In an old Tracy McGrady/Adidas commercial from about five or so years ago (the one that featured the rap song “What Happened to That Boy” by Birdman), a voice clip of McGrady was added as it showed him pulling up for jumpers and dunking basketballs, with him saying “I’m worried about all these kids coming [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 28, 2009
This is Why Derek Jeter Pisses Me Off
Let me just say I think it will be a cold day in hell before Derek Jeter says anything even remotely controversial about the A-Rod dealio, y’know? I think the day he throws someone under the bus is the day when the YES network receives higher ratings than American Idol.
With that said, it annoys me [...]
February 25, 2009
LeBron or Kobe? Easy Choice!
I’m not going to sit here and bore you with an incessantly long rant, but I just wanted to chime in my thoughts.
While I watched the highlights of Kobe Bryant dropping 61 points on the New York Knickerbockers, I was perturbed. I kept thinking about how horrible and mind boggling it must be to play [...]
February 23, 2009
Don’t Overlook the Tar Heels
One mistake that we all make every year before tournament time is that we undermine teams who recently put on a poor performance, or we judge them using the What-Have-You-Done-For-Me-Lately mechanism. We use phrases such as “No way they can. . .” or “It would be impossible if. . .” And even “With the paltry [...]
February 22, 2009
The Patriots Should Pursue Marvin Harrison
Given that Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison is reluctant to take a paycut from his $13.4 million contract, a release from the said contract is highly possible.
If Harrison is released from his duties of playing in blue and white, why can’t he be seen in a red, white and blue jersey next year in [...]
February 22, 2009
Highly Amusing Quotes
“The Spurs are the Jason Voorhees of the NBA. No matter how many times you think you’ve finally killed them, turn your back on them and they’re right back on their feet, machete in one hand and chainsaw in the other.”
“Tim Duncan is the biggest crybaby in the NBA. If the Spurs were gay, he’d [...]
February 21, 2009
Could Crabtree Drop?
The Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver, Michael Crabtree, a surefire top five pick in the NFL Draft in April, measured in at six-foot-one (not the six-foot-three that Texas Tech had listed him as). Worse, turns out, he has the beginnings of a stress fracture in his foot and will soon have surgery to insert [...]
February 21, 2009
Sit down, Tyler Hansbrough
Tyler Hansbrough is so overrated that it’s not even funny. He gets to the free throw line a billion times per season (a ’slight’ exaggeration). What kind of ‘leader’ allows a team (Maryland) to come back from 16 points in the second half? Ah, but you say Hansbrough isn’t the leader, do you? People need [...]
February 21, 2009
When I Come Back Like Jordan, Wearing the 45
. . . It ain’t to play games with you.
I’m back, or at least back long enough to promise everybody who reads TSTOS to expect at least 15 blog posts a month from Troy’s Thoughts on Sports for the rest of the year. I know my blog has been extremely slow since, pretty much, last [...]
February 20, 2009
Phoenix Suns, Where Art Thou?
I must admit, the Phoenix Suns were the biggest cavalcade of whiners in the league during the 2006-2007 season. Their vociferations during their semi-finals tumble with the San Antonio Spurs is why. I’m not going to go in depth with that (you can check out the ‘Troy Vault’ for all the goods with my thoughts [...]
