NBA handchecking explained and exposed (Michael Jordan vs handchecking)

Pip, The Mailman, The Dream Team Enter The Hall of Fame

It seems like only yesterday I was watching Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone and the 1992 Dream Team on television. To show how much time has passed by, I watched Pippen and Malone back when I was still in grammar school(it's been 13 since I graduated college.) When the '92 Barcelona Olympics took place it was the summer between my sophmore and junior years in high school.

I have this weird ability to vividly remember random things from the past. So as much as I saw Pip and Malone back in the day, I specifically remember watching The Dream Team. The olympics started while my family was vacationing in San Jose, CA with the rest of the Cid family. It was great watching those games together. The first game was against Angola and my cousins BJ, Anne, Jace, and brother Lou and sister Glayn watched up in the bedroom of my Lolo and Lola. Tita Ray would also pop in and out of the room to catch a glimpse. Tito Butch and Tito Mitch arrived later and watched downstairs while we were up(I believe they missed the beginning of the game because they went to the flea market.) That game was so lopsided to watch, but at the same time was one of the most exciting. Between Charles Barkley bullying the Angolan players, and me catching the replay of Magic's no look pass to MJ for the tomahawk jam(I was taking a dump when it happend live) that moment stood out from my childhood/teen years.

My second fondest memory of The Dream Team was watching them take on Croatia during pool play while eating dinner. Team USA would play Croatia twice, once in pool play and then again in the Gold Medal game. When Team USA won the gold, I was already back in Chicago from my Cali trip and I had to watch the game recorded on VHS because I had to work at Venture that Sunday afternoon. But that first time, the family eating and watching the game was a great bonding time. I remember getting the chills watching MJ and Pip take turns guarding Toni Kukoc, and although I idolized Jordan, I also remember shouting "ball hog" when I thought he wasn't passing enough and missing some jumpers. My frustration wasn't anger at MJ in as much as I was expecting a highlight reel quality play every trip on offense(that was how high the expectations were for the Dream Team.)

Anyway, here's to basketball memories of my youth. I'll always love seeing Pippen, Malone and Dream Team highlights cuz it takes me back to the days before I was an "adult."







Big "Congratulations" go out to the 2010 Inductee class of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Submissions: Nothing New Under the Sun

Eddie Bravo posted this youtube video on the UG. Shuichirou Katsumura defeats Masakatsu Ueda for the Shooto featherweight title. The particulars of the fight: ends in the second round at 3:39 by "Ninja Choke." At least that's what Katsumura is calling the finishing technique.



Bravo posted the vid cuz Katsumura nailed the choke from rubber guard, and admitted he hadn't seen the move before. But another member by the name of "Omoplautistic" pointed out, Baret Yoshida demonstrats that same choke in his book and DVD "Principles of the Art of Submission."



Yoshida calls the move a "Reverse Guillotine."

A lot of "haters" have tried to discredit Bravo and his Rubber Guard curriculum claiming his unorthodox/non-classical BJJ game isn't original because other players have taught the techniques previously, just not in the forefront of their curriculums. Eddie has never claimed to be the creator of anything, he just places more focus on the positions and techniques than other coaches.

This very example of the Ninja choke vs. Reverse Guillotine makes me think of Bruce Lee re-quoting "there is nothing new under the sun." However, there is such a thing as people "re-discovering" that which has already existed.

The Axe Murderer Victorious Again

Wanderlei Silva gets back on the winning track. Silva drops from the 205 pound division to middleweight. His opponent for his debut at 185 pounds is Michael Bisping. This fight took place at UFC 110 in Sydney, Austrailia.

Euro Ad: DC Wet Dream

Dig the commercial. Who knows what the point is, but it's a sexy take on the 60's versions of Batgirl and Catwoman, as well as the 70's Wonder Woman. The way I see it, I don't care what they're advertising/selling.

Major milestone for ChicagosMMA.com

So the website features a Gif of Hendo's right hand putting Bisping to sleep, as well as the followup on the ground. The post made the front page of Digg, and apparently the traffic was too much for the site to handle at once. If you go you get this message:

The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems.

Ha! I love it. Good job for posting the Gif Mr. Lo Cascio! I love "503 Service Temporarily Unavailable" pages. And to all the people appalled by Hendo's "just for good measure" shot, please don't forget to clean your vagina.

I Thought "The Hammer" Was Washed Up

I thought for sure the "American Psycho" would win this fight. In fact, I thought he'd win it rather easily.



For all you who put big money on Coleman(the underdog) good for you. Lotta $$$ went into your pocket.