REPORTING FROM THE JOCK-OSPHERE
by Ryan Corazza and Evan Bartsch
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"The game, what can I say, great team effort," he writes. "I've seen comebacks before but I've never seen or been part of one like that. 24 points, but it really hasn't sunk in yet. We felt we were supposed to win this one from the jump, but didn't start the way we thought we would.
"Everybody made big shots, Paul made shots, Pose made shots, E House made shots and we got stops - that's how we got back in it. We stayed focused. We've been through adversity all year and knew we could come back. We faced it in game 6 against Detroit. We were down 8 in the 4th and came back to win. We changed momentum in the 4th to win that game and we did that again tonight.
"That game in Detroit helped prepare us for this. The other playoff series helped get us ready for this. It really is all about mental focus - we never believed we were in trouble. We knew if we kept making runs and got it down to 10 we'd have a chance. We made the extra pass, made the shots and made stops. P was great tonight. He wanted to guard Kobe and stepped up to the challenge.
"Now the focus is on game 5. Someone asked me if I was excited. I won't get excited until we win the 4th game, then I'll get excited. The next 48 minutes - we give it all we got."
Greg Oden: Tiger: Watch Your Back, Jack
The Blazers' prize possession puts his workout chops on display:
"Here I am training in Indy for my ESPN Sweat Spot video. Tiger better watch out."
Brooke Lopez: One-on-One with Kevin McHale
The former Stanford big man got in a little one-on-one pickup b-ball with the Timberwolves GM as he preps for the NBA Draft.
"Playing one-on-one with Kevin McHale, that's the sort of stuff that's just unreal. Hall of Famer, NBA Legend, three championships, played with so many great players he knows so much," he writes. "Every possession there's something to learn, something to take away from.
"Kevin was helping me with my explosiveness and post moves. He really highlighted footwork and how a different step can help you move that much quicker, make you that much more effective."
Mark DeRosa: Starstruck in Lala Land
DeRosa spent a dinner on the Cubs recent road trip in Los Angeles next to some famous faces.
"L.A.'s always fun," he writes. "Vince Vaughn was sitting in the front row of the game on Sunday. Every guy on our team was trying to make eye contact with him. I had a chance to have dinner with a bunch of guys on the team and our wives, and sitting next to us at dinner was Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore and John Mayer. That stuff—we become starstruck in a hurry. For me and my wife, you're trying to take pictures with your phone under the table because no one's going to believe you."
DeRosa is selling himself short. Rumor has it John Mayer is penning a song about a renaissance ballplayer from Chicago for his next album.
"Well I'll give you a quick summary of our road trip yesterday," he writes. "Everyone hops on the bus in the morning and does their best to sleep the first part of the trip away. After the nap, the bus had the movie "Transformers" playing on the tube. Talk about brutal. Don't go out and rent that bad boy...trust me. Next up was "Blood Diamond" which I am a fan of. Even though I've seen it about 11 times over my days of traveling for baseball and football, I still dig it. After that I knocked out some website stuff with my bro and tried to sleep the rest of the trip. Then bingo, you're in Mississippi."
Dan Reed: Props to Michael Curry
The D-League prez gives praise to Michael Curry as he steps into the head coaching spot with the Pistons:
"I had other plans for this post, but I had to audible and send a big congratulations to Michael Curry, who was just named the new head coach of the Detroit Pistons - and is the second former NBA D-Leaguer to land a head coaching position in the NBA (Sam Vincent with the Charlotte Bobcats was the first)," he writes. "Many of you might know that Michael, like an increasing number of former NBA and college basketball players, utilized the NBA D-League to jumpstart their post-playing basketball career."
"It is Thursday evening and I just landed in the ATL," he writes. "Today was our last day of OTA's and that is a good feeling knowing that our bodies can rest a bit. I feel pretty good; my body isn't that banged up but it could use some down time, so I am going to take full advantage. I am going to be here for a few and who knows where this will take me.
"Thanks again for your support and keep blogging!"
Anytime. You know how we do, DBo!
The Whigs: Kickin' It With Billy Bennett
They ain't jocks, but The Whigs blog about them all the time.
"Sunday's rock show in San Diego was held at a local football field and featured the Hold Steady, Cold War Kids, Ting Tings, MGMT, and the Whigs," he writes.
"Keeping with the football theme, our old buddy Billy Bennett who engineered our first album, currently sound engineers for MGMT, and is the SEC's all-time leading scorer in football had a ball set up for a kick-off which he performed to a screaming audience during the final song of MGMT's set."
Bennett's career totals. Decent.
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