Note: This article was written by Stu “Big Daddy” Wilkinson with yours truly as a backup. Props Stu, mad respect. …In terms of Sprite machine covers. I have a soft spot for busts, especially in the NBA. I’m not talking about so-called busts like Kwame Brown or Darko either. Grant Hill’s not a bust either, [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Looking Ahead to a Great Weekend in Sports
Posted: 29th March 2007 by Blake Murphy in Baseball, Blake Murphy, Football, Hockey, NBA Ball, NCAA Hoops, Other TopicsComments Off
I just wanted to throw up a brief blog to express my excitement for this coming weekend, truly one of the greatest weekends of the calendar year for sports. I’m considering the weekend Friday-Monday just because there are big events going down Monday as well. Use this as your primer for a weekend where nobody [...]
Doc Has The Cure – A Toronto Blue Jays Season Preview Part 2
Posted: 29th March 2007 by Blake Murphy in Baseball, Blake MurphyComments Off
Note: This is Part 2 of a two part preview. Ok, so Part 1 of my preview got some decent feedback. A lot of people feel I was too harsh on the Red Sox, and that’s probably true. I just really hate that they’re the Yankees, but pretending not to be the Yankees instead of [...]
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Note: Sam e-mailed me this piece looking for a response, and I thought I’d throw it up here. I wonder if Bryan Colangelo regularly sees a fortune teller… I mean, I liked the Luke Jackson signing before Garbo got injured, but now after the fact, I love it. Like Colangelo said, Jackson is a shooter, [...]
Laying The Big Hurt on the AL East – A Toronto Blue Jays Season Preview Part 1
Posted: 27th March 2007 by Blake Murphy in Baseball, Blake MurphyThis is Part 1 of a 2 Part Season Preview. So when I originally thought of doing this piece, I thought it would be a pretty topical piece about the Jays’ chances at taking the AL East or the Wildcard. As I thought about it more though, I realized I’ve good some good information to [...]
Point, Counter-Point. Pennycook vs. Wilkinson
Posted: 27th March 2007 by Stu Wilkinson in Alex P-Cook, Baseball, Football, Hockey, NBA Ball, NCAA Hoops, Stu WilkinsonNote: This piece was written by Alex “Elbows” Pennycook and Stu “Big Country” Wilkinson, both repping Queen’s U. Greg Oden or Kevin Durant? Stupendous: Franchise centers whose names don’t start with Patrick Ewing win championships. Ask Luc Longley. The real question here is what will Greg Oden look like when he is 35? Martin Lawrence [...]
"I Refuse To Acknowledge That NPH is Gay" and Other Random Thoughts From the Weekend
Posted: 25th March 2007 by Blake Murphy in Baseball, Blake Murphy, Football, MMA, NBA Ball, NCAA Hoops, Other TopicsSo I couldn’t really think of any one thing to write about, so over the weekend I scribbled some notes down and thought I’d hit up as many topics as I could in one piece.
The Mamba Unleashed - A Kobe Bryant Opinion
Posted: 25th March 2007 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Trev SmithComments Off
Note: This article has been written by Trevor Smith aka Big Poppa Pump, writing in from Italy and representing Queen’s University. Kobe Bryant grew up idolizing Michael Jordan, dreaming of someday taking his place at the throne at the top of the basketball world. Jordan, the most complete player in the history of the beautiful [...]
Summer of Sam - The Case for a Sam Mitchell Contract Extension
Posted: 22nd March 2007 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NBA BallComments Off
There has been a lot of speculation all season about Sam Mitchell’s lame duck status with the Toronto Raptors. For those who don’t know, a lame duck coach is one who is in the final year of his contract. Mitchell’s lame duck status was heightened significantly at the end of last season when the Raptors [...]
The 'Zona Zone - NCAA March Madness' First Weekend In Review
Posted: 21st March 2007 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NCAA HoopsComments Off
So, here’s my second shot at blogging and I think I’ve ironed out some of the stuff that kept my last one from being perfect, although it was highly acclaimed…by those at my house on the weekend. I should first note that this past weekend was fantastic, I had four of the boys from Cambridge [...]