So, I was watching ESPN and this blogger was getting grilled for writing that some baseball player might be using steroids cause he's old and doing well. These two newspaper writers were tearing him a new one cause he didn't write with "integrity".
What do yall think? Should we really consider integrity when we blog? They were talking about how its a brave new world and everyone should have to watch what they say cause we're all connected now. I dunno, seems strange that I can't call Barkley a fatass on my own blog.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
300,000,000 - 800,000
(You may have heard those numbers during halftime.)
The number of Chinese playing basketball - The number of courts being put up in China. /gulp
300 million people live in the US. So by pure numbers alone, they should dominate the sport eventually. There should be a bunch of Chinese in the league in a couple generations. In six generations, we'll prob be sending our best players to play in the, um, the Zhong Guo Basketball Assoc (i only know a handful of chinese words, basketball and assoc. aren't one of them.)
The number of Chinese playing basketball - The number of courts being put up in China. /gulp
300 million people live in the US. So by pure numbers alone, they should dominate the sport eventually. There should be a bunch of Chinese in the league in a couple generations. In six generations, we'll prob be sending our best players to play in the, um, the Zhong Guo Basketball Assoc (i only know a handful of chinese words, basketball and assoc. aren't one of them.)
Sunday, June 7, 2009
NHL vs NBA..
..as far is allowance for physicality goes.
Watching hockey on the same day as basketball is funny. Because of the enormous difference in physicality tolerated.
as far as rules go, obviously. Ones a contact sport, and one technically isn't. but, i mean more like during when play is dead and the way it is reacted to.
One example. there is like 5-6 guys scuffling. Once it lessens to two guys wailing on each other, the broadcaster says, the refs have calmed things down.
Sometimes, why guys are fighting, the broadcasters don't even acknowledge it; is so common place. Just last night (during nhl), they were talking about this year's draft. Two guys started punching each other. and the broadcasters just kept talking about the draft. Whereas, Reggie Miller would be shouting and bouncing out of his chair.
Plus, there is such a thing as a 10 minute major for fighting. Yet, they usually don't even give a 2 minute minor.
In the NBA, when guys look at each other, the broadcasters get all amped and blow it out of proportion. I'd say over half of the flagrants called should be non-flagrants.
The NBA has become too big of worry warts (is that how that phrase it spelled?) .
Kobe said he wishes they just reverted to 80s rules. Man, I wish.
Phil Jackson said: "This is the dawn of a new age, we were told in the last two years," he said. "Transparency, a wonderful word, was going to be used, and we're looking for that to help us. In that regard, we want to use all these aspects, whether it's called credibility or accountability, and use it to improve everything that can happen to this game, because it's a great game." This quote isn't really to my point. But, his response is a response to the myriad problems that have surfaced due to all the changes being made in an attempt to tighten the harness on players on the court, and the difficulty in doing that. Before these complications refs jobs were easier, and the grey areas between two opposite calls were smaller.
Really, i feel like it kinda went down hill with the Malice in the Palace. So it is all Ron Artest's fault, lol. Ever since then, the league has been overly determined to prevent a future such occurrence. But, they aren't just trying to prevent fights; they are trying to prevent anything that could possibly lead up to fight.
Unfortunately, some of the things that on rare occasions brought players past their boiling point, are things that make the game exciting. It would be like if NHL banned body checks, because sometimes that can lead to angry players, and sometimes angry people get carried away.
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This, somewhat ties in with something i sometimes feel guilty about. It bugs me how the league has become the National Best-friends Assoc. Everybody is good friends with everybody now. really, i know it is good they can be mature and be friends with their rivals. But, some old fashion enmity for your opponent is a beautiful thing to me. I feel it heightens the competitiveness. Wouldn't you be more motivated to beat the team you hate then the one you are having over for dinner?
I say give up on all this new era shit. Admit it isn't going too great, and jsut go back to the 80's rules. Impossible, i know. but, that is what is what i want.
NBA needs to not be a bunch of weeneies.
That's just like, ah, my opinion , man!
Watching hockey on the same day as basketball is funny. Because of the enormous difference in physicality tolerated.
as far as rules go, obviously. Ones a contact sport, and one technically isn't. but, i mean more like during when play is dead and the way it is reacted to.
One example. there is like 5-6 guys scuffling. Once it lessens to two guys wailing on each other, the broadcaster says, the refs have calmed things down.
Sometimes, why guys are fighting, the broadcasters don't even acknowledge it; is so common place. Just last night (during nhl), they were talking about this year's draft. Two guys started punching each other. and the broadcasters just kept talking about the draft. Whereas, Reggie Miller would be shouting and bouncing out of his chair.
Plus, there is such a thing as a 10 minute major for fighting. Yet, they usually don't even give a 2 minute minor.
In the NBA, when guys look at each other, the broadcasters get all amped and blow it out of proportion. I'd say over half of the flagrants called should be non-flagrants.
The NBA has become too big of worry warts (is that how that phrase it spelled?) .
Kobe said he wishes they just reverted to 80s rules. Man, I wish.
Phil Jackson said: "This is the dawn of a new age, we were told in the last two years," he said. "Transparency, a wonderful word, was going to be used, and we're looking for that to help us. In that regard, we want to use all these aspects, whether it's called credibility or accountability, and use it to improve everything that can happen to this game, because it's a great game." This quote isn't really to my point. But, his response is a response to the myriad problems that have surfaced due to all the changes being made in an attempt to tighten the harness on players on the court, and the difficulty in doing that. Before these complications refs jobs were easier, and the grey areas between two opposite calls were smaller.
Really, i feel like it kinda went down hill with the Malice in the Palace. So it is all Ron Artest's fault, lol. Ever since then, the league has been overly determined to prevent a future such occurrence. But, they aren't just trying to prevent fights; they are trying to prevent anything that could possibly lead up to fight.
Unfortunately, some of the things that on rare occasions brought players past their boiling point, are things that make the game exciting. It would be like if NHL banned body checks, because sometimes that can lead to angry players, and sometimes angry people get carried away.
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This, somewhat ties in with something i sometimes feel guilty about. It bugs me how the league has become the National Best-friends Assoc. Everybody is good friends with everybody now. really, i know it is good they can be mature and be friends with their rivals. But, some old fashion enmity for your opponent is a beautiful thing to me. I feel it heightens the competitiveness. Wouldn't you be more motivated to beat the team you hate then the one you are having over for dinner?
I say give up on all this new era shit. Admit it isn't going too great, and jsut go back to the 80's rules. Impossible, i know. but, that is what is what i want.
NBA needs to not be a bunch of weeneies.
That's just like, ah, my opinion , man!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Finals
I'll get this ball rollin' with the question i been thinking the last couple days.
Seems like everyday, reports are a little more favorable for Jameer Nelson returning in the Finals.
Is that a good idea? Seems risky.
I doubt they would start him off as a starter. But still, they been on such a good run, couldn't reinserting Nelson upset chemistry? He hasn't played since feb. 2, over 4 months!
Oh, and predictions. I'll say lakers in 7.
I do wonder if LA will come out half-stride again. La plans on not doubling, magic. If they can do that they should win. Even Detroit beats magic, just cause they are able to single Howard. R Wallace is getting bad a lot things these days. But, Howard is susceptible to stripping, and Wallace is one of the best at stripping posts. He gets him all the time.
Seems like everyday, reports are a little more favorable for Jameer Nelson returning in the Finals.
Is that a good idea? Seems risky.
I doubt they would start him off as a starter. But still, they been on such a good run, couldn't reinserting Nelson upset chemistry? He hasn't played since feb. 2, over 4 months!
Oh, and predictions. I'll say lakers in 7.
I do wonder if LA will come out half-stride again. La plans on not doubling, magic. If they can do that they should win. Even Detroit beats magic, just cause they are able to single Howard. R Wallace is getting bad a lot things these days. But, Howard is susceptible to stripping, and Wallace is one of the best at stripping posts. He gets him all the time.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
barkley-amazing, dumber than i thought.
We all know Barkley isn't smart. But come on, how can you think it is a good a idea to call your producer a pussy on air. Not to mention..family program..yada yada yada.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Boozer (supposedly) heading to det or nets.
"Apparently, rising free agent-of-choice Carlos Boozer is telling confidants he's either going to Detroit or New Jersey -- only way the capsized Nets pull that off is by doing a sign-and-trade. Word has it Jersey will have but three assistants next season and all must take pay cuts."
I don't how much i believe this though. The only place it has been published (that i've seen) is hidden in the middle of a two page article of random thoughts my some NYPost dude.
I don't how much i believe this though. The only place it has been published (that i've seen) is hidden in the middle of a two page article of random thoughts my some NYPost dude.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
would you stay in cleveland?
This is guy from ohio. Yet all his favorite teams are clubs that dominated, instead of home state heroes. Yankees of course, and his favorite football team is like cowboys or something.
For the nth season in a row. Cleveland failed to put guys around Lebron that are able to provide support. Lebron surely knows that that is odd. You'd think people woudl Want to play with him.
first, they had to get better than detroit. They did that. But, then boston beat them. So they got better than boston ( i 'spose), and now magic beats them.
I would think other pastures would start looking a good deal greener. Reggie is behind me now, talking about how great it was playing for a small market for 18 years. I am sure it was rewarding. But, Indiana never won it, sooo.
I guess he has another year to think it over. But if the 2nd and 3rd best scorers are Williams and West again, if next year plays out like this year, i would think him batshit crazy if he wanted to stay.
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