Wednesday, July 21st, 2010SF Examiner: New ownership for Warriors a good place to startBy Art Spander SAN FRANCISCO — Coming from the entertainment industry, where he was the poobah of National General, the late Gene Klein was used to having things his own way, which is what happens when you are successful in business. In fact, that is what makes you successful in business. Copyright 2010 SF Newspaper Company |
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010RealClearSports: Lakers on the Freeway to SuccessBy Art Spander Ray Allen’s jumper must have been stopped at security. He traveled from L.A. to Boston, but his shot wasn’t allowed to board. Or knowing the airlines, maybe it was shipped to the Bahamas by mistake, with those suitcases which were supposed to go to Baltimore. Is there a Bureau of Missing Baskets? © RealClearSports 2010 |
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Saturday, June 5th, 2010RealClearSports: The Great Fight Ends for John WoodenBy Art Spander The discipline is about to begin up in heaven. St. Peter will learn how to wear his socks and tie his shoes. Or else. John Wooden’s arrived, and if there’s one thing John never could accept, it was ignoring fundamentals, whether dealing with the proper method of shooting free throws or the proper method of getting into one’s footwear. © RealClearSports 2010 |
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010RealClearSports: Celtics: A History of Agony for LakersBy Art Spander They came from Minneapolis 50 years ago — you think a team in southern California ever would be named “Lakers?” — and nobody seemed to care. The big games played in L.A. in those days were not under a roof. As the Rivieras sang, people were out there having fun in the warm California sun. Not indoors. © RealClearSports 2010 |
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Friday, May 28th, 2010RealClearSports: Lakers-Suns: As Good As It GetsBy Art Spander Remember the film from a few years back, “As Good as it Gets’’? Jack Nicholson was in that one. Nicholson, who as always, was courtside Thursday night when the Lakers and Suns played a game that was, yes, as good as it gets.
Maybe it wasn’t for Suns fans. Not when they look at the scoreboard. But if they are able to see the big picture, if they judge a sporting event for what it can offer in excitement and drama and irony, even they grudgingly might concede. © RealClearSports 2010 |
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Friday, May 14th, 2010RealClearSports: Speculation on LeBron: We Do Overkill WellBy Art Spander Avery Johnson, the coach turned announcer, is “rooting for Cleveland.” I’m rooting for a moratorium. Wishing there were not one mention of LeBron James until July. As if that’s possible. This will be the summer of our dyspepsia. We’re going to be sick of the speculation. We already are. © RealClearSports 2010 |
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010RealClearSports: ‘Los Suns’ Go After Arizona’s Immigration LawBy Art Spander It’s Cinco de Mayo, the Fifth of May, the anniversary of the Mexican militia’s victory over Napoleon’s troops in 1862; cause for celebration in Mexico, a holiday. It’s reason for the Phoenix Suns, whose home is a state at war with itself over immigration, mainly about undocumented Mexicans, to make a statement as clear as the words on the front of their jerseys. © RealClearSports 2010 |
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010RealClearSports: Old Lakers Play Like the Old LakersBy Art Spander O, ye of little faith. Now what do you think of the Lakers? Too old? Too tired? How about too good? There is nothing the sporting world does faster than jumping on bandwagons, unless it’s jumping to conclusions. Lose a game, lose two games, and instead of talking about shots falling there’s weeping and wailing about the sky falling. © RealClearSports 2010 |
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Sunday, April 4th, 2010RealClearSports: Butler Does Its Ugly BestBy Art Spander INDIANAPOLIS — The sense is something mystical is happening, something beyond all the rebounds, turnovers and missed shots — and oh, were there missed shots. The thought is everything is going so perfectly for Butler, the sporting gods have taken control of the college basketball season. © RealClearSports 2010 |
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