I think we can all pick out a few of these that we have done ourselves.
I have definitely been the tall guy that only shoots 3’s sometimes. I know plenty of most of the other types too.
Ah, What the Heck? I Like a Good Dunk
Ah what the heck? I like a good dunk:
When to Call it Quits
I am a basketball-o-phile and I can’t stop laughing at this video:
The Frustrating Task it Must Be…
John Ziegler is a man who has taken it upon himself to get to the truth about what happened to Joe Paterno. This seems to have been, as the title suggests, an annoying and frustrating undertaking. It seems that the entire media is not willing to look at basic facts regarding the only Sandusky situation that Paterno had any slight knowledge of, which he reported. The media also seems unable or unwilling to separate Sandusky and Paterno. The situation only got worse when the other night, Ziegler went onto the show of the most annoying and frustrating idiot in the western world.
Aaaaaaarrrrrgggg!!!!!!!!!
Morgan is an imbecile. Seriously though, victim number 2 is the shower noise that McQueary told Paterno about, which he then reported. Sandusky was not convicted in that instance. There are no other situations that Paterno had any knowledge of or anything to do with. So why did Paterno, and the Penn State football team, get punished when Sandusky did not? This is not that hard to understand.
This brings to mind a quote I heard the other day:
“Hell is other people” – Jean-Paul Sartre. Even though he’s a marxist idiot who helped advance critical theory, the quote still stands.
Uncle Drew Pt 1 & 2
Kyrie Irving has been doing some ads for Pepsi in the form of…well I will just let you watch for yourself:
All I Can Say is Ouch
More basketball here fans. This happened on Sunday night but I did not see it live. The victim of this brutality, Brandon Knight of the Pistons, had his wikipedia page edited after the dunk to proclaim his time of death.
On another note is it not truly amazing that the Clippers are not pure garbage anymore. I have kind of overlooked DeAndre Jordan because of all the other good players they have this year. Someone deserves some kudos for finally building a good team there.
The Framing of Joe Paterno
I haven’t mentioned my view on something that was fairly big news a while back. There has been a great injustice perpetrated by the media (shocker, I know) and there is someone named John Ziegler, who I see as an honest man, who is trying to set the record straight regarding what really happened. If you have about 30 minutes to educate yourself regarding the truth and lies behind the Penn State/Sandusky scandal, watch this meticulously researched and detailed video. You will then know the facts behind how Joe Paterno was framed, stripped of his accomplishments and possibly led to an earlier grave than he otherwise would have been in a very unjust and undeserved manner.
Now go spread the truth.
ESPN Commercials
In spite of their horrible reporting, hypocrisy and destruction of the lives of innocent people I do find many ESPN commercials to be entertaining. Come with me for a few minutes as I turn off my burning rage and watch this:
Basketball Videos
My Grandpa taught me how to play basketball and he made me a Utah Jazz fan. He would rebound shots for me and pass the ball to me over and over again so I could practice shots. He taught me how to actually shoot the ball instead of just throwing it up. Before he got a hold of me I couldn’t even make a lay up. I was just thinking about those days and decided to gather some of my favorite plays in basketball. Also football is winding down and I need to turn my attention to basketball. Check these out:
Classic Vince Carter in the Olympics
Ronnie Price; The main source of my school pride
Classic Shaq. I remember seeing this when it happened. Crazy.
And his coach used to complain about him lounging around at practice.
Like a touchdown pass.
Pure skill.
One of the best comebacks ever, if not the best. Less than 20 seconds left in the game and Reggie Miller does this and then hits some free throws to win the game.
Another Classic basketball moment. I wish I could find a version without the cheesy reporter.
The Cowboys and My Moment of Vindication
When I was a young lad I liked the Dallas Cowboys. I remember running around pretending to be Danny White while wearing my Cowboys shirt and toughskin jeans. It was a good time for the Cowboys, right around the end of their 20 years of consecutive winning seasons under legendary coach Tom Landry. Tom Landry invented the 4-3 defense and the Flex defense. He had been the coach for the Cowboys since they had been a team and had helped them to become a great football team. When I think of football in the old days before the mid 80’s I think of the Cowboys, then the Packers, then the Bears. No other teams really stand out historically to me.
Well, come time for the 1989 season and the purchase of the team by one Jerry Jones, Landry was fired and Jimmy Johnson was put in as his replacement. There was no trial period or time to wind down Landry with Johnson as an assistant. Worst of all there was no recognition for anything Landry had done. Usually when a legend leaves the game they have special ceremonies and name something after them. Not with Jerry Jones at the helm. He just fired Landry and kicked him out, no class and total disrespect. The Cowboys then had some of their worst years and when newly recruited players came they picked back up and won a few Super Bowls.
Landry didn’t say anything bad about Jones. He didn’t seem to mind getting no recognition. He met with his players one last time two days after getting the ax and told them how much he would miss them. As he broke into tears his players gave him a standing ovation. Landry represented class and dignity.
In my senior year in high school, near the end of the nineties, I did a research paper on crime and violence in professional sports. Most of my material came from players on the Cowboys. There were a few rapists, some had been charged with assault and many had drug charges as well. I am not saying that if Landry had been there everyone would be perfect, I am just saying he kept it down and Jerry Jones seems to enjoy the problem players and welcome them. I have not liked the Cowboys since Jerry Jones became the owner and I will not like them until he is gone.
I received some support and a sort of vindication in my long standing position when I read this satirical article. It is funny and sad.
Tom Landry died in February of 2000.
Quotes:
* “When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.”
* “Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in control.”
* “Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.”
* “If you don’t know if your shoes are tied, look at your shoes.”