Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Video of the Week: Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans, & O.J. Mayo put in work

So Glad that the Bulls have a player that is committed to winning & getting better and not out partying for no reason
(Video Courtesy of Dime Magazine)

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Lebron James doesnt want a Legacy he just wants a ring



I'm trying to figure out why everyone is so pissed with Lebron James decision to leave Cleveland and try to create a super team in Miami. Would you stay on a team where YOUR teammate flirted and sleep with your MOM? Could you stay on a team that overachieves during the regular season and underachieves in the playoffs? Could you deal with the pressure of becoming the greatest basketball player ever?! Could you be the Chosen one? If you watched Lebron his whole career you'd see a young man who has always had all the pressure in the world on his shoulders. Sure most people thought if Lebron truly wanted to win Championships and start his legacy as the heir to Jordan's Throne his best bet would be to stay with the Cavs or join the bulls, but maybe just maybe he didn't want to be the man, maybe he wanted to play a Scottie Pippen type role to someone and Dwade was the best fit for that job and there is nothing wrong with that. The only thing LBJ has done is take his name out of the conversation when we talk about great players in the league history. I'm pretty sure we can no longer mention him in the same conversation with Kobe or even his now teammate Dwayne Wade. Mostly because he couldn't get his team to the promise land by himself, and from the stand point he kind of gave up but hey that was his decision I just think he has permanently tarnished his Legacy. There's nothing wrong with being compared to Pippen, I mean Pippen is one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, he has won gold medals, been to all star games, and oh yeah he does have 6 rings. Its nothing wrong with being Scottie Pippen or playing like him. I remember watching Lebron play against the Pistons in the ECF and I watched him score 25 points in a row in the fourth quarter and i was amazed! It seemed like then that he was on a Micheal Jordan level I mean he really demolished that team en route to leading his team to his first and only trip the the NBA finals. But since then King James or rather the player formerly know as King James has really under achieved since then. The year after they went to the finals they lost to the Boston Celtics and the first big 3, then the year after that they got whipped by the Orlando Magic and this year they lost again to the Boston Celtics. Thru all of this one question remains How many times in his 7 year career did we see him take over a game? How many buzzer beating jump shots did we see him hit??? Sure we've seen him beat the wizards in the playoffs with a layup at the buzzer, but why was it a rarity to see him hit a jumper to win the game. I know he hit a jumper to beat the buzzer and the magic in a playoff game two years ago but if you see his reaction after the shot HE didn't even think it was going in. So how could he come to the bulls where he would have to live up to the greatest basketball player of all time? Lebron isn't thinking about legacy right now he just wants to win  rings and I don't have a problem with that and if you are a basketball fan you shouldn't either. Blame the MEDIA they are the ones who over hype these young men, make all these lofty expectations for them, and when they can't live up to them they bash them. Whatever the case the NBA landscape has changed dramatically whether it was Collusion or not that remains to be seen