Time To Restructure The NBA

It is time to change the current NBA conference format! The Western Conference has been clearly superior since Jordan left the Bulls. The Western Conference year in and year out is absolutely loaded, and this year is no exception. The East is absolutely pitiful, they have 3 teams that are currently going to make the playoffs WITH A LOSING RECORD!!!!! How in the world can you have 3 teams with losing records make the playoffs? Portland, currently 10th in the West and out off the playoffs, would be the 6th place team in the East That is so ridiculous! This is doing nothing but hurt the NBA. Who wants to watch a team with a losing record play in the playoffs? I certainly do not! Playoffs are supposed to be for teams that have successful seasons NOT LOSING ONES! All you Cleveland fans bragging and boasting about Lebron for MVP and that the Cavs are going to win the title NEWS FLASH YOU WOULD BE THE 10th PLACE TEAM IN THE WEST!!! Yes thats right King James wouldn't even make the playoffs if they were in the West. Lebron over Kobe for MVP is such a joke. Lebron is most certainly the MVP, of the JV league (aka East). Kobe is the best player, on the best team, in the best conference!! Ok enough about the MVP back to restructuring the league. My theory is to completely do away with the conferences. You can leave the divisions just place them all in one conference. The playoffs would then take the 16 best teams and rank them 1-16. This would make sure that the 16 best teams would be in the playoffs and would eliminate the weaker teams that currently make the playoffs under the current system. This would create much better match-ups and would no longer penalize the teams of the West.

Give It Up King James Lovers

I am so sick of hearing Cavs fans trying to say that Lebron James is the best player in the league. This is so absurd, if you have played basketball and know anything about it then it should be obvious that he is not. Kobe Bryant is the best player in the world point blank, no questions asked. There isn't a single weakness in his game. He can shoot, drive, jump, rebound, pass, play lock down D, and he is a late game assassin. He is clearly more talented than Lebron, KG, or anyone else you want to throw out there. The man scored 81 points in a game!!!!!! There is no one else in the NBA that is capable of coming close.
Don't get me wrong Lebron is a great talent and he has an extremely bright future, but Kobe is still the best. Kobe has the most complete skill set, maybe ever. YES I SAID EVER!!! That means better than Jordan. Yes Yes even better than the savior of basketball ball himself. Kobe is every bit as talented if not more than Jordan. Most will find this unimaginable. Kobe better than Jordan? Am I crazy? Certainly not Kobe is the most skilled player EVER!!!!! The man is crazy good. His moves are insane. The things he is able to do are flat out amazing. If you don't believe me check out this.



Enough said!

Kobe and Lakers Ruin Shaq's Debut In Phoenix

All the talk was about Shaq's first game with his new team, the Phoenix Suns. And who is the perfect team for Shaq's debut, the Los Angeles and Kobe Bryant. Shaq was surprisingly in a lot better shape than expected. He was able to play almost 30 mins and looked strong down the stretch. He started off slow with some missed free throws and turnovers but played decent in the second half. One area that he seemed to really help was in creating opportunities for Amare to get offensive rebounds and shots. Amare excelled next the the big fella, getting 37 pts and pulling down 15 boards. All in all Shaq played better than expected but not good enough to contend for a title. The Suns have to learn to play some D, to give up 130 points is ridiculous and no team will ever win a title like that. With Shaq and the Suns garnering all of the attention before the game, Kobe seized the moment and played brilliant. As he does in every cluth situation Bryant showed why he is the best player in the world. When he wants to score, he scores, there is nothing anyone can do about it. He can get his shot off where ever and when ever he pleases. He dropped 41 going16-25 from the field. Odom and Gasol also had great games. Overall very impressive performance by LA, they seem to be clicking on all the right cylinders. As long as Kobe's finger stays "ok" and Bynum comes back healthy, the should be the Western Conference's rep for the Finals. Hell right now they are playing the best basketball in the league, and this is without Bynum. Its scary to think what is possible when he gets back!

Time To See How Much Fuel The "Diesel" Has Left In The Tank

This seems like eons ago, a happy Shaq and Kobe together. Its been three struggling seasons since the departure of Shaq for Miami, but finally the Lakers have got the pieces around Kobe to be a championship caliber club. The first few years without Shaq looked bleak for Bryant, having to carry the team with 40 and 50 point games just to keep it close. Then there was Bryant's legal troubles, everything seemed to be on the decline for Bryant. As for Shaq nothing could have been better, pairing with Dwayne Wade the Heat captured a NBA Championship in 2006. It was going great for Shaq, he was living life and just being the normal "Shaq". Then came this season, Bryant's future in LA at the start of the season looked dismal. There were trade rumors swirling around the world's best player, but nothing was ever executed. Instead, the Lakers began to gel and young Andrew Bynum started showing signs of brilliance. Then in a stunning move Laker GM Mitch Kupchak was able to aquire former All-Star Pau Gasol from Memphis for basically nothing. This shot the Lakers up the Western Conference totem pole. Now the Lakers are considered a top 3 contender for the title. As for Shaq this season hasn't started too well. After an injury plagued and poor start to the season for the Heat, Miami decided to ship O'Neal to Phoenix for Shawn Marion. Many have questioned the Suns (myself being one) logic in bringing in the 7 ft 330 pounder, especially with the up and down system they run. But the Suns and Shaq both seem to think this is gonna be what puts them "over the top". Tonight is our first glimpse of Shaq in Phoenix and how convenient he will be going against Kobe and the Lakers. Should be a very entertaining game, but I have to go with my boys, Lakers by 8.

King James shines in New Orleans

Lebron James' many skills were displayed brilliantly tonight in the 2008 NBA All-Star game in New Orleans. James led the East All-Stars to a 134-128 victory. James won the MVP honors finishing with 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists, just shy of a triple double. His court vision and ability to get to the rim were key in the East's victory. Ray Allen was also key to the East's win. Allen had 28 points, knocking down three big triples and a couple free throws in the end, sealing the victory for the East. The young guards were the bright spots for the West, Chris Paul and Brandon Roy looked like NBA veterans bringing the West within striking distance in the end. Paul had 16pts and 14dimes, Roy finished with 18 points and 9 boards. The West team was down a superstar in Kobe Bryant, Bryant started the game and collected one rebound before being subbed out about three minutes into the game. Bryant then hit the showers and sat on the bench icing his finger for the rest of the game. All and all it was a pretty entertaining game, now the real excitement begins, the race for the playoffs.