Friday, May 25, 2012

Sixers vs Celtics- Game 7 Rivalry

Based on NBA.com, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics have a long history of game seven playoff history. As the Philadelphia 76ers were preparing for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Celtics, head coach Doug Collins showed them film of the 1982 conference finals series between the two teams. That was year that the Sixers won their first and only championship. Yes, the odds seem to be stacked against Philly. There have been 108 Game 7s in NBA history, and the home team has won 87 (80 percent) of them. So, the team that has won Game 6 to force Game 7 has only won the series 35 times (32 percent). Of course, neither Andrew Toney nor Larry Bird nor Bill Russell will have anything to do with this Game 7. This is the sixth Game 7 in the last five years for the current Boston core, and they’re 3-2 in the previous five, 3-1 at home. The lone home loss came the 2009 Eastern Conference semifinals against Orlando, with Kevin Garnett out with a knee injury. The other loss came in L.A. in the 2010 Finals, with Kendrick Perkins out. This time, the Celtics are missing Avery Bradley. And with the way this series has gone so far, you never know what’s going to happen. Each team is going to make a few mistakes and errors, and one scoring drought may just determine the game. The Celtics have home court advantage so the Sixers are going to have to play their hardest. Good luck teams.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Blog #2 Gun Fashion

Is he or she packing? That is the big story in Gun Fashion. A one hundred and eighty two year old clothing company by the name of Woolrich has come up with the idea of crating clothes that look normal but can conceal handguns. It is a cool idea but I think there are some flaws in there. So what, someone has to get a background check to legally carry a weapon, if the store decides that they have to see a permit in order for you get the clothing then wouldn't that crush their sales because eventually people would become impatient. Another thing is, what if the clothes expose the thickness of your weapon, wouldn't that be suspicious? I think that it is okay for people to conceal their guns but aren't the chances of someone using the clothes to do something bad a little risky. Who would think that someone would come and rob you with the clothes when it is already risky for someone to run up to you with the muzzle of a gun pointed at your head forcing you to give them everything you have valuable on you. When you go to identify them you will say they were wearing chino kakis and a hood on their head like there is no one else wearing the same things he is. But, all in all the whole idea of having gun concealing clothing could turn out, bad. What if someone discovers this overseas and figures out the design and who knows what could happen...