Well the draft is over and next up is minicamp after minicamp. The funny thing about that is NFL fans gobble this stuff up. No other sport would practices like these be attended so well and be so much on a sports fan's radar. The NFL is the king in all of the sports world yet for some reason a lot of their athletes arent happy. Contract squabbles are common on almost every team and I don't get why. These players make more then we could ever dream of. Sure they put their body's on the line for our entertainment but that was their choice. Sheldon Brown, Mike Sellers among others arent happy with their contracts. Just shut up and play for the love of the game and try not to squander that 10 million dollars you already have.
Elsewhere it's playoff time in the NHL and NBA. Geez, could the NBA playoffs be any longer. It's one of a few things i'd change. First off, three game series in the first round and five the rest of the rounds. I'm getting sick of seeing the same teams, same plays and same storylines. It's time to move on to the next round.
Secondly, the superstar treatment goes out the window. I dont care if you are Dwight Howard or Peja Stojakovic or Chris Anderson....a foul is a foul is a foul. Rajon Rondo hacked Brad Miller maliciously but it wasn't called the flagrant like it should have been.
Next, get rid of the rule that you can advance the ball after a timeout. Pointless. Why are rewarding people for that stuff. Also, reduce the number of timeouts. The end of these games take forever. Finally, with regards to rule changes, make the bonus available after 7 fouls like in college basketball. Not five...comes too quickly and greatly reduces the flow of the game.
The NBA needs to take it's cue from the NHL where someone else is a star every night. The goalies, the wingers, the defensemen all come up big on different nights. Sure most of the players arent American but c'mon it's a great sport if you give it a chance. Those of you in Richmond, Vs. is channel 2 on your cable box. Find it and watch and thank me later.
Baseball time...We're about 20 games in or so in the season. I'd say about 20-25 more before the monotony of the season begins to set in. Fortunately soon comes interleague which adds a little spice to the season. Count me as one who likes it and wishes it was expanded more. Take a picture Mariners, Blue Jays fans...your teams stay in 1st place won't be that long.
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