CB: I would have to say working somewhere like a group home or recreational center. You know working with kids, helping kids and sharing my story. Just trying to be a pillar in the community. more...

Caron Butler Interview
By Harold 11/13/2009
The Hip Hop culture can be found in many places influencing many people. Racine, Wisconsin is one of those places and Washington Wizard All Star forward Caron Butler is one of those people. Growing up in Racine was anything but easy for Caron Butler but amid all the success, Butler has not forgotten where he came from. Butler is a pillar in his community; so much so that June 8th has been named Caron Butler day in his hometown. As the 2009-2010 season continues, expectations are higher then ever for the Wizards. more...

Tyler Hansbrough Disrespected
By Ron Campbell 11/12/2009
Tyler Hansbrough a.k.a Psycho T was a terrific player at the University of North Carolina. His list of accomplishments at UNC is extensive to say the least; National player of the year, ACC player of the year, four time all ACC first team selection, national champion etc. Tyler is UNC's all time leading scorer a school that produced countless NBA players including Rasheed Wallace, Vince Carter, more...

WARRIORS DANCING WITH WOLVES
By Ron Campbell 11/10/2009
The Warriors suffered an embarrassing losses to the Clippers and Kings this past weekend but on Monday they took out their frustrations against the wolves scoring an NBA season high 146 points. The Warriors were led by Kelenna Azubuike 31 points and Stephen Jackson’s 15 assists. The loss marked the Wolves seventh straight loss. more...

TheHoopsForum NBA Power Rankings
By Ron Campbell 11/9/2009
Before we get started I would like to state my feelings on the Allen Iverson situation. Allen Iverson is one of the better players of this generation. What he was able to accomplish for his size and stature is nothing short of amazing and the NBA may never see another player like him ever again. For years we heard Iverson wasn't going to last & his body will break down but it never happened. more...

Brandon Roy is Overrated
By Harold 11/5/2009
I know this will not please many people in the Portland, Oregon area and it will not please many casual fans who like to think they have the NBA all figured out but I’m going come right out and say it, Brandon Roy is overrated. YEAH I SAID IT! more...

What a Difference a Night Makes...
By Marlon Benjamin 11/5/2009
It was a wild 24 hours for some teams...

Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki had a 4th quarter for the ages leading his team to a comeback victory at home against the Utah Jazz. A day later he fouls out scoring just 12 points on 4-15 shooting in an overtime loss to the New Orleans Pauls. Despite this stink bomb, Dirk Nowitzki is among the best players in the game today. more...

What I Saw
By Marlon Benjamin 11/4/2009
Dirk Nowitzki scored a franchise record 29 of his season high 40 points in the 4th quarter as Dallas beat Utah 86 - 85 in Dallas. Utah is so terrible on the road they could not even hold down the 15 point lead they had going into the 4th quarter. more...

Knicks Swat Hornets
By Ron Campbell 11/3/2009
Last week Chris Duhon had some harsh words for his teammates following a double over time loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. Last night, it appeared as though his teammates got the message. The Knicks played a great game last night. more...

NBA Power Rankings
By Ron Campbell 11/2/2009
There are a lot of surprises to start this NBA season. Carmelo Anthony has picked up right where he left off last year pouring in points in dominating fashion. Brandon Jennings has emerged as the very early rookie of the year candidate. The Celtics are stronger then we all imagined, their bench is unbelievably strong and the big three don't appear to be slowing down at all. Let’s get right into it: more...

Last Night's Recap
By Marlon Benjaman 10/30/2009
Tim Duncan led the San Antonio Spurs with 28 points and 16 rebounds. No other starter had more than 9 points and the rest of the four starters combined for 12 rebounds; that is NOT going to get it done. Loul Deng’s 17 points led 6 Bulls in double figures and Derrick Rose showed Tony Parker why he is quickly climbing up the PG ranks going for 13 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. more...

It's A Long Season
By Marlon Benjaman 10/29/2009
The "mighty" Cats scored a franchise low 59 points in a loss last night to the Boston Celtics. Gerald Wallace was the only player in double figures for Charlotte and he had just 10. They will not play a World Champion every night but if this is a sign of things to come this season, head coach Larry Brown may not have any hair in his hair piece by Thanksgiving. more...

NBA Action
By Marlon Benjaman 10/28/2009
The 2010 NBA season is HERE!!! Die hard hoop fans across the world will be tuning in too watch the finest athletes on the planet play the best game ever created. Here is who I think will walk away with some hardware at the end of the season... more...

Last Night's Recap
By Ron Campbell 10/28/2009
The Cavs came out strong but once they had to go to the bench, Boston took the lead and never looked back. Boston's bench was the difference outscoring Cleveland's bench 26 to 10. Before the game I tweeted whoever wins the battle on the boards will win the game. Boston out rebounded Cleveland more...

RANDOM NBA THOUGHTS
By Harold 10/27/2009
With the NBA season just a few hours away, I want to share some random thoughts I have, about a couple of things I have observed.

I stumbled across an Orlando Magic pre-season game against Chicago Bulls about a week ago and was really impressed by the play of Ryan Anderson. He finished the game with 18 points, including going 4-7 from behind the three point line. It will probably be a good thing if Russian tycoon more...

Purple Ninja’s Movie Fan Blog Vol II
By Purple Ninja 10/27/2009
Today I feel like talking about really, really gross movies. I mean REALLY gross…
Ichi The Killer is directed by Takashi Miike, who has generously provided us with such awesome movies as Hostel, Audition and the unbelievably twisted Visitor Q. Now I grew up watching horror movies but this movie has so much blood and gore in it more...

KEVIN GARNETT KOOL-AID
By Ron Campbell 10/26/2009
Being a sports fan is one of the greatest feelings in the world. Following your favorite team can bring out tons of emotions such as elation, sadness, despair and heart break but when does our love for a sport or a player go too far? When has a line been crossed? When do we as fans let our emotions get the best of us? This past Friday Zach Lowe of more...

Misrepresentation of Isiah Thomas
By Harold 10/23/2009
For decades now we have heard tons of negative reports regarding Isiah Thomas the basketball player, Isiah Thomas the league owner, Isiah Thomas the general manager, Isiah Thomas the coach and now Isiah Thomas the friend. Isiah has been excused of organizing the freeze out of Michael Jordan in the 1985 All-Star game. It has been said he was the ring leader of the infamous Detroit Pistons Bad Boys of the 80s, a team known for its excessive physical and dirty play. He was blamed for bankrupting the CBA and stock piling inadequate and inferior talent as GM of the New York Knicks. more...

Purple Ninja’s Movie Fan Blog
By Purple Ninja 10/23/2009
Ok in the past two weeks I’ve been to the movie theater 3 times…I traveled far to the North to see Paranormal Activity. Then right next door to see both Couples Retreat and Law Abiding Citizen. Here is what I think of all three….. more...

Kevin Garnett Exposed
By Ron Campbell 10/22/2009
For sometime now mainstream sports media (haha I sound like Fox News) has had a love affair with Kevin Garnett and frankly I am not sure why. Granted Kevin Garnett is a terrific basketball player. Garnett gives 100% every time he steps on the floor and his defensive abilities helped lead the Celtics to banner No. 17 but in my opinion Garnett is not who everyone thinks he is. more...

The Four Horseman - The NBA Elite
By Marlon Benjamin 10/21/2009
In the NBA there are 4 ELITE players that stand head & shoulders above the rest. NO disrespect to the Legends of the game; Shaq, Duncan & K.G., NO disrespect to the 1st ballot Hall of Famers, Paul Pierce, Dirk Nowitzki & Jason Kidd and finally NO disrespect to the young studs Dwight Howard, Kevin Durant and Deron Williams. more...

It’s Just Pre-Season… BUT
By Marlon Benjamin 10/19/2009
Before I begin with round ball… yesterday I tuned into the New England Patriots vs. Tennessee Titans football game. The score was 10-0 at the end of the 1st quarter in a driving snowstorm. At the END of the second quarter the score was 45-0. Yes that is NOT a typo 45-0. Tom Brady threw for a league record 5 touchdown passes in the 2nd quarter and finished the game with the same total he had through the 1st 5 games of the season… 6. The final score was 59-0 and believe me when I tell you it was not even that close. Realistically if the Patriots wanted to score 90 points more...

West Coast Preview
By Ron Campbell 10/14/2009
1. L.A. LAKERS - As much as I love the Boston Celtics, I don't see a Phil Jackson team being denied back to back championships. The subtraction of Trevor Ariza won't hurt the Lakers as much as some might feel. You can say a lot of negative things about Ron Artest but one thing you can't say is that he is not a team player and he does not desperately wants to win a chip. more...

East Coast Preview
By Ron Campbell 10/13/2009
The NBA season starts in 14 days and its time for me to tell you exactly how the east will finish come April. The East will be a three team race, just like last season, between Boston, Cleveland and Orlando. Each of the top teams has made significant moves to improve their rosters and chances at home court advantage. Wednesday we will take a look at the West coast. Let’s get started. more...

Week in Review
By Harold 10/09/2009
It has been a wild week in Cleveland starting with the altercation outside a downtown night club between pro football thug, wide receiver Braylon Edwards and LeBron James's mild mannered friend Edward Givens. The two apparently got into a verbal argument prior to Braylon Edwards violently assaulting Givens. LeBron was not pleased at all and quickly made a public statement calling Braylon Edwards’s actions childish. more...

A Cleveland Tale…
By Marlon Benjamin 10/07/2009
The characters are similar, Shaq is JoJo the Whale, Brady Quinn is Eddie Mush and Grady Sizemore is Jimmy Whispers and the town “law” is no different. When a young brash local tried to put his foot down and lay any claim in this town he was not aware of what he was getting himself into. But he should have been. After all he resided in the town for the previous 4 years. more...

Warriors Come Out and Play
By Marlon Benjamin 10/06/2009
Prior to the start of training camp Stephan Jackson stated that he wanted to be traded. He wants to contend for a championship and knows with the youth movement the Warriors are on, that possibility is not a reality in the near future. more...

On the Rise.... the OKC Thunder
By Marlon Benjamin 10/02/2009
The OKC Thunder will look to make big strides this season... from also rans to playoff participants.

Russell Westbrook had just finished another dominant Summer League showing and the murmurs in the stands of Orlando were... this kid can be great. Granted it was JUST summer league but the kid can play. Not just good but in the Deron and Paul convo, watch out. more...

NBA Blog: Training Camp = First Day of School
By Marlon Benjamin 9/30/2009
The excitement, trepidation, anticipation of a child's' first day of school is sure to resonate in over 30 cities as the NBA gets back into the swing of things after more than a 3 month layoff. Summer vacation is over and it is time to get back to it. Vince Carter is in Orlando, Zach Randolph is in Memphis & Rasheed Wallace is in Boston. These veterans are no strangers to the training camp routine but even they have to have some butterflies as they meet their new teammates and coaches and as they prepare to adjust to new roles. Rookies Tyreke Evans of Sacramento and Johnny Flynn of Minnesota will be asked to play major roles on their teams this season. more...

TOP 10 BY POSITION
By Ron Campbell 9/29/2009
1. Chris Paul - Paul is the closest thing to Isiah Thomas the league as seen since well Isiah Thomas. CP3 controls a basketball game from the top of the key always making the right play.
2. Deron Williams - Deron was second only to Chris Paul in assists this past season, Williams size advantage over Paul would make some feel that Williams is the superior guard.
3. Tony Parker - With three championships and a finals MVP on his resume it is easy to forget Parker is only 27 years old. Parker posted career highs in scoring 22.2ppg and assists with 6.9ppg. more...

Top 10 Reasons Lamar Odom & Khloe Kardashian Should and Shouldn't Get Married
By The HoopsForum 9/23/2009
SHOULD
1. Lamar can name their first daughter Kandi
2. Lamar will now star on Kourtney, Khloe & Lamar Take Miami
more...

DELONTE WEST RIDIN DIRTY
By Ron Campbell 9/21/2009
Delonte West was pulled over and arrested last Thursday for having two handguns and a shotgun in a guitar case. Normally I would go on and on about how stupid he and other professional athletes are who get caught riding dirty, I would probably also compare him to Plaxico Burress and T.I. who are both currently incarcerated for gun possession but not this time. more...

Reaction - A.I. to Memphis
By Marlon Benjamin 9/14/2009
On 9 cubed (09/09/09 for those that ain’t up on their trig ...) Allen Iverson announced, via Twitter, he would accept Memphis’s 1 year offer and become a Grizzly. Hardly "breaking" news for a 1st ballot Hall of Famer but significant enough on the NBA off-season landscape. more...

NBA Finals Preview
By Harold 9/11/2009
It is never too early for an NBA Finals preview, not to mention I can’t think of anything else to write about. Only five teams have a real shot at the NBA Championship this year. The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs and the Orlando Magic. Any one of these teams can win it, but barring injury, I have to go with another Phil Jackson repeat. Here are my reasons why. more...

NFL Season Preview …
by Marlon Benjamin 09/09/09

The 2009 NFL season is upon us. Tom Terrific and Mike Vick are back … Plexico Burress and Tony Dungy are gone and Brett Favre does not want to leave. The Super Bowl Champion Pittsburg Steelers return 85% of their team & are coming back to defend their title with 2 Super Bowl MVP WR’s leading the way.more...

NBA Q&A WEST COAST EDITION
by Ron Campbell 09/04/09

Lets get right into it shall we:

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

Question: Will this be the final season of the Nellie ball system? more...

NBA Q&A EAST COAST EDITION
by Ron Campbell 09/03/09

Every team in the NBA is facing questions going into the season. I have decided to tackle one question from each team in this two-part blog. Let’s start with the East and Friday we will take a look at West.more...

  AROUND THE NBA
by Ron Campbell 8/27/2009
It looks like Allen Iverson is close to signing with the Memphis Grizzlies. Naturally I don't like this fit for Allen Iverson because OJ Mayo is there. I don't think Iverson will be a bad influence on Mayo as a matter of fact I think the move will only bring the best out of both players. What I do find disappointing is that Allen Iverson won't have a realistic chance of winning a championship. A player of Iverson's caliber should have had his choice of contenders to play with at this stage of his career. I have to go back to Detroit and put the blame on Joe Dumars and Michael Curry. more...

SLICK RICK PITINO
by Marlon Benjamin 8/17/2009
Rick Pitino's lawyer came out earlier last week admitting the Louisville coach gave one Mrs. Karen Cunigan Sypher (who is now married and soon to be divorced to the teams Equipment Manager none the less) $3,000.00 to cover health expenses brought forth by an affair the two engaged in. That payment is now known as the stimulus allegedly to bank roll an abortion as the then Ms. Cunigan had become pregnant with a child fathered by Pitino more...

LARRY BIRD vs. TIM DUNCAN
by Harold 8/14/2009
I recently got into a debate on twitter regarding who was the better player Larry Bird or Tim Duncan. I personally feel it is not even up for discussion; Larry Bird was by far the better player. The individual I got into the discussion with insisted Tim Duncan was the better player. I'm still a little shell shocked that someone would even question it, in my opinion Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan will forever be more...

NBA Rumors
by Ron Campbell 8/12/2009
A banner was flown around southern California warning Reggie Miller to stay away from married women. Apparently Miller coveted his neighbors fiancé, which is not cool not cool at all. Reggie's neighbor said when he confronted Reggie about overtures for his fiancé Reggie told him that he had friends with guns. Seriously Reggie Miller you’re a gangster now? Who do you think you are OJ Simpson? more...

You Made the Playoffs … Now What?
by Marlon Benjamin 8/10/2009
Making the playoffs one year does not guarantee that your team will be in the hunt for an NBA title the following season … or any subsequent season for that matter. A lot of NBA fans let their hopes and aspirations get the best of them when it comes to rationally analyzing their favorite teams and players. more...

Five Reasons Rashad Lewis "Inadvertantly" Took a Performance Enhancing Drug ...
By Zoo 8/6/2009
5. He saw Dwight Howard's superman "cape" one day in the Magic locker room and decided to upgrade himself.