Road to Glory - A New Jersey Nets Association

[Valor]

Monthly Recaps: March 11
Part Two: Around the League

League Standings
Western Conference Standings

1. Los Angeles Lakers (55-18)*
2. Phoenix Suns (51-23)
3. Houston Rockets (48-25)*
4. Portland Trailblazers (40-35)*
5. New Orleans Hornets (47-27)
6. Los Angeles Clippers (40-34)
7. Utah Jazz (36-38)
8. Oklahoma City Thunder (36-38)
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9. Denver Nuggets (35-40)
10. San Antonio Spurs (34-40)
11. Minnesota Timberwolves (34-40)
12. Dallas Mavericks (30-44)
13. Memphis Grizzlies (29-44)
14. Golden State Warriors (28-46)
15. Sacramento Kings (27-47)

* Denotes Division Leader

Eastern Conference Standings
1. Orlando Magic (44-30)*
2. Miami Heat (43-32)
3. New Jersey Nets (42-31)*
4. Chicago Bulls (41-34)*
5. Atlanta Hawks (41-34)
6. Toronto Raptors (40-34)
7. Washington Wizards (37-36)
8. Charlotte Bobcats (37-37)
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9. Detroit Pistons (36-39)
10. Boston Celtics (33-42)
11. Philadelphia 76ers (33-42)
12. Cleveland Cavaliers (33-43)
13. New York Knicks (29-44)
14. Indiana Pacers (29-45)
15. Milwaukee Bucks (24-50)

* Denotes Division Leader




League Leaders


1. Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) 31.8
2. Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) 25.0
3. Michael Redd (Milwaukee) 23.9
4. Yao Ming (New Jersey) 23.1
5. Dwyane Wade (Miami) 23.0
- Eric Gordon (LA Clippers) 23.0


1. Dwight Howard (Orlando) 13.2
2. Yao Ming (New Jersey) 12.4
3. Al Jefferson (Minnesota) 11.4
4. Blake Griffin (Phoenix) 11.1
5. Emeka Okafor (Charlotte) 10.9


1. Chris Paul (New Orleans) 11.4
2. Ricky Rubio (Milwaukee) 9.4
3. Steve Nash (Phoenix) 9.1
4. Rajon Rondo (Houston) 8.9
5. Jameer Nelson (Orlando) 8.4


1. Chris Paul (New Orleans) 2.9
2. Rajon Rondo (Houston) 2.0
3. Dwyane Wade (Miami) 1.9
- Allen Iverson (Atlanta) 1.9
4. Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) 1.8
- Trevor Ariza (New Jersey) 1.8
- Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City) 1.8
- Gerald Wallace (Charlotte) 1.8
5. Monta Ellis (Golden State) 1.7
- Will Sit (Minnesota) 1.7
- Ronnie Brewer (Utah) 1.7


1. Dwight Howard (Orlando) 3.3
2. Emeka Okafor (Charlotte) 2.6
3. Hakeem Bol (Miami) 2.5
4. Kwame Brown (San Antonio) 2.4
- Hasheem Thabeet (Minnesota) 2.4
- Tyson Chandler (New Orleans) 2.4
5. Pau Gasol (LA Lakers) 2.3


EFFICIENCY
1. Yao Ming (New Jersey) 32.5
2. Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) 29.4
3. Chris Paul (New Orleans) 25.3
4. Dwight Howard (Orlando) 24.3
5. Blake Griffin (Phoenix) 24.2
6. LeBron James (Cleveland) 24.0
7. Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) 22.2
8. David West (New Orleans) 22.1
9. Pau Gasol (LA Lakers) 21.7
10. Deron Williams (Utah) 21.6


Rookie Leaders

1. Will Sit (Minnesota) 20.9
2. Martti Must (Golden State) 19.0
3. Patrick Lynch (Milwaukee) 17.6
4. Hakeem Bol (Miami) 16.7
5. John Wall (Boston) 13.0


1. Hakeem Bol (Miami) 10.7
2. Patrick Lynch (Milwaukee) 8.6
3. Martti Must (Golden State) 6.1
4. John Wall (Boston) 5.6
5. Terry Cobb (Boston) 4.2


1. John Wall (Boston) 7.9
2. Will Sit (Minnesota) 5.4
3. Thierry Tirieux (New York) 3.8
4. Carl Cruz (Toronto) 2.4
5. Patrick Lynch (Milwaukee) 2.2


1. Will Sit (Minnesota) 1.7
2. John Wall (Boston) 1.6
3. Patrick Lynch (Milwaukee) 1.3
4. Terry Cobb (Boston) 1.2
5. Thierry Tirieux (New York) 0.5


1. Hakeem Bol (Miami) 2.5
2. Martti Must (Golden State) 1.8
3. John Wall (Boston) 1.5
4. Brandon Coleman (Houston) 1.0
5. Thierry Tirieux (New York) 0.8


Players of the Week
Week: East | West
Oct 28-30: Hakeem Bol (Miami) | Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas)
Oct 31-Nov 6: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Nov 7-13: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Blake Griffin (Phoenix)
Nov 14-20: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Nov 21-27: Dwight Howard (Orlando) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)\
Nov 28-Dec 4: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Dec 5-11: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Blake Griffin (Phoenix)
Dec 12-18: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Dec 19-25: Dwight Howard (Orlando) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Dec 26-Jan 1: Dwyane Wade (Miami) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Jan 2-8: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Jan 9-15: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Jan 16-22: Dwyane Wade (Miami) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Jan 23-29: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Jan 30-Feb 5: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Feb 6-12: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Feb 13-19: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Eric Gordon (LA Clippers)
Feb 20-26: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Feb 27-Mar 5: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Mar 6-12: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Mar 13-19: John Wall (Boston) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Mar 20-26: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)

Players of the Month
East: John Wall (Boston)
West: Chris Paul (New Orleans)

Rookies of the Month
East: John Wall (Boston)
West: Martti Must (Golden State)



Transactions
03/05/11
Bucks Fire Head Coach Cecil Carlisle
Bucks Hire Head Coach Henry Sloan

03/20/11
Kings Fire Head Coach Reggie Theus
Kings Hire Head Coach Eddie Jordan


Injury Report

[Mark.]

Awesome to see the season moving along so fast. Let me guess, you write it up in notepad? Notice the word wrapping effect bugging your text in the game score info for the month.

[Valor]

Awesome to see the season moving along so fast. Let me guess, you write it up in notepad? Notice the word wrapping effect bugging your text in the game score info for the month.

haha yeah, i like the simplicity of notepad
thanks for pointing it out, fixed

[Mark.]

Awesome to see the season moving along so fast. Let me guess, you write it up in notepad? Notice the word wrapping effect bugging your text in the game score info for the month.

haha yeah, i like the simplicity of notepad
thanks for pointing it out, fixed

Yeah I use notepad too as for some reason once I fill up the reply box on the forums it goes all bugging for any following lines of text. Easier to just complete in notepad then preview on the forums.

[Valor]

Struggling Warrios fire long time Head Coach Don Nelson
April 2nd, 2011


The Golden State Warrios have announced the firing of Head Coach Don Nelson, effective immediately.

The Winningest coach in NBA history with 1,376 wins, this is the fifth season with the Golden State Warriors
for Don Nelson, having been named head coach on August 30, 2006. During his most recent three-season stint
with Golden State, Nelson has brought his uptempo, high-scoring brand of basketball back to the Bay Area as
the Warriors have finished either first or second in the NBA in scoring each season, including a league-leading
111.0 points per game in 2007-08. That year, he guided the Warriors to a 48-34 record, marking the team’s best
record since 1993-94 and just the ninth time in franchise history (since 1946) and the third time since 1975-76
that the team has amassed 48 victories in a single season. Additionally, Golden State’s 48-34 (.585) record in
2007-08 marks the best record for a nonplayoff team since the NBA adopted its current 16-team postseason
format prior to the 1984 NBA Playoffs.

Last season Nelson coached the Warriors to a 39-43 record and just missed the playoffs. The Warriors are
now 28-48 and rank amongst the last place finishers in the NBA as the season winds down. However, this
is not Nellie's fault, as the team is going through yet another rebuilding process, with long-time captain
Stephen Jackson being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves alongside veteran guard Stephon Marbury
and former lottery pick Anthony Randolph going at the beginning of the season, the Warriors were doomed
to the fate of another lottery season since the very beginning. Even with rookie Martti Must playing solid
basketball, there was just no way Golden State could have made the playoffs. Much of the blame can be
put on GM Larry Riley, who failed to do a good job of assembling talent after he took the reins from
former General Manager Chris Mullin.

Replacing Nellie, would be a rookie head coach by the name of Willis Randle.


Nets' Finley to miss rest of season with broken wrist
April 5th 2011


New Jersey Nets guard/forward Michael Finley is expected to miss the rest of the season (postseason included)
due a broken wrist suffered in yesterday night's game between the Indiana Pacers and the New Jersey Nets.

Finley, acquired by the Nets from the Charlotte Bobcats on February 1st 2011, is a 16th year veteran who
was a 2 time all-star and was part of the 2007 championship winning San Antonio team. He was traded alongside
with Alexis Ajinca and a couple of draft picks in exchange for Patrick Mills and Chuck Hayes.

The Nets have had a number of injuries this season, most notably sixth man Ray Allen's season ending injury alongside
Chauncy Billiups' reoccurring injury woes. This is the worse time for Finley to go down, as fellow veteran Bruce Bowen
has not worked out for the Nets, leading in turnover ratio more then being the defensive presence New Jersey was hoping
for, the Nets will make the playoffs, but they would not go very far.

All thanks to the load of injuries they've had.

[Mark.]

Oh gutted about the latest injury, its going to be a tough playoff run. I think you might be able to pull something out of the hat though!

[C-77]

13 pts and 11 assists! wow!

[Valor]

Oh gutted about the latest injury, its going to be a tough playoff run. I think you might be able to pull something out of the hat though!

Yeah, and it happens to be in April when i can't sign Free Agents to play in the playoffs anymore
Hopefully i'll get a weak team in the first round and then see what happens....

13 pts and 11 assists! wow!

You ARE a lottery pick, what did you expect?

[Alpha_]

I'll go w/ Hakeem Bol for the ROY..

[kibaxx7]

Going really fast bro! I was talking to Sit on MSN about me going even faster, like 6 games a day, but I dunno

[Martti.]

Take that Sit! I'm ROY before you! (After Bol and Wall)

[Valor]

I'll go w/ Hakeem Bol for the ROY..

John Wall's making a late push for it by pumping up stats (since the Celtics are out of the playoff hunt, surprisingly) but for now, i'll have to go with Bol too

Going really fast bro! I was talking to Sit on MSN about me going even faster, like 6 games a day, but I dunno

That's cause i'm doing monthly recaps as opposed to game-by-game
Your pace seems fine right now, going real fast, i think it's just how comfortable you are with the write-ups, as long as you're enjoying it, it's all good

Take that Sit! I'm ROY before you! (After Bol and Wall)

You guys are tied with 2 Western Conference Rookies of the Month awards
EDIT: my mistake, you have 3 and Sit has 2

[Valor]

Monthly Recaps: April 11
Part One: New Jersey Nets Monthly Recap

April Results - 6W 3L

April 2nd vs Chicago Bulls
Loss 82-102
Outstanding Players
Chicago: Derrick Rose 22 pts 9 ast, Ben Gordon 20 pts 7 reb, John Salmons 19 pts 4 ast
New Jersey: Chauncey Billups 16 pts 10 ast 5 reb, Leo Lai 25 pts

April 4th vs Indiana Pacers
Win 83-63
Outstanding Players
Indiana: Leon Powe 13 pts 7 reb, Brandon Jennings 10 pts 4 ast 3 stl 2 blk
New Jersey: Yao Ming 12 pts 9 reb 5 ast, Chauncey Billups 14 pts 7 ast, Leo Lai 16 pts 5 reb

April 5th @ Toronto Raptors
Win 102-83
Outstanding Players
Toronto: Chris Bosh 20 pts 10 reb 3 blk, Carl Cruz 14 pts 8 ast, Jason Kapono 15 pts 4 ast
New Jersey: Yao Ming 26 pts 6 reb 3 blk, Chauncey Billups 12 pts 13 ast, Leo Lai 16 pts 6 ast 2 blk

April 7th @ Charlotte Bobcats
Loss 78-111
Outstanding Players
Charlotte: DJ Augustin 25 pts, Boris Diaw 9 pts 10 reb 8 ast, Patrick Mills 16 pts 6 ast (off the bench)
New Jersey: Yao Ming 16 pts 8 reb 8 ast, Leo Lai 15 pts

April 9th @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Loss 88-93
Outstanding Players
Cleveland: LeBron James 30 pts 9 reb, Mo Williams 16 pts 6 ast, Greg Oden 7 pts 9 reb 2 blk
New Jersey: Yao Ming 24 pts 10 reb, Leo Lai 15 pts 5 reb 4 ast, Derek Fisher 16 pts (off the bench)

April 10th vs Milwaukee Bucks
Win 80-61
Outstanding Players
Milwaukee: Michael Redd 20 pts, Patrick Lynch 10 pts 11 reb
New Jersey: Yao Ming 26 pts 12 reb 3 blk, Sean Williams 7 pts 14 reb, Leo Lai 17 pts 3 stl 2 blk

April 12th @ New York Knicks
Win 119-74
Outstanding Players
New York: Chris Duhon 18 pts 9 ast, Thierry Tirieux 19 pts, Glen Davis 10 pts 12 reb
New Jersey: Yao Ming 24 pts 14 reb 6 blk, Leo Lai 33 pts 4 reb 4 ast, Trevor Ariza 19 pts 8 reb 5 stl 3 blk

April 14th vs Boston Celtics
Win 87-79
Outstanding Players
Boston: John Wall 12 pts 8 ast 5 reb, Kevin Garnett 17 pts 2 blk, Terry Cobb 8 pts 5 reb
New Jersey: Yao Ming 30 pts 13 reb 4 blk, Sean Williams 2 pts 8 reb 2 blk

April 15th @ Milwaukee Bucks
Win 80-71
Outstanding Players
Milwaukee: Michael Redd 29 pts, Patrick Lynch 8 pts 10 reb, Andrew Bogut 13 pts 8 reb
New Jersey: Yao Ming 30 pts 10 reb, Trevor Ariza 4 pts 8 reb 5 stl 3 blk








New Jersey Nets Player Stats

- Bold Indicates Team Leader


New Jersey Nets Metric Stats

- Bold Indicates Team Leader

[Valor]

Monthly Recaps: April 11
Part Two: Around the League

League Standings
Western Conference Standings

1. Los Angeles Lakers (59-23)*
2. Phoenix Suns (57-25)
3. New Orleans Hornets (55-27)*
4. Portland Trailblazers (42-40)*
5. Houston Rockets (50-32)
6. Los Angeles Clippers (45-37)
7. Minnesota Timberwolves (40-42)
8. Denver Nuggets (39-43)
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9. Oklahoma City Thunder (39-43)
10. San Antonio Spurs (39-43)
11. Utah Jazz (38-44)
12. Dallas Mavericks (33-49)
13. Sacramento Kings (31-51)
14. Memphis Grizzlies (31-51)
15. Golden State Warriors (30-52)

* Denotes Division Leader

Eastern Conference Standings
1. New Jersey Nets (48-34)*
2. Orlando Magic (48-34)*
3. Chicago Bulls (48-34)*
4. Atlanta Hawks (47-35)
5. Miami Heat (45-37)
6. Toronto Raptors (44-38)
7. Charlotte Bobcats (41-41)
8. Washington Wizards (41-41)
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9. Detroit Pistons (40-42)
10. Cleveland Cavaliers (39-43)
11. Philadelphia 76ers (36-46)
12. Boston Celtics (35-47)
13. New York Knicks (32-50)
14. Indiana Pacers (31-51)
15. Milwaukee Bucks (27-55)

* Denotes Division Leader




League Leaders


1. Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) 31.7
2. LeBron James (Cleveland) 27.8
3. Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) 25.1
4. Michael Redd (Milwaukee) 23.7
5. Dwyane Wade (Miami) 23.2


1. Dwight Howard (Orlando) 13.2
2. Yao Ming (New Jersey) 12.2
3. Al Jefferson (Minnesota) 11.4
4. Blake Griffin (Phoenix) 11.0
5. Emeka Okafor (Charlotte) 10.8


1. Chris Paul (New Orleans) 11.5
2. Ricky Rubio (Milwaukee) 9.3
3. Steve Nash (Phoenix) 9.1
4. Rajon Rondo (Houston) 8.8
5. Deron Williams (Utah) 8.6


1. Chris Paul (New Orleans) 2.8
2. Dwyane Wade (Miami) 1.9
- Allen Iverson (Atlanta) 1.9
- Rajon Rondo (Houston) 1.9
3. Trevor Ariza (New Jersey) 1.8
- Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) 1.8
- Gerald Wallace (Charlotte) 1.8
4. Monta Ellis (Golden State) 1.7
- Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City) 1.7
- Ricky Rubio (Milwaukee) 1.7
5. Ronnie Brewer (Utah) 1.6
- Tony Allen (Sacramento) 1.6
- Chris Duhon (New York) 1.6
- Ron Artest (Houston) 1.6


1. Dwight Howard (Orlando) 3.4
2. Emeka Okafor (Charlotte) 2.6
3. Kwame Brown (San Antonio) 2.5
4. Marcus Camby (Dallas) 2.4
- Hasheem Thabeet (Minnesota) 2.4
- Tyson Chandler (New Orleans) 2.4
5. Yao Ming (New Jersey) 2.2
- Pau Gasol (LA Lakers) 2.2
- Andre Kirilenko (Utah) 2.2


EFFICIENCY
1. Yao Ming (New Jersey) 32.1
2. Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) 29.1
3. Chris Paul (New Orleans) 25.5
4. LeBron James (Cleveland) 25.0
5. Dwight Howard (Orlando) 24.3
6. Blake Griffin (Phoenix) 24.1
7. Dirk Nowitzki (Dllas) 22.2
8. David West (New Orleans) 21.9
9. Deron Williams (Utah) 21.5
10. Pau Gasol (LA Lakers) 21.3
- Carlos Boozer (Detroit) 21.3


Rookie Leaders

1. Will Sit (Minnesota) 21.2
2. Martti Must (Golden State) 18.6
3. Patrick Lynch (Milwaukee) 17.5
4. Hakeem Bol (Miami) 16.8
5. John Wall (Boston) 13.0


1. Hakeem Bol (Miami) 10.5
2. Patrick Lynch (Milwaukee) 8.6
3. Martti Must (Golden State) 6.1
4. John Wall (Boston) 5.5
5. Terry Cobb (Boston) 4.2


1. John Wall (Boston) 8.2
2. Will Sit (Minnesota) 5.4
3. Thierry Tirieux (New York) 4.2
4. Carl Cruz (Toronto) 2.6
5. Patrick Lynch (Milwaukee) 2.2


1. Will Sit (Minnesota) 1.7
- John Wall (Boston) 1.7
2. Patrick Lynch (Milwaukee) 1.2
3. Terry Cobb (Boston) 1.1
4. Thierry Tirieux (New York) 0.6
5. Martti Must (Golden State) 0.4
- Carl Cruz (Toronto) 0.4


1. Hakeem Bol (Miami) 2.5
2. Martti Must (Golden State) 1.8
3. John Wall (Boston) 1.6
4. Brandon Coleman (Houston) 1.0
5. Thierry Tirieux (New York) 0.9

Players of the Week
Week: East | West
Oct 28-30: Hakeem Bol (Miami) | Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas)
Oct 31-Nov 6: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Nov 7-13: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Blake Griffin (Phoenix)
Nov 14-20: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Nov 21-27: Dwight Howard (Orlando) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)\
Nov 28-Dec 4: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Dec 5-11: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Blake Griffin (Phoenix)
Dec 12-18: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Dec 19-25: Dwight Howard (Orlando) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Dec 26-Jan 1: Dwyane Wade (Miami) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Jan 2-8: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Jan 9-15: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Jan 16-22: Dwyane Wade (Miami) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Jan 23-29: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Jan 30-Feb 5: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Feb 6-12: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Feb 13-19: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Eric Gordon (LA Clippers)
Feb 20-26: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Feb 27-Mar 5: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Mar 6-12: Yao Ming (New Jersey) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Mar 13-19: John Wall (Boston) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Mar 20-26: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Mar 27-Apr 2: Dwight Howard (Orlando) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Apr 3-9: John Wall (Boston) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)
Apr 10-16: LeBron James (Cleveland) | Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)

Players of the Month
East: Dwight Howard (Orlando)
West: Chris Paul (New Orleans)

Rookies of the Month
East: John Wall (Boston)
West: Will Sit (Minnesota)



Player Movement
04/02/11
Warriors Fire Head Coach Don Nelson
Warriors Hire Head Coach Willis Randle



Injury Report

[Valor]

2009/10 Regular Season Awards

Most Valuable Player: Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers)
Rookie of the Year: John Wall (Boston Celtics)
Sixth Man of the Year: Tyreke Evans (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)
Most Improved Player: Kevin Love (Toronto Raptors)
Coach of the Year: Lawrence Frank - Los Angeles Lakers (59-23)
Executive of the Year: Jeff Bower - New Orleans Hornets (55-27)


All NBA First Team
Chris Paul - New Orleans Hornets
Kobe Bryant - Los Angeles Lakers
Lebron James - Cleveland Cavaliers
Blake Griffin - Phoenix Suns
Yao Ming - New Jersey Nets

All NBA Second Team
John Wall - Boston Celtics
Dwyane Wade - Miami Heat
Carmelo Anthony - Denver Nuggets
Dirk Nowitzki - Dallas Mavericks
Dwight Howard - Orlando Magic

All NBA Third Team
Rajon Rondo - Houston Rockets
Brandon Roy - Portland Trailblazers
Patrick Lynch - Milwaukee Bucks
David West - New Orleans Hornets
Emeka Okafor - Charlotte Bobcats

All Defensive First Team
John Wall - Boston Celtics
Kobe Bryant - Los Angeles Lakers
Andrei Kirilenko - Utah Jazz
Blake Griffin - Phoenix Suns
Dwight Howard - Orlando Magic

All Defensive Second Team
Chris Paul - New Orleans Hornets
Kevin Durant - Oklahoma City Thunder
Josh Smith - Atlanta Hawks
Al Jefferson - Minnesota Timberwolves
Emeka Okafor - Charlotte Bobcats

All Rookie First Team
John Wall - Boston Celtics
Thierry Tirieux - New York Knicks
Patrick Lynch - Milwaukee Bucks
Martti Must - Golden State Warriors
Hakeem Bol - Miami Heat

All Rookie Second Team
Will Sit - Minnesota Timberwolves
Terry Cobb - Boston Celtics
Tommy Hollins - Denver Nuggets
Gerald Richardson - Chicago Bulls
Egor Postnov - Oklahoma City Thunder

[Alpha_]

no surprise.. John Wall just won the ROY. but i really like Bol to win the ROY. he's a rebounding behemoth!

[Valor]

no surprise.. John Wall just won the ROY. but i really like Bol to win the ROY. he's a rebounding behemoth!

That he is
What i am surprised most by is how John Wall got the All NBA Second team honors over D-Williams and hell, the All Defensive First team honors over CP3

[Valor]

2011 NBA Playoffs Preview: First Round


Western Conference
1. Los Angeles Lakers (59-23) v 8. Denver Nuggets (39-43)

Key Rotation
Los Angeles Lakers: Steve Blake | Kobe Bryant | Jeff Green | Lamar Odom | Pau Gasol | Andrew Bynum
Denver Nuggets: Devin Harris | JR Smith | Carmelo Anthony | Kenyon Martin | Nene | Ramon Sessions

ESPN Prediction: Lakers in 5


2. Phoenix Suns (57-25) v 7. Minnesota Timberwolves (39-43)

Key Rotation
Phoenix Suns: Steve Nash | Jason Richardson | Josh Howard | Blake Griffin | Amare Stoudemire | Leandro Barbosa
Minnesota Timberwolves: Will Sit | Stephen Jackson | Danilo Gallinari | Al Jefferson | Hasheem Thabeet | Paul Millsap

ESPN Prediction: Suns in 5


3. New Orleans Hornets (55-27) v 6. Los Angeles Clippers (45-37)

Key Rotation
New Orleans Hornets: Chris Paul | Morris Peterson | Peja Stojakovic | David West | Tyson Chandler | James Posey
Los Angeles Clippers: Baron Davis | Eric Gordon | Al Thornton | Luis Scola | Chris Kaman | Zach Randolph

ESPN Prediction: Hornets in 6


4. Portland Trailblazers (42-40) v 5. Houston Rockets (50-32)

Key Rotation
Portland Trailblazers: Mike Bibby | Brandon Roy | Hedo Turkoglu | LaMarcus Aldridge | Channing Frye | Rudy Fernandez
Houston Rockets: Rajon Rondo | Roger Mason | Ron Artest | Yi Jianlian | Brook Lopez | Aaron Brooks

ESPN Prediction: Rockets in 6



Eastern Conference
1. New Jersey Nets (48-34) v 8. Washington Wizards (41-41)

Key Rotation
New Jersey Nets: Chauncey Billups | Leo Lai | Trevor Ariza | Sean Williams | Yao MIng | Shannon Brown
Washington Wizards: Gilbert Arenas | James Harden | Caron Butler | Antawn Jamison | Roy Hibbert | Javale McGee

ESPN Prediction: Nets in 6


2. Orlando Magic (48-34) v 7. Charlotte Bobcats (41-41)

Key Rotation
Orlando Magic: Jameer Nelson | Courtney Lee | Vince Carter | Rashard Lewis | Dwight Howard | Mickael Pietrus
Charlotte Bobcats: DJ Augustin | Raja Bell | Gerald Wallace | Boris Diaw | Emeka Okafor | Patrick Mills

ESPN Prediction: Magic in 5


3. Chicago Bulls (48-34) v 6. Toronto Raptors (44-38)

Key Rotation
Chicago Bulls: Derrick Rose | Ben Gordon | John Salmons |Tyrus Thomas | Joakim Noah | Kirk Hinrich
Toronto Raptors: Carl Cruz | Jason Kapono | Earl Clark | Chris Bosh | Kevin Love | Andrea Bargnani

ESPN Prediction: Bulls in 5


4. Atlanta Hawks (47-35) v 5. Miami Heat (45-37)

Key Rotation
Atlanta Hawks: Allen Iverson | Joe Johnson | Josh Smith | Jermaine O'Neal | Al Horford | Marvin Williams
Miami Heat: Raymond Felton | Dwyane Wade | Tracy McGrady | Michael Beasley | Hakeem Bol | Mario Chalmers

ESPN Prediction: Heat in 7

[Valor]

2011 Playoffs: Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington Wizards



Lineups Subjected to change
New Jersey Nets

Starting Five

PG. Chauncey Billups
SG. Leo Lai
SF. Trevor Ariza
PF. Sean Williams
C. Yao Ming

Bench

Derek Fisher
Shannon Brown
Bruce Bowen
Chris Andersen
DJ Mbenga
Alexis Ajinca
Eric Snow

Inactive Rotation

Michael Finley
Ray Allen

Head Coach: Scott Skiles
Injury Report: Michael Finley - Broken Wrist (Season, Out) | Ray Allen - Torn Achilles (Season, Out)



Washington Wizards

Starting Five

PG. Gilbert Arenas
SG. James Harden
SF. Caron Butler
PF. Antawn Jamison
C. Roy Hibbert

Bench

Javale McGee
Rafer Alston
Anthony Parker
DeShawn Stevenson
Oleksiy Pecherov
Darius Songaila
Andray Blatche

Inactive Rotation

Al Doyle
Gene Carney


Head Coach: Jackson Farley
Injury Report: N/A

*indicates changes during series

Game 1 Game Recap
Date/Time: April 16th 2011, 7:30pm
Location: IZOD Center, East Rutherford NJ
Series: New Jersey Nets 0-0 Washington Wizards

Game 2 Game Recap
Date/Time: April 18th 2011, 5:00pm
Location: IZOD Center, East Rutherford NJ
Series: New Jersey Nets 1-0 Washington Wizards

Game 3 Game Recap
Date/Time: April 20th 2011, 8:00pm
Location: Verizon Center, Washington DC
Series: New Jersey Nets 2-0 Washington Wizards

Game 4 Game Recap
Date/Time: April 22nd 2011, 9:30pm
Location: Verizon Center, Washington DC
Series: New Jersey Nets 2-1 Washington Wizards

Game 5 Game Recap
Date/Time: April 24th 2011, 7:30pm
Location: IZOD Center, East Rutherford NJ
Series: New Jersey Nets 2-2 Washington Wizards

Game 6 Game Recap
Date/Time: April 26th 2011, 8:00pm
Location: Verizon Center, Washington DC
Series: New Jersey Nets 2-3 Washington Wizards

- Game 7 If needed

WIZARDS WIN SERIES 4-2

[Fresh8]

I'm pissed off, boycotting your assoication till next season because of the snub from all-rookie first team

[Valor]

I'm pissed off, boycotting your assoication till next season because of the snub from all-rookie first team

you'll miss out on the chance of witnessing your first playoff run, you guys might upset the Suns, afterall, the Wolves went on a 7 game winning streak to get back into the playoffs

[kibaxx7]

Ah. That sucks, no Knicks on playoffs

[Martti.]

Wow, no Sit in the All-Rookie 1st team. That's embarrassing.

The East was pretty and even with no clear leader, no teams exceeding 50 wins. The Playoffs should be interesting.

[Valor]

Ah. That sucks, no Knicks on playoffs

you guys have the NBA's worst defense (only team to give up 100+ per game), you should be glad that u guys won 32 games....

Wow, no Sit in the All-Rookie 1st team. That's embarrassing.

To be fair he was snubbed thanks to the positions, if it was just guard, forward, center he would've gotten in

The East was pretty and even with no clear leader, no teams exceeding 50 wins. The Playoffs should be interesting.

Yeah, i might get killed by the 8th seeded Wizards and become the 4th team in history to lose a playoff series as the 1st seed in the first round....

[Rta]

good luck man..
im hope miami will get to the final aginst you