2010-2011 NBA Season

[Motownkid]

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^^He is way better than ESPN's Doris Burke though..

During that POR-DAL game 1, she had no idea that an offensive foul is NOT charged as a team foul..

ESPN needs to replace her with Dennis Rodman..

[ManWhore]

NBA Announces List Of 2011 Early Draft Candidates


The National Basketball Association announced today that 89 players, including 69 players from U.S. colleges and 20 international players, have filed as early entry candidates for the 2011 NBA Draft.

Players wishing to enter the 2011 NBA Draft were required to submit a letter to the NBA to be received no later than Sunday, April 24.

Players who have applied for early entry have the right to withdraw their names from consideration for the Draft by notifying the NBA of their decision in writing no later than 5 p.m. ET on Monday, June 13.

The following is a of players from U.S. colleges who have applied for early entry into the 2011 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 23, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR 2011 NBA DRAFT

Olu Ashaolu Louisiana Tech 6-7 Junior
Keion Bell Pepperdine 6-3 Junior
Jacob Blankenship Southeastern (FL) 6-9 Junior
Laurence Bowers Missouri 6-8 Junior
Alec Burks Colorado 6-6 Sophomore
DeAngelo Casto Washington State 6-8 Junior
Roscoe Davis Midland JC (TX) 6-10 Freshman
Mamadou Diarra Chaminade (HI) 7-0 Junior
TyShwan Edmondson Austin Peay 6-4 Junior
Kim English Missouri 6-6 Junior
Ashton Gibbs Pittsburgh 6-2 Junior
Troy Gillenwater New Mexico State 6-8 Junior
Jeremy Green Stanford 6-4 Junior
Jordan Hamilton Texas 6-7 Sophomore
Tobias Harris Tennessee 6-8 Freshman
Desmond Holloway Coastal Carolina 6-3 Junior
Terrell Holloway Xavier 6-0 Junior
Tyler Honeycutt UCLA 6-8 Sophomore
Scotty Hopson Tennessee 6-7 Junior
Kyrie Irving Duke 6-2 Freshman
Reggie Jackson Boston College 6-3 Junior
Terrence Jennings Louisville 6-9 Junior
Orlando Johnson UC-Santa Barbara 6-5 Junior
Reggie Johnson Miami 6-10 Sophomore
Tiondre Johnson Coastal Bend JC (TX) 6-6 Sophomore
Kevin Jones West Virginia 6-8 Junior
Terrence Jones Kentucky 6-8 Freshman
Cory Joseph Texas 6-3 Freshman
Enes Kanter Kentucky 6-10 Freshman
Ryan Kelley Colorado 6-5 Sophomore
Dan Kelm Viterbo (WI) 6-0 Sophomore
Brandon Knight Kentucky 6-3 Freshman
Malcolm Lee UCLA 6-5 Junior
Kawhi Leonard San Diego State 6-7 Sophomore
Travis Leslie Georgia 6-4 Junior
DeAndre Liggins Kentucky 6-6 Junior
David Loubeau Texas A&M 6-8 Junior
Shelvin Mack Butler 6-3 Junior
Greg Mangano Yale 6-10 Junior
Keishawn Mayes Campbell 6-7 Junior
Cameron Moore Alabama-Birmingham 6-10 Junior
Darius Morris Michigan 6-4 Sophomore
Marcus Morris Kansas 6-9 Junior
Markieff Morris Kansas 6-10 Junior
Darrion Pellum Hampton 6-6 Junior
J.P. Primm North Carolina-Asheville 6-1 Junior
Willie Reed St. Louis 6-9 Sophomore
Jereme Richmond Illinois 6-7 Freshman
Ralph Sampson III Minnesota 6-11 Junior
Carleton Scott Notre Dame 6-8 Junior
Josh Selby Kansas 6-3 Freshman
Iman Shumpert Georgia Tech 6-5 Junior
John Shurna Northwestern 6-8 Junior
Chris Singleton Florida State 6-9 Junior
Greg Smith Fresno State 6-10 Sophomore
Tony Taylor George Washington 6-1 Junior
Isaiah Thomas Washington 5-8 Junior
Trey Thompkins Georgia 6-10 Junior
Hollis Thompson Georgetown 6-7 Sophomore
Klay Thompson Washington State 6-6 Junior
Tristan Thompson Texas 6-8 Freshman
Thomas Tibbs Jr. Staten Island 5-10 Junior
Nikola Vucevic Southern California 6-10 Junior
Kemba Walker Connecticut 6-1 Junior
Antoine Watson Florida International 6-4 Junior
Charlie Westbrook South Dakota 6-4 Junior
Derrick Williams Arizona 6-8 Sophomore
Jordan Williams Maryland 6-10 Sophomore
Brandon Wood Valparaiso 6-2 Junior

The following is the list of international players who have applied for early entry into the 2011 NBA Draft:

Andrew Albicy Paris-Levallois (France) 5-10 1990 DOB
Furkan Aldemir Karsiyaka (Turkey) 6-9 1991 DOB
Davis Bertans Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 6-7 1992 DOB
Bismack Biyombo Fuenlabrada (Spain) 6-9 1992 DOB
Nihad Djedovic Lottomatica Roma (Italy) 6-5 1990 DOB
Emmanouil Koukoulas Ilysiakos (Greece) 6-11 1991 DOB
Joffrey Lauvergne Chalon (France) 6-10 1991 DOB
Abdoulaye Loum Le Havre (France) 6-10 1991 DOB
Nikola Mirotic Real Madrid (Spain) 6-10 1991 DOB
Donatas Motiejunas Benetton Treviso (Italy) 7-0 1990 DOB
Lucas Riva Nogueira Estudiantes II (Spain) 6-11 1992 DOB
Femi Oladipo Crailsheim (Germany) 6-7 1990 DOB
Leon Radosevic Cibona (Croatia) 6-10 1990 DOB
Negueba Samake Rouen (France) 6-11 1990 DOB
Tornike Shengelia Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium) 6-9 1991 DOB
Abdel Kader Sylla Nancy (France) 6-9 1990 DOB
Jonas Valanciunas Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) 6-11 1992 DOB
Jan Vesely Partizan (Serbia) 6-11 1990 DOB
Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann Telekom (Germany) 6-10 1990 DOB
Tomislav Zubcic Cibona (Croatia) 7-0 1990 DOB



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Stern wants to change basket interference rules ---for the worse

David Stern would like to employ internationally styled goaltending rules, which allow you to touch the ball as it rests on the rim, and he's incredibly daft if he's actually serious.

From an interview with Dan LeBatard, via Sports Radio Interviews:

"Well I'm going to urge the owners -- and it's not very radical but we were talking about it for awhile -- to adopt the international rule on basket interference. That is to say, once the ball hits the rim it's in play. Because I think that it's too hard to call. I think that we don't want to stop the game every time to see if it's the right call, but the camera that looks down on the basket can tell the story if the refs have gotten it right. And it's just impossible to call to make whether the ball's touching the rim, on the rim, off the rim or the like. And I think that would make the game faster, better, and less controversial."

Yahoo! Sports - Ball Don't Lie

[vcmov_15]

^is david stern serious?! darn he is out of his mind.. why not do the NFL thing where coaches can actually challenged a call by the referee? sakto bha? ingun ana nalang unta.. im sure the teams doesnt mind looking at replays just to correct a call made earlier. nikalit raman nuon ka way lami ang iyang suggestion na pwede na ma touch ang ball while naa sa cylinder... pabora sa mga athletic na bigman ani noh? daghana kaha tally sa ilang block na stat ahahahahahaha

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^the likes of Dwight Howard, Serge Ibaka, Andrew Bynum kay mag fiesta ani..

katong sa Wold Championship awkward kaau tan-awon, pwede ra tapikon ang bola bisan napa sa cylinder? lol

ang advantage ani magpractice maau mga players para ringless permi kada itsa nila..hahahha

[pollybusngiw]

^is david stern serious?! darn he is out of his mind.. why not do the NFL thing where coaches can actually challenged a call by the referee? sakto bha? ingun ana nalang unta.. im sure the teams doesnt mind looking at replays just to correct a call made earlier. nikalit raman nuon ka way lami ang iyang suggestion na pwede na ma touch ang ball while naa sa cylinder... pabora sa mga athletic na bigman ani noh? daghana kaha tally sa ilang block na stat ahahahahahaha

"This is absolutely NBA: IT'S STUPID" - Tom Heinsohn

[FAQ]

They can now do put back dunks , and knock off the ball when the ball is "rimming" without worrying of commiting goaltending or basket interference !

Don't worry , in FIBA and Olympics - if you're real bball fan and watch international games - it doesn't always happen all the time . There's still be goaltending , it's just players can now tap the ball out if it's on the rim . Good for players to the likes of Kwame and Darko this time , they can now get more rebounds and 2nd chance points ... and it'll look good on their statistics .

Whether you like the rule or not , you guys still going to watch NBA ! Sooooo obvious ...

[chken]

Bulls Head Coach Tom Thibodeau has been named the 2010-11 NBA Coach of the Year.

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Celtics coach Doc Rivers, on former Boston assistant Tom Thibodeau winning the NBA’s coach of the year award: "He came in and did his job."
Congrats!

[vcmov_15]

Sus ako pa naman unta i-nominate si coach lionel hollins hehehehehe... He coached like one, he deserves due credit. Kang coach thibs, he deserves it too. Grats coach thibs.