tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82568209273601719332011-11-27T15:54:04.702-08:00Mostly sports but some other stuff too"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-70836665826639547052010-05-12T20:38:00.001-07:002010-05-12T20:38:19.208-07:00

RIP, Ethan Stacey. I will never forget your story. Love, Peace and Sympathy...

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-14145412752771373842010-04-07T15:22:00.000-07:002010-04-10T19:27:44.031-07:00

I am currently taking a class in Web Marketing with Professor Kyle Ashby. He asked that we answer the following questions.Q1) When you think of great web marketing or use of social media who, or what companies, come to mind? A1) Mexican Coca Cola comes to mind. I'll tell you why. When preparing to answer this question, I asked myself, "Which company has marketed themselves thoroughly enough to

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-55906115470200474842010-02-20T21:09:00.001-08:002010-02-20T21:09:18.966-08:00

Hi

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-91496052839238891012010-01-25T13:08:00.000-08:002010-01-25T14:12:14.417-08:00

According to Yahoo! Sports, the Phoenix Suns have boosted their efforts to trade power forward Amare Stoudemire. Among the teams interested in adding Stoudemire to their team are the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers and the lowly New Jersey Nets.According to the Arizona Republic, the Cleveland Cavaliers are also interested in Stoudemire's services. This strikes me as the most

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-63485241716754285682010-01-24T13:46:00.000-08:002010-01-24T14:08:59.186-08:00

Being the stats freak that I am, I went ahead and created my own formula in Microsoft Excel to determine how good a player really is. I inserted the career numbers of some legends like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and then tweaked the formula in order to avoid doing things like giving too much credit to a great free throw shooter or a rebounder. After all, nobody will take my formula serious if

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-83760306335128729612009-08-02T23:47:00.000-07:002010-04-07T16:09:09.935-07:00

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-35252849465197386362009-08-02T23:10:00.000-07:002009-08-02T23:12:57.486-07:00

I recently was exposed to the 4chan /b/ forum and am still flabbergasted by how this forum shapes our world.Check out the 4chan wikipedia. You'll be amazed by their power. It's crazy, PEACE!

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An article was recently featured on PCworld.com that claims a fake ATM was placed in Las Vegas' Riviera Hotel that posed as a malfunctioning machine in order to syphon information from people's bank cards. The problem--apparently there was a hacker conference in the hotel during the incident and the ATM was quickly discovered as a fraud.This story sounds awesome but reeks of (Stephen)Glass-esque

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The Sacramento Kings traded Brad Miller and John Salmons to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Andres Nocioni and Drew Gooden.The Sacramento Kings have been looking to move Salmons, a talented Shooting guard, and his 18.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. Salmons' productivity meant Kevin Martin, the future of the franchise, sometimes had to play out of position at point guard. With

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So it's been about eight months since I last posted. My excuse: I am a lazy mofo. A lot of shit has happened but we'll stick with the recent news.Tyson Chandler was recently traded from the New Orleans Hornets to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for veterans Chris Wilcox, Joe Smith and some guy I have never heard of that was probably only included for financial reasons. My first impression

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-22273306483802717092008-06-11T15:10:00.001-07:002008-06-11T15:55:40.016-07:00

There have been allegations lately from former NBA referee Tim Donaghy claiming that game 6 of the 2002 western conference finals was fixed. In that game the Lakers shot twenty-something free throws in the fourth quarter. ESPN analyst Michael Wilbon, of Pardon The Interruption, said that he was not going to immediately judge Donaghy because he remembers writing a column about that game that

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-56431609576202643842008-05-30T05:30:00.000-07:002008-05-30T06:02:35.319-07:00

Not surprisingly my inbox was inundated with emails about my blog - six to be exact. Two of them had actual questions, another was a spam email from some African guy trying to convince me to send him money to escape persecution, and the other three were "hey you suck," emails. Your communications are much appreciated my friends. One guy that didn't leave his name asked "why do you hate the

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The Lakers defeated the Spurs Thursday night behind a steady performance from its bench players and help from a brilliant continuation of Manu Ginobili's Chokefest 2008. Once Ginobili's shot wasn't falling all he had left was his flopping and the league recently announced that next season players will be fined for flopping. Once the league starts calling travels more often then Ginobili will have

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-68145029598997511702008-05-29T15:46:00.000-07:002008-05-29T16:29:21.545-07:00

There have been reports and rumors that former Chicago Bulls head coach and current TNT analyst Doug Collins has been negotiating with Bulls vice president of basketball operations John Paxson in an effort to organize a return to his former position. Both sides claim no deal has been reached yet but word on the street is that Bulls officials are waiting for the Western Conference Finals, which

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-11123357031857931682008-05-29T15:07:00.000-07:002008-05-29T15:44:41.386-07:00

A film crew has been following James Tyler, the San Diego High School prep star, around campus and is even considering putting cameras in his home. This is all in hopes that the 6-9, 240 pound 16-year-old will someday be a National Basketball Association lottery pick. Of course, before that he would need to play one year of college basketball as per an NBA rule requiring any player entering the

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-22234903030081181562008-05-28T23:24:00.000-07:002008-05-28T23:36:05.550-07:00

NBA executive vice president Stu Jackson confirmed a report that next season the league will begin handing out fines to players that take part in "theatrical flopping," according to Marc Stein of ESPN.com. League officials will report the incidents for review. It has been speculated that league officials may impose a rule similar to that of technical fouls which includes a one-game suspension

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-57424402087368436392008-05-28T21:33:00.000-07:002008-05-28T22:25:36.925-07:00

Boston prevailed at home with a 106 to 102 victory. As a blogger that specializes in the NBA I guess I should have watched the basketball game but that didn't happen. Personally, I find the eastern conference absolutely unbearable so upon hearing that the final score combined for more than 150 points (208) I almost shatted (yes i said "shatted") my pants. Does anybody care about this series? As

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-85114825169778752172008-05-28T17:26:00.000-07:002008-05-28T18:20:22.335-07:00

Brent Barry was Fouled.Yes, he was fouled and should have gotten two shots, but lets not forget the play where Lamar Odom blocked a Tony Parker layup from behind and the refs called it a goal tend when the replay clearly (in the eyes of an admitted Lakers fan) showed that it was not.Mike D'Antoni Courting Wade and James?A Heat Official said they were concerned that the new Knicks coach may use

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Minnesota Feeling Kevin Love?DraftExpress.com has reported that Kevin McHale, GM of the Minnesota Timberwolves and owner of the third pick of the draft may have already decided to take UCLA big man Kevin Love in the upcoming draft. And because Love is not generally considered a top 5 pick there are also reports that Minnesota is looking to trade down in exchange for a young player while still

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Alright, so a few days ago I gave Greg Popovich some advice on how to beat the Lakers. Surprisingly, he didn't heed the advice of a first time blogger with absolutely no coaching experience but my advice (surprisingly even to me) was actually fairly accurate.My main pieces of advice were to play Ime Udoka more and to play small ball by having shooters on the court as opposed to having your

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-25418871807781056292008-05-27T21:13:00.000-07:002008-05-27T21:15:51.230-07:00

"Hollywood baby!"

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It’s NBA draft time again which means that the most important question that will be circulating among basketball circles will be “Who are the sleepers in this year’s draft?” I’ll get right to the point and tell you.My two favorite sleepers are: Joe Alexander and Lester Hudson.Joe Alexander (West Virginia): The 6-8 220 pound small forward averaged 16.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 31.6

"Mike"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454475028541046501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256820927360171933.post-65590776836834513642008-05-25T23:00:00.000-07:002008-05-26T00:13:09.981-07:00

So, i've been watching the NBA Playoffs and following my beloved Lakers. As much as i enjoy watching Kobe Bryant put up awesome stats and Sasha Vujacic confuse the hell out of Manu Ginobili - being a cynique by nature i can't help but to notice that the Lakers play subpar perimeter defense. During this series i've noticed that Bryant not only lags off of his man but sometimes he even totally

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