Karl Malone it is officially time to retire...

For those of you who did not see or hear what happened the other night. Karl couldn't deal with a heckling fan. Amazingly, this probably wasn't the first heckling fan in Malone's 56 year NBA career. Malone this time went insane. He basically poked or hit the fan in his face. Amazing, Malone even went where I didn't even think that he could possibly go.

I love this. This is unbelievable. Malone has now done WAY MORE DAMAGE TO DETROIT FANS THAN TO THE DETROIT PISTONS.

I HAVE WENT FROM HATING KARL MALONE TO LOVING THE FACT THAT HE JUST PLAIN SUCKS. EVERY TIME HE GOES INSIDE HE GETS BLOCKED. MALONE IS HORRIBLE. GOD, THIS IS LIKE A DREAM OF MINE. DON'T WORRY MALONE YOUR DAUGHTER WILL GET PLENTY OF RINGS IN DETROIT. MAYBE SHE WILL SHARE ONE OF HER WNBA RINGS WITH YOU. IT WILL LOOK GOOD ON YOUR FAT ASS FINGERS.

Daily Pic (Friday)

Daily Pick Cancelled by Diddy

I am cancelling the Daily Pick...I spend too much time on it on somedays, and on others I spend no time and lose. I am going to focus on actually reporting what is happening, and making predictions that way. The Daily Pic is still UNDEFEATED and is FAR FROM CANCELLED.

Get Over it, I was right...Pistons By TWENTY

OK, so 2 days ago, Diddy goes off on the Pistons best player. I went a lil' crazy on him in fact. But, here's the thing. Up to that point Richard Hamilton had been about effective in this series as MarshMelo Anthony has been. If he would have been even average in those two games the Pistons would have been up 2-0 and by a large margin in both games. Instead Rip decided he was gonna worry about trying way too hard to outduel Kobe.

Then came Game 3. Rip shows up, and just as Diddy had said the Pistons roll. If Rip shows up the Pistons will not lose. We won by twenty. Rip shows up in this series and the Lakers cannot win the series. It's that simple. If he decided to go back to the ways of Game 1 and 2, then the Pistons could eventually lose this series.

Way to go Rip, you stepped up to the plate. Thank You.
DET 88 LAL 68

Rip Grow the F Up and Get Over It

RIP, guess what? Kobe Bryant is a better basketball player GET THE FUCK OVER IT. PLAY BASKETBALL. He was better than you when you were 15, he is better than you now. You are really, really good. You are not Kobe Bryant. Nor will you ever be. GET THE FUCK OVER IT. PLAY BASKETBALL. MAKE A JUMPSHOT. When Kobe hit the game winner in high school against you, he was better than you. GET THE FUCK OVER IT. PLAY BASKETBALL. MAKE A JUMPSHOT. When Kobe hit the game winner against you in Game 2 he was better than you . GET THE FUCK OVER IT. PLAY BASKETBALL. MAKE A JUMPSHOT. Kobe will always be better than Rip Hamilton. But, if RIP begins to play basketball he can say HIS TEAM IS BETTER THAN KOBES CAUSE THE PISTONS WILL WIN THE SERIES.

RIP, GET THE FUCK OVER IT. PLAY BASKETBALL. MAKE A JUMPSHOT. If you decide that Kobe is better than you, but you're still really good, and can score too. THE PISTONS WILL WIN THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP. If RIP stays M.I.A. than the Pistons will be R.I.P.

Daily Pick (Wednesday)

I just want to say that my push last night was HORRIBLE
started day at 182
22-->20 OAK/CIN UNDER 8 1/2
W TO 202, L TO 162

I refuse to talk about it...

I am not going to talk about this game...The Pistons should have won...They had numerous oppurtunities to foul Shaq up by 3 or more in the last minute...Kobe is an assassin and he just killed me, and maybe the Pistons. If the Pistons lose game 3 this series is over.

J-Lo is off the market

take ur ring back to the pawn shop Diddy

Lightning Win the Stanley Cup

Call me crazy, but this had to be the worst thing in the world for the NHL. Tampa Bay won the Cup. Are you kidding me?? I could care less who they have, or what style of hockey they play. I actually watched the entire game 6 and game 7. It was OK. The third period of Game 7 was great. But, the truth is if it were Detroit/Philly it would have been way more intriguing. How many senior citizens in Tampa even know they have a hockey team, or for that matter care. The truth of the matter is the NHL is in trouble. I personally hope the league sticks around. But, at the same time I do feel that it is hard to root for players that it takes half a season to learn how to pronounce their names correctly. I live in Arizona, and people out here really could care less about the Coyotes. I have a feeling that the Lightning fans are pretty close. Bandwagon, that is all I have to say.

Congratulations Lightning, Good Luck NHL. I was rootin' for a canadian team, led by a guy I have no idea how to spell his name, and have no clue where he is from. It is just strange. I like the fact that in the NBA/NFL players are from Philly, LA, Detroit, Houston, St. Louis...NOT somewhere on the other side of the Earth.

Game 2 Preview

Everybody talks about the Lakers and whether they show up. The Pistons need to show up in Game 2. We cannot be happy with winning one game in LA. There are 6 games left in the series, and the Pistons have to win 3 of them. I don't care where they are being played. The Lakers are the opponents. The Pistons cannot give a single game away. The Pistons have gave games away in each of their first 3 series. I am praying that that is not the case in Game 2. Now on to the strategy.

I have heard way too much about how the Lakers played horrible, and the Pistons played their best. First off, that was far from the Pistons best. Hamilton played bad on the offensive end. Ben Wallace looked nervous almost every time he touched the ball. In the first half the Pistons had at least 5 balls go straight through both hands, missed a ton of FTs and lay-ups. So try another one, its not going to work with me.

Another thing, people talk about Shaq not getting enough touches. He shot 16 FG attempts, and 12 FT attempts. I am not sure how many shots you want Shaq to take?? Go ahead have Shaq shoot 30 FG attempts, and you thought your role players were bad in game 1. If Shaq shoots 30 FGs he will be dead at the end of the game, his shooting percentage will go down, and his teammates will be statues on both ends. The role players have to be more involved in the offense. If Payton gets more shots his defense will improve. Their is not any science behind this, but it's the truth. If the Lakers are to win this series (which they won't) they need production out of Payton, Malone, and Fisher. Shaq and Kobe are tremendous. They cannot beat the Pistons by themselves.

Here is the Laker's biggest strategic dilemma. Who can stop Chauncey? Kobe probably can. However, can you afford to have someone else cover Rip Hamilton. I do not think so. It is a pick your poison type deal. Kobe was undoubtedly fatigued in the fourth quarter of game one. He settled for jumpshots. Players do this when they get tired. Rip Hamilton is a hard cover. He does not get tired, it is amazing. Ben Wallace and Hamilton never fatigue. It is amazing.

The Pistons should not change a thing. Keep covering Shaq almost exclusively one on one. Yes, he will score 30 points a game. I don't care. He won't shoot 80 percent every game, or shoot almost 70 percent from the FT line. Keep covering Kobe with Tayshaun. Here is the key: LOCK DOWN EVERYBODY ON THE LAKERS NOT WEARING A JERSEY WITH EITHER 34 OR 8 ON THE BACK. THEY ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO BEAT THE PISTONS DEFENSE IF WE COVER THEM CORRECTLY.

One more thing, Chauncey and Rasheed MUST stay out of foul trouble, especially in the second half.

Daily Pick (Tuesday)

down to 132, which is horrible...got back up and havent hit since
55-->50 on the Pistons +8
i just hope they aren't satisfied with winning one game
W to 182, L to 77..yuck

Defense Wins Championships

I know that you read this, and you say "NO SHIT." Then why did you pick the Lakers to beat the Pistons. Im not guaranteeing a Pistons championship by any means. But, I think it's funny that the same people that say "NO SHIT" also picked the Lakers to win the series. "Did you do this because of the Laker's Defense being better than Detroit's???? Let's hope not. If Defense really wins championships, I will be a very happy Detroit Pistons fan in about 10 days.

Daily Pick (Monday)

Started day at 232...
Calgary +135
100-->135
W to 367, L to 132

Call Me Crazy Now

The Pistons won game 1. Well there goes everyone who bet the Lakers to sweep. Good bet folks. For everyone who said that the Indiana/Detroit series was "BAD OFFENSE" good call. Maybe, just maybe, it was good defense. There's a chance. Darko is now 3 wins away from having more rings than Karl Malone. HAHAHAHAHA.

The Pistons did exactly what I wanted them too. You allow Shaq and Kobe to do their thing. You put the pressure on the other Lakers. The key to the Lakers is what everyone else does. The Pistons made on my count 4 bad defensive decisions in the entire game. 2 bad attempts at steals by Ben Wallace. 1 bad double team that left Payton wide open for three. 1 possession where nobody picked up Devean George. The Lakers players outside of Shaq, and Kobe are no where near good enough to beat the Pistons defense.

Malone was Awesome. WAY TO GO AFTER THAT RING MR. BALCO. YOU PLAYED LIKE YOU WERE WEARING THE CEMENT BOOTS I TALKED ABOUT THE OTHER DAY. GOOD JOB.

The Pistons are now leading 1-0. They have a sick amount of confidence. Rip Hamilton couldn't make a shot. They won by 12. DET 87 LA 75

Sunday MLB Recap

SUNDAY'S MLB RECAP HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE PISTONS VICTORY IN GAME ONE!!!!!! TIME TO GET WASTED!!!!!!!!

10 Reasons why the Detroit Pistons will be NBA champs

1.Ben and Rasheed are not scared of Shaquille Oneal, the hack-a-shaq will not be needed.

2.The Pistons will make it harder for the Lakers to get into their offense, which means less time to execute their offense and harder shots at the end of the shot clock.

3.Rip is going to run, and run, and run. Everybody knows the Lakers don't like playing 48 minutes of defense

4.Ben,Rasheed, and Memo will make Shaq run from end to end. He will tire, and make bad fouls.

5.In at least 3 games in this series Shaq will be in foul trouble.

6.Ben Wallace will get the Pistons extra possessions with his offensive rebounds.

7.Chauncey Billups will dominate the Lakers Point Guards.

8.The Pistons defend entry passes better than any team in the NBA. Which means some of
the lazy passes to Shaq will be getting stolen or deflected.

9.The interior defense and rotation ability of the Detroit Pistons is at a level the NBA has never seen.

10.CAUSE BIG PAPA AND DIDDY SAID SO

Daily Pic (Sunday)

 

Daily Pick (Sunday)

Started day at 342.
Pistons/Lakers OVER 170
110-->100
W to 442...L to 232

NBA Finals Preview

This is a Diddy and BigPapa collaberation.

Point Guards: Payton/Fisher vs. Billups/Hunter/James

BigPapa: Payton has lost a step and Fisher is undersized but clutch as hell. If you want to talk clutch Chauncey has to be mentioned. Mr. Big Shot a speed/quickness advantage and a size advantage over Fisher. He must step up for the Pistons to have a shot at winning this series. James and Hunter provide stellar defense off of the bench. Advantage Detroit.


Diddy: This seems to be a very key match-up in this series. The Pistons need for Chauncey to have a huge series. At the same time Derek Fisher is clutch, and clutch is everything in life. Gary Payton still has the ability to hit open threes, and he will get open threes in this series. Lindsey Hunter and Mike James will play well, and force at least a few turnovers. Mike James needs to hit open threes.Slight Advantage Detroit


Shooting Guards: Kobe vs. Rip Hamilton

BigPapa: Kobe is the best SG in the league. The task of guarding him is going to fall to Tayshaun Prince. Good luck. Rip has been HUGE for the Pistons in the playoffs, but not good enough to make me say anything else besides; Advantage Lakers.


Diddy:Rip Hamilton has been amazing, and will once again lead the Pistons in scoring in this series. Kobe, cannot be stopped when on his game. The advantage is obvious, but Rip could really make a name for himself by the leading the Pistons offensively to an NBA Title.Advantage Lakers


Small Forwards: Devean George vs. Tayshaun Prince

BigPapa: Devean George knows his role on this team. Play good "D" & hit open shots. Tayshaun Prince is another player who must step up, not only defensively, (he'll be trying to check Kobe) but on the offensive end too. Advantage Detroit.


Diddy:This appears to be a who really cares match-up. Not the case if you care who wins this series. Both players will make impacts on who wins games. The winner of this match-up will be the player who makes the BIGGEST shots. Both players are very inconsistent. Slight Advantage Detroit because Tayshaun is a better defender.


Power Forwards: Karl Malone vs. Rasheed Wallace

BigPapa: I have a special type of loathing towards Karl Malone. That being said he has been great in the playoffs. He has slowed down the last 2 MVP's. Rasheed must play better offense. Advantage Lakers.


Diddy:I refuse to say advantage Karl Malone. I won't do it. He is not that good anymore. He has played good D, but he will be getting attacked in the post in this series. Rasheed's length will be the difference. Advantage Detroit.

Centers: Shaquille O'Neal vs. Ben Wallace

BigPapa: I'm gonna keep this simple. I love Ben Wallace as a player but its freaking Shaq. Advantage Lakers.


Diddy:Shaq is an unstoppable force. For the Pistons to win Ben must have an impact on BOTH ends of the court. Advantage Lakers.


Bench(not including PG's): Kareem Rush/Medvedenko vs. Memo/Corless/Elden

BigPapa: This is an area where the Pistons HAVE to dominate. Look for Elden Campbell, Mehmet Okur an possibly even Darko to get minutes against Shaq. Advantage Detroit.


Diddy: Here is the difference between these two bench squads. The Pistons bench rarely makes plays in the fourth quarter. Kareem Rush, Medvedenko, and Fisher all play fourth quarter minutes for the Lakers. The Pistons will win this battle in the first three quarters. The Lakers will have players off the bench hitting BIG shots. Advantage Lakers.

Predictions

BigPapa: Pistons in 7.
Diddy: Pistons in 6. They will win one of two in LA, then 2 of 3 in Detroit, then game 6 in LA.

R.I.P. President Reagan

I know that this is a sports site and that I am a day late but this deserves a spot here. Perhaps one of the greatest leaders this country has had, passed away yesterday after a long struggle with Alzhiemer's disease. He was 93.

Saturday MLB Recap

American League

Detroit 6 Minnesota 0
-- Carlos Pena (9) and Carlos Guillen (8) both homered and Craig Monroe drove in 4 runs to lead the Tigers offense. Gary Knotts held the Twinkies to 3 hits over 7 and 2/3 innings.

Mariners 4 ChiSox 2
-- Aaron fucking Boone's brother finally realized the season started. He hit a game winning 2 run HR in the 5th inning to break a 1-19 slump.

A's 4 B-Jays 0
-- Tim Hudson gave up 8 hits over 9 innings to improve to 6-2 on the year and end a streak of 7 straight no decisions for Oak-town starters.

Rangers 8 Yankees 1
-- THHHEEEEE YAANKEES LOOSSEEE!!!!!!! Mark Teixeira went yard for the second consecutive game to move up to 7 on the year.

Sawx 8 Royals 4
-- Curt gave up 6 hits over 7 innings to move to 7-3 on the year.

Indians 3 Angels 2
-- Coco Crisp hit his first HR of the year. What a great name.

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore--- Postponed due to rain.

National League

Philly 5 Atlanta 3
-- If you saw the first inning and a half you saw it all.

Cubbies 6 Pirates 1
-- The Cubs scored all 6 of thier runs in the bottom of the 7th and 8th innings. Carlos Zambrano(6-2) gave up 4 hits over 8 innings to get the win.

Reds 6 Xpos 3
-- Ken Griffey Jr hit bomb 15 on the year(496th of his career) and Adam Dunn hit 2 jacks including a game winning 3-run blast in the bottom of the tenth. He now has 17 on the year.

St.L 10 H-Town 4
-- Jim Edmonds and Lance Berkman both had 4 RBI.

Rockies 11 Giants 2
-- Barry only saw 2 hittable pitches. Thats all. 2.

Dodgers 10 D'Backs 3
-- Arizona sucks.

Marlins 7 Mets 6
-- Mike Piazza yard twice to move to 12 on the season. Armondo Benitez picked up save 22 for the Fish.

Padres 4 BrewCrew 0
-- The Brewers could only manage 4 hits. They are bad too.

Top Players in NBA by Position

Point Guard
1.Marbury-He can do everything, he averages 9 assists a game. He is almost impossible to guard when hitting from outside. He breaks you off on the dribble, and everyone on the team becomes open. Only knock is a lot of people are Marbury-haters.
2.Sam Cassell-I believe he was the best PG in the NBA this season, but one season does not make a career. He is probably the best shooter in the league.
3.Mike Bibby-He is nasty. He can't do some of the things that Cassell and Marbury do. But, he can shoot as good if not better. He rains 3 pointers, but rarely will he use his drive to his teams advantage. He is clutch, and clutch is life.
4.Jason Kidd- He makes everyone on his team better. He even seems to make them faster. He also plays good D. He cannot take a game over if his team isn't hitting shots, that is why he is number 4.
5.Baron Davis/Steve Francis-Francis had a lowsy year until the playoffs this year. Baron Davis is also almost unguardable when he is hitting his J.

Shooting Guard
1.Kobe Bryant-I don't really have to explain this one. He wins, and he does everything on the court at an exceptional level.
2.Tracy McGrady- One word "unguardable"
3.Ray Allen- underappreciated. The man can flat out shoot the rock. I would do nothing but shoot a basketball if i could shoot that well.
4.Paul Pierce-A one man team in Boston. He is amazing, he hits high degree of difficulty shots, and expanded his game this season to do more for the team.
5.Lebron James-I hate to leave Rip off the list, but Lebron James is the best athlete i have ever seen with a close second to Mike Vick

Small Forward
1.Shawn Marion-The list of Small Forwards is horrible. Marion has an absolutely UGLY game. I hate having him number one on my list, but Peja is horrible at defense and Marion plays on both ends.
2.Peja Stojakovic-he is good until the playoffs come around. He is still quite 1-demensional. He also is a bad defensive player.
3.Ron Artest-Crazy, stupid, dumb. Awesome defensive player, and improving offensive player. He can guard almost any body under 6'10.
4.Andrei Kirilenko-His game is as pretty as Phoenix Suns shooting lessons held by Amare and Marion. He is a great athlete, he makes plays, and he plays all game every play. His length is an incredible advantage.
5.Antawn Jamison-If he was starting he would score 25 a night.

Power Forward
1.Kevin Garnett- the best player in the league hands down.
2.Tim Duncan- the second best player in the league
3.Chris Webber-Obviously didn't belong here this season. He is an awesome basketball player. He makes passes that most PG can't make, and he can drop 25 and 13 every night.
4.Elton Brand- he is the next Sam Cassell, otherwise known as STUD with ZERO all-star appearances
5.Amare Stoudamire-Amazing athlete at his size. Has a lot of room for improvement. His game is also ugly when he's not dunking. Far from fluid at anything other than jumping and dunking. Phoenix games are not for making instructional videos.


Centers
1.Shaquille Oneal-Amazing specimen. Almost unbelievably strong, and massive. He is hard to stop if he isn't stopping himself from the foul line.
2.Ben Wallace-He changes the game on both ends. I dont have to explain that he can cover 5 guys at the same time and effect almost every defensive possession. But, when on offense the possession is far from over when the Pistons miss. Ben, will get lots of the misses back to his teammates.
3.Jermaine Oneal-he's awesome. He improves every game. He is a very hard guard for everyone in the NBA.
4.Yao Ming-He should be way better than he is. Francis is still having a hard time just dumping the ball to him. He may be unstoppable some day, but he still is a bit soft.
5.Z Ilgauskas-A shade above Magloire. He is big, tall, skinny, and very ugly. But, if the Cavs are smart, they will keep him around. He is hard to guard because of his length.

Honarable Mention list:
PG-Arenas, and Tony Parker
SG-Redd, Finley, and Hamilton
SF-Jefferson, Carmelo, Al Harrington
PF-D Nowitski, Randolph, and Gasol
C-Magloire

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