If your views differ from that of the homie Racial (”hip-hop > sports!”) you will probably agree these finals were the most interesting since the Bulls dynasty.

I’ve heard a lot of talk about how the big three dominated the Kobe Show, which is true, but when it comes down to it the championship equation is easy… Thoro niggaz = rings. Look back at all the championship teams of the past few years. whether it was Bruce Bowen, James Posey, Robert Horry, Dennis Rodman, Horace Grant or whoever, they all had multiple dudes who’s job it was to do nothing but down and out dirty shit and get under the skin of the other team.

It became evident early on that the Lakers bench were a group of frightened puppies compared to the pitbulls on Boston’s squad. Posey & PJ Brown didn’t show up much in the stats, they just annoyed the shit out of lames like Farmar and Radmonovic. The most telling point of the series was when lil’ ol’ Sam Cassell slammed Sasha Vujacic A.K.A David Dallas to the floor and just laughed. In the final game while up by about 37, Big Baby ran the floor and stuffed in someone’s grill and Tony Allen caught a reverse alley-oop. The Celtics role players were ruthless. The Boston Three Party is no stranger to thoro’ness either. Between them they have been stabbed 11 times, repped Bloods on court, had a threesome in a Spike Lee movie, and named their dog Big Pun. So with that in mind, here are the two things L.A. needs to do next season…

1. Get a thug/thug’s
The Lakers need to do anything they can to get Ron Artest. He would be the perfect fit. Solves the confusion at small forward, can score sufficiently, exceptional on D, and crazy as fuck. Either him or give Kimbo Slice a one year contract. Even if he cant dribble a ball, his intimidation factor would suffice.

2. Embrace Compton, not Hollywood
The Celtics come out to 50 Cent, the Cavaliers come out to Jigga, the Lakers come out to…. The Who. Classic band but, when you rep the home of N.W.A and Death Row there are countless hits that I feel would top the CSI theme. Dre Day, Straight Outta Compton, Bow Down, Hit Em Up, the possibilities are endless. And fuck Beckham and Ashton Kutcher, how about Suge Knight and the Boo-Ya Tribe courtside.

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Let’s hope to see more of this on May 9th:

The Kangaroos team was named on Sunday and holy fuck their backline is mean. Every player is dangerous and it’s gonna be damage control for our backs. Thankfully their forwards are average though and just a bunch of dirty cunts really (there should be at least one fight with Gallen in their side). Even though we’re AGAIN tryna scratch a team together because of injuries and UK-based players being held back by their clubs, I’m an eternal optimist when it comes to Kiwi league and I think this is the team we could cause an upset with:

Fullback: Sam Perrett (Roosters)
Wing: Jason Nightingale (Dragons)
Centre: Iosia Soliola (Roosters)
Centre: Steve Matai (Sea Eagles)
Wing: Chase Stanley (Dragons)
Five-eighth: Setaimata Sa (Roosters)
Halfback: Benji Marshall (Tigers)
Prop: Roy Asotasi (captain) (Rabbitohs)
Hooker: Nathan Fien (Warriors)
Prop: Nathan Cayless (Eels)
Secondrow: Simon Mannering (Warriors)
Secondrow: David Kidwell (Rabbitohs)
Lock: Sonny Bill Williams (Bulldogs)

Interchange:
Sam Rapira (Warriors)
Greg Eastwood (Broncos)
Frank Pritchard (Panthers)
Isaac Luke (Rabbitohs)

If you care to know my reasoning for choosing these players read on…

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Just got finished watching game 3 of the Boston vs Atlanta NBA playoffs series, which the ATL somehow won. Besides Josh Smith goin’ nuts and putting on his own personal 3 point shootout/dunk display, the real noteworthy part came in the dying minutes.

When the Hawks’ Al Horton hit a jumper to ice the game, he started shouting at Paul Pierce who was on the floor. Pierce got up, had the look of death on his face, walked over to the Atlanta bench and threw up the Bloods sign. I’m guessing the Celtics will come up with some excuse to cover it up, but I know P Double is from Inglewood and didn’t seem to be fuckin’ around. We all know Pierce is no stranger to drama either, as he got stabbed 11 times, supposedly by affiliates of nut-job Ray ‘Nail In The Coffin’ Benzino.

The other showdown has been LeBron James vs DeShawn Stevenson in the Cavs vs Wizards series. When the Wizards were down 20, Stevenson hit a three over James and for some reason blew his fingers to say ‘I’m hot bitches!” (S.M.H). He also said Lebron was overrated. James said him replying would be like “Jay-Z replying to Souljah Boy“, so Stevenson flew Mr. Tell Em’ out to sit courtside at game 3, which Washington won. Madness.

All thuggery aside, the First Round of the Playoffs has been interesting to say the least.

• The Suns trading for Shaq seems to have backfired, as all O’Neal has been good at is lane violations and missing free-throws in the Phoenix vs San Antonio series. Tony Longoria is fucking unconcious, and the Suns are down 3-0.
• The Rockets won 22 games in a row during the regular season without Yao Ming, but lost their first two home games against eternal lames the Jazz. Houston is down 3-1.
• The Nuggets still look and play like its an And1 tour, and are about to get swept by the Lakers.
• Somehow the 76ers are beating the Pistons. The turning point will be when Rasheed Wallace intimidates a referee by looking at him.
• Im picking the Hornets vs Mavericks will be the only one to go to a game 7.

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Man, is this video of Kobe jumping an Aston Martin for real or are they having a Maori on? That’s crazy if he did that for real, but I’m skeptical that it’s some viral Nike marketing campaign. If you can enlighten me, please do.

As a sidenote, man Kobe’s Adidas shoes were always stink, here’s a page full of wackness.

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I just wanna give props to the NZ Sevens team for winning their 7th tournament in a row last night at the Hong Kong 7s. After we had a rough patch two seasons ago Gordon Tietjens has got the team back to its best. I dunno how he does it, but he must have the meanest eye for talent, especially when you consider the kind of players he’s helped mould in the past – Cullen, Lomu, Ai’i, So’oialo, Rokocoko, Messam, Masoe, Tuitavake. Now we’ve got guys like DJ Forbes, Alfred Pelenise (although not in Hong Kong) and Victor Vito on the come up. Shot boys on the win.

Now if the Warriors win tonight, my week at work will be a lot less of a pain in my life. *prays Vatuvei scores more tries than he lets in* Oh and how’s Israel Folau leaving the Melbourne Storm to play for the Broncos next season, holy heck.

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Sneaker collector or not, you cannot deny that the Air Jordan is one of the most recognised shoes worldwide.

I stumbled upon this interview with the guy behind the designs of various Jordans, Tinker Hatfield. If you’ve ever wondered how much input MJ really has with the designs then this is for you.

Incredible to think that a lawnmower inspired one of the iconic pairs in the series. Phil, this is for you.

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The NRL season kicks off this week *pumps fist* I can’t wait for this shit. Being the league Stan that I am I’ve been talking with friends about who will make the top 8 and decided to get my armchair expert on and chuck up my picks here at the blog. If you’re a league head, let me know your thoughts on the ‘08 season.

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I’m two days late on upping this, but for the benefit of those of you  who haven’t seen it, here’s Andrew Symonds‘ hit on a streaker during the first ODI final between Oz and India. Stuff even has an article on it getting Sonny Bill’s opinion on the hit haha.

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Cuz, is the new promo video from local skate brand ABC – who’ve been gaining mad momentum in recent months. For those unaware of them you may have seen their ‘Money, Shoes, Clothes’ or ‘Notorious ABC’ t shirts on everyone from tall tee wearing hip hop cunts to high street scenesters.

This promo vid is a good showcase of how fucken mean their skate team is, and serves as a good intro of the young dudes(Toby Locke, Farhad) to the wider public. It’s crazy to me that this is a promo vid now, in years gone by this wouldve been a full on NZ production and then some.

You can watch the vid below. I suggest gettin your hands on the DVD where you can though, it is free after all. Also check the end of the vid for a sneak peek of the song ‘Bigtime’ from my upcoming album. EXCLUSIVE bro.

Part 1

Part 2

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This comes out today apparently. So buy it if skateboarding’s your bag, strictly for the cover shot even. Crazy

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