Archive for March, 2010
One of the more serious mistakes Glen Sather has made in recent years has been to sign Wade Redden. It’s not that Redden is an especially bad player, although he certainly has not lived up to expectations, but it’s his six-year, $39 million contract that hits their salary cap hard, makes him almost impossible to trade, and is really an albatross.
Going forward, Redden, because of that contract, is not going ...
The 10 Greatest NBA Players To Never Win An NBA Title
Posted: 24th March 2010 by bryan richardson in NBA
We all know and love them. We bought our season tickets, jerseys, trading cards, and memorabilia because of them. We defended them until we were blue in the face, and then poof, they're gone, without ever giving us the one thing we ever asked of them. Fairly or unfairly, these are the top 10 players in NBA History who never delivered a title.Begin Slideshow
2010 NFL Free Agency Fantasy Impact: Mike Bell To Eagles, Move Pierre Thomas Up
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Dave Stringer in NFL
As expected, the New Orleans Saints will not match the offer sheet that restricted free agent running back Mike Bell signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Saints won’t receive any draft pick compensation because Bell was an undrafted player who the Saints tendered at the lowest level.
Reports indicate the offer sheet was a one year contract for $1.7 million with $500,000 guaranteed and also included modest incentives as well as ...
The NFL’s New Overtime Rule Doesn’t Solve the Overtime Problem
Posted: 24th March 2010 by David Kindervater in NFL
By a vote of 28-4 at the National Football League's Annual Meeting yesterday, a new playoff overtime rule was approved that goes something like this: If a team wins the coin toss in OT and proceeds to kick a field goal, the other team gets the ball with a chance to answer that score. If the game becomes tied again after that next series, play will continue under the current ...
2010 NFL Mock Draft: The Free Fall of Tim Tebow into the Fourth Round
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Wes O'Donnell in NFL
The most controversial draft pick in recent memory has a long wait ahead of him.
In fact, the next month may be the longest of Tim Tebow’s life.
He has been swallowed, chewed up, and spit out by just about any and everyone that studies and analyzes football.
“Tebow simply has too much developing to do and too many obstacles to overcome to be worth taking any higher (than the 3rd round).” – ...
Let's be honest. The word 'injury' probably isn't on anyone's top 10 list of favorite words in the dictionary.
There is absolutely not one positive thing that comes out of getting injured besides possibly picking up girls at the bar out of sympathy. After that, what positive thing do they do for us?
The word definitely doesn't have many fans in the NBA community. If your team's name and ...
Five Long Shot Predictions for the Pittsburgh Pirates This Year
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Tom Au in MLB
At the beginning of the 2008 season, the bookmakers gave 250 to 1 against the Tampa Bay Rays winning the World Series that year. The Rays in fact failed to do so, but came a lot closer than almost anyone would have expected.
Going into the Fall Classics, the odds were 7 to 5 in their favor, which is to say that someone who had paid "$1" for the bet, could ...
Safe Until Proven Guilty: Why Ben Roethlisberger Should Not Be Suspended
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Matt Miselis in NFL
The case against Ben Roethlisberger continues to be up in the air as we speak. As charges await to be filed in the sexual assault case, the rumors continue to fly around the NFL and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Will Roger Goodell suspend Roethlisberger for being involved not once, but twice in a 12 month span?
Are the Steelers considering the preparation without Roethlisberger on the team?
Goodell has noted he plans on meeting ...
Wide Receiver Is Miami Dolphins’ Most Glaring Offensive Need
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Luke Taylor in NFL
The Miami Dolphins’ defense needs to be addressed. There are several positions of need, and it's probable that Bill Parcells and Tony Sparano will use their first-round draft pick, and most mid-round picks, on defensive players. (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/364617-dolphins-desperate-for-wide-receiver-but-must-draft-defense )
However, Miami's offense still needs some major improvements—most notably in the area of wide receiver.
The Dolphins move the ball on the ground effectively, but the NFL is becoming more of a passing league, ...
Looking back at the 2009 NFL season, you realize just how great of a season it was.
My job was to present to you the 10 best games from the 2009 season, and I must say that with the litany of great games we were blessed with this season, it was a tough task to complete.
But, I got through it, did some research, dipped into my memory bank, and came up ...