Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry were fortunate enough to have mixes of them made to two different Jay-Z songs.
The Curry mix is to "Numb/Encore" with Linkin Park.
And the Ellis mix is to "Run This Town" with Rihanna, Kanye West and Drake.
The Ellis mix is missing some plays.
But I guess when you make a highlight play every other game there are bound to be some things left off. These videos can only be so long.
As far as Curry's, missing some plays but there isn't a complaint in the world.
It's about perfect.
I'm still looking for a Monta Ellis one as good as that.
"Numb/Encore" contains explicit lyrics.
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Sunday, May 22, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Monta Ellis: Shining Star
I wrote an article on Monta Ellis and the Golden State Warriors and had it published on Yahoo!.
It goes over some of his electrifying moments from the season and talks about how he is one of the best players in the NBA and also touches on what could be a bright future for Golden State.
I'm looking for other outlets to bring more exposure to my feature stories in an attempt to one day get paid to do this.
Enjoy!
Note: The Ellis article was completed and submitted for publication on March 28, 2011.
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It goes over some of his electrifying moments from the season and talks about how he is one of the best players in the NBA and also touches on what could be a bright future for Golden State.
I'm looking for other outlets to bring more exposure to my feature stories in an attempt to one day get paid to do this.
Enjoy!
Note: The Ellis article was completed and submitted for publication on March 28, 2011.
Comment or e-mail: thenbaoutsider@yahoo.com
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Contender
When Caron Butler went down with a knee injury it looked like any chance Dallas had of winning a championship this season went down with him.
But they went out and signed Peja Stojakovic this week.
Stojakovic is a better fit for Dallas than Butler and should keep Dallas right on track to contend for a title.
Having Dirk Nowitzki and Peja Stojakovic on the same team is almost like cheating it is so unfair. And to think that a team with all that Dallas has isn't the favorite to win it all is mind blowing.
These are truly the glory days of the NBA.
Have you ever seen someone lose an entire game by himself?
Monta Ellis came about as close as you can come in a team sport last night against Charlotte.
With Golden State leading 98-90 with 1:30 to play Ellis failed to box out Gerald Henderson on three straight possessions.
Henderson's offensive rebounds resulted in a Gerald Wallace three-pointer, a Kwame Brown layup and a missed put-back by Henderson himself.
On the next possession, Ellis was called for a foul on a Stephen Jackson three-point attempt, costing his team three more points.
To top it off, Ellis missed a free throw with 15.9 seconds remaining which allowed Jackson to send the game into overtime when he banked in a three with .6 seconds left.
After the game, Golden State was wondering how they lost.
It's simple: They failed to execute the fundamentals.
THE BIG BAG OF CHIPS
Tim Duncan knows a thing or two about the fundamentals.
He'll be attempting to win his fifth championship this season, and you can put me squarely in the camp which says he's not going to be able to pull it off.
This isn't a knock on Duncan.
Tim Duncan is all of that and two bags of chips, but San Antonio is playing with fire by going into the playoffs with only one shot-blocker on the roster.
Duncan is blocking shots at a rate he hasn't achieved in years, 2 in 29.4 minutes. No other Spur averages more than .5.
Suppose Duncan gets two quick fouls in a Game 7 against Los Angeles or is in foul trouble the entire game.
It would completely destroy any hope San Antonio has of winning a title.
San Antonio should most definitely be in the market for another big man like Samuel Dalembert to help Tim Duncan make a run through the playoffs.
On the positive side for San Antonio, it is an odd-numbered year.
ROOKIES
Never count on a NBA coach to help you with your prediction.
Seeing how these guys operate, it's easy to understand how Phil Jackson has run circles around them for the past 20 years.
Most coaches in the NBA can't even identify the best players on their own team and put together a solid rotation, so how they think they are going to compete with a basketball genius is beyond me.
Some extremely talented rookies have barely gotten off the bench this year and have had their growth and development blockaded by coaches who for one reason or another refuse to play them.
Others cracked rotations weeks or months later than they should have.
Those who have played and gotten decent minutes are starting to show what they are made of, at least in some cases.
Evan Turner, DeMarcus Cousins, Greg Monroe, Paul George and Trevor Booker are all starting to show they belong.
Look out for the Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend. It may be the only chance you get to see some of these guys play.
THANKS FOR NOTHING
Jonny Flynn had his best game in his return from off-season hip surgery against the Clippers on January 19.
He had more assists and steals (and turnovers, but who's counting?) than he'd had all season and for the first time started to look like the player Minnesota drafted in 2009.
And what thanks did he get?
For the next two days he had to read how terrible he is. Michael Rand kicked off the bash-fest on Thursday, and Anthony Maggio and Patrick Donnelly put it into high gear on Friday.
Flynn played the first month of his comeback at about 80-85 percent and was not sharp from having missed all of training camp and the start of the season.
It's hard enough to compete in the NBA when you are 100 percent and on top of your game, so it's not very productive or useful to evaluate someone as he recovers from an injury.
Just ask Dirk Nowitzki.
He didn't have surgery or miss training camp or the start of the season, but look at how difficult it has been for him to regain his form after missing about three weeks with a knee injury.
And he's not the only one.
Kevin Garnett, David Lee and others have missed time this season and didn't exactly pick up where they left off when they returned.
Getting into the paint off the dribble is a major part of Flynn's game and is what will help turn Minnesota around when he finally gets healthy.
According to Hoopdata, Jonny Flynn attempted a shot at the rim every 7.8 minutes he played last season. Through the first 17 games of his comeback this season he averaged a shot at the rim every 41 minutes he played.
And 31.4 percent of Flynn's shot attempts came at the rim last season compared to 8 percent this season.
On the court, you can see that he's just not all the way back yet even though has gotten much better in recent games.
You'll know that Jonny Flynn is fully recovered when you see him driving into the paint to find open teammates and do things like this.
Note: Hoopdata keeps tracking all games, but the numbers used to calculate Flynn's shots at the rim this season are through his first 17 games only. The game against Los Angeles was his 18th.
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But they went out and signed Peja Stojakovic this week.
Stojakovic is a better fit for Dallas than Butler and should keep Dallas right on track to contend for a title.
Having Dirk Nowitzki and Peja Stojakovic on the same team is almost like cheating it is so unfair. And to think that a team with all that Dallas has isn't the favorite to win it all is mind blowing.
These are truly the glory days of the NBA.
Have you ever seen someone lose an entire game by himself?
Monta Ellis came about as close as you can come in a team sport last night against Charlotte.
With Golden State leading 98-90 with 1:30 to play Ellis failed to box out Gerald Henderson on three straight possessions.
Henderson's offensive rebounds resulted in a Gerald Wallace three-pointer, a Kwame Brown layup and a missed put-back by Henderson himself.
On the next possession, Ellis was called for a foul on a Stephen Jackson three-point attempt, costing his team three more points.
To top it off, Ellis missed a free throw with 15.9 seconds remaining which allowed Jackson to send the game into overtime when he banked in a three with .6 seconds left.
After the game, Golden State was wondering how they lost.
It's simple: They failed to execute the fundamentals.
THE BIG BAG OF CHIPS
Tim Duncan knows a thing or two about the fundamentals.
He'll be attempting to win his fifth championship this season, and you can put me squarely in the camp which says he's not going to be able to pull it off.
This isn't a knock on Duncan.
Tim Duncan is all of that and two bags of chips, but San Antonio is playing with fire by going into the playoffs with only one shot-blocker on the roster.
Duncan is blocking shots at a rate he hasn't achieved in years, 2 in 29.4 minutes. No other Spur averages more than .5.
Suppose Duncan gets two quick fouls in a Game 7 against Los Angeles or is in foul trouble the entire game.
It would completely destroy any hope San Antonio has of winning a title.
San Antonio should most definitely be in the market for another big man like Samuel Dalembert to help Tim Duncan make a run through the playoffs.
On the positive side for San Antonio, it is an odd-numbered year.
ROOKIES
Never count on a NBA coach to help you with your prediction.
Seeing how these guys operate, it's easy to understand how Phil Jackson has run circles around them for the past 20 years.
Most coaches in the NBA can't even identify the best players on their own team and put together a solid rotation, so how they think they are going to compete with a basketball genius is beyond me.
Some extremely talented rookies have barely gotten off the bench this year and have had their growth and development blockaded by coaches who for one reason or another refuse to play them.
Others cracked rotations weeks or months later than they should have.
Those who have played and gotten decent minutes are starting to show what they are made of, at least in some cases.
Evan Turner, DeMarcus Cousins, Greg Monroe, Paul George and Trevor Booker are all starting to show they belong.
Look out for the Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend. It may be the only chance you get to see some of these guys play.
THANKS FOR NOTHING
Jonny Flynn had his best game in his return from off-season hip surgery against the Clippers on January 19.
He had more assists and steals (and turnovers, but who's counting?) than he'd had all season and for the first time started to look like the player Minnesota drafted in 2009.
And what thanks did he get?
For the next two days he had to read how terrible he is. Michael Rand kicked off the bash-fest on Thursday, and Anthony Maggio and Patrick Donnelly put it into high gear on Friday.
Flynn played the first month of his comeback at about 80-85 percent and was not sharp from having missed all of training camp and the start of the season.
It's hard enough to compete in the NBA when you are 100 percent and on top of your game, so it's not very productive or useful to evaluate someone as he recovers from an injury.
Just ask Dirk Nowitzki.
He didn't have surgery or miss training camp or the start of the season, but look at how difficult it has been for him to regain his form after missing about three weeks with a knee injury.
And he's not the only one.
Kevin Garnett, David Lee and others have missed time this season and didn't exactly pick up where they left off when they returned.
Getting into the paint off the dribble is a major part of Flynn's game and is what will help turn Minnesota around when he finally gets healthy.
According to Hoopdata, Jonny Flynn attempted a shot at the rim every 7.8 minutes he played last season. Through the first 17 games of his comeback this season he averaged a shot at the rim every 41 minutes he played.
And 31.4 percent of Flynn's shot attempts came at the rim last season compared to 8 percent this season.
On the court, you can see that he's just not all the way back yet even though has gotten much better in recent games.
You'll know that Jonny Flynn is fully recovered when you see him driving into the paint to find open teammates and do things like this.
Note: Hoopdata keeps tracking all games, but the numbers used to calculate Flynn's shots at the rim this season are through his first 17 games only. The game against Los Angeles was his 18th.
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Golden State Signs Warrior Jeremy Lin
The troubled franchise known as the Golden State Warriors may finally be headed in the right direction. With one playoff appearance in the past 16 seasons, things look to be turning around.
The Warriors signed free agent point guard Jeremy Lin this week.
Not to go all Bill Walton here, but this might be the greatest transaction in the history of the franchise because the Warriors literally stole a lottery pick off of another team's summer league roster.
Jeremy Lin should have been the second point guard taken in the 2010 NBA Draft, maybe the first.
He went toe-to-toe with No. 1 overall pick John Wall in summer league in Las Vegas and at the very least held his own. Lin is a better defender and has a much higher basketball IQ than Wall does at this point.
I never heard of Jeremy Lin before summer league, but looking at his incredible highlights and statistics from Harvard, there is no way he should have fallen past pick number 20, much less gone undrafted.
And pick number 20 is being conservative.
Here is video from the fourth quarter of Lin's game against John Wall, and this is video of Lin against Sacramento.
Two plays should be pointed out here: In the college highlights Lin steals a pass from and scores over Georgetown center Greg Monroe (2:37); and in the Sacramento highlights Lin gets a steal and scores over Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins (1:59).
Cousins and Monroe were the 5th and 7th picks in the draft.
Jeremy Lin also stole the ball from and scored over No. 15 pick Larry Sanders of the Milwaukee Bucks (:26), who averaged 3.2 blocks per game in summer league. He later takes the ball away from Sanders again (1:22).
In short, Lin makes play after play on four of the top 15 picks in the draft and three of the top seven.
There is no doubt that Jeremy Lin is NBA-ready.
He has everything a team should look for in a basketball player, and with Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis, he gives the Warriors one of the best guard rotations in the NBA.
To play with franchise players Curry and Ellis, the Warriors acquired power forward David Lee from the New York Knicks and signed free-agent small forward Dorell Wright from the Miami Heat.
Wright had some big moments for the Heat in the playoffs last year against the Celtics, particularly in Game 3.
Signing Wright might not be the same as Orlando plucking Tracy McGrady from the Toronto Raptors, but it could come close. And David Lee is one of the most underrated players in the league.
Golden State looks to be headed in the right direction and might make the playoffs this season.
This is video of a news story about Lin by a local TV station and his interview for the team website.
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The Warriors signed free agent point guard Jeremy Lin this week.
Not to go all Bill Walton here, but this might be the greatest transaction in the history of the franchise because the Warriors literally stole a lottery pick off of another team's summer league roster.
Jeremy Lin should have been the second point guard taken in the 2010 NBA Draft, maybe the first.
He went toe-to-toe with No. 1 overall pick John Wall in summer league in Las Vegas and at the very least held his own. Lin is a better defender and has a much higher basketball IQ than Wall does at this point.
I never heard of Jeremy Lin before summer league, but looking at his incredible highlights and statistics from Harvard, there is no way he should have fallen past pick number 20, much less gone undrafted.
And pick number 20 is being conservative.
Here is video from the fourth quarter of Lin's game against John Wall, and this is video of Lin against Sacramento.
Two plays should be pointed out here: In the college highlights Lin steals a pass from and scores over Georgetown center Greg Monroe (2:37); and in the Sacramento highlights Lin gets a steal and scores over Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins (1:59).
Cousins and Monroe were the 5th and 7th picks in the draft.
Jeremy Lin also stole the ball from and scored over No. 15 pick Larry Sanders of the Milwaukee Bucks (:26), who averaged 3.2 blocks per game in summer league. He later takes the ball away from Sanders again (1:22).
In short, Lin makes play after play on four of the top 15 picks in the draft and three of the top seven.
There is no doubt that Jeremy Lin is NBA-ready.
He has everything a team should look for in a basketball player, and with Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis, he gives the Warriors one of the best guard rotations in the NBA.
To play with franchise players Curry and Ellis, the Warriors acquired power forward David Lee from the New York Knicks and signed free-agent small forward Dorell Wright from the Miami Heat.
Wright had some big moments for the Heat in the playoffs last year against the Celtics, particularly in Game 3.
Signing Wright might not be the same as Orlando plucking Tracy McGrady from the Toronto Raptors, but it could come close. And David Lee is one of the most underrated players in the league.
Golden State looks to be headed in the right direction and might make the playoffs this season.
This is video of a news story about Lin by a local TV station and his interview for the team website.
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