ranchise, I think this ship has sailed here. If you can get cap

FIVE QUICK NBA THOUGHTS 1. http://www.shopjerseysbroncos.com/Womens-Bradley-Roby-Authentic-Jersey/ . STEVE NASH and STEVE BLAKE (Lakers): Both players are back in the lineup Tuesday against the Timberwolves. Blake had played quite well before he went down and, fingers crossed, Nash (who turns 40 on Friday - Happy Birthday!) tries to see if he can play through Back pain and finish the season. This Lakers season has not gone well with the loss of Dwight Howard, the injury to Kobe Bryant, and of course injuries to Blake and Nash. At the end of the day, this is a franchise that doesnt deal well with losing seasons yet it might be a time to re-invent themselves for the long haul. How these two guys hold up will give them better insight into where things are headed, at least short term, in their backcourt. 2. PAUL GASOL (Lakers): Speaking of this franchise, I think this ship has sailed here. If you can get cap space, luxury tax relief and/or a draft pick, you move him. He still has value, yet I see it diminishing despite him averaging close to 20 points and 12 rebounds a game in January. There is a lot of chatter about the Phoenix Suns making a run at him. Itll be interesting to watch it unfold but bottom line, it would be best for Gasol and the Lakers for him to have a change of scenery. 3. GREG MONROE (Pistons): There are rumblings from the Motor City that they need to look long and hard at what to do with this guy. I really like his game. When given the proper system and supporting players, I feel he has the attributes to help you win. Is he a franchise guy? No, but a very good player? Yes. Hes a positive building piece. I dont see how he can co-exist long-term with Josh Smith and Andre Drummond. Im not a huge Smith fan, nor am I big on the Brandon Jennings bandwagon. These are guys that will get you numbers but Im not sure if they understand what it takes to win on a nightly basis. Monroe can score in the post and has a solid face up game, he can really pass it and his rebounding and lane presence is sound. The Pistons need to figure out what their identity is because right now I see a team with a lot of parts yet with no semblance of the whole in mind. This is a team sport and when I watch them they dont look like one. Monroe is one of the few guys that gets how to play the team game. 4. RAPTORS at KINGS: Youll hear all the coach and player speak about it being ‘just another game. I dont buy it for one minute. Any time someone trades you, to some degree theyve given up on you and think they can do better with someone else, thats the reality of sports. The Raptors have benefited greatly with the acquisition of the Sacramento Four while Rudy Gay has played quite well for the Kings. Good for both sides. I expect a very intense game here tomorrow night in Sac-town. Cant wait. More importantly for the Raptors, its a chance to clinch a winning west coast trip (currently 2-1) with a win here before heading to LA to play the very difficult Clippers on Friday. Take care of business. Wont be easy, a lot of emotion will be present. 5. CONGRATS SEATTLE: I have buddies from Buffalo that hit a Super Bowl city each year. Unfortunately, Ive never been able to attend before. This year it worked. I was in Portland on Saturday night and went over to Seattle on Sunday morning before heading over to Salt Lake City to work the Raptors/Jazz game on Monday. My Super Bowl Sunday in Seattle was a total blast. A few quick observations: First, for the Raptors game in Portland, it was a wonderful turnout of Raptor fans from Vancouver area who made the drive over. Awesome support! And secondly, what a joke that an amazing sports town like Seattle doesnt have an NBA team right now. Everywhere I went I saw not only 12th Man signs for the Seahawks but Bring Back our Sonics signs. I couldnt agree more. And finally, once again, I ran into a ton of folks from Vancouver, this time while I was in Seattle. Fun time watching the football game with them and their passion for hoops as well.  Ive said it a thousand times before and Ill say it again, weve got to get a team back in Vancouver as well. I travel all around North America and I feel pretty confident saying this, I have a very good sense for what makes a town a good fit for the NBA and there is NO doubt that Seattle and Vancouver fit my profile a whole lot better than many of the current NBA cities. You can fill in your own blanks. Maybe with a new NBA Commissioner in Adam Silver, this topic can be revisited again. It makes too much sense to me. Likely wishful thinking on my part.  Bradley Roby Broncos Jersey . TSN.ca has exclusive live streaming of the First Four round match-ups. Catch tonight and Wednesdays games beginning at 6:30pm et/3:30pm pt. 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Your circulations going crazy." Manager Dusty Baker figured that Rolen, in his 17th big league season, would be prepared to grab a bat. "You dont really have to tell him ahead of time," Baker said. "He knows to get ready. That was a big game." Jay Bruce started the comeback with his second home run of the game and third of the season, an opposite-field drive into the left-centre field seats that cost Marlins new closer Heath Bell (0-1) a save in his first opportunity. One out later, Drew Stubbs chopped a single that hit Ramirezs glove. Stubbs moved to third on Ryan Hanigans single to right. Ramirezs tried to handle Rolens grounder with a forehand grab on his backhand side. He just knocked it down and had to watch as Stubbs crossed the plate with the run that gave the Reds two wins in the three-game series. Bruces homer cost former San Diego closer Heath Bell (0-1) a save in his first opportunity since signing with Miami as a free agent. "My job is to save games, and I didnt do it," Bell said. "I need to earn the respect from these guys. I need to be more accountable. I didnt make a pitch when I needed to make a pitch. shopjerseysbroncos.com/Womens-Lamin-Barrow-Authentic-Jersey/. " Left-hander Aroldis Chapman (1-0) pitched two shutout innings of relief. The Marlins got at least one hit in every inning against Cincinnati starter Bronson Arroyo and every starter -- including Carlos Zambrano -- had a hit. Zambrano retired 13 of 14 batters in one stretch, including 12 straight before Bruce homered with two outs in the sixth inning to give Cincinnati a 4-2 lead. He lasted six innings, allowing four hits and four runs with two walks and six strikeouts. The Reds led 3-0 and 4-2 before the Marlins scored three runs to take a 5-4 lead in the seventh, which opened with Arroyo hitting Greg Dobbs with a pitch. Brett Hayes then hit a hard shot into the left field corner, but had to stop at first as Dobbs hobbled into second, where Gaby Sanchez ran for him. Pinch-hitter Chris Coghlan lined a double to the right-centre field wall to drive in Sanchez and push Hayes to third. Jose Reyes came up with an RBI groundout to tie the score and Emilio Bonifacio singled to right through a drawn-in Reds infield to give Miami the lead. "It was tough luck," first year Miami manager Ozzie Guillen said. "We did everything we needed to do to win the game. If we play like that with fire and enthusiasm, we are going to win a lot of games." Arroyo gave up 10 hits and five runs -- four earned -- with no walks and four strikeouts in 6 1-3 innings. NOTES: Phillips grounded a single up the middle for his second hit of the game and 1,000th of his career with the Reds. He is the 28th player in club history to reach 1,000 hits. ... Cairo started at third base in place of Rolen, who was 1 for 7 in Cincinnatis first two games. Rolen didnt play after July 20 last season because hleft shoulder problems that required surgery, is expected to sit for several day games after night games. ' ' '