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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Lil Wayne - Prom Queen


Wednesday, February 25, 2009

JD ERA - CHIRP - (SIRMACTV.COM) EXCLUSIVE!




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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

NBA Week 16 – SirmacTV.com

Man, these weeks come and go quickly don’t they?

At least we had some solid ball to get us through…

The first few nights of games after the all-star break weren’t much to write home about, but things kicked into gear as the week progressed.

Thursday night saw Utah take down the Celts by 5 which once again makes you think that they could be contenders. They just beat the Lakers a couple weeks back and with The Paperboy Paul Millsap playing like a beast and Carlos Boozer expecting to return by next week, things are only looking up. Mix that with Deron Williams’ play of late (avg. 27 and 11 over his last 7) and the emergence of Ronnie Brewer at the 2-spot (17 ppg over his last 14) and I think they could give the Lakers a run if Bynum doesn’t recover as scheduled. The Jazz also took down New Orleans on Saturday night which saw Williams going toe-to-toe with Chris Paul which is never a disappoinment. Both of these cats have nasty handles and wet jumpers but Williams got the best of CP3 posting up 20 and 13 in a Jazz win (CP3 put up 24 and 7). In all fairness, N.O was coming off a tough OT loss to the Lakers the night before where Mamba put up 39 chips and ripped out N.O’s heart in the extra frame.

The same night of the Lakers/Hornets thriller, ‘Bron was up to his antics again and hung 55 on the helpless Bucks. Normally when he puts up big numbers, it involves a lot of dunks and trips to the charity stripe but in this game he was lighting up the Bucks from beyond the arc. WELL beyond the arc. Richard Jefferson must have sore retina’s cuz ‘Bron was knockin’ shit down in his eye all night...but don’t take my word for it, check the clip…

So the trade deadline came and went with nothing significant really going down but there were certainly a couple teams extremely active. The most active of the bunch had to be the Chicago Bulls who shipped out 6 players and brought in 5 new faces for their playoff push. The most notable names joining the Bulls are John Salmons and Brad Miller (from Sac-Town) and Tim Thomas (from the Knicks) who brings some solid veteran leadership on a relatively young Bulls squad.

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve kept saying I was gonna drop a little piece about the challenges that Jerry Colangelo faces as the Raps GM…but since I simply don’t have the time, here’s the jist of it; The moves he makes over the summer (as well as next year) will ultimately define him as a GM. When Bosh re-signed with the Raps a little while back, things were on the upswing and the Raps were progressing towards becoming a legit threat coming out of the East. However, with the Raps season turning a little sour this year, rumours have already started that Bosh is going to jet town. Colangelo has already committed to making Bosh the franchise player and to me, when shit goes bad, that means that you don’t move him, but you move the pieces around him. It’s the exact same thing that Kevin McHale went through in Minnesota with KG and that Mitch Kupchak faced in LA with Kobe. For years, McHale unsuccessfully tried finding the right pieces to fit with KG (bringing in Steph, Terrell Brandon, Sam I Am, Sprewell etc.) but things never panned out and KG eventually went to Boston after 12 years of no real success. On the flipside, you have Mitch Kupchak who was forced to turn the Lakers back into a contender after Mamba threatened to bounce town. With a little bit of patience and the right moves here and there, Kupchak now looks like a genius as the Lakers are arguably the best team in the Association and Kobe is happily content. In the end, the moves Colangelo makes over the next year and half will ultimately strengthen his position as one of the top GM’s in the game, or mark him as a GM who just couldn’t get it done. Time will tell…

Now speaking of Kupchak, Kobe and the Lakers, you have to give them credit for sticking with their young guys and believing in the guys already on the roster. Although Kupchak has made some key trades (bringing in Gasol and Ariza), a lot of their success has to do with Kupchak’s patience in developing guys like Bynum, Vujacic, Farmar, and Walton, all of whom make valuable contributions. Another guy the Lakers believed in was Lamar Odom who has been in trade talks since he came into the damn league. Odom is currently balling out of control putting up 18 chips and pulling in 16 boards a game over his last 6. 16 boards a game!!! Equally impressive is the fact he’s shooting 52% from the field over that same stretch and doesn’t need a lot of shots to be effective.

Now for some quick notes:

Winners of the week: Utah and Houston, both 4-0
Losers of the week: Detroit (0-3) and New Jersey (0-4)

Clips of the week:

Why’d you even jump, Bonner…


KD picking up where he left off on All-Star weekend…


D-Wade…what more can you say?


I’m out like Jefferson’s vision…

-Gliz

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

NBA All-Star Weekend – SirmacTV.com
Greetings, heathens…

That was a pleasant weekend now, wasn’t it?
Although all sports have their all-star weekends where they put their stars on a single stage to be celebrated, nobody does it quite as well as the NBA. I mean, the home-run derby is cool and the hardest shot contest can be funny when someone registers a measly attempt, but when it comes to the actual game itself, most people yawn their way through it, if they even tuned-in at all.

This is not the case with the NBA. In the NBA, players who aren’t even invited to participate in any events still show up, as opposed to the NHL who had to start fining players because they WEREN’T showing up. The bottom-line here is that the NBA knows how to market their game and they execute their plan every year. This year was no different although I do have some small beefs.

This year’s event went down in Phoenix with the Rookie/Sophomore Challenge kicking things off on Friday night. Normally this game can get a little carried away with guy’s stepping beyond their limits trying to find their way into a highlight…which usually results in a turnover or a botched dunk. Regardless, this game is still fun to watch because you can get a glimpse of the guys that will one day be the faces of the league. This year’s game was much closer than years past, with the Rooks leading the way most of the game. However, “big game” snub, Kevin Durant, went off for 30 chips in the 2nd half and led the Sophomore’s to their 7th consecutive victory. KD was the game’s MVP, finishing with 46 chips which broke Amare’s Stoudemire’s previous record of 36. Michael Beasley finished with 29 to lead the Rooks who were without Greg Oden who was sitting out with sore left-knee. Will this dude ever get healthy?
Next up was All-Star Saturday where upsets were the order of the day. In the Skills competition, super-rook Derrick Rose took home honors as he destroyed the field (including Tony Parker and Devin Harris) while barely breaking a sweat. Next up was the 3-point contest where Daequan Cook dethroned Jason Kapono as the king behind the arc after Kapono didn’t even make it to the finals. However the biggest upset came towards the end of the night when little Nate Robinson took out returning champ and heavy favorite Dwight Howard in the Slam Dunk Contest. Now although there were some nasty spikes, I gotta say I wouldn’t even put it in my top 5 contests of years past. I mean Vince back in 2000, J-Rich in 03, 04, Dwight last year…those are contests that I’ll remember. But for me, this contest lacked something. JR Smith was subpar, Rudy was nice but took too many attempts and Dwight went from having all new dunks last year, to not really maxing out on his capabilities this year. Nate’s dunk over Dwight was the highlight for a lot of people I’ve talked to, but I don’t think he should’ve even been in the finals after his dunk where he jumped off Wilson Chandler’s back. Like c’mon man, are you kidding me? I used to do that at the Y when I was like 12! It should’ve been 7’s across the board but for some reason the judges were feeling it and were giving it 8’s and 9’s which leads me to my next point; A lot of people are saying the whole thing was staged and the whole “Krypto-Nate” vs. “Superman” thing was a predestined storyline from the start. I feel that. I don’t necessarily think the whole thing was staged and I give the NBA a lot of credit for its ability to draw fans in, but I think the “entertainment” and “showmanship” was a little overboard this year and it took away from the athlete’s physical talents. It seemed as though guys spent more time figuring out what they were gonna do before and after their dunk rather than the dunk itself. Maybe I’m just old-school, but would you ever see Mike going into a phone booth and coming out with a skin tight mini-jersey (Aren’t those for chicks?)? What’s gonna happen next year? Is LeBron going to jump over a flaming pit of cobra’s while eating a piece of cheesecake in a Riddler costume? Just throwdown, man. I say the NBA should bring in some outside cats to make the NBA dudes step their game up. This dude is the same size as Nate and would crush him…



Well now that we have that rant out of the way (sorry guys), we can revert our attention back to the whole point of the weekend; The All-Star game.

Sunday’s All-Star game brought in an estimated 6.8 million viewers (up 8% from last year) and although the game was a blowout, it was still worth watching. Shaq was playing like it was the Laker-years, Dwight took Yao to the spa 3 mins. into the game, CP3 was breakin’ dudes off, Kobe and ‘Bron each went off for 20+, Amare and Brandon Roy threw down some nice crams and even Mo Williams proved that he belonged on the East’s roster from the start. The only guys who didn’t get much shine were Danny Granger and Joe Johnson who put up a donut in the pts. column but still got himself in the game log…with a game-high 5 TO’s. I’m sure he’ll have another chance to redeem himself in future years though.
Like I said, the game was a blowout with the West almost 30-piecing the East 146-119, and Shaq and Kobe took home co-MVP honours. This was the first time Kobe and Shaq had been on the same team since the Laker days and it was refreshing to see them on a mature level (especially if you read that Phil Jackson book that I recommended back in Week 9? 10? …umm, I dunno, it was after Christmas though!). After the game, Kobe told Shaq to take the trophy home to give it to his sons. You see kids, we can all get along!

My only quarrel with the game was the looooong half-time show and the fact that the game took almost 3.5 hours to finish when regular games take about 2.5. Other than that, it was bliss.

Now that the all-star weekend is over, teams are back to the grind and you can damn sure bet that some moves will be made before Thursday’s deadline. I know the O’Neal/Marion trade went down and Tyson Chandler just got dealt to the Thunder, but I’m too tired to provide my 2 cents right now. If you’re really dying to know my take, holler forth. I’ll also try and hit you guys with that Colangelo article I said I was gonna post last week. I procrastinate, so what?

Anyways, what you guys really need to be doing is sending Sirmac an email telling him to send my ass to cover the All-Star game next year…it’ll be a business expense!

See you guys next week…


-Gliz

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

SNL Alec Baldwin Wii Skit

The Simpsons - NEW Main Title


Shaq Dancing With JabbaWockeeZ!

Joaquin Phoenix Odd Letterman appearance - 02/11/2009


Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen - Trailer #1

Saturday, February 14, 2009

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Friday, February 13, 2009

Monday, February 9, 2009

NBA WEEK 15




Hey freaks!



With the trade winds swirling around feverishly in Toronto, I figured I’d write a special limited edition “Raptor Trade Rumour” blog for all the dedicated Raps fans out there.



Amongst all of the trade rumours, the most prominent one revolves around Raps center Jermaine O’Neal. Although the rumour mill has been working overtime for awhile now (with no results), the possibility of J.O being moved is still very realistic and I think it’d be huge for Toronto to get his $44 mill off the books (21.3 this year, 22.9 next). As has been well-documented throughout the NBA blogosphere, the front-runner in the O’Neal sweepstakes are the Miami Heat who are looking to unload Shawn Marion and probably Marcus Banks (to get rid of his contract). If Colangelo were considering this deal, the free cap space is probably what he would see as the biggest asset coming back.



Another shot in the dark could be moving O’Neal to Washington along with an extra body (maybe Moon?) or a future draft pick in exchange for Caron Butler. The Wizards aren’t shopping Butler around but have made it known that he is definitely available and they are willing to listen to offers. I think this deal works for both squads as Butler provides the Raptors with the athletic and aggressive swingman they need, and the Wiz get a true center. For years now, the Wiz and their fans have been subjected to the inconsistencies and often lackluster productivity from guys like Brendan Haywood and Etan Thomas, and even though Andray Blatche is developing into a solid player, he’s really more of a 4. If the Wiz hold on to Antawn Jameson and Arenas gets healthy, they could have a pretty sick starting 5. Ditto for the Raps who would go with Bargnani, Bosh, Butler, Parker and Calderon. I don’t think the Wiz would do a deal straight up because of the age difference between O’Neal and Butler, which is why I think the Wiz would seek out an additional draft pick as well.



Now coming off the heels of Stephen A. Smith’s comments regarding Chris Bosh wanting out of Toronto, I feel it’s a possibility that he could jet town, but I wouldn’t bet the house quite yet. That said, it may be worthwhile to move him now when you can still get the utmost value for him…but that doesn’t mean I would be proactively shopping the all-star power forward around. The Heat are once again one of the teams that are supposedly interested in Bosh, but it’s up to Pat Riley to come to the table with the right deal and I’m sure everybody knows it’s not going to come cheap. Shawn Marion isn’t enough. I personally wouldn’t accept a deal without Beasley being included.



Another place Bosh could end up is in New York, where the Knicks hope to lure Lebron on 2010. The Knicks are clearly gunning for multiple superstars come 2010 so I think they’d be willing to give up some key chips in the process. I think a deal that is feasible would be Bosh for Chandler/Lee/Gallinari and Roberson. As I said a couple weeks ago, Chandler is going to be an all-star in the next couple of years and the same goes for David Lee (who narrowly missed out on being an all-star THIS year). Gallinari would be with his pal Bargnani and the addition of Roberson would allow the Raps to put Will Solomon on waivers and allow Roko Ukic to develop quicker. Oh, and the Raps would also receive a fuckload of cap relief (around $17M over the next 2 years…more than enough to bring in another quality player). If this deal were to go through, the Raps would be looking at a starting 5 of Bargnani, Lee, Chandler, Parker and Calderon with J.O, Moon and Kapono coming off the bench.



Now of course, some of these trades have just been imaginatively fabricated and more than likely will not happen, but while everyone is focused on the blockbuster deals, sometimes the smaller ones are just as important.



One player I would absolutely love to see moved is Jason Kapono (and not just so I wouldn’t have to hear Matt Devlin refer to him as “J-Killa” anymore). Kapono is set to earn an average of $6M/year over the next 3 years which I think is too hefty a price-tag for a guy averaging 7, 2 and 2. Factor in his lack of lateral quickness, the inability to create his own shot as well as his sub-par D, and there isn’t much upside to his potential. What you see is what you get. Sure he’s a threat on the perimeter and can stretch the D if opposing teams go zone, but is that worth $6M a year? Not by my estimation. So why would other teams want him then? Well, like I just mentioned, he’s a threat on the perimeter, can stretch the D and guys will be hesitant to leave him to double-team. I think the issue is that Kapono should be a guy who just plays spot minutes, not a guy who is in the regular rotation like he is in Toronto. He’s a 15 mpg type guy…not 25 mpg. I think a lot of teams gunning for a playoff run will see the value of Kapono as a spot minute guy, and just may be baited into making a trade.



One team I think that may be interested in a guy like Kapono is the Denver Nuggets. Bracing for a deep playoff run, Kapono could be an asset when guys go to double ‘Melo in the post or go to help on Chauncey when he drives. Kapono would be much more efficient behind the arc than say, Dahntay Jones. In return, it would be nice to grab J.R Smith, who would be that slashing athletic swingman that the Raps need. J.R is putting up 14/4/3 at only $4M for the year, and although his attitude has come into question on several occasions, his contract expires at the end of the year anyways…which means more cap room! Now I’m pretty sure the Nuggs/Raps have already discussed this deal and since it never happened the first time, I doubt it will happen before the deadline…HOWEVER…what about Lenias Kleiza and a future 2nd rounder for Kapono? I’ve always been a big fan of Kleiza, who’s young, tough, rugged and doesn’t shy away from physical play. He’s also putting up 10 chips, 4 boards and a dime a game for only $2M/year over the next 2 years so this would be a great deal for the Raps if they could get it done.



Another team that I could see as being interested are the Houston Rockets, who could use some outside shooting since Luther Head just never developed into the player they thought he’d be (at least not yet) and Chuck Hayes is airballing free-throws. In return for Kapono, I think the best choice would be Carl Landry, although I’m not sure the Rockets would be willing to part with the 2nd year forward. Landry has a tremendous upside and is putting up 9 chips, 5 boards and a dime a game for only 3M/year over the next 3. If J.O or Bosh get dealt, Landry would be a great addition as he adds some interior toughness and rebounding. One thing that could prevent this deal from happening however is the fact that the Rockets basically already have a much cheaper version of Kapono in Brent Barry. Damn…



In the end, the onus is on Bryan Colangelo to improve this team and he’s the one holding the chips. I’ll try and hit you guys with a special remix later this week, speaking about Colangelo and how his next move could be his defining one…



Peace.



-Gliz

51st GRAMMY AWARDS! 2009



M.I.A, Lil Wayne, T.I., Jay-Z, Kanye West









Thursday, February 5, 2009

CAM'RON IS BACK
NEW INTERVIEW, NEW VIDEO
PART 1



PART 2



Cam'Ron - I Hate My Job

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

WEEEEK 14

Word!

Happy trails Stevie Francis. The Memphis Grizzlies recently put the former star on waivers, potentially ending Franchise’s career for good. A former NBA star known for his explosive hops and ill crossover, I can’t recall a player within my lifetime who has seen such a fast decline from stardom. From about 2000-2004, you couldn’t have had a conversation about the best guards in the L without mentioning Francis. After leaving the Rockets in ‘04 and posting career lows with the Magic in ’05, Francis made his way to the Big Apple where he had a subpar tenure with the Knicks in ‘06. The Knicks eventually traded Francis to the Blazers who pretty much slapped him in the face and said “We don’t want you” and bought out his contract. He ended up heading to Houston for a second cup of coffee with the Rockets, but injuries sidelined him for the better part of two years and he found himself at the end of the bench. About a month and half ago the Rockets dealt him to Memphis for a new pop machine (just kidding) and the rest, as they say, is history. It kinda makes me feel old as I sit here and type this because he’s the first guy that I’ve actually watched from start to finish (and have been old enough to really remember his earlier years). I have a feeling there’s someone out there who has a 10-day contract for him but we’ll just have to wait and see…


For the Throwback Clip of the Week, it’s only right I give the nod to Franchise even though these clips are only like 7-8 years old. The first clip is dunks, the second are clips of his once-deadly handle (please note the Moochie Norris sighting around the 0:14 mark of the first clip haha…).

DUNKS



Handles



Just last week I was talking about how AI should come off the bench for the Pistons, which made me wonder why dudes care so much about starting. A couple days later, I got into a discussion about guys who come off the bench but could very well start for a number of squads. Guys like Kirilenko, Ginobli and Barbosa were obvious choices, but one guy I never thought about was Trevor Ariza. As it turns out, Ariza doesn’t like to start and has told the Lakers coaching staff that he prefers to come off the bench. I dig that. The NBA is filled with too many selfish cats so I can appreciate when a player like Ariza does something like that. Also, FYI, in his one start this season, Ariza missed all of his field-goal attempts and ended up with only 4 chips (from the charity stripe) in 33 minutes. He averages 9 ppg in 24 mins. as a reserve.

As some of you may have noticed, I sometimes mention stuff that isn’t exactly NBA-related, but is entertaining none-the-less. This is one of those times. Aron up at Dime Magazine brought this clip to my attention and I just had to share it…Sammy The Owl gets tossed…



Let it be known; Stephen A. Smith is an idiot. Known for his baseless analysis and excessive hyperbole, Smith has to be the worst reporter/analyst that ESPN has on its payroll. His latest grab for attention comes in the form of rumors surrounding Chris Bosh. Smith is reporting that CB4 approached Raps GM Bryan Colangelo last week and put it on the table that he wanted out, and isn’t going to re-sign in 2010. Both Bosh and Colangelo promptly dismissed the story and Colangelo defiantly stated that Bosh was NOT on the trading block. Now of course I can’t confirm whether or not Bosh told Colangelo he was gonna jet, but what I do know is that if he DID say that, Stephen A. Smith wouldn’t be the guy to know. Bosh and Smith have a bit history after Smith compared Bosh’s game to long-time scrub Manute Bol…Bosh eventually contacted Smith and let him know he felt disrespected so I can’t see how Smith would be a guy close enough to the situation to really know what’s going.

The team of the week has got to be the Portland Trailblazers who went 4-0 last week and continue to prove they’re a legit threat coming out of the West. The Blazers currently sit at 30-19 and are holding down the 4th seed in the West, but the scariest thing to consider is that this is the youngest team in the NBA. Just think…Brandon Roy, Channing Frye, Larmarcus Aldredge, Rudy Fernandez, Greg Oden, Nicholas Batum, Travis Outlaw, Jerryd Bayless etc…ALL these dudes are young and all are capable of becoming solid primetime players. Things could get scary.

Whether he’s beefing with Lebron, being the subject of Jay-Z diss tracks or posting his credit card number on his MySpace, Deshawn Stevenson is a walking circus. Although he eventually cancelled his credit card and re-posed with his new one (covering the first few digits this time) the guy still has a few knobs loose. After deciding to go with an all-80’s wardrobe for this season (some of the gear is fresh, I can’t lie), Deshawn was quoted as saying “I’m the new Dennis Rodman”. The irony of it all is that I have an old issue of SLAM from when D-Steve was just coming out of highschool with a subject header that reads “Stevenson mixes Kobe Bryant’s game with Tim Duncan’s Attitude”. Ummm, so when they say Kobe Bryant, did they mean the high scoring, perennial all-star Kobe Bryant? Stevenson has never put up more than 11 ppg in a season. But when they say Tim Duncan, they mean the calm, reserved, and mild-mannered Tim Duncan, right? Right???...

That’s it for this week heathens, but if I could give you one game to watch this week, it’d be the Celts vs. Lakers on Thursday night. The last time these squads met was on Christmas with the Lakers defending their homecourt, winning by 9. This game is in Beantown and the Celts will undoubtedly be seeking revenge so tune in if you’re not working, getting inebriated, having sex, playing pogs...

I’m out like Franchise…

-Gliz



Sunday, February 1, 2009