So, the first week of Wimbledon came to a close y'day and Federer and Nadal continue on their run. Neither of them looked smooth to me though I have to admit that Fedex looks little better then I thought he would but he still continues to play some loose games in almost every match.
Till such time he starts playing more sharply and starts closing out games that he should, he will not re-gain his status as the most dominant player on the circuit. In fact, I think he's in real danger of losing his wimbledon crown this year to Nadal - if Nadal makes it to the finals, which I believe he will.
On the other hand Nadal excfept for his y'day match with Keifer hasn't had the kind of matches that he had in French open and almost every match has started tighter for him compared to his clay court matches, but there is no denying that for a clay court player he is far ahead of the pack. With every win, I think he's getting better here. We'll see how it pans out.
Fedex on the other hand has a tough match coming up with Hewitt. Since Tony Roche has previously coached Roger and is now coaching Hewitt, it will be interesting to see if Hewitt has a major strategy coming into the match and causes extra concerns to Roger. I do except Roger to come through but only with a whisker.
In my mind its very clear that IF Federer doesn't win this 2008 Wimbledon Men's Championship then herefater he will only be playing as one of the good players and not the greatest. In other words, No 2008 Wimbledon Title - No other Tennis Final win. He may end up winning 2 or more grand slam titles to get ahead of Pete Sampras' grand slam record but he will be winning that over a long period of time, UNLESS he wins this time in AELTC.
Now coming to this moron called Gimelstob - yeah the same guy who endeared himself to many a tennis fans by his oncourt persona during 2007 US open after losing to Andy Roddick - remember the few minutes that he grabbed the microphone and started asking funny questions to Andy and jibing in general.
Alas, how were we to know that a man who appeared to be witty on the court was shitty in his head. If you don't know why am I saying all this or why tennis fans are upset then this is the background;
Earlier this week, he went on the morning show of a radio station and vomitted out filth as you can read in this article by Dan Steinberg;
But just before you start reading on what he said, wherein besides addressing Ana and other women tennis players in worst possible ways, he berated Ana's game, here's a quick look at Ana's and Gimelschlob's records
Justin’s lifetime record: Singles: 106W-168L, highest world ranking 68.
Doubles: 171W-154L, highest world ranking 18.
Anna’s lifetime record: Singles: 209W-129L, highest world ranking 8.
Doubles: 200W-71L, highest world ranking 1.
Here's the article;
And when he went on the Junkies this morning, he talked about--what else?--the female figure.
Early on, it was Brooke Mueller, the new wife of Charlie Sheen, with whom Gimelstob said he was previously "friendly. Biblically friendly. I don't think I was the only one," he added.
There were vague references to other conquests, but his most interesting remarks were reserved for Anna Kournikova, whose St. Louis Aces will face the Kastles in a late July grudge match that will surely be uglier than any World Team Tennis grudge match this town has known. Seriously, if you thought DeShawn-LeBron was ugly, just wait for Gimelstob-Kournikova.
"She's a [bleep]," Gimelstob said of Anna, using a word that rhymes with "kitsch. "We're gonna kick her [bleep]," he added, using a word that almost rhymes with "kastle."
Well then. Will he talk junk to her on the court?
"One hundred percent," he said. "If she's not crying by the time she walks off that court, then I did not do my job."
So it's pure hate then?
"Hate's a very strong word," he said. "I just despise her to the maximum level, right below hate. I think she falls into the Marcelo Rios 'Scumbag' category....And this whole bluff about her retiring because of her back? She had the yips on her serve, she can't get her serve on the court. Wait until you see on July 23, she's gonna be serving 40 miles an hour and I'm gonna be just plugging it down her throat....We do exhibitions together and I'll mock her, and make fun of her. I'll just make her know that she's stupid....I'm sure she'll rue the day that she has to come here and actually share space with me."
The Junkies asked whether she knows that they'll be facing each other; "probably," Gimelstob said. "She might not even be smart enough to read the schedule."
They asked if he would serve at her head; "No, I'm gonna just serve it right into the body, about 128, right into the midriff," he said.
And they asked what would happen if Kournikova made a move on Gimelstob. You know, a Biblical move.
"Definitely not," he said. "I have no attraction to her, because she's such a douche....I really have no interest in her. I wouldn't mind having my younger brother, who's kind of a stud, nail her and then reap the benefits of that."
Later, he was asked to assess the top 20 players in the WTA rankings;
he called Tatiana Golovin "a sexpot,"
Nicole Vaidisova "a well-developed young lady," and
Alize Cornet "a little sexpot." ...........................
If you are a tennis fan appaled by this Schlob's comments, I encourage you to write to following;
Tennis Channel - where this a$$hole is somekind of journo
Alos note that the Tennis Channel is sponsored by
Wilson Sporting Goods (racquet@wilson.com),
Tennis Warehouse (info@tennis-warehouse.com),
Tennis Court Online (http://www.tenniscourtonline.com/ContactUs )
IMG Academies (laura.young@imgworld.com) and
Lacosta (http://www.lacoste.com/usa/main.html - contact form) to name a few.
You should cc e-mails to them as well as the tennis channel -general@thetennischannel.com
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Saintly behavior - well the Guns help too
Just like Gandhi II ( check out the video link in the left column of this blog), apparently being a Holy Man is not enough a gun is needed to create the discipline.
Not getting the drift!! Ok, I refer to the shooting outside the Shopper's stop by Baba Ram Rahim's bodygaurds that killed a man.
Baba sparked a riot by making an unscheduled stop at the Mall while on his way to preach to a gathering. I guess, killing a man gives you that ultimate inner peace which you can then pass on to the audience listening to your discourse. Maybe there's some other explanation - like you can learn and preach non-violence only when you have tasted violence , first hand.
Either way, a man is dead because a so called holy man went for retail therapy. Umm, I guess I'll stay away from any place that has a holy man coming. Catholic priests have already spread enough man-love as it is and now this guy is a shining example of non-violence through violence.
You must watch Gandhi 2 video. Again, its not to make fun of Gandhiji - one of the finest men that ever lived this planet. This is just a bit of humor that I'm sure even he would have liked if he was still alive.
God knows, we do need men like him right now.
Wait a minute, we do have modern day holy men like Baba Ram rahim.
Not getting the drift!! Ok, I refer to the shooting outside the Shopper's stop by Baba Ram Rahim's bodygaurds that killed a man.
Baba sparked a riot by making an unscheduled stop at the Mall while on his way to preach to a gathering. I guess, killing a man gives you that ultimate inner peace which you can then pass on to the audience listening to your discourse. Maybe there's some other explanation - like you can learn and preach non-violence only when you have tasted violence , first hand.
Either way, a man is dead because a so called holy man went for retail therapy. Umm, I guess I'll stay away from any place that has a holy man coming. Catholic priests have already spread enough man-love as it is and now this guy is a shining example of non-violence through violence.
You must watch Gandhi 2 video. Again, its not to make fun of Gandhiji - one of the finest men that ever lived this planet. This is just a bit of humor that I'm sure even he would have liked if he was still alive.
God knows, we do need men like him right now.
Wait a minute, we do have modern day holy men like Baba Ram rahim.
Tiger Wins, Miller Looses .... his head and respect that is
So you know the story, Tiger plays like an injured Tiger and comes back from behind, not once but twice and wins over Rocco Mediate in the US Open Golf Championship and that is phenomenal.
Rocco though can keep his head high, he challenged the best player in the golfing world and had a near-win.
In the whole game though, Johhny Miller lost his head and respect of all golfers and sports players. Now you may have never heard of this idiot Miller and hopefully will never hear of this slimeball again but for now, know that he's the "golf analyst" on the TC channel- ABC.
This is what he said about Rocco on the national TV " Mediate looks like the guy who cleans Tiger’s swimming pool."
He then went on to say, “Guys with the name ‘Rocco’ don’t get on the trophy, do they?”
Somebody should ask this low class , third rate analyst about his golf knowledge but more importantly what sewer he comes from!
As for apology after there was a commotion over his remarks, this is what he comes up with, " My intention was to convey my affection and admiration for Rocco’s everyman qualities and had absolutely nothing to do with his ethnicity." Point to note here is that Rocco is of Italian heritage.
So we are to believe that his remarks are out of his affection for Rocco. Wow. I guess I can call him an a$$hole out of affection then. Here's to you with love; you a$$hole.
Rocco though can keep his head high, he challenged the best player in the golfing world and had a near-win.
In the whole game though, Johhny Miller lost his head and respect of all golfers and sports players. Now you may have never heard of this idiot Miller and hopefully will never hear of this slimeball again but for now, know that he's the "golf analyst" on the TC channel- ABC.
This is what he said about Rocco on the national TV " Mediate looks like the guy who cleans Tiger’s swimming pool."
He then went on to say, “Guys with the name ‘Rocco’ don’t get on the trophy, do they?”
Somebody should ask this low class , third rate analyst about his golf knowledge but more importantly what sewer he comes from!
As for apology after there was a commotion over his remarks, this is what he comes up with, " My intention was to convey my affection and admiration for Rocco’s everyman qualities and had absolutely nothing to do with his ethnicity." Point to note here is that Rocco is of Italian heritage.
So we are to believe that his remarks are out of his affection for Rocco. Wow. I guess I can call him an a$$hole out of affection then. Here's to you with love; you a$$hole.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
To Be Or Not to be - a refree in the NBA
Before I pen my thoughts ( I think this phrase is outdated now, who pens their thoughts anymore, we just key-in/type what we think but I digress) I have to say that I realized y'day that ranting against NBA should be least of my/our priorities, what with the inflation, war, ecosystem's near-collapse, poverty, racialism and more important issues out there in the open.
Having said that, lets get back on NBA. So in my office we were discussing the NBA finals (though my colleagues know that I become a raving lunatic every time someone mentions NBA League Officials or the Referees, they can't resist to needle me and I can't resist to be provoked) and my colleagues wanted my views on NBA finals and who will win it, now that Celtics are 3-1 up in the series.
So I'll share with you the breakdown of next there games;
Game 5 - Lakers
Game 6 - Lakers
Game 7 - Celtics
I'll also share with you why I think it'll be this way;
Everyone knows that Celtics have been a ragged team ever since the playoffs started so many have been surprised at their surprising lead over Lakers who looked infallible going into the Finals. Didn't Lakers defeat such teams as Utah and Spurs and didn't Celtics seem to be bumbling idiots while playing Atlanta and Cleveland.
So what makes them suddenly appear the claimants to the throne??????
Allow me, Ladies and Gentlemen to introduce to you;
David Stern and the
NBA Referees.
These two make me easy to predict how the league is going to play off the NBAs.
It really not that hard to predict actually, just go back in previous years; Remember when Mark Cuban screamed about Stern and the Refs. - Stern had no option but to get Mavericks into the NBA finals BUT because Stern hated the screaming, had Mavericks loose to a team that was totally undeserving to win the NBA final. Heck, that year, Miami couldn't even have been in the play-offs, if the games were called the way they should have been.
Don't mistake me, Dwayne Wade is as good a baller as there are in the NBA and the Big Diesel has his own presence on the court but if you look at the tapes of the entire season twice, you will still not know how they came in the play-offs or the bigger shock - went on to win the finals.
We can go back every year and you will see the same pattern - surprising teams appear in the play-offs and surprising teams lose in play-offs - remember Golden Warriors losing in play-offs last year! If only someone could look at all those game tapes and convince me that its a fair game out there.
Anyways, back to our current series; if you read my last column you'll recall that I mentioned the fact that Lakers will win two out of three at the home court - not because I was looking at skills of either team - I just concentrate on Stern and Referees.
So my prediction is league will try to show that Lakers have got a huge shock to their system by this sudden loss(wink, wink) and hence will rebound and win the next game.
In fact, it will be such a big rebound ( read- the winning margin of Lakers in game 5 will be around 15 or more points) that they will go on to win the next game - the game 6th at Celtics home court - oh! what a shocker!
The game 7 will be a winner for Celtics - oh because they are at home court!
Now you may say; wasn't it the same home court that your predict that will loose the previous game (game 6 of the finals) on! How can a court change its color in two days!
If you ask that, then all I can say is you don't know this NBA league.
Stern has decided that East must win the trophy this year and that's that.
Having said that, lets get back on NBA. So in my office we were discussing the NBA finals (though my colleagues know that I become a raving lunatic every time someone mentions NBA League Officials or the Referees, they can't resist to needle me and I can't resist to be provoked) and my colleagues wanted my views on NBA finals and who will win it, now that Celtics are 3-1 up in the series.
So I'll share with you the breakdown of next there games;
Game 5 - Lakers
Game 6 - Lakers
Game 7 - Celtics
I'll also share with you why I think it'll be this way;
Everyone knows that Celtics have been a ragged team ever since the playoffs started so many have been surprised at their surprising lead over Lakers who looked infallible going into the Finals. Didn't Lakers defeat such teams as Utah and Spurs and didn't Celtics seem to be bumbling idiots while playing Atlanta and Cleveland.
So what makes them suddenly appear the claimants to the throne??????
Allow me, Ladies and Gentlemen to introduce to you;
David Stern and the
NBA Referees.
These two make me easy to predict how the league is going to play off the NBAs.
It really not that hard to predict actually, just go back in previous years; Remember when Mark Cuban screamed about Stern and the Refs. - Stern had no option but to get Mavericks into the NBA finals BUT because Stern hated the screaming, had Mavericks loose to a team that was totally undeserving to win the NBA final. Heck, that year, Miami couldn't even have been in the play-offs, if the games were called the way they should have been.
Don't mistake me, Dwayne Wade is as good a baller as there are in the NBA and the Big Diesel has his own presence on the court but if you look at the tapes of the entire season twice, you will still not know how they came in the play-offs or the bigger shock - went on to win the finals.
We can go back every year and you will see the same pattern - surprising teams appear in the play-offs and surprising teams lose in play-offs - remember Golden Warriors losing in play-offs last year! If only someone could look at all those game tapes and convince me that its a fair game out there.
Anyways, back to our current series; if you read my last column you'll recall that I mentioned the fact that Lakers will win two out of three at the home court - not because I was looking at skills of either team - I just concentrate on Stern and Referees.
So my prediction is league will try to show that Lakers have got a huge shock to their system by this sudden loss(wink, wink) and hence will rebound and win the next game.
In fact, it will be such a big rebound ( read- the winning margin of Lakers in game 5 will be around 15 or more points) that they will go on to win the next game - the game 6th at Celtics home court - oh! what a shocker!
The game 7 will be a winner for Celtics - oh because they are at home court!
Now you may say; wasn't it the same home court that your predict that will loose the previous game (game 6 of the finals) on! How can a court change its color in two days!
If you ask that, then all I can say is you don't know this NBA league.
Stern has decided that East must win the trophy this year and that's that.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Eat this Stern!
So David Stern of NBA still wants to deny that league manipulates the games. All along I have been thinking that maybe I'm too harsh on this poor man! Maybe I'm biased and blinded by my own fury And of course there is no denying that I am a Rantmaker, BUT I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I'm not alone in believing that NBA sucks and the results of the series/games are pre-decided before the jump off is called at the start of the game.
The reason of this reaffirmation; the feedback comments from people, in the NY Post today, that follow the article ( the web address for the article is- http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/2008/06/11/2008-06-11_nba_commissioner_david_stern_dismisses_e.html)
The comments reaffirm my faith in Humanity.
The intelligence of human beings.
The smartness of the animals with opposable thumbs.
While you can always read the full article and the follow-up comments, I have pasted some of them below and these are just from the first page, read and enjoy them;
The reason of this reaffirmation; the feedback comments from people, in the NY Post today, that follow the article ( the web address for the article is- http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/2008/06/11/2008-06-11_nba_commissioner_david_stern_dismisses_e.html)
The comments reaffirm my faith in Humanity.
The intelligence of human beings.
The smartness of the animals with opposable thumbs.
While you can always read the full article and the follow-up comments, I have pasted some of them below and these are just from the first page, read and enjoy them;
joebruno999 Jun 11, 2008 1:59:02 PM
DAVID STERN HAS ONE OBJECTIVE AND ONE OBJECTIVE ONLY: DEFLECT BLAME AWAY FROM THE NBA FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. ANYONE WITH AN OPEN MIND WOULD PROBABLY DEDUCE THAT DONAGHY IS TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT OTHER REFEREES DOING WHAT HE GOT CAUGHT DOING. COMMON SENSE. PLAYERS GET TENS OF MILLIONS IN SALARIES. REFS GET RELATIVELY PEANUTS. SO DOING A LITTLE BUSINESS MAKES SENSE, IF THE REF'S GOTTA PAY THE BILLS. STERN IS LIKE EVERY OTHER LAWYER IN THIS WORLD. HIS CLIENT ( THE NBA) IS INNOCENT. YEAH, AND SO WAS CHARLES MANSON.
Slugger Jun 11, 2008 2:13:53 PM
David Stern is a liar. In 2002, the NBA referees handed the Los Angeles Lakers a playoff victory over the superior Sacramento Kings basketball team. It was the most obviously fixed series of basketball games I have ever seen in my life. There was a Kobe Bryant forearm to Mike Bibby's nose which resulted in a foul call on Mike Bibby. There was a Robert Horry game-winning shot that came after the game had ended. And David Stern can only say that Tim Donaghy is the criminal, when he is the biggest criminal and phony that has presided over a major sport since the late major league baseball commissioner Mountain Landis.
vince301 Jun 11, 2008 2:14:25 PM
What????? You mean Charles Manson (AKA the 5th Beatle) DID kill those people????? And all along I thought it was the Little Piggies.......
Livinginterribletimes Jun 11, 2008 2:30:27 PM
I believe he is telling the truth. I always felt and you can tell when one team is being favored or penalized by unfair officiating. Just look at the current series.You know the Lakers are already deemed to win. Kobe is one of the last few remaining draws in the NBA and if his Lakers dont win....the commish knows his league is in trouble because we all know Kobe will pout and shout and he doesnt want his premier money maker to be unhappy.
bigbrooklyn Jun 11, 2008 2:32:13 PM
i dont think he's lying. i think his reasons for doing this aren't just, but the game was rigged, i remember game 6 like yesterday. the kings used to dominate, it was always kings vs lakers this and that. that was so blatantly obvious to me something was wrong. im not sure if they wanted the lakers to win the series or bring it to 7 games to get more money, butit was rigged either way.it seems we have no sport without flaws. i dont consider the flaws of football to be as bad as the others though
rollo555 Jun 11, 2008 3:08:13 PM
David Stern is a lying, thieving Jew. He has ruined basketball, and I am sure that Tim Donaghy is right on the money when he says this. It's been rigged for years, they should just admit it. We need more refs to stand up and state the truth now. All referrees are major slime, payoff loving, money grubbing scum.
tdl326 Jun 11, 2008 3:30:58 PM
Stern's just trying to do damage control in light of the current series. I have to believe in what Donaghy's saying. The leagues's been corrupt for years. I believe in "pro" wrestling before I believe in leagues like the NBA, NFL, NHL etc..... David "Mo money" Stern, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme...........
superman_1969 Jun 11, 2008 5:40:33 PM
So I see this guy at the gym this morning and I say what about Donaghy telling what he knows and this pea brain says he's just saying that stuff to not make himself look bad. I only called him naive. How come with everyone stealing everything that's not nailed down for the last 50 years I know of that we have never heard of one nba ref, one mlb umpire or one nfl official ever caught lying, cheating or gambling? How would you like to have lost a 10,000 dollar bet on that Kings Lakers series now? or 500 or 250, who cares how much. Now I just watch the playoffs (sometimes) and don't get s ucked in for a whole season.
FIRECRACKER392 Jun 11, 2008 6:56:55 PM
Now they want Viagra, Just because Baseball Players take it !!!
Yeshua Jun 11, 2008 7:35:43 PM
David Stern was in on the fix when he suspended the NY Knicks (incl. Patrick Ewing) for leaving the bench of a brawl in 1996-1997 2nd rounfd playoff series vs. Pat Riley's Miami Heat.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Mr. Jackson - You are Right and Wrong!
I should have clarified the title a bit more - I meant to direct it to Phil Jackson, the coach of the L.A. Lakers basketball team, but I have reasons to suspect that he doesn't read my blog yet, so we'll wait till such time as he does, nonetheless, I'm gonna say my piece for now.
So Phil felt that the game two of Celtics/Lakers final was called wrongly by the Referees - and I am with him on that, but unlike the basketball experts like Mark Kriegel who exhort Phil and Lakers to shore up their defense or play it harder - I have a simple advice
Ignore it Phil
Yup, just plain ignore it Phil,
because you and I and million other NBA fans know, that you won't be here if it was not the same Refs that brought you here in the first place.
Remember, the no call on Brent Barry by Joey Crawford in the last seconds of Spurs/Lakers game. Sure you were gracious enough to say in the post-game conference that, you thought Barry was fouled and Spurs could have won that game, but you knew it then and you know it now, that Refs are Refs - they have to do the bidding of the League as well as "protect" their personal interests.
What personal interests you ask? You didn't forget Donaghy, did ya!
As if my rantings in the past have not been enough about League a.k.a David Stern, fixing up games/results/series, Donaghy gave me a great boost today, here is what Fox Sports writes; "Court documents filed by Donaghy's lawyer detailed the "inner-workings" of a plot in which top league executives used referees to manipulate the games. Donaghy claims two referees were "company men" whose job was to extend a playoff series in 2002 to a seventh game.
The full article is here; http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8231176/Report:-Donaghy-says-refs-fixed-playoff-series
Anyways, if you are an NBA fan, you don't have to read the full article, you already know about surprising wins and losses your own teams have had all these years. You shriek with joy when they win (even though you know its not just a surprise but a big shock that your team won against a very good team) and blame the Refs when they loose (when your team was really playing their heart out) but because you have those fleeting joyous moments that kept you from saying that Refs cheated your opponents, you don't have the gumption or moral right to complain, when your team lost.
When you don't stand up for wrong things at the right time, be prepared to be wronged at all times.
I don't blame Stern much though - he has to run this league, make sure that sponsors get their money's worth (TV, Shoes, Drinks.....), keep journos happy, create "stars extraordinaire " like LeBron and others and expand NBA internationally AND all that depends on the NBA League.
All I want is that if you must manipulate games, if Golden State Warriors must lose to Utah during the season, let it be, but PULEEZZ, stay-off the Play Offs. It will be good both, for the game as well as for you in the long run. Let the real stars emerge, don't create them.
Don't give away MVP awards because someone has been playing long in the league and has not got one while a younger player deserves it, no I'm not alluding to Kobe/Paul but rather the overall design, year after year.
So Phil, just ignore the damn fouls - you know as well as I do, that you are guaranteed at least two of the three games at your home court, not because you are great and Celtics are away from their turf but because league cannot and will not let the series go down just like that. I was willing to say that you will win all 3 games but damn that Donaghy - in his statement he also mentions that league has manipulateed series in the past such that a profitable series gets extended to a 7th game, so I think David Stern as smart as he is, may not let this series to go to game 7 - it will be too obvious now. Damn! He's smart!
Sorry, the dice is already loaded and the hype about Celtics must be maintained and the sham revival of Lakers/Celtics must continue.
Based on how Celtics barely survived the earlier play-off series this year, I had marked you to win this sham series in 6 games but oops, the trophy must rotate and league wants to give it to East this year. Its not you Phil, its the money and Stern knows how to follow a good trail.
Oh Phil, another thing, I almost forgot to mention that for a change this year's finals are easy on my heart and mind and I'm not too deeply involved as a fan, so I don't care if Lakers win or Celtics carry the trophy. I'm just glad that I'm emotionally already out of the series.
About an hour is left for the game but don't worry Phil, you got at least two out of three at the home court even if your team doesn't show up or Celtics performs well.
Let the BEST TEAM (as wanted by David Stern) WIN.
So Phil felt that the game two of Celtics/Lakers final was called wrongly by the Referees - and I am with him on that, but unlike the basketball experts like Mark Kriegel who exhort Phil and Lakers to shore up their defense or play it harder - I have a simple advice
Ignore it Phil
Yup, just plain ignore it Phil,
because you and I and million other NBA fans know, that you won't be here if it was not the same Refs that brought you here in the first place.
Remember, the no call on Brent Barry by Joey Crawford in the last seconds of Spurs/Lakers game. Sure you were gracious enough to say in the post-game conference that, you thought Barry was fouled and Spurs could have won that game, but you knew it then and you know it now, that Refs are Refs - they have to do the bidding of the League as well as "protect" their personal interests.
What personal interests you ask? You didn't forget Donaghy, did ya!
As if my rantings in the past have not been enough about League a.k.a David Stern, fixing up games/results/series, Donaghy gave me a great boost today, here is what Fox Sports writes; "Court documents filed by Donaghy's lawyer detailed the "inner-workings" of a plot in which top league executives used referees to manipulate the games. Donaghy claims two referees were "company men" whose job was to extend a playoff series in 2002 to a seventh game.
The full article is here; http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8231176/Report:-Donaghy-says-refs-fixed-playoff-series
Anyways, if you are an NBA fan, you don't have to read the full article, you already know about surprising wins and losses your own teams have had all these years. You shriek with joy when they win (even though you know its not just a surprise but a big shock that your team won against a very good team) and blame the Refs when they loose (when your team was really playing their heart out) but because you have those fleeting joyous moments that kept you from saying that Refs cheated your opponents, you don't have the gumption or moral right to complain, when your team lost.
When you don't stand up for wrong things at the right time, be prepared to be wronged at all times.
I don't blame Stern much though - he has to run this league, make sure that sponsors get their money's worth (TV, Shoes, Drinks.....), keep journos happy, create "stars extraordinaire " like LeBron and others and expand NBA internationally AND all that depends on the NBA League.
All I want is that if you must manipulate games, if Golden State Warriors must lose to Utah during the season, let it be, but PULEEZZ, stay-off the Play Offs. It will be good both, for the game as well as for you in the long run. Let the real stars emerge, don't create them.
Don't give away MVP awards because someone has been playing long in the league and has not got one while a younger player deserves it, no I'm not alluding to Kobe/Paul but rather the overall design, year after year.
So Phil, just ignore the damn fouls - you know as well as I do, that you are guaranteed at least two of the three games at your home court, not because you are great and Celtics are away from their turf but because league cannot and will not let the series go down just like that. I was willing to say that you will win all 3 games but damn that Donaghy - in his statement he also mentions that league has manipulateed series in the past such that a profitable series gets extended to a 7th game, so I think David Stern as smart as he is, may not let this series to go to game 7 - it will be too obvious now. Damn! He's smart!
Sorry, the dice is already loaded and the hype about Celtics must be maintained and the sham revival of Lakers/Celtics must continue.
Based on how Celtics barely survived the earlier play-off series this year, I had marked you to win this sham series in 6 games but oops, the trophy must rotate and league wants to give it to East this year. Its not you Phil, its the money and Stern knows how to follow a good trail.
Oh Phil, another thing, I almost forgot to mention that for a change this year's finals are easy on my heart and mind and I'm not too deeply involved as a fan, so I don't care if Lakers win or Celtics carry the trophy. I'm just glad that I'm emotionally already out of the series.
About an hour is left for the game but don't worry Phil, you got at least two out of three at the home court even if your team doesn't show up or Celtics performs well.
Let the BEST TEAM (as wanted by David Stern) WIN.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Top 10 idiots of Indian Politics + If they had 2 cows
10. Shivraj Patil - the idiot who equates Afzal with Sarabjit
9. Rahul Gandhi - mo one knows; what educational/work/intellectual expertise does he have?
8 Communist Party - Any party that tries to justify Nandigram is a sick bunch of psychopaths
7 Vajpayee - Kargil happened right under his nose even as he was backslapping Nawaz
6 Rajiv Gandhi - to protect his Italian relative(s) in Bofors scandal, he sold his own country/army
5 Laloo Prasad Yadav - this joker of the pack makes Biharis and India poorer by the minute
4 Sharad Yadav - destroying western India, one state at a time.
3 Indira Gandhi - launched Khalistanis to destroy Akalis but really ended up destroying India
2 Arjun Singh - will sell his soul to get votes. Oh wait, he can't sell that, the bas#%!* doesn't have one.
1 Nehru - took a domestic matter (Kashmir) to external body (UN) and fanned the fire that paki bastar@! turned into a never ending inferno
1 V P Singh - for a few more votes, destroyed the youth of the society by his reservation policy
These were/are some of the very shrewd politicians but boy, were/are they the worst for the Nation! You Bet!
As you noticed, it is a tie between the top two and Indira is third only because. at least she was a good administrator and a decisive leader unlike the other two winners ( Losers really!)
Of course, as a family, Gandhi family is an outright winner taking 4 of the top 10 and I have not even counted the Italian Mafioso Mama in the family who can easily claim a spot in the 10.
If you have your own list of the scoundrels, let it come my way and I'll share that with everyone.
+ came across this and gave it a little twist of my own; If our Politicians had 2 Cows
10. Mahatma Gandhi: You may have 2 cows, still you drink goat´s milk.
9. Indira Gandhi: You have 2 bulls. You remain adamant that they are cows.
8. Rajiv Gandhi: You have 2 cows. Paint them both to get colorful milk.
7. Sanjay Gandhi: Doesn't matter but if someone has bulls, you Sterilize them by force.
6. Vajpayee: You have 2 cows. You make your son-in-law in-charge for the milk distribution.
5. Advani: You have 2 cows. Don't milk them; just worship them.
4. Chandrababu: You have 2 cows in Vijayawada. You hook them to internet and milk them from Hyderabad.
3. Jayalalitha: You have 2 cows. They cry, "Ammaaa..." and fall at your feet every time you walk by.
2. Laloo: You have 2 cows. You buy Rs. 900 Crore worth of cattlefeed for them.
# 1. Rajnikant: You have 2 cows. You throw them into air and catch their milk in your mouth.
OK, Rajni is no politician but you'd agree that he will and can, definitely do this in a movie.
9. Rahul Gandhi - mo one knows; what educational/work/intellectual expertise does he have?
8 Communist Party - Any party that tries to justify Nandigram is a sick bunch of psychopaths
7 Vajpayee - Kargil happened right under his nose even as he was backslapping Nawaz
6 Rajiv Gandhi - to protect his Italian relative(s) in Bofors scandal, he sold his own country/army
5 Laloo Prasad Yadav - this joker of the pack makes Biharis and India poorer by the minute
4 Sharad Yadav - destroying western India, one state at a time.
3 Indira Gandhi - launched Khalistanis to destroy Akalis but really ended up destroying India
2 Arjun Singh - will sell his soul to get votes. Oh wait, he can't sell that, the bas#%!* doesn't have one.
1 Nehru - took a domestic matter (Kashmir) to external body (UN) and fanned the fire that paki bastar@! turned into a never ending inferno
1 V P Singh - for a few more votes, destroyed the youth of the society by his reservation policy
These were/are some of the very shrewd politicians but boy, were/are they the worst for the Nation! You Bet!
As you noticed, it is a tie between the top two and Indira is third only because. at least she was a good administrator and a decisive leader unlike the other two winners ( Losers really!)
Of course, as a family, Gandhi family is an outright winner taking 4 of the top 10 and I have not even counted the Italian Mafioso Mama in the family who can easily claim a spot in the 10.
If you have your own list of the scoundrels, let it come my way and I'll share that with everyone.
+ came across this and gave it a little twist of my own; If our Politicians had 2 Cows
10. Mahatma Gandhi: You may have 2 cows, still you drink goat´s milk.
9. Indira Gandhi: You have 2 bulls. You remain adamant that they are cows.
8. Rajiv Gandhi: You have 2 cows. Paint them both to get colorful milk.
7. Sanjay Gandhi: Doesn't matter but if someone has bulls, you Sterilize them by force.
6. Vajpayee: You have 2 cows. You make your son-in-law in-charge for the milk distribution.
5. Advani: You have 2 cows. Don't milk them; just worship them.
4. Chandrababu: You have 2 cows in Vijayawada. You hook them to internet and milk them from Hyderabad.
3. Jayalalitha: You have 2 cows. They cry, "Ammaaa..." and fall at your feet every time you walk by.
2. Laloo: You have 2 cows. You buy Rs. 900 Crore worth of cattlefeed for them.
# 1. Rajnikant: You have 2 cows. You throw them into air and catch their milk in your mouth.
OK, Rajni is no politician but you'd agree that he will and can, definitely do this in a movie.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Nadal - the Beast Vs. Fedex the majestic - The beast feast
And we all know what Beasts do to majestic creatures - devour them. So I feel that in tomorrow's match Nadal has the edge, though no mistaking the fact that Roger is a great player and more than capable, well there sure is a very good reason that Roger is # 1 for last three years.
However, for all the greatness he brings in, he's not playing tight. He's no longer a closer and his reputation of late has made every player on the circuit feel that they can at least take a couple of sets away from him in a match if not the match itself. What's apparent to me is that its not his game but his Stubbornness of sticking with his shots in a situation that demands a change.
It was so visible in his match against Monfils - he was playing great at times and then missing some easy volleys - makes no sense and now I've noticed another factor - after every match now, Roger exults a bit - something he never used to do earlier - to me that's a sign that he either thinks or knows that its not as easy any more and that's a scary thought.
Whenever you have basic fear of any kind, it makes you weak and I feel that Fedex is right now a bit fearful. Hopefully he will leverage it to win the French Open and his career grand slam.
Now lets look at Nadal - The Spanish Tiger - this guy blew off Dojkovic in the semis - What! Dojkovic is a steam engine that blasts its way off any station and doesn't stop till he has run through everything but Nadal blasted him off the courts for the first two sets like no other man can!
Yeah! That's What's Up brother!
Wow, I just couldn't believe the winners Nadal was creating during the match from what looked like sure points for Novak! Nadal's game is at a different level than anyone else right now and he looks fitter than anyone else too.
I do know this though; if anyone can stop this rocket from blasting off the planet - its Mr. Elegance - Roger the Federer.
Good luck to Both and I do hope that Nadal gets rogered! Oops!
However, for all the greatness he brings in, he's not playing tight. He's no longer a closer and his reputation of late has made every player on the circuit feel that they can at least take a couple of sets away from him in a match if not the match itself. What's apparent to me is that its not his game but his Stubbornness of sticking with his shots in a situation that demands a change.
It was so visible in his match against Monfils - he was playing great at times and then missing some easy volleys - makes no sense and now I've noticed another factor - after every match now, Roger exults a bit - something he never used to do earlier - to me that's a sign that he either thinks or knows that its not as easy any more and that's a scary thought.
Whenever you have basic fear of any kind, it makes you weak and I feel that Fedex is right now a bit fearful. Hopefully he will leverage it to win the French Open and his career grand slam.
Now lets look at Nadal - The Spanish Tiger - this guy blew off Dojkovic in the semis - What! Dojkovic is a steam engine that blasts its way off any station and doesn't stop till he has run through everything but Nadal blasted him off the courts for the first two sets like no other man can!
Yeah! That's What's Up brother!
Wow, I just couldn't believe the winners Nadal was creating during the match from what looked like sure points for Novak! Nadal's game is at a different level than anyone else right now and he looks fitter than anyone else too.
I do know this though; if anyone can stop this rocket from blasting off the planet - its Mr. Elegance - Roger the Federer.
Good luck to Both and I do hope that Nadal gets rogered! Oops!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
I may be old but I love to watch the Circus
Oh not the real circus. I can't stand the overly painted faces anymore and by that I mean, the painted faces of ladies in the audience, but more on that, some other day.
Lets get back to the Circus or as David Stern calls it, his Kingdom - NBA - the basketball farce spectacle.
Lakers /Celtics game has started and the TV channels and Media is trying to create an artificial sense of Rivalry - the great Laker and Celtic rivalry of the past! Unfortunately, except for people in Boston and LA, no one is really hyped up. So you know what it means - Stern's Desperation at its peak!
So technically, LA should win this game based on their strengths and being a superior team ( hold on Celtics fans! I have nothing against Celtics but lets admit, we have all watched them in these play offs and we know how they played and besides if you have read my previous blogs you know my lack of interest in Lakers) but I'm confident that Referees will ensure that game goes to Celtics so Celtics fans - relax! It doesn't matter how both teams play, Celtics will win.
On the other hand, if by any chance if referees are fair (and probability of that is equal to you or me winning a lottery) and Lakers win this game, this will be a sweep for Lakers! Lets watch!
Lets get back to the Circus or as David Stern calls it, his Kingdom - NBA - the basketball farce spectacle.
Lakers /Celtics game has started and the TV channels and Media is trying to create an artificial sense of Rivalry - the great Laker and Celtic rivalry of the past! Unfortunately, except for people in Boston and LA, no one is really hyped up. So you know what it means - Stern's Desperation at its peak!
So technically, LA should win this game based on their strengths and being a superior team ( hold on Celtics fans! I have nothing against Celtics but lets admit, we have all watched them in these play offs and we know how they played and besides if you have read my previous blogs you know my lack of interest in Lakers) but I'm confident that Referees will ensure that game goes to Celtics so Celtics fans - relax! It doesn't matter how both teams play, Celtics will win.
On the other hand, if by any chance if referees are fair (and probability of that is equal to you or me winning a lottery) and Lakers win this game, this will be a sweep for Lakers! Lets watch!
The three 'O' treatment.
So I got caught in multiple things and didn't post last week but I'm still alive and still ranting. Obviously the week off from blog didn't mean that I wasn't living my regular life so I have many things to rant about, lets start;
Where do I begin! Let's see;
Lets begin with DCU - ever heard of them! this is a Credit union based out of Mass and I have been banking with them for about 6 years. So I get the latest statement which shows that I have a balance of 0.19 $ outstanding. Yes, 19 cents. I call the customer service about this fractal amount & the customer rep says " I know it's just .19 cents but you'll have to pay" so I ask him, hey listen, couldn't you just wave it off and save all of us a breath! I'll be spending more cents in postage , as a matter of fact just the postage will be twice of the original amount that you seek from me.
Pat comes the reply, " I understand Sir, but you have to pay" so I get thinking " You dic!head, you may be hearing me but NO, you don't understand, If you can get your brain out of your ass then try to understand that;
- For trying to get 0.19 of one dollar from me
- your company printed a statement that would cost them $4.00 or more
- then spent .41 cents to mail it to me ,
- I called you on the phone costing me .50 cents
- you probably cost your company $15/hour or something
- when I send the freaking 19 cents, i will use an envelope (25 cents), postage (41 cents), a check ( 30 cents),
- your mail department will open the envelope and send it to accounts dept.
so NO, you don't understand that your quest to get the 0.19 cents are going to end up wasting 50 dollars, besides it is right now aggravating both me and you and will in-turn cause unhappiness in at least two families and I will likely be pissed off for next few minutes and aggravate anyone who comes within 360 degrees of me and you Sir Dic!head, may have started a global chain of aggravation, for all I know.
so NO, you As!wipe, you dimhead, you dimwit, you dipsh!t, you didn't understand and further you will NEVER understand and what's more you will never grow up, well at least not mentally.
What's even worse for you, you freak , I will not be unhappy if your position gets the three O treatment - Outsourced, Offshored or completely Obliterated
Where do I begin! Let's see;
Lets begin with DCU - ever heard of them! this is a Credit union based out of Mass and I have been banking with them for about 6 years. So I get the latest statement which shows that I have a balance of 0.19 $ outstanding. Yes, 19 cents. I call the customer service about this fractal amount & the customer rep says " I know it's just .19 cents but you'll have to pay" so I ask him, hey listen, couldn't you just wave it off and save all of us a breath! I'll be spending more cents in postage , as a matter of fact just the postage will be twice of the original amount that you seek from me.
Pat comes the reply, " I understand Sir, but you have to pay" so I get thinking " You dic!head, you may be hearing me but NO, you don't understand, If you can get your brain out of your ass then try to understand that;
- For trying to get 0.19 of one dollar from me
- your company printed a statement that would cost them $4.00 or more
- then spent .41 cents to mail it to me ,
- I called you on the phone costing me .50 cents
- you probably cost your company $15/hour or something
- when I send the freaking 19 cents, i will use an envelope (25 cents), postage (41 cents), a check ( 30 cents),
- your mail department will open the envelope and send it to accounts dept.
so NO, you don't understand that your quest to get the 0.19 cents are going to end up wasting 50 dollars, besides it is right now aggravating both me and you and will in-turn cause unhappiness in at least two families and I will likely be pissed off for next few minutes and aggravate anyone who comes within 360 degrees of me and you Sir Dic!head, may have started a global chain of aggravation, for all I know.
so NO, you As!wipe, you dimhead, you dimwit, you dipsh!t, you didn't understand and further you will NEVER understand and what's more you will never grow up, well at least not mentally.
What's even worse for you, you freak , I will not be unhappy if your position gets the three O treatment - Outsourced, Offshored or completely Obliterated
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