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Peace and blessings,

I must admit that this post is nothing more than a shameless plug for the Detroit Pistons. I know they haven't won the title in three years, but I really have a feeling that as long as they stay healthy, the title's theirs. Below are a couple of Pistons-related articles, as well as two videos. The first video takes us back to that glorious 2003 -2004 season when they dethroned the Lakers. The second video features two of their top rookies this year, Rodney Stuckey and Aaron Afflalo. I think it's going to be the Pistons versus either Phoenix or Houston, with Detroit winning in 6 games.

Who do you think has the best chances to take it all this year? Take care have a blessed day and speekonit...



1)

Rasheed equates NBA to wrestling

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21505333/

2)

Pistons confident about this season

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071030/SPORTS0102/710300307

Labels: Detroit Pistons, NBA

Peace and blessings,

Below are a couple of articles last week that caught my attention, as well as an update on the rescue efforts for the miners who were trapped in a gold mine in South Africa. Continue to stay blessed, pray'ed up, and speekonit...


1) As of last week, cops are probing

a hate crime in The Town

2) Also last week, an article came about discussing

Samuel Dalembert's trip back home to Haiti.

3) And this week, the rescue efforts for the 3,000 plus miners trapped in a gold mine in South Africa

started

and

ended

successfully, praise God.

Labels: hate crime, NBA, South Africa, The Town

Pic courtesy of

aol sports blog

Peace and blessings,

As a person who has been a fan of and participant in sports since the 5th grade, the recent happenings within professional sports have brought me great joy. In Basketball, which is my favorite sport, there has been a recent surge of very talented/versatile/dominant young players over the past decade. Although I support the idea that high school basketball players should go to college before entering the NBA, players such as Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, and most recently Lebron James and Dwight Howard illustrate how gifted many of these young ballers are.

Although I enjoy watching these players ball, their talent alone is not what has recently brought me joy. What brings me joy is when an athlete properly attributes his or her athletic ability to the Source: God. During last week’s slam dunk contest, Dwight Howard performed a dunk that not only wowed us, but reminded us of the Source of everything that is “good” within or about us. During a time and place (NBA all-star weekend) where the world is marveling at the talent of some of the best athletes in the world, Dwight Howard reminded us of where the real focus should be. During one of his dunks, he placed a sticker at the top of the backboard. The sticker had the following written on it: “I can do all things through Christ.” (Phillipians 4:13).

Click here for more info

and

peep the dunk here

Enjoy, have a blessed weekend, and speekonit…

Labels: atheletes, Christ, God, NBA, Phillipians

A few months ago I was reading an editorial on a hip hop website, and I gained a better understanding of the phrase "put your money where your mouth is." Now, this particular phrase doesn't even fully apply to the individual I am referring to because as long as I've followed his NBA career, he's never came off to me as someone who is "on a pedastal" because of his fame and fortune. The individual I am referring to is Kevin Garnett. I found out that to aid the Katrina victims, he has vowed to build one house per month for two years! It's amazing how God uses people to bless others. Although alot of major corporations "gave" money to help people after Katrina, I feel like to what extent are you "giving" if it's only to indciate the amount you give as a tax write-off later. Also, I felt like with the major contracting that went out to certain big name construction companies, while grass roots organizations and communities who traveled to New Orleans to offer their services were turned away, it begs the question of what does "help" entail in these type of situations? How can certain companies have a monoploy on the type of aid that can be applied towards the rebuilding of the New Orelans community? In my opinion, Kevin Garnett's vow is not out of financial (tax-break incentives) or political reasons (I think Tommy Hilfiger's appearance on BET's "save oursleves" telethon was very political, but that's another issue), but it was from the heart. For one, he's using his resources to building homes for people at a time when Katrina victims are now being evicted from the hotels they've been staying. Where are these people going to go? I know much more needs to be done, and I pray that God puts it on all of hearts to be more compassionate towards those in need. Even if we can't physically or financially contribute at the moment, we can definately pray. There's indeed power in prayer, and moreso when many people are praying about the same issue. I've literally prayed for something in the morning and received it later than afternoon. Lastly, let's not forget that no one gets to where they are at by themselves! We're either products of people looking out for us (whether we realize it or not), people praying for us, or both (which is probably the case). Peace, blessings, and let's remember to pray for ur brothers and sisters here and abroad who lack the very things we take for granted...speekonit

Labels: God, help, Katrina, Kevin Garnett, NBA, New Orleans, prayer