LOS ANGELES - While the Hall of Fame nominations always lead to interesting conversations regarding who was selected - and who was omitted - for my two cents, the most glaring omission was former Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller. I guess I'm just partial to players who spend their entire careers with one franchise (and a small-market franchise at that), provide some of the most thrilling finishes in postseason history (Knicks-Pacers, Game 5, 1994 Easte4rn Conference Finals), rank second in three-point field goals behind only Ray Allen, etc. Ok, so as his former coach/boss Larry Bird used to joke, Reggie was a ridiculously poor rebounder (3.0 boards per game) for someone 6-foot-7. But again, he was a career 39.5 percent shooter from three-point range, and his proficiency beyond the arc in 1997-98 (42.9 percent) is one those stats that can't be ignored.
Justin Bieber? Huh?
With so many events, press conferences, technology conferences, etc. competing for attention this weekend - and the labor issue will be front and center before the Slamdunk contest and Long Distance Shootout get underway Saturday - we should all be grateful to ESPN for staffing the event and then actually showing footage of Justin Bieber's exploits in Friday's celebrity game. The little lefty was certainly MVP worthy with his ball handling skills, three-point shooting, playmaking, and all-around skill level. Who knew?
Finally, from Dirk
So maybe this means Dirk Nowitzki is becoming sort of hip in his old age? When asked who he would choose to portray him in a movie about his life, he replied, "Woody Harrelson." This has to be considered progress. In his younger years, remember, Dirk revealed that he was a big fan of David Hasselhoff's (gulp) singing,
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