Good...no GREAT teams always have a knack for finding the missing piece to the chan'ship puzzle. The Los Angeles Lakers are no strangers to finding the missing piece. Is Pau Gasol the 2008 version of the Laker chan'ship piece? The '80-'81 version of the Los Angeles Lakers was a talented group: Kareem, Jamal Wilkes, Norm Nixon, Michael Cooper, and rookie phenom, Magic … [Read more...] about Is Gasol another McAdoo? another Thompson?
Archives for February 2008
The Aud
JD happened upon this gem - thought all would enjoy. [youtube=https://youtube.com/watch?v=TzxokdqQYU0] … [Read more...] about The Aud
NCAA Hoops: Rating the power forwards
Big guys with a mid-range game - these hoopsters can get it done with their backs to the basket, or they can step out and knock down the foul-line jumper. When Bill Raftery says: "with the kiss," the shot usually comes from these guys: the POWER forwards. Tyler Hansbrough - Junior/ UNC 23.4PPG, 10.5RPG - Hansbrough is a contact magnet and knows how to make to the contact … [Read more...] about NCAA Hoops: Rating the power forwards
All I Ever Needed To Know, I Learned From Sports
Life is full of its little lessons. A look at recent events in the sports’ world only reinforces many of these rules of thumb. Take for instance the old adage: “cheaters never prosper.” That works with sports. Errr….maybe that’s not such a good example when considering Kelvin Sampson didn’t exactly follow the rules, and he received a cool $750, 000 for doing so. That’s all … [Read more...] about All I Ever Needed To Know, I Learned From Sports
NCAA Hoops: Crunching the Numbers
Time is ticking on the NCAA Men’s Hoops season – conference tournaments are set to begin in the next two weeks, leading to Selection Sunday, March 16th, and the Sweet Sixteen determined a week later. Enough time has passed where teams have shown their strengths, weaknesses, tendencies, and what they avoid. Statistics can reveal trends otherwise overlooked. There are those … [Read more...] about NCAA Hoops: Crunching the Numbers