Sorts of Sports

Slow day and LeBron finds the need to put him on front back page of the news, this time with an advertisement to his fans, if there are any left north of the Sunshine State. LeBron took out a full page ad in the Akron Beacon-Journal to thank his fans in Akron. Wait, what?

First let's just start with the facts.  Free agency is over and LeBron James and Chris Bosh have chosen to join D-Wade in Miami.  And then there's everyone else.  We all knew that Bosh was going to join one of these guys so let's not even waste time talking about him.  The story, like everyone wanted, is James.  Now, I'm not surprised that LeBron made a cowardly choice, because if you've ever read any of my articles you know that I've been telling you for the last 6 years that he is a coward - in life and on the court.  I was surprised, though, to see that he chose the route that would make him someone else's lackey.

I really can't wait for this LeBron stuff to be over with. I hate a few things, and one of them is when my mom starts talking sports to me, aka, mainstream population begins to think that they know sports. When the View, Good Morning America, and Talk Soup make reference to LeBron James, or sports in general, things have gone too far.

Well the time is here.  Midnight has stuck and the hottest free agent class in maybe the history of the NBA is ready to start being wined and dined.  LeBron James, D-Wade and Chris Bosh are the headliners, but there are plenty of All-Star caliber players to go around.  Without further ado, here's what my crystal ball is revealing ….

Drew and Zach predict the top 10 of tomorrow's NBA Draft.

The 2009-2010 NBA Playoffs are in the books and surprise surprise, Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers are standing on top of the basketball world again. Now, I could sit here and tell everyone that I told you so, seeing how I was spot on with 3 of 4 Conference Finalists, 100% accurate on my Finals teams, the number of games, and most importantly, the winner. But as you all know, I’m not the kind of guy that brags about those kinds of things. So let’s just get take a few moments to reflect on what went down this year and then present “Drew’s NBA Playoff Slammy Awards”.

What we “witnessed”…

Celtics fans and media members do their best to put a positive spin on the events of last night. I say, screw that, and it is ok to be bitter over last night's loss. I'm not here to make excuses, just present the facts without trying not to not make excuses. Got it?

Here's what we know. Game 7, the odds were against the Celtics. Without Perkins, they were dominated in game 6. Game 7 they came out with an early disadvantage on the boards and that theme continued all night. The Lakers shot the ball atrociously and yet hung close as they basically dominated the glass and every other stat in the 1st half.

I flip flop back and forth on whether or not to do a full out serious post or a video and a paragraph for this one. It has all been beaten to death, this match up, this game, the ramifications, the future, and so on. So what could I possibly have to offer to this that hasn't been said across some media outlet?

Lakers are favored to win tonight as they should be. I disagree with people who say that Kendrick Perkins being out is not a big deal compared to the other starters. It's a big deal. Take Pau Gasol out of the starting lineup for the Lakers and you'd be saying the same thing. Kendrick does not have the same numbers as Pau but a lot of his defensive numbers cannot be measured in a box score.