My sis just found out that I had the Wii at home ... she advised me to get another Wii remote, because she wants to play me in Mario Kart ... my response “Sure, I’ll shell out the cash to give you a beating” ... at the moment, Mario Kart is the only major game that I have for the console (I have yet to play Wii Sports which came with the console) ... I do have to say Mario Kart is fun, I’ve nearly completed the entire thing ... but the games I like make for a better experience when I have some live competition ... playing against the computer gets stale pretty fast ... I’m currently waiting on Punch Out to be released, I’m anxious to tryout the gameplay using the Wii remote ... I just found out that Street Fighter 4, which is due out in February, will not be released on the Wii ... now that really sucks, but I have a feeling that there will be a demand for it, thus being released eventually, kind of the same deal as Rock Band ...
I eventually plan on getting myself a PS3 ... There are rumors of a price slash, so I’m guessing summertime would be the optimal time to pick one up ... as for the games that I’m interested in purchasing for it ... First, NBA Street Homecourt ... I’ve always enjoyed games in the series, especially the first one, Yeti Snowman was an absolute beast in that game, LOL ... Homecourt is the first of the series released on the console and is also an older game, released a couple years ago, but from what I’m hearing, EA has put the Street series on hiatus, so it’ll probably be a while before the latest instalment is released ... next game, Street Fighter 4 ... Prophet and Anthro need to be put in their places, nuff said ... and I know there's a retired vet sitting out there, who back in the day to me seemed indestructable at Street Fighter, A'yo Octal, if you wanna come outta retirement, that's an open-ended challenge, well there it is, LOL ... next game, Fight Night Round 4 ... now this is my most anticipated game in years ... Mike Tyson returns to the video game circuit, and we’ll finally get to see Tyson vs. Muhammad Ali ... I’ve looked at the roster, among the notables: Tyson, Ali, Lewis, Holyfield, Foreman, Frazier, Leonard, Hearns, Hagler, Jones Jr., De La Hoya, Hopkins, Pacquiao, Mosley, Mayweather Jr. ... everyone seems to be there ... finally, NBA 2K10, I’m not sure if that’ll be the official name, but I’m getting that game nonetheless ... I’ve been an NBA Live guy for majority of my PS2 days, but the NBA 2K series is king on the PS3 console ... If any D-Mac that wants to step to this, they can all try, but like it's been as always, they all will fail ... Two games you definitely won’t ever see in my collection are Grand Theft Auto or Halo, two of the most over-rated games in history ... I plan on tapping into the online gaming thing, once I get my PS3 ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Ringside Rant
I’m honestly still feeling the lingering effects of that Antonio Margarito *ss whooping at the hands of the great “Sugar” Shane Mosley, so I figured I give my thoughts on what’s happening in the game at this point ...
To me there’s only one marquee division in the sport at the moment and that’s 147 welterweight ... Mosley is the man right now, holding the WBA version of the title ... Manny Pacquiao has proven that he can fight at that weight ... Floyd Mayweather Jr. is supposedly “waiting for God” to let him know when it’s his time to return, but his god is the almighty dollar, which means he’ll be back ... Then on the periphery you have Miguel Cotto, who is looking to position himself among the elite once again ... pit any 2/3 of Mosley/Pacquiao/Mayweather against each other and you have a boxing blockbuster event ...
I know that I said I wouldn’t bring up that “other” prize fighting garbage, but the battle lines appear to have been drawn ... As I brought up in a previous entry, that owner, brought up boxing in a recent interview, basically speaking negatively about it and it’s not the first time he’s done so ... now, my question is, why would you do that? ... there’s only one possibility, he views boxing as his competition and he’s trying to hurt them ... this is reminiscent of the WWE vs. WCW wars ... never do you hear, boxing analysts on HBO or anywhere else for that matter bring up the “other guys”, they just worry about their own product ... I understand that the owner of that other product wants to promote his business and bring it some legitimacy, but why must he constantly bring up boxing in the discussion? ... to me he comes off like a dude with a small “package” jealous of another guy that gets all the women ... the new guy wants to compete with the established brand, I say bring it on, we all know how the WWE/WCW war ended ... last Saturday spoke volumes, 20,000 at Staples Center ... says to me, if you put fighters in the ring in fights people want to see and price it reasonably, fans will turn out and pack the arenas ...
Now the reason why I brought up those other guys is because there’s some controversy brewing over Oscar De La Hoya’s decision to attend an event of “theirs” which Golden Boy co-promoted, instead of being Ringside at the Mosley fight ... there’s only one major promotion within the human cockfighting ranks and De La Hoya, ever the business man, is trying to create some competition ... I saw this coming from a mile away ... People say boxing’s corrupt because of all the big money thrown around and the politics, well my message to fans of the “other guys”, y’all will have your day too ... people in the boxing world are upset with De La Hoya for associating himself with the other product ... but I’m all for it, if this leads to their downfall all the power to him ... kill the competition that’s trying to kill you ... Like I was telling Anthro, Prophet and Mags the other day, “do you think if GSP was offered a five-fight deal for $10M to sign with Golden Boy, that he’d actually turn it down?” ...
Anyhow, enough of that garbage ... there’s more controversy in boxing, but what else is new? ... apparently Antonio Margarito tried to sneak an illegal substance in his hand wraps prior to the Mosley fight ... a substance when dried, is described basically as a concrete block in your gloves ... To me it certainly does cast a shadow over Margarito’s career (same way as Felix “Tito” Trinidad, who attempted to use the same thing against Bernard Hopkins a few years back) ... All I have to do is look back to the Cotto fight ... Now I’ve seen Cotto cut before, but never like he was against Margarito ... If Margarito is found of any wrong doing, I hope he gets a lifetime ban with his records/accomplishments wiped out ... Boxing is dangerous enough as is, you could kill a man even without a “loaded” glove ... luckily Mosley’s trainer Nazim Richardson caught it ...
I’ll end this with a question, moreso to any boxing fans, if you had to choose between watching a mega fight or attending a friend’s special day, how would you decide? ... me, it would all depend on how good a friend that person is, LOL ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
To me there’s only one marquee division in the sport at the moment and that’s 147 welterweight ... Mosley is the man right now, holding the WBA version of the title ... Manny Pacquiao has proven that he can fight at that weight ... Floyd Mayweather Jr. is supposedly “waiting for God” to let him know when it’s his time to return, but his god is the almighty dollar, which means he’ll be back ... Then on the periphery you have Miguel Cotto, who is looking to position himself among the elite once again ... pit any 2/3 of Mosley/Pacquiao/Mayweather against each other and you have a boxing blockbuster event ...
I know that I said I wouldn’t bring up that “other” prize fighting garbage, but the battle lines appear to have been drawn ... As I brought up in a previous entry, that owner, brought up boxing in a recent interview, basically speaking negatively about it and it’s not the first time he’s done so ... now, my question is, why would you do that? ... there’s only one possibility, he views boxing as his competition and he’s trying to hurt them ... this is reminiscent of the WWE vs. WCW wars ... never do you hear, boxing analysts on HBO or anywhere else for that matter bring up the “other guys”, they just worry about their own product ... I understand that the owner of that other product wants to promote his business and bring it some legitimacy, but why must he constantly bring up boxing in the discussion? ... to me he comes off like a dude with a small “package” jealous of another guy that gets all the women ... the new guy wants to compete with the established brand, I say bring it on, we all know how the WWE/WCW war ended ... last Saturday spoke volumes, 20,000 at Staples Center ... says to me, if you put fighters in the ring in fights people want to see and price it reasonably, fans will turn out and pack the arenas ...
Now the reason why I brought up those other guys is because there’s some controversy brewing over Oscar De La Hoya’s decision to attend an event of “theirs” which Golden Boy co-promoted, instead of being Ringside at the Mosley fight ... there’s only one major promotion within the human cockfighting ranks and De La Hoya, ever the business man, is trying to create some competition ... I saw this coming from a mile away ... People say boxing’s corrupt because of all the big money thrown around and the politics, well my message to fans of the “other guys”, y’all will have your day too ... people in the boxing world are upset with De La Hoya for associating himself with the other product ... but I’m all for it, if this leads to their downfall all the power to him ... kill the competition that’s trying to kill you ... Like I was telling Anthro, Prophet and Mags the other day, “do you think if GSP was offered a five-fight deal for $10M to sign with Golden Boy, that he’d actually turn it down?” ...
Anyhow, enough of that garbage ... there’s more controversy in boxing, but what else is new? ... apparently Antonio Margarito tried to sneak an illegal substance in his hand wraps prior to the Mosley fight ... a substance when dried, is described basically as a concrete block in your gloves ... To me it certainly does cast a shadow over Margarito’s career (same way as Felix “Tito” Trinidad, who attempted to use the same thing against Bernard Hopkins a few years back) ... All I have to do is look back to the Cotto fight ... Now I’ve seen Cotto cut before, but never like he was against Margarito ... If Margarito is found of any wrong doing, I hope he gets a lifetime ban with his records/accomplishments wiped out ... Boxing is dangerous enough as is, you could kill a man even without a “loaded” glove ... luckily Mosley’s trainer Nazim Richardson caught it ...
I’ll end this with a question, moreso to any boxing fans, if you had to choose between watching a mega fight or attending a friend’s special day, how would you decide? ... me, it would all depend on how good a friend that person is, LOL ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
Monday, January 26, 2009
More Movie Reviews
First off, safe travels and best of luck to Anthro ...
I’m really feelin’ this package from my cable provider, that we have over the next month ... I’m loving the movies on demand ... saves money on renting or purchasing DVD’s ... I was scrolling through the list and there seem to be a lot of Tom Cruise movies ... must be a theme month ... among them, Eyes Wide Shut, an older movie that he did with ex Nicole Kidman ... someone told me years back that the movie was stupid, but there is a lot of sexual content and nudity ... hmmmm, maybe I’ll save that one for a rainy day, LOL ... I also checked the late night listings and there is free porn on one of my stations ... hmmmmm, if I was like some of my friends, I’d be staying up until 4am every night ... but I’ll be completely honest, no word of a lie, I haven’t watched porn since my second year in high school ... I’ve always managed to have a girl to take care of those needs ... really, I remembered getting more laughs out of watching those movies than turned on ... the womens’ reactions are just so exaggerated, the background music is great ... but other than that, I prefer the live experience with real women ... I’ve always had that kind of self-restraint when it comes to things like that ie. smoking (never tried a cigarette), porn ...
Anyhow on to a couple of movies that I’ve watched so far ...
The Other Boleyn Girl – starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana ... I’ll first answer the obvious question “Why possessed you to watch that J?” ... answer, Natalie Portman ... while I don’t think she’s overwhelmingly hot, she’s that classic beauty type ... I don’t like blondes either, but Scarlett Johansson ain’t bad ... anyhow, another reason why I watched the film is because I always like getting the back story on historical events and figures ... I’ve always heard the name “Anne Boleyn” thrown around, but I’ve never really known much more than the fact that she was supposedly instrumental in the schism of England from the Roman Catholic Church, and that she was beheaded ... anyhow, as for the movie ... I honestly thought it was pretty well done, it kept my interest for pretty much the entire two hours ... the acting was pretty good as well ... there was one part in the movie, where I said to myself “please God, don’t go there, I don’t want to see that, I don’t want to throw up” ... I won’t spoil that part for those that want to see this movie ... after I finished it, I went online to check the critics’ reviews ... A quick Wiki said the movie was pretty much panned by critics ... ah ha, more reason to not listen to those fools ... solid film in my opinion ... my score: 3.75/5 ...
We Own The Night – starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Robert Duvall ... there’s no need to even explain the first reason why I chose to watch this movie ... the second reason is, that I respect Mark Wahlberg’s work (no not his Marky Mark days, and not because he’s a Manny Pacquiao fan) ... his movies are hit-and-miss, but I enjoyed Shooter and despite what others thought about it, I liked Planet of the Apes ... anyhow ... one of the opening sequences of this movie made me say, “Sold, that made it all worth it” ... What drove the story was the idea of “conflict of interest” ... It’s about a police chief (Duvall) and his two sons, one of which (Wahlberg) just received a major promotion within the police department, while the other son (Phoenix) has a “lost” sense of direction in his life, on the wrong side of the law ... It’s a crime drama set in New York City, in a “wild west” type environment where the police department is described to be at war with the crime lords of the city ... a very good pace to the movie, combined with good acting, very believable in my opinion ... there was only one moment in the movie that made me roll my eyes ... but other than that, it was a very good movie ... score 4.25/5 ...
I’m planning on taking full advantage of this package over the next month, by catching up on some of these movies I’ve missed ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
I’m really feelin’ this package from my cable provider, that we have over the next month ... I’m loving the movies on demand ... saves money on renting or purchasing DVD’s ... I was scrolling through the list and there seem to be a lot of Tom Cruise movies ... must be a theme month ... among them, Eyes Wide Shut, an older movie that he did with ex Nicole Kidman ... someone told me years back that the movie was stupid, but there is a lot of sexual content and nudity ... hmmmm, maybe I’ll save that one for a rainy day, LOL ... I also checked the late night listings and there is free porn on one of my stations ... hmmmmm, if I was like some of my friends, I’d be staying up until 4am every night ... but I’ll be completely honest, no word of a lie, I haven’t watched porn since my second year in high school ... I’ve always managed to have a girl to take care of those needs ... really, I remembered getting more laughs out of watching those movies than turned on ... the womens’ reactions are just so exaggerated, the background music is great ... but other than that, I prefer the live experience with real women ... I’ve always had that kind of self-restraint when it comes to things like that ie. smoking (never tried a cigarette), porn ...
Anyhow on to a couple of movies that I’ve watched so far ...
The Other Boleyn Girl – starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana ... I’ll first answer the obvious question “Why possessed you to watch that J?” ... answer, Natalie Portman ... while I don’t think she’s overwhelmingly hot, she’s that classic beauty type ... I don’t like blondes either, but Scarlett Johansson ain’t bad ... anyhow, another reason why I watched the film is because I always like getting the back story on historical events and figures ... I’ve always heard the name “Anne Boleyn” thrown around, but I’ve never really known much more than the fact that she was supposedly instrumental in the schism of England from the Roman Catholic Church, and that she was beheaded ... anyhow, as for the movie ... I honestly thought it was pretty well done, it kept my interest for pretty much the entire two hours ... the acting was pretty good as well ... there was one part in the movie, where I said to myself “please God, don’t go there, I don’t want to see that, I don’t want to throw up” ... I won’t spoil that part for those that want to see this movie ... after I finished it, I went online to check the critics’ reviews ... A quick Wiki said the movie was pretty much panned by critics ... ah ha, more reason to not listen to those fools ... solid film in my opinion ... my score: 3.75/5 ...
We Own The Night – starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Robert Duvall ... there’s no need to even explain the first reason why I chose to watch this movie ... the second reason is, that I respect Mark Wahlberg’s work (no not his Marky Mark days, and not because he’s a Manny Pacquiao fan) ... his movies are hit-and-miss, but I enjoyed Shooter and despite what others thought about it, I liked Planet of the Apes ... anyhow ... one of the opening sequences of this movie made me say, “Sold, that made it all worth it” ... What drove the story was the idea of “conflict of interest” ... It’s about a police chief (Duvall) and his two sons, one of which (Wahlberg) just received a major promotion within the police department, while the other son (Phoenix) has a “lost” sense of direction in his life, on the wrong side of the law ... It’s a crime drama set in New York City, in a “wild west” type environment where the police department is described to be at war with the crime lords of the city ... a very good pace to the movie, combined with good acting, very believable in my opinion ... there was only one moment in the movie that made me roll my eyes ... but other than that, it was a very good movie ... score 4.25/5 ...
I’m planning on taking full advantage of this package over the next month, by catching up on some of these movies I’ve missed ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Mosley and More
HOLY SH*T!!! ... What a start to the year in boxing! ... What a beatdown! ... “and the NEW WBA Welterweight Champion of the World, ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley!!!” ... when everyone doubted him, saying he was too old, saying Antonio Margarito would destroy and be the first to stop him, with all the distractions (steroid scandal, switch of trainers, divorce) Shane Mosley, my 2nd fave fighter in the game right now, and one of my fave ever, proved why he is one of the G.O.A.T. ... Two straight HBO Boxing events, both of which had me on my feet going nuts, and all this from the comfort of my own home ... So many thoughts racing right now ...
-who says boxing is dead? ... I say to those people F*CK YOU with a side of KISS MY *SS!!! ... 20,000 plus at Staples Center in Los Angeles for a non-Oscar De La Hoya boxing event ... I’d say boxing is just fine ... what does that owner of that “other” supposed prize fighting “sport” have to say now? ... I just heard him talking on the radio last night about how his “sport” has surpassed boxing ... maybe it has, with the new generation of the world that think they actually know something about what prize fighting is ... the new generation needs something to call their own, and I respect that, but like in hip hop, prize fighting is always best in its purest form ... I will never mention that “sport” or anything else associated with it by name ever again on these entries ... because they have no legitimacy in my eyes ...
-I love HBO Canada ... well worth the $12.99 over the next month that we’ll be subscribing to it ... my father and myself got it solely for the Mosley fight, but it’s way more bang for our buck as opposed to the one off boxing PPVs ... Like I said, we have it for a whole month in a package, along with The Movie Network and the U.S. Superstations (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston) ...
-Where does Margarito go from here? ... certainly not the big money fights ... he’s supposedly slated to go against Miguel Cotto next, but if I were Cotto, why fight Margarito when Mosley has the belt now, Margarito beat Cotto before, and Cotto beat Mosley ... if I were Cotto I’d rather go for the belt against a guy I’ve already beaten ... On the other hand, I’m not sure if Cotto would beat Mosley a second time around ... as for Margarito, now I’m understanding why Manny Pacquiao thinks he could beat him ... Size Matters but Speed Kills, Manny proved it against Oscar and now Shane tonight over Margarito ...
-What about Mosley? ... the vets seem to be finding their fountain of youth, first Bernard Hopkins over Kelly Pavlik, now Mosley does his thing ... after tonight, I’d certainly favour him over IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey and WBC titleholder Andre Berto ... I’d call this victory over Margarito the greatest of his career, even better than that over Oscar De La Hoya ... Even after his decision loss to Cotto, I said the result wouldn’t have been the same had Mosley been in his prime ... right now Mosley is “The Man” in the welterweight division, he controls his own destiny ... I support him with whatever he chooses ... whether it be a title unification bout or a rematch with Cotto ... or hey, here’s an idea, a match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. ... knowing Floyd, he’ll keep ducking Mosley as he’s been for the past 3 years ...
A great night of sports watching spent with my father ... we watched the Orlando Magic – Miami Heat game earlier ... how could it not be entertaining with Dwight Howard and Dwyane Wade playing ...
Tomorrow Prophet and myself kick it with our brother Anthro one final time before he heads for greener pastures in “The Land Down Under” ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
-who says boxing is dead? ... I say to those people F*CK YOU with a side of KISS MY *SS!!! ... 20,000 plus at Staples Center in Los Angeles for a non-Oscar De La Hoya boxing event ... I’d say boxing is just fine ... what does that owner of that “other” supposed prize fighting “sport” have to say now? ... I just heard him talking on the radio last night about how his “sport” has surpassed boxing ... maybe it has, with the new generation of the world that think they actually know something about what prize fighting is ... the new generation needs something to call their own, and I respect that, but like in hip hop, prize fighting is always best in its purest form ... I will never mention that “sport” or anything else associated with it by name ever again on these entries ... because they have no legitimacy in my eyes ...
-I love HBO Canada ... well worth the $12.99 over the next month that we’ll be subscribing to it ... my father and myself got it solely for the Mosley fight, but it’s way more bang for our buck as opposed to the one off boxing PPVs ... Like I said, we have it for a whole month in a package, along with The Movie Network and the U.S. Superstations (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston) ...
-Where does Margarito go from here? ... certainly not the big money fights ... he’s supposedly slated to go against Miguel Cotto next, but if I were Cotto, why fight Margarito when Mosley has the belt now, Margarito beat Cotto before, and Cotto beat Mosley ... if I were Cotto I’d rather go for the belt against a guy I’ve already beaten ... On the other hand, I’m not sure if Cotto would beat Mosley a second time around ... as for Margarito, now I’m understanding why Manny Pacquiao thinks he could beat him ... Size Matters but Speed Kills, Manny proved it against Oscar and now Shane tonight over Margarito ...
-What about Mosley? ... the vets seem to be finding their fountain of youth, first Bernard Hopkins over Kelly Pavlik, now Mosley does his thing ... after tonight, I’d certainly favour him over IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey and WBC titleholder Andre Berto ... I’d call this victory over Margarito the greatest of his career, even better than that over Oscar De La Hoya ... Even after his decision loss to Cotto, I said the result wouldn’t have been the same had Mosley been in his prime ... right now Mosley is “The Man” in the welterweight division, he controls his own destiny ... I support him with whatever he chooses ... whether it be a title unification bout or a rematch with Cotto ... or hey, here’s an idea, a match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. ... knowing Floyd, he’ll keep ducking Mosley as he’s been for the past 3 years ...
A great night of sports watching spent with my father ... we watched the Orlando Magic – Miami Heat game earlier ... how could it not be entertaining with Dwight Howard and Dwyane Wade playing ...
Tomorrow Prophet and myself kick it with our brother Anthro one final time before he heads for greener pastures in “The Land Down Under” ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
Thursday, January 22, 2009
The Business of Boxing
With the much talked about Manny Pacquiao - Ricky Hatton bout "all but dead", I guess it would be time to weigh in on it and give my two cents ... This is simply the harsh reality of how boxing works nowadays ... it's not like before when it was "let the best man win" and the winner takes home the "winner's purse" ... now there are pre-determined purse splits, PPV revenues, promoters with their hands in the "cookie jar" ... it's not like the pound for pound era of the 70's and early 80's with Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran all willing to fight each other ... or the Muhammad Ali era, when he took on all comers: Joe Frazier, George Foreman ... an aside, the whole PPV thing was started by Ali, so blame him, LOL ... anyhow, back to Pacman-Hitman ... the way things work in today's day in age is one guy makes the challenge and the bigger name/draw gets the bigger purse split ... I personally don't see anything wrong with it ... I've been reading articles online (as credible as they all may be) since The Dream Match ... no where have I read that it was Pacquiao challenging Hatton ... he has never called Hatton out ... it was the other way around ... Pacquiao obviously did have an interest in fighting Hatton though ... so then it came down to the purse split ... Being impartial, Manny is the universally recognized Pound-for-Pound best in the world ... and on top of that, aside from De La Hoya and Mayweather (as of this moment both inactive fighters) has proven to be the biggest draw/attraction in the sport ... so I understand, with Hatton making the challenge and Manny being the bigger attraction, why shouldn't Manny get the larger share of the pie? ...
So when Hatton first threatened to pull the plug, he said he had another 80,000 capacity fight in London lined up ... now that the Pacquiao fight's been called off, what's the first thing that comes out of Hatton's mouth as to future plans? ... the winner of Juan Manuel Marquez-Juan Diaz or a Floyd Mayweather Jr. rematch ... so where is the 80,000 capacity fight? ... Everyone's been making much about the 50-50 purse split that Hatton wanted and all parties supposedly agreed on, saying that Hatton will be bringing in millions from the U.K. PPV revenue ... they make the point that his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. drew over a million buys in England ... but how has he done since? ... his last two fights drew nowhere near those numbers ... I was thinking about this exact thing weeks ago, and I argue that those numbers were moreso the fact that he was fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. ... as for his previous two fights, he looked horrible against (a guy I've honestly never heard of) Juan Lazcano and looked decent against (in my opinion greatly over-rated) Paulie Malignaggi ... now he's calling out a guy who fought in three different weight classes in one year and looked better and better each time ...
now the promoters have their panties in a bunch because Manny refused to sign the deal, subsequently leading to Hatton walking away ... I'm very surprised with Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, imposing deadlines on the only "cash cow" in his stable ... yeah, he sets up the fights, but he's figuratively putting a gun to Manny's head, by making deadlines, practically forcing him to sign ... and as for Arum's Golden Boy counterpart Richard Schafer (the biggest De La Hoya kiss-*ss, the only reason why he has a job in the first place), he's been extremely vocal in the media ... calling Manny a "young spoiled kid" ... he has even less right trying to force Pacquiao to do anything, Pacquiao's helped lined his pockets too ... It's an example of two greedy promoters that just want their money ... bottom line is, their job is to put options on the table, do the negotiations, for those that actually have any knowledge about how the system works, they have no right to force the biggest attraction in the sport to do anything ... Arum better be careful, or Pacquiao may pull a De La Hoya and Mayweather Jr. (both former Top Rank fighters) and cut him out all together ... on a personal note, everyone knows how J-Smooth feels about a white man telling a Filipino what to do ...
In the aftermath of all this, I honestly only care what Pacquiao does after ... maybe he does the unthinkable and positions himself to fight the winner of Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito ... now that would be an even bigger challenge than Ricky Hatton, both would be way tougher fights ... on top of that, the winner of the Mosley/Margarito fight would be in possession of the WBA welterweight championship, something attractive to the belt-seeking Pacman ... which may explain why Manny's in Los Angeles right now to see the Mosley/Margarito fight ... selfishly, I'd like to see my two fave fighters in the game right now (Pacquiao and Mosley) throw down ... or maybe this would get "The Real Dream Match" in the works with Pacquiao squaring off against Floyd Mayweather Jr. ... But, I get the feeling that Manny and Hatton will get this thing resolved and will end up fighting ... hey, they said that "The Dream Match" with De La Hoya was "dead" and it still went down ... I've said it once, I'll say it again, Ricky Hatton is an over-rated fighter who hid in England for most of his career, and when he came over to the States, he was proven to be the fraud that he is and got his *ss kicked by Mayweather ... So it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for Manny to not book this fight ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
So when Hatton first threatened to pull the plug, he said he had another 80,000 capacity fight in London lined up ... now that the Pacquiao fight's been called off, what's the first thing that comes out of Hatton's mouth as to future plans? ... the winner of Juan Manuel Marquez-Juan Diaz or a Floyd Mayweather Jr. rematch ... so where is the 80,000 capacity fight? ... Everyone's been making much about the 50-50 purse split that Hatton wanted and all parties supposedly agreed on, saying that Hatton will be bringing in millions from the U.K. PPV revenue ... they make the point that his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. drew over a million buys in England ... but how has he done since? ... his last two fights drew nowhere near those numbers ... I was thinking about this exact thing weeks ago, and I argue that those numbers were moreso the fact that he was fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. ... as for his previous two fights, he looked horrible against (a guy I've honestly never heard of) Juan Lazcano and looked decent against (in my opinion greatly over-rated) Paulie Malignaggi ... now he's calling out a guy who fought in three different weight classes in one year and looked better and better each time ...
now the promoters have their panties in a bunch because Manny refused to sign the deal, subsequently leading to Hatton walking away ... I'm very surprised with Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, imposing deadlines on the only "cash cow" in his stable ... yeah, he sets up the fights, but he's figuratively putting a gun to Manny's head, by making deadlines, practically forcing him to sign ... and as for Arum's Golden Boy counterpart Richard Schafer (the biggest De La Hoya kiss-*ss, the only reason why he has a job in the first place), he's been extremely vocal in the media ... calling Manny a "young spoiled kid" ... he has even less right trying to force Pacquiao to do anything, Pacquiao's helped lined his pockets too ... It's an example of two greedy promoters that just want their money ... bottom line is, their job is to put options on the table, do the negotiations, for those that actually have any knowledge about how the system works, they have no right to force the biggest attraction in the sport to do anything ... Arum better be careful, or Pacquiao may pull a De La Hoya and Mayweather Jr. (both former Top Rank fighters) and cut him out all together ... on a personal note, everyone knows how J-Smooth feels about a white man telling a Filipino what to do ...
In the aftermath of all this, I honestly only care what Pacquiao does after ... maybe he does the unthinkable and positions himself to fight the winner of Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito ... now that would be an even bigger challenge than Ricky Hatton, both would be way tougher fights ... on top of that, the winner of the Mosley/Margarito fight would be in possession of the WBA welterweight championship, something attractive to the belt-seeking Pacman ... which may explain why Manny's in Los Angeles right now to see the Mosley/Margarito fight ... selfishly, I'd like to see my two fave fighters in the game right now (Pacquiao and Mosley) throw down ... or maybe this would get "The Real Dream Match" in the works with Pacquiao squaring off against Floyd Mayweather Jr. ... But, I get the feeling that Manny and Hatton will get this thing resolved and will end up fighting ... hey, they said that "The Dream Match" with De La Hoya was "dead" and it still went down ... I've said it once, I'll say it again, Ricky Hatton is an over-rated fighter who hid in England for most of his career, and when he came over to the States, he was proven to be the fraud that he is and got his *ss kicked by Mayweather ... So it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for Manny to not book this fight ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
setting the record straight
now this is getting funny ... fantasy league issues, seem to have gotten personal with some people, even taken to heart it seems ... over one rule change that I made as commissioner ... now looking at it from outside the box, yes it looks underhanded in a way ... but, there are somethings called balances and checks ... if people knew how to read, on my commissioner's note I clearly stated and I quote "if there are objections to any deal, I will evaluate them by formal protests ... if there is enough of a backlash, I will overturn those trades" ... If there was enough backlash from the league, I'm a man of my word, I would've recinded those deals ... I made that rule change for two reasons actually, the first reason I clearly stated in the post ... I didn't want to see trades c*ckblocked by the simple click of a button on a vote ... I wanted those GM's that objected to state exactly why they objected to the trade ... second reason, it expedites the process, I really wanted to see a trade go down, no matter what it was, whether it involved me or not, by eliminating any barriers ... and please, if any other GM got away with "robbery" as my deal has been referred to, I stated from day one that I wouldn't do anything to stand in the way ...
so whatever, I've resigned from my position as commish, to appease one in particular ... I could air out my real thoughts to the situation, but I'm not gonna get into a back and forth, and I'm not gonna do the immature thing and call out blood by real name on a public forum ... this is the last time I'm gonna address this topic here or on the league boards, so from my position this bullsh*t ends now ... in the heat of competition things will be said ... but there are only a hand full of people in the world that have earned the right to say what they want about myself, without me coming back hard at them (unless they're REALLY asking for it) ... I'll just say that one person in particular is lucky they are on that list ... and I'll leave it at that ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
so whatever, I've resigned from my position as commish, to appease one in particular ... I could air out my real thoughts to the situation, but I'm not gonna get into a back and forth, and I'm not gonna do the immature thing and call out blood by real name on a public forum ... this is the last time I'm gonna address this topic here or on the league boards, so from my position this bullsh*t ends now ... in the heat of competition things will be said ... but there are only a hand full of people in the world that have earned the right to say what they want about myself, without me coming back hard at them (unless they're REALLY asking for it) ... I'll just say that one person in particular is lucky they are on that list ... and I'll leave it at that ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
Big Screen Junk
watched a couple movies the other day ...
Eagle Eye - starring: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Billy Bob Thorton, Rosario Dawson ... This movie layed the groundwork pretty nice in the beginning ... fast paced, made you question what's going on ... kinda gives you the impression that the movie is about "big brother" watching ... then right around the middle when the main question was answered, it'll make you think "oh c'mmon now, that's stupid" ... now I'm a believer in "anything's possible", but this really pushed the it beyond the realm of possibility ... the movie is actually about another of those "consequences" issues, which I can't say, for those that actually want to watch this movie ... Dawson's character had absolutely no point in the film, because she played no role when the movie reached it's final resolution ... The ending will make you sarcastically say, "oh I didn't see that one coming", but luckily they didn't push it more than they did ... Not a good movie at all, but I won't pan it among the worst I've seen ... my score 1.5/5 ...
Atonement - starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley ... one of those critically acclaimed movies, nominated for multiple Academy and Golden Globe Awards ... After watching it, I said to myself "why haven't you learned your lesson already?" ... that lesson would be, don't ever trust those "Critically Acclaimed" "Nominated for X Awards" tags ... those tags should honestly be disclaimers ... every time I've watched a movie like that I come out thinking "this movie sucked huge, that was the biggest waste of time" ... this movie was no exception ... I honest to God fell asleep watching it ... when I woke up, I said "I'll finish the rest of this tomorrow" ... which I did, just because I was already deep into the movie ... I never trust the opinion of critics, people that are paid to review films ... I'm more likely to listen to the common movie watcher, who (maybe pay to) watch movies to enjoy them ... anyways back to this film, I was honestly more entertained with Jumper, and that movie was trash ... my score 0/5 ...
There is one movie out in theatres right now that I'm looking to watch and that's Notorious ... people that've watched it say that it's good, but people that know me, know that I'm more than capable of forming my own opinion ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Hail the Kings of NYC & Hip Hop
Last year around the same time the greatest emcee of all time was rippin’ it at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC ... So this year (well Boxing Day 2008 actually) Nasty Nas decided to do it all over again ... Hip Hop’s Undisputed Heavyweight Champ keepin’ it real as always ... I wish I could’ve been at that show, watchin’ on YouTube, it was hot ... I was reading an article about Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Kanye West and Diddy doin’ a recent show together recently ... but compared to this Esco concert, it’s not even a contest ... and Nas opened the show with his classics, and real talk, these tracks are timeless, I listen to them today and still get pumped ... This is my Hip Hop generation right here ... Nas dropped Illmatic in ’94, J-Smooth was Christened in ’95 ... and Nas didn’t come alone ...
For the first time in I can’t remember how long, God’s Son was joined on stage alongside AZ ... For all you young bucks out there, who are fans of the garbage put out nowadays, I wouldn’t expect you all to even know who AZ is ... Well just a little history lesson, an emcee that Nas came up with, his running mate in the short-lived group The Firm, and alongside Nas in my opinion formed the best Hip Hop duo ... At this concert, they did a 3 track set together: Life’s A B*tch, Affirmative Action and Phone Tap ...
Also in the building, same as last time, the most underrated emcee of all time, Busta Rhymes ... If Nas is #1, Busta is #2 ... Those are the only emcees in the game right now, that have had the longevity and still put out hot tracks ... Busta took the stage to give Nas a water break, LOL ... and he dropped his new joint Arab Money, followed by the immortalized classic Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See, then finished up with his most recent Nas collabo Fried Chicken ... Again, just like last year Busta took the mic and declared that Nas is the best emcee in the world ... Preach on Bus! ... but he’s being modest himself, ‘cause he’ll go down as one of the best ever as well ...
Those are parts 3 and 4 of the concert posted by the user, parts 1 and 2 are also posted ... Much respect to Nas, Busta and AZ for keepin’ the art form alive ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
For the first time in I can’t remember how long, God’s Son was joined on stage alongside AZ ... For all you young bucks out there, who are fans of the garbage put out nowadays, I wouldn’t expect you all to even know who AZ is ... Well just a little history lesson, an emcee that Nas came up with, his running mate in the short-lived group The Firm, and alongside Nas in my opinion formed the best Hip Hop duo ... At this concert, they did a 3 track set together: Life’s A B*tch, Affirmative Action and Phone Tap ...
Also in the building, same as last time, the most underrated emcee of all time, Busta Rhymes ... If Nas is #1, Busta is #2 ... Those are the only emcees in the game right now, that have had the longevity and still put out hot tracks ... Busta took the stage to give Nas a water break, LOL ... and he dropped his new joint Arab Money, followed by the immortalized classic Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See, then finished up with his most recent Nas collabo Fried Chicken ... Again, just like last year Busta took the mic and declared that Nas is the best emcee in the world ... Preach on Bus! ... but he’s being modest himself, ‘cause he’ll go down as one of the best ever as well ...
Those are parts 3 and 4 of the concert posted by the user, parts 1 and 2 are also posted ... Much respect to Nas, Busta and AZ for keepin’ the art form alive ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
Saturday, January 17, 2009
A plate of Anthro with a side of Zona
-last night was the official going away dinner for one of the brothers ... Anthro, who’s headed towards a brighter future in The Land Down Under, was the reason for this gathering ... we hit up Korean BBQ, which has quickly become the Fam’s fave eatery next to Sonny’s ... Anthro seems to have a bit of anxiety about what’s ahead of him, but like I told him last night, it’s all just gonna contribute to the growth process by stepping outside of his comfort zone ... Anthro if you’re lookin’ for reassurance, I’m sure Prophet, Octal and myself all agree that you’ll be a better person after this experience ... on a personal note, I for one will miss having Anthro around ... When I look at myself, I see a mentally tough, competitive S.O.B. ... Anthro helped bring that out (more on that in a bit), and I just want to say thank you for that ...
-as far as last night goes, that was just the half of it ... the main event of the night came at our fave nightspot ... what I was expecting to be a send off/retirement on multiple fronts, turned out to be one of the most epic battles, one for the ages and has led J-Smooth to re-think his decision on whether to hang it up ... but instead of a play-by-play, “J-Smooth” will comment on them from a couple of perspectives ... but, just a disclaimer (before this gets interpreted as a beef) this is goin’ at the “players” in “The Game”, not the actual person, ‘cause it’s nothing personal ...
-basketball: “Quite honestly, when people talk about Supermanthro and J-Smooth, they’re comparing two players from different eras ... yeah sure, Anthro’s putting on a show right now with his highlights, but age relative to The Game, I’m older, but in my prime, it wouldn’t of even been a contest ... sure Vince Carter had people buzzing for a bit with his highlights, and maybe even made people think he was the next great one, but when it comes down to it, Michael Jordan is still the greatest ... Anthro’s strength lies in the Isolation play, his teammates have to get out of the way for him to work his one-on-one game ... that’s all well and good ... but J-Smooth, last night went through three defenders and finished with his off hand ... newsflash, J-Smooth was only in first gear and that was the best I’ve seen from Anthro ... on top of that J had the “team” concept in mind ... but I guess when you get older, it becomes team first before what’s talked about on Sportscenter ... last thing on it, where’s Shawn Marion now without Steve Nash? ... that’s exactly what it was, Supermanthro needed J-Smooth setting him up.”
-boxing: “this ‘draw’ decision from the ‘judges’ tonight was the reason why the sport is in the shape it’s in ... everyone in the building knows who the clear winner was ... check the compubox punch count, I landed the bigger body shots and threw the more consistent shots during the rounds ... Anthro’s shots came towards the end of those rounds, all he was doing was stealing rounds ... As far as a rematch goes ... anytime, anywhere ... but since he has his mandatory matches coming up, it’ll be four months till we get back in the ring ... J-Smooth is the Heavyweight Champ and best Pound-for-Pound in the world, Anthro’s not even in my weight class, I had to move down in weight for this fight, but if he wants to step up in weight and I get 60-40 of the purse, let’s get it on ... he’ll find out why J-Smooth has been the top draw for years, and when it comes down to the decision, I won’t even come to that, I’m stopping him in the second round, believe that! ... J-Smooth ain’t goin’ nowhere, this is my crown.”
-but on the real though ... Anthro, it’s been real runnin’ with you man over the past couple of years ... good times all round ... I wish you nothing but the best, because competition-wise you’ve brought out the best in me, whatever it was: ball, billiards, dominos, The Game ... Good Luck and I’ll check you for a rematch in June ...
-In some unrelated, an update on happenings in the fantasy league ... the big news, is the first trade of the season ... I sent Deron, Iggy and Hedo to Prophet for Kobe and Butler ... but the bigger news is the backlash comin’ from one GM in particular ... Zona, completely hating on the deal comparing it to the Lakers/Gasol deal from last year ... As I explained to the league, there was no coercion involved, and what Zona seems to overlook is that it takes two people to make a deal happen, not just one ... and both GMs felt the trade would benefit each of their respective teams ... I’m all but certain that Zona would’ve c*ckblocked the deal if he had the choice ... call it conflict of interest all you want, but the reality of the situation is that two parties agreed on a deal it’s nobody else’s business ... it’s all just jealousy in my opinion ... He sent me a completely bogus deal, offering Marion and Bynum (whom are both trash fantasy-wise) for two of my players, Iggy and Aldridge, who are now producing ... he even tried to give me the hard sell on Bynum, which was waaay too obvious, then now he drops Bynum for nothing ... speaks volumes ... and for trying to put one over on me ... I’m blacklisting him in terms of potential trade partners ... he could offer CP3 and I wouldn’t budge ... with Zona waaay ahead in games played, I’m more than confident that I can catch him ... and with half the season to go, and Zona banking his hopes on Frauderon and Bargnani, I’d say J-Smooth has an excellent opportunity ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
-as far as last night goes, that was just the half of it ... the main event of the night came at our fave nightspot ... what I was expecting to be a send off/retirement on multiple fronts, turned out to be one of the most epic battles, one for the ages and has led J-Smooth to re-think his decision on whether to hang it up ... but instead of a play-by-play, “J-Smooth” will comment on them from a couple of perspectives ... but, just a disclaimer (before this gets interpreted as a beef) this is goin’ at the “players” in “The Game”, not the actual person, ‘cause it’s nothing personal ...
-basketball: “Quite honestly, when people talk about Supermanthro and J-Smooth, they’re comparing two players from different eras ... yeah sure, Anthro’s putting on a show right now with his highlights, but age relative to The Game, I’m older, but in my prime, it wouldn’t of even been a contest ... sure Vince Carter had people buzzing for a bit with his highlights, and maybe even made people think he was the next great one, but when it comes down to it, Michael Jordan is still the greatest ... Anthro’s strength lies in the Isolation play, his teammates have to get out of the way for him to work his one-on-one game ... that’s all well and good ... but J-Smooth, last night went through three defenders and finished with his off hand ... newsflash, J-Smooth was only in first gear and that was the best I’ve seen from Anthro ... on top of that J had the “team” concept in mind ... but I guess when you get older, it becomes team first before what’s talked about on Sportscenter ... last thing on it, where’s Shawn Marion now without Steve Nash? ... that’s exactly what it was, Supermanthro needed J-Smooth setting him up.”
-boxing: “this ‘draw’ decision from the ‘judges’ tonight was the reason why the sport is in the shape it’s in ... everyone in the building knows who the clear winner was ... check the compubox punch count, I landed the bigger body shots and threw the more consistent shots during the rounds ... Anthro’s shots came towards the end of those rounds, all he was doing was stealing rounds ... As far as a rematch goes ... anytime, anywhere ... but since he has his mandatory matches coming up, it’ll be four months till we get back in the ring ... J-Smooth is the Heavyweight Champ and best Pound-for-Pound in the world, Anthro’s not even in my weight class, I had to move down in weight for this fight, but if he wants to step up in weight and I get 60-40 of the purse, let’s get it on ... he’ll find out why J-Smooth has been the top draw for years, and when it comes down to the decision, I won’t even come to that, I’m stopping him in the second round, believe that! ... J-Smooth ain’t goin’ nowhere, this is my crown.”
-but on the real though ... Anthro, it’s been real runnin’ with you man over the past couple of years ... good times all round ... I wish you nothing but the best, because competition-wise you’ve brought out the best in me, whatever it was: ball, billiards, dominos, The Game ... Good Luck and I’ll check you for a rematch in June ...
-In some unrelated, an update on happenings in the fantasy league ... the big news, is the first trade of the season ... I sent Deron, Iggy and Hedo to Prophet for Kobe and Butler ... but the bigger news is the backlash comin’ from one GM in particular ... Zona, completely hating on the deal comparing it to the Lakers/Gasol deal from last year ... As I explained to the league, there was no coercion involved, and what Zona seems to overlook is that it takes two people to make a deal happen, not just one ... and both GMs felt the trade would benefit each of their respective teams ... I’m all but certain that Zona would’ve c*ckblocked the deal if he had the choice ... call it conflict of interest all you want, but the reality of the situation is that two parties agreed on a deal it’s nobody else’s business ... it’s all just jealousy in my opinion ... He sent me a completely bogus deal, offering Marion and Bynum (whom are both trash fantasy-wise) for two of my players, Iggy and Aldridge, who are now producing ... he even tried to give me the hard sell on Bynum, which was waaay too obvious, then now he drops Bynum for nothing ... speaks volumes ... and for trying to put one over on me ... I’m blacklisting him in terms of potential trade partners ... he could offer CP3 and I wouldn’t budge ... with Zona waaay ahead in games played, I’m more than confident that I can catch him ... and with half the season to go, and Zona banking his hopes on Frauderon and Bargnani, I’d say J-Smooth has an excellent opportunity ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Hoop Dreams
I haven’t posted a YouTube video in a while, but this one I was watching the other day caught my attention ... Michael Jordan, I’m assuming was hosting a basketball clinic ... what’s interesting is Michael played with a few guys one-on-one afterwards ... I’m sure the haters will chime in (one in particular that I know of, whom shall remain nameless), “so what, Jordan’s all washed up now for the NBA, that he’s been reduced to picking on kids half his size?”, LOL ... I’ll give him one thing though, MJ hasn’t lost the touch or his swag ...
When asked who’d win one-on-one, Kobe Bryant or himself?
“Kobe would win, because I’m older ... In my prime, not even a contest!”
YESSIRRRRRRRR!!! ... So True! ... His trash talk during one-on-one’s was relentless ...
After watching him play one-on-one, I thought, if I had 3 more inches to my 6-foot frame, I could probably check him ... LMFAO ... naw, but seriously I wouldn’t back down from his trash talk, I’d be in his face same way knowing how competitive I am ...
On an even more serious note, if I was three inches taller, and had worked on my handles, I could’ve been in the league ... before you all scoff, hear me out ... I just look at Frauderon and I think to myself, how hard is it to do what he does? ...
1) Bring the ball up the court, kill 15-18 seconds off the clock and pass to Bosh to get my assists ...
2) Hit wide open jumpers off of screens, ‘cause God knows he can’t create his own shot ... the strength of my game has always been my J ...
3) finally for those of you who think I would get exposed by every opposing PG in the league on defense ... DAMN RIGHT I WOULD, I’ll be the first to admit that ... but that’s the same story with Frauderon against every other lead guard in the league ...
“I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller” – Skee-Lo ... but even more seriously, if I was in the NBA, all the possibilities that would open up ... I’d probably be an All-Star, and you all know how much weight I give to the legitimacy of that game ... being the first Pinoy in the league and looking how Pinoys do with Manny Pacquiao, I’m sure the 90M plus in the Philippines would be doing their part at internet cafes, voting me into the game, ie. look at Yi Jianlian, hell I’d probably get some Asian votes from China as well ... from there, my marketability as an international star ... Jersey sales ... endorsements ... Shoe Deal: I’ve always been an Adidas guy, but I’ve worn Jordan’s and Converse Wade’s as well ... Sports Drink: I’ve always been drinking Gatorade, but Vitamin Water is really closing in ... Finally, which squad would I want to play for? ... maybe half the teams in the league ... New York, Phoenix, any of the Cali teams or any of the other cities with big Pinoy communities, ie. Houston, New Jersey, Chicago ... but my game would only suit the Craptors ...
Y’all can think I’m just talking nonsense, but I’m dead serious ... but regardless, they are hoop dreams indeed ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
When asked who’d win one-on-one, Kobe Bryant or himself?
“Kobe would win, because I’m older ... In my prime, not even a contest!”
YESSIRRRRRRRR!!! ... So True! ... His trash talk during one-on-one’s was relentless ...
After watching him play one-on-one, I thought, if I had 3 more inches to my 6-foot frame, I could probably check him ... LMFAO ... naw, but seriously I wouldn’t back down from his trash talk, I’d be in his face same way knowing how competitive I am ...
On an even more serious note, if I was three inches taller, and had worked on my handles, I could’ve been in the league ... before you all scoff, hear me out ... I just look at Frauderon and I think to myself, how hard is it to do what he does? ...
1) Bring the ball up the court, kill 15-18 seconds off the clock and pass to Bosh to get my assists ...
2) Hit wide open jumpers off of screens, ‘cause God knows he can’t create his own shot ... the strength of my game has always been my J ...
3) finally for those of you who think I would get exposed by every opposing PG in the league on defense ... DAMN RIGHT I WOULD, I’ll be the first to admit that ... but that’s the same story with Frauderon against every other lead guard in the league ...
“I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller” – Skee-Lo ... but even more seriously, if I was in the NBA, all the possibilities that would open up ... I’d probably be an All-Star, and you all know how much weight I give to the legitimacy of that game ... being the first Pinoy in the league and looking how Pinoys do with Manny Pacquiao, I’m sure the 90M plus in the Philippines would be doing their part at internet cafes, voting me into the game, ie. look at Yi Jianlian, hell I’d probably get some Asian votes from China as well ... from there, my marketability as an international star ... Jersey sales ... endorsements ... Shoe Deal: I’ve always been an Adidas guy, but I’ve worn Jordan’s and Converse Wade’s as well ... Sports Drink: I’ve always been drinking Gatorade, but Vitamin Water is really closing in ... Finally, which squad would I want to play for? ... maybe half the teams in the league ... New York, Phoenix, any of the Cali teams or any of the other cities with big Pinoy communities, ie. Houston, New Jersey, Chicago ... but my game would only suit the Craptors ...
Y’all can think I’m just talking nonsense, but I’m dead serious ... but regardless, they are hoop dreams indeed ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
Monday, January 5, 2009
1st entry of '09
Happy 2009 everyone ... hope everyone's holidays were well spent ...
-a free plug to fam ... Prophet has re-launched his Blog with a revamped, fresh, sleeker new design ... his latest spit reminds me that I need to complete my album, LOL ...
elsewhere, (in Prophet-like abstract)
-things are not always what they appear to be on the surface ... you think that you know someone, but in reality you don't have the first damn clue ... everyone knows how I hate cliches, but those are themes that have surfaced recently ...
-but on the other hand, in some unrelated, there are things which at one time seem beyond the realm of possibility, but then all of a sudden a plethora of other possibilities open up ... that's another theme that's popped up ...
-J-Smooth never realized that he had a hidden talent for gardening ... planted seeds and now seeing the fruits of his labour, LOL ...
in basketball,
-I want to talk NBA, but not my usual schtick ... the thing that I've noticed, is that it's the same story every year ... training camp, every team filled with optimism, but in reality, there are only 3-4 teams (maybe one darkhorse) that actually had a legit shot at winning it all in the first place ... all the rest of the talk about progress, and getting better for those other squads is just smoke-filled coffee house crap ... this year it's the Lakers, Celtics and Cavaliers, with the darkhorse being The Rockets (if they can stay healthy and that's a BIG "IF") ... just goes to show how the quality of the game has deteriorated over the years ...
I just thought of this whole entry on the fly, and I'm fresh outta ideas, so I'm out ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
-a free plug to fam ... Prophet has re-launched his Blog with a revamped, fresh, sleeker new design ... his latest spit reminds me that I need to complete my album, LOL ...
elsewhere, (in Prophet-like abstract)
-things are not always what they appear to be on the surface ... you think that you know someone, but in reality you don't have the first damn clue ... everyone knows how I hate cliches, but those are themes that have surfaced recently ...
-but on the other hand, in some unrelated, there are things which at one time seem beyond the realm of possibility, but then all of a sudden a plethora of other possibilities open up ... that's another theme that's popped up ...
-J-Smooth never realized that he had a hidden talent for gardening ... planted seeds and now seeing the fruits of his labour, LOL ...
in basketball,
-I want to talk NBA, but not my usual schtick ... the thing that I've noticed, is that it's the same story every year ... training camp, every team filled with optimism, but in reality, there are only 3-4 teams (maybe one darkhorse) that actually had a legit shot at winning it all in the first place ... all the rest of the talk about progress, and getting better for those other squads is just smoke-filled coffee house crap ... this year it's the Lakers, Celtics and Cavaliers, with the darkhorse being The Rockets (if they can stay healthy and that's a BIG "IF") ... just goes to show how the quality of the game has deteriorated over the years ...
I just thought of this whole entry on the fly, and I'm fresh outta ideas, so I'm out ...
Peace!
~J-Smooth~
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