I guess I'm just not as well educated on sports writers as many others here. I do know a surprise when I get one 41 times a year during the basketball season. Unwrapping that package is always fun.
He's not the soccer player. He's a sportswriter. I know him from Around the Horn and being a sub for both guys on Pardon the Interruption on ESPN. He left ESPN with Dan Le Batard.
Before he was writing and broadcasting for ESPN he worked at Sports Illustrated but that was over twelve years ago. He got that job with Sports Illustrated right after graduating from Harvard.
Here's a picture of him, even if your not a podcast guy you might have seen him.
Did they have him as a guest yet? I mean how could they miss that opportunity?
I guess the "Redeem Team" (US men's basketball gold medalist team of 2008) was inducted into the HOF as well yesterday and Dwight Howard was on that roster. So he was probably talking about how he was inducted to the basketball hall of fame twice yesterday.
Ranking them from their playing career
Billups has one of the coolest coaches seats in the NBA. Dude just signed a multi year extension and the Blazers are being sold. Zero chance there is a chance until the new owner has full control at the earliest. Doesn't matter how the Blazers perform.
Maybe?
Oh, then I guess I didn't get your post, and why it would be "valid" and why it would make his seat hot. Maybe I just needed to have my coffee first
I just feel anytime Billups gets that kind of publicity then the expectations grow. Maybe I'm wrong here?
Being ranked as a great basketball player when he played increases expectations as a coach?
And I don't believe that graphic was trying to say anything about any of their coaching abilities at all, so I don't see the relevance.
