The Power of NBA Shoe Commercials

The start of the NBA means a few things: Charles Barkley is back on TV a few times a week, highlight reel dunks and basketball being played every day from now unit July.  All of these things get me excited I mean look at this clip of Barkley he is pure gold and an Emmy winner, for real! The other things the return of the NBA brings is new shoe commercials.  While this may not excite everyone, this shit gets me jacked up.  Typically its a powerful Nike message about LeBron coming back to Cleveland, typically they help relate the Continue reading The Power of NBA Shoe Commercials

Do We Secretly Want to the Cubs to lose??

OK hear me out on this one.  The Cubs have been the most exciting team to watch in baseball over the last two years.  Last year they showed they were going to be a force for the next decade or so but ran into Daniel Murphy and the Mets magical run, being ousted in the NLCS.  This year they look even better, cruising to over 100 wins in the regular season and they didn’t face an elimination game in the first two rounds on their way to  claiming their first NL title in over 70 years.  Everyone is in love with Continue reading Do We Secretly Want to the Cubs to lose??

Kevin Durant and the Thunder Legacy

As we are approaching the start of the NBA season, the biggest story line will be LeBron James and the Miami Heat.  They will begin their quest for the highly coveted 3 peat.  LeBron continues to tell people that he gets better every year and he has proven that to be true so there is no reason not to think another MVP season is on the way.  This leads us to my question:  Did Thunder management ruin Kevin Durant’s legacy and his chance to be one of the greatest ever?  Will it be a Charles Barkley situation or can he Continue reading Kevin Durant and the Thunder Legacy