What Were You Thinking ?!?! #5 (NBA Administration)
OK.. I understand and actually agree with the suspension placed on Arenas and Crittenton. However, I DO NOT think the rest of the NBA players, nor sponsors, should be held in contempt for two individuals that did not utilize proper judgement.
Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are featured in a new Nike Ad. In which they are describing their passion and dedication to winning and the game. Kobe's quote says,
“I’ll do whatever it takes to win games. I don’t leave anything in the chamber.”
OH NO... HE SAID "CHAMBER"... A Chamber relates to guns.. You do the math. So are we not allowed to say, he "shot" the ball anymore? The NBA is going at Nike now saying,
“We had no prior notice of this ad,” spokesman Tim Frank said. “We think it is inappropriate.”
Are you serious? You've already punished the people for the crime, now you're holding everyone else liable to enforce sensitivity to the situation?
If you really want to get down to it, why don't you just ban alcohol? That's normally a precursor or an aid in voilence isn't it? Since we're being "sensitive" to the situation. Allusions to guns throught marketing, as long as I've been alive, have never caused a violent crime, but someone getting too drunk definitely have.
From my understanding, teams can't even play card games on the airplane anymore. They're actually regulating what GROWN MEN can do during trips now? First the dress code, now no "go fish"? Come on..
Here's the original article for you to determine your own point of view..
Kobe-LeBron Nike ad features gun language
What Were You Thinking?!?! #4 (Gilbert Arenas)
Gilbert, Gilbert, Gilbert...
I don't get it.. You are alleged to have brought a gun(s) to the Washington Wizards locker rooom. You say that was for a "joke" on your teammates. At NO point did you stop to think that was a bad idea, or that it might be taken out of context? Did we not learn ANYTHING from Plaxico? I mean come on, Washington's NBA franchise changed their names from the Bullets because the owner didn't want to have that negative connotation with DC's murder rate being so high. So you wanna bring the "bullets" back to Washington?
Now you're suspended without pay indefinitely because you were in essence taunting the commissioner by calling him "mean" on twitter. Did you not know employers were looking at social sites to hire/not hire people now days? Guess it's been a while since you were on an interview. So I might be persuaded to let that one pass.
Gilbert Arenas indefinitely suspended
I'm wondering how the NBA Players Association is going to come to his rescue (they always do). Are they going to condone him bringing a gun into the locker room? There isn't (I don't believe) any specific rule that says he couldn't. I mean if they can get Latrell Spreewell off for choking his coach, I think Gilbert stands a chance.. He didn't physically touch anyone, nor did he even get caught, he was just a little too talkative after the fact. I mean Ron Artest only got suspended a year for actually PUNCHING a fan.
The only other thing he might have to worry about is the Wizards themselves actually revoking his contract. No one can help him if that's the decision that organization comes to.
Gilbert, Gilbert, Gilbert...
What Were You Thinking ?!?! #3 (Chris Johnson)
Is this real? Chris Johnson really thinks he stands a chance racing Usain Bolt? He REALLY thinks he can use Usain's "slow start" to his advantage if they race a shorter distance.. GET OUT OF HERE!!! Don't get me wrong, Chris Johnson is EASILY the fastest dude in the NFL (+2000 yds rushing proves that, congrats) But it's completely different than sprinting.. Now with proper training, and all that natural talent, you might have something there.. But as of right now? Nah... No way..
Test Chris Johnson for Drugs NOW!!
I recently had a race with a "football player" (I ran track in my youth) and he went on and on about how he was faster than me (I outweigh him by 50 lbs). I tried to tell him track speed is a LOT different than football speed. Told him that he doesn't know "how" to run. In track, you break down your steps, start, arm position, stride, foot placement, how to push without overstepping, etc.
Needless to say, he pulled a hamstring trying to catch me on the last race. We ran 3 times..
My record against him? 3-0.
In the words of the author:
Short or long, it doesn't matter. Let me write this slowly so there's no confusion: Johnson. Doesn't. Have. A. Chance.
Even Santa and Blitzen Have BEEF!!
These are probably some of the most entertaining MVPuppet commercials yet.. Nike is doing their thing.. KRS One appears as Santa and Lupe Fiasco is Blitzen.. This is great!!
These are definitely some of the best commercials out right now..
Go For the Jugular!! Tiger Used HGH Too!!
Now they're angling to try to discredit Tiger on the course as well? This is really getting out of hand.
Doctor being investigated in PED probe
A doctor that treated Tiger Woods after his knee surgery in 2008 was found w/ HGH (an admitted user himself for 10 years) and Actovegin was arrested in October for having it in his bag at the US and Canada border.
So of course now an investigation is pending and guess who's involved.. "Tiger Tiger Woods ya'll." Man the media is really angling on this one. They're trying to systematically bring this man down and ruin his image. He got too successful, too fast.
"He HAD to have an advantage right? I mean, he couldn't have just been THAT good right?"
Give me a break.. Give HIM a break.. What is the media really after? Do they want to see this man committ suicide or something? That's where you're pushing him.. You've already successfully helped rip his family from him by trying to unearth and listen to ANY woman that has said she had any kind of relationship with him. Ok, so he cheated, the only thing you're accomplishing now is making it more impossible for him to rectify his mistakes and salvage any kind of relationship with his family. That is not the media's place. They are to inform, not investigate and ostracize. And it's not society's place to pass judgement on his personal life.. Enjoy how he plays golf, and leave the rest up to him to sort out.
You should be ashamed..
First Michael, Now Tiger?!?! When Will It End?
Ok.. I wasn't going to get involved with the whole Tiger Woods thing, but THIS??? THIS RIGHT HERE?!?!?! I don't see where this congressman gets off removing his support for passing legislature to give him a Congressional Gold Medal because of his private life mistakes. He's DEFINITELY not the first to make mistakes and be backed by Congress.. Um, I'd say 100% of Congress themselves did something shiesty to get where they are.
Check this out..Congressman drops effort to honor Tiger Woods
And I quote:
Democratic Rep. Joe Baca proposed legislation in March that called for the golfer to be recognized for promoting good sportsmanship and breaking down barriers in the sport.
Baca said in a statement Wednesday that “in light of the recent developments surrounding Tiger Woods and his family,” he won’t pursue legislation this session to give him the award.
Um... Ok.. I understand that he supposedly cheated on his wife with an alleged 11 women, but how does that affect the sportsmanship that he's shown towards other golfers, OR the barriers that he's broken for the sport? He should still get his award. Are they going to force him to return the trophies he's won since 2007 as well? This is getting rediculous. Now every woman that has brushed up against him in passing is saying they had a sexual encounter with this man. If you were a white female in Vegas during 2007, you probably had a sexual encounter with Tiger Woods at this point. COME ON. "I ain't buyin it..."
First Michael Jackson was denied, and now Tiger Woods.. The reasons they are thought to be nominated for the awards have NOTHING to do with why they are denied. Imperfect citizens have won this award I'm sure. Can someone say ELVIS PRESLEY, who they used to call the DEVIL himself for his dancing, and he had alleged romps with minors as well. FRANK SINATRA was allegedly tied to the MAFIA. JOHNNY CASH was a known drug addict. Can someone please explain this to me?
Here's some info for those that would argue with me..Congress Disses Michael Jackson, Lets Elvis Slide!
Makes you say "hmmmmmmmmmmmm" doesn't it?
I GUARANTEE, the next time he's on ANY channel people are going to watch him play, whether to root him on, or to see if he fails. Personally, I hope he goes back to the Tiger that was whooping folks by 15 strokes. That was HIGHLY entertaining to see all the other golfers on the cards frustrated because they knew they were playing for second place.. When have you seen galleries as large in golf EVER? Jack Nicolaus, the greatest EVER (even Tiger's idol) never drew crowds as large as he does. People that don't even understand the rules love Tiger Woods.
The thing that I've said since this started is I sure hate it for all other golfers in the world.. Because when an elite athlete such as he has something like this happen, they come back 50 times stronger in their sport. Look at Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Shaquille O'Neal, Dwayne Wade, just to name a few. They are told to stay out of the media and not draw attention to themselves, and focus on playing their games. If they're as good as they are with major distractions, once those are removed, and they're focused on their sports and nothing else.... "Beast mode activated."
Sugar and Spice and… Did you see that?
Man... Did you see the BYU vs NMU Girls Soccer game last night? Me either.... Well apparently, we missed some MMA action. To describe it as anything less would be inaccurate..
Check THIS out...(click the image) 
Now you see what I mean? That girl was BRUTAL. I've seen a lot of soccer in my day, actually hope to shoot a girls soccer tourney next week, but I've never, ever, seen such a repeated display of brutal hostility in team sports especially in one game. Where was the ref with the cards? Isn't that supposed to be avoided? It's obvious these ?young ladies (I use that term loosely) had some "other" issues that they needed to work out. I would hate to think they were coached to do these things to gain an advantage.?
The message here? They STILL lost..Make sure you're playing the sport you signed up for. Concentrate on playing soccer and not submitting your opponent, that's an ENTIRELY different sport.
Now I'd be VERY interested to see what type of recourse she's dealt. Considering the theme of this year's NCAA sports was supposed to be "sportsmanship". That was one of the underlying reasons why LeGarrette Blount was suspended so harshly during the first game of the season from Oregon University for his punch during the Boise State game.