Obama Basketball Prowess

Well...we won't share political opinions but McCain ain't got nothing on this.



Quite versatile - shooting, driving to the rim, rebounding, passing - now that's a great player.
Oh my, this is frightening - Ex-Presidential Candidate John Edwards admits to having an affair.

Check out this link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_affair

Theories/Strange Facts about Beijing Olympics 2008

Several researchers have come up with interesting and unique hypotheses about the Beijing Olympics.

1. (theory)No world records will be broken - Due to the high smog levels athletes will not be able to cope with the high levels of CO2 in their lungs. This will cause breathing problems resulting in a weaker performance.

• In my opinion - Why would they even decide to make the Olympics in Beijing? Couldn't the committee pick some smaller town on the outskirts where pollution is less of a factor. Also it would be easier to move in and out of a smaller suburb than the insides of Beijing.

2. (fact) Nobody with AIDS/STD's is allowed to enter the game.

• In my opinion - All I can do is laugh.

3. (fact) The torch has been extinguished several times during the relay.

• In my opinion - Well, this time the Olympics torch relay was a disgrace - especially with the protests and all...hopefully the Olympics committee learned their lesson.

4. (fact) The most disturbing fact about this year's Olympics - 1.5 million people have been displaced due to the Olympics. The worst part is the government has denied any claims that this has happened. Apparently, the government has incarcerated folks who protested against their eviction.

• In my opinion - This speaks for itself.
  

First Week Success

Hey everyone! Our blog is slowly growing - within the first week we had a total of 702 readers! Thanks everyone... and if you have any ideas for improvements/comments please e-mail me at
letstalkaboutsports@gmail.com. Also, any ideas about publicity for the website will be greatly appreciated! Tell your friends about us... And I would like to thank all my authors for giving such high-quality articles. We were planning on making some sort of a YouTube video which would be very humorous and extraneous - to get the most views.

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King James to Europe?

It doesn't sound right, but it just might happen. Lebron James is the latest name in talks of NBA players going to Europe. The difference is that he is one of the most prominent athletes in the game today. A defining icon of the NBA. James' contract with Cleveland runs through the 2010-2011 season, but he can choose to opt out the year before. But why would he want to leave the world's biggest basketball stage? Money. And money can make you a global icon. So how much is James asking for? No less than $50 million dollars. Per year. Ludicrous as it sounds, a deal like that for one of the best players in the world may not be too hard to come by. At least in Europe. Unlike the NBA, the European league does not have salary caps, and the euro is continuing to increase in value in comparison to our dollar. Despite these trends, Joel Litvin, the NBA's president of league and basketball operations, is confident that there will not be a need to remove the salary cap in order to compete with offers from Europe. Although James only plans to play abroad for a year or two before returning to the NBA, it's hard not to worry about what kind of precedence this could set. It's too early to know what kind of impact this trend could have on the NBA, but it doesn't look good. I guess only time will tell...

Continuing International Trading Trend? (Updated on August 6th)

David Stern has to be mad. International players have developed a steady fan base here in the Americas. Now, the players are slowly migrating back to their home countries or neighboring European countries. Nenad Kristic - Russia. Bostjan Nachbar - Russia. Carlos Delfino - Russia. Primoz Brezec - Italy. Arroyo - Spain. Heck, even one college kid Brandon Jennings went straight to Italy instead of the NBA. As my fellow author said earlier, Childress is moving to Greece. The pay is on par with the NBA if not even better and there are several other countless benefits to moving. It will be interesting to see how many more players move back to other countries - Europe, Russia, etc. I want to keep track of how many players move out of the US and into other countries. Once the African American players start moving out of the NBA and into Euroleague and other basketball associations, David Stern might just have an anxiety attack. Oh wow. Now LeBron James just claimed if he gets an offer of 50 mills a year from a Euro team he would play in Europe. That shows you how money oriented these individuals are. I mean your leaving all your fans, friends, family - and ultimately tougher competition just for the big bucks. And well David Stern (if James were to move) might just run off a cliff.
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Surprising Offseason Trades in the NBA

I guess I can hardly call it surprising considering the blockbuster deals this past season. After the Celtics started off the season with trades to get Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, the Lakers (Dare I say) stole Pau Gasol and the Suns acquired Shaquille O'Neal midseason in attempts to match. The Lakers' and Celtics' success gives these other teams little choice but to do the same. Even though it wasn't unexpected, it is still shocking to see this many superstars swapping jerseys. Elton Brand to the Sixers, Baron Davis to the Clippers, Corey Maggette to the Warriors, James Posey to the Hornets... and Josh Childress to Greece? The Hawks are looking to veteran guard Maurice Evans to fill Childress' role. Teams who fell short of the playoffs are looking for a fresh start with new foundations. Others make minor improvements that will hopefully be enough to push farther in the playoffs this coming season. The primary criticism of the Hornets was their inexperience, while the Spurs were hammered for their aging lineup, and both teams have made moves to change that. Is your head spinning yet? Mine too. We'll just have to wait until next season to see if each deal proves to be an upgrade or a bust.

Is Favre Staying with the Packers?

Favre talked with the President of the GB Packers. Now, after multiple seasons of saying he's done, Brett is still trying to stay in the game. However, it seems like NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell refused to look at Brett Favre's reinstatement statement. Personally I think its time that he should just stop because nobody really wants him. In fact there are rumors that the GB Packers even paid Favre to stay retired! I do say, utter blasphemy.

Tim Donaghy Sentencing

So... recently Ex-NBA ref Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison for the whole gambling/cheating ordeal. I thought he should be sentenced for a longer time in prison like 5-6 years because what he did was absolute blasphemy. I mean, think about it, paying off a ref in playoff games... that seriously skews things up. I was reading the Yahoo Sports article and I quote

"Donaghy didn’t stop there: In June, he marred the NBA finals by making fresh accusations that the league routinely encouraged refs to ring up bogus fouls to manipulate results but discouraged them from calling technical fouls on star players to keep them in games and protect ticket sales and television ratings."

Wow... now he's preaching to other refs to make crappy calls... thats the paragon of a messed up person. What do you guys think about it? Here is a link to the article on Yahoo:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ahc2DTjz.8WMUu4ltnMlOVo5nYcB?slug=ap-bettingprobe&prov=ap&type=lgns