My First Reindeer Hunt!

 Reindeer Hunting

This coming weekend I’m going to be going out reindeer hunting. I have been reindeer hunting since I was a little boy and I enjoy it so much! I have been going on hunts with my uncle since I could walk and I’m really thankful that for that. If he did not take me on the hunts then I would not know what to do to keep myself occupied. My uncle has taught me the right ways to hunt animals for subsistence.

I really can’t remember my first reindeer hunt with my uncle, but I do remember when I shot my first reindeer. I was fourteen years old and I had been shooting the gun at targets for a while. What I did not know was that my uncle was training me to shoot my first reindeer. Fall of 2011, I was fourteen years old, when I shot my first reindeer. On Friday, after my uncle gets off of work I asked if we can go reindeer hunting in the morning and he said yes. Once I heard that I was really happy because I love going out hunting. Usually before you go on a hunt, you want to make sure you have everything packed the day before. I packed all the gear into our camouflage backpack and made sure we had everything for tomorrow morning. In the camouflage backpack we include knives, bullets, garbage bags, snacks, sharpeners, and water.

That Friday night I made sure I went to bed early because I know that we have to wake up early. My uncle usually makes me get up before nine o’clock so I can get dressed and have something to eat before we hit the road to look for reindeer. I got up and I was super tired, but as soon as I was down stairs I was good to go, because I know that I’m going reindeer hunting. I looked in the freezer for something to eat and I found some hot pockets so I had two. After eating, I went and started getting dressed. I put on my under armor sweats and a dry compression t-shirt to keep me dry if I were to sweat while hiking. I usually put warm clothes on my upper body first then my lower body. I put a sweater on and then a jacket. After the jacket I start putting snow pants and hunting pants on my lower half. Now if you think about this, I am putting on a lot of clothes but my uncle always says, “If you overdress than you can just take off some of your layers if you get hot.”

After getting dressed I put the rifle in the truck. Before you put the rifle anywhere you first want to make sure that the rifle is empty. I made sure that the chamber of the rifle was empty and put it in the back seat. I always put the gun in the case just to be on the safe side because anything can happen. I mean the rifle can come apart and it might hurt someone in the truck so that’s why I put it in the case. I put the camouflage backpack right in front of the rife. I went back inside to make sure that we had everything before we left. Once I did that, I then asked my uncle if he was ready and he said yes.

We got outside and went in the middle of the road to see what direction it was blowing. The winds were blowing pretty hard and the winds were coming from the North. My uncle’s first thought was to check Diamond Hill and see if we can see them from there. By the time we got to Diamond Hill it was already 10 o’clock. We got up to Diamond Hill and we looked towards Big Polovina but did not see anything. We looked towards Small Polovina and still did not see anything. We began looking at Bogoslof and there they were walking towards the flats. I was really happy, but my uncle was not sure if we should make that hike in to get a reindeer. We waited for a while to see what the animals were going to do. The reindeer herd was still on the move and it did not look like they were going to stop.

My uncle and I got out of the truck, got the rifle and started to walk. Since the wind was blowing out of the North that meant we had to get behind the reindeer. You do not want to be in front of the reindeer while the wind is blowing in their direction because the reindeer will smell you and run in the opposite direction. We hiked a long ways and every time I looked back, the truck was getting smaller and smaller. Then, finally, my uncle and I saw the reindeer, but they were in a difficult spot to get to. On the side of us about three hundred yards was a huge rock that we can use to get within two hundred yards from the herd. The reason why we were using this rock is so we can hide from the reindeer, also to use the rock as a stand for the gun. I was really excited that we were going to get one. We started making our way towards the huge rock but we had to crawl to get there. The reason why we had to crawl is because you don’t want the reindeer to see you. If the reindeer see you or even smell you they are off running in the other direction. The terrain was awful because there were huge rocks that sometimes you had to crawl over or sometimes you would hit them with your knees. Getting hit in the knees to me feels like you have been shot and you can’t yell or anything. All you got to do is take a break and regroup.

We got to the huge rock and we settled down. We looked on the side of the rock to see what the herd looked like and it was still a go. We took about a five-minute break so my uncle can get his breathing under control. He got his breathing under control but he handed me the rifle and said you shot the reindeer. I looked at him with a confused look on my face and he said, “You are ready, go shoot the reindeer.” I was happy but scared at the same time. The huge rock had a middle spot in between so I crawled and put the rifle towards the herd. I began to look in the scope to see what reindeer I wanted to shoot. The reindeer my uncle usually shoots is the small one because they taste less gamey. I looked for a nice small one and once I had my cross hairs on the animal I shot. At first I thought I missed because I looked in my scope and I did not see anything. My uncle said that he did not see anything drop either but I was confident that I got something. My uncle and I both sat up and as soon as that happened the reindeer starting running in the opposite direction from us. We got around the area of where I thought I had shot the small reindeer at, but the grasses were so tall that it was hard to find. We looked and looked and then finally I found it! My first reindeer had been hiding in the tall grasses were we could not see it. I was so excited with happiness that I could not stop smiling. My uncle said good job and we began to cut the reindeer.

By this time it was about twelve thirty and we just finished cutting up the reindeer. After finishing cutting up the reindeer we began to drag the reindeer back towards the truck. This took about an hour and a half, which for me is a long time, but we managed to drag it out in one piece. My uncle and I probably took about ten stops because it gets tiring dragging a reindeer from practically the middle of the island out. You would have thought that since this reindeer was this year’s reindeer that it would be easy to drag out, but it was not. We had to go across rocky terrain and it was just brutal. Once we got back to the truck and put the reindeer in the back, we headed back to town. Once we got to my house, we off loaded and then put the reindeer in the shed. My uncle’s and my job was not done yet, because we had to make holes in the reindeer’s back legs so we can hang it up. After we got it hoisted up in the air, we started to take the reindeer’s outer coat (fur) off. Once the coat is off, we wash the animal in vinegar because it keeps the flies off the meat. We let the reindeer hang in the shed for about three days. The reason why we let the reindeer hang in the shed for three days is to let the rest of the blood that is in the animal drain out.  After the third day of letting the reindeer hang, my uncle and I go out to the shed to cut the rest of the animal. First, we cut the back legs off and then the front legs. Once those parts are off we take the rib cage off, but we do not usually keep it because there is not enough meat on them so we just trash it. Then, what I think is the best part of the animal to eat is the back straps. We cut that off and bring the meat inside so we can cut the meat into steaks sizes and roast sizes. We then put the steak sizes and roast sizes on saran wrap and then into a plastic bag. Once in the bag we put them into the freezer. Overall, I’m really thankful that I have an awesome uncle who taught me how to hunt. My experience on shooting my first reindeer was so amazing! No words can describe how I felt at that moment.

Issues With The Heat

Even though Dwayne Wade is back, the Miami Heat still can't get on a winning streak for some weird reason. The last game the Heat played was the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies won by 16 points. The Heat has been on a losing streak, I'm not going to lie, it's starting to scare me. Since the Heat has been on a losing streak, their record went down to 9 wins and 11 losses. I think the Heat need to get their act straight and start working together to get the wins.

I thought that since Wade has been back and even some other players have come back, the Heat would get more wins. This is not the case and I don’t know what is happening to my team. Maybe the Heat just can’t get a win right now, and sometimes that’s just how the ball rolls. I totally understand that sometimes you have good games and sometimes you have bad games. For the Heat it has been a rough couple of games.

I thought that Shabazz Napier would be a more effective substitute for Wade, but that did not happen. I might be wrong, but that’s just my opinion because I thought that he should have been a more effective leader while Wade was out. I do get that Napier is a bench player for now but my expectations were that he was going to be a scoring machine for the Heat but that did not happen. I was a little disappointed about that because I thought that Napier would get a starting position or get more playing time.

On the bright side the Heat is not the worst team in the NBA. If the Heat were the worst team I would not be happy with them. I’m not going to lie; the team was significantly better when LeBron was playing. LeBron made the team a family and I think that since he left, it lacks the ability to work together. LeBron was a key player for the Heat and now that he left there is no one to fill in that gap. Yes, there has been new players added to the Heat, but no one is as good as LeBron.

I can’t just talk about the Heat’s losses because they have been winning as well. The whole roster has been doing their very best but other teams want it more. I have been a fan of the Heat even before LeBron James was ever there. I’m more of a Wade fan than a LeBron fan. Win or lose, I will always be a Miami Heat fan.  

Guess Who's Back?

Dwayne Wade is finally back! To me, he looks likes he has recovered from his hamstring injury. Lately, I have not been keeping up with the NBA and I was surprised to hear that he was back. He did some light shooting on sunday's morning practice before he made his decision to play. It was a relief to hear that. Wade was not sure if he was going to be able to play on sunday because he is still taking his injury day by day. He made his decision late but I'm glad he played on sunday and he sure helped his team. During sunday's game, he scored 27 points! Now, that's the most I have seen Dwayne Wade make in a long time. Usually, it's only been like 10 to 15 points per game or sometimes not even that.

Let's talk more about sunday's game and how amazing Wade's return was. I told you guys that his decision was late on if he was going to play or not. He ended up playing, he did some outstanding moves.  I seen some highlights from that game and I could not believe my eyes. I kept telling myself, is this really Dwayne Wade?

Over the past years, Wade has been getting older and his game has sort of been on the decline over the years. I have noticed that he has been out more with injuries than he is actually playing. I know I am taking about his flaws and his injuries but I just don't like that he always gets hurt. I want him to play all season and not have to deal with any injuries at all. Okay, now that Wade is back in the mix  he is playing better and is getting some wins for the Heat.

I honestly think that since Wade has been back in the starting line up, the team has been doing a lot better than before he was out. On sunday's game and on monday's game, Wade has been averaging about 25-31 points but there outcome is still not good. Wade needs to bring his team back together and get them on a winning streak. I really want to see the Miami Heat in the playoffs and possible in the finals. 

I'm a really big fan of the Miami Heat and for some reason this year, I don't see them making the playoffs. You never know what can happen though. I now that Chris Bosh has been doing really well, but facts show that when Wade is playing there offense is a lot more efficient. I do agree that this is true because he has a lot more impact on the game and makes plays. Overall, Wade needs to keep himself healthy if he wants to help the Miami Heat win this year. 

"Wade's Return." SB Nation. Highlights, n.d. Web. 4 Dec. 2014.

Golden State Warriors Vs Miami Heat

 Golden State Warriors will be playing Miami Heat today. I know this game is going to be a tough match up for the Heat. I'm not putting my team down or anything but I do think that they might lose this game. The only reason why I say this is because the Golden State Warriors won there last 3 games. Yesterday, I was watching some video clips of the Golden State Warrior and there pretty beast and won't back down. 

I have not heard anything on Dwayne Wade and when he might return. That's another reason why I think the Heat will lose to the Golden State Warriors because they don't have him. The Golden State Warriors are showing that they want it this year and that surprises me. The Warriors have been doing amazing this year, making plays when they need to and just on a winning streak. The record for the Golden State Warriors right now is 10-2 and the record for the Miami Heat is 8-6. If some who the Heat can pull this win over the Warriors than I would be super happy! On this game though I don't have super faith in the Heat winning though. 

I say all of this negative towards my team because there not doing so good. Just a couple of games ago they only won by one. I do know that the Cavaliers are not doing any better and I'm happy about that. Right now, all the new big three are just getting a feel for each and were each one might fit into the starting line. That's what happened to the Miami Heat, when they had the big three. The big three though made it to the championship game but lost to the Dallas Mavericks. I was pretty mad that game but it's all about who wants it more and I guess Dallas Mavericks wanted it more. 

Wade is not expected to play today against the Warriors because of his hamstring injury. This is going to be his seventh game not playing and this is not good for the Heat. The Heat really need Wade to play and for him being out really affects the team. Wade has been doing good this season to and for him to get injured just messed everything up for him. He shooting percentage got a lot better from last years shooting percentage and well I thought Wade did not play that much last year due to knee problems.

Overall, I think that the Warriors will win today's game against the Miami Heat. I can be wrong because they are playing in Miami and so it might go towards a Heat win. You may not know but the crowd has a lot more power than you think. When someone goes to the line, the crowd can make the player feel uncomfortable when shooting and that player can miss the shot. That miss shot can change the game and can be the factor if that team wins or lose. The crowd has an affect on the game. 

"Heat." Fanstasynews.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2014.

Without Dwayne Wade

This last Sunday the Miami Heat went up against the Brooklyn Nets. The downfall to this game is that they don't have Dwayne Wade to help them win. He is out with a hamstring injury and probably won't be able to play for another week.  I know that Wade has had a lot of problems through out his life and I hope that he comes back really quick. The Miami Heat have good players but I think they don't really have a go to player to score when Wade is out. The Heat still won the game against the Brooklyn Nets, which I thought was a lucky game for them.  

I really don't have that much faith for the Miami Heat when Dwayne Wade is out. I have not seen anything on Wade and when he might return or if he returned already. Dwayne Wade pulled his hamstring while he was playing against the Indiana Pacers, which they lost to. During shoot around before the game against the Hawks, Wade did not participate during that and said that he was not going to play. His coach and his teammates said that Wade has been working out and trying to get stronger.

I seen this article on Dwayne Wade and it says that he is taking his injury day by day. Same thing happened to Danny Granger for the Miami Heat. He is out with a left hamstring injury but he says if the team needs him he will play. I do not agree on what Danny Granger just said because he just hurt himself and I think he should have time to recover before he plays. I hope both players stay out and get better before they start playing hard again. 

Not to mention that Wade has had really bad injury over the past years. They say that his left knee has been hurting more than his right knee and he has to get his left knee drained a couple of times over the seasons. That to me does not sound good at all because I'm starting to have knee problems  and I have to go out for a MRI pretty soon. Just knowing that Wade has been facing knee problems his whole life just does not sound good for him. I think that Wade probably has about 10 years tops before he retires due to knee problems.

Also, in the article I read that Wade's goal was to play every game. That was shattered when Wade got injured playing against Indiana. If Wade does not start on Monday, then Mario Chalmers would likely take his spot. Last year, I guess Wade went out with the same injury and missed a whole nine games. His coach said that he would not be surprised if he did not play on monday. Overall, Wade is getting kinda old and for him having knee problems already is not good at all. That's why I said I only give my best player 10 years of being in the NBA before he retires. 


http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/nba/931/dwyane-wade
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article3974885.html

Honda Problems

Last summer, I went half and half on a four wheeler with my girlfriend's parents. My girlfriend and I paid half and her parents paid half. I was told by her parents that they were not going to get the four wheeler until the weekend. I was excited to finally have a Honda that I can almost call mine. The person who we were buying the honda off of was a good friend of mine, so I thought that the Honda was in good condition. The weekend came and I asked her parents if they got the four wheeler or were going to get it but her parents said not until Sunday. They said that the person wanted to go hunting for reindeer first before he gives us his bike.

Saturday came along and I was walking from the store to my house to go home and eat when I saw her dad driving the bike to his house. I was so excited and happy that we have a bike now because last summer my girlfriend and I would ask around to borrow someone's bike for a couple of hours. We had no luck looking for a four wheeler to borrow, we even said that we would pay to rent it and pay for gas. Anyways we got the four wheeler and it was just like a rust bucket. I was happy but not happy at the same time, and the reason I was not happy because the muffler was cracked, there was only one brake and soon after that I spent two or three weeks replacing the whole back end.

I had to get a new whole back end and if it was not for a friend who let me have one of his back ends then the honda would of just sat. It would have collected more rust and never got fixed. I am thankful that I have a uncle that helped me with it. If it was not for him than I'd still be working on it today and not knowing what I was doing. Here is a picture of what it looks like when I was taking the back end off to be replaced.





After the work was finally over and the back end was finally replaced, the front left tire decides that it wants to mess up as well. I was pretty mad about that because here my uncle and I just fixed the back end of the bike and now the tire is messing up. I talked to my basketball coach about it because he knows a lot about honda's and what he thinks the problem might be. He says that I have to adjust the tie rod and he also says that I might have bent it. I hope that I did not bent it because then I would have to ask my friend for his tie rod and don't worry the parts I'm getting is from a new but broken honda.

I also need to put the brakes back on and put new oil filters in it. I still have a lot of work in front of me but I find time to work on the honda. I love to work on things because I love to solve the problem and feel accomplished when it works. The honda right now is ride able but I need to get on it this weekend. Overall, I have fun working on the bike and no matter how mad it makes me it always pays off in the end.

Talks About Miami Heat Having A Better Record Than Cleveland

Over the past couple of days, there has been talk that the Miami Heat will have a better record than the Cleveland Cavaliers. I think that the Cavaliers did start off pretty bad but I also think that the Miami Heat started off bad, as well. Other players and other media people have been saying that the Heat will have a better recorded than the Cavaliers, how do they know that? It's still early in the season to predict which team will have a better record. I have a hard time picking on what team I would like to see have a better record. Since I'm a Heat fan and not so much a Cavaliers fan, I'm going to have to say that I want to see the Heat have a better record.

I don't have internet or cable at my house, so I have not been able to watch any of the basketball games. I know that the Heat's recorded is 5:3 and the Cavalier's recorded is 3:3. This year for both teams has been hard and that is unexpected because the Cavaliers has three good players this year and same goes for the Heat. The Heat I think is not better than the Cavaliers in players wise but it all comes down to what team wants it more. It's going to be a exciting season for both teams.

Rick Ross is betting 100k that the Heat will finish above the Cavaliers. Rick Ross is a Heat fan and the fact that Lebron left still let's me know that they are still people who like the Heat. I'm a huge Heat fan and I know I have blogged about it or told you about it but I'm such a huge fan! I think the only reason why Rick Ross beat 100k on the Heat having a better recorded is for excitement and for both teams to step it. Rick Ross, to me, he is just a true Heat fan to bet 100k. It is kind of dumb, but if he has faith in the Heat having a better recorded, than awesome for him.

The Heat have not been right since Lebron James left Miami and went back to the Cavaliers. I know that Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are not happy with Lebron James leaving but they got to accept that he left. Chris Bosh I think still does not talk to James and I don't know if Wade talks to James or not. The whole reason why James went back to the Cavaliers is because one he said he was coming back and two he wants to play with Kyrie Irving. James leaving the Cavaliers to go with the Heat was he wanted to win a championships. James did that and know he wants to return to his home the Cavaliers and win championships with them.

Dwayne Wade and the Heat have been slowly trying to get a good start and good record this year. The whole team has been struggling and the reason for that is, that they don't have Lebron James to rely on. The leadership has falling on the veterans like Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, and Udonis Haslem to make there team better. Dwyane Wade needs to step it up this year and that is going to be hard when he is always injured. When Wade is injured it plays a role on the team because he is not in the game to help but that does not stop him, he is always cheering his team on at the games.


"Rick Ross." NBCSPORTS. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.

Rookie James Ennis!

James Ennis was born in Ventura, California on July 1,1990. James grew up in Western Village where he and his five siblings played basketball, soccer, rode bikes and skateboard. Growing up, James and his family moved from home to home. This let to James going to three different schools and his freshman year he spend it alone. I don't know why he spend his freshman year alone, maybe his family was having trouble finding a home to live in and maybe James just stayed with a friend until his family found some where to live. Later on, James and his family finally found a place in Western Village, where James went to graduate Ventura High School in 2009.

Now, that I told you a little about what James Ennis life was while he was growing up let's get some news on why he is in the NBA today. James is 6 foot 7 inches and he plays the small forward stop for the Miami Heat. James was a standout player in College, he went to California State University, Long Beach, and he was a All-American his senior year. In 2011, James signed with Long Beach State, were he got the starting position for two years. Ennis helped lead the 49ers to the Big West Conference regular season and conference titles.

James was selected with the 50th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He was later handed over to the Miami Heat on draft night. In July 2013, he joined the Heat at Summer League. At first the Heat wanted James to play with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League but did not have enough to pay him. James went overseas in order to support his father who was not doing so well. 

Later on in James's career, he went to Australia to play basketball. James signed with the Perth Wildcats for 2013-2014 NBL season and his first game he played was a success because he scored 25 points. It was the highest for any player on there debut for any of the Wildcats. He was also named Player of the Month for October averaging 24 points per game. He was also in the top seed for most rebounds in the NBL. 

On February 17, 2014, James was charged with attempting to strike a 36ers player. However the chargers were dropped because of false information and this I bet was a huge relive for James Ennis. James played his first finals championship game on March 28, 2014, against the Wollongong Hawks. For his first finals championship he was doing amazing, he scored 25 points and he was also named to the 2014 NBL first team. James re-signed with the Miami Heat for the 2014 Summer League and in July he was signed with the Miami Heat. 


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ennis_(basketball)

Luol Deng

Luol Deng was born April 16, 1985 in Wau, Suda. Deng is a British basketball player who now plays for the Miami Heat. Deng spend most of his professional basketball career with the Chicago Bulls before getting traded to the Heat on July 15,2014. Deng has also played for the Great Britain national basketball team. Deng's poistion that he plays on the court is small forward. 

Deng is 6ft 9in and he weights 220 pounds. He went to High School at Blair Acadmey in New Jersey. After going to Blair Acadmey in New Jersey to play high school basketball, he later on went to Duke and played one year there (2003-2004). He entered the draft in 2004, Round 1 and he was the seventh overall pick. He was going to be going to the Phoneix Suns but they tarded him to the Chicago Bulls. Deng played with the Chicago Bulls for ten years before getting traded to the Cavaliers and then the Heat. 

Since his birth in Sudan, Deng has lived in Eqypt, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 2006, Deng became a British citizen in a ceremony in Croydon, which was called up to play in European competition for the Great Britain team. He first made his debut against Georgia in Pau, and France on August 9, 2007, scroing 19 points. He played with the Great Britain team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, were Deng averaged 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. However, Great Britain did not do so good with a recorded of 1 and 4. 

Deng to me I don't really like as a player. He used to play for the Chicago and the Chicago Bulls are the Heat's rivals. This is why I don't like any of the Bulls players, I mean yes, they are good but over the years, it always ends up in either a fight or some kind of argument. Now that Deng is on the Heat I am now slowly begining to like him. Since, Luol Deng has been on the Mami Heat I have not seen him yet, I have only seen pictures of him. I have not seen any of the Miami Heat play yet on Tv and I just get so busy that I don't have to watch tv. 

Deng is involved in many charities, one charity that he supports is the UK children's charity School Home Support. Deng has been reconized for his hard work towards all the charities that he puts his own time into. I think being part of a group that helps kids and other people in the world is so amazing. One charity that he has also been reconized for his hard work to is the Lost Boys of Sudan. In 2009, Deng was one of the first batch of inductees into London Youth Games Hall of Fame. Deng finally passed these's year made his way back to his home town in Sudan. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luol_Deng

Norris Cole

Over the past years I have not really seen Norris Cole play that much. I mean, I have watched him play, but to me it just seems like he does not get that much playing time. Now that Lebron James left maybe Norris Cole will get more playing time, you never know what can happen. That is if he is healthy and all of teammates are healthy as well. I really do want to see more playing time out of Norris Cole and Mario Chalmers because the Heat are going to need them this year. 

Cole was the star for Cleveland State in the NCAA's Horizon League who became a key member of the Miami Heat, winning an NBA Championship in his first season with the Miami Heat. He became the first Horizon League player to win both Conference Player of the year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season. He also got named the Rising Stars competition during the 2011 season. Last year, Cole has played more games than Mario Chalmers and I did not even know that. I thought the whole time he was not getting that much playing time.  

Cole is the back up point guard, and the starting point guard is Mario Chalmers. Even though Cole got drafted from the Bulls to the Timberwolves, then finally got drafted to the Heat. For me getting drafted and having to get traded to one team after another has to not feel to good. During Training camp a couple of years ago, Cole impressed his coaches and all of his teammates. If you can impress your coaches during training camp than you must be good.

I think that Cole is a under rated star in the NBA and I think he needs more recognition. I don't like when players work so hard in the NBA but don't get recognized for there hard work. I hope this coming year he gets more recognition and that he becomes more popular. In his college day, he put up one of the most ridiculous stat lines ever produced by any point guard. I really do hope that Norris Cole plays more and becomes a raising star.

There is a lot of talk about who will start for the point guard position for the Heat. Mario Chalmers said that now that Lebron James is gone that he can do more for the team. It's going to be hard for not only Mario Chalmers but for Norris Cole and Shabazz Napier, if they all want to start at the point guard. This is really going to be hard to pick and I'm glad that I'm not going to pick one. I like them all and I will not be upset for whoever they pick to start for the Miami Heat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norris_Cole_(basketball)

Cavaliers Vs. Heat

The Cavaliers went up against the Heat in Brazil! Some people say that the game was suppose to be about Lebron James going up against his former teammates. That was not the case, it was all about Kevin Love who was a scoring machine in that game. I did not get to watch that game but I'm sure that it was a good game. For me, I'm very excited for this year to come and get to see all the new up raising stars. 

Throughout the whole game Lebron James only scored seven points for twenty minutes he played. The top score for the Cavaliers was Kevin Love who was on fire. Love scored twenty-seven point in that game and people say that he looked better than ever. His shot was looking better and he was looking more confident in the game. For the Heat the leading scorer was Chris Bosh who had seventeen points through the whole game. 

From the highlights that I saw, I thought the game was going to be more tense than it really was. One of the highlights showed Lebron James screening on of his own players, now I don't know if that was a mistake or he just did that, but that to me was funny. I get that it's just a practice games and all but the players should be able to have fun before they get serious. Leading up to this game former teammates Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh did not contact Lebron or anything like that. 

Lebron James did everything for the Miami Heat, for the past four years that he spent in Long Beach,  James took the Heat to four finals and they won two titles. I think that James wants return home or maybe there was a little more to his decision on why he wanted to go back to Cleveland Cavaliers that we don't know. Overall, I think that maybe it was good idea that James left the Heat, maybe Wade and come back stronger this year. I think Wade had relied on James to much and that maybe apart on why James left. 

I hope this season that is coming up is going to be a interesting one. I hope there is some excitement in the season and not lame. I really want to see good competition in all the players, I would like to see go to the NBA Finals is that team that has not been recognized. I don't know what team that is but I hope to see one.  

Mario Chalmers!! "Rio"

Almario Vernard "Mario" Chalmers was born May 19,1986 in Anchorage, Alaska. His parents are Ronnie and Almarie Chalmers. Mario has an older sister named Roneka who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Chalmers is the founder of the Mario V. Chalmers Foundation. Chalmers foundation supports athletic and educational programs for children and he also helps fund programs for breast cancer research. 

In Chalmers High School days he went to Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska. Chalmers was named the 4A State Player of the Year for his third time in a row. Chalmers also led his school to two state championships in 2002 and 2003, and a runner up in 2004. In College, mario was rated second overall point guard in the 2005 recruiting class. He got four offers before making his choice to go to the University of Kansas on May 21, 2004.

Chalmers started his college career on the bench behind guard Jeff Hawkins for the Kansas Jayhawks. He worked really hard to get to the starting rotation in January 2006. He finished his freshman year averaging 12 points per game, mario became the second freshman in Big 12 history to win the Conference Player of the Week. He was also given the award National Freshman of the Week twice. He also set the Kansas Jayhawks record and Big 12 record for most steals by a freshman with 89 steals. Chalmers won the Big 12 Tournament Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player Award, and Free Throw Percentage Award. Mario Chalmers has got a lot of awards through out his college career. 

 Chalmers was the 34th overall pick in the second round of the 2008 NBA draft. He was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Later on, Mario was traded to the Miami Heat in 2010-2011, were he would be playing with Lebron James, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade. Lebron James took Mario's number 6 and so mario ended up taking his old number 15 when joining Miami Heat. In the championship game Mario made a half court buzzer beater which would put the Heat up by one. At the end of the game they lost the NBA Finals to the Dallas Mavericks, everyone was shocked that Miami lost because they had the big three. I even thought that there was not going to be a team that was going to stop the Miami Heat but I was wrong. I was always told that you can do anything you set your mind to and that's what the Dallas Mavericks did. 

Chalmers is a true role player on the Miami Heat and I hope he stays on the Heat for a long time. Chalmers is the starting point guard for the Miami Heat. I think the back up point guard is Norris Cole but this year, they picked up Shabazz Napier and he might be the new point guard or a back up. I hope that Chalmers stays the the starter point guard but you never know what can happen. Overall, I love watching Chalmers play and all of the Miami Heat players play, for me it's like an adrenaline rush, like I want to play right after watching a game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Chalmers

Mohawk Anderson!

Christopher Claus Andersen was born July 7, 1978 in Long Beach, California. Andersen is second of three children in his whole family. He grew up in lola, Texas and he played one year at Blinn College in Brenham. Andersen really wanted to follow his dream to play basketball. His varsity coach wanted him to play, so he can get a college scholarship.  Andersen started off playing his professional career in the Chinese Basketball Association and the American minor league.

Andersen is 6 foot 10 inches and he weighs in at 245 pounds. You can guess that he is the center for the Miami Heat. Andersen has played for two other teams before going with the Miami Heat. I'm really glad that they signed Chris Andersen to the Heat. I have not started to like Chris Andersen until last year. I have watched him play on different teams but he was not really recognized until this year when he got playing time. 

On January 20, 2013, Andersen signed a 10-day contract with the Miami Heat. After that 10-day contract was up, Andersen signed another 10-day contract on January 30, 2013, and then he signed the remainder of the season with the Heat. I don't really know what the signing is like and what you have to do to get on an NBA team. I do imagine that I will be hard for some players to get on an NBA team. Andersen only played forty-two games out of the eighty-two games in the whole season.  He was averaging 5 points per game and he was shooting 60% from the field. Since signing Andersen the Miami Heat went on a 27 game winning streak. He has played most of the games in the winning streak.

At age 34, he reached his first NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. Andersen recored three points, four fouls and three blocked in game seven of 2012-2013 NBA Finals. He was shooting 81% from the free throw line which was awesome for a big center. He finished the 2013 NBA playoffs with an NBA playoffs record for highest field goal percentage. I'm truly glad that I got to see and remember watching Andersen play in his first NBA Finals game. I love watching NBA games and especially if they are exciting games. 

Andersen is known for all of his tattoos that are all around his body. The tattoos cover about 75% of his whole body, which to me I think is pretty bad. His first ever tattoo was given to him by his mom four his eighteenth birthday. His mom had some experience with using a tattoo maker, and some body work of her own too. Andersen still to this day shows off his tattoos and I'm not really a fan of that. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Andersen

ALL ABOUT THEM HEAT!

Water Ray Allen Jr. was born July 20, 1975 at Castle Air Force Base. He is the son of Flora and Walter Allen Sr. Ray Allen is the third child out of five in his family. Ray Allen is an American professional basketball player who currently is now playing for the Miami Heat. He has played for many different basketball team in his career, which include Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle Supersonics, and Boston Celtics. In college, he played for the University of Connecticut Huskies. Walter is one of the accurate 3 point and free throw shooter in the whole NBA. 

In the first round pick of the 1996 draft class, Ray Allen was selected fifth into the NBA. Right after getting drafted to the Minnesota Timberwolves Ray Allen and Andrew Lang were put on Milwaukee Bucks for another guy that Minnesota really wanted. He stayed with the Bucks intel the 2002-2003 season after the Bucks he went to the Seattle Super Sonics. Ray Allen was a member of the NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team and during the All-Star weekend, Ray Allen took the 3 point championship. Later on in the season Ray had to have surgery on both of his ankles. 

I think that Ray Allen is the best three point shooter so far. The only one that comes close to be so good is Stephan Curry. Curry had already broke other guys record in three pointers. What I think is going to happen is that once Ray Allen retires, Stephan Curry will catch Ray's most three pointers and break his record. I like watching both Ray Allen and Stephan Curry because they are both very good at shooting. When I grew up, I want to be as good or even better than those's two. 

The 2004-2005 season Allen signed a 5 year extension for $80 million with the Seattle Super Sonics. In April 2006, Ray Allen moved into second place for most three in the NBA trailing Reggie Miller who was in first for most three's. In April 19, 2006, Ray Allen broke Dennis Scott's ten year old NBA record for most three's made in a season against the Denver Nuggets. Ray Allen scored a career high of 54 points in a single game against the Utah Jazz, which was the second most in Sonics history. 

After playing for the Seattle Super Sonics, Allen got drafted to the Boston Celtics. Allen and Glen Davis were the 35th pick in the 2007 draft. I think that Boston got lucky that they got Ray Allen, but I don't know why he was the 35th pick. Ray Allen was a star on the Boston Celtics playing with Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. I think that Ray had his high peak with the Boston Celtics or maybe his passed teams. Watching Ray play with the Miami Heat was not as exciting as watching him play with the Boston Celtics. 

Scoring Champion

Wade plays the shooting guard position but also can play point guard. During some of his games you will see him switch up and take point. This does not mean that the other point guard is doing bad or anything, it just means that he wants a break. Most games he does not play point because Wade wants the ball and to take the last shot. In most games that he played, weather it was with Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Bosh or Lebron James he always wanted to take the last shoot. On the last second shoots that Wade did get the ball he made nine out of ten. Even Chris Bosh said that Wade should be the one taking the last shoot.

 Wade is pretty quick on his feet and this makes it difficult for people to guard him. The quickness that Wade has makes it easier for him to get past his opponents and score. His signature move is the one-two step that allows him to cruise past bigger opponents and get fouled while shooting. Wade is one of the best free throw shooter in NBA history. He gets to the free throw consistently and he was ranked number one for the 48 minutes he plays in a game. He is a scoring champion unless he has more injuries. I would love to go to a Miami Heat game even if it was the nose bleed seats.

Wade is best known for the way he drives to the hoop and for his different styles of lay-ups. People always worry about Wade because he drives it to the whole against bigger players and always lands it or gets hurt. Mostly Wade just wants to score and win the game. I think that's every players thought in the NBA is to win games and to win the NBA title. That was my dream growing up as a kid was to play in the NBA but now that I think about it, I really can't because I live on a island. It's really hard to get recognized here to be put in the NBA.

Wade was a member of the 2004 US Olympic team with a couple other stars Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony. The US Olympic team competed in the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan and Wade was averaging almost 20 points in the Championship game. Wade was named to the US Men's Basketball National Team from 2006-2008. Also, in the same championship game he was named Co-Captain along with James and Anthony. At the 2008 Olympics, the United States went unbeaten and earned Gold Medals defeating the 2006 World Champion Spain.

In 2009, Wade donated from his foundation to keep the Robbins, Illinois library from getting shut down. Over the past years Wade has down a lot for other people, weather it's for charity or not. I think Wade has done a lot of good in his life. He is not afraid to give up money to people who need it. He gave a lot of money to Hati were the earthquake happened, Wade is just a good person and I look up to him.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwyane_Wade

Miami Heat News

      Dwayne Wade was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. His parents were Jolinda and Dwayne Wade, Sr. Wade also has a older sister named Tragil, who was big impacted on Wade's life. Tragil was a big impact in Wade's life because she was the one steering him in the right direction. Later on in Wade's life his mom and dad got a divorce. Wade ended up living with his dad and his stepmother in Robbins, Illinois. Growing up in Chicago, Illinois, Wade idolized Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan. 

     Wade attended Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn. Wade started playing for the school's varsity basketball team. Wade did not acquire that much playing time in his second season at Harold L. Richards High School. The reason why Wade did not get that much playing time in his second year at Harold school was because his stepbrother was the star. 

     Dwayne Wade has established himself to be one of the most well-known and popular player in the league.  Wade had the top selling jerseys in the NBA for almost two year. Entering the league as the fifth pick, Wade was soon to be named All-Rookie and was put into the All-Star games for the last ten years. In Wade's third season as a Miami Heat player, he led the Heat to their first NBA title in franchise history. After the game, Wade was named the 2006 NBA Finals MVP as the Heat beat the Mavericks 4-2.  

      In 2004-2005 season, Shaquille O'Neal was traded from the Los Angeles Laker to the Miami Heat. In the first round of the 2005 playoffs, Wade averaged  27.0 points, 9.0 assists, and 6.0 rebounds in the playoffs. In the playoffs, Wade continued his high level of play with 31.0 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists per game. All the coaches in the league selected Wade to be in the 2005 All-Star game, were he scored 14 points in 24 minutes. The Miami Heat record with Shaquille O'Neal being traded to Miami Heat had improved by 17 games that season. 

       Over the years, Wade has been out with some bad injures. The 2006-2007 season was not good for the Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade. Wade had missed a total of 31 games due to injuries. Wade was elected to his third straight All-Star game and received All-NBA Honors. He had became the first guard to earn three All-NBA Honors with 31 games missed, since Pete Maravich of the Utah Jazz in the 1977-1978 season. 



 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwyane_Wade

Miami Heat News! :)

                                                               Miami Heat News! :)

      Since, Lebron James made his decision to leave Miami this year, everyone has there eyes on what Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh are going to do. I, myself, am very excited this year to see what the Miami Heat has in store for this coming year. I'm a very big fan of Dwayne Wade and I hope he can come out of his slump that he has been in for the last couple of years. I can't wait to see the Miami Heat play against Lebron James and the Cavaliers. It's going to be an intense year for both teams and I hope the Heat come on top. 

      Lebron James leaving Miami was a huge loss for the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat are not scared because they just signed Luo Deng, who was a member of the Chicago bulls. The Bulls have always been Heat's rivals. For Heat to sign a member of the Chicago Bulls was crazy! Miami Heat have been signing new people to fill in the gap of Lebron James. Heat have signed some big guys for the center and some small forwards. Will this be enough for the Miami Heat to make a good record this year or will they not do as good this year?

      Dwayne Wade has been in a slump for the past couple of years and I hope he can come out of it. The first time Wade entered the NBA was in 2003 and he was the fifth pick. Dwayne Wade has been in the NBA for eleven years. He was won his first NBA title in 2006, were they won the series 4-2.  

     The first team that the Miami Heat play against are the New Orleans Pelicans on October 4,2014 and this is the first game for the record books. I don’t have that much faith in the Miami Heat as I did when Lebron James was still on the team. I do have some faith that they will do well because they signed some new people to the team.

Dwayne Wade just got married last week to his wife Gabrielle Union. Dwayne and Gabrielle got married on August 30, 2014. They spend their honeymoon in a castle hidden in Miami, Florida.  Dwayne Wade has three children who are both his and Gabrielle. That’s were I’m going to hopefully live when I’m older.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwyane_Wade