In the mid-80’s, Shoe Manufacturer Nike made a special shoe for a young, up-and-coming superstar named Michael Jordan and called it the Air jordan. These “Old School MichaelJordan Shoes” of today were probably the biggest rubber shoes fad of that time. These shoes were so big that it evolved into a sub brand today — The Jordan Brand.
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Sorry for the all-caps title! this is gonna be a biased blog for my favorite team. The Chicago Bulls won the draft lottery and has a chance to get back to the playoffs as early as next year. For me, I think the Bulls should go for Derrick Rose. Michael Beasley might be the best player in the draft, and is almost sure to win Rookie of the Year honors, but with the emergence of the phenomenal point guards and how it affects the team (Chris Paul, Deron Williams), I think the Bulls should go with Rose.
Derrick Rose carried the Memphis Tigers to the National Title and I think he can do the same with the Bulls, especially with Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, and young prospects Joakim Noah and Tyrus Thomas in the line-up.
I hope this is the year the Bulls will legitimately come back to being a contender.
Johnny Ludden wrote a column in Yahoo! Sports about Derek Fisher being the “Most Valuable Teammate.” It was something I have never thought about when thinking of the Lakers’ success story this season. I always attribute it to Kobe’s passion for the game, or Gasol’s addition to the team. But thinking about it, Fisher might be the 2nd biggest factor for the Lakers’ winning ways. In 1996, the Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher Lakers career started. They won 3 championships together then the Laker Dynasty pieces went their separate ways. Kobe stayed on, and the Lakers weren’t winning that much.
Last season, when Kobe was eliminated, Derek FIsher was deep into the playoffs. Then came the news on Fisher’s Daughter’s cancer. Fisher needed to move to a city where there are facilities that can cure Fisher’s daughter. He moved to L.A.
Kobe was delighted to have his most trusted teammate back in a Laker uniform. Fisher was the veteran presence they needed. Now, he has played big for the Lakers. Unfortunately for the Jazz, it was Fisher, the guy they let go for his daughter’s cause, who nailed the dagger in game 2 of the Lakers-Jazz series.
The Lakers is often about Kobe Bryant, but after reading Ludden’s column, this duo may somehow be likened to the famous quote about Jordan and Pippen, “Michael never won a ring without Scottie.” The Lakers is not just about Kobe Bryant, it can also be about Derek Fisher.
According to Gilbert Arenas’ Blog, if the Washington Wizards don’t resign Antawn Jamison, then Agent Zero won’t be back as a Wizard either.
“If he doesn’t come back, I’m not coming back,” Arenas said Wednesday in a post on his blog.
Arenas can opt out of his contract with the Wizards, a move he has publicly stated that he will do for more money. Jamison will become a free agent and expect many teams to acquire the services of Jamison who steered the Wizards into a playoff spot despite injuries to Arenas and Caron Butler.
Arenas and Jamison have been teammates the past four season in Washington and two season in Golden State. Arenas said that Jamison is part of his success as a player. So having Jamison back is a must for Ernie Grunfeld if he wants Arenas back.
For more topics about the Wizards and the recently concluded Cleveland-Washington Series, visit Gilbert Arenas Blog.
The NBA playoffs is the most important part of the NBA season. This is when you find out if your team’s offseason or mid-season moves are worth it and will take your team to the NBA Finals. This is the time when the game gets more physical compared to the regular season. The true character of a player, or a team, shows in the playoffs. Is your favorite player a true superstar? Or will choke when it comes to the last shot of a game 7 of an NBA playoff series? In short, the playoffs is the most heart-thumping part of an NBA season. Not being able to watch it…SUCKS!
Our cable provider had a disagreement with the cable channel that carries all the NBA games in the Philippines late last year. Early in January, all I could do was read the news on the internet. I write about the NBA a lot in my Sports Blog, that’s why it was hard for me not to watch the games.
But come February, I discovered a way to watch the games online. Their called P2P Channels. These channels give live feeds of live events such as sports, news channels, movies, tv shows, etc., to people all over the world. How do you use it? First, you have to download a P2P player. I’ve got three on my computer: SOPCast, TVU, and TVAnts. There are more players, so just pick what suits you best. Once I have installed the player on my computer, I go to http://myP2P.eu and look for live sports and click it. There you will find the NBA Playoff Schedule and the games that are available. Just pick a game, click play, and there you go, you’re off to watching your favorite NBA team…LIVE!!!
Good luck to all the teams! Hope all of you could watch the NBA Playoffs!
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The Los Angeles Times have reported that Andrew Bynum has already started training in a pool and an elliptical trainer. He has already started jogging in the pool which is good sign, but has yet to run on a treadmill. This is why the Lakers couldn’t make an estimate on Bynum’s return, but they said they’re sure it won’t be before April.
