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I don't think so Quom... It'd be good to see, don't get me wrong but I just don't see it... Pek & Martin are injury prone and do need to be traded imo... Pek's contract is horrible... Martin would probably be fairly easy to trade (hell if someone wanted JR Smith, someone would give something up for Martin)... Rubio is good but hasn't shown he can consistently score and who knows what he'll get in the offseason, contract wise... Thad hasn't produced how I thought he would here... Mo has worked out but you know he doesn't want to stick with a team like this and they should see what they can get for him too... Budinger absolutely needs to go as you've alluded to multiple times... Wiggins has been better than I thought he was gonna be (moreso recently then the glimpses he showed at the start of the season) and the rest of the roster is a work in progress with Shabazz starting to step up, Dieng contributing and Bennett hopefully realising his potential... That's just my take on Minnesota though and I understand you see it differently as you've probably watched alot more of their games than I have but I still don't think this roster is making a playoff run next season in the loaded western conference...

Boston made a couple of trades today apparently... Been season for trades thus far... The C's traded Brandon Wright to Phoenix for a conditional 1st Round Pick that Minnesota owes to Phoenix (which will likely turn into 2 2nd Round Picks because Minnesota won't make the playoffs this season or next I dont think) as well as creating a $5 mill trade exception in the process... The other trade they made which hasn't been confirmed despite ESPN "confirming" it on their website is that they sent Jeff Green to Memphis for Tayshaun Prince's expiring contract and a future 1st Round Pick...

If I was the Knicks I'd want a crack at landing Jahlil Okafor from Duke... Dude is a beast and should go #1 imo... There are some good young prospects that will go early in the draft and then there is shit... It's not going to be a deep draft at all I don't think...

Three team trade today... Cavs get JR Smith & Iman Shumpert OKC get Dion Waiters Knicks get Lance Thomas, Alex Kirk & Lou Amundson Knicks plan on waiving all three apparently... They're saving plenty of cash with this deal and definitely chasing that #1 pick hard lol... Thunder get a streaky shooter who I don't think adds a great deal other than headaches for this team... Cavs upgrade Waiters but also get head cases in the deal... Good deal for the Knicks

That's the first time in postseason history that a team that was down 10 or more at halftime came back and won, so yeah, it's actually quite noteworthy. Fair enough, wasn't aware of that. I stand corrected Weren't the colts down like 26 or something in a wildcard game against the chiefs in the 3rd and pulled out the win? Could be wrong but I seem to remember that happening, maybe even last year?

I think a player like John Henson would be amazing for Dallas at this stage and the Mavs could probably get him from Milwaukee for pretty cheap as well... He has been stuck in limbo in Milwaukee for most of his time their even though he has shown flashes of something... He just returned from injury too and put together a solid line for short minutes... Teams are going to want him and he easily fills a need in Dallas...

That's one hell of starting five in Dallas now... Instant championship contenders... Rondo/Ellis/Parsons/Nowitzki/Chandler... Tough, Up-Tempo style... I like it...

I've got Epic Brie Bella as my KotR reward the last three KotR :/

Yeah some of the trades the computer GMs make are ridiculous... In one game I was playing as Phoenix... I saw an Amare Stoudemire for Kobe Bryant deal and was like WTF... And I swear in the MyCareer mode, the trades that get made don't even make sense financially... I get drafted by Philly and are like $32M under the salary cap but a few trades late in the season and we take on some massive contracts and end up $28M over lol

Benji, don't watch Dominion... Holy hell did I think that show was horrible... Give it a shot if you must but you probably won't get through the first ep lol

Yeah bored the shit out of me tbh... I didn't like it and it just didnt fit with the season thus far to me... Hopefully it bounces back next week...

I really shouldn't ever watch Phoenix games cause when I do they play like shit... Massive blowout loss to Utah today

I'm not a fan of paying him as much money as they did however I can understand why they did it... Hopefully his shot develops more and if it does, then the deal will work out ok... I still can't see players wanting to go play in Minnesota though... It's always going to be about them developing players and hoping they can keep ahold of them... In other news, Phoenix baby 2-0! Good come from behind victory at home over San Antonio... Isaiah Thomas is really turning out to be bargain so far... Two huge games off the bench and definitely should be in the discussion for 6th man of the year throughout the season... I'm hoping they can keep up this level of play for the remainder of the season however I think we need to make a trade and get some depth downlow...

Played well until Westbrook & Ibaka went off and Brooks relied on the bench too much Nobody could stop Aldridge either, dude was hitting shots from everywhere, contested or not...

I know I'm giving my predictions late but here they are anyway... East 1. Cleveland Cavaliers 2. Chicago Bulls 3. Washington Wizards 4. New York Knicks 5. Toronto Raptors 6. Charlotte Hornets 7. Atlanta Hawks 8. Brooklyn Nets Anywhere from 4 to like 12 in the East I believe can be shaken up and mixed around... I have Detroit & Miami (I think they will be too prone to injury) missing the playoffs and the Nets surprising some by making the playoffs... I'll take Cleveland over Washington in East Finals 4-1 too... West 1. San Antonio Spurs 2. Los Angeles Clippers 3. Golden State Warriors 4. OKC Thunder 5. Dallas Mavericks 6. Portland Trailblazers 7. Houston Rockets 8. Phoenix Suns Clippers over Spurs in West Finals after they finally put it all together for a run in the post season... Cavs over Clippers in NBA Finals... MVP: LeBron Rookie: Jabari Parker Most Improved: Too Hard to Pick lol Andrew Bogut? Sixth Man: Isaiah Thomas Defensive: Anthony Davis Coach of the Year: Steve Kerr

Yeah the brow was awesome today... Omer Asik was great for me too... 14pts, 17rbs & 5blks... Beasts! Let's not forget though that it was against Orlando

In some news which shouldn't really surprise anyone, Steve Nash is expected to be ruled out for the entire 2014/15 season today due to ongoing nerve pressure and stress on his back... Been a Phoenix fan, I was a fan of what Nash did for the club and the trade which sent him to LA was a great move for Phoenix and probably should have even been done half a season earlier... This should be it for Nash, I can't and don't expect to see him back now and I believe he should just announce his retirement and get it over with...

Team Mungo PG Goran Dragic 33 SG Klay Thompson 23 SF Luol Deng 8 PF Paul Millsap 33 C Andre Drummond 30 G Ricky Rubio 19 F Greg Monroe 3 UTIL Joakim Noah 32 UTIL Bradley Beal 5 UTIL Kevin Martin 5 BE Jimmer Fredette 1 BE Nikola Pekovic 4 BE Jeff Green 2 Total: 198 Remaining: 2 Team Killingbeck PG Jeff Teague 14 SG Kobe Bryant 24 SF Chandler Parsons 19 PF Jordan Hill 1 C DeMarcus Cousins 57 G Mike Conley 34 F Giannis Antetokounmpo 1 UTIL Chris Bosh 45 UTIL Trey Burke 1 UTIL Jodie Meeks 1 BE Andrea Bargnani 1 BE Henry Sims 1 BE Draymond Green 1 Total: 200 Remaining: 0 Carcosa Yellow Kings PG Russell Westbrook 74 SG Gordon Hayward 20 SF Danilo Gallinari 3 PF Kevin Love 49 C Dwight Howard 22 G Derrick Rose 21 F Paul Pierce 2 UTIL Anderson Varejao 3 UTIL J.J. Redick 2 UTIL Julius Randle 1 BE Manu Ginobili 1 BE Nick Young 1 BE Tyson Chandler 1 Total: 200 Remaining: 0 RAFALAND TIMES PG Deron Williams 15 SG James Harden 77 SF Kawhi Leonard 56 PF Derrick Favors 17 C Nikola Vucevic 18 G Marcus Smart 4 F Nene 1 UTIL Amar'e Stoudemire 2 UTIL Bruno Caboclo 1 UTIL Isaiah Thomas 2 BE Danny Granger 1 BE Jared Sullinger 2 BE Shabazz Napier 2 Total: 198 Remaining: 2 Dallas Cubbies PG Stephen Curry 81 SG Monta Ellis 26 SF Matt Barnes 1 PF Mirza Teletovic 1 C Kelly Olynyk 1 G Chris Paul 79 F Miles Plumlee 1 UTIL Patrick Beverley 2 UTIL Wesley Matthews 4 UTIL Spencer Hawes 1 BE Dante Exum 1 BE Brandon Bass 1 BE Kendall Marshall 1 Total: 200 Remaining: 0 Knick Lyf PG Kyrie Irving 39 SG Dwyane Wade 16 SF Trevor Ariza 8 PF Anthony Davis 90 C Al Horford 23 G Jeremy Lin 4 F Taj Gibson 1 UTIL Jose Calderon 4 UTIL Elfrid Payton 4 UTIL Roy Hibbert 4 BE Tony Parker 4 BE Andre Iguodala 2 BE J.R. Smith 1 Total: 200 Remaining: 0 Team Ewing PG Michael Carter-Williams 13 SG Andrew Wiggins 10 SF Rudy Gay 29 PF Amir Johnson 1 C Al Jefferson 45 G Ty Lawson 46 F Thaddeus Young 19 UTIL Kemba Walker 23 UTIL Darren Collison 3 UTIL Nerlens Noel 6 BE Joe Johnson 3 BE DeMarre Carroll 1 BE Channing Frye 1 Total: 200 Remaining: 0 Gimme A Hand, Rondo PG Damian Lillard 50 SG DeMar DeRozan 15 SF LeBron James 93 PF Josh McRoberts 5 C Marcin Gortat 9 G George Hill 6 F Tyreke Evans 1 UTIL Jrue Holiday 15 UTIL Andrew Bogut 2 UTIL Tobias Harris 1 BE Danny Green 1 BE Rodney Stuckey 1 BE Terrence Jones 1 Total: 200 Remaining: 0 team livid PG Brandon Knight 3 SG Victor Oladipo 20 SF Nicolas Batum 34 PF Dirk Nowitzki 39 C Robin Lopez 5 G Eric Gordon 2 F LaMarcus Aldridge 42 UTIL Jabari Parker 12 UTIL Lance Stephenson 6 UTIL Tim Duncan 8 BE Kenneth Faried 15 BE Jonas Valanciunas 7 BE Kyle Korver 6 Total: 199 Remaining: 1 Phat's Uprising PG Brandon Jennings 6 SG Terrence Ross 1 SF Carmelo Anthony 75 PF Blake Griffin 58 C Omer Asik 1 G Rajon Rondo 13 F Kevin Durant 40 UTIL Gerald Green 1 UTIL Kevin Garnett 1 UTIL Dion Waiters 1 BE Steven Adams 1 BE Jameer Nelson 1 BE Gerald Henderson 1 Total: 200 Remaining: 0 Ol' Spanktooths PG John Wall 70 SG Jamal Crawford 1 SF Khris Middleton 1 PF Serge Ibaka 60 C Brook Lopez 21 G Kyle Lowry 38 F Ryan Anderson 2 UTIL Larry Sanders 1 UTIL Mario Chalmers 1 UTIL Nik Stauskas 1 BE Arron Afflalo 2 BE Carlos Boozer 1 BE Samuel Dalembert 1 Total: 200 Remaining: 0 Rhode Island Based Gods PG Eric Bledsoe 21 SG Jimmy Butler 6 SF Josh Smith 9 PF Pau Gasol 11 C DeAndre Jordan 23 G Jarrett Jack 1 F David West 5 UTIL Marc Gasol 33 UTIL Reggie Jackson 6 UTIL Zach Randolph 4 BE K.J. McDaniels 1 BE David Lee 7 BE Markieff Morris 4 Total: 131 Remaining: 69 That's the results from the auction draft for anyone that wanted to know but isn't a part of it... Total of $200 to start with and that's what we all ended up with Was just checking emails and saw this there so thought I'd post it so people had an idea/or anyone interested in how it went...

All good, I'm signed up and ready to go

After winning with my $50 on the Colts yesty, I threw another $50 on Stanford to cover at -16.5 ... Wow thought they were just going to run out the clock and then they ran in another TD! 34-17! One happy phat!

Yeah I'm going to lose my bet when the Colts inevitably choke this one away

Damn I leave the room and come back 10 mins later and Houston is pulling this back :/

Ah fair enough, just figured with it only been one game, they'd use it like Monday night football but doesn't seem like it... Houston are horrible, I'm struggling to imagine how they've won any games to this point... Surely they can find a better QB than Fitzpatrick...