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. [..]