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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

GOALLINEBLITZ & Courtrivals- Best MMORPG sites

NEW SEASON OF GLB HAS STARTED --- SEASON 12!

Today I want review some of the best mmorpg sites on the net. I must make it clear though that, THIS IS NOT SPAM OR ADVERTISEMENT ! Now that I've made that ABUNDANTLY CLEAR let me start. MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing game) are gaining more and more popularity as online users look for a new way to connect with their favorite sports. If you want to create your own player(s) and control their training and watch their stats, the best sites are goallineblitz.com & courtrivals.com. GLB is for Football (american football) lovers and courtrivals is the basketball equivalent. I'm on both and i promise you won't be disappointed in either of them. The sites are well-run and constantly updated and millions use both. GLB is actually the MOST POPULAR MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing game) on the internet (check alexa) and courtrivals is the hottest upcoming mmorpg after gaining popularity a little over a year ago. Both are the top sites in their respective sports so get to it!

If by chance:
1. you're not familiar with MMORPG
or
2. you're tired of playing fantasy sports and watching your team lose because you can't control what your players do and want the control for yourself
then
read up more on it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mmorpg

To sign up for GLB (goallineblitz), copy and paste link below:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/signup.pl?ref=33333245

To sign up for courtrivals, copy and paste link below:
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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Portland Trail Blazers: "Bad Boys" ON THE COURT

by Xavier Thompson

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What a difference a few years of turmoil and unproductive seasons make.

Portland, which for 21 consecutive seasons, from 1983 to 2003, made the playoffs (second-longest streak in NBA history), had their fall from grace begin in the 2003 – 2004 season when that streak was halted. This was only the beginning, however, of a string of bad seasons as for the following two seasons they slumped to one of the NBA’s worst teams, “accomplishing” the feat of worst record in the league in the 2005 – 2006 season.

In the past two seasons, however, they have managed to get back on track, recording a .500 record for the first time in four years, last season (a season which included a 13-game winning streak) and set to finish with an over .600 record this season.

The playoffs are in sight and the Blazers are looking to create an upset or at least cause uproar.

Why are they back on track?

From even in times of prominence, the Blazers were known for their ‘bad boys’.

First was original bad boy, Rasheed Wallace, in the late 90s to early 00s whose love for technical fouls found him leading the league in the category for several seasons. As uncontrollable as he may have seemed at times and the fact that he was not the best teammate to play with (I’m sure Arvydas still remembers the towel Wallace threw in his face), his bad boy attitude and tenacity helped to propel Portland and keep them afloat.

‘Sheed’s departure, after the 2003 – 2004 season, did not take the “bad boy” out of Portland but this “bad boy” persona started to be channeled in completely negative ways. The next couple of years brought about the worst period of behavioral problems for the Blazers which led to their subsequent downfall.

Sure every franchise has their period of struggles and rebuilding, but this is usually due to young players still learning the tricks of the trade, NOT because of players who refused to manage their behaviors appropriately.

Where to start?

Qyntel Woods possessed more marijuana than actual basketball skill and know-ho.

Bonzi Wells was a child trapped in a man’s body, temperamental and nagging.

Sebastian Telfair’s IQ was apparently lower than his age as the terrorist-in-training brought a gun on the team plane (could it be that the Middle East isn’t the only place that harbors terrorists?).

Darius “I wish I was white” Miles was the pot that called the kettle (coach Maurice Cheeks) “nigger” (no wonder they wanted back their 10 million).

Ruben Patterson a.k.a. Mr. Cop-A-Feel was a registered sex offender.

Zach Randolph, who seemingly had a problem with this, decided to send a strong message of “No funny business” by all but breaking Ruben’s eye socket. Maybe it was that wanting glare in Ruben’s eyes or a little wink here and there that sent Randolph over the edge (this, of course, is merely speculation on my part).

These instances of bad behavior led to several years of bad luck.

Slowly, but surely, however, the Blazers rid themselves of one bad apple after another with Zach Randolph being the last to go and apparently bringing his selfish ball hogging playing style (which would have certainly continued to stifle Brandon Roy’s development) and hopefully playoff jinx with him.

I will admit that I questioned the Blazers move to trade Z-Bo and take Oden first instead of keeping Mr. Sock-it-to-you and taking Durant to fill their SF void. Looking at their roster, record and overall play now, I see why.

This brings me to the new era of Blazer basketball. Gone are the “bad boys” off-court and chokers when it really matters, on court and in are players who take their “anger issues” out on opponents instead of on each other (ye that was a cheap shot at you Mr. Randolph).

If you look at the Portland team now, they’ve got a ‘tude (attitude for those with Telfair-like IQs), a swagger, a silent aggressive nature that big opponents take likely and usually pay for, especially in the Garden of Rose (Rose Garden Arena).

Case in point, this year Portland has beaten some of the NBAs best, CONVINCLY, at the Rose.

One commonality in almost all the wins, aside from a sound a-whooping, was confrontation.

From The Big Ticket, KG, and Aldridge (vs. Celtics) to Ariza and Roy {dirty fool Trevor, dirty!} (vs. Lakers) and Shaq/Shaqovic/The Big Aristotle/The Big Cactus/Diesel (can’t remember any more nick names but I think I covered about half the list) and Carlos “C-Boo” Boozer vs. Przybilla (vs. Suns and Jazz, respectively), experienced teams are learning that this young team aren’t the pushovers they thought.

The latest incident, on March 31, in the rout of the Jazz, saw Boozer and Przybilla tossed for offsetting Double Techincals, going to show you that even the best of the best are being sucked in by the Blazers tenacity and even audacity – how dare such a young team, with absolutely no playoff experience, stand up to these experienced Juggernauts.

Easy, by doing just that and guess what it’s paying off - big time.

Dare I say the Hornets of this year? .... Let me not get carried away.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/151896-portland-trail-blazers-bad-boys-on-the-court

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/151458-ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead-blazers-make-playoffs

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Saturday, January 31, 2009

I like to see some players who arent on dominating teams get chosen. You can have great stats when you are surrounded by Garnett Pierce and Allen, or Howard and Lewis and Nelson. Al Jefferson is on a bad team and gets his stats being double teamed and ganged up on every night. Shaq has been great, but he is also playing with superstars Nash and Amare. I think thats why i like the Granger and Harris and Bosh picks. David Lee and Durant also do it often on thier own.

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Al Jefferson snubbed....are you kidding me?

WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

PLAYER A: 22.7 PPG 10.5 RPG 49% FG 74% FT

PLAYER B: 20.6 PPG 10.3 RPG 52% FG 68% FT

You would choose Player A right? Well.....Player A is Al Jefferson, and Player B is Tim Duncan, the starting PF for the West.... A complete travesty he did not make the team just beacuse the Wolves aren't a good team.

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On top of that, Jefferson averages those numbers with constantly facing double, usually triple teams beacause their are no other legitamate threat for the timberwolves offensively.

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Calderon deserves a spot. Hands down. Don't know why he was left off or no one is calling him a possible snub?

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Al Jefferson definitely got snubbed too but I dont know exactly who I would take off, maybe David West.

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Shaq should be an all-star. If there's anyone Al Jefferson should've made it in over it would have to be David West

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i don't see why people are making fuss outta the all-star game, the weekend is just an excuse for people

to get drunk and have sex with hookers, nobody takes the game seriously. Also the media dig up the same garbage

every year and brag about the travesty about who didn't got in, or who got in. ENOUGH ALREADY.

also im sick of former nba-players using the all-star weekend to grandstand and promote their useless lives like how that homo amaechi tried to steal the show.

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I say david lee instead of lewis or nelson i know orlando has a winning record but they already have howard starting. Lewis and Nelsons numbers are not great. David lee has great numbersTwo problems with that. 1) they play different positions. Nobody is going to pick David Lee over Jameer Nelson when they need a point guard for the team. 2) the numbers don't tell the whole story. Basketball fans know Lee is a good ballplayer, a scrapper who is not a star but who has played very well in D'antoni's system. Nelson is one of the few point guards shooting more than 50% from the field and is leading his team. I think Lewis is less deserving than Nelson but he's been great at what he does also. Lee is a nice player but he does not have great numbers - he has one great number, and that's his rebounding number.

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WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE? PLAYER A: 22.7 PPG 10.5 RPG 49% FG 74% FT PLAYER B: 20.6 PPG 10.3 RPG 52% FG 68% FTHorrible question. This is like saying numbers matter more than contributions and skill. Numbers don't account for the type of team a player is on, how he fits in the defense, intangibles, defense, etc.

Duncan = Hall of Fame and having a very strong year. Shooting a better percentage than Jefferson.

Jefferson = Good player. Might make an all-star team or two in his career. Can get to the Hall of Fame if he buys a ticket.

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Xavier Thompson from THE BLEACHER REPORT --- see part of story here: (scroll up to see all)

Firstly, let's start with the deserved ...

On the Eastern side of things, we saw all THREE debutantes in Nelson, Granger and Harris. A bit surprising since all are in the middle of their breakout seasosn, especially hARRIS AND nELSON (gRANGER was pretty good last year but has still improved a great deal). The bottom line, however, is that all three DESERVED their allstar selections. The rest of the east was pretty expected with Rashard Lewis being the only member chosen by the coaches which I thought was a bit undeserved. Now don't get me wrong Rashard is playing bball at a very high level and we're seeing numbers reminiscient of what he put up as a Super Sonic which led to his rise to stardom. Furthermore, after last year's dismal season (by my accounts) I think he's made very big steps in shwocasing his value to the Magics organization and fans. However, his numbers don't light up the board enough to be playing in such a showcase. Allen Iverson's selection was obviously the MOST UNDESERVED, however, seeing he was actually voted in by the fans then I have no right to argue, they choose what they want to see.

SNUBS ON THE EAST:

Mike Bibby - definately deserved a nod due to the way he's provided that extra uumph the Hawks needed to become a contender in the East.

Vince Carter - he may not be able to jump as high or as much but he still can light it up on any choosen day ... plus his numbers don't lie (maybe if the nets had a better record he would have made it)

Andre Iguodala

Tashaun Prince - this is more because of my view that a player which is undoubtedly the most valauble on his team though his numbers may not show this.

David Lee - maybe next year but the kid can play

ON THE WEST

NO FIRST TIMERS .... NOT SURPRISED. The ONLY problem with the roster chosen was DAVID WEST. Yeah, 20 ppg, 7 rpg looks pretty good on a stat sheet

Can't really say "Snubs" since the lineup was a pretty deserved one but there were a number of surprise absentees:

Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony (no excuse for him not being on ... definately should have made it over DAVID WEST), Al Jefferson (not really "surprising" per se but...), The Utah Twins ... Carlos "C-Bo" Boozer and Deron Williams (.... obviously only the injruies kept these two BEASTS off the roster), KEVIN DURANT ( if only this guy did not play for such a horrendous team but my God has this kid improved in terms of bball IQ and rebounding skills BIG PROPS TO MR. DURANT ... who the hell needs to be able to bench press 180 when u can play like this right? - mind over matter)

:)

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FIRSTLY LETS JUS RECAP THE CHOSEN FEW

All-Star Game rosters

* — starters

EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS

No.
Player, team
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
College/HS/Country All-Star
Selections

4
Chris Bosh, Toronto
F/C
6-1
230
Georgia Tech 4th

5
* Kevin Garnett, Boston
F
6-11
220
Farragut Academy 12th

33
Danny Granger, Indiana
F
6-8
225
New Mexico 1st

34
Devin Harris, New Jersey
G
6-3
185
Wisconsin 1st

12
* Dwight Howard, Orlando
C
6-11
265
SW Atlanta Christian Academy 3rd

3
* Allen Iverson, Detroit
G
6-10
165
Georgetown 10th

23
* LeBron James, Cleveland
F
6-8
250
St. Vincent/St. Mary HS 5th

2
Joe Johnson, Atlanta
G
6-7
235
Arkansas 3rd

9
Rashard Lewis, Orlando
F
6-10
215
Alief Elsik HS 2nd

14
Jameer Nelson, Orlando
G
6-0
190
St. Joseph’s 1st

34
Paul Pierce, Boston
F
6-7
235
Kansas 7th

3
* Dwayne Wade, Miami
G
6-4
210
Marquette 5th

WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STARS

No.
Player, team
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
College/HS/Country All-Star
Selections

1
Chauncey Billups, Denver
G
6-3
202
Colorado 4th

24
* Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers
G
6-6
205
Lower Merion HS 11th

21
* Tim Duncan, San Antonio
F
6-11
260
Wake Forest 11th

16
Pau Gasol, L.A. Lakers
F
7-0
227
Spain 2nd

11
* Yao Ming, Houston
C
7-6
310
China 7th

41
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas
F
7-0
245
Germany 8th

32
Shaquille O’Neal, Phoenix
C
7-1
315
Louisiana State 15th

9
Tony Parker, San Antonio
G
6-2
177
France 3rd

3
* Chris Paul, New Orleans
G
6-0
175
Wake Forest 2nd

7
Brandon Roy, Portland
G
6-6
211
Washington 2nd

1
* Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix
F/C
6-10
245
Cypress Creek HS 4th

30
David West, New Orleans
F
6-9
240
Xavier 2nd

Firstly, let’s start with THE EAST …

On the Eastern side of things, we saw all THREE debutantes in Nelson, Granger and Harris. A bit surprising since all are in the middle of their breakout seasosn, especially Harris and Nelson (Granger was pretty good last year but has still improved a great deal). The bottom line, however, is that all three DESERVED their allstar selections.

The rest of the east was pretty expected with Rashard Lewis being the only member chosen by the coaches which I thought was a bit undeserved. Now don’t get me wrong Rashard is playing bball at a very high level and we’re seeing numbers reminiscient of what he put up as a Super Sonic which led to his rise to stardom. Furthermore, after last year’s dismal season (by my accounts) I think he’s made very big steps in showcasing his value to the Magics organization and fans. However, his numbers don’t light up the board enough to be playing in such a showcase.

Allen Iverson’s selection was obviously the MOST UNDESERVED, however, seeing he was actually voted in by the fans then I have no right to argue, they choose what they want to see.

SNUBS on the EAST:

Mike Bibby - definately deserved a nod due to the way he’s provided that extra uumph the Hawks needed to become a contender in the East.

Vince Carter - he may not be able to jump as high or as much but he still can light it up on any given day … plus his numbers don’t lie (maybe if the nets had a better record he would have made it)

Andre Iguodala

Tashaun Prince - this is more because of my view that a player which is undoubtedly the most valuable on his team though his numbers may not show this.

David Lee - maybe next year but the kid can play

THE WEST

NO FIRST TIMERS …. NOT SURPRISED. The ONLY problem with the roster chosen was DAVID WEST. Yeah, 20 ppg, 7 rpg looks pretty good on a stat sheet but he really hasn't provided any 'sting' for the hornets.

Can’t really say “Snubs” since the lineup was a pretty deserved one but there were a number of surprise absentees:

Steve Nash

Carmelo Anthony (no excuse for him not being on … definately should have made it over DAVID WEST)

Al Jefferson (not really “surprising” per se but…)

The Utah Twins … Carlos “C-Bo” Boozer and Deron Williams (…. obviously only the injuries kept these two BEASTS off the roster)

KEVIN DURANT - if only this guy did not play for such a horrendous team but my God has this kid improved in terms of bball IQ and rebounding skills. BIG PROPS TO MR. DURANT … who in the world needs to be able to bench press 180 when u can play like this right? - mind over matter.

—- Xavier Thompson

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/118091-nba-2009-allstars-have-been-named-who-deserved-it-who-got-snubbed?just_published=1

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Campion College Basketball: The Finale! [2007-2008 Season]

TEAM LEADERS

Points: Russell Thompson (16+ points per game)
Rebounds: Xavier Thompson (11+ rebounds per game)
Assists: James Deane (3+ assists per game)

Blocking Leaders:
Leighton Samuels
Xavier Thompson

Stealing Leaders:
Russell Thompson
Jason Blankson

Team MVP: James Deane
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AFTER THE SEASON

2008 - 2009 Season
This will begin the rebuilding period for Campion College Under-19 (Varsity) Team. The next two years should be rough but in a matter of time players such as Javier Gordon, Jonathan Mitchell & Leekem Brown, among others, should have the team back on track.

Season (League) Awards
James Deane was awarded a plaque for being the best 3-point shooter of the league.

In-house Awards
At their graduation, multiple members of the team were awarded plaques for their dedication and contribution to Campion College Basketball. These Players were as follows:

Jason Blankson
James Deane
Graham Reid
Leighton Samuels
Russell Thompson
Xavier Thompson

The Sports Chronicles would like to congratulate the 2007-2008 Campion College Under-19 (Varsity) Team for their achievements this year and for putting together a very exciting season and the best finish the school has seen in over seven years.

............

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Campion College Basketball: Campionites end season on high, trouncing Tarrant

Date: 31/01/08 [56-10] {Record: 3-5} Venue: Radley Reid Arena (Campion College)
[Home: 3-1][Away: 0-4]

Campion College finished their season in the same manner in which they started it - with a win - as action continued in the Southern Zone of the ISSA/KFC/Pepsi Basketball Competition. Campion soundly beat the lowly Tarrant High to complete and cap off a better than average (and expected) season. Though playing slopely, possibly due to their season having being over AND/OR the fact that they knew Tarrant was winless, the Campionites still managed to demolish their opponents 56-10.

Impressive Home Record

Though a sloppy match, the Campionites ended their season with an impressive home record of 3 wins and just one loss. The fans obviously playing a factor with this year being the only year in recent times that Campion fans came out in their numbers and actually outnumbered opponents. All-in-all, it was a great sending off for the Campionites with all but one of their members playing their last year of basketball with the school.
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STATS

Leading Scorers
James Deane 29 points
Russel Thompson 13 points
Jason Blankson 6 points

Leading Rebounders
Xavier Thompson 11 rebounds
Leighton Samuels 11 rebounds
Jason Blankson 9 rebounds
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Starting Lineup:
C Leighton Samuels [6'4, 170 lbs]
PF Xavier Thompson [6'3, 205 lbs]
SF Russell Thompson (Vice-Captain) [5'10, 195 lbs]
SG Jason Blankson [5'9, 185 lbs]
PG James Deane (Captain) [5'11, 145 lbs]

Bench:
Kim Sing Yung [5'10, 150 lbs]
Graham Reid [5'11, 155 lbs]
Darren Mitchell [5'10, 150 lbs]
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GAME NOTES
The second game more than two players had 8+ rebounds (X. Thompson, Samuels, Blankson).
Blankson, Samuels and Xavier Thompson collectively tallied 31 rebounds [X. Thompson, 11, Samuels, 11 and Blankson, 9]
Russell Thompson, Xavier Thompson, Leighton Samuels, James Deane & Jason Blankson played the majority of the match.
Darren Mitchell, Graham Reid and Kim saw minority minutes.
Mikhail Mattis did not play due to injury (knee).

IN ATTENDANCE:
Racquel Dawkins, Shawntoll Buchanon, Damar Pessoa, Leikim Brown, Javier Gordon, Ashton Blankson.

Euro 2008

Holland/Netherlands!!!

Monday, May 5, 2008

Rossenero

There has been much speculation over the player’s future and reports in Italy have suggested that the Frenchman was a prime target for Juventus.

However, it seems as if the Bianconeri have been beaten to the line to sign Flamini by Milan following a a news report by Sky Sport Italia. The 24-year-old has refused to pen a new deal with the Gunners and it is believed that he was not happy with the package which was offered.

The player will arrive in July on a free transfer and Milan have presented him with a better deal. Flamini will be earning €5.6 million per season over a four year period.

Arsene Wenger was confident of keeping the player on at the Emirates but it now seems impossible.

“If it was down to just football then Flamini would stay, however it does not depend only on that,” said Wenger.

Milan need reinforcements for next season, especially if they are to mount a serious bid for the title as well as the Champions League.