Aging Champions

I hate to brag, but my grandpa was a total badass. He was awarded the Bronze Star in World War II for staying up for three straight days during a major battle. He also rode a motorcycle well into his 70s. But a few years ago, we were walking through a grocery store together and suddenly I realized my grandpa was gone. I turned around and saw him sitting down on a nacho cheese display, trying really hard to catch his breath. That was the moment I realized that, damn, my grandpa is old. I had that same moment this week with the Spurs. And if there's a chink in their championship armor, that's it.

--Basketbawful

Maybe that's because the Spurs are lying in the weeds, like they've often done, and busily preparing their annual February surge. Or maybe something is truly different this year. Based on how the Spurs have played over the past month and a half, we shouldn't dismiss that possibility too rapidly

-- John Hollinger

I think we'all have been thinking this for a couple of months. All the signs have been there: the injuries, the poor shootings, the bad losses, the close wins that shouldn't been that close. I think is official, the Spurs are old, slow and beatable. It hurts me to write this because I'm a sick fan of Duncan, Manu and the some other Spurs players. I like that team. I don't need to sit here and tell you how good were Buford and Popovich building each championship team. I also love that they are rock solid from bottom to top.

After last season championship I thought that this team could get one more ring and, if retooled wisely, the could get a seventh championsip from Duncan. Now, the look more than a second tier contender than a championshop team.

Sometimes I like to be wrong 'cause I'm a very negative person. I'd love to see another parade on the Riverwalk that proves me that I don't know what the hell I'm writting about.

Ps: According to the God's predictions the Spurs get into the playoffs as a fourth seed with 54 wins. Utah, their more recent defeat, ends up moping their fortunes as a 9th seed 47 win team

I'm bored

My god, there's absolutely nothing to post about. Among USA Basketball and the soldier Yi improbable signing with the Bucks there's nothing to write about.

Why not give USA basketball a post? Well, they were supposed to win it all, I know that with the USA basketball recent history that wasn't a given, but they brought their A team, Argentina didn't and for me in this continent only Argentina could harm a good USA basketball TEAM (not a bunch of guys playing with the same jersey, a TEAM).

I'm happy they won and everything, but let's no call them a Dream Team just yet, although I'm impress with Lebron's shooting touch

NBA has opened Fantasy comissioner. A little earlier than usual, just to prove you that there's nothing happening



CNNsi writers did an evaluation of each team preseason. It's a good reading.
Pacific | Central | Atlantic | Northwest | Southeast




This was for linkin friday, but it's just too good (and there's nothing else). 11 guys you meet in pickup basketball at basketbawful.

Linkin Friday II

I’m officially a KG fan now. Not because the trade, but ‘cause of his interview with John Thompson.

KG:

“I’m loosing... I'm loosing”

Man, it just makes me hate McHale so much more.

Let’s keep with the KG theme, here is his Boston presentation press conference, and here and here

Online Games. Jelly Jumper and Jelly Battle. Go crazy

Remember the Gold Club? Ahh... good old times. Thanks to basketbawful for the link

You gotta love to hate players. Let’s all hate Renaldo Blackman and Kwame Brown for a minute. Who I really hate is Barry Bonds, and I think I'm not the only one.

In the other hand, Bill Clinton is my idol