Posts Tagged ‘Playoffs’

My Thoughts On The Heat & Sandusky

Posted: June 25, 2012 in Articles
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As you can tell from the title, today’s post is a 2-for-1. I couldn’t let either story pass by, so why not talk about them both, right? Now in case you missed it, since my last post, the Miami Heat won the NBA championship and former Penn State assitant coach Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of child molestation. It was a huge 4 days in sports, so let’s just get down with the getdown.

First, I’d like to congratulate the Heat. Anybody who reads this site knows I frequently give them grief. I thoroughly enjoy basking in the failure of LeBron James, but at this time, I have to give credit where credit is due. While I’ve never been in doubt of LeBron’s absurd talent as a basketball player, I always felt he came up short in tough situations. If anybody wants to disagree with me, just look at his Finals performance last year against the Dallas Mavericks and shut up. However, I can’t hold him in the same light anymore. He completely dominated the Oklahoma City Thunder and definitely deserved the Finals MVP award. I previously said if he won a title, I would stop hating. With that being said, I’m a man of my word.

Second, Jerry Sandusky is a despicable human being. I don’t think any of us knew just how disgusting he was before the trial started. As time went on and new evidence was presented, I knew we were truly looking at a monster. I mean c’mon son, even his stepson was subjected to this treatment? His stepson?!? This man had no fucking boundaries or scruples son. Now, after being found guilty of 45 of the 48 counts, I hope the judge gives him all 442 of the years he could possibly spend in prison. Sandusky should never be allowed to breathe a free breath for the rest of his natural life.

That about sums it up. Here you have 2 opposite ends of the spectrum: a team winning a ring and a subhuman taking a fall. I don’t know what I’m going to do until basketball starts again, but I do know I can sleep better now that Sandusky is behind bars. Now, let me get some work done… sike.

OKC vs. Heat: Who Ya Got?

Posted: June 12, 2012 in Articles
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The one thing I’ve learned during this year’s NBA playoffs is that predictions are normally wrong. If you told me the Boston Celtics would push the Miami Heat to 7 games, I would think you belonged in the movie i am sam. If you told me the San Antonio Spurs would lose 4 straight games to the Oklahoma City Thunder, especially after winning their last 20, I would secure your place on a small yellow school bus. However, both of those things happened. With that being said, most people’s predictions are sure to be wrong. In any case, that’s what us sports fans do, so let’s keep the party going son.

Since the Finals start tonight, who’s everybody going for? OKC or the Heat? Personally, I see OKC winning in 7. While everyone is talking about the match-up between LeBron James and Kevin Durant, it’s the play of everyone else that’s going to determine this series. How is James Harden going to match up against Dwyane Wade? More importantly, how is Mario Chalmers going to stop from getting cooked by Russell Westbrook? In addition to Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem versus Serge Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins, this series has the makings of an all-out war. All I know is, I’m ready son! Let’s go, Game 1 tonight! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

P.S. Heat fans better pray they win this series. I’m ready to go on the etherous comments. Sidebar, I know “etherous” is not a word. Good day.

Why Does Dwyane Wade Get A Pass?

Posted: June 5, 2012 in Articles
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Let’s not sugarcoat this and get straight to the point: what is wrong with Dwyane Wade? For a man proclaimed the Miami Heat‘s “closer” by countless sports analysts, he’s been playing like complete shit. The thing is, when people are looking for someone to blame when Miami loses, his name is rarely brought up. Why? Why is his poor play excused? He’s come up short in numerous games this postseason and it’s time somebody called him on his shit. Luckily, LC has come to rescue us all.

Ok, let’s get some facts out of the way. Wade has had a few of his worst postseason outings this year. He struggled for a good portion of the series against the Indiana Pacers, namely Game 3 when he only scored 5 points on 2-13 shooting. While he finished that series strong, this was only after the whispers started that he was losing his game. In addition, Wade is developing an annoying habit of being completely absent during the first half of games. Take this series with the Boston Celtics, for example. Wade is averaging about 21 points per game, but only around 5 points in the first half. He always has to make a strong push in the 3rd quarter to bring himself back to relevance. Even though I thoroughly enjoy hating on LeBron James, he’s single-handedly carrying this team while Wade is nonexistent.

To add insult to injury, while everyone professes that Wade has the “clutch gene,” he’s actually missed all 4 of his game-winning attempts during the final 24 seconds over the last 2 postseasons. This was on full display in Game 4 on Sunday as he missed the go-ahead 3-pointer to beat the Celtics in overtime. So if a dude doesn’t play well in the first half, and then misses the shot at the end of the game, what is he good for? Truthfully, Wade is wasting time and space out there right now. If I was a Heat fan, I would be livid by that man’s current performance.

In the end, people need to start holding Dwyane Wade accountable. If he keeps playing at this rate, the Heat won’t make it to the NBA Finals. This can’t happen because I hate the Celtics. Get your shit together man! Then again, even if they lose, people will still find a way to blame LeBron. It’s more fun that way.

We Didn’t Get Swept!

Posted: May 7, 2012 in Articles
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The life of a New York Knicks fan is one of disappointment, depression, despair and hair loss. During the ’90s, we were always in the heat of the battle, but could never reach the mountaintop. During the beginning of the 2000s, we were nothing more than the league’s doormat. Now, during these last 2 seasons, we reached the playoffs only to get smacked around by better teams. Sounds like an appealing existence, doesn’t it? Despite the constant letdown, we die-hard fans still ride for our team. However, our aspirations seem to change based on the circumstances. Whereas teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder are vying for a championship, we just want to get a win. With that being said, I’m extremely happy to say, WE DIDN’T GET SWEPT!

If you’ve been watching the series between my Knicks and the Heat, it seemed like a foregone conclusion we were going home in 4 games. We haven’t beat Miami all season and we lost the first 3 games of this series by an average of 20 points. In layman’s terms, we were getting our asses handed to us. While nobody can question my Knicks fan-hood, I’m also a realist. I never expected the Knicks to beat the Heat in a 7-game series, but dammit, I wanted it to be competitive. With their backs against the wall and elimination looking them in the face, the Knicks pulled off the win. As much grief as I give Carmelo Anthony, that man can do one thing well: score. He had 41 points and hit a number of clutch shots to lead us to victory. We live to fight another day and now we’re headed back to South Beach for Game 5.

Hopefully I’ll have a lot more to cheer for next year, but I can’t tell you how glad I am we didn’t get swept 2 years in a row. I’m definitely not hyped about the fact we set an NBA record for most consecutive playoff losses, but clearly I can’t do anything about that. As a Knicks fan, you have to find that one diamond in the rough, so I’m basking in the glory of this victory for as long as I can. Good day bitches.

Tuesday Morning Fuckery: The Amar’e Stoudemire Edition

Posted: May 1, 2012 in Articles
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I had no intention of doing another edition of “Tuesday Morning Fuckery,” but when dummies like Amar’e Stoudemire exist, they make it difficult to avoid. Now it’s no secret I’m a huge New York Knicks fan, but ever since Carmelo Anthony got to the team, I’ve seen Stoudemire as nothing but a hindrance. After a year and some change, he still hasn’t figured out how to play alongside Melo, and truthfully, the Knicks play better without him. With that being said, after last night’s fuckery, I’m completely done with that man. If he ends up missing Game 3 against the Miami Heat, he might as well just sit for the rest of the playoffs. I no longer want to see his face this season.

If you haven’t been following the saga, after my boys lost to the Heat last night, Amar’e took his frustration out on a fire extinguisher. In the process, this fool got a deep laceration on his left hand, which possibly required stitches, and left the arena with his arm in a sling. Way to go moron. We’re in the middle of a series against a team who’s beating the shit out of us and we need all the help we can get. Instead, you decide to hurt your chances of playing in a fit of anger. That’s a really brilliant move. You know what, I’m glad he did this because we play better when he’s out. We have a 14-5 record without him, so just send his ass home. When we were rolling as a team during Linsanity and when Mike Woodson took over as coach, he was sidelined both times. For a man who doesn’t play defense, can’t jump anymore and disrupts team offense, this is the last thing he should be doing. And by the way, his braids are fucking ridiculous.

I don’t know what else to say. I want to assault that man myself. We already lost Iman Shumpert and now this. I truly believe the Knicks are why I drink so much. Good day.

You’ve Just Been Tebowed

Posted: January 9, 2012 in Articles
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I couldn’t start a post about the NFL postseason without talking about my New York Giants. Shout-out to the G-Men for steamrolling the Atlanta Falcons. The “Dingy Birds” could only manage 2 points, setting up a rematch between the Giants and the Green Bay Packers. Hey Packers, ask the New England Patriots about that rematch shit. Back in 2008, we nearly beat the Pats in the last regular season game, only to ruin their perfect season in the Super Bowl. The Packers needed a last minute drive to beat us back in Week 13. Aaron Rodgers and company better beware. We’re coming for that trophy.

Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, it’s TEBOW TIME! Seriously though, I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard while watching a football game. Now I know Ben Roethlisberger wasn’t 100%, but c’mon son, nobody gave the Denver Broncos a chance in hell to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. All week, I heard analysts say Tim Tebow would fold against the Steelers defense, especially when you have a guy like Troy Polamalu roaming around in the secondary. With all that being said, besides a score-shifting fumble by Willis McGahee, the Broncos looked in control for most of the game.

To be honest, I’m glad McGahee fumbled the ball, because it set up the most epic overtime. While there were spurts during the game when Tebow threw the ball terribly, this fool threw a touchdown pass on the first play after the coin toss. I swear Tebow was fucking with us the whole game. He had to have been waiting for this moment. I’m starting to believe he plays shitty on purpose, just to be the hero in the end. Whatever the case, I couldn’t believe I witnessed that. I’ll never back down from the fact he’s a subpar quarterback, but cotdamn, that man just keeps winning games. I thought he was finished after that 3-game losing streak to end the regular season, but clearly I was wrong. The Pats might have to worry son. Even though they’re not going against the “Apostle Tebow” on Sunday, Saturday is technically the Sabbath. Tom Brady might need to pray son.

In the immortal words of Bart Scott, “can’t wait!“

P.S. I couldn’t stop laughing at the fools on Twitter and their chants of “Tebow 3:16.” How fitting is it that the leader of “Team Jesus” threw for 316 yards? This is some real life movie shit. Tim Tebow is the new “Rudy.”

P.P.S. I know this is completely off topic, but I heard Jay-Z and Beyoncé finally had their daughter. I’m not exactly sure what a “Blue Ivy” is, but who cares son? Maybe now that the baby is here, people will stop tripping. Women give birth everyday B…