I havent posted in a while because some really crazy things are going on in the real world. For one, the Professor, who is one of the sparks for Black Sports Guy creativity and insanity, is hiding in a cave preparing for the California Bar. He has to. I have friends who have taken the Cal Bar and passed, and when they were preparing for the bar they literally disappeared for almost two and a half months. So he's gone. I've told friends we have in common we must simply pretend he is in a coma from which he will awaken in August 2007.
PLUS I dont know if I've said anything about it on this blog, but I'm hosting the WORLDS FIRST INTERNATIONAL SHORT JOKE FILM CONTEST where people are supposed to submit short films based on jokes you either find online or jokes sent to you via email... its crazy. PLUSPLUS I have a new laptop computer that has Windows Vista on it, or Shitsa, whatever word you prefer, and that has been keeping me busy at night trying to get it to run programs I use in my other life as a struggling artist/filmmaker... and all of this culminated with my home workstation computer malfunctioning! HOW AND WHY WE MANAGED TO MAKE A GUY WORTH 90 BILLION DOLLARS AND HIS PRODUCT IS AKIN TO ME SELLING YOU A PAIR OF GLOVES AND WHEN YOU OPEN THE PACKAGE ITS JUST SOME FABRIC WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS "PATCHES AND UPDATES WILL FOLLOW" IS BEYOND ME AND IT PISSES ME THE FUCK OFF! But its too late to turn back. Gates could literally purchase the Caribbean and still have CHANGE, and you, me, we should be proud we helped him, and we should enjoy all of the crappy software.
So with that off of my chest, I feel after watching two exactly similar NBA games, on two totally different days, in the Eastern Conference Finals, I owe it to the ether to send some shout outs to King Lebron James since everyone else seems to want to call him "not-Jordan" and/or "not-Magic" because of the Cavs latest losses.
Writers are jumping all over James, or they were, after the first game the Cavs lost to the Pistons because Lebron made an amazing pass to "BrickLayer A" who proceeded to miss what would have been the winning bucket. Read that again...HELL let me say it again. Time was running out, the game nearly over, Lebron James (22 years old in his fourth season on a team that 4 years ago was essentially transparent) drove the lane and was covered by three Pistons. He threw a deft outlet pass to a wide open Don-Yell Marshal who waited at least 2 seconds to jack a three pointer (thats how open he was). He missed, not badly, but HE MISSED. The Cavaliers lost the game, and suddenly King James was depicted as a heartless punk who was afraid to take the shot... Afraid to take the shot because his perfect basketball play ended with his teammate missing a WIDE OPEN THREE POINTER. The final score ... Detroit by two -who really cares what the exact score was.
THEN, game two happened. The game pretty much looked the same as game 1, even the final score: Detroit by two. However this time Lebron took the last shot. He took the shot with one Piston squeezing his nipples and another Piston checking his anus for hidden vitamins, and missed. The refs didnt call any fouls because we are having flashbacks to a Pippen-less Jordan, when he was allowed to get raped whenever he went to the hole by the original Detroit Bad Boys back in the 80s. So the writers gave Lebron some props for taking the shot, but they still consider him a weak non-crunch time "not-Jordan" and/or "not-Magic".
I hope Lebron is as mature as he seems during interviews. I mean the kid is 22 years old, and essentially is the ONLY reason the Cavs have, for two years, competed well in the eastern conference playoffs. The coach STINKS, and I say that because when I watch the game, especially when I watch Lebron on offense when he doesnt have the ball, I swear I've seen him biting his fingernails WHILE ON THE FLOOR. Last night for at least two stretches, I couldnt even find him on the floor because he was so far away from the action STANDING STILL that he was off camera.. and I'm not saying for a second or two, I'm saying long enough that I was wondering where the hell he was. THAT is a coaching problem, mixed with a guy who is learning to play basketball while getting paid to do so. Remember, always remember, coaches teach and motivate. No one is teaching Lebron, and somehow, me, Ricci, a pretty average fan realizes that none of the players from the past were as raw as Lebron AND he is still THE MAN on the floor.
The other issue I have with people calling Lebron "not-Jordan" and/or "not-Magic" is first of all, Jordan was "not-Jordan" until he was given Pippen and Phil Jackson (to say the least). PLUS Jordan learned the game of basketball from freaking DEAN SMITH!!! Do you know it is hard to even appreciate how amazing Dean Smith must have been to the world of basketball until you realize that you will be hard pressed to name a championship team that didnt or doesnt have at least one North Carolina player on their rooster, or a coach who was schooled by Dean! So, the fact is, until Jordan was given a good coach and at least one seriously talented player, he was "not-Jordan" so, in other words, GET OFF LEBRON unless you are prepared to help the idiots in the Cavs front office find him a nice co-playmaker and a real coach.
Secondly, Magic Johnson, as we have stated on this blog should NEVER be compared to anyone playing basketball. PERIOD. Until a rookie takes on a world championship team playing all of the positions on the floor, scoring 40+ along with grabbing rebounds and dishing passes, as Magic did against the 76ers in his rookie season, NEVER COMPARE MAGIC TO ANYONE... not only is it unfair, it actually makes you (writers, commentators) sound/read/look like a total imbeciles.
So with that off my chest. I'm pulling for the Cavs to win this thing. I've said so on this blog in my NBA Playoff picks and I think they can do it if their coach figures out how to keep them hopping after half-time.
peace.
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