Daily Links 10/19

  The Sports Network article mentions Joakim Noah as the number eight player to watch. What they say about him makes me doubt that spot. The fact that he can rebound “at both ends” of the court is a commendable quality, but the fact that he can score at both ends? Unheard of… I’ve got to watch this kid! Now if he means score for the other team, then that’s a disappointment, since any moron can do that, but the writer obviously means that Noah can score while on defense. Wow! No wonder Skiles wanted this young New Yorker. Since his team is entirely defensively oriented, it makes sense to bring in a guy who can, while on defense, ‘score the ball.’
  This is better than a number eight ‘must see.’

Nice catch, HtR. :D

Noah is surpringly adept with the ball though. Just can’t shoot…although to his credit I don’t think he’s even tried. Knows his limitations, I like that!

what’s with that guy crying in picture 8 of the espn photoshoot link? looks like KG made fun of his momma or something…either that or he realized that he was standing in the prescence of greatness and he couldn’t contain his emotion. not sure which…

After reading so many “sportswriters” I get the impression that very few of them know anything more than anybody else and they’re just reading and repeating each others BS or reflecting their own biases. Even some bloggers seem to fall into that.