DIANA TAURASI-PHOENIX MERCURY-WHAT’S IN THE MILK?

Diana Taurasi got arrested for a DUI the other day, and she is one of the key people you see on TV for the milk commercials.  I wonder what was in her milk when she got caught speeding?  Oops, shit happens and she is a great basketball player and was not caught sleeping with the coaches wife.  (LOL)

ONLY GODS INTERVENTION CAN STOP THIS TRAIN!!!

What train?  University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball–that’s the train of well played, beyond Title lX women’s basketball.  Maya Moore and friends have dominated every team they have met this year and totally wiped out a fundamentally sound and talented Stanford team.  Icing on the cake is to defeat a Louisville team that has no quit in them, but as a team Connecticut has talent and team play.  Tuesday evening if you want to see the class of women’s basketball play for the Title of the best, check it out, you won’t be disappointed.   Skill; passing, rebounding, scoring and what is more interesting, when the ladies speak you can understand them.

Hats off to the Parrish sisters from Oklahoma, we will see both of you at the next level.  Courtney, follow your sisters desire and may you have a long and illustrious career in whatever you do.

Adios for now, off to run the dogs and not think about the pain in the joints.

TITLE lX–WOMENS NCAA ATHLETICS!!!!

I just watched the best women’s, college basketball game that Maryland and Duke had to offer.  James Naismith would have been proud.  Oklahoma and Texas women are playing now, have to watch this one and report to you all a little later.

Athletic, smart, beautiful, physically gifted athletes, what a visual pleasure.

Oklahoma completely dominated Texas, no competition in that one.  My predictions for the NCAA tournament.  I have not yet ruled out Connecticut winning the title, but teams that could be right there in the fight are, (in my opinion) Auburn, Oklahoma, Stanford, Duke and Maryland look really good.

No matter, who shows up at the dance it is going to be a good one and I am so proud of the woman athletes, let the games continue.  Watching Purdue and Ohio State, I don’t know if I can take all this great action!!!

March 15th…I don’t know if any team can beat Connecticut, but it should be a great game whomever they play.  Baylor vs Texas A&M for the Big 12 title and later Stanford to play a long shot USC.  So exciting and well schooled fundamentals, it is good day.  Off to the dog park for some interaction and goofiness.  Have the best day you can, I will.

DON’T PHUQUE WITH TITLE “9″

The boys are crying, “too much money is spent on woman’s sports and we don’t think it is fair.”  Men, the original cry babies, woman’s athletics are happening, basketball (winner) volleyball (winner) track & field (winner) swimming (winner) gymnastics (winner);  (I know I have missed some) what beautiful, strong, intelligent woman and to think with scholarships 85% of the woman graduate and use their degrees wisely.  Now, I know basketball and football are the money makers for the university but hey, how about respect and knowledge don’t they fit in at the university level?  Congress, don’t mess with “TITLE 9″, it gives the action of sports a prettier picture then some of the men and their activities off the playing field.  WNBA is a direct connection to the fabulous athletes that have been able to play basketball while going to college.  Essence Carson, Candace Parker, Elana Larkin are the yongsters that have made it a “have to see game” and so on that energy, watch some of these games and see some exciting, technical, and physical basketball skills.  Off to play plumber, adios and make sure you vote and be kind to a stranger today.

BECKY HAMMOND-RUSSIA–OLYMPIC BRONZE–BASKETBALL

Now was that so bad for all of you who wanted Becky branded as a traitor?  Now that you know of many other athletes that were bought, yes bought for their appearance in the Olympics, do you still feel like she was a traitor?  She got her medal, she is still an American and will still be playing in the WNBA and Russia when the WNBA season is over.  Congratulations Miss Becky your strength of character should be rewarded no matter what Ms Anne Donovan has to say about you.

DID THE LAKERS REALLY WANT TO COMPETE?

I left the room a few times to see if I could change the non energy performing LAKERS to perform like they really wanted to win the game, defense and no alternative to the smothering of the Bryant.  Celtics played team everything down to the tenth man.  Baby Davis I adore…Lamar Odom forgot to show up and the rest of the team played like lost souls.  Granted the Celtics were great, I would have liked to have seen a game well played instead of what was displayed by the LAKERS.  Oh, that means the Celtics played a great game.

Congrats to the Celtics you deserve the title.

CAN THE LAKERS PLAY TEAM DEFENSE?

Granted the Bryant is the best basketball player in the league, yes he does play defense but what happened to the rest of the team.  Luke Walton plays a great defensive game, why can’t it spill over to the rest of the team?  My opinion as an observer, Boston wins tomorrow night and the championship is with the team that plays the best defense.  The three amigos on Boston are not to shabby and neither is the support team.  Go Celtics!!

Nothing is a given, but the referees are calling good games.

BECKY HAMMOND WILL PLAY FOR RUSSIA IN THE OLYMPICS

Why all the  turmoil if Becky Hammond plays for Russia?  She is an excellent basketball player and was not invited by the U.S. team for a tryout, the next best thing, play for the one who pays you.  Yes, Becky plays in the WNBA, but her bread and butter professional team is in Russia.  The Russians have offered her citizenship, lots of $’s and to be part of their Olympic Basketball team.  I don’t want to hear crap that she is unpatriotic, come on think about it.  The NCAA has foreign athletes that go to school here and participate in all the athletic programs at the schools they attend offer; track, basketball, swimming, gymnastics and other sports that help their teams qualify and win at the NCAA sanctioned events.  (Don’t tell me they don’t get financial aid) The student athlete is on full scholarship and nobody complains when they help their teams to championships, but when the world championship events occurr or the Olympics come around they participate for the country of their origin and still nobody complains.  When the Olympic events are over, back to the U.S. where they reside–double standards?  Years of schooling, scholarships up the yin yang and then kiss my ass and good-bye.  (The benefits of having all the trophies in a display case is a fine way to recruit future athletes) We also have bought the citizenship of long distance runners from Ethiopia and Kenya so don’t get all bent out of shape if Becky Hammond does it for the same reasons that others do; opportunity to play and $’s.  Had to spew and it feels better. 

What about the Miss World pageants?  Both parents were born in Haiti their child was born and raised in New York, but she represents Haiti in the beauty pageant, go figure that.  Just wanted to put that in even though it means little in the real world.  What about our gymnastic team?  Russian parents, child came over to the U.S., has lived here since she was two, is she an American Citizen?  She is on the U.S. Olympic team in gymnastics and nobody says anything.  I know why, her parents are famous ex Russian gymnastic athletes and fine coaches.  Get real, the world is bought and sold, not what we want it to be.

NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

• It was one of the best college women’s basketball games I’ve seen.  Stanford the team, (key word in last phrase–team) beat U CON.  What a true meaning of the word team along with Candice Wiggins, what a pleasure to watch the skill, smarts and the ability to come together and win.  It takes intelligence to play the way Stanford played, I guess that is why the GPA of the athletes is more or less 3.7.  Beyond being smart, Standford changed to the triangle offense, the thought process and sharpness of their passes were just amazing.  Do  you think I like to watch good basketball?  What happened to the big game between LSU and Tennessee?  Candice Parker is hurt and still left it on the floor…What a trooper-dislocated shoulder and all.  Tuesday is the championship game and if Stanford plays the way they have been playing for the last two months, they will be the NCAA champions.  Go Stanford!!!  Off to run the dogs, have a great day because I will.  Tad more regarding LSU–no scoring, had all the opportunities to win the game and just could not get over the hump.

         Update:  Now you know that Ms. Summits teams are special, they play to their opponents weakneess, and that is just what Tennessee did.  They wooped Stanford.  Congratulations to all, Stanford will be back, they are young and only Candace Wiggins graduates this year.  Candace Parker (Miss Tennessee) will be the first pick in the WNBA draft today–Los Angeles Sparks will get the first pick and you and I know they are just drooling for the presence of Ms. Parker to join the team.  The draft is deep this year, rookies are going to make a large impact on how the game is going to be played.  Yeah for Title 9 and the greatness of women athletes!!!!  We are off to the mountains, dogs and I for an adventure.   Have to add my view on the General appearing before the Senate Committee–BS!!!  This is a no win situation and the $ that are being spent on this crap has the making of a great disaster that already have the roots planted.  Boys and their toys will be the end of this civilazation as we know it.    

WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Rutgers vs Tennessee was a good game until the very end when the referees called the worst homer call I have seen in quite some time.  The clock stopped at .2 seconds, actually stopped when play was going on and the referee called a foul and it was a flop.  I know it happens, but it could have been disguised a little better.  .2 seconds left on the clock, Rutgers has a chance to heave it in and turn and shoot; the ball is thrown in a whistle blows and the refs leave the court.  It was absolute BS, they knew it was a crappy way to end a game and the home team advantage is the truth.  I am not pissed, just a shitty way to end a game.  G. Vivian Stringer you got robbed!!!  Excitement is excitement the athletes do shine.  Why did the referees run, I really mean really run off the court?  Whomever bet on Rutgers won, they beat the point spread