FIVE QUICK HOOPS THOUGHTS 1. Larry Johnson Jersey . DAMIAN LILLARD (Blazers): Caught his act in Toronto on Sunday versus the Raptors. Man, this kid can really play. Love his game. Excellent vision, wonderful change of pace/speed, good creativity, explosive first step and smarts. He shoots it well from behind the arc and is a crafty screen and roll guy. Has taken a nice step in year two and the best is yet to come. Point guards who can get in the lane at will and make others better are a must in todays NBA and Portlands got a guy thats a keeper. As Raptors Terence Ross (picked two spots after Lillard) mostly watched from the bench, Lillard was a load for his team to deal with. The luck of the draft - the Blazers got themselves a significant piece to build/turn their team around with. Hes Legit. 2. OMER ASIK (Rockets): Things are getting testy in Houston with Asik demanding a trade and hanging his head about the arrival of Dwight Howard. With this situation deteriorating by the day, it will get harder and harder for GM Daryl Morey to get significant value for him because teams will know that youre stuck and you have to move him and that lowers what you have to give them back in return. Asiks immature reaction to the events have made it more difficult for him to get moved. Get your head up and be a pro and go out on the court and play your tail off and youll get your wish. If not, Rockets are stuck taking back pennies on the dollar and will be boxed in. Not pretty. 3. LANCE STEPHENSON (Pacers): This man is going to get paid this off-season. Hes a free agent at the end of the year and his value is increasing day by day. He plays with great energy and determination and his overall skill set has improved beautifully. Averaging close to 14 points per game, as well as over five rebounds per game and five-plus assists per game. Really impressive and the fact that hes shooting the three Ball so well at 45 per cent is opening lots of eyes. I said this last year about Paul George and Ill say it now about Stephenson; the best thing that ever happened to him and the Pacers has been the injury absences of Danny Granger. Its truly allowed these guys to play through mistakes and have to carry a significant role early in their career and its paid huge dividends. The Pacers scouting staff deserves lots of credit for coming up with this second round gem, as well as for guys like George who was a 10th pick. The most underrated aspect of winning organizations is having great scouts who have the knack for evaluating/projecting and picking players. Another diamond in the rough while other organizations cant even get out of their own way. 4. KLAY THOMPSON (Warriors): Averaging close to 21 ppg and playing lights out right now. Look at his shooting numbers: - 51 field goal percentage and 55 three-point field-goal percentage. This man has wonderful shooting mechanics and has figured out how to get his game off with the dribble and can help you in the transition game as well as in the slower half-court style. When you watch a guy polishing his skills and getting the rough edges off his game its neat to witness and were seeing it here. Becoming one of the better young two guards in the League. A talented guy, yes, but more importantly he plays the game with the proper tempo and there is a method to his approach. Im a fan. 5. ZACH RANDOLPH & MARC GASOL (Grizzlies): Memo to coach Dave Joerger: stop listening to those goofballs who are whispering in your ear about pace of play and shooting more threes. I love these guys who think theyre smarter than everybody because they come up with all these fancy mathematical formulas to explain their clueless theories. Im a huge believer that for every ounce of intelligence you have you better have a pound of common sense to go along with it. Theyll be the same ones to fire you when the win-loss mark doesnt work out. Slow it down and pound the heck out of folks. On Sunday, I watch them punish Sacramento (I know--its the Kings) in the paint for a combined 41 points and 18 rebounds. Your teams strength is power basketball; rebounding, defense and winning ugly. Play to your strengths. This isnt a beauty contest. Sure everyone wants to run up and down and shoot threes and entertain. Beauty to me is finding a way to win games and that means hiding your weaknesses and playing up your advantages. Open your eyes and trust your gut and pure instincts and realize the reality of what youre working with. Dont outsmart yourself. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Jersey .Leicester won 25-21 in a heated European Rugby Champions Cup group match on Sunday.Toulon said on its website on Wednesday that it decided to open an investigation after Leicester complained about the behaviour of prop Martin Castrogiovanni and fullback Delon Armitage. Nicolas Batum Jersey. The Canadian defensive tackle suffered the injury on Monday and had tests done on Tuesday. He was a potential starter on the defensive line but head coach Mike OShea said he wasnt even thinking about the ratio when he got the news.CALGARY - Evan Polei scored two goals and the Red Deer Rebels picked up their first win of the season with a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Hitmen in Western Hockey League action on Saturday. Jeff de Wit and Kolton Dixon also scored for Red Deer (1-1-0), who bounced back from a loss to Kootenay on Friday night. Pavel Padakin scored the lone goal for Calgary (0-1-0), on a power play in the first period. Hitmen goalie Mack Shields started in net, but was replaced after giving up three goals on 22 shots through 44:38. Evan Johnson stopped four of five shots in relief. Rebels goalie Rylan Toth made 19 saves. --- OIL KINGS 4 ICE 2 EDMONTON — Andrew Koep scored twice and Patrick Dea needed only 18 saves to lead the Oil Kings over Kootenay. Cole Benson and Tyler Robertson had a goal and an assist for Edmonton (1-0-0), and Luke Betolucci chipped in with two assists. Robertons goal was an empty netter with 12 seconds remaining in the game. Bryan Allbee and Alexandra Chirva scored for the Ice (1-0-0), who were outshot 36-20. --- BRONCOS 5 WARRIORS 2 MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Jay Merkley scored two goals, including one into an empty net at 18:10 of the third period, as the Broncos downed the Warriors. Jake DeBrusk had a goal and two assists, and Dakota Odgers and Zac Mackay also scored for Swift Current (2-0-0). Landon Bow made 35 saves. Moose Jaw (0-2-0) got goals from Jaimen Yakubowski and Noah Gregor while Zach Sawchenko stopped 33 shots. --- WHEAT KINGS 6 PATS 1 REGINA — Jesse Gabrielle scored a hat trick and Brandon connected on four of nine power-play opportunities en route to victory over Regina. Ivan Provorov, Tim McGauley and Duncan Campbell also scored for the Wheat Kings (2-0-0). Dryden Hunt scored the lone goal for the Pats (0-2-0), on a power play in the third period. --- RAIDERS 3 BLADES 1 SASKATOON — Dakota Conroys power-play goal at 13:06 of the second period held up as the winner as Prince Albert edged Saskatoon. Thomas Andrlik and Reid Gardiner also scored for the Raiders (2-0-0), who outshot their opponents 30-21. Nick Zajac scored a short-handed goal for the Blades (0-2-0) in the first period. --- TIGERS 5 HURRICANES 1 MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Steven Owre scored two goals and Cole Sanford tacked on three assists to lead Medicine Hat over Lethbridge. Mattthew Bradley, Chad Butcher and Mark Rassell also scored for Tigers (2-0-0), who outshot the Hurricanes 39-21. Michael Carter-Williams Jersey. Jamal Watson scored the lone goal for Lethbridge (0-2-0), while Stuart Skinner stopped 34 shots. --- COUGARS 6 WINTERHAWKS 3 PORTLAND, Ore. — Chase Witala had a goal and two assists and Ty Edmonds made 31 saves as Prince George toppled the Winterhawks. Jari Erricson scored shorthanded for the Cougars (1-0-0), Jansen Harkins and Aaron Macklin had a goal and an assist apiece, and Haydn Hopkins and Chance Braid also scored. Paul Brittner had two goals and Layne Viveiros had the other for Portland (0-2-0), which failed to score on eight power plays. --- GIANTS 3 ROYALS 1 VANCOUVER — Tyler Morrison scored a goal and assisted on another, and Lee Payton needed to make just 11 saves as the Giants beat Victoria. Thomas Foster and Joel Hamilton also scored for Vancouver (1-0-0), which outshot its opponent 45-12. Travis Brown scored a power-play goal for the Royals (0-2-0), and Coleman Vollrath stopped 42 shots in the loss. --- ROCKETS 6 BLAZERS 1 KELOWNA, B.C. — Jackson Whistle stopped 32 shots, and Tyson Baillie and Kris Schmidli had a goal and two assists apiece as the Rockets trampled the Blazers. Riley Stadel, Carter Rigby, Austin Glover and Colton Heffley each had a goal for Kelowna (1-0-0), and Nick Merkley and Joe Gatenby chipped in with two assists apiece. Deven Sideroff scored for Kamloops (1-1-0) and Connor Ingram and Bolton Pouliot combined on 33 saves. --- SILVERTIPS 1 THUNDERBIRDS 0 SEATTLE — Graham Millar scored the games lone goal 1:53 into the first period and Everett held on to edge Seattle. Carter Hart made 26 saves for the Silvertips (1-0-0), who failed to take advantage of five power-play chances. Taran Kozun stopped 18 shots for the Thunderbirds (1-1-0), who went 0 for 3 with the man advantage. --- CHIEFS 4 AMERICANS 2 KENNEWICK, Wash. — Tyson Helgesens power-play goal at 15:02 of the second period proved to be the winner as Spokane doubled up Tri-City. Keanu Yamamoto, Dominic Zwerger and Mitch Lipon also scored for Spokane (1-0-0), and Garret Hughson made 33 saves to spoil the Americans home opener. 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FIVE QUICK HOOPS THOUGHTS 1. Larry Johnson Jersey . DAMIAN LILLARD (Blazers): Caught his act in Toronto on Sunday versus the Raptors. Man, this kid can really play. Love his game. Excellent vision, wonderful change of pace/speed, good creativity, explosive first step and smarts. He shoots it well from behind the arc and is a crafty screen and roll guy. Has taken a nice step in year two and the best is yet to come. Point guards who can get in the lane at will and make others better are a must in todays NBA and Portlands got a guy thats a keeper. As Raptors Terence Ross (picked two spots after Lillard) mostly watched from the bench, Lillard was a load for his team to deal with. The luck of the draft - the Blazers got themselves a significant piece to build/turn their team around with. Hes Legit. 2. OMER ASIK (Rockets): Things are getting testy in Houston with Asik demanding a trade and hanging his head about the arrival of Dwight Howard. With this situation deteriorating by the day, it will get harder and harder for GM Daryl Morey to get significant value for him because teams will know that youre stuck and you have to move him and that lowers what you have to give them back in return. Asiks immature reaction to the events have made it more difficult for him to get moved. Get your head up and be a pro and go out on the court and play your tail off and youll get your wish. If not, Rockets are stuck taking back pennies on the dollar and will be boxed in. Not pretty. 3. LANCE STEPHENSON (Pacers): This man is going to get paid this off-season. Hes a free agent at the end of the year and his value is increasing day by day. He plays with great energy and determination and his overall skill set has improved beautifully. Averaging close to 14 points per game, as well as over five rebounds per game and five-plus assists per game. Really impressive and the fact that hes shooting the three Ball so well at 45 per cent is opening lots of eyes. I said this last year about Paul George and Ill say it now about Stephenson; the best thing that ever happened to him and the Pacers has been the injury absences of Danny Granger. Its truly allowed these guys to play through mistakes and have to carry a significant role early in their career and its paid huge dividends. The Pacers scouting staff deserves lots of credit for coming up with this second round gem, as well as for guys like George who was a 10th pick. The most underrated aspect of winning organizations is having great scouts who have the knack for evaluating/projecting and picking players. Another diamond in the rough while other organizations cant even get out of their own way. 4. KLAY THOMPSON (Warriors): Averaging close to 21 ppg and playing lights out right now. Look at his shooting numbers: - 51 field goal percentage and 55 three-point field-goal percentage. This man has wonderful shooting mechanics and has figured out how to get his game off with the dribble and can help you in the transition game as well as in the slower half-court style. When you watch a guy polishing his skills and getting the rough edges off his game its neat to witness and were seeing it here. Becoming one of the better young two guards in the League. A talented guy, yes, but more importantly he plays the game with the proper tempo and there is a method to his approach. Im a fan. 5. ZACH RANDOLPH & MARC GASOL (Grizzlies): Memo to coach Dave Joerger: stop listening to those goofballs who are whispering in your ear about pace of play and shooting more threes. I love these guys who think theyre smarter than everybody because they come up with all these fancy mathematical formulas to explain their clueless theories. Im a huge believer that for every ounce of intelligence you have you better have a pound of common sense to go along with it. Theyll be the same ones to fire you when the win-loss mark doesnt work out. Slow it down and pound the heck out of folks. On Sunday, I watch them punish Sacramento (I know--its the Kings) in the paint for a combined 41 points and 18 rebounds. Your teams strength is power basketball; rebounding, defense and winning ugly. Play to your strengths. This isnt a beauty contest. Sure everyone wants to run up and down and shoot threes and entertain. Beauty to me is finding a way to win games and that means hiding your weaknesses and playing up your advantages. Open your eyes and trust your gut and pure instincts and realize the reality of what youre working with. Dont outsmart yourself. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Jersey .Leicester won 25-21 in a heated European Rugby Champions Cup group match on Sunday.Toulon said on its website on Wednesday that it decided to open an investigation after Leicester complained about the behaviour of prop Martin Castrogiovanni and fullback Delon Armitage. Nicolas Batum Jersey. The Canadian defensive tackle suffered the injury on Monday and had tests done on Tuesday. He was a potential starter on the defensive line but head coach Mike OShea said he wasnt even thinking about the ratio when he got the news.CALGARY - Evan Polei scored two goals and the Red Deer Rebels picked up their first win of the season with a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Hitmen in Western Hockey League action on Saturday. Jeff de Wit and Kolton Dixon also scored for Red Deer (1-1-0), who bounced back from a loss to Kootenay on Friday night. Pavel Padakin scored the lone goal for Calgary (0-1-0), on a power play in the first period. Hitmen goalie Mack Shields started in net, but was replaced after giving up three goals on 22 shots through 44:38. Evan Johnson stopped four of five shots in relief. Rebels goalie Rylan Toth made 19 saves. --- OIL KINGS 4 ICE 2 EDMONTON — Andrew Koep scored twice and Patrick Dea needed only 18 saves to lead the Oil Kings over Kootenay. Cole Benson and Tyler Robertson had a goal and an assist for Edmonton (1-0-0), and Luke Betolucci chipped in with two assists. Robertons goal was an empty netter with 12 seconds remaining in the game. Bryan Allbee and Alexandra Chirva scored for the Ice (1-0-0), who were outshot 36-20. --- BRONCOS 5 WARRIORS 2 MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Jay Merkley scored two goals, including one into an empty net at 18:10 of the third period, as the Broncos downed the Warriors. Jake DeBrusk had a goal and two assists, and Dakota Odgers and Zac Mackay also scored for Swift Current (2-0-0). Landon Bow made 35 saves. Moose Jaw (0-2-0) got goals from Jaimen Yakubowski and Noah Gregor while Zach Sawchenko stopped 33 shots. --- WHEAT KINGS 6 PATS 1 REGINA — Jesse Gabrielle scored a hat trick and Brandon connected on four of nine power-play opportunities en route to victory over Regina. Ivan Provorov, Tim McGauley and Duncan Campbell also scored for the Wheat Kings (2-0-0). Dryden Hunt scored the lone goal for the Pats (0-2-0), on a power play in the third period. --- RAIDERS 3 BLADES 1 SASKATOON — Dakota Conroys power-play goal at 13:06 of the second period held up as the winner as Prince Albert edged Saskatoon. Thomas Andrlik and Reid Gardiner also scored for the Raiders (2-0-0), who outshot their opponents 30-21. Nick Zajac scored a short-handed goal for the Blades (0-2-0) in the first period. --- TIGERS 5 HURRICANES 1 MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Steven Owre scored two goals and Cole Sanford tacked on three assists to lead Medicine Hat over Lethbridge. Mattthew Bradley, Chad Butcher and Mark Rassell also scored for Tigers (2-0-0), who outshot the Hurricanes 39-21. Michael Carter-Williams Jersey. Jamal Watson scored the lone goal for Lethbridge (0-2-0), while Stuart Skinner stopped 34 shots. --- COUGARS 6 WINTERHAWKS 3 PORTLAND, Ore. — Chase Witala had a goal and two assists and Ty Edmonds made 31 saves as Prince George toppled the Winterhawks. Jari Erricson scored shorthanded for the Cougars (1-0-0), Jansen Harkins and Aaron Macklin had a goal and an assist apiece, and Haydn Hopkins and Chance Braid also scored. Paul Brittner had two goals and Layne Viveiros had the other for Portland (0-2-0), which failed to score on eight power plays. --- GIANTS 3 ROYALS 1 VANCOUVER — Tyler Morrison scored a goal and assisted on another, and Lee Payton needed to make just 11 saves as the Giants beat Victoria. Thomas Foster and Joel Hamilton also scored for Vancouver (1-0-0), which outshot its opponent 45-12. Travis Brown scored a power-play goal for the Royals (0-2-0), and Coleman Vollrath stopped 42 shots in the loss. --- ROCKETS 6 BLAZERS 1 KELOWNA, B.C. — Jackson Whistle stopped 32 shots, and Tyson Baillie and Kris Schmidli had a goal and two assists apiece as the Rockets trampled the Blazers. Riley Stadel, Carter Rigby, Austin Glover and Colton Heffley each had a goal for Kelowna (1-0-0), and Nick Merkley and Joe Gatenby chipped in with two assists apiece. Deven Sideroff scored for Kamloops (1-1-0) and Connor Ingram and Bolton Pouliot combined on 33 saves. --- SILVERTIPS 1 THUNDERBIRDS 0 SEATTLE — Graham Millar scored the games lone goal 1:53 into the first period and Everett held on to edge Seattle. Carter Hart made 26 saves for the Silvertips (1-0-0), who failed to take advantage of five power-play chances. Taran Kozun stopped 18 shots for the Thunderbirds (1-1-0), who went 0 for 3 with the man advantage. --- CHIEFS 4 AMERICANS 2 KENNEWICK, Wash. — Tyson Helgesens power-play goal at 15:02 of the second period proved to be the winner as Spokane doubled up Tri-City. Keanu Yamamoto, Dominic Zwerger and Mitch Lipon also scored for Spokane (1-0-0), and Garret Hughson made 33 saves to spoil the Americans home opener. 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