tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post116531393271088960..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Tuesday 12/05 A.M. Quickie:Who's YOUR Sportsman of the Year?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165415919659811912006-12-06T09:38:00.000-05:002006-12-06T09:38:00.000-05:00ok, I'm about a day late, but Nash wasn't a bad ch...ok, I'm about a day late, but Nash wasn't a bad choice for MVP. I know the media fawns over defense, but that doesn't actually work in the NBA. Kobe scored 81 basically going 1 on 5, so I don't think there's any sense that defense trumps offense the way it can in other sports. Point guards haven't been recognized enough in the NBA. And Nash definitely creates more on O than he gives up on D.<BR/><BR/>Spurs? Duncan gave them reliable offense in crunch time.<BR/><BR/>What about Detroit? They had great shooters. They transitioned off of D, but still had to sink those shots.<BR/><BR/>What about Miami? Shaq and Wade were unstoppable on offense. <BR/><BR/>The idea that Wade's "defense" won the title is rather silly. We know 7 foot Dirk can shoot over the entire Heat team easily (Shaq isn't athletic enough to catch him on the perimeter). Once they got away with fouling Dirk on the perimeter, Dallas lost their offense. If you think Cuban's antics didn't have any negative influence on those refs, you're crazy.<BR/><BR/>And here's the thing: everyone looks like they have good defense when the calls are going their way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165382020871163912006-12-06T00:13:00.000-05:002006-12-06T00:13:00.000-05:00Did I just miss a TMNT debate? damn it all!Donate...Did I just miss a TMNT debate? <BR/><BR/>damn it all!<BR/><BR/>Donatello was the best because he built all of their machines, doofuses.<BR/><BR/>Fun, meaningless sports-equivalency game:<BR/><BR/>Leonardo=Peyton Manning<BR/>golden boy; has/is the best weapon on the field; at various times seems overrated and underrated<BR/><BR/>Donatello=Doug Flutie<BR/>total overachiever given what he had (a freakin' stick?! five foot-what?!); well-versed in the ways of his sport (drop-kick extra point); kind of a geek but in all the right ways<BR/><BR/>Raphael=TO (almost chose Bill Romanowski)<BR/>always pissed off, often for no reason, yet no one on the team ever tells him to just STFU; unfortunately, he is just good enough to get away with it<BR/><BR/>Michaelangelo=Jim McMahon in "Super Bowl Shuffle"<BR/>his behavior and speech are already super-dated; he also smacks of some middle-aged white guy's attempt to profit from a mishmash of things that are supposed to be "cool"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165378852691007282006-12-05T23:20:00.000-05:002006-12-05T23:20:00.000-05:00"The only Big Ten coach to rank Florida ahead of M..."The only Big Ten coach to rank Florida ahead of Michigan was Illinois coach (and ex-Florida coach) Ron Zook. You can't blame him, of course, but you can bet that Michigan will take that out on Illinois next season."<BR/>-with the current state of Illinois football, how will we be able to tell?<BR/><BR/>Schiano may be a savvier businessman than you'd think. I mean, wouldn't that part of the country greet a successful college football team with open arms? And, Rutgers, as far as I know, lacks a big sports team, meaning they can focus their athletic money on football if it becomes a big thing. If he pulls out two more seasons like this, he'll get anything he wants. Popularity == $$$.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165374994829608142006-12-05T22:16:00.000-05:002006-12-05T22:16:00.000-05:00anyone else watching this louisville/arizona game?...anyone else watching this louisville/arizona game?Sheldizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198083524704018695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165370638196242782006-12-05T21:03:00.000-05:002006-12-05T21:03:00.000-05:00As to Quiin sucking under Willingham...that could ...As to Quiin sucking under Willingham...that could have something to do with him being a sophomore too though.Brave Sir Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219327624473687797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165368179588475382006-12-05T20:22:00.000-05:002006-12-05T20:22:00.000-05:00It is WAY too orange in the Garden right now.It is WAY too orange in the Garden right now.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16291036839803295637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165358471237137252006-12-05T17:41:00.000-05:002006-12-05T17:41:00.000-05:00Gary,On your Heisman frontrunners for next year fr...Gary,<BR/><BR/>On your Heisman frontrunners for next year from each conference, you mentioned JaMarcus Russell (SEC). <BR/><BR/>Two things are flawed with that opinion: (1) McFadden obviously will be the favorite as he may make it to NYC this year and (2)you also forgot to notice Russell is a senior this year.<BR/><BR/>...but I agree w/ your other picks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165358420697792202006-12-05T17:40:00.000-05:002006-12-05T17:40:00.000-05:00I have no problem with Wade getting SOY. He's gre...I have no problem with Wade getting SOY. He's great. And, considering that Lebron has been hogging all his shine, Wade is overdue for some slurping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165358167449164972006-12-05T17:36:00.000-05:002006-12-05T17:36:00.000-05:00Although putting games in the Meadowlands would ad...Although putting games in the Meadowlands would add 30,000 more seats....and it would also pull in more people from NYC...<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't it take some of the college atmosphere out of it? That's what all the Northeast schools are missing....large awesome on-campus facilities. I mean, is the Carrier Dome still the best 1-A spot in the Northeast? (I guess aside from Happy Valley, but the Big 10 pulls them toward the center of the country.)Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165356552485622922006-12-05T17:09:00.000-05:002006-12-05T17:09:00.000-05:00This is the first time i think that ESPN is nuts:W...This is the first time i think that ESPN is nuts:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerranking?season=2006&week=14" REL="nofollow">Week 14 Rankings</A><BR/><BR/>Cowboys are no higher than 6. The Romo man-crush continues.marcomarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507640418000407851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165356110731681912006-12-05T17:01:00.000-05:002006-12-05T17:01:00.000-05:00Glad Schiano's staying. The talk about needing a ...Glad Schiano's staying. The talk about needing a bigger stadium however is a bit premature. Two sellouts does not mean they need to build an 80,000 seat stadium, they already have one of them at the Meadowlands. Just move the big games if needed.rukrusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005928545753221172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165353176237688642006-12-05T16:12:00.001-05:002006-12-05T16:12:00.001-05:00As far as where Dwade is compared to the rest of t...As far as where Dwade is compared to the rest of the NBA.....<BR/><BR/>I see it like this.<BR/><BR/>Theres three groups of great players:<BR/><BR/>1. Kobe, Lebron<BR/>2. AI, Shaq, KG, Howard, CP3, Dirk, Arenas, Wade, Melo<BR/>3. Pierce, Vince, Bosh, JO', Redd, Joe Johnson, TMAC, Pau, Duncan, Ray Allen, AK47, J-Rich, Brand, Nash, ArtestGuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165353132551371912006-12-05T16:12:00.000-05:002006-12-05T16:12:00.000-05:00I would vote Darius McFadden as the Heisman front-...I would vote Darius McFadden as the Heisman front-runner in the SEC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165352611347868322006-12-05T16:03:00.000-05:002006-12-05T16:03:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165350580091335182006-12-05T15:29:00.000-05:002006-12-05T15:29:00.000-05:00Did we even address the issue of Poo-Holes saying ...Did we even address the issue of Poo-Holes saying he didn't mean to discredit Howard and that it was lost in translation when from the statement it was obvious that that wasn't the case unless "I don't think you should win the MVP if you don't make the playoffs" and "I like Ryan Howard" somehow are pronounced the same in spanish.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me started on the fact that the Cards won 83 games and the Phils won 85. So basically he was saying he should be rewarded for his team playing in a bad division.<BR/><BR/>And Tom Glavine sucks. At least that's what he says.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165349405644967972006-12-05T15:10:00.000-05:002006-12-05T15:10:00.000-05:00I can't wait to hear if Pujols has a problem with ...I can't wait to hear if Pujols has a problem with Wade winning.Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165345928676644172006-12-05T14:12:00.000-05:002006-12-05T14:12:00.000-05:00and pete rozelle won in 1963, for i guess the NFL ...and pete rozelle won in 1963, for i guess the NFL expansion.Sheldizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198083524704018695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165345825532240312006-12-05T14:10:00.000-05:002006-12-05T14:10:00.000-05:00coaches:John Wooden 1972Joe Paterno 1986Don Shula ...coaches:<BR/><BR/>John Wooden 1972<BR/>Joe Paterno 1986<BR/>Don Shula 1993<BR/>Dean Smith 1997Sheldizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198083524704018695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165345508919764732006-12-05T14:05:00.000-05:002006-12-05T14:05:00.000-05:00I think that the NBA MVP is the most meaningful of...I think that the NBA MVP is the most meaningful of the 3 MVPs (a la the Sports Guy).<BR/><BR/>In football, there are 10 other guys out there and even if you are the QB you only get the ball for less than half of the game (defense, special teams) and about half of that time you are handing the ball off and someone else is doing the work.<BR/><BR/>In Baseball, there are 8 other guys in the field with you for half the game and it isn't even your decision if you get the ball, unless you are a pitcher in which case you only pitch every 5 days or out of the bullpen 7 out of 10 games tops for about an inning, and the other half of the game you are sitting down for 8/9 of the time.<BR/><BR/>But in basketball there are 5 guys who go both ways. You can choose to use one guy as a key defender and key scorer (Kobe, Jordan).<BR/><BR/>I think that therefore the Sportsman is more likely to be a basketball player or a guy who plays is not on a team at all (tennis, golf).<BR/><BR/>I also object to the term SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR for two reasons.<BR/><BR/>1. If there have been teams and women who have won, how is it still Sports<B>MAN</B>?<BR/><BR/>2. Tiger Woods (and I'm assuming other golfers) have won and by the deffinition of a sport (direct competition (read: defense), physical ability) Golf isn't a sport. It is a competition. However this doesn't mean that golfers are not athletes. Maybe it should be ATHLETE OF THE YEAR. This would also include women. But not include coaches. How many coaches have won?<BR/><BR/>Answers?GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165343572177268382006-12-05T13:32:00.001-05:002006-12-05T13:32:00.001-05:00wait. Donatello over Raphael? You're going to t...wait. Donatello over Raphael? You're going to take an overglorified pool cue over two metal sai that you can throw, stab, and stop a sword with?<BR/><BR/>I'm sick of this brady quinn crap. He's been sacked 2x as much as Troy, has 5 more TD's on 100 more attempts, and should finish behind brennan if the heisman has any intelligent voters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165343549805692382006-12-05T13:32:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:32:00.000-05:00btwI'm a minority voter. GOP hasn't made strides ...btw<BR/><BR/>I'm a minority voter. GOP hasn't made strides with me yet. ;) lolrafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165343508434092232006-12-05T13:31:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:31:00.000-05:00What!?!? The Sai rocks! Srsly, the nunchucks wer...What!?!? The Sai rocks! Srsly, the nunchucks were the worst..if Napoleon Dynamite wants them..how cool can they be?<BR/><BR/>(Despite my name, Donatello was my favorite, though my sarcastic, cynical personality goes with Raphael...hm..that's actually quite the coincidence)<BR/><BR/>School me politically? Ugh. No need. I'm pretty out of politics. But as the average Joe, I just told you what the perception is of conservatives. I hear far more from teh Limbaughs and Coulters and Hannitys than from any rational GOPer. (Same goes for democrats..though..well, one hardly hears anything from them, period)rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165343364471941152006-12-05T13:29:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:29:00.000-05:00I won't bog this place down any further with schoo...I won't bog this place down any further with schooling you politically, but anytime you want the facts as to how many strides the GOP has made in terms of gaining minority votes in the last few years -- be it Hispanic, black or Jewish -- please feel free to contact me.<BR/><BR/><BR/>You might want to check your facts. See the results of the last election.CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165342659553651672006-12-05T13:17:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:17:00.000-05:00j.mark, that was so.... polite.j.mark, that was so.... polite.Sheldizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198083524704018695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165342131615805382006-12-05T13:08:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:08:00.000-05:00No other sportsperson has had the threat of being ...No other sportsperson has had the threat of being turned into a commercial product like Barbaro.<BR/><BR/>Glue, or dog food. Either way, anyone else gets hurt and the doctors will keep them alive even if they're paraplegic and comatose. Barbaro is right now triumphing over the longest odds and will soon be siring new champions, although he never will compete again.<BR/><BR/>I forgot about Landis. I was so freaking pumped when he made the comeback. I hope it turns out he was framed. Then we can give him this award retroactively. (I doubt it though.)amrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883935309681305078noreply@blogger.com