Comments on: Today’s Top Sports Stories

By: Leelanau Sports Guy

Leelanau Sports Guy — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:41:00 +0000

Great stuff Sports Dude. Did you hear Dhani Jones on the Huge Show the other day (monday or tuesday?). He was pretty funny.

Also great stuff as always Dan Joseph. I always forget Jermaine O’Neal wasn’t an overnight success. Getting out of Portland was the best thing that ever happened to him.

By: Dan Joseph

Dan Joseph — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:56:00 +0000

Jermaine O’Neal sat the bench for four years in Portland. Look at him now. Darko could learn something from that.

I think part of the problem in today’s world is we want results now, and we’re just not going to always get them. When we don’t, we started to yelp around a bit.

Darko should be fine. Pending his inability to defend, and his tendency to foul out in 10 minutes, Darko should start seeing playing time sometime next year.

By: the sports dude

the sports dude — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:31:00 +0000

I would like to thank you for the kind words, I posted a comment on my site in return for yours. It goes a little more in depth and such, but not much, so feel free to check that comment out when you get bored, get a chance, etc. As far as “letting you at them”, that may not work because they have a link to you on their site and you link to them in your “sports blog” section. Also, like I said in my other comment to you, I really don’t want to get into a blog war! Not that you really are gonna go get them, but it really doesn’t matter! Their site is serious, mine is off the wall, whacky and unclever! But I read that article at lunch about the home town ties, lots of familiar faces! I love Dhani Jones - he was always one of my favorite characters on the Wolverines - good for him! Thanks again and keep up the good work - T.S.D.

By: the sports dude

the sports dude — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:58:00 +0000

I would like to see Palmer make it back as well, that would be a nice story. He went out on terms that were not his own, due to injury, and if he was healthy and able to contribute why not? Even if he is only 75% of the guy he used to be, he would be strong off the bench in a back up role and spot duty. It would also give Inge some time off at third, Pena at first, and a strong bat for DH duty as well. Anything is possible and if the dude is healthy, good for him and for the Tigers.

As far as Darko is concerned, I still like the pick. He just needs to keep quiet and work hard in practice. Also, the minutes he gets, whether mop up duty or not, he has to put forth some effort. He gets out there and looks like a kid pouting, not an NBA player that is demanding minutes. Needs to earn them and needs to show he belongs. I mean, look at who is in front of him - Ben, ‘Sheed, Dice and even Elden, who doesn’t get a lot of minutes and isn’t complaining about it. He needs to learn from those guys and from Larry Brown and show he should be out there by playing harder. He is still young and I think his time will come, believe it or not. I still like the pick, I still like the kid, but he needs to understand minutes are earned, not given, especially on a team that is deep like the Pistons. For the record, and I posted on it before, in that draft there are only two guys I would have taken instead of Darko - Lebron and Dwayne Wade. But we all knew Lebron was going #1 so it was never an option and Wade I don’t think any of us knew at that time he was going to be this good. Carmelo, sorry, don’t like the dude - and especially not over Tayshaun, whom I think is underrated and playing great right now.

Yes, it is always nice to see the “hometown” connections in the league, especially when our hometown team never seems to get there!