The Dunk Contest

I waited until after All Star Saturday night to write my third blog post because I wanted to make sure I covered the festivities that took place in NYC.

For the past few years, all star Saturday night had been trending downwards, the thee point contest has been uneventful, and the dunk contest has been downright bad. No drama in the three point contest and no name players competeing in the dunk contest. It just hasn't been enjoyable to watch. I found myself missing the days of Vince Carter, Dwight Howard and Nate Robinson. Blake Griffin even. Recently, names like Jeremy Evans, and JaVale McGee haven't cut it. So as expected, my expectations were tempered for the 2015 edition. 

With young guns in the dunking field, I wasn't over the top excited, but I was anxious to see what was gonna happen. I knew these kids could dunk from college and YouTube, but could they perform on the big stage? 

Boy could they, the two that made names for themselves were Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo, who performed a 540 as one of his dunks. And the winner on the night, 19 year old rookie, Zach LaVine. I can't even explain the dunks he put down, you'll have to watch it on YouTube. It was astounding. He stole the show and set records for perfect scores in the first round with two 50s. I'm telling you, if you haven't seen the highlights, do it. It brought back memories of vintage Vinsanity. Oh and did I mention this kid is only 19!!! 

The dunk contest is back, and Zach LaVine brought back himself. 

Look out NBA, LaVine is here, and he isn't going anywhere for a long, long time. 

A Day Without Media

I woke up and reached for my phone. Then I remembered the task I was given, see how long you can go without touching any electronic. See how long you can disconnect. So instead of unlocking my phone and going through the daily routine of CNN, Bleacher Report, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, i simply got up and started the day. It felt, weird. After a little bit I was unsure what to do with myself, as I soon found out everything in life is electronic, I had no newspapers, no books, nothing. My phone was my only source of news. Taking it away and disconnecting from electronics was also disconnecting from the news. It was really hard, and it wasn't hard for the fact that I wanted to text, or tweet. It was hard from the aspect that I wanted to check what was going on in the world. Phones have become more important than we know, and now they are much more than just texting. I was only able to stay disconnected until about 2;30, because I just couldn't hold out any longer. I realized that my phone was my only source, and couldn't do it anymore. 

Deflategate, Or Just a Bunch of Smoke?

Photo Courtesy of PatDollard.com

It seems like whenever the Patriots do well and reach the Super Bowl, controversy finds them. First it was Spygate, a few years back, which resulted in suspiciousness surrounding the entire years success. Now, its 2015 and another controversy has risen, Deflategate. Another year where the Patriots went on a successful run, and another controversy out of no where. The footballs were said to be discovered late in the game after an interception by D'qwell Jackson of the Colts. How did it take a player almost the entire game to realize? Not to mention, how, in the midst of a playoff game, with adrenaline running high, how a player could possibly feel a 2 pound PSI difference. But thats beyond me.

This begs the question, was this an actual scandal performed by the Patriots, or was it all a performance put on by Commisioner Roger Goodell to drum up some drama before the big game?

No one will ever truly know what actually happened, both Belicheck and Brady denied any wrongdoing, and the entire scandal is sort of just fading into the woodwork as the week goes on. The league says it was "investigating" the scandal, and looking into all possibilities, but the last report that was published was that their was a suspected worker from the locker room of the Patriots. After that, nothing. How does a story go from the front page of every single news outlet in the country, to irrelevant.

I sense something wrong here...