2008 has come and gone, and Trev learned (at least) 12 things. Take a look, maybe you’ll learn something.
Archive for December, 2008
Hoops Addict Article - 12 Lessons from 2008
Posted: 31st December 2008 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Outside Writing, Trev SmithComments Off
Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Canned Coaches of 2008
Posted: 30th December 2008 by Tieja Maclaughlin in Hockey, Tieja MacComments Off
Gibbons, Melrose, Nolan, and others sacked this season in accordance with poor team performance…but who’s really to blame? Someone has to be held accountable when a team is failing to live up to its perceived expectations, and the finger is almost always pointed at the head coach. The coach serves as a scapegoat, when the [...]
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A couple of weeks ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins matched up against the New York Islanders in a game that resulted not only in a 9-2 dummying of the Islanders, but a re-writing of the history books as well. No, unfortunately this was no picture perfect, trophy-worthy moment in time; it was barely a memorable moment [...]
Hoops Addict Article - Lakers Deck the Halls
Posted: 26th December 2008 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Outside Writing, Trev SmithComments Off
Big Three, meet a full 12 man team. The Lakers ‘decked the halls’ with the Celtics on Christmas Day. But does it matter in the grand scheme of a full season? Trev examines.
Hoops Addict Article - The Face of Global Basketball
Posted: 19th December 2008 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Outside Writing, Trev SmithComments Off
North America, Europe, China…basketball is truly becoming a global game. The face of that game? Raptors Assistant GM Maurizio Gherardini. Trev takes you on a trip around the basketball world.
Hoops Addict Article - A Christmas Gift from the NBA
Posted: 18th December 2008 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Outside Writing, Trev SmithComments Off
Lakers v. Celtics (not to mention the rest of the 12/25 schedule) is a true gift for NBA fans on Christmas Day. Trev, for one, is thankful.
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So who’s not sick of hearing about Brian Burke and the god-damn Leafs? Because I know I am. With the lack of any original headlines in the NHL this week, I decided to examine a more pervasive topic; one at least more amusing than yet again new high hopes for Toronto. I introduce to you: [...]
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On the last episode of The Ultimate Fighter we saw Frank Mir throw a bit of a temper tantrum anytime Ryan Bader had Eliot Marshall on the ground. Frank Mir actually echoed the remarks of Junie earlier in the season when Junie was upset about the wrestling match he felt Efrain had put on. Mir [...]
Hoops Addict Article - So Long, Sam
Posted: 5th December 2008 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Outside Writing, Trev SmithComments Off
Sam Mitchell if officially out. Trev examines the move.
Reflections on The Ultimate Fighter week 11 (or is it 12? do weeks without episodes count?)
Posted: 3rd December 2008 by Ray McIlroy in MMA, Ray McIlroyComments Off
So here we are at the end of Season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter, and we have back-to-back episodes to say goodbye. We begin with Ryan Bader vs Eliot Marshall. The fight went all three rounds and is pretty simple to summarize: Bader took Eliot down and put him against the cage. Bader controlled Eliot [...]