Back for Another Reign?

WCBias — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:46:00 +0000

There’s been a Shawn Kemp sighting, courtesy SLAM magazine, which used to feature the Reign Man on a regular basis (stop filling out those TPS reports at work and watch his top 10 dunks now).
Kemp, the former All-Star forward from the former Seattle SuperSonics, is talking comebacks again and is considering taking his game to Italy.
I guess playing overseas is all the rage. LeBron James might consider it (yeah right ESPN, and I’m slated to run the point for the Cavs in ’09). Little Earl Boykins is playing in Italy, too, and Carlos Arroyo, Josh Childress and Brandon Jennings look like they’re headed overseas as well.
Apparently Kemp, 38, has cleaned up his act and is “slimmed down and in good shape. His hard partying days seem to be over.”
His son, Shawn Kemp Jr., is an incoming freshman at Washington, so if you can’t see Senior hoop it up in Italy, at least you can watch one of his dozen kids ball.

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Trivia time: So how many kids does Kemp really have? According to Wikipedia, it’s only seven.: and on top of running the point for the Cavs, I’m also starting up a new franchise in Seattle if you believe that one.
At least Kemp is taking care of them all, however many there are:
“You’ll never hear any stories about me not taking care of my kids,” he said.

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Speaking of Kemp, I’m wondering what to do with my old and new school Kemp jerseys, now that both the Reign Man and Sonics are history. Post your suggestions below. Craziest idea wins you a free trip to Oklahoma City.

Thank the East!

Ryantific — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:40:00 +0000

We here at WCBias, are really passionate about sports on the West Coast. But every once in a while we have to give the East some props. For example, props to the East for having the weaker conference in the NBA. With the NBA Draft determined yesterday, the West has to be thankful that the East took the top two draft picks. If they had not, there could have been some real trouble for playoff-bound teams on the West Coast. Imagine if teams like the Warriors or the Blazers got one of the top three picks. The West Coast would have to try to handle a starting Portland team of Oden, Roy, Aldrige, Outlaw and Rose. Or what about a Warriors team of Jackson, Davis, Ellis, Harrington and Beasley. The Western Conference is tight enough.

Chances were slim of these two teams getting a top three pick. Only two of the West Coast teams had better than a 1% chance of any of the coveted picks. Although the Bulls were able to take advantage of their 1.7% chance. The Sonics were the one Western Conference team to get a Top 3 pick, but they had better than a 17% chance of doing so. Unfortunately for the Sonics, their emotional battle with the city and the possible relocation from Seatle to Oklahoma doesn’t make them a huge threat to the Western race for a few years.

A close call for the West. Thank you Eastern Conference. Thank you.

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Back for Another Reign?

Thank the East!