Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Morning Sports Shorts 6/16
Pistons win the NBA title: The night wasn't a complete loss for LA. I heard that after the game, Shaq won the freestyle contest over at the Shelter.
Stern disagrees with Bird: Bird thinks the NBA would benefit from more white guys. I'm surprised that Stern, an unabashed bleeding-heart liberal, doesn't concur. Wouldn't more whites represent some sort of reverse Affirmative Action program?
ESPN's Top 25 is a bunch of 'Bull': The '96 Bulls head the list of best teams during the ESPN era. I disagree. The '95 Nebraska Cornhuskers were never challenged in their romp to the national title. Their closest game was 14 points (they lead by twice that before letting the scrubs take over) and they won their bowl game 62-24 against Florida. I would put the Bulls 3rd, at best. The '98 Yankees set a record with 114 wins, and they only lost two more games en route to a World Series title.
The NCAA has no control: CNNSI's Mike Fish points out what many college football fans don't realize: The BCS has nothing to do with the NCAA. He argues that the NCAA should take back control of college football's championship system. I agree, but don't hold your breath. Too many people are making too many dollars under the current system.
Duval makes his return: I really wanted Duval to return to a Major before Mickelson won one, so that I could make a joke about much Duval sucks, but how he still was one more Major than Lefty. Alas, Duval still does suck. I'll be very surprised to see him make the cut at Shinnecock this week.
CNNSI mock NBA draft: The only thing I care about on this list is that there's no Lamarcus ALdridge to be found. The seven-foot sensation will take his game to the Forty Acres, not the NBA. Go Horns! I did notice, though, that they have nine foreign players slotted in the first round (not just foreign-born, but guys that spent last year playing overseas). The NBA really has become a melting pot -- especially among the three Texas teams. Each squad's best player hails from outside the 50 states.
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Stern disagrees with Bird: Bird thinks the NBA would benefit from more white guys. I'm surprised that Stern, an unabashed bleeding-heart liberal, doesn't concur. Wouldn't more whites represent some sort of reverse Affirmative Action program?
ESPN's Top 25 is a bunch of 'Bull': The '96 Bulls head the list of best teams during the ESPN era. I disagree. The '95 Nebraska Cornhuskers were never challenged in their romp to the national title. Their closest game was 14 points (they lead by twice that before letting the scrubs take over) and they won their bowl game 62-24 against Florida. I would put the Bulls 3rd, at best. The '98 Yankees set a record with 114 wins, and they only lost two more games en route to a World Series title.
The NCAA has no control: CNNSI's Mike Fish points out what many college football fans don't realize: The BCS has nothing to do with the NCAA. He argues that the NCAA should take back control of college football's championship system. I agree, but don't hold your breath. Too many people are making too many dollars under the current system.
Duval makes his return: I really wanted Duval to return to a Major before Mickelson won one, so that I could make a joke about much Duval sucks, but how he still was one more Major than Lefty. Alas, Duval still does suck. I'll be very surprised to see him make the cut at Shinnecock this week.
CNNSI mock NBA draft: The only thing I care about on this list is that there's no Lamarcus ALdridge to be found. The seven-foot sensation will take his game to the Forty Acres, not the NBA. Go Horns! I did notice, though, that they have nine foreign players slotted in the first round (not just foreign-born, but guys that spent last year playing overseas). The NBA really has become a melting pot -- especially among the three Texas teams. Each squad's best player hails from outside the 50 states.
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