The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... he’ll just pop it. If you crowd him, he’ll put it on the floor and blow by you, or draw the defense in and find the open man. Add in ball-screens, and it’s nearly unstoppable. In each case here, B Roy has a deceptively fast quick draw off the dribble. That’s his secret, it isn’t that his stroke is anything special, nor is he an exceptionally dribble drive guy, it’s just that he can stop and get into his shot very quickly.” [Video]
NESW Sports: LeBron James Amazing Reverse Layup [Video]
Brian Windhorst of The Plain ...
You need to foul Lebron harder than that!
The Hoop Doctors —
... credit on last night’s reverse wrap around lay-up for the And 1 against the Miami Heat. Even though he was hardly fouled on the play, it was still quite Jordanesque given the angles he was working with to get that ball up and kiss it off the glass.
‘Bron is giving Nique a run this season as a deserving ‘human highlight reel’….
A hat tip goes to YouTuber NBASeason2009 for the Video, Via NESW Sports ...
Cuzoogle’s Pigskin Picks: Week 17 & final results
Cuzoogle —
First of all I want to thank you all for taking part in this fun contest and secondly to GMB for stepping in last week while I was away for Christmas. Now to the results.
Before getting to the final winner, it can’t be overlooked that The Sports Lounge went down fighting and posted an amazing final week to take the last weekly title. Nice work Neil.
As for the final tally for the prize money, it came right down to the wire as expected and now there is one clear-cut winner.
Here is how it all shakes down.
Week 17
1. The Sports Lounge 14-2
2. ...
Lost Time Is Not Found Again: Dec. 29, 2008
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... coordinator to praise for the Cavs’ great leap in efficiency with the ball this season? {The Sporting Blog.}
+ Tony Romo collapsed in the shower after the Cowboys got worked by the Eagles. {Pro Football Talk.}
+ Mike Singletary will be back as the 49ers head coach. This is not a sentence I planned on typing after he dropped his pants. {Niners Nation.}
+ LeBron James, doing it again. {NESW Sports.}
+ Non-sports: Gizmodo’s best gadgets ...
NFL Coach Faces From Week 17 [Blog Patrol]
FanIQ Blog —
A look at the faces of coaches who experienced some bad losses on Sunday. [Simon on Sports]
Apparently one Jet was more than happy to trash Brett Favre following the Jets' final loss of the season. [NJ.com]
That LeBron guy is pretty good. Here's a ridiculous reverse layup. [NESW Sports]
Is the PapaJohns.com Bowl the worst bowl in the world? Yes, it most definitely is. [Deadspin]
Here's Natalie Gulbis' Twitter page. [Twitter]
Channing Frye and Andrei Kirilenko are World of Warcraft junkies, also ...
Blogging the Bloggers: Monday
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
... to the Eagles. [DALLAS SPORTS FANS]
- DEADSPIN has video of Eagles owner Jeff Lurie high-fiving his wife’s (?) face after his team scored a touchdown. [DEADSPIN]
- Over at YARDBARKER, Shizz08 reaffirms that you don’t have to know how to write (or turn off your CAPS LOCK) to blog about how your favorite team got screwed by the refs. [YARDBARKER]
- NESW SPORTS has video of LeBron James’ terrific reverse layup against the Heat. [NESW SPORTS]
- SPORTSbyBROOKS wonders if Bill Parcells might fly the ...
The Goon Squad
My Sports Rumors —
... But while we wait for NFL Playoff fever to hit, let’s take a look at some of my favorite stuff from the blog world over the past couple days. Moon Dog Sports - Lions At Least Get First Pick in the Draft Fan Foodie - New Brunswick, NJ: The Legendary Grease Trucks The World of Isaac - A Photo Essay of the Lions Season Gunaxin - A Nordic Goddess: Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge The Sports Culture - Who’s the Hottest College in America? NESW Sports - LeBron James Amazing Reverse Layup, 12-28, Video Sox & Dawgs - 2009 International Bowl ...
