Tweeting Trades

Well, as the 3:00pm NBA trade deadline on Thursday came and went, anybody could have followed along with a play-by-play report of what deals were being discussed because the social networking website called Twitter.  I went on Google and searched, NBA trade rumors, then I went to a website called Hoopshype, and clicked on their Twitter feed, which was basically a bunch of NBA reporters giving constant updates of trades that were about to go down.  It was the first time, as a fan, that I was able to see that detailed of information about trades as soon as those trades were being discussed.  I didn't have to wait until the 6:00pm Sportscenter to see what trades went down, i was able to read what was going on, as it was going on.  This new technology has spead up the rate of which information is given to the public, and this years trade deadline was a perfect example of how fast information can actually get to the public.  I find this to be a major advancement in technology, especially for people involved with sport communication.

2011 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest

This year's Sprite NBA Slam Dunk Contest compltetly made up for last year's humiliation.  See last year, some of the more big name players (Lebron) were supposed to come out and make the contest more interesting, but instead some players backed out and made it one of the worst dunk contests I have ever witnessed.  It was even worse than my home town's 3 on 3 tournament's dunk contest.  Honestly, there was just no "wow" factor last year and I thought that the dunk contest should just be dropped, but this year, as once said on the movie Dumb and Dumber, they completely redeemed themselves.  There was way more creativity to this year's contest compared to last years.  There was a dunk with two hoops, a dunk with 3 basketballs, a dunk with a teddy bear grabbed with a mouth, a dunk from the free throw line, and finally, a dunk over a car.  Over all, the whole contest was better, not just the competition and the creativity, but the way they sold it was even cool; each dunker had a coach, and then most of the time they brought in props, or someone to help them out (even a choir was brought in for the car dunk).  Bottom lline here is that I thought that the NBA and TNT raised the bar for the dunk contest for years to come, and as a fan of the NBA, I am impressed.

                   

Team JOY

My YMCA adult basketball team name is Team JOY and unfortunetly, just like the Ohio State Buckeyes, we recieved our first loss of the season this week.  We had won close to 20 games straight and was undefeated this season.  One of our best players, who averages 40.6 pts per game and 21.3 rebounds per game was unable to play.  We are still the number one team in the league, but it always hurts to lose.

The Toilet Bowl that Wasn't

As it turns out, the toilet bowl of the NBA ended up not having that much on the line, at least for one team.  The Cavaliers ended up beating the Clippers in overtime on Friday night to end their 26-game losing streak.  Then the Wizards turned around and beat the Cavaliers in Cleveland on Sunday to end their 25 road game losing streak.  So in the end both of the horrific losing streaks were ended over the weekend, so both teams can look forward to the draft to hopefully start to turn their franchise around.  The worst part about the whole thing is that I had tickets to the Cavs vs. Clippers game on Friday and was unable to attend, which is only bad because it was like the Cavs won the NBA finals after they beat the Clippers, but oh well, theres always the Cavs vs. Heat game.

 

The Toilet Bowl

The Cleveland Cavaliers are not necessarily the best team in the NBA this year, but I am a strong believer that they are not the worst team either.  On Sunday the two teams that are considered to be among the worst in the NBA this year will face off in what should be called the toilet bowl.  The Cleveland Cavaliers are facing off with the Washington Wizards on Sunday in Cleveland, and as it stands right now, the Cavaliers are on a 26 game losing streak and and the Wizards are 0-25 on the road this season.  Although this game will not feature many big names (except for John Wall), this game has the making to be one of the best games so far this season.  One of these horrific losing streaks will come to an end on Sunday at Quicken Loans Arena, which for sure should be rocking with a play off atmosphere.  We will soon find out who will win this infamous Toilet Bowl of the NBA.

Time Has Expired on the 2010-2011 NFL Season

Well the 2010 NFL season has come to a close, and I have to admit, some crazy things happened this year.  We had players suspended, concussions given (and recieved), the infamous tripping incident, record fines handed out, Brett Favre finally missing a start (and MAYBE finally retiring) and even a mess up during the National Anthem on Super Bowl Sunday.  Over all, as a fan I would have to say that this years season was one to remember and I hope that there will in fact be a 2011 season.  Just knowing how much is on the line, I believe that things will be settled and there will in fact be another season next year.  All and all, I am very happy with how this year's NFL season played out,but it would have been better if the Steelers would have scored as time expired....but congrats to the Green Bay Packers.

Andy Pettitte Retiring

Probably the greatest playoff pitcher ever has decided to retire today.  Andy Pettitte has decided to retire after spending most of his career with the New York Yankees, and posting the most wins in the post season by any pitcher in major league history.  Pettitte had 19 wins in the post season.

A New Technology

One of the new technologies that is sweeping the entertainment world is 3D TV.  This new type of broadcasting capabilities is giving the viewer at home an unreal experience.  Television can now display images in three dimensions instead of just two.  This new technology is really effecting the Sports world, because it is now possible to watch live sporting events in 3D, which is unheard of to those who only had a simple black and white TV growing up.  This new technology is transforming the way people watch sports, and I believe that it is not just going to stop here.  I think the next technology to change the way you watch sports is through hologram projections.  I bet with in the next ten years you will be able to watch the Super Bowl as a 3D projection right infront of you.  But as for now we have just 3D TV and for now that seems to be working just fine.

A Little About Me

I am currently a freshman at Slippery Rock University and I am majoring in Sport Management.  I am a very big sports fan; I watch anything from the U.S. Open to the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, so i guess you could say I am a sport guru.  I do have some favorite sports teams, but i try not to be bias when blogging about sport issues.  Basically I love being around sports and love talking sports with anyone who is wants to.