The Sharks Are In a Big Hole: Before the Western Conference Finals, I said I didn't like the Hawks as a match up for the Sharks. The Hawks have fast front lines and huge defenseman. They're just a plain old bad match up for the Sharks. Well I haven't been proven wrong now the Sharks have dug themselves into a 0-2 hole against Chicago.
After watching other teams in the playoffs, it's quite clear how important the defense in front of the goalie is. Look at the Flyers for instance, they're on their 2nd goalie of the playoffs and are up 2-0 on Montreal in the Eastern Conference Finals. Their defense has played such a huge part for them that it doesn't matter who their goalie is. Sharks fans are witnessing how important defenseman are in the West. Chicago's defensemen are doing a great job protecting their rookie goalie. While the Sharks defensemen have done a poor job protecting Nabokov.
I'm not going to panic though about the Sharks being down 0-2 in the series. We've already seen Philadelphia come back from a 0-3 hole in these playoffs so it's not out of the question for the Sharks to make a comeback. Sharks defensemen Dan Boyle hasn't given up hope.
"The good news is everybody thinks we’re done. Nothing would make me happier than to come back and disappoint everybody. Because everybody thinks we’re done."
I hope your right Dan.
NBA Draft Lottery: The annual NBA draft lottery was held last night. And for the second time in ten years, the Washington Wizards will have the number one overall draft pick. If there was a team that needed the first draft pick, it was the Wizards. This is the team that saw Gilbert Arenas suspended for the rest of the season for going "High Noon" in the locker room and then seen their team gutted by trades. The Wizards need John Wall just as much as the Nets or Sixers.
The biggest loser of the draft lottery was obviously the New Jersey Nets. The Nets had the worst record and the greatest odds of receiving the number one overall draft pick. So they end up with the third pick in a two player draft. Welcome to hell otherwise known as the New Jersey Nets, Mikhail Prokhorov.
Get Well Soon Manute Bol: Former NBA center Manute Bol has been hospitalized with kidney failure and a painful skin condition. Bol is hospitalized in Washington D.C. after returning from his native Sudan where he was fighting election corruption.
I wish Bol a quick and speedy recovery. He was one of my favorite players because of his sheer size and his ability to shoot 3-pointers. Get well soon, Manute.
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