 9.9 As Starter 79 33.8 .385 .698 .272 0.3 1.9 3.2 1.8(0) 1.9 5.4 7.7 11.7 As Start G 79 33.8 .385 .698 .272 0.3 1.9 3.2 1.8(0) 1.9 5.4 7.7 11.7 Monday 6 38.0 .455 .714 .391 0.5 3.2 4.2 2.0(0) 1.5 4.8 10.0 16.5 Tuesday 18 35.8 .354 .671 .267 0.6 2.2 2.3 2.2(0) 2.3 6.3 8.3 12.1 Wednesday 7 31.1 .453 .706 .294 0.1 1.6 3.3 2.0(0) 1.6 5.7 7.0 12.1 Thursday 12 33.0 .400 .786 .286 0.3 2.1 3.8 1.8(0) 1.9 4.7 7.3 11.0 Friday 14 32.2 .397 .721 .237 0.1 1.7 3.3 1.9(0) 2.2 5.3 6.9 10.3 Saturday 17 34.5 .330 .675 .212 0.2 1.5 3.2 1.8(0) 1.8 5.7 7.7 11.0 Sunday 5 28.8 .449 .667 .353 0.2 1.4 2.8 0.6(0) 1.0 4.2 6.6 11.6 vs. Div. 25 35.2 .357 .760 .345 0.3 1.9 3.2 1.8(0) 2.2 6.2 7.3 12.8 vs. Conf. 53 34.3 .379 .687 .293 0.3 2.0 3.2 1.9(0) 2.1 5.7 8.0 12.4 vs. Atl 1 34.0 .333 .000 .000 0.0 5.0 3.0 1.0(0) 4.0 5.0 6.0 10.0 vs. Bos 2 22.5 .308 .000 .000 0.0 1.5 4.0 2.5(0) 2.0 2.5 7.5 5.0 vs. Cha 2 35.0 .471 .667 .000 0.5 1.5 5.5 0.0(0) 1.5 5.0 8.5 9.0 vs. Chi 2 33.5 .400 .750 .500 0.0 0.5 3.0 1.0(0) 0.5 5.5 7.0 6.5 vs. Cle 2 40.5 .467 .818 .167 1.0 2.5 3.0 1.0(0) 2.0 5.5 8.5 19.0 vs. Den 5 35.4 .352 .714 .125 0.2 2.2 1.8 1.4(0) 2.2 7.0 5.8 10.0 vs. Det 2 32.5 .333 .667 .273 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.0(0) 2.0 5.0 7.0 12.5 vs. GS 4 38.0 .391 .737 .278 0.5 2.8 3.8 1.8(0) 2.8 6.8 11.8 17.3 vs. Hou 5 39.4 .333 .733 .464 0.4 2.6 3.4 2.6(0) 3.2 6.8 8.6 18.2 vs. Ind 2 37.5 .565 .750 .333 0.5 3.5 2.5 0.5(0) 2.0 5.0 9.5 15.5 vs. LAC 4 33.0 .404 .737 .235 0.0 1.3 2.5 1.5(0) 1.3 5.0 8.5 15.0 vs. LAL 4 34.0 .415 .429 .385 0.3 2.0 3.8 1.5(0) 2.0 5.8 8.8 10.5 vs. Mia 2 34.0 .259 .500 .083 0.5 1.5 1.5 1.5(0) 2.5 6.0 4.5 10.0 vs. Mil 1 24.0 .375 .000 .333 0.0 1.0 3.0 2.0(0) 1.0 5.0 9.0 9.0 vs. Min 4 31.3 .256 .684 .250 0.0 0.8 2.8 2.5(0) 2.8 6.8 7.5 9.3 vs. NJ 2 37.5 .313 .667 .000 0.0 2.5 3.5 3.0(0) 1.5 7.0 9.0 9.0 vs. NY 2 29.5 .500 .875 .333 0.0 0.0 3.0 2.0(0) 0.5 2.5 2.0 10.0 vs. Orl 2 28.0 .333 --- .333 0.0 2.0 4.5 2.5(0) 1.0 5.5 4.0 4.5 vs. Phi 2 36.0 .500 .750 .333 0.5 1.5 3.0 2.0(0) 2.5 6.5 8.0 16.5 vs. Pho 4 32.3 .390 .563 .167 0.5 2.5 4.8 2.8(0) 2.0 6.0 9.8 10.8 vs. Por 4 32.5 .500 .455 .125 0.8 2.5 2.5 3.3(0) 1.3 4.5 7.3 9.8 vs. SA 5 36.2 .447 .917 .333 0.8 2.4 3.6 1.2(0) 1.4 7.4 9.0 11.4 vs. Sac 4 37.3 .385 .375 .211 0.3 1.8 2.3 1.8(0) 2.0 4.3 6.5 11.8 vs. Sea 4 27.8 .355 .900 .286 0.0 2.0 3.3 2.0(0) 2.3 4.0 7.8 8.8 vs. Uta 6 33.3 .389 .800 .391 0.0 1.5 4.2 1.5(0) 1.7 3.7 6.0 14.2 vs. Was 2 29.0 .353 .500 .000 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.0(0) 1.0 4.0 8.5 6.5 Pre All-Star 44 35.4 .367 .659 .219 0.2 2.1 3.2 2.1(0) 2.0 5.7 7.5 9.5 Post All-Star35 31.7 .402 .736 .315 0.4 1.7 3.2 1.5(0) 1.9 5.1 7.9 14.5 --Shooting-- Rebounds Per Game Avg. G Min FG% FT% 3P% Blk St TO PF(DQ) Off Tot Ast Pts Total 79 33.8 .385 .698 .272 0.3 1.9 3.2 1.8(0) 1.9 5.4 7.7 11.7 Career Highlights 1995: Finished second in the league in assists with 9.7 per game ... Posted back-to-back triple-doubles on Jan. 12 and Jan. 13 ... Voted to start for the Western Conference All-Star team, became the first Maverick to ever start in an All-Star game. 1994: Selected second overall in the 1994 draft by the Dallas Mavericks behind Purdue's Glenn Robinson ... Named Co-Rookie of the Year with Grant Hill ... Only unanimous selection to the All-Rookie NBA first-team ... Led all rookies and tied for ninth in the league in assists with 7.7 per game ... Led Mavericks and ranked sixth in the league in steals with 1.91 per game ... Played in the inagural rookie game during All-Star Weekend ... Named NBA Rookie of the Month for March and NBA Player of the Week for the week of March 20 ... Ranks fourth on the all-time impact rookies list helping the Mavericks increase their wins by 23 games ... Only rookie in the NBA ranked in the top 10 in two statistical categories ... Set a Maverick's rookie record with 607 assists ... Led the NBA with four triple-doubles, posting three of them in a week (April 5-11) ... Scored a career-high 38 points including a team record eight 3-pointers vs. Houston on April 11 ... Fourth top rebounding guard in the NBA at 5.4 a game. College Highlights Consensus first team All-American as a sophomore when he led the nation in assists with 9.1 ... Was the Pac-10 Player of the Year as a sophomore ... Is the first California player and the first sophomore ever to win the award ... Is the Golden Bears' career leader in steals despite only playing two years of collegiate ball ... Set an NCAA record for freshman steals in a season ... Became only the fifth freshman ever to be named All-Pac 10. Personal Donated $46,100 to the West Dallas Community Church to purchase a basketball floor upon signing with the Mavs, he made a similar donation in East Oakland ... Founded the Jason Kidd Foundation with proceeds from his fan club benefitting it.
nba.1177 superhik, -> #1176, junior
=:> Neki su tražili, Vlade nabavlja, ja ispunjavam.. :) Zahvali se čoveku :)
nba.1178 sani.,
Bobedio MAJAMI MEDZIKSE :))))))))) ps: veliki sam fan heat-a :))))))
nba.1179 drejk,
e kad ste vec tako dobri ako mozete nadjite neke podatke o Antoniju Mcdyessu ili tako nekako... onaj sa dobrim odrazom znate ;)) aj hvala unapred
nba.1180 junior, -> #1179, drejk
> ako mozete nadjite neke podatke o Antoniju Mcdyessu Kao što rekoh - vi tražite, Vlade nabavi, ja isporučujem :) Antonio McDyess Power Forward Height: 6-9 Weight: 220 Born: September 7, 1974 in Quitman, MS College: Alabama Drafted: Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (second pick overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft. Acquired: Traded by the Los Angeles Clippers with Randy Woods to the Denver Nuggets for Brent Barry and Rodney Rogers on June 29, 1995. Career Averages Rebounds Yr Tm G Min FGA Pct FTA Pct 3PM Pct Blk St TO Off Tot Ast Pts 96 Den 76 30.0 11.6 .485 3.2 .683 0 .000 1.5 0.7 2.0 3.0 7.5 1.0 13.4 Totals 76 30.0 11.6 .485 3.2 .683 0 .000 1.5 0.7 2.0 3.0 7.5 1.0 13.4 Career Totals Yr Tm G Min FGA FGM FTA FTM 3PA 3PM Reb Ast Blk St TO 95-96 Den 76 2280 880 427 243 166 4 0 572 75 114 54 154 Totals 76 2280 880 427 243 166 4 0 572 75 114 54 154 Personal Fouls (Disqualifications): 1995-96, 250 (4). Totals, 250(4). 1995-96 Splits --Shooting-- Rebounds Per Game Avg. G Min FG% FT% 3P% Blk St TO PF(DQ) Off Tot Ast Pts Total 76 30.0 .485 .683 .000 1.5 0.7 2.0 3.3(4) 3.0 7.5 1.0 13.4 Home 40 28.4 .488 .692 .000 1.8 0.7 1.9 3.3(4) 2.3 6.8 1.0 12.6 Road 36 31.8 .483 .673 .000 1.2 0.8 2.2 3.3(0) 3.8 8.4 1.0 14.3 0 Days Rest 19 30.6 .518 .789 .000 1.7 0.8 2.1 3.4(3) 3.4 7.9 1.0 15.3 1 Days Rest 31 29.5 .445 .648 .000 1.5 0.8 2.2 3.2(1) 2.7 6.7 1.0 12.5 2 Days Rest 20 31.9 .500 .618 .000 1.5 0.4 1.9 3.4(0) 3.7 9.1 1.1 13.9 3+ Days Rest 6 24.8 .547 .667 --- 0.7 1.0 1.5 3.2(0) 1.2 5.3 0.3 11.0 November 13 30.8 .445 .643 .000 1.5 0.9 2.2 3.8(1) 3.5 8.3 1.3 10.2 December 10 25.4 .471 .619 .000 1.7 1.1 1.8 3.0(1) 2.8 6.8 0.8 9.5 January 14 32.2 .538 .628 --- 1.6 0.6 2.1 3.4(0) 3.1 8.1 1.1 14.1 February 12 27.0 .512 .656 --- 1.0 0.8 1.8 3.3(0) 2.1 6.3 1.0 12.3 March 16 31.8 .506 .693 .000 1.3 0.5 2.2 2.6(1) 3.3 7.6 0.9 17.9 April 11 31.0 .418 .795 --- 2.1 0.4 2.0 3.8(1) 3.3 7.8 0.7 14.8 In wins 33 30.4 .490 .684 --- 2.0 0.6 2.1 3.5(2) 2.5 7.4 1.1 12.8 In losses 43 29.7 .482 .682 .000 1.1 0.8 2.0 3.2(2) 3.4 7.6 0.9 13.9 As Starter 75 30.1 .485 .685 .000 1.5 0.7 2.1 3.3(4) 3.0 7.5 1.0 13.5 Off Bench 1 23.0 .500 .500 --- 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0(0) 4.0 6.0 0.0 5.0 As Start F 68 30.4 .489 .682 .000 1.5 0.7 2.0 3.3(4) 2.9 7.5 1.0 13.6 As Start C 7 27.3 .446 .714 --- 1.6 0.3 2.4 3.7(0) 3.7 8.3 0.9 12.7 Monday 5 25.6 .491 .808 --- 1.2 0.4 1.2 3.2(0) 2.2 5.4 0.8 15.4 Tuesday 14 28.8 .466 .786 .000 1.9 0.4 1.4 3.3(1) 2.3 6.5 1.1 13.2 Wednesday 7 35.7 .554 .676 .000 1.0 1.0 3.1 3.9(0) 3.7 9.1 0.9 17.9 Thursday 14 29.9 .473 .744 --- 1.2 0.9 2.2 3.3(0) 4.1 8.1 0.9 14.9 Friday 12 28.1 .509 .471 .000 1.4 0.5 2.1 2.7(1) 2.3 6.4 1.1 10.5 Saturday 14 28.4 .453 .529 --- 1.7 1.2 2.0 3.4(2) 2.8 7.6 1.0 9.6 Sunday 10 34.6 .486 .660 .000 1.6 0.4 2.3 3.5(0) 3.5 9.2 1.1 16.5 vs. Div. 23 29.0 .444 .585 --- 1.6 0.7 2.3 3.3(1) 3.3 7.5 1.0 12.1 vs. Conf. 50 29.8 .437 .682 .000 1.5 0.7 2.1 3.3(2) 3.1 7.4 0.9 12.3 vs. Atl 1 40.0 .733 --- --- 1.0 0.0 0.0 5.0(0) 3.0 10.0 3.0 22.0 vs. Bos 2 22.5 .333 --- --- 1.0 0.0 1.0 3.0(0) 0.0 4.0 1.5 5.0 vs. Cha 2 30.0 .652 .875 --- 1.0 0.0 1.0 5.0(1) 2.5 6.5 1.0 18.5 vs. Chi 2 36.0 .643 .333 --- 0.0 0.0 2.5 2.0(0) 3.0 10.0 0.0 19.0 vs. Cle 1 29.0 .714 --- --- 2.0 0.0 2.0 1.0(0) 1.0 8.0 1.0 10.0 vs. Dal 4 28.0 .434 .286 --- 1.8 0.8 3.0 3.0(0) 4.3 9.3 0.8 12.0 vs. Det 2 31.0 .538 .250 --- 0.5 2.0 2.5 4.5(0) 4.0 8.5 2.5 15.0 vs. GS 3 30.0 .314 .889 .000 0.3 0.3 2.3 2.3(0) 2.3 7.7 0.3 10.0 vs. Hou 4 33.8 .533 .600 --- 2.3 0.8 3.0 3.5(0) 4.0 10.3 0.8 19.0 vs. Ind 1 38.0 .563 .750 --- 2.0 0.0 1.0 4.0(0) 5.0 10.0 0.0 21.0 vs. LAC 4 27.8 .450 .667 --- 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.5(0) 3.5 7.3 0.5 11.0 vs. LAL 4 28.3 .457 .571 --- 2.8 0.5 1.3 3.0(0) 1.8 4.3 0.5 12.5 vs. Mia 2 32.0 .593 .667 --- 3.0 2.0 2.0 5.0(0) 4.0 8.0 1.0 17.0 vs. Mil 2 29.0 .611 .500 --- 1.5 1.0 0.5 3.5(0) 2.5 5.5 1.5 12.0 vs. Min 4 29.3 .422 .833 --- 1.8 0.5 1.3 3.3(0) 2.5 7.3 1.3 10.8 vs. NJ 2 39.0 .564 .889 .000 1.5 0.5 2.0 2.5(0) 6.0 12.5 1.5 26.0 vs. NY 1 21.0 .400 --- .000 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0(0) 1.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 vs. Orl 2 28.0 .481 .000 --- 1.0 0.5 4.5 3.0(0) 1.0 6.0 1.5 13.5 vs. Phi 2 14.5 .692 --- --- 2.0 0.5 0.0 4.0(1) 3.5 8.0 0.5 9.0 vs. Pho 4 32.8 .349 .636 --- 2.3 0.8 2.3 3.0(0) 3.0 8.0 1.0 9.3 vs. Por 4 24.5 .590 .857 --- 1.5 0.5 1.0 4.8(1) 2.0 5.5 1.0 14.5 vs. SA 3 21.7 .361 .800 --- 1.3 0.3 1.0 3.0(0) 3.0 5.3 0.3 10.0 vs. Sac 4 33.0 .347 .650 --- 0.8 0.8 1.3 3.8(0) 4.3 8.5 2.0 11.8 vs. Sea 4 36.5 .500 .857 .000 1.8 1.3 3.8 3.5(0) 4.0 10.5 0.8 18.0 vs. Tor 2 34.5 .640 .846 --- 2.0 0.5 1.5 2.5(0) 1.5 6.5 1.0 21.5 vs. Uta 4 29.5 .438 .333 --- 1.5 1.3 2.3 4.0(1) 2.3 6.3 1.5 7.5 vs. Van 4 30.3 .432 .619 --- 0.8 0.5 2.8 3.3(0) 3.8 6.3 1.0 12.8 vs. Was 2 35.0 .462 .714 --- 2.0 1.0 4.0 2.0(0) 3.0 9.0 0.0 17.0 --Shooting-- Rebounds Per Game Avg. G Min FG% FT% 3P% Blk St TO PF(DQ) Off Tot Ast Pts Total 76 30.0 .485 .683 .000 1.5 0.7 2.0 3.3(4) 3.0 7.5 1.0 13.4 Career Highlights 1995: Drafted with the second pick overall by the Clippers ... Traded to Denver with Randy Woods for Brent Barry and Rodney Rogers from the Clippers on June 29, 1995. College Highlights Led team in scoring with 13.9 points and rebounding with 10.2 per game as a sophomore ... Recorded 26 double-doubles in two seasons ... All-SEC second team honors as a sophomore and All-SEC third team and third team Freshman All-American honors as a freshman ... Averaged 30.5 points and 18.0 rebounds in two NCAA Tournament games ... Averaged 11.4 points and 8.1 rebounds as a freshman ... Led the team in rebounding and blocked shots ... Wore a protective mask in the first 18 games of the season after suffering a broken right cheekbone in a preseason practice ... Left Alabama after his sophomore season. Personal Raised in Quitman, Miss., a town of 2,736.
nba.1181 drejk,
ovaj VLADA JE KRALJ, aj salji onda i o Detlefu Shrempfu.. CARE
nba.1182 djcorto, -> #1181, drejk
> ovaj VLADA JE KRALJ, aj salji onda i o Detlefu Shrempfu.. Bese www.nba.com ? :)
nba.1184 drejk,
sta je bre ponistio moderator??? djcorto, salji mi na mail ovo sto si hteo
nba.1185 stefan, -> #1184, drejk
> sta je bre ponistio moderator??? djcorto, salji mi na mail ovo sto si hteo U poruci broj 4.1182 može pročitati šta je bilo u poništenoj poruci. Nadam se da ćeš sada uz pomoć deduktivne metode provaliti zašto je dotična poruka poništena.
nba.1186 pertla,
Na koje e-mail adrese mogu da se postavljaju pitanja za emisiju NBA Action?
nba.1187 stealth,
Žarko Paspalj je napustio Atlanta Hawks-e i karijeru nastavlja u Pari-sen-Žermenu.
nba.1188 schef,
Počinje danas. :)
nba.1189 seki,
Jel' bi neko mogao da posalje spisak utakmica koje ce prenositi BK Telecom? Ognjen
nba.1190 rkovacevic,
POČELO JE POČELO! :)) NBA rezultati od 1.11.1996. scores.txt
nba.1191 seki,
Lepa vest za sve nas, ljubitelje NBA basketa: BK Telecom ce u sledecih 25 nedelja vrsiti prenose utakmica. Prema tekstu iz Politike od cetvrtka 31.10, "jedan susret nedeljno ce biti direktno prenosen u ranim jutarnjim casovima po jugoslovenskom vremenu, a bice emitovan snimak u 22 casa istog dana. Tokom plej-ofa prenosice se dve utakmice sedmicno, dok ce sve utakmice velikog finala biti direktno prenosene." Raspored prenosa: Majami-Cikago (7.11) Hjuston-L.A Lejkers (13.11) Sarlot-Njujork (21.11) Hjuston-Portland (27.11) Njujork-Majami (4.12) L.A Lejkers-Orlando (7.12) Cikago-L.A Lejkers (18.12) Majami-Orlando (27.12) San Antonio-Juta (3.1) Sijetl-Majami (8.1) Majami-Vasington (14.1) Cikago-Njujork (22.1) Majami-Feniks (28.1) "All Star" mec (10.2) Majami-Detroit (12.2) L.A Lejkers-Cikago (16.2) Orlando-Portland (20.2) Cikago-Portland (25.2) Majami-Vasington (7.3) L.A Klipers-Golden Stejt (11.3) Cikago-Sijetl (19.3) Orlando-L.A Lejkers (23.3) Vasington-Cikago (4.4) Njujork-Cikago (11.4) Majami-Cikago (17.4)
nba.1192 rkovacevic,
NBA Scoreboard November 2, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Home teams are on the bottom Detroit Pistons 90 Final Atlanta Hawks 78 Toronto Raptors 98 Final Charlotte Hornets 109 //Divac: 32min 9po 11sk 4as 3bl Miami Heat 97 Final Indiana Pacers 95 //Danilović: 34min 15po 1sk 1as Cleveland Cavaliers 98 Final in 1st OT Washington Bullets 96 Philadelphia 76ers 86 Final Chicago Bulls 115 Sacramento Kings 107 Final Dallas Mavericks 94 Boston Celtics 102 Final Milwaukee Bucks 124 Houston Rockets 110 Final Phoenix Suns 95 Portland Trailblazers 93 Final Seattle Supersonics 104 //Đorđević na listi povređenih Utah Jazz 95 Final Los Angeles Clippers 90
nba.1193 junior, -> #1186, pertla
> Na koje e-mail adrese mogu da se postavljaju > pitanja za emisiju NBA Action? Idi http://www.nba.com i potraži pitanja posetilaca. Tamo ćeš i dobiti mogućnost pretplate na mailing listu i razne druge stvari.
nba.1194 junior,
Vi ste to tražili .. :) Detlef Schrempf Forward/Center Height: 6-10 Weight: 235 Born: January 21, 1963 in Leverkusen, Germany College: Washington Drafted: Selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round (eighth pick overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft. Acquired: Traded by the Indiana Pacers to the Seattle SuperSonics for Derrick McKey and Gerald Paddio on Nov. 1, 1993. Career Averages Rebounds Yr Tm G Min FGA Pct FTA Pct 3PM Pct Blk St TO Off Tot Ast Pts 86 Dal 64 15.1 4.9 .451 2.4 .724 3 .429 0.2 0.4 1.3 1.1 3.1 1.4 6.2 87 Dal 81 21.1 6.9 .472 3.2 .742 33 .478 0.2 0.6 1.4 1.1 3.7 2.0 9.3 88 Dal 82 19.4 6.6 .456 3.2 .756 5 .156 0.4 0.5 1.3 1.2 3.4 1.9 8.5 89 Dal 37 22.8 7.1 .426 4.4 .789 2 .125 0.2 0.6 1.5 1.5 4.5 2.3 9.5 .. Ind 32 31.4 9.8 .514 5.9 .772 5 .263 0.3 0.9 2.4 2.2 7.2 2.9 14.8 Season 69 26.8 8.4 .474 5.1 .780 7 .200 0.3 0.8 1.9 1.8 5.7 2.6 12.0 90 Ind 78 33.0 10.5 .516 6.3 .820 17 .354 0.2 0.8 2.3 1.9 7.9 3.2 16.2 91 Ind 82 32.1 10.1 .520 6.6 .818 15 .375 0.3 0.7 2.1 2.2 8.0 3.7 16.1 92 Ind 80 32.6 11.6 .536 5.5 .828 23 .324 0.5 0.8 2.4 2.5 9.6 3.9 17.3 93 Ind 82 37.8 13.2 .476 8.0 .804 8 .154 0.3 1.0 3.0 2.6 9.5 6.0 19.1 94 Sea 81 33.7 11.1 .493 4.8 .769 22 .324 0.1 0.9 2.1 1.8 5.6 3.4 15.0 95 Sea 82 35.2 12.2 .523 6.4 .839 93 .514 0.4 1.1 2.1 1.6 6.2 3.8 19.2 96 Sea 63 34.9 11.7 .486 5.9 .776 73 .408 0.1 0.9 2.3 1.2 5.2 4.4 17.1 Totals 844 29.4 9.8 .497 5.3 .797 299 .382 0.3 0.8 2.0 1.7 6.3 3.3 14.3 Career Totals Yr Tm G Min FGA FGM FTA FTM 3PA 3PM Reb Ast Blk St TO 85-86 Dal 64 969 315 142 152 110 7 3 198 88 10 23 84 86-87 Dal 81 1711 561 265 260 193 69 33 303 161 16 50 110 87-88 Dal 82 1587 539 246 266 201 32 5 279 159 32 42 108 88-89 Dal 37 845 263 112 161 127 16 2 166 86 9 24 56 ..... Ind 32 1005 315 162 189 146 19 5 229 93 10 29 77 ...Season 69 1850 578 274 350 273 35 7 395 179 19 53 133 89-90 Ind 78 2573 822 424 490 402 48 17 620 247 16 59 180 90-91 Ind 82 2632 831 432 539 441 40 15 660 301 22 58 175 91-92 Ind 80 2605 925 496 441 365 71 23 770 312 37 62 191 92-93 Ind 82 3098 1085 517 653 525 52 8 780 493 27 79 243 93-94 Sea 81 2728 903 445 390 300 68 22 454 275 9 73 173 94-95 Sea 82 2886 997 521 521 437 181 93 508 310 35 93 176 95-96 Sea 63 2200 740 360 370 287 179 73 328 276 8 56 146 Totals 844 24839 8296 4122 4432 3534 782 299 5295 2801 231 648 1719 Personal Fouls (Disqualifications): 1985-86, 166 (1). 1986-87, 224 (2). 1987-88, 189 (0). 1988-89, 220 (3). 1989-90, 271 (6). 1990-91, 262 (3). 1991-92, 286 (4). 1992-93, 305 (3). 1993-94, 273 (3). 1994-95, 252 (0). 1995-96, 179 (0). Totals, 2627(25). 1995-96 Splits --Shooting-- Rebounds Per Game Avg. G Min FG% FT% 3P% Blk St TO PF(DQ) Off Tot Ast Pts Total 63 34.9 .486 .776 .408 0.1 0.9 2.3 2.8(0) 1.2 5.2 4.4 17.1 Home 32 32.9 .499 .743 .440 0.1 0.8 1.9 2.8(0) 0.9 5.5 4.8 16.1 Road 31 37.0 .476 .807 .379 0.2 1.0 2.8 2.9(0) 1.4 4.9 3.9 18.2 0 Days Rest 19 34.6 .520 .832 .415 0.2 0.9 2.1 2.6(0) 1.5 5.9 4.2 17.7 1 Days Rest 26 35.0 .474 .788 .408 0.1 0.9 2.5 3.0(0) 1.2 4.8 4.5 17.2 2 Days Rest 14 36.6 .471 .689 .422 0.1 0.9 2.4 2.7(0) 0.9 5.6 5.1 17.4 3+ Days Rest 4 29.8 .463 .789 .200 0.3 0.8 2.3 3.5(0) 0.5 3.3 2.3 13.5 November 15 37.7 .505 .771 .435 0.3 0.9 2.0 3.1(0) 1.3 5.6 3.7 19.1 December 4 32.0 .610 .947 .600 0.3 1.3 3.0 3.5(0) 0.8 4.8 4.3 17.8 January 5 25.0 .439 .750 .455 0.2 1.2 2.4 2.4(0) 0.8 4.2 2.6 10.6 February 12 33.2 .449 .716 .310 0.0 1.2 2.3 3.0(0) 1.1 5.1 5.1 15.8 March 16 37.1 .487 .778 .413 0.1 0.8 1.8 2.4(0) 1.1 5.3 4.7 18.1 April 11 35.5 .477 .797 .405 0.0 0.5 3.3 2.8(0) 1.5 5.3 4.9 17.5 In wins 50 34.5 .488 .783 .409 0.1 0.9 2.1 2.8(0) 1.1 5.1 4.6 16.6 In losses 13 36.5 .483 .750 .404 0.2 0.8 3.0 3.2(0) 1.4 5.5 3.7 19.2 As Starter 60 35.6 .490 .773 .405 0.1 0.9 2.3 2.9(0) 1.2 5.3 4.5 17.6 Off Bench 3 21.0 .368 .875 .500 0.0 1.3 2.3 2.0(0) 0.7 3.3 1.7 8.0 As Start F 59 35.6 .491 .770 .400 0.1 0.9 2.3 2.9(0) 1.2 5.4 4.5 17.5 As Start C 1 37.0 .417 .900 .667 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0(0) 0.0 2.0 4.0 21.0 Monday 5 34.6 .436 .778 .474 0.2 1.4 2.8 2.6(0) 0.6 4.2 5.0 15.6 Tuesday 12 36.6 .483 .703 .400 0.0 1.0 1.8 2.7(0) 1.3 6.2 4.7 17.5 Wednesday 12 32.3 .536 .776 .378 0.1 0.8 2.1 2.9(0) 1.6 5.6 3.8 18.0 Thursday 3 32.7 .415 .000 .143 0.0 0.3 3.3 3.7(0) 1.3 6.0 4.7 15.0 Friday 13 36.5 .516 .790 .457 0.2 1.1 2.7 2.9(0) 1.1 4.8 4.2 18.6 Saturday 12 34.1 .468 .800 .455 0.3 0.6 1.8 2.9(0) 0.9 4.9 4.5 16.4 Sunday 6 36.7 .444 .774 .308 0.0 1.0 3.0 2.5(0) 1.2 4.5 4.3 15.3 vs. Div. 21 35.5 .424 .815 .286 0.1 1.3 2.8 3.1(0) 1.5 5.3 4.1 14.6 vs. Conf. 43 34.6 .481 .801 .379 0.1 1.0 2.7 2.9(0) 1.2 4.8 4.3 16.6 vs. Atl 1 28.0 .636 .600 .600 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0(0) 2.0 4.0 7.0 20.0 vs. Bos 1 37.0 .417 .900 .667 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0(0) 0.0 2.0 4.0 21.0 vs. Cha 2 33.0 .579 .889 .250 0.0 0.5 1.0 3.5(0) 0.5 5.0 3.5 16.0 vs. Chi 1 37.0 .364 .600 .000 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0(0) 1.0 8.0 6.0 11.0 vs. Cle 1 47.0 .471 .375 .600 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0(0) 1.0 8.0 6.0 22.0 vs. Dal 2 31.0 .433 .714 .167 0.0 1.0 2.5 3.5(0) 1.0 5.0 6.0 16.0 vs. Den 3 27.7 .621 .833 .571 0.0 0.3 1.7 3.3(0) 2.0 4.7 2.0 18.3 vs. Det 2 34.0 .484 .600 .444 0.0 0.5 0.5 3.5(0) 2.0 7.5 3.5 18.5 vs. GS 2 34.0 .500 .000 .500 0.0 1.5 3.5 2.0(0) 1.5 6.0 4.5 16.5 vs. Hou 4 36.3 .378 .714 .231 0.0 0.5 3.0 3.3(0) 0.5 5.0 7.0 14.3 vs. Ind 2 38.5 .667 .647 .000 0.5 1.5 1.0 2.5(0) 0.0 5.0 4.0 19.0 vs. LAC 4 33.5 .395 .762 .222 0.0 2.3 3.0 1.8(0) 1.0 4.0 3.0 12.0 vs. LAL 4 38.5 .365 .857 .200 0.3 0.5 3.3 4.0(0) 1.5 6.8 4.0 16.3 vs. Mil 1 32.0 .571 .833 .500 0.0 2.0 5.0 3.0(0) 0.0 5.0 5.0 14.0 vs. Min 4 33.5 .660 .846 .444 0.3 1.0 2.3 1.5(0) 1.0 3.8 3.5 19.3 vs. NJ 2 36.5 .615 .800 .500 0.5 0.5 1.5 3.5(0) 2.0 9.5 3.0 23.0 vs. NY 1 37.0 .438 .833 .714 0.0 0.0 3.0 2.0(0) 1.0 8.0 6.0 24.0 vs. Orl 1 39.0 .538 .417 .500 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0(0) 1.0 5.0 5.0 20.0 vs. Phi 2 33.0 .435 .000 .200 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.0(0) 1.0 4.5 8.0 13.0 vs. Pho 3 40.7 .410 .588 .333 0.0 1.7 1.7 3.7(0) 2.3 6.7 5.3 14.7 vs. Por 4 35.5 .447 .762 .400 0.5 0.8 3.5 3.5(0) 1.0 5.5 5.0 15.5 vs. SA 3 40.3 .535 .650 .462 0.0 1.3 3.3 2.7(0) 0.7 6.3 5.3 21.7 vs. Sac 4 31.3 .486 .950 .286 0.0 1.5 2.0 3.5(0) 1.8 3.5 3.3 13.8 vs. Tor 2 33.0 .458 .857 .333 0.0 0.5 2.5 3.5(0) 1.5 4.5 3.0 17.5 vs. Uta 4 34.8 .553 .893 .600 0.5 0.3 2.3 2.3(0) 0.5 2.5 3.0 21.5 vs. Van 2 30.0 .522 .875 .750 0.0 0.5 2.5 2.0(0) 1.0 4.5 5.5 17.0 vs. Was 1 38.0 .294 .833 .200 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0(0) 2.0 8.0 2.0 21.0 --Shooting-- Rebounds Per Game Avg. G Min FG% FT% 3P% Blk St TO PF(DQ) Off Tot Ast Pts Total 63 34.9 .486 .776 .408 0.1 0.9 2.3 2.8(0) 1.2 5.2 4.4 17.1 1994-95 Splits --Shooting-- Rebounds Per Game Avg. G Min FG% FT% 3P% Blk St TO PF(DQ) Off Tot Ast Pts Total 82 35.2 .523 .839 .514 0.4 1.1 2.1 3.1(0) 1.6 6.2 3.8 19.2 Home 41 35.0 .545 .838 .523 0.4 1.3 2.3 3.2(0) 1.4 6.1 4.0 19.5 Road 41 35.4 .503 .839 .505 0.4 1.0 2.0 3.0(0) 1.9 6.2 3.5 18.8 0 Days Rest 18 34.6 .517 .850 .514 0.3 1.1 1.8 3.1(0) 1.6 5.4 4.3 18.4 1 Days Rest 45 35.8 .518 .828 .487 0.5 1.3 2.2 3.0(0) 1.6 6.1 3.6 20.0 2 Days Rest 13 33.7 .547 .855 .652 0.4 0.8 2.5 3.2(0) 1.6 6.5 3.6 17.2 3+ Days Rest 6 36.0 .527 .872 .500 0.2 0.8 1.8 3.5(0) 2.7 8.5 3.5 19.3 November 14 35.0 .500 .819 .333 0.5 1.4 2.1 3.2(0) 1.6 7.1 2.5 16.4 December 13 33.8 .536 .896 .533 0.6 0.9 2.3 2.8(0) 1.8 6.0 4.1 17.5 January 13 35.6 .525 .850 .652 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.0(0) 2.2 7.2 2.9 20.8 February 13 36.0 .522 .760 .636 0.4 1.5 1.9 3.5(0) 1.4 5.8 5.1 20.2 March 17 35.9 .554 .854 .527 0.2 0.8 2.7 3.2(0) 1.4 5.5 4.4 20.8 April 12 34.7 .487 .873 .372 0.3 0.9 1.6 2.8(0) 1.5 5.7 3.7 19.2 In wins 57 33.9 .552 .858 .537 0.5 1.2 2.0 2.9(0) 1.6 6.1 3.6 19.7 In losses 25 38.2 .463 .789 .467 0.4 1.0 2.5 3.5(0) 1.8 6.5 4.1 17.9 As Starter 82 35.2 .523 .839 .514 0.4 1.1 2.1 3.1(0) 1.6 6.2 3.8 19.2 As Start G 5 34.4 .538 .880 .357 0.0 1.0 1.4 3.2(0) 1.4 5.6 3.2 19.4 As Start F 77 35.2 .521 .837 .527 0.5 1.1 2.2 3.1(0) 1.7 6.2 3.8 19.2 Monday 8 37.3 .538 .833 .571 0.5 1.0 2.1 3.1(0) 1.5 6.1 5.4 20.5 Tuesday 15 33.3 .497 .831 .469 0.3 0.5 1.7 3.1(0) 2.0 7.7 3.4 17.1 Wednesday 11 34.3 .548 .792 .571 0.5 1.4 1.5 2.9(0) 1.0 5.6 3.2 17.3 Thursday 15 36.5 .522 .873 .486 0.4 1.5 2.5 3.3(0) 1.9 5.5 3.9 21.0 Friday 12 37.7 .506 .778 .643 0.6 1.3 2.3 3.3(0) 1.6 6.3 4.4 20.9 Saturday 13 34.4 .564 .864 .435 0.3 1.4 2.6 2.9(0) 2.1 6.9 3.4 19.5 Sunday 8 33.1 .482 .871 .421 0.4 1.0 2.3 2.8(0) 1.0 4.3 3.1 17.8 vs. Div. 30 36.0 .525 .824 .450 0.3 1.1 2.4 3.2(0) 2.0 6.2 4.2 20.2 vs. Conf. 54 35.9 .521 .826 .432 0.4 1.3 2.1 3.1(0) 1.8 6.5 3.8 19.6 vs. Atl 2 32.0 .474 .750 .500 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.0(0) 0.5 4.0 3.5 11.5 vs. Bos 2 28.0 .630 .800 .667 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.5(0) 2.0 4.5 5.0 21.0 vs. Cha 2 41.0 .579 .909 .750 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.5(0) 0.0 3.0 5.0 19.0 vs. Chi 2 42.0 .455 .867 .000 0.5 2.0 2.0 3.5(0) 1.0 4.0 5.5 23.5 vs. Cle 2 30.5 .600 .818 .667 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.0(0) 0.5 4.5 3.5 20.5 vs. Dal 4 33.5 .574 .857 .429 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.5(0) 1.5 5.5 3.8 20.3 vs. Den 4 37.5 .591 .813 .615 1.3 2.0 2.3 2.3(0) 1.3 8.0 4.5 21.5 vs. Det 2 30.5 .706 .909 .000 0.0 0.5 3.0 2.0(0) 3.0 6.0 6.5 19.5 vs. GS 5 39.4 .610 .861 .500 0.0 1.2 1.6 3.6(0) 3.8 10.0 3.6 26.2 vs. Hou 4 34.5 .488 .867 .375 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0(0) 1.0 7.0 2.0 17.3 vs. Ind 2 36.5 .632 .786 .000 1.0 0.5 2.5 3.5(0) 2.0 9.5 3.0 18.0 vs. LAC 5 32.2 .623 .826 .500 0.4 1.4 2.2 2.8(0) 1.4 6.0 3.4 17.2 vs. LAL 5 34.8 .552 .763 .600 0.6 1.0 3.6 3.0(0) 2.0 6.6 3.6 21.8 vs. Mia 2 30.5 .444 .950 .500 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.5(0) 1.0 3.5 4.0 19.0 vs. Mil 2 30.0 .421 .778 .500 0.5 1.5 2.5 4.0(0) 2.0 3.5 2.0 12.5 vs. Min 4 33.8 .600 .778 .615 0.8 1.5 1.0 2.5(0) 2.3 5.8 3.3 22.0 vs. NJ 2 33.0 .423 .800 .000 0.5 0.5 3.0 3.5(0) 3.0 11.0 0.5 13.5 vs. NY 2 38.5 .344 .842 .000 0.0 2.0 5.0 4.0(0) 1.0 7.0 2.5 19.0 vs. Orl 2 27.0 .650 .000 .000 1.0 0.5 2.0 2.0(0) 1.5 5.0 3.0 16.5 vs. Phi 2 40.0 .520 .941 .800 1.5 1.0 1.5 2.5(0) 0.5 6.5 3.0 23.0 vs. Pho 5 37.2 .400 .923 .333 0.0 0.4 2.2 3.8(0) 1.4 6.0 3.4 17.0 vs. Por 5 36.2 .453 .872 .357 0.4 1.2 2.4 3.4(0) 1.2 3.6 4.4 19.4 vs. SA 4 37.5 .462 .760 .111 0.8 1.0 2.0 4.0(0) 1.5 8.8 3.8 17.0 vs. Sac 5 36.2 .522 .710 .571 0.6 1.2 2.2 2.6(0) 2.2 5.2 6.6 19.6 vs. Uta 4 37.5 .314 .857 .125 0.3 2.3 1.5 3.5(0) 2.0 6.5 3.0 14.8 vs. Was 2 35.0 .625 .875 .625 0.0 0.5 2.5 3.0(0) 0.5 5.5 5.0 21.0 Pre All-Star 45 34.8 .517 .849 .542 0.5 1.2 2.1 3.0(0) 1.8 6.7 3.3 18.2 Post All-Star37 35.6 .529 .827 .500 0.3 1.0 2.2 3.1(0) 1.5 5.5 4.3 20.4 --Shooting-- Rebounds Per Game Avg. G Min FG% FT% 3P% Blk St TO PF(DQ) Off Tot Ast Pts Total 82 35.2 .523 .839 .514 0.4 1.1 2.1 3.1(0) 1.6 6.2 3.8 19.2 Career Highlights 1994: Named to the All-NBA third team...Ranked second in the league in 3-point accuracy at 51.4 percent...Shot 52.3 percent from the field, 17th in the league, and 83.9 from the free throw line, 25th in the league...Played on the 1995 Western Conference All-Star Team...Averaged 19.2 points per game , second on the Sonics and 22nd in the NBA...Also second in rebounding and third in assists on team...Registered 11 double-doubles...Led the Sonics in scoring in the playoffs averaging 18.8 per game. 1993: Traded by Indiana to the Sonics for Derrick McKey and Gerald Paddio on Nov. 1 ... The trade sent Schrempf back to the area he calls home after playing college ball for the University of Washington in Seattle and high school ball for Centralia (Wash.) High ... Played in 81 games for the Sonics ... Averaged 15.0 points, third most on the team ... Pulled down 454 rebounds, his lowest total since 1988-89 ... The Sonics were 10-1 when he scored at least 20 points ... Averaged a team-leading 18.6 points in five playoff games ... Shot 52 percent from the floor in the playoffs. 1992: His fourth full season with the Pacers ... Set a career high by averaging 19.1 points ... Named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team ... Pulled down 9.5 rebounds ... Notched four triple-doubles ... Averaged 19.5 points and 7.5 assists in the playoffs. 1991: Averaged 17.3 points in 80 regular-season appearances ... His 9.6-rebound average was the highest of his career ... Named NBA Sixth Man of the Year ... Averaged 20.6 points, 11.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists in February to earn NBA Player-of-the-Month honors ... Scored 26 points and grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds against Orlando Feb. 11 for his first career 20-20 game ... Averaged 21 points and 13 rebounds in the playoffs. 1990: Played in all 82 games for the Pacers ... Averaged 16.1 points and 8.1 rebounds to win the first of two consecutive Sixth Man of the Year awards ... Shot 52 percent from the floor, the second-highest mark of his career. 1989: Averaged 16.2 points and 7.9 rebounds in his first full year with the Pacers ... His .820 free-throw mark was second best of his career ... Pulled down 620 rebounds, the first of four straight seasons in which he grabbed at least 620. 1988: Began the year with Dallas ... Played 37 games with the Mavericks, averaging 9.5 points and 4.4 rebounds ... Traded to Indiana for Herb Williams and a second-round draft choice Feb. 21 ... Played in 32 games with the Pacers, averaging 14.8 points and 7.2 rebounds ... Finished the season with a 12.0 scoring average, the first of six straight seasons he scored in double figures heading into the 1994-95 campaign. 1987: Played in all 82 regular-season games as the Mavericks advanced to the Western Conference Finals ... Averaged 8.5 points in 19.3 minutes ... Blocked 32 shots, the second-highest mark of his career. 1986: Played in 81 games for the Mavs, scoring 9.3 points per game ... His .478 3-point percentage was second best in the NBA ... He finished second to Larry Bird in the 3-point shooting contest at the All-Star Game break. 1985: Played in 64 games as a rookie after being picked No. 8 overall in the first round of the 1985 draft ... Averaged 6.2 points and 3.1 rebounds. College Highlights Ranks among the University of Washington's all-time top 10 in eight categories ... Unanimous All-Pac-10 and third team All-American selection in both his junior and senior seasons ... Started at every position for the Huskies ... Washington was 46-17 his final two seasons, their first back-to-back winning seasons and conference titles since 1951-52 and 1952-53. Personal Born in Leverkusen, West Germany ... Played for the 1984 West German Olympic Basketball Team and for the 1992 German Olympic Basketball Team...Wife, Mary, is a former hurdler on the West German National Team.
nba.1195 vpoznanovic, -> #1182, djcorto
>> >> ovaj VLADA JE KRALJ, aj salji onda i o Detlefu Shrempfu.. >> >> Bese www.nba.com ? :) Nope. :) Podaci su komercijalni, odnosno, mogu se dobiti samo plaćanjem pretplate.
nba.1196 vpoznanovic,
E pa ljubitelji NBA, evo mene opet s vama. :) Zbog objektivnih razloga ;) nisam stigao na sam početak sezone, ali ništa ne brinite, brzo ćemo mi to nadoknaditi. :) Ljetni period je bio vrlo buran, berza slobodnih agenata je ove godine bila jedna od najzanimljivijih i najkvalitetnijih u istoriji lige. Tih nekoliko mjeseci na NBA sceni je bilo sve samo ne odmor, pa ako se po jutru dan poznaje, jubilarna 50-a sezona bi trebala da bude ako ne uzbudljivija, ono makar onoliko uzbudljiva kao prethodna. S obzirom da NBA košarka iz godine u godinu postaje sve popularnija i kod nas, ja ću kao i prošle godine pokušati da dam svoj doprinos praćenju svega toga. Ovde ćete moći da nađete statistike i preglede svih utakmica, tablice, tekuće statistike igrača i timova, opise svih važnijih događaja koji se budu dešavali tokom sezone, razne kritike, prognoze, intervjue, analize i mnogo štošta još. Mislim da nema potrebe da se na početku osvrćem na sve ono što se desilo u pauzi. Oduzelo bi previše vremena, a vi ste onaj važniji dio tih informacija na ovaj ili onaj način sigurno već saznali. Možda ću jednom prilikom izdvojiti samo ono najbitnije što se ovde nije pojavilo i poslati. Ako nekome treba bilo kakva informacija iz tog perioda ili od ranije, neka slobodno pita, moja arhiva je za sve otvorena. :) Prije nego što krenemo, par napomena. Rezultati, pregledi i statistike utakmica, kao i najnovije vijesti će stizati svakog jutra (par sati nakon završetka utakmica), eventualno kasnije prije ili ranije poslijepodne, zavisno od mojih obaveza. Tablice ću, ako se drugačije ne dogovorimo, slati jednom nedeljno, statistike najboljih po kategorijama, "NBA Best" i slične dvaput mjesečno, a detaljan pregled učinka svih igrača i timova i "All time" statistike jednom mjesečno. Mislim da je tako najpodesnije; ako neko ima neki bolji predlog, neka kaže, uzeće se na razmatranje. :) E pa, onda da krenemo. Prvo ide pregled utakmica odigranih juče, kao i vijesti u posljednjih nekoliko dana. Večeras ću gledati da pošaljem statistike svih ostalih odigranih utakmica. Od sutra nastavljamo po rasporedu. :) Šta još da vam kažem nego - uživajte! :))
nba.1197 vpoznanovic,
CHARLOTTE (86) AT NEW YORK (113) CHARLOTTE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MASON F 40 4-6 2-2 0 2 2 6 3 0 1 10 GEIGER F 21 2-8 0-2 4 3 7 1 4 0 3 4 DIVAC C 14 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 4 CURRY G 28 5-13 1-1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 12 BOGUES G 9 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 BURRELL 33 3-9 0-0 2 1 3 2 2 0 1 8 SMITH 11 2-6 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 5 GOLDWIRE 25 7-10 0-0 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 17 ZIDEK 29 3-8 2-4 3 8 11 3 5 0 4 8 DELK 15 5-9 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 14 ROSE 15 2-3 0-0 2 7 9 1 2 1 4 4 RICE DNP - SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE TOTALS 240 35-78 5-9 14 25 39 22 20 4 23 86 (.449) (.556) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 25(32 PTS) NEW YORK REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === JOHNSON F 27 3-6 5-8 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 12 B WILLIAMS F 22 4-4 0-0 2 5 7 1 1 1 0 8 EWING C 27 5-11 6-6 1 3 4 3 2 3 2 16 HOUSTON G 27 5-11 3-3 2 2 4 1 1 0 2 14 WARD G 26 5-10 0-1 2 3 5 4 0 2 0 11 STARKS 23 5-8 4-4 1 0 1 7 1 1 1 17 WALLACE 27 7-13 0-0 2 3 5 0 5 0 3 14 H WILLIAMS 21 2-6 0-0 0 3 3 2 1 2 1 4 BROOKS 22 2-2 2-2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 6 MCCARTY 12 3-6 2-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 JENT 6 1-4 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 OAKLEY DNP - SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE TOTALS 240 42-81 22-26 13 22 35 23 16 11 9 113 (.519) (.846) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 9(11 PTS) CHARLOTTE 11 25 20 30 - 86 NEW YORK 37 33 19 24 - 113 BLOCKED SHOTS: CHARLOTTE - CURRY, SMITH. NEW YORK - EWING 2, B WILLIAMS, HOUSTON, WALLACE. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHARLOTTE 11-22 (.500), DIVAC 0-1, CURRY 1-2, BURRELL 2-6, SMITH 1-3, GOLDWIRE 3-4, DELK 4-6. NEW YORK 7-12 (.583), JOHNSON 1-1, HOUSTON 1-3, WARD 1-2, STARKS 3-3, MCCARTY 0-1, JENT 1-2. TECHNICALS: CHARLOTTE - ILLEGAL DEFENSE 2, NEW YORK - ILLEGAL DEFENSE. OFFICIALS: HUE HOLLINS, BILL SPOONER, GREG WILLARD. A - 19,763. T - 1:59. CHARLOTTE (86) AT NEW YORK (113) Patrick Ewing scored 12 of his 16 points in the first quarter as the New York Knicks opened a 26-point lead and breezed to a 113-86 victory over the Charlotte Hornets in their home opener. John Starks scored 17 for the Knicks (2-0), who never trailed and beat the Hornets for just the second time in eight games. New York used first-quarter spurts of five, six, 14 and 10 points to run away from Charlotte (1-1), which lost for the first time under new coach Dave Cowens. "I'm not surprised we played so well together," Ewing said. "The first game we were kind of stuck in mud but tonight we came out and executed." The teams engineered a big off-season trade that saw the Knicks acquire forward Larry Johnson for New York native Anthony Mason. Johnson finished with 12 points and Mason, who is bitter toward Knicks management, received a resounding cheer from the Madison Square Garden crowd and scored 10. "At first I was intimidated by the Garden," Johnson said. "I was ready to play. I wasn't really nervous. I just wanted to go out and try to put on a show for the fans and my team." "It definitely felt good," Mason said of the greeting. "When you come out, play hard and come to work every day, people appreciate it no matter where you are. It felt real good to get that reception." Charlie Ward scored the game's first five points. A basket by Vlade Divac cut the deficit to four before Buck Williams -- who started for suspended forward Charles Oakley -- hit two jumpers and a layup to give New York a 13-4 lead. Dell Curry, who scored 38 points in Charlotte's opener, made a jumper before Ewing scored six points and Johnson four in a 14-0 run. Ewing's 17-footer made it 27-6 with 3:44 to play in the period. The Hornets pulled wihin 27-11 on Curry's three-pointer before the Knicks scored the last 10 points of the quarter, including four by Ewing, for a 37-11 lead. "It felt good," Ewing said. "We clicked on all cylinders tonight. We were moving the ball, playing great defense. It was a terrific game for us. We made a conscious effort to play great individual defense." New York shot 65 percent (15-of-23) in the quarter while holding Charlotte to 36 percent (5-of-14). "We didn't play very well today," Cowens said. "We started the game slowly and couldn't match their intensity from the outset. They shot extremely well. It's as simple as that. They were ready and we weren't." It was more of the same in the second quarter. A free throw by Mason cut it to 41-17 before the Knicks scored 11 of the next 14 points. Rookie John Wallace scored four points and Starks had five, including a layup that made it 52-20 with 6:55 remaining. Starks scored 12 points in the quarter, which ended with New York holding a 70-36 advantage. The Knicks opened their largest lead at 85-47 with 4:10 left in the third quarter on a jumper by Allan Houston, who scored 14 points. "You always want to play well in your first home game," Houston said. "The way we started off really aggressive, that took the pressure off me. We were really playing hard. Plus, when you have a 10-point lead, you can score and really have fun." Wallace also scored 14 points and Ward added 11 for the Knicks. Anthony Goldwire scored 17 points, rookie Tony Delk added 14 and Curry 12 for the Hornets.
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DENVER (88) AT SAN ANTONIO (79) DENVER REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MCDYESS F 37 6-16 1-2 0 10 10 2 4 0 0 13 L ELLIS F 26 6-17 0-0 4 3 7 1 3 0 3 12 JOHNSON C 29 3-5 1-1 1 8 9 1 3 1 1 7 STITH G 30 5-11 1-2 1 4 5 2 1 3 1 12 JACKSON G 32 1-5 2-2 0 3 3 10 2 1 8 5 D ELLIS 25 3-8 0-0 3 2 5 0 2 0 0 6 MURDOCK 16 1-5 4-4 0 3 3 6 2 2 1 7 MARCIULIONIS 10 3-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 7 HAMMONDS 13 0-3 4-4 3 1 4 0 3 0 0 4 PIERCE 21 4-7 7-8 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 HAM 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THOMPSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION JENNINGS DNP - ON INJURED LIST KING DNP - ON INJURED LIST MCINNIS DNP - SUSPENDED BY TEAM TOTALS 240 32-81 20-23 12 36 48 24 25 9 16 88 (.395) (.870) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 17(13 PTS) SAN ANTONIO REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === ELLIOTT F 47 3-10 9-10 0 8 8 3 1 1 2 17 HERRERA F 15 1-8 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 ANDERSON C 21 2-2 1-1 1 7 8 1 3 0 1 5 DEL NEGRO G 37 4-10 2-2 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 11 JOHNSON G 37 6-13 1-2 0 4 4 7 3 5 3 14 SMITH 25 4-7 2-2 5 5 10 0 5 0 4 10 D WILKINS 22 1-13 8-14 7 1 8 2 1 0 2 10 ALEXANDER 8 2-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 6 MAXWELL 27 1-9 2-2 0 3 3 1 4 0 3 4 M WILLIAMS 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KEMPTON DNP - COACH'S DECISION W PERDUE DNP - LEFT THUMB C PERSON DNP - ON INJURED LIST ROBINSON DNP - ON INJURED LIST TOTALS 240 24-75 25-33 15 32 47 16 25 9 18 79 (.320) (.758) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 20(11 PTS) DENVER 25 27 12 24 - 88 SAN ANTONIO 18 16 22 23 - 79 BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - MCDYESS 6. SAN ANTONIO - ELLIOTT 2, HERRERA 2, JOHNSON, SMITH. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 4-14 (.286), L ELLIS 0-1, STITH 1-4, JACKSON 1-1, D ELLIS 0-3, MURDOCK 1-3, MARCIULIONIS 1-1, PIERCE 0-1. SAN ANTONIO 6-16 (.375), ELLIOTT 2-3, DEL NEGRO 1-3, JOHNSON 1-2, D WILKINS 0-2, ALEXANDER 2-2, MAXWELL 0-4. TECHNICALS: NONE. OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, ED F RUSH, BLANE REICHELT. A - 20,791. T - 2:07. DENVER (88) AT SAN ANTONIO (79) Ricky Pierce scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack and the Denver Nuggets did not allow a basket for 11 minutes in the first half of an 88-79 victory over the punchless San Antonio Spurs. Antonio McDyess added 13 points and LaPhonso Ellis 12 for the Nuggets (1-1), who snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Spurs. Denver led by as many as 20 points and held San Antonio under 80 points for the second straight game. "I thought we played well in spurts," Nuggets coach Bernie Bickerstaff said. "Both teams scrapped defensively. I was impressed with our intensity and effort, the little things defensively." Sean Elliott scored 17 points and Avery Johnsson added 14 for the Spurs (0-2), who again played without injured All-Star center David Robinson and made a team record-low nine baskets in the first half. The two-time defending Midwest Division champions have lost their first two games for just the second time since joining the NBA in 1976. "We played hard," Johnson said. "You never like to lose, but it is a long season. This is like two steps in 5,000-meter race." Elliott's three-pointer with 6:20 left in the first quarter gave the Spurs a 16-12 lead. But San Antonio missed its next 15 shots as Denver went on a 24-6 run. Ellis had six points and McDyess four in the burst. "I thought we played a great first half," Ellis said. "We want to win whether David is out there or not." A basket by Johnson with 7:06 left in the second quarter ended the drought and pulled the Spurs within 36-24. But the Nuggets continued to build the lead, opening a 52-32 advantage on Ervin Johnson's hoop with two minutes left in the half. San Antonio was 9-of-37 (24 percent) from the field and trailed 52-34 at halftime. The field goals matched the nine it made in the second half at Seattle on March 6th, 1981. Vinny Del Negro had seven of his 11 points in the third quarter, when the Spurs cut the deficit to 64-54. They closed to 75-69 on a steal and basket by Johnson with 3:33 to play, but Pierce made two free throws and Dale Ellis sank a three-pointer to give the Nuggets an 80-69 bulge with 2:32 left. Bryant Stith scored 12 points, McDyess had 10 rebounds and Mark Jackson had 10 assists for Denver, which shot 39.5 percent (32-of-81). Charles Smith had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, who shot 32 percent (24-of-75). Reserves Dominique Wilkins and Vernon Maxwell, signed to give San Antonio an offensive boost, were a combined 2-of-22 from the field. "We all have to realize that this is what we got and this is what we are working with," Smith said. "No matter what happens, we all have to play together."
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GOLDEN STATE (105) AT VANCOUVER (95) GOLDEN STATE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === MULLIN F 39 7-13 8-9 1 6 7 7 1 2 5 24 OWES F 31 7-9 0-0 3 4 7 0 5 0 1 14 FULLER C 39 4-11 4-8 2 7 9 2 2 1 2 12 SPREWELL G 41 6-20 5-6 3 6 9 7 1 1 6 20 PRICE G 29 5-9 1-1 0 6 6 3 1 1 2 14 MARSHALL 19 4-5 2-2 3 4 7 0 3 1 4 10 ARMSTRONG 20 4-9 1-1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 9 COLES 22 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 KONCAK DNP - NOT WITH TEAM ROYAL DNP - NOT WITH TEAM SMITH DNP - BRUISED ANKLE SPENCER DNP - NOT WITH TEAM TOTALS 240 38-79 21-27 12 36 48 21 14 7 22 105 (.481) (.778) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 22(25 PTS) VANCOUVER REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === ABDUR-RAHIM F 32 7-21 0-0 3 3 6 3 2 1 3 14 MOBLEY F 14 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 1 4 0 2 2 REEVES C 37 8-16 1-2 4 6 10 3 6 1 4 17 PEELER G 37 8-20 1-1 1 4 5 5 2 2 1 21 ANTHONY G 26 4-8 0-0 1 1 2 6 3 3 2 8 B EDWARDS 32 4-11 2-3 1 4 5 3 4 2 1 11 LYNCH 19 3-6 5-6 3 4 7 3 1 1 0 11 MAYBERRY 22 3-4 0-0 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 9 ROGERS 8 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 MOTEN 13 1-3 0-2 0 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 CHILCUTT DNP - COACH'S DECISION MANNING DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 38-90 11-16 16 28 44 30 25 13 15 95 (.422) (.688) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 15(17 PTS) GOLDEN STATE 33 19 23 30 - 105 VANCOUVER 20 26 25 24 - 95 BLOCKED SHOTS: GOLDEN STATE - FULLER 2, MARSHALL 2, OWES. VANCOUVER - PEELER 2, ROGERS 2, ABDUR-RAHIM, REEVES, B EDWARDS, LYNCH. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: GOLDEN STATE 8-19 (.421), MULLIN 2-2, SPREWELL 3-6, PRICE 3-6, MARSHALL 0-1, ARMSTRONG 0-3, COLES 0-1. VANCOUVER 8-22 (.364), PEELER 4-10, ANTHONY 0-1, B EDWARDS 1-6, LYNCH 0-1, MAYBERRY 3-4. TECHNICALS: NONE. OFFICIALS: BILL OAKES, DAVID JONES, SEAN CORBIN. A - 15,781. T - 2:01. GOLDEN STATE (105) AT VANCOUVER (95) Chris Mullin scored 24 points, including the 15,000th of his career, to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 105-95 win over the Vancouver Grizzlies. Golden State won the game with just eight players. Joe Smith was in uniform, but did not play because of a bruised right ankle. Felton Spencer, Donald Royal and Jon Koncak, who were acquired Saturday from Orlando for Rony Seikaly and Clifford Rozier, have yet to join the team. "That's a lot isn't it?," said Mullin about his milestone. "It shows that you've been playing a long, long time, but it feels really nice to win and that's more important. We really struggled on opening night and we had only eight guys, but we went out there and we got the win tonight. The win is a lot nicer than that other stuff." Vancouver tied the score at 88-88 with 5:36 to play on Anthony Peeler's jumper, but Golden State pulled away. B.J. Armstong hit a layup, Ray Owes nailed a jumper and Latrell Sprewell added a three-pointer. "I was sure happy to get that three-pointer to go," Sprewell said. "Those guys were coming back and that was a big momentum shift for us. We knew we were undermanned, but we moved the ball and played well defensively. Some good things happened." After the Grizzlies' Blue Edwards scored on a layup, Mullin hit a pair of free throws to cap a 9-2 run and give the Warriors a 97-90 lead. Peeler scored 21 points and Bryant Reeves added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who have lost five all-time meetings against the Warriors. Shareef Abdur-Rahim finished with 14 points and George Lynch added 11 off the bench. "I'm still searching for a good starting rotation," said Vancouver coach Brian Winters. "I like the way George Lynch played tonight. He gave us a real spark off the bench and got us back in the game."
nba.1200 vpoznanovic,
MINNESOTA (85) AT LA LAKERS (91) MINNESOTA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === GUGLIOTTA F 43 10-25 5-5 6 8 14 4 3 2 4 26 K GARNETT F 39 6-11 0-2 0 6 6 3 2 1 2 12 VRANKOVIC C 12 0-3 0-0 1 4 5 1 4 0 1 0 PORTER G 21 4-8 0-0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 9 WEST G 31 2-9 2-3 0 2 2 2 5 1 3 6 D GARRETT 23 2-4 2-2 3 4 7 0 2 1 1 6 PARKS 6 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 ROBINSON 27 4-9 3-4 0 1 1 3 2 0 3 12 CARR 17 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 MITCHELL 20 4-8 0-0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 8 HEAL 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARBURY DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE TOTALS 240 34-82 14-18 12 25 37 23 24 7 15 85 (.415) (.778) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 15(20 PTS) LA LAKERS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === CEBALLOS F 28 2-6 0-0 0 4 4 2 3 1 0 4 CAMPBELL F 25 3-8 1-1 1 4 5 1 1 0 2 7 ONEAL C 41 14-20 7-13 6 13 19 3 5 0 3 35 JONES G 42 4-11 0-0 0 4 4 3 1 1 3 11 VAN EXEL G 35 6-16 1-1 1 2 3 11 1 0 7 13 BLOUNT 23 6-9 0-0 5 2 7 0 4 0 3 12 BRYANT 6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 FISHER 13 1-4 0-0 1 0 1 2 4 0 2 2 ROOKS 7 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 SCOTT 19 2-3 2-2 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 7 KNIGHT 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROBINSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 38-79 11-17 14 33 47 23 21 6 21 91 (.481) (.647) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 22(25 PTS) MINNESOTA 23 24 22 16 - 85 LA LAKERS 17 23 25 26 - 91 BLOCKED SHOTS: MINNESOTA - GUGLIOTTA 2, K GARNETT, VRANKOVIC, D GARRETT, PARKS. LA LAKERS - ONEAL 3, BLOUNT, BRYANT, ROOKS. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MINNESOTA 3-13 (.231), GUGLIOTTA 1-3, PORTER 1-4, ROBINSON 1-5, CARR 0-1. LA LAKERS 4-12 (.333), CEBALLOS 0-2, JONES 3-5, VAN EXEL 0-3, FISHER 0-1, SCOTT 1-1. TECHNICALS: LA LAKERS - ILLEGAL DEFENSE. OFFICIALS: TERRY DURHAM, STEVE JAVIE, TONY BROTHERS. A - 15,407. T - 2:11. MINNESOTA (85) AT LA LAKERS (91) Shaquille O'Neal had 35 points and 19 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers used a 20-2 run midway through the fourth quarter to propel them to a 91-85 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nick Van Exel had 13 points and 11 assists and Corie Blount added 12 points off the bench for the Lakers, who opened with consecutive wins for the first time since starting the 1987-88 season 8-0. "I just played well, made a lot of shots," said O'Neal. "My teammates made me look good tonight. I could not have done it without Nick and Eddie (Jones) giving me the ball. Our main goal is to win." Tom Gugliotta registered 26 points and 14 rebounds, and Kevin Garnett and James Robinson scored 12 points apiece for the Timberwolves, who missed their first ever 2-0 start. Minnesota fell to 0-8 all-time in road openers and lost for the 13th time in their last 15 meetings. Minnesota led 74-65 following Gugliotta's three-pointer and a basket by Sam Mitchell with 10:35 left in the fourth. But Blount scored six points, Byron Scott added five and O'Neal tallied the last five points, including a three-point play while being held by James Robinson on a twisting layup for an 83-76 advantage with 3:36 to go. "People can saw you hung close with them and be satisfied, but we have to able to win those types of games," said Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders. "We beat ourselves. You can not make those mistakes against that team in that building." The Wolves pulled within 87-83 on a three-pointer by Robinson with 42 seconds left. However Scott hit two free throws and O'Neal followed with a dunk, improving the Lakers to 23-6 all-time against Minnesota. "Shaq was the difference in the game. He was huge at both ends. Everyone will talk about his 35 points and 19 rebounds, but the big thing was defense," said Lakers coach Del Harris. "We got very active on defense in the second half. We planned to be more aggressive. We just did what we needed to do, but Shaq took it to another level defensively." Gugliotta had 11 points and Garnett added eight to pace Minnesota to a 47-40 halftime lead. Eighteen-year old Los Angeles guard Kobe Bryant became the youngest player to appear in an NBA game. He missed his only shot and grabbed one rebound in six minutes. "I think it went well," said Bryant about his debut. "I am just happy to get the victory. It's basketball. It's something I have been doing all my life."
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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION - 1996/97 (Sunday, November 3 - 3 days, 28 games) WESTERN CONFERENCE - PACIFIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Los Angeles Lakers 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 93.5 83.5 100.0 - W 2 Portland Trail Blazers 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 103.5 94.5 50.0 1.0 L 1 Los Angeles Clippers 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 93.5 90.0 50.0 1.0 L 1 Seattle Supersonics 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 97.5 96.0 50.0 1.0 W 1 Sacramento Kings 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 96.0 95.0 50.0 1.0 W 1 Golden State Warriors 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 95.0 96.0 50.0 1.0 W 1 Phoenix Suns 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 88.5 103.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE - MIDWEST DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Houston Rockets 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 103.0 90.0 100.0 - W 2 Utah Jazz 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 97.0 90.5 100.0 - W 2 Denver Nuggets 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 89.5 85.5 50.0 1.0 W 1 Minnesota Timberwolves 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 83.5 84.5 50.0 1.0 L 1 Dallas Mavericks 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 93.0 99.0 50.0 1.0 L 1 San Antonio Spurs 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 78.5 85.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 Vancouver Grizzlies 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 90.0 109.5 0.0 2.0 L 2 EASTERN CONFERENCE - ATLANTIC DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str New York Knicks 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 110.0 92.5 100.0 - W 2 Miami Heat 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 95.5 88.0 100.0 - W 2 Washington Bullets 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 96.0 95.0 50.0 1.0 L 1 Orlando Magic 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 92.0 96.0 0.0 1.5 L 1 New Jersey Nets 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 77.0 90.0 0.0 1.5 L 1 Boston Celtics 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 100.0 115.5 0.0 2.0 L 2 Philadelphia 76ers 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 94.5 113.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 EASTERN CONFERENCE - CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str Chicago Bulls 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 111.0 92.0 100.0 - W 2 Milwaukee Bucks 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 117.5 102.5 100.0 - W 2 Detroit Pistons 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 92.5 83.5 100.0 - W 2 Cleveland Cavaliers 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 94.0 86.5 100.0 - W 2 Charlotte Hornets 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 97.5 105.5 50.0 1.0 L 1 Indiana Pacers 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 92.0 96.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 Toronto Raptors 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 98.5 108.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 Atlanta Hawks 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 79.5 92.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Houston Rockets 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 103.0 90.0 100.0 - W 2 2. Los Angeles Lakers 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 93.5 83.5 100.0 - W 2 3. Utah Jazz 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 97.0 90.5 100.0 - W 2 4. Portland Trail Blazers 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 103.5 94.5 50.0 1.0 L 1 5. Denver Nuggets 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 89.5 85.5 50.0 1.0 W 1 6. Los Angeles Clippers 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 93.5 90.0 50.0 1.0 L 1 7. Seattle Supersonics 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 97.5 96.0 50.0 1.0 W 1 8. Sacramento Kings 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 96.0 95.0 50.0 1.0 W 1 9. Golden State Warriors 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 95.0 96.0 50.0 1.0 W 1 10. Minnesota Timberwolves 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 83.5 84.5 50.0 1.0 L 1 11. Dallas Mavericks 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 93.0 99.0 50.0 1.0 L 1 12. San Antonio Spurs 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 78.5 85.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 13. Phoenix Suns 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 88.5 103.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 14. Vancouver Grizzlies 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 90.0 109.5 0.0 2.0 L 2 EASTERN CONFERENCE # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 111.0 92.0 100.0 - W 2 2. New York Knicks 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 110.0 92.5 100.0 - W 2 3. Milwaukee Bucks 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 117.5 102.5 100.0 - W 2 4. Detroit Pistons 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 92.5 83.5 100.0 - W 2 5. Miami Heat 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 95.5 88.0 100.0 - W 2 6. Cleveland Cavaliers 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 94.0 86.5 100.0 - W 2 7. Washington Bullets 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 96.0 95.0 50.0 1.0 L 1 8. Charlotte Hornets 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 97.5 105.5 50.0 1.0 L 1 9. Orlando Magic 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 92.0 96.0 0.0 1.5 L 1 10. New Jersey Nets 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 77.0 90.0 0.0 1.5 L 1 11. Indiana Pacers 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 92.0 96.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 12. Toronto Raptors 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 98.5 108.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 13. Atlanta Hawks 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 79.5 92.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 14. Boston Celtics 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 100.0 115.5 0.0 2.0 L 2 15. Philadelphia 76ers 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 94.5 113.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 TOTAL STANDINGS # TEAM TG TW TL HW HL AW AL TPA OPA % GB Str 1. Chicago Bulls 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 111.0 92.0 100.0 - W 2 2. New York Knicks 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 110.0 92.5 100.0 - W 2 3. Milwaukee Bucks 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 117.5 102.5 100.0 - W 2 4. Houston Rockets 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 103.0 90.0 100.0 - W 2 5. Los Angeles Lakers 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 93.5 83.5 100.0 - W 2 6. Detroit Pistons 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 92.5 83.5 100.0 - W 2 7. Miami Heat 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 95.5 88.0 100.0 - W 2 8. Cleveland Cavaliers 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 94.0 86.5 100.0 - W 2 9. Utah Jazz 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 97.0 90.5 100.0 - W 2 10. Portland Trail Blazers 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 103.5 94.5 50.0 1.0 L 1 11. Denver Nuggets 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 89.5 85.5 50.0 1.0 W 1 12. Los Angeles Clippers 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 93.5 90.0 50.0 1.0 L 1 13. Seattle Supersonics 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 97.5 96.0 50.0 1.0 W 1 14. Sacramento Kings 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 96.0 95.0 50.0 1.0 W 1 15. Washington Bullets 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 96.0 95.0 50.0 1.0 L 1 16. Minnesota Timberwolves 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 83.5 84.5 50.0 1.0 L 1 17. Golden State Warriors 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 95.0 96.0 50.0 1.0 W 1 18. Dallas Mavericks 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 93.0 99.0 50.0 1.0 L 1 19. Charlotte Hornets 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 97.5 105.5 50.0 1.0 L 1 20. Orlando Magic 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 92.0 96.0 0.0 1.5 L 1 21. New Jersey Nets 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 77.0 90.0 0.0 1.5 L 1 22. Indiana Pacers 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 92.0 96.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 23. San Antonio Spurs 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 78.5 85.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 24. Toronto Raptors 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 98.5 108.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 25. Atlanta Hawks 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 79.5 92.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 26. Phoenix Suns 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 88.5 103.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 27. Boston Celtics 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 100.0 115.5 0.0 2.0 L 2 28. Philadelphia 76ers 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 94.5 113.0 0.0 2.0 L 2 29. Vancouver Grizzlies 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 90.0 109.5 0.0 2.0 L 2 -------- TG - ukupan broj odigranih utakmica TW - ukupan broj pobeda TL - ukupan broj poraza HW - broj pobeda na domaćem terenu HL - broj poraza na domaćem terenu AW - broj pobeda na gostujućem terenu AL - broj poraza na gostujućem terenu TPA - prosek postignutih koševa OPA - prosek primljenih koševa % - procenat pobeda GB - broj zaostalih utakmica Str - poslednja serija pobeda (W) ili poraza (L) * - ekipa je već osigurala učešće u playoff-u ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) 1996 Vladimir Poznanović <vpoznanovic@sezam.co.yu>
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NBA Top Individual Performances (THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD) ------------------------------ POINTS ------ PLAYER OPPONENT TOTAL DATE ------ -------- ----- ---- Dell Curry, CHA vs. Toronto 38 11-02-96 Shaquille Oneal, LAL vs. Minnesota 35 11-03-96 Reggie Miller, IND vs. Miami 34 11-02-96 Christian Laettner, ATL at Miami 31 11-01-96 Terrell Brandon, CLE at Washington 31 11-02-96 Michael Jordan, CHI at Boston 30 11-01-96 Allen Iverson, PHI vs. Milwaukee 30 11-01-96 Latrell Sprewell, GSW vs. La Clippers 29 11-01-96 Allan Houston, NYK at Toronto 28 11-01-96 Damon Stoudamire, TOR vs. New York 28 11-01-96 Jim Jackson, DAL at Denver 28 11-01-96 REBOUNDS -------- PLAYER OPPONENT TOTAL DATE ------ -------- ----- ---- Charles Barkley, HOU at Phoenix 33 11-02-96 Shaquille Oneal, LAL vs. Minnesota 19 11-03-96 Horace Grant, ORL vs. Washington 17 11-01-96 Ervin Johnson, DEN vs. Dallas 17 11-01-96 Dikembe Mutombo, ATL at Miami 16 11-01-96 Grant Hill, DET at Atlanta 15 11-02-96 Anthony Mason, CHA vs. Toronto 15 11-02-96 Brian Grant, SAC at Dallas 15 11-02-96 Tyrone Hill, CLE at Washington 15 11-02-96 Armon Gilliam, MIL at Philadelphia 14 11-01-96 Loy Vaught, LAC at Golden State 14 11-01-96 Shaquille Oneal, LAL vs. Phoenix 14 11-01-96 Tom Gugliotta, MIN at La Lakers 14 11-03-96 ASSISTS ------- PLAYER OPPONENT TOTAL DATE ------ -------- ----- ---- Tim Hardaway, MIA vs. Atlanta 12 11-01-96 Nick Van Exel, LAL vs. Minnesota 11 11-03-96 Damon Stoudamire, TOR vs. New York 10 11-01-96 Tyrone Bogues, CHA vs. Toronto 10 11-02-96 Clyde Drexler, HOU at Phoenix 10 11-02-96 Mark Jackson, DEN at San Antonio 10 11-03-96 Rod Strickland, WAS at Orlando 9 11-01-96 Clyde Drexler, HOU vs. Sacramento 9 11-01-96 Jason Kidd, DAL at Denver 9 11-01-96 Pooh Richardson, LAC at Golden State 9 11-01-96 Grant Hill, DET at Atlanta 9 11-02-96 Tim Hardaway, MIA at Indiana 9 11-02-96 Scottie Pippen, CHI vs. Philadelphia 9 11-02-96 Jason Kidd, DAL vs. Sacramento 9 11-02-96
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Mashburn will be active for season opener DALLAS (Oct 30, 1996 - 15:06 EST) -- Dallas Mavericks forward Jamal Mashburn will suit up for Friday night's season opener and could play, depending on his recovery from knee surgery that caused him to miss most of last season. "I don't know if I'll even play or how much, but I'll be suited up and ready to go," said Mashburn, who last week expected to start the year on the injured list. "I went through a full practice (Tuesday) and I feel OK. Unless I have some major setback, I hope to contribute and start working my way back in." Dallas has 14 players on its roster and likely will put two players on the injured list to get down to the 12. Those two probably will be rookie Samaki Walker and journeyman Greg Dreiling. Mashburn, who played only 18 games last season before experiencing pain in his knee, had been headed for a minimum absence of five games. He had arthroscopic surgery Feb. 13. "It looks like Jamal will be ready to take part, so we'll use him," said Mavericks coach Jim Cleamons. "We're going to do what's best for him and we won't push him by any means. "But if he's ready to help us, we'll take it." The Mavericks had trimmed their roster to 14 by waiving Terry Davis, Jimmy King and Herb Jones. Dallas must still pay Davis' $2.28 million salary even if he is picked up by another NBA team. King is guaranteed $330,000. "We want to be competitive," Cleamons said. "How can I look my team in the face and talk to them about winning if we don't do everything to win? Why invite people to camp if they really don't have an opportunity to make the team?" Walker, a first-round pick from Louisville, had been projected to start at power forward, but couldn't practice because of thigh problems. Free agent Erick Strickland beat out King for the fifth guard spot. But Strickland, who has a sore right shoulder, also could start the season on the injured list.
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Smallest Pacer faces big challenge in second season INDIANAPOLIS (Oct 30, 1996 - 15:06 EST) -- Travis Best, the smallest member of the Indiana Pacers, could face the biggest challenge. The 5-foot-11 Best starts his second NBA campaign at Detroit on Friday, seeking to retain the starting point guard position role coach Larry Brown now has given to four different players in as many seasons. Brown has specific demands for the position, ideas he learned playing point guard under Dean Smith at North Carolina and carried into the ABA, where he was a three-time All-Star. Vern Fleming, Haywoode Workman and Mark Jackson also have been used at point guard since Brown arrived in 1993. "The point guard has to be someone with good athletic skills, unselfish and a leader," Brown said. "He's the guy who runs the offense and also has to be a good defender. "It's not an easy job. We felt Mark did it, but we traded him because we felt we needed to go in a different direction. The Pacers defeated Orlando and San Antonio last weekend to finish the preseason 5-3. "Travis really showed a lot of progress the last two games," Brown said. "... I like the way Travis is starting to learn, even though it's been kind of rocky for him." Best, a first-round draft pick who was a three-time all-conference first team selection in the tough Atlantic Coast Conference, missed 13 games in his rookie season with an ankle injury and nine more when Brown kept him on the bench. He played less than 10 minutes per outing in 59 games as a reserve, but demonstrated the athletic abilities attractive to Brown late in the season and in the playoffs. Best admits he heads into his second season with room for improvement. "I'm not really playing the way I want to play," Best said. "I feel like I'm getting better. I'm learning more of what the coaches want of me, and what the team needs of me." At Georgia Tech, Best became the second player in ACC history to record more than 2,000 points and 600 assists. He says he needs to become more aggressive on the court, especially on offense. "I think defensively, I've been playing pretty well," he said. "I just need to keep away from some of the silly fouls that were a problem in the preseason. Offensively, I need to be more aggressive, more assertive, basically just look at the basket a little more." Heading into training camp, Best was expected to contend with Jalen Rose for the starting job. "He's very versatile. He has a lot of heart. He wants to win, and he's definitely a plus for us," Best said of the 6-8 Rose, acquired in a trade that sent Jackson to Denver.
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Bryant will miss at least two games INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Oct 30, 1996 - 18:48 EST) -- Kobe Bryant's debut with the Los Angeles Lakers won't come before the team's third game of the season at the earliest, and he might be placed on the injured list. Bryant, making the transition from high school to the NBA, will miss the season-opener against Phoenix on Friday night and the second game against Minnesota on Sunday night because of a strained left hip flexor, said team spokesman John Black. Both games will be played at the Forum. The Lakers play four games next week -- at New York on Tuesday; at Charlotte on Wednesday; at Toronto on Nov. 8, and at home against Atlanta on Nov. 10. Bryant, who turned 18 on Aug. 23, was injured in the Lakers' preseason game against Philadelphia on Oct. 18. He missed the first two games of the preseason while recovering from a fractured left wrist, and the final four after the hip injury. He totaled 21 points in the two games in which he played. "He's making some improvement," Black said Wednesday. "But he's still several days away, at least. He's not even ready to begin practicing yet. Even when he reaches that point, he's going to need several days of practice before he's ready to play. "He's going to be out for the weekend. That's probably the best case scenario. There's even a possibility we will put him on the injured list tomorrow." If that should happen, Bryant would be required to miss at least five games. Bryant, a 6-foot-6 guard, was the 13th player taken in the NBA draft in June. He was selected by Charlotte, then traded to the Lakers for center Vlade Divac. Bryant and Portland's Jermaine O'Neal will become the two youngest players in NBA history when their careers begin. O'Neal also is 18, but younger than Bryant. Black also said that forward Jerome Kersey, who suffered a fractured left foot during the preseason, would be placed on the injured list Thursday.
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Bryant enters NBA wise beyond his years (Oct 30, 1996 - 09:24 EST) -- Watch Kobe Bryant play, or speak to him, and you want to check his birth certificate. So much poise, so much maturity ... he couldn't really be 18, could he? Yes, he is. And there's a good reason why the Lakers' prodigy doesn't act his age, why his head seems to have scarcely been turned by his first exposure to life as a professional. He's seen a lot of it before. Joe "Jellybean" Bryant was a professional basketball player for 16 seasons, eight in the NBA, eight in Europe. Where Joe went -- be it Philadelphia, San Diego, Houston, or Italy -- so did wife Pam, daughters Sharia and Shaya and son Kobe. Along the way, Joe and Pam taught their children how to treat people, how to put things into perspective, how to be decent human beings. "It's just meeting so many different people at an early age, being exposed to so many things," Joe Bryant, now 42, said. "Now when a situation comes up he knows how to act because he's been there before. By traveling, seeing different cultures, different philosophies of life, you tend to have more confidence in yourself." On the eve of his big adventure -- his first NBA season, which officially begins Friday night when the Lakers play Phoenix at the Forum -- Bryant shows that the lessons have been taken to heart. He defers to his older teammates. He treats fans and media members with respect. And he hasn't allowed himself to be overwhelmed by the good fortune that has come his way -- a three-year, $3.6 million NBA contract, an endorsement deal with adidas, two appearances in TV sitcoms, a guest spot with Jay Leno and the prospect of more Hollywood activity, now that he has his Screen Actors Guild card. "I learned to enjoy the game, and to enjoy life in general," Bryant said of his father. "I think that's a very important lesson, especially at this particular time in my life. There's a lot of people out there who have high expectations, pressures and so forth, and that can take some of the fun out of the game." Rest assured, there will be high expectations, even though Bryant will have the luxury of being broken in slowly, groomed for the future. The urban legend that developed out of his feats as a high school player, both during the prep season and in summertime pickup games against the likes of current Lakers teammate Eddie Jones and the Philadelphia 76ers' Jerry Stackhouse, created the image of a future superstar. It didn't hurt his reputation when Lakers vice president Jerry West, talking about Bryant on draft day well before the Lakers acquired him, called him "a potential star," and "an incredible prospect," Combine that with a winning personality -- winning enough to make Bryant the only one in this year's NBA rookie class to be represented by the William Morris Agency, a powerhouse of the entertainment business -- and you have the object of envy, or admiration, for every 18-year-old whose first job out of high school pays the current minimum wage of $4.75 an hour. Consider: Bryant's rookie salary is $1 million. Divide that by the hours required for regular-season games, practices and travel -- approximately 951 hours from Nov. 1 to April 20 -- and you have an entry-level wage of $1,051.52 an hour. Then again, if a young man is paid like a professional, it behooves him to act like a professional. Some of the NBA's young millionaires never get that hint. Bryant, apparently, learned it well before the moment in April when he told a news conference at his suburban Philadelphia high school that he was turning pro. All he had to do was observe the way his father handled success and failure. "We never really brought work home, as far as being mad at the coach, talking about the refs, things like that," Joe Bryant recalled. "Kids pick up a lot of things. If I come home and I didn't have a good day or we lost the game, I (didn't) want that to reflect on what Kobe believes ... he must form his own opinion of life and his experiences, and how to handle those situations." Joe Bryant's NBA career probably could best be described as that of a journeyman. At 6-10, he was an inside player who played with flair but probably wanted to do more fancy stuff with the basketball than his coaches felt comfortable with. Still, he averaged 8.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in 606 career NBA games, before carving out a successful career in Italian ball. When the Bryants moved to Italy in 1983, Kobe was 4, and sisters Sharia and Shaya were 7 and 6, respectively. The family had to become close-knit, at least while they were in the process of learning the language. "We didn't have anybody to depend on but our family," Kobe recalled. "We had to stick together." The family remains tight, to the point that everyone packed up and moved from Philadelphia -- where Joe Bryant resigned his post as an assistant coach at La Salle -- to L.A. to be with Kobe and help him deal with the new demands on his life. "He invited us," Joe said. "I'm sure that as time goes on, he's going to probably become more independent. But I tell him, 'We're still going to be your parents."' Among the things Joe and Pam will do is help Kobe sort out all of the offers and requests he will receive, so that he can manage his time and concentrate on basketball. Eventually, the endorsements and TV appearances and other ancillary issues will all hinge on just how successful Bryant can be on the floor. He hasn't had much opportunity to provide clues during the exhibition season, missing the first two games while recovering from a fractured wrist and sitting out the last four with a strained hip flexor. That injury even could keep him out of Friday night's opener, although Bryant said he's confident he'll be able to play. As the first non-big man to attempt to make the jump from high school to the pros, Bryant originally was criticized and his game downgraded by NBA observers. His workouts for NBA teams before the draft removed some of those doubts, and his performance in four LA Summer Pro League games (25 points, 5.3 rebounds a game in four games) swayed some more opinions. But he has yet to be tested on the big stage, and he probably will have some tough moments. "Guys study tapes," Lakers veteran Byron Scott said. "They'll find out what he likes to do and his patented moves, which way he likes to go and his favorite shot. Then they'll try to take that away. And with his being 18, you've got veteran guards who are physical, and they're going to try to beat him up physically and get in his head. "If I didn't know he was 18, I would have thought he'd played four years of college and was 22 years old. His mind and maturity level right now are both farther along than those of rookies who go through four years of college." Joe Bryant has, naturally, played a role in developing Kobe's skills, both through instruction and through some intense one-on-one games. Dads tend to shy away from such confrontations once their sons are capable of beating them, but Joe says he's not to that point yet. "I still get out there and school him," he laughed. "And I always win because I'm the referee and the scorekeeper. "When we play, we won't go out like we're going after each other. It's more working on different moves, or I'll cut his right hand off so he has to go left, things like that. I could never play him straight up." Does Joe give him a taste of physical play? "Oh, we've been doing that for years," he said. "I remember people being concerned because he's playing against grown men. Shoot, I'm 6-10, 260. They don't get much bigger than me." At this point, Bryant isn't exactly a candidate as spokesman for any "stay-in-school" campaigns. But that could change, too. He bypassed college basketball but says he plans to pursue a college education, first by taking courses over the Internet and eventually by physically attending classes, maybe even during the season. "Why not?" he said. "I've been doing it my whole life." Bryant scored 1080 on his SAT (on a scale ranging from 400 to 1600), and college was a viable option. "I was sure that I couldn't go wrong either way I decided," he said. "I knew that if I'd gone to college I'd have gotten a great education and played basketball, which I love to do very much, and met some new people. If I went to the NBA, I'd play basketball, still have the possibility of getting an education, and get to meet some new people. "I want to have children one day. If I'm telling them to go out there and get their education, and they look at me and say, 'Dad, you never even went to college' ... that's something I don't want." He might be a pretty eloquent spokesman after all.
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NBA board approves payouts to low revenue teams NEW YORK (Oct 30, 1996 - 20:01 EST) -- The NBA Board of Governors approved a plan Wednesday to provide up to $3 million per year of financial assistance to low-revenue teams. Between five and eight teams are expected to qualify for the payments, which will come from a special account the league has been accumulating for four years. "We've been leaving it there for what we'd call a rainy day, and it's just begun drizzling," commissioner David Stern said last week. The fund, which has grown to about $50 million, came from market extension fees -- money paid into a central fund by teams that broadcast their games beyond a 75-mile radius. The NBA Planning Committee recommended that it be redistributed to needy teams who are at an economic disadvantage because of their market size. At least three NBA teams lost money last season, and several others were at the break-even point. With the salary cap due to rise above $30 million in the next few years, and with teams required to spend at least three-quarters of that amount on player salaries, some owners have been worried that they won't be able to turn a profit without assistance. "You have to be a relatively small market and have revenues that don't go beyond a certain level, and you have to meet certain criteria to establish that your team is being run properly," deputy commissioner Russ Granik said. For example, the Milwaukee Bucks play in one of the smaller markets in the league and make only a fraction of the local broadcast revenue that large market teams such as New York or Chicago make. If the Bucks satisfy all the criteria in the plan approved Wednesday, they would receive anywhere from a few hundred thousand dollars to as much as $3 million. "We won't know until the end of the season which teams qualify and how much money they will be able to receive," Granik said.
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Eastern Conference won't be so bullish now (Oct 30, 1996 - 07:54 EST) -- Michael Jordan's full-season return last year might have stupefied the NBA's other teams, which promptly made way as the Bulls got off to a 41-3 start and stampeded to the championship. There will be no such reverence toward His Airness this time. The Knicks, for one, are tired of all this Bull. They put themselves in position to challenge for the title by undergoing a drastic makeover in the offseason, landing free agents Allan Houston, Chris Childs and Buck Williams and trading for Larry Johnson. The small-market Indiana Pacers are bent on continuing to make noise in the postseason. They invested $116 million to keep three key members of the team, Reggie Miller and the Davis tandem, Dale and Antonio. And although the Orlando Magic were sent reeling by Shaquille O'Neal's defection to the Lakers, another power may be emerging in the East. Thanks to commissioner David Stern's not-so Solomonic decision to return Juwan Howard to Washington, the Bullets look primed to overcome years of ineptitude and join the ranks of contenders. Perhaps more important than the competition, the Bulls themselves seem to lack the single-mindedness that made them nearly invincible last season. "It would be inhuman for us to have the same intensity now," reserve guard Steve Kerr has said. "The entire focus of this season is to be healthy and strong down the stretch. If we struggle a little early, that's the way it's got to be." That's not much of a crack, but it might be just enough. A preview of the Eastern Conference in predicted order of finish, with last season's record in parentheses: New York (47-35): Patrick Ewing, still searching for his first championship at 34, remains the centerpiece. But the Knicks have diversified the offense with the offseason acquisitions. They've also shed their plodding ways and made themselves younger, drafting three talented forwards in the first round. Syracuse product John Wallace has the best chance to see significant minutes among the three. Childs is the biggest question mark on the team, and probably the key to its title hopes. If he can play up to his second-half standards last season, when he made the Nets forget about Kenny Anderson, the Knicks have a bargain. It behooves coach Jeff Van Gundy, in his first full season, to keep a close eye on the team's chemistry. John Starks says he's accepted his role as sixth man, but that may not last if sharpshooter Houston struggles early. Veteran Williams was brought in for just such a situation. The Knicks hope he provides a steadying influence as well as solid rebounding all the way to the NBA Finals. Chicago (72-10): This is essentially the same cast that ran roughshod through the league last year. So why vote against them? Call it a hunch. More accurately, call it the natural byproduct of success -- complacency. Jordan and Dennis Rodman got their huge contracts in the offseason. The championship has been attained. Even the incentive of playing for the best mark ever is gone. What's left? "I'm going to be pressed to find a lot of motivation," said coach Phil Jackson. "Yet again, I trust the fact we have guys on this ballclub who know the importance of doing their job." Chicago will still be a formidable team and should battle for its fifth title in the '90s. But "One more for the thumb" didn't work as a battle cry for the Steelers. It says here it won't for the Bulls either. Indiana (52-30): This veteran club hopes a youngster will emerge at the point and lead them deep into the playoffs. Jalen Rose, acquired in the Mark Jackson trade, has looked good in the preseason. However, the job still belongs to Travis Best, the Pacers' top pick in last year's draft and a favorite of coach Larry Brown. The Davises and Derrick McKey anchor a strong frontcourt that will be bolstered by center Rik Smits when he returns from surgery on both feet. Washington (39-43): Nobody in the East boasts a more imposing frontline than the Bullets, with Howard, Chris Webber and the vastly improved Gheorghe Muresan. The Bullets have filled their hole at point guard with the mercurial Rod Strickland and have added bench scoring with 3-point specialist Tracy Murray. If coach Jim Lynam can figure out what makes Strickland tick, this team will explode. Orlando (60-22): You almost feel bad for the Magic, which did everything in its power to keep O'Neal and still got ditched. The pity lasts only until you ponder another postseason getting bombarded by the obnoxious sounds and sights at the O-rena. Good riddance. Actually, the Magic should still make the playoffs. Penny Hardaway was outstanding during Shaq's injury absence last season and will get a chance to show his real worth. But even he can't make up for the abyss in the middle and the shallow bench. Miami (42-40): When uber-coach Pat Riley stops moaning about losing Howard on a salary cap technicality, he might realize he's got some pretty good talent here. Alonzo Mourning loves playing for Riley almost as much as he loves his new $110 million contract, and second-year forward Kurt Thomas seems ready to emerge. Riley was able to lure tough defender P.J. Brown and keep rejuvenated point guard Tim Hardaway. But he'll keep lamenting the one who got away. Atlanta (46-36): There's still a franchise here? With all the hubbub about the Olympics and the Braves, it's easy to forget. As if to send a reminder, the Hawks spent $50 million on center Dikembe Mutombo. The shot-blocking machine says now he actually wants to take some of his own. Good luck with Mookie Blaylock, Steve Smith and Christian Laettner around. Cleveland (47-35): "Tyrone Hill is looking like the old Tyrone Hill," said coach Mike Fratello, whose Cavs could use the toughness under the boards the former All-Star provides. Fratello says he'd like to can his slo-mo offense and send greyhounds Terrell Brandon, Chris Mills and Bobby Phills running. But then he adds, "Just because it's slower doesn't mean it's uglier." Detroit (46-36): Upon the news of Allan Houston's signing with New York, the Detroit Free Press ran this headline: "Houston? We have a problem." The defection rocked the Pistons, who say they never got a chance to make a counteroffer. There are rumblings now that franchise swingman Grant Hill blames Houston's departure on hard-driving coach Doug Collins, who would not win a popularity contest in his own locker room. The Pistons picked up Stacey Augmon and Grant Long from Atlanta for next to nothing, but that may not be enough to continue Detroit's ascent. New Jersey (30-52): Forward Jayson Williams will again finish among the league leaders in rebounds and funny comments, which come in handy when playing for such a bad club. The Nets were among the worst-shooting teams in the NBA last year, and that's not likely to change unless stringbean center Shawn Bradley suddenly becomes a force in the middle. Right. The five-year, $15 million contract of rookie coach John Calipari has already aroused plenty of jealousy among his peers, who will be all too happy to bury the Nets in the Meadowlands muck. Charlotte (41-41): Muggsy Bogues is still limping and Anthony Goldwire has been a bust in the preseason. The Hornets may open the season with Tony Smith as their starting point guard. Need to know anything more? This is a team that traded Larry Johnson and potential superstar Kobe Bryant for Anthony Mason (who doesn't want to be there) and the underachieving Vlade Divac. Dave Cowens must have wanted to get back into coaching real bad. Milwaukee (25-57): After failing to revive this moribund franchise as coach and GM, Mike Dunleavy was removed from the bench. He's still in the front office, however, and his relationship with new coach Chris Ford may dictate the future of the Bucks. Dunleavy did leave behind a decent foundation with forwards Vin Baker and Glenn Robinson, but the latter's monstrous contract limits Milwaukee's maneuverability. The Bucks added veterans Armon Gilliam and Andrew Lang, and maybe rookie Ray Allen will fill the vacuum at shooting guard. Boston (33-49): The Celtics are thrilled with No. 1 pick Antoine Walker, who represents the future. That's a good thing, because the present is horrid. Boston gave up the second-most points in the league last year and didn't do a thing to shore up its defense. Pervis Ellison is unhappy playing center, Dee Brown hates the sight of anything green, and the fans are yearning for the good old days at "the Gahden." Celtic pride, catch it if you can find it. Philadelphia (18-64): Last year's numbers were so staggeringly bad as to seem comical. The 76ers ranked no better than fourth from the bottom in several significant categories in a league comprising 29 teams. The draft's No. 1 pick, erratic point guard Allen Iverson, will make new coach Johnny Davis pull out his hair at least a couple of times a game. But Philly does have some talent, including Jerry Stackhouse, Derrick Coleman (remember him?) and Clarence Weatherspoon. Toronto (21-61): Damon Stoudamire and rookie Marcus Camby are pretty good starting points for a new franchise. After losing three starters to free agency, the Raptors picked up Walt Williams and Popeye Jones at bargain prices and added a fine shooter in Hubert Davis. So even though the team won't be any good, Raptors management at least has a clue about what it's doing. It will help if Darrell Walker, a curious choice as the new coach, does too.
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NBA's birthday boils down to a blatant bash (Oct 30, 1996 - 09:12 EST) -- The NBA officially turns 50 on Friday. But the party began early. Chicago's record-breaking 72-victory regular season and 1995-96 championship only signaled the start of a gala off-season. Dennis Rodman staged his own mystery wedding. He showed up as the bride. Does that make him Dennis Rodwoman, too? Dennis Rodman got a big raise, $10 million. Dennis Rodman began production on his MTV show, which will air this fall. He taped a David Letterman segment in which he and Dave played two-on-two against Siskel and Ebert. Two thumbs sprained. Michael Jordan made a feature film with Bugs Bunny. Jordan has his own cologne -- one part charisma, one part Wallenda, one part sweat, one part success. Eau de dough. Michael Jordan got a gigantic raise, $35 million. Shaquille O'Neal shifted the balance of power -- behind Chicago, that is -- from East to West by signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. O'Neal then trashed former coach Brian Hill, nudging a reporter while saying, "I'm just glad coach Del Harris knows something about the game." Shaquille O'Neal got a stupefyingly high raise, $117 million. Charles Barkley bashed Orlando for losing O'Neal. "I compare it to when Milwaukee lost Kareem," Barkley said. "Only the Magic didn't get anything back. They're one ACL away from being back in the lottery." Grant Hill, punk. Hill is shown receiving bad-guy lessons from Bill Laimbeer in his newest FILA ad. In Detroit's media guide, Hill lists his favorite movie as "Scarface" and his favorite musical artist as Tupac Shakur, who recently was shot to death. "There is an edge to Grant this year," said Pistons coach Doug Collins. "He has a whole different persona. He has even developed a pretty nasty tongue. In fact, he is one of the best trash talkers on the team." "I'm going to start calling him Charles Barkley," Joe Dumars said. Grant Hill hated his Dream Teammates at the 1996 Olympics. Every last one of the guys on the Dream Team felt he was the best player in the world. "I came away from that more grown up, with less respect for them as players and as people," Hill said. "At times I felt like I was the most mature guy there." Grant Hill became the anti-Barkley. Cedric Ceballos bashed the Houston Rockets for adding Charles Barkley. "Putting a bunch of old guys together" is the way Ceballos described the Rockets' off-season tinkering. Charles Barkley bashed Cedric Ceballos. "We are an old team. I'm surprised Cedric is smart enough to know that," said Barkley, who once said the Suns would have won the 1993 title if Ceballos had not gotten hurt in the Western Conference finals. "But we won't take no spring break in the middle of the season." Dan Majerle's shot is on vacation his first season with Pat Riley in Miami. "I'll get it going eventually," said Majerle, a seven-year Sun. "I'm just not used to playing that much defense." New Philadelphia owner Pat Croce gave Jimmy Buffett a rubdown. Croce, a big fan and a former physical therapist, supplied Buffett back massages on consecutive nights during a summer concert tour to ease persistent lumbar pain. Now, Croce wants to stage a Parrothead Night for Buffet backers at the Spectrum this season. Also in the works -- Hawg Night. Croce rides a Harley-Davidson in a biker gang. New Milwaukee coach Chris Ford laid down the law -- no cellular telephones or pagers in his locker room. Like guns in the Old West, "you have to check them at the door," Ford said. After a 22-day protest holdout, Shawn Kemp got a whopping raise, which includes a $14.6 million balloon payment in 2002, $3.6 million in incentives and a $2.1 million interest-free loan. Brian Williams will not take a big raise. The Clippers have offered $12 million over three years. He wants a monster raise, $35 million over five. Jim McIlvaine got a surprise raise, $35 million over seven years. Xavier McDaniel got the minimum -- $247,500 -- to come back and jack some jaws for New Jersey. "You're talking about a guy who can beat somebody up," said new Nets coach John Calipari. "If we're in any fights, we win. Basketball games, we're not sure about yet." Scottie Pippen may miss the start of the regular season after off-season ankle surgery. He has not played in the preseason. "That's not such a bad thing," Jordan said. "This will take some of the expectations away, but I like to think we are mature enough not to try to live up to expectations, anyway." Rodman was AWOL from a preseason game. Rodman lost $15,000 in three hours of craps in Las Vegas last weekend, when female admirers tried to get his attention by grabbing his butt. Dennis Rod-manservant Jack Haley did not get a raise. He got cut. "They are all waiting for me to screw up," Rodman said. "I don't need a baby sitter." Every Western contender save Utah made a big-name, big-money change to try to catch the Bulls. "If there is good chemistry, you can be all right," said Indiana coach Larry Brown. "It certainly helps to keep a team together, though I don't think that's going to be the norm anymore. "You look at baseball. When I was growing up I could tell you the batting order and batting averages for teams. Now I read a box score, I can't even tell you what team I'm looking at. "I dread that day happenning to us. That would be a big mistake." Magic Johnson bought 5 percent of the Lakers and retired. "I'm happy right now," Johnson said. "There's no juice left. My juice has already flowed. I closed the book. It's closed now, and I'm happy with that closure."
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Suns roster will be proving ground now that Barkley has departed PHOENIX (Oct 30, 1996 - 09:36 EST) -- The Phoenix Suns are no longer a destination point for the proven superstar. Charles Barkley is gone. Kevin Johnson is injured again. And Danny Manning is back for the first full season after his second knee surgery. Instead, coach Cotton Fitzsimmons sees a proving ground, for both the booty from the Barkley trade -- Sam Cassell, Robert Horry, Mark Bryant and Chucky Brown -- and those still standing in Phoenix. It is one of the reasons Fitzsimmons believes the Suns may surprise doubters in Year 1 after Chuck. "A lot of guys on this team have a lot to prove, for many different reasons. They want to show people, 'Hey, we can play. We know how to play. We're good,"' Fitzsimmons said. "I don't know why they (ex-Rockets) wouldn't feel that? You think the Phoenix guys have that after being in the shadow of Barkley? I don't know why they wouldn't? So all that's going for us. That's just a natural thing for any player. He likes to be recognized for what he does." Fitzsimmons plans to give them all a chance to make a name for themselves after a disappointing 41-41 season in 1995-96 in which coach Paul Westphal was replaced just after the new year. Fitzsimmons calls this his deepest, most versatile and most athletic team and plans to tweak the game plan accordingly. The Suns will run a triangle offense and also use a two-man game when they set up, but they would rather run, period. If the plan to install a trapping, rotating, pressure defense takes, the Suns may most resemble the first several teams in Fitzsimmons' second go-round, which began in 1988, when they had a 27-game improvement over the previous year and re-entered the NBA elite. Pacific Division rival Seattle has given the Suns a defensive model to follow. "I hope by the time the season is over we can get as good (defensively) as Seattle. Those guys are great. If we get that good, I'll be proud of this team," Horry said. Manning will play both forwards and center and also will be used to bring the ball up the floor against all but the most agile big men. Bryant and John Williams, both out for a month, will play center and big forward when they return. Horry will post up but will also shoot three-pointers, as he did in Houston during the Rockets' consecutive NBA championship runs in 1994-95. Michael Finley, a Dan Majerle clone, will play small forward and big guard. He also can defend the point. Cassell and Johnson, when he returns from a double hernia operation in six to eight weeks, will play either guard spot. A.C. Green and Wayman Tisdale will finally be able to get some big minutes at power forward, now that Barkley is not spending all his time there. But the Suns know they will miss Barkley. "There are certain things he brings that nobody in the whole NBA could bring, things we won't have," Johnson said. "Who is going to get you 10, 12 boards a game? Who is going to make that big block at the end of the game? "Before, Charles would cover up all the mistakes we made and still make us play well. If we are to be successful, our team will epitomize team basketball." Off guard Wesley Person did not step up when the Suns called on him to score last season, after letting Dan Majerle and Danny Ainge leave. But Person has the purest outside shot on the team and again will be expected to provide perimeter punch. Newcomer Rex Chapman has an outside shot, too. The leader any given night, however, could be a function more of playing time and opportunity baskets than anything else. "Nobody will be out there stepping around, just watching other players play," Finley said. Not only are the Suns a team without a star, they also are a team without a starting lineup. While it seems clear that Manning, Finley, Cassell and Horry will get plenty of minutes, Fitzsimmons is a match-up guy, preferring to tailor his lineup to the one his opponent throws out. Joe Kleine may start against the bruisers of the league -- Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shawn Kemp. Then again, the Suns beat the Lakers in Tucson last week with Green assigned to O'Neal. The Suns can play big -- Kleine, Green, Manning, Finley and Johnson/Cassell. They can play small -- Manning, Horry, Finley, Wesley Person, Johnson/Cassell. They can play in-between -- Tisdale, Manning, Horry, Finley, Johnson/Cassell. "I'll play with my lineup all year long. With our versatility and our depth, that's our strength. For me to say so-and-so and so-and-so are going to start all 82 games, no matter what, I'm not going to do it that way," Fitzsimmons said. One thing seems certain -- the Suns will be better defensively without Barkley, who most often saved his defense for the fourth quarter. "I think we'll probably do a little more trapping, because we have such good athletes. It makes sense to me. Why would we want to stand up and go one-on-one against a big physical team? Make them get the ball out of their hands. Let's play off our quickness," Brown said. The new attention to defense "isn't lip service," new assistant coach and head-coach-in-waiting Ainge said. "My job is to make them accountable. I think we spent a lot of time in practice focusing on the defense" in previous years, Ainge said. "But we had offensive-minded players who would turn it on defensively, on and off, and because we didn't have a parity on the roster," those players would play. Fitzsimmons does not foresee a problem getting his players to accept their roles. "Anybody can come off the bench. Everything is here," Fitzsimmons said, pointing to his left temple. "Are you tired this morning? It's all here. If your mental outlook is good about coming off the bench, then you'll play well. If your mental outlook is bad ... "That will be the real key, everybody learning to play a role and doing whatever they can to make this team a success." Brown said he is willing. "Some of us do have something to prove. Sometimes when you play with a so-called superstar, it makes things easier for you. But sometimes people think your game is based on what they do, and you can't do anything for yourself," Brown said. "Sure, it was easy playing with them (Hakeem and Clyde Drexler) because they attracted so much attention. Now it will be harder, but it can be done." Cassell seems convinced. "We're not rebuilding. This gives a chance for me to get some freedom," Cassell said. "I think Danny Manning is going to have a hell of a year. Robert's going to have a hell of a year. I'm going to have a hell of a year. Kevin will come back and have a hell of a good year. That's four guys who are going to have a hell of a year."
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Brown, Djordjevic, O'Neal all on injured list PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct 30, 1996 - 21:12 EST) -- The Portland Trail Blazers placed three players on their injured list Wednesday to cut the roster to the 12-man limit before they open their regular NBA season Friday against the Vancouver Grizzlies. Marcus Brown was sitting out the start of Portland's 27th season with a strained groin, Aleksander Djordjevic has a sprained right ankle and Jermaine O'Neal is still recovering from a sprained left knee. All three must sit out a minimum of five games.
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Richmond says he's been focused from game 1 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Oct 30, 1996 - 05:42 EST) -- Kings all-star guard Mitch Richmond has been with his team in body, but not in soul. His teammates know it, his coaches know it and most of all, Richmond is aware he has not been himself. They all look for signs that he is regaining his focus after an emotional contract squabble with Kings vice president Geoff Petrie that left Richmond angry enough to say Petrie had lied to him. They have not had a meaningful conversation since the Oct. 4 start of training camp. Petrie has made overtures toward Richmond, but they have been rebuffed. "He hasn't been as aggressive as he normally is," Petrie said. "Everybody certainly knows what he's capable of doing. Now that the games count, that will be the real test." Richmond hurried out of practice Tuesday saying he had an appointment and did not have time to talk. When told the topic of the story was his mental focus as the team approached its regular-season opener Friday at Houston, he said, "I'll be all right." However, Richmond's preseason performance actually has been far from all right. Although he has struggled at times offensively, it is his lack of defense that has been most disappointing. Last season at this time, he was the point man on an aggressive, challenging defense. This season, he has been unenthusiastic and unemotional. Kings coach Garry St. Jean has been connected with Richmond longer than any person with the team and has wondered when, or if, his star will get back to playing like himself. "You're writing about something that we around the team have tried to give space," St. Jean said, "because of the respect we have for Mitch as individuals, a team and an organization. It certainly hasn't been his best training camp and a lot of it is mental. "But because of the respect I have for him as a player and a person, I believe, unless somebody tells me different, that Friday when the bell comes around, he's going to be there." St. Jean said that belief goes against his normal philosophy as a coach. "I don't believe you can turn it on and off," he said. "That when you want to get it going, you can just flip a switch, turn your game on and expect it to be there. But there are players who can do that." Richmond's teammates believe he is capable of doing that. "I've seen flashes of him," center Duane Causwell said. "Especially in the (second) Chicago game, I kind of saw the old Rock. The man's pride is hurt and that's the way you have to look at it. Some people say you can't turn it on and off, but when the season starts, he'll be there for us." Forward Michael Smith acknowledged that Richmond has not performed as in the past. "I've seen him play like his old self (occasionally), but he's still with us," Smith said. "He's still a guy we can depend on, on and off the court. Off the court, he's still as funny a guy as you can find. On the court, he has not been the Mitch that we know. "He's still going through his own personal problems, but we've talked about it and I've got faith in him. He won't let us down. Once the season starts, he's going to do what he's always done. He won't carry that onto the court. "He'll leave it off the court because that's what a professional does." Smith said he understands why Richmond feels the way he does. "He's the second-best shooting guard in the league. If you give more, you deserve more." Lionel Simmons says the competitor in Richmond will bring out his best. "Once the game starts and the first person goes at him, that's when he'll step up and go right back at him." Simmons says the prevailing feeling around the team that Richmond's subpar performance has filtered down to his teammates does not work with him. Said Olden Polynice: "Mitch is going to be ready because he doesn't want to get embarrassed and he's not a quitter. And that's the bottom line." Richmond, unlike Seattle's Shawn Kemp, who stayed away from the Sonics' training camp for three weeks to "get his head right," reported to Kings camp on time. Kemp has performed well since returning to the Sonics and perhaps Richmond may second-guess his own decision.
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Who will win it all in '97? The Sonics think they will SEATTLE (Oct 30, 1996 - 10:54 EST) -- First, there's Gary Payton, the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year last season who makes backcourt thievery an art form. Then there's Shawn Kemp, who outplayed Utah's Karl Malone in the Western Conference Finals in May to establish himself as the best power forward in pro basketball. Former All-Stars and seasoned veterans Detlef Schrempf and Hersey Hawkins are back to start again alongside Payton and Kemp. Add in new starting center Jim McIlvaine, a 7-foot-1 shot blocker who was Gheorghe Muresan's caddie in Washington last season, and 14-year veteran Craig Ehlo to a bench that includes Sam Perkins and Nate McMillan. Buoyed by the confidence of winning Games 4 and 5 against the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals last season, the Sonics think this is going to be their season. They expect to win the league championship by beating the reigning champions and the reigning king of the NBA, Michael Jordan, after they get past the new and improved Los Angeles Lakers and Shaquille O'Neal in the West. "This team believes in itself," said George Karl, who coached the Sonics to a franchise-record 64 regular-season wins last season. "This team has very little fear." "This team potentially is a better team than last year's team," general manager Wally Walker said. The Sonics believe they will be better this season because Payton, 28, last season's NBA steals champion who was a key member of the gold medal-winning Olympic team in Atlanta last summer, and the wonderfully gifted Kemp, a four-time All-Star at 26, are going to be even better. And both have been pretty good. A year ago, Payton and Kemp were second-team all-NBA players with Payton sixth in the MVP voting and Kemp eighth. Payton and Kemp were at their best in a season when the Sonics put first-round playoff exits against Denver in '94 and the Lakers in '95 behind them with their first trip to the NBA Finals since 1979. That was the last time the franchise won it all, and the basketball names in Seattle were Lenny Wilkens, Gus Williams, Dennis Johnson and Jack Sikma. Walker, a member of that '79 team, took over as club president three years ago after owner Barry Ackerley fired Bob Whitsitt, now Portland's GM. Walker, 42, left his own money management business in San Francisco to take the Sonics' job. He said he wouldn't have accepted if he didn't think Ackerley had serious aspirations to win a championship. During the summer, Ackerley lavished millions to keep Payton ($87.5 million) from leaving as a free agent and millions more to land McIlvaine ($33 million) to replace Ervin Johnson and Frank Brickowski in the Sonics' middle. Ackerley also signed Hawkins, 30, a calming influence in the locker room, to a new five-year, $15 million deal. The Sonics know O'Neal and the Lakers will challenge them in the Pacific Division as well as the West. They still think they're better than the Lakers, though. "We're always worried about the competition," Walker said. "That's why we didn't feel the status quo as good enough for us." Karl, whose Sonics teams have won an amazing 72 percent of their games since he left Real Madrid in Spain to come here 4 1/2 years ago, watched his team beat the O'Neal-led Lakers during the exhibition season. Now, he wants to do it four more times during the regular season. "A lot of people are talking about LA," he said. "My only concern is about ourselves. Do we keep the attitude and the chemistry that we had last year? Or do we get too cocky or too complacent or too selfish or too individualistic?" It'll be Karl's job to keep Payton, now that he has a gigantic contract, and Kemp, who was a no-show for the first 22 days of training camp because he was unhappy over his own contract, motivated. The old ABA player also got a new contract from Ackerley during the summer. Karl is confident he will be successful. "This team has a big-time heart and a big-time talent," he said. "I think it will continue to improve."
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McIlvaine starting to make his mark SEATTLE (Oct 30, 1996 - 06:30 EST) -- If the first-half dunk over Shaquille O'Neal helped ease whatever doubts there might have been, the second-half block of an O'Neal shot might have erased them. Certainly, it was a meaningless preseason game between the Sonics and Lakers last Friday in Boise, but it was still Shaquille O'Neal, and Jim McIlvaine -- the third-year center signed to a $35 million, seven-year contact during the summer -- didn't back down, impressing teammates and coaches alike. "Mac is coming along," said guard Nate McMillan. "He understands what we want out of him." What head coach George Karl wants out of 7-foot-1-inch, 260-pound McIlvaine when the regular season begins Friday night at Utah is 20 minutes a night of shot blocking and rebounding with the occasional basket or two. "If he does that for us, we will be very effective," Karl said. That's almost exactly what the 24-year-old McIlvaine did during the preseason, as he averaged 23.8 minutes a game, 2.5 blocks, 5.1 rebounds and 6.9 points, shooting 54 percent from the floor. "The exciting thing is his having success playing over 20 minutes a night and knowing that he will get better," Karl said. Karl noticed that McIlvaine's teammates weren't averse to throwing him the ball late in games. "They are starting to feel confident in him shooting the ball," Karl said. "He's a big target in there and he catches the ball well." McIlvaine said he has felt comfortable with the team throughout the preseason and that he hasn't felt pressure to produce. "I have confidence in my game," McIlvaine said. "I think guys just need to get around me for a while and see what I'm capable of doing. I didn't come in and try and surprise anybody or do anything that I'm not capable of. I just want to do the things I'm capable of doing." McIlvaine's biggest adjustment so far has been finding his comfort zone in Karl's myriad of defenses, which sometimes find McIlvaine guarding a much smaller player out on the wing. "There's a lot more situations where we go out and switch and sometimes have mismatches," McIlvaine said. "Sometimes I'll find myself on the perimeter contesting a 3-point shot or trying to stop a guy from getting in the lane and shooting. "It's something I've done before, but it wasn't a part of our regular game plan (at Washington, where McIlvaine played the last two years) and it's taking some getting used to." MCMILLAN PLANS TO PLAY: Nate McMillan made it through his second straight full practice Tuesday, and afterward Karl said the plan is for McMillan to be able to play when the season opens Friday. "It's the first time in a while I remember him going back-to-back," Karl said. Right now, McMillan's main problem is a groin pull he suffered during the Sonics' preseason game in Seville, Spain, on Oct. 20, although he also still suffers from the sciatic-nerve problem that hampered him during the NBA Finals last June. McMillan said he plans on being on the active roster when the season starts, but he noted "I won't be out there embarrassing myself. We have guys who can step in and fill that void. I don't have to be out there trying to play hero." ROSTER MOVES DUE: The Sonics didn't make any roster moves Tuesday, although they must pare their current 15-man roster down to 12 by Thursday at 3 p.m. PST. The Sonics can put up to three players on injured reserve, and Karl hinted that might be the way the team goes. Reserve center Steve Scheffler (foot) is a certainty to go on the IR, but it no longer looks like McMillan will go on the IR, which means the team would have to make two more moves. Free agent forward Larry Stewart has played well enough to make the team, but guard Sherell Ford and Greg Graham have guaranteed contracts. Ford has two years left on a three-year deal that totals roughly $1.5 million, while Graham has three years left on the original six-year, $7.35 million deal he signed as a rookie in 1993. The Sonics would owe the reminder of the contracts on Ford and Graham if they cut either player. Worse, they wouldn't get any relief from the salary cap by cutting Ford, the team's 1995 first round draft choice, or Graham, acquired during the off-season for Vincent Askew. The Sonics are at their salary cap limit now, and would like to free up room in future seasons to give Shawn Kemp more money. Karl said Walker has been working the phones the past few days, implying that the team might be trying to trade either Ford or Graham. Then there's center Elmore Spencer, signed by the Sonics over the weekend. Spencer signed a "make-good" deal, meaning the team can cut him any time until Nov. 15 with no further financial obligation. If they keep Spencer after that, he will make the NBA minimum of $247,500. But Karl said Tuesday the 7-foot, 310-pound Spencer isn't ready to play. "I don't think he's close to being in good shape," Karl said. "The way we play, it's imperative that our big men can run and play on the floor and cover big guys."
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Bullets release Petruska and Blunt LANDOVER, Md. (Oct 30, 1996 - 21:12 EST) -- The Washington Bullets have released center Richard Petruska and guard Bernard Blunt, general manager Wes Unseld said Wednesday. Petruska played in all eight preseason games this year, averaging 4 points per game. He was signed as a training camp invitee earlier this month. Blunt joined the Bullets squad as a free agent two weeks ago. He averaged four points per game in two games. The Bullets roster now stands at 15. The team's opening day roster will be completed Thursday.
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Knicks' Childs to begin season on injured list New York Knicks point guard Chris Childs, who suffered a fractured right leg in practice three weeks ago, will begin the season on the injured list, according to team president Ernie Grunfeld. "Chris is making very good progress in his recovery, which is moving according to schedule," said Grunfeld in a statement. "The X-rays showed his leg is healing nicely. He will begin riding a stationary bicycle and running in water during practice. We will continue to monitor his progress and he'll be re-examined within a week. He will start the season on the injured list." The non-displaced fracture to the right fibula occurred during an October 8th practice when Childs ran into teammate Charlie Ward, who will inherit the starting point guard duties. Veteran Scott Brooks has been signed since and will be used as a reserve. New York, which opens its season Friday in Toronto, has not officially placed Childs on the injured list yet. The 28-year-old Childs played the last two years with the New Jersey Nets and replaced Kenny Anderson as the team's starting point guard last year. Childs' deal reportedly was worth $24 million over six years. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound Childs was a find for the Nets last season and played so well the team dealt Anderson to Charlotte to give him the starting job. He averaged 12.8 points, seven assists and 3.1 rebounds in 78 games, including 54 starts. Childs attended Boise State and had his NBA career delayed due to alcohol problems.
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Marathon negotiating session planned for new Atlanta arena ATLANTA (Oct 31, 1996 - 10:30 EST) -- A marathon negotiating session is planned Friday on a new downtown basketball arena with representatives of Turner Broadcasting System, Atlanta, Fulton County and the city-county recreation authority. Although Turner officials are hopeful a deal can be struck, they have begun pursuing other options. They recently renewed talks with Cobb County leaders about building the arena there instead. "The crunch time is now," said William Shaw, Turner's lead negotiator. "We are optimistic that in the next few days this thing is going to work out, but we have options if it doesn't." Turner executives have grown increasingly frustrated and impatient with city and Fulton County officials. The executives want a new arena finished by fall 1999 for the Atlanta Hawks and a possible National Hockey League team. Turner plans Friday to formally apply for an NHL expansion franchise. The executives also are worried about risking the tax-exempt status of some of the project's bond financing. Proposed federal legislation could jeopardize that status, adding $1 million a year to the cost, unless bonds are issued by early January. "Instead of them doing the walkathon, I'd like to see them doing some sprints," Shaw said of government officials. Mayor Bill Campbell said through a spokesman Wednesday that he has recently talked with Ted Turner and is confident a final deal can be reached within several days. The deal must still be approved by City Council, the Fulton County Commission and the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority, a process that could cause further delays.
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Hornets trim roster to 12 CHARLOTTE (Oct 31, 1996 - 18:54 EST) -- The Charlotte Hornets trimmed their active rosters to the opening night limit of 12 by waiving one forward and placing two others on the injured list. The Hornets waived Brad Lohaus, who averaged 2.7 points and seven minutes a game in five exhibition games. He was obtained by the Hornets along with Anthony Mason from the New York Knicks in exchange for Larry Johnson in July. Rafael Addison was placed on the injured list with a strained left hamstring. He averaged 4.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1 assist and 12.7 minutes per game in six exhibition games. Carlos Strong underwent surgery on Oct. 22 to remove a herniated disc and scar tissue that were pressing on nerves in his back. He is out of action indefinitely. Strong played in no exhibition games.
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Can Bulls repeat without Haley? (Oct 31, 1996 - 18:54 EST) - Some people tuning into the start of the NBA season will wonder whether something is wrong with the set. Others will wonder if rotisserie-league freaks staged a coup and replaced commissioner David Stern. The answer is neither. Between trades and rookie signings, more than 100 players wound up on new teams. They ranged from some of the best-known names to the most obscure. All told, enough players moved to make baseball look stable by comparison. This is what happens when a league makes the kind of money the NBA did. This is not necessarily progress. More player movement means less loyalty all around and, so far, the increasing influx of younger players has tended to mean more snots. About the best news is that for all those player changes, only three are important enough to affect the outcome of the coming season. Posed in the form of questions, in descending order of importance, they would be: -- Now that he's through playing general manager, can Charles Barkley still play well enough to win a title? -- For a guy who couldn't handle Mickey Mouse-level distractions in Orlando, can Shaq really hope to do better in Los Angeles? -- Can Chicago win another title with Dennis Rodman but without Jack Haley? "I've never been his baby sitter or spokesman," said Haley, waived Tuesday by Milwaukee and seeking employment as of this writing. "To this day," he continued, "I have never talked to (Bulls coach) Phil Jackson about Dennis Rodman in any capacity," Anybody who watched the Bulls run through the rest of the league en route to a 72-10 season and the championship assumed Haley was in Chicago for a purpose. He was always seated near Rodman on the bench and, for all but one game, immaculately dressed in street clothes. Haley now says he wasn't hired as a baby sitter. Or an aspiring model. But that doesn't mean he didn't play a significant role in the Bulls' success. An educated guess is that it was something similar to the role he played in his first go-round in Chicago, before Rodman was there. That was as Michael Jordan's pigeon for card games and the like. The truth is, people who gamble need someone they can beat if they gamble often enough. Given Jordan's reputation for gambling often and poorly, the presence of a cheerful pigeon should not be underestimated. So will Haley's departure be enough to tip the balance of power? Not to LA. Shaq's shift from East Coast to West will make a much bigger stir in the entertainment business than the basketball business. For starters, another ad agency gets a crack at trying to convince us the only thing Shaq cares about are championships. Hope the new set of commercials contain plenty of actual footage of the big fella practicing free throws. (How they'll get it is another matter). But if championships were the only thing on Shaq's mind, he would never have left behind the supporting cast in Orlando. The Magic won 20 of the 28 games O'Neal missed last season against tougher competition. And right now, no two Lakers equate to one Penny Hardaway. That's why Los Angeles won't get out of the Western Conference. And why the Rockets will. Unlike Shaq, Barkley's move to Houston will unite him with another great player for the first time in his career. Two, in fact. Chuck will be 34 by the time February rolls around and, while he can no longer pull a team along by himself, this season he won't have to. Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler will see to that. Charles was so desperate to go to Houston after last season that he played the roles of general manager, agent and discontented superstar to get it done. The lesson Chicago proved last season is that it takes two impact players to win consistently in the NBA, and at least three to win a title. Even old ones. "We got an old team," Barkley said. "That ain't no big deal to me." It shouldn't be to anyone else, either. For all the reshuffling everyone else did, Chicago's only significant move -- other than letting Haley go -- was signing Robert Parish, the oldest player in the league. That means the Bulls actually got older. As to whether it also wrecked the team chemistry -- with Rodman, an already fragile commodity -- remains to be seen. Phil Jackson wouldn't speculate. "But I hate it," he said, "when guys I played against are on the team."
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Bulls merely want to be 'remarkable' again DEERFIELD, Ill. (Oct 31, 1996 - 17:06 EST) -- It's time for the encore. Fresh off the best season in NBA history -- a 72-10 record followed by a fourth championship in six years -- the Chicago Bulls expect only to be special again. "Whether it's 72 wins or not, they want to make it a remarkable year," coach Phil Jackson said. "They want to be entertaining and exacting. They want people to remember this season." The Bulls open Friday night at Boston with the same cast of characters that ruled the NBA a year ago. And they say they still have the drive to excel. "If anything, we have more to prove now," Michael Jordan said. "We've got to prove it wasn't a fluke last year. Everyone's going to look at us with high expectations." Indeed, has a team ever gone into a season with greater expectations? Jordan simply expects to be the best basketball player on the planet. Dennis Rodman expects a sixth consecutive rebounding crown. Scottie Pippen expects to overcome an ankle injury and reclaim his unofficial title of top all-around player. Toni Kukoc expects to repeat as the NBA's best sixth man. Luc Longley, Ron Harper, Steve Kerr and Bill Wennington expect to be solid role players -- and to be rewarded with another championship. "Last year was sort of anticipation and wonder. This year it's, 'Can we live up to it? Can we redo it?' That's a different dynamic, but I think we're up to the task," Longley said. "We're chomping at the bit. We had so much fun last year. We can't wait to start winning again." Can anything stop the Bulls? "Boredom, inattentiveness, lack of urgency in play. Those are the things we've had to guard against," Jackson said. "I think this team is motivated. They want to do as well as last year. They don't know if numbers are important to measure that by, but they want to be the team that's on top." Being the league's oldest team, health is a major issue. Three starters -- Pippen, Longley and Harper -- are coming off surgery. A fourth, Rodman, missed four preseason games with a sore hamstring. "You have to be concerned about an old team being more susceptible to injury," said owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who will spend almost $60 million on players' salaries this season. "Then there's the motivation factor. Michael was obviously obsessed with winning last year. We don't know if Dennis or the other guys are going to have the same intensity." The Bulls dealt very well with distractions last season, and there will be more in 1996-97. Both Jordan and Rodman have movies coming out. Rodman has a new show on MTV. Jordan's new cologne is on the shelves. Pippen has become an endorsement machine. Rodman is always an incident waiting to happen. And then there's the fact that Jordan, Rodman and Jackson are signed for this season only. "No one knows if this is my last year or not," said Jordan, who'll make a record $30 million. "As long as I've got the scissors, whenever I want to cut it off ... by no means will I let someone else dictate when it's time to walk away." Jackson said he and his players don't worry about the future beyond this season. "We're just happy to be here. We're not looking at it as a last hurrah type of thing," he said. "As for this year, there are expectations. We deserve them. We have to live up to them."
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Nuggets suspend McInnis, reduce roster to 12 DENVER (Oct 31, 1996 - 21:30 EST) -- The Denver Nuggets on Thursday reduced their roster to the NBA-mandated 12 players, placing two players on injured reserve and suspending rookie guard Jeff McInnis. McInnis, the team's second-round draft choice from North Carolina, was placed on the suspended list for conduct detrimental to the team. Coach Bernie Bickerstaff did not elaborate. McInnis missed his fourth straight day of practice on Thursday -- absences that Bickerstaff has referred to as "excused." Going on injured reserve were center Rich King, who has a torn cartilage in his left knee, and guard Keith Jennings, who will undergo surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The Nuggets open their 1996-97 season at home Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks.
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'The Fonz' is back for the Nuggets (Oct 31, 1996 - 10:12 EST) -- If you close your eyes tightly, you can envision LaPhonso Ellis in a black leather jacket and jeans, revving his motorcycle, flashing a thumbs-up and saying, "Heeeeey." Kick on the jukebox and start dancing. The Fonz is back. After two long years of surgeries and rehabilitation, the Denver Nuggets forward is looking a lot like the player he was before doctors discovered cysts on both knees. "I feel good, and I'm playing solid basketball right now. But I'm hesitant to talk about being back. I think I just need to keep working hard and stay the course," said Ellis, who will get his first official test of the 1996-97 NBA season Friday night when the Nuggets open at McNichols Arena against Dallas. He has been impressive in the preseason, averaging a team-leading 17.5 points and seven rebounds in eight games. He converted .581 of his field-goal attempts (50-for-86), .333 of his three-point attempts (3-for-9) and .679 of his free-throw tries (36-for-53). And he's back to running the floor in a way other NBA big men can only dream about. "I've been playing against Fonz ever since we were freshmen in college," Nuggets captain Bryant Stith said. "His perimeter game is back, he's running the court well; the only thing missing from his game is that explosiveness he had his rookie season. "He feared no one; he would dunk on anyone in his path. But that is still coming. "His strengths are his ability to run the floor, to fill the lanes on the fast break and to hit the mid-range jump shot." Ellis returned to the Nuggets on Jan. 6 last season, and coach Bernie Bickerstaff soon was alternating Ellis and rookie Antonio McDyess at power forward. Bickerstaff knew the two ultimately would fight each other for minutes and no one would benefit, especially the team. So, as soon as the season ended, Bickerstaff talked with Ellis about a position change. The coach wanted to keep McDyess at power forward and move Ellis to small forward. "I knew that meant I'd have to work on my perimeter shooting," Ellis said. "And that's what I did all last summer." So far, so good. But the plan was thrown into a nose dive when McDyess tore the meniscus in his right knee Oct. 3, one day before training camp and the injury required surgery that kept the second-year player sidelined until this past Monday. That meant Ellis spent the preseason working at power forward rather than small forward. It also meant most of Ellis' point production came from jump shots in transition rather than in the post, where most power forwards score. When McDyess returns full time, the plan is for the 6-foot-8, 240-pound Ellis to move back to small forward -- where one would expect many of his points to come from the perimeter. "The more I think about it," Ellis said, "once I play the (small forward) spot, I'll probably be posting up a lot more because it's an obvious mismatch, a (former) power forward posting up primarily against a (small forward) player. "It's interesting. But it's also nice, because it's challenging me to be something I've always wanted to be -- a complete player who can shoot the ball from the outside, who can post up, who can handle the ball." Bickerstaff has been cautious in discussions about Ellis. The coach clearly likes what he has seen, but Ellis has appeared on the verge of returning before, only to felled by injury. "I can't say he's back," Bickerstaff said. "He's playing good, he's running, he's doing all the things he did prior to (the surgeries), and we're real happy with that. But the answer has to come from Fonz in how he feels." Depending on McDyess' recovery, the Nuggets could stick with their preseason lineup for Friday's opener. That would mean Fonz would start at power forward and Dale Ellis at small forward. No matter where Fonz plays, Dale Ellis expects good things from the former Notre Dame standout. "If you look at how he's playing, even though he's at the (power forward position), he's playing a small forward game: catching and shooting; in the transition game he's hitting his jump shot. He has the size and the quickness. I don't think changing back to small forward (once McDyess returns) will affect him. "Physically, he looks good, he's strong, his attitude is great ... and he wants to win very, very bad."
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Seikaly placed on suspended list, Warriors reduce roster OAKLAND, Calif. (Oct 31, 1996 - 22:12 EST) -- Center Rony Seikaly was placed on the suspended list as the Golden State Warriors cut their roster to 12 players Thursday. Seikaly, a holdout for training camp and the preseason, continued to be the source of trade rumors, although Warriors general manager Dave Twardzik denied a deal was imminent. To reduce their active roster to 12 active players, the Warriors placed guard Anthony Harris, forward Marcus Mann and center Mike Peplowski on the injured list. Harris a rookie out of Hawaii, has a hairline fracture to his right ankle. In two preseason games with the Warriors, he had six points and a blocked shot in 15 minutes. Mann, the team's second-round pick in this year's draft, has a low back strain. He averaged 2.7 points, two rebounds and 12 minutes in five games this preseason. Both Mann and Harris will miss a minimum of five games. Peplowski, a four-year NBA veteran, tore the anterior cruciate ligament and the medial meniscus in his left knee during the Warriors' preseason game against the Denver Nuggets Oct. 18. He will miss the entire season.
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Houston places Price, Jones on injured list HOUSTON (Oct 31, 1996 - 20:01 EST) -- The Houston Rockets placed point guard Brent Price and center Charles Jones on the injured list Thursday. Price is expected to be out about three months after breaking a bone near his left elbow. He averaged 6.3 points in three preseason games. Jones, a 13-year veteran, has a strained lower back. He recently signed for a third season with the Rockets and played in six preseason games, grabbing 13 rebounds and blocking four shots. The Rockets open the regular season at home against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
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Shaq makes crown possible INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Oct 31, 1996 - 02:01 EST) -- Championships do not just happen. Wilt Chamberlain joined the Lakers in 1968. What an impressive foundation they had with Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor and Jerry West. Still, it was four seasons for everything to come together with a championship season. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joined the Lakers in 1976. Once again, it took four seasons to win the NBA championship. This is why this summer, when Shaquille O'Neal jumped from Orlando to the Lakers, it was necessary to offer a word of caution -- in all probability it would take three or four years for the Lakers to win the championship. That was before watching O'Neal play. SEEING, BELIEVING Once you see the big guy up close it is clear a championship could happen in this, his first season with the Lakers. This is not to say O'Neal's game was underrated. That's not possible. He's won the NBA scoring championship. Along with David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon, he's been an NBA All-Star center during the last three seasons. The gentleman Shaq pushed into the background when he elbowed his way onto the All-Star team was Patrick Ewing, who is not exactly chopped liver. And yet the scope of O'Neal's game is not completely appreciated. To many, he is this giant of a young man at 7-foot-1 and 300 pounds who dominates with brute strength. Al McGuire used to talk about big men as aircraft carriers. O'Neal is the entire fleet. But there's more to his game than bulk. O'Neal brings skills to the court. He can catch and pass the basketball. That's not as easy as it sounds. When the ball goes to many centers it is as if they have glue on their hands. They check out everyone on the court, sometimes two or three times, before passing. With Shaq, it's bang-bang, the ball is tossed to him and it's in someone else's hands. DEFENSIVE IMPACT This enables the offense to be fluid. It increases the ability of his teammates to score. When you see a player only once or twice a year, plus any number of times on television, you miss little things. With O'Neal, you do not see his quick feet, the way he spins to the basket. You do not see his enthusiasm. As big as he is, you overlook his impact on defense. Not all of this was missed. Some of it is new. Each year he expands his game. This may be the best thing about Shaq. He's 24. He's a four-year NBA veteran. As good as he is already, the upside remains huge. His best years are ahead of him. Del Harris, the Lakers' coach, found O'Neal receptive. Harris responded by asking Shaq to assert himself more on defense and, as impressive as his rebounding numbers have been, to pound the boards even harder this season. Speaking of O'Neal's age, that's another reason why declaring that the Lakers will be in the hunt for the championship may be called a stretch. Not just O'Neal's age. Look at the starting lineup. Elden Campbell at 28 and Cedric Ceballos at 27 are the gnarled vets. Eddie Jones is 25. Nick Van Exel is 24. They're backed up by Rumeal Robinson, 29, Sean Rooks, 27, and Kobe Bryant, who is all of 18. The late George Allen, coach of the Washington Redskins' famed Over-the-Hill Gang, a group of football senior citizens who made it to the Super Bowl, would shake his head and say these guys belong in the first grade, not in the NBA Finals. In June, we'll be saying youthful enthusiasm and talent more than outweighed the fact there are no thirty-something players in the starting lineup. Make that enthusiasm, talent and mix. The current hot word is chemistry. The Lakers have it. They have nice balance. Granted, there will be some rough spots. The Sonics, Rockets, Spurs, Jazz and Bulls are not going to roll over for them. Just remember the Lakers have more than seven months to smooth things out. O'Neal brings his power game. Van Exel will get him the ball. Ceballos is a slasher who will find his medium-range game improved because O'Neal generates so much attention. Jones is another slasher. Van Exel can pop from outside. Then there's Campbell. Slowly, methodically, patiently, he's become a valuable player. He's an excellent shot-blocker, a strong power forward who isn't worried about his points. He loves setting picks. His unselfish attitude is a critical ingredient for a championship team. The defense should be satisfactory. Jones has quick hands and great instincts, which is why he steals so many passes. He and Van Exel can play perimeter defense. Campbell and O'Neal can erase a lot of mistakes by blocking shots. Rooks and Robinson are role players. They know this and are eager to be part of the mix. Bryant will run and gun, sort of a shadow Jones. No, he doesn't have a clue on defense. That will come. They'll all fit well with O'Neal. So will Byron Scott, one of the major players from the old Lakers' Showtime era. He returns at 35 as a spot player. Talk about popping the outside jump shot. Scott has no conscience. Give him the ball and he'll drill a shot without blinking. Scott's a security blanket. He'll understand when the Lakers go with Bryant. The kid needs playing time to learn the NBA game. The veteran will be ready mentally when needed. In the playoffs, when Bryant's minutes can be expected to drop, Scott will be rested and ready for expanded minutes, just as Danny Ainge was late in his career for Phoenix. If all the pieces fit, and it looks as if they will, a championship can happen for the Lakers this season.