FOR THE LOVE OF SPORTS

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Gas Pains and Football Gear

Everyone knows that gas prices are extremely high right now. The stress naturally causes some tough human emotions, such as putting on football gear and killing people... yeah that's right.

TIM DUNCAN IS GOOD AT BASKETBALL

Wow... a Spur is actually on the front of SI... the most underrated superstar in modern NBA history, Tim Duncan. I am sorry, I know Lebron is the man and has given the NBA an extreme boost going into the finals because all of the sheep / tool NBA fans want to see the face of the league do well and win a title, but getting through the Eastern Conference is a cake walk. I know the Pistons are a very good team, but they were just horrible in the series with the Cavs and didn't show any playoff experience.

The story will be different when the Cavs face a real team in Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs, who have beaten the Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, and Utah Jazz to get to the finals. All of these teams would probably be the NBA Finals if they were if the Eastern Conference. There is no way, and I mean no way, that the Cleveland Cavaliers would be the finals if they were in the West. The Spurs experience, talent, and physicality will prevail over the one-man show in the Cavs.

THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL BE OWNED BY THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS.

Monday, June 4, 2007

Billy Donovan is a Punk!

Well we now have a new member of the "flip-flop club." This, of course, is the one and only two-time NCAA basketball champion coach of the Florida Gators (maybe) Billy Donovan. Three days ago Donovan signed a five-year $27.5 million contract with the NBA's Orlando Magic and now says he wants to get out of that contract to go back to coach the Gators. The Magic can either let him do this or not and make him pay a substantial fine.

So, who can trust Donovan at this point? The Orlando Magic? No. The Florida Gators? No. The NBA, NCAA, or the recruits coming to Florida University? No, no, and no. So why are we letting Donovan get away with this?

Earlier this year and the second half of last year we scrutinized several coaches throughout collegiate and professional sports for backing out of contracts and making controversial moves to different teams. For example, when Nick Saban went to Alabama football from the Miami Dolphins (after he said he wouldn't of course) there were many people ready to call him "Nick Satan." Other notables include Billy Gillispie going from Texas A&M to Kentucky basketball.

We can't let Donovan off the hook here. Today, on the Dan Patrick Show on ESPN, Dan talked about this and wasn't nearly as heated up as he was on the other coaches. Why does Donovan get a pass? I don't care if he is having second thoughts and a change of heart about his decision. If you have these second thoughts don't sign a contract with a different team a screw two organizations and a lot of young basketball players.

This move by Donovan shows that he has no class and that he doesn't even know what he really wants. I am also extremely disappointed in the sports media coverage on this topic because they are letting Donovan get away with this without the scrutinization they have given to other coaches that have done the exact same thing. WELCOME TO THE FLIP-FLOP CLUB BILLY YOU PUNK!!!