The Hoop and The Harm

Yesterday on Full Court Press, they were discussing their top 12 players in each conference THIS YEAR. Not to be outdone and because their lists sucked, I have decided to throw my two cents in. This is not an actual all-star team list, as I’m not basing it on picking a team or by position or any of that bogus nonsense. That would make too much sense. This is just a straightforward list of my top 12 players in each conference so far THIS YEAR. Let’s start with the east.

In no particular order:

Bron Bron
D-Wade
Jermaine O’neal
KG
Paul Pierce
Chauncey Billups
Michael Redd
G-Force
Dwight Howard
Caron Butler
Jason Kidd
Joe Johnson

And now the West. Again, in no particular order:

Nash
Kobe
Chris Paul
Dirk
Tim Duncan
A.I.
Melo
Yao Ming
Amare
Baron Davis
Deron Williams
Chris Kaman

I know there’s a few left off that have deserved it in years past(I’m lookin at you T-Mac), but they just haven’t really done it for me this year. Injuries also played a part in this(Did Arenas retire?) So, there you have it. I’ll compare this to the actual all-star roster when it’s announced. Should be interesting to see what top players are left off because of their position.

Got quite a few today, so let’s get right to it…….

And now for Blatche’s newest magic trick…the secret punch in the balls

Starting at Guard…. TOM SELECK as Magnum P.I.!!!

Darrell Armstrong is not amused…….

No joke necessary. Conley and Navarro know what they did.

Courtesy of nba.com

The revolving door has finally been slammed shut.

The Wizards waived Tony Massenburg earlier this week, and in the process, prevented an all-time record from being set.

Massenburg, who hadn’t played in the NBA in over two years because of a broken ankle suffered in a car accident, was trying to latch on to his 13th different NBA team - an all-time record. Instead, he will remain tied with Chucky Brown and Jim Jackson, all of whom have been on 12 different teams.

Massenburg, 40, has been around so long, he was teammates in college with Len Bias. How long ago was that? Bias died before some current NBA players were even BORN. Apparently, however, seniority matters little to Washington’s front office - odd, considering that the Wizards’ owners have been in charge of the franchise (known then as the Baltimore Bullets) since 1964 - which predates even Massenburg himself.

Here’s hoping a whole slew of big men leaguewide go down with season ending injuries in the first week of the season, making Tony a wanted man again. Just kidding, but in all honesty, somebody should give him a call. He’s in great shape, and it’s not every day we get to see an all-time record broken. Sign him to a one-year deal, let him set the career mark and hike up publicity for your team in the process, and then uncomfortably part with the forty-something year old right before the season ends. Hey, they do it in baseball, why not in the NBA?

Tony Massenburg’s career statistics

Shortly after going through open heart surgery, Etan Thomas’ doctor did not rule out the possibility of Thomas returning this season. Amazing. All of us who have watched him with the Wizards have to be happy to hear that. This was a serious procedure and extends much farther than sports. Obviously, the most important thing is overall health and that can often get lost within the hustle and bustle of the sports world. But reading this story, just blew my mind. The dedication. Mind-boggling.