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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/thomas_lake/08/13/letter-to-michael-jordan/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t13_a0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3h-lX-Joqo skip to about 5:50 if you just want the best part, but the whole thing is [expletive]ing gold

This is great news. It really is. I don't see why people view it as a bad thing...

http://www.nba.com/sixers/video/2012/08/15/120815bynumrichardsonpressconfer-2187082/index.html

I'd have to make room on the banner just for his ushanka, and put him as the second player.

Nah, was gonna put Jay-Z back up there with Travis Outlaw.

Name one thing other than jack up bricks that Jennings does better than Lowry. I'll save you the trouble, there is nothing. I've never seen a guy live off of one good month in his rookie season more than Jennings. The guy is not a good player, yet people talk about him like he has star potential. As far as Wall goes, if he improves his jumper and decision making than he is without a doubt better than Lowry. The problem is, he still plays at basically one speed and can't shoot to save his life (dude shot about 27% from outside of 3 feet this past season). I have faith that Wall will improve these areas of his game but since I can only go off of what I saw last season, yeah, I'd say heading into next year Kyle Lowry is a better player than John Wall for the immediate future. Would I take Lowry over Wall to build a franchise? Of course not, but that doesn't mean he isn't the better player heading into next season. As far as Curry goes, the guy is always hurt. Talent wise he may have Lowry beat (although Lowry is about 10X the defensive player Curry is) but what good is that talent if all it takes is for you to roll your ankle one time and miss the rest of the season. But of course, those guys are big names so of course, they are vastly superior players than Lowry regardless of the fact that he had a better season than all three of them each of the past two seasons with Curry's 10/11 season being the lone exception. Again, though, the problem with Curry isn't the talent, it his his potentially red flag ankles. I do agree that a healthy Curry is better than Lowry.

lol good luck with this guy

Why are you citing the bottom of the East if you have the Bulls finishing third? That is the top of the East. They played well without Rose last year, and lost five of those players, including Brewer, Korver, Asik, Watson, and Lucas.. the entire bench mob.. as well as being without Rose until likely March. Even if this new squad is going to succeed, there's going to be a serious adjustment period. With Rose in the starting 5, they outscored opponents by 16.7 per 48 minutes.. without, -1.4 per 48 minutes. Methinks you are "Knicks are winning the East" with this one. Can't see them finishing third.

No. Case #1: He was out camping and active. Sitting on your ass, in front of a computer all day, means no activity + stress...and that contributes to the high blood sugars. Simply setting up a tent will lower blood sugars. Case #2: Walking/running without any equipment is going to run your blood sugars down much faster. "Assisted walking/running" (treadmill) will not, and I would love to know what that person's blood sugar was before getting on the treadmill to begin with, and how much of an energy drink was consumed during both tests, as well as what that person ate hours before AND how much insulin was taken, as well as WHERE the insulin was injected. If the treadmill was turned up, and it was an intense workout...then adrenaline was created, probably too much, and that will bring your blood sugars up. Playing basketball at a VERY high level raises my sugars, then they plummet an hour or so later. Adrenaline is sugar in the blood. I'm going to stop right there...because the paragraph above pretty much explains why all of this is hilarious to me. If there was any outside interference due to "dirty electricity" relating to blood sugars, it would be consistent with all T1 diabetics. You have to understand just how insulin works, and how the pancreas operates, to figure that one out. I work all morning on my computer...and my blood sugars do not move unless I'm really stressed (and then, they elevate). At night, I'm playing basketball, and they will lower significantly. Now, with that as a constant (at least for me, given my routine...not everyone does that), I can take an insulin shot in the same exact spot (say, my leg), and that insulin shot does not work as effectively because of lack of absorption. ALREADY, I have no idea what's going to happen with my blood sugars. Then, consider the difference between eating carbs, and eating protein, for breakfast. Significant. For some people, a piece of candy (let's say two Starbursts) will elevate sugars quite a bit. For me, very little change, doesn't matter if I'm by a computer or running at the park. I love the Case #4 study, too...funny. So, she admits that the blood sugars actually decreased significantly while in the hospital, around dirty electricity. That's because those sugars were controlled by an increased amount of insulin. So what happens to this 12-year old when he gets home? His blood sugars fall even more...and do you want to know why? It's the same reason mine did: I started moving around. She even stated he was taking MORE insulin, which is funny. Eventually, I wasn't in a hospital bed for five days, being "regulated" by diabetes specialists. My bedroom was upstairs, and I was FAR more active in my second and third weeks of being home (because I was less nervous about my insulin)...which led to even more low blood sugars. When a hospital gives you a specific amount of insulin to take, they do it while you're on your back, at your least active point. Once you get home, you have to decrease every dose, or eat much more. It's that simple. He had more sugar pills (whatever those may be)? Sure he did, because his blood sugar was dropping to very low ranges at any given point of the day. Normally, diabetics don't eat sugar pills...they control their sugars by diet, insulin, and exercise. If your blood sugar is consistently good, you use protein to keep it at a normal range, and carbs (food carbs, from meals and snacks) to keep them from falling. This lady didn't even pronounce diabetes correctly near the end of her video. She didn't consider ALL factors that control blood sugars. She talks about brittle diabetes (which few people have, by the way)...but that's exactly what I have, brittle Type 1 diabetes, and as a person who has been "case-studying" for 19 years now (since I got this when I was 10), I'm pretty sure she's full of shit.

I'll start putting these up soon (team banners). I decided to wait, for obvious reasons...kind of glad I did.

that's how the NBA works that's why the Heat won.