Game 1 of Los Angeles vs. Denver, Kobe Bryant puts his team on his back and leads them to victory.
Game 1 of Cleveland vs. Orlando, Lebron James attempts to put his team on his back but comes up short in a Orlando victory.
Game 2 of Los Angeles vs. Denver, the Lakers are down and need a game ending tie to force overtime with the Nuggets. But fail to give it to Kobe Bryant for the last shot.
Game 2 Cleveland vs. Orlando, Cavaliers are down by two points and need a game winning shot. The ball lands in LeBron James hands for the game winner.
Are the two best players in the NBA learning from each others mistakes, because they both had their teams in similar situations and both either succeeded or failed on them.
It has been an unbelievable first two games in both series' as they are both tied at 1-1.
Also both series' are coming down to who's making their free throws.
The NBA must be celebrating their behinds off, because it's just making them more popular and richer with all these scenarios occurring.
It is hard to believe what is next to come in the next games of these series' plus the NBA Finals.
I can't wait.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Vick is out. Football becomes entertaining once again.
With Michael Vick finally out of prison, sports fans can now be excited to watch football again.
For those of you too young to remember, Vick was and probably still is the most explosive quarterback in the league today.
His speed and agility was key in Atlanta's success a few years back. No one was able to stop him. Defensive linemen were too slow to catch him, linebackers weren't quick enough to adjust when he would run one way and then fake to the other side.
Watching him is like watching Dwayne Wade this season. He did things you never thought you'd see a QB do.
As we all know, Vick was arrested on dogfighting charges and spent his last 21 months in a Kansas prison facility. He has two more months left that will be spent in home confinement.
Vick, at one time the highest paid player in the league, will have to report to a probation officer sometime this week and will have to work a construction job at $10 per hour to pay off any remaining debts after they already took most of his possessions and left him bankrupt.
I don't think what this guy did was right and he should have learned his lesson in prison. But, the fact of the matter is that Vick has paid his debt to society and should be reinstated to the NFL.
What Vick has done on the field is something that will not be forgotten and teams are now trying to mimic what Vick has done.
The whole wildcat offense we saw practically every Sunday last year was because of Vick. No QB has the explosiveness to put on a show like him. Football was exciting when Vick was around. Fox sports practically showed Falcon games because of this one man.
He still has to finish off his legal issues before he can even think about going back to the NFL. That is, if Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner decides to reinstate him.
I'm not saying what Vick did is ok but he did comply with the law and his debt to society is almost paid. I do hope that he learned something from all this whole experience.
If Vick does return to the NFL, hopefully this season, he'll probably return to boos from the fans, but hopefully he'll be able to shrug it off so we can finally see what we've been missing out on these past two seasons.
For those of you too young to remember, Vick was and probably still is the most explosive quarterback in the league today.
His speed and agility was key in Atlanta's success a few years back. No one was able to stop him. Defensive linemen were too slow to catch him, linebackers weren't quick enough to adjust when he would run one way and then fake to the other side.
Watching him is like watching Dwayne Wade this season. He did things you never thought you'd see a QB do.
As we all know, Vick was arrested on dogfighting charges and spent his last 21 months in a Kansas prison facility. He has two more months left that will be spent in home confinement.
Vick, at one time the highest paid player in the league, will have to report to a probation officer sometime this week and will have to work a construction job at $10 per hour to pay off any remaining debts after they already took most of his possessions and left him bankrupt.
I don't think what this guy did was right and he should have learned his lesson in prison. But, the fact of the matter is that Vick has paid his debt to society and should be reinstated to the NFL.
What Vick has done on the field is something that will not be forgotten and teams are now trying to mimic what Vick has done.
The whole wildcat offense we saw practically every Sunday last year was because of Vick. No QB has the explosiveness to put on a show like him. Football was exciting when Vick was around. Fox sports practically showed Falcon games because of this one man.
He still has to finish off his legal issues before he can even think about going back to the NFL. That is, if Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner decides to reinstate him.
I'm not saying what Vick did is ok but he did comply with the law and his debt to society is almost paid. I do hope that he learned something from all this whole experience.
If Vick does return to the NFL, hopefully this season, he'll probably return to boos from the fans, but hopefully he'll be able to shrug it off so we can finally see what we've been missing out on these past two seasons.
Clippers finally win something
With a 17 percent chance of winning the overall first round pick, the Los Angeles Clippers over came the odds and won it.
With past picks like, Michael Olawakani, Shawn Livingston, Chris Kamen, Danny Manning, Tyson Chandler, Melvin Ely, and Chris Wilcox, people fear that the Clippers will screw up this important pick that can destroy their team even more.... is that possible?
Many say that Blake Griffin should be the the No. 1 pick but, if it turns out he is a bust like players like Kwame Brown then no one should blame the poor Clippers on this pick.
But either way, this pick should bring excitement to the franchise so the Clippers could have a bright future.
With past picks like, Michael Olawakani, Shawn Livingston, Chris Kamen, Danny Manning, Tyson Chandler, Melvin Ely, and Chris Wilcox, people fear that the Clippers will screw up this important pick that can destroy their team even more.... is that possible?
Many say that Blake Griffin should be the the No. 1 pick but, if it turns out he is a bust like players like Kwame Brown then no one should blame the poor Clippers on this pick.
But either way, this pick should bring excitement to the franchise so the Clippers could have a bright future.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals
WOW!
That's all I can say, I was so upset with the way the Lakers were playing all game.
The game was so intense, the Lakers looked like they were continuing the inconsistent play they had in the Houston series. They never really had a grip or control of the game.
LA went down as much as 13 in the first half and Carmelo Anthony had 16 points at the end of the first quarter. It looked like no Laker was going to attempt to stop him but Kobe Bryant took him on in the second quarter and held him to 20 at the half.
Los Angeles finally had a somewhat good effort in the third but then they began relaxing and Denver took the lead going into the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, I began getting fed up with the Lakers to the point I even said to myself, "I am done with this team, they are not going to win this way."
But Kobe Bryant did not fold on us and did what he had to do to save the team from losing home court again. He made clutch free throws in the closing minutes of the game to seal the deal for the Lakers.
Once again Andrew Bynum gets lost in la la land, the dude is so big and taller then the Denver big men and still they push him and bully him around like he is nothing but a useless body in the way.
He was so ineffective for us, all he does is pick up silly fouls and just wastes Phil Jackson's time.
I really told myself that we should trade him.
We did not deserve this win but thanks to Kobe who was the only Laker other then Trevor Ariza, who made that steal late to give us the win, they really did the job to give the Lakers the suck out win.
Pau Gasol had a decent game but he is such a great free throw shooter, he almost lost the game when he missed two straight free throws that let the Nuggets take the lead 99-97.
But another thing, the referees did a bad job, they consistently called one bad call after another.
They called so many bad calls that put both teams into the line and it really didn't give either team a chance to get into a grove but it favored us tonight that we win the game.
The Lakers lead the series 1-0, don't expect to Kobe to repeat that performance again to carry us, Gasol, Lamar Odom, and Ariza need to make plays and complete them on their own.
Gasol needs to front his man on the block and use his quickness to move to the rim and make something of it.
Lakers wake up please! This is a totally different road to the finals from last year, the team lacks the effort and heart, they show the heart and effort in pregame but during the game they lose it.
They cannot think they can turn it on whenever they want to because it is going to come back and bite us in the butt.
Lets go Lakers!
That's all I can say, I was so upset with the way the Lakers were playing all game.
The game was so intense, the Lakers looked like they were continuing the inconsistent play they had in the Houston series. They never really had a grip or control of the game.
LA went down as much as 13 in the first half and Carmelo Anthony had 16 points at the end of the first quarter. It looked like no Laker was going to attempt to stop him but Kobe Bryant took him on in the second quarter and held him to 20 at the half.
Los Angeles finally had a somewhat good effort in the third but then they began relaxing and Denver took the lead going into the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, I began getting fed up with the Lakers to the point I even said to myself, "I am done with this team, they are not going to win this way."
But Kobe Bryant did not fold on us and did what he had to do to save the team from losing home court again. He made clutch free throws in the closing minutes of the game to seal the deal for the Lakers.
Once again Andrew Bynum gets lost in la la land, the dude is so big and taller then the Denver big men and still they push him and bully him around like he is nothing but a useless body in the way.
He was so ineffective for us, all he does is pick up silly fouls and just wastes Phil Jackson's time.
I really told myself that we should trade him.
We did not deserve this win but thanks to Kobe who was the only Laker other then Trevor Ariza, who made that steal late to give us the win, they really did the job to give the Lakers the suck out win.
Pau Gasol had a decent game but he is such a great free throw shooter, he almost lost the game when he missed two straight free throws that let the Nuggets take the lead 99-97.
But another thing, the referees did a bad job, they consistently called one bad call after another.
They called so many bad calls that put both teams into the line and it really didn't give either team a chance to get into a grove but it favored us tonight that we win the game.
The Lakers lead the series 1-0, don't expect to Kobe to repeat that performance again to carry us, Gasol, Lamar Odom, and Ariza need to make plays and complete them on their own.
Gasol needs to front his man on the block and use his quickness to move to the rim and make something of it.
Lakers wake up please! This is a totally different road to the finals from last year, the team lacks the effort and heart, they show the heart and effort in pregame but during the game they lose it.
They cannot think they can turn it on whenever they want to because it is going to come back and bite us in the butt.
Lets go Lakers!
Monday, May 18, 2009
WWE vs. the NBA
Today a funny but unbelievable story developed in the sports world. It turns out that on May 25, the Pepsi Arena in Denver is scheduled to host both WWE Monday Night Raw and Game 4 of the Lakers vs. Nuggets best-of-seven playoff series.
World Wrestling Entertainment owner Vince McMahon has come out with a public statement humiliating the Nuggets owner in a harsh but well deserved comment.
"Even though the Denver Nuggets had a strong team this year and were projected to make the playoffs, obviously Nuggets and Pepsi Center owner Stan Kroenke did not have enough faith in his own team to hold the May 25th date for a potential playoff game," McMahon said.
Now that was a pretty well delivered blow to Kroenke and as a former WWE fan I know Mr. McMahon is a well played character and harsh owner who doesn't put up with anyone and will fight for what he wants no matter what it takes.
I really believe that there is no way to cancel the WWE event because its under contract and so there is no way for them to make a deal because McMahon would sue the Nuggets owner because WWE would be losing money since they are a soap opera show on wheels.
Even on a recent interview on ESPNEWS, McMahon said that his trucks and wrestlers are already heading to Denver. I don't think the NBA would delay the Game 4 either because they want their ratings to stay up by having Lebron James play one night, then having Kobe Bryant play the next night.
The only way I would solve this issue is by punishing the owner of the Nuggets and let the Lakers host game four in Los Angeles. I mean it's no one's fault but the Nuggets and there is no other way.
Even if you wanted to host both events the same day, it's impossible because if you played the basketball game in the afternoon it's not enough time to change the court to the WWE ring.
So yeah the owner of the Nuggets was not thinking of anything but the money and didn't think that his team could be this far into the playoffs.
Play the game in LA because either way in game 5 the Nuggets will be going back home alone since I predict the Lakers will win in 5 games easily.
World Wrestling Entertainment owner Vince McMahon has come out with a public statement humiliating the Nuggets owner in a harsh but well deserved comment.
"Even though the Denver Nuggets had a strong team this year and were projected to make the playoffs, obviously Nuggets and Pepsi Center owner Stan Kroenke did not have enough faith in his own team to hold the May 25th date for a potential playoff game," McMahon said.
Now that was a pretty well delivered blow to Kroenke and as a former WWE fan I know Mr. McMahon is a well played character and harsh owner who doesn't put up with anyone and will fight for what he wants no matter what it takes.
I really believe that there is no way to cancel the WWE event because its under contract and so there is no way for them to make a deal because McMahon would sue the Nuggets owner because WWE would be losing money since they are a soap opera show on wheels.
Even on a recent interview on ESPNEWS, McMahon said that his trucks and wrestlers are already heading to Denver. I don't think the NBA would delay the Game 4 either because they want their ratings to stay up by having Lebron James play one night, then having Kobe Bryant play the next night.
The only way I would solve this issue is by punishing the owner of the Nuggets and let the Lakers host game four in Los Angeles. I mean it's no one's fault but the Nuggets and there is no other way.
Even if you wanted to host both events the same day, it's impossible because if you played the basketball game in the afternoon it's not enough time to change the court to the WWE ring.
So yeah the owner of the Nuggets was not thinking of anything but the money and didn't think that his team could be this far into the playoffs.
Play the game in LA because either way in game 5 the Nuggets will be going back home alone since I predict the Lakers will win in 5 games easily.
Lakers vs Nuggets: Western Conference Finals
This is a series where people really don't know what will happen, as the Lakers have been playing inconsistent and the Nuggets have been taking care of business to make people second guess them.
But, yesterday in Game 7 against Houston, I finally saw Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum play the way everyone has been waiting for them to play and that made me think, if they would put up this performance for the remainder of the playoffs then why bother picking against the Lakers.
I really believe that LA will take that Game 7 and improve on it in the Denver series which will lead them into the finals where they will take care of business and capture their 15th championship.
The Houston series I have several explanations for, first I think Houston really used the fact that they are useless without Yao Ming so why bother trying to win, "just go out and play and see what happens." And what happened was that the Lakers took them too soft and let them gain momentum to win games on their home floor.
Also I believe the tag team duel of Artest and Battier guarding Kobe had a huge effect on the series. Because when you limit Kobe's touches with the ball, he is taken out of his game and everytime he gets the ball he tries "saving the team on his own," which would lead to the rest of the team looking on and forgetting that they are playing too which results in the whole team struggling.
I have been a Lakers fan for over 10 years and I have never seen a Laker team consistent under coach Phil Jackson, so seeing how they've been performing in these playoffs doesn't surprise me because I know even though they are playing like that, they find ways to win at the end.
It doesn't matter how long it takes to get to the finals, this whole thing that they went seven games with the Rockets is just a bunch of bull, and Cleveland sweeping their two series doesn't mean that they are winning a title.
LA has the complete team and they will be holding that NBA trophy at the end of this NBA season.
But, yesterday in Game 7 against Houston, I finally saw Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum play the way everyone has been waiting for them to play and that made me think, if they would put up this performance for the remainder of the playoffs then why bother picking against the Lakers.
I really believe that LA will take that Game 7 and improve on it in the Denver series which will lead them into the finals where they will take care of business and capture their 15th championship.
The Houston series I have several explanations for, first I think Houston really used the fact that they are useless without Yao Ming so why bother trying to win, "just go out and play and see what happens." And what happened was that the Lakers took them too soft and let them gain momentum to win games on their home floor.
Also I believe the tag team duel of Artest and Battier guarding Kobe had a huge effect on the series. Because when you limit Kobe's touches with the ball, he is taken out of his game and everytime he gets the ball he tries "saving the team on his own," which would lead to the rest of the team looking on and forgetting that they are playing too which results in the whole team struggling.
I have been a Lakers fan for over 10 years and I have never seen a Laker team consistent under coach Phil Jackson, so seeing how they've been performing in these playoffs doesn't surprise me because I know even though they are playing like that, they find ways to win at the end.
It doesn't matter how long it takes to get to the finals, this whole thing that they went seven games with the Rockets is just a bunch of bull, and Cleveland sweeping their two series doesn't mean that they are winning a title.
LA has the complete team and they will be holding that NBA trophy at the end of this NBA season.
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