LAST WEEK  A CEARTIN  BLOGGER  PUT UP A BLOG  SAYING HE DIDNT  LIKE THE BLOGS THAT  WERE  BEING WRITTEN  ON FOX SPORTS   .. BASCIALLY  SAYING  HE THOUGHT  WE AS A  BLOGGING COMMUNITY SUCKED OR THAT WE WERE  NOT  CARRYING  OUR OWN WEIGHT AROUND HERE  .. BASICALLY TELLING US WHAT WE CAN OR CANNOT  PUT IN  OUR OWN BLOGS  .. AND THEN PROCEEDED  TO  DISRESPECT  LONG TIME BLOGGERS  WHO  LEFT COMMENTS  ON SAID BLOG .   AT FIRST  I WAS NOT GOING TO COMMENT BUT WHEN I SAW THE COMMNETS  HE  SAID AND HOW HE WORDED  HIS BLOG  AND  THE   ARROGANCE  IN WHICH IT WAS  WRITTEN  I  HAD TO STEP IN AND LEAVE  MY  THOGHTS AND  OPNIONS   .. IT GOT ME  THINKING ABOUT COMMING  UP WITH A BLOG THAT WOULD  BE  KIND OF A  COUNTER  BLOG TO HIS AND THATS  HOW I CAME  UP  WITH THIS PROJECT THAT  I HAVE BEEN WORKING  ON WHICH IS TO SHOW MY  APPREACTION  TO   ALL THOSE WHO MAKE  UP  THIS  FINE COMMUNITY AND TO SHOW  SOME REPECT TO THOSE  BLOGGERS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE THE BEGENNING   ..AND  I THOUGHT TO MYSELF WHAT COULD I  DO  TO  SHOW MY APPREACTION  JUST A SMALL JESTER  AND THATS WHEN I  THOUGHT OF  MAKING  TAGS OR  SIGGYS OF BLOGGERS FAV SPORTS  TEAMS  .. IT'S SOMETHING THAT  I ENJOY  DOING  AND SOMETHING THAT I  WOULD LIKE  TO THINK I AM DECENT AT  SO WITH OUT FURTHER  ADU  HERE ARE  THE   SPORTS  TAGS  THAT I MADE FOR  THE  FIRST  10 PPL WHO SIGNED  UP  LISA4USC, FATMAW1, N.Y. ACE, CHUXTORY, LSU FAN,  BLUEGRASSLADY,  LITTLE  SPIDEY, PHILLIP 1THRU 12,ED CLINCH , AND LET'S GO BUFFALO .

I KNOW THESE ARE GOING TO BE HUGE TAGS  AND I COULD HAVE RE SIZED THEM  IF  I WANTED  BUT I DIDNT  WANT TO RE SIZE THEM AND TAKE AWAY  FROM WHAT  I WAS TRYING  TO DO HERE  AND IF I  HAD RESIZED THEM THATS WHAT  I WOULD  BE DOING . IF YOU WANT  TO RE SIZE THEM THATS COOL  .. FIRST UP IS  LISA4USC  . LISA IMO I THINK THIS ONE IS THE BEST OUT OF ALL OF THE 10 I MADE  UP 

NEXT WE HAVE BLUE GRASS LADY  .. THIS  ONE TURNED OUT PRETTY COOL AS WELL  .. LOL I KNOW  SHE'S  BEEN DYING  TO KNOW WHAT THIS WAS  ALL ABOUT   I  HOPE  IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT  BGL

NEXT IS  LSU FANS .. I WAS  HAPPY HOW THIS ONE TURNED OUT AS WELL   .. REALLY KIND STANDS  OUT  AND  POPS OUT AT YA .. HOPE  YOU LIKE IT  MAN

NEXT UP  WE HAVE  CHUXTORY  .... I  LIKE WHAT I DID  HEAR  WITH THE  GOLD  AND  CREAM COLORS   .. GAVE THE OLD METS LOGO  A  NEW SPIN 

N.Y. ACE IS  UP  ..ACE  MAN  YOURE  LUCKY I COULD FIND  THE TOYKO SWALLOWS  LOGO  OTHER WISE  YOU WOULD HAVE  GOT STUCK WITH THE KNICKS  .. TRIED TO FIND THE MANLIEST FONT  LOL SINCE  BEING FROM N.Y. AND ALL ALL THE SWALLOWS HAVE FOR A  LOGO IS A  Y  AND S   LOL NOT MUCH TO WORK WITH 

LITTLE SPIDEY  IS UP .. AK  . I HAD TO GO OLD SCHOOL  ON THIS ONE  HAD TO DROP SOME  OLD SCHOOL  ON  LITTLE SPIDEY ON THIS ONE  .. YOU  CAN EXPALIN IT TO HIM  LATER  LOL

PHILLIP 1THRU12  COME ON DOWN   .. I KNOW  I'M  PROB  NOT THE  PSP  WIZ  YOU ARE  BUT I HOPE YOU LIKE IT ANYWAY 

LET'S GO  BUFFALO  IT'S YOURE TURN BUDDY   HOPE IT  WAS WORTH THE WAIT AND THAT YOU ENJOY IT ..

NOW WE  COME  TO FATMAW1   .. I THINK THIS ONE IS THE MOST  UNIQUE OF ALLTHE TAGS   .. CEARTINLY ONE OF A KIND  .. IT JUST  KINDA CAME  TOGATHER  AS I WAS  MAKIN  IT 

AND LAST BUT  CEARTINLY NOT LEAST  WE HAVE EDCLINCH ... HOPE  YA  LIKE  IT  BRO 

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SO THERE YOU HAVE  IT  FOLKS   THATS WHAT THE BIG SURPRIZE WAS  FOR THOSE  WHO WERE IN THE FIRST 10 I TRULY HOPE YOU  ENJOY YOURE GIFTS  .. FOR THOSE  WHO ARE STILL  ON THE LIST  AND  IF AFTER  SEEING WHAT THE PROJECT WAS ALL ABOUT AND  IF YOU STILL WOULD  LIKE  YOURE TAGS  PLEASE LET ME KNOW  AND I WILL BE MORE THEN HAPPY TO DO THOSE  ...  AFTER SEEING THIS  AND  YOU HAVE DECIDED  THAT  THESE  SUCKED  AND  YOU REALLY DONT  NEED A TAG THATS PERFECTLY FINE TO   .. JUST  PLEASE  LET ME KNOW EITHER WAY   ... THANKS FOR STOPPING  BY FOLKS 

MICHAEL   JEFFREY   JORDAN   ....  SOME  CONSIDER HIM THE  BEST  TO  EVER  PUT AN  ORANGE  BALL  INTO A  ROUND  HOOP   ..  WHILE  IT'S   HARD   TO   ARGUE  CONSIDERING  HIS    STERLING    ACHIVEMENTS  DURING HIS PLAYING  CAREER   ... 6 NBA  TITLES   ..    5  MVP  AWARDS   .. 10 TIME   ALL NBA  FIRST  TEAM  SELECTIONS   ..  IN THE   NBA  50  GREATEST PLAYERS  OF  ALL  TIME LIST   .. 6  TIME   FINALS  MVP  .. 9 TIME   DEFENSIVE  FIRST TEAM  SELECTIONS  .. LEAD THE LEAGUE  IN  SCORING  10  TIMES    .. HOLDS THE  NBA  FINALS  RECORD  FOR  HIGHEST  SINGLE SERIES  SCORING  AVG  AT  41 PPG  ... 13  TIME  NBA  ALL  - STAR     ... 3  TIME  NBA ALL - STAR  MVP   .....

PRETTY  IMPRESSIVE  .. DAMN  IMPRESSIVE    ..... SO WAS  JORDAN THE BEST  TO  EVER  PLAY THE GAME   ... CEARTINLY    YOU CAN ARGUE FOR IT   .. OR MAYBE   IT  WAS   A CASE  OF  THE  STARS   ALIGNING AND  JORDAN BEING  THE RIGHT  PERSON  AT  EXCATLY  THE  RIGHT  TIME  IN THE NBA  ..  MAYBE  A CASE  OF  MARKETING  GENIUS    ON THE PART  OF  MR. DAVID  STERN   .. THE   MAGIC VS  BIRD  RIVELARY  WAS  JUST  DYING  DOWN    WHEN  JORDAN   CAME INTO THE LEAGUE  AND    THE NBA   NEEDED A SPARK   A WAKE  UP  CALL   .. AND  HERE  CAME    JORDAN  WITH HIS  FLYING  DUNKS  AND  OFF  COURT  PERSONALITY   ... THE  PRESS AND MEDIA  ATE   THIS  NEW  KID  UP WITHA  SPOON AND  CAME BACK FOR  SECONDS  .. HE  WAS    WELL SPOKEN..  CLEAN   CUT    ... THE  NBA'S    NEW   POSTER  CHILD  .. AS FAR  AS  THE LEAGUE   WAS  CONCEARNED   JORDAN COULD DO  NO WRONG   .. SOON YOU  WERE  SEEING HIS  FACE    ON   EVERY  SPORTS  PAGE  AND   ESPN   HIGHLIGHT   .. LETS FACE IT   THE NBA IS A BUSINESS  JUST   LIKE   EVERY OTHER  BUSINESS   AND JUST LIKE  ANY OTHER  BUSINESS    DAVID STERN HAD  TO    MARKET AND  TRY TO  SELL   THE  LEAGUE   TO  THE GENERAL PUBLIC   AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO DO THAT  THEN  TO   FORCE  FEED   THE  NEW   KID  DOWN    THE  GENEREAL  PUBLICS  THROAT   .. THEN    MR.  JORDAN  SIGNED  WITH  NIKE    AND  THE     NON  STOP  FORCE  FEEDING  OF  MICHAEL  JORDAN  REACHED  NEW  HIGHTS   ON AND  OFF THE  COURT 

NOW  JORDAN  MANIA  IS IN  FULL  SWING   .. JORDANS   POPULARITY    IS AT AN ALL  TIME  HIGH   .. HOW DID THIS  POPULARITY   SPILL OUT  ON THE BASKETBALL COURT  ? NOW WE  COME TO  THE HEART   OF THIS  WHOLE  TOPIC  .. THREE WORDS    .. THE JORDAN  RULES   ..... YOU WANNA KNOW HOW  THE   PHRASE  "  STAR   TREATMENT "   ENETERED  INTO THE  NBA   LOOK NO   FURTHER   THEN   JORDAN   .. JORDAN WAS   THE   DEFINITION OF   SOMEBODY WHO  RECIEVED  " STAR   TREATMENT   "  ... TRUE  HE  MAY NOT  HAVE  BEEN THE ONLY  PERSON   AT THAT  TIME  WHO   RECIEVED IT   BUT   NOBODY  GOT IT  MORE IN   CRTICAL  SITUATIONS    AND YOU KNOW WHY  ??   CAUSE   THE REFS  WERE  TO  SCARED  TO  CALL   A FOUL  OR A NO  CALL ON THE   MIGHTY   MICHAEL  JORDAN .. WHY  SIMPLY  BECAUSE  OF  HIS  NAME AND  HIS  POULARITY   .. BAD FOR THE LEAGUE  .. ESP  IN  PLAYOFF GAMES   .. DO YOU KNOW  HOW MANY  TIMES  HE   GOT  AWAY  WITHA  FOUL  A  TRAVEL  ..PALMING THE  BALL   AND  NO CALL WAS MADE   .. CASE IN POINT  ..  JORDANS    PUSH OFF    IN   UTAH   IN THE   1998  NBA  FINALS ON  BYRON  RUSSELL .. REPLAYS  CLEARLY  SHOW   JORDAN  USING    HIS OFF  HAND   TO  SHOVE   RUSSELL  DOWN   ..HE DIDNT  SLIP  ..HE DIDNT  FALL    ... BUT OF  COURSE  NO  CALL   .. NOT ON  MICHAEL JORDAN ARE  YOU   CRAZY ??   AND THE REST AS  THEY SAY  IS  HISTORY .

ALL  OF  THIS  BRINGS  ME  TO   MY MAIN  POINT FOR   WRITING THIS   BLOG  ... WAS   JORDAN  THE BEST   NBA PLAYER OF ALL  TIME  .. OR  OVER THE YEARS  ESP   IN THE   MID  80'S AND EARLY  90'S  HAS THE   PRESS  ..DAVID  STERN   ..AND THE MEDIA  BRAIN WASHED    US  INTO  ONLY  BELIEVING   HE  WAS  .. DID  HE   GAIN ALL THOSE  ACCOMPLISHMENTS  BY  SIMPLY  BEING  BETTER  THEN   EVERYBODY  ELSE  OR  WAS   IT  BECAUSE  OF  HIS NAME AND GETTING PREFERENTIAL  TREATMENT   BY  THE LEAGUE  ?? 

I JUST THINK  CALLING  JORDAN  THE BEST PLAYER  EVER  IS   A  INSULT TO THE GAME  ITSELF  .. THE GAME IS  BIGGER THEN  JUST   ONE SINGLE  PLAYER   .. AND ITS AN INSULT TO  THOSE WHO  CAME  BEFOR  HIM   .. 

SO  THATS MY OPNION  .. LETS  HEAR  YOURS  .. LOL   THIS SHOULD BE GOOD 

I  KNOW THIS WOULD  NOT HAPPEN AS  LONG  AS    MR.   DAVID   "  ANAL  " STERN WAS   COMMISH  BUT  LETS   SAY  FOR THE SAKE OF  ARGUMENT   .. THAT   NBA  RIMS WERE    12  FEET  HIGH  AS  OPPOSED   TO  THE   10  FEET THEY ARE   NOW    ..... WHO  IN TODAYS    AND   LETS   THROW    PAST  PLAYERS  IN AS WELL  WHO WOULD BE ABLE  TO  DUNK  ON   12   FOOT  RIMS WITH EASE    .. GIMME  YOU'RE TOP  10  MINE WOULD BE   ..

1. MJ

2. VINCE CARTER

3. KOBE

4.  T - MAC

5. BRON

6. WADE

7.  CLYDE THE GLIDE DREXLER

8.  THE HUMAN  HIGHLIGHT  FILM

9. SHAWN KEMP

10. JOSH SMITH 

LET'S HEAR  YOU'RE TOP 10

THINK ABOUT IT FOR  A MIN   ..... LIVING IN A  WORLD WITHOUT  PRO SPORTS   .. WOULD THIS BE A GOOD  THING OR A BAD THING ??

WHAT  WOULD WE DO WITH  OUR TIME EVERY SUN COME FALL  ?   ..  COULD WE BE DOING SOMETHING  BETTER  WITH THE TIME WE SPEND  IN FRONT OF THE  T.V. WATCHING  BASKETBALL  OR  FOOTBALL   ETC ??  .. WOULD   OUR  SOCIAL  CULTURE BE EFFECTED AS A WHOLE  ?   .. INSTEAD  OF  AVOIDING  OUR FAMILY MEMBERS   OR TELLING  OUR SPOUSES ...  G/F'S  .. CHILDREN  ETC  .. "   WAIT FOR A TIME  OUT OR THE END OF THE GAME   HUN  "  OR TUNING THEM  OUT  ALL TOGATHER  WE ACTUALLY GOD FORBID   LISTEN  TO WHAT  THEY HAVE TO  SAY .. WHAT ABOUT THE  ATHLETES THEMSELVES    DO WE  THINK ABOUT  HOW  THEIR LIVES  ARE  AFFECTED   WHEN  CHILDREN  OR WIFES  OF ATHLETES  DONT  HAVE  THEIR  DADS  OR   HUSBANDS    HOME WHERE  THEY ARE   NEEDED MOST ??   DO WE THINK OF THEIR  SCARAFICE ?  AS  THEY   GET TO  SEE  THEM  ONLY  ONCE INA  BLUE MOON ?  AND WHAT ABOUT THE  PRESSURE  THAT  WE  AS  SPORTS  FANS  PUT  ON   THESE  ATHLEETES   TO   PREFROM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL   POSSIABLE ?  DONT YOU THINK THAT  TAKES A  TOLL ON THEM  MENTALLY AND  PHYSCIALLY TO HAVED A  WHOLE  CITY'S HOPES AND DREAMS  OF  DELIVERING A  TITLE  IN   THEIR  RESPECTIVE SPORT ?  .. WITHOUT ALL  THAT  PRESSURE   DO YOU THINK ATHLETES  WOULD HAVE  MORE  HAPPY  AND  PRODUCTIVE LIVES ?  AND WHAT  ABOUT   COMMUNITYS AS A  WHOLE    SURELY MONEY SPENT  ON  ARENAS  AND  STADIUMS  AND   ADVERTISING  ETC  COULD BE SPENT  ON MUCH NEEDED  PROGRAMS LIKE   SCHOOLS  ..   ROADS   .. HEALTH CARE ETC   ...

INA  WORLD WITHOUT  PRO SPORTS  DO YOU  THINK   THAT  OUR TEENS AND  PRE -TEENS  COULD GO BACK TO  PLAYING SPORTS  FOR THE  PURE JOY   INSTEAD OF  PRESSURING   OUR   KIDS  AND  YOUNG ADULTS  INTO  PLAYING FOR A  SCHOLARSHIP SO   THAT THEY  CAN  TURN PRO  ?  .. WOULD THAT BE A SUCH A  BAD THING ?  ..... 

WITHOUT  PRO SPORTS  WE WOULDNT HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT STEROIDS    OR WHINY  MILLIONARES COMPLANING   CAUSE  THEY  FEEL   THERE  NOT  GETTING  PAID  ENOUGH TO PLAY A CHILDS GAME  ... WITHOUT PRO SPORTS  WE WOULDNT HAVE TO  WORRY ABOUT  REF'S  WHO   SEEM TO  GET IT  WRONG   YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR  ...... OR  THE  PPL  WHO   COMPLAIN ABOUT  IT   LOL ...

WITHOUT  PRO SPORTS WE WOULDNT  HAVE  TO HEAR ABOUT  SAID  ATHLETES  SHOOTING  UP  STRIP CLUBS AT   2  IN THE MORNING AND MAKING THEMSELVES   LOOK  LIKE   COMP   IDIOTS

CLEARLY I'VE POINTED  OUT SOME  BAD THINGS ABOUT PRO SPORTS  .. I'M NOT HEAR TO SAY  THAT PRO SPORTS IS A BAD THING   ..OR THAT PRO SPORTS  IS THE SOURCE OF ALL  THAT IS EVIL IN THE WORLD  .. FAR FROM IT   ... BUT  LIKE ANYTHING     YOU GOTTA  KNOW  HOW  TO  NOT LET IT   CONTROL  YOU'RE  LIFE  OR HAVE IT BE THE END  ALL AND BE ALL  OF   WHO YOU ARE   .. WITHOUT PRO SPORTS  WE WOUDLNT  KNOW   THE  RUSH OF A  GAME   7  ..  OR    OUR FAV   PLAYER SMASHING  ONE OUT OF  THE  BALLPARK  FELT LIKE  ... OR   MARCH MADNESS  ....   OR THE COUNTLESS  TIMES  JORDAN   BROKE  TEAMS  HEARTS  ..  WE WOULDNT  KNOW  THE BOND THAT  EXSISTS  BETWEEN  TEAM MATES    OR  BEING INA  LIVE  ARENA   AS  YOU'RE  FAV  TEAM    WINS  AN NBA  FINALS   .... LOL WITHOUT  PRO SPORTS  MOST OF US WOULD BE INA  CHURCH ON SUN   ... AT TIMES  PRO SPORTS  GIVS US SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN WHEN WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE  OR  NOBODY ELSE TO BELIEVE IN   .. PRO SPORTS  CAN  UNITE  TOTAL STRANGERS   WHO HAVE NOTHING  IN  COMMON   BUT THEIR  FAV TEAM   AND  FORGE   LASTING  FRIEND SHIPS . 

I HAVE  GIVN MY CONS AND  PROS  FOR  PRO SPORTS  SO I TURN TO YOU'RE   OPNION  AND  I ASK THE QUESTION  .. A WORLD WITHOUT  PRO SPORTS  .. A GOOD THING  OR A BAD THING ?