Ohio State Adds Four-Star Offensive Lineman
February 2, 2009Alex Boone: Tasered and Arrested, Definitely Not a Ninja.
February 3, 2009While We’re Waiting aims to be the round-up of the recent WFNY-esque information for your morning viewing. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email in the sidebar.
Is this finally the break Mo needed to get an All-Star bid? (No pun intended) “Magic guard Jameer Nelson left Monday night’s 105-95 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the third quarter after dislocating his right shoulder. “I can still shoot with my other arm,” Nelson joked afterward, his arm in a sling. “I don’t know what happened. I just got hit to the floor. We don’t know how bad it is yet, so we’ll wait and see.” [ESPN]
Was the one three from years ago a lot larger? “Let’s not forget the Super Bowl from 1996, better known as Super Bowl XXX. Because of the whole Roman numeral thing, parents all over America wouldn’t let their kids watch the Super Bowl because they thought that NBC (Roman numeral for six and a half) was airing a porno. […] Personally, I can’t wait for Super Bowl L for the sole reason that it will always look like a typo.” [Mark Titus/Club Trillion]
Entertainer? How exactly is Stephen A. Smith still on television? “The latest in what’s going to be an ongoing story until the free-agency class of 2010 is on the market – including LeBron James and Miami’s Dwyane Wade – came Sunday when ESPN entertainer Stephen A. Smith, citing no sources, said Bosh had already informed Colangelo he wouldn’t re-sign when he’s a free agent in 16 months. “It obviously didn’t happen,” said Colangelo. “It’s one of those things that unfortunately I guess there’s an obligation to answer the question. … There just doesn’t seem to a lot of accountability with respect to the topic sometimes.” [Doug Smith/Toronto Star]
And to follow that up: “How fun that the Cavaliers play the Raptors tonight, being that all the word is running around that Chris Bosh will not re-sign in 2010. Look – I don’t care if he’s already denied it with great anger, or that it was Stephen A Smith who made it all up. This is just the type of thing that takes someone like me and gets them all excited. How about Sasha, Hickson, and Wally, plus a draft pick or something?” [Brian Spaeth/BTAA]
And lastly, not bad for a month that included a trip out west: “Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was named today as the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month presented by KIA for games played in the month of January. In 14 games during the month, James averaged 27.5 points on .456 shooting, 9.6 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game. James has now won the award for the ninth time in his career [and] for the second time this season.” [Cavs.com]
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Just noticed that Club Trillion is inexplicably not in our Blogroll…..off to fix that immediately.
i dont know if you guys caught this but apparently Mangini is Napoleon
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/rumors/post/Mangini-already-making-life-miserable-in-Clevela;_ylt=AlRQJ_5XFc3YC0Zqwy6QR0I5nYcB?urn=nfl,138539
@ Kunal – The Canton Rep article reads like an Adrian Wojnarowski piece.
“…down the road that would alter Cleveland’s best chance at a title in more than 50 years.”
Now, I know it’s been a while, but the Browns did win one in 64, which isn’t quite 50 years. So pardon me if I’m a little skeptical about a Canton writer’s “inside sources” with the Cleveland Browns.
….and close italic tag, dummy.
Pay no attention to SA Smith, ever. He’s got zero crebility, and is total bias and bs. Switch the dial to MTV when he comes on.
Nothing against J Nelson and his shoulder, but I won’t have ANY issue should it take a month to heal. MO NEEDS to be on the All-Star squad, under any circumstances. Three Orlando players and one CAV is criminal.
Viva la Mankok.
What do murals have to do with wins right? Why let tradition get in the way of “winning”.
While this writer may be right, I have dismissed that piece. If he can’t bother to get the correct story of the mural being MOVED not REMOVED, then why should I bother paying attention to his other pieces of evidence.
Again, these guys may end up turning out to be clowns, but now that it is all said and done, and all the criticisms have been lobbed over and over and over again (my friends,) it is time to sit back and wait until they actually DO something before any more of this stuff is spouted again.
There will be plenty of time for bashing or praising or confusion when they start to make moves. Just sit back and observe like an anthropologist that found a new tribe in a jungle somewhere.
last night was huge in the nba even tho the cavs were off.
with nelson going down not only will mo hopefully make the all-star team, but the magic could fade quickly from the top of the east, leaving us and boston to duel it out for number 1. mo would surely get lots of pt next to lebron with mike brown as coach.
boston is without KG tonight at philly in a trap game, then home to LA thursday, road to NY friday and home to SA sunday. A tough stretch where we could jump to the number 1 seed at weeks end, given we continue our stellar play.
LA could also be prime to lose some games without Bynum, but they are used to him being hurt and Kobes 61 last night showed they will be fine.
With delonte due back in the next 7-10 days things are really lookin good for a nice run prior to our next west coast trip at the end of the month. Lets go out, get the #1 seed and win a title CLEVELAND!!
I have one rant and a secondary comment:
RANT: I know people often bash LBJ for settling for jumpers. The fact is guys who go to the hole alot have short shelf lives or miss lots of time (WADE). The NBA is a very physical league and I am willing to let LBJ pop a few ill-advised jumpers on occasion. He’s proven in playoff games he will sacrifice his well being and take it to the rim. Guards get hurt a LOT taking way less abuse than he does. People – please shut your holes about the occasional jumper and realize we need to win the war, not every battle along the way.
OTHER: If we are 1-2 games from 1st plaec in the East by 3/5… we should be able to take it home. Our schedule sets up well with 8 home games out of nine to end March.
@bridgecrosser: Can’t speak for others, but I criticize Lebron for jump shooting only when he stops the flow of the offense two or three times within a few minutes to do so. But he must peridically establish his jumper to open up his drive a little. Won’t begrudge him a few “dribble-dribble-dribble-dribble-jabstep-pop”s each game. Within a year, when that jumper is more consistent, it is hard to imagine what a force he will be.
From today’s Orlando Sentinal: (MO MO MO!!!)
The Orlando Magic are expected to find out today if their merry bandwagon has lost a wheel, jeopardizing their drive to title contention this season.
All-star point guard Jameer Nelson dislocated his right shoulder in a 105-95 loss Monday night to the Dallas Mavericks and will undergo an MRI to determine the injury’s severity.
Just how long Nelson will be out is the question, but the team seemed to be braced for him to miss weeks, not days. If surgery is required, he will be lost for the season.
According to WebMD.com, patients with dislocated shoulders not requiring surgery can need anywhere from three to 12 weeks to recover, depending on the severity
Another is when LBJ throws up an off balance jumper with 18 sec on the shot clock. It’s a mental error. At least move the ball around some first.
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