MAKING BIG TIME NOISE: Memphis Grizlies rookie Tarence Kinsey averaging 38min/19.2p/54%šuta in the last 5 games, making many of the Memphis fans think that Logo has find another "diamond in the rough"...
PAKRACOLOGIJA
LeBron takes Cavs to topless bar?
LeBron James cheered up his teammates after their loss to the Knicks Wednesday night by taking them to Scores West for some topless entertainment, according to NEW YORK POST. The Cleveland Cavalier forward brought 15 pals to the mammary Mecca, where he had the champagne flowing and a stunning squad of strippers doing table dances for three solid hours. "He tipped in cash and was very generous," said blond knockout Lindsay. James and Co. finally called it a night at 4 a.m.
DJEDICA OPET U LIGI?
Kevin Willis, 44, went through a 45-minute workout with Mavs coach Avery Johnson on Thursday. He'll be back today for another workout and could be signed to a 10-day contract and possibly be in uniform for tonight's game against New York, Mavs president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said. "He was impressive for what we're looking for," said Nelson, who added that no deal has been struck. "It's potentially a fit." Willis said he sees the Mavs as a team on a mission and believes his experience can be an asset.
RASHEED WALLACE I TEHNIČKE POGREŠKE:
A nema se tu što reći. Ako Rasheed želi i dalje trošiti lovu na kazne nek samo izvoli. Zaradio je i više nego dovoljno u dosadašnjoj karijeri. Ali s obzirom koliko love je pokupio nije niti približno opravdao očekivanja. Mogao je puno više pružiti.
TARENCE KINSEY DUNKS ON KIRILENKO..
NESRETNI JORGE GARBAJOSA
Toronto Raptorsi su najugodnije iznenađenje lige ove sezone. Ali stvarno nemaju sreće s ozljedama. Andrea Bargnani je prošlog tjedna operirao slijepo crijevo i neće ga biti do kraja sezone, a sad im se još teško ozlijedio i korisni Španjolac Jorge Garbajosa. Njega neće biti šest mjeseci, tako da je španjolska reprezentacija izgubila važnog igrača za nadolazeće Europsko prvenstvo.
ŠTO JE MENI OVO TREBALO:
Vrijeđao je Židove, a i komesar David Stern je kako i sami znate Židov:
Taman kad se smirio, novi incident Michaela Raya Richardsona. Stvarno šteta jer da nije bilo tog incidenta sigurno bi dobio priliku u NBA.
Evo i jednog zanimljivog intervjua s njim. Stvarno je odličan intervju, najžalosniji je dio kad komesar David Stern kaže:
By 1986 things had gotten so bad that NBA commissioner David Stern, in what he has referred to as "the hardest thing I've ever had to do as commissioner," made Micheal Ray the first player in NBA history to be banned for life.
A da ne zaboravimo Michael Ray je u "ratnoj" sezoni 1991/92 igrao i za KK Split Croatia osiguranje.
KRATKI TEČAJ KINESKOG: LAKERS vs. GRIZZLIES 28/03/07 86-88..
OPŠIRNIJI KOMENTAR ZBIVANJA U COLORADU: Denver igra stvarno slabo, ovaj tjedan su izgubili u gostima kod Detroita, iako su imali dvije sekunde prije kraja tri razlike i loptu sa strane. Kod dodavanja su izgubili loptu i onda im je Rasheed Wallace pogodio nešto što se pogađa jednom (ili možda dvaput) u sto godina. A osim toga Detroitu nisu igrala dva člana početne petorke (Richard Hamilton i Chris Webber). Utakmicu kasnije Denver je na domaćem terenu izgubio od slabašnog Seattlea (kojem nije igrao Ray Allen zbog ozljede). Mislim da George Karl nema što tražiti u NBA. Jedan je od najgorih trenera lige (i nažalost jedan od najbolje plaćenih). Kad je Iverson došao u Denver rekao je da će uživati igrati za trenera Karla jer je on 'rođeni pobjednik.' A evo vam dokaza kakav je Karl rođeni pobjednik: na Svjetskom prvenstvu 2002 u domaćem Indianapolisu, pred domaćim navijačima (a Indiana je osim toga i najkošarkaškija savezna država u Americi), Geoge Karl vodi svoju momčad do 'briljantnog' šestog mjesta izgubivši prvo od Argentine, a onda ih je Jugoslavija dotukla u četvrtfinalu (81:78), a onda ih je na kraju dobila i Španjolska u utakmici za peto mjesto. I sva tri poraza doživjeli pod palicom Georgea Karla, 'rođenog pobjednika.' Ovdje se postavlja samo jedno pitanje: kakav je to rođeni pobjednik koji na domaćem terenu ne može osvojiti zlatnu medalju s ovim igračima: Paul Pierce, Michael Finley, Andre Miller, Baron Davis, Shawn Marion, Jermaine O'Neal, Elton Brand, Antonio Davis, Ben Wallace, Reggie Miller, Raef LaFrentz i Jay Williams.
Prije par mjeseci mogli smo vidjeti na HRT-u plesni show Ples sa zvijezdama. Iako nije nastupao nijedan košarkaš, bilo je tu dosta poznatih lica: od sportaša tu je bio dvometraški vaterpolist Dubravko Šimenc, meteorolog Zoran Vakula, glumica Zrinka Cvitešić (koja je na kraju i pobijedila), pjevačica Maja Šuput…. E zašto vam ovo sve pišem: zato jer u američkoj inačici tog plesnog showa nastupa nekadašnji Draženov suigrač iz Portlanda Clyde Drexler:
Tisdale, a 6-foot-9 Tulsa native who played 12 seasons in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns, disclosed the cancer earlier this week on his Web site. He said the prognosis for his recovery is excellent.
Samo bih dodao: veliki igrači, kako se Pierce nazvao često zabijaju preko 30, ali Pierce definitivno nije veliki igrač. On jest vrlo dobar igrač, ali nije great player kako se nazvao. Nažalost nije. I to je činjenica.
YAHOO.COM: David Beckham najbolje odjeveni sportaš današnjice?? No comment..
DAMON JONES, CAVS - SELF PROCLAIMED BEST DRESSER IN THE NBA (By Greg Ruffing/USA TODAY)..
Jones adds plenty of flash to his fashion
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Damon Jones has no shame in his game when it comes to shooting or fashion.
Jones' specializes in three-pointers —214 of his 328 field goal attempts have come from behind the arc — and dressing stylishly.
The nine-year veteran is shooting 39.7% on threes, and with a wardrobe that he says includes 450 suits and 150 pairs of shoes, he is the self-proclaimed best-dressed player in the NBA.
"I'm so exotic with my looks," Jones says. "I try to be different than all the other guys."
Jones succeeds at dressing differently on a nightly basis. Last spring he sported a leopard print sports coat during the Eastern Conference playoffs against the Washington Wizards. Earlier this season, he wore a tiger print jacket when Cleveland played at Washington. When he played for Miami three seasons ago, he donned a bright red sports coat for a playoff game with Detroit.
"When you consider yourself the best dressed, you're going to go out there sometimes," Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas says. "You're going to try things nobody is else is going to try and wear things no one else is going to wear. It works for him."
Jones says he selects his game-night attire based on the magnitude of the contest.
"It depends on where we are, the importance of the game and the amount of media attention surrounding the game," Jones says. "If it's a TNT or ESPN game, I would wear a suit and tie with my customary Gucci or Louis Vuitton slippers. If it's just a regular TV game, I would go with jeans and slippers."
Jones says he has become a fashion adviser for players throughout league who call him for tips. He also says that his style is beginning to influence how his peers dress.
"You're starting to see a trend," Jones says, adding that NBA Finals MVP Dwyane Wade— named the best-dressed player in the NBA by GQ magazine — benefited from Jones' good taste in clothes when they were teammates on the Heat two seasons ago.
"D-Wade was a sweat suit and jeans type of guy," Jones says. "I think my flair kind of propelled him to what he is off the basketball floor. A lot of guys say they don't like it. It doesn't look good. Now I'm starting to see a lot of guys taking on my style."
NAJBOLJE NOĆAŠNJE AKCIJE (30/03/2007)..
Confident in pink or red
Jones says others are able to emulate his style, but he is not concerned that someone will surpass him as the league's No. 1 clotheshorse because the combination of his personality and sartorial splendor are unbeatable.
"You can hang on my style, but you'll never have my personality," he says. "That's not a problem.
"For a guy who says he's the best-looking thing you've ever seen, it's not hard to put on a pink blazer or a bright red (sports coat). I'm OK with who I am."
Jones says he has been fashion conscious since his high school years, adding that his penchant for dressing comes from his mother, who he says "was a fashion icon."
"She would take four skirts and nine or 10 blouses and make different combinations," Jones says. "She was awesome. The way she dressed inspired me."
Jones says while his high school classmates were wearing baggy pants hanging off their waists, no belts and oversized shirts with the tail out, he wore jeans on his waist with a belt and always had his shirt tucked in.
"It made me feel good about myself, being clean-cut and being able to look good every day," he says.
Once in the NBA, he took his flair for dressing to another level.
"He does very well," Houston center Dikembe Mutombo says. "But I have a few questions about some of the colors he brings. He reminds me more of (former NBA player) Charles Oakley. He must be from Milwaukee or Cleveland."
Mutombo refers to Jones as "a Hollywood man," but he questions Jones' status as the best-dressed player in the NBA.
"Who voted for him?" Mutombo says. "I need to see that vote."
MICHAEL JORDAN SCORED 53, 50, 61 (3 GAMES)..
A throwback to the 1970s
Jones says the league has yet to see his 'A' game this season in terms of dress. He plans to unveil a new look in the upcoming weeks.
"You are in for a treat the rest of this season," he says. "I have a look that's just going to kill them. Nobody has ever done it. Nobody has ever seen it. When they see it, they're going to be like 'Wow, he's doing it again.' "
Jones also plans to make a big splash during All-Star weekend. He's competing in the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout on All-Star Saturday.
He says he already has the four outfits that he will wear for the weekend, lined up in his closet.
"Damon is quite a character," says Cary Mitchell, owner of Charlotte-based Cary Mitchell Designs. "He tries to take it to another level. He's almost like a throwback player in the '70s in the way he dresses.
"He's flashy like Earl the Pearl (Monroe), Clyde (Walt Frazier) and Gus Johnson. He reminds me of that first generation of black NBA players who were really flashy.
"He likes to have fun with his stuff. He's not like Alonzo Mourning or Michael Jordan, mainstream neat dressers. Zo is always neat and coordinated. He always fits the occasion. MJ is like that, too. Damon is flashy, but he's still classified as a good dresser."
WALTER HERMANN(Charlotte Bobcats): averages 16p/6s/FGs56% in last 5 games...
Kustos - menadžer (m/ž) u Muzeju Dražena Petrovića
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NAJBOLJE NOĆAŠNJE AKCIJE (29/03/07)..
Opis posla: Zaklada Dražen Petrović traži osobu za rad na radnom mjestu kustos - menadžer (m/ž) u Muzeju Dražena Petrovića, Zagreb.
Početak rada:
Prilikom javljanja na oglas obavezno navedite sljedeću oznaku: MojPosao - 7C3A
Ključne riječi: manager, menadžer, kustos
NAJBOLJE AKCIJE XXI TJEDNA NBA SEZONE 2006/07..
Što očekujemo:
Vrsta posla: Stalno. Određeno.
Potrebna stručna sprema: Visoka stručna sprema
Potrebne godine iskustva:
Strani jezici (aktivno):
Strani jezici (pasivno):
Vozačka dozvola: B.
Osnove rada na računalu: Da
Ostali uvjeti:
- VSS
- napredno poznavanje MS Office paketa
- menadžerske i organizacijske sposobnosti
- poželjno iskustvo na sličnim poslovima
KOBE O'LADIO vs. GRIZZLIES: 23 poena u 44 minute, šut 7-26...
OK, prognozirali smo i bili polovično uspješni. Događa se i najboljima pa kako neće naj blogu u Hrvata i šire... Četiri susreta Elite Eighta, jedan u kojem se pobjednik iskristalizirao znatno prije kraja i tri trilera – bio bi kratak pregled vikend događanja. Što se dogodilo u susretima? Krenimo redom.
Ne znam je li se to samo čini ili Kansas gotovo uvijek zezne stvar kad je najvažnije? To je bila odlika vrhunskih ekipa u kojima su igrali Vaughn, LaFrentz, Pierce, Hinrich, Gooden pa i ovi novi dečki koji imaju potencijala za velike stvari. Snove Jayhawksa o prvom pojavljivanju na Final Fouru nakon 2002. prekinuo je nemogućim šutevima jedna od tragičara lanjskog final Arron Afflalo s 24 p i tri trice preko igrača a play Darren Collison je imao 14p i 5ol, uz nemali doprinos kamerunskog princa Luca Mbah A Moute s 8p/6s/4ol. Brandon Rush je s dok su podbacili Mario Chalmers i Julian Wright. Sva trojica bi trebala izaći na draft, iako velike šanse za izbor u prvoj rundi ima samo Rush zahvaljujući konzistetnosti.
Zanimljivo je da su oba sastava imala kombiniranih 32 ol i 46 pogrešaka i izgubljenih lopti. Sudar dviju dobrih obrana je na kraju pripao prošlogodišnjem finalistu koji će nastojati vratiti milo za drago Gatorsima iz Gainesvillea na Floridi.
Prvak sigurno brodi prema obrani naslova i ne zamara se pojedinačnom statistikom igrača. Sve im je na dlanu – gotovo isti sastav od prošle godine koji je u međuvremeno dodatno sazrio, a mentalno su bili jaki već prošle godine te im se razdoblja dekoncetracije vrlo rijetko događaju – u prijevodu, teško im se može dogoditi slučaj North Carolina (opisan u produžetku). Tako je bilo i ovaj put - Joakim Noah s 14p/14s te Lee Humphrey s 23 p (7 trica) predvodili su izjednačeno ekipu Gatorsa protv Oregona koji je pružio dostojan otpor ali ukoliko je i mogao parirati izvana, to nipošto nije bio slučaj u reketu. Pitanje je: ima li protiv Floride uopće rješenja budući su snažni na svim pozicijama, uz odličnu klupu? Aaron Brooks je za poražene postigao 27p/4a, još jednom pokazujući NBA potencijal.
U reprizi lanjskog finala Florida će igrati protiv UCLA. Stara je istina u NCAA da prvenstva dobivaju obrane i bekovi, ali to u ovom slučaju teško može vrijediti.
Fab Five 2K7 je opravdao svoju reputaciju. Baš kao i prethodnici s Michigana 1992 došli su do kruga 4 završna sastava, sad ostaje za vidjeti hoće li učiniti koji korak više. Iako su svi analitičari ovu utakmicu titulirali epitetom visok rizik, Buckeyesi su od starta krenuli čvrsto, svjesni da nimalo bezazleni Memphis ipak ima veliku rupu pod košem i sve susrete do sada su dobivali na račun dobre vanjske linije. Nakon izjednačenog prvog poluvremena, stvari je preokrenuo Greg Oden koji je pokupio treći prekršaj odmah na početku drugog dijela pri vodstvu Buckeyesa 5 razlike. Nakon nepunih 5 minuta hlađenja i zaostatka –5 Ohio Statea u međuvremenu, u prvom idućem napadu Tigersa uspješno je blokirao gostujućeg igrača te uspješno ubacio 2 poena uz namjeran prekršaj protivnika. Iskusni bek šuter i vođa mlade ekipe Ron Lewis postigao je 22p/6s/2 st a Oden je dodao 17p/9s te Mike Conley Jr 19p/4s/2ol, dok je za goste odlično odigrao iznenađenje turnira Jeremy Hunt s 26p.
Ohio State je bio državni prvak s ekipom koji su pedvodili mladići po imenu John Havlicek i Jerry Lucas. Ljubimac zagrebačke publike Scoonie Penn ih je u suradnji s Michaelom Reddom doveo na FF 1999. godine. Koliko daleko mogu protiv Georgetowna u subotu uvečer?
Što se dogodilo s Tar Heelsima nakon što su imali 75-65 cijelih 6 minuta prije kraja? Pa, ništa posebno osim što su pogodili samo 1 od slijedeća 23 šuta na koš. Ni Hoyasi iz elitnog predgrađa američke metropole nisi vjerovali da se protiv ovako snažne ekipe mogu vratiti ali su pokušali i uspjeli doći do 81-81 i izboriti dodatnih 5 minuta u kojima su postigli 15 poena a gostima dopustili samo jednu tricu kad je sve bilo praktički riješeno. U redovima pobjednika bnajbolji su bili Jeff Green s 22p/9s, 218 cm visoki centar Roy Hibbert s 13p/11s/6bl te play Jonathan Wallace s 19p/7a uz preciznog freshmana JaJuan Summersa koji je ubacio 20 lakih komada, dok je tužne dečke u baby blue dresovima predvodio Tyler Hansbrough s 26/11s. Georgetown je susret dobio obranom, pogotovo na vanjskoj liniji Tar Heelsa u kojoj su bekovi Ellington i Lawton bili neprepoznatljivi.
Posebnost susreta odigranog u dvorani NJ Netsa u East Rutherfordu je što mu je bio nazočan legendarni Pat Ewing prateći nastup svog istoimenog juniora koji nastupa za tatino sveučilište. Kao komentator je utakmicu pratio veliki trener John Thompson, koji je sa svojim bivšim igračem izgubio utakmicu za naslov na Final Fouru 1982 od North Caroline zahvaljujući košu tada nepoznatog Michaela Jeffreya Jordana. Pobjedu Hoyasa su obojica doživjela kao veliku osvetu, a bivši centar Knicksa istaknuo je kako je Najveći bio ovaj put nedostupan za sve telefonske pozive...
U polufinalu se susreću dva prva i dva druga nositelja po regijama. Snage su tu negdje, a posebno zanimljiv je matchup kod polufinala Ohio State – Georgetown gdje će se suočiti dva izvjesna kandidata za ovogodišnji draft – Greg Oden protiv Roya Hibberta.
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ADRIATIC LEAGUE: Cibona vs. Partizan @ 20.00...KOBE vs. GRIZZLIES: Another 50PT occasion??
RANDOLPH MORRIS, NY KNICKS: NOĆAS JE ZABILJEŽIO SVOJ PRVI DNP NBA KARIJERE(Copyright 2007 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
ADRIATIC LEAGUE: The fight for the title begins
Now, it starts for real! On Tuesday and Wednesday the first semi-finals of the 2006/07 NLB play-off will be played in the Croatian capital and in Belgrade with FMP, Cibona, Partizan and Hemofarm guaranteeing a spot in the final part of the season.
NAJBOLJE NOĆAŠNJE AKCIJE (27/03/07)..
After a five-year period during which the Final Four was organizer three times being replaced by the Final Eight Tournament in the previous two seasons, now it is a turn to come out with the play-off of the best four teams which will meet in the best-of three games.
RASHEED WALLACE 60-FOOT BUZZER BEATER..
Two among the four semi-finalists already won the regional title, Hemofarm took in it in 2004/05 while FMP (ex-Reflex) won it twice, first in 2003/04 and for the second time in 2005/06. Both semi-finals will not be played on the same day, FMP and Hemofarm will meet a day later then Cibona and Partizan.
Znaci veceras u osam, pa da vidimo jeli ova Cibonina momcad za velike utakmice. Bit ce interesantno vidjet Partizanov Frontcourt i Cibonin Backcourt tko ce odlucit...Partizan je ove sezone pokazao da nezna pobjediti u Zagrebu, nadam se da ce i veceras ostati tako. x-faktor ove utakmice Partizanov Tripkovic, ako bude igrao kao protiv Joventuta u EL bit ce jako tesko..
iggypop • 27.03.2007. u 17:14
sramota je što nema NBA na HRT-u...super je što si stavio peticiju na blog...
Through the sandbox spats with Shaquille O'Neal and criminal charges in Colorado, through the flailing arms and suspensions, Kobe Bryant keeps the innate gift that turns everyone back to the unassailable truth of his mystique: Salvation is forever in his shot.
Whatever grief he brings on himself, whatever trouble comes his way, Bryant finds his forgiveness in shooting the basketball. He keeps shooting, keeps scoring – four consecutive 50-point games and counting now – and Bryant bullies back his detractors, his demons, basket after basket. Whatever you want to say about him, he demands this to be included: Best player on the planet.
"Do you remember there was a suspension about two weeks ago?" Phil Jackson asked Friday night in New Orleans. "I think this has motivated him."
Jackson is the grand wizard master of all mind games, and it's easy to see him marveling over the one that Bryant is playing with himself and with everyone.
Fifty points on the Hornets on Friday night seemed so improbable, what with the exertion of dropping 60 points on Memphis, 50 on Minnesota and 65 on Portland in the several days. The resilience of Bryant is the way that he wears everyone else to a nub – his opponents, his public, his teammates. One by one, they tend to bow to his relentless resolve.
He isn't just scoring out of his mind, but he's winning these games, too. This is a binge with the blessing of Jackson, a holy alliance with the blessed triangle offense.
NAJBOLJE NOĆAŠNJE AKCIJE (26/03/07)..
To call his stunning four-game run of reaching 50 points Jordan-esque would be unfair to Bryant because Michael Jordan never did it. Only Wilt and Kobe now. Yes, this is Chamberlain's stratosphere, a stunning achievement considering that the 7-footer destroyed people with finger rolls and dunks. Kobe has done it as guard, done it with 55 percent shooting, and with the porous Warriors and Grizzlies on the way into Staples Center, it seems only a loss of stamina can stop this streak.
For now, Bryant has restored control of his public persona. "The thing that was frustrating for me is that people were talking about me as a dirty player, which to me was pretty insulting," he said.
Besides the PlayStation scoring runs, here's a solution for Bryant: Stop hitting people in the face. Besides that, Bryant will get past the smacks upside the heads of Manu Ginobili and Marko Jaric because he has the talent to bring it back to his greatness.
Early in the season, Bryant had been in the MVP conversation for transforming himself into a steward of the Los Angeles Lakers' system. In his personal campaign to change his public image post-arrest and post-Shaq, No. 8 had turned to No. 24 and Bryant had been driven to reshape himself in the public eye as a good teammate and good citizen.
As Kobe's learned, people are forever mistaking virtue with victory. As an Eastern Conference scout said then, "Last year, he was so ball hungry in the triangle, he would literally chase it down on offense. It was Kobe vs. everyone. This year, he's much more accepting of his teammates, of his role in the triangle."
KK SV.PETAR (CRO/C-1) feat. GUARD COMBO HLUPIĆ/CVETKO..
Until this past week, when the Lakers' losing gave him license to let loose. When everyone was debating Nowitzki vs. Nash for MVP, Kobe pushed himself back into the discussion. Unlike them, he's a defensive force as well.
Kobe has never won the award, which isn't fair considering that he's been the best player in the sport for several seasons. Circumstances have conspired against him – Shaq as a teammate, to the rape case, to the rebuilding of the roster – but with the Lakers on the cusp of contention in the Western Conference, Bryant could be setting himself up for an MVP breakthrough next season.
What's more, Bryant plans to return to Team USA this summer, where he ought to be the reason Mike Krzyzewski won't lose another game between now and the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games. With Bryant on the floor in Beijing, the Americans are done losing.
So, the plan is laid out, shot by shot, and Bryant is executing it to perfection. What has so impressed Jackson is the way that Kobe has gone on this scoring spree without going to the basket, with jump shots arching high and true. Jordan did so much more of his scoring near the rim, something Bryant hasn't had to do.
Bryant has killed them softly with that treacherous touch, pushing himself onto his own private Basketball Rushmore with Wilt. No one can take their eyes off him now, and this is where Kobe controls the message, dictates terms of engagement.
Uzbudljiva završnica NCAA II Division Finala Barton College vs Winona St. Ex-Kentucky Wildcat Randolph Morris bi danas trebao debitirati za Knickse vs. Magic, pokušati zaustaviti Dwighta Howarda..
Što je nova u NCAA? Ništa posebno osim što su prošla 3 uvodna kola i došli smo do Elite Eight ili skupine od 8 sastava koji su više-manje očekivano došli na korak do odlaska na Final Four u Atlanti.
A da u prvim kolima – posebno prvi dan uopće – nije bilo iznenađenja, bilo je bez daljnjega. Kako se osjeća čovjek koji skine pobjedu Virginia Commonwealth Universityja nad Dukeom i pogodi koeficijent 2,80 ali ga zezne jedino hendikep na Louisvilla protiv Stanforda i to za 5.400 kn a ulog je bio 5 na 10 parova? Vjerujte, ne baš najsjajnije...
Ali sve je to igra. Nego, počeli smo o iznenađenjima, a to su u prvom kolu definitivno bile utakmice prvog kola (u zagradama je ranking ekipe) Duke(6)–VCU(11) 77-79, Notre Dame(6)–Winthrop(11) 64-74 i Arizona(8)–Purdue(9) 63-72 te u drugom kolu Wisconsin(2) – UNLV(7) 72-77. Momčadi su ispale, a neki dečki koji su sanjali o izboru na draftu i ranijem odlasku u profesionalne vode (u prvome redu društvo iz Arizone) nažalost će morati odgoditi njihovo ostvarenje do idućeg proljeća.
Na kraju, u bitku za nastup na završnom turniru idu po regijama:
West: Kansas(1)-UCLA(2)
Prošlogodišnji finalist ide na noge Top 3 sastavu ove sezone. Kansas se namučio protiv neugodnog Souther Illinoisa, a UCLA je nakon niza poraza pred kraj sezone ipak zaigrala kako priliči tradiciji a i snazi sastava. Od Jayhawksa na čelu s Brandonom Rushom su talentiraniji jedino dečki iz North Caroline a iskusniji prvaci iz Floride, što ukratko znači da je Kansas vrlo izvjestan za nastup u polufinalu 31.03. u glavnom gradu savezne države Georgije...
Midwest: Florida(1)-Oregon(3)
... protiv Florida Gatorsa koji suvereno brode prema obrani naslova, što su i pokazali na dosadašnjem nastupu na turniru. Skoro isti sastav od prošle godine, prva postava u kojoj su 3 sigurna izbora prve runde drafta kad god izađu na izbor – Horford, Noah i Brewer - i dobra klupa su ipak malo previše za vrlo dobar ali ne i odličan sastav Oregona kojeg predvodi Aaron Brooks.
NAJBOLJE JUČERAŠNJE AKCIJE (24/03/07)..
South: Ohio State(1)-Memphis(2)
Tough call. Fab Five 2006 poznatiji kao Ohio State Buckeyes provukao se zahvaljujući iskusnom beku Lewisu u drugom i trećem kolu potiv Xaviera 78-71 u produžetku te s pola koša prednosti protiv Tennesseeja 85-84. Memphis je dobio također nezgodne Texas A&M i u stanju je svakom zapapriti. Budući je evidentno da ima lijeka za super-freshmana Gerga Odena, otvoreno je pitanje tko će na ogled...
Ej Muraja,
Evo naletio sam na clanak na sportnet-u pa ti saljem LINK
BTW, jesi vidio da imam 7 timova u BRACKET-U od final 8! Who the man!!!
pozdrav,
Zeljko, UNC Ashville
South: North Carolina(1)-Georgetown(2)
... Tar Heelsima za koje je nekoć i Najveći nastupao. Hoyasi iz washingtonskog elitnog predgrađa su imali velike muke protiv svih borbenih ekipa pa tako i protiv Vanderbilta, što potvrđuje rezultat 66-65, i dobili su ih isključivo na račun dobre igre 217 cm visokog Roya Hibberta. North Carolina lomi ultrabrzim ritmom a i dečki unutra obavljaju svoj posao toliko dobro da recimo rookie Brandan Wright kotira kao Top 5 izbor ovogodišnjeg drafta a Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Ellington i Tywon Lawson kao sigurni izbori prve runde.
Općenito je riječ o vrlo jakom turniru, za razliku od prošle godine, što je još jedan dokaz koliko je NCAA profitirala od uvođenja NBA restrikcije za igrače iz srednje škole. Da je ostalo po starome, Oden, Durant i Young bi grijali klupu – OK, Durant bi možda i igrao – a ovako se kroz sezonu pokazalo koliko je tko od njih sposoban i koliko dominirati nad vršnjacima i nešto starijim kolegama.
Randolph Morris u Knicksima
Uz natjecanja i utakmice koje su u pravilu neizvjesne, priča dana pa i mjeseca dolazi s linije New York – Lexington (Kentucky) i to nakon višemjesečnih nagađanja hoće li se stvar dogoditi ili ne.
Budućnost je izgleda došla: 210 cm visok i 118 kg težak centar koji je odigrao sasvim dobru sezonu s prosjecima 16.1p/7.8s/2.1bl (da nije žurio) mogao je već lani a da ne govorimo ove godine računati na sredinu prve runde ali je ishitrenim potezom sebi iz džepa izbacio minimalnih milijun zelenih novčanica.
U nedjelju navečer Morris ima prvi trening kao član Knicksa s vrlo vjerojatnom mogućnošću da u ponedjeljak navečer zaigra protiv Orlando Magica.
Što reći na kraju? Isiah Thomas defintivno ne prestaje iznenađivati svojim potezima kao predsjednik/trener Knicksa koji su unatoč velikim pretumbavanjim u posljednjih godinu dana od statusa drugog imena za nered (u BiH kažu za ovakav klub: frtutma) do sastava koji je legitiman kandidat za sedmu ili osmu poziciju na Istoku zahavaljujući stjecaju okolnosti i lošijoj konkurenciji u konferenciji. Što se sve nije dogodilo:
- draftiranje anonimca Balkmana i Collinsa
- rastanak s Larryjem Brownom (kojeg je objektivno pregazilo vrijeme i nije ga trebalo ni potpisivati)
- favoriziranje Jeffrisa na štetu objektivno boljeg Leeja
- makljaža protiv Denvera
- povratak iz mrtvih Francisa
- sva sila ozljeda
- potpis Morrisa...
MJ 1989.: 50PTS vs. MILWAUKEE BUCKS..
Thomas sada ima priliku za iduću sezonu dobiti dva dobra studentska igrača – jednog je već potpisao a drugog bi možda mogao dobiti na ovogodišnjem draftu prekrcanom talentom jer će Knicksi sudeći prema sadašnjem omjeru 33-38 i tradeu s Bullsima te zamjeni pickova birati negdje između 21. i 24. picka što se dobrim manevriranjem oko tradeova može povisiti za pokoje mjesto.
Pretpremijera najnovijeg videa u produkciji ekipe ovog bloga. ne očekujte previše, ali ni premalo.
James Edwards • 25.03.2007. u 16:26
subota, 24.03.2007.
KOBE SCORING SURGE: Prestigao Jordana & Baylora na 3 uzastopne 50+ tekme, u lovu na Chamberlainovih SEDAM...
PAKRACOLOGIJA: Kobe Bryant, Gilbertologija i Litvanski div
Svi navijači Bullsa bit će zaintrigirani ovim člankom. Kao velikom navijaču Bullsa stvarno žalim što Kobe nije došao u Bullse i što danas ne igra u Bullsima. Kobe je istinski nasljednik Michaela Jordana i to je činjenica. Igra koju on pokazuje ove sezone stvarno je fantastična i po meni bi on trebao biti MVP lige.
Kobe je puno bolji igrač od Nasha, ono što Nash radi zadnje tri sezone za Phoenix je zaista nevjerojatno i svaka mu čast. Pod njegovim vodstvom Sunsi igraju najljepšu košarku u NBA, a Nash je uvjerljivo najbolji asistent lige(prosječno 11.5 asistencija po utakmici – ima dvije asistencije više od drugoplasiranog Derona Williamsa iz Utah Jazza: 9.4 asista po utakmica).
Međutim, jedna činjenica posebno upada u oči: način na koji se danas broje asistencije. Zato Nash i ima tako mnogo asista po utakmici. O tome sam pisao u Superkošarci broj 12 kada sam napisao životnu priču o fantastičnom Oscaru Robertsonu, jednom od najboljih asistenata u povijesti košarke. Tada sam napisao:
OSCAR O DANAŠNJEM NAČINU BROJENJA ASISTENCIJA
Robertsonu se uopće ne sviđa današnji način brojenja asistencija. Štoviše, uvjeren je da bi u današnje vrijeme sigurno mogao imati triple-double prosjek cijele sezone. Rekao je da bi u današnje vrijeme imao više asistencija zato jer su statističari u njegovo vrijeme bili puno škrtiji kada je u pitanju bilo brojenje asistencija.
Oscar je to potvrdio ovom izjavom: danas ako igrač dodaje loptu suigraču, i on je dribla nekih petnaestak metara i zabije koš, velike su šanse da će igrač koji mu je dodao loptu dobiti asistenciju.
Dakle, danas su statističari puno blaži u brojenju asistencija nego u Oscarovo vrijeme. I to je činjenica od koje se ne može pobjeći.
Oscar će nam reći i zašto je to tako: Ako sam ti dodao loptu, i ti si s njom driblao (pa makar i samo jedanput) i zabio koš, to nije bila asistencija. Ali danas se sve računa kao asistencija. Nema veze ako driblaš loptu osam ili devet puta, to se broji kao asistencija. Kada sam ja igrao nije bilo tako.
I zato se neki danas čude što najbolji asistent Eurolige ima u prosjeku samo 5 asistencija. To je zato jer se asistencije broje isto kao u Oscarovo vrijeme. Da se danas u NBA ligi asistencije broje onako kako su se brojile prije četrdesetak godina (tj. u Oscarovo vrijeme) Oscar bi gotovo sigurno i danas bio najbolji asistent svih vremena.
Gilbert Arenas se voli zezati. To je sa Gilbertovog bloga koji on piše na nba.com. Inače, blog morate obavezno čitati jer je Arenas totalno otkačen. A ovo je ludo..
Nema se tu što posebno dodati ili reći. Vidi se da je ovaj Gilbert još uvijek jedno veliko dijete kojem su na pameti samo budalaštine. Pa tko bi razuman išao govorit da će Portlandu zabiti 50 koševa zato da se osveti treneru Portlanda Nateu McMillanu. Pa nije ga McMillan izbacio (ili D'Antoni) nego Jerry Colangelo. Da se podsjetimo, 31. kolovoza prošle godine Arenas je izjavio sljedeće:
"Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas is frustrated about not being on the U.S. national team playing in the FIBA World Championship and said he believes he was not given a fair tryout. When Arenas left the squad on Aug. 14, national team managing director Jerry Colangelo said it was because Arenas had an injured groin. But in his first comments since then, Arenas, the Wizards' leading scorer and a two-time all-star, said he didn't think he was going to make the 12-man roster and that the injury became an excuse to part ways." Washington Post
Jedna tužna priča. Vjerojatno ste čuli potresnu priču o Martynasu Andriuskevičiusu. Zaista je nevjerojatno da jedan udarac može biti tako razoran. Sjetite se događaja iz 1977. kada je igrač Lakersa Kermit Washington na utakmici protiv Houston Rocketsa tako snažno udario 'našeg' Rudyja Tomjanovicha (koji je tada igrao za Houston) da su se Tomjanovichu pomaknule kosti na licu. O tom tragičnom događaju koji je na svu sreću imao sretan završetak ću pisati u jednom od sljedećih brojeva Superkošarke.
Nažalost, Martynas Andriuskevičius nije odigrao još nijednu minutu za Bullse, ali potencijal svakako postoji. Pa ipak je on tek 1986 godište. Treba raditi s njim i dati mu priliku i tada bi moglo biti nešto od njega. Naravno, pod uvjetom ako će mu to zdravlje dopustiti. Jer čak postoji i mogućnost da više nikada neće igrati košarku.
Ovu sezonu Bullsi su ga poslali na kaljenje u NBADL. Neko vrijeme je bio u Dakota Wizardsima u NBADL ligi i odigrao je tri utakmice za njih (prosječno 18 minuta, 5 koševa i 2.3 skoka), ali nakon tog nesretnog incidenta Bullsi su ga povukli u Chicago i dali mu najbolju moguću medicinsku skrb. Vidjet ćemo što će biti s njim.
KOBE @ DENVER: LINAS KLEIZA MAKING CASE (MARCH: 12.9p/5.9s/25min)..
I za kraj, jedna zanimljivost vezana za Paula Piercea. Možemo reći kako je on zaista medicinski fenomen..
Što danas vrijedi pogledati (iz moje perspektive): trening juniora Zrinjevca u balonu na Prisavlju u 13.00/snimka Detroit vs. Dallas na OBN-u u 13.15. Zagreb vs. Olimpija u 18.00 (Trnsko). Da li možda netko zna kada i s kim igra Cibona II?
BRYANT BREAKS 50 FOR 3rd STRAIGTH TIME: 20-37 from the field, 17-18 from free throw line
KOBE GOES FOR SIXTY: ŠTO STE SE ZAMRZNULI, GRIZZLIESI??
Memphis 119, LA Lakers 121
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Kobe Bryant became the fourth player in NBA history to score at least 50 points in three straight games Thursday night.
Bryant said the most important thing was that it happened in another win.
"It's special because it's coming off three straight wins," Bryant said. "This is a stretch where we really need to make up some ground."
Bryant scored 60 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 121-119 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Bryant was 20-for-37 from the field, including 3-for-7 from 3s, and 17 of 18 from the free-throw line.
The last Laker with three consecutive 50-point games was Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor in December 1962. Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain are the only other players with three straight 50-point games. Chamberlain has the record with seven consecutive 50-point games, which he did in December 1961.
"It just feels great," Bryant said of joining Baylor, Jordan and Chamberlain. "Growing up I idolized all of them, from Wilt, to M.J. to Elgin. It's a tremendous honor to be in that same class with those guys and in the history books."
It was the fourth 60-point game of Bryant's career, tying him with Jordan for the second-most 60-point games in a career. Chamberlain holds the record with 32. Jordan was the last NBA player to score at least 50 points in three straight games, accomplishing the feat during the 1986-87 season.
Bryant will try to extend the run when the Lakers face the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night. Bryant scored 65 points against Portland on March 16 and 50 against Minnesota on March 18.
"I just feel like guys are finding me," Bryant said. "It's not like I'm taking difficult shots outside of a couple of them, and I'm in rhythm when I'm taking those.
"To get in a rhythm, I have to get great picks, great looks and great passes. You can't do that without the help of your teammates, particularly because they're sending double and triple teams. It makes it even more important that I get good passes and good screens."
NAJBOLJE NOĆAŠNJE AKCIJE (23/03/07)..
Memphis had won seven of the past 10 against the Lakers and had split two earlier meetings this season. But with Bryant scoring from every spot on the floor, the Grizzlies couldn't keep pace.
Memphis took an 85-80 lead, its biggest of the game, late in the third quarter after consecutive 3-pointers by Mike Miller. But the Lakers battled back behind Bryant, who scored nine straight points during a 90-second stretch to put Los Angeles up 95-93. The Lakers never trailed again.
Bryant had 24 points at the half and 43 after three quarters against the Grizzlies.
"When he gets going like that there's not a whole lot you can do," Miller said. "That's why Kobe is who he is. He doesn't get tired. He's in great shape. He's got his foot on the accelerator the whole game."
Lakers coach Phil Jackson said Bryant's aggressive nature was evident throughout the game.
"At one point, we got the offensive rebound and (had) a whole new 24-second (shot clock) left," Jackson said. "Lamar (Odom) gave the ball right back to him and Kobe went right back at them. He just smells blood in the water and he's going to go after you."
Pau Gasol led Memphis with 35 points and 15 rebounds. Miller added 33 points and seven assists.
Odom was one of only two other Lakers to reach double figures. He finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds, but spent the postgame talking about Bryant's feat.
"It's a blessing to be on the court with him," Odom said.
The Lakers grabbed a 34-25 lead in the first quarter behind Bryant, who had 13 points.
Memphis fought back to tie the game at 53 in the final minutes of the second quarter as Gasol, Rudy Gay and Hakim Warrick combined for 14 points during a 14-6 Grizzlies run.
BASKETBALL MIXTAPE: NOW THIS IS TALENT..
Notes
Gasol extended his streak of having at least one block to 28 straight games... With the University of Memphis playing in the round of 16 of the NCAA tournament in San Antonio, the Grizzlies public address announcer gave periodic updates and the overhead video board showed stretches of the NCAA game. In the second half, the NCAA game was shown in its closing minutes before officials asked that it not be shown because the crowd's reaction was distracting play on the court.
BUCKSI(25-42): Bogut & Villanueva na godišnji, Markota na posao...KOBE24: @ MEMPHIS
SKRIVENA KAMERA NA DIVCU
Vlade Divac za neovisno Kosovo
Proslavljeni srpski košarkaš Vlade Divac bio je žrtva skrivene kamere u kojoj mu je podvaljena naslovna strana "Kurira" na kojoj piše da se zalaže za nezavisnost Kosova.
Skrivenu kameru za Divca organizirala je ekipa "Nemoguće misije" i beogradskog dnevnika „Kurir“, a malo su pripomogli i njegovi prijatelji Predrag Danilović i Duško Vujošević.
Redakcija "Kurira" je za tu priliku specijalno štampala primjerak lista, u kojem su na naslovnoj i posljednjoj strani objavljene fotografije na kojima košarkaška legenda nosi odijelo sa grbom OVK, a u ruci albanski dres. Sve uz naslove "Divac zakucao Srbiju" i "Divac podržao nezavisno Kosovo", prenosi u ponedeljak „Kurir“.
Elem, Danilović je u subotu uvečer pozvao Divca da se nađu u kafiću "Blu vejv", kako bi se posavjetovali u vezi sa zajedničkim poslom. I dok su njih dvojica razgovarali, trener Partizana Duško Vujošević, koji je sve vrijeme bio u kombiju "Nemoguće misije", pozvao je telefonom Danilovića i ispričao mu kako se na naslovnoj strani Kurira nalazi Vladina slika, na odijelu nosi grb OVK, a sve prati tekst u kojem podržava samostalnost Kosova.
„Izašao je tekst u Kuriru sa naslovom "Divac zakucao Srbiju", izjavioje Danilović Divcu i, dok dok mu je prepričavao, Divac je nazvao jednog novinara da provjeri da li je to točno, a ovaj mu je odgovorio da nema pojma o čemu se radi.
NAJBOLJE NOĆAŠNJE AKCIJE (22/03/07): na broju 10 donedavni Šveđin suigrač iz Tulse, Alan Anderson..
Iznenađenje tek sljedi kada se pojavi kolporter. Divac čita tekst i ne može da vjeruje. „Pa ovo nije točno, ne mogu da vjerujem. Treba otići u Kurir i tamo im baciti bombu“, kuka Divac i telefonira prijateljima da kupe novine. Ubrzo mu "slučajno" prilaze momci sa susjednog stola, kaskaderi "Nemoguće misije", i počinju da ga prozivaju.
„Voljeli smo te, bio si nam idol, a pogledaj sada, prodao si nas“, urlaju na sav glas, a Divac iznerviran počinje da se pravda i situacija postaje neugodna, pa mora da reagira i menadžer kluba i izbaci momke, koji nastavljaju sa zadatkom van kafića.
Momci koji su ga maloprije prozivali sprejem šaraju Danilovićev džip i polivaju ga benzinom. Šokiran ovom situacijom, Divac pokušava da smiri momke, jedan od njih vadi pištolj, ali i Danilović je naoružan i "ubija" kaskadera.
Tada istrčavaju momci iz ekipe "Nemoguća misija", kao i nasmijani Dule Vujošević, i Divac, koji je te večeri mjenjao boju lica od zelene do crne, mogao je odahnuti, ali dugo nakon toga nije mogao da se nasmije.
NAJBOLJIH 10 AKCIJA XX TJEDNA 2006/07..
Jedan od suvlasnika "Nemoguće misije“ Predrag Marković izjavio je da će epizoda sa Divcem biti emitirana 18. marta, kao prva u novom serijalu ove emisije.
ma ak' su oni normalni tam' onda sam ja jordan..stvarno bolesno
iggypop • 22.03.2007. u 16:41
jel mi moze netko preporuciti gdje je najveći izbor i gdje su najpovoljnije i najkvalitetnije table s obručem? hvala
ferenc • 22.03.2007. u 22:43
Kao sto smo i mislili nakon ozljeda svojih BigMan Andrije Boguta i Charlie Villanueve Bucksi su vratili Damira u NBA. ---> March 22, 2007 - The Milwaukee Bucks have recalled forward Damir Markota from the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League, General Manager Larry Harris announced today. It is the second time this season Markota has been recalled to the Bucks from the team’s D-League affiliate.
iggypop • 23.03.2007. u 12:07
srijeda, 21.03.2007.
CRO HOOPS: Cibona merciless u S.Vrelima, Split feat. Larry Ayuso @ 3-0, Aco debitirao pobjedom
NISAM NAŠAO MANCEOVU SLIKU DA OBJAVIM VAŽNU OBAVIJEST, PA SAM PRIBJEGAO POMOĆNIM RJEŠENJIMA..
Košarkaši Cibone i Split Croatia osiguranja nastavili su pobjednički niz i u susretima trećeg kola Lige za prvaka prvenstva Hrvatske. Obje momčadi upisale su gostujuće pobjede - Cibona je protiv gradskog suparnika Cedevite u dvorani Sutinska vrela pobijedila 90:66, dok je Split slavio protiv Svjetlosti 82:77.
Cibonu su do pobjede predvodili Davor Kus i Marijan Mance sa po 15 koševa, te Christopher Wright sa 14 koševa, dok su najefikasniji igrači u redovima Cedevite bili Dujmović sa 14 i Adam Harrington sa 11 koševa.
NAJBOLJE NOĆAŠNJE AKCIJE (21/03/07)..
U pobjedi Splita najefikasniji su bili Larry Ayuso sa 29 koševa i Hrvoje Perić sa 15 koševa. U redovima Svjetlosti prvi strijelac je bio Ljubo Šamadan sa 24 koša, dok je Darko Pezer ubacio 21 koš.
Nakon tri kola Cibona i Split CO imaju po tri pobjede, Cedevita ima pobjedu i dva poraza, a zatim slijede Zagreb, Zadar i Borik Puntamika sa po jednom pobjedom i porazom. Na začelju su Kvarner Novi Resort sa dva poraza, te Svjetlost sa tri poraza.
I ne samo to, nego su na "Dobro Jutro Hrvatska" spomenuli da je Ayuso zabilježio 10 asistencija/5 skokova. Velika TV-promidžba za probuđeni klub Dina Rađe čija je glavna okosnica pod košem u iznimno kratkom periodu postao 2D Andrija Stipanović (9.3 poena+9.3skokova). Nije li i The Warm bio na sličnim prosjecima u svojim počecima? A Andrija baš ima to nešto, rodmanovsko, na terenu..
U Trnsko nažalost nisam stigao, propustio sam cro-game of the week. No comment, rekao sam glasnogovorniku KK ZagrebaH.K.:
"Klara je malo prehlađena, nažalost ne mogu doći."
Što se tiče one strane cijele priče Starbury is about to leave for NY and to propably buy some real merchendize.
LANCE STEPHENSON HIGHLIGHTS..
Knicksi (30-36) definitivno nisu jedina stvar u gradu. Iako je srednjoškolska utakmica Lincolna i Brooklyna u hrvatske medije došla zbog nepopularnih razloga (kojima se nećemo baviti na ovim blog širinama i dužinama), neki malo konstuktivniji mediji zamijetili su da Lincoln HS u svojim redovima ima legitimnog nasljednika Starburya i Telfairea. I nije point guard, nego je point...ukratko:
L-A-N-C-E S-T-E-P-H-E-N-S-O-N
Kolega T.P. (magazin "Košarka") je bio u gradu, ali se nismo vidjeli, odgodili smo to za petak.
7.razred!? e vidiš muraya,da si krenio malo ranije na potomstvo sad bi ti kćerka čitala blog i rekla kako ti je baš fora blog :)))
ferenc • 22.03.2007. u 22:50
E, drago mi je da nisi izgubio smisao za humor. Već mi je potvrdila da joj je cool, ali samo kada mu okrenem leđa i okrenem se prema njoj..
a.k.a. Muraya • 23.03.2007. u 17:57
utorak, 20.03.2007.
SUTINSKA VRELA: Cedevita vs. Cibona...ARENAS @ McMILLAN: Gilbert strikes back??
The European dream
DALLAS – Here was Dirk Nowitzki, eyes tired, voice soft, sitting at a table in the Dallas Mavericks' offices with his mind running through the way that Steve Nash had again broken his heart. Hours earlier, a sleepless night had been born out of the disgust of a double-overtime loss to the Suns, one of those games that rustled the spirits of playoffs past, that fed into the fury of Dwyane Wade's resounding rip on his NBA finals failure.
For a moment here, though, the Mavericks star allowed himself to rewind three years to when Nash, his best friend, left Dallas for the desert. Nash's fleeing for free agency has been played out so many times, with all the reasons and regrets, but Nowitzki is forever left with, "What if?"
"We both love the teams we play with, but sometimes you think of what could've been if we stayed together," he said. "Would we have won a championship or not? Sometimes, I go through it in my mind …"
It wouldn't be long the other day until he snapped back that faraway gaze, because even without Nash running these Mavs, Nowitzki is still lording over the deepest, most versatile roster in the league. He's still in the midst of an MVP season, a greatness that has sculpted a prototype for the European basketball player in the NBA.
Here in the quiet of American Airlines Center, Nowitzki reflected on growing from a lost teen, fresh out of Germany whom in much of the league's eyes had arrived in the 1998 NBA draft as something of a science project in Don Nelson's laboratory.
Across his nine seasons, he has done everything a player must do for to reach a superstar's standing in this league – everything short of winning a championship. That's the threshold for him now, and he has himself and the Mavs on the cusp. Maybe most of all, Nowitzki has made America see that a European could be a franchise player, the cornerstone of a championship contender.
As much as anyone in the NBA today, in his own way, Nowitzki changed the game.
"You have to give Nellie a lot of credit: I don't think there were a lot of coaches then who would've let a 7-footer just dribble up the ball and jack up a three," he said. "He helped me find my game and develop it into something that really hasn't been done before.
"If I would've gone somewhere else, they would've made me a back-to-the-basket power forward and tried to punch it into the paint with me. Nellie didn't think that was my game and gave me all the freedom. I owe him a lot."
NAJBOLJE NOĆAŠNJE AKCIJE (20/03/07)..
Without Nowitzki, there's no Andrea Bargnani of Italy getting drafted No. 1 in Toronto and getting to play beyond the three-point line at 7-foot without a disparaging word. Nowitzki gave Bargnani, gave the next wave, legitimacy.
Now, he makes his bid for the final frontier for the European star. At 28 years old, he has averaged 25.2 points and 9.7 rebounds a game this season. As long as the Mavericks, 54-11 now, hold off the Suns and Nash for the No. 1 seed in the West, Nowitzki deserves to finally earn his first Most Valuable Player award.
"What has changed is that they do believe that guy can come over and be franchise players," he said. "That wasn't the case before, but now, they know we're good enough to carry teams over here."
After hearing Nowitzki lament letting those 2006 finals to the Heat slip away, Wade left everyone stunned with such a pointed, personal response to Nowitzki this season. The Mavs star raised his hand, took the blame, but somehow Wade decided this was a slight of the Heat. Of course, Dallas had Miami down two games to nothing, had them down double figures late in Game 3, before everything collapsed.
"… Dirk says they gave us the championship last year, but he's the reason they lost the championship," Wade said, "because he wasn't the leader that he's supposed to be in the closing moments."
Even now, Nowitzki sounds confused on how the mild-mannered Wade turned something so benign into something nastily personal.
"I thought he reacted really, really sensitive to what I said," Nowitzki said. "Everybody knows we had the series in control. … I thought I said something that we all felt.
"I wasn't going to go back at him again. That's not me."
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Of course, Nowitzki rolled his eyes and laughed when it was suggested that his boss, Mark Cuban, couldn't so easily let Wade's words go. The owner of the Mavericks hustled to Dirk's defense, blasting Wade in his blog. It was classic, combative Cuban – over the top and endlessly entertaining.
"(Cuban) probably shouldn't have said what he said," Nowitzki said. "Even by responding to that, it looks like (Wade) really got to us."
Beneath it all, you wonder if Wade himself still clings to those lingering stereotypes that a Euro is too soft, that he isn't cut out to burden an NBA championship. Wade wouldn't be alone in that thinking, and Nowitzki understands that none of that goes away until he's holding that trophy over his head this June, until Dirk Nowitzki goes the complete distance.
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Cirkus ponovno u našem i vašem gradu
Prije mjesec dana nudio se Ciboni za dugoročnu suradnju i mjesto sportskog direktora, nesebično dijeleći ideje s javnošću; u subotu je sjeo na klupu njezina najvećeg rivala. Da se ne radi o Aci, rekli bismo da je to nemoguće...
NAJBOLJE NOĆAŠNJE AKCIJE (19/03/07)..
Ovako, sto posto sam siguran, dijelimo istu viziju: Zadar osvaja titulu, po mogućnosti u dvorani koja nosi ime njegova tragično poginulog brata, a Aco dostojanstveno odšeta s parketa u svlačionicu, gdje ispušta emotivni urlik oduševljenja i popravlja kravatu da bi dostojanstveno, od nekoga iz HKS-a, s kojim je godinama u ratu, primio zlatnu medalju oko vrata. Realno ili ne, nije bitno; čovjek mora imati uzvišeni cilj kojem će težiti. A svima nam je jedan od ciljeva “jednim udarcem poubijati cijelo jato dosadnih muha”. Aco može samo dobiti, ionako ga velik dio javnosti smatra “bivšim trenerom” još od EP-a u Turskoj.
DIVAC PUNKED NISAM PRONAŠAO, PA EVO JINGLA SHAQ'S SONG..
Postoji stotinu opravdanja za neuspjeh, a uspjehom će se iz “najomraženijeg djelatnika koji je promolio nos u Jazine” prometnuti u najomiljenijeg. Usput će domaću ligu pretvoriti u cirkus, siguran sam da će naći načina, i upustiti se sa Subotićem u borbu za “najelegantnijeg trenera na tlu Hrvatske”. Dva jaka ega, njegov i Giergin, koegzistirat će tri mjeseca na zajedničkoj duševnoj hrani: dokazati da se Cibona i Božo mogu “skinuti”. Dan prije nego što je ustoličen za trenera Zadra, rekao mi je u šali: “Ako se to dogodi, nadam se da ćeš me štititi kao što štitiš Zulu”. Da ga nema, trebalo bi ga izmisliti!
ovaj boki nachbar nije normalan, sta on jede, jeli on ustvari crnac, pa koji je ovo puta da je u top 10, a i k tome je uvijek prvi ili 2. svaka mu cast...zivotinja
borac • 19.03.2007. u 16:13
Blog ti je zakon a o dizajnu da ne pričam, kad smo već kod dizajna daj mi reci od kud ti je!!! Please!!! :)
jos 10000 posjeta pa ocekujem dres haha muraja rules NB sucks pozdrav a.
a • 20.03.2007. u 15:39
A. 2 riječi: almost there
a.k.a. Muraya • 21.03.2007. u 13:42
nedjelja, 18.03.2007.
ACO PETROVIĆ, KK ZADAR: "Zanima me samo naslov Prvaka!" (SN)...NBA @ OBN: Detroit vs. Dallas (20.30)
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Split se napokon osovio na noge
Nakon prvih dvaju kola hrvatskog košarkaškog prvenstva, Split je sigurno najugodnije iznenađenje. Pobjede u Zadru protiv Borika i doma nad Zagrebom možda su malo iznenađenje, no uprava Splićana napravila je odličan posao dovođenjem Stipanovića i razigravača Barkleya.
To se najviše vidi po učinku Ayusa, koji je šuter svjetske klase i koji je znao iskoristiti lopte što mu je servirao Barkley. Split je s tom dvojicom novih igrača svakako zaokružio jednu dobru momčad, koja bi s Ayusom, Perićem, Kedžom, Rudežom i ostalima mogla do dobrih rezultata.
S druge strane, Zadar je najugodnije iznenađenje. No najveći je problem momčadi iz Zadra obrana. Zadrani imaju individualnu kvalitetu, pogotovo napadački, svakoj momčadi mogu ubaciti 90 poena, no bez prepoznatljivije defanzive nema ni laganih koševa, a ni pobjeda.
Ostavka Petra Popovića logična je, pogotovo stoga što u ožujku sigurno ne možete promijeniti pola momčadi.
ALEKSANDAR PETROVIĆ, NOVI TRENER ZADRA, NEDJELJNI JUTARNJI
Tri razloga u korist Zadra
Aco Petrović objasnio nam je zašto je prihvatio ponudu Zadra:
"Tri su ključna razloga zbog kojih se nisam dvoumio oko preuzimanja klupe Zadra:
Prvo, tri mjeseca prije kraja sezone situacija je takva da se borimo za trofej, što je puno kvalitetnije nego da dolazim na klupu momčadi koja strahuje od ispadanja, a u takvim sam situacijama prije bio.
Drugo, nominalna kvaliteta igrača nije upitna, iako je ekipa lošije igrala u posljednje vrijeme.
KRULE SRETAN TI 18. ROĐENDAN: 11 mjeseci, 11338 posjetitelja, 22 comments, 22 times favorited..
Treće, ljudi unutar kluba bili su jednoglasni oko izbora novog trenera, što je dodatna motivacija za mene, a ujedno poruka igračima i navijačima Zadra.
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Katelyn Kristine Faber
Born: 1985
Birthplace: Colorado
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Victim
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Kobe Bryant's accuser
Piano player, also an aspiring singer - she tried out for American Idol, with Forgive by Rebecca Lynn Howard. She failed to advance past the first round.
As of 2005, Faber's name appears more than 14,000 times on the Internet. The nationwide tabloid Globe published her name on its front page, and featured her uncensored photo multiple times. She filed a civil suit against Kobe Bryant, under the plaintiff pseudonym Jane Doe, on 10 August 2004.
NAJBOLJE NOĆAŠNJE AKCIJE (17/03/07): Monta Show sudionik u prve dvije akcije, te čak 3/10 ukupno. Ako niste znali Monta je u NBA došao kao srednjoškolska zvijezda i trenutno broji 21 godinu. Sky is the limit at this point, Warriorsi drže 8. poziciju na Zapadu..
Caused an immense stir by appearing in public rather pregnant.
At the insistence of Faber, Eagle County Colorado District Attorney Mark Hurlbert dropped charges against Bryant on 1 September 2004 after a public expense of over $200,000 on the case. Faber has agreed not to refile charges against Bryant, but is pursuing the aforementioned civil suit against the basketball player.
Father: Paul Louis Faber (telephone company employee, b. 1950)
Mother: Kristine Ann Faber (school district employee)
Husband: (m. 2005, met husband in rehab, child on the way)
Slept with: Kobe Bryant (30-Jun-2003)
Ostalo: Alston je odigrao fenomenalno protiv svojih ex-Raptorsa (23p/8s/9a), NBA action @ OBN (14/39) je na rasporedu u 16.00. Uživajte u danu, ako ikako možete odite van na sat-dva..
a.k.a. Muraya • 17.03.2007. u 09:38
Prva tekma druge runde march madnessa Ohio - Xavier i samo jedna rijec..ludilooo..Ohio se priblizio nakon 52-44, no ne pogadjaju tricu i Oden pravi svoj peti faul 5 sec. prije kraja, rez 61-59..Xavier pogadja prvo slobodno bacanje no masi drugo 62-59 ..napad Ohio ..pogadja divlju tricu i stize do OT ..gdje bez Odena stizu do 79-71 wooooow
iggypop • 17.03.2007. u 21:04
Pratio sam na yahoou, pravi Thriller..gdje si gledao?
a.k.a. Muraya • 17.03.2007. u 22:38
preko tvu playera na cbs-u. ali ovdje u njemackoj ima i na telki, prenosi pay-tv od 16 do 4...ko da nikad nisu culi da kosarka nije popularna, mora im hrt dojavit da se neisplati..
iggypop • 18.03.2007. u 00:14
btw tvoj idol (blog - desno, iznad brojaca) se upravo oprostio...Freshman Sosa (rekord karijere 31p) gadja slobodne 15/15 a onda u zadnjih 30 sek masi dva slobodna i dvi trice...
iggypop • 18.03.2007. u 00:20
petak, 16.03.2007.
POBJEDNIK: Novi coach Bucksa Krystkowiak startao pobjedom nad Spursima...LUZERI: Duke ispao, Lakersi 7, Pacersi 11 u nizu
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