http://thestartingfive.net Bangin’ and Scorin’ Every Trip Down the Floor Fri, 16 May 2008 22:17:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Osi thanks for stepping up and taking time out to give back On Thursday May 15, 2008 I attended the first of four events to kick off Osi Umenyiora's Strike 4 A Cure Celebrity Charity Bowling Weekend 2008. The Senior Stop event took place at Carver High School ... http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/16/osi-umenyioras-strike-4-a-cure-celebrity-charity-bowling-weekend-2008/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIfPNp6dMP4] Code words are for the rich snitches bitch who went out and switched...'cause damn right that's what he gets... When you have White folk referencing 400 years ago then you know you're foul. Chris Mathews tried to hold it down but couldn't call Pat out for what he is because he saw ... http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/16/friday-fire-wheres-the-furor-over-pat-buchanan/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM] Wow, just wow. Thanks Miranda! http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/16/now-this-is-unity/ [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=rOMlTg1XFEM] http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/15/nba-on-tnt-playoff-notes-%e2%80%9ci-think-we-need-to-move-the-name-%e2%80%98the-big-three%e2%80%99-from-boston-to-la%e2%80%9d/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2wx9BL9C10] http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/15/as-a-yankee-fan-i-cant-stand-the-red-sox-but-damn-manny-ramirez-has-some-fun/ (sharkspages.com) Calgary Flames superstar right winger Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla is the shining light in a sport that has literally known no Darkness. To many Blacks in the United States the sport of hockey falls in the same category as NASCAR or any sport that we have yet ... http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/14/jarome-iginlasoul-on-ice/ Are you serious? But I thought we've come so far? Sent this from Miranda who is just as disgusted as I am. I couldn't imagine living in the area where these shirts are sold outside of a bar. People listen, there some things that change but a lot is ... http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/14/this-shit-aint-cute/ (Photo: John Kuntz / The Plain Dealer) Paul Pierce was not getting into that pic Magic Johnson on the Boston Celtics: "I think Atlanta exposed (the Celtics) that they don't have great athletes, number one. Number two, where is their leadership? One of those guys has to step ... http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/13/nba-on-tnt-playoff-notes-cleveland-ties-up-boston/ Hat tip: Ryne from Odenized [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl_9z35fz54] When I initially saw this as it happened, I thought it was just some irate Cleveland lady fan reppin' her squad. When they played it back, I almost fell on the floor because that lady was in fact Bron Bron's Mom Gloria. Real rap? She looked like she ... http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/13/dont-mess-with-lebron-james-mom-because-you-will-get-banged-on/ How many home runs would Barry Bonds hit if there weren't so much of these? DZ stops by TSF yet again to drop some real rap on Bonds being grounded The Commissar Vanishes is a coffee table book for only the dourest of coffee tables. The hard-covered volume is a ... http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/12/bosss-boycott-the-bonds-vanishes-by-dave-zirin/ (Photo:Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images) For the first time in the playoffs, Chris Paul was outplayed by a quicker Tony Parker Congratulations to Robert Horry for tying Kareem Abdul Jabbar's NBA playoff games record of 237. Is he a Hall of Fame Player? Why or why not? http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/12/nba-on-tnt-playoff-notes-do-not-count-out-the-spurs/ It never rains in Southern California, however when it does...it pours. http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/11/california-dreaming/ My favorite kicks to ball in back in the day http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/11/simple-and-plaingive-me-the-lane/ ... http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/09/good-but-not-good-enough/ One of the most compelling athletes of all time I wanted to start a discussion on the best player in the game. Why does he catch so much wreck? Is it all about Colorado? Shaq? Phil? Is the criticism warranted? http://thestartingfive.net/2008/05/09/friday-fire-why-does-kobe-bryant-catch-so-much-shhhhh/