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Archive for May 13th, 2009
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Danny Granger is, officially, the NBA's Most Improved Player. Which is great -- Granger needs as much pub as possible. What's ridiculous, though, is that seemingly no one knows who this guy is. Partly because he's quiet, partly because he's in Indiana, I suppose, but it's silly.
Granger is a freaking ...
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Isiah Thomas was recently hired as the Head Coach of the small program at Florida International University. Even though he was introduced as Isiah Thompson, I'm sure Zeke will be a happier man once he starts coaching again. He has been through some very rough times in recent years and ...
Posted in NBA, New York Knicks | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Cito Gaston continues to be overlooked - just as he has been since he took the Blue Jays' managerial seat in 1989. The fired and hired again Toronto Manager was taken for granted in the glory days for the franchise - many people said he was the perfect guy for ...
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Ragnar the Viking is the mascot for the Minnesota Vikings. Clearly, he has a serious amount of insight as to whether or not Brett Favre will be joining his team.
Or perhaps not. Either way, it was well played by Dan LeBetard to land Ragnar, who has been playing the Viking ...
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Alvin Gentry got thrown in a pretty stick situation: the Phoenix Suns were straight floundering under Terry Porter (23-28 for those that care about semantics) and there was just no way to justify the differences in pace, tempo, etc., that Porter's presence caused.
Also, Steve Kerr had totally revamped the team, ...
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
The Los Angeles Dodgers shot out of the gates to start the season, building a 5+ game lead on their competitors out West in the National League. Then Manny Ramirez got suspended for 50 games last week, which suddenly has everyone out West thinking they have a shot to catch ...
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Dan Duquette made a lot of smart draft choices and player acquisitions during his run as an MLB General Manager, but many point to his boo boos in Boston as his legacy. Even though he acquired many of the players that helped the Red Sox get their rings in '04, ...
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Skip Bayless used to be a respected columnist working in huge markets such as San Francisco, Chicago, and Dallas. Somewhere along the line, he lost the respected tag. Skip was one of the first journalists to branch out to sports radio and television and helped paved the way for newspaper ...
Posted in Media, Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Don't count out the Dallas Mavericks just yet. Just a few short days after a controversial call put them in a 3-0 hole against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semi-Finals, the Mavericks battled back to win Game 4 behind a huge 44-point night from Dirk Nowitzki. Coach Rick ...
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Kevin Durant is a bum. Ok, not really. He is guilty however of having a fantastic 2008-09 season, which makes me sick as a former Seattle Supersonics fan. I was hoping Durant was a flash in the pan type prospect. The type scouts and fans clamor over, and ends up flaming ...
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