By
Beth in
NBA,
Kobe Bryant,
NBA Playoffs,
Celtics vs. Lakers,
Curt Schilling on June 12 2008
Curt Schilling is probably known better these days for his antics off the Fenway field, than on, but that doesn’t stop the Red Sox pitcher from airing his opinions (and he has many) on his blog, 38 Pitches. Today Schilling made headlines with his most recent lengthier-than-thou post which included a rant on the greatest basketball player to hit the NBA since Michael Jordan, otherwise known as Kobe Bryant. Now I don’t know how Kobe functions as team leader. I’m not sure he’s half the leader Celtics’ captain Paul Pierce is (as Schilling seems to suggest), and I might never know since I don’t have the kind of cash/kudos/fame that permits the luxury of sitting up near the teams’ benches during the NBA finals, but considering that Kobe has managed to rather successfully juggle the role of team captain, superstar scorer, and consistently averaged the highest # of points scored by a b-ball player in the post-season, I would advise Schilling to simma’ down.
By
ariel in
Uncategorized,
NBA,
Retro,
NBA Playoffs,
Spurs,
Cavs on June 13 2007
LeBron James is not yet ready to be a champion, and tonight’s game proved it. He, together with Cavs head coach Mike Brown are to blame for the loss. LeBron, as talented as he may be, needs to be at the end of the Cavs offense and not the starter. He can’t pass the ball to himself, right?
In the last time-out with 5.5 seconds left in the game, you could see why the Cavs aren’t capable of beating the Spurs simply by how LeBron interacted with Coach Brown. Here Brown was trying to explain the set-up for the pivotal shot and LeBron was entirely dismissive and unattentive. Of course in the end he can go home and cry himself to sleep over his showhorse antics. The “star” player was so concerned with being the team’s savior that he neglected his team and forgot he’s only as strong as the sum of their support.
In a way Lebron reminds me of a young Michael Jordan who could score a lot, but wasn’t effective until he played with Scottie Pippen. So maybe that’s what LeBron’s lacking.
As far as the Spurs go, they just did what they always do: Showed up. Good thing Hausfrau Eva Longoria was courtside to watch her fiance do what he does best: Win Championships.
