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Well this will be my 50th post, so I should be getting a paycheck for 50 bucks, but my payrate was changed so now I have to get 2000 views before I get paid. Anyways, I wanted to talk about yesterday’s amazing Super Bowl game. Super Bowl XLIII was one of the most exciting game’s I have ever seen, without a doubt. I do not know if it was the best super bowl ever, since I haven’t seen them all, but it is definitely up there for me. I was personally pulling for the Cardinals to win, but I was happy with how well they did (final score was Steelers 27 to the Cardinals 23). Larry Fitzgeral was almost a ghost in the first half, but he got two touchdowns in the second half, including a huge 64 yard breakout for the go ahead touchdown with a little over two minutes left in the game. Unfortunately, the Cards left 2 minutes on the clock, and that was enough time for the Steelers to make a great drive and end up scoring a touchdown to give them the lead. The Cardinals got the ball back and had a chance to score, but Kurt Warner had the ball knocked out of his hands and the Refs ruled it a fumble. Personally, I think it was an incomplete pass, which would have made it the Cardinals ball again, but the Refs didn’t. What I thought was strange was the fact that the officials didn’t even review the play. It was a huge play, the deciding factor of the game, and they didn’t even call a booth review. If the play had been overturned and ruled an incomplete pass, it would have been Cardinals ball again, plus with the 15 yard penalty for Farrior taking off his helmet they would have been on the 29 yard line. That would have been enough of a chance for the Cardinals to pull off the win. Whatever.  Speaking of controversies, today.com ripped me off with my payrate. I should be getting fifty bucks in the mail after this post, but instead, I will never be paid. They say that there are ways to increase traffic to your domain, but there is no way I am going to get thousands of people to go to my site. THANKS TODAY.COM : )

It has been a while since I posted a blog. About two weeks maybe. I sort of lost the motivation to blog when I got an email from the website telling me I will no longer be paid a dollar per post, but rather per thousand views. I am never going to get one thousand views, so I will never get a paycheck. I was only four posts away from my first paycheck when I got that cheery email, so I kind of gave up for a while. However, I decided to just keep blogging and hopefully in the next year or two I will get the two thousand views I need to get a paycheck. Any help would be great (i.e. reading and checking the blog constantly, emailing the link to friends, etc)

 Anyways, I am going to write about my favorite team in the NBA, the suddenly slumping Celtics. before Christmas day, the Boston Celtics had a record of 27 wins, and 2 losses. After Christmas day, the Celtics have won two games, and lost seven. What is going on with the NBA champions? I don’t know.

 I tried to post this a week or so ago but I lost the motivation to finish the post (did I mention I no longer get paid?). Anyways, since then the Celtics have stepped up their pace and have won three straight. Paul Pierce is doing great and the Celtics look like they are slowly finding their way back to greatness. Thats all. Talk to you in a month or so…

That is exactly what the Boston Celtics did. They won 19 straight games, and then LOST two straight. They lost on Christmas Day to the LA Lakers, and then yesterday to the Golden State Warriors. I was at the Warriors game yesterday when they beat the Celtics, and it was an ugly game. The Celtics have lost just four games all year, and two of them were in the last three days. How could the defending champs win 19 straight, then lose two back to back? Simple: they are tired. The Celtics are worn out. It happens. They went on a great streak, but all good things must end. The Big 3 was just out of it, which was obvious yesterday. Paul Pierce played well, but the rest of the Celtics starters seemed lethargic, nonchalant, and relaxed. The Celtics took the Warriors for granted, and it came back to hurt them. Steven Jackson had his best game in a long time, with I think 28 points. All in all, it was a great game to go to. I was lucky enough to go; the atmosphere was incredible. Everyone was on their feet screaming and cheering for the Warriors. When CJ Watson hit those two big shots the place went insane.

 Note: I tried to post this the day after Christmas (the day of the game), but my internet was not working. I know this post is no longer relevant, but whatever. I tried. Thanks for reading

Like the alliteration in the title? That is my catchy intro to a discussion of the NFL playoff system. The NFL playoff system seems to have some definite holes. I am not usually one to complain about the way organized sports are run (i.e. College football), but this year’s playoffs could turn me into a complainer. The Patriots, if they win next week against the Bills, as they are sure to do, will finish the season at 11-5. That is pretty good for an NFL team. Ten wins is all it should take to get into the playoffs; winning eleven games should GUARANTEE playoff birth. Now, the Pats could win 11 and still not make it. The worst part is, if San Diego beats Denver and if the Cardinals lose to Seattle there will be two teams with .500 records. So, the Patriots will have a .687 winning percentage and not make the playoffs, but the Cardinals and the Chargers will have .500 winning percentages and MAKE the playoffs. That is ridiculous. The Patriots need to win at Buffalo and have the Jets beat Miami to lock the AFC East. I am not sure what they need to get the Wild Card, but that is irrelevant. The point is, the better teams should be in the playoffs. Case closed. The Cardinals aren’t good enough to be there and neither are the Chargers. The Patriots should be in the playoffs. Everyone knows it. They are doing this well even without superstar quarterback Tom Brady. Now that, is saying something about the Patriots team. They play to win championships. How can they win if a faulty system keeps them out of the playoffs?

I don’t have time to write a detailed blog today. I am pretty busy, with it being the holiday season and all. To start off, the Celtics beat the New York Knicks by about twenty points to win their 18th straight game and tie the all time Celtics winning streak record. Obviously, tying a record from the Celtics is going to be difficult, as they are the winningest team in NBA history. Now to football… the New England Patriots routed the Arizona Cardinals 47 to 7. That is pretty embarrasing for the Cardinals, who already clinched a playoff birth. How do they expect to win in the playoffs if they can’t get double digit points in a game? Matt Cassel, the stand in for Tom Brady, through for over 350 yards with three touchdown passes. Wes Welker scored a touchdown for the Pats and so did Randy Moss. The Jets lost to the Seattle Seahawks somehow, which was their third loss in their last four games. The Dolphins beat the Chiefs, which is not good for the Patriot’s playoff hopes.  The 49ers pulled out a 17-16 win over the Rams; it is always nice to see the niners win a game. Even Oakland won today, beating the Houston Texans. The biggest shock of the day was the Redskin’s victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. The Skins won 10-3, with a last second stop on literally the one yard line. Reggie Brown caught a pass from McNabb, but before he could turn to score, he was hit and held down at the one yard line. Tennessee Titans beat the Steelers, and the New York Giants pulled out a close win over the Carolina Panthers. That is all I have time to write. Thanks and check back in tomorrow.

Reportedly, LeBron James, perhaps the most popular player in the NBA, and Ice Cube, a rapper/family movie actor, are teaming up to produce a TV show. The show is supposed to be about LeBron’s life as a high schooler. The story will be similar to the football show “Friday Night Lights”. The idea was pitched to ABC  and could come out as early as fall of 2009. I think that the show won’t be hugely popular; LeBron is a big name to basketball fans, but will people really want to watch a 15 year old LeBron doing his Algebra homework? Why would that interest people?

Also, Eddy Curry who plays for the New York Knicks is supposedly getting sued by a men’s clothing company, “Casual Male”. Curry reportedly purchased $41,000 worth of clothes two years ago, and still hasn’t paid the tab. That is ridiculous. He is in the NBA, I think he could afford to pay a clothing bill. And why is anyone spending $41,000 on clothes in one day? How many clothes can one person have? As Forest Gump would say, that’s all I got to say about that.

I don’t have anything interesting to write about, nor the will to write much at all. I am pretty tired from school and stuff so I will just give a quick wrap up of today’s sports news. Today was monday, although this post will count for tuesday. Monday means Monday Night Football. The Philadelphia Eagles continued their impressive play to beat the Browns 30-10. It was a pretty easy game for Philadelphia, who beat the reigning Super Bowl Champions the New York Giants last week. In the NBA, the Celtics beat the Jazz by nine for their fifteenth straight victory. The Celtics have a record of 23-2, which is obviously incredibly good. Rajon Rondo was one rebound and two assists away from another triple double. Rondo is having a great season. The Phoenix Suns beat the New York Knicks by about ten. All the Suns starters scored double digits, which is one way to guarantee a win. The Miami Heat lost again, which is their third straight loss. I was happy that the Heat were doing so well earlier, they were over .500 for the first time in a LONG time, but their current losing streak brought them back down to a 12-12 record and third in their division. The Warriors obviously lost to the Orlando Magic, although I suppose it is good that they only lost by eleven points. Belinelli had 19 points for Golden State; he has really improved lately. I am impressed with his development. No longer does Marco just sit in the corner spotted up to miss a three, now he is cutting and slashing to the hole and making plays. Not only is he moving on offense, but he is actually playing defense, which is shocking to anyone who follows the Warriors. Hopefully the Warriors will pull out some wins eventually…that is all I got for today. Thanks

As many of you may know, George Bush was attacked at an Iraqi press conference earlier. He was not shot at, however, or threatened by a bomb. Our lame-duck president was actually attacked by a pair of shoes. A journalist at the press conference that Bush decided to drop in on stood up in the middle of the crowd, and threw first one shoe, then another. I was impressed with George Bush’s reflexes, which are considerably better than his political abilities. I thought I was watching the Matrix for a second as I saw our great president duck beneath “size ten” (as Bush quipped) shoes. The strange thing about this, besides the fact that a man threw shoes at the President of the United States, was that after the journalist threw the first shoe, no one did anything. The man had time to bend down, pull off his second shoe, aim, and take fire again at Bush. Where was the security? Someone should have realized between the time the first shoe was launched and the second shoe was about to be thrown that something was going on. Everyone seemed to be in shock. Secret Service? MIA. They were nowhere to be seen. Perhaps they are better at taking bullets than size ten Iraqi sneakers. I thought it was interesting. If you want to see the video it is on youtube.

In sporting news, the Cowboys beat the Giants, which gave the reigning Super Bowl champs their second straight loss. The Cowboys managed to avoid the soap opera drama for today and pull out a nice win. The Patriots destroyed the Oakland Raiders today in Oakland, which was of course no surprise to anyone (I hope). The Falcons beat Tampa Bay in OT, which is a great win for this successful young Falcons team. Indianapolis, unfortunately, beat the Lions, although that was kind of a ‘gimme’. The biggest game of the day though was the Texans 13-12 victory over the Titans. The mighty Titans have now lost two games, and are showing their weaknesses. Granted, they already locked in playoff birth, but they are showing everyone they can at least be beaten, and by not-so-stellar teams. Thats all for now. Thanks

I saw a commercial talking about how Hancock was out on DVD and Blu-Ray now. That movie was pretty bad, but the funny thing is is that the ad made several claims that were just idiotic. The first thing they said was a review from who knows what newspaper claiming that Hancock was the most action packed super hero movie of the year….Have they seen The Dark Knight or The Incredible Hulk? The next one, however, was even more absurd and presumptuous. The commercial went on to say “The best superhero movie of the year”. Wow. I am pretty sure that everyone who has seen The Dark Knight would disagree. Even the Hulk was way better than Hancock. I would barely even qualify Hancock as a superhero movie, and they are saying it is the best superhero movie of the year? Better than the Dark Knight? That is ALMOST funny.

Anyways, number 2 ranked Florida beat number 1 Alabama today 30-21. Even though Alabama was ranked higher than Florida, it seemed as if everyone thought, no KNEW, that the Gators would beat the Tide. Tim Tebow, Florida’s sensational quarterback, threw for 217 yards, 3 touchdowns, and no interceptions. He was the offensive leader, firing people up and making the big plays when they needed to be made. Tebow won the Heisman as a sophomore (which is incredible) and has a solid chance of doing it again. He has 28 touchdowns this year and only 2 interceptions, which is an incredible ratio. Florida is looking to move on to the national championship. Alabama tried, but Florida is just too good. I noticed that Florida is good at college football and basketball, but their professional teams always seem to be pretty bad…weird.

And now it is the time of the week for me to complain about the Warriors, again. They lost by 35 points to the Spurs. The final score 123-88 Spurs. Why are the Warriors so bad? I have run out of things to say. I see so much potential on the team, Brendan Wright, Jamal Crawford, C.J. Watson, Kelenna Azubuike, Anthony Randolph, Andris Biedrins, etc. Plus they have solid experience with Stephen Jackson and Corey Maggette. Yet, despite all this, they continue  to show the league how badly they want to lose. Did the loss of Baron Davis really cripple them this badly? He isn’t even an all-star, despite the fact that Bay Area fans thought he should have been last year. Hopefully Monta, if and when he returns, will spark up Golden State. Jamal Crawford has been doing incredible since he arrived in Golden State. There is a lot of promise, but no execution. Last year it seemed that the Warriors could win, or lose, to any team on any night. This year, it seems like they can just lose to any and every team. However, I still love watching them. And that’s all I can say tonight

The Celtics are showing the NBA why they are the NBA champions. They won their tenth straight game on Wednesday. The ten game win streak ties last years best run (and they finished with the championship). I think the Celtics are still good. The Big Three of Paul Pierce (the Truth), Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen are all playing well offensively and defensively. Rajon Rondo, the Celtics speedy point guard, is causing some to think about changing the name to the Big Four. Against the Pacers on Wednesday he put up a huge triple double. He was the first Celtic to get a triple double in about five years. Rondo has really matured in his game since about the middle of last season. He showed how good he can be in the NBA Finals last year, and he has kept up that level of intensity. The Celtics easily beat the Pacers by a score of 114-96. The Pacers are one of only two teams to beat the Celtics this year, but this time the C’s showed Indiana who the better team was. Garnett had 26 points and 14 boards for Boston, Ray Allen went 6-9 from downtown, and Paul Pierce had a laid back game with 16 points. The Celtics are looking to repeat.

Also, the Heat won a huge game against the Jazz in Utah on Wednesday. Winning in Utah is extremely difficult, and this is a big deal for the worst team in the league last year. Dwyane Wade has put this Miami team on his back and they now have a record over .500  Good job Flash