O Αl Harrington επέστρεψε

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O Aλ Χάριγκτον έφυγε. Μαζί με Σαρούνας, Στίβεν Τζάκσον και Πάουελ στους Γουόριορς έναντι Μέρφι, Ντανλίβι, Ντιόγκου, ΜακΛέοντ. Οι Γουόριορς μοιάζουν ελαφρώς ευνοημένοι, αν και δε γνωρίζουμε πού θα καταλήξει το κομμάτι Μέρφι-Χάριγκτον.

μου φαινεται τους πιασανε κοροιδα τους πασερς....

Οι Pacers είπαν να απαλλαχθούν από το φασαριόζο Stephen Jackson έτσι ώστε να ηρεμήσει λίγο η ομάδα, όμως φαίνεται ότι το έχει μοίρα τους να διαθέτουν παίκτες που μπλέκουν σε καβγάδες.

Tην Τετάρτη έγινε γνωστό ότι οι Jamaal Tinsley, Marquis Daniels και Keith McLeod πρωταγωνίστησαν σε…μάχες σώμα-σώμα σε μπαρ στην Ινδιανάπολις. Συγκεκριμένα αυτόπτες μάρτυρες ανάφεραν ότι οι Daniels και Τinsley χτύπησαν τον μάνατζερ του μπαρ «8 Seconds Saloon» στο πρόσωπο και στο κεφάλι και τον απείλησαν πως θα τον σκοτώσουν.

Μέχρι στιγμής η αστυνομία δεν έχει προχωρήσει σε συλλήψεις για το περιστατικό ούτε έχει απευθύνει κατηγορίες. Όπως τόνισε ο εκπρόσωπός της, οι διαδικασίες της έρευνας και της απόδοσης ευθυνών θα διαρκέσει μερικές μέρες. Oι Pacers δεν θέλησαν να σχολιάσουν το περιστατικό, τουλάχιστον μέχρι η αστυνομία να ολοκληρώσει τις έρευνές της. www.contra.gr

Αλλη μια ηττα για την Ιντιανα αυτη τη φορα απο τους Καβς.Ο Ονιλ ειχε 32 ποντους με καλα ποσοστα και ο Τινσλει 12 ασιστ.Η Ιντιανα ειναι πλεον 9η και δεν νομιζω πως μπορει να ανακαμψει και να μπει σε τροχια πλει οφ,αν και οι 8οι Νετς εχουν μολις μια νικη περισσοτερη και μια ηττα λιγοτερη.

44 ποντους στo denver στο πρωτο 10λεπτο ειναι μια σεβαστη επιδοση

Τhree years later, O'Brien criticizes Webber
Former Sixers coach, now with Pacers, says forward had plenty of shortcomings
By MARTIN FRANK, The News Journal

Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008
PHILADELPHIA -- Chris Webber made his dislike for former 76ers coach Jim O'Brien and his system known often during the brief time the two were together.

O'Brien, who now coaches the Indiana Pacers, lasted just the 2004-05 season as coach of the Sixers. Webber was acquired in a trade that February.

On Monday, O'Brien fired back for the first time.

"In one of the first conversations I had with Chris Webber, I said, 'This is one of the ways we're going to use you offensively [down low with Kyle Korver on the outside],' " O'Brien said. "And he said, 'Coach, I don't do the low-post thing anymore.'

"We just made a major trade to bring in this 6-[foot]-11 guy and he said, 'No,' and I said, 'Yes, you do.' "

The trade -- in which Webber, Matt Barnes and Michael Bradley came from Sacramento in exchange for Kenny Thomas, Corliss Williamson and Brian Skinner -- helped catapult the Sixers into the playoffs as they finished with an 8-2 record.

The Sixers haven't made the playoffs since.

Webber was coming off microfracture knee surgery the summer before, and he clearly wasn't the same player.

"We wanted to [trap] the side pick and roll, and he very apparently just could not do that," O'Brien said. "I just think it would have been a very difficult group to coach the following year, frankly. I'm glad Maurice Cheeks had that opportunity instead of me."

O'Brien then was asked if he regretted that former Sixers president and general manager Billy King made the trade.

"We needed a trade," O'Brien said. "We were very small. We were playing with two power forwards who were 6-6 in Kenny Thomas and 6-4 in Corliss Williamson. That was not a workable situation. What we didn't know, or what I didn't know at the time, was that the previous two years, Sacramento's record with Webber in and Webber out [of the lineup] was shockingly different."

The Kings were 38-31 when Webber played during that span. They were 51-16 when he didn't.

O'Brien said he soon found out why.

"Webber didn't practice at all that year prior to coming to us," he said. "I think he was just at the point where he didn't necessarily feel he was in need of practice, or could practice. It became apparent that he was not going to give the Philadelphia 76ers everything that we had hoped for."

Cheeks took over the next season, and Webber averaged 20.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. But the Sixers went 38-44 and missed the playoffs. Webber's production went way down last season, and he was waived with the Sixers still owing him $19 million for this season.

Webber is not playing now, although he said he hopes to catch on with an NBA team.

O'Brien was asked if he ever wanted to say, "I told you so" to the Sixers after he was fired.

"I found out a long time ago that bitterness is for losers," said O'Brien, who made $8 million the past two seasons before being hired by the Pacers. "I got on with life very quickly, and enjoyed the best two years of my life. I was hoping I'd get another opportunity, and I did."

INDIANA (110) Dunleavy 10-18 1-1 24, Granger 7-13 2-3 18, Murphy 4-5 4-4 13, Rush 10-18 0-2 25, Tinsley 0-3 2-2 2, Foster 1-4 4-6 6, S.Williams 3-3 1-2 8, Diener 2-5 0-0 6, Daniels 1-5 0-0 2, Diogu 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 41-79 14-20 110.

PHILADELPHIA (103) Iguodala 5-16 11-13 23, Evans 1-1 0-0 2, Dalembert 2-5 1-2 5, Green 3-12 3-4 9, Miller 9-17 3-6 21, Young 6-11 1-2 13, L.Williams 5-12 2-6 14, Smith 4-6 0-0 8, Carney 3-7 0-1 6, Giricek 0-0 0-0 0, Ollie 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 39-88 21-34 103.

Indiana 32 31 27 20--110

Philadelphia 19 30 30 24--103

3-Point Goals--Indiana 14-25 (Rush 5-8, Dunleavy 3-6, Granger 2-2, Diener 2-4, S.Williams 1-1, Murphy 1-2, Tinsley 0-2), Philadelphia 4-13 (L.Williams 2-3, Iguodala 2-7, Miller 0-1, Green 0-2). Rebounds--Indiana 48 (Foster 10), Philadelphia 58 (Dalembert 13). Assists--Indiana 35 (Tinsley 12), Philadelphia 21 (Miller, Iguodala 5). Total Fouls--Indiana 26, Philadelphia 21. Technicals--Miller.