Heat vs Thunder - 2012 NBA Finals: A 'Ballers' Battle

   

Who's Down to Ball?

 

This year's NBA 'b-ball' finals, between the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder, is all ball-n-swagg, baby! Finally the 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 James and Kevin 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. 

Blame it on Kupchak, Kobe! 

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 & flow of [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 gets Ballerswagg's nod for Team with Most Swagg, but OKC...them boys look like they want it more, and could care less about swagg; they want that title. But to get it, they will have to take it from King James and Prince Wade -- who probably assume they deserve it more. Square Biz, Ballerswagg will be in the buildin'!

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2K12 MIAMI HEAT

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPS

2K12 NBA FINALS GAME SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES EASTERN):


G1: Miami @ Oklahoma City (Tues., June 12, 9p)

G2: Miami @ Oklahoma City (Thrs., June 14, 9p)

G3: Oklahoma City @ Miami (Sun., June 17, 8p)

G4: Oklahoma City @ Miami (Tues, June 19, 9p)

G5: Oklahoma City @ Miami (Thrs., June 21, 9p)

G6: Miami @ Oklahoma City (Sun., June 24, 9p)

G7: Miami @ Oklahoma City (Tues., June 26, 9p)

2K12 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPS

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Young Guru Kick's Off Annual Scholarship for SAE Students in Cape Town, South Africa

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'.

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YG Breaks Down 'The Game' of Rap Hustle & Flow  

Brian Banks Finally Free to Pursue Dream of Playing Pro Football, After Unfair Justice - Rape Charge

If any man deserves an opportunity to fulfill [his] dream of playing professional football in the NFL, Brian Banks most certainly does. After serving five years and two months in prison for the false charge of rape, Banks was finally set free after his accuser, 'hood rat' - Wanetta Gibson, admitted she was not raped by the former Long Beach Polytechnic High School football star, who was set to ball with the University of Southern California [USC] - Trojans, back in 2002-03. 

Unfortunately, due to a flawed and racially biased justice system, and immoral "legal representation" by [his] public defender - who advised Banks to plead "no contest" because he was a "big black teenager" - Banks was unable to play his senior year as Poly's star linebacker, and later join the Trojans on a full scholarship. 

At the time of his arrest at age 17, according to Banks,  
he was not allowed to give his side of the story, or speak with his mother to ask if he should plead "no contest" or fight the case before a jury. 

His public defender straight-up denied, a minor at the time, an opportunity to consult with his moms. His attorney told Banks he had to make the decision on his own, at that moment, without speaking to anyone. 

Obviously scared of facing up to 41 years in prison, by risking a trial by jury, the young athlete took the "advice" of his public defender (who, obviously, also didn't believe he was innocent of rape charges). No doubt, Brian Banks was also stripped of his scholarship from USC.

Finally exonerated of [the] rape charges, Banks shed bitter-sweet tears in the courtroom as he listened to the words that set him free once and for all. You would think a man treated so horribly by a system that readies itself to convict, particularly, young black males, would be justifiably hateful towards the criminal justice system, as well as the 'hood rat' who lied on him, and got paid 1.5 million in a settlement filed against the school district. But Banks, in spite of it all, looks forward to a hopeful career playing professional football for the NFL. 

On June 7, Banks is scheduled to work out for the Seattle Seahawks, coached by former USC coach - Pete Carroll, who recruited the star linebacker years before this horrible miscarriage of justice. 

Although Banks is eligible to file a claim and receive $100 for each day he was denied freedom by the State of California, according to State Penal Code 4900, there is a larger issue that must be addressed; It can no longer be acceptable that young black males, especially, are considered public enemy number one, and not given fair and equal treatment in a country that largely relies on young black males to fight its foreign wars. 

With regard to this case, Banks was just another number...another notch on the belt of injustice. The question must be asked, how can someone make a false accusation, of this magnitude, about another individual, without the support of independent witness(es) or physical evidence, and there being an immediate investigation to establish legitimacy? 

Well it's possible when it comes to stereotyping young black males. 

Had Banks been a young white male falsely accused of raping a young white female, virtually every young black male living in America knows that his racial counterpart would likely have been treated fairly, without [the] racial bias demonstrated by arresting officers and the State's public defender.

Cases like these, including that of Trayvon Martin, are unfortunate reminders that the assault on YBM's (young black males) is business-as-usual in the United States of America. 

Hopefully, USC will reinstate Banks' scholarship, the State of California will award him every dime owed to him for this horrible miscarriage of justice, and the National Football League will give him a legitimate opportunity to fulfill a dream deferred by a racially biased and corrupt system of so-called "justice for all"!

And as for 'Miss Thang' (hood rat - Wanetta Gibson), although Banks is too nice and too classy of a guy to go there -- YOU STANK!

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*The following videos contain strong adult language that may be offensive. Ballerswagg and World Village are not responsible for the content and comments made by Tommy Outlakes for yourworldmyviews.com or his on air guests. Although the comments are inflammatory, an honest and fruitful discussion seriously needs to take place, particularly between black men and women.

Lesson to YBMA (Young Black Male Athletes):

Focus on your sport of passion, and leave the 'hood-rats' alone! Unfortunately, too many of their mothers have taught them to prey on brothas with a baller's future. And you already know that America views you as guilty until you can prove your innocence.

The Return of Allen Iverson to 'Philly Love' at Game 6 of NBA Playoff and Wants to 'Ball' Pro Again

   

Before game six of the 2K12 NBA playoffs, between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, eleven-time All-Star, Allen Iverson (aka:  The Answer) returned to his court of greatness, in the City of Brotherly Love, to deliver the game ball and no-doubt a splash of good luck.

And that luck was bankable as the 76ers beat Boston and now look forward to game seven, and hopefully advancing to face their next opponent in the eastern conference. 

But the real story is 'The I' and his possible return to the NBA. Say what? Yes sir! According to reports, during an interview with Iverson, he said the following:

“I’m not using that word (retirement)…” he said. “The way it is right now, I’ve accepted the fact that (returning to play in the NBA) might not happen. But I still want to play basketball. If I can get an opportunity to where it’s going to make me happy at the end of my career, I’ll take that opportunity. But I just love to play and I want to have another opportunity to play on the professional level.” 

Although returning to the pro ranks of the NBA might not happen like 'The Answer' wants it to, as far as fans and ballers are concerned...

"'The I' gets much love in Philly!"