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drjimmy11
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Name: Ryan
Homepage URL: www.thesketches.net/ryan
Member since: June 3, 2005
Last visit: February 15, 2006

drjimmy11 has posted no links and 101 comments to SportsFilter and hasn’t posted any threads or comments to the Locker Room.

Recent Comments

The poetry of JJ Redick No bandage can cover my scars/ It's hard living a life behind invisible bars

posted to Basketball at 5:46 PM CDT

so awful even Creed would be embarassed.

Comment icon posted at 10:43 PM CDT on February 10

All the skills and no future Sean Taylor may have sealed the fate of his career with these two new charges against him. It is a shame because he is a great defensive player.

posted to Football at 1:48 PM CDT

40% of the active NBA players, by one authors count, have been accused of a felony or convicted of one

Does this author wear a white bedsheet on his head by any chance?

Lots of people commit or are charged with crimes. Some are rich, some are poor. Some are pro athletes, most are not. Yawn.

Comment icon posted at 4:29 PM CDT on January 27

Kobe drops 81 for 2nd most in a game in history of NBA. Brought them back from 18 down to become the highest scoring laker, passing baylor's 71, now only 2nd to wilt's 100 in nba history. amazing.

posted to Basketball at 11:12 PM CDT

PassingJudgementOnThe PersonalLivesOfPeopleYou'veNeverMetFilter is two sites to the right- this one is SportsFilter.

There is no credible evidence that Kobe "forced" Shaq out either- all that is gossip that has become accepted as truth because it sounds like a good story.

Mitch Kupchak is a jackass who wouldn't give Shaq a new contract. And the Lakers could have easily won 4 out 5 titles and kept the dynasty going if they had signed one young, athletic player who wanted to contribute- rather than old, slow and egotistical Malone and Payton. And for God's sake, the man forced out Phil Jackson and then seriously considered offering the job to Mike Kryshewski!

Comment icon posted at 12:12 PM CDT on January 23

Fans Storm Court After Hoyas Stop Duke Unbeaten no more, this should shake things up a little.

posted to Basketball at 3:44 PM CDT

My program beat Duke 3 out of the last 4 times.
My program beat Duke the last time they played for the conference title.
My program won the national title in 2002, or one year more recently than Duke.

See if you can guess my program?

Sincerely,
Hater witn an IQ of about 3

Comment icon posted at 8:31 PM CDT on January 21

Browns fan to be jailed for Super Bowl and won't be allowed to watch the Feb. 5 game on television or listen to it on radio. If it were any other team this might be cruel and unusual punishment. The judge is actually doing the guy a favor in this case.

posted to Football at 5:05 PM CDT

I actually dont get why the Steeler who hit him isnt charged with assault and battery.

If I see someone committing "misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct while intoxicated and criminal trespassing" on the street, I either a) dont care or b) call a cop or at most c) peacefully restrain him until a cop arrives. I dont physically assault him, (from behind no less) especially if I am 3 times his size and wearing a potentially deadly helmet.

But just because this guy violated the "sacred turf" of a football field it's perfectly OK? Just playing devil's advocate here.

Comment icon posted at 7:06 PM CDT on January 17

Duke Defeats North Carolina, 3,688-3,444 In the longest basketball game ever, a 57-hour, 24-player marathon at Fetzer Gymnasium in Chapel Hill, Duke eked out a 244-point victory over hometown North Carolina. Justin Dreyfus scored 529 to lead Duke to victory. The marathon raised money for the Hoop Dreams Basketball Academy.

posted to Basketball at 8:34 AM CDT

so I'm guessing Duke took about 1768 charges and got called for maybe... 3 blocks?

Comment icon posted at 1:09 PM CDT on January 17

Official was wrong The NFL actually admits a mistake by a referee. In a game marred by many bad calls against both sides this was the most flagrant. You know it had to be bad for the NFL to admit it publically.

posted to Football at 4:45 PM CDT

The pass interference rule is just silly and needs to change. Minor pass interference (hand check, incidental bump) should be 5 yards and a first down.

Major (tackling the guy b/c he beat you) should be spot of the foul.

its just gotten silly where people chuck the ball up and hope for a flag.

Comment icon posted at 11:51 PM CDT on January 16

A Wie bit of trouble Michelle Wie shoots a 79 in the opening round of the Sony Open in Honolulu, putting her ahead of one male competitor after 18 holes. The 16-year-old high school junior said she "needed some chocolate" after the round. Two questions: 1) Should a 16-year-old be playing professionally and, if so, 2) Is it time for Wie to focus on winning on the LPGA tour before tackling the PGA?

posted to Golf at 11:59 AM CDT

interesting thing about golf, and all sports that have tournaments.

Only one person can win each event. A lot of players never win, regardless of their sex or age. Should they stop playing too?

Comment icon posted at 5:57 PM CDT on January 13

Steve Francis Suspended Steve Francis is off the team for an undetermined amount of time. Wonder what he did? I know he never wanted to go to Orlando to begin with, but what's his deal?

posted to Basketball at 5:13 PM CDT

I'll take him on the Lakers in a heartbeat.

I liked him just fine at Maryland- he played out of his mind. He did highlight one of the few flaws in Gary Williams' coaching approach- his stubborn insistence that a point guard is not a "real" point or is somehow not playing the position right if he scores points.

I certainly preferred watching him over Steve Blake's "nightly fiesta of forced bounce passes into the post."

Comment icon posted at 7:48 PM CDT on January 12

Vince Young turning pro I hate to see it, but there it is.

posted to Football at 1:32 PM CDT

The Ravens need to trade up and get this guy. Anybody want Jamal Lewis?

Comment icon posted at 2:04 PM CDT on January 8

Who is William Wesley?

posted to Basketball at 3:19 AM CDT

viral marketing? when's the movie out?

Comment icon posted at 5:31 PM CDT on January 4

UP CLOSE AND NOT PERSONAL The dream of intimacy—it was always fantasy—is gone, and today’s players, so close to us on our plasma screens, are galaxies away from our own doings and capabilities.

posted to Culture at 12:17 AM CDT

What these guys lacked in size they made up in heart.

They also took it one game at a time and put their faith in God.

The whole point of pro athletics is that these people are exceptional enough to be the very best at what they do. if that doesnt appeal to you, go watch a game at your local park, or play yourself for that matter.

Comment icon posted at 5:35 PM CDT on January 4

from the article:

or, as Hemingway’s Jake Barnes said, isn’t it pretty to think so?

I read that book in 9th grade English too. But I get your point: you're the New Yorker, and you're not about to stop being pretentious just because you're talking about sports.

Comment icon posted at 5:40 PM CDT on January 4

Ex-Ohio State Star Runner Wanted for Armed Robbery Maurice Clarrett is wanted by Police on Sunday after being accused of using a gun to rob 2 people behind an alley in Columbus, Ohio.

posted to Football at 1:43 PM CDT

well put.

the other thing is the bullshit about the lawsuit and him "quitting school."

The thing is, he was over 18, an adult by any legal definition (why anyone would ever call a 22 year old a "boy" or "kid" is beyond me)- he wanted a job he was qualified to do and could have made a lot of money at, and the NFL denied him the job on the basis of age and tried to say it was for his own good- and look where he is now.

Why anyone would endorse this moronic age discrimination is beyond me.

Comment icon posted at 12:30 AM CDT on January 2

if they earn it let 'em celebrate Over the past few years guys like T.O. and Chad Johnson have been critisized for dances like these... but who's gonna stop them? not me! i think if they score they've earned a dance or two

posted to Football at 10:16 PM CDT

I remember when players had class in the "old days." They would sit the football down and walk quietly back to the sideline, stopping only to pat an adorable orphan on the head.

That also reminds me of the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. Give me five bees for a quarter, you'd say.

Now where were we? Oh yeah - the important thing was I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn/t have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones...

Comment icon posted at 5:18 PM CDT on December 30