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Dennis Rodman Visits North Korea: Diplomacy or Recklessness?

2013-03-21T19:30:00.000-04:00

In a trip not exactly endorsed by U.S. government, former Chicago Bulls player Dennis Rodman, nose rings and all, traveled to communist North Korea to meet dictator Kim Jong Un and watch a basketball game with him.

“Maybe I’ll run into the Gangnam Style dude while I’m here” Rodman posted online, likely not even fully aware of where he was going.

North Korea, if you are not aware, is a closed communist country that has declared the United States its mortal enemy, a place whose unauthorized nuclear tests have the entire United Nations worried. A third of the children in the country suffer malnutrition, and in the 1990s over a million citizens died from famine. The country regularly threatens war and forces many of its citizens to spend their lives in death camps similar to those used in the Holocaust. The man at the helm of all this is Kim Jong Un.

When Rodman, known for his flashy dressing style, multicolored hair and overall reckless behavior returned to the States he called North Korea’s dictator a “dear leader.”

“I love him. The guy is awesome. He is so honest,” Rodman claimed. The former NBA player called him “a friend for life.”

Rodman dismissed the prison camps and mass murder of North Korean citizens as “just politics.”

There are multiple perspectives regarding Rodman’s trip. People have praised him for doing more than any diplomat has been able to accomplish. He likely knows more about the dictator than anyone else in the United States, and returned from North Korea with the message that all Kim wants is a call from President Barack Obama (an offer that will not be granted).

But of course, one has to question Rodman’s moral judgment (something not usually associated with him) in simply dismissing the civil rights claims. ABC’s George Stephanopoulos interviewed the former NBA player, and was right to hand him a copy of the Human Rights Watch report on North Korea when Rodman stated his intentions to return.

Rodman’s trip was blatantly irresponsible: North Korea has no free press, and therefore his visit will be used to portray Kim as a respected leader. It saps the citizens’ hope that the outside world understands what their government is making them suffer through, and leads to loss of hope. Rodman accomplishes this all while glorifying himself.

By visiting North Korea, having a beer with Kim and later going back to his mansion for a party, Rodman missed the big picture. He didn’t seem to win the United States much North Korean support, as they continue to discuss ways to strike Washington with nuclear missiles.

Maybe NBA players should simply stay away from political affairs.

NBA Players Who Deserve More Playing Time

2013-02-03T15:28:00.001-05:00

Some of these guys are in the opening stage of their careers, so more playing time will come. Others are just flat out not used enough by their coaches. Below are the players who should be on the hardwood more and the pine less.

1) Andre Drummond, C, Detroit Pistons

Since being selected ninth overall in this past year's draft, Drummond has flown under the radar, mainly because Lawrence Frank has only allowed him twenty minutes of floor time a night. With that time, he's averaging 7.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, and 1.6 bpg. He's shooting 61% from the field, leading to an astronomical 22.78 PER, which is higher than that of Dwight Howard and about the same as Dwyane Wade's. So what, or who, is holding Drummond off of the court? Greg Monroe, the Pistons' starting center, is establishing himself as one of the best big men in the league. Playing him along with Drummond doesn't work very well, as both are true centers. Until they are no longer on the same team, Drummond will be limited.

2) MarShon Brooks, SG, Brooklyn Nets

I haven't watched a ton of Nets games this year so maybe some of their fans would disagree with me that he's worthy of some more time. While there's a lot to be desired from Brooks as a defender, at times he could flat out score as a rookie. He showed potential to be able to develop into a key player, though of course Joe Johnson's acquisition would take some of his playing time. But I still thought he'd see more than the 11.6 minutes he's getting. The real surprise is he's losing them to not just Johnson, but Jerry Stackhouse's corpse (14.4 mpg) and Keith Bogans (17.8 mpg).

3) Marcus Thornton, SG, Sacramento Kings

It's a difficult situation in Sacramento, where Thornton is backing up Tyreke Evans at shooting guard. To get starter's minutes, Thornton would need to switch to forward; he is 6'4". But being undersized may well be worth it for a struggling Kings team; John Salmons is no longer worthy of being an NBA starter, and as it stands the team is 17-32. Thornton is a guy who two years ago averaged 21.3 ppg with starter's minutes. The Kings, soon to be Sonics, could use that boost.

4) Eric Bledsoe, PG, Los Angeles Clippers

Obviously he's not going to play much because he's behind Chris Paul, but this 23-year-old out of Kentucky is ready to start in the NBA. His stats aren't quite there yet due to just twenty minutes a night, but he has an impressive 18.29 PER. He's averaging 1.6 spg in the limited time. With Paul injured, as week speak he has twenty and ten assists against the Celtics on eight of twelve shooting. Perhaps staying at Kentucky another year could have helped him arrive with more of a bang, but now he's ready.

Today in Sports

2013-01-26T20:06:00.002-05:00

Mark McMorris off the Money Booter in X Games Aspen 2013

These are just some of my thoughts on the happenings in the sports world right now, nothing more.

1) Stephen Curry getting snubbed from the All-Star Game

Yeah, Curry not going to New Orleans looks bad. He's averaging 21 ppg, 6.5 apg, and 4 rpg. He's shooting 45% from beyond the arc. Normally, Warriors players' stats are bloated because of the up-tempo, little-to-no defense system Don Nelson used to run. But under Mark Jackson, they're playing defense and Curry has led them to an impressive 26-16 record that no one saw coming.

The big question is, though, who's place should he have taken to be on the team? Every reserve All-Star is usually deserving; the starters are the ones who often don't deserve a spot on the team because of the casual fan. Would you replace Tony Parker for Curry? They have comparable numbers, and in my mind it's basically a toss-up. You can't take Zach Randolph out for him; the Grizzlies needed a representative, and the Warriors already have one in David Lee. So should Curry be in instead of Lee? Warriors fans would probably tell you that Curry is the team's leader, not Lee, although the big man has been incredibly efficient and is deserving of a spot.

2) The X Games

I'm an extremely casual fan of action sports; in fact, I only watch them when the X Games are on. I've watched the X Games for the past five years or so, and they're extraordinarily entertaining.

What I can't stand, though, is that longtime host Sal Masekela stepped down and was replaced by a fine dame with an Australian accent. Masekela, a genuine fan of the Games, really brought personality and enthusiasm to the broadcast. While Ramona Bruland is a pleasure to look at, she's incredibly dull to listen to and seems like she hardly wants to be there.

Mark McMorris, a 19-year-old who could someday take Shaun White's place as the face of the sport of snowboarding, defended his gold in Slopestyle. White was off his game; he finished fifth.

If you haven't watched at all yet, at least tune in tomorrow for the Snowboard SuperPipe final. I sound like I'm running an advertisement but you'll be impressed.

3) College basketball: no one wants to be number one

Duke became number one for the second time after Louisville and Indiana faltered, then proceeded to get walloped by 27 by the Miami Hurricanes. Villanova's knocked off two top five teams this week, as they beat No. 3 Syracuse today, and Louisville a few days ago. Louisville is starting to fall out of the contending picture as they've lost three straight. Michigan or Kansas is going to be the team to take the crack at No. 1, and see if the target isn't too big for them.

4) Gregg Williams hire

Word's just come out that the Titans hired Gregg Williams to be an assistant head coach. You know him as the guy behind the Saints bounty scandal. My question is, why? The Saints' D was never very good with him, and he brings bad publicity.

5) Manti Te'o story

Just kidding. I wouldn't to that to you.

6) Los Angeles Lakers

Wouldn't do that either.

Rare Leaked Footage!!

2013-01-20T16:27:00.002-05:00

There have been a lot of Manti Te'o jokes hurled around the past few days. This one is my favorite. If you watched the Republican National Convention, you'll really appreciate it.

Pictured below is a rare look at Clint Eastwood conversing with Te'o's girl.

And although I of course abstain from posting nudity on this blog, when it's Te'o's girlfriend, I just can't resist this photo of her that's been circulating around the Web:

Thoughts From the Ravens - Broncos Double OT Thriller

2013-01-12T23:05:00.000-05:00

1) I'm sure you've heard it already - the Ray Lewis legend lives on, largely in part to himself. He far and away led everyone with seventeen tackles in the 77-minute slugfest. He could hardly put words together in his post game interview; the 37-year-old left everything he had out on the field.

2) Watching Torrey Smith repeatedly scamper right past Champ Bailey made me think of my Eagles and the way highly esteemed corners Nnamdi Asomugha and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie got torched umpteen times a game. Bailey, the fourteen-time Pro Bowler and eventual Hall of Famer, showed his age against the younger, speedier Smith. On switching to safety in the future, Bailey recently said he didn't think he'd want to do that. But it may be able to extend his career.

3) Though of course hundreds of factors contributed, one could argue the brutal blown coverage on the 70-yard game-tying TD by Jacoby Jones, which sent the game to overtime, cost the Broncos a place in the AFC Championship. The pass came with 31 seconds remaining, on a desperation heave by Joe Flacco aided by a terrible route taken to the ball by the talented 22-year-old safety Rahim Moore. "The loss, it was my fault," Moore said. "I got a little too happy. It was pathetic. My fault. Next time I'll make that play." He was on the verge of tears after the game. The worst part of these epic contests is the heartbreak that comes with nearly every one.

4) Since no on in any analysis ever seems to praise the offensive linemen, let's give them some props. The Ravens only allowed Joe Flacco to be sacked once by a vaunted Broncos pass rush featuring Von Miller and Elvis Dumervil. The Broncos allowed just three, but there was also a crucial fumble by Peyton Manning.

5) The Ravens will have to address their special teams for next week, whether they get the Patriots or the Texans. They allowed Trindon Holliday to return a punt for 90 and a kickoff for 104 (both TDs). On the day, he had 248 return yards, a playoff record.

6) This has been so far and probably go on to be the best postseason game this year.

7) How about John Harbaugh's confidence in his talented rookie kicker Justin Tucker? After getting to the Denver 34, he didn't even bother trying to get any closer, instead being content with a 47-yarder to win the game. Tucker, who had been hitting from 67 in his warmup, proved him right.

8) Though he's still not quite there, Joe Flacco's performance moved him closer to that stupid elite quarterback club thing.

9) Corey Graham's huge overtime interception (his second of the game) came on the most un-Payton Manning-like play by Peyton Manning imaginable. He tried to throw on the move across the field, his only weakness if he has one, and Graham read Brandon Stokely's curl route beautifully.

10) Quote of the postseason, from Ravens coach John Harbaugh: "This football game, did football proud."

The Worst Guys in the NBA

2013-01-08T22:02:00.001-05:00

6'11", 253 lb. Kevin Garnett really letting the 6'3, 211 lb. Jose Calderon have it

Many of my blog posts lately have had a negative connotation overall. I'm somewhat of a cynic but it's unintentional. But after reading something about Kevin Garnett today I'm obliged to write this post.

I don't know any of these athletes personally of course, but from being a sports fan you kind of get an idea of who the good guys are. There's also guys in sports who, if you played a game of pick-up ball at the Y with them, you'd probably want to pop them in the face.

Call me a "hater" if you want. These players are pretty well known and may just be your favorite, likely only for their play on the court and not the way they conduct themselves. I'm sorry if that is so. Maybe send him a letter telling him to be a better person or something.

I like to keep the language clean on my blog so I'm not going to say anything worse than "jerk."

1) Kevin Garnett

He's got quite the reputation as being one of the biggest jerks around. He's the biggest fake tough guy in the league. He's obnoxious. Everyone knows this about KG. He'd be proud to admit it, I'm sure. I don't really care about that, though. Trash talking is fine if he can back it up, and he does with his play. But he takes it too far. It's not all in good fun. He's called Charlie Villanueva (who suffers from alopecia universalis, a medical condition that results in hair loss) a cancer patient. Garnett didn't even own up to that, saying what he meant was Villanueva is cancerous to the league. But that's not even the worst. When Tim Duncan about to shoot a free throw, Garnett allegedly yelled "Happy Mother's Day, mother------!" Duncan's mother famously died of breast cancer when he was fourteen.

2) LeBron James

LeBron isn't a terrible person, but he's everything I can't stand about the NBA. I'm all about athletes being humble, which is why I, along with the city of Cleveland, still haven't gotten over that decision thing on ESPN. Why couldn't he have just gone and signed a contract? Because he's full of himself. I know he's the best basketball player in the world, however much preferential treatment he may get. He's just unbelievably ignorant. From those comments he made about how his life is so much better than the fans to being a Yankees and Cowboys fan, to the type of fans he attracts (snapback and Beats wearing bandwagoning kids who just bought AJ McCarron jerseys), I just can't stand the guy. His excessive whining, flopping, and traveling is incredibly annoying also. He's not a jerk like Garnett, but I'll never bring myself to be a fan of the King of Traveling.

3) Josh Howard

The NBA is full of wannabe thugs. And who am I to judge them? I shouldn't, but you be the judge of Howard at a celebrity flag football game in 2008, when he said on camera: "The Star Spangled Banner's going on right now and I don't celebrate that s***." He's the kind of guy that had someone take his SAT for him to qualify for college.

4) Stephen Jackson

"Somebody tell serg Abaka. He aint bout dis life. Next time he run up on me im goin in his mouth. That's a promise. He doin 2 much." What the heck is that? Is Ibaka supposed to be scared? Again, why can't basketball players just play the game of basketball? I wish you could just take all the firefighters or volunteer workers in the world and just make them good at sports to replace athletes like Jackson. Sheesh.

5) Every player with enough of an ego to get a coach fired

6) Latrell Sprewell

He's retired, but he had to be included. Look him up if you don't remember this guy.

Six Changes That Would Improve Sports (That Will Never Happen)

2012-12-30T22:46:00.000-05:00

What the end of a close basketball game looks like.

Rule changes happen in almost every league's offseason. Usually they suck. The NFL makes it harder and harder to play defense, all the leagues add playoffs teams from time to time until no regular season will ever mean anything ever, and the NBA secretly holds meetings with the refs on how to favor superstars even more than they already do, somehow.

What I'm going to do is suggest a few more tweaks, which have no chance of ever happening. But it's fun to play commissioner for a little bit, so why not?

1. Pro and college basketball alike could use this. There should be a rule allowing teams to use only one timeout each in the final two minutes of a basketball game. Ever notice how almost every single nail-biter ends anticlimactically because of more commercial time than game time? The only plays the coaches seem to draw up with all their timeouts are isos anyway.

2. The NBA needs to develop a rule saying traveling with the basketball is illegal. That "crab dribble" or whatever LeBron James does should be deemed illegal as well, as it constitutes traveling with the basketball.

3. College football should go back to allowing touchdown celebrations again. I know you're supposed to score and all, but it is college kids playing a game, after all. No one views dancing as disrespectful, except for whatever guy banned end zone celebrations, who should alter his outlook on life.

4. Players in any league who haven't passed second grade English should not be allowed to speak on national television.

5. Get rid of the DH. What's probably going to happen next is it's going to be made universal, sadly. All it does is hurt the game. The DH eliminates a considerable amount of strategy on the manager's part in the AL, because it makes double switches almost obsolete and when to pull a pitcher an easier decision. If you're a baseball enthusiast, you probably love the small ball a pitcher batting creates. It's also just plain dumb that the two leagues don't have the same rules. And there's nothing like seeing your starting pitcher come through with a key RBI.

6. Have Joe Buck and Troy Aikman banished from broadcasting forever.

Why I Have a Right to Criticize: NFL

2012-12-17T19:19:00.000-05:00

You might ask why I write about sports, if all I am going to do is criticize them. It's not the sports themselves I am critical of, however, but rather the commissioners of the pro leagues and the leagues' evolutions.

For example, the NFL, the only major pro league with a genuinely competitive regular season where every game truly does matter, is pondering playoff expansion. Couple that with consideration of having teams abroad in Great Britain eventually, and in 20 years we get....

The British Knights (4-11) will be facing the London Monarchs (5-10) for a chance to claim the last spot in the expanded 22 team NFL Playoff Format.

Punt-off is at 3 AM EST.....

The punt-off, of course, refers to the talk of eliminating the kickoff, routinely the most exciting part of the game, for a punt to begin the game, which for some reason is supposed to keep the game safer.

"I care about player $afety fir$t and foremo$t," Goodell says on the matter.

His entire safety argument has no credibility whatsoever after he campaigned for an eighteen game season as well as signing with NFL Network to get a Thursday Night Game going all seventeen weeks.

Allowing replacement refs didn't sit well with players or fans, either, and completely conflicts with Goodell's safety claims.

One more thing about expanded playoffs: if there were 8 teams in from each conference, then the Jets would be a playoff team right now at 6-7. Does that seem right?

NBA All-Breakout Team

2012-12-17T19:06:00.000-05:00

These are the players that either are finally living up to their potential, having career seasons, or simply overachieving.

PG: Jrue Holiday, Philadelphia 76ers

After a regression last season, Holiday is finally taking the next step Philadelphia fans hoped for after his sophomore campaign. After averaging 14.0 ppg and 6.5 apg in his second year, his line fell to 13.5 ppg and 4.5 apg in the season he was supposed to break out. His shot selection was routinely questionable. With added responsibility now from head coach Doug Collins, he's playing at an All-Star level, averaging 18.4 ppg and 8.9 apg, complete with improved play on the defensive end. And the last three games while he's been injured, the team has shown they can't win without him.

SG: O.J. Mayo, Dallas Mavericks

The born scorer had fallen out of favor in Memphis, coming off the bench in every game last season and desperately needing a change of scenery. Signing with Dallas was a blessing for him, as his scoring is up eight points from last season, and his field goal percentage from .408 to .482. He's shooting an incredible .512 from beyond the arc, proving he spent long hours in the gym in anticipation of this rejuvenated stretch.

SF: James Harden, Houston Rockets

I know he's actually a shooting guard, but he's more fit for this than anyone at the SF position. He's gone from sixth man to superstar in just an offseason, and his scoring is up over eight points to 25.0 ppg, good for fifth in the Association. He's answering the questions of whether he can be a first option in an absolute manner, and he's managed to steal all of Jeremy Lin's unnecessary attention in Houston.

PF: Glen Davis, Orlando Magic

In a team stripped of talent, someone had to replace at least some of Dwight Howard's production. Becoming a nightly starter has yielded terrific results for Big Baby, and he's proven to be one of the few Magic players actually worthy of a starting role on an NBA team. He's averaging 15.7 ppg and 7.9 rpg, but he'll need to improve his shooting percentage (.439) if he wants to be big time.

C: Anderson Varejao, Cleveland Cavaliers

He's always been known as an energy guy, but its taken him until his ninth season to be mentioned for All-Star consideration. He's been a solid rebounder for the bulk of his career, but he's taken that skill to new levels this season, leading the league at 14.6 a night to go along with a career high 13.8 points. All that's left for him to do is stay healthy, as he's played in just 56 games the previous two seasons.

Bench:

Omer Asik, C, Houston Rockets

I was among the many that were stunned Rockets GM Daryl Morey offered a three-year, $25.1 million deal to a guy that looked like all he could accomplish on an NBA court was awkwardness. Turns out, for the most part, Asik can play. He's averaging a double-double after posting just 3.1 ppg and 5.3 rpg as a backup big in Chicago last year.

Kemba Walker, PG, Charlotte Bobcats

The closest thing the Bobcats have to an All-Star, Walker has taken a giant leap forward from his rookie campaign. His scoring is up six points to 18.1 a night, and he's averaging over six assists as well. Perhaps the most improvement has come on the defensive end, where's he's disrupting passing lanes, accounting for two steals a game, sixth in the league, whereas he only averaged 0.9 last year. His abysmal field goal percentage last year, .366, is up to a respectable .428 for a point guard. He's starting to make the fans in Charlotte, which have suffered through quite a bit the past few seasons, have glimmers of hope.

Goran Dragic, PG, Phoenix Suns

Taking over for Steve Nash is no small order, but Dragic has done it admirably. He's averaging 15.0 points and 6.4 assists a night, and has compiled a 20.04 player efficiency rating. On defense, while not the greatest on-ball defender, he's seventh in the NBA in steals with just under two a night.

Why Stern Was Wrong to Fine the Spurs

2012-12-01T13:53:00.002-05:00

Putting the team first is a punishable offense in today's NBA.

The San Antonio Spurs were fined $250K by David Stern for resting Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Danny Green prior to the end of six-game, nine-day road trip, in which the Spurs were playing four road games in five days. The main reason why? The game was against the NBA's sweetheart of a team, the Miami Heat.

Had it not been against the huge-market Heat, no fine would have been levied. How can I be so sure of this? Well, in April of last season, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich did exactly the same thing, sitting Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili against the Golden State Warriors. There was no subsequent response from the league. But Stern sure provided one yesterday, in a questionable attempt to justify his uncalled for action:

The result here is dictated by the totality of the facts in this case. The Spurs decided to make four of their top players unavailable for an early-season game that was the team’s only regular-season visit to Miami. The team also did this without informing the Heat, the media, or the league office in a timely way. Under these circumstances, I have concluded that the Spurs did a disservice to the league and our fans.

The Spurs’ actions were in violation of a league policy, reviewed with the NBA Board of Governors in April 2010, against resting players in a manner contrary to the best interests of the NBA.

Here's his translation: We love Miami. Its "fan base" brings in loads of cash for our league. How dare you sabotage a game on TNT where they even put Charles Barkley on the broadcast team, all because you wanted to rest your aging players who were playing their fourth game in five days in the best interest of your team?

If he has a problem about the game's competitiveness, he shouldn't. The final game was 105-100, Miami. The game was competitive, but it was role players that made it so, not "superstars," which is why Stern is ticked off. Would he have done this had the Spurs bench won? His problem isn't a question regarding integrity of the game, but rather that the goofball bandwagon Miami fans didn't get to see all the superstars they paid to. (Stern probably doesn't even care about the integrity of the game, which is evident in the coddling of the league's "superstars," which is a topic for another time.)

The NBA, under Stern's guidance, is turning into more of a production and less of a sport, eerily similar to the WWF.

What Popovich did was simply in the best interest of his team, which he has led to four championships. His job is to run the Spurs in a way that allows them to contend year after year.

He should also be allowed control over HIS team. It's not David Stern's team. The coach, in a normal circumstance, is the man who decides players' playing time. It's tyrannical that Stern grants himself this power, in a similar fashion to when he vetoed the Chris Paul to the Lakers deal.

The commish is picking the wrong fight, as well. The man who's paying the fine, Spurs owner Peter Holt, was an instrumental figure in ending the lockout as head of the NBA's Board of Governors. He's been one of Stern's most helpful allies.

If Stern keeps acting so recklessly, he won't have any left.

Ten Things in Sports That Boggle My Mind

2012-11-26T19:02:00.000-05:00

1. 42% of people who answered ESPN SportsNation's poll question said they would vote Barry Bonds into the Hall of Fame. 49% for Roger Clemens, and 42% for Sammy Sosa. Are we a country of no morals? Do that many people honestly thing cheating should be rewarded?

2. The attention the Jets still receive despite being an awful football team is comical. But their demise is somewhat amusing.

3. The Los Angeles Lakers are ranked eighth in ESPN's weekly power rankings, despite being a measly 7-7. On paper they may be worthy of that ranking, but on the basketball court they shouldn't be in the top fifteen.

4. If Ndamukong Suh did in fact kick Matt Schaub in the cajones on purpose in front of everyone on national TV after what he did last year...

5. That Pittsburgh-Cleveland game yesterday.

6. I'll be one of five people watching the Eagles-Panthers Monday Night Football Game tonight. I still can't wrap my mind around what happened to my Birds. (I never did write Part 2 of my State of the Eagles post. It hurt too much.)

7. The fact that Florida isn't receiving any consideration to play for the BCS National Championship confuses me. They have a better case than both Alabama and Georgia, and if Notre Dame didn't get that lucky call against Pittsburgh, them, too.

8. The suits at the BCS actually think a four-team playoff is going to make matters better. Nope, the same controversy we have every year on who is going to play for the BCS National Championship is going to surround teams four, five, and six. Eight is clearly the way to go; that way no truly elite team will be removed from a shot at the championship.

9. How is this physically possible?

10. I can't believe Penn State coach Bill O'Brien dropped an F bomb on national TV after Saturday's game, as his program is trying to restore its image. Slip of the tongue for sure, but why did it have to be him?