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12/17/2006 8:26:11 PM

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12/17/2006 8:32:16 PM

Hodge is the most efficient player in the D-League

http://www.nba.com/dleague/statistics/2006/default_regular_season_leaders/LeagueLeadersEFFQuery.html?topic=0&stat=27

12/24/2006 6:22:07 AM

I get the feeling that isn't accurate (his season stats are still fucked up on their site).

If you look at the game-by-game stats, though, he's doing pretty well. Definitely racking up the assists lately.

12/24/2006 11:12:37 AM

gotta love that hot shooting. 6-16, 2-9, 6-14. AWESOME!!

12/24/2006 11:17:14 AM

What do you think your FG% would be like if you were shot in the leg four times?

12/24/2006 11:18:23 AM

well how many shots were fired, total? we need a shooting percentage from the assailant.

12/24/2006 11:22:32 AM

zing

12/24/2006 11:25:39 AM

^^^^^it is accurate if you look at the formula, they fixed those bad stats from the first game weeks ago

12/24/2006 1:37:56 PM

You would think they would bring him up for the next 10 games or so, considering they are like 4 players shorthanded.

12/24/2006 3:55:19 PM

Karl doesn't like Hodge, deh got beef

12/24/2006 4:44:39 PM

AW MAN ITS UNC KEEPING STATE DOWN

12/24/2006 4:47:54 PM

somebody is noticing what he's doing in the dleague. he'll get another shot (you like that?) by the end of the season.

12/25/2006 1:07:27 PM

you can only hope

12/25/2006 8:31:30 PM

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"for all intensive purposes"

seriously. just fucking think before you post.

12/25/2006 11:42:29 PM

"Hodge Wins It for 14ers"



http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20061227/ANACOL/recap.html

http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20061227/ANACOL/boxscore.html

and Jules is STILL the most efficient player in the D-League though he did drop to 2nd place in assists per game

12/28/2006 1:39:36 PM

^ does he look bigger in that picture? or is it just the angle of the shot?

12/28/2006 1:41:46 PM

god that basketball looks stupid

12/28/2006 1:43:00 PM

the blue on the seams of that bball do seem pretty nuclear/toxic/glow-in-the-dark/neon/flourescent/synonym

^^probably angle but he is definitely a little stockier than is NCSU days

12/28/2006 1:44:06 PM

Saw this on Inside Carolina:

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"From the Rocky Mountain Review: "Short jumpers • The Nuggets figure to dial up Atlanta and Charlotte, teams with ample salary-cap room, by the Feb. 22 trade deadline. The Nuggets, nearly $3 million over the luxury tax threshold, would like to dump salary to avoid paying at least some of the dollar-for-dollar tax. The Nuggets could offer draft picks and cash. If the Nuggets could unload Julius Hodge, making $1.23 million, it would save $1.23 million in tax.""

12/29/2006 12:08:27 PM

I wish I could make $1.23 million for riding the pine.

12/29/2006 12:11:37 PM

yeah, i'd take even half of that
or even just .23 million.

12/29/2006 1:05:39 PM

MAYBE HODGE WILL GO TO THE BOBCATS

12/29/2006 1:16:38 PM

If Hodge goes to the Bobcats, I'll actually show up at that weird-ass arena for a game.

12/29/2006 1:18:27 PM

Yeah that would be pretty sweet.

He still probably wouldn't get much PT, but it would still make me happy.

12/29/2006 1:18:29 PM

Bobcats? Yeah, I guess playing second fiddle to UNC players again is better than what he's doing now.

12/29/2006 1:31:00 PM

^does that include balling out on Jawad Williams in the game where he hit the buzzer beater a couple nights ago?

12/29/2006 1:52:40 PM

nah, everyone on the bobcats gets hurt or sick so he would get to play

12/29/2006 2:11:10 PM

I'd be SO stoked if he was on the bobcats. I also don't think their arena is weird like that other dude said. It actually is really nice.

12/29/2006 2:24:55 PM

as of 12/29/2006 its probably one of the nicest basketball arenas in the world

12/29/2006 2:26:22 PM

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/video/10669653/index.html

pretty good hodge interview on that page

1/4/2007 12:19:41 PM

^I wish I hadn't watched that

I feel terrible for Hodge now

1/4/2007 12:42:46 PM

I think he will get back to smiling and cracking jokes eventually.

Happy that he got to play.

1/4/2007 12:52:49 PM

pisses me off that something like that had to happen to a genuinely good person like hodge, instead of some thug wannabe like chris paul or rashad mccants

1/4/2007 1:04:50 PM

i thought every single basketball player drafted in the nba is automatically a thug?

1/4/2007 1:12:16 PM

^^Wow, you just can't let that go. That was years ago.

Anyway, I still think Hodge can be a productive 2 or 3 in the NBA. He just needs to bust his ass on the practice court, and show Karl he can play in his uptempo offense. All bias aside, he can be a great player in Denver.

For example, Kevin Martin was drafted in the first round by Sacramento. He didn't play much under Rick Adelman, and he was even left off the playoff roster his rookie season. So, he worked hard on his game, made the playoff roster last year, helped beat the S.A. Spurs in Game 3 with his last second layup, and now, he's probably going to be NBA's Most Improved Player this year.

There is still hope for J-Hodge. He can still be great.

[Edited on January 4, 2007 at 1:17 PM. Reason : Go Hodge]

1/4/2007 1:16:58 PM

hodge may start tonight...

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nba/article/0,2777,DRMN_23922_5258592,00.html

1/5/2007 11:28:04 AM

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"Karl said he might put Hodge on Lakers guard Kobe Bryant as he searches for a defensive spark that might help the Nuggets end a three-game losing streak. "There's a little wildness there that's crazy that I'd want on the court," Karl said. "We'll see what happens." "

i lol'd

1/5/2007 11:31:54 AM

That seems like a real smart coaching move. Lets bring a guy up for his first NBA start and have him guard Kobe...

1/5/2007 11:33:06 AM

nice!

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"HODGE STARTING? Four days ago, Julius Hodge was in the NBA Development League. Tonight, he might be in the Nuggets' starting lineup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Seeking more size at the point, coach George Karl said he is contemplating starting the 6-foot-7 Hodge alongside Iverson, who could slide over to shooting guard. Yakhouba Diawara has started the past seven games at shooting guard. Hodge averaged 12.1 points, 6.6 assists and 4.2 rebounds in a nine-game rehabilitation assignment with the Colorado 14ers of the NBADL. He played 1 minute against Philadelphia, marking his first appearance in an NBA game since being shot four times in the legs and hip while driving on Interstate 76 on April 8. Karl said he might put Hodge on Lakers guard Kobe Bryant as he searches for a defensive spark that might help the Nuggets end a three-game losing streak. "There's a little wildness there that's crazy that I'd want on the court," Karl said. "We'll see what happens." "

1/5/2007 11:34:24 AM

fuck, game isn't on tv here.

1/5/2007 11:36:37 AM

if hodge is on kobe, this is just going to be something i have to see.

to the bars!

1/5/2007 11:40:24 AM

at least we know he'll make sportscenter, one way or another

1/5/2007 11:41:40 AM

I might have to find a bar playing the game tonight to watch this shit

1/5/2007 11:44:44 AM

game time?

1/5/2007 11:46:32 AM

Wow go Julius!

Pretend Kobe is Chris Paul and punch him in the nuts.

1/5/2007 11:49:04 AM

10:30pm

1/5/2007 11:51:37 AM

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"to the bars!"

1/5/2007 11:53:44 AM

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"at least we know he'll make sportscenter, one way or another "

Haha, I was thinking the same thing.

Hopefully it will be like "Wow, this first time starter held Kobe to 16 points, where did he come from?"

But more likely it will be "Kobe drops 50 on some n00b making his first start, what the hell were they thinking?"

1/5/2007 12:01:22 PM

what channel is the game on?

yes ive read that its not on here, but i have satellite

wonder if he'll ask for kobe's autograph

[Edited on January 5, 2007 at 12:12 PM. Reason : .]

1/5/2007 12:04:49 PM