The countdown to March Madness is T-Minus 3 weeks and I can barely contain myself. I have literally lost it and it’s awesome. I found myself wiping my extremities… after I took a piss. It’s crazy I know, but that’s why they call it March Madness, and thinking about big teams like Kansas, Kentucky, Villanova, and Michigan State making a run out the final four with NBA prospects Scottie Reynolds, John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Kalin Lucas, and Sherron Collins leading their respected teams to College Basketball glory …

East 141, West 139

It’s amazing how much defense can make a game better.
For three quarters, the game was filled with lack less D, nice alley oops, a three by Dwight Howard, which actually looked pretty smooth I might add, but never in those first 32 minutes I was truly into the game. Shooter and I watched it together and we were both enthralled by a few plays, but again never were truly into the game.
However, there were a few things that did catch my interest before …

This is what I love about All Star Weekend. Every player is smiling, having a good time, illustrating their skills and just enjoying the atmosphere. As they should. My boy Shooter covered H.O.R.S.E. and the Slam Dunk Contest. I surprisingly enjoyed the H.O.R.S.E. competition, specifically the Shootout, which has nothing to do with HORSE (I didn’t feel like putting the periods). Watching Sir Charles cheering both Rajon Rondo and Kevin Durant on to consistently make more jumpers to piss off the TNT producers made my night. Good for you Barkley, …

WOW.  I called that one, what a huge disappointment for Shannon Brown.  I’d say 80% of people I spoke to about the dunk contest had him bagged in as the winner.  I’ll be honest, I think I had him in the finals but I knew he wouldn’t win.  That was such a big let down.  Last year at this time LeBron James was talking (we all know he loooooves talking) about being the dunk contest and one year later we get this lame ass event where Shannon Brown is just …

Congratulations to Nate Robinson, the first three-time winner of the Slam Dunk Contest.
The event was pretty lackluster until the last dunk of the night, which helped Nate finalize the title. There really was no thrill or energy in the arena, even after Nate’s last dunk. His final dunk was a lob off the backboard in which he caught in the air, and turned for a pump reverse slam. Pretty sick, considering he’s well under six feet tall!
In addition to the dunk, Nate brought out some of the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders …

Finally! A trade has gone down in the NBA!
After weeks of speculating a bunch of different trades all around the league, the Dallas Mavericks and the Washington Wizards have completed a semi-blockbuster deal to kick off the trade season. Here is a breakdown of the deal for each team:
Mavs get:
Caron Butler                  Brendan Haywood               DeShawn Stevenson                     Cash
                                                               
Wizards get:
Josh Howard                Drew Gooden              Quinton Ross                   James Singleton
                                             
This move was made for one reason for each team:
Mavericks = talent. Wizards = money.
The Mavs were …

Finally, 2010 All Star Weekend has begun! If tonight was a sign of things to come for the rest of the weekend, then we should all be very excited.
Rookie-Sophomore Game (Rookies 140, Sophomores 128)

The Sophomores have won 7 straight seasons leading into this matchup of the NBA’s finest young superstars. Last year, Kevin Durant led the Sophs with a ridiculous performance of scoring 46 points. This year, the Rooks came into this game heavily undersized, but none of that mattered as DaJaun Blair tallied a game record of 23 rebounds, …