H.O.R.S.E. Back Breaker

This is the type of HORSE shots that I was expecting from the NBA's lame attempt during the All Star Game weekend.


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All Eyez On Me

My boy, Big Corn Oil, and I took our 14 year old hoops team to the Wizards/Bobcats game on Wednesday at the Verizon Center in DC. We scored a suite box for the teen crew and at the halftime entertainment, this little dribbling prodigy named Felix put on a show.

Lil Felix went with multiple balls and his handle is better than most teenagers. 

Pretty sik display eh?

The Zards edged out a W in a game of who did want to win, aka, UGLY and thus, making sure the 2008-9 Washington Wizards did not become the first team to not win one game in their division. Wiz were 0-14 with only 2 games left for losing history.
Some ray of hope for the franchise was Agent Zero getting his jumper nice in a full speed pre game workout. 

The only way this team gets back to playoff caliber is if Gil gets his All Star groove back. If not, they are screwed big time with the cap but Blake Griffin would help next year. :)

The first pick will prolly not materialize so then Wiz should trade down for a point guard like VCU's  Eric Maynor or gobble up Spain's Ricky Rubio if he gets his buy out to be in draft.  Both are Rondo like with the basketball and also, Tyreke Evans showed some NBA game in Memphis' upset loss to Mizzou. 

My Pitt title over Memphis in final is partially busted and the President is still beating me and so is Mike and Mike. UGH! 

Barking Dog Inbounds Play

I am sure the purists will moan but this is a damn clever play.



HT: Deuce of Davenport

Skers Make Pat Knight Loco

Set aside the whole Angry Dad and nepotism issues with Pat and Bob Knight, I am just happy that Nebraska basketball can actually play well enough to cause another coach to lose his shit.

Does AG Nominee Holder Got Game?

At the Senate confirmation hearing yesterday, Milwaukee Bucks owner Senator Herb Kohl asked Attorney General nominee Eric Holder about his basketball skills in a one on on game vs President-Elect Obama.



Mac G would not back down from Barry the Baller in an on the court pick up game either. My background is from the North Side of the tracks in GI. It is not Barry Farms but weapons and meth were plentiful in certain spots on the Island.

Echoing my previous Barry O basketball scouting report, force him right and make him prove that he can hit the 15 foot jumper.

Barry the Baller wants to take you left on the drive and draw a foul so you have to be aware of his strengths. If Barry was on me in a 5 on 5 game, I would elbow him a few times or box him out hard early in the game to give him a sense that I am not going to back down. He is a scrapper and you need to out work him in garbage style points. I would use head fakes to neutralize his lanky wing span advantage.

Court endurance will be determined by how many cancer sticks each of us have been pounding. Hmmm.......... This whole president transition thing seems to going rather smoothly so Barry might be laying off on the heaters. I am always stressed out with a work, relationships and blogs.

Now that Barry O is officially a DC resident, I need to pump some of my Obama Admin contacts to make this pick up game with Barry O a reality. Mac G's got some game left in the tank. Check it Barry O.


Breakdown of Barry the Baller

GOLD BABY!!!

How Fn sweet it is to be world champs in basketball again!! USA, USA!! The redeem moniker is bunk because Team Domination reclaimed our top spot in the basketball world with Olympic gold.

I will have more later about the fast paced grudge match victory over Spain, a breakdown of every player's Beijing contributions, and a future look to the next 2 major international contests. (Turkey 10, London 12)

These players earned this huge W and shut up ALL of the haters, who did not think our highly talented players could work as a team. SUCK on this GOLD!!!!!!

Eat it RAT!!

Manu the rat flopped his way out of the game and the USA rolled those dirty Argentinians by 20. One more pounding of Spain and Team Domination will complete its goal of Olympic gold.





I tried to follow the Yahoo Live Sports blog for the USA/Argentina game but the commentary from the 3 bloggers was absolutely brutal. A tip for those running it, save the canned one liners and actually focus more on the game that is transpiring live.

However, I was impressed with the online NBC description of the action.

HT: Props to Getty Images/Yahoo Sports for the pictures.

Team Domination's Extermination of Rat in Process

You can watch online live Team Domination's semifinal game against Argentina. It is time to extract some serious revenge from 2004 medal round loss in Athens and that flopping Rat Manu needs exterminated for good.

There are no announcers and you can hear the teams talking mad smak at the free throw line. Bron and Kobe have their game faces on!!

USA/Argentina live

Team Domination

I loaded up my tivo then sat back wearing my USA colored shirt (made in China), pounded several dark German beers, and smoked some Spanish hashish to watch Team USA absolutely crush Spain and Germany in Olympic basketball.

I refuse to use the cheesy NBC driven "Redeem Team" slogan and I am rolling with what it should be for the sport we taught the world how to play: Team Domination.

3 games left for our American ballers to dominate and shut up the haters for good. Clippers and German center Chris Kaman is on board with my confident prognosis:

“Nobody is going to beat them. No way, it’s just not going to happen."

I still do not trust these inconsistent international refs with the 5 foul rule and all of the futball influenced flopping but Flash, Bron, DHoward, CP3, Little Flying Warrior and company are simply possessed enough to overcome anything.

The bracket of 8 medal round is set up and Team Domination opens up with the Aussies at 8am EST on Wednesday.

I refuse to drink Fosters but I will make a bunch of lame "mate" jokes during the Kangaroo ass raping.

Team Domination Crushes the Germans
Final Bracket of 8 Schedule




Props to Getty Images/Yahoo Sports for the images

Hey Haters, How Does the US Flag Taste?

Team USA crushed both China and Angola but all I heard from the sports pundits was how their poor 3 point shooting would catch up with them against Greece.

I was not buying the canned argument, which ignored how three point shooting would not be as important if Team USA kept moving the ball against zone D and kept up their killer pressure defense. Of course I was correct and Team USA beat some Greece ASS. The highlights are sickness:



I have tried to avoid delving into the non patriotic psyche of American sports fans and bitter middle age journalists who actually would not be bothered if Team USA failed to bring home the gold in basketball. Some American fans openly cheer for USA to be defeated.

In the last three major International basketball contests (2002, 2004, 2006), the main fallout theme in American sports culture after USA quests for gold came up short were "good" or "those spoiled millionaire brats did not deserve it."

I do not understand the majority anti American sentiment from fans or the media when it comes to our basketball squad and nor do I want to open up the Pandora's box of my guesses for the causes of this puzzling phenomenon. For now, I will keep the focus directly on court developments.

The 02 USA team looked like crap with Baron Davis and Paul Pierce jacking up bad 3s. Coach George Karl seemed over matched for the International game and Andre Miller could not shot at all.

In 04, the roster makeup was completely off and the international refs had it out for Tim Duncan. The 2006 team only lost one game to a Greece team who could not miss from 3. Coach K did not make the correct adjustments to the Greece's pick and roll offense.

There is a different swagger to this year's Team USA squad that I have not witnessed since Sydney or Atlanta. Many of our NBA stars appear to really want to achieve the gold medal accomplishment and are embracing the International style game.

Dwayne Wade looks healthy and back to his NBA championship level play. Chris Bosh surprisingly is playing like a man possessed. Kobe and Lebron are controlling the wings in every facet of the game. Chris Paul is the best point guard in the whole entire world and Dwight Howard is a dunking/rebounding/shot blocking machine.

Next up in pool play for Team USA is the 2006 FIBA World Champs Spain. The Spaniards, who have a NBA laden roster, are also undefeated at the Olympics but struggled defeating China in OT. This team has been dogged by controversy for their racist advertisement.

The game will tip live Saturday August 16th at 10:15am EST on the USA channel.

Getcha Eggs and Coffee ready.

So those bastards at NBC already pulled a Greek TV Youtube clip of the game that I had embeded above. I located this poor quality vid of the Kobe dunk.

USA! USA! USA!

The Olympics always get myself, "a liberal hippie commie" pumped up in patriotic cheers for the Red, White and Blue. Michael Phelps' continuous awesome pool performances make Americans care about swimming(for at least a week) and the 4x100 relay USA gold medal comeback victory over those Frenchies was downright sick.

Lebron James put on masterful display at both ends of the court in team USA's blowout victory over China. 7 more basketball victories left to take home the gold and reclaim America's world hoop domination.







I am out of town chillin with the fam and I will resume posts on Wednesday. WORD, USA USA USA!! Mac G

Pix courtesy of Getty Images/Yahoo Sports

Nothing But Net for Barry O

The first stop on Barack Obama's overseas trip was to an American Military Base in Kuwait. The pressure was on as Barry O lined up to shoot a 3 pointer in front of a packed gym full of US troops.



Nothing but Nylon Baby! Barry is BALLIN! Can you imagine if Barry O had bricked the shot? The Cable TV pundit blowhards would have went bonkers like their silly outrage over his gutter balls earlier in the primary season.

Speaking of air balls, our dear leader GW (remember him?) had his own public hoop skills attempt at a military school in Belfast last month.



It is bad enough that 7 out of 10 Americans think you suck at your job but to get booed by Elementary kids? Ouch that hurts. If Bush ever decides to fall off the wagon and own up to that highly important beer the media told me we would have together since 1999, I will give him some pointers on his follow through.

In related Sports/Campaign news, John McCain and George Bush Sr. went looking for range balls in 41's golf cart. I hear the summer All You Can Eat buffet in Kennebunkport is dynamite. Plus, they will even let you split a plate if you ask nicely or bribe them with afternoon bingo cards.


HT: Blue Tidal Wave

Barry the Baller Mix Tape

HT: On 205th



More Photos of Barry O chillin with the Tar Heel Hoop team.

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Breakdown of Barry the Baller

I watched Barack Obama's interview last night on HBO's Real Sports about his love of basketball. They showed highlights of pickup game he played in with troops. (look for the ripped sheman in the game, scary!)

Being a devoted Obama backer since his race for Illinois Senate and an avid hoops enthusiast, I loved it. Dude is pretty scrappy for a 46 year old and he showed some skills out there. Here is a scouting report breakdown of his game, Coach Mac G Style.

Great first step and deceivingly quick. He always goes left (PUN!) and no real right handle. Obama has long wingspan, making him an above average defender and can adeptly play the passing lanes.

His strengths were the willingness to be unselfish and set his teammates up with baskets. The bounce pass through traffic was money. His main weakness was lack of true jumper but he is one of those role players every team needs to be successful.

Here is the first part of the interview which focuses on his background in basketball.



Here is part 2 of the feature with footage of him playing in the basketball pick up game.



If the country voted for a president based on wanting to have a beer with him, why not vote for a guy in order to play some hoops?

Oh, I want in on this White House pick up game too.

Mac Gs World