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| Name: | Jack |
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| Member since: | January 22, 2002 |
| Last visit: | November 17, 2007 |
jacknose has posted 23 links and 84 comments to SportsFilter and hasn’t posted any threads or comments to the Locker Room and has written 5 columns.
Three For All | Russ Bengston, the former Editor-in-Chief for SLAM magazine, has started his own weblog as of Tuesday. He is already posting quite a bit on the media and the NBA.
posted on May 12, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Skip Bayless: "Just this once, try watching the RIOT video with your brain instead of just your wide eyes." *I will now officially move on.
posted on Nov 24, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
Simmons-Wiley All-Day Hoops Summit. This morning ESPN/Page2 called it "blogging about the NBA playoffs" (or something like that). Now, they are referring to it as a "first-ever" all-day summit or debate. Whatever it is, I like it. It is not a blog, but it borrows the casual, off-the-cuff style (or maybe it is borrowing the style of PTI). Is this the future of online sports journalism? Also, Simmons asks some questions worthy of some SpoFi reflection (e.g., "Is Phil Jackson the most overrated coach of all time or the most underrated coach of all time?")
posted on May 17, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
Kobe is no hero. Jason Whitlock points out the absurdity and stupidity of Kobe Bryant's situation (going from court-to-court). He writes, "There's nothing heroic about fighting rape allegations by day and playing basketball by night. Nothing."
posted on May 14, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
They're not loving it. Let's call it McMorality. The fear of losing sponsorship may become the dominant incentive for professional athletes to remain faithful to their spouses. In the same way that Fatal Attraction scared the infidelity out of men, Kobe's woes may keep athletes on the straight and narrow path. Or am I being ridiculous?
posted on Jan 19, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Malice In The Palace What's the answer? Clearly the fans were chiefly culpable, and I for one would be disappointed if this didn't result in the cancellation and forfeiture of at least one Pistons home game.
posted to Basketball at 10:44 PM CDT
World Series, Game Two
The Frankenpitcher starts again, and everyone wonders if the Red Sox will score more runs than the Patriots today. The over/under on total errors in the game: 2.5.
posted to Baseball at 7:19 PM CDT
It must be good to be a Bostonian right now (says the sad, sad Chicagoan).
posted at 11:41 PM CDT on October 24
This is it This is the game that everyone waits for. This is the ultimate. This is why we watch sports. A game 86 years in the making. They got to seven the hard way. Now let's play the game. The Boston Red Sox play the New York Yankees in a game that will decide the fate of the universe.
posted to Baseball at 5:54 PM CDT
Would you really do that if you had a private island?
posted at 8:38 PM CDT on October 20
History.
posted at 11:11 PM CDT on October 20
Yanks v. Sox Game 6. Here we go again.
posted to Baseball at 7:40 PM CDT
Wow. Congrats Boston fans.
posted at 11:22 PM CDT on October 19
Boozer to the Jazz. 6 years, $68 Million. Initially the Cavs had a 6 year $40 Million dollar deal set in a verbal agreement. Which is now, apparently, null and void.
more inside...
posted to Basketball at 4:55 PM CDT
it looks like Boozer totally screwed the Cavs.
I have to agree with dusted and tieguy. $28 million is a lot of money to give up. Cavs admittedly took a chance (rolled the dice). I am sure they thought that no one else would offer Boozer 70% more money. It turns out someone did. Bad move.
I wonder if Boozer will struggle in the West as a hardworking undersized PF.
posted at 8:11 AM CDT on July 9
Disgustingly arrogant, disgustingly dysfunctional, and on occasion, disgustingly good. It’s virtually a guarantee they'll be awake and inspired for Game 2 tonight. The Lakers will show up tonight, fashionably late. And when they step on the floor, they’ll see those same annoying Pistons, fabulously flawed on offense, ferociously functional on defense. A well-written column from the Detroit News. via
posted to Basketball at 12:43 PM CDT
I was sorely disappointed when the Pacers lost, but I have to admit that I admire Pistons' relentless defense. (Or maybe I envy it.) I didn't think I would be interested in the finals, but I find myself drawn to the series because of the Pistons. With that said, I find it disturbing that the Eastern Conference is being depicted as having lousy offense, instead of having exceptional defense. During the 7th game of the Eastern Conference finals, one of the announcers said that the Lakers must be salivating over the dismal offensive display (as opposed to worrying about the stifling defense of both teams). I agree with Dumars, who was quoted in the article: "When a team doesn’t shoot well, I don’t care who you are, it’s hard to say it was the defense that did it." I suppose if the Lakers continue to shoot under 40% we will hear that they are in a slump, as opposed to crediting the defense of the Pistons.
posted at 3:16 PM CDT on June 8
Air Hockey (shockwave). Try not to score too many own goals.
posted to Other at 10:56 AM CDT
Fantasy Football, I deleted your self-link, which did not add anything to your comment (in fact, it was a bit out of context). Let dusted be your Obi-Wan Kenobi. He has led you correctly. And, yes, welcome.
posted at 7:15 PM CDT on June 8
OMG. If this doesn't make you like soccer, I don't know what will. It's not the wow factor, it's just the pure joy that it communicates. Maybe my favorite ad of all time.
posted to Soccer at 1:03 PM CDT
Okay, I surrender. I like-uh thee sport you call football.
posted at 1:49 PM CDT on June 4
Okay, I surrender. I like-uh thee sport you call cycling. (Or maybe I am just a sucker for corporate marketing.)
posted at 2:15 PM CDT on June 4
They're not loving it. Let's call it McMorality. The fear of losing sponsorship may become the dominant incentive for professional athletes to remain faithful to their spouses. In the same way that Fatal Attraction scared the infidelity out of men, Kobe's woes may keep athletes on the straight and narrow path. Or am I being ridiculous?
posted to Culture at 3:06 PM CDT
[continuing the derail of my own thread]
I've seen it. If rollerblade basketball does exist, it seems completely unnecessary. (Of course, most sports are unnecessary.) Rollerbladers need to either swerve around cones or play hockey. If you think about it, almost all sports could be done on rollerblades (except swimming).
posted at 3:42 PM CDT on January 19
The economics and globalization of soccer. Interesting article and little bit of background for us soccer amatuers.
posted to Soccer at 6:58 AM CDT
A very provocative and informative article. He makes a compelling case for the limitations of globalization, while also offering insight into the world and culture of soccer. I learned quite a bit. For example, he writes:
Three years ago, England, birthplace of the beautiful game, handed over its national team to a Swedish manager named Sven Goran Eriksson. It is difficult to convey just how shocked English fans felt. For much of the nation’s soccer history, beloved, quintessentially English characters had run the team. These “lads,” typically ex-players, often turned a blind eye when their squads drank lager on the eve of big games, and forgave men for lack of training so long as they spilled their guts on the field. For all their inspirational power, though, these English managers tended to lack tactical acumen. They recycled stodgy formations that encouraged the same, ineffectual mode of attack—a long ball kicked over the midfield to a lone attacker, a style that perfectly reflected stereotypes about stiff-upper-lip English resoluteness. Their lack of creativity was evident in the national trophy case. Despite England’s singular place in the game’s history, it has won a lone World Cup (in 1966, as the tournament’s host team), and not a single European championship.
Is that true?
posted at 4:12 PM CDT on January 13
The NBA coaching carousel spins (at kind of a weird time). Isiah Thomas is fired by the Indiana Pacers . Rick Carlisle (stunningly dumped by the Pistons earlier this summer) is the likely replacement.
posted to Basketball at 4:45 PM CDT
Donnie Walsh has always been known for his loyalty (see Reggie Miller, et al), which has made Pacers a reputable organization. Players dig loyalty (see the demise of Krause and the Bulls). Hopefully, Bird's actions yesterday will not sour players, namely O'Neal, toward the Pacers. I, for one, didn't mind Thomas. Of course, if Carlisle comes in and transforms the Pacers into NBA Champions, I won't complain. I'll jump on the Bird-Carlisle wagon.
posted at 5:07 PM CDT on August 28
Saturday brings us the best available Heavyweight Title fight. Ouch. Scuttlebutt is that the next fight after Lewis/Klitchko will be Lewis/Roy Jones Jr. Then what? Am I going to have to keep watching my Ali-Frazier archives over and over? Please! Somebody save boxing!
posted to Boxing at 12:43 PM CDT
Yes, boxing needs some desperate help. I think the sport needs to get back on primetime network television. I have such fond memories of watching Ali (and hearing Cosell) on television with my dad. This PPV and cable route is killing the sport. (Not to mention the fragmentation of boxing, Don King, and the lack of talent and charisma.)
posted at 3:18 PM CDT on June 18
"I can't believe the number of people on SportsFilter who believe it's acceptable for Artest to go charging six rows into the crowd throwing haymakers, hoping one of the targets is the fan who threw a beer at him."
rcade, while I do not disagree with your sentiments, it is unfair to reinterpret what really happened. It is typical for us to view an event and then move further away from its reality in our descriptions. If you view the tape, Artest did not go into the stands "throwing haymakers." Jackson did. He aggressively grabbed the boy who he thought threw the drink. (The boy later said that Artest was asking if he was the one who threw the drink at him.) I am not excusing the action. I am just stating what happened and what didn't happen. I do not believe Artest threw one punch while he was in the stands. Again, he should not have been in the stands, but it is unfair to suggest that he went "into the crowd throwing haymakers."
Here's the question: We all agree that there is an important line that must be respected between the fans and the players. If a fan crosses the line and goes onto the field of play, most people agree that it is okay for a player to retaliate. We treat this line as "sacred." But what happens when objects cross the line? I think there must be more discussion on this kind of transgression and the proper response. (And I am not suggesting that the proper response is to let players run into the stands.) It is one thing to hurl verbal insults; it is quite another to hurl actual objects. While it is reasonable for the NBA to tell its players to withstand verbal insults, is it reasonable for the NBA to tell its players to withstand objects being thrown at them? If so, then I think there needs to be definite rules and procedures in place. Here's a suggestion. If a fan throws any object at a visiting player, then the visiting team is able to immediately withdraw from the field of play and the home team must forfeit the game. It would be wrong for the NBA to require players to withstand objects being thrown at them but also insist that they continue to play in the arena.
Sorry, I should have been more specific. If a fan crosses the line with the intent to hurt a player, then I think there is an argument to be made about retaliating. Of course, if there happens to be security around to stop this person, then all the better. I am not advocating vigilante justice, and I am certainly not celebrating the violence (nor am I seeking to justify it).