I haven’t checked but I would bet that a number of bloggers and sports fans are upset by this Charles P. Pierce attack piece on Michael Jordan posted at Slate. Here is Pierce: Michael Jordan was a great player. He also was a great salesman. And that was all he ever was, and that seems to [...]
Okay, this is a little weird: Larry Bird fired Isiah Thomas. ESPN: Bird wasted little time in making his first major move, firing Thomas on Wednesday and immediately targeting former assistant Rick Carlisle as his successor. “I just had a gut feeling this wasn’t going to work,” Bird said of a surprise move that came [...]
Just for the record, I still hate the Lakers. Oh sure their failure to win another title this year felt good and took the sting off their success a little bit but my hate continues. I don’t care how many “hall of famers” they sign they are the devil’s team and they must be opposed. [...]
I still hate the Lakers. But you know what is a bit ironic? With no one to hate in the NBA Finals I really can’t get all that excited about it. I neither strongly dislike nor particular like the San Antonio Spurs or the New Jersey Nets. As a result I just don’t feel like [...]
I just realized that a huge chunk of the NBA playoffs have been a on cable. I guess I assumed once we got to the conference championship games they would all be on network TV. That is a problem because I just cut back my cable channels so I don’t have TNT. That mean I [...]
I am really starting to worry now folks. I had high hopes this year that the Los Angles Lakers would not make a return trip to the NBA Championship. They struggled early with Minnesota but then pulled it out. The looked pretty bad the first two games against San Antonio but today they again managed [...]
Before I go to bed, a few words about the NBA Playoffs: – Spurs beat the Lakers: hope srpings eternal. – Kings beat Mavs. This series could be interesting or it could be a blow out. Remind me to watch more of it. – Detroit tops Philliy. Can Detroit’s defense contain Iverson and return the [...]
I must admit I have a hard time really following the NBA until the playoffs start. This year I haven’t even been able to follow much of the Playoff action. Of course my goal remains to see a new champion crowned; anyone but the Lakers. If the Timberwolves can knock them out in the first [...]
In case you have been wondering I am not going to talk about a certain teams victory last night. It is just my way of dealing with it, OK? On a related subject Slate has offered a cautionary defense of NBC basketball commentator Bill Walton: Bill Walton, Broadcasting Genius – The NBA’s most hated announcer [...]