Archive for May, 2009

30 May

NBA: Nic Owens Reminds Me I Do Have a Heart.

ESPN is well know for pumping out sappy and emotional human content stories during their broadcasts or in their new show E:60. Usually I avoid watching clips like this or this because ESPN finds a way to make a story more than it is. I mean really is a story about a steroid abuser or [...]

29 May

NBA: All The Talent. Zero Rings.

Reading TM’s latest article debating who is the best point guard in the league got me thinking about the great players still in the NBA who haven’t won a championship. One of the major setbacks with Paul when comparing him to Billups is his lack of significant playoff success. Yes he put a much less [...]

29 May

NHL: Who's ready for round 2?

I assume KC will handle the Lebron worship for both of us this morning, (a ritualistic sacrifice, perhaps?) so I’m going to get straight into the hockey.
It’s the eve of the Stanley Cup Finals, and things are, of course, feeling eerily familiar.  Once again it has come down to Pittsburgh vs. Detroit, Crosby vs. Lidstrom, [...]

29 May

NBA: LeBron James Isn't Human.

After Game 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals I said the Cavs offense was ineffective because LeBron was the only player who touched the ball. Not that it was LeBron’s fault, his team played so poorly in every 2nd and 3rd quarter it would be stupid for LeBron to even try to get them involved. [...]

28 May

NBA: The Great Point Guard Debate

After game 2 of the NBA’s Western Conference Finals, my friend and colleague Robert H. Frankel (he of the quintessential opinion) penned a piece over at The Interruption Has Been Pardoned that waxed poetic about Chauncey Billups (whom he curiously referred to as “my Chauncey Billups”)  and the fantastic job he has done in Denver.  [...]