Note to Marquis Daniels: Please Stop the Crap Rap

Apparently Celtics Forward Marquis Daniels wants to be a rapper. After listening to the type of rap he's producing, I'm asking him to stop the presses. It's crap rap. That really bouncy, singing, made for MTV crap-rap.

Please stop. Stick with hoops. Trust me. Ask Allen Iverson.

NBA 2K11: Got Rings?

So I'm chatting with my boy Joselin Mane on Twitter this morning and he hits me off with a link to this video. It's a promo spot for NBA 2K11, featuring Derrick Rose and David Lee, two young stars of the NBA. They are talking trash about their moves in the game -- playing themselves of course. Rose busts out a T-Shirt saying that Derrick got served.

Then out of no where comes Rajon Rondo with a t-shirt that basically tells both Rose and Lee that they haven't done jack sh*t because they haven't won a ring yet.

That's how you talk smack Rondo. Booooyaaahh!!!

Dear Allen Iverson, Please Hang Up the Sneakers

I love professional sports. I love the action. I love the speed. I love the drama and I love the suspense. What I don't love are aging athletes that think they can still play at the speed and ability that they once did when they were 22 years old.

Yes, I know you're thinking about Brett Farve right now, but I'm thinking about another aging athlete in an entirely different sport.

That sport is the NBA and the athlete in question is Allen Iverson.

You remember him right? He's the guy that didn't like to talk about practice:



Now AI or "The Answer", as he was once called, is finding all closed doors in the NBA and is considering looking to play in China.

Yea, China.

Iverson, who's 35, played three games for Memphis Grizzlies last season and then returned for a second stint with the Philadelphia 76ers. He averaged 13.9 points for the Sixers before he took a leave of absence in March because of family issues, according to an ESPN report.

He needs to hang up the sneakers. There's no way he can compete in the NBA anymore. My guess tells me he's looking to play for retirement money, which is a shame because the guy was pulling in millions while he was playing.

Regardless of where he ends up this season, he was a great that is on the verge of hanging on too long and further tarnishing his NBA legacy.

Article first published as Sometimes Athletes Don't Know When to Hang 'Em Up on Technorati.

Glen Big Baby Davis is Insane

The NBA is full of personalities. Some of them are class acts, while others are thugs. There's a third class of NBA player that's simple out of this world (yes, Ron Artest, I'm talking about you).

When it comes to the Boston Celtics, no one is crazier than Glen Big Baby Davis.

While a tenacious, scrappy and lumbering power forward, Big Baby is just that, a baby. He's a kid in a man's body and some of his actions prove that.

Case in point, this UStream video of Davis making out with his dog, eating a gigantic bowl of cereal and talking like an uneducated imbecile.

Don't believe me? Just watch this and after by about 2 minutes, you'll be convince — as I am — that Davis needs to be committed to a mental institution or get better PR counsel.

Article first published as Glen Davis Has to Be Committed on Technorati.

Pierce Re-Signs with Celtics

The Boston Herald is reporting that free-agent, Paul Pierce, as re-signed with the Boston Celtics, in a deal that will snag the team captain $61 million with certain options for both sides after the first three.

The four-year deal, is the second step in the Celtics (and President Danny Ainge's) plans to keep the core of the team in-tact.

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Celtics vs. Lakers Game 7: Keys to a C's Victory

The Celtics and Lakers face off in what will undoubtedly be a historical game seven. All across New England today, C's fans will be distracted by all the chatter online; focused on what they will do for pre-game activities; and, hopefully, what we'll do when the Celtics win #18.

However, before I even go there, I have to outline the keys to success for the Celtics tonight:

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Thank You Eddie House

Just a quick shout out to Eddie House who was traded to the Knicks today. Eddie was a core member of the Celtics for the past few years and was instrumental in the run to the 2008 championship. He's going to basketball purgatory in NY.

Ironically enough, I took this picture during the '08 championship parade. And as the sign reads, Eddie House, departing.

Thanks Eddie.