Thursday, November 04, 2004
MAKEUP
As I mentioned earlier, I'd had some trouble with ye olde connection, but for now, that shouldn't be a problem. Luckily I didn't miss too much.
What Wednesday gave us was the opener for your Seattle SuuuuperSonics, some Seahawk articles, and the obligatory minor-league hockey action.
To the action...
MARINERS
I didn't see anything newer than Ichiro and Boone getting the Gold Gloves, which I'd mentioned in the last post.
SEAHAWKS
The Seahawk receiving core is decimated right now, but it appears that Anthony Simmons and Chris Terry will be available for Sunday's game at San Francisco (Monster Park, lest we forget). Simmons' shoulder feels much better, but Terry will be playing through some pain. Simmons and Chad Brown will be on the field together for the first time since last August (preseason). With the good news of Simmons and Terry coming back, three receivers (Jackson/Rice/Engram) are still out with ankle sprains, leaving Jerheme Urban, Jason Willis, and Taco Wallace getting big reps in practice. At least one will be added to the roster to play on Sunday.
The San Francisco 49ers, as a whole, are in a world of s*!# right now. They've got $28M in salary cap space going to players not with the team, according to J-M Romero's article. Of course, former 49er Chike Okeafor knows not to take the Niners lightly, as they've been keeping games fairly close except for their 34-0 whitewashing by the Seahawks at the Q last month.
John Levesque reminds us that four of the Seahawks' last five home games are against teams under .500 (Dolphins, Bills, Cowboys, Cardinals). Of course, he also mentions the receiving corps' situation, which means everyone and their mother is expecting Shaun Alexander to carry the ball A LOT on Sunday, presumably to the left side (Steve Hutchinson questionable), if last Sunday's game was any indication. There are even some jokes in the article about Lake Dawson and Steve Raible suiting up.
SONICS
For my postgame take, click here or scroll up.
Danny O'Neil compiles some of the damning statistics. Second-worst opening loss in Sonic history. End of the Sonics' six-game win streak against the Clips. The Clippers' largest margin of victory on opening night, and their first 1-0 start in seven years. The offense was brutal, and as usual, Nate McMillan was displeased at the defensive play. As a result, it was no surprise that the Clippers never trailed in this game. The Sonics got within 10 points in the third quarter, but the Clippers managed to pull away.
Here's Percy Allen's take. Jerome James managed to foul out of this game. Luke Ridnour was 0-for-8 from the field. He was in the starting lineup.
Rookie Robert Swift, the tall kid just out of high school from Bakersfield, got some playing time. He's tall. He's also pretty green and new to the NBA, and it shows. I saw one play where he was just moving the ball over his head from one side to the other, and he had it swatted away for a turnover.
Upcoming...
Friday: Atlanta at Seattle
Sunday: San Antonio at Seattle
HOCKEY
I'd said something the other day abot Brad Richards possibly going to Russia to play hockey. His teammate Vincent Lecavalier is going, and is saying Richards will also play for AK Bars Kazan in Russia, already boasting players such as Ilya Kovalchuk and Darius Kasparaitis.
In the most shocking news I'll be bringing to you in this post, longtime NHLer and current Nashville Predator Sergei Zholtok died on Wednesday in Latvia due to a heart ailment. He was 31 and is survived by his wife and two kids. Our condolences and prayers go out to all those hit by the tragedy.
Seattle shut out Tri-City, 3-0. Bryan Bridges pitched his four shutout of the season, catapulting the Thunderbirds to a lofty 11-4-0-0 record, solidifying their WHL US Division lead, now a four-point lead over Everett. The T-Birds took this game in the second period, with three goals. Ryan Gibbons, Bud Holloway, and Aaron Gagnon (10th of the season to lead the team) all found the back of the net against the Americans. Seattle outshot Tri-City 34-22 in the game.
Portland shut out Prince George, 4-0. Dustin Butler turned away 23 Cougar shots for shutout number two on the season. The Winter Hawks were without Brandon Dubinsky, out with a badly-lacerated fingertip as a result of a Barry Horman (Everett) slash on Saturday. No penalty was called, but the WHL suspended Horman for one game after video review. Portland got two goals on the rush in the first period (Dan Da Silva, Michael Funk), and another from Darrel May. Mucho power play time for Portland helped hold Prince George to three shots in the second period. Frazer McLaren capped the scoring. Some fightin' words and fists were exchanged with under 4:22 left in the game.
Swift Current beat Vancouver, 5-4 in overtime. The Giants had two-goal leads twice in this game, but also were nicked for 16 minor penalties. Adam Courchaine and Andrej Meszaros (shorthanded) built the Giants a 2-0 lead in the first. Kevin Hayman put Vancouver up 3-1 in the second. Gilbert Brule put the Giants up 4-2 with 12 minutes to play in regulation. Then the whistles came. The Broncos scored the equalizer after Vancouver's Meszaros and Triston Grant were both nailed for high-sticking double-minors one minute apart. Marc Fistric's giveaway led to Luke Hunter's game-winning goal with 1:24 left in overtime.
Upcoming...
Tonight: Utah at Manitoba
Friday: Everett at Prince Albert, Portland at Tri-City, Vancouver at Red Deer, Puget Sound at Tri-City
Saturday: Everett at Saskatoon, Seattle at Portland, Vancouver at Lethbridge, Utah at Manitoba (final game at Winnipeg Arena), Puget Sound at Tri-City
Sunday: Vancouver at Calgary
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...Aaaaand it's just in time for me to wait and fish out tonight's articles. Seriously, I was aimless this morning when I woke up and realized I hadn't posted the night before. I'm lost in life without this weblog, plain and simple.
Another post to come...
What Wednesday gave us was the opener for your Seattle SuuuuperSonics, some Seahawk articles, and the obligatory minor-league hockey action.
To the action...
MARINERS
I didn't see anything newer than Ichiro and Boone getting the Gold Gloves, which I'd mentioned in the last post.
SEAHAWKS
The Seahawk receiving core is decimated right now, but it appears that Anthony Simmons and Chris Terry will be available for Sunday's game at San Francisco (Monster Park, lest we forget). Simmons' shoulder feels much better, but Terry will be playing through some pain. Simmons and Chad Brown will be on the field together for the first time since last August (preseason). With the good news of Simmons and Terry coming back, three receivers (Jackson/Rice/Engram) are still out with ankle sprains, leaving Jerheme Urban, Jason Willis, and Taco Wallace getting big reps in practice. At least one will be added to the roster to play on Sunday.
The San Francisco 49ers, as a whole, are in a world of s*!# right now. They've got $28M in salary cap space going to players not with the team, according to J-M Romero's article. Of course, former 49er Chike Okeafor knows not to take the Niners lightly, as they've been keeping games fairly close except for their 34-0 whitewashing by the Seahawks at the Q last month.
John Levesque reminds us that four of the Seahawks' last five home games are against teams under .500 (Dolphins, Bills, Cowboys, Cardinals). Of course, he also mentions the receiving corps' situation, which means everyone and their mother is expecting Shaun Alexander to carry the ball A LOT on Sunday, presumably to the left side (Steve Hutchinson questionable), if last Sunday's game was any indication. There are even some jokes in the article about Lake Dawson and Steve Raible suiting up.
SONICS
For my postgame take, click here or scroll up.
Danny O'Neil compiles some of the damning statistics. Second-worst opening loss in Sonic history. End of the Sonics' six-game win streak against the Clips. The Clippers' largest margin of victory on opening night, and their first 1-0 start in seven years. The offense was brutal, and as usual, Nate McMillan was displeased at the defensive play. As a result, it was no surprise that the Clippers never trailed in this game. The Sonics got within 10 points in the third quarter, but the Clippers managed to pull away.
Here's Percy Allen's take. Jerome James managed to foul out of this game. Luke Ridnour was 0-for-8 from the field. He was in the starting lineup.
Rookie Robert Swift, the tall kid just out of high school from Bakersfield, got some playing time. He's tall. He's also pretty green and new to the NBA, and it shows. I saw one play where he was just moving the ball over his head from one side to the other, and he had it swatted away for a turnover.
Upcoming...
Friday: Atlanta at Seattle
Sunday: San Antonio at Seattle
HOCKEY
I'd said something the other day abot Brad Richards possibly going to Russia to play hockey. His teammate Vincent Lecavalier is going, and is saying Richards will also play for AK Bars Kazan in Russia, already boasting players such as Ilya Kovalchuk and Darius Kasparaitis.
In the most shocking news I'll be bringing to you in this post, longtime NHLer and current Nashville Predator Sergei Zholtok died on Wednesday in Latvia due to a heart ailment. He was 31 and is survived by his wife and two kids. Our condolences and prayers go out to all those hit by the tragedy.
Seattle shut out Tri-City, 3-0. Bryan Bridges pitched his four shutout of the season, catapulting the Thunderbirds to a lofty 11-4-0-0 record, solidifying their WHL US Division lead, now a four-point lead over Everett. The T-Birds took this game in the second period, with three goals. Ryan Gibbons, Bud Holloway, and Aaron Gagnon (10th of the season to lead the team) all found the back of the net against the Americans. Seattle outshot Tri-City 34-22 in the game.
Portland shut out Prince George, 4-0. Dustin Butler turned away 23 Cougar shots for shutout number two on the season. The Winter Hawks were without Brandon Dubinsky, out with a badly-lacerated fingertip as a result of a Barry Horman (Everett) slash on Saturday. No penalty was called, but the WHL suspended Horman for one game after video review. Portland got two goals on the rush in the first period (Dan Da Silva, Michael Funk), and another from Darrel May. Mucho power play time for Portland helped hold Prince George to three shots in the second period. Frazer McLaren capped the scoring. Some fightin' words and fists were exchanged with under 4:22 left in the game.
Swift Current beat Vancouver, 5-4 in overtime. The Giants had two-goal leads twice in this game, but also were nicked for 16 minor penalties. Adam Courchaine and Andrej Meszaros (shorthanded) built the Giants a 2-0 lead in the first. Kevin Hayman put Vancouver up 3-1 in the second. Gilbert Brule put the Giants up 4-2 with 12 minutes to play in regulation. Then the whistles came. The Broncos scored the equalizer after Vancouver's Meszaros and Triston Grant were both nailed for high-sticking double-minors one minute apart. Marc Fistric's giveaway led to Luke Hunter's game-winning goal with 1:24 left in overtime.
Upcoming...
Tonight: Utah at Manitoba
Friday: Everett at Prince Albert, Portland at Tri-City, Vancouver at Red Deer, Puget Sound at Tri-City
Saturday: Everett at Saskatoon, Seattle at Portland, Vancouver at Lethbridge, Utah at Manitoba (final game at Winnipeg Arena), Puget Sound at Tri-City
Sunday: Vancouver at Calgary
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...Aaaaand it's just in time for me to wait and fish out tonight's articles. Seriously, I was aimless this morning when I woke up and realized I hadn't posted the night before. I'm lost in life without this weblog, plain and simple.
Another post to come...
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