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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.
The Detroit Pistons quit a long time ago
, Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 9:20 PM Comments (2)
Did anyone see the Detroit Pistons play the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2009 NBA playoffs? Don’t answer that, it’s a trick question. Because the Pistons never showed up. They were on summer vacation before the series even began. The Pistons looked like the playoffs were nothing more than an inconvenience.
The series was so bad that Cavaliers fans had no problems getting tickets for the games in Detroit. And this isn’t an indictment of the fans in Detroit. We all know that city has been hit pretty hard, and when a local team shows up and plays hard like the Red Wings, Detroit fans will pack a stadium to cheer them on.
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Stars of the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend
, Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 12:00 PM Comments (0)
Now that the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend is behind us, and the 2009 NBA Draft is upon us, we can take an early look at the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend, specifically at the rising stars in the NCAA that could be participants in next years festivities.
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Bringing Sixers back
, Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 11:12 AM Comments (2)
With all of the pre-draft trades going on and the upcoming draft itself, some of the greatest NBA news, as far as I’m concerned, went largely unnoticed the other day. The 76ers are bring back an updated version of an older logo. A slightly altered version of their circa 1997 branding will be replacing the horrific black and gold nightmare we’ve been putting up with.
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Where technical fouls happen, all the time
, Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 10:04 AM Comments (5)
The NBA’s technical foul/suspension scale is fine. It deters players that are approaching the limit from acting like three-year olds and let’s the officials keep the games moving with fewer tantrums. But of course, any time big stars like Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard risk suspension, there has to be a problem with the rules. So the NBA will of course “review” the policy in question.
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Calling steroids in a crowded room
, Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 9:04 AM Comments (0)
A fellow blogger over at Midwest Sports Fans has been taking some heat this week for a piece he wrote on Raul Ibanez. The article titled “The Curious Case of Raul Ibanez: Steroid Speculation Perhaps Unfair, but Great Start in 2009 Raising Eyebrows” is from my point of view, a pretty even-handed piece, that actually searched for reasons other than PED’s that could be attributed to Ibanez’ early-season success at the ripe age of 37, and didn’t actually come to any conclusions. As should be expected, he was subsequently blasted by baseball fans and sports writers around the globe.
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Top-5 NFL teams for Michael Vick to land with
, Friday, June 12, 2009 at 12:00 PM Comments (5)
Now that the Falcons have officially released Michael Vick, I guess nobody wanted to trade for his rights, the next question is where does he go from here. There are plenty of teams that could use his services and athleticism. Some may say they also need to be able to tolerate his indiscretions, but I believe his personal life is a far smaller risk than many would like to believe.
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Doris Burke blacks out at NBA Finals game
, Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 4:00 PM Comments (0)
I’m no fan of Doris Burke, and I make no apologies for that. Not because she’s a female announcer (I love me some Erin Andrews) but because she’s awful at her job. And that makes my game-viewing experience less enjoyable.
And last night she apparently went into a comatose state during the final minute of the game. During a post-game interview with Rafer Jamel “Skip to My Lou” Alston, she asked him about their hot shooting and scoring 106 points. They actually scored 108 thanks to Rashard Lewis’ two free-throw makes with 0:00.2 left on the clock.
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Politics and sports just don’t mix
, Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 3:50 AM Comments (0)
A year and a half after the Mitchell Report solved absolutely nothing [see Manny Ramirez]. And a month after Congressional representatives made good on their promise to hold hearings on the College Football Bowl Championship Series. Another elected politician is taking aim at the sporting world to right a wrong that is at the bottom of the voting public’s wish list.
This time Representative Steve Cohen, a Tennessee Democrat has had enough of the NBA’s minimum age limit. He calls the league’s 19 years old and one year removed high school an “unfair restriction on the rights of these young men to pursue their intended career.” In a letter he asked NBA commissioner David Stern and union leader Billy Hunter omit the requirement from the next collective bargaining agreement. And the member of the House Judiciary Committee told the AP that he would consider both hearings and legislation if the league didn’t comply.
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Chuck has some kind words for the rest of the TNT crew
, Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 6:15 PM Comments (0)
We love Chuck. He’s right up there with Jeff Van Gundy on our list of favorite TV sports personalities. But come on Chuck, keep it clean. Just cause you’re bitter that you’re on at 2:00 AM ET doesn’t mean you can talk like you just lost $20,000 at the craps table.
Doing it for the fans, peanut-free
, Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 9:00 AM Comments (0)
In another edition of good teams doing right by their fans, the Camden Riversharks are re-designating a section of their stands. The Camden, New Jersey-based, minor league baseball team have recently declared Suite 319 to be peanut-free.
The suite holds about 25 people and there will be no products that include peanuts or cooked with peanut oil served in that section. Tickets for this section won’t change even with this new policy.
The Riversharks said that the change was brought upon by requests from the fans. It’s a nice change to hear an organization listen to and respond to the concerns of it’s fan base.
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