Old School KG Ad… In Korean November 29, 2008

From back in the day… when KG was with Nike.

This might be best viewed in a mind-altered state.  Bookmark it and comeback when you have the munchies.

Jason Kidd Going Overseas August 26, 2008

"I came for the gold medal, I stayed for the shoes made by cheap sweatshop labor."

Ok… so he’s not playing overseas… but he IS hawking Chinese shoes.  The Sporting News brings us word that Jason Kidd has dumped Nike to wear Peak shoes.  If you want to see more photos… including close ups of his shoes and a lot of things you can’t read… go here.

So Kidd joins Shane Battier on the Peak roster.  Hmmm… a role player and washed up star.  Way to build that roster.  Meanwhile… Yao Ming is wearing Reebok.  The hottest American star in China, Kobe Bryant, (and most of the league) is decked out in Nike.   I’ve got KG and Dwight Howard selling me Addidas… Dwyane Wade hawking Converse (a Nike brand). 

Do really think a role player and washed-up spousal abuser are going to make your big splash?  Only if you buy me off with a LOT of free stuff.

Pierce On ESPN Radio August 15, 2008

ESPN 2 Screen Capture

So Paul was on the radio today.  He did an OK job (slow start… but he got better by the end). 

Among the little revelations in the show:

• Wyc Grousebeck has 6 ring prototypes at his house right now… and Paul’s invited over to help pick which one will be the ring.
• Wyc may or may not be lying about beating Ray Allen in golf.  Each was on the show and each said he took the other’s money.
• The hardest guy to guard in the NBA is LeBron James.
• The Celtics WILL repeat.
• Pierce is a big-time tennis fan, and thinks Rafael Nadal has now surpassed Federer
• Paul has never met fellow Nike guy Tiger Woods (this seems surprising to me)
• Pierce really enjoys deep sea fishing, and has caught a 7 foot shark. 
• He’d like to go play in Europe once his NBA career is over

He also talked about the Vegas incident.  He joked that he was pulled over by a Lakers fan and was charged with DWC: Driving With Championship.  That was the line of the morning.  He went on to explain that he was driving home after a boxing match and trip to the casino.  He was pulled over for failing to signal a turn… and cuffed because of his intimidating size (which is what the cops told him).

All in all, good show.  Pierce broke down some football… predicted the Chargers would go 11-5 and Tampa Bay would go 10-6… and said the Jets would not make the playoffs even with Brett Favre.  The show just ended 20 minutes ago… so I’ll update this post with some links once they’re up.

UPDATE

Here’s a video of Mike Greenberg trying on The Truth’s Gucci hat…. and looking very un-Pierce like.  The reason I’m not posting other show clips right now is because you have to be an “Insider” to get to the interviews with Wyc and Danny and stuff.  If you are so inclined… here’s the link to their show page.

What’s Wrong With This? July 25, 2008

We live in a land of hypersensitivity.  So it’s no shock that Nike’s new ad campaign that, among other things, features a player getting a mouth full of scrotum is pissing a few people off.  Apparently, the phrase “that ain’t right” while the red dude is sniffing jock strap is being misinterpreted as homophobic.  If anything, it looks like someone from Penn State with a grudge against Ohio State works at an ad agency. 

I guarantee you the people who are pissed at this have never set foot on a basketball court.  They have no idea that the only thing not right about that scene is the Penn State guy embarrassing the Buckeye dude like that… possibly in front of his girlfriend and/or parents. 

The whole ad campaign (seen here) is all about Nike shoes giving you the ability to embarrass fools who decide to impede your progress to the rim.  And everyone knows that it’s impossible to stop someone wearing Nike sneakers (I’m a size 14, Nike rep who trolls blogs.  Email me for delivery address). 

Seriously… people need to get a life.

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I’m going to have to go ahead and call BS on Paul Pierce… he says Team USA needs gold more than the C’s needed a title.  I guess he can say that now that we won a title.  Don’t know if you saw, but Monta Ellis re-upped with the Warriors:  6 years, $11 per.  Oh… and the flood of player who might go to Europe now includes Jason Kidd.

It’s This Crap Again July 3, 2008

One thing ruined the 1992 Dream Team steamrolling of the World for me:  All that crap about the logo on the official warm-ups.  Jordan and other Nike pitch-men didn’t want to display the Reebok logo.  Some guys wore the warm-ups wide open… others (like Jordan in the above photo) concealed the logo with a flag.

I always hated that.  I thought it was tasteless.  And now this whole logo thing coming up again.

Nike put out this photo out because it got to design the new uniforms.  Can you guess which member of Team USA is NOT a Nike guy?

Yep… it’s Dwight Howard… who happens to be an Adidas guy.   CNBC has a fantastic breakdown of how this photo was arranged so Dwight didn’t display Nike’s logo.  Among them:

Coach K is sitting. When a team stands, a coach normally stands. Why is this significant? Because Coach K’s left foot just happens to be blocking the adidas logo on Dwight Howard’s left foot. Intentional?

Yeah… I’d say so.  And Coach K looks thrilled to be involved.

Paul Pierce Commercials May 2, 2008

My blatant attempts to get free stuff from big corporations by posting their commercials haven’t gone well… but I think that’s because I’m not trying hard enough.

So this isn’t just one Paul Pierce commercials… its an entire Paul Pierce Nike ad campaign.  Its all set on the outdoor courts of Inglewood.  The end of the first ad gives Nike’s Korean website so it must have run (or is currently running) there.

One note to Korea:  You need to step up your game on Red’s Army.  You’re currently 21st on the list of 57 countries that have Red’s Army readers.  Taiwan is smoking you… and The Philippines… well… the Philippines has the second most RedsArmy.com readers in the world (seriously).  C’Mon Korea… you make so much of my stuff… the least you can do is spread the Celtics gospel from the Red’s Army Bible. 

And NIke:  size 14, please (in case you forgot).

(By the way… I know I can’t be the only one that wants to fight someone when I hear those Nike Sparq Training Ads.  Well… Here’s the music.  “I’ve got a list of demands…. written on the palm of my hands…”)