Every year, the lull that takes place between the end of one basketball season and the start of the next is heart wrenchingly slow. It’s weird that at the height of summer, when people are their most active and sports should be at their apex, there’s nothing on except baseball. As for those two…baseball is perhaps the most boring thing America has ever concocted. When I go to Dodgers games, I spend more time playing bleacher volleyball with the 99 cent store beach ball then I do watching the actual game I paid American dollars to see. That is boring.
Oh well, at least there’s next season to look forward to, and that’s a good thing for two very distinct reasons.
1. !!!!!CrazyPills is coming to LA!!!!!
Is it considered blasphemy that I prayed for this to happen? Because I did. Hands down, Ron Artest is one of my favorite players in the league. While I like watching other players for what they do on the court, I prefer Artest for what he does, and says, off the court.
Some people might think it's delusional trying to get a part-time job at Circuit City so you can get the employee discount during the summer you’re about to get drafted into the NBA. I say it’s blue collar.
Some people might think breaking Michael Jordan’s ribs in a pick up game is taking it too far. I say that’s bringing it.
Some people say that charging into the stands to cold cock a fan who threw a bottle of Evian at you is taking it too…Okay…that IS taking it too far.
None of this negates the stellar degree of intimidation and potential madness that Ronron now brings to the Lakers. They’ve been known as a soft team in the past. All that is gone now that they have the most likely player to bite someone’s nose off in a shouting match. (You’d have to think that would be a flagrant II.)
More importantly, though, and this is why I think it’s an awesome signing, we now get to see Kobe and Artest interact for over 82 games. Who knows what can happen in that time? Maybe they’ll get along. Maybe they won’t. Maybe Ron will snap and piledrive Kobe through the announcer’s table. Maybe Sasha will grow enamored of the team’s new addition and scrawl “TruWarrior” into the side of his head. Any and all of this possible. I can’t wait.
2. Kentucky basketball is back.
Unless you’re from the state, you have no idea what this means. Big Blue Nation is arguably the most rabid fanbase of any team in any sport in the entire country. Maybe the entire world. I have no doubts that if it came down to a fight between UK fans and soccer hooligans from the UK (See what I did there? Don’t get confused.), we would more than likely win because this is, after all, Kentucky we’re talking about….And we have guns. Lots of them.
But aside from that, we really are back this next season. Coach John Calipari is on at least half the commercials on ESPN this month, so we have the exposure again. Oh…and we also happen to have the #1 recruiting class in the country with the consensus #1 player in the country. Not only is it the best class this year, it might even be the best ever. That remains to be seen, and the jury is still out on whether or not we can compete for the National Championship with such a young roster…but seriously...have you seen John Wall play? Kid is hellarifically quick. And he’s ambidextrous. Which means he will be routinely posterizing chumps next year with both hands well above the rim.
Me thinks we’ll have more celebrity admirers next year than just Ashley Judd.
RonRon is just misunderstood... a very sensitive soul.
he also must be very good with money as his frugality with the circuit city employee discount reveals and also because he lost 73 games worth of paycheck, lost out on a chance for a max-type contract and STILL signed on with L.A. for a little more than the mid-level exception instead of chasing dollar signs.
what? no baseball??
I am digging the Artest to LA move. I can't wait to see what happens! (I do fear this bodes ill for my Mavs, but just about every move they have made this summer is boding ill for them. Plus, I am still mad at them for trading Harris. I heard they might get Daniels back, though. That would make up for a bit of their lunacy, I suppose. I am rambling. I am shutting up now.)
And baseball is fun live at the game. Other than that-bleh.
@Krissy_Cole - the mavs will have a lot of money and contracts to move, though. plus they have an owner who wants to win. cuban is no sterling, that's for sure. i heard rumblings they might make a play for chris bosh. if so, they still might be contenders in the west. we'll see.
@woodrowwilson - I hadn't heard that yet. (But I wasn't listening to ESPN radio this morning.) My husband pretty well has me hooked on "The Herd" and "Galloway and Company."
I might just head over to the Mavs FB site to check out the rumor mill!
@Krissy_Cole - okay...edit here. i don't know if it was anyone with any say in the matter saying that. it was just some sportswriters saying that a move for bosh would make sense since he would fit into their system nicely and is from texas anyway.
@woodrowwilson - It makes sense. They need to do something. Have we even heard anything about Kidd yet? Is he sticking with us or going the Knicks' direction?
@Krissy_Cole - the mavs just signed him to a multi-year deal. he's staying.
Hm. How much did they sign him for? Do you remember?
I am sure. I haven't liked him since he left the Mavs the first time. I was peeved when they got him back.
So here I am making a comment and that makes 2 females and no male commenters - is that what is wrong with the sports on xanga?? I have to agree about the baseball - truly boring but not as horrible as golf. As a hoosier (not the IU variety!), I enjoy hoops too. I just got disillusioned when it became more about the $$ than the love of the game. Maybe I'll have to give the NBA another chance. College is where it is still good. UK does have rabid fans.
RonRon ftw (hopefully) ! I like that he "ran into the stands and beat somebody's ass." and was it not beer that was thrown at him? either way, i'm excited for next season.
That top picture is cute. "Kiss me" "I said, not now!"
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it's btw, it's "TruWarier"...
RonRon is just misunderstood... a very sensitive soul.
he also must be very good with money as his frugality with the circuit city employee discount reveals and also because he lost 73 games worth of paycheck, lost out on a chance for a max-type contract and STILL signed on with L.A. for a little more than the mid-level exception instead of chasing dollar signs.
what? no baseball??
I am digging the Artest to LA move. I can't wait to see what happens! (I do fear this bodes ill for my Mavs, but just about every move they have made this summer is boding ill for them. Plus, I am still mad at them for trading Harris. I heard they might get Daniels back, though. That would make up for a bit of their lunacy, I suppose. I am rambling. I am shutting up now.)
And baseball is fun live at the game. Other than that-bleh.
@Krissy_Cole - the mavs will have a lot of money and contracts to move, though. plus they have an owner who wants to win. cuban is no sterling, that's for sure. i heard rumblings they might make a play for chris bosh. if so, they still might be contenders in the west. we'll see.
@woodrowwilson - I hadn't heard that yet. (But I wasn't listening to ESPN radio this morning.) My husband pretty well has me hooked on "The Herd" and "Galloway and Company."
I might just head over to the Mavs FB site to check out the rumor mill!
@Krissy_Cole - okay...edit here. i don't know if it was anyone with any say in the matter saying that. it was just some sportswriters saying that a move for bosh would make sense since he would fit into their system nicely and is from texas anyway.
@woodrowwilson - It makes sense. They need to do something. Have we even heard anything about Kidd yet? Is he sticking with us or going the Knicks' direction?
@Krissy_Cole - the mavs just signed him to a multi-year deal. he's staying.
Hm. How much did they sign him for? Do you remember?
@Krissy_Cole - more than he's worth.
I am sure. I haven't liked him since he left the Mavs the first time. I was peeved when they got him back.
So here I am making a comment and that makes 2 females and no male commenters - is that what is wrong with the sports on xanga?? I have to agree about the baseball - truly boring but not as horrible as golf. As a hoosier (not the IU variety!), I enjoy hoops too. I just got disillusioned when it became more about the $$ than the love of the game. Maybe I'll have to give the NBA another chance. College is where it is still good. UK does have rabid fans.
RonRon ftw (hopefully) ! I like that he "ran into the stands and beat somebody's ass." and was it not beer that was thrown at him? either way, i'm excited for next season.
That top picture is cute. "Kiss me" "I said, not now!"