Top of the Day to everyone out there in Cyber-land. Hope you all had a Safe St. Patrick's Day. That holiday is a really big deal back in Bay City, MI (neighboring city to Saginaw-my hometown). In fact they were even thinking of dying the water green. Someone needs to let me know if they succeeded?? lol
Well, I've been taking a break and getting some much needed rest. We had a day off after the game in the Bay Area against the Warriors. We put it on them really good. I still love you Warriors Fans, but we're trying to make the playoffs down here and we're taking no prisoners!! We've put ourselves in a very tough position. Everyone understands what needs to happen to get us in that 8th spot. Right now we're hoping all of our fans are rooting for two teams. 1. The Suns 2. Whoever plays Dallas. lol
Yesterday we finally did it. We got Jared Dudley to cut those braids. I've been egging him on about it for weeks now. I told him, "If the King of Braids (Allen Iverson) cut his, then everyone else should cut theirs as well." :) So yesterday was D-Day for those twisty locks. You can see the pics and get a play-by-play of the historic event on twitter.com/JRICH23. It was mad funny!! Don't tell Jared, but I think he looks better with the braids. Ooops! Too late! lol
Okay, okay. I really wanted to take this time to thank all of the fans who have been supporting me. You guys are great and I love the fact that you're following me on Twitter.com/JRICH23 and reading my blogs. It's funny, people have been asking me if the intro song was recorded by "The Juice" (artist from Amare's label w/ T.I.), but NO, it's actually my younger cousin O.J. -Odell Walker- (whose nickname is Juice)he's pretty good. He's working on some mixed tapes and demos, hopefully one day you'll hear more about him.
I've been really excited to see many fans from Asia (Japan & China especially) and the "blokes" from "Down Under" have been sending me emails and following my career. You guys have been asking me about entering the 2010 All Star Dunk Contest. I've decided to respond. It's official. In 2010 its JRICH Vs. Lebron to settle all of the hype about who's the best dunker! Who else do you want to see in the Dunkfest?
I do this for you guys. My motivation for playing is knowing that people are interested in what I do. I love my fans and you guys are often the motivation that kicks me in the butt to get moving, when I'd rather kick back and eat a burger on the couch. Thanks for all of your inspiring words of encouragement. That's why I never turn away kids who want autographs. I'm able to do what I do because of you guys. Thanks. I really mean that.
Este es para mis amigos en Brasilia, Gracias. Sabo que tus hablas Portugesa , pero No hablo Portugesa pero hablo un poquito de Espanol. Leandro y yo son gran amigos. El es muy rapido, nos llamos "The Brasillian Blur".
Until next time. Be easy.
JRICH23
J Rich,
This is Jared's mom. I have been telling Jared to cut his hair for 2 years!! Don't be kicking me to the curb and taking credit. lol
Melinda
Posted by: Melinda Dudley | March 18, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Hey j-rich
soy brasileno pero hablo espanol
barbosa es a grande hombre, impressiona tu humildad ( conocer la historia del ciclismo? se no pieza para ello contar)
yo creer que tu también es a grande persona
abrazar
Posted by: Fabio | March 18, 2009 at 11:57 AM
J-Rich!
Lol at the comment of Jared Dudley looking better with the braids. To make him feel better you should grow out your hair and get some dreads like out in the bay. lol, I'm jk!
It was great to see you at the game last Sunday at the Oracle. It was bittersweet, loved seeing you do well, but hated that you weren't doing it for the Warriors.
You had a great game, and I just saw the highlights of the Philly game today and you did well in the second half!
Keep up the great work! Stay safe, and play hard. The playoffs, yall got this! "We Believe"
PS. Hopefully LB's injury isn't too bad. Best wishes to him as well!
Posted by: Danny | March 18, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Yo JR, this is Lupe. I love your game man. When you play Chicago I always try to set aside my tour dates just to watch you guys. Keep it up!!
Posted by: Lupe Fiasco | March 19, 2009 at 12:04 PM
What up J-Rich?!
Melinda has a point; Moms always comes first to take the cred haaaha.
I love your game man, and Dudley has been killin it, too. Yall are a definate plus to the Suns, I'm just mad they didn't boot Porter sooner, but what do I know? I know you can't really badmouth the man, but I felt the chemistry definately felt alot better after Gentry took over.
Maybe we can still come back even without Barbosa and take on the Lakers in the first round. Our schedule is easier than Dallas so as long as we keep puttin up W's, we got a good chance.
Anyway, keep throwin it down and do what you do.Go Sun Devils!!
Ps..I want that autograph jersey!! I promise I'll wear it at every game when you're in the buildin ..Nemesis=D Howard
Posted by: MAX | March 19, 2009 at 05:57 PM
WE BELIEVE
j-rich
Dirk no puedes acabar com mi esperanzas otra vez(Brasil perdió la sede a Olimpia a Alemania)
Vamos j-rich y Suns a los playoffs
Posted by: Fabio | March 20, 2009 at 09:57 AM
What up J-Rich
Personally i think your going to win the dunk contest and i got really pissed when you got fouled by LeBron but hey make up for it by doing a 360 under the legs dunk ha you almost did it kind of. I love the suns and your my favorite player to i cant wait to get your autograph at the room store its been my dream o and when do your suns jersey come out im trying to save money for one. Well good luck against the Wizards.
Your favorite and numero 1 fan
Cory Eklund
Posted by: Cory E | March 20, 2009 at 07:42 PM
J-Rich! Tonight's game was unbelievable.... that third quarter was ridiculous.
When you were hitting them 3's, I just couldn't believe it, and man that reverse double pump dunk was THE ONE. haha...
Keep it up! Always a pleasure to watch a Suns game!
and I agree with the comment above, when can I get myself a J-Rich Suns jersey? I got every Warriors one that came out, the Bobcats one, and now I need that Suns one. Tell the organization to hurry and start mass producing them!
Have a great night!
-DMa
Posted by: Danny Ma | March 22, 2009 at 01:15 AM
whats up J-rich,
Dang, even Jared's mommma be postin up in this mug,lol. This is like warriors we believe season all over again. You got to go hard and be all about business these last couple of weeks man. Im routin hard for you and im glad that youve been performing well on your last few games.Suns can do it. So your really goin to compete back in the slam dunk contest. What else do you have underneath your sleeves? maybe you can do all the dunks that won u the dunk contest in the past or almost. Example, Off the floor reverse windmill, off the floor reverse betwen the legs, off the glass betwen the legs dunk(this one was freakin sick)and finally you can do the off the floor 360 between the legs.3rd championship gauranteed. God bless J-rich!
J.J.
Posted by: J.J.MIrpuri | March 22, 2009 at 09:11 AM
i love watching you play!
can't wait to see you in the dunk contest next year!!
Posted by: iman | March 22, 2009 at 09:17 AM
DEAR JRICH,
HEY MAN, I'm a 15 year old kid, Who Lives in the Bay
"we get hyphy" haha. So anyway, I was the Warriors vs. Suns game,
I got some pretty great tickets, considering that i consider myself
your biggest fan lol. So, trying to be a sneak, I quietly make my
way down to the Suns bench. There are 2 security guards waiting
right there. I say to them, "can i say a word to Jr...?"
right away they say keep walking. I thought i saw you turn, but
then they pushed me away, as I held up my Jrich memoribilia
uniform all like, "WE MISS YOU JRICH!" haha i was just
wondering if you heard me? If not, thats cool. My
email is frakjrich23@gmail.com, and yo Have a great season with
the suns!! I watch all the suns games i can. And your rap song
is pretty dope man! haha. Peace and Good luck making the playoffs (Which i know u will!) - frak
Posted by: Alex Fraknoi | March 22, 2009 at 11:37 AM
J-RICH.. we love you man... thanks for recognising the fans from down under... i think ive posted about 1000 times here so its probably all my msg'd you read... LOL... u don't understand how much fans u have down here.. u'd be amazed... in my town everyone only knows about u cause i only talk about u... LOL.. 2010 dunk contest is yours... only problem is Lebron will get all the hype & attention and bla bla so i think the judging will be extremely biast... but u should compete in it no matter if u win or lose and take it to that kid... he's not in the same league as u in dunking.. he may be a good dunker but he can't do even half the stuff u have done... he's not designed to win dunk comps... you are... knock down those 2 missed dunks u did in 2004.. those are both 50's man... if not do wateva it is u do man.. im sure everything u do will bring out greatness... and we love u no matter what... i'm thinking andre iggy & nate or dwight will compete again... carter i don't think has it in him no more... take it to there kids and show em who the master is... god bless u man... take care... start working on ur dunks NOW. preparation is the key :D
Posted by: George | March 23, 2009 at 03:07 PM
Sup J-rich I'm glad you came to the Suns you're my top 5 players and always exciting to see you play but i gotta ask you one question
where is all the dunks :( i mean i'm loving the 3's and i'm glad the phoenix are getting them 3's(which we need to be hitting it more often) but man your dunks are crazy and MAD RESPECT keep luck and keep on having fun man
GO SUNS!!!
(Tucson is a horrible place hahaha)
Posted by: Trung | March 23, 2009 at 06:46 PM
WHOA man nuggets, really? foul like crazy
but man i was screaming my head off when it was tied hahaha
GOOD WIN GOOD LUCK!
Posted by: Trung | March 23, 2009 at 09:53 PM
Hey JR! I think im the 1st Jamaican to grace your website, & I say it's CRAZY! Question, if you are into reggae music, what is your favorite song ?
Posted by: JafiJames | March 24, 2009 at 11:00 AM
GO GO SUNS!
fascinante vitoria y grande apresentacion j rich, grande alley-oop en empezar el juego
dallas que la atención
Posted by: Fabio | March 24, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Man Lebron's been pussying out of the dunk contest for so long...he's all talk no play. I really would like to see you two duel for real... good luck man
Posted by: O'Jay | December 02, 2010 at 01:02 AM