Monday, August 25, 2008

8/25: Back Again..Actual Content....

Nothing else I could possibly lead with except for the Gold Medal hoops game...it's me after all....
  • I'm one of the probably dozens (laughter) of people on the east coast that stayed up til around 5:30 am watching the US go for the gold in basketball....and I wasn't disappointed....118-107 and the gold returns home....yes...225 points in a 40 minute game....over 5.5 points per minute or the equivalent of about a 142-127 NBA final in regulation...The offensive artistry of both teams was on full display....the slashing/pick-n-roll/floater-shooting play of Spain was honestly very impressive....if they could only stop the above-the-time/well-executed drive-kick offense of the US that resulted in over 60% shooting...In case you didn't know...Dwyane Wade is back full-strength....was definitely the MVP of the tournament.....BUT despite his 27 points....I'd give the MVP of this one to Kobe Bean Bryant....By my count, Kobe scored or assisted on 21 straight points in the 4th quarter when the game was in doubt....TWENTY-ONE.....including the memorable 4-point play followed by the statuesque pose to quiet the crowd....a great moment....In short, the US got it right...sort of....they put together a squad that cared enough to play together for one goal of OLYMPIC gold....That said....I'm very interested to see what type of performance this new-found patriotic team gives us at smaller events like the World Championships....just sayin....
Well that was long....
  • Osi Umenyiora out for the year for the Giants....everybody is saying it already...but at least they have a Hall of Fame DE just chillin in retirement they can bring in.....
  • 2 QB Starters named in the NFL: 1) Matt Ryan for the Falcons....this one is obviously relevant to me as a Falcon fan....and they made the right call...in some rookie QB situations, I tend to favor sitting and watching....but by all accounts Ryan is very mature, and this team is going nowhere fast this year....so I'll go to play right away route on this one...I liked it.....and 2) Kurt Warner over Matt Leinart in Arizona....this one surprised alot of people....but on the basis of who helps them win the most games this season....I support Warner...he was infinitely better than Leinart last year, and better in the Preseason this year....
  • The Olympics are over....now we have to wait for football...which starts in 3 days!!!! Hurray....
  • K-Rod has 50 saves for LA of Anaheim (lol)....he's still on the pace for Bobby Thigpen's record...but has slowed a bit in the last few weeks....I think he gets there though...and there won't be enough talk about it...
  • 47-3....That's the preseason score for the Carolina-Washington preseason game this weekend....yes...44 point blowouts do happen in preseason....
That'll be all for now....good to be back

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I was amazed watching the USA team bring home gold too!! great write up!