Heat
Last week I predicted that the Heat would have a quiet, and uneventful trade deadline. I was completely wrong. The Heat shook up the whole NBA when they traded away Norris Cole, and then received Goran Dragic. They lost two first round picks for the 28 year old point guard but they fill a huge hole in the Heat's starting roster. Pat Riley has continued to show that he doesn't see the value of drafts, and he'd rather build a veteran player. It's going to be interesting to see how the Miami Heat group play with an established PG.
Yesterday it came out that Chris Bosh has blood clots in his lungs and he's going to have to miss the rest of the season. This was a huge buzz kill to Heat nation after everyone was pumped up about the Dragic trade. Hopefully initial reports were wrong and he'll be able to come back before the end of the season and help the Heat with their playoff push.
Blackhawks
The Blackhawk's continued their streak of games going into overtime or shootouts. This is not good for players to be getting this much ice time when they are expected to make a playoff push this summer. On Sunday they beat the Penguins in a shootout win after an amazing deke from Patrick Kane: video link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySeUiyfxdQ8
They weren't as lucky in Thursdays shootout against the Red Wings. They went into overtime tied at 2 and weren't able to put away Datsyuk and the Wings. They need to start closing these games out before the end of regulation and if they can't do that they need to work on their overtime play. Should be interesting to see what they do against the weaker Avalanche tonight.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Friday, February 13, 2015
2/13
Heat
The Heat only had two games this week due to the All Star break this weekend. They went 1-1 after beating the Knicks 109-95 and then losing to Lebron James and the Cavs 113-93. The Heat-Cavs game was televised on ESPN so I was able to watch it Wednesday night. The Heat played without Dwyane Wade but it was no excuse for their horrible play. The Cavs came out right away and ran all over the Heat. They still have their 8th spot in the east but they're going to have to step it up if they expect to make the playoffs.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks had a horrible week after a decent showing last week. On Monday they lost to the lesser Cayotes in shootouts. Than on Wednesday they lost to Canucks in overtime. These two extra-time games are not good for the already banged up Blackhawks. They hope to redeem themselves against the Devils at home tonight. We'll see if the United Center can lead them to a win.
The Heat only had two games this week due to the All Star break this weekend. They went 1-1 after beating the Knicks 109-95 and then losing to Lebron James and the Cavs 113-93. The Heat-Cavs game was televised on ESPN so I was able to watch it Wednesday night. The Heat played without Dwyane Wade but it was no excuse for their horrible play. The Cavs came out right away and ran all over the Heat. They still have their 8th spot in the east but they're going to have to step it up if they expect to make the playoffs.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks had a horrible week after a decent showing last week. On Monday they lost to the lesser Cayotes in shootouts. Than on Wednesday they lost to Canucks in overtime. These two extra-time games are not good for the already banged up Blackhawks. They hope to redeem themselves against the Devils at home tonight. We'll see if the United Center can lead them to a win.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Second blog
Week of sports February 2
Heat
The Heat continue their mediocre, ugly play this week. The week started off positive with a solid defensive, low scoring win over the Celtics 83-75. Two days later, they suffered an ugly loss to a horrible Pistons team, 91-108. To make matters worse, the Heat lost to the Timberwolves last night after an embarrassing inbounds play that involved 4th year player Norris Cole, and an emerging rookie Hassan Whiteside. The Heat we're down by 1 with 40 seconds to go and Norris Cole makes a horrific mistake. Link to video http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/heat-blog/sfl-miami-heat-norris-cole-s020505-htmlstory.html The heat would eventually lose by 1 after the horrible mistake. That is the last thing the Heat need right now while sitting at the 8th spot in the East.
Blackhawks
Blackhawk player Patrick Kane had a great All Star appearance, appearing in both the game and the skills competition. He won the accuracy competition, easily out performing the competition. The Blackhawks first game back was against the lesser Minnesota Wild. They were shut out 3-0 after giving up 2 goals in the first period and 1 in the second. However, you can't really blame Crawford, the goalie, in this game. The hawks defense was abysmal, he was being shot at all game and the power plays didn't help. Also he got no scoring from his offense, as the Wild's goalie Dubnyk ended the game with a shutout and 24 overall saves. Hopefully, the Hawks can bounce back with a big win against the Jets on Friday.
Video highlight link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uutdq0Ta7k
Heat
The Heat continue their mediocre, ugly play this week. The week started off positive with a solid defensive, low scoring win over the Celtics 83-75. Two days later, they suffered an ugly loss to a horrible Pistons team, 91-108. To make matters worse, the Heat lost to the Timberwolves last night after an embarrassing inbounds play that involved 4th year player Norris Cole, and an emerging rookie Hassan Whiteside. The Heat we're down by 1 with 40 seconds to go and Norris Cole makes a horrific mistake. Link to video http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/heat-blog/sfl-miami-heat-norris-cole-s020505-htmlstory.html The heat would eventually lose by 1 after the horrible mistake. That is the last thing the Heat need right now while sitting at the 8th spot in the East.
Blackhawks
Blackhawk player Patrick Kane had a great All Star appearance, appearing in both the game and the skills competition. He won the accuracy competition, easily out performing the competition. The Blackhawks first game back was against the lesser Minnesota Wild. They were shut out 3-0 after giving up 2 goals in the first period and 1 in the second. However, you can't really blame Crawford, the goalie, in this game. The hawks defense was abysmal, he was being shot at all game and the power plays didn't help. Also he got no scoring from his offense, as the Wild's goalie Dubnyk ended the game with a shutout and 24 overall saves. Hopefully, the Hawks can bounce back with a big win against the Jets on Friday.
Video highlight link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uutdq0Ta7k
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)