Wednesday, June 25, 2008

NBA Draft day 2008

Well it's that special time of year again - NBA draft day - and it's anyone's guess as to how this thing will play out. All that seems certain is that Derrick Rose of Memphis is set to go No.1 and join an already crowded Chicago Bulls backcourt.

Of course someone's going to squeezed out of the Windy City team huddle, as a result, and that player will likely be Kirk Heinrich. Too bad really because Heinrich has arguably been the best player in the Bulls for the last few years and definitely sports the best small guard haircut since John Stockton.


In addition, I have serious doubts about Rose.

Yeh sure, he's fast, athletic and can score but I can't recall the last time a player was so heavily backed like this at No.1 when he's really done very little to prove himself. I mean it's not like he's a dominant presence in the way Lebron James was out of high school. Or that he has terrific size like last year's No.1 Grege Oden. I even heard one Espn analyst call him the next Jason Kidd. As Dr. Evil says, "Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighhhht".

A few announcers go ballistic over a player in the tournament and suddenly everyone's raving about the guy as the point guard of the future. Hey that'd be great if Rose actually played the game like a point guard but check the highlight reel folks - not a lot of passing going on there. He's a pure scorer and nothing like Jason Kidd.

In other news looks like Michael Beasley is a lock at No. 2 for the Heat. And in a very thin draft, Kevin McHale and the T-Wolves should to go with USC's O.J. Mayo. But nothing's a certainty on draft day and more than in any other year, 2008 appears destined for a lot of trade talk.

Just don't trade up your front row seat.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008


A Friendly Beating

The Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field are just perfect for a night of baseball. I mean it's been asked a million times before but is there a better ballpark in the Majors? Probably not.

You have a the great seats, the old school park, the hot dogs and the clear, crisp Chicago sky. Then to top it off, your team slams the Atlanta Braves for seven runs before the fourth inning is over!

The Cubs are looking lethal against Atlanta today and it's hard to argue that they won't figure in some October activity. Could this, their 100th year, really be the season that breaks the drought?

Well with Ryan Dempster well in control with 39 strikes from 63 pitches at the fifth inning mark, things are looking very good right now.

Sunday, June 01, 2008

New crowd favourite, Ana Ivanovic

Pro Tennis' lastest crowd pleaser is 20-year old Serbian Ana Ivanovic. The No. 2-seed at the 2008 French Open and the runner-up at Roland Garros last year, returned to the quarterfinals with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Petra Cetkovska last weekend.

"It was much tougher than it probably looked," Ivanovic said after the match. But I don't think the men in the crowd were pondering the dynamics of the contest at all.
No matter, Ana has reignited the womens tour with her sizzling play and is quickly filling the void of other Annas - I mean players - who've come and gone in recent years.