The story of Scott Spiezio, just sad
Just goes to show you that this type of stuff happens to everyone, athletes included. I'd like for anyone reading this to note the middle pictures and go to #8, Glen Rice. First, the picture of his wife....DAMN!!! Now, he's arrested on a felony battery charge after police say he beat a man he found in his estranged wife's closet. What is he supposed to do.."Hey, fella, thanks for coming over and plowing the wife. Can I get you a beer?" The cops should've said 'Damn, straight' and then taken his wife out to the car where she could have stayed in a holding cell overnight. Dumb bitch, don't you know you don't cheat in your own house??? Or am I the only other person that figured that out watching Cinemax??!!!!!
The Kobe/LeBron debate. Man, is this fun or what? I know not everyone watches the NBA, and honestly, I hadn't watched in probably a good 4 years. But this summer happened, and with the C's getting KG and Ray Allen, well, I had to watch. My tattoo told me to or else it would develop into that stupid Lucky Charms guy. Anywho, if you have nothing to do and either LeBron or Kobe is playing, please, watch. To compare the two is to compare a boxer and a puncher. Kobe is the boxer, LeBron the puncher. Kobe is a basketball player playing basketball. LeBron is an athlete that plays basketball. LeBron is a ridiculously chiseled 23 yr old, 6'9" 260. If you saw any of the highlights of what he did to the Knicks, The Destroyer did something that hasn't been done in some 30 years. 50 points, 10 assists and 8 boards. The kid is only 23!!!! Here's a decent highlight reel of what he did Wednesday night. As for Kobe, he destroyed Dallas last Sunday, with 52, and it looked way too easy, and please note that he missed 7 free throws.
The debate is great, I hear it all the time and it reminds me of all the stuff my friends and I used to argue about, LT/Reggie White, Emmitt/Barry, Jordan/Bird/Magic, and the ever popular Great Taste/Less Filling. Who would you rather start your team with? Finally a decent sports debate can be had at the bars again.
With NCAA tourney time fast approaching, it appears as though, right now, at 11:04 PM MST, that my boys will not be in the tourney for the second year in a row. If that is the case, it sucks, but the coach has only himself to blame. Let me just say that the reason Syracuse is my favorite team, and will always be my squad, is because of Sherm. That's right, Sherman Douglas. He was the first guy I saw all the time trying to run and toss up an alley-oop. It's still one of my favorite plays. Back to my point. Jim Boeheim can only blame himself. Syracuse needs a huge win tomorrow vs. Marquette to even potentially be in the conversation, but only because of how badly he blew it last Saturday.
Up by 11 on a senior laden Pitt squad, he had all the pistons firing. Finally, Donte' Greene, Paul Harris and Jonny Flynn were all hitting, at the same time. They couldn't miss. They were running Pitt out of the building. The Carrier Dome was rockin'. You couldn't have asked for a better scenario, and then it happened, like it has so many other times. Boeheim played not to lose, as opposed to playing to win. It's a very minor distinction, but once you switch during a game, you cannot go back, it's like a point of no return. So what happens? Pitt goes on an 18-2 run, that's what happened!! I hate this style of basketball, mind you. You have a very young ballclub that is beating the bejesus out of a team and you step off the gas pedal, thinking you'll coast to a victory. Pitt scored two quick baskets to take it to a 7 point Syracuse lead and then out of a timeout Syracuse tried to rev that engine back up, but to no avail. I really hope this didn't cost them a chance at the tourney, because Greene was finally starting to get it, get just a little bit smarter with his shot selection, the team was making mistakes, but the good kind, not the lazy kind. And Jim Boeheim kind of brain-farted it away....maybe.
A quick commentary about pop culture, and then back to sports, I swear. I keep reading about one of the contestants of American Idol was a male stripper. Yeah, so?? Who cares what this kid did before he became a contestant? It's not like he sold crack to a kindergarten class. I love how some folks get all holier than thou while their own kids are in the garage sniffing glue, huffing spray paint or stumbling upon dad's kiddie porn. This is your big to-do, bitch about a kid who took his clothes off for money? Hey, if someone wants to see my fat ass for $5, please, send your donation and a self-addressed stamped envelope to my address and I bet you get a picture in the mail in 7-10 business days.
Just in case anyone wants to see Rajon Rondo's sweet ass dunk from the win over the pistons the other night, I've got it. Just go to the 1:34 mark. There are a couple of replays of it afterwards, too. I'm giddy with delight, the C's have a point guard, their first since the days of Sherm and John Bagley (that's right, I said it!).
Welcome back, Birdman. Sorry, but the music to this made me laugh. Maybe white guys shouldn't dunk, hmmm?
Did anyone else catch Dirk Nowitzki's takedown earlier in the week? Here it is, in case you missed it. Now, Dirk was suspended for a game, but that got me to thinking....isn't it about time in these pro leagues to start handing out real suspensions? In a case like this, shouldn't Nowitzki have to stay out as long as the guy he clubbed? I know this could be open to interpretation, but when the soft German has to pick on a notoriously soft Russian, can't the NBA just suspend Dirk for a week at least....just for the principalities involved??!
Since I'm still unemployed, I now get the joy of watching Spring Training baseball. Hell, I love baseball and I'm in 2 fantasy leagues this year (guarantee I suck in both of them), so it's nice to see how things are looking this early. I got to watch the Yankees and the Twins. All was going along pretty normally until Joba Chamberlain decided to get stupid. He gave up a towering dinger to some guy we've never heard of and probably won't make the Twins opening day roster. But that didn't stop ESPN the mag's "NEXT" athlete from doing the douche move...he plunked the next guy on the ankle with the very next pitch. Hey, dildo, it's spring training! This is where you're supposed to give up the taters, whilst you work on your changeup and spotting pitches. I hate this guy, hate his whole story and how the NY media will be blowing him and his Dad forever and ever. If he played for the Sox (White or Red) he'd be called a punk. I'll just call him a douche hayseed from Nebraska.
And if you missed this, it's well worth 30 seconds of your time...wait until the end, classic hi-five!
Lastly for this evening, there is a person in Congress who wants to drop the Roger Clemens investigation, because he fears it will embarrass Roger. I say tough shit. If you want to go after Barry Bonds, Jason Grimsley and Miggy Tejada all gung-ho, than sorry pal, but one of your favorite players who just so happened to play for a team in your district (cue the sarcasm...and the hypocrisy!!!) ought to get the same scrutiny, right? I mean, for fairness sake. Shockingly enough, the guys last name is Weiner...whoda thunkit?
Have a great weekend!
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