"One of the strongest motivators [to write] is being able to help and encourage others with disabilities Prada Sunglasses. Sadly no-one really reads much anymore unless it's about politics or vampires."
After overcoming the worst of his personal demons, Allred finds himself a world away from the glitz and glamour of the NBA, suiting up for the unfashionable Nuggets Louis Vuitton Sunglasses, who won a grand total of zero games last season.
And he's loving it.
"If someone told me three years ago when I was in the NBA that I would be playing in New Zealand three years later Replica Oakley Sunglasses, I would have laughed at them but that's what life does to you.
2011年4月28日星期四
I had severe depression and suicidal thoughts
"I had severe depression and suicidal thoughts, because you spend your life so goal driven. My stint in the NBA only lasted four months Fendi Sunglasses. I invested 14 years of my life for a four-month gig in the NBA and tell me, was it worth it?"
Allred began writing for "cathartic reasons" but his story quickly attracted the attention of publishers HarperCollins and his autobiography Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA hit bookstores to critical acclaim in 2009 Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses.
He is now working on a sequel Ferragamo Sunglasses, Basketball Gods: The Transformation of the Enlightened Jock.
Allred began writing for "cathartic reasons" but his story quickly attracted the attention of publishers HarperCollins and his autobiography Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA hit bookstores to critical acclaim in 2009 Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses.
He is now working on a sequel Ferragamo Sunglasses, Basketball Gods: The Transformation of the Enlightened Jock.
In the fourth quarter
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Thirty years old and 2.11m tall Oakley Sunglasses, Allred is self-deprecating and disarmingly honest.
He played 10 minutes across three NBA games with James' Cleveland Cavaliers in 2008, making a field goal and a free throw for a career total of three points Chanel Sunglasses.
Allred was then cut and he fell into a "year-long funk".
Thirty years old and 2.11m tall Oakley Sunglasses, Allred is self-deprecating and disarmingly honest.
He played 10 minutes across three NBA games with James' Cleveland Cavaliers in 2008, making a field goal and a free throw for a career total of three points Chanel Sunglasses.
Allred was then cut and he fell into a "year-long funk".
In the fourth quarter
"In the fourth quarter, in a loud arena, everyone's deaf so in a land of temporary deafness, the permanently deaf man is king Carrera Sunglasses. So sometimes it works out in my favour. Some guys can't dribble, some guys can't shoot. I just don't hear very well."
Thirty years old and 2.11m tall Oakley Sunglasses, Allred is self-deprecating and disarmingly honest.
He played 10 minutes across three NBA games with James' Cleveland Cavaliers in 2008, making a field goal and a free throw for a career total of three points Chanel Sunglasses.
Allred was then cut and he fell into a "year-long funk".
Thirty years old and 2.11m tall Oakley Sunglasses, Allred is self-deprecating and disarmingly honest.
He played 10 minutes across three NBA games with James' Cleveland Cavaliers in 2008, making a field goal and a free throw for a career total of three points Chanel Sunglasses.
Allred was then cut and he fell into a "year-long funk".
Allred said from his new home in Dunedin
The life of Otago's new American import is stranger than fiction: spending his early years on a polygamist commune in Montana cheap designer sunglasses, becoming the first legally deaf basketballer to play in the NBA, where he was a team-mate of superstar LeBron James, fighting a battle with depression and obsessive compulsive disorder and then writing a book about it all Bvlgari Sunglasses.
Not your average pro sportsman then.
Let's start with the deafness: Allred is 75-80 per cent deaf and wears hearing aids – when he can.
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Not your average pro sportsman then.
Let's start with the deafness: Allred is 75-80 per cent deaf and wears hearing aids – when he can.
"I practise with the hearing aids in but if the arena gets too loud Police Sunglasses, I take my hearing aids out because the hearing aids just shut down," Allred said from his new home in Dunedin.
I'd keep developing prospect Dexter
I'd keep developing prospect Dexter Pittman(notes) if I were Riles Ray Ban Sunglasses. He turned the ball over every time he touched it in his two minutes of professional basketball, but at least he tried.
That's more than you can say about Eddy Curry Burberry Sunglasses.
Who said New Zealand's National Basketball League wasn't interesting?
Tonight's season opener between the Auckland Pirates and the Otago Nuggets will feature one of the more fascinating characters on the professional sporting scene Miu Miu Sunglasses, Lance Allred.
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Who said New Zealand's National Basketball League wasn't interesting?
Tonight's season opener between the Auckland Pirates and the Otago Nuggets will feature one of the more fascinating characters on the professional sporting scene Miu Miu Sunglasses, Lance Allred.
2011年4月26日星期二
Nets point guard Deron Williams said
It's not unfair, however, to wonder if he can repair and redirect the thing at all. By all accounts, Lacob already has influenced the culture at Warriors headquarters Versace Sunglasses. He's asking questions, prodding and probing. It's apparent he wants everyone on the payroll working to improve the product. He projects energy. He said he'd be an active owner and he has been precisely that. But action isn't always productive or effective. Some of Lacob's words and actions suggest he might perceive himself as not just the managing owner but the unofficial general manager Bvlgari Sunglasses. That's perilous territory. ... Clueless or genius is a game fans play with their GM. They don't want to play it with the owner. Ever. And Lacob would be wise to avoid it altogether, no matter how much he trusts his instincts." Stephenson of The Star-Ledger: "Anthony Morrow has quietly become the Nets’ top offseason acquisition. He is averaging 13.2 points and shooting 42.4 percent from 3-point range in 43 starts, the most of his career Gucci Sunglasses. His career 3-point shooting percentage trails only Steve Kerr (.454) in NBA history. 'I’ve only played with one other shooter similar to him and that’s Kyle Korver, a guy that’s just a dead-eye 3-point shooter,' Nets point guard Deron Williams said.
adrift for all but a few moments over the past 16 years
To those longing for a Curry-Harden swap, a reality check: You can't simply swap stats. Statistically, Curry dwarfs Harden. But this is the NBA, not a fantasy league Coach Sunglasses . Players have to blend, feed off each other and make each other better. It's about chemistry, not raw numbers. ... Would Curry also have spurred a 27-win improvement? Maybe, maybe not, but it's hard to argue with what has transpired without him. The Thunder is 98-56 (.636) with Harden on its roster and will advance to the playoffs for a second straight season." Monte Poole of The Oakland Tribune: "The music has stopped, the snacks are gone and the party is over. Any euphoria felt by Warriors fans with the fall of the Chris Cohan era has given way to anxieties and debate over the capability of the new regime Dolce & Gabbana Sunglasses. Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, the men now atop the organizational chart, haven't been instant saviors. They haven't delivered miracles or engineered dramatic improvement. And with the new Warriors looking a lot like the old Warriors, impatient fans are growing restless. Moreover, clouds of skepticism are forming above Oracle Arena -- directly over the head of Lacob, the managing member of ownership. It's much too early to conclude that Lacob won't find the right answers. That wouldn't be fair to a man who has been on the job since November Armani Sunglasses. It's not reasonable or rational to expect him to so quickly repair and redirect a vessel adrift for all but a few moments over the past 16 years.
adrift for all but a few moments over the past 16 years
To those longing for a Curry-Harden swap, a reality check: You can't simply swap stats. Statistically, Curry dwarfs Harden. But this is the NBA, not a fantasy league Coach Sunglasses . Players have to blend, feed off each other and make each other better. It's about chemistry, not raw numbers. ... Would Curry also have spurred a 27-win improvement? Maybe, maybe not, but it's hard to argue with what has transpired without him. The Thunder is 98-56 (.636) with Harden on its roster and will advance to the playoffs for a second straight season." Monte Poole of The Oakland Tribune: "The music has stopped, the snacks are gone and the party is over. Any euphoria felt by Warriors fans with the fall of the Chris Cohan era has given way to anxieties and debate over the capability of the new regime Dolce & Gabbana Sunglasses. Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, the men now atop the organizational chart, haven't been instant saviors. They haven't delivered miracles or engineered dramatic improvement. And with the new Warriors looking a lot like the old Warriors, impatient fans are growing restless. Moreover, clouds of skepticism are forming above Oracle Arena -- directly over the head of Lacob, the managing member of ownership. It's much too early to conclude that Lacob won't find the right answers. That wouldn't be fair to a man who has been on the job since November Armani Sunglasses. It's not reasonable or rational to expect him to so quickly repair and redirect a vessel adrift for all but a few moments over the past 16 years.
a should-be All-Star in fellow guard Monta Ellis
Head-to-head record would be the second tiebreaker if Dallas winds up passing San Antonio and still finishing tied with the Lakers. The NBA tweaked the rule in 2008 to give division champions a little extra pull primarily to avoid a situation where in a three-way tie a team that didn’t win its division could wind up the conference’s No. 1 seed (based on head-to-head records against the other teams) Christian Dior Sunglasses." John Rohde of The Oklahoman: "In two games against OKC this season, Stephen Curry has averaged 42.0 minutes, 31.0 points, 9.5 assists, 2.0 steals and is shooting 63.2 percent from the field. As a rookie last season, he averaged 21.0 points, 4.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds. General manager Sam Presti and coach Scott Brooks obviously won't discuss what the Thunder might be with Curry on its roster, which would be disrespectful to Curry, James Harden and all teammates Oakley Sunglasses Cheap. However, Presti and Brooks freely confirm Curry and Harden are superb fits precisely where they are. Harden particularly has excelled since the Thunder's trades 16 games ago with Boston and Charlotte. The 21-year-old Harden is sandwiched between a pair of 22-year-old All-Stars in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook on the league's third-youngest roster Arnette Sunglasses. The 23-year-old Curry plays alongside a should-be All-Star in fellow guard Monta Ellis.
that would not be the primary tiebreaker in this case
Eddie Sefko of The Dallas Morning News: "Consider it good news that the Mavericks' next three games on this road trip are against Pacific Division teams Prada Sunglasses. After they overwhelmed Phoenix at the finish line Sunday night, the Mavericks now own a 12-1 record against the Pacific Division. The lone loss was against the Lakers a couple weeks ago in Dallas. The Mavericks are 3-0 against Golden State, 2-0 against the Clippers, 1-1 against the Lakers, 3-0 against Sacramento and 3-0 against the Suns. Their next three games: Clippers, Lakers, Warriors. Of course, the Pacific Division is looking more and more like a one-hit wonder. The Lakers are among the championship favorites, of course Louis Vuitton Sunglasses. But the other four teams are all lottery bound." Kevin Ding of The Orange County Register: "Because of ongoing misinformation from a variety of sources and skeptics, let me clarify again as the Mavericks-Lakers big game nears: In case of a tie with Dallas in the regular-season standings, the Lakers are positioned in this case to have the first tiebreaker, which would be if one team is a division champion but the other is not. Yes, I did clarify this with the NBA office. I really, really did. The Lakers have already clinched the Pacific Division, and the Mavericks continue to trail the slumping Spurs for the Southwest Division Replica Oakley Sunglasses. So even if the Mavericks beat the Lakers on Thursday night to win the season series, 2-1, that would not be the primary tiebreaker in this case.
of their final seven games are against teams with a losing record
'To come back from two ACLs. Just to be back on that court tonight. I put up a doughnut but was productive and had a blast being out there with the guys Fendi Sunglasses. I hate that we lost, but just to be out there was probably one of the best nights of my career.' Redd got the call early, first entering the game with 9:54 left in the first quarter after John Salmons picked up two quick fouls. 'I sprinted (to the scorers' table) as if I was a rookie,' said Redd." Mike Wells of The Indianapolis Star: "I’ll ask this question for the second time in as many games: Have you seen a more confusing team than the Pacers? They looked bad in losses to Sacramento and Detroit, but then they go out and beat the Boston Celtics on Monday Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses. Go figure. ... 'When I’m old and gray I’m going to look back and wonder what was wrong with us, why we couldn’t beat teams like Sacramento and Detroit, but we can beat Boston and Chicago,' Pacers forward Danny Granger said. 'I don’t know, we’re going to have to figure it out at some point Ferragamo Sunglasses.' The Pacers have to figure it out because four of their final seven games are against teams with a losing record."
2011年4月25日星期一
the people kids look up to most are sports figures
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Today more than ever, America needs heroes -- people we all can look up to and admire. Sports figures, celebrities, politicians and entertainers who choose to enter public life have a special responsibility to live their lives in a manner which brings respect to themselves and their professions. Of course, parents should be the ultimate role models for their children. But let's face it, the kinds of people kids look up to and seek to emulate also have an influence on them Gucci Sunglasses. And you know what, often, the people kids look up to most are sports figures.
Today more than ever, America needs heroes -- people we all can look up to and admire. Sports figures, celebrities, politicians and entertainers who choose to enter public life have a special responsibility to live their lives in a manner which brings respect to themselves and their professions. Of course, parents should be the ultimate role models for their children. But let's face it, the kinds of people kids look up to and seek to emulate also have an influence on them Gucci Sunglasses. And you know what, often, the people kids look up to most are sports figures.
the trials and tribulations of our daily lives
This is all depressing news for the Pacers, of course, but in the end they will have the same thing 15 other teams do: a chance Coach Sunglasses. After four consecutive seasons without a playoff berth, they are probably happy to take what they can get.
Today it seems we are surrounded by sports scandal and greed Dolce & Gabbana Sunglasses. From the looming NFL shutdown of the 2011 season to the criminal conviction of baseball star Barry Bonds for obstruction of justice or the homophobic rant given by Kobe Bryant to an NBA referee, there are plenty of examples to illustrate my point Armani Sunglasses.
The great escape from reality that sports used to offer has become just as troubling and tiresome as the trials and tribulations of our daily lives.
Today it seems we are surrounded by sports scandal and greed Dolce & Gabbana Sunglasses. From the looming NFL shutdown of the 2011 season to the criminal conviction of baseball star Barry Bonds for obstruction of justice or the homophobic rant given by Kobe Bryant to an NBA referee, there are plenty of examples to illustrate my point Armani Sunglasses.
The great escape from reality that sports used to offer has become just as troubling and tiresome as the trials and tribulations of our daily lives.
Since 1979 in the N.C.A.A. tournament
Since 1979 in the N.C.A.A. tournament, a No. 1 seed has won its region 40.9 percent of the time Christian Dior Sunglasses. But in the N.B.A. during that same period, the top seed has won its conference 60.9 percent of the time. In other words, the first seed in the N.B.A. playoffs is almost one and a half times more likely to win its section of the “bracket” than a No. 1 seed in the N.C.A.A. tournament.
N.B.A. fans are left, then, with the usual suspects — the Lakers, the Celtics and the Spurs — dominating the playoffs and taking home the titles Oakley Sunglasses Cheap.
Only once since 1984 has a team seeded lower than No. 3 won the N.B.A. title. That team was the 1994-95 Houston Rockets, who won as a No. 6 seed after adding Clyde Drexler during the season to join Hakeem Olajuwon. (The Knicks, a likely No. 6 seed, added Carmelo Anthony this season Arnette Sunglasses, but that’s about as far as the comparison goes.)
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Virginia Commonwealth beating Kansas four times in a seven-game series
It is also rare for the eighth seed in the conference to win a playoff series. In the 54 first-round series pitting the eighth seed against the first seed, the eighth seeds have a series record of 3-51, a winning percentage of 5.6 percent Prada Sunglasses. The three wins occurred in 1994, when Denver beat Seattle; in 1999, when the Knicks upended the Heat (and also became the first eighth seed to advance to the N.B.A. finals); and in 2007, when Golden State stunned Dallas.
If the two previous criteria are combined — an eighth seed making the playoffs with a losing record — the results are grim. Those teams had a series record of 0-22, won only 11 of 82 games, and were outscored by an average of 12.1 points per game Louis Vuitton Sunglasses.
It’s no mystery why underdogs have so little chance in the N.B.A. playoffs. Unlike the N.C.A.A. tournament, where teams need to beat an opponent once to advance, N.B.A. teams must beat their opponent four times. And it became more difficult in 2003, when the first round was expanded from five to seven games Replica Oakley Sunglasses. Try to imagine, for instance, Virginia Commonwealth beating Kansas four times in a seven-game series.
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The Butler Bulldogs captivated the college
The Butler Bulldogs captivated the college basketball world with another unexpected N.C.A.A. tournament run, advancing to Monday’s men’s championship game before succumbing to the Connecticut Huskies Fendi Sunglasses . Butler’s feat may provide some hope for the fans of its crosstown neighbor, the Indiana Pacers, who have clinched the eighth seed in the N.B.A.’s Eastern Conference despite being seven games below .500.
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Of the 432 teams that made the playoffs in that time, only 38, or 8.8 percent, had a losing record. And of those 38 teams, only one, the 1987 Seattle SuperSonics Ferragamo Sunglasses, managed to win a playoff series. (Seattle actually won two series and advanced to the Western Conference finals, only to be swept by the Los Angeles Lakers.)
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Of the 432 teams that made the playoffs in that time, only 38, or 8.8 percent, had a losing record. And of those 38 teams, only one, the 1987 Seattle SuperSonics Ferragamo Sunglasses, managed to win a playoff series. (Seattle actually won two series and advanced to the Western Conference finals, only to be swept by the Los Angeles Lakers.)
The Butler Bulldogs captivated the college
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But if history is any guide, Pacers fans should not hold their breath. Since 1984, when the N.B.A. playoffs were expanded to 16 teams, the underdog has rarely had its day Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses.
Of the 432 teams that made the playoffs in that time, only 38, or 8.8 percent, had a losing record. And of those 38 teams, only one, the 1987 Seattle SuperSonics Ferragamo Sunglasses, managed to win a playoff series. (Seattle actually won two series and advanced to the Western Conference finals, only to be swept by the Los Angeles Lakers.)
But if history is any guide, Pacers fans should not hold their breath. Since 1984, when the N.B.A. playoffs were expanded to 16 teams, the underdog has rarely had its day Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses.
Of the 432 teams that made the playoffs in that time, only 38, or 8.8 percent, had a losing record. And of those 38 teams, only one, the 1987 Seattle SuperSonics Ferragamo Sunglasses, managed to win a playoff series. (Seattle actually won two series and advanced to the Western Conference finals, only to be swept by the Los Angeles Lakers.)
2011年4月24日星期日
Most players want to go to a winning environment
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Stern has hinted at the same belief
Stern has hinted at the same belief, rhetorically asking reporters in December, "What do you think makes [the NFL] so competitive Coach Sunglasses?"
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Then there's the inability to attract major corporate sponsors who crave the prestige and visibility that come from some partnerships. The Knicks' parent company, Madison Square Garden, signed a 10-year deal with JPMorgan Chase worth a reported $30 million a year Armani Sunglasses. No chance the Memphis Grizzlies are getting a deal like that.
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The fans don't understand the minutiae of collective bargaining agreements
The fans don't understand the minutiae of collective bargaining agreements. The people I talked to were knowledgeable, up-to-date on what's going on in the league, well-versed in the history of their teams and the sport -- and they don't know how the league actually functions Christian Dior Sunglasses. They just know how they want it to be.
"Even out the salaries," said Doug Dorrow, a fan in Milwaukee. "I know there's a salary cap [now], but a lot of people manipulate it ... however that works is way beyond me Oakley Sunglasses Cheap."
From city to city, variations on the same theme kept popping up, similar to what Hornets fan David Boyd said:
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From city to city, variations on the same theme kept popping up, similar to what Hornets fan David Boyd said:
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at least give the smaller markets a fighting chance
How many other players take that approach?
It almost seems as if small markets don't just need to hit the winning lotto numbers but need to have the bonus number, as well Prada Sunglasses. They need to stumble upon a player with Durant's talent and his mindset.
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And we've already seen how that went with James in his native northeast Ohio.
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I don't have to worry about anything else
And it's not about getting the fans to buy in as much as it is instilling belief in the best players. Oklahoma City has done that with Kevin Durant, who took a step in the opposite direction of the spotlight-seeking stars this past summer and committed to a five-year extension with the Thunder Fendi Sunglasses.
When asked recently about the challenge of attracting other stars to join him in Oklahoma City, Durant said, "That's come to my mind. I guess that's the way we did it with the draft. They have to come if they're drafted. But if we continue to just play hard and be a team that comes out and is known for playing hard and playing together, hopefully Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses, guys that love to play basketball will love to be a part of it.
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When asked recently about the challenge of attracting other stars to join him in Oklahoma City, Durant said, "That's come to my mind. I guess that's the way we did it with the draft. They have to come if they're drafted. But if we continue to just play hard and be a team that comes out and is known for playing hard and playing together, hopefully Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses, guys that love to play basketball will love to be a part of it.
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I don't have to worry about anything else
And it's not about getting the fans to buy in as much as it is instilling belief in the best players. Oklahoma City has done that with Kevin Durant, who took a step in the opposite direction of the spotlight-seeking stars this past summer and committed to a five-year extension with the Thunder Fendi Sunglasses.
When asked recently about the challenge of attracting other stars to join him in Oklahoma City, Durant said, "That's come to my mind. I guess that's the way we did it with the draft. They have to come if they're drafted. But if we continue to just play hard and be a team that comes out and is known for playing hard and playing together, hopefully Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses, guys that love to play basketball will love to be a part of it.
"Big market, small market, that's something I try not to get into. Everybody else outside the game is going to ask me about it. But I'm here, I like it here, I love my teammates and coaches and the city Ferragamo Sunglasses. I don't have to worry about anything else."
When asked recently about the challenge of attracting other stars to join him in Oklahoma City, Durant said, "That's come to my mind. I guess that's the way we did it with the draft. They have to come if they're drafted. But if we continue to just play hard and be a team that comes out and is known for playing hard and playing together, hopefully Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses, guys that love to play basketball will love to be a part of it.
"Big market, small market, that's something I try not to get into. Everybody else outside the game is going to ask me about it. But I'm here, I like it here, I love my teammates and coaches and the city Ferragamo Sunglasses. I don't have to worry about anything else."
2011年4月22日星期五
He's going into this with his eyes open
"He's going into this with his eyes open," Terry said. "He has to put in the work to get to where he wants to go, but I'm going to help him in any way I can. A lot of people are. Coach Sunglasses I think this is going to work out for him."
Thomas flew to Oakland to visit with Terry and watch the Mavericks play Golden State on April 2. Last summer, Thomas trained with Terry to help improve his game Dolce & Gabbana Sunglasses. And Terry has some more workouts planned to help Thomas impress NBA scouts.
"If he does it and he really commits himself for the next three months, there's no doubt he's going to go in the first round," Terry said Armani Sunglasses. "No question. I really can't divulge my whole plan, but it's definitely a plan similar to what I implemented when I came into the draft."
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"If he does it and he really commits himself for the next three months, there's no doubt he's going to go in the first round," Terry said Armani Sunglasses. "No question. I really can't divulge my whole plan, but it's definitely a plan similar to what I implemented when I came into the draft."
is a true point guard or just an undersized shooter
Williams, the Pac-10 player of the year and former La Mirada High standout, is projected by many to be a lottery pick in the upcoming draft Christian Dior Sunglasses. He declined to comment on those issues recently.
Isaiah Thomas decided to skip his senior season at Washington and has declared for the NBA draft.
At 5-9, Thomas has questions surrounding his ability to perform at the pro level. But Thomas does have a strong support group around him, including Mavericks guard Jason Terry Oakley Sunglasses Cheap, writes Seattle Times columnist Jerry Brewer.
Terry, who attended Franklin High in Seattle, considers Thomas to be like a younger brother. Much like when Terry left Arizona and was drafted by Atlanta Arnette Sunglasses, NBA teams are having trouble deciding whether Thomas is a true point guard or just an undersized shooter.
Isaiah Thomas decided to skip his senior season at Washington and has declared for the NBA draft.
At 5-9, Thomas has questions surrounding his ability to perform at the pro level. But Thomas does have a strong support group around him, including Mavericks guard Jason Terry Oakley Sunglasses Cheap, writes Seattle Times columnist Jerry Brewer.
Terry, who attended Franklin High in Seattle, considers Thomas to be like a younger brother. Much like when Terry left Arizona and was drafted by Atlanta Arnette Sunglasses, NBA teams are having trouble deciding whether Thomas is a true point guard or just an undersized shooter.
forward DeAngelo Casto will announce their decisions soon
Thomas, who averaged 16.8 points and 6.1 assists this season while leading Washington to a 24-11 record and its second consecutive Pac-10 tournament title Prada Sunglasses, becomes the latest prominent Pacific 10 Conference player to enter the draft.
UCLA guards Tyler Honeycutt and Malcolm Lee each declared this week, though only Honeycutt hired an agent. USC junior forward Nikola Vucevic announced he would hire an agent and declare for the draft last week Louis Vuitton Sunglasses.
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and I fully plan on finishing school
But this is the matchup the Grizzlies wanted. Now they’re stuck with it.
Washington star junior guard Isaiah Thomas will declare for the NBA draft but will not hire an agent, the school announced Thursday Fendi Sunglasses.
Still, from Thomas' comments, it seems as though the two-time All-Pac-10 First Team honoree will not be returning to the Huskies.
"Although it was a tough decision, I have decided to forgo my senior season and enter my name into this year's NBA draft," Thomas said in the statement released by the school Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses. "At this time I will not hire an agent. Over the past three years I've enjoyed every single minute of my Washington Husky career. I am very thankful to have played for a great coach like Coach [Loroenzo] Romar and our entire coaching staff. I have just over two quarters left to earn my degree Ferragamo Sunglasses, and I fully plan on finishing school."
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? Memphis, turnovers and the basketball gods
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Whether that can work against San Antonio in the playoffs is debatable. Few teams take care of the ball as well as the Spurs, and few feature an offense better suited to making teams play for gambling Chanel Sunglasses. All of those backdoor cuts, surprise perimeter screens and swing passes punish overeager defenders.
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Whether that can work against San Antonio in the playoffs is debatable. Few teams take care of the ball as well as the Spurs, and few feature an offense better suited to making teams play for gambling Chanel Sunglasses. All of those backdoor cuts, surprise perimeter screens and swing passes punish overeager defenders.
2011年4月21日星期四
If he enters, he has until May 8 to withdraw if he wants to return to college for his junior season
If he enters, he has until May 8 to withdraw if he wants to return to college for his junior season. The date is five weeks earlier than last year’s June 15 deadline Ray Ban Sunglasses. The change by the NCAA puts more pressure on the player.
“It definitely makes it harder and it’s the reason this decision has to be really thought out,” said Morris, U-M’s leading scorer and assist man last season. “You can’t just go in there like people did in the past, throw your name in there. You’ve got to be really careful. Underclassmen can only do it once, so it’s definitely something you have to take into consideration. But it’s a different process Burberry Sunglasses. You have to adjust.”
Beilein has kept in contact with Morris throughout the process.
"We gained some information (from) the NBA," Beilein said. "Now he's in exams and we talk every other day. He's going to go home in a week and he'll keep looking at it and decide and try to get more information if he can. It's a good problem to have when you have kids that the draft can be considered Miu Miu Sunglasses. You try to help him with his decision without over-advising him. You can't overadvise, you can advise."
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Beilein has kept in contact with Morris throughout the process.
"We gained some information (from) the NBA," Beilein said. "Now he's in exams and we talk every other day. He's going to go home in a week and he'll keep looking at it and decide and try to get more information if he can. It's a good problem to have when you have kids that the draft can be considered Miu Miu Sunglasses. You try to help him with his decision without over-advising him. You can't overadvise, you can advise."
Darius Morris is closing in on a decision about
Darius Morris is closing in on a decision about his future and whether to enter the NBA draft Versace Sunglasses. But he’s not there yet.
The NBA advisory committee of general managers who project a player’s draft potential is expected to respond by April 18. Morris wouldn’t say whether he has heard from the committee or what the response was.
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The NBA advisory committee of general managers who project a player’s draft potential is expected to respond by April 18. Morris wouldn’t say whether he has heard from the committee or what the response was.
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Not to be confused with any of the Vibram series, the Fila Skeletoes are something that seems like a relative extraterrestrial in the sneaker world. For all the Nike Frees, the New Balance Minimuses, and even the Reebok ReeFlex series, the Skeletoes are literally made in the likeness of the human foot. Not intended for rigorous exercise purposes like the aforementioned, when it comes to recovery and general comfort, the Skeletoes are the business Oakley Sunglasses Cheap. Here are the specs of the Skeletoes, per Fila:
Its EZ Slide feature… combines the smallest two toes for ease of entry. It also has four-way stretch, 2 ply nylon and crisp clean color-matched printing, as well as a bungee cord for ease of entry. Velcro straps ensure a customized fit as well as a multipurpose slip resistant rubber for maximum protection from those slippery surfaces Arnette Sunglasses. Velcro straps ensure a customized fit as well as a multipurpose slip resistant rubber for maximum protection from those slippery surfaces.
Not to be confused with any of the Vibram series, the Fila Skeletoes are something that seems like a relative extraterrestrial in the sneaker world. For all the Nike Frees, the New Balance Minimuses, and even the Reebok ReeFlex series, the Skeletoes are literally made in the likeness of the human foot. Not intended for rigorous exercise purposes like the aforementioned, when it comes to recovery and general comfort, the Skeletoes are the business Oakley Sunglasses Cheap. Here are the specs of the Skeletoes, per Fila:
Its EZ Slide feature… combines the smallest two toes for ease of entry. It also has four-way stretch, 2 ply nylon and crisp clean color-matched printing, as well as a bungee cord for ease of entry. Velcro straps ensure a customized fit as well as a multipurpose slip resistant rubber for maximum protection from those slippery surfaces Arnette Sunglasses. Velcro straps ensure a customized fit as well as a multipurpose slip resistant rubber for maximum protection from those slippery surfaces.
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The one thing that it seems people are trying to go back is getting the feeling of walking barefoot. I mean, you can barefoot, but we have converted the natural Earth in a man-made world Christian Dior Sunglasses. Our natural-born feet on man-made surfaces don’t really mesh well when it comes to urbanization and even less so when you talk about shuffling to and fro in America. It’s incompatible to be sans shoes. Enter the Fila Skeletoes.
Not to be confused with any of the Vibram series, the Fila Skeletoes are something that seems like a relative extraterrestrial in the sneaker world. For all the Nike Frees, the New Balance Minimuses, and even the Reebok ReeFlex series, the Skeletoes are literally made in the likeness of the human foot. Not intended for rigorous exercise purposes like the aforementioned, when it comes to recovery and general comfort, the Skeletoes are the business Oakley Sunglasses Cheap. Here are the specs of the Skeletoes, per Fila:
Its EZ Slide feature… combines the smallest two toes for ease of entry. It also has four-way stretch, 2 ply nylon and crisp clean color-matched printing, as well as a bungee cord for ease of entry. Velcro straps ensure a customized fit as well as a multipurpose slip resistant rubber for maximum protection from those slippery surfaces Arnette Sunglasses. Velcro straps ensure a customized fit as well as a multipurpose slip resistant rubber for maximum protection from those slippery surfaces.
Not to be confused with any of the Vibram series, the Fila Skeletoes are something that seems like a relative extraterrestrial in the sneaker world. For all the Nike Frees, the New Balance Minimuses, and even the Reebok ReeFlex series, the Skeletoes are literally made in the likeness of the human foot. Not intended for rigorous exercise purposes like the aforementioned, when it comes to recovery and general comfort, the Skeletoes are the business Oakley Sunglasses Cheap. Here are the specs of the Skeletoes, per Fila:
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we presently are and can continue or aspire to be
Only, the more you look at the situation, it was the right way for him to exit. When management opted to side with Deron Williams instead of him, he made his own choice to leave Prada Sunglasses. Never one to compromise, Sloan always did things his way and, as such, he decided to depart on his own terms.In the NBA world, athletes in that particular universe are subject to physical rigors that most laypeople cannot comprehend. For the elite basketball player, his/her body is his/her literal temple and principal livelihood, and while the roughly 400 players in the NBA put their bodies and minds to the test daily and yearly, those outside of that realm (in the so-called real world) also have become just as conscious about their fitness and health. The FIT is a series that will concentrate on the Fuel Louis Vuitton Sunglasses, Information and Training (F.I.T.) that it takes for both NBAers and laypersons to be at their very best in the world, as well as focusing on the literal Food, Intelligence and Technology that also comes into play in our physical fine-tuning – because after all, without having the vital fuel, guidelines and tech advancements to feed our bodies, help us better absorb and process what’s necessary, and make the labor efficient and effective, we don’t have much to advance our collective health and performance Replica Oakley Sunglasses. The FIT is here to bring to light what can make us all the uniquely tuned creatures that we presently are and can continue or aspire to be.
2011年4月20日星期三
As we know with the Celtics though
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Over the course of a 17-year NBA career Buck Williams was named an All-Star three times and
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Now an assistant coach under Nate McMillan for Portland, William brings a unique perspective to
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developed a reputation as a rugged rebounder and defender as well as a team leader with the New
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Davis has also played a vital role
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Because he is so undersized, he relies on a heavy dose of excellent footwork and deception,
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vaunted transition game, which allows Kobe to fill the lane and score and allows Gasol and Bynum
to enjoy more room to operate in the lane. Traditional power forwards simply don’t offer that
luxury. And, while Odom has been a capable long-range shooter throughout his career, he has never
shown a consistent enough stroke to validate defenders guarding him tightly on the line -- until
now. Odom is shooting a career best 39.3 percent from three Oakley Sunglasses, up over 8 percent from last season
and one of the better numbers in the league. Simply put, without Odom’s no frills stability and
relentless efforts, the Lakers would not be sitting at 56-26 and in ripe contention for a three-
peat.
2). Thaddeus Young (Philadelphia) – Chanel Sunglasses Young has an oddly similar skill set to Odom: The 6-foot-8-
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different ways.
2011年4月18日星期一
Rodrigue Beaubois G--- Even before he got injured
Rodrigue Beaubois G--- Even before he got injured in Wednesday's regular-season finale against the
Hornets, the writing was already on the wall for Beaubois. The re-insertion of Stevenson into the
starting five by Carlisle was a clear signal that the Roddy B experiment, at least for the regular
season, was over. It's very doubtful the Mavs coach would roll the dice on such a wild card in the
playoffs Prada Sunglasses. The best fans can hope for is for Roddy to come in during certain situations, much like
he did in last year's first-round loss to the Spurs.
Kevin Durant scored 32 points and Russell Westbrook had 30 points and nine assists for the Thunder,
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Oklahoma City has clinched the Northwest Division and will be seeded no worse than fourth in the
playoffs. It trails Dallas by a game and the Lakers by a half game.
DeMarcus Cousins made 18 of 21 free-throw tries and had a personal-high 30 points and nine rebounds
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Durant made four free throws in the final 41 seconds to seal the win.
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Kevin Durant scored 32 points and Russell Westbrook had 30 points and nine assists for the Thunder,
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Oklahoma City has clinched the Northwest Division and will be seeded no worse than fourth in the
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Ian Mahinmi C--- Mahinmi
Ian Mahinmi C--- Mahinmi, who stands at 6-foot-11, could see some time against the Blazers when the
Mavs want to throw a different look at Portland center and Dallas native LaMarcus Aldridge Fendi Sunglasses. He
brings nice size, pretty solid hands and is a guy who can provide some decent interior defense.
Still, he figures to be nothing more than a situational guy in the first round.
JJ Barea G--- Along with Terry and Marion, Barea was one reason why the Mavs' bench was one of the
top second units in the Association this year. But JJ hasn't played well over the last few months
and considering that, he doesn't figure to see too many minutes against Portland Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses.
Brian Cardinal F--- If there is one player that one might have to say sits at the bottom of the
Dallas playoff rotation, it has to be Cardinal. And that's nothing against the Purdue product, it's
just a function of where he stands in this equation. He has made some nice contributions to this
team at points this year but with minutes at a premium in the postseason, it's very doubtful he
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Brewer might not see the floor much at all in the first round if at all
Peja Stojakovic F--- Stojakovic is another guy who doesn't bring much to the table defensively.
However, like Terry, he can knock down the big shot and can score in bunches. So, Peja's minutes
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Brendan Haywood C--- As the only other seven-footer on the roster besides Chandler, Haywood is
another player who could be critical to the Mavs' success this postseason. But as has been the
question about him throughout his NBA career, the one about him being maddeningly inconsistent,
that applies double in these playoffs. Haywood did have some flashes in the regular season but on
many nights, he didn't contribute much of anything. If the ex-Tar Heel can finally display some
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Corey Brewer G--- Brewer is a player who's hard to figure how he could be used in the playoffs.
Sure, he does have an incredible upside, which is why the Mavs signed him to a three-year deal. He
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another player who could be critical to the Mavs' success this postseason. But as has been the
question about him throughout his NBA career, the one about him being maddeningly inconsistent,
that applies double in these playoffs. Haywood did have some flashes in the regular season but on
many nights, he didn't contribute much of anything. If the ex-Tar Heel can finally display some
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Corey Brewer G--- Brewer is a player who's hard to figure how he could be used in the playoffs.
Sure, he does have an incredible upside, which is why the Mavs signed him to a three-year deal. He
is solid defensively, athletic and at times, can score in bunches. But like Haywood, the big knock
on this ex-Gator is inconsistency. Has he proven enough to Carlisle that he can depend on him on a
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At least that's what Maverick fans
At least that's what Maverick fans, Carlisle and his teammates are hoping, that he really brings it
come playoff time. But if the Mavs do bow out of the playoffs early Ray Ban Sunglasses, one thing is for sure, it will
be due to no fault of Nowitzki.
C-Tyson Chandler
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because this team has been so bereft of quality centers for so long that now that Dallas actually
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brings a solid big presence to the middle of the paint and during the regular season, he was a 10
and 9 guy each and every night. Hopefully those small, nagging injuries that kept him out of a few
games in the second half of the season are something of the past and Chandler can return to being
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Draft prospects must declare for the June
Draft prospects must declare for the June 23 draft before April 24. Assuming they don't hire an agent, underclassmen must decide if they are going to remain in the draft or return to school by May 8. Thompson, a 6-foot-6 guard Fendi Sunglasses, led the Pac-10 with a 21.6 scoring average last season. If he leaves, the Pac-12 would lose another one of its young stars. Arizona's Derrick Williams declared for the draft Wednesday. He joined a list of conference players that includes Washington's Isaiah Thomas, USC's Nikola Vucevic and UCLA's Tyler Honeycutt and Malcolm Lee Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses. THURSDAY AFTERNOON LINKS: --- It's a little old, but Matthew Bryan-Amaning was selected first team all-Portsmouth Invitational Tournament by DraftExpress.com. The Washington senior forward averaged 17.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in the Virginia tournament. According to NBA.com, Bryan-Amaning "has a few things NBA scouts tend to look for Ferragamo Sunglasses. He definitely earned a few bucks this week."
The Legislative Council also rejected three possible
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of summer basketball recruiting reforms
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Players currently have until early May to withdraw from the draft
Players currently have until early May to withdraw from the draft. That would change as early as next fall if the Board of Directors doesn't reject the proposal later this month. Committee chairman Shane Lyons was out of the office and unavailable for comment Ray Ban Sunglasses, NCAA spokesman Erik Christianson said Wednesday. The committee also tabled two major proposals, one of which would have changed the rules regarding the use of athletes' likenesses for commercial purposes. The other would have given coaches more access to basketball players who take summer courses. But the council did make some changes Burberry Sunglasses. The committee approved a measure that would force men's basketball players to remove their names from the draft list before the first day of the spring signing period. The council also rejected a proposal that would have stopped athletes from opting out of a test for the sickle-cell genetic trait Miu Miu Sunglasses. The decision means players still have three options: Taking the test, providing documentation that they have taken the test or signing a waiver to opt out.
Arizona State
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2011年4月16日星期六
Sims scored in double figures in
Sims scored in double figures in 41 games and registered 13 double-doubles. NOTEBOOK: Orlando guard J.J. Redick (lower abdominal strain) is a game-time decision for tonight's Game 1 against Atlanta Hawks, but says he feels healthy enough to play Ray Ban Sunglasses. He missed Orlando's final 17 regular-season games. ... NBA commissioner David Stern says Sacramento Kings owners Gavin and Joe Maloof were granted an extension until May 2 to file paperwork requesting a move to Anaheim, Calif. ... The Los Angeles Lakers will work with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation on ways to keep anti-gay slurs out of basketball Burberry Sunglasses. The joint venture was announced Friday, three days after Kobe Bryant was spotted on a national television broadcast yelling a common homophobic slur in frustration over a referee's call. Bryant was fined $100,000 by the league and issued multiple apologies. ... Lakers center Andrew Bynum participated in a full practice Friday, three days after suffering a hyperextended right knee during their home finale against San Antonio Miu Miu Sunglasses. Jordan Hamilton was once referred to by Bob Knight as the best player the country this season. But when the Longhorns started to lose games down the stretch, Hamilton slipped to the back of people's minds.
The traction system represented just one area
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One lightweight element added to the Crazy Light
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At less than 1 mm thick and with strong bonding
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The adiZero Crazy Light will be available for $130 retail
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There's even more opportunity for them to do syndication
"There's even more opportunity for them to do syndication, get it more out there beyond NBA.com and their sites and apps," he said. "Obviously I'm a little bit biased since SB Nation is a site that covers the NBA, but I think they'd see even more growth if they were to open it up a bit Christian Dior Sunglasses." NBA officials declined to say if they would expand their online efforts into wider distribution of the league's video and other online content, but Perez did point to the NBA's ventures into social media as an example of creating new content when and where appropriate for its own business. "We know not everything is going to work, but if you're afraid of failure, then we don't think you're going to get where you need to go," he said. "There is massive, massive growth in social gaming. If you look at the number of people that play Farmville, more people play that on a daily basis than the number of people who play all fantasy sports combined Oakley Sunglasses Cheap. "We felt like we have such a strong position in social media that we felt we could be very successful in reaching the fans that we have, and that's what we're working to do." Stern said the NBA has been able to create a new revenue stream from social media, though he declined to offer exact numbers on just how a big a business that is. "NBA.com is a place that sells ads and we have robust sales on that site. And that ties together with NBA TV, which is in 65 million households," the commissioner said. "We do monetize Facebook a bit as well. We have pages on Facebook, and we're selling sponsorships across different media platforms Arnette Sunglasses. Our sponsors know they can work with us on TV, on our website, on cable, on satellite and now on social media."
who was previously AOL's vice president of programming and products
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In February, just before the 2011 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles
In February, just before the 2011 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles, more than 3.2 million people had downloaded NBA League Pass and NBA Game Time apps for their smartphones and tablet computers, said Bryan Perez, senior vice president of NBA Digital -- a partnership between the NBA and Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting Fendi Sunglasses. "Everything is going increasingly online, and with that increasingly toward online video," Perez said. "As many people as watch video on TV nowadays watch video online, though it's not always the same type of video. But when you're dealing with numbers in the billions, numbers like that, it doesn't take a lot of convincing to show what we're doing online is effective." With the NBA on pace to surpass 2 billion videos streamed from NBA.com -- including highlights, press interviews and games -- the league could end up doubling its online video traffic from a year earlier Roberto Cavalli Sunglasses. In the 2009-10 full season (which includes the regular season, All-Star Game and events, the playoffs and the NBA Finals), NBA.com served up 1.1 billion video streams, said Acunto, the league spokesman. In the 2008-09 season, which was the same year NBA Digital was formed, that number was 870 million, up from 322 million streams in 2007-08, he said Ferragamo Sunglasses. Now NBA Digital, based in Atlanta, is looking to replicate the success it's had so far with online video into the world of social networking, Perez said.
You can track with precision the way our fans stay connected to us
"You can track with precision the way our fans stay connected to us," Stern said. "When there are a billion downloads of streams of highlights from NBA.com, when players in the NBA have 50 million 'likes' on Facebook and probably another 400 million YouTube views, then you know that this whole community is there Carrera Sunglasses. And community, that is a key aspect of the Internet. "Now how that translates into, let's say, attendance or viewing is another issue. But I dare say that our increased ratings this year come with help from social media, this digital water cooler, this digital grapevine -- and that leads ultimately to e-commerce and NBA TV, which is in 55 million households, NBA League Pass, NBA Game Time." NBA League Pass is the association's TV package that allows subscribers to watch regular-season games outside their local viewing area Oakley Sunglasses.
The NBA also offers different League Pass packages, which varied in price this season from about $110 to $190, for access to games online. One package, NBA League Pass Broadband, uses high-speed Internet connections to stream game videos to a computer, while NBA League Pass Mobile streams video to smartphones and tablet computers. The NBA Game Time app, free for both Google's Android devices and Apple's iPhone and iPad, plays live games and offers game scores and standings, as well as NBA.com video Chanel Sunglasses.
The NBA set an all-time high for itself with more
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2011年4月15日星期五
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Are you planning to incorporate a new company in the state of Nebraska
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