Posts tagged with 'Basketball'

    • When Upset Meets Obsession

      POSTED BY KENNETH ENGLAND, NOVEMBER 08 2007 12:42 PM | PERMALINK

      Insert "honeymoon is over" joke here.

      Billy Gillespie couldn't ask for a worse start as the new head coach for the Kentucky Wildcats. I'm sure he was prepared for most of it: the insane expectations, the unparalleled scrutiny and the insane focus the media in Lexington, Kentucky puts on that basketball program (and hey, I've lived there and there isn't much else there to get excited about.) He probably wasn't expecting to get fried by that same media for not wearing blue during the first...

    • NBA Opening Night Observations

      POSTED BY MATT MARQUEZ, OCTOBER 31 2007 04:00 PM | PERMALINK

      Yesterday evening the NBA tipped off the first games of the 2007-08 season and I had front row seats on my couch. Here are a few of my observations.

      Portland Trailblazers at San Antonio Spurs
      Final Score: 106-97, Spurs win

      The Spurs looked sharp in the first half, playing the kind of efficient, defensive minded basketball that's won them four championships and bored thousands of fans to tears. Seriously, they are possibly the most boring team in the NBA and not just because of their reliance on...

    • Celtics Continue to Look for Help

      POSTED BY KENNETH ENGLAND, AUGUST 10 2007 12:00 PM | PERMALINK

      Rumors have been circulating the last couple of days that Reggie Miller will come out of retirement for the newly revamped Boston Celtics. The 42 year old future Hall of Famer has revealed that he has been in discussions with the team regarding his potential future involvement, but nothing definitive has been decided as of yet.

      Certainly, Miller would not play much more than an estimated 15 minutes a game for the team, nor would they need him to. The Celtics’ roster has been greatly improved...