This is a top 10 list of the best Charles Oakley-like players. It consists of hustle guys, defenders, and glue guys. Last year's ranking were posted on May 24, 2011. (H stands for Honorable Mention last year.)
# David (PR) - Mike (Previous Rank)
1. Marion (NR) - Noah (1)
2. T. Chandler (2) - T. Chandler (2)
3. Noah (6) - T. Allen (4)
4. Battier (1) - Marion (NR)
5. T. Allen (4) - Ibaka (3)
6. A. Bradley (NR) - T. Gibson (H)
7. Perkins (NR) - Battier (8)
8. T. Gibson (NR) - Gr. Hill (7)
9. Faried (NR) - N. Collison (H)
10. Shumpert (NR) - Shumpert (NR)
Honorable mentions:
David: N. Collison (7), Sefolosha (8), T. Young (9), R. Evans (NR).
Mike: A. Bradley (NR), T. Young (NR), D. Green (NR), Fields (NR).
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Boxing and Gay Marriage
The two best boxers in the world have made there feelings heard on the issue of gay marriage. Floyd Mayweather is for it. Manny Pacquiao is against. But they do agree on something. Misogyny.
Mayweather will be serving jail time for assaulting the mother of his children beginning June 1. Pacquiao is an admitted adulterer.
Mayweather plead guilty to hitting a woman. That cannot be excused or forgiven and should be condemned. it's a pretty cut and dry case.
Pacquiao's is more nuanced. He is against gay marriage because of his religion. When asked his opinion, he turned to an anti-gay page in the bible calling for gays to be put to death. Yet, he recently admitted to gambling and womanizing. So, he doesn't live according to his own morality and yet has the audacity to try to impose his version of morality on others.
It's one thing if Pacquiao won't attend a gay wedding because of his own personal beliefs. But to believe that others should not get married because of their sexual preference is crossing the line. That he has lived immorality makes his offense even greater.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Strasburg brings the Schlemazel
Yesterday, I went to the Nats game. Not only did I get drenched when it poured, but I also got sunburned. That's a rare combination. On top of that, Strasburg pitched terribly because the rain allegedly spread icy hot to a place on the body it doesn't belong.
My experience trying to see Steven Strasburg live has not been good. The first time was the Miss Iowa game, when Strasburg was scratched late in favor of Miguel Batista. Then, I saw his last start of 2011, which has been his worst start thus far. Yesterday was his second worst.
My experience trying to see Steven Strasburg live has not been good. The first time was the Miss Iowa game, when Strasburg was scratched late in favor of Miguel Batista. Then, I saw his last start of 2011, which has been his worst start thus far. Yesterday was his second worst.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Mug Shot from Florida
Broward County, Florida, 2011. Mug shot of James Way.
When life gives you lemons...
"It's gonna be a bright, bright sun-shiny day."
The movie Happy Gilmore informs his life. He just went to his "happy place."
"I'm going to eat your children."
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Woodson Should Be Hired Full-time
Mike Woodson should remain as the Knicks' head coach and his interim title should be removed. The Knicks were 18-24 before he took over. They were 18-6 under his supervision. The Knicks dealt with injuries before he took over and after. It was his coaching method that led to the team's success. The Knicks played much better defense when Woodson was the head coach. They still need to share the ball more, but with a full training camp, that should be accomplished.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Does Obama Really Support Gay Marriage?
I understand the symbolism of President Obama's statement in favor of gay marriage, but his current position is illogical. He's personally for gay marriage, but (somehow) is against making it federal law. He says it should be up to the states. So nothing changes.
His position is completely politically motivated. A WSJ/NBC poll has it at 49-40% in support for gay marriage in America, so he comes out for it, but Obama doesn't want to lose states that are against it in November, so he comes up with this irrational position.
His stance also helps with the youth vote. Right now, 18-35 years are not nearly as excited about President Obama as they were heading into the 2008 election. That age group overwhelmingly supports gay marriage.
I'm glad that society has reached the point where it's politically expedient to come out for gay marriage, but it was not a courage statement. If anything, Vice President Biden's comments on Meet the Press put pressure on President Obama to come out in support of gay marriage. If one of them can be called courageous on this issue, it's Joe Biden.
While his position change, coupled with his policy remaining the same, makes for smart politics, it makes for bad governance. His policy lends itself to the potentiality of having 50 different definitions of marriage. It also allows some states to discriminate and withhold the rights of citizens based on sexual preference. That is a dysfunctional policy.
His position is completely politically motivated. A WSJ/NBC poll has it at 49-40% in support for gay marriage in America, so he comes out for it, but Obama doesn't want to lose states that are against it in November, so he comes up with this irrational position.
His stance also helps with the youth vote. Right now, 18-35 years are not nearly as excited about President Obama as they were heading into the 2008 election. That age group overwhelmingly supports gay marriage.
I'm glad that society has reached the point where it's politically expedient to come out for gay marriage, but it was not a courage statement. If anything, Vice President Biden's comments on Meet the Press put pressure on President Obama to come out in support of gay marriage. If one of them can be called courageous on this issue, it's Joe Biden.
While his position change, coupled with his policy remaining the same, makes for smart politics, it makes for bad governance. His policy lends itself to the potentiality of having 50 different definitions of marriage. It also allows some states to discriminate and withhold the rights of citizens based on sexual preference. That is a dysfunctional policy.
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Reggie Miller is a Terrible Announcer
When not making trite statements or asinine points, Reggie Miller is using the wrong preposition and simply making a mess of a sentence. There are many good NBA analysts on the national networks, but Reggie Miller is not one. I'm no LeBron James fan, but Miller's attack of James a few days ago was unfair and utterly stupid. Miller killed LeBron for having the humility and the wisdom to ask other NBA legends about what it takes to win a championship.
Below is a collection of stupid remarks made by Miller during some of Game 5 of the Hawks-Celtics series (I didn't watch the entire game). It wasn't his worst game by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, it was one of his better games as an announcer. He still did a terrible job.
In explaining that a certain injury is bad some days and better others, Miller said, "It's trial by error." He meant "trial by fire." He likely didn't mean, "trial and error."
"Atlanta should be fortunate they're only down eight here." They either "are fortunate" or "should feel fortunate."
"You see his two field goals, they've all been..." He meant, they've "both" been...
About Paul Pierce's knee, "He's really dragging it a little bit." He's either "really dragging it" or he's "dragging it a little bit." It can't be both.
"Horford is doing big boy things out here for the Hawks." This inane comment came right after Miller described Horford as "a man."
"A nice little throw away there from Rondo for Hollins." Maybe he should have said, "Nice alley oop by Rondo to Hollins."
"Now he's back to which we all know Kevin Garnett, the four position." I think Garnett was shifted back to power forward.
"How do you leave Paul Pierce wide open for a contested three?" He's either wide open or the shot was contested.
Referring to Horford's injury as a "pectorial" injury. It's a pectoral injury. This one is excusable because Reggie Miller is not a doctor... or a person who can pronounce English words correctly.
Below is a collection of stupid remarks made by Miller during some of Game 5 of the Hawks-Celtics series (I didn't watch the entire game). It wasn't his worst game by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, it was one of his better games as an announcer. He still did a terrible job.
In explaining that a certain injury is bad some days and better others, Miller said, "It's trial by error." He meant "trial by fire." He likely didn't mean, "trial and error."
"Atlanta should be fortunate they're only down eight here." They either "are fortunate" or "should feel fortunate."
"You see his two field goals, they've all been..." He meant, they've "both" been...
About Paul Pierce's knee, "He's really dragging it a little bit." He's either "really dragging it" or he's "dragging it a little bit." It can't be both.
"Horford is doing big boy things out here for the Hawks." This inane comment came right after Miller described Horford as "a man."
"A nice little throw away there from Rondo for Hollins." Maybe he should have said, "Nice alley oop by Rondo to Hollins."
"Now he's back to which we all know Kevin Garnett, the four position." I think Garnett was shifted back to power forward.
"How do you leave Paul Pierce wide open for a contested three?" He's either wide open or the shot was contested.
Referring to Horford's injury as a "pectorial" injury. It's a pectoral injury. This one is excusable because Reggie Miller is not a doctor... or a person who can pronounce English words correctly.
Friday, May 04, 2012
The SUV
This SUV was tailgating me in the neighborhood. It swerved, consuming my driver-side mirror. I pulled over and it zoomed past me. I made a split second decision to follow it.
All day long I had been trying to focus on feeling love for everyone. I meandered around the outdoor shopping center looking hard at people, attempting to see their inner light. I reminded myself that to love others, I have to love myself. To love myself, I told myself that everything will work out the way it's supposed. By believing everything will always work out the way it's intended, I won't beat myself up for things that I perceive to be bad. Then, I will be able to feel good about myself and my actions and give love to perfect strangers.
The SUV turned right into a street without an outlet. The SUV turned left into a driveway. I stopped my car with the window open, waiting for the driver to get out. He did. He was a 30-something round Asian man. he wore a baggy plain gray t-shirt, khaki shorts, and flip flops. "Excuse me, sir. Why were you tailgating me back there?" I asked in an aggravated tone.
"Dude, I wasn't tailgating you," he replied as he hesitantly sauntered over to my car.
"Yes you were! You were on top of me! You were tailgating me and..." just then, a small child hopped out of the back seat, "...AND YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH YOU!" I yelled in utter disbelief.
"I didn't want to say this, but you pulled out right in front of the car in front of you," He said. We were both shaking from a mixture of anger and nerves.
"Huh? I can't believe you were tailgating me with a child in your car!"
"I wasn't tailgating, dude. You slowed down in front of the car in front of you."
"What?"
"You made a left turn back there, right?" I had. I told him so. "The car in front of you had to slow down.I had enough room, but the car in front of you had to slow down."
"There was no car in front of me." I decided to try to understand what he was saying. "You were over here." I showed him with my right hand, my fingers heading left. "There was a car over here, coming this way." It was headed in the opposite direction. I used my left hand and moved it right. "I made a left."
"Yes. I saw the car other car break. You jumped out right in front of it."
"How could you see that car brake? You were coming from the other direction. You couldn't see that," I scoffed.
"I saw it slowdown."
"You couldn't have seen that. I love how you're trying to change the subject." My voice rose. "The issue is you were driving with a child and fucking tailgating me!"
"Hey, don't use that language in front of him."
I instantly felt bad for doing so. I was caught up in the moment and upset. But, I answered, "That's not as bad as tailgating. That's dangerous. If I stop, BAM!" I showed him a crash with my two hands. "That's dangerous. You put that child in danger. You put that child in danger!"
And that seemed like a good moment to stop the conversation.
Later, while walking in the park, I thought, 'That was a ridiculous conversation that didn't need to happen."
Or did it?
All day long I had been trying to focus on feeling love for everyone. I meandered around the outdoor shopping center looking hard at people, attempting to see their inner light. I reminded myself that to love others, I have to love myself. To love myself, I told myself that everything will work out the way it's supposed. By believing everything will always work out the way it's intended, I won't beat myself up for things that I perceive to be bad. Then, I will be able to feel good about myself and my actions and give love to perfect strangers.
The SUV turned right into a street without an outlet. The SUV turned left into a driveway. I stopped my car with the window open, waiting for the driver to get out. He did. He was a 30-something round Asian man. he wore a baggy plain gray t-shirt, khaki shorts, and flip flops. "Excuse me, sir. Why were you tailgating me back there?" I asked in an aggravated tone.
"Dude, I wasn't tailgating you," he replied as he hesitantly sauntered over to my car.
"Yes you were! You were on top of me! You were tailgating me and..." just then, a small child hopped out of the back seat, "...AND YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH YOU!" I yelled in utter disbelief.
"I didn't want to say this, but you pulled out right in front of the car in front of you," He said. We were both shaking from a mixture of anger and nerves.
"Huh? I can't believe you were tailgating me with a child in your car!"
"I wasn't tailgating, dude. You slowed down in front of the car in front of you."
"What?"
"You made a left turn back there, right?" I had. I told him so. "The car in front of you had to slow down.I had enough room, but the car in front of you had to slow down."
"There was no car in front of me." I decided to try to understand what he was saying. "You were over here." I showed him with my right hand, my fingers heading left. "There was a car over here, coming this way." It was headed in the opposite direction. I used my left hand and moved it right. "I made a left."
"Yes. I saw the car other car break. You jumped out right in front of it."
"How could you see that car brake? You were coming from the other direction. You couldn't see that," I scoffed.
"I saw it slowdown."
"You couldn't have seen that. I love how you're trying to change the subject." My voice rose. "The issue is you were driving with a child and fucking tailgating me!"
"Hey, don't use that language in front of him."
I instantly felt bad for doing so. I was caught up in the moment and upset. But, I answered, "That's not as bad as tailgating. That's dangerous. If I stop, BAM!" I showed him a crash with my two hands. "That's dangerous. You put that child in danger. You put that child in danger!"
And that seemed like a good moment to stop the conversation.
Later, while walking in the park, I thought, 'That was a ridiculous conversation that didn't need to happen."
Or did it?
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
The Candy Cure
My fellow citizens, my Minister of Women has notified me of a new effective aphrodisiac. He told me that I can actually entice women to make love to me willingly. I was so astonished; I couldn't image having sex without having to rape, the two seemed like an indivisible married couple. He said that studies have shown the smell of the candy Good & Plenty makes women 40% more sexually aroused than normal.
I was flabbergasted. I though the dream of a woman willingly engaging in the act of making love with me was something that only happened in romance novels and to other people. Who knew it could also happen to the wealthiest and most powerful man in his country?
Today's decrees
The purchase or use of the candy Good & Plenty is now outlawed.
Tomorrow is Lady's Night in our country. I hereby decree all females to get their booties on the dance floor.
I was flabbergasted. I though the dream of a woman willingly engaging in the act of making love with me was something that only happened in romance novels and to other people. Who knew it could also happen to the wealthiest and most powerful man in his country?
Today's decrees
The purchase or use of the candy Good & Plenty is now outlawed.
Tomorrow is Lady's Night in our country. I hereby decree all females to get their booties on the dance floor.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Knicks Fan Hurt Hand Punching Glass
After hearing that Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire injured his hand punching glass casing in anger after the team's ten-point Game 2 loss yesterday, a Knicks fan- yours truly- was so angry at Stoudemire's actions that he also punched some glass, badly wounding his hand.
Only one of the two hand injuries will negatively affect the Knicks' playoff chances this season.
What makes Stoudemire's injury worse is that he is Jewish. It's the most shameful act by a Jew since Bernie Madoff's pyramid scam.
"I've been a Knicks fan all my life. When it turned out that Amar'e has Jewish heritage, it made me an even bigger fan of his. It was great. A Jew on the Knicks! And now this. It's embarrassing," said New York Knicks fan, me.
Amar'e Stoudemire could not be reached for comment, mostly because I don't even want to speak with him right now.
Only one of the two hand injuries will negatively affect the Knicks' playoff chances this season.
What makes Stoudemire's injury worse is that he is Jewish. It's the most shameful act by a Jew since Bernie Madoff's pyramid scam.
"I've been a Knicks fan all my life. When it turned out that Amar'e has Jewish heritage, it made me an even bigger fan of his. It was great. A Jew on the Knicks! And now this. It's embarrassing," said New York Knicks fan, me.
Amar'e Stoudemire could not be reached for comment, mostly because I don't even want to speak with him right now.
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