5. dnp's - because of a death in ben wallace's family and an injury to ben gordon, the bulls only played eight players. because of alexander johnson's sprained ankle and chris quinn's inability to play basketball, the heat played eight as well. josh howard's bad back was the only culprit for dallas, so they were able to splurge and play nines. and because someone thought importing shaq was a good idea, phoenix was limited to eight players. it should be noted that one of those suns was sean marks, so it's really more like seven and three fourths.
4. tyrese rice - the junior guard led the bc eagles to victory in an acc matchup against nc state. he scored 32 and handed out 6 assists to give boston college only their fourth conference win. usually a major force in college basketball, the acc is in the middle of a down year by its standards. with only four teams sporting a plus-.500 records, it is not inconceivable that the league could set a low for teams advancing to the ncaa tournament. so rice has got work to do to earn his one shining moment.
3. rubbing some dirt on it - on february 5th, kobe bryant injured the pinky on his shooting hand in a win against the nets. x-rays show that the damage was more extensive than the team originally thought, and bryant actually has a torn ligament. rather than miss a possible six weeks by undergoing surgery, he has opted to suck it up and play through the pain. while he has been replaced in the three-point shootout by dirk the jerk, the league still expects kobe to start for the western all-stars. because without him, where would the scoring come from in an all-star game?
2. tenuous tenures - when kelvin sampson left oklahoma amidst scandal, i assumed he would abide by the ncaa regulations. i should have realized that the amount this kelvin cares about the rules is absolute zero. after a report revealed that he committed five major violations, sampson's coaching career is in jeopardy and his job status is being confirmed on a game-to-game basis. i wonder if indiana's athletic director would feel the same way had brian butch not hit a three to lead wisconsin over the hoosiers on wednesday. if sampson does get fired, perhaps he and isu freshman keenan barlow can get their own show on nickelodeon.
1. typos - erroneously filed documents pointed to a positive drug test by barry bonds, which was reported by several media outlets. less than an hour later, the report had been retracted and labeled a mistake. but now that i can make mistakes and just apologize later, i'm free to go crazy! here are some stories you can expect to see in the coming days:
- mets sign johan santana to 137.5 year, $6 million contract
- phil mickelson wins northern trust open with 16 over par
- redskins considering trade for "cinco ocho", linebacker caleb miller
- devean george buys stock in caesar's atlantic city
- garbage points named "world's greatest website"
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