Larry Hughes-isms, Lamar the Great and Some MMA words

Everyone by now knows the Chuck Norris facts and the carbon copy, but still just as good, Tim Tebow facts I linked to last post. Well I am starting a new (well new to all of you folks) set with Larry Hughes-isms. The only difference is that all of these are bad because Larry Hughes is, well, bad. These were started way back when Larry was still a Cavalier. He got about two years before we threw the book at him and just gave up on him and his teardrops (the crappy shot he tried and the tattoos). Anyways the main running joke is that no matter what Larry Hughes loses by two. Larry Hughes lost a three point shooting contest to Boobie by two points. Larry Hughes lost to Drew Gooden's duckbill haircut by two in a pick up game. You cannot beat Larry Hughes he can only lose to you, by two. Larry Hughes once got a steal on the final possession of a game while up by 14, then lost by two anyways. Anyways I plan on putting some more up and will take any suggestions.

Would Lamar Odom be a good fit for the Cavs? Before laughing it off, give some thought to it, especially considering in Ben Wallace retires. Gives us athleticism and could teach a younger player, if we draft say Alade Aminu, Lamar could be an influence or mentor. But do you really want a potential starter learning from Lamar Odom, the franchise player who shows up every other week? It is a possibility though, letting Andy and Sasha and Big Ben go then signing Lamar to a reasonable deal and maybe we can pull a trade of JJ Hickson or Darnell Jackson for Brandan Wright. He was a high 1st round draft pick, has gobs of potential, seems to be out of favor in Oakland and having two young athletic big forwards isn't a bad time if they draft Aminu as well.

Is Udonis Haslem a good idea for the Orlando Magic? Tony Battie, I'll wait until you are done laughing, is actually a serviceable and reliable backup F/C, again waiting for your laughter. But he is close to the end and may retire. Marcin Gortat has been picking up steam a lot in the playoffs and is apparently on the Knick's radar and I wouldn't be surprised if other teams (like the Cavs) are looking heavily in to him as well. I would bet money on him being long gone next year. So that leaves them with nothing other than Howard and Lewis back there. With no picks coming this year so no way to draft a young big guy or point guard, which they should do to replace Alston. And drafting a young big man seems like a bad idea, I would assume they want someone who knows what he is doing a veteran like Haslem. He can hit shots play decent defense he has been there and won before, he is getting a little old and has some health problems now. But a sign and trade of Gortat to the Heat seems like a good plan for both sides. The Magic are most likely losing Marcin regardless and the Heat need to get younger, cheaper and bigger. One knock is that Haslem may not be able to play back up center to give Dwight some rest. They would have to go small or still get another serviceable center.

I love MMA, but more than the UFC, I love the WEC. All of the fighters seem to be more in it for the fighting than the fame or money. And with this past match up between Urijah Faber and Mike Brown being called the fight of the year, I am slightly disappointed. First and foremost Faber is my favorite fighter. I usually hate cocky guys but when you watch him fight you see where he gets it from and it is kind of funny hearing him talk about the parties after the fight. I will give Mike Brown the first fight, Faber came out too cocky anyways and didn't gameplan well. But this second time you could tell it would have most likely been either a solid win by Faber or at least an all time classic fight between them, until Faber broke his hand and injured his other therefore taking his punches away from him. Mike Brown had a pretty bad fight all around, not mixing up strikes and couldn't capitalize when he took down Faber or even after Faber broke his hand. In fact Mike Brown's "strategy" of ground him and do nothing, was so bad the Faber almost pulled out the win with the broken hand. After taking Urijah down in the last round, Faber flipped around and got Brown in a deep modified choke but couldn't hold on with his broken hand and had to let go. Basically I do not think this counts as a victory for Mike Brown. I thought it was a draw at best and Faber could not punch for 3 and a half rounds. Let's say Brown had broken his hand instead, he would not have been able to accomplish anything in that fight. In fact I don't think Mike Brown could have beaten a chump with a broken right hand let alone go three more rounds with Urijah and still be considered for fight of the year. Good job Faber, it's a shame what happened. Take a couple more little fights work on your game, then come back and hopefully that punk still has the belt so you can earn it right back.

posted by: Jason