"Don't You Talk Ugly to Me!" » NBA http://alexisgentry.net/blog Alexis Gentry's Blog Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:09:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 My dad was named Coach of the Month and I’m super proud of him http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/12/02/my-dad-was-named-coach-of-the-month-and-im-super-proud-of-him/ http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/12/02/my-dad-was-named-coach-of-the-month-and-im-super-proud-of-him/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:14:14 +0000 Alexis http://alexisgentry.net/blog/?p=476 Alvin Gentry named NBA Coach of the MonthNBA.com: Van Gundy, Gentry named Coaches of the Month

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The Orlando Magic’s Stan Van Gundy and the Phoenix Suns’ Alvin Gentry today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in October and November.

]]> http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/12/02/my-dad-was-named-coach-of-the-month-and-im-super-proud-of-him/feed/ 0 My interview with TheNoLookPass http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/09/24/my-interview-with-thenolookpass/ http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/09/24/my-interview-with-thenolookpass/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:43:16 +0000 Alexis http://alexisgentry.net/blog/?p=411 I did another interview about the NBA and social media. This one was with Rey-Rey from TheNoLookPass.com. We started this interview way back in April and didn’t officially finish it until last week. Check it out!

tnlp-interviewI recently talked to Alexis Gentry, the daughter of Phoenix Suns’ head coach, Alvin Gentry. I thought she’d be a good person to talk to when it comes to NBA-related stuff. I mean, being an NBA coach’s daughter, I thought she could provide a view on what it’s like to be in that position. Alexis also runsTrashwire.Com, a very good entertainment news site that has TV, movie, and concert reviews among other things. Also, if you’re into Big Brother, check that out as well.

Ms. Gentry was kind enough to answer all the questions I had in the E-Mails we exchanged and was quite candid in this conversation. I’m in purple and Alexis is in orange. It’s no secret what team she roots for. Duh.

Read the rest at TheNoLookPass.com http://www.thenolookpass.com/2009/09/24/tnlp-talks-to-alexis-gentry/

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safe_image.phpWhen Suns head coach @AlvinGentry first started tweeting, he credited his daughter for getting him to join Twitter.

So who better to go to for the second part of ValleyoftheSuns’ in-depth look at social media and the NBA than Alexis Gentry herself?

OK, so the head coach has only sent out a happy Fourth of July tweet since the draft lottery, but he provided some insightful commentary on the Suns’ season last year and promises to do so again this season.

Alexis answered a couple of my questions via e-mail about how her dad got on Twitter, what grade she’d give him as a tweeter and what she’s doing with her entertainment Web site, Trashwire.com.

Read the rest at ValleyoftheSuns.com http://valleyofthesuns.com/2009/09/15/talking-twitter-with-the-coachs-daughter/

]]> http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/09/17/my-interview-with-valleyofthesuns-com/feed/ 1 My thoughts on StarburyTV http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/08/01/my-thoughts-on-starburytv/ http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/08/01/my-thoughts-on-starburytv/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:55:38 +0000 Alexis http://alexisgentry.net/blog/?p=375 If you haven’t seen Stephon Marbury’s 24/7 live internet reality show StarburyTV then you’ll probably have no idea what I’m talking about in this post. But before you scroll down or close this tab on your browser, let me just say that it is one of the most bizarre, fascinating and oddly entertaining things I’ve ever watched. It’s almost like the first time I saw “Trapped in the Closet” and couldn’t really think of a way to explain it to my friends. It’s really just something you have to see to understand.

Anyway, there’s all kinds of debate raging on Twitter and other sites as to weather Marbury’s just an out of work athlete who’s fueling some kind of ego-driven desire for attention or a completely insane person who’s having a mental breakdown live via webcam. I won’t weigh in either way because, honestly, I’m not really sure.

After checking out the “show” for about an hour today, the only way I could describe it was with a quote from Seinfeld. In the episode “The Letter” a snobby older couple analyzes the portrait of Kramer saying…

“I sense great vulnerability. A man-child crying out for love. An innocent orphan in the post-modern world.”
“I see a parasite. A sexually depraved miscreant who is seeking only to gratify his basest and most immediate urges.”
“His struggle is man’s struggle. He lifts my spirit.”
“He is a loathesome, offensive brute. Yet I can’t look away.”
“He transcends time and space.”
“He sickens me.”
“I love it.”
“Me too.”

Skip forward to 1:30 on this video:

]]> http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/08/01/my-thoughts-on-starburytv/feed/ 0 Shaquille O’Neal and Lou Amundson – I Love the 80s http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/04/30/shaquille-oneal-and-lou-amundson-i-love-the-80s/ http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/04/30/shaquille-oneal-and-lou-amundson-i-love-the-80s/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:10:15 +0000 Alexis http://alexisgentry.net/blog/?p=351 Everyone knows I love the Suns and, if you follow me on twitter, you know that I have a recurring theme of tying the Suns to Prince’s outstanding 80s music/movie extravaganza Purple Rain. Never could I imagine that the two things would meet in one place, but now they have… plus a little Michael Jackson, Karate Kid and Star Wars.

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]]> http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/04/20/pics-from-the-last-suns-games/feed/ 1 Robin Lopez and Alando Tucker review Watchmen http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/30/robin-lopez-and-alando-tucker-review-watchmen/ http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/30/robin-lopez-and-alando-tucker-review-watchmen/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:20:39 +0000 Alexis http://alexisgentry.net/blog/?p=333 Even if you’re not a Suns fan, this is a must-see! The guys make great points about the film, but the “cameos” make this video extra awesome.

]]> http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/30/robin-lopez-and-alando-tucker-review-watchmen/feed/ 0 Basketball Diaries from Planet Orange http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/22/basketball-diaries-from-planet-orange/ http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/22/basketball-diaries-from-planet-orange/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:27:22 +0000 Alexis http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/22/basketball-diaries-from-planet-orange/ Alexis Gentry documents her time with the Phoenix SunsOccasionally, it dawns on me that a lot of people I know aren’t on Twitter and haven’t seen my frequent (and some might say incessant) updates from the last week. As a result, I’m writing this blog as a continuation of my first “Basketball Diaries” post–which has nothing to do with Jim Carroll, Leonardo DiCaprio, or heroin–to detail the action, intrigue and adventure during my most recent trip out to the desert to spend some time with the Phoenix Suns….

Read the rest of this entry at TRASHWIRE.COM

]]> http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/03/22/basketball-diaries-from-planet-orange/feed/ 0 Suns vs Clippers http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/18/suns-vs-clippers/ http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/18/suns-vs-clippers/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:15:58 +0000 Alexis http://alexisgentry.net/blog/?p=312 Last night was my dad’s first game as Head Coach of the Phoenix Suns. Apparently, it was one of the most exciting games of the season. I say “apparently” because I don’t have NBA League Pass and couldn’t watch the game in its entirety. I did follow live updates on the Suns Twitter, and caught the highlights on Sports Center last night. One of the craziest moments was this one…

 

That’s right. That’s Zach Randolph of the Clippers punching Lou Amundson of the Suns in the face. Amundson was just fine and proved it with a sick dunk that had the guys on the bench out of their seats.

I’ve seen quite a few basketball fights in my day, including one that left my dad with a broken wrist, but this one was extra exciting. I just kept thinking, “I wish I had flown back from Phoenix on Wednesday instead of Monday!”

In the end, the Suns emerged victorious, winning 140-100, the largest margin of victory after a coaching change in NBA history!

Congrats to the Suns and to my dad, Alvin Gentry, on the win!

Maybe I should think twice about not getting that NBA League Pass.

]]> http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/18/suns-vs-clippers/feed/ 1 Two videos from All-Star weekend http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/15/tw-videos-from-all-star-weekend/ http://alexisgentry.net/blog/index.php/2009/02/15/tw-videos-from-all-star-weekend/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:02:21 +0000 Alexis http://alexisgentry.net/blog/?p=311 Here are two videos I took last night at the NBA All-Star festivities.

The first is Dwight Howard’s awesome third round dunk in the Slam Dunk Contest.

The second is a clip of T.I. performing at the Player’s Assoc. party later that same night.

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