6.30.10 #FREEAGENCY10

1. Lebron James - resigns with the Cleveland Cavs/ Chicago only if they add Boozer not Bosh

simply bc playing alongside Wade in Miami wouldn't be enough shots for the two together

two of the top five players in the league on the same team... thats a little toomuch to me

in Chicago I can see them having very similar problems as Cleveland this year

other than Rose and Noah what other production would there be?

Taj Gibson?

Rose is an offensive minded point guard, without the ball hes your average player and its not like he can spot up and knock down the 3. Unless they sign someone else with James, they're still not a championship contender... still maybe even around the 5-8 seed range. I can only Chicago getting better if they add a Carlos Boozer with Lebron. Boozer needs the ball in his hands less than Bosh allowing Lebron to still have all of his touches.

2. Dwayne Wade -resigns with Miami

D-Wade loves MIA... he just needs some help at the moment and with that said

3. Chris Bosh - signs with Miami

Bosh wants to go somewhere that he can help out and go DEEP in the playoffs

if Miami can pull off a 5 seed with their mediocre squad... imagine what they can do with Bosh + a decent small forward upgrade by trading Michael Beasley (rumors) to empty more cap space or sign a Ryan Gomes (Portland just waived him) career 11ppg scorer primarily off the bench his whole career

Chalmers - Wade - Gomes - Bosh - Oneal

dosen't sound too bad

4. Joe Johnson - resigns with ATL

Can't really see him anywhere else

5. Dirk Nowitzki - signs with Dallas

but you all knew that already

6. Amare Stoudemire - signs with NYK

D'Antoni's system fits perfectly and the re-unite

Amare can run all he wants to and with him increasing the range of his jumpshot as he did last season only makes things that much better

7. Carlos Boozer - either MIA or Chi

I can see him in both places.

IF Lebron signs with Chicago and he does too it can be a very beautiful thing. Bosh needs the ball in his hands more to release his offensive arsenal, Boozer is a downgrade but free's up shots for D-Rose and Lebron so everyones happy. He will gladly hit the boards, go up strong , take the foul and go to the line, as long as their winning... he's fine.

Boozer signs with MIA if Bosh dosen't ofcourse

they need a second option, Boozer can fill that void easily and its Miami... they're already "good" why not make them "very good" a 2-3 seed

8. Pierce - stays in BOS

who else wants him THAT bad...

9. Ray Allen - Resigns with Boston/signs with NY

he's on the decline in his career... nuff said

but he would strive in D'Antoni's system

he'll definately have oppurtunities to knock down threes

Douglass - Allen - Gallanari - Amare - Lee

Sixth Man - TMAC/Wilson Chandler

whoa... that sounds pretty damn good to me

10. David Lee - Resigns with Knicks

if i had a dollar for evertime ive heard of Lee being up on the trading block or going somewhere else i'd have abt 10 dollars haha... it aint happed before and it aint happenin' now

-OJAY FAISON

6.28.10 [INTRODUCING]

Introducing

Elliot Williams . Luke Babbitt . Armon Johnson

-OJAY FAISON

6.27.10 [WHAT I BEEN DOIN]

i been tryna blog on the reg. lately

pretty much been MIA since the Draft so heres an update on what i been up to

fujistyleeeee

NOPE CANT EVEN SEE THE REST... Just wait ;)

-OJAY FAISON

6.24.10 [NBA DRAFT 10...]

NBA DRAFT 2010 MOCK DRAFT

#1 Washington Wizards select JOHN WALL

reasoning: YOU CHOOSE THE BEST TALENT AT #1 REGARDLESS OF WHO IT IS

its simple

Gilbert Arenas will also be a very good veteran player for him to learn from also

both have a very similar build, different playing style

#2 Philadelphia 76ers select EVAN TURNER

reasoning: He's the best All-Around player in the Draft

imagine him and Iguodala playing together O_O man thats trouble...

he has good size for the two 6'7

very good jumpshot (Youtube "Evan Turner NBA Draft Workout")

can rebound and pass with the best of them

he can fill up a statsheet last season alone averaged 20ppg 9rpg 6asts

#3 New Jersey Nets select WESLEY JOHNSON

reasoning: NJ traded Chris Douglas-Roberts yesterday to the Bucks

so he will take CDR's spot at the 3 im guessing

NJ has also said that they will go after a PF during the free agency period leaving them to fill the Small Forward position

He's a pretty good size for the 3 standing 6'7

Has long arms, wingspan is over 7ft

Is an athletic freak that can shoot the ball with the best of them

#4 Minnesota Timberwolves select DERRICK FAVORS

reasoning: He's better and more mature than Demarcus Cousins who analysts everywhere are calling "the biggest risk to Draft out of the whole entire class"

Minnesota has alot of young talent... but it hasn't ended up showing in the Win Column

and they definately need some front court help

Al Jefferson is trying his best to come back from injury and Kevin Love needs someone to hit the boards with him and bang-downlow

Brian Cardinal? NO...

Ryan Collins? too skinny...

Darko Millicic? lol

so we can all say that Favors is an improvement regardless of who hes put infront of on the Wolves roster

#5 Sacramento Kings select DEMARCUS COUSINS

reasoning: Big Cousins...

he's a very talented big man

that plays underneath the basket and grabs boards like hes supposed to

hes abt 6'10/11 and weighs a hefty 292lbs

so he will probably play the 5 at the next level

Sacramento has Spencer Hawes is good but he is more of a role player

Jason Thompson plays better at the sixth man role so that clears space for Cousins

Udrih-Evans-Nocioni-Landry-Cousins

sounds decent to me

#6 Golden State Warriors - Ekpe Udoh (Baylor) PF

will take Anthony Randolph's spot

#7 Detroit Pistons - Greg Monroe (Georgetown) PF

Al-Farouq Aminu would have been selected here but he cancelled his workout with them, has no interest in playing for them

#8 Los Angeles Clippers - Al Farouq Aminu (Wake Forest) SF

Earlier this season they traded Al Thornton to Washington and he's better than Rasual Butler so it makes perfect sense..

oh and i know you all remember on twitter at the beginning of the season when i said this man will be a Lottery pick and i got @ replies of ppl saying "NO WAY"... well guess what? he will be

#9 Utah Jazz - Ed Davis (UNC) PF

Paul Millsap needs a backup that can hit the boards and score from the lowpost and midrange

Ed is long enough to also play the 5 to back up Okur

#10 Indiana Pacers - Xavier Henry (Kansas) SG

Dahntay Jones had a pretty good year and he needs a backup

he can play both the 2 and 3

6.24.10 [NBA DRAFT 10]

Flashback to 1999, NBA DRAFT in Washington DC at the MCI Center

#1 pick - Duke's Elton Brand

#2 pick - UMD's Steve Francis *throws hissy fit for being drafted to the Vancouver Grizzlies

#3 pick - Baron Davis

yes my friends... i was there

my mom and i have been die-heart basketball players for ever since i remember

and in approximately 1 hour 55 minutes the Washington Wizards *how ironic will make their selection

-OJAY FAISON

6.23.10 [WHO DAT]

Who Dat? Who Dat?

Cole...

Fayetteville's Own, J. Cole dropped his "New Joint" Who Dat? on 106nPark

I may have missed the episode but I the whole NC was tweetin' about it so it was all good

It feels so good to see someone that has the hunger of J. Cole slowly becoming a household name because of A Star is Born, NC Radio Stations playin' his stuff and showin' him love

I can say that the first time I heard of dude was at my first real concert featuring Wale, Kooley High and Colin Munroe, in April of 09'

man that was a night...

-OJAY FAISON

6.22.10 [THE MADBURY CLUB]

The Madbury Club

something that has been advertised on many different blogs that i read on the daily basis such as The Award Tour, Street Etiquette, etc.

At first I did not understand what it was because of the way it was kept a big secret

i was like "The Madbury Club...whats that a band or something?" lol

on June 14th the website was released to the public to enjoy

over the last few days I have really been all over the blog, reading the articles and spreads from topics such as Music/Entertainment to Product Reviews by the various members of the Club

this blog/online magazine is something that will definitely blow up in months to come primarily because the writers are all very interesting individuals themselves that built their rep's through different social networks, forums, streetwear to upscale fashion heads all over the globe.

The Madbury Club will one day become just as big as Hypebeast, SlamXHype and Street Etiquette.

im sure of it...

-OJAY FAISON

6.21.10 [GO SKATEBOARDING DAY]

this will be held at Project 58 Skatepark in Raleigh btw...

wish i could enter the oliie contest... i think i could take the cake

footy from the most epic High Ollie Contest in the History of the Sport

Reese Forbes vs. Danny Wainwright 44.5 inches

amazing

Roll Somethin'

-OJAY FAISON

6.15.10 [SUNSHINE ON ME VIDEO]

Strap Da Fu Fool

Quez Da Blockboi
& Ali

better known as Travis Porter

released a new video for Sunshine On Me off their newest mixtape Proud to Be A Problem

check it out

-OJAY FAISON

6.13.10 [THE ALCHEMIST]

over the last hour or so i've been on a trip down memory lane.

this man in the Polaroid above is The Alchemist, a producer/rapper hailing from Beverly Hills, CA.

he's not a household name such as J-Dilla, Kanye West or Primo but he is easily capable of being seen as an elite producer in the history of hip-hop production.

i decided to dedicate this post to him while i was watching Drake's Tim Westwood Freestyle which was pretty hard to watch... but anyways while scrolling through the comments many users posted to watch "Eminem's Westwood Freestyle"

and when I did, The Alchemist just happened to be the guest DJ

i could hardly pay attention what Em was bc of old ALC songs running through my head

i could remember back in about 04-05 when he dropped the album 1st Infantry when i copped it from a random bootlegger off the streets of NY and playing the CD on the busride back home and wondering how this guy hasn't really blew up yet.

Hold You Down and D-Block to QB were my favorite tracks from the album and i would play them on my lil RCA mp3 player

wow what memories

my point of this post was to just share with you one of my all-time favorite songs and hopefully make someone another Alchemist fan

Hold You Down - The Alchemist ft. Prodigy, Illahgee & Nina Sky

D-Block to QB Instrumental - The Alchemist

-OJAY FAISON

6.11.10 [2010]

Congratulations Class of 2010

-OJ[did]IT

6.4.10 [DIRTY D]

for the whole week i've been saying "man im going to skate" but due to the ongoing process of getting KILLA2.0 legalized (how ironic), my excursion has been put on the backburner.

until yesterday lol

i skated flatgroundspot just like oldtimes

took a few snaps of #thebullcity

and ended skating Durham's "buttery" Skatepark

take a gander

enjoy your weekend

-OJAY FAISON

6.2.10 [GOODMUSIC]

today has been a good day for me music-wise

even though i'm about two months late about this, today while randomly scrolling through

Theo Martins blog I saw a the artwork for his newest project "You Can't Do That On Television" and decided to give it a listen. From the minute I heard Theo's signature adlib "ookayy", i knew this project was something serious. By listening to simply the first song, I could hear his progression as an artist and I can easily say that he is moving in the right direction, no doubt. This tape has a very relaxing feel and I look forward to poppin' this in while cruising in the whip.

check it out
-OJAY FAISON