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Could the Celtics win it in

Mathias Baden — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:06:10 -0500

Could the Celtics win it in four? Yeah. Will they? Who knows?

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

If I had watched any of the

Brandon — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:24:54 -0500

If I had watched any of the games, I might have been crying conspiracy after the Lakers beat the Spurs to advance to the NBA finals last night. But I didn’t watch, so I guess I can only assume that there was no referee interference in order to bring the marquee match-up that the NBA has likely been salivating over for years – the Lakers v. the Celtics – to fruition.

I read somewhere that the difference between the NBA and a lot of other professional sports leagues is that a good majority of NBA fans believe there is a conspiracy to put big-market, big-name teams in the finals at the expense of small-market clubs, and also that the fans still love the sport despite this conspiracy. I totally buy into that. I think the NBA has wanted the Lakers v. the Celtics since the Lakers started winning early in the season. But I guess that’s OK with me as long as the Celtics - one-time home of Larry "Legend" Bird - blow them away.

I don’t know what you’re

Brandon — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:58:06 -0500

I don’t know what you’re talking about with the snooze comments. Watching the Spurs and Hornets battle it out over seven games has been exciting, and it was a thriller to see Garnett and the Celtics go to seven games, too. This has been a pretty interesting year for the NBA playoffs.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Mathias Baden — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:47:54 -0500

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Yeah, I watch. And after the first 5 minutes or so, when the Hornets led 12-6, I was bored out of my mind by the lousy Spurs. There is nothing interesting about drawing fouls and taking open 10-foot jump shots. Here's to another snoozer, I mean Spurs playoff run. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

I feel young when I go into

Mathias Baden — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:52:06 -0500

I feel young when I go into candy store and use this age-old, never-fail trick: I pick out a type of candy that I want to sample, bring only one piece to the cash register, place it on the counter confidently, wallet in hand. The puzzled cashier gives it to me for free, because why would she hassle with ringing up a bill for 1 cent?

Yep, it's juvenile, but it always works.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Realizing that I was older

Brandon — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:10:34 -0500

Realizing that I was older than some of my favorite sports stars was a pretty crushing moment for my youthful spirit, too.

It’s better to look at the ways in which you’re still young, though. For instance, I still feel young because I watch cartoons, because I love to ride my bike downhill, and because I will always think it funny when someone says the word “duty.”

Many days, I creak and crack

Ruth Anne Maddox — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:57:50 -0500

Many days, I creak and crack as I stand up from my office chair and say, "Oh, I think I'm 100 years old today." (I'm not even halfway there).

I have unexplained ankle pain (sometimes) and occasional arthritic pains in various joints. I don't know why old people don't complain more often.

Speaking of feeling old: When I worked at a newspaper in Indiana and gathered the court news, I would feel old when I saw tickets being issued to new drivers (16-year-olds) who were born the year I graduated high school.

As time went on, I noticed that people being arrested for drunk driving (21-year-olds) were born the year I graduated high school.

Soon, people getting married, having babies, etc. were born the year I graduated high school. Then kids I used to babysit were getting married and having babies. Some of my high school classmates have grandchildren!!

Oh yeah, then there's my co-worker in the adjacent cubicle from me. Yep. She was born the year I graduated high school. Whippersnapper!

You know, if I had picked up

bhall09 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:29:37 -0600

You know, if I had picked up a basketball anytime in the past five years, I might take you on, but sadly, its been a while.

I will say I was a pretty fair player at one time...you know, before I got fat and slow.

(Brian Hall is the Sports Editor for the Jordan Independent and Shakopee Valley News, and can be reached at bhall@swpub.com.)

Oh, it's on. I'm ready to

Mathias Baden — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:16:24 -0600

Oh, it's on. I'm ready to lose. I was born ready.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

I deserved that, yeah. You

Mathias Baden — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:15:16 -0600

I deserved that, yeah. You don't see me telling you about the 25 turnovers I had last Sunday, do you? I'm going to just keep that one to myself. My next blog will be about a good day.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Most people assume I’m an

Brandon — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:39:46 -0600

Most people assume I’m an excellent basketball player just because I’m tall. Most people are very, very wrong. I can’t run, jump, or shoot the ball and I get nervous when it’s passed to me during a game. And my shooting mechanics are awful. Instead of arcing my shots, I just sort of throw them straight at the backboard.

That said, I love playing and I haven’t played a real game of basketball since college. I’d take a pickup game anytime you’re ready to lose, Mathias.

Does your shoulder hurt? You

bhall09 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:27:05 -0600

Does your shoulder hurt?

You know, from patting yourself of the back?

To be fair, I wish I played more basketball. When I was younger, I was always playing some sport of some kind. Even if it meant I was outside shooting baskets by myself.

Now, sadly, I am too lethargic for my own good, increasingly out of shape, and feeling fatter by the day.

(Brian Hall is the Sports Editor for the Jordan Independent and Shakopee Valley News, and can be reached at bhall@swpub.com.)

Not a one. But I don't feel

Mathias Baden — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:27:52 -0600

Not a one. But I don't feel bad at all, since I went to the hospital in cognito -- well, it was 11 p.m. when I got there. I checked in at 4 a.m., after a bunch of failed tests showed no problems with me. I guess if you don't know what's going on with your body and it certainly isn't working right and the emergency room doctors can't figure it out, then you best have another doc take a look. This kind of thing isn't cheap, though, even with good health insurance.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Oh, man! I totally thought

Ruth Anne Maddox — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:52:18 -0600

Oh, man! I totally thought this post was going to be about that kid who was 12 in 1972 and was collecting get well cards and the memo is going around the Internet and around the world still -- I wanted to see how he and his grandkids are doing these days ;-)

Glad to hear you're feeling better, though, Mathias. Did you collect any cards?

Seriously!?!? That was it?

Brandon — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:13:49 -0500

Seriously!?!? That was it? Wow, what a great draft night, McHale! According to ESPN analysts, you picked up a guy who needed to become stronger and work on his shooting, and college role player. Where’s Kobe? Where’s the blockbuster trade? Where is any player that should give the fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves hope that they won’t be Garnett-free and in the lottery again next year?

Is it any wonder I prefer the San Antonio Spurs to my hometown team? They know how to play the game of basketball from the court all the way up through team administration.