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All stats updated through games played on 11/3/12 -His Value Added (VA) is #1. Sky high at 25.2 followed by Dion Waiters at a measly 9.3, Davis At 9.2 -EWA (Est. Wins Added) is #1 at 0.8 followed by Waiters and Davis at 0.3 - USG (Usage Rate) #1 at 25.2 followed by Valanciunas at 22.3, Waiters at 22.2 -#4 in Assist Ratio at 28.8 -#6 in TS% (True Shooting Percentage) at .573. This should be 5 because Kyle Singler (#1) has a ridiculous TS of 1.071. #2 is our own Meyers Leonard at .725 followed by Davis, Drummond and Barnes. Not including Singler. Only Barnes, Lillard and Jae Crowder (#8 TS%) are wing players shooting above .500. Dion Waiters (#10) a few hairs below at .495. Pretty sweet stats.

"Sources" say.

Bucks listening to offers. Bogut expected to miss another 8-12 weeks though... Via RealGM

"Sources say Dallas is about ready to move on from the Roddy Beaubois experiment. The Mavericks have thought for years that the talented young Frenchman could be another Tony Parker, but he has not been able to master the move from shooting guard to point guard. Nor has he been able to fill the void left by J.J. Barea. If they don't move him before this year's deadline, he could be gone over the summer."

A little surprised no one posted this. From RealGM via LATimes. Mentions that Clips. Bucks, Heat and Mavs are interested. No mention of Blazers.

Hey! An article about us!...We got a C+ That rhymed..

"So if there isn’t a large gap in talent between two players, late first-round teams are almost always better off selecting the bigger one. There aren’t many men in the world with the height needed to play in the NBA; there are even fewer that also have the necessary athleticism, skill-set and desire. Only 5% of American males are taller than 6’3, while the CDC’s statistics on height suggest there are only 70 native-born seven-footers between the ages of 20 and 40 in the entire US." .................... "Now Portland has to enter the shallow pool of free-agent big men whenever the CBA is resolved, possibly without any kind of salary-cap exceptions. The sure things (Tyson Chandler, Nene, Marc Gasol) will want contracts upwards of $10 million a year, and with playoff teams like Atlanta and New York desperate for size, even guys like Sam Dalembert and Kris Humphries will be looking for at least $5 million."

Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal-Times writes... -------------- "Don't be surprised if Portland, which has the 21st pick, tries to move up, perhaps to land Colorado shooting guard Alec Burks. Milwaukee (10), Charlotte (9) and Houston (14) are also big Burks' fans. Burks, by the way, has the ideal shooting guard size, measuring 6-6 in shoes, 6-5 without." -------------- Here's his Draft Express profile. ed: bumped to front page

Lengthy article with prelimanary awards list and winners. David snubs both LMA for MIP and Nate for COY Also interviews LMA about his year and the Blazers.

Just states that Boston will not be extending Chris Johnson after his current 10 day deal is done. Last roster spot should go to a big that can play, or in his case be insurance, in the playoffs. He fits that bill.

Wow. Deron Williams... Destroying Utah single handedly...

Little well rounded article on Greg. Not a whole of new info, just a few other perspectives.

Roy said that while he'd like to come back, he'll try to be patient and follow the advice of team doctors. The Blazers have not set a timetable for his return. "Now is challenging because I want to start pushing the minute it feels good enough and the doctor is still saying 'Nah, we have to take it a little bit easier.' So it's tough," he said. I'd like someone to ask him what he thinks his role will be when he gets back or how he thinks he'll be able to fit in. ISO offense will never win championships. Atlanta found this out by losing repeatedly in the playoffs, almost lost JJ in free agency and fired their coach. Cleveland found this out by losing their Hall of Fame player. Unfortunately, we're finding this out by losing our max deal star player to injury. Here's to Brandon re-acclimating himself to the new offense.

Hornets are looking very solid right now, beign undefeated and all. And how about this a quality Eastern conference player potentially coming West? This is pretty substantial move for NO, if they get him. He's way better than Ariza and can play SG and way better than Bellinelli. Would love Iggy for the Blazers but that's looking highly unlikely.

Huge pay cut. Veteran's Minimum....

EDIT: Here's I think this is the drama JQuick was talking about.

It ain't over.

Thoughts? Think this makes Dallas a little bit (just at tiny bit) tougher if Chandler can stay healthy.

Well there goes Mike Miller.

Dang. The Spurs got Tiago for cheap... I'm pretty jealous.

I hate to be the one point out more info on the Miami pick ups but... I just noticed this.