What if we were put under a microscope similar to the one we placed athletes under?  What if our lives were blogged about and scrutinized?  What if our personal lives were misrepresented and judged- right or wrong?  Judge players commitment.  Judge their ability to stay focused during the off-season.  Judge their ability to eat well.

I propose a challenge.  Let's go public...

I am challenging you to list a "professional set of goals" that you would like to hold yourself accountable to for the coming season.  They can be anything.  How you will become an all-star at work?  How you can build chemistry amongst your team members?  How you will become a consummate team player?   How you will watch your diet or exercise?  Maybe list a specific work-out plan to improve strength, reduce your waistline or run a marathon for a purpose.

The bible says judge not, lest ye be judged.  We are bloggers and subsequently- judgers.  It's not New Years Resolution time.  This is the start of a new season where we can band together and judge each other the way we judge our sports icons.  I trust this group because the opinions are open and honest and I'm open to the challenge.  So much so that I'm proposing it..  Sometimes the words can sting.  But hey, I'm a professional.  I am the president of a small company.  I am well educated.  I am middle aged.  I am a former college athlete.  I am a former army officer and  I am no longer living in an athletic, soldiering body.  I am 5'10" tall and weigh in at 250 lbs.  I love me and know I can do better for my teams.  My family, my employees and my friends.

Personal Goals: Judge Me...

1.  30 minutes of cardio a day.

2.  Weight lifting (yes, I know what I'm doing) 4 days per week.

3.  Eat 5 small meals per day (160 grams of protein per day).

4.  No more soda.

5.  Quit dippin' Skoal.

I love sports.  I consider myself a decent athlete.  It's just time I start acting like it again.  I'm going to get under 200 lbs. by the end of the regular NBA season by doing it the right way.  Take the challenge and throw yourself out there as if you were a professional athlete.  Don't be afraid to open the debate and let others encourage you.  We all know that we control each and every decision we make each day.  I know I do a pretty dad-gum good job of living a good life that my kids can be proud of and will want to emulate.  I just want my inner athlete back.  I need my inner athlete back.  I will be posting a weekly Orman-mentary with progress.  Read it if you want.  Comment with whatever you want.  I don't care.  This is on me- for me- with hopes to inspire. 

Let the inner athlete out again...  Be real.

NBA HUNCHES OUT LOUD!

1.  Denver Nuggets will miss the play-off's.  Either AI or Car-smello will demand a trade. 

2.  There will be a minimum of two Phoenix Suns players who will be injured- causing them to come close or miss the play-offs.  One of the players rhymes with Hack- the other rhymes with Trash.

3.  OJ Mayo will find himself in some sort of weird investigation and he'll try to blow it off quicker than he transferred high schools.

4.  Michael Beasley, Shawn and Dwayne won't get along.  Pat Riley will be blamed.

5.  Jason Kidd will not last the season in Dallas.

6.  Kevin Love will be voted Rookie of the Year.

7.  Baron Davis will not be happy in Los Angeles.

8.  Pau Gasol will be caught in an anti-American photograph and explain that he was just joking.

9.  Agent Zero will have zero tolerance for managements inadequacies and blog about it.

10.  Jermaine O'neil will not be any better in Toronto.

11.  Ron Artest will do something stupid.

12.  Chris Paul will not be like last year.

13.  The Pacers will be better than last year.

14.  Greg Oden will surpass expectations and begin the Oden/Bynum duel that will be nationally televised for years to come.

15.  Brandon Roy will take another step towards being "Kobe North"

16.  Luke Walton will not be a Laker for the full season.

17.  Yao will say Ow and Tracy McGrady will punk out again.

18.  Dallas will not be as good without the lil' General on the sidelines.

19.  Kwame Brown will be an all-star (c'mon- thats a joke).

20.  Vince will not last in Jersey.

21.  Jerryd Bayless will be compared to Tony Parker.

22.  Rudy Fernandez will be compared to Manu Ginobli.

23.  Mike Conley will end up in Portland somehow.

24.  LaMarcus Aldridge will be an all-star.

Feel free to comment, argue or add your own... 

Portland Trail Blazers new shooting guard Rudy Fernandez showed that his offensive game will make a smooth transition to the NBA again in the gold medal game.  He scored 22 points in his second game against the strong US Team.  His explosive leaping ability was on display with power dunks and significant hang-time for a 6'5" player.  His long range shooting was verified.  The quick first step and movement without the ball should be incredible as a number two to Brandon Roy and Portland fans are just now realizing what a player we locked down.

Nate has to be grinning.  He earned a gold medal his new shooting star earned a silver. 

Welcome to Portland Rudy!  We are singing OLE!

The following are anagrams & supporting definitions of the man-child known as GREG ODEN.

1.        Green God = indicative of the Pacific Northwest’s RIP City (re)creator. Defined: The word green is closely related to the Old English verb growan, “to grow”. It is used to describe plants or the ocean.  In America, green is a slang term for money, among other things. Several colloquialisms have derived from these meanings, such as “green around the gills”, a phrase used to describe a person who looks ill.  Defined: God is most often conceived of as the creator and overseer of the universe.

2.        Green Dog = Ferocious pack hunter leader who is environmentally conscious- indicative of the Pacific Northwest vibe. Define: See aforementioned definition green. Defined: The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora.

3.        No Greed G.  This is slang for how unselfish Greg is as a player/person. Defined: No means no.  Defined: Greed is the selfish desire for or pursuit of money, wealth, power, food, or other possessions, especially when this denies the same goods to others. It is generally considered a vice, and is one of the seven deadly sins. Defined: “G” is short for "gangster." Used in greeting to a friend or associate.

4.        Drone Egg = the continuous sound of thumping a basketball into a spherical shape by Greg Oden when dunking.  Defined: A drone is a harmonic or monophonic effect or accompaniment where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout much or all of a piece, sustained or repeated, and most often establishing a tonality upon which the rest of the piece is built.  Defined: The shape of an egg is an ovate spheroid with one end larger than the other end. The egg has cylindrical symmetry along the long axis.

5.        GO RED ne = Symbolizing Trail Blazer color as well as the blood of opposing players under the neon lights.  Defined: Go means to be habitually in a certain state or condition.  Defined: In human color psychology, RED is associated with heat, energy and blood, and emotions that stir the blood, including anger, passion, and love.  Defined: ne is the atomic symbol for Neon.  Although a very common element in the universe, it is rare on Earth. A colorless, inert noble gas under standard conditions, neon gives a distinct reddish glow...

6.        Deer Gog #### = Graceful running supervillian who leads team to 110 point average offensive output.  Defined: Deer is representative of a comparable animal’s grace in moving.  Defined: Gog is the name of several different fictional characters, all of which are supervillains and have been published by DC Comics.  The first version of Gog was known as William, the sole survivor of the Kansas disaster, and became a believer in Superman as a savior, even creating a church dedicated to his philosophy as he tried to find meaning in the cataclsym that had taken place. One day, Superman visited him and told him that he wasn’t the omnipotent, perfect being that William thought he was, shattering William's world view and mentally unbalancing him. When the Quintessence (Shazam, Ganthet, Zeus, Izaya, and the Phantom Stranger) invested him with a portion of their vast power, William, now known as Gog, went insane and blamed Superman for his misfortune, believing him to be the Anti-Christ who had allowed the Kansas disaster to take place to regain his standing in the world.  Using his newfound powers, Gog killed Superman. Unsatisfied by his victory, Gog went back in time one day, found Superman KOBE, and killed him again, repeating the process over and over, each time varying the means of Superman's death and absorbing portions of the slain Supermen's power.  Defined: The ASCII code for lowercase n is 110- representing the number of points the Blazers will average with Greg in the line-up.

7.        Geen Drog = a tall killer who murders or causes grievous bodily harm to opposing players.  Defined: Geen is a former nurse convicted of murdering two patients and causing grievous bodily harm to 15 others while working at Horton General Hospital in Banbury, Oxfordshire.  Defined: In etymology is a pole or stick.

8.        Negro GED = This is what opposing players will get when Oden sends an opposing player back to school for the first time.  The second time will be a diploma; the third a Bachelor of Science; the Fourth- a Masters; the fifth- a PHD and finally; Retirement.  Defined: Negro is a term referring to people of Black African ancestry. Prior to the shift in the lexicon of American and worldwide classification of race and ethnicity in the late 1960s, the appellation was accepted as a normal neutral formal term both by those of Black African descent as well as non-African blacks.  Although the term is considered archaic and is not even common as a racist slur. The term is still used in some contexts for historical reasons such as in the name of the United Negro College Fund. "Negro" means "black" in Spanish and Portuguese, and the French "noir" as well as the Italian "nero"- all of which derive from the (Latin: #### = "black"). In Italy the word "negro" is still used neutrally by many people.  Defined: General Educational Development (or GED) tests are a group of five tests which (when passed) certifies that the taker has American or Canadian high school-level academic skills. To pass the GED Tests and earn a GED credential, test takers must score higher than 40 percent of graduating high school seniors nationwide. Some jurisdictions require that students pass additional tests, such as an English proficiency exam or civics test. 

9.        Need Org “G” = symbolizes Greg Oden’s desire for organization amongst teammates/associates.  Defined: A human need can be defined either psychologically or objectively. These may be connected: the non-satisfaction of an objective need — the failure to "pay" a cost of being a human — is likely perceived by the needy as a "felt need." On the other hand, the specific manifestation of objective needs is defined by individual preferences and psychology: the need for food can appear in many different ways.  Defined: Org is The biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. Over 7 million articles in over 200 languages, and still growing.  Defined: See aforementioned definition.

10.     GORDEN e.g = symbolizes Greg Oden’s comedic prowess.  Example: ESPY’s  Defined: Gorden Fitzgerald Kaye (born 7 April 1941) is a BAFTA-nominated English comic actor.  Defined: E.g. stands for exempli gratia, which means “for example.”

The Enforcer, The Odenizer, The De-Bynumator and NEW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF NBA CENTERRRRRRRRRRRZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ- GREG ODEN!!!!

Not Cool…

1. Spurrier running up scores when he could be developing young talent in blow-out games.

    

2. Michelle Wie.  

    

3. The name Craphonso (Former KC Chief).  Seriously.. Cra phonso...  

    

4. Orenthal James Simpson  

    

5. Nick Saban

    

6. Bobby Petrino

    

7. Brady Leaf or Tony Mandarich

    

8.      Shaq’s rapping

9.      Stabbing Monica Seles.

10.  Mike Tyson wanting to eat children.

11.  Barry Switzer

12.  Cedric Ceballos (from his 4 day AWOL status from the Lakers in 3/96, where he claimed he had family problems, and was found to actually have been waterskiing at Lake Havasu, Arizona)

13.  Sam Cassell (ET wannabe)

14.  Tito Ortiz

15.  Lawrence Phillips

16.  Maurice Clarett

17.  John Rocker

18.   Reggie Bush

19.  Bynumating: (loving Andrew Bynum when he has crappy career avgs)

20.  Sam Bowie

21.  Tim Sylvia

22.  Don King

23.  Brett Farve today

24.  Dennis Erickson

25.  Darius Miles

26.  Stephon Marbury

27.  Zach Randolph

28.   Alex and Madonna

29.   Odenators: (people hating on Greg Oden)

30.   Stoops (Arizona style)

31.   Jimmy Clausen (don't proclaim you'll win four Heisman Trophy's)

32.   The One-And-Done Rule

33.   Emmit Smith with the Arizona Cardinals

34.   Joe Montana with the KC Chiefs

35.   Sergio's waggle TO's crying... "That's my quarterback"

36.   JessiTony (QB)

37.  Chicago Quarterbacks

38.  Goodyear tires

39.  Victoria Beckham

40.   Jail Blazers!

and that was a five minute blast...  Any more?  Welcome one- Welcome all

1.  Barry Sanders.  When you score a touchdown, act like you've been there before.  Retired on his terms and never looked back.

2.  Peyton Manning.  The dude stayed four years of college because he was having fun.  He also prepares like a Super Bowl MVP.  He totally rocked on SNL.  His commercials are so stupid they are good.  He handles himself with class at all times- even when saying something like "#### kicker" and he wins. 

3.  Shane Battier.  Mr. Role player.  I'd welcome him to my "clean cut Blazers" anyday.

4.  Andre Agassi.  Hair is gone but flair is still there.  Big community guy.

5.  Dana White (UFC).  The guy has resurrected MMA with business savvy- while still droppin' "F" bombs.  By the way- he's the only guy I will ever say that is cool about.

6.  Aaron Rogers.  This is a stretch- but you have to admit that he's handled himself with class.

7.  Darrell Green.  Stayed with his team and wife for 20+ years- entered HOF.

8.  Sidney Crosby.  Kills and looks like Stormin' Orman 20 years ago.

9.  Kevin Pritchard.  Man of year in Portland.  Rid the city of jail blazers.  Brought in Brandon, LaMarcus, Rudy, Blake, Bayless.  Saved the Vanilla #### Pryzbilla from going elsewhere and got lucky with #1 Pick- Greg Oden. 

10.  Tiger Woods.  Dude...

11.  David Beckham.  The dude barely made made an impact on MLS by earning the league over 70 million in endorsements his first year.  He's worth $250 mil over 5 years and I would never say that.

12.  Ken Griffey, Jr.  No roid controversy.  The guy has been injured and healed "naturally" and is a fist ballot HOF.

13.  Jim Rome.  Guy spits the truth.

14.  Warrick Dunn.  The guy pays for a down payment for a new home for single mothers in Atlanta area each year he's been in the league.

15.  Anyone bustin' on Notre Dame Football.

Who else is just cool and why...

There has been a lot of talk about how Europe is paying well and NBA players- even premier players may be defecting.  I don't really take stock in any of this because it just doesn't seem to be a draw for the elite.  In an odd twist of fate- the new collective bargaining agreement is scheduled for review in (I think) 2010.  If it plays out- we may have some sort of luxury tax similar to MLB.  Some owners may be able to pay players crazy money to come.  Now, why would Stormin' Orman begin to feel very excited about all this?  Uncle Paul (Allen) has the deepest pockets in professional sports.  Portland is the next door neighbor to Beaverton- home of Nike and Orman loves the Blazers.

Imagine Paul Allen becoming the George Steinbrenner of the NBA.  That would make for some very interesting happenings in the free agent market.  LeBron James to Portland for $30 million a year over 10 years (guaranteed).  Many will say that he's a lock to be in New York/Brooklyn with his boy Jay Z.  I give the kid more credit.  He wants to be Warren Buffet and one of the best ways to learn how to be a billionaire is to work for/with one. 

If the salary cap restrictions change- hop on the Blazer Bandwagon.  We have room and don't discriminate.  We also have the richest owner in sports.  <evil laugh>...

When I was thirteen, sports ruled the world. Georgetown beat Houston in the NCAA National Championship. The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA Title in seven games. Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler and Charles Barkely were drafted into the NBA. Larry Bird was the MVP. The Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles and the US Team brought home more medals than any other country (174 total). Carl Lewis and Mary Lou Retton became America's most famous Olympic Champions. The LA Raiders beat the Washington Redskins in the Super Bowl. Wayne Gretzsky dominated the NHL. Doug Flutie won the Heisman Trophy. John McEnroe beat Jimmy Connors at Wimbledon and Martina Navratilova was the first openly #### professional athlete (that I can remember).

Our commonalities and interests are not that far removed. I was interested in sports in large part because pretty girls who wore nice smelling perfume and dressed trendy would come to the sporting events. I was into social networking- although back then it was going to a dance so that I might be able to slow groove with a member of the opposite sex. I liked the competition and the thrill of winning and the tragedy of defeat. Sports were my outlet and metaphorical to just about anything life could throw at me. Lastly, I have a man-crush on Tim Tebow too.

What does all this have to do with a Sports Post- well, it’s my opportunity to make predictions for 2008/09 like I did when I was a kid.

1. NBA: The Los Angeles Lakers will win the NBA Championship but only after being taken to seven games by the up and coming Trail Blazers in the first round of the play-offs. The Eastern Conference opponent (insert favorite team here) is merely a road bump and loses in five games.

2. NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Three Trail Blazers finish in the top 5 voting- splitting votes and allowing Kevin Love to walk away with Rookie of the Year honors by averaging 15/12.  OJ Mayo gets busted for something.

3. NBA MVP: Kobe Bryant wins again and never utters a word about Paul Pierce.

4. NFL: The Dallas Cowboys will lose in the 2nd round of the playoffs. Carolina will meet Seattle in the NFC Championship game. Jonathon Stewart will rush for 160 yards but it won’t be enough. Seattle will lose to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl due to poor officiating (again).

5. Adrian Peterson will be the NFL’s MVP and then get injured in the Pro-Bowl.

6. Darren McFadden will prove to be a bust because everyone knows football is played tougher on the west coast than in the SEC.

7. Baseball: the Chicago Cubs finally win the World Series.

8. Oklahoma will win the National Championship- but only because USC simply cannot make it through a tough PAC10 schedule.

9. Tim Tebow will win the Heisman Trophy and immediately declare he is staying for another year.

10. LSU beats Appalachian State during the season by 63 points- only to prove that the SEC is better than the Big 12.

11. Oregon State will make it back to the College World Series and beat the North Carolina Tarheels (again).

12. UCLA will win the NCAA Basketball title (finally- and again). Coach Ben Howland (former Head Coach at Northern Arizona University, my alma mater) wins Coach of the Year.

13. Kasey Keller returns from Europe to play in the MLS for Portland’s new professional team.

Dreams and Predictions, wins and losses- to a thirteen year old, it’s still hoping the hottie will share a slow dance before the end of the night.  To a dad of a thirteen year old- it's just hoping it won't happen...

The Portland Trail Blazers LaMarcus Aldridge matches up well with Pau Gasol of the Lakers.  Throw in the Greg Oden and Andrew Bynum comparison on top of this and the debate will last for the next 10 years.  I predict that LaMarcus will have a much bigger 2008/09 than Pau will due to his youth and instant help from Greg Oden, Rudy Fernandez and Jerryd Bayless.  I'm not even going to cross the Kobe line in comparison to Brandon Roy (you all know where I stand).  you don't?  Ok... Kobe is the best player on the planet.  Brandon is an all-star.  Match em' up.  Give your opinion.  I believe that LaMarcus will become a premier F this season.  PREMIER!

LaMarcus Aldridge Portland Trail Blazers Position:  F-C Height:  6-11 Weight:  245 College: Texas Player file | Team stats 2007-08 Statistics PPG 17.8 RPG 7.6 APG 1.6 SPG 0.7 BPG 1.2 FG% 0.484 FT% 0.762 3P% 0.143 MPG 34.9

Pau Gasol Los Angeles Lakers Position:  F-C Height:  7-0 Weight:  250 From: Spain Player file | Team stats 2007-08 Statistics PPG 18.9 RPG 8.4 APG 3.2 SPG 0.4 BPG 1.5 FG% 0.534 FT% 0.807 3P% 0.250 MPG 35.6

The best way for the Portland Trail Blazers to live up to the hype is for Greg Oden to start strong.  This doesn't mean 38 minutes a game strong.  Heck- that might not mean 25 minutes a game during the 1st half of the season.  Oden needs to be the aggressive, agile, energetic, charismatic guy the moment he enters every game.  The Big Guy needs to strike fear in opposing teams.  Imagine a slightly toned down, non-swearing version of Kevin Garnett with an actual physique.  Imagine a "not in my house" look after each block.  Picture him looking mad as heck one second and then laughing like a kid after a ferocious put-back the next.  Every member of the NBA must fear being Odenized.

If you watched the summer league games, you saw our newest pick (Jerryd Bayless) play with an arrogance that just screamed, "I'm the best guy out here!"  The fans know it is summer league and not to read too much into that... BUT... Jerryd's ability to get to the hole and demeanor is what got Portland excited about him.  Greg is carrying the weight of being selected #1.  He is carrying the weight of a city that has embraced him- despite not playing a game yet.  He needs to step out and play like a guy in his second year.  We all know he has the talent.  We want that demeanor to come out that this is his job, his city and his statement that Portland is a force.  We want the big guy to match Jerryd's intensity or surpass it. 

We have Brandon (thank the Lord!).  LaMarcus is going to be huge (more thanks).  We are stacked from top to bottom.  Greg- we want you to be YOU!  Come hard- even if it's for 10 minutes a game.  We know the knee isn't 100%.  But when you enter- make it known.  Make the Laker Girls scared!  Let em' know that Lil Boy Bynum just doesn't match up (LaMarcus will take care of Pau).  Tear the rim down- laugh like a kid.  Be respectful and humble.  Grimace and snarl...  BE YOU!

Bring it Greg...  We are right behind you. 

Next year the Portland Trail Blazers will be (again) the youngest team in the NBA.  They will also have a ton of cap room to lure one, possibly two free agents to the team.  Brandon Roy will still be the Captain of the team.  The team doesn't look like it needs much if Rudy turns out to be the answer to our Spanish inquisition.  I'm wondering what my Monday Morning GM's would do next year.  Who would you bring in?  What would you do with the team?

The Portland Trail Blazers starting five is unknown.  There are many projections for how the season will start and ultimately how it will end.  Most speculating that the maturation of Jerryd Bayless and Rudy Fernandez will answer some questions.  As with most, I speculate the starting five will include Oden, Aldridge and Roy as guarantees.  At the center position, Joel Pryzbilla will see a lot of playing time to ensure "the knee" holds up through the season.  Aldridge is backed by Frye, newly acquired Ike Diogu and the seldom used Raef LaFrenz.  Roy will be backed by Rudy Fernandez- then Bayless.  Bayless will start the season training for the PG position but will probably see plenty of time filling both positions.   The other positions are open to the intense competition within a young, hungry squad.  Outlaw is moving from PF to SF where he will give Martel Webster a run for the starting spot.  The nod will most likely be determined by the team the Blazers are playing.

Ending the Season: it is widely believed that Jerryd Bayless would play point.  B-Roy at Shooting Guard.  Oden at Center.  Aldridge at Power Forward and either Webster, Outlaw or Fernandez at the Small Forward position. 

Predictions for Playoff Spots in 2009: (In order) New Orleans, LA Lakers, Portland, San Antonio, Utah, Phoenix, Dallas, Minnesota.  Put it in the books.  It's official.  I don't believe Houston will make the playoffs without Yao (because his mid-season injury is almost as predictable as a 24 hour work-day.  Memphis may surprise people.  Although not because of the Mayo.  Moreso because of the younger Gasol- who is said to be more of a presence than big brother Pau.  I don't like Denver's defense because they simply don't have any- especially since trading away Canby.  Oklahoma is not close because they simply have no history (ok... that was bad).  Golden State falls out of the picture and looks to be out for awhile.  Nothing about that roster stands out and excites anyone.  The Clippers?  Well, they are the Clippers and that's all I really need to say.  Lastly, Sacramento makes me feel like it's Golden State South.  As for the order of the teams that will make the playoffs.  New Orleans has a chemistry driven by a CP3.  They are young and play nasty.  This year was a break-through year.  I suspect that they are contenders for awhile.  The Lakers at number two because they didn't do much to improve their roster.  Kobe is still the best steak in the west, he just needs more from everyone.  Portland at three is just optimism becoming reality.  These happy, go-lucky kids will turn nasty when they hit the court.  My only concern with this team is how will minutes affect a great chemistry.  Minnesota as the 8th seed because of the Love and Miller lite.  The fact that every supposed expert still thinks Love is a cupcake will be eating his words by the break.  Love will be Elton Brand Jr. with 20/10 and is a top pick for Rookie of the Year (only because Oden will be spared minutes for the playoff run). 

That's it.  Predictions that will be fact.  Place your bets...  Oh yeah- Portland will be in the Western Conference Finals in 2009.  Go Blazers.

99% of sports minded people visit sports sites so they can read about sports. They are not coming to read a sports article and the comments by other sports minded people so they can read about some "SINGLES" site of a trashy porn ad.  Sports enthusiasts who agree should take the time and report these porn ads as inappropriate content.  In your report- simply say that you are offended by the porn ads.

We live in a democratic society where voices and votes count- but only if done in numbers.  I am calling for a full court press or all out blitz of the trashy stuff.  FoxSports is a nice site with these comments as the only major beef. 

Do it.  Report it every time!  It takes a second.  Send a message beginning today!  If you agree- report, report and report it again. 

In response to the recent physical play employed by the Detroit Shock against the LA Sparks, the team has invited Darius Miles in for a work-out.  This makes a lot of sense for a number of reasons.

1.  Darius is a wussy.  He has no balls either.

2.  Darius would be the third WNBA player capable of dunking.  The other two players- Candance Parker and Lisa Leslie- who ironically play for the LA Sparks.  Ooooohhh.

3.  Darius is like most of the WNBA players already.  He frequents strip clubs and likes to look at naked women.

4.  Darius has hair that could pass for 98% of WNBA players.

5.  Darius looks like Flavor Flav's daddy or momma and that show is a lot more popular than the WNBA.

6.  Darius fits the "Expect Great" marketing campaign of the WNBA.  Although he slightly alters his slogan to Great Expectations (never lived up to).

7.  Darius could sign for the league minimum and still get his bank from the Portland Trail Blazers who- would rather pay him to leave than keep him around- like a divorce...

Good Luck Ms. Miles.

A marketing disaster with the worst campaign ever to begin for a professional sports organization.  Now fighting girls (including Mahorn)!  The league is turning into an absolute joke desperately needing a face lift.   It makes a person wonder whether the "off-season"- which is what the WNBA is to most because the real season is in Europe where they make the money, should receive a do-over.  Oh wait...  You can't just do-over the fan base.  I would like to take my daughters to see a game played by professional women athletes.  I would like them to see the confidence and purity in which they play the sport.  I do not want them to see commercials of professional women trashing their organization, then fighting.

Someone needs to get some ummm... BasketBALL's and rethink what should be done.  I would like to know the top three suggestions from the fan base (or lack thereof).