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Djokovic at the US Open

I wasn’t able to see Djokovic‘s imitation of Sharapova and Nadal from last year live, but they replayed it during his match vs. Radek Stepanek tonight.  This year he did John McEnroe, then McEnroe did Djokovic and even played a few points!  Hilarious end to another great day of tennis.

US Open 2009

Since the only thing to watch this weekend is the US Open, I was able to see some interesting things during the tournament.  I’m sure I’ll see more coming up throughout this week so stay tuned!

Impressive split by Giquel powered by Physical Education training

Djokovic’s butterfingers

Butterfingers vs. Witten

Worst overhead smash ever + reaction

Do a barrel roll!

Never seen such a bad 2nd serve

The Observer at the MLB All-Star Game

If you were watching the MLB All-Star game, in the bottom of the 6th inning you might have seen some strange bald guy (The Observer) sitting in the stands.  Apparently this is some odd marketing technique for FOX’s show Fringe.  I just happen to watch Fringe, but how is someone supposed to know who he is if they just show him looking around?

2009 NBA Draft

So the Knicks and Nets were both back in the NBA Draft lottery and will be picking 8th and 11th respectively this year (“What else is new” in a My Cousin Vinny voice).  I’m hoping the Knicks get someone decent because let’s face it, the team stinks.  My guess is they’ll try to pick up a guard because in D’antoni’s offense, they need people that can shoot the ball.  Unless Thabeet magically falls down to them, I think Stephen “Chucker” Curry is the pick (you know, the guy that took 14 3s in a loss to Maryland in the 2007 NCAA Tournament).  If he’s not there, then they should pick Tyreke Evans.  I would have said Greivis Vasquez, but he decided to go back to Maryland for another year.

As for the Nets, I think they need a meaty-type guy.  Someone that is twice as thick as Yi Jianlian would do, and that person is DeJuan Blair.  It’s a little bit of a reach, but there’s nobody except Blake Griffin that can rebound the ball as good as Blair.  If they pick him, they can shift Yi to the SF spot and Harris/Carter/Yi/Blair/Lopez can be their starting 5.

Anyway, here’s my mock draft of the lottery teams since everyone’s doing one of these.

  1. Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin
  2. Memphis Grizzlies – Hasheem Thabeet
  3. Oklahoma City Thunder – James Harden
  4. Sacramento Kings – Ricky Rubio
  5. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Washington) – Tyreke Evans
  6. Minnesota Timberwolves – DeMar DeRozan
  7. Golden State Warriors – Jrue Holiday
  8. New York Knicks – Stephen Curry
  9. Toronto Raptors – Jonny Flynn
  10. Milwaukee Bucks – James Johnson
  11. New Jersey Nets – DeJuan Blair
  12. Charlotte Bobcats – Ty Lawson
  13. Indiana Pacers – Brandon Jennings
  14. Phoenix Suns – Jordan Hill

Did you get your tickets? To what? The gun show.

Saw this last night on Baseball Tonight during the recap of the Yankees vs. Orioles game.