Brooklyn Nets: Underrated

As another entry to my sports analysis blog, I will be unraveling the reasons why the Brooklyn Nets are the most underrated team in the NBA. The main reasons I make for this claim is they're underrated superstars, and consistency. Even though the Brooklyn Nets are 4th in the Eastern Conference, they are clearly a stronger team and could make for some huge upsets this year. 

The Brooklyn Nets have many huge superstars that just aren't talked about due to bigger stars in the league such as Lebron James, Kevin Durant, and Dwayne Wade. Deron Williams and Joe Johnson are two stars on the Nets that can command the floor, and both are in the top 20 in the NBA, they just aren't as well known. With these two stars both averaging over 15 points per game, the Brooklyn Nets could be in for a long playoff run.

The Brooklyn Nets are one of the most consistent teams in the NBA. This year, they have failed to fall out of playoff contention, and have stayed in the top half of their conference. Unlike many other teams, they have failed to burn out to large losing streaks, thus the team has been playing at a consistently high intensity. With the superstars that the Nets have acquired this year, and their undeniable consistency, the team that is 4th in the East is surely underrated.

5 reasons the LA Lakers won't win the title

Continuing with my sports team analysts, the next team on the block is the LA Lakers. Los Angeles is currently in 8th in the western conference of the NBA, and they will surely not win the NBA title. Why one may ask? Well, I will give you the top 5 reasons.

1.) Kobe Bryant is as selfish of a player as they come. Yes, he is a 5 time NBA champion, and yes he is an all-star, but he is just way to selfish. With acquisition of Steve Nash, Kobe should be letting Nash dish out the ball to the open players, rather than Kobe trying to do everything himself.

2.) The LA Lakers have had far to many injuries. With key players such as Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard missing many games, it is hard to be consistent on the court.

3.) Dwight Howard not living up to his potential is another reason the Lakers won't win. In Orlando, he was an all-star, however since coming to LA he is mediocre at best. And his free throws... terrible!

4.) The Lakers bench is far too weak to reach the depth in the playoffs that is needed to reach the finals.

5.) The LA Lakers are a slow paced, aging team. Most of their starting line-up, for example, is over the age of 30! The Lakers need to acquire some new, young talent.

Even though the Lakers do have a playoff spot, it would be safe to say that they will be extremely lucky to even make it past the first round of playoffs in the NBA.

Oklahoma City Thunder

If the Miami Heat don't win the NBA championship this year, OKC will. Being the first in the league in total point differentiation, as well as offensive rating, they are definitely a force to be reckoned with. The reason that they are so good is their amazing, young lineup, however the one thing that may be preventing them from a championship? A terrible trade of James Harden may have effected the teams overall ability to win. Overall the could be championship team in OKC Thunder are going to struggle if they keep making drastic errors.

For a team who in the early 2000's was consistently in the bottom of the league, the OKC, currently sitting at 2nd in the West, is one of the top competitors in the NBA. All of their success can be attributed to their all stars in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. The two all-stars were drafted by the team, and developed in to their current lead roles. The duo are currently averaging 52.5 ppg together, and are leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a top seed in the playoffs.

James Harden, who has won 6th man of the year, was traded to the Houston Rockets for next to nothing in return. It just so happens that with more playing time, he bloomed into the current 7th leading scorer in the NBA. Had this trade not have happened, the OKC Thunder would certainly be at an even more elite status in the NBA. All in all, the trades OKC made this season have effected their ability to win a championship, but with the progression of their two superstars, they may be able to win a championship in the near future.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Continuing along on the best sports analysis blog on the web, I will not be analyzing the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. Even though they are not playoff bound, they have one of the strongest rosters in the NBA. The reason so many good players can't pull it together to make the playoffs? Injuries. The should be leading scorers of this team have been on the injured list nearly all season. Ricky Rubio and Kevin love are both NBA All-Stars who have been injured for a majority to this year. However this team does have potential, and in this blog I will be in-depth analyzing the best players off of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Sporting the title of one of the most tricky players in the NBA, Ricky Rubio is on of the main building blocks that Minnesota has. Gone professional at 14 in the Spanish ACB league, Ricky Rubio is regarded as one of the best European guard prospects ever. Ricky Rubio was 5th overall pick in the 2009 entry draft, and is extremely talented. He has amazing control with the ball, very tricky moves, and fluent movement. Rubio is also a pass first point guard, creating many chances for his teammates. Overall Rubio has the ability to see the floor and make his team better.

Kevin Love is one of the most feared big men in the NBA, with his ability to play down low and from outside the arc. Love is a great scorer and rebounder, holding the record for most double-doubles in a row since the NBA merger. Love is a 1 time All-Star in the NBA as well, showing his dominance on the boards. Surely if Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio would not have been injured, they would have been able to show their dominance. There is always next year, if there are no more injuries that it.

Sports Analysis: Miami Heat

The Miami Heat are by far the most flawless team in the NBA. Even though Miami are third in the National Basketball League, in my opinion they will win their second straight NBA championship this year. What are the reasons that I believe that Miami is an unstoppable force who will win? Well, the Heat have the most depth, the best coach and they also have the best player, Lebron James. With these factors in mind, I will show you in detail how the third best team in the NBA will be winning the NBA championship this year.

The Miami Heat are the most well rounded team in the NBA, with the best starting line-up, as well as one of the strongest set of bench players. With the "Big 3" in the starting lineup, as well as veterans such as Ray Allen, Rashard Lewis and Mike Miller coming off the bench, the Heat are always on a offensive rampage. With so many huge names in the basketball community all residing on one team, it's hard not to be a great team. With other teams having their best players starting, and hardly anyone to rely on when their stars are refueling on the sideline, the Heat always have the advantage of having great players on at all times, even if Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, and Chris Bosh are tired. 

It is certain that the coach of the Miami Heat, Erik Spoelstra, deserves the Coach of the Year award for the NBA. He has made many huge decisions to push the Miami Heat to the next level of greatness, leading to their championship run last year. Some of his great decisions this year included picking up Ray Allen and Chris Anderson, as well as letting Lebron James show his leadership in running the show. 

It can be easily said that with a two time MVP, and last years NBA Finals MVP player, Lebron James, any team is a force to be reckoned with. Lebron James is the most effective player in the NBA, and can dominate on any team. With the Miami Heat having so many great qualities about them, such as their bench, their coach and their best player, Lebron James, the Miami Heat will be able to make another long playoff run, most likely resulting in another championship.

Evil (Assingment #9)

As the tapered barrel of my Smith and Wesson glimmers in the luminous Sunlight, They do not speak

The privledge of simplicity was withdrawn when we walked into the building

                                                                                            Victims, Hostages... They are horrified

They do not know that down into the intellectual pathways of my mental capacity,

                  I have no intentions to injure. They are not in danger; I am

                                If I let him down once more... I am extinguished like the flame of a dormant fireplace

As my dominant hand becomes an earthquake, I glimpse down at the gun and,

                        It speaks to me. It is urging me to shoot these innocent bystanders; I tried to reason with it

                                                                 "He will do it if you don't"

                       But I didn't want to. I feel like James Bond as everyone stares at me, intimidation in their eyes

I want to leave, but I am scared for these people.

                                        As I'm rifling through the pockets in my mind, a man tries to stand up.

I suddenly black out. My eyes open to terror filled eyes... and the man laying there...

                                                            Dead

My tears are a waterfall, but I swiftly wipe them away.

I should have known this was going to happen.

                                Who even let's a schizophrenic out of the psychiatric hospital anyways?

                                                          I asked the banker for some money. He solemnly opened his register

But there was not enough. There was a black flash, and as I regained complete conciousness,

He was                                                Dead

                                                                  I could hear sirens in the background

The bloodsplattered floors of the bank that day paint my mind like and empty canvass

                                               "Finish them, finish them all!" That is all that he kept telling me in my head

                                                                          But I didn't want to.

I tried to release my hardened grip on the gun, But my hand was a sharks jaw on some prey

                                         The gun bit me, and screamed, "It's time! Do away with them or I will"

But I didn't want to.

                                                                    Internally my mind was an inferno in the deepest pits of hell

                                    Fighting for my actions

I pointed the gun to my head... and cocked it back... but I suddenly blacked out.

                                                             I had awoken by the SWAT team rushing into the bank

Bulldozing me over, and cuffing me up.

                                                                      Elders, Mothers, Fathers, Teenagers, Children all scattered...

                                                             Dead

Only one of us left the bank that day, as I was sure my concious state would

                                                                                    rot in the darkest abyss for the rest of eternity

         The evil could live on inside me,

                                                                     until I got my medication at least

Weird Al Yankovic - Jerry Springer (Assingment #7)

It's been, one week since we got to see,
Cheatin' lovers and cousins that marry
5 days since they had the show with the hermaphrodit
the ****, and the crackhoe
3 days since we heard the tale about the guy who learned
his woman was a she-male.
Yesterday, it occured to me, that I'd been watching a bit too much Jerry Springer

Holy cow, didya see it last week?
Well they had this one freak,
Who suckered punched his whole family
Do you recall when the brawl became a total 'free-for-all'
and jerry's in the middle trying to be the referee?
Hey, see the stripper with the implants?
She likes to lap-dance, and date the boyfriend of her mother
Now here comes Jerry's next guest, and it's a slug fest cuz
it's her trailer trash brother

Nymphomaniac is back on crack it's like when animals attack
they all exhibit reprehensible behaviour
hit em in the nose tear off their clothes step on their toes thats how it goes
they get so violent they have to sign a waiver.
They're always swearin' cursin' kickin' butt and pointin' blame
on the air they dont care they got no shame.
There was one guy I'm sure he felt a little strange, when he found
out that his wife had a sex change
They have a tendency to scream and yell constantly,
They have a history of ripping off their shirts...

It's been one week since they had the fight,
with the Siamese twins and the transvestite
5 days since that awful brawl,
They still haven't got the blood off the wall
Yesterday, it finally dawned on me, that I'd been watching
a bit too much Jerry Springer

[Spoken]Baby, I've been sleeping with your sister.
Ugh! Which one?
All of 'em!
Well I've been sleeping with you're best friend, Jay!
Yeah? Well, well...
Me too and I've been sleeping with your dog, Woofie
Woofie, you *****! Well I'm also sleepin' with your pet goat!
That goat doesn't love you!

Once you start watching, there's just no stopping
Your brain shuts down, and your IQ's dropping.
Jerry's the king of confrontation, he's a sensation, he puts the sin
in sindication
He's totally worthless like a bad check, he's a train wreck,
Don't want to stare, but you can't look away.
Like Sally Jesse, he does talk shows, but with more weirdos,
The rating's jumping higher every day

If you've seen the show, then you know it's about as low
as you can go,
The guests are tacky, and they're lacking in their hygiene
Then pretty soon, some ugly goon comes in the room, and then
it's boom in the face of some unsuspecting drag queen
Well it's the kind of show where people scream obscenities,
yanking hair, throwing chairs at their hubbies.
Jerry, Jerry, now the crowd starts their favourite chant
Should I turn off my TV?
I just can't
I have a tendency to watch it religiously, I have a history
of taping each one

It's been one week since the show about,
Psycho killers with problems they should work out
5 days since the big surprise, when some loser's wife said
that shes still datin' 20 guys,
3 days since the interview, a bunch of psychic pornstar midgets
who were all nude,
Yesterday it occured to me, that I've been watching
a bit too much jerry Springer

Tired of wasting my time on that Jerry Springer,
I've got way too much class to watch Jerry Springer


        The most corrupt show still produced on todays telivision network is run by the man who has been the Mayor of Cincinnati, won seven local Emmys, and has even had Pope John Paul II in his audience! Jerry Springer, the host of "The Jerry Springer Show" even has a parody song based on his unappropriate television show. The song "Jerry Springer" by Weird Al Yankovic emphasises the unacceptable conduct on the Jerry Springer Show that has been accepted in our society. The main poetic device expressed in this song is satire. The song satires society in the way that we have accepted obscure natured programming into our regular entertainment, and when the narrator questions if he should "turn off [his] TV," he explains, "he simply can't." This emphasizes how our modern day society are becoming reliant on obscene forms of entertainment, and how people have become addicted. The narrator explains how "[he has] a tendency to watch it religiously, [he has] a history of taping each one," even though the shows are about such disturbing and unorthodox cocepts such as incest, cheating and brawling. He even explains that the show is about as low as you can go, yet he still watches it! It is worrisome how our civilized idealogy finds these concepts viable for our television stations. The second poetic device expressed in this song is irony. The entire song the narrator over explains how repulsive and taboo the show is with such things as "Psycho killers with problems... [and] psychic pornstar midgets who were all nude." He also explains how he films all of the episodes, concluding he enjoys watching the show. However, the concluding sentence of the song provides the reasoning that "[he has] got way too much class to watch Jerry Springer," which is ironic how he has praised the show for being entertaining the entire time. Thinking back on what he has watched on the show was the only realise that he should stop watching the show, and it is very unclassy. Another poetic device in the song is simile. The narrator explains how watching Jerry Springer is "totally worthless like a bad check," because a bad check would refer to an expired or blank check, which is worth nothing, and he is refering to watching Jerry Springer is worth nothing, just a mere waste of time. Another simile is when he explains that a "nymphomaniac is back on crack it's like when animals attack," which he refers to a nymphomaniac on crack is as dangerous and reluctant to stop like an attack from a unsafe animal such as a bear, shark or pirahna. Another very obvious device incorporated in this song is personification. In the readers description of the show, he exclaims how "the rating's [jump] higher every day," yet in reality the ratings go up, they cannot "jump". Saying the ratings have jumped higher every day is just putting emphasis on the fact that the ratings shoot up every day because the show is becoming more popular. Figurative language is another technique Weird Al Yankovic uses in this song. When explaining how Jerry Springer "[is] a train wreck," he doesn't literally mean that he is a train wreck, but he uses the comparison to make him seem damaged. Another example of figurative language is when he makes the joke about a couple arguing and how one is "sleepin' with [their] pet goat," isn't meant to be taken literally, but made only to show how stupid the show really is. This final poetic device in the song is understatement. When the narrator explains about a guy who "felt a little strange, when he found out that his wife had a sex change," it is easy to say the the husband would feel more then a little strange if this happened and he was not told. Saying that he would feel a little strange is almost the complete opposite of what would happen, as he would feel very strange, and likely not be able to trust her ever again. Overall, the song "Jerry Springer" by Weird Al Yankovic is loaded with poetic devices.