Let’s all be honest with each other. There are three reasons we love football – our favorite team, our fantasy team, and gambling. But this season…man, I took a beating. The 2008 NFL season was the first in some time that I haven’t thoroughly enjoyed. It didn’t quite have me questioning my fandom, but it [...]
Archive for January, 2009
My NFL Season in Three Running Jokes
Posted: 29th January 2009 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, FootballComments Off
Hoops Addict Article - The Burden of High Expectations
Posted: 28th January 2009 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NBA Ball, Outside WritingComments Off
I re-debuted over at Hoops Addict too! An article on how it’s a little rougher cheering for a team with high expectations unmet (Chicago, Toronto) than a normal bad team (Clippers 1940-Present). Check it out!
Hoops Addict Article - A Call for Accountability
Posted: 27th January 2009 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Outside Writing, Trev SmithComments Off
Trev has had enough of the culture of stop-gap rationalizations and copping-out that exists in professional sports. He is calling for executives, and not just coaches, to start taking some blame for struggles. Check it out.
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In 2000, the Toronto Raptors were the NBA’s up and coming team led by Vince Carter and his cousin Tracy McGrady. People were expecting big things from this dynamic duo, even paying them the ultimate compliment of comparing them to the legendary duo of Jordan and Pippen. Unfortunately for Raptors fans, McGrady spurned Toronto choosing [...]
Hoops Addict Article - LeBron, Kobe, and the Power of Tomorrow
Posted: 20th January 2009 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Outside Writing, Trev SmithComments Off
Ok, I can openly admit that I love Trev’s writing, my writer profile is not a joke. That said, this is, without question, Trev’s best piece of work in recent memory, maybe ever. The biggest Kobe fan I know examines the difference between Kobe and LeBron, what they mean to the sport, and what they [...]
Hoops Addict Article - Andrea Bargnani has Arrived
Posted: 12th January 2009 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Outside Writing, Trev SmithComments Off
It was a long and sometimes arduous journey, but Andrea Bargnani has finally arrived. Trev, an admitted Andrea apologist, is excited.
Oh Canada! Why We Should All Be Proud to be Canadian
Posted: 8th January 2009 by Tieja Maclaughlin in Hockey, Tieja MacComments Off
Even if you don’t follow the IIHF World Juniors, or hockey for that matter, and whether or not you’re an avid sports fan, it would’ve been pretty hard to miss our under 20 men’s team take home Canada’s 15th and fifth consecutive world title Monday night. Each year, the holiday season serves as a time [...]
Hoops Addict Article - Marbury in Boston?
Posted: 6th January 2009 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Outside Writing, Trev SmithComments Off
The Curious Case of Marbury in Boston. Weak title aside, Trev does a great job examining the why’s and why-nots of this monster rumor. Uhh, he especially doesn’t like the instability it would bring.