Old-School Vid: Latrell Sprewell cusses at fan

I don't really need to say anything about this video. Just watch it.



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NBA: Top 10 Funniest Kwame Brown Videos

I think that Kwame Brown is a solid center and deserves credit for his contributions as a player. However, there are a lot of funny videos of him on YouTube. Here are, in my opinion, the top ten funniest Kwame Brown videos:

10. Neil Funk and Stacey King Assess Kwame Brown (magnsunews)



The title explains it all. My favorite parts: "Well you don't even half to guard him." and "He's got real small hands.....kinda like a T-Rex."


9. Kwame Brown Layup FAIL (LilPharmacist11)



Now, this one looks like it could have been a foul, but it still looked funny.


8. Professor Wallace Teaches Kwame Brown (TheHoopDoctors)



"Class is in session, Professor Wallace is in the house"


7. Shaq Cuddles with Kwame Brown (ESPNWorldwide)



Nothing to see here, just two former number one draft picks snuggling up together.


6. Kwame Brown Mix (kobejay)



I know that I featured this as a "Mix of the Week" a while back, but it is still funny in an odd way and worth watching.


5. Kwame Brown is the best whoooo! (ewock423)



Ronny Turiaf interrupts Kwame's post-game interview to speak the truth.


4. Kwame Brown misses the open dunk and the ball flies out to halfcourt (kakalama12345678)



Leave it to Kwame to miss a dunk like that.


3. NBA 2K10 Kwame Brown Mix (LenzyDAGreat)



I like the creativity of this video and the song choice.


2. Stephen A. Smith rips Kwame Brown (wepost)



This one's a classic. The Lakers have thrown two parades because of that trade. (Unintentional rhyme)


1. James Worthy Clowns Kwame Brown (LTV) {GoldLakerLion}



I'm listing this video as number one because of it's simplicity. Kudos to James Worthy for the humor.

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Old-School Vid: Miracle Minute - Portland Trail Blazers (ehizzy3)

Welcome to the second edition of "Old-School Vid". In it, the Blazers go on an 8-0 run against the Dallas Mavericks that features multiple steals, dunks, and alley-oops. It's pretty cool.



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Who Wore It Before Them #1: New York Knicks

This is an odd little new thing that I'm doing. In it, I will show what players wore the same numbers on the same teams that the current players on those teams wear. If you don't get it now, you'll understand it once you look at the pictures.

This first entry will feature the New York Knicks. Here it goes:

Amar'e Stoudemire - #1 (2010-present)Chris Duhon (2008-2010), Steve Francis (2006-2007), Anfernee Hardaway (not pictured, 2004-2006), Chris Childs (1996-2001)

Derrick Brown - #2 (2011-present)Raymond Felton (2010-2011), Nate Robinson (not pictured, 2009-2010), Tim Thomas (2008-2009), Fred Jones (2007-2008)

Shawne Williams - #3 (2010-present)Tracy McGrady (2010), Stephon Marbury (2004-2008), Dennis Scott (not pictured, 1999), John Starks (1990-1999)

Chauncey Billups - #4 (2011-present)Anthony Randolph (2010-2011), J.R. Giddens (2010), Nate Robinson (2005-2009) DerMarr Johnson (not pictured, 2004)

Bill Walker - #5 (2010-present)Joe Crawford (not pictured, 2009), Anthony Roberson (2008-2009), Randolph Morris (2007-2008), Jalen Rose (2006)

Landry Fields - #6 (2010-present)
Qyntel Woods (2005-2006), Mirsad Turkcan (not pictured, 1999-2000), Matt Fish (not pictured, 1996), Charles Smith (not pictured, 1995-1996)

Carmelo Anthony - #7 (2011-present)Kelenna Azibuike (not pictured, 2010-2011), Al Harrington (2008-2010), Channing Frye (2005-2007), Lavor Postell (2000-2003)

Jared Jeffries - #9 (2011-present)
Jonathan Bender (2009-2010), Chris Wilcox (2009), Matt Barnes (not pictured, 2005), Rick Brunson (1999-2000, 2000-2001)

Andy Rautins - #11 (2010-present)
Marcus Landry (2009-2010), Jamal Crawford (2004-2008), Rick Brunson (not pictured, 1999), Derek Harper (1994-1996)

Shelden Williams - #13 (2011-present)Sergio Rodriguez (2010), Jerome James (2006-2009), Malik Rose (2005-2006), Nazr Mohammed (not pictured, 2004-2005)

Ronny Turiaf - #14 (2010-present)
Bruno Sundov (2004-2005), Cezary Trybanski (not pictured, 2004), Chris Dudley (1997-2000), Anthony Mason (1991-1996)

Roger Mason Jr. - #18 (2010-present)
Mouhamed Sene (not pictured, 2009), Ray Tolbert (not pictured, 1987), Ernie Grunfeld (1982-1986), Phil Jackson (1967-1978)

Toney Douglas - #23 (2009-present)Quentin Richardson (2005-2009), Marcus Camby (1998-2002), Gary Grant (1995-1996), Brian Quinnett (not pictured, 1989-1992)

Anthony Carter - #25 (2011-present)Timofey Mozgov (2010-2011), Cheikh Samb (not pictured, 2009), Mardy Collins (2006-2008), Moochie Norris (2003-2005)

Renaldo Balkman - #32 (2006-2008, 2011-present) Antonio Davis (2005-2006), Othella Harrington (2001-2004), Herb Williams (1992-1999), Xavier McDaniel (not pictured, 1991-1992)

References: Google Images and Basketball-Reference.com

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Baller Bio: Jamario Moon

You may have heard of 6-8 forward Jamario Moon. He's played 4 seasons in the NBA, but played professionally for years before he entered the league.

Jamario Raman Moon was born on June 13, 1980 in Goodwater, Alabama. He played ball at Coosa Central High School and originally signed with Missisippi State, but didn't end up playing there because of academic reasons. Instead, he attended Meridian Community College and played basketball there. In the 1999-2000 season, he averaged 20.8 points and 8.7 rebounds in 12 games with the Eagles before being suspended from the team.

Moon went undrafted in the 2001 NBA Draft after entering as an early entry candidate. Despite playing for the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers summer league teams in July 2002, he roamed the minor leagues of basketball for years.

Between 2001 and 2004, he played with two different D-League teams. He played 55 games with the Mobile Revelers and 1 game with the Huntsville Flight. In the summer of 2002, he averaged 10 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks in 3 games with the Dodge City Legend of the USBL.

Moon played for the Harlem Globetrotters in 2004 and played in 7 games for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA during the 2004-2005 season. While with the Colonels, he averaged 10.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. In that same season, he played in the WBA with the Rome Gladiators and averaged 13.4 points and 6.3 rebounds over the course of 21 games with the team. He helped lead the Gladiators to the 2005 WBA Championship and led the team in blocked shots.

Moon ended up playing for the Marietta Storm of the WBA in 2006 and then the Albany Patroons during the 2006-2007 USBL season.

Moon's big break came on July 10, 2007, when he signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Raptors. As a 27 year-old rookie, he averaged 8.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks in 78 games. He was a fan favorite in Toronto and was nicknamed "Apollo 33". He was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for January 2008, participated it the 2008 Slam Dunk Contest, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

Midway through the 2008-2009 season, Moon was traded to the Miami Heat along with Jermaine O'Neal and a 2010 2nd round draft pick for Shawn Marion, Marcus Banks, and cash. He averaged 7.2 points and 4.6 rebounds during 80 games with the Raptors and the Heat that season.

During the 2009 offseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers signed Moon to an offer sheet that the Heat did not match and he ended up playing in 61 games for the Cavs during the 2009-2010 season. The Cavs finished the season with the best record in the Eastern Conference and he played in 11 playoff games with the team before they lost to the Boston Celtics in the Semi-Finals.

Moon stayed with the Cavs for the 2010-2011 season, while LeBron James and Zydrunas Illgauskas left to play with the Heat and Shaquille O'Neal and Delonte West signed with the Celtics. He played in 40 games with the struggling Cavs before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers along with Mo Williams for Baron Davis and a 2011 first round draft pick (which the Cavs used on Kyrie Irving). Moon averaged career lows in minutes, points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks in 19 games with the Clippers and for the first time in his NBA career, didn't finish the season on a playoff team.

Moon is currently an unrestricted free agent and is hoping to sign with an NBA team after the lockout ends.

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Baller Bio: Leon Smith

Leon Smith played only 15 games over the course of 2 seasons in the NBA. For a first-round draft pick out of high school, he never lived up to the expectations. Let's take a look at the 6-10 power forward's life and basketball career:

Leon Smith was born on November 2, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois. He had a troubled childhood and was raised in Lydia's Children's Home, a foster home in Chicago, because of alleged neglect from his parents. Later, in his teenage years, he moved to the Sullivan House.

Smith blossomed into a young star at Martin Luther King High School and averaged 25.5 points and 14.5 rebounds as a senior. He applied for the 1999 NBA Draft and was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs with the 29th pick. He was then traded to the Dallas Mavericks shortly after he was selected in exchange for the draft rights for Gordan Giricek and a 2000 second-round draft pick.

After forcing the team to sign him to a three-year 1.447 million dollar contract because of league rules and his refusal to play in a developmental league or overseas, his career quickly went downhill because of a series of negative incidents. In his first practice with the Mavs, Smith refused to run a set of sprints and started to build up a reputation of being immature and having problems with authority.

Before ever playing in an NBA game, Smith was placed in a psychiatric ward in November 1999 after reportedly throwing a rock through a car window and then swallowing around 250 aspirin tablets in an admitted suicide attempt.

After returning to Chicago in December, he allegedly threatened an ex-girlfriend with a gun. Then, a few hours after the incident, he was accused of ramming a car that belonged to the ex-girlfriend's mother and smashing out the windows. He was then charged with two counts of criminal damage. The Mavericks suspended Smith indefinitely because of the off-court troubles.

Smith was eventually released by the Mavs in January 2000 and went on to play for a series of minor-league teams. He joined the St. Louis Swarm of the IBL in 2000 but was released in December of the same year. He then signed with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the CBA in 2001 and was traded to the Gary Steelheads later that season.

Smith was given a chance for a comeback when the Atlanta Hawks signed him to a 10-day contract in January 2002. He made his NBA debut on January 17 and was released in February before returning to the team in March. He saw his first ever NBA action with the Hawks that season and ended up averaging 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds over the course of 14 games.

On August 2, 2002, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks along with Toni Kukoc and a 2003 1st round pick for Glenn Robinson and was waived by the team in October.

In that same month, he returned to the Gary Steelheads of the CBA and ended up joining a team in Puerto Rico (Criollos de Caguas) in April 2003. His stint overseas ended in that same month when the team released him.

In May 2003, he signed with the Texas Rim Rockers of the USBL before returning to the Gary Steelheads of the CBA for the second time. In February 2004, the team traded him to the Great Lakes Storm.

In April of 2004, the Seattle SuperSonics gave Smith another chance in the NBA and signed him to a contract. However, he ended up only playing in one game with the team. In that game, a loss to the Spurs, he scored 2 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in 4 minutes. The Sonics waived him in October and he never played in the league again.

His NBA career lasted only 15 games with averages of 2.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 0.3 steals, 0.2 assists, and 0.1 blocks per game along with a modest 39.3% field goal percentage. His CBA honors included being selected to the All-Star Game and the All-Defensive Team and leading the league in rebounds and blocked shots in 2004.

Since then, Smith has played professionally in Chile, Argentina, and Mexico.

References:
-Ready to play: Leon Smith forces Dallas to offer him NBA contract
November 2, 1999 - CNN/Sports Illustrated
-Worst of times: Mavericks' Smith has survived hard knocks by Josie Karp
November 4, 1999 - CNN/Sports Illustrated
-Smith lands in mental institution: Dallas rookie found by police wearing war paint
November 16, 1999 - CNN/Sports Illustrated
-First step: Leon Smith checks out of hospital, looks to future
January 7, 2000 - CNN/Sports Illustrated
-'I want to play' - Smith ready to return to NBA but not with Mavs
January 21, 2000 - CNN/Sports Illustrated
-Parting ways: Mavericks release rookie Leon Smith
February 2, 2000 - CNN/Sports Illustrated
-Leon Smith -HoopsHype.com
-Leon Smith - Basketball-Reference.com
-Where Are The Smiths - ShamSports.com
-Leon Smith Game-by-Game Stats - ESPN NBA

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Mix of the Week #7: Mike James MIX by LONGER

A couple weeks ago, I covered Mike James' book, Fight For Your Dreams. Now I'm featuring him in this week's "Mix of the Week." This mix shows highlights of him during his time with the Toronto Raptors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, and New Orleans Hornets.

This mix was made by LONGER01 on YouTube and I don't know what the song is. Enjoy!

I thought this was a nice mix and I hope you liked it.

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