05.30.08
Posted in Basketball, Morality at 8:51 am by tim
Finally, the NBA (National Free Throw Association) is doing something about the flopping trend. ESPN is reporting that the league will impose fines for “clear cases of flopping.” They still haven’t worked out most, or any, of the details, but this is the best move David Stern has made since … submitting his resume to be commissioner of the NBA. Manu Ginobili, you’re working for free next year!
Hopefully this is just the first step. Suspensions should be coming for repeat offenders. I’m not opposed to fining the refs who reward the most obvious flops. Some are going to argue that determining what is or isn’t a flop is too subjective, and they’re partially right. But nearly every call in an NBA game is subjective. There are times when we just know they’re flopping. It’s common sense and a simple calculation of player size - like when Tony Parker was whistled for knocking over Pau Gasol last night. There’s a simple test to use to see if a player just flopped - if he goes down and I say, “What a bitch,” fine him! Playoff notes:
- I wonder if Paul Gasau smells as bad as he looks like he does.
- For as excited as I was for this year’s playoffs, especially in the West, most of the games haven’t been all that exciting.
- They should just have each team shoot, say 150 free throws, and see who wins. At least that way I won’t be expecting a basketball game.
- The NBA refs are still the worst in sports, by far.
- That said, it was a great no-call when Derek Fisher jumped on Brent Barry’s head at the end of game four. I don’t want a game decided like that.
- Sasha Vooyachitch has a girl’s name, girl’s hair, a girl’s headband holding down his girl hair, and we can only assume, a vagina.
- I wish Kobe wasn’t such a baby and didn’t complain every time he missed a shot. He’s also the only player allowed to cuss at the refs and swing his arms at them without getting a technical.
- I hate the Lakers.
- That said, I think this Lakers team is much better than the team that won three straight championships. I still say much of that team’s success was based on big fat Shaq being able to do whatever he wanted, elbow whoever he wanted out of his way, while nobody could graze his jersey. As much as I hate the 2008 Lakers, they’ve got talent all over the place.
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05.02.08
Posted in Football at 12:59 pm by tim
Unbelievable. One of the last guys you’d think could get in trouble with the law, might be in a lot of it. ESPN is reporting that police are investigating Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison in connection with a shooting outside Harrison’s bar in Philadelphia.
A source close to the investigation is saying that the alleged victim went into the bar, argued with Harrison, left with Harrison following and gunfire followed. The victim was shot in the hand.
Police determined the bullets had been fired from a custom-made Belgian weapon, and when they questioned Harrison at a car wash he owns, he admitted to owning the weapon, but said it never left his home. Oops, police found it in a bucket at the car wash, and it had been fired seven times. All of this spells a lot of trouble for the star receiver.
First of all, thanks for taking the spotlight off of Pacman Jones. Sure he may have ordered a shooting, but hey, he never pulled the trigger! For some reason he doesn’t seem like the type. Maybe it’s his quiet demeanor, and his humble attitude on the field. Maybe we’ve been confusing him with the quiet nice guy, when he’s really the quiet serial killer guy.
Has he ever even been in trouble with the law? Shouldn’t he start off with a bar fight, maybe a DUI, then work his way up to attempted murder? He’s lucky he’s a bad shot, I guess. Harrison will be extremely lucky to get out of this with just a suspension from Uncle Roger.
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Posted in Culture, Steroids, Morality, Barry Bonds, Marion Jones at 12:28 pm by addisport
Got to love the politics of drugs in sports. Seeing how Marion Jones, one of America’s greatest fallen stars, is now in prison, her former Olympic teammates want to appeal on their own behalves to keep their gold medals.
Read the story here.
Not too long ago, Jones was stripped of her 2000 Olympic medals. It’s been a downward spiral ever since. I’ve only written about Jones sparsely, ignoring her lying ways until she was convicted of lying and obstruction of justice. She was backed into a corner before she told the truth.
These are truly sad times for folks in the BALCO fold. I imagine, cheater No. 1 is watching, looking for examples to squeal his way out this mess.
I wonder if jail birds watch the news? I wonder if she’s been in contact with her former teammates and whether or not they’ve forgiven her, especially now that she’s in jail paying the ultimate price of cheating.
The conversation would probably be a necessary one for Jones to piece her life back together, but in general she’s probably screwed herself beyond friendship. The only friends she has now are those in stripes.
But back to the topic at hand, should Jones’ teammates get their medals back? I think not. It’s not like they ran those relays with only three legs, there was a whole other piece in that team that they want credit for which they truly don’t deserve.
I see this getting swatted away like a six foot guard testing Kevin Garnett in the paint — it ain’t happening.
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