So as with everyone not from Sunny Florida, “The Decision” by Lebron James infuriated me on a multiple of levels. Thoughts went through my mind at a bajillion miles an hour.

· Are we really watching this?!

· How big is this guy’s ego?

· None of this will matter if he decides to become a Knick

The last point can be said by any fan of any team that had even the slightest chance of winning “The Prize” of “The Decision”. In all honesty - You wouldn’t care about his huge ego, the fact that your team has almost no chance of winning a game against them, or that “Miami Thrice” probably knew that they would end up in Miami and still wasted your time while you read every article on every website.

Hours, No - DAYS were wasted in front of ESPN, MSNFOXSPORTS, SI, and various blogs reading about Lebron's cronies have strategically given to the media about his decision.

Yet through it all, as with life - a silver lining has emerged. A worthy adversary for the NBA has been created. Along with others, my hatred for Lebron and the Heat has easily overtaken my disdain for the Celtics and Lakers. For the first time since the Jordan era, I am hoping a team loses every game. And for the first time ever – I am hoping that a group of the NBA’s elite stars will slowly implode over a season or even two.

Unlike many who wish that Lebron, Wade, or Bosh injure themselves during the season, I am wishing that their health is not the reason for their demise.

I’m excited to watch a potential train wreck between the “Miami Thrice” once they lose a close game or when one hits a game winner that could have been taken by another.

I’m looking forward to watching each team give 110% every time the Heat step on the court.

This has all made the NBA a more interesting sport.

When else has the middle of the MLB season or the start of training camp for the NFL taken a back seat to anything and everything that goes on in the NBA?

When else has the NBA announced its’ primetime games before the rest of the schedule?

When else have the twitter accounts and quotes by anybody related to the NBA meant so much and yet so little?

This should all lead to a more interesting season. A season of good versus evil. A season where vindication for all of our suffering can occur on a nightly basis.

Msg from Edina Lekovic - Communications Director of MPAC

Thought it needed to be shared. Both sides deserve peace, and I for one hope it happens yesterday...
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Dear Friends,> >

We are witnessing a rare moment in the history of U.S.-Israeli relations. It is a moment that requires all of us to take immediate action.> > Last Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden was blind-sided with Israel’s announcement of plans to build 1,600 new housing units in occupied East Jerusalem.> >

Biden immediately and strongly condemned Israel's settlement expansion, an unprecedented move in the last two decades of U.S.-Israeli relations. Biden reportedly told Netanyahu, "This is starting to get dangerous for us. What you're doing here undermines the security of our troops who are fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. That endangers us and it endangers regional peace."> >

On Friday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly and in international media, calling the settlement expansion an "insult" and a "deeply negative signal" for Mideast peacemaking and ties with the U.S. > >

U.S.-Israel relations have hit an all-time low, which Israel’s very own Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren told Israeli Consuls General during an emergency conference call over the weekend.> >

What does Israel do when it faces strong international pressure and bad PR? It diverts attention away from the real issues by immediately cracking down on Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories.> > On Friday, Israel announced it was sealing off the West Bank for 48 hours citing "security concerns," and it banned Palestinian men under 50 years old from entering the Al-Aqsa mosque through Saturday. According to media reports today, both restrictions have been extended apparently indefinitely.> >

When legitimate critiques from the international community and political pressure are applied on Israel, Israel tightens its stranglehold on Palestinians living under occupation by restricting their movement within the Occupied Territories as well as their access to their major holy sites.> > Such restrictions have been followed up by Netanyahu’s public announcement today that Israel will continue its settlement expansion plans, in open defiance of one of Clinton’s stated conditions for a resumption of the “proximity talks.”> >

Now is the time to speak up for justice and religious freedom.> >

Please contact your members of Congress TODAY to call for an investigation of Palestinians’ restricted access to their holy sites by the U.S. Commission on International Freedom.> >

Visit http://www.facebook.com/l/9a48b;www.congress.org and enter your zip code to get all the necessary contact information for your elected representatives -- in just five minutes, you can make a phone call and send an email.> >

Here are a few suggested talking points you can use to help focus your message:> > -

I support and applaud the Obama administration’s strong and repeated condemnations of Israel’s settlement expansions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.> > -

Israeli actions -- in expanding settlement activities despite U.S. condemnations -- are directly harming America’s image and interests internationally and jeopardizing American lives.> > - Restricting Palestinian access to their religious sites is a violation of their religious freedom, and should be investigated by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (http://www.facebook.com/l/9a48b;www.uscirf.gov).> >

The future depends on what each of us do today. I hope that you will act today to tell your elected officials you believe both Palestinians and Israelis deserve religious freedom and a just peace, and that you will share this message with your family and friends asking them to do the same.

Annnnnnnnd the Knicks are Screwed

5 Receptions, 64 Yards, and 1.5 Touchdowns

As I watched the Dolphins host the Jets on MNF, I could not help but feel excited and hopeless as the game went on.

Yes! the game was amazing
Yes! the wildcat is here to stay (if only in Miami)
Yes! the Jets have their franchise quarterback

No! Braylon Edwards is a big part of the team already!
NO! How did Braylon Edwards make THAT catch!
NOO! What the hell does Lebron think about this?!?!

Am I the only one who is Witnessing this!?!?!? By becoming a Jet, Braylon might have just provided the final nail in the coffin for NY fans and their vision of seeing King James lead the Knickerbockers to glory. Forget that Lebron loves playing at the Garden, or that his goal to be the first $1 billion athlete requires the media and atention of a city like New York, or that baseball buddy CC plays for the Yanks. Simple beef between one another can deter one from thinking rationally. The Knicks might as well trade for DeShawn Stevenson now and have Soulja Boy remix the "GO New York" theme song!

Let's just hope that Braylon doesn't know how to use a hammer and that Lebron's new To Do List will now include: Show up Braylon in NY next season.