I don’t have much to say other than this is an AMAZING picture. The NBA has been doing an awesome job this year with marketing and scheduling games, etc. The league just keeps getting better. Now only if an underdog team would win the championship. Check out the Big Head commercials too. They are the shit.
I read a headline last week that Lebron had been receiving racist tweets from some followers on Twitter. Instead of firing back, Lebron retweeted these fools tweets and welcomed their words. I posted a few feelings on twitter about how well Lebron has handled all of the pressure, stress and expectations with maturity and dignity. Although I wish he would have stayed in Cleveland and won several championships there, when a person is at his level, any decision he makes will be scrutinized. And despite how anyone feels, EVERYONE will be watching every Miami Heat game this year. Lebron and Nike just released a commercial where Lebron addresses his critics with a funny, potent message. Nike KILLS the game. Check it out and don’t forget to watch the Heat tip off tonight against the Celtics for the NBA season opener. Thank GOD basketball season is upon us.
There are no surprises this week with the weekly sales numbers in. Jay-z, Black Eye Peas, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey are still outselling everyone. Fat Joe can’t even move more than 15K, Snoop’s Lost Sessions can’t move 5K and Ghostface Killah’s album is still trying to crawl up to 50K. Here is the top of the charts.
| 3 | Jay-Z | Blueprint 3 |
55,000 | 1,116,000 |
| 6 | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. |
40,000 | 1,235,000 |
| 9 | Mario | D.N.A. |
32,000 | 32,000 |
| 10 | Mariah Carey | Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel |
31,000 | 254,000 |
| 15 | Whitney Houston | I Look To You | 24,000 | 731,000 |
And here is the bottom.
| 118 | Ghostface Killah | Ghostdini: The Wizard Of Poetry In The Emerald City |
4,600 | 31,000 |
| 129 | Snoop Doggy Dogg | Death Row: The Lost Sessions Volume 1 |
4,400 | 4,400 |
| 149 | More Than A Game | Original Soundtrack |
3,600 | 15,000 |
| 176 | Fat Joe | Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 | 2,900 | 11,000 |
| 177 | T.I. | Paper Trail | 2,900 | 2,023,000 |
Lebron James can’t even sell records with one of the “biggest” songs of the year. I’m telling ya’ll, artists and labels are going to start counting downloads to determine success. Watch.
Lebron James
A huge concern of mine for the last couple of months has been for Lebron James. After watching almost every game of the playoffs thus far, I, like many other keen observers, have been obsessed with the HUGE goiter on the right side of Lebron’s face. I would find myself rewinding my dvr just to show people how large this growth was. The more frustrating part is that I NEVER heard it addressed by any commentators or on any online articles. I did a fair share of research about the growth and only came across message board discussions and speculation by other obsessed people. So today, I FINALLY found out that he had surgery to remove this benign growth on James’ parotid gland. The procedure took 5 hours and Lebron is expected to make a full recovery. I can finally breath again.
Dwight Howard
Last night was kind of a bittersweet moment for me. Watching Lebron and the Cavs totally blow it sucked something terrible. However, it always warms my heart to see underdogs win especially in the NBA. The Orlando Magic not only beat the Cavs but they silenced critics and pretty much dominated the series. Although I want Lebron to win a title, I also love to see a team like the Magic in the finals. Now I’m on gonna jump on the bandwagon and say GO MAGIC!!!!! I love Turkoglu and Lewis and now Pietrus is one of my favorite players in the NBA. So if you need another reminder, NBA Finals are this week. Don’t miss them.
Lebron James
After missing the Tuesday and Wednesday night games, I watched game 5 of the Magic vs Cavs series and of course, it did not disappoint. The Cavs came out on fire and Mo Williams was lights out from three. The Magic came back towards the end of the half and actually led for a decent amount of the second half until Lebron just tookover. In the fourth quarter in particular, the Cavs had Lebron post up at the free throw thing and just facilitate the entire offense. He either took it to the rack and scored, got fouled or made an assist. He had his hand in almost every point in the fourth quarter either scoring or assisting on damn near every bucket. Lebron ended the game with 37 points, 12 assists and 14 boards and the Cavs brought the series to closer 3-2, with the Magic leading by one game. It was unreal how Lebron just took over the entire game and dominated the whole fourth quarter. He looked like he was playing back in high school, picking and choosing his attack. Anyways, point being, watch the rest of the playoffs. It has been AMAZING!!!!!
Lebron James
First let me say that I am a HUGE basketball fan. I have played my entire life and followed college and pro ball for as long as I can remember. I didn’t analyze the game like I do now but I have always kept up with players and teams. For the last 5 years or so, I have been watching A LOT of NBA ball, probably even more than college(with the exception of the Kansas Jayhawks). I actually enjoy the game more than college because of the things that pro basketball players can do. They are, in my opinion, the best athletes on the planet and do unbelievable shit on a consistent basis. Whether its Kobe Bryant hitting turn around, fade away three’s as easily as he dunks or Chris Paul handling the ball like its attached to a string, these guys make the game look so easy. This year in particular, teams and players, have elevated their games to a level that hasn’t been seen in a LONG time. The NBA caught a lof of flack in recent years for lack of passion for the game but this year has been so much fun to watch. The playoffs have been as exciting as March Madness. In fact, the Bulls vs Celtics series was the best series I have ever seen and will go down in history as one of the greatest series of all time. The NBA has also done a phenomenal marketing and advertising this year. The Kobe vs Lebron puppet commercials and the “Where Amazing Happens” commercials with Kanye West’s song playing are bringing much more attention to the games and the series themselves. So please everyone, whether you are a fan of basketbal or not(I converted my roommate to a Lebron fan), take some time to watch a few games and really pay attention to the plays that these guys are able to make. Keep in mind they are playing against the greatest players in the world making the game look easy. It really is amazing.
PS………The favorite to win the whole thing, The Cleveland Cavaliers, are about to lose to the magic. I Love This Game!!!!!
