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!

Monday's Headlines

• First off I want to shoot down all you Cavs fans that think that their recent trade with the Bulls and Sonics put them at the top of the Eastern Conference. This is absurd, who did Cleveland get thats going to make them an automatic contender? If Cleveland is banking on a trade for Ben Wallace, Wally Szcerbiack, Joe Smith and Delonte West to lead them to a title they are in some trouble. Ben Wallace is washed up and has no offensive skills at all, wally can shoot but plays zero D, Joe Smith is a strong defender and rebounder but his getting old and isn't a high caliber player, and West is an average player at best. Detroit and Boston are still the top 2 teams in the east even with this trade.
• Tennessee ranked first in both college basketball polls for the first time EVER.
  
• The LA Lakers have now won 8 straight and 9 of 10 with Gasol. They are rolling on all cylinders and Kobe is doing his best Jordan impersonation.
• Darren McFadden ran a 4.33 forty; he jumped 10 feet, 8 inches in the broad jump; and jumped 33 inches in the vertical leap. After recent scrutiny due to off the field troubles, McFadden made quite a statement at the NFL Combine. All three of these stats are better than those of Adrian Peterson's last year. SCARY.
• LAST BUT NOT LEAST ..... Team Go Go Gadget's tourney run begins tonight at the Ark at 9.
  

NBA Trade Deadline: The Aftermath

Going into today the Lakers had my vote as the best move before the trade deadline in getting Pau Gasol for NOTHING! Now that the deadline has came and gone I still feel that LA made the best trade. There have been several big moves i.e Kidd to Dallas and Shaq to Phoenix, and several smaller deals such as the Spurs acquiring Kurt Thomas. It seemed every team that had a legit shot at getting to the Finals were trying to make a big move to get their respected teams over the top except the Cavs, King James was forced to sit and watch LA, Phoenix, Dallas, and San Antonio all add quality players to their rosters. Well today James finally got his wish for some help. Wait let me rephrase that the Cavs made a trade but if I was King James I wouldn't be jumping for joy or anything as they acquired Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, Bulls 2009 2nd-round pick, Wally Szczerbiak,
and Delonte West via a 3-team 11 player deal involving the Cavs, Bulls, and Sonics. The Cavs sent Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Cedric Simmons, and Shannon Brown to the Bulls. They also sent Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall to the Sonics. This surely isn't a blockbuster move like LA and Phoenix pulled off but it will give the Cavs some rebounding and defensive help along with Wally stretching the D with his outside shooting. Do I think this makes the Cavs the favorite in the East? Absolutely not. The Celtics and Pistons are still my picks to be in the Eastern Conference Finals but the Cavs and Magic will certainly make it interesting.

Now its time to stop all the talking and see who really emerges as title contenders.
I say send the MVP and Title to LA right now! Kobe is on a mission and that team is scary good!

RA

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.