PhilAsify 101

So the Spurs threw away their championship chances this post-season and have been eliminated in the Western Conference Finals by the Oklahoma City Thunder, thus utterly squashing my attempt at predicting the Champions in my blog a week ago. It's all good. I didn't like them anyway (Go Rockets!)  nor was I really rooting for them (other than just to prove my point). Thought I was making an educated guess but the Thunder blasted my hypothesis real quick and pissed all over the scientific method.   I admit it, I was wrong. I'm not Nostradamus and predicting the future is haram anyway. Let's just move on. On a brighter note, Kevin Durant solidified himself as a bonafide Superstar, which I am glad for because he deserves it. He's proved that he can be a leader on top of being an elite scorer. I actually will declare that he has stolen the nicknames of Paul Pierce and Allen Iverson and is now both the Truth and the Answer. Kudos to KD. Also I am officially on the Ja...

Okay, you got me. This blog was an excuse to show off this sweet pic! Now it's no secret that I'm a big basketball fan and I love my Houston Rockets and yearn for the days when Houston was a respected and feared team across the league like the days of my seven-foot brother Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon. Unfortunately, those days aren't going to be repeated anytime soon as the Rockets are a young and rebuilding team after losing Yao Ming to injury retirement. That being said, the Playoffs haven't been all that appealing to me other than enjoying seeing teams I hate get dismantled like both LA Teams getting eliminated, rival champions the Dallas Mavericks get stomped from the first round and the Miami Heat struggling. I was happy to see the Jazz (who snared a playoff spot from the Rockets and every Houston fans know our bitter history) get swept by the Spurs. And it's looking very much like the Spurs are going to take the titles once again. Yeah the ...