Re: News from December 1, 2003

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Patricia Bender wrote:
> 
> News from December 1.
> 
> TRADE: Chicago traded Jalen Rose, Donyell Marshall, and Lonny Baxtor to
> Toronto for Antonio Davis, Jerome Williams, and Chris Jefferies.
> 
> The NBA named Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) and Baron Davis (NO) as Players of
> the Month for November.  Stojakovic averaged 23.3 points including 52.3%
> FG and 5.8 rebounds as Sacramento went 12-4.  Davis averaged 24.3 points
> and 8.2 assists as New Orleans went 11-6.

It's amazing that there are no players that played better than
that. Yuck! Aren't there any?

> The NBA named Phil Jackson (LAL) and Rick Carlisle (Ind) as
> Coaches of the Month for November.  The Lakers went 14-3 and
> Indiana went 14-3.

> The NBA named Carmelo Anthony (Den) and LeBron James (Cle) as
> Rookies of the Month for November.  Anthony averaged 17.4
> points and 6.9 rebounds. James averaged 17.5 points, 7
> rebounds, and 6.4 assists.
>
> The NBA named Voshon Lenard (Den) and Dikembe Mutombo (NY)  as Players of 
> the Week.  Lenard averaged 21.3 points including 10-19 3-pointers as
> Denver went 3-0.  Mutombo averaged 13 points, 12,3 rebounds, and 3.3
> blocks as New York went 3-1.

I wish they hadn't split these awards by conference. It just
draws even *more* attention to the current East-West talent gap.

> The NBA suspended Tim Duncan (SA) for 1 game for making contact
> with a ref during Saturday's SA-GS game.

Bogus.

> New York activated Antonio McDyess and placed Mike Sweetney on
> IR with left patella tendinitis.
> 
> Miami signed Wang Zhizhi to a 2 year contract and released
> Tyrone Hill.

Does Wang still have a country?

-- 
Neil Cerutti
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