In the news 05/29/2014

There is a line in the article that says the following,

"...a controversy in which Donald Sterling insulted African-Americans in a secret audio recording..."

Click here for the article while it lasts.

I've tried to stay silent about it but I just can't anymore.

The man was SECRETLY recorded in a PERSONAL conversation with his STUPID ASS girlfriend!

Is what he said wrong? Sure. Is a he a complete and utter dumb ass? Sure. Should he be fined by the NBA and have the Clippers forcefully removed from his ownership because a personal conversation was recorded and made public? I don't fucking think so!

Do I like the guy? No. He looks like an arrogant, douche bag, asshole! But all these people crying for his head are the same stupid mothers that are against people/big business/government intervening in their personal lives.

If Donald Sterling was as big of an asshole as he's made out (and seems) to be and has all the money that he has, I would hope he'd sue the NBA. Not to condone his comments as acceptable but to show that NOBODY can or should allow big business use their secret, behind-closed-doors (essentially), personal interactions be used against them in business.

Now I do know that people should conduct or try to conduct themselves in a certain manner at all times in public as they are almost always an extension of their business (the NBA in this sense). However, as far as I know, this was not in public but on a cell phone in a personal conversation. To me, using this as a way to finally get rid of the racist, bigoted man is a huge misuse of justice.

Dallas Stars lose 1st round playoff matchup

What a disappointment! I guess I shouldn't have expected too much.

I know, I know. I am a fan and should be happy that they got to the playoffs. I should be happy that they are a young team and will have a good chance next year to get into the first round again...and lose again.

I'm just bitter. That's what I am and what I do.

To top it off, the Dallas Mavericks blew it in game four of their series. They got lucky to pull out a win in game three because there were to many individuals. If they would keep playing like a team versus individuals trying to make the dumbest shots and the dumbest attempts, they would have won game four and it'd be 3-1 for the Mavs.

This is why I hate liking sports teams. They piss me off.

Hell, everyone and everything pisses me off.

I may need counseling. :-)

Dallas Mavericks are your 2011 NBA Champions

In case you haven't heard or read about it before, the Dallas Mavericks are the 2011 NBA Champions.

Suck that Dwayne and Lebron.

Dirk Nowitzki is a class act unlike those two punk-ass bitches I mentioned in the previous sentence. The enclosed image from the cover of Sports Illustrated is priceless: showing Nowitzki "towering" over the two arrogant cry babies.

Go Dirk! Go Mavs! Job well done!

∞
That's all I got to say about that!
 

Rangers choke. Another Dallas-area team of "could have beens"

"Keep your heads up, Rangers." "Thanks for a great season, Rangers."

That's just a couple of the quotes I've read on my friends' Facebook pages who are apparent "fans" of the losers of the World Series.

I'm not a baseball fan, never have been. I've been to about twenty games at The Ballpark in Arlington (which I believe has a new name since I've been). I've been in the nose bleed stands as well as about twenty seats behind 3^rd base. I could give a crap what was happening on the field. I'm just not a fan. I like the venue. The Ballpark is nice. It provides nice views from within the stands as well as on the very top "patio" area of Arlington.

Baseball is slow-paced. It's not like ice hockey, football, basketball or even soccer. It provides absolutely no interest at all for me in strategy or skill. I believe the players are way over paid for the amount of actual work and skill the bring to their "job" (the duration of a game). Pitchers probably earn more of their pan any of the other players but I think they are also probably paid less, most anyway.

A lot of people have the same dislike of tennis when I tell them I'm a fan. I don't understand why. Yes, a ball is hit back and forth of a net. How enjoyable can that be? To appreciate the skill, endurance, and training that a professional tennis player commands to control a little yellow ball with the string bed of a tennis racquet is way more than any baseball player has to do or exerts up to or during a game. It does take some skill to hit a baseball thrown at 98+ MPH with a 3in wide piece of wood but how many of the baseball players actually do this on a consistent basis? Granted it is a testament to the skill of the pitcher but who wants to see a pitcher throw a no-hitter compared to wanting to see more hits and home runs?

Even without all this "excitement," baseball outperforms tennis, golf and other sports for TV ratings. Sometimes even more than football. I just don't get it. Is it because baseball's rules are easier to understand and follow? I just don't know. Maybe it's the inbreeding. :-)

Whatever it may be, I say, "Boo on the Rangers." The proverbial carrot was dangle in front of Rangers fans and it was taken away without making a fight out of it. Seriously, 4 games to 1 is like how playoffs are won in the 1^st round of hockey or basketball.

I'm not completely heartless. I do believe the Rangers performed well for a team that never has been to the World Series. They quickly joined the ranks of the rest of the almosts-but-not-quite teams that have lost. There has to be a loser and it seems the Dallas-area teams are perfect for the role.

So, I bag on all the professional teams in the D/FW area not just the Rangers. As a sports fan, selective sports at most times, I am tired of my hopes being dashed because of the unfulfilling prophecy of the "one that could change our team and take us all the way" never is completed. Even though the Cowboys have won Super Bowls and the Stars a Stanley Cup, they still have disappointed local fans year after year with sub-par performances in the regular season and if lucky enough, post-season. The Mavericks consistently are "almosts" and now the Rangers have joined them.

I'm not a die hard fan, I guess. I'm not into giving my all, my attention, to things that end up wasting my time and patience. So, I guess I'm not a true fan either some might say. I say, "Maybe."

But maybe I'm like that person that has been really hurt in a relationship and is afraid to let themselves invest in caring again. Yeah, that's it. Maybe I'm just a sports romantic.

Nah, I'm just a bitter sports fan that wants his team to win or at least listen to me when I yell at the TV on how things should be done. If they still lose after my advice, then at least they did so following the BEST advice possible. I can't help it that they can perform the advice I've given them.

Again, Boo on the Rangers. Boo on the Cowboys. Boo on the losing streak Stars. And fingers-crossed that the Mavericks will bring it home this season! I won't keep the torch burning for them for too long.

Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs

I was watching some of tonight's game between the Mavericks and the Spurs on My 21. They lost by the way. They sucked, got better but then sucked again. I don't know how many shots/points Nowitzki made but if he would have made more of the attempts that I saw he missed, the Mavs may have actually gotten the lead and possibly won.

Anyway, one of the shots I saw from Ginobli of the Spurs was an arcing 2-pointer that got wedged between the left-side of the rim and the backboard. Apparently when this happens, it's a center court jump ball. Why? In my opinion, this should constitute a turnover. To me, it's no different than an air ball or rim shot that bounces out of bounds. Or maybe a ball that hits the rim but bounces over the backboard which ends up being a dead ball and a turnover.

It just doesn't seem to be a valid reason to have a jump ball to me. But what do I know?

Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets Game 4

It's obvious Dallas is currently one of the sports capital losers of the world right now...the Stars' season sucked, the Cowboys' season sucked, the Ranger's season always sucks, and now the Mavericks' suck season is ending.

Yes, I'm a fucking bitter Dallas sports fan!

My reason for posting is two-fold.

First, the Mavs, the Mavs' fans and anyone else needs to just STFU about the non-foul call at the end of game three. If the Mavs didn't play with their fingers in their bungholes, they wouldn't have had to worry about that one call. If they would learn to maintain a simple 6pt or more lead by at least always making their shots when they are in the offensive zone, they would have not lost any of the games.

Second, why the fuck is game four starting at 9:30pm tonight?!?! I'm IN DALLAS! The Mavs are playing the Nugs...IN DALLAS! Denver time zone difference is not like the California time zone difference. Besides, if the Denver fans want to see the game from Denver, they should take off work early or tell their beloved Nuggets to lose game four so that game five can be played in Denver.

Oh well, I'm baffled. I won't be watching anyway because I know they are just going to disappoint me AND I'm planning on going to bed by at least 9:30pm. In bed isn't going to happen so I'll probably end up watching the game and getting pissed off before I do go to sleep. Aaaaahhh!

Dallas Mavericks' playoff schedule

This is a little late as they have already played two games (1-1) but I couldn't let this go.

I was perusing the NBA.com website and checked out my local team. Needless to say, I think the official website of the NBA needs to have a better content proof reader for their web pages. I'm available for the job anytime!

In case you are a nimrod, look at the names of the Mavs' opponent. As one commenter on another website said, it seems we are playing a few opponents in the first round. There is San Antoino, San Antonio, Spurs, and San Antiono. It's a good thing there is a day or two of rest in the schedule for the Mavs. ;-P

Dallas Mavericks trade talks...finale

Just like many fans of any sport, I don't care how it's done but I want my team to win a championship. I don't care who does it. I don't care who was traded or signed to make it happen. In the words of Captain Picard, just "Make it so!"

So, all this talk about who is being traded (given up) for the Kidd trade really doesn't matter.

In my opinion, the guy that f-ed up the original trade deal (Devean George was it?) better step up his game! There is nothing worse than an "employee" screwing with a big deal that "management" has cooked up! Nothing! The "top brass" on down will be keeping a close eye on his ass!

After watching some of tonight's game in New Orleans, Devean did hit a couple of three-pointers so I guess he's thinking the same thing I was typing.

Lagging behind and never enough time

Well, I never did get around to typing about the Mavs’ game 6 loss. I won’t either. I’m over it now. No reason to bring up the past after it’s been a week or so. We forge ahead and hope they’ll continue to be a force to be reckoned with throughout the season and well into the playoffs/finals.

Anyway, lately my days are long and my nights (sleep time) are short. This human sexuality class is a lot of reading. I just don’t seem to have the needed time or discipline to do the reading like I should. With work, kids, and just personal preference between fun or studying, I’m lagging behind in the reading. Luckily, the grades I have had are pretty decent. We just took our midterm last Monday which we haven’t gotten our grades back from so my decent overall grade could become not-so-decent.

In class on Friday, the prof said that she was curving the grades and didn’t want to give them back to us until after she curved them. Apparently the range was 58 to 98 with the average being 78 (I think that’s what she said). I was like, ‘Holy shit!” I feel like I made above the 78, at least mid 80s, but who the hell knows for sure until we get the grade back? I remember on my second exam in my microeconomics class that I thought I did in the 90s. I get the friggin’ thing back and I got a 56. It was a shocker for sure! So, that’s why I’m sweating it wondering what I actually got on this midterm.

Waiting, waiting, waiting.

I guess that’s about all the excitement I have to share for now.

Mavs suck! Mavs suck! Mavs suck! Mavs suck!

Okay, I know that's a little harsh. I'm still supporting them. I'm just very pissed off at them.

I am sick and tired of the commentators and announcers saying Dwayne Wade is carrying the Heat (even though he is) and he's turning up the heat (pun intended) all by himself and leading his team to the championship.

Okay, all this is pretty much true. BUT...the Mavs are not playing like the Mavs in games 1 and 2. I mean come on. The Mavs score 90+ points. They did it last night as well but that was at the end of OT.

It's not the defense of Miami has gotten better either. It's that the Mavs suck! LOL! I'll calm down now.

It's just...Mavs suck!

I've got to end this now because I'm getting angry all over again from staying up until midnight to see them lose...again...the third in a row.

Hopefully, they'll feel the home court and play much better for games six and seven for the championship!

That's right. Even in all my bitterness, I think they can still pull out the overall victory.

So...Mavs suck...Go Mavs! :-)

Dallas Mavericks sucked in game 4

All I have to say is...

F*cking Mavs!

They still better win the championship or Dallas is going to burn....burn, baby, burn!

Mavs got stomped

That's all I got to say about that.

Commercials that racially profile

Just a quick note while watching the Mavs/Heat game.

I noticed this before but just now have had time to post anything.

If you have been or are watching the NBA finals, pay attention to the commercials. I don’t know if anyone else has noticed but it seems to me that 9 out of 10 commercials are tailored to or contain mainly/only black people.

I was watching game three and I think all the commercials I saw were ninety percent aimed or portrayed by black people. I just saw a commercial for the Denali. No actors were shown—it had fencers so they were fully covered—but tell me how many white people watching basketball would want a Denali?

There’s a cell phone commercial too. I don’t recall which service but the announcer is calling a player’s name during introduction. However, he’s busy yapping on the phone in the locker room with his woman. There is another one, maybe the same cell phone company, and all the actors in the commercial are black.

Do you think this is intentional targeting of a certain demographic? I think so!

End of vacation, Mavs/Heat game 4

Not that anyone cares but I’ve been pretty busy, almost too busy, to post. I’ve been on vacation this week but I still had to go to my summer school class and learn about human sexuality.

Between work before vacation, visits from out-of-town family, trying to enjoy my vacation, trying to entertain my wife and kids while on vacation and having to—but failing so far—read 1-2 chapters a day from my main book and 1-2 short articles from two supplementary books, I’ve just not had a “real” open moment to do jack squat. I really need to catch up on my reading, especially since tomorrow is Friday, vacation is over, and my midterm is Monday. The prof gave us part of our study guide today – it is three pages long. Tomorrow, she’s going to give us part two. Ain’t that some shit!? I just want to pull off at least a C+ but I’ll take anything higher as well. So far, I have an A- on my first journal and a 97 on my first quiz. That’s all the grades we have so far. We took a second quiz yesterday.

Fingers crossed on doing well in this class. It covers two classes under the general education curriculum with one class so it will benefit me.

Anyway, Mavs versus Heat game 4 just started so I probably won’t type much more.

Speaking of the Mavs/Heat game 3, I just want the commentators to know that Wade didn’t win it for the Heat! Granted he had a good run in the last 6 or so minutes but he didn’t WIN it for the Heat. What happened is the Mavs decided to sit on their 15pt(?) with around five minutes left. They were dribbling down into the offensive zone and the guy who took it in would hold the ball. He’d hold it and hold it until there was like eight seconds left on the twenty-four second shot clock. Instead of passing it around to one of his teammates to help run the clock AND run the defense ragged, he would hold it and then shoot it himself. Well, when he’d shoot it, most of the time he was at the top of the three-point arc or just within it. That’s not a smart play. So, the Mavs did this like 10+ times – the drain-the-clock-miss-the-shot tactic. All the while, the Heat – mainly Wade – would take the rebound and put in their shot with the occasional three-point shot going in. That’s what did the Mavs in!

Now, I’m all for the rag-the-clock-and-get-your-two strategy when you have a decent lead but when you aren’t making the two you need to at least maintain the lead, it poses a significant problem for winning the game when the clock reaches 0:00 in the final period.

Truthfully, the Mavs are a way better team and they should have taken this series in four but we’ll take five. There’s no money in a quick series. I hear that the home teams make at least like two million dollars per game and that’s just in ticket sales and concessions. Anyway, that’s my take on the finals in ANY sport except hockey since they don’t get the same TV time and popularity so quick or short, the hockey playoffs/finals is all the same.

Well, I’m going to watch the game and maybe read some for my class. I doubt the latter happens but I’ll try.

Dallas Mavericks (Mavs) take Game 1

Final score: 90 - 80

Yippeekiyay!

Two questions:

1. As a professional basketball player, whether you are a "star" player or not, how the hell do you air ball a shot?
2. How the hell does Jason Terry miss an easy, break-a-way lay up or dunk? Maybe it was the indecisiveness which to do but either way, he's a professional so he should not have missed!

I'm out!

Dallas Mavericks versus Miami Heat Game 1

Go MAVS!

Up by two at the start of the 2nd half.

Gotta go study...while watching the game, or course!

By the way, this is what I am studying for a quiz tomorrow...good times!

Mavs, The French Open - a boring post

Sweet, there is a sport god. The Mavs overcome a 15-pt deficit to take win the Western Conference finals. Hell yeah! All that I’ve read when Dallas was supposed to win in five is that the Miami Heat is not a formidable team and no where near the skills and talent as the Spurs, Suns or even the Mavs. So, we look forward to tip off on Thursday night.

I TiVoed the French Open play from yesterday and am watching it now. I was watching “live” play today and it was the match between James Blake and Gael Monfils. I say “live” because Monfils had already beaten Blake and they were supposedly showing a live broadcast. In fact, “real live” matches were being played but not shown. That was pissing me off. So, anyway I’m now watching my TiVoed episodes of Monk since I’m not getting to watch the matches I want to for the French Open.

It’s a boring post I know so I’ll maybe type something better later.

Dallas Mavericks, The French Open and Working

Game six for the Mavs vs the Suns is tonight. I’m a little bummed that I don’t get to watch it. I’ll be working today/tonight from like noon to midnight. A couple of friends of mine have a job their doing and they asked me to help. I really didn’t know it would be like for twelve hours but they told me they’d pay me $250. I figured that was a good trade off for giving up my tennis this morning, my lounging around all day watching the French Open and then watching the Mavs game.

We’ll see.

Go Mavs! Go James Blake!

Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns Game Three

Mavs pull off the win. It was close and they even were down by 15 at one point but they came through.

I was watching the NHL playoffs as well. Of course, I'm not getting to see all of them because there are no local teams but I catch what I can. I was very disappointed that Anaheim Mighty Ducks didn't do better against the Edmonton Oilers. I was really pulling for Teemu Selanne to get a championship ring.

Buffalo Sabres versus the Carolina Hurricanes were tied last I checked so it seems their teams are more easily matched...maybe.

Oh well, that is about it for the sports update. I need to find out when the French Open matches are going to be televised. The French Open started today, I believe.

Later!

Pics of the Spurs whiners already

It didn't take long for this did it...