New posts on my Suns NBA Blog

Following the first few games of the NBA Playoffs, I've provided some comments & insight into the rest of the current series. Read my 2005 NBA Playoff comments

NASCAR Weekend in Phoenix, AZ

I must say, this weekend's inaugural "under the lights" races at Phoenix International Raceway were better than anyone could've expected. The lighted track was incredible and will likely get PIR into the Top 10 or so racetracks.

I went to the Busch race on Friday night, where Greg Biffle took the checkered flag, but I didn't have tickets for Saturday night's race, where Kurt Busch won. I would've preferred Michael Waltrip, but he just couldn't catch Busch with a few laps to go and he hit the wall a few times trying to be too aggresive.

Playstation Portable Console - Where to Buy Yours!

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Amazon.com has the best deals for all PSP related items and you can purchase direct from the links above.

Enjoy!

2005 NBA Playoff Picks - Eastern Conference & Western Conference - 1st Round

I just completed my picks for the 2005 NBA Playoffs 1st round for both the Eastern Conference & Western Conference. You can view my picks on my Phoenix Suns NBAWeblog:

http://www.nbaweblog.com/nba/suns/

Recent News & Events

This has been a hectic week, with work, home life & income taxes due tomorrow night. I got mine done tonight, a whole day early - amazing isn't it.

I swear, if I took a tax class, I could probably do my taxes (I already do) and make it so the government has to me back every penny that they deducted from my paycheck. There are loopholes everywhere - deduct nearly every kind of interest that you paid on a qualified loan, deduct your property taxes, deduct your vehicle taxes, and you can even deduct state & local sales taxes (portions of it). These are the things I know I can deduct, but I'm sure there are 10 more deductions for each one of those I mentioned.

Comments about "racism" and the NBA wanting to set a minimum age (21) to enter the draft: I think Jermaine O'Neal's comments are not an accurate representation of what the league is trying to do.

#1 - The league is not racist. The last time I checked, over 85% of the league is made up of people of color, or of non-american ethnicities. What other market allows those kind of numbers?
#2 - David Stern wants to provide the best product possible - a high schooler who sits on the bench for 3 years before he gets to play (ie: Jermaine O'Neal, Tracy Mcgrady, Kobe Bryant, ) does nothing for the NBA. Imagine if O'Neal had gone to college for 1-2 of those years and then came into the NBA; he would've played in about 30 more games per year in the NCAA than he did in the NBA (virtually none) so he would've gained experience and would've excelled from the get-go.
#3 - There are obvious exceptions to the rules - Lebron James and Amare Stoudemire are the main 2 that come to mind.
#4 - Going pro is about one thing - $$$ money. A lot of the kids that want to go straight to the NBA are not equipped and or educated well enough to go to college. They could get a scholarship for their athletics, but they'd likely need a full-time tutor or they'd fail their courses.

Let's move on and quit talking about race...

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