Here's a photo from the press conference.

Actually, here name is Marie and her profile is definitely making the rounds.

Here's her myspace if you wanna holler at her - she's got a good sense of humor about all this.

Especially considering she appears to be answering a lot of questions about strip club work she apparently doesn't do

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I've got my tivo on pause before tip of this series as I wanted to throw one more idea out there that's been rattling around in my head.

With the official news that we won't see Bynum again this season coming down in the last 24 hours, it reminded me that the Lakers are an example of a team that could win a championship without adequately protecting their basket on a consistent basis.

Work with me here.

With all due respect to the Jazz, I fully expect the Lakers to handle them. Sorry Deron Williams fans - I just don't see it.

That means I'm thinking ahead to how they match up against either the Spurs or the Hornets.

Though I think the Spurs will ultimately be too much for New Orleans, the Hornets did crush them twice this year in the regular season.

But who is going to cover Manu? Peterson maybe? Pargo? C'mon, Ginobili is going to go crazy. Right? Am I wrong?

And if Chandler gets in early foul trouble like he did twice against the Mavs - curtains.

But I could certainly see D West killing Oberto and CPIII killing Parker, so it goes both ways.

I'm saying all that to say that if the Lakers draw the Spurs, their weak middle will get exposed. If they draw the Hornets, that weakness won't be under constant attack like it would be against Duncan on the block and penetration from up top.

Just something to ponder as the second round gets started.

Did you hear about that chick in Atalanta?

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I want the Hawks to win so badly now.

I know the chances of them winning Game 7 at Boston are very slim. But I pray that Atlanta gives us more home games this year so we can all enjoy more of this.

Atlanta's unlikely home wins against the mighty Celtics can probably all be attributed to this.

Were they distracted and lacked focus on the task at hand?

I'm sayin' though. Go Hawks, go!

Basketball fans deserve it.

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Somehow the NY tabloids and Peter Vescey know who the Mavs next coach is despite the fact Cuban hates all those guys.

Stein is being a little more cautious with his reporting of the Rick Carlisle fast-tracking, merely reporting that Carlisle is in the Dub for a second interview.

I have a hard time believing the Mavs would settle in on one guy this early in the process.

Especially one who didn't open things up enough offensively at his last gig to the satisfaction of his bosses (which included pal Larry Bird).

But those things are always situational and a coach does what he feels gives his team the best chance to win. Rick Carlisle is a very good coach - his record speaks for itself.

I just anticipated a little different style. But maybe he is so prepared and so together in his interviews that the Mavs feel like they have to look no further.

We'll see.

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