Jan. 30th 2011

2011 LA All-Star games will be Open!

This is one of the hottest events that are hosted by NBA annually. This event composes of many events such as: 3-point contest, skills challenge, all-star game, and the dunk contest. These challenges can be very entertaining but sometimes become the most boring game ever. For example, last year's dunk contest was solemn because there was no intense competition. Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks, currently in Boston Celtics, took over the dunk contest without any intensity. Chris Anderson of the Denver Nuggets had numerous dunk attempts for a dunk that was improbable for his athletic abilities.

HOWEVER, I think something is going to happen in the dunk contest this year. Blake Griffin and Ibaka are going to my two finalists. They both have the physical standards and the athletic ability to achieve a dunk that is probably never tried before. Both of those players were assigned with dunking coaches who are Kenny and Kevin Durant. They are both going to be very helpful for them because themselves are well-known for being excellent dunkers.

Not only the All-star game, I'm looking forward to the Lakers and Heat game. The first time those two teams met were just lame. That game didn't have any competition. It was the Heat taking over the game easily. I hope to have some anticipation and nail-biting moments because the last game was a waste of time for me when I waited until midnight to watch that game.

I also learned a very interesting fact today. As the All-star games are starting to be organized, they have to pick the members for the team. And I realized that Kobe Bryant was selected for the All-star team for the 13th year. This is an amazing experience for any player. Congratulations to him as well.

Oh, by the way, I'm creating a new corner of my blog called "Michael's Talk-time"; this corner is going to be presented every month, probably at the end for anticipation!

Michael's Talk-Time

Today, I want to talk about some basketball shoes. These days, my interests in basketball shoes have increased too much. I'm saving all my allowances and change just to buy a new shoe. These are the two shoes that I'm mainly interested in.

This is the Nike Zoom KD product. It's very new and it's a shoe for Kevin Durant for the All-star games.

 This is Nike's product, Nike Hyper Dunk. The picture's shoe's color is completely designed by myself. I am looking forward to ordering this shoe. 

Anyway, Thank you and see you next month!

Jan. 26, 2011 What happened today?

Today was an amazing day for LA, CHA, and a guy in Sacramento.

First of all, LA had one of the best games in this year's season. They beat Utah by 29 points! I understand that if LA beat a team like Sacramento it wasn't even surprising to me. However, the fact that Utah was their opponent is what astonished me. Utah is one of the most competent team in the league and possesses one of the best point-guards in the leagues as well. Utah should be one of the teams that are leading the league with a very good record.

Deron Williams is one of the best point-guards in the NBA. He is highly recognized for his dribbling skills and ball-handling skills. His court vision is not as famous as other famous point-guards, however, his dribbling skills and his fundamental basketball skills are already exemplary.

Secondly, Charlotte Bobcats win a 5-point leading game against the Sacramento Kings. Although this was a quiet competent game until the last 1 minute of the 4th quarter, D.J. Augustin's assist for Jackson's three-pointer basically ended the game making Bobcats have a easy victory against the Kings. This was surprising to me as well because Bobcats were enjoying the half-time show.

During the half-time show, a man participated in a 3-pointer shooting contest for the Kings. Kings faculty hosted this event to advertise Benz-Mercedes and lift the crowd by giving a motivation. As a result, a man dressed in ordinary outfit comes out to the court and shoots 4 shots and makes three. As a result, that man receives a Benz-Mercedes car. This is the SECOND car the Kings gave out this year! The guy that received the Benz-Mercedes must be enjoying the best day of his life.

http://www.nba.com/video/#

This is a video I was watching constantly over the weekend.... This is SICK! Andre Iguodala, one of the best players in the NBA, is becoming better day by day. The thing that's so special about this play is that it's a 5-point play! With the 3 pointer and a foul, connection after the miss from the free throw line is just purely amazing.

In addition to that, DJ Augustin was a brand new player for me. I only heard his name from my friends a couple of times, but he was a star on the other night! The thing I love about this video is that he was about to lose the ball at any moment, but he just got a difficult jumper to curl in to the basket!

http://www.nba.com/video/#