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Lakers get first look at Heat today The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES | Kobe Bryant and Lakers coach Phil Jackson haven’t really checked out the Miami Heat much this season. They’ve caught late-night highlights and maybe logged a few minutes with a game from the opposite coast, but not a whole lot more. It’s finally time for the two-time champions to get an up-close look at their most intriguing challengers. When LeBron James, Chris Bosh and — maybe — Dwyane Wade take on the Lakers in the NBA’s Christmas showcase today, most players in both uniforms hesitate to pile any extra significance onto a television-manufactured event. Most minimize every aspect of it, saying it’s no more than a holiday amusement for fans seeking a break from present-opening and eggnog-drinking.
PRO BASKETBALL Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers ■ When: 4 p.m. ■ Where: Los Angeles ■ TV: ABC
MARVIN SHINN
High School: Vigor Position: Receiver Ht: 6-foot-4 Wt: 195 Scout.com rank: ★★★★
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REESE DISMUKES
High School: Spanish Fort Position: Center Ht: 6-foot-3 Wt: 285 Scout.com rank: ★★★★
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BRENT CALLOWAY
High School: Russellville Position: Linebacker Ht: 6-foot-3 Wt: 227 Scout.com rank: ★★★★
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High School: Valley Position: Defensive back Ht: 6-foo-3 Wt: 185 Scout.com rank: ★★★★
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High School: LeFlore Position: Receiver Ht: 6-foot-2 Wt: 197 Scout.com rank: ★★★★
INSIDE ■ A look at The Tuscaloosa News’ Top 50 Most Wanted Recruits, including players’ 2010 stats, college recruiting status and an analysis of each player by Scout.com’s Andrew Bone | 4C-5C
Three of The Tuscaloosa News’ top five Most Wanted Recruits are commitments to the University of Alabama. Marvin Shinn had 51 receptions for 796 yards and nine touchdowns at Vigor. Brent Calloway had 2,100 rushing yards and scored 32 touchdowns for Russellville, but he’s being recruited by the Tide as a defensive back. Danny Woodson Jr. had 57 catches for 800 yards and scored 15 touchdowns to lead LeFlore.
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LeBron James, right, and Kobe Bryant faced off against each other on Christmas Day last season when James was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Today, they meet again, but this time James is playing for the Miami Heat, and has Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to try and help him defeat Bryant and the two-time defending champs.
Former University of Alabama head football coach Gene Stallings is busy spreading good cheer this holiday season. He just returned from the Middle East, where he coached U.S. military personnel in The Connect to Home Bowl flag football game. “It was a long way,” Stallings said. “When you travel 7,500 miles — we are talking over 7,000 miles one way — you are a long way from home, but what a joy it was to visit with our soldiers, young and old. There were more older soldiers than I anticipated, a lot from Alabama. “The pros that went with us did an outstanding job letting the soldiers take pictures with them. It was a neat experi-
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“The pros that went with us did an outstanding job letting the soldiers take pictures with them. It was a neat experience, I was glad I was able to do it.” Gene Stallings, on coaching in the Connect to Home Bowl ence. I was glad I was able to do it.” Stallings and retired Florida State legend Bobby Bowden were joined by Jim Kelly, Rodney Peete, LaVar Arrington, Zach Thomas, Thurman Thomas, Antonio Freeman, Ron Dayne and Jevon Kearse. The game was played at an undisclosed U.S. militar y base north of Baghdad. While the experience was rewarding, it was different than Stallings’ days spent
roaming the sideline at Alabama. “Well, there wasn’t much coaching involved really,” Stallings said. “We had one 20-minute practice and then the game. So just getting everyone lined up was a challenge, but a rewarding one. In my opinion, the whole idea was to let ever yone play and let ever yone catch some passes from a pro quar terback and let the militar y personnel throw some balls.
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“They would make up the play in the huddle most of the time — we want you to run a deep curl, we want you to run a curl route. Everyone was eligible to catch a pass. So it was that kind of game, sort of like a bunch of kids playing on the school ground, just sort of made things up in the huddle. They did have officials though, a clock and rules. “It was a close game. We were ahead with one second to go and then they called a timeout and they scored on the last play of the game, a 35- or 40-yard pass. The people at the game throughly enjoyed it and the people that played throughly enjoyed it.” Stallings has coached, and won, at almost every level. He welcomed the idea to roam the sidelines again. SEE STALLINGS | 3C