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In the Clippers' win over Denver last night, Carmelo Anthony got two shots in the final seconds that could have tied or one the game. The first missed by a mile, and the second clanged off the rim.

Whose hand was in his face on both shots? THE GREAT QUINTON ROSS! Way to go, Q!

Nice story on the homepage, Webguys. It's one thing for an unabashed fan to heap accolades on a player, but when a player like Elton Brand and a coach like Mike Dunleavy say what they did, that means a lot more.

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Great story, and great job by a great player!
Keep it up, Q!

Terrific story.
The Clippers are officially my #2 team

I was extremely impressed with Q last night. I can't remember the last time I saw a guy who seemed nearly prohibited from shooting who had such an impact on a game. The last one I remember might be Dikembe Mutombo, who couldn't score but impacted games with his rebounds, blocked shots and the threat of more blocks. The Nuggets were going away from Q all night. I don't know if he scored or not, but thought he still contributed in a big way.

Good luck to Q and the Clippers.

How much longer until his clipper contract expires? I think Cuban needs to get him here. He'd be a perfect fit off the bench.

The story the webguys did says the Clippers hold a team option for next year. I've got to believe they'll pick it up.

Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex wrote:How much longer until his clipper contract expires? I think Cuban needs to get him here. He'd be a perfect fit off the bench.

I doubt he'd get 20 minutes here - Dallas bench is way too deep. Adrian Griffin is the Q of Dallas.

Nice quotes, love it...keep it up Q.

You guys just made my week -- what a fantastic story.

Talk about a guy who deserves every bit of whatever pub he gets.
Nice to see Elton Brand and Coach Dunleavy didn't go to the generic "all of our players are important" quote -- looks like they really think very highly of Q .... as they should.

Great job, webdudes

How about Q last night? 5-8 from the field with 10 pts and 3 blocks! he was all over Melo in the first half keeping him scoreless - 0-3 from the field. Also, he drove the lane in the 3rd and dunked on some fool. Great job, Q.

He was great, absolutely great.

And did anyone notice that at halftime, when Barkley and the crew were talking about how much Carmelo was struggling, they showed about 6 or 7 first-half trips by Melo where he missed (including two airballs) and had at least one blocked. Wearing him out was #13 for L.A.

Keep it up, Q!!!!!!!!!

I remember watching all of Q's games at SMU....is it me or was he not this good of a defender at SMU? I think he was athletic and an above average defender but I don't remember him as a defensive stopper? Do ya'll agree?

Good news for Q and the Clippers!



Nuggets' Martin suspended indefinitely
ESPN.com news services


DENVER -- Kenyon Martin was unhappy about his limited playing time in Denver's playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers. Now, he won't be suiting up for the Nuggets at all.

The Nuggets suspended their forward indefinitely Tuesday night for what they called detrimental conduct.

"This is an internal matter that we will deal with in-house," coach George Karl said in a statement.

Sources told ESPN's Stephen A. Smith that Martin went into a profanity-laced tirade against Karl during halftime of Game 2 on Monday night.

Martin, who has been bothered by knee tendinitis all season, was dejected over his limited playing time. He played sparingly in the first half and sat out the second half of Denver's 98-87 loss to the Clippers.

Martin didn't get to the Nuggets' bench until several minutes into the third quarter and then sat with a towel over his head. He left the arena without comment, but teammate Ruben Patterson suggested Martin felt he could have played and was frustrated that he had been held out.

Hours before suspending him, Karl seemed miffed that Martin was upset over his benching.

"I will talk to him and see what's happening," Karl said Tuesday afternoon. "He told me and the staff at halftime that he couldn't go. Now, there's stuff filtering out that there's frustration there. We'll see."

Martin apparently banged his bothersome left knee in the first half while going against Elton Brand.

"He's got a heck of a matchup," Karl said. "The guy is a very physical player. I don't think people understand how big that man is. He's 260, maybe 270 pounds. I'm sure he not only hit Martin's knee, but probably hit a lot of other parts of the body."

Besides, "it's been a year of frustration for everybody," said Karl, who watched forward Nene go down for the season with a knee injury in the opener, then had to juggle his lineup all season with injuries to Martin and center Marcus Camby.

"We've always worked through it. We've always picked ourselves up," Karl said. "I trust this team is going to do the same thing on Thursday."

Before deciding to suspend Martin, Karl was asked why he wasn't giving him more minutes.

"Well, it is hard for me to visualize him actually playing 20 minutes of basketball again because he doesn't participate in practice very often. He just wants to play in the games," Karl said. "That philosophically doesn't make any sense to me. I think he has a big-time heart. I think he is a big-time competitor and he did a heck of a job in the second half against Brand for Game 1.

"Right now I evaluate all my players. I think Carmelo [Anthony] is going to go a lot of minutes, Andre [Miller] is going to get a lot of minutes, Marcus is going to get a lot of minutes. After that, I have no idea who is going to get the minutes. It's the guy who earns the minutes and who plays the way we want him to play."

Game 3 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday night at the Pepsi Center.

The Nuggets are accustomed to playing without Martin, who has been bothered all season by his surgically repaired left knee and began regularly sitting out games over the last month in hopes he'd be better for the playoffs, where he has traditionally stepped up his game.

He had six points and two boards in the Nuggets' 111-109 loss in Game 1, and was scoreless with one rebound in just under seven minutes in Denver's loss in Game 2.

The Clippers arrived in Denver on Tuesday to acclimate themselves to the mile-high altitude.

"I guess it's true," Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said of the effect of the thin air on visiting teams. "But [as a player] I never felt it. I was in great shape. I never thought about it."

He's not taking any chances, however, as the Clippers seek their first playoff series win since moving to California in 1978.

The Clippers will practice in Denver on Wednesday to get used to the elevation.

"It's different," point guard Sam Cassell said. "But if you're going to use that as an excuse, you shouldn't play. Is it that big of a difference? We'll see."

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

MFFL02 wrote:I remember watching all of Q's games at SMU....is it me or was he not this good of a defender at SMU? I think he was athletic and an above average defender but I don't remember him as a defensive stopper? Do ya'll agree?

I don't know...I seem to have a memory of Dement using Q in some sort of box and one defense. I specifically recall the other four players falling back in half court defense and Q hounding the ballhandler(s) all the way down the court from time to time. I don't recall him being a "lock-down" defender by any stretch, but he must have shown some potential to be used that way.