Final Blog Component - Tyler Black

Colby Lopez had a dream. And it is his personal accomplishment that he was able to keep a hold of that dream. What he wanted to do was enough to make any set of parents laugh at their kids over a dinner. A professional wrestler. Lopez kept that dream alive at all costs. He worked as hard as he could at it, jumped over any and every obstacle that came his way, and now, in the eyes of most everyone familiar with Lopez, he's on his way to the top.

(Lopez [Fourth from left] and his backyard wrestling federation)

Lopez started out wrestling with his friends in his backyard. He would put on a show a month. It was at these backyard wrestling shows in Buffalo, Iowa that Lopez would figure out he wanted to be a pro wrestler. After the five years of wrestling in the backyard, Lopez's beloved wrestling federation, known as EHW, called it quits so everyone could go on with their life. Lopez then started training to become a professional. He is now done with training, as is quickly climbing up the ladder of who's who in professional wrestling.


Lopez is currently wrestling for quite a few wrestling organizations, most notably, Ring of Honor, or ROH. Lopez has wrestled all over America, into Canada, and even traveled to Europe to wrestle. He has a few shirts, and even has his own action figure. As a pre-professional, he set some goals for himself. As of now, he has accomplished two of them in the short amount of time he's been a pro.







The Bleacher Report also did an article on him.

Now meet the wrestler
Tyler Black.

He stands at six feet, one inch tall.
He weighs in at 210 pounds.
From Davenport, Iowa.
...Tyler Black.


(Black is the bigger of the two)

In his career thus far, he has held nine different titles, for seven different wrestling organizations.

His ultimate goal in wrestling is to main event Wrestlemania. For those that don't know what Wrestlemania is, it is the pinnacle of professional wrestling. At the rate he is going, it won't be a surprise to me to see him there in five or ten years.

Playoffs (Some more..it doesn't get old.)

(Photo from ESPN.com)

Here are my views of the Western Conference playoffs.

Dallas Mavericks v. Denver Nuggets
Fact: Denver is looking like one of the three best teams in the NBA right now. Perhaps only the Cavs and Lakers are better. The Nuggets are playing out of their minds, and have been all season. Why should they stop for Dallas?
Fact: Dirk Nowitzki is also playing out of his mind. Just not as good as the Nuggets are as a team.
Fact: The Nuggets win the series.
Opinion: The Nuggets win in five. Dallas wins a game solely because of the way Dirk is playing.

Houston Rockets v. Los Angeles Lakers
I don't even know what to say about this series. The Lakers aren't supposed to lose to the Rockets, but judging from the first two games, it's a real possibility. We all know Ron Artest and Yao Ming are good. But are they good enough to hang with Kobe? Only time will tell, and as a Cavs fan, I would LOVE a Rockets win. Take the Lakers out, Houston. In reality, the Lakers beat the Rockets in six. Good showing in game one by Houston though.

Round two.

(Photo from ESPN.com)

Here is my rundown of the second round in the Eastern Conference.

Atlanta Hawks v. Cleveland Cavaliers
Well, a Cleveland five point lead at the half ended in a 26 point Cavaliers win...check that...beatdown over the Hawks. Cleveland is too well rounded to fall to a team like the Hawks. At this point I don't believe the Cavs get beat in this series. Cleveland will win in four. The Cavs can already start looking ahead to the Eastern Conference finals, where they will take on, and beat the Orlando Magic.

Orlando Magic v. Boston Celtics
I think the Bulls took just about everything out of the Celtics. Furthermore I am not convinced the Celtics (minus Garnett) are a better team than the Magic. Had Kevin Garnett been healthy, here is the scenario: The Celtics sweep the Bulls, and then everyone looks forward to the amazing Boston and Orlando series, where Boston wins in six, and then there would have been a better Eastern Coference finals than the Boston, Chicago series. In the EC Finals, Boston is taken out by Cleveland (Also another dream series) in seven. BUT...he isn't healthy, so the Magic win in six. By the way, the EC Fianls will still be amazing, when the Cavs win in six.

The Western Conference side will come tomorrow.

And on one totally unrelated note, don't do it Favre.

MVP

LeBron James became the second youngest player ever to win the MVP award.

LeBron finished the season with 28.4 points per game, 7.6 rebounds per game, and 7.2 assists per game. He is also close to two steals per game and shot 49% from the field.

LeBron got 109 of the possible 121 first place votes in the MVP voting. James is the first Cleveland Cavalier to win the MVP award.

LeBron in his sixth year continues to get better and better. Everybody knows and is waiting and watching for the 2010 season. Will he stay in Cleveland, or will he go to elsewhere? In an interview on Sportscenter, LeBron assured everyone that he is very happy in Cleveland. Perhaps a Title will make him even more happy.

Fun fact about LeBron James: He won an MVP before Jordan, and took his team to the finals before Jordan. I know the comparisons will never stop, but that see-saw comparison isn't so one-sided anymore.