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Imagine if teams could combine players from every generation to form the greatest starting lineup in franchise history. The only problem is, some teams have so much talent, how do you really choose between Jerry West and Kobe Bryant as the starting shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers? A new feature from ESPN.com enables you to decide the ultimate starting lineup for your favorite team. While the site allows for players to be selected on multiple teams (Shaquille ONeal is available for the Magic, Lakers and Heat) for our voting, each player may only be represented on one team. Heres how Shatter The Glass voted for the five teams in the Central Division. Artis Gilmore has been overshadowed by the Michael Jordan-era Bulls. -Chicago Bulls Years active: 1967-2010 Playoff appearances: 29 Championships: 6 MVP Award Winners: 5 Michael Jordan 5x (1987-88, 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1995-1996, 1997-1998) Starting five choices: Center: Tom Borewinkle, Bill Cartwright, Artis Gilmore Power Forward: Horace Grant, Bob Love, Dennis Rodman, Orlando Woolridge Small Forward: Luol Deng, Toni Kukoc, Scottie Pippen, Chet Walker Shooting Guard: Ben Gordon, Michael Jordan, Reggie Theus, Jerry Sloan Point Guard: B.J. Armstrong, Kirk Hinrich, Steve Kerr, John Paxson, Norm Van Lier Our vote No-brainer: For the rest of NBA history there is no shooting guard that will compete with Michael Jordan, let alone anyone on the Chicago Bulls. Close call: Dennis Rodman only lasted three seasons in Chicago, but he helped transform the Bulls into the most unstoppable team ever. Horace Grant would have been the pick if he was part of the 72-10 team. Vote for your all-time Bulls team. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Brad Daugherty would have dominated if he stayed healthy. -Cleveland Cavaliers Years active: 1971-2010 Playoff appearances: 18 Championships: 0 MVP Award Winners: 2 LeBron James 2x (2008-2009, 2009-2010) Starting five choices: Center: Jim Chones, Brad Daugherty, Zydrunas Ilgauskas Power Forward: Tyrone Hill, Shawn Kemp, Larry Nance, Cliff Robinson, John Williams Small Forward: LeBron James, Mike Mitchell, Lamond Murray, Campy Russell Shooting Guard: World B. Free, Austin Carr, Craig Ehlo, Ron Harper Point Guard: Andre Miller, Mark Price, Terrell Brandon, John Bagley Our vote No-brainer: LeBron James has won as many Most Valuable Player awards as any Cavalier small forward has made All-Star appearances. Close call: Lots of back and fourth between Ron Harper and World B. Free. Although his tenure in Cleveland lasted just three seasons, Free averaged at least 22 points per game every year with the Cavaliers. Vote for your all-time Cavalier team. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Isiah Thomas was the fiercest competitor in Detroit history. -Detroit Pistons Years active: 1949-2010 Playoff appearances: 40 Championships: 3 MVP Award Winners: 0 Starting five choices: Center: Walter Dukes, Larry Foust, Bill Laimbeer, Bob Lanier, Rasheed Wallace Power Forward: Dave DeBusschere, Bailey Howell, Dennis Rodman, Ray Scott, Terry Tyler, Ben Wallace Small Forward: Adrian Dantley, Grant Hill, Tayshaun Prince, Kelly Tripucka, George Yardley Shooting Guard: Joe Dumars, Richard Hamilton, Vinnie Johnson, Jerry Stackhouse, Gene Shue Point Guard: Chauncey Billups, Dave Bing, Kevin Porter, Isiah Thomas Our vote No-brainer: Isiah Thomas is the greatest pure point guard of all-time. If a certain 69 Laker had played any other position, Thomas would go down as the best ever. Close call: Joe Dumars has the edge on Richard Hamilton simply because he was the Finals MVP during 1989. Hamilton was a key piece to the Pistons championship team in 2004 but Chauncey Billups took home the hardware. Vote for your all-time Pistons team. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reggie Miller drained 2,560 three-pointers during his career, more than anyone else in NBA history. -Indiana Pacers Years active: 1977-2010 Playoff appearances: 18 Championships: 0 MVP Award Winners: 0 Starting five choices: Center: Mel Daniels, Antonio Davis, Bob Netolicky, Rik Smits, Herb Williams Power Forward: Dale Davis, George McGinnis, Jermaine ONeal, Detlef Schrempf Small Forward: Roger Brown, Danny Granger, Clark Kellogg, Chuck Person, Jalen Rose Shooting Guard: Mike Dunleavy Jr. Stephen Jackson, Billy Knight, John Long, Reggie Miller Point Guard: Don Buse, Vern Fleming, Mark Jackson, Billy Keller, Freddie Lewis, Jamaal Tinsley Our vote No-brainer: Reggie Miller played 1,389 games with the Pacers, second most one player has ever spent on the same team. Miller and Indiana are synonymous. Close call: Chuck Person in his prime was capable of matching anyone in the league point-for-point. But in just five seasons, Danny Granger has taken major strides towards Persons top spot among Pacer small forwards. Vote for your all-time Pacers team. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ -Milwaukee Bucks Oscar Robertson is the only player to average a triple-double for an entire season. Years active: 1969-2010 Playoff appearances: 26 Championships: 1 MVP Award Winners: 3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3x (1970-1971, 1971-1972, 1973-1974) Starting five choices: Center: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Andrew Bogut, Jack Sikma Power Forward: Vin Baker, Terry Cummings, Joe Smith Small Forward: Junior Bridgeman, Bob Dandridge, Marques Johnson, Glenn Robinson Shooting Guard: Ray Allen, Sidney Moncrief, Ricky Pierce, Michael Redd, Brian Winters Point Guard: Sam Cassell, Jay Humphries, Eric Murdock, Oscar Robertson Our vote No-brainer: No question Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the greatest player ever to wear a Milwaukee uniform, but spending only six of his 20 years, and the rest in Los Angeles, means he is more prominent in Laker history. Close call: How has a team thats been around for 41 years have Terry Cummings as its best power forward and really no one else in contention? That is crazy. Vote for your all-time Bucks team. Other all-time teams by division: Atlantic, Southeast, Pacific, Northwest, Southwest

By Peter Dreier The epidemic of foreclosures that began in 2008 has been devastating America’s families, communities and the state economy. Nowhere is this more true than in California, where one in five U.S. foreclosures has taken place. Since 2008, more than 1.2 million Californians have lost their homes, and the number is expected to exceed 2 million by the end of next year. More than a third of California homeowners with a mortgage already owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. As a result, home values in the state are estimated to plummet by $632 billion. That translates into a loss of more than $3.8 billion in property taxes. One foreclosed home in a neighborhood can reduce property values for the rest of the houses in the neighborhood, and a cluster of foreclosed houses compounds the physical, economic, and social devastation. And just as local governments are starving for revenues, they are asked to deal with the increased costs - estimated at $17.4 billion over four years - caused by the foreclosure mess. These include public safety, maintenance of abandoned and blighted properties, inspections, trash removal, sheriff evictions, unpaid water and sewer charges, and the provision of emergency shelter. We can't solve California's fiscal disaster without addressing the foreclosure crisis. It doesn't make sense to make severe cuts to state and local budgets only to allow Wall Street banks and their overpaid CEOs to drain billions more from our state. The banks created the housing crisis with toxic lending practices and they need to be part of this solution. A bill sponsored by Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield (Democrat, Los Angeles) -- the Foreclosure Mitigation Fee (AB 935), which is currently going through legislative hearings - would require banks to pay their share of foreclosure costs. Backed by a broad coalition of consumer, community and labor groups, the bill would impose a $20,000 fine on banks for each foreclosure. The $12 billi

The Long Beach Police Department is trading in its hoses for a more environmentally friendly method of washing police vehicles. The Police Department announced today a waterless car wash pilot project aimed at reducing the water used for washing police vehicles. This 12-week Pilot project will test waterless car wash products to see how the waterless alternatives compare. “This could be a win-win situation for the City if this pilot program is successful,” Mayor Bob Foster said. “We are taking another step to becoming a sustainable city by reducing water usage and pollution, but also save the City money.” The Police Department washes approximately 50 police vehicles per week at the Police Headquarters. “Washing our vehicles is necessary to maintain them, but does not necessarily require the use of water,” said Chief Billy Quach. “The Long Beach Police Department is committed to looking for ways to reduce our operational water usage to be in line with the City’s water policies.” According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, cleaning a vehicle using soap and a water hose can waste up to 116 gallons of water per car wash. The dirt and debris stuck to an automobile’s surface can be a combination of soils, oils, grease and other polluting compounds. The combination of dirty soap and excess water runoff resulting from a car wash can contaminate local soils and waterways. “Amid the state water crisis, it is important for the City of Long Beach to seek out new ways of permanently reducing water use,” said Kevin Wattier, General Manager for the Long Beach Water Department. “Instead of using potable water to wash these vehicles, waterless alternatives exist and can be explored through this pilot project.” The waterless car wash cleaning products have been donated by Freedom Waterless Car Wash company for the 12-week pilot project. “Washing cars wastes water and creates run-off that drags pollutants into our storm drains lead

Who should take over the movie project of the book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game," based on the life of Billy Beane?

From the Nixon tapes. Billy Graham was Nixon's "Spiritual Advisor". 24 Seconds in, referring to the Jews, Graham says: "The stranglehold has got to be broken on this country or this country is going down the drain."

Filed under: Videos, New Trend, Tech, Music, ExclusivesEarlier this week, Google unveiled Google Instant, their latest bit of technology that attempts to predict your search query and immediately post the results without any mouse-clicking. According to Google, the upgrade will save you 2-5 seconds per search. According to me, the upgrade will allow Urlesque to post more videos that will drain you of any productivity. Inspired by Whirled Creative, I present to you the full power of Google Instant via the most obvious song: Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire.' previously:// Google Instant Search Might Spark a Music Video Meme Permalink|Email this|LinkingBlogs|Comments

"One thing about Billy Ray," Kauffman said ... At 6 feet 4, 220 pounds, Bates could drain a flat-footed 30-footer on one possession, then hammer a dunk over a helpless center on the next. He practically carried the Blazers into the playoffs ...

If the casebooks of Billy Connolly, John Cleese and Spike Milligan are anything to go by, you cannot hope to drain these darker impulses without also draining the comedy. The two are inextricable; when one goes, so does the other. And this is the comedian’s conundrum.

Soon after the National Prayer Breakfast all I heard were people like Chris Matthews and President Obama gushing over the wondrous Billy Graham and what a soulful ... has got to be broken or the country's going down the drain," said Graham who went on ...

North America's leading dash-winning harness racing driver Billy Davis Jr. will steer a trio of four-year ... They invest all their time and money and it can all go down the drain in the two minutes I sit behind them on the track. “I know there are ...

BILLY Bragg broke onto the national music scene with his debut ... with Margaret Thatcher’s cast iron grip threatening to destroy the welfare state and drain the unions of their power. The Falklands War was a recent memory, the miners’ strike was ...

If you are of a certain age, you will remember those commercials for Libbyland frozen meals featuring an animated hero named Libby the Kid who always pointed out that his name was "Billy the Kid ... to package, drain, and set aside.

Although the scammers are focusing on the elderly population, all residents should be cautioned, said Police Sergeant Billy Green ... and the scammer will use the information obtained to drain the money placed on the card by the victim.

Thank you, Billy Cundiff.) So, while you're busy not watching Tom ... Wash and cook quinoa in boiling salted water. Drain in a colander and spread onto sheet trays to cool. Roughly chop tomato and red pepper. Finely chop the rosemary, thyme, parsley ...

Owners Billy Sullivan, Victor Kiam and James Orthwein came and ... yet thins the sauce). 4. At this point, drain your pasta and then add crabmeat to cheese sauce. (***Seafood becomes tougher if heated too long.) 5. Serve immediately.

Lastly, we believe the Constitution is a finite document created by our Founding Fathers to limit the scope, control and power of government, not give it a blank check to drain the lifeblood out of the heartland of our great nation.