This writer’s Top 30 NBA Players of All Time is confined strictly to the Modern Era, 1980 and after. Each player named played all or the bulk of their career in this era, because not only was the sport played at a much higher level, but it also has the key benefit of have being watched and evaluated in real time by the writer. No disrespect to Russell, Chamberlain, West, Robertson, Mikan, Lucas, Cousy, Sam Jones, Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, Wes Unseld, Elgin Baylor, Elvin Hayes, Nate Archibald, John ...
Continued... The Thunder bounced back well enough with a 55-27 regular season and a 3rd seed in the West, but they were behind the 67-15 Spurs and the record-setting 73-9 Warriors, the defending NBA Champions. The path to the championship would go through the both of those great teams. After dispatching the Mavericks in five games, it would be the Spurs up next, and the Thunder was up to the task by winning in six games and sending Tim Duncan into retirement after 19 stellar seasons, ...
The 2007 NBA draft was judged to be a two-man draft by most basketball experts. The Portland Trailblazers had the top pick and the choice was stark: Ohio State’s 7-foot Center Greg Oden or Texas’s 6’10” Forward Kevin Durant. Oden, a powerful post player, led the Buckeyes to the NCAA Championship Game along with Mike Conley Jr. in his only season where they lost to Florida; Durant, a long and lanky pure scorer with unlimited range, was the consensus National Player of the Year in his lone season. ...
Originally Posted by soonerguru Originally Posted by Bunty In my opinion, no company should require employees to get covid vaccinations until it's fully approved by the FDA. I'll admit though, with all the crazy stuff against taking the covid vaccines going on the Internet, I would probably be too afraid to get one if I was under age 40 or 50. But like I said before, if younger, I would, no doubt, feel myself frustratingly lodged between a rock and hard place. It's also like back when I got the covid vaccine during both times I asked myself ...
Continued... Tuesday, June 8 Championship Series Game 1 This Series marks the first time in CWS history that both finalists came out of the Elimination Bracket, Both teams had to play a total of six games each just to make it this far, which was a positive for Oklahoma because they had a chance to warm their bats up, and by this time, the Bash Sisters and their bats were red hot. Florida State continue to show the moxie that they displayed all tournament long. ...