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Is D'Antoni a Smart Choice for Chicago?

The past couple days have been littered with NBA coaching rumors, the biggest being the possibility of Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni becoming the next coach of the Chicago Bulls. The problem, of course, is that D'Antoni is still under contract with the Suns and is in the midst of a high-stakes...

Posted to Southside Perspective | Chicago-style sports talk (Weblog) by jlangrehr on 05-08-2008
Worst. Playoff Game. Ever.

Somewhere, David Stern is sweating. Considering how boring the NBA Finals has been for most of this decade, the league desperately needs some excitement in the Finals this year. Stern is praying that the Eastern Conference can at least put up a fight this year. Heading into the playoffs, it looked as...

Posted to Southside Perspective | Chicago-style sports talk (Weblog) by jlangrehr on 05-07-2008
Day Two Grades -- NFC North

Following a Saturday in which most of the division spent the afternoon trading down, the four teams of the NFC North had a boatload of picks on Sunday. I graded the first two rounds yesterday , so let's finish the job by taking a look at each team's second day. Chicago Bears After taking two...

Posted to Southside Perspective | Chicago-style sports talk (Weblog) by jlangrehr on 04-28-2008
Day One Grades -- NFC North

Last year, the NFC North struck gold in the first round of the NFL Draft -- Detroit took Calvin Johnson second overall, the Vikings landed Adrian Peterson with the seventh pick, and the Bears took workout warrior Greg Olsen. This year, not a single skill position player went to an NFC North team in the...

Posted to Southside Perspective | Chicago-style sports talk (Weblog) by jlangrehr on 04-27-2008
Familiar Face Lands in Milwaukee

When the Milwaukee Bucks tip off against the Chicago Bulls for the first time next season, Chicago fans will see a familiar face on the Milwaukee bench. The Bucks announced the hiring of Scott Skiles earlier today, signing him to a 4-year contract -- great news for a team that has seemingly had 37 coaches...

Posted to Southside Perspective | Chicago-style sports talk (Weblog) by jlangrehr on 04-21-2008
The Real NBA Season Starts Now

I realize I'm a day or so late with the predictions, but better late than never -- the NBA playoffs are going to last for two months, anyway, so what's the rush? The playoffs are the only part of the NBA season that a lot of people pay attention to these days, and this year's tournament has...

Posted to Southside Perspective | Chicago-style sports talk (Weblog) by jlangrehr on 04-20-2008
Will Hammond Save Basketball in Milwaukee?

The Milwaukee Bucks are a mess. They’ve been a mess for the better part of a decade, and they’ll probably be a mess again next year. Those of us in the Badger State have grown to accept this, and if they don’t get blown out by other bad teams (like the Knicks), we’re genuinely surprised. The good news...

Posted to Southside Perspective | Chicago-style sports talk (Weblog) by jlangrehr on 04-12-2008
They Call Them "Free Throws" for a Reason

Derrick Rose did all he could in the second half. He had the Memphis Tigers on the verge of their first ever National Championship. And then it came down, predictably, to free throws. The dent in the Memphis armor. Their Achilles’ Heel. It’s hard to get on Derrick Rose for missing free throws late in...

Posted to Southside Perspective | Chicago-style sports talk (Weblog) by jlangrehr on 04-08-2008
Too Early to Panic (or Celebrate) in MLB

We're a full week into the Major League Baseball season, and everyone's acting the way they usually do at the start of the season. Teams are already being ruled out of contention, while there are suddenly new favorites to win it all. Let's keep in mind that it's only six games. Picking...

Posted to Southside Perspective | Chicago-style sports talk (Weblog) by jlangrehr on 04-07-2008
Happy Birthday, DH. Now Go Away.

I'm an avid baseball fan. I'm a young guy. That's why people are so surprised when I say that I hate the designated hitter rule. Today marks the 35 th anniversary of the rule's inception, and even though I've only been around for the past 20 or so years of it, I've never been...

Posted to Southside Perspective | Chicago-style sports talk (Weblog) by jlangrehr on 04-06-2008

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