This weekend, the NBA Playoffs are officially on. But in case, you’re too busy with work, stressed with bills, mortgages, or crazy ex-girlfriends, which have led you to forget, here’s something to get your blood pumping for some great hoops.

Nice, eh? But a couple of things stood out: 1) Did that vid just open with LeBron talking about what it takes to win in the post season?!? Who-How-Whu---nevermind. Must be on Wikipedia or somethin’...or Twitter. 2) If you ever thought, Chris Bosh was one big flapping vagina, well know this...he likes his titties just as much as the next guy. Need proof? Skip to 1:45 of the video above.


It’s been a fun season, what with all the back stories starting from the craziness of the free agency period, the evil alliance down in South Beach, the Melo trade rumors all season long, the break-out seasons of some young stars. But now the real season starts. Blake Griffin treated us all to a few years worth of highlights in his first season, but now, he’s got to let the men play. 

For the usual suspects, it’s been business as usual. If, at the least, you’ve kept your pulse on the NBA, you know that save from some surprises from feel-good teams like the Sixers and Grizzlies, basically the same cast of teams are out to battle it out in the NBA’s second and more important season. But in case you’ve been living under a rock with a sack full of Diazepams and some tequilla, here’s a little bit of a refresher...

Yes, most pundits have it as inevitable. While, I'm sure everyone involved (fans included) are keeping their fingers crossed, they're also preparing for the worst. This may a satirical take on the looming lock-out, but it also may be the simplest way to explain why a bunch of multi-millionaires can't all just get along.

Nuff said.

Likewise...

But wherever your alliances may lie, you need to understand that the road to the NBA Title still goes through...

Damn straight.

Allow me to formally extend my apologies to Mr. Derrick Rose. You, Sir, have proven me wrong. Waaay wrong. 

I recall being asked by non-hoops junkie friends what the hype about John Wall was about. While, I only saw a handful of mixes on YouTube and a couple of games he played for Kentucky, I hastily quipped that he's (just) similar to a Derrick Rose with a little better jump shot. And while it remains to be seen what's gonna' happen with the rest of Wall's career, let's just say he has a ways to go to be mentioned in the same breath as Rose. D-Rose has just been ridiculously nasty and craazy good this year. I mean, I was blown away with the grit he displayed as a rookie when he gave Boston all they could handle in that classic of a playoff series. And I've always tipped my hat to the way he was able to make the Bulls remain relevant even with all the management problems they were having, plus the fact that they had Vinny Del Negro calling the shots. But this kid has just blown up like no one foresaw.

Or maybe they just didn't see this vid yet... 

Crazy hops. We all knew that. And if we didn't, this year's highlight reel alone should suffice. Body control, that's always been his calling card along with lightning quickness. But notice how his shot looks so much different now than it did back then. Now, I'm not really privy to his work ethic, but there's only one way to improve your jump shot. And that's through endless hours of working on it, even when you should be chillin' like the superstar athlete millionaire that you are. Also, notice how he levels down the amount of nastiness on occasion just to be nice, and then turns it up to another atmosphere upon whim. 

Back when Lebronapalooza was in full swing back in the ridiculously frenzied state of sports media during the summer free agency period, a story came up about how D-Rose did not want to have any part of the LBJ recruiting. I mean, that's what superstars do, in'it?  Kobe even sent Raja Bell a text or even rang him or something. He did the same to Ron Artest and Matt Barnes. if you're the leader of the team and you want someone to play alongside you, you reach out to them. Specially in this age of increasingly chummy vibe among NBA players.It goes without saying that none of those guys have anything close to what LeBron has (well, except for a little piece of jewelry Artest won last June, but auctioned out for some reason). So why did Rose not want LeBron on HIS team? I really don't know. I can, however, speculate that he knew that their styles wouldn't match. He needs the ball in his hands to create for himself and for his team. James is the same(although with this bad habit of massaging the ball and dribbling in place for eternity before chucking up that ill-advised fade away, but I digress). I know Heat fans are saying they could have done a similar thing to what D-Wade & James does, but then again what they're doing didn't get them a single win against the Bulls this season, much less the top seed in the East. We probably will never get the real reason behind Rose's refusal to actively recruit James back then, but with the D-Rose explosion this year, it'll just be turned into a spin on why Rose is so great. So again, my apologies for not seeing this coming, Mr. Rose. Can't wait to see you at Staples this June. 

(I would've ended this apology post with the best 2010-2011 D-Rose mix I could find, but the boss just came in. I'll see what I can come up with later, but for now feast your eyes on this beast.)