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    "I dunno why...but I feel like somebody just died!"

    S y, you're such a wimp. ME TOO!

    I have regrets about losing Malik. For all the bad history, Malik, a "nice Spur guy" and a Spur ancient veteran, seemed to be turning the corner definitively, ready to contribute as much as ever.

    oh well, "NBA is a business", and businesses can do whatever TF they want, as long as it makes $$$.

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    I'm glad we got a good player though.

    , I love Malik though.

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    damn. i feel sad. remember all those games where he would be tied then we would miss a shot then out of nowhere 'Lik grabs a rebound and we all would go crazy? like last night when he hit that big baseline jumper i went sick! he won a ring with us man. he would have wona nother this year. i live the kid. he is a spur for life in my book. we miss u malik.

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    Man, I wish Malik luck. Sad to see him go, he was a great asset for the team when he was not in the doghouse. Who knows what could have happened if Malik got consistent time, but for whatever reason Pop did not use him (Horry playing over Malik).

    Thank you Malik for your work in 0203 as one of the better bench players in the league. Thanks for your energy in the years before that as well. You were rock solid for a few years, unfortunely things did not work out.

    This a nice trade considering the cir stances. Nazr is a SOLID big man underneath. He can help in a lot of areas. Spurs essentially are getting Nazr in a salary dump. Provided he continues his solid rebounding and efficient play in SA, then this is an excellent trade.
    Last edited by Nikos; 02-24-2005 at 03:36 PM.

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    Great move, once again pop and RC put the rest of the league in their rear view mirror.
    sucks to see malik go but i had a tremendous feeling this was going to happen, pop used last 10 games to showcase malik, it just seemed awkward that horry was getting the DNP and malik was getting playing time.

    good luck malik. prove us wrong.

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    It's sad to see malik go...but hopefully Nazr will be able to mesh with Tim....

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    Malik was a good guy, but didn't have the size necessary to play in the WC. He should do very will in the EC. Spurs get a legit backup pivot who mixes it up in the paint. His numbers in about the same minutes as Rasho (28.1) are 10.9p/8.1r. Nice snag, RC.

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    I bet Malik is pissed.

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    Who's seen Nazr play? I know he was averaging 11 pts 8 boards and under 1 block but that is in the east and with NY...I wonder how that will translate to the West and Spurs system?

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    It's sad for me to see Malik go......I will never be able to enjoy yelling at him when he dribbles the ball off his foot and out of bounds again! Damnit!

    Seriously, it's sad. He was a good player and had a great personality. I will miss his commercials.

    I do believe this is a good trade for the Spurs.
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    Nazr Mohammed | 13
    Position:  C
    Born: 09/05/77
    Height: 6-10 /  2,08
    Weight: 250  lbs. /  113,4  kg.
    College - Kentucky '99
    		
     2004-05 Statistics
      	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	REBOUNDS PER GAME 	 
      TEAM 	G 	GS 	MPG 	FGM-A 	FG% 	3PM-A 	3P% 	FTM-A 	FT% 	OFF 	DEF 	TOT 	APG 	SPG 	BPG 	TO 	PF 	PPG
     NYK	54	54	28.1	234-460	.509	0-1	.000	121-171	.708	3.10	5.00	8.10	.5	.98	.98	1.50	3.20	10.9
    Career Highlights
    
    	
    
        * Scored his 1,000th career point on January 29, 2002 against the Lakers.
        * Had a career-high 30 points on November 5, 2001 at the LA Clippers.
        * Started 22 games in 2000-01
        * Averaged 18.9 ppg and 12.9 rpg over last nine games of 2000-01
        * Made his NBA debut in a 78-66 win over the Charlotte Hornets on 2/5/99
        * A member of the 1998 NCAA champion Kentucky Wildcats
        * Recorded the 4th-best single-season field-goal percentage (.597) in Kentucky history in 1997-98
    
    	
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    Nazr Tahiru Mohammed...First name is pronounced NAH-zee...Nazr and wife Mandy were married in 2001 and are proud parents of a daughter, Amani...Studied business management at Kentucky...Brother Alhaji played at Louisville under Rick Pitino...Favorites: Music artists: Jay-Z and Brian McKnight; movie: Scarface; TV shows: The Cosby Show and Seinfeld; food: spaghetti...Considers winning the ’98 NCAA Championship his biggest thrill in sports...Person he most admires is Andre Feavy, his junior varsity basketball coach...Hometown of Chicago, where he starred at Kenwood High, is his favorite place to visit...During Atlanta stint, served as spokesperson for the Hawks’ “Home Team Hero” award, which recognizes individuals who make a difference in their local communities...Wears No. 13 in honor of Wilt Chamberlain and former teammate Glenn Robinson...Donned No. 13 with Knicks on the same day Alex Rodriguez first wore No. 13 for Yankees.
    	
     Season Highs / Career Highs
      	2004-05 HIGHS 	CAREER HIGHS
     Points	25 @ Toronto 11/24/04 	30 @ L.A. Clippers 11/05/01
     Field Goals Made	9 3 Times	14 @ L.A. Clippers 11/05/01
     Field Goals Attempted	16 @ Indiana 11/13/04	21 @ L.A. Clippers 11/05/01
     Three Point Field Goals Made 	None	None
     Three Point Field Goals Attempted	1 @ L.A. Clippers 1/31/05	1 3 Times
     Free Throws Made	10 @ Boston 12/22/04	10 @ Boston 12/22/04
     Free Throws Attempted	11 @ Boston12/22/04	11 @ Boston12/22/04
     Offensive Rebounds	11 @ Indiana 11/13/04	11 @ Indiana 11/13/04
     Defensive Rebounds	10 4 Times	13 2 Times
     Total Rebounds	18 @ Boston 12/22/04	19 2 Times
     Assists	3 @ Orlando 12/27/04	3 5 Times
     Steals	4 2 Times	4 2 Times
     Blocks	8 @ New Jersey 12/14/04	8 @ New Jersey 12/14/04
     Minutes Played	46 vs. Detroit 12/15/04	46 vs. Detroit 12/15/04
    created: 02/24/2005 03.12.am
     CAREER AVERAGES
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      YEAR 	TEAM 	G 	GS 	MPG 	FG% 	3P% 	FT% 	OFF 	DEF 	RPG 	APG 	SPG 	BPG 	TO 	PF 	PPG
     98-99	PHI	26	0	4.7	.357	.000	.571	.70	.70	1.40	.1	.19	.15	.46	.80	1.6
     99-00	PHI	28	3	6.8	.389	.000	.545	.60	1.20	1.80	.1	.14	.43	.64	1.00	1.9
     00-01	PHI	30	3	6.5	.466	.000	.500	.60	1.20	1.80	.1	.20	.23	.30	1.30	3.2
     00-01	ATL	28	19	25.6	.480	.000	.765	3.50	5.50	9.00	.6	.82	1.00	1.96	2.60	12.3
     00-01	--	58	22	15.7	.477	.000	.706	2.00	3.30	5.30	.3	.50	.60	1.10	1.90	7.6
     01-02	ATL	82	73	26.4	.461	.000	.617	3.00	5.00	7.90	.4	.77	.74	1.44	3.10	9.7
     02-03	ATL	35	0	12.7	.421	.000	.634	1.30	2.30	3.70	.2	.46	.60	.71	2.30	4.6
     03-04	ATL	53	1	17.7	.493	.000	.627	1.90	3.10	5.00	.4	.42	.51	1.04	2.10	6.5
     03-04	NYK	27	23	24.9	.563	.000	.525	2.90	4.80	7.70	.6	1.22	.93	1.52	3.00	9.1
     03-04	--	80	24	20.1	.521	.000	.592	2.20	3.70	5.90	.5	.69	.65	1.20	2.40	7.4
     04-05	NYK	54	54	28.1	.509	.000	.708	3.10	5.00	8.10	.5	.98	.98	1.50	3.20	10.9
     Career		363	176	19.2	.480	.000	.644	2.20	3.60	5.70	.3	.62	.66	1.14	2.40	7.4
     Playoff		7	4	14.3	.500	.000	.688	1.40	1.90	3.30	.1	.86	.43	1.00	2.60	5.9

    This was taken from his bio in the field above:

    During Atlanta stint, served as spokesperson for the Hawks’ “Home Team Hero” award, which recognizes individuals who make a difference in their local communities..

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    This is an awesome trade. They add a big body that could play D and offense. Man, I was a fan of Mohammed since his days in Kentucky when they compared him to Shaq. As for the 1st round pick they lose. No problem, they'll be adding Scola and possibly a quality 7 foot player from Lithuania. I can't think of his name right now. The spurs are good and they're getting better. Look for SA to try to get rid of Rasho NEXT year about the same time as Rose is being dealt this year.

    They mentioned something about us needing to counter Miami, well I think we just did.

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    This sucks.

    Giving up someone that plays as hard as Rose just plain sucks.

    you Pop!!!

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    Jan 1st article bout NazMo.

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    Knicks' Nazr Mohammed among East's best centers

    NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , NEW YORK
    Saturday, Jan 01, 2005,Page 20

    Nazr Mohammed has never given himself a clever nickname or made a rap CD, and he would not know how to start a superstar feud. Shaquille O'Neal he is not.

    But Mohammed has, unexpectedly, become perhaps the best Eastern Conference center not residing in south Florida. Or the most consistently productive one, anyway.

    Mohammed, the Knicks' starting center, is averaging career highs of 12.5 points and 9.3 rebounds. He is also shooting 53.2 percent from the field. His hustle and grit have helped the Knicks (16-13) to first place in the Atlantic Division. And his steady production has put him squarely in the conversation about who should back up O'Neal in the All-Star Game on Feb. 20 in Denver.

    "I think he's in that discussion," Isiah Thomas, the Knicks' president, said. "I know the thing that the coaches value the most is his work ethic, the way he approaches the game every night and the way he does the dirty work inside the paint. He's not flashy; he's effective. He's just a worker."

    O'Neal, of the Miami Heat, is a lock to start in the All-Star Game; he leads the voting for Eastern Conference players. Detroit's Ben Wallace will be a favorite when the coaches select reserves in late January, and Cleveland's Zydrunas Ilgauskas will receive heavy consideration.

    Mohammed cannot match the popularity or the flair (or hair) of Wallace, but he may be the best qualified to be O'Neal's backup in Denver. Mohammed has recorded 11 double-doubles, as many as Houston's Yao Ming; among centers, they are second only to O'Neal, who has 17.

    Entering Thursday's games, Mohammed was third among centers in rebounding average, behind Wallace (12.6) and O'Neal (10.8), and second in offensive rebounds (3.8), also behind Wallace (4.6). Wallace also had the edge on Mohammed in blocked shots, with 2.89 a game to 1.17. But Mohammed was ahead of Wallace in scoring average (12.5 to 9.9), field-goal percentage (53.2 to 44.3) and free-throw percentage (74.3 to 47.2).

    Mohammed has scored in double digits in 18 of 29 games this season; he has not missed a game. Wallace has scored in double figures in 9 of 19 games; he served a six-game suspension for his role in the Nov. 19 brawl at the end of the Pacers-Pistons game. Mohammed, ever unassuming, chuckled softly when the possibility of being an All-Star was mentioned.

    "Hey, shoot, keep passing it on, keep the buzz," he said. "I can't lie. I would be ecstatic. Just my name being mentioned is a great achievement for me. I wouldn't know how to react. I wouldn't have thought I'd have an opportunity like that."

    Even Knicks officials have been pleasantly surprised by how far Mohammed has come since they acquired him in February in a three-team deal. Although Tim Thomas was viewed as the key pickup, "I wouldn't have made the deal without Mohammed," Isiah Thomas said.

    Mohammed's name was not even placed on this year's ballot for the All-Star Game. The omission was understandable. Mohammed, 27, was not considered a full-time starter, and only once has he averaged more than nine points or seven rebounds in a season. As the preseason came to a close, he was still battling Vin Baker for the starting role. Both struggled in October, but Mohammed struggled less and won the job.

    In the first two weeks of the regular season, Mohammed often looked passive and sometimes lethargic. It was not until mid-November when Mohammed, a devout Muslim, revealed he had been fasting for Ramadan and had lost seven or eight pounds. His game took off after that. In the nine games from Nov. 13 to 30, he averaged 15.8 points and 11.2 rebounds. Those are All-Star numbers.

    "There's Shaq and there's Yao, and after that I think it's pretty much a coin toss, depending on what type of center you want," Mohammed said. "On a team like ours, my job is to defend, rebound and when my teammates get me the ball, I'm able to score when I'm given a chance. And we're winning games. If you want a center like that, that's me."

    Stephon Marbury regularly looks for Mohammed when he drives the lane, and his dump-off passes have led to easy shots.

    "Everybody, they're getting more and more confidence in me," Mohammed said.

    If the All-Star nod comes, Mohammed said he would be grateful. But he is pleased just to be starting every night for a first-place team. It is a refreshing change after spending years on the bench for the rarely relevant Atlanta Hawks.

    "It's the opportunity that I've been waiting for, for a long time," he said. "I don't want to ever take steps back, so I'm just trying to improve, get better and eventually, one day, it won't just be consideration or buzz; it'll be like, `Hey, he deserves it.' So that's my goal."

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    NY uses a very wild big man rotation. Pretty much ever big on there roster plays some minutes and the minutes from game to game are very inconsistent. Nazr will benefit from much more stable minutes. He is a banger and a low post scorer with a good mid range jumper. IMO this is about the best deal we could hope for. We dump 27 million and a headache and get back 5.5 mill and a banger!

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    And another thing.....why with the best team with the best chemistry in the league at this point???

    I hope we lose the championship now... the Spurs.

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    Are you serious Mohammed. That is awesome. Mohammed is very good. Finally a good quality big man. Wait is this for real?

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    spurs got the better deal

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    Well, nothing is forever in the NBA. Malik had a good run on the Spurs and a great dunk over Mutombo. Sorry to see him go, but Nazr is a very good trade. On first glance, I think the Knicks got the bad end of the deal, but maybe this will end up being a trade improving both teams. The long-term salary cuts both ways. How much would the Knicks had to pay Nazr to keep him?

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    3 big mans!! Good when we play with Miami

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    found this quote in another article though....

    Mohammed is a weak defender, who gives up position too early. Role players like Mark Blount drop 20+ points on him. And he isn't a shot blocking presence.
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    another one....

    Nazr Mohammed is having the best season of his NBA career. For the season, he's averaging 12.5 points, 55.5% shooting (3rd best in NBA) and 9.5 rebounds (15th best in NBA) per game. And those numbers don't even do him justice, as he started slowly but over the last few weeks has picked things up in a big way. InsideHoops.com credits some of his improvement to Mark Aquirre, who works the center out regularly and teaches him how to operate down low.
    link

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    Pop waives Brewer Tomorrow or soon

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    Calm down Jim, ! We still got that Ducan dude!

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    And another thing.....why with the best team with the best chemistry in the league at this point???

    I hope we lose the championship now... the Spurs.
    Been nice hearing from you. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.

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    Saturday, Jan 01, 2005,Page 20
    Mohammed, the Knicks' starting center, is averaging career highs of 12.5 points and 9.3 rebounds. He is also shooting 53.2 percent from the field.
    Of significance, those numbers have dropped off considerably since then.

    He's now averaging 10.9-8.1 and shooting 51%.

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