by Jared on March 27, 2009
As reported on ESPN.com:
“NBA owners have approved a rules change regarding violations for too many men on the court, closing a loophole that allowed Portland to score on a six-on-five situation earlier this season.
If a team is given a technical foul for having too many players, the non-offending team can choose to accept or nullify the action that took place before the whistle blew. If the team playing with five scores, it can keep the points.”
So what this rule is saying is that if you think your team is better with 5 players than the other team is with more players, you can go ahead and keep playing…until the refs catch on. And if you score, you can keep the points.
Think about the impact of this rule. The NBA would have more parity among teams, and less lopsided wins. This means that the Sacramento Kings could put 8 players on the court, and only lose to the Lakers by 5 points.
Of course, I’m blowing this out of proportion a little bit. Realistically, come on, the Kings would lose by at least 10 points, even if they triple teamed Kobe.
Honestly, if you were an NBA player and you saw that the other team had more than 5 players on the court, it wouldn’t be viewed as a negative. Instead, your competitive fire would kick up and you’d WANT to score on them. You’d see it as a challenge to beat the odds and do more than is expected. Kind of like Madonna adopting her 100th African baby.
Check the strip.
espn.com
allears.net
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by Jared on March 23, 2009
It’s time to geek out!
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is coming out on August 7, 2009…but who’s counting. It’s not like I have a countdown clock on my computer desktop or something…
Anyways, I just came across these kick ass G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra wallpapers for your computer. Raise your “geek flag” and show it off at home, or even at work. (Heck, this might finally get you on the IT Guy’s good side)
I have to admit, the costumes are a little “modern” for my taste. (Hey, I’m a purist, it’s not my fault). I was just hoping that the costumes had a more “authentic” feel to them.
Why do the uniforms have to look like the Dark Knight meets Mission Impossible meets The Matrix?
I’d be happy with some old school khaki and green. But then Tatum Channing might just look like a member of the Village People.
I do have to give some props to how the movie guys did Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. I guess out of any of the characters, these 2 had to stay authentic. Could you imagine the uproar of fanboys if Storm Shadow was “updated”? Damn, that would not be a good day.
Here are the wallpapers. Just click on the link for your desktop size and follow the instructions to get your wallpaper.
Snake Eyes – Probably one of the sickest costume adaptations ever. Hope Ray Park goes into his Darth Maul mode.
1024 x 768 Snake Eyes Wallpaper
1280 x 1024 Snake Eyes Wallpaper
Storm Shadow – Loving the dual sword action. I can’t wait for the fight scene with Snake Eyes.
1024 x 768 Storm Shadow Wallpaper
1280 x 1024 Storm Shadow Wallpaper
Duke – I wonder how Duke would look like doing “Step Up” moves?
1024 x 768 Duke Wallpaper
1280 x 1024 Duke Wallpaper
Baroness – Hot. Period. (Jude Law, you are an idiot)
1024 x 768 Baroness Wallpaper
1280 x 1024 Baroness Wallpaper
Scarlett – I have a feeling that Redheads are going to get really popular when this movie opens…
1024 x 768 Scarlett Wallpaper
1280 x 1024 Scarlett Wallpaper
Ripcord – Not exactly the adaptation everyone was expecting (come on, the cartoon character was an entirely different ethnicity), but we can all expect some great one-liners from Marlon.
1024 x 768 Ripcord Wallpaper
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Photo credits:
www.screenrant.com
