Friday, November 30, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
BC basketball preview
With the first game less than two nights away and bcgottum still not posting a preview of the season I will go ahead and give a preview of the season in my humble opinion which means nothing. I will start off by saying this will be a long long year. Anytime several of your projected starters are sophmores you know you are in trouble.
Backcourt
With the loss of Austin, Mike, and Peanut we must replace our entire backcourt. Don't expect Charles Futch or Jordan Mckinney to fill any part of this vast hole because they have been cut. Joey Fries and mayfair's own Phillip Kennedy will share the majority of the load. If a quick team decides to press there will be mass confussion. With coach Cannon's hesitation to call timeouts I think we may be out of many games before they have even really started.
Frontcourt
Last year's much improved Colin Barnes returns and should provide consistent scoring. Devon "T.O." Walker will do no scoring since he has also been cut. Daniel Coursey will probly see consistent playing time and hopefully can develope into solid contributor.
Overview
With Liberty county taking Savannah High to overtime earlier in the season we can assume everybody in the sub-region will be playing for second place. I have no clue how good Burke county will be. Same with South Effingham. I am assuming they will be down with the loss of leading scorer Daniel Browning but you never know. One thing we should be able to count on is at least two wins against Richmond Hill. To sum it up the normally positive Bill Curley told me several weeks ago, "If this team wins five games Coach Cannon should be the coach of the year." It would be nice if one of the wins, assuming we win two games, came over Christmas break.
Backcourt
With the loss of Austin, Mike, and Peanut we must replace our entire backcourt. Don't expect Charles Futch or Jordan Mckinney to fill any part of this vast hole because they have been cut. Joey Fries and mayfair's own Phillip Kennedy will share the majority of the load. If a quick team decides to press there will be mass confussion. With coach Cannon's hesitation to call timeouts I think we may be out of many games before they have even really started.
Frontcourt
Last year's much improved Colin Barnes returns and should provide consistent scoring. Devon "T.O." Walker will do no scoring since he has also been cut. Daniel Coursey will probly see consistent playing time and hopefully can develope into solid contributor.
Overview
With Liberty county taking Savannah High to overtime earlier in the season we can assume everybody in the sub-region will be playing for second place. I have no clue how good Burke county will be. Same with South Effingham. I am assuming they will be down with the loss of leading scorer Daniel Browning but you never know. One thing we should be able to count on is at least two wins against Richmond Hill. To sum it up the normally positive Bill Curley told me several weeks ago, "If this team wins five games Coach Cannon should be the coach of the year." It would be nice if one of the wins, assuming we win two games, came over Christmas break.
Sean Taylor
From Jason Whitlock's column, he's black I might addd.
There's a reason I call them the Black KKK. The pain, the fear and the destruction are all the same.
Someone who loved Sean Taylor is crying right now. The life they knew has been destroyed, an 18-month-old baby lost her father, and, if you're a black man living in America, you've been reminded once again that your life is in constant jeopardy of violent death.
The Black KKK claimed another victim, a high-profile professional football player with a checkered past this time.
No, we don't know for certain the circumstances surrounding Taylor's death. I could very well be proven wrong for engaging in this sort of aggressive speculation. But it's no different than if you saw a fat man fall to the ground clutching his chest. You'd assume a heart attack, and you'd know, no matter the cause, the man needed to lose weight.
Well, when shots are fired and a black man hits the pavement, there's every statistical reason to believe another black man pulled the trigger. That's not some negative, unfair stereotype. It's a reality we've been living with, tolerating and rationalizing for far too long.
When the traditional, white KKK lynched, terrorized and intimidated black folks at a slower rate than its modern-day dark-skinned replacement, at least we had the good sense to be outraged and in no mood to contemplate rationalizations or be fooled by distractions.
Our new millennium strategy is to pray the Black KKK goes away or ignores us. How's that working?
About as well as the attempt to shift attention away from this uniquely African-American crisis by focusing on an alleged injustice the white media allegedly perpetrated against Sean Taylor.
Within hours of his death, there was a story circulating that members of the black press were complaining that news outlets were disrespecting Taylor's victimhood by reporting on his troubled past
No disrespect to Taylor, but he controlled the way he would be remembered by the way he lived. His immature, undisciplined behavior with his employer, his run-ins with law enforcement, which included allegedly threatening a man with a loaded gun, and the fact a vehicle he owned was once sprayed with bullets are all pertinent details when you've been murdered.
Marcellus Wiley, a former NFL player, made the radio circuit Wednesday, singing the tune that athletes are targets. That was his explanation for the murders of Taylor and Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams and the armed robberies of NBA players Antoine Walker and Eddy Curry.
Really?
Let's cut through the bull(manure) and deal with reality. Black men are targets of black men. Period. Go check the coroner's office and talk with a police detective. These bullets aren't checking W-2s.
Rather than whine about white folks' insensitivity or reserve a special place of sorrow for rich athletes, we'd be better served mustering the kind of outrage and courage it took in the 1950s and 1960s to stop the white KKK from hanging black men from trees.
But we don't want to deal with ourselves. We take great joy in prescribing medicine to cure the hate in other people's hearts. Meanwhile, our self-hatred, on full display for the world to see, remains untreated, undiagnosed and unrepentant.
Our self-hatred has been set to music and reinforced by a pervasive culture that promotes a crab-in-barrel mentality.
You're damn straight I blame hip hop for playing a role in the genocide of American black men. When your leading causes of death and dysfunction are murder, ignorance and incarceration, there's no reason to give a free pass to a culture that celebrates murder, ignorance and incarceration.
Of course there are other catalysts, but until we recapture the minds of black youth, convince them that it's not OK to "super man dat ho" and end any and every dispute by "cocking on your bitch," nothing will change.
Does a Soulja Boy want an education?
HBO did a fascinating documentary on Little Rock Central High School, the Arkansas school that required the National Guard so that nine black kids could attend in the 1950s. Fifty years later, the school is one of the nation's best in terms of funding and educational opportunities. It's 60 percent black and located in a poor black community.
Watch the documentary and ask yourself why nine poor kids in the '50s risked their lives to get a good education and a thousand poor black kids today ignore the opportunity that is served to them on a platter.
Blame drugs, blame Ronald Reagan, blame George Bush, blame it on the rain or whatever. There's only one group of people who can change the rotten, anti-education, pro-violence culture our kids have adopted. We have to do it.
According to reports, Sean Taylor had difficulty breaking free from the unsavory characters he associated with during his youth.
The "keepin' it real" mantra of hip hop is in direct defiance to evolution. There's always someone ready to tell you you're selling out if you move away from the immature and dangerous activities you used to do, you're selling out if you speak proper English, embrace education, dress like a grown man, do anything mainstream.
The Black KKK is enforcing the same crippling standards as its parent organization. It wants to keep black men in their place — uneducated, outside the mainstream and six feet deep.
In all likelihood, the Black Klan and its mentality buried Sean Taylor, and any black man or boy reading this could be next.
There's a reason I call them the Black KKK. The pain, the fear and the destruction are all the same.
Someone who loved Sean Taylor is crying right now. The life they knew has been destroyed, an 18-month-old baby lost her father, and, if you're a black man living in America, you've been reminded once again that your life is in constant jeopardy of violent death.
The Black KKK claimed another victim, a high-profile professional football player with a checkered past this time.
No, we don't know for certain the circumstances surrounding Taylor's death. I could very well be proven wrong for engaging in this sort of aggressive speculation. But it's no different than if you saw a fat man fall to the ground clutching his chest. You'd assume a heart attack, and you'd know, no matter the cause, the man needed to lose weight.
Well, when shots are fired and a black man hits the pavement, there's every statistical reason to believe another black man pulled the trigger. That's not some negative, unfair stereotype. It's a reality we've been living with, tolerating and rationalizing for far too long.
When the traditional, white KKK lynched, terrorized and intimidated black folks at a slower rate than its modern-day dark-skinned replacement, at least we had the good sense to be outraged and in no mood to contemplate rationalizations or be fooled by distractions.
Our new millennium strategy is to pray the Black KKK goes away or ignores us. How's that working?
About as well as the attempt to shift attention away from this uniquely African-American crisis by focusing on an alleged injustice the white media allegedly perpetrated against Sean Taylor.
Within hours of his death, there was a story circulating that members of the black press were complaining that news outlets were disrespecting Taylor's victimhood by reporting on his troubled past
No disrespect to Taylor, but he controlled the way he would be remembered by the way he lived. His immature, undisciplined behavior with his employer, his run-ins with law enforcement, which included allegedly threatening a man with a loaded gun, and the fact a vehicle he owned was once sprayed with bullets are all pertinent details when you've been murdered.
Marcellus Wiley, a former NFL player, made the radio circuit Wednesday, singing the tune that athletes are targets. That was his explanation for the murders of Taylor and Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams and the armed robberies of NBA players Antoine Walker and Eddy Curry.
Really?
Let's cut through the bull(manure) and deal with reality. Black men are targets of black men. Period. Go check the coroner's office and talk with a police detective. These bullets aren't checking W-2s.
Rather than whine about white folks' insensitivity or reserve a special place of sorrow for rich athletes, we'd be better served mustering the kind of outrage and courage it took in the 1950s and 1960s to stop the white KKK from hanging black men from trees.
But we don't want to deal with ourselves. We take great joy in prescribing medicine to cure the hate in other people's hearts. Meanwhile, our self-hatred, on full display for the world to see, remains untreated, undiagnosed and unrepentant.
Our self-hatred has been set to music and reinforced by a pervasive culture that promotes a crab-in-barrel mentality.
You're damn straight I blame hip hop for playing a role in the genocide of American black men. When your leading causes of death and dysfunction are murder, ignorance and incarceration, there's no reason to give a free pass to a culture that celebrates murder, ignorance and incarceration.
Of course there are other catalysts, but until we recapture the minds of black youth, convince them that it's not OK to "super man dat ho" and end any and every dispute by "cocking on your bitch," nothing will change.
Does a Soulja Boy want an education?
HBO did a fascinating documentary on Little Rock Central High School, the Arkansas school that required the National Guard so that nine black kids could attend in the 1950s. Fifty years later, the school is one of the nation's best in terms of funding and educational opportunities. It's 60 percent black and located in a poor black community.
Watch the documentary and ask yourself why nine poor kids in the '50s risked their lives to get a good education and a thousand poor black kids today ignore the opportunity that is served to them on a platter.
Blame drugs, blame Ronald Reagan, blame George Bush, blame it on the rain or whatever. There's only one group of people who can change the rotten, anti-education, pro-violence culture our kids have adopted. We have to do it.
According to reports, Sean Taylor had difficulty breaking free from the unsavory characters he associated with during his youth.
The "keepin' it real" mantra of hip hop is in direct defiance to evolution. There's always someone ready to tell you you're selling out if you move away from the immature and dangerous activities you used to do, you're selling out if you speak proper English, embrace education, dress like a grown man, do anything mainstream.
The Black KKK is enforcing the same crippling standards as its parent organization. It wants to keep black men in their place — uneducated, outside the mainstream and six feet deep.
In all likelihood, the Black Klan and its mentality buried Sean Taylor, and any black man or boy reading this could be next.
Picks
Army / Navy
Boston College / Virginia Tech
Tennessee / LSU
Oklahoma / Missouri
UCLA / USC
Buford / Charlton County
Thomas County Central / East Paulding
Boston College / Virginia Tech
Tennessee / LSU
Oklahoma / Missouri
UCLA / USC
Buford / Charlton County
Thomas County Central / East Paulding
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Standings
Pat : 64-27
Austin : 61-34
Fender : 60-31
Joe : 53-38
Next week is the last chance. Would you prefer two more college games or two high school games?
Austin : 61-34
Fender : 60-31
Joe : 53-38
Next week is the last chance. Would you prefer two more college games or two high school games?
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Picks
USC / Arizona State
Arkansas / LSU
Virginia Tech / Virginia
Tennessee / Kentucky
Missouri / Kansas
Conneticut / West Virginia
Auburn / Alabama
Arkansas / LSU
Virginia Tech / Virginia
Tennessee / Kentucky
Missouri / Kansas
Conneticut / West Virginia
Auburn / Alabama
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
Banner year for Savannah Athletics
Athletes who have signed
Toby Veal-Colorado(johnson)
Cashmire Wright-Cincinnati(urban christian)
Nisha Adams and Metra Walthour-Georgia Tech(liberty)
James Fields-Georgia State(beach0
Kelsey Winters-Aubrun(st. andrews)
Marie Fogle-Georgia Southern(effingham)
Peter "Schroder" Benner-Georgia
Colby May-Georgia(south effingham)
Atheletes who are still undecided
Cole Rossitter-UGA or Gainsville state intramurals
Josh Corley-Oregon State or Rice
Chaz Sutton-Flordia(Solid Verbal)
Franklin Green-Flordia or South Carolina
Toby Veal-Colorado(johnson)
Cashmire Wright-Cincinnati(urban christian)
Nisha Adams and Metra Walthour-Georgia Tech(liberty)
James Fields-Georgia State(beach0
Kelsey Winters-Aubrun(st. andrews)
Marie Fogle-Georgia Southern(effingham)
Peter "Schroder" Benner-Georgia
Colby May-Georgia(south effingham)
Atheletes who are still undecided
Cole Rossitter-UGA or Gainsville state intramurals
Josh Corley-Oregon State or Rice
Chaz Sutton-Flordia(Solid Verbal)
Franklin Green-Flordia or South Carolina
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