Josh Smith made Brandon Funston's Big Board
He's ranked at 28, right behind Lamar Odom, Boris Diaw and Joe Johnson. And just above Rashard Lewis, Michael Redd and Dwight Howard. Interestingly, Carmelo Anthony is only at 45.
One guy sent in a comment, bashing Funston for putting Josh Smith above the mentioned guys. Another guy answer him with this comment:
Josh Smith's numbers after the all-star break last season: 15 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1 steal and a ridiculous 3.1 blocks per game. Scary
He is also ranked 9th among small fowards in NBA.com's Fantasy Player Rankings
Acquiring him in this year's fantasy drafts would no longer be cheap.
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Monday, September 25, 2006 at 12:37 AM. He's ranked at 28, right behind Lamar Odom, Boris Diaw and Joe Johnson. And just above Rashard Lewis, Michael Redd and Dwight Howard. Interestingly, Carmelo Anthony is only at 45.
One guy sent in a comment, bashing Funston for putting Josh Smith above the mentioned guys. Another guy answer him with this comment:
Josh Smith's numbers after the all-star break last season: 15 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1 steal and a ridiculous 3.1 blocks per game. Scary
He is also ranked 9th among small fowards in NBA.com's Fantasy Player Rankings
Acquiring him in this year's fantasy drafts would no longer be cheap.
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Ateneo snatches Finals’ Game 1 over UST
By Jasmine W. Payo
Inquirer
Published on page A31 of the September 25, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
THE ATENEO de Manila University Blue Eagles got their escape act down pat.
Pulling off Houdini feats all throughout the season, the top-ranked squad did it again to claim Game 1 of the UAAP Finals.
This time, it was Doug Kramer, who buried an undergoal stab at the buzzer to lead the Eagles to a thrilling 73-72 triumph over the University of Santo Tomas Tigers yesterday at the jampacked Araneta Coliseum.
Left alone at the paint, Kramer received a perfect inbound pass from Macky Escalona to score the game-winning basket.
“It was just fortunate that Macky made a very good pass,” said Ateneo coach Norman Black. “Chris (Tiu) had been scoring the entire game, so the defense went to Chris. They forgot about Kramer underneath the basket. I was hoping that will happen when we diagrammed the play and it did.”
The Eagles, who last won the title in 2002, will be gunning for their fourth senior basketball crown on Thursday.
Apparently, the early celebration proved fatal for the Tigers.
With his head held up high and arms akimbo, Allan Evangelista proudly faced the UST crowd after nailing a jumper with only a second left.
But in that short span of time, the Tigers got a very important lesson on defense.
“There was a mental lapse,” admitted UST coach Pido Jarencio. “We’re charging it to experience.”
Black admitted that it was the first time the Eagles executed the play, but had it ready since his successful coaching stint with San Miguel in the PBA.
“Doug Kramer was the first and only option,” noted Black. “They executed it perfectly. A big play in a big game.”
JC Intal, who shot a game-high 21 points, steadied the scrambling Eagles by pumping in 10 straight points in the fourth quarter for a 67-66 edge.
But it was Kramer who came through for the Eagles at the clutch, drilling in the Eagles’ last six points to finish with 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Jarencio, though, issued a quick warning after the Tigers’ heartbreaking loss: “We’ll be back on Thursday. When we’re beaten, we become more courageous.”
ATENEO 73 -- Intal 21, Kramer 14, Tiu 12, Reyes 10, Escalona 8, Quimson 6, Laterre 2, Salamat 0, Arao 0, Al-Hussaini 0.
UST 72 -- Cruz 20, Evangelista 13, Espiritu 11, Duncil 9, Cuan 9, Taylor 4, Canlas 4, Ababou 2, Gile 0, Cortez 0, Allera 0.
Quarters: 19-15, 35-35, 57-57, 73-72
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at 12:33 AM. By Jasmine W. Payo
Inquirer
Published on page A31 of the September 25, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
THE ATENEO de Manila University Blue Eagles got their escape act down pat.
Pulling off Houdini feats all throughout the season, the top-ranked squad did it again to claim Game 1 of the UAAP Finals.
This time, it was Doug Kramer, who buried an undergoal stab at the buzzer to lead the Eagles to a thrilling 73-72 triumph over the University of Santo Tomas Tigers yesterday at the jampacked Araneta Coliseum.
Left alone at the paint, Kramer received a perfect inbound pass from Macky Escalona to score the game-winning basket.
“It was just fortunate that Macky made a very good pass,” said Ateneo coach Norman Black. “Chris (Tiu) had been scoring the entire game, so the defense went to Chris. They forgot about Kramer underneath the basket. I was hoping that will happen when we diagrammed the play and it did.”
The Eagles, who last won the title in 2002, will be gunning for their fourth senior basketball crown on Thursday.
Apparently, the early celebration proved fatal for the Tigers.
With his head held up high and arms akimbo, Allan Evangelista proudly faced the UST crowd after nailing a jumper with only a second left.
But in that short span of time, the Tigers got a very important lesson on defense.
“There was a mental lapse,” admitted UST coach Pido Jarencio. “We’re charging it to experience.”
Black admitted that it was the first time the Eagles executed the play, but had it ready since his successful coaching stint with San Miguel in the PBA.
“Doug Kramer was the first and only option,” noted Black. “They executed it perfectly. A big play in a big game.”
JC Intal, who shot a game-high 21 points, steadied the scrambling Eagles by pumping in 10 straight points in the fourth quarter for a 67-66 edge.
But it was Kramer who came through for the Eagles at the clutch, drilling in the Eagles’ last six points to finish with 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Jarencio, though, issued a quick warning after the Tigers’ heartbreaking loss: “We’ll be back on Thursday. When we’re beaten, we become more courageous.”
ATENEO 73 -- Intal 21, Kramer 14, Tiu 12, Reyes 10, Escalona 8, Quimson 6, Laterre 2, Salamat 0, Arao 0, Al-Hussaini 0.
UST 72 -- Cruz 20, Evangelista 13, Espiritu 11, Duncil 9, Cuan 9, Taylor 4, Canlas 4, Ababou 2, Gile 0, Cortez 0, Allera 0.
Quarters: 19-15, 35-35, 57-57, 73-72
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Joshua Smith (born December 5, 1985 in College Park, Georgia) plays guard and forward for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.
He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 17th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. He played his Senior year of high school basketball at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia and decided to forgo a college career at Indiana and jumped straight to the pros.
Smith won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest his rookie year during the 2005 NBA All-Star Weekend. He averaged 9.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.95 blocks per game for the 2004-2005 season and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. For the 2005-2006 season, Smith has averaged 2.25 blocks per game, which is seventh in the NBA. Josh Smith is known for his awesome dunks, athleticism, and his shot blocking skills.
In what was hyped to be an electrifying defense of his Slam Dunk title, on February 18th 2006, after a lackluster effort, he came last, scoring just a 41 on his first attempt, where he placed a piece of tape several feet behind the free throw line. It was thought that he would attempt a dunk from that spot, and therefore it was insanely hyped, but Smith caused a stir when he instead took off from the free throw line. Nate Robinson would go on to win the competition in a controversial tie-breaker round with Andre Iguodala.
After NBA All-Star Weekend he would continue his steady development. He finished 2nd in the NBA in total blocks, 4th in bpg and averaged 15.0 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 4.1 apg, 3.1 bpg and 1.0 spg after the All-Star break and his contribution helped the Hawks double their win total of 13 wins from the previous season to finish 26-56.
He is nicknamed J. Smoove.
Source: wikipedia.org
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Friday, September 22, 2006 at 8:24 PM. He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 17th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. He played his Senior year of high school basketball at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia and decided to forgo a college career at Indiana and jumped straight to the pros.
Smith won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest his rookie year during the 2005 NBA All-Star Weekend. He averaged 9.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.95 blocks per game for the 2004-2005 season and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. For the 2005-2006 season, Smith has averaged 2.25 blocks per game, which is seventh in the NBA. Josh Smith is known for his awesome dunks, athleticism, and his shot blocking skills.
In what was hyped to be an electrifying defense of his Slam Dunk title, on February 18th 2006, after a lackluster effort, he came last, scoring just a 41 on his first attempt, where he placed a piece of tape several feet behind the free throw line. It was thought that he would attempt a dunk from that spot, and therefore it was insanely hyped, but Smith caused a stir when he instead took off from the free throw line. Nate Robinson would go on to win the competition in a controversial tie-breaker round with Andre Iguodala.
After NBA All-Star Weekend he would continue his steady development. He finished 2nd in the NBA in total blocks, 4th in bpg and averaged 15.0 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 4.1 apg, 3.1 bpg and 1.0 spg after the All-Star break and his contribution helped the Hawks double their win total of 13 wins from the previous season to finish 26-56.
He is nicknamed J. Smoove.
Source: wikipedia.org
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After three years of waiting, the Blue cagers from Katipunan are back where they belong in the UAAP Finals. They survived a monster game from Ken Bono in their semi-finals match up against AdU. And they are now awaiting the victor of the rubber match game between UE and UST.
With DLSU disqualified from this year's competition and defending champs Far Eastern University failing to reach the final four, ADMU is favorite to take the championship.
A DLSU fan commented that if we go all the way, it would be a hollow victory because we did not compete against the giants. Well, giant or no giant, I'd still be singing the Ateneo hymn when we take this season's crown.
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at 6:07 PM. With DLSU disqualified from this year's competition and defending champs Far Eastern University failing to reach the final four, ADMU is favorite to take the championship.
A DLSU fan commented that if we go all the way, it would be a hollow victory because we did not compete against the giants. Well, giant or no giant, I'd still be singing the Ateneo hymn when we take this season's crown.
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Kenya's players are a decade younger than us. They're very quick and agile, active on both ends of the floor. They constantly pressed full court and forced turnovers. And they ran on every chance. They also had a couple of shooters who wouldn't miss from beyond the arc. They have the same make up as Batch 2006 who beat us on outside shooting and fast breaks.
By the end of the just first quarter we were down double digits. And our players were already exhausted. It was clear that we couldn't run with the kids.
At the start of the half, still down by 12, the coach wisely made an adjustment moving our defense forward, putting a plug to their outside shooting. At first they found cracks and were able to score on cuts and drives. But after a few plays, it was obvious that they couldn't play an inside game. The game went into overtime. But we took care of business and took home a win.
As for my own play, I missed a few open layups, fumbled the ball once or twice, missed my two free throws. But I am pleased with my game tonight with several stops, steals, deflections, and a couple crucial baskets on our third quarter run.
I fell to the floor several times. It looked like I was diving for the ball on hussle. But it was just that my legs were failing on me. I am now resigned to the fact that I am getting old :(
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at 7:27 AM. By the end of the just first quarter we were down double digits. And our players were already exhausted. It was clear that we couldn't run with the kids.
At the start of the half, still down by 12, the coach wisely made an adjustment moving our defense forward, putting a plug to their outside shooting. At first they found cracks and were able to score on cuts and drives. But after a few plays, it was obvious that they couldn't play an inside game. The game went into overtime. But we took care of business and took home a win.
As for my own play, I missed a few open layups, fumbled the ball once or twice, missed my two free throws. But I am pleased with my game tonight with several stops, steals, deflections, and a couple crucial baskets on our third quarter run.
I fell to the floor several times. It looked like I was diving for the ball on hussle. But it was just that my legs were failing on me. I am now resigned to the fact that I am getting old :(
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Isn't this blog about basketball? Nobody reads this but me anyway. So, what the heck :)
Michael Schumacher is hanging his helmet. He leaves formula 1 as the most successful racing driver. To date, has has taken 7 Drivers' World Championships, raced in 247 Formula 1 Grands Prix and winning 90. He has 68 pole positions, 75 fastest race laps, and has a total of 1354 points. In his 15-year career, he has broken many of the formula one records.
But along with his records comes a list of controveries that tarnish his career. His first title, won by ramming his car on to Damon Hill's in the last race. A Drivers' title was stripped from him when he did the same thing to Jacques Villaneuve. The Ferrari team orders, Rubens Barrichello giving him a win, him giving Rubens a win, the Monaco 2006 incident, etc.
Most of his rivals won't miss him when he leaves. But they all agree that he is the best pilot F1 has ever had. In the words of reigning Champion Fernando Alonso's: "Michael is the most unsporting driver F1 has ever seen. Zidane retires with more glory than Schumacher. But that doesn't mean he hasn't been the best driver, and fighting against him has been an honour and a pleasure."
The 2006 season isn't over yet. Infact it has just started. In the last race at the Italian Grand Prix, Schumacher cut down Alonso's lead from 12 to 2. And with 3 more races to go, the battle is set to become a classic.
Kimi will leave Mclaren to replace Schumi at Ferrari. And Alonso will move to Mclaren to take the vacant seat. I don't about you but I couldn't picture Kimi in red and Alonso in silver.
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at 5:48 AM. Michael Schumacher is hanging his helmet. He leaves formula 1 as the most successful racing driver. To date, has has taken 7 Drivers' World Championships, raced in 247 Formula 1 Grands Prix and winning 90. He has 68 pole positions, 75 fastest race laps, and has a total of 1354 points. In his 15-year career, he has broken many of the formula one records.
But along with his records comes a list of controveries that tarnish his career. His first title, won by ramming his car on to Damon Hill's in the last race. A Drivers' title was stripped from him when he did the same thing to Jacques Villaneuve. The Ferrari team orders, Rubens Barrichello giving him a win, him giving Rubens a win, the Monaco 2006 incident, etc.
Most of his rivals won't miss him when he leaves. But they all agree that he is the best pilot F1 has ever had. In the words of reigning Champion Fernando Alonso's: "Michael is the most unsporting driver F1 has ever seen. Zidane retires with more glory than Schumacher. But that doesn't mean he hasn't been the best driver, and fighting against him has been an honour and a pleasure."
The 2006 season isn't over yet. Infact it has just started. In the last race at the Italian Grand Prix, Schumacher cut down Alonso's lead from 12 to 2. And with 3 more races to go, the battle is set to become a classic.
Kimi will leave Mclaren to replace Schumi at Ferrari. And Alonso will move to Mclaren to take the vacant seat. I don't about you but I couldn't picture Kimi in red and Alonso in silver.
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A few days ago Dominque Wilkins and two other NBA Greats, Charles Barkley and Joe Dumars, were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. It is a fitting honor to the "Human Highlight Film".
Nique is one of my childhood basketball heroes. His classic slam dunk duel with Michael Jordan made me believe as a kid that man could fly. Well Jordan made me believe the flying thing. And Nique - he was just the nemesis ;)
On 2005, All-Star weekend, Slam dunk competition, Josh Smith donning Wilkin's #21 Jersey, threw one of Dominique's signature dunks, The Windmill. The whole arena went crazy and the judges all gave perfect 10's.
And with that I was brought back to the past when Nique's poster, Clyde Drexler, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird filled the walls of my room. Number 21, along with 22, 23, 32, 33 are part of a generation of larger the life basketball legends. They are the past. But there is no doubt that they have greatly influenced the stars of today who have taken their place in the arena.
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 5:38 AM. Nique is one of my childhood basketball heroes. His classic slam dunk duel with Michael Jordan made me believe as a kid that man could fly. Well Jordan made me believe the flying thing. And Nique - he was just the nemesis ;)
On 2005, All-Star weekend, Slam dunk competition, Josh Smith donning Wilkin's #21 Jersey, threw one of Dominique's signature dunks, The Windmill. The whole arena went crazy and the judges all gave perfect 10's.
And with that I was brought back to the past when Nique's poster, Clyde Drexler, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird filled the walls of my room. Number 21, along with 22, 23, 32, 33 are part of a generation of larger the life basketball legends. They are the past. But there is no doubt that they have greatly influenced the stars of today who have taken their place in the arena.
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Josh Smith made his name by winning the 2005 Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Champion. But his coming out party in the NBA was in a game against the Dallas Mavricks on December 18, 2004. In that game, the young rookie, with his freakish leaping ability and athleticism, blocked 10 shots. In his rookie season he also regularly made the weekly highlight reels with his amazing, high-flying slams, wowing the fans like Dominique Wilkins did a decade ago.
This year the Hawks line up, quicker and stronger with the addition of Speedy Claxton and rookie Shelden Williams, the maturation of the young guns Josh Smith, Josh Childress and Marvin Williams, and the leadership of Joe Johnson, are set to climb back in the ranks of the NBA. The excitement is back in Dogwood City.
This site is dedicated to following the Atlanta Hawks and especially Josh Smith, his promising career and his evolution as an NBA superstar.
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Monday, September 11, 2006 at 7:48 PM. This year the Hawks line up, quicker and stronger with the addition of Speedy Claxton and rookie Shelden Williams, the maturation of the young guns Josh Smith, Josh Childress and Marvin Williams, and the leadership of Joe Johnson, are set to climb back in the ranks of the NBA. The excitement is back in Dogwood City.
This site is dedicated to following the Atlanta Hawks and especially Josh Smith, his promising career and his evolution as an NBA superstar.
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