tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234281712024-03-06T23:31:52.972-05:00I Hate The Raptors*A sometimes serious , sometimes not so serious look at the Toronto Raptors by the brutally honest but most hated man in Raptorland.coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.comBlogger425125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-74132849593213338772009-07-30T12:23:00.012-04:002009-08-21T07:41:28.742-04:00Marco Belinelli Is As Soft As Pasta .<div style="text-align: justify;">Colangelo strikes again . Yup , another softie is with the Raps in the person of Marco Belinelli. A European and a true blooded <span style="font-style: italic;">paisano</span> at that . The Belinelli who is coach Nellie's reject ! He who pretends to be a basketball player but is actually as fake as lipsynching Milli Vanilli ! Several summers ago , Marco Belinelli impressed every basketball fan when he shot the lights out of the arena with an impressive shooting in the summer league . Come the regular season , the Italian Stallion , so named because he looks like Slyvester Stallone , was as tame as Sylvester the cat spending a lot of time on the bench... <span style="font-style: italic;">napping</span> . Well , something like that with his <span style="font-style: italic;">sleepy Stalloney eyes</span> . Why do you think Marco <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidyu.com/weekday/2008/images/belinelli.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 193px;" src="http://www.davidyu.com/weekday/2008/images/belinelli.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>Belinelli , the cat , found himself in Nellie's doghouse ? Because Marco Belinelli is a one dimensional basketball player ... not <span style="font-style: italic;">3D </span>. He has no <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">d</span>efence (1) , no <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">d</span>edication to the game (2) and no <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">d</span>iscussion . An NBA player must keep himself in the pubic hair , I meant , public air . Look at Dennis Rodman . The Worm managed to stay in the limelight during his playing days by creating every oppotunity to bee talked about always . Stay relevant , Marco . Do something to capture the fans' attention . You should have date<span style="font-style: italic;">d</span> the Warriors' #1 fan , Jessica Alba or suck up to # 1 taxpayer in SF and Oracle boss Ellison or be like your Prime Minister . <a href="http://www.nowpublic.com/world/new-sex-tape-deepens-silvio-berlusconi-scandal">Silvio Berlusconi </a> . That dude can rock and roll with young chicks . Silvio is as hard as a rock while <span style="font-style: italic;">Marco is as soft as pasta </span>. What do you expect from a GM named Bryan Colan<span style="font-style: italic;">Jello , err ... I mean , Colangelo </span>!<br /></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-38080903109440995852009-07-21T14:33:00.006-04:002009-07-24T08:37:22.103-04:00Kobe Picks Manny Pacquiao.<div style="text-align: justify;">That is what NBA champion<a href="http://www.dyaryoboy.com/cgi-bin/webframe.pl?http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/"> </a><a href="http://sports-odds.com/fight/index.php">Kobe Bryant of the Lakers said when asked during the of press con at the start of Nike's tour of 6 Asian countries</a><a href="http://sports-odds.com/fight/index.php">.</a> So what is <span style="font-style: italic;">Kobe Bryan</span> Colangelo waiting for ? In my last posting , I put forward the idea of the Raptors recruiting Filipino Manny Pacquiao to join the team. For equal representation and much needed toughness. If one look closely at nationalities of the fans of the team , half of them are Asians. A lot of Asian terrorists .. er .. I mean , Asian tourists , look forward to watching an NBA game when they are in Toronto . Considering Manny is a big hero all over Asia , his joining the Raps roster will result in the sprouting of TO Raptors fans clubs all over in Asia. From the boondocks of Mymmar to terrorist camps in southern Philippines. Why not ? <a href="http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/pacquiao-vs-de-la-hoya-bratton/">The rebels in the Philippines reportedly stop fighting government forces whenever Manny has a fight </a>. I can just see North Korean dictator Kim Jong<span style="font-style: italic;"> Il </span>, who is <span style="font-style: italic;">ill </span>right now , shifting his allegiance to Manny from his long time idol Michael Jordan . Might be that the recently beaten Sri Lankan freedom fighters , the Tamil Tigers , will resurface as the Tamil Raptors .<span style="font-style: italic;"> Bryan , just do it !</span> Everybody is doing it as you can see in the video.<br /></div><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NG1ZLYxWosc&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NG1ZLYxWosc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NG1ZLYxWosc&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NG1ZLYxWosc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-16883788916072761452009-07-16T15:47:00.008-04:002009-07-18T13:12:34.064-04:00Raptors Is Still A Soft Team !<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />That's the conclusion I made after looking at the lineup of the Toronto Raptors.....absolutely lacking in the toughness department. Despite BC's announcement that he will make the team lose its nice image , the Raps are still , well , nice. Let's look at the significant additions to the line up : Turkaglu is <span style="font-style: italic;">as soft as a Charmin tissue paper </span>. Hedo was making `nice conversiations' with Kobe during the Finals . Maybe the 2 are talking about the Turkish bath they frequent . Fool . Obviously , H<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lowposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/reggie-evans.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 265px;" src="http://lowposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/reggie-evans.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>edo is not aware of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Bill Russel technique</span> that Kobe was using on him. Be nice to your enemies so that they will lose their edge. Hedo T. is really <span style="font-style: italic;">She</span>do Turkaglu ! And this so called <span style="font-style: italic;">nasty </span>guy Reggie Evans . Evans is what Bad Boy Oakley refers to as a tough guy<span style="font-style: italic;"> wanna be . </span>Evans whos claim to toughness was him grabbing Clip Kaman's nuts during a rebound play <span>when he was still a member of the Denver Nuggets</span><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span> He's like the Soprano character , Vito. , a <span style="font-style: italic;">homo</span> gangster .<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Evans<span style="font-style: italic;"> a baller who like balls !</span> Otherwise , why did he went nuts with another baller's nuts. Just look at the photo of Evans on the right . He is like a<span style="font-style: italic;"> gay </span>Taliban fighter ! <a href="http://nonstopinfo.com/tag/nba-star-richard-jefferson-calls-off-wedding-by-e-mail/">Evans should join Richard <span style="font-style: italic;">Dick</span></a> Jefferson in Paris. The other new Raptors are Davean<span style="font-style: italic;"> 'Boy' </span>George and Antoine<span style="font-style: italic;"> 'To the Right To the' </span>Wright . Complete <span style="font-style: italic;">sissies </span>if you ask me. Homos . <span style="font-style: italic;">Homo sapiens </span>!<br />BC should look at one of last night`s ESPY awardee . The recipient of the Best Fighter award , Manny Pacquiao. I know the pound for pound King of Boxing is a favorite of NBA players like Agent Zero, Dooling, David West, the Celtics Big 3 and others. Just google it . Pacman , the newest endorser of Nike to join Kobe and other sports superstars , would be pounding the ball instead of pounding the mitts if not for his tremendous success as a boxer . There you go BC . An Asian baller who is a certified tough guy . Just watch this video. Enjoy <span style="font-style: italic;">you homos !</span><br /></div><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nW3dWnSlT4s&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nW3dWnSlT4s&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-48908892061785028352009-07-13T15:09:00.006-04:002009-07-13T19:23:34.589-04:00Wanted : Asian Baller For The Raptors<div style="text-align: justify;">I wonder why despite of the Raptors' continuing move of using international players , B Colangelo has not recruited an Asian baller . Oh I forgot . Foreign players mean European hoopters . Discrimination ? Look at the LA Lakers . They have a Chinese <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.nba.com/media/lakers/08preview_yue_200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.nba.com/media/lakers/08preview_yue_200.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>player . He is Sue Yue , a 6'9" PG called the <span style="font-style: italic;">Magic Johnson of China. </span>Remember Yuta Tabuse the<span style="font-style: italic;"> Michael Jordan of Japan ?</span> The 5'9" PG suited up for the Phoenix Suns in the '04 season. Tabuse's NBA stint created super media attention in sports crazy Japan . Not as huge as baseball's Suzuki of the Mariners or Boston's Matsuzaka but huge nevertheless. This season , the Suns has another Japanese player , <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-suns-kawamura&prov=ap&type=lgns">T. Kawamura , </a>included in their summer league team. Wake up BC ! Not only Italians or pizza lovers are hoops followers. Even sushi eaters are fans of basketball . Just take a look at the exploding number of sushi restos now in TO . Sushi snack pack are even sold inside Air Canada . It will be a matter of time before the Raptors <span style="font-style: italic;">offer free sushis , instead of pizzas , if the team's score 100 points !</span><br />It will be wise for MLSE tap TO's growing Asian population . Even the Maple Leafs have their #1 draft pick this year who's parents are originally from Lebanon. For those who are not good in geography , the Middle East is part of Asia. The NBA's doormat , Memphis , has a 7 '2" giant from Iran , Ahmed Hadai , playing .. err.. warming their bench since last season. I'm not sure if Hadadi is called the <span style="font-style: italic;"> something something of Iran . </span>Maybe , <span style="font-style: italic;">the Rafael Araujo of Iran !</span> But I would zero in on the exploding Asian-Chinese immigrant population if I am BC. The number of Chinese owned malls in TO is testament to the purchasing power of this sector of the population. Yeah , I am all for that . BC needs to be Sinoc<span style="font-style: italic;">entric</span> instead of Eurocentric. Rather than adding to the team the Pacers' Jarrett Jack , get Jack<span style="font-style: italic;">ie</span> Chan instead. Then perhaps , if the score reaches 100 points , the Raps will <span style="font-style: italic;">give away free spring rolls </span>! yum , yum , yum .<br /></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-40495249032301621042009-07-06T14:43:00.009-04:002009-07-07T09:16:20.971-04:00Raptors HeadlinesLast week proved to be an very interesting one for basketball lovers this side of the globe. Just look at what the writers wrote about what are happenning as far as the Raptors are concern ..and of course my reactions to the news :<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.hoopshype.com/blogs/sierra/2009/07/03/jose-manuel-calderon-were-not-that-far-away/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Hoopshype</span> : Jose Manuel Calderon :<span style="font-style: italic;"> ' We are not that far away '.</span></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Moi say</span> : Si , senor Jose . Madrid is also.... not that far away from Toronto .<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Toronto Star's Doug Smith</span> : <span style="font-style: italic;">' Toronto Factor ' seals the deal for new Raptor .</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Moi say :</span> What ? Not the $53 million that he will receive in 5 years !<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/turkoglu-signing-should-be-celebrated/article1207228/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Globe & Mail's Jeff Blair </span>:<span style="font-style: italic;"> Turgalou's signing should be celebrated</span></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Moi say</span> : Hooray ! Rejoice Raps fans ...we just won the NBA championship !<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. National Post's :</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Report : Turkoglou will join the Raptors</span><br />Moi say : ...and his wife will join Harper's Conservative party !<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Breaking news..</span></span>. B.C. signs another European player to wear the red and black uniform of the Raptors. Who is this player ? <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/images.nachofoto.com/b-Sacha-Baron-Cohen-dr-4cdd8c524735.jpeg">Click here.</a>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-80549028471796802652009-07-04T16:04:00.014-04:002009-07-06T14:43:34.918-04:00Pacers Becoming More White ; B.C.Turning White !<div style="text-align: justify;">Larry Bird continues to recruit white leg horn players while cutting the bad and the ugly black ones i.e Tinsley and Daniels. His latest acquisition is Tyler Hansbrough, a ballplayer as white as snow. ' <span style="font-style: italic;">Hansbrough reminds me of myself '</span> said Larry Legend in the press conference introducing T.H.. Not really . You see , the Pacers' 1st round draft ch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://nicekicks.com/files/2009/06/rip-michael-jackson-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 268px;" src="http://nicekicks.com/files/2009/06/rip-michael-jackson-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>oice in this year's draft is the son of a Doctor while Larry is the son ... delivered by a Doctor. Stupid ! Larry meant <span style="font-style: italic;">playalike </span>! Of course. Tyler plays hard every game . Like Larry , everybody says that Tyler can't jump, is too slow and probadly don't know how<span style="font-style: italic;"> to rap</span> .With Tyler's addition, there are now 6 white players ,who are not members of the KKK , in the Pacers' lineup. Cool . Indiana has the most number of white players in one NBA team. There is Dunleavy , Murphy , Foster , Diener , Rasho , Mc Roberts and now Tyler ! Tsk,tsk. If Michael Jackson , who was from Indiana , opted to <span style="font-style: italic;">thrill</span> us by playing basketball instead of moonwalking , the Pacers will be truly white !<br />Here in Toronto , B.C. is busy with his Europeanization of the Raptors' line up . Fresh addition to the team is Turkey's Hedo Turkoglu . One report said that Hedo chose TO because of its large immigrant population from Turkey . Hmm . Not sure about that . I know that there are gazilion <span style="font-style: italic;">turkeys </span>and chickenshits from everywhere living in TO and not only from Turkey ! Desperate move by Colangelo ? Certainly . If the Raps failed to enter the post season play ... or even be in contention by Thanksgiving , his goose err ...his turkey is cooked. <span style="font-style: italic;">And I don't mean his Thanksgiving dinner !</span><br /></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-16603050780500206762009-07-02T11:25:00.006-04:002009-07-02T15:19:28.667-04:00New Media : Tweetum<div style="text-align: justify;">I am really amaze at the number of people using Twitter . Everybody just about has a Twitter account. So after , My Space and Facebook , all of my friends are 'tweeting' madly. And of course , can the bloggers be far behind. All sportwriters and prominent basketball bloggers use Twitter to bring up to date news and rumors to their addicted followers. Kevin Love of the Timbaktu ... oops . the Timberwolves outscooped everybody by spilling the ouster of Wolves' coach Kevin McHale from his post. Ha,ha,ha .How 'bout that . Love made ESPN's Chad Ford et al look like runner ups in the marathon....several miles behind the winner in crossing the finish line !<br />This brings me to the point of my post today . I am inventing a new way of transmitting super breaking news . I am presenting ... <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tweetum </span>. It's the answer to Twitter which contains 50% unsubtantiated basketball rumors , just to tweet so to speak . Tweetum is different than Twitter in so many ways. Trust me .It kinda out tweet the original in every aspect of relaying basketball news. Just look at the samples of the tweetums from initial subscribers .<br /><br />1. Joe Blowhard : Raptors' ready to sign Varejao to help collect rebounds . TO's Mayor Miller to sign him to collect garbage that accumulated due to the city strike .<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;" >TWEETUM.COM<br /></span><br />2. Rudy D' Gay : Colangelo signing Milsap as a back up to Evans . Evans hurt his hands in last week's Gay Pride parade<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >.TWEETUM.COM</span><br /><br />3. Comeback Kid : Toronto bringing back Delfino , Villanueva and Chuck Swirksky . Rookie De Rozan happy . He is sure of 1 vote in the ROY contest. <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >TWEETUM.COM</span><br /><br />4. Doggie Smith : Vince super happy that he's traded to championship caliber and hometown team Orlando Magic. Team Doctor not happy. <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >TWEETUM.COM<br /></span><br />5. The Lone Granger : BC busy with free agent signing this summer . BC also busy polishing his resume .<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> TWEETUM.COM<br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><br /><br />.<br /></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-14941326755625180042009-06-02T15:09:00.006-04:002009-06-03T22:42:14.199-04:00Boogie Will Soon Be A 'Made Man' !<div style="text-align: justify;">It's not official yet but it seems like Toronto fans' fav is , Alvin 'Boogie' Williams will be added as the newest assistant to freshly upgraded Mafiosi ,coach Jay Triano. The Raptors cast will be full of goodfellas with the names ending in bowels . There is the godfather Brian Colangelo ,next in line is Maurizio Gherardini and Memphis Mafia transplant Marc Iavaroni. I presume, Alex English is on the way out his name ending in a wrong English alph<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://formatmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/alvinwilliams.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 371px;" src="http://formatmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/alvinwilliams.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>abe<span style="font-style: italic;">tti</span>. Why Williams then ? Hmmm. I guess his nickname , <span style="font-style: italic;">Boogie </span>, can pass as an Italian name. It ends in a bowel , right ? Or maybe Boogie is gansgter enough . Remember <span style="font-style: italic;">Bugsy</span> Siegel , the gangster who built Las Vegas using Mafia money ? Boogie and Bugsy !<br />Anyho , one thing is sure. Boogie will be able to transfer his knowledge to the Raptors guards. Like how to ballhog . Yeah , during his playing days with the Raps , Williams is known as a shoot first PG. Maybe not like fellow Philadelphian ( a transplant really ), Allen Iverson ,but as trigger happy nevertheless. Proof ? Williams' career assist average during his 9 years in the NBA was a puny 4.0 assists per game with the highest at 5.7 apg achieved during the '01-'02 season ! A far cry from Jose's assist numbers. Really , what can Alvin pass on to the present PGs of the Raps ? Playing despite having injury. Yes, Alvin liked to play inspite of the pain. Not like the present Raps. They don't like to play with pain ... they just like to play <span style="font-style: italic;">like pain in the ass !</span><br /></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-76079008333918349682009-01-05T20:12:00.005-05:002009-01-05T20:30:39.022-05:00Jay's New Year's Resolution ?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQksDXC6iB7bsKD-IOwjpEcGV6ognyEmCZ7b6YnEACjoHawMjajQJ4RKNYTjU-XZsH3Tj8D4s7rDSXU7l9mmD24q7fdmcGXiN2sqraIvW5iuqe7c_4alHZPyJ7pcJHygoRlG6tcA/s1600-h/triano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQksDXC6iB7bsKD-IOwjpEcGV6ognyEmCZ7b6YnEACjoHawMjajQJ4RKNYTjU-XZsH3Tj8D4s7rDSXU7l9mmD24q7fdmcGXiN2sqraIvW5iuqe7c_4alHZPyJ7pcJHygoRlG6tcA/s400/triano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287983090950371474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Assistant :</span> Coach , is that your New Year's resolution ?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jay Triano :</span> What new year's resolution .... this <span style="font-style: italic;">loooong</span> list is the list of what's wrong with the Raptors !coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-78902457131160256422008-12-24T09:40:00.024-05:002008-12-24T12:56:43.121-05:00Raptors Top 10 Christmas Wishes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.salamandersociety.com/toptens/elder_lettermans_top_ten.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 433px;" src="http://www.salamandersociety.com/toptens/elder_lettermans_top_ten.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />No. 10 Chris Bosh to have his own signature energy drink from Red Bull so that he will play <span style="font-style: italic;">tirelessly </span>all season long. Remember Chrissy . <span style="font-style: italic;">If you want to be an MVP , always drink your RB </span>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa1tcnIs_OsTYZPWRa5WdLzKmsiwTCieRG2eBsketeYQ-jJEBnmH5Z-kPcWVW2dYUza4rT8xHYuJ1WP0q9ehVtn2JKjr9GBbK8_QIT_HouaSR4VCiBKwy3Q2zj5DJnKXZ0oLWZw/s1600-h/boshredbull.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa1tcnIs_OsTYZPWRa5WdLzKmsiwTCieRG2eBsketeYQ-jJEBnmH5Z-kPcWVW2dYUza4rT8xHYuJ1WP0q9ehVtn2JKjr9GBbK8_QIT_HouaSR4VCiBKwy3Q2zj5DJnKXZ0oLWZw/s200/boshredbull.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283395787174093682" border="0" /></a><br />No. 9 A crystal ball for GM Brian Colangelo for him to make a good draft pick this time as his team is headed to the lottery . Hopefully , <span style="font-style: italic;">the ball is not made in Italy !</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq5Q34MPMQALVr2Jd2bom6j5Kxk1wUyfuHPlZTwiz51vbPAZ09IV4Th-GWcl31-9A6EnEvksTgT7gGFGM4l1zIwyvLjxea3pDpeKXFkPU1HFfU8nnsOzjhHmeiqP4q9QnmmmcLA/s1600-h/colangelocrystal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq5Q34MPMQALVr2Jd2bom6j5Kxk1wUyfuHPlZTwiz51vbPAZ09IV4Th-GWcl31-9A6EnEvksTgT7gGFGM4l1zIwyvLjxea3pDpeKXFkPU1HFfU8nnsOzjhHmeiqP4q9QnmmmcLA/s200/colangelocrystal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283395428533555458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />No. 8 New father Jemario Moon to get a reliable and a consistent jumper <span style="font-style: italic;">.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.autosportcatalog.com/file_center/product_images/jumpstarters/AS_Jumper_Man.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 417px;" src="http://www.autosportcatalog.com/file_center/product_images/jumpstarters/AS_Jumper_Man.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> No , that that kind of jumper , stupid Santa !</span><br /></div><br />No. 7 An indestructible robot body for off injured Jermaine O'Neal .<span style="font-style: italic;"> Here's wishing the cost of body makeover is nowhere near the cost of his hefty contract ?<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCbiCJBYjc7W0abmAYlgeQzFCMpD2NNegMju5nOdwq4L4sJhqFBk13ppmlQBPG4GQ91Yc9RGsJ3LimnvQWPDKBP-r5hQVGR9SZMH8ukILnl1ImNZZsAcziV6Uaj3xGJnGsPQZog/s1600-h/jermaine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCbiCJBYjc7W0abmAYlgeQzFCMpD2NNegMju5nOdwq4L4sJhqFBk13ppmlQBPG4GQ91Yc9RGsJ3LimnvQWPDKBP-r5hQVGR9SZMH8ukILnl1ImNZZsAcziV6Uaj3xGJnGsPQZog/s200/jermaine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283388497855538210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />No.6 A new hairdo for Roko Ukic to replace his <span style="font-style: italic;">perpetually bad hair day</span> hairdo . What's better than a neat cornrow ala Charles Oakley . Oh wait , I forgot . <span style="font-style: italic;">Roko is not a bro</span> .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVF_Amer3vJvadsepMt8qygD48uWPuazcvCM0t61CDrMnQX2OqyH0yVuB6rbml_J9pcM_o5AMeE7Doj-DMtDAQK2o3SyEluy2kUolqUVuZkdgIfq9EAba86HYdLUW4spA_Zb7lSQ/s1600-h/rokorn(2).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVF_Amer3vJvadsepMt8qygD48uWPuazcvCM0t61CDrMnQX2OqyH0yVuB6rbml_J9pcM_o5AMeE7Doj-DMtDAQK2o3SyEluy2kUolqUVuZkdgIfq9EAba86HYdLUW4spA_Zb7lSQ/s200/rokorn(2).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283389752963511682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />No. 5 The duo of Bosh and Jose to turn into the local version of Stockton and Malone ...... or maybe . even like the high scoring Harris and VC tandem ..... or just like Starsky and Hutch . Whatever<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDj6oqgrO62CPAQ-6EUFc5BQEg8RuRQYEf9-YJSs85UpH4SMzmH8TDEFaCBlJochIR6iu00qAtrlOgRmXErxsFsjVssXPy2DwYW0TAmx6JML8D4vkifZFnhqcMN_bR8Q-c0rsdGA/s1600-h/stocklone.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDj6oqgrO62CPAQ-6EUFc5BQEg8RuRQYEf9-YJSs85UpH4SMzmH8TDEFaCBlJochIR6iu00qAtrlOgRmXErxsFsjVssXPy2DwYW0TAmx6JML8D4vkifZFnhqcMN_bR8Q-c0rsdGA/s200/stocklone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283389018072000386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />No. 4 Jay Triano to receive the NBA's Coach Of the Year Award this season........<span style="font-style: italic;">and be fired the next season !<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvbjsLx2fd4W9uuOu-HAhsCZXJTWRKfYD9H3w1b06YbWQGPV_SADwIg7LNf5E72yIzTUju2bD8fkF4GM9FUY94GmtPvpGMERv1m4NsXz-WH9tyH99BNxPNTs8Qcq4H-o996n0eA/s1600-h/trianocoy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvbjsLx2fd4W9uuOu-HAhsCZXJTWRKfYD9H3w1b06YbWQGPV_SADwIg7LNf5E72yIzTUju2bD8fkF4GM9FUY94GmtPvpGMERv1m4NsXz-WH9tyH99BNxPNTs8Qcq4H-o996n0eA/s200/trianocoy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283384130789386722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Waiting message from Avery and Sam : Welcome To The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fired Soon After Receiving COY Trophy Club !</span><br /><br />No. 3 The ACC crowd to cheer like crazy ala <span style="font-style: italic;">Ophra and Tyra Bank's super hyper studio audiences</span>. And they are ready to do whatever their idols want 'em to do. You like that , CB4 . OK , now Raptors fans ACC no booing and cheer us for us ....<span style="font-style: italic;">..even when we suck . </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/mwzadotcom1/000tyra_banks_bra_burn_2_big.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 1024px; height: 830px;" src="http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/mwzadotcom1/000tyra_banks_bra_burn_2_big.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />No. 2 That the real Raptors team please stand up .... or<span style="font-style: italic;"> come out now </span><span style="font-style: italic;">of your (egg ) shell . It's showtime dudes .<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1225/671479354_df5a2638a2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 353px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1225/671479354_df5a2638a2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And the No. 1 wish this Christmas holiday is ......................<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">.that there is no Christmas . no 2008 NBA season at all . No bad start . No Harper . No bailouts. No recession .Period . The year 2008 never happened , period . Fast Forward to 2009 or better still , 2010 !</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t72/gbbp/comments/holidays/new-year/misc3_616.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 305px;" src="http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t72/gbbp/comments/holidays/new-year/misc3_616.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-25113356009056480672008-12-22T08:53:00.006-05:002008-12-22T12:24:19.741-05:00Basketball 's First 5<div style="text-align: justify;">Yup , it's a fact . Washington has a new basketball team . So move over Washington Wizards .... ...and even those fav whipping boys of the Harlem Globetrotters called the Washington Generals . President elect Barack Obama just assembled what he called the<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122964718901120311.html"> best basketball playing </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/obama-42808.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 504px; height: 275px;" src="http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/obama-42808.bmp" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122964718901120311.html">White House staff .</a> From Attorney General-to-he , Eric Holder, to Oregon State University coach and 1st bro in law , Craig Robinson , the White House line up is solid . Let us see . Should the WH basketball team be called the Washington <span style="font-style: italic;">Barrack</span>uda ? Nope Barracudas was Sarah Palin's high school basketball team monicker . Or maybe , Washington Oba<span style="font-style: italic;">magic</span> ? Yes . Oba<span style="font-style: italic;">Magic </span>with none other than President Obama as the star . Awesome . Think about it. A fellow Chicagoan named MJ was famous for walking on air . Barack<span style="font-style: italic;"> can walk on water</span> or so many claim . One fellow Illinois native sure to be not in the WH line up is Governor Blagojovich . Not to worry . Maybe , Raptors GM Brian Colangelo will sign Blago . After all ,<span style="font-style: italic;"> Blago sounds European </span> !<br /></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-17190726455917679342008-12-14T13:37:00.009-05:002008-12-15T00:58:13.240-05:00Winning Streak Is Over , Whining Streak Begins<div style="text-align: justify;">Yup , the Raptors are playing good basketball again . After beating the Pacers and the Nets in that order , they seemed to have rediscovered their penchant for playing ' D '. Coupled this with Chris Bosh and Co. finding the hole , the crowd is back again thinking that the Raps are playoff bound and should make the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs. So , Chris is no longer Chris <span style="font-style: italic;">Bush</span> , Kapono is not Ka<span style="font-style: italic;">phew</span>no , Jose Calderon is Calde<span style="font-style: italic;">running</span> again and <span style="font-style: italic;">emario</span> Moon found his ' J ' or jumpshot so he desrved to be called Jemario once more .Funny how a couple of games can change how the fans view this team . How about O'Neal and Bargnani ? A lot of people think these 2 are definitely <span style="font-style: italic;">trade baits </span>. What ? Maybe , Bargs is 'coz he's still young and an agile 7 footer but Jermaine is the opposite - old (at 29 ! ) , lead footed and injury prone. Andrea is really still a project according to Colangelo. I just hope Bargs it is not B.C.'s ........ <span style="font-style: italic;">Project Runaway </span>!<br />This noon's game although a loss is not bad at all. They fought the New Orleans Hornets toe to toe but their opponents were simply tougher. I guess that was the effect of Katrina . The Hornets shot the 3's real easy like picking apples or should I say , like <span style="font-style: italic;">Big E</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sportsteamlayouts.com/layout-small/Hornets2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="http://www.sportsteamlayouts.com/layout-small/Hornets2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">asy ! </span>James Posey in the 1st half and Rasul Butler in the 2nd half . Of course , the battle of Chrises was the focal point in this game. The teammates in the just concluded Beijing Olympics both played well but the small guard beat the tall forward. CP3 played an all around game while CB4 faltered in the end ... as usual. Sound<span style="font-style: italic;">s familiarity </span>. Bosh chose to shoot a 3 pointer in the waning seconds of the game instead of a high percentage shot . He missed. So in this game ,<span style="font-style: italic;"> CP3 > CB4 ! </span> </div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-60370765934794511252008-11-28T20:07:00.018-05:002008-11-29T11:57:52.475-05:00Thanksgiving Turk.... Hawks !<div style="text-align: justify;">The Raptors started this game on the right foot but end it on the left foot...almost . If not for the misses by the Hawks in the waning minutes of the contest, the result would had been like the New Jersey game. ' <span style="font-style: italic;">Toronto failed to put the game away with ill adviced shots by Bosh and Calderon ' </span>said Dominique Wilkins , the basketball Analyst for Hawks TV. Sam cal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://dimemag.com/wp-content/Images/players/Bosh_Chris/Chris%20Bosh%2001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="http://dimemag.com/wp-content/Images/players/Bosh_Chris/Chris%20Bosh%2001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>led a timeout after Altanta cut down the lead to 3 points . If CB4 wants to be the MVP this season as reported in the papers , he got to use his head. Talking about head , Bosh was guarded in this game by <span style="font-style: italic;">heady </span>player. No , I'm not saying that the Hawk center, Zsa Pachulia , is brainy but his head is HUGE. He has a huge game also hauling down 17 rebounds. But in the end , it was Bosh shining with 30 points. I wonder if Chris is serious when he said that he wants to be the MVP of the league this season. Bosh , MVP ? No way , man . Not with the Raps' record and not with guys named James and Kobe still around. Somebody should tell Chris that he must show up in games vs. KG , Sheed and the like before he considers himself legit MVP material. Right now , Bosh should be satisfied just being t<span style="font-style: italic;">he MVP ....of the Raptors ! </span><br />In the game tonight , 'Nique also criticized Jamario Moon for not taking advantage of the mismatch between him and 6'0'' Bibby . Jamario opted several times to shoot from the outside than drive to the basket or post his much smaller guard. One can say that the high leapin' Raptor is not exactly <span style="font-style: italic;">SuperjaMario</span>. Thank God for Joey Graham who for the 2nd straight game earned his paycheck. One other Raptor who showed up in this game was Jason Kapono. The NBA's 3 Pt. King certainly earned his being married to a beautiful wife ! This is the kind of game the TO crowd will love . Tight but the Raps prevailed in the end. It will entice hockey mad Canadians to look forward to more NBA game especially now that the Maple Leafs suck. .. as usual. <span>The Leafs loss is the Raptors' gain </span><span style="font-style: italic;">! </span><span>The stock market is on 5 day winning streak and the Raps on a 2 game winning streak . GM lives another day and Sam lives another game. Life is good <span style="font-style: italic;">! Well , at least until this weekend when the Raps meet the Lakers !</span></span> </div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-81625994613413904672008-11-23T13:11:00.012-05:002008-11-27T16:35:06.484-05:00Lack Of eMotion Offense Dooms The Raps<div style="text-align: justify;">The ' Cs started like a house on fire while the Raps like a 60 year old penis deprived of Viagra. For the 2nd straight game . Jose Calderon faced a whirlwind of a guard in Rondo exposing the Spanish's guard deficiency in defence like in the game versus the Nets' speedo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://wickedgoodsports.com/wp-content/images/celtics/Rondo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 307px;" src="http://wickedgoodsports.com/wp-content/images/celtics/Rondo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> Harris . ' <span style="font-style: italic;">He (Jose) is fast on his feet on offense but not on defense</span>`said Donnie Hammonds . the Celtics`TV basketball Analyst '. The other scene that I looked forward to in this game was the O'Neal and Perkins lovefest. It will be recalled that the 2 almost went lips to lips their facess almost merged in their near confrontation . <span style="font-style: italic;">'I'm a banger , he's a banger '</span> said Perkins. Nothing happened with O'Neal playing limited minutes with his knee not <span style="font-style: italic;">o'heal</span> completely .The half ended with the Raptors behind by 10 points and their behinds spanked repeatedly by the Cs running game.<br />The start of the 3rd quarter was no different. The Raps gave away 2 baskets in the 1st 40 secs of the final half . It`s like TO went on a <span style="font-style: italic;">siesta</span>. Seems like only The Hump decided to play as even CB4 was ineffective. I tell you what. The Raps need a bigtime <span style="font-style: italic;">bailout</span> . Just like the US automakers , Sam`s bunch needs much needed infusion of cas...err...talents . It seems that last Friday`s loss to the NJ Nets sapped the Raps of the last energy left in them. By the middle of the 3rd quarter , the boos were more audible. I`m just glad I did go to the ACC as I originally planned. It`s funny how the 2 sides view KG`s taunting . TO and maybe the rest of the NBA said it`s worthy of a technical. The Cs TV team felt it is part of who Garnett is. `<span style="font-style: italic;">The NBA said it will allow the players to show some emotions and KG is just showing his emotions'</span> said the TV team from Boston. As if on que , CB4 gathered his teammates in the waning moment of the 4th quarter . <span style="font-style: italic;">'Bosh is showing some emotions rallying the rest of the Raptors to give him the ball</span> ' . Naah . Maybe the Raps need plenty of emotion ....but they must practice motion offense instead of waiting for the ball all the time ! They simply were <span style="font-style: italic;">outran,outhustled and out of the ballgame early</span> !<br /></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-89965004428146284502008-09-07T13:16:00.008-04:002008-12-12T18:21:55.883-05:00The NBA Vs. The WNBA , Politics Style<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaj94NsoZwQ6fzSgSs7VQyteyLnTQI9ql7e1pAKmQtoekwT5dAG5gd9_D-6HUXV0CEUWK_s3OqVwb_jdTL4EbRq_ibLmAKdxTbox3uhIy-kM1_Z3Hnv29ZfjpmO24WuyWYvZM/s1600-h/Sarah-Palin-Vogue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaj94NsoZwQ6fzSgSs7VQyteyLnTQI9ql7e1pAKmQtoekwT5dAG5gd9_D-6HUXV0CEUWK_s3OqVwb_jdTL4EbRq_ibLmAKdxTbox3uhIy-kM1_Z3Hnv29ZfjpmO24WuyWYvZM/s1600-h/Sarah-Palin-Vogue.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Basketball is at the center of U.S. politics. It became so when Barack Obama grabbed center stage as a candidate for Democratic presidential nomination . You probably has seen numerous pics and video clips of Barack then known as 'Barry' playing ball in his early years in Hawaii to the latest 3 0n 3 game he has with some U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq. If you have not , go google it .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://wonkette.com/assets/resources/2006/12/xanadu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://wonkette.com/assets/resources/2006/12/xanadu.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> Just type ' <span style="font-style: italic;">Obama , balls </span>'or something like that. And now here comes Sarah Barracuda . That my friend is the <span style="font-style: italic;">nom de guerre </span>of Sarah Palin the sexy Republican Vice Presidential candidate when she was a high school basketball player from small town in her native Alaska. The hottest hockey Mom , now Governor of Alaska , was a ferocious guard ala Isiah Thomas during her early years in Waisila , You are still not convinced . Just google ' Sarah , balls ' . Maybe not . Anyway , there was <span style="font-style: italic;">Barry</span> Obama and .....Sarah <span style="font-style: italic;">Barry</span>cuda once upon a time .<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What a coup for David Stern. 1st the redemption in Beijing and now , the U.S. election . Whoever wins , basketball wll be the main beneficiary . I laughed when I heard a guest in PrimeTime Sports said ' <span style="font-style: italic;">the NHL should take advantage of the hockey mom tag associated with Sarah Palin</span> '. What ? No chance . The game is basketball , my friend . The only question is , who will win in the match between Obama vs. Palin, Barry vs. Barrycuda , Hawaii 5-0 vs. Northern Exposure. <a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jrl9ahfdY9qXe3MTAmvwVVuCIVUA">Obama wants to play Sarah to a game of one on one basketball.</a> That's a sure hit pay for view spectacle. If I'm Stern or Jerry Colangelo , I will sponsor this event . I'll promote this match as <span style="font-style: italic;">Obama versus Ho</span><span style="font-style: italic;">t Mama !</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fitsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/sarah-palin2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 317px;" src="http://www.fitsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/sarah-palin2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-31900021554862332002008-08-23T17:17:00.014-04:002008-08-27T12:01:05.803-04:0010 Things That Will Happen To The Members Of The Redeem Team After The Olympics !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.texasmutual.com/news/toptencolor.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.texasmutual.com/news/toptencolor.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">No. 10 . NBA head coaches but assistant coaches in the Redeem Team -Popovich, D' Antoni and McMillan - will return to their respective pro teams and spread the lessons they learned from NCAA/ amateur coach Mike K.</div><div> </div><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;">No. 9 Lebron James will stay in China to realize his dream to become the 1st billionaire in sports with the help of ...... a billion Chinese fans !<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://goingglobal.corante.com/archives/lebron.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://goingglobal.corante.com/archives/lebron.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">No. 8 Kobe will reciprocates the adoration showed to him in Beijing that Kobe will add the name of China's capital to his name . From hereon , Kobe will be known as KoBeijing.<br /></div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>No. 7 Seldom used forward Michael Redd will defect to <em>Redd</em> China.</div><div> </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">No. 6 Tayshaun Prince will do an infomercial on the Chinese slow , gracious martial art cum exercise called <span style="font-style: italic;">tai chi</span>. It will be titled Tai chi by Tai shaun !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.exmsft.com/%7Edavidco/Travel/China/images/b%20tai%20chi%20IMG_2995%20copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.exmsft.com/%7Edavidco/Travel/China/images/b%20tai%20chi%20IMG_2995%20copy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">No. 5 Center Dwight Howard and comebacking guard Dywane Wade will both adapt Chinese names --Dwight <span style="font-style: italic;">Hong</span>ward D<span style="font-style: italic;">wang</span> Wade !<br /><br /></div><div> </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">No. 4 Deron Williams will decide to make skin more black to be completely accepted by his hip hop and younger members of team and its fans. He will even copy Ron Artest's nickname and be called as De<span style="font-style: italic;">Ron Ron</span> Williams .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mix945.com/file_library/1145326247__.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.mix945.com/file_library/1145326247__.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><br />No. 3 Chris Paul who said that they were like The Beatles in China will change his name to Chris Paul <em>Macartney !</em><br /><em></em> <div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">No. 2 Bald and aging point guard Jason Kidd will be the personal hairstylish of long haired Spanish phenom PG Ricky Rubio .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.as.com/recorte/20070927dasdaibal_1/C280/Ies/Draft_2009_numero_Ricky_Rubio.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.as.com/recorte/20070927dasdaibal_1/C280/Ies/Draft_2009_numero_Ricky_Rubio.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />No. 1 Chris Bosh will enter showbiz and become a Snoop Dogg impersonator !<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.virginmedia.com/images/snoopdogg-300x300.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 146px;" src="http://www.virginmedia.com/images/snoopdogg-300x300.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div><em></em> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.virginmedia.com/images/snoopdogg-300x300.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0duP7tI3m044I/610x.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0duP7tI3m044I/610x.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-7863253755868113452008-07-25T12:06:00.004-04:002008-07-25T22:19:36.357-04:00Walk The Talk . Better Still STFU !<div style="text-align: justify;">Ha , ha , ha . Can't get enuff of the Leo Rautins' Canada national team (mis)adventure. The 'know it all' of basketball this side of town was a big flop as a national basketball coach, Rautin's boys disfintegrated before the qualifying tournament for the Beijing Olympics even finished. The 2 main recruits by Leo , 76er Sam Dalembert and NCAA standout , Juan Mendez , left the team in not so good terms. Expect rantings when the Raptors play the Sixers next se<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pistonsnationblog.com/images/sammy_frohawk.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://pistonsnationblog.com/images/sammy_frohawk.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>ason. Rautins will not let his 'personal feelings' aside when describing Dalembert's play on the court. When last season, Sam D. cannot seem do anything wrong (because Leo was still courting Sam to join the national team) when describing the Canadian convert's actions on the court , Raptors TV watchers now will think they are listening to Rush Limbaugh !. Whereas Sam D. was treated by the Raps TV Analyst Rautins before like Obama is being handled by mainstream US media, he now joins<span style="font-style: italic;"> traitor</span> Vince and <span style="font-style: italic;"> long </span><span style="font-style: italic;">time national team deserter </span>Jamal Magliore in the Leo's hate list. In other words ,<span style="font-style: italic;"> Leo Rautins is now Leo Rantings !</span><br />Leo's embarasment will extend tonight when Kobe , Melo, DWade , CP3 and Co. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://slamonline.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/Canada%20Basketball%20Pin.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://slamonline.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/Canada%20Basketball%20Pin.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>ose 4 are one name players better known by their nicknames or known by their initialsare expected to toy with his no name players. Quick test , name me the 1st 5 of the Canadian men's basketball team ? Uhh,h hmmm , aah ? How about Nito , JD , NLess and X3 ! These names are one name handles. too. Cool and easy to remember. Nito is <span style="font-style: italic;"> Incognito</span> , JD is <span style="font-style: italic;">John Doe</span> and NLess is <span style="font-style: italic;">Nameless </span>and X3 is pl<span style="font-style: italic;">ayer X wearin</span><span style="font-style: italic;">g jersey no.3 !</span></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-72994760463551919452008-07-16T20:12:00.004-04:002008-07-16T22:12:26.721-04:00GM Picks Calderon !<div style="text-align: justify;">Old news ? Naaah . I'm referring to another GM and not the Bryan Colangelo kind. The one known in Canada as <span style="font-weight: bold;">G</span>enerous <span style="font-weight: bold;">M</span>otors ! Yep . <a href="http://www.gmeurope.info/social_media_newsroom/archives/459-Chevrolet-official-car-of-Spanish-national-basketball-team.html">General Motors via one of its division ,Chevrolet , agreed with the Spanish Basketball Federation to be the offifial car sponsor. </a>Therefore , one will expect to see Jose Calderon driving a Chevy car . Maybe , but not coach Sam Mitchell who as Torontonians know is a Ford endorser. I wonder if Sam will still push Ford Fusion now that T.J.Ford is but an illusion ?<br />Talking about cars , everybody is excited about next generation cars especially with the ever increasing price of gasoline.Only the rich and the NBA players with their gas guzzling Escalades are immune to the high gas price. Thank God for the hybrids which are now plying the highways and streets of oil sand rich Canada. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/14/electric-cars-take-over-1_n_112771.html">That's not all. , every car manufacturer are coming out with their version of the electric car. </a>The 1st one to do so will make a bundle of money coz guys like ex Raptor , Matt Bonner , will purchase one.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgTcdfkihE4"> Over at GM , everyone is excited fabout the Volt.</a> They call the GM Volt the Toyota Killer .They say this plug in electric car will catapult American made cars to the forefront once again. The Big 3 from Detroit not Boston will be relevant again. Hmmm . GM Volt huh . I know only of GM <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">bolt .</span> Yeah , bolt as in escape or dissapear with unusual urgency . The Raptor GM bolti<span style="font-style: italic;">ng</span> TO as fast as the electric car if the team fails to improve next season ! </div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-4252521198992324352008-07-09T12:14:00.009-04:002008-07-09T19:31:54.723-04:00' Goin' Back To Indiana , Indiana Here I Come '.<div style="text-align: justify;">Free agents signing starts today with a bang... or is it with a boing, depending on who the teams acquired ? Elton Brand is set to join Philadelphia . That's a bang . Mikael Pietrus will hook up with Orlando.... a likely boing . Elton can play except the piano. The other Elton can <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://jockbio.com/Bios/ONeal/ONeal%20Images/Oneal.Bio.03.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://jockbio.com/Bios/ONeal/ONeal%20Images/Oneal.Bio.03.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>do that. A certified 20/10 guy --that's 20 points and 10 rebounds per game- Brand can make the Sixers a contender this coming season. Pietrus is a 20/10 baller too . I meant , he has a 20/10 court vision . All he knows is how to shoot from all angles even from the bench as a member of the Warriors. Come to think of it , Don Nelson's men are supposed to do just that. The hell with other facets of the game. In any case , these 2 developments in the Eastern conference spell trouble for the Raptors. These will surely make it hard for the Raps to go past the Magic who beat them in the 1st round in this year's playoffs or even to hang on to the no. 6 spot in the Eastern conference with emergence of the 76ers as one of the powers in the East. It will all defend on how healthy the new Raptor Jermaine O'Neal will be .' <span style="font-style: italic;">Jermaine comes out early in the off season unlike most NBA players who usually don't start practicng until June </span>' said famed NBA trainer Joe Abunassar. Hey , Trainer To The Stars . O'Neal starts his season early <span style="font-style: italic;">because the Pacers end their past 3 seasons early too !</span><br />Talking about the newest Raptor who the team will intro today to the fans and the TO media . I don't why B.C. and Co. need to do that. O'Neal is already known to most NBA followers since he entered the NBA as a Trailblazer straight from high school . One thing about Jermaine, the guy is not lacking in self confidence. Even as a benchwarmer in the star studded Portland team in his early years . Jermaine proclaimed himself as a future All Star. He eventually became a 3 time All Star with the Indiana Pacers. Will Jermaine regain the form that made him a member of the NBA All Star starting 5 ? Not sure . Oh well , if anything else fails , <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://panachereport.com/channels/hip%20hop%20gallery/images/sq_jermain_icon_000.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://panachereport.com/channels/hip%20hop%20gallery/images/sq_jermain_icon_000.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Jermaine can always come back to Indy as<span style="font-style: italic;"> a member of the Jackson 5 !<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">J</span></span><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">ermaine ' Tito' Jackson</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> :<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Sweeeeet !</span><br /></span></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-38107068591583330862008-07-02T13:05:00.008-04:002008-07-02T17:28:30.101-04:00Outsourcing , The NBA Way !<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: justify;">I've been saying a long time ago that B.C. should start recruiting from Asia for players to wear the Raptors uniform.It's a way to add value to the franchise and of course , marketing wise. But B.C.'s <span style="font-style: italic;">europecentric</span> approach in bolstering the lineup of <span style="font-style: italic;">the men in red </span>continues this season with the addition of Roko Uric from Croatia . Yes , Colangelo drafted Nathan Jawai, a 7'0" center from Australia, for a change . But how many ( basketball paying ) fans are from Australia residing in T.O ? Or even just the population of<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cairns.com.au/images/2008/03/07/Jawaibigman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.cairns.com.au/images/2008/03/07/Jawaibigman.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> Australians here ! The easiest way to find out is to ask those<span style="font-style: italic;"> swaggering drunks</span> coming out of downtown bars if they are Aussies ! Or another way is to ask those <span style="font-style: italic;">dancing Matildas </span>in local ballrooms if they are from down under . No, <span style="font-style: italic;">mate </span>is their likely answer. I was fortunate enough to watch some NBL games ( Australian pro league ) when I was in Australia some years back . They don't play <span style="font-style: italic;">bad</span> basketball , I told myself . If only these white <span style="font-style: italic;">mates</span> can jump like kangaroos , they will be awesome.Do you know how the Raptors got Jawai <a href="http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23931257-23769,00.html?from=public_rss">? It's via Jim Kelly, head scout of the Raptors , who spent some time in Asia years ago before joining the Raps. </a>Kelly is married to a Filipina and used to write a sports column in the Philippines. Like it or not , B.C. will soon <span style="font-style: italic;">outsource</span> players from third world countries..... <span style="font-style: italic;">to meet the NBA salary cap !</span><br /></div> If the NBA is wise , India and the rest of Asia aside from China , will be places to go for basketball players. In fact , MLSE should lead the way . Imagine how many Indians will fill the ACC if the Raptors have a turban wearing MJ play<span style="font-style: italic;"> alike </span> or a skilled Hindu slashing to the basket instead of the stomach of a appendicitis suffering patient in a TO hospital. Or even a bearded Pakistani driving the lane instead of a dilapidated metro cab ! Indians are really a tall breed . The average height of Indian nationals stand at 5'8" . There are parts of the country where people are as tall as the Europeans . The only reason they appear less tall is because Indians sway their heads sideway if they agree with what you are saying <span style="font-style: italic;">instead of</span> up and down when nodding .A country of a billion people should produce a handfull of 1st class basketball players. The Raps need to bring some prospects in Canada soon -- put them in a rigorous training for 3-4 years , watch them develop into NBA caliber players and walah! the Raptors will have a bevy <span style="font-style: italic;">low cost </span>but highly skilled players. And it is gonna be a win-win situation as thousands of their countrymen in TO will fill the ACC . I can just imagine <span style="font-style: italic;">moi</span> watching a Raptors game live at Air Canada . Mr. Ahmad, to my right , cheering the team with his arms raised and Mr. Singh ,to <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://arsenalist.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/nav-bhatia-vince-carter-mother-superfan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://arsenalist.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/nav-bhatia-vince-carter-mother-superfan.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>my left, doing the same thing .....<span style="font-style: italic;">and yours truly desperately covering his nose !<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Superfan <span style="font-size:85%;">: </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hey , I don't smell . You can ask Ms. Carter here. She even smells my balls ! I mean , my basketballs .<br /></span></span></span></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-70012440822718196242008-06-30T12:00:00.010-04:002008-07-01T17:58:36.046-04:00J.O Not J.Low !<div style="text-align: justify;">The verdict as far as Jermaine O'Neal's acquisition in place of T.J. Ford, Rasho and change is 50/50 at the moment. But if you watched TSN's The Reporters last Sunday , the latest move by Brian Colangelo was a questionable (???). What do these hockey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://hoopfanz.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/jo-big-image.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://hoopfanz.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/jo-big-image.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> talking heads know anyway . Dave Hodge and Co. better stick to hockey and occasionally , the sport where the <span style="font-style: italic;"> dudes use brooms</span> . J.O. will be OK. He is even <span style="font-style: italic;">high</span> about the coming season. ' <span style="font-style: italic;">I think playing al</span><span style="font-style: italic;">ongside Bosh will give us a different dynamic </span>' said O'Neal . Like the dynamic duo of Batman and Robin ? The question is who is gonna be Batman and who is gonna be the <span style="font-style: italic;">Mop man</span> ? Or it is Batman and <span style="font-style: italic;">Hasbeen</span> ? The J.O./CB4 tandem is the closest that B.C. can pattern after the <span style="font-style: italic;">succesful </span>K.G. and Pierce duo . Does that mean that Sam Mitchell can begin talking to reporters about championship like Doc Rivers did with the C's at the start of last season ? Yup ! <span style="font-style: italic;">The NBA championship wo</span><span style="font-style: italic;">n by the Celtics !</span><br />The TSN Reporters complained about the NBA's draft day trades and all and said these transactions are confusing as hell . They said there is something wrong to the fact that O.J. Mayo was drafted by Minnesota only to find out the next morning Mayo is now a member of the Grizzlies . What's wrong with that ? If you are an NBA fan , that's not topsy turvy way of doing things . It's exciting and real NBA fans can follow the movement of players. Take for example the new boxing champion of the world in the lighweight division . Manny ' Pacman ' Pacquiao , boxing's pound for pound b<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.faniq.com/images/blog/Picture%206%2826%29.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.faniq.com/images/blog/Picture%206%2826%29.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>est , followed Kevin Garnett to Boston from 'Sota . ' <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.pinoychannel.tv/watch/v-41877">There is only one I want my picture taken with </a>' said Pacquiao at the dugout after disposing of David Diaz via TKO in the 9th round last Saturday night. It's none other than KG despite that the other members of the Big 3 , Allen and Pierce , together with Cassell , Rondo and Perkins followed the Big Ticket to celebrate the tremendous victory by the champ at his dugout. ' <span style="font-style: italic;">Before , my favorite team was the Timberwolves . When Garnett moved to Boston , I became a Celtics fan '</span>. There . You puckheads see what I mean. In the NBA , there is no difficulty following what's happenning no matter how frenzy player movements are.<span style="font-style: italic;"> Just follow the money like Manny !</span><br /></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-17507308799179874802008-06-20T12:21:00.007-04:002008-06-24T19:05:36.698-04:00B.C. Needs B.C. Formula !<div align="justify">As NBA draft day nears , I'm sure B.C. is busy . Extra busy or at least , busier than before. Why ? MLSE and the Raptor fans will ask for more now that the <em>rebuilding</em> is on its 4th year. In fact , it should not be called rebuilding at this stage ! Fans who sang B.C. hossana<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1417/570366725_988e01fbaa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1417/570366725_988e01fbaa.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>hs the previous seasons are all set to sing him <em>boo</em>sanah . Why not ? They were told in year 4 , the Raptors are just about ready to compete for the NBA eastern conference title at least. I listened to Mike Wilbon respond to his partner at PTI whether the Celtics are ready to repeat as NBA champs next year and perhaps start a dynasty . ' <em>It's possible. Detroit is shaking up its line up . King James and the Cavs are still in need of a good back up . Orlando is still young</em> <em>and Washington may be losing Arenas</em> ' Wilbon talked on and on citing 3 other teams but not Toronto. Poor Raps . They are not even in the radar of most knowledgeable NBA followers.</div><div align="justify">Think very hard ... and fast B.C. Can't you hear the footsteps ... and these are getting louder. If your former colleague , Mike D'Antoni, can be ejected from his seat with the Suns despite a winning record the past seasons ( unlike the Raps who are stuck in the 1st round the last 2 season ), for sure another Steve Kerr is waiting to kick yer ass. So what now B.C ? Simple .The answer can be found in your intials B.C. . Adopt the B.C. formula. Do it the <strong>B</strong>oston <strong>C</strong>eltics way ! Get your own KG , Ray Ray and supporting cast to partner with CB4 and watch the team turnaround , pronto. </div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-56566907249681038252008-06-09T11:46:00.012-04:002008-06-09T18:39:04.123-04:00High Def Or High Deaf !<div align="justify">It's interesting to note how the 2 American networks tried to sell the championship series to their audience. First , NBC with the recently concluded Stanley Cup won by Detroit Red Wings in 6 games against the 'young' Pittsburg Penguins and currently , ABC with the Boston - LA NBA battle . The excecutives at the peacock network were extra excited when the Penguins made it to the finals. They reckoned that with Sid ' The Kid ' Crosby headlining<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/13839/17_2007/networklogos.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/13839/17_2007/networklogos.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> the match between 2 hockey towns , the ratings will be a sure hit . But alas , the games of the Stanley Cup failed to even break the <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/nielsens-charts.htm">Nielsens rating for the week of May 26-June 1</a>. What the <a href="mailto:4#$@%">4#$@%</a> ! It proved that currently , Crosby is not a major attraction . ' <em>Crosby is not a crossover star yet</em> ' said the fat host of Pardon The Interruption TV show . The Lebron James of the puckworld failed to pull the TV ratings up despite Crosby's achievements at such an early age . Some people in Canada said it is not Crosby who will save the NHL (in the U.S.). ' <em>It's high definition TV</em> <em>that will save hockey</em> ' shouted a recent article in the local papers to those who have difficulty hearing . </div><div align="justify">Over here in Canada , the hockey series fared a lot better despite the lack of a Canadian team in the Stanley Cup finals . Canadians are used to watching pucks even amidst snowstorm. No need for high def here . On the other hand , the NBA has what you might call a dream match up . For the 1st time in more than 20 years , the Celtics and the Lakers are in the Finals again . What more can Co<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.newswire.ca/images/companies/tsn.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.newswire.ca/images/companies/tsn.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>mm. Stern ask for ? It's like having Indiana Jones and the Ironman in the same movie. The 1st game of the NBA Finals was up 38% from the previous year. That's over there in the south of the border. I am sure as the series reaches the 6th or the 7th game , excitement will reach ultra high. TSN is carrying the games here in Canada . As Canadians are aware , TSN carry its programs in high definition . Not that <em>high def</em> is needed to increase the support of the locals to basketball.<em> How about high sports IQ ?</em></div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-30289732810875151692008-05-26T12:24:00.008-04:002008-05-27T17:33:53.550-04:00Wanted : AndyMen<div align="justify">There is the opportunity for the Raptors to toughen up. Rumor is that the Chicago Bulls are ready to unload Andres Nacioni once they have Beasley in the fold. 'Andy ' Nacioni is one tough bull from <a href="http://www.terra.com.ar/imagenes/thumbs/47/M47226.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 200px;" alt="" src="http://www.terra.com.ar/imagenes/thumbs/47/M47226.jpeg" border="0" /></a>Pampas. He irritates opponents with his no nonsense defense and rugged offense. Just what the gooddy gooddy Raps need. Give 'em T.J. or give them puberty . The Bulls are a young bunch needing growing up. Look at J. Noah . Arrested for mj possesion. MJ ? Not Michael Jordan to Bulls fans.</div><div align="justify">Another Andy . Andy Varejao is reportedly ready to <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/images/varejao0324hickman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 200px;" alt="" src="http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/images/varejao0324hickman.jpg" border="0" /></a>be unloaded by the Cavaliers' management. Note that in the last 2 games versus the Celtics , Big Ben Wallace was used more often by coach Brown. That means , Varejao is on the way out. Who knows how his hold out at the start of the season damaged his reputation to the Cavs management and fans . So what are you waiting for B.C. ? Move yer ass .And NOW. These 'Andys' will give your team the toughness and the rebounds sorely lacking in the Raptors arsenal. It's good to get even just Andy V. I'm sure the Portuguese/Brazilian communities in TO which normally come out every 4 years to cheer for their World Cup teams will welcome this Andy.Whether ' offensive ' Andy N or no offense Andy V. , Bryan needs to get one of these guys . Who will be Bryan's <span style="font-style: italic;">first choice</span> ? If you ask First Choice hair saloon , you know who that is !</div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428171.post-17473441395517320492008-05-14T12:19:00.006-04:002008-05-15T12:04:30.699-04:00The Ghost Of Mo Pete .<div align="justify">Just like a line from the song ' <em>They Don't Impress Me Much</em> ' by Canadian Shaina Twain <em>Okay , you are Brad Pitt.</em> Yes , GM Colangelo , he's not as good looking as Jason Kapono , your Brad Pitt . He is just Mo Pete. but who's laughing now. ? Peterson's team , the New Orleans Hornets , are on their way to the Western Finals . Maybe The NBA Finals ! Even Charles Barkley said ' <em>I'm going out to say that the Hornets will win tonight . They will beat the Spurs and<a href="http://www.blackathlete.net/artman2/uploads/1/morris_peterson.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.blackathlete.net/artman2/uploads/1/morris_peterson.jpg" border="0" /></a> end the series '</em>. MP is playing a big role in getting the young team being really competitive. Coach Byron Scott rely on Mo Pete in guarding the opposing team's big guns. Against Dallas ,which N.O. dispatched in the 1st round , he guarded Josh Howard . In their on going series vs. the defending champion Spurs , Mo Pete is pitted against Manu Ginobili. Yup . Now who did JK guarded in the 1st round of the playoffs ? Kapono guarded his clothes and belongings including his beautiful wife . OK , Kapono played good offense vs. the Magic. Mo Pete is not too shabby in piling up points himself vs San Antonio. His shooting percentage in this on going series is a hhg 60%. In fact , in game 5 , Mo Pete shot 4 three pointers that broke the back of Popovich's team. <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,84665,00.html">So Bryan .stop name dropping like those singers </a>.Don't tell Raps fans that J. Kap is the NBA 3 pt. shooting champ and he's a member of the NBA champion Miami Heat . Mo Pete was just fine for Raptors fans. After all , he's one of us .</div>coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190654516660876511noreply@blogger.com1