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Time for the Golden State Warriors To Fire Don Nelson

The Golden State Warriors began their trip to Texas Tuesday night with a 111-103 come-from-behind win over Dallas breaking the Mavericks five game win streak in the process...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 4 days ago 317 reads 2 comments
Does Mark McGwire Deserve a Second Chance With The St. Louis Cardinals?

You would think after getting swept by the Dodgers in the NLDS, St. Louis Manager Tony LaRussa, who will come back for at least one more year, would be concerned with how the Cardinals can improve...

Written by Patrick Mauro about about 1 month ago 238 reads 18 comments
Michael Vick: Back in (the Endorsement) Business

Wow, that didn't take long. I thought he'd at least have to score a touchdown or lead the Eagles to victory or supplant Kevin Kolb or Donovan McNabb as the Eagles starting quarterback...

Written by Patrick Mauro about about 1 month ago 721 reads 40 comments
Imagine NBA Games Without Referees

No one really notices the referees in a hoops game unless they're screwing up or, like Tim Donaghy, committing outright fraud. But we may soon be watching NBA hoop without its regular referees...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 2 months ago 160 reads 9 comments
How Life Changes Once Football Begins

It finally started. Football season. Technically it started last week on the smurf turf in Boise, ID in a game destined to be remembered for what happened afterwards—the blunt Blount bash—more ...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 2 months ago 909 reads 28 comments
Is Allen Iverson "The Answer" For Memphis?

The story out of Memphis, is that the Grizzlies are offering Allen Iverson a one-year contract worth $3.5 million. This is a franchise that needs to sell tickets, but bringing in AI to do that ...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 2 months ago 729 reads 25 comments
Ricky Rubio: The Freddy Adu of Hoop?

The Ricky Rubio saga—what is the proper incubation period for a teen phenom?—reminds me of another much-hyped youngster.Remember Freddy Adu? We're bombarded with so much information and as a result own such ridiculously short attention spans

Written by Patrick Mauro about 2 months ago 566 reads 30 comments
Playoffs to Lottery, Lottery to Playoffs: Three Out, Three In

Note: Also seen at www.protectthepaint.com 16 teams go to the NBA Playoffs each year. The other 14 go into the lottery hoping to get lucky with the ping pong balls...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 2 months ago 591 reads 40 comments
"Mozart" to the New York Knicks?

The Minnesota Timberwolves find themselves at an interesting fork in the Ricky Rubio-road, and judging by June's draft in which they took point guards with both the fifth and the sixth picks, one they anticipated all along...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 2 months ago 1,643 reads 29 comments
David Lee: The Contemporary Larry Bird?

After a 1987 NBA playoff game between the Boston Celtics and the Detroit Pistons, Dennis Rodman made the comment that “Larry Bird was overrated because he was white in a league full of black players...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 3 months ago 545 reads 63 comments
Have You Ever Lost Your Grip Because of Sports?

Sports make people do weird things. Or maybe some people are already weird, and sports simply serve as the outlet for their weirdness...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 3 months ago 207 reads 49 comments
The NCAA's Toothless Punishment Of Memphis

The great success of the Memphis Tigers during the 2007-08 season has been erased from the record books, but it's not like Back to the Future (sorry for the 1985 reference) where the very existence of Alex P...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 3 months ago 352 reads 16 comments
Ben Roethlisberger Beats Shaquille O'Neal in H-O-R-S-E on Shaq Versus

Also seen at Protect the Paint At the 16-minute mark of the premiere of Shaq Versus, I hit the "Guide" button on my remote to see how long this show was. An hour? This takes an hour? Forty-four more minutes of this didn't seem possible...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 3 months ago 1,031 reads 17 comments
Don't Believe The Michael Vick "Second Chance" Spin

And they said he couldn’t be coached.I didn't see that at all on Sunday night's 60 Minutes interview with James Brown...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 3 months ago 486 reads 31 comments
If Magic Didn't Retire Early, Would MJ Still Be The Best?

Also seen at Protect the Paint Earvin Magic Johnson just celebrated his 50th birthday and is widely regarded historically as one of the NBA's best ever...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 3 months ago 953 reads 87 comments
Jeremy Tyler: Top Pick Of The 2011 NBA Draft or Korleone Young?

Also seen at Protect the Paint Kevin Garnett, in 1995, was the first of this era of players who made the jump straight from high school to the NBA, but he was not the first ever. A guy called Reggie Harding from Detroit was the first way back in 1962...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 3 months ago 982 reads 26 comments
Were You Going to Go to Michael Vick Day?

The “Michael Vick Community Celebration” has been postponed.And I was going to bring my dog. Maybe Vick could have autographed her Vick Dog Chew Toy...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 3 months ago 145 reads 26 comments
SportsCenter Crosses the Cross-Promotion Line

After what I saw Sunday night, I wish I could make the bold statement, "I will never watch SportsCenter again," but I'm pretty sure it would end up being a lie...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 3 months ago 155 reads 27 comments
The 103 Who Tested Positive For Steroids In 2003?

Without naming names, this list of 103 names was produced Friday night by a reporter in the press box at AT&T Park in San Francisco during Cliff Lee's victorious debut as a Phillie...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 4 months ago 590 reads 65 comments
Kobe Bryant Returns from His "Worship The Swoosh" Asian Tour

Also seen at: Protect the Paint A Blog Dedicated Solely To NBA Basketball Was Kobe’s week on the other side of the world for anything other than proselytizing the good message of the ...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 4 months ago 429 reads 13 comments
Gall of Fame: The 10 Players By Position Cooperstown Has the Nerve To Omit

Until Sunday, Jim Rice was often the first guy mentioned when discussing the best players eligible for, but not in baseball's Hall of Fame...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 4 months ago 713 reads 60 comments
LeBron James "Dunked-On" Video Breakdown

Also seen at: Protect the Paint, A Blog Dedicated Solely to NBA Basketball So the LeBron James “getting posterized” cell-phone video finally hit the web.Still trying to piece together exactly who confiscated video of the event...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 4 months ago 805 reads 16 comments
Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James: A Match Made in Championship Heaven?

Also seen at: Protect the Paint A Blog dedicated Solely to NBA Basketball Michael and Scottie, Magic and Kareem, Shaq and Kobe are tandems synonymous with winning...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 4 months ago 907 reads 23 comments
The Media Loves Dead Pop Stars, Dead Pitchmen, and Tracy McGrady

Tracy McGrady. The guy known for playoff futility, the inability to stay healthy, and for a tremendous aversion to playing defense is in the news for, of all things, changing uniform numbers...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 4 months ago 663 reads 17 comments
The Top 10 Under-the-Radar Breakout NBA Players for 2009-10

Every NBA season sees a few guys break out. Players that finally get the chance to play the necessary minutes to put up legit stats and take advantage of the opportunity...

Written by Patrick Mauro about 4 months ago 4,113 reads 36 comments

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Patrick Mauro Article Archive

Time for the Golden State Warriors To Fire Don Nelson

Does Mark McGwire Deserve a Second Chance With The St. Louis Cardinals?

Michael Vick: Back in (the Endorsement) Business

Imagine NBA Games Without Referees

How Life Changes Once Football Begins

Is Allen Iverson "The Answer" For Memphis?

Ricky Rubio: The Freddy Adu of Hoop?

Playoffs to Lottery, Lottery to Playoffs: Three Out, Three In

"Mozart" to the New York Knicks?

David Lee: The Contemporary Larry Bird?

Have You Ever Lost Your Grip Because of Sports?

The NCAA's Toothless Punishment Of Memphis

Ben Roethlisberger Beats Shaquille O'Neal in H-O-R-S-E on Shaq Versus

Don't Believe The Michael Vick "Second Chance" Spin

If Magic Didn't Retire Early, Would MJ Still Be The Best?

Jeremy Tyler: Top Pick Of The 2011 NBA Draft or Korleone Young?

Were You Going to Go to Michael Vick Day?

SportsCenter Crosses the Cross-Promotion Line

The 103 Who Tested Positive For Steroids In 2003?

Kobe Bryant Returns from His "Worship The Swoosh" Asian Tour

Gall of Fame: The 10 Players By Position Cooperstown Has the Nerve To Omit

LeBron James "Dunked-On" Video Breakdown

Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James: A Match Made in Championship Heaven?

The Media Loves Dead Pop Stars, Dead Pitchmen, and Tracy McGrady

The Top 10 Under-the-Radar Breakout NBA Players for 2009-10

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