Catch that GS/NO game? GS was on their game, Baron, Jackson, and Monta all had big games. CP vs. Baron was fun to watch.

Some good highlights of Ronnie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwiAl8L3xUU

That was a GREAT game

I didnt catch the Cavs/Portland game either, but from the recap and the highlights that looked like a great game too. Apparently Portland pissed off Bron and he made a reverse layup with less than a second left to win by 1.

Thanks for attaching this Big Ern! Brought back a lot of memories. I have no doubt that if not for the car accident, Ronnie would've been an NBA all-star right along with KG. The skills he had are impossible to teach. You have to be born with talent like that.

Fortunately for us, the Commish never wavered. Not only did he keep the All-Star Game in New Orleans and pull off a safe weekend, but he committed to the single largest day of community service in the history of professional sports -- a group of 2,500 people that included players, NBA employees, media people, investors, sponsors and politicians spending Friday afternoon at 10 different locations -- that lifted the spirits of everyone in the area. At the age of 65, following a tumultous 2007 season that had insiders quietly wondering if he should step down soon, David Stern turned in what was unquestionably his greatest moment. I really believe that. It's one thing to make everyone rich, it's another thing to enrich people's lives.

Have you noticed what the new generation of All-Stars has in common?

These are all likable guys.

What's not to like about LeBron James? Dwyane Wade? Chris Bosh? Chris Paul? Deron Williams? Brandon Roy? Dwight Howard? Throw in Kevin Durant, Greg Oden, Gilbert Arenas, Monta Ellis and Al Horford, and you're talking about an entire team of likable and gifted stars under the age of 25. There isn't a bad apple in the bunch. From a historical standpoint, LeBron has a chance to be one of the best 10 players ever. Howard has a chance to be one of the best big men ever. And Paul has a chance to surpass Isiah Thomas as the greatest 6-footer ever.

As one NBA higher-up whispered to me last weekend, "People still think we have an image problem, I just don't get it. Do they even watch us? Do they see the caliber of the guys we have now?"

That's the issue gnawing at everyone working for the league right now. The NFL has considerably more thugs, Major League Baseball has a steroids scandal that basically has tainted the last 15 years of games, and somehow, the NBA is still perceived as the league with an image problem? For God's sake, if the NBA can't put that tag to rest this year, of all years, then it's never happening, and we'll have to accept there are deeper issues at work here.

(Well, one deeper issue. And you know what it is.)

Alright, I'll bite...I'm assuming you and Simmons are referring to some kind of racial reasons, but actually the first thing I thought about was the Donaghy scandal. You know for years people have been talking about games being rigged and that gave them alot of ammunition. I really think that turned a lot of people off and really there has been no resolution, you have to admit unlike steroid/NFL stuff, this one has been swept under the rug for all intensive purposes...we haven't heard a lot about it at all as of late.

That might be it, but whenever I hear people like Belvidere and others talk about the NBA, they always go to the "thug" angle. I really dont hear many people say they dont like the corruption/rigging thing. I always hear how everyone in the NBA is too selfish, its not pure ball, too many thugs, etc.

I cant wait for tomorrow's Suns/Lakers game. Im sure the Diesel wont contribute all that much in his first game with the team, but it's still probably a highly anticipated matchup.

Yeah, that should be good too

I wonder how Kobe's injury is going to affect them for the rest of the season

I'm kind of the opinion that he should have had the surgery

Yeah same here. Im very surprised that hes not going to, and also very surprised that nobody seems to think he should. Im guessing the logic would be with the West so damned packed they could fall out of the playoffs even if they go 12-12 without him in the lineup.

How 'bout Camby's line tonight?!

13 boards, 11 points, 3 steals, 3 assists, only 1 turnover, and misses a dang triple double by 1 BLOCK!! (He had 9 Blocks!!)

I still think he was the biggest all star snub

Why would it be Sterns worst nightmare? I think it would be great for the league. I cant remember the last time one conference in any sport has been this deep and talented. The only angle I can see you coming from is the Iverson/Artest angle, but one thing they have in common is they love to win and are among the fiercest competitors in the league. Plus Iverson in 2008 is vastly different from Iverson circa 1997.

Stern would not only have to revisit the Iverson & Artest issues all over again, but more distressingly for the Association, you are looking at another (relatively) small market team in terms of TV ratings. You just know that when Gasol went to LA, the commissioner had a wet dream.

It(Denver with Artest) is the quintessential double edged sword for the Association. Great competition, but troubling background stories with yet another regional team in the spotlight.

Chris Paul just schooled Kidd...of course it's his first game with Dallas, but Paul was incredible...5 steals in the first quarter

Sweet buddha...
31 pts, 11 ast, 9 stl, 5 reb, and only 1 turnover