Umuwi Na Si LeBron. Eh Ano Ngayon?

7/13/2014 11:02:56 AM

So, ayan na. After four years, balik siya sa kanyang tirahan (hoy, bahay yan, iba kagad iniisip mong hinayupak ka eh). From Miami, he’s back to the Cavaliers.

So, ano na? Ano naman ngayon kung babalik siya sa Cleveland? Ano o anu-ano ang mga posibleng mangayri, maliban sa malamang na maapektuhan na naman ang takbo ng NBA nito gaya ng paglipat niya sa Heat noong 2010.

Actually, ewan ko. Basta, ito lang ang mga siguradong mangyayari.

Yes, alam ko. Marami na naman dyan ang magiging hater, err, HEATer pala. Lagi naman eh. Ano pa bang bago sa mga ito? Noong nadraft siya sa NBA, maraming pumuna sa kakayahan niya. Noong lumipat siya sa Miami, desperado raw. Eh ngayong babalik siya ng Cleveland, ano na?

And actually, pustahan, nangyayari rin yan sa ibang player. Ang pinagkaiba lang: dahil maboka siya at lagi niyang kadikit ang media hype... ay, matik na ‘yan: sa kada desisyong nagaganap, laging may tatlong panig – ang mga taong susuporta sa iyo, yung madidsmaya sa ‘yo, at yung mga simply... walang pakialam.

Eh ano naman kung lilipat si LeBron sa Cavs? Gaya ni Pau Gasol sa Chicago? At ni Melo sa... teka, saang koponan nga ba? I think babalik siya sa New York eh. Ganun din si Chris Bosh.

Wala na bang pag-asa magchampion muli ang Miami Heat dahil disbanded na ang superstar trio nila, gaya na lamang ng nangyari sa Boston Celtics? Sa tingin ko, mas lalawak muli ang kumpetisyon nito para sa kampeonato na napanalunan ng San Antonio Spurs nitong nakaraang buywan lang. Pero mas malaki ang pagkakataon para sa OKC nito. Yan ay kung makapag-paMVP muli si Durant, at kaya nilang kontaminahin ang Spurs.

Pero, ano naman ngayon kung aalis si LeBron ng Miami? Kung gusto niyang bumalik sa bahay niya – sa Cleveland? Pustahan, yung mga hater nya sa Cavs, malamang karamihan dun, magbabalik-loob muli sa kanilang pagiging malanding fanboy. Ayos din kayong mga bandwagon-riders e no?

At malamang, karamihan dyan ay magsasabi ng ganito:

Hindi na ako fan ng Heat.

Bakit?

Eh wala na dyan si LeBron eh.

Wow, okay sana eh. Kaya sa totoo lang, mas prefer ko na lang na maging fan ng mga player kesa sa team.

Mukhang buong summer na naman magiging talakayan ito sa larangan ng palakasan ah.

Anyway, ayos lang yan. Pero uso magmove on, mga tol, ha?

Author: slickmaster | ©2014 september twenty-eight productions

King's Decision Round 2

06/23/14 02:01:02 PM

Ladies and gentlemen, the spotlight is on again for the marquee players who will face another big-time decision on the scene we would like to call as “free agency.”

And we've heard his name before. Now that another summer passed by, questions are up in the air gain whether LeBron James will stay in Miami or not.

And the result? He opted for free agency.

The controversy was nothing new to James, whose origin is from Akron, Ohio. After spending his first seven seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, James moved to the South Florida beach, then-hoping to earn his first NBA championship. It was the biggest drastic move a team has made in the NBA–the first since Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett joined Paul Pierce in Boston. However, his decision, which rooted from years of mounting frustration-driven futile, earned him massive negative reactions from both the league and the ballclub's fans.

Prior to making his decision, several NBA teams expressed interest in luring “the King” in their lineup. With the New York Knicks as the most notable squad.

However, his sojourn ride to the championship went to naught on their first try. They were up 2-1 against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals, only to be swept by the next three games – with much of them due to a bunch of “fourth quarter meltdown.” His second championship series defeat drew another ire and criticism from the sport aficionados; thus, questioning his capability to take home the biggest prize, specifically during “crunch time.”

LeBron proved them wrong, however, as the Heat rolled to their second straight NBA Finals appearance in 2012. This time, they faced another generation star in Kevin Durant and the rest of the Oklahoma City Thunder. And the Heat shrugged off any signs of collapse as they emerged victorious in four straight games after losing the opener, to take home the title. Plus, it was a sweet victory in their home floor; and a very first-yet-memorable one for James as well as Chris Bosh and other Heat players like Mario Chalmers and Shane Battier.

And they did it again, in a blockbuster seven-game series against then undefeated San Antonio Spurs. With James earning his second title in three years with the Heat, it was also considered another prime era for the 6-foot-8 250-pound forward (who can also play the entire five basketball positions). No doubt about it.

But after the Spurs successfully snatched the title from the not-so-White Hot team this year, James' future was questioned yet again.

Facing such scenarios weren't really a new thing to a professional basketball superstar. Remember Dwight Howard, the young center from Atlanta whose drafted by the Orlando Magic in 2008 as the first overall pick? After failing to live up to their expectations during playoff time, Dwight also made a career-defining movement—that is taking his talent to the West Coast. But after shifting to Los Angeles Lakers, things just got even worse for the big man. Frustrated anew, he moved to the Houston Rockets.

Speaking of which, talks that several teams including the Rockets, are rolling again. This mystery has yet to be resolved though; whether James would REALLY move out of Miami or re-sign another contract with them. That's a big IF though, financially-wise speaking.

Author: slickmaster | © 2014 september twenty-eight productions

‘Bron versus KD? Seriously?!

2/22/2014 1:31:36 PM

After comparison between LeBron and Kobe headlined last year, the NBA fans are arguing again on whose player is better this season, and it’s all about LeBron or KD.

Hmm, seriously? DO you think we need to argue on this one?

Look, ‘Bron’s a pro from high school, while KD is not. He spent his collegiate career on Texas though it seemed like a short-time turned sparking sensation.

But seriously? Do we need to argue on this?

Maybe, ‘coz Durnatula’s is on the verge of having his MVP season, while Bron’s team is a bit struggling to keep their championship poise at helm.

OKC’s leading the entire league, while Miami’s on the southeast division only. And he’s carrying the torch over Westbrook’s absence. But nah, forget it.

LeBron and anyone else superstar has done that either. So why we should argue on who should take the MVP award?

Sometimes, it’s not just the fan alone whom making this issue out of proportion, but it’s the media. They’re the witnesses to everything around the association.

Bottom line: they all have their respective eras and primes. They all have their ups and downs; their respective breakouts and downfalls.

So why we should argue about it?

It’s like Jordan being the all-time best while if fact, when we’re talking about decades ago, it’s like Russell-versus-Chamberlain whom were the talk of the town and were branded the best players in the game, and there goes big O, and Bird-Magic rivalry.

Got my point? They’re all best, but in respective eras, and branding them for being the all-time greats may take a long, deadly debate (considering some fans can even took arguments on their idols, too passionately, too personal, and too deadly. Yes, literally).

If you asked my pick, I’ll just tell you, either of them are the best guys this season. But don’t forget Lillard, Irving Blake, CP3, Paul George, and a whole lot of more playas in the NBA either. It’s unfair to take a debate on ‘Bronvs KD while in fact, several other guys may stand an edge over these two either.

Author: slickmaster | © 2014 september twenty-eight productions

Scoring Bombs

‎03/‎08/‎2014 7:53:40 AM

Here's what we can describe to the week that was in the basketball world: bunch of scoring barrages (at least for the nth time).

First, we'll highlight this huge scoring efforts from Charlotte's big man Al Jefferson. He had a 38-point, 19-rebound performance against the Miami Heat. Now, clearly, he is on the verge of breaking out again anytime soon, which is good. Well, the Bobcats really needed that, considering they will have a winning run sooner or later.

And he followed it up with another surprise performance of 34 points and a much surprising win over the East leader Indiana Pacers. Yes, they may lead the conference, but they were on a losing streak either.

After his 54 points some few weeks ago, Kevin Durant fired another huge contest again. 42 points. In a team where offense comes in flurry variety of ways, KD's numbers aren't really surprising. But the idea where he's doing it more recent, and with other players stepping up, he's just the typical standout out there. The performance even overshadowed a quick triple double by point guard Russell Westbrook. Say, the 0 guy can already had more assists as his partner scorer can really nail buckets like that.

How does it feel if you are the opposing team and then, they played with aggressive on you? Though nothing deeper on its intention, it seems to be that way. Look at this statistic: 52 free throws made out of their 64 attempts in the game. The credit actually goes to the Minnesota Timberwolves for their physical play which prompted their opponent the Denver Nuggets to foul them for almost every single time. The final result is 134-128 in favor of Kevin Love's crew. He and Kevin Martin were accountable for near-half of the entire franchise's free throws during the said contest. The duo even dominated the free throw aspect over the Nuggets itself. WOW.

And come to think that it seems to be rare to notice we can only witness the scoreboard racking 126 and above that way. The typical highest we used to see was just around 125 as the highest.

Phoenix Suns' Gerald Green just had a breakout game of his NBA career too. How about the guy scoring his personal high 41 points or an array of trey bombs and tomahawks? Some kind of nasty, eh?

And finally, how about this? A career high for LeBron James for scoring perfromance since the time he was at the Cleveland Cavaliers? It was also a franchise record. His 61 points oveshadowed Glen Rice's feat in the 90s and Bron's 56 (or 57) points of his won during his first eight seasons with then the hyped-driven Cavs. It just came short of the 62 points Carmelo Anthony scored a few months ago though.  The irony is that both came at the expense of one team: the Charlotte Bobcats. Well, maybe a pure coincidence anyway.

Well, can they blame the first week of March for having individual skyrocketing scoring performaces? Well, you can't. Face it. At some point in the basketball history, it was during the econd day of March in the year 1962 when the Big Dipper did the unthinkable on that era: scoring 100 points. He had 31 of them during the fourth quarter to finish as the only player in the association to score triple digits in a single game. How about that? He had 69 in the game, and Kobe Bryant came close to that mark during the times where he was still wearing jersey number 8.

Author: slickmaster | ©2014 september twenty-eight productions

Lebron nails it. Now what?

This is it. LeBron James finally got his own ring! After that triple double and an insane 3rd quarter run, the MIAMI HEAT were crowned the 2012 National Basketball Association champions. Thanks to that tune of 121-106 score after those 48 minutes in Game #5 of the NBA finals.

Well, let me guess what are those critics and haters of the 3-time MVP will tell. He won MVP and finals MVP.
So, why the hell would you tell us that it’s only Bosh, Wade and the others’ championship? Bitter much? Hey, ‘Bron didn’t get it all by himself, almost unlike the situation he once had when he was with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Basketball is a team game, and is still a team game and you should know that ever since even if you got a ball-hog like player out there.

He only got that because of Wade? You’re stupid enough to think, right? I already told that in the previous paragraph. Sure, Dwyane Wade is mightier than the king, but the fact that he stepped aside to let the King take the role? Man, you have to love the Flash for that. They’re really more than teammates but they do are friends.

He’s just got lucky? Nah, luck factor was never an evident when it comes to winning games, dude. It’s just a bonus. When you want to win a game, take praises and criticisms but do your hard work first before taking other’s words in instance.

That’s the only thing he’ll have in terms of ring. I swear he won’t get any next time. Nah, that may be true but as long as he never retires, he will continue to reign, just like Kobe, His Airness, or even Wilt. In fact, LeBron’s luckier than Karl Malone. The ex-Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Laker power forward had made it to the big dance thrice, but came up short every time. That’s a heart-breaking moment right there. Who in the world will never be frustrated when you failed to win in the playoffs, even a step of the ladder? I mean, advancing to the coming rounds.

Nah, one thing is for sure. Critics will have something to say, and haters will continue to hate. All we have to do is to move on.

Let the young man seize the moment. He needs that badly. For you he may not be the greatest player, but for a lot of people, he is. That’s why he’s in the NBA right now. And you, hating him? Will just be either sticking out there at the stands, or in front of either your TV or computer. Nah, let’s move on folks.

Author: slickmaster

Date: 06/23/2012

Time: 9:30 AM

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