The Physics of Football April 15, 2007
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A forum member over at the Seattle PI Seahawks forum posted an interesting link that gives some insight into the physics of football. It is a great read, check it out here!
It gave me a much greater appreciation as to what football players endure. Pretty impressive these guys can walk after a game. Almost justifies those crazy salaries.
Lead by Camby’s season-high nine blocked shots, Nuggets beat Hornets April 13, 2007
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The stat line for Marcus Camby read like this; 11 rebounds, nine blocked shots and 15 points. And for that, Camby was definately the player of the game. With David Stern in attendance, the Nuggets wanted to make a statement (don’t you EVER bench our best player again), but from the start it looked like the Hornets would play the spoiler. That would have been fitting, it was the Hornets night. After playing two seasons in Oklahoma City, this was the last game the Hornets would play in the state best-known for its college football. I know Oklahomans are bummed out, but I doubt the Hornets will be in New Orleans very long. They say it is supposed to be an active hurricane season.
Despite it being the Hornets’ night, the real story was Marcus Camby. Going back to his game against the Clippers, Camby has racked up a total of 28 blocked shots. If you don’t find that amazing then you should probably stop watching sports and stop calling yourself a sports fan. Camby’s nine-block effort tonight was made more impressive by the fact that he came alive when the Nuggets really needed him. The Nuggets hadn’t lead since the score was 6-5. They were shooting horrible and couldn’t seem to get into the flow of the game. Luckily, the Nuggets, and Camby, had brought their lunch pails because it was time to go to work.
As the game was winding down, it looked like the Nuggets would have to count this one as a loss. Then Camby decided it was time to throw one of his infamous block parties. With a little less than four and a half minutes left in the game, and the Nuggets trailing 96-101, Camby blocked a Marc Jackson layup and the Nuggets got their spark. Camby would go on to block three more in the closing minutes allowing the Nuggets to pull ahead. Up 104-103, the Nuggets never looked back (sure their were only 36 seconds left, but hey).
‘Melo had 31 points on 12 of 22 shooting. Iverson added 23 points and Steve Blake had a double-double with 10 assists and 10 points.
Where are the rest of the apologies? April 12, 2007
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I sometimes miss these articles. It’s not so much that ESPN buries them, they just don’t pop out at you. This is an article that you have to read. An excellent little compilation by ESPN.com’s Gene Wojciechowski. If you’ll take notice to how few “Now…” quotes there are. A lot more people have a lot of apologizing to do. I mean you, Jesse Jackson (there are others).
Damn right the NBA is better than NCAA basketball! April 12, 2007
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This story was hyped on Ballhype and it makes some great points. I’m a fan of both the NBA and March Madness, but we all need to remember that the NBA is composed of the best of the best. That makes it great basketball, regardless of what you might think. A good read, no matter your point of view.
The NFL schedule is out, continued… April 11, 2007
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Raiders fans are complaining that they don’t have any prime time games this year. Don’t fret Raiders fans, with flex scheduling, if you have a good enough team and one of your matchups is deemed exciting, you could have a prime time game! Ah crap, I forgot! You’re the Oakland Raiders! There is a 1:1 (100% for the non-math majors) chance that you’ll suck! If you haven’t read about the first eight weeks, click here.
Week 9
New England at Indianapolis: Peyton Manning only has one ring, but his SNL appearance was WAY better than Tom Brady’s! Who wants rings anyway? Rings are for girls, right Peyton?
Dallas at Philadelphia: This is always a good game, but at this point in the season Donovan McNabb will be out for the season with an injury and Tony Romo will have been benched in favor of a stale muffin.
Week 10
Detroit at Arizona: Arizona will lose. It will be about this time when they discover that the new Cardinals stadium was built on top of an old indian burial ground. Is it seven more years of bad luck? More like 77 for the Cardinals!
San Francisco at Seattle: That’s right, I’m a Seahawks fan. By now it will be evident that they are THE team in the NFL!
Week 11
Chicago at Seattle: Seeing this matchup on the schedule makes me happier than when I heard Phil Collins and Genesis were doing a reuion tour! Oh wait, that wasn’t happiness, I was vomiting.
Tennessee at Denver: This is a Monday Night Football game? This is going to be a worse beating than the one Naomi Campbell gives her assistants.
Week 12
Green Bay at Detroit: Football and Thanksgiving, best combination ever. Better than milk and cookies, Jordan and Pippen, Turner and Hooch…? Yes.
Indianapolis at Atlanta: Peyton Manning versus Ronald Mexico. One word. Epic.
Houston at Cleveland: One of those games where the two teams are so bad that the game might actually be good. I pick Cleveland because Drew Carey said so.
Miami at Pittsburgh: Oh snap! Joey “I got shot in the ass” Porter faces off against his old team!
Week 13
New England at Baltimore: Think for a moment what it would have been like if Bill Belichick and Ray-Ray would have been on the same team during Ray’s glory years.
Week 14
Miami at Buffalo: In a parallel universe, these two teams will be battling for control of the AFC East. In the real world, however, they will already be out of playoff contention.
Indianapolis at Baltimore: Does the NFL hate Baltimore? I mean I know most of America does, but I thought the NFL was above that. Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti kicked Roger Goodell’s ass back in high school. True story.
New Orleans at Atlanta: If D.J. Shockley is lucky, he’ll get about as much crap-hype as Matt Shaub and will cash in when free agency starts.
Week 15
Seattle at Carolina: The majority of ESPN analysts will pick the Panthers to; a) represent the NFC in the Super Bowl b) end global warming c) cut a Grammy-winning album and d) single-handedly end the Iraq conflict. Then Seattle will do what it usually does and prove them all wrong.
Indianapolis at Oakland: Can you say ass kicking? Then again, that won’t even do this matchup justice.
Detroit at San Diego: The NFL is just pulling our leg now. This can’t be the real Week 15 schedule.
Week 16
Atlanta at Arizona: They say dry heat cures the nastiest of herpes outbreaks (Ronald Mexico jokes never get old).
Denver at San Diego: Just an old-fashioned, smashmouth game. Guarenteed to be good or your money back.
Week 17
New Orleans at Chicago: Hopefully these two teams are still good.
Detroit at Green Bay: Looks like Brett Favre’s last game ever will be a win! Retire damnit!
Cincinnati at Miami: Levi Jones is marking his calendar as you read this. Watch out Joey.
Well that’s all folks! The great thing about the NFL is that there is rarely a bad game. Even two 0-15 teams facing off in Week 17 can be exciting. So while this is just a simple guide to get you lined up, make sure you have plenty of beer so you can enjoy ALL the games!
NFL schedule released, apparently Detriot is still a NFL team April 11, 2007
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Despite having the roster talent of a second-tier Arena Football League team, Detroit is tentatively penciled in on this years NFL schedule. I keep waiting for the owners meeting where they decide it’s time for Bill Ford and company to pack up their shit and move to the AFL. Maybe next year. That being said, the official schedule is out, and I am stoked (it’s the little things that keep me going during the NFL’s offseason).
Some matchups you might want to mark on the calender…
Week 1
New Orleans at Indianapolis: The official start of the season!
Detroit at Oakland: The loser of this game will be on the clock!
New England at N.Y. Jets: Eric Mangini really hates Bill Belichick.
Miami at Washington: Will Ricky Williams bring it? Oh he’ll bring it alright, if by “it” you mean a bong and a dime bag.
Week 2
San Diego at New England: No more Martyball? I shed a tear.
Seattle at Arizona: Go ahead “experts”, pick Arizona to make it to the playoffs. I dare you!
Week 3
Indianapolis at Houston: Hey Matt Shaub, with all the damn hype you get, apparently you’re as good as Peyton Manning. I guess we’ll find out, but I think we all know the truth, YOU ARE!!! *kidding*
Week 4
Seattle at San Francisco: An early trendy pick, the 49ers face real competition for the first time.
Denver at Indianapolis: Always a good matchup because Denver usually loses.
Week 5
N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants: Subway series! They should have the stadium on the line (since the Jets can’t get their own). Loser has to play at some high school.
Week 6
New Orleans at Seattle: We all know New Orleanians hate water and it sure does rain a lot in Seattle. Go ‘Hawks!
Week 7
Tennessee at Houston: It will be sad when the city of Houston comes the realization that Matt Shaub sucks. It will be even sadder when they actually boo Shaub and cheer for Vince Young.
Week 8
N.Y. Giants at Miami: Grab some tea bitches! This game’s in London! Finally we show those limey Brits what real football is!
Green Bay at Denver: Brett Favre’s last Monday night game? If we’re lucky, he will have already retired mid-season (oh yes, I DID go there).
Stay tuned….The rest when I return. I need to get to class!
Nuggets at Jazz: The Preview April 11, 2007
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The Nuggets take their league-leading six-game winning streak on the road as they travel to Salt Lake City to face off against the Jazz. While this would be a tough matchup any other time, the Nuggets might have lucked out as they go up against a Jazz squad that has struggled as of late. The Jazz are the losers of four straight. The Nuggets, winners of six straight. Truly a tale of two teams.
After beating a good Houston Rockets team, the Jazz haven’t beaten a team since. Among those loses were loses to Portland and Seattle. Simply put, inexcusable losses. Even with their current losing streak, the Jazz are still 29-8 at home. They protect their house, so a win will be a tough task for the Nuggets. As of late, the Nuggets are all about tough tasks. Their six-game winning streak includes wins over tough teams like the Mavericks and Lakers. A win in Utah would be a huge confidence booster to an already confident Denver squad. In the last matchup between these two teams, ‘Melo and Iverson combined for 69 points but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Jazz and their bench. With a healthy Denver squad, tonights outcome should be different.
If NASCAR was more like this, I might watch it. Wait, no, I still wouldn’t. April 10, 2007
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I thought this was funny (car crashes rarely are), but Michael Waltrip, whoever that is, was charged with reckless driving and hit-and-run after hitting a telephone pole and rolling his car. Don’t get all pissy at me either. He wasn’t hurt so it is okay to laugh. To put it into perspective for fans of REAL sports (which NASCAR is not) and REAL athletes (of which NASCAR has zero), this is kinda like LaDanian Tomlinson breaking a 50-yard run, dozing off somewhere along that run, and crashing into the wall at the back of the endzone. Hey, I crashed my ‘91 Ford Explorer once, does that make me an athlete?
P.S. The only reason this is tagged “sports” is so my faithful following could find it and get a good chuckle. God as my witness, I have never, and will never, consider driving a car a sport, or drivers athletes.
Come on Warren Moon! Come on! April 10, 2007
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In an unfortunate incident, Warren Moon, one of the greatest NFL quarterbacks, was arrested under suspicion of drinking and driving. Warren Moon played for the Seattle Seahawks during the 1997 and 1998 seasons, but is most noted for his career with the Houston Oilers. Currently, Moon is an analyst for Seahawks Radio, 710 KIRO AM. Along with play-by-play man Steve Raible, Moon can be heard calling Seahawks games.
Luckily for Moon, he isn’t a player anymore. If he were, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s new player conduct policy might land him with a year suspension.
Lakers at Nuggets: The Game April 9, 2007
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The Nuggets seemed to be in control for the entire game, but they wanted to make it interesting at the end. The Lakers pulled ahead 108-107 with just under two minutes to play. The Nuggets looked like they were on the verge of a melt down. Then things, maybe destiny, started going the Nuggets’ way. The Lakers got foul happy and the Nuggets scored their final eight points, all on free throw attempts, allowing them to pull ahead for the 111-115 victory. It was an exciting game that almost guarantees the Nuggets the sixth seed in the Western Conference. The Laker on the other hand, they’re a team in need of a spark. If they don’t get that spark, they might not be in the playoffs.
Carmelo Anthony handled the points, scoring 33, and Marcus Camby handled the boards, racking up 22. The Nuggets also had a solid contribution from their bench. Eduardo Najera had 14, nine boards, and three steals. Linas Kleiza added 17 points. The Nuggets kept Kobe Bryant in check for the entire game. Bryant only had 23 points on 9 of 30 shooting.
The race for the west is nearing the end and the Nuggets are getting hot at the right time. They now have a one and a half game advantage over the Lakers and hold the tie breaker over the Lakers, Clippers and Warriors. It’s hard to find a negative in all this, but if there is one, it’s the fact that the Nuggets are looking at a meeting with the San Antonio Spurs come playoff time. Although by then, the Nuggets may be too hot for anyone to handle.
