According to South Florida Sun-Sentinel blogger - Omar Kelly,things got a little testy during mini camp practice this afternoon;a squabble broke out among the Big Fish!
When it comes to sports, especially football, practices usually get and keep players on edge. But considering today's practice was no-contact, some believe the NFL may investigate today's incident, and 'put-the-smack-down' on the four linemen, who could easily blame their heightened passion(s) on the Miami Heat's explosive performance during the 2K12 NBA finals...or not.
But league involvement, and possible disciplinary action(s), isn't head coach - Joe Philbin's primary concern; he dislikes what this all means for players' who are unable to control their emotions, not only in practice, but moreover during [actual] game situations.
"You have to be able to keep your poise and play. It’s great to be tough, it’s great to be physical. . . . It’s 15 yards, loss of down, clock, all those things. So yeah, there was good competitiveness, but you’ve got to be smart."-Coach Philbin
For those who've played the gridiron game, a lil' extra pushin'-n-shovin' is a harmless and inevitable occurrence.
The NFL and Coach Philbin make an excellent point, however. Poor practice habits ultimately makes for bad business on the field. Maybe the Dolphins are just getting caught-up with all the hype in Miami, and their new celebrity -- Hard Knocks -- status on HBO. Hit em up!
It's Saturday, the sun's rays of heat makes it another golden, California day...and June 16, 1971 is the day one of hip hop's greatest emcee's in the rap game - Tupac Shakur [aka: 2Pac, Makaveli] - was born.
Anyone with half a brain and exposure to mass media pretty much knows, or will eventually hear about, the celebrated life and legendary lyrical 'spit-flow' of a born rap soldier:
Tupac Amaru Shakur
While most rappers do just that - rap, Pac was, and obviously still is (2K12 hologram at Coachella), much more than an MC, or a thug for that matter.
A spiritual-soldier of great intellectual fortune,Makaveli was blessed with unprecedented and unmatched skills (writer, actor, MC, activist, producer, poet, revolutionary, screenwriter, humanitarian) and a voice that penetrated the heart & soul of massive audiences the world over - one love!
And even though murder was the case they gave him, executed in Las Vegas - 1996, Pac gave us all 100% real, raw, rough, and romantic insight into the mind of [a] prophetic genius who became a threat to many forces...and some might argue, even to himself.
Regardless of how his spirit transcended our sense of dimension, time and space -- the life and 1-LOVE-THUG-PASSION of Tupac Shakur, no-doubt, lives on...and rocks beyond the break of dawn. Happy 'born-day', Pac. Hit em up!
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Big SHOUT-OUT to his mother, Afeni Shakur,
and the 'party' that helped raise a son who reminded us of hip hop's universal message of [thug] love, peace and unity.
"A coward dies a thousand deaths... a soldier dies but once." -Tupac
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"Shakur has sold over 75million records worldwide as of 2010,[2] making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. Rolling Stone Magazine named him the 86th Greatest Artist of All Time." [source: wikipedia]
This year's NBA 'b-ball' finals, between theMiami HeatandOklahoma City Thunder, is allball-n-swagg, baby!Finallythe game 'b-ball' fans have been longing to see, a battle of young NBA greats and future champions will feature, arguably, the game's best two talents:
Lebron JamesandKevin Durant!
While some odds and prediction makers seem eager to give Miami the nod in a seven game series, it might be a mistake to count OKC, the underdogs, out so soon and so easily.
The Big3 in Miami -- King James, D. Wade and Bosh -- may be too hot to handle for the Boston Celtics, but getting into the paint won't be an acceptable proposition for the lengthy-likes of Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka, and a defiant Kendrick Perkins.
If OKC can keep, either, King James or D. Wade out of the box, forcing them to take perimeter shots, Oklahoma will likely earn their first NBA title.
Considering Chris Bosh is just getting back to business, helping Miami advance to the finals with a solid performance against Boston in game seven, it's too soon to expect CB to remain healthy, as the series against the Thunder becomes more turbulent and physically challenging.
The Thunder are a tight crew of young, hungry, athletic, fast, and way-too-talented bunch to be intimidated by Miami's brand of heat-game. No doubt, Batman and Robin (James and Wade) and the rest of the Heat can put-it-down with great athleticism and skill, too, but the bulk of Miami's "heat" is generated by these two heroic stars.
If just one of them, Bosh, James or Wade, isn't on-point throughout a series of fast-breaks served-up by OKC's thunder & lightening speed, the Heat's dynamic duo, along with their starting center, may just have to settle for champions of NBA-swagg-fashion.
And the 'X' factor no one seems to notice, except Oklahoma's coaching staff; the veteran leadership, experience, game I.Q., and poise of 5-Time NBA champ, Derek Fisher (aka: D-Fish), who is just as determined to help his team earn [the] bling...and sport another NBA Championship ring on his 6th finger.
Had it not been for Fisher's, "as usual", clutch play and court leadership, during an entire 4th quarter of game seven against the Spurs, the inexperienced Thunder were looking to self-destruct and possibly see another opportunity to be known as Kings of The Court, slip through their fingers.
Against a Miami offense fully heated and healthy, mental toughness and focus, fueled by a will-to-win and 'gotta-get-mine' attitude, must be OKC's most potent invisible weapon against the 'zone' factor, or rhythm & flowof [the] D. Wade-King James connection.
Perhaps their "connection" will be disco'd by OKC's "quiet storm", represented by two young bolts of lightening:
Russell Westbrook and James Harden
Hands down, Miami getsBallerswagg'snod for Team with Most Swagg, but OKC...them boys look like they want it more, andcould care less about swagg; they want that title. But to get it, they will have to take it fromKing JamesandPrince Wade-- who probably assume they deserve it more. Square Biz, Ballerswagg will be in the buildin'!
Audio recording engineer, hip hop DJ and producer of Jay-Z's spit game - Young Guru (aka: The Sound of New York) gives back to Cape Town, South Africa - School of Audio Engineering [SAE] students in the form of annual scholarship!
Always eager to share his knowledge with those who aspire to enter the rap game, Young Guru is hookin'-up with Heal The Hood to ultimately lace a worthy student with R60000; that's just under $7K U.S. dead presidents'.
