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Since we haven’t written anything about the NBA since they settled the labor dispute, I figured I would at least mention some of the “big” stories thus far this season. The biggest story of the young season involves CP3. New Orleans had worked out a 3 way trade that would’ve sent Chris Paul to the Lakers, Pau Gasol to the Rockets and Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, Lamar Odom, Goran Dragic and a first round 2012 pick to New Orleans. Everything was set to go, but commissioner, David Stern stepped in and blocked the trade, basically saying it was best for the Hornets and the league if this trade didn’t happen. It seems like nobody really knew Stern had this power, but I guess he does. In the end, CP3 still went to California, but not as a Laker. He is the newest member of the LA Clippers. Lamar Odom ended up being dealt to the Mavericks, so I guess he and Khloe will be giving Dallas a try.
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I love the Celtics, so I gotta mention what the latest is there. Jeff Green, who they traded Kendrick Perkins for last year (as well as Krstic), is out for the entire season after it was discovered that he has an aortic aneurysm. It was discovered during his preseason physical and it’s probably a really good thing. Who knows what a season of playing would’ve done to his heart. Obviously his life is more important than one season. All Celtics fan remember what happened with Reggie Lewis and his heart situation. Green is scheduled to have surgery next month and is expected to make a full recovery. In other C’s news, they picked up Chris Wilcox which just makes me happy because I loved him in the year or so he was at Maryland (Remember that National Championship). They also traded Big Baby Davis to the Magic for Brandon Bass. I’m alright with this trade (not that it matters) since Big Baby had about 1 really good game ever with the Celtics. Plus, KG made him cry on the bench. Kind of don’t get over something like that.
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In local NBA news, the Wizards really sucked in their first game - SHOCKING. The Wiz Kids lost by 25, but were down by 40 in the 3rd when Flip Saunders yanked the starters and put in the second squad. They were the ones who actually made the game a little closer. They put up all of 17, 16 and 18 in the first 3 quarters, respectively. They had 20 turnovers on the game. And John Wall was seriously unimpressive. He was 3 for 12 and scored 8 points, no rebounds, 3 assists and 6 turnovers. As a point, that assist to turnover ratio is huge and his is totally headed in the wrong direction. Coach Saunders said he was “terrible. He was bad.” To quote Michael Lee of the Washington Post, “He did have one electrifying moment, when he used a wicked crossover dribble to get separation from Turner, then threw down an emphatic dunk. Wall flexed and cursed as he ran down the floor – after cutting the deficit to 38 points.” I sincerely hope Mr. Wall and the rest of the team grow up in a hurry (except when they’re playing the Celtics). Maybe they did a little, because they played the 76ers again last night and this time only lost 101-94.
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