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Ironic that the logo for the Negro Basketball Association is a whiteboy honkey cracka, Jerry West. Nowadays the great Jerry West would have at least a 4-year stay on the bottom of a roster, if he were even signed at all.
Ironic that the logo for the Negro Basketball Association is a whiteboy honkey cracka, Jerry West. Nowadays the great Jerry West would have at least a 4-year stay on the bottom of a roster, if he were even signed at all.
I was gone alot of the last few days but I did see some of the Suns vs Blazers and Twolves vs Magic games. The Suns game was a pleasant suprise. Miles Plumlee was named a starter and he is only in his 2nd season. The kid can jump out of the gym. He had 18 points and 15 rebounds. He was also blocking shots and changing many others. The kid has amazing talent and he will only get better from here. Goran Dragic also had a great game with 26 points to lead all scorers as the Suns blew out the Blazers. Alex Lin also played a little of the bench for Phoenix. They will bring him along slowly but he will eventually be a solid player and he is 7'1!
The Minnesota Timberwolves are off to a good start. They beat the Magic in overtime. Kevin Love had 31 points and 17 rebounds. He is back and he will be unstoppable this year. Pekovic, Rubio and Barrera all played good. Sved was quiet in this game but he will be fine. The Twolves have their next game on Friday Night. This will be the year they finally make the playoffs.
Spencer Hawes dropped 24 as Sixers upset Heat. The Bucks came back from 25 down at half to make it a game. Rookie Nate Wolters was thrown into the fire early as Ridnour did not play due to sore back and Knight tweaked his hammy early. The rookie responded well with 9points and 4 assists. Not his best offensive output but he stepped up as a floor general when his team needed him on the biggest stage in sports,Madison Square Garden. Zaza Pachulia also had a nice game with 13points and 11 boards!!
"We need a guy to come in and play with physicality in the paint area, and that's who Zaza is," said (head coach Larry) Drew, who also coached him in Atlanta.
"I thought that first half they just manhandled us in the paint. We got off to a little bit of a sluggish start in that third quarter, but the minute I put Zaza and John Henson in there, things did change."
The Bucks' bench totaled 66 points as Drew went with a lineup of four reserves — Pachulia, Wolters, Henson and Khris Middleton — and veteran forward Caron Butler down the stretch.
"In the first half, to say we came out flat is an understatement," (Bucks forward Caron) Butler said. "I thought Nate came in and was solid for us; "And Zaza was doing it all. He can't jump over a sheet of paper but he knows how to use his body."
Boston coach Brad Stevens was singing the praises of Wolters before the game, and the former South Dakota State star showed why.
"It might just be because I'm a mid-major guy and he probably has a soft spot for me," said Wolters, referring to Stevens' successful experience as coach at Butler.
Wolters has had to step into an important role after injuries sidelined starting point guard Brandon Knight and veteran Luke Ridnour.
"He (Drew) has shown a lot of confidence in me the last couple games," Wolters said. "He's keeping me in crunch time.
"This is unbelievable experience for me. It's something I didn't really expect to happen. I'm just trying to step in and do my job, and I think this will help me for down the road."
Some BIG TIME stats tonight!
Nikola Vucevic...30 points...21 rebounds!!
Gordon Hayward...28 pts...5 assist
Kevin Love 25 pts...16 reb
David Lee 22 pts...15 reb
Spencer Hawes 23 pts...13 reb
http://www.castefootball.us/forums/...Teams-To-Support?p=288485&posted=1#post288485Who are the teams to root for right now? I haven't been paying enough attention to any team besides Minnesota lol. Sounds like Phoenix is one, any others?
Tyler Hansbrough, leading scorer for Toronto coming off the bench with 23 points 7 rebounds while defeating the Utah Jazz.
Gordon Hayward led Utah with 24/7/4.
In tonights Timberwolves / Lakers tilt, a total of 7 whites started the game
T-Wolves: Love, Rubio, Pek
Lakers: Nash, Blake, Gasol, and Kaman
The T-wolves are tearing it up tonight, leading 82-53 midway through the 3rd with Love already with 20 points and 12 rebounds
IF the wolves stay healthy it looks like they could be a solid 4-5 seed out west