More Lebron-Deshawn

Alright, this is getting a little rid-god-damn-diculous right now. The series started off with this whole Lebron/Deshawn rivalry being interesting. I didn’t think it would set off rap beef. I’ve got the link to Jay’s verse Friday night. I’ll be honest, he didn’t do anything that great. The only good thing I can say about it is that he didn’t mention Deshawn Stevenson’s name because he’s not even close to in his league.

http://realtalkny.rawkus.com/2008/04/topic/artists/jay-z/jay-z-blow-the-whistle-deshawn-stevenson-diss/

Then it gets even more high schoolish as some random rapper decides to make a song dissing Hov. And this is getting actual radio play down here.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/1119889428557c2c/

There’s this big controversy that Jay and Lebron disrespected DC by showing up and playing this in DC. Ummm…I’m pretty sure the club advertised that Lebron was going to show up because I knew about it Friday morning. So it’s not like he just showed up out of the blue and started beef. DC invited him and I’m pretty sure a lot of residents showed up just to see Lebron. If this was an actual rivalry, that would not have happened. Do you think Jordan back in the day could have gone to a club in NYC during a playoff war with the Knicks? Of course not. If he wanted to be entertained, he had to go to AC and gamble.

What’s lost in all this is that the Wizards are going to lose a series when they have significant match up advantages at 3 of the 5 starting positions, and it’s pretty close on another one (Haywood has played very well this series). They also have a slightly better bench and a better coach. And they might lose this series 4-1. Because they acted like retards and called out the 2nd best player in the league. One of the reasons I was so excited for this series was to see how Lebron responded to the challenge. After 4 games, I’d say “well to very well.” He’s even pulled out some ruthlessness by doing the “I can’t feel my face” thing after any big play.

If the Cavs win on Wednesday, you know who Deshawn Stevenson turns into? Lebradford Smith. Don’t remember him? No, that’s because you have an actual life and I don’t. My all-time favorite Jordan story involved Lebradford Smith, who was with Washington back in the day. He scored 37 in a game against Jordan in Chicago. It was the first game of a home and home, so the two teams traveled to Washington. Jordan claimed that Smith was talking trash to him on his way to 37. Jordan had 36 points in the first half alone, and Smith career was effectively over. (What makes this story even better is that Smith didn’t say anything to Jordan. He kept his mouth shut, but Jordan made it up to motivate himself. That’s why he’s the greatest player of all time.) One of my favorite sayings in sports is, “Don’t pull on Superman’s cape,” meaning don’t talk shit and rile up someone you can’t stop. Deshawn broke this rule and the result: What looks like a first round exit. Hope you like being back in Orlando with your boy Drew Gooden prick.