Monday, February 19, 2024

steph vs sabrina

 


honestly the past decade has really come down to the three-point contest at nba all star week to provide the excitement. i can't even watch the slam dunk contest anymore. when the playful challenge sabrina ionescu threw out to steph curry after setting the all-time 3-points made record in a contest at 37 point out of 40 last summer became a thing, it was all anyone was talking about leading up to all star week. dame took the actual 3-pt contest with a total of 26 points. steph vs sabrina was saturday night's marquee event with arguably the greatest shooter vs the ny liberty's sharp shooter. sabrina's been a fan of steph and even got a high five from him as a ten-year old at roaracle. steph followed her career from her days as an oregon duck to her current spot on the ny liberty. jokingly steph and podz had a sideline pop quiz on all time scorer in a 3-pt contest.

leading up to the contest there was a lot a talk about how sabrina would shoot at a wnba 3-pt line and use a wnba ball. she nixed the wnba line and shot from the nba 3-pt line and scored 26, tying dame's winning score. steph prevailed in the clutch hitting his final money balls scoring 29 pts. it was lovely to see many nba stars rooting for sabrina, including steph's teammate klay thompson. the contest harkened back to the 1973 battle of the sexes with billie jean king defeating bobby riggs. steph is no riggs, and a kind competitor. it's interesting to hear a lot of fodder about how sabrina shot with a smaller ball and then there was kenny smith controversial thought sabrina should have shot from the wnba line. so much talk and already thoughts of if this unique competition will return. steph and sabrina are decidedly in, as next year's all star game will be in san francisco. the bay is home to both ballers. here's hoping for a team format with klay joining steph and caitlin clark joining sabrina. 

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

2023 nfc champs!

 

photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

wow, WOW! it's taken me a few days to process the fact that we are going to the super bowl. we earned this ticket by coming back down 17 points at the half. i looked up the score from the beyonce bowl to remind me that the niners have generated huge points down the line.  everything clicked in the second half and the defense finally showed up. gosh, i hope we have a better start in the super bowl. it will be a rematch of super bowl 2019. kansas city has a stronger defense, which brock will have to contend with. i 100% believed brock is better than jimmy g and trey lance back when. here's hoping mr. irrelevant can finally shut up the haters. 

Sunday, January 21, 2024

niners to nfc championship game

 

photo: espn

in truth i was only able to watch a bit of the 3rd quarter and the culminating 4th. i'm a little thankful i didn't have to watch that first half, but from the few highlights i saw the rain was effecting brock. apparently, this happened against the browns too. i missed the deebo hit that took him out early. it felt like a groundhog day experience from week 6, BUT the niners persevered and i was elated (though my heart could barely take it). i did witness both of dre greenlaw's HUGE interceptions. man did i miss him and so glad he was able to go yesterday.  the defense kept the packers to field goals in the first half which was pivotal. green bay's rookie kicker anders carlson missed a 42-yd field goal late, which gave the niners the momentum to push for that conclusive winning drive. wow, brock!  after a pretty rough game, you were able to put it together when it counted the most. bravo! so we play the lions on sunday in the nfc championship.  i'm glad all the niners acknowledged their mistakes and so much to work on this week leading into the big game. bang bang niner gang!

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

hello beautiful

Hello BeautifulHello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

4.5 with a round-up. modern-esque day little women with all the head-strongness of jo, artsy aspirations of amy, maternal goodness of beth, and not sure where meg ends up but it's about four tight sisters. to say i devoured it is an understatement. depthly told from three main perspectives and a later fourth, the story spans decades in the padavano sisters' lives with an undercurrent of basketball brought by love interest william walters. it gets messy, sad, and ultimately redeeming.

bonus: shout to stephen curry, klay thompson, draymond green, and gary payton II in the acknowledgments.

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