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LAS VEGAS -- The game started with a near-capacity Thomas & Mack Center at a fever pitch for a highly-anticipated matchup between No. Bobby Cox Braves Jersey . 1 pick Ben Simmons and No. 2 pick Brandon Ingram. It ended with another former No. 2 pick, DAngelo Russell, demonstrating he has ice in his veins with a 3-pointer at the buzzer.But in between, there was only one player who received M-V-P chants during the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Philadelphia 76ers: Larry Nance Jr., who was picked 25 spots after Russell in the 2015 draft.First of all, if anybody was the MVP, it was DAngelo, but I appreciated the chants, Nance said.It would have been hard to imagine any positive chants for Nance after a first half that saw him finish with more turnovers (four) than points (three).My energy was down, for some reason I just didnt have it, Nance said of his first-half struggles. Coach [Jesse Mermuys] pulled me aside and said Cmon man, its a different half, new ballgame, were going to win this game, and it just clicked.Things turned around quickly in the second half, when Nance put up 10 of his 13 points and grabbed 7 of his 8 rebounds to spark a Lakers comeback from 16 points down. He also finished with 7 steals, 4 assists and 4 blocks, doing a little bit of everything for the Lakers.He was awesome, said Mermuys, a Lakers assistant leading the summer league staff. I played him 35 minutes in a 40-minute game. He was dog tired at the end, but I wasnt going to take him out. He had earned those minutes to be able to finish it out.And the lift that he gave us in that run, we had taken some major punches. Our offense was brutal. Their pressure was really taking us out of everything we were trying to do. And he gave us a lift -- the big-time dunks were an incredible lift to us, obviously, the three he made was huge. And his toughness and energy -- unsung hero of the game, no doubt.Nance, the son of former dunk contest champion Larry Nance threw down a pair of highlight-reel slams, both coming off plays he started by grabbing a defensive rebound and pushing the ball. The second-year forward says he believes that could be a much bigger part of his game going forward.We have the freedom to do almost whatever we want now, he said. Coach has given me his blessing to push the ball up the court, take the ball off the rim and push it up the court. If they commit to me, Ill kick it. If they dont, Im coming down the lane. Its a position that I love playing. I love going downhill with the ball, and I hope to continue to play like that.Russell had high praise for the way Nance played in Saturdays game, and what he means for the Lakers improvement going forward.Hes a winning piece on a winning team, the point guard said. Every team needs a guy like Larry. Hes always positive. Hes one of the most positive guys I know. Hes always positive. I dont know. Hes just a great guy off the court and then on the court, hes a dog. So it leads up to him just playing hard. All his plays are like motor plays and just getting everybody going, setting great screens for the point guards or the guards coming off screens. He just knows how to play.Rookie center Ivica Zubac said Nances energy and enthusiasm are a huge part of what he brings to the team.It really means a lot. Every time somebody is down, he comes to that guy and helps him, Zubac said. You feel better after that and you play better.As for those MVP chants, Nance said it made him feel like a Lakers legend -- if only for a moment.I felt like Kobe [Bryant] for a little bit, he said. Although, I missed the free throw. It got to me. Bobby Cox Jersey . I cant pinpoint a date, but I do remember a player from my youth. Brian Downing was with the Chicago White Sox at a time when I listened to every game I possibly could on the radio. That particular season the late great Harry Caray was calling the White Sox games. Max Fried Jersey . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods. https://www.cheapbraves.com/263o-bryse-wilson-jersey-braves.html .  The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. Kansas States Bill Snyder let a slight chuckle when asked if playing a season opener at No. 8 Stanford was the sign of a change in scheduling philosophy for the veteran coach.Well, not in mine, Snyder said Monday. But its kind of the nature of the conference wanting everybody to play Power Five conference schools. So weve fallen in line with that.The Wildcats are one of three Big 12 teams opening against a top-15 opponent, making the smallest of the Power Five leagues the only one with so many high-ranked non-conference openers. K-States opener is Friday night, with third-ranked Oklahoma against No. 15 Houston in the home stadium of the NFLs Texans on Saturday, and Texas at home Sunday night against No. 10 Notre Dame.Plus, West Virginia is home against SEC member Missouri, a former Big 12 team.Its a high-profile game. Theres a lot of high-profile games here this weekend, and I think thats where college football is headed, Mountaineers coach Dana Holgorsen said during the first Big 12 coaches teleconference. Were going to continue to do that kind of scheduling here. And hopefully everyone else does that kind of scheduling as well.The Big 12 late last year said its teams would be required to play at least one non-conference game each season against a team from one of the other Power Five leagues (ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC) or Notre Dame, though the requirement didnt affect existing non-conference game contracts at the time. Still, No. 23 Baylor and Kansas are the only Big 12 teams that wont play against one of the peer conferences this season.Kansas State is playing a true road non-conference game against a Power Five school for only the seventh time since 1989, Snyders first season with the Wildcats in a tenure that included a three-season gap (2006-08) when he retired before returning to coach again. Stanford is the highest-ranked non-conference opponent K-State has ever played in a season-opening road game.My only issue with it is the fact that in all reality, you dont get to play all the youngerr guys that you have. Josh Donaldson Jersey. Were a program thats going to need every guy weve got, Snyder said. When you play a team like Stanford, in all reality, thats not going to take place.Some other notes from the first Big 12 teleconference of the season:- Oklahoma is the overwhelming favorite to win its 10th Big 12 title after last season becoming the leagues first team to make it to the four-team College Football Playoff.But is there any added motivation for the Sooners after losing 37-17 to Clemson in one of the national semifinals?Thats a long time ago, man, were on to 2016, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. You want to win them all. Thats what you try to do at Oklahoma.- While Texas Tech has lost its top rusher (DeAndre Washington, 1,492 yards and 14 TDs) and top receiver from a year ago (Jakeem Grant, 1268 yards and 10 TDs), coach Kliff Kingsbury sounds confident about the skill players that will be around quarterback Patrick Mahomes.Kingsbury said junior running back Justin Stockton (five TDs on 61 carries last season) is an explosive back. And he said hes got the most depth at receiver hes ever had as a play-caller with some talented youngsters looking to show what they can do.- Snyder announced Jesse Ertz as K-States quarterback after a three-man race in preseason camp, but Texas coach Charlie Strong and Kansas coach David Beaty wouldnt say who would take the first snaps in their openers.Strong said he knows will start for the Longhorns, but isnt saying yet if it will be freshman Shane Buechele or senior Tyrone Swoopes. Strong said both will play against Notre Dame.At Kansas, sophomore Ryan Willis started eight games as a true freshman last season after taking over when Montell Cozart got hurt. Beaty said Monday that the Jayhawks are still in competition mode with those guys and the starter would be revealed when one of them runs out on the field against Rhode Island. ' ' '