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Thursday, November 8, 2007

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Just wanted to remind y'all who the man was.
And I had to make some color changes to the site to get ready for my Tar Heels who will run the table this year.
I just want to leave this stat line for you basketball fans out there...
32,15,13.
That was Lebron's stats from lasts night tough lose to Utah. It was his 11th career Triple Double. He also added a few blocks and steals as well. The guy is a freak, simple as that.
Now to respond to a few comments my man John left for me.
I'm glad you agree about the Rockets, because they are a solid team when healthy. As for the Nuggets, they are off to a strong start as well, they just ran into a better team last night. I never said I didn't like the Celtics, I just said I wasn't going to jump on them winning the Championship bandwagon right away, like everyone else in the world. They are a good team, I just want to see what they can do as the season goes on.
I agree with you about Lebron. His contract will be running out in the next year or two I believe and he has to make that decision if he feels the organization is doing the best they can to win that championship. He does need help, specifically a shooter. Many people might not know, but Daniel Gibson has improved his shot and is a nice compliment, but they need to get rid of Larry "Injured" Hughes. He is a big joke and has done nothing but sit on the bench injured while being with the Cavs.
Now for the news between Don Shula and the Patriots. Personally I don't believe in the asterisk. Yeah they got caught cheating by video taping other teams defensive signals. But how much of an advantage were they actually gaining. What about the Dolphins last season? They beat the Patriots twice and both times a story came up about them stealing the Patriots audible signals on offence so they could get in there and sack Brady. What happened to that situation. Nothing.
Same goes for Barry Bonds. Yeah the guy has been accused of using steroids. Yeah the guy has gain like 50 pounds since his rookie season. Yeah the guy got better after he turned 30 around the time he "allegedly" used steroids. But the story still hasn't been proven guilty, but Marc Ecko goes out and buys the 756 home run ball and does a national poll to put an asterisk on the ball.
Just because everyone believes and "knows" he used steroids has nothing to do with him having an asterisk next to his name in the history books. A record is a record until the league takes it away from the individual or team. Don't punish a team for the coaches mistake. The coach and the organization already got fined and punished for their actions. The Patriots are just a superior team.
But honestly, I think the Steelers will knock them off when they face each other. I'm not saying they won't win the championship, but they will get knocked off at some point during the season. It just seems to always happen. It happened to the 14-0 Colts a few years ago. It will be the media that gets to their heads and throws them off their game for that one game.
I don't know why my writing is all bunched together. Every time I put a picture in my post, it seems to mess up the writing lay out. Sorry that it is all bunched together.
I think that's it for now. Later.

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