I'm watchin SportsCenter and realize that the Clippers (who just got Blake Griffin for a small forward position; and is an offensive threat) are looking to pick up Allen Iverson from the Detroit Pistons.
I know the whole backlog of drama where Iverson feels he deserves a superstar paycheck but hasn't given superstar production. On top of this, he has to start wherever he plays. High risk-high reward type person. Almost like a T.O. So thinking that the Clippers are making a smart move in looking to him...
I think the team has a handful of offensive weapons. Now can they share to score? That is ultimately the question that has to be answered per this situation. Baron Davis pretty much runs point and plays at a high pace. A pace that their big investment (Blake Griffin) can hang with. Allen Iverson can hang with this pace, but the problem is......Blake; Can Score. Baron; Can Score. Now.... Iverson; Can Score. I'm not sure if I'm seeing this in the wrong light....
But the Clippers are making great moves to become relevant on the west coast. But..... stacking your team with offensive weapons can end up having you look like the Warriors which are in northern california. A.k.a. The same state (is this becoming the west coast style? concerning the suns played at a high pace, the warriors and even the trailblazers and hornets.)
Have the Clippers ultimately produced to be a left coast competitor for the playoffs in 2010, but lacks post-up ability? I'm interested in watching the Clippers, especially if they pick up Allen Iverson being that they are a heavy Offensive team now.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Pujols is a god d*mn Beast!
Good god.
I love that his name is "The Machine" because his english is so broken. But without a doubt, I think he's amazing. I really hope his name isn't on the list that A-Rod's on. That gives us true hope comparing to the Pujols and McGuire era.
The Machine gets it done and is a good man. That's ultimately what true American Baseball Culture is about.
I love that his name is "The Machine" because his english is so broken. But without a doubt, I think he's amazing. I really hope his name isn't on the list that A-Rod's on. That gives us true hope comparing to the Pujols and McGuire era.
The Machine gets it done and is a good man. That's ultimately what true American Baseball Culture is about.
Damn Padres
So I'm watching Sportscenter on mute....
Someone from the SF Giants just got his record and it was during a beating of my San Diego Padres.
Effers!!
Someone from the SF Giants just got his record and it was during a beating of my San Diego Padres.
Effers!!
Weight Classes (MMA)
As I sit and ponder... I realize the purpose to speak on something important in MMA... Weight Classes.
I feel that the UFC made their own weight classes on a broad scale of what was fitting for the moment. Is this true information, No. I honestly do not know. But I do however believe in balance.
With the influence of the UFC, I believe they should rebuild their weight classes.
In my opinion the weight classes for the Zuffa Family should follow:
UFC
155 - LightWeight
165 - Welterweight
175 - Heavy Welterweight
185 - Middleweight
195 - Heavy Middleweight
205 - Light Heavyweight
225 - Heavyweight
WEC
105 - Super Flyweight
115 - Flyweight
125 - Light Bantamweight
135 - Bantamweight
145 - Featherweight
265 - Cruiserweight
I also feel that if Zuffa was to market towards the Female MMA culture, they should do so on WEC and not UFC.
I feel that the UFC made their own weight classes on a broad scale of what was fitting for the moment. Is this true information, No. I honestly do not know. But I do however believe in balance.
With the influence of the UFC, I believe they should rebuild their weight classes.
In my opinion the weight classes for the Zuffa Family should follow:
UFC
155 - LightWeight
165 - Welterweight
175 - Heavy Welterweight
185 - Middleweight
195 - Heavy Middleweight
205 - Light Heavyweight
225 - Heavyweight
WEC
105 - Super Flyweight
115 - Flyweight
125 - Light Bantamweight
135 - Bantamweight
145 - Featherweight
265 - Cruiserweight
I also feel that if Zuffa was to market towards the Female MMA culture, they should do so on WEC and not UFC.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
ShowTime Strikeforce Challenger Series
I watched most of the Strikeforce Challenger Series card featuring cyborg vs. smoking joe. And well. The fights were ok, they weren't bad, but they weren't great. Nothing I haven't suffered through, but in comparison these cards are as bad/good (depending how you look at it) as the WEC.
I would have to say, for free on Showtime, which is the same broadcast medium as the big cards (Jake Sheilds vs. Bobby Lawler), it's obvious that they should be having one of these "Challenger Series" cards once a month at minimum. I think if Strikeforce built it's reputation on the sensible fact that.....
We have an organization. We pay decent. But we also have a bigger roster. We cycle more fighters, more often. Building them to their own standards for when they should fight. With the influence of the Bellator Fighting Championships, you can obviously see that a "tournament" style fight series can be beneficial.
The "Challenger Series" is Strikforce's equivalent to "Ultimater Fight Night" from Zuffa LLC. With the talent they have, I would suggest they have these more often. The little pay they get, they'd rather fight and knock folks out as much as possible. Definitely not worth pay-per-view but worth having showtime as a bonus.
I would have to say, for free on Showtime, which is the same broadcast medium as the big cards (Jake Sheilds vs. Bobby Lawler), it's obvious that they should be having one of these "Challenger Series" cards once a month at minimum. I think if Strikeforce built it's reputation on the sensible fact that.....
We have an organization. We pay decent. But we also have a bigger roster. We cycle more fighters, more often. Building them to their own standards for when they should fight. With the influence of the Bellator Fighting Championships, you can obviously see that a "tournament" style fight series can be beneficial.
The "Challenger Series" is Strikforce's equivalent to "Ultimater Fight Night" from Zuffa LLC. With the talent they have, I would suggest they have these more often. The little pay they get, they'd rather fight and knock folks out as much as possible. Definitely not worth pay-per-view but worth having showtime as a bonus.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Matchmaking: Post UFC 98 & 99
Alright. New Rant....
I'm going to try and put out what I think the best matchups for the UFC are wit these little segments. UFC99 was a great card for having no title bouts. If Zuffa can create great cards like UFC99, I would see a higher level for this organization. I have come to think that these would be some great match ups for the future after the results of UFC98-99.
Carlos "Natural Born Killer" Condit vs. Ben "Killa B" Saunders (170lbs.)
Martin "Hitman" Kampman vs. Mike "Quick" Swick @ Welterweight (170lbs.)
Shane Carwin vs. [Winner of Nogeira vs. Couture]
Shane Carwin vs. Mirko CroCop
Cain Velasquez vs. [Winner of Lesnar vs. Mir]
Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga vs. Mirko CroCop II (Gonzaga got CroCop w/ his own famous headkick)
Sean "Muscle Shark" Sherk vs. [Loser of Sanchez vs. Guida @ Ultimate Fighter Finale]
Dan "Outlaw" Hardy vs. Matt Hughes
Marcus "The Irish Handgernade" Davis vs. Matt "Terra" Serra
Dan Lauzon vs. [Loser of Nick Diaz vs. Stevenson]
Frank Edgar vs. [Winner of Penn vs. Florian]
Krzysztof "Polish Experiment" Soszynski vs. Keith "Dean Of Mean" Jardine
Dennis Kang vs. Drew McFedries
Nate "Rock" Quarry vs. Dennis Kang
Luiz Cane vs. Chuck "Iceman" Liddell
Brock Larson vs. Frank Trigg
Mostapha al Turk vs. Pat Barry
Dan "Outlaw" Hardy vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Josh Koscheck vs. Paul Taylor
Tim Hague vs. Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga
Cheick Kongo vs. Stefan Struve
Antoni Hardonk vs. Heath "Crazy Horse" Hearing
Wanderlei "Axe Murder" Silva vs. Alan "The Talent" Belcher
I'm going to try and put out what I think the best matchups for the UFC are wit these little segments. UFC99 was a great card for having no title bouts. If Zuffa can create great cards like UFC99, I would see a higher level for this organization. I have come to think that these would be some great match ups for the future after the results of UFC98-99.
Carlos "Natural Born Killer" Condit vs. Ben "Killa B" Saunders (170lbs.)
Martin "Hitman" Kampman vs. Mike "Quick" Swick @ Welterweight (170lbs.)
Shane Carwin vs. [Winner of Nogeira vs. Couture]
Shane Carwin vs. Mirko CroCop
Cain Velasquez vs. [Winner of Lesnar vs. Mir]
Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga vs. Mirko CroCop II (Gonzaga got CroCop w/ his own famous headkick)
Sean "Muscle Shark" Sherk vs. [Loser of Sanchez vs. Guida @ Ultimate Fighter Finale]
Dan "Outlaw" Hardy vs. Matt Hughes
Marcus "The Irish Handgernade" Davis vs. Matt "Terra" Serra
Dan Lauzon vs. [Loser of Nick Diaz vs. Stevenson]
Frank Edgar vs. [Winner of Penn vs. Florian]
Krzysztof "Polish Experiment" Soszynski vs. Keith "Dean Of Mean" Jardine
Dennis Kang vs. Drew McFedries
Nate "Rock" Quarry vs. Dennis Kang
Luiz Cane vs. Chuck "Iceman" Liddell
Brock Larson vs. Frank Trigg
Mostapha al Turk vs. Pat Barry
Dan "Outlaw" Hardy vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Josh Koscheck vs. Paul Taylor
Tim Hague vs. Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga
Cheick Kongo vs. Stefan Struve
Antoni Hardonk vs. Heath "Crazy Horse" Hearing
Wanderlei "Axe Murder" Silva vs. Alan "The Talent" Belcher
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
TUF10 Prelude (History of a Star)
Part 2 - History of a Star:
For the TUF10 show to come.... there's a known star who appears to be given the green light.... Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson. "Slice" is known for his brutal street fights on the internet and a couple of fights on Shotime's EliteXC promotion. To some, they're thinking:
A) Why would Kimbo go to be on a reality show
B) Why would the Zuffa/UFC put Kimbo on TUF
The answer is easy.... it's great TV. Ferguson needs time and needs to train. He can take a beating and can give one. Ultimately, he needs time. Kimbo Slice was trained by Bas Rutten who in my eyes is genius as well as a legend, you can truly tell there was just a matter of time for everything Bas was teaching Ferguson to sink in. As many know Kimbo Slice isn't afraid of anyone and got no problems with hyping something up. Kimbo is not likely to be your Junie Browning type for the show, but his star status could have a lot of folks wanting to test and push his buttons, again, GREAT TV.
So how did we get here with Kimbo Slice? I thought Dana White hated him and talked badly about him? If you thought that you're not in the wrong one bit. White's initial response was what you expected if you know how Dana White is. The initial response of Kimbo Slice being a joke and couldn't last in the UFC was changed in time. The first transition from the "we don't want you or anything to do with you" to an cracked door of opportunity came when EliteXC turned belly up.
Many fighters had issues with contracts and fighting in another organization. If there was anyone who took the best opportunity it was Ferguson. He waited patiently for his legal battles to clear and Dana White cracked the door open. I vividly remember something along the lines of "If Kimbo was to fight on the Ultimate Fighter I would give him that shot to be in the UFC."
Most think that TUF (The Ultimate Fighter) is for the unknowns and people who want to be famous. Which makes Kimbo Slice's appearance for Season 10 awkward. Truly speaking, it's what makes TV better. The season of the ultimate fighter which had "The Comeback" had many fighters who have been in the fight game for a while was a great season. They either were famous at one time, or were almost famous. That mix of people caused the house to have the fighters inside knowing of each other. Knowing who got knocked out, knowing weaknesses and no one having to act crazy (chris leben/junie browning) to earn shine.
Back to the cracked door of opportunity.... with Dana White speaking on Kimbo having a chance at the UFC and what it was, it's only perfect for him just getting through the EliteXC drama and TUF has not had a heavyweight cast for the show since Season 2. Oh yeah, Season 2 is the one that Rashad Evans won as a heavyweight. A "slice" of irony anyone?
For the TUF10 show to come.... there's a known star who appears to be given the green light.... Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson. "Slice" is known for his brutal street fights on the internet and a couple of fights on Shotime's EliteXC promotion. To some, they're thinking:
A) Why would Kimbo go to be on a reality show
B) Why would the Zuffa/UFC put Kimbo on TUF
The answer is easy.... it's great TV. Ferguson needs time and needs to train. He can take a beating and can give one. Ultimately, he needs time. Kimbo Slice was trained by Bas Rutten who in my eyes is genius as well as a legend, you can truly tell there was just a matter of time for everything Bas was teaching Ferguson to sink in. As many know Kimbo Slice isn't afraid of anyone and got no problems with hyping something up. Kimbo is not likely to be your Junie Browning type for the show, but his star status could have a lot of folks wanting to test and push his buttons, again, GREAT TV.
So how did we get here with Kimbo Slice? I thought Dana White hated him and talked badly about him? If you thought that you're not in the wrong one bit. White's initial response was what you expected if you know how Dana White is. The initial response of Kimbo Slice being a joke and couldn't last in the UFC was changed in time. The first transition from the "we don't want you or anything to do with you" to an cracked door of opportunity came when EliteXC turned belly up.
Many fighters had issues with contracts and fighting in another organization. If there was anyone who took the best opportunity it was Ferguson. He waited patiently for his legal battles to clear and Dana White cracked the door open. I vividly remember something along the lines of "If Kimbo was to fight on the Ultimate Fighter I would give him that shot to be in the UFC."
Most think that TUF (The Ultimate Fighter) is for the unknowns and people who want to be famous. Which makes Kimbo Slice's appearance for Season 10 awkward. Truly speaking, it's what makes TV better. The season of the ultimate fighter which had "The Comeback" had many fighters who have been in the fight game for a while was a great season. They either were famous at one time, or were almost famous. That mix of people caused the house to have the fighters inside knowing of each other. Knowing who got knocked out, knowing weaknesses and no one having to act crazy (chris leben/junie browning) to earn shine.
Back to the cracked door of opportunity.... with Dana White speaking on Kimbo having a chance at the UFC and what it was, it's only perfect for him just getting through the EliteXC drama and TUF has not had a heavyweight cast for the show since Season 2. Oh yeah, Season 2 is the one that Rashad Evans won as a heavyweight. A "slice" of irony anyone?
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