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Hansbrough Sporting News National Player Of The Year

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:26:00 +0000

First off I want to congratulate Tyler Hansbrough on his amazing career thus far. His jersey will soon be up there with Jordan's, Jamison's, and the other UNC greats. The junior was honored as national player of the year by Sporting News on Tuesday, ensuring he will become just the eighth Tar Heel to have his number retired. He has been everything a Tar Heel fan like myself could ask for. His hustle, passion, and hard work is absolutely remarkable. I have never seen a player of his talent level hustle and work as hard as he does. He leaves everything on the floor every time he steps foot on it. How anyone could not appreciate him is astonishing to me. Not only is he supremely talented, he does everything he can to make sure the team gets the win. In this day and age that is extremely rare. You can have your Kevin Durants and Michael Beasleys all day, give me Tyler Hansbrough. He is a true leader and knows how to win. Thanks Tyler for all you have done for the Tar Heel Nation, you are certainly one of the greatest of all-time.

Rockets Extend Win Streak To 19

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:05:00 +0000

Ill be the first to admit that I gave the Rockets no chance without Yao. I didn't think there was any scenario in which they made the playoffs, but somehow they keep proving me wrong. They have now won 19 straight games, 7 without Yao, and are currently the 3rd seed in the Western Conference. This is absolutely astonishing to me. I completely wrote them off when Yao went down, but they haven't missed a beat. This is due in large part to Tracy McGrady's play, he has carried the team and is now a top 5 contender for MVP honors. The Rockets' defense is also a very important key to their success. They are a hard working group of guys that do the little things to get wins. Outside of McGrady and Battier the team consists of a bunch of hard working role players, that do whatever it takes for a victory and it has been working so far. With all this being said the Rockets haven't played a very tough schedule of late, but we will soon see if they are legit with upcoming games against the Lakers, Celtics, Hornets, Warriors and Suns approaching. Winning 3 of these 5 games would be pretty impressive and would legitimize the Yaoless Rockets.

Time To Restructure The NBA

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:02:00 +0000

It is time to change the current NBA conference format! The Western Conference has been clearly superior since Jordan left the Bulls. The Western Conference year in and year out is absolutely loaded, and this year is no exception. The East is absolutely pitiful, they have 3 teams that are currently going to make the playoffs WITH A LOSING RECORD!!!!! How in the world can you have 3 teams with losing records make the playoffs? Portland, currently 10th in the West and out off the playoffs, would be the 6th place team in the East That is so ridiculous! This is doing nothing but hurt the NBA. Who wants to watch a team with a losing record play in the playoffs? I certainly do not! Playoffs are supposed to be for teams that have successful seasons NOT LOSING ONES! All you Cleveland fans bragging and boasting about Lebron for MVP and that the Cavs are going to win the title NEWS FLASH YOU WOULD BE THE 10th PLACE TEAM IN THE WEST!!! Yes thats right King James wouldn't even make the playoffs if they were in the West. Lebron over Kobe for MVP is such a joke. Lebron is most certainly the MVP, of the JV league (aka East). Kobe is the best player, on the best team, in the best conference!! Ok enough about the MVP back to restructuring the league. My theory is to completely do away with the conferences. You can leave the divisions just place them all in one conference. The playoffs would then take the 16 best teams and rank them 1-16. This would make sure that the 16 best teams would be in the playoffs and would eliminate the weaker teams that currently make the playoffs under the current system. This would create much better match-ups and would no longer penalize the teams of the West.

This Is Great!

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:20:00 +0000

School Bans Hugs Over 2 Seconds

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:23:00 +0000

ahhaa this is beyond ridiculous!! Click here

4 AM Sunday Morning Thoughts

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:11:00 +0000

When are people going to realize Shaq is DONE??????
Tyrese Rice of BC goes for46 in a LOSS!! My Tarheels withstood the first half explosion by Rice and came back to get a 10 point victory 90-80!
Why does everyone hate on Tyler Hansbrough??? WOODEN AWARD GUARANTEED!
KOBE MVP 2008 ! Today 3:30 ABC vs the Mavs WATCH HIM !!!
Jon Diebler isn't very good. Neither is Ohio State!
Chris Paul is the best point guard in the league not Kidd not Nash!
The coach of that school in Durham, NC won his 800th game. yea i know WHO CARES!
Oakland please take Darren McFadden with the 4th pick in the 2008 NFL Draft! Pretty please! I'm begging you Al just make one good move JUST ONE!!
Does anyone actually like Jim Rome?????
Get Well Coach Wooden, you old dinosaur.
Big Ten Basketball is awful!
North Carolina, Kansas, UCLA, and Memphis will be the #1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament.
I HATE BASEBALL
Michael Beasley is a freak.

Give It Up King James Lovers

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:53:00 +0000

I am so sick of hearing Cavs fans trying to say that Lebron James is the best player in the league. This is so absurd, if you have played basketball and know anything about it then it should be obvious that he is not. Kobe Bryant is the best player in the world point blank, no questions asked. There isn't a single weakness in his game. He can shoot, drive, jump, rebound, pass, play lock down D, and he is a late game assassin. He is clearly more talented than Lebron, KG, or anyone else you want to throw out there. The man scored 81 points in a game!!!!!! There is no one else in the NBA that is capable of coming close.
Don't get me wrong Lebron is a great talent and he has an extremely bright future, but Kobe is still the best. Kobe has the most complete skill set, maybe ever. YES I SAID EVER!!! That means better than Jordan. Yes Yes even better than the savior of basketball ball himself. Kobe is every bit as talented if not more than Jordan. Most will find this unimaginable. Kobe better than Jordan? Am I crazy? Certainly not Kobe is the most skilled player EVER!!!!! The man is crazy good. His moves are insane. The things he is able to do are flat out amazing. If you don't believe me check out this.

Enough said!

Bob Knight What A Legend

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:48:00 +0000

These are great!!!!

Short Stay For Tennessee

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:34:00 +0000

A day after being tabbed numero uno in both the AP and USA Today college basketball polls, Tennessee lost to #14 Vanderbilt 72-69 on Tuesday night. Tennessee came in after the big win over previous #1 Memphis. Tennessee looked flat, and completely out of sync. Tonight I realized what a awful gym Vanderbilt has. The fans are too far away from the court and the benches are on the baselines instead of the sideline. This is absolutely absurd, the coaches are unable to communicate with the players when they are on the opposite side of the court and is just not logical. Who designed this gym and what were they thinking? The fans are 25 yards from the court! VANDY PLEASE GET A NEW GYM !

RA

Houston We Have A 7'6" Problem

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:57:00 +0000

The Houston Rockets have been playing great lately, winning 12 straight. This is due in large part to Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady's productivity. Yao has been having a terrific season, averaging 22 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. But today the Rockets learned that they will be without Yao for the rest of the season due to a stress fracture in his left foot. This is a crushing blow to the Rockets' chances at an NBA Title. The NBA's hottest team, the Rockets, will now struggle to even get into the playoffs. Who will replace Yao in Houston's lineup you might ask? Well none other than 80 year old Dikembe Mutombo! HA!!! The Rockets MUST sign a center, Mutombo is way past his prime and if the Rockets want any chance at all at making the playoffs they better make a move quick or their season could go south real quick!

RA

Monday's Headlines

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:48:00 +0000

First off I want to shoot down all you Cavs fans that think that their recent trade with the Bulls and Sonics put them at the top of the Eastern Conference. This is absurd, who did Cleveland get thats going to make them an automatic contender? If Cleveland is banking on a trade for Ben Wallace, Wally Szcerbiack, Joe Smith and Delonte West to lead them to a title they are in some trouble. Ben Wallace is washed up and has no offensive skills at all, wally can shoot but plays zero D, Joe Smith is a strong defender and rebounder but his getting old and isn't a high caliber player, and West is an average player at best. Detroit and Boston are still the top 2 teams in the east even with this trade.
Tennessee ranked first in both college basketball polls for the first time EVER.
The LA Lakers have now won 8 straight and 9 of 10 with Gasol. They are rolling on all cylinders and Kobe is doing his best Jordan impersonation.
Darren McFadden ran a 4.33 forty; he jumped 10 feet, 8 inches in the broad jump; and jumped 33 inches in the vertical leap. After recent scrutiny due to off the field troubles, McFadden made quite a statement at the NFL Combine. All three of these stats are better than those of Adrian Peterson's last year. SCARY.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST ..... Team Go Go Gadget's tourney run begins tonight at the Ark at 9.

WOW

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:40:00 +0000

This is so wrong and creepy but sooo funny at the same time.

Well We Got The "W"

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:27:00 +0000

Ok so I fell a little short of 65, only got around 40 but our team got the victory so it's all good.
Go Go Gadget- 68 Team Awesome- 29

Tourney time baby!!

RA

Come Witness History

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:48:00 +0000

Tonight at 9:50 at the Ark me and my intramural teammates will try to avenge a 2 point loss from last week. I was unable to attend last weeks game due to prior commitments but the team held strong and competed well coming up just short of a victory, with only 5 players and against the team leading our division. So tonight I look for a solid performance and of course a Go Go Gadget Victory. I should be rested seeing that its been two weeks since my last game (a 104-13 rout i must add). Tonight should be nothing short of greatness, I'm going to say a 95-34 victory for the good guys. Also anyone wanting to witness intramural history come watch our game tonight, as I'm going to get the single game scoring record TONIGHT yes yes I said it INTRAMURAL SCORING RECORD IS MINE! I'm going to say around 65 tonight. So consider yourself warned.

RA

NBA Trade Deadline: The Aftermath

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:17:00 +0000

Going into today the Lakers had my vote as the best move before the trade deadline in getting Pau Gasol for NOTHING! Now that the deadline has came and gone I still feel that LA made the best trade. There have been several big moves i.e Kidd to Dallas and Shaq to Phoenix, and several smaller deals such as the Spurs acquiring Kurt Thomas. It seemed every team that had a legit shot at getting to the Finals were trying to make a big move to get their respected teams over the top except the Cavs, King James was forced to sit and watch LA, Phoenix, Dallas, and San Antonio all add quality players to their rosters. Well today James finally got his wish for some help. Wait let me rephrase that the Cavs made a trade but if I was King James I wouldn't be jumping for joy or anything as they acquired Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, Bulls 2009 2nd-round pick, Wally Szczerbiak,
and Delonte West via a 3-team 11 player deal involving the Cavs, Bulls, and Sonics. The Cavs sent Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Cedric Simmons, and Shannon Brown to the Bulls. They also sent Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall to the Sonics. This surely isn't a blockbuster move like LA and Phoenix pulled off but it will give the Cavs some rebounding and defensive help along with Wally stretching the D with his outside shooting. Do I think this makes the Cavs the favorite in the East? Absolutely not. The Celtics and Pistons are still my picks to be in the Eastern Conference Finals but the Cavs and Magic will certainly make it interesting.

Now its time to stop all the talking and see who really emerges as title contenders.
I say send the MVP and Title to LA right now! Kobe is on a mission and that team is scary good!

RA

#3 UNC Rolls, #4 Duke and #24 Kansas State Stumble

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:32:00 +0000

North Carolina entered tonights game 24-2 and began its 5th straight game without star point guard Ty Lawson. With Lawson still out with a high ankle sprain, Hansbrough put the Heels on his back and carried them to a 84-70 win. The three time All American finished with 32 points and 12 boards. Ellington added 21 points as the Heels move to 25-2 and 10-2 in the ACC. Next up for UNC is Wake Forest on Sunday in Chapel Hill.
Duke, coming off a loss to Wake, took on Miami Fl. Duke entered the game 22-2 and ranked 4th in the country. But Miami wasn't impressed, they jumped out to a big lead in the second half and held off a late run by Duke to gain a 96-95 victory over coach k and his dukies. The Hurricane victory was the first against Duke in 45 years! YES 45! Big win for the Canes ! Props to James Dews , a sophomore guard for UM, a former teammate of mine.
Freshman phenoms Michael Beasley and Bill Walker, led Kansas State against an average at best Nebraska team. Beasley maybe underestimated Nebraska just a tad, before the game he said that he "might just go for 50 tonight" well..... lets say he didn't quite get there, his team barely did for that matter. Beasley was only able to muster 17 points. Walker with only 12. Nebraska edged out K-State 71-64. Beasley was able to tie former Syracuse forward Carmelo Anthony for the most double doubles by a freshman.
#1 Memphis stayed unbeaten as they got a 97-71 victory over Tulane
#2 Tennessee beat Auburn 89-70. Setting up a 1 vs 2 matchup Sat. night.
#8 Butler beat Illinois-Chicago
#10 Wisconsin took care of Illinois
#17 Michigan State waxed Penn State. Props to Raymar Morgan
Rounding out the top 25, #24 Marquettte beat St Johns

Kobe and Lakers Ruin Shaq's Debut In Phoenix

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:04:00 +0000

All the talk was about Shaq's first game with his new team, the Phoenix Suns. And who is the perfect team for Shaq's debut, the Los Angeles and Kobe Bryant. Shaq was surprisingly in a lot better shape than expected. He was able to play almost 30 mins and looked strong down the stretch. He started off slow with some missed free throws and turnovers but played decent in the second half. One area that he seemed to really help was in creating opportunities for Amare to get offensive rebounds and shots. Amare excelled next the the big fella, getting 37 pts and pulling down 15 boards. All in all Shaq played better than expected but not good enough to contend for a title. The Suns have to learn to play some D, to give up 130 points is ridiculous and no team will ever win a title like that. With Shaq and the Suns garnering all of the attention before the game, Kobe seized the moment and played brilliant. As he does in every cluth situation Bryant showed why he is the best player in the world. When he wants to score, he scores, there is nothing anyone can do about it. He can get his shot off where ever and when ever he pleases. He dropped 41 going16-25 from the field. Odom and Gasol also had great games. Overall very impressive performance by LA, they seem to be clicking on all the right cylinders. As long as Kobe's finger stays "ok" and Bynum comes back healthy, the should be the Western Conference's rep for the Finals. Hell right now they are playing the best basketball in the league, and this is without Bynum. Its scary to think what is possible when he gets back!

Time To See How Much Fuel The "Diesel" Has Left In The Tank

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:02:00 +0000

This seems like eons ago, a happy Shaq and Kobe together. Its been three struggling seasons since the departure of Shaq for Miami, but finally the Lakers have got the pieces around Kobe to be a championship caliber club. The first few years without Shaq looked bleak for Bryant, having to carry the team with 40 and 50 point games just to keep it close. Then there was Bryant's legal troubles, everything seemed to be on the decline for Bryant. As for Shaq nothing could have been better, pairing with Dwayne Wade the Heat captured a NBA Championship in 2006. It was going great for Shaq, he was living life and just being the normal "Shaq". Then came this season, Bryant's future in LA at the start of the season looked dismal. There were trade rumors swirling around the world's best player, but nothing was ever executed. Instead, the Lakers began to gel and young Andrew Bynum started showing signs of brilliance. Then in a stunning move Laker GM Mitch Kupchak was able to aquire former All-Star Pau Gasol from Memphis for basically nothing. This shot the Lakers up the Western Conference totem pole. Now the Lakers are considered a top 3 contender for the title. As for Shaq this season hasn't started too well. After an injury plagued and poor start to the season for the Heat, Miami decided to ship O'Neal to Phoenix for Shawn Marion. Many have questioned the Suns (myself being one) logic in bringing in the 7 ft 330 pounder, especially with the up and down system they run. But the Suns and Shaq both seem to think this is gonna be what puts them "over the top". Tonight is our first glimpse of Shaq in Phoenix and how convenient he will be going against Kobe and the Lakers. Should be a very entertaining game, but I have to go with my boys, Lakers by 8.

Who's Next In The NBA Swap Meet

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:49:00 +0000

It all started with Mitch Kupchak's grand theft of Pau Gasol ( and from what I hear Mitch isn't done yet but ill get back to that), and it sure has snowballed since. Once the Lakers acquired Gasol, you could hear all of the Western Conference GMs take a collective gasp. Since then each contender has feverishly tried to get that "next piece to the puzzle". Next in line to booster their roster was the Phoenix Suns, they put a deal together which sent Shawn Marion in return for Shaq. Then in a lesser known deal the Spurs picked up Damon Stoudamire to give some depth to their backcourt. Now its Jason Kidd back to Dallas where it all began for him. The question is who's next? The Nuggets have said to be in talks with the Kings, trying to acquire Ron Artest. There are grumblings from Laker Land that Mitch is back on the phone lines trying to put together a deal that would send Laker Lamar Odom to the Wizards for All- Star guard Caron Butler. This would be Caron's second stint in LA, hopefully an improvement from his first run. A little over a day until the deadline, so there will be plenty of possible scenarios hinting the espn airwaves in the next 30 some hours, so stay tuned.

RA

GLOW IN THE DARK TOUR !!

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:14:00 +0000

This gonna be straight DOPE !!! NERD, LUPE, and KANYE! Come to Columbus please Kanye I'm begging.

Clap Clap Point Point

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:52:00 +0000

Crazy Cool

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:32:00 +0000

I want this now, and I'm talking right now. This is amazing, i never thought I would say a shower/bath is sexy, but damn thats one sexy shower. I love this stuff. Please go check this stuff out here.

WNBA LIVE 08

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:39:00 +0000

Sorry ladies but this is too funny.

Trash Talkin'

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:05:00 +0000

Steve Nash has never been associated with talking a little trash but he is now. His new signature shoe, "Trash Talk" is made from "trash", well the scraps left from shoe manufacturing.

March Madness Right Around The Corner

noreply@blogger.com (R21A) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:43:00 +0000

Its almost that time of year again, a time for buzzer-beaters, cinderella teams, and office pools. A time where stars are born and dreams are crushed. For me its the most exciting time of the year. This year looks to be as intriguing as any, with the parody in college basketball it is impossible to name a final four at this point. You have your usuals to chose from such as: North Carolina, Duke, UCLA, and Kansas. But there are several other teams that have a good chance of making the Final Four, Memphis, Stanford, Tennessee, Xavier, and Texas all have the talent to get there. Every Sunday until the brackets are revealed I will update my field of 65 , so check back periodically to see if your team will be dancing in march or will be on the wrong side of the bubble.

RA