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Kobe Bryant: To Pass Michael Jordan, Lakers Star Needs More Hollywood Endings
Posted: 21st June 2010 by Kendrick Marshall in NBA
Kobe Bryant has five NBA championships, a league MVP and is widely regarded as the best closer basketball in crunch time.
In the minds of many fans, analysts and observers, Bryant still lacks something that prevents him from surpassing or coming close to the throne of Michael Jordan. It's not statistical achievements, additional titles or even a burning desire to win at all costs.
It is those indelible moments in the postseason ...
It was the right move for the Chicago Bulls to relinquish Vinny Del Negro of his coaching duties. Del Negro just could not cut it during his brief two-year stint. He was strategically overmatched on many nights by his contemporaries, failed to consistently place his players in a position to succeed, and had a difficult time making in-game adjustments. Something one would expect from someone learning ...
Kobe Bryant: Is the Laker Great the Fourth Best Player In the League?
Posted: 3rd May 2010 by Kendrick Marshall in NBA
It came as no surprise that Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James won his second straight MVP award.
James was clearly the best player on the league's best team.
But that is not the story.
Those who voted for the annual award symbolically told us that Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is the fourth best player in the NBA. That's right, the Black Mamba does not even get a Bronze.
Sure, Bryant finished third ...
Out of Line: NFL Needs To Rein in Probing of Potential Draft Picks
Posted: 28th April 2010 by Kendrick Marshall in NFL
What do Dez Bryant, Toby Gerhart, and Myron Rolle all have in common?
There were all exposed to the modern-day slave auction that the National Football League pre-draft festivities has become.
Strong sentiments to make? Yes.
Untruthful? Not by a long shot.
There are not too many industries in this country where potential employees are asked to strip to be weighed, poked, prodded, and examined in a room full of scouts, coaches, and other ...
2010 NBA Playoffs: Reaction to LeBron James and Bulls’ Ball Boy a Bit Much
Posted: 28th April 2010 by Kendrick Marshall in NBA
LeBron James is a YouTube sensation. But not for his latest highlight-reel dunk or chase-down block.
This latest "incident" revolves around James and a Chicago Bulls ball boy.
Following Game Four of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, the reigning league MVP caused an Internet stir by, of all things, failing to meticulously hand his warmup gear to a ball boy as he checked into the contest (see video below).
In the minds of many, ...
Did Jon Gruden Factor in Tim Tebow Being Taken in the First Round?
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Kendrick Marshall in NFL
Now that the 6.8 earthquake known as the NFL Draft is over and the subsequent aftershocks of reaction to the 255 selections has died down, something is not quite right.
I can't help but wonder if ESPN analyst Jon Gruden was the reason Tim Tebow was selected in the first round last Thursday by the Denver Broncos when many projections had the former Florida Heisman Trophy winner being taken in the ...
Gary Bettman, you got me.
I am all in after watching two weeks of the best NHL players compete for a gold medal during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The time to strike is now when it comes to promoting your sport.
Give me more Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, and Zach Parise.
Ryan Miller became an American hero in goal for the United States. Can he be featured in commercials or at the very least ...
Sebastian Janikowski’s Record Deal Might Have Been the Right Call
Posted: 17th February 2010 by Kendrick Marshall in NFL
Maybe Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis is on to something in making Sebastian Janikowski the NFL's highest-paid kicker.
With Janikowski signing a record four-year, $16 million deal, it forces the football world to analyze the value of not only special teams players, but place-kickers.
Janikowski is the Raiders' all-time leader in points scored, tallying a thousand during his 10-year career for a franchise that has been close to the bottom of offensive ...