Throwback Thursdays

YES! It is that time of the week again people! Throwback Thursdays is here once again, and I think you all will be pleased with this weeks selection. (Drumroll please)


By popular demand, Nickey (Nick) Maxwell Van Exel, is this weeks Throwback Player of the week. Most of you may remember Nick the Quick in the early 90's with the L.A. Lakers. The loud-mouthed lefty tortured defenses with his quickness, clutch shooting, dazzling passes and crazy celebrations (who can forget the clutch walk! Lol!). Anyways, enough of my blabber, let's get to these highlights. (Check the track on the video. Its quite fitting for this Throwback Thursday!)

(Editors Note- Excuse the video quality and focus on Nick's quality play!)

Hot Boyz Reunion

I know I'm very late on this, but after running across this article on MTV.com, I found out that my personal favorite group from back in the day is reuniting! Waaaaaaaaaaa! Anyways, until the reunion actually goes down (Free Turk!) Here's a video to remind you of the Hot Boyz.

Can we all just get along?!?!

My relationship with Lance (Armstrong) is zero.....






These words came from this years Tour de France winner, Alberto Contador. He went on to say,"He's a great rider and he did a great Tour. Another thing is on a personal level, where I have never admired him and never will." OUCH! Now, normally I really wouldn't care much about this feud, being that I'm not really a cycling fan, but I'm a fan of sports, so I said, "Oh, what the heck!"

This recent beef is stirring up the cycling world and is the cycling version of Kobe v. Shaq, Jim Jackson v. Jamal Mashburn v. Jason Kidd (Not really, but its pretty heated), or Terrell Owens v. ANY of his teammates (watch out Buffalo!) lol!

The now former Astana teammates were never on the same page during the Tour and now their beef certainly makes a great storyline for Tour de France 2010. More on this story on ESPN.COM.

Gatorade commercial honoring Michael Jordan

My colleagues over at Page 3 beat me to this post, but I just had to post this amazing video. In the latest installment of classic Michael Jordan Gatorade commercials, the creative minds at Gatorade honored M.J. not only with 6 limited edition bottles of Gatorade, but with a bottle collage at an undisclosed location on the Southside of Chicago. The collage uses 14,641 bottles of Gatorade and took 16 hours to finish.

The theme of these limited edition bottles is Jordan Then, Now, and Forever. Jordan Then (1 and 2) comes in Championship Blue, commemorating him overcoming being cut at Laney High and his UNC days. Jordan Now (3 and 4)comes in Championship Gold, which highlights his activities with Jordan Brand, Jordan Motorsports and the Charlotte Bobcats. Jordan Forever (5 and 6) comes in Championship Red, remembering his flu game and his legacy as, listen closely Kobe fans, the GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYER EVER.

It never ceases to amaze me how people can make these collages, although I'm still a little baffled to where the "brown" Gatorade came from to make out Micheal's skin tone, lol! Either way, That's G!

Stephon Marbury Breaks Down......

I don't know what's really going on here with Steph, but clearly the man is going through some things. Maybe its a lack of a contract or personal problems or maybe he's just putting on a show. You tell me.

Throwback Thursdays

After watching those Tim Hardaway highlights last week, it was easy to choose the player worthy to grace Throwback Thursdays.

Rodney "Rod" Strickland, in my mind, was one of the most underrated point guards of all-time. He was a journeyman early in his career, but found a home in Washington for the Bullets/Wizards. In his first season in Washington, Strickland averaged 17.2 ppg and 8.9 apg helping the Bullets make the playoffs in 1997 for the first time in 8 seasons. He ended his career with nearly 8,000 assists. He is now an assistant coach for John Calipari at The University of Kentucky. Much love to Rod Strickland. Enjoy the Video!

Chris Brown's Apology. What do you think?

I haven't spoken on the Chris Brown/Rihanna incident, mainly because I really didn't know what to think about the situation. I mean, I do believe that Chris Brown handled her in a way that a woman NEVER needs to be handled. Since there is not video of the incident, we will never know exactly what went down, because we all know that if they both speak on this incident, it will be a matter of he say/she say. Anyways, Chris Brown issued a video apology yesterday. It seems sincere, but practiced. I would like to know what you think of the situation and apology. Lets discuss it.

Throwback Thursdays

I cannot tell u how excited I am about this section of P.O.L.R. ExPress! Throwback Thursdays came to existence when me and a couple of my friends started a mass text war to see who could come up with the most random throwback player. We called these text messages, Throwback Player of the day. A dedicated basketball fan and avid card collector, Brenton Harrison (http://tgiftennessee.blogspot.com) usually came up with some of the best throwback players, so in his honor, I am starting off this installment with one of his favorite throwback players.

Throwback Player of the Week- Timothy Duane Hardaway (Tim Hardaway)

With a crossover so wicked, layup game proper, and a floater that would even make Tony Parker jealous, Tim Hardaway is more than worthy to be highlighted as the Throwback Player of the Week. The 5-time All-Star dazzled wherever he went and often sent his defenders tap dancing with his crossover, which was dubbed the UTEP two-step! I mean, who has a nickname for their CROSSOVER!!!!! Anyways, if you don't remember or u need to be reminded of Timmy's game, here's a video. Enjoy!

(Editors Note: Post is late, I know, but it will be posted on Thursdays from here on out! Lol!)

Congratulations........I guess...

I must apologize for taking so long to post this. Folks, I am overcoming my severe case of Kobe Bryant hatin-um-izm and I know that my personal opinions can be damaging to my career as a journalist, so I checked into rehab and I have come to respect Jack Bauer (even though his Finals celebration made me sick to my stomach!). Sorry for that relapse, I'm almost there people, work with me. Anyways, big ups to The Sidekick, Derek Long, and Samuel Nwosu for their precise predictions of how the series would turn out. Enjoy this ring 24. You........you.....de........(this is sooo hard for me to do, but I'm going to say it)...... 24 youdeserveit. THERE! I said it! Whew!