What Celeb Could Save the World?

Everyone has the potential to do something good for humanity. Everyone has there own idea what can be good for humanity aside from the general stuff. Could a jazzy idea or witty catch phrase be as powerful as lending millions of dollars to a charity or rescuing someone from a burning building? Not neccesarily, but it could have a similar impact. Can the same be near the equivilent of the opposite, such as ruin people's outlook on life, attitude, morals, etc. I think so, but let's focus on the positive possibilities. When Whitney houston stated in the Barbara Walters interview, "Crack is Wack" during the early nineties, the strength behind her tone and simple yet straight out no nonsense yet casual wording left a healing mark on the culture during that time. People who had their lives' ruined could lighten up their aspect just enough to rhyme out something they didn't need anymore and others could intercept the possibility of future trouble. The power of the influence of one classy(at the time, maybe still) pop star in Whitney did in seconds with clever simplicity what ten public service announcements may not have been able to do in a year. I'd love my readers to talk about a catch phrase from a celebrity that left a positive mark on their lives. If you have to include any kind of profanity, try to use some king of abbreviation or slang please. Thankyou.

Reflecting on Mj's thoughts regarding Free Agency and Team Roles

In one of the more recent interviwes with Michaeld Joradan, her reacted to the money offered to free agents as fairly out there, compared to the circmstances during his playing days. He did seem to thik it was strange to have to big stars on the team playing side by side. He seems to be considering the combination of Lebron and Dwayde near the equivelent of him being with a Majic or Bird. I can see that to as degree. Some, however, would bring up Him being with Pippen as a similar situation. I think during the time they teamed up, it may not or may have been, though Pippen was still one of my favorite players regardless. What do my readers think of this?

Knockin on The Wall

I have decided to follow the progress of one cherished rookie following the most recent NBA draft. I have chosen John Wall unanimously, him being a fiesty and agil gaurd. As i have said in a previous post, he tends to reflect the game of a young kenny Anderson, who if you aren't familiar with, can learn about from my prior post. Now, as many know, when most college players hit the big leagues, they often train and diversify there game to live up to pro calibur in order to better compete with their opponents. In Wall, you can see he is doing a lot more spinning on the break as well as crossovers going left very often. I saw some of his performance in the Reebok summer championship and saw much of the pronound D Wayde's style and approach which I think will serve Wall and his team well. Through such means, in his lightning quick first step and reflexive motion off the dribble, he can get in position for the easy pull up jumper, go to the hoop, or dish. You can tell he knows how to get around any height advantage his apponents may have over him with his sound overall instincts. He will have to learn how to get open from the screens though and challenge, or rather answer back to double teaming from opponents.

The Craft of Draft

What be goin down hoops buffs, and all you others who just want to check in with some convo about the naismith masterpiece we cal b-ball. I coould tell you aboout a lot of insights into the up coming draft and analyze who can do what and whose good for what team, however, i really don't see a whole lot of promising franchise players with the exception of the first seven or eight picks probably ensuring a first four seasons of twenty-ten stats perhaps and a descent run in the playoffs. Instead, lets talk about franchise teams rebuilding and there potential and/or likeliness to rebuild, as well as what made fans come back to fill the seats as well as the avid couch admirerers. I'll tell you one thing about John Wall. His game reminds me so much of Kenny Anderson of the New Jersey nets way back in the day of 1990-91. Kenny was able to make the all-star team after his second season, and though he didn't come up in the clutch big like he did in college, the dude still made siome impressively big shots with the nets in his early yesr with them. So, the question that seems to be a common one with much of the media at this time, is John Wall going to be like a a steve nash who can almost immediately make a team a formidable force, end up selling out after a season or two, or maybe end up like a moderately yet rawly well talented star like Kenny was. I don't have a basketball crystal ball. Many players have done amazing things in college, yet when they get in the big leagues they often don't continue their legacy to the level prior to their entrance. Some get distracted and seem to loose poise with the glitter and glamour. Others can't seem to handle the pressure to an extent, or atleast it seems that way to some. Many get disgruntled over money. I am asking all of you readers, as few as there may currently be., what do you think are the biggest reasons for players unable to carry on the legacy of their college days and why? What is the most common reason and why? Your responses can open up doors to future potential stars who may(by some wild chance) read this!
Peace out..........and too all you fans and some of you players, or both, please don't eat too much cheese before the big game....but hey, i write a basketball blog during a defense based nba dynasty, im bored out of my mind...its hard, but aint easy bein' cheezy..............


As scatterbrained as i am i didn't mention the franchise teams!... Bulls had some playoff success over the years, with somewhat of a 90's knicks defense based game. hey, whatever works. is it fun to watch? Not for me. Lakers and Celts have the reunion of a eternal rivalry, but no, besides kobe and maybe kevin, who was a tad nonexistent to me in the finals add some perks for the superstar whose hungry for action. the game has changed. . a lot of going left with little faking, attempts at trying to make the wilts out of guys like gasol. You may wonder, any other franchise ball clubs??? Well, the pistons of course... Prince has leadership qualities. They may find someone who can play a good supporting role for him and some of the vets in the late first round. I'll be more precise with the purpose of my article next time... Will that get you to actually log on to it again?

D-Wayyde and His Future with the Heat

Dwayne Wade , despite his recent failur to single handedly elevate and rebuils his team to a championship calibur status still has some gas left in his tank of v-8 btalent, so to speak. When they lost Shaq and acquired Marion, alot of team synergu went away and so did some group dynamics. Another loss for the heat was Udonis Haslem, a supporting figure in the road to play off destiny who wanted to play for a chamipionship calibur team. he did, as he went to boston. Marion and Wayde are finally getting thier act together, as playoff contenders. Keep in mind, during the Olympic Games where the U.S. regained their gold medal status, it was Wayde who came up big, leading the team in scoring in the deciding game. He did this with Lebron and Kobe on the team. And If you ask me, I think he has more talent in clutch situations than either Lebron or Kobe and is younger than both of them. He already has more than they did by his third season; a ring and a finals MVP. Personally , i think he's just as amazing to watch. he's not like those other two, though they are deemed as the two best players in the league currently. If you watch him, though he's not as strong as lebron and can't jump quite as high as Kobe, he has the intuitive skills to get things done. He's kind od of a six foot four mix of jordan(his athleticism, instincts on defense, and reflexes, penetration,), Bird(jump shootong,) and maybe even magic(passing ability, especially to a big man or on a fast break.) He has had some injury problems.
He's had them more so than kobe or lebron. Miami's yet to build a team around him. In order to do this, they need a frontline that can rebound, a center that can muscle his way to the hoop and dunk on people, and a point gaurd that can shoot rain makers. These people don't have to neccessarilly be first round lottery picks. Miami doesn't need that top college scorer. They just need to draft poeple that can fill these gaps. They need a Horace Grant or rodman as a power forward. They need a veteran point gaurd that can shoot outside consistently, perhaps a veteran whose played in big games. I can't think of any recent players at the top of my head, bt a danny ainge or a john paxson, or glen rice.

How Rivalries have changed Over The Years

Back in 19993 I was watching some NBA experts talking about Shaquille O'neal's emergence as an NBA superstar. Former great Bill Walton was reffering to how Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlin were oddly together, laughing and kidding with one another during a get together for one of Shaq's first official commercial shoots. He talked about NBA rivalries and how when Russel and Chamberlan were competing they were not friends, but strictly rivals on a competitive level. He mentioned his rivalry with Kareem, "Jabar and myself, we weren't friends at all. Magic Johnson changed all that." Magic did change all that. He and Larry Bird reminised about recent battles for the title to the press over the course of their career in a heart felt manner to a degree. . Magic and the Pistons' Isaha Thomas once even kissed at a game..atleast Isaha Thomas kissed him and Magic apparently had no problem with it. But where are competitive rivalries headed now and in recent years. There have been more brawls between players than before. When Lebron james talked to his father about getting swept in the finals by Tim Duncan and the Spurs, his dad replied that he shouldn't have bothered to shake hands with him after it was all over. Does one really have to hate his competetor to win? Are we headed back to a mentality and influence associated with the Chamberlan Russell rivalry, the befriending Magic era, or are things in this perspective perhaps getting more balanced? For instance, many players who you'd think wouldn't be close are friends. Lebron james and Dwayne Wayde for instance, both shooting gaurds who have faced each other in the playoffs, are quite close. In the 2006 playoffs Lebron was even giving Wade tips on how to play against the Pistons, James having just lost to them in the prior round. What do you think?

Sentementality can't change that....however!

Larry Bird, Robert Parish, ainge, mchale, Walton, were all big names not just in the basketball world but in the city of Boston itself. They did commercials for local establishments such as tasteful steak house. I can't recall the name. They gave Boston the joyous gift of pride, strength, a little love, and most importantly faith. Eventually Bird retired. Mchale, Parish and Reggie Lewis helped keep the Celtics as playoff contenders for a little longer until Mchale retired, Parish went to Charlotte, and Lewis died of an overdose. When Mchale retired, I remember announcer Bob Costas doing a brief documentary on his career. In it he mentioned,"The Celtics are in the midst of a sorry season. Sentimentality can't change that...". He went on to talk about Mchale retiring his jersey at halftime. I have a vague recollection, but my point is is that fans and the city of Boston kept their sentimentality toward the Celtics and their history, and focused on the big picture. Fifteen years later, they have a team record regular season and win the championship against a team with the league's MVP, Kobe Bryant. It just goes to show that though sentamentality every now and then may not change things on a tangible level, it nurtures and invigorates the soul, wether it be a person, city, or sports team, or all three. To any team or person out there that is going through a negative transition in their career, or even in their personal lives, I urge you to soften your soul and see the big picture every now and then.....Peace out.