So my boss here at work decided that this current NBA season, he'd become an NBA fan. every morning he'd come in and drop some NBA wisdom on me that only he could come up with. Obviously he was a Nuggets fan, but once the playoffs hit and the Nugz were eliminated he quickly switched over to the "GSW".
He watched every game exclaiming how Baron Davis is amazing and the GSW were gonna win the championship.
But they got eliminated.
What feels like an eternity later, yesterday, he comes to work and asks me a question that should be asked to David Stern
"Are you still watching the playoffs?"
"nope"
Quick David Stern, do something, the only way to save the next 8 weeks of playoffs is to get the Jazz to play the Cavs in the Finals.
Do you want to watch the Spurs? no way, and against the Pistons, ugh.
The NBA has intervened before, in the draft, in the season and even in the playoffs, why can't there be a huge foul differential in game 5, take it back to Utah and then push it to game 7, where it will be decided by the refs?
Just look at this Google search and how many references there are to the Kings/Lakers series on 2002 and the foul differential (27 free throws for the lakers in the 4th quarter)
What would be better than Boozer versus the Cavs? Lebron on the biggest stage? People writing articles about Derron Williams being underrated, Jerry Sloan and the coach from the Cavs, and best of all, No Spurs or Pistons.
i believe that i stated before these playoffs started that anything would be better than Spurs/Pistons.
Please NBA - Do Something, quick!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
The Dick: Colorado Rapids New Home
many of you have heard, but have not seen
The Colorado Rapids of MLS have gotten a makeover this year that included new jersey's, new logos, new sponsors, new partners, new players, and most of all, a new home.
Dicks Sporting Goods Park
The biggest soccer complex in North America, and the biggest soccer only venue in the MLS!
Last night my good friend Nuccio and i checked it out, and well, it lived up to the hype.
On last minutes notice i was able to convince one of my soccer buddies to catch the Rapids vs Wizards game, i needed some good soccer mojo since my beloved Red Devils of Manchester decided to lay yet another egg in the FA Cup final, more on that later.
This Park is beautiful. First i roll up to find parking, which was long lines, but plenty of help to get you where you needed to go. From the parking lot i could see the huge jumbotron and as i walked the quarter-mile distance to the park i could actually watch the game.
i was surprise by the amount of people there, it was packed, especially for a regular game
against the Kansas City Wizards who's biggest star is Eddie Johnson.Met up with Nuccio and got the tickets, $22 corner flag seats row 6, and headed in. Amazing. You can see the field from anywhere on the concourse. It's huge, green, the stands were packed, it felt like soccer.
especially since the Rapids have been playing at Mile High and well, Rapids' fan couldn't even get close to filling enough seats to make any noise. But this game was close to 80% full.
Our seats were great, probably less than 15 yards from the actual field, you could Pablo Mastroeni talking trash to Eddie Johnson all game!
everything was awesome, i'm totally sold, even parking was included in the ticket price, which saves a lot of time getting into the park.
The downside: beer was $6 a pop. ouch. especially since when the Rapids were at Mile High and they did everything they could to get people to go, including, during a Western Conference Playoff game against the LA Galaxy (Landon Donovan, Cobi Jones) they had like $1 beer night for 2 hours before the game in a tent out front. $1 beers, $1 dogs, $1 hamburgers. In a tent with a bunch of fans. That was a great night!
that won't happen again though, they're getting the fans to the park, and now they've gotta cover the costs.
Anyway, if you're in Denver, you gotta check this place out, it was a blast!
Kass and I got tickets the the MLS All Star game vs Glasgow Celtic FC, so that'll be great too.
Hit me up and we'll catch a game!
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Now I'm a Jazz Fan!
So now that the Suns have failed to take out the Evil Empire known as the Spurs, and yea, my dad called it, i pretty much jinxed them (Suns) when i started rooting for them, but here we go again.
Rooting for the Jazz is a little more difficult than rooting for the Suns. See, the Jazz and Kings have a little history, history which you wouldn't know about unless you were, well, a kings fan in the early 90's.
I've been saying that since i moved to Denver its been like the Kings all over again. I left Sac town in 2000 just as the Kings were becoming a post-season staple and had a super exciting team with CWebb, Peja, Vlade, JWill/Bibby, Bobby Jackson, Gerald Wallace and more. In the meantime, Denver's starting lineup around the time i started paying attention to them (01-02) consisted of Nick Van Exel, Juwan Howard, Raef LaFrentz, James Posey and anyone else. You'd think that's a good lineup? actually they went 27-55 and it was the beginning of the Bzdelik/Skita/Camby/Donnel Harvey/Birdman era.
Why am i telling you all of this?
Well now the Nuggets have got superstar power in Melo, AI, Camby, Nene, a good coach in Karl and they're becoming a staple in the playoffs just like the Kings of the late 90's.
So how does the Jazz play in this story?
Well, before the Kings got Cwebb and company they were bad! real bad! While i was in jr high i was rooting for Mitch Richmond, Spud Webb, Bobby Hurley, Walt 'the Wizard' Williams, Lionel Simmons, Wayman Tisdale and others. The Kings were in last place every season until they managed to squeak into the playoffs with 39 wins only to lose to the Sonics 3-1.
For the next few years the Kings would get close to the playoffs, only to run into the Jazz and Karl Malone/John Stockton near the end of the season and get knocked out. One year we made into the playoffs only to be eliminated by the Jazz in the first round.
Nuggets Fans' Time Duncan is my Karl Malone. the Nuggets' Nemesis is the Spurs, the Kings had the Jazz. I've been here before.
Good news though, the kings finally made it all the way to the Conference Finals only to be jacked by, Nuggets Killer, Big Shot Bob (robert horry).
Anyway, the Jazz, only since the roster is completely different, and i hate the Spurs more than anyone, can i pull for the Jazz. But i gotta admit, Boozer, Okur and DWilliams are a blast to watch.
and i think they have a chance
not only have they pulled out some crazy road wins these playoffs, but i like Kirilenko really pissing off the Spurs, and Boozer, he's crazy.
and i really want to see a Boozer vs Cavs final.
Rooting for the Jazz is a little more difficult than rooting for the Suns. See, the Jazz and Kings have a little history, history which you wouldn't know about unless you were, well, a kings fan in the early 90's.
I've been saying that since i moved to Denver its been like the Kings all over again. I left Sac town in 2000 just as the Kings were becoming a post-season staple and had a super exciting team with CWebb, Peja, Vlade, JWill/Bibby, Bobby Jackson, Gerald Wallace and more. In the meantime, Denver's starting lineup around the time i started paying attention to them (01-02) consisted of Nick Van Exel, Juwan Howard, Raef LaFrentz, James Posey and anyone else. You'd think that's a good lineup? actually they went 27-55 and it was the beginning of the Bzdelik/Skita/Camby/Donnel Harvey/Birdman era.
Why am i telling you all of this?
Well now the Nuggets have got superstar power in Melo, AI, Camby, Nene, a good coach in Karl and they're becoming a staple in the playoffs just like the Kings of the late 90's.
So how does the Jazz play in this story?
Well, before the Kings got Cwebb and company they were bad! real bad! While i was in jr high i was rooting for Mitch Richmond, Spud Webb, Bobby Hurley, Walt 'the Wizard' Williams, Lionel Simmons, Wayman Tisdale and others. The Kings were in last place every season until they managed to squeak into the playoffs with 39 wins only to lose to the Sonics 3-1.
For the next few years the Kings would get close to the playoffs, only to run into the Jazz and Karl Malone/John Stockton near the end of the season and get knocked out. One year we made into the playoffs only to be eliminated by the Jazz in the first round.
Nuggets Fans' Time Duncan is my Karl Malone. the Nuggets' Nemesis is the Spurs, the Kings had the Jazz. I've been here before.
Good news though, the kings finally made it all the way to the Conference Finals only to be jacked by, Nuggets Killer, Big Shot Bob (robert horry).
Anyway, the Jazz, only since the roster is completely different, and i hate the Spurs more than anyone, can i pull for the Jazz. But i gotta admit, Boozer, Okur and DWilliams are a blast to watch.
and i think they have a chance
not only have they pulled out some crazy road wins these playoffs, but i like Kirilenko really pissing off the Spurs, and Boozer, he's crazy.
and i really want to see a Boozer vs Cavs final.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Aaron and BMer talk about the Suspensions
so today, Commissioner David Stern of the NBA was on the Dan Patrick Show talking about the suspensions that were handed down to Robert Horry, Amare Stoudemire, and Boris Diaw.
Here's the recap: Late in game 4, the Suns were up and the Spurs needed to foul. Robert Horry hip checks Steve Nash into the scorers table which in turn fires up the Suns and a little "get together" takes place. When all is said and done Horry is ejected and the Suns win to tie the series at 2-2.
Today the NBA suspended Robert Horry 2 games for his flagrant foul and Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw both drew 1 game suspensions for leaving the bench area. Tonite is game 5 in Phoenix.
Here's the clip of the play in question
Here an email conversation i had with Aaron during the radio interviews:
Aaron: dude,
Commissioner stern just gave it to Dan patrick pretty good. That was probably the most heated interview I've ever heard. And the funny thing is, . .I agree with the commish. (he was open to changing the rule next year). There was an obvious rule that had to be enforced. But, he and Dan go after it pretty good, it'll probably be on insider for a while, but we'll have to track it down somehow. :)
i'll have to get it when i get home, i've got my ways. i was just reading all about it. so lame. i hope the Suns overcome and win the next game, they can do it, but it'd have to be about playing angry and someone like Marion would totally have to step up.
Aaron: If you read the article "Amare: what about duncan?" they have some of it in there.
It got real heated.I agree that it's unfortunate, and I think the rule is stupid, but they'd be looked at as Jerks if they didn't enforce it now. The good news is, the suns are at home, and they can't lose the series tonight if they lose. So, they have two more shots after this one.
yea thats the article i read yea, this is why i wouldn't want to be commissioner. i haven't seen the whole tape so i don't know what Amare actually did, or Diaw for that matter, but it didn't sound malicious or crazy or anything..nobody from the Spurs bench got up? thats hard for me to believe, then again, they weren't the team being attacked.
i love how Dan keeps saying "commissioner...commissioner..."i like Stern's stance except at the end where Dan Patrick is talking about the aggressive team being rewarded. Basically Dan's stance is that, you can send in Francisco or some other scrub, have him punch Amare, and then the Suns will jump off the bench. In the end, Francisco would be suspended for the series, Amare would probably swing back - one game. And then everyone off the bench is out.
Spurs advantage right?
oh, and Dan keeps saying it was Mop-up duty time in the game. not true. The score was 100-97 with 20 seconds to go. thats not garbage time, not at all.
Aaron: Yeah. . . And don't even try to tell me that horry or popovich were thuggin'. . . . That's stupid. It was a heat of the moment thing, Horry was mad that they were going to lose.The commish won that one. But, they should change the rule (as he said)
did you hear D'Antoni's interview with Dan? pretty interesting. just like i said earlier - they can beat the spurs anyway. its all mental tonite! if i was the spurs i'd be a little scared in the sense that the suns have the emotional advantage not to mention its win-win for the Suns. Either they win the game or if they lose, they blame it on the suspensions.
Dan Patrick wants seatbelts on the bench. i think the Suns should do that, seriously. how else would you get the fans totally behind you, mock the rule, and screw with the Spurs heads.
Aaron: That's hilarious. Patrick won't admit he doesn't have a case.
I just want to see J. Rose drop like 35 on their heads tonight. Patburke too.
Dangit if this was last year, Skita would've played.
Here's the recap: Late in game 4, the Suns were up and the Spurs needed to foul. Robert Horry hip checks Steve Nash into the scorers table which in turn fires up the Suns and a little "get together" takes place. When all is said and done Horry is ejected and the Suns win to tie the series at 2-2.
Today the NBA suspended Robert Horry 2 games for his flagrant foul and Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw both drew 1 game suspensions for leaving the bench area. Tonite is game 5 in Phoenix.
Here's the clip of the play in question
Here an email conversation i had with Aaron during the radio interviews:
Aaron: dude,
Commissioner stern just gave it to Dan patrick pretty good. That was probably the most heated interview I've ever heard. And the funny thing is, . .I agree with the commish. (he was open to changing the rule next year). There was an obvious rule that had to be enforced. But, he and Dan go after it pretty good, it'll probably be on insider for a while, but we'll have to track it down somehow. :)
i'll have to get it when i get home, i've got my ways. i was just reading all about it. so lame. i hope the Suns overcome and win the next game, they can do it, but it'd have to be about playing angry and someone like Marion would totally have to step up.
Aaron: If you read the article "Amare: what about duncan?" they have some of it in there.
It got real heated.I agree that it's unfortunate, and I think the rule is stupid, but they'd be looked at as Jerks if they didn't enforce it now. The good news is, the suns are at home, and they can't lose the series tonight if they lose. So, they have two more shots after this one.
yea thats the article i read yea, this is why i wouldn't want to be commissioner. i haven't seen the whole tape so i don't know what Amare actually did, or Diaw for that matter, but it didn't sound malicious or crazy or anything..nobody from the Spurs bench got up? thats hard for me to believe, then again, they weren't the team being attacked.
i love how Dan keeps saying "commissioner...commissioner..."i like Stern's stance except at the end where Dan Patrick is talking about the aggressive team being rewarded. Basically Dan's stance is that, you can send in Francisco or some other scrub, have him punch Amare, and then the Suns will jump off the bench. In the end, Francisco would be suspended for the series, Amare would probably swing back - one game. And then everyone off the bench is out.
Spurs advantage right?
oh, and Dan keeps saying it was Mop-up duty time in the game. not true. The score was 100-97 with 20 seconds to go. thats not garbage time, not at all.
Aaron: Yeah. . . And don't even try to tell me that horry or popovich were thuggin'. . . . That's stupid. It was a heat of the moment thing, Horry was mad that they were going to lose.The commish won that one. But, they should change the rule (as he said)
did you hear D'Antoni's interview with Dan? pretty interesting. just like i said earlier - they can beat the spurs anyway. its all mental tonite! if i was the spurs i'd be a little scared in the sense that the suns have the emotional advantage not to mention its win-win for the Suns. Either they win the game or if they lose, they blame it on the suspensions.
Dan Patrick wants seatbelts on the bench. i think the Suns should do that, seriously. how else would you get the fans totally behind you, mock the rule, and screw with the Spurs heads.
Aaron: That's hilarious. Patrick won't admit he doesn't have a case.
I just want to see J. Rose drop like 35 on their heads tonight. Patburke too.
Dangit if this was last year, Skita would've played.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
I'm an Anti-Spurs fan
It's easy for me to root against the Spurs.
They're always on top of the Western Conference.
They play hard to watch, slow, boring basketball.
Tim Duncan always cries over foul calls.
They consistently bounce the Nuggets out of the playoffs.
And they employ 2 of my most hated players: Bruce Bowen and Robert Horry.
But last night sealed yet even another reason to hate the Spurs.
They're the antagonist of the West, just like the Pistons are the Antagonist of the East.
At least the other good teams in the West are fun to watch, Dallas, Phoenix, Golden State, LAL, Sactown, and even Utah and Houston. Who wants to watch the Spurs? Who actually enjoys watching Ginobili?
All of you guys out there that used to give me crap about have Divac in Sactown and how he's terrible, now we can agree that Ginobili is worse.
Going into these playoffs i didn't really have a team to root for, besides the Nuggets and the Raptors, but i knew neither of them had a chance. Now i'm a Suns fan, and if they lose, i'll be a Jazz fan, then i'll be....a baseball fan.
Seriously, did you see the dirty play by the King/Nugget killer Robert Horry? Have you seen the collection of dirty plays by Bruce Bowen (here against Nash, Anthony Parker, Steve Francis, Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Jamal Crawford, Amare, and more). Bowen is the NBA's version of Marco Materazzi (you know, the guy in the World Cup that got headbutted by Zidane).
And Nash, well, i wasn't really a fan before but that dude is amazing, he's a warrior. The dude has a motor that doesn't stop. And the way Amare plays is awesome. He's got this chip on his shoulder and i love it, totally enjoys dunking all over Timmy.
Anyway, I'm rooting for the Suns no question, even though i do admit that Duncan is, if not, one of the best players of the last decade.
They're always on top of the Western Conference.
They play hard to watch, slow, boring basketball.
Tim Duncan always cries over foul calls.
They consistently bounce the Nuggets out of the playoffs.
And they employ 2 of my most hated players: Bruce Bowen and Robert Horry.
But last night sealed yet even another reason to hate the Spurs.
They're the antagonist of the West, just like the Pistons are the Antagonist of the East.
At least the other good teams in the West are fun to watch, Dallas, Phoenix, Golden State, LAL, Sactown, and even Utah and Houston. Who wants to watch the Spurs? Who actually enjoys watching Ginobili?
All of you guys out there that used to give me crap about have Divac in Sactown and how he's terrible, now we can agree that Ginobili is worse.
Going into these playoffs i didn't really have a team to root for, besides the Nuggets and the Raptors, but i knew neither of them had a chance. Now i'm a Suns fan, and if they lose, i'll be a Jazz fan, then i'll be....a baseball fan.
Seriously, did you see the dirty play by the King/Nugget killer Robert Horry? Have you seen the collection of dirty plays by Bruce Bowen (here against Nash, Anthony Parker, Steve Francis, Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Jamal Crawford, Amare, and more). Bowen is the NBA's version of Marco Materazzi (you know, the guy in the World Cup that got headbutted by Zidane).
And Nash, well, i wasn't really a fan before but that dude is amazing, he's a warrior. The dude has a motor that doesn't stop. And the way Amare plays is awesome. He's got this chip on his shoulder and i love it, totally enjoys dunking all over Timmy.
Anyway, I'm rooting for the Suns no question, even though i do admit that Duncan is, if not, one of the best players of the last decade.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Why American Sports Fail pt 2 of 2
So onward with my rant...
Yesterday, i stated that the need for variety was the main killer of American sports. Today I'm going to continue with this theme, but aim it at the fans, and ESPN.
Every move is dissected in an English Soccer game, every sub, every call, every play. Even in the lower leagues, the fans in Europe are in tune with them.
You think that the die hard baseball fan that follows his team and his prospects that are in the minor leagues is a novelty here in the states. That person is obviously obsessed. But that person is actually a true fan. He cares about the future as well as the present.
We have so many options that we can't just dedicate ourselves to one team or even sport. This is even true with myself being from Sacramento and now living in Denver.
Think about this; here in Denver, i know people who call themselves die hard Bronco's fans but they probably think the John Elway is still the quarterback. This is because it takes no work to be a fan thanks to highlights, papers, youtube, espn....
I'm not saying that its wrong, I'm saying that there is more going on with these teams than what the local 9news sports anchor is telling you. In other countries the fans love the GAME, they love the play. Here in the states we love the status, we love to make people think we know a lot about sports, that we follow this team or that team, but we're not doing that.
We're equipping ourselves with the tools to convince other people that we are into the sport.
Why not actually be a fan? Where would you start?
If you don't get it, think about this. Are you the type of person that only listens to radio? watch MTV? There's so much music out there that you're missing. You're essentially letting some random DJ choose the music you like. You haven't made an original decision and the DJ is only making a decision based on dollar signs.
Once you put effort into the music scene, you find true artists, better quality music, stuff that isn't run by money and your hard work has paid off.
Same with sports
Do you hate Barry Bonds? Is Roger Clemens the best pitcher in baseball? Do you think Dirk Nowitzki or Steve Nash is the best NBA player?
These are headlines that you skim over and ultimately make as your own stand. But they're wrong. You have to dive deeper to know the truth, just like music, politics, theology...
Anyway, Americans will never be as devoted as other countries because we don't have to be, our players are paid more, companies not fans keep teams going, and the lack of knowledge about sport will always hinder American Leagues.
Yesterday, i stated that the need for variety was the main killer of American sports. Today I'm going to continue with this theme, but aim it at the fans, and ESPN.
Every move is dissected in an English Soccer game, every sub, every call, every play. Even in the lower leagues, the fans in Europe are in tune with them.
You think that the die hard baseball fan that follows his team and his prospects that are in the minor leagues is a novelty here in the states. That person is obviously obsessed. But that person is actually a true fan. He cares about the future as well as the present.
We have so many options that we can't just dedicate ourselves to one team or even sport. This is even true with myself being from Sacramento and now living in Denver.
Think about this; here in Denver, i know people who call themselves die hard Bronco's fans but they probably think the John Elway is still the quarterback. This is because it takes no work to be a fan thanks to highlights, papers, youtube, espn....
I'm not saying that its wrong, I'm saying that there is more going on with these teams than what the local 9news sports anchor is telling you. In other countries the fans love the GAME, they love the play. Here in the states we love the status, we love to make people think we know a lot about sports, that we follow this team or that team, but we're not doing that.
We're equipping ourselves with the tools to convince other people that we are into the sport.
Why not actually be a fan? Where would you start?
If you don't get it, think about this. Are you the type of person that only listens to radio? watch MTV? There's so much music out there that you're missing. You're essentially letting some random DJ choose the music you like. You haven't made an original decision and the DJ is only making a decision based on dollar signs.
Once you put effort into the music scene, you find true artists, better quality music, stuff that isn't run by money and your hard work has paid off.
Same with sports
Do you hate Barry Bonds? Is Roger Clemens the best pitcher in baseball? Do you think Dirk Nowitzki or Steve Nash is the best NBA player?
These are headlines that you skim over and ultimately make as your own stand. But they're wrong. You have to dive deeper to know the truth, just like music, politics, theology...
Anyway, Americans will never be as devoted as other countries because we don't have to be, our players are paid more, companies not fans keep teams going, and the lack of knowledge about sport will always hinder American Leagues.
Monday, May 7, 2007
Why American Sports Fail pt.1 of 2
So over the last few weeks, with European Soccer coming to an end, i've had numerous discussions about why Europe, along with the rest of the world, is so obsessed with soccer and meanwhile in America, we're just not obsessed about any sports.
i found the solution
The American Way is about variety. instead of making one sport great, we decided to make 20 sports mediocre. take football for example. just in the last few years we've not only seen the NFL, but we've seen the XFL and Arena League, along with NFL Europa. but it doesn't end there. We've got MLBA, NBA, NBDL, NLL, NHL, MLS, NASCAR, PGA, and more.
Can you think of another country or continent that supports this many leagues at a professional level?
Then you might ask; How does having only one sport survive?
The last month or so has been filled with articles about NBA teams tanking the season so they can get a good draft pick. About halfway through the baseball season, teams could be mathematically eliminated from playoffs. Same with football.
So unless you're in the hunt for playoffs, you have no reason to play. Soccer leagues around the world have fixed this problem using multiple leagues of level and skill. Think Baseballs farm system.
not only can you move up to better divisions, but if you're in the bottom of a division, you'll get relegated to next lower division. If you're really good, and you're winning say, Englands top division, Premiership, than not only do you get the trophy for best team, but you get invited to play in the Champions League. The Champions Leagues is comprised of all the top teams from all the countries in Europe.
So in that model, the beloved Rockies would have been relegated to some Triple A baseball league until they won that league and moved back up. It gives teams a reason to win games throughout the entire season.
It doesn't even end there.
Since soccer, and cricket, are the two most popular sports in these other countries, they are scrutinized to a level Americans can't fathom.
Imagine talking with colleagues about a pick and roll play that happened with 9:30 left to go in the 2nd quarter of the Sonics/Clippers game in the middle of the season. You wouldn't. Our society has become a box score society whereas we just read the highlights and act like we know something.
When was the last time you watch an entire game of 2 teams that weren't your local teams? you can't because it would bore you.
Maybe I'll split this into 2 parts, so I'll end this here.
i found the solution
The American Way is about variety. instead of making one sport great, we decided to make 20 sports mediocre. take football for example. just in the last few years we've not only seen the NFL, but we've seen the XFL and Arena League, along with NFL Europa. but it doesn't end there. We've got MLBA, NBA, NBDL, NLL, NHL, MLS, NASCAR, PGA, and more.
Can you think of another country or continent that supports this many leagues at a professional level?
Then you might ask; How does having only one sport survive?
The last month or so has been filled with articles about NBA teams tanking the season so they can get a good draft pick. About halfway through the baseball season, teams could be mathematically eliminated from playoffs. Same with football.
So unless you're in the hunt for playoffs, you have no reason to play. Soccer leagues around the world have fixed this problem using multiple leagues of level and skill. Think Baseballs farm system.
not only can you move up to better divisions, but if you're in the bottom of a division, you'll get relegated to next lower division. If you're really good, and you're winning say, Englands top division, Premiership, than not only do you get the trophy for best team, but you get invited to play in the Champions League. The Champions Leagues is comprised of all the top teams from all the countries in Europe.
So in that model, the beloved Rockies would have been relegated to some Triple A baseball league until they won that league and moved back up. It gives teams a reason to win games throughout the entire season.
It doesn't even end there.
Since soccer, and cricket, are the two most popular sports in these other countries, they are scrutinized to a level Americans can't fathom.
Imagine talking with colleagues about a pick and roll play that happened with 9:30 left to go in the 2nd quarter of the Sonics/Clippers game in the middle of the season. You wouldn't. Our society has become a box score society whereas we just read the highlights and act like we know something.
When was the last time you watch an entire game of 2 teams that weren't your local teams? you can't because it would bore you.
Maybe I'll split this into 2 parts, so I'll end this here.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
JR Smith is Terrible
So I've been saying it before the season even started.
The Nuggets need a true shooting guard, and when they traded for JR Smith this past summer, i wasn't impressed.
JR Smith is an attacker, a dunker, who occasionally goes on a hot streak from 3-point land. This is fine during the regular season whens there's less value on the games. But in playoffs, you need to be smart. and smart is something JR Smith doesn't know.
Maybe we can package him and Kenyon Martin this summer for a 3pt specialist like Kapono, Hoiberg. There's gotta be white guys dyin to play in Denver and drain 3's, let Melo, Nene and Camby do the dunking!
anyway, after last nights heartbreaking loss and going down 3-1 to the Spurs, here's to next season with a refreshed Melo/Iverson combo, real game plan, healthy Nene, real point guard, and no JR Smith.
After Game 4:
The Denver Post
The biggest news coming out of the Nuggets video session Tuesday morning was coach George Karl announcing he was benching reserve guard J. R. Smith.
"He's done," Karl said. Smith's mistakes throughout the series have grated on Karl, leading to the decision to bench him for Game 5 to be held Wednesday in San Antonio.
The final straw apparently was Smith's ill-advised 3-pointer with 25.7 seconds left in Game 4 on Monday night with the Nuggets trailing 93-89.
"And then, of course the one with eight seconds to go, from 50 feet," Karl said. "I just love the dignity of the game being insulted right in front of me."
Game 3:
Thanks to John Boyle for the links
The Nuggets need a true shooting guard, and when they traded for JR Smith this past summer, i wasn't impressed.
JR Smith is an attacker, a dunker, who occasionally goes on a hot streak from 3-point land. This is fine during the regular season whens there's less value on the games. But in playoffs, you need to be smart. and smart is something JR Smith doesn't know.
Maybe we can package him and Kenyon Martin this summer for a 3pt specialist like Kapono, Hoiberg. There's gotta be white guys dyin to play in Denver and drain 3's, let Melo, Nene and Camby do the dunking!
anyway, after last nights heartbreaking loss and going down 3-1 to the Spurs, here's to next season with a refreshed Melo/Iverson combo, real game plan, healthy Nene, real point guard, and no JR Smith.
After Game 4:
The Denver Post
The biggest news coming out of the Nuggets video session Tuesday morning was coach George Karl announcing he was benching reserve guard J. R. Smith.
"He's done," Karl said. Smith's mistakes throughout the series have grated on Karl, leading to the decision to bench him for Game 5 to be held Wednesday in San Antonio.
The final straw apparently was Smith's ill-advised 3-pointer with 25.7 seconds left in Game 4 on Monday night with the Nuggets trailing 93-89.
"And then, of course the one with eight seconds to go, from 50 feet," Karl said. "I just love the dignity of the game being insulted right in front of me."
Game 3:
Thanks to John Boyle for the links
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