So I joined a fantasy basketball league this season with a few friends. I'm not a total stranger to fantasy sports. I've done a few fantasy baseball leagues intermittenly since high school, but I wasn't as into it as I am right now. I find myself checking stats throughout the day. I'm doing alright with the horrible draft I had. My highest ranked player is Rajon Rondo, who I'm okay with since he can win me the assist category singlehandedly. I really just wish I had a more productive big man. I'm currently trying to see who I can get for Steve Nash and KG. Unfortunately, my friend, Laksen is being a HUGE DICK by not giving me Kevin Love for anyone. That's right, Laksen. I'm calling you out.
October 27, 2010
Who I'm excited to see the most this NBA season:
I like sports, but I'm not a huge fan. I won't be able to tell you a team's history or anything. I'm from L.A. though, and basketball is sort of a huge deal here. There's been a lot of hype leading up to this season [even just on my facebook news feed]. Anyway, here's who I'm looking forward to this season, not because of what they're going to do on the court, but just because:
- Ron Artest because he's absolutely ridiculous.
- Yao Ming. He really seems like a nice dude and I like hearing him speak.
- Charles Barkley. One of the funniest sports commentators of all time.
- Lamar Odom because he's probably one of the funniest guys in the NBA.
- DJ Mbenga. Congo Cash has left the Lakers, but he'll always be one to me.
July 10, 2010
LeBron James vs Dan Gilbert
So LeBron James has moved to Miami and Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cavs, has made it clear that he doesn't like it one bit. Check out his open letter to Cavs fans if you haven't seen it already. He calls LeBron's move a "cowardly betrayal" and that the fans don't deserve it. It's pretty scathing, but it's written in fucking Comic Sans. I'm glad that I'm not the only one who noticed this. Apparently Gilbert has used the font for years, so I guess you can't really blame him. It's not like I should expect the owner of an NBA team to keep up with slight subtleties of the Internet.
Anyway, Gilbert doesn't stop burning LeBron with the letter, which I read in this article. Apparently Gilbert is also the owner of Fathead, a sports merchandise company. They sell those big wall posters and things if you've ever seen their commercials. Gilbert actually discounted the price of LeBron posters from $100 down to $17.41. The significance is that 1741 was the year that Benedict Arnold was born.
