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      Kobe learns from Olajuwon

      September 28, 2009 /

      MyFoxHouston reports that Kobe Bryant worked out for two hours with Hakeem Olajuwon, trying to learn the post and mid-post moves that made “The Dream” such a nightmare on the block.

      Olajuwon said Bryant reached out to him for help with his moves in the post.

      “He gave me the biggest compliment,” Olajuwon said. “(He said) You are the best (at the) mid-post and post move.

      “He wanted me to show my moves to him.”

      Olajuwon said his style of play in the paint is really suited for a guy like Bryant.

      “In my mind most of my moves for a guy (with) that agility can use it better than the big guy,” Olajuwon said. “Because my moves are not really for the big guy.

      “It’s for the guards and small forwards. So he would benefit most on the post because of his agility.

      “It was so much fun because how he picks it up. I worked with him for two hours, step by step.”

      Kobe is nothing if not smart. He knows he’s getting older and wants to pick his spots when attacking the basket. Michael Jordan developed a devastating post up game in the back half of his career and it’s no surprise that Kobe would want extend his effectiveness in the same way. Look for Bryant to spend more time on the block this season as he incorporates these post moves into his game.

      NBA, News

      Fantasy Football Actives/Inactives: Week 3

      September 27, 2009 /

      OUT

      Brian Westbrook (McCoy is a great start)
      Wes Welker (Edelman is a solid start)
      Jamal Lewis (J. Davis is a desperation start)
      Dwayne Bowe (Bobby Wade is a solid start in PPR leagues)
      Donovan McNabb (Kolb is a decent start)

      IN

      Clinton Portis (great start)
      Kevin Walter (decent start)
      Carnell Williams (bad start)
      Percy Harvin (decent start)
      Randy Moss (great start)
      DeSean Jackson (hammy wrapped, be careful…decent start)
      Antonio Bryant (desperation start)

      Fantasy Football, News

      Tebow injured

      September 26, 2009 /

      Per ESPN…

      Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was taken to the hospital by ambulance after taking a shot to the head while being sacked in the third quarter of the No. 1 Gators’ game against Kentucky at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday night.

      There was no immediate report on the quarterback’s condition.

      Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, was sacked by Wildcats defensive end Taylor Wyndham on a third-and-6 play from the Kentucky 9. Tebow didn’t appear to see Wyndham, who hit him squarely in the chest. As Tebow fell to the ground, the back of his head hit Gators tackle Marcus Gilbert’s knee.

      Tebow, a senior from Jacksonville, Fla., lay motionless on the turf for several seconds. He was eventually able to sit up, and was then helped to the Florida sideline by trainers and coaches, where his parents came down from the stands to join him. At one point, the entire Florida team was on the field to check on their star quarterback. Kentucky officials had a motorized cart and backboard in place to remove Tebow from the field.

      Let’s hope that the kid is all right.

      College Football, News

      Knicks re-sign Lee, Robinson

      September 25, 2009 /

      The New York Knicks have re-signed David Lee. Nate Robinson is close to a deal as well.

      Lee’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, told ESPN.com on Thursday that the sides have an agreement in principle on a one-year contract.

      “We’re on the verge of getting this done,” Bartelstein said. “I believe David will sign the contract tomorrow.”

      The contract is believed to be worth $7 million for the 2009-10 season with incentives that could take it to $8 million if the Knicks reach the playoffs.

      Fellow restricted free agent Nate Robinson has also reached terms with the Knicks on a one-year deal, according to a source with knowledge of the talks, that will pay him a higher salary than Robinson’s $2.9 million qualifying offer.

      The Knicks’ stance has been clear all along. They are very reluctant to sign players to contracts that run longer than one year because they want to have as much cap flexibility as possible next season when they hope to woo a big-name free agent to New York.

      If Lee’s contract demands were more reasonable, he would have signed a multi-year deal with another team a long time ago. But his camp has demanded $8-$10 million per season this entire time, and the market just won’t bear it. He’s a great rebounder, but he’s just an average defender and his numbers are a bit inflated because the Knicks play at a frenetic pace. By signing a one-year deal, he is risking the financial security of a mid-level deal that he no doubt could have signed had he been willing to reduce his asking price.

      Would you rather have a guaranteed $7 million with a shot at a long-term deal averaging $8 million next summer or a mid-level deal that runs five years and a guaranteed $34 million starting this summer? If he suffers a career-ending injury this season, his decision to sign a one-year deal will cost him $27 million.

      That’s a lot of risk. After all, 27 million birds in the hand are better than 47 million in the bush, right?

      NBA, News, Rumors & Gossip

      Pearl apologizes for “off-the-cuff” joke

      September 25, 2009 /

      Tennessee men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl is in some hot water after making an inappropriate joke at a recent speaking engagement.

      Tennessee men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl is apologizing for an off-the-cuff joke he made about a rural area of the state at a charity fundraiser Thursday, calling it “inappropriate.”

      Pearl, speaking without notes, was addressing Tennessee Valley Authority employees about the challenges he and his staff face in getting players from diverse backgrounds to play as a team.

      “I’ve got a tough job. I’ve got to put these guys from different worlds together, right?’ Pearl said. “I’ve got guys from Chicago, Detroit … I’m talking about the ‘hood! And I’ve got guys from Grainger County, where they wear the hood.”

      Ouch. Making light of the KKK is not only offensive to the (non-racist) folks of Grainger County, but it’s also offensive to the black community.

      He’s a successful coach, but I’ve never been a big fan of Pearl’s style and it dates back to 1995, when I was in college at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. My team won the D3 National Championship that year and the following season we traveled up to Fairbanks, Alaska, to play in the Tournament of Champions, which included the D2, NAIA and D3 champions from the previous season.

      We were non-scholarship, so after we “upset” the host team, Alaska-Fairbanks, in the first round, we played Pearl’s D2 Southern Indiana team in the tourney championship. They jumped out to a 20-plus point lead, but after we went on a run in the second half to cut into the lead, he yelled on the sideline — “Do I have to call a timeout? Do I really have to call a timeout?”

      I remember thinking: Is this guy for real? His all-scholarship team was playing our non-scholarship D3 school and he’s over there mocking us on the sideline to make a point to his team?

      Since then, I’ve always thought that Pearl was a loudmouth who didn’t often think before he spoke, and he’s done nothing to disprove that notion in his tenure at Tennessee.

      College Basketball, News

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