NBA Spoof.."Where Caucasian Happens"

For whatever reason, white guys in the NBA tend to get a pretty bad rap. Ever since Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson came out with 'White Men Can't Jump' in 1992, sports enthusiasts have debated and even mocked the role of caucasian players in the league over the years. The game has taken on a noticeably darker hue since the 90's when I started really following the game. 

The Cunninlynguists brought more attention to the issue with their latest, a spoof of the NBA's "Where Amazing Happens Campaign..."

NBA teams spoof funny commercials for playoffs

By now we've all seen the Heineken commercial where the woman is showing her friends her massive walk-in closet. The screams of the exuberant ladies are soon overshadowed by the squeals of the men in the next room who are enthralled at the husband's walk in refrigerator stocked with beers..

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have spoofed that commercial for the playoffs, substituting beers for new sneakers for the whole team:

Not to be outdone, the New Orleans Hornets have spoofed the Cash 4 Gold commercials for their series with the Denver Nuggets. My personal favorite Cash 4 Gold commercial is the one featuring Ed McMahon & MC Hammer...

Seeing as how New Orleans got handled last night and lost by 58 pts, maybe they should have saved their TV antics for after the season. The commercial is pretty funny though. Enjoy.

Life Lessons from the most interesting man in the world

"His reputation is expanding faster than the universe. He once had an awkward moment just to see how it feels. He lives vicariously through himself. He is the most interesting man in the world..."

I've been a fan of Dos Equis ever since Spring Break '07 in Cancun, and this new campaign is absolutely genius. More so than just TV spots, the 'Most Interesting' campaign also features a Cirque de Soleil meets Ripley's Believe it or Not meets cabaret type show called, you guessed it...'The Most Interesting Show in the World.' There's also a bunch of funny/interesting stuff on the website.

In case you haven't caught any of the spots on TV yet, here's my personal favorite. 

The Most Interesting Man in the World on pick up lines:

"...There's a time and a place for them. The time is never. You can figure out the place on your own. Stay thirsty my friends." 

LOL. I love it.

And this is why we love March Madness

A few days back in my March Madness post, I wrote about a series of commercials I saw on selection Sunday by Nike that featured highlights of various great tournament performances from the last few years or so. 

The commercial that I have seen the most on air involves a police officer from Illinois who gives a speeding ticket to a driver from North Carolina for doing 36 in a 35 mph zone. The cop is still bitter over UNC's defeat of Illinois in the 2005 championship game...

There is one where a father in Washington State won't speak to his daughters new boyfriend because of what Richard Hamilton did against the Univ. of Washington in the 1998 NCAA Tournament. 

In my favorite spot, and the one that I saw first, a Texas fan is dejected on his daughters birthday because her birthday also marks the anniversary of Carmelo Anthony and the Syracuse Orange ousting Texas in the 2003 Final Four en route to a National Championship that year. 

The common thread here is that these games leave lasting impressions on sports fans. The upsets, the "cinderellas," all of it. Some critics have said that this year's Sweet 16 with the top 12 seeds advancing is anti-climactic, but I think it allows teams to end the debate and prove who really is the best team in the land. You have to beat the best to be the best right? Well, that certainly seems to be the case this season.

March Madness is officially upon us

This week begins one of my favorite times of the year. Spring is around the corner, baseball season starts in a few weeks... Oh...and the NCAA tournament begins this week!

The selection committee has made their picks, the brackets have been set, and now the road to Detroit has been paved for all 65 teams. The questions now become, which teams will run out of gas? Which teams will shock some people? Which teams will underachieve? Which teams have the talent and intestinal fortitude to survive the slugfest that is the NCAA Tournament, and make it to Detroit for a chance to lift that much sought after trophy?

The Big East, which by most accounts was the best conference in the land this year comprises 75% of the #1 seeds: Louisville, Pittsburgh & UCONN, with ACC powerhouse North Carolina taking the last top spot. 

This year's tournament could prove to be one of the most competitive and hardest to predict. Last year, all four #1 seeds made it to the Final Four for the first time in history. I will be shocked if the same happens this year. 

This year's tournament is particularly exciting for me as my Syracuse Orange (see last weeks Swag Award), fresh off an impressive showing in the Big East Tournament are back in the NCAA tourney for the first time since 2006. 

By now, I'm sure all the sports fans have their brackets or know where to get them, so I won't bore you. 

Last night, I saw a great commercial by Nike that featured Carmelo Anthony and the 2003 Syracuse team that won it all. I can't find the video yet, but when I do I will post. Until then, enjoy another good March Madness spot from Nike.

"There are no cinderellas." LET'S GO CUSE! Become legendary.

Tiger returns to his jungle

Earlier this week Tiger Woods made a solid return to professional golf after an 8 month hiatus. Let's not forget the extraordinary performance Woods put on last summer at the 2008 U.S. Open, mowing down the competition and defeating Rocco Mediate in a playoff. 

It was a busy 8 months for Tiger, rehabilitating his surgically repaired knee along with the birth of his second child, Charlie. Earlier this week Woods was defeated by Tim Clark in the WGC-Accenture Match Play tournament in Arizona. Tim Clark is currently ranked 33rd in the world.

I saw this commercial on TV a little while ago. It's another brilliant ad from the talented folks at Nike, and features some popular but lesser known golfers (Anthony Kim, Stuart Cink, Trevor Immelman, Justin Leonard) actually winning tournaments and enjoying life with Tiger Woods out of the game for a bit.

The celebration and music end when Tiger walks back into the locker room and all the other players realize it's back to business as usual...time for more Tiger domination. Now, I know that this was a hypothetical situation, but I can't help but wonder if the players on the tour can foresee what's about to happen now that the Tiger is healthy and back on the prowl...