we had a terrific time last night at flip saunders home. he opened it up for the entire team, the broadcasters, trainers, equipment guys, it was fun. 11 rebounds for this minnesota team on the offensive glass that lead to eight second chance points. >> phil: washington was able to keep them at a lower shooting percentage around 35%. but they are to shore that up in the second half, their defensive rebounds maybe get a few second chance baskets of their own. >> steve: wizards shot 42.5%. it kills you when the other team is shooting so poorly and somehow they lead the game. they have to crash the boards some way or another. >> phil: absolutely. you have washington going on a nice run and minnesota answered it. that's a nice play there with butler faking everybody. blatche was extremely aggressive. he got off to a good start. he had 6 points in the first half. gilbert makes shots like that look easy. kevin love who shares the game high, he is with 9 points, shooting is the ball extremely well. he has two offensive rebounds. al jefferson their

and flip saunders wants time. the wizards were up 7- two, but the timberwolves have scored eight straight to take a 10-7 lead. kevin love has been outstandin >> phil: 8:49 in the first quarter. washington down by 3 after minnesota goes on an 8-3 run. kevin love has four of those points, he has been on a tear. if his numbers were to qualify, he would be the leading rebounder with offensive rebounds, almost five a game. >> steve: it has had five rebounds in 11 of the 12 games he has played in. he is averaging 14 points and almost 15 points a game. jamison for arenas who had aaron open jumper, instead he drives and laid it off the glass. >> phil: that's great control. he decided where he could get that job off easily. >> steve: all of the starters have scored, save for butler. >> phil: good job defensively by girth berth. >> steve: the shot rims and jamison is there. jamison lays it up and in. the wizards take the lead by 1. a technical foul has been called. i think >> steve: jumper no good, haywood the rebound. gilb

saunders has coached there for almost ten years. has had a difficult practice in minneapolis before going to memphis in the afternoon. memphis grizzlies are 13 and 16, they are nine and five at home and have yet to fall to a home at home i should say against a team with the losing record, five and 0 here. da marre the rookie from missouri has his first start as zack randolph is averaging a double, double and a career high with 11 rebounds a game. lionel harlens got the job after mark abhorrente was fired on january 23rd. he had been coaching for 21 years and this is his third stint with the grizzlies. we'll check the toyota who wants to watch phil? >>phil: a battle in the mid middle. steve: we head to the floor for the papa johns opening tipoffs as the wizards look for their first win in five straight games against washington's last win. november3rd, 2004 here. that's your memphis team that swept the series for the second time in four years. last season the griz beat the whizzes by five in april and by 16 in washington in february.

emotionally it has to be a disappointing night for coach saunders. they will led to memphis on monday to take on the grizzles. >> phil: washington is going for their third consecutive win. minnesota deserved this game. >> steve: gilbert arenas with 26 points, but corey brewer had 27. washington falls here tonight, 10-18 is their record and 5-11 on the road. that's the story here from minneapolis. the wizards will return to comcast sportsnet when they will be in memphis taking on the grizzles. final here tonight, the timberwolves 101-89. happy holidays, remember any christmas to one and all. we'll see you monday night in memphis. have a ja brawl. >> this month a net impact, the best of 2009. h man on the ice. alex the great ovenchin. and why fame and fortune has not changed him. >>> and paying tribute to a man that taught everybody about the game. >> and then a dream comes true for one high school baseball player, a story that will warm your heart holiday season. >> hello and welcome to this special edition of net impact. i'm art fa nel. this is the b

steff curry from davidson, another field goal, and fellowship saunders will take a -- and flip saunders will take a timeout to keep this situation from getting out of hand and the wizards digging too deep of a hole in the first quarter. monta ellis and his pregame routine. >> steve: two, one from half court, and one from the baseline over his head. they were not doctored. >> phil: you talk about guys loving the home court advantage. monta ellis fifth best in points per game at home after 27. about three or four points above his average. he's an explosive player. i said he was first in the league in steals. let's me correct that. second in the league. >> steve: you were close. >> phil: i was one off. >> steve: that's right. knocked away by jamison. and the wizards still searching for their first field goal we have played three minutes, and they don't have one. curry with the wicked cross over. now out to curry. >> phil: when they came in to showcase the play for the wizards before the draft, they were impressed with his play, but more importantly, they were impressed with his shooting to

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carolina jim demint and others, including also, i might say, the democrat social frist vermont, bernie saunders, all favor a bill that would have the government audit the federal re, that is, what agreements have they made with other central banks, that ought to be made available. where the money goes, if they put in the market, what criteria they use. that isn't about independence, that's about accountability. and the fed has reacted leak a scald cat on the thing, saying it's the end of civilization. no, it is not. everyone in government has to be account able. the c.i.a.,s fed has less accountability to congress not that central intelligence agency does, which is ridiculous. so it's a benign bill that congressman paul and others have proposed, and i hope it gets through congress. host: steve forbes, i have a comment for you, one of our to witters users, a twitter from stockmarketscam is his handle, writes that your book title does not make any sense, steve. you should change it "how the rich stole from the poor q. i'll tie that into one your chapters, chapter they're, "aren't the rich getting

carolina jim demint and others, including also, i might say, the democrat social frist vermont, bernie saunders, all favor a bill that would have the government audit the federal re, that is, what agreements have they made with other central banks, that ought to be made available. where the money goes, if they put in the market, what criteria they use. that isn't about independence, that's about accountability. and the fed has reacted leak a scald cat on the thing, saying it's the end of civilization. no, it is not. everyone in government has to be account able. the c.i.a.,s fed has less accountability to congress not that central intelligence agency does, which is ridiculous. so it's a benign bill that congressman paul and others have proposed, and i hope it gets through congress. host: steve forbes, i have a comment for you, one of our to witters users, a twitter from stockmarketscam is his handle, writes that your book title does not make any sense, steve. you should change it "how the rich stole from the poor q. i'll tie that into one your chapters, chapter they're, "aren't the rich getting

carolina jim demint and others, including also, i might say, the democrat social frist vermont, bernie saunders, all favor a bill that would have the government audit the federal re, that is, what agreements have they made with other central banks, that ought to be made available. where the money goes, if they put in the market, what criteria they use. that isn't about independence, that's about accountability. and the fed has reacted leak a scald cat on the thing, saying it's the end of civilization. no, it is not. everyone in government has to be account able. the c.i.a.,s fed has less accountability to congress not that central intelligence agency does, which is ridiculous. so it's a benign bill that congressman paul and others have proposed, and i hope it gets through congress. host: steve forbes, i have a comment for you, one of our to witters users, a twitter from stockmarketscam is his handle, writes that your book title does not make any sense, steve. you should change it "how the rich stole from the poor q. i'll tie that into one your chapters, chapter they're, "aren't the rich getting

the way you have to persuade and influence a senator like bernie saunders from vermont, that is probably different from the senator from the state of utah. you have to know the differences of what will move these people and that's one of your fundamental jobs. and you know have to know the procedures. and externally you need a communication strategy to win the support, how do you win public opinion. how do you move grassroots support to move your idea or stop a bad idea through the process. a couple of other points and maybe i will stop and see if you have questions. how about this one, this is more academic, scholars and others have been worried about  the issue of when does the private interest overwhelm the public interest, this conflict if you will. and they try to get a better grip from a theoretical perspective of what are lobbyists engaged in. and you have three theories, one is called the exchange theory. this is the idea that lobbyists are able to provide many things but certainly two big things that all lawmakers want. that's money and votes. and they are often able to deliver

carolina jim demint and others, including also, i might say, the democrat social frist vermont, bernie saunders, all favor a bill that would have the government audit the federal re, that is, what agreements have they made with other central banks, that ought to be made available. where the money goes, if they put in the market, what criteria they use. that isn't about independence, that's about accountability. and the fed has reacted leak a scald cat on the thing, saying it's the end of civilization. no, it is not. everyone in government has to be account able. the c.i.a.,s fed has less accountability to congress not that central intelligence agency does, which is ridiculous. so it's a benign bill that congressman paul and others have proposed, and i hope it gets through congress. host: steve forbes, i have a comment for you, one of our to witters users, a twitter from stockmarketscam is his handle, writes that your book title does not make any sense, steve. you should change it "how the rich stole from the poor q. i'll tie that into one your chapters, chapter they're, "aren't the rich getting