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Recap by Bill Simmons: The Vegas NBA All Star Game

February 21st, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

It was a great all star weekend, the highlight being the Dick Bavetta and Charles Barkley foot race.  The actual game on Sunday night could have been more competitive.  What I thought was interesting was Kobe’s pre-game’s comments that his back was a little stiff.  I saw him walking around gingerly in his warm ups, and low and behold he scores 30 points and takes the MVP trophy.

Also, a must read is Bill Simmons article on the weekend. Check it out below.

ESPN: Page 2 : Welcome to the hip-hop Woodstock

After four nights of what will eventually be remembered as the Hip-Hop Woodstock, the atrociously sloppy NBA All-Star Game made complete sense.What a strange weekend. There was gambling and partying and Vegas and basketball — four of my favorite things — with a fashion convention and Chinese New Year happening as well, which meant Vegas was throwing three blockbuster weekends at once. There were so many big-time celebrities in town, a rumored Michael Jackson cameo came and went without a single shrug. So many parties happened that it was impossible to keep track of everything.

Arenas Talks But Can’t Walk

February 12th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Arenas promised a 50 point win against the Trailblazers since Nate McMillan had a hand in him not making the USA Basketball Team. Unfortanely, a manchild named Jarret Jack shut him down using an interesting strategy “With a guy like him, Kobe or LeBron, the easy way to guard him is don’t let him get the ball back when he passes it.”  Arenas scored a measly 9 points in the matchup. Hibachi? More like Yellow Fever.

Jarret Jack | PG

Born: October 28, 1983 Fort Washington, MD Height: 6-3 Weight: 197 lbs.

Age: 23 Pos: PG College: Georgia Tech Drafted: 2005, 1st round, 22nd pick by Nuggets

FANTASY Percent Owned (Week +/-): NBA: 81.7% (+19.6%) Avg. Draft Position: NBA: 107.0

“Thats like a dude saying he’s going to punch you in your face.”
– Blazers’ Jarrett Jack on Gilbert Arenas’ 50-point prediction

ESPN.com - NBA - Recap - Trail Blazers at Wizards

Just In: Boston Celtics Still Horrible Team

February 8th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Sixteen losses in a row. That’s without Paul Pierce.  And that’s one for each of those shiny gold trophies the Boston Celtics have been lording over the rest of the NBA for all these years.

ESPN.com - NBA - Recap - Heat at Celtics

Video: The Second Coming Nike Commercial

January 24th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Here is Nike’s Second Coming Commercial Featuring Juelz Santana, beat by Just Blaze.

Kobe is really not the feature player in this ad, Lebron James is seen more. Also, Rasheed Wallace is not shown making any basketball moves. Its a great video though.

Now here is the music video by Juelz Santana & Just Blaze - The Second Coming

Kevin Garnett Not A Fighter

January 22nd, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

That he is one of the most intense and intimidating competitors in the League is without question. He glares, screams, shouts self-motivating expletives at his hometown fans after making big plays, and never takes a play off. One thing that Kevin Garnett doesn’t do, however, is engage in hand to hand combat.

Read the rest of the story. KG Will Not Fight You

Team Record Under 500 - No Problem in the NBA

January 21st, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Of the four major professional sports in America, basketball is the only one where a team with a .500 or under record has a chance of making the playoffs. In the NHL, a little over 50% of the teams go to the playoffs, just like the NBA, but clubs with losing records don’t come close to competing for Lord Stanley’s Cup.

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