LeBron James is lame. The Chicago Bulls may have moved to the top of the list to land him by trading Kirk Hinrich last week. They opened up room to sign 2 max free agents, meaning they can sign Lebron AND Chris Bosh. This was the big advantage the Knicks had, the fact that they had room to sign 2 megastars. Now that the Bulls can do it, it seems there is no reason for him to come to NY unless he wants some NY poonani (which is still possible).
It also appears that Miami has become a big contender, because if they trade Michael Beasley, they can now sign 3!!! of the megastars. Put Lebron, Wade, Bosh on the same team and the Heat win the championship the next 10 years. They won't have much money to fill out the rest of the roster, but they'll still have Mario Chalmers (a young decent PG) and other minimum contracts. Here is a list of people the Lebron/Wade/Bosh team could play with and still win the championship:
1. Me
2. You
3. Bill Clinton
4. the Little Mermaid
5. Stephen Hawking
6. Helen Keller
7. Carlos
8. Anything that can breathe.
9. Anything that can't breathe.
10. Michael Jackson
You get the point...I hope their ego's get in the way and they don't all sign with the same team, for my Knicks sake. Even if James/Bosh go to the Bulls, that would be a pretty ridiculous team. (Noah, Bosh, Deng, James, Rose) Hopefully Lebron either stays in CLE or comes to NY. That's that. BTW Free Agency begins tonight at midnight tonight! (JULY 1)
Roger Federer lost today in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. He's 28, so by tennis standards he's past his prime. It looks like it's all over for him, but who knows. I'll still root for him. That's some crazy insight I just gave you.
Joel Zumaya just fractured his elbow a few days ago. He's been injury prone throughout his career, but this one might be the last one. It did NOT look good. Due to STUPID MLB copyrights, I can't find the youtube video, so follow this link, watch the 15 second ad, and enjoy. The video brings a tear to the eye.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100628&content_id=11706452&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det
This guy was averaging 99mph on his fastball this year. He's thrown harder than anyone in the league these past few years, and it's just a sad story. Not a real sad story, but a sports sad story.
The World Cup is fast approaching..what?..it's almost over?...I haven't posted in THAT long??... Oh well, I guess I'll just root against Germany and call it a day. Oh, and Brazil is gonna win..unless Spain does. God can't you tell I'm an expert at soccer?
The new Eminem album came out a week ago. I like it. I'm not afraid to say it..he is the greatest white rapper to EVER come out of Detroit. Yeah..I know..bold statement but I really believe it. It's weird that we're all backwards racists a lot of the time. Many people don't think eminem should be considered as a great all-time rapper, but I think if he were black he would be. We cringe at the thought of a white guy holding that title.
When I go to the gym to play basketball, do I want the tall white guy on my team, or the shorter athletic black guy? It's obvious. When we go to a financial consultant, do we prefer the asian guy or the hispanic guy? Duh. Now if were starting a baseball team, we LOVE that hispanic guy. These are the kind of thoughts we all have from time to time but are afraid to talk about unless it's on an anonymous blog which doesn't really work right now because my 5 readers know exactly who I am. Fail.
Youtube Clip of the Week:
Pretty much sums up this blog post. Eminem and basketball.
-jk
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Come on!
The Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup. An exciting finish to the game in OT. An exciting finish to a good NHL playoffs. Too bad nobody cares.
Stephen Strasburg, the pitching phenom, lived up to the hype in his first major league start. He went 7 innings and struck out 14 batters, including the final 7. People say he's already headed to Cooperstown, but HOLD YOUR HORSES people. People were all over Mark Prior when he first showed up. The same people were all over Kerry's Wood when he first came up. Then they got injured, and neither have been as good since. Can't go crazy too quickly. He's definitely got some sick stuff but I think pitchers are definitely harder to scout than a regular position player. He's got a lot of work to do before I start handing him the keys to MY heart.
Though my life consists of reading and listening to a lot of sports media, I find myself not liking or disagreeing with a lot of stuff. I can't tell if these radio/tv guys make stuff up to get ratings, or they actually believe the poop that comes out of their mouth.
For example, during the regular season ALL you hear about is how good the Cavs are and how LeBron James has surpassed Kobe as the best player in the world. Lebron's gonna win the MVP again, his jumpshot got much better, he's got that winning look, he's a great defender, he can walk on water. Now that he's out of the playoffs and Kobe is in the finals again? All I hear is that Kobe is still the best player by far. Lebron can't hold his jockstrap. Kobe's a winner, Lebron just puts up stats. Kobe is a killer in crunchtime. Lebron is #2.
I'll admit Kobe is better in the clutch than Lebron. LeBron gets passive and shoots too many jumpers when he's really at his best driving to the basket. But LeBron has been better than Kobe for at least 2 years now. And most media people agreed with me until Lebron lost and Kobe kept winning. These people are losers. They are front-runners.
The same thing happens in the playoff series. Before the NBA finals started, the Celtics were favored to win the championship. Suddenly these old guys can play! They are so experienced!
Then they lose Game 1. ZOMG! They are looking so old and tired! Kobe and the Lakers are too good! LAL!!!!
Then they win Game 2. AH!! They have 4 future Hall of Famers and they got the job done! They're gonna win it in Boston!! YAY, I <3 BAWSTON!
Then they lose Game 3. KOBE, FISHER, LENGTH, SIZE, SPEED, WIN!
Please sports media, stop jumping on the bandwagon, you're embarrassing. Not even Iceman (aka Irfan) is that much of a bandwagon jumper...oh wait, he is.
Anyway, on a side note, congrats to whitxly (aka JOY) for finally getting her driver's license. She is an asian woman, so you can imagine how great of an obstacle it must have been to legally obtain this license. Just remember, you are most likely to get a ticket and/or get into an accident within your first 3 months of driving. Since you are also near the age of 21, you are going to be watched closer for drinking and driving. You are also in the high-volume traffic city of New York, where deadly accidents happen every single day. You are also inexperienced, meaning you may feel extra pressure in a tough driving situation......ok now, GOOD LUCK!
Oh, and don't turn into this woman. Check your blind spots!
World Cup starts tomorrow.
Game 4 tonight.
Sporcle Quiz:
Last Cy Young
http://www.sporcle.com/games/Ben/last_cy
18/25
Youtube Clip of the Week:
Classic Simpsons
Have fun with your lives!
-jk
Stephen Strasburg, the pitching phenom, lived up to the hype in his first major league start. He went 7 innings and struck out 14 batters, including the final 7. People say he's already headed to Cooperstown, but HOLD YOUR HORSES people. People were all over Mark Prior when he first showed up. The same people were all over Kerry's Wood when he first came up. Then they got injured, and neither have been as good since. Can't go crazy too quickly. He's definitely got some sick stuff but I think pitchers are definitely harder to scout than a regular position player. He's got a lot of work to do before I start handing him the keys to MY heart.
Though my life consists of reading and listening to a lot of sports media, I find myself not liking or disagreeing with a lot of stuff. I can't tell if these radio/tv guys make stuff up to get ratings, or they actually believe the poop that comes out of their mouth.
For example, during the regular season ALL you hear about is how good the Cavs are and how LeBron James has surpassed Kobe as the best player in the world. Lebron's gonna win the MVP again, his jumpshot got much better, he's got that winning look, he's a great defender, he can walk on water. Now that he's out of the playoffs and Kobe is in the finals again? All I hear is that Kobe is still the best player by far. Lebron can't hold his jockstrap. Kobe's a winner, Lebron just puts up stats. Kobe is a killer in crunchtime. Lebron is #2.
I'll admit Kobe is better in the clutch than Lebron. LeBron gets passive and shoots too many jumpers when he's really at his best driving to the basket. But LeBron has been better than Kobe for at least 2 years now. And most media people agreed with me until Lebron lost and Kobe kept winning. These people are losers. They are front-runners.
The same thing happens in the playoff series. Before the NBA finals started, the Celtics were favored to win the championship. Suddenly these old guys can play! They are so experienced!
Then they lose Game 1. ZOMG! They are looking so old and tired! Kobe and the Lakers are too good! LAL!!!!
Then they win Game 2. AH!! They have 4 future Hall of Famers and they got the job done! They're gonna win it in Boston!! YAY, I <3 BAWSTON!
Then they lose Game 3. KOBE, FISHER, LENGTH, SIZE, SPEED, WIN!
Please sports media, stop jumping on the bandwagon, you're embarrassing. Not even Iceman (aka Irfan) is that much of a bandwagon jumper...oh wait, he is.
Anyway, on a side note, congrats to whitxly (aka JOY) for finally getting her driver's license. She is an asian woman, so you can imagine how great of an obstacle it must have been to legally obtain this license. Just remember, you are most likely to get a ticket and/or get into an accident within your first 3 months of driving. Since you are also near the age of 21, you are going to be watched closer for drinking and driving. You are also in the high-volume traffic city of New York, where deadly accidents happen every single day. You are also inexperienced, meaning you may feel extra pressure in a tough driving situation......ok now, GOOD LUCK!
Oh, and don't turn into this woman. Check your blind spots!
World Cup starts tomorrow.
Game 4 tonight.
Sporcle Quiz:
Last Cy Young
http://www.sporcle.com/games/Ben/last_cy
18/25
Youtube Clip of the Week:
Classic Simpsons
Have fun with your lives!
-jk
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
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