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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Zach Randolph makes TrueHoop Blogger admit, "I'm Wrong"



I have a feeling that most of you out there read ESPN Truehoop and associated blogs, it's a solid location to get up-to-date information on the NBA.

(You can see, I'm trying to enhance this post)

TrueHoop writer Kevin Arnovitz ripped current Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph when he was with the Los Angeles Clippers back in 2008.

Well, Randolph made his first NBA All Star team and Mr. Arnovitz decided to eat his words in an article and create a YouTube clip to apologize to Zach Randolph.

Somewhere, Zach Randolph is cackling in delight.

(Courtesy of ESPN TrueHoop)

Ernie Johnson tells fans, "Nice Choice" for Fan Night



During last week's "NBATV Fan Night", the fans who voted on NBA.com decided on the Washington Wizars/Los Angeles Lakers affair which ended in a blow-out.

When it was thrown back to the studio, Ernie made a comment welcoming everyone back to NBATV Fan Night regarding that this what the game picked by the fans and that's when Chris Webber and Kevin McHale pulled a fast one on Ernie.

Seriously though, Wizards/Lakers? Were the other choices, an NBDL affair and 3 hours worth of Kevin McHale looking at himself in a mirror?

Urban Legends

Here are some list of stories that are the part of urban legend:

Charles Barkley "Taco Bell Poem" and 5 Second Spots

Most of you have probably seen the Charles Barkley "Poem" from a Taco Bell commercial but for those who did not, here is the clip.

There are also a bunch of 5-second spots where Barkley rants on cinnamon twists, trophies and what he would look like he lived during George Washington's time.

Yep, Taco Bell went there.











Camilla Belle

Here are sites that are related to actress Camilla Belle.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Kevin Durant Blocks Aaron Afflalo, "Who needs two shoes?"



Kevin Durant is probably the best NBA player that you are not getting to see on a regular basis unless your living in Oklahoma City.

Peep the above highlight of him blocking Aaron Affalo of the Pistons wearing only one shoe.

I guess the shoe is on the other foot, YEAAAAHHHHHHHH!



(Courtesy of The Big Lead)

Scout Taylor-Compton Photos







Here are some recent photos of actress Scout Taylor-Compton.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Reggie/Cheryl Miller Bust-A-Move



One thing that you can say about Reggie Miller and his sister Cheryl is that they can defintely hit the dance floor with vengeance.

In this clip from Inside the NBA, Reggie is seen dancing during a time-out of the Celtics-Magic affair.

However, he is clearly one-upped by Cheryl who danced during an episode of NBA Gametime Live.

Hedo Turkoglu Want "BALL"



During last night's win against the Knicks, Raptors forward Hedo Turkoglu was giving a post-game interview when this question was posed to him.

"What was different for you tonight for setting the tone of the game?"

Hedo answered it with this response, "Ball".

Nice one, Hedo.

(Courtesy of Hardwood Paroxysm)

Dwight Howards starts fast break....for the referee



One thing you can say about Magic center Dwight Howard is that he is always looking for opportunities to put points on the board.

In the third quarter of last night's game versus the Boston Celtics, Howard collected a steal and threw the ball down court to who he thought was a teammate.

The only problem was that it was official Greg Willard.

(Courtesy of A Stern Warning)

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Olden Polynice Reunited with his Father

To be honest, I do see the irony in posting this above the Paul Shirley story but this might be one of the most genuine moments that I've seen awhile.

Former NBA player Olden Polynice was a Haitian native and had not seen his father in three years and since the devastion that the Haiti earthquake caused.

Well, Dr. Phil (Who Else?) decided to re-unite Olden with father and they both shared a tearful moment.

I applaud you, Dr. Phil.

Decoding Paul Shirley's "Reaction"


Everybody's favorite former NBA bench warmer and idiot-savant Paul Shirley recently got back into the news as he was fired from ESPN for critical comments he made in a blog post regarding donating to Haiti.

Since then, he has apologized for the remarks and we had our cracked staff here at That NBA Lottery Pick to decode his reaction/not apology:

In writing a column about the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, it was not my intent to suggest that I don’t care about the fate of Haiti, or that I am not sympathetic to the people who make up the huge numbers and heartbreaking images we see flashed across our television and computer screens.

(No, of course not. However, writing a blog post regarding how you never give your hard-earned money to people in Haiti by comparing them to the homeless was a great idea to begin with. Also, I thought you didn't own a tv?)

Instead, my goal was to question the psychology of donating, the way we react to natural disasters and the nature of responsibility leading up to and immediately after those disasters. Regardless of the outcry that followed, I think I did those things.

(Okay, we agree with you on that. However, did you really have to go into some Haitian people dying regardless of the earthquake? Isn't that a little not sensitive to the situation?)

When I wrote about the responsibility borne by the Haitian people for their circumstances prior to the earthquake, I did not make clear that I understand that outside influences have played a large part in determining those circumstances.

(O RLY? That's a huge shocker right there)

However, I maintain that much of the responsibility (not all) for one’s fate – or for the fate of a group of people – lies with that person or with those people.

(I think you stole that from Deepak Chopra)

I understand that dire circumstances can make taking the yoke of that responsibility very, very difficult. But to assume that the Haitians’ fate was not at least in part their own responsibility is to insult that group of people even more.

(Wait, so your saying that were insulting them by giving them help?)

It rationalizes much of the United States’ past meddling in the affairs of Haiti. But most of all, it shows even less respect to the Haitian people.

(Like that time when Kobe Bryant swatted you when you were with the Lakers in training camp?)

I’m disappointed that some outlets chose to extract segments of my column, framing my opinions in their own.

(Well, I agree with you on that one. The media machine is one fickle mistress)

Many readers were going to disagree with my opinions regardless of the context in which they were presented – that was, in some ways, the point of writing them.

(So, your saying that you wanted to piss people off, right?)

But when they were enticed into reading the piece by potentially inflammatory bits that were taken out of context, readers had little chance to look at my views with the proverbial clean slate.

(Proverbial Clean Slate? I haven't read something that pretentious since college)

While I will not apologize for writing my column,

(Wait, this sounded like an apology..It wasn't?)

I do accept the repercussions associated with writing it and hope that some good may come out of those repercussions: that people will stop and think about their own motivations for giving and that someone else might be inspired to come up with a better way to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters like the one in Haiti.

(I think that was the same line that college's try to peddle to get their students. It didn't work then and doesn't work now)

Thanks for reading.
Paul

(No, Thank You, Mr. Shirley and have a nice career in Europe)

(Courtesy of Flip Collective)

Mike James dishes on NBA players "pooping in shoes"


Former NBA player Mike James is currently peddling his memoirs of his NBA career entitled, "Fight for your Dreams."

That's a nice uplifting title to say the least but what is really getting attention is James revelation of NBA players pooping in shoes.

We get more from Michigan Live:

Former Piston Mike James, who is a current member of the Washington Wizards, recently completed his memoir, Fight for Your Dreams.

It just so happens that his promotion he's doing with the book coincides with a tumultuous time with the Washington Wizards, so naturally he's getting asked about the Javaris Crittenton/Gilbert Arenas incident.

James' comments pretty openly on that incident during an appearance on a D.C. radio show, but the more interesting (read: grossest) part came when he was asked about Arenas's reputation for taking pranks too far, which allegedly included him defecating in teammate Andray Blatche's shoe.

From D.C. Sports Bog: "I heard about Shaq took a doodie in somebody's shoe before," James said with a laugh. "I heard that, but I never heard Gil."
That's just nasty on so many levels but that almost sounds like a classic type of prank that Shaq would pull.

In the end, all I have to say is, "Everybody Poops"

Names left off the NBA All Star Reserve List


Recently, the NBA has released their reserves for the Eastern/Western Conference for the 2010 NBA All Star Game in Dallas.

However, taking a look at the list, there are many names that I think that were left off that should be heading to Dallas. Here is my short list:

-> Josh Smith
-> David Lee
-> Chris Kaman
-> Chauncey Billups
-> Ray Allen
-> Jesus Shuttleworth
-> Teen Wolf
-> The White Shadow
-> Brian Scalabrine
-> "Uno Uno"
-> "Young" Grant Hill
-> "Young" Shaquille O'Neal
-> Young MC
-> Nate Robinson's "Leaping Ability"
-> Paula Abdul
-> Kara Dioguardi
-> Katy Perry's Cleavage
-> General Larry Platt
-> Barney Stinson
-> Michael Scott
-> Jim Halpert
-> Lewis Scott (You Know, Celtic Pride!)
-> Air Bud
-> Aaron Carter
-> Lil Bow Wow
-> Chris Brown (He can beat you on and off the court)
-> Roger Lodge
-> Juwanna Mann
-> Antoine Tyler
-> Carrot Top
-> Peyton Manning
-> Drew Brees
-> Chris Johnson
-> Brett Favre
-> Twiggy Munson
-> Scootsie DoubleDay
-> Ed Monix
-> Clarence Withers (AKA Coffee Black/Downtown "Funky Stuff" Malone/Sugar Dunkerton/"Jumping" Johnny Johnson)

And finally, Jackie Moon!

Another LeDiva Moment: Fined 25K for Water Bottle Kick



Lebron James might be the most ridiculed and microscoped NBA star and any small little thing can be magnified.

Well, the NBA has fined James for an incident with a water bottle that kicked during the Cavs win against Minnesota.

We get more from the San Francisco Examiner:

LeBron James has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for kicking a water bottle during Cleveland's victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The announcement was made Thursday by Stu Jackson, the league's executive vice president of basketball operations.

The NBA says James kicked a water bottle with 12.4 seconds left in the first quarter of the Cavaliers' 109-95 win Wednesday night. Last year's league MVP, James was rested for the entire fourth quarter as Cleveland protected a big lead. He finished with 12 points, 11 assists and six rebounds in 31 minutes.
It's lucky for Lebron that no one was injured from his temper tantrum and I expect an apology from the Lebron camp anytime soon.

Let's be honest, we've all gotten mad on the basketball court and this is the only time in recent memory that we've seen Lebron lose his cool. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on this one.

Oh well, maybe it was a nod to VitaminWater being better than Gatorade.

Stuff You Missed Between New Jersey Nets Wins


It's been awhile for the New Jersey Nets to taste the nectar of the winner's circle but they finally did as last night they collected their 4th win of the season with a 103-87 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

That was their first win since Decemeber 30 of 2009 when they beat the New York Knicks by the score of 104-95.

Alot of stuff has happened since that win and I figured let's recap what Nets fans missed:

-> Conan O'Brien was the host of the Tonight Show, then not, then he might be moved to 12pm, then he got bought-out of his contract and Jay Leno is back as the host of the Tonight Show
-> Celtics Glen Davis yelled at a fan, decided to change his nickname to "Uno Uno"
-> We had two major earthquakes, one in Eureka, California at 6.5 and the second one in Haiti at a 7.0
-> The tallest ever-man made structure, the Burj Khalifa opened in Dubai
-> The longest solar eclipse happened
-> American Idol started it's ninth season sans former Laker girl Paula Abdul
-> Kathy Griffin is not invited back to CNN New Years Eve
-> Peyton Manning and Kurt Warner threw more touchdowns (5) in the NFL playoffs than the Nets have wins
-> The Democrats lost their fillibuster-proof majority when Republic Scott Brown was elected to the Senate
-> Steve Jobs and Apple release the Ipad to much fan-fare
-> Denzel Washington's movie, "The Book of Eli" made 60.5 million dollars at the box office
-> 29 other NBA teams had least 2 wins in the month (Cavaliers, Bobcats, and Lakers won 10 games so far in the month)

Man, alot has happened since the Nets last won a game. Hopefully, it won't be too for the Nets to win another one or I might have to create another list.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

No, Glen Davis, You Can't Give Yourself a Nick-Name


Celtics reserve forward Glen Davis is tired of his previous nick-name, "Big Baby" and has decided to take some action to getting it changed.

We get more from the Celtics Blog:

Even Big Baby's tired of "Big Baby." After being fined after an altercation with a heckler in Detroit last week, Glen Davis said he wants to drop his long-standing nickname, and from now on go by 'Uno-Uno.'

"I'm gonna blast that on Facebook and Twitter," he said, half-joking.

Maturity has been an issue for Davis since the start of the season when a fight with a childhood friend left him with a broken hand and kept him out until December. His latest incident, in which he shouted an obscene sexual reference at an unruly fan, just added to that.

"This season's been a huge character builder for me," Davis said.
It nice to see that Glen's learning something from his mistakes and hopefully he will be able to build upon that for the rest of the season.

However, Glen Davis you should know by now that due to NBA Code, you just can't give yourself a nickname. You have to earn your nickname on some level or at least have it catch on either from a wacky t-shirt or YouTube music video. By the way, "Uno Uno" sounds like the new edition of a children's game anyway.

Your move, "Big Baby".

Greg Oden apologizes for "Nude Photos"



Yesterday was a pretty slow news day, so when alleged nude photos of Portland Trailblazers center Greg Oden hit the interweb, the blogosphere went into hyper-drive.

The pictures were proved to be legit and Oden held a press conference regarding the severity of the misake.

I wish I could give you the long and the short of it but you can probably google it later.

(Courtesy of The 12th Man)

President Barack Obama chills with the Los Angeles Lakers



The one positive about winning an NBA Championship is that you get to enjoy the spoils of being invited to the White House.

The Lakers were on their road-trip to the Washington Wizards and got some time to chill with Barack Obama as he commented on their spectaular season of 2009.

At some point, I think Adam Morrison almost passed out.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Mike Woodson Sans Eye-Brows


The above picture is of current Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Woodson who decided to shave his eyebrows.

Yep, Woodson decided to remove the brow that could launch a thousand ships but the real question is why?

Well, maybe we could get some insight from Al Horford's Twitter Page:

Woody wanted to go with a new clean look, so he shaved his eyebrows off. He says he looks "hot"

So, we still have no real answer for why Woodson decided to shave his eyebrows but if I had to put money it, I have feeling it had something to do with a bet between him and someone on the Atlanta Hawks team.

(Courtesy of SportsbyBrooks)

Monday, January 25, 2010

Lebron James is a Free-Mason?

Recently, this series of videos surfaced which decided to blow the doors open on a possible NBA conspiracy theory.

From these clips, we learn the horrible truth that "Lebron James is a Freemason!" (dark music plays in the background), and these videos explains the clues that lead the creator of the video to assume this.

(Someone, Call Benjamin Gates!)

Still not sold? I'll let the videos do the talking:





Also, all the opinions expressed in the above videos are not necessarily the views of That NBA Lottery Pick. We wish everyone to believe in whatever they want to believe in and we wish the FreeMasons well.

(Courtesy of Free Darko)

Scout Taylor-Compton









Here are some recent photos of actress Scout Taylor-Compton.










Conan O'Brien does All-Star Game 1995



I have feeling that some of my readers out there are Conan O'Brien fans who are sad to see his departure from the Tonight Show.

However, I dug up this old clip of him way back in 1995 to ease your pain.

This is Conan doing interview for the 1995 NBA All Star Game in Phoenix which includes such stars as Shaq, David Robinson, and Charles Barkley.

Hedo Turkoglu Pizza Pizza Commercial



Honestly, this commercial is pretty much cut and dry, so don't expect any funny business in this clip.

Hedo Turkoglu is just chillin eating some Pizza Pizza when he receives a call for his head coach Jay Triano.

Yep, that's about it.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

New York Knicks pull a "Wanksta Moment" lose by 50 to Dallas



The New York Knicks are one of those weird enigmas of the Eastern Conference, one week they look like a possible playoff team, the next they get blown out by the Dallas Mavericks by 50 points.

Yep, that's right, 50 POINTS. It was the largest loss at Madison Square Garden by any New York Knicks team. Only the Knicks loss to the Syracuse Nationals wayback in the year of 1960 was by a worst margin. (FYK: 60 points)

Here are some quick game notes to see how bad the loss was:

-> The Mavericks outscored the Knicks in the second half: 69-35
-> The Mavericks had seven players in double figures to the Knicks two
-> The Mavericks shot 54.5% from three point land, the Knicks shot 16%

At least for the New York Knicks, there was one positive that came from this game against Dallas.

It ended.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Brandon Jennings Takes a "Free Throw" for Andrew Bogut



During last week's affair between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Houston Rockets, Bucks center Andrew Bogut was fouled and sent to the free throw line.

Well, Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings some-how duped the referees to think that he was shooting the free throws. He made the first free throw but it was disallowed after that it was recognized that Bogut was supposed to be at the line.

Oh that Brandon Jennings, he's a wily one isn't he?

(Courtesy of LEEInks)

Dwight Howard does his best "Charles Barkley"



Somehow I missed this clip of Dwight Howard impersonating Charles Barkley on the NBA Tip-Off show.

I will say it's a pretty decent impression, he has the Barkley talking mannerism down pat.

(Courtesy of Heels on Hardwood)

Friday, January 22, 2010

Chris Webber gets "Revenge-Pranked"



During last night's, "Inside the NBA", EJ's Neat-O Stat of the night dealt with a certain piece of videotape that showed Chris Webber pranking former teammate Rasheed Wallace during his rookie year.

After that, they asked if anyone pulled a prank on Webber during his rookie year.

He mentioned former teammate Chris Mullin but I think he should have be more worried about Tom Gugliotta.

Ernie Johnson Rockin' All Star 2010 Shorts



During Yesterday's, "Inside the NBA", Ernie Johnson was talking about the awesome NBA gear you could buy for the 2010 All-Star Game in Dallas.

Then he decided to model a pair of Western Conference Shorts.

In the words of Kenny Smith, "That's Flagrant, Ernie"

Scout Taylor-Compton Photos




Thursday, January 21, 2010

Note to Self: Never Call Glen Davis, "Chubs"


Remember when you were a kid and someone decided to make jokes at the expense of the fat kid in gym? Well, I have feeling that Celtics reserve forward Glen Davis went through that and still has some deep-seeded stuff that he might need to talk to a psychiatrist about.

That might be the only explanation for his swearing at a opposing fan during the Celtics-Pistons affair on Wednesday Night.

We get more from CSN New England:

The NBA is announced Thursday that Glen Davis was fined $25,000 for inappropriate comments he made to fan during Boston's 92-86 loss at Detroit.

The fine is a bit steep, but it could have been a lot worse for Davis and the Celtics.

In addition to a fine, the league could have suspended him.

In the second half of Wednesday's loss at Detroit, a Pistons fan named Scott Zack kept referring to Davis as "fat boy" and "chubs."

During a break in play, Davis turned to the fan, who was seated a few rows behind the C's bench, and yelled a suggestive obscenity.

Moments after the incident, Palace security officials approached Zack to investigate the matter.
The Pistons fan in the story, Scott Zack has since apologized on his Twitter page for this situation and regrets saying these remarks to Davis.

Also CSN New England, the fine is a little steep? $25,000 dollars is alot of money for yelling an obscensity at a fan. The last time I checked, it might be the highest fine for a player to incur for just an obscenity not directed at another player.

I will say this though, "The NBA Swear Jar" was already big before this (mainly from Rasheed Wallace) but damn, it can now afford to sent it's kid to college.

UPDATE-Here is the alleged video of Glen Davis telling that fan to "please him orally"

Video is NSFW

Kobe Bryant Explains "Miniature" on Sesame Street



Recently on That NBA Lottery Pick, we showed a preview clip of Lakers guard Kobe Bryant appearing on Sesame Street.

Well, that taping finally aired and get to bring you this clip of Kobe Bryant explaining the term, miniature.

Hell, it even has an appearance from "Miniature Kobe".

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

JaVale McGee goes "Double-Pits to Chesty" in Slam Dunk Form



In life just like in advertisement, if you make something memorable or at least on the level of catchy, people will want to buy your product.

Well, Washington Wizards forward JaVale McGee decided to help the good ole' people at AXE bodyspray with this "Double-Pits to Chesty Slam".

I dare Gerald Wallace to try that in Dallas.

(Courtesy of Truth About It)

Michael Jordan goes "10 for 10" with Jay Leno



To say that Jay Leno's 10pm show was failure is like saying the the Hinderberg was just a small crash.

However, Jay redeems himself in my eyes a bit by doing his "10 for 10" segment with NBA legend Michael Jordan.

I especially like the part where MJ calls him stupid.

(Courtesy of NESW Sports)

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Mike D'Antoni, Bob McAdoo, and Danilo Gallinari's father have a "SEXY 80's Party"



One question that I have for this video is, why in the world was this shot or who decided to the let the footage leak?

The above video is of a Olimpia Milano party circa 1980's featuring Vittorio Gallinari (Danillo's Father), Current Knicks Head Coach Mike D'Antoni, and former Knicks star/Miami Heat assistant coach Bob McAdoo living the high life.

Man, I never knew that McAdoo and Mike D'Antoni would be dancing fools and lady killers in the 80's.

(Courtesy of Posting and Toasting)

"Throw it Down, Environment, Throw it Down" with Bill Walton



Let's be honest, it's been awhile since we've seen Bill Walton do anything of real substance and I guess this YouTube Clip for him promoting "Greenopolis TV" counts for something at least.

In this clip, we find out that Bill wants us to help the environment and promotes the "Getting in the Game" of trying to save our oceans and beaches.

To be honest, I think Bill was more concerned about how pretty host Melissa McGinnis was.

Why do I have some sinking suspicion that he uses, "I'm Luke's Dad," ALOT.

Monday, January 18, 2010

"Check It" With Dana Barros



For those of you that do not know the brilliance of the album entitled, "Basketball's Best Kept Secrets", then you clearly haven't lived.

It was a 1994 rap album that featured some of best NBA players showing off their skills on the microphone. You had Jason Kidd, Gary Payton, Malik Sealy, and Brian Shaw just to name a few.

I recently came across the music video made for Dana Barros's track, "Check It". It is what many people would like to call a "hard-core rap styling to the fullest extent explaining the tough life of the street".

Then you remind yourself that the person telling this tale is Dana Barros.

Stephon Marbury signs with Chinese Team, 4th Sign of the Apocalypse


There are not many things that surprise me about certain stories that come through the wire but this might be one of them.

Stephon Marbury is going to be playing professional basketball again...in China.

We get more from All Headline News:

Stephon Marbury wasn't kidding when he said he might leave the states to play overseas.

The two-time NBA All-Star is heading to play in the Chinese Basketball Association.

The NBA free-agent turned down a deal to play with the Boston Celtics after last season's exit from the playoffs. He hinted he could take his talents elsewhere.

He struck a deal with the CBA's Shanxi.

"The aim of signing Marbury is to pay back our fans and try to win more games in the rest of the season," said Shanxi boss Wang Xingjiang.

The 32-year-old will join a team ranked 15th in the 17-team league, a team hoping for a boost at the ticket office and a shot at the playoffs.

Wang added that Marbury's salary won't be too high. Marbury plans to use the opportunity to promote his clothing brand of Starbury in China.
Man, remember when Stephon Marbury was teamed up with Kevin Garnett in Minnesota? Most of us thought that he was a sure fire hall-of-famer or at least he and Garnett would bring Minnesota to the promise land.

However, I am the same person who thought that Jennifer Aniston would be able to get past playing "Rachel" on Friends. What the hell was I thinking?

God Handicaps the 2010 NBA Slam Dunk Contest

It was announced recently that the participants for the 2010 NBA All Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest were the Knicks Nate Robinson (as previous champ), the Charlotte Bobcats Gerald Wallace, the Lakers Shannon Brown, and a dunk-in will decide whether Toronto's Demar Derozen or Los Angeles Clippers Eric Gordon will participate.

Obviously our crack staff here at That NBA Lottery Pick got on the phone with our friend, the original G-D and got his take on the event.


TNLP Reporter Vance Vansoth: Hey G-d, are you happy with the current 2010 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.


G-D: Well Vance, I am happy with the results since there are alot of fine dunkers in the competition.

TNLP VV: Now, what is your opinion on Lebron James not taking part in this competition?

G-D: Well, Lebron like many of my children in your location called earth, he will do it when he's ready.

TNLP VV: That sounds like a cop out answer...

G-D: No my son, that is not. I prefer the term, "skating of a question"

TNLP VV: Out of the four competitors, who is your favorite to win the competition?

G-D: Well, obviously some of my creations have been ever so brilliant on the basketball floor. However, I like the little man Nate Robinson.

TNLP VV: Why is he your choice?

G-D: Well, I remember when I was going about creating him and one my right-angels asked me, why you giving this child the ability to jump and leap and not the size to do so. Then I told him, this was my sort of omnipresent seeing and that if I create someone like this it would have a great impact on the world. I won't lie, me and Dean Martin has a couple that night as well.

TNLP VV: What are you doing for Martin Luther King Day?

G-D: Well, me and Marty going to go shoot some pool and have some drinks reminscing about his time on earth.

TNLP VV: So, you actually spend it with Martin Luther King?

G-D: Why of course?, I'm God aren't I.

TNLP VV: That is true.

G-D: I have to go, Billy Mays is causing a commotion up here with a new produce, "Slice and Dice"

TNLP VV: Thanks G-D

G-D: Thank You and "Pants on the Ground"

Sunday, January 17, 2010

The NBA goes "Broadway"!, 1998 NBA All Star Game Half-Time



Man, the above video brings back some memories of the late 90's when we all thought that we were pretty cool mainly because we had our hair-cut like Rachel, we could stomp with the best of them, and we were still rockin' our Columbia hats.

Well, back in the 1998 NBA All Star Game which was in New York City, they decided to send out the big guns of Broadway to entertain the crowd for halftime.

Yep, all of your musical faves there, Cats/Phantom of the Opera/Miss Saigon and of course Les Miserables.

Man, Tim Hardaway can really drum!

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Phil Jackson Believes in Karma, Takes Shot at Donald Sterling



In the city of angels, the Lakers and the Clippers are two completely separate entities in the realm of NBA success and some Clippers fans contend that their team is cursed.

Recently after a Lakers win against the Clip Show, Lakers coach Phil Jackson was asked a question regarding the karma of the Los Angeles Clippers in response to Blake Griffin's season ending injury. This is the response he gave to the media:
“I’m of that generation that believed in karma. If you do a good mitzvah, maybe you can eliminate some of those things. Do you think that Sterling’s done enough mitzvahs to eliminate some of those? How about all those other incidents that we have on file?”
The shot at Sterling is coming off the back of a recently settled lawsuit regarding housing discrimination in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Koreatown. The one thing that you have to commend about Phil is his ability to speak his mind regardless of the topic and his ability to find humor in anything.

However, if I had ten NBA world championship rings, I think I could talk a little smack about anyone in the association.

(Courtesy of Lakers Blog)

Finally, they used NBA Rule 3, Section 1A


Nearing the end of last night's affair of the Golden State Warriors-Milwaukee Bucks conundrum, Warriors guard Stephen Curry committed foul with about four seconds left in the game which was his sixth.

Normally he would foul out of the game and they would send someone from the bench in to play for him, the only problem for the Warriors was there was no one left.

We get more info from our friends at Detroit4Lyfe:

The Warriors were playing without Turiaf, Watson, Randolph, Radmanovic, and had just eight players at tip-off. That number dropped to seven when Anthony Morrow had to leave the game due to an injury just four minutes into the 1st quarter. Reserve, Chris Hunter, then fouled out after just 11 minutes of playing time, leaving the Warriors then with only six eligible players. Early in the third quarter, the Warriors had three players with four fouls (Curry, Ellis, & Biedrins), thus raising the concern, "what happens if the Warriors only have four eligible players remaining?"

The question was answered during the telecast, as the announcers flashed the above NBA rule on the screen. They said that they had never seen it happen in their lives and that referee, Joe Crawford, hadn't seen it in his 30+ years in the league. And then, destined to happen to the Warriors, Biedrins fouled out in the 4th quarter and with just four seconds left in the game, Stephen Curry committed his sixth foul, putting Rule No. 3 (Section 1 A) officially (and for the first time ever!) in play.

The Bucks were rewarded a technical free throw and then the two from the over-the-limit foul. Curry was allowed to stay in the game and had there been more time and he committed any more fouls, it would have been treated the same as it was before.

Now what makes this story even more interesting is that possibility that the Warriors might not even be able to suit up enough players for Monday's game against the Chicago Bulls which would technically end the game in a forfeit.

Most likely, they will suit up an injured player and this will be a mute point but think of the possible headlines for the game recap if it does happen.

You know what have you have to do now, Don Nelson.

(Courtesy of Detroit4Lyfe)

Friday, January 15, 2010

Whose Blacker: Charles Barkley or Snoop Dogg?



On last night's edition of Inside the NBA, "EJ's Neat-O Stat of the Night" dealt with an episode of George Lopez Tonight where he used a DNA research company to figure out the immortal question, "Whose Blacker: Charles Barkley or Snoop Dogg?"

Well, Charles came in with a 75% ratio of Sub-Saharan African. Did Snoop have enough Sub-Saharan African to beat him?

In the end, nope. Snoop only came in with about a 71% Sub-Saharan African. Barkley was a gracious winner though and sent a video message to Mr. Dogg after the results were read.

Even "Birdman" needs a Good Mattress



On the level of rather interesting commercial choices, a local Denver mattress salesman called, "Mattress King" decided to enlist the aid of Nuggets reserve Chris "Birdman" Anderson.

The commercial is hokey at best and includes a trademark bird-call but it's all in good fun and to be honest, in this economy, there is nothing wrong with making a little extra cash on the side.

At least for "Birdman", this commercial was a "slam-dunk" decision.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Tyrus Thomas dives to meet Kevin Harlan and Doug Collins



Chicago Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas decided to go beyond the call of duty against the Boston Celtics last night as he decided to dive to save a pass that he batted away from Paul Pierce.

He then collided with TNT broadcasters, Kevin Harlan and Doug Collins. (Man, Kevin Harlan's having a good week. Parodied on Saturday Live and then meets Tyrus Thomas face to face)

Big ups to whoever shouted, "Get Out Of Here, You Welkah!"

The Cavs Tanked for Lebron? Color Me Surprised!


The above picture is of former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach, John Lucas who was fired by the team of 2002-03. Currently, he is with the Los Angeles Clippers coaching staff as an assistant and recently gave an interview with AOL Fanhouse.

One of the topics that was discussed was whether or not he believed that Cleveland Cavaliers tanked that season to get Lebron James.

We get more from AOL Fanhouse:

During the 2002-03 season, John Lucas was head coach of the woeful Cleveland Cavaliers. He believes team brass had a mission to lose enough games to get a shot at LeBron James, who was then a senior in Akron.

"They trade all our guys away and we go real young, and the goal was to get LeBron and also to sell the team,'' Lucas said in an interview with FanHouse. "I didn't have a chance. ... You can't fault the Cavaliers for wanting to get LeBron. It was hard to get free agents to come there.''

Gordon Gund, then the principal owner and now a Cavaliers' minority owner, denied the team was tanking during that 17-65 season to get James.

"As angry as I am about the situation of being there, I was there at the wrong time,'' Lucas said. "But, for the organization, it was absolutely the right move. I'm angry because I should be a big boy because I got paid a lot of money (Lucas was fired with 1 ½ years left on his contract). But you want a chance to be able to be there for a while. You knew what the mission was. You just hoped you could get there to get that."

In the article, Gund responds to the tanking criticism by saying that it was not in his heart to tank games and that if his plan was to tank games, why would he fire John Lucas?

Well, that logic sorta falls through considering the Cavs of the time traded away most of their premier talent and there is logic in firing Lucas due to his contract and allowed the Cavaliers to hand pick their next head coach. (That coach eventually ended up being Paul Silas) I really don't blame the Cavs for wanting Lebron James or regarding a possible tanking of a season to get him. We might be talking about the Oklahoma City Cavaliers if they don't get Lebron.

The NBA draft lottery was supposed to stop this sort of tanking when it was created back in the 80's but it would not surprise me that teams in the present and future might do their best to get that certain player.

Isn't that right, New Jersey Nets?

MVPuppets "House On Fire" and MVPuppet Kobe V Music Video



Well, fans of the MVPuppets are going to be happy with two brand new videos featuring Kobe Bryant's brand new shoe called the "Kobe V"

On the top clip, we find out that Kobe's shoe caused a mini fire in the MVPuppets apartment and in the below clip, Kobe raps about how hot the shoe is until it actually catches fire.

(shakes head)

Then, God Declareth "The Dunk-In"

Recently, the NBA has decided that picking four people to compete in the Sprite Slam Dunk Championship was too difficult. Instead, they decided for this season during the All Star Game in Dallas, they will hold a dunk-in during the rookie-sophomore game to determine the fourth person.

Well, mainly people would this would come from one of the ad wizards at the NBA. However, our cracked staff of reports found it was from the man above.

We sent out, staff reporter Lorenzo Matterhorn to get the scoop.


Lorenzo Matterhorn: Thanks for sitting down with TNLP, G-D.


G-D: It's a pleasure, Lorenzo.

LM: So, I was told that you were behind the idea of the dunk-in

G-D: Yes, I decided to call of commissioner David Stern and tell him, that I had become bored with the whole four automatic berths and that we should make it something like a "dunk-off" to get the fourth slot.

LM: So, why didn't you call in a "dunk-in"?

G-D: I'd figure that I would stick it to the smug bastards at Dunkin Donuts.

LM: WOAH WOAH WOAH, What do you have against Dunkin' Donuts?

G-D: Well, I've personally been a Krispy Kreme man myself, those things are heaven. Also, some idiot clerk accidentally slipped hot coffee on my lap.

LM: What's your prediction?

G-D: Well, I think there is going to be mass chaos and a couple of hurricanes take out the east coast.

LM: Wait, what?

G-D: Oh, you mean the dunk-in. I'm going for Russell Westbrook and Demar Derozen.

LM: Thanks for chatting with us G-D

G-D: Thank You, my son. Remember, Believe in Me and "Pull Your Pants Off The Ground"

It's Time For "The Sacramento Kings Dating Game"



The Sacramento Kings this season have probably been one of the most creative teams in terms of YouTube department.

They have now come out with "Sacramento Kings Dating Game" featuring Kings players Donte Green, Jason Thompson, and "David Sports Deli's" Jon Santiago.

They are all vying of the hearts of Bessie. Who wins?, you have to watch and find out.

(Courtesy of Talk Hoops)
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