EXHIBIT A
Michael Rand from the Star Tribune presents the visual evidence separating Derrick Rose and LeBron James.
At the top, we have a screen grab of LeBron James driving against a “double-team” in the Miami Heat’s loss to the Utah Jazz on Friday night. LeBron took some flak for passing to a teammate, again, with everything on the line. On the flip side, James’ supporters claimed LeBron made the correct “basketball play.” WATCH LEBRON’S PLAY HERE.
At the bottom, we have Derrick Rose driving against a strikingly similar “double-team” from the (much better defensively) Philadelphia 76ers. Rose (“You Magnificent Bastard”) chose to handle things a little bit differently and, oh yeah, the Bulls won. WATCH ROSE’S PLAY HERE.
Turns out their approach on the basketball court isn’t the only difference between these two.
Fantastic job by Rand. Follow him on twitter: @RandBall
Reblog worthy!
Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.
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| — | Tim Duncan |
Sometimes you got it, sometimes you don’t. The Greater Man upstairs know when it’s my time. Right now isn’t the time.
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-LeBron James Wait, does he mean to die? He’s young and in good health. You should be good for 40-45 more years, at a minimum. Oh, nevermind. He means a god has preordained that he win an NBA Championship. My bad. (via gotemcoach) GOT EM!!!! |
Alpha Kappa Omega Fraternity, Inc. will be holding our annual Vision Talent Showcase on May 6th inside Morris Dailey Auditorium at San Jose State University!
This year we will be partnering with The Tides Foundation in accepting donations and contributing toward the tsunami relief effort…
The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self improvement, about being better than you were the day before.
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| — | Steve Young |
This is the story behind “Lasers.”
For those of you who don’t know, Lupe Fiasco and Atlantic Records (the label is he currently signed with for two more albums), don’t see eye-to-eye.
It took an enormous about of time and picketing from fans to finally set a release date for Lasers. But during that time, Lupe felt he was a hostage because of Atlantic records. They told him he was either rapping too fast, too slow, or too complex. He wasn’t granted the extra budget from “The Cool” because the label didn’t call that album a success. Although it was went gold, and was #1 on the billboard’s rap chart for nine weeks, they label weren’t judging it’s success based on those facts. In the interview, they said he seemed almost depressed. He was a prisoner, being forced to be choosy with his lyricism.
In 2008, he announced he was suggesting the idea of retiring, and having his third final album labeled “LupE.N.D.” to be his last. At that time, Atlantic Records froze his budget, and he was asking to be let go. Unfortunately, the label refused. Fiasco spiraled into a deep depression, even contemplating suicide. He wrote his feelings out on the song “Beautiful Lasers.” The lyrics express the label contradicting his every word, and his wanting to get out of the game.
He described his process of finishing Lasers was something you wouldn’t expect from an Artist. He “hunkered down” and “got through it.” He complied silently as a hostage. Lupe said, “I gave them what they wanted. If I didn’t, at the end of the day the album wasn’t coming out.”
His next album, entitled “The Greatest American Rap Album” was recorded in the same duration as Lasers and should be released at the end of the year. His final album, possibly a Greatest Hits.
Throughout the whole interview, Lupe gave the presence of a normal run-of-the-mill cubicle worker bored with his job, waiting for quitting time.
“There are certain expectations I don’t have anymore. There are certain things I’ll keep for myself now until they can be received the way I want them to be received. You’ll still get albums, and they’ll be good.”
