Archive for June, 2009

Enjoy the video from Sports Science on the Discovery Channel. They test different scenarios to see what it would take to turn Sasha into Shaq at the free throw line. Kid definitely has a shooting touch. Just wish it was there during this last season.

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Check out Amare’s Twitter. He’s at it again.

Just 4 days “Breaking News! Amar’e Stoudemire to the Lakers!!” That ended up just not happening.

Then about half an hour ago he posted “Breaking News! Amar’e Stoudemire to the Lakers!! He might take less money to win a championship.”

I know there has been a lot of talk with him being moved to all sorts of different teams in sign and trades, or free agency, but what’s with all the Laker love? I wouldn’t mind having him at all, but which Laker free agent would have to be let go?

Odom needs to be signed, and so does Ariza. And letting Shannon Brown go doesn’t clear enough money to sign Amare. How about this scenario though? Luke and Sasha for Amare… please? Someone just take Sasha and Luke off our hands, especially Sasha.

But Amare, what’s your deal? How low would you really be willing to go in order to bring home that trophy? Imagine a lineup as follows. You know you want this.

PG: Fisher / Farmar / Brown

SG: Kobe / Brown / Ariza

SF: Ariza / Odom or vice-versa

PF: Amare / Pau / Odom

C:  Pau / Bynum / Amare

I know it’s a pipe dream, but that’s just plain disgusting. As the kids on Lakersground.net say, “Do it, Mitch!”

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This is finally turning out to be the series that I had expected. After Game 1, I was actually disappointed that the Lakers had won by 25. Then after Game 2, I was disappointed that the Lakers didn’t close out the game and had to go into overtime. Let me tell you this. I am no longer disappointed.

The Magic have finally shown up to make this thing a real dogfight. I thought Game 2 was as close as the Magic were going to come to a win in this series based on how they were playing. Who would have thought that they’d come out last night and shoot almost 70% all night long?

You know those nights where it seems like everything that Kobe threw up was gonna go in? The first half looked like one of those nights when he shot 8-11 from the field. Bad part, the Magic pulled a Kobe also. They absolutely were on fire. Yeah teams go on stretches here and there where they make 5 or 6 straight shots, but last night it felt like they made about 40 straight shots without a single miss. The Lakers defense wasn’t strong, but it was there. The Magic just couldn’t be stopped last night.

Here’s hoping that this continues to be a closely contested series throughout. Even though I’m still calling Lakers in 5, I really don’t see anymore blowouts happening this series. Enjoy what’s left, and thank you Orlando for finally showing up to the Finals. Congratulations on your franchise’s first Finals win as well.

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For the NBA Finals, Dright Howard will be sporting a new pair of shoes from Adidas. Check out the details and pics below. Sick sick sick. Apparently, even the big men in the league need to lose a little weight, in the shoes I mean. The man-child will be rockin a pair of shoes that are 6 ounces lighter than the shoes he wore in the regular season. Please don’t tell me that he’ll be able to jump even higher. That might lead to the Lakers requesting that the rim be raised to 13 feet. That way hopefully he won’t dunk every trip down the court. But then again, you never know with this guy. He’ll figure out a way to dunk just about anything.

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DWIGHT DEBUTS NEW TS COMMANDER LT SHOE AT NBA FINALS

EXCLUSIVE AUCTION OF GAME WORN, AUTOGRAPHED SHOES; ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO CHARITY

With 82 in-season games and 19 Playoff games under his belt, fighting fatigue as he heads into the 2009 NBA Finals is Dwight Howard’s #1 concern. Enter the new TS Commander LT. This exclusive player edition concept is the direct result of Dwight requesting a lighter shoe to carry him through the fourth quarter.   At 6 oz lighter than the shoe he was wearing during the regular season, the TS Commander LT will continue to give him the superior cushioning in the paint minus the added weight enabling him to continue to dominate the boards. This exclusive grey and blue Finals design also introduces the new “fat stripes” design concept, which provides enhanced mid-foot support and stability.

The TS Commander LT is a sneak peak of the official player edition shoes for 2009/2010 NBA Season which debuts for $100 at adidas Sport Perfomance stores starting on October 1, 2009.

AUCTION DETAILS

• After each game, Dwight will sign his pair of game worn TS Commander LT shoes
• Signed shoes will go live on auction at NBA.com
• Bidding will start at $1,012 and will run throughout the NBA Finals
• Final bids being accepted on June 20^th
• All the proceeds will go to a charity selected and announced by Dwight post-Finals

MORE PRODUCT DETAILS

· Evolved, lightweight cushioning support at the heel counter

· New “fat-stripe” design for additional mid-foot stability

· Synthetic leather upper for light weight and durability

· Perforated upper for superior breathability and ventilation

· Dual-density EVA mid-sole for focused support and cushioning.

· adiPRENE + insert for forefoot propulsion and efficiency.

· Non-marking rubber outsole

· Herringbone pattern outsole for optimum traction.

Check out www.adidasbasketball.com for more information on the 2009 NBA Finals.

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Hey everyone. Sorry about the delay in picking the winner for the Dwight Howard raffle. Even though PayPal locked up the account after we raised $280. Unfortunately, the money is tied up in the account, but to make sure that this donation is in fact made to Leukemia research, I will make the donation with my own money, then work on the whole PayPal mess afterward. Thank you everyone for participating. And now, time to announce the winner!

I used random.org to help me pick a winner. Out of 57 tickets sold, the winning number is #15!

Congratulations to Gavin Burke from Chicago! Actually after talking a bit to Gavin, it’s only fitting that he won these shoes. He’s fought his own battle and provides inspiration to us all. Congrats. Hope you enjoy the shoes!

Thank you again to Adidas for providing the shoes.

I’d also definitely like to thank the following people, whether they participated by donating money or as some people did, by donating their time and effort to make this a success. Thank you everyone.

• Kenny Hyder
• Tom Kranzle from Venture Media Group
• Vu Nguyen
• Gavin Burke
• Ken Johnson
• Craig and Jim Stob
• Lisa Schramm
• Sara Garrison
• Phong Bui
• Earl Bolson
• Adeel Cochinwala
• Mark Bautista
• All the people of Twitter that shared this with their followers!

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