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I've had the black cherry one, it wasn't bad. Haven't seen the other one, or maybe I just didn't look close enough at all the bottles.

I'll take a team if there's an opening. Indy's my first choice, of course, but I won't be picky.

Tag Team World Cup American Bracket: (1) Canada vs (4) Cuba

If anyone's got a guy they'd like me to whip up a World title match with tomorrow, let me know.

You know, we've all speculated on how far the Bulls will go with Wallace...where do the Pistons rank in the East now? I'd say they're obviously still a playoff team, the 4th seed would probably be considered a success. I'm going to say they'll end up with the 5th or 6th seed.

Hornets re-sign Rasual Butler, and the Celtics sign Kevin Pittsnoogle to a two-year deal.

The rumored final cuts are looking to be Miller, Hinrich, and one of Battier, Bowen, or Jamison.

^ he's pretty much got it. The point I was *trying* to make was that it's not fair that the one guy who's there for more reasons than just money, who actually *wants* to play in Philly, is the guy who has to go. It's not Iverson's fault that King traded for Chris Webber. Or that he gave Willie Fucking Green a five-year deal. Or that he gave Kyle Korver close to $30 million. Or that he now has nothing to show for trading Keith Van Horn. (Philly fans may feel free to add to the list.) The Sixers are going to be horrible for more than "a couple years" if they trade Iverson. Not to mention the negative impact it will have on their fanbase as a whole. Obviously when it comes down to it, he's the one that has to go, because he's the only one anyone would trade for, except maybe Dalembert (hey, someone did trade for Tyson Chandler, after all). And I don't think it's right. I should have explained myself better.

The Sixers weren't doing bad until they traded for Chris Webber. They were two years removed from being the fourth seed in the East. Now, between Webber's selfishness and Green, Korver and Dalembert's contracts, they're in the situation they're in right now. To suggest that Iverson should be the casualty of all this is downright laughable.

Steiner kind of looks like a robot whose arms suddenly rusted and he couldn't move them.

I'd keep JJ on this team, but you don't really need him under normal circutstances when you have LeBron. LeBron does everything JJ does and does it all better, aside from 3-point shooting.

SCHIAVONE Fans Tony Schiavone here bringing you an update on the Tag-Team world cup along with Jesse Ventura VENTURA That’s Jesse “the International Body” Ventura SCHIAVONE As you all know the second round took place this week all over the world, great action VENTURA Oh definitely, it’s a huge chance for these guys to make an international break through, everyone is putting their best foot forward, we’ve seen some upsets and we’ve seen some great matches. SCHIAVONE Speaking of great matches, we’ve got highlights from what turned out to be a surprisingly competitive and close match, from Glasgow in Scotland VENTURA The team from Jamaica took on the Great Danes, the Danish representatives in this tournament in a match that lasted over 45 minutes! Of course we can’t show you all of it here tonight but it will be on the DVD release of the tournament. SCHIAVONE It was action from the word go, so let’s go to our man on the spot – Mr. Rowdy Roddy Piper reporting from Glasgow. We cut to Roddy Piper standing ringside in the arena in Glasgow, the arena is empty but the ring is still set up and some of the crew is seen in the background cleaning up. PIPER Thank you Jess and Timmy. It was a great match man, just a great match with both teams coming to fight. . . which is fortunate since it’s not a crochet competition. The Jamaican team of Denzel Spencer and Reggie Lamont, two easy going guys from Jamaica clashed with the latest Viking Invasion to hit Scotland, the team of Danish Dynamite and the King of Beers a.k.a. the Great Danes. Spencer and Lamont enter the arena to the smooth sounds of Stevie Wonder getting quite a positive reaction from the crowd after their upset win over Italy last week. Despite their cool, laid back appearance it’s obvious that both men are ready for action tonight. But while Team Jamaica is popular because of their win over Italy the Great Danes get an even more positive reaction, especially the King of Beers because of his love of the “golden drops” and his propensity for sharing that love with a few lucky fans at ringside. Dynamite seems extremely fired up while the King of Beers is his usual fun loving self having a beer and singing along with the crowd as they enter the arena. PIPER The Great Danes have wrestled extensively all over Europe the last couple of years so they’re no strangers to the Scottish crowd, even if their ancestors pillaged their country about a thousand years ago – wrestling: Makes you forgive and forget old grudges Piper wipes an imaginary tear from his eye before we’re sent back to highlights of the match. Danish Dynamite starts out with Reggie Lamont, two men who both like to use their power to their advantage. The red & white attack takes the early advantage on the Jamaican with a series of deep arm drags and leg work to control the pace and dictate the direction of the match. Dynamite demonstrates his power advantage over the taller Lamont by throwing the 6’4’’ man around with suplexes like it’s going out of fashion. FF >> Lamont ducks under a cross body block from the King of Beers and rolls over to his corner making the tag to Denzel Spencer. Spencer leaps over the top rope and then quickly takes the King of Beers down with an axe kick. Spencers combination of solid ground work and high flying moves turns the tide for Team Jamaica as the King of Beers brawling ways come up short time and again. FF >> Clothesline on the King of Beers in the corner, followed by a tag to Reggie Lamont who whips Denzel into the corner for a clothesline on their opponent followed by Lamont nailing the King of Beers with a clothesline of his own. The double team move is only enough to get a 2 count much to the delight of the crowd. FF >> After a bit of miscommunication on the Jamaican team the King of Beers is able to tag in Danish Dynamite and helps him leap into the ring by using the top rope as a slingshot sending the short powerhouse over the top clotheslining both opponents down. Dynamite quickly picks up Denzel and lands the Dynamite Blast on him but the pinfall is broken up by Reggie Lamont at the last moment. FF >> All four men are in the ring at the same time as the crowd is on the edge of their seats, the Great Danes team up to clothesline Denzel out of the ring before turning their attention towards Reggie Lamont. Dynamite lifts his opponent up on his shoulders as the King of Beers climbs the ropes ready to leap off and clothesline Lamont off Dynamite’s shoulders. Denzel leaps up on the apron and knocks the King of Beers off the top rope to the floor as Reggie Lamont flips forward rolling Danish Dynamite up with a victory roll ONE!! TWO!! THREE!! The crowd explodes in cheers as team Jamaica beats the odds once more and take the victory “The winners of the match in 46 minutes, 5 seconds TEAAAAAAAAAAAM JAMAICAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!” Both Dynamite and the King of Beers stare at their opponents, the tension and uncertainly in the arena is so thick you can cut it with a knife, after all they had just had a gruelling hard fought 45 minute match. Then the cheers erupt once more as the Danish team offers their opponents a handshake and then proceeds to raise Team Jamaica’s hands in the air as a sign of victory and respect. PIPER So now Team Jamaica moves on to the finals of the European bracket in Wembley on August 5th, after having beaten two teams with better seeds than they have they may just be the surprise of the tournament. As for the Danes, well they’re happy with having beaten their long time rivals the Swedes in the first round, they wish they could have gone further of course but that’s how it goes. Back to you Jesse and Timmy VENTURA Timmy (laughs) I’ll have to remember that one. SCHIAVONE Thank you Rodney Piper, and remember the full match as well as every other match in the World tag-team cup will be available on DVD later in the year. VENTURA That’s right Timmy *snickers* SCHIAVONE And we understand an ugly scene tonight in Manchester, as France scored an upset over the top-seeded UK team by devious methods. *Cut to the finish, which has a French nailing a Brit with brass knuckles and scoring the pin. The French are quickly rushed out by security as debris flies their way courtesy of English fans up in arms.* VENTURA Hey, they did what they had to do, Timmy, you gotta respect that! SCHIAVONE ...and they get the win, and at Wembley on the 5th, they'll take on the Jamaicans, it'll be the four-seed against the seven-seed! [img=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/alfdogg/EuropeanBracket3.jpg] VENTURA I'll tell you what, that was a great match with the Jamaicans and Denmark, both of those teams have a bright future! SCHIAVONE No question about it, and now the next bracket, and another big win for Team Heyross, they were in Kuwait taking on the Chinese today! VENTURA Look at the size of those guys, Timmy! SCHIAVONE Both over seven feet tall, we understand... *Footage is shown of Quentin Benjamin trying to take down one of them with shoulderblocks. SCHIAVONE ...but as we know, size isn't everything in professional wrestling! *Cut to the finish, where a Chinese has Moss set up for a powerbomb, when Benjamin knocks him to the mat with a missile dropkick. Moss then grabs the legs, and manages to turn him over into the MOSSY KNOLL~!!!, getting the submission.* [img=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/alfdogg/AsianBracket3.jpg] SCHIAVONE So Team Heyross victorious, and they'll go to the Tokyo Dome to take on the homeland Japanese team on August the 5th! The Japanese victorious over Australia, in what was a real donnybrook, we understand. [img=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/alfdogg/AmericanBracket3.jpg] SCHIAVONE And you saw earlier tonight another great showing from the Canadian team as they put away the Cubans, so on August 5th, they'll take on the team from Mexico, who won against the Germans, that match will take place at New York's Shea Stadium! And now, onto the final bracket: [img=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/alfdogg/AfricanBracket3.jpg] SCHIAVONE It'll be the Lithuanians, after their victory over Finland, taking on the Egyptians, who defeated the Iranian team, that match will take place in South Africa at Soccer City, again, that's August the 5th, and all those matches will be televised by OAOAST TV! VENTURA Should be a great night of action, Timmy! SCHIAVONE ...let's go to...

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[i]Conga[/i] by Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine hits and the Cuban team walks through the curtains. They have various interactions with fans as they walk down the aisle. COLE And we're ready for more World Cup action! BUFFER [i]The following is a second-round matchup in the Tag Team World Cup tournament! It is scheduled for one fall, with a 20-minute time limit! Introducing the first team, representing Cuba, at a combined weight of 503 pounds...introducing first, from Havana, Cuba...CARLOSSSSSSSSSSSS CONNNNNNNNNNCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEPCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCIONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!! His partner, from Bayamo, Cuba...ISSSSSSSSSSMAELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL SANTIAGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!![/i] COLE Ismael Santiago is the larger of the two, in the long blue tights, weighing in at around 260. His partner in the long red tights, is Carlos Concepcion, weighing in the 240's. The Cubans step in the ring and gesture at the fans, as [i]Tom Sawyer[/i] by Rush hits and an enormous pop follows it as the Canadians make their way out, high-fiving the fans. BUFFER [i]Their opponents, representing Canada...at a combined weight of 485 pounds...first, hailing from Thunder Bay, Ontario..."AFTER HOURS" FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFELIXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRUTTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! His partner, hailing from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan...KENNNNNNNNNNNN PANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNTERAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA![/i] COLE And what a reaction from the crowd here in Toronto! The Canadians pose on the buckles to a big pop, then jump down as the referee calls for the bell. *DING DING DING* COACH You know, Cole, the thought just occured to me, why wasn't the Cuban Wall selected to compete for the Cuban side? COLE I would presume that the countries preferred to choose people of high character as well as great wrestlers. COACH So that's more important than winning? I think Wall would have been a great representative for the Cuban team! Concepcion and Strutter meet in mid-ring, and Concepcion sticks his hand out for a handshake. When Strutter goes to accept, however, Concepcion grabs the hand and slaps Strutter across the face! The crowd boos mightily. COACH Hey! COLE Well, maybe I spoke too soon! Strutter wipes his face as Concepcion gloats, then when he turns around, Strutter hits him with a dropkick! Strutter then picks Concepcion up and whips him into the ropes, then backs into the ropes himself, coming off with a spinning wheel kick! Strutter then tags in Pantera, and Concepcion backs off. COLE Great speed and agility on the part of Felix Strutter, and now the power man, Ken Pantera in there! Concepcion gets up to his knees and sticks his hand out for another handshake. COLE Yeah, like that'll work again! The crowd reacts negatively, but Pantera motions for them to calm down, then asks Concepcion to stand up. Concepcion stands, and Pantera sticks his hand out. COLE Well, wait a minute here! COACH You know, these guys are impressive athletes, but they're not too bright, are they? Concepcion looks at Pantera for a minute, then grabs the hand...and Pantera squeezes, prompting a yell from Concepcion, who almost immediately drops back down to his knees! COACH ...ok, I stand corrected. Pantera then brings Concepcion's hand to the mat, and stomps it! He then whips Concepcion to the ropes, and catches him on the rebound with a BIG clothesline! Concepcion quickly scoots to his corner, and tags in Santiago, who slowly steps into the ring. COLE Looks like we're going to have a power matchup right now! Santiago gets in the face of Pantera. COACH The big man not intimidated by the Canadians! The two men jaw at each other, then Santiago bumps Pantera back with his chest. Pantera approaches once again, and gets shoved off. Pantera shoves back, then Santiago rakes the eyes. Pantera is sent into the ropes, but ducks a clothesline and delivers one of his own! Santiago gets up, and Pantera scoops him up for a slam, turning around to show the crowd from all angles, then plants him in the middle of the ring! Concepcion comes in, but Pantera catches him, pressing him up into the air, and letting him drop right onto his partner! Pantera then shoves Concepcion off and goes for a cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Pantera tags Strutter back in, and slingshots him inside, with Strutter flipping over the ropes and catching Santiago in a SPINNING HURRICANRANA~! COACH WOW! COLE More great agility shown by "After Hours" Felix Strutter! The Cubans retreat to their corner, as the crowd cheers. COLE And so far, it's been all Canada in this one! The Cubans confer, and Concepcion steps back inside. He quickly goes for a right hand, but Pantera blocks and starts hammering away, then lifts him up in a PRESS SLAM~! and tosses him to the mat like yesterday's garbage! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Pantera wrings the arm of Concepcion, then tags Strutter back in. Strutter goes to the top, and comes down with a chop to the joint! Strutter then wrings the arm himself and fires off more chops. COLE Felix Strutter, from nearby Thunder Bay, hammering away on Carlos Concepcion of Havana! Strutter hooks Concepcion, and delivers a snap suplex! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Pantera is tagged back in, and stalks Concepcion into a corner. Santiago jumps in and hammers Pantera from behind, then the Cubans whip Pantera across the ring, but Pantera bounces out and scores with a double clothesline! Santiago rolls back out, and Pantera delivers a side slam to Concepcion, then tags Strutter, who springs in with a guillotine legdrop! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Concepcion takes a second to regroup, then goes for a tieup. Strutter grabs a side headlock, then Concepcion pushes him off into the ropes, then drops down, and after Strutter hops over, he catches a knee to the lower back from Santiago on the outside! COLE Nice move by Santiago, and the Cubans may have just caught their first big break of this match! Concepcion drops down and puts on a chokehold, breaking at the referee's four-count. Santiago then tags in, and lifts Strutter in a slam position, carrying him around the ring, before performing a SHOULDERBREAKER~! COLE One of the favorite moves of Santiago, we're told, will it be enough? 1... 2... Kickout! COACH Not yet! Santiago whips Strutter into the ropes, but Strutter ducks a clothesline and hooks a crucifix! 1... 2... Kickout! Santiago clotheslines Strutter down, then tags Concepcion back in. Concepcion whips Strutter into the corner, but eats feet on a charge! Santiago steps into the ring, distracting the referee as Strutter makes the tag! COLE Tag made, but no referee! The referee turns around and forces Pantera out, as Concepcion holds Strutter up for a BIG BOOT~! from Santiago! COACH It's not a Cuban Wall-esque boot, but it'll do! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! COLE Two-count only! COACH I'll tell you what, Cole, the Cubans really using their heads in there, we could be on our way to an upset! Concepcion picks up Strutter, who hammers to the midsection, then goes to the ropes for another crucifix...but Concepcion drops back to the mat! Concepcion arrogantly lays back... 1... 2... NO! Shoulder up! COLE And this crowd getting behind the Canadians! Santiago tags in once again, and hops up to the second rope. He takes time to play to the crowd, which meets him with boos, then jumps off...and is met with a foot to the face! COLE Santiago took too much time, and now Strutter needs to tag! Strutter pulls himself across the ring, and makes the tag! COLE And the referee saw that one, and Pantera in there now! Pantera delivers a clothesline to Concepcion! Then one to Santiago! Pantera shouts out to the Toronto crowd, then delivers a running powerslam to Concepcion, then sets up Sanitago, lifting him for a vertical suplex, and bringing him down into a URINAGE~! COLE That's the finishing move of Ken Pantera! Here's the cover... 1... 2... NO! Concepcion saves! Pantera gets up and hammers on Concepcion, as Strutter knocks Santiago to the floor with a baseball slide! Pantera whips Concepcion hard into a corner, and Strutter hits a boot to the gut, and plants him with the ANGEL'S WINGS~!!! COLE He calls that the Thunder Bay Throttle, and that'll do it! 1... 2... 3!!! *DING DING DING* The crowd EXPLODES. COLE And Canada advances again! BUFFER [i]The winners of the match...TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM CANADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!![/i] COACH I've got to say, these guys are really starting to win me over, Cole! COLE So Canada will go to Shea Stadium on August 5th to face the winner of Mexico and Germany! We'll have a full update and Team Heyross highlights later, another big win for them against the Chinese! But right now, let's go to Josh!

He must have just deleted his blog, because I can't see it either.

The thing with Battier is, you want a guy who can play lockdown D without worrying about it sapping him on offense. Battier's sole purpose on offense is to hit the open 3 and keep the defense honest. Carmelo's not getting cut. The media will cry if he does. Apparently they need one guy who's not really good in any area of the game other than scoring a lot.

I guess the Salmons signing means Wells won't be back. Interesting to see where he lands. It would almost certainly have to be a sign-and-trade at this point.

Fair enough. At this point, it's easy to believe anything that comes out of that organization. btw, Powell and Marshall could be waived after the AJ trade is complete, and Darrell Armstrong said he's retiring after this season. Meaning we'll end up with nothing to show for a potential starting PG.

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...AND they're letting Fred Jones walk to Toronto. WTF are we thinking? How do we trade Jackson now? So much for "the culture has to change", I guess.

Speaking of sucking balls, the Pacers just traded AJ for Darrell Fucking Armstrong. Meaning we're probably stuck with Tinsley for another season. I guess Carlisle's counting on Daniels to play a lot of PG, or something, but after the playoffs AJ had, they could have tried to get someone under 60 in exchange for him.

Whoops I haven't seen Pitch Black in stores yet, either. :'( I did find some in a machine outside a grocery store by accident.

AFAIK it's the exception and the pick(s).

I prefer to rank players by their position, rather than just one big list like this one. Perimeter players generally are more talented than big men.