It's Amazing!

Kobe Bryant. Top three leading scorer in the NBA for five straight years. Kobe Bryant. MVP of the National Basketball Association. Kobe Bryant. Three time National Basketball Association Champion. Kobe Bryant USA Team Gold Medalist. Kobe Bryant. Six time National Basketball Association Finals player. Kobe Bryant. Unstoppable. Kobe Bryant. Amazing.

You know Kobe is feeling it when he does this...

You know Kobe is better than Lebron when...

You know Kobe is Amazing when...

Damn. It's so Amazing! I really wanted to hook up a song onto this post... Amazing by Kanye West FT. Young Jeezy, but I couldn't figure out how, so just listen to it next time you read this.

If you watch Kobe play, no there aren't any flaws in his game, you say that to yourself but deny it if you're a Lebron lover. Yes, Kobe can pass (10 assists and 35 pts. in a blowout game 6 series clinching win v.s. Nuggets... night after Lebron was knocked out of the playoffs). Yes, Kobe is the best Offensive Player ever, and will never be duplicated, I don't even think he can be imitated...
Kobe Bryant. It's Amazing.

The Clipps Franchise

What Does This Remind You Of???You Guessed It- The Clippers Franchise

(Looking finally for draft pick to lighten their dying franchise)

Here It Comes

Ya... Here it comes... The big kahuna. So far all my 2009 NBA Playoff predictions have gone correct. With a scare from Chicago and Houston, I've been utterly perfect. Here's where it get's dangerous. I'm staying neutral with the rest of the world in picking LA to beat Denver, but I'm going a little off the path here, I'm going to choose Orlando to defeat Cleveland. Don't ask why though, it's just a gut feeling. Now what does that mean for LA if they meet Orlando in the NBA Finals? Well they got swept in the season series against the Magic, so this little joke of an effort they've been putting out to get of the first two rounds, isn't going to work... Even if they did sweep the Nuggets season series.

A Beast

No question Dwight Howard is a beast... He is going to go down as one of the best rebounders ever!!! In the series deciding, pivotal Game 6 Howard pulled down a whopping 22 rebounds! And 10 Superman offensive boards... In a series where his rebounding and blocking has been a down turn Howard is still averaging 14 boards and 3 blocks! I don't understand why the announcers seem to think he's under-performing... I think he's over performing in those 23 point 22 rebound efforts.

Oh, just to let you know, Dwight is completely right (no pun intended). Wrong to call out Stan Van Gundy, but completely right about what he said... When you have a dominating player, GET HIM THE BALL! 25 touches isn't enough. Shaq in his hay day averaged 45... Howard's not even in his hay day and should get around there. Then, the space out with everyone worrying about him, and shooter J.J. Redick and scorers Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu who are all struggling can get there shot back. In the end, what Howard says makes complete sense... I'll see you in the Finals Dwight!

I Guess: It Couldn't Hurt

Since it's Mother's Day, I figure, there's nothing wrong with giving the ladies a little something to perk their ears up about... I'm going to give them my forecast, for the fast approaching WNBA season. I'll show you all the teams, their best player, and my champion pick...

Washington Mystics- Alana Beard- Last Year's Finish- No Postseason

Seattle Storm- Sue Bird- Last Year's Finish- Lost In First Round

San Antonio Silver Stars- Becky Hammon- Lost In Finals

Sacramento Monarchs- Ticha Penicheiro- Lost In First Round

Phoenix Mercury- Diana Taurasi- No Postseason

New York Liberty- Janel McCarville- Lost In Second Round

Minnesota Lynx- Seimone Augustus- No Postseason

Los Angeles Sparks- Candace Parker- Lost In Second Round

Indiana Fever- Tamika Catchings- Lost In First Round

Detroit Shock- Deanna Nolan- Champions

Connecticut Sun- Lindsay Whalen- Lost In First Round

Chicago Sky- Sylvia Fowles- No Postseason

Atlanta Dream- Betty Lennox- No Postseason

2009 WNBA Champions- Los Angeles Sparks (If Parker is healthy) If Not....

MVP Status

You know, I'm not going to deny that Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Lebron James, and Kobe Bryant had great seasons, but I was on the verge of being shocked that Dwayne Wade didn't win the MVP, and for that matter, came in third in voting... In my opinion, with Wade averaging the best stats, the MVP should be given to the Most Valuable Player, and with the least wins, and the least amount of blowouts of all these players teams, his team would've been the Kings w/out him. Here's how my MVP voting would've gone for the past four years.

2008-2009 MVP

1. Dwayne Wade

2. Lebron James

3. Kobe Bryant

2007-2008 MVP

1. Chris Paul

2. Kobe Bryant

3. Dwight Howard

2006-2007 MVP

1. Dirk Nowitzki

2. Kobe Bryant

3. Steve Nash

2005-2006 MVP

1. Kobe Bryant

2. Steve Nash

3. Dwayne Wade

Point Guard Heavy

With the NBA Draft coming up, I want to take a look at the top guards in it, since there are so many... They are actually around 15 point guards in the draft, but I'm going to rank the Top 6.



1. Stephen Curry- I saw this kid play against Patty Mills and Saint Mary's... He will enter the NBA as one of the top 20 shooters.



2. Eric Maynor- Probably the least or second to least heard of in this group, the point guard out of VCU can flat out play, we saw that v.s. Duke, and UCLA... In my opinion, the best point guard of this group, Curry, is ahead of him through potential.



3. Ricky Rubio- This young guy from Spain can flat out play!!! One of two internationals on this list, his jump shot is decent, and he's pretty slow, but he's got otherworldly court vision.



4. Brandon Jennings- Well, he's pretty unheard of... he skipped college to play pro in Europe. He's beasting. Now, laugh at his high school stats... good luck figuring out which one is freak status. 32.7 PPG/ 7.5 APG/ 5.1 RPG/ and what the hell! is that... 13.7 steals every dang game!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you figure it out?



5. Patrick Mills- Speed! It kills and he's got it... Not to mention a great jump shot... What puts him ahead of Ty Lawson, he's got one inch on him, and probably .01 seconds on him on his 40 time.



6. Ty Lawson- Speed! It kills and he's got it... What puts him behind Mills, beside the fore-mentioned, he's a junior, Mills is a sophomore. A little more potential in Mills.

Notables- 7. Jonny Flynn 8. Jeff Teague 9. A.J. Price 10. Jrue Holiday 11. Curtis Jerrells 12. Darren Collison

2009 NBA Playoff Predictions

1. Los Angeles 2. Denver 3. San Antonio 4. Portland
8. Utah 7. New Orleans 6. Dallas 5. Houston

1. Cleveland 2. Boston 3. Orlando 4. Atlanta

8. Detroit 7. Chicago 6. Philadelphia 5. Miami

1. Los Angeles 2. Denver 1. Cleveland 2. Boston

5. Houston 6. Dallas 4. Atlanta 3. Orlando

1. Los Angeles 1. Cleveland

2. Denver 3. Orlando

1. Los Angeles

3. Orlando

Joe Johnson: The Most Underrated Player In The NBA?

Am I alone here in thinking Joe Johnson is the most underrated player in the NBA? I mean, no disrespect to Kevin Martin, J.R. Smith, and even Hawks teammate Josh Smith, I really don't think they are up to his level...

Let's Compare

Kevin Martin- Stats: 24.6 PPG/ 42% Field/ 42% Three/ 87% Free Throw/ 3 APG/ 4 RPG/ 3 TO... These here are Kevin Martin's stats, I would also like to point out that he is 7th in the NBA in PPG, and his player efficiency is 46th at 18.8, second among these four players.

Josh Smith- Stats: 15.0 PPG/ 49% Field/ 30% Three/ 59% Free Throw/ 2 APG/ 7.2 RPG/ 2 TO... These here are Josh Smith's stats, I would also like to point out that he is 69th in the NBA in PPG, and his player efficiency is 54th at 17.5, third among these four players.

Joe Johnson- Stats: 21.4 PPG/ 44% Field/ 36% Three/ 83% Free Throw/ 6.0 APG/ 4.4 RPG/ 2 TO... These here are Joe Johnson's stats, I would also like to point out that he is 16th in the NBA in PPG, and his player efficiency is 36th at 19.4, first among these four players.

J.R. Smith- Stats: 15.0 PPG/ 45% Field/ 40% Three/ 75% Free Throw/ 3.0 APG/ 4.0 RPG/ 2 TO... These here are J.R. Smith's stats, I would also like to point out that he is 74th in the NBA in PPG, and his player efficiency is 124th at 13.7, last among these four players. Lastly, he is the only player out of the four to come off the bench...

The Verdict

What it all comes down to here to be honest is the player efficiency rating, Joe Johnson is number 1 among them. You can argue that Kevin Martin leads them in scoring, but he is also on a low-life team and takes ALL the shots. You can argue Josh Smith boards it with the best of them, but man, he can't shoot. You can even argue that J.R. Smith stats would double if he played Joe Johnson minutes, but then again they could fall. And then just look at his efficiency rating, 124th... really? I think now there should be no argument that Joe Johnson is the most underrated player in the league.

All stats were received from : http://www.nba.com/