U.S. 2008 Olympic Basketball Squad

Here the complete list of US players who will be playing in the Beijing, China Olympics on August 8-24 as announced in front of press last June 23, 2008 at Colorado Springs, Colo by Jerry Colangelo. These players have been together for 3 years during summer and played the 2006 and 2007 FIBA cup. They are also confident that they can grab the gold medal and redeem their selves from what happened in 2004 Olympics.

Colangelo said, “The 12 players selected have incredible talent, and more importantly, we think this team has excellent leadership; great versatility and balance; and very good chemistry which are critical parts in building a great team.I believe this team is a team all Americans can and will be proud of,”. For me Colangelo was right and this lineup is stunning, it has all the players a team must have. Just think of Lebron James and Kobe Bryant playing together. WOW! I can’t wait for August 8 and watch these players play against the best basketball team in the world.

Players
Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets)                         Mike Krzyzewski (Head Coach)
Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz)                                          Jim Boeheim (Assistant Coach)
Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors)                                     Mike D’Antoni (Assistant Coach)
Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers)                                             Nate McMillan (Assistant Coach)
Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic)                               Jerry Colangelo (Managing Director)
Lebron James (Cleaveland Cavaliers)
Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks)
Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets)
Tayshaun Prince (Detroit Piston)
Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks)
Dwayne Wade (Miami Heat)
Deron Williams (Utah Jazz)

WNBA: Candace Parker Dunks

Candace Parker is the second female basketball player who have ever dunk in a game in WNBA. It was Sunday night at Los Angeles California, Staples Center when the LA Sparks defeated the Indiana Fever with the score of 77-63. Parker made a one hand dunk from a fast break play and setting the record in WNBA history. She is now joining in the list with Lisa Leslie, the first woman who had dunk in a game.

Parker, who had previously won the slam dunk contest when participating against the males in the 2004 McDonald’s Slam Dunk competition, was given a rousing applause after her momentous accomplishment in the game.

R. Kelly acquitted in Child Pornography Case

After six years since the case was charged, R. Kelly was acquitted in the child pornography case Friday after less than a day of deliberations. R. Kelly who was charged in 2002, dabbed tears from his face with a handkerchief and hugged each of his four attorneys right after the verdict was read. If he was proven guilty, he might spend 15 years in prison.

“All I heard (from Kelly) while those 14 verdicts were being read was ‘Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus,’” said Sam Adam Jr., one of his attorneys.

Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspain

A year after their first adventure in Narnia, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are pulled back in by Susan’s magic horn. They find that hundreds of years have passed, and Narnia is now ruled by the bloodthirsty General Miraz, uncle to the true heir, Prince Caspian, now in exile. Now the children must find Caspian and help him depose Miraz…but how will they get home after it’s done.

I’m excited about this even tough I haven’t seen the first movie Chronicles Narnia. But now I’ve downloaded it and I’m now in track and ready to watch this new episode of Narnia.

David Cook: The New American Idol

After 19 weeks the American Idol Season 7 has already ended and the new American Idol is none other than, the rocker, the former bartender and my favorite of the the Top 12, DAVID COOK!. The show casted a world breaking record of votes, the number is 97.5 million and 56% percent of this is for David Cook.

The night was filled with big stars George Micheal, Jordin Sparks, “Idol” contestant and name-brand pairings: Cook with ZZ Top, Archuleta with OneRepublic, Bryan Adams with the top six male singers and Brooke White with Graham Nash. The interesting part of the show was when Simon Cowell was reduced to apologizing to Cook for casting him as an also-ran to Archuleta the night before.

For me I really like that David Cook was the winner, David Archuleta was also deserving if he could have got it. At his age now, he has a long journey that awaits. For David Cook, congratulations and I’m looking forward for his aIbum. Hehe! Lastly, I would like repeat what Simon said in his last words and for me it was very fair and interesting, Simon said “For me this is the first time ever, I don’t really care who wins!.”

Top 10 coaches in NBA history

The Top Ten Coaches in NBA History

I just want to share this information to all NBA fanatics out there.

(alphabetical order)

	Red Auerbach	938 wins	479 losses	(.662)
	Third-winningest coach in NBA history … Served 20 seasons as NBA head coach … Coach of the Year for 1964-65 … NBA 25th Anniversary All-Time team coach … Selected as the “Greatest Coach in the History of the NBA” by the PBWAA in 1980 … Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1968.
	Chuck Daly	605 wins	420 losses	(.590)
	Fifteenth-winningest coach in NBA history … 1998-99 is his second season as Orlando Magic coach; 14th season as NBA head coach … Guided Detroit Pistons to victories in 1989 and 1990 NBA Finals … His teams posted winning records in 11 of 13 campaigns … Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994.
	Bill Fitch	944 wins	1,106 losses	(.460)
	Second-winningest coach in NBA history … 22 seasons as NBA head coach with Cleveland, Boston, Houston, New Jersey, LA Clippers… Guided Boston Celtics to victory in 1981 NBA Finals … Coach of the Year for 1975-76 and 1979-80.
	Red Holzman	696 wins	604 losses	(.535)
	Eleventh-winningest coach in NBA history … Served 18 seasons as NBA head coach … Led Knicks to victory in 1970 and 1973 NBA Finals … Coach of the Year for 1969-70 … Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.
	Phil Jackson	545 wins	193 losses	(.738 )
	Best winning percentage in NBA history … Enjoyed nine successful seasons as Chicago head coach (1989-98 ) … Reached 400 wins in only 557 games, second-fastest to milestone in league history … Guided the Chicago Bulls to NBA championships in 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98 … 1995-96 Coach of the Year.
	John Kundla	423 wins	302 losses	(.583)
	Coached Minneapolis to five NBA championships in six seasons from 1948-49 through 1953-54 … Served 11 years as NBA head coach … His 1949-50 Minneapolis team recorded fourth-best home winning percentage in NBA history (.868/30-1) … Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.
	Don Nelson	867 wins	679 losses	(.575)
	Sixth-winningest coach in NBA history … Has served 20 years as NBA head coach with Milwaukee, Golden State, New York and Dallas … Joins Pat Riley as the only coaches ever to be named Coach of the Year three times (1982-83, 1984-85 and 1991-92) … His clubs have recorded nine 50-plus-win seasons and seven divisional championships.
	Jack Ramsay	864 wins	783 losses	(.525)
	Seventh-winningest coach in NBA history … Served 20 years as NBA head coach … Coached 1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers to victory in NBA Finals … Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.
	Pat Riley	914 wins	387 losses	(.703)
	Fifth-winningest coach in NBA history … Achieved 800th career win on Nov. 2, 1996, reaching the mark faster than any coach in league history… 1998-99 will be his fourth season as Miami head coach; 17th season as a head coach in NBA … Led four L.A. Lakers teams to victory in 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988 NBA Finals … 1989-90, 1992-93 and 1996-97 Coach of the Year.
	Lenny Wilkens	1,120 wins	908 losses	(.526)
	Winningest coach in NBA history … 1998-99 will be his sixth season as Atlanta head coach; 26th season as a head coach in NBA … 1993-94 Coach of the Year … Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990 … Recently selected one of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.

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David vs David: American Idol 7 Season Finale

Finally the season finale of American Idol 7 is going to be next week. And two Davids has to face each other for the crown of the next American Idol. As we remember Syesha Mercado made her goodbyes last Wednesday. Anyways, next week two singers with different type of genre will compete, surely they will give their everything and their very best for the crown. As we can see David Cook is a rocker and really has good voice quality and the same with David Archuleta, he sings ballad though.

This will be a tough choice for the judges and for the people because the two are deserving to win, even Syesha. The top three was the closest in terms of voting results as Ryan said in Wednesday’s episode. At first, I taught this batch is not competitive at all compared to the last season but they’ve proven me wrong up to this time. In this stage, both of them are winners now, they are so famous and they have started to live with their dreams. I’m not going to miss the finale and if I had to choose one of them, I’ll go with David Cook. Go Rock’em all!

(photos: AmericanIdol.com)

Jennifer Aniston dating John Mayer?

After wrapping shooting on her new comedy “Marley and Me,” Jennifer Aniston rendezvoused John Mayer in Miami for a little poolside rest and relaxation Saturday.

photo by SDFL/Splash News

The 39-year old Jennifer Aniston and 30-year old John Mayer are getting closer and closer every time they are spotted by the cameras. It has been weeks since they have started dating and there are still no buzz on what the real score is and the only sure thing now is base from the pictures, this no friendship at all, in my opinion this is more than that. I think they are a perfect couple and lets just wait on what would be the outcome for this.

NBA 2008 Season MVP: Kobe Bryant

After the post season has come to an end, the time has come to name the Most Valuable Player. There were so many players who are qualified to this award in this season because there arise some very good players but there can only be one, Kobe Bryant from Los Angeles Lakers. “It’s a disservice to him, his talent and his drive to be the player he is — and the player you love — to present Kobe Bryant with the MVP award because you feel sorry for him that he hasn’t won it before. One of the reasons you love Kobe is because he shows no pity for his opponents. Kobe’s a stone-cold closer. He’s no charity case”. (Nba.com). During the whole season Kobe did not maintain as the top, at first it was Kevin Garnett then the most crucial was in the last weeks of the league wherein Chris Paul and Kobe are so close in statistics. Many then have debated in who will win but it has come to an end. One reason also is because the LA Lakers has clinched the western conference with a team record of 57-25. He has also became a leader to the team and he started trusting his teammates. By the way, it took him 12 season to achieve this award.

For me Kobe deserves it and he will continue to the greatest amongst the players in the NBA. This is not just the last, but I can see that there is more to come for such a very good player.

Robert Downey Jr.: Iron Man

Robert John Downey Jr. was born in Greenwich Village, New York City at 1.10 pm. He’s the son of underground filmmaker Robert Downey Sr.. His first part in a movie was in his father’s Pound (1970), where 5-year-old Downey played a puppy. In 1992, he played Charles Chaplin in Sir Richard Attenborough’s film Chaplin (1992). For his astonishing performance, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In the year 2000, guest starred in the comedy series “Ally McBeal” (1997), where he portrayed the attorney Larry Paul, who became Ally’s love interest. For that performance, he won the Golden Globe for “best supporting actor in a comedy series”. He has also a singer and has made an album entitled “The Futurist” in 2005.

Spouse
Susan Downey (27 August 2005 – present)
Deborah Falconer (29 May 1992 – 26 April 2004) (divorced) 1 child