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The San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat 4-1 to win the NBA championship.: Amidst all the drama (and great basketball) in the early rounds of the playoffs we were left with a repeat of 2013, Spurs versus the Heat. However, this year the results were markedly different as the Spurs dominated the last 3 games of the series in an unquestionable way. Kawhi Leonard is my new hero; a young man whose father was murdered 6 years ago and on Father's Day carried his team to a championship and won the MVP award. Oh, and he doesn't really want to talk to the press.
posted by jeremias to basketball at 10:48 AM on June 16, 2014 - 9 comments
There are buzzer beaters and then there are BUZZER BEATERS: In the New York Section 1 AA championship game New Rochelle was on a 9-1 run but still behind by 2 points. Only 2.9 seconds left on the clock and they have to take out the ball on the opposite side of the court. The long lob down the floor was picked off by the opposing Mount Vernon, things didn't look good until Khalil Edney had something to say about it.
posted by jeremias to basketball at 06:54 AM on March 05, 2013 - 10 comments
Boston Red Sox off to worst start since World War II: This might not be such a big deal but it comes after an off-season where the team owners came in third in the league for payroll ($160 million). Some of that hefty payroll is heading into prize free agents Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford's pockets. These two additions led many to anoint the Sox as favorites to win 100 games and/or the World Series. So are they feeling the pressure? Are their high paid pitchers too fat and happy? Or maybe they just need a boost from good old Fenway Park where they have their first home game of the season on Friday against old pals: the New York Yankees.
posted by jeremias to baseball at 06:46 PM on April 07, 2011 - 29 comments
Dock Ellis & the LSD No No: Somewhere in the archives of Sportsfilter must be some mention of June 1970 when Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD. Even if you know the story, this is a great 4:30 animated recounting of the feat.
posted by jeremias to baseball at 04:51 PM on November 13, 2009 - 7 comments
Rasheed Wallace wants to be a team player in Boston next season.: In what will be an interesting test of chemistry, the Celtics will have Rasheed Wallace on the floor for them next season. Does this create a Fantastic Four? A permanent sub for Kevin Garnett? What is undeniable are the stats. The Celts had two of the top 30 3-point shooters last season (House and Allen), a top 20 scoring leader (Pierce) a top 20 rebounder (Garnett when he's healthy) a top 10 assist and steals leader (Rondo). So how will Wallace fit in? His famous temper aside, is his body simply breaking down, and is this why the Celts could get him for roughly $8mil less than his last year in Detroit?
posted by jeremias to basketball at 07:02 PM on July 19, 2009 - 4 comments
Professional sports in 2019 has come to this: The Houston Rockets had Game 7 of the 2018 conference finals "audited" and issued a report claiming that referees changed the outcome of the game in the Warrior's favor.
The article painstakingly goes through all of the scenarios and makes it clear that Houston's methods are, umm "suspect" to say the least. One has to wonder though, is this a new type of strategy to influence the refs in the current series against these same two teams?
posted by jeremias at 07:33 PM on April 29, 2019
This has to rank as one of the most impressive winning shots ever in a playoff game right? Damian Lillard calls an isolation play and hits a 37 foot step-back buzzer beater (over 6'8" Paul George) that not only capped a 50 point night, but takes his team into the next round of the playoffs.
That's some next level shit.
posted by jeremias at 07:49 AM on April 24, 2019
... my son was 6 months old. He's a senior in high school now.
posted by jeremias at 01:00 PM on January 21, 2019
I know, I know, it's premature (confetti begins coming down) but as a Celtics fan, am I crazy in preferring a Celts-Cav matchup?
I know the Raptors are getting spanked right now, but their bench against the Celtics would scare me.
posted by jeremias at 08:29 AM on May 06, 2018
Al Horford is out tonight with concussion symptoms, let's hope this is not a repeat of last year where he missed 9 games or so . . .
posted by jeremias at 02:57 PM on November 08, 2017
The latest episode of Malcolm Gladwell's podcast is about why so few basketball players shoot free throws underhanded. Pretty good.
Some great old school video with Red Auerbach with Rick Barry and Jamaal Wilkes showing the difference between their styles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU88dxJKTHI
posted by jeremias at 12:00 PM on July 01, 2016
I mean, come on. That's some Konami code level craziness.
posted by jeremias at 07:41 AM on June 20, 2016
This is good to see, but the decision to use Medium as the publishing platform is bothering me. For example, the "highlight" feature is annoying. When I'm reading an article my eyes pickup the highlight before my brain has reached that sentence, it completely breaks my concentration. I also want to come to my own conclusions about the content, highlighted text forces me to think about why its highlighted, which I don't appreciate.
posted by jeremias at 07:19 AM on June 03, 2016
The worst Super Bowl for me was XLII (the 2008 Patriots loss against Giants) and not just for the very obvious reason that I was a Pats fan.
I live near Boston, but was working in Austin, TX that week. I made the mistake of going to a huge local sports bar, and found myself perhaps the only one rooting for the Patriots. That experience of being in hostile territory, unable to cheer when your team does something well, having to endure the celebrations when the other team succeeds, is truly unpleasant.
When halftime came I saw the writing on the wall: this was not going to end well. I paid my tab, went back to my hotel and finished watching the game. The term "slow-motion train wreck" comes to mind, I couldn't take my eyes away and when the game came to its infamous conclusion I turned off the TV and stared at the wall for an hour or so.
It was the gift that kept on giving, the next day I had to go into the Austin-based company where I was holding my training and all anyone wanted to talk about was the game. Especially when they learned I was from Boston.
Yep, good times.
posted by jeremias at 10:57 AM on February 05, 2016
What a shame for Aaron Rodgers, that hail mary redefined the word 'unbelievable'.
posted by jeremias at 08:20 AM on January 17, 2016
The NBA draft page states his #1 weakness as "lack of aggression". He's either been working on this or that scout needs a new job.
posted by jeremias at 03:39 PM on November 11, 2015
Miami beats Duke with an unreal kickoff return.
posted by jeremias at 08:54 AM on November 01, 2015
The Grantland section on the ESPN home page dropped so far "below the fold" in the last month or so that it was fighting for space with the Privacy Policy and Copyright info. So this is no surprise. (I wonder if Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight are looking over their shoulder?).
It's a real shame, I really enjoyed the different angle and unique reporting that was being done there. The attempt to broaden the scope of sports journalism will be sorely missed. Coming soon on ESPN: more breathless reports of Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian's relationship status as well as a five part series on how Stephen Curry's wax figurine was created at Madame Tussaud's.
posted by jeremias at 03:36 PM on October 30, 2015
As good as the story is, I feel like the Warriors are one great stretch from restoring order to the universe. They'll hang 20 in a row on the Cavaliers to make a game a laugher and Stella will get her groove back.
Despite my last comment, I also tend to agree with this. Stephen Curry had the look of a legendary assassin with a major grudge at the end of last night's game. It's hard to imagine him *not* having a monster game tomorrow.
The one day off between the next game also has to work in the Warrior's favor, the Cav's injury list continues to swell (pun intended).
posted by jeremias at 11:47 AM on June 10, 2015
NHL Playoff Pick 'Em: Stanley Cup Final
Hockey is the game where they use a puck, right?
Bruins in 5