Preserving the Legacy

This undoubtable is not a traditional take on Roger Federer but I think it is one of the most important things he has done recently to preserve his legacy as the best of all time. Here is my thought: Losing to Djokovic the last year or so has been the best thing for...

NBA 2012 Round 2 predictions so far and how I did in Round 1

My round one predictions were as follows with the results after it: 1. Hawks over Celtics (with a prediction of the Hawks losing to the Bulls in round 2.  As we sadly know, the Hawks squandered a golden opportunity to get all the way to the finals. 2. Heat to sweep...

Atlanta Hawks playoff prediction 2012

The Atlanta Hawks will be one and done again. This time it is different. That is what they will say. We’ll win round one and we’ll have a hard fought 2nd round. We’ll blame the close 2nd round loss on injuries and say that it would have been...

NBA playoff predictions 2012

Playing the trends as you know I like to does not give any obvious answers this. Let’s look at the year so far: 1. Superbowl: The favorite New England Patriots lost to the Wild Card underdog New York Giants. Neither team is really hated. 2. NCAA basketball: The...

Bobby Petrino is a true Georgian

I knew Bobby Petrino was truly a Georgian. The man who left the state in the middle of the night. The man who was too scared to tell anyone he was leaving with a face to face conversation. The man who would not let grown men talk on a plane. The man who did nothing...

Round 1 to the Hawks

The Hawks take round 1 decisively versus the Chicago Bulls and it was in Chicago. I was impressed. I still do not like the way we played (you can see I am never happy). We won because of individual talent and nothing else. Here is what I observed and would like to...