Bringing Down the House
Paul Pierce, Dime #5Sometimes you gotta look beyond the scoreboard. Throughout the first quarter of Celtics/Heat, the Miami announcers kept gushing about how great the C’s were playing, when in reality, it wasn’t so much how good they were but how bad Miami was. Both teams missed like 35 layups and dunks in the first quarter: Ray Allen made a beautiful backdoor cut only to have his layup blocked by the bottom of the backboard, Shawn Marion missed a clear-path dunk on one of Boston’s few defensive breakdowns, Kendrick Perkins air-balled a reverse dunk, and Kevin Garnett had one sequence where he missed back-to-back Mikan Drill shots … Where the Celtics couldn’t miss, however, was from the perimeter. Ray (27 pts, 5 threes) and Paul Pierce knocked down a few to give them the early lead, and in the second quarter it turned into The Eddie House Show on the way to a Boston blowout. House dropped 20 points in the quarter, hitting six threes and shooting pretty much every time he touched the ball (and within 0.4 seconds of touching the ball). He ended up with 27 points on 7-of-11 beyond the arc … Well before halftime, even the over-the-top homer Heat play-by-play man had to admit, “This has been a thorough dismantling.” And with that cheesy infomercial host voice, for Miami fans it must have been like having Ed McMahon tell you you’re flunking out of school … Other times, all you have to do is look at the scoreboard. Any way you wanna slice it, Andrew Bynum was a BEAST on the Clippers last night, giving them a career-high 42 points (17-24 FG), 15 boards and four blocks. Playing without Camby, Kaman and Zach (and Baron), the Clips had to start DeAndre Jordan and Brian Skinner up front, with literally no help from anyone over 6-foot-8. We figured those two would spend the whole night either watching Bynum dunk or chasing him in transition, but we never thought AB would kill ‘em like that … Oh-by-the-way, Kobe had a triple-double in this one with 18 points, 10 boards and 12 assists. Pretty much with one good hand. Kobe was adamant about getting Bynum the ball down the stretch, too, even though the kid had already passed his career-high back in the third quarter … LeBron was in his playmaker mode as well on Wednesday, racking up 14 assists to go along with 34 points and seven boards in a win at Portland. The Cavs had been struggling on the road as their injuries have piled up, but they pulled out this time with ‘Bron making some big threes down the stretch to hold the Blazers off, and Mo Williams (33 pts, 6 threes) capitalizing on those open looks via LBJ … Going into Suns/Knicks, the idea of Mike D’Antoni hosting his former team at MSG right now was like inviting your friends over to your new apartment and knowing the place is a dump. (Remember the episode of “Martin” when Cole finally got his own place, but his furniture was from the dumpster and there was food in the fridge from the last tenant? You get the idea.) However, the Knicks came out gunning — in a good way — looking as comfortable and effective in Coach D’s system as they have all year. The Suns hung in there thanks to their talent and experience — and Jason Richardson (27 pts) putting on a personal dunk contest — but NY was able to neutralize Shaq in the second half and hit enough timely shots to pick up the win …
Shaq should be embarrassed…Anyone care to take a crack at describing Shaq’s pre-game outfit? He looked like a Ghostface Killah nightmare … Future reality TV star Chris Duhon and David Lee, the NYK version of Steve Nash and Amare, ran a pick-and-roll on Nash and Amare in the first half that ended with Lee (25 pts, 16 rebs) crushing on Amare’s head. Nate Robinson got so hyped after the dunk, he hopped off the bench and got a tech for bumping into Amare on the court … Other big stat lines from Wednesday: Deron Williams had 32 points and 11 dimes in a loss to Houston; Tayshaun Prince scored 25 in a win over Toronto; Emeka Okafor recorded 20 points, 15 boards and three blocks in a rout of Memphis; Antawn Jamison scored 33 and Caron Butler added 32 to beat Sacramento; Jeff Green dropped 26 points and the buzzer-beating game-winner on the Warriors, going off-glass on a turnaround just inside the arc; and the Bucks lit up Dallas for 133 points in a 30-piecing … When it took Vince Carter a whole three seconds after tip-off to score on Rasual Butler — and knowing that the Hornets were short-handed without Tyson Chandler, David West or Hilton Armstrong — Jersey/Orleans had potential to get ugly. On Vince’s next touch he coolly dropped a high-post fadeaway over Butler, then a couple minutes later skated past him for an easy layup. But Vince was relatively held in check the rest of the way (20 pts, 19 shots), and the real ugliness didn’t start until the beginning of the third quarter, when Chris Paul decided it was time to put the Nets away: In a five-minute stretch he turned a one-point game into a double-digit rout, turning into a shoot-first, one-man fast break. In addition to harassing Devin Harris into a 1-for-11 night (6 pts), Paul put up 29 points, nine boards and eight assists. CP was getting buckets like a two-guard, but his best play during that aforementioned run was when the Hornets had a 4-on-3 break, Paul crossed over at midcourt and in the same motion, whipped a half-sidearm, half-underhand pass to Butler in the corner for a three. The ball went from CP’s hand to Butler’s in about 0.04 seconds … Marv Albert clearly misses Sacramento-era Peja, the one who was always on national TV so Marv could call his games. On the Nets broadcast, Marv was clearly getting a kick out of saying “STOJAKOVIC!” whenever he could, and Peja gave him plenty opportunities: He had 20 points and 10 boards, hitting N.O.’s first two buckets of the game, throwing in some crucial threes late in the second half, and one time Peja mixed up Jarvis Hayes with a crossover/spin combo before dropping a fadeaway in his eye … Where do you play ball? Aside from the Dime crew’s regular indoor runs, the New York snow is killing our playground game, so we wanted to ask our readers across the globe how you combat the winter weather. Drop us a line HERE and let us know the name and location of the leagues you play in, the courts you frequent, the tournaments you join, and tell us what the run is like. Who knows, maybe we’ll come through or feature it on the site … We’re out like DeAndre’s pride …
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January 22nd, 2009 at 5:52 am
knoc says:
ouch bynum just beasted the clips. just shows how pathetic the team is. the whole franchise got a lifetime injury bug
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:20 am
YOUNGFED..."Grew up with $10 to eat with 4 of us to share. now I got so much money I throw it in the air" says:
Damn DIME could the Piston get more than one line. We know yall love the Celtics since it’s the only the green that Austin can grasp on since his beloved Sonics evaporated like water.
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:24 am
Mark says:
Even though Bynum went off, how about the rookies stat line against him!? DeAndre Jordan went for 23 point (11-12 FG) 12 boards and 4 blocks in 42 mins. not bad!
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:45 am
imung lolo upaw says:
dime
did you watch the clips-lakers game? DeAndre wasn’t doing too bad himself.. he had like 23-12-4 blocks.. the clips were in it deep into the 4th until Kobe decided to take over (not only with scoring but passing also).. not bad for a team missing its 4 best players..
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:26 am
smity far away says:
the highlights on nba.com didn’t show jordan do anything and i just now checked the box score. hopefully if dude can continue to play like he has lately the future won’t be too bad for too long with gordon there too.
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:28 am
smity far away says:
but still giving up 42 isnt too good a defensive job. who was the last center besides shaq to score 40 points? yao hasn’t has he?
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:45 am
deeds says:
Fed, the Pistons beat an injury depleted Raps squad at home…not exactly news worthy. And yes, I am a Raptors fan (**** my life!)
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:48 am
richard from cleveland says:
Dime I tbink u guys should put up a clip of louisville’s Terrance Williams he put on a personal dunk contest last night against rutgers! All 4 or 5 dunks sick!
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:07 am
Hi, Jurg from Denmark says:
hi hi again today.
and this is jurgo’s third post today which is good news for everyone. and not reader jugs who is not good. jurg is the euro coach and superstar and jugs is the fourth option in my offence. he is roger mason of dimemag.com. not duncan. not manu and defintley not parker. so he can shove off somehwere else like amazon.com to say hi hi to them. oh bye bye village idiot.
and it was good to tell everyone a little bit more about jurg today about where i play basketball and take money from people in my basketball coummunity. and i thank mr austin burton for asking taht question today on dimemag.com. and i must say hi hi to mr burton who should grow a mustachio. big jurg has one and the ladies love big jurgo tickling their mow mow with it. so good.
and it has been great today. but cold.
this is from jurg, hi hi.
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:13 am
Smitty313 says:
Lakers were up by 16 until they were trying to force feed Bynum to get 40. Besides that the game was never in doubt. Did any on see how Lebron crossed up Rudy Fernandez, and made him fall.
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:13 am
iannyb says:
Big game from Bynum especially on the boards but he has to take his man out the game.The rookie held his own.Bynum should be a 20 rebounds per game guy.Lakers defense needs to step up.They can’t keep opponents in the game like that.against weak teams it’ll be okay but not so much against the big teams.It’s the halfway mark already so now they gotta get it together.Nice to see that Kobe is using his teammates.do hope it’s a sign of things to come.Good games last night.Go Lakers
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:19 am
Kobeef says:
@Mark and Imung
DeAndre Jordan and Javale McGeee will be the steals of the draft. What to do now with Kaman and Camby? DeAndre has been getting reabounds and blocks all year but usually only gets 5 minutes on the floor.
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:22 am
Kobeef says:
@Dime
Other big stat lines from Wednesday
Russell Westbrook went for 30 points on 11-19 (3-4 from 3) and 7assists, 4 boards
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:24 am
Flying_Aussie_Dutchman says:
That Nate Robinson “bumping” into Amare was just stupid. Then in the game, Nate sorta jumped in front of Shaq, Shaq just caught him and threw him aside haha
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:31 am
rangerjohn says:
the thing about jordans line, he went 11-12 on his shots.
to hear lakers fans sayit bynam is the best defensive player in the league, now we will have to hear how he is the best offensive player too. oh shit!
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:33 am
Spliff 2 My Lou says:
@Smitty313
I was going to ask about that too. Rudy’s face after he fell down was priceless. He looked somewhat embarassed and somewhat like he just saw a ghost. Welcome to the League rook.
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:33 am
Hey, Jugs from Timbuktu says:
hey hey big jugs back at dime mag yes finally yes
jurgo the homo, you posted three times? i think nobody but yourself noticed congratulation go celebrate with you gay friends and go fancy mr. burton with a moustache.
and you say you the coach you must be the coach of a gay league with people full of moustachio and you teach them to shoot in the rear and bending over and throwing the soap har har har har
you take money from people in your basketball community poor people being bullied by faggot you must be playing with kids in nerf ring and you try to be jordan versus 7 year old kids very bad very bad you take away lunch money
and you play with kids like michael jackson har har har
you tickle ladies mow mow yes very fictitious what is a mow mow not in english dictionary maybe you like cows they the ones who do mow mow maybe you not only gay but you also like bestial because you like mow mow har har har
this is really a cold day for you, jurgo
and mr bynum very good today 42 points impressive but defense need to improve yes yes. and mr paul little man look like unstoppable he made devin harris look bad too fast too furious like the movie
true jugs dont cry
Jugs
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:38 am
Spliff 2 My Lou says:
Jordan did have some highlight worthy sequences like when he grabbed that rebound over Gasol and dunked it back on him and then the next possesion he caught an oop from Gordan and slammed in with some authority. I think the Clippers need to play him more even when their bigs come back from injury.
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:40 am
YOOUNGFED..."My neighborhood was the roughest, but still I remain. Just kept stackin' my change remained the same." says:
@Deeds
Yeah it does suck to be a Raptors fan and it’s only gonna get worse next year when we steal Chris Bosh from yall. But hey your city is jumpin’ so you still got that and Carribanna. lol
@Dime Fam
Here goes some new B.I.G. joints I wasn’t really feelin’em but yall might like’em
http://www.soulbounce.com/soul/2009/01/biggies_remixes_get_bigger_better_with_some_help_from_talib_kweli.php
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:43 am
YOUNGFED..."My neighborhood was the roughest, but still I remain. Just kept stackin' my change remained the same." says:
BTW I’m baaaaaacccckkkkkk….atleast until I leave for vacation Saturday. Vegas here I come.
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:49 am
Patrick says:
Anyone catch the nasty tyler hansborough ally rim check last night. It was brutal and he went down hard. But he drinks sprite.
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:51 am
Phileus says:
Wow YOUNGFED I think that Young G’s remix is amazing, thanks.
As for Smack, “NY was able to neutralize Shaq in the second half.” How long has it been since it mattered at all whether or not Shaq was neutralized? Nice to see him relevant again but he’s never going to get another chip anyway.
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:51 am
Chaos says:
Yo, wheres the love for westbrook in the OKC/GS game. he was giving GS work….
and yall need to put a video up of terrence williams dunking on cats. everytime u looked up he was in mid air putting one down
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:04 am
Bill Bixby says:
The Pau Gasol way to draw a foul.
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:10 am
MoxWestCoastRep says:
Wow, we’ve got a real showdown w the Jugs vs Jurgs!
Anyway DIME can set up a wrestling match and show it via live video feed???
So much for Rip getting 30 mins off the bench. Detroit really needs a make over Fed- and try to build around stuckey and some of the youngins! No way they are getting anywhere in the East with that old/tired squad.
It was good to see Bynum still has a pulse!
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:18 am
GEE...From pasadena to medina says:
Houston Up!
Amare holla at ya boi today son!?!?! LOL. Any win over Utah is always a good one. I don’t care if Skip, Von Wafer or Scola is the leading scorer. Long as they win.
Last night was like a craaaazy night of basketball.
Green’s last second “bank” shot was ill. If he said “Glass” when shooting it, which I doubt, then it’s even iller.
That may have been the unleashing of Bynum. Sometimes it takes just 1 game to let a dude see what he can really do.
I ain’t saying dude gonna score 40 every time out, but you know that had to boost the confidence. I would say expect his points to go up though most def.
I don’t see Rip enjoying the bench thing at all. I said it’s on the coaches to find a way where both your all-stars are on the floor at the same time. Everyone ain’t Manu.
David Lee straight Gorilla’d Amare. Funny as crap with lil Nate screamin to pour salt on the wound. Then did you all see Shag carry Nate for a second when Nate was trying to block an entry pass. Like a sack of potatos.
You know D’Anthony had to enjoy beating the old squad. Porter should quit now.
Course everyone knows you LeBron is going to get bout 30 suntin. You can’t go and let Mo get that too. You just beggin for an L. Dissappointed in Portland on that one.
Loved last nights games!
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:25 am
YOUNGFED..."My neighborhood was the roughest, but still I remain. Just kept stackin' my change remained the same." says:
@Gee and Mox
Heres a couple of qoutes from last night. Rip will be alright the winning has just begun. Oh and Mox they say we’re old and tired every year but we’re always there at the end.
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:28 am
GEE...From pasadena to medina says:
So Young you tellin me you are cool with money sittin? I mean dude is an All-Star and you are just cool with him coming off the bench.
You don’t think the coach needs to figure something out. I mean Stuckey iiisss like that but still, I just don’t see sittin Rip.
Well you could say the first experiment was a failure at least from the standpoint of Rip’s production. Team wise,…yea you all did win and that is what counts.
Time will tell.
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:28 am
Dip Set City says:
Not even a mention of the lineup change in Detroit that produced at 20 point win?
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:37 am
vinny says:
dime-I dont think deandre’s pride is hurt-23 and 12 isnt that bad and he must have had 8 dunks-one of the announcers in that game said they(both teams) had the most dunks in 1 game this year, is that true?
did anyone see ben wallace head fake and then dunk on either aldridge or oden? who knew ben could still do that,lol!
remember that post months ago about durant and green-well those 2 just keep getting better and better!!
Devin Harris is playing himself right off the all star team.
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:01 am
Kudabeen says:
I saw 42 and 15 on the NBA TV ticker next to LAL and was like, “Kobe put in work…” Wrong! Bynum did what people assumed he could with touches and being a bit more of a focal point. It is like a See-Saw for the Lakers. Bynum big numbers, but Kobe and Gasol has lesser scoring numbers. Bynum and Kobe rebound big and Gasol numbers are down. We’ll see if he can be more forceful moving forward and if Phil interest was sparked at all to run some more sets for him…
Also that spin move, maintaining the dribble, into the lob pass falling out of bounds kobe pulled off was nasty…
I guess Bosh’s callout of his team didn’t go quite like he expected…Your no Larry Bird Bosh…
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:15 am
MoxWestCoastRep says:
@Fed, Im not sayin the D wont be a tough out in the P-off…But can you honestly see them beating Orl, Cle or Celts in a series? Me either.
NEwayz- Where you stayin at in vegas? You gotta hit up Pure son.
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:27 am
barons beard says:
Amare did go over and through Tim Thomas later in the game though, to get some Gorilla pride back
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:32 am
YOUNGFED says:
@Mox Don’t know yet my girl handles all the reservations I just go when see tells me we’re going. Also we already beat two of thoses teams (Orl, Cle).
@Gee
Personally I like this new line up and think Prince, AI, and Stuck are all better than RIP, sorry thats just what it is.
Anyway here goes those qoutes I was talking about earlier.
http://www.freep.com/article/20090122/SPORTS03/901220439/1051/New-look+lineup+suits+Prince++teammates+in+most+lopsided+win+of+the+season
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:32 am
rangerjohn says:
you know dime, i have to ask, all the hype about how dirk is clutch and how great he is and all that BS, why not a single mention of the 34 POINT LOSS at the hands of the lowly bucks? i mean the bucks beat my spurs, but not in a nasty 34 pointer! i mean damn dirk made 3 shots in the SECOND HALF! all he had was free throws really. comeo n dime, show both sides of the stories here and you guys never show the down side to “your boys”
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:41 am
Yog friend of Jurg says:
Yog says:
Big uppers to dimemag.com community! Pimmps up (control) hose down (Doug)…
Is anyones on Dime community liking rocks music? Or am everyones only aloud to likes the hip-hops?
My all times hip-hops:
1) Vanilla Ice Creams
2) MC Hammers
3) M & M s
4) Notorious S.L.I.M (aka Slimmie aka Small Poppa)
5) Dr Dreys
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:44 am
Yog friend of Jurg says:
Yog says:
I am think that dimemag.com get aroused shamrock when watching celtics and rat face P Pears.
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:53 am
K Dizzle says:
I expected the Laker win obviously, but the 42 and 15 is straight icing. Lost in the shuffle was a great game by Lamar Odom.
@ Kudabeen – CB4 can call out whoever he wants, but you missin your startin point, Jermaine still gimpy and even Humphries broke somethin, then it’s gonna look like it fallin on deaf ears. Moon just don’t get it. Watchin the game yesterday, dude kept leavin Tayshaun to double Amir Johnson, who was bein guarded by Bosh…The bball IQ ain’t what it should be
Chris Paul needs to get more love in the MVP discussion. No frontline except for Peja and dude just decides he’s gonna win the game doin alot of everything
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:53 am
that's whats up says:
one thing I noticed in the Nets game last night…
Devin’s Harr-is messed up.
His hairline looks like the Rocky Mountains.
There has got to be some kind of award for that
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:54 am
LakeShow84 says:
RangerJohn you a straight hater lol
And im just glad Bynum had the 15 boards/4 blocks.. We have so much scoring he doesnt have to worry about it as much as he is.. but its good because i think he just is tryin to improve his game and he already blocks enough shots and can board with the best of em WHEN HE WANTS TO..
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:00 am
JCARR says:
Damn the suns need a reality check… they need to find their true identity and at least play good on one side of the floor (defense or offense). Obviously giving shaq the ball every time on the post is not going to win you games… Get Steve Kerr out of Arizona
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 am
Sanpitch says:
Sorry Detroit fans, but don’t you know Dime only talks about 4 teams: Lakers, Celtics, Knicks and Lebron.
If you come here as a fan of any other team then you should know by now that unless it’s one of those 4 you will NEVER get more than one line.
There are exceptions like the Heat but that is generally the rule.
Although I got to give a shot out to Dime for their “Kevin Garnett had one sequence where he missed back-to-back Mikan Drill shots … ” line. That was good. I got a laugh out of that, ’cause I remember that drill in high school. I remember getting dizzy ’cause you are staring at the rim and going side to side on the rim. As soon as you quit staring at the rim I would usually stumble.
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:12 am
dukesman2000 says:
@Dime
“…like inviting your friends over to your new apartment and knowing the place is a dump.”
Hahaha
That’s quote of the year, bruh….
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:37 am
rangerjohn says:
LakeShow84
lmao yep thats me, i HATE HATE HATE! bynam is a DECENT rebounder (even if he is only averaging 6.4 in the month of january) but he did not have 4 blocks last night. the kid is going to be servicable as a starter but he is not an allstar.
still no mention of dallas getting handled by the bucks with no bogut? where is all the “dirk did everything he could” talk?
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
control says:
Bynum is aight, him dropping 40 points against the Clips should be covered under the good ole Golden State rule…it don’t mean shit until it’s against someone who is at least “decent” and been in the league a few years.
Another great game by Toronto, waste of my time and money going to that one, it sucks dropping cash on courtsides just to see your team get ass beat. I hope every single person on the Raps has a male family member who gets kicked straight in the balls, then they’d know the pain they are putting their fans through. I’d say THEY should be kicked in the balls, but they have proven they ain’t got any.
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:22 pm
control says:
What the fucking Raptors need is to go through some SHIT. Like serious SHIT. They need to have a team Judgment Night experience. The ones who actually have a set of nuts will pull through, maybe be a little depressed about seeing the ones who didn’t pull through die, but it will make them stronger in the end.
They also need to sign a crazy starving cannibal to the roster. Whoever misses a stupid defensive assignment or box out, gets to share their hotel room with that cannibal. Depending on the severity of the infraction, cannibal gets a different weapon. That shit will grow some hair on your chest and learn ya, or get you dead and ate (peace Moon).
It’s thought that chickens evolved from raptors…unfortunately that’s being proven true in the NBA.
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:44 pm
LAballer says:
dime is full of comedy today and im not even talking about those idiots that act like they dont speak english…that cole reference from martin was comedy..and @ control “They also need to sign a crazy starving cannibal to the roster.” hahaha thats hilarious..they need something to light a fire under them..thats for sure..
@ rangerjohn..what laker fan said bynum is the best defensive player in the league? thats silly..im a lakers fan but i wouldnt even say some ignorant shit like that..he isnt an all star yet..true..but kid has the game to be one if he takes a page out of kobe’s book and starts acting like he is the best..you need that in you to be able to become a great player..i mean its the clips so lets not get carried away here..still great game
the lakers have a tendency to play down to their opponents level so im not surprised they stuck in the game for that long..its what the lakers always do..
im glad i have nate robinson on my fantasy roster..that little shit gets a tech and isnt even in the game..just great..
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:46 pm
LAballer says:
ey fed..make sure you go to Tryst..one of the sickest clubs out there..
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Celts Fan says:
@Control, I’m sure the Raps would love to, but unfortunately, Ron’s already playing for the Rockets.
DeAndre killing it. Ugh, Giddens over him is gonna haunt us. Needed another big and we took that guy (who can’t even get tick over Bill Walker, who I like infinitely more, but who we got 20 spots later.)
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:11 pm
YOUNGFED says:
@LA
Yeah i’ll check it out is it better than the club mox mentioned
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:16 pm
control says:
YOUNGFED
Since everyone is telling you the best spots in Vegas, I’ll let ya in on a few secret places I found during the time I was living there.
FOOT HAPPY MASSAGE (down Flamingo about 10 min from strip, in a strip mall with a pharmacy) – Don’t take your girl here, go alone. When the lady up front asks what you want, make sure you say “Poh Key Poh Kay”. She will then ask your name, tell her it is “Moo Lah Lin”. She will then ask how long, just hold up your right index finger. Drop a cnote on the desk and follow the lady to the back, get your room, undress and put another cnote on the side table. Sit back, enjoy and thank me when you get back.
N9NE (in the Palms) – Best steakhouse, not sure if you can afford it but it’s pretty damn good. If you want to try for a free meal, arrange an appointment to view some of the condos they have for sale (Palm Palace). Talk some serious business and act interested, then drop you want to see what the steak is like in the hotel and were thinking of catching a meal.
UFC 94 – Not sure if you will be there next weekend too, but GSP and BJ goin at it at MGM. Not sure if you can afford em, but ringside tickets are only about $1500/per. If they won’t sell em to you, let me know and I can get ya the hook up.
702motoring.com – If the Budget Rental is all out of cars, you can get hooked up nice there. Try to give them some notice if you need somethin like an F430 or M6, don’t be one of those scrubs who come last minute and get stuck with a S550.
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:39 pm
rangerjohn says:
control,
UFC 94!!!! now thats going to be the fight of the year no mater what!
i dont suggest sitting ringside even if they are free, i have been to a coupld ufc’s and getting a seat about in the middle is the best place, close enough to see very well, not so close that you cant see anything. problem with ringside, yo uare so close, if they got to the other side of the cage you cant see shit!
oh and BJ is going to stomp GSP!!!!!
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:47 pm
control says:
rangerjohn
I kinda agree with you there. The major reason not even being if they goto the otherside of the cage, but the fact that UFC employs the fattest slobs they can to work the cameras on each corner pole. Seeing the far side wasn’t too bad because everyone was standing up anyways, and luckily I am taller than almost everyone who was there (Brad Imes was hard to see around cause of his stupid cowboy hat).
The major reason to sit ring side is the other people sitting ring side. Watching Bruce Buffer (he was two seats in front of me) work his game on the ladies is priceless. That guy was working EVERYTHING with tits during each fight, it was almost as amusing as the fights themselves.
If you are into MMA, hitting up a live UFC is a MUST…can’t see the fights as good as on TV, but the environment can’t be matched.
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 pm
GEE...From pasadena to medina says:
Don’t take your girl here, go alone. When the lady up front asks what you want, make sure you say “Poh Key Poh Kay”. She will then ask your name, tell her it is “Moo Lah Lin”. She will then ask how long, just hold up your right index finger.
You gonna have Fed looking crazy as crap lol. That man is going to mess around and get slapped talking bout some Hokey Pokey!
LOL
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 pm
control says:
rangerjohn
BTW my boy GSP is going to crush BJ. Unless GSP was fucking around with his training like he was when he lost to Matt Sierra (picture example: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b195/xLovax/mcdo.jpg). He was beat by some chubby chasing fetish, not Matt Sierra…
GSP is one of the best athletes in the entire world. Unless BJ has been training like he has never done in his career, he will get crushed by GSP. GSP has the advantage big time, but MMA is great because any fighter has a shot on any day.
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:54 pm
rangerjohn says:
ufc (or any mma show) is a must. i dont care if you are a boxing fan, or if you just like a fight, mma is the future. i completely agree the live show is much better then the tv version, i HATE listing to that fucking duechebag joe rogan!!! when the ufc came here to houston, we had a suite and that is the way to go, great views, and you dont have to deal with the BS of being in an arena full of drunk dumbshits who think they can fight now that they watched 20 guys who can go at it for the last 3 hours. not to mention, food and drinks where included, plus if you wanted something (shirts or what not) you just sent the concierge to get them and you avoided all the lines. plus private parking, so you dont have to deal with the drunk dipshits out side either.
talking about tall guys here you might be able to apreciate this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euRNF_WN6iw
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:56 pm
rangerjohn says:
or this one, pete “the secrete weapon” spratt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9cTdJmBac0&feature=related
he is from san antonio too
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:58 pm
rangerjohn says:
oh control, your killin me. did you watch thier 1st fight? bj DESTROYED gsp. look at gsp’s face after that fight, bj has rediculous stand up, his jitz is in a class all its own, the only thing stopping him is his conditioning. gsp has a chance, but bj is a better fighter. all gsp has on bj is that he is definately a great athlete.
January 22nd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
control says:
rangerjohn
GSP vs BJ is almost like the Kobe vs LeBron argument. GSP is the athletic freak with pretty decent skills. BJ is aight athlete (cept flexibility, his is probably best in world) with amazing skills. IF BJ comes in with his cardio on point, it’s an equal fight. IMO GSP will just be too strong for him though.
That first fight, GSP got face fucked in the first round, he survived and out fought BJ the rest of the way IMO. Matt Hughes had a few fights like that when he was dominating on his run.
Tim fucking Sylvia, he’s one ugly bastard. There’s no way he’s 6’8 though. I met him at one of the UFCs, and even with shoes on I thought he was more like 6’6. He was horribly out of shape too.
January 22nd, 2009 at 2:18 pm
control says:
rangerjohn
You been watching that BJ vs GSP show on Spike TV?
January 22nd, 2009 at 2:42 pm
LAballer says:
“Poh Key Poh Kay”. – LOLLL ey fed im down for u to just do this so the rest of us can find out what the deal is lol..thats hilarious..im going to this spot when i hit vegas in a couple months..hahah
and yeah tryst is better than pure imo..ive been to a few clubs in vegas..ive had the most fun at tryst, lite and rain..pure is cool too thats what mox mentioned..i just happen to like the crowd and music at tryst better..and the girls are bangin..man actually almost any club u go to in vegas the girls are bangin..
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Rangerjohn says:
Control
Yeah the only reason bj lost was cardio. Gsps skills are not to bjs level technique wise. Don’t get me wrong gsp is a beast but the only person beating Penn is bj
Yeah I got the 1st one didn’t get yesterdays show though
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:43 pm
control says:
rangerjohn
BJ’s ground game is better than GSP’s (and almost everyone else’s in the world), but I think GSP’s stand up game is better than BJ’s. As long as GSP can avoid those kicks to the nuts he tosses out a lot (which prevent him from throwing leg kicks later on cause of warnings) he should be able to keep BJ at a distance. I just don’t think BJ can counter GSP’s strength. The guy is a certified beast (from lifting fat chicks, I hear).
It all comes down to BJ’s cardio, IF he is in his best shape he’s ever been in his career, he’s got a 50/50 chance. If he ain’t, the chance decreases.
Is that BJ vs GSP show any good? I haven’t had time to catch it.
January 22nd, 2009 at 5:07 pm
rangerjohn says:
the 1st show was ok, but bj got pissed because of how they portrayed him. see dana white does a lot like dime, they make their boys look better then everyone else in the world no mater what.
man i know you saw the 1st fight, bj proved with out a shadow of a doubt that his hands where light years better then gsp. look at what he did to sherk who is MUCH stronger then gsp.
i agree if bj is in shape its a good fight (and from what i have seen bj is in shape) if he is not in shape gsp SHOULD win. problem is gsp is going to want to take it to the ground because of how he got torn up before and bj will not gas out like last time.
now if you want to see some great heavies, this weekend is going to be AWESOME….
http://www.afflictionclothing.com/dayofreckoning/
fedor vs arlovski, barnett, vitor belfort, little nog, matsu, lindland, it is going to be GREAT! (fuck the ufc and dana white IMO. if they could get clear of dana they would be awesome, but he owns them all. dana white is the debil!
January 22nd, 2009 at 5:37 pm
tim says:
Anyone else think Maxiell should start over Amir like myself?
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:23 am
Ace-one says:
Dime needs to get off of Pierce’s nuts. He has an average game, while Ray-Ray goes 5-6 and House 7-11 from three? They were clearly the two keys to the game, but Dime decides to put up a pic of Pierce. Whatever. This love-fest is out of control.