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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Way to Go, Tony!
Congratulations to San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker for winning the Skills Competition at All-Star Saturday Night! He beat Rajon Rondo and Deron Williams in the final, and Russell Westbrook, Kyrie Irving, and John Wall, who didn't advance to the final.And in case you missed it, here is Tony's final-round winning performance.
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A Beautiful Rio de Janeiro Wide Shot
Friday, February 24, 2012
Spurs Update
Well the Spurs' rodeo road-trip ended Thursday night in Denver. Tim and Tony started, after sitting out against Portland Tuesday. The game tipped-off, and we were up about 11-6 when I opened my email and began to read an email. A couple minutes later I looked up to realize we were up 24-7. Doh! I guess I should pay attention - this is my last Spurs game to watch until next Wednesday! Daniel Green had made two back-to-back "and-1's" right after a Kawhi Leonard layup, and a Bonner three. Those 11 points took place in 1:04. We wrapped up the 1st-Q 31-15.
Already with 8 1st-Q points, DeJuan Blair hit another three short ones in the first 3 minutes. Bonner hit two more threes, and Green added one of his own, and just like that our lead was 48-25. I began to notice there didn't seem to be much resistance at all to our interior play. Tony and RJ would each score 5 in the next little set of possessions (58-32). Andre Miller would score Denver's last 9 of the 2nd-Q, but our halftime lead was 65-39.
It seemed as if Denver joined us in scoring almost every time down the floor when the 3rd-Q began. By the time 7 minutes had gone by, the score was already 86-59. The starters
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stayed consistent, and Bonner added another three. Our max lead was around this point at 24 (92-68), a bit before the end of the 3rd: 92-72.
Including the last minute of the 3rd, the Nuggets would go on a 17-5 run to close to 97-85 with 6:41 left. Corey Brewer and Aaron Afflalo led this surge, but Pop would bring Tim & Tony back. We would hold a 14-pt. lead long enough (about 3:30) that at 107-93, the time became the issue for Denver. We sealed the 114-99 WIN, feeling like the score was closer than it felt. DeJuan had a monster game - leading us with 28 & 12, and we had another 5 players in double figures.
The stat of the game, however, was 29 Spurs' assists on 41 buckets, which is a season high for us. Not only that, but the 8-1 road trip ties both our best-ever mark for the yearly road-trip, and the NBA record for a road-trip of 9 or more games. Here's the boxscore.
Now, FIVE full days off for everyone except Tony & Kawhi Leonard. As it turned out, Kawhi must've tweaked a calf muscle shortly before the Rising Stars Challenge, because he dressed, but was "held out" for the injury. Next up is the Chicago Bulls to begin a 7-game home stand after the all-star break.. nothing at all wrong with a 24-10 record at this point!
Already with 8 1st-Q points, DeJuan Blair hit another three short ones in the first 3 minutes. Bonner hit two more threes, and Green added one of his own, and just like that our lead was 48-25. I began to notice there didn't seem to be much resistance at all to our interior play. Tony and RJ would each score 5 in the next little set of possessions (58-32). Andre Miller would score Denver's last 9 of the 2nd-Q, but our halftime lead was 65-39.It seemed as if Denver joined us in scoring almost every time down the floor when the 3rd-Q began. By the time 7 minutes had gone by, the score was already 86-59. The starters
Image Source (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)
stayed consistent, and Bonner added another three. Our max lead was around this point at 24 (92-68), a bit before the end of the 3rd: 92-72.
Including the last minute of the 3rd, the Nuggets would go on a 17-5 run to close to 97-85 with 6:41 left. Corey Brewer and Aaron Afflalo led this surge, but Pop would bring Tim & Tony back. We would hold a 14-pt. lead long enough (about 3:30) that at 107-93, the time became the issue for Denver. We sealed the 114-99 WIN, feeling like the score was closer than it felt. DeJuan had a monster game - leading us with 28 & 12, and we had another 5 players in double figures.
The stat of the game, however, was 29 Spurs' assists on 41 buckets, which is a season high for us. Not only that, but the 8-1 road trip ties both our best-ever mark for the yearly road-trip, and the NBA record for a road-trip of 9 or more games. Here's the boxscore.
Now, FIVE full days off for everyone except Tony & Kawhi Leonard. As it turned out, Kawhi must've tweaked a calf muscle shortly before the Rising Stars Challenge, because he dressed, but was "held out" for the injury. Next up is the Chicago Bulls to begin a 7-game home stand after the all-star break.. nothing at all wrong with a 24-10 record at this point!
Our Gov't May Have Known About 9/11 Beforehand
Apparently there is a former FEMA videographer Kurt Sonnenfeld, who claims to have "proof" that the attacks of 9/11/01 were an "inside job" of the U.S. Government. Oddly enough the U.S. Government is currently seeking his extradition from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he currently resides, in connectionKurt Sonnenfeld (Image Source)
with the 2002 death of his former wife, a case which was dropped by Colorado prosecutors. (Source)
Following is a set of three video slideshows. The images in these three slideshows, along with the accompanying linked video, were taken by Kurt Sonnenfeld himself. He was one of only a handful of people allowed into Ground Zero after the September 11, 2001 attacks. These are the pictures he took:
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Whether or not you choose to watch all 39-minutes worth of that footage, or whether or not you'd like to take a shorter route by watching this 9-minute VIDEO he also shot, if you do nothing else, please read Kurt Sonnenfeld's interview, published on June 22, 2009, and conducted by the Voltaire Network. Here is a preview of the interview:
"As official videographer for the U.S. government, Kurt Sonnenfeld was detailed to Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, where he spent an entire month filming: 'What I saw at certain moments and in certain places . . . is very disturbing!' He never handed his 29 tapes over to the authorities and has been persecuted ever since. Kurt Sonnenfeld lives in exile in Argentina, where he wrote 'El Perseguido' (Persecuted). His recently-published book tells the story of his unending nightmare and drives another nail into the coffin of the government’s account of the 9/11 events. Below is an exclusive interview by Voltaire Network." (Source)
The interview contains several very interesting embedded links, all of which when combined with the interview itself, the photos, and the video, one should be able to form his or her own opinion about this issue.
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