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It?s Time To Realign and Bring Back the Heat Among Hated Rivals
2008-06-09 11:55:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - I have six principles guiding a much-needed, rigorous realignment of NHL teams for the 2009-10 season. They are: (1) There is widespread support among general managers, owners, players, media, the presidential candidates, and hockey fans to have the Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby rivalry, such as ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Numbers and D. Wade rumors
2008-06-04 10:40:00 Upon release of the numbers of test results and drills at the NBA draft combine in Orlando, I was surprised at some of the numbers, but wasn’t to concerned. Michael Beasley who had been listed from 6′8 to 6′10 measured in at 6′7 without shoes, and 6′8 ¼ with. What does that mean? Absolutely nothing really. He has ...
By: Bull Riding
June 4, 1998: Washington Seriously Parties Over Hockey into the Wee Hours
2008-06-04 06:35:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Ten years ago today Joe Juneau scored what many Washington hockey fans consider to be the most significant goal in Capitals’ history — a game and series-ending, Wales Trophy earning tally, one catapulting Capsdom into delirium, 6:24 into overtime, on the road, in the Eastern Conference Finals’ game ...
By: On Frozen Blog
The Beast
2008-06-03 05:15:00 Image details: Boston Celtics v Detroit Pistons, Game 6 served by picapp.com When I was younger, I thought no one was as tall as my Uncle Slim. Slim stood 6′9 and when I would go and visit my aunt Sheila, I was always amazed at watching him duck underneath doorways and watching him having the hunch ...
By: Bull Riding
Celtics Win Eastern Conference: Bring On The Lakers!
2008-06-02 02:02:00 Before I start, I want to thank the Papa Joe radio show (KLAV, 1230 out of Las Vegas) for having me on today to discuss the ?honorable? Senator from the great state of Comcast, Arlen Specter. It was fun, my first time on a radio show as a guest. Nerve racking, but fun. They should have a link to the show on their site tomorrow. If you get a chance to listen, let me know how I did. 8:39 PM: Rip Hamilton is playing, which is big for Detroit. We?ll see how he does. Hey, the Pistons won the tip for the first time this series. They must be serious. 8:42 PM: Ray Allen missed a three, but at least he shot the ball. First foul of the game?on Rondo. Billups missed?that?s odd. By the way, I?m halfway through my first Sam Adams Boston Ale, and Ray Allen just drained a three!! Good signs everywhere early! 8:44 PM: By the way, I still haven?t accepted Ray Allen back into the Big Three, nor have I fixed my keyboard yet. Two minutes and twenty four seconds of basketball, four calle...
Kobe v. The World
2008-06-01 08:26:00 Image details: Bulls V Lakers served by picapp.com You have heard the argument plenty of times in your lifetime. It’s unfair to even mention the two because as Kobe has said, he’s Michael Jordan and I’m Kobe Bryant. The quickest way to start an argument anywhere is to declare Bryant the better of the two. What got ...
By: Bull Riding
Boston Celtics Win Game 6: Eastern Conference Champions!
2008-05-31 23:58:00 The Boston Celtics won their final game against the Detroit Pistons and now are heading to the finals to face the Lakers. The Celtics won by 8 in Game 6 in Detroit (89-81). Boston won took 4 games out the 6 to reign the title as Eastern Conference Champs. (4-2). Paul Pierce scored 27 points, ...
Welcome back Doug Collins?
2008-05-30 01:07:00 I know how you’re feeling right now. It came out of nowhere I know it did. We heard the names being mentioned, Avery, Tom, Dwane, Jeff but I never recalled a Doug being mentioned. As a matter of fact, I heard Doug say he was done with coaching numerous of times. Let us not forget the ...
By: Bull Riding
Still Can?t Believe It
2008-05-28 17:58:00 It?s been a week and I still can?t believe how lucky us Bulls fans are. Last Tuesday night the Bulls were more than just lucky to jump over eight teams to win the #1 pick. They were lucky enough to have a new rebuilding plan fall into their laps. In two months, no matter who ...
By: Bull Riding
Celtics-Cavs: Paul Pierce Leads Celtics Past LeBron To Eastern Conference F
2008-05-19 04:31:00 Paul Pierce and I have been through a lot over the last few years. As a player, he?s suffered through one of the most inept front offices in professional sports, one of the worst coaches in professional sports (no, not Doc?I?m talking about that fraud Rick Pitino), a few of the worst seasons in Celtics history, a Boston media that loves to criticize everything he does on a basketball court, and a fan base that seemingly blames him for all of the hard times the Celtics have gone through recently. As a fan, I?ve suffered through losing season after losing season?rebuilding project after rebuilding project. But I've always contended that Paul Pierce could be great, he just needed some help. When Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen were acquired last offseason, Paul Pierce became the third wheel of the new Big Three in the minds of the NBA talking heads. Those talking heads couldn?t have been more wrong. Pierce has been the most consistent player on the best team in the Eastern Conference al...
What If?
2008-05-17 23:15:00 The theme in the 2008 NBA playoffs should be changed from “There Can Only Be One” to “Thank God We’re Home.!” It seems that none of the elite teams can win on the road. The Boston Celtics had the best road record in the NBA at 31-10 but have been taken to the limit in ...
By: Bull Riding
Eastern conference final: Flyers avoid the sweep.
2008-05-16 06:33:00 The Philadelphia Flyers avoided the elimination yesterday in their series with the Pittsburgh Penguins. With a productive first period, the ''Broad Street Bullies'' were finally able to establish their physical presence in this series.The Flyers were solid early on and it was good for three unanswered goals from the 9th to the 18th minute the first period. First Joffrey Lupul at even strenght, then Daniel Briere and Jeff Carter each during a man-advantage.With the lead, the Flyers did focused on Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Marian Hossa. The constant bodychecks managed to get under the Penguins stars players' skin. There were many retaliations from Crosby during the second part of the game.Only Jordan Staal managed to beat Martin Biron yesterday. But he did in fact managed to beat him twice during the third period. So with just under six minutes to go the Penguins were only one goal behind. A quiet and anxious crowd started wondering if their team could hold on.But the Fly...
By: Overtime!
Eastern conference final: Penguins ties NHL playoff record.
2008-05-14 04:51:00 Game three of the Eastern conference final was presented tonight at the Wachovia center in Philadelphia and the Flyers were in a must-win situation as they were down 0-2 in the series.But with the injuries to Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn, the Philadelphia Flyers' defensive corp could not stave off the Penguins offense.Very early into the first period, a shot from Ray Whitney was deflected into Martin Biron's net. Then only two minutes later, Marian Hossa has scored his seventh goal of the playoffs on a shot that the Flyers goaltender would like to see again.R.J. Umberger did reduce the Penguins lead to a single goal before the first period was over but it was the only Flyers goal of the game. Philadelphia's first offensive line was invisible all evening long. Daniel Briere and Vaclav Prospal who are considered to be the top offensive players for the Flyers did not register a shot on net in this one.During the third period, the Penguins extended their lead with goals from Ryan...
By: Overtime!
Reinsdorf feeling misled
2008-05-13 21:58:00 As Mike D’Antoni was introduced today as the new head coach of the New York Knicks, owner of the Chicago Bulls Jerry Reinsdorf finally spoke up with why he isn’t introducing D’Antoni as the Bulls head coach. “I’m disappointed in him,” Reinsdorf told the Chicago Tribune. “I don’t know what else we could’ve done. He chose to ...
By: Bull Riding
Eastern conference final: The Penguins win again.
2008-05-12 04:26:00 Game two of the Eastern conference final was played tonight and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers by the score of 4-2 for a second time in a row to take a 2-0 series lead.Despite a better overall performance from the Flyers, the Penguins managed to get big goals at important moments in the game. Both teams managed to get scoring from their special team units.First, at the halfway point of the first period, Sidney Crosby's shot was deflected by Lasse Kukkonen's skate and went past goaltender Martin Biron.The Flyers tied the game with Jeff Carter's fifth goal of the playoffs during another man advantage. Then Marian Hossa gave a 2-1 lead to the Penguins on yet another man advantage. But just seconds before the end of the second period, Mike Richards tied the game while being shorthanded when he went all alone with goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. The goal from Richards could've turn this series around should the Flyers scored the following goal.But the winning...
By: Overtime!
Rooting for Fire, Famine, and Pestilence on a Sheet of Ice
2008-05-10 12:52:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - I was hoping for more hatred. I don’t have a dog in this Pittsburgh-Philthy affair, so naturally I’m rooting for a rink full of rottweilers and pit bulls on blades. Who haven’t been fed in a while. Let it be a bloody war of attrition, period after period ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Eastern conference final: The Malkin way.
2008-05-10 04:08:00 The series between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins began tonight in Pittsburgh. Evgeni Malkin did not waste any time and made his presence felt all game long.Both teams exchanged five goals in an exciting first period in this series opener. First, Petr Sykora opened the score when he waited for goaltender Martin Biron to make the first move to beat him after only six minutes of play. The Flyers replied with two goals from Mike Richards in a four minute span to give a 2-1 lead to his team.The ''Broad Street Bullies'' lead only lasted 1:21 when Sidney Crosby scored his third goal of the playoffs, tying the game at 2-2. From this point on, Evgeni Malkin took charge and made the difference. With only six seconds to go in this offensive first period, Malkin scored his first goal of the game, his seventh of the playoffs and the game winning goal.Five minutes into the second period and playing shorthanded, Evgeni Malkin accepted a great pass from Sergei Gonchar and ...
By: Overtime!
2008 NBA Playoffs - Eastern Conference Teams II
2008-05-09 17:43:00 This is the last post of my 2008 NBA Conference Semifinals series. We have analyzed the Western Conference teams, and yesterday we talked about Boston and Cleveland. Are Orlando and Detroit just as exciting to watch? Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons They have 3 games played already. It seems to be a hard battle, where the Magic ...
By: BPH Sports Blog
Round 1: Toronto vs. Orlando
2008-05-09 00:18:00 Dwight Howard is a man, simply put.
By: Bull Riding
2008 NBA Playoffs - Eastern Conference Teams I
2008-05-08 21:08:00 The games are on and all the NBA teams are doing their best to get to the 2008 NBA Finals. On these days we have talked about the Western Conference teams that are facing each other, and their possibilities to be the winners. Now?s the time to start with the Eastern Conference teams. What are ...
By: BPH Sports Blog
The Eastern Conference vs. The Western Conference: Two Paths to Success
2008-05-06 22:22:00 For the past decade there has been an obvious difference between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference in the NBA. For the most part this has always played out with the quality of the play on the court, with the West dominating the East. However, this year there is another split
By: A Wikia Wiki
Round 1: Philadelphia vs. Detroit
2008-05-06 22:03:00 I had this series going to 5 games at the most. The 76ers are a gritty, athletic ball club and I knew they could catch Detroit slipping. I didn’t expect an opening series win, but maybe the Pistons took Philly lightly. During the first game, everything was going as everyone thought it would. The Pistons were ...
By: Bull Riding
Round 1: Washington vs. Cleveland
2008-05-06 03:00:00 The series started out by Gilbert Arenas claiming that everyone wanted Cleveland in the first round. He was making the comment because the new pieces hadn’t yet clicked with the rest of the Cavaliers players. This would be the third straight time these two teams would be meeting in the playoffs and Arenas didn’t believe ...
By: Bull Riding
Round 1 breakdown Boston vs Atlanta
2008-05-05 10:57:00 What a wild first-round of NBA playoffs. I found myself surprised and disappointed with a lot of individual and team performances. I also have reason to get excited because the Bulls look ready to have a coach with great systems, either on the offensive end or defensive end. At first, I though former Dallas Mavericks ...
By: Bull Riding
End of Season Review: The Rookies
2008-04-28 08:42:00 Maybe the only ones who can’t have a finger pointed at them about the horri-bull season is the first year player’s. Here is the breakdown on the first year guys. JamesOn Curry: While the 51st overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft remained on the 15 man roster throughout the season, his only contributions would come in preseason ...
By: Bull Riding
Season Review: Loul Deng
2008-04-26 06:59:00 I’m blinded by the potential this guy has. Truth is, he could average 25 points per game if he wanted to. He has a way of sliding by defenders, knifing into the lane and making the pretty finish. This was supposed to be the break out year, the year where he stood up and took ...
By: Bull Riding
Eastern Conference Playoffs [Digg]
2008-04-24 03:11:00 Honestly, the Boston Celtics will be playing like men among boys in the Eastern Conference. Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce are just too powerful a combination for any team in the East to handle. It not just that these three can score at will, but there defense is the best in the NBA and they can stop anyone.
Patrick's Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Preview
2008-04-23 22:41:00 After a terrific 1st Round we move on to the 2nd Round.... Yes the Cup Finals are almost here and all the following Eastern Conference Semi-Finals all have the makings of being classics.Eastern Conference Semi-Finals #1 Montreal Canadiens 47-25-10, 104 pts vs. #6 Philadelphia Flyers 42-29-11, 95
By: A Wikia Wiki
A Foul Finish to a Stunner of a Season
2008-04-23 13:22:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - I dreaded the elevator ride down to the Capitals’ dressing room at 10:07 p.m. last night. Jubilation, as we in HockeyWashington certainly learned this spring, is a damned fun thing to chronicle and consume, and for the first time it seemed in all of 2008, I had to ...
By: On Frozen Blog
A Foul Finish to a Stunner of a Season
2008-04-23 13:22:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - I dreaded the elevator ride down to the Capitals’ dressing room at 10:07 p.m. last night. Jubilation, as we in HockeyWashington certainly learned this spring, is a damned fun thing to chronicle and consume, and for the first time it seemed in all of 2008, I had to ...
By: On Frozen Blog
The Calm Before the Seventh Game Storm
2008-04-22 12:15:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Over a 75-minute period late Monday evening I fielded a dozen-plus phone calls from family, friends, and media, all waxing euphoric over an “It’s ordained in the heavens” sense that Tuesday night was to be all about partying for Caps’ fans. The euphoria is understandable. Where this Caps’ team ...
By: On Frozen Blog
The Calm Before the Seventh Game Storm
2008-04-22 12:15:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Over a 75-minute period late Monday evening I fielded a dozen-plus phone calls from family, friends, and media, all waxing euphoric over an “It’s ordained in the heavens” sense that Tuesday night was to be all about partying for Caps’ fans. The euphoria is understandable. Where this Caps’ team ...
By: On Frozen Blog
End of year Review, Larry Hughes and Shannon Brown
2008-04-22 00:50:00 First, Former Bulls head coach Scott Skiles has verbally accepted an offer to be the Milwaukee Bucks new head coach. This move will keep Skiles in the Central Division and it should help get more defensive effort out of the Bucks player’s. It will also bring some meaning to the 4 games the teams will ...
By: Bull Riding
Rock the Red Rabbit Foot for Luck
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By: On Frozen Blog
Open File: Survival Saturday in the Nation?s Capital
2008-04-19 18:59:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Backstrom Game 5 Goal - Photo by Kate McGovern/OffWing.comTaking Metro to a live hockey game downtown when its cars are air-conditioned is a novel experience for this new media man. Of course, inadvertently, Metro air conditions its cars at times in January and February, but you get my ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Mookie's NBA Playoff Predictions....And Eastern Conference Playoff Predicti
2008-04-18 18:15:00 From: Stupid Sideline ReportersIt?s playoff time! The NBA season got a lot more interesting with the Western Conference playoff race as tight as it has ever been. Oh yeah, the other conference. Well let?s get that out of the way first. Potential Western Conference Finals preview? Mookie
By: A Wikia Wiki
How ‘Bout Those Eastern Conference Playoffs
2008-04-18 06:43:00 Unlike the West, the Eastern Conference playoffs have a chance to be pleasantly surprising (thank you, low expectations). The other reason the Eastern Conference playoffs will be good? The Washington Wizards. They meet the Cavs in the playoffs for the 3rd straight year and that first round series will be the best in the NBA not involving the Spurs and Suns. The Wizards want to beat the Cavs. Badly. Meanwhile, David Stern wants the Cavs to win. Badly. Should the Wizards prevail (and I think they will), they’ll take on the Celtics (who will be coming off a closer than expected series against a very athletic Hawks team). Right now handing the Eastern Conference to the Celtics is all the rage, but the Wizards will beat them. (I’d like to be higher on the Celtics, but every time I turn on my TV they’re being pummeled by a short-handed Wizards team.) For the first time in years all eight Eastern Conference playoff teams have potential. The Hawks are young and at...
By: ShakedownSports
Eastern Conference Playoff Preview- OFD Edition
2008-04-16 19:36:00 Look whose back, and right on time for the NBA Playoffs. No I haven't been hiding because I'm ashamed of the 4-10 start of my beloved Detroit Tigers (because I'm really not ashamed of it). OFD has been busy being a fly dude, and now he's back at it with a Eastern Conference Playoff
By: A Wikia Wiki
Great numbers but what does it matter
2008-04-15 23:45:00 I recieved numerous of text messages yesterday as the Bulls went on an offensive outburst to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 151-135. Yes, that is in 4 periods, no overtime needed. I calmly reminded everyone that if you tuned into see the first 12 minutes (When the score was 45-39) it was a layup line worth ...
By: Bull Riding
A Return to Mortality
2008-04-14 16:25:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - In a league conspicuous for its parity, NHL hockey teams these days aren’t supposed to win 12 of 13 games, or 13 of 14 — and the moreso when something like the success of the entire season is compromised by a single additional loss during such a stretch. ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Washington Capitals Presale Password - Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Pre
2008-04-14 01:35:00 Get tickets before they are available to the general public!Eastern Conference Quarterfinals - Round 1, Game 3 AND Game 4Verizon Center , Washington, DCSat, Apr 19, 2008 01:00 PMTue, Apr 22, 2008 Time TBDInternet Presale InfoPRESALE:Start:Sun, 04/13/08 10:00 AM EDTEnd:Sun, 04/13/08 11:59 PM EDTPresale Password: Click to view this presale passwordIf you need a pre-sale code that isn't posted on PresaleMaster, try here, for up-to-date presale passwordsTicketmaster is sold out?! StubHub often has tickets available to the most popular events!
By: Presalemaster
Chicago Sky Basketball anyone?
2008-04-10 05:43:00 I have been looking for positives to write about the Chicago Bulls all season long. It’s a constant topic when I discuss the NBA with my good friend Charles. He tells me all the time, that he wan’ts to see more positive’s from me when I’m giving my analysis on the team. I was all ...
By: Bull Riding
Patrick's Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Preview
2008-04-09 12:46:00 Were 24 Hours before the puck drops to begin the 2008 NHL Playoffs, hear i will breakdown the match ups for the Eastern Conference and predict my winners for the first round. Eastern Conference Quarterfinals #1 Montreal Canadiens 47-25-10, 104 pts vs. #8 Boston Bruins 41-29-12, 94 pts Head to
By: A Wikia Wiki
2008 NHL Playoff Predictions – Eastern Conference, Opening Round
2008-04-08 15:16:00 Some interesting storylines are transpiring even before the first puck is dropped on the Eastern Conference side of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Did Ovechkin and the Capitals burn themselves out trying to corral the Southeast Conference title? Can the Bruins actually beat the Canadiens, even once? Are the Senators poised to give the Penguins all they can handle? Who will be the last one standing in what is sure to be a bruising series between the Rangers and Devils?Here is how we see things unfolding in the East, setting the stage for you to offer your retort on how the chips will fall in the opening round:MONTREAL CANADIENS (1) VS. BOSTON BRUINS (8)SEASON SERIES: Montreal 8-0-0, Boston 0-7-1OUR TAKE: If the surprising Canadiens had a girlfriend in the NHL, she would be wearing black and gold. The Habs have owned the B's, winning all eight meetings this season and the past 11 dating back to 2007. Too much is being made of the fact that Carey Price has not played an NHL playoff game. L...
By: Hockey.com
Chicago fans, set your eyes on Rose
2008-04-07 22:28:00 First of all, I would like to apologize to those of you who had to watch the Saturday game in which the Bulls let Wizards center Brendan Haywood score a career-high 25 points for a 99-87 Bulls loss. It wasn’t even that close. I watched in disbelief as a team with Antwan Jamison and Gilbert ...
By: Bull Riding
Montreal Canadiens: Eastern conference champions!
2008-04-07 11:30:00 The last match of the regular season has been played in the NHL and the Montreal Canadiens with 104 points clinched the Eastern conference championship. The last time the club has won the conference championship was in 1992.So for the first round of the playoffs, The Montreal Canadiens will face the Boston Bruins who finished 8th in the East. Montreal and Boston played each other eight times this season and Montreal has won all eight games. I expect that this trend will continue. I think the Habs have what it takes to take the Bruins out in five games.I will add more details about the 2008 NHL Playoffs, daily. I will also give my view on every first round series.
By: Overtime!
The Great Eastern Conference Tank Job
2008-04-07 06:34:00 Gregg Oden and Kevin Durant are no longer awaiting the winner’s of this year’s draft lottery, but hey, that’s no reason for Eastern Conference teams to not tank the end of the season. Take a look at the standings. There are only two teams still trying to win. The Hawks—because they’re securing the final playoff spot, and the Celtics—because they don’t know how to relax and rest themselves for the post-season. The rest of the conference could care less whether they win. The big battle is between Atlanta, Toronto, and Washington to not finish 5th and draw a matchup with Cleveland. On Wednesday the Wizards blew a 10 point 4th quarter lead and lost at home to Milwaukee. On Saturday the Sixers, who are the hottest team in basketball, lost at home to Altanta. Not to be outdone, the Raptors lost back-to-back games to Charlotte and New Jersey. You can’t blame any of them. There are three Eastern Conference teams nobody wants to play. Clevel...
By: ShakedownSports
Habs Claim Eastern Conference
2008-04-07 03:43:00 The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0 this afternoon, the Flyers win enabled the Montreal Canadiens to capture the Eastern Conference crown to finish off a great regular season.
By: Rumor Me This
Bulls look to help arrange playoff seedings
2008-04-05 22:08:00 The Washington Wizards are in town to play the Bulls tonight at 8:30 on WGN. The Wizards clinched a playoff spot yesterday at home against the Miami Heat. The Wizards will be without leading scorer and rebounder Antwan Jamison, who is day-to-day with a strained right shoulder. Gilbert Arenas will be playing in his third ...
By: Bull Riding
Bulls Rock in Cleveland
2008-04-04 20:35:00 Down by 17, the Bulls started to play like everyone expected to play this season. Larry Hughes finally woke up and scored 15 points in the 3rd quarter against his old team and helped them pull within 85-77 entering the fourth quarter. 4th quarters usually belong to Cleveland Cavalier forward LeBron James but bothered by ...
By: Bull Riding
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