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1. Steve Nash 2. Kirk Hinrich 3. Jason Kidd 4. Tim Duncan 5. Shane Battier

Does anyone else think that Jim looks a little like Kirk Hinrich? On a related note, remember the basketball game from season one? It all makes sense.

I've heard this before. B&A is correct. The traditional answer is: "Which door is yours?" Heaven guard tells the truth and shows you the Heaven door, while Hell guard lies and shows you the Heaven door.

C- Yao Ming PF- Dirk Nowitzki SF- Kevin Durant SG- Kirk Hinrich PG- Steve Nash

I had one today. It was very good, but the meal is $7. If I want to pay $7 for a meal, I can find a better place to do it.

Regular season MVP. You just can't use championships as a measure of individual greatness, because regardless of a player's ability, he won't win without a strong supporting cast. It's not fair to judge a player's ability by evaluating his teammates' ability.

Not to mention, Kobe's shot hardly has any arc on it to begin with. Do you suppose his finger has a chance of healing before, say, the second round of the playoffs?

Makes sense. In NBA 2k10, he ALWAYS bails for free agency.

Did Amare really get a flagrant for this? He barely touched him.

I wish all jobs had the level of accountability that NBA refs enjoy. If a customer ordered a grilled chicken sandwich, the guy at Burger King could give him a Whopper Jr. with extra pickles. If the customer complains, the manager could jump over the counter and stab him.

Do NOT take up soy milk. It would be more pleasant and more effective to carve out excess blubber with a chainsaw. You could join some kind of sports league. If you can't find one, simply running is good (though less fun). It makes running more enjoyable if you actually keep up with the numbers (distance, speed, mile time etc.).

I don't think "balled out" means what you think it means. And does your signature really feature a quote from yourself?

Verizon is here, but not Embarq/Sprint? That's a snub.

Oh Lord. He's gotten to you already.

I didn't see the game, but the Fox Sports article suggests that they looked at Durant for the win, but he was doubled and hit Thabo as a desperation play.

I wouldn't talk that way about Stephen Jackson. I see your point, but that puppy has just enough psychotic in him to be dangerous. God help him if Ron Artest goes insane, also, but Kobe might avoid that. Being on the same team and all. Probably.

"You worried?" If these were eight year old girls, that still wouldn't count as trash talk. This is just a rookie trying to be tough, Kobe being arrogant and unpleasant. Business as usual.

Fine, he's not a "bust." He's just a player that was drafted with massive expectations that he never reached, and was taken before another player who is one of the top 10 in the league at age 21. If that's not a "bust", then we need a new word that means the same thing as "bust", but doesn't offend you so much.

I call the upset here. UTEP FTW. That was fun to type.

I'd like the Jazz.

I'd like the Mavericks.

Wow, he's not even 7'5"? How could he even think about being an NBA star?

Skill-wise? Yes, he might be the best. And that's enough to get into the top 5 ever. But his physical inferiority keeps him safely behind Shaq. In fact, it was Hakeem himself who, after playing against rookie Shaq, conceded that Shaq was the strongest man he had ever seen.

Kevin Garnett. Power forward is a tricky position. Most "power forwards" are simply centers that are too small to play that position in the NBA. You get a lot of so-called power forwards who can't operate outside of the low block. Basically, a power forward is either a center with limited size, or a small forward with limited skills. Not so with Garnett. He's got the height to play center, and the ability to take advantage in the post. But it would be a waste to be a traditional center, because he also brings a deadly mid-range shot, not to mention his mobility and explosiveness to get to the rim with a step. Add in the fact that he's one of the best rebounders and defenders we've ever seen, and this is a complete player. Much apologies to Tim Duncan, a very close second.

Dennis Rodman. Forget, for a minute, his natural talents. He had size and strength, sure, but so do a lot of people. Dennis Rodman truly enjoyed terrorizing an offensive player, and he was good at it. There's something to be said for intimidation, and nobody can do that Rodman did. I'm sure there will be lots of Bill Russell votes, but I would like to point out that Russell pioneered shot-blocking. I.e., the shooters of that era were not concerned with avoiding a block like players of the 90's were. Add in the level of athleticism that Russell's contemporaries possessed, and it would almost be embarrassing if he didn't defend the way he did.