Metta World Peace

So all week I've been hearing a lot of criticism from a handful of people about the elbow shot from Metta World Peace (MWP). By the way, to me MWP stands for "man with power."

-"What a disgrace, what are we teaching our kids?" -Anonymous

-"¡Más put*!" -Erik Núñez (in a George López voice)

The world is not all sunshine and rainbows, life is good most of the time, but in reality we are living in a cruel place full of sinners. We are teaching our kids to be tough. In the transition from boy to man a boy needs to learn to stand up when knocked down. The boy needs to learn how to deliver hits, but most importantly how to receive them. We should not sugar coat the game and say that people won’t push and shove because they do, it’s a natural instinct. It happens when hustling and sometimes intentionally, kids are not stupid they start to figure that out real early. During a grudge match the aggressors usually win the battle leaving the softies intimidated and/or crying to their mommies wanting to be breast fed.

"The Lakers are thugs!" -Anonymous

-"¡Más put*!" -Erik Núñez (in a George López voice)

That’s a tremendous complement, considering that 4 years ago they were a bunch of “softies” and got their butts handed to them in the 2008 NBA Finals by a TOUGHER team. Needless to say, we bounced back healthy and won the championship the next year in 2009 and reloaded with Ron Artest a.k.a. Metta World Peace to avenge the Boston Celtics in Game 7 in 2010. "Thugs" that's just music to my ears. They are like gansters now taking over territories. Fear! Fear Andrew Bynum who was suspended earlier this season for a similar action at the end of last season. Fear Paul Gasoft, I mean the Spaniard Paul Gasol. Fear the Black Mamba, fear World Peace (I kinda like the ring of that) and Matt Barnes, and don't forget to fear Sessions. So we are now tough. Toughness wins championships. It’s been proven already, they might just have to prove it again. The Lakers were once bullied, but cannot be bullied anymore. You either hunt or become the hunted.

Hypocrisy? Maybe these critics never fought anybody before, maybe they never got mad a day in their life, maybe they never yelled and showed any anger. I doubt it. It’s hypocritical to criticize a man for similar actions. These critics want him crucified. If they are without sin, then I want to see one of them be the first to throw the stone. Enough with the hate, enough said.

The NBA does not want World Peace. At least for 7 games which is the number of games he is suspended for. 7 games? Oh, I get it 1 game left in the season and the Lakers will win the 1st Round of the Playoffs in 6 only to play the Thunder in the 2nd Round with Metta ready to go. They like it, I like it, and you like it because ratings are going to be off the charts when World Peace is back in action. Even these critics are going to be watching, that’s how interesting physical play can be. We can relate to this ordeal. The problem is that they are scared and do not want the Lakers to win another championship again. Especially after that double overtime game victory against a potential championship contender. They are scared that Kobe is going to get his 6th ring and be better than Michael Jordan. They must be the same consumers of the Lebron James IPhone, the Lephone, which only vibrates and doesn’t have a ring.

Truth be told, the media loves to focus on the negative and these jabronies fall for it. Let me tell you the positive side of Metta World Peace. He donated his 2010 championship ring to charity, auctioned it off, and the proceeds went to help Mental Institutes for children. He donated his entire salary this year to charity, which means he’s not making a dime at all for a great cause. Metta World Peace is insane and that’s a good thing. There’s a little Metta World Peace in all of us who’s genuine, caring, and giving, and at the same time that will knock the living crap out of anybody who tries to mess with us. Last time I checked this was a man’s game. The NBA is not for little girls in elementary.

Shut up already!

Unfortunately, we will never see the end of this in terms of the human toll on the guy.