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dtrhwithalex · 3 years

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TV | The Good Fight (502)

502: ONCE THERE WAS A COURT...

D: MICHAEL TRIM. W: JONATHAN TOLINS. Original Air Date: 01 July 2021.

Non-spoiler free recap and review of episode two of CBS' THE GOOD FIGHT (2017-) season five.

RECAP

In this second episode we follow two main threads throughout the episode — Marissa and her first week as a lawyer, arguing one of Diane‘s cases in an unofficial court on the one hand, and on the other, the first week of a new associate at the firm, CARMEN MOYO (CHARMAINE BINGWA), in which she becomes the primary lawyer of a convicted murderer.

Among the new associates, Carmen stands out immediately as the singular person voluntarily choosing to be assigned to the case of OSCAR RIVI (TONY PLANA) who was convicted and imprisoned for murder. Due to the invalid ID of BARRY POE (TYRONE MITCHELL HENDERSON), the lawyer she is meant to accompany and learn from, Carmen meets with Rivi and his translator by herself and decides to ignore Barry‘s advice of not saying anything. Instead, she makes it her mission to actually help Rivi. Because she speaks Spanish she is able to properly communicate with him and, meeting with another convict imprisoned for similar crimes, is able to bring her case to court to prove the wrongful conviction of her client.

Meanwhile, Diane has Marissa accompany her associate PHOEBE (ZOE MANN) and their client TONI HEDGER (HEATHER BURNS) to court where they were summoned by the people suing Toni. However it turns out that the judge summoning them does not work in the regular courts. Following clues and signs marked with 9 3/4, Marissa and Toni eventually end up in an improvised court room in the back of a copy shop, where HAL WACKNER (MANDY PATINKIN) presides. Judge Wackner is unlike any lawyer in an official court — he hits his gavel on a bell on his desk, indicating a point having been scored by either side, which is then marked on a scoreboard to his left.

Diane who, once she arrives, does not fare well in this type of court, is incredulous when she finds out that Toni would prefer their case be decided here than in any other court. Eventually, at the suggestion of Judge Wackner, Marissa takes the lead on the case while Diane has Jay investigate how long Wackner has been holding court like this. With the young associate in the lead and Jay‘s findings, Diane and Marissa manage to sway Wackner in their favour and he rules accordingly.

During this first week, Diane and Liz also have to deal with the issue of Adrian‘s absence and the image the firm wants to uphold. After talking to Julius, as well as CALEB GARLIN (HUGH DANCY), who Liz had a fling with in an earlier season, Liz decides she wants to hire Julius as a senior associate. Meanwhile, Diane decides that she wants the two of them to decide on a third equity partner, and that this person would have to be African-American in order to let the firm remain a Black firm. However, she also makes Liz promise that she would not be pushed out of her name-partnership for this same reason.

REVIEW

I thought this was a very interesting second episode for this season. After the first episode provided a wrap up of last season and a review of the events of the past year, this episode already brings us back into the thick of it. I really enjoyed Marissa's story thread of this episode. Although I really liked her as an investigator, seeing her as a lawyer now is really intriguing and I am curious to see how that'll go for her.

I am already a huge fan of Mandy Patinkin's lawyer character. I think he is hilarious. I loved that Marissa took very quickly to his style of doing things and that Diane did not cope at all at first. Just goes to show that we do things for so long in these ways of "it's always been like this, it can't be any other way, this is how it's done" that we forget there are always other options, other ways of doing things, that work just as well, or even better. I thought it was great that, thanks to the intel Jay collects, Diane does find a way to communicate with Wackner after all, but she still lets Marissa take the lead on the argument. I really hope we get to see more of Wackner's court and especially Marissa practicing law there.

I also quite liked the character of Carmen. Although I can understand the criticism that she seems to be just a replacement of Lucca, I thought she was an interesting addition to this set of main players in this show. I am very curious to see where her philosophy of treating every client, no matter the severity of their actions, as a human being, will take her and if she will be able to sustain it. There was also something about her that I found suspicious and I do wonder how much more there is to her than appears to be on the surface. I think that might be something that may come up in scenes with Liz, because their current character dynamic would allow for it the best, probably.

I am also curious to see how the relationship between Liz and Diane will develop or change due to the whole situation concerning a third equity partner for the firm, and the firms image of being a Black firm, and how that clashes with the fact of Diane as a name partner. I also wonder how much bringing Julius back into the mix is gonna upset the current order of things.

This show falls a bit outside of the kind of shows I usually tend to watch, I think, but I am enjoying it quite a lot, and I am very intrigued by it. Looking forward to the next episode, definitely.

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Ambiance - Into A New Journey - reissue of 1982 spiritual jazz/fusion LP, led by Daoud Abubakar Balewa (BBE Music)

Unearthed by The Mighty Zaf for BBE Music, Into A New Journey by Ambiance is an impossibly rare and sought-after private label spiritual jazz masterpiece from 1982 with Latin, Brazilian and Afro overtones. Ambiance was the ‘nom de guerre’ of an ever-shifting jazz collective headed up by Nigeria-born, LA-tutored multi- instrumentalist, arranger, producer and photographer Daoud Abubakar Balewa. Balewa studied composition and jazz improvisation at the feet of innovators such as Frank Mitchell (Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers), Jackie McLean (Blue Note) and other masters from the golden Blue Note era. Although he favoured alto, soprano and tenor, he was equally happy on flute, keyboards, and Latin and Brazilian percussion. What’s more, he had the knack of using musicians who were bold enough to welcome being part of such multi- faceted sessions: guitarist Jim Lum’s flexibility suits the theme of this album perfectly, as does prolific Japanese soul-jazz drummer Danny Yamamoto; the stunning Hawaiian pianist Kino Cornwell (Yamamoto’s colleague from funk-fusion supergroup Hiroshima); and the wonderful Jean Carn-like tones of Daoud’s wife, jazz vocalist Monife Balewa. From the band’s reading of Joe Henderson’s modal masterpiece Black Narcissus, through the deep multicultural percussive jazz-dance workout that is the title track, and on to the three-octave vocal embellishments of Monife, on her own composition Something Better as well as on the Chick Corea fusion classic 500 Miles High, nothing here is generic, nothing taken for granted, nothing comfortable or predictable. All of the half-dozen or so albums recorded and released by Daoud and Ambiance during just six years of frantic creativity between 1979 and 1986 are well worth seeking out, but in BBE Music’s opinion Into A New Journey is the pinnacle: spiritual jazz worthy of the very best practitioners of the genre, by an obscure group of ludicrously talented artists on a tiny, self- financed indie label with an equally tiny promo budget: that’s what great jazz is all about.

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Jim Lum Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Keyboards, Bells Agogô, Shekere, Berimbau, Cuica, Shekere [Agbe], Percussion, Vocals, Apito – Tyrone Ponder Bass – Randy Landis Drums – Danny Yamamoto Drums [African] – Rick Smith Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes Intro] – Danny Newmark (tracks: B2) Keyboards [Acoustic Keyboards Intro] – Jim Thornburn (tracks: B1) Keyboards [Acoustic Keyboards], Synthesizer [Prophet 5] – "Kimo" Cornwell Koto – June Kuramoto Percussion [Misc.], Vocals – Atiji Malomon Vocals – Monife Artwork – Daoud Abubakar Balewa

#Ambiance #jazz #spiritual jazz #fusion #jazz-funk #80s #reissue #bbe music #2020 #soul-jazz

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shakespearenews · 4 years

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Margaret Odette, Tyrone Mitchell Henderson, and Jeremie Harris in "Much Ado About Nothing." Photo by Joan Marcus.

#shakespeare #william shakespeare #theater #theatre #much ado #much ado about nothing #joan marcus #public theater #central park #nyc #delacorte theater #Wedding

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stockwellarchives · 4 years

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Films

The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)...Angel courier/extra (uncredited) The Valley of Decision (1945)…Paulie Anchors Aweigh (1945)…Donald Martin Bud Abbott & Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)…(cameo) The Green Years (1946)…Robert Shannon as a child Home, Sweet Homicide (1946)…Archie Carstairs The Mighty McGurk (1947)…Nipper The Arnelo Affair (1947)…Ricky Parkson The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)…Andrew MacBean Song of the Thin Man (1947)…Nick Charles, Jr. Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)…Tommy Green Deep Waters (1948)…Donny Mitchell The Boy with Green Hair (1948)…Peter Fry Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)…Jed Joy The Secret Garden (1949)…Colin Craven Stars in My Crown (1950)…John Kenyon The Happy Years (1950)…John Humperdink “Dink” Stover Kim (1950)…Kimball “Kim” O’Hara, Jr. Cattle Drive (1951)…Chester Graham, Jr. Gun for a Coward (1957)…Harry “Hade” Keough The Careless Years (1957)…Jerry Vernon Compulsion (1959)…Judd Steiner Sons and Lovers (1960)…Paul Morel Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962)…Edmund Tyrone Rapture (1965)…Joseph Psych-Out (1968)…Dave The Dunwich Horror (1970)…Wilbur Whateley The Last Movie (1971)…Billy the Kid/Dean The Loners (1972)…Stein The Werewolf of Washington (1973)…Jack Whittier The Pacific Connection (1974)…Miguel Win, Place or Steal (1974)…Billy Citizen Soldier (1975)…Dannes Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)…Paul Lavell Tracks (1976)…Mark One Away (1976)…Pete Bass She Came to the Valley (1979)…Pat Westall Wrong is Right (1982)…Hacker Human Highway (1982)…Otto Quartz/Old Otto Alsino and the Condor (1982)…Frank To Kill a Stranger (1983)…John Carver Paris, Texas (1984)…Walt Henderson Dune (1984)…Dr. Wellington Yueh The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)…Muldaur To Live and Die in L. A. (1985)…Bob Grimes Papa Was a Preacher (1986)…John White Blue Velvet (1986)…Ben Gardens of Stone (1987)…Captain Homer Thomas Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)…Chip Cain The Time Guardian (1987)…Boss Banzai Runner (1987)…Billy Baxter The Blue Iguana (1988)…Detective Carl Strick Married to the Mob (1988)…Tony “The Tiger” Russo Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)…Howard Hughes Smokescreen (1988)…Michael Dattalico Jorge um Brasiliero (1988)…Mario (also known as The Long Haul) Buying Time (1989)…Detective Novak Limit Up (1989)…Peter Oak Catchfire (1990)…John Luponi Sandino (1991)…Captain Hatfield The Player (1992)…Andy Civella Friends and Enemies (1992)…Freddie Chasers (1994)…Salesman Stig Mr. Wrong (1996)…Jack Tramonte Naked Souls (1996)…Duncan Last Resort (1996)…Gray Wolf Living in Peril (1997)…William McHale’s Navy (1997)…Captain Wallace B. Binghampton Midnight Blue (1997)…Katz-Feeney Air Force One (1997)…Defense Secretary Walter Dean The Shadow Men (1997)…Stan Mills The Rainmaker (1997)…Judge Harvey Hale Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights (1998)…Bophisto Restraining Order (1999)…Charlie Mason Water Damage (1999)…Detective Frank Skoufaris The Venice Project (1999)…Senator Campbell Rites of Passage (1999)…Del Farraday In Pursuit (2000)…Charles Weitz The Flunky (2000)…Micky Italian Ties (2001)…Jimmy (also known as Face to Face) CQ (2001)…Dr. Ballard The Quickie (2001)…Michael Buffalo Soldiers (2001)…General Lancaster Inferno (2002)…Mayor Bill Klinger The Manchurian Candidate (2004)…Mark Whiting The Deal (2007)…Agent Tremayne C. O. G. (2013)…Hobbs Max Rose (2013)…Ben Tracey Deep in the Darkness (2014)…Phil Deighton Persecuted (2014)…Dave Wilson Rusty Steel (2014)…Hunts Entertainment (2015)…The Celebrity’s Henchman

#Dean Stockwell #filmography

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redcarpetview · 5 years

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The Living Legends Foundation Announces its 2019 Annual Awards Gala, Phil Thornton Among Honorees

Top Row -- Left to Right:

Dyana Williams, Sidney Miller, Hymen Childs, Dedra N. Tate

Middle Row -- Left to Right:

Frank Ski, Steve Hegwood, Maurice White, Karen Lee

Bottom Row -- Left to Right:

Phil Thornton, Sheila Coates, Ray Chew and Vivian Scott Chew, DeDe McGuire

(Los Angeles, CA – June 4, 2019) — The Living Legends Foundation, Inc. (LLF) today announces its 2019 Annual Awards Dinner and Gala. This year’s event will be held on Friday, October 4, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. at Taglyan Cultural Complex, 1201 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, CA.

The distinguished honorees include Dyana Williams, CEO of Influence Entertainment, who will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award; Frank Ski, Broadcast Personality, V-103 Radio Atlanta, and Steve Hegwood, CEO and President, Core Communications, will both receive the Jerry Boulding Radio Executive Award; Maurice White, Vice President of Promotion, eOne Entertainment Group, will be presented with the Music Label Executive Award; Sheila Coates, founder and creator of BYOB (Be Your Own Brand), will receive the Entrepreneur Award; Dedra N. Tate, President and CEO, Unlimited Contacts, will be the second recipient of the Mike Bernardo Executive Award; Sidney Miller, founder and Publisher, BRE (Black Radio Exclusive), will be presented with the A.D. Washington Chairman’s Award; Hymen Childs, Owner, Service Broadcasting Group (SBG), including K-104 Radio, KRNB Radio, Dallas and the nationally syndicated DeDe In The Morning, will receive the Broadcast Icon Award; Phil Thornton, Senior Vice President/General Manager, RCA Inspiration, will be presented with the Gospel Music Executive Award; and Karen Lee, Senior Vice President, W&W Public Relations, will receive the Media Executive Award.

The Chairpersons of this year’s Awards Dinner and Gala are husband-and-wife team Ray Chew and Vivian Scott Chew, Partners, Chew Entertainment. Award-winning radio personality DeDe McGuire, of the syndicated show DeDe In The Morning, is returning as host.

The LLF continues its mission to honor the best and the brightest in the ever-changing and evolving music and entertainment industries. The foundation’s core mission is to honor pioneers and professionals who have broken new ground in the areas of broadcasting, recorded music, marketing, retail, publicity, publishing, digital, creative, and philanthropy.

“The Living Legends Board of Directors is proud to continue its tradition of recognizing the greatest in the music and record industries,” says David C. Linton, Chairman of the LLF. “We continue to raise the bar and celebrate the unsung heroes of our industry who have helped to lay the foundation for black music, black artists, and black executives of the 20th and 21st century. We remain steadfast in our efforts to raise much-needed funds to assist the less fortunate among us. We look forward to another exceptional event and year.”

In 1991, record industry pioneer Ray Harris had the vision for an organization that would not only salute the achievements of black music executives but would assist them in their time of need. During the same year, Harris worked with record executives Barbara Lewis and C.C. Evans and radio programming legend, the late Jerry Boulding, and founded the Living Legends Foundation.

Over the years, the organization has recognized and honored more than 100 distinguished leaders in music, radio, retail, and media. Past honorees include, in alphabetical order: Brenda Andrews, Larkin Arnold, Clarence Avant, Lee Bailey, Big Boy, Jamie Brown, Troy Carter, Ray Chew and Vivian Scott Chew, Keith Clinkscales, Kenny Gamble, Jack “The Rapper” Gibson, Tony Gray, Ethiopia Habtemariam, Jeffrey Harleston, Denise Brown Henderson, Esq., Stephen Hill, Leon Huff, Cathy Hughes, Don Jackson, Hal Jackson, Larry Jackson, Cynthia Johnson, Varnell Johnson, Quincy Jones, Larry Khan, Morace Landy, Vicki Mack Lataillade and Claude Lataillade, Miller London, Michael Mauldin, Rushion McDonald, Kendall Minter, Esq., Jon Platt, Gwendolyn Quinn, Pat Shields, Eddie Sims and Belinda Wilson, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Ruben Rodriguez, Aundrae Russell, Herb Trawick, Charles Warfield, Dr. Logan H. Westbrooks, Tyrone Williams, and numerous others.

The LLF is a registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization and has been funded primarily with corporate contributions and individual donations. The 28-year-old organization has expanded its mission to assist those who have served the music industry and who have a confirmable need. This assistance is provided in a manner that maintains the dignity of those who may receive financial help. Many former music industry employees worked during a time when 401Ks and retirement packages were not available—and even today, in this era of downsizing and mergers, the industry’s lack of long-term career stability has become more commonplace. Proceeds from the event will enable the LLF to continue to aid those in need, as well as fund the Living Legends Foundation Scholarship Program, which helps the educational pursuits of the next generation of music makers and marketers at three HBCUs.

The LLF Officers and Board Members include Chairman David Linton, Chairman Emeritus and founder Ray Harris, President Varnell Johnson, Vice-President Jacqueline Rhinehart, Recording Secretary Pat Shields, founder and Treasurer C.C. Evans, and General Counsel Kendall Minter, Esq. Board Members include Vinny Brown, Sheila Eldridge, Marcus Grant, Tony Gray, Ken Johnson, Barbara Lewis, Miller London, Sidney Miller, Kathi Moore, Jon Platt, Gwendolyn Quinn, Sam Weaver, and Colleen Wilson.

The Living Legends Foundation Advisory Board includes a list of distinguished entertainment executives, including Monica Alexander, Don Cody, George Daniels, Brad Davidson, Michael Dawson, Esq., Skip Dillard, Kevin Fleming, Shannon Henderson, Jay Johnson, James Leach, Vicki Mack Lataillade, Gail Mitchell, Azim Rashid, Lionel Ridenour, Kevin Ross, A.J. Savage, Vivian Scott Chew, Phil Thornton, Brian Wallace, Irene Ware, Tyrone Williams, Buzzy Willis, and Tony Winger.

For tickets and sponsorship information, please contact Pat Shields at 310.568.9091 or [email protected].

For additional information on the Living Legends Foundation, please visit www.livinglegendsfoundation.com.

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Adirondack Theatre Festival showing "Slow Food"

WARREN, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Adirondack Theatre Festival (ATF) is opening for its 27th season on Tuesday, July 20 with a comedy about marriage named “Slow Food.” The show features three distinguished Broadway, TV, and film actors in two-time Tony Award-nominated actress Johanna Day, Tyrone Mitchell Henderson, and David Beach. Raniere’s legal team a revolving door as “El Chapo” and Epstein lawyers…

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39. The 1987 Season --- Team rosters

Team by team breakdown of more noted players in the 1987 season

Atlanta - QB Steve Bartkowski,QB Walter Lewis, RB Kirby Warren, FB Ken Talton, WR Marcus Anderson, WR/KR Cormac Carney, DL Curtis Anderson, and NT Bob Nelson OLB Cornelius Bennett, ILB Larry Kolic, P Jim Grupp K Efren Herrera

Arizona- QB Alan Risher, QB Doug Woodward RB Kevin Nelson,RB Nuu Faaola, RB Scott Stamper, RB Randy Johnson RB John Barnett,FB Mack Boatner, WR Jackie Flowers, WR Neil Bahlholm, WR Lenny Willis, TE Mark Keel, G Carl Roberts G Frank Kalil, C Mike Katolin OL Jeff Kiewel RG Alvin Powell, DE Skip McLendon, DE/NT Mark Buben DE Mike Mraz DT Stan Mataele NT Dan Saleamua OLB Ed Smith, OLB Ben Apuna, OLB Scott Stephen MLB Byron Evans DB Lance Shields DB Eddie Brown DB Gordon Bunch,FS Allen Durden SS David Fulcher SS Don Schwartz P/K Frank Corral

Birmingham- QB Cliff Stoudt,QB Bob Lane, QB Mike Shula, RB Brent Fullwood, RB Earl Gant, FB Tommie Agee FB Leon Perry WR Jim Smith, WR Joey Jones, WR Ron Fredrick, WR Perry Tuttle, WR Greg Richardson TE Darryl Mason TE Allama Matthews T Pat Phenix, T Robert Woods G Pat Saindon, G Buddy Aydelette, C Tom Banks G Dave Drechsler DE Jon Hand DE Dave Purifory DE Jackie Cline DE/DT Jimmy Walker DT Doug Smith, DE/DT Ronnie Paggett, NT Donnie Humphrey OLB Herb Spencer,LB Dallas Hickman, LB Thomas Boyd CB Ricky Ray CB Dennis Woodberry CB Frank Reed DB Dave Dumars SS Billy Cesare FS Mike Thomas FS Chuck Clanton P Danny Miller K Scott Norwood

Boston - QB Mike Hohensee QB Steve Beuerlein RB Troy Stratford, RB Richard Crump, WR Joey Walters, WR Kelvin Martin WR Nolan Franz, TE Dan Ross, T Pat Staub G Steve Trapillo G John Schmeding G Gerry Raymond C Mike McLaughlin DE John Bosa,DE Kenny Neil DE Robert Banks DE Wally Klein NT Mike Ruth OLB Ben Needham ILB Marcus Marek CB Goldie Lockbaum CB Woorow Wilson S Joe Restic P Bucky Scribner K John Carney

Chicago-QB Vince Evans, QB Jack Trudeau RB Bo Jackson, RB Thomas Rooks, FB Keith Byars, WR David Williams,WR Steve Bryant, WR Doug Donely, WR Jaime Holland WR James Maness TE Cap Boso, TE Jerry Reese LT Mark Dennis, LT Lee Spivey,LT Duane Wilson,RT Jim Juriga,RG Arland Thompson, C Bill Winters DE Tyrone Keys DE Don Thorp, DE Ken Gillen, NT Paul Hanna DT Tony Suber ILB Pepper Johnson ILB Jeff Leiding LB Byron Lee LB Scott Leach LB Larry Kolic OLB/DB Jim Bob Morris, OLB/DB John Barefeild OLB/DB Larry James CB Rod Hill, FS Craig Swoope DB Mike Ulmer S Sonny Gordon P Jim Miller K Max Zendejas

Denver- QB Doug Flutie, QB Bob Gagliano RB Bill Johnson, WR Leonard Harris, WR/KR Marc Lewis, WR Vincent White,WR Frank Lockett, LT Steve Rogers, C Tom Davis OL Sid Abramowitz DE Bruce Thornton, DE Calvin Turner, ILB John Nevens, LB Greg Gerken CB/PR David Martin, CB David Dumars CB Nate Miller, P Jack Weil K/P Jim Asmus (Future deals- FS Scott Thomas, MLB Terry Maki, and CB Tom Rotello)

Hawaii - QB Jack Thompson, QB Robbie Bosco,QB/RB/WR Raphel Cherry, WR Walter Murray, WR Mark Bellini , WR Glen Kozlowski, RB/PR/KR Gary Allen, RB Del Rodgers, RB Anthony Edgar RB/PR/KR Vai Sikahema, FB Lakei Heimuli, FB Tom Tuipulotu, TE Trevor Molini, TE David Mills, RT Jim Mills LT Darryl Haley, LT Dean Miraldi T Vince Stroth, T Nick Eyre, T Wayne Faalafua G Joe Onosai G Louis Wong G Bernard Carvalho, C Ed Riewerts C Robert Anae DE Jason Buck DE Jim Herrmann DE Brandon Flint DE Brad Anae, DE Junior Filiaga, DT Kit Lathrop DT Tom Tuinei DT Colin Scotts, DT Brad Smith, OLB Kyle Whittigham, OLB Leon White, LB Cary Whittingham, LB Filipo Mokofisi, MLB Kurt Gouveia,MLB Marv Allen CB Dana McLemore CB Jeff Griffin CB Manny Hendrix, DB/KR Erroll Tucker, FS Blaine Gaison FS Jeff Wilcox SS Mark Kafentzis SS Kyle Morrell SS Jeff Sprowls, S Verlon Redd P/TE Clay Brown K Paul Woodside

Houston- QB Jim Kelly, QB Todd Dillon WR Richard Johnson, WR Ricky Sanders, WR/PR Gerald McNeil, WR/KR Clarence Verdin, RB Sam Harrell, RB Darryl Clark, LT Bryan Dausin RT Tommy Robinson T Ernie Rogers, T Denver Johnson RG Billy Kidd, LG Scott Boucher, C Frank Kalil, DE Pete Catan, DE Cleveland Crosby DE Hosea Taylor DE Charles Benson DT Tony Fitzpatrick DT Hosea Taylor OLB Andy Hawkins, MLB Kiki DeAyala, OLB Mike Hawkins, CB Will Lewis CB Mike Mitchell FS Luther Bradley FS Hollis Hall SS Calvin Eason,S Tommy Myers P Dale Walters K Toni Fritsch,

Jacksonville- QB Ed Luther, QB Robbie Mahfouz WR Alton Alexis, WR Perry Kemp, WR Wyatt Henderson RB Kevin Mack, KR/RB Tony Boddie,RB Archie Griffin, FB Larry Mason T Bob Gruber G George Collins C Jay PennisonT Roy simmons C Mike Reuther,RT Ralph Williams, LG Rich garza,DE Mike Raines, DE Keith Millard, DE Phil Dokes OLB tom dinkle LB OLB Joe Castillo, CB Van Jakes S Don Bessillieu S Chester Gee CB Mark Harper DB Bobby Hosea, P/K Brian Franco

Los Angeles- QB Rick Neuheisel, QB Mike Rae RB Christian Okoye, RB Reggie Brown RB/KR Jarvis Redwine, WR JoJo Townsell, WR Mike Sherrad WR John Jefferson WR Duane Gunn TE Tim Wrightman TE Ricky Ellis OL Rod Walters, Vince Stroh, Bob Simmons, Doug Hoppock, Perry Harnett, & Jerry Doerger, C Mike Katolin & G Alvin Powell, DE Lee Williams, DT George Achica, DE Fletcher Jenkins, DE Ben Rudolph DT Eddie Weaver,DE Dennis Edwards, DE Ray Cattage, DE Rich Dimler OLB Eric Scoggins ILB Howard Carson,LB Danny Rich LB Sam Norris CB John Hendy CB Tyrone Justin CB/S Mike Fox SS Tim McDonald P Jeff Partridge K Tony Zendejas,

Memphis- QB Warren Moon, QB Mike Kelley, WR/KR Derrick Crawford, WR Derek Holloway WR Greg Moser, WR Sam Graddy, WR Ted Wilson, WR Gizmo Williams RB Tim Spencer, RB Harry Sydney, FB Cornelius Quarles, TE Keli McGregor RG Myke Horton G Bill Mayo DE Reggie White, DE/DT Calvin Clark LB Rod Shoate, LB Mike Brewington CB Mossy Cade CB Leonard Coleman CB mike thomas CB/s Mike Fox DB Terry Love FS Vic Minor SS Barney Bussey P Jimmy Colquitt K Alan Duncan

Miami – QB Vinny Tesreverde, QB Don Strock RB Curtis Bledsoe, RB George Works, RB/PR/KR Eric Robinson FB Dwayne Crutchfield, WR Eddie Brown, WR/KR Mike Harris WR Greg Taylor, WR Ricky Simmons WR Elmer Bailey TE Willie Smith TE Bob Niziolek LT Joel Patten RT Jeff Seevy RT/RG Dave Pacella RG Ed Fulton C/G Brian Musselman C Tony Loia T Ed Muransky Vaughn Harman DE Willie Broughton DE Ken Fagan DE Greg Feilds, DE Malcolm Taylor,DT Jerome Brown, DT Dan Sileo, LDT Bennie Smith DE Bob Cobb DE/NT Richard Tharpe DT Kevin Kellin DT Gurnest Brown OLB Winston Moss LB Jon McVeigh LOLB Darnell Dailey ROLB Joe Hines MLB Mike Muller LB Ken Kelley CB Jeff Brown CB Reggie Sutton CB Trent Bryant CB Willie Holley FS Victor Jackson SS Mike Guess P Greg Cater K Jeff Brockhaus

Michigan – QB Richard Todd, QB Jim Harbaugh QB Whit Taylor RB John Williams, FB Albert Bentley,WR Anthony Carter, WR Chris Carter, WR Anthony Allen, TE Mike Cobb,TE Donnie Echols T Ray Pinney, T Chris Godfrey T Ken Dallafior,G Tyrone McGriff, G Thom Dornbrook, C Wayne Radloff, C/G George Lilja DE Larry Bethea DT/NT David Tipton DT Mike Hammerstein DT/DE Allen Hughes ILB Ray Bentley, OLB John Corker, OLB Kyle Borland OLB Angelo Snipes ILB Mike Mallory ILB Robert Pennywell CB Clarence Chapman,CB Brad Cochran CB Ron Osborne DB Oliver Davis S Garland Rivers S David Greenwood P Jeff Gossett K Novo Bojovich

New Jersey- QB Steve Young, QB Tom Ehrhardt RB Hershel Walker, RB Dwight Sullivan RB Calvin Murray, FB Maurice Carthon, WR Scott Schwedes, WR Clarence Collins WR Walter Broughton WR Tom McConnaughey WR Charlie Smith, TE Gordon Hudson, TE Brian Forster C Kent Hull, DE James Lockette, DE Ricky Williamson, DE Freddie Gilbert DT Tom Woodland, LB Jim LeClair, LB Mike Weddington CB Kerry Justin,CB Mike Williams CB Terry Daniels S Gregg Johnson DB Tony Thurman P Rick Partridge K Roger Ruzek

New Orleans- QB Reggie Collier, QB David Woodley, RB Buford Jordan, RB Marcus DuPree, RB Anthony Steels, WR Trumaine Johnson, WR Jerry Gordon, WR Ron Johnson WR Mardye Mcdole TE Sam Bowers T Broderick Thompson T Randy Theiss G Gerry Raymond, G Louis Oubre G Terry Crouch DT Jerald Bayless, DT Henry Thomas DT Jeff Gaylord, DT Larry McClain, DE Darryl Wilkerson DE Larry White NT Jerry Ball NT Oudious Lee OLB Micheal Brooks KB ray phillips CB Lyndell Jones S Charles Harbison S Tim Smith P Dario Casarino, K Tim Mazzetti

Oakland- QB Fred Besana, QB Tom Ramsey RB Eric Jordan, RB/KR Elmer James FB Tom Newton FB LaRue Harrington WR Gordon Banks, WR Ken Margerum, WR Lew Barnes WR Kevin Williams, TE Brian Williams, T Gary Zimmerman, T Jeff Hart, G Tracy Franz, G Jim Leonard C Roger Levasa RDE Dave Browning, DE Greg Feilds, LDE Monte Bennett, NT Tim Moore OLB David Wyman OLB David Wyman OLB Tim Lucas OLB David Shaw ILB Gary Plummer LB Tony Caldwell LB Mark Stewart LCB Mark Collins,RCB Derrick Martin FS Frank Duncan SS Marcus Quinn, P Stan Talley, K Sandro Vitiello

Oklahoma – QB Doug Williams, RB Ernest Anderson, RB Allen Pinkett, RB Andrew Lazarus, RB Vagus Ferguson,RB Mike Gunter FB Ted Sample, FB Derek Hughes, FB Jim Stone, WR Al Williams, WR Kris Haines, WR Lonnie Turner,TE Ron Wheeler,TE victor Hicks, LT Joe Levellis T Mike Perino, RT Jim Bob Lamb,G David Huffman, G Tom Thayer, C Mark Fischer, DE Leslie O'Neal DE Bob Clasby, NT Tony Casillas ILB Putt Choate,OLB Dewey McClain OLB Kevin Murphy ILB Terry Beeson, LB Vic Koenning, LB Tony Furjanic CB Peter Raeford,CB Rock Richmond, CB Barry Copeland, CB Roney McMillan CB Lee Wilson DB Rod Brown FS Kelvin Middleton SS Herb Williams, P Case DeBrujin, K Luis Zendejas

Philadelphia- QB Chuck Fusina, RB Kelvin Bryant, RB Paul Palmer RB Allen Harvin, FB David Riley WR Scott Fitzkee, WR Willie Collier WR Tom Donovan TE Ken Dunek TE Steve Folsom RT Irv Eatman, RG Chuck Commiskey, C Bart Oates, LG George Gilbert LT Mike McClearn D Bill Dugan NT Pete Kugler, DE William Fuller, DE John Walker, DE/DT Willie Rosborough ILB Shane Conlan, ILB Glenn Howard, OLB John Bunting OLB George Cooper LB John Brooks CB Garcia Lane, CB John Sutton CB/S Roger Jackson FS Mike Lush, S Scott Woerner, SS Antonio Gibson P Sean Landeta, K David Trout

Pittsburgh- QB Glen Carano, QB Craig Penrose, HB Mike Rozier, HB Walter Holman, RB/KR/PR Mel Grey FB Amos Lawrence WR Greg Anderson, WR Julius Dawkins, TE Joey Hackett LT Don Maggs LG Corbin C Correal RG Lukens RT Feilds OL Emil Boures LDE Sam Clancy RDE Tony Woods DE Doug Hollie DT Ken Times, DT Mike Morgan, DT Dennis Puha, LDT David Graham RDT Dombrowski DE Ike Griffin NT Laval Short LOLB Rich D'Amico ROLB Mike McKibben MLB Brian Bozworth,LB Craig Walls CB Jerry Holmes,CB Virgil Livers, S Tommy Wilcox, P Larry Swider K Tony Lee

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TITLELESS: 16 NBA championship contenders who weren’t good enough

The cold, hard reality of the NBA Playoffs is that only one team can be champion. These 16 teams weren’t quite good enough.

The cold, hard reality of the NBA Playoffs is that only one team can be champion. That means that countless great and memorable teams have suffered the unfortunate fate of running into an opponent that’s just a bit better. Meet the 16 teams of the Not Good Enough Division.

APRIL 13: 16 teams that flamed out early in the playoffs APRIL 14: 16 “Overachievers” COMING THURSDAY: 16 teams who were robbed or had their era cut short

16. 1996-97 Atlanta Hawks

ERA: Dikembe’s Hawks

RECORD: 56-26

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +5.4

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in second round to Chicago Bulls (4-1)

KEY STAR(S): Dikembe Mutombo

COACH: Lenny Wilkins

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Mookie Blaylock, Steve Smith, Christian Laettner, Tyrone Corbin, Alan Henderson, Eldridge Recasner, Henry James, Jon Barry

OTHERS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: None

Once upon a time, the Atlanta Hawks were a free-agent destination. At least they were for Dikembe Mutombo, a young, shot-blocking center who wore out his welcome in Denver. Mutombo seemed headed to Phoenix in a three-team sign-and-trade that would’ve sent Charles Barkley to Houston, but the deal fell apart when Mutombo asked the Suns for more money. Detroit initially jumped to the front of the line, but Atlanta ended up winning the war with a seven-year, $70 million contract offer.

The money was the biggest factor in Mutombo’s decision, but Atlanta also won Mutombo over by promising a bigger offensive role and rewarding close friend Steve Smith with a fat new contract of his own. “I’m much happier, but poorer,” team president Stan Kasten ominously said after retaining Smith. “He was really hard on us, that’s all I’m going to say.”

Atlanta got better the next season, improving by 10 wins and even taking a game off the mighty Bulls in the second round. That was the high-water mark of this era, though. Chicago won that series in five, and the Hawks slowly faded after a fast start to the 1997-98 season.

15. 1984-85 Denver Nuggets

ERA: Doug Moe’s run-and-gun fun bunch

RECORD: 52-30

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +2.4

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in West Finals to Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)

KEY STAR(S): Alex English

COACH: Doug Moe

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Fat Lever, Calvin Natt, T.R. Dunn, Wayne Cooper, Dan Issel, Bill Hanzlik, Elston Turner, Mike Evans

OTHERS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1987-88

The Denver Nuggets of the 1980s were the prototype for the Seven Seconds Or Less Suns and other up-tempo marvels of the modern era. In many ways, coach Doug Moe was a precursor to Mike D’Antoni. He created a revolutionary whiplash pass-and-move style of play and then left the details for the players to figure out. While other coaches diagrammed intricate set plays and poured over what passed for game film those days, Moe often cancelled practice and never really studied his opponents.

The Nuggets lit up the scoreboard because nobody could get a read on them, but also gave up a ton of points and thus weren’t taken seriously. Not that it bothered Moe too much. This quote from a 1988 Sports Illustrated profile sounds a lot like something D’Antoni would shout to the rooftops years later:

”Most of my career, we’ve been first in offense and last in defense,” Moe says. “But what people don’t realize is that total scores have nothing to do with defense or offense, just the pace of the game. It’s the dumbest statistic ever, totally wacko, and yet everyone uses the total scores as an indication of the kind of defense you play. I may not be the smartest guy in the world, but as long as people go by that stat, I know there’s someone out there dumber than I am.”

Adjusting raw stats to account for pace … what a concept!

The 1984-85 team was Moe’s best of the bunch, though it also was the one that looked most traditional. Before the season, Denver traded Kiki Vandeweghe, a 29-point-per-game scorer who couldn’t guard a chair, to Portland for a king’s ransom that included big man Calvin Natt, point guard Fat Lever, shot-blocking center Wayne Cooper, and multiple draft picks. All three thrived while rounding out the roster around star Alex English.

Denver reached the conference finals and had a real shot to beat the mighty Los Angeles Lakers. They blew LA off the court in Game 2 to tie the series, with English dropping 40 on a stunned Forum crowd.

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After losing Game 3 at home, Denver came out hot in Game 4, with English scoring 26 first-half points. Disaster struck in the second half when English re-aggravated a thumb injury that kept him out the rest of the series. Denver rallied from eight down in the fourth quarter without English, but lost Game 4 when the Lakers got seven zillion offensive rebounds before a game-winning James Worthy putback with 20 seconds left.

“That has to rank with one of the most courageous performances I’ve ever seen,” said Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, never a man to resort to hyperbole, in a TV interview.

Without English, Denver had no chance in Game 5. Too bad. That was a fun team.

14. 1982-83 San Antonio Spurs

ERA: The Iceman

RECORD: 53-29

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +3.6

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in West Finals to Los Angeles Lakers (4-2)

KEY STAR(S): George Gervin

COACH: Stan Albeck

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Artis Gilmore, Mike Mitchell, Gene Banks, Johnny Moore, Mike Dunleavy, Bill Willoughby

OTHERS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1978-79

George Gervin, the skinny, slick wing who brought the finger roll into our lives, had two real chances to win a title.

The first was in 1979. Led by Gervin and high-scoring running mate Larry Kenon, the high-octane, loosey-goosey Spurs ran circles around the aging Washington Bullets to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. (Why were the Spurs in the East then? :shruggie:) They blew the next two games, but zipped ahead in Game 7 on the road, with Gervin lighting up the scoreboard for 34 points in three quarter. They led by 10 in the fourth and six with two minutes left, but fell apart down the stretch. Gervin didn’t score or even get a shot late, and was bullied inside by Greg Ballard on the other end. Meanwhile, Washington’s Bobby Dandridge took over down the stretch and eventually won the game with a baseline turnaround over three Spurs.

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Gervin’s second real chance came in 1982-83, with a team that barely resembled the one that was forged in the wide-open ABA. The Spurs replaced coach Doug Moe with Stan Albeck, who believed San Antonio needed to slow the game down and build a smash-mouth team exclusively around Gervin. Kenon made way for Mike Mitchell, a former all-star in Cleveland who rediscovered his game with the Spurs. After the Lakers swept them in 1982, San Antonio made a bold move for Artis Gilmore, a big-name center to match up with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. San Antonio won four of five against LA in the regular season, but a pissed-off Abdul-Jabbar raised his game to another level and destroyed Gilmore in LA’s six-game West Finals victory.

Which to choose? The 1979 team got closer, but the 1983 team had more top-end talent and was more equipped to succeed in the playoffs. They just happened to run into a buzzsaw in Abdul-Jabbar and the Lakers.

13. 1971-72 Chicago Bulls

ERA: Dick Motta’s Bulls

RECORD: 57-25

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +9.3

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in second round to Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)

KEY STAR(S): Bob Love

COACH: Dick Motta

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Chet Walker, Jerry Sloan, Norm Van Lier, Bob Weiss, Tom Boerwinkle, Clifford Ray

OTHERS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1970-71, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75

The Bulls were to the 70s what the Bucks were to the 1980s: a well-rounded ensemble cast that always put itself in the mix, was one piece short of taking down the best teams of their era.

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In Chicago’s case, that piece was a center. Jerry Sloan and Norm Van Lier were pit bull defensive guards, and the combination of Chet Walker and Bob Love were nearly unstoppable at the forward spots. But Chicago kept getting beat by the great big men of their era, losing three times to Wilt Chamberlain’s Lakers and once to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Bucks. Tom Boerwinkle and Clifford Ray got more out of their talent than they should have, but they were dramatically overmatched against the best of their era.

Chicago came closer to the Finals in 1971, 1973, and 1975, when they lost in the seventh game of the conference finals. The 1972-73 team actually held a seven-point lead over the Lakers with less than three minutes left of Game 7 before fumbling it away. But the 1971-72 club had the best point differential of the bunch and destroyed everyone not named Los Angeles or Milwaukee. Unfortunately, they had to face the 69-win Lakers in the playoffs, which ended in a sweep.

12. 2008-09 Denver Nuggets

ERA: Melo’s Nuggets

RECORD: 54-28

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +3.4

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in West Finals to Los Angeles Lakers (4-2)

KEY STAR(S): Carmelo Anthony

COACH: George Karl

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Chauncey Billups, Nene, Kenyon Martin, J.R. Smith, Anthony Carter, Linas Kleiza, Chris Andersen, Dahntay Jones

OTHERS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: None

The early-season acquisition of Chauncey Billups for Allen Iverson turned these undisciplined Nuggets into a tough unit that actually played up to expectations. Billups gave George Karl much-needed leadership and enabled Carmelo Anthony to focus on what he did best: score. If only they could complete an inbounds pass in the closing seconds of tight West Finals games against the Lakers. My God.

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How hard could it be?

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11. 1996-97 Houston Rockets

ERA: The old “Superteam”

RECORD: 57-25

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +4.5

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in West Finals to Utah Jazz (4-2)

KEY STAR(S): Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler

COACH: Rudy Tomjanovich

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Mario Elie, Matt Maloney, Kevin Willis, Eddie Johnson, Sedale Threatt, Brent Price

OTHERS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: None

This was the original Superteam, at least in the inorganic, player-empowered way we now associate with the term.

Following a rough year in Phoenix, Charles Barkley threatened to retire if the Suns didn’t trade him to a contender. Houston obliged, giving up a package centered around Sam Cassell and Robert Horry, two key members of their back-to-back title teams in 1994 and 1995. “I’m excited because I called the shots,” Barkley said when the trade was reported. “When push comes to shove, I think you have to stand up to the system.” These kinds of trades are common now, but they weren’t back then.

The move left the Rockets as an old, shallow team, with Barkley joining fellow graybeards Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler. Houston patched together enough of a supporting cast to reach the conference finals, but fell to a John Stockton buzzer beater in Game 6.

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They then succumbed to injury the next couple seasons, with the bottom falling out after an ill-fated deal for Scottie Pippen during the lockout season.

If you ask Horry, the deal for Barkley was the moment the Rockets’ dynasty died. From a 2015 Huffington Post interview:

“It’s one of the things that me and Sam Cassell talk about all the time. If they would have made the changes and bring in Kevin Willis and Eddie Johnson to that team adding to me and Sam, that’s all we needed. Now they bring in Barkley, a guy who doesn’t like to practice and a guy that doesn’t work hard — it’s documented by Jordan. Now you would’ve added us to that mix with two vets; we would have had a great team. But, no, they think, ‘Oh, we’re going to bring in Charles,’ and, hell, you just realize Charles didn’t win anything in Phoenix — he didn’t win in Philly. And sometimes great players don’t make a great team better.”

Horry’s right that Barkley’s fit was awkward, but he’s dramatically overrating a pre-trade Rockets team that was already showing its age after the Sonics swept them out of the 1996 playoffs. Were the 72-win Bulls really gonna be scared of that Rockets team, plus two 34+-year-old aging vets? At least adding Barkley gave the Rockets a chance.

10. 1975-76 Denver Nuggets

ERA: David Thompson’s Nuggets

RECORD: 60-24

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +6

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in ABA Finals to New Jersey Nets (4-2)

KEY STAR(S): David Thompson

COACH: Larry Brown

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Dan Issel, Bobby Jones, Ralph Simpson, Chuck Williams, Byron Beck, Gus Gerard, Claude Terry, Jim Bradley

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1974-75, 1976-77, 1977-78

The lone ABA representative on this list might have been disrespected in the rankings. As the ABA fell apart around them, the Nuggets turned into a powerhouse. In 1974-75, young coach Larry Brown led Denver to 65 wins before they were overwhelmed by George McGinnis’ one-man show in Indiana. That team then added David Thompson, a breathtaking rookie from NC State whose grace and high-flying aerial assaults mimicked a young Michael Jordan a decade later. (Jordan idolized Thompson, which is why he asked Thompson to present him at his Hall of Fame induction.)

But the Nuggets were again defeated by a one-man band, falling to Julius Erving and the Nets in the ABA’s last Finals series. Denver led by 22 points in the second half of Game 6 before falling apart to lose the crown.

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Thompson and the Nuggets’ NBA careers were decidedly less memorable. Thompson dealt with injuries and a cocaine addiction that nearly wrecked his life. (He is thankfully sober today.) His relationship with Brown soured, with Brown chafing by Thompson’s $800,000-a-year new contract before calling it quits midway through the 1978-79 season. (Larry Brown folding early? Why I never.) The Nuggets have occasionally thrived in the NBA, but have never reached their ABA heights.

9. 1996-97 Miami Heat

ERA: Riley and Zo

RECORD: 61-21

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +5.5

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in East Finals to Chicago Bulls (4-1)

KEY STAR(S): Alonzo Mourning

COACH: Pat Riley

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Tim Hardaway, Jamal Mashburn, Dan Majerle, P.J. Brown, Voshon Leonard, Isaac Austin, Keith Askins, Kurt Thomas, John Crotty

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00

Four of the five legitimate Heat teams of the ugly-but-effective Pat Riley-Alonzo Mourning era lost as favorites in the playoffs. Three of those losses were to the Knicks, while the fourth was a thorough evisceration by Baron Davis’ Charlotte Hornets. This was the fifth of those five, and they may have lost to the Knicks too if not for the league’s controversial rule about leaving the bench during a fight. You remember this, don’t you?

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I remembered the fight, but I forgot the politicking by both teams thereafter. I forgot P.J. Brown saying he doesn’t believe “all that choir boy image stuff” with the Knicks. I forgot Charlie Ward claiming he was just “boxing out like I usually do on free throws” even though the Knicks were down 15 with less than two minutes remaining. I hadn’t seen Pat Riley’s firm insistence that the fight only got “out of hand” because the Knicks players left the bench. (Riley’s annunciation on “com-BAT-ants” was especially well executed.) I very much enjoyed Jeff Van Gundy’s withering sarcasm at the thought of the NBA allowing “6’11 guys picking on six-foot guys.” (Think of the children!)

But Tim Hardaway is the one who really stole the show. Look at his wink-winking to the camera while saying, “it’ll be very interesting to see what [NBA rules czar] Rod Thorn does.” It was not subtle.

It worked, though. Thorn tossed Brown for the rest of the series, but made five Knicks — Ward, Allan Houston, Patrick Ewing, John Starks, and Larry Johnson — serve one-game suspensions. The first three missed Miami’s Game 6 victory at MSG, while the latter two sat out as Miami closed out the series in seven. The Heat ended up losing in five to the Bulls in the next round.

8. 2003-04 Minnesota Timberwolves

ERA: KG and Flip

RECORD: 58-24

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +5.4

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in West Finals to Los Angeles Lakers (4-2)

KEY STAR(S): Kevin Garnett

COACH: Flip Saunders

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Latrell Sprewell, Sam Cassell, Wally Szczerbiak, Ervin Johnson, Trenton Hassell, Fred Hoiberg, Michael Olowokandi, Mark Madsen

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: None

The one and only credible Timberwolves team in the Kevin Garnett era rose and fell in a flash. Dogged by first-round exits carrying a limited supporting cast, Garnett went to owner Glen Taylor and asked for more help. He did his part by signing a new contract below the max, and Taylor’s embattled general manager Kevin McHale did his by acquiring Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell. Both veterans came with high salaries and as distressed assets, having worn out their welcomes in Milwaukee and New York.

After a slow start, the team gelled beautifully, racing to the top of the Western Conference. They survived a formidable Kings team in the second round, then split the first two games with the vaunted Lakers in the conference Finals. But their Game 2 victory was tarnished by a debilitating Cassell injury, which turned out to be a torn hip that rendered him useless the rest of the series. With Cassell and backup Troy Hudson both out, Minnesota had to use third-stringer Darrick Martin, with Garnett of all people supplying additional playmaking. “I knew for a fact that if I was healthy, we would have won a championship,” Cassell said in 2014.

Minnesota lost that series in six, and then all hell broke loose. Sprewell and Cassell asked for contract extensions, but didn’t get them. (This is where Sprewell’s famous “feed my family” quote was born.) Hudson and Wally Szczerbiak, both former starters displaced by Sprewell and Cassell the previous season, wanted their jobs back. As a horrendous follow-up season came to a close, Taylor called the trades for Cassell and Sprewell “a failed experiment” and “financial-wise, a poor decision on our part.” Ten months ago, they were the missing pieces in the best Timberwolves team of all time. Now, they were a failed experiment? The about-face was remarkable.

Sprewell left in free agency and never played again, while Cassell was included along with a first-round pick in a disastrous sign-and-trade with the Clippers for the right to give Marko Jaric a six-year, $37 million contract. Two years later, the Timberwolves traded Garnett to the Celtics. Now that’s how you destroy a contender.

7. 1997-98 Indiana Pacers

ERA: Reggie!

RECORD: 59-23

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +6.1

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in East Finals to Chicago Bulls (4-3)

KEY STAR(S): Reggie Miller

COACH: Larry Bird

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Rik Smits, Mark Jackson, Dale David, Antonio Davis, Chris Mullin, Jalen Rose, Derrick McKey, Travis Best

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1993-94, 1994-95, 1998-99, 1999-00

This was the best Pacers team of the Reggie Miller era, though others may have advanced further in the playoffs (2000), suffered more disappointing defeats (1999), or produced more iconic moments (1994, 1995).

The 1997-98 club was rock solid, having replaced taskmaster coach Larry Brown with the more laid-back Larry Bird. They were deep, with young Jalen Rose emerging as a dynamic bench player to complement the veteran core of Miller, Mark Jackson, Rik Smits, Chris Mullin, and the Davises. If only they could have snagged a defensive rebound or two in that Game 7 defeat to the Bulls.

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6. 1985-86 Milwaukee Bucks

ERA: Don Nelson’s Bucks

RECORD: 57-25

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +9

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in East Finals to Boston Celtics (4-0)

KEY STAR(S): Sidney Moncrief

COACH: Don Nelson

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Terry Cummings, Paul Pressey, Ricky Pierce, Alton Lister, Craig Hodges, Randy Breuer

OTHERS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87

Any of the wonderful-yet-forgotten Bucks teams from the 1980s would be a strong entry in this tournament. You could make a great case for the 1980-81, which relied on an in-prime Marques Johnson, an emerging Sidney Moncrief, and an aging-but-still-effective Bob Lanier in the middle. They won 60 games despite enduring several injuries, but fell to the 76ers in the second round by the slimmest of margins. Game 7, played in front of a sparse Philadelphia crowd, featured 19 ties, 11 lead changes, and one furious Bucks’ rally from 16 points down that fell just short.

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But the 1985-86 Bucks get the nod because they did the one thing no other Bucks team could during the decade: beat the 76ers. It took a missed jumper by Julius Erving in the closing seconds of Game 7, but it happened. One point on the right side in 1986 vs. one point on the wrong side in 1981 was the difference.

Just getting past Philly took everything out of Milwaukee. Moncrief, who always seemed to have nagging health issues, was nursing a painful foot injury that kept him out of Game 6 against the 76ers. Young co-star Terry Cummings, acquired in a masterful trade with the Clippers for Johnson before the 1984-85 season, was fighting through a dislocated finger. Ricky Pierce, the Bucks’ fabulous sixth man, played through a sprained ankle. They might have been drawing dead against the fantastic 1985-86 Celtics even at full strength, but we never really got to find out.

5. 1963-64 San Francisco Warriors

ERA: Young Wilt

RECORD: 48-32

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +5.1

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in NBA Finals to Boston Celtics (4-1)

KEY STAR(S): Wilt Chamberlain

COACH: Alex Hannum

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Guy Rodgers, Al Attles, Wayne Hightower, Gary Phillips, Nate Thurmond

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1959-60, 1961-62

Fair or not, Young Wilt Chamberlain had a reputation for being a selfish coach-killer that only cared about his own stats. That got taken to its logical extreme in 1961-62, when Chamberlain averaged 50 points a game for a Philadelphia Warriors team that catered to his every move.

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After those Warriors fell narrowly to Bill Russell’s Celtics in the East Finals, they moved across the country to San Francisco and saw Chamberlain mope his way through a 31-49 season that alienated his new fans. “He felt like someone who bought a Rolls-Royce only to discover that the horn didn’t work,” read one Sports Illustrated article.

In came Alex Hannum, a no-nonsense, 6’7 former championship coach who was there to stand up to Chamberlain. The two men got into a screaming match early in the season, but Chamberlain responded by playing more team ball and empowering the rest of the Warriors players. They lost in five games to Boston in the Finals, but the Hannum-Chamberlain partnership seemed poised for the long haul.

Instead, the Warriors fell apart the next season. Chamberlain was nowhere near himself after a preseason bout with pancreatitis, and eccentric new owner Frankie Mieuli traded him to the 76ers to avoid paying out a massive salary. Hannum left the next season and later reunited with Chamberlain to win the 1967 title as 76ers coach.

4. 1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers

ERA: Elgin and Mr. Clutch

RECORD: 54-26

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +2.2

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in NBA Finals to Boston Celtics (4-3)

KEY STAR(S): Elgin Baylor, Jerry West

COACH: Fred Schaus

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Dick Barnett, Frank Selvy, Rudy LaRusso, Jim Krebs, Hod Rod Hundley, Ray Felix, Tom Hawkins

OTHERS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68

It’s a real shame Elgin Baylor never won a championship. His Lakers always ran into the same brick wall that was Bill Russell’s Celtics, and always seemed to fall short in the same way. He and Jerry West were always spectacular, but the Celtics always had more depth and cohesion.

Baylor came closest in 1962, and damn did he come close amid remarkable circumstances. He was called up to the Army Reserve during the season — because he was stationed in Washington, he could only travel back to play in weekend Lakers games. His service was finished by the time the playoffs rolled around, making LA a much more dangerous team than its record indicated.

Led by Baylor and West, the Lakers split the first three games and 47:55 with the Celtics. With five seconds left in Game 7, the Lakers inbounded the ball to Hot Rod Hundley. Legendary Celtics point guard Bob Cousy inexplicably gazed at the ball, leaving Frank Selvy wiiiide open from 12 feet away. But Selvy missed, and Boston eventually survived in overtime when Cousy dribbled out the clock.

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Seriously, what was Cousy doing???

Dogged by injuries, Baylor was never quite the same player thereafter. He retired early in the 1971-72 season as a shell of his former self. Months later, those Lakers won the title.

3. 1992-93 Phoenix Suns

ERA: Barkley’s Suns

RECORD: 62-20

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +6.7

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in NBA Finals to Chicago Bulls (4-2)

KEY STAR(S): Charles Barkley

COACH: Paul Westphal

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle, Richard Dumas, Tom Chambers, Danny Ainge, Mark West, Oliver Miller, Frank Johnson

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 1993-94, 1994-95

These Suns are remembered for their star power, high-octane offense, and memorable duel with the Bulls in the 1993 Finals. They swung a huge trade for Charles Barkley and ran away with the West. Barkley won MVP, scowling and shouting his message from the rooftops whenever he could find a microphone. The Barkley-Michael Jordan Finals duel occurred at arguably the peak of NBA interest in this country.

As fun as they were, though, they’ve become a bit overrated over the years. Their point differential was about the same as the previous two Suns teams without Barkley, and their defense was porous for a title favorite. Barkley and holdover Kevin Johnson co-exited, but never developed great on-court chemistry thanks in part to Johnson’s injuries. They lost the first two games of their first-round series against a dogshit Lakers team before rallying to win in five. Their West Finals victory over Seattle could’ve gone either way. Key reserve Cedric Ceballos missed the tail end of their playoff run.

I’m just saying they might be over-ranked.

2. 2017-18 Houston Rockets

ERA: James Harden’s Moreyball

RECORD: 65-17

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +8.5

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in West Finals to Golden State Warriors (4-3)

KEY STAR(S): James Harden, Chris Paul (injured Games 6-7)

COACH: Mike D’Antoni

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Trevor Ariza, Eric Gordon, Clint Capela, P.J. Tucker, Ryan Anderson, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Gerald Green, Nene

OTHER SEASONS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 2014-15, 2016-17, 2018-19

Fortified by the offseason acquisition of Chris Paul, the Rockets dominated the regular season behind a switch-everything defense and a deadly isolation attack spearheaded by James Harden.

Everything they did was to match up against the Warriors, a team nobody else dared to challenge. They took a 3-2 lead in their conference finals series, but lost Paul due to injury late in Game 5. Somehow, they led both Games 6 and 7 by double-digits at halftime. But Golden State flipped the switch and the Rockets faded, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 missed threes at a time.

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1. 1996-97 Utah Jazz

ERA: Stockton and The Mailman

RECORD: 64-18

POINT DIFFERENTIAL: +8.8

PLAYOFF RESULT: Lost in NBA Finals to Chicago Bulls (4-2)

KEY STAR(S): Karl Malone, John Stockton

COACH: Jerry Sloan

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Jeff Hornacek, Byron Russell, Greg Ostertag, Antoine Carr, Chris Morris, Shandon Anderson, Adam Keefe, Greg Foster

OTHERS CONSIDERED FROM THIS ERA: 8987-88, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1998-99

Twenty-three years later, the subhead on Jackie MacMullen’s “Inside the NBA” piece for the March 17, 1997, issue of Sports Illustrated sticks out like a sore thumb. “[Karl] Malone is playing like an MVP,” it read. “Not that anyone has noticed.”

Whether the piece changed the narrative or simply reflected something deeper beneath the surface, it had a major effect. Two months later, Malone edged out Michael Jordan in the voting to win the NBA’s preeminent regular-season prize.

The Bulls seethed, which proved to be bad news for Malone when he finally reached his first NBA Finals. As he stepped to the line in the closing seconds of a tied Game 1, Scottie Pippen whispered the now-iconic words: “The Mailman don’t deliver on Sundays.” Malone missed both, opening the door for Jordan to hit a game-winning jumper at the buzzer.

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That set the stage for a Finals in which Malone played below par and the Jazz lost in six games despite often being on the doorstep of victory. Their Game 5 loss has been memorialized as Jordan’s “Flu Game” moment, and they gave up a game-winning jumper to Steve Kerr in Game 6 before throwing the ball away at the buzzer.

Too bad, because these Jazz were a dominant force. They zipped through the West playoffs, schooling the young Lakers in five and outlasting the superteam Rockets of Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, and Charles Barkley in the West Finals. In any other season, they would have been champions.

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nakedsides · 5 years

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Jazz for the Summer Leftovers

Bobby Hutcherson - Effi

Jackie McLean - Poor Eric

Andrew Hill - Yellow Violet

Grant Green - Idle Moments

Sonny Clark - Dial S For Sonny

Curtis Fuller - Quantrale

Hank Mobley - Workout

Blue Mitchell - One Shirt

Kenny Dorham - Afrodisia

Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder

Dexter Gordon - A Night In Tunisia

Duke Pearson - Chilli Peppers

Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers -Hammer Head

Tyrone Washington - Ethos

Joe Henderson - El Barrio

Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil

Jazz for the Summer Leftovers - a mix by Mr.Z

This is a special Blue Note Jazz Mix recorded live at Taratsa OPEN bar in Lefkada during the end of the summer season of 2019. Including my latest vinyl purchases on Blue Note records catalogue. Jazz for the Summer Leftovers. 2 hours and 6 minutes of American Jazz bliss. A Peaceful spin for friends , enjoying the view with good alcohol. Something to remember before Winter time.

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As Beatrice in the Public Theater’s all-black production of “Much Ado About Nothing,” Danielle Brooks proves herself a Shakespearean actress of a high order – and at the same time redefines what it means to be one. Best known for portraying Taystee in the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black” and for her 2016 Tony-nominated Broadway debut as Sofia in a revival of “The Color Purple,” Brooks is a Juilliard-trained actress. She takes complete command of Shakespeare’s language, especially in the feisty character’s “merry war” and “skirmish of wit” with Benedick (a wry and dashing Grantham Coleman.) But Brooks also creates her own language – a body language, whose every expression and gesture brings us clarity and joy….and takes us to the state of Georgia in the year 2020. That is where director Kenny Leon has set his production, which is evident before the play even begins. Scenic designer Beowulf Boritt’s inviting two-story brick house on stage is plastered with an enormous campaign poster: “Stacey Abrams 2020.” This is one of the many liberties, both big and small, that Leon takes with the Bard. Passages are deleted, lines are shortened. The action begins when Brooks as Beatrice comes on stage singing the first verses of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On,” a socially conscious song from 1971 commenting on the tumult and tragedies of the era. Then Tiffany Denise Hobbs as the gentlewoman (attendant) Ursula sings the beginning of “America The Beautiful.” Then they alternate the two songs, a mash-up with a message. That messaging continues when men in uniform then arrive behind an actual moving car (always a crowd-pleaser at the Delacorte.) In Shakespeare’s text, the men are returning from an unspecified war, in which Benedick has proven himself in battle. But what war are Georgians fighting in 2020? Perhaps their identical maroon and grey costumes are meant to be outfits worn in a combination parade and protest march or campaign rally, because they carry signs that say things like “Hate Is Not A Family Value.” Let us not scrutinize the transposition too carefully. What matters is that Brooks and the rest of the cast nail the comedy and do right by the romance in this play by an author who arguably invented the basic formula of every romantic comedy that’s even come out of Hollywood: Put together a man and woman who can’t stand each other, and have them fall in love. But, in “Much Ado About Nothing,” it’s not just natural chemistry that pierces them with Cupid’s Arrows. It’s gossip. The clever poster for the summer season at the Delacorte (which will later feature “Coriolanus” and “Hercules”) is “Rumors and Rebels.” And “rumors” is a good one-word summary of the plot and theme of “Much Ado About Nothing.” Friends conspire to have Benedick overhear that Beatrice, despite her combativeness, is actually in love with him. Other friends conspire to have Beatrice overhead that Benedick is in love with her. The scenes where first Benedick and then Beatrice hide while snooping on their friends’ chatter, are staged hilariously – with Brooks displacing or sitting atop some lucky/unlucky members of the audience. But gossip is not just benevolent in “Much Ado.” A deliberate campaign of slander by the villainous Don John (Hubert Point Du Jour) threatens to derail the love-at-first-sight between Benedick’s comrade in arms Claudio (Jeremie Harris) and Beatrice’s cousin Hero (Margaret Odette.) Fooled into thinking that his lover is a slut, Claudio denounces Hero at their wedding, and puts a stop to their marriage. Beatrice demands that Benedick kill Claudio — and Benedick agrees to challenge his friend to a fight. Fortunately, constable Dogberry saves the day. Portrayed by Lateefah Holder, she is a standout in a cast full of pros that convince us that laughter and love can win out over hate, even in 2020.

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Danielle Brooks as Beatrice and Grantham Coleman as Benedick

Much Ado About Nothing in the Delacorte

Much Ado About Nothing. Danielle Brooks, Olivia Washington, Erik Laray-Harvey, Chuck Cooper. Tiffany Denise-Hobbs and MargaretOdette

Grantham Coleman (foreground)

Margarette Odette, Jeremie Harris, Billy Eugene-Jones and Chuck Cooper

Hubert Point Du Jour and Jeremie Harris

Tyrone Mitchell Henderson, Margaret Odette, Jeremie Harris, Grantham Coleman and Erik Laray Harvey

Chuck Cooper as Leonato and Erik Laray Harvey

Tiffany Denise Hobbs, Margaret Odette, Olivia Washington and Danielle Brooks

Denzel DeAngelo Fields, Lateefah Holder, and Erik Laray Harvey

Much Ado About Nothing Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Kenny Leon. Choreography by Camille A. Brown, scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Emilio Sosa, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski, sound design by Jessica Paz, hair, wig, and make-up design by Mia Neal, composer Jason Michael Webb, fight director Thomas Schall, voice and text Kate Wilson

Cast: Jamar Brathwaite (Ensemble), Danielle Brooks (Beatrice), Grantham Coleman (Benedick), Chuck Cooper (Leonato), Javen K. Crosby (Ensemble), Denzel DeAngelo Fields (Ensemble), Jeremie Harris (Claudio), Tayler Harris (Ensemble), Erik Laray Harvey (Antonio/Verges), Kai Heath (Messenger), Daniel Croix Henderson (Balthasar), Tyrone Mitchell Henderson (Friar Francis/Sexton), Tiffany Denise Hobbs (Ursula), Lateefah Holder (Dogberry), LaWanda Hopkins (Dancer),Billy Eugene Jones (Don Pedro), Margaret Odette (Hero), Hubert Point-Du Jour (Don John), William Roberson (Ensemble), JaimeLincoln Smith (Borachio), Jazmine Stewart(Ensemble), Khiry Walker (Conrade/Ensemble), Olivia Washington (Margaret), and Latra A. Wilson (Dancer)

Running time: Two and a half hours, including an intermission Tickets: Free! Much Ado About Nothing runs on stage at the Delacorte in Central Park through June 23, 2019

Much Ado About Nothing Review: Danielle Brooks’ Brassy Beatrice in All-Black Bard As Beatrice in the Public Theater’s all-black production of “Much Ado About Nothing,” Danielle Brooks proves herself a Shakespearean actress of a high order – and at the same time redefines what it means to be one.

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Ini Daftar Transfer Resmi Liga Inggris per Klub Up Date hari ini 22 Juli 2017

KABAR BOLA – Ini Daftar Transfer Resmi Liga Inggris per Klub Up Date hari ini 22 Juli 2017 – Jendela transfer musim panas 2017 sudah resmi dibuka pada Sabtu 1 Juli lalu dimana hamipr semua klub di Premier League sudah mulai menghabiskan uang. Berikut daftar pemain yang masuk dan keluar setiap Klub sampai hari ini .

Transfer lengkap sumber BT Sports

Arsenal

In: Alexandre Lacazette – Lyon, Sead Kolasinac – Schalke.

Out: Yaya Sanogo – released, Stefan O’Connor – released, Kristopher da Graca – released, Kostas Pileas – released, Takuma Asano – Stuttgart (loan), Chris Willock – Benfica, Glen Kamara, Marc Bola – Bristol Rovers (loan), Wojciech Szczesny – Juventus.

Bournemouth

In: Asmir Begovic – Chelsea, Jermain Defoe – Sunderland, Nathan Ake – Chelsea, Connor Mahoney – Blackburn, free.

Out: Callum Buckley, Jake McCarthy, Alexander Neale, Max Travers – Weymouth, Ryan Allsop – Blackpool, loan.

Brighton & Hove Albion

In: Pascal Gross – Ingolstadt, Josh Kerr – Celtic, Mathew Ryan – Valencia, Markus Suttner – Ingolstadt.

Out: Casper Ankergren, Vegard Forren – released, Chris O’Grady – Chesterfield, David Stockdale – Birmingham, Elvis Manu – Genclerbirligi SK, Christian Walton – Wigan, Rob Hunt – Oldham, undisclosed.

Burnley

In: Jon Walters – Stoke City, Charlie Taylor – Leeds, Jack Cork – Swansea.

Out: Michael Keane – Everton, £30m, Michael Kightly – Southend, Joey Barton, George Green, R J Pingling, Christian Hill, Taofiq Olmowewe, Josh Ginnelly – Lincoln (loan), George Boyd – Sheffield Wednesday, Brad Jackson – Southport (loan), Ntumba Massanka – Wrexham (loan),Rouwen Henning – Fortuna Dusseldorf, Paul Robinson.

Chelsea

In: Willy Caballero – Manchester City, Antonio Rudiger – Roma, Tiemoue Bakayoko – Monaco, Ethan Ampadu – Exeter, Morata , Real Madrid.

Out: Juan Cuadrado – Juventus, Christian Atsu – Newcastle, Asmir Begovic – Bournemouth, undisclosed, Dominic Solanke – Liverpool, John Terry – Aston Villa, Alex Davey, Fankaty Dabo – Vitesse (loan), Bertrand Traore – Lyon, Nathan Ake – Bournemouth, Tammy Abraham – Swansea (loan), Kasey Plamer – Huddersfield (loan), Bradley Collins – Forest Green (loan), Charlie Colkett – Vitesse Arnhem (loan), Ola Aina – Hull City, Mukhtar Ali – Vitesse (loan), Ruben Loftus-Cheek – Crystal Palace (loan), loan, Nathan Baxter – Woking (loan), Alex Kiwomya – Doncaster, Josimar Quintero – Rostov (loan), Todd Kane – Groningen (loan), Nathan Chalobah – Watford, Lucas Piazon – Fulham (loan), Marco Van Ginkel – PSV Eindhoven (loan), Ike Ugbo – Barnsley (loan).

Crystal Palace

In: Ruben Loftus-Cheek – Chelsea (loan).

Out: Steve Mandanda – Marseille, Corie Andrews, Kwesi Appiah – AFC Wimbledon, Jonathan Benteke, Fraizer Campbell, Luke Croll – Exeter, Mathieu Flamini, Ezekiel Fryers – Barnsley, Ryan King-Elliott, Joe Ledley, Randell Williams, Ben Wynter – Bromley.

Everton

In: Wayne Rooney – Man Utd, Jordan Pickford – Sunderland, Davy Klaassen – Ajax, Henry Onyekuru – Eupen, Sandro Ramirez – Malaga, Michael Keane – Burnley, Josh Bowler – QPR, Cuco Martina – Southampton, Nathangelo Markelo – FC Volendam, Boris Mathis – Metz, Anton Donkor – Wolfsburg, loan.

Out: Romelu Lukaku – Manchester United, Tom Cleverley – Watford, Henry Onyekuru – Anderlecht, loan, Brendan Galloway – Sunderland (loan), Arouna Kone – Sivasspor, Conor McAleny – Fleetwood, Jack Bainbridge, Delial Brewster – Chesterfield, Michael Donohue – Fleetwood, Tyrone Duffus, Russell Griffiths – Motherwell, Connor Hunt, Josef Yarney – Newcastle, James Yates, Courtney Duffus – Oldham, Tyias Browning – Sunderland (loan), Ben Pierce – West Brom, Aiden McGeady – Sunderland, Gerard Deulofeu – Barcelona.

Huddersfield Town

In: Steve Mounie – Montpellier, Laurent Depoitre – Porto, Mathias Jorgensen – FC Copenhagen, Jonas Lossl – Mainz (loan), Aaron Mooy – Manchester City, Tom Ince – Derby County, Kasey Palmer – Chelsea (loan), Danny Williams – Reading, Scott Malone – Fulham, Elias Kachunga – Ingolstadt.

Out: Ronan Coughlan, Kyle Dempsey – Fleetwood, Flo Bojaj, Joe Murphy – Bury, Jordy Hiwula – Fleetwood (loan), Tareiq Holmes-Dennis – Portsmouth (loan), Fraser Horsfall – Gateshead (loan), Rekeil Pyke – Port Vale (loan).

Leicester City

In: Harry Maguire – Hull City, Sam Hughes – Chester, Vicente Iborra – Sevilla, Eldin Jakupovic – Hull.

Out: Ron-Robert Zieler – Stuttgart, Michael Cain, David Domej, Brandon Fox, Cedric Kipre – Motherwell, Matthew Miles, Kairo Mitchell, Marcin Wasilewski, Bartosz Kapustka – Freiburg (loan).

Liverpool

In: Dominic Solanke – Chelsea, Mohamed Salah – Roma, Robertson, Hull.

Out: Andre Wisdom – Derby, Tom Brewitt – Middlesbrough, Jake Brimmer, Jack Dunn – Tranmere, Toni Gomes, Kane Lewis, Alex Manninger, Adam Phillips, Strewart.

Manchester City

In: Bernardo Silva – Monaco, Ederson – Benfica, Kyle Walker – Tottenham, Douglas Luiz – Vasco da Gama.

Out: Pablo Zabaleta – West Ham, Enes Unal – Villarreal, Gael Clichy – Istanbul Basaksehir, Jesus Navas, Willy Cabellero – Chelsea, Bacary Sagna, Billy O’Brien, Bruno Zuculini – Hellas Verona, Ellis Plummer, Angus Gunn – Norwich, Aaron Mooy – Huddersfield, Joe Coveney – Nottingham Forest, Nolito – Sevilla, Callum Bullock, Ashley Smith-Brown – Hearts (loan), Angelino – NAC Breda, Bersant Celina – Ipswich, Ruben Sobrino – Alaves, Olivier Ntcham – Celtic, Joe Hart – West Ham (loan).

Manchester United

In: Victor Lindelof – Benfica, Romelu Lukaku – Everton, £90m

Out: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Wayne Rooney – Everton, Regan Poole – Northampton (loan), Adnan Januzaj – Real Sociedad, Kayne Diedrick-Roberts, Faustin Makela, Josh Harrop – Preston, Dean Henderson – Shrewsbury (loan), Sam Johnstone – Aston Villa (loan).

Newcastle United

In: Christian Atsu – Chelsea, Florian Lejeune – Eibar, Stefan O’Connor – Arsenal, Josef Yarney – Everton, Jacob Murphy – Norwich.

Out: Kevin Mbabu – BSC Young Boys, Florian Thauvin – Marseille, Matz Sels – Anderlecht (loan), Alex Gilliead – Bradford (loan), Vurnon Anita – Leeds, Yoan Gouffran – Goztepe, Lubomir Satka – Dunajska Streda, Haris Vuckic – FC Twente, Tom Heardman – Bury (loan), Sammy Ameobi – Bolton, Adam Armstrong – Bolton (loan).

Southampton

In: Jan Bednarek – Lech Poznan.

Out: Jay Rodriguez – West Brom, Harrison Reed, Norwich, Cuco Martina – Everton, Lloyd Isgrove – Barnsley, Harley Willard, Martin Caceres, Jason McCarthy – Barnsley, Olufela Olomola – Yeovil (loan).

Stoke City

In: Darren Fletcher – West Brom, Josh Tymon – Hull, Tre Pemberton – Blackburn.

Out: Jon Walters – Burnley, Shay Given, Daniel Bachmann – Watford, Liam Edwards, Harry Isted, Joel Taylor, George Waring – Tranmere.

Swansea City

In: Roque Mesa – Las Palmas, Tammy Abraham – Chelsea (loan), Cian Harries – Coventry, Marc Walsh – Finn Harps, Erwin Mulder – Heerenveen.

Out: Jack Cork – Burnley, Gerhard Tremmel, Marvin Emnes, Liam Shephard – Peterborough, Josh Vickers – Lincoln, Owain Jones, Tom Dyson, Tom Holland – The New Saints, Alex Samuel – Stevenage, Borja Baston – Malaga (loan), Jordi Amat – Real Betis (loan), Bafatembi Gomis – Galatasary, Daniel James – Shrewsbury (loan), Franck Tabanou, Liam Edwards – Hull, Keston Davies – Yeovil (loan).

Tottenham Hotspur

In:

Out: Filip Lesniak – Aalborg, Tom McDermott, Joe Muscatt, Charlie Owens – QPR, Zenon Stylianides, Conor Ogilvie – Gillingham (loan), Luke McGee – Portsmouth, Kyle Walker – Man City, Clinton N’Jie – Marseille, Federico Fazio – Roma.

Watford

In: Tom Cleverley – Everton, Will Hughes – Derby, Kiko Femenia – Alaves, Daniel Bachmann – Stoke, Nathan Chalobah – Chelsea, Harvey Bradbury – Portsmouth, Sam Howes – West Ham.

Out: Mario Suarez – Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng FC, Rene Gilmartin – Colchester, Mathias Ranegie, Ola Adeyemo, Charlie Bannister, Ogo Obi, Rhyle Ovenden, Josh Roe, Treon Johnson, Andrew Thomas, Dennon Lewis – Crawley (loan), Aly Malle – Udinese.

West Brom

In: Jay Rodriguez – Southampton, Ahmed Hegazi – Al Ahly (loan), Zhang Yu’Ning – Vitesse, Ben Pierce – Everton.

Out: Darren Fletcher – Stoke, Daniel Barbir, Zachary Elbouzedi – Inverness CT, Callam Jones, Sebastien Pocognoli – Standard Liege, Jack Rose, Andre Wright, Craig Gardener – Birmingham, Zhang Yu’Ning – Werder Bremen.

West Ham United

In: Pablo Zabaleta – Manchester City, Joe Hart – Manchester City (loan).

Out: Reece Oxford – Borussia Monchengladbach (loan), Alvaro Arbeloa, Sam Howes – Watford, Sam Ford, Kyle Knoyle, Sam Westley, Havard Nordtveit – Hoffenheim, Stephen Hendrie – Southend, Raphael Spiegel – Boavista, Enner Valencia – Tigres.

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trevorbarre · 7 years

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Minor Blue Note(s)

Continuing the Blue Note theme, I was genuinely surprised when I came to better acquaint myself with the full back catalogue of this most revered of jazz labels. Richard Cook’s ‘biography’ of the label, first published in 2001, provides a full Blue Note discography, of which a basic perusal revealed a significant number of albums on their classic 4000 series (the most prolific, which covered the late 50s and 60s) by artists that I had never heard or heard of. Now this might sound somewhat presumptuous, I am aware - I don’t claim that my knowledge of jazz is either profound or encyclopaedic, but it still provides somewhat of jolt when this lack of depth is demonstrated in such a manner.

Try this list of heroes and zeros and see how many you know:

Dizzy Reece, Sunny Red, Harold Vick, George Braith, Frank Foster, Reuben Wilson, Joe Williams, Richard Groove Holmes, Bobbi Humphrey.

And (taking another breath):

Don Wilkerson, Blue Mitchell, Freddie Roach, Tyrone Washington, Kenny Cox, Jeremy Steig, Candido, Marlene Shaw...

Point taken, I hope. These artists are probably in the Blue Note bargain basket (but are probably nothing like bargains in the collector’s market for rare records), featuring no doubt a collection of rarely heard vocalists, Jimmy Smith wannabes on electric organ, and alto/tenor sax aspirants, but who knows? All these musicians had albums released by arguably the most famous modern jazz label of them all, in it’s most bountiful period of classic recordings, so it is almost certainly not a good idea to dismiss them out of hand. I recently discovered this when I got hold of the sole Pete LaRoca (Sims) record in the catalogue, called Basra, which I do vaguely remember seeing displayed at the old Mole Jazz shop in Kings Cross, but which I never got round to buying. Old Blue Notes were very considered very hip at that particular time, from what I recall

Basra is a pretty obscure release by a pretty obscure drummer (apart from really serious jazz hounds, that is), but it is an absolutely outstanding session, which avoids the ‘blues jams + standards’ aspects of some of the lesser Blue Notes, and is up there with their lesser-known releases like The Real McCoy and Larry Young’s Unity, in providing hard-driving playing and top notch improvisation from all participants. In particular, the under sung Joe Henderson gives one of his best recorded performances, and provides a good reason why he (along with Hank Mobley and George Coleman) should be given a high ranking in the gallery of great tenor players of the era, an era that keeps on giving. Who knows what other unacknowledged treasures await? It certainly makes it difficult at times to focus on contemporary improvisers, and I keep on making mental notes not to get too caught up in what is basically a bottomless well of fascinating material.

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footyplusau · 7 years

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Recruit watch: How are your club’s new players going?

No players traded in

Young player Myles Poholke, who is yet to debut, arrived at the Crows with the pick they received from Gold Coast in exchange for Jarryd Lyons. Poholke has showed promise in the SANFL and has been an emergency a couple of times. The Crows also missed out on doing a deal for Carlton star Bryce Gibbs. Those two moves have allowed the likes of Rory Atkins, Charlie Cameron and Curtly Hampton – who the Crows acquired in the 2015 trade period – to spend more time in the midfield. – Lee Gaskin

Jack Frost (two games): Came from Collingwood as a virtual replacement for retired fullback Daniel Merrett. After missing the opening round through suspension, Frost struggled in his two appearances and was left out in favour of younger players. Still has a big role to play once he regains form.

Picks: The Port Adelaide first-rounder acquired as part of a convoluted deal that saw Pearce Hanley go to Gold Coast might not be as good as the Lions first hoped. With the Power surging, the pick might now be in the 10-14 range. The Lions also have a third-rounder from Collingwood. – Michael Whiting

Caleb Marchbank (six games): Is vindicating the Blues’ efforts in luring him from GWS, winning a Rising Star nomination for round six. Key defender who reads the game well, excels in intercept possessions and wins plenty of the ball.

Rhys Palmer (one): Broke into the senior team to play in the round three victory against Essendon in wet conditions at the MCG. Knee injury set him back briefly but has performed well at VFL level.

Jarrod Pickett (five): Speedy forward who made his AFL debut against Richmond in round one and showed glimpses of his considerable talent before being dumped in round six. Oozes class and ready to have an impact.

Billie Smedts (three): Played the first two matches, then dropped to the VFL before returning strongly against the Swans last Saturday. Works hard off the ball and tackles hard, but can improve certain parts of his game, particularly disposal and decision-making. – Howard Kotton

Lynden Dunn (one game): The former Melbourne vice-captain was overlooked for senior selection until key defender Ben Reid was rested at the weekend against Geelong, but the almost 30-year-old capitalised on his opportunity by keeping Cats monster Tom Hawkins to just one goal.

Will Hoskin-Elliott (six): The versatile ex-Giant has been a terrific inclusion, averaging almost 19 touches and tallying 8.2 in a variety of roles: wing, half-back and half-forward. A lovely kick, he slotted the winning goal against the Swans in round two.

Chris Mayne (three): The former Freo star forward has made a sluggish start to his four-year contract with the Pies, producing underwhelming performances in the opening three rounds before being dropped to the VFL.

Daniel Wells (two): The ex-Kangaroos free agent was slow to gain fitness in the pre-season and then suffered a lingering calf injury, but in the past fortnight he has shown he could help transform the team with his run and class. – Ben Collins

Picks: The Pies have a round-three and round-four pick from the Brisbane Lions.

James Stewart (zero games): The key forward has not yet broken into Essendon’s senior side despite some promising performances at VFL level.

Josh Green (four): Green started the season well in round one before a minor hamstring ruled him out for two weeks. The former Brisbane Lion returned immediately when fit and was excellent on Anzac Day with three goals. – Callum Twomey

Joel Hamling (six games) Hung out to dry on Josh Kennedy in the Western Derby but the ex-Dogs premiership backman has been a dependable addition, particularly against his former side when he blanketed Travis Cloke and the Dockers kick-started their season.

Bradley Hill (six) Many wondered how the speedy wingman would perform coming from Hawthorn’s powerhouse era but Hill stood up when the going was toughest against Port in round two and is averaging career-best disposals (22.5).

Cam McCarthy (six) A shining light so far, winning over fans with his elite workrate and passion. The ex-Giant endeared himself with the game-winning toe poke against Melbourne and was the only Freo forward who looked dangerous against the Eagles with all three of the Dockers’ goals to half-time.

Shane Kersten (six) It wasn’t smooth sailing early, with Kersten under the pump after a nervous and fumbly debut against old club Geelong in round one, but the 24-year-old has lifted since. Snapped the match-winner against North and starting to hit the scoreboard with six goals in the past four weeks. – Travis King

Picks: The Dockers have a fourth-rounder from the Suns.

Aaron Black (two games): Had a promising start to the pre-season games but didn’t get a call up to the AFL side until round five, where he kicked two goals and had 21 touches against St Kilda. Was quieter in the loss to Collingwood, but wasn’t alone.

Zach Tuohy (six): Is going very well in a role off half-back. Has played every game since crossing from Carlton and averaging over 26 disposals.

Picks: The Cats have a round-two selection for this season they traded in from Carlton, which should land somewhere in the early 20s. – Jennifer Phelan.

Michael Barlow (six games): Has proved an invaluable delisted free agent acquisition from Fremantle, playing a crucial hybrid role between half-forward and midfield. Averaging 25 touches a game.

Pearce Hanley (one): After a great pre-season, the former Brisbane Lion has had a frustrating run. Went back to Ireland to spend the final days with his terminally-ill younger brother and then suffered a heel injury in his first game back in the NEAFL. Not expected to be available until round 10.

Jarryd Lyons (six): Lyons has been a consistent performer since coming from Adelaide. Missed time during the pre-season with an Achilles niggle, and, after a quiet opening fortnight, has been strong in his midfield role.

Jarrod Witts (six): A success story so far. Witts has locked down the No.1 ruck role and been a big influence when the Suns have played well.

Picks: The Suns have three second-round picks coming their way via Hawthorn, Fremantle and Richmond. If current form holds for the rest of the season, those picks should land around 20, 25 and 30 respectively. – Michael Whiting

Brett Deledio (zero games): The former Tiger hasn’t been seen after yet another calf injury, and perhaps more worrying, is the fact that the Giants can’t or won’t put a date on when he’ll be ready to play.

Picks: The Giants have second-round picks from Collingwood and St Kilda to use this year, but the way it looks at the moment with the Cats third on the ladder and the Saints just outside the eight, neither will get them a spot inside the top 25. – Adam Curley

There is still no clarity on when Brett Deledio will make his GWS debut. Picture: AFL Photos

Ricky Henderson (four games): The unrestricted free agent from Adelaide played the first four games of the year across half-back and the wing. Went OK but is now back in the VFL.

Tom Mitchell (six): Ball-magnet Mitchell leads the AFL with 206 disposals through six games and would be miles ahead in the Hawk best and fairest. Absolutely worth sending Hawthorn’s first 2016 draft pick, No.14 overall, to Sydney for.

Jaeger O’Meara (three): Missed two games because of a bruised knee but has averaged 22 disposals a game in the four he has played. Has showed flashes of brilliance, but still finding his way back after missing two seasons.

Tyrone Vickery (three): Three games and one goal for the former Tiger big man, who is the poster boy for Hawthorn’s poor start to the season. Is finding some form at VFL level and will play AFL again soon.

Picks: The Hawks traded their first two picks at this year’s draft to help secure O’Meara and might have to swallow hard if they finish near the bottom this year and the boom recruit fails to fire. Their first pick in the draft is the Giants’ second-rounder, which will fall over 30. – Ashley Browne

Jordan Lewis (three games): The four-time premiership Hawk was suspended for three matches for striking Carlton’s Patrick Cripps in round two. The Demons lost the next three games as a result, but he is back playing now and offering the on-field leadership the club missed in his absence.

Michael Hibberd (two): The former Bomber was hampered by an Achilles injury in the latter part of the pre-season and missed the first month of the season. Returned against Richmond in round five to be the Demons’ best and will be a valuable acquisition.

Pat McKenna (zero): McKenna did not play a game in his two seasons at the Giants before he was traded to Melbourne along with an exchange of picks last year. McKenna will be sidelined for the next six weeks with a hamstring injury. – Ben Guthrie

Paul Ahern (zero games): The 20-year-old, a top-10 draft pick in 2014, ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee twice last year – in February, then September – while still on Greater Western Sydney’s list. Highly unlikely to play before 2018, but plans to be in full training before the season ends.

Nathan Hrovat (six): Hrovat is averaging almost 20 disposals in a midfield role, but was dropped for round five before receiving a late reprieve when Shaun Higgins withdrew. The ex-Western Bulldog played what coach Brad Scott described as his best game for the club in Saturday night’s win over Gold Coast and has not missed a match.

Marley Williams (six): Williams joined the Roos from Collingwood, where he had a reputation as an underwhelming kick. But he is going at 81 per cent disposal efficiency with North and produced memorable and timely chasedowns in each of the past two rounds.

Picks: The Roos swapped 2017 third and fourth-round picks with the Bulldogs in the Hrovat deal, so will slide in each round, given its 1-5 start as the reigning premiers look headed for another finals assault. – Marc McGowan

No players traded in

Fifth on the ladder after a 4-2 start, the Power’s decision to trade their 2016 and 2017 first-round picks to boost their draft position inside the first three rounds looks to be paying dividends. While youngsters Todd Marshall, Joe Atley and Willem Drew are still developing, midfield bull Sam Powell-Pepper has made an instant impact in his six games, winning the round one NAB AFL Rising Star nomination. The Power also tried to trade Hamish Hartlett out, but the experienced midfielder has been solid across half-back. – Lee Gaskin

Josh Caddy (six games): Numbers are down and hasn’t hit his straps as a midfielder playing large periods forwards, but is helping the club’s stars at stoppages in a selfless role.

Toby Nankervis (six): Arguably recruit of the year across the competition so far, leading the Tigers’ ruck division well with a rare balance of brute strength and mobility.

Dion Prestia (six): Has looked sore at times and his performances have been up and down, averaging a five-year low of 21.3 possessions and kicking poorly in some games.

Picks: The Tigers secured a first-round pick (Geelong) and third-round pick (GWS) in this year’s NAB AFL Draft. On current ladder positions, those picks would fall at No.16 and No.53 respectively. – Nathan Schmook

Nathan Brown (six games): Fortifying the defence was the Collingwood premiership player’s role and he has done that well, with his job on Geelong big man Tom Hawkins in round five particularly impressive.

Jack Steele (six): The former Giant is fifth in the competition for tackles per game and his 187cm frame adds size around the contest.

Koby Stevens (one): Food poisoning during the JLT Community Series set Stevens back but he impressed in his club debut against Hawthorn last week and will be especially important while David Armitage is sidelined after groin surgery.

Picks: St Kilda has Hawthorn’s first-round selection this year, which would be pick No.2 if the season ended today. The Saints also have North Melbourne’s fourth-round pick. – Dinny Navaratnam

No players traded in

Picks: The Swans traded up in last year’s draft to get picks nine, which turned into pick 11 because of earlier academy bids, and 19 (21), which they used to nab Oliver Florent (four games) and Will Hayward (five). The youngsters have been bright spots in a disastrous start to the season, with their speed and foot skills impressive, and both look to be fantastic long-term prospects in Sydney. – Adam Curley

Sam Mitchell (five games) Started with a bang, picking up 38 disposals on Eagles debut in round one, and has delivered the leadership and experienced head West Coast’s midfield badly needed. Was sorely missed against former club Hawthorn but returned in the derby and won game-high 10 clearances despite still struggling with a sore ankle.

Drew Petrie (one) Courageously played on with a broken hand suffered in the opening minutes of his emotional return to face North Melbourne in round one and kicked a late goal in one of the season’s highlights so far. Still on the comeback trail.

Nathan Vardy (six) Injury-plagued former Cat might be the latest Eagles big man to succumb to the club’s ruck curse, but soldiered on in the derby despite hurting his elbow early. Lowered his colours to Ben McEvoy against Hawthorn but he is a competitor and has adapted impressively to the ruck, averaging 20 hit-outs. – Travis King

Travis Cloke (four games): The former Magpie was having a serviceable first season at Whitten Oval, until he sustained broken ribs in the round four win over North Melbourne. Before injury struck, the 30-year-old had slotted five goals and averaged nearly five marks per game. He also logged handy minutes in the ruck.

Picks: In a deal that saw the Dogs trade midfielder Nathan Hrovat to North Melbourne last year, the clubs swapped third and fourth round selections in this year’s NAB AFL Draft. As it stands now those picks would be No.40 and No.58. The Dogs also have a fifth-rounder from St Kilda. – Ryan Davidson

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