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Welcome
Hello there!!! Welcome to my website!! This is the truly official site of Joseph Blair and the Arizona Basketball Academy. Finally, after years of waiting it is here!! This is a chance for me to express myself and let everyone have a chance to see exactly what is going on with me year round! I will do my best to keep everything up to date and looking good. I'm going to try my best to put as much of myself into this site as possible, from the pictures to the weekly updates. I look forward to feedback so if you have any criticisms, complaints or you just want to tell me what you like best about the site please feel free to contact me!! I hope you enjoy yourself and I hope to see you again soon whether it's in cyberspace, in the stands at a game, or shaking your hand in person!The last entry is:
Saturday, December 08, 2007
I think that in life a certain amount of respect has to be given to everything you do. Especially when it comes to something that gives you your livelihood! I have always been able to take pride in the fact that I have always given my best and my all to this sport that I love so much. Not always have things turned out the way that I wanted and I wish that I would have made more free throws and there are a ton of easy shots that I have missed and wished that I could go back and try again but I have always tried my best. Nobody is perfect and I realize that but 100 percent must be given constantly!! That being said I want to talk about tonights game! I have played basketball since I was 5 years old. Organized basketball, not just playing in the yard!! I have played professional for 11 years now!! And never in my career have I ever tried to blame a referee for a loss!! But tonight was the most disgraceful and disrespectful attempt at what they want to call refereeing a game that I have ever seen or been a part of. It was truly scandalous!! I heard before I came to play in Russia that the referees can be corrupt but I never imagined something like what I saw tonight. I am proud of my team. We didn't win but we took them to overtime before we lost by 3 points. A 3 point losss playing not only against a good team but playing against a sell out referee!! Tonight I witnessed a huge disrespect to this game that I love!! It is a sad time!! I am truly heartbroken that anyone could do this to this game that I love so much!! And now we even see this type of problem in the NBA!! When will it stop? Where will it stop? When did it start? God bless basketball!!