MoP looked exactly like he did in 20072008

We need Chris Paul to play 40 minutes a game to be a good team.Emeka Okafor looked great. Although he didn't get any blocks, he clearly was contesting shots. It was so nice, as a Hornets fan, watching a center make successful moves against the likes of Tim Duncan and company. It's not surprising since he can't create a shot for himself. I don't care how tall he is and I don't care if his knees are made of silly string and pipe cleaners That guy can play some ball. He looked NBA-ready in Game One.Throughout the game I kept thinking of what it would look like if the Hornets had DeJuan Blair instead of the Spurs. The last Hornet I saw jacking up shots like that was Mike James Before that it had to be Janerro Pargo.

I wonder what happened to themThe Hornets' draft picks (which cost them three total) played a total of three meaningless minutes. Marcus Thornton didn't even suit up.Mo-P looked exactly like he did in 2007-2008. He's incapable of creating his own shot, his defense is average at best, and his catch and shoot three pointer is solid. Really, he's just a placeholder until someone comes along worthy of starting. If you insert an average PG into the lineup in place of him, the team would lose by 40. It's too bad that he doesn't have a worthy running partner.Julian Wright looks good like I thught he would. He needs some more consistency in his life, but otherwise he should be a good addition to the starting lineup..

MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - MTS (MBT.N), Russia's largestmobile phone operator, said on Tuesday it had obtained a 2-1/2year loan of 300 million euros ($389.3 million) fromstate-controlled lender Gazprombank. Stocks Bonds Russia MTS, part of services conglomerate Sistema (SSAq.L), said ina statement it would use the credit facility for generalcorporate purposes including to finance ongoing operation andcapital expenditure programme. (Reporting by Maria Kiselyova, editing by Toni Vorobyova) Stocks Bonds Russia. TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jan 20 (MARKET WIRE) Aecon Group Inc. (TSX: ARE) today announced that its wholly-ownedsubsidiary, Innovative Steam Technologies (IST), has been awarded twocontracts valued at over $20 million to supply its Once-Through SteamGenerator units to Nova Scotia Power Incorporated and Holmen Paper'sPeninsular Cogeneration in Spain.Under the terms of the first contract, IST will design and supply twoOTSG units to the Tufts Cove Thermal Generating Station in Dartmouth,Nova Scotia. The OTSG units will help Nova Scotia Powerimprove the fuel efficiency and increase the power output of thefacility, which generates electricity for the Dartmouth and Halifaxregion in Nova Scotia."This is IST's first project in Atlantic Canada," said Bob Dautovich,President of IST. "We have been very focused on expanding our servicesand developing relationships with new clients in this part of Canada, sothis award is a very exciting milestone for IST."Under the terms of the second contract, IST will design and supply oneOTSG unit to Peninsular Cogeneration, located at a paper mill in Madrid,Spain and co-owned by Holmen Paper and Iberdrola's Energy Works.

This isIST's sixth unit in Spain, and it is scheduled for a November 2009delivery.The OTSG unit for Holmen Paper will be integrated into the existingcogeneration facility to work with the gas turbine and boiler currentlyin place. The OTSG's unique ability to function without a continuoussupply of water will allow Holmen to achieve its objective of generatingelectricity at a constant rate even when steam from the OTSG is notrequired for paper production. The paper produced at this facility withthe steam from IST's boiler is made entirely from recycled materials."By allowing for the production of electricity even when steam is notrequired, the OTSG for Holmen Paper will help ensure the reliability ofthe power supply," said Bob Dautovich, President of IST. "IST has alwaysbeen committed to producing a product which not only delivers energy, butproactively and assertively respects our environment using multiple"green" strategies, and IST is very pleased that this new contract allowsus to combine both."Innovative Steam Technologies is the world leader in the design andfabrication of once-through-steam-generators and is a wholly owneddivision of Aecon Group Inc.Aecon Group Inc. is Canada's largest publicly traded construction andinfrastructure development company. These statements are based upon assumptions that are subjectto significant risks and uncertainties which are generally described inSection 3.2 "Risk Factors" in Aecon's Annual Information Form availableon SEDAR at Although Aecon believes that the expectationsreflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give noassurance that the expectations of any forward-looking statements willprove to be correct.Contacts:Aecon Group Inc.Mitch PattenSenior Vice President, Corporate Affairs(416) 297-2615Email: Website: 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-.