Thursday, May 17, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Round 2 predictions
Boston over PHL in 7. PHL won 2 of the 3 regular season games but they won the first 2. Before Boston got on a roll. KG aka The Kid who changed the game has had 57 pts and 25 boards in his last two games!!
Miami over Pacers in 6. No Bosh but Lebron isnt losing this series. Next round is a different story though.
Spurs over Clippers in 4. Spurs won the regular season series 2-1. Parker did not play in their loss. San Antonio is on a 14 game winning streak with average margin of victory being 18. San Antonio is the best team in basketball.
OKC over Lakers in 5. OKC was 2-1 vs Lakers in regular season. 2-0 with sixth man of the year James Hardin. Gasoft tried to go out quietly in the playoffs again but didnt get the job done. I love it when Gasoft gets all emotional after a rare physical play by him. Act like you done it before kid!
Miami over Pacers in 6. No Bosh but Lebron isnt losing this series. Next round is a different story though.
Spurs over Clippers in 4. Spurs won the regular season series 2-1. Parker did not play in their loss. San Antonio is on a 14 game winning streak with average margin of victory being 18. San Antonio is the best team in basketball.
OKC over Lakers in 5. OKC was 2-1 vs Lakers in regular season. 2-0 with sixth man of the year James Hardin. Gasoft tried to go out quietly in the playoffs again but didnt get the job done. I love it when Gasoft gets all emotional after a rare physical play by him. Act like you done it before kid!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Round 2
First, LBJ wins 3rd MVP in 4 years. Exclusive company yet the only one without a ring. While he continues to dominate the regular season and is clearly the team and league's best player, his failures in the post season, especially against the Celtics are well known. He could very well be headed on a collision course with the Celtics again this year and his toughest challenge awaits in the NBA Finals. A failure this year, with all of the injuries, shortened season etc will only heighten LBJ's postseason failures and diminish his legacy further.
Round 2 has begun for 2 teams as the Tics held off the Sixers by 1. KG seems to have woken up after being called old and dirty and led the team with 29 pts and 11 boards last night. Even with Rondo's triple double, it STILL almost wasn't enough but Boston seems to play the marathon rather than the sprint. They aren't interested in sweeping anyone, just progressing towards the next round.
The Lakers won a record 11th straight home game 7 after being up 3-1 in the series. Personally, I predicted Lakers in 6 so World Peace would be back for game 1 of the 2nd round but Denver got pretty scary for the Lakers during this series. They have never been able to contain Ty Lawson and when he made some 3's the last 2 games, he got even scarier. The young guys Faried and Javalle Mcgee were playing inspired, hustling, rebounding and playing tough defense on Bynum and Gasol but the Lakers bigs were too much in game 7. Kobe stopped by the broadcast booth to tell Steve Kerr that since the Nuggets were double teaming so much, even HE (Kerr) could still play. Kobe made Steve Blake his very own version of Steve Kerr last night and World Peace's impact was felt on both sides of the ball, playing GREAT defense throughout the game. The Lakers have times when they look like the best team in the NBA and times where they could get swept by the worst team in the playoffs. Fans have gotten used to this inconsistent play but know they still have the talent to win another title. No word on Kendrick Perkins' injury status for game 1 on Monday but if the Lakers play defense and utilize the big men as they should, the Lakers could very well find themselves in the conference finals.
Another game 7 is being played today with the Clippers and Grizz. Should the Grizz win and move on to face the Spurs, they could very well have what it takes to beat them for the 2nd year in a row and make it to the West conf finals.
We have another 2nd round, game 1 today with the Heat and Pacers and there isn't much to say about this matchup other than the Heat will move on to the East finals.
If the Grizz win today, beat the Spurs and face the Lakers in the West finals and the Celtics and Heat meet in the East as expected, we could be seeing yet another epic Lakers/Celtics NBA Finals!!
(@CharleyPeppers with Doug Christie at Game 7, 2010 NBA Finals)
Round 2 has begun for 2 teams as the Tics held off the Sixers by 1. KG seems to have woken up after being called old and dirty and led the team with 29 pts and 11 boards last night. Even with Rondo's triple double, it STILL almost wasn't enough but Boston seems to play the marathon rather than the sprint. They aren't interested in sweeping anyone, just progressing towards the next round.
The Lakers won a record 11th straight home game 7 after being up 3-1 in the series. Personally, I predicted Lakers in 6 so World Peace would be back for game 1 of the 2nd round but Denver got pretty scary for the Lakers during this series. They have never been able to contain Ty Lawson and when he made some 3's the last 2 games, he got even scarier. The young guys Faried and Javalle Mcgee were playing inspired, hustling, rebounding and playing tough defense on Bynum and Gasol but the Lakers bigs were too much in game 7. Kobe stopped by the broadcast booth to tell Steve Kerr that since the Nuggets were double teaming so much, even HE (Kerr) could still play. Kobe made Steve Blake his very own version of Steve Kerr last night and World Peace's impact was felt on both sides of the ball, playing GREAT defense throughout the game. The Lakers have times when they look like the best team in the NBA and times where they could get swept by the worst team in the playoffs. Fans have gotten used to this inconsistent play but know they still have the talent to win another title. No word on Kendrick Perkins' injury status for game 1 on Monday but if the Lakers play defense and utilize the big men as they should, the Lakers could very well find themselves in the conference finals.
Another game 7 is being played today with the Clippers and Grizz. Should the Grizz win and move on to face the Spurs, they could very well have what it takes to beat them for the 2nd year in a row and make it to the West conf finals.
We have another 2nd round, game 1 today with the Heat and Pacers and there isn't much to say about this matchup other than the Heat will move on to the East finals.
If the Grizz win today, beat the Spurs and face the Lakers in the West finals and the Celtics and Heat meet in the East as expected, we could be seeing yet another epic Lakers/Celtics NBA Finals!!
(@CharleyPeppers with Doug Christie at Game 7, 2010 NBA Finals)Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Getting interesting...
After a couple sweeps knocked the Jazz and defending champs out, a couple teams avoided sweeps or eliminations. The Hawks survived a stupid turnover late in the game by Rondo himself making a stupid turnover, dribbling off his leg out of bounds. With Al Horford back and healthy, the Tic fans are shakin in their lil pointy leprechaun shoes.
The Lakers were stunned last night at home as the youthful Nuggets played inspired after Bynum's pregame statement that close out games are "easy." Bynum continues to be an enigma, perhaps one of the oddest individuals in the NBA. Mitch Kupchak said "7 footers are different." Javale Mcgee ran circles around Bynum who eventually picked up another technical for shoving Faried. A wise strategy would be to feed the beast early to make him happy so he plays hard on defense down the stretch. Not to be overlooked is the INCREDIBLE performance by Kobe Bean. He finished the game with 43 pts on 14-32 shooting. I tweeted during the 1st quarter that I expected 30 shots which is never a good thing for the Lakers. However, his late game heroics at the 3 pt line rivaled that of Reggie Miller's famous performance against the Knicks. He single handedly brought the Lakers within 2, had a short, contested shot to tie with under a min to play and missed. He took another 3 to tie and missed. After Denver folded, Kobe had a THIRD chance to tie with a 3 and missed.
The Knicks avoided a sweep somehow but were beaten badly tonight and sent fishing, The Bulls avoided elimination and could tie the series at 3 tomorrow night. The Pacers are set to face the Heat in the next round after they beat the D12-less Magic and the Grizz are at home tonight trying to make the series 3-2.
I have a feeling if the Tics can somehow get passed the Hawks (wheelchair Paul is looking pretty sore which is not a good sign) they might continue their mastery of Lebron and nothing would please me more than to see another Tics/Laker game 7 in LA!!
(@CharleyPeppers and Laker legend Mychal Thompson at game 7 of NBA Finals 2010)
The Lakers were stunned last night at home as the youthful Nuggets played inspired after Bynum's pregame statement that close out games are "easy." Bynum continues to be an enigma, perhaps one of the oddest individuals in the NBA. Mitch Kupchak said "7 footers are different." Javale Mcgee ran circles around Bynum who eventually picked up another technical for shoving Faried. A wise strategy would be to feed the beast early to make him happy so he plays hard on defense down the stretch. Not to be overlooked is the INCREDIBLE performance by Kobe Bean. He finished the game with 43 pts on 14-32 shooting. I tweeted during the 1st quarter that I expected 30 shots which is never a good thing for the Lakers. However, his late game heroics at the 3 pt line rivaled that of Reggie Miller's famous performance against the Knicks. He single handedly brought the Lakers within 2, had a short, contested shot to tie with under a min to play and missed. He took another 3 to tie and missed. After Denver folded, Kobe had a THIRD chance to tie with a 3 and missed.
The Knicks avoided a sweep somehow but were beaten badly tonight and sent fishing, The Bulls avoided elimination and could tie the series at 3 tomorrow night. The Pacers are set to face the Heat in the next round after they beat the D12-less Magic and the Grizz are at home tonight trying to make the series 3-2.
I have a feeling if the Tics can somehow get passed the Hawks (wheelchair Paul is looking pretty sore which is not a good sign) they might continue their mastery of Lebron and nothing would please me more than to see another Tics/Laker game 7 in LA!!
(@CharleyPeppers and Laker legend Mychal Thompson at game 7 of NBA Finals 2010)Saturday, May 5, 2012
My MCA tribute and Beastie Boys thoughts.
My favorite quote involving MCA is "I got arrested down in Mardi Gras for jumping on a float. My man MCA's got a beard like a Billy Goat."
The Beastie Boys will go down in history as one of the top rap groups of all time. They are my #1. You can listen to license to Ill and Pauls Boutique pretty much all the way through. Both albums are filled with great songs. I challenge you to name another rap group that put out two records like that.
Jenks top Rap groups O.A.T.
1. Beastie Boys
2. NWA
3. Run DMC
4. Ghetto Boys
PE might be 5th but that was pretty much all chuck D on the mike.
The Beastie Boys also check in on my top ten rap albums of all time.
Top Dozen Rap albums of all time.
12.The Carnival-Wyclef
11. The Score-Fugees
10. The Chronic-Dre
9. Staight Outta Compton-NWA
8. The Eminem Show
7. Me Against the World-Tupac
6 We Can't Be Stopped-Ghetto Boys
5. The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
4. Paul's Boutique-The Beastie Boys
3. Doggystyle- Snoop
2. Bigger and Deffer-LL Cool J
1. Death Certificate-Ice Cube
You will be missed MCA.
Peace!
The Beastie Boys will go down in history as one of the top rap groups of all time. They are my #1. You can listen to license to Ill and Pauls Boutique pretty much all the way through. Both albums are filled with great songs. I challenge you to name another rap group that put out two records like that.
Jenks top Rap groups O.A.T.
1. Beastie Boys
2. NWA
3. Run DMC
4. Ghetto Boys
PE might be 5th but that was pretty much all chuck D on the mike.
The Beastie Boys also check in on my top ten rap albums of all time.
Top Dozen Rap albums of all time.
12.The Carnival-Wyclef
11. The Score-Fugees
10. The Chronic-Dre
9. Staight Outta Compton-NWA
8. The Eminem Show
7. Me Against the World-Tupac
6 We Can't Be Stopped-Ghetto Boys
5. The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
4. Paul's Boutique-The Beastie Boys
3. Doggystyle- Snoop
2. Bigger and Deffer-LL Cool J
1. Death Certificate-Ice Cube
You will be missed MCA.
Peace!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Sad week for sports/entertainment
I will have more this weekend although with the great Cinco De Mayo festivies it may be tough. For now, I wanted to acknowledge Junior Seau's untimely death and today, we lost one of the great pioneers of Hip-Hop, MCA.
"My name's MCA, I gotta license to kill, I think you know what time it is, its time to get ILL!!!"
"My name's MCA, I gotta license to kill, I think you know what time it is, its time to get ILL!!!"
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Draft recap
The 2012 draft is in the books. I think it is funny reading most people's draft grades and they seem to give most teams A's or B's. How is that possible?
Teams that won the draft in my opinion.
The Rams-stockpiled picks from a team that is going to struggle next year
The Cowboys-traded up to get a lock down corner.
The Eagles and Bengals- both teams made solid picks all draft to sure up already proven teams.
The Browns- Weeden sounds the part of a solid starting QB. Trent is a Beast!
Teams that made solid picks.
The Stillers- drafted two starting lineman. Decastro looks like an all-pro. This is again solid drafting by the Stillers. Their defense still has major questions in the secondary and line. They are still destined to finish 3rd in the division behind the Ravens and Bengals.
The Pats- drafted all defense and made two solid first round selections.
The Cards- Mike Floyd is a Beast!
Teams that blew it.
The Dolphins- Mike Floyd is a Beast!
The Seahawks-Their pick didnt even start in college
The question marks.
The Niners. They totally reached in round one. Why? I know they targeted him but they could have gotten him later. They shoulda taken the other Jenkins!
The Redskins- They traded away alot for a QB that ran an option pass offense in college. I wouldnt have done it and I am not so sure RG3 is not a bust.
Teams that won the draft in my opinion.
The Rams-stockpiled picks from a team that is going to struggle next year
The Cowboys-traded up to get a lock down corner.
The Eagles and Bengals- both teams made solid picks all draft to sure up already proven teams.
The Browns- Weeden sounds the part of a solid starting QB. Trent is a Beast!
Teams that made solid picks.
The Stillers- drafted two starting lineman. Decastro looks like an all-pro. This is again solid drafting by the Stillers. Their defense still has major questions in the secondary and line. They are still destined to finish 3rd in the division behind the Ravens and Bengals.
The Pats- drafted all defense and made two solid first round selections.
The Cards- Mike Floyd is a Beast!
Teams that blew it.
The Dolphins- Mike Floyd is a Beast!
The Seahawks-Their pick didnt even start in college
The question marks.
The Niners. They totally reached in round one. Why? I know they targeted him but they could have gotten him later. They shoulda taken the other Jenkins!
The Redskins- They traded away alot for a QB that ran an option pass offense in college. I wouldnt have done it and I am not so sure RG3 is not a bust.
Injuries and Issues
The NBA season and post season has been plagued with injuries and issues throughout the season and now into the playoffs.It all started with the lockout then the infamous trade of CP3 to the Lakers only to be vetoed by the commissioner, Bynum suspended the first 4 games due to an incident last season and then the injuries mounted. Let's count em down: Dwight Howard - out for playoffs (back), Jeremy Lin-Sanity - out most of the season, might come back this week, TrailBlazers - everyone is hurt every year, Shumper torn ACL, D Rose torn ACL and now Amare attacked the glass and the glass attacked back.
From Melo controversy to the firing/resigning of D'Antoni to the Lakers deadline deals and losing D Fish who refused to report to Houston and signed with OKC. Metta World Peace is now suspended for 7 games and Rondo picked up a 1 game suspendion for humping a ref. Heck, there was even drama in the race for the scoring title and Kobe Bryant missed some games and could have played in the finale against the Kings in what is possibly THEIR finale in Sacramento but he opted to rest and play for ring #6 instead. Speaking of the Kings, they celebrated a new arena deal only to back out at the last minute. Maybe Stern will buy them out the way he did with the Hornets. We all know how well that turned out.
I hope the NBA learns something from this....the condensed season causing injuries to star players and the watered down league with too many teams is causing the overall play to diminish. The outcry from some was "don't let CP3 go to a major market, it hurts the small market teams" yet Stern stopped him from going to the Lakers only to have him traded to the Clippers in the very same major media market. Stern must've loved the "Lob City" hype and excitement it would bring to casual fans but REAL fans know there is so much more to basketball. Meanwhile, Stern's former media darling Michael Jordan is now part of the winningest team and losingest teams in NBA history. The Heat still have the 2 top players in the league and with the watered down league injuries to star players, it appears the road to Lebron's first title has finally been paved.
I think it is time for Stern to go. He made a mess of the lockout, mess of the Hornets, mess of the CP3 trade and has not taken the league to new heights since Jordan left. Too many expansion teams and piss poor decisions from the commissioner have brought the quality of the NBA to one of the lowest levels in recent years.
Me and Omar want Stern gone NOW!
From Melo controversy to the firing/resigning of D'Antoni to the Lakers deadline deals and losing D Fish who refused to report to Houston and signed with OKC. Metta World Peace is now suspended for 7 games and Rondo picked up a 1 game suspendion for humping a ref. Heck, there was even drama in the race for the scoring title and Kobe Bryant missed some games and could have played in the finale against the Kings in what is possibly THEIR finale in Sacramento but he opted to rest and play for ring #6 instead. Speaking of the Kings, they celebrated a new arena deal only to back out at the last minute. Maybe Stern will buy them out the way he did with the Hornets. We all know how well that turned out.
I hope the NBA learns something from this....the condensed season causing injuries to star players and the watered down league with too many teams is causing the overall play to diminish. The outcry from some was "don't let CP3 go to a major market, it hurts the small market teams" yet Stern stopped him from going to the Lakers only to have him traded to the Clippers in the very same major media market. Stern must've loved the "Lob City" hype and excitement it would bring to casual fans but REAL fans know there is so much more to basketball. Meanwhile, Stern's former media darling Michael Jordan is now part of the winningest team and losingest teams in NBA history. The Heat still have the 2 top players in the league and with the watered down league injuries to star players, it appears the road to Lebron's first title has finally been paved.
I think it is time for Stern to go. He made a mess of the lockout, mess of the Hornets, mess of the CP3 trade and has not taken the league to new heights since Jordan left. Too many expansion teams and piss poor decisions from the commissioner have brought the quality of the NBA to one of the lowest levels in recent years.
Me and Omar want Stern gone NOW!
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