tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61644598202647083762012-02-10T05:39:30.031-06:00YA'LL DUDES IS SAM BOWIETrey Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226461237122364661noreply@blogger.comBlogger1181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164459820264708376.post-33290885467391065462008-03-30T11:14:00.005-05:002008-12-11T13:15:27.478-06:00

No. 1 seed Memphis matches up with No. 2 seed Texas this afternoon at Reliant. How I wish I could be there. *sighs*But the intriguing matchup of the day (and the entire tournament IMO) is the point god matchup between freshman point Derrick Rose of the Tigers and sophomore quarterback D.J. Augustin of my future Horns. Now, admittedly, I've had a slight (read: not so slight) man-crush on both

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Remember when I raised the Chris Paul vs. Deron Williams debate on this site? Well, let's just say, there's a clear-cut favorite now, and it's exactly who I suspected it to be. Chris Paul is not only better than Deron (who I believe is the second-best pg in the world right now), but CP3 is absolutely the best point guard on the planet. Steve Nash? Still sick, but older with less talent and no

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Why do I enjoy kicking Knicks fans in the balls? Well, for starters, my team was steamrolling into the playoffs on a franchise-record winning streak until our franchise center went down for the season with a foot injury, so the world must feel my wrath. But seriously, it's not Knicks fans' fault their hometown team is run by incompetent brainfarts of a president/GM/owner, or that the team can't

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Don't worry folks, I haven't offed myself. And no, Houston hasn't replaced Seattle as the suicide capital of the world after Yao went all Bill Walton on us. Speaking of Seattle, it's a damn shame what Clay Bennett and David Stern are doing to the Sonics and their fans. Anywoo, today's post focuses on the new phenomenon affecting the college basketball scene (besides good players actually going to

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I got a call coming out of my 11:00-12:15 class earlier today from my homeboy Frank, a diehard Mavs fan. "You alright, dog." "Yeah, I'm good," I replied, a little confused. "Oh, you haven't heard the news yet," he said, I guess trying to hold back a short laugh. "I have some bad news for you." Then, the world became a sad place again. "Yao is out for the season." "Seriously." "I wouldn't lie to

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So the annual trade deadline for the previously-known-as No Balls Association has passed, just like the appropriation of that title. Although it failed to live up to the excitement of past years, where big names like Baron Davis and Ray Allen were exchanged in the 11th hour, this year's trading fiasco (no Lupe) was definitely interesting. Let's look at each deal (at least the important ones;

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What in the leather-shorts-hell is going on in Dallas? In case you were too busy watching Congress make a fool out of itself, you would have missed the Mavericks doing the same. Dallas and New Jersey have reportedly agreed in principle to a blockbuster deal that would send Jason Kidd to the Mavs in return for half of the Mavericks' roster. To quote my homeboy Frank, a lifelong Mavericks fan from

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Well well, look who's back into the playoff mix. Seven in a row and 11 out of 12 (save for that stinker at home against the Jazz without Yao) and my boys are tied with G-State for no. 8 in the West. Carl Landry for President, or at least way more minutes. The rookie has been the running, dunking power forward we've sorely needed since forever.Now the hard part is to wait for some other Western

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The Franchise has officially gone under. It was announced that Steve Francis is likely out for the rest of the season with a torn quad. So much for the big reunion. Steve has only played in 10 games this season, started three, and had an impact in only one (the big early season W in Phoenix). After a summer of fantasizing about whether Francis would be the piece we needed to rejoin the elite, we

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Congrats Phoenix, you just showed the world that L.A. got you shook.The Suns, finally realizing that San Antonio will own them no matter how many points they score until they get some interior defense, rescued Shaq from Miami today, sending off their most versatile player, Shawn Marion, to the Heat along with scrub Marcus Banks. Shaq's health issues aside, there have been many questions as to why

Trey Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226461237122364661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164459820264708376.post-63990766720202870352008-02-04T18:34:00.000-06:002008-12-11T13:15:30.489-06:00

Wow....just wow. I'm finally getting over last night's precedings. My beloved Pats went down for the first time since last January. Wow. Anywoo...congrats to Eli Manning, who took a bunch of criticism (some unfair), the Giants, and the whole New York area (except for Jets fans).

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How ya like Mitch Kupchak now? I take back everything (well, some) I ever said about Kupchak and his idiotic trading pattern. Besides, trading a future All-Star in Caron Butler for Kwame "Doodoo" Brown, almost all of his moves have worked. He got rid of Shaq when he was clearly physically in decline and wanted too much money, and now you look and the Diesel can't even make the All-Star game as

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Remember that whole Chris Paul/Deron Williams debate over who was better?Yeah, me neither. Let's just say, with the way not only CP3 has been playing, but the Hornets as a squad, we have a clear cut answer to that question for the first time in a long time. The Hornets are currently 32-12, good enough for first place in the razor-tough Western Conference, and Paul is the unquestioned reason why.

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In December 2007, Chicago wunderkind Lupe Fiasco released his sophomore album, "The Cool", a great album from top to bottom. Though it may have some missteps here and there, every verse of every song should be treated as a potential masterpiece. Coincedently, five weeks later, fellow Chi-town prodigy Derrick Rose, aka The Cool, may have put together his own masterpiece. His 19-point, 9-assist, 8-

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Yes, ladies and gents, Isiah Thomas is still the head coach of your Knicks. Look on the bright side, at least you don't have Eli and Coughlin to kick around anymore. But I have good news for you: Zeke staying as coach of the 'Bockers might actually be a good thing. (We'll get back to that.)New York's problem isn't with Isiah the coach, it's Isiah the team president/GM who needs to get whacked.

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I shouldn't have left you.Due to the following obstacles, I haven't been able to update here at I Ball For Real:1. School (18 hours is a bitch)2. Work (I work for the Rockets, a lot of long nights)3. My addiction to NFL Madden4. And laziness (Sorry..)But starting today, I'm back on it. Sorry for the absence. Shout out to Don from Minus the Bars for awaking me from the interdead.

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Damn it's been a long time since I've posted here. The last time I did post, I declared that Tracy McGrady should be on the first flight outta Space City. I've lightened my stance on McGrady getting traded a little bit - not because he's shown the potential superduperstardom that his talent should warrant, but because I've realized that no team with the star player we need would take T-Back and

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No one has made more excuses for Tracy McGrady over the years than me. When he was traded to Houston in 2004, everyone here was elated. We had our superduperstar. Sure, everyone loved Steve Francis, but was he going to lead us to a championship? No. Was he even going to average 20 ppg again under Jeff Van Gundy? Hell no. McGrady was the guy we had been begging for, the star that was going to

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D.J. Augustin is simply the best point guard in college basketball....as of right now. Now why couldn't he be this dominant last year with the POY on campus? All in all, 14 points and 6.7 assists per is really good (actually kinda great) for a first year pg on any level, but Augustin could've done much better in his freshman campaign. He routinely ignored Kevin Durant even after he was hot from

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Before the NBA season started, I predicted the Boston Celtics would come out of the East. Of course, I was speaking from the initial excitement of seeing of the league's greatest players escape a horrible situation in Minnesota and land on one of the most storied franchises in sports history -- with two other All-Stars already present at that. I didn't know how KG, Allen, and Pierce would play

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Four kids charged in the murder of Sean Taylor. Ages range from 17-20. Damn shame. Everyone in the hood talks about how white people oppress us, but in reality, we're killing us -- and our own people are targeting the few black men that make it out of struggle and become successful. The lesson: there is no lesson. Anything can happen to anyone, anywhere. Whether it's suburbia USA or the gutters

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9 points and 7 assists isn't anything to scare the Spurs about. 9 points and seven dimes is something to excite young Trey about, because Steve Francis is not only entrenched in his rightful place in the middle of the Rockets rotation, but he looks to be getting his game (and conditioning) back to where he could really be the backcourt catalyst we in Houston have been begging for since, well,

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24 years old. SMH. First Darrent Williams, then Bryan Pata from the University of Miami, then Eddie Griffin. Not to mention dudes all across the country and in war in other countries. Young, gifted men dying before their time. R.I.P. to a father, son, child of God, and one of my favorite football players in the game.

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No, it is not true that my recent hiatus from blogging was due to the recent slide by my Houston Rockets, who went from first in the West to ninth place in the span of a short week. Well, not all the way true at least. The good news that may turn out to be great news: The minor injuries to Tracy McGrady and Bonzi Wells finally forced Rick Adelman to let go of his stubborn decision to DNP Steve

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Yeah, I know. It's been a while. And I promise there will be more bloggage around here at I Ball For Real. Anywoo, while perusing the internet, I decided to check up on my third-place Fox Sports fantasy football team and the obliteration they were putting upon some inferior squad. Of course, when I got to Fox Sports' home page, I noticed an article by FSN's Jeff Goodman talking about the

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About the lack of posting around here, trying to find time to write a well thought-out post these days is like trying to find time to study exactly what it is that's wrong with the New York Knicks. Speaking of....So Isiah Lord and the Knicks fined Stephon Marbury today for missing last night's shootaround and game against the Phoenix Suns, which they went on to lose by the way - how surprising.

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Hate to say I told you so, fellas, but I told you so. The kid they call "Pooh" (and my favorite player not currently getting paid to play basketball) showed the world (or at least the good folks that have ESPNU, which I tried to get yesterday and failed) why he should be the first player taken next June, putting up 17 points, six rebounds, and five assists in his college debut last night against

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Please. I'm tired of hearing about it. Unless you've been living under a rock (in Iraq), you probably have heard about the ongoing Kobe Bryant-trade rumors saga. Deals sending him to Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, New York, and Washington have been mentioned, but it's the Bulls who have the pieces and the best chance to get 24. They also have the biggest need (among contenders at least) for Kobe. To

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Was all that really necessary? As my boy Blaze and I always say, the Rockets can't just blow a team out in peace. They were up 14 with two minutes left and almost blew it. Typical Rox. If we want to be a championship squad, which we should be, we have to learn how to finish off games, especially road games against teams (like the Lakers) that won't even sniff the postseason. That's the reason

Trey Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226461237122364661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164459820264708376.post-34939273263509238122007-10-30T14:08:00.000-05:002007-10-30T15:21:31.447-05:00

America the beautiful? How about America the sensitive. This country is officially soft.The New England Patriots have rolled through each of their eight opponents, by an average of over 20 points no less, and have managed to piss off the league in the process, especially in the past couple of games. Fans, detractors, and analysts alike have slammed the Pats for "running up the score" like this is

Trey Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226461237122364661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164459820264708376.post-84799811554630582007-10-24T17:00:00.000-05:002008-12-11T13:15:34.674-06:00

This time, Pat Riley was the culpritIt was only a matter of time before Antoine's bubble burst. 15 months ago, Walker was holding up a championship trophy as a member of the Miami Heat, completing the tranformation from alleged selfish gunner to team player/gunner. But of course, 'Twan had to go and screw it up. He came to training camp out of shape (at least more out of shape than he already was

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The other reason, we got a gang of greenIt may just be the preseason, but I'm saying it. The Boston Celtics are the best team in the Eastern Conference and they will advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since your boy was all of one year old ('86 for those that don't know). When the Garnett trade first happened, and all the initial hype died down, my main criticism of the team was the

Trey Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226461237122364661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164459820264708376.post-7649906669302548232007-10-22T19:48:00.000-05:002008-12-11T13:15:35.509-06:00

These are hot. Pics via Sneaker Files.

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Imagine going out on your first date with a chick, thinking you have everything you have to make it a happy ending at the end of the night. You have the big car, flashy crib, and a few other amenities to be successful...and the farthest you get is a first base kiss. Sucks, right? Then, the next date goes horribly wrong. Car breaks down, the food you were cooking in the kitchen burns, and she

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Ever since the resurgence of the Dallas Mavericks under former coach Nellie and the horrible dancer himself, Mark Cuban, the Mavs have emerged as one of the elite squads in the league. They've become annual regular season juggernauts, topping off at 67 wins in '06-'07. The problem is they've only had one miniscule obstacle (which has led to other problems): outside of head coach Avery Johnson,

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Maybe I was wrong. Maybe. A while back, I heavily criticized Rafer Alston, almost escorting him out of Houston by my damn self. Two months later, I'm kinda warming up to the idea that he may be one of the biggest keys to how far we go this season. Look, he's our most experienced true point guard and he's always been a decent shooter, albeit an inconsistent one. He started the first two preseason

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It almost looks real. Lol at LeBron throwing up the Roc sign after the behind-the-back, step-back jumper. Video courtesy of Detroit Bad Boys.

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So the big news of the day is that Lakers owner Jerry Buss is open to trading Kobe Bryant. This, of course, re-heats the Kobe trade rumors that started up when KB demanded (albeit softly) to be traded back in May. Wonder what changed Doc Buss' mind. Buss has made it all too clear since the spring that Bryant was untouchable and would not be traded. The lesson, as always, is that no player in the

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The NBA is back! Thankfully, this means I won't have to search the inner chambers of my brain (and the internet) for ideas for these daily posts, mostly because most of them are bullshit (team captains?). Anyhoo, the Rockets tipped off their preseason schedule last night against the Hornets in Oklahoma City. The Hornets won 94-92, continuing their recent domination of the Rockets, though our

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There's a story in today's Houston Chronicle about how Bonzi Wells is so happy to be playing with the Rockets under Rick Adelman and other blah blah shit. Of course, I, like everybody else in Houston, waited patiently for these predictable comments ever since he announced that he would be coming back to the team. Of course, that was after Adelman was in and Jeff Van Gundy was out. Do I believe

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With the amazing news that Stephen Jackson had been named co-captain of the Warriors last week, amid both praise and criticism, (also, check out my homey Ty Keenan from Plissken at the Buzzer's Jackson post here)I decided to decipher who would SHOULD be the team captain (or co-captains in some cases) on each of the NBA's 30 teams. Atlanta Hawks - Joe Johnson - Joe-Joe is undoubtedly the Hawks

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Before you start laughing, know that this is only a comparison in the sense of the Rockets' starting point guard position, not who's better overall. The team's guards have already talked about the glut at the position, with the starting spot widely seen as Francis' to lose. Of course, I second that opinion. But I'm trying to be fair here. Francis has the most ballyhooed history in Houston, being

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These are absolutely horrible. Pics via Sneaker Files.

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It's October, in the midst of the beginning of the first training camp under a new coach, so, as is always the case, players are expressing their love of the coach's new style of play and throwing politically correct shots at the previous regime. The Rockets have already started continuing this trend, greasing up to new coach Rick Adeldam, the free-flowing, former leader of high-scoring offenses,

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I've finally emerged from my little hole (read: my room) where I have been emersed in the latest version of the NBA Live series, for which I am the current world king. A few observations from my 2-day streak of complete neglection of the rest of the world: - '08 is at least 5x better than last year's version, which I played for a total of 3 hours. The graphics are improved and the gameplay is

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Funny thing happened as I was browsing the internets before opening the package on the new NBA Live '08 game: I checked out ESPN.com only to see that Isiah Thomas sexually harassed Anucha Browne Sanders, according to the jury.This puts an end to another chapter in the embarrassing New York Knicks offseason, and another chapter in the walking comedy novel that is Isiah Thomas' career in the Big

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It's the first of the month, people (Wake up, wake up, wake up), which means NBA training camps have officially started. The Rockets opened up camp today in Austin, with some new news to spread. The team resigned 41-year-old center Dikembe Mutombo to a 1-year deal today and signed second round pick Carl Landry. Mutombo and Landry make 21 players headed into camp, with 16 of them with guaranteed

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You like? They're rumored to be limited to only 150 pairs. Pics via Sneaker Files.

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After a year and a half of grieving, Trey finally forgives the Texans for passing on Vince Young in the 2006 NFL Draft. It still hurts from time to time, but I'm cool now. Let's revisit this first.17 months ago, my Houston Texans made the (at the time) unthinkable decision to draft workout wonder Mario Williams over Houston native Vince Young and Heisman winner Reggie Bush. Young had just come

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What's this world coming to? After his official visit in Chapel Hill last week, prep recruit Iman Shumpert reportedly told InsideCarolina.com that he played pickup ball with a few former Tar Heel players. Shumpert said Raymond Felton, Sean May, and Marvin Williams tried to persuade him to commit to North Carolina. Not a big deal, you say. Well, if what Shumpert said is true, it could mean a

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It's official. Shawm Marion reportedly has asked the Suns' braintrust for a trade out of the desert. Apparently, he's tired of hearing of hearing his name in trade rumors. As if. Where to now? Marion said he would welcome a trade to the Lakers, and there has been reports of trade talks with L.A. that would send Marion to Hollywood and Lamar Odom to Phoenix. I say, make this happen yesterday. The

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Will somebody please remind Shawn Marion that he is not a franchise player. Please. According to Arizona Central, Marion is upset at the Suns' front office because they haven't yet started to discuss an extension for him. Marion is, by the way, the Suns' highest-paid player (he'll earn $16.4 million this year), despite being the team's third-best player. And in continuing with the "Shawn Marion

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Driving home from school today, I began to think about LeBron James and the Cavaliers. (Platonically, I swear.) I thought about their improbable run to the first Finals appearance in team history, LeBron's beastly classic Game 5 against the Pistons, and what they needed to do to get back to the Finals. Then, almost like a rapid gust of wind, I came to my senses. The Cavs aren't coming anywhere

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Earlier this week, Class of 2010 point guard Kendall Marshall committed to the University of North Carolina. If you've never heard of Marshall, he was named the number one-ranked fifth-grader in his class in 2002. In a related story, my little brother was named the number one ranked NBA Live player in his sixth-grade class.As a UNC fan, I'm definitely excited that Coach Roy Williams has lined up

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It's been a very hot past four months in the Big Apple. Of course, it wasn't the hot summer Cam'ron promised it'd be, but it was still on fire in New York. The Yankees started off slow, then exploded upon the American League and now are on the cusp of taking over the AL East, which is an annual event in the Bronx. The New York Giants, by all means, suck. The Jets lost Chad Pennington (another

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How does it feel to be Aaron Brooks right now? When the former Oregon standout was drafted in June, he instantly had a really good chance of starting for the Rockets, who were noticeably thin at the point guard position, at some point during his rookie year. New GM Daryl Morey had already traded for scoring guard Mike James, who came from the Timberwolves in exchange for Juwan Howard, in May

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These originally came out in 1999. I had the White/Carolina blue 15s back in the 9th grade. (Memories.) See ya'll in November.

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The Texans are 2-0. In other news, the war in Iraq is over, the Trail Blazers did not make a mistake in drafting Greg Oden, and David Carr is just about ready to take the league by storm. (That last one may have been a stretch. Okay it was.) Not only are the Texans undefeated after two weeks, they've looked like an actual playoff contender in the process, especially considering that we Houston

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I was in love with her...still am, kinda. I first fell in love with Ivory Latta in 2003, not with how she looked, but how she played. She was a small, cocky, dynamic point guard playing in the McDonald's All-American Game in Cleveland, Ohio. (Actually, I first saw her the night before in the 3-point contest.) She had signed to play at North Carolina, which meant that I would definitely be

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With the heartbreaking news that number one overall pick Greg Oden will miss his entire rookie season due to microfracture knee surgery, the collective thoughts of Trail Blazer and NBA fans alike is, what now? Oden's injury surely puts a damper on Year 1 of the Trail Blazers revolution era. They still have '07 ROY Brandon Roy, 7-footer LaMarcus Aldridge, Channing Frye, Martell Webster, James

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Get your money right, people. Me and the Rockets are going undefeated this year.

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O.J. Mayo gracefully graces the cover of the new Slam, which should be on newsstands next week. I'm actually feeling the cover. O.J. dipped in USC colors with the Bentley in the back and "Fresh Prince of L.A." as the subtitle is hot. Gawd, I can't wait for college basketball to return. The past few weeks, ever since I wrote the Derrick Rose/Mayo post, I've been trying to come to grips with

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Anyone think Portland might be having a few flashbacks? No? You think they're starting to regret their decision. Maybe not, right?I'm sure you all heard Trail Blazers rookie center Greg Oden is getting some cut up on his knee. They're saying its minor, but it's another in a line of injuries for Oden, and dude hasn't played in a preseason game no less. During his and Kevin Durant's freshman years

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Note to writers and bloggers everywhere: if an article idea pops up in your head at any time, write it. Write it as quick as possible. That way, you won't feel stupid when you see your idea somewhere else. Anywho..after seeing the post at Dimemag, I obviously decided it was time to unveil the second installment of the immensely popular and equally controversial Who You Got? series. The first

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Six years later, still one of the classics.

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Dear Summer, This isn't a hate letter, Summer. After all, we've been together like Nike Airs and crisp T's. It's been an eventful few months, Summer. Not good, not great, but eventful. You started with one of the worst NBA Finals series in history, with the San Antonio Spurs coming out on top, like they always do. (Summer, do you hate the world when you put the Spurs in your most popular series?

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In many fields in life, there are always going to be inferiors to the superior group. The NBA's Western Conference has the East. In baseball, the AL almost always trumps the NL. Hip-hop music these days is vastly inferior to pop. (Note: STOP ALL THESE DAMN DANCES!!) And of course, the AFC has the NFC, football's junior varsity conference. So without further ado, your NFC South preview. New

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In the latest installment of I Ball For Real's NFL previews, we tackle the AFC East, which features the league's Super Bowl favorite, a team that could suprise as a Super Bowl contender, and a team that suprise as a playoff contender for the first time in almost a decade. Oh, and the Miami Dolphins. New England Patriots (2006: 12-4) -- Last year, 3-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady took the Pats

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After Friday's Penny Hardaway post, I was inspired to reflect on Penny's brilliant run of genius Nike trademark shoes. So, here are a few of the best (and my favorite) Nike Air Pennys of all time. Enjoy the trip down memory lane.Air Penny IAir Penny IIAir Penny Foamposite

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Damn. *wipes tears from eyes*He was legendary before he got a chance to be a legend. He captivated but never dominated, not because he couldn't, but because he didn't want to give you everything so fast. He had the world at his $130 feet. In the basketball sense, he was a gift from God. Temporary, but a gift nonetheless. Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway was THAT dude, circa '93-'98. He was untouchable.

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All right folks, time to squeeze in a couple of posts before the old girlfriend smothers every second of my weekend from me. I apologize in advance if this preview is a little short and half-assed. Maybe not.San Diego Chargers (2006: 14-2) -- For all intents and purposes, the Chargers are supposed to be 2007's defending champions. They stormed through the regular season in '06, despite basically

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And you thought the defending champs were getting soft? Last night, Peyton Manning and the crew completely dismantled the New Orleans Saints 41-10 in front of not only their home crowd, but a national audience thirsty for some real football. Indianapolis blitzed the Saints in what a lot of people were saying was a potential preview of the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. If it was, chalk another

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As we continue our forray into the eight NFL divisions, we'll take a look at the AFC North, highlighted by three teams expected to make some noise this season (Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati). Two of those teams, Baltimore and Pittsburgh, won Super Bowls in the last seven years. Baltimore Ravens (2006: 13-3) -- Last year, the Ravens, with newly acquired quarterback Steve McNair, stormed

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Remember folks, we're still moving in the ending trenches of the dog days of summer, and there's only so much basketball-related stuff I can squeeze out around this time. We must remember to show love to the NFL, because, frankly, we have no choice. The NFL, which opens up its regular season tomorrow (Saints at Colts, NBC, 8:30 ET) more than holds us over until the NBA and college regular seasons

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Air Jordan Spizikes OG Round 2 White/Cement/Red. Now these shits are nasty. Scheduled for December 15th release. Hit up Sneaker Files for more pics.

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White Jordan Retro 8's with the black toe. These are nice, but I could've done without the orange highlights. Scheduled for November 17th release. Pics via Sneaker Files.

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Black/Red Retro 8's coming out Christmas time. Finally, the good folks at Jordan Brand decided to deliver an actual good color scheme of one of the greatest shoes ever.Shout out to Sneaker Files for the pics. Ya'll got three months to get ya'll shit together.

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This is why no one can save money. Supposedly, with this new iPod, there's a touch-screen feature that allows you to buy music from iTunes on the iPod. Wow. Reportedly, drops this week.

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Team USA lived up to its gold standard, beating the collective shit out of Argentina on Sunday.But after the medal ceremonies were over and the praise was heaped upon the Americans, the U.S. was robbed, badly. Argentina forward Luis Scola was named the MVP of the Tournament of Americas on Sunday, after his team was routed by Team USA by 44 points. Seriously. Not to demean the newest member of my

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I'm willing to bet any kind of money that Kobe Bryant saw Lebron's Perfect Show on Wednesday and decided that he would use Team USA's matchup against Argentina to show why there was no equal to him as far as individual unstoppability. When it comes to competitiveness, Kobe is somewhere between Michael Jordan and George W. Bush. I'm sure he's grown tired of hearing how Argentina was supposed to be

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If I told you to look out for some intense UCLA vs. USC wars this year, the first things to come to mind would probably be Pete Carroll vs. Karl Dorrell or John David Booty vs. Patrick Cowan. But I'm not talking about college football, people. (Well, look out for these two squads on the gridiron too, but still.) The Trojans and Bruins should put together some interesting battles on the hardwood

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Damn, Skip stays losing. Blaze already tackled this subject on his blog, On top of the World, but let me delve a little deeper.Rockets guard Rafer Alston, better known through the playground moniker of "Skip To My Lou", was arrested yesterday in New York for allegedly being involved in the stabbing of some random dude in a nightclub. This is Rafer's, who is from Queens, NY, second assault arrest

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Hoopshype has a blog from Fran Blinebury of the Houston Chronicle saying that Rockets GM Daryl Morey made a one-year contract offer to 41-year-old (50?) free agent center Dikembe Mutombo last week. My question is "Why?" Even though Morey is teetering on "unquestionable" territory, I still have to inquire about bringing in another player to this team, especially one who's ancient and doesn't fit

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Before I go any further, let me state this: Houston is a big sports town. Above all, Houston is a big football town. Texas is a football state. That's just how it is and will continue to be, no matter how much success other sports have had.As a football city, the Houston Oilers were our team, no matter how dreadful they were. Though the Oilers had never won a Super Bowl, they came close a few

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Now I'm convinced. Before the FIBA Tournament of Americas started,I wrote about how I was concerned about some issues regarding Team USA's infrastructure and their chances at winning the TOA. Namely a certain Blue Devil ringleader. I also gave my reasons why the Blood, White, and Crip would walk over the comp in Vegas. Mainly Kobe Bryant. But after watching the US completely shit on Brazil

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Michael Redd was on fire last night in Team USA's game against the Virgin Islands. Redd put up 22 points in the 123-59 rout, the second-biggest Team USA win ever. And believe me, it wasn't that close. I'm starting to feel a tad bit different about this team and their chances for gold. With Jason Kidd in the fold, the team's offense is night and day from the last few years in international play.

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A few days ago, I was reading Henry Abbot's TrueHoop blog about Gilbert Arenas trash-talking Richard Jefferson. Gil said that RJ is mad that he's only the third-best player from Arizona. Big shit poppin' I see. (So, Mr. Zero, who's exactly number 2?)Yesterday, David Berri at The Wages of Wins Journal decided to do a little statistical analysis on the matter. A very interesting read. Arizona has

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Good times all around. The U.S. Men's Team manhandled Venezuela 112-69 last night in the first game of the preliminary round. An ass-whooping of Texas Ranger-like proportions. Maybe not that bad, but still.Some interesting notes from the game: - I know I have my doubts about Team USA, but I still feel very comfortable as long as Kobe Bryant is on the team. He increases the intensity level by

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I'm a basketball junkie. Whether it be long couch sessions watching ESPN Classic's NBA's Greatest Games or NBA TV or even the 2007 Final Four games I recorded or the NBA Summer League games on my DVR; the point is, I need basketball to watch. That's what makes the summer so frustrating. On one hand, you have the ending of the playoffs, then the Draft, and then the summer leagues, and then you

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The Houston Chronicle is reporting former Rockets forward Eddie Griffin was killed last week. Reportedly, he was killed when his SUV crashed into a moving train in Southeast Houston. His body was so badly burned that his body had to be identified through his dental records. Griffin was drafted 7th overall by the New Jersey Nets out of Seton Hall in 2001. He was subsequently traded to the Rockets

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While writing my Tim Hardaway semi-tribute the other day where I mentioned renting the same NBA video, I started remembering other video tapes and movies I used to love. I started to think about the one movie that I at the time couldn't get enough of. Above the Rim was that movie. It had everything. Playground basketball, Tupac right before the apex of his career, a young Duane Martin, Marlon

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- Damon Stoudamire says he wants out of Memphis. I don't blame him. With Mike Conley, Jr. destined to be the Grizz starting pg and Kyle Lowry still around, Mighty Mouse's minutes will stay getting eaten up. I say he works out a buyout and take the next plane to Boston. - In an effort to prove me wrong, Kevin Durant didn't make the last cut for the U.S. Men's National Team. I thought his

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Your boy is 22 years old today. Leos stand up! It's been an interesting 12 months since I turned 21 last August. Peyton Manning won his first Super Bowl. Florida won back-to-back college basketball championships after winning the national title in football. Barry Bonds broke the home run record. Michael Vick saw his 2007 season (and possibly his career) go from potentially great to non-existent

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"I'm afraid of the future." - Jay-Z, "30 Something"As I'm sure all of you may have heard by now, Michael Vick's remaining co-defendants in the federal dogfighting case both plead guilty today and opted to testify against Vick. The co-defendants (Purnell Peace, Quanis Phillips) also double as his best friends. Ouch! Damn shame. What's the world coming to when you can't even trust your ex-con

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Yesterday, Slam posted their Preseason College Top 25, which was an interesting read. I have been wanting to do a college preseason top 25 for a little while now, but a few things stood in my way (girlfriend, other topics, just didn't feel like it). I agreed with most of the selections, though I personally would've put Memphis at number 2, you know with them advancing to the Elite Eight, bringing

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After reading Ty Keenan's post about Run-TMC the other day, I had an epiphany: Tim Hardaway at a time was one of the illest players in the league, and a top-5 pg, easily. He was that good. So, since we are deeply entrenched in the dog days of summer (re: boring), I, Trey Jones, and the good folks at I Ball For Real bring you the Life and Times of Tim Hardaway. Enjoy. When I was about 9 years old,

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After taking a few losses too many in past competitions, the USA Basketball Team got its mind right, money right, and is ready for war. (We're still run by Dubya Bush, after all.) In 2002, Team USA came in 6th at the World Championships. 3rd in '04. 3rd in '06. Our aura of invincibility is pretty much over and it's back to proving we still running this world hoops shit. Before Jerry Colangelo

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Just putting you on alert. NBA Live '08 is almost here snitches! Get ready, me and my Rockets are coming. See ya'll in October.

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"I dish out, like the point guard off your favorite team, without doubt." - Hov, "Dead Presidents"Coming up in the early-to-mid '90s, also known as the Jordan Era, the basketball world seemed perfect. Every kid dreaming about soaring through the air, hitting fadeaways and dominating through scoring not only had Mike, but Clyde Drexler, Dominique Wilkins, Steve Smith (don't front), Glen Rice, and

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While strolling through ESPN.com for the 60th time today, I caught a great column from new online columnist J.A. Adande personally introducing himself to the readers of the good folks at the Worldwide Leader. After reading the column, it got me to thinking. How can I just blog to people about very touchy subjects without really throwing myself out there. My first post was a half-assed

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