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Archive for December, 2004

NBA FAN BLOG: Merry Christmas There Little Guy

Posted by admin on December 30th, 2004 filed in Uncategorized

Click on the title link to check out a picture of Shaq and Earl Boykins. It’s pretty awesome.

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Jim Jackson Suspended by Hornets

Posted by admin on December 30th, 2004 filed in Uncategorized

The New Orleans Hornets suspended Jim Jackson indefinitely on Wednesday for not reporting to the team, two days after he was acquired from Houston in a trade. Hornets coach Byron Scott suspected Jackson would not show up as scheduled after speaking with him by phone shortly after the trade brought the 13-year veteran to the [...]

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Fantasy Basketblog: Wait For It…

Posted by admin on December 29th, 2004 filed in Uncategorized

Check out Fantasy Basketblog’s take on the Wesley for JJ-Nachbar trade. Also some other good fantasy notes in this post.
Fantasy Basketblog: Wait For It…
Spreading love… among the fantasy basketball bloggers out there – all 2 of them
Count it.

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Central Star (of Wonder) Central Star (of Might)

Posted by admin on December 28th, 2004 filed in Uncategorized

Vince Carter.
Those who traded for him when his value was low, or hung onto him are now being rewarded for the cunning and/or patience…
25 P, 6 R, 2 A, 2 STL, 0 TO tonight.
Dirk had a better game going tonight, but I thought I’d mention Vince since his fantasy status is much more in limbo. [...]

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O'Neal suspension cut by 10 games

Posted by admin on December 22nd, 2004 filed in Uncategorized

“NEW YORK (AP) — Jermaine O’Neal won a 10-game reduction Wednesday in his suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl, but an arbitrator upheld NBA commissioner David Stern’s bans on Ron Artest and two other Indiana players.
Arbitrator Roger Kaplan’s decision makes O’Neal eligible to return Saturday, when the Pacers host [...]

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Davis activated but not ready to play

Posted by admin on December 22nd, 2004 filed in Uncategorized

“The Hornets activated All-Star point guard Baron Davis off the injured list Tuesday.
Davis, who had been on the list since Nov. 17 because of an inflamed disc in his lower back, did not play Tuesday against the Los Angeles Clippers. And Scott has not made a decision yet on whether Davis will play tonight [...]

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Fanball's Pick-up of the Week

Posted by admin on December 22nd, 2004 filed in Uncategorized

“On December 12, Gerald quietly returned to the hardwood. He came off the bench in his first game back against the Warriors, recording nine points, 13 rebounds, four assists, three steals, and three blocks in just 28 minutes. He then got back into Charlotte’s starting lineup, posting 32 points, 19 rebounds, six dimes, and six [...]

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Carted Out

Posted by admin on December 20th, 2004 filed in Uncategorized

I’m not even going to try to understand why the Nets would basically trade Kenyon Martin for Vince Carter. I mean, yes, in his prime, Vince was certainly the better player, but wasn’t Martin working well with the Nets? And hasn’t Carter been perpetually injured the last few seasons?
So… moving on:
Fantasy Impact on [...]

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J-Will to Clippers

Posted by admin on December 17th, 2004 filed in Uncategorized

League sources have told Give Me The Rock that the Grizzlies are talking about sending out-of-favor point guard Jason Williams to LA, along with Ryan Humphrey, for Kerry Kittles and his large expiring contract.
Okay, that’s not entirely true. But since certain other columnists feel that they have the right to simply create trade rumors, why [...]

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AOL's White S

Posted by admin on December 17th, 2004 filed in Uncategorized

At the beginning of the season, AOL has a white D with a green background (in a square) to show a players was “Day-to-day” … They had a white IL on a black background to signify “Injured list” (even though they don’t actually have an injured list)… White O with black background for “Out [...]

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