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Santana no-hitter
Johan Santana pitched the first no-hitter in New York Mets' history, helped by an umpire's missed call and an outstanding catch in left field in an 8-0 victory over St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
National Volleyball Tournament
Warren Van Schalkwyk is part of the Utah Valley 40s men's volleyball team competing for a title in the USA Volleyball National Championships held this weekend at the Salt Palace. The team defeated another Utah team in its first game Friday, Sweet Yams, 25-19, 25-22, to earn a bye for the first round of the double elimination bracket that will determine the over-40 champion.
Celtics beat Heat
Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Rajon Rondo scored 21 points with 10 assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 101-91 victory over the Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night, cutting Miami's lead in the series to 2-1.
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If I were to start an NBA team, I would select players based on the following criteria (in order of importance):
1. Hustle
2. Mental toughness
3. Defensive ability
4. Team first mentality
5. Coachability
6. Ability to block out
7. Shooting ability
8. Length
9. Versatility
10. Body type
Too often NBA teams use these same criteria in reverse order. Thus, they end up with players who are marvels to watch on offense but who do not contribute to overall team play, often make bad decisions and fail to play tough defense because they're afraid to foul out. Remind you of the Jazz after Boozer came back from "injuries" during the last part of the season? Thought so.
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