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December 24th, 2015 Now is the worst time being a Lakers fan. It’s just that simple, our team suck. The Lakers suck. Nobody expect you to win the NBA title. Nobody expect you to make it to the playoffs. Nobody even expect you to win half of your games. All we want is a better showing than the previous two seasons and make the team WATCHABLE. Is that so hard to ask for? I guess at this point of the season, every Lakers left on this planet (The real fans) have the thinking of win or lose, please just look better on the court. Before the season set off, I gave my team a 30 win target for this season. Now it seems like achieving 20 wins will take some monumental effort from the team. You can blame almost everybody for this awful team: the front office, the coaching staffs, the players. But most Lakers fans and I will put the most blame on Byron Scott. In case you don’t know who he is, he is the coach that stands by the courtside on every Lakers game with his arm crossed. (Sometimes

Just two months ago, we saw the struggles of Lee Chong Wei. A lost to Lin Dan in the second round at Japan, followed by a lost to a Korean qualifier in the qualifying rounds in Korea. But of course, all these struggles are quickly forgotten, thanks to this great run of form he had in recent tournaments. Chong Wei has won three straight Super Series titles in France, China, and Hong Kong. These victories were even sweeter the fact that he beat both Lin Dan and Chen Long at the same tournament, the first time he has ever done that en route to win his first ever China Super Series title. 5 days after beating Chen Long in the final of the China Super Series event, he continued on his fine form by beating the World number one player once again in Hong Kong. So far this year, Chen Long is the guy to beat in men’s singles. Much like Novak Djokovic in men’s tennis, Chen Long has won 5 super series titles and successfully defended his World Championship title in August. For anybody to

Rafael Nadal steps onto center court on Thursday for the first time this year to play his second round match against German qualifier Dustin Brown, a player ranked no.102 in the world. Many would think that this was going to be a routine win for Nadal. But the result on the day surprised a lot of people, Nadal lost the match in four sets. Little people knew that both players had actually met once before - Halle in 2014. A grass tournament in Germany where Nadal lost to Brown 1-6, 4-6 at the very first round of the tournament. Losing in the early rounds of Wimbledon is not something new to Nadal. Since the 2012 defeat to Lukas Rosol in the 2nd round, a player who was ranked no.100 at that time, Nadal has lost to opponents outside the top 100 rankings for four straight years. Steve Darcis of Belgium was ranked no.135 in the world when he beat Nadal in the first round in 2013. Nick Kyrgios of Australia was ranked no.144 when he upset the former champion a year later. So, the defeat

July 30th 2015, Wimbledon 2015. Andy Murray steps onto center court on Tuesday as one of the two favorites to win the trophy. The other obviously being Novak Djokovic. It is hard to go against these two considering the form they are in heading into this year’s Wimbledon. Although Djokovic was outplayed by Wawrinka at the French Open final, he is by far the best player this season. For Murray, he has been playing well and this has been the best preparation he has ever had coming into this year’s third grand slam tournament. Both Djokovic and Murray are previous winners here in Wimbledon, so they know how to win it all. With both guys on course to meet in the final, Murray might have the slight edge to win this year’s Wimbledon. Andy Murray was so close to beat Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the French Open. But, he still comes up short. Murray couldn’t ask for a better clay court season. He won his first ever clay court title at Munich. Then followed up by beating Nadal in Mad

The exact words printed on the T-shirts of the Warriors’ players and fans sitting in Oracle Arena. Indeed, they had the strength in numbers. After a virtually perfect season for the Warriors, they finally nailed the NBA title after 40 years. A fantastic season that will be hard to emulate in the future. They finished off the regular season with a 67-15 record, their best record in franchise history. They also had some luck on their side. The Warriors didn’t suffer any major injuries. The front office took a gamble by hiring a rookie coach. And also, playing with teams in the playoffs that are facing injuries issues. Although it shall be mentioned that, they earned that luck because of the strength of the bench they had. GM Bob Myers made significant additions to the bench before the start of the season, bringing in Shaun Livingston and Leonard Barbosa, both who made significant contributions during this playoffs run. For basketball neutrals, perhaps everybody could have a

Yes, the Golden State Warriors is just one step away from winning their first ever NBA title in 40 years. Obviously, MVP Stephen Curry had a superb performance by scoring 37 points including 7 three-pointers, perhaps his best performance in this finals series. Even LeBron James’ triple-double can’t save the Cavs from losing. Once again, fatigue caught up with the Cavs players, and a poor 4th quarter performance eventually separated the winner and the loser in Game 5. Despite the Warriors being a game away from title, that doesn’t mean that the Cavaliers has no shot of winning the title. As we see time and time again, there are teams that are able to make great comebacks and win the series. Which team was the last team to lost 3-2, then came back and win two straight games to clinch the title? LeBron James’ 2013 Miami Heat team. So, there is still plenty of hope for Cavs fans that their team can pull off a victory. You have the man who has done it before. But obviously, it will tak

Andre Iguodala has been the most consistent performer for the Warriors and he was rewarded with a place in the starting line-up as Steve Kerr decides to downsize his line-up. Iguodala replaced Andrew Bogut in the starting five, playing alongside Barnes, Green, Curry, and Thompson. He had a fantastic performance, being the primary defender of LeBron James, scoring 22 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, and was 4-9 from 3-point line. The Warriors came out with plenty of energy and intensity, together with the adjustment made to the starting line-up, the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-82 in Game 4, leveling the series at 2-2. The change from Kerr have put more pace to the line-up. This change did cause a lot of problem for their defense. Draymond Green was forced to guard Timothy Mozgov, a significant height disadvantage for Green defensively. But the move has give more variety on the offensive side of the Warriors, and it has proven to be effective. Shaun Living