Last week I did a segment on the most annoying songs of all time! Here is the podcast of the segment and under that I put the songs in order of how annoying they are! What do you think, is this list correct? What songs would you add to it?
So the Spurs are whooping up on the Suns so this is the perfect time to see what Suns fans are asking their clotheslining defensive stud Raja Bell...
Nothing like getting free coffee from 7 different McDonalds...
Two of our dedicated listeners decided to get a caffeine high from a text message coupon for a free McDonald's Iced Coffee promotion. Check out their adventure...It could be one of the funniest nights ever
Well its been a while since I posted some show content up so I'm going to clean the closet and post three of my favorite interviews from the last month or so...
To start you off here is quick T-mac mix of him being tired
Well the NBA playoffs are here and like every other person I did make my NBA pre-season picks and my NBA post All-Star picks so let's look at them and see how my predictions stack up to the final standings.
Western Conference Final Regular Season Standings /King's preseason / King's post All-star
LA Lakers / Suns/ Spurs
Hornets/ Spurs/ Lakers
Spurs/ Rockets/ Mavericks
Jazz/ Nuggets/ Nuggets
Rockets (home court)/ Mavericks/ Suns
Suns/ Jazz/ Jazz
Mavericks/ Warriors / Hornets
Nuggets/ Lakers / Rockets
Some notes from my Western Conference Picks
I had the Warriors making the playoffs but that did not happen...I did not put the Warriors into my second half picks so I was correct on that one...for once in my life.
I had the Rockets finishing in the top 4 with home court in my pre-season picks but in my post all-star I had them dropping down to 8th...I was wrong. The Rockets played some great ball and now will have to play even better against the Jazz.
I thought the Lakers would suck it up and barely make the playoffs in my preseason picks...They finished no.1
I picked the Suns to win it all in my preseason picks but then changed that to the Lakers.
NBA Playoffs Picks Western Conf.
Lakers beat Nuggets in 6
Dallas beats New Orleans in 7
San Antonio beats the Suns in 7
Utah beats Houston in 4
Western Conf. Semi-Finals
Lakers beat Utah in 6
Spurs beat Dallas in 7
Western Conference Finals
Lakers beat Spurs in 6
The Spurs have the hardest road to the finals and by the time they face the Lakers they will be worn down. Add the return of Bynum and this spells disaster for the Spurs. Call me a Kobe guy but being this close I like him to take over like never before...oh and he will be the MVP by now so even better.
Eastern Conference
Final Regular Season Standings /King's preseason / King's post All-star
Celtics/ Bulls/ Celtics
Detroit/ Celtics/ Pistons
Orlando/ Pistons/ Cavs
Cavs/ Wizards/ Magic
Washington/ Nets/ Raptors
Raptors/ Nets/ Wizards
76ers/ Orlando/ Hawks
Hawks/ Heat/ Bulls
Some notes from the Eastern Conf picks
I had the Bulls making the playoffs as the no.1 seed...They did not make the playoffs... I hate them.
I had the Celtics finishing no.1 after the all-star break and no. 2 in preseason.
I had the Hawks making the playoffs after the All-Star break
I had the Heat dropping down to 8th but I don't think a lot of people had them as the crappiest team ever...or the Bulls.
I put some trust in Vince Carter by putting that garbage of a team in the playoffs...man I hate VC
NBA Playoffs Eastern Conf Picks
Celtics over Hawks in 4
Detroit over 76ers in 5
Orlando over Raptors in 6
Cleveland over Washington in 7
I love Gilbert but LeBron in the playoffs is not a fun thing to play against.
Eastern Conf Semi-Finals
Celtics over Cavs in 6
Detroit over Orlando in 5
Eastern Conf. Finals
Celtics over Detroit in 7
This is going to be the series to watch! I think the Celtics will show the flaws of an overrated Detroit team. Look this team has been together for a longtime now so teams know what their weaknesses are in the playoffs...Kevin Garnett's intensity will carry them to the finals for the first time in his career.
NBA Finals...
Lakers over Celtics in 7
As Kenny Smith likes to say, ITS BACK! THE NBA IS BACK!!!....This is going to be the series that captures the casual fan and puts the NBA back on the map. The Lakers vs The Celtics! Kobe vs Garnett....Phil Jackson going for no. 10 and to pass Red Auerbach...the story lines are going to be awesome! Lakers go into Boston and win the series.
Guest Reporting Baby
From time to time I will let some friends get in a guest report and today we start this off with Patrick in Europe. I went to UT with Patrick and he brings good insight to the blog so he has first dibs on guest reporting. Here is Patrick making his picks...
Hello!
I’m Raheel’s friend, Patrick, and he asked if I wanted to guest write and make some picks for the playoffs. I’ve been in Europe for most of the season, so this is a good chance to come keep my sanity by talking about my favorite sport. Anyways, here we go:
Eastern Conference
1st Round: - Celtics in 5 over the Hawks o I’m sorry Mike Bibby. Your acquisition wasn’t enough. - Pistons in 5 over the Sixers o I’d say 6 because the Pistons are slackers against inferior teams and the Sixers have been pleasantly surprising this year, but Detroit will want as much rest as possible for the Celtics series. - Magic in 6 over the Raptors o Turk for three! - Cavs in 6 over the Wizards o I’m sorry Soulja Boy, but you’re going to be another witness.
2nd Round: - Celtics in 7 over the Cavs o I know it seems obvious, but LeBron is going to dominate this series. Anytime you have the best player in a series, you have a decent chance of winning, but the Cavs are just not strong enough past Bron to win this series. - Pistons in 6 over the Magic o Dwight will dominate the middle and the Two Amigos (Turk and Shard) will make it rain, but they aren’t experienced enough to take down this squad.
ECF: - Celtics in 7 over the Pistons o KG will get neutralized by Sheed, but P Double and Jesus S. are going to make the difference. Call me crazy, but Tayshaun is not as good of a defender as people make him out to be. Sorry, I know, heresy.
Western Conference
1st Round: - Lakers in 6 over the Nuggets o Kobe in Colorado. I can say some foul joke, but that isn’t too tasteful and I think you all know where I’m going. Yes… - Hornets in 7 over the Mavs o CP3 is not going to pull the same thing that Dirk did last year. The MVP will be in the 2nd round again! - Spurs in 6 over the Suns o Okay, I’m a Spurs fan. Let’s get that out of the way. The Spurs have played phenomenally in the playoffs for the past few years and Ginobili is back. Even though Shaq has done something to us the past two games, I think we got this because TP and Emmanuel will carry us to the win. - Rockets in 7 over the Jazz o I’m going to give it to them this year. They’ve played really well at times (especially Rafer) and it’s going to be difficult, but like I tell my Houston friends, “No Yao for Boozer to dominate.” TMac, 2nd round sees you baby!
2nd Round: - Lakers in 7 over the Rockets o I’m sort of torn here. Rockets matchup well with them and Rafer is overachieving like a14 year olds in college, but Kobe just came off from his . I think the Lakers will win in 6 or 7 depending on how Pau deals with Mount Who-Wants-To-Sex, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Rockets win this series because of the matchups. I’m going to pick the Lakers so Raheel will consider letting me post again. - Spurs in 6 over the Hornets o People always bring up these arguments of “the Spurs lost the season series.” I’ve seen it with the Grizzlies in 2003, the Cavs in 2007 and now with the Hornets. Please. CP3 will dominate the Spurs with their frail, frail backup points (oh dear, Jacque), but TMNT will carry us to victory. That’s right, Timothy, Manu, experieNce and Tony.
WCF: - Spurs in 6 over the Lakers o I’ve read a lot of reports saying that Ariza and Bynum aren’t coming back this season, so I won’t take them into consideration here. Pau is soft (I’m half-Spanish and I say this) and we got Kurt to deal with him and/or Bynum. TD is going to go nuts, Tony will score in loads and Manu will get smacked by Kobe in the eye again. Don’t think I don’t remember.
FINALS: - Spurs in 6 over the Celtics o Tim won’t be denied his fifth ring, ABC wants Eva in primetime more than on Sundays, Manu wants the Finals MVP he was robbed of in 2005, Pop’s got fiiiiive on it and the organization wants to finally repeat to be unanimously considered as a dynasty. It’s all in place, it’s just there for them to take it. Like Kobe.
Thanks again to Raheel for the opportunity to write this and let’s get ready for the best NBA playoffs in years!
J-Fizz
And now time for you to laugh...This is Jeremy Foster formerly of Sports Radio 610...he worked with John and Lance as their update guy and stomping boy (I know the feeling Fizz)...Well, Fizz is now moving to Phoenix so today was his last day on-air in Houston...guess where he spent it? On 1560 The Game! This video is Fizz in a nutshell
If you have not seen this yet then sit down and block out about 20 minutes from you day because you will try to figure out if this is real or fake.
Is this real or fake? Let's break it down...
Fake
Nike is known for campaigns that really get people talking and see their product in action. Do you remember from a few years back where Vince Carter dunked over Gary Payton sitting down with a big afro on...
Kobe has done a shock campaign before when he was with Adidas. He did some dunks that were pretty much unseen back when he was with Adidas. This was one of my favorite commercials when it came out..so much so that I recorded it and would watch it over and over just to see if he is on some strings or just jumping.
After Jay Williams took a big spill on his motorcycle and ended his career, a lot of NBA teams started putting a clause in players' contracts about staying out of dangerous situations. Now, if Kobe feels like he can jump a car then is that really a dangerous situation? Maybe Kobe has practiced this a lot in the off-seaon and wanted to show it off.
Kobe is such a fierce competitor that if he did get hurt in this stunt then his hard work this season would have gone to waste...Kobe getting hit by a car might, just might, put him out for the playoffs...not even Kobe would risk that, right?
Real
If there is one guy that will show everybody that he CAN jump over a speeding Aston Martin, it's Koeb Bryant. Kobe is known for showing up people and is very proud of his athletic abilities. Kobe Bryant KNOWS he can jump over a car so HE DID jump over a car.
It's been a while since Kobe has done a fun campaign that focuses on his fun side and not his hard work ethic like his commercial from last year...
Kobe and Nike are also doing this new campaign for his shoes that run along the lines of a genius needs the perfect tools to be a genius...This is another fun commercial showing Kobe's personality and how he feels about himself. How does this tie into Kobe jumping over a car? Kobe with his new HyperDunks is showing his abilities with the perfect tool...in real life.
I still can't decide if this commercial is real or fake. What I do know is that I am going to watch it again just to see if I can spot any fakies.
Not too brag or anything but I did call the Jayhawks winning it all...All in all I won all my bracket pools and am hoping to cash in some checks from those pools.
Sorry about not posting all that much last week. I was out on the road getting a bunch of interviews. Let me recap my week for you:
Thursday 4/3: Shell Houston Open first round coverage
Friday 4/4: Filling in for Sean and John on the afternoon show with Lance Z.
Saturday 4/5: Young Guns MMA fight presented by Saul Soliz...(which was awesome by the way. Yall need to catch a MMA fight in person. )
Sunday 4/6: Shell Houston Open Final Round Coverage
Monday: Astros Opening Day...live at Minute Maid Park
Believe it or not I do run around and work after the show...
Anyways, let's get down to some NCAA talk
Top 5 moments from the tournament for the King:
Davidson beating Georgetown...was there a bigger upset? This was mighty G'town falling to Curry and his boys! What a crazy game!
Kansas coming back on Memphis to win it all...yes I know its the title but I had Kansas winning it all so I was never in doubt about their greatness.
Texas beating Stanford...this was a fun game to watch because it was here in Houston and because I was court side to see my team win baby!
Duke falls to West Virginia...Nothing like seeing the DOOKIES fall to WVU...Has their greatness ended?
Xavier gets to the Elite 8...It's fun seeing a team you picked get far...too bad they did not go far enough like I needed them to
Bill Self to OSU?...Terrible I love sports and everything about them but one thing...TAMPERING. Is there anything worse than a school making a bid for a coach while he is in the national championship game? Let the coach enjoy with his team and let his players enjoy their coach. I know at the end of the day that even college sports is a business but show more class than offering a job to a coach while he is in the biggest game of his life...According to my sources who are close to the situation, Bill Self is going to Oklahoma State.
