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The Crash of Sept 2008--One Year Later
Original post made by stephen levy, University South, on Sep 18, 2009
In the aftermath of last September's events Congress approved a large infusion of capital into the banking system (TARP or the Troubled Asset Relief Program). The Federal Reserve Bank continued to lower interest rates AND began an infusion of more than $1 trillion dollars in loans and loan guarantees, becoming America's "lender of last resort". And Congress passed a $787 billion stimulus package.
Parts of these programs drew criticism from liberals and conservatives. I would have initiated a different stimulus program with more infrastructure spending, more aid to state and local government and I would have preferred if the new long-term programs (which I mostly support) had not been included in the stimulus package but debated and funded elsewhere.
But the continuing back and forth about what could have or should have been done distracts from three remarkable facts that, in my opinion, get little attention.
First, one year later we are no longer fearing or talking about another Great Depression. We are talking about when, not whether, the recession will end and how quick and strong the recovery will be. We have moved from fear and panic to debate about how to proceed forward from the worst recession in recent history.
There are many unanswered questions—about the housing market and financial sector and about how consumers will or should act. Should we happy for or fearful about the tendency to save more and pay down debt.
Second, it was a massive and multi-part federal effort that changed the story. Governments here, in China and across Europe developed stimulus programs and addressed their financial sector issues. Governments have the tools and responsibility to prevent recessions from sliding into depressions.
Third, though the public discourse makes these choices seem controversial, in fact there is a broad consensus about the role of government in combating recession. Governments use the tools of interest rate cuts, tax cuts and incentives and direct spending to boost demand. In this special recession, we have added tools of aid to the banking sector, federal loan guarantees and the beginning of a loan modification program that as yet is not working as well as hoped for.
While the media makes each of these decisions seem like a major political and ideological battle, in fact the disagreements are about the mix and timing of using these tools not about the tool kit or that governments should act to combat recessions.
So where do we go from here.
For the short term the government role will remain critical for there is still a shortage of customers for private businesses. One of the reasons for government action is that even though private businesses are the main engine of economic growth, they respond to actual or expected customers—something still in short supply.
So I would not back off of the main intervention programs yet although we will need to do so starting sometime next year.
In fact I would add a little to the stimulus package by approving another extension of unemployment benefits and some additional aid for state and local governments.
Longer term we must build an economy somewhat less dependent on consumption. The share of consumption in the economy is likely to drop from 70% to a more historical level of 65% as we spend 95 cents of every dollar we earn rather than $1.05.
This is a good move although the transition may be bumpy. Where do we make up the extra 5%. The best places are in private investment in plant and equipment and in exports. To do this we will have to develop and sell goods and services that people want and at prices that are competitive on world markets.
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While these are difficult challenges and will require more bipartisanship and civil discourse than we have now, they are a better set of challenges to face than the one we faced just one year ago—avoiding another Great Depression.
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a resident of University South
on Sep 20, 2009 at 12:52 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
Friday's California job data were dismal and hopeful--a tale of two stories. California's unemployment rate reached 12.2% while job losses fell to the lowest level this year.
It is clear why residents are skeptical when economists say the recession is ending. For most residents the only reasonable measures of the economy are job growth and income growth.
Job levels are still declining although the rate of decline has slowed considerably. The decline in job loss and the slowing number of new unemployment claims are part of the evidence that economists of all political thinking use to say that the recession IS ending.
Still, any substantial job growth is at least six months away and thus the two stories of "still bad now, but going in the right direction" coexist.
And I still think it is remarkable that one year later we are talking about how soon and strong the recovery will be, not whether the nation and world are edging toward another Great Depression.
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on Sep 22, 2009 at 4:29 pm
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There seems to be a trend that has gone on for 20 or more years. When the US economy "recovers," quality jobs do not accompany the recovery.
I honestly do not know what to make of this. It is apparent the work that was done in the States now is done elsewhere, be it tech support in Mumbai or production of consumer products outside of Shanghai. Such jobs will not come back.
I have a potential customer who wants to know if I can make things in the US, and the answer is "no." I can finish them here, but the industry of which my company is a part has no production facilities any more in America. It is a dis-connect with this prospect, as we both are small companies and cannot revitalize something that can be made much less cheaply offshore.
So this whole notion that things are getting back to normal has an eerie quality to me. I am glad, as Steven points out, that the bleeding was stanched, things could have been much much worse.
But if I were to draw a graph, it would show a downward trend, with the crisis of last year being a huge downward spike, and the efforts by both the Bush and Obama folks, along with the Fed, and major countries on which there is an interdepence, creating an upward spike, but the longer term trend line is still heading down.
We really have to figure this out. And many of the polemics of late are so unhelpful.
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Good old fashioned common sense always prevails. I might postulate that common sense has seemingly been out bred in us as we have been taught to buy, buy, buy everything, yes, under the sun! My Mom used to call us to come in and get out of the sun for awhile. We would have lunch, maybe a nap or play games. Then, back out when the sun was less hot. Tropical cultures do this as a matter of fact. They close stores and go home for lunch and a siesta during the hours of noon-3 p.m. It is simply good sense and cultural wisdom. Americans ... we are oblivious. We want, do and have more. Then we will treat the effects with drugs and surgery.
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Dr. Phil Rosenthal looked around at the gaggles of happy kids playing together at the 19th annual Chris Mudge UCSF Pediatric Transplant Picnic at McNears Beach Park in San Rafael on Saturday and issued a challenge:
"I defy you to tell me who has a transplant and who doesn't have a transplant," he said. "You can't tell just by looking, and that's the whole idea of it."
Rosenthal, a Tiburon resident who for 18 years was director of pediatric hepatology at the University of California at San Francisco's Benioff Children's Hospital, is internationally renowned for the care of children with liver disease and liver transplants.
UCSF began pediatric liver transplants in 1989, and kidney transplants in kids long before that, in 1964, making it among the oldest children's transplant services in the United States. Liver transplants have a 95 percent success rate, and many of those success stories were having their smiling faces painted, delighting at a visit by costumed Smurfs and doing all the things that any healthy child would do at a huge family picnic.
"Some of my patients now are married and come to the picnic," Dr. Rosenthal said as many of them, old and young, came up to him to give him a hug and say hello. "It's really great to see that. A lot of our families look forward to coming to the picnic each year to reconnect."
As many as 350 young transplant patients and their families, donors, physicians, transplant surgeons, nurses and others attended the picnic, named after Chris Mudge of Mill Valley, a retired UCSF pediatric nurse practitioner who has been instrumental in organizing the annual gathering.
"It's a miracle," she said, "not only for the children who have had transplants but for their families as well. It's also a blessing that we have as many people donate organs so that we're able to do this."
She pointed to a young boy riding on his father's shoulders, saying, "Without organ donations, he wouldn't be alive and this would not be possible. It's the key to success for this kind of a program."
One of the transplant patients at the picnic with her family was 9-year-old Kimberly Citalan of San Rafael. The Citalans have attended the picnic every year since Kimberly's life was saved by a liver transplant from a deceased donor, when Kimberly was an infant.
"We're happy with her transplant," her father, Belarmino, said through a Spanish translator. "It's changed her life. It's a struggle that will go on through time, but we're very happy she's alive. We're grateful to the doctors and to UCSF for providing such excellent care."
When his 2-year-old daughter, Lucy, needed a partial liver transplant, Ray Kimura, a 38-year-old real estate renovator, was too overweight to qualify as a donor. But he was determined to save his child. Through diet and exercise, he lost 45 pounds and donated 20 percent of his liver to his daughter, who is now a 5-year-old getting ready to start kindergarten.
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"When you find out that your daughter has a condition like this, a lot of times you feel like you're alone," he said. "So it's nice to come here and network with other people who have the same problems, the same experiences. It helps us to stay positive about it."


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Jose Mesa pitched two scoreless innings and struck out one batter in his first rehab stint with Tuesday as the Mud Hens lost 3-0 to the Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees at Fifth Third Field. The pitcher originally pegged to start the contest, Zach Miner allowed three earned runs off of three hits in six innings pitched. Although he earned the loss, Miner (0-3, 8.08 E.R.A), fanned three batters in his most productive outing this season. Timo Perez returned from a calf injury that sidelined him for last series and led the 'Hens with two hits. Right fielder David Espinosa added a triple for the 'Hens and Dane Sardinha and Jack Hannahan each had singles. Virgil Vasquez (3-2, 3.21 E.R.A) will take the mound for the Mud Hens in a morning matinee Wednesday against the Yankees.
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The Flying Tigers fell to the Sarasota Reds for the second consecutive game Tuesday morning, 5-3. Starting pitcher Matt Righter pitched four innings while surrendering five runs on six hits. New addition Kyle Denney then pitched three scoreless innings, followed by one scoreless inning each from Zachary Piccola and Freddy Dolsi. On the offensive side, Cameron Maybin batted 1-for-3 with an RBI and Michael Hernandez batted 1-for-3 with an RBI as well. Lakeland will head to Dunedin for their next game Wednesday night at 7:00 PM. Andrew Miller will most likely make the start for Lakeland, while Kurt Isenberg will get the nod for Dunedin.
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After surrendering a four-run lead late in the game Tuesday to Kane County, a wild pitch in the ninth allowed Deik Scram to score and eventually give West Michigan a 5-4 victory. The Whitecaps got out to an early 4-0 lead in the first on a bases-loaded triple by Santo De Leon and a sacrifice fly by Brennan Boesch. They did not touch the scoreboard again for the next seven innings, but were cruising thanks to a solid outing from Duane Below, who did not surrender a run until giving up an Alex Valdez solo home run in the seventh. Casey Fien replaced Below in the seventh and allowed two singles in the eighth before being replaced by Ed Clelland, who gave up a bases-loaded triple of his own to Valdez to tie the game. Clelland received his first blown save of the year but picked up his first victory with a 1-2-3 ninth, getting each batter to fly out to center field. The Whitecaps and Cougars go at it again Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
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Members of the White Township planning commission approved revised plans Tuesday for the initial phase of a student townhouse development between Maple Street and Carter Avenue.
The new proposal, put forth by Mansfield-based B&L Properties, scales down first part of the development and adds a driveway to give future tenants their own access to the property.
In September, the White Township planners tabled B&L's proposal to allow more time for the municipal engineer to review the site's stormwater management plan, as well as the question of landscape buffering, the private alleyway and sanitary sewerage planning.
The proposed development is part of a plan originally brought before the commission by B&L Properties in the spring. For several months a number of concerns — such as those regarding space constrictions and architectural buffers — have been being addressed by the developer and those at the township, as well as Indiana Borough officials.
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From a DMA perspective, we are facing an issue where the exchange sends a cancel response first and then sends us the fills for the same order. How should the above scenario be handled at the sell side?
Following is the description:
Following are our solutions:
Please advice what should be the correct way to handle in FIX 4.2.
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[ original email was from Tushar Deshpande - email@example.com ]
Sunil Singh
Ideally speaking in a scenario like this, the buy side OMS has to DK any subsequent fills recieved on an already cancelled order. In your case its a good thing for your side that the client OMS is able to accept the partial fills after receiving the cancelled ER. The problem with Exchange interface is that there is a latency involved in sending the ER's due to which the cancelled ER is sent prior to sending the partial fills on the order. I have also seen this kind of scenario in practice.
One way to have a work-around on this is to generate an unsolicited cancel ER after having sent the partial fills on the cancelled order. Since the client OMS is able to take the partial-fills, it will also be able to take the unsol cxl. The logic of sending an auto Unsol Cxl from your side is something which you need to look at and build in your system.
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> Sachin,
Thanks Sunil/Tushar,
But as a sell side vendor we have multiple buy side connections and luckily this buy side accepts the fills post cancel ER. But if another buy side client do not accept fills post cancel, then how would that need to be handled in FIX?
From a multiple connectivity perspective what could be the best solution and acceptable to all?
Ismail Ferkous
This is a common scenario in most exchange connections.
One work around is to delay processing the "Cancel Accept" from the exchange by a configurable number of milliseconds.
Some exchange "Cancel" messages includes a field called "Canceled Quantity"; which indicate how much of the order was remaining. You can compare that number with your order book remaining quantity. if they are equal; then there are no outstanding fills. If not; then you got to w wait for outstanding fills.
hope this help.
> > Sachin,
Fix Query
But the problem is the fills are received after some seconds and not milliseconds. Therefore this may not be the viable solution.
What do you think of Sunil's solution to forward unsolicited cancel ER after receiving the trade?
> This is a common scenario in most exchange connections.
Ismail Ferkous
If you know for sure that there are outstanding fills (by checking the Canceled Quantity field); then you have to wait for a given time period. I have seen some OMSs that waits for up to 1 minute (Fidessa for example).
After that period of time; you have to give up and process the Cancel request; and also issue an alert so manual intervention is required.
If we are talking straight-through-processing (aka DMA); the trades will always arrives in a reasonable time (below 1 minute). If it didn't then you have to assume the downstream system (in this case the Exchange) has problems.
In this case; you system should be able to send alerts to the Trader/System Administrator so appropriate action need to be taken to reconcile the order details with clients manually.
The solution you proposed may work with some OMSs; but certainly not all of them. Talking legal; once the order is canceled; it's canceled. Any trade received after that; it is up to the client to take it or not; depending if it is in their favour. You don't want to be in that position.
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This is the exact holster we have been discussing in another thread here:
Taurus sells an uncataloged retention holster. This one is for the PT-145.
Hello all just thought I would share a holster that was pointed out to me here on this site in the Firing line section.
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This is the exact holster we have been discussing in another thread here:
Taurus sells an uncataloged retention holster. This one is for the PT-145.
Thats were I seen it, figured there was no 800 series section so I would post here fore the 800 series owners. Its a shame they are out of stock now.
Posted in that thread as well to let the guy who was asking if it would fit the 800 seires know it works.
Been wearing it since I got it and its very comfortable.
Glad I ordered 2 when I found them for $10.99 shipped.
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Just ordered from Amazon. Same price but the photo doesn't show the Taurus logo. It might be a generic picture that they use for all their models. Thanks for the tip!
I was looking around a bit and went to the Itac defense website and found they make one specifically for the 800 series of pistols however this one does not have the logo and is a little more expensive. I admit it most likely fits better than the one I have does.
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Scion has unveiled its Scion Racing/GReddy FR-S race car during a press conference at the 2012 North American International Auto Show. Dubbed by some as the American version of the Toyota GT 86, The FR-S will be competing in the 2012 Formula DRIFT series with veteran driver Ken Gushi behind the wheel. The 600-horsepower race car is the result of a collaboration between Scion Racing and GReddy, a performance-products company that has been involved with Toyota and racing for over twenty years. The result is an authentic rear-wheel-drive sports car with exceptionally balanced performance and handling, compelling style, flexible utility and surprising MPG. Some more key specs can be seen below.
Length: 166.7 in.
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Engine Type: Horizontally opposed four-cylinder, D-4S injection, DOHC
Transmission: 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic with paddle shifters
Suspension: MacPherson struts, Double wishbone
Fuel tank: 13.2 gallons


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Three Big Questions | Anarchy, Coups and Popes
Mar 15, 2013 , 3:15 PM by Mick Murdoch
"Alison Anderson is an anarchist" according to Dr Chris Burns (Former Labor Minister) who along with Michelle Hanton (C.E.O.Lifeline,NT) and Katherine's Julie Newton formed the Three Big Questions panel this week.
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After attempting to drink at as many college bars as I could (for research purposes of course) I came to the conclusion that without a reliable guide a new student might find themselves rather lost. So I took it upon myself to write this article just in case someone should be tempted by the false delights of St John's bar. The other opinions on the thread are slightly out of date as well. Each college has its own bar. Since there is no central student union the bars are the focal points of university and college life. The quality varies, but in general they offer cheap beverages and a friendly atmosphere. Most of the bars open at about 6pm but don't expect to find anyone in them until about 8pm. All the bars close at 11pm but they sometimes get extension if they have a bop going on (a bop is a stupid oxford word for a party, a college might have 3 every term. The Wadham and Baliol bops are probably the best around; avoid the Hilda's bop whatever you do). THE BARS Christ Church This bar, set in one of the most impressive colleges, is itself quite impressive. There is more seating then any of the other colleges, a cheap table football table and friendly bar staff pulling cheap pints. However when I visited the bar there were quite literally no other people in there. It was so lonely we had to talk to the barman. Apparently it was dinnertime at Christ Church and everybody ate together. Avoid this bar between 7pm-8pm. I find the college itself quite unfriendly but as yet I'm unqualified to comment on the atmosphere in the bar. Trinity Having been refused service at this bar for not being a member of the college my opinion of this bar is not particularly high. From what I remember of that night the bar was quite nice... but I'm not going back anyway. Balliol Balliol has a nice cheap bar set underground. It is quite large and features a pool table and a footy table. The bigwigs in the Ox
ford Student Union often frequent it. Tuesdays night are the best nights as they do drinks promos, doubles for £1.35 and cheap pints before 8pm. St John's St John's is the richest and one of the largest college, it seems, therefore, to have no excuse for its bar. The John's bar is one of the smallest and least frequented in the university. The prices are more expensive. Probably one to avoid. Keble Keble college itself is probably the most unattractive of all the Oxford colleges with its nasty multicoloured brick design. However the bar is modern with a space age design. It has a sweeping glass wall, which makes it very nice for drinking in during the summer. The prices are reasonable. Jesus Probably the busiest bar in Oxford and it always seems crowded. You will need someone to let you in and out of the college as well. Avoid bop nights, as it gets very busy. Bar prices are in the middle of the spectrum. Lincoln A smaller bar but with cheap drinks and some beers a pound a pint. Not usually busy but a friendly atmosphere is guaranteed. Set underground which is a drawback. Has a nicely maintained pool table. Attractive bar staff, if my memory serves me correctly. Wadham This is a modern spacious bar. Friendly bar staff and clean toilets add to its appeal. Earlier in the evening there is usually somewhere to sit. Wadham's open door policy is another advantage as you never have to let your friends in or indeed even know anyone at the college. It has a friendly atmosphere and the prices are reasonable. St Hugh's St Hugh's is the least central of all the colleges and is therefore one of the least visited. I briefly visited it's bar which was quite big with reasonable bar prices. However after leaving the bar at around midnight I took a wrong turn and instead of walking back to the Town Centre and my college I walked towards Summertown. Upon arriving in
Summertown I realised my error and was then left facing an hours walk to get home. New College Admittedly I am biased with this one as I am a student here but I think this is one of the best bars in the university. Prices are middle of the road as they were raised a couple of years ago to encourage more study (I don't think it did much good, the bar bills just went up). Until last year it did not accept cash but it does now. It has one beer on tap and most of the regular beers on draught. It is in the crypt of the old college chapel (1379) and its subterranean feel is its main drawback, although in the summer term there is some natural sunlight. The bar is quite big and it never feels crowded although there are usually quite a few people in the bar as the 2nd years live in the college. The bar boasts a Who Wants to be a Millionaire machine and a two racing game as well as table football. This is by no means a complete list. As I make my way round the other bars I'll post my thoughts here but these are probably the best ones anyway.
If you are going to consider your social life when choosing a university, then consider this: in choosing Oxford you the choice of not having a nice big student union with lots of bars in and venues for bands etc. Instead you opt for college bars, or the Oxford Union. As an undergraduate I was at Newcastle, and enjoyed what the Student Union there had to offer, i.e. very cheap beer, bands, and essentailly an array of nightclubs. When I got to Oxford I had a bit of a shock because it is so different. In a big Union bar you have all types of people from all different backgrounds, in an Oxford College bar you are likely to see the same faces from that college over and over and over. To me it seemed a bit restrictive, but some people love it. On the down side college bars can be hard to get into if you are not a member of that college, and they are not that cheap, but then nothing is in Oxford (including college accomodation!). The Oxford Union (not an NUS establishment) club known as the Purple Turtle is another place to go to BUT you have to be a member, or with a member, and membership doesn't come cheap, and at 5 pounds to get in on a Saturday night, I would give it a miss unless you are with a good crowd of friends and are feeling merry. On the whole night life in Oxford isn't exactly brilliant, but you get used to it.
So, it's come down to this has it? We haven't got a central student union bar, you can't afford to go to a pub, and you're with some mates who aren't members of the Union Society. Well, pick a college, any college. You might want to start somewhere cheap and cheerful. If you've got a college member, St. John's is good value for a reasonable range of drinks, and a games room downstairs. As long as you're not there when it gets busy they won't mind too much about too many guests. Magdalen are similarly tolerant, and the bar has plenty of space. Your problem here is getting past the porters in the first place to get at the bar! Avoid New if you're not a college member, as they don't take cash. St. Catz is also a bit of a problem, they've been closing early due to falling academic standards (closing won't help, but I shan't go into why). Keble are getting gradually more restrictive, and the beer's not that cheap anymore anyway. So, you've started your drinking, and you want to get some serious pints in, William Hague style (hmm, maybe not). I presume you've all met up now, so your main priority is going to be somewhere that's not overpriced. Your best bet here would be St. Hilda's (pound a pint, cheap spirits). Watch out if you're a gang of blokes wandering in though, you'll get funny looks from the porter. Being an all-girl college they don't *mind* you coming in, but they'll all be out somewhere else. Still, makes for a nice uncrowded bar. If you can't face that, I guess your best chance would be to go to Brasenose, Balliol or Oriel. You could have an overcrowding problem on a Friday or Saturday, but that's the nature of alcohol. Watch out, it's nearly half ten. You've got four choices now. You could stop drinking. This is a bad thing. You could go to a club. This would d
efeat the money-saving object of the evening. You could find a college whose bar doesn't close (hint, graduate colleges are good here). You'd be needing a college member there though. That could be tricky. So what I'd say is get yourself to an Off License and buy some more drink (if you're really organised you could do this before you set out for the night in the first place). Stash that, and head on to somebody's room when last orders strikes (don't wait for chucking out, you'll only have to deal with all the other drunks on the street). Here endeth today's lesson. jdcxxx
Oh it seems like a long long time ago...those heady days of long lie-ins, loads of sex, vodka and rock and roll oh and a bit of learning on the way If anyone is wondering whether they should go to Oxford, if you have the ability - just do it! What fun, joy, drunken antics and loverly people. I'm so covered with enthusiasm my fingers are running away with me. But seriously, Catz (St Catherine's) is a cool modern, tolerant college with some right funny geezer tutors and fun too. If I had to do it all again I might actually do some studying, but hey you're only young once


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NBA Power Rankings, 2/17
|02.17.11 at 6:24 pm ET
1. San Antonio (46-9): According to the New York Post, citing a waitress at Tao on 58th Street in New York City, Tony Parker "celebrated Valentine's Day, a win over the Nets — and his divorce — by canoodling with a brunette." When this is the biggest news about the Spurs for the week, it's pretty clear they're still the NBA's No. 1 (regular-season) team and (somehow) still underrated.
2. Dallas (39-16): The Mavericks are 37-9 with Dirk Nowitzki in the lineup — and 18-7 against teams above .500. That's pretty good. Not surprisingly, owner Mark Cuban told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram his team has all the pieces in place for a title run. While they're certainly playing better than the Lakers — and even the Celtics — right now, I'm still not buying them as contenders.
3. Boston (40-14): With Glen Davis as the sole healthy member of their projected second unit — and even he suffered a bruised noggin — the Celtics finished 2-2 against the Mavericks, Magic, Lakers and Heat in the span of nine days. The win over the Heat was truly significant; no matter who earns the East's No. 1 seed the C's cemented themselves as the clear favorites in the conference.
4. Miami (41-15): Sure, the Heat are 38-10 (.792 winning percentage) with Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all in the lineup. Still, even with all three of those guys on the floor, they're only 11-8 (.579) against teams above the .500 mark. Oh, and they're 0-4 against the two other teams vying for Eastern Conference supremacy. I'd say that's a concern.
5. Chicago (37-16): Under Tom Thibodeau's tutelage, the Bulls have gone from 11th place in points allowed per 100 possessions last season to second place this year — without defensive stalwart Joakim Noah at center since Dec. 15. The booby prize for finishing second in the East is not only a Game 7 on the road in the conference finals but also a semifinals matchup with Chicago.
6. LA Lakers (38-19): Riding high after their victory against the Celtics in Boston, the Lakers capitalized on that momentum by losing to the Magic, Bobcats … and Cavaliers? Upon learning of that upset, former Lakers Sasha Vujacic and Jordan Farmar particularly enjoyed the news. Said Vujacic, "Cleveland beat the Lakers? You're kidding, right? I guess miracles do happen."
7. Oklahoma City (35-19): The Thunder are shooting 82.7 percent from the free-throw line. Only the 1989-90 Celtics (83.2 percent) and 2002-03 Mavericks (82.9) have performed better over the course of a season. They also attempt more foul shots than anybody else, thanks to Kevin Durant's average of nine free throws per game. That alone will win them a handful of games.
8. Orlando (36-21): After winning nine straight, the Magic are 11-9 overall since Jan. 12 and 1-8 against teams over .500 in that span (the lone win came against the Lakers Sunday). A conference semifinals matchup with the Magic is the bonus prize for capturing the top seed in the East …
9. Atlanta (34-21): Although, that's assuming the Magic get by the Hawks in the first round. We know center Al Horford doesn't fear Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire — since he told ESPN.com "ain't nobody scared of him" — so I'm assuming he doesn't fear Dwight Howard either.
10. New Orleans (33-25): Based on these comments from Chris Paul to CBSSports.com, the Hornets should expect him to decline his player option in 2012: "There's a lot of really good teams at the top, and you just want to put yourself in a good situation to give yourself longevity and things like that. Guys want to win multiple championships, if at all possible." Multiple titles in New Orleans just aren't happening, so once the Melo drama is over expect that focus to zoom in on Paul.
11. Portland (32-24): So, let me get this straight: According to The Bergen Record, the Trail Blazers want to trade Andre Miller, Rudy Fernandez and Joel Przybilla to the Nets for Devin Harris, Anthony Morrow and Travis Outlaw. Now tell me why exactly New Jersey would bite ont hat deal? Unless you're telling me the Nets are looking to get older and worse, I'm not buying it.
12. Denver (32-25): An NBA executive told SI's Chris Mannix that "once this 'Melo deal goes down, there is going to be a fire sale in Denver." Among the rumors surrounding the Nuggets is the potential buyout of Chauncy Billups, although I'm not sure I buy that, either. If they can't find a trade suitor, why would they dump a productive hometown guy who puts a few more fans in the seats?
13. Memphis (31-26): Considering how well the Grizzlies had been playing, the fact that — according to MSNBC.com — Rudy Gay could miss "at least four weeks with a left shoulder injury" is a serious bummer for Memphis fans (although I'm skeptical of their existence). They were 17-8 in 2011, including wins over the Lakers, Thunder, Mavericks and Magic. There's no way they can keep that up.
14. Utah (31-26): The Jazz are 0-3 since Jerry Sloan's resignation. What do you think Rajon Rondo would have to do in order to force Doc Rivers to leave the team midseason? He'd have to have Brett Favre-like blackmail photos, right? I'd love to know what Deron Williams said.
15. Phoenix (27-26): Since the Kevin Garnett Groin-gate episode in late January, the Suns have won 7-of-9 games as Channing Frye has averaged 14.4 points and 8.9 rebounds. Perhaps Garnett's love tap helped the Suns big man grow a pair. … Too soon?
16. New York (28-26): According to the New York Daily News, Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni is worried about GM Donnie Walsh landing Carmelo Anthony because he knows if they do, "it's not on Donnie anymore, it's on him." I don't know about you, but I'd be awfully skeptical of a coach who's worried about his ability to win with both Stoudemire and Anthony on his team.
17. Philadelphia (27-29): The 76ers have won 10-of-14 games since Jan. 22, including a 77-71 victory against the Spurs last week. At this point, they're looking like a lock for the No. 7 seed in the East. That's more bad news for the Celtics should they drop to the second seed by season's end. While I wouldn't expect them to win a series in Boston, they've proven they can play the C's tough.
18. Houston (26-31): Chad Ford wrote, "A number of GMs have told ESPN.com that everyone on the Rockets' roster is available right now — for the right price." I've always loved the "for the right price" qualifier. I think that was John Gage's principle in "Indecent Proposal." The Heat would part ways with the Lebron for Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, but that doesn't mean it's happening.
19. Golden State (26-29): The Warriors have won 7-of-9 games — including victories over the Bulls, Nuggets, Thunder, Hornets and Jazz. It only took four months for my prediction to come to fruition! This roster is too talented not to win games. Except for Acie Law. He's not talented.
20. Charlotte (24-32): Don't ask me how, but the Bobcats have played better than .500 ball since Christmas, including wins against the Celtics and Lakers over the course of one week. Maybe Michael Jordan suiting up for practice has inspired them. Either that, or the East is top heavy.
21. Indiana (24-30): As TrueHoop points out, former Celtics wingman James Posey has played just four total minutes in games under new Pacers coach Frank Vogel. It's too bad he's on the hook for close to $7 million next season, but Posey would be the ideal target for the Celtics.
22. LA Clippers (21-35): Chris Kaman was nominated for best rock album at the Grammys, and Tom Petty is on the trading block. Or is the other way around? I get them confused.
23. Milwaukee (21-34): How much do you think I could get a "Fear the Deer" t-shirt this season? A dollar? Free? One moment while I check eBay … wait … $14?!?! I'm not sure I'd pay that much for Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings right now.
24. Detroit (21-36): Celtics president Danny Ainge: "I don't suppose you'd want to buy out the rest of Tayshaun Prince's $11 million contract?" Pistons president Joe Dumars: "Are you kidding? He's making more than General Motors."
25. New Jersey (17-40): The Nets resumed trade talks for 'Melo? What about the whole "if it dies, it dies" press conference that team owner Mikhail Prokhorov gave when he originally ended the discussion? Speaking of trade options, would you rather have Kris Humphries' talent with Kim Kardashian as your girlfriend or Lamar Odom's skills with Khloe Kardashian as your wife?
26. Washington (15-39): In an interview with The Washington Post, Rashard Lewis is holding out hope for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East. One moment … Ahahahahahaha! Rashard, you're no longer on the Magic; your team has 15 wins this season.
27. Sacramento (13-40): Is there less exciting breaking NBA news than "James Harden to replace Tyreke Evans in Rookie Challenge" this weekend? Next thing you know Derek Fisher will withdraw from the Skills Challenge and life as we know it will cease to exist.
28. Toronto (15-41): Raptors fans are so cute. They booed Chris Bosh in his return to Toronto — until he blew kisses to the crowd, the fans interpreted it as sincere … and cheered? I'm guessing Bosh was about as sincere as Charlie Sheen when he offered to help Lindsay Lohan.
29. Minnesota (13-43): Timberwolves general manager David Kahn told Minneapolis Star Tribune reporter Jerry Zgoda, "There is no more rebuilding. There are no more wholesale changes. I like a lot of players on the team." I'm sure Kevin Love is ecstatic about that statement.
30. Cleveland (10-46): Apparently, Lebron stayed in Toronto's visitors locker room to catch the end of the Cavaliers' win over the Lakers on Wednesday. Afterwards, he told ESPN.com, "Good for the Cavs. … I've played with a few of those guys and they want to win." A few of those guys? Dude, it's not like you played in Cleveland 10 years ago; you played for them last season!
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