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tron7 has posted 5 links and 1377 comments to SportsFilter and 1 link and 168 comments to the Locker Room.
Stop The Flop: The NBA officially adopts an anti-flopping policy, announcing a new rule that will fine repeat offenders this season.
posted by tron7 to basketball at 02:13 PM on October 03 - 10 comments
Gilbert Arenas suspended indefinitely.: Stern, not impressed by Arenas' gun play, busts out the banhammer.
posted by tron7 to basketball at 05:52 PM on January 06 - 9 comments
Chargers fine Cromartie $2,500.00 for tweeting: That's $17.86 per character.
posted by tron7 to football at 10:54 AM on August 05 - 16 comments
MMA Fantasy Draft: If every fighter in the world was suddenly declared a free agent, what order would they be selected in?
posted by tron7 to boxing at 12:56 PM on April 21 - 10 comments
Shawne Merriman suspended for steroids.: The four game suspension comes less than a week after the news of the Falcon's Matt Lehr and the Lion's Shaun Rogers receiving steroid suspensions.
posted by tron7 to football at 09:50 AM on October 23 - 33 comments
Are New Englanders upset that Tebow is on the Patriot's squad? Is that what I'm missing?
posted by tron7 at 01:14 PM on June 19
How can you consider that a hip check?
posted by tron7 at 12:03 PM on June 19
Well, if you think he got clobbered we're not going to agree on this. I think Green was allowed to get into his shot and once he saw that it was surely going to get blocked he tried to push it through Bosh's block causing him to be pushed back. There was body contact and shooters are very protected in the NBA but I think that goes away somewhat when the shot gets blocked. It's really a unique situation because you rarely see jump shots get blocked. If you think he got clobbered then it doesn't really matter that he blocked it or not but I don't think there was as much contact as you do.
posted by tron7 at 11:43 AM on June 19
and the desperate three from the corner.
Here's the play in GIF form. You really want a foul called on that? If he didn't block the shot the minimal body contact might draw a foul but he completely stuffs the ball. Green's momentum and the force of the block pushed him back.
posted by tron7 at 10:44 AM on June 19
Putting Wade back in nearly lost them the game. The whole offense is predicated on spacing the floor but then you have Wade who just won't shoot threes and it changes the whole complexion of their attack. Don't get me wrong, Wade is a great player and you have to put him in, but it changes everything.
There's so much to talk about in this game. Bosh with ballsiest block I've ever seen. Ole One Shoe hits a three. Tim Duncan's huge 1st half. Fat Boris playing great defense on LeBron for most of the game. Kawhi Leonard has had a great series (he doesn't score in bulk but he does everything else and shows up every game). Tony Parker's huge three that will now be forgotten.
Wow. Just wow.
posted by tron7 at 10:26 AM on June 19
Not sure why you're shoehorning Tebow into a conversation about a possible murder. Was it in question whether having Tebow on your team was better or worse than having a murderer?
posted by tron7 at 10:13 AM on June 19
Was just about to hit post. The game looked so finished that many Miami fans left early. They were not allowed to return.
posted by tron7 at 09:46 AM on June 19
Danny Green tweet from a year ago after being bounced by the Thunder.
posted by tron7 at 06:23 PM on June 17
Well, I said in an earlier post that I thought the series was in Miami's hands but this game changed my mind. The Spurs starters played a nearly perfect game and took this game by force. The Heat played pretty well here. Their 112 points per 100 possessions would lead the league, I thought their defense looked pretty sound most of the time despite giving up 122 points per 100, and they turned around their rebounding woes from their previous loss. The Spurs were just too good, no mistakes. Impressive stuff.
posted by tron7 at 11:58 AM on June 17
And here I was thinking that the Spurs' decision to have a second year guy, Kawhi Leonard, guarding LeBron was pretty much a concession to let him have his way on the court.
Tim Duncan: "We're guarding him with five guys,"
Kawhi has been great and he's definitely A) the Spurs best defender and B) outhustling LeBron on the boards but the Spurs are taking LeBron away and making the rest of the team try and beat them.
Again though, this game wasn't lost on the offensive end for the Heat. The Spurs got silly hot and then Miami's defense just crumbled, which they do from time to time.
posted by tron7 at 07:05 PM on June 12
Everything's put backs and dunks.
I'm not sure what your point is. Those are the only shots Chris Andersen ever takes and the only shots he should be taking. He's shown an amazing knack for timing his rim runs and it's not like those shots are easy to come by or Chris Bosh wouldn't be shooting 45% this playoffs.
posted by tron7 at 06:56 PM on June 12
Thinking about my last comment. The Spurs are like water seeping into every crack and crevice that's overlooked but I don't see them as a team that ever really imposes their will on other teams. So I see this series as more in the Heat's hands then the Spurs. The Spurs will exploit every weakness, now how many weaknesses will the Heat show?
posted by tron7 at 12:07 PM on June 12
He is the best player in the game today but has a few games every year where he looks disinterested.
Disinterested? I didn't see that. LeBron couldn't get his jumper to fall. It happens. An average isn't a straight line it's a series of peaks and valleys. I think he did get a little spooked by it, though. The Spurs were giving him a wide open three, at a point in the game where the Heat needed to catch up, and LeBron turned it down. For better or for worse, LeBron has a conscience. He's not the type of player who's going to keep bombing away.
Last night's game though, it didn't matter. Nobody is beating the Spurs when you get 13-19 from three out of Danny Green and Gary Neal.
I'm still hesitant to bet against the Heat. They've been outplayed for all but one of the quarters in this series, but that one quarter makes me think they could just up an steamroll the Spurs at any second.
posted by tron7 at 11:51 AM on June 12
The other question is: given the Patriots cut their 3rd string QB to sign Tebow, would you list Tim as your 3rd QB on gameday, given a 3rd QB can't come into the game until the 4th quarter or the first two QBs are hurt?
I think they got rid of the emergency quarterback rule a couple years ago so he should be able to play whenever he's needed.
I really just like the idea of Tebow and Gronk in the same locker room.
posted by tron7 at 09:24 AM on June 11
Late Comeback Keeps Heat Alive
I doubt game 7 can live up to game 6 but, even if it's a bomb of a game, this has got to be one of the best finals series in a long time. Not a lot of close games but the basketball has been phenomenal. Few turnovers, clean play, and very few blown calls (last night's second half was bad but it's been the first game it's even been talked about). Add in a classic game 6 and I can't think of a better finals this century.