So Chris made me a header for my blog. I think it suits the website well haha..
March, 2008 Archives
So Chris Webber retires. C-Webb was probably one of my favorite forwards in the NBA growing up. Collected his rookie cards and man..his dunk over Sir Charles was memorable. I Always wanted to a Golden State Webber Champion Jersey. My friend had one and it always made me jealous when he wore it. Didn’t really watch college basketball when he played, but the stories about the FAB 5 always facinated me and wished I was old enough to appreciate college basketball back then. I didn’t start really watching college ball until the years of Allen Iverson/Victor Page, Ray Allen, Marcus Camby/Edgar Padilla/Carmelo Travieso, Kerry Kittles, Antione Walker etc. I loved Georgetown back then. But anyways…My first expensive shoes were the Nike Air Max Sensations CW. Chose them over the Air Jordan XI concords that year. Loved C-Webb in Sacto and when they had the rivarly with the Lakers. If Webber never had those injuries he would’ve had been soo much better. I put him in the same breath as Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill and Larry Johnson. Great players who succumb to injuries early in their careers. He played with basically no knees, but he relied on his passing and mid range shooting ability. He was always filled the stat sheets as PF and was always drafted in the 1st/2nd rounds of our fantasy basketball leagues, but getting 82 games from him was impossible. The only time I really didn’t like Chris Webber was when he played against the Bulls, usually during the playoffs. Bulls Vs. Bullets (1997), Bulls Vs. Detroit (2007)..But anyways..Chris Webber was good.
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Don’t you hate those nights when you can’t sleep at night and time seems to be on crack! I swear 3o minutes when you can’t sleep seems like 5 minutes at night. The worst part of not being able to sleep is when you keep looking at the time to give you an approximate on how much hours of sleep you will get that night. “If I sleep by 2 AM I can get 5 hours of sleep”…Nope! You don’t fall asleep at 2 AM so you say to yourself again ” If I Sleep by 3 AM I can get 4 hours of sleep.” Yah..I had one these nights last night and I hate it. I wish I was one of those people that can sleep whenever they wanted. What can you do …
I don’t know if you guys have seen this, but it’s a good read anyways about Chris Paul scoring 61 points in high school for his slain Grandfather.
Hoops Player Scores 61 for Slain Grandfather
Dec. 30
A high school basketball player in Winston-Salem, N.C., who was grieving over his grandfather’s murder scored 61 points in his honor one for each year that the man was alive.
As the star point guard and senior class president at West Forsyth High School, Chris Paul had plenty of people in his corner, but none meant more to him than his grandfather, 61-year-old service station owner Nathaniel Jones.
“He’s been running the service station for years, and he’d let his customers know, if I had a game, ‘I’m closing up early to go see my grandson play,’” said Paul.
For Paul and his family, Nov. 14 was one of the happiest days of their lives. It was the day Paul accepted a full basketball scholarship to nearby Wake Forest University. The very next day, Paul was at a high school football game when a cousin gave him some shocking news: His grandfather had been found slain.
“Everyone has to die, but I just thought my granddad was one of those people who never would,” Paul said.
One Point for Each Year
Five juveniles have been charged with the murder. Jones was beaten and left to die in a carport just outside his home in Winston-Salem, police said. His wallet was missing.
Still grieving, Paul seized on a plan to honor his grandfather in his next game by scoring one point for every year of his grandfather’s life. All 61 of them.
After returning to the basketball court, his first thought was “How can I go out there on that court knowing my grandfather’s not there?” Paul said. “And my aunt mentioned before I went to the Parkland game, she said, ‘How about 61 points for your granddad?’ And I just thought to myself, ‘That would be lovely’ and I just thought to myself, ‘Ain’t no way I can do that.’”
But he did.
Staying within the flow of the game and without his parents knowing what he had planned Paul scored 24 points in the second quarter alone. By the end of the third quarter, West Forsyth had the game wrapped up, and word began to spread through the crowd about Paul’s remarkable tribute.
“I think I heard some of the children talk about it but I didn’t believe them,” said the teen’s mother, Robin Paul. “I mean 61 points, come on. That’s just almost unreal, so I didn’t believe it.”
It Just Tore Me Up &
With less than two minutes to go in the game, Paul had scored 59 points. Then he drove to the hoop, took a hard foul and the shot dropped. He had his 61.
“And I laid it up and I got fouled and it went in,” he said. “And I lay there for a second and was just overwhelmed because I knew that at this moment in time, this is something I’d never forget. Ever. It just felt like I could have died and went to heaven right there.”
His total left him just six points away from the state record for most points in a game. But as he walked to the foul line, that didn’t matter. But the number 61 did.
“I walked to the free throw line, he gave me the ball and I shot an air ball right out of bounds,” Paul said. “And my coach took me out. I just looked at my dad and started crying.”
His father had been watching, stunned.
“It was just like everything came out of him,” Charles Paul said. “He just walked over to me and gave me a hug. He just fell in to my arms. It just tore me up because of what he had just done.”
Chris Paul said the incredible moment on the court helped with the pain.
“I believe it makes me stronger but it’s so hard because & we’re still getting through it,” he said. “My granddad did so much for our family that it’s unreal. It’s hard to go on right now & I’m thankful for my granddad and I’ll never forget him. Ever.”
ESPN’s Chris Connelly reported this story for Good Morning America.
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Happy Easter Sunday everyone!!! Go to church, eat a lot of food and do what you gave up for lent.
I am about to move this blog and have my own domain name so be on a lookout for that, but I am not going to reveal it until it is ready. Just stay tuned.
Status Quo really in the finals???
Really??
Damn…
Vote JabbaWockeEZ
Dude..is it just me or has the movies been slow lately. Nothing good has been coming out recently. I haven’t been in the theater to watch a movie in a while. I did watch a a good movie at home with my netflix though. I recommend “In The Wild.” It’s directed by Sean Penn and it is a true story. Tubo and I watched it and it was really good..I give it a 4 out of 5. I wish the DVD came with the second DVD it was supposed to come with if you bought it because I ended up Googling the dude and I heard in the 2nd disc it talked more about him..etc..
Today is really slow at work too. As you can tell I am blogging, but this whole week has been slow. I am not complaining because we are usually busy at the clinic, so it is a nice change of pace for me. I can’t wait to go home and take a nap..I usually hate naps, but this whole week I have been taking one..
27 random questions
1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
Damn..I’m hella tired!
2. How much cash do you have on you?
Zero..I don’t carry cash with me. In an article I read, a grown man should carry atleast $20.00 dollars in his wallet. I guess i’m not a grown up yet, but I do act like one..hA!
3. What’s a word that rhymes with “DOOR?”
First thing that popped in my head was unfortunately Hore! I’m telling you.. i am really mature.
4. Favorite planet?
Uranus was the first thing that popped from my head only because I think it’s funny. Saturn is pretty, but Earth FTMTW!
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?
Chris
6. What is your favorite ring on your phone?
Walk it Out Remix Andre 3000 Verse Only
7. What shirt are you wearing?
@ Work..So Green Scrubs for me.
8. Do you “label” yourself?
Oak Harbor..seriously..thats what ppl label us in Seattle..
9. Name the brand of your shoes you’re currently wearing?
Nike Air Max 360 II
10. Bright or Dark Room?
Dark Room FTMFW Again.
11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?
13. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Reading my book World War Z
14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?
Out of nowhere today cause they scheduled me a lot of places in april and i reminded them that i have class and they said it’s because they want to start training me.
15. Where is your nearest 7-11?
Lake City
16. What’s a word that you say a lot?
Just Joking ..i think
17.Who told you he/she loved you last?
Ex. pFfffttt..
18. Last furry thing you touched?
Head
19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days?
Rx drugs BID
20. How many rolls of film do you need developed?
zero…what’s film?
21. Favorite age you have been so far?
21..downhill from there.
22. Your worst enemy?
I’m my worst enemy..but sometimes memory..23. What is your current desktop picture?
At home Kobe Bryant on Laptop and iMac..here @ work it is the VM production system.
24. What was the last thing you said to someone?
I mean Room 8..sorry
25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be?
hmm..I’l probably make money flying..So FLY
26. Do you like someone?
Possibly..there are always potentials out there..
27. The last song you listened to?
In My Car.. A Termanology song. Industry something..forgot the name.
I’m bored so here is something lame..but I know you will read.
FRIENDS: Never ask for anything to eat or drink.
BEST FRIENDS: Helps themselves and are the reason why you have no food.
FRIENDS: Call your parents by Mr. and Mrs. and Grandpa, by Grandpa.
BEST FRIENDS: Call your parents DAD and MOM and Grandpa, GRAMPS!
FRIENDS: Would bail you out of jail.
BEST FRIENDS: Would be sitting next to you sayin “DAMN!” we fucked up!
FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry.
BEST FRIENDS: Wont tell everyone else you cried…just laugh about it with you in private when your not down anymore.
FRIENDS: Asks you to write down your number.
BEST FRIENDS: Has you on speed dial.
FRIENDS: Borrows your stuff for a few days then gives it back.
BEST FRIENDS: Loses your shit and tells you, “My bad…here’s a tissue.”
FRIENDS: Only know a few things about you.
BEST FRIENDS: Could write a very embarrassing biography on your life story…
FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing.
BEST FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds ass that left you
FRIENDS: Would knock on your front door.
BEST FRIENDS: Walk right in and say “I’M HOME.”
FRIENDS: You have to tell them not to tell anyone.
BEST FRIENDS: Already know not to tell.
FRIENDS: Are only through highschool/college. (aka: drinking buddies)
BEST FRIENDS: Are for life.
FRIENDS: Will be there to take your drink away from you when they think you’ve had enough.
BEST FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place & say “Bitch drink the rest of that ! You know we don’t waste!
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