With a week off between the Western Conference Semi finals and Finals Sports Observer Monthly has had a lot of opportunity to read articles by paid scribes in regards to the series.
Everything written or tweeted about the series is about how many games it will take for the Lakers to dispose of the Suns and move on to the NBA Finals. No one is giving the Suns much of a chance in the series. People say the Lakers are too big with Gasol and Bynum on the inside and a guy named Kobe on the outside. Sports Observer Monthly has to agree with everyone else the Lakers will be too much for the Suns and will win the series in six.
Even though the Lakers are projected to win the series there will still be plenty of things to watch for in the series. The best will be the Laker bench v the Suns bench. In watching the Lakers bench through out the playoffs they sometimes have a tendency to let teams back into the game. The Suns bench could be the key to the Suns winning the series. If Goran Dragic, Jason Dudley, and the rest of the bench can come in and hit some key three pointers, hold a lead, and shut down the Laker bench it could mean trouble for the Lakers. The Lakers are again going to rely on Lamar Odum, Shannon Brown, and hopefully not Luke Walton to carry them while Kobe and Pau get their rest. If they play well it's all over for the Suns. If they play shaky or don't show up it could be a tighter series than most people think.
Again the Lakers will be too strong for the Suns and with Kobe the Lakers will prevail in six. Watch out for updates through out the series.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Big 10 Expansion
A lot of talk out there in regards to the Big Ten expanding to 15 or 16 teams. A school being mentioned a lot in those talk is the University of Missouri. Now with Sport Observer Monthly being a Big 12 and KU homer it's time to put some thoughts out there on this subject.
First this whole deal our course is about money. Read that if Mizzou went to the Big 10 they would get 22 million a year in TV money, which now they only get 9 million. Now in these tough economic times it seems like a smart choice. Yet making a choice based on money alone doesn't do justice to a rivalry that dates back to the Civil War.
Kansas V Missouri just typing that makes one think back to all the great football, basketball, and all other college sports that KU and Mizzou do battle in every year. They have been bitter rivals since the days of Lincoln and many decades of fans have had to choose Kansas or Missouri. If the higher up at Mizzou decide to jump ship to the Big 10 then we might as well just push all those thoughts out of our mind about Norm Stewart v Roy Williams or Gary Pinkel v Mark Mangino. It would be a shame if they left because Kansas v Missouri is one of the best rivarlies in all of sports. Everyone circles Kansas v Missouri on the schedule no matter what the sport is and I don't see Missouri fans circling Indiana on the schedule and that my friends everyone can agree with not matter what side of the border you root for.
First this whole deal our course is about money. Read that if Mizzou went to the Big 10 they would get 22 million a year in TV money, which now they only get 9 million. Now in these tough economic times it seems like a smart choice. Yet making a choice based on money alone doesn't do justice to a rivalry that dates back to the Civil War.
Kansas V Missouri just typing that makes one think back to all the great football, basketball, and all other college sports that KU and Mizzou do battle in every year. They have been bitter rivals since the days of Lincoln and many decades of fans have had to choose Kansas or Missouri. If the higher up at Mizzou decide to jump ship to the Big 10 then we might as well just push all those thoughts out of our mind about Norm Stewart v Roy Williams or Gary Pinkel v Mark Mangino. It would be a shame if they left because Kansas v Missouri is one of the best rivarlies in all of sports. Everyone circles Kansas v Missouri on the schedule no matter what the sport is and I don't see Missouri fans circling Indiana on the schedule and that my friends everyone can agree with not matter what side of the border you root for.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Lakers V Jazz
With four months of not writing anything the time is now for a few thoughts about the LA Lakers v Utah Jazz series that concluded last night.
First Jazz fans are the worst fans in the world. Seeing them wear Fisher Lies T-Shirts and their constant booing of a player that left three years ago it time to let it go Jazz fans. Like Fisher said if he was a firefighter or a school teacher no one would care if he moved to another city for his family, but it shows how intertwined sports is with people's thoughts and feelings.
Now more on how Jazz fans are the worst. No other fans in the world would get mad at an opposing teams fan for doing the exact same thing they were doing to root on their team. They are the biggest bunch of hypocrites in the world. Let people cheer for whoever they want and don't get mad when your team gets a beat down.
Finally it was great to see the Lakers sweep the Jazz out of the playoffs for the third year in a row. All of those crap talking Jazz fans can shut their holes and wait around for six months until another season of Jazz basketball starts. All the rain today in Salt Lake City is from the tears of all the Jazz fans crying because they got beat down by the Lakers. Keep an eye on that Lakers v Suns series that starts next week more on that later. Sports Observer Out!
First Jazz fans are the worst fans in the world. Seeing them wear Fisher Lies T-Shirts and their constant booing of a player that left three years ago it time to let it go Jazz fans. Like Fisher said if he was a firefighter or a school teacher no one would care if he moved to another city for his family, but it shows how intertwined sports is with people's thoughts and feelings.
Now more on how Jazz fans are the worst. No other fans in the world would get mad at an opposing teams fan for doing the exact same thing they were doing to root on their team. They are the biggest bunch of hypocrites in the world. Let people cheer for whoever they want and don't get mad when your team gets a beat down.
Finally it was great to see the Lakers sweep the Jazz out of the playoffs for the third year in a row. All of those crap talking Jazz fans can shut their holes and wait around for six months until another season of Jazz basketball starts. All the rain today in Salt Lake City is from the tears of all the Jazz fans crying because they got beat down by the Lakers. Keep an eye on that Lakers v Suns series that starts next week more on that later. Sports Observer Out!
Four Month Break
Sorry to everyone out there especially you Pop. Sports Observer Monthly has been on about a four month break. A lot has happened in the world of sports since the NFL Divisional Playoffs. Instead of looking back Sports Observer Monthly will be looking forward to the summer months of baseball, the conclusion of the NBA Playoffs, and the start of NFL training camps. Sports Observer Monthly is looking forward to providing insight and opinions about everything sports on TV during the summer and into the fall of 2010. Thanks for reading Sports Observer Monthly Out.
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