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Friday, June 27, 2008

Friday, June 27, 2008 - NBA Draft Night

-Get ready for an All-NBA Draft blog.
-Derrick Rose goes #1 to the Chicago Bulls, which creates a log jam at the PG slot for the Bulls, meaning Chris Duhon or Kirk Hinrich will be expendable.
-The Charlotte Bobcats will make the NBA playoffs next year - pending the health of Emeka Okafor, Sean May and Adam Morrison. They selected my boy, DJ Augastin out of Texas to back up Raymond Felton, Kyle Weaver and France's Alexis Ajinca, a 7'0-er with a 7'8 wingspan.
-Can't go wrong with either Brook or Robin Lopez. Although you can make the argument for who is in the better environment. Brook will be getting more PT in New Jersey, but Robin will get the opportunity to play behind Shaquille O'Neal and alongside Amare Stoudamire and Steve Nash.
-Dick Vitale is a little too enthusiastic for my liking...
-So, the Heat select Michael Beasley, even after Pat Riley's negative comments. Once again, we will have to wait and see if he stays a Heat.
-Joe Alexander becomes the first Taiwan born player to be drafted.
-Kosta Koufos will fit in well with the Utah Jazz, playing behind Mehmet Okur. Good selection by the Jazz.
-The Seattle Supersonics once again draft another project big man, selecting Serge Ibaka, who will try to stand out among the other young prospects: Saer Sene, Robert Swift, Johan Petro and Jeff Green.
-The New York Knicks went out of their comfort zone and drafted international player Danilo Gallinari out of Italy at #6, who experts say won't be ready for at least a few years. Not good news for Knicks fans.
-Holy sassy molassy, Stuart Scott actually makes a solid point. Forget Rose, Beasley and Mayo, last years' overall #1 pick Greg Oden is the favourite to win ROY.
-The Portland Trailblazers will be downright scary next year, with Greg Oden making his debut and all-star guard Brandon Roy. They added Jerryd Bayless, Nicolas Batum and Brandon Rush from the draft to their already loaded bench.
-The Pistons know how to draft. Joe Dumars' recent draftees? Rodney Stuckey, Aaron Affalo and Jason Maxiell - all solid rotation players. Some less recent draft picks include: Tayshaun Prince and Mehmet Okur. Other than Stuckey, all of the players were selected from 23rd overall to the second round. This year, Dumars selected DJ White out of the rough with the second last pick in the first round, but traded the pick to Seattle for their pick and a future second rounder.
-Huge surprise, Chris Douglas-Roberts falls all the way down to 40 - where the New Jersey Nets selected him. Side note, one more pick and he could have been in a Raptors uniform. Raptors end up taking Australian, Nathan Jawai, who probably won't end up being a rotation player. Still feeling really bitter that CD-R was one pick away...
-Stopped watching after the 41st pick - as the second round is usually a crap-shoot anyhow. But don't tell that to Gilbert Arenas, Carlos Boozer, Michael Redd, Manu Ginobili etc.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Thursday, June 26, 2008 - Missile Command Jones

-Joe Dumars is a Top 5 GM in the NBA without question, but firing Flip Saunders and replacing him with inexperienced Michael Curry was a step backwards.
-Hockey may be the sport that I know the least about; however, I do know that giving Vincent LaCavalier a whopping $77 million dollar contract was not a smart move financially.
-Village idiot of the week goes to Don Imus...wait, Shawn Chacon has just stolen that crown. The guy is a complete moron for his latest impression of Latrell Sprewell.
-For the second consecutive game WNBA's Candace Parker threw down a one handed dunk.
-Dontrelle Willis has really fallen off the baseball map.
-Michael Beasley or Derrick Rose will most likely be selected by the Chicago Bulls tonight. Can't go wrong with either of them in my opinion, strangely Pat Riley doesn't feel the same way about Beasley. Could this be Riley's poker face fooling us all in an attempt to snag Mikey-B, or does he really think Beasley's a bust? Tune in to tonight's NBA Draft to find out...
-MLB umpire Brian Runge has been suspended one game after his bump on Mets' manager Jerry Manuel.
-Jim Rome burns on the Cowboys' Adam Jones wanting to drop the nickname Pacman, "I never thought that I would say this, but you're going to have to earn the right to be called by your given name. You gave that up the second you started lighting up strip joints and breaking the law, that went out the window when you insisted we refer to you as an 80's video game, and when you put P. Jones on the back of your jersey. But if you want to change your name to Galaga Jones, or Frogger Jones - I'm cool with that. I'll even call you Missile Command Jones if you want, but let's not get crazy with Adam."
-Kevin Love's favourite Beach Boy's track is California Girls, this useless tidbit comes courtesy of PTI.
-Hey Derrick Rose, Lebron James called - he wants his cockyness back. No way you're getting MVP.
-Odds Tony Romo dumps Jessica Simpson at the beginning of the season, to prevent distractions and pre-conceived notions of off-field distractions? 83%.
-Safety wise, MLB should seriously consider banning maple bats.
-Sources reveal that Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons has been traded to the Nets for Richard Jefferson. If this trade goes down, Yi will team up with Vince Carter and Nenad Krstic to form one of the softest frontcourts in the NBA.
-Fairly recent news - Leonardo DiCaprio will star as video game legend Nolan Bushnell in the biopic "Atari".
-Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova were upset in the second round at Wimbledon by 40th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic and 154th-ranked Alla Kudryavtseva.
-ESPN has reported that both the Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers have agreed on the Ford et al. - Jermaine O'Neal deal.
-Stephen Colbert is now raising awareness for "face violence"

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - Don't Do Drugs

-Don Imus is an idiot. Plain and simple.
-Rest in peace, George Carlin. Although, if there indeed is a heaven, I doubt you're headed there...
-Could Anthony Parker and Carlos Delfino both be heading back to Europe next season?
-Shaquille O'Neal will be stripped of his deputy badge after his performance at the New York nightclub for using crude language, in which he ripped Kobe Bryant, but later stated that it was all in jest.
-The Jays had a season high 22 hits in their 14-1 spanking of the Cincinnati Reds last night, in Cito Gaston's return debut at the Rogers Centre.
-The Tampa Bay Lightning have pulled a "J.P Riccardi", as they have brought back former NHL coach Barry Melrose out of coaching retirement after being out of the league for 12 years.
-Here is something guaranteed to make you giggle a little. Apparently rapper DMX does not have the slightest clue who Barack Obama is. "His name is Barack?!, Barack?!, What the ---- is a Barack?! Barack Obama. Where he from, Africa? That ain't no ----ing name, yo. Barack Obama. You can't be serious!" ...I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard. On a related note - kids, stay in school and don't do drugs.
-The hot rumour spreading like wildfire in the NBA right now involves the Raptors trading T.J Ford, Rasho Nesterovic and the 17th pick for the Pacers' Jermaine O'Neal. This would give the Raptors arguably the best frontcourt in the NBA depending on if J.O's can remain healthy or not.
-Dennis Rodman pleaded no contest to misdemeanor wife beating and is now forced to take counselling and public service. What did Carmen Electra (or anyone for that matter) see in this guy, anyway?
-Someone tell me I'm not the only one who thinks Ben Mulroney isn't a good Idol host.
-It appears that NHL "tough guy" Sean Avery has a soft side, as he spends his spare time as an intern at Vogue magazine.
-The San Fransisco Giants have shaken up their bullpen, putting newly acquired farm leaguer Sergio Romo in to replace Vinnie Chulk. Seems like an odd move, but you honestly can't do much worse than the former Jay Vinnie Choke.
-PETA strikes again, this time at Wimbledon, whini...uh speaking out on behalf of the pidgeons.
-If I had to start a team with a player from the New York Knicks - it would be without contest - David Lee.
-Speaking of people named David, in case you missed it, Motley Crue's performance on the Late Show with David Letterman.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Saturday, June 21, 2008 - Did you miss me?

-I'm back! ...props to Air Canada, for providing a wide variety of movies and television shows during my 13 hour flight.
-In case you missed it, Chris Bosh as a correspondent at the NBA Finals on Leno.
-I'll give you $100.00 if you can name a colour commentator in the NBA, who is worse at his job than the Knicks' Walt "Clyde" Frazier.
-The Rainbow Butt Monkeys, or better known as Finger Eleven - made history, as their "hit single" Paralyzer became the most downloaded song by a Canadian Band, ever (according to a Toronto radio station). I for one, remain skeptical on the validity of this fact. I mean, the song isn't even that good, and this coming from a very open-minded fan of music.
-The Leafs have given long-time Ontario rival, the Montreal Canadians, one week to snatch aging future hall-of-famer and Leaf captain, Mats Sundin.
-"With the 17th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors select, Chris Douglas Roberts from the University of Memphis." Make it happen, Bryan Colangelo.
-with Portugal and the Netherlands out of the Euro '08, it's now Spain's turn to keep the choke streak alive. If they're anything like Spanish NBA players, the Italians should start celebrating right now. Sorry my Spaniard readers - I couldn't resist.
-The Yankees have drafted a "switch-pitcher", and apparently he can switch which arm he throws with between batters, legally and most likely, lethally.
-Tiger Woods does it again - this time through an injury. He's clutch and undeniably, the G.O.A.T in the sport of golf.
-Well, the 07/08 Boston Celtics lived up to the hype. They dominated the Lakers, going up 2-0 and never looking back. They kept up the swagger and killer team defense throughout the season and post-season.
-Paul Pierce played like a man possessed, outplaying Kobe Bryant throughout the Finals. To think, the Raptors could've had a player with that much loyalty, heart and desire to win. Instead, they took home the half-man, half-effort; Vince Carter.
-Is there a reasonable explanation for why Maria Carey's new album is titled E=MC². Side note, the song Touch My Body will go down as one of the most annoying songs of '08.
-Is Derek Jeter overrated? His peers seem to think so.
-Thus, the John Gibbons era ends. Cito Gaston will take over as manager. Tagging along for the sure-to-be, roller-coaster ending are Dwayne Murphy, Nick Leyva and Gene Tenace. All coaches from the Blue Jays 1992 and 1993 World Series Title era. How nostalgic - particularly so, on Flashback Friday's.
--Lamar Odom at guard? Just can't see how that would work, even in Phil Jackson's Triangle Offense. It would just cause too many mismatches on the defensive end.
-Looks like Chris Bosh could be playing a lot in crunch time at the Olympics, due to Dwight Howard's free throw difficulties.
-Here's praying that Roy Halladay is okay, after that nasty looking bullet of a shot he took in last nights game against the Pirates.
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