Keep in mind this game is in Toronto people…listen to that crowd!
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Happy Val-LIN-tines Day Everybody!
Tell Melo to stay home, the Knicks don’t need him anymore. Instead the fate of the franchise should be put in the hands of the skinny Asian kid from Harvard.
The story-line has already been stated over and over again: unrecruited out of high school, undrafted, overlooked, signed, released, etc. Another prime example of why sports are so great and representative of the real world; sometimes hard work and dedication does pay off. Jeremy did everything right, yet his dream kept knocking him back down every time he tried to drive to the lane. He knew he was good, his close friends knew he was good, the problem was no one else seemed to know. His lack of recognition is strange due to the fact that this youtube clip of his Harvard days is floating around..
With half a second to play Linsanity did it again tonight against the Raptors, hitting the go-ahead 3-ball to bring the Knicks to a 90-87 win over Toronto. Lin finished with 27 points and 11 assists. Amare, making his return from leaving due to the death of his brother, picked up on the game of Lin immediately, scoring 21 points. The two fit perfectly, ala Nash+Amare back in Phoenix.
So what does the future hold for Lin? Well so far he’s proven he’s a winner, with the win streak up to 6 games and counting. He’s a scorer, having over 20 points in all 6 games in a Knicks uniform. He is just what the doctor ordered in New York, keep an eye out however for when Melo makes his return. Can the two play together? Will Lin have to go back to scoring 12 and 8? We can’t know what the future holds, but for now let’s bask in the light of the never-give-up attitude of Mr. Jeremy Lin.
By Ben Simpson
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Yep…Joey Crawford is still a jerk
Got this clip from The Basketball Jones Blog on The Score.com
Another example of Crawford making it all about him…this guy is a joke. Joey just wants to make sure the TV guys say his name at least once a broadcast. Here’s a few examples of Crawford and his antics
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Bonnaroo 2012
Some notable Bonnaroo released acts for the wonderful music festival taking place in Manchester, Tennessee from June 7th to 10th include The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Phish, the Shins, Foster the People, and Skrillex.
Some of the funniest names out of the bunch: Afrocubism (Sounds like some sort of a religion started by Ben Wallace), NEEDTOBREATHE (Prince Fielder when he hits a triple), SBTRKT (uhh…really…? What on earth could this stand for? Stoned Babies Try Really Kool Toys?) , Moon Taxi (the best type of transportation), and Trampled by Turtles (the Nate Robinson story).
Complete List: (click names to watch videos of some of the bands)
Radiohead
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Phish
Bon Iver
The Beach Boys (featuring Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks)
The Avett Brothers
The Shins
Foster the People
Skrillex
Aziz Ansari
Dispatch
Feist
The Roots
Alice Cooper
SuperJam
Black Star
The Word (featuring John Medeski, Robert Randolph and North Mississippi Allstars)
Ludacris
Ben Folds Five
Flogging Molly
Spectrum Road (featuring Cindy Blackman Santana, Jack Bruce, John Medeski, and Vernon Reid)
Mac Miller
Childish Gambino
Major Lazer
tUnE-yArDs
Afrocubism
Flying Lotus
Umphrey’s McGee
Little Dragon
St. Vincent
City and Colour
The Civil Wars
Young the Giant
Two Door Cinema Club
Punch Brothers
NEEDTOBREATHE
Fitz & the Tantrums
Bad Brains
Yelawolf
Dawes
Battles
Danny Brown
The Black Lips
SBTRKT
Phantogram
Kendrick Lamar
Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires
The Kooks
The Joy Formidable
The Antlers
Kathleen Edwards
Mimosa
Kurt Vile & the Violators
Alabama Shakes
Das Racist
Delta Spirit
Gary Clark Jr.
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
Laura Marling
Trampled by Turtles
Mogwai
The War on Drugs
Ben Howard
Grouplove
Blind Pilot
ALO
The Devil Makes Three
White Denim
EMA
Here We Go Magic
K-Flay
The Lonely Forest
Mariachi El Bronx
Big Freedia
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
The Soul Rebels
Kvelertak
SOJA
Steven Bernstein’s MTO All-Stars Play Sly
Big Gigantic
Sarah Jarosz
Orgone
Darondo
Fruit Bats
Moon Taxi
More to be announced
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Ouch…
Oh Darren…what in the world are you doing? The CNBC Sport’s Business Reporter makes for an awkard (yet hilarious) tv moment with Kate Upton
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Jan Vesely, Blocking Machine
There are two things this guy can do…block and dunk..really all you could ask for in a 6th overall pick right?
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Out of all the Jeremy Lin photos…this has to be my favorite
I guess being in Sports Illustrated is cool too…
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Welcome
Welcome to the First Pick Blog! This website will hopefully develop into a place where creativity and social media combine into entertainment. The only website where Kwame Brown can be the first picture you set your sights on. Our writing team will not only keep you updated on what’s happening in the NBA, but what is going on all over the sports world, for good or for bad. We will share some of the funniest tweets, youtube clips, and occasionally rant on why LeBron sucks. We will also not just cover sports, but the entertainment world as well. So sit back, grab your number 5 jerseys and travel back with us to 2001 when the Washington Wizards were ready to make their first pick in the NBA draft…
By Ben Simpson