See all 2009 NBA team previews New Jersey Nets 2007-08 Record: 34-48 Cool 2007 Stat: Jason Kidd tied his career high for a season with 12 triple-doubles in only 49 games with the Nets. His first for the Mavericks came on the last game of the season. Anticipated Starting Five PG- Devin Harris SG- Vince Carter SF- Yi Jianlian PF- Sean Williams C- Brook Lopez Bench: Keyon Dooling, Bobby Simmons, Eduardo Najera, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Josh Boone Biggest Strength - Back … [Read more...]
I haven't watched a baseball game like this in a very long while. The reason being that in the regular season, when the Phillies play like this, I just change the channel or do something else. I do this for my own personal well-being and sanity. There is nothing more frustrating than watching a professional sports team make Junior Varsity errors. You feel that they should be embarrassed, and you feel embarrassed to be associated with them. This was the type of game you watch and wonder how it … [Read more...]
Well, the Phillies won a game tonight that they probably shouldn't have. They left men on base, they had bad at-bats, they swung at bad pitches and they made base-running and fielding errors. But unlike almost any Phillies team we can remember, we won this game with pitching. Hamels looked very good but wasn't completely on. He still got us his solid 7 innings and 2 runs. Madson and Lidge didn't allow a baserunner and looked completely unhittable. I mean, completely unhittable. It's hard to … [Read more...]
Many of you have asked for it and we finally stopped being lazy and got it done. We have put together the the first annual Recliner GM Fantasy Hoops League. The league will be run through ESPN.com, it costs you nothing to join and we will come up with some sort of prize for the winner if we get enough participation. If you're interested send us an e-mail ASAP by using the contact form and putting "Recliner GM Fantasy League" in the subject line. Or you can simply leave a comment on this … [Read more...]
The perfect World Series. In March, if you had asked me to pick the World Series I would have most liked to see, this is what I would have said, probably while laughing a little at the impossibility of it actually happening. The Phillies against the Rays, an upstart squad full of exciting young players, the 2nd lowest payroll in the majors, the worst record in the league last year, and the one team capable of completely ticking off both Yankees and Red Sox fans by appearing. So how do we match … [Read more...]
LA Ball Talk is running a great Top NBA Team Blog contest, and we've been nominated as one of the Sixers representatives. I don't think you guys need a campaign pitch so instead I will use this opportunity to remind you why you frequent this blog and to ask for suggestions. This blog is great because we have by far the most active and knowledgeable readers, and I think it's honest and fair to say the best part of the blog isn't what Pete and I write rather it is the comment section. Pete … [Read more...]
See all 2009 NBA team previews San Antonio Spurs 2007-08 Record: 56-26 Cool 2007 Stat: Big Shot Bob? There are only 5 players in the NBA who have logged 10,000 minutes this decade and shot under 40% from the field over that stretch. They are - 5'10” Damon Stoudemire (.399), 6'2” Rafer Alston (.388), 6'3” Jamaal Tinsley (.395), 6'6” Quentin Richardson (.398) and the 6'10” Robert Horry (.389). Anticipated Starting Five PG- Tony Parker SG- Manu Ginobili SF- Bruce … [Read more...]
See all 2009 NBA team previews Houston Rockets 2007-08 Record: 55-27 Cool 2007 Stat: According to ESPN’s John Hollinger and his PER (Player Efficiency Rating) system, Carl Landry had, by far, the most efficient rookie season, with a PER of 21.56 - good for 16th best in the entire NBA and better than Nash, Iverson, Melo, Deron, Pierce, B. Davis, T. Parker and several other stars. Anticipated Starting Five PG- Rafer Alston SG- Tracy McGrady SF- Ron Artest PF- Luis Scola C- … [Read more...]
See all 2009 NBA team previews New Orleans Hornets 2007-08 Record: 56-26 Cool 2007 Stat: One of the best seasons ever for a PG? Chris Paul is the 2nd (Isiah Thomas, ‘83-’84) player ever with 21 ppg, 11 apg and 2.5 stl/g. Comparing his season to Thomas’, Paul had a better FG%, 3-PT%, more RPG, and less turnovers and personal fouls. Anticipated Starting Five PG- Chris Paul SG- Morris Peterson SF- Peja Stojakovic PF- David West C- Tyson Chandler Bench: James Posey, Mike … [Read more...]
The Birds are 3-3 going into the bye week. Before the season started looking at the schedule if you would have told me that would be the Eagles record, I would have been shocked and pessimistic about their playoff chances. With the NFC East being as strong as it is, a .500 record likely would set us a ways back in our own division. But thanks to some favorable outcomes in week 6 and bad luck for our division rivals, we are not in too bad shape. Washington loses to St. Louis, one of the … [Read more...]
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