The Chicago Bulls have targeted Kevin Love and reportedly made an official offer for Love. This surprised me. Kevin Love is apparently not LeBron’s puppet. How do we know this? Because there is no way Gar Forman, the GM of the Chicago Bulls, would make a run at K-Love if he didn’t know he had […]
The SEC is implementing a “strike zone” for its players and I love it. According to the rule which will be implemented this season in the SEC, players can only contact a QB above the knee and below the neck when in a “passing posture, regardless of if he’s in the pocket or out of […]
Doug Flutie is right. And it should stand as a warning to the NFL. “The game in Canada was more exciting, more explosive, more wide open,” Flutie wrote in Peter King’s Monday Morning QB. “It was what the NFL is now becoming. We were going no huddle, over the ball, from the time I got […]
The more I researched David Blatt the more I thought of Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs and what they did to Miami. And I wondered if LeBron might find this kind of basketball appealing? The rumors of LeBron returning home are picking up steam, yet everybody knows the next head coach of the […]
There actually was some important news that came out of the San Francisco 49ers’ minicamp, according to a report on ESPN.com. No offense to Vernon Davis and Alex Boone and their contract holdouts, but Greg Roman hinted the offense has gone through a change during the offseason. Why is that important? Greg Roman is the […]
According to a report by Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is expected to skip the mandatory team minicamp next week because he wants a contract extension. Lynch signed a four-year deal that paid him $30-million, including $6-million in the form of a signing bonus. The problem is he signed that […]
Last Friday I was talking about how the Spurs had to feel uneasy about winning without LeBron on the court. After Game 2 they can’t feel too much better. Despite the following let me offer a disclaimer of sorts: the Spurs could still easily win this series. They are too tough, too prideful and too […]
I’m looking forward to Big Red’s mandatory minicamp next week. This is where it starts to get serious. When you have OTAs, these “voluntary” workouts, they are often accompanied by a spirit of working together, a spirit of community. As soon as you say it’s mandatory, like minicamp, it suddenly feels like you’re competing for […]
OTAs never get me excited. Playing football without the threat of bodily harm is a non sequitur. Players that have performed at the highest level, in pressure situations, look pedestrian while undrafted free agents sometimes shine. So I don’t put a lot of stock into offseason performances. And that’s why Tyrann Mathieu shocked me last […]
The Daryl Washington suspension, and the shock thereof, has subsided. A gloomy weekend of consideration and analysis has brought me to a conclusion: The Daryl Washington era is most likely over here in Arizona. I don’t know this to be the case. These words are pure speculation on my part, but if I were the […]
Paul George’s concussion made me think of the countless times we, as players, mislead the trainer and medical staff. It was a badge of honor to get back on the field. And even though I know things have changed with concussions in sports, I think there’s still a gladiatorial mentality that exists in professional sports. […]
I left our draft coverage from the Tilted Kilt dazed and confused last night (save your inane comments). I was bummed for a number of reasons and even my headlights driving home seemed dim. OLBs Ryan Shazier and Anthony Barr were not there at #20 for the Cardinals. I thought for sure ONE of these […]
Roy Hibbert played 18 minutes. He scored 0 points and had 0 rebounds. He was -17 and had five personal fouls. According to the Pacers’ own website, veterans took him aside after the game to express their displeasure with his performance, or lack thereof. Allegedly, David West was “fuming.” And it certainly sounded that way […]
Allow me a draft week musing, brothers. A sobering thought to ponder as we prepare for Thursday night. If GM Trent Baalke so desired, the 49ers could acquire Jadeveon Clowney. Baalke has enough picks to make a deal with Houston. The San Francisco 49ers are sitting in the catbird seat. They have one of the […]
I thought it was highly amusing that the paper of record in Oklahoma City, The Oklahoman, had a sports extra that showed a picture of Kevin Durant surrounded by three Grizzlies players with the headline reading, Mr. Unreliable. It made me think of two things: how reliable the media is when trying to capture the […]
I don’t know what impressed me more: the fact the Clippers were able to win another game in this series or the fact the Warriors gave them the game they did, knowing what their plans were heading into game 5. This coming from Bay Area News Group columnist Marcus Thompson II: The Warriors were going […]
Mark Cuban is a bright guy. He is extremely intelligent and creative and I respect many of his views but his brilliance blinds him from time-to-time. I believe his comments on Donald Sterling prove this truth. “I think there’s a constitution for a reason, right,” Cuban said recently, “because this is a very slippery slope.” […]
Mike Bolsinger turned in the gutsiest performance of the Diamondbacks’ season. The Diamondbacks were in dire need of a quality start from one of their starters and Bolsinger delivered in spades. Here’s his line: 6.2IP 4H 2BB 1R (Not earned) 7K Yeah it was the Cubs, but to do it when your team had to […]
My first thought is the Cards got some network love. They open the season on Monday Night Football, the late game of a double-header, against the Chargers and will play a Sunday night game in December against the Seahawks — both at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cardinals’ 10-6 season received some respect and having […]
Without being in the D-backs organization and knowing who said what, when they said it, why they said it and how much those decisions cost the organization — both in athletic currency and dollars and cents — it’s difficult to know how the D-backs might proceed. But, unfortunately, somebody is going to have to pay […]
Free agent running back Chris Johnson visited the New York Jets on Tuesday. CJ’s story is THE paragon example of the devaluation of running backs in the NFL. He’s 1 of 6 players to rush for at least 1,000 yards in his first 6 seasons. Don’t let that fly over your head: 1 of 6. […]
I love the way the 49ers play football. They line up on both sides of the ball and dare you to hold up physically. They try to blow the face off their opponent through old fashioned, kick your face in football. And I love that. And I respect Jim Harbaugh and think he is a […]
I thought we were done with this. I thought the Suns would be more focused because they could see the end game scenario before them and their effort would even out against varying degrees of competition. I was with Coach Hornacek, whom implied on the Doug & Wolf Show that he didn’t feel like we […]
In As You Like It, the opening monologue by William Shakespeare said: All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts. Say what you will about Mark Cuban, and I disagree with him a lot, […]
