Monday, June 20, 2011

The Dallas Mavericks Are The Champs!!

So as the season closed almost more than a week ago, the champions are………….not the Miami Heat. Lol! Sorry, I had to do that. But it’s the Dallas Mavericks. I have to give the only congrats to the new champs on their great game. Also congrats to Dirk Nowinski. He did his thing and was there when the team needed him the most. I’ve never looked too into Dirk in the past, but what I do know about him is that he’s always had heart, shoot really well for a 7’0 guy and that he’s probably one of the only guys I’ve felt bad for when they lost in the Finals (’06) to the Heat team that I actually like. The only guy I’ve felt bad for losing this year was Dwayne ‘Flash’ Wade. If you’ve seen the games, he gave his best only for his team to lose. In my mind, he’s the leader of the team. LeBron, let me not get started with him. All I have to say about him is this, don’t nobody ever (and I do mean ever) compare him to Jordan again. Don’t even put him in the same category as Kobe. Don’t. Don’t. Don’t! If anything, just demote him to Prince James (or PJ for short). Bosh……Next! I’m just glad that Jason Kidd finally got his ring. This means a lot because J.Kidd’s from my era of basketball. I’ve watched him in college to his first stint in Dallas, Phoenix, that awesome run in New Jersey and back to where he started. So I tip my head to you, Dallas. You were the better team, enjoy it and be prepared for next year because you are now the hunted and everyone is gunning for y’all. So on that note, hope everyone enjoyed a great season where we saw some amazing things (D.Rose emerging to superstar MVP, Blake Griffin’s dunks, Dallas triumph, Shaq’s retirement). So until then, see you next season. Feel free to check out this blog anytime and check out the items that are at hand. And I’m out!!





Wednesday, March 16, 2011

The Bulls Are On Top

For the first time since the retirement of Michael Jordan, The Chicago Bulls have the best record in the Eastern Conference. In addition, they’ve already sealed their Division Title as well. Thanks in part of Derrick Rose, one the leagues top players. When they talk about MVP, he should be included. He doesn’t get talked about as much as LeBron or Carmelo or even Blake Griffin. That’s ok because it’s always the quiet ones that finish first. Just ask Tim Duncan and his 3 Championship rings.

Speaking of Tim Duncan, how about them Spurs. Still on top in the Western Conference. They are going to give Kobe Bryant and the Lakers a run for their money come playoff time. I feel that if they can get through the Lakers, it doesn’t matter who makes it to the Finals in the East, the Spurs are going to take it and Tim Duncan is going to go out on top. Just like ‘The Admiral’ David Robinson. But should it be the Celtics vs the Spurs, it’s going to be an instant classic just based on all the experience on the court alone. They just match up better than the usual Lakers vs Celtics.

On my final note, I’m hoping for a first round Knicks vs Heat as that is going to probably the greatest first round series ever. Yes, even better than the Lakers and the Thunder. It will go to Game 7. Till next time, see ya!!



Monday, February 21, 2011

It's Official!! Carmelo Anthony is a Knick!!

Yes, just like I knew that it would happen. Just sooner than later. In a breaking news, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and former Knick Renaldo Balkman are heading to the Knicks. Denver will receive Danilio Galinari, Raymond Felton, Timothy Mozgov and Wilson Chandler. Minnesota will also receive Anthony Randolph and that bum Eddy Curry (Yeah, I said it. A bum). Some people may think that they should've waited till the end of the season. But seeing how any Knick outside of Amare' was doing bad, it mad more sense as the season progressed. Now let the new season begin for my New York Knicks!! Welcome home, Carmelo!!! Agree with me or disagree!!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

February 15th, 2011

Here we are and the All-Star Weekend is just a few days away and I’m just getting hyped about the whole event. But I’ll get into that on my next blog which I will be doing right before the weekend begins. So let’s get to some regular news. Congrats to Ray Allen for breaking Reggie Miller’s record for the All-Time Leader in 3-Points. I honestly wouldn’t have imagined it would be him because watching him in his early days when he competed in the Slam Dunk Contest, he was known for being a jammer than anything. But you have to change your game as time goes by and he’s aged gracefully so my hat goes off to you. My hat also goes off to the Boston Celtics for beating the Miami Heat and taking that top spot in the East. I’m sorry to say this ‘Big 3 of Miami’, but you’ve been targeted as the enemies of the East and probably will stay that way until you’re eliminated from the Playoffs. I’ve said it right, eliminated because as far as I know, no one in the East is going to beat Boston. They’re just too much in on a roll.

Let’s get to the West, the Lakers had lost to the Magic on Sunday and to the Charlotte Bobcats last night? Come on, defending champs. This is how you’re going to keep playing? Better shape up and win some games or else there will be a new sheriff in town. Actually there is and their name is the San Antonio Spurs. They have the best record in the NBA. They are winning and have been staying under radar. People sleep on this team and Tim Duncan. You fail to realize that he is still (silently) the best power forward to ever grace the game. If they do go all the way to win it all, I think that this will be Duncan’s last and rightfully would deserve it so San Antonio, do what you have to do and win because this will probably be your last chance because the West is only going to get stronger and younger. Starting with the Oklahoma City Thunder. As the Lakers, Spurs and Mavericks are getting older, the Warriors, Thunder and Clippers are getting to their prime. As long as the West have Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Blake Griffin, Kobe/Duncan/Kidd/Nowinski, the next two or three years is going to be your last, so make the best of it.

On that note, let’s just leave it at that until the next blog. See you all there.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

January 12th, 2011

Happy New Year to you all. Now 12 days into the new year and already the NBA has been shaking up to be an exciting soon to be 2nd half. On a ‘Memory Lane’ moment, I was looking through a bunch of old VHS tapes and I came across one that I’d almost forgot about. The scrimmage game that I had taped with the 2000 College Olympians going up against the Team USA (NBA). It was weird to see people like Jason Richardson, Jay Williams and Shane Battier go up against the pros of Vince Carter, Jason Kidd, Alonzo Mourning and Gary Payton. Speaking of Vince, seeing some of the plays he had made in that game (he was 10 for 10 by the way), especially the ally-oop he had from Payton shook the crowd and his team. Wow! He was a force to be reckon with.
Now we fast forward to 2010 and in his 4th team (Phoenix), people seem to forget how good he really was (and still could be when he’s healthy). Here’s hoping that he could make some sort of revival in Phoenix that I was hoping for when he was in Orlando. Ok, now back to some current news.

I don’t understand why is Kevin Garnett is leading in All-Star votes for forwards over Amare Stoudemire? I’m not taking away from KG’s greatness but Amare has had an MVP performance all season long. You should never count this man out at all. Coming off of a road win in Portland, his Knicks are on fire as usual so this should garner some more All-Star votes for Amare. In more news, the Milwaukee-Atlanta game had been postponed due to weather conditions. Sacramento’s Tyreke Evans is going to out for a couple of games. The sad news is that the Lakers had held down the Cleveland Cavaliers to just 57 points. Wow! I can see Lebron cracking up on the plane with his new teammates on this one. He even posted on his twitter account ‘Karma must be a *****.’ I can smell a fine coming. I mean when you’re a NBA pro, you have to keep at least some comments to yourself. Would you see Jordan make a comment like that had there been Twitter during his era? Don’t sink yourself lower, Lebron. San Antonio beat Minnesota and Indiana had beat Philly to stay in the playoff race.

Now onto to Carmelo Anthony’s situation. We all know that he’s not happy with where he’s at right now. We see it on T.V., you can look at his face at times. But he’s willing to put that aside and just give his team wins like he did last night against the Suns. The Nets are willing to make a blockbuster trade but I assure you that Carmelo doesn’t want to go to New Jersey. That’s a lose/lose situation for him. I mean New Jersey will be happy, but not Carmelo. That’s like giving a kid something to eat that he doesn’t want. The Nets are the parents that want to shove the ‘Food for Thought of Winning a Title in NJ’ down Anthony’s throat. I can hear the inner-baby in him as he says ‘I don’t wanna eat New Jersey, I wanna eat New York. It taste better.’ Don’t force the situation on one because chances are, you might not like the results. The goal is to make both sides happy. Nets, just wait till you could find someone else and let Carmelo be free to sign up to the Knicks come summertime.

Well, that’s it for me this time. Next time, I’ll be giving the lowdown of what I know, which would be a lot, in the NBA. Keep tuning in to my blog and watch as many games as you can.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

December 26th 2010

I know it's been a while since my last post. That's what the holiday season can do to you. Anyhow, on to some news. I see that a lot has changed since my last blog. Vince Carter is now in Phoenix with Steve Nash and Grant Hill? Gilbert Arenas and Jason Richardson is out in Orlando? There are some moves that might make a team better, but with what Orlando has done was that not only did they have to give up Rashard Lewis (and a couple of players), but they are now a force to be reckoned with now that J-Rich and Arenas is back on board with them. And now they have learned the errors of their ways and found a way to bring back the one man probably responsible outside of Dwight Howard for helping them reach the NBA Finals a few years back, Heido Turkalou. You can disagree all you want but he was probably the 2nd best player on that NBA Finals team and with him back and adding Arenas and Richardson plus you still got Nelson and Howard, I'm starting to feel sorry for Boston and Miami.

Speaking of Miami, finally they've gotten their act together and started to get more wins and surpassing Orlando for the top spot in their division. Who's to say how long that will last but enjoy being on top while it last (or how long the egos are able to hold out in South Beach). Congrats to them on their win against the Lakers on Christmas evening, I'm sure that Kobe will never forget that come June should you make it to the Finals. I've heard that Kobe and the Lake-Show has already brought their brooms. Another congrats to the New York Knicks for their X-Mas win over the Bulls, a teams with a winning record. The Knicks are also having their best season since the Houston/Sprewell era. Keep them young legs running and gunning out in NY, D'Antoni. Carmelo, if you're smart keep your mouth shut for the rest of the season and waiting until you're a free agent. Until then, keep that fake smile on your face to make Denver happy, then bolt over to NY. Chris Paul, within every game it looks like Raymond Felton is making the Knicks forget about you more and more. Might as well take that contract from New Orleans.

Yao Ming, just hang it up. You're not getting any better and you're not getting any younger with all them injuries. Just call it a career. I'll still consider you one of the greatest Asian centers to ever grace the game. You've gave it your best, not just sit back and enjoy what was a good stay at Houston. I'm just amazed at how Dallas is holding up, even without Dampier. Though he wasn't doing much anyways. Jason Kidd is still doing his thing after all these years, just like him co-Rookie of the Year partner Grant Hill in Phoenix. Seeing you guys still play some good quality basketball always brings my mind and body back to the mid-90's. I'm hoping for the Spurs to win the chip this season, just so Duncan can end it all as a winner just like his mentor David Robinson.

Well, that's it for this week. Next week.........I would tell you what I would want to say, but with something different going on every other day in the NBA, it's even hard for me to predict what my next blog is going to be about. You'll just have to wait and see. Leave you expressions and thoughts on what you like and dislike about the season so far. Until then, HAPPY NEW YEAR and I'll see you all in 2011.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

I know it's been a while since I've been on due to the upcoming holiday. But I'm back, so let's get to what's going on as of late during the past month in the NBA. With a month already passed, there have been a lot of surprises. Let's start with the Miami Heat. They have been been (in my opinion), underachieving to everyone's surprise. I thought that this was supposed to be the 'Super Team' trying to take over the East and conquer the Lakers in the Finals. They are now standing at 13-8 (3rd in the Southeast Division) and have yet to have found their stride yet. One of the oldest teams in the NBA have the best record in the East and that would be the Boston Celtics. Their big three have been dominant and with the addition of Shaq, they continue to run down the East with their experience. Another team in the East I would like to give credit to would be the New York Knicks. As a fan, I'm happy to say that even at 11-9 (2nd in the Atlantic Division), I'm glad that they are on the right track and have won 6th straight on the road. With the help from Amare, Raymond Felton and Danilio Galanari, they continue to gel much better and have been one of the most exciting young team to watch. If they continue to play at this level, I could see them taking anywhere from the 6th to the 8th playoff spot. Welcome back, Knicks. We miss ya! LeBron who??

Over in the West, the San Antonio Spurs continue to amaze me with having the best record in the NBA overall. Should this keep on, Tim Duncan could be on his way to snatching up ring #5. Hats off to the Spurs and the most dominate forward ever to grace the game. Yes, even better than Karl Malone. The Lakers have been slipping a bit, but till manages to stay on top of the Pacific Division. As for the other L.A. team, they may not be winning a lot, but they are fun to watch with their rookie Blake Griffin having highlight nights almost every game. I can see him taking Rookie of the Year honors from John Wall. But would it be fair? Blake was drafted last year. While injured and was put on the shelf all season, Griffin had that experience to see the NBA up close and personal while Wall's was focus on his greatness in college. Whether it'll be fair or not, it's going to be fun to see who'll win Rookie of the Year. Haven't looked forward to two rookies since LeBron and Carmelo was duking it out for ROY.

Next week, I'm going to talking about the Atlanta Hawks and how they've doing without the injured Joe Johnson. And I'll be going to take a look at Portland and see what could have been if Greg Oden wasn't so injury-prone. Give me your thoughts on what you think about the season by leaving your comments. Thank you for reading my blog and see you next week.