What’s up guy’s the basketball season is on and poppin’ and in honor of the Christmas season we have , The Nike Air Foamposite One “Metallic Red” These lil’ pieces are hot, hot, hot!!!!  Merry Christmas Ya’ll.

@Boemoney1

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FINALLY… After a five-month lockout the NBA is back!!  NBA fans can watch five games slated to be on throughout the day.

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With the NBA  lockout over and the Christmas season in full swing,  things are starting to seem regular again.  The die-hard NBA fan can get it’s fix starting on Christmas day, what a present huh?  Can’t wait, can’t wait(Bart Scott voice).  The Christmas Day schedule is looking like it’s going to be something special.   Right now the frantic fast paced free agent signing period has many fans on edge wondering what moves their teams are gonna make, and critiquing the moves already made.  The New York Knicks, with the addition of  Tyson Chandler, have formed a pretty formidable front line.  The Dallas Mavericks will try to defend their crown with the addition of the reigning sixth man of the year Lamar Odom. [..]

Another letter from Dan Gilbert. Honestly, it seems as if the Cleveland Cavaliers’ owner is still reeling from LeBron James’ public exit last season and would like to force feed another franchise his thoughts on how basketball business should be handled. The only problem is that now instead of the New Orleans Hornets receiving something for Chris Paul’s departure, they would likely have to wait until he walks out on his own free will during next year’s free agency. Smart move Gilbert! Smart move. [..]

The most entertaining things about the lockout have not necessarily been the schedule release or the fact that the Christmas day games have officially be announced. Those things are great runner-ups but what has captured NBA fans’ attention the most is undoubtedly all of the hoopla surrounding some of these ridiculous trade rumors.

You know the ones that if you speak up enough, they seem more and more like the truth.

My hat goes off to the Los Angeles Lakers if they are able to land one of the most popular trade rumors to date as they are reportedly aiming to recruit both Chris Paul AND Dwight Howard from the New Orleans Hornets and the Orlando Magic. It would be a hell of a move that would balance the weight that both the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks have stacked their rosters with. [..]

There have been plenty of tweets surfacing from bored NBA stars with nothing else to do with their time. Nate Robinson has just added himself to the long list of men who should reconsider their latest ventures. Seattle Seahawks head coach, Pete Carroll, is encouraging the madness that is Robinson declaring himself eligible for a NFL try out. Not only does the NBA small man want to try out, but he already has a few teams in line that he would consider.

But, when looking a little closer at the rosters, would they consider him?

Pete Carroll may have encouraged the little guy to tryout however Seattle has no place for him on their squad. Robinson may have been a two sports star at the University of Washington, but things are much different at the next level. It is not like he is asking to be the starting quarterback of any squad, but operating in a defensive backfield does not seem like it would be healthy for the Seahawks or Nate Robinson.

The basketball season will eventually start back up and when it does, no one wants a mangled Robinson limping up the court due to football sustained injuries. Seattle competes in the same division as the San Francisco 49ers, the St. Louis Rams and the Arizona Cardinals. Although none of these teams are much to shrink in fear at, the Seahawks sit towards the bottom of the league in defensive statistics, including 27^th in opponents’ passing yards and 21^st in opponents’ rushing yards.

The team does not have the time to experiment with a basketball player on dwindling in value in his primary league.

Nate Robinson is also said to be considering the Philadelphia Eagles. Not only is the idea of signing Robinson in a backfield that includes Nnamdi Asomugha, ludicrous, it is mildly offensive to football fans. Robinson’s high school reels may not be much to laugh at, but his time spent in Washington was nothing to marvel at either.

What makes him believe he would survive training camp with some of the most elite defensive backfield players in the country? Asomugha was the most coveted free agent this offseason and to place him on the same roster as Robinson, who would be treated as a social experiment is not saying much about the Eagles dedication to winning.

Nate Robinson has hops, this is undeniably true. Still, his lack of size and strength does not showcase a premiere cornerback in my eyes. Battling up the field to grab a pick from a much taller and much more conditioned receiver would not be a strong suit of his. The pro league is nothing like Washington football. This is not the NCAA.

Robinson’s tryout for an NFL team should not be taken seriously. It just seems like something to do for another locked out ball player. I would love to see the guy play. I would just rather he stuck to the court.

Dwayne ‘Lil Wayne’ Carter is one of the most prolific emcees in the game right now.

No matter if you are more prone to accepting the sober or Styrofoam carrying version of the rapper, there’s no way you can deny how captivating his words can be at times. Better when freestyling than when he was inking his rhymes, Wayne has released so many songs with countless sports references that it is only right IAMNBA takes part in ranking them all.

But, we are going to do it with a little bit of a ‘Watch the Throne’ addition in the mix.

JayZ has been sort of a hot topic, so we are going to add the other famed Mr. Carter’s references to our list. We have sifted through all the ones we could get our hands on and have compiled a list of the top ten sports references from the No.2 emcee from last year’s countdown of the five greatest rappers of the 21^st century, falling behind Eminem, and one half of the compilation of WTT. [..]

Dirk Nowitzki & Co. pulled off what some people felt was unthinkable.

Not only did Dallas knock out the fiery threesome in LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, but they did so in South Beach. Game Six was an amazing triumph for the aging squad, one that many people were skeptical that the same men would be able to conquer more than once.

Nowitzki is allotted a grand amount of stability in his position because of how he has sculpted his game from the perimeter. This allows him the least amount of contact in a game even where the defense is the most trying.

The most an opponent can get away with is poking him in the eye or slipping a sharp pinky nail in his nose. Nowitzki is allotted that type of luxury because of all the work he has put in shaping his jumper to draw defenses and make it as lethal as it has come to be.

The other veterans in Dallas such as Jason Kidd are already stroking retirement. The lockout, if restored at least at the halfway mark, will provide a much shortened and rushed season for veterans of the league. [..]

Grant Hill flew on the scene as a 6’8 Freshman @ Duke University helping the Blue Devils win a National Championship.  In doing so, Hill caught one of the sickest oops ever in CBS Sports history.  Grant gave us all a glimpse into the future during that one shining moment via March Madness, we said damn Duke (#33) is a problem.

Grant Hill would make First Team All-America in 93′- 94′, his last season at Duke.  The Detroit Pistons would select The son of former Dallas Cowboys great Calvin Hill 3rd overall in The 1994 NBA Draft.  Straight out of the gate Hill let it be known he was there to get busy, just as he had done on the collegiate scene, on the highest level.  Grant would swoop and drive to the hoop at such a smooth pace, that he evoked images of the Iceman George Gervin slash Dr.J  mixed with a dash of Scottie Pippen, but smoother.

Grant could go left or right with the bounce, and was adept at finishing at the rim with either hand.  He would go between the legs, spin, and take a big step like James Worthy and tea bag somebody.  Grant Hill won Co -Rookie Of The Year honors along with Jason Kidd, as he averaged 19-ppg, 5-assists; and 6-rebs.  Hill was responsible for many a sleepless night for opposing coaching staffs, with the height of a 4 and the quickness of a 2.

In the 99′- 00′ season, Hill averaged a career best 25.8 and was poised for the takeover.  He was set to carry the NBA torch into the new millenium.  In the summer of 2000 he was traded to Orlando for Ben Wallace and Chucky Atkins.  Grant would only appear in four games in his first season there, and fourteen the next with the Magic.  After averaging 20-plus points in five straight seasons, Hill would never average more than 2o-ppg again.

In the 04′-05′ season Hill would play in 67 games for The Magic that season, his most in four years, on the way to averaging 19-ppg; and earning his seventh All-Star bid.  Hill seemed to be finally healthy and playing well, and then the injury bug struck again destroying what was a solid season.  He would only play in 21 games the next season.   From 98′ to 09′, Grant only appeared in 404 games out of a possible 738 over a 9-yr span, 7 of them years on the Orlando payroll.

Hill earned 93 million dollars during his tenure in Orlando… wow.  Fast forward, it’s 2011 and Hill is finally healthy and playing solid ball in Phoenix.  In the last four years Grant has played no less than 70 games in each of his four years with the Suns.  Can anyone say perseverance and dedication? …He’s made it back.  I hate to think what we would have witnessed had he not been bitten by that bug.

Let me sum it up: Grant was like the “ultimate playboy”,  ”a go get her”…Check it raaight; The Ball Was the Her, and once he saw “her” she was up for grabs.   He would take “her” where she needed to go, moving “her” through the crowd with surgeon like precision on some DR. Lecter type flow.  He didn’t seem to be in any rush, but you knew he was gonna get “her” there.  In his prime, #33 was too much to stop, would have been an all-time great.

@Boemoney1

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Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway was a rare player, the kind that only comes along every so often.   A 6’7 guard out of Memphis University.  Nicknamed “Penny”,  he was drafted 3rd overall by The Golden State Warriors, and traded to Orlando for Chris Webber; a four time All-Star who once averaged 31-ppg in the 96′- 97′ playoffs. [..]