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You don't know what you have til you lose it
ROYALw/CHEESE* BS CB MS 2179 :: 3 months ago :: 313 views


Today, if you didn't see it on ESPN on ABC, the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in game 7, 97-82. I, myself, am a Cavs fan first and foremost, and am also a Celts "fan" when they don't face the Cavs. And before you call m a bandwaggoner, I would just like to say that I have been a Celts fan ever since Antoine Walker played for them. Unfortunately, that's the first Celtics jersey I ever got. Anyway, the whole game I was on the edge of my seat, sweating, swearing, almost soiling myself. It was a 2 man game between Pierce, who scored 41 points, and LeBron, 45. But it cam down to the supporting cast around their respective teams, and also the want that they both had to win that game.


I was psyched fo the game to start and was so happy that the Cavs forced a game 7, until Boston cruised their way to a 14-4 lead, and if your a Cavs fan, your either feeling like the Cavs are tied, because we have LeBron, or you feel like me, like we're down by 20 instead of 10. At that point I was flipping between that game and the Brewers-Red Sox game since I have Kevin Youkilis and Rickie Weeks on my fantasy team. I was so pissed when I saw that at one point the Cavs were down by 14 and thought that the Cavs were done. They had no chance of coming back.


I didn't watch most of the third quarter because I was so mad. Had I really known this was gonna be the last game of the season for the Cavs, I would've watched every single second of the game, because when that clock began to wind down, with the Celtics about to win, I felt so crappy, I never wanted to watch basketball again. The next time I'm going to see the Cavs is next year. I then realized that, I wasted my time all year long, doing other things besides watching the Cavs, when now I can't do that anymore. Sometimes you really don't know what you have til you lose it. That's why I feel so badly for Sonics fans, they're the ones getting their hearts ripped out of from David Stern's bare hand. But anyway, the things I'll miss from this year, are watching my favorite some of my favorite players play, and hanging out with some of the best fans in basketball. The Q is one of the loudest arenas in all of basketball, with the best pregame theatrics. And one time, when I went to the game against the Wizards in game 2, when Haywood got ejected, I was screaming so hard, my whole left arm started to go numb. The next day, I couldn't even speak.


After the Cavs walked off the court for the last time this year, I was so sad. I have to watch the rest of the NBA season knowing that my team, who I knew would still have a chance to beat the Pistons, aren't gonna play another game. And most disappointing of all, I won't get to see the best player in the NBA play, LeBron James. I won't see his 30 points games, his electrifying dunks, or his enthusiasm on the court, for another year. To me, that feels like someone taking your best friend away for a year. I love watching the Cavs, but somehow, I couldn't realize that during the season. There is no feeling like watching a Cavs game at the Q, and I can't experience that feeling for another year.

A Non Expert NFL Mock Draft 2.0
ROYALw/CHEESE* BS CB MS 2179 :: 4 months ago :: 335 views

For A Non Expert NFL Mock Draft 1.0 here is the link: http://fannation.com/blogs/post/180779



Now, onto my Mock Draft 2.0, non expert style.



1. Miami Dolphins- Jake Long-OT



2. St. Louis Rams- Glenn Dorsey-DT



3. Atlanta Falcons- Vernon Gholston-DE



4. Oakland Raiders- Chris Long-DE




5. Kansas City Chiefs- Matt Ryan-QB



6. New York Jets- Darren McFadden-RB



7. New England Patriots- Keith Rivers-OLB



8. Baltimore Ravens- Derrick Harvey-DE




9. Cincinnati Bengals- Rashard Mendenhall-RB



10. New Orleans Saints- Sedrick Ellis-DT



11. Buffalo Bills- Devin Thomas-WR



12. Denver Broncos- Ryan Clady-OT




13. Carolina Panthers- Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie-CB



14. Chicago Bears- Jeff Otah-OT



15. Detroit Lions- Chris Williams- OT



16. Arizona Cardinals- Branden Albert-OG




17. Kansas City Chiefs- Phillip Merling-DE



18. Houston Texans- Leodis McKelvin-CB



19. Philadelphia Eagles- Jerod Mayo-ILB



20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Calais Campbell-DE




21. Washington Redskins- Limas Sweed-WR



22. Dallas Cowboys- Jonathan Stewart-RB



23. Pittsburgh Steelers- Mike Jenkins-CB



24. Tennessee Titans- DeSean Jackson-WR




25. Seattle Seahawks- Aqib Talib-CB



26. Jacksonville Jaguars- Kentwan Balmer-DT



27. San Diego Chargers- Kenny Phillips-FS



28. Dallas Cowboys- Brandon Flowers-CB




29. San Francisco 49ers- Early Doucet-WR



30. Green Bay Packers- Dan Connor-ILB



31. New England Patriots- Forfeited Pick



32. New York Giants- Gosder Cherlilus-OT




Possible Trade Ups:

Jets

Ravens

Bengals

Panthers

Broncos

Cowboys



Possible Trade Downs:

Rams

Falcons

Raiders

Broncos




Okay, that concludes my blog of A Non Expert NFL Mock Draft 2.0, my last one of the season. Please leave comments and enjoy!

A Non Expert NFL Mock Draft 1.0
ROYALw/CHEESE* BS CB MS 2179 :: 4 months ago :: 400 views

Okay, I'm not an expert on the NFL draft or anything and I'm not trying to be, but I thought it would be a fun idea to compare my blog to the experts like Mel Kiper and Todd McShay on draft day. Enjoy!





1. Miami Dolphins- Chris Long-DE



2. St. Louis Rams- Jake Long-OT



3. Atlanta Falcons- Glenn Dorsey-DT



4. Oakland Raiders- Darren McFadden-RB





5. Kansas City Chiefs- Vernon Gholston-DE



6. New York Jets- Sedrick Ellis-DT



7. New England Patriots- Derrick Harvey-DE



8. Baltimore Ravens- Matt Ryan-QB






9. Cincinnati Bengals- Keith Rivers-OLB



10. New Orleans Saints- Jared Mayo-ILB



11. Buffalo Bills- Devin Thomas-WR



12. Denver Broncos- Ryan Clady-OT






13. Carolina Panthers- Leodis McKelvin-CB



14. Chicago Bears- Jeff Otah-OT



15. Detroit Lions- Brandon Albert-OG



16. Arizona Cardinals- Chris Williams-OT





17. Minnesota Vikings- Phillip Merling-DE



18. Houston Texans- Rashard Mendenhall-RB



19. Philadelphia Eagles- Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie-CB



20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Calais Campbell-DE





21. Washington Redskins- Aqib Talib-CB



22. Dallas Cowboys - Mike Jenkins-CB



23. Pittsburgh Steelers- Limas Sweed-WR



24. Tennessee Titans- DeSean Jackson-WR




25. Seattle Seahawks- Jonathan Stewart-RB



26. Jacksonville Jaguars- Kentwan Balmer-DT



27. San Diego Chargers- Felix Jones-RB



28. Dallas Cowboys- Brandon Flowers-CB




29. San Francisco 49ers- Lawrence Jackson-DT



30. Green Bay Packers- Gosder Cherilus-OT



31. New England Patriots - Forfeited Pick







32. New York Giants- Kenny Phillips-S

NBA's Most Vonorable Player: Part 2
ROYALw/CHEESE* BS CB MS 2179 :: 4 months ago :: 302 views

For part one: http://fannation.com/blogs/post/179297


Now, for Part two of why LeBron should be MVP. Believe it or not there have been even more throwdowns this week on who should be the MVP of the NBA. My personal list is:

1. LeBron James

2. Chris Paul

3. Kobe Bryant

4. Kevin Garnett

5. Dwight Howard (some people have forgot about him, this is just to remind people)


When I look at the TD's on FN, the first things I see are the stats, which for me, leaves a very bad taste in my mouth because, if you want to debate the MVP and you bring up stats, how is LeBron even out of the discussion? 30 pts, 7, rebs, and 7 ast? For a forward with an NBA lineup who can't and hasn't been doing jack without LeBron. The LeBron critics that say it's because he's in the East, save it. That excuse is dead to me. Name the top three guys for the big four MVP candidates:


Hornets:

1. Chris Paul

2. David West

3. Tyson Chandler

2 All Stars


Lakers:

1. Kobe Bryant

2. Pau Gasol

3. Andrew Bynum/Lamar Odom

2 All Stars


Celtics:

1. Kevin Garnett

2. Ray Allen

3. Paul Pierce

3 All Stars


Cavaliers

1. LeBron James

2. Z

3. ?

1 All Star


That question mark is not because I don't know anyone else on their team, it's because every night it's either there isn't a third player, or, nor there usually isn't one. Every once in a while they get some help. But also every once in a while LeBron has to do everything by himself. Why? Because the second best guy on the Cavaliers is a 34 year old with a bad back and slow feet. And if anything, Kobe should be Exec of the Year for the front office actually listening to him and delivering him a good trade.


Lebron makes the players around him better, more than Kobe and Chris Paul do. Lebron spreads the floor a lot more than those two do, AND like I said in my last blog, he is the best 4th quarter player in the NBA, despite his free throw shooting.


Another thing that I'm not too happy about is people still bagging on Lebron's defense. What people are forgetting is that defensive rebounds and steals are, get this, actually are defensive stats! Chris Paul was the leader in STPG with a staggering 2.71. The next MVP candidates are both LeBron and Kobe with the same number! How about that? They both averaged 1.84 STPG. Arguably, this is a better stat for LeBron than Kobe because Kobe is a guard, while LeBron is a forward.

Now, Defensive Rebounds Per Game or DRPG. KG is the first of the MVP's with 7.3. Who's second? Our favorite, LeBron James with 6.1, which led the Cavs. And don't call me a hypocrite. I know Kobe and CP3 are guards, but, neither of them are close to LeBron with the next closest, Kobe, getting 5.2 DRPG.


Onto our final stat, points. During the season, Lebron became the all time leading scorer in Cavs history, and become the youngest to ever score 10,000 points. Now these are very impressive, but since both of those processes did not happen all this year, those can't contribute to why he should be MVP. But, one stat that does, is his NBA leading 30 points per game. And averaging 2 less points, though playing 7 more games, is Kobe Bryant. Had Bryant not have the support that he had this year, he would've had a much better shot at the scoring title. but since he had more SUPPORT, he didn't. Another thing I would like to point out, is this neato thing that averages all the NBA's players, points, rebounds, and assists per game. Just guess who is in first place. Of course it's LeBron, or else I wouldn't be mentioning it. He averages 45.1 points, rebs, and asts total per game than anyone else in the NBA. The next closes MVP candidate is Kobe with 40. May sound close, but since it's combining all three stats together, it's farther away than it may seem.


LeBron has been the most electrifying player in the NBA this year. He makes plays, he creates plays, and he does things every single night that makes you want to watch him. He also has the most fun of any player on the court that night he plays. He's like Tiger Woods. Without Tiger Woods, no one watches golf. Without LeBron James, no one watches the Cavs. Tigers Woods is surrounded by crappy players. LeBron is surrounded by crappy players.


Kobe can jump over a car, but can he carry ten guys on his back to the NBA Finals? Haven't seen that yet.


LeBron James for MVP.

NBA's Most Vonorable Player
ROYALw/CHEESE* BS CB MS 2179 :: 4 months ago :: 255 views

Okay first off, I want start off by saying thanks to hemo for telling me how to put blogs in paragraph form.

Now, I'm going to talk about an issue that I'm very, very passionate about this year. That is, the NBA MVP. Now, you all should what MVP stands for. If you don't- Most Valuable player. It's been a tight race this year, that includes the four main players; Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, LeBron James and Kevin Garnett. All, reasonable MVP candidates. But, what's not reasonable OR acceptable is that the person that should be MVP (Most Valuable Player) looks like he's already out of the running. That player is LeBron James. You can look at my profile when you're done reading this and you'll see that I live near Cleveland and I am a Cavs fan. Because of this, I can't %100 say that if I weren't a Cavs fan, I would still be this passionate for LeBron being MVP. But, I would say that even if i weren't a Cavs fan, I would still have LeBron as my MVP.

Here is what I've been hearing of why LeBron shouldn't be MVP: He plays in the east, his team is inconsistent, he whines to much (that one I hear from my brother a lot). Those are just some of the ones that I can think of right now. I would like to tough on these comments by saying that, one, playing in the east doesn't mean squat for MVP, because, LeBron can't help that he's in the East. Second, his team is bad or inconsistent because LeBron is so valuable to his team, every night he literally has to do almost everything for his team to win. If he's the least bit off his game, it's gonna be hard for the Cavs to win.

Now, here is why LeBron is different from the others in the running for MVP. 1. 30 points a game. I always here how that doesn't matter, but when people talk about how CP3 should be MVP, most say, well a reason Chris Paul should be MVP is because he gets 11 assists a game. What I say to that is that, you're being a hypocrite and that if you get more assists, that means you have more help on your team. LeBron scores 30 points a game because hehas less help than the other candidates. Second reason why LeBron is MVP- he's clutch. He's been one of if not, the best 4th quarter player in the league. One game in particular when the Cavs played the Raptors in Toronto, he scored, if memory serves me correct, about 24 points in the 4th quarter to beat the Raptors single handedly, almost no help, which brings me to me next point, #3- he's one of the best at scoring double digits in one quarter in the league. The 24 point fourth quarter and the 24 point third against the Bulls last Friday, which they LOST, are great reasons for why LeBron should be MVP. MY title, Most Vonorable Player (if I spelled it right) means that LeBron should be the MVP, but he isn't. And for him not to get it, it's like, what else does he have to do to get one? He performs every single night, he tries to make his worthless team better, and when he can't he has to and does take over the game to give them a chance to win. For him not to get MVP, it's a flat out crime.

People say that LeBron should wait his turn because he'll have plenty of MVP's in his career. To that I say, well, if he's in the East his whole career and he stays with the Cavs how can he win those years if he doesn't win this year? The reasons for LeBron to lose are dumb and stupid, and the reasons for him to win are greater than those of the other runners. LeBron James for NBA's Most Valuable Player.

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