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To try and motivate our bloggers to get inbound links we're going to have a contest to see which blogger can get the most inbound links to their blog. The contest begins now and ends July 31st, 2008. To be entered in to the contest all you have to do is go out and get as many websites to link to your blog as you can and at the end of the month send us an email listing all those links. All links must be active from August 1st through August 7th when we'll be judging the entries - a winner will be announced on August 7th. All entry emails must be received by Midnight on July 31st, 2008. You can email them to sportsfan@nbabasketballonline.com
We're going to impose some restrictions on the types of links you can get so please see below for the full list of links that do NOT count.
To get started simply go to Google and find other websites and blog that are about the sports and teams that you write about. Email the website owner and ask them for a link by explaining that you think your blog would be a good resource for their readers. Or offer to write a guest post for them with your by-line and URL at the bottom of the article. Or offer to exchange links with them by writing a quick write up of their site and a reciprocal link back to them. Some webmasters will be happy to add you to their blog roll even if you don't give them a link back (which is ideal) but some may want you to link back to them - you can easily do this with a quick blog entry on your blog about their website.
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With three players who have been starters this season sitting on the bench in Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, and Chris Duhon, the Bulls won. And won big. Not only did they hold leads, but they held on to the game in the fourth quarter, which has been one of their biggest downfalls all year. Kirk Hinrich scored a career high 38 points. When he wanted to score, he pretty much did against an Indiana Pacers team that beat the Bulls pretty bad last time they faced each other.
Hinrich was a leader out on the floor last night. He drove the lane and scored. He got rebounds. And he created chances for other players. If he can continue this style of play, the Bulls have some other pieces that can help him win. Joakim Noah, Thabo Sefalosha and Tyrus Thomas all looked good last night as well. Noah put up 15 boards and had some good low post scoring as well. Andres Nocioni put up 24 in the win. So the combo of Nocioni, Hinrich and Noah combined for 78 points.
Sure, the Pacers looked a little lethargic and uninterested at points. But a win is a win. Especially a team you are trailing in the playoff hunt. I know its probably a little early to truly consider this a playoff team, but they are in range of skating in. The biggest thing is for them to play well every game from now on. Its a tough thing to accomplish but after how good they looked last night and against Detroit recently, they could put together some good wins.
Jim Boylan sat Ben Wallace for most of the fourth quarter while Noah was out on the floor playing well. Big Ben had to watch a youngster do what he is... [read more]
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Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal is thinking about hanging 'em up for the rest of the year. O'Neal has a badly bruised knee and is looking at taking the rest of the season off to rest and fully recover. The former "star" is already scheduled to miss at least the next 2 weeks. He has had one of the worst years of his career averaging just 15 points and 7 rebounds per game.
The Pacers currently sit just a half game behind the Nets for the final playoff spot in the east. O'Neal has not been much of a presence this year and the Pacers are unlikely to miss him. This will give some more of their young talent a chance to shine.
Remember also that O'Neal has just 2 years remaining on his outrageous contract and will be playing next year for a future deal, that is, if he doens't opt out in the off-season. Of course he'll take the rest of the year off to recover, he said it himself, he doesn't want to have his "knee replaced in 10 years." Look into that as deep as you want.
The Pacers and Nets have also been in discussions to move O'Neal to New Jersey in a swap for Vince Carter and Marcus Williams. I'm pretty sure the Nets are laughing about that trade at this point.
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After his shot was originally called out, 29th seed Kohlschreiber challenged the ruling and it was overturned, prompting an irate Roddick to argue that he would have attempted a return, but didn’t due to the stoppage in play. When his appeal went unfulfilled, he proceeded to ridicule the umpire’s intelligence, shouting insinuation that he was never educated after the second grade. He made one final dig by yelling out: “You’re an idiot! Stay in school kids or you’ll end up being an umpire.” Roddick’s juvenile behavior aside, he makes a valid point. It is this very reason that some things are not reviewable in NFL football. Once the whistle blows a play dead, that’s it. If forward progress is ruled to have been stopped, but a running back breaks free and scores a touchdown, it’s called back because the whistle blew. If a runner is whistled down even though he has simultaneously fumbled the football, the runner will retain possession because the whistle supersedes all ensuing action. And rightfully so. Whether the whistle was correct or incorrect in the first place, the point is: when the whistle blows, people stop trying and you can’t let a game change ... [read more]
David Harrison of the Indiana Pacers has received a 5 game suspension for violating the league substance abuse policy or what the NBA calls, it's Anti-Drug program. This could mean a couple of things such as, he took steroids or sampled some dieting supplement which contained speed, but the more likely scenario was that he smoked some of that reefer again!
We can assume that marijuana was the cause for the suspension since the league only hands out 5 game suspensions under its Anti-Drug policy if in fact you are busted for smoking pot for the third time. Ding ding ding! Congratulations Mr. Harrison, you just received a 5 game ban and will lose roughly $105,000!
Most people would probably say, "Who in the hell is David Harrison?" It is a very legit question seeing as he has never really done a thing in the league except get extra playing time after the Ron Artest crowd shelacking a few years ago in Detroit.
All I have to say to this guy is, ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!? You've got it made! You are 25 years old, in good health, and you make $1.7 million a year to play 13 minutes a game in the National Basketball Association. But that just isn't enough for you! You have to run around and smoke that mary jane and get hiiiiiiigh. Absolutely ridiculous. You'll be out of the league in no time David, and thank you.
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The win last night was phenomenal. Down by 11 at the half and then by 17 at one point in the third, things were looking pretty bleak for the Raptors. After their big win at home over Dallas on Thursday, I was starting to wonder if all their energy had been spent on the Mavs.
To me, the win over Dallas was surprising – especially the way Dirk rained threes on us the last time. But the ability to beat the Mavs not only shows that the Raptors are capable of dominating some of the top teams in the NBA, but last night’s win shows they are capable of doing it night after night.
Down by 17 at the third, the Raptors came back to win 104-93 with much thanks to Jason Kapono. The big shooter racked up 29 points and essentially saved the Raptors during the fourth quarter with his seemingly unconscious threes. He was a monster in the fourth; 4/4 from behind the arc. There was one three-pointer towards the end of the game, the assist from Calderon, where Kapono didn’t even seem to catch the ball, but rather volley it into the net. The way he was nailing shots from behind the arc while being contested by Pacers was almost Nowitzki-like and Kapono was definitely showing gleams of superstardom in last night’s game. Everyone has “one of those nights” once in a while, but we can only hope he remains as consistent throughout the rest of the season.
But the Raptors are a team that depends on all of its players to do well, and Kapono wasn’t the only factor in last night&rsqu... [read more]
Police arrested a passenger in a car driven by Shawne Williams of the Indiana Pacers for marijuana possession, an incident that team president Larry Bird said jeopardizes the forward's future with the Pacers. Williams was not arrested but was written up for a window tint and seat belt violation after the police stop about 6 p.m. [read full article]
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The Indiana Pacers traded first-round draft pick Jerryd Bayless to the Portland Trail Blazers for No. 13 pick Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack and Josh McRoberts. Rush's agent, Mark Bartelstein, told The Associated Press about the deal Thursday night, shortly after Portland picked Rush. Bayless was selected 11th overall. [read full article]
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