United States no longer "land of the free and home of the brave"

Well, if you live in America, you can kiss freedom goodbye. The U.S. Congress yesterday voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act which gives TREMENDOUS powers to government and their military. It also allows the military to hold THEIR OWN CITIZENS in indefinite detention WITHOUT TRIAL, HEARINGS OR CHARGE! Folks, this is tyranny and it officially makes the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights history and meaningless. The folks that you Americans have elected have shown their true colours: they are traitors to God and to humanity. Understand this, the act is a human rights issue and World War 3 is soon coming. Here are some good videos about the topic:

That's all I can do for now. God bless!

Raptors Sign Rasual Butler, Lightning Defeated by Power

Yep, more basketball news. First off, the Toronto Raptors have signed free agent Rasual Butler to the roster. He spent last season with the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Clippers. Butler is a veteran who will provide the team with more leadership on the court. Here's the story.

Also too, the London Lightning lost an entertaining and tight matchup against the Oshawa Power last night. Sitting in the seats at the John Labatt Centre, seeing the players up close and hearing the roar of the crowd in the 4th quarter...it just can't be beat! The team lost 99-93, but it sure didn't feel that way in the game. My mother, brother, and I witnessed a game where the Power outhustled the Lightning for rebounds, were able to gear up and adjust quicker, and were able to be wide open for 3-point baskets. In fact, that's exactly what head coach Michael Ray Richardson and star player Gabe Freeman both said after the game, according to the recap. You can view it here. Two things that irritated me last night were Rodney Buford and the fans who were sitting behind my brother and I. First, Rodney Buford: the man REPEATEDLY would take the same far-out fadeaway shot over and over and he would just keep on missing and missing. The few times that he would get in closer, those he would make. In fact, that was a theme for London in the game. Also too, the team missed quite a few free throws late in the game, prompting the fans behind us to exclaim, "Oh my goodness! Holy cow!" I couldn't agree more. That brings me to how aggravating those fans were. All game long, they seemed to be bashing the NBL for their poor quality of entertainment and they would consistently complain about the calls (some should have been charges against Oshawa, others should have been slaps on arms, etc.). At one point in the game, the two fans said to each other that the game was probably being rigged by the referees in favour of Oshawa so that Oshawa would win the 3-game miniseries. This is ludicrous because the same two teams have to play against each other TONIGHT in Oshawa at 7:30 PM. In other words, Oshawa would be tired as well. Games have been rigged in sports, especially in the NBA, but I don't think the game last night was. Oshawa also received some poor treatment from the refs, so we can't complain at all. All in all, it was a great night out despite the Lightning loss.

That's all I have for now. You all have a good day.

Rethinking Previous NBA rants

Today's been a weird day. I spent the morning arguing against the NBA with my mother and my younger brother and I basically looked like an idiot in the process. I've been pretty much against the league for a while and it looks as though Chris Paul may still go to the Lakers after all. This is the NBA's way of saying, "F... you fans, we don't care about you!" The reason that the trade isn't done yet is because Lakers owner Jerry Buss is recuperating from blood clots that have hospitalized him. So yeah, the league is corrupt. However, on the Raptors side of things, there is some good news. First, the Raptors have signed Jamaal Magloire, a veteran center that will help in the post, with rebounding and with team leadership. Of course, the team has signed him too late, but late is better than never. Also too, the company that owns the Raptors (Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Limited) has just sold 75% of its shares to Rogers and Bell (two Canadian telephone, TV and Internet provider companies). That 75% was previously owned by the Retired Teachers Pension group. This for me is great news as we will get better coverage here in Canada and it may just give Colangelo and the Raptors incentive to be better. So, I'm denouncing my previous posts about no longer being a fan of the NBA. It's wrong for me to turncoat on my favourite team just because I hate the league. I will, however, leave those posts up to serve as examples of corruption within the business. The one thing this WILL motivate me to do is this: NEVER again watch the All-Star Weekend or any games except for Raptors ones. In other words, expect both Lightning and Raptors recaps from me from now on. Catch you later.

NBA Giving Fans F-Bomb on Chris Paul trade news
Jamaal Magloire Surprise Signing
MLSE Sold to Rogers, Bell 

profile edited with NBA references gone, why I HATE the NBA

This is just a quick post informing you that I am making good on my "no more NBA" one that I just put up. First, I have edited my profile and have deleted the reference I've had on it about the Raptors. You can see that on the right side of the blog (just scroll down until you get there). Also too, I am going to embed some videos that show WHY I hate the NBA nowadays. Enjoy!

Lastly, I'll put a Bruce Blitz video on here from when the NBA lockout was still on. Enjoy!


With all of these videos, you now know where I stand when it comes to the NBA. Catch you later.

An NBA fan no longer

Yes, the sad time has come. It's been hard for me to come to this point, but I must kill any love I ever had for this joke and corrupt business. Don't get me wrong, I still love the game of basketball and always will (the London Lightning are doing great with their win last night at Oshawa vs the Power). However, this is about integrity and about the NBA putting finances ahead of great games and team parity. This has been a long process. It first started in 2002 when the Los Angeles Lakers (who had a fearsome twosome of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal) defeated the Sacramento Kings in the controversial Western Conference Finals. At the time I didn't think anything of it as I wanted the Lakers to win (I was a huge Kobetard at the time). Years later of course, we all heard about the Tim Donahue game-rigging and betting scandal that went down and Donahue admitted that Game 6 of that series had been rigged. Also too, the Lebron James ESPN special that went down last year had me enraged (and still does make me angry), the recent lockout that has now ended (which was all about both the players and owners being greedy), the sad state of the Toronto Raptors (losing top players such as Vince Carter and Chris Bosh), and the blocked trade of Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets to the Lakers (which would have created an EVEN MORE stacked Lakers team to compete with Lebron and his Miami Heat)...this has all culminated in an inevitable conclusion for me:

The NBA CANNOT be cured! It must go! It must be destroyed completely!

As long as David Stern rules the owners around with an iron fist and as long as idiot stars such as Lebron James, Kobe Bryant and others attain all the success, the league will NEVER be a great game worth watching. "But, but you're supposed to be loyal to teams and to those you love!" True, but not if it means tolerating and endorsing evil, sin, corruption, and greed. That is now what the NBA is all about. "What about the Raptors?" Well, what about them? The team is poised to do just as worse this year as they did last year (which was a 22-60 record) only with a new coach Dwayne Casey. Besides that, they ARE a part of the NBA, which is a MASSIVELY corrupt organization. If I watch ANY NBA games, I will be contributing to the problem, so that's out. Now, if the Raps wanted to move to the NBL, I would welcome it with a celebration! However, I don't ever see that ocurring so I'm saying no to the Raptors as well. Now that I've gotten this off my chest I just have one more thing important to say:

SCREW THE NBA! LET'S GO LIGHTNING!

From now on when it comes to basketball, look for Lightning recaps instead of NBA ones! Peace out and God bless!

Dale Hunter a Knights Coach no Longer

By now you've probably heard of the recent news surrounding the London Knights: that after 11 years as a Knights head coach, Dale Hunter is no longer with them. He has now joined the NHL's Washington Capitals as a head coach while his brother Mark takes over as head coach of the Knights. Mark will also remain as the Knight's general manager. This will be the situation for the rest of the Knight's season. London wishes Dale all the best as he tries to turn Alexander Ovechkin's club around from misery to prosperity. Here's the story. I also embedded a video above about the Dale Hunter going to the Capitals story. That's all for now. Catch you later.