Monday, December 24, 2007
Perfection
Perfection is on the horizon for the New England Patriots and would be the first time an NFL team has gone undefeated since the 1972 Miami Dophins. The Dolphins went 17-0 overall winning the Super Bowl and since then teams have come close but have not been able to go undefeated. Well this year appears to be different..The Patriots are currently 16-0 and are on the brink of history if they beat the New York Giants next week. I think this will definitely happen for a couple of reasons. The first reason is that soo much is at stake for the Patriots as if they go undefeated they will be in the history books forever. Also their opponent is the Giants who are in the playoffs and are not playing for anything at the moment. They just want their players to be healthy so most likely Tom Coughlin will not play the starters much more than a couple of series.. I can't blame him.. Sixteen other teams had a chance to beat the Patriots so its not the Giants fault if they don't play their starters and try their hardest to beat them. I believe New England will win this upcoming weekend with ease and etch their feat in the history books forever by being the first team since the 1972 Dolphins to finish a regular season undefeated.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Mamba vs. King James
Well tonight the two best players in the NBA squared off. Kobe Bryant aka "Mamba" and Lebron James aka "King James." Lebron's team pulled out the win 94-90 but seeing these two players in action against one another is always a treat. Both of them have all around games that make them the two most coveted players currently in the NBA. The way each player makes their respective teams better is awesome to watch. Lebron has more upside in my opinion as he is soo young and already has become one of the top 5 players in the league. I still don't think he has hit his prime yet as with Kobe he probably is in his prime at the moment. Tonight the King left the court victorious.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
The Mamba
Known as the mamba...
The reason he is called the Mamba is because like the snake, Kobe's strike is deadly. The mamba is one of the worlds most deadliest snakes. Kobe Bryant is the NBA's most deadliest player. It has also been said to be the most aggressive snake in the world attacking for no reason. Kobe is the NBA's most intense player. Kobe went off without warning for 81 points against the Raptors in 06" and has plenty of 40 and 50 point games littered all through out his career. Thus why they call him the mamba.
According to Kobe, "The Mamba can strike with 99 percent accuracy at maximum speed, in rapid succession. That's the kind of basketball precision I want to have." The deadly Mamba snake is also known for raising itself four feet off the ground when threatened and being virtually impossible to kill.
Kobe is probably the best scorer in the league right now. I have not seen another player, except Michael Jordan, have the scoring repertoire and capability of Mister Bryant. Out of the current superstars in the league I'd have to say the only player with an all around game to mimic Kobe is Lebron James. Dwayne Wade when healthy can also be put in that category as a great all around player after you saw what he did in the NBA finals a few years back winning the finals MVP and bringing the Miami Heat their first NBA championship.
Watching Kobe play reminds me of when I used to watch Michael play. It's always soo exciting because you never know what he is going to do on the court and when he will have one of those memorable games like he did against the Raptors last year when he scored 81 points. So all I can say is each time you get to watch him play whether in person or on TV enjoy it because, like Michael, Kobe will not always be playing basketball so enjoy every moment of it now.
The reason he is called the Mamba is because like the snake, Kobe's strike is deadly. The mamba is one of the worlds most deadliest snakes. Kobe Bryant is the NBA's most deadliest player. It has also been said to be the most aggressive snake in the world attacking for no reason. Kobe is the NBA's most intense player. Kobe went off without warning for 81 points against the Raptors in 06" and has plenty of 40 and 50 point games littered all through out his career. Thus why they call him the mamba.
According to Kobe, "The Mamba can strike with 99 percent accuracy at maximum speed, in rapid succession. That's the kind of basketball precision I want to have." The deadly Mamba snake is also known for raising itself four feet off the ground when threatened and being virtually impossible to kill.
Kobe is probably the best scorer in the league right now. I have not seen another player, except Michael Jordan, have the scoring repertoire and capability of Mister Bryant. Out of the current superstars in the league I'd have to say the only player with an all around game to mimic Kobe is Lebron James. Dwayne Wade when healthy can also be put in that category as a great all around player after you saw what he did in the NBA finals a few years back winning the finals MVP and bringing the Miami Heat their first NBA championship.
Watching Kobe play reminds me of when I used to watch Michael play. It's always soo exciting because you never know what he is going to do on the court and when he will have one of those memorable games like he did against the Raptors last year when he scored 81 points. So all I can say is each time you get to watch him play whether in person or on TV enjoy it because, like Michael, Kobe will not always be playing basketball so enjoy every moment of it now.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Mister T. Woods- A Proven Winner
Tiger Woods participated this past week in the Target World Challenge. This is actually his OWN tournament. Not many golfers have ever had their own tournament...Tiger wound up winning his tournament again for the fourth time since inception. It's just amazing to me to see an athelete in a sport where there are soo many competitors win in tournaments on a consistent basis. Its all on his talent as its not a team sport where others can pick up the slack when the star is not playing as well and the team still wins. In golf its Tiger's sole ability that determines whether he wins or loses a tournament. All I can say is that the way he dominates the tour is amazing and awesome to watch. Winning the Target World Challenge was definitely a nice way for him to finish off 2007.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Injuries
Everyone who has ever played a sport has for the most part experienced an injury at one time or another. While watching the Giants play the Redskins tonight yet another player suffered an injury. Jeremy Shockey wound up breaking his leg and will undergo surgery later this week. With his season now over he will be on the road to one of those tiresome, boring, long ordeals of rehab..
Seeing Shockey's injury tonight brought back memories for myself. I was fortunate to never break a bone playing basketball. Through my years I was pretty much injury free except for a sprained ankle/finger here and there. However my senior year of high school i remember when i went down on a drive to the basket and knew my left ankle was in pretty bad shape. After finishing the game (my coach was like Bobby Knight and did not care for one's injuries, lol) I went home and put my foot in an ice bucket. The pain was unbearable.. The next day I went to the doctor and was told I had a badly sprained ankle where I had torn some ligaments. I missed the next two games and during the next couple weeks I did intense water pool therapy and heat/cold stimulation sessions. Trying to get my ankle back into useable shape was a job in itself. I finished out the season playing decently but the ankle injury definitely hampered my productivity on the court at times.
After having that "significant injury" where I had to rehad and wasn't at 100% I realized that injuries are a part of the game and something you have to deal with. When you can't play up to your full potential or playing the game you love is taken away from you as a result of an in jury you realize that playing a sport is something you should cherish each day because it's something you will not always have the luxery of doing.
Seeing Shockey's injury tonight brought back memories for myself. I was fortunate to never break a bone playing basketball. Through my years I was pretty much injury free except for a sprained ankle/finger here and there. However my senior year of high school i remember when i went down on a drive to the basket and knew my left ankle was in pretty bad shape. After finishing the game (my coach was like Bobby Knight and did not care for one's injuries, lol) I went home and put my foot in an ice bucket. The pain was unbearable.. The next day I went to the doctor and was told I had a badly sprained ankle where I had torn some ligaments. I missed the next two games and during the next couple weeks I did intense water pool therapy and heat/cold stimulation sessions. Trying to get my ankle back into useable shape was a job in itself. I finished out the season playing decently but the ankle injury definitely hampered my productivity on the court at times.
After having that "significant injury" where I had to rehad and wasn't at 100% I realized that injuries are a part of the game and something you have to deal with. When you can't play up to your full potential or playing the game you love is taken away from you as a result of an in jury you realize that playing a sport is something you should cherish each day because it's something you will not always have the luxery of doing.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
The Downfall of Marion Jones
I remember reading Sports Illustrated for kids when I was around 12 years old and seeing an article about this young girl named Marion Jones. She was known as the fastest female in high school track and field and she used to beat the high school boys on a regular basis in foot races. She went on to star in track and basketball at North Carolina where she was part of a national championship basketball team one year. Soon after Marion was the hottest female athelete in the Athens Olympics where she won five medals. She had endorsements with Nike, Wheaties and was known worldwide.
Then there became grumblings about all of these professional athletes taking performance enhancing drugs. She steadfastly denied ever taking drugs for a long time. However this past year she finally came forward and admitted to taking drugs to help her performance. This is a sad sad story. Of a great female athlete who known has embarassed herself, her sport and her family and friends. Its sad to think that someone soo talented would take performance enhancers for an edge over the competition. This is a world class athlete. You're telling me that she couldn't have trained harder and tried to become the best in her sport the right way.
Now she is broke, been stripped of her olympic medals and will have to live with what could have been for the rest of her life. People hit crossroads in their life when they can take a different path. The lesson to learn here is that whatever you do, do it the right way. Because in the end as long as you tried your hardest and put your best foot forward you should consider yourself a winner. If you cheat and win you know deep down inside that it doesn't mean as much as it would have if you did it the right way.
Then there became grumblings about all of these professional athletes taking performance enhancing drugs. She steadfastly denied ever taking drugs for a long time. However this past year she finally came forward and admitted to taking drugs to help her performance. This is a sad sad story. Of a great female athlete who known has embarassed herself, her sport and her family and friends. Its sad to think that someone soo talented would take performance enhancers for an edge over the competition. This is a world class athlete. You're telling me that she couldn't have trained harder and tried to become the best in her sport the right way.
Now she is broke, been stripped of her olympic medals and will have to live with what could have been for the rest of her life. People hit crossroads in their life when they can take a different path. The lesson to learn here is that whatever you do, do it the right way. Because in the end as long as you tried your hardest and put your best foot forward you should consider yourself a winner. If you cheat and win you know deep down inside that it doesn't mean as much as it would have if you did it the right way.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The Dukies!!
So college basketball season has started and I am ecstatic. The freshman class is great to watch. Whether its Eric Gordon at Indiana, Derek Rose at Memphis, O.J. Mayo at USC or Michael Beasley at Kansas State I have enjoyed the beginnings of what I believe will be a great college basketball season. There is also one other freshman I have grown to like watching play. He is such a smooth player and makes it look soo easy on the court and his name is Mister Kyle Singler from Duke University.
As most of you know Duke is my favorite basketball team. I know some of you might say well they are always good and you're a front runner but I really have liked the Dukies since I was a little kid and attended their summer basketball camp for 3 years in a row.
This year Duke is looking good. They are undefeated so far and are playing great team basketball. The thing I really like about the team this year is that they are soo deep. They go ten deep which is great because in recent years their depth was lacking. Anyways make sure you check some games out this year. Pretty much every Duke game is on TV so make some time and enjoy some great basketball!
As most of you know Duke is my favorite basketball team. I know some of you might say well they are always good and you're a front runner but I really have liked the Dukies since I was a little kid and attended their summer basketball camp for 3 years in a row.
This year Duke is looking good. They are undefeated so far and are playing great team basketball. The thing I really like about the team this year is that they are soo deep. They go ten deep which is great because in recent years their depth was lacking. Anyways make sure you check some games out this year. Pretty much every Duke game is on TV so make some time and enjoy some great basketball!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)