Charlotte Bobcats season preview
CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- The uncertainty surrounding the Charlotte Bobcats is such an issue that two days before the start of the regular season, the team was trying out small forwards in hopes of adding some scoring punch to its roster.
The Bobcats open the season Monday night at home versus the Milwaukee Bucks, and while the starting lineup is set, much of the roster was influx this...
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December 25, 2011
Discuss
Bobcats waive three, elect to let Cunningham go
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The Bobcats waived forwards Melvin Ely and Taylor Griffin, and guard Durrell Summers.
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December 23, 2011
The Charlotte Bobcats sign Melvin Ely
The Bobcats have signed 33-year old power foward Melvin Ely to a 1-year deal. Ely played in 30 games (2 starts) for the Broncos last year and he averaged 12.2 minutes, 2.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. He has now played in 373 games (55 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 16.0 minutes, 5.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Ely will likely...
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December 15, 2011
Ely returns; Charlotte adds shooter
(By Rick Bonnell) rbonnell@charlotteobserver.comThe Charlotte Bobcats addressed two holes in the roster Wednesday by coming to terms with free agents Reggie Williams and Melvin Ely.
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December 14, 2011
Bobcats sign Ely
The Charlotte Bobcats signed forward/center Melvin Ely on Wednesday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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December 14, 2011
Charlotte Bobcats sign Melvin Ely
Charlotte Bobcats President of Basketball Operations Rod Higgins announced today that the team has signed forward/center Melvin Ely. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
An eight-year NBA veteran, Ely has played in 373 games for the Clippers, Bobcats, Spurs, Hornets and Nuggets. He holds career averages of 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds, [...]
Via Inside Hoops
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December 14, 2011
Melvin Ely Signs With Bobcats
Melvin Ely previously played for the Bobcats from the 04-05 season until the 06-07 season.
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December 14, 2011
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December 14, 2011
Bobcats bringing back Melvin Ely
Charlotte Bobcats player-personnel chief Rod Higgins just confirmed to the Observer that ex-Bobcat Melvin Ely will be signed this afternoon, assuming he passes his physical. Ely, 6-10 and 260 pounds, will add depth at center and power forward. The Bobcats...
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December 14, 2011
2011 NBA Free Agent Center Rankings
With the NBA Lockout coming to an end, we now know that teams can start signing free agents on December 9th. Like the NFL experienced once their lockout ended, there will be a frenzy period for teams to fill out rosters with the season tipping off on Christmas.
There are some changes to free agency in the new labor agreement. A player can only receive a four-year maximum deal...
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December 02, 2011
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December 02, 2011
Big Opportunity Awaits Bulldogs
The last time Fresno State was part of the Preseason NIT, Melvin Ely and Chris Jefferies led the 21st-ranked Bulldogs on a Thanksgiving trip to Madison Square Garden for the NIT Semifinals in New York City.
Via Fresno State Athletics
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November 13, 2011
Players worried about lack of progress
LAS VEGAS -- When NBA journeyman Melvin Ely heard the latest doomsday news of the league's labor situation, he offered a hearty shrug.
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September 14, 2011
Impact Announces Players For Lockout League
Visit www.impactbball.com for more details.By Payton WalesLas Vegas -- It's been what seems like an endless summer. The lack of free agent moves, trades, summer leagues and typical NBA commotion that fill our summers is gone. Instead, we are left with players considering moves to foreign countries, labor talks (or lack thereof) and EuroBasket Championships.It's been a sullen summer...
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September 09, 2011
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September 09, 2011
Killing their Team
Arturo Galletti is the Co-editor and Director of Analytics for the Wages of Wins Network. He is an Electrical Engineer with General Electric in the lovely isle of Puerto Rico, where he keeps his production lines running by day and night (and weekends) and works on sport analysis with his free time.
“Ever notice that ‘what the hell’ is always the right decision?”-Marylin Monroe...
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July 29, 2011
2011 NBA Free Agent Center Rankings
Legit NBA big men are hard to come by these days. That is why the 2011 NBA free agent centers are an intriguing bunch since they are at least five players who could immediately start for a good amount of teams in need of size in the middle. Here are my free agent center rankings.
UPDATED: 6/29/11
By: David Kay
1. Marc Gasol, Grizzlies (RFA)
Gasol has drawn a ton of buzz and added...
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June 29, 2011
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June 29, 2011
Nene Question Tops Denver Nuggets Off-Season Agenda
Like we are currently seeing in the NFL, the 2011 NBA off-season is up in the air with a lockout looming. Free agency could be delayed and completely restructured depending on the new agreement reached by the owners and players. Still, The Sports Bank continues to break down all thirty NBA teams to see what areas they need to address in the off-season.
The Denver Nuggets more...
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June 11, 2011
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June 11, 2011
BIG BOYS
2011 NBA free agent center rankings
Legit NBA big men are hard to come by these days. That is why the 2011 NBA free agent centers are an intriguing bunch since they are at least five players who could immediately start for a good amount of teams in need of size in the middle. Here are my free agent center rankings.
By: David Kay
1. Marc Gasol, Grizzlies (UFA) Gasol has drawn a ton of buzz and added...
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May 07, 2011
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May 07, 2011
Worst of the Night:
THERE ARE NO SUCH THINGS AS MEANINGLESS GAMES.The Detroit Pistons: What could possibly make Detroit's home loss to the Cadavers even worse? How about Charlie Villanueva totally losing his ****?Afterward, in a calmer moment, Chuckie V. said: "You gotta be careful with the quiet ones, right? At the end of the day that's something that happened on the court, it should stay on the court...
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April 12, 2011
Denver Nuggets Footwear Database
SLAM/CounterKicks Official NBA Footwear Database
PlayerBrandModelSize
Arron AfflaloadidasTS Lightswitch14
Chris AndersenConverseVarious16
Wilson ChandleradidasadiZero14.5
Melvin ElyNike/JordanHyperfuse16.5
Raymond FeltonadidasAdizero12
Gary ForbesNike/JordanVarious14
Danilo GallinariReebokZigTech14
Al HarringtonJordanM718
Ty LawsonNikeZoom Flight Five (JKidd)12
Kenyon...
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March 11, 2011
Jason & The J.R.BlowLots
Jason Richardson stepped out of his Delorean in a Phoenix uniform and dropped 24 points on 9-for-14 shooting (six threes). Dude hasn’t cleared 20 points since January 15 and hasn’t scored 24 since December 15. S’what happens when you go from being a team’s no.1 offensive option to another team’s no.4 offensive option. Actually, I’m not sure where he ranks on Orlando....
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March 04, 2011
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March 04, 2011
One More For The Road
Fresno State heads to the Bay Area tonight to face San Jose State in its final WAC road game of the season. Senior guard Jaleesa Ross is just eight points away from breaking Melvin Ely's nine-year-old scoring record of 1,951 points and becoming the Bulldogs' all-time leading scorer.
Via Fresno State Athletics
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March 03, 2011
W. Basketball. One More For The Road
Fresno State heads to the Bay Area tonight to face San Jose State in its final WAC road game of the season. Senior guard Jaleesa Ross is just eight points away from breaking Melvin Ely's nine-year-old scoring record of 1,951 points and becoming the Bulldogs' all-time leading scorer.
Via Fresno State Athletics
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March 03, 2011
February 28th Game Preview: Atlanta Hawks (36-23) @ Denver Nuggets (34-26)
TIP-OFF: 9pm (EST) TELEVISION: SportSouthCHAT: Daily Dime LiveGAME NOTES: Hawks/NuggetsATLANTA INJURY REPORT: None.DENVER INJURY REPORT: Melvin Ely is listed a questionable. Danilo Gallinari is a game-time decision.BY THE NUMBERS 2010-11 Poss Off Eff eFG% FT Rate OR% TO% ATL (off) 89.61.07150.321.424 15.3DEN (def) 95.6 1.093 50.730.325.1 12.12010-11 Poss Off Eff eFG% FT Rate...
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February 28, 2011
Perkless Celtics take on Anthonyless Nuggets
at Boston Celtics (41-14) at Denver Nuggets (33-25)
Thursday, February 24
10:30 PM ET
Regular Season Game #56 Road Game # 26
TV: TNT, TSN2
Radio: WEEI, KCKK
Pepsi Center
Referees: Bob Delaney, Rodney Mott, Violet Palmer The Celtics continue their road trip in Denver taking on a very new look Nuggets team. The Celtics may be catching them at the right time...
Via Celtics Life
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February 24, 2011
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February 24, 2011
Life After Melo….. Seems Pritty Good
After a quick press conference, some fairwells the nuggets had to get on the court for the first time with out Carmelo Anthony. The playoff guarrenty seemed pritty unlikely at first, but with the way guys stepped up it nows making me feel optomistic about it. Heres the box score from the game with the final score Nuggets 120 Grizzlies 107:
Memphis Grizzlies
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February 23, 2011
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February 23, 2011
Carmelo Anthony Rumors Spoils NBA All-Star Party
LOS ANGELES—Not often that a party for the NBA shines in downtown Los Angeles for an entire weekend, unless of course the Lakers are celebrate a championship with another glorified victory parade. Other than that, there's rarely a moment when the devoted big city host a party so exciting like this one.Los Angeles is at a cultural standpoint for embracing the sport if nothing...
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February 20, 2011
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February 20, 2011
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