We have a winner! Congrats to the 2013 Kings of the Cellar Champions, the 20-62 Orlando Magic. All of the beer in the cellar is yours. They edged the 21-61 Charlotte Bobcats by a game. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost their sixth game and secured third place at 24-58.
The Magic overtook the Bobcats, who once led by 4.5 games on March 11, by going 2-16 since March 12. Orlando also ended the season with a three game losing streak.
So what happened to the defending champs? Charlotte did some winning and went 8-11 since March 12. Cleveland made a move of their own and went 3-16 during that same stretch.
The 2013 Honorable Mention goes to the 33-49 Portland Trailblazers, who just ended their season with a 13 game losing streak. The Trailblazers actually had a winning record on February 4, at 25-23. Then they went downhill, going 8-26 the rest of the way. It was almost as bad as the 6-28 record Orlando posted during that same stretch.
The Last Place Updates are a tongue-in-cheek look, from a fan's perspective, at the worst teams in whatever professional sport is featured. However it's important to remember that only a tiny percent of our population is even good enough to play for a professional sports team. It doesn't matter if that team wins it all or dwells in the cellar, the vast majority of us, myself included, could never make the first cut for a professional sports team, including those in last place. These players on their worst day could easily beat a team of fans on their best day. It's also important to remember and appreciate that it takes a special kind of athlete to earn the privilege to play for a professional sports team, whether it's for only a season or a long, Hall of Fame career.
Other Stuff...
Congrats to the Los Angeles Lakers for winning their last game in overtime against the Houston Rockets, 99-95. That win not only clinched the Lakers a playoff berth, it propelled them into the 7th seed. They will play the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. If they continue to play well, the Lakers can do some damage in the playoffs.
The 8th seeded Houston Rockets will also play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. It will be interesting to see James Harden play his former team.
Except for the blurb, my ebook, The Curse, is ready. It is also ready for Createspace. Once I write a satisfactory blurb, the novel will be published on Amazon for the Kindle and paperback.
Congrats to all for another successful NBA season. Good luck to all the teams in the playoffs. May my New Orleans Pelicans contend next year.
Have a great day!!!
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Last Place Update - April 16
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. First of all, thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the tragedy at the Boston Marathon.
Time to share the beer! That's right. We have a tie. The 20-61 Charlotte Bobcats and Orlando Magic are having a beerfest before the deciding game to see who is this year's Kings of the Cellar. The 24-57 Cleveland Cavaliers returned to the radar and are only a game ahead of the 25-56 Phoenix Suns for the vaunted third place.
Since the last update, Charlotte went 2-2 and Orlando went 1-2. Cleveland went 0-5 to pull ahead of Phoenix, who went 2-2.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 37-44 Milwaukee Bucks and the 29-52 Washington Wizards. Each team has a five game losing streak. Milwaukee has a good chance to make it six straight when they finish the season at Oklahoma City to play the Thunder. Washington also finishes their season on the road when they travel to Chicago to take on the Bulls. Again, it could be six straight, but both teams could pull off a win against teams who are resting their starters.
Next Losses...
Charlotte hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. If Charlotte loses, then they have at least a tie for a repeat championship. If Cleveland loses, then they clinch third place. The Cavaliers should get their loss.
Orlando travels to Miami to take on the Heat. The Heat should spank the Magic, even without their starters, but every now and then, the Magic pull a rabbit out of their hat...but not this time. Orlando should lose and get at least a share of the beer in the cellar. Orlando should topple Charlotte outright and be the 2013 Kings of the Cellar.
Phoenix also ends their season on the road. They hit the rarified air of Denver to take on the Denver Nuggets. This should be an easy loss, because unlike the Eastern Conference, the Western Conference playoff slots are still somewhat fluid and the Nuggets still need to play at their best. Phoenix can clinch a tie for third with a loss and a Cavaliers win.
Other Stuff...
There is a more deserving team for this week's honorable mention, so why weren't they named? It's because that team earned the 2013 Honorable Mention and I wanted to give a couple of other teams a mention.
The final Last Place Update of the NBA season will be posted this week after the last game.
The Los Angeles Lakers finish their season at the Staples Center against the visiting Houston Rockets. The Utah Jazz go to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies. If the Lakers win, they're in. If the Lakers lose and the Jazz win, the Jazz are in.
Yesterday was Jackie Robinson Day and every major league player wore number 42. It was a fitting tribute to a trailblazer of the game and one of the all-time greats.
If this entry was for baseball, the 2-11 Miami Marlins would be this week's Kings of the Cellar. MLB's Last Place Updates are coming soon. The defending champion 4-9 Houston Astros are two games behind the Marlins.
The final readthrough for my upcoming novel, The Curse, is done. It's now time to put in the adjustments and get that blurb finished. Once that's done, then it will finally be time to publish.
Who will win Kings of the Cellar? Will the Lakers clinch a playoff spot? Who is the 2013 Honorable Mention?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Time to share the beer! That's right. We have a tie. The 20-61 Charlotte Bobcats and Orlando Magic are having a beerfest before the deciding game to see who is this year's Kings of the Cellar. The 24-57 Cleveland Cavaliers returned to the radar and are only a game ahead of the 25-56 Phoenix Suns for the vaunted third place.
Since the last update, Charlotte went 2-2 and Orlando went 1-2. Cleveland went 0-5 to pull ahead of Phoenix, who went 2-2.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 37-44 Milwaukee Bucks and the 29-52 Washington Wizards. Each team has a five game losing streak. Milwaukee has a good chance to make it six straight when they finish the season at Oklahoma City to play the Thunder. Washington also finishes their season on the road when they travel to Chicago to take on the Bulls. Again, it could be six straight, but both teams could pull off a win against teams who are resting their starters.
Next Losses...
Charlotte hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. If Charlotte loses, then they have at least a tie for a repeat championship. If Cleveland loses, then they clinch third place. The Cavaliers should get their loss.
Orlando travels to Miami to take on the Heat. The Heat should spank the Magic, even without their starters, but every now and then, the Magic pull a rabbit out of their hat...but not this time. Orlando should lose and get at least a share of the beer in the cellar. Orlando should topple Charlotte outright and be the 2013 Kings of the Cellar.
Phoenix also ends their season on the road. They hit the rarified air of Denver to take on the Denver Nuggets. This should be an easy loss, because unlike the Eastern Conference, the Western Conference playoff slots are still somewhat fluid and the Nuggets still need to play at their best. Phoenix can clinch a tie for third with a loss and a Cavaliers win.
Other Stuff...
There is a more deserving team for this week's honorable mention, so why weren't they named? It's because that team earned the 2013 Honorable Mention and I wanted to give a couple of other teams a mention.
The final Last Place Update of the NBA season will be posted this week after the last game.
The Los Angeles Lakers finish their season at the Staples Center against the visiting Houston Rockets. The Utah Jazz go to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies. If the Lakers win, they're in. If the Lakers lose and the Jazz win, the Jazz are in.
Yesterday was Jackie Robinson Day and every major league player wore number 42. It was a fitting tribute to a trailblazer of the game and one of the all-time greats.
If this entry was for baseball, the 2-11 Miami Marlins would be this week's Kings of the Cellar. MLB's Last Place Updates are coming soon. The defending champion 4-9 Houston Astros are two games behind the Marlins.
The final readthrough for my upcoming novel, The Curse, is done. It's now time to put in the adjustments and get that blurb finished. Once that's done, then it will finally be time to publish.
Who will win Kings of the Cellar? Will the Lakers clinch a playoff spot? Who is the 2013 Honorable Mention?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Monday, April 8, 2013
Last Place Update - April 8
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. The race for Kings of the Cellar is getting even tighter.
Although Orlando is thirsting for some cellar beer, the 18-59 Charlotte Bobcats hold a half game lead over the falling 19-59 Orlando Magic in their quest to repeat as and are this week's, Kings of the Cellar. And they are not alone. The 23-54 Phoenix Suns are on a nine game losing streak and knocked the 24-52 Cleveland Cavaliers off the radar. Cleveland's two wins last week officially took them out of contention for the title. Phoenix is five games behind Charlotte, but a Charlotte loss or Phoenix win eliminates the Suns for Kings of the Cellar.
Since the last update, Charlotte went 1-2, Cleveland went 2-1, and Orlando whiffed, going 0-3. The Magic are 1-13 since March 12. Phoenix got back on the radar by going 1-9 in their last ten games and 2-15 since March 6.
This week's honorable mention goes once again to the Portland Trailblazers. Since last week, Portland went 0-3, eliminating them from playoff contention. The Trailblazers are 2-10 since March 18. That's worse than Charlotte, who are 4-7 during the same period. This week, Portland hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Then the Oklahoma City Thunder come to town on Friday. On Sunday, the Trailblazers go to Denver to take on the Nuggets. This has all the makings of an 0-fer. If they play well, Portland could surprise the Lakers, but that's it. The Trailblazers will probably strike out against their opponents.
Next Losses...
Charlotte spends most of the week on the road. They travel to Memphis on Tuesday to play the Grizzlies and then go to Detroit to play the Pistons on Friday. The Bobcats return home for the weekend by hosting the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. Based on how Charlotte has played in recent weeks, they should easily avoid the 0-fer and win a game. And if they continue to improve, the Bobcats could win two.
Orlando spends the week at home by playing the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday and the Boston Celtics on Saturday. Although they allowed over 100 points only once in the last six games, the Magic will continue their quest to unseat the Charlotte Bobcats as Kings of the Cellar and pull an 0-fer.
Phoenix goes on a road trip this week. They travel to Houston to take on the Rockets on Tuesday, Dallas to play the Mavericks on Wednesday, and end the week in the Midwest by going to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. As with the Magic, this should be an 0-fer for the Suns. They may surprise everybody with one win, but that's it.
Other Stuff...
Check out the New York Knicks! Having lost four in a row, they're on a 12 game winning streak. The two main threats to their streak this week is at Chicago on Thursday and Indiana at home on Sunday.
Veteran QB Vince Young remains unsigned. Chances are he may not be signed at all before the draft. However, don't be surprised if some team signs him between July and September.
Every team in MLB has at least one win. The 1988 Baltimore Orioles' 0-21 season start record is safe for another year.
Will Orlando overtake Charlotte for the beer in the cellar? Will Portland turn things around? Will Phoenix even win a game?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Although Orlando is thirsting for some cellar beer, the 18-59 Charlotte Bobcats hold a half game lead over the falling 19-59 Orlando Magic in their quest to repeat as and are this week's, Kings of the Cellar. And they are not alone. The 23-54 Phoenix Suns are on a nine game losing streak and knocked the 24-52 Cleveland Cavaliers off the radar. Cleveland's two wins last week officially took them out of contention for the title. Phoenix is five games behind Charlotte, but a Charlotte loss or Phoenix win eliminates the Suns for Kings of the Cellar.
Since the last update, Charlotte went 1-2, Cleveland went 2-1, and Orlando whiffed, going 0-3. The Magic are 1-13 since March 12. Phoenix got back on the radar by going 1-9 in their last ten games and 2-15 since March 6.
This week's honorable mention goes once again to the Portland Trailblazers. Since last week, Portland went 0-3, eliminating them from playoff contention. The Trailblazers are 2-10 since March 18. That's worse than Charlotte, who are 4-7 during the same period. This week, Portland hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Then the Oklahoma City Thunder come to town on Friday. On Sunday, the Trailblazers go to Denver to take on the Nuggets. This has all the makings of an 0-fer. If they play well, Portland could surprise the Lakers, but that's it. The Trailblazers will probably strike out against their opponents.
Next Losses...
Charlotte spends most of the week on the road. They travel to Memphis on Tuesday to play the Grizzlies and then go to Detroit to play the Pistons on Friday. The Bobcats return home for the weekend by hosting the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. Based on how Charlotte has played in recent weeks, they should easily avoid the 0-fer and win a game. And if they continue to improve, the Bobcats could win two.
Orlando spends the week at home by playing the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday and the Boston Celtics on Saturday. Although they allowed over 100 points only once in the last six games, the Magic will continue their quest to unseat the Charlotte Bobcats as Kings of the Cellar and pull an 0-fer.
Phoenix goes on a road trip this week. They travel to Houston to take on the Rockets on Tuesday, Dallas to play the Mavericks on Wednesday, and end the week in the Midwest by going to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. As with the Magic, this should be an 0-fer for the Suns. They may surprise everybody with one win, but that's it.
Other Stuff...
Check out the New York Knicks! Having lost four in a row, they're on a 12 game winning streak. The two main threats to their streak this week is at Chicago on Thursday and Indiana at home on Sunday.
Veteran QB Vince Young remains unsigned. Chances are he may not be signed at all before the draft. However, don't be surprised if some team signs him between July and September.
Every team in MLB has at least one win. The 1988 Baltimore Orioles' 0-21 season start record is safe for another year.
Will Orlando overtake Charlotte for the beer in the cellar? Will Portland turn things around? Will Phoenix even win a game?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Last Place Update - April 2
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. Like a good roux, the plot thickens what was a runaway repeat. Let the fun begin!
The last two teams below 20 wins are duking it out for all the beer in the cellar. This week's Kings of the Cellar, the 17-57 Charlotte Bobcats, hold a game and a half lead over the 19-56 Orlando Magic in their quest to repeat as champions. Charlotte lost their last three games, but the Magic are 1-9 in their last ten games. The 22-51 Cleveland Cavaliers are at the top of the steps of the cellar with their eyes on the beer, hanging out at 4.5 games behind the Bobcats. The Cavs own the longest active losing streak at nine games. Since the last update, Charlotte went 1-3, Orlando went a whopping 1-6, and Cleveland 0-fered, going 0-4.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 33-41 Portland Trailblazers. They beat out a 27-47 Toronto Raptors team that are 2-8 in their last ten games, Why? Because the Trailblazers are still in the hunt for that final playoff spot in the Western Conference and lost five straight. Portland's playoff chances are now slim, at best. The Trailblazers spend this week at home. They host the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, the Houston Rockets on Friday, and the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Portland may get one win, but they will get eliminated from playoff contention, if not this week, then definitely next week. Their only hope now is a total collapse by both Dallas and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Next Losses...
Charlotte starts the week at home against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday and then host the Miami Heat on Friday. Then the Bobcats visit the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. This has all the makings of an 0-fer, but Charlotte could pull out one win. They definitely won't get their 20th win this week. They probably won't get their 18th win either.
Road trip!! Orlando hits the road and visits the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, the Chicago Bulls on Friday, and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. As with the Bobcats, this has all the makings of an 0-fer week. However, Orlando is a decent 4th quarter team and could pull off one win, maybe against Cleveland, but that's it.
Cleveland spends Wednesday at home against the Brooklyn Nets. On Friday, the Cavaliers go to Boston to play the Celtics. Then they end the week at home against the Orlando Magic on Sunday. To keep with the common theme of the day, this also has all the makings of an 0-fer. The key for both Cleveland and Orlando is this game. The winner gets their lone win of the week and the other has an 0-fer, getting one game closer to the beer in the cellar fridge.
Other Stuff...
The streaks have ended. The Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat each lost. Brooklyn now has the longest active win streak at eight games.
The New Orleans Saints signed QB Luke McCown to a one year deal. Really? Is he the best available quarterback out there? He didn't even make the team last year. They would have done better by signing QB Vince Young to a one year deal. It's the only blemish on some solid free agent signings.
Baseball season is here! I'm hoping to write more "Today in..." entries soon and get some actual sports trivia out there. However, there is also the novel and novella that I have to publish and I actually get paid for those, so they have priority.
Who will get to 20 wins first? Who will get to 60 losses first? Who will take the lead as Kings of the Cellar for good and claim the beer in the fridge?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
The last two teams below 20 wins are duking it out for all the beer in the cellar. This week's Kings of the Cellar, the 17-57 Charlotte Bobcats, hold a game and a half lead over the 19-56 Orlando Magic in their quest to repeat as champions. Charlotte lost their last three games, but the Magic are 1-9 in their last ten games. The 22-51 Cleveland Cavaliers are at the top of the steps of the cellar with their eyes on the beer, hanging out at 4.5 games behind the Bobcats. The Cavs own the longest active losing streak at nine games. Since the last update, Charlotte went 1-3, Orlando went a whopping 1-6, and Cleveland 0-fered, going 0-4.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 33-41 Portland Trailblazers. They beat out a 27-47 Toronto Raptors team that are 2-8 in their last ten games, Why? Because the Trailblazers are still in the hunt for that final playoff spot in the Western Conference and lost five straight. Portland's playoff chances are now slim, at best. The Trailblazers spend this week at home. They host the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, the Houston Rockets on Friday, and the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Portland may get one win, but they will get eliminated from playoff contention, if not this week, then definitely next week. Their only hope now is a total collapse by both Dallas and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Next Losses...
Charlotte starts the week at home against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday and then host the Miami Heat on Friday. Then the Bobcats visit the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. This has all the makings of an 0-fer, but Charlotte could pull out one win. They definitely won't get their 20th win this week. They probably won't get their 18th win either.
Road trip!! Orlando hits the road and visits the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, the Chicago Bulls on Friday, and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. As with the Bobcats, this has all the makings of an 0-fer week. However, Orlando is a decent 4th quarter team and could pull off one win, maybe against Cleveland, but that's it.
Cleveland spends Wednesday at home against the Brooklyn Nets. On Friday, the Cavaliers go to Boston to play the Celtics. Then they end the week at home against the Orlando Magic on Sunday. To keep with the common theme of the day, this also has all the makings of an 0-fer. The key for both Cleveland and Orlando is this game. The winner gets their lone win of the week and the other has an 0-fer, getting one game closer to the beer in the cellar fridge.
Other Stuff...
The streaks have ended. The Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat each lost. Brooklyn now has the longest active win streak at eight games.
The New Orleans Saints signed QB Luke McCown to a one year deal. Really? Is he the best available quarterback out there? He didn't even make the team last year. They would have done better by signing QB Vince Young to a one year deal. It's the only blemish on some solid free agent signings.
Baseball season is here! I'm hoping to write more "Today in..." entries soon and get some actual sports trivia out there. However, there is also the novel and novella that I have to publish and I actually get paid for those, so they have priority.
Who will get to 20 wins first? Who will get to 60 losses first? Who will take the lead as Kings of the Cellar for good and claim the beer in the fridge?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Monday, March 25, 2013
Last Place Update - March 25
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. Ah, the plot thickens...
The 16-54 Charlotte Bobcats have been doing some winning. They closed the gap some, but not enough to keep them from being this week's Kings of the Cellar. They are two games ahead of the 18-52 Orlando Magic. The 22-47 Cleveland Cavaliers also returned to the radar, kicking off the New Orleans Hornets and Phoenix Suns.
Since the last update, Charlotte went a respectable 2-2 and Orlando is making a move against the Bobcats by having an 0-fer, going 0-4. The Hornets went 2-1 and the Suns went 1-3. The Cavaliers are on a five game losing streak.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 34-36 Utah Jazz. The Jazz are 2-8 in their last ten games, with a four game losing streak. Utah is also 2-12 since February 23. They have allowed over 100 points in the last three games. This week, the Jazz spend most of the week at home. They host the Philadelphia 76ers tonight and the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. On Friday, Utah goes to Portland to play the Trailblazers and then they finish the week at home versus the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. The Jazz should win at least one or two games this week.
Next Losses...
Charlotte has a light week, mostly on the road. They host the Orlando Magic Wednesday and hit the road to play the New York Knicks on Friday and the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. Based on their recent success, the Bobcats could go 2-1 or collapse and have an 0-fer. The Magic game is a pick'em and could be either team's only win this week.
Orlando starts the week at home by facing a spanking by or huge upset of the Miami Heat tonight. Then they go to Charlotte to play the Bobcats on Wednesday and return home to host the Washington Wizards on Friday. The Magic end the week on Saturday by going to Atlanta to play the Hawks. Orlando could potentially win two games this week. Chances are, they'll have yet again another 0-fer.
Cleveland spends most of the week at home. They host the Boston Celtics on Wednesday and the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. The Cavs end the week in the Crescent City by visiting the New Orleans Hornets. They could win one or two games or they could whiff and lose them all. Cleveland should win at least one game.
Other Stuff...
What a great time of year. The NCAA Tournament has been a blast, even though one of my overall brackets is dead and a regional bracket on my Main Entry bracket is dead. Sometimes it's a work in frustration, but it's one that you enjoy.
I made The Acts of 1 available for the NOOK a while back. It hasn't had the success on Barnes & Noble as it did on Amazon. If this continues, when I publish The Curse, it will start off exclusive to Amazon and in the KDP Select program.
Which winning streak will end first? Will Miami break the Lakers' record? Will Denver overtake Miami? Or will both teams fall woefully short?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
The 16-54 Charlotte Bobcats have been doing some winning. They closed the gap some, but not enough to keep them from being this week's Kings of the Cellar. They are two games ahead of the 18-52 Orlando Magic. The 22-47 Cleveland Cavaliers also returned to the radar, kicking off the New Orleans Hornets and Phoenix Suns.
Since the last update, Charlotte went a respectable 2-2 and Orlando is making a move against the Bobcats by having an 0-fer, going 0-4. The Hornets went 2-1 and the Suns went 1-3. The Cavaliers are on a five game losing streak.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 34-36 Utah Jazz. The Jazz are 2-8 in their last ten games, with a four game losing streak. Utah is also 2-12 since February 23. They have allowed over 100 points in the last three games. This week, the Jazz spend most of the week at home. They host the Philadelphia 76ers tonight and the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. On Friday, Utah goes to Portland to play the Trailblazers and then they finish the week at home versus the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. The Jazz should win at least one or two games this week.
Next Losses...
Charlotte has a light week, mostly on the road. They host the Orlando Magic Wednesday and hit the road to play the New York Knicks on Friday and the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. Based on their recent success, the Bobcats could go 2-1 or collapse and have an 0-fer. The Magic game is a pick'em and could be either team's only win this week.
Orlando starts the week at home by facing a spanking by or huge upset of the Miami Heat tonight. Then they go to Charlotte to play the Bobcats on Wednesday and return home to host the Washington Wizards on Friday. The Magic end the week on Saturday by going to Atlanta to play the Hawks. Orlando could potentially win two games this week. Chances are, they'll have yet again another 0-fer.
Cleveland spends most of the week at home. They host the Boston Celtics on Wednesday and the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. The Cavs end the week in the Crescent City by visiting the New Orleans Hornets. They could win one or two games or they could whiff and lose them all. Cleveland should win at least one game.
Other Stuff...
What a great time of year. The NCAA Tournament has been a blast, even though one of my overall brackets is dead and a regional bracket on my Main Entry bracket is dead. Sometimes it's a work in frustration, but it's one that you enjoy.
I made The Acts of 1 available for the NOOK a while back. It hasn't had the success on Barnes & Noble as it did on Amazon. If this continues, when I publish The Curse, it will start off exclusive to Amazon and in the KDP Select program.
Which winning streak will end first? Will Miami break the Lakers' record? Will Denver overtake Miami? Or will both teams fall woefully short?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Random Thoughts
I took a gander at this blog today and realized that it has had nothing but Last Place Update entries for the past month. It's way past time for other stuff, so here are some random thoughts.
Have a great day!!!
- I haven't filled out my NCAA Tournament brackets yet. However, I have decided how they will be covered here.
- What happened to the "Today in..." entries? Writing them took time away from finishing The Acts of 1 and The Curse. Hopefully I'll be able to write more this year, now that one book is already published and the other is almost there.
- Okay, can't resist. Here's a "Today in..." entry. Today in 1966, Texas Western (now UTEP) pulled off one of the greatest upsets ever by beating top ranked Kentucky in the NCAA national championship game 72-65. Bobby Joe Hill led all scorers with 20. Future NBA head coach Pat Riley led Kentucky with 19 points.
- The Denver Nuggets go to Oklahoma City to play the Thunder tonight to try to extend their 12 game win streak. If Denver wins, then their next real challenge will be the San Antonio Spurs next Wednesday.
- The New Orleans Saints made a pitch to DB Nnamdi Asomugha. Was it that long ago when Drew Brees torched the Philadelphia Eagles' secondary, ESPECIALLY Nnamdi Asomugha?
- Bobcats win!!! Bobcats win!!! Bobcats win!! Yup, the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Washington Wizards last night, 119-114. Since January 18, when the Bobcats score over 100 points, they win.
- Just a little more trivia, 30 years ago this month, the USFL started its inaugural season.
- Speaking of the USFL, here's a trivia question: Who was the last USFL player to play in the NFL? It's one of those snakebite questions. The answer? Doug Flutie, who ended his playing career in 2005.
- Still working on the blurb to The Curse. At least it's closer to being done.
- My ebook, The Acts of 1 is now available for the NOOK at Barnes & Noble. Click the link and check it out.
Have a great day!!!
Monday, March 18, 2013
Last Place Update - March 18
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. The waters near the cellar are murky, so let's get started.
Bobcats win!! Bobcats win!! Bobcats win!!
Okay, they only won one game, but Charlotte's win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday does break their ten game losing streak. However, the 14-52 Bobcats are still this week's Kings of the Cellar. They went 1-2 last week, but still have a 3.5 game lead over the 18-49 Orlando Magic. The Magic whiffed all three games and went 0-3.
Now here's where it gets murky. The 23-42 Washington Wizards went 3-1 last week and moved themselves off the radar. Way to go Wizards!!
Two other teams made moves to get themselves on the radar, one of them a return trip. The 22-45 New Orleans Pelicans, uh, Hornets and the Phoenix Suns are 7.5 games behind the Bobcats and 4 games behind the Magic. The Hornets are 2-8 in their last ten games, losers of their last three. The Suns are 1-6 in their last seven games, losers of their last four.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 23-45 Detroit Pistons. Detroit is 1-11 in their last dozen games, losers of their last eight. In all but two of those losses, the Pistons allowed their opponents to score more than 100 points. They start this week at home against the Brooklyn Nets tonight. Then the spend the rest of the week along the Atlantic coast by visiting the Miami Heat on Friday and to Charlotte to play the Bobcats on Saturday. The Pistons could get two wins this week, but will probably only get one.
Next Losses...
Charlotte will spend most of their week at home. They host the improving Washington Wizards tonight, the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, and as previously stated, the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. The Bobcats will finish the week on the road on Sunday in Miami to take on the Heat. This has all the makings of an 0-fer, but they did surprise the Celtics. Could Charlotte stun Miami on Sunday? Actually, that's possible, but not probable. The Bobcats could win one, maybe two games, but will most likely post another 0-fer.
Unlike Charlotte, Orlando will spend most of their short week on the road. The Magic will go to Indiana to play the Pacers on Tuesday and to New York to play the Knicks on Wednesday. Then they return home on Friday to lose to, us play the Oklahoma City Thunder. Unless Orlando has a good game or one of their opponents has a bad game, Otherwise, the Magic will whiff through their games and extend their losing streak to six games.
New Orleans has a homestand this week. They host the Golden State Warriors tonight, the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, and the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. They could win one game, depending on which Hornets team shows up. If the one who put together a couple of winning streaks shows, then they could go 2-1. If last week's team shows, then it's an 0-fer. They should get at least one win this week.
Phoenix will also spend their week at home. They host the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, and the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. This is a tough one to call. The Suns should win one or two games this week, but could also lose them all. Chances are, Phoenix will go 2-2.
Other Stuff...
As predicted, Grambling State went one and done in the SWAC Tournament. However, they did lose by less than ten points, the first time this season. Maybe next year.
Let the madness begin!! Yes, it's March Madness and the NCAA Tournament berths are filled. This appears to be one of the tougher tournaments to call. We'll see.
There's a lot of hype over the Miami Heat's 22 game winning streak, but there's another team with a nice winning streak. The Denver Nuggets have won 11 straight. They go to Chicago to play the Bulls tonight and to Oklahoma City to play the Thunder on Tuesday. The Nuggets spend the rest of the week in the rarified air of Denver hosting the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday and the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. The streak should end in Oklahoma City, but if it doesn't, Denver should go undefeated this week.
Will Miami and Denver continue their streaks? Will any of the #1's fall early in the NCAA Tournament? Will anybody threaten Charlotte in their quest to repeat as Kings of the Cellar Champions?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Bobcats win!! Bobcats win!! Bobcats win!!
Okay, they only won one game, but Charlotte's win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday does break their ten game losing streak. However, the 14-52 Bobcats are still this week's Kings of the Cellar. They went 1-2 last week, but still have a 3.5 game lead over the 18-49 Orlando Magic. The Magic whiffed all three games and went 0-3.
Now here's where it gets murky. The 23-42 Washington Wizards went 3-1 last week and moved themselves off the radar. Way to go Wizards!!
Two other teams made moves to get themselves on the radar, one of them a return trip. The 22-45 New Orleans Pelicans, uh, Hornets and the Phoenix Suns are 7.5 games behind the Bobcats and 4 games behind the Magic. The Hornets are 2-8 in their last ten games, losers of their last three. The Suns are 1-6 in their last seven games, losers of their last four.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 23-45 Detroit Pistons. Detroit is 1-11 in their last dozen games, losers of their last eight. In all but two of those losses, the Pistons allowed their opponents to score more than 100 points. They start this week at home against the Brooklyn Nets tonight. Then the spend the rest of the week along the Atlantic coast by visiting the Miami Heat on Friday and to Charlotte to play the Bobcats on Saturday. The Pistons could get two wins this week, but will probably only get one.
Next Losses...
Charlotte will spend most of their week at home. They host the improving Washington Wizards tonight, the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, and as previously stated, the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. The Bobcats will finish the week on the road on Sunday in Miami to take on the Heat. This has all the makings of an 0-fer, but they did surprise the Celtics. Could Charlotte stun Miami on Sunday? Actually, that's possible, but not probable. The Bobcats could win one, maybe two games, but will most likely post another 0-fer.
Unlike Charlotte, Orlando will spend most of their short week on the road. The Magic will go to Indiana to play the Pacers on Tuesday and to New York to play the Knicks on Wednesday. Then they return home on Friday to lose to, us play the Oklahoma City Thunder. Unless Orlando has a good game or one of their opponents has a bad game, Otherwise, the Magic will whiff through their games and extend their losing streak to six games.
New Orleans has a homestand this week. They host the Golden State Warriors tonight, the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, and the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. They could win one game, depending on which Hornets team shows up. If the one who put together a couple of winning streaks shows, then they could go 2-1. If last week's team shows, then it's an 0-fer. They should get at least one win this week.
Phoenix will also spend their week at home. They host the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, and the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. This is a tough one to call. The Suns should win one or two games this week, but could also lose them all. Chances are, Phoenix will go 2-2.
Other Stuff...
As predicted, Grambling State went one and done in the SWAC Tournament. However, they did lose by less than ten points, the first time this season. Maybe next year.
Let the madness begin!! Yes, it's March Madness and the NCAA Tournament berths are filled. This appears to be one of the tougher tournaments to call. We'll see.
There's a lot of hype over the Miami Heat's 22 game winning streak, but there's another team with a nice winning streak. The Denver Nuggets have won 11 straight. They go to Chicago to play the Bulls tonight and to Oklahoma City to play the Thunder on Tuesday. The Nuggets spend the rest of the week in the rarified air of Denver hosting the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday and the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. The streak should end in Oklahoma City, but if it doesn't, Denver should go undefeated this week.
Will Miami and Denver continue their streaks? Will any of the #1's fall early in the NCAA Tournament? Will anybody threaten Charlotte in their quest to repeat as Kings of the Cellar Champions?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Monday, March 11, 2013
Last Place Update - March 11
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. And the push has begun...
The 13-50 Charlotte Bobcats have made a move to defend their title as Kings of the Cellar by increasing their lead over the improving 18-46 Orlando Magic by 4.5 games and by 7.5 games over the 20-41 Washington Wizards. Since the last update, Charlotte has had three straight 0-fer weeks by going 0-3. The Bobcats have lost ten straight and are 4-20 since January 19. All of their last ten losses were by more than ten points. The Magic has a respectable week, going 2-2, as did the Wizards.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 23-39 Philadelphia 76ers. They are playing like their 1973 counterparts by going 1-9 in their last ten games and 2-13 since February 6. They lost their last four games by at least eight points. The 76ers have a homestand this week. They host the Brooklyn Nets tonight, the Miami Heat on Wednesday, and the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. This has all the makings of an 0-fer week, but Philadelphia should get a win and maybe even possibly pulling an upset on the Heat. If they play well, the 76ers should go 1-2.
Next Losses...
Charlotte starts the week at home by hosting the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. They finish the week on the road by going to Toronto on Wednesday to play the Raptors and to Boston for a rematch against the Celtics. Can you say 13 game losing streak?
Orlando hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday and finish the week on the road. They travel to Oklahoma City on Friday to play the Thunder and to Milwaukee on Sunday to play the Bucks. They Magic should win one of these games and could pull off an upset and win two.
Washington starts the week on the road by going to Cleveland to play the Cavaliers on Tuesday. This game could take the once Kings of the Cellar leading Wizards off the Update's radar and Cleveland back on it. The end the week at home by hosting the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, the New Orleans Hornets on Friday, and the Phoenix Suns on Saturday. The Wizards should win at least one game, but will likely go 2-2 again.
Other Stuff...
The Weber State Lady Wildcats completed their season 0-fer by going 0-29. Maybe next year.
Grambling State also pulled off their season long 0-fer by going 0-27. They face Alabama A&M in the SWAC Tournament this week. They should end their season at one and done.
On March 12, 1987, my University of New Orleans Privateers won their only NCAA Tournament game against the BYU Cougars 83-79. Two days later, the Alabama Crimson Tide made 73 percent of their shots and spanked my Bucs 101-76. UNO finished the 1987 season at 26-4. UNO guard Ledell Eackles and forward Ronnie Grandison went on to play in the NBA.
With the NCAA Tournament on the horizon, we are entering the best part of the college basketball season. So here's a little all-time season trivia: The Duke Blue Devils all-time record is 1998-838. Coach Mike Krzyzewski is 881-236 and has more wins than the next four best Duke coaches combined. Duke is 79-24 in the NCAA Tournament on Coach K's watch and he has more postseason wins and national championships than all of his predecessors combined.
Have a great day!!!
The 13-50 Charlotte Bobcats have made a move to defend their title as Kings of the Cellar by increasing their lead over the improving 18-46 Orlando Magic by 4.5 games and by 7.5 games over the 20-41 Washington Wizards. Since the last update, Charlotte has had three straight 0-fer weeks by going 0-3. The Bobcats have lost ten straight and are 4-20 since January 19. All of their last ten losses were by more than ten points. The Magic has a respectable week, going 2-2, as did the Wizards.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 23-39 Philadelphia 76ers. They are playing like their 1973 counterparts by going 1-9 in their last ten games and 2-13 since February 6. They lost their last four games by at least eight points. The 76ers have a homestand this week. They host the Brooklyn Nets tonight, the Miami Heat on Wednesday, and the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. This has all the makings of an 0-fer week, but Philadelphia should get a win and maybe even possibly pulling an upset on the Heat. If they play well, the 76ers should go 1-2.
Next Losses...
Charlotte starts the week at home by hosting the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. They finish the week on the road by going to Toronto on Wednesday to play the Raptors and to Boston for a rematch against the Celtics. Can you say 13 game losing streak?
Orlando hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday and finish the week on the road. They travel to Oklahoma City on Friday to play the Thunder and to Milwaukee on Sunday to play the Bucks. They Magic should win one of these games and could pull off an upset and win two.
Washington starts the week on the road by going to Cleveland to play the Cavaliers on Tuesday. This game could take the once Kings of the Cellar leading Wizards off the Update's radar and Cleveland back on it. The end the week at home by hosting the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, the New Orleans Hornets on Friday, and the Phoenix Suns on Saturday. The Wizards should win at least one game, but will likely go 2-2 again.
Other Stuff...
The Weber State Lady Wildcats completed their season 0-fer by going 0-29. Maybe next year.
Grambling State also pulled off their season long 0-fer by going 0-27. They face Alabama A&M in the SWAC Tournament this week. They should end their season at one and done.
On March 12, 1987, my University of New Orleans Privateers won their only NCAA Tournament game against the BYU Cougars 83-79. Two days later, the Alabama Crimson Tide made 73 percent of their shots and spanked my Bucs 101-76. UNO finished the 1987 season at 26-4. UNO guard Ledell Eackles and forward Ronnie Grandison went on to play in the NBA.
With the NCAA Tournament on the horizon, we are entering the best part of the college basketball season. So here's a little all-time season trivia: The Duke Blue Devils all-time record is 1998-838. Coach Mike Krzyzewski is 881-236 and has more wins than the next four best Duke coaches combined. Duke is 79-24 in the NCAA Tournament on Coach K's watch and he has more postseason wins and national championships than all of his predecessors combined.
Have a great day!!!
Monday, March 4, 2013
Last Place Update - March 4
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. Let's get started.
The 13-46 Charlotte Bobcats continue their stranglehold and are on well on their way to defending their title as Kings of the Cellar. The 16-44 Orlando Magic slightly closed the gap to 2.5 games. The 19-39 Washington Wizards bring up the rear at 6.5 games back. Since the last update, Charlotte puled an 0-fer, going 0-3. Their losing streak is now at six games. Orlando went 1-3 and Washington fared a little better, going 2-2.
This week's honorable mention goes to 27-31 Portland Trailblazers. They are 2-8 in their last ten games and 7-16 since January 11. The Trailblazers start this week at home, hosting the Charlotte Bobcats tonight. Then Portland will spend the rest of their week on the road. They visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, the San Antonia Spurs on Friday, and the New Orleans Pelicans, uh, Hornets on Sunday. The Trailbazers should go 1-3, but if they play well, they could break even at 2-2.
Next Losses...
As previously stated, Charlotte visits the Portland Trailblazers tonight. Then they return home to host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. The Bobcats finish the week in Washington on Saturday to take on the improving Wizards. This has all the makings of yet another 0-fer. If they play well, Charlotte could win one game.
Orlando visits the New Orleans Hornets tonight and then go to Miami on Wednesday to get spanked by the Heat. Then the Magic spend the rest of the week at home. They host the Indiana Pacers on Friday and the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. This, too, has all the makings of an 0-fer, but the Magic could pull off one win if they play well.
Washington goes on the road to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday and the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. The finish the week at home against the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday. Believe it or not, the Wizards could have a reverse 0-fer and go 3-0. Based on their improved play, Washington should win at least two of the games. Watch out, Cleveland, Sacramento, and Phoenix. The Wizards could put one or more of you on the radar.
Other Stuff...
In women's college basketball, Weber State continue their losing ways and are now 0-27. The Lady Wildcats finish their season on the road this week. They go to Portland State to play the Vikings on Thursday and to Eastern Washington to play the Eagles on Saturday. Weber State has an excellent chance to finish the season at 0-29.
My University of New Orleans Lady Privateers pulled an 0-fer and finished the season at 3-23. Maybe next year.
Grambling State continue to lose and are now 0-27. The Tigers lost by more than ten points in each of last week's losses.
Will Grambling or Weber State get a win before the season ends? Will one or both teams go winless?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
The 13-46 Charlotte Bobcats continue their stranglehold and are on well on their way to defending their title as Kings of the Cellar. The 16-44 Orlando Magic slightly closed the gap to 2.5 games. The 19-39 Washington Wizards bring up the rear at 6.5 games back. Since the last update, Charlotte puled an 0-fer, going 0-3. Their losing streak is now at six games. Orlando went 1-3 and Washington fared a little better, going 2-2.
This week's honorable mention goes to 27-31 Portland Trailblazers. They are 2-8 in their last ten games and 7-16 since January 11. The Trailblazers start this week at home, hosting the Charlotte Bobcats tonight. Then Portland will spend the rest of their week on the road. They visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, the San Antonia Spurs on Friday, and the New Orleans Pelicans, uh, Hornets on Sunday. The Trailbazers should go 1-3, but if they play well, they could break even at 2-2.
Next Losses...
As previously stated, Charlotte visits the Portland Trailblazers tonight. Then they return home to host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. The Bobcats finish the week in Washington on Saturday to take on the improving Wizards. This has all the makings of yet another 0-fer. If they play well, Charlotte could win one game.
Orlando visits the New Orleans Hornets tonight and then go to Miami on Wednesday to get spanked by the Heat. Then the Magic spend the rest of the week at home. They host the Indiana Pacers on Friday and the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. This, too, has all the makings of an 0-fer, but the Magic could pull off one win if they play well.
Washington goes on the road to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday and the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. The finish the week at home against the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday. Believe it or not, the Wizards could have a reverse 0-fer and go 3-0. Based on their improved play, Washington should win at least two of the games. Watch out, Cleveland, Sacramento, and Phoenix. The Wizards could put one or more of you on the radar.
Other Stuff...
In women's college basketball, Weber State continue their losing ways and are now 0-27. The Lady Wildcats finish their season on the road this week. They go to Portland State to play the Vikings on Thursday and to Eastern Washington to play the Eagles on Saturday. Weber State has an excellent chance to finish the season at 0-29.
My University of New Orleans Lady Privateers pulled an 0-fer and finished the season at 3-23. Maybe next year.
Grambling State continue to lose and are now 0-27. The Tigers lost by more than ten points in each of last week's losses.
Will Grambling or Weber State get a win before the season ends? Will one or both teams go winless?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Last Place Update - February 25
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. Let's get started.
The 13-43 Charlotte Bobcats are this week's Kings of the Cellar, but the 15-41 Orlando Magic closed Charlotte's lead to two games. The surging 17-37 Washington Wizards trail the Bobcats by five games. Since the last update, Charlotte went 1-3, losing three straight. Orlando had an 0-fer, going 0-4. However, Washington did some winning and went 2-1.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 19-38 Sacramento Kings. Sacramento is 2-8 in their last ten games, losers of five straight. The Kings are also 4-14 since January 18. This week, Sacramento is on the road for most of the week. They go to Miami on Tuesday to face the Heat. Then they go to Orlando on Wednesday to play the Magic. The Kings head back west and visit the San Antonio Spurs on Friday and end the week by hosting the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday. They should win no more than two games this week.
Next Losses...
Charlotte takes a road trip out west this week. They go to Los Angeles on Tuesday to play CP3 and the Clippers. Then they go to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz on Friday and finish the week in Sacramento to the previously mentioned game against the Kings. The Bobcats may win possibly one game, but will probably have an 0-fer.
Orlando goes to Philadelphia on Tuesday to play the 76ers and then will spend the rest of the week at home. They host the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, Houston Rockets on Friday, and the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. Unless they start playing well, they Magic will have their second consecutive 0-fer week.
What's up with Washington? They're 6-2 since February 4. Way to go! They have a busy week. The Wizards go to Toronto tonight to play the Raptors. Then they spend the rest of the week at home, hosting the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, the New York Knicks on Friday, and the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. If they continue to play well, Washington could go 2-2 or if they falter, they could lose all four games. The Wizards should win at least one game.
Other Stuff...
Weber State (0-25) is the lone winless women's college basketball team. Jacksonville State got their first win of the season against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 60-57. Way to go, Gamecock Nation!
My beloved University of New Orleans Lady Privateers lost last week, falling to 3-21 for the season.
On the men''s side, Grambling State continues their trek toward a winless season and are now 0-24. The closest the Tigers came to a win was a 10 point loss to Prairie View on February 9, 63-53.
The last draft to my first novel, The Curse, is finally done! Now to get the blurb done and to make sure the cover works. If things work right, the book should be published on Amazon and B&N sometime next month.
Who will get win #1 first, Weber State or Grambling State? Who will have an 0-fer season?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
The 13-43 Charlotte Bobcats are this week's Kings of the Cellar, but the 15-41 Orlando Magic closed Charlotte's lead to two games. The surging 17-37 Washington Wizards trail the Bobcats by five games. Since the last update, Charlotte went 1-3, losing three straight. Orlando had an 0-fer, going 0-4. However, Washington did some winning and went 2-1.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 19-38 Sacramento Kings. Sacramento is 2-8 in their last ten games, losers of five straight. The Kings are also 4-14 since January 18. This week, Sacramento is on the road for most of the week. They go to Miami on Tuesday to face the Heat. Then they go to Orlando on Wednesday to play the Magic. The Kings head back west and visit the San Antonio Spurs on Friday and end the week by hosting the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday. They should win no more than two games this week.
Next Losses...
Charlotte takes a road trip out west this week. They go to Los Angeles on Tuesday to play CP3 and the Clippers. Then they go to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz on Friday and finish the week in Sacramento to the previously mentioned game against the Kings. The Bobcats may win possibly one game, but will probably have an 0-fer.
Orlando goes to Philadelphia on Tuesday to play the 76ers and then will spend the rest of the week at home. They host the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, Houston Rockets on Friday, and the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. Unless they start playing well, they Magic will have their second consecutive 0-fer week.
What's up with Washington? They're 6-2 since February 4. Way to go! They have a busy week. The Wizards go to Toronto tonight to play the Raptors. Then they spend the rest of the week at home, hosting the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, the New York Knicks on Friday, and the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. If they continue to play well, Washington could go 2-2 or if they falter, they could lose all four games. The Wizards should win at least one game.
Other Stuff...
Weber State (0-25) is the lone winless women's college basketball team. Jacksonville State got their first win of the season against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 60-57. Way to go, Gamecock Nation!
My beloved University of New Orleans Lady Privateers lost last week, falling to 3-21 for the season.
On the men''s side, Grambling State continues their trek toward a winless season and are now 0-24. The closest the Tigers came to a win was a 10 point loss to Prairie View on February 9, 63-53.
The last draft to my first novel, The Curse, is finally done! Now to get the blurb done and to make sure the cover works. If things work right, the book should be published on Amazon and B&N sometime next month.
Who will get win #1 first, Weber State or Grambling State? Who will have an 0-fer season?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Last Place Update - February 19
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. We had a light week last week, but a fun All-Star and Michael Jordan Week. Let's get started with the second half of the season.
Michael Jordan's 12-40 Charlotte Bobcats are once again this week's Kings of the Cellar. They lead the 15-37 Orlando Magic by three games. The 15-36 Washington Wizards trail the Magic by half a game. Each of the three teams is on a one game losing streak.
Since the last update, Charlotte and Washington went 1-1. Orlando lost their only scheduled game last week.
Once again, as tempting as it is to give it once again to the 19-31 Minnesota Timberwolves, this week's honorable mention goes to the 25-28 Portland Trailblazers. The Trailblazers are 3-7 in their last ten games, losing their last five straight. Portland is also 5-13 since January 11. This week, the Trailblazers host the Phoenix Suns tonight. Then they go on to the weekend by going to the Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday and host the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Portland should win at least one game, but based on their losing streak, they could pull an 0-fer.
Next Losses...
Charlotte has a busy week. They go to Orlando tonight to take on the Magic. Then the Bobcats spend the rest of the week at home by hosting the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, Chicago Bulls on Friday, and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. The Bobcats have a chance to get a victory or two, but if they fall to Orlando, they will probably have an 0-fer.
As you already know, Orlando hosts the off and on Charlotte Bobcats tonight. Then they go on the road to visit the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday and the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. The Magic finish their week at home by taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Believe it or not, Orlando could go 2-2 if they play well. However, they could also have an 0-fer, which is more likely.
The once season leading Kings of the Cellar, Washington Wizards, have a homestand this week. They host the Toronto Raptors tonight, the Denver Nuggets on Friday, and the Houston Rockets on Saturday. This is the toughest schedule of the three contenders. Everything says Washington should have an 0-fer, but they could pull off a win or two if they continue to play well.
Other Stuff...
Condolences go out to the Los Angeles Lakers organization, coaches, players, and alumni on the passing of owner Jerry Buss. In addition to the ten NBA championships and 16 appearances in the NBA Finals, Buss's Lakers earned a 1,786-926 regular season record on his watch. Not counting this season, the Lakers finished the season with a losing record only three times (1993, 1994, 2005) since Buss bought the team in 1979. It is a gross understatement to say that Jerry Buss was a credit to the game of basketball. 'Nuff said.
What a great game in women's college basketball between UConn and Baylor. Baylor couldn't stop UConn in the first half and UConn couldn't stop Brittney Griner in the second half. Congrats to Baylor on a great win!
Speaking of women's college basketball, Weber State (0-24) and Jacksonville State (0-26) are the remaining 0-fer teams. North Carolina Central got their first win of the season against Savannah State on Saturday, beating them 43-38. My beloved Lady Privateers of the University of New Orleans got their third win of the season against the Utah Valley Wolverines, 55-51. UNO is now 3-19.
On the men's side, Grambling State is still on its season long 0-fer at 0-23. The Tigers lost their last five games by double-digit scores. Jackson State rolled all over Grambling State on Saturday, dominating them by a score of 77-38.
Which of the remaining winless teams will get their first win? Will we have a men's and women's team run the winless table?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Michael Jordan's 12-40 Charlotte Bobcats are once again this week's Kings of the Cellar. They lead the 15-37 Orlando Magic by three games. The 15-36 Washington Wizards trail the Magic by half a game. Each of the three teams is on a one game losing streak.
Since the last update, Charlotte and Washington went 1-1. Orlando lost their only scheduled game last week.
Once again, as tempting as it is to give it once again to the 19-31 Minnesota Timberwolves, this week's honorable mention goes to the 25-28 Portland Trailblazers. The Trailblazers are 3-7 in their last ten games, losing their last five straight. Portland is also 5-13 since January 11. This week, the Trailblazers host the Phoenix Suns tonight. Then they go on to the weekend by going to the Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday and host the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Portland should win at least one game, but based on their losing streak, they could pull an 0-fer.
Next Losses...
Charlotte has a busy week. They go to Orlando tonight to take on the Magic. Then the Bobcats spend the rest of the week at home by hosting the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, Chicago Bulls on Friday, and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. The Bobcats have a chance to get a victory or two, but if they fall to Orlando, they will probably have an 0-fer.
As you already know, Orlando hosts the off and on Charlotte Bobcats tonight. Then they go on the road to visit the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday and the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. The Magic finish their week at home by taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Believe it or not, Orlando could go 2-2 if they play well. However, they could also have an 0-fer, which is more likely.
The once season leading Kings of the Cellar, Washington Wizards, have a homestand this week. They host the Toronto Raptors tonight, the Denver Nuggets on Friday, and the Houston Rockets on Saturday. This is the toughest schedule of the three contenders. Everything says Washington should have an 0-fer, but they could pull off a win or two if they continue to play well.
Other Stuff...
Condolences go out to the Los Angeles Lakers organization, coaches, players, and alumni on the passing of owner Jerry Buss. In addition to the ten NBA championships and 16 appearances in the NBA Finals, Buss's Lakers earned a 1,786-926 regular season record on his watch. Not counting this season, the Lakers finished the season with a losing record only three times (1993, 1994, 2005) since Buss bought the team in 1979. It is a gross understatement to say that Jerry Buss was a credit to the game of basketball. 'Nuff said.
What a great game in women's college basketball between UConn and Baylor. Baylor couldn't stop UConn in the first half and UConn couldn't stop Brittney Griner in the second half. Congrats to Baylor on a great win!
Speaking of women's college basketball, Weber State (0-24) and Jacksonville State (0-26) are the remaining 0-fer teams. North Carolina Central got their first win of the season against Savannah State on Saturday, beating them 43-38. My beloved Lady Privateers of the University of New Orleans got their third win of the season against the Utah Valley Wolverines, 55-51. UNO is now 3-19.
On the men's side, Grambling State is still on its season long 0-fer at 0-23. The Tigers lost their last five games by double-digit scores. Jackson State rolled all over Grambling State on Saturday, dominating them by a score of 77-38.
Which of the remaining winless teams will get their first win? Will we have a men's and women's team run the winless table?
Stay tuned. Have a great day!!!
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Happy Birthday, Michael Jordan
Today is NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan's 50th birthday. Happy birthday, MJ! You're past the halfway point to 100. As competitive as you are, you'll probably make it there.
So at the end of Michael Jordan Week (yes, they really had a Michael Jordan Week), if you paid attention, you heard just about everything there is to know about Michael Jeffrey Jordan.
Instead of giving you a novel's worth of trivia, let's just cover events on his landmark birthdays.
Today in 1983, MJ didn't have a game on his 20th birthday, but his North Carolina Tarheels stung from losing the second of three games in a row the night before. Maryland took the Tarheels down 106-94. Jordan's Tarheels played the eventual national champion, North Carolina State, on February 19 and lost 70-63. North Carolina went on to the NCAA Tournament, losing to Georgia in the Sweet 16 round 82-77.
Today in 1993, His Airness celebrated his 30th birthday with his Chicago Bulls by trouncing the Utah Jazz 114-96. Jordan led all scorers with 27. Chicago won their second game of a 7 game winning streak. The Bulls went to 35-17, on their way to winning their second NBA Championship over Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns 4-2.
Today in 2003, as with his 20th birthday, MJ had a day off for his 40th birthday. However, as with his 20th birthday, his team, now the Washington Wizards, were coming off a loss to the Utah Jazz on Valentine's Day. The Wizards would lose their next game on February 19 to the New Orleans Hornets, 87-75. The Wizards would go on to a 37-45 record, obviously missing the playoffs and coming in 5th in the Atlantic Division.
And now Michael Jordan is 50 and is majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, a regular in this blog's Last Place Update and defending Kings of the Cellar Champion. His Bobcats are off today, because of the NBA All-Star game, which is also today. Can the Bobcats change their fortunes with MJ as majority owner? The answer is yes. They should easily double their win total from last season and if they play well enough, maybe even triple it. However, they could also repeat as Kings of the Cellar. It depends on which Bobcats team shows up.
Speaking of the All-Star game, Jordan was named to 14 NBA All-Star teams and played in 13 All-Star games. There has been only one All-Star game on Air Jordan's birthday, but alas, it happened after he retired. The East beat the West 134-128 MJ's 45th birthday in 2008.
Jordan is undefeated on his landmark birthdays at 1-0, with no games on two of them, including college. Ages ending in 5 don't count as landmark. Is Michael Jordan the greatest NBA player ever? Probably. And to put my two cents in the First Take debate, could Jordan in his prime beat LeBron James playing one-on-one against each other ten out of ten times? My answer is yes, but LeBron would make a game out of it each time.
Happy birthday, your Airness!! Hope it's a great one!!
So at the end of Michael Jordan Week (yes, they really had a Michael Jordan Week), if you paid attention, you heard just about everything there is to know about Michael Jeffrey Jordan.
Instead of giving you a novel's worth of trivia, let's just cover events on his landmark birthdays.
Today in 1983, MJ didn't have a game on his 20th birthday, but his North Carolina Tarheels stung from losing the second of three games in a row the night before. Maryland took the Tarheels down 106-94. Jordan's Tarheels played the eventual national champion, North Carolina State, on February 19 and lost 70-63. North Carolina went on to the NCAA Tournament, losing to Georgia in the Sweet 16 round 82-77.
Today in 1993, His Airness celebrated his 30th birthday with his Chicago Bulls by trouncing the Utah Jazz 114-96. Jordan led all scorers with 27. Chicago won their second game of a 7 game winning streak. The Bulls went to 35-17, on their way to winning their second NBA Championship over Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns 4-2.
Today in 2003, as with his 20th birthday, MJ had a day off for his 40th birthday. However, as with his 20th birthday, his team, now the Washington Wizards, were coming off a loss to the Utah Jazz on Valentine's Day. The Wizards would lose their next game on February 19 to the New Orleans Hornets, 87-75. The Wizards would go on to a 37-45 record, obviously missing the playoffs and coming in 5th in the Atlantic Division.
And now Michael Jordan is 50 and is majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, a regular in this blog's Last Place Update and defending Kings of the Cellar Champion. His Bobcats are off today, because of the NBA All-Star game, which is also today. Can the Bobcats change their fortunes with MJ as majority owner? The answer is yes. They should easily double their win total from last season and if they play well enough, maybe even triple it. However, they could also repeat as Kings of the Cellar. It depends on which Bobcats team shows up.
Speaking of the All-Star game, Jordan was named to 14 NBA All-Star teams and played in 13 All-Star games. There has been only one All-Star game on Air Jordan's birthday, but alas, it happened after he retired. The East beat the West 134-128 MJ's 45th birthday in 2008.
Jordan is undefeated on his landmark birthdays at 1-0, with no games on two of them, including college. Ages ending in 5 don't count as landmark. Is Michael Jordan the greatest NBA player ever? Probably. And to put my two cents in the First Take debate, could Jordan in his prime beat LeBron James playing one-on-one against each other ten out of ten times? My answer is yes, but LeBron would make a game out of it each time.
Happy birthday, your Airness!! Hope it's a great one!!
Monday, February 11, 2013
NBA Last Place Update - February 11
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. Let's get started.
The 11-39 Charlotte Bobcats, tired of sharing the beer in the cellar, put a move and is alone as this week's Kings of the Cellar. The 14-35 Washington Wizards did some winning and is now 3.5 games behind the Bobcats. The 15-36 Orlando Magic finally got a win, but only managed to get the 16-35 Cleveland Cavaliers kicked off the radar for this week. The Magic are also 3.5 games behind the Bobcats.
Since the last update, the Bobcats had an 0-fer, going 0-4. The Wizards went undefeated this week, going 3-0. Way to go, Washington!! Orlando went 1-3 to round out the week, breaking their 12 game losing streak yesterday against the Portland Trailblazers.
As tempting as it is to give it once again to the Minnesota Timberwolves, this week's honorable mention goes to the Los Angeles Clippers. Why? Some would say the Timberwolves are more deserving by going 2-15 since January 9. To be honest, they are, but think of this, and this is a familiar story. The Clippers, who had the NBA's best record at one point this season, are 4-8 since Chris Paul's injury. The same thing happened to the New Orleans Pelicans, uh Hornets, from his days there. The Bees would win with him and lose without him. That's why the Clippers have this week's honorable mention. As CP3 heals, the Clippers travel to Philadelphia to face the 76ers tonight. They return home to host the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. On Thursday the Clippers travel (okay, so it's an away game at home) to the Staples Center to face their crosstown rivals the vaunted Los Angeles Lakers, who are going through their own drama with Dwight Howard. The Clippers should win out this week, but could fall to Houston.
Next Losses...
Charlotte hosts the Boston Celtics tonight and then travel to face the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. This should be an easy 0-fer for the Bobcats.
Washington has a mini Midwestern road trip by going to Milwaukee to play the Bucks tonight and then east to Detroit on Wednesday to take on the Pistons. How the Wizards will do depends on which team shows up. If the Kings of the Cellar show, then it's an 0-fer. However, if last week's team shows, then the Wizards could have their first five game win streak of the season. They should win one of the two games.
Orlando only has one game this week. The Magic host the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Sadly, there's not much to say, except that this will be an easy loss.
Other Stuff...
After marching in the Krewe of Isis parade Saturday night, I caught the end of the first overtime between Louisville and Notre Dame. What an exciting five overtime game! Louisville had multiple chances to put Notre Dame away, but the Fighting Irish hung tough. The Cardinals had at least two chances to call a time out when they crossed the mid-court stripe with about two seconds left before the overtime periods ended, but didn't. That probably cost them the game, but as they say, hindsight is 20-20. Congrats to both teams for a great game!!
Weber State (0-22), North Carolina Central (0-22), and Jacksonville State (0-24) are still the only winless teams in women's NCAA basketball. My beloved Lady Privateers of the University of New Orleans won their second game of the season by beating the Houston Baptist Huskies 65-58.
On the men's side, Grambling State had another 0-fer and is now 0-21.
Which of these teams will get their first win? Who will run the table and have a winless season? Stay tuned.
Have a great day!!!
The 11-39 Charlotte Bobcats, tired of sharing the beer in the cellar, put a move and is alone as this week's Kings of the Cellar. The 14-35 Washington Wizards did some winning and is now 3.5 games behind the Bobcats. The 15-36 Orlando Magic finally got a win, but only managed to get the 16-35 Cleveland Cavaliers kicked off the radar for this week. The Magic are also 3.5 games behind the Bobcats.
Since the last update, the Bobcats had an 0-fer, going 0-4. The Wizards went undefeated this week, going 3-0. Way to go, Washington!! Orlando went 1-3 to round out the week, breaking their 12 game losing streak yesterday against the Portland Trailblazers.
As tempting as it is to give it once again to the Minnesota Timberwolves, this week's honorable mention goes to the Los Angeles Clippers. Why? Some would say the Timberwolves are more deserving by going 2-15 since January 9. To be honest, they are, but think of this, and this is a familiar story. The Clippers, who had the NBA's best record at one point this season, are 4-8 since Chris Paul's injury. The same thing happened to the New Orleans Pelicans, uh Hornets, from his days there. The Bees would win with him and lose without him. That's why the Clippers have this week's honorable mention. As CP3 heals, the Clippers travel to Philadelphia to face the 76ers tonight. They return home to host the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. On Thursday the Clippers travel (okay, so it's an away game at home) to the Staples Center to face their crosstown rivals the vaunted Los Angeles Lakers, who are going through their own drama with Dwight Howard. The Clippers should win out this week, but could fall to Houston.
Next Losses...
Charlotte hosts the Boston Celtics tonight and then travel to face the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. This should be an easy 0-fer for the Bobcats.
Washington has a mini Midwestern road trip by going to Milwaukee to play the Bucks tonight and then east to Detroit on Wednesday to take on the Pistons. How the Wizards will do depends on which team shows up. If the Kings of the Cellar show, then it's an 0-fer. However, if last week's team shows, then the Wizards could have their first five game win streak of the season. They should win one of the two games.
Orlando only has one game this week. The Magic host the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Sadly, there's not much to say, except that this will be an easy loss.
Other Stuff...
After marching in the Krewe of Isis parade Saturday night, I caught the end of the first overtime between Louisville and Notre Dame. What an exciting five overtime game! Louisville had multiple chances to put Notre Dame away, but the Fighting Irish hung tough. The Cardinals had at least two chances to call a time out when they crossed the mid-court stripe with about two seconds left before the overtime periods ended, but didn't. That probably cost them the game, but as they say, hindsight is 20-20. Congrats to both teams for a great game!!
Weber State (0-22), North Carolina Central (0-22), and Jacksonville State (0-24) are still the only winless teams in women's NCAA basketball. My beloved Lady Privateers of the University of New Orleans won their second game of the season by beating the Houston Baptist Huskies 65-58.
On the men's side, Grambling State had another 0-fer and is now 0-21.
Which of these teams will get their first win? Who will run the table and have a winless season? Stay tuned.
Have a great day!!!
Monday, February 4, 2013
NBA Last Place Update - February 4
Welcome to this week's NBA Last Place Update. First of all, congrats to the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens for winning their second Super Bowl and bringing the city of Baltimore its third Super Bowl championship. The Baltimore Colts won Super Bowl V in the 1970 season. Now let's get started.
We have a tie! There's plenty of beer in the cellar, so the 11-35 Washington Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats are this week's Kings of the Cellar. And since there is a tie, one more team will be added for this week. The 14-34 Cleveland Cavaliers trail by two games and the 14-33 Orlando Magic trail by 2.5 games.
Since the last update, both the Wizards and Bobcats pulled an 0-fer. Then again, so did the Magic and my beloved Pelicans, uh, I mean Hornets. Washington went 0-4 and Charlotte went 0-3. At least Cleveland won a game, going 1-2. Orlando lost nine straight, going 2-20 since December 20.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 15-33 New Orleans Hornets. Even though last week's mention, the 18-26 Minnesota Timberwolves are 1-9 in their last ten games, that lone victory came at the expense of the Hornets. After going 9-5 from December 26 to January 21, the Bees went 1-6, losing four straight. New Orleans starts its Super Bowl hangover by hosting the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. Then they go on the road to play the Dirty Birds of basketball, the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. The Hornets go north of the border on Sunday by going to Toronto to play the Raptors. Depending on which Hornets team shows up, they could go 3-0 or have an 0-fer. They should win at least one game this week.
Next Losses...
Washington has a homestand this week. They host the struggling Los Angeles Clippers tonight, the New York Knicks on Wednesday, and the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. The Wizards have a shot at a win this week and if they play well, maybe even two. It's more likely they'll have an 0-fer.
Charlotte will spend most of their busy week on the road. They go to Miami to face the Heat tonight and then go to Cleveland to play the Cavaliers on Wednesday. On Friday, the Bobcats host the Los Angeles Lakers and finish the week on the road, traveling to Philadelphia on Saturday to take on the 76ers. Charlotte should get a win this week, but then again, this is the Bobcats. As with the Wizards, Charlotte will probably have an 0-fer.
Cleveland also has a homestand this week. As previously stated, they will host the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday. Then the Cavs will host the Orlando Magic on Friday and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Cleveland has the best chance of NOT having an 0-fer this week. They should go 2-1 unless the Bobcats or Magic show up.
Orlando has a busy week coming up. They travel to Philadelphia to play the 76ers tonight and host the Los Angeles Clippers on their tour of cellar dwellers on Wednesday. Then the Magic go to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers on Friday and finish the week on Sunday hosting the Portland Trailblazers. Although Orlando has a chance to get a win, like the Wizards and Bobcats, the Magic will probably have an 0-fer.
Other Stuff...
There's a lot of talk and controversy about the blackout in the Super Bowl. Although it did affect the outcome of the game, the better team still won. The local jokes focus around the city not paying its power bill.
You know we have to have a little Super Bowl trivia. The San Francisco 49ers are only the second team in Super Bowl history to score 31 points and lose. The first? The Dallas Cowboys scored 31 in Super Bowl XIII and lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-31.
Which Super Bowl team has had the longest drought since its last appearance? The New York Jets. They won Super Bowl III and haven't been there since.
The ranks of the undefeated in women's college basketball are no more. The Duke Lady Blue Devils actually lost their first time this season on January 21 to the UConn Lady Huskies. I stated Duke was still undefeated on last week's Last Place Update on January 28. I stand corrected and regret the error.
On the flip side, Weber State (0-21), Jacksonville State (0-23), and North Carolina Central (0-21...how did I miss that?) are still among the winless. My beloved University of New Orleans Lady Privateers had an 0-fer last week and are 1-17.
On the men's side, Grambling State is still the lone winless NCAA basketball team at 0-19.
Who will get their first win? Will one of these teams run the table and have a season 0-fer? Stay tuned.
Have a great day!!!
We have a tie! There's plenty of beer in the cellar, so the 11-35 Washington Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats are this week's Kings of the Cellar. And since there is a tie, one more team will be added for this week. The 14-34 Cleveland Cavaliers trail by two games and the 14-33 Orlando Magic trail by 2.5 games.
Since the last update, both the Wizards and Bobcats pulled an 0-fer. Then again, so did the Magic and my beloved Pelicans, uh, I mean Hornets. Washington went 0-4 and Charlotte went 0-3. At least Cleveland won a game, going 1-2. Orlando lost nine straight, going 2-20 since December 20.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 15-33 New Orleans Hornets. Even though last week's mention, the 18-26 Minnesota Timberwolves are 1-9 in their last ten games, that lone victory came at the expense of the Hornets. After going 9-5 from December 26 to January 21, the Bees went 1-6, losing four straight. New Orleans starts its Super Bowl hangover by hosting the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. Then they go on the road to play the Dirty Birds of basketball, the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. The Hornets go north of the border on Sunday by going to Toronto to play the Raptors. Depending on which Hornets team shows up, they could go 3-0 or have an 0-fer. They should win at least one game this week.
Next Losses...
Washington has a homestand this week. They host the struggling Los Angeles Clippers tonight, the New York Knicks on Wednesday, and the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. The Wizards have a shot at a win this week and if they play well, maybe even two. It's more likely they'll have an 0-fer.
Charlotte will spend most of their busy week on the road. They go to Miami to face the Heat tonight and then go to Cleveland to play the Cavaliers on Wednesday. On Friday, the Bobcats host the Los Angeles Lakers and finish the week on the road, traveling to Philadelphia on Saturday to take on the 76ers. Charlotte should get a win this week, but then again, this is the Bobcats. As with the Wizards, Charlotte will probably have an 0-fer.
Cleveland also has a homestand this week. As previously stated, they will host the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday. Then the Cavs will host the Orlando Magic on Friday and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Cleveland has the best chance of NOT having an 0-fer this week. They should go 2-1 unless the Bobcats or Magic show up.
Orlando has a busy week coming up. They travel to Philadelphia to play the 76ers tonight and host the Los Angeles Clippers on their tour of cellar dwellers on Wednesday. Then the Magic go to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers on Friday and finish the week on Sunday hosting the Portland Trailblazers. Although Orlando has a chance to get a win, like the Wizards and Bobcats, the Magic will probably have an 0-fer.
Other Stuff...
There's a lot of talk and controversy about the blackout in the Super Bowl. Although it did affect the outcome of the game, the better team still won. The local jokes focus around the city not paying its power bill.
You know we have to have a little Super Bowl trivia. The San Francisco 49ers are only the second team in Super Bowl history to score 31 points and lose. The first? The Dallas Cowboys scored 31 in Super Bowl XIII and lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-31.
Which Super Bowl team has had the longest drought since its last appearance? The New York Jets. They won Super Bowl III and haven't been there since.
The ranks of the undefeated in women's college basketball are no more. The Duke Lady Blue Devils actually lost their first time this season on January 21 to the UConn Lady Huskies. I stated Duke was still undefeated on last week's Last Place Update on January 28. I stand corrected and regret the error.
On the flip side, Weber State (0-21), Jacksonville State (0-23), and North Carolina Central (0-21...how did I miss that?) are still among the winless. My beloved University of New Orleans Lady Privateers had an 0-fer last week and are 1-17.
On the men's side, Grambling State is still the lone winless NCAA basketball team at 0-19.
Who will get their first win? Will one of these teams run the table and have a season 0-fer? Stay tuned.
Have a great day!!!
Monday, January 28, 2013
NBA Last Place Update - January 28
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. It's official! The 1973 Philadelphia 76ers' record of futility is safe for another year. Now on to the update.
Is it true? Can it be? Yes, the defending champion 11-32 Charlotte Bobcats have overtaken the 11-31 Washington Wizards as this week's Kings of the Cellar. Now the Wizards have been on a bit of a tear. They're 7-3 in their last ten games, winning their last two. Charlotte, on the other hand, is 2-8 in their last ten games. The 13-32 Cleveland Cavaliers round out the bottom three.
Since the last update, the Wizards went 3-1, the Bobcats went 1-2, and the Cavs performed the best of the bottom three by going undefeated at 3-0.
This week's honorable mention goes to 17-24 Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota is 1-9 in their last ten games, losers of its last four. They host both Los Angeles teams this week in their homestand. They host the Clippers on Wednesday and the Lakers on Friday. Then the Timberwolves host the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday. More on them in a sec. Minnesota should win at least one game, but if they play like they did last week, they could have an 0-fer.
Next Losses...
Charlotte starts a nearly two week long road trip tonight by visiting the Chicago Bulls. Then they spend the rest of the week in Texas. The Bobcats will go to San Antonio to take on the Spurs on Wednesday and then to Houston to take on the Rockets on Saturday. This has all the makings of an 0-fer week. However, they could escape with a win.
The Wizards host the Sacramento Kings tonight. Then they go on the road to face the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. On Friday, they'll visit the Memphis Grizzlies and finish the week in San Antonio the play the Spurs on Saturday. Will the Wizards go 0-4? Doubt it. Washington should get at least one win, based on how they played last week.
Cleveland hosts the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday and then visit the Detroit Pistons on Friday. The Cavaliers return home on Saturday to face the Oklahoma City Thunder. Will the Cavs have an 0-fer or go undefeated? Uh, no on both counts. If they play as well as they did last week, Cleveland should go 2-1, but will probably go 1-2.
Other Stuff...
Last week, New Orleans Hornets owner, Tom Benson, changed the name of the Hornets to the Pelicans starting next season. Really? It's not that the Pelicans is a bad name, but the Hornets is a good team name. Although the name change is not totally embraced by fans (myself included), we understand why. For those of you who don't know, the pelican is the Louisiana state bird. Also, New Orleans had a minor league baseball team called the Pelicans. The New Orleans Pelicans existed from 1887-88, 1892-96, 1901-59, and 1977. They won minor league titles in 1886, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1933, and 1934. Hall of Famers Earl Weaver, Dazzy Vance, Joe Sewell, and Bob Lemon once played for the team. A few other notable names, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Tony La Russa, and Jim Riggleman also played for the Pelicans. The last New Orleans Pelicans team, the 1977 team, went 57-79. Again, our objection isn't about changing the name to the Pelicans, but about changing the name from the Hornets. The name Pelicans doesn't exactly strike fear in an opponent. Then again, neither do team names like the Heat, Magic, 76ers, Clippers, Lakers, Pistons, Nets, and a team once from New Orleans, the Jazz. So...Geaux Pelicans!!
The Duke Lady Blue Devils are still the only undefeated team in NCAA Women's basketball. They are 16-0 and ranked 4th in the AP Top 25.
On the flip side, the winless ranks among the women still include Weber State (0-19) and Jacksonville State (0-21). The St. Peter's Peacocks got their first win last week, defeating the Manhattan Jaspers 60-49. My beloved Lady Privateers of the University of New Orleans failed to get their second win of the season against Grambling State. Maybe the UNO ladies can get their second win this week.
On the men's side, Grambling State is still the lone winless team at 0-17. Can they run the table and have a season 0-fer? Stay tuned.
Have a great day!!!
Is it true? Can it be? Yes, the defending champion 11-32 Charlotte Bobcats have overtaken the 11-31 Washington Wizards as this week's Kings of the Cellar. Now the Wizards have been on a bit of a tear. They're 7-3 in their last ten games, winning their last two. Charlotte, on the other hand, is 2-8 in their last ten games. The 13-32 Cleveland Cavaliers round out the bottom three.
Since the last update, the Wizards went 3-1, the Bobcats went 1-2, and the Cavs performed the best of the bottom three by going undefeated at 3-0.
This week's honorable mention goes to 17-24 Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota is 1-9 in their last ten games, losers of its last four. They host both Los Angeles teams this week in their homestand. They host the Clippers on Wednesday and the Lakers on Friday. Then the Timberwolves host the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday. More on them in a sec. Minnesota should win at least one game, but if they play like they did last week, they could have an 0-fer.
Next Losses...
Charlotte starts a nearly two week long road trip tonight by visiting the Chicago Bulls. Then they spend the rest of the week in Texas. The Bobcats will go to San Antonio to take on the Spurs on Wednesday and then to Houston to take on the Rockets on Saturday. This has all the makings of an 0-fer week. However, they could escape with a win.
The Wizards host the Sacramento Kings tonight. Then they go on the road to face the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. On Friday, they'll visit the Memphis Grizzlies and finish the week in San Antonio the play the Spurs on Saturday. Will the Wizards go 0-4? Doubt it. Washington should get at least one win, based on how they played last week.
Cleveland hosts the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday and then visit the Detroit Pistons on Friday. The Cavaliers return home on Saturday to face the Oklahoma City Thunder. Will the Cavs have an 0-fer or go undefeated? Uh, no on both counts. If they play as well as they did last week, Cleveland should go 2-1, but will probably go 1-2.
Other Stuff...
Last week, New Orleans Hornets owner, Tom Benson, changed the name of the Hornets to the Pelicans starting next season. Really? It's not that the Pelicans is a bad name, but the Hornets is a good team name. Although the name change is not totally embraced by fans (myself included), we understand why. For those of you who don't know, the pelican is the Louisiana state bird. Also, New Orleans had a minor league baseball team called the Pelicans. The New Orleans Pelicans existed from 1887-88, 1892-96, 1901-59, and 1977. They won minor league titles in 1886, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1933, and 1934. Hall of Famers Earl Weaver, Dazzy Vance, Joe Sewell, and Bob Lemon once played for the team. A few other notable names, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Tony La Russa, and Jim Riggleman also played for the Pelicans. The last New Orleans Pelicans team, the 1977 team, went 57-79. Again, our objection isn't about changing the name to the Pelicans, but about changing the name from the Hornets. The name Pelicans doesn't exactly strike fear in an opponent. Then again, neither do team names like the Heat, Magic, 76ers, Clippers, Lakers, Pistons, Nets, and a team once from New Orleans, the Jazz. So...Geaux Pelicans!!
The Duke Lady Blue Devils are still the only undefeated team in NCAA Women's basketball. They are 16-0 and ranked 4th in the AP Top 25.
On the flip side, the winless ranks among the women still include Weber State (0-19) and Jacksonville State (0-21). The St. Peter's Peacocks got their first win last week, defeating the Manhattan Jaspers 60-49. My beloved Lady Privateers of the University of New Orleans failed to get their second win of the season against Grambling State. Maybe the UNO ladies can get their second win this week.
On the men's side, Grambling State is still the lone winless team at 0-17. Can they run the table and have a season 0-fer? Stay tuned.
Have a great day!!!
Monday, January 21, 2013
NBA Last Place Update
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. The 8-30 Washington Wizards once again repeat as this week's Kings of the Cellar. In terms of games behind, they are in a statistical tie with the 10-32 Cleveland Cavaliers and the Wizards lead the 10-30 Charlotte Bobcats by a game. Since the last update, nobody had an 0-fer. Washington went 2-2, Cleveland went 1-2, and defending champion Charlotte went 1-3.
This week's honorable mention goes to the once mighty Los Angeles Lakers. The 17-23 Lakers are 2-8 in their last ten games, losing their last two. They are also 2-8 on the road since December 7, losing their last five road games. They play Chicago and Memphis on the road on Monday and Wednesday. Then they go home and host Utah on Friday and Oklahoma City on Sunday.
At this rate, the Wizards will get their tenth win of the season this or next week. Once they do, the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers' record will be safe for another year. Washington already has more wins than last season's Bobcats. The 1973 76ers were 3-35 after 38 games.
Next losses...
Once again, Washington has a busy week. They finish their West Coast road trip by visiting the Portland Trailblazers tonight and begin their return home by going to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz. The Wizards are back home on Friday to play the Chicago Bulls. Then they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. This has all the makings of an 0-fer, but the Wizards could win a game or two if they play well.
Cleveland has a bit of a homestand this week. They host the Boston Celtics on Tuesday and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Then they go on the road to play the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. As with the Wizards, this has the makings of an 0-fer week, but the Cavs could pull off at least one win.
Charlotte does have a homestand this week. They host the Houston Rockets tonight, the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. As with their Kings of the Cellar wannabes, this could be an 0-fer and most likely will be. The Bobcats are 4-26 since November 23.
Other Stuff...
Congrats to the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens. I wanted this matchup to happen, but that's what I get for picking New England to beat the Ravens. More on this game in another entry.
Duke, Arizona, and Louisville have all lost their status as undefeated this season. On the women's side, Duke is still undefeated at 15-0. Will the Lady Blue Devils continue their streak?
On the flip side, Maryland-Eastern Shore got their first win over the Delaware State Hornets, taking them from the winless ranks. That leaves 0-16 Grambling State as the lone winless team in Division I basketball. On the women's side, Weber State (0-17), Jacksonville State (0-19), and St. Peter's (0-17) still remain among the winless ranks. Who will get their first win or will they have a giant 0-fer?
In a bit of an honorable mention, in NCAA women's basketball, Grambling State has two more wins than their men's team, going 2-16. My beloved University of New Orleans Lady Privateers are 1-15 this season. These two teams will play each other on Wednesday.
Have a great day!!!
This week's honorable mention goes to the once mighty Los Angeles Lakers. The 17-23 Lakers are 2-8 in their last ten games, losing their last two. They are also 2-8 on the road since December 7, losing their last five road games. They play Chicago and Memphis on the road on Monday and Wednesday. Then they go home and host Utah on Friday and Oklahoma City on Sunday.
At this rate, the Wizards will get their tenth win of the season this or next week. Once they do, the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers' record will be safe for another year. Washington already has more wins than last season's Bobcats. The 1973 76ers were 3-35 after 38 games.
Next losses...
Once again, Washington has a busy week. They finish their West Coast road trip by visiting the Portland Trailblazers tonight and begin their return home by going to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz. The Wizards are back home on Friday to play the Chicago Bulls. Then they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. This has all the makings of an 0-fer, but the Wizards could win a game or two if they play well.
Cleveland has a bit of a homestand this week. They host the Boston Celtics on Tuesday and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Then they go on the road to play the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. As with the Wizards, this has the makings of an 0-fer week, but the Cavs could pull off at least one win.
Charlotte does have a homestand this week. They host the Houston Rockets tonight, the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. As with their Kings of the Cellar wannabes, this could be an 0-fer and most likely will be. The Bobcats are 4-26 since November 23.
Other Stuff...
Congrats to the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens. I wanted this matchup to happen, but that's what I get for picking New England to beat the Ravens. More on this game in another entry.
Duke, Arizona, and Louisville have all lost their status as undefeated this season. On the women's side, Duke is still undefeated at 15-0. Will the Lady Blue Devils continue their streak?
On the flip side, Maryland-Eastern Shore got their first win over the Delaware State Hornets, taking them from the winless ranks. That leaves 0-16 Grambling State as the lone winless team in Division I basketball. On the women's side, Weber State (0-17), Jacksonville State (0-19), and St. Peter's (0-17) still remain among the winless ranks. Who will get their first win or will they have a giant 0-fer?
In a bit of an honorable mention, in NCAA women's basketball, Grambling State has two more wins than their men's team, going 2-16. My beloved University of New Orleans Lady Privateers are 1-15 this season. These two teams will play each other on Wednesday.
Have a great day!!!
Monday, January 14, 2013
NBA Last Place Update - January 14
Welcome to this week's Last Place Update. Let's have some fun.
The 6-28 Washington Wizards continue the losing, uh, winning ways this week. Even though they won their last two games, the Wizards are still this week's Kings of the Cellar. They lead the 9-30 Cleveland Cavaliers by half a game and the defending Kings of the Cellar 9-27 Charlotte Bobcats by two games. The 11-26 New Orleans Hornets went on a bit of a tear and going 3-1 since the last update and 6-4 in their last ten games, taking themselves off the radar for now.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 16-18 Minnesota Timberwolves. They are 3-7 in their last ten games, losing their last three. Minnesota is 4-9 since December 17. They also allowed opponents to score in triple digits for the past five games and seven of the last eight. The Timberwolves are 3-5 in that stretch.
The 1973 Philadelphia 76ers were 3-31 after 34 games. Last year's Bobcats were 4-30 after the same number of games.
Next Losses...
Washington has a busy week, starting today. They host the Orlando Magic tonight and then go on a road trip out west. The Wizards will visit Sacramento to play the Kings on Wednesday, go east to Denver to play the Nuggets, and finish the week on Saturday, when they go to Los Angeles to play the Clippers. Depending on which Wizards team shows up, they could go 2-2 or have an 0-fer. Washington should win at least one game this week.
Cleveland will finish their road trip out west this week. They will visit the Sacramento Kings tonight and then go to Portland on Wednesday to play the Trailblazers. They head eastward on to Salt Lake City on Saturday to take on the Utah Jazz. Cleveland is 1-4 in their last five road games and will most likely win only one game or have an 0-fer this week.
Charlotte goes to Boston tonight to play the Celtics. They host the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday and then go to Orlando on Friday to play the Magic. The Bobcats finish up the week by hosting the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.Unless the Magic or Pacers play pitifully, Charlotte should have an 0-fer this week.
Other Thoughts...
When making a prediction about last week's BCS National Championship game, I said, "Unlike last year with LSU, this should be a good game." Well, if you're an Alabama fan, then that prediction is correct, but that's it. Maybe if they played three out of four, they would be good games, but not that one. Congrats Alabama!
Duke, Michigan, and Arizona are still unbeaten in college basketball, In fact, both the men's and women's teams at Duke are undefeated so far this season. Who will remain unbeaten?
On the flip side, Maryland - Eastern Shore and Grambling State for the men, and Weber State, St. Peter's, and Jacksonville State for the women, are winless so far this season. Who will get their first victory?
It appears my book, The Acts of 1 - A Collection of Short Stories, has completed its initial sales cycle. It sold better than expected since its publication in October. It is and will remain available on Amazon for the kindle and paperback. Now it's time to get the next two books finished and published.
Have a great day!!!
The 6-28 Washington Wizards continue the losing, uh, winning ways this week. Even though they won their last two games, the Wizards are still this week's Kings of the Cellar. They lead the 9-30 Cleveland Cavaliers by half a game and the defending Kings of the Cellar 9-27 Charlotte Bobcats by two games. The 11-26 New Orleans Hornets went on a bit of a tear and going 3-1 since the last update and 6-4 in their last ten games, taking themselves off the radar for now.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 16-18 Minnesota Timberwolves. They are 3-7 in their last ten games, losing their last three. Minnesota is 4-9 since December 17. They also allowed opponents to score in triple digits for the past five games and seven of the last eight. The Timberwolves are 3-5 in that stretch.
The 1973 Philadelphia 76ers were 3-31 after 34 games. Last year's Bobcats were 4-30 after the same number of games.
Next Losses...
Washington has a busy week, starting today. They host the Orlando Magic tonight and then go on a road trip out west. The Wizards will visit Sacramento to play the Kings on Wednesday, go east to Denver to play the Nuggets, and finish the week on Saturday, when they go to Los Angeles to play the Clippers. Depending on which Wizards team shows up, they could go 2-2 or have an 0-fer. Washington should win at least one game this week.
Cleveland will finish their road trip out west this week. They will visit the Sacramento Kings tonight and then go to Portland on Wednesday to play the Trailblazers. They head eastward on to Salt Lake City on Saturday to take on the Utah Jazz. Cleveland is 1-4 in their last five road games and will most likely win only one game or have an 0-fer this week.
Charlotte goes to Boston tonight to play the Celtics. They host the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday and then go to Orlando on Friday to play the Magic. The Bobcats finish up the week by hosting the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.Unless the Magic or Pacers play pitifully, Charlotte should have an 0-fer this week.
Other Thoughts...
When making a prediction about last week's BCS National Championship game, I said, "Unlike last year with LSU, this should be a good game." Well, if you're an Alabama fan, then that prediction is correct, but that's it. Maybe if they played three out of four, they would be good games, but not that one. Congrats Alabama!
Duke, Michigan, and Arizona are still unbeaten in college basketball, In fact, both the men's and women's teams at Duke are undefeated so far this season. Who will remain unbeaten?
On the flip side, Maryland - Eastern Shore and Grambling State for the men, and Weber State, St. Peter's, and Jacksonville State for the women, are winless so far this season. Who will get their first victory?
It appears my book, The Acts of 1 - A Collection of Short Stories, has completed its initial sales cycle. It sold better than expected since its publication in October. It is and will remain available on Amazon for the kindle and paperback. Now it's time to get the next two books finished and published.
Have a great day!!!
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Last Place Update - January 1
Happy New Year and welcome to the first Last Place Update of 2013.
The 4-24 Washington Wizards are this week's Kings of the Cellar. The Wizards are 1-9 in their last ten games and 2-11 in their last 13. They lead the 7-25 Cleveland Cavaliers and the 7-23 New Orleans Hornets by one and two games respectively.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 12-19 Dallas Mavericks. They are 1-10 in their last eleven games, losers of six straight. They beat out the Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic, who also lost six straight and Orlando lost to bad teams.
And what happened to the defending Kings of the Cellar champion, the 8-23 Charlotte Bobcats? They win a game and nearly pull themselves off the Update's radar. Even if it is one game, way to go Bobcats!
Since the last update, Washington went 1-2, beating the Magic. New Orleans went 2-1 with wins over the Bobcats and Magic. Although Cleveland wasn't covered in last week's Next Loss, the Cavs went 1-2, with their lone win coming against the Wizards.
The Bobcats were 3-25 after 28 games last season, as were the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers at the same point.
Next Losses...
Washington hosts honorable mention Dallas today, then goes to Indiana to play the Pacers tomorrow. The Wizards host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday and finish the week by going to Chicago to play the Bulls on Saturday. This could be an 0-fer, but if the Mavericks continue their losing ways, the former Bullets can go 1-3. If the Wizards put a couple of good games together, they could go 2-2, but chances are, it's an 0-fer or a 1-3 run.
Cleveland hosts the Sacramento Kings tomorrow and then go to Charlotte to beat, uh, play the Bobcats on Friday. The Cavaliers wrap up the week with a home game against the Houston Rockets. Cleveland should go 1-3, but could have an 0-fer if Charlotte does to them what they did to the Bulls.
New Orleans hosts the Atlanta Hawks today and then spend the next couple of games in Texas. They go to Houston to play the Rockets on Wednesday and finish the week by playing the Mavericks in Dallas on Saturday. Based on the Hornets' youth and the way their opponents have been playing, New Orleans should go 1-2, but could go 2-1 again and if they play to potential, they could even have a 3-fer.
Charlotte has a short week. They host Cleveland on Friday and then go to Detroit to play the Pistons. This should be an 0-fer, but if they play like they did against the Bulls, the Bobcats could go 1-2.
Other Thoughts...
The Los Angeles Clippers now have the best record in the NBA. Hats off to an historically hapless team who now plays like champions. The 25-6 Clippers won their last 17 games.
With all the NFL firings, the one surprise is the Chicago Bears sacking Lovie Smith. He led his team to a 10-6 record after a mediocre 8-8 record last season. He was the best head coach the Bears had since Mike Ditka and was the only one, other than Ditka, to lead the Bears to a Super Bowl. Smith will be a head coach somewhere next season.
Now that head coach Sean Payton is back, some New Orleans Saints fans are calling next season The Wrath of Sean. If the Saints can improve on their worst ever defense..well, anything is an improvement...they could surprise some teams.
During the Wild Card round, it's fun to guess who could make an impact further in the playoffs. In the AFC, it's a toss-up between Houston and Baltimore, with the nod going to the Texans. In the NFC, it's a toss-up between Green Bay and Washington. Although the Packers would make the greater impact, the Redskins are the true wild card in the playoffs. They have a 5-3 road record and won their last seven games. However, their three road wins in that streak are against teams with losing records. Then again, that's why they play the game.
Happy New Year and have a great day!!!
The 4-24 Washington Wizards are this week's Kings of the Cellar. The Wizards are 1-9 in their last ten games and 2-11 in their last 13. They lead the 7-25 Cleveland Cavaliers and the 7-23 New Orleans Hornets by one and two games respectively.
This week's honorable mention goes to the 12-19 Dallas Mavericks. They are 1-10 in their last eleven games, losers of six straight. They beat out the Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic, who also lost six straight and Orlando lost to bad teams.
And what happened to the defending Kings of the Cellar champion, the 8-23 Charlotte Bobcats? They win a game and nearly pull themselves off the Update's radar. Even if it is one game, way to go Bobcats!
Since the last update, Washington went 1-2, beating the Magic. New Orleans went 2-1 with wins over the Bobcats and Magic. Although Cleveland wasn't covered in last week's Next Loss, the Cavs went 1-2, with their lone win coming against the Wizards.
The Bobcats were 3-25 after 28 games last season, as were the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers at the same point.
Next Losses...
Washington hosts honorable mention Dallas today, then goes to Indiana to play the Pacers tomorrow. The Wizards host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday and finish the week by going to Chicago to play the Bulls on Saturday. This could be an 0-fer, but if the Mavericks continue their losing ways, the former Bullets can go 1-3. If the Wizards put a couple of good games together, they could go 2-2, but chances are, it's an 0-fer or a 1-3 run.
Cleveland hosts the Sacramento Kings tomorrow and then go to Charlotte to beat, uh, play the Bobcats on Friday. The Cavaliers wrap up the week with a home game against the Houston Rockets. Cleveland should go 1-3, but could have an 0-fer if Charlotte does to them what they did to the Bulls.
New Orleans hosts the Atlanta Hawks today and then spend the next couple of games in Texas. They go to Houston to play the Rockets on Wednesday and finish the week by playing the Mavericks in Dallas on Saturday. Based on the Hornets' youth and the way their opponents have been playing, New Orleans should go 1-2, but could go 2-1 again and if they play to potential, they could even have a 3-fer.
Charlotte has a short week. They host Cleveland on Friday and then go to Detroit to play the Pistons. This should be an 0-fer, but if they play like they did against the Bulls, the Bobcats could go 1-2.
Other Thoughts...
The Los Angeles Clippers now have the best record in the NBA. Hats off to an historically hapless team who now plays like champions. The 25-6 Clippers won their last 17 games.
With all the NFL firings, the one surprise is the Chicago Bears sacking Lovie Smith. He led his team to a 10-6 record after a mediocre 8-8 record last season. He was the best head coach the Bears had since Mike Ditka and was the only one, other than Ditka, to lead the Bears to a Super Bowl. Smith will be a head coach somewhere next season.
Now that head coach Sean Payton is back, some New Orleans Saints fans are calling next season The Wrath of Sean. If the Saints can improve on their worst ever defense..well, anything is an improvement...they could surprise some teams.
During the Wild Card round, it's fun to guess who could make an impact further in the playoffs. In the AFC, it's a toss-up between Houston and Baltimore, with the nod going to the Texans. In the NFC, it's a toss-up between Green Bay and Washington. Although the Packers would make the greater impact, the Redskins are the true wild card in the playoffs. They have a 5-3 road record and won their last seven games. However, their three road wins in that streak are against teams with losing records. Then again, that's why they play the game.
Happy New Year and have a great day!!!
Sunday, December 23, 2012
NBA Last Place Update - December 23
In this 200th post, I hadn't planned on doing a Last Place Update for the NBA. To be honest, I have not had time to pay close attention and have only watch a couple of Hornets games so far this season, along with parts of other games. However, since there are a few teams, including my beloved Hornets (PLEASE don't change the name to Pelicans) who may be in contention to threaten the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers 9-73 record of futility. Here they are...
The 3-22 Washington Wizards are this week's Kings of the Cellar, leading the 5-22 New Orleans Hornets by a game, followed by the 6-23 Cleveland Cavaliers. The Charlotte Bobcats are in in fourth with a 7-20 record. The Wizards are 1-9 in their last ten games and have lost seven in a row. However, the Hornets lost 11 straight, but one team topped that.
Speaking of, this week's honorable mention goes to the defending Kings of the Cellar champion Charlotte Bobcats. They have lost 15 games in a row and 16 of their last 17. Their last win was on November 24 against the Wizards. In all but one of those losses, the Bobcats allowed more than 100 points. They appear to have the same kind of defense New Orleans Saints has early this season...little to none.
At this point last year, the Bobcats were 3-22. The 1973 76ers were 2-23 after 25 games. The Wizards are on pace toward grand futility at this point.
Next Losses...
The Wizards host Cleveland on Wednesday and the Orlando Magic on Friday. Then the go to Chicago on Saturday to play the Bulls. Washington has a chance to get a win or two in this stretch, if their offense shows up. If not, look for them going 0-3.
The Hornets go to Orlando to face the Magic on Wednesday and then host the Toronto Raptors on Friday. On Saturday, New Orleans travel to Charlotte to face the Bobcats. Unlike Charlotte, the Hornets have a defense, allowing 100 points or more in only 5 of their last 23 games. New Orleans should go 1-2 in this stretch and if they play well enough on the road, maybe even pull off an upset over Orlando and go 2-1.
Other Thoughts...
Hats off to the NBA's perennial losers, the Los Angeles Clippers...that is the 20-6 Los Angeles Clippers, who have the NBA's second best record and won their last 12 games. They are 7.5 games ahead of the more famous Los Angeles team, the 13-14 Lakers. Way to go, Clippers!
Do Seattle Supersonics fans miss the Oklahoma City Thunder right now? They have the league's best record at 21-5. The answer is probably as much as New Orleans Jazz fans missed the Utah Jazz during their glory days with Stockton and Malone.
The Atlanta Hawks and Falcons have winning records so far this season. Could one or both of these teams win a championship? Maybe. The last Atlanta team to win a championship was the 1995 Braves over the Cleveland Indians. The Falcons made it to Super Bowl XXXIII, but lost. The last time the Hawks won the NBA Championship, was in 1958 when they were the St. Louis Hawks. The Thrashers...well, never mind.
It is said that the average life of a blog is six months. As of this month and 200 entries later, Sports Trivia and Other Musings has tripled that statistic and still chugs on. Thank you readers, for taking the time to read my posts. You are deeply appreciated.
Merry Christmas everybody!!
The 3-22 Washington Wizards are this week's Kings of the Cellar, leading the 5-22 New Orleans Hornets by a game, followed by the 6-23 Cleveland Cavaliers. The Charlotte Bobcats are in in fourth with a 7-20 record. The Wizards are 1-9 in their last ten games and have lost seven in a row. However, the Hornets lost 11 straight, but one team topped that.
Speaking of, this week's honorable mention goes to the defending Kings of the Cellar champion Charlotte Bobcats. They have lost 15 games in a row and 16 of their last 17. Their last win was on November 24 against the Wizards. In all but one of those losses, the Bobcats allowed more than 100 points. They appear to have the same kind of defense New Orleans Saints has early this season...little to none.
At this point last year, the Bobcats were 3-22. The 1973 76ers were 2-23 after 25 games. The Wizards are on pace toward grand futility at this point.
Next Losses...
The Wizards host Cleveland on Wednesday and the Orlando Magic on Friday. Then the go to Chicago on Saturday to play the Bulls. Washington has a chance to get a win or two in this stretch, if their offense shows up. If not, look for them going 0-3.
The Hornets go to Orlando to face the Magic on Wednesday and then host the Toronto Raptors on Friday. On Saturday, New Orleans travel to Charlotte to face the Bobcats. Unlike Charlotte, the Hornets have a defense, allowing 100 points or more in only 5 of their last 23 games. New Orleans should go 1-2 in this stretch and if they play well enough on the road, maybe even pull off an upset over Orlando and go 2-1.
Other Thoughts...
Hats off to the NBA's perennial losers, the Los Angeles Clippers...that is the 20-6 Los Angeles Clippers, who have the NBA's second best record and won their last 12 games. They are 7.5 games ahead of the more famous Los Angeles team, the 13-14 Lakers. Way to go, Clippers!
Do Seattle Supersonics fans miss the Oklahoma City Thunder right now? They have the league's best record at 21-5. The answer is probably as much as New Orleans Jazz fans missed the Utah Jazz during their glory days with Stockton and Malone.
The Atlanta Hawks and Falcons have winning records so far this season. Could one or both of these teams win a championship? Maybe. The last Atlanta team to win a championship was the 1995 Braves over the Cleveland Indians. The Falcons made it to Super Bowl XXXIII, but lost. The last time the Hawks won the NBA Championship, was in 1958 when they were the St. Louis Hawks. The Thrashers...well, never mind.
It is said that the average life of a blog is six months. As of this month and 200 entries later, Sports Trivia and Other Musings has tripled that statistic and still chugs on. Thank you readers, for taking the time to read my posts. You are deeply appreciated.
Merry Christmas everybody!!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Last Place Update
Welcome to the last installment of the Last Place Update for the 2012 NBA season. Well, they did it! After clinching the 2012 Kings of the Cellar title, they tied the 1973 Philadelphia 76ers for the worst all time record after 66 games at 7-59. However, the Sixers still hold the all-time record for futility at 9-73, so maybe this shortened season is a blessing for Charlotte. Now after going 0-23, it would be ironic that Charlotte got the 14th pick in the draft lottery.
The 20-46 Washington Wizards are this year's bridesmaids, with the 21-45 New Orleans Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers each a game behind. The Wizards finished the season with a 6 game winning streak and the Hornets went 8-5 in their last 13 games. Unlike the Bobcats and Cavaliers, it appears the Hornets and Wizards may be on their way to not being mentioned in the 2013 Last Place Updates.
This week's honorable mention goes to the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The once playoff bound Rockets had a late season collapse and fell from contention by losing to teams they should have beaten, including the Hornets. After going 8-3, Houston went 3-7 in the last 10 games of the season, getting eliminated from the playoffs. The Cavs had a collapse of their own, going 5-22 since March 13.
Next Losses
That will have to wait until next season. Until then...
Have a great day!!
The 20-46 Washington Wizards are this year's bridesmaids, with the 21-45 New Orleans Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers each a game behind. The Wizards finished the season with a 6 game winning streak and the Hornets went 8-5 in their last 13 games. Unlike the Bobcats and Cavaliers, it appears the Hornets and Wizards may be on their way to not being mentioned in the 2013 Last Place Updates.
This week's honorable mention goes to the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The once playoff bound Rockets had a late season collapse and fell from contention by losing to teams they should have beaten, including the Hornets. After going 8-3, Houston went 3-7 in the last 10 games of the season, getting eliminated from the playoffs. The Cavs had a collapse of their own, going 5-22 since March 13.
Next Losses
That will have to wait until next season. Until then...
Have a great day!!
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