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Coast Guard said, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, which operates the800-mile TAPS for a consortium of oil companies, confirmedMonday that high winds exceeded the limits for safe loading butcould not give details. When loading at the port slows, flows in the pipeline haveto be slowed, but the Alyeska spokesman could quantify neitherthe slowdown nor the wind speeds that trigger it. High winds are a periodic winter problem at Valdez, andthis episode began last week, officials said One tanker finished loading Tuesday and departed A secondtanker docked to load. Two other tankers were waiting atanchorage near Valdez to unload, the Coast Guard said. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservationrequires that every ship that loads be surrounded by floatingbarriers called "booms" in case any oil leaks High windscreate waves that render the booms less effective (Reporting by Bruce Nichols; Editing by David Gregorio).

With five players that have a legitimate shot at winning, plus a handful of others who could take the trophy with a strong winter, the chase for the Maurice Podoloff Trophy promises to be one of the more exciting plotlines in the NBA for the next four months.So without further ado, let's take a look at our candidates (stats are as of Sunday, December 20).... In order to establish how valuable the upcoming 10 players are, I felt the need to emphasize players that have little value, to put it nicely.So let's go through this hypothetical situation:Player A, known as one of the better guards in the league, has offseason surgery before the 2008-09 season. He limps around for 30 games to average 15 points on just 38 percent shooting. He sits around acting disinterested and can't get playing time on a team headlined at the guard position by Aaron Brooks, Kyle Lowry, Trevor Ariza, Jermain Taylor, and Chase Budinger. And he lost some serious money in potential free agency next year (nobody is touching this guy for more than two to three years for a couple million).And Player A is...Tracy McGrady, your 2009-10 Least Valuable Player!The best part: the fan vote means McGrady will probably start in the 2010 All-Star Game Isn't America great. Stats: 12.0 pts, 9.7 ast (4th in league), four reb, 2.6 stl (1), 53.8 FG percentage (16career-high)The Celtics have the East's best record (22-5) and have reeled off the longest win streak in the league so far this year (11).

This year, he's having an MVP-type season.And I'm having nightmares of him repeatedly blowing by Mo Williams in the '10 Eastern Conference Finals.. Stats: 19.9 pts (16), 10.9 reb (6), 3.5 ast (career-high), 55.0 FG percentage (13), 237 defensive reb (3), 77.4 FT percent (career-high), 5.1 FTA (career-high)One of the more awkward situations in the league. But Boozer has kept his mouth shut and played hard, and the results have been astounding. He's having a career year and the 1-2 punch of Boozer & Deron Williams is as good as any PG/PF combo in the league.However, inconsistencies with both Boozer (only 11 points on 35 percent shooting against the Lakers & Celtics) and the Jazz (good at home, bad on the road) will likely keep him from garnishing any serious MVP considerations.