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| Nuggets waive Parker, Patterson |
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10/23/2008 |
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| Blazers, Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Clippers. Parker, 27, played in only 19 games for the Clippers last season. The Fordham product has averaged nine points and 2.9 assists per game over five seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Lakers and Miami Heat. Cleaves, 31, has not played since seeing action in 27 games for the Sonics in the 2005-06 campaign, averaging 2.7 points and 1.6 assists per game. The former Michigan State Spartan has career averages of 3.7 points and 1.9 as |
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| 2008-09 Phoenix Suns Preview |
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10/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - (MySportsbook) - With former head coach Mike D'Antoni now in New York, the Phoenix Suns will change their style of play under new mentor Terry Porter. The highest-scoring team in the NBA over the last four seasons, the Suns will now try to reverse course and attempt to finish atop the defensive statistics, while using a more conventional offensive attack. The 45-year-old Porter, who spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach in Detroit, has experience as a head man but was just 7 |
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| 2008-09 New York Knicks Preview |
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10/21/2008 |
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| ferocious rebounder and has the ability to win a title in that department sometime down the road. If he gets his 35-40 minutes per game, he could easily average 15 points and 12 rebounds a game. Quentin Richardson flourished under D'Antoni with the Phoenix Suns in 2004-05. His talent, though, has never been questioned, his ability to stay on the court has always been his biggest problem. BACKCOURT: Chris Duhon was the team's main offseason acquisition and will run the offense for D'Antoni. As mainly a back |
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| 2008-09 Miami Heat Preview |
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10/21/2008 |
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| ngerous addition to Wade. The only question is whether the young star can keep his nose clean. For now, Shawn Marion remains the team's second option behind Wade. One of the most versatile players in the NBA, Marion was acquired in February from the Phoenix Suns for future Hall of Fame center Shaquille O'Neal. Marion and Wade were unable to jell in the second half of the season, however, as both missed time with injuries. If the Heat want a big turnaround, Marion, who posted 14.3 points and 11.2 boards in 1 |
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| 2008-09 LA Clippers Preview |
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10/21/2008 |
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| great passing big man who runs the floor and is a very high IQ player. He'll be able to lead our defense from the back line. Between Kaman and Camby I see that playing out like it did for us three years ago when we went to a seventh game against the Phoenix Suns. That year we were in the top five of almost every defensive category in the league." BACKCOURT: Cagy veteran Cuttino Mobley can still fill it up as a spot-up jump shooter from the outside but struggles if you force him to put the ball on the ground |
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| Heat F Jones to undergo surgery |
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10/16/2008 |
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| heduled to undergo surgery on his right wrist Saturday. The 28-year-old Jones ruptured the extensor tendon in his right wrist in practice Wednesday, and is expected to miss three months. The Miami-Florida product, who signed with the Heat as a free agent in the offseason, played in 58 games for Portland last year when he averaged 8.0 points and 2.8 rebounds. The five-year veteran has also suited up for the Phoenix Suns after being drafted with the 49th selection of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. |
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| Nash leaves preseason game vs. Hawks |
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10/15/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash left Wednesday's exhibition contest against the Atlanta Hawks with a sprained right ankle. Nash left late in the first half with the injury, after scoring 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting with six assists in a little more than 13 minutes of action. He did not return in a 102-100 Suns win. The two-time MVP and six-time All-Star averaged 16.9 points and 11.1 assists per game for the Suns last season, the 12th in the league for the 34-year-old. |
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| Report: Spurs' Ginobili out until December |
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09/30/2008 |
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| arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle. Ginobili underwent the procedure on September 3 to correct a posterior impingement of his left ankle. The reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year originally suffered the injury in the Spurs' playoff series with the Phoenix Suns. After a rehabilitation program, Ginobili was cleared to play in the 2008 Olympics. He then aggravated the injury in a semifinal loss to the United States during the Olympics and did not play when Argentina downed Lithuania in the bronze medal game. |
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| Report: Shaq to end career in 735 days |
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09/12/2008 |
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| Orlando, FL (MySportsbook) - Shaquille O'Neal told a Florida television news station Thursday that his basketball career will be over "in 735 days." In an interview with Orlando's News 13 at an event at the Pine Hills Boys and Girls Club, the Phoenix Suns center said he plans to finish out the remainder of his contract. His current deal runs through the end of the 2009-10 season, and O'Neal said he would retire after that, even going so far as putting a specific number of days to his departure from the N |
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| Magic F Garrity retires from NBA |
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09/11/2008 |
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| ve and to have established long lasting roots in Orlando. I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to the Orlando Magic and the great fans of Central Florida and for all of their years of support." The Notre Dame product spent his rookie season with the Phoenix Suns before being traded to Orlando, where he played 513 games -- second most in franchise history -- and averaged a career-best 11.1 points and 4.2 rebounds in the 2001-02 campaign. The three-point specialist was a career 39.8-percent shooter from behin |
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