Jason, are you Kidding me!!!

First things first. I have all this built up frustration and I have to let it all out before I explode...

And I blame one person for this:

Jason Kidd

This is arguably one of the best point guards in the league. Second overall pick in 94'... Rookie of the year... Most heralded point guard to come to the league since Magic Johnson... All-Star this... Triple-Double that... But what hurts me the most: All defensive first team in the nba in 03, 01, 00, 99 and 98 (and he made second team in the 2004-2005 season).

Let me get this straight. If you make the all defensive team, that means you're a pretty good defender. And since it's done by position, Jason Kidd being on the first team all these years and on the second team last season, would mean he should be one of the best defensive point guards in the league. Theoretically him being on the first and second team would mean he's the best or second best...

Can somebody explain to me why somebody with so many accolades for his great defense
is getting schooled by, get this:

ANTHONY JOHNSON!!!

Yo Mike Jones, I think this guy needs one of your shirts cuz honestly:

WHO IS ANTHONY JOHNSON!!!

Jason Kidd hellooooo! This guy used to be your back up, i.e. he was sitting on the bench because you were better than him. You probably practiced with him everyday and outplayed him in practice which led to you starting and him sitting on the bench! You know all his moves, he was your understudy for Christ's sake!

So how on earth did he manage to get 25 points and eight assists on you yesterday? And don't give me that "oh I was helping", or "we were in a zone" stuff. Doggie, I saw the game. You were guarding him. He schooled you.

He also gave you a 1960's, hum ok correction that should be 1940's, crossover move in game one that broke your Nike endorsed ankles and led to him drawing a (questionable) foul that led to their W. And don't think I missed it, he also had a respectable 17 and 4 to your 6 and 13 in game two.

And now this!

And it doesn't help that one of the first things I read this morning was this. He's so gassed up now that he's calling Vince Carter out!

Let's break this down. Thanks to YOU Jason Kidd, Anthony Johnson is calling Vince Carter out. Anthony Johnson is calling Vince Carter out!

Aaarghhh!!!

Anthony Johnson is calling Vince Carter out!!!! (I'm nauseous now)

In game one the "experts" said it was because Vince was shooting too much and not going to the rim. And now in game 3 the "experts" said he missed his last ten shots so it's his fault.

Ok "experts", if you guys put Jason Kidd in the all Defensive Team again I'm suing the NBA.

And oh yeah, Kobe, I know they say they're gonna give him the MVP instead of you but you didn't have to do this:




















Now lets see if you can win the series...

_Ok in less serious and less important news. I actually met someone who is from Iran yesterday, and it's funny now how everybody cares so much about Iran. Cuz a few months ago I didn't know jack. Now I was commending her on how Ahmadinejad was a handsome president. Yeah, I said it, he's handsome . I mean seriously, look at that picture. Is this the man who wants to wipe Israel from the face of the earth? Is this the guy that has nuclear weapons and actually threatening to attack the US? He looks so innocent...

Plus the name sounds so gangstas Ahmadinejad... If ya'll dudes don't start acting right I'm bout to give ya'll an Ahmadinejad in your grill dog! Ok I'm out.

Ahmadinejad suckaz!!!

Disclaimer: I'm not gay, also I have nothing against gay people, just don't hit on me or I might straight up give you an Ahmadinejad bitch slap...
Whatever that is.

Lord of War

Hello everybody!

Before I even start, I would like to give a shout out to Stetson Kennedy. This is a white dude who infiltrated the KKK learnt all their secret codes and stuff and submitted them to the Publishers of the Superman cartoon. They went ahead and incorporated it into their cartoon so as to embarrass the KKKer’s. Must have worked cuz you don’t hear about the KKK that much these days.
How do I know this? Cuz I finally stopped reading the Da Vinci Code and moved on to something better. That book was a good treasure hunt story and all, but ultimately it ended up being a complete waste of my time. Yeah, decode this Dan Brown Zpvs cppl Tvdlt!!!! Hey actually, I give him props for being so creative and coming up with an original story… oh yeah that’s right, it’s not even an original story.
So much for following the masses… I don't even know what's worse, the fact that I actually read all 500 pages of it or that I'm actually going to see the movie...

Sad

Speaking of movies, after watching my first true movie in 2006 I felt compelled to temporarily step out of my blogging hiatus. And spread the word

This is a movie that so depressed me and angered me that I had to release my frustration here. It is titled Lord of War and stars Nicholas Cage and Ethan Hawke (don’t even know who dude was in the movie). And it’s basically about this guy who emigrated from Ukraine to the US and whose life is heading nowhere until he decides to do something with himself, become somebody.
He decides to be an arms dealer. So the movie basically takes us on a journey with him through his whole life from his first sale to the pre cold-war days, to the post cold-war boom. To the conflicts in West Africa. All this while he's trying to keep his wife and kid at home happy and in the dark. While also trying to help his brother rehab from his cocaine addiction.

There is a also an interesting caricature of Charles Taylor named Jean Baptiste. And the worse thing about it is that Charles Taylor was probably worse in real life than his caricature was in the movie.

Oops lol sorry, lol I just get a kick out of posting this picture again. anyway...

I liked the movie because even though it was a bit hollywood, it was a good depiction of how being a arms dealer is. If you come from any war torn country, it is a must see...

It was another illustration for me of how the system can only be changed from within...

If I was your best friend... I want you round all the time

Fresh off three hours of sleep. No nap and I'm still going on strong. Yeah! And it's Friday. TGIF for real.
_Is it just me or do my fellow west Africans here in Ottawa never throw a party. Come on Nigerians, come on Ghanaians, Come on Babilonien, where ya'll at?!!?

Or maybe I'm just outta the loop

_Before I get started, for all ya'll KOBE lovers out there. One word CARMELO!!! Baltimore stand up! After Kobe did his fourth quarter heroics, 4 point plays and all that Kobe stuff, tryina be a hero and all that. Sending the game to overtime and all that. Carmelo just got the ball in overtime and hit the game winning shot. HA! And they might play each other in the first round. Get ready to go fishin' early all you Laker fans...

_Everybody who is in this little blogging circle thing knows that I'm a fan of 50 cent (see comments). I mean his rhymes are whack but come on man who can say:
"First we get the talkin, then we get the touchin/
If we get pass the phone games we'll be fuckin/
I kiss like the french then put my tongue in your ear/
Do it like the dogs do it girl and pull on your hair/
For me a different scenery just mean a different position/
In the tub or on the sink I improvise now listen"

In a bubble gum song (ie. song destined to be playing on radio) and get away with it? This song is definitly stuck in my head and I'm ready to bet that this song will be a hit in no time...
Or maybe it'll just flop and I don't have a good ear for music... we'll see

And Olivia has a weird nose but she came through in the Video. (her voice, she sang well, lol)

"I love you like a fat kid love cake"

_And speaking of rappers I like: "rub a dub dub, rub a dubba dub dub, rubba dubba dubba dub"... I'd like to give a special shout out to the AC Crew (cuz they're cool like that), and urge everybody to get their dub on.

These hot underground rappers are on the verge of supplanting Reggie Rockstone as the hottest rappers out of Ghana period. I mean seriously Pharrell, Timbo and Scott Storch woulda been proud of the beat on "Get your dub on".Shout out to Shabantay for that crazy beat, these producers ain't got nothing on you! I'd like to give a special shout out to C.A.P.O (get your own rap name dog) for dropping the illest line I've heard in a while "Your straight pussy, and I'm a Big Boss/ My dick on her lips, like it was lip gloss" (All you girls reading this and squeezing your faces and going "eeeouhh", all I can say is come on now :-/... don't front...)

And another special shout out to BLACK for dropping the Source quotable of the month, I don't care what Dave Mays says:

"One for the produca one for the rappa...I de rep the hoood Labone to Apapa... you no de fit touch me, MC hamma... CAPO the boss... my flow de mix like Rice then sauce..."

Come on now, my flow de mix like rice then sauce, ya'll rappers don't wanna see these dudes. FOR REAL!

Keep on putting them hot tracks AC crew you're bout to be hot on the Canadian streets too. Now we need to holla at Funk Master Flex so he can put you on hot97.

_My friend just sent me this pic


These are the lawyers that have been appointed to defend Charles Taylor. I mean I know the guy is guilty of war crimes and all that stuff. But come on Judges!!! Ya'll could have appointed better lawyers. I mean damn man! I know Ghana, patriotism and all that stuff but come on dog! Look at the first dude, I mean I know I've heard of baggy jeans, baggy shirts, baggy clothes and allat good stuff. But dog! A BAGGY SUIT! I'm not even gonna say anything more. All I know is if these dudes are his lawyers, lol Charles Taylor is definitly going to Jail.

(Man I know how people be catchin' feelings sometimes so I'm just joking)


_Ok now back to why I even wanted to post in the first place (man I'm getting sidetracked like crazy. People behind me are in TGIF mode for real, too much walking behind me seeing that I'm fooling around)Anyways, what's up with girls and this honesty stuff. I mean I like when girls tell me to be honest to them and all' cuz that's who I be. You knaw mean, I keeps it real! But I hate when chicks start off with "I want honesty". And then next thing you know you're hearing: I know I want honesty but "you need to be more diplomatic" or "you're too blunt" or "Tu parles mal". So I mean, do you want honesty or what? Make up your mind!

In any case I'ma keep doing me, Being too REAAAAL, cuz I'm too ILLLLL.

Holla Back.

Through the fire

So it finally came in the mail and I jumped on it. It was the most anticipated mail I’ve received this year. What was it?

Through the fire, the story of Sebastien Telfair’s last year as a high schooler. Sebastien Telfair for all you non bball people out there is the most hyped point guard out of NYC since Kenny Anderson. And since New York considers itself to be the capital city of basketball that’s a lot of hype.

If you don’t care for basketball feel free to skip this part

I first heard about him 5 years ago. When I saw the documentary ESPN the Life (Man! What happened to that show?). They were doing a show on the infamous Adidas ABCD basketball camp. Again for all you non bball people out there, the ABCD camp is one of the most prestigious basketball camps that a high schooler could go to. It’s invitation only and it’s a chance for the best high schoolers in the US to play against each other and create a buzz for themselves. And get their name out there a little bit. In fact it can be a real opportunity, that’s where Tracy McGrady had a breakout performance and he went from an unknown sleepy eyed kid from some high school in Florida to being drafted by the Toronto Raptors, you know the rest…
So yeah 5 years ago, the star of that camp was hands down Lebron James a 6’6 very muscular and big athletic looking 10th grader, rocking a nappy fro(Bring back the fro Lebron!). Dude was coming down the court full speed with his off hand and threw a Magic Johnsonesque no-look pass, I didn’t need to see no more I knew the kid was special (It’s the little things). But what intrigued me more was the highlights of a scrawny little 9th grader kid who just blew by his older, more experienced opponents and put down the sickest spin move accompanied with a reverse lay up that I’ve ever seen. I was thinking to myself, how can a ninth grader be invited to the ABCD camp? And he’s so small and he’s dominating! This kid must be good. So since then I kept my eye out for him.

And then I was reminded of the hype when a few summers ago, on a trip to New York I decided to go to Rucker Park to watch what happens there. Unfortunately, that day, nothing much was happening there except some high school bball tournament. But the people on the bench were entertaining enough. And all they seemed to talk about was this Sebastien Telfair kid. I clearly remember one of the people who played against him or coached against him saying “He’s the fastest kid I’ve ever seen but with controlled speed…” whatever that means. But they talked enough about him for me to be intrigued. And then next thing you know he was the first high-schooler ever (Along with Lebron James) to grace the cover of Slam Magazine as an 11th grader! And I trust Slam because they were the first to talk about Lebron waaay before the hype bandwagon came along.

Ok you can read now
Fast forward,
since then Sebastien Telfair has been drafted and is there wasting away on Portland’s bench victim to Nate McMillan’s poor coaching/mentoring and Lebron James… well if you haven’t heard about Lebron by now, you really must not follow basketball. But until that dvd came from heaven to my P.O. box, I hadn’t gotten the chance to watch Bassy play. And watching him play would be a treat because basically to me he’s an And 1 player who is actually fundamentally sound. The best of both worlds.

So I was eagerly awaiting my chance to feast on some great basketball highlights, little did I know…

I knew about the hype, the fact that he holds the scoring record for the state of NY high school bball. I knew about the Shoe deal, the fact that he’s Starbury’s cousin, the fact that Jay z actually went to his high school games. The fact that his showdown against Dwight Howard was the second ever high school bball game to be televised on ESPN. I’d heard about the blinding quickness, the flair, the style, the hype…

But I didn’t know about the HOOD!!!!

I didn’t know that Coney Island (NY) was in the projects(ok I did but it would mess up my writing flow).
I didn’t know that Sebastien had an elder brother, Jamel Thomas who went to Providence led the Big East in scoring but went undrafted on draft day despite high expectations.
I didn’t know that Sebastien at times, had to share his one bedroom apartment with 13 other kids.
I didn’t know that sometimes he was so poor that he had to borrow his elder sister’s shoes to go play basketball.
I didn’t know that said Jamel Thomas was the first one in his family to get a University degree.
I didn’t know that his eldest brother, who was basically, Sebastien’s mentor didn’t even boast a high school diploma but made sure every one after him got one.
I didn’t know that Sebastien and Jamel had to borrow their friends’ cars just to go and work out. I didn’t know that someone got shot right in front of his door in his hall in his apartment building during his senior year.
I didn’t know that Jamel’s salary as a basketball player in Greece was supporting the whole family.
I didn’t know that Sebastien was being looked at by EVERYBODY in Coney Island as the Kid who would make it out of “the ghetto”
I didn’t know that not only did he have to face all the intense media scrutiny, but as an 18 year old he had to face the pressure of being a provider for his family….

I know now that he got drafted #13 by Portland, as the first player ever under 6feet tall to get drafted straight out of high school and he has now signed a multimillion dollar deal with Adidas.

To all the “overrated” whispers, I would like to remind you that Sebastien Telfair is a skinny 5”11 kid who can’t even dunk a basketball. Through determination and hard work he managed to pull his whole family out of a life of poverty. Even if he never makes an all star team, never makes the hall of fame, never starts for Portland, or never even scores another basket in the NBA. He’s underrated in my mind...