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ACC moves tournaments over Confederate flag

2009-07-06T16:46:00.000-07:00

I went to Myrtle Beach back in 2003. I decided then that I may never go back. Why? My girlfriend (now wife) and I were looking for a bite to eat on the Myrtle Beach strip. We stopped at a local spot, took a seat and waited for 15 minutes with no service. Us being young and not very aware of our surroundings started to look around, look around. What did we find? A bar full of white bikers and the South Carolina state flag on the back wall. Now I’m not saying that there is not racism in the peach state, but I had never faced those types of stares until I set foot in South Carolina.

With that being said, it warms my heart to see that Myrtle beach has lost the ACC Basketball tournament from 2011-13. There is no room for racism nor racially offensive symbols in this country. Maybe South Carolina can wake up, but I doubt it.

In other pertinent news, Rasheed Wallace is headed to bean town. I think it’s a good idea and I wouldn’t be surprised if this lands them in the finals. Cleveland has a lot of work to do. Dallas did their due diligence and re-sign Jason Kidd to what might be his last NBA contract. I wish him luck but Dallas may be lucky to make the playoffs with their lack of defense.

R.I.P Steve McNair. It’s all starting to come together and hopefully it’ll all be done soon.

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NOT ENTHUSED.

2009-06-25T19:18:00.000-07:00

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.

2009-06-24T21:53:00.000-07:00

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! ! !

2009-06-23T20:03:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-06-17T17:47:00.000-07:00

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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2009-06-16T17:48:00.001-07:00

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!

2009-06-09T08:41:00.000-07:00

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.

2009-06-08T16:12:00.000-07:00

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.

Holla at ya’ll later.

THIS SHOULDN’T BE IT, but it is.

2009-06-06T14:40:00.000-07:00

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.

2009-06-03T08:43:00.000-07:00

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.

GEORGIA STATE IS IN THE HOUSE! ! !

2009-05-26T17:19:00.000-07:00

Things are looking really good in the NBA. The league seems to be in good health. The playoffs are extremely entertaining now. The stars are shining brightly. But there is still that nagging problem. You know the one. NOBODY KNOWS THE ROOKIES! ! ! The trend is continuing with the draft creeping upon us. Out of the top ten prospects for the 2009 NBA draft, zero of them are seniors. . . none, zilch. Maybe the NCAA and the NBA should up the limit to three years out of high school. The problem then is what about foreign players. Rick Rubio is 18 and he has been a professional in Spain for four years now. Should he be allowed to play in the NBA?

It’s not very often I get to shout out to my Alma Mater but GEORGIA STATE IS IN THE HOUSE! ! ! That’s right, those G. State Panthers are playing Georgia Tech, whom they’ve already beaten, in the College World Series Baseball Tournament! ! ! Keep progressing and keep doing your thing thing!

Peria Jerry is the first round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons and back in 2004 he almost died on the field! His body locked up due to dehydration and he had to be rushed to the emergency room. He was trying to loose weight and he stopped eating and drinking. This is just another reason why you shouldn’t assume that just because a person is as big as a refrigerator, that they eat refrigerator quantities of food and beverage.

I’ll holla at ya’ll later. . . I really got get back on my job!

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How About those Magic!

2009-05-21T03:43:00.000-07:00

How About those Magic! They showed their intestinal fortitude against the NBA’s MVP and the team with the best home record, the Cleveland Cavs. They have been tested thoroughly in these playoffs. Six game series against the 76ers. Seven game series against the World Champion Boston Celtics. I thought and said before the playoffs that Cleveland would face stiff opposition against Orlando if Orlando could push past the Celtics. I thought Cleveland would easily beat Boston but they have had problems with Orlando all season. I still got the James Gang and I think it will go seven. Maybe now the Cavs bench will be exposed. Show up or lose. Lebron is almost a one man gang out there. If and I do mean if, the Cavs can survive this series. . . they win the championship. If the Magic win. . . it might get real interesting depending on who they play. Good game Dwight! Throw it Down big man, throw it down!

I didn’t talk about the Lakers and Denver, did I? That was a very impressive first game by both teams. The soft Lakers showed some metal. Denver played well, but they didn’t close the deal. I am most impressed with Carmelo. The battle down low with Kobe. I’ve never seen Kobe battle in the post with anyone they way they went at it that night. Good, tough, physical play. I loved it. The Lakers might sweep this series with that being said. The Lakers are a little bit afraid of Denver because they know Denver has the ability to beat them. This will force the Lakers to actually play with a sense of urgency. The talent will show up and the Lakers should win. The series will still be a seven game series in all likelihood. Why. Because the Lakers are the Lakers. They aren’t finished being punched in the mouth just yet.

I love the NBA playoffs, can’t you tell?
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VICK EVADES THE MEDIA! ! !

2009-05-20T09:08:00.000-07:00

Vick is out and they skirted the media. How did we, “The Media”, allow this to happen! Good job Vick. You make have defeated us this time, but we will have our revenge (in sinister, evil villain voice)!

The Atlanta Hawks have the 19^th overall pick in the NBA draft. Let the games begin!

Tommy Glavine is going to be pitching in Gwinnett this weekend so check him out as he hits the comeback trail.

More to come in the upcoming weeks! ! !

Wayman Tisdale Passes.

2009-05-16T06:52:00.000-07:00

I'm at a loss of words really. Wayman Tisdale has been going through it lately. We lost a good one last week and we loose another great one this week.

Tisdale was a three-time All-American at Oklahoma in the mid-1980s before playing a dozen years in the NBA and later becoming an accomplished jazz musician.

But those who knew Tisdale, who died Friday at a hospital in his hometown of Tulsa, Okla., recalled not only his professional gifts but a perpetually sunny outlook, even in the face of a two-year battle with cancer that took his life at 44.

We didn't do a show today but we will stay on the grind at get at ya'll soon.

Thanks Cleveland!

2009-05-12T08:40:00.000-07:00

Thanks Lebron. Thanks for showing all of Atlanta what greatness is. We have longed for the days of Dominique and we have been give substitutes that don’t make the grade. We then went to the Omni and now Phillips to see other stars of the NBA and not our own. Josh is exciting and he played well in a couple of games and especially in game one on the road. But Josh doesn’t do it night in and night out. Joe is a hell of a player. But he doesn’t do it night in and night out. You, you my man, are the genuine article.

Thanks to Cleveland. Thanks you for showing us what commitment to defense is really all about. A thanks for showing us that defense is played on every possession and not just when you need to get a stop. Atlanta is good defensively. Better than average. Sometimes, Atlanta is great defensively. But there’s that word again. . . SOMETIMES. Our defense isn’t CONSISTENT enough to be considered a great defensive team. But I will say, our defense is close.

Lastly, thank you Cleveland and Lebron for taking us out of our misery. Thank you for not leading us on like a date on prom night. You didn’t tease us by allowing us to win a game at home.

We need to heal physically and mentally from this series. We need to go home early. We need to lick our wounds. We need to GROW UP.

Sincerely,

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THANK YOU CAVS.

2009-05-11T19:18:00.000-07:00

Thank you for defeating the Hawks. I'll pontificate about this a little later on. I gotta catch some z's.

HEART? WHO HAS IT?

2009-05-11T09:53:00.001-07:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day. There was some great action on the hardwoods in Houston and in Orlando. I love the HEART that those Houston Rockets showed. Say what you want to about them and about Ron Artest, his team has shown up for every game. Did you see that Orlando and Boston game last night? Awesome. It’s about time I start giving Doc Rivers some credit. See, I’m one of those people that believe he didn’t have much to do with Boston winning the ring last year. I fell that any quality coach would be able to manage that team to a championship. But this post-season he has gotten every ounce out of that team. Now I think a little differently. He had to manage that team and keep them focused on the task. Some coaches would’ve tried to enforce their own ideology and would’ve overrun the team. Kudos to Doc. I also loved Big Baby’s response after the game. “I shoot that shot everyday. I was supposed to make that shot. I’m just doing what is necessary for my team to win.” Sounds like a winning mentality . . . unlike some teams I know.

I hope the Cavs whip out the broom tonight and take us out of our misery. It’s really bad. I’m watching the game Saturday and I’m thinking . . . “how are they gonna mess this up”. And boy did they ever. Zaza is my man, but that was a bone headed play. Our depth and lack thereof, has been exposed. Hopefully we will address that in the off-season and next year. Our bench needs to play more, even if that means we put ourselves in awkward positions. If we don’t do that, we need to get experienced players that don’t need to play a lot of minutes in order to give you quality minutes. I don’t even like Law’s body language. It’s like he know he’s only out there because they don’t have any other option. It’s sad. But we’ll get better. I hope.

R.I.P Chuck Daly.

Love, Peace and Dominique!

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The HAWKS are LOSERS!

2009-05-09T10:36:00.001-07:00

I said it. I kinda mean it. The HAWKS are LOSERS! Now what do I mean by that? Key players of this team have loser mentalities. I even read them joking about needing help for Spirit the Hawk. This team needs an attitude adjustment. It isn’t funny to get blasted by 27 and then 20 THE VERY NEXT GAME. We are being laughed at and ridiculed on a national level. This is unacceptable. Play with some dignity as one of our callers Ack said. Play with some intestinal fortitude! Leave it on the court so that you can build off of this for next season.

WILL THE HAWKS EARN THEIR SALARIES?

2009-05-08T19:40:00.000-07:00

I know, I know ... It’s been a might long time but I gotta pay the bills, right? Right. With that in mind, are the Hawks going to earn they’re paychecks and show up at some point in this series with the Cavs? We will see with this game tomorrow night.

I love the way Orlando handled Boston tonight. They made very good offensive adjustments to make it without a quality point guard. Nice work from their bench. Let’s see if that carries over into the next game. I wish they would extend their defense and guard the ball the entire length of the court to keep Boston from running their offense effectively and possibly make them hurry their possessions. Just a thought from an observer.

We’ll talk about this and much more on the show tomorrow so don’t miss it! If you do miss it, don’t forget to go to http://www.thegaboys.com and listen to the show in it’s entirety.

MAN UP HAWKS, MAN UP! ! !

2009-05-07T09:03:00.000-07:00

The Atlanta Hawks play the Cavs tonight after a loss on Tuesday. The scrapped during the first half and played decently. The Cavs later exerted their dominance and dismissed of the threat. I expect more of the same tonight. Why? Because these dudes are not going to MAN UP! I applaud Josh for having an aggressive opening road game. Mike Bibby played solidly. Al Horford looks like his ankle is still bothering him but I think he is doing his best. Bottom line, Joe needs to MAN UP. “I’m getting double teamed”, “I give up the rock but I haven’t been getting it back”, these are some of the responses that Joe has given as excuses to his bad play in this years playoffs. I mean this dude actually said that it’s frustrating to give up the rock knowing that you might not get it back. What! Is he serious! You are the best player on this team. If you don’t play like it . . . the Hawks will look like what they looked like Tuesday, a second tier team, at best.

In other Atlanta sports news . . . Why did the Atlanta Falcons sign Alabama’s quarterback? Who don’t they like in the quarterback core? Hopefully, it’s not Shockley. We will talk about this among other things on this weekends show.

HAWKS WIN! NOW WE GET TO PLAY KING JAMES AND THE CAVS! ! ! awesome.

2009-05-03T13:30:00.000-07:00

Your Atlanta Hawks (thunder sticks) have finally defeated the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat’s consolation prize, vacation. The Hawks get to play Lebron ”Leroy Brown, the baddest man in town”, James (Yeah! Alright! Awesome!). Ok, maybe Joe Johnson earned some of his money back today, I guess.

The Hawks lost the regular season series three games to one. I’m expecting more of the same. Actually, I might even be satisfied with a win at home from Atlanta. The Cavs are on a WHOLE, NOTHER, LEVEL right now. The will not be satisfied with anything less than the championship. The Hawks, unfortunately, are just happy to be there right now. I’ll watch but I’m not expecting much. Hey, I’m a realist people!

Congrats to the Hawks for saving Mike Woodson’s job and making it to the second round. Just an observation about Woody, who I love as a coach. The one thing that he has done that has been detrimental to the Hawks is that he doesn’t play enough of the bench. You don’t get better by riding the pine. You get better by playing in real competition. We could play with a lot more energy if we used more players.

Pacman Strikes Again!

2009-05-02T21:13:00.000-07:00

Pacman Strikes Again.

I didn’t think it would go down the way it did . . . but it did. Pacman Destroyed Ricky. I like to watch Ricky fight too, but he just got dealt the bidness. Will Pretty Boy Floyd come out of retirement to fight Pacman? We will see?

HAWKS LOOSE!?! No suprise.

2009-05-02T06:28:00.000-07:00

Those Hawks did exactly what I thought they would do, loose. That’s why I had the Hawks in seven. Hopefully, and I do mean hopefully, we will pull this thing out.

On today’s show, we talked about how pathetic the hawks played and how they are not winners. Please listen to the show for the details. I don’t feel like talking about it any more. http://www.thegaboys.com

Those Bulls are SERIOUS. I like the way they play.

Here's the deal on Josh Smith.

2009-04-30T15:31:00.000-07:00

OK. Now that Josh Smooth has thoroughly embarrassed the franchise. Let’s talk about what it means and what it meant. Josh didn’t mean anything about it. I think he was attempting to make the building explode. I think that he was showboating but not in a ‘we are kicking your butt’ kind of way. It was a ‘we are a better team and I and this much better and we are here’ type of showboating. He wanted to make sports center. He wanted to blow up youtube. The series has been getting a little chippy so he also wanted to make a cocky statement. Remember, he did win a slam dunk contest; he just wanted to let the world know he could still jump.

With that being said, IT WAS STUPID. I totally disagree. I don’t think Lebron would do it. He has had breakaways and he hasn’t done it yet. He might do it in the championship game win they are winning by 20 with 2 minutes to go. He will not allow the challenger to have bulletin board material. This is what coach Woodson has been fighting for years, the childish, immature core nature of Josh. This is why Josh is stuck in the middle. He could be a top tier player . . . but he just hasn’t grown up yet. Will he ever?

We’ll see if these boys can pull this thing off and go on to play those Cavs.

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Wow Josh, Wow.

2009-04-29T19:45:00.001-07:00

I can’t even watch the rest of the game. I am so embarrassed by Josh Smith missing that between the leg dunk. He blew my high for real.

Falcon's Draft, Hawks Bounce Back. . . I guess.

2009-04-28T08:12:00.000-07:00

The Hawks bounce Back. . . let’s see if we can keep it going. I still need Joe to give me Mo’. I also need Josh Smith to be a little less Rasheed Wallace.

Falcons Draft Recap

Peria (Pur - ray) Jerry was a first-team All-America selection by the Associated Press and ESPN following the 2008 season. He finished the year ranked first in the SEC in tackles for loss (18.0), fifth in quarterback sacks (7.0) and tied for sixth in forced fumbles (two). A consensus first-team All-SEC selection, Jerry also helped the Rebel defense rank second in the conference and fourth in the nation in rush defense (85.5 ypg.) last year. We all know how badly we need to strengthen the defense up the middle.

Keeping that in mind we got William Moore. “A strong safety/free safety which provides a lot of versatility for us,” said Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff. “He is a downhill, blow-you-up kind of tackler. He’s a guy that is very physical on the field, but he also has range. He is a mid 4.4 guy so he has speed for us. This guy definitely brings speed and urgency to our football team and this defense.” Two things we sorely need from our secondary.

After that we get into some unknown commodities.

Chris Owens, CB, San Jose State – Hopefully he will pan out and at least give us an extra nickel or dime DB. Maybe he can turn into something special.

Lawrence Sidbury, DE, Richmond – MVP of the NCAA Championship game of division II. We need bodies that can actually rush the quarterback. He’s another hopeful

William Middleton, CB, Furman – Graduated from Marist and seems to have some upside going forward.

Garrett Reynolds, OL, UNC – Can you say Hog Molly? He should see action soon.

Spencer Adkins, LB, the U – He may start off as a platoon back or a practice squad linebacker. He is from the U so he should be fast if nothing else. This is another hopeful pick.

Vance Walker, DT, GT – Played on a very good GT defense and started for three years. He should make the squad as a platoon DT

Overall Falcon Draft Grade – A- or B+. I’m leaning this way because we attempted to address our most notable needs. We will see if these guys pan out. If they do, the draft will be an A. Don’t forget we have the best TE of all time in Tony Gonzalez . . . Yeah I said it!

DJ of http://www.TheGABoys.com and http://www.TheGABoys.blogspot.com

Top Ten NFL Draft Picks! ! !

2009-04-25T11:17:00.000-07:00

The GA Boys have spoken! ! !

Football Yah himself, The Angry Fan, has his top ten in the draft. I have my top ten. I’m putting this in writing for the world to see.

Tentative Top Ten Draft Picks (baring any trades)

Team: Yah Player #2 player

1. Lions Matt Stafford Matt Stafford

2. Rams Jason Smith Jason Smith

3. Chiefs Aaron Curry Aaron Curry

4. Seahawks Mark Sanchez Michael Crabtree

5. Browns B.J. Raji Brian Orakpo

6. Bengals Eugene Monroe B.J. Raji

7. Raiders Jeremy Maclin Darrius Heyward-Bey

8. Jaguars Michael Crabtree Mark Sanchez

9. Packers Andre Smith Tyson Jackson

10 49s Michael Oher Eugene Monroe

Man, I tell you, this draft stuff is difficult. That being said, I’d love to this for a living!

Alright Joe. . . the GA Boys and I are almost ready to right you off. Big time players play big time in big time situations. Make the play or get out of the way. I believe the Hawks really need to win tonight’s game. I don’t think they will win game 4 if they loose tonight. We will see!

We Got the Man, the Myth, the Legend Tony Gonzalez

2009-04-24T06:17:00.000-07:00

HOW YOU LIKE US NOW!
"With Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, Roddy White and now myself, we have the chance to be in the top 5 in the league in offense every year. How could I not be excited to join that team?" - Tony Gonzalez

Can you imagine how much Matt is going to learn from Tony? This is going to take Matt and the offense to a WHOLE, NOTHER, LEVEL! Our defense is trash but we might be looking a great offensive product on the field. The question still remains. . . will we make the playoffs with an above .500 record? It's never happened. . .

Go Hawks! ! ! Go Braves! ! ! and Go Out this weekend and enjoy yourself! ! !

HAWKS LOOSE!?! No suprise.

2009-04-23T06:30:00.000-07:00

Well, Well, Well.

Maybe Joe Johnson will wake up and recognize what a NBA baller means. All the skill, where is the will. We will see what the Hawks are really made of.

The rest of the league is holding about true to form. Good action is going on in all of the games. I'm really loving the leauge.

Get your mock drafts ready for the weekend.

Mr. GA Boy #2 signing off! ! !

Don't forget to check out the show on Saturday Morning. We will be talking Braves, Hawks, Falcons, NFL draft and all that kinda stuff. http://www.wgunradio.com at 8am on Saturday and 1010 AM in the Metro Atlanta area. Check out the rebroadcast in it's entirety on http://www.thegaboys.com on the right side of the page which will be available by noon on Saturday.

Mr. GA Boy #2’s thoughts about the Hawks 90-64 win over the Heat.

2009-04-19T20:01:00.000-07:00

We just did what we needed to do, win a home game in the playoffs. Let’s see if we can maintain that level of defensive intensity. If we do, we can get out of this series a little earlier that I thought.

Mr. GA Boy #2

a.k.a

D. J.

http://www.thegaboys.blogspot.com, http://www.thegaboys.com

NBA Basketball is FANTASTIC! ! !

2009-04-19T15:04:00.000-07:00

NBA Basketball is FANTSTIC! ! !

This is why the NBA is only second fiddle to the NFL. The PLAYOFFS! Yes, Yes Ya’ll, once again it’s on! Who you got! Let’s chop it up.

The Hawks will get to the second round at best. We are going to have a beast of a time with the Heat and Mr. Wade. I like the Hawks in seven.

The Caves looked good against a bad team. Hard to believe the Pistons are a bad team, but they are right now. The Lakers looked good against a better team. Chicago does have a fighting chance if they can keep their composure and play within themselves. There might be a lot of lower seeds defeating higher seeds but I wouldn’t quite consider them upsets. It really looks like David Stern and company are going to get exactly what they want, Mamba vs. King.

Mr. GA Boy # 2, thegaboys.blogspot.com, thegaboys.com

John Madden RETIRES! ! ! OMG. NBC alert!

2009-04-16T08:47:00.000-07:00

What is we gone do! John Madden, the man, the myth, the legend . . . has retired. It's been one heck of a ride and I am glad to see him walk away on a high note. I have one question. . . WHO IS GOING TO REPLACE HIM? CHRIS COLLINSWORTH?

Chris replaced him on Madden 09 but in the announcers’ booth? Really? How do you even begin to replace him? Do you replace him or do you replace the crew all together? It’s going to be interesting over at NBC to see what they come up with. My candidate. . . Deion Sanders and James Brown! A brother can dream . . . can’t he.

Charlie Weis should stop thinking about quitting and do it already. Return to the Pats as OC and win a couple of titles and call it a day. While we’re talking about it . . . Romeo should do the same thing. It’s better to be a cog in the wheel of a prize winning automobile than to be the owner of a hoopty.

Playoff schedule for the HAWKS! ! !

2009-04-16T07:56:00.000-07:00

Game 1 Miami at Atlanta, Sunday April 19 at 8 p.m. TNT
Game 2 Miami at Atlanta, Wednesday April 22 8 p.m. TNT
Game 3 Atlanta at Miami, Saturday April 25 6:30 p.m. TNT
Game 4 Atlanta at Miami, Monday April 27 (time and network to be determined)
Game 5 Miami at Atlanta, Wednesday April 29 (TBD)
Game 6 Atlanta at Miami, Friday May 1 (TBD)
Game 7 Miami at Atlanta, Sunday May 3 (TBD)

Hawks win. . . Whoop Tee Doo.

2009-04-14T19:48:00.000-07:00

Your Atlanta Hawks. . . (Thunder sticks), beat the Miami Heat but it was really unimpressive. Basically a lot of fronting for the playoffs. Dewayne Wade didn't even play. Speedy Claxton got a point and an assist and a foul. That's about it. Oh, by the way, a league official told Ryan Cameron (Hawks Announcer and Radio Personality) that he couldn't say "That Foul is Offensive" per league rules. That's some BS. What the deuce!

Why is Speedy Claxton Playing!

2009-04-14T17:33:00.000-07:00

And where is Acie Law IV? I'm confused. I thought we gave up on Speedy. Why are we wasting our time with that dude when we have Acie Law and WHY ISN'T ACIE LAW PLAYING! ! !

Too much going on. . . Where do I begin

2009-04-10T07:49:00.000-07:00

What's happening family!

Those Braves. The bullpen is gonna bite us in the behind again this year it seems. Blew a lead to the World Champs in the 7th. Mind you, we could've opened the season with a sweep of the World Champs. Instead we took 2 out of 3 and it feels like we lost all three.

Your Atlanta Hawks, *thunder sticks*, are getting Marvin Williams back soon and should be healthy for the playoffs. It looks like the first round opponent will be Dewayne Wade and the Miami Heat. Tough draw. I can't make my prediction yet but we will see.

Those Falcons traded my boy Laurent Robinson to St. Louis to improve draft position. Unfortunately for him, he couldn't stay healthy last season. I hope this isn't one of those moves that will come back to haunt the Falconies down the line. It probably won't but we'll see.

The Atlanta Dream picked up Angel McCoughtry from Louisville with the number one pick overall. Add that to a vertan like Chamique Holdsclaw and recently acquired Michelle Snow and it looks like we might have a formidable team! Don't forget Ivory Latta.

Tiger shot a 70 in the first round which is an ok start for him. It matched his best first round score at the masters.

UConn Ladies win the national championship.

2009-04-08T12:11:00.000-07:00

I see you Mya!