So the other day I was on the
internet doing a whole lot of nothing when I decided to take a look at the ol’
Redding Report. Checking the archive on the side of the screen, I saw that I
hadn’t posted anything since May. MAY. Folks, its August and that is just a
shame. But don’t fret, I took the time to read my article about being a Raiders
fan for a day and the fiery football in my heart ignited once more. Hold on to
your seats, cause you’re about to be caught in a whirlwind of semi-professional
(emphasis on the semi) sports journalism. I feel like a teacher coming back to teach after summer vacation. We’ve got plenty of catching up to do
so let’s get to it!
As you could imagine, I’m ecstatic
today because the preseason is getting into full swing. That means football on
TV, people! However, let’s briefly talk about basketball because, you know, it’s
a sport too. I’m sure you’re all wondering how this Heat fan reacted to Lebron’s
jumping of the ship. James is a grown man who has the right to choose where he
plays basketball and I respect that, but you’d think when a guy is boasting
about “5,6,7” championships, it’s implied that he’s going to stick around and
put in the work to achieve those things. Maybe my math is off, but you can’t
win seven championships in four years. I'm not gonna go crazy like those Cavs fans who are dumpster diving for the Lebron jerseys they burned, though. That being said, I wish Lebron all the
best in Cleveland. Plus, the Heat don’t look so bad without him. No, seriously.
Wade, Bosh, Birdman, Haslem, Deng, Granger, Shabazz. I think we’re still
contenders.
Elsewhere in the basketball world,
the Spurs just hired former WNBA star Becky Hammon, the league’s first female assistant coach. This move is
being lauded as revolutionary and progressive and every other word that’s used
any time a women gets to do more than report on games from the sideline. And don’t
get me wrong, I’m all for gender equality in sports (to a certain extent), but I
think the way this has been received is more of a reflection of the way the
sports world sees the Spurs. Had the Raptors or the Bucks hired a female coach,
we would probably be talking about this as a desperation move. So today’s
lesson kids: When you’re a winner, you can do whatever the heck you want and
everyone will applaud. Just make sure you keep winning (looking at you,
Popovich). But seriously though, at a camp I was working at recently we took a poll of about 50 people, asking if they'd rather have $5 or see their local WNBA team win a championship. I'm sue you can guess which one they chose. Moooooving on.
In case you hadn’t heard, all those
rumors about Kevin Love going to Cleveland finally came true. I’m sure the
James-Irving-Love tandem will be great for the Cavs, but you can count me among
the unconvinced. Irving and Love both look great in the regular season amongst
talent-starved teams, but neither of these guys has ever been to the playoffs. Assuming
they do make it this year, will they show up as stars or be exposed for only
being able to shine when all the other lights are off? For Cleveland’s sake, I
sure hope it’s the first one. The Cavs just bargained their entire future for
the chance that Kevin Love might be their missing piece. If he’s not, two #1
overall picks and another first round pick that could have sustained Cavalier
success for a decade just left the building. Just remember what I said when
Lebron skips town and Cleveland is up in flames with no hope for the future.
Okay, I know it’s been a while so I don’t
want to overload your brains just yet. How about we take five and prepare
ourselves for football season. Sound good? As always, our comments section would love to take on your opinions, questions, and suggestions. See you soon, folks!
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