This is exactly what I was expecting but what I did not want to happen, yet it did! All this talk about getting Amar'e Stoudemire meant the exact opposite - the Bulls were getting two players, who combined together do not amount to the quality of one Amar'e. Once again I was suckered in by all this trade talk, and once again I was let down.
Over and over again Bulls management fails to bring in the "big names" because the organization is so cautious about getting rid off the "talent" wearing the Bulls uniforms. The management failed to pull the trigger on some major names before (Gasol, Garnett and even Kobe) because it overrated its roster. The deadline came and went 2 p.m. E.T. on Thursday, and unlike in the years past not a lot of teams were after the likes of Gordon, Deng and Hinrich.
Getting Miller and Salmons from the Kings on Wednesday helps a little bit but not to the extent Stoudemire would have, obviously. Chicago finally got rid off one half of "Cleveland Garbage" (my dad's nickname for Gooden and Hughes) and while I'm sad to see "Noce" go (along with Gooden in the trade to Sacramento), he has had five years here and it is hard to think he will improve much more in Chicago. He will probably enjoy the change of scenery as well.
I was glad and upset at the same time when I heard that the Bulls have traded the other half of the "Cleveland Garbage," - Larry Hughes to the New York Knicks for Jerome James and Tim Thomas.
Why?
Because of what we got in return for him and his ridiculous salary - Tim Thomas!
Yes, the same Tim Thomas who asked to be traded out of Chicago a couple years ago. So, while we did got rid off Hughes (finally) we got a no name player in return - Jerome James and a player who did not want to be here anyways. Not to forget that their salaries are about the same and that's the reason Hughes needed to be traded to begin with.
What is Paxson doing?
I know there are rumors about his resignation in the near future and if that is the case, way to leave with a bang, Pax! The Bulls might be slightly improved after these deals but we did not land a star yet again. Go figure!
Maybe, just maybe, Paxson will surprise us all by signing a star come this July. Maybe a stud free agent will come here in 2010.
Please, we all know better than this. D-Rose, you are on your own big guy...make us proud!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
What the blog is going on out there?
Man, it is easy being a sports journalist these days. All one needs is a computer, some free time and semi knowledge on a particular sport or a topic. Wait, that is not sports journalism - it is blogging. How can one differentiate between the two anymore? Well, the two are getting closer everyday to becoming one and the same as more and more bloggers invade the Internet.
Blogging has become such a "trend" nowadays that people of all ages have become addicted to it. Some people blog to show their undying passion for a particular sports team, while others are hoping to make some money off of it. Whatever the case may be for blogging, people see either the good or the bad side of it.
Older journalists still seem hesitant on the issue of blogging and see it as a threat to the field of journalism. Such individuals question the validity of the stories posted in countless blogs and wonder how much reporting goes into them. These are certainly valid questions considering how much useless garbage is out there on the net. On the flip side there are those, however, who put in the work just like an everyday journalist. They worry about and focus on the main things such as spelling, accuracy, grammar and do so because they want to be taken seriously as working professionals. In some cases (i.e. Will Leitch - founder of Deadspin) it has turned into a full-time job at a real newspaper.
In my opinion blogging has turned out to be a good thing for our society but not great for the field of journalism. There are fewer secrets out there due to immediacy of blogging, but there is also lots of wasteful material that is of no use to anyone.
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/02/12/blogging-can-make-you-money-even-if-your-blog-doesnt/
http://deadspin.com/
Blogging has become such a "trend" nowadays that people of all ages have become addicted to it. Some people blog to show their undying passion for a particular sports team, while others are hoping to make some money off of it. Whatever the case may be for blogging, people see either the good or the bad side of it.
Older journalists still seem hesitant on the issue of blogging and see it as a threat to the field of journalism. Such individuals question the validity of the stories posted in countless blogs and wonder how much reporting goes into them. These are certainly valid questions considering how much useless garbage is out there on the net. On the flip side there are those, however, who put in the work just like an everyday journalist. They worry about and focus on the main things such as spelling, accuracy, grammar and do so because they want to be taken seriously as working professionals. In some cases (i.e. Will Leitch - founder of Deadspin) it has turned into a full-time job at a real newspaper.
In my opinion blogging has turned out to be a good thing for our society but not great for the field of journalism. There are fewer secrets out there due to immediacy of blogging, but there is also lots of wasteful material that is of no use to anyone.
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/02/12/blogging-can-make-you-money-even-if-your-blog-doesnt/
http://deadspin.com/
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Narrative anyone?
Back in the day a journalist was seen as a person who covered sporting events and wrote about them, to the delight of all those who could not be there to witness it. People looked at journalists as those with a "cool" job and never thought about how much work a single story actually was. Boy, how the times have changed.
To be considered a quality journalist in today's "report the news first" society, one has to be an expert in a variety of things. Typing and good reporting are mandatory but there is more emphasis every day on journalists to include links, videos, and pictures in their stories as a means of quality work.
For this week I looked at several different narrative ways of adding some zest to one's story, and enhancing its content for the reader.
I found the Arizona Star piece on the in-depth coverage of a golf course to be simply outstanding. It covered so many different aspects of the golf course in such detail, making it incredibly fun for the viewer to enjoy this use of media. Certainly something one usually associates with a video game or a computer program.
USA Today's map/database on finding the NFL talent was visually friendly and easy to navigate, making it even more appealing to a sports junkie like myself. The use of stats in this database was extensive, and the fact that one could go back in time and find different players from different years showed how extensive this research was.
To be considered a quality journalist in today's "report the news first" society, one has to be an expert in a variety of things. Typing and good reporting are mandatory but there is more emphasis every day on journalists to include links, videos, and pictures in their stories as a means of quality work.
For this week I looked at several different narrative ways of adding some zest to one's story, and enhancing its content for the reader.
I found the Arizona Star piece on the in-depth coverage of a golf course to be simply outstanding. It covered so many different aspects of the golf course in such detail, making it incredibly fun for the viewer to enjoy this use of media. Certainly something one usually associates with a video game or a computer program.
USA Today's map/database on finding the NFL talent was visually friendly and easy to navigate, making it even more appealing to a sports junkie like myself. The use of stats in this database was extensive, and the fact that one could go back in time and find different players from different years showed how extensive this research was.
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