Ron Artest responded to Chris Webber and Charles Barkley making fun of the way he talks…or didn’t talk…
I don’t know about you, but this guy is really growing on me.
Month: May 2009 (Page 7 of 61)
Great find from Ball Don’t Lie, “One Greg Oden, 365 Days,” where a photographer took a picture of a Greg Oden statue (doing various things) every day for a year.
Check out the slide show here, and be sure to hit “i” so that the captions are on.
In his latest column, Bill Simmons takes the NBA to task for its poor officiating. It’s a good (if long) read.
Duh.
There’s always a lot on the line in the Conference Finals. But this year it seems like there is more at stake for the superstars still standing. Let’s start with…
KOBE
Kobe Bryant has made it abundantly clear that his #1 priority is to win another title. This focus is not unusual for players that haven’t won a ring, but Kobe has three, so why is he so determined to win a fourth? Simply stated, for the sake of his own legacy, he has to win a title without Shaq.
If he fails, he will be viewed by history as a great player who won a few titles as Shaq’s sidekick. This is not the legacy that Kobe wants to leave. Barring a two- or three-peat, he’s not going to be able to catch Michael Jordan, but if he is able to win a ring this year — and he’s the first to admit that this is his best chance — then he’ll do it as “The Guy” on a championship team. There’s no Shaq wreaking havoc in the middle, just a collection of players deemed too soft (Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom) or too young (Andrew Bynum, Jordan Farmar, Trevor Ariza) that Kobe led to the Promised Land.
And the clock is ticking. Kevin Garnett could come back strong next season, LeBron is getting better by the year, and there are a few up-and-coming teams (Orlando, Houston, Portland, etc.) that are looking to knock Kobe off of his perch.
The time is now. Kobe’s window is closing, and he knows it.
Some numbnuts actually thought it was a good idea to play a football game using innings instead of a clock.
The Motor City Soldiers and the Wayne County Bengals, two semi-pro football teams from Metro Detroit, squared off at Royal Oak High School (yeah, that’s right) in the first ever football game played by innings. Each offensive possession was half an “inning”—the inning ended when a team scored, punted, or turned the ball over—and no game clock was used. It was all going swimmingly, until a ninth-inning tackle sent players flying into the Bengals bench and all hell broke loose. Players started throwing punches, fans came out of the crowd to join in the ruckus, and the rest of the game was eventually called off. Did I mention it was supposed to go 12 innings? Seriously, this is what the economy has done to the Great Lakes State.
I’m all for adding new twists to sports games, but you can’t mess with the basics. Baseball has innings, while football, basketball and hockey have clocks. Don’t mess with the formula for success.
However, I don’t think that two teams from Detroit had a bench-clearing brawl because the game was played with innings instead of a clock. I think two teams from Detroit brawled because it was Detroit, and that’s just how Detroit rolls.
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