Anyone watch last night's game Spurs vs Suns? I only saw the second half, but was amazed once again. The Spurs are insanely talented as a team ... and I stress "TEAM" ... they are well-structured as a unit with very talented players, most of whom play their roles very well. Pop is a great coach. They have won 3 chan'ships and are trying for a 4th right now. During this 7 … [Read more...] about Spurs win in spite of themselves
Mid-May Musings
I'm not a big NBA fan ... until the playoffs start and the games actually mean something. Midway through this year's playoffs, a couple things are evident. One is that there's some pretty good, exciting basketball being played out West. The upstart Warriors upstaged the Dallas Mavwrecks in one of the biggest playoff upsets in history. We're not too upset that Cuban's team … [Read more...] about Mid-May Musings
Sports Reincarnations
So I'm sittin' in my easy chair the other night watching the Mavs and Warriors go at it ... and then it hits me. The whole game I'm watching Baron Davis and thinking "I've seen this guy before ... but where?" It's like I've seen him in another life, or more specifically, in HIS other life. So that's the punch line ... in Baron Davis's previous life, he was ... are you ready … [Read more...] about Sports Reincarnations
Kobe or MJ ??
Interesting topic that's been on a lot of sports talk shows lately ... given that Kobe Bryant has been on a scoring binge ... averaging over 40 points per game for the month of March!!! The question is: Who's better ... Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan?? There are also several derivatives: Who's the better offensive player?, who's the better defensive player?, who would you … [Read more...] about Kobe or MJ ??
When is a foul intentional?
Well ... that's a bit difficult to answer because you'd have to be a mind-reader to some extent. But it was absolutely criminal for the referees in Saturday's Xavier vs Ohio St. contest not to call an obvious intentional foul on Ohio St. with about 9 seconds left in regulation. Greg Oden quite clearly committed his fifth foul in desperation purely to stop the clock, and in so … [Read more...] about When is a foul intentional?