Comments on: 7th HEAVEN

By: Gayle Miller

Gayle Miller — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:38:26 +0000

The Cleveland Indians have been breaking my heart since 1952 (I actually attended one of the 1948 Series games - that’s how elderly I am) and I haven’t really enjoyed a Browns game since Jim Brown retired. Watching him gain yardage (with no blocking) was a thing of beauty. Got ejected from a hockey game at the Cleveland Arena in the days before barriers because I didn’t like a ref’s call and expressed my disapproval by whaling on him with my purse!

Cleveland cannot equal Chicago in sports luminaries or in corruption!

By: Gayle Miller

Gayle Miller — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:35:50 +0000

Or you could be from Cleveland!

By: Frank the Tank

Frank the Tank — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:05:16 +0000

Michael Jordan was drafted by the Bulls when I was starting out in grade school and the last Bulls championship was after my sophomore of college. So, essentially my entire childhood and young adult life coincided with the MJ Era - as a Chicagoan who loved to watch and play basketball, I couldn’t have grown up more spoiled in that respect.

Many of the post-MJ years for the Bulls were ugly, but I never wavered in my loyalty to them. When the Bulls miraculously won the NBA draft lottery last season, I knew right away that this was a franchise-altering event with the opportunity to draft Derrick Rose. See my comments before last year’s NBA Draft:

http://frankthetank.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/bulls-should-make-the-draft-a-rose-bowl/

Frankly, Rose has even surpassed the very high expectations that I set for him a year ago considering that starting point guard is the most difficult position for a rookie in all of sports other than starting quarterback. I think that LeBron James will be king in the NBA for as long as he plays (and there’s a part of me that’s very scared that he was sent to Cleveland as karmic retribution for all of those years that MJ made Craig Ehlo and the Cavs his whipping dogs), but Rose seriously has the potential to be the clear #2 player in the league overall after Kobe retires, which I’ll take in a heartbeat (especially if the Bulls can get a true low post scorer to pair hum up with).

By: busboy33

busboy33 — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:17:24 +0000

Nice post, and I respect your position.

Now as a Boston sports fan . . . *does happy dance*

Seriously, this Bulls/Celts may well go down (at least in my mind) as the best series ever played.
And the Bulls have rebounded tremendously. Having watched the Celtics go from Bird/McCale/Ainge and putting up a banner every other year to “who are these jokers?”, their resurgence last year was something beautiful to behold, and the Bulls definitely displayed that “we’re back!” magic this year.

Here’s hoping the Bulls keep on re-establishing themselves next year . . . just so long as they ultimately lose to my boys, of course.

Boston sports loyalty was mandatory in my family, despite consistently failing to deliver. I just wish my dad got to see the Celts, BoSox AND the Pats rising to the top.

(if it makes you feel better, I cant look at a refridgerator without tasting bile rising in my throat . . .)

By: Arthur

Arthur — Mon, 04 May 2009 07:36:24 +0000

Too bad the Bulls couldn’t bash the Celtics faces in their own mystique. However, it’s rare for a rebuilt team to do well in it’s first pressure playoff experience. Next year, those players will know what a Game Seven is like. Then you’ll see what kind of team you have.

By: Wramblin' Wreck

Wramblin' Wreck — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:17:40 +0000

Rick,

This is not related to your basketball post but…I was certain that you would have made note of Cutler’s trade to Chicago Bears earlier this year. This move has all of us Broncos fans shaking our heads.

What does the average Chicagoan think about this? I can tell you one thing for certain, many people in Colorado (including myself) will be following the Chicago Bears carefully this season. Are we going to be pounding our collective heads against a brick wall or are we going to be laughing at Chicago?

In eather case it will be most interesting. Enjoy your new QB.

By: Increase Mather

Increase Mather — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:46:27 +0000

Haven’t watched basketball in many years…recently I came across a game on tv…do these guys HAVE to dribble the ball when making progress on the floor anymore? Are there lane violations? Are they ever called?

Call me old fashioned but I remember a very different game.

Didn’t one of the refs get caught betting on games? Whatever happened with that? Don’t remember it being news for more than a month. Were there other investigations into other officials and players?

Seems the NBA has become more like Wrestling. Wonder how much of it is fixed?

By: Eddie

Eddie — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:59:49 +0000

To me the Bulls are better than the Magic, who have played terribly and miss their starting PG Jameer Nelson a lot more than they let on. They live and die by great 3pt shooting, something the Bulls tough D can negate. If the Bulls survive the Celts, they’ll beat the Magic and then get pummeled with honor by the Cavs. Thank you for the occasional non-political post, as it shows off your writing skills in an enjoyable fashion.