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Obama Picks Lakers in 6

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Posted on Jun 2, 2009
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Dress the White House in purple and gold, the president is backing Los Angeles in the NBA finals. It’s probably because of his uncommonly good taste and basketball IQ, but it could also have something to do with the 39 percentage points by which he won Los Angeles in the presidential election.

Obama also won Florida’s Orange County, home of the Orlando Magic, in the 2008 election (by a meager 19 points).

Obama took the Lakers in last year’s finals, which they lost, but he correctly picked this year’s March madness winner.

CNN:

“Lakers in six, I think,” the president said when asked by a reporter for Bloomberg News who he thought would prevail in the NBA finals — beginning Thursday and pitting the Los Angeles Lakers against the Orlando Magic.

Fans of both teams can take heart. The president correctly predicted the NCAA Basketball champion in March (The University of North Carolina), but falsely predicted the Lakers would win the NBA finals last year, also in six games. (Instead, it was the Boston Celtics who won in six.)

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By CJ, June 8 at 12:19 am #

No doubt, or maybe not. Giving the President a little credit here. (Even I’m not THIS cynical.) He’s known to love basketball, which is okay, I suppose. Looks like he might be wrong again, however. Looking more like Lakers in four. (But he probably knew that, and then said “six” for political reason.)

I don’t personally care, so long as Red Wings in seven, as Penguins are giving stellar Wings bit of a hard time. (So did Ducks, but not because Ducks are actually good hockey team, so much as akin to old Flyers who just knocked the crap outta guys on their way to that Stanley Cup.)

The President might also be hosting Detroit Red Wings as Stanley Cup champs. AGAIN! While there are no play-offs in any team sports like the Stanley Cup play-offs. Not only fastest game in the world, but toughest game in all sports too.

And now and then with a solid faux fight. Like guys know how to fight. They got no idea how to actually fight. Nevertheless, liberals despise hockey for that. “What about the fighting? Is that any kinda example to set for kids?”

Yes, as a matter of fact. If/when any parent points out that no one who plays pro hockey was every injured by faux fighting. As compared to, say, boarding, which is illegal in hockey, same as is blatant foul in pro basketball, so beloved by liberals.

Better, and lately absurdly, Zetterberg v. (new Gretzky) Crosby than, say, U.S. v. Afghanistan, which ain’t no kinda fair contest at all. Especially not since drones controlled by some “feisty” boys from some warehouse in Nevada or wherever is warehouse. How pitiful is THAT!?

Imagine, if you possibly can, a remote-controlled drone flying above ice at Joe Louis taking out suspect Penguins. Any Penguin deemed by NSA/CIA to be potential “threat” to any Red Wing. Or, heaven forbid, KNOWN—somehow—to be “extremist.” Perhaps given to occasional tripping, or maybe old flopperoo. Which one Penguin pulled a few nights ago, thereby garnering power play for Pens. When officials bought the shtick. (Ordinarily, NHL officiating is second only to MLB officiating.)

Some people observe hockey, not basketball. At least until the NHL finally succeeds in finding big network niche. Thankfully—since faux fighting goes on—NHL has never found that niche. For which fans have liberals to thank. Thanks, guys.

Otherwise, far better faux fighting that goes on in the NHL than, say, Limbaugh v. Sotomayor (and mistaken liberal backers) for real. That kinda fight a fine example for youngsters. As liberal big-media personnel claim either one of two opposite things, depending on necessity: That words spoken provoke killers to do what they do, or not. Well? Which is it? Keith? Rachel?

Meanwhile, I hope Wings in seven, since not only are Detroit Red Wings proven the most skilled players in all team sports over the past decade, but also because something for city of Detroit, which for way too long has been home to misery unknown to Los Angelinos, never mind Apple dwellers, as Big Mike B. maintains tradition established by Rootin’ Tootin’ Rudy. Can’t house ‘em? Send ‘em to Jersey, or Rikers if possible.

I guess Obama has no idea of hockey, of the beauty by the gracefulness of the finest, most well-conditioned athletes in the world. Which is how come Gretzky is still referred to as the “Great One” by those in the know. (Michael who?) Gretzky held 60+ NHL records on his retirement. He still holds most of those.

Four, five, six or seven, basketball, schmasketball. Who cares in the case of such a plodding game wherein countless time-outs are allowed, causing the last 30 seconds to go on for 30 minutes? Only one time-out per game per team in the NHL, while changes in personnel have to be made, “on the fly.” WHAT A GAME! For the time being.

Can’t we get anything right? FLY Wings! One more to raise the Cup once again. (As for Pittsburgh fans, ya got two cut-rate Super Bowl victories just recently. Don’t be greedy.)

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