Jamie Mottram's Sports Blog - www.misterirrelevant.com

Although it may not seem like it, I do follow the NBA aside from the random Mrs. Davis flare-up, Shaq-Kobe hug and Gilbert Arenas-Deron Williams slow dance. For me, there's no better source of info on the Association than Real GM and their daily newsletter, which I culled the three following gems from...

Real GM's True 2006-07 All-Stars (excerpt):

East starters: A.I., Wade, LeBron, Jermaine and Bosh

West starters: Nash, Kobe, Marion, Dirk and Duncan

East reserves: Arenas, Billups, Pierce, Vince, Dwight Howard, Big Ben and Shaq

West reserves: Baron, Ray Allen, T-Mac, KG, 'Melo, Odom and Brand

Real GM's 10 Best Rookies so Far (excerpt):

1. Chris Paul: "could already be deemed the future of the Hornets franchise."

2. Andrew Bogut: "silenced [critics] with his multifaceted and intelligent style of basketball, which includes heady passing, constantly improving rebounding and the ability to score.

3. Channing Frye: "nine games where he has scored 20 or more points, which accounts for nearly one quarter of the games he has played "

Real GM's Top 10 Free Agents in '06 (excerpt):

1. Ben Wallace: likeliest destination is Detroit, dark horse is Chicago

2. Peja Stojackovic: likeliest destination is Chicago, dark horse is Miami

3. Al Harrington: likeliest destination is New York, dark horse is Indiana

Bonus: Hear SBL's interview with Arenas. He says, among other things, that the Wizards should change their name back to Bullets. I concur.

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