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Top 5: Most To Prove In 08 -09

Hooped Up | July 23, 2008

A lot of players will have much to prove next season but, these players have just that much more to prove.  

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Yao And LeBron Love Coke…When Paid

Hooped Up | July 17, 2008


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Yao Should Be Ready For Olympics

Hooped Up | July 16, 2008
Houston Rockets 7-6 center Yao Ming, sidelined since February with a stress fracture in his left foot, will probably return this week in an Olympic tuneup tournament for China, Chinese news media reported Tuesday.

Hu Jiashi, vice chief of the Chinese Basketball Association, said Yao might return at the annual round-robin Stankovic Cup in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. China’s first game is Thursday against Serbia. “Yao will definitely go to the Stankovic Cup … and the chance of him playing is very high,”

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Rockets Get Brent Barry

Hooped Up | July 11, 2008

The Rockets see Brent Barry as the first guy off the bench and potentially playing the point at the end of games. In those situations, they could have five scorers on the floor.

They love his passing skills. He has averaged more than five assists three different seasons.

They like the fact he has two championship rings and see him as a calming influence on the floor and off.

They think his personality, his professionalism, will fit nicely in a locker room that’s already as solid as any.

They like his versatility. Depending on the matchup, he could get his minutes at small forward, off-guard or the point. He’s right for Rick Adelman’s system.

Now to the real reason the Rockets pursued Brent Barry twice in four months. 

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2008 NBA Draft Results

Hooped Up | June 27, 2008

Derrick Rose is going home, and a record crowd of freshmen are following him to the NBA. The Chicago Bulls selected Rose, who grew up on the city’s South Side, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley.  Below are the rest of the NBA draft results.

Round 1 NBA Draft Results

TEAM SELECTION
1. Chicago Bulls Derrick Rose
2. Miami Heat Michael Beasley
3. Minnesota Timberwolves O.J. Mayo
4. Seattle SuperSonics Russell Westbrook
5. Memphis Grizzlies Kevin Love
6. New York Knicks Danilo Gallianari
7. LA Clippers Eric Gordon
8. Milwaukee Bucks Joe Alexander
9. Charlotte Bobcats D.J. Augustin
10. New Jersey Nets Brook Lopez
11. Indiana Pacers Jerryd Bayless
12. Sacramento Kings Jason Thompson
13. Portland Trailblazers Brandon Rush
14. Golden State Warriors Anthony Randolph
15. Phoenix (From Atlanta) Robin Lopez
16. Philadelphia 76ers Marreese Speights
17. Toronto Raptors Roy Hibbert
18. Washington Wizards JaVale McGee
19. Cleveland Cavaliers J.J. Hickson
20. Charlotte Bobcats (From Denver) Alexis Ajinca
21. New Jersey Nets (From Dallas) Ryan Anderson
22. Orlando Magic Courtney Lee
23. Utah Jazz Kosta Koufos
24. Seattle SuperSonics (From Phoenix) Serge Ibaka
25. Houston Rockets Nicolas Batum
26. San Antonio Spurs George Hill
27. New Orleans Hornets Darrell Arthur
28. Memphis Grizzlies (From Lakers) Donte’ Green
29. Detroit Pistons D.J. White
30. Boston Celtics J.R. Giddens

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McGrady Ordered To Pay Child Support

Hooped Up | June 19, 2008

My damn, it’s expensive not wear a rubber! Especially if your an NBA player. Pearl Vega is set to receive a big pay day from Tracy McGrady a.k.a T-Mac, in child support. Wow!

Basketball star Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets must pay a Bradenton woman $54,156 a year in child support for their daughter, plus insurance and tuition, a Sarasota County circuit judge ruled.

The amount is far less than the $204,000 a year that Pearl Vega, 36, had argued would be more in line with McGrady’s $21.6 million annual income and give their child a lifestyle more equal to that of McGrady’s other children.

Circuit Judge Donna Berlin ruled that Vega had overstated the child’s needs and has “used child support to enhance her personal lifestyle and that of her other two children.”

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Tracy McGrady Darfur PSA

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If you would like to make a donation click here or visit aidstillrequired.org/darfur to get involved.

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Yao Ming Still On The Mend

Hooped Up | June 17, 2008

It looks like Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, might not play in the Stankovic Cup as he is still on the mend.

Rockets center Yao Ming moved a step closer to returning to the court with a good report from Monday’s checkup, but is a long way from being cleared to play, Yao’s agent John Huizinga said. Though there were reports out of China that Yao has been cleared and will play in the Stankovic Cup, Huizinga said that doctors have not cleared Yao for full practices and game action, and that it is premature to say whether he will play in that pre-Olympic event in Hangzhou, China, July 17-20.

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Yao Ming To Give $2 Million To Earthquake Victims

Hooped Up | June 11, 2008

Not only is Yao Ming tall he is all so generous.

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming created a foundation with a $2 million donation to rebuild schools devastated by last month’s earthquake in his native China, the basketball star announced Tuesday.

The Yao Ming foundation will help raise funds to build earthquake-resistant schools in China, Yao said. Some of the money from U.S. charities would also go to school-building efforts in the United States.

The May 12 earthquake, which ravaged China’s Sichuan and Gansu provinces, killed 69,146 people, and 17,516 are still missing, the Chinese government said Tuesday. About 5 million people are homeless.

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Yao Ming Is Tall?

Hooped Up | June 9, 2008


Yao Ming is tall, and if you are shocked as many others are. There is a song that confirms this little know factoid of the 7′6″ center who is the tallest player in the NBA. In a league were tall people are freaks of nature and have never done well.

This has shocked and disturbed sports fans from all walks of life.

Even more controversial will be an answer track to “Yao Ming is Tall” by artist Nas that will be titled “Shaq is Black”. This has already cause a massive stir, as the NBA is not know for having any tall or black players.

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