Welcome to My World

So it's been a long freakin time since I did one of these! Good to be back - can this be a regular occurrence? I hope so. One of my buddies told me to modify one of my posts for him so I did and while doing so I took a look at the stats of this blog - apparently people are reading these blogs! Really? WTF?!?!?! Over 1,000 hits on several of my posts with a bunch close to 2,000 - I'm not really THAT interesting. Dos Equis guy would be proud of me. I may not blog as much as I used to but when I do - you know it's only on dvdbonan.blogspot.com - the #1 blog owned by DvdBonan.

With the success of my recent audiobook (#3 on Amazon.com.... that's right .com... not.ca), it has been hard to go back to my roots and get on here... but as shady says, "Guess who's back? Back again?" That's right. In honour of the new Will Ferrell movie which is out (and not one of his best I may add), let me share with you some beautiful commercials to keep you entertained.

That's right - I'm semi pro (Mr. Domingo Ayala)

Take care and stay sweet! DvD

How To Be A F*cking Champion Audiobook Details

What do you do when your hungry? You eat. What do you do to be cool? You make a blog. What do you do when you want to influence millions with your words? Make an audiobook.


I am in the process of finalizing my audiobook to share with each and every one of you. The graphics are done. The tracks have been finalized. The last steps are printing out these graphics, getting the cd proofed, and making those cds (and then makin paper!).


Here are the graphics for this thing of beauty:









A special thanks goes out to the people listed on the inside cover as well as Peja... this man provided content and will be providing content for the second audiobook coming out next year.


If you want to order a copy, send me a private message on facebook and I'll hook you up. I am going to try getting back to vlogging and getting some champion-esque videos up in the near future. Until next time - DVD out!

NBA Blog: They're Baaaaaaaaaaaaaackk!!!

The Long Awaited Arrival of the Heat Came with a Thud!

After months of anticipation for the new look Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics put a damper on their party. The Celtics held them to 9 points in the first quarter and really showed them who the big dogs in the East are. What was surprising was that there was not a lot of rumbling about whether or not this team was who we thought they were. There was no questioning of whether the Big 3 could put their egos aside. Instead, the rumbling was that it was going to take time for the team to gel and how scary it would be once they got their chemistry down.

The next three games, they showed the doubters that these villains really are going to be scary. Orlando had won all 8 of their preseason games and their opener by over 25 ppg. Then came into Miami for their much-anticipated game where they thought they could dominate with their size. The villains said welcome to our evil-layer and sent a big message to anyone else that wants to play the role of hero.

The Champs are The Team to Beat

After an emotional opening ceremony, where the Lakers raised their 16th championship banner and received their championship rings, they showed their perseverance by coming back from down 16 points in the second half to the Rockets, then went on the road to beat their rivals from Phoenix, and came back home to crush the Steph Curry-less Golden State Warriors. It looks like playing at the World Championships really helped Lamar Odom because he has looked unstoppable and in midseason form. Three double-doubles in his first three games, and he has been able to get his teammates involved. Like the Heat, the Lakers seem to be getting better with every game, which is scary.

Phoenix had the best bench last year in the NBA but the Lakers could challenge the Suns for that title this season. Shannon Brown came off the bench verse the Rockets to will his team back into the game in the second half with his performance and Steve Blake hit the game winning three-pointer. What happen when Andrew Bynum comes back? What a scary thought.

New Faces, New Places

Let’s start with the Big 3 in Miami. Everyone now knows that it is going to take a little bit of time for these guys to mesh. Remember, they only played three minutes together on the court in preseason. They have looked really good after that first game against Boston.

Amare Stoudemire and Raymond Felton in New York have the Knicks off to a 1-2 start. Stoudemire was probably the preseason MVP of the league but his lofty numbers in the preseason have not translated over to the regular season. He will get it though. Felton has made some nice plays for the Knicks but the surprise on the team so far has been their trading chip Wilson Chandler who has put up big numbers off the bench.

David Lee’s numbers have been lackluster through the first three games for the Warriors. He quietly put up two double-doubles in his first game but then had a dreadful game verse the Lakers with no points and 3 rebounds. This really is Monta Ellis’ and Steph Curry’s team. Lee needs to pick it up and the way the Warriors like to run his numbers need to (and should) get higher.

Al Jefferson seems to be improving each game in Utah. He had an abysmal 6 point and board night verse the Nuggets to open the season but has improved on that recently by recording a 20 point, 9 rebound night and a 23 point, 10 rebound in consecutive games.

Darren Collison has the Indiana Pacers off to a 2-1 start but it really has been moreso the emergence of Roy Hibbert and the solid play from Danny Granger that has highlighted this teams success. He has averaged 13.7 points and 5.7 assists through three games – respectable.

Maybe not on the stat sheet, but moreso his sheer presence, Shaquille O’Neal has had a large impact on the Boston Celtics. Having that big body inside has allowed Kevin Garnett to do what he does best on offense and that is hit those 18-20 foot jump shots. Shaq does not put up the numbers any more to be a legitimate guy that can win games but he helps his team in so many ways.

Let the D-Rose MVP Campaign Begin

Derrick Rose wondered why he wasn’t getting any attention for NBA MVP. Well, through the first two games he has put up MVP-type numbers. He has been getting to the line, getting his teammates involved, scoring and playing solid defense. Through the first two games he’s averaging 33.5 points and had a 39 point, 7 assist game against the Pistons. If he keeps it up he will gain more attention.

Surprises so far

With all the problems that seem to be related to Carmelo Anthony and his happiness in Denver, his play on the court and his teammates play is showing that what happens off the court, stays off the court. Two huge wins over Houston and Utah have the Nuggets off to a solid start in the West. Al Harrington seems to be fitting in well, Arron Afflalo looks to have taken that next step, and Sheldon Williams is fitting into his role as a starter for the Nuggets.

The Utah Jazz, with such high expectations after being able to acquire Al Jefferson after losing Carlos Boozer played two stinkers to start the season but then shocked everyone by crushing Oklahoma City by 21 points in Oklahoma. The Jazz got beat by 16 at home against the Suns and lost by 22 on the road to the Nuggets. I know it’s early, but this team needs to figure out if they want to be good or bad – they can’t be bad with D-Williams, Jefferson, and Paul Millsap.

After losing their first 18 games last year, the New Jersey Nets won their first two to start this season and Avery Johnson has the New Jersey Nets playing decent basketball. They made two nice comebacks against Sacramento and Detroit to start the season.

It’s nice to see that Minnesota is taking steps in the right direction. Having all that youth is going to take time but David Kahn now looks a little smarter after stocking up all those first round picks – many of us thought he didn’t use them wisely but his team is filled with young, athletic, good perimeter defenders and shooters as well as the double-double machine Kevin Love. Remember, they still have Ricky Rubio coming over shortly. This team looks like it followed the OKC model for success and it may very well come quicker than expected.

NBA Carousel

As much as this league is very top heavy this year with so many good teams, almost any team can beat any other team on any given night. Follow this and let me know how to rank these teams. Cleveland beats Boston – Toronto beats Cleveland – New York beats Toronto – Boston beats New York - and just for all the Cavs fans that want to hold onto that belief that their team will win a championship before the Heat – Boston beat Miami the night before the Cavs beat the Celtics.

Through one week in the NBA, only four teams remain undefeated. Most surprising? New Orleans who has beat the Spurs (on the road), the Nuggets, and the Bucks. Least surprising? The defending Champs from LA.

Rookie Watch

The rookies have made their debuts and there are three stars in the making! It’s going to be tough to judge the race for rookie of the year between Griffin and Wall. Two guys with completely differently playing styles - one is just an animal who puts his body on the line and will fight for every ball, the other a finesse player who will score and get his teammates involved.

John Wall had an impressive debut, even though his team got blown out by Orlando but his second game, on the road at Atlanta, was brilliant. He kept his team in the game, put up 28 points and dished out 9 assists. It will be interesting to see what happens when Gilbert Arenas comes back.

Blake had the most impressive debut of the rookies putting up 20 points and 14 boards, including 9 offensive boards in a loss to Portland. In his first three games, he has scored at least 14 points and outhustled opponents for 9 rebounds each game.

The other potential rookie of the year candidate, DeMarcus Cousins, has helped his team to a surprising 2-1 record through the first three games. Cousins has been pretty consistent averaging 13.3 ppg and 7.3 rpg and Tyreke Evans will help make him a better player. His stats and minutes will probably go down now that Samuel Dalembert is back but he can go out and play his game and his team does not have to worry about his fouls because they have a more than capable backup.

Games of the Week

Golden State 132, Houston 128- this game showed Golden State has one of the best backcourts in the NBA. Ellis had 46 points (most in an opener since Jordan put up 59 verse Cleveland in 1989) and Steph Curry had 25 points and 11 assists. For the Rockets, Luis Scola had 36 points and 16 boards and the game was tight from beginning to end and exciting with little to no defense.

Boston 105, New York 101- New York made this close late but this was Rondo’s game, and on a team filled with players who have been to multiple all-star games and have made it to multiple titles, it was the guy with the least credentials that has been and will be the guiding force for the Celtics. Rondo had a triple double including 24 assists!! Paul Pierce also had a big game with 25 points and 14 rebounds.

Memphis 91, Dallas 90- what a huge win for the Grizzlies who played great defense on the last play of the game to prevent Dallas from getting the ball for a game winning shot. They won on the road and without their 20/10 guy Zach Randolph.

Boston 88, Miami 80- this game is just up here just because of the anticipation of it. Boston was dominant and the score is not indicative of how dominant they really were.

Crazy Lines of the Week

Lots of players stood out this week with huge stat lines this week and it looks like this season there will be plenty of players who have huge stat lines. There were two triple doubles this opening week with Rondo’s 24 assist performance verse the Knicks and also Brandon Jennings 20 point, 10 rebound, 10 assist performance verse Charlotte Saturday night.

Big guys with big stats- Luis Scola went off for 18 points and 16 boards on opening night, then 36 points and 16 rebounds verse the Warriors, and then 28 points and 10 rebounds verse the Nuggets. Joakim Noah had 18 points and 19 rebounds in the opener for the Bulls verse the Thunder, then went off for 15 points and 17 boards while fighting an illness in a win against the Pistons.

Little guys doing big things- Chris Paul opened up the season with 17 points and 16 assists in a win over the Bucks. Jason Kidd has 12 points and 18 assists verse Charlotte.

The funniest line of the week- the Toronto Raptors starting power forward, Reggie Evans, takes this title. Through two games, he is averaging 15 rebounds… and 1 point. Proves that hard work on the defensive end will get you playing time, even if you can’t put the ball in the basket.

Power Rankings Week 2

1) LA Lakers (3-0) – defending champions have looked like the team to beat after the first half of the Houston game.
2) Boston (2-1) – showed Miami that the road to winning the East goes through Boston
3) Miami (3-1) – looks like each game they are playing better and better.
4) Portland (3-0) – have beaten two teams on the road and the number 3 seed in the West. Nicolas Batum is looking good early.
5) Atlanta (3-0) – how good does the Memphis thrashing on the road in game 1 look now?
6) Orlando (1-1) – after averaging wins by over 25ppl through the preseason and game, definitely got a “Heat” check Friday.
7) Dallas (2-1) – getting production out of every position so far.
8) Oklahoma City (2-1) – we know it’s Durant’s team but Russell Westbrook has looked outstanding.
9) New Orleans (3-0) – have beaten three playoff teams already this season. Nice surprise.
10) Chicago (1-1) - let the D-Rose MVP campaign begin. How about Noah’s lines in the first two games too?
11) Denver (2-1) – even with all the controversy this team is very good.
12) Memphis (2-1) – big win on the road over the Mavs without Z-Bo
13) San Antonio (1-1) – Spurs know it’s a marathon, not a sprint and will still reach 45+ wins.
14) Utah (1-2) – phew. Finally a signature win on the road vs OKC. Two BIG losses to teams they are supposed to be comparable with.
15) Phoenix (1-2) – still are one of the best shooting teams, have one of the best PGs, and one of the best benches in the NBA.
16) Indiana (2-1) – is the emergence of Roy Hibbert finally here?
17) Golden State (2-1) – the loss of Steph Curry will hurt, hopefully its only for a few games. In their first two games, Lee, Ellis, and Curry looked unstoppable.
18) New Jersey (2-1) – a much improved team. two nice comeback wins and then the Big 3 reminded them there is still a long way to go.
19) Milwaukee (1-2) – such high hopes. A loss to Minnesota is not acceptable, even on the road.
20) New York (1-2) – a nice showing verse Boston and Portland but they need to figure out how to win those types of games to get better.
21) Houston (0-3) – tough loss to LA to open the season and a tough loss in the most exciting game of the week at Golden State. Scola is on fire.
22) Sacramento (2-1) – a nice surprise to see them above .500. Could easily be undefeated if they put the Nets away.
23) Charlotte (0-3) – is this the same team that made the playoffs last year?
24) Cleveland (1-1) – big win verse Boston proves all hope is not lost. Big loss to Toronto proves there is still a lot to do.
25) Toronto (1-1) – what has been lost through the whole Bosh-less saga is that this team is playing solid defense.
26) LA Clippers (0-3) – this team proves that being good on paper doesn’t necessarily translate to being good on the court.
27) Detroit (0-3) – team looks healthy and although they are winless, have played teams tough.
28) Minnesota (1-2) – this team is not as bad as people think.
29) Philadelphia (0-3) – played the Heat and Hawks tough at home but gave up verse the Pacers late.
30) Wizards (0-2) – John Wall is as exciting as advertised. 28 points, 9 assists in his second game.

My NBA Blog - Preseason predictions

Hold Me To It: 40 BOLD NBA Predictions
Season is less than two weeks away and there is nothing more appealing to a sports fan than making their predictions and showing off to other people and letting them know how good they are at predicting the future. Here are 40 predictions that you can hold me to – I’ll revisit these at the midway point in the season and see how I did at the end of the season.

Opening Night
It all starts October 26th in the Garden. Seeing as all anyone ever wants to talk about is the Miami Heat, let’s start with them – and let me give Heat fans some disappointing news. The Miami Heat will start the season under .500 by losing the opener to the Big Shamrock and company (1). That’s when all the questions are going to start coming in about the depth of the team and if the Big Three of Miami can put their egos aside for the rest of the season and win. Don’t worry though Heat fans, the Heat will still win come first in the East (2). Also, the star players, Chris Bosh will average a double-double, and LeBron and D-Wade will average 20-5-5 (3,4,5).

Winners on opening night? Easy. All three home teams: Boston, Portland, and the Lakers (6,7).

Super Friends
Talk of the summer has been Melo and CP3 wanting to join their own group of “superfriends” with Amare in New York. The rumors have been swirling all around but both CP3 and Melo will stay put in their current situations for at least this season (7,8). They are too valuable to their teams to just give up, especially with the talent on the Nugget roster; there is no reason to get rid of Anthony unless they really falter.

All-Star Game
Speaking of Amare, Stoudemire is going to gain more fan votes than Kevin Garnett and be the starting power forward and Garnett will not be voted an All-Star for the first time since 1999 (9,10). While on the topic of the All-Star Game, the point guards for the Eastern Conference All-Stars will be Rajon Rondo, Derrick Rose, and……. BRANDON JENNINGS (11,12,13). That’s right. Jennings is going to take a huge leap this year and be a force to be reckoned with. Carlos Boozer is going to go from Western Conference All-Star last year to Eastern Conference All-Star this year (14).

The Staples Center is going to be electric. The hometown favorite Shannon Brown is going to beat Demar Derozan in the final of the dunk contest (15). Stephen Curry is going to beat Danny Granger in the three-point shootout (16).

Coaching Carousel
Nobody likes being on the hot seat. Don Nelson was probably the coach with the hottest seat but he got let go right before the season started. First coach that gets let go during the season is Jay Triano (17).

So, Who Makes The Playoffs?
If the Memphis Grizzlies get off to a poor start Lionel Hollins might be gone. But I don’t think that’s going to happen. In fact, I say the Memphis Grizzlies make the jump and make it to the playoffs this year (18). If Memphis is in, who’s out? It’s The Phoenix Suns (17). I know they held their own without Amare for part of the season in the past but they are going to need to find someone to run the pick’n’roll with Nash and be able to share the ball enough between Nash and Turkoglu. I think that doesn’t happen and they get an early start to their summer vacation.
Out West, the Lakers still reign supreme. That’s not a prediction. That’s a statement. If Portland stays healthy they will have home court in the first round of the playoffs (19). Why do I think that Portland will be a top four team in the West? Well, healthy players throughout the season leads to better results and I think that they will be relatively healthy throughout the season and especially during playoff time. They already got off on the wrong foot with Greg Oden missing the first little bit of the season and now Jeff Pendergraph being done for the season. I will say that Greg Oden will play the most games he has played in a season since he entered the league this year (20). Speaking of injuries, Denver and Phoenix will be the most injury-prone teams out West (21) and consequently, struggle to meet expectations. We will also see a resurgence of the San Antonio Spurs and they will be a top four seed (the Dallas Mavericks will round out the top four in the West) (22,23).

In the East, the top 6 teams are pretty much set (just the seeds need to be determined): Miami, Boston, Orlando, Atlanta, Chicago, and Milwaukee. The final two teams to make the playoffs? The New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers (24).
And let’s talk about Amare’s team, the Knicks. For the first time in seven years, the New York Knicks will be going back to the playoffs. They’re going to be the seven seed and lose in the first round but it is definitely a step in the right direction (25). And with Eddy Curry’s salary coming off the books at the end of the season, the team will have some room to sign another big name at the end of the season.

The Rooks
Most underrated rookies in this year’s draft? Larry Sanders and James Anderson (26,27). Sanders reminds me of a young Joakim Noah – he can rebound and block shots and is intense! Anderson can flat out score and will put up buckets.
Winner of the rookie of the year award is going to go to… Blake Griffin (28)! Griffin was a beast in college and the guy could average 15/10 as a rookie! John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins are the only two other guys that could challenge.
Larry Sanders is going to lead all rookies in blocks and make a big impact on the Bucks second unit (29).


Up and Comers
Is it me or are the Minnesota Timberwolves not going to be as bad as they seem? Michael Beasley is going to win the Most Improved Player Award after switching to the 3 (30). Ricky Rubio says he is coming next year, they have several young players, Kevin Love is a beast on the boards, will average a double-double (31), and has improved his outside shooting game, they added Beasley to be a primary scorer, traded for Martell Webster who is a deadly shooter, and they drafted Wes Johnson who will be a pretty solid, energetic player. Now all they need is a center.

Don’t want to get to repetitive and keep saying “is it me or” but, is it me or does Linas Kleiza look like a younger, more athletic, better shooter, than Hedo Turkoglu? Kleiza will be one of the biggest surprises this year with great three-point shooting and averaging 15 plus points per game (32).

Jeff Teague, the standout point guard from Wake Forest, is ready to take the jump to becoming the Atlanta Hawks starter and will pass Mike Bibby on the depth chart midway through the season and do a terrific job for the Hawks (33).

Another guy coming off the bench that will turn into a fantasy beast is Terrence Williams of the New Jersey Nets (35). Williams was an animal in March and April when he got a chance to play and although he won’t start at the beginning of the year, he will get his chances to prove that last year wasn’t a fluke.

I know he's won the Most Improved Player Award twice, but Monta Ellis will again be improved and put up huge numbers (36). It might not be with the Warriors but whatever team he plays for he will score, rebound, get assists, and steal the ball from his opponents.

Other Stats
The Raptors NBA record of 942 games of hitting a three pointer will come to an end this year – they will not make a three in more than one game (37).

So Who Wins the Larry O’Brien Trophy?
Phil Jackson three-peated from 91-93. Then he three-peated from 96-98. Then he three-peated from 01-03. So it looks like its destiny for him to three-peat from 09-11. The Lakers will win the championship (38). Who will they face? The Orlando Magic. Magic are going to beat both the Heat and the Celtics in the playoffs but they wont be able to win the most important series and lose in seven (39). Kobe Bryant will win the finals MVP and tie Michael Jordan with his sixth NBA title (40).

It is going to be an exciting season and I cannot wait for the opener and seeing my predictions come true!!

W L
Miami 61 21
Orlando 58 24
Boston 54 28
Chicago 47 35
Milwaukee 45 37
Atlanta 43 39
New York 41 41
Indiana 38 44
Charlotte 37 45
New Jersey 35 47
Washington 33 49
Detroit 30 52
Toronto 29 53
Philadelphia 28 54
Cleveland 19 63



LA Lakers 60 22
Dallas 52 30
Portland 51 31
San Antonio 50 32
Utah 50 32
Oklahoma City 49 33
Memphis 45 37
Houston 44 38
Denver 43 39
New Orleans 39 43
LA Clippers 37 45
Phoenix 35 47
Golden State 33 49
Sacramento 26 56
Minnesota 18 64

Miami 4
Indiana 0

Chicago 4
Milwaukee 3

Orlando 4
New York 1

Boston 4
Atlanta 2

LA Lakers 4
Houston 2

San Antonio 4
Utah 3

Dallas 4
Memphis 1

Portland 4
OKC 3

Miami 4
Chicago 2

Orlando 4
Boston 3

LA Lakers 4
San Antonio 3

Dallas 2
Portland 4

Miami 2
Orlando 4

LA Lakers 4
Portland 2

Orlando 3
LA Lakers 4

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My Television Debut!!!!!

So I organized this whole basketball thing at my gym with Sonny Weems and Demar Derozan of the Toronto Raptors coming out and Raptors TV came out to film it. They have webisodes going and it was put into parts so you gotta stay tuned to see the entire show - its entitled "The Open Run with Sonny and Demar". Part One was just released and it features yours truly - not gonna lie - i was a little bit nervous but it was a lot of fun. Take a look at part one... sonny and demar are clowns

Just played ball with sonny weems and demar derozan!!!!

so i have a social media success story that i would love to share.... regis and kelly, oprah, ellen, if you guys are reading and would like to put me on your show, please follow me on my social media page... aka my twitter account @DvdBonan.... i duno how often this happens but i think im pretty lucky for this to happen (not just because im a bro).....

i was talking to my friend about the raptors this season on saturday and we were just thinkin how the team was gonna do and how exciting we are gonna be this year.... i thought to myself.... the guys on the team seem so nice and are my age... id love to get them to play ball with me.....so i take a shot in the dark and msg sonny weems on his twitter asking him to come play ball with me at my gym because we have good runs.... anyways, in like 5 mins he responds back asking for more info and ultimately says to me pick a day and a time and him and demar derozan would come to the gym to play..... never met the guy (have seen him play), never tried tweeting him before, and BOOM - strike the goldmine... getting in touch with two of my favorite players on my favorite team

so they come out in a sick range rover and i shake sonny and demars hands and welcome them to the gym - ppl kept swarming them wanting autographs and pictures and because theyre rookies there ok with giving that stuff out and still like the attention but it was kinda sad to see them getting swarmed.... anyways we go in and play ball and it was probly my best ball experience - i got to play on a team that consisted of me weems derozan and two of hteir buddies..... hadnt been that nervous for a ball game since like second year university and it showed... but man could they throw it down... everyone was oooohing and ahhhhhing..... some of the dunks were better than the actual dunk contest dunks.... take a look at some of these vids i recorded....


anyways raptors tv was there and asked me to explain the story but i only had like 15 seconds cuz they had to bounce... so i duno... look for me on raptors tv in the near future!!!