February 16th, 2012 
Russ Loede 
Posted in SLAM DUNK CONTEST Chase Budinger – Houston Rockets Iman Shumpert – New York Knicks Note: Jeremy Lin has been invited to “assist” Shumpert. Derrick Williams – Minnesota Timberwolves Paul George – Indiana Pacers THREE-POINT SHOOTOUT Kevin Love – Minnesota Timberwolves Anthony Morrow – New Jersey Nets Joe Johnson – Atlanta Hawks James Jones – Miami [...]
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2012 NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest, Three-Point Shootout Participants Announced
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2012 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
EASTERN CONFERENCE Starting Lineup: PG Derrick Rose, SG Dwyane Wade, F LeBron James, F Carmelo Anthony, C Dwight Howard Reserves: PG Deron Williams, SG Joe Johnson, G-F Andre Iguodala, SF Paul Pierce, SF Luol Deng, PF Chris Bosh, C Roy Hibbert WESTERN CONFERENCE Starting Lineup: PG Chris Paul, SG Kobe Bryant, SF Kevin Durant, PF [...]
NBA Suspends Kevin Love Two Games For Luis Scola Incident
Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star forward Kevin Love was suspended for two games without pay for driving his foot into the foot and upper body of Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola in the Timberwolves’ 100-91 home victory against the Rockets. The two had had an incident in a game last Monday, when a Scola pass hit Love [...]
Report: Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star PF Kevin Love Agrees To Four-Year, $62M Extension
The Minnesota Timberwolves and All-Star power forward Kevin Love reportedly agreed to a four-year, $62 million contract extension on Tuesday night, according to ESPN 1500 Twin Cities. However, an NBA source denied that any such agreement was in place. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported the 23-year-old Love was expected to sign the contract on Wednesday afternoon in Dallas. The Wolves [...]
Martin’s 31 Point Effort Helps Rockets Record Seventh Straight Win; Top Timberwolves 107-92
Leading Scorer: Kevin Martin 31 points — 10-21 FG, 4-10 3PT, 7-8 FT. Leading Rebounder: Samuel Dalembert 15 rebounds. Leading Passer: Kyle Lowry 10 assists — recorded a triple-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Leading Bench Player: Goran Dragic 14 points — 5-7 FG, 4-5 FT. Patrick Patterson added 13 points (6-10 FG) and [...]
Kevin Love To Leave Timberwolves?
Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star power forward Kevin Love told one friend he’ll walk when he’s free after the Timberwolves offered less than a “max deal” when they presented him with a four-year, $60 million offer. The Timberwolves are expected to call Love’s bluff and come back with the maximum, five-year, $78 million deal he deserves. Love [...]
2012 NBA All-Star Votes: Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard Lead The Way
The 2012 NBA All-Star Game will take place at the Amway Center in Orlando on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Eastern Conference Forwards: LeBron James (Mia) 972,580; Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 779,945; Amar’e Stoudemire (NYK) 281,617; Kevin Garnett (Bos) 268,980; Chris Bosh (Mia) 209,640; Luol Deng (Chi) 166,671; Paul Pierce (Bos) 145,077; Carlos Boozer (Chi) 101,612; Andrea [...]
Top Five Draft Picks In Consecutive Years: How Much Does The Team Improve?
Is having a top 5 pick in consecutive years enough to get a team moving in the right direction? The table below shows best and worst turnarounds for teams that meet the aforementioned criteria. There have been 44 instances of this in the lottery era; I have counted only the teams that got the top [...]