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Medical advancements

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Early Victorian Era Medical Practices
In the Victorian Era their were many medical practices that in modern times would be considered outrageous. Their were many practices that were used such as.
-Bloodletting
-Purging
-Sweating
-Blistering
-Amputation
By: Jarod Sanders
Bloodletting
Bloodletting in the Victorian Era was a technique used to get rid of as early Victorian citizens called it "Bad Blood". This process was started by putting a leech on the infected area to suck the blood out or using the "artificial leech". This was a tool made to take the place of the leech by puncturing the skin and causing blood to constantly seep from the skin.
(Fun Fact: Doctors let their patients do this bleeding process until their patients fainted from blood loss!).
Amputation
Amputation before the discovery of antiseptic's were a very painful process. Doctors would have to use scalpels to cut through the soft tissue and a saw to cut the bone of the limb. Doctors often knocked their patients out using chloroform before the procedure or gave their patient any type of alcohol to drink in order to deaden the pain in some way.
All practices that were named earlier were advocated by the man above.
Quackery
As the advancement of medicine continued it also branched off into a area of religion called quackery. This religion instead of using what was made by people to heal people believed that if they prayed enough for one person god would come to heal them. Even now this belief is continued rarely in many places in the U.S. 
The image on the left is an example of how people in the Victorian Era advertised their "potions" which were said to instantly heal anyone who drank them.
 Antiseptic surgical procedures based on the practical application of Pasteur's laboratory work were developed by Joseph Lister (1827-1912) using carbolic acid (phenol) from 1869 in Edinburgh and in 1877 in London. Aseptic procedures followed, involving sterilization of whole environments
Blistering
Blistering was created with the belief that one could burn the infection out of the body by putting a blister on the infected area.
Purging
Purging was the patient regurgitating multiple times until the sickness was said to leave the body, by expelling toxic fluids.
Sweating
 The “sweating process” is the process is to be a way to rid a patient of a fever, this process would be put into action by pouring cold water onto the patient and giving them a massage, this process was said to make the patient sweat out the illness from the body.
Before the discovery of antiseptic alcohol or chloroform was the best a doctor could manage to reduce the pain for a patient when performing a serious operation.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jDNI7HChdMwZrrNb184ZEtEo6LfYIZ5qqwUc9F-lLnY/edit?usp=sharing
Krauss, D. (1996, November 1). Medical Madness: Practice's of the Victorian Era. Retrieved October 18, 2014, from http://www.morbidoutlook.com/nonfiction/articles/2004_06_medical.html
Floyd, B. (n.d.). From Quackery to Bacteriology: The emergence of modern medicine in the 19th Century America: An Exhibition. Retrieved October 18, 2014, from o http://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/exhibits/quackery/quack1.html 


2014 NBA Preview: The Miami Heat

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#11 Miami Heat
Where are the fans....? This was the question asked by many people anytime they turned on the start of a Miami Heat game over the last four years. Miami sports fans are notorious for showing up to games fashionably late, and even though this maybe an obvious statement, I'll go ahead and muster it out anyways.. There's a lot of fun stuff to do in Miami (duh bro), and the Heat WITH LeBron James wasn't very high up on the totem pole of priorities for the people of South Beach. So now that The King has headed home to Cleveland, how far will the Heat fall on the city's level of importance? I guess we shall soon have that answer, but brace for impact because this could be a hard fall.  
With LBJ out, the Heat will turn to 33 year-old Dwayne Wade (insert sad face emoji) to lead the franchise once again. The aging shooting guard only played in 54 games last season and sat out most back to backs in order to rest his ailing knees. Many people think LBJ got tired of not having his sidekick on a nightly basis, adding one more thing to the list of why he skipped the warmth of Miami for the blistering cold of Cleveland. Wade still believes he's an elite player in this league, so it'll be interesting to see how much of the responsibility he will put on his own shoulders to carry the weight of this Heat organization in the post-LeBron era. 
I personally believe that Chris Bosh will be the go-to guy for the Heat this season and moving forward. Miami signed him to a five-year max contract, outbidding the Houston Rockets for the rights to keep the 7-foot power forward. Bosh is actually from Texas, so it wasn't far-fetched to think he would team up with Harden and Howard in Houston. Luckily for the Heat they were able to hold onto Bosh, and last year he averaged 16 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Over the last couple of seasons, Bosh has expanded his range to the three-point line and beyond, shooting the money ball at a 34% clip. I've heard some experts say they believe that Bosh could be a potential MVP candidate, and I couldn't disagree with them more. I mean, c'mon man! Let's be realistic. I do however believe he will make the all-star team and increase his scoring average to over 20 points per game. 
The Heat had to go out and try to find a suitable replacement for The King, and I think they did a pretty good job by signing Luol Deng to a two-year contract, paying him a little less than 20 million dollars. Deng has been an all-star in his career and he virtually carried the Bulls to the playoffs two seasons ago after the injury to Derrick Rose. Yes, he's aging quickly just like most everyone else on the Heat roster, but you could do worse than Deng when it comes to small-forwards. Last year while playing for the Bulls and Cavs, Deng averaged 16 points and six rebounds per contest. If Wade continues to sit out on the second night of back to back games, I expect Deng to see an increased work-load.
The point guard position will be an interesting dynamic to this Heat team. Mario Chalmers has been the starter the last four seasons in Miami, but last year Chalmers really struggled to get it going in the postseason. For the season Chalmers averaged ten points and five assists per game, but I believe Norris Cole is a more dynamic option for the Heat. Coming off of the bench, Cole averaged only six points and three assists, but he wasn't given much of an opportunity to create. I don't love Cole or Chalmers as starters in this league, but I think as the season goes on, we could see Cole as the main distributor for Miami. The Heat also drafted Shabazz Napier out of UCONN in this year's draft. They mostly took him as a piece to lure LeBron to resign in Miami after The King was very vocal that Napier was his favorite player in the draft. We saw Napier's play making ability all throughout the NCAA tournament last year when he was on his way to winning his second national championship. I don't know what his immediate role will be, but Napier will have a chance to take the point-guard position in Miami and run with it. 
Miami also acquired Josh McRoberts and Danny Granger over the summer. McRoberts had his best year as a professional last year in Charlotte averaging eight point and five rebounds. I think he will be a solid contributor in the post for this Heat team. Granger, on the other hand, I don't see fitting in well in Miami or quite honestly anywhere else in the NBA. He's a shell of his former all-star self, and last season Granger only played in 41 games averaging eight points. Every time I see him running down the court I think he could get injured. The most he will bring is veteran leadership, which is somewhat under-rated. When Granger was traded away from the Pacers, Indiana seemingly fell apart the rest of the way. 
I predict that the Heat will finish fifth in an improved Eastern Conference. They have enough talent to compete in this league and I expect to see big things out of Bosh going forward. Erik Spoelstra will have a tough test now that he doesn't have the best player in the world to lean on. This season we'll see how good of a coach Spoelstra really is. 
Potential Starters
PG: Mario Chalmers
SG: Dwayne Wade
SF: Luol Deng
PF: Chris Bosh
C: Josh McRoberts
Check back tomorrow to see who I ranked tenth in the "HOOPSAHOLIC NBA Preview"


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Sheer. Cosmopolitan says about sheer that “It's the trend that dared to bare and won. Sheer fashion remains a statement to make in spring / summer 2015, and our guide takes you through all the looks, from the subtle to the sexual, from the monochromatic to the colourful. Read on to find out all you need to know” (fashioning.com). Sheer is still in the ‘in’ for many people. Want to know how to wear it? “Get Miley's look by pairing a light, airy, button-down top with a black or brightly-colored bra. It's a seriously hot style that works with everything from jean cut-offs to tailored pants” (cosmopolitan.com). Girls, it looks great with anything! You can see there are different ways you can work it!

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 Lastly, what should you wear on that wet gloomy day? WE know! Female network states, “The stormy weather we've been experiencing lately has shown all the more how important it is to have a rain-ready wardrobe. The constant drizzle shouldn't put a damper on your style—in fact, it should enhance it! There are ways to bundle up for wet weather in the tropics without looking like a fashion victim. With quality outerwear, intelligent layering, and an eye for mixing and matching, any girl can look her best even when it’s raining out” (fashionnetwork.com). Some of these outfits are so great that they have a name for the wardrobe, one would be “That’s a wrap” which fashion network showed as you can see in the picture to the side how well it describes the name! “Another garment that looks great under unfriendly skies is a wrap cover-up—this piece has the arms and back of a regular sweater, but its front hem or collar are usually elongated so that they wrap around your body, providing extra coverage” (fashionnetwork.com). It looks amazing, as you can tell.


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Giveaway Winners Announced

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Winners Announced
We held a giveaway on October 3rd/4th during our open house. Our first drawing involved one lucky winner that was to receive two free full weekend general admission tickets to the 2015 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.

Congratulations to John Smith for winning these two tickets! 

The top prize drawing was a $250 gift certificate to our store. Congratulations to Tim Anderson for winning this one!


E-Tuning Now Available

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E-Dyno Tuning
E-tuning is a rather simple concept that is very similar to dyno tuning. However, it requires more effort from the owner of the vehicle. With standard dyno tuning, you bring your car to a performance shop with a dynamometer where it is typically rated in horsepower and torque. The dyno technician then performs "pulls", each at different throttle positions, rpm, and load, then adjusts the cars ECU to fine tune the air and fuel ratio to obtain optimal stoichiometricity. After using this information, he then fine tunes the car for optimum power levels.
E-Tuning is very similar, but instead of bringing the vehicle to a performance shop, you can perform the ECU tuning at your leisure. This is very convenient for people who don’t live within driving distance of a dyno shop. While convenient, it requires additional cables and computer software programs that must be purchased by the owner. These additional materials often equate to the cost of transporting the vehicle to a dyno, but can also be less expensive depending on several factors.

A baseline “pull” is performed on the street by the owner to log ECU data and determine a baseline. This information is then sent to the tuner via email, where various adjustments are made to the cars "ROM" file. An edited ROM is then returned to the owner, and then reflashed to the car. Usually more data must be logged under load, so the owner must perform another pull, in order to adjust the cars ECU to fine tune the air/fuel ratio. This process is repeated as many times as is necessary to obtain the desired power levels.

If you’re interested in either service email our tuner, Jordan, at [email protected]


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One day special!

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Sweetest Day is October 18, 2014

Sweetest Day is an original American holiday that is not based on any religious tradition. It is always observed on the third Saturday in October.


It is simply a day to remind others that a thoughtful word, deed or small gift enriches the life of the recipient as well as the one giving it.


One day special only on Saturday, October 18, at Green Thumb Floral & Greenhouse we will have a selection you can chose from of beautiful

pre-made floral arrangements for

your spouse, friend, co-worker, or anyone for only $16.99! Please call ahead for delivery.


So what are you waiting for? go ahead and brighten the day for someone special in your life!




Sweetest Day is Saturday, October 18, 2014

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Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

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ARIANA GRANDE
Ariana Grande is an actriss, a singer and a model how born in florida the 32 of july, 1993.In March 2013, Ariana Grande shot to fame and achieved commercial success for her single "The Way" from their debut album to become top-10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 count of the United States and being certified platinum three discs. Yours Truly their debut album received critical acclaim and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, which made ​​it the fifteenth female artist in history to reach that position with their first album


SHE´S LIFE

Later, Grande was honored by the Association of the music
industry in 2014 as "artist of the year" in recognition of their success in 2013.9  In April 2014, launched "Problem", the first single from her second studio album, My Everything. The song successfully debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 making number three with over 400 000 000 downloads. This made her the youngest Great debut with this amount of sales woman in history. Overall, it has the fourth best debut sales made ​​by a female artist.

CDS
YOUR TRULY is the debut album of singer and actress Ariana Grande, released worldwide September 3, 2013 by the label Republic Records.
BABY I is the second album how she do, and the main sing is Baby I
MY EVERYTHING is the third studio album by American recording artist Ariana Grande, released August 25, 2014 for Republic Records.
ONE LAT TIME is a new album, is the last to she do and is famous in to tha teeneger people.
SONGS
One of shes famous songs are problem or the way or bay i


Thomas Sangster

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Thomas Sangster
He was born on May 16, 1990 (24 years), London, England, UK. 
His full name is Thomas Brodie Sangster.
Is an actor, producer, dancer and musician.
He have got a projects of the British band 'The Smiths'. Also an entrepreneur.
The measured 1,79m. He has brown eyes and red hair.

To him, you are interested in painting, tennis, drawing and skateboarding. He studied at the London School Pimlico. 
He has won the Satellite Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy, thanks at Entrusted
He work The Mirale of the cards (2001 ), Bobbie´s girl (2002),  Mrs meitlemeihr (2001),  Stig of the dump(2002),  London´s burning (2002),  Love actually (2003),  Entrusted (2003),  Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003), Ultimate Force(2003), Feather boy (2004), Julian fellowen investigates: a most mysterius murder the case of the croydon poisonings (2005), Nanny Mc Phee (2005), Tristan and isolder (2006), The last legion (2007), Doctor Who (2007) , Phineas and Ferb (2008-present), Pinocchio (2008-present), Bright Star (2009),  Nowhere boy (2010), Death of a superhero (2010), Some dogs Bite (2010), The baytown outlaws (2012), Game of throne (2013), The maze runner (2014).
And participate The Lion King musical (Germany).


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James Rodriguez
James David Rodríguez Rubio, known as James Rodríguez was born the 12th of July, 1991 in Cúcuta, Colombia. When he was a baby he went to live to Ibagué, Colombia, were he played football since he was a child. Thanks to her mum, Pilar Rubio Gómez, he played with Tolima's football and went to good football schools in Ibagué and always played with the number 10 on his shirt. It was at the age of 12, he won his first cup, the Pony Football, with his football team at Medellin. It was Envigado FC who believed in his talent and made him a professional football player. When he was 14, he debuted as a professional player in tournament A, but they went down to tournaments B. The next year, he won his first 
tournament and went again to tournament A.

While that was happening, he made part of Colombia's selection sub 17 in which he played in Corea, 2007. It was then when CA Bandfield from Argentina made me part of it in 2008. When he was in Argentina, he was considered the youngest player not from Argentina to debut in and to score a goal. The next year in Apertura tournament I managed to socre some crucial goals, they won the best tittle and also played the Copa Libertadores where he scored more goals. The 6th of July, 2010 he was presented as a football player of Futebol Clube do Porto where he reached 5 prizes including in the International Uefa Europa League and other matches. In 2011 he was admited at Colombia's selection. After he went to A. S. Mónaco F. C.where he was considered one of the best buisness that this team has made cause by that time, he was worth three times more than when they bought it. He is the second colombian player more expensive, after falcao. The 22th of July, 2014 he was admited in Real Madrid C. F. where he's right now playing. 


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One Direction ( often abbreviated AS 1D ) A britain band it young - Irish formed in 2010 in London , UK, air Reason program The X Factor . During the transmission of the contest , the quintet Composite BY Harry Styles , Liam Payne, Zayn Malik , Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson, was mentored by Simon Cowell. In Second half of 2011 , they released Single primer do , " What Makes You Beautiful '. Later , they released " Gotta Be You ", " one thing " and " More Than This " Three Simple That helped one another do tail expand Success For Europe and Oceania. My favotita song is "targeting " a song That launched recently. Why do I like music helps me forget the troubles .
ONE DIRECTION
ONE DIRECTION
: Harry , Zayn , Liam , Niall and Louis


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My idol is lionel Messi .
He born in Rosario(Argentina)
He is my favourite football player .
Plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team.
By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations.

Lionel  Messi


selena gomez

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She is born in grand praire , texas , united states . her birthday is on twenty two of july . she are singer and actress . she live in los angeles , California . she began the career at seven years . she has made many albums . she made a lot of tours . her music are pop , dance pop , dubstep. She began her career as an actress her first film was successfully is another Cinderella story and her first series was successfully is the wizards of waverly place . her mother is an actress and that influenced that selena interested by the theater . her mother called selena for selena quintilla . her mother is Mexican and her father is American . she play the armonica and the piano . her favourite color is blue .
She hate maths . she have got four dogs . she love play surf . her favourite number is four . she love jhonny deep . her parents are divorced .

SELENA GOMEZ
her album


Bale

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He name is Gareth Frank Bale, they call him Bale.
He is 25 years old.
Bale born 16 july 1989.

Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale always celebrate goals with a heart . <3
Is a footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Wales national team, as a winger.
Bale is Midfielder, he´s foot good is left.
He measured 183 cm and weighs 74kg.

In 2014 april he put the wing goal in minuted 85.

He has got girlfriend, Emma Rhys-Jones. Gareth Bale is fatherl, he daughter called Alba Violet Bale.
The sing of her's club is:

Hala Madrid! Hala Madrid!.
Bank of stars where I grew up.
Hala Madrid!
You play in verse,
that is the universe,
plays like Real Madrid
Real Madrid goes to fight,
Madrid to get the win.
HALA MADRID! MADRIIIIID HALA!
Hala Madrid! Hala Madrid!
Bank of stars where I grew up.
Hala Madrid!
You play in verse,
that is the universe,
plays like Real Madrid
Real Madrid goes to fight,
Madrid t
o get the win,
HALA MADRID!
MADRIIIID HALA!


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- Francisco Javier de molina burgos: he was born the 16 of june in 1964 . He is the drummer of the group . He is the most joke in the grup
- Daniel Mezquita Hardy : he was born in San Sebastian de los Reyes , Madrid ; the 19 of february in 1977 .He is the main guitar.
 
- David Summer Martin  he was born in Madrid , España: the 26 of februery in 1964.He is the singuer of the group
- Rafael Gutierrez MuÑoz : he was born the 11 of april of 1960. He is the second guitar

LOS HOMBRES G 
I choose this group because in the karaoke I sing their songs and I lake soo muchs.
Lo tengo preparado, tengo las maletas
Vamos juntos hasta Italia, quiero comprarme un jersey a rayas
Pasaremos de la mafia, nos bañaremos en la playa...
Vamos juntos hasta Italia, quiero comprarme un jersey a rayas
Pasaremos de la mafia, nos bañaremos en la playa...



MI IDOL IS PITBULL

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My idol is PITBULL.
MY FAVOURITES SONGS OF PITBULL IS:
TIMBER- PITBULL AND KESHA
PITBULL- DON´T STOP THE PARTY
WE ARE ONE - SONG OF THE MUNDIAL BRAZIL 2014
He´s true name is Armando Christian Pérez he´s born in MIAMI(U.S.A.)
HE´S BORN IN 15 OF JANUARY 1981.
Put your flags up in the sky (put them in the sky)
And wave them side to side (side to side)
Show the world where you're from
(show them where you're from)
Show the world we are one (one love, life)
Ole ole ole ola
Ole ole ole ola
Ole ole ole ola
Ole ole ole ola
When the moment gets tough
You've got keep going
One love, one life, one world
One fight, whole world, one night, one place
Brazil, everybody put your flags
in the sky and do what you feel

When he was three years he began to recite the works of José Martí, a poet and national hero of Cuba.
As a teenager his mother kicked him out of the house for drug trafficking. While in High School, Pitbull began rapping.
He studied at the college of engineering, but music became his hobby.
In 2004 he produced The First Event in he´s music live with the launch their first album :
M.I.A.M.I.:Money is a major issue.(el dinero es un asunto importante)
BIOGRAPHY
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2014 NBA Preview: Th Dallas Mavericks

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#12 Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks and head coach Rick Carlisle head into the 2014-15 season with a roster loaded with talent. Team owner Mark Cuban isn't afraid to spend money to get what he wants and after a couple of down years after winning the Championship in 2011, Cuban added some pieces to the puzzle this offseason that might just fit. 
You can't talk about the Mavs, without first bringing up their German power-forward Dirk Nowitzki. He's been a staple as the Mavs best player since he came into the league in 1998. He's getting older, but last season he still managed to average 21 points and six rebounds per game. He's a finesse player who can knock it down from anywhere he pleases, and with a solid roster around him this year, I expect him to excel even more if he can stay healthy. After the Mavs won the title in 2011, they seemingly tore up their championship roster. It'll be interesting to see if Dirk has another playoff run left in him. 
When the Houston Rockets took a gamble at signing Chris Bosh in the offseason, they missed on an opportunity to keep Chandler Parsons on their roster for less than a million per year in what was the biggest bargain in basketball. So instead of waiting around in Houston, Parsons went ahead and signed with Dallas for 15 million per season, making him the highest payed player on the team. After falling to the second round in the draft out of Florida, Parsons has become one of the better two-way small forwards in the league. Last year he averaged nearly 17 points and six rebounds per game. He's also a very good defender with good length. I think this was a great addition for this Mavericks squad that will pay off over time. 
Tyson Chandler was apart of the Mavericks championship team in 2011, but he left the team the following summer to join the Knicks. So after three years in New York, Chandler is back in Dallas to serve as their rim protector. Just two seasons ago Chandler was the defensive player of the year, and he also started for Team USA in the 2012 Summer games. He can play, plain and simple and the Mavs are lucky to have him back. Last year he averaged nine points and ten rebounds per game, but now that he's be back in Carlisle's system, I expect his scoring numbers to increase. 
Dallas returns Monta Ellis from last years team, and the streaky scorer has fit in perfectly since he's been a member of the Mavericks. Last year he averaged 19 points and six assister per contest while starting at the shooting guard position. Ellis can light it up on any given night, and the opposing teams will have a hard time covering him and Parsons out on the wings. 
The Mavericks will have plenty of options when it comes to the point guard position. They acquired both Jameer Nelson and Raymond Felton in the offseason to go along with Devin Harris who was on the team last year. Nelson has had a stellar career in Orlando, but most people think he's on the decline after averaging only 12 points per game last season. Felton is coming off a rocky season in which he was in trouble with the law after supposedly pointing a gun at his girlfriend. He's struggled with weight issues in the past as well, so I'm not sure what role he will play on this team. Harris is a guy that's on his second stint with the Mavericks after being traded for Jason Kidd back in the day. He knows the system, and Carlisle is comfortable with him so it'll be interesting to see who plays and who doesn't. 
I expect the Mavericks to make the playoffs despite playing in a stacked Western Conference. I doubt they will be able to finish with home-court advantage, but I do think they will at least finish as a sixth or seventh seed. One thing's for sure, I wouldn't want to face this team in the first round of the playoffs. 
Potential Starters
PG: Jameer Nelson
SG: Monta Ellis
SF: Chandler Parsons
PF: Dirk Nowitzki
C: Tyson Chandler
Check back tomorrow to see who I ranked eleventh in the "HOOPSAHOLIC NBA Preview"