Coachella SOLD OUT!

    I've never seen anything like this.  Coachella tickets went on sale at 10:00a on January 13th and for most people, Friday the 13th was in fact unlucky.  The event, both week 1 & 2, sold out in 3 hours, leaving many eager attendees ticketless.  From my experience, what it came down to was the internet browser you used.  For those of you using Google Chrome, traffic was incredibly high and few users got past the Stand by screen.  If you used Internet Explorer,  Safari, or  Opera, congratulations! I'll probably see you in Indio.  It's going to be crazy! This is going to be my first time attending this event and it's mainly because of Dre and Snoop too bad Tupac isn't alive or he'd probably be there too.  Dre hasn't performed in front of a huge crowd like this in a while and he is for sure the main attraction.  So it's going to be interesting how he'll perform.  Either way there are about 20 other artists that I can't wait to see.  If you're not too sure what to expect, take a look at Wiz Khalifa's performance from last year:

    Holy shit bro!  There's so many people, it's going to be sick.  I wish I got see Wiz last year, I almost spontaneously drove out there to sneak in for Sunday to see him and Kanye.  Here's the line-up if you haven't had a chance to take a look:

    My buddy and I are going to produce a "The Coachella Experience" like documentary for all 3 days of the event, so that other may live vicariously through our footage and so that we can relive these awesome moment.  Hope you guys are ready! 92 days left.

Kawhi's First Start

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    Kawhi Leonard had his first start of the season over Gary Neal, as the Spurs snap their 2-loss streak defeating the Houston Rockets 95-101. He played well, putting up 11 points and grabbing 8 boards during his 37:44 minutes of PT. The game was close as it went into overtime, the Spurs’ age started to show. In OT, Tim Duncan missed a few shots that he would’ve drained a few years back. He missed 2 free throws in a row and a wide-open 18-foot jumper that were go-ahead opportunities. Kawhi is also playing phenomenal defense while guarding the best scorer on the team, Kevin Martin, coming up with a key stop late in the fourth. He also came up with a huge defensive board with 11.3 seconds left in OT and was fouled immediately. He went to the line where he scored 1 of 2 free throws to put the Spurs up 95-99, a two-position game. Looks like the Spurs have a new starting 5, for now.

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Kawhi Not?

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I met Kawhi at Phi Kap one time, "Damn, you got some big ass hands" I blurted out after I shook it.

Kawhi Leonard- rookie, fresh out of my very own SDSU. He left San Diego State University in 2011 as a sophomore and took the 15th overall pick in the first-round by the Indiana Pacers but was quickly traded to the San Antonio Spurs for George Hill, which also included Erazem Lorbek in a 2:1 swap. So for this season, he has averaged 6 pts, 5 boards Rebounds and .7 Dimes assists per game. According to Yahoo! Sports:

Jan 8 F Kawhi Leonard got some serious on-the-job training Sunday night in becoming a stopper. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had the rookie guard Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant."Kawhi did a good job," Popovich said. "When I called the timeout, I told him that he was now going to guard the leading scorer in the league for the past few years and you're not coming out of the game. I told him he was going to get experience and see what it was like. He did a good job."

It's awesome that Popovich sees the potential in Kawhi, averaging a double-double at State (15.5 pts, 10.6 boards). He's going to need Kawhi to step-up his game since Manu broke his hand and is out for 6-8 weeks, which is a lot in this 66 game season. The Spurs have also been struggling with age issues, Kwahi (20) provides energy and youth to this squad Can I mention, it's a weird feeling when you realize the athletes on television are younger than you. as well as a weak center in DeJuan Blair. But for now, Kawhi will have to be the spark off the bench using his giant hands to pick pockets, average 1 steal per game and grab boards. This article was sparked by Kawhi's outstanding performance in the Spurs 106-103 loss to the Bucks. He had 19 points and 3 boards of the bench in 32:58 minutes, showing that he's getting more PT Playing Time. If he keeps this up, I think Popovich might have to move Richard Jefferson to the 2 (shooting guard) spot and have Kawhi start as the 3 (small forward), replacing Gary Neal. That would be awesome.

I forgot to add, Malcolm Thomas of San Diego State University, that's right, another Aztec, is headed to San Antonio to join his former teammate Kawhi, after getting pulled from the D-Fenders, D-League team. It looks like the Spurs are finally getting some fresh legs on their team. Check out what Malcolm Tweeted 2 days ago:

Everything works out! He bailed on the Korean League to participate in the LA Lakers training camp, but didn't make the cut.  However, he showed a tremendous amount of motivating and energy in his dominating performance while playing on the D-Fenders, so it's no wonder the Spurs had to snatch him up.  Congrats to you both you guys made it, it was chill kicking it with you guys at Phi Kap, you dudes are dope as fuck.  @imrichbitch! 

Check out more about Malcolm Thomas here: San Antonio Spurs Call Up Malcolm Thomas From D-League ShowcaseLehgo Aztecs!p/o GC