Old fish: KD and Kobe Bryant there are many similarities

“SI” Web site reported, playoffs, second round of the Oklahoma City Thunder win at home two victories, Kevin – Kevin Durant (microblogging) and Kobe Bryant – Bryant’s contest, the former to take the advantage. The final outcome is unknown, but the former Bryant’s old teammate of current Thunder guard Derek – Derek Fisher two who saw a something in common.

“They have some similarities,” Fisher said. On the surface, Kevin does not like Kobe will bare their feelings, including where he wanted to be a great player. ”

What makes the fish to see the similarity between the two old fish, said Durant’s practice habits.

“Over the years I watched Bryant from a step-by-step daily exercise become one of the league’s greatest players,” Fisher said. “I think Kevin and Kobe Bryant on the basketball with the same love and passion. Role will gradually show you can see him more and more understanding of how to become a team leader of outstanding performance, not just data; more show in some small things, defense, rebounding, to appear in the right position. know when to control the game when his teammates into the game. more importantly, he was still the defensive end to his teammates to make their own commitment that he wanted to get better, hoping to get advances he is moving toward a great way. ”

Durant entering the league in 2007 and 1996 Bryant, play together. Much like the intersection of an era, it is more of a great heritage. Bryant’s unwillingness to admit defeat and professionalism, Durant’s progress and maturity of progress, the similarity of two people from the passion and love of basketball, are respectable player.

Exposure Ewing closer to becoming the Bobcats successor coach

According to the New York Post “reported the New York Knicks legend Patrick – Patrick Ewing In an interview with the Charlotte Bobcats interview another step closer to the head coach post.

According to sources familiar with the situation, this interview is not the courtesy of time going through the motions of the interview, Patrick Ewing has a “great opportunity” – Paul Silas successor.

If in the near future, Ewing really become the Bobcats coach, this could be a chance with – Michael Jordan to enhance friendship and mutual respect. The interview by the Bobcats president Rod – Higgins and general manager Rich – weeks to come forward but to Jordan final say.

Over the past nine seasons, Ewing has been in the Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets and the Orlando Magic as a teaching assistant. The past season, he had just finished a career in magic five years of teaching assistants. Ewing in the magic of the contract year left, but the team is likely to coach Stan – Stan Van Gundy, coach of the team parted ways. So Ewing may soon lose their jobs.

It is said that the magic will not consider Ewing as Magic coach because the team that the relationship between Ewing and superstar center Dwight – Howard has not as close.

“My goal is to become the coach of a team,” Ewing March guest at Madison Square Garden court had said so. “No matter where there is such a job, I hope to interview me no matter Where can I get the opportunity to work, I am ready to prepare.”

Former Knicks coach and current ABC announcer Jeff – Jeff Van Gundy, had invited Ewing to join his assistant team, he thinks Ewing competent Bobcats coach positions

“He has been working very hard in the work of the coach, and has made great strides, I think he can do good.”

Although the lynx now very embarrassed, coach positions or interested in a lot of people outside in addition to Ewing, the son of Silas, the current Bobcats assistant Stephen – Silas, Golden State Warriors assistant, Michael – Malone, Memphis Grizzlies assistant Dave – Joerger and the Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Nate – Di Beizi.

Eagle to the current coaching contract option

According to the Associated Press reported, although the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs, have been eliminated, but the team decided to leave the coach – Larry Drew.

The Eagles today announced the team will perform the contract option for next season Drew, Drew coach means that next season will return to Hawks coach third season.

“Larry’s work in this season is very prominent, although the team their injury and close racing, he still led the team to hit the eastern part of the fourth,” Hawks general manager Rick – Sander said.

“Under Larry coached the team this few seasons into the playoffs, we feel that Larry’s experience, professionalism and dedication to the game, is the key to our success.”

The eagle has made in the regular season record of 40 wins and 26 losses, but in the first round of the playoffs was the sophistication of the Boston Celtics eliminated. Three seasons before the team all reached the Eastern Conference Semifinals, compared to some regress. But the team this season plagued by injuries, can not blame Drew coach too much.

Early in the season, the loss of All-Star center Al – Al Horford of the Hawks still made a record of the eastern part of the fourth. In addition to the the Horford outside, Joe – Johnson, Zaza – Pachulia, Kirk – Kirk Hinrich, there are other players missed at least six games.

“Our team did not really show all the power,” Horford said.

The first four games of the playoffs, even Horford off the bench, Pachulia also absent because of injury, the team had sent the starters played in the third center, we can see an eagle to bear the losses brought about by the number of injuries.

Drew coach said he and his team have suffered a lot of unexpected things. “However, he believes in the team play hard, done a good job.

“I am proud of, I spent a lot of time trying to do what,” he said. “The relationship between the players is very important, how to deal with this relationship, how to deal with the relationship between the best players and fringe players is also very important.”

“I think I done a good job, my team did a good job. Few things we may be able to control, but there is one thing we have been working hard, that is, each player came to the arena, and are willing to whole-hearted play, and I think we do. ”

Drew coaches the Eagles’ two seasons, the regular season 84 wins and 64 loss record, playoff record of 8 wins and 10 losses. Hawks this season road record of 17 wins and 16 losses, winning more than half of the team 13 years away for the first time.

Exposure Auden treatment of Bryant speed up the recovery

According to ESPN reports, in order to return to the NBA, Greg – Greg Oden recently again on his knees treated with is shut down during the last year – Kobe Bryant treatment.

Former Portland Trail Blazers players Greg Oden to enter NBA just a few years but suffered a serious knee injury in order to allow the knee to recover quickly, two weeks ago in New York this non-invasive treatment. His left knee in February has just one operation.

“Greg had long been planned for this treatment,” a source said. He intended the knee fully recovered after treatment, but the doctor said that this treatment will make him a great deal, because it can help him recover. ”

Shut down during the last year, Bryant went to Germany in order to alleviate the injury of the right knee and left ankle received the same treatment. The effect is very obvious this season, played the performance of the most productive career 16 seasons since. Bryant’s suggestion, the New York Yankees superstar Rodriguez in November last year, flew to Germany to accept the same treatment. Now plays for the Memphis Grizzlies, Gilbert – Gilbert Arenas received the same treatment.

In this treatment, the doctor will extract the blood, serum extracted centrifuge, then injection into the knee. The doctor said injected into the blood to prevent inflammation, reduce pain and cartilage damage.

Ogden of seven feet tall in his first years been plagued by failures, but he still did not consider retirement. He may be the next mid-season to return to court, but still no exact return time. As a draft pick in 2007, there are still the team to believe him and its use value. According to sources, there are still seven teams and his agent to keep in touch concerned about his recovery process.

Blazers on the champion in 2007, the career of, Auden five years for the team only played 82 games, averaging 9.4 points and 7.3 rebounds. December 5, 2009 to the present, he did not appear on the court.

Do not know of this treatment, can help Oden quickly restore a healthy state? Future, the former Auden Great ability to reproduce the stadium.

Harden: I often imitate Kobe

“Newsok” website reported today, the Oklahoma City Thunder will go away to Los Angeles Lakers, which is that both sides of the second round of the third round of the contest for Thunder guard James – Harden and Russell – Russell Westbrook is a guest at the Los Angeles there is a special feeling, because that is their home.

2000-02 – Kobe Bryant and Shaquille – Shaquille O’Neal led the Lakers to the NBA three consecutive Grand Dynasty once again dominate the Union. Was only 11-year-old Harden, a secondary school student in Los Angeles. He and all who live in small fans doing their own basketball dreams, living under the shadow of the Grand Dynasty. Bryant was his boyhood idol, Harden said he used to imitate Kobe.

“I often try to imitate Kobe Bryant, but not very successful,” Harden said. “But I will still try to do so I will try to imitate his fadeaway jumper, or other things.”

“I absolutely (Lakers) fans,” Harden said. See Bryant, sharks, Derek – Derek Fisher, there are other people play is very interesting to beat them is really difficult. ”

Thunder a 2-0 lead, guest at the Staples impact third victory. For the upcoming World War II, Harden also know that victory will not easily hand.

“This is a showdown,” Harden said. “It will be one of the most competitive war. Obviously, we want to win. Our cutting-edge team is a rising, we want to prove for themselves, so this battle will be very interesting, will also be will be a great series. ”

In the 2010 playoffs, the Thunder in six games in the Lakers eliminated, this re-encounter the Thunder do not want to have the same experiences.

“Every year we strive to become more excellent,” Harden said. “Ultimately, we once again (with the Lakers) meet so that we can understand the team to what extent.”

Harden is, this is an interesting duel, one of the Thunder Gemini dimension less the same is true.

The Lakers three consecutive years during the dimension less spent their own time of 12-14 years. Lakers consecutive trip, he vividly remembered.

“That is too funny,” Victoria less. “In order to see win the procession, I missed your lessons.”

Today, that support three consecutive Lakers only Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher joined the Thunder has become one of the players the Lakers the most difficult dimension less. Although these memories are good, but Harden and dimension less now want to consider something that is win.

“We will memory aside, focus on now,” dimension less. “I fight for a win procession.”

Pass Auden Great To join the Heat

The first interview a few days, he beat Kevin – Durant was elected champion Greg – Greg Oden told reporters that the possibility that the entire 2012-2013 season can not come back. However, just today, Oden’s agent, Mike – Conley came forward to say, Auden in December this year or January next year is expected to return to court, he has been interested in the team – the Miami Heat.

In fact, this is not the first time there is news to Miami and Auden together before the start of the season, once there have been rumors that the Heat want to sign Oden. But in the end, for Auden, the Auden’s old club, the Portland Trail Blazers out of the purchase of a $ 7,000,000 contract, and that makes the two sides in hand might fall through. With Oden in March this year has been the pioneers layoffs, he officially became a free agent, it also allows the Heat next season to sign him there is at least theoretically possible.

For Auden, the only question is whether he can stay healthy? Career five years, played in 82 games, he can get 9.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks while to get the data just a little over 20 minutes of playing time. There is no doubt that, if Oden has been healthy to stay on the pitch, now only 24 years old, he still has a chance to play the champion of the standard. If this becomes a reality, then the Heat will completely alleviate the weakness of the past two years inside the status quo, and more to have the strength to fight for the championship. But then again, Auden able to maintain health?

Oden’s agent, Conley, Oden is not only expected in December this year back, and will also be possible to maintain the stature and status. Finally, Conley again affirmative expression of Auden for the Heat are interested in this matter.

“Heat has not made a phone call to Greg Oden,” Conley said, “But Auden had discussed and I joined the Heat, he was very interested. Clear that yes, he certainly will not retire.”

James said more effort to play power forward

In their home yesterday, the Miami Heat 75-78 loss to the Indiana Pacers, the opponent took away home-court advantage for this round series. Chris Bosh – out injured in yesterday’s game, LeBron – James had often served as the team’s power forward. Today in an interview, James said the top of the Fours very physical exertion.

On the pitch than the bigger players fight against a very laborious thing, “James said,” especially on the defensive end, this is a very onerous task when you in the flank as a small forward on the soccer field space tend to be very large, but the inside is completely different, there are more crowded, need more confrontation. ”

As James said, 03 the height of two meters as the team’s power forward for him, is indeed a lot of consumption, but from the data of the regular season, when James was put on the team on the 4th, he can for the team more often, and the location of the time have a direct impact, but at least James in the fourth position is not bad. In the interview, James will also say why accept to continue to serve this challenge Fours.

“We all know it is very difficult,” James said, “but I have been ready to accept this challenge.”

In the past two games, James played 43 minutes playing time than the first round of the New York Knicks, and his regular season playing time of 37.5 minutes. In the final interview today, James said, the playoffs 40 minutes and 40 minutes of the regular season is completely different.

In the playoffs to play 40 minutes and 40 minutes to play in the regular season is completely different, “James said,” playoff intensity is higher, the confrontation and more obvious. “

The small shark was due to the absence of an interview with a fine teenager anger hit the seat lead ticket

Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City’s Western Conference semifinals will be formally started, but before the start of the game, the Lakers two soldiers first bankruptcy. NBA official said this morning, will the Lakers players Andrew – Andrew Bynum and German – Iraqi Banks were $ 15,000 and $ 25,000 fine.

The coalition’s executive vice president Stu Jackson – personally announced today two fine. Bynum is because of unexcused absences the team’s public training yesterday after the media interview, the teenager Ebanks fine is an additional fine, because he fouled out in the last game with the Thunder game last moment, then he anger smashed the coach seats on the bench in the departure process.

Video – Lakers teenager conflict actually smashing the coach seats media sources have been under the expulsion of rage: the last game of the Sina Sports Section IV the last minute, the game score disparity into the garbage time, Ebanks just played to four minutes of the case, and the Thunder players Roy – Ewe conflict, then the referee when the value removed from the scene. The departure process, the mood of the Iraqi Banks is very bad, he first went to a hit in a chair near the Lakers bench, then took off his jersey did not enter the players channel , while this move was the cameraman recorded.

Exposure Nuggets flanking three-year contract signed Real Madrid NBA, lost Spain Yao Dao

Talk basket “network reported, Rudy – Fernandez, after all, with the NBA to say goodbye, he has signed with Real Madrid, La Liga three years, the future will continue to show up in the Primera Liga.

According to “Marca” reported, Rudy and the Spanish giant Real Madrid to reach an agreement, the next three years, he will team effectiveness. This is also the second time he played for Real Madrid in the last year shut down period, he also stood in the team.

He was 27 years old who is Real’s an important one, but shut down after the end of his or return to the Denver Nuggets. In the European league, he can contribution of 11.5 points. Although his recent repeatedly expressed willingness to want to stay in Denver, but the Real Madrid out of the contract is very attractive, so that he can not refuse. In the news spread that he had also said on Twitter, has not yet decided to stay in the NBA, or to return to Real Madrid. This season in the NBA, he played 31 games, averaging 8.6 points and 2.4 rebounds.

It is reported that, in addition to Rudy, American power forward Marcus – Slaughter and Real Madrid have reached an agreement.

Larry Bird was elected the best manager of the year he founded the Young Guard

According to the official NBA News, general manager of the Indiana Pacers – Larry Bird was elected general manager of the season’s best. Bird received a total of 12 first place votes in the poll, 5 points (first place votes, two votes, three votes) to get a total of 88 points.

Along with the award-winning, Byrd became the first in NBA history had won a regular season MVP, Coach of the Year and three awards of the year, general manager of people. Successful super far from the famous Red Auerbach, Frank – Redden and Pat Riley – these three hands have the best coach of the Year and Best Manager of the Year trophy.

This season, under the charge of the Bird, the Pacers, and achieved 42 wins and 24 loss record, advance to the playoffs to the identity of the eastern third. The first round they Lectra 2009 had the Finals Orlando Magic successfully advanced to the semifinals. Them and the Miami Heat’s big semi-final score a 1-1 level, Walker has been successfully grab home-court advantage from the other man.

Before the start of the season, a series of Bird’s action became the key to the rise of the Pacers. Before the start of the season, his first righting the team last season as interim coach of Frank – Vogel, then help the team in the free agent market was Chris Paul – known as the “17 ft. Assassin” Internet Law David – West. After the start of the season for the team transactions to the two outstanding bench players – Louis – Amundson Leandro – Barbosa.

In addition to a series of reinforcing actions in this season, Bird the previous few years, the draft also called a success. 2009 NBA Draft, he picked for the team, Taylor – Hansbrough and Roy – Hibbert, then scored again in the 2010 NBA Draft – Paul George. The three players have become an integral part of the team.

“This is the honor of belonging to Walker, does not belong – Larry Bird,” Bird said in an interview today said, “our collective everyone brings a lot of help for the team, the fans are also well worth We are proud to select a player, you always want to be rewarded, I am glad our boys in the years to do so good. ”

As one of the iconic figure in the history of the NBA, Bird’s playing career is equally exciting. He has worked in 1984-1987 for three consecutive years, he was elected the league’s regular season Most Valuable Player for the Boston Celtics to three championship trophy. After retiring, he became a coach, and success in the 1997-1998 season coaching the Pacers got the best coach trophy of the season. Bird coached the three-year period, the Pacers made a remarkable record of 147 wins and 67 losses, but also to the Finals for the first time in 2000 in team history.

In the Best Manager of the Year voting, the San Antonio Spurs general manager RC-Bu Fode a total score of 56 points, second place, the Los Angeles Clippers general manager Neil – Ao Xier total score at 55 points ranked third.