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Peja on his status with the Kings:
``I'm still standing behind the words I said in August, but I am professional,'' Stojakovic said. ``I have a contract with the Kings, two years, and I'm going to honor that. It just wouldn't be fair for the city, the organization and for my teammates, who I respect. I'm just going to go out there and play basketball.''
It's nice to hear somebody say something like this. It's a sad indictment of today's players that this is a rare occurrence. You don't have to be silent and not speak your mind. You just have to do what is expected of you, and that is exactly what he is doing. More like this please.
Ryan and I decided to hit the links after work this afternoon. While digging for tees I found a scorecard from the last time I played at Sunset Hills (aka Pitch 'n Putt -- a par 3, 9-hole course). I shot a 36, and this was at least 6 years ago.
Here is what we shot today.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Ryan | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
The Kings finally managed another win against the Timberwolves. Bibby just turned 26.
After the game, fans serenaded Bibby with an impromptu rendition of "Happy Birthday."
You know you are a copyright dork when you think to yourself that it's a good thing for the Kings that Arco Area has all the appropriate licenses, otherwise they would get nailed for an unauthorized public performance of a copyrighted work. Then you are still amazed that it took two people to write "Happy Birthday."
Geez I'm a dork...
Oh man...
3. Screening
When a player screens in front of or at the side of a stationary opponent, he may be as close as he desires providing he does not make contact. His opponent can see him and, therefore, is expected to detour around the screen.
If he screens behind a stationary opponent, the opponent must be able to take a normal step backward without contact. Because the opponent is not expected to see a screener behind him, the player screened is given latitude of movement. The defender must be given an opportunity to change direction and avoid contact with the screener.
To screen a moving opponent, the player must stop soon enough to permit his opponent to stop or change direction. The distance between the player screening and his opponent will depend upon the speed at which the players are moving.
If two opponents are moving in the same direction and path, the player who is behind is responsible for contact. The player in front may stop or slow his pace, but he may not move backward or sidewards into his opponent. The player in front may or may not have the ball. This situation assumes the two players have been moving in identically the same direction and path before contact.
Just in case you were wondering...
I stop following a sport once my team is eliminated. But seeing the Cubs, the poor, pathetic, hapless Cubs, are one game away from the World Series. This is essentially a minor miracle. I guess it would be equivalent to, well...I don't really know what it would be equivalent to. Anyway, since the Giants can't be there, go Cubs.
Once again, the San Francisco Giants have not won the World Series. This sucks.
