Quite possibly the worst weekend in the history of sports

[KamaAina]

Belmont over before it began. Celtics choke away games 6 AND 7, setting up a nightmarish LeBonds-Mootown matchup. The Supreme Court renders a 5-4 decision in the case of Pacquiao v. Bradley. And now this. The Stanley Cup not only bakes in 90-degree temperatures far below the 37th parallel AGAIN, it does so with a bunch of bums who literally sleazed into the playoffs on the last day of the season.

Just kill me now.

[frylock]

1. haters gonna hate

[bluedigger]

2. It was pretty blech, wasn't it?

Pole to Pole at Pocono, and the Sox got swept by the freaking Expos, of all people, at home...

[TZ]

8. HEY!

The Freaking "Expos" are pretty good. Harper, Strasburg and Gio are great to watch. Even your Sox fans know that after they clapped for Harper on Friday night..

[bluedigger]

13. I knew you couldn't ignore that.

[twogunsid]

3. Lot's of controversy...

that's for sure.

Still....The Celtics made a good run at the Heat. Union Rags ran a great race in the Belmont. The Stanley Cup was a shocker.

Controversy is good for Sports (Group).

Peace.

[KamaAina]

15. I figured Rags would be the one to fuck it up right after the Derby

and then there wasn't anything to fuck up.

[twogunsid]

18. I didn't think Rags could get the distance....

I thought Dullahan would fuck it up. But, that's horse racing. Alydar's curse on the Triple Crown.

Hockey was not that interesting to me this year. Not that I follow it much. I'm originally from the Detroit area so I kinda keep track of the Wings.

[soleiri]

4. The Kings played harder and better than any other team.

They didn't sleaze into the playoffs. Just because it was competitive, doesn't mean they didn't deserve to be in the playoffs. They could have been ranked anywhere between 3rd and 8th. Anyone paying attention to the western conference would have known that the Kings were playing the best hockey during the last few months of the season. I can understand why some people would just look at the stats and think that the Kings barely made it, given how much east coast bias is present in NHL coverage. The Kings deserved the Cup.

[tishaLA]

5. umless they keep Lord Stanley's Cup in the Valley

It will see fewer 90 degree days here than it would in Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, or New York.

[MrSlayer]

6. Why the salt over the Kings?

They played better than everyone else. And the parity in the league is such that less than 20 points separated #1 and #16.

Give some credit where credit is due.

Unless you happen to be a Ducks fan. I would get that.

[KamaAina]

14. Sharks, not Ducks

Remember? The team that beat them twice to end the season?

Strangely, my favorite Ducks fan is beside herself. With joy. That's SoCal for you.

[MrSlayer]

21. I see.

I thought the Ducks were the main rivals but I do remember the antics between the Kings and Sharks at the end of the season. Some fun stuff there.

[frylock]

22. ah yes, a bitter sharts fan

figures

[KamaAina]

23. Is there any other kind?

[frylock]

24. touché

[trumad]

7. "LeBond"---what are you, Upton's new Sock Puppet?

[Upton]

9. It's LeBonds, not "LeBond"

You might as well get your carpetbagging hero's name straight..After all, you do want it spelled correctly on your knee pads don't you?

[trumad]

10. Yep---Sock Puppet number one---right on Q

[Upton]

11. Just another repeat..

eh, big boy? Can't you come up with something new?

[trumad]

17. Something new?

Ahhh the good old days when you and your alter-ego would play the race card defending your her0, Mr. Barry Bonds.



Dude--- I got tons of this shit---you really want to keep playing?

[Upton]

12. I didn't even bother to watch the NHL Finals

first time that I can remember. An 8th seed versus a 5th seed. It would be as if the NBA Finals consisted of Atlanta against Utah. Something Stern would never allow. Perhaps Bettman ought to think about fixing games too..

[KamaAina]

16. It was an 8 against a 6

and the 6 finished fourth in its five-team division!

[caraher]

19. While I could go along with reducing the size of the playoffs

It was ever thus. Back in the days of a 6-team league 4 teams made the playoffs. Now 16 of 30 teams make the playoffs, so it's actually a higher bar today in a certain sense than in the "Original Six" period.

This is why I pay little attention to the regular season - everyone knows it's all about the best-of-sevens at the end, and except for the teams scrapping for the last few spots the season is mainly about winning home ice. Which mattered not at all the way the Kings owned the road.

This is why they play the games. Every tournament in any sport is about who plays the best during the tournament. Think about March Madness... only the most ill-tempered of curmudgeons and fans of the losing teams bemoan colossal upsets like NC State in '83 (6 seed) or Villanova in '85 (8 seed). The Kings flat-out played the best hockey of the playoff qualifiers, and that is - and always has been - what it takes to become Stanley Cup Champions.

[bigwillq]

20. Happy that both the Heat and Kings won!!!

Didn't watch the Fight, but seemed like that was a BS decision. I hate Manny so glad Bradley was declared the winner.