Posted on Mon Apr 21, 2008 at 08:58:18 AM EST in NBA
More on: Chris Bosh, Stephen A. Smith, Raptors, Manute Bol, insult, mad, Dwight Howard, NBA (all tags)

Not a whole lot gets under the skin of Toronto's twinkling star Chris Bosh. He's usually a fun-loving, joke-cracking kind of guy who doesn't seem to have a problem chuckling at himself or his good friend Bubba, but even the nearly seven-footer has his breaking points; like being compared to Manute Bol.

Chris Bosh has lashed out at a "classless" American broadcaster he feels crossed the line in a personal attack.

Stephen A. Smith, a prominent ESPN analyst known for his loud delivery and over-the-top commentary, compared Bosh to former NBAer Manute Bol on Friday, chastising the Raptor all-star for playing soft and being unable to lead his team to any significant level of success. The comments about the team and the game aren't what irked Bosh, it was dragging in the name of Bol, a 7-foot-6 beanpole, who was more an oddity than a factor in his career.

"If you have respect for someone, you expect that same respect back," Bosh said yesterday. "If you're a classless person like that, I mean, I guess that shows how you are, what kind of person you really are.

"If you criticize basketball, criticize the game, criticize the team but don't do anything personal."

But Bosh said he doesn't need to use Smith's comments to get him more motivated for the series against the Orlando Magic.

"I don't have to prove anything to that guy, plain and simple," said Bosh. "If that's what he wants to do, that's what he's going to do. If that's what makes him happy, to try to bring other people down, good for him.

"If LeBron (James) wasn't doing so well, he'd probably dog him, too. If Dwight (Howard) wasn't averaging 20 and 10, he'd talk bad about him."

It's true, S.A.S. probably would be bashing Howard if he wasn't posting double-doubles like a man possessed. But we wouldn't recommend it. Heck, even good friend and 6-foot-10, 230-pound freak of nature Bosh wouldn't recommend getting into a scuffle with the gigantic Howard.

Howard said the two would "wrestle" every now and then but Bosh wants no part of recalling any physical confrontation.

"I wouldn't say that," said Bosh. "I might grab him and mess with him, but as soon as he gets for real, I back off. He's too strong."

Links:
[TheStar.com]: Bosh takes a shot at ESPN's Smith

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Posted on Mon Oct 01, 2007 at 01:06:34 PM EST in College
More on: Florida, Gators, kid, mad, Auburn, Tigers, video, funny (all tags)

There were a ton of upsets in the world of college football this weekend, but we're guessing by this clip that nobody had a worse Saturday (or Friday in the case of Mountaineers fans) than the Florida die-hard. Wait, let me rephrase that: nobody had a worse Saturday than this Florida die-hard.

One word of advice before you hit the play button: Earmuffs.

Links:
[Our Book of Scrap]: So Gators Fans, How Do You REALLY Feel?

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Posted on Mon Sep 24, 2007 at 07:51:55 AM EST in College
More on: Oklahoma State, Mike Gundy, Jenni Carlson, video, funny, mad (all tags)

So, what happens when you're a sports columnist and you write a piece about a player that really ticks off their coach? Well, if you're Jenni Carlson of The Oklahoman then you get torn into by a howling, rampaging Mike Gundy.

Hey, Mike, if it's so wrong of her to "go after" one of your athletes then why are you hoping that someone "bedowngrades" and "belittles" her innocent child? It appears that in your anger you have forgotten what you are truly angry about. Never forget the words of the great Mahatma Gandhi: "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth and the whole world would soon be blind and toothless."

Links:
[NewsOK.com]: Reid is still the most talented signal-caller, but attitude is reason for change

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Posted on Wed Sep 19, 2007 at 01:34:15 PM EST in NFL
More on: Jay Feely, Ricky Williams, Dolphins, pot, mad (all tags)

In a time when many athletes remain tight lipped about how they really feel about league troublemakers, the last person you'd ever expect to speak up is a friggin' kicker. But Miami Dolphins kicker Jay "Touchy" Feely didn't hold anything back when someone asked him what he thought about the possible return of Ricky Williams to the team.

No, I want a locker room full of guys who aren't going to quit on us or fold when it's tough and take the easy way out,'' Feely said.

"You quit with your actions just as well as you quit with your decisions,'' Feely said. "You know you're getting tested and you decide to smoke a joint. That's quitting on your teammates just as much as walking away from the game."

"I want a guy I could trust,'' Feely said. "I'd rather have a marginally talented player who gives me everything he's got every day at practice and in the games, than someone with better talent who gives their best effort just on some days.

Of course, Feely also made sure to cover his ass just in case the pothead actually makes it back into the Dolphins' locker room.

While Cameron has said he won't discuss Williams' situation until he is officially reinstated, Feely said Williams is never brought up around the locker room.

"Not at all. I've never heard a word about him ever since he failed that test,'' Feely said. "But if Cam and [GM Randy Mueller] decide to bring him back, I'd embrace him as a teammate.

Good move Jay; after all, no matter how foolish Ricky might be, he's still Ricky Williams and you're still a kicker and he's still a whole lot bigger than you. Stoned or not; he would whoop your butt.

Links:
[Sun-Sentinel.com]: Jay Feely: `I don't want Ricky Williams on team'

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