The Portland Trailblazer win the Lottery

Here is footage of the Trail Blazer's draft party where the fans go crazy at Venue Bar & Grill in Portland. After winning the draft lottery, they have the first pick in the 2007 NBA draft and will get to choose either Greg Oden or Kevin Durant.

SNL- Zach Braff

Dontblinkmixtape 2006-07

A highlight video of the 2006-07 NBA Season done by ESPN.

Suns Claim Game 4 as Chaos Ensues

Robert Horry body checks the much smaller
Steve Nash in the closing moments of the game

The Phoenix Suns overcame a double digit point deficit in the 4th quarter as they defeated the San Antonio Spurs to even the series as 2 games apiece. Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns, the 2 time MVP, orchestrated the comeback with great passing and hitting clutch shots. He finished with 24 points and 12 assists while Amare Stoudemire dropped in 24 points.

Robert Horry looked to give a dirty foul when the Spurs had essentially lost the game. With 18 seconds to go, he body checked Steve Nash. The 6'10 Horry outweighs the 6'3 Nash by nearly 50 pounds. Nash ricocheted off the scorers table and fell awkwardly to ground. While the fall could have been season ending with potential injuries to his shoulder or head, Nash did not suffer any injuries. In fact Nash got up immediately and had to be restrained. Horry was given a flagrant 2 foul and was ejected. Oddly enough, Horry's nick name given to him by hitting clutch baskets is "Big Shot Rob".

Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw may be suspended in game 5 because they left the bench after the hard foul ensued. Leaving the bench according the league's rules would automatically result in a 1 game suspension. Diaw took 2 step forward and suddenly remembered the league's rule while Stoudemire had to be restrained by the Phoenix Sun's assistant coaches. This could be disastrous for the Phoenix Suns if they lose their two starters in the tightly contested series. While Stoudemire and Diaw ultimately did not escalate the altercation and in my mind should not be suspended, far less has been done in the past that has deemed worthy of a suspension. The league official will ultimately decide the fate of the Phoenix Suns.

The game was the Spurs game to win but ended up choking away their 4th quarter lead. Phoenix overcame a psychological hurdle and are the favorites to win the series barring any suspensions to Stoudemire or Diaw.


Oh yeah that other game: The Nets lose again to the Cavs. The Nets big 3 of Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson , and Vince Carter combined to shoot 11 of 48, less than 25 percent. The Nets compounded problems by missing free throws and missing easy shots. Richard Jefferson, himself, failed to convert a layup and 2 dunks. On the Nets last possession with 11 seconds to go down 87-85, Carter attempted to post up Eric Snow , which is not a part of his game. Snow knocked the ball off of Carter giving the Cavs the ball back the ball and the victory. The Cleavland Cavaliers are now up 3 to 1 and will likely advance the Eastern Conference finals.

The Nets Blow It Again

Vince Carter of the New Jersey Nets suffered either
leg and/or menstrual cramps in the
4th quarter of a game 2 loss to the Cleavland Cavaliers

The New Jersey Nets lost Tuesday night to the Cleavland Cavaliers 103-93, who take a 2-0 series lead. The Cavs were lead by LeBron who dropped in 36 points and dished out 12 assists. Game 3 takes place back in New Jersey where the Nets have not lost so far in 2007 postseason.

The Nets have to be concerned considering that they shot over 50% from the field and still lost by 10 points. In game 1, the Nets shot less than 40% from the field and they only lost by 4 points.

Cleavland outrebounded New Jersey 49-32. As a result, Cleavland took 20 more field goal attempts and 8 more free throws. "They are just kicking our tails on the boards," Nets coach Lawrence Frank said, who does not want to get scolded by his grade school for saying ass.

The game was a lot closer until Vince Carter suffered a leg cramp with only few minutes remaining. Maybe Carter was dehydrated from a night of drinking. I cannot recall any time this has happened to a star player on a basketball court in the NBA playoffs. Somebody on New Jersey should be accountable for not keeping their star player hydrated during the game.

Jason Kidd had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists for the Nets but he also had 8 turnovers. Kidd has to do a better job of making the Nets role players better who are not that good.

Perhaps Kidd should take a lesson from Charles Oakley who was a teammate of Carter during the 2001 NBA playoffs with the Raptors. Oakley constantly criticized teammate Vince Carter and even exchanged words with Carter's mother. This was rumored to be over Carter letting Oakley and other teammates down during crunch time. Sounds familiar, doesn't it?

Although the Nets will look to rebound when the series resumes Saturday night at New Jersey, they have to be upset at themselves considering that they could have easily won a game. Still this series is far from over.

Anderson Varejao, left, is a little too happy from winning
the game as he take any excuse he can to hug his teammate
LeBron James. Still, one lover isn't enough for LeBron as he
invites Donyell Marshall (right) to complete the love triangle.

Die Hard Music Video

Guyz Nite made a cool music video in tribute to the Die Hard series. The lyrics are catchy especially the part where they say "John McLean kicks ass".

The Redskins Favor Players with Family Ties

Laron Landry, the Redskins' 1st overall

pick is introduced at a press
conference with Joe Gibbs

With only five pick in the 2007 NFL draft, the Washingon Redskins ended up acquring players who already have relatives that have had sucess in the NFL. Washington's management official stance is betting that a good pedigree will produce sucess, for a team that was 5-11 in the 2006-07 season. Take a look four of players the Redskins have recently acquired:

• With their 1st round pick, the Redskins selected Laron Landry, safety from LSU, who is the younger brother of Dawan Landry, a strong safety for the Baltimore. Laron is expected to be a much superior player than Dawan, who was considered a special teams player for the Ravens.
  
• HB Blades, linebacker from Pittburgh was taken in the 6th round in the draft. His father was an all pro linebacker with the Seahawks and his uncle also played in the NFL. Despite his father and uncle's past sucess, his lack of size at 5'10 is the main reason was drafted so late despite being the Big East defensive player of the year.
• Jordan Palmer quarterback was taken in the 6th round and is the younger brother of the Carson Palmer, the starting quarterback of Cincinnatti. Despite his brother sucess in the NFL, most draft experts are skeptical of Jordan's career, projecting him at best to be a NFL backup. Jordan Palmer will also find it difficult to make the Redskins' active roster considering that Washington already have three quarterbacks under contract (Jason Campbell, Mark Brunell, Todd Collins).
  
• If that wasn't enough, the Redskins also signed Byron Westbrook an undrafted free agent cornerback from Salisbury , who is the younger brother of the Philedelphia Eagles starting running back, Brian Westbrook. While Byron has the potential to make the team, he will have to defy the odds considering no player from Salisbury, a division III school, has ever made a NFL roster.

Most likely, the Redskins have adopted a strategy of nepotism, the act of favoring relatives or friends rather than abilities. Hopefully, I'm wrong and the Redskins will go 19-0 and win the Super Bowl in 2008.

Cinco de Mayo; An Excuse to Get Drunk

Alcoholics everywhere agree. Cinco de Mayo should become a national holiday in the United States. While nobody gives a crap about the meaning of the Mexican holiday, it has become a great excuse to get drunk. Americans share a deep bond to their neighbor from the South. This relationship has been established by Americans taking a basic Spanish course and eating at Taco Bell. People should also share a deeper appreciation from ordering an extra value meal from McDonalds prepared by a Mexican immigrant.

May already has Memorial Day Weekend to get plastered, but feelings across the nation indicate that Cinco de Mayo would help unite a divided nation. Protesters against the War in Iraq and want our troops to come home and feel guilty for drinking.

President George W. Bush should definetely consider this proposal to mediate tensions in time of crisis. Being a former alcoholic himself, Bush can sympathize with his constituents and set forth a new pplan that will also raise his approval ratings from record lows. He can live up to his catch phrase of being "a uniter, not a divider". He should set forth a order from the executive branch that will make Cindo de Mayo a national holiday. This will allow for the American worker to recuperate from a massive hangerover on Monday. The policy for a three day weekend should also be extended to St. Patrick's day and Super Bowl Weekend.

Yippee Kaye!

Bruce Willis shares his thoughts at a basketball game and comments on his upcoming movie. It may be the most hilarious interview ever.