Why a Lakers-Celtics finals is bad for the NBA (and good for the NHL)

Though it is one of the most storied rivalries in all of sports, the showdown between the Lakers and Celtics in the 2010 NBA finals will do nothing, but harm to the league. The 12th meeting between the two teams in the Finals leaves much to be desired, as it is the least wanted outcome out of all the possibilities when entering the NBA playoffs.

Lendale White Released

You know you're bad when you get cut from the Seahawks when you've been on them for only a month. Maybe he should focus on getting in shape and becoming a better player instead of bitching all the time.

The NBA Super Friends

Reportedly LeBron James, Joe Johnson, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh have all gathered together to talk about free agency. Joey J said that they all "wanted to see what each other was thinking."

Next Dwade expressed that he would have "no problem signing along-side another superstar."

Can we just sit an imagine what they are conjuring up? Maybe they will all take massive pay cuts and form a Super-Team owned by Shaq. They would be call the America Bald Eagles and they would fight terrorists on their off days, if they had off days.

Interview With Hartford Colonials Head Coach Chris Palmer

We also saw an impressive tryout from former Uconn running back Andre Dixon. He seemed to be a step ahead of everyone else on the field.

Manly Monday: Steve Nash and Duncan Keith

This weekend Nash re-established himself as the Manly Man/Crazy Canadian of the NBA. During game 3 he was on the receiving end of a headbutt from Derek Fisher. The hit broke Nash's nose but didn't slow him down. He just snapped it back into place to the disgust of his teammate Grant Hill. This isn't his first face injury and the rest of the pics are after the jump.

Hartford Colonials Logo

Today the Colonials revealed their official logo at the XL Center in Hartford. I'm glad that the league is letting teams choose their own color schemes instead of only using the colors from the UFL logo like last season.

Oddities During the Celtics Game

Many strange things happened last night during the Celtics game. I say Celtics game because it was not a Celtics-Magic game since the Magic refuse to show up in this series. Stan Van Gundy getting run over by KG was hilarious but the real "highlight" was Rajon Rondo's hustle. I applaud him from out hustlin' Jason "Wigger" Williams, but no one on ESPN, NBA TV or any websites are pointing out that Rondo's play was a BLATANT TRAVEL. It is in the rules that you cannot get up from being on the ground with the ball without dribbling. Rondo just slid from his stomach to his knees to his feets. That is 3 travels, but not like it mattered since the Magic didn't deserve to get that call because their lack of effort was embarrassing.

A few other things happened that were not covered in this video including: Paul Pierce knocking the ball back up through the hoop and pretending the basket didn't count, and during the broadcast they zoomed in on two Laker fans and next to them was a Celtic's fan with the BEST unibrow I have ever seen.

Lance Armstrong is Thrown Under the Wheels of the Bike

Floyd Landis finally admitted that he used steroids throughout his whole career (suprise!), including during his 2006 Tour De France win. That's not a big deal, no one likes Floyd Landis. What is a big deal is that he is accusing other cyclists such as America's Uni-Hero Lance Armstrong of using steroids and PEDs. Though he did say he has no documented evidence of this it has clearly cause quite a stir in the sports world.

What do you think? Is Lance clean or a user?

North East Baseball Fans

I realized today that Yankees fans are like Catholics, they think the Yankees are the best no matter what and everyone else should be a Yankees fan or they are committing sin.

Mets fans are like Jews, they are used to suffering and take a lot of crap from people and are never satisfied with their team.

And Red Sox fans are like extremist terrorists, they only live to hate the other religions.

Roy Williams: One man's descent into madness

UFL and the Hartford Colonials

The UFL will be starting its second season this fall with 2 new teams. The Omaha Nighthawks and the Hartford Colonials (replacing the New York team) bring the league total to 5 teams. We here at Eighteen-One have decided to become an unofficial column for the Hartford Colonials since they are out of our home state of Connecticut. Each week during the season you will see posts about the Colonials or the UFL in general. We even may go down to Danbury on May 22nd to cover the UFL tryouts which have already drawn thousands of participants in other cities. Of course our primary concern here is the NFL, but we think the opportunity to be one of the few sites that cover the UFL is a great one.

Secret Agent James: The Real Story of Cleveland's Failure

This is the true story of what happened during the Cavs-Celtics series which caused Lebron James to stop playing like himself. It is severely classified, and those who do not wish to hear the disturbing truths which are being concealed by the government should stop reading now. For those who wish to know the truth, hit the jump.

Stay Calm Magic Fans

You may be worried if you are a Magic fan or anyone besides a Bawstoner after game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Don't fret NBA fans, the game may not have went as well as you wanted but there is no reason to be worried. The Magic will still win this series. They played as poorly as a team could play on offense and they were still in the game. They shot such low percentages, especially from 3 point range. The Magic are a great 3 point shooting team and when they get on track things could get ugly for the Celtics. Also Dwight played particularly abysmal on offense but he was definitely Superman on D.

Delonte West: Milf Hunter?

Rumors are swirling that the reason LeBron played so poorly was because he found out before game 4 that his teammate Delonte West had been having an affair with his mom. That's right, this guy:

He's ugly as hell and not very good at professional basketball. Either he used some magic spell or Gloria James is a floozy.

Also, this looks shopped. I've seen a few photoshops in my day and this is shopped. You can tell by the pixelation.

Is LeBron Already Gone?

Last night was a debacle. The #1 seed in the playoffs cannot lose a game 5 of a tied series by 32 points and feel comfortable moving on. This was LeBron's 2nd worst shooting performance of his NBA career. He only went 3-14 from the field and 0-4 from 3 point range. Skip Bayless is going to have a FIELD DAY with this crap. More after the break.

The Perfect Game

Dallas Braden of the Oakland A's has just thrown the 19th perfect game in MLB history. If you are asking youself, "who?", I don't blame you. This is his 4th season in the MLB and going into the game he was a below average pitcher. He has a career 4.62 ERA and a 17-23 record. It is not like he is having a breakout year either as he was 3-2 with a 4.14 ERA. Somehow he throws a perfect game vs. the team with the best record in the MLB. Shit's crazy.

JaMarcus released, Oakland rejoices

Move over Ryan Leaf, there's a new sheriff in the town of NFL Draft Busts. Despite being picked first overall in the 2007 draft, being given a 6-year contract worth up to $68 million with $31.5 million guaranteed, JaMarcus Russell has been released by the Oakland Raiders. Al Davis' golden boy ends his career in silver and black after starting only 31 games in three seasons, and passing for only 18 touchdowns, while throwing 23 interceptions. It is the earliest a first overall pick has ever been released by the team that drafted him. Apart from his inability to play quarterback, JaMarcus was constantly overweight and failed to attend team meetings, instead going to Vegas to throw away the ridiculous amount of money that was handed to him by the Raiders for doing..well...nothing.

Whether he is a bigger draft bust than Ryan Leaf is still up for debate, as Leaf passed for only 14 touchdowns in his 25 game career across two teams (Chargers and Cowboys). However, Leaf's contract with the Chargers for 4-years was only worth $31.25 million with an $11.25 million signing bonus. Yes, JaMarcus was given just as much money to sit on the bench as Ryan Leaf was supposed to earn over four years. If he isn't the biggest bust in terms of skill, JaMarcus is certainly the biggest financial bust of all time.

Good Day L.A. This Is Your Kobe

I've seen some gay things, and then I saw this    For some reason it reminds me of this guy.
and realized my definition needs fixing.