Watching PBA Finals

I'm rooting for San Miguel Beermen to win the Championship but they're now down 0-2.

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The sight of Miami head coach Eric Spoelstra at ringside provided some inspiration for the Alaska Aces, particularly on Diamon Simpson.

“I was aware he was around. His presence was truly inspirational,” said the prolific import who turned in another double-double effort in Alaska’s 94-90 victory against San Miguel Beer Sunday that gave the Aces a 2-0 lead in their PBA Fiesta Conference Finals at the Araneta Coliseum.

The Aces showed tremendous poise in face of repeated comebacks by the defending champions, wrapping up the game with steady shooting from the free throw line in the last 77 seconds.

“We didn’t expect this. But we played great basketball,” said Alaska coach Tim Cone

And Simpson led another tremendous effort by the Aces, turning in 29 and 17 rebounds. He fouled out with 29 seconds remaining but not after hitting four straight free throws that put the Aces ahead, 91-88, with 42 second to play.

I really don't know what happened to Gabe Freeman and Dondon Hontiveros - shooting nightmare? Since they lost, I'll post no pictures. :P

The new "Big Three" in the East?

Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, and Lebron James were now officially playing for the Miami Heat. Forming the new big three in the East.

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Ending weeks of will-he-or-won't-he speculation, the two-time MVP said Thursday night that he's decided to join the Heat and leave the Cavaliers after an unsuccessful seven-year quest for the ring he covets.

"I can't say it was always in my plans, because I never thought it was possible," James said on a made-for-LeBron live show on ESPN. "But the things that the Miami Heat franchise have done, to free up cap space and be able to put themselves in a position this summer to have all three of us, it was hard to turn down. Those are two great players, two of the greatest players that we have in this game today."

Olympic teammates in Beijing, James, Bosh and Wade all helped deliver the gold.

This time, it'll be about a gold trophy: the NBA championship Wade got in 2006; the one that James and Bosh have yet to touch.

"Winning is a huge thing for me," James said from a studio in Greenwich, Conn., where an audience of kids from the Boys and Girls Club was present for the announcement.

Hopefully it would be all about winning, so it will make the Cavs Owner more whining. Rhyme? \m/ And lets wait and see how they can play together.

Because I have a hunch: NBA Prediction

The following NBA Predictions were all based on my hunch or hunches. If I have it.

Western Conference:

Lakers vs Thunder: Lakers on 5
Mavs vs Spurs: Mavs on 6
Suns vs Blazers: Suns on 6
Nuggets vs Jazz: Nuggets on 6

Eastern Conference:

Cavs vs Bulls: Bulls on 7
Magic vs Bobcats: Bobcats on 6
Hawks vs Bucks: Hawks on 6
Celtics vs Miami: Celtics on 6

Fix that tie....Coach

Just remembering a line from the movie Remember the Titan, Fix that tie...[Coach]-was mine. It happened in the NBA.