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3 weeks ago

This isn't the first time the NBA has used Auto-Tune for their "Where Amazing Happens" commercials (see Defense and Determination) but it might be the best. I just can't get enough of these. I hope they keep making them through the rest of the year. It's definitely a cool concept.

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Dunks of the Week from D-Wade and Amare (NASTY)

Lifestyle Health, Sports & FitnessBy DjRyB

4 weeks ago

These were my two favorite dunks from the past week. First is Dwyane Wade's absolute destruction of the rim and Luis Scola's face. Why would you try and block that dude? You haven't learned yet? Didn't you see that new Jordan 2010 Commercial? Nightmares Never Sleep!!! Just get out of the way and save yourself the posterization.

The next one from Amare Stoudemire might be even better. He completely embarrasses Portland's Dante Cunningham on this nasty flush "Move Bitch! Get out the Way!" DAMN!

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Monta Ellis' Latest Trick Shot - Backwards From The Other 3 Point Line (WOW!)

Lifestyle Health, Sports & FitnessBy DjRyB

4 weeks ago

And why is Monta Ellis not in the H-O-R-S-E competition again? I'm pretty sure every single NBA fan would rather see him instead of Sacramento's Omri Casspi considering maybe 3 people actually know who the F*** he is. I had to look up which team he played for because I literally had no idea. Yikes.

It's not like this is the first time Ellis has pulled off a crazy shot either. He showed us some crazy tunnel shots a few months ago and his in game acrobatics are pretty incredible too.

I still think Rondo is going to pull off the win this year though. He has so many crazy shots in games, I have to imagine he has even more up his sleeve where he can do anything he wants without a defender in front of him.

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LeBron & Dwight's Super Bowl Ad Teaser - Remake of McDonald’s Classic Jordan vs.

Lifestyle Health, Sports & FitnessBy DjRyB

5 weeks ago

The idea to remake McDonald's classic commercial featuring Michael Jordan and Larry Bird going head to head might have seemed like a good idea at first but I'm not sure I like where they are going with it. Even though this video above is only a quick sneak peak I just have a funny feeling they are going to screw this up somehow.

Although LeBron James can pull off some crazy shots, Dwight Howard can barely make a free throw more than 50% of the time and his jump shot has shades of Chris Dudley in it. If they remake the original concept of a shooting contest, then this is a terrible idea and really poor choice of players. If it ends up being a remix of the original and it becomes a crazy dunk off, I think I can get down with it. It will piss everyone off that wants to see LeBron in the Dunk Contest but it's probably the closest we will ever see these two go at it so I guess I'll take it.

I've probably posted it about 5 separate times on this site already but here's another look at the original McDonald's commercial featuring Jordan vs. Bird. It doesn't get much better than this:

"Off the floor. Off the Scoreboard. Off the Bankboard. No riyyyyyummmmm."

Take a close look and you will see Jordan wearing the Air Jordan VII in the White/Black/Cardinal Red/Bronzecolorway below. I always loved these but I went with the Black/Red/Purple colorway back in the day instead. Can we get a new retro of these please?!?! I need them!!!

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J.R. Smith's Sick Post Move Dunk on King's Omri Casspi (NICE)

Lifestyle Health, Sports & FitnessBy DjRyB

5 weeks ago

Denver Nugget J.R. Smith completely OWNED Sacramento King Omri Casspi on Monday with this nasty post move and finished it off with a twirling reverse dunk. That's nice!

Even though he can be a punk, the kid has some serious talent. He's always good for at least one highlight a game. If he could get his head straight, he could possibly be an All-Star someday but whether or not he can do that remains to be seen.

It will never happen but J.R. Smith could actually be the first ever "Bo Jackson" of NBA All Star Weekend by entering and possibly winning both the Slam Dunk and 3 Point Contests. Why the hell not? Dude would be a legend if he pulled it off.

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Lakers Beat Celtics at Home; Kobe Hits Game Winner (WEAK)

Lifestyle Health, Sports & FitnessBy DjRyB

6 weeks ago

I might need to stop going to Celtics games for the rest of the season because they lose almost every time I have tickets. I've probably seen most of their 8 home losses and I don't think I've seen a win in at least 4 games. WTF is going on?

That was another tough loss for the C's considering they started off down 13 in the first quarter but fought there way back to take control of the game through the 2nd and 3rd quarters. They were up by 10 points in the 4th quarter but let the game slip away. Unfortunately, this has become more of a trend than a random occurrence and things are not looking so good. I thought the Celtics looked much better than expected against the Lakers but letting them win that game is not good for their confidence moving forward. Not only does it let the Lakers think they can beat the Celitcs at home but it also took away some potential momentum for the C's that would have been gained by the win.

I don't know that there is anyone to truly blame for the loss since it was a collaborative effort but I always look at Doc because he is the one running the show. His substitution pattern was all over the place again and he didn't have the starters all together until midway through the 4th when the Lakers were already going on their run to erase the 10 point lead. One of his assistants really needs to just tell him when it's time to make substitutions because he is not capable of doing it himself. He always leaves people in too long to the point that they are ineffective and he also let's his hot players sit on the bench too long and when they come back in, they are as cold as ice. I think Doc's new nickname should be "The Cooler".

The one play that pissed me off more than Kobe's winning shot was the play prior when Pierce was called for an offensive foul on the push-off. Yes, he definitely pushed off a bit but that is a play that is rarely called at the end of a close game, yet alone on your home court. Artest did a good job of acting and he sold it hard to the refs. It looked like Artest was already off balance but I guess you can't make any excuses. It just sucks since Pierce hit the shot and that would have completely changed the game. It really was a tough call to make with 10 seconds left in a close game. Whatever happened to letting them play during the last 2 minutes? It seems like those days might be gone.

On top of it all, the TD Garden REFUSED to show the replay of the controversial offensive foul call on the Jumbotron so the fans had no idea what the hell happened and we were completely stunned by the call. Way to go, Jumbotron operators. You just took a way a perfect opportunity to get the fans fired up to possibly help the Celtics get energized for the last play of the game. Instead, everyone was flat because they had no idea what just happened. Ridiculous.

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LeBron Performs a Dunk Contest Routine in Warm Ups (WHY WON'T HE ENTER?)

Lifestyle Health, Sports & FitnessBy DjRyB

6 weeks ago

This is ridiculous. LeBron is starting to piss me off now. He was basically doing a Dunk Contest routine in warm ups before a game last week. Is he doing this on purpose to get the fans fired up or is he really that oblivious to all of negativity towards him now that he has backed out of his promise to enter the 2010 NBA Slam Dunk Contest? I don't get it.

Here are a few other Warm Up dunks I was able to find. I guess he does this all the time but the video above frustrates me more because it was right after we learned he was officially not going to be in the Dunk Contest. Although he's not doing anything super crazy, you can tell that these dunks are super easy for him. Imagine if he spent some time practicing some creative dunks and going at it at full speed? It would be unreal.