http://samcassellisanalienandilovehim.com/2006/12/17/bad-weekend/ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:58:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://samcassellisanalienandilovehim.com/2006/12/17/bad-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Same old song and dance « Sam Cassell is an Alien and I Love Him Wed, 20 Dec 2006 23:19:42 +0000 http://samcassellisanalienandilovehim.wordpress.com/2006/12/17/bad-weekend/#comment-44 [...] As most of the living, breathing American populace knows, a fight broke out last Saturday night between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets in the last two minutes of the game at New York’s famed Madison Square Gardens. I commented on the fight in a post last Sunday, but didn’t see much point in discussing the fight itself. Instead, I spent most of my time lamenting the inevitable hit Carmelo Anthony, a rising star in the NBA and a prominent member of my fanasty NBA team, would take to his fantasy value and his public image as a result of his actions in said fight. Why didn’t I discuss the actual fight itself? It seems obvious to me, the fight wasn’t anything particularly newsworthy, physically no larger than your average bench-clearing brawl in MLB (a large handful of which seem to occur every season), and certainly no more violent than your average tooth-popping fistfight in the NHL (a large handful of which seem to occur every game). Unfortunately, much of the sports media, indeed much of the broader American mainstream, doesn’t seem to see it that way. [...] [...] As most of the living, breathing American populace knows, a fight broke out last Saturday night between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets in the last two minutes of the game at New York’s famed Madison Square Gardens. I commented on the fight in a post last Sunday, but didn’t see much point in discussing the fight itself. Instead, I spent most of my time lamenting the inevitable hit Carmelo Anthony, a rising star in the NBA and a prominent member of my fanasty NBA team, would take to his fantasy value and his public image as a result of his actions in said fight. Why didn’t I discuss the actual fight itself? It seems obvious to me, the fight wasn’t anything particularly newsworthy, physically no larger than your average bench-clearing brawl in MLB (a large handful of which seem to occur every season), and certainly no more violent than your average tooth-popping fistfight in the NHL (a large handful of which seem to occur every game). Unfortunately, much of the sports media, indeed much of the broader American mainstream, doesn’t seem to see it that way. [...]

]]> http://samcassellisanalienandilovehim.com/2006/12/17/bad-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Zvi Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:12:49 +0000 http://samcassellisanalienandilovehim.wordpress.com/2006/12/17/bad-weekend/#comment-43 Joel, my sweet Joel. After writing my own blog entry in response to the weekend melee at MSG I can see why great minds think alike...in their hatred of Melo. But seriously he was having a stellar season and that sucks he is on your fantasy team. Furthermore, I don't know anything about that children's show host Juan Mallua here but I am sure he is cool. I'll check him out. See you in a week broseph! Joel, my sweet Joel. After writing my own blog entry in response to the weekend melee at MSG I can see why great minds think alike…in their hatred of Melo. But seriously he was having a stellar season and that sucks he is on your fantasy team. Furthermore, I don’t know anything about that children’s show host Juan Mallua here but I am sure he is cool. I’ll check him out. See you in a week broseph!

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