Michael Jordan Moment 16

Bulls vs. Suns, 1993 NBA Finals, Game 4 

By Dr. Jack Ramsay, former NBA head coach

He had so many great games. He always did what it took for his team to win. If it took 55 points to win, he'd come up with 55 points -- as he did on this night against Charles Barkley and the Suns.

Michael always wanted the ball at the end, and he seemed able to make the big play in a critical moment with amazing frequency. Teams would double-team him at times but learned to be reluctant to do so because of his ability to find the open man. Still, scoring was important to him, too. He had a great ability and confidence to score whenever he wanted. I always felt you had to double-team him. If he had a slight flaw in his offensive game, he didn't score quite as well going to his left as he did to his right.

My goal was always to force him baseline and come at him with a second defender. Other teams like the Pistons used this strategy with some success early in his career. But that didn't last forever. His teammates got a lot of open shots, like John Paxson did notably later in this series, because Michael drew all those double-teams. He was a special player.

Michael Jordan Moment 17

1997 All-Star Game, Cleveland, Ohio 

By Glen Rice, former NBA player

The greatest part about me being All-Star MVP in 1997 is I owe it all to Michael Jordan. He knew I was rolling, and down the stretch he told Coach [Phil Jackson] to leave me in the game.

Apparently, they knew I had a possibility of breaking a record, which I had absolutely no idea about, and he wanted to see it done. We've always been close friends, and he made that moment a very proud moment for me. He could have easily got it.

I mean, MJ had a triple-double, and he's the greatest player to play the game, so you would think the award would go to him. But I think he definitely pleaded a little bit so that I could receive it.

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Hip Hop Icons Simpsonized

Format Magazine follows up on the success of their recreation of 20 classic hip hop album covers in LEGO by tapping into The Simpson’s family. The magazine takes on the concept of cameos and Simpsonized 10 hip hop stars–Kanye West, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Notorious B.I.G, Lil’ Wayne, Flava Flav, Andre 3000, Eazy E, Fat Joe–with iconic “O” representations for each artist.

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iPod Nano 5G með video cameru

 

This new 5th gen iPod nano with a built-in video camera, and features a larger screen - 2.2-inch display(376 x 240), a FM tuner with Live Pause & iTunes Tagging and a pedometer can work with Nike+.  About its new camera specs: H.264 VGA video, 640 by 480 pixels, up to 30 frames per second with AAC audio,

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King James sjónvarpsstöð?

 

...og þá á ég ekki við NBATV.

The LBJ Network? If a report in the New York Daily News is correct, that's one way the Knicks will try to entice LeBron James to sign with them in the summer of 2010.

The report says Cablevision, which owns the Knicks and Madison Square Garden, would give LeBron his own channel as a way to circumvent the salary cap. New York can't offer James more money than the Cavaliers can, so it seems the MSG brass is trying to get creative with the TV gig.

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Stainless Steel iPod Shuffle

Drulluflottur...

 

With this new look stainless steel iPod Shuffle, it will open the market even further and attract users who are wanting a high end look with subtle bling. This 4GB Shuffle is available exclusively on the Apple’s online store.

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Michael Jordan Moment 18

Bulls vs. Knicks, Nov. 21, 1986

By Hubie Brown, former Knicks head coach

He scored 40 that night, including the Bulls' final 18 points over the last six-plus minutes, to lead the team to a 101-99 win over my Knicks on a great play.

The final shot in this game was spectacular because it was against a two-man trap plus help from Patrick Ewing. To see him elevate, beat the trap, and eliminate a 7-footer with his arms raised, and still see the basket and score was absolutely amazing. It was one of the best nonplayoff shots of his career.  He had to take the ball into the corner to begin with, and normally a two-man trap will discourage a shot. Because time was running out, he had to elevate, but even so, the basket had to be blocked by Ewing because of his height.

But whether he saw the basket or not, he made the shot. It just took the breath out of us as a team and a coaching staff.

D-Wade mun líklega láta reyna á markaðinn næsta sumar

All-Star guard Dwyane Wade said that he has stopped negotiating a new deal with the Heat and will likely test free agency after this season, the Miami Herald reported on Wednesday.

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Hornets og T-Wolves skiptast á leikmönnum

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The New Orleans Hornets have agreed to trade reserve point guard Antonio Daniels and a 2014 second-round draft pick to Minnesota in exchange for forward Darius Songaila and guard Bobby Brown.

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Hvað ætlar David Kahn að safna að sér mörgum PG's fyrir tímabilið?  Sér einhver hvert hann er að fara með þessum skiptum?

Michael Jordan Moment 19

Bulls vs. 76ers, Nov. 16, 1988

By Jim Lyman, former Sixers head coach

Michael Jordan set a Spectrum scoring record against the Sixers with 52 points (24-for-29 shooting). The Sixers ended up winning the game, because they dominated down low.

It seemed like Michael was always at his best against us. He rarely had a subpar game and when the game was over … win or lose … he was always the pivotal factor.  What he did was electrify the building.  And even though he was doing incredible things on the court, I felt like we were seeing just the tip of the iceberg.  He would do so much more over his career.  He was younger then, but later he won all those championships, which, in my mind, made him the best player ever.

He always dominated the game both physically with his great skills and mentally, too.  That was his greatest gift.

20 ár síðan "3 Feet High & Rising" kom út

 

Vá... 20 ár síðan þessi snilld kom út og það er eins og það hafi verið í gær.  Diskurinn er alla vega tímalaus og rúllar jafnsmúð og hann gerði þá.  Man að við Eazy rúlluðum "Transmitting Live From Mars" í gegn aftur og aftur eins og enginn væri morgundagurinn.  Komumst svo að því fyrir rest að textinn í laginu væri tekinn úr frönskukennslu, en diskurinn hefur að geyma einhver hundruð sampla úr gömlum lögum.

Expansion hafa látið útbúa bol til að minnast þessa merka áfanga.

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Lady GaGa / Beats By Dre Heartbeats Earbuds

Hannað af Lady GaGa fyrir Beats By Dre.  Very nice...

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Iverson gengur frá samningi við Memphis Grizzlies

Free-agent guard Allen Iverson informed the Grizzlies this morning that he will accept a one-year offer to bring his explosive scoring to FedExForum this season, according to an NBA source.

Iverson’s decision came following a Monday night meeting in Atlanta with Griz owner Michael Heisley, general manager Chris Wallace and head coach Lionel Hollins. Iverson, a 34-year-old, 13-year veteran, will play for a contract that pays $3.5 million (what the Griz have left under the salary cap) and the deal will be loaded with incentives.

HookUp:  Memphis Commercial Appeal