Uh oh, the Man, the Myth, the Legend is back dunking. Just what we like to see him do. Here is the video everyone is talking about. Not a monsterous dunk, but still the dude is packing on an extra 25 on a rehabbed micro fractured knee. We also heard the man is practicing as well. Good looking out GO! Keep it going.

Sorry to be hitting everyone with so much GO news, but right now it is better then reporting about losses, and its always exciting to see new stuff from the man, or dare we say Greg “Babyface” Oden, or Greg “Biodiesel” Oden.

Whats up y’all.

As time has gone on, one thing I have noticed about Greg is that he does not have a nickname. I know some of you are saying that we need to wait till he actually plays a game, but we are not going to. The Official Greg Oden Nickname Contest begins NOW!

So here is what you win if we deem your nickname the winner. For local Oregon residents you will receive a pair of 300 level tickets to the game of your choice, and non residents will receive an Official BoomShakalaka shirt!

All nicknames have to be submitted either on the The Official Greg Oden Nickname Contest post on BoomShakalaka.org, or under the post at the Yardbarker. All entries have to be in by the 20th of March 2008.

Here is some inspiration for you all!

This year has had it highs and its lows. We all expected lows, but these guys proved us wrong. Right now we are in a low point, but that does not mean we cannot go without a fight. Lets not play for the lottery, lets not play for business, lets play for the love of this game, and the only thing that matters in this game is WINNING!

Its always easy for a fan to talk this way. None of us really know what are in players hearts and minds, we speculate, we judge, but we never really actually know. People like myself never really know what these guys are like when the cameras are off. I can personally name many players that put on that smiling face just for the camera, and when I have met them in person when a camera is not around they snub me. But it is understandable. They don’t know who I am , I could be some crazy deranged fan looking to stalk them.

But these young players have shown a city hope. A new life, a new breath, everything we have wanted and more, and trust me more good things are to come. Everyone reading this that has a team that are above .600 and are playoff bound are wondering what the hell I am talking about. Everyone looks at our record of 33-31, and they say “what is all the excitement for ?” Well about this time last year we were at about 21 wins.  We are now at 33 and we have now surpassed last years record for wins. If the Blazers can pull off 40 wins without the “Franchise Beast” then I will consider this season a great success.

The 08-09 Season will be a strange season. I still anticipate losses, mainly because none of these guys have played with “The Dude” yet. I also anticipate a lot of movement in the guard positions in the off season. We might drop some folk, and we might pick some up as well. I think Pritch and company will deal their draft pick out with a trade for maybe a veteran guard. I love Jarrett Jack and Blake but we need consistency at that spot. There has been rumors of Brandon Roy moving over to the point when Rudy Fernandez comes along, but no one has staked a claim that “The Natural” will be a PG full time. It makes sense for BRoy to play the point, but with his addiction to injuries I would not think it would be the best place for him. The round mound would be happy as well, because we would no longer have “Midgets” in the back court.

So the lineup of the future is bright. But the big question that I have is the 3 spot. Martell Webster has got to be one of the most streakiest players I have ever witnessed. This guy is so damn good, I just don’t understand why he is so inconsistent. This year he really showed us a lot, but has he shown the Execs enough to hold on to him. Trout is turning into a full fledged baller. This guys game really reminds of Shawn Marion’s game, just a lot more exciting. But I think Pritch sees him as a huge bargaining chip, and that is something I don’t like. This guy could easily be the highest scorer on this team, and their is not doubt in my mind that he should be a starter. The only people I would like to see the Blazers try to pick up in the off season, is a PG, or another 3 guard. Possibly Andre Iguodala who is up for a qualifying offer from the 76ers at the end of this season, which I don’t think he will take. He will shop free agency and see who bites. But my suggestion to Pritch is deal Jack, and find a vet backup for BRoy at the point, and save the cash for the end of 08-09 season and either deal for Chris Paul or Deron Williams.

On that note here is my starting lineup for  the 08-09 season.

P Guard - Brandon Roy

2 Guard - Rudy Fernandez
3  Guard -  Travis Outlaw
PF - Lamarcus Aldridge
C - Greg Oden
So what are your opinions on next year?

I am really wondering if all this Agent Zero to Agent Hero junk is getting to this guys head. Once again he make an overzealous statement about being a max paid player. Where does he get off making all of these statements? He recently said in the Washington Times saying, “I’m still going to be the number one free agent. I mean on a bad leg I still average 22.” He then goes to tell to the Washington Times that he will be opting out of his contract this summer, because he thinks he is a “Max Player”. His words not mine.

So is anyone else getting sick this? So he averages 22 points a season for the past two years, but the thing is he has only really played one full season, since he missed so many games last year, and pretty much this entire season. To me Arenas is starting to seem more and more like Stephon Marbury. He has not shown us anything more then 22 points and 5.6 rebounds. I can name of 25 players with those stats that are not even close to max money.

So what is your opinion? Do 22 points and 5.6 rebounds a night deserve max money, like 16-20 million a year money? For a guy that is injury prone, brings drama to the team, and likes to shoot way to much, he sure does not seem like a max money man to me.

But I am not going to hate on a guy that is just trying to get more money. The list of positives for this guy are long as well, but lately his negatives have been outshining everything else this guy is about. I miss the underdog stories about the guy that worked hard to get to the top, but now it seems it has all gone to his head.

What’s a Agent Zero fan of the past to do?

So as I was recording the game today and GO was helping out the pregame staff. Caught some pretty damn good footage of GO working it out. This is a must see. You get UP CLOSE and PERSONAL with the big man. Seems like a pretty crazy schedule, from meeting with the First Lady and mean mugging her, then to working it out.

I hope you enjoy this one.

Video: A Day In The Life With Greg Oden

BURN, BURN it all DOWN! What a game, Lakers vs. Blazers! This time it was on our turf up in the Rose City. The Blazers are back running on 100% again. Everyone is back off the injured list. James Jones and BRoy are back, and boy did it help. Words cannot explain this game, but I sure and hell will try to put it down. 

Everyone was just straight killing it tonight. Even then newest edition to the team “Cookie” Von Wafer. BRoy has been nursing an ankle injury since the All Star break and has had no time to rest it. He missed the last two games and decided to make his debut back against the number one team in the West, and he was sensational. The Golden Boy was ‘dipsy doin’ everyone from Walton to the Mamba in the City of Roses tonight. I was told after the game that Walton could no longer have children because of the nasty crossover BRoy threw down on him. On a lighter note the world rejoiced as they heard of the news that finally the Walton finally could no longer produce horse faced athletes.

I thought about not writing about the officiating on this game but I just could not resist. It was by far the worst game of officiating I have ever seen. It honestly looked like they were trying to help the Lakers out. Every call went the way of the Lakers, it was just crazy. But who cares? The Blazers beat the Lakers once again in our fair city. The Lakers just cannot seem to get a win in the Rose Garden. The Blazers record against the Lakers in the Rose Garden is 17-6. The Lakers have the second worst record in the West when they perform in the Rose Garden.

When I say everyone was on fire I mean it. So now the breakdown! (You guys have been asking for it, so now I will give it back to you)

-Steve ‘The Turtle’ Blake was shooting lights out from the three. He went 5-9 behind the arch and finished with 15pts

-BRoy, or what I like to call him ‘The Slo Mo Fo Sho’ busted LA up with 20 points, 12 assists and 5 boards. He looked like a fullback tonight just mowing euro trash down.

-Jarrett Jack, the unibrow has them shook. Not to mention this guy looks like a descendant of ET Cassell. Best game of the year hands down for him. 21 points, 10 assists. 

-The Vanilla Gorilla wants to fight; you can see it in his eyes. Kobe didn’t want any; neither did the spokesman for ‘Soul Glo Euro’ Pau Gasol. The White back had the dodecagon on the boards tonight. 

-LMA was moon raking the hell out of everyone tonight. People started calling him the L-Train, but the L-Train is always parked, so Ill stick to LMA. 22 points, 8 rebounds. Ill say it once again, I would much rather have LMA’s 20 and 8 over Zebo’s 20-10 any day. Thank you Pritch!

-The Definition had a ho hum game, but who cares its Martell Webster, his damn name is ‘The Definition’. Still had good contributions from him with 9 points, and some added energy we needed.

-Trout, he is the future. I don’t think I have ever seen such an oxymoronic style of shooting. The form is so damn ugly but the follow through brings a tear to your eye. Trout is my man; I don’t even think they pay this guy with money. I heard he only plays for pulled pork and bbq spare ribs. I carry around a $100 gift card from Reo’s Ribs in my car hoping I will see Trout one day so I can give it to him. The dude loves his BBQ; I mean he is from the Oktibbeha County. BBQ is a way of life there.

-LLCoolJ, ‘Lakers Loathe Cool James’. He played a pretty darn good game for not playing in four weeks. I’m so glad he is back. The Blazers are 21-8 when he plays.  

-Baron Von Nilla Wafer played some good minutes this game and it looks like The General will be keeping him in rotation.

LA your streak is over. But Kobe still deserves another Championship and an MVP to go with it. No haters here, all respect is due to that guy.

This game in my mind is going to have to be the defining moment in this season turns around. The Playoffs are not out of site quite yet, they are far away, but this team is the only team I believe that could make a run for it, the position they are in is tough, but the West is crazy and anything could happen. 

They have this town on pin cushions every night but little known fact about Portlanders is that we are all masochists so we enjoy it!

More! More! More!

Greg Oden is sporting his new bad ass look. He looks like BA Barackas. He looks tough as hell. Keep that look man, just add the three lines above the ear. Grow it out and it will be crazy. You just need some crazy chains, and maybe you could roll around with some crazy ass white dudes in a bad ass van. Maybe Joel, Serge, and Steve can fight crime with you. Serge could be Face, Steve could be Murdoch, and Joel could be Hannibal.

Anyway man it looks bad ass. Keep it up, and keep pounding those weights.

I pity the fool that tries to dunk on me.

Here is a picture of it in HD

Sorry Greg, I had to do it.

The Portland Trail Blazers acquired guard Von Wafer from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for guard Taurean Green, it was announced today by general manager Kevin Pritchard.

Wafer, 22, posted averages of 1.3 points, 0.5 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 4.3 minutes in 21 games this season for the Nuggets.

“We want to thank Taurean Green and wish him all the best for the future, which I think will be a bright one in this league,” said Pritchard. “We had a positional need to fill with some of the injuries we’re having to endure and with Von Wafer we think we’re getting a player who can provide us with some offensive firepower.”

A third-year pro out of Florida State, Wafer was originally selected in the second round (39th pick overall) by the L.A. Lakers in the 2005 NBA Draft. During 38 career games with the Lakers, Clippers and Nuggets, he averaged 1.2 points, 0.5 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 4.3 minutes.

Green, 21, was selected by the Trail Blazers in the second round of the 2008 NBA Draft (52nd pick overall) out of Florida. In eight games with the Trail Blazers this season, he averaged 2.1 points, 0.5 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 5.5 minutes.

Now on to the good stuff. This is a horrible trade in my mind. Taurean Green never got a chance to prove himself. He led the National Championship team Florida Gators last year in points, and he is a spark plug. He did great in the D-League and summer league. The guy never got a chance to play. I understand that the Blazers do have to many PG’s but what is the point of this trade? I see no gains. Granted the Blazers are thinking that this guy can be developed like Trout, but I honestly cannot say anything about Von Wafer, other then his name is cool.

Taurean was a town favorite, maybe because he was goofy, and he seemed like a stand up guy.  But for some reason this trade actually bothers me, and upsets me. I cant put my finger on it, but it does.

So here is Von Wafer. I know what you are all thinking, he is not white. But with a name like that you would think so. But none the less I welcome him aboard. It has been heard though that he has a good shot, and has springs. He as well did great in the D-League. So this is a “meh” trade for me.

Well Sir Charles Barkley better known as the Round Mound got caught running his mouth again. The thing is he makes a lot of sense, but he stumbles a lot when he is talking about something he really does not know a lot about, so he comes off a little unintelligent. He also announced he will be running for Govenor of Alabama in 2014. I love his is utter disregard for everything. I wish I had the kahones to just say whatever was the first thing that came to my mind, even if it was wrong.

Once again this video shows how most athletes and movie stars should stick to the profession they know. But I guess you really cant say anything about that anymore, just look who got elected as the Governor of California.

But none the less this is a funny video. I love Sir Charles he is funny as hell.

Here is the link, since Breitbart and wordpress dont mix.

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/48184.html

So Here it is from a couple angles. It looks like a layup that was thrown in. Granted it was cool, but in sure and hell was no dunk. The Height and speed he had he could have pulled it off. Don’t Know why he didn’t, maybe he just got excited.

You be the judge, should it have counted. It was bad ass and he sure could have pulled it off, but he did not even touch the rim.