Before I start, I want to thank the Papa Joe radio show (KLAV, 1230 out of Las Vegas) for having me on today to discuss the “honorable” Senator from the great state of Comcast, Arlen Specter. It was fun, my first time on a radio show as a guest. Nerve racking, but fun. They should have a link to the show on their site tomorrow. If you get a chance to listen, let me know how I did. 8:39 PM
Paul Pierce and I have been through a lot over the last few years. As a player, he’s suffered through one of the most inept front offices in professional sports, one of the worst coaches in professional sports (no, not Doc…I’m talking about that fraud Rick Pitino), a few of the worst seasons in Celtics history, a Boston media that loves to criticize everything he does on a basketball court,
Honestly, the Boston Celtics will be playing like men among boys in the Eastern Conference. Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce are just too powerful a combination for any team in the East to handle. It not just that these three can score at will, but there defense is the best in the NBA and they can stop anyone.
Honestly, the Boston Celtics will be playing like men among boys in the Eastern Conference. Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce are just too powerful a combination for any team in the East to handle. It not just that these three can score at will, but there defense is the best in the NBA and they can stop anyone.
Unlike the West, the Eastern Conference playoffs have a chance to be pleasantly surprising (thank you, low expectations).
The other reason the Eastern Conference playoffs will be good? The Washington Wizards. They meet the Cavs in the playoffs for the 3rd straight year and that first round series will be the best in the [...]
Have we really hit the last week of fantasy basketball? If you’re one of the lucky ones, you are either wrapping up a roto league or you’ve already finished your H2H championships a week or two ago. If your team is in a championship this week? You’re probably screwed.
But let GMTR help you out. Jeff [...]
Gregg Oden and Kevin Durant are no longer awaiting the winners of this year’s draft lottery, but hey, that’s no reason for Eastern Conference teams to not tank the end of the season.
Take a look at the standings. There are only two teams still trying to win. The Hawks—because they’re securing the final [...]
With Pat Summit’s Tennessee Vols and the Tigers of LSU in the Final Four of the Women’s NCAA championship along with fantastic seasons by guys at Tennessee and Vanderbilt–the SEC Conference is categorically the best conference in basketball. (And if you forgot, the Florida guys won it all versus Ohio State last year).
So who is [...]
The Chicago Fire travel to New England tonight to take on Taylor Twellman & the Revolution. The game kicks off at 7:30pm ET and can be seen on ESPN2.Chicago defeated New England twice this season while the Revs lead the all-time series 13-12-6. New England has eliminated the Fire two straight years in the playoffs. It should be an exciting match. Look for both teams to basically freeze their nuts off tonight, as it is expected to be pretty chilly.Both teams ended the regular season on a roll. New England has the home field advantage and many people feel that will be enough to secure a spot in the MLS Cup Finals next weekend. However, Chicago will look to score early and rely on their defense to win the game. Chicago kills the clock like no other team in Major League Soccer.My Prediction:Fire-1Revolution-0There is no way New England knocks Chicago out of the playoffs 3 straight years. Plus I'm a Fire supporter who happens to hate the Revs with a passion, so what do you expect?, for
We are only days away from the tipoff of the NBA season. The Jaunt will be going division by division with our own unique takes on the teams, the players, and other stuff like the uniforms, arenas, and -- of course -- the cheerleaders. Just to prove we don't have East coast bias we'll be moving geographically from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference.Eastern Conference - Atlantic Division Boston CelticsNew Jersey NetsNew York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ersToronto RaptorsStyle: Boston Celtics. Unless you are among the group of people who's dialect dismisses the annunciation of "R" when speaking, or if you travel to your destinations utilizing the "T," then you are assuredly sick and tired of all the currently successful sports teams throughout the Boston area. Well, add another 'victory' as Boston's most successful team of all-time also sports the best uniforms in the Atlantic division, if not the entire NBA. My selection of the Celtics uniform as the best in their division
We are only days away from the tipoff of the NBA season. The Jaunt will be going division by division with our own unique takes on the teams, the players, and other stuff like the uniforms, arenas, and -- of course -- the cheerleaders. Just to prove we don't have East coast bias we'll be moving geographically from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference. Eastern Conference - Central Division Chicago BullsCleveland CavaliersDetroit PistonsIndiana PacersMilwaukee BucksStyle: Chicago Bulls. The red and black road jersey has become unforgettable, and thankfully, mostly unchanged since the Jordan era. The only minor tweak is the addition of the Bulls logo on the back of the neck. The Bulls brought back the black alternate uniforms, but minus the red pinstripes from when Jordan played. His Airness did not like them and believed they were bad luck, thus often times went unused. Personally, I think the red pinstripes should be re-added.Cleveland has always struggled with style. Alth
We are only days away from the tipoff of the NBA season. The Jaunt will be going division by division with our own unique takes on the teams, the players, and other stuff like the uniforms, arenas, and -- of course -- the cheerleaders. Just to prove we don't have East coast bias we'll be moving geographically from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference. Eastern Conference - Southeast Division Atlanta HawksCharlotte BobcatsMiami HeatOrlando MagicWashington Wizards Style: Miami Heat. Come for the black road jersey. Stay for the red alternates. The Southeast division lacks in the style department but Miami stays fashionable despite block letters and numerals. But the addition of the underlined v-neck; a trend many other teams have been picking up as well in recent years. The Heat's otherwise simple uniform is kept together by the three stripe piping, a thick line with two bordering thin lines. The throwback inspired jerseys are stunning for all the wrong reasons.The Hawks new
OK, here’s the requisite prediction post wherein I make studied and reasoned comments (offer up a bundle of paraphrased rationalizing) on why I’ve placed various teams in my projected final standings. In the end I’m going to make at least some wild assed guesses with the knowledge that many well articulated forecasts are no more accurate than the looping swings in the dark variety. Regardless of how someone arrives at their choices, at least a few teams will surprise and insanely over-achieve while one or two clubs will disappoint.
I’m going with conference predictions for the simple reason that they’re a helluva lot easier to post. But because of the heavily weighted intra-division play, the only way to make any kind of pick is to look at those groupings first and decide who improved the most and proceed from there. Of course, by working backwards, you could ultimately determine what my picks would look like if sorted into divisions.
You may have read
OK, here’s the requisite prediction post wherein I make studied and reasoned comments (offer up a bundle of paraphrased rationalizing) on why I’ve placed various teams in my projected final standings. In the end I’m going to make at least some wild assed guesses with the knowledge that many well articulated forecasts are no more accurate than the looping swings in the dark variety. Regardless of how someone arrives at their choices, at least a few teams will surprise and insanely over-achieve while one or two clubs will disappoint.
I’m going with conference predictions for the simple reason that they’re a helluva lot easier to post. But because of the heavily weighted intra-division play, the only way to make any kind of pick is to look at those groupings first and decide who improved the most and proceed from there. Of course, by working backwards, you could ultimately determine what my picks would look like if sorted into divisions.
You may have read
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Eastern Conference lost the first six WNBA All-Star games before breaking through with a victory last year. Now, the East wants to establish its own streak in the midseason contest set for Sunday. “Of course, you always want to win, especially in the All-Star game, especially when you know you only won one,” Detroit’s Deanna Nolan said. “The past reasons I think we haven’t been winning is we’ve been coming out thinking it’s all fun, and the West comes serious. Now, we more…
Alright, so here's the deal, my wonderful HLOG sister, KMS2 came up with the wonder idea to do an All-Star Squee Team for each conference...so here are my picks. If you want to see hers Eastern is here and Western is here. What you have to do is choose a line up...1 goalie, 2 defensemen, a left winger, right winger, and a center.
GOALIE - None other than Vesa Toskala! KMS2 decided to go with
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