Wow! Where can i begin after not posting for about a month? There has been so much going on in the sports world…I have absolutely no idea where to begin. So I’m just ganna go of the top of my head:
Lets start off on a bad note? Recently, former Penn State head football coach, Joe Paterno, passed away due to being in severe condition caused by lung cancer. First off, I want to point out how fast the news of his death came to me. I mean, randomly SportsCenter confirms the critical condition he is in, and the next day they confirm his death. The fight of cancer didn’t even last more than 24 hours seemed fairly bizarre to me. But, not just his death was odd, it is also his legacy. His whole entire life, Paterno has been the supreme icon of Penn State, winning multiple bowl championships while being a great influence academically, donating hundreds and thousands to the campus. He even has his own library on campus, which is one of the nicest and most significant facilities on campus. He has done so many great things in his life, and then there is the small portion of controversy towards the last three months of his life. Its like we cannot barry Paterno without mentioning this issue. Its really hard to explain…but it seems like his legacy is still living for the wrong reasons despite all the great accomplishments he has made.
On a more calming note, the NBA season is in its prime and all forces are going! Some teams are doing better than anyone has expected, such as the: Philadelphia 76ers, Indiana Pacers, and Phoenix Suns. Other teams have done notable bad, such as the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. It is really hard to analyze this year in basketball because it is all going at such a rapid pace. All I know is Kobe Bryant is still a 25 year old superstar in his prime with the stats he has to put up in order for the Lakers to continue their somewhat success. Ricky Rubio, a spanish bred point guard on the Minnesota Timber-wolves has proven to all his haters (including me) that he can play in the NBA. But not only just play, but play well in the NBA. What else is there to say about the NBA, oh yeah the Miami Heat =). My predicting is that the Heat will be cruising to the NBA finals this year and if they win this year (which is a MUST), they will win the year after….and the year after….and year after.
In the NFL world, it is a sad day…at least for the bay area fans. The 49ers were defeated in an overtime thriller against the New York Giants in the NFC championship game. And the key factor to the loss was rookie wide receiver, Kyle Williams. I don’t want to rant about this man because he has had it so rough already, and to his defense, he took it like a man and admitted the fault. Ted Ginn turned out to be a bigger loss then anyone expected! On the other end in the AFC the New England Patriots beat down the Baltimore Ravens on a blown field goal by the Ravens kicker. It a rematch of the infamous 2007 superbowl - Giants vs. Pats -. I believe that we will witness a repeat and a conspiracy; the Giants will take down the Patriots in amazing fashion. But until game time, all we will hear about is the hype and conspiracies of this game.
In other sports, I haven’t heard a whole lot. Detroit Tigers acquired first basemen, Price Fielder, which will give that team one of the best offenses in the league alongside Miguel Cabreara. Winter X-Games is starting, I have no clue what to predict except for the fact that Shaun White is ganna win something.
Until next time, this is another Recap in Sports.
