random SPORTS thoughts

[Mudcat]

Britain's Andy Murray and big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic are locked at two sets each in a titanic battle

 

[Mudcat]

Naw, Milos is crapping the bed in the 5th set. Down 2 breaks. 4-0.

Oh well.



The Raptors won their 10th straight anyway.

Quietest 10 game winning streak I ever saw.

 

[IAG]

Saturdays suck with no football. Lots of basketball..that will have to do...but it sucks.

 

[Mudcat]

If the Raptors had won last night, it would have been 12 wins in a row which would have been a record for Toronto professional sports teams.

Leafs, Argos - both been around for like 100 years but never 12 straight wins.

Jays - have won 11 in a row like 5 times but that's it.

Previous Raptors - nope.

Toronto FC - that's a team apparently.



But anyway the Raptors did not win last night.

 

[reno cool]

what do Argos play?

 

[Mudcat]

Canadian football. They have had some excellent teams in their history - including not so long ago with Doug Flutie. Won many championships and all - but no epic streak like that.

 

[reno cool]

oh yeah? I remember Doug Flutie. I saw that famous hail Mary in real time.

 

[Mudcat]

Joe Theismann played for the Argos. And by gawd he'll tell you about the heroic things he did in those glory days that were better than anything anyone does now by gawd.

 

[mrquincy]

I don't understand why so many UFC Fighters have such sub-par boxing skills... if they threw better combinations they could stand a much better chance of doing damage when the fight doesn't go to the ground. It seems to me that very few mixed martial artists have a very good hook. They only throw jabs,crosses and the odd uppercut. I guess part of it is that they cannot totally commit to the boxing genre as they could eat an elbow or kick while doing it.

Look at what happened to Rhonda Rousey when she met up with a wicked boxer.

I was watching an HBO documentary the other day on Johnny Tapia and I could not believe the punching prowess. This is a small example...

 

[Mudcat]

Raptors are seriously ballin' lately though. Putting some distance between themselves and the pack for 2 seed in the east.

 

[roguejuror]

I like the Lithuanian dude.

 

[reno cool]

 

[Mudcat]

Trying to think of something I care about less than a slamdunk competition.

Leave it with me, I'll come up with something.

 

[Matty]

Trying to think of something I care about less than a slamdunk competition.

Leave it with me, I'll come up with something.

All the NHL skills competitions outside of the 4 target shooting and the hardest shot?

 

[Mudcat]

Me, no. I care about a slamdunk competition less than that.

Hillary Duff maybe?

 

[Mudcat]

Weird trade rumors swirling around the NBA and Cleveland in particular. I believe Cleveland is probably right to think they don't have enough to win it all right now, but switching Kevin Love for major pantload Carmelo Anthony doesn't sound like an answer to me.

Pretty much just gotta hope Steph Curry gets injured for the playoffs.

 

[Mudcat]

Oh shit, I just realized I don't even know what happened in Toronto's NBA All-Star game. I guess I better check right away to see who won, East or West, and who was the MVP and what happened and shit.

Just kidding. Not about not knowing, but about checking.

 

[roguejuror]

Klay Thompson beat Curry in the 3 pointers.