From Escoria Films, Here's Pepe... with his pick for the finals!

Well, Pepe did call it.

Escoria Films founder Pepe Billete weighed in with his thoughtful analysis of the game. (This made us laugh so hard we cried).

R.I.P. Nancy Lopez-Ruiz

Gen n sends it condolences to the family and friends of Nancy Lopez-Ruiz , the Miami Heat dancer who was killed Friday evening in Ft. Lauderdale. The Sun Sentinal has the story here, and the Herald here. And you can view a message from the Heat's Eric Woolworth at the main Miami Heat page.

Sasha Alexandre Torres on the Lebron Trade

What is the media and basket ball fans missing in their assessment of the James/Wade/Bosh trade?? Including Charles Barkley who insinuated that Lebron James would lose credibility for not having won his ring in Cleveland.
Fact: Lebron James announces after a long deliberation and into a media circus that he is leaving to play for Miami with his friends Wade and Bosh. Jaws drop. Dan Gilbert in his less than elegant address to Cleveland fans suggests that Lebron James is “narcissistic” an “ego maniac” and a “traitor”.
What becomes apparent in the famous letter by Mr. Gilbert is that we have scorned owner, naturally feeling that he made Lebron what he is and therefore feeling that Lebron should be in his debt.
I ask Mr. Gilbert this; where was this so called loyalty when you fired Mike Brown in May? By all standards he was the best coach in Cav basketball history having recently won a coach of the year by the NBA. Where were these staples of human dignity, brotherhood, sticking with your team? I’ll tell you where? Nowhere. A business decision was made ....

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Shaq wants to fight you! Sort of.

Gen ñ misses Shaq Diesel in South Florida - for the fun, the levity the good humor he brings to his good fortune. It makes everybody take themselves a lil lighter. Which ain't bad and is much needed. Anyway, Shaq takes on the world - competing vs. Ben Rothlisburger at Football, then competing at swimming against Michael Phelps, getting into the ring with the former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya, Facing Pujols in a home run derby and, playing beach volleyball against the Olympic gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh - all for his new TV show on ABC. Kick their ass Shaq! That's how Joe Rhodes put it in the Times. Read all about it HERE.