It took me 11 months to figure out, sports is still the one and only love of my SuePer life!
So, at the end of the year 2011, hand in hand with the National Basketball Association and their Nothing But Amazing players, I AM BACK:
to talk about sports, to laugh about assuming players, to sing about unsung heroes, to slash about unsportsmanlike conducts and behaviors.
It all starts from my heart, my school, and my teams.
The wisest thing I've learned from my favorite professor Dan Durbin, from my favorite class, "Sports, Media and Society", when I was a master student at USC Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism, is: USC to the NCAA Football, is as the Lakers to the NBA, the Yankees to the MLB, the Michael Schumacher to the Formula One, the Zinedine Zidane to soccer, the Michael Jordan to basketball, and the Tiger Woods to golf: the more you try to oppress them, the harder they will hit back; the more you try to squelch them, the greater they will blast back.
No bowl games? No problem. Nothing speaks better for itself than teaching the waddling Ducks how to walk in their yard, and showing the smug Bruins how to boast in our house! I weep for the TV network broadcasting the Rose Bowl tonight, trust me, I understand how much this kills you to play this "a tale of two losers".
No scholarship for potential players? No problem. Great programs and organizations work better than the greatest magnets, they attract great players rather than chase players to come. You want great history? Who beats Pete Carrol's Team Trojans generation by generation. You want great reputation? Who beats the countless dynamic duos of "Leinart-Bush", "Barkley-Woods"? You want great players? Who beats O.J. Simpson, Carson Palmer, Troy Polamalu, Mark Sanchez, Clay Matthews in their time and category? You want great weather? Who beats LA in featuring four seasons in one day? You want great exposure? Who beats LA paparazzi in celebrity hunting? You name it, you won't miss it.
So dear NCAA, you've racked your mind and shed dry your sweat and tears for the past two years, just to find a cannot-be-fancier way to prove that we USC Trojans, are the TEAM of the College Football Universe. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
One video to salute my school WE ARE SC!
Speaking of football, I am officially back to the NFL as well.
Just when I was about to become a not-so-crazy fan of the Lions, the Bills and all the other flash-in-the-pan teams at the beginning of my Saints-Marching-Back season, they showed me how untrustworthy a team's record could be early in the season. Suffice it to say the Packers win over my Saints at the very beginning of this season. No offense Cheese fans, I have all my respect to your discount double check dancer. In fact, if it were not for Drew Brees, not for Coach Sean, not for long-gone Reggie Bush and new-comer Darren Sproles, not for the best-dunking tight end Jimmy Graham, not for Pierre Thomas, Marcus Colston, Robert Meachem, Lance Moore, Devery Henderson, not for each and every one on my Saints squad, not for each and every fan in my Saints Superdome, I might have been an Aaron Rogers Green Bay fan.
Who dat say the Packers are unconquerable? We Saints dat!
Who dat say the NFC Championship is one hell of a game to watch of this decade and even this century? We Saints dat!
Who dat say the Super Bowl XLVI will be a black-and-gold feast of touchdown dishes? We Saints dat!
Mark my words here buddies! I am going to receive my best birthday gift just one month before my March 5 birthday next year. Load and Behold! Words are never enough to express my love for my team, my New Orleans Saints.
Just when I started forgetting about what an unBLAKEable alley-oop is like, what a CHRIspectacular move is like, or what a HEAT-THE-CHEAT chant is like, the NBA is right around the corner and ready for a come back.
For the NBA, I care more about whether the Clippers are on the verge of climbing up than about whether the Lakers/Celtics are on the edge of breaking down. I care more about whether there will be a CP3-DH12 union in my favorite city of Big Easy than whether CP3 will pay himself to join the big guys in Big Apple. I care more about whether Blake Griffin would lead his Clippers squad to another amazing year than whether the Heattles would continue its success in living up to all their haters dreams and failure in living up to all the experts and gamblers sketches.
This is start of the best time of the sports year, this is the end of the worst time of the sports year.
When I am back to my sweet SuPer SuPorts dome, I am Optimus Prime the Female!
TO BE TOUCHDOWNING ON...
Friday, December 2, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
UnBlakeable!
Blake Griffin doesn't have a nickname. Blake Griffin deserves a nickname as awesome as Airman or Black Mamba. Yet, Blake Griffin can be the first influential athlete in history that doesn't have a household nickname: Blake Griffin itself can be a name tag for this incredible kid. I really like what the NBA Web site has done for introducing the spectacular highlights of the kids by naming the video series: High Griffinition.
Also, I'd like to share my idea about a nickname for Blake the Amazing Griffin, UnBlakeable!
I was never a Clippers fan, because as a former Sacramento Kings fan, Los Angeles used to a place to me next to hell. However, since there's just one story between hell and heaven, and I found the story at the beginning of my second year at USC Annenberg graduate school for Communication & Journalism: The Los Angeles Clippers.
As an intern at the Fan Relations and Services Department, I have the great opportunities to communicate with all season ticket holders, all of whom, to me, are unbelievably loyal die-hard Clippers fans, including Baron Davis and the one and only @sportsguy: Bill Simmons.
My experiences at the Clippers not only taught me how thrifty their owner is, but most important of all, it taught me how amazing the staff including the players are! I love my boss, my colleagues, and me fellow interns. And with days advance, I'm gonna love everything about the Clippers more and more because:
They all love sports, they all play Fantasy Football, they all treat the team as their own child. That's what team, family, dream is all about.
Speaking of team and dream, with my New Orleans Saints long gone this early in this playoff, I've only got the Jets left to root for. I hate that Pete Carroll broke my heart twice within a year by abandoning my school and astounding my team. If only Reggie Bush can play strong against his former beloved coach for his current beloved coach!
This reminds me, most sports fans have got a problem tomorrow. Which game to watch tomorrow? With three TVs at home, it's no big problem to solve.
I'll keep an eye on the Staples Center Derby (Lakers V.S. Clippers ) while keep the other eye and my entire focus on the NEW YORK-ENGLAND EPIC. What to do with my 3rd TV? I can tune into Australian Open since my Henin has returned! Go Jets! Go Sanchez!
Anyhow, shoulda, woulda, coulda~ I'll be with my Saints no matter what for however long!
As for the other New Orleans team, I just cross my fingers for my Hornets to find their next owner as soon as possible and as dis-Shinn as possible. Other than sharing the same lame characteristics of stingy, the two most terrible owners in sports history also share the same initial in their last names. I weep for Mr. David Stern, a wise man I've always been looking up to.
If I have enough money, I'd spend it all on purchasing the team of the New Orleans Hornets. A promising city with a promising crew. Nevertheless, I haven't got that much money. All I've got now is a to-be-honed power of convincing to taunt a potential buyer to bring buck and luck to CP3's team! Finger crossed!
Another of my favorite team, former favorite team, Sacramento Kings, may become Anaheim Kings in future. That to me, is like to place all UCLA basketball players in Galen Center as their home court. Unacceptable, unforgivable and unreasonable! So please, Maloof bros, at least keep the Kings away from the great county of Los Angeles and Orange! I don't care if it's Las Vegas Kings or San Jose Kings!
Fight on! Blake on!
Also, I'd like to share my idea about a nickname for Blake the Amazing Griffin, UnBlakeable!
I was never a Clippers fan, because as a former Sacramento Kings fan, Los Angeles used to a place to me next to hell. However, since there's just one story between hell and heaven, and I found the story at the beginning of my second year at USC Annenberg graduate school for Communication & Journalism: The Los Angeles Clippers.
As an intern at the Fan Relations and Services Department, I have the great opportunities to communicate with all season ticket holders, all of whom, to me, are unbelievably loyal die-hard Clippers fans, including Baron Davis and the one and only @sportsguy: Bill Simmons.
My experiences at the Clippers not only taught me how thrifty their owner is, but most important of all, it taught me how amazing the staff including the players are! I love my boss, my colleagues, and me fellow interns. And with days advance, I'm gonna love everything about the Clippers more and more because:
They all love sports, they all play Fantasy Football, they all treat the team as their own child. That's what team, family, dream is all about.
Speaking of team and dream, with my New Orleans Saints long gone this early in this playoff, I've only got the Jets left to root for. I hate that Pete Carroll broke my heart twice within a year by abandoning my school and astounding my team. If only Reggie Bush can play strong against his former beloved coach for his current beloved coach!
This reminds me, most sports fans have got a problem tomorrow. Which game to watch tomorrow? With three TVs at home, it's no big problem to solve.
I'll keep an eye on the Staples Center Derby (Lakers V.S. Clippers ) while keep the other eye and my entire focus on the NEW YORK-ENGLAND EPIC. What to do with my 3rd TV? I can tune into Australian Open since my Henin has returned! Go Jets! Go Sanchez!
Anyhow, shoulda, woulda, coulda~ I'll be with my Saints no matter what for however long!
As for the other New Orleans team, I just cross my fingers for my Hornets to find their next owner as soon as possible and as dis-Shinn as possible. Other than sharing the same lame characteristics of stingy, the two most terrible owners in sports history also share the same initial in their last names. I weep for Mr. David Stern, a wise man I've always been looking up to.
If I have enough money, I'd spend it all on purchasing the team of the New Orleans Hornets. A promising city with a promising crew. Nevertheless, I haven't got that much money. All I've got now is a to-be-honed power of convincing to taunt a potential buyer to bring buck and luck to CP3's team! Finger crossed!
Another of my favorite team, former favorite team, Sacramento Kings, may become Anaheim Kings in future. That to me, is like to place all UCLA basketball players in Galen Center as their home court. Unacceptable, unforgivable and unreasonable! So please, Maloof bros, at least keep the Kings away from the great county of Los Angeles and Orange! I don't care if it's Las Vegas Kings or San Jose Kings!
Fight on! Blake on!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
All about NEW
Three topics I'm touching today share one same old word: NEW
The New England Patriots used one quarter to destroy one of the defense team of the year, the New York Jets. That's sad.
When everything is looking perfectly on track, the Jets would bring out some drama.
They can trail by two touchdowns near the end of fourth quarter in a game but then came back strong and pulled out within one second their opponents' exciting fire of one yard away from beating the Jets.
They are the Utah Jazz in the NFL, who "completed five straight double-digit come-from-behind victories in one week." (Ben Golliver.). They enjoy offering their opponents yummy cake that is just coming out of the oven and drop the cake on the ground right before their eyes. They always make the opponents feel like you can finally have a bite of the winning taste when all of a sudden it's gone with the wind, blowing from a jet.
So how come the result of the pre-Super Bowl this Monday came out in such a lousy way? It's not that the Jets never made efforts. It's just that they spared no efforts not to help themselves to pull together. Instead, they did a terrific job in helping their the Patriots. That's sadder.
However, it's not like the end of the world. Above all, it's the Patriots they lost. Other than the poor final score, there's nothing to be ashamed of. It's just a huge lesson learned by a young proud apprentice from his elderly experienced Master Shifu.
I have complete faith in the Jets to come back stronger in the Playoffs. Then sadness ends.
Cam Newton "has had the greatest year in the history of college football" (Lee Corso, ESPN analyst), which I don't disagree. While Cam Newton has no knowledge of his father's illegal dealings and thus is greenlighted to play in the SEC title game by the NCAA, which I can't disagree more.
True, Cam Newton is not Reggie Bush, who's ruled to have full knowledge of his stepfather's improper contacts with agents. But I can't stop thinking about the rumor I heard from my friend that the only reason that Cam Newton was ruled clear, unlike the same-case Reggie Bush, is that he is the money magnet for the NCAA, who are in desperate need of a super star, an unprecedented college guy to help attract attention, lure fans and increase ratings and sponsorships.
Rumor may be fake, but the influence will fade.
The amazing model settler, Cam Newton, has role-modeled all college football players and those potentials that you can have your beloved parents take as much illegal money as possible from as many illegible sources as possible as long as you claim, you swear that you "have no knowledge" of their illegitimate conducts. How smart and how sad!
I'm not just saying it because I am a Trojan, poor victims of their then-SC-pride high-profile star's low-profile acts. I'm saying it because my school has to suffer for our already-gone player by being outcast members of Bowl games while Auburn can feed on the glory of theirs and striding toward the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game.
I have no faith in the NCAA to retreat their previous rule and take sanction against Auburn and Cam Newton. That's not what we Trojans need.
I had thought that we were chosen to become victims and also negative teaching examples for all colleges and universities to take tolls. Sadly, as of today, our sacrifice hasn't worked out the way it's supposed to be working out. I weep for all schools.
A must-read article about the case. Matt Hinton's
"New Orleans doesn't care about the NBA",what a heartbreaking sentence to swallow. But I have to admit. When a pro team in your town was the only team in the National Basketball League that never lost a game since the start of a new season, and yet fewer and fewer fans showed up to witness the amazing performance, it's nobody's fault. But the Hornets have to pay for it.
As a die-hard CP3 fan, I can never imagine the names "New Orleans", "Hornets", "Chris Paul" go separate. I love the city of New Orleans because Chris Paul and his New Orleans Hornets. It is them that made me know my currently favorite team in the world, the New Orleans Saints.
I don't have comments on the NBA's purcahse of the Hornets. I know clearly that this is not the ultimate solution for the competitive team. When every one in the Crescent City is swarming into Superdome to cheer for the Saints and never moving their eyes a little bit farther to the Arena next door where the Hornets play, fans on the other side of the States are thinking about inviting the Hornets to settle down.
I'm thankful for the passion of Seattle's NBA fans. I'm just unable to piece Seattle and Hornets together. It takes time, maybe longer enough for the Hornets to win a championship.
Hope it's not just a dream: if I have enough money, I'll pay everything to help the Hornets stay in New Orleans. Only with one NFL team and one NBA team can a city be called "New Orleans".
I used to love new things. But all the NEW stuff above just broke my heart. I wish there's one day, in the near future, that I can find some NEWs that will help put my heart back together.
NEW YEAR is coming. Let's just hope that is not a year of the above-mentioned NEW.
The New England Patriots used one quarter to destroy one of the defense team of the year, the New York Jets. That's sad.
When everything is looking perfectly on track, the Jets would bring out some drama.
They can trail by two touchdowns near the end of fourth quarter in a game but then came back strong and pulled out within one second their opponents' exciting fire of one yard away from beating the Jets.
They are the Utah Jazz in the NFL, who "completed five straight double-digit come-from-behind victories in one week." (Ben Golliver.). They enjoy offering their opponents yummy cake that is just coming out of the oven and drop the cake on the ground right before their eyes. They always make the opponents feel like you can finally have a bite of the winning taste when all of a sudden it's gone with the wind, blowing from a jet.
So how come the result of the pre-Super Bowl this Monday came out in such a lousy way? It's not that the Jets never made efforts. It's just that they spared no efforts not to help themselves to pull together. Instead, they did a terrific job in helping their the Patriots. That's sadder.
However, it's not like the end of the world. Above all, it's the Patriots they lost. Other than the poor final score, there's nothing to be ashamed of. It's just a huge lesson learned by a young proud apprentice from his elderly experienced Master Shifu.
I have complete faith in the Jets to come back stronger in the Playoffs. Then sadness ends.
Cam Newton "has had the greatest year in the history of college football" (Lee Corso, ESPN analyst), which I don't disagree. While Cam Newton has no knowledge of his father's illegal dealings and thus is greenlighted to play in the SEC title game by the NCAA, which I can't disagree more.
True, Cam Newton is not Reggie Bush, who's ruled to have full knowledge of his stepfather's improper contacts with agents. But I can't stop thinking about the rumor I heard from my friend that the only reason that Cam Newton was ruled clear, unlike the same-case Reggie Bush, is that he is the money magnet for the NCAA, who are in desperate need of a super star, an unprecedented college guy to help attract attention, lure fans and increase ratings and sponsorships.
Rumor may be fake, but the influence will fade.
The amazing model settler, Cam Newton, has role-modeled all college football players and those potentials that you can have your beloved parents take as much illegal money as possible from as many illegible sources as possible as long as you claim, you swear that you "have no knowledge" of their illegitimate conducts. How smart and how sad!
I'm not just saying it because I am a Trojan, poor victims of their then-SC-pride high-profile star's low-profile acts. I'm saying it because my school has to suffer for our already-gone player by being outcast members of Bowl games while Auburn can feed on the glory of theirs and striding toward the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game.
I have no faith in the NCAA to retreat their previous rule and take sanction against Auburn and Cam Newton. That's not what we Trojans need.
I had thought that we were chosen to become victims and also negative teaching examples for all colleges and universities to take tolls. Sadly, as of today, our sacrifice hasn't worked out the way it's supposed to be working out. I weep for all schools.
A must-read article about the case. Matt Hinton's
Cam Newton will live in NCAA infamy, but he's not Reggie Bush.
"New Orleans doesn't care about the NBA",what a heartbreaking sentence to swallow. But I have to admit. When a pro team in your town was the only team in the National Basketball League that never lost a game since the start of a new season, and yet fewer and fewer fans showed up to witness the amazing performance, it's nobody's fault. But the Hornets have to pay for it.
As a die-hard CP3 fan, I can never imagine the names "New Orleans", "Hornets", "Chris Paul" go separate. I love the city of New Orleans because Chris Paul and his New Orleans Hornets. It is them that made me know my currently favorite team in the world, the New Orleans Saints.
I don't have comments on the NBA's purcahse of the Hornets. I know clearly that this is not the ultimate solution for the competitive team. When every one in the Crescent City is swarming into Superdome to cheer for the Saints and never moving their eyes a little bit farther to the Arena next door where the Hornets play, fans on the other side of the States are thinking about inviting the Hornets to settle down.
I'm thankful for the passion of Seattle's NBA fans. I'm just unable to piece Seattle and Hornets together. It takes time, maybe longer enough for the Hornets to win a championship.
Hope it's not just a dream: if I have enough money, I'll pay everything to help the Hornets stay in New Orleans. Only with one NFL team and one NBA team can a city be called "New Orleans".
I used to love new things. But all the NEW stuff above just broke my heart. I wish there's one day, in the near future, that I can find some NEWs that will help put my heart back together.
NEW YEAR is coming. Let's just hope that is not a year of the above-mentioned NEW.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Happy Saintsgiving, Merry Saintsmas
When I was about to write something for the new post, and it was the day when LeBron announced his one-of-a-kind decision on ESPN.
Til today, I'm still working on this post, and it is the day when LeBron and his co-led Miami Heat is just about to get on track, (get on track, not get back on track).
Though LeBron is never on my favorite-players-of-all-time list, I still respect this guy. Above all, he is one of the few NBAmazings who gave me a precious gifts and memories. His beautiful smile (yes, beautiful, sincere and one-of-a-kind) in the photo we took together is carved in my mind as well. I've never seen him smile like that. Or maybe just because I've never paid attention to his smile.
They said he is the chosen one, but to me, he's definitely not God's favorite child.
He's been the ROY, MVP, he's been in the Finals, he's accomplished everything and more than everything he should have accomplished as a man of his age. But he never got a chance to taste the ring, or even smell it.
As a typical Pisces, I hate all kinds of stories about betrayal. But I still don't think he betrayed the Cavaliers. If there's anything to do with betrayal in this drama, the Cavaliers betrayed their beloved James at first. A solid marriage is based on appropriate mutual trust, understanding and help. Not overrated trust, or underrated help.
I just wish the son of Akron all the best when he's coming back hometown this Thursday. Why there's no one calling Peyton Manning a betrayer? He's a son of New Orleans, but he played against the Saints in the XLIV Super Bowl. Maybe the only reason is, he lost the game.
Speaking of my favorite city of New Orleans and my favorite teams of the Saints and the Hornets, the two are getting all the balances this season with each other. The Hornets had an unexpectedly terrific start while the Saints experienced an unexpectedly horrific early season. And everything reversed at the turn of November when the Hornets started fumbling while the Saints on their way to dunk. If I can make a wish for Christmas, I just hope the two teams can both make it into playoffs this season because I need to find myself reasons and motivations to follow the NBA and the NFL.
The latest driver of my following the World Cup at least till 2026 is: my country is bidding to host the 2026 World Cup!
I just hope that the bidding team don't bail out shortly after their decision the way Shanxi Zhongyu, the team of Chinese Basketball Assocaition, did to Stephon Marbury.
If I can make another wish, I hope it's the Saints and the Jets to play in the XLV Super Bowl! Us USC Trojans football team already got punished by both the sanction and the terrible games this season, I think our alums can get all the balances back. Reggie and Sanchez, just like my current favorite Verizon commercial.
I had an amazing Thanksgiving last weekend as we knocked off Cowgirls on Saintsgiving football night and the Jets kept surging. I celebrated a two-day weekend at my aunt's house watching random NBA games with cousin Tom and his pal Ryan. Then the last USC home game Associates Party, bartending with my favorite Bar 2 family with a record 1400 lovely people coming to the party.
The only stain should be the Hornets' losses... All of a sudden, the West is like Spurs and Mavericks while we are in a serious competition against the Lakers which can be called, "tribute to each other: you win I won't lose, you lose you won't win either"...
Gotta back to work. The Clippers are treating me well and I'm thinking about starting a monthly observation post on our beloved Blake Griffin soon.
Go Trojans, beat the Bruins!
Go Saints! Go Hornets! Go New Orleans!
Til today, I'm still working on this post, and it is the day when LeBron and his co-led Miami Heat is just about to get on track, (get on track, not get back on track).
Though LeBron is never on my favorite-players-of-all-time list, I still respect this guy. Above all, he is one of the few NBAmazings who gave me a precious gifts and memories. His beautiful smile (yes, beautiful, sincere and one-of-a-kind) in the photo we took together is carved in my mind as well. I've never seen him smile like that. Or maybe just because I've never paid attention to his smile.
They said he is the chosen one, but to me, he's definitely not God's favorite child.
He's been the ROY, MVP, he's been in the Finals, he's accomplished everything and more than everything he should have accomplished as a man of his age. But he never got a chance to taste the ring, or even smell it.
As a typical Pisces, I hate all kinds of stories about betrayal. But I still don't think he betrayed the Cavaliers. If there's anything to do with betrayal in this drama, the Cavaliers betrayed their beloved James at first. A solid marriage is based on appropriate mutual trust, understanding and help. Not overrated trust, or underrated help.
I just wish the son of Akron all the best when he's coming back hometown this Thursday. Why there's no one calling Peyton Manning a betrayer? He's a son of New Orleans, but he played against the Saints in the XLIV Super Bowl. Maybe the only reason is, he lost the game.
Speaking of my favorite city of New Orleans and my favorite teams of the Saints and the Hornets, the two are getting all the balances this season with each other. The Hornets had an unexpectedly terrific start while the Saints experienced an unexpectedly horrific early season. And everything reversed at the turn of November when the Hornets started fumbling while the Saints on their way to dunk. If I can make a wish for Christmas, I just hope the two teams can both make it into playoffs this season because I need to find myself reasons and motivations to follow the NBA and the NFL.
The latest driver of my following the World Cup at least till 2026 is: my country is bidding to host the 2026 World Cup!
I just hope that the bidding team don't bail out shortly after their decision the way Shanxi Zhongyu, the team of Chinese Basketball Assocaition, did to Stephon Marbury.
If I can make another wish, I hope it's the Saints and the Jets to play in the XLV Super Bowl! Us USC Trojans football team already got punished by both the sanction and the terrible games this season, I think our alums can get all the balances back. Reggie and Sanchez, just like my current favorite Verizon commercial.
I had an amazing Thanksgiving last weekend as we knocked off Cowgirls on Saintsgiving football night and the Jets kept surging. I celebrated a two-day weekend at my aunt's house watching random NBA games with cousin Tom and his pal Ryan. Then the last USC home game Associates Party, bartending with my favorite Bar 2 family with a record 1400 lovely people coming to the party.
The only stain should be the Hornets' losses... All of a sudden, the West is like Spurs and Mavericks while we are in a serious competition against the Lakers which can be called, "tribute to each other: you win I won't lose, you lose you won't win either"...
Gotta back to work. The Clippers are treating me well and I'm thinking about starting a monthly observation post on our beloved Blake Griffin soon.
Go Trojans, beat the Bruins!
Go Saints! Go Hornets! Go New Orleans!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
You make your own luck. Happy April Fool's Day
Congratulations to my high school buddy Dodo, Yue Li, who's attending the World's one and only Stanford in Palo-Alto next semester as a master!!!!!!!
Feels like I'm going to Stanford. Unbelievable!
She kept saying she's got good luck. But as you know, the topic today, or for the whole Final Four week: You make your own luck!
This year's NCAA Basketball championship is everything but rivalries among top seeds, which brought itslef its own beauty, a hotchpotch of teams of all kinds: the underdog, the unsung, the undefeated and the universal-famous champ...
They said the four are all lucky. Well... Yeah... But...
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Lucky teams are all alike; every losing team is unlucky in its own way.
What made the Final Four alike? Defense!
Among the four, who's your bet and why?
The Sports Illustrate didn't give a clear answer, but I will.
It's 3 Ss.
Spartans! Summers! Spectacular!
On the east coast, there's one lucky team as well, with the name of New Jersey Nytes... They managed to avoid the share of NBA's worst record the day before April Fool by defeating the champion-in-the-old-days Spurs! Believe your eyes, it's not an April Foo joke. The lucky dog did win! They made their own luck, didn't they? I bet the Spurs aren't that sympathetic to send their opponent's a gift for April Fool.
I don't want to admit, but indeed, my New Orleans Hornets could be accounted another lucky dog when they beat Los Angeles-"we don't give a damn until playoffs"-Lakers two days ago. But they've got something the Lakers or any other NBA team never has: the rookie duo of the year, or maybe even the decade, the century, the NBA history! If a reason is not convincing enough, how about ten reasons?
Another beautiful side of Sports is that it can be romantic, when a football star like Tim Tebow helped a fan propose.
They stole my idea of my proposal: my still-unknown boyfriend proposes to me on NBA court right after he won the NBA champion ring!
Hearing the news, I'm more ecstatic than the couple are!
Now that Ricky Martin admitted that he's a gay, so what? He's just another super honest great man in the world with an amazing voice and an unfailing World Cup theme song. "Go Go Go, Aleh-aleh-aleh!"
Quotes of the month by Su Liu:
We Chinese so good at building walls, the great wall, the great fire wall, when are going to build our own John Wall?
Feels like I'm going to Stanford. Unbelievable!
She kept saying she's got good luck. But as you know, the topic today, or for the whole Final Four week: You make your own luck!
This year's NCAA Basketball championship is everything but rivalries among top seeds, which brought itslef its own beauty, a hotchpotch of teams of all kinds: the underdog, the unsung, the undefeated and the universal-famous champ...
They said the four are all lucky. Well... Yeah... But...
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Lucky teams are all alike; every losing team is unlucky in its own way.
What made the Final Four alike? Defense!
Among the four, who's your bet and why?
The Sports Illustrate didn't give a clear answer, but I will.
It's 3 Ss.
Spartans! Summers! Spectacular!
On the east coast, there's one lucky team as well, with the name of New Jersey Nytes... They managed to avoid the share of NBA's worst record the day before April Fool by defeating the champion-in-the-old-days Spurs! Believe your eyes, it's not an April Foo joke. The lucky dog did win! They made their own luck, didn't they? I bet the Spurs aren't that sympathetic to send their opponent's a gift for April Fool.
I don't want to admit, but indeed, my New Orleans Hornets could be accounted another lucky dog when they beat Los Angeles-"we don't give a damn until playoffs"-Lakers two days ago. But they've got something the Lakers or any other NBA team never has: the rookie duo of the year, or maybe even the decade, the century, the NBA history! If a reason is not convincing enough, how about ten reasons?
Another beautiful side of Sports is that it can be romantic, when a football star like Tim Tebow helped a fan propose.
They stole my idea of my proposal: my still-unknown boyfriend proposes to me on NBA court right after he won the NBA champion ring!
Hearing the news, I'm more ecstatic than the couple are!
Now that Ricky Martin admitted that he's a gay, so what? He's just another super honest great man in the world with an amazing voice and an unfailing World Cup theme song. "Go Go Go, Aleh-aleh-aleh!"
Quotes of the month by Su Liu:
We Chinese so good at building walls, the great wall, the great fire wall, when are going to build our own John Wall?
Sunday, March 28, 2010
The gos and gones
First of all, farewell to my New Orleans Hornets this season.
I've got more reasons to be excited about next season, shouldn't I?
I've got a lot to keep me motivated about my Chris Paul and Hornets.
Am I talking gibberish or not... Or in Chinese, Mars-language...
Back to earth:
When upset is no longer shocking news, the March Madness is showing more madness.
It's a sad story for Kentucky, but it might be a great news for NBA, who is expecting everything from the number-one-draft-to-be kid-John-Wall but his injury before the opening of his rookie season this October/November.
From Sweet Sixteen, to Elite Eight, to Final Four, so many underdogs have come, so many updogs are gone.
Go Duke! Go Michigan St.! Go Butler! Go WV!
So long Kentucky, So long Tennessee. So long Baylor. So long Kansas St.
Two new guys moved me in today's two Elite Eight games: LaceDarius Dunn and the guy who's hot both in game and name: Durrell Summers and his Team Michigan State Spartans!
I love summer! I love Summers even more!!!
I love all the superb names starting with S: Su, Super, Shoot, Spartans and Summer!
If you don't understand my craziness about Summers, you may want to watch today's game featuring Michigan State and Tennessee. If you missed the game replay, hope this and that can help you at least get to know the stellar Summers!
It's Summer time! And it's time to defend for March Madness. To respond NBA snobs, this interesting piece told us that most amaze of NBA originated from NCAA where No.3 Chris Paul (Wake Forest University), No.3 Dwyane Wade (Marquette University), No.3 Brandon Roy (University of Washington), No.4 Chris Webber (University of Michigan), and No.34 Paul Pierce (University of Kansas) were all amazing performers in the March Madness.
Another amazing thing is: their numbers are all about 3 and 4. I love three, I love four more!
Speaking of defense, there are two articles in defense of Google leaving China that I can't wait to share. One is from New York Times and one of my greatest professor at Annenberg, USC, Andrew Lih was interviewed and quoted in the article. The other one is even more thought provoking. It drove me to start realizing that the motive to block all the Western websites is not just out of political censorship, it could be a sugarcoated or pillcoated way to protect the made-in-China websites like Baidu, Tecent. Chinese censorship equals protectionism, meaning Beijing maybe violating its WTO obligations.
Google is not the only word starts with G that has trouble. The golf course, designed by Tiger Woods, is facing trouble as the designer does. Like designer like course. And the Master's game is coming on April 14 where the troublecoated golfer will make his first appearance after the first affair. (let's hope so)
Picked up a new strategy to break ice with the amazing guys I spot on the basketball court:
-"Excuse me, is your name James?"
-"No, it's ..."
-"Oh, I thought you were LeBron James."
-"Haha..."
-"I'm kidding, just want to say that you're...."
-"#$%%^&^"
I've got more reasons to be excited about next season, shouldn't I?
I've got a lot to keep me motivated about my Chris Paul and Hornets.
Am I talking gibberish or not... Or in Chinese, Mars-language...
Back to earth:
When upset is no longer shocking news, the March Madness is showing more madness.
It's a sad story for Kentucky, but it might be a great news for NBA, who is expecting everything from the number-one-draft-to-be kid-John-Wall but his injury before the opening of his rookie season this October/November.
From Sweet Sixteen, to Elite Eight, to Final Four, so many underdogs have come, so many updogs are gone.
Go Duke! Go Michigan St.! Go Butler! Go WV!
So long Kentucky, So long Tennessee. So long Baylor. So long Kansas St.
Two new guys moved me in today's two Elite Eight games: LaceDarius Dunn and the guy who's hot both in game and name: Durrell Summers and his Team Michigan State Spartans!
I love summer! I love Summers even more!!!
I love all the superb names starting with S: Su, Super, Shoot, Spartans and Summer!
If you don't understand my craziness about Summers, you may want to watch today's game featuring Michigan State and Tennessee. If you missed the game replay, hope this and that can help you at least get to know the stellar Summers!
It's Summer time! And it's time to defend for March Madness. To respond NBA snobs, this interesting piece told us that most amaze of NBA originated from NCAA where No.3 Chris Paul (Wake Forest University), No.3 Dwyane Wade (Marquette University), No.3 Brandon Roy (University of Washington), No.4 Chris Webber (University of Michigan), and No.34 Paul Pierce (University of Kansas) were all amazing performers in the March Madness.
Another amazing thing is: their numbers are all about 3 and 4. I love three, I love four more!
Speaking of defense, there are two articles in defense of Google leaving China that I can't wait to share. One is from New York Times and one of my greatest professor at Annenberg, USC, Andrew Lih was interviewed and quoted in the article. The other one is even more thought provoking. It drove me to start realizing that the motive to block all the Western websites is not just out of political censorship, it could be a sugarcoated or pillcoated way to protect the made-in-China websites like Baidu, Tecent. Chinese censorship equals protectionism, meaning Beijing maybe violating its WTO obligations.
Google is not the only word starts with G that has trouble. The golf course, designed by Tiger Woods, is facing trouble as the designer does. Like designer like course. And the Master's game is coming on April 14 where the troublecoated golfer will make his first appearance after the first affair. (let's hope so)
Picked up a new strategy to break ice with the amazing guys I spot on the basketball court:
-"Excuse me, is your name James?"
-"No, it's ..."
-"Oh, I thought you were LeBron James."
-"Haha..."
-"I'm kidding, just want to say that you're...."
-"#$%%^&^"
Friday, March 26, 2010
March Madness or Upsetness
When all the mad upsets in the March Madness become normal, March Madness should change its name to Upsetness. Kansas is no longer alone, the Jayhawks can walk off the stage hand in hand with Orange, who's ripped off by Butler Bulldogs.
NBA Where AMAZING Happens, where 2010 playoff seeds are easy to predict happens.
NCAA Where UPSET Happens, where nobody's bracket is still intact happens.
The idea of bracket is smart for promoting the games. In the world gradually dominated by the user-generated contents, an interactive bracket is a non-second-choice for the games to attract more followers. My friend Mofee seldom watches basketball, let alone college basketball. But he is deadly fixed on the games this month because, guess what, he joined his classmates in a bracket bet. Hardly had he get over the fact that Kansas's loss had robbed him when the-make-matter-worse Syracuse sent him penniless.
I'm wondering if there's anyone is still pretty decent. Let's follow the "Magic Sticks" LeBronJames and Obamas' brackets. FYI, magic sticks in Chinese pronounces 神棍, indicating those amazingly accurate predictors.
If I could become an NBA game analyst, commentator, or court-side reporter, I'd like to be the female Chuck Barkley (my first NBA idol when I was in 2nd grade) or Craig Sager for one day, one and only on April 1. Mwa-ha-ha.
LeBron James my imaginary buddy Chris Paul's real buddy, he's never on my Fav 5 list, but he's the first one treated me the way I'm longing for from Chris Paul. LeBron seldom gets my support in terms of team leader, but he gets my hats off the most as a fantastic basketball guy. Born a basketball prodigy, maybe even more talented than the peerless Michael Jordan, there's not a single second when LeBron doesn't show sincere respect to the everyone's idol. His proposal of retiring the No.23 jersey in the whole league is terrific and touching! His statement of putting aside the easy-peasy scoring champion for the sake of the world champion is bold but not boastful. There are braggadocios all over the world proficient at blatant lies, but when LeBron says something, there's just no reason to not believe.
Quote of the day:
"If I really wanted to be the scoring [champion] every single year---every single year---I could really do it. But it doesn't matter." ---LeBron James.
To get to know LeBron, to refresh my previous opinions about him, the movie "More Than A Game" serves more than a great way. I shared my tears of joy at the beginning and the ending. I have to admit, I don't like Boston Celtics' green, but I do love that on Irish.
Where there's angel, there's demon. The same in NBA.
While LeBron is concentrating on the basketball court, another NBA star is forced to focus on superior court. The best part of the worst news for Gilbert Arenas, no need to go to jail. Go to China, a suggestion from me to Agent Zero. I bet he can outshine Stephon Marbury who just got an MVP award in the all-star game! While of course, the CBA all-star game.
But that's still amazing, isn't it? Since China's international stance is skyrocketing faster and higher than the current Houston Rockets.
Even in the shoes industry is China becoming more competitive spearheaded by Li Ning, who opened the Lining USA store in Porland, the US shoes town where ADIDAS, NIKE, COLUMBIA are dwelling. A even great news is that their first product, Baron Davis BD Tees are sold out and the BD Doom shoes brought a long line outside the store already.
How can I not be proud of my country without regard to the douche government's every douche action?
NBA Where AMAZING Happens, where 2010 playoff seeds are easy to predict happens.
NCAA Where UPSET Happens, where nobody's bracket is still intact happens.
The idea of bracket is smart for promoting the games. In the world gradually dominated by the user-generated contents, an interactive bracket is a non-second-choice for the games to attract more followers. My friend Mofee seldom watches basketball, let alone college basketball. But he is deadly fixed on the games this month because, guess what, he joined his classmates in a bracket bet. Hardly had he get over the fact that Kansas's loss had robbed him when the-make-matter-worse Syracuse sent him penniless.
I'm wondering if there's anyone is still pretty decent. Let's follow the "Magic Sticks" LeBronJames and Obamas' brackets. FYI, magic sticks in Chinese pronounces 神棍, indicating those amazingly accurate predictors.
If I could become an NBA game analyst, commentator, or court-side reporter, I'd like to be the female Chuck Barkley (my first NBA idol when I was in 2nd grade) or Craig Sager for one day, one and only on April 1. Mwa-ha-ha.
LeBron James my imaginary buddy Chris Paul's real buddy, he's never on my Fav 5 list, but he's the first one treated me the way I'm longing for from Chris Paul. LeBron seldom gets my support in terms of team leader, but he gets my hats off the most as a fantastic basketball guy. Born a basketball prodigy, maybe even more talented than the peerless Michael Jordan, there's not a single second when LeBron doesn't show sincere respect to the everyone's idol. His proposal of retiring the No.23 jersey in the whole league is terrific and touching! His statement of putting aside the easy-peasy scoring champion for the sake of the world champion is bold but not boastful. There are braggadocios all over the world proficient at blatant lies, but when LeBron says something, there's just no reason to not believe.
Quote of the day:
"If I really wanted to be the scoring [champion] every single year---every single year---I could really do it. But it doesn't matter." ---LeBron James.
To get to know LeBron, to refresh my previous opinions about him, the movie "More Than A Game" serves more than a great way. I shared my tears of joy at the beginning and the ending. I have to admit, I don't like Boston Celtics' green, but I do love that on Irish.
Where there's angel, there's demon. The same in NBA.
While LeBron is concentrating on the basketball court, another NBA star is forced to focus on superior court. The best part of the worst news for Gilbert Arenas, no need to go to jail. Go to China, a suggestion from me to Agent Zero. I bet he can outshine Stephon Marbury who just got an MVP award in the all-star game! While of course, the CBA all-star game.
But that's still amazing, isn't it? Since China's international stance is skyrocketing faster and higher than the current Houston Rockets.
Even in the shoes industry is China becoming more competitive spearheaded by Li Ning, who opened the Lining USA store in Porland, the US shoes town where ADIDAS, NIKE, COLUMBIA are dwelling. A even great news is that their first product, Baron Davis BD Tees are sold out and the BD Doom shoes brought a long line outside the store already.
How can I not be proud of my country without regard to the douche government's every douche action?
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