I thought there were many interesting stories this week in sports and I figured I would chip in my two-cents. They are arranged in order from least important to most important (in my opinion). 7. Ricky Don’t Lose That Number…To the Local McDonald’s, they are Hiring. Ricky Williams was a great football player, and was one of my favorite players. Now, however, he has lost any respect I ever gave him by letting something as petty as drugs come between him and football. I would give anything to be able to play football again simply because I love the game. Ricky on the other hand gets paid millions of dollars to play a game he obviously enjoys, and then lets something as simple and unimportant as marijuana ruin it for him. He is a disgrace to football fans and players alike. Ricky had his debut with the Toronto Argonauts and had just four carries for seven yards–not exactly the best career move. Last time I checked marijuana is not known to have any addictive ingredients in it, so the choice is simple Ricky: Football or Weed? Make a decision and stick with it because no one wants to see you lose whatever dignity you have left.
6. Where Did He Go? Dontrelle Willis has ended his six game skid with a win against the Rockies. That puts his record at 2-6 for the year. I have one question for you Dontrelle: Where did the Cy Young runner-up who won 22 games last year go? When asked about his drought and what he thought might be the cause, Dontrelle replied, “It didn’t seem that long to me.” Why don’t you tell that to your fans and teammates who were and still are depending on your arm to get to the playoffs? Either Get yourself back on track or ask Ricky to pick up an application at McDonald’s for you.
5. It is Hurricane Season Indeed. The North Carolina Hurricanes have made the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time this decade. It really is amazing how Hockey has caught on in North Carolina. Very few places have such passionate fans. My advice is simple, You guys should try a different approach than you did the last time you were in the finals–win.
4. Redick Gets Defensive.J.J. Redick is followed everywhere he goes by a big cloud of doubt and criticism surrounding his skills and how they will translate to the next level. The biggest questions about his game are his defense and whether or not he can create his own shot in the NBA. This is based on the observation that there are some very athletic men playing Redick’s position and these are the same kind of players that have given Redick fits in the past. The Utah Jazz have been taking some good looks at him and they have a slightly different point of view. Jazz Basketball Operations Senior Voce President Kevin O’Connor remarked, “I think Duke has always been known for its defense and I think [Redick] is a good defender, hardly anyone’s two-way game is perfect.” What few people take into consideration is that Redick played with some of the best defenders in the country While at Duke and The likes of Chris Duhon (Shut-down defender), Shelden Williams (two-time National Defensive POY), and Sean Dockery (one of the best on-the-ball defenders in the ACC) might have overshadowed his defensive ability a little. Redick is what I refer to as a “game breaker”, or someone who wants to take that last shot and can literally take over a game if he has to. Redick has something that all the great ones had–Heart. You cannot teach someone how to be great, but instead they must be born with it, and Redick certainly was.
3. Move Over Lance Armstrong. Jay Williams (formerly Jason Williams), is almost ready to make his return to the NBA. The former Duke Star and two-time National POY has been working on his rehab after a horrific motorcycle crash a few years ago. After tons of hard work and determination he has finally gotten himself to the point where he feels he can compete again. When asked what his expectations will be for himself once he re-enters the league he responded, “I don’t know if I am going to be the guy to score 40 points a night…but I’ll definitely make everyone around me better.” Wanting to make your teammates better players and wanting to win are necessities to forming a great PG, so Jay is definitely on the right track. Jay Williams is a testament to determination and sheer will-power. His story is as remarkable as any other I have ever heard and should inspire people everywhere to live better and happier lives.
2. Darwin Award Winner In The Making.My Award for dumbest action of the week was won in a landslide victory by Matthew Peter Wilson. This Duke Lacrosse player has been under intense scrutiny from the whole country for over two months along with his fellow accused rapists. I want to know what went through his thick skull when he got in his car drunk. I could understand if he had a BAC of .09 or .1 because everyone has had a few beers and drove somewhere while being legally intoxicated. However, when you blow almost three times the legal limit (.21) and are driving with marijuana and a pipe right after being investigated for allegedly gang-raping a woman, you have officially done something really stupid.When you’re BAC is above .2, you have offically gone past drunk and are now what I like to call “slammered”. This means that attempting to drive even a riding lawn mower would be a very bad decision. So hats off to you for doing something so dumb it made the news.
1. Jerry Jones + Bill Parcells + Terrell Owens= Super bowl or Destruction? Just about everyone who is a football fan knew this day would come. Has T.O. really changed his whining, complaining ways or has he just made Dallas his next victim? I would compare the signing of this particular player to a game of Russian roulette: you win or you die, there is no in between. Terrell Owens Has Definitely got some incentive to behave because if he has another meltdown, no team will even return his phone calls. He couldn’t even make it a day without annoying a teammate when Brett Pierce was going to his locker only to find it blocked by about fifty reporters waiting for Owens. But that is a mere bump in the road and I expect T.O. to be on his best behavior on his way to a Super Bowl ring. You want some advice Terrell? Don’t screw this up.
P.S: The Detroit-Miami series fell far below my expectations. It just goes to show once again that NCAA Basketball is better in just about every category than professional basketball. If I want to watch a bunch of guys dunk all day and play crappy defense I can go to the YMCA. March never seemed so far away…
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I have some different opinions Dontrelle Willis’ scoreless streak, for the most part, hasn’t been his fault. In his last three starts of the streak he has allowed two runs in each game. Lack of run support gave him the loss. And they are not ‘relying on his arm to make the playoffs.’ Everyone knew the Marlins had no shot at the postseason when they dismantled their roster in the offseason.
Also, if you’re going to do an article about the most important events of the week, not including anything on the NBA conference finals seems a little ridiculous. I don’t care if you don’t like pro baseketball, these playoffs have been great. They have been by far the most important thing going on in sports.
But good job on the article despite my minor disagreements.
the formatting was atrocious as well as some spelling errors. I fixed them both.
This is… A solid piece of writing. Yes you definitely need to work on some grammar and spelling mistakes for your future papers, however your talent for writing is obvious throughout all of your stories. Grammar and spelling can be fixed, learning how to write well is much harder to do. I voted for it.
I didn’t see any serious issues with the format but everyone has an opinion.
One of us has the wrong facts According to ESPN.com, Dontrelle Willis has allowed (in order) 8, 4, and 3 earned runs in his last three starts before his win against the Rockies. The bottom line is that no one can predict who will and who will not make the playoffs every year. Yes the Marlins are a long shot, but they don’t have a thread of hope with their highest paid player giving minor-league-worthy performances.
If you will re read my intro, I comment that these are the stories that are important to me. In will agree that this year’s playoffs have been much better than usual, but I still don’t feel the urge to rush home so I can see the tip-off. The NBA just does not grab my attention like the topics I discussed. The Conference Finals are constantly being dissected because you are right–it is the biggest story in sports. I was simply trying to bring to light some of the topics that many people will not hear about on a large scale. Thank you for the feedback.
Good "Whoa" or Bad "Whoa"?
It was a bad whoa with the way it looked.. but it’s better now.
yeah it was the formatting I had to fix it. and i hate fixing formatting!