Entries Tagged as 'Non Basketball'

Hoops For Homes

The Saints and Titans will be mixing it up tonight on Monday Night Football from the Louisiana Superdome. New Orleans is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, and that will undoubtedly be mentioned repeatedly (and rightfully) throughout the broadcast. If anyone reading this has the means to give a little something toward that effort, Habitat for Humanityhas done some outstanding work in the ongoing relief effort. They are in partnership with the New Orleans Hornets in a program called Hoops For Homes.

We don’t have any association with Habitat for Humanity but there charity work in the Gulf Coast relief effort has been amazing. If you get a minute and can spare a few bucks, check it out and do some good. Your Halo 3 party isn’t till later anyway so you’ve got some time!

 http://www.habitat.org/

http://www.habitat.org/gulfrecoveryeffort/

Ok… Don’t Save the Dolphins.

I don’t know why I ever thought to pollute this website with anything regarding the Miami Dolphins. As a season ticket holder for the last 14 years, I should have know better. I would like to forget about Sunday’s game against the Cowboy’s, but instead, I will be reminded by the previous post not only that I had misguided illusions about a victory, but by the actual score which is nicely displayed in the “Game Tracker”.

The Dolphins might end up being the worst team in the NFL this season. They can’t run. They cant pass. The defense can’t stop the run. The defense can’t pressure the quarterback. And I’m not too sure about their coaching either. I really don’t know who they are going to beat. They suck.

We need the Heat. Basketball season can’t come soon enough.

Save the Dolphins

The masses don’t think the Dolphins have a chance today. They’re probably right, but f#%K them anyway! “Hype Up” the Dolphins (see below) and pile on as much good karma as possible. They need all the help they can get.



Hell NO! & Sometimes the Computer Gets It Right.

I just have six words to say: I don’t want Allan Houston here!

After all the shit he put us through back in the days when he played for New York and all the trash he talked. Man, fuck that guy; I’ve always disliked Allan Houston. Plus, his knees are shot to shit; who the hell wants a ‘vet’ like him? He’s a fucking walking disaster waiting to happen. Albeit I’m sure we’d give him the vet’s minimum, but still; I don’t want a single fucking Miamian tax dollar or profit dollar from ticket sales, concession stands or whatever going to him. Screw that.

Ok, since I’m the only one that ever writes anything on this damn sight (J/K Ben!), I thought I’d bring that up because I heard a little while back that he wanted to make a comeback (HA!) and just laughed it off. But supposedly now it’s come down to the Heat and the Cavs?! That’s when I got worried. So I had to come here and post something, aside from saving this site because it’s gone untouched for over a week now. LOL juuuust kidding Ben, simmer down now.

So I thought I’d let you all out there know that I’m coming soon with some interesting news. I don’t care if i have to make it up, but it will be news worthy. Oh who am I kidding, I don’t make shit up and I let it be known if it’s speculation or actual fact. Example:

Speculation: Kobe Bryant is going to sit the whole season out, especially after having played with the likes of Kidd and ‘Melo, because his team sucks and he wants out.

Fact: Dwyane Wade is going to miss the first few home games while still rehabilitating that arm and knee. Oh and he rocks.

 See the difference? Not that I was assuming that you guys didn’t know the difference, but still; I had to fill these pages up with something; know what I mean? I’m kidding again. So now don’t you go accusing me of using filler!! Go suck a dick; I just type as I think it.

Ok, so just to give you guys a heads up, I’m gonna try and find out as much dirt as I can on anybody in this goddamn league and post it up here. Ben claims to have two stories he was writing but hasn’t had time to write them. Yeah, uhm, I’m sure he could’ve written something yesterday. Oh wait, I forgot, he was watching the game. My bad. LOL. Ok, well I know he’s bound to post something up soon. He’s been itching to, so don’t worry fans. As for the other two, I can’t speak for them but they both have ’significant others’ so you know how that shit goes.

Lastly, I did a football fantasy league earlier this week and my dipshit friend who’s house we were doing it at, couldn’t figure out how to give all of us that were there, access to his internet via our laptops. So, to make a long story short, we ended up having to let the stupid computer pick for us. So for what it’s worth, I figured I’d post the team I was given. Notice I didn’t say “my” team, because I didn’t get to pick them, but still…I’m not complaining too much and we decided to drop the ante from $50 to $20 because of the outcome of how the teams were selected. By the way, I can’t fucking wait for basketball to start and of course, fantasy basketball as well. I still have roughly half a year left of bragging rights. Hahaha.

 Here’s the team I was given in football:

QB: Peyton Manning (IND) & Matt Leinart (ARI)

RB: Shaun Alexander (SEA), Thomas Jones (NYJ), Marshawn Lynch (BUF), Jerious Norwood (ATL) & LaMont Jordan (OAK)

WR: Marvin Harrison (IND), Andre Johnson (HOU) & Braylon Edwards (CLE)

TE: Dallas Clark (IND) & Jeremy Shockey (NYG)

K: Robbie Gould (CHI) & Jason Hanson (DET)

Defense: New England

Not a bad squad and truthfully, it’s close, but nowhere exact, the line-up I would have chosen. I can honestly say that knowing I was going into this with the 5th overall pick, there are three players that I originally wanted to get that I did end up with in this pick. Kismet? Perhaps. Until next time. Good luck with your picks if you’re doing one. If not, what kind of fucking loser are you to not even participate in a league just for shits and giggles? It’s once a week! Sheesh.

Cuban Foreign Minister: “Castro Not Dead”

From NBC6.net

POSTED: 8:37 am EDT August 24, 2007

Cuba’s foreign minister said rumors about Fidel Castro’s deteriorating health are untrue. Felipe Perez Roque made the comments to reporters while attending the Forum for East Asia-Latin American Cooperation in

Brazil.
Cubans were hoping Fidel would make a public appearance during his birthday celebrations nearly two weeks ago.

When asked if the 81-year-old Castro was still in charge of Cuban affairs, Roque said, “He is being informed and consulted constantly.”

Things That Are Supposedly Dead

Well, there’s not a whole hell of a lot going on in the sports world today, or rather at all really since the Garnett trade so I thought I’d put some rumors that are supposedly dead.

1. Reggie Miller has put to rest the rumors that he’s coming back to the NBA and accepting Danny Ainge’s offer to come play for the C’s. He says that although he’s been doing twice-a-day workouts to see if his body could handle the “physical stress” of playing an entire NBA season, he says that he now knows that he cannot put up with the “mental stress” of playing. I’m glad Reggie decided not to come back because if he did I would’ve burned him here for the shit he talked about Karl Malone for joining the Lakers in search of a ring and all the other vets he was ragging on for doing the same and also I’m glad he didn’t come back because I too understand the “mental stress” of working out, playing basketball as a job, collecting a million-plus paycheck and getting laid in practically every city you go visit to play the local team. Actually, no, I lie, I don’t know what that ‘mental stress’ is but I sure as hell would like to find out. I just suspect that since Reggie retired, his wife probably put his nuts in her purse and that’s the real reason he’s not coming back.

2. There’s a slight possibility that Riley’s constant denial of The Heat going after Ron Artest may actually be valid; thus rendering that rumor dead. But, then again, it IS Riles and he’s known for being somewhat of a ‘chess master’; never revealing anything until the very last moment, so by then, the competition is left helpless to counter attack and the fans are left wondering, season ticket in hand, “Who the fuck is Alexander Johnson.” LOL.

3. And last but not least; speaking of Miami, I have quite a girl. She gave me the heads up regarding a rumor stemming from an extremely reliable source within her office, that Cuban Communist Dictator Fidel Castro died earlier today. As the story goes: her coworker is dating some dude who’s brother is a high-ranking official in the Cuban military and he called him from Cuba within the past hour to inform him that yes, the man died today and so he passed the information back to her. Schools and shops were immediately closed and the word is supposedly slowly making its way over here but the Cuban government is trying to keep this, for obvious reasons, under wraps as much as possible.

So if this news does crack the 90 mile gap between Key West, FL. and Cuba, my suggestion to my fellow Miami residents is watch out because the streets are going to be hectic tonight. People are going to be waving flags, banging pots and pans and whatever other objects they can create noise (music) with. There will probably be people dancing on cars, shooting guns in the air and whatnot. So I guess now all the Cubans here who ‘claim’ to have been millionaires back in Cuba will be packing their shit up and will be going back…..no?…….yeah, I didn’t think so either. Just remember; you heard it here FIRST!

Birthday Wishes and Repossesions

Well, on a slightly lighter note; I thought I’d put it out there that it happens to be staff writer Ben Ellingsworth’s birthday today. I’m not going to tell you how old he is, but as usual, nothing is going on in the basketball world today as is nothing in Ben’s life. LOL. So if you happen to know or see Ben, feel free to throw a basketball in his face; as a birthday salute, of course.

In other news, former Timberwolves, Warrior and Knick, Latrell Sprewell had his 70-foot yacht, known around Milwaukee as “Milwaukee’s Best”, reposessed yesterday by a federal marshall. Apparently Spree wasn’t paying the $10,000 a month nut on it and now is going to try to sell it to pay off the $1.3 Million he still owes on it. Hahaha. What a loser. And to think that three years ago, he rejected a $21 Million contract offer, saying it was insulting to be offered that and that he had “a family to feed”.  Shit son, if you’re stupid enough to turn down $21 Million dollars, then yes you are stupid enough to have your shit jacked from you. Spree has supposedly had problems with the yacht, including running it ashore and an indescribed incident that ended with Spree breaking his hand.

I’m glad though, seriously, that you can probably still afford to “feed your family”. Just no more fishing trips though, right? Damn.

So again, Happy Birthday Ben and a Nelson-like “Haha!” to you Spree. Happy sailing!

Hypochondria 5000

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Published: Aug. 18, 2007 at 12:23 AM

Internet addiction more serious than OCD

TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 18 (UPI) — Internet addiction should be grouped with extreme addictive disorders such as gambling, sex addiction and kleptomania, an Israeli psychiatrist said.

Dr. Pinhas Dannon of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine said 10 percent of Internet surfers are afflicted with “Internet addiction disorder,” which can lead to anxiety and severe depression.

Internet addiction is classified by mental health professionals as an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a mild to severe mental health condition that results in an urge to engage in ritualistic thoughts and behavior.

“Internet addiction is not manifesting itself as an ‘urge.’ It’s more than that. It’s a deep ‘craving.’ And if we don’t make the change in the way we classify Internet addiction, we won’t be able to treat it in the proper way,” Dannon said Friday in a release.

He said the two groups at greatest risk from Internet addiction disorder are teenagers and people in their mid-50s suffering from the loneliness of an empty nest.


…It’s now official. I can’t wait to see the drug companies’ commercials on tv for this “disorder”.Narrator: Is the internet ruining your life?

Wife: “Honey, dinner is ready!”

Husband: ::thinks to himself “I love my wife’s cooking but I can’t break free from this computer”

Narrator: Now there’s help……..blah,blah,blah…………….side effects include: cross dressing, self mutilation, blood in the stool, increased increased internet addiction.

Miami Heat

Do you live or work in the city? Do you see the smoke and smell something burning? Here’s what it is:

http://www.local10.com/news/13855843/detail.html