The NBA playoofs do not interest me because of the length.
It seems like it takes 2 months to find a champion. The regular season is long enough to weed out the teams that don't desere to be there. I know it is to make more money, but it is just not working for me. I think they should make all series the best of 3 except for the championship which can remain 7. This way a team can't just lose after one game, but hasd to play hard the whole playoffs. I would watch much more basketball were this the case.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Fired coaches.
I am still having some trouble understanding why soem coaches have recently parted ways with their teams. Mike D'antoni and Avery Johnson come to mind. Both have been perennial contenders and are high seeds in the playoffs every year.
It seems as if you absolutely have to win a chamionship to stick around. But only one team can win a year so that makes it very difficult for a coach to keep his job. Do these teams really think they are going to find somebody better?
Maye the Suns and Mavericks should have just swapped coaches.
It seems as if you absolutely have to win a chamionship to stick around. But only one team can win a year so that makes it very difficult for a coach to keep his job. Do these teams really think they are going to find somebody better?
Maye the Suns and Mavericks should have just swapped coaches.
What happened to Albert Pujols?
There are a lot of huge stars that seem to have fallen off the radar. I understand that injury has to a lot to do with it, but sometimes it doesn't.
Albert Pujols comes to mind because he was supposed to be the next great thing and he hasn't done a whole lto in a while. And what about Ryan Howard? He was on pace to break every record that ever existed, now he is not even in the top 2 for homeruns on the Phillies.
I see a trend.
The utility guys are the popular ones now. Chase Utley leading the league in HR's? Speed and accuracy are seeming more and more important in baseball, and power is not as important.
Albert Pujols comes to mind because he was supposed to be the next great thing and he hasn't done a whole lto in a while. And what about Ryan Howard? He was on pace to break every record that ever existed, now he is not even in the top 2 for homeruns on the Phillies.
I see a trend.
The utility guys are the popular ones now. Chase Utley leading the league in HR's? Speed and accuracy are seeming more and more important in baseball, and power is not as important.
coincidence?
Have you ever come up with something tha tyou thought was a great idea only to learn that it is already a popular (or unpopular) thing?
I came across this when I was a teenager playing Ken Griffey J.R.'s basbeall game on N64. A flyball was hit high in the infield and, with runners on first and third, I let it fall so I could get 2 outs instead of one. When it fell however they called the infield fly rule, and I said "ohhhh."
I came across this when I was a teenager playing Ken Griffey J.R.'s basbeall game on N64. A flyball was hit high in the infield and, with runners on first and third, I let it fall so I could get 2 outs instead of one. When it fell however they called the infield fly rule, and I said "ohhhh."
Night clubs
It seems like you hear about an athlete being arrested at least once a week, and more often than not it occurs in a club.
Why are these guys still going to night clubs?
There are a ton of other things to do including sleeping and practicing for your sport. I just don;t understand why all of these guys have to keep going into these situations.
On a similar note, why do so many athletes have guns? I could see if somebody needed protection in their home, but it sounds like a lot of them carry their guns around with them.
They even take their guns into night clubs creating an even worse situation.
Why are these guys still going to night clubs?
There are a ton of other things to do including sleeping and practicing for your sport. I just don;t understand why all of these guys have to keep going into these situations.
On a similar note, why do so many athletes have guns? I could see if somebody needed protection in their home, but it sounds like a lot of them carry their guns around with them.
They even take their guns into night clubs creating an even worse situation.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Arena football
So Rio Rancho just got their own arena football team. It isn't the popular AFL that is shown on ESPN but a smaller version.
There has been a rise in popularity among Arena football in the last year or so. I don't know if it will translate into popularity for the league that the Rio Rancho Wildcats are in.
For those who don't know, Arena football is played very much like NFL football but wuth some changes. I am not an expert on this matter, but I know a lot of th differences.
The field is smaller. This means high scoring games. Sometimes I mistake the scores on ESPN for NBA games.
The out of bounds area is a wall, much like in hockey.
There are a lot off other changes too but these are the ones that I have found the most different.
There has been a rise in popularity among Arena football in the last year or so. I don't know if it will translate into popularity for the league that the Rio Rancho Wildcats are in.
For those who don't know, Arena football is played very much like NFL football but wuth some changes. I am not an expert on this matter, but I know a lot of th differences.
The field is smaller. This means high scoring games. Sometimes I mistake the scores on ESPN for NBA games.
The out of bounds area is a wall, much like in hockey.
There are a lot off other changes too but these are the ones that I have found the most different.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Oakland Raiders
One of the worst teams in proffessional sports just got a whole lot better.
After this year's NFL draft the Raiders now have young talent where it counts. Last year's first overall pick was QB Jamarcuss Russell and this year's 4th overall oick Darren McFadden both went to Oakland.
If those players live up to their potential, it could create success that even Al Davis couldn't ruin. Not to mention that they snagged one of the best CB's in the game in Deangelo Hall.
After this year's NFL draft the Raiders now have young talent where it counts. Last year's first overall pick was QB Jamarcuss Russell and this year's 4th overall oick Darren McFadden both went to Oakland.
If those players live up to their potential, it could create success that even Al Davis couldn't ruin. Not to mention that they snagged one of the best CB's in the game in Deangelo Hall.
Lobos draft
It seems as though the Lobos are anualy getting at least one player drafted. They don't always stick around, but at least they are there in the beginning.
This year's candidate is Marcus Smith. Taken in the 4th round by the Ravens, Smith will be able to learn the NFL with Ravnes new quarterback Joe Flacco.
Smith isn't the first reciever to go to the NFL from New Mexico. Terrance Mathis was actually a pretty good one. And even though Hank Baskett wasn't actually drafted, he is holding a steady spot with Philadelphia.
Which current Lobos will be drafetd? Hard to say, but Rodney Ferguson has a pretty good chance.
This year's candidate is Marcus Smith. Taken in the 4th round by the Ravens, Smith will be able to learn the NFL with Ravnes new quarterback Joe Flacco.
Smith isn't the first reciever to go to the NFL from New Mexico. Terrance Mathis was actually a pretty good one. And even though Hank Baskett wasn't actually drafted, he is holding a steady spot with Philadelphia.
Which current Lobos will be drafetd? Hard to say, but Rodney Ferguson has a pretty good chance.
NFL Draft
I don't get it. Teams trading up in the draft to get players that they could have gotten if they had just waited until their turn. Bad choices all around, and even worse, the Jets and the Raiders actually chose wisely.
The Jaguars traded up to the 8 spot to snag Harvey who was not even nessecarily a 1st rounder. They probably could have traded down to get him.
I still think the Cowboys should have taken Mendenhall. They were looking for a guy that could return kicks as well but I think you should always go with the better player. If Rashard Mendenhall becomes a star in this league it will be commonplace to mock the Cowboys. They were looking for a kickreturner?
The Jaguars traded up to the 8 spot to snag Harvey who was not even nessecarily a 1st rounder. They probably could have traded down to get him.
I still think the Cowboys should have taken Mendenhall. They were looking for a guy that could return kicks as well but I think you should always go with the better player. If Rashard Mendenhall becomes a star in this league it will be commonplace to mock the Cowboys. They were looking for a kickreturner?
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Madness
March is the season in which madness occurs. 65 teams trying to win one ultimate game.
This year was no less mad than usual.
Everybody always busts out during bracket season with their "which mascot would win bracket" or "whose colors are prettier bracket" and this year many of them weren't much further off than those of us who actually studied.
I heard ESPN personality Mike Tirico say that out of 3.6 million brackets created on ESPN.com, oly two people got their sweet 16 correct! I think last year in my pool of 16 people at least two people got their sweet 16 correct.
The reason nobody was able to do so this year is obviously because of the amount of upsets. those who were able to pick ome of the upsets were probably prone to picking even more upsets and did just as bad as everybody else, sure they picked Villanova and Western Kentucky to win but they probably were upset when Cornell didn't beat Stanford in the first round.
This eact thing happened in my pool this year. One person correctly pick San Diego over UConn, Siena over Vanderbilt, and Davidson over Georgetown. Surprising? He is in last place out of the nine who joined.
Bracketologists couldn't even figure it out and that is their entire career. I am pretty sure Vegas is doing fairly well right now.
I have a new strategy for picking brackets next year. Everybody is always looking for the next George Mason. Well I will be looking for the next UConn, who lost to GM, or the next Georgetown of this year. But I will probably do just as bad as I did this year.
Check out the Web site that I made for this year's tourney at http://www.brackettracker.com
This year was no less mad than usual.
Everybody always busts out during bracket season with their "which mascot would win bracket" or "whose colors are prettier bracket" and this year many of them weren't much further off than those of us who actually studied.
I heard ESPN personality Mike Tirico say that out of 3.6 million brackets created on ESPN.com, oly two people got their sweet 16 correct! I think last year in my pool of 16 people at least two people got their sweet 16 correct.
The reason nobody was able to do so this year is obviously because of the amount of upsets. those who were able to pick ome of the upsets were probably prone to picking even more upsets and did just as bad as everybody else, sure they picked Villanova and Western Kentucky to win but they probably were upset when Cornell didn't beat Stanford in the first round.
This eact thing happened in my pool this year. One person correctly pick San Diego over UConn, Siena over Vanderbilt, and Davidson over Georgetown. Surprising? He is in last place out of the nine who joined.
Bracketologists couldn't even figure it out and that is their entire career. I am pretty sure Vegas is doing fairly well right now.
I have a new strategy for picking brackets next year. Everybody is always looking for the next George Mason. Well I will be looking for the next UConn, who lost to GM, or the next Georgetown of this year. But I will probably do just as bad as I did this year.
Check out the Web site that I made for this year's tourney at http://www.brackettracker.com
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