Archive for May 24th, 2006

May24

NFL Commissioner Jeb Bush?

By: the mighty mjd

The brother of George W. Bush, and current governor of Florida, Jeb Bush was unofficially approached to guage his interest in becoming the next commissioner of the NFL. First, Condoleezza Rice, and now this… someone out there is really determined to have a member of the party of inclusion in the NFL commissioner’s chair. He was approached by Patrick Rooney Sr., brother of Steelers owner Dan Rooney. I guess they were hanging out at some sort famous brothers luncheon or something. I wonder if Tito Jackson was there.

Jeb was once a minority owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars. I’m not sure how this qualifies him in any way, but it’s true. I don’t know how the NFL’s going to select their next commissioner, but if there’s any sort of voting involved, you have to like Jeb’s chances to, um… enginner himself a victory. And I think, if it happened, this would be terrific news for the Detroit Lions… because you know that Jeb Bush would be determined to keep all franchises alive, no matter how braindead and lifeless they appear to be. Of course, on the other hand… you’d have to question his ability to enforce any sort of NFL drug policy.

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May24

The Raptors Win The… Well, I’m Not Sure What They’ve Won

By: the mighty mjd

The ping-pong balls bounced their way, and the Toronto Raptors will have the #1 pick in the NBA Draft this summer. It’s an odd and not strikingly impressive draft… it’s hard to figure what the Raptors will do with the pick. There are three guys who have Top-3 pick value that could play the 3-spot. And I’d have to think that’s where they’re going, since none of the smalls available really project as a #1 overall type of player (Brandon Roy is closest), and they’ve already got Chris Bosh and Charlie Villaneuva under the basket.

So there’s Adam Morrison, Andrea Bargnani, and Tyrus Thomas… Thomas and Bargnani are kinda stuck between the 3- and 4-positions, depending on the style of play of the team who drafts them. Thomas is 6’9″ and crazy athletic, but… you know, before the NCAA tournament, not many people had heard of him. Bargnani is 7’0″, and like a less athletic Dirk Nowitzki, but without the crush on David Hasselhoff or the aversion to the area that some call the “paint.”

And I have no idea why I’m spending this much time talking about the Raptors #1 draft pick in May. But if they play it right, the Raptors could develop a truly impressive young core. If I had to guess right now, given that their current GM had a big hand in building the Phoenix Suns… I like they’ll go with the big tall guy who can run the floor and stretch the court with his shooting ability. You can see a little bit of Bargnani here. I think his draft stock goes up considerably because this video is set to a song by “Da Brat.”

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May24

This Is Not Confidence-Inspiring

By: the mighty mjd

Just three-weeks before the World Cup, the United States went out and lost to Mo-freaking-rocco, 36th in the last FIFA world rankings. And not only that, veteran midfielder and glue-guy Claudio Reyna injured his hamstring, and his status for the first World Cup games is no better than hopeful. Just bad luck.

That’s no good. But at least it happened at a point where we’ll have a couple of games to stick someone else in the line-up and get them a little experience. There are two other friendlies scheduled before the World Cup, one against Venezuela and one against Latvia.

And in a related story, here’s the complete World Cup TV schedule, which I picked up at The Sports Frog. Games are going to be running from like 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., just about every day. And every single one of them is going to be on TV. Now, pretend for a second that you give damn about soccer. This would be like the opening Thursday and Friday of the NCAA tournament… except it would happen every single day for three weeks.

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May24

Backdoor Cuts – 05/24/06

By: the mighty mjd

• This is kind of odd… Cuttino Mobley kinda/sorta accuses certain Clipper players of not giving their all in Game 7 against the Suns. The word “sacrifice” is used, as in, some players refused to do any of it. Sadly, I didn’t get to see the game, so I don’t have a clue who he’s talking about. Chris Kaman only played 20 minutes in the game… anyone else have any ideas?

• So, I guess we can expect very little turnover of the Spurs roster (gracias, Yay! Sports). The only guy who’s contract is up is Nazr Mohammad, whose value has to be at an all-time low point right now. He wasn’t able to play in the series against the Mavs, because he was a defensive liability against the Mavs athleticism. But it’s still hard to see the Spurs letting him go… if they do, their back-up bigs are Robert Horry, Rasho Nesterovic, and Fabricio Oberto. Not pretty. The Spurs are going to have to be really creative in finding a way to make their roster younger and more athletic.

• Not at all sports-related, but… I may have a new hero. A crazy Lithuanian bastard was pulled over for some erratic driving the other day. He took a breathalyzer test, and he blew a number more than twice the amount of alcohol that’s supposed to kill someone. The legal limit in Lithuania is 0.4 grams per liter. 3.5 grams per liter, and you’re likely to be dead. This fuck blew a 7.27. And he was smiling the entire time police questioned him. I know he committed a crime, but… this is an accomplishment. I hope he gets the really nice jail cell.

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