If you are an opponent of one of these future hall of famers are you more scared to play? I'm scared to play Tiger because of the talent he is, but i'm terrified of playing Roger Federer. As good as Tiger has been, any golf event there is, there are several others who people are talking about as possible winners. In tennis, with the exception of playing on clay, there is no one else brought up. There is talk of who will reach the finals, to see the trophy presentation up close and personal.
If you go based on Grand Slam Championships, since 2005 Tiger has won four major championships. Those are numbers of a legend, no question about that. But during that same span, Federer has won six grand slams, finished second in two, and made the semi finals of two more. The two grand slam events that Federer has left he has won four straight times and three straight times respectively.
Yet for all that Federer has done in his career, why is Roger Federer not more of a house hold name then Tiger is?
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
A Knight’s Tale
Why can’t more coaches be like Bobby Knight? Not with the strangling players or throwing chairs, well maybe throwing chairs. Seriously though, how many college coaches are trustworthy for incoming students? Aside from college baseball because there isn’t as much movement, football and basketball coaches change zip codes almost as often as players change their jocks.
This whole Billy Donovan situation is a complete disaster. He’s offered his “dream” job in Kentucky but turns it down to stay. Claims to be intrigued by the NBA so “talks” to several people about head coach openings. He’s then offered a job, near his house, for an insane amount of money, signs the contract, has his press conference then sleeps on it and decides he wishes he was back in Florida. Meanwhile, Florida’s about to offer his job to someone else as the Athletic Director checks his voicemail. Now Donovan is on his way back to Florida, but what kids should trust him? How can he walk into a house while recruiting claiming that he will be there for the duration of said students tenure at Florida? Who in their right mind would believe him?
This is mainly directed towards those borderline athletes that won’t necessarily jump to the NBA after their first year.
This is for the students who need the coaching and the discipline that they learn in college. There’s only a handful, and a small handful of coaches out there that you know will be where they are for the long run. Bobby Knight is one of them. Coach K’s another. Jim Boeheim at the ‘Cuse.
The NCAA needs to act for the students that are being neglected. Since there are no unions, the NCAA needs to help the athletes that are being hurt by coaches opportunities.
Andrew Bernstein
This whole Billy Donovan situation is a complete disaster. He’s offered his “dream” job in Kentucky but turns it down to stay. Claims to be intrigued by the NBA so “talks” to several people about head coach openings. He’s then offered a job, near his house, for an insane amount of money, signs the contract, has his press conference then sleeps on it and decides he wishes he was back in Florida. Meanwhile, Florida’s about to offer his job to someone else as the Athletic Director checks his voicemail. Now Donovan is on his way back to Florida, but what kids should trust him? How can he walk into a house while recruiting claiming that he will be there for the duration of said students tenure at Florida? Who in their right mind would believe him?
This is mainly directed towards those borderline athletes that won’t necessarily jump to the NBA after their first year.
This is for the students who need the coaching and the discipline that they learn in college. There’s only a handful, and a small handful of coaches out there that you know will be where they are for the long run. Bobby Knight is one of them. Coach K’s another. Jim Boeheim at the ‘Cuse.
The NCAA needs to act for the students that are being neglected. Since there are no unions, the NCAA needs to help the athletes that are being hurt by coaches opportunities.
Andrew Bernstein
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Favorite Sports Moments
Recently I was trying to think as a sports fan of what my top favorite sports periods were as fan of particular teams. I came to the conclusion that usually the most satisfying part of rooting for a team is not necessarily them winning the championship but when they exceed my wildest expectations. Of course two of my top 5 teams did win championships.
#5 Spring 1994- As a New York sports fan, this was one of my favorite tim
e periods with the New York Rangers winning the Stanley Cup, and the New York Knicks making it to the NBA Championship. The Knicks lost the championship game in a seven game series to the Houston Rockets.
#4 1996 Yankees- The Yankees struggled all throughout the 1980s and were a far cry from the late 70s teams that won two championships. 1994 started the turn around, but was cut short due to the strike. With the Yankees trailing the Atlanta Braves 2-0 and facing a huge defecit in game 3, everyone counted the Yankees out, but with one swing of the bat by Jim Leyritz, the Yankees would come back to take game 3 and Games 4-6 as well.
#3 1998 New York Jets- With Vinny Testaverde running the show, Vinny and the Jets finish the regular season at 12-4 and make it all the way to the 1999 AFC championship game. As a long time Jets fan, this was the closest I have been able to see Gang Green to a Super Bowl.
#2 2007 New York Jets- With all the experts predicting the Jets will get four wins, new head coach Eric Mangini makes the team believe in themselves. The team finishes the season at 10-6 and makes the playoffs coming off an embarrassing 4-12 season behind New Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Herman Edwards. Chad Pennington finishes his first full season as quarterback, and helps lead a team without a running game to the playoffs.
#1 2002 World Cup- The US mens team reaches the quarterfinals of the World Cup and proves it can play with some of the top teams. The US outplays Germany in the Quarterfinal match, but is unable to finish any of their opportunities, and fall 1-0.
#5 Spring 1994- As a New York sports fan, this was one of my favorite tim
e periods with the New York Rangers winning the Stanley Cup, and the New York Knicks making it to the NBA Championship. The Knicks lost the championship game in a seven game series to the Houston Rockets.#4 1996 Yankees- The Yankees struggled all throughout the 1980s and were a far cry from the late 70s teams that won two championships. 1994 started the turn around, but was cut short due to the strike. With the Yankees trailing the Atlanta Braves 2-0 and facing a huge defecit in game 3, everyone counted the Yankees out, but with one swing of the bat by Jim Leyritz, the Yankees would come back to take game 3 and Games 4-6 as well.
#3 1998 New York Jets- With Vinny Testaverde running the show, Vinny and the Jets finish the regular season at 12-4 and make it all the way to the 1999 AFC championship game. As a long time Jets fan, this was the closest I have been able to see Gang Green to a Super Bowl.
#2 2007 New York Jets- With all the experts predicting the Jets will get four wins, new head coach Eric Mangini makes the team believe in themselves. The team finishes the season at 10-6 and makes the playoffs coming off an embarrassing 4-12 season behind New Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Herman Edwards. Chad Pennington finishes his first full season as quarterback, and helps lead a team without a running game to the playoffs.
#1 2002 World Cup- The US mens team reaches the quarterfinals of the World Cup and proves it can play with some of the top teams. The US outplays Germany in the Quarterfinal match, but is unable to finish any of their opportunities, and fall 1-0.
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