Candace Parker is totally badass … but you already knew that
The other day, Saturday I think it was, I caught a good piece of the WNBA game between the LA Sparks and the Phoenix Mercury, which had the notable distinction of being Candace Parker's first game ever in the WNBA, and she lived up to the hype. I am not really interested in the WNBA. I think it's a little bit [read more...]
MVP Kobe Does What the Greatest Do
There are beauties and there are beasts. In the NBA both are considered for MVP consideration. Chris Paul with his 21 points, 11.6 assists to only 2.5 assists, and league-leading 2.7 steals is a beauty. Kevin Garnett, who led the Boston Celtics to 66 victories and was the Defensive Player of the Year, is a beast. But neither won the MVP. The [read more...]
Chris Paul
The NBA’s Best Point Guard: If Not Chris Paul, Then Who?…
My "Chris Paul, the NBA, and the Flop Factor" article attracted scads of attention around the Internet... oops! For those who do not regularly read my writing and even for one person who does, the mention of "Louis Skola" went, understandably over people's heads; it was a purposeful Americanization of his name. Even after I added that explanation at the end [read more...]
Chris Paul, the NBA and the Flop Factor
Chris Paul is overrated. Last night the New Orleans Hornets point guard became the first player in NBA history to start his career with at least 30 points, 10 assists, and three steals in a game. Beautiful. Paul is playing against an ancient point guard in Jason Kidd, an old team in Dallas, and with rules that, if followed, would stop him, [read more...]
This Season’s NBA in Many Ways Resembles Another in the Distant Past
Every NBA pundit tells us that this season's Western Conference teams are like no other in NBA history. Should Denver win tonight at home against Memphis, every playoff team in the West will have won 50 games. Golden State, the 9th-place team in the West, ends its season tonight at home against the Seattle SuperSonics. Should the Warriors win they [read more...]
The MVP Debate
I've heard the NBA has an image problem . I've heard the Seattle SuperSonics, a team that won the 1979 NBA Championship and only three years ago won the Northwest Division with a 52-30 record, are on the verge of moving to Oklahoma City and their fans aren't all that happy. I know one of the league's premiere franchises, [read more...]
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Poker sites for US players are somewhat hard to come by these days. Aside from the big ones, PokerStars and Full Tilt, mainly smaller, fairly unknown sites are available to Americans. It s a good idea to read a poker room review before you sign up with a site you don t know very much about.
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