JORDON CRAWFORD SPEAKS

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THE LOST TAPES - LEBITCH GETS BANGED ON (PAUSE)

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Kobe responds to Lebron's LeBitchassness.

The 1992 NBA Allstar Game: Magic gets busy while Isiah Crashes and Burns.

NBA TV(HD) might be the best thing that has ever happened in my life! For those of you that dont live in nyc, the cable companies out here be on that bullshit. My cable company (RCN) didnt get NBA TV or the Knicks in HD for the past three years. I watched the entire Knicks season last year on tv and picture was looking like some 1984, Nintendo graphics shit. Long story short I just got NBA TV this year around the same time the playoffs started. Conveniently right after my NBA League Pass ended. Yesterday I watched Magic Johnson's last NBA Allstar game. The year where he first D'd up Isiah and Jordan, and then after that hit 3's from deep in both they faces. A lot of people might not even have peeped out how Magic called Jordan out to play D, and Mike didnt want no parts of that. Keep in mind that this was the year that Magic announced that he had HIV, and retired from the NBA. He had not played competitively in almost a year, and was also in the twilight of his basketball career. Magic was a litte Chubby, but he still came back scoring 25 points, padding his All-Star assists total to 127 and winning his second allstar MVP.1992 was also the year that Barcelona held the Summer Olympics. The Allstar game was like DREAM TEAM Tryouts for the last 2 or 3 spots. It has been reported or rumored that Isiah Thomas (who was auditioning for one of those last remaining roster spots) purposely did not put Jordan in the offence, and told the other players to also deny Mike the ball. After watching the game the other day I could clearly see that Zeek was on that bullshit! He had his back to Jordan the whole game(in the half court set). That may have been the reason why the East got they ass bust that night (west: 153 - east: 113) Jordan was fresh off of sweeping the Pistons in the 91 Eastern Conference Finals, and then going to get his first chip against Magic's Lakers. Plus ni$$as was talking all that Jordan rules shit for years at that point. Piston/Bulls had numerous playoff battles, so Mike and Isiah had been not liked each other. I personally feel that Zeek was also mad that Mike stole his Chicago Shine. Before Mike, Isiah was the biggest basketball icon outta Chi-Town. Mike deaded all that. Because of all that shit, added with the fact that the point guard Isiah was hating and didnt wanna give Mike the ball in the 92 allstar game, Jordan told the Olympic Commitee that if Isiah was playing, then he wasnt. And Zeeks career has been tumbling down hill since then. Isiah Thomas would soon retire from playing in the nba, to later fuck up the raptors franchise, fuck up the CBA, destroy the pacers franchise, completely fuck up the Knicks Franchise and stephon malbury life. (while getting stef rich at the same time.)

Another thing that jumped out at me was how Pippen was dunking all over ni$$as in that game. Also I want to be the first to say that David Robinson has got to hold the record for getting dunked on the most in Allstar Game History. Barkley banged on him crazy toward the end of the game. I almost forgot how much handles and creativity Barkley had with the rock. Chuck cut a few dudes up and was also working well going back and forth with Jordan.

One of the bird watching highlights of the game was getting to see Cookie, Magic's wife, in the crowd. She might have been the first athlete's wife that I can remember. Also big shoutout to Tim Hardaway for letting Magic take his starting spot that year. Vince did the same thing 8 years later for Jordan's last allstar game in New York.

** Peep Wesley Snipes and his White Chick 21 seconds in on this video. What does this dude have on? (92 allstar game on nbc, 4th quarter, Magic getting busy) **

R.I.P TO THE VIBES

I remember scheming in the lunch room to look at this Toni Braxton spread. VIBE was important for so many reasons. XXL, SOURCE, GIANT and everything else only make sense in VIBE's shadow.

Tough week for music...

Get the band back together Quincy!

- MDK

ATHELETES, THEY'RE JUST LIKE US....

Who the hell gave Starbury a show?

-MDK

ALLEN IVERSON - CLASSIC SHIT

"How the hell can I make my teammates better by practice?!"

Classic Shit

- MDK

Beast Mode (aka Broad Street Bullies)

Lebron exact word to GM Danny Ferry: " If we dont win it ALL next year, Im outta here. Audi 5000!" Danny's response was to go out at get the most dominant center the NBA has ever seen. The Cavs now have two beasts on the court that both demand double team coverage. Let us not forget that Bron Bron has never played with another player that demanded the double team. Also I feel like Shaq is a underrated passer. Mo Willl, Delante and Boobie will benifit from Shaq passing from the post out to them on the perimiter. And the upside to this trade is if it dosent work out, Shaq is in the last year of his contract.

I guarantee that next year the Cavs will have the best pre game skits and antics. Remember the verbal battle that Shaq and Lebron had this season trying to top each other with pre game performances?

(The Cavs and Phoenix Suns have reached an agreement in principle on the deal, which gives the Cavaliers two of the league's biggest superstars.

O'Neal will join Cleveland in exchange for center Ben Wallace, guard Sasha Pavlovic, a second-round draft pick (No. 46 overall in Thursday's draft) and cash, said the two people who spoke on condition of anonymity because the league still must approve the deal.) courtesy of nba.com

Big Match

If you get a chance make sure to check out the football/soccer match bet. Brazil and Italy today on ESPN. This is a big deal in the World of Soccer. The FIFA Champs (Italy) against one of the best teams in the world Brazil.

James Harden aka 2010 Rookie of the Year (Draft Preview)

Remember who told you first. Pac 10 Player of the Year James Harden will be the 2010 NBA Rookie of the year. As a west coast player, Harden went under the media's radar up until the NBA Combine. The supposed weakness on Harden was his athleticism, but while at the combine he put up above average times as well as numbers. All of his athletic testing numbers were better than the average for shooting guards historically at the combine. His standing reach and wingspan were a bit longer than the average SG as well. If I had to make a comparison to a player in the NBA it would be Brandon Roy. Harden will do whatever necessary to help his team win. He has point guard skills in a small forwards body. Able to knock down long range jump shots, of the dribble, at critical moment in the game.

Obama vs. LeBron??

It was announced in the news today that President Obama wants LeBron to inaugurate the the White House Court.

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- On paper, it doesn’t look like much of a match-up. A 6-foot, 2-inch, 180-pound, 47-year-old amateur against a 6-foot, 8-inch, 250-pound, 24-year-old pro who won the National Basketball Association’s Most-Valuable Player award this year. Except the amateur will have home-court advantage: the South Lawn of the White House.
In an interview with Bloomberg News this week, President Barack Obama said he would soon invoke executive privilege to summon the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and possibly other NBA stars to the White House to shoot some hoops. “As soon as we get the basketball nets up we’re going to have some of these guys over for a game,” Obama said. Asked if he’d be playing, Obama bristled: “Of course. It’s my court.” (source: Bloomberg LP)

To his credit President Obama is also calling on NBA stars as well as other celebrities to bring national attention to fatherhood and to open the door to discussing the state of the country and certain segments of the population with respect to fatherless children in the US.

Are you really hating on this mannn????!?! Can you imagine Dubya postin someone up? Reagan? hellll no ... I just hope the right wing media doesn't ride him for talking sports while the world implodes.

Sidenote: Anybody catch the hand speed when Obama caught the fly during the interview the other night on some Mr. Miyagi sht? Obama San ..Skills. -Sox

King Kobe

Kobe finally got his Shaqless Chip. I'm happy for him. I'm also happy for Phil for getting his 10 chip. Orlando tried hard, but La's Defense was just on another level. Trevor shut down Turk, Gasol played outstanding D on both Rashard and Dwight. (I guess we will never here people call Gasol soft anymore.) And Lamar, like I said, was the x-factor. D Fish, who did step up real big when the lights was on, can now ride out his career into the sunset to die. D Fish game is like the old T.I., dead and gone. And I dont wanna hear all that shit about how the series could have been 3 to 1 in Orlando's favor. Just cus the games were close it seems like people wanna believe that all them games were decided by one play. The fact of the matter is no matter what Orl. did, Kobe was just gonna do something else better to top them and put the dagger in there hearts. The biggest play of the series to me was in Game 4 toward the end of regulation when Kobe grabbed Dwight and pulled him to the ground preventing him from getting the and 1 shot up. Dwight then proceeded to miss both free throws and the rest is history. I dont really blame Jameer to much on the D Fish 3 point play, because Stan Van Goofy should have never been playing full court pressure. Jameer had to guard Ariza and D.Fish running into the front court. Plus he should have been instructed to foul. Also where the fuck was Skip? How many times did Skip get a basket after the Magic was struggling to put the ball in the net?

Skip "And 1" Highlights

Rafer Jamel Alston, a.k.a. Skip To My Lou or Skip 2 My Lou (born July 24, 1976 in Queens, New York City), is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Orlando Magic.

Streetball Legend
Alston grew up in Jamaica, Queens as a street basketball legend and has received most of his recognition for that aspect of his career. In high school at Cardozo he played in only 10 Games his last two years but managed to score 319 points. He first came into the public spotlight for his starring in the And1 Mixtape Volume 1. In this mixtape, it had him performing his legendary dribbling moves on future NBA star Stephon Marbury. Prior to playing for Fresno State, Alston was regarded by many as the greatest streetball player ever. Alston was drafted after his junior year by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round, 39th pick overall, of the 1998 NBA Draft.

His nickname, Skip To My Lou, stemmed from his tendency to skip while dribbling the ball upcourt. He played in several prominent streetball tournaments including the Entertainer's Basketball Classic, the North American Street Basketball Tour, the AND1 Mixtape Tour, and the ESPN TV show, Street Ball. It is said that, during a streetball tournament at the legendary Rucker Park in Harlem, Alston once performed what most would regard as an impossible move: during a fastbreak, he supposedly glided in the paint for a layup attempt but made a change of plans in the air as he rolled the ball down his right arm, across his shoulder and down his left arm to a trailing player for a finishing dunk. Alston currently serves as the spokesperson for the Houston Rockets Blacktop Battle -- an annual 3-on-3 streetball tournament held in Houston.

NBA Career
Despite his cult-following from the streetball circuit, Alston decided to make the transition to the professional game. After sitting on the bench for most of the time on a talented Milwaukee Bucks squad, he emerged as a starter for the Miami Heat in 2004. He did not disappoint, averaging 12 points and 4 assists while catapulting a young Miami team to the playoffs. During that season, on a March 26th game against the Dallas Mavericks, he hit a game winning shot in overtime with 0.5 seconds left over the outstretched arms of Shawn Bradley to catapult Miami to a 119-118 victory. He signed with the Toronto Raptors during the summer of 2004.

Following a recent tumultuous tenure with the Toronto Raptors, Alston was traded to the Houston Rockets for guard Mike James on October 4, 2005. Although Alston frequently was criticized for his attitude while in Toronto, it is believed that Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy conferred with his brother, Miami Heat coach Stan Van Gundy, who coached Alston during the 2003-2004 NBA season, about Alston's work ethic and attitude. Jeff Van Gundy's reputation for toughness and his ability to get the most out of players previously considered "trouble-makers" or "temperamental" (e.g., Latrell Sprewell) has led to optimism on the part of the Rockets' staff. In 2006-07, as the team's starting point guard, Alston thrived in most things but shooting, averaging 13.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.6 steals. He ranked in the top ten in the NBA in steals and three-pointers made, and is in the top 20 in assists. In '09 Alston was traded to the Orlando Magic to replace the injured pg Jameer Nelson. While In Orlando Alston helped lead the Magic to the '09 Nba Finals

Controversy
Alston was arrested in 1998 for violation of parole. Alston had pled no contest in 1997 to assaulting his former girlfriend and was required to complete a one-year anger-management course as part of his probation. Alston failed to complete the course and an arrest warrant was issued. Alston was released and completed his sentence.

Young Skippa!

Skip is by far the best street ball player to ever grace this earth. Not because he has more tricks than David Blain, but solely because he has been the most successful player to make the transition from The Streets to the Hardwood. How many players should have made it... but never did. Pee Wee Kirkland, Alimoe, Shamgodwells, Burger, Richie Parker, Charles Jones just to name a few. The list goes on and on for players that had all the talent to make it, but didnt not have the drive or the mental capacity to pull that shit off. Some players cant leave the street life alone. But I dont think it just about the streets. Ron Artest is one of the most hood players in the league, born and raised in Queens Bridge Projects, and he still has had a outstanding career in Basket Ball. St Johns aint been the same since Ron Ron left. Skip has been able to balance solid point guard fundamentals and his unbelievable yo-yo handle, but what really sets him apart from the other hood legends who tried to make it in the leauge is his jump shot. People dont realize how serious your jump shot has to be to make it in the league as a Point. Point Guards that can't shoot are like a chick with no mouth inna dick sucking contest. Look at Mateen Cleeves, Kalid El-hamin, Jaque Vaughn, Erick Barkley, Kenny Saterfield. They all had talent, but also had no Jimmy. Somebody got into Skips ear last night and told him to play with that same playground, Rucker park, Skip to My Lou confidence. I still think Vangundy, who I do like as a coach, fucked up the team chemistry and Rafers Confidence by inserting Jameer for so many mins. To be honest I would have let Jameer play as well... just not that many mins. Also the Janitor gotta get some burn as well. I know we make fun of Mr. Anthony Johnson, but he doesn't fuck up to much and he is one of the only players on the team with finals experience. (Skip Rucker and And 1 Highlights comming soon)

The Big Show (Finals Preview)

Magic Preview
The Key to Orlando's Victory is simple. Feed The Beast. LA big men don't have the foot speed or the muscle to even put a dent in Dwight's armor. Bynum new name should be Puppy Chow, cus Dwight gonna eat that lil boy up. Kibbles and Bits. If he couldn't deal with Yao what you think gonna happen with the Dwightmare? C.Lee and Pietrus have there hands full with Kobe, but so does anybody who matches up with him. Also Skip gonna get busy on Old ass D.Fish. I hate D.fish by the way.

Kobe Show Preview


Kobe's gonna do his thing, Gasol is gonna do his thing (on the offensive side), and Lamar will also, hopefully, do his thing. I think the key to LA victory will be how the other collection of bums play. As much as I talk shit about Ariza, I think he will make the biggest difference in LA play last year vs this year. (Not Bum Ass Bynum) LA now has a role player that's a good perimeter defender, that can knock down the 3 (he's shooting near 50% from behind the arc) and dunk on people. Only problem is that the magic have that same type of player in C.Lee and Pietrus. A ni$$a name Sasha gonna have to be on his scrappy shit and beat them in being a irritating asshole, cus he aint gonna beat Lee or Pietrus on talent. Plus The Janitor might come with the Ong Bok elbows and Lay his ass out like he did Mo Will.

My Nephew Snoop's Top 10 NBA Plays '09

SO MUCH BITCHASSNESS - LEBRON JAMES

Lebron really showed a lack of character last night walking off the court like a lil bitch without congratulating his fellow Olympian Dwight Howard for a honest ass kicking to send the Cav's home in 6. I understand not wanting to talk to the press but to not even have the decency to shake your opponents hand is just foul. But I guess you can expect that from dudes who like to show off their nipples and shit. 

He'll have to face the press at some point before the summer is over. And as good as he is, if the Cav's don't get some real support in the off season we can expect the same result from these guys in the 2010 season. 

Stay tuned NYC...

- MDK

I Dont Know What Chu Heard About Me

Former NFL star Deion Sanders coined the phrase: "If you look good, you feel good. If you feel good, you play good. And if you play good, they pay good!" and if the pay good then the pussy good!

You know Magic was getting Bear Gash (a large amount of vagina) back in the day. So he had to dress accordingly. He wasn't only going for the assist record, he was also going for Wilt's Puntang record as well. GumSoul NY wants to take some time out to highlight some of the most freshest, pimped out ballers off the court.

Dipped out, chilling in front of a Rolls Royce with the World Trade Center in the back ground. Classic Ny Shit right there! Ya'll all know Walt use to get it back in the days on and off the court. Plus he already talks like a pimp. I know Walt probably use to show up to Studio 54 or The Roxy in his Pimp Shit with a Bunch-A-Bitches. Walt probably got a pocket of Viagra right now.

If there was a trophy for getting bitches it would have to be called "The Big Dipper" or the "Wilt Chamberlain Lifetime Pussy Achievement Award"As my homie Rah Kelly would say "Look at them Numbers!" Wilt would go score 50 point, grab 30 boards, get about 10 assists, and then later that night bust down 6 to 7 broads. and that was on a nightly basis. That means that if one night he only fucked one chick, he would have to fuck about 15 the next night just to keep his average right.

"I'd see that dude plow three or four ladies a night easy. I remember the night he scored 100 points. He actually scored 125, if you catch my drift." Former teammate and Hall of Fame player Hal Grier.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW - KHALID EL AMIN

Yall remember the boy fats Khalid El Amin. For some reason I was wondering whatever happened to him and it turns out he plays for Azovmash Mariupol (WTF?) of the Ukrainian basketball league. Peep the bio below.

After leading Minneapolis North HS to three straight state titles and being named a McDonald's All-American, the three-time Minnesota State Player of the Year was named Big East Conference Rookie of the Year while being second in the team in scoring (16.0) and setting the UConn single-season scoring record for a freshman. He is widely considered to be the most influential piece in their late 90's college basketball dominance. Head Coach Jim Calhoun frequently referred to him as a "more talented Richard Hamilton".
El-Amin, with his sawed-off, chunky frame, would later earn a reputation as a winner at UConn. As a sophomore, El-Amin will forever be remembered by University of Connecticut fans for being the starting point guard on their team that won the 1999 NCAA Championship game thriller over Duke. In the final game he scored the Huskies' final 4 points in their riveting 77-74 victory.
In 2000, playing on a team not quite as good as the previous year, El-Amin led the Huskies in scoring (16.0), assists (4.4) and steals (1.7) and was named to the All-Big East first team. He was also one of 15 finalists for the Naismith Award and set a Big East record by making 93.4 percent of his FTs in league games. He took the Huskies as far as he could before a severe ankle sprain left him at less than half speed in a season-ending NCAA tournament loss to Tennessee.
He left UConn as fourth all-time at the school in FT percentage at 82.2, sixth all-time at in assists and fifth in steals. His averages per game in his final season are 31.9 minutes, 16.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.7 turnovers, 1.7 steals, makes 2.9 of 5.5 field goals (41.1%) and 4.1 of 4.6 free throws (89.2%). He finished his college career with averages of 30.1 minutes, 15.3 points on 41.6% shooting and 82.2% free throws, 3.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2.7 turnovers and 1.7 steals.
El-Amin also helped the U.S. to a gold medal performance in the '98 Goodwill Games in New York City.

[edit] NBA career
El-Amin earned a second round 34th overall selection by the Chicago Bulls in the 2000 NBA Draft. That year, he played in the Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star weekend in Washington, DC and scored 18 points. He also played in the NBA briefly with the Miami Heat in 2002.
In 50 games in the NBA, El-Amin averaged 6.3 points with 2.9 assists, 1.6 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 1.1 turnovers and 2.0 fouls in 18.6 minutes.

[edit] European career
El-Amin signed with Strasbourg (France) in January 2002. He then joined Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (Israel) in November 2002.
He joined Besiktas Istanbul of the Turkish league in August 2003. Dominating the league for two seasons, El-Amin was second in scoring (20.9) and third in assists (5.2) in his first season. In 2005, he led the league in assists and averaged 20.4 points a game. He was named MVP of the Turkish League All-Star Game in 2005 and was a member of the World Team at the 2005 FIBA Europe All-Star Game.
In June 2005, he started his first season with Azovmash Mariupol of the Ukraine Superleague. Azovmash won the 2006 Ukrainian Championship, and El-Amin was named the MVP of both the regular season and playoffs.[1]
In August 2007, he started his first season with Türk Telekom B.K. of the Turkish basketball league.

[edit] Player profile
El-Amin is described as a flashy point guard but not a physically gifted one. According to scouting reports, he is an exceptional ballhandler but is a big defensive liability. A lack of height hurts his game on top of a lack of a consistent jumpshot.

- MDK

THIS GAME PLAN WILL NEVER WORK

Congrats to Lebron James for saving the Cav's ass last night but I think it's safe to say the "Lebron Save Us" game plan will not get the Cavs to the finals. As great as Lebron is he cannot sustain that kind of play for two more games. 37pts 14reb 12 ast, damn. There was another guy with a far more inferior supporting cast who used to put up numbers like these and it didn't get him anywhere until he was traded to a team with all-stars and earned that ring. Mo Williams stepped it up last night too, but that air gets tight when you're on the road facing elimination and I trust Lebron's background dancers as much as I trust an industry bitch with a business card.

Look at Wally on his En Vogue shit holdin on to Lebron like that. Don't hold on too tight wally because if yall n***as lose, LB will be gettin money with the Knicks!

- MDK