Time Magazine Names Lebron # 1 Player in Olympics

Lebron's not even the best player on his own team!Carmelo Anthony scores more in FIBA and is counted on to produce more. Coach K values Anthony more than any other player on the roster, including Lebron.Lebron #1? That's just HYPE.Just because Carmelo scores a lot doesn't make him the most important piece to the team. Carmelo scores what two or three more points than LeBron or say Kobe. WOW!LeBron accounted for the most assists last summer in the FIBA Americas so what is more important and better, the player that just scores? Or the player that gets you points and is the playmaker? Anyways, saying he is the number one Olympian to watch isn't saying anything more than he is the most exciting athlete on the planet right now.--"Player haters....elevate us...if you cross me...you'll die."- LeBron James

Mr. Ping Ping

" Yao Ming Ming should be ping ping. Neither have bling bling and yet to win a thing thing (ring ring!). If that aint enough to win win it aint nuthin but a chicken wing wing. Plus Yao would look awesome in an oversized bowtie…I mean it’s gotta be something like a kite, right. p.s my apologies to Mr Ping ping cos he definitely doesn’t need bling to get anymore gangsta. He’s my new idol in a holdall. HAND LUGGAGE!!!! And for those of you who haven’t heard Mr. Ping Ping speak it kinda sounds like on that old video Worms when they shout “incoming”. True that. “Video game”…not video, I’m sooo 2001 at times, or 2019 for our brothers and sisters in Kazakstan. Yashimash! I’ve just had a weird thought. Maybe he’s called He Ping Ping because no one wanted to play table tennis with him at school (cue weird flashbacks to Forest Gump in rehab)…. I mean if you can’t even see over the table its the only sound you’re gunna hear!!!! I think Mr Ping ping is affecting me on as profound a level as Lang. (Disclaimer: there is nothing funny about people with disablities (I have them myself), but there is nothing wrong with making fun of peoples names: my first name is Grenville, and my surname is Ham (a la Darvin)….nuff said). oh, and my name is not my disability by the way, well not since 12th grade. He also reminds me of Boobie Gibson….don’t you just wanna hug them and take them home? OK that’s enough, I aint gunna win squat. I’m outta here like Omar (where you at bro’). "

Now this very unhappy post and distint subject was brought upon matters of a forum for a monthly magazine called Slam. Now this was practically exactly a year ago, (July 31, 2007) and I was just browsing online; bored. So I went to the official site of Slam Magazine and checked out all the contests and forums, and came upon a very odd subject of A Mr. Ping Ping in the NBA. It explained it such:

" Yesterday I linked to this story about the world’s tallest man meeting the world’s smallest man, which I enjoyed on several levels — that odd looking giant (wearing adidas), the tiny man with the oddly fastened bow tie. "
Quoth from Lang Whitetaker VIA Slamonline

So to make matters worse, It just had to be a comparison of a crazy small dude to an NBA Player, as you will see in this next excert:

"As for Mr. Ping Ping, there’s not a lot of information about him on the internet. Beside the story I linked to earlier, I found this story, which basically just repeats a lot of the same information. And there’s this video, but we don’t even get to hear from Mr. Ping Ping on the video.
Anyway, I like Mr. Ping Ping. I like what he stands for and the way he attaches his bow tie. I like the way he’s standing in this photo, hands on hips, as though he’s expecting something to happen but he’s not quite sure what. But mostly I like his name: He Ping Ping. And Mr. Ping Ping cracks me up every time I hear it.
So now we need to make sure his name stays out there, and I think the best way to do that is by appropriating his name for an NBA player. Which is where you guys come in.
Put some thought into this. "

Truthfully at this point I was going to turn back, but Inevitabbly I was compelled to stay. So It was actually a few days into the competition, and I was scrolling down to see some posts of what people had thought of. Here they are:

sefos says:i think one option should be Martynas Andriuskevicius, simply because Mr ping ping is so much easier to pronounce

Ben Collins says:You like what he stands for? What does he stand for? The Chinese National Anthem?

So after a couple of posts I thought that maybe It was strictly just for fun, and maybe I could get a kick out of this. So The next day, first in the morning, I log on and post; Probally Spud Webb That just got a free facial dunk on his head after a trip to the clothes department. I thought that might get some hype, noyze, and buzz, but no,no...

Out of nowhere comes an evil-chirping menace from the wastelands and bowels of hell! An Un-Jolly bad Fellow who we surely can Deny!!!! His preposterous name was a wretched one, that will surely scare the new kids on the block out of the local Chuckee Chees's.
His name was........ Grenner!!!!!!!!!

He made a desperate frenzy and medley of posts as if to ricule the whole operation! (If you want to read the whole thing, go back to the top of this post) He somehow knew that there was only minutes to spare. And as if to sniper all of the clever comments made by fellow fans, He made a closure of disgust and dismay to the game: A direct insult to himself, his family, his country, his name, his social stability, and the whole contest itself!

As fellow forum stars watched in horror ( and me being a newbie, watched in terrible horror) the contest ending like that! And slowly but surely... A post came from the headmaster... The winner was nobody but Grenville ham himself. I was crushed... A man looking to make the whole world a worse place get's the better, spoiled with prizes and luxury.

At the end of this dilema.... All I can do Is look up to the sky and think... Who said Life is fair?
- Aaron Roos

The Weekly Showdown

Hobbits vs. Ewoks
I hated "The Hobbit," so the Ewoks have the support of me and my imaginary friend Mr. Clam :)

Knuckles vs. Luigi
Knuckles is super fast so Luigi would never get a chance to hit him. And Luigi isn't any different from Mario.

Dr. Evil vs. Dark Helmet
I see your Schwartz is as big as mine. Ha Ha love it. By the way the intro in Spaceballs has the ship flying by for a full Minute and 26 seconds.

Scorpion vs. Reptile
"GET OVER HERE!"

Jedi Master vs. Supersaiyan
Why be a Supersayain, when you can slice one's head off?

Harry Potter vs. Venom
Harry might use his death spell on him ,but I'd rather see Venom sadisticly torture him.

Pikachu vs. Charmander
THEY BOTH SUCK THEY WILL GET KILLED BY Chuck Norris

Yoda vs. The Rock
"Size matters not." But lightsabers do.

Vegeta vs. Darth Vader
While Vegeta may be more powerful, Vader would win, because it would take Vegeta at LEAST six episodes to power up his attack.

Care Bears vs. Chicago Bears
As long as the care bears die I'm happy.

Cookie Monster vs. Pacman
Cookie Monster eats cookies, Pacman eats balls

Legolas vs. Gimli
"Nobody tosses a dwarf!" (except Aragorn in the Battle of Helmsdeep)

Micky Mouse vs. Darth Sidious
2 words Light Saber

Spiderman vs. Wolverine
1 word... slice

Cat in the Hat vs. Dr. Suess
Story vs. Author... the choice is obvious

Cat Woman vs. 2 Face
Throws Coins? Enough said.

Rock em' Sock em' Robot Red vs. Rock em' Sock em' Robot Blue
Actualy im just going to leave this arument t the people that play with toys AKA.........YOU

Wizards Scoop

Letting Mason go let's Nick Young get more game time, and he offers more of an all around game than mason or stevenson. Mason is basically a back-up that gives you a deep threat. His defense is highly questionable and he averaged alot of fouls towards the end of the season. I liked him but letting him go isn't going to hurt the team. With the signing of dee brown I think antonio daniels is going to get phased out especially since he's having a good summer league. Dominic Mcguire is blossoming to. I can see him being a solid back-up to maybe step into masons spot.The only player that was resigned that is injury prone was arenas. Jamison isn't injury prone, and if you think letting gilbert go is a smart idea then you need to check again. He's still one of the best scoring point guards in the league, and he can easily be a passing point guard if he gains the mentality for it. The only thing he needs to work on is D. As for javalee mcgee I think he's going to be a beast center. Extremely great length and he has a sick freaking shot.

I really thought that Roger Mason was a key player to the washington Wizards, because of what he brought off the bench. I mean, he really produced in the playoffs when Gilbert was injured and Daniels was in foul trouble. He was also a perfect fit for the team. I really hope that Nick Young will be a bigger peice for this team, and I wan't really impressed. But the Wizards have some good shooters, no doubt. Personally, I don't like Brendan Haywood. And to have a franchise player, you got to have a good big guy that gets in there, mixes it up, and rebounds. I mean look at Shaq. He's not that good, but he won three in a row with Los Angeles. And look at Tim Duncan in San antonio. I mean, teams usually take Big Men for granted. At least Magee can be active and be an energy for Washington.

1) Let nick young get above 20 minutes a game.2) Gilbert needs to average above 10 assists.3)The whole team needs to drive more, they have the strength and athleticism to do it. 4)Play better perimeter defense. The team gave up an NBA RECORD in 3's this season. 5)Draft a PG and a C/PF

That was my original gameplan for the Wizards before the Draft. It has changed a bit now, but I gotta give my props to Arenas for being a man of his word and staying loyal to the Wizards by signing that six year deal.

Gilbert is a better player than DeShawn, but I still like Gilbert as a point guard. He's there for a reason. If you read his blog, you would've seen his explanation on the whole "point guard theory," and why he is a point guard. He explained it well on what a "pure point guard" is, and why in the hell should he move just because of the style he has? His team wouldn't be used to it. I know it's surprising to hear this, but Gilbert hasn't played the shooting guard spot, ONCE.And, personally, I'm tired of hearing all of this Gil is a pg/sg discussions. A lot of people are making the statement that Deshawn should leave the team. Just look at what he's done for us against the Hornets, and the other games. I love his 3 point shooting, sure he's streaky, but I do not want to give him up. And neither does Gil, DeShawn and Gil are best friends on the team, and the chemistry wouldn't be the same with the spots mixed around like that.

I here what they are saying about Arenas but I never see him try and draw defenders to get his team mates open. He just aint a pg although he could possibly make a great shooting guard. He could be as good as T mac Kobe, Wade and co.