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Monday, June 30, 2008
The NBA Store by Le Basketbawl
Top 25 NBA Basketball Blogs: July 2008
The July 2008 results are in...
Cuzoogle cracks the top 25 with a big jump to #18! Congrats to Cuzzy as I think we can all give a nod to the amazing work he's done over this past month. We also made the jump into the top 25 which I'm sure comes as no surprise. (Hah, bout time!) Here are the March, April, May, and June results if you would like to compare any of the previous results or big jumps some of these blogs have made.
Enjoy!
Top 25 NBA Basketball Blog Rankings: July 2008
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| #1 | FreeDarko.com | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 34 |
| #2 | Celtic's Blog | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| #3 | Hardwood Paroxysm | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| #4 | Basketbawful | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| #5 | TrueHoop | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| #6 | Need4Sheed | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| #7 | Detroit Bad Boys | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| #8 | Forum Blue and Gold | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| #9 | Odenized | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27 |
| #10 | Basketball Jones | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| #11 | Blog A Bull | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| #12 | Hoops Addict | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| #13 | Bullets Forever | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| #14 | Sactown Royalty | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| #15 | Blazers Edge | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| #16 | Lakers Blog | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| #17 | Hornets247 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| #18 | Cuzoogle | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| #19 | Golden State of Mind | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| #20 | 3 Shades of Blue | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| #21 | And One | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| #22 | Cavalier Attitude | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| #23 | Le Basketbawl | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| #24 | The Blow Torch | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| #25 | Jones on the NBA | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
Las Vegas Sues the NBA! Barkley Gambles!
Hey NBA, Pay your Bills!
Yessir! The Wynn in Las Vegas has filed suit against the NBA claiming it still owes them $50,000 from the All-Star weekend they held back in 2007. According to reports, the NBA owes for unpaid bills stemming from meetings and convention spaces used by the NBA, NBA Entertainment and Alonzo Mourning Charities.
Wasn't the big argument last year that the NBA should have a team located in Vegas? Rubbing the Wynn the wrong way is probably not the best way to take on this task. And what the hell is Alonzo thinking? Maybe he should stop playing pool and drinking Tiger Gatorade and focus on his charities' bills. It never looks good when a charity run by a ga-gillionaire isn't paying its bills on time.
*UPDATE* and *CORRECTION*
The Wynn has just come out and removed the NBA from the lawsuit claiming that the only money owed is actually from Alonzo and his charity. "Wow" is all I can say at this point. Nice work Zo! At first I thought the $50,000 was split up between all parties and instead that was just your cheap ass not paying the bills.
Barkley, you Liar!
In a related note, Charles Barkley is also back on the gambling trail! He anted up for a charity poker event just a month or so after claiming his was done for "the next year or two." The NBA is killin' it on the strip! At least Barkley is doing it for charity purposes, but who knows where that could lead or what he's doing away from this charity tourney while in Vegas.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Option to Monetize your Sports Blog: Clickbooth
What's up everyone! I know that this post seems sort of "off topic" but it's definitely one that many sports bloggers should look at if they aren't already. The whole idea of monetizing your sports blogs has become a hot topic as of late and the Clickbooth CPA Network is one of the options you have out there.
Clickbooth is one of the major CPA networks that offers you all kinds of options to monetize a blog with. It gives you options for email programs, on-site publishing, and search engine marketing. (It is also there if you are looking to advertise your blog, but I wasn't sure that any of us have budgets large enough to worry about advertising!)
Does this network mesh well with the sports world? I guess that is really for you to figure out for yourself. They aren't offering programs for sporting goods stores just yet, but they do offer programs for Apple iPhones and video games which we all know fit well with sports fans.
I definitely use Clickbooth on another blog of mine that is geared towards making money with sports blogging and it has worked well at times for me. If you have any questions, shoot me an email or give them a shout.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Top 10 Biggest Draft Steals of All-Time
This post was written by the half drunk, often belligerent, New York sports addict who goes by houroc over at sportfiends. He indulges in most of life's guilty pleasures but never misses the games and still knows more about sports than you. You can check out more of his daily
So the NBA draft was yesterday and despite the fact that many are calling this a very mediocre NBA draft, you really just never know. Don't be one of those pathetic people who is sad that their favorite NBA squad is not in the draft lottery because this is the NBA. That means that top picks don't always pan out and you can find some real gems with lower picks if you know what you’re doing.
With that said, lets look at some of the top NBA draft steals of all time. This list includes all of the top players in history who were drafted after the top 14 draft lottery picks and some of the losers who were picked before them. I bet you didn't even know that these guys would turn out like they did.
10. Rajon Rondo (21st Overall, 2006 Phoenix Suns) - You may be wondering why this guy is on the list. It's very simple, he's a champion. When you are the floor general on a championship squad like the Celtics, as long you don't mess it up then your in the clear but Rondo did more than just not mess it up, he played pretty damn well for a young gun. In game 2 he had 16 assists and in the clinching game 6 he had 6 steals, 8 assists, 7 rebounds and 21 points to help the Celtics to the blow out win over the Lakers. Not too shabby young fella.
Notable Scrubs picked before him: Mouhamed Sene, Patrick O'Bryant, Hilton Armstrong
9. Manu Ginobili (2nd round, 57th overall, 1999 San Antonio Spurs) - Despite that fact that he is often accused of being a serial flopper (which he is), you'll be hard pressed to find someone who wouldn't love to have this scrappy Argentine on their team. The Spurs got away with highway robbery by getting him 57th overall in 1999. Since adding him to the team, they've won 3 championships. He has also won gold with his native Argentina and despite the fact that he's getting older and he is coming off the bench (why??), he set personal records in points per game, assists per game, rebounds per game, 3 point field goal percentage and free throw percentage on his way to winning the Sixth Man of the Year award.
Notable Scrubs picked before him: Jonathan Bender, Trajan Langdon, Aleksandar Radojević
8. Tony Parker (28th overall, 2001 San Antonio Spurs) - The second Spur on our list is the Spurs point guard Tony Parker. This three time champion has career averages 16 ppg, 5.5 apg, and 3.1 rpg. Not ridiculous but he is a great floor general for the Spurs. He is a tremendous slasher and seems to always be able to get to the rim. Without him, there's no way they would've won all the championships they did and I'm sure Jason Kidd still has nightmares about getting owned by a younger Tony Parker en route to his first championship. Besides all that though, he pulled this chick. That alone should be enough to get him on the list.
Notable Scrubs picked before him: Steven Hunter, DeSagana Diop, Rodney White
7. Shawn Kemp (17th overall, 1989 Seattle SuperSonics) - Before being riddled by all sorts of legal issues, this guy was a superstar for the Sonics. Together with his PIC Gary Payton this high flyer led the Sonics to a team record 64 wins in the 1995-96 season and a trip to the NBA finals. They faced off against the 72 win Bulls that season and well... you know what happened.
Notable Scrubs picked before him: Stacey King, Randy White, Tom Hammonds
6. Dennis Rodman (2nd round, 27th overall, 1986 Detroit Pistons) - In his day, Dennis Rodman was like a rich mans Ben Wallace. Year in and year out he led the league in rebounding. He won 5 championships over the course of his career as well being known as one of the leagues top defenders. The only reason he wasn't ranked higher was because I still have recurring nightmares of him in a wedding dress. I wake up in cold sweats. Very traumatizing.
Notable Scrubs picked before him: Mark Alarie, Harold Pressley, Brad Sellers
5. Steve Nash (15th overall, 1996 Phoenix Suns) - It took Steve Nash two trips to Phoenix but he finally seemed to have found his niche in 2005 when he was named the NBA MVP. Steve Nash is the closest thing we have today to John Stockton. He is deadly with the pick and roll, a sharpshooter from the 3 point line and the free throw line, and he always seems to make the right decisions. If only Mark Cuban had resigned him instead of letting him go to Phoenix, maybe they wouldn't get beat so bad in the playoffs every season.
Notable Scrubs picked before him: Erick Dampier, Todd Fuller, Vitaly Potapenko
4. Nate Archibald (2nd round, 19th overall, 1970 Cincinnati Royals) - Nate Archibald was one of the NBA's all time great point guards. He is the only player ever to lead the league in both points per game and assists per game in the same season. In that crazy season he averaged 34.0 points per game and 11.4 assists per game. He won the MVP award that season. He also helped lead the Celtics to one of their many championships in 1981.
Notable Scrubs picked before him: Jimmy Collins, George E. Johnson, Jim Ard
3. George Gervin (3rd Round, 40th overall, 1974 San Antonio Spurs) - George Gervin was known as the Iceman back in the day because his demeanor on the court was so cool. He had a swagger about him that was unmatched at the time and he was considered one the best guards of all time. He set numerous scoring records for guards (that would later be broken by Michael Jordan). He was also known for being one of the first guys to use the finger roll to perfection. He was known for shooting finger rolls from as far away as the free throw line.
Notable Scrubs picked before him: Len Elmore, John Shumate, Glenn McDonald
2. John Stockton (16th overall, 1984 Utah Jazz) - John Stockton was as tough as they come despite being a small guy in a mountain of men, he wore the daisy duke short shorts long after everyone else stopped, and was the best point guard ever in my opinion period. He is the record holder for career assists and career steals and it's not even close. He was a 10 time all star, 2 time NBA finalist and a 2 time all NBA first team player. He was the ultimate floor general.
Notable Scrubs picked before him: Melvin Turpin, Lancaster Gordon, Leon Wood
1. Michael Jordan (3rd overall, 1984 Chicago Bulls) - Ok so I know I am cheating on this one because MJ was picked in the lottery but even so, he was still the biggest steal of all time. I won't waste your time by telling you all of his accomplishments, if you don't know by now you have no business reading this article. In the 1984 draft he was the 3rd pick. The Houston Rockets took future hall of famer Hakeem Olajuwon so you can't knock them, even though I wonder if they would've changed their pick if they knew how everything panned out. The Portland Trail Blazers took Sam Bowie with the second pick leaving Michael Jordan on the board to fall right into the Bulls lap. This is quite possibly the worst pick in the history of sports. Bowie averaged 10.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.78 blocks per game and Michael Jordan won five NBA MVP Awards and winning six NBA Championships. Enough said.
Notable Scrubs picked before him: Sam Bowie
So what have we learned today? A high pick doesn't necessarily mean that your team will come away with a great player and it's the same vice versa. If your team has good scouts and is a little lucky, they may come away with some gold in the draft. Good luck!!
Blazers "Pritch-slap" the NBA Draft...Again
They did again! The Portland Trail Blazers came into the draft without a lot of noise and left making all kinds of racket. This would be the 3rd year in a row that the NBA Draft was owned by this up and coming franchise from the northwest. They may not have made the playoffs since 2003, but those days will soon be over as they added yet another remarkable piece to what should be a future dynasty to watch out for.
So what did they do?
They started the night with the 13th overall pick in a draft that really only had 10-11 players worth much. From there, they waited and waited all the while knowing what they were about to do. Yes, swindle another team for basically nothing while snatching up what appears to be a future star in the league.
After Indiana drafted Jerryd Bayless 11th overall, some questions came out that with TJ Ford also on his way, that Tinsley may be on the outs. Little did anyone know that the Blazers had most likely orchestrated Indiana's draft choice into a trade almost immediately after Portland picked up Brandon Rush at #13.
In the deal the Blazers receive Ike Diogu and of course, Jerryd Bayless while they only have to send Brandon Rush, a "bust" in Jarrett Jack, and a "who cares" type of player in Josh McRoberts.
Jerryd Bayless will fill up the point for the Blazers and likely make an immediate impact that I'm not sure anyone else in the draft could have. Their smoke signals on DJ Augustin worked well as no one in the entire NBA figured Bayless was on their radar. In fact, Bayless said himself that Portland didn't even work him out and was surprised by the deal.
As a guy living in Portland, I'm not surprised. Welcome Jerryd! You can thank Kevin Pritchard for getting you out of that midwest garbage can. (Yeah that was harsh, but it pretty much is right now.)
Thursday, June 26, 2008
25 Ways to Guarantee Yourself as an NBA Draft Bust
Please welcome this list of ways to guarantee that if drafted into the NBA, would make you into a surefire bust!
1. Grow a pornstache.
2. Then tear your ACL without anyone touching you.
3. Become white and get drafted #1 overall.
4. Carry handguns with you on road trips and hide them in pillow cases.
5. Find a barber that will give you this haircut.
6. Have a top notch NBA blog named after your pathetic career.
7. Gain weight...gain a lot of weight.
8. Ride a motorcycle and then wreck it into a telephone pole.
9. Better yet, just play the point at Duke.
10. Drive this car and love strip clubs.
11. Have a solid nickname like "Big Country" that includes a flat top.
12. Play college ball at the University of Oregon.
13. Get drafted by Isiah Thomas.
14. Come from Hartford.
15. Grow to 7'6" and set the record for number of times being posterized.
16. Wear ridiculous bow-tied suits on draft day and pick fights with "Big" Ben Wallace.
17. Follow the work ethic of Kwame Brown.
18. Put on an amazing NCAA tourney performance without having any real skill.
19. Become the most hated college basketball player of the last decade.
20. Demand to be moved from your draft city because it's lacking Asians.
21. Change your last name to Olowokandi.
22. Play a total of 71 games in your first 3 years.
23. Get lots of tattoos.
24. And wear a pony tail.
25. Get drafted #2 overall by the Portland TrailBlazers in 1984.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
2008 NBA Draft: Worst in History?
Yesterday, I took the time to do Yardbarker's mock draft and only because it could possibly win me a Greg Oden jersey. Woohoo! The thing is, during my prediction process, I started looking at the guys that are projected to be in the lottery and I just started shaking my head. I definitely know who they all are and watched all of them play a ton of college ball last year, but none of them really stood out to me as the next NBA superstar.
Sure Beasley has a ton of talent, Rose seems like a no-brainer, and of course we all know that Mayo may have the most potential out of anyone, but what about everyone else? Most drafts include 2-4 guys that actually turn out to be a star and the rest tend to become solid roles players for years, but I've got to tell you that I don't see this being the case this year. None of the players in this draft compare to past drafts which included guys like Dwyane Wade, Melo, and Chris Paul. I'm seriously wondering if this is the worst draft we've seen in a long time.
Here is the projected lottery coming from the latest of Chad Ford's mock drafts:
1. Derrick Rose
2. Michael Beasley
3. OJ Mayo
4. Russell Westbrook
5. Eric Gordon
6. Danilo Gallinari
7. Jerryd Bayless
8. Joe Alexander
9. Kevin Love
10. Brooke Lopez
11. DJ Augustin
12. Mario Chalmers
13. Alexis Ajinca
14. Kosta Koufos
So after looking at that list, tell me how many of those players stands out as a future NBA star? Do any of them? I'm talking you, sitting down, thinking about these guys matched up against big time NBA ballers and then in 3-4 years turning into an All-Star. Forget about what they've done in college because once you get to the NBA, your college experience means absolutely nothing especially as most of these kids played only one year anyway.
I'm going way out on a limb here, but I feel pretty confident in saying that Mayo, Rose and Beasley are the only guys in this draft that stand a chance at being a perennial All-Star. And I'm squirming in my hot pants by even giving that prediction because none of these 3 is really thrilling me either.
I can tell you with confidence that Alexander, Love, Lopez, Chalmers, Ajinca and Koufos will all be 100% busts. They don't stand a chance in hell against NBA talent. Think back to Mark Madsen dominating the college game and then think about the type of NBA career he had. You can throw all of these kids in that category.
Watching this year's draft is still a decision I need to make. None of these players has that "LeBron" type of buzz and I could care less about the teams they could be going to. Not one of these players will likely make anyone better right off the bat. Let's just get straight to summer league so we can see how my bust predictions are adding up!
Poll Results: Our Mature NBA Fans
I've got to give it up to you all for taking the high road on our most recent poll! We asked the question, "Who gets the blame for the Lakers loss to the Celtics?"
We gave you some random, out of the blue choices that heavily leaned towards the Lakers and then gave you one "mature" choice as to why they had lost in the NBA Finals. To our surprise, out of the 69 total votes, you all decided that the "mature" response was correct!
Here are the results:
- Kobe "26 pts/game" Bryant: 11% (8 votes)
- Phil "Pow!" Jackson: 7% (5 votes)
- Sasha "I'm complaining again" Vujacic: 2% (2 votes)
- Pau "Are my knees shaking?" Gasol: 10% (7 votes)
- Lamar "In dis club, hey!" Odom: 4% (3 votes)
- The Boston Celtics: 63% (44 votes)
Monday, June 23, 2008
10 Reasons: Kevin Garnett Pounds the Hell out of Himself
I'm sure you've all noticed that Kevin Garnett continually pounds the hell out of his chest after a big play, momentum swing, or to just get his team jacked up and frankly, it’s obnoxious as hell. The chest pound usually includes puckered lips and his signature evil eyes which of course makes it that much more inescapable.
So as we watched him whack away during the NBA Finals with the potential to break a sternum, we asked ourselves solemnly, “Why KG? Why do continue to beat yourself in a way that makes Sasha Headbandcich seem less obnoxious? Why sir? Why must you give us a reason to start discrediting everything you've done in your illustrious career? Why must you make us talk like the annoying preacher kid from 'There Will Be Blood'?”
This is what we could come up with:
10. After spending 12 years with the T-Wolves he has to make sure his heart is still beating. Fortunately, it is!
9. He’s really excited that his goatee is slightly better than Paul Pierce’s.
8. He’s just reminding us of his starring role in the smash hit Super Mario Brothers.
7. Because it's the only way to get away with wearing these bad sweaters.
6. Because pulling your team’s name up from your jersey is even more obnoxious.
5. It's his way of saying, "Danny Ainge, you da man! Now let me choke you!"
4. Because he has to live up to hits like these.
3. He's making up for sideways visors and Stephon Marbury.
2. To play with that kind of passion and heart, he’s got to have a way to keep his heart from bursting out.
1. After 20,378 points, 11,197 rebounds, 4,390 assists, 1,665 blocks, 1,382 steals, 37,873 minutes, and 998 games…he has finally won that trophy.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
NBA Season Over, What Now?
The season has wrapped, the draft is just around the corner, and we are entering our first off season as NBA bloggers! This should be interesting enough but I'm hoping we'll have more fun with our writing like we did in the early stages that gave us the motivation to want to keep doing this.
Our goal is to get back to do some fun lists, possibly pushing some people's buttons, and bringing as much breaking news as possible.
In case some of you weren't aware, we have brought on a new writer named Olivier Gibbons who is our east coast voice that has a very nice take on the NBA and some of its inter-workings. You can check out his first 2 posts here and here.
So to finish off our first regular season, we'd like to put up the list of our top posts and some statistics to go with them. These are the types of things you should be expecting from us in the near future!
- Top 7 NBA Pretty Boys - 22,852 pageviews
- Top 6 Worst Hairstyles in the NBA - 15,319 pageviews
- 60% of NBA Players Broke within 5 Years - 9736 pageviews
- 2008 NBA Oscars - 6375 pageviews
- Shaq's New Phoenix Uniform - 4950 pageviews
- 11 Year Old Sports Phenom: Jashuan Agosto - 2008 pageviews
- "Michelle you look great tonight girl!" - 1496 pageviews
- NBA Draft History: White Boy Busts - 1022 pageviews
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Bullying the NBA's Big Man For Failing to Win the Big One
Posted written by the newest Le Basketbawl writer, Olivier Gibbons.
Newly minted NBA champion Kevin Garnett shrieked uncontrollably following his Celtics' clinching victory over the Lakers.
And with good reason. The 11-time All-Star who never previously played in the finals, is now crowned champion. And his face will soon adorn a special edition Wheaties Box honoring the Boston Celtics. Never mind the Big Ticket has appeared on two Wheaties boxes before, now he can truly take his place among The Breakfast of Champions.
"You're sort of, kind of shook, because you know what, you just knocked the bully out and you don't know how he's going to come back," a highly charged Garnett told reporters.
The career-long bully Garnett finally got off his back is winning the NBA Championship. It is the same bully that tormented NBA greats Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, and Karl Malone right into retirement. Despite its best efforts to win, the trio of big men always fell a little short of a title, mostly due to the brilliance of Michael Jordan.
Fair or not, Garnett is now in a different class than his predecessors. Never again will he have to explain why he failed to win a championship. Those questions continue to dogg Barkley, Ewing and Malone.
Yet a closer look, reveals that, maybe, big men are unfairly signaled out for coming up small when it matters most. Consider the case of Malone, an MVP and part of that dynamic duo of John Stockton to Malone. If the latter is generally regarded as the best power forward to ever play, Stockton is one of the best point guards of all time. In fact, Stockton holds the record for most assists and steals in a career. But while Stockton is lauded for being an expert passer and tough little guy, Malone gets the label of playoff choker, who was undeserving of his MVP.
Want other examples of big men getting all the criticism compared with their brethren of smaller superstars? Take Ewing and Reggie Miller, whose teams engaged in legendary Eastern Conference battles. While Ewing brought much of the criticism onto himself by guaranteeing a title, when's the last time you heard anyone say "Reggie's a great player but he never won a championship."?
Miller hit as many clutch shots as almost anyone in NBA history. But if you're going to blame Ewing for not delivering the Knicks a championship, Miller's got to take some responsibility for not leading Indiana to the Promised Land.
And why does two-time MVP Steve Nash get a free pass for coming up short year after year? His teams are among the most talented in the league yet he's never even played in The Finals. Meanwhile, his former Dallas Mavericks teammate and buddy Dirk Nowitzki, who has at least played in The Finals since Nash signed with Phoenix, is gaining a reputation for playing soft and timid in the playoffs.
Allen Iverson, one of the best little men to play the game, is criticized for a lot of things but never for his inability to win a championship. Not that he ever had a good supporting cast as a 76er, but he now plays in Denver, alongside Carmelo Anthony and Marcus Camby. Though Iverson's been in the league for 12 seasons, he's escaped the brunt of criticism seemingly reserved for the NBA behemoths.
So while many observers commend Garnett for finally winning a title, the next time you hear about an NBA Big Man who can't win the big one, keep in mind he just might be playing with a future Hall of Fame point guard who isn't getting it done either.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
An Attempt at Recognizing Paul Pierce as the MVP
The overly obvious and predictable happened last night. Paul Pierce walked away with the NBA Finals MVP trophy. Of course many of you know my pick for the MVP (*Cough* Ray Allen), but also to many of you, my pick seemed completely unreasonable and bias. Hmm. Well here is my attempt to understand why Paul Pierce took home the gold after the Celtics won their 17th NBA Championship. (These will all be followed by question marks because I still need some answers.)
- He has played his entire career in a Boston uniform?
- He won 24 hours of ESPN time by using the greatest prop in recent history, a wheel chair?
- He scored 38 points in…in a losing effort?
- He shot 43% from the field while my pick shot 51%, but that’s ok because he must have been playing really solid defense?
- He went 2-14 in a game 3 loss, but that also doesn’t matter when your knee is probably hurting from game 1 and a long flight?
- Setting records for 3 pointers made in the NBA Finals is a meaningless stat?
- Hurting his knee is more of a feel good story than my pick’s child’s diabetes diagnosis?
- He has a really neat nickname that Commissioners can use to gain respect back after being booed?
- Obviously Jesus has won enough praise and didn’t need an NBA Finals MVP trophy?
"Michelle you look great tonight girl!"
I love Kevin Garnett but he officially scared the hell out of me tonight! Did you see Michelle Tafoya trying to interview him right after the buzzer sounded at half court? He went off on some crazy rant, looked at the camera with evil eyes, told Michelle she "looked great" and then screamed really loud in to the air. It was freakin' amazing! I just about hid under my blanket in fear while laughing hysterically.
And did you notice the tape delay on the game? ABC/ESPN clearly understood that KG has the filthiest mouth on the planet and also knew there would be way too many mics surrounding him. When the 3 stars for Boston went to the bench with 5+ minutes to go, the cameras kept panning over to the bench to get as many shot as possible of Ray, Paul and Kevin. Not such a good idea I would say.
The announcers would be in mid-sentence with the cameras on KG when the sound would just cut out for 10 seconds at a time and all you could see was Garnett's mouth running 100 MPH giving us some of the rowdiest lip-reading you could ask for.
Then the game ended and the 3 met at half court for another solid 10 second silent performance. It just kept happening and kept happening and I just kept laughing my ass off. Good work on the delay ESPN. Did I mention that KG scares me?
If anyone has video of this, I'd love to have it!
More adjustable in-ground basketball goals!
And thank you Alex of Basketball Notes by Alex (NBATipoff.com) for the video this morning!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The NBA Finals...Flickr'd
I love Flickr and all the craziness that people feel the need to put up and make public on it. We took some time to see what kinds of crazy pictures its users threw up from their Finals experiences and stumbled across some whacky stuff, that's for sure.
Of course we had to throw in some commentary to go with these; enjoy.
Another chip for another Boston sports team?
"Hide!" "Where?!?" "Behind the giant trophy of course!"
Game 1 and a magical picture.
Where's your wheel chair Pauly?
What a hot-mess.
Lester gettin' some much deserved, cancer free love!
A little premature?
Who doesn't love some constructive fan activities?
So right. They should have added in "weak".
Front page of Digg-worthy?
Tough to "Rondo" anyone from the bench isn't it?
Hollywood!
It's good to be JT isn't it?
Who's the guy with him? Can't bum $15 from Key for a new haistyle?
The Incredible Hulk did open and appears to be as big of a bore...
Game 6! Tiger should have been the cover.
Monday, June 16, 2008
To Make The Leap: an Ode to Game 5
The final horn had sounded,
The players all embraced,
The crowd was going wild
For the foe had been displaced.
But the trophy was not won this day,
The champion not crowned.
For the Los Angeles Lakers
Did not give up their ground.
The Celtics played with fervor,
And had answered every blow,
From the three-point line they countered
Like archers at the bow.
They owned the lane and middle,
They fought for each rebound.
But the Los Angeles Lakers
Did not give up their ground.
Paul Pierce was more than stellar.
He drove and shot with ease.
If all the games were played like this
He'd have six MVPs.
And enough can not be said
For the sixth and seventh men
James Posey jumped on all loose balls
And House was hot…again.
Doc played the right players,
He called the right time-outs,
As if an Aurebach
Was there to quell his doubts.
The tide seemed to be turning,
A 19-point lead dispersed,
and Lakers fans throughout the world
readied for the worst.
But, faced against this onslaught
The Lakers were unwavered
They saw the challenge that was set
And that they weren't favored.
They stayed within their game
Until their defense came around
And the Los Angeles Lakers
Did not give up their ground.
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Read the rest of the "Ode" at the Second Coming
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Poll Results: Donaghy is Officially "the Suck"
Our latest poll was a short one, but we had a ton of participation totaling 84 votes! We asked the question, "Do you believe anything that Tim Donaghy said about the NBA fixing games?"
You responded with an overwhelming "Yes!"
- Yes: 65% (55 votes)
- No: 34% (29 votes)
I do think I can speak for almost everyone by saying that Donaghy is a complete waste of space. It's too bad that worthless pieces like this guy are taking up so much air-time and thought with so many other things in this world that are so much more important. Hopefully he will be in jail sooner than later and we can move on.
Of course, we won't be moving on until some jackass congressman holds a hearing to bring everyone under oath. Maybe that's what we need to get everything completely over with, but I'm not so sure it will get anywhere. The last hearing they had on the hill was a dog and roided pony show that I am still embarrassed of.
Your thoughts as to why you voted "yes" or "no"?