Month: January, 2009

Your Weekend Viewing Guide

17 January, 2009 (15:00) | What to Watch | By: StevieY19

We’ve got some great college basketball going on Saturday, along with the Bulls and Hawks; then the conference championship games for the NFL on Sunday. We want to thank everyone for reading this week. Have a great weekend. *Must see games
Saturday:
11 A.M.- NCAAB (12) Notre Dame at (8) Syracuse (ESPN)1 P.M.- NCAAB [...]

You Know It’s a Good Night When Tyrus Swats The King

16 January, 2009 (17:07) | Chicago Bulls | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

It’s moments like this that make Tyrus so frustrating, and yet so tantalizing:

Oh, and Lebron definitely traveled there.

I Promise Not To Get To Excited About The Bulls Finally Beating LeBron

16 January, 2009 (16:30) | Chicago Bulls | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

I don’t want to get too excited about the Bulls big win against the Cavs last night. Thanks to StevieY, a noted Bulls hater, for keeping my excitement in check with his annoying sarcasm. Here is our conversation from last night towards the end of overtime when the Bulls had a 10 point [...]

Ankle Insurance? Sign Andre Miller Up!

16 January, 2009 (16:00) | Uncategorized | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

This Kobe Bryant commercial for his new shoes is hilarious. I bet Andre Miller wishes he had some after he got humiliated by D-Rose.

ESPN Really Does Suck

16 January, 2009 (15:41) | ESPN Sucks | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

This video from NESW Sports is priceless. Apparently Skip Bayless said Tim Tebow is the next Brett Favre. Stephen A. Smith rips him a new one for it. You know things are bad at ESPN when I agree with Stephen A. Smith.

Whose Brow?

16 January, 2009 (15:00) | ESPN Sucks, Media | By: StevieY19

As in, whose brow will be part of the “Mt. Rushmore of Sports”? In case the ridiculousness of the idea didn’t give it away, this will be ESPN’s new fan-driven gimmick that we all will hate after…well, we already hate it. Awful Announcing fittingly has the release from ESPN:
SportsCenter, ESPN’s flagship news and [...]

Today’s Links

16 January, 2009 (13:30) | Barack Obama, Chicago Bears, Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox, NFL | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

Bulls beat Cavs in overtime. Lebron makes 1 basket in the last 28 minutes. Obviously more to come on this. (StevieY sent me a message wondering when my 4 posts about this game would go up today)
Oh god. The Ronnie Woo-Woo movie is coming out soon. I can’t stand that [...]

Blackhawks will do Anything for the Fans

15 January, 2009 (18:00) | Chicago Blackhawks | By: StevieY19

What a turnaround for the Blackhawks this year. The Hawks are in fourth place in the Western Conference and Team President John McDonough has orchestrated a fan friendly revolution that has garnered more interest in the Hawks than Chicago has seen in years.
An early coaching change was a stroke of genius, the Winter Classic [...]

Big Win for Illini; Tough Test is Next

15 January, 2009 (17:00) | College Basketball, Illinois | By: StevieY19

It was a tale of two halves Wednesday night as Illinois downed Michigan at Assembly Hall. The first half was an ugly battle in which Michigan ended up with a one point advantage. For the Illini, Demetri McCamey had 15 of his 17 points in the first half, while 7′1″ center Mike Tisdale [...]

The Misconception About Why John Paxson Sucks

15 January, 2009 (16:10) | Chicago Bulls | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

After reading this over at Top Ten Chicago Sports today, I realized that there is a common misconception about John Paxson. The fact that he is a shitty GM is not in question, but WHY he is a bad GM seems to be something people don’t fully grasp.

Being a GM involves 4 basic tasks: (1) [...]

One Man’s Musings on His First Hockey Game

15 January, 2009 (15:00) | Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

Yes, you heard that right. I went to the Blackhawks game last night. I know hockey games are supposed to be fun live, but my skepticism about hockey has been well-documented here. Surprisingly, I had a great time. I’m not saying hockey is awesome, but it was definitely a good time. There were some funny [...]

Today’s Links

15 January, 2009 (13:30) | Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Cubs, Illinois | By: StevieY19

With Stormin’ Norman as a witness, the Hawks beat the Sabres 4-1 in a very sexy performance. They even had six straight minutes of killing (a penalty).
Rose scores 17 of his 25 in the fourth as the Bulls beat Toronto 102-98. Deng had 16 and 14 in his return to the starting lineup.
Hendry [...]

Hockey 101

14 January, 2009 (18:00) | Chicago Blackhawks | By: StevieY19

In honor of Stormin’ Norman’s voyage to the United Center to watch the Hawks take on the Sabres tonight, I thought I should educate him on some things he probably doesn’t know about hockey.
Let’s dispense with the problem of seeing the puck first. There is no trick to this art. It is simply [...]

An Excellent Explanation of Why The Bulls Suck

14 January, 2009 (17:00) | Chicago Bulls | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

Ball Don’t Lie does a recap of the NBA games every night, and after watching the Bulls get embarrassed by Portland last night Kelly Dwyer had this to say explaining why the Bulls are so bad:
The Bulls just don’t have a clue, continually firing up the lowest-yielding shot in basketball, the 20-foot jumper, while leaving [...]

I Wonder What Former Chicago Bears Tight End Ryan Wetnight is Up To. Tackling Polar Bears Probably

14 January, 2009 (16:30) | Chicago Bears | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

I guess this is some sort of message for saving the environment or something. Who cares. Bottom line is that Ryan Wetnight, who played for the Bears from 1993-1999, is spending is time tackling polar bears: