The NBA...It's Faaaaaaaaaan-Tastic!

Apologies for the lack of posting for the past month, graduation looms and I have been grinding away, making sure that I will receive that oh-so-important-piece-of-paper known as a degree. In 4 days, I will have completed my 18-year educational journey. Wow.

Without further ado, a lot has changed in the past month. Let's start with the NBA.

As predicted, my Denver Nuggets got merked by the Utah Jazz, who subsequently got ravaged thoroughly by the Los Angeles Lakers. Since my team in the Western Conference got eliminated, I'm not going to talk about that side of the NBA Playoffs at length...or any length (pause). Congrats to the Lakers. I guess. *vomits*

However, the most important development in the 2010 NBA Playoffs has been the resurgence of the Boston Celtics. Prior to the start of the Playoffs, I foresaw success for the Celtics. Did I think that they would be in the Finals? Not really. But then again, the one team that played the best basketball in the first 2 rounds in the Eastern Conference also had this guy:

I concur, Vince. Your performances against Boston were, in fact, hilarious.

I said it last year and I'll say it again. Hedo Turkoglu is better than Vince Carter. In fact, this is one statement where if you called "Bullshit", I would have a plethora of chat logs on tap to prove my sagacity. If anyone watched Orlando's games last year, Hedo was straight up playing point guard the entire game. Pick and Rolls against guards who are half a foot shorter poses tremendous matchup problems. As someone who played organized ball, being able to see over your defender as a point guard in pick and roll situations was like having a Gameshark in the 90s, overkill. Also, Vince Carter just simply blows dick. When it matters, he doesn't show up. When the team needs him, he hurts his pinky. His cousin is far better than he is.

Other things going against Orlando: a midget point guard who can't pass, a racist back-up point guard who can pass, and a center who once wanted to have the Holy Cross as a fixture of the NBA logo. Religious zealots...ugh.

Conversely, Rajon Rondo is officially the man. I was on his bandwagon before, I'm driving it now. Rondo has cracked my Fave 5. Paul Pierce is gettin it in as usual (pause). Kevin "I'm the biggest fake ass thug on the basketball court" Garnett is doing his usual "I'm 7'1" but I like to shoot jumpers and fade away on post ups". But the biggest surprise has been Rasheed Wallace. I feel like Rasheed Wallace is the smartest man in the world. He pretends to not care in the regular season, plays like an asshole, and to top it all off, was in the worst shape I have ever seen him. When the playoffs started, he started defending, hittin' 3s and lost the weight fat suit.


Man-Boobs? I prefer to refer to them as Decades of Wisdom manifested into the form of fatty deposits in the chest area.

Anyway, just my quick thoughts on the NBA Playoffs thus far. NBA Finals preview coming soon.

Quick Reactions from Tonight's Yankees-Red Sox Game

1) Josh Beckett is a piece of horseshit.

2) Josh Beckett is a 2-bit ho.

3) Josh Beckett is an emotional little bitch.

4) Josh Beckett can go suck a dick.

Here's hoping the following players are healthy and can make a speedy recovery:

Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Nick Johnson, Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson.

New York's Greatest Year

On occasion, I experience fits of homesickness. I try not to feel homesick. I mean, what kind of a grown ass man has the same psychological crutch as a toddler?... Don't answer that.

One of the good things about living in Philly is that I'm only 2 hours away on a bus. The bad thing is that it takes me 2 hours to get home. Anyway, as I was thinkin about New York, I got to thinkin...what was New York's greatest year?

The more I thought about it, the more the answer became clear to me. New York's greatest year was easily 1994.

Quick Recap as to why 1994 was Ali..."The Greatest of All Time."

1) Nas releases Illmatic.
2) The New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup. (The Islanders also make the playoffs)
3) The Notorious BIG releases Ready To Die.
4) The New York Knicks make it to the NBA Finals.
5) The New York Yankees have the best record in the AL before a strike hits.
6) Rudy Giuliani takes office as the mayor of NYC.

What exactly did Giuliani mean to the city of New York?

There is only 1 King of New York...who's not named Biggie.

I) He turned a city filled with crime and the distinction of being the murder capital of the US into a city that would eventually become the 2nd safest city in America with over 1,000,000 residents. According to our fantastic government, New York is the safest city among America's 25 most populated cities. None of this is possible without Giuliani's hyper-aggressive tactics against crime, organized and otherwise.

II) Rebuilds Times Square's image. If you don't know, do yo' research.

III) Extending healthcare for city employees.

IV) Lax immigration laws and believing in protecting illegal immigrants because he recognizes what they contribute to the economy.

V) Rudy was gangsta: "On January 13, 1999, Giuliani suggested a "reciprocal relationship" whereby other states such as Virginia were obligated to accept New York City's garbage in exchange for being able to visit New York City's cultural sights." - Wiki.


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I Couldn't have said it better myself, Rudy.

Life was good in New York in '94...yes it was.