thanks guys.......it is Cuzoogle.........why? Cuz!

J.E. is not your monkey.

re: Dallas without Dirk for the next two weeks
The Mavericks will gut out W's against the Clippers (2), Golden State, Seattle (2), Utah, Portland and New Orleans to finish the regular season with a 52-30 mark, which should be good enough to make the WC playoffs this season ... by a hair.
Regardless, their team has lost its 'direction' ... with the changes to they've made this year to their coaching staff (not their player roster).
Considering how close they came last year to winning it all ... if they had been able to scrape by G-State ... they would havebeen the favourites to go the distance ... it's a real shame to see.
Book it.

thanks for the link Skeetsy. :)

Hey, if everyone is bored this week, you can always play Toronto Jeff's NBA Mad Lib game over at Courtside, his blog on The Score. Verbs, adjectives and nouns will be used for:
"an imaginary duel between quote machines Sam Mitchell and Charles Oakley."
It is, after all, Mad Lib's 50th anniversary.

I hope the mavs can still make the playoffs we still have offense we just need to put in Tyronn Lue in for kid he made our offense and defense run better than with Kidd example the lakers game we came back because of Lue he ran our offense which i think he's familiar with now and kidd still wants to play like he used to in new Jersey but can't because his teammatesare unaware off when the ball is coming . Anyways GO MAVS!

I disagree, i think if you are talking solely about the North American Market, then yes, the NBA has lost some of its visibility, but this is more attributable to other factors. 1. They stopped showing a majority of their games on Broadcast TV, opting for long term Cable TV deals instead. They started a movement to go after a higher end demographic, better ad revenue and sponsorship opportunities, and as a result, sacrificed a large part of their exposure for a targetted demographic and money up front. 2. Michael Jordan retired. And the game has been just kind of interesting since. MJ drew the fans and the cameras, and yes the foul while shooting. LeBron and Yao though are the new worldwide superstars of the NBA. 3. The NBA expanded worldwide instead, and in hindsight with a little bit of foresight mixed in, probably one of the smartest moves of all. Sure the NBAs popularity in America might have declined as evidenced by ratings on Broadcast TV Finals, but they have arguably a stronger presence worldwide than both NFL and the MLB. They also revolutionized cable with NBA TV and have a revenue stream there. Theyve secured the IP rights of the content the NBA has produced, and cleaned up their image. The NBA has been laying groundwork to be the largest professional sports league in the world, through the most lucrative media distribution outlets.
Look again at the salaries and attendance of euro teams, or chinese teams, or how NBA India will start to grow in the coming years. The NFL is American. Its gaining some traction in the UK but for the most part it doesnt have a worldwide appeal. MLB was doing well until the strike in the mid 90s nearly killed them and they have a great presence in latin america and japan, but everywhere else still requires more work in order to grow the sport.
Of the "Big Three" the NBA has the best chance to become the worlds largest professional sports league, far surpassing any other sport with the exception of soccer.

like this last summer, how many mid range free agents were seriously considering a euro contract over an NBA contract. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that within 15 years, maybe even 5 years, a marquee All-Star player will sign overseas for more money than in the US.

Shawn Kemp looks anorexic. Great find, Skeets!

I'm very tired of those Kobe Haters, darn it.

Me too. but the fact remains the same. kobe is waay over-rated.
lebron james and a healthy dwayne wade are better.

Hell yeah Detroit would still be an elite in the west look at their record against the top western teams this year alone swept Spurs, Suns, Hornets, Mavs, and split with Lakers, Rockets they get up when it comes down to playing the best and no I am not a Pistons fan at all though I am a realist and the Pistons would probably be better if they were in the west since their game elevates when they play the top competition

yall think dey hella good man gary payton n shawn kemp r onli goo at 1 thing n datz selling drugz

yall think dey hella good man gary payton n shawn kemp r onli goo at 1 thing n datz selling drugz