Journeyman Moon finally gets his due

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Dino-links: Today’s Raptors news
Published 2/15/2008 by Cuzzy at Cuzoogle
... “Between those days and these – as Moon, 27, prepares for his turn at his first NBA all-star weekend, playing in tonight’s rookie-sophomore game and performing in tomorrow’s slam-dunk contest – there’ve been a lot of throw-downs. And until recently, there hasn’t been a lot of paying up.” (Toronto Star) ...

First Cup: Friday
Published 2/15/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Clippers may be going international. Center Chris Kaman already said he was contemplating playing for the German national team because his great-grandparents are from Germany. Now, reserve point guard Dan Dickau said the Polish national team has contacted him after learning his great-grandparents are from Poland. 'They found that out and it kind of progressed,' Dickau said. 'It would be a great experience and another chance to play a high level of basketball in a different setting.'" ...

Playoff positioning + Jose’s Blog + Moon’s the favorite + the bad signing that is Kapono
Published 2/15/2008 by arsenalist at Arsenalist
... include Kenyon Martin, Kobe Bryant and Baron Davis. The NBA’s half thought-out rule of having players with limited amount of experience is one of the main reasons why interest in the competition is low. For all of the NBA’s emphasis on fan participation, I’m surprised nobody’s thought of having the fans vote the dunk participants in, that way you’ll generate the interest it deserves. For more Moon love and bagfulls of free shoes, check out Dave Feschuk’s article in The Star. Jason Kapono and some thoughts on the ...