On The Hardwood...

Handfuls of games at the collegiate and professional levels, but nothing too significant went down Tuesday night. 

NBA Basketball...

The Rockets won again. They're now 8-1 since T-Mac hung it up for the year...Chauncey had 34 in his return to The Palace. He received a standing ovation when announced during the starting lineups...A.I. sat out, but D-Town won their third straight...KB24 had 31, and The Goods had just 2 points, but still found a way to contribute, grabbing 13 boards, to go along with 8 assists, and  6 blocks.

Scores From Around The League...3/3/09

Suns 99, Magic 111

Bulls 80, Bobcats 96

Nuggets 95, Pistons 100

Nets 99, Buck 95

Warriors 118, T'Wolves 94

Raptors 97, Rockets 107

Pacers 117, Kings 109

Grizzlies 89, Lakers 99

NCAA Basketball...

#8 Michigan St. beat Indiana to clinch the Big Ten title...Gerald Henderson helped #7 Duke hold off #24 Florida St., scoring 9 of his 21 in the final 2 minutes. He also grabbed a career-high, 10 boards...#25 Syracuse continued their fight to get off the bubble and into the tournament, crushing Rutgers by 30 for their 4th win in their last 5...#14Gonzaga capped off their regular season with a victory over 50 point win over USC Upstate. They've won 16 of their last 17, with the one loss coming in their non-conference showdown vs. Memphis...Double-double machine Jon Brockman had 16 and 10 to lead #13 Washington to the W. They've won 8 of their last 10, and sit atop the Pac-10. Stop Sleepin!!!!

Top 25 Scores From Around The Nation...3/3/09

#24 Florida St. 81, #7 Duke 84

#8 Michigan St. 65, Indiana 59

#10 Wake Forest 65, Maryland 63

Seattle 60, #13 Washington 87

USC Upstate 40, #14 Gonzaga 90

Virginia 57, #19 Clemson 75

Rutgers 40, #25 Syracuse 70

Also, shouts out to ET at Ohio St. My man had 22, 9 assists and , and 5 boards in 37 minutes in their win over Iowa.

Via: ESPN

Fresh Kicks...Dem Yeezy's!!!

'09 Yeezy Spring Collection...

Here's the first batch of Air Yeezy's set to drop this Spring.

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn.

Release Date: TBD

Hyperdunk x Nike iD

Starting March 17, the Nike Hyperdunks will be available on Nike iD, but you can start designing now at Nike iD.

Via: sneakernews

New Music....

It's The Remix Baby...

Keri Hilson Feat. T-Pain & Lil' Wayne - Turnin Me On (rmx)

BURNER!!!! Everybody killed it....Don't sleep on Ms. Hilson's album.

Via: Onsmah

Dunk Of The Week...

LOL, wow....

NBA Basketball...

Only a handful of games in The League Monday night...Highlights: The Heat and Cavs faced off, so you know LBJ and D. Wade had to put on a show. The King finished with 42, including 6 treys, and 8 boards to lead the Cavs to the W, while Flash had 41, 9 assists, and 7 rebounds. Mo Williams also chipped in 30...

The Hornets are on a roll. David West has been playing out of his mind lately. 30 and 10 Monday night to lead the Hornet's to a victory. His last 5 games: nearly 29 and 10. He's spearheaded the Hornets current 5-game winning streak. Also, the reemergence of Tyson Chandler has been huge. Over that 5-game period, he's been good for 11 and 11. 

Scores From Around The League...3/2/09

Hornets 98, 76ers 91

Hawks 98, Wizards 89

Cas 107, Heat 100

Mavs 87, Thunder 96

Spurs 106, Clippers 78

Via: ESPN

NCAA Basketball...

Just one Top 25 game Monday night...#16 Villanova took care of Notre Dame, 77-60. Scottie Reynolds had 23, 6 boards, and 5 assists.

Peep this week's new Top 25 rankings. UCONN's back on top. 

Two Weeks Till The Big Day....Joe Lunardi Speaks....

Via: ESPN

New Music....

New KiD CuDi!!!

KiD CuDi - Sky Might Fall

After first listen, its decent. But it will definitely grow. Plus, the way some niggas is buzzed off CuDi right now, it don't even matter how it sounds.

Chef Raekwon Speaks & Spits A Freestyle....

That shit got me extra-geeked, no homo.

DJ Enuff & The LOX Choppin It Up...

Young C & Jabari Studio Session...

Part 2...

Watch this Jabari album be off the chain, simply cause of the features. 

Via: onsmash & nahright

Fresh Kicks...Straight HEAT!!!

AJ XII's ON THE WAY!!!!!

I was blessed enough to wake up to these. They dropped a few years ago, but Jordan's bringing 'em back as a limited release this May. 

Air Jordan XII "Nubuck"- Black/White/University Blue...

Copped, no questions asked.

Release Date: May 2009

Magic VII's...

Jordan is continuing the Collezione Pack concept with the "60+" pack. They'll include two shoes Mike went for 60+ in - something he did 5 times. One of those was against Orlando, hence, here;s the Orlando Magic colorway.

Air Jordan VII "60+ Pack"- White/Varsity Royal/Black...

These are just samples, but shit. The pics speak for themselves. 

Release Date: TBD

YEEZY'S!!!!!!!

Peep the quickstrikes set to drop this month......

Nike Air Yeezy - Zen Grey/Light Charcoal...

Masterpieces. Hopefully the hypebeasts don't kill these (they will).

Release Date: TBD - sometime THIS MONTH

Foamposite Lite Info......

Here's more pics of the Neon Royal Foamposite Lite's...

Nike Foamposite Lite - Black/Neon Royal

Heat Rock.

Release Date: Available Now

And the KryptoNate Foamposite's are set to drop at House Of Hoops NY, March 17. Good luck...

"KryptoNate" Nike Foamposite Lite...

Via: sneakernews

Chicago Pastors Back Burris

Sen. Roland Burris went to his base Sunday with an appearance at a black church.

He arrived at New Covenant Baptist Church in a flying wedge of supporters and avoided reporters by leaving through a side door.

Ministers gathered at the church at 740 E. 77th St. chided journalists at a news conference in the lobby. They said reports about Burris' son winning a plum state job are an attack on his family.

The Illinois Democrat has been under fire for his contacts with the Blagojevich administration before his appointment to the Senate.

The ministers also said Burris, the only black U.S. senator, is being held to a different standard than the 99 white senators.

"He hasn't done anything that's indictable," said Rep. Bobby Rush, who added that many politicians calling for Burris to resign have "stalking horses" ready for test-runs for his seat.

Full story here.

Via: The Chicago Sun-Times

Hip-Hop Video Of The Week...

Raekwon - Incarcerated Scarfaces...

"I move rhymes like retail, make sure shit sell, from where we at to my man cell"

It's Chef Rae....nuff said.

NCAA Basketball...

Michigan St. is ready. Last Sunday it was a win over Wisconsin and this Sunday it was a win over Illinois at Assembly Hall. And with the 74-66 victory over Illinois, they clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title. After coming into the season with high expectations, the Spartans got smashed by Maryland and North Carolina in the early weeks of the season, and then fell under the radar. Since those losses, they're 22-3. Tom Izzo, one of the best coaches in the nation, finally has the team buying into the system, defending, and everyone on the roster is performing and executing their roles. 

The Spartans, when playing at their best - the way the have been over the past week or so - have the depth, talent, and coaching to hang with anybody in the country. Outside of North Carolina, the Spartans are arguably the deepest team in the nation. They're loaded with guards, including Kalin Lucas, Travis Walton, Chris Allen, and Durrell Summers, to go along with versatile forwards Delvon Roe and Raymar Morgan, a centers, Goran Suton and Marquise Gray. The 6-foot, speedy Lucas and 6-10 Goran Suton are the keys. Lucas' to push the rock, penetrate and finish, and knock down open jumpers make him the catalyst to the Spartans offense, which is predicated on moving the ball down the court and scoring in their secondary break. Suton, who I swear has been there for 8 years, is the anchor for Michigan St. on the interior. He's not a shot blocker at all, but his post defense and ability to clean the glass must be on point for the Spartans to win games. And they have been - 16 points and 10 boards vs. Wisconsin and 8 and 10 vs. Illinois. It's not his scoring that they need, but his presence must be felt. 

What makes the Spartans most dangerous is their balance. Anyone can be called on to step up. They are legitimately 10 or 11 guys deep, and again, Tom Izzo's coaching cannot be undermined. Just watch how hard the Spartans pressure the ball on D and the intensity they play with. Watch how the wings run the floor every possession. Watch the set plays you see over and over week in and week out. Their success is predicated on execution. If that happens, there's a good chance they'll be playing in Detroit.