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Nate Tharp, Writer, The Drubbing, was born a Royals and Chiefs fan and raised a Celtics, Red Sox and Patriots fan. He writes about website design and development on natetharp.com. You can email him at nate[at]thedrubbing[dot]com.
Chris Webber answers Charles Barkleys Ginobili call
, Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 2:00 PM Comments (0)
Sir Charles no longer has a monopoly on shouting the last names of players he admires. Chris Webber now has his own call, a shout-out for the Celtics point guard.
C-Webb has taken to shouting Rondoooooooooooooooo, to give props to one of the leagues young leaders (I just can’t bring myself to call anyone on that team other than KG, Jesus and The Truth a star).
Here’s one of Charles’ famous Ginobiliiiiiiii chants.
Another former Celtic returns to the bench
, Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 9:10 PM Comments (0)
As Randy Wittman has his tenure in Minnesota cut short, the Wolves vice president of basketball operations, Kevin McHale will be his replacement. This won’t be McHale’s first foray into NBA coaching, and he’s not the first former Celtic to sit on the bench in a suit (or turtleneck). So which one was the best?
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The end of the B.C.S: Forcing an NCAA college football playoff
, Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 9:10 PM Comments (0)
I have a problem with congressional leaders and other politicians sticking their nose into sports. I hated the Mitchell Report, I hate all of the circus hearings that Congress holds on a wide range of topics that are none of their business and take their time away from more important issues. But Joe
Barton, a representative from Texas and the ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee has put me in a tough spot, because I also hate the BCS. He has introduced a bill, which is co-sponsored by another Texas Republican and an Illinois Democrat, doesn’t seek to kill the BCS and force a playoff (which is what I’d ultimately like to see as the conclusion of the college football season) but instead, prohibit the BCS to market their final game as a “national championship.” Barton has cited the numerous years that the championship winner was not completely settled an the numerous failed attempts to improve the system as the reason for introducing this legislation.
The BCS method of determining who is No. 1 consistently misfires. Simply exposing the flaws and subjecting them to discussion … hasn’t led to improvement by those who run the system.
Something has to be done about the BCS. Every single year it takes way too much attention away from the teams, coaches, players and schools that really matter. There are only a handful of people that will seriously argue that the BCS is perfect or even a good thing. Most everyone falls into the categories of “this has got to go” or “this is the best we’ve got.”
So while I don’t like the politicians forcing the hand of the sports world, because Barton isn’t forcing the BCS to do anything, he’s merely protecting the consumer from the BCS’s false claims, I suppose I can overlook Congress’ proposed involvement in this issue.
Update: Rep. Barton compares the BCS to communism in congressional hearings.
The Basketball Jesus Rankings: Week 11
, Monday, January 12, 2009 at 6:04 PM Comments (0)
The Celtics keep sliding in the standings, and so do their players in the Basketball Jesus Rankings. Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce have both dropped out of the rankings. But Dwyane Wade has come back to take a narrow lead over LeBron James for the top spot.
Portland Trailblazer’s Management: Haters of the year in 2009
, Friday, January 9, 2009 at 6:47 PM Comments (2)
Portland, Portland, Portland. How could you be so callous and stupid?
2009 is going to be a tough year. The economy is in the shitter, and the road to recovery is going to be a looooong one. But we won’t get out of it alive with an “every man for themselves” mentality. We’ve gotta work together. That’s one of the reasons the Blazer’s threat to sue any team that purposefully tries to “adversely impact the Portland Trail Blazers Salary Cap and tax positions” by signing Darius Miles and playing him in two more games this season is so enraging.
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The new (and improved?) ESPN.com
, Monday, January 5, 2009 at 3:34 PM Comments (1)
As expected, ESPN.com, the website of the worldwide leader in sports, launched a redesign today. ESPN has long been known for fantastic design for both their online properties as well as ESPN The Magazine. They’ve also proven themselves to be very forward-thinking and progressive when it comes to their online ventures. I’m not sure if this one makes the grade.
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The Basketball Jesus Rankings: Week 10
, Monday, January 5, 2009 at 12:55 PM Comments (0)
For the first edition of the Larry Bird Fantasy Basketball League, Basketball Jesus Rankings in the new year, 2009, we have… well… nothing new. We start the year off with a whole lot of everything we’ve seen before. LeBron, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh at the top. Kevin Durant hanging on at the bottom. And Joe Johnson just keepin on somewhere in the middle.
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The Basketball Jesus Rankings: Week 9
, Monday, December 29, 2008 at 4:22 AM Comments (0)
What a difference a month makes. Back in Week 5 Amare Stoudemire was off to a good start to the season and sitting pretty collecting healthy point and rebound totals in every game, earning him the fifth spot in our rankings. Then things started to turn. He dropped to sixth in week 6. Then to ninth in Week 7. He bounced back to the seventh spot in Week 8. And in Week 9 he has found himself tetering on the edge, dropping all the way to the 14th spot. And he’s still averaging 21.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. But it looks like he’s gonna need those 25 points a game he was putting up last year if he’s gonna stay relevant in any Larry Bird Fantasy Basketball League.
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Shaun Ellis’ $10,000 snowball
, Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 10:48 PM Comments (0)
I don’t know if December 21st was officially the day that fun died in the NFL, but it was certainly the day the league got another reason for fans, writers and players to refer to it as the No Fun League. And no one has to pay more than Shaun Ellis.
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The Basketball Jesus Rankings: Week 8
, Monday, December 22, 2008 at 8:52 AM Comments (0)
Holy Half-Man Half-Amazing, we have a Vince Carter sighting. Coming in at the #13 spot, the aging wonder has eeked his way onto the list. Only one of two Nets we might possibly see in the rankings this year. The other being Devin Harris who has been scoring like a mad man and raking in the assists as well. But he’s got a ways to go since he lost so much time with his early-season injury. LeBron has managed to hold onto the top spot, but it may not last for long as D-Wade is a measly 38 points behind.
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