tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post8190170455642020319..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Friday 06/15 A.M. Quickie:All Hail the Duncan DynastyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-88461504954186061082007-06-16T04:17:00.000-04:002007-06-16T04:17:00.000-04:00Isn't it funny (and hypocritical) how the media lo...Isn't it funny (and hypocritical) how the media loves the ugly scores at the US Open tourney, but complained about the Spurs and Cavs series?Nelvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922299685415111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-69702555939849568182007-06-15T17:04:00.000-04:002007-06-15T17:04:00.000-04:00So far at the US Open today there have been 18 rou...So far at the US Open today there have been 18 rounds of Golf with scores over 80CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-69928445077091712132007-06-15T16:33:00.000-04:002007-06-15T16:33:00.000-04:00lawdog~ Ah yes...I forgot about "those" years!lawdog~ Ah yes...I forgot about "those" years!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-58416835342017546542007-06-15T16:16:00.000-04:002007-06-15T16:16:00.000-04:00Jen,Pippen carried the Bulls for two years while J...Jen,<BR/><BR/>Pippen carried the Bulls for two years while Jordan was suspended for gambl....errrrr playing baseball.<BR/><BR/>Pippen was not just a byproduct of Jordan. He was genuinely greatDarklawdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060727121837662812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-5684720901712839342007-06-15T15:28:00.000-04:002007-06-15T15:28:00.000-04:00RIP Larry WhitesideThe Red Sox just released a sta...RIP Larry Whiteside<BR/><BR/>The Red Sox just released a statement on the passing of Larry Whiteside.<BR/><BR/>"We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Larry Whiteside. For more than 30 years, Mr. Whiteside covered baseball and the Red Sox for the Boston Globe with integrity, professionalism, and excellence. He was held in high regard and greatly respected by front office executives, managers, coaches, and players alike.<BR/><BR/>"Mr. Whiteside was a pioneer as one of the first African-Americans to cover a major league baseball beat and was a mentor to many young baseball writers who followed him.<BR/><BR/>"The Red Sox express their heartfelt condolences to Mr. Whiteside’s family and friends. He will be missed in the press box and clubhouse at Fenway Park."CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-58104111543996529452007-06-15T14:59:00.000-04:002007-06-15T14:59:00.000-04:00I always thought Jordan made Pippen look good...wa...I always thought Jordan made Pippen look good...was I wrong? I don't watch basketball with the same intensity as I watch football and baseball, so I have no clue if my observation was right.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-66102828313515529412007-06-15T14:42:00.000-04:002007-06-15T14:42:00.000-04:00Brian,I agree that is the perception with Jordan, ...Brian,<BR/>I agree that is the perception with Jordan, but I always remember him being an INCREDIBLE team player. He always got his teammates involved when he needed to. How else would Longley score 20 in a Finals game? However, at crunch time (when most of the "big" plays happen) he wanted the ball in his hands, as do most of us great players. ;)chipphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233463496650742328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-58910166457147828002007-06-15T14:35:00.000-04:002007-06-15T14:35:00.000-04:00jhawkjim,I'm with you on the Jordan thing. By so ...jhawkjim,<BR/><BR/>I'm with you on the Jordan thing. By so many people wanting to "be like Mike"....but they WEREN'T Mike....and the NBA suffered.<BR/><BR/>Combine that with the marketing machine that is Nike....and suddenly we were brainwashed that the MJ way was the only way to play.<BR/><BR/>I always put it this way. When Jordan made a great play (and yes, there were PLENTY) .... he was always the one who scored the points. When Magic or Bird made a great play, it was just as likely that somebody ELSE was getting the points.Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-61405077293912103202007-06-15T14:32:00.000-04:002007-06-15T14:32:00.000-04:00The reason for so much poker on TV is that it is r...The reason for so much poker on TV is that it is really cheap to produce. Production costs of producing a poker show are relatively cheap and they don't pay royalties to a league or to athletes like for other shows. Also people tend to watch it.<BR/><BR/>Texas Hold Em is my least favorite of all the mainstream poker games. I would rather see other types of poker.<BR/><BR/>Verbal, if you are at a Texas Hold em table and people are playing a ton of hands, you know they don't all have strong hands. Play tight, and when they make a move and you have them beat, pounce.CycleDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933822029791530613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-62396652612520441452007-06-15T14:27:00.001-04:002007-06-15T14:27:00.001-04:00Phil they are actually not even shown live they ar...Phil they are actually not even shown live they are on a 1 hour delay.CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-66917027409530549192007-06-15T14:27:00.000-04:002007-06-15T14:27:00.000-04:00Wow Oakmount is playing super hard the Current sco...Wow Oakmount is playing super hard the Current scoring average for today is 76.825 that is almost 7 shots over par.CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-61033702925565506682007-06-15T14:22:00.000-04:002007-06-15T14:22:00.000-04:00Actually at the WSOP there are certain events that...Actually at the WSOP there are certain events that are now shown live via the web that shows the hole cards. And of course it is PPV. The only problem is the Nevada Gaming Commission came down with an iron fist with regulations. <BR/><BR/>Any Final Table shown via a live webcast that shows the hole cards have to have a complete media blackout. The only people allowed in the room are the players, a few guests per player and some media members that cannot report anything that goes on for at least an hour and no communication devices.<BR/><BR/>And the kicker is no one is allowed out of the room until the event is over to prevent the players from cheating.Phil (Cleveland)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09499746359830136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-40716170937195987522007-06-15T13:40:00.000-04:002007-06-15T13:40:00.000-04:00Would Jordan have been as good if the NBA actually...Would Jordan have been as good if the NBA actually called traveling? <BR/><BR/>Here's an interesting question: was Jordan good or bad for basketball? On one hand he increased the popularity and made it a world wide sport. On the other the whole "superstar" style of the game is because of him and a whole generation of people think that's the way the game is played.jhawkjjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297634924511036895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-73861164269099449142007-06-15T13:17:00.000-04:002007-06-15T13:17:00.000-04:00That 33.5 ppg was in the finals of 98.That 33.5 ppg was in the finals of 98.Precourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128335172041536732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-34908070396973910162007-06-15T13:15:00.001-04:002007-06-15T13:15:00.001-04:00Wow, that's a lot of NBA talk I just ignored.Wow, that's a lot of NBA talk I just ignored.verbal97https://www.blogger.com/profile/02282148454169067288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-77544737689490786932007-06-15T13:15:00.000-04:002007-06-15T13:15:00.000-04:00I am convinced that bloggers say things they don't...I am convinced that bloggers say things they don't entirely mean just to be "cool"<BR/><BR/>Dan please retract that statement that the 07 Spurs would have beaten the 98 Bulls. I don't know if I can continue to read you if you truly believe this.Precourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128335172041536732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-36159457251546032002007-06-15T13:12:00.001-04:002007-06-15T13:12:00.001-04:00Jordan slowing down in 98 huh Dan. When exactly w...Jordan slowing down in 98 huh Dan. When exactly was he slowing down. When he was averaging 33.5 ppg or when he was down by 3 with 40 seconds left and drove by Russel like it was pregame warmups. <BR/><BR/>Wait it could have been when he came back down the floor and stripped Malone.<BR/><BR/>No I think it was when he came back down the floor and nailed the game winning shot to finish with 45 points. Man only 45 pts with 4 pts and a steal in 3 possesions in the final 40 seconds in a clinching game 6 of the finals against the team with the best regular season record. If only he wasn't slowing down just imagine what he could have done.Precourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128335172041536732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-628717100285478872007-06-15T13:12:00.000-04:002007-06-15T13:12:00.000-04:00The will to win just outweighed everything and wou...The will to win just outweighed everything and would continue to do so against this Spurs team.<BR/><BR/>PF/C, PG arugment. In 1995-96 season you could have traded Pre Injury Penny, a PG, or Shaq, a C, for anyone in the League.<BR/><BR/>That Magic team was 7-1 and won by an average of 14 ppg in the playoffs before the Conference finals.<BR/><BR/>They were young but don't forget they had Horace Grant(13.4 ppg), Nick Anderson (14.7), and Dennis Scott(17.5). Not to mention beat a Rusty Jordan team and went to the finals the year before.<BR/><BR/>You know what happened to those Bulls who were weak at the PF/C and PG positions. They let them each score over 25.5 ppg and SWEPT them by an average of 16 ppg.<BR/><BR/>Grant Scott and Anderson combined for 2 (that is 1 plus 1 equals 2) points in 84 minutes. After that game Grant was so embarrased by this that he sat out the rest of the series like the pussy he was.<BR/><BR/>Rodman was a much more than capable defender and would have played Duncan just as well as he played Malone or Shaq. Rodman would have Duncan's eyes fully popped out of his head. Don't forget they had the three headed monster of Longley Wennington and Purdue. That is 18 fouls.<BR/><BR/>I don't argue that Duncan would have gotten his 26/11 and Parker got his 25 or whatever. That's only 51 points. The rest of the team gets shut down.<BR/><BR/>The 98 Bulls had 5 people with 1 steal or more per game. Jordan Pippen Kukoc Harper and Randy Brown who only played 16 mpg. He matches up with Parker very well.<BR/><BR/>98 Bulls vs. 07 Spurs team is no contest. Duncan is used to controlling the glass. Who do you think would have gotten more rebounnds? Duncan who averaged 10.6 or Rodman who averaged 15.0.<BR/><BR/>Put Bowen on Jordan? Ha Ha Ha oh did I mention Ha yet. You could put Oscar Robertson on Jordan and he is still going to get his 31 ppg(96-98) that he averaged in the Finals.<BR/><BR/>Now who guards Pippen. There is nobody left. Please don't say Manu. Imagine a Manu vs. Pip matchup. Oh Lord that would be fun.<BR/><BR/>It's obviously not close.<BR/><BR/>Now for the Zone Comment. You seem to think that would favor the Spurs. Where would Parker go when you have 3 guys over 6'6 on the perimeter with those long arm spans. That takes the "problem" the Bulls have with PG's and lessens it.<BR/><BR/>Please reconsider Dan. I have lost faith in you recently and this is not helping the cause.<BR/><BR/>At that point in his career you just weren't beating Jordan in a 7 game series. No debate. He is the epitome of will, heart, and determination.<BR/><BR/>2 more things<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7MhY93dXX0<BR/><BR/>Watch that video. At about 3:40 Jordan "pushes" off. They are on the Jazz side of the court. I want you to picture yourself on the bench of the Jazz. Coach of the Jazz. How are you not screaming at the referee? How is the entire team not yelling at the refs. The crowd is not chanting BULL SHIT BULL SHIT. He didn't push him.<BR/><BR/>Finally 2 quotes to leave everyone with. First by Larry Bird<BR/>"God disguised as Michael Jordan."<BR/>The second by what many people think is the 2nd best player and some even think he is the best in the past 30 years.<BR/>Magic Johnson said "There's Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us."<BR/><BR/>Two pretty reliable sources who you would think knew what they were talking about....<BR/><BR/>There is absolutely no possible way that "God" loses a 7 game series to one of the "rest of us"<BR/><BR/>Greatest. Ever. Period.Precourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128335172041536732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-66369311662562535722007-06-15T13:11:00.000-04:002007-06-15T13:11:00.000-04:00Except Casey...looks like Phil's done though. And...Except Casey...looks like Phil's done though. And I like that Andy North picked Elkington (curr. at +20) as his sleeper.verbal97https://www.blogger.com/profile/02282148454169067288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-73545574961386917212007-06-15T12:59:00.000-04:002007-06-15T12:59:00.000-04:00anyone see the scores they are shooting at the ope...anyone see the scores they are shooting at the open today. It is pretty ugly.CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-88491474345426751562007-06-15T12:36:00.000-04:002007-06-15T12:36:00.000-04:00If anyone missed TPIR this morning, I hear they ar...If anyone missed TPIR this morning, I hear they are re-airing it tonight at 8 pm.Mikepcflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980600874603719777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-39698750675214054082007-06-15T12:33:00.000-04:002007-06-15T12:33:00.000-04:00Mega...Rodman and Grant do get a sniff of any of B...Mega...<BR/><BR/>Rodman and Grant do get a sniff of any of Bird, Worthy, or McHale. Cartwright was no Kareem, let alone Parish. Ron Harper? Over who? I'll take Dennis Johnson, Magic, and Byron Scott / Norm Nixon / Danny Ainge / Gerald Henderson.<BR/><BR/>MJ made a *lot* of people on those Bulls teams look better than they would have been without him.<BR/><BR/>(Feel free to "respectfully" disagree)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Did anyone catch the last TPIR this morning? Any details?Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-44040800656619551992007-06-15T12:24:00.000-04:002007-06-15T12:24:00.000-04:00Dan's right in the concept that the NHL's fate res...Dan's right in the concept that the NHL's fate rests in the hands of the young guns to attract fans. This article <A HREF:HTTP://EASTCB.BLOGSPOT.COM/2007/06/SID-KID-VERSUS-MIKE-KEENAN-OR-MY-IDEA.HTML HREF="" REL="nofollow">here</A> agrees.Jingoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269679565181077961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-80772195721096345272007-06-15T12:22:00.000-04:002007-06-15T12:22:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jingoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269679565181077961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-16725549134945481462007-06-15T11:59:00.000-04:002007-06-15T11:59:00.000-04:00Typing in the Morning Buzz today for the last Pric...Typing in the Morning Buzz today for the last Price Is Right with Bob Barker felt the same as the last morning quickie. This was an end of an era folks.Not A Gunslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643670897270124145noreply@blogger.com