Hero & Zero of the Week – JR Smith and Stephen Curry

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For the ZERO of the week, how about Knicks super-sub JR Smith.    I hate picking an ‘almost UNC player’, as Zero, and in fact, he’d played so well recently he was in contention for a Hero selection.   However at the end of their game 3 win over Boston, he elbowed a Boston player in the [...]

Hero and Zero of the Week

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Michael Jordan, on playing for UNC, and also for Bob Knight on the 1984 Olympic Team: “My Coach, Dean Smith, and Coach Knight are about the same except for the language.” From the other calendar, this in a candy store in Pakistan: “Butt Sweets.” Jimmy Fallon: “Justin Bieber and President Obama, both in New York [...]

They Said It – Hero & Zero of the Week

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Clark Griffith, Owner of the Washington Senators, about the team: “The fans like to see home runs, and we have assembled a pitching staff for their enjoyment.” From the other calendar, a Prosecutor to a witness, after being told by the Judge he can’t ask the witness what he was told by someone else: “Very [...]

They Said it – with Hero and Zero of the Week

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Pam Shriver, on ESPN during the Australian Open, after reading the network’s promo for the Winter X Games: “You know, I’m happy I played a sport where you’d make a mistake and the worst thing that could happen to you was Love-15.” From the other calendar, these ‘special’ days in February, including the designation as [...]