First POST! BEST OF NBA BM

Paul Gasol

Pau Gasol of the Grizzlies has officially reached rock star status in Spain. Above, you see the cover of the most recent Spanish version of Rolling Stone magazine. Wow, what a picture! I knew the man was a legend in his home country, but this takes it to a whole new level. Can't wait to see Darko on the cover of the Serbian Rolling Stone.
http://elisavoie.blogspot.com/2007/07/pau-is-rock-star.html

News Flash, Paul Gasol is getting laid! got to see this picture!

Chauncy Billups
On his new deal: "It's just blue-collar, man," Billups said Monday morning, speaking at a news conference in Birmingham about his decision to remain with the Pistons. "I think I embody a lot of that, too. I think that's why (the region) embraced me."
Yes because blue collar means 4 years 60 million dollars. That is all I want, 60 million 4 years, I just want to be Blue collar. Am I asking too much?

Coach K:

Only Mike Krzyzewski knows how serious he was about making the jump to the Lakers but based on how he has been able to relate with the pro players on Team USA, the NBA would not be a problem. With a roster that includes proven veterans such as Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd and Chauncey Billups along with young superstars such as LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire, Krzyzewski has been able to get his team to bond by treating everyone like family.

Awww... isn't that cute? And on this edition of Coach K's kids, Kobe r@pes a white girl, J. Kidd teaches his wife what not to do with a back hand, and Carmello goes downtown to make a large purchase. Aww, kids do the darnedest things...

Michael Vick:

I was lucky enough to be close enough to Virginia to get their views of the Michael Vick Case. Classic enough, they had an article int he Virginia Pilot with two dark fellows in Tall T's and their gang colors on their wrists. One guy named Deshawn had a fresh lightening bolt shaved in his head. These kids lived in a house that looked like i could push over. SO obviously, they were very worthy of being on the front cover and sharing their opinions with the world. Deshawn suggested that Vick was being cornered by the Po-lice because he was from the hood and made it in the world. I don't know about you, but I really see where he is coming from. FREE VICK, and F- the POLICE!
One last note...
I know I am not the smartest guy in the world. I may not even be in the upper half. But the NBA has a gambling problem. Former players like Chucky, Jordan, and I am sure many others and now one referee that may lead to more. Here is a suggestion, don't put a team in Vegas. Hell, don't hold summer leagues in Vegas or the NBDL either. Don't hold meetings East of the Mississippi!
One last note...
I know I am not the smartest guy in the world. I may not even be in the upper half. But the NBA has a gambling problem. Former players like Chucky, Jordan, and I am sure many others and now one referee that may lead to more. Here is a suggestion, don't put a team in Vegas. Hell, don't hold summer leagues in Vegas or the NBDL either. Don't hold meetings East of the Mississippi!

Eddie Griffin:

Mr. Griffin died last Friday in Houston when his SUV hit a freight train. Toxicology reports are not out yet, but come one now, we all know the results. Those mile long freight trains do have a knack for popping up out of nowhere though. So needless to say, Eddie won't be on the NBA comeback list. The comeback player of the year race is wide open and look for the Lakers to make a move to acquire the 6 year veteran. I would agree that his fantasy value has diminished a bit.

But I hate to jump to conclusions when a man just died, but heck that is what i do. I mean we are talking about Eddie Griffin, the man who hit a woman in a BMW while he was "reaching for his cell phone" which apparently is his slang for watching a p0rno while driving and punching the clown around a bit. I mean I can eat a drive, I have even been known to read the paper, but I have never tried to slap my monkey and watch porn. So for a man that was truly one in a million, a man who was one of the biggest draft busts of all time, a man that will go down as one of the greatest Philadelphia area high school basketball players of all time, Rest in Peace.

Stephon Marbury:

Why not right... you know what they say, birds of a feather kill dogs together... right? No? Ok well anyway, here is what Stephon had to say about the Michael Vick situation...
"We don't say anything about people shooting deers and shooting other animals, you know what I mean?" Marbury said in an interview that was aired by Capital 9 News in Albany. "From what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors and I think it's tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down ... I think he fell into a bad situation." He was also quoted as saying Michael Vick is a good human being.
Another reliable source sticking up for Big Ron Mexico...

FIRE STERN!

The NBA Commish is facing one of the worst scandals in the history of the league. He has done nothing yet, and I really think he is incapable of doing anything to rectify this. I have an idea. Fire Stern and give him the job of crawling in those Mines and looking for those 6 Utah workers that have been trapped for 15 days. No one loves him, and no one will miss him if there is another collapse.

YAO-

I don't think (Yao) was drunk but he was pretty close. He went back to his room and fell asleep," Zhang said in a telephone interview. "But he felt this was a celebration and also his teammates, the people who care about him, they're not going to let him get away with not drinking. And he knows that.
"Yao rarely drinks, almost never. Last night he drank quite a bit."
Wow, YAO does have a soul. I thought he was a man made Chinese Machine sent to destroy American Basketball. See Robo YAO.
Kobe Bryant
Word on the street is that Kobe's wife filed for divorce!
The good news just keeps rolling in. She is due half of his career 200 plus million earnings. All I need now is to hear he is adopted, Please god make that come true!

My Top 5 of 2008
2008 NBA Draft
1. O.J. Mayo- WHo is he? the kid that ended his high school career with a break away dunk with a minute left and his team up 35. The game was over, the other team was praying for the time to fly off the clock, but he was on his own, and he broke away slammed to a packed crowd's standing ovation. He then picked the ball up threw it in the crowd and tore his shirt off and was kindly escorted out of the building. That is what your getting with your number one pick next year. Sophmore USC
2. Michael Beasley What are you getting? a hard working kid who can shoot and drive. What your really getting, a kid who wants money and will be a short lived talent. Kansas
3. Mareese Spreights- What your getting? A kid that has been hidden behind the best front court in college basketball. He will shine and dominate the NCAA this year. Florida C
4. Nicolas Batum- What your getting? A french man, enough said. He has dominated international basketball. SF France
5. Roy Hibbert- What your getting? A man that looks older than Greg Oden, which means looks like Rigg's partner from Lethal Weapon. He should have came out last year. C Georgetown.

FIBA

I am telling you that it's the dream team without the HIV!

WNBA

It is so wrong that the WNBA are in the middle of the playoffs and I haven't even mentioned them once. Oh I crack myself up, there I've had my fill.

Eddie Griffin

"Griffin tried to overcome addiction, past behaviors."

Word is that he was trying to drink all of his remaining alcohol on the car ride home, but the damn train had to ruin his buzz. I hate trains, they always make you wait, they are dirty, and they get in the way when your drunk and trying to drive threw them.

Rafer Alston

Queens-born Houston Rockets guard Rafer Alston -- a streetball legend known on playgrounds as "Skip 2 My Lou" -- was arrested early yesterday on charges he slashed a man in a Manhattan nightclub.

The man, the myth, the legend? Skip, Man, what are you doing? Currently 3 or 4 on Houston's depth chart and battling for a job or a trade. i guess cutting a man was the way to go. Now the Rockets know you mean business.

League Signings:
Celtics- James Posey
Heat- Alexander Johnson
Magic- Adonal Foyle
Dignity- Stephon Marbury (signed it over for life)
Brooklyn Penitentiary- Tim Donaghy (20 year deal reported) Trust me, good luck with that
Couch and a nudie Mag- Gary Payton (Please god don't let that annoying SOB in broadcasting)
Kings- Kevin Martin (55 Million Dollars???? WTF)