If anyone watched part of the game last night (I wanted to boycott completely, but I watched a bit in hopes that I would see the Spurs get whipped), did you notice the segment that they ran on Popovich meeting Duncan for the first time? It had romantic undertones.
That aside, I am confident that Greg Popovich is one of the best coaches in any sport ever. He is amazing with how he can control a game and a team. I would never want him to coach my Suns because I would be bored to tears, I'm just saying he's great...
Friday, June 08, 2007
Thursday, June 07, 2007
A long goodnight
So I slept on the blog for a while. That happens. I hear that it is called the "end of the honeymoon" or something like that. It doesn't matter that no one reads this thing, I should write anyway.
The Suns' season is over and I am bored to pieces. I have not watched an NBA game since the Suns were eliminated. I have half of me that wants to watch to see LeBron play in hopes that he will undress the Spurs for the sham of a team that they are, but I will not support such an idiotic old man (David Stern) and his cronies (Stu Jackson) with my viewership or my time. I think that David Stern is drunk on his own power (a phrase borrowed from the Sports Guy) and, even worse, is out of touch with the fan base. He made some strides when he let Jerry Colangelo tweak the rules to stop the league from choking the life out of what should be a fast paced game, but then allowed the playoffs to be called like the days of yore. Good idea idiot. Get a lot of casual fans excited about the NBA and then give them the same crappy product that turned them away 6 years ago when it really matters. The Suns tore up the regular season and were benefiting from the newer rules to get to the playoffs as a 2 seed in the west, only to find that hip-checking, leg sweeps, and elbows would be welcomed for the "second season". For a guy that is punch drunk with power, he sure missed the boat on how to control what really matters: his refs. Make them call fouls that were fouls all year and you will retain viewers. Otherwise, you just end up with pissed off fans because the game is not being played fairly. When you relax the foul standards, the dirty team will win. So much for being a league that stays away from the thug image.
And another thing... Joey Crawford did get a little out of hand with Tim Duncan. He got hot and let his temper control the situation. However, I think that Tim Duncan was the most despicable type of player during that moment. You want the players to wear ties to show that they are good role models, but you will let them openly taunt authority figures? You don't want kids to think that dressing like a hip-hop icon is okay, but teasing the referees that are supposed to control the game is just fine? I would rather my kids wear a t-shirt than have him heckling his 4th grade teacher. that's just me. Refs get booed and heckled by fans, usually drunk and uneducated ones. If you want your players to show that they are classy, have them display sportsmanlike conduct while on the court. Openly mocking a ref for a call is really low. If my son did it, I would bench him and make him mow the ref's yard. Bad calls happen, but mocking anyone else in front of a live national audience shows that Tim Duncan is not as classy as others might think. He was the first overall pick from his draft. Through a fluke he went to a title contender and has never had to be on a losing team. He has not had to struggle like KG, LeBron, Amare, MJ, or any of the other greats. That is why he always has that look of total incredulity when he is called for a foul. If you were the only athlete to come from the Virgin Islands that was worth anything and were the first overall pick and went to a team where you had David Robinson leading you to a championship so ealry in your career, then had the best coach in all of basketball to micromanage your team to a level that no weaknesses were exploited, wouldn't you feel like you were important enough to mock the refs? Me neither, because I am not a jerk.
The Suns' season is over and I am bored to pieces. I have not watched an NBA game since the Suns were eliminated. I have half of me that wants to watch to see LeBron play in hopes that he will undress the Spurs for the sham of a team that they are, but I will not support such an idiotic old man (David Stern) and his cronies (Stu Jackson) with my viewership or my time. I think that David Stern is drunk on his own power (a phrase borrowed from the Sports Guy) and, even worse, is out of touch with the fan base. He made some strides when he let Jerry Colangelo tweak the rules to stop the league from choking the life out of what should be a fast paced game, but then allowed the playoffs to be called like the days of yore. Good idea idiot. Get a lot of casual fans excited about the NBA and then give them the same crappy product that turned them away 6 years ago when it really matters. The Suns tore up the regular season and were benefiting from the newer rules to get to the playoffs as a 2 seed in the west, only to find that hip-checking, leg sweeps, and elbows would be welcomed for the "second season". For a guy that is punch drunk with power, he sure missed the boat on how to control what really matters: his refs. Make them call fouls that were fouls all year and you will retain viewers. Otherwise, you just end up with pissed off fans because the game is not being played fairly. When you relax the foul standards, the dirty team will win. So much for being a league that stays away from the thug image.
And another thing... Joey Crawford did get a little out of hand with Tim Duncan. He got hot and let his temper control the situation. However, I think that Tim Duncan was the most despicable type of player during that moment. You want the players to wear ties to show that they are good role models, but you will let them openly taunt authority figures? You don't want kids to think that dressing like a hip-hop icon is okay, but teasing the referees that are supposed to control the game is just fine? I would rather my kids wear a t-shirt than have him heckling his 4th grade teacher. that's just me. Refs get booed and heckled by fans, usually drunk and uneducated ones. If you want your players to show that they are classy, have them display sportsmanlike conduct while on the court. Openly mocking a ref for a call is really low. If my son did it, I would bench him and make him mow the ref's yard. Bad calls happen, but mocking anyone else in front of a live national audience shows that Tim Duncan is not as classy as others might think. He was the first overall pick from his draft. Through a fluke he went to a title contender and has never had to be on a losing team. He has not had to struggle like KG, LeBron, Amare, MJ, or any of the other greats. That is why he always has that look of total incredulity when he is called for a foul. If you were the only athlete to come from the Virgin Islands that was worth anything and were the first overall pick and went to a team where you had David Robinson leading you to a championship so ealry in your career, then had the best coach in all of basketball to micromanage your team to a level that no weaknesses were exploited, wouldn't you feel like you were important enough to mock the refs? Me neither, because I am not a jerk.
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