Line of the Night/Waiver Wire Line of the Night: When it rains, it pours for Tyrus Thomas (1.5), who in his sixth start in a row, played 34 minutes and scored 15 points, with 8 boards and a career-high 8 blocks. With the exception of Dec 27 against the Hawks, Thomas’ other starts have [...]
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I was doing my normal morning round and found this little Other players that executives say are available include Philadelphia 76ers center Sam Dalembert - Yahoo Interesting although not much meat to it. No discussed trade proposals or likely suitor - yet. Two things come to ...
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Great game, terrible ending for the Sixers. I've been to most of the home games and this was by far the most entertaining and exciting Sixers game so far this season. They game out slow, gradually picked up the energy, dominated in the third quarter to take the lead, stayed with the Magic ...
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And deservedly so. I've lost a ton of respect for Dalembert for bailing on his team like he did today. Talent aside and looking just at team morale instead, we're better off without him.
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Following a thrilling, come-from-behind 79-77 victory over South Korea yesterday, which moved the Canadians into the quarterfinals, coach Leo Rautins confirmed that Samuel Dalembert, a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, has been released from the squad.There have been reports that Dalembert has   more...

I caught most of the Greece versus Brazil game yesterday. It was the best game of the FIBA Olympic qualifier so far with both teams playing some terrific basketball. In the end, Greece was just better at executing their offensive. Specifically, Greece ran PNRs all night and Brazil mostly switched   more...
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Have to kick it off with the classic 'Happy New Year!' Even if you've gotten about 5 or 6 of those mass texts and two or three of those corny New Years jokes, it has to be said.That out of the way, the NBA released the third returns of the All-Star balloting. Dwight Howard is the King of Kings ...
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Brand dislocated his right shoulder with 7:23 left in the third quarter after landing on Milwaukee’s Luc Mbah a Moute.Ahhhh. Elton Brand is again a dud, but this time with a dislocated right shoulder. So far this season, he’s been putting up some decent stats, about 16/10 a night, but they ...
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While We're Waiting aims to be the round-up of the recent WFNY-esque information for your morning viewing.A Have something you think we should see?A Send it to our tips email in the sidebar.Not to point out the obvious, but that is Philadelphia's Samuel DalembertA being abused byA LeBron ...
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(Boulder-CO) Thank God Christmas is over! If you're anything like me you are trying to resume a normal existence as we all overload the trash and start cleaning out the fridge. And what better way for things to get back to protocol than the Nuggets winning tonight at the Pepsi Center against the ...
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Andre Iguodala has really been rounding into form as of late. His line for the month of December looks like this: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 53% shooting and 79% from the foul line. He's still turning the ball over too much and shooting poorly from beyond the arch, but I'll   more...
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The Men's Basketball competition at the 2008 Olympics begins on Aug. 10. But before we get to Beijing, we've got to fill the final three spots in the draw. Right now, only nine teams have qualified for the Olympics. The final three spots will be determined by the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament   more...
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So much for Andre Miller's ailing back. Miller scored a season-high 32 points to lead the Sixers to a 103-96 victory over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. The Sixers led for most of the way, earning a convincing victory that was their 7th win in their last 8 games. The Sixers finished off   more...
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But the Phillies are World Champions. So it's a city split I can deal with.So the Sixers lost, Marreese Speights was inactive for the season opener, but fans are calling for him to eat up some of those Sam Dalembert minutes. Greg Oden is out 2 weeks to a month with an ankle injury. Euroleague ...
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But the Phillies are World Champions. So it's a city split I can deal with.So the Sixers lost, Marreese Speights was inactive for the season opener, but fans are calling for him to eat up some of those Sam Dalembert minutes. Greg Oden is out 2 weeks to a month with an ankle injury. Euroleague ...
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