Where Did The Hustle Go NBA Basketball ?

The NBA is like some fashion show and everybody wants to look pretty for the cameras. Give me a break !! Let the bodies hit the floor already.

There is no hustle anymore like when Dennis Rodman flew into the stands like superman or when the Bad Boy Pistons hit Jordan hard ... so hard the fans at home gasped at home. I even found the finger wag by Mutumbo to be body shaking ... its just a glamorous NBA mochary and I'm sick of it.

Thanks to Chris Anderson there is hope for what NBA basketball should be ... all about the hustle. I don't even want to see a clothesline like Mchale did to Rambis in the 80s ... I think Ron Artest blew that for everyone in his motorcity stupidity ... hey Ron quit the Dennis Rodman act your nowhere close! I don't want to see guys who look all blown up winning defensive awards and rebounding titles. Its easy to put your hands up and catch a ball when your seven foot something ... the worst part is they have little heart pumping through their over-paid hearts.

Take a look at Chris Anderson ... he is a crazy dude
sporting some socks that you would where underneath
your Dockers for church ... I guess the dress socks are
still in ... just ask Chris Mullin and Rik Smits during
their career with the Pacers. He sports a mohawk and
a handband ... and look at the tatoos.... this is one
crazy guy ... just like Rodman he jumps up and grabs
the boards , dives for the loose ball , puts his body on
the line to win. Its no surprise that Anderson is the
craziest player in the game.

NBA basketball is just a hold it all for the post
season deal and its terriable for all year long fans.
Remember the days of the 72-10 Bulls ? Well
remember every game when defense was
entertaining because Rodman wanted every damn
board ? Now these players take off plays and let
the ball go off the rim and don't bother getting
floor burns ... Can we see a player dive for a ball
more than two times a quater?

Well I guess tuning in to Nuggets games is the
only alternative to seeing a guy hustle against
the seven footers ... like Rodman went up
against Ewing , The Dream , David Robinson ,
and Shaq to just name few. He played mind
games with Malone , Oakley , and Alanzo
Mourning . The players who call themselves
defensive players are really kidding
themselves. You can fake the heart and
enthusiam ... you have to play all out every
game and not take off a play. Its just not
evident ... I guess the Birdman has this
because he played in the unknown only to
pop his spiked-infested head back in to an
NBA rotation. Like Rodman he played small
college ball and overcame adversity to create
a persona made for defensive play in pro
basketball.

Enough Tiger Woods Already !!

If I hear one more thing about Tiger Woods ... I'm going to go nuts and yell until my brains come out of my head like playdough . Seriously who cares about this cocky dude with all the talent in the world ... he carries himself like pompous ass . That little smile that makes him looks like a snake from one those Disney movies. I could care a less about if Tiger Woods is being taken to the cleaners with all the money-hungry women coming out of wood work .

I guess all those endorsements went to your head and you got too big for yourself Tiger. Now we have to be boo hooing about this guy ... I never liked the fact that the guy has that little grin to him and answers questions so half ass. He also irked me how he got in hissy fit over every attempt on the golf course ... give me a break your swinging a golf club and hitting a ball man ... he acts like he's really breaking sweat. Play for the cameras ... I'm changing the channel. It wouldn't be so bad if after a win you actually show enthusim but instead

you act like you care less.

He got caught and was unfaithful ... but he led a

bs media spree ... this little 2 AM oops there goes

the hedge ... hydrant ... and wow a tree deal just

made me want to cut out everything Tiger out of

the paper. Then that statement was long as hell

and made me sick ... Boo Hoo I'm an overpaid jerk

who uses these big words and fakes a laugh ... Boo

Hoo I got caught everyone fill sorry for me ...

That's what I get it . So what's Tiger lose from

these companies dropping him? He going to

comeback and lead this little me against the

world and most will sucker into and make me

gag with all the love they show this jerk ...

Seriously do you have to make that stupid face

when your lips are up in the air ... put the club

down dude we got it was a good shot...

MY SANSA MP3 Player ... I Don't Leave Home Without It

In a world where the little pickme ups are always helpful ... My Sansa MP3 player does that . I am not saying I use music as every bit of my emotion but music is like something replenishes the mind .

You can't see music it is just something that you have to take in and build your sate of mind. A music video is never the same as the recording because when an artist creates a track ... he or she builds beats and rythm from inspiration ... with that comes words that help their fan-base keep pushing the playback button ( Well that's just me !) .

There is always that time in life where you need to get away and calm nerves , so the idea of turning to a particular selection of music becomes

the best route on your road back to where you want to be in your life.

I bought my Sansa MP3 player and

keep it close to me like my driver's

license. Its just something I use in

the morning , through the day , and

sometimes well into the night. I use it

when I run on Sunday mornings ,

before work , during breaks , and the

occasional weekend sleep ins. Its like

breakfast cerreal ... I always have it

around when cravings are drasticly

curved.

Music is fun , depressing , moving ,

and anything I want it to be. I can

lose myself in music because its

a period to sit and let my soul take

in the air.... to let my hands stay still

and all tension leaves through sitting

and enjoying beats and lyrics... it all

rolls within your mood , task , and

pleasures of life.

Music builds my character because

I love inspiration in my life it builds

my creative side , the side to

explain my faults , occasional

negativity , mistakes , and notions

to want to tell someone where they

can go. Listening to my favorite song

finds a compromise to who I choose

be. A period of loss becomes

to make sense with music.

I once played Springsteen's

Badlands 15 times to lose myself in

a distance run to find out why

someone was treating me so

wrong. At the end of that run I was

at ease with who I am... through

Badlands there is energy though

the flow of words ... the energy

a guitar being played by a man

let's loose and inspires people of

all ages ... Bruce got me through

alot of stomach rattlers . That rip

through the sax and mmm ..

mmm... mmm... only sounds good

through the Boss because he

picks up where he left off with so

much energy like in the beginning

and always ends wanting me to

press play again . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFAr2AbvvF8 . Check it out for yourself .

I can go on all day about songs in my MP3 but I'm not becaue

I'll just comeback and talk some more. I just love having

access to songs from every artist of any particular genre. My

taste for music is like all my tastes ... their never understand-

able ... they just lift me and help me stay positve. It might be a

few hours , but I just losing myself in word flow that link to my

moods. I am always altering my music library because I am

never satisfied and I am always seeking new artists from the

recent and past times ... I will ever have that chance to

listen to every song ever made , but I tend to think I'm

making one hell of effort to do so ! I can take music with me

everywhere and its always a walk , grab , and zipper tug

away.

LOOK WHO's BACK IN PHILLY !!

Lets be honest . Has Philadelphia 76ers basketball been anything since AI went Nugget ? Well I would think the answer ( No Pun intented !!) has been NO !! Since the Sixers are 29 of 30 in attendance .

The little guy with the big game can still ball . The only problem is noone is willing to take a chance on him. Come on lets get real ... Memphis out of all teams wanted him to come off the bench and play a little role. Did they get the memo that this guy led the Sixers to the NBA Finals in 2001 ? What did Memphis basketball do lately ? Their biggest names were Jerry West and Hubie Brown ... the two wore suits for heaven sakes !

The 76ers decided to go throwback and bring back the old logo ... since 1983 Sixers basketball has come up short. Though this team is really rebuilding and probably won't win anything till 2020 ... if we're lucky ... the fans will pack the Wacovia Center for a glimpse of Allen Iverson . I'm sure he'll rack up his points and steals , and even a few assists ... Hell he will play team basketball because he will accept the fact he's on a zero tolerence

situation this time around. I see no practice tirades in

coming months.

Iverson cried in public as he expressed how much

he wanted to retire a 76er. The man respects the history

of the franchise as he honored Dr. J at the All-Star

game by wearing number six , and he did everything to

make Moe Cheek's coaching stint a success , but he took

an all too familiar road of controversey that led to a plane

ticket to Denver. When a superstar sits out crucial

games the make or break playoff hopes... best believe

his basketball days are numbered because the front office

will do anything to rid the player.

76ers General Manager Ed Stefanski decided he nothing

to lose by signing Allen Iverson to a $1.3 million deal.

The Sixers are already a basement team thus far and

the playoffs are going to depend on if the team will

buy into playing team basketball. The leader of this

team can only be characterized on paper because

by a 5-12 record it has been determined the 76ers

are in desperate need of a marque talent that can

replenish the the winning ways of Larry Brown back

in 2001 . Their not looking to replicate the 1967 or

1983 teams at this team ... Stefanski just wants to

take off the training wheels and let the 76ers ride a

little and explore some way to win. With Iverson as

temporary leader , the 76ers players can pick the

brain and learn something from the man who led the

team to title run .

Allen Iverson has a great shot of going out Philly

knowing he contributed something ... hell the city

only wants a seeding in the playoffs that will lead to

a win. The realists could care less if we lose to

Boston or Cleveland in the second round . Philly

fans just don't want an early exit that is a waste of

gas and meal money ... That overpriced soda and

chicken tender meal will taste better knowing the

76er fan will have something to smile about for the

Summer . Its better to drink a beer knowing

there is hope ... rather than hoping for a draft

night trade or keeping your fingers crossed that

another Allen Iverson will come out of the wood

work.

For now Philly fans just put on their 76ers gear

and head back into the Wacovia Center hoping

Allen Iverson will make an impact and cause no

controversy . There is no more watching Iverson

rack up numbers in a losing effort because it just

leads to hole getting deeper and deeper until the

the 76ers become an expansion team headed for

Wyoming or Mississippi ... We do not want to

be a sports city that loses a team , so just have

faith the Bubba Chuck as Pat Crochee dubbed

him in 1996 ... has a few crossovers , some

slashes , a few buzzard beaters , and a huge

heart to win left in the tank because it could be

contagious for seasons to come. Have faith in

your Sixers ... The gash needs to be stitched and

the time is now. Allen can you relay the

answer ... Stay Tuned .