From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Draft Recap

June 26, 2009

1.  Blake Griffin – Clippers – A pick so easy, a caveman could do it.  Far and away the best player in the draft this year and the obvious number one choice.
2.  Hasheem Thabeet – Grizzlies – Thabeet will add value on the defensive end from day one and I think he’ll be better offensively [...]

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Mock Draft 2.0

June 24, 2009

It’s less than 24 hours until the draft and I’m feverishly putting together a mock up of what will surely be one of the most intriguing drafts in years. There is no relatively no certainty after the Clippers select Blake Griffin with the #1 overall pick. Meaning no player is lock to go to any [...]

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The Ultimate Sports Moment: Buzzer-Beating Jumper or Stanley Cup OT Goal?

June 12, 2009

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings square off tonight in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.  Why should sports fans outside of the blossoming metropoli of Pittsburgh and Detroit care?  Because the matchup sets up the pro sports landscape for the potential of one of the rarest of sports moments… a sudden-death championship win.
Are [...]

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5 Suggestions for the Orlando Magic

June 8, 2009

First of all, great Game 2 yesterday and glad to see the Magic bounce back and put up a hard fought game.
That being said and before I get into coaching the Magic, I do have to say that I thought the referees in Game 2 were atrocious on both ends of the floor. Pietrus’ sixth [...]

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Sticky Sticky Dozier

June 5, 2009

Memphis hoopster and heralded recruit Robert Dozier notched a 670 on the math portion of his SAT in 2003, which put him in the nation’s 89th percentile.  Nothing to see here, right?  Not so fast.  Ironically, subtraction — in this case, the difference between his first SAT score and second SAT score — may actually [...]

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That’s Why They Play the Games

June 4, 2009

The NBAs final four has just been reduced to the final two, however, only one of the NBAs two chosen stars will have the opportunity to shine in this year’s finals. In the west, last year’s MVP, and the one dubbed by many as the best player on the planet, seeks to capture his fourth [...]

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