Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Still CluelessYour Dream Team™ pulled an upset, defeating the Greek National Team 77-71. Rumors are circulating that several jump shots were actually made by as many as several members of Your Dream Team™. If I sound like I'm being sarcastic, it's because I am.Your Dream Team's™ mediocre performance against mediorcre oppositon has nothing to do with us Not Sending Our Best Players To The Olympics. These guys on Your Dream Team™ are, talentwise, still light years ahead of Your Dream Team's™ international competition. The problem is, a reasonably talented team playing team basketball can still defeat superior athletes playing the worst kind of playground ball. And that's the kind of basketball that Your Dream Team™ plays. Clearly, however, no one will mistake Your Dream Team™ for The Dream Team that featured Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing (need I go on). Just look at the crap that passes for basketball in the NBA these days. Scoring is way down and it's not because of great defense. Nobody plays defense anymore. I'm sure that the members of Your Dream Team™ thought that they would just walk out on the court and everybody on the other bench would shit their pants. Well that (hello Mr. Iverson) just ain't gonna happen. You guys have been exposed. Nobody's scared anymore.  The Brain Trust? I was never a fan of Larry Brown, but I really feel sorry for the guy having to coach this bunch of prima donnas. You could tell by the player interviews after the Puerto Rico game that these guys still just don't get it. And yet, it's somehow fitting that Allen Iverson is the team captain of Your Dream Team™. Mr. "I Don't Need to Show Up For Practice", fine upstanding citizen that he is, owes more than $1,700 in parking and motor vehicle fines. Since March 2001, he has racked up at least 65 parking tickets totaling more than $4,500 on several of his cars. He's already paid $2,800, records show. Apparently, Mr. Iverson has a penchant for parking in handicapped spaces. Of course, maybe his handicap explains his woeful shooting so far. AROUND THE HORN: On another note, if the Yankees don't get some real starting pitching, I don't care how many regular season games they win or how many runs they score, they aren't going to win the World Series. Hell, I'd be surprised if they win the ALCS. Shame on you Steinbrenner for letting Andy Pettite get away. By the way, isn't it interesting that the Yankees haven't won the World Series since they got rid of Chuck Knoblauch? They used to be a bunch of patient hitters who knew how to work a pitcher. Now, everybody's just swinging for the fences. File under From The Sports Desk. 11:11:06 PM  Go ahead, make my day [] trackback []
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