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With the second round of the NBA Playoffs underway, here my five quick thoughts from the NBA and NCAA. Nejlevnější Boty Nike Air Max . 1. Vinny Del Negro and Larry Drew (Clippers & Hawks): We saw this earlier this month with P.J. Carlesimo and Jim Boylan, who were both interim coaches. Sometimes even if you get your team to the playoffs, your job is still in jeopardy. Now both Del Negro and Drew await news about whether theyll be retained. I think both of these guys did a good job under their specific circumstances particularly with injuries popping up. The Clippers job, if it opens, will be the job, assuming they can retain Chris Paul, that many available coaches will be all over. Atlanta? A lot will depend on what GM Danny Ferry is able to do with free agency. The club has a lot of cap space and the club needs to retain Josh Smith. This job is a bit of a leap of faith for a coach, as he will have to likely accept the job before the July 1 recruiting Period and hope like crazy for the best. 2. George Karl (Nuggets): Congratulations on winning NBA Coach of the Year. Its well-earned and well-deserved. Its great to see a man like this battle cancer and bounce back big-time. Karl is one of the most innovative and creative coaches in the past 25 years in the league. He has a nice team in Denver and when the group is healthy, the Nuggets are a legit top four team in the West for the near future. Take into account the wonderful home court advantage they have, theyre always in the discussion as a good/very good team. Karls teams are fun to watch and he gets a lot out of them. While the Nuggest got upset by the Warriors and that stings, Im sure when the coach reflects on where he has come from and where hes got that thing headed, hell see theyre in good shape and thankfully so is he. 3. Ryan McDonough (Suns): The 33-year-old is the general manager of the Suns after a nice stint as Assistant GM in Boston for Danny Ainge. Hes young but hes paid his dues and been around and contributed to the success of a very good organization. Im all for new/young guys getting their shot. We need some new blood and fresh ideas instead of the constant NBA retread mentality. McDonough will have his hands full in Phoenix. The talent level is way down yet its an attractive market to lure good players to. A Great opportunity. Good for him. 4. Anthony Bennett (UNLV): Hell be the top Canadian drafted this year in the NBA Draft before Kelly Olynk. Hell likely be a top five-to-ten selection. Bennett announced that hes going to have surgery on a torn rotator cuff. Will it hurt his draft stock at all? Likely not. All the scouts Ive spoken to have their book on him and are all quite comfortable with him and his game. I dont think its a big concern. Hes going to be a good pro. 5. Andrew Wiggins: This Canadian could end up being the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft if he has a good year as a freshman in the NCAA. The recruiting battle is down to four Schools: (Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas and Florida State). Obviously, if any of you have seen this young man, hes got a chance to be a program changer type guy in college and IF, there will a lot of hype and distractions which will serve as a good test of his dedication and focus, he works his tail off at his game and body hes got a chance to be a special player at the pro level. Potential vs. productivity, its what separates the great from the good. Ive got my fingers crossed that he listens to the right voices and stays true to what being a great player is all about. The potential is there, we all know that, now the true test will start to truly happen in near future. This will be a fascinating story. Nike Air Max Levně . Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. The 36-year-old American also turned in the top time in Thursdays opening training session. Nike Air Max Cz Eshop .com) - Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer were easy first-round winners Tuesday at the Australian Open. http://www.levneairmax.cz/ . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. MARSEILLE, France -- Bastian Schweinsteiger barely put a foot wrong in the first half of Germanys European Championship semifinal against France. It was his hand that got him and his team into trouble.Battling for position with Patrice Evra at a corner in first-half stoppage time of Thursdays match, Schweinsteigers raised arm and hand made contact with the ball and referee Nicola Rizzoli pointed to the spot. The 31-year-old Germany captain could only look on as Antoine Griezmann calmly converted the spot kick with the last touch of the first half.With Griezmann doubling Frances lead in the 72nd minute, pouncing on sloppy defending and a ham-fisted clearance by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Schweinsteigers miserable, injury-marred season finally ended -- one match too early for his liking.As Germany pushed for the goals that could turn the match around, Joachim Loew replaced Schweinsteiger in the 79th minute with the more attacking Schalke midfielder Leroy Sane.Loew didnt blame his captain for the penalty, which had echoes of the quarterfinal against Italy, when defender Jerome Boateng gave away a spot kick with a handball.Theres nothing to blame him for, Loew said of his captain, who won his 120th cap on the night. You can say the hand shouldnt be there, but there are movements when you jump up, you cant control them. I cant blame any player for that.Up until that moment, Schweinsteiger appeared to be putting his disappointing season behind him with the kind of dominant defensive midfield performance that helped power Germany to World Cup glory in 2014.The right knee injury that sidelined him for much of hiis club season with Manchester United had threatened to keep him out of the semifinal, along with midfield partner Sami Khedira and striker Mario Gomez. Boty Nike Air Max Sleva. In the end, Schweinsteiger was declared fit and if his knee was hurting, it didnt show.The tireless midfielder at times appeared to be man-marking both Griezmann and Olivier Giroud, reading the game so well that he could cut out passes before they reached Frances danger men and, failing that, time his tackles to perfection.But in this match he will be remembered for his inadvertent handball that came seconds before the halftime whistle and decisively swung the momentum Frances way.Its always bad to concede just before the break, was all Schweinsteiger could say about the incident.Schweinsteigers prominent role in the Germany side that won the World Cup in Brazil two years ago must feel like a long time ago to a player who was a midfield cornerstone in a dominant Bayern Munich team, before his move to Old Trafford.After a strong start, repeated injuries ended his season prematurely. He was not even on the bench when his team beat Crystal Palace to win the FA Cup.On Thursday night, a tournament that could have salvaged the season ended in more heartache. Schweinsteiger cut a dejected figure as he trudged across the Stade Velodrome turf to console his teammates as Frances players celebrated.Of course were sad and disappointed not to reach the final, but thats football, he said. Youre left with empty hands sometimes. ' ' '
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