Recent content by Bob Sakamano

Game 4: Battier: 23 points, 6-12 shooting Kobe: 15 points, 7-17 shooting That's three out of four games where Kobe has been well below his standard offensive production (don't oversimplify it and look at points alone, it's primarily visible in the percentages and the amount of shots he has to...

I've never understood this. Seriously, has there ever been anyone close to 20/10 that's over 7'2? Other than Yao, the only other above 7'2 player I can remember in the past two decades that was even effective was Rik Smits. It's tough to be that big and have the coordination and athleticism to...

So far, the names I've seen released from sports are Damon Sayles, Keith Whitmire and Bobbi Roquemore. Obviously there are 9-10 others, with at least six from the desk... anyone know who those are?

That's changed, to an extent. It still happens in a few cases, but the number of previous interns asked to return really got reduced a year ago after Bill took over. They want to open up their intern pool (and by extension, potential hiring pool) as much as they can, which means very few...

Partially, maybe. But I'd also wager they're not too pleased that historically, people will tend to put a * on these final two majors and attempt to label them as worthless since Tiger didn't play. Stupid, but it will happen for a lot of the golf fan base.

The problem with that logic is that what Okur did about 30 seconds earlier -- slamming Scola to the floor in transition and making no play on the ball -- was a clear flagrant. But, given the time in the game, the officials only called it a personal and let it slide. If you're going to follow the...

Don't know, but the odds are that way by default. ;)

I heard he's still in hiding.

Aren't you busy enough playing for the Diamondbacks? ;D

Yeah, Mickelson's a real choker at Augusta, it's not like he's won it twice in the last four years or anything.

I'm not sure how Favre's reaction would show much of anything. If you read the story, the allegation is that Favre's agent had quietly inquired about the possibility, not Favre himself. The story directly says that sources didn't indicate whether Favre knew. I agree that there's too much...

I've never understood this mentality. What in the world does Sam Farmer and the relationships he has with his sources have to do with a news side fork-up involving Tupac? Sam is a good reporter. I understand the perception in the general public is a negative reflection on the Times, but I think...

Are you one of them?

I hear Eric Taylor can be tough on reporters.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I was thinking but I wanted to make sure I wasn't alone in that. That said, the Buttmunch State beat sounds pretty enticing. ;)