Today's Dime has Mutombo's response: "The Rockets have won 20 games straight," sung Dikembe Mutombo to nobody in particular. "All the critics can kiss my black ass." Followed by this: Adelman said he the last time he'd only won 20 in a row once before -- when he was coaching at Chemeketa Community ... Read more »

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I don't think anyone expects much from either team, but you're kind of rooting for both their streaks to continue as long as possible.  I wonder if the fact they held New Jersey to 30% shooting last night was a result of Houston's defense (anchored by the Ageless Wonder) or ... Read more »

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Battier, as told to the Houston Chronicle, on the atmosphere in the locker room since Yao's injury: You know what? Einstein's theory of relativity is not being discussed in the locker room. The politics of Afghanistan is not being discussed. The migrating patterns of the Norwegian cockatoo? Not being discussed. It's ... Read more »

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Resigning Jose to $7-8m won't leave much room under the luxury tax threshold to bring back K-Hump and Brezec, and I'm not sure what Moon's situation is? I was trying to see if they could maybe sign Brand or trade for Jermain O'Neal, but I don't think either is a ... Read more »

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This was probably the highlight of today's Dime: The inevitable focus on the Superman dive, furthermore, will obscure what I found to be a much bigger highlight: O'Neal's refusal to let Duncan help him up after a second-quarter collision. Duncan leaned down to a fallen Shaq with an outstretched hand, ... Read more »

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...and there's 2 minutes left in the third. I swear that all that's going through his mind when he catches the ball is "Il Mago, Il Mago, Il Mago..." He has no concept of when he's hot and when he's not. No wonder Anthony Parker was Europe's best player. He was ... Read more »

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So, thanks to Caldeford, I learned about TJ's meeting with Sam Mitchell and Mark Eversley, the club's director of basketball operations, before their win over Miami the other night. Not looking good. Not looking good at all. Listen, TJ's great. In the same way water's great. Too little or too much and ... Read more »

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Briefly, I think we can make a compelling case to trade T.J. Ford in the summer for someone else. We need a Brevin Knight or an Earl Watson as Jose's backup, not someone who thinks their first initial is M. Also, I love Delfino when he's attacking the rim, but hate ... Read more »

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