I am tired of NBA players crying about the number of opportunities they get to score. Why can't they just be happy to be part of a winning team with a chance to do something special? Kirilenko is just the most recent professional athlete to feel sorry for himself about his offensive opportunities. The worst part of the whole thing is that if he would just play the great hustle basketball that he is capable of he would get the stats that he wants. His problem is that he spends all his time pouting and doesn't put his heart into the game like he used to.

Here is to hoping that he wakes up and realizes he has the chance to be a part of something special and he helps the Jazz bring home that illusive title.

Well, it is now official, we have just seen one of the most boring NBA Finals in my recent memory. That series was not competitive at all and just goes to show how dominant the Western Conference is right now. Even though I am a Western Conference boy I hate to see the Spurs come out with the win in this one. I have grown tired of the Spurs and there constant winning. The ARE good and I will not argue that, but I really feel like they get a lot of calls going their way because of who they are. The more that I watch Manu Ginobli, the more I think that he could be the dirtiest player in the league, yet he finishes games with 2 or 3 fouls. Explain that.

Anyhow, now that the NBA season is over there are no sports worth watching until the NFL season begins. Septembet can't come soon enough.

Well, it is all over for the Jazz. They had a great run, but it had to come to an end eventually. I can't say that I am glad that they lost the Western Conference Finals, but I can't say that I am disappointed with there playoff run either. No one expected them to come back and beat the Rockets, not many gave them a shot to beat the fast-paced Warriors, and nobody on this green earth could have picked them to make it to the Conference Finals. So when I step back and look at what they achieved this year I have to be happy.

The only down side to their success this year however, is the expectations for them next year. Only time will tell how they respond.

Well, I just reached Level 9 today and I am still steadily working my way up the ranks. Honestly I don't see how some of you GSers have reached the ranks that you have. I think that it would take me an eternity to get to a rank in the 30s.
Anyway, kudos to you high rankers and hopefully I will be there with you some day.

I have a feeling that the Jazz might be in trouble for the Western Conference Finals.  The Spurs are such a tough team and I don't know if the Jazz can pull it off.  They have already overachieved to get to where they are, so it may be too much to ask for them to win this series.  We will have to wait and see...

I have to be honest, the way that the Jazz finished the regular season I didn't have much hope for them in the playoffs, but since game 2 of the first round the Jazz have come alive. After going 0-2 in their first two playoff games the Jazz are 8-2 and on a role. Granted, many of the games against the Warriors were close right to the end, but in all but one of the games the Jazz were able to pull away at the end. It just goes to show how are they can play when they want to.

The biggest test comes in the Conference Championships of course. Whether they face the Spurs or the Suns it will be a much tougher matchup. Here is to hoping for a great series and a return to former glory, maybe even that illusive title.:D

I have finally reached Level 8!

It seemed like I just shot through the first 6 levels here on Gamespot, but I swear it took me two years to get through Level 7. Okay, I am exagerating a little, but I am glad to finally be a Level 8 GS user. I can't imagine how much time you level thirty something guys must have put in. Kudos to you.

With the new update for the Xbox 360 now out I can safely say that MS made some big improvements.  The new Chat and IM should be great, with the ability now to IM your Windows Live contacts.  The new Marketplace blade makes it more convenient to access all of the downloadable content in one place.

In my opinion however, the best update is the background downloads.  This gives you the ability to shutdown your console during downloads and the downloads will continue until comlplete. No more leaving the Xbox on all night to complete a list of downloads.  All I can say is I am happy.

I am the proud owner of a new Xbox 360 Elite. Awesome, you say? Yes, but... I have still yet to be able to tap the amazing storage capacity of the 120 GB hard drive. I am still waiting for the arrival of my data transfer cable from Microsoft.  While MS is kind enough to give the trasfer cable free of charge to Elite purchasers who are current 360 owners, the process off claiming said cable leaves much to be desired. 

Currently Elite pruchasers who would like to transfer their data from their 20 Gb HDD to their 120 GB HDD must print a form off from the Xbox website, supply the serial number from the old and new systems, and mailed the form to Microsoft.  I mailed the request form on Monday, April 30th, and here I am today May 10th with no transfer cable.  Now I understand that the mail system takes time and that patience is a virtue, but why didn't Microsoft think of a better way to supply the transfer cable?

I realize that Microsoft did not intend for the Elite to be an upgrade system, but rather a new purchase. However, the folks at MS are smart enough to know that many customers WOULD buy the Elite as an upgrade and would therefore want to transfer their data from thier 20 GB HDD, not two weeks after purchase, but today.

My point is this.  Why not provide the transfer cable with the system?  How much can this cable actually cost MS to manufacture?  My guess is very litte.  If they deemed this method too costly why not make it availalbe in stores with the redemption of a voucher that can be obtained on the Xbox web site?  At the very least, couldn't the world leader in software have form that can be submitted online?  This would cut down the length of the process considerably.

In the meantime I sit and wonder... What would it be like to be able to turn on automatic downloads? Wouldn't it be nice to download that new TV episode?  Oh well... Maybe next month.

I have been a registered member of Gamespot for a couple years now, but until recently only used the site to check game reviews or look at game guides.  I am really starting to enjoy the whole experience.  It is great to be able to go somewhere that you can be apart of so much.  The unions are awesome, you can get a ton of information and opinions from other users, and share a lot of your own experiences.  I am also realy trying to gain levels for the first time.

In short, Gamespot is a great experience. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys gaming.