haha... check this out... i'm trying audioblogger.com... now i can record anytime for free from my phone, to here.

oh yea; go watch "best damn sports show period" on tuesday; mike dunleavy from norcal's favorite team, gsw's gonna be a guest

(gilbert arenas is also gonna be a guest on wed, but since he's gone, we all don't care bout him no more)

wow... are the lakers done(at least for a while, til the hollywood stars start chipping money in again?)

-kobe bryant's now an unrestricted free agent... i think he really wants to leave now... well, let's make one thing clear; i don't think he'll want to play for shaq; at the very least LA is going to lose one of its superstars.
-shaq will only play for phil jackson, at least that's what he says
-phil jackson is going to leave(therefore, shaq is going to go, by that logic)
-payton wants to leave, cause he doesn't fit into the role player thing, OR, he sucks now; really, so either way LA doesn't have it good w/him; the playoffs(didn't even have to be the finals) showed that he is NOT even a decent player now; i'd rather have george or fisher be a pg, or luke walton.
-malone is a free agent; i'd say he helps glue LA together, but injuries have been a factor in him deciding whether to retire; for him it's either stay or retire.

heh heh... if you're nor cal... you gotta love this... LA's gotta start over the hard way, like most other teams... like the pistons :D not like anyone in LA's listening... they prob think they can just buy talent again... (don't feel bad, LA; you have a chance to get tmac; he should be a good starting ground...) you gotta love the pistons success story... unless if you hate D, only love flashy offense, and only love superstars and scoring(in which i say to you, "your mentality is a disgrace to bball; pick up another sport")

pistons weren't even favored to win the nba championship this year...

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i'll be honest though... i thought pistons were (hopefully) going to come out of the east, and thought the spurs were going to win it all... i was wrong... 1 for 2. however i did think the pistons had a good chance of winning against the lakers IF THEY TRIED; guess what; they did. in fact, they tried TOO HARD. 2 of 3.

maybe next year ppl won't hate on the pistons... i doubt it. (that said, i think pistons need to win a 2nd title again, to really show the hard-nosed that they weren't a fluke) ppl still think a superstar can take over. i bet everyone's going, "but LA had no chemistry... a superstar plus role players and chemistry... now THAT'S a winner!" really? all LA really had to do was give the ball to shaq on offense. a soap opera doesn't really take away from the game... they were obviously hating each other before they even got to the finals, but they did well... please, stop w/the nonsense. did you see game 5? they did just that... give it to shaq. did they win? no, because most possessions in game 5 looked more or less like this:

-give the ball to shaq
-shaq hook shots, misses
-ben wallace rips down the rebound(if this guy doesn't convince you to do a hops program just to rebound better, i don't know what will; seeing him work on the defensive end is a JOY)
-fast break, leading to either 2 or 3 pts from ANYBODY(stats show all starters for pistons were in double figures; at one point ben wallace was FIVE FOR FIVE)

btw, what's up with the saying of sports fans going, "my won"? or "yea, they beat my ?" the thing is, ppl always have a favorite team. for me, it's gotta be the warriors, pistons, kings and spurs, in that order. close 5 and 6 are twolves and rockets. however, i don't think i should be allowed to say "my warriors won," or "i hope my warriors get a good draft pick next season;" did i DO anything for that team? did damp call me up last night and say "gjob on that low post move?" no; 12 black guys(or ppl who act like they are) who i have never met in my life won the game, not me. so really, everybody should stop the nonsense of using the term, "my ." call them your favorite team, call them the team that you root for, do whatever you want to show that they're your FAVORITE team, but until you own them, or do something for them, don't call them YOUR team.

hey, i just dl'd "hello;" xanga ppl aren't the only ones who can upload pics to their site; blogger enables you to as well, so i'm trying a test run; this is a photo of my bro w/the guys from "the violet burning," his favorite christian rock band.
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joe: hey dude
me: hey
joe: how bout them lackers?
joe: hahaha
me: haha
me: so you watched the finals too?
joe: i think i'll buy a pistons jersey and wear it around south central
joe: nope
me: dude... all pistons
joe: but did see the news highlights here
joe: haha
me: every one thought lakers in 6
joe: and i have conference calls w/a coworker in detroit
joe: so i get my updates
joe: i can't stand them stinkin lakers
me: but even pistons in game 2 were pretty close, until kobe launched the 3 ball
me: haha
me: but game 3, was all pistons
me: game 5, pistons actually won by OUTSCORING the lakers
me: they got to 100 :-)
me: then they brought out darko :-)
me: dude, if you wanna buy pistons stuff, you should buy this: http://palacelockerroomstore.com/products/urinal-screen.html
me: i showed it to jon and sam, and they started laughing
joe: haha...i've seen it before
joe: it's great
joe: they should show a photo of shaq or something
joe: it's like peein on shaq
joe: hhaha
me: haha
me: that'd be awesome

my top 10 list you rooted for the pistons because you're a pistons fan, NOT an anti-laker fan(in rough order)(i wrote this cause it just seemed like a lotta fans in norcal rooting against the lakers were anti-laker fans, NOT piston fans who really loved their team):

10. you would've not cared about the finals in the same way if the nets or pacers represented the east
9. you rooted for the pistons BEFORE they got to finals, before your precious insert-your-western-team-here team got beaten in the playoffs
8. you love d over offense anyday, the way the wallaces and prince get up in your face and send that pathetic excuse of a shot out into the crowd
7. you LOVE the fro, and think the face mask is now the next best thing in nba wear(next to the all-classic elbow-band and headband)
6. ben wallace w/the rebound, ben wallace w/the rebound, ben wallace w/the rebound, shaq w/th-no wait, ben wallace w/the rebound... (and you wish you could rebound like him too)
5. you thought the best play of round 2 playoffs was billups sinking that put-up-that-prayer 3, not fisher's 0.4 miracle
4. you LOVE all of tayshaun prince's 84 in wingspan, 6-9 ht, and went "DAAAAAMN!" when he did his thing on miller game 2
3. you knew pistons stood a chance before the finals even started(or at least, made some prediction like "pistons in 5" after seeing game 1)
2. you shouted, "bring out darko!" when 5 min were left in game 5, and started cheering, "go darko!" whenever he got the ball
1. you think pistons have a pretty good chance to repeat 2k4-2k5.

i think #1 pretty much sums it up IMO; a lotta ppl thought that what the pistons did was incredible, and YET, about 80% who replied to the online polls don't think pistons will repeat come next season. ppl STILL don't respect them.

DEEEEEE-troit BAAAAAAA-sket-BAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!!!

final score: 100 to 87.

were it not for the game 2 miracle by kobe, this would have been a sweep.

larry brown, i am happy for you.

ben wallace, you are the man. you had to do an incredible job of guarding shaq, and while that's like an exercise in futility, that was a full-out heartfelt workout that you gave... and even after that, you still had the energy to fight for every single rebound and drain a couple of shots.

prince, you did an incredible job on kobe, and for that, i commend you. plus, you had some nice wheeling and dealing for game 5; too bad you didn't make that layup when you were fouled, or it would've been SWEET

billups... no comment... he was the offensive backbone of this team. the fact that rip worked alongside of him instead of demanding more minutes meant they got even more done.

in fact, i love all you pistons. and let's not forget darko!

nba.com, post up some videos of big ben's putbacks and his block on shaq plz!

and laker fans, stop taking the pistons for granted now. because tonight has shown that defense does indeed win championships, and close teamwork is always gold over individual talent. it wasn't about what the lakers didn't do, it was about what the pistons did do. and btw, my remark about feeding shaq the ball=success? apparently, i was proven wrong; shaq was definitely fed the ball, but ben and sheed proved too much to him. he couldn't make a lotta shots.

team basketball, with the desire to hustle and be aggressive, and to play with all your heart will always win over talent. we are seeing it now.

i'm gonna repeat what i said to sam, for the entire www viewers to see, after the pistons won game 1 vs la:

"PISTONS IN SIX GAMES OR LESS"

looks like unless la actually plays with character and are willing to give it to shaq on all their possessions, the lakers won't be able to keep the series alive past tuesday.

oh yea, you can buy this for all the ppl in socal if you want(best item i've ever seen; must see):

Beat LA urinal