ONE STEP AWAY FROM REDEMPTION: KOBE AND THE LAKERS DEFEAT SAN ANTONIO

The Los Angeles Lakers are the Western Conference champions. Who could have image this nearly a year ago? Kobe wanted to be traded, the Lakers were open about trading him, the Lakers couldn’t get a deal done to get Kevin Garnett, Jason Kidd or Jermaine O’Neal, GM Mitch Kupchak was seen as incompetent, and a [...]

BOSTON SURVIVES DETROIT, TAKE 3-2 SERIES LEAD

Despite almost losing a 13 point 4th quarter lead, the Boston Celtics manage to hold off the Detroit Pistons for a 106-102 game five victory. Here my thoughts and opinions about game five and what Detroit needs to do to even the series.

THE FAT LADY IS GETTING READY; LA DEFEATS SAN ANTONIO

The San Antonio Spurs season is over. There chances of the Spurs winning back to back championships are smaller than Hillary Clinton chances of winning the democratic presidential nomination.

I do realize San Antonio has at least one more game left to play against the Los Angeles Lakers. But for all intended purposes the season [...]

LAST RITES FOR THE CHAMPS: LOS ANGELES DEFEATS SAN ANTONIO

Los Angeles got 29 points from Kobe Bryant and improved play from Lamar Odom to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 93-91 in game four. Here my thoughts and comments about the game.

DETROIT FIGHTING FOR HISTORICAL REMEMBERANCE: CHAMPS,CHUMPS OR CHOKERS?

Champs, chumps or chokers? How are we going to define the era of the Detroit Pistons if they lose their series to the Boston Celtics? It is an interesting debate for a basketball team that has been as successful as Detroit over the last six years.
 
The discussion may be mute if Detroit can translate the [...]

THE BIG APPLE IS ROTTEN WHEN IT COMES TO THE YANKEES

In every team sport, we have obnoxious fans that make their existence on this planet a living hell for the rest of us. You’ve seen and heard these people in action before; in a loud, intolerable tone and accent, they feel the need to let anybody and everybody know their team is the best. After [...]

2008 NBA MOCK DRAFT LOTTERY VERSION 1

For all you conspirator theorists who thought the New York Knicks already had the Derrick Rose Knicks #23 Jerseys on sale at the NBA store as soon as the NBA lottery started, think again…Sort of!!
The Chicago Bulls, with the odds at 1.7 percent to win the lottery, did just that. Even GM John Paxton was [...]

HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY BCS; NOW PLEASE DIE!!

The BCS is celebrating its 10th anniversary. I say congratulations…10 years are a long time to put up with a system that a majority of sport fans despise. The BCS have been the subject of great debate among college football fans the last ten years. Either you’re for it, or against it, no gray area [...]

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! HILLARY CLINTON END THIS NOW!!

What has seemed to be nothing more than hubris, nothing more than an exercise of desperation and futility, has now become a serious issue we cannot ignore.
 
Presidential candidate Hilary Clinton, responding to a question from the Sioux Falls Argus Leader editorial board about calls for her to drop out of the race for President, [...]

POPOVICH-VS-JACKSON-MOST INTERESTING MATCH-UP OF THE SERIES

In the series which pits dynasty #1-vs-dynasty #2 there are interesting match-ups all over the floor. At the point guard position, will Tony Longoria-Parker be able to assault the basket against the cagey veteran Derek Fisher? Can Tim Duncan continue to rebound while trying to rebound from an average offense series against New Orleans? Who on [...]