Mother Nature Ruins a Monster Game

Due to the beautiful thunderstorm throughout Norton, the match up between the Super Villain Squad and the Tune Squad has been postponed. This was a match up between the two tallest teams in the league. The Super Villain squad has an average height of about 6'2 (closer to 6'4 if you take out Derek Dufresne) while the Tune Squad averages a monstrous 6'4. Word is this game and Nos. 1&2 of the Power Rankings of Thumbs Up and No ID No Idea will be played Wednesday.

Charles Barkley and I See Eye to Eye

While I was reading Ball Don't Lie today, I stumbled upon an article about Barkley not being able to root for the Heat. Barkley has never been shy about his feelings toward the Heat and proves it once again. The post is solid, and Barkley is not only the voice of all Bostonians but the voice of every person that doesn't live in Miami. From the "I'm taking my talents to South Beach" special to calling themselves the Heatles, you just have to hate these arrogant millionaires. I give Wade some credit because he didn't leave his own team and has been accomplished before they got there by having his own ring.

When Barkley was asked about the Heat these are some of the things he said:

"It's something about that team that annoys me.
"They just a whiny bunch and I can't root for them."

The best part in my opinion was when he called out the city of Miami and basically said their fans suck, have no spirit, and are basically just bandwagon fans who give golf claps for windmill dunks.

"Yeah, they have the worst fans. No question. It's not even loud in there. You're at the game and you are like, 'Man this place isn't even loud.' At least when you go to Chicago, it's loud in there, it's crazy down in Dallas but it's not even loud in Miami."

Now the Celtics Really Need a Center

Lucas Nogueira

According to the twitter of Hoops Hype: Got confirmation that Russian reports are true and Nenad Krstic is indeed joining CSKA Moscow.

With Krstic leaving the Celtics, they are in dire need of some big guy presence. Now we need to add at least two big men this off season. Now I think 7 footer Lucas Nogueira from Brazil is added to our big men list of foreigners that I mentioned Tuesday. Nogueira is a lesser rated big man and there is a good chance he would be available for us in our current slot in the draft. I compare him to a slightly better Semih Erden, and he's only 18 year's old. Maybe we should try to make a move for Kaman if the Clippers are looking to ship him.

Sixers Looking to Move Iguodala

ESPN has an interesting article talking about how the Sixers have had discussions in shopping play-maker Andre Iguodala. the first trade mentinoed is a Chris Kaman for Iguodala deal. I find that the Sixers must be asking for something else in the that trade because I don't see anywhere neat to equal value even if Kaman is healthy. If this happens I think the Clippers will be a team on the rise next year wit Eric Gordan, Iguodala, and dunk machine Blake Griffin. The other deal it mentioned was a Monta Ellis for Iguodala trade. I think that deal is very intriguing, and almost exactly equal in value.

Four Minutes of Why Lebron Will NEVER Be Michael Jordan

There will never be another Michael Jordan. Everyone remember that. To the kids that will only see him as a partial owner, I feel bad for you.

You wanna rock the baby on your break away dunk? Sure. You wanna do a put back dunk off of Pippen's foul shot? Sure. You wanna make Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing the poster boy for the next decade? Sure. You wanna stay in the air for four seconds while doing an up and under? Sure. You wanna get double teamed on an inbound play with three seconds left and still find a way to get open and hit the game winner? Sure. You wanna have the ball in your hands when the game's on the line and there's only enough time for one person to touch the ball? Sure. You wanna participate in the slam dunk contest because you actually enjoy competition? Sure. Do you wanna take your talents to South Beach? Hell No!

Gilbert Arenas is One Funny Dude

So Gilbert Arenas has been fined by the NBA for one of his twitter posts. I can't find it anywhere (rumored to be his offensive jokes about women), but this is what he says afterward:
"yes the nba has fined me....for being to awesome..so i can give you the shoes for FREE but gotta charge you for the jokes... i cant believe i got fined..how do i explain this to the lady at the bank...this is gonna take another 40mins... or i could just write a check and if theres a lockout just cancel the check it and maybe they will forget.....i think that will work.." then later goes on to say, "its okay it all evens it self out..i get fined from the nba........im stealing cable from my neighbors..so bam bam jackpot...hahaha". To top it off he later asks for someone to message him the NBA Twitter rules.

Agent Zero has just become one of my favorite basketball players! You'd think he'd have faster hands for all the posting he does on twitter. Nothing better than laughing in the face of Stern after he fines you and saying you're gonna cancel the check if its a lockout. The only athlete that rocks a better Twitter than this guy is former Florida safety Will Hill.

P.S. I wonder if this was the gun he brought into the locker room?

Stern Says Players and Owners "Very Far Apart"

This could be the worst year in sports history if no football or basketball is played due to lockouts. Rumor is the owners want the NBA to have a hard cap which is ridiculous. This means whatever the salary cap is, a team cannot go over it no exceptions. In the NBA now, teams can go over the cap as much as they want when resigning their own players. That's why many teams do sign and trades because the teams can't afford to sign guys when they're over the cap while players' original teams can. There are other exceptions also, but I don't really feel like going in depth right now because I gotta leave for work in two minutes. In both sports this is just billionaires fighting with millionaires and its pissing off all the blue collar people. From what it looks like the owners are not losing money right now, so why are they being such penny pinchers when they know there is no chance some of their demands will happen. The only owner demand I agree with is the NFL rookie contract structure because the rookie deals now for the first ten to twenty picks are ridiculous. In no way should Sam Bradford be making more money than 90% of the league before he even takes a snap in the NFL. With Stern saying that owners and players are "very far apart", it just makes every fan cringe.

Do I Just Not Watch TV Or Is This Commercial Brand New

I know I'm not the biggest tv buff and usually I'm just stuck on Law and Order SVU, Criminal Minds, or NCIS, but I was checking something out on YouTube and I stumbled across this Adidas shoe commercial with Derrick Rose. Now I'm not a big Adidas guy whatsoever especially hoops shoes. The only reason I have a couple pairs is because I got them for free when I worked for the UMASS football team. With that said, this commercial sort of makes my wanna get these. The shoes look pretty fresh, and I'm a total sucker for light shoes. For some reason I have this innate sense of mind that some day I'm gonna dunk. I'm close, but will probably never get there. I think the commercial is one of teh best basketball ones I've seen lately, but the real question is how does it compare with McDonalds Bird and Jordan Horse commercial?

Kobe Keeps Quiet After Brown Hiring

For one of the most talked about basketball players of his era, Bryant has not spoke about his opinion on the hiring of Mike Brown. Kobe went public that he wanted Lakers Assistant Coach Brian Shaw to be the descendant of Phil Jackson. From the looks of it, Kobe is frustrated by the organization and is just brushing it off for a later time. I don't think the Lakers should cater to everything Bryant says, but in a sport that has teams focused on such few players on a team and Bryant being the face of franchise, you would think the Lakers would at least keep Bryant somewhat involved in the process. It was evident that he was kept out in the dark during the whole process which just boggles my mind. I don't think every star player on a team should be in a coaching changes, but there are exceptions. I believe Bryant is one of them and probably the only one in the league right now. Other players of that stature would be Jordan, Bird, Magic, and others.

Lebron Chokes, Mavs Win

While everyone thought that Lebron was gaining that big game status through the playoffs, once the Finals started he took the back seat and deferred everything to Dwayne Wade. Lebron was a Ron Artest-esque 3-13 from the field including 0-3 from three. Wade kept being the leader he's been all series rifling 32 points while shooting 65% from the field. Dirk didn't have jaw dropping stats, but what people don't realize is he always finds a way to get around the double digits in freebies from the charity stripe. Last night he was 9-10 and he's basically Ray Allen at the stripe. Tyson Chandler is doing great on the boards with 16 last night for a 13 and 16 double double. His presence is what took the Mavs from a playoff team to a championship team. Jason Terry gave a solid 17 which is what he needs to do to keep them contending, but the better part was that the 6'2 guard shut down the 6'8 ultra explosive Lebron in the fourth quarter. That's just unacceptable for the so called "king". I hope the Mavs pull it out, and if Lebron can't find some Showtime in him I think Dirk and his crew will take the ship.