Random Shots

let's start off with some sports:

-Kobe Bryant's in top form, rallying his Los Angeles Lakers back from a 20-point deficit ... I know the conference finals are far from over, but I'm predicting and hoping for a Lakers-Boston Celtics final ... I'm sure the media would have a field day with a throwback/vintage final as well ... The Kobe Bryant/Lamar Odom/Pau Gasol vs. Kevin Garnett/Paul Pierce/Ray Allen matchup would be something to see ... On top of that the MVP (Bryant) and Defensive Player of the Year (Garnett) in the same series ... I'll take the Lakers should that matchup go down ...

-Boxing ... hmmm what's coming up? ... Manny Pacquiao vs. David Diaz on June 28, and Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito on July 26 ... I'm always amped for a PacMan fight, but surprisingly I'm more looking forward to Cotto-Margarito ... Pacquiao is slowly but surely transitioning from fighter to attraction, ala Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya ... This fight with Diaz will be pivotal for PacMan and will reveal whether or not Pacquiao is still at his peak or past it ... This will be his first fight at 135 lbs (lightweight), but I still take Pacquiao ... I'm not going to predict a knockout, because this fight is tough to gage ... Sure Diaz had trouble against his last opponent (some no-name sparring partner), but I'm sure he'll be at his best (like Juan Manuel Marquez) in his fight against Pacquiao ... As for Cotto-Margarito, this fight in my opinion and the opinion of most people will decide the undisputed number 1 contender to Floyd "P*ssy Boy" G*yweather for top spot in the Welterweight Division ... Both fighters have taken out the best in the division (Cotto took out Zab Judah and Shane Mosley, while Margarito recently stopped Kermit Cintron, Paul Williams took himself out of the picture with his upset loss to Carlos Quintana) ... No matter who comes out on top, I still see G*yweather ducking the winner, he sees both fighters as clear threats to his title and undefeated record ... As for this fight, it'll probably end up being a contender for fight of the year ... both guys hit hard and throw punches with regularity ... I'll take Cotto, but I won't count out Margarito, Cotto's guard/defense is a bit lax at times and with Margarito's knockout power, if he catches Cotto, it may be lights out ...

-I just found out today that the Pittsburgh Penguins are in the Stanley Cup Final ... the only reason this interests me and the only reason why I even mentioned it on my blog, is that my Newman friend, Chipy, must be busting a nut over in Vietnam ... he is what you call a die-hard Penguins fan ... I'm sure the Penguins in the final makes the NHL very happy as well, it gives them an opportunity to p*mp their "golden boy" Sidney Crosby ... If there's anything I hate more than Soccer and Mixed Martial Arts, it's hockey ...

Elsewhere:

-again, another delayed J-Smooth reaction ... I just found out that Mariah Carey just got married to Nick Cannon ... Now there was a time: 1) where I would've actually cared, 2) where I would've given anything to be with Mariah Carey ... but that was a LONG time ago, things change, tastes change, back in those days I had spikey hair ... I was also a huge fan of her music ... In my opinion, her last hot album was Daydream (her pre-skank, pre-divorce days) ... the album Butterfly all the way down to The Emancipation of Mimi were all trash ... delayed reaction again, I just found out she released a new album as well, E=MC2 ... There was a time where I would've been first in line at the music store to pick up her new CD ... but this is the new age, UTorrent!!! ... But even still, I think I'll take my time downloading that one, I'm sure I'm not missing out on anything ...

-I was in the room, while my parents were watching the American Idol Season Finale last night ... I only caught the announcement of the winner, I didn't even know the two finalists' names until about a week ago ... David Cook and David Archuletta, man they both suck! ... The only Idol that produced music that I actually like is Chris Daughtry, while the only Idols (American or Canadian) that I think have any kind of talent other than Daughtry are Elliott Yamin and Kelly Clarkson ... As for last nights finalists, I just can't believe how people can support mediocrity (and that's being nice), but then again I see it all the time with people up here in Toronto and how they support their teams and players ...

-Finally, I'll end this off with a question ... what would you do if you were told you had six months to live? ...

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- J -