I have never been a fan of Chuck Liddell’s as I really never thought he was that good of a fighter. Although I really enjoyed when he knocked the hell out of Tito Ortiz, a guy I really don’t like. But on September 6th, I picked the upset by Rashad “Sugar” Evans to not only win the fight against Liddell, but to knock him out in the second round and some people still owe me some money for that one! UFC 88 offered a decent fight card with Rich Franklin winning a good TKO over Matt Hamil and of course the beautiful over-hand right thrown by Rashad that left Chucky-Boy seeing stars. Rashad is normally a slow starter in the Octagon, but I knew Chuck did not have the tools to deal with the agility and fast hands of Rashad. People for some reason thought it would be the usual, “try to take Chuck down all night” affair, but for Rashad to win, he had to take it to Chuck and take it to him hard. He did just that and surprised a lot of his critics and especially Chuck Liddell. I’m not sure if Rashad Evans is champion material yet, because his fight game still has holes. Although he is very quick and strong, he is missing the submission skills that can take him to the next level. Kevin Randleman and even Quinton “Rampage” Jackson lacked the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to have true longevity although both were champions in the UFC. Guys, pay a visit to one of my favorite fighters: Antonio Nogueira and I guarantee all 3 of you will be extremely difficult to beat. Congratulations Rashad, enjoy the great win and keep the intensity up and keep striving to win that UFC belt!
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Rashad Evans says: "Good-night Chuck!"
Monday, September 8th, 2008Don’t blame Sam for the Raptors mess.
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
I am so tired of hearing people that know little to nothing about basketball, trying to blame coaches for a teams shortcomings. I primarily blame the media for this. Because in game 2 of the Raptors vs Magic series: had Chris Bosh made that last second jumper and won the game, there would have been a whole different type of press coverage. Probably about Stan Van Gundy’s lack of preparation, but that’s how it goes with the media. Just to confirm here: a coach prepares his team to go into battle, on the court, field, ice… wherever. When the players take the stage, it is up to them to put those plans and strategies they have been taught, into action. If Sam Mitchell was as bad as he is being portrayed right now, the Raptors would have started brushing up on their golf games around mid-season, with 5 or 6 wins, like the bad-old-days in Raptors history. Not to mention, has everyone forgotten that Mr. Mitchell won coach of the year in 2007! Rewinding back to that last second shot in game 2. Why didn’t anyone crash the boards in case of the miss? Bosh was nicely boxed-out by Dwight Howard, but the other 4 lumps on the court just stood and watched the shot clank off of the rim and gently cascade into the hands of an uncontested Magic player. Sam doesn’t need to coach that kind of thing at the NBA level. My middle school kids? Yes, they need reminders to crash the boards and box-out, but not the big boys in the NBA.
Who is to blame? Without a doubt I hold players responsible. Orlando is a better team than the Raptors, but there is no way the Raps should have taken a 4 to 1 beating, they way they did. But the people most responsible in my book are the ones making the decisions (Owners, GM, Upper Management). Going with the dream that they had acquired the next Dirk Nowitzki, was just that… a dream. The Raptor management always kill me with some of the trades and acquisitions they have made in the past, present and I’m sure their will be more in the future. With their track record, I’ll be looking for a Bosh for Mutumbo trade in the near future, unless of course they can bring Patrick Ewing out of retirement! LOL!
Good Luck next season Toronto!
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