{"id":33652,"date":"2014-09-12T16:54:14","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T13:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoops.co.il\/?p=33652"},"modified":"2014-09-20T18:50:25","modified_gmt":"2014-09-20T15:50:25","slug":"%d7%a9%d7%a0%d7%99-%d7%90%d7%aa%d7%92%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%99-%d7%96%d7%94-%d7%9c%d7%90-%d7%90%d7%aa%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%92%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%9c%d7%a9%d7%91%d7%aa-%d7%9e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoops.co.il\/?p=33652","title":{"rendered":"\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05e9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05ea\u05d2\u05e8\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd (\u05de\u05d5\u05de\u05d9! \u05d6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9\u05dd!) \u05dc\u05e9\u05d1\u05ea \/ \u05de\u05e0\u05d7\u05dd \u05dc\u05e1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<header>\n<div id=\"top-share-buttons-region\">\n<header>\n<map id=\"FPMap3\" name=\"FPMap3\">\n<area coords=\"477, 23, 571, 45\" shape=\"rect\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/franblinebury\" \/> <\/map>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/turnernbahangtime.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/blog_scribe_fran.jpg\" usemap=\"#FPMap3\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been to the beach to soak up the rays and the scenery and did some snorkeling to take a peek at life beneath the water\u2019s surface. We\u2019ve risen at dawn and hiked up through the cool morning air on narrow trails to get a glimpse of what\u2019s over there on the next mountain. We\u2019ve gone bungee jumping just to see if we had it in us. We\u2019ve floated down long, lazy rivers to navel gaze and find out how long we could keep that umbrella drink balanced on our bellies.<\/p>\n<p>What else is left to see on these sultry summer days except to lie back in a hammock and dream of MVPs who\u2019ll make things hot on all those winter nights?<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019re still several pages on the calendar away from the 2014-15 season openers, we\u2019re taking off from the free-throw line in our naps and soaring all the way to April for the top five contenders on my ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Send us your picks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/video\/cvp\/leaguearticleplayer.html?videoID=video\/channels\/nba_tv\/2014\/08\/13\/20140813-lebrons-homecoming.nba&amp;context=nba&amp;env=nba&amp;width=576&amp;height=324\" height=\"324\" width=\"576\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>VIDEO:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/video\/channels\/nba_tv\/2014\/08\/13\/20140813-lebrons-homecoming.nba\/index.html\">LeBron James returns home to Cleveland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>LeBron James, Cavaliers<\/strong> \u2014 He\u2019s back at home in Ohio, all is forgiven and it\u2019s safe to like him again. Add in the fact that he lost out on the MVP trophy to <strong>Kevin Durant<\/strong> last season \u2014 even though it was silly to even think that he wasn\u2019t the best player in the league \u2014 and there\u2019s reason to expect bigger things than a <a href=\"http:\/\/allball.blogs.nba.com\/2014\/08\/25\/lebron-ready-to-bring-back-powder-toss-in-cleveland\/\">pregame mushroom cloud of resin dust<\/a> in Cleveland. Chalk last year up to \u201cLeBron Fatigue\u201d from a voting roll that simply got tired of writing his name in on the top line of the ballot, even if it was the right thing to do. So now \u201cThe Homecoming\u201d will have him in the same situation he faced after <strong>Derrick Rose<\/strong> copped the MVP from him in 2011. All James did was respond by winning the award two straight times. A fifth MVP this season will move him into a tie with <strong>Bill Russell<\/strong> and <strong>Michael Jordan<\/strong> and, at just 29, LeBron in his prime will be stalking <strong>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar\u2019s<\/strong> all-time record of six.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/video\/cvp\/leaguearticleplayer.html?videoID=video\/channels\/nba_tv\/2014\/08\/19\/20140819-brent-barry-intv-chris-paul.nba&amp;context=nba&amp;env=nba&amp;width=576&amp;height=324\" height=\"324\" width=\"576\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>VIDEO<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/video\/channels\/nba_tv\/2014\/08\/19\/20140819-brent-barry-intv-chris-paul.nba\/index.html\">Brent Barry goes one-on-one with Chris Paul<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Paul, Clippers<\/strong> \u2014 Does anybody really think head cheerleader and screamer <strong>Steve Ballmer<\/strong> would have plunked down $2 billion to buy the Clippers if Paul hadn\u2019t already done the seemingly impossible and removed their name as the punch line from every NBA joke? Yes,<strong> Blake Griffin<\/strong> is a bonafide All-Star. Yes, <strong>Doc Rivers<\/strong> is an elite level coach who was tapped into the psyche of <strong>DeAndre Jordan<\/strong> to push him into the conversation as one of the best centers in the league. But it\u2019s Paul who is the face, heart, teeth and claws of the franchise. With career averages of 18.6 points, 9.9 assists, simply the best handle in the game and a nose for ballhawking defense, CP3 has a pot that\u2019s been bubbling for nine NBA seasons and is ready to boil over and take the Clippers to the next level. This could be the year. Paul has driven the team to win a franchise record 56 and 57 games in each of the past two seasons and if he can do it again to set up a deep playoff run, the shiny hardware could be his reward.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/video\/cvp\/leaguearticleplayer.html?videoID=video\/channels\/nba_tv\/2014\/06\/30\/20140630-durant-lang-interview-long.nba&amp;context=nba&amp;env=nba&amp;width=576&amp;height=324\" height=\"324\" width=\"576\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>VIDEO:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/video\/channels\/nba_tv\/2014\/06\/30\/20140630-durant-lang-interview-long.nba\/index.html\"> Kevin Durant talks about his 2013-14 MVP season<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Durant, Thunder <\/strong>\u2014 He capped off another splendid and relentless season by winning his first MVP award last season and then upped his game by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/video\/channels\/award_nominees\/2014\/05\/06\/20140506-durant-accepts-nba-mvp.nba\/index.html\">delivering one of the great acceptance speeches of all time<\/a>. Go ahead, admit that you wiped a tear from the corner of your eye. What\u2019s going to change on the court this time around? While teammate <strong>Russell Westbrook<\/strong> rides the roller coaster of fandom up and down with his off-the-charts play mixed with the \u201cwhat-was-he-thinking?\u201d shot selection, Durant will continue to be the spindly-legged racehorse that pulls the Thunder wagon. He\u2019s won the scoring title four of the past five seasons, had a string of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/video\/channels\/nba_tv\/2014\/01\/22\/20130122-starters-durant.nba\/index.html\">dozen straight games of scoring at least 30 a year ago<\/a>, which brought out the Jordan comparisons. But with all of the hullaballoo surrounding LeBron\u2019s return to Cleveland, last season could one day be remembered as K.D.\u2019s only MVP win if he can\u2019t get the Thunder over the hump to win a championship.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/video\/cvp\/leaguearticleplayer.html?videoID=video\/\/teams\/knicks\/2014\/07\/14\/WelcomeBackFeaturemp4-3327386&amp;context=nba&amp;env=nba&amp;width=576&amp;height=324\" height=\"324\" width=\"576\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>VIDEO:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/knicks\/video\/2014\/07\/14\/WelcomeBackFeaturemp4-3327386\/%20\">Carmelo Anthony elects to stay in New York<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carmelo Anthony, Knicks<\/strong> \u2014 Last season was the first time in his career that Anthony\u2019s team did not make the playoffs, yet he still finished third in the MVP voting. That speaks not only to the depth of his own talent, but a lack of depth on the Knicks roster that forces him to be the do-it-all force every night. Other than the arrival of <strong>Phil Jackson <\/strong>in the executive suite and <strong>Derek Fisher<\/strong> on the bench, little has changed at Madison Square Garden. Melo went window shopping in the free agent market, glimpsing at the goods in Chicago and Houston, then opted to take the largest bundle of cash \u2014 five years, $124 million \u2014 to remain in New York and continue to keep his name in lights on Broadway. He\u2019s lost weight. He\u2019s gained confidence. He says he can get the Knicks back into the playoffs. In a rebuilt Eastern Conference that now has real challengers up and down the standings, that will be a tall task. But if Anthony can take the Knicks there, he\u2019ll deserved to be in the conversation.<br \/>\n<strong>VIDEO:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/warriors\/video\/2014\/05\/30\/1314CurryMixmov-3287544\/\"> Stephen Curry\u2019s top plays of 2013-14<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephen Curry, Warriors<\/strong> \u2014 Curry is the best pure shooter in the league today. It\u2019s not just the number of times he puts the ball into the basket, but his ability to get the shots off so quickly, at all angles, from virtually anyplace on the court. Give him an open dribble as soon as he crosses the mid court line and you might have given up a bucket. But it\u2019s more than just scoring 24.5 points a game. It\u2019s Curry\u2019s ability to dish the ball from either hand with a magician\u2019s flair for 8.5 assists that makes him truly special. He was already knocking on the door of the top five a year ago, finishing sixth in the MVP balloting. If new coach <strong>Steve Kerr<\/strong> can get the Warriors to take the next step and boost them into the upper half of the Western Conference bracket, Curry could be a dark horse in the race.<\/p>\n<div id=\"jp-post-flair\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"sharing-twitter-79092\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/hangtime.blogs.nba.com\/2014\/08\/28\/summer-dreaming-most-valuable-player-2\/?share=twitter&amp;nb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">16<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"sharing-facebook-79092\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/hangtime.blogs.nba.com\/2014\/08\/28\/summer-dreaming-most-valuable-player-2\/?share=facebook&amp;nb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">16<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"sharing-google-79092\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\" href=\"http:\/\/hangtime.blogs.nba.com\/2014\/08\/28\/summer-dreaming-most-valuable-player-2\/?share=google-plus-1&amp;nb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 We\u2019ve been to the beach to soak up the rays and the scenery and did some snorkeling to take a peek at life beneath the water\u2019s surface. 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