NOT ENTHUSED.

I’m not enthused with Jeff Teague. I don’t know why I’m not. I’m just not.

If Orlando had not already killed it’s chemistry before by playing Jameer Nelson in the finals, they certainly have killed it with it gaining an aging Vince Carter. The guy is one of the greatest losers of all time. I love his talent but he could have been so much more and he has been so much less. Disappointing is just one word to describe him and his career. We’ll see how this experiment works.

Shaq and Cleveland I dig. It’s a good fit with players that know how to play with other talent on the floor. Is it enough? I don’t think so but the off-season has just started and I’m sure they’ll attempt to make some other deals.

How about Minnesota drafting not one but two points? Not to mention they have Sebastian Telfair on the squad already. I don’t know what kind of basketball they plan to play, but it should be interesting. I hope they fail miserably, but that’s me and my fundamentals not appreciating the basics of team building being thrown out of the window. Good luck with that.

I couldn’t believe the call I got around 6:30 this evening informing me that THE KING OF POP was gone. WOW. Yet another artist that I didn’t get a chance to see perform live. He’ll be missed by many and dismissed by almost as many, if not more. I’ll have to hook up some music for the show as a dedication.


RIP M.J.
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Don't Be That Girl.

Don’t be that girl. You know that girl that is giving you all the signs. The one that keeps batting her eyes. The one that does that basic instinct type leg cross right in front of you. YOU KNOW THAT GIRL! The one that keeps licking her lips and talking seductively. The one that gets you in the VIP and say’s “That’ll be 75 bucks”. Yep, don’t chop and screw me, PLEASE! I beg of you! I don’t think I can take it anymore!

If you are not going to go get me Jamal Crawford, don’t talk about it. I don’t want to build my hopes up. I don’t want to envision a stone cold scorer that isn’t afraid of big moments, taking big shots, hitting big shots, when you aren’t sure that you can give him to me. If we had that guy, you know, THAT DUDE, that dude that isn’t afraid to go directly at Lebron and the likes, it would take the Hawks to a WHOLE-NOTHER-LEVEL.

If you can’t get the deal done for Shaq in Cleveland, I don’t want to hear it. I’s tired boss. I’s tired of being led to the river and not being able to drink. I want Lebron to get a ring. I want Cleveland to be in the championship series. I would like to see Shaq get another ring to one up Kobe if for no other reason. Don’t mess with my emotions. I’m a Fan. I swear, I’m going to stop watching and paying attention to all of this stuff. . . until the deals get done.

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YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN! ! !

The Milwaukee Bucks may have traded Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Fabricio Oberto, Bruce Bowen and Kurt Thomas. I say may because you never know until the deal goes down if the deal is gonna go down. Then the Bucks deal Oberto to Detroit for young power forward Amir Johnson. What initially seemed like a WHAT
deal is now coming full circle and is more like a AHH deal. The Bucks might be working with a plan to resign Charlie V but if it falls through, well they have a good young power forward to step in and possibly produce.

What is BOSTON thinking? I tried to told ya’ll that boy Danny Ainge didn’t know what he was doing but like Tony Montana said “YOU WOULDN’T LISTEN!” Danny boy is rumored to have Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen on the block. Now I know Rajon has been sometimey. I know that Ray got ghost against Orlando in game seven. But this is ridiculous. Kevin Garnett put that whole deal together to get Ray and himself into bean town to win a championship and now Danny is getting all Pete Babcock on em. Now he wants to leave his imprint on a team that has made it back to the top without him. Danny is gonna get fired yet, watch what I tell ya.

The Braves are in the midst of a big home stand with some big time teams. Up first, The Yankees. Game one, has gone to the Braves, let’s see how things go. One to build on, I don’t know but hopefully it’s a sign of good things to come . . . hopefully.

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More Moves than M.C. Hammer!

Kevin McHale was a great post man. He had more moves than M.C. Hammer on the post. ANYONE. He was just a down right nasty post player. That doesn’t mean that he should have been qualified to be in anyone’s front office.

He was with the Minnesota Timberwolves for 15 seasons. During his tenure he made some of the worst decisions I’ve ever seen upper management make in the sporting industry we call the NBA, except for Pete Babcock but I digress. With that being the case, he still built a team that competed with the L.A. Lakers for the Western Conference Crown in the early millennium.

Kevin McHale was fired today. As much as I am a proponent of people loosing their jobs when they don’t perform, I kinda hate to see him get pushed out of the door. The players loved him and he helped develop Kevin Garnet into the beast that won a championship in Boston. It seems as though with the bigs on that team, their should’ve been room for him within the organization in some aspect. All in all, they both loose. Yo Atlanta, I wonder if Kevin would be interested in working with Al Horford?

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Boy, I can’t believe it’s been this long since my last blog. Sham dame, but I’m back up on my grind.

Dante Stallworth. All I have to say about that is that he handled his business correctly and he has been rewarded for doing that. It was a terrible mistake but by stepping up and doing what was necessary he may have saved his NFL career and his family’s future. If the victim’s family can take the agreement, who are we to disagree. But this is yet more reason for dog fighting charges to be re-examined.

Lakers. I want to thank the greatest of all time. Without him, none of the last four Laker championships would be possible. The man that had the vision, the grit and the testicular fortitude to will this really good L.A. squad to a championship. I am talking about none other than PHIL JACKSON. Yes, he is the G.O.A.T. Who else did you think I was talking about?

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June 9th. I told ya'll I was back up on my Grind!

Bobby Cox might not go down as the greatest in history, but that’s ok. He’s our manager. He’s the players manager. For 28 seasons he has put up with our fickly fans and stood in there. He took the heat win he didn’t win. He basked in the glory of winning that lone World Series. Could there have been more, sure. But in the same breathe, we didn’t have the win the one we did. Out of all of the chances the Braves had at a championship, they were only the best team two or three times. One out of three is batting .333, right? Bobby Cox, one of the greatest of all time in my book.

I will not talk about B. Farve in our blog. Or least I won’t talk about that much. Next

Vick was in the Norfolk courthouse Tuesday with his fiancée, Kijafa Frink for a hearing on his efforts to draft a new bankruptcy plan. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Santoro told Vick he needed to work a little harder on his plan seeing as though he didn’t want to sell at least one of his two million dollar homes and he still has a couple of extra vehicle’s laying around. That’s why we all need to stay within our means, including myself, because being in debt is bad for your health. The judge also was concerned that the plan depended on Vick's return to the NFL. That concerns me as well because you can’t depend on playing in a league in which it’s a privilege to be in that league in the first place. But he will get back in the league unless he does more stupid stuff, which he may very well do.

Speaking of stupid stuff, Pac Man Jones will not be re-sign by the Cowboys . . . so who will? The RAIDERS! I think that’s his only hope right now. The Raiders or the Lions are about the only places I can see Pac Man landing. I hope he can get his mind right and get back in the game. Gotta stay down for the A-Town.
And with that, deuces!

What I learned this Weekend.

Orlando shows up, but fall short. I can’t front, I only watched about 3 minutes of the game. What I saw in those 3 minutes spoke volumes, however, and ultimately lost Orlando the game. Their defensive rotations were pedestrian at best. Their offense was still fairly one dimensional and yet they were one spin of the ball away from winning the game. The Lakers still have control of the series and will probably win.

How about Tiger? He’s just doing what Tiger does, and that’s win. I think the knee is in good shape and I believe that he is finally getting to do all of the things that he feels he should be able to do. That plus the fact that Phil is staying home with the wife to help her in her fight against cancer equals the potential for Tiger domination 2009. I’d like to see it if only for the reason that it will keep me watching golf, which I rarely ever do.

Tommy Hanson did impress, however. He has some nasty pitches. Baring injuries, he might be really good. If he had someone to learn from, like John Smoltz perhaps, he could catch on really quick. It’s hard to learn from people that don’t have much in common with you. There aren’t many heat throwers on the Braves roster so who can Tommy turn to help him along the way. Hope he breaks out the Roger Clemens tape.

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THIS SHOULDN’T BE IT, but it is.

No one like’s to here the phrase “Is That It”. Think about it. When you have just finished putting in work and it’s time for evaluation. . . do you want to hear, “Is That It”. Now, think about it in the terms of the NBA playoffs. We have had one series that will go down as one of the greatest, i.e. Celtics 4-3 over Bulls. We also had good action in the conference championships. Now, Lakers vs. Orlando and that first game has me asking that question, “IS THAT IT”.

Orlando, albeit a better team than Cleveland, defeated the team with the best record in the league in 6 games winning several nail biters in the process. Now they decide to lay an egg. On the biggest stage in NBA Basketball, the Staples “Hollywood Lights” Arena, they shoot 29%? Are you kidding me? Is this what we have to look forward too. Should we even care to watch? I don’t think so, but I’ve been wrong before.

Tom Glavine has to be pondering what I’m pondering. “I’ve been rehabbing all winter long and playing in the minors for you to tell me that under evaluation and I don’t have it anymore when I didn’t even know I was being evaluated on performance anyway”. WHAT? YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME! IS THAT IT? I MEAN REALLY! Personally, I didn’t like the concept of bringing Tom back in the first place. I didn’t see what benefit it would be for a team that needs to gets younger and grow. Now maybe in a coaching or mentoring position, but that’s about it.

The Braves organization is not very good right now. It’s sad to see a team throw away quality players, especially when it won’t kill you to keep them around. I don’t know what else to say. Glavine deserves better treatment. He deserves more. THIS SHOULDN’T BE IT, but it is.

WITNESS a Subject.

I am not Lebron James. I wasn’t born with the genetic design that made me 6’8, 250 lbs with the speed of a cheetah. I also didn’t get the backing and support the he did growing up from his mother or basketball leaches for that matter. Not to say that my mom wasn’t supportive, because she is in her own way, but to say that my mom didn’t feel me with the ‘You can be the next best big thing in the world’. I understand why she didn’t and I love her just the same. But what I am, and always have been, is a competitor.

I am not the guy that talks the trash. I am not the guy that speaks unkind words about my opponent just to get them off of their game (You ain’t got no handles, Yo jumper broke, He can’t guard me.) I simply don’t like to loose.

I go to great lengths to not loose. I practice more than the average person. I game-plan. I strategize. I leave it all out there. BUT I AM ALWAYS GRACIOUS IN DEFEAT!

I don’t have much of a problem with Lebron not talking to media after the game. I kinda feel like it’s cruel and unusual punishment. I mean really, think about it. You just lost a game. You just got a nice early vacation parting gift for not winning the NBA East and you are expected to remember the game play by play explain what went wrong. That’s insanity! You don’t really know what happened all you know is what didn’t happen, you didn’t win. It’s a ridiculous concept. But to not congratulate an opponent on a match well played is undignified, uncivilized and . . . well, just unKingly.

Kings are suppose to be better than those peasants that can’t control their emotions enough to not get T’d up. Kings are suppose to carry themselves with an air of self worth that will not allow themselves to stoop to the levels of mere mortals.

This is why we have to teach the truth to the youth. The truth is that although we put titles on people because we expect more of them than others, everyone is human. Everyone is subject to the same mistakes. Everyone, including King James, are merely subjects.