For the ZERO of the week, how about Rutgers President Robert Barchi?! No doubt all of you have kept up at least a little with what has gone on there recently. First the AD lost his job because of the abusive behavior of the Basketball Coach, (who was also fired.) Then the replacement, Eddie Jordan, was announced as being a Rutgers Graduate, when he in fact never … [Read more...] about Hero and Zero of the Week
Hero & Zero of the Week – JR Smith and Stephen Curry
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 head, getting suspended for game 4. Then after their game 4 loss, he claimed the Knicks … [Read more...] about Hero & Zero of the Week – JR Smith and Stephen Curry
Hero and Zero of the Week
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 tonight. Traffic gridlock with the most powerful man in … [Read more...] about Hero and Zero of the Week
They Said It – Hero & Zero of the Week
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 well then, Mr. Davies. Without telling me what he said to you, what … [Read more...] about They Said It – Hero & Zero of the Week
They Said it – with Hero and Zero of the Week
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 ‘National Pull Your Sofa off the Wall Month.” -Feb. … [Read more...] about They Said it – with Hero and Zero of the Week