"Two Piece and a Biscuit"

Knock Em about Box Rick Nique
The Story (ESPN): A former NBA referee was charged with attacking Hall of Famer and Atlanta Hawks television analyst Dominique Wilkins in a dispute over a clothing bill.  Rashan S. Michel, a former NBA referee, was released early Thursday on $1,000 cash bond after being charged with two counts of simple battery. Michel, claiming Wilkins owes him $12,500 for suits, confronted Wilkins after Wednesday night's game against Orlando in Atlanta.

Wilkins apparently landed at least one punch. A police booking photo showed Michel with a large welt under his left eye.

The Analysis:  By the judging of the video and dude face, he got in more than just one punch.  I guess this is how it goes down in the ATL?  The best part of the video below is Dominique fixing his coat as he walks away.  I can only imagine what he was saying..."I told that fool I was gonna pay his ass when I got ready.  Jive Turkey!"

Although in the other buddy's defense, everybody know Wilkins probably owe him money.  He should have did what any other civilized person would do in a situation involving an athlete or entertainer...just file a lawsuit.  Just ask Dez Bryant!

"My Fabulous Five Friends"

Grant Hill Goes in on FAB FIVE...and Rightfully So!

The Story (ESPN/NY Times):  Former Duke basketball star Grant Hill called critical comments by former Michigan guard and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose "sad and somewhat pathetic" in an open letter published Wednesday by The New York Times.

Rose, as part of an ESPN Films documentary "The Fab Five" that aired on Sunday (Rose was an executive producer), said Hill and other black Blue Devils basketball players recruited in the early 1990s were "Uncle Toms."

"I hated Duke and I hated everything Duke stood for. Schools like Duke didn't recruit players like me. I felt like they only recruited black players that were Uncle Toms," Rose said in the documentary.

Here is an excerpt from the letter:

I come from a strong legacy of black Americans. My namesake, Henry Hill, my father’s father, was a day laborer in Baltimore. He could not read or write until he was taught to do so by my grandmother. His first present to my dad was a set of encyclopedias, which I now have. He wanted his only child, my father, to have a good education, so he made numerous sacrifices to see that he got an education, including attending Yale.

This is part of our great tradition as black Americans. We aspire for the best or better for our children and work hard to make that happen for them. Jalen’s mother is part of our great black tradition and made the same sacrifices for him.

I caution my fabulous five friends to avoid stereotyping me and others they do not know in much the same way so many people stereotyped you back then for your appearance and swagger. I wish for you the restoration of the bond that made you friends, brothers and icons. I hope you reach closure with your university so you will enjoy all the privileges of its greatness.

I try to live my life as a good husband and father. I am proud of my family. I am proud of my Duke championships and all my Duke teammates. And, I am proud I never lost a game against the Fab Five.

The Analysis:  You know what Jalen Rose, I hate Puke as well.  I hate Puke because Coach K can...well... coach and he's good at it.  He teaches defense like no other.  He consistently PAYS gets what he wants from the refs.  He always has a shooter (JJ, Langdon, Curry) that does just that...shoot lights out!  They seem to win a national championship right around the time UNC wins so we don't have bragging rights long enough to keep the Jersey Crazies off our backs and finally, he actually looks like a  BLUE DEVIL.  

I can care less of the "Uncle Tom" statuses of their African American Athletes.  Some of them are actually very smart individuals including Jay Bilas (lawyer and ESPN analyst and Grant Hill whose open letter to the New York Times made Jalen and his fab five cohort look uneducated and lacking family structure. 

However, to Jalen's point, they were teenagers when they made those comments.  If you ask me to repeat half of the things I said when I was a teenager about the things I disliked, you might think of me differently (sorry mom and dad).

Nevertheless, you have to give The Fab Five credit because as Grant Hill point's out, "they represented a cultural phenomenon that impacted the country in a permanent and positive way."  But let's also credit Grant Hill for not backing down.  He's been one of the best from a sportsmanship standpoint and he handled the criticism of that documentary very well. 

"This is How you Dunk Over a Car"

Dude make Blake Griffin dunk look average.

"Opening the Flood Gates"

Pondexter sorry for tweets, so is BING

The Story (ESPN):  New York Liberty guard Cappie Pondexter has apologized after causing an Internet uproar with comments on her Twitter account that were deemed insensitive toward victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. On Saturday, Pondexter tweeted: "What if God was tired of the way they treated their own people in there own country! Idk guys he makes no mistakes."She later tweeted: "u just never knw! They did pearl harbor so u can't expect anything less."

Pondexter also used used the racially derogatory term "jap," when referring to someone who was offended by her comments. Cappie Pondexter drove right into controversy over the weekend via Twitter.
On Monday morning, Pondexter issued an apology on her verified Twitter account "cappa23."

The Analysis:  I blame all the negative press on the Japan Earthquake on twitter, more so than facebook, and other social media sites.  They are at fault b/c without them, Pondexter and others would not be apologizing for comments that were made in good faith.  Or were they?  Now they are out there for the world to see.

In the midst of a great weekend, I was reminded that life itself is precious and should be cherished at all times.  The 5th biggest Earthquake to ever hit has left a nation of people in shocked.  Japan faces rebuilding that will last 2-3 life cycles, if not more.  They will rebuild from vanished villages however families have been broken and lost.

Many people will donate what they can.  Musicians will donate hundreds of thousands of dollars, as well as athletes, and colleges and universities will lend their support as well. 

My message is simple to the likes of 50 Cent, the New York liberty point guard, BING (turned around and donated 100k after apology), and others who may or may not feel as though their comments were out of line...sometimes saying nothing at all is best.  But how can you when twitter tempts you at everyone moment. 

Do you think her comments were that bad?

"What a Clown" - Larry Drew gets on MIC, disses Tar Heel

I thought I had heard it all of the Miami Heat's coach calling out his players for crying (not owt), but how about Larry "you're not missed" Drew II going off on his fellow team in a...RAP, you got to be kidding.

Big ups to my colleague KL for sending this to me.  WRAL (click title) has the full article.

See the lyrics to his diss below.   If one didn't know any better, you would think he was a Puke fan...

He could have at least came stronger than that and talked about how he how much he turned the ball over, his dad's influence kept him in the starting the lineup, how Kendall Marshall was probably busting his a** in practice everyday, how his jump shot never improved, and how he didn't get a long with his teammates (ok, so I made that one up), but who cares...you're suppose to kick a person down when they are in a slump, not when they've lost one game since you left the team.

Drew even took the stage and did a freestyle on the mic.

Everything that I'm hearing is untrue. The media? They talking but they never confront you.

I mean the last three years I can't undo, but now I'm making all the moves I want to.

Pick & rolls, I'm crossing [expletive]. Just felt like I got more game than my height showed.

They tried to tell me just to play my role, but who's really trying to stick to a script that's filled with typos?

Like a horror flick, they made me out to be a monster. [expletive] [expletive], I should have won an Oscar.

It ain't over 'til the fat lady sing, right? I brought the whole opera.

It's like Biggie, 'who shot ya?' But who who shot them? I'm so not them, but in the end I think that's what really shocked them.

I refuse to be another robot, slim.

Brawl Breaks Out in College Cafe...

The Story:  This is a developing story so they are not releasing information until all the facts are out.  It happened on the campus of Alabama State University.

The Analysis:  The power of smart phones...You can't do nothing these days without getting put on YOU TUBE! 

The key word here is COLLEGE.  Nevertheless, the incident is just flat out disgraceful.  Whatever happened to people just taking it to the grass.  This is scary for parents.  To think you sent your son or daughter to get an education and now you have to worry about football players (allegedly) and want to be gang members (allegedly) pretending like their students fighting.  We got to do better.

"Ohh my Goodness..."

I almost choked on some curley fries, OSII bout jump through the floor, and Maddox damn near pissed on himself...all in the matter of seconds...Is this one of the best live action dunks during all star festivities? 



It's up there, but I say no, here is the best all star weekend dunk  (it was 05, HD was not in existence just yet).




The dunk below cost me $10.00...something told me not to bet my money on McGee, especially after Dr. J kissed his momma in the mouth...tell you saw that...if not see below!



I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus Dr. J.  She gotta donk though!  No pun intended.

"Unfit to Be a King"

The Story(fox sports):  Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins was barred from the team's flight to Phoenix after a locker room altercation with teammate Donte Greene, The Sacramento Bee reported Sunday.


Cousins was angered not to have got a touch in the final seconds of the last play, which ended with Tyreke Evans missing a 3-pointer, in the 99-97 defeat to Oklahoma City on Saturday night and called Greene out after the game.

The pair traded words and needed to be separated. Greene had insisted to reporters that Cousins was not open during the play, a view supported by Kings coach Paul Westphal.

The result was Cousins staying in Sacramento.

The Analysis:  I knew this dude was trouble as soon as I saw him do the douggie (click link) ask Coach Calipari at Kentucky "why the hell you take me out the game" on national television.  That was just one of many instances he was caught cussing Coach C out when he played at Kentucky.  And the Kings thought he was going to change.  In my opinion, kids (he acting like a child) don't deserve to play in the NBA.  He has way too much talent to be acting like that way.

Melo to the Lakers? - "The Big Three Examination"

Lakers and Nuggets are in Talks with Knicks and T-Wolves still in the picture...

If this happens, the Lakers will go from being beatable this year, especially with the Spurs and Thunder on a roll in addition to the Celtics and Hear, to being unstoppable.  Hands down, and I'm not a Lakers fan, just a "wanna be" sports analyst.  Carmelo's jumper paired with Kobe Bryant will be a tough match up for everyone in the Western Conference.  With the possibility of this trade happening, I've decided to examine poke fun at "The Big Three's" around the NBA.


The "Most Known" Big Three:
Lakers:  Kobe, Gasol, Carmelo (if trade happens)

Celtics:  Peirce, Allen, Garnett

Heat:  Wade, Bron-Bron, Bosh

The "Under Appreciated" Big Three

Oklahoma Thunder



Thunder:  Durant, Westbrook, Jeff Green (from Georgetown)

Spurs:  Duncan, Parker, Ginobli

Hawks:  Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Al Hortford

The "Quiet Storm" Big Three

Jazz:  Williams, Millsap, Al Jefferson

Hornets:  Chris Paul, David West, Okafor

Bulls: Rose, Boozer, Jokim Noah







The "Overrated" Big Three
Magic:  Nelson, Howard, Turkoglu/Arenas

Mavericks: Dirk, Kidd, Terry/Chandler

Nuggets:  Billups, Nene, Melo (if not traded)






"We Up Next" Big Three

Knicks:  Stoudamire, Ray-Ray (Felton), Danilo Gallinari

Blazers: Roy, Aldridge, Greg Oden Andre Miller

Memphis:  Mayo, Conley, Randolph



Charlotte Bobcats Jordans Flight



The " Overpriced We Gettin' Money" Big Three

Bobcats:  Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson, Boris Diaw

Suns: Nash, Carter, Grant Hill

Cavs:  Mo Williams, Antwan Jamison, Hickson

"Omega Dear"

The Story (CNN):  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio—Partygoers stampeded to escape gunfire that killed one college student and wounded 11 people at an Ohio fraternity house, authorities said Monday as they searched for a motive in the weekend shooting.

Jamail E. Johnson, 25, a senior at Youngstown State University, was shot to death early Sunday as he tried to separate two groups at an Omega Psi Phi fraternity house party. Authorities say there had been a dispute, two men had left the house and then returned and sprayed bullets into the crowd. Among the injured was a critically wounded 17-year-old.

When the shots rang out, "it was practically a stampede atmosphere," according to witness accounts, city prosecutor Jay Macejko said.

Investigators did not know what the initial argument was about and had yet to determine a motive for the shooting, Youngstown Police Chief Jimmy Hughes said Monday. The two suspects were neither students at the university nor members of the fraternity, police said.

The two men, Braylon L. Rogers, 19, and Columbus E. Jones Jr., 22, were charged with aggravated murder, shooting into a house and 11 counts of felonious assault, said Hughes. They were being held at the Mahoning County Jail, said jail officials, who did not know whether the men were represented by attorneys.

Johnson and the others were shot off-campus at a two-story brick house in a neighborhood of once-elegant homes, many of which are now boarded up. The house party had been bustling with 50 or more people early Sunday, the police chief said.

Johnson apparently was trying to separate two groups when he was shot, Capt. Rod Foley said. He was shot once in the head and multiple times in his hips and legs, said Dr. Joseph Ohr, a forensic pathologist with the coroner's office. An autopsy is planned Monday.

The wounded ranged in age from 17 to 31; six were students. About half were shot in the foot, police said. Two were hit in the abdomen. The 17-year-old was wounded near one ear.

Members of the university-sanctioned fraternity lived at the house, though Cooper said the fraternity does not own it. He said that after the shooting, Johnson's fraternity brothers were "very solemn, very alarmed, very hurt."
Johnson had recently traveled to North Carolina for a fraternity program emphasizing manhood and scholarship, said Christopher Cooper, a legal officer for Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
The Analysis:  I don't have any, I'm just at a lost for words.  Keep this young man's family in your prayers as well as others injured in the shooting.