SportsSmak with MJ

He's Back...

2009-02-25T22:45:00.005-05:00

No I'm not talking about Michael Jordan. I know you immediately thought of that Sports Illustrated Cover that simply said 'He's Back...' and had a picture of His Airness; the first time he came out of retirement.But this is another great athlete who is making a return to his sport...That's right! Tiger Woods is back at PGA Tour action. I saw that commercial on TV earlier today and it gave me an

The Big Shaqtus doin his thing

2009-02-17T22:28:00.004-05:00

For all of those Shaq lover's out there, you know who you are! Shaq having fun as always during introductions at 2009 NBA All Star game in Phoenix.

Felt like venting...

2009-02-17T19:30:00.003-05:00

So I was sitting at my desk eating dinner while I was watching my two favorite ESPN shows from 5 to 6; Around the Horn and Pardon the Interruption. I'm sitting there listening as they go through story after story and then I remembered I had this blog thing.It has been hit or miss that I write on my blog, especially since I haven't wrote since October. But my brain got to thinking about a bunch

The Great Debate

2009-02-17T19:17:00.006-05:00

You know I am getting pretty tired of hearing about the Lebron James and Michael Jordan comparisons. Anytime you hear Lebron James, some how Jordan's name gets thrown into the picture. I just wanted to share my thoughts on the matter because I think it is unfair to both athletes.Michael Jordan is a legend of our lifetime and set the standard for all basketball players to look up to as the best

NBA Opening night thoughts

2008-10-29T19:00:00.003-04:00

Last night the NBA regular season got underway with three games that included two key rookies on display. One had a successful first game, the other couldn't even finish the game. The Celtics raised their 17th championship banner and held off the Cavs to win their game. The Bulls and rookie Derrick Rose faced the Bucks and came away with a win. Reigning MVP Kobe Bryant was in action against

2008-2009 NBA Preview

2008-10-27T16:40:00.002-04:00

Before I get to today's main attraction I want to put a few images in your head first.and...Of course, those are videos of the two best players in the league: Lebron James and Kobe Bryant.Kobe won his first MVP award last season in leading his team to the NBA Finals for the first time post Shaq. But there was a bump in the road when they collided with the Boston Celtics.The point of this post is

Love it!

2008-10-01T13:45:00.004-04:00

It is officially the first of October and that means it is my favorite month of the year. I have a lot I want to talk about today, including basketball, baseball, this nations financial crisis, the upcoming presidential election and a few other topics. No I'm only kidding about that stuff. I am here to talk about SPORTS! I do have a lot I want to cover, so enjoy today's post.Like I was saying

Tiger Who?

2008-09-22T13:47:00.006-04:00

For those of you that think golf is a boring sport to play and to watch, should have checked out this past weekends Ryder Cup tournament. This is a tournament that matches up the best players from USA against the best players of Europe. The tournament takes place every two years and alternates locations between Europe and USA. This year's tournament took place on US soil in Kentucky. The USA

Well, Well, Well...

2008-09-15T19:19:00.008-04:00

Yes, it's me, Mr. Sportssmak, actually writing a new post. It's not actually going to be a written post, just trying to slowly get back in the mode.I'm not posting any smak at the moment, I just wanted to share a video about Lebron James' new high school documentary that will be released soon. Here is a short video I found on ESPN giving a brief overview about the movie.As most of you know I will

NBA Finals 2008

2008-06-05T20:10:00.003-04:00

The Finals are here and the match-up is one that might seem familiar. The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Boston Celtics. It is the eleventh time these two teams have faced off in the NBA Finals. This match-up has occurred more often in the Finals of any other sport. Should be a good series, I'm taking the Lakers.

The King loses the War

2008-05-18T20:40:00.002-04:00

Well the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers, or "The Lebrons," as I like to call them, have finally worn down as they couldn't complete the game 7 comeback to defeated the Boston Celtics. First off, I want to congratulate Lebron and the Cavaliers for putting up a fight against the team with the best record in the league and taking them to the last minute of game 7 in the Eastern Conference Finals. Lebron

What's Good

2008-05-06T11:35:00.002-04:00

It's been a little while since my last post and there has been some exciting sporting events happening. The NBA playoffs are now in the second round and all of the top four seeds have advanced in each conference. This past Saturday was the first running of the three major horse races over the next month and a half. Of course the first race is the famous Kentucky Derby. When it was all said and

Can't Finish the Job

2008-04-27T19:45:00.002-04:00

Arenas and company got behind at halftime and then fought back in the second half and had a chance to send the game into overtime at the last second. But "Agent zero" couldn't complete the mission assigned, failing on a last second three point try.The Cavs now take a 3-1 series lead back to their home court where they will be looking to finish the job. Delonte West finally had a huge game,

Game Two's

2008-04-23T12:35:00.004-04:00

There were three game two's last night and three teams now hold a 2-0 series lead. The Spurs, Hornets and Magic all won their games last night and now lead their series 2-0. First off, the Hornets have just made the Mavs looks silly and that is kind of shocking to me. I felt the Mavs would have come out and gave the Hornets a run for their money. But Chris Paul has just exploded in his first

Really?

2008-04-22T12:53:00.005-04:00

I want to dedicate this post to the SNL skit called 'Really' and it is all about the Cavs-Wiz series through the first two games.Really. You think Lebron James is overrated. You have no reason to be trash talking about other players, especially about one of the best in the game. Your name is Deshawn Stevenson, how much success have you had in the NBA. Are you an All-Star, no, but you have

NBA Playoffs Preview

2008-04-18T21:20:00.004-04:00

Tomorrow at Noon, the NBA Playoffs get underway for the next month and a half. I want to give you my thoughts and picks for the upcoming playoffs.If you need a copy of the first round match-ups and the series schedule, you can click here to see the entire first round schedule. In the East:Boston vs. Atlanta - I'm taking the Celtics to win this series in 4 games. I think the Celtics will be on a

End of NBA Regular Season

2008-04-16T13:20:00.004-04:00

I was going to hold off a few more days until I gave my MVP discussion, but I have been reading all kinds of chat rooms and reading all the "expert" picks and I just couldn't hold off.Clearly the choice for MVP has come down to Hornets point gaurd Chris Paul and Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. Some are saying Kevin Garnett and Lebron James, but it will either be Paul or Bryant.The MVP award has somehow

Here's the Latest

2008-04-14T18:07:00.003-04:00

Just want to go over a few headlines that you may have missed over the past week. The newest headline at the moment is that Kansas State freshman All-American Michael Beasley has decided to enter the upcoming NBA draft is will likely be the first or second pick in the draft. Other notable players that will enter the draft is USC star OJ Mayo, Indiana guard Eric Gordon, and Joe Alexander of West

Memphis Chokes it away

2008-04-08T15:12:00.004-04:00

Many of you may know, the Kansas Jayhawks are on top of the college basketball world. They beat the Memphis Tigers in overtime in a game Memphis ultimately gave away.In the final two minutes of the game, the one flaw in the Memphis armour was exposed when CDR and Rose both missed huge important free throws. They both got fouled and went 1/4 in their attempts and those three misses are what gave

National Championship Set

2008-04-05T23:07:00.002-04:00

Kansas Jayhawks vs. Memphis Tigers, Monday night in San Antonio for the 2008 National Championship.Well so much for my picks. That was lousy on my part. Memphis and Kansas both played absolutely great the whole game and came away with huge victories. It should be a good game on Monday night, but I'm not going to make any picks since I failed at that already. I'll be rooting for Memphis though

Final Four Saturday

2008-04-05T12:05:00.002-04:00

It is officially Final Four Saturday and we are done to only 3 games left in the college basketball season. Of course we all know the final four left, all four 1 seeds, and both games tonight should be some of the best of the season. Most critics and analysts seem to be taking Kansas to beat UNC and it's about 50-50 between Memphis and UCLA. But I like to look at it from the point of view of

NCAA History... MLB Opening Day

2008-03-31T13:05:00.001-04:00

Well there are only four teams left in the mighty NCAA Men's tournament and the four remaining teams have made NCAA history. The four remaining teams are the four one seeds and it is the first time ever that all four one seeds have made it to the Final Four. I know that seems shocking right, but it's true. I guess these four teams are really the elite teams in the NCAA or the selection

Carolina advances, UCLA too

2008-03-28T12:16:00.003-04:00

Yesterday was the first day of the sweet 16 round and two of the one seeds have won to advance to the elite 8 on Saturday. In the West, UCLA faced Cinderella Western Kentucky and opened up a big lead in the first half with stingy defense and forcing Western Kentucky into bad shots. They couldn't get anything to fall and were trailing by 20 at halftime. It was a good run by a tough Western

New Website Address

2008-03-24T19:58:00.003-04:00

Hey everyone, I edited my website URL to make it a little bit easier to remember.Here is the new URL for my blog.http://mjsportssmak.blogspot.com/As you can see I just switched up the mj and took out the dash. So it's mjsportssmak instead of what it was. Sorry for any inconvenience. Just trying to make some improvements.

And then there was 16

2008-03-24T12:02:00.001-04:00

Well the first two rounds of the NCAA Men's Tournament have officially come to a conclusion after a fun and eventful four days of action. We are now down to the Sweet 16 remaining and as I doubted, there are several surprises. Who is left playing in the Sweet 16:From the East Region:1. North Carolina2. Tennessee3. Louisville4. Washington StateFrom the Midwest Region:1. Kansas3. Wisconsin10.