Friday, May 28, 2010
athletes trash talking on twitter? fair or foul
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5228130
sharper had me dying.... "you give me your game check"....
sharper had me dying.... "you give me your game check"....
why wasn't amare in the game at the end last night?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_rRdYPWIgQ
was he hurt? bad timing for a teaching, make-an-example of you moment....
look i don't care how many lapses he has or how lazy you think he is, amare is the team's leading rebounder and shot blocker so i am not understanding how you go with a frye (relatively a finesse big) over your allstar with a slight chance of making the hall.
gentry has been great for the suns. the suns were thought to be in a rebuilding year after last yr. the suns were thought to be a defensive liability everywhere pre-gentry. gentry has this team (1) playing defense, (2) playing more toughly, (3) winning with the zone (unheard of; that's coaching), and (4) getting output from its reserves... the latter two are huge as d'antoni was the antithesis to these and porter's style could not get them to commit to the previous 2 points. basically GENTRY HAS BEEN AWESOME up until 3.5 sec left in game 5 unless amare was hurt or said/did something egregious that they have not come public with.
i just don't understand the logic in sitting your best player (arugably between he and nash), best rebounder, and best shot blocker in that situation for a frye (not a ben wallace or theo ratliff type; this dude shoots the 3 at 6'10 which tells you where he prefers to play). didn't amare just have the block on gasol's dunk the play before that allowed you to tie the game, which speaks to amare's IQ because this is the only successful timing play that teh lakers were able to craft against the zone and amare sniffed it out?
if you watch the final play watch how gasol eventually muscles he way between frye (FRYE WAS TOUGH DURING THE INBOUNDING PORTION but he looked like he was counting 3.5 in his head and eventually gave up position at 2.8 secs forgetting about the possibility of help defense which is amare's strong suit) and the basket essentially gaining better rebounding position... by this time the ball was on the glass from artest (if there was time for a tip back gasol definitely would have DONE THAT ON FRYE) but maybe amare secures the air ball rebound or touches the ball while artest in trying to secure it making it tough, or maybe he blocks it like he did on the previous play.
well it was really j-rich's fault and lost assignment who was still basking in the glory of his bank three probably... not to mention airballs have a tendancy of favoring offensive rebounds for anyone who has played basketball...
but if he plays stoudemire and the outcome is the same no one questions the line-up... you just can't tell me that was a good decision.... when are people going to realize in closing seconds against the lakers you have to put a big team on the floor (not speed). truth be told he should have gone with three bigs (amundson, frye, and amare)... the key to these laker inbound plays really is lamar as the big, can-see-everything passer.... if you put amundson on him and make the pass tough, your chances skyrocket in your favor. his defensive line-up should be in similar situations frye (or lopez if healthy), amundson, amare, nash (in case their is a rebound and weird foul; don't care how much of a liability he is nash has to play for calm and IQ purposes), and grant (or dudley).
i am done second guessing to me the coach of the year before the last 3.5 secs of last night's game... anyway what do i know.....
was he hurt? bad timing for a teaching, make-an-example of you moment....
look i don't care how many lapses he has or how lazy you think he is, amare is the team's leading rebounder and shot blocker so i am not understanding how you go with a frye (relatively a finesse big) over your allstar with a slight chance of making the hall.
gentry has been great for the suns. the suns were thought to be in a rebuilding year after last yr. the suns were thought to be a defensive liability everywhere pre-gentry. gentry has this team (1) playing defense, (2) playing more toughly, (3) winning with the zone (unheard of; that's coaching), and (4) getting output from its reserves... the latter two are huge as d'antoni was the antithesis to these and porter's style could not get them to commit to the previous 2 points. basically GENTRY HAS BEEN AWESOME up until 3.5 sec left in game 5 unless amare was hurt or said/did something egregious that they have not come public with.
i just don't understand the logic in sitting your best player (arugably between he and nash), best rebounder, and best shot blocker in that situation for a frye (not a ben wallace or theo ratliff type; this dude shoots the 3 at 6'10 which tells you where he prefers to play). didn't amare just have the block on gasol's dunk the play before that allowed you to tie the game, which speaks to amare's IQ because this is the only successful timing play that teh lakers were able to craft against the zone and amare sniffed it out?
if you watch the final play watch how gasol eventually muscles he way between frye (FRYE WAS TOUGH DURING THE INBOUNDING PORTION but he looked like he was counting 3.5 in his head and eventually gave up position at 2.8 secs forgetting about the possibility of help defense which is amare's strong suit) and the basket essentially gaining better rebounding position... by this time the ball was on the glass from artest (if there was time for a tip back gasol definitely would have DONE THAT ON FRYE) but maybe amare secures the air ball rebound or touches the ball while artest in trying to secure it making it tough, or maybe he blocks it like he did on the previous play.
well it was really j-rich's fault and lost assignment who was still basking in the glory of his bank three probably... not to mention airballs have a tendancy of favoring offensive rebounds for anyone who has played basketball...
but if he plays stoudemire and the outcome is the same no one questions the line-up... you just can't tell me that was a good decision.... when are people going to realize in closing seconds against the lakers you have to put a big team on the floor (not speed). truth be told he should have gone with three bigs (amundson, frye, and amare)... the key to these laker inbound plays really is lamar as the big, can-see-everything passer.... if you put amundson on him and make the pass tough, your chances skyrocket in your favor. his defensive line-up should be in similar situations frye (or lopez if healthy), amundson, amare, nash (in case their is a rebound and weird foul; don't care how much of a liability he is nash has to play for calm and IQ purposes), and grant (or dudley).
i am done second guessing to me the coach of the year before the last 3.5 secs of last night's game... anyway what do i know.....
Thursday, May 27, 2010
History, Pan-Africanism and Self-Esteem
I found this Facebook discussion on this statue in Italy very interesting and it reminded me of a time when I was all into Pan-Africanism. Pan-Africanism was introduced to me by the book Stolen Legacy in school and my interest grew while in Boise, ID because (as a former boss at hp and friend put it when he first traveled to Asia on an extended business trip ) you really get a sense of your race when you're in an environment where no one looks like you. So I was reading all kind of stuff (Chiek Anta Diop, Patrice Lumumba, Marcus Garvey, Isis Papers, etc) and several things jumps out:
1. There is so much to the history of the people of African decent (and other ethnic groups) but so few knows about any of it is kind of embarrassing.
2. Since so much of what people of African decent did was lost or hidden its kind of hard to make sense all of it.
3. All history books are fudged in its accuracy because there is a huge self-esteem, identity game that comes into play, basically everyone wants to look good so some of the claims are exaggerated. I would say the modern day example of this is Deadliest Warrior on spike TV
. Its so funny when they get people from same race to explain the weapons and the warrior and why they are better than the other warrior, its so funny.
Anyway lets hear your comments
facebook spat ( you don't need facebook to view it)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
GOLLLLLL!
usa is going to take it! well, hopefully we can advance past the first round....
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5222503/ce/us/united-states-sets-23-man-roster-south-africa&cc=5901?ver=us
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5222503/ce/us/united-states-sets-23-man-roster-south-africa&cc=5901?ver=us
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
In Celebration with You Too.. Happy Anniversary!!!
A large percentage of the material I end up posting on this blog comes from one of my favorite hip-hop blogs. A lot of big known emcees often end up here and give props to the individual who jump started this blog. This posting I decided to publish serves two folds. 1) Celebrate the 5th anniversary of this hip-hop blog I've been following since its inception. 2) To share an inspiring story to get PAID doing something you really and truly enjoy.
This blog site (wolfpackaz) is effectively an outlet for many of us to voice opinions, share pop culture events and stay somewhat up to date with each other irrespective of where we end up, I only find it fitting to use this moment to encourage everyone to view this story more so this blog as a creative board room. Hope you enjoy it and are motivated as much as ya boi!!!
"No shots. This week marks the 5 year anniversary of the launch of this website. It should come as no surprise that I never imagined that this little rap blog would alter the trajectory of my life so dramtically. 5 years ago this week I was working as a "corporate drone" network analyst at a big publishing conglomerate...... To my parents whose genes made me into an argumentative fuck."
Read on -->
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY NAH RIGHT
This blog site (wolfpackaz) is effectively an outlet for many of us to voice opinions, share pop culture events and stay somewhat up to date with each other irrespective of where we end up, I only find it fitting to use this moment to encourage everyone to view this story more so this blog as a creative board room. Hope you enjoy it and are motivated as much as ya boi!!!
"No shots. This week marks the 5 year anniversary of the launch of this website. It should come as no surprise that I never imagined that this little rap blog would alter the trajectory of my life so dramtically. 5 years ago this week I was working as a "corporate drone" network analyst at a big publishing conglomerate...... To my parents whose genes made me into an argumentative fuck."
Read on -->
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY NAH RIGHT
We'ren't We Talking About This....... Continuation
When did Kim Kardashian become an iconic figure? I don't hear Ray J. in any of this... This Kardashian project was marketed and executed too perfect. Put out a sex tape, pretend you knew nothing about it, play victim, and use buzz to create your own show.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
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