You know you have made it when..........
Saturday Night Live.....does a spoof on you. Charles Barkley and his network.....TNT were the butt of this latest SNL skit.
Kenan Thompson does not do a good Charles.......but the white guy sure looks a lot like Ernie....and SNL does a great job pointing out just how annoying all those on screen promos for upcoming shows are for us fans........who just want their sports.
Take a look:
Courtesy of YouTube....
Showing posts with label Charles Barkley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charles Barkley. Show all posts
Monday, May 18, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Welcome Back........Sir Charles
From the set of TNT's NBA studio show last night:
"Let me start by saying something," Barkley said as TNT came on the air before the San Antonio at Detroit game.
"Clearly everybody knows I got a DUI. That's unacceptable, 100% my fault," he said. " . . . I screwed up, I made a mistake, I'm sorry, I apologize."
"Never get behind the wheel when I've been drinking," Barkley said to anchor Ernie Johnson who asked what lessons Barkley may have learned from his DUI episode in December that caused Barkley to be arrested.
"First of all, every person who's drunk thinks it's OK to drive . . . but, seriously, if you have a drink, seriously think about it. If I've had a glass of wine or a beer, that's different. But if I had something to drink, I'll seriously think and not get behind the wheel."
He also thanked TNT management, kind of. "As far as the bigwigs at TNT, I never trusted them 110%," Barkley said. "I've been here eight years and we don't spend a lot of time together . . . but I want to tell them it meant a great deal for them to stick by me through my screw-up."
That........was that....
Our guy, Charles Barkley. No passing the blame.......no throwing others under the bus. Coming clean. Admitting.....he screwed up.
How refreshing.
In a time where pro athletes and celebrities are quick to place the blame elsewhere.......Charles proved he can indeed be a positive role model......and a decent human being. No lies........no theatrics ...........just the truth.
Good to have you back, Sir Charles..........
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Hump Day News & Views
Mission accomplished.....a solo act...366 days.......366 posts.......
And ..........a toast.......to me....
Our goal for 5 on Five since January 1st of this year, was to post at least one article each day. There were droughts........and there were days with multiple postings. But in the end we got our 366 posts. I use the word "we" rather loosely .....as this writer authored all of the 366 post for 2008. No promises or goals for 2009, if we feel a blog........we'll post it. If not, we won't.
New Year's Eve, 2008..........
Today ..........or tonight, we bid farewell to the year 2008. What a year it was. An African-American president elected.......the meltdown of the economy.....In sports, the Super Bowl to the Beijing Olympics........2008 was awesome. Check out MS NBC 's
Odds are.......A home team is bound to win.......
For maybe the first time ever..........at least the first time I can remember.....all four road teams are favored in this weekend's wild card play-offs in the NFL. Here's the Vegas odds:
NFL Lines Wild Card Playoffs - NFL Football Line Wild Card Weekend Playoff Games - NFL Game Lines 1/3 - 1/4, 2009
Another day.......another coach fired?
And ..........a toast.......to me....
Our goal for 5 on Five since January 1st of this year, was to post at least one article each day. There were droughts........and there were days with multiple postings. But in the end we got our 366 posts. I use the word "we" rather loosely .....as this writer authored all of the 366 post for 2008. No promises or goals for 2009, if we feel a blog........we'll post it. If not, we won't.
New Year's Eve, 2008..........
Today ..........or tonight, we bid farewell to the year 2008. What a year it was. An African-American president elected.......the meltdown of the economy.....In sports, the Super Bowl to the Beijing Olympics........2008 was awesome. Check out MS NBC 's
The Year in News Pictures
Odds are.......A home team is bound to win.......
For maybe the first time ever..........at least the first time I can remember.....all four road teams are favored in this weekend's wild card play-offs in the NFL. Here's the Vegas odds:
Date & Time Favorite Line Underdog Total 1/3 4:30 ET Atlanta -2 At Arizona 51 1/3 8:00 ET Indianapolis -1 At San Diego 51 1/4 1:00 ET Baltimore -3 At Miami 37.5 1/4 4:30 ET Philadelphia -3 At Minnesota 41.5
I see Arizona and Minnesota playing over their heads in front of frenzied home crowds to defeat the Falcons and the Eagles straight up. Then again........
Another day.......another coach fired?
DENVER (AP)—Over the past few years, Mike Shanahan, the vice president of football operations, didn’t do Mike Shanahan, the coach, any favors.
In the end, both got fired.
The Denver Broncos parted ways with Shanahan on Tuesday following a late-season fizzle that knocked the team out of the postseason for a third straight season.
Read full article at :
From the Associated Press & Yahoo Sports:
Reminder guys/gals..........tonight is New Year's eve.....don't drink and drive....live to enjoy 2009.....
Have a great night!
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP)—Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving early Wednesday.
An officer with a law enforcement task force that targets drunken driving saw the former NBA star run a stop sign around 1:30 a.m., said Gilbert police Lt. Eric Shuhandler.
Barkley declined to submit to a breath test but was given a blood test. The results weren’t immediately available.
After Barkley was processed, he was cited and released. He left in a cab, Shuhandler said.
Shuhandler said there was nothing remarkable about the 45-year-old Barkley’s arrest and that it is customary to release people after they’ve been arrested on suspicion of DUI.
“There was nothing unusual about how he was taken into custody,” Shuhandler said. “He was treated exactly like we treat anybody else.”
Barkley was arrested in Scottsdale’s Old Town area, one of the trendiest spots in the Phoenix metro area.
A television commentator for NBA games, the former Auburn player was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame last month.
He played 16 NBA seasons for the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets, and played on the 1992 and 1996 Olympic teams. Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star and league MVP in 1993.
Selected one the NBA’s 50 greatest players in 1996, he was inducted into the 2006 Basketball Hall of Fame.
Have a great night!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Auburn Wimps Out......The "Good ole Boys" win again
The University of Auburn ..........
Had the chance to make a huge statement. Auburn had the opportunity to project its school as progressive..........pro-active..........open-minded........non bias......color blind........willing to promote change in Division 1 football. And in the University's search for a head football coach (to succeed Tommy Tuberville) ..... they interviewed a diversified field of applicants.
Auburn is not Buffalo...........or Washington........or Mississippi State......or Kansas State (schools who have recently hired black head coaches, but are nowhere near the top in big time college football).
Auburn.......is ....."big time"........With "big time" facilities and a huge base of die hard fans. Auburn competes year in and year out for conference championships and national rankings.
This is why it was so important for Auburn to make the right decision........the right choice.
One of the candidates was Buffalo University's Turner Gill (right).......a very good head coach (8-5 this year, and the MAC championship) who happens to be black. Another candidate was Gene Chizik..........a not so good head coach (2-10 this year)......who happens to be white.
Guess who got the job?
Auburn hired a coach with 2 years of head coaching experience........a coach who actually had a worse record this year that his first year at Iowa State. Total? 5-19...........
5 wins ........19 losses .......two years.....at a salary of $1,100,000........And Auburn hires Chizik.......at $2 million per year.......A $900,000 raise.....for being a not so good coach.
Turner Gill's base salary at Buffalo is $180,000 a year and he is signed through 2011.......
Only in America........if you're a fair-skinned white guy.
I'm sure Mr. Chizik (left) is a respectable human being with a loving family. It's not his fault.
It is the "Good Ole Boy" network that gets part of the blame....The other goes to these 5 star black recruits themselves.
Imagine an Auburn team 3 or 4 years from now had it hired Gill..........and all those black recruits had said no to Nick Saban , Urban Meyer, and Mark Richt..........and came to play for Gill and Auburn.
But..........it won't happen......Turner Gill never got the chance.......Even with a resume far superior to that of Chizik.......Auburn has wimped out..........
Why...........this is from Charles Barkley and Yahoo Sports:
Barkley said he talked with Gill and Gill was concerned he’d never be a serious candidate because his wife is white. Barkley, and a number of Gill’s peers in the coaching community, agreed, but encouraged him anyway. Apparently such marriages are still uncomfortable to university presidents, major boosters and assorted Klan members.
Had the chance to make a huge statement. Auburn had the opportunity to project its school as progressive..........pro-active..........open-minded........non bias......color blind........willing to promote change in Division 1 football. And in the University's search for a head football coach (to succeed Tommy Tuberville) ..... they interviewed a diversified field of applicants.
Auburn is not Buffalo...........or Washington........or Mississippi State......or Kansas State (schools who have recently hired black head coaches, but are nowhere near the top in big time college football).
Auburn.......is ....."big time"........With "big time" facilities and a huge base of die hard fans. Auburn competes year in and year out for conference championships and national rankings.
This is why it was so important for Auburn to make the right decision........the right choice.
One of the candidates was Buffalo University's Turner Gill (right).......a very good head coach (8-5 this year, and the MAC championship) who happens to be black. Another candidate was Gene Chizik..........a not so good head coach (2-10 this year)......who happens to be white.
Guess who got the job?
Auburn hired a coach with 2 years of head coaching experience........a coach who actually had a worse record this year that his first year at Iowa State. Total? 5-19...........
5 wins ........19 losses .......two years.....at a salary of $1,100,000........And Auburn hires Chizik.......at $2 million per year.......A $900,000 raise.....for being a not so good coach.
Turner Gill's base salary at Buffalo is $180,000 a year and he is signed through 2011.......
Only in America........if you're a fair-skinned white guy.
I'm sure Mr. Chizik (left) is a respectable human being with a loving family. It's not his fault.
It is the "Good Ole Boy" network that gets part of the blame....The other goes to these 5 star black recruits themselves.
Imagine an Auburn team 3 or 4 years from now had it hired Gill..........and all those black recruits had said no to Nick Saban , Urban Meyer, and Mark Richt..........and came to play for Gill and Auburn.
But..........it won't happen......Turner Gill never got the chance.......Even with a resume far superior to that of Chizik.......Auburn has wimped out..........
Why...........this is from Charles Barkley and Yahoo Sports:
Barkley said he talked with Gill and Gill was concerned he’d never be a serious candidate because his wife is white. Barkley, and a number of Gill’s peers in the coaching community, agreed, but encouraged him anyway. Apparently such marriages are still uncomfortable to university presidents, major boosters and assorted Klan members.
“He was concerned about having a white wife,” Barkley said. “It’s just very disappointing to me.”
And.....extremely disturbing .....to us too.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Hump Day News & Views
The Plaxico Burris fiasco........
Only in New York. Seems Plaxico's self treatment of a pulled hamstring in his right thigh calls for a bullet to that said thigh.
Yes, Mr. Burris , shot himself in the right thigh..........in an accidental shooting at a night club in the City. Here is where things get absolutely silly.
Mr. Burris then went to a hospital..........called on one of those "friends of the family doctors" for treatment.....failed to report it to police........and used an alias name (Harris Smith) and said he had been shot at an Applebees ..........
Teammate, Antonio Pierce was also at the club and is believed to have hidden the gun.....
The Giants have placed Plaxico on the reserve non-football injury list.......meaning he won't get paid....and suspended him for the last four games. The NYPD has charged him with possessing an illegal firearm.
By the way..........Mr. Burris is married to a lawyer..........go figure. Below is ProFootballTalk.com's take on this.
Before trying out his Christmas gift, Plaxico ponders this warning: “You’ll shoot your thigh out.”
#1..........and a 10 point dog........
Leave it to college football. The number 1 ranked team in the nation, Alabama (12-0) faces Florida (11-1) in Saturday's SEC Championship game and the Tide is a 10 point underdog.
What is going on here? In the name of Bear Bryant, what is Vegas thinking? Bama is undefeated........untied...........#1 in the BCS.......the game is in a neutral site........
That said........take Florida.....and lay the points.
LeBron James and Charles Barkley in a war of words....
Charles is not too thrilled about all of talk surrounding James supposedly heading to the N Y Knicks in 2010.......
Take a look.....courtesy of ESPN and YouTube:
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Hump Day News & Views
Election 2008.........
I have voted.....Monday.......in the "early voting" system in this state of Georgia. There have been war stories galore about people waiting in line for up to 8 hours.
I ..........was in and out.......in less than 60 minutes.
I urge all of you........if your state has "early voting"........take advantage.....vote this week.
And if you cannot ..........please .....please.......vote on November 4th.
Republican or Democratic..........let your vote be heard.
This young rookie.......looks mighty old to me......
Yes ........Greg Oden.....he of the Portland Trailblazers........the 19 year old.......going on 50. Oden finally made his NBA debut last night after missing all of last year with injuries. And folks.......he is not ready. He didn't even last a half. Went out with a foot injury....and the L A Lakers blew out his team, 96-76...... Uh....Greg? This is an 82 game season here..... Another first round bust.
This guy has never been healthy.......Too much weight.......too little muscle.......his knees and feet cannot support his 6' 11" frame.
Too bad.......from what I hear.......he is really a nice guy.......with a great attitude.
Mini World Series game.....
Tonight, Major League Baseball will attempt to complete game five between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays.......
Philly leads the series 3 games to 1. The game will be resumed in the bottom of the 6th inning, tied 2-2. Simply put........the Phillies have to get 6 outs........and the Rays, 9.
Look for this thing to go about 14 or 15 innings....and still not end until the wee hours of the morning. MLB deserves everything they get for selling their soul to Fox Sports.
By the way.........last we checked.......there were "lake effect" "ice showers" in the greater Philadelphia area.....
Mums the word.......
As in the gag order........ordered by Florida coach, Urban Meyer.......
If you have watched any of ESPN this week .......you have been constantly reminded of Georgia's end-zone celebration last year........(the entire 95 Bulldog players danced in the end-zone, following their first touchdown).
Meyer has instructed his Gator team to not dare speak out on the topic. Mark Richt of Georgia is also tip-toeing around the controversy.
Memo to Florida..........and ESPN........Georgia beat Florida last year, because they hit them in the mouth.....strong armed Tim Tebow........and made more big plays.....simple.....
This game Saturday features two of the most talented teams in the country........and the winner will be the team that best executes its offensive and defensive schemes.
Nothing more ........nothing less......
What happened last year........means nothing.
Things.......I think I think...........
Fall is fast becoming one of my favorite seasons........No humidity........beautiful scenery .......
TNT's NBA studio show .......is the best in all of sports with Ernie Johnson, Jr, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley.
Why can't Fox News........just admit they are a spokes-person for the republicans.......and be done with it....I would respect them more.....Instead of hiding behind, "fair & balanced....you decide"..... We have decided.......and you are so.......biased.
When does Hockey begin?
Just kidding........
Have a great "Hump Day"........
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