Deadlines Are For Idiots ………………

Deadlines Are For Idiots ………………. I’m not so sure that I can really take much more of the idiocy now going on with regard to the impasse between the NBA and NBPA . Two sides that now seem on course for what could very well turn out to be a contentious divide between the two [...]

Are You Up For That ?

Are You Up For That ? Ah get a litany of lawyers in a room to try and draw up an agreement between two parties as part of the resolution process in a negotiation is like extracting several teeth without the use of a pain killer . Neither side will be truly happy at all [...]

Can’t Knock The Hustle …………

Can’t Knock The Hustle ……………. Well in the aftermath of the NBA Finals series loss it seems just about everyone has an opinion on what went wrong for the Miami Heat . I see it as nothing more than the following ….. the fans were sold a bill of goods and it was hyped up [...]

It Seems To Be A Sign Of The Times …… Good Quality Coaches Could Soon Become A Thing Of The Past ….. Have You Looked At The NBA Lately ?

It Seems To Be A Sign Of The Times …… Good Quality Coaches Could Soon Become A Thing Of The Past ….. Have You Looked At The NBA Lately ? As the postseason of the NBA continues with the Finals now in place between the Eastern and Conference representative the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks [...]

I Wanna Be That Guy But Not The Guy Who Succeeds The Guy

I Wanna Be That Guy But Not The Guy Who Succeeds The Guy Well the Phil Jackson era is now said to be over in Los Angeles with the Lakers having said good bye to their much beloved coach for the second time over that coach’s illustrious career . And under the auspices of the [...]

Phew I’m Glad That’s Over …….. !

Phew I’m Glad That’s All Over ! Well the sporting weekend was filled with a litany of stories that may well have found its way into your time spent resting and taking anyone of a number of events on offer. Both the NBA and NHL playoffs are underway and as those episodes play themselves out [...]

Now For The Good News ………………..

Now For The Good News ……………………… Well perhaps the biggest story of the weekend had to be that the death of Osama Bin Laden had finally bitten the dust after a covert operation by the US military that took out the terrorist who was being harbored in Pakistan just outside the nation’s capital of Islamabad [...]

Simply Fill In The Blank or Blanks ………………

Simply Fill In The Blank or Blanks ……………… MLB ____ Baseball (1) I believe that MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has been good for baseball because ______ ? (2) Neither Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens knowingly took steroids because _____ ? (3) Can Frank McCourt be considered the worse owner in MLB at present ____ if [...]

Speak When You’re Spoken To ……………

Speak When You’re Spoken To …………… I find it somewhat amusing that NBA Commissioner David Stern continues to treat the NBA as if it’s his own personal fiefdom ! He seems to forget it’s the players who make the game what it is albeit that he assisted in making the brand such a global phenomenon. [...]

Chances Are It Won’t Work Out …………… But Then Again Who Knows ?

Chances Are It Won’t Work Out …………… But Then Again Who Knows ? The one thing that has perplexed me since the trade deadline has been the play of the Boston Celtics and the decision made by the Boston Celtics’ GM Danny Ainge in the trading of Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson . Now inasmuch [...]