The Paper champion Miami Heat held their first practice of training camp Tuesday as sited in an Associated Press article on ESPN.com. Miami decided to hold the practice at an Air Force base in Florida. Personally I can not wait for this NBA season to begin. It is the most anticipated season in any of the major sports that I can remember thus far in my lifetime. I am eager to see if this team comprised of 3 all-stars and a few spare parts can gel not only their egos, but also their talents. It seems like it is a foregone conclusion to everyone in the media that Lebron James and Dwayne Wade's game's will both work together without a hitch (See 2004 Lakers vs. Pistons). Granted with that much talent on one team it is likely that they'll figure it out for at a minimum a long playoff run. But there's more to winning in the NBA then just collecting a few all-stars especially when the top 2 have very similar styles of play. At some point, there will be a crossroads for this Miami Heat team. There will be a situation that calls for an "alpha dog" to step up and take charge. This is a key moment that occurs for nearly every championship team. When that moment comes, there are a few possible scenarios that may be played out. Dwayne Wade steps up, taking ownership of the team he's already led to a championship, and Lebron accepts it. Or, Lebron could step up being that he is widely regarded as the best player in the league (Durant supporters check back in about 5 months and I'll edit that), and Wade will accept taking the "Robin" role to Lebron's Batman. Whichever of these scenarios plays out, it would probably be positive for the team as a whole. The trouble could come if these two both attempt to be alpha dogs, and neither backs down. Kobe and Shaq could attest to this being a troublesome dynamic. This Heat team should be many things, the most of which will be interesting. It has always been my belief that teams win, not a collection of all-stars, but I may be swimming upstream come June 2011.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trainingcamp10/news/story?id=5626101
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Yankee Yacker
http://www.mvpgotham.com/mlb/968-yankees-clinch-playoff-berth.html
To see the yankees clinch a playoff berth to me is ..well...relieving. How they won the game is what makes me have beef. Not one hit with runners in scoring position. All sacrifices or blunders by the Blue Jays that put the Yanks in the postseason. They have looked anything but a World Series contender down the stretch with their collapsing pitching staff overall including the bullpen. And their lack of hitting the god damn baseball. You almost see every game now where the yankees will be down o i dont know 6 runs and curtis granderson hits a solo shot. Followed by a solo shot by cano. Even the great Mariano Rivera cant seem to close things out without having me bite my shirt to cope with the anxiety he puts on us yankee fans. They cant keep beating up on the twins each postseason. If they dont steal home field advantage, beware minnesOHda.
To see the yankees clinch a playoff berth to me is ..well...relieving. How they won the game is what makes me have beef. Not one hit with runners in scoring position. All sacrifices or blunders by the Blue Jays that put the Yanks in the postseason. They have looked anything but a World Series contender down the stretch with their collapsing pitching staff overall including the bullpen. And their lack of hitting the god damn baseball. You almost see every game now where the yankees will be down o i dont know 6 runs and curtis granderson hits a solo shot. Followed by a solo shot by cano. Even the great Mariano Rivera cant seem to close things out without having me bite my shirt to cope with the anxiety he puts on us yankee fans. They cant keep beating up on the twins each postseason. If they dont steal home field advantage, beware minnesOHda.
Carmello Not Going to the Nets
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/2010/09/28/2010-09-28_carmelo_anthony_trade_likely_to_happen_or_die_wednesday_as_new_jersey_nets_nugge.html
After all the attempted hype Mikhail Prokhorov put into the Nets this offsesason by making outlandish claims or NBA, reality is starting to set in. Mello isn't going to the Nets and the Nets have nobody to blame but themselves. They didn't want to give up the players necessary to get Mello in town and they lost out. This article does a great job of detailing what needed to be done for the trade to happen and what did not get done. It also gives insight with quotes from Mello stating how he is staying in Denver "at least for now." It was written well and provides all the information the reader would want to know in the article.
After all the attempted hype Mikhail Prokhorov put into the Nets this offsesason by making outlandish claims or NBA, reality is starting to set in. Mello isn't going to the Nets and the Nets have nobody to blame but themselves. They didn't want to give up the players necessary to get Mello in town and they lost out. This article does a great job of detailing what needed to be done for the trade to happen and what did not get done. It also gives insight with quotes from Mello stating how he is staying in Denver "at least for now." It was written well and provides all the information the reader would want to know in the article.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Former World Cup Referee Arrested in NYC
Posted By:
Ramiro S. Funez
Article URL:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/09/21/sports/soccer/AP-SOC-Referee-Byron-Moreno-Arrest.html?_r=1&ref=soccer
Response:
This article, published by the Associated Press and displayed on the New York Times website, is basically about a famous referee named Byron Moreno who was arrested for possessing heroin.
Although the article focused more on sports news and didn't mention any games or tournaments, it was excellently written and provided a lot of straight facts that were direct and objective.
The writer of the article gave a lot of background on the referee and described the scene of the crime perfectly. The writer also have some good scenery and imagery of previous games that the referee participated in.
Overall, the reporter did an excellent job and was very objective.
Ramiro S. Funez
Article URL:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/09/21/sports/soccer/AP-SOC-Referee-Byron-Moreno-Arrest.html?_r=1&ref=soccer
Response:
This article, published by the Associated Press and displayed on the New York Times website, is basically about a famous referee named Byron Moreno who was arrested for possessing heroin.
Although the article focused more on sports news and didn't mention any games or tournaments, it was excellently written and provided a lot of straight facts that were direct and objective.
The writer of the article gave a lot of background on the referee and described the scene of the crime perfectly. The writer also have some good scenery and imagery of previous games that the referee participated in.
Overall, the reporter did an excellent job and was very objective.
where are the fans
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5625055
Tampa is on the verge of clinching and had the chance monday night but only in front of a small attendance of 12,446 fans! For a team that has been good as it is I can relate to the frustrations and disappointment Evan Longoria is expressing. In any other city like new york the stadiums would have been packed. i thought Olney did a good job writing the article covering Longoria's point of view and highlighting facts that certain key players wont be returning next year because of payroll cuts, which would hopefully make the tampa fans more aware of how disheartning it can be for thier hometown team. I noticed that piece incorporated a lot of good quotes
Tampa is on the verge of clinching and had the chance monday night but only in front of a small attendance of 12,446 fans! For a team that has been good as it is I can relate to the frustrations and disappointment Evan Longoria is expressing. In any other city like new york the stadiums would have been packed. i thought Olney did a good job writing the article covering Longoria's point of view and highlighting facts that certain key players wont be returning next year because of payroll cuts, which would hopefully make the tampa fans more aware of how disheartning it can be for thier hometown team. I noticed that piece incorporated a lot of good quotes
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Mir is Back
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Mir-Knee-KOs-Cro-Cop-at-UFC-119-27115 : I am primarily going to talk about the main event of theUFC 119. Reason being because the main event really did not live up to the hype except for the last seconds of the fight, the crowd got restless, it might mark the end of Cro Cop's career and might set Mir up for a title shot with Lesnar if he wins one or two more fights. The story is centered on Mir knocking out veteran Pride fighter Cro Cop with just 58 seconds left in the fight . Mir capitalized on a knee strike with punches and resulted in a referee stoppage. I am guessing Knapp was at the fight and I find it would be difficult to write about mma fights in part due to the fast paced action, maybe gathering notes between rounds.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Reggie Bush Injury
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/2010/09/21/2010-09-21_reggie_bush_injury_latest_blow_for_new_orleans_saints_rb_after_losing_heisman_tr.html
I absolutely love the irony in this article. Reggie Bush just returned his Heisman Trophy that he won in 2005 with USC and in the following game he breaks his leg (awfully hard to make that Heisman pose now). James Parziale tied in the broken leg to the Heisman Trophy resignation right at the beginning of the article. He then went on to mention how USC is facing major sanctions and seems to be trying to influence the reading audience to think that Bush almost deserves to break his leg as punishment. It's always talked about whenever the NCAA comes down on a school because 95% of the time the players or coaches that were the cause of the sanctions are no longer attending the school. The person which causes the school years of sanctions faces no consequences for what he has done (John Calipari). I love the timing and direction of this article
I absolutely love the irony in this article. Reggie Bush just returned his Heisman Trophy that he won in 2005 with USC and in the following game he breaks his leg (awfully hard to make that Heisman pose now). James Parziale tied in the broken leg to the Heisman Trophy resignation right at the beginning of the article. He then went on to mention how USC is facing major sanctions and seems to be trying to influence the reading audience to think that Bush almost deserves to break his leg as punishment. It's always talked about whenever the NCAA comes down on a school because 95% of the time the players or coaches that were the cause of the sanctions are no longer attending the school. The person which causes the school years of sanctions faces no consequences for what he has done (John Calipari). I love the timing and direction of this article
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