Category Archives: professional sports
ENCORE! Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks – playoffs schedule
The first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs are set and The Oklahoman is calling for an ENCORE of epic proportions, beginning Saturday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Round 1 … Continue reading
By the numbers: 2012 NBA All-Star point guards
I cannot deny that I fully support the point guard of the Oklahoma City Thunder – and always have. I do, however, know some folks that do not. And some don’t even think he has any business playing in tonight’s All-Star Game. Most frequently, Russell Wesbrook’s less-than-good numbers when it comes to assist-to-turnover ratio are used to prove his unworthiness. But. There are more numbers than one. And if you compare Westbrook to tonight’s other All-Stars, I see a pretty dang good (and well-deserving) player, if I say so myself.
Oh. And the first half stats for Mr. Westbrook? 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting and four rebounds in 12 minutes. Just saying.
By the numbers: defending Russell Westbrook
I’ve never felt a need to stick up for Russell Westbrook. And after an 0-for-13 shooting game is obviously an inopportune time to start doing it now, but here were … Continue reading
Golden State Warriors open practice report. KD’s backpack is better than yours.
Last night, I took my first trip to Oracle Arena for the Golden State Warriors open practice. Ummm…it was a practice, so I don’t have a whole lot of useful … Continue reading
Twitterview with Nick Collison
So basketball is (tentatively) back. I’m still not sure what I think about the actual ‘back to the NBA’ quite yet – I think I’m still waiting for the papers … Continue reading
From Swish Appeal: LA nabs top spot in 2012 WNBA Draft, Tulsa falls to four
The 2012 WNBA Draft order has been set, after today’s lottery selections were finalized, in reverse order of the odds going into the lottery. Despite the odds stacked heavily in … Continue reading
Marion Jones, the ambassador, in Europe
Marion Jones is in Europe – and not to play ball with some of her friends from the WNBA, where she played a season and a half. Rather, she is … Continue reading
