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1. JABARI PARKER (Bucks): Lost for the season - what a shame. He was having a nice rookie campaign. Bucks have been a surprise at 13-12 and will really miss him. He was averaging over 12 ppg and over five rpg and looking every day like hed emerge as the Rookie of the Year on a solid team. Based upon what Ive seen so far, hell be a good one for a long time. 2. KYLE OQUINN (Magic): Back in the lineup for them and I love his athleticism and toughness. Averaging close to nine ppg and five rpg off the bench. He reminds me a bit of a young Amir Johnson. He plays with good energy and is a tough guy. Good second effort. I like his game. 3. VINNY DEL NEGRO: Hearing his name associated with the Kings job and Im wondering why. He did a solid job in both Chicago and LA (Clippers) but when it was time to take the next step both of those teams fired him and brought in Tom Thibodeau and Doc Rivers to take it to the next level. Mike Malone is a good coach- - what level do they think DelNegro is going to take this further? I guess they have all the answers. Well see. Im a skeptic. 4. COURTNEY LEE (Grizzlies): Some guys just fit a system and serve their purpose. This guy does. Averaging 12 ppg and shoots an impressive 54 per cent from three-point range. On many other teams his value wouldnt be appreciated. Here, they need him and respect him. With terrific post guys like Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol, you need a floor spacer who doesnt need plays run for him. He makes sense. 5. DIVISION GAME (Raptors vs. Nets): First meeting between these two teams this season after their 11 games last season were so tight. Very little separation then between the two in 2013-14. Closest team to Toronto in the Atlantic Division currently. New season: same close competitive situation or a distancing. Good test for the Raps tonight. Folks will say its not personal - it is. . Ferrer, the two-time defending champion in Buenos Aires, is aiming to win his 21st ATP tournament. Ferrer will next face fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, the fourth seed, who defeated Jeremy Chardy of France 7-6 (7), 6-3 in another quarterfinal match. . Lawrie was hit on the hand by Cincinnati pitcher Johnny Cueto in the second inning of Sundays 4-3 loss to the Reds. http://www.airjordan1discount.com/. Zdeno Chara scored with 13 seconds left in regulation after David Krejci tied it late, lifting the Bruins to a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday night in a game that saw Orpik taken from the ice on a stretcher. . PETERSBURG, Fla. .Y. - Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs didnt flinch in the face of adversity.ATLANTA -- Braves third baseman Chris Johnson gets to keep his dream job for another three years. Atlanta was the team he cheered for while growing up in South Florida, and he idolized third baseman Chipper Jones. "In this game, not many times does a team tell a player they want him to be around for a really long time," Johnson said. "Im excited they feel that way about me and have the confidence in me to be around for a little while. Now I just want to work as hard as I can to prove theyre right." After agreeing to a $23.5 million, three-year deal announced Friday, Johnson is under contract through 2017. The 29-year-old was among the teams biggest surprises last season. A supposed throw-in to the Justin Upton trade, Johnson ranked second in the NL with a .321 average. He had 12 homers and 68 RBIs. His agreement continued Atlantas recent trend of signing a core of players to long-term deals. First baseman Freddie Freeman ($135 million over eight years), closer Craig Kimbrel ($42 million over four years), pitcher Julio Teheran ($32.4 million over six years) and shortstop Andrelton Simmons ($58 million over seven years) agreed to long-term deals before or during spring training, and right fielder Jason Heyward struck a $13.3 million, two-year deal. General manager Frank Wren said Johnsons agent approached the team early last month to see whether the sides could work out a new deal. Wren said the Braves arent placing unrealistic expectations on their third baseman. Johnson is off to a slow start, hitting .255 with one homer and four RBIs in 26 games. "I think what we saw last year -- maybe hes not going to hit .320, but weve always felt he was somewhere in the .280-.300 range as a hitter," Wren said. "His career will tell you that." In the first 304 games of his career with Houston and Arizona, Johnson hit .276 and averaged eight homers and 43 RBIs. "I think as we go forward," Wren said, "thats the kind of player he can be -- somewhere in that .dddddddddddd285-.300 range -- and hit 10-15 home runs, drive in 70 and play solid third base." Johnson was part of the trade that brought Upton, a slugging left fielder, to Atlanta and sent fan favourite Martin Prado, pitcher Randall Delgado and three minor leaguers to Arizona on Jan. 24 last year. "Theres not many people that are going to be traded with him that arent going to be the other guy, " Johnson said. "But Im fine with that. Its good because it doesnt bother me really to be the other guy. It kind of gave me the fire to prove I need to be here and was not just a name in the trade." Johnson is making $4.75 million this season under a one-year deal. The agreement includes salaries of $6 million next year, $7.5 million in 2016 and $9 million in 2017. Atlanta has a $10 million option for 2018 with a $1 million buyout. Wren is grateful that Liberty Media, the Braves owner, has committed the money to keep another part of the core group together as the team prepares to move into a new ballpark in suburban Cobb County in 2017. "You have to be careful," Wren said. "You have to have that combination of players and especially what we did all winter was looking at really high level young talent that was either pre-arbitration or first-year arbitration and extending them. It fits into that mould." Johnson, who would have been eligible for free agency after the 2016 season, met Jones was he played for Stetson and Jones father Larry was an assistant coach with the school. Johnson never imagined he would replace Jones the year after the longtime Braves star retired after the 2012 season. "Its nuts," he said. "Its crazy. I cant believe it. Its awesome, but Im going to try to make sure I keep grinding and keep working and try to get better every day." ' ' ' |
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