How Tony Wore down Steph Curry in Game-5

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Coach Nick is a genius, and I love his analysis videos. This one is one of the best ever.

Coach Nick Analyzes Spurs' Win vs. Thunder

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A Couple of Coach Nick's Basketball Breakdowns

I. Thunder @ Rockets - "How Russell Westbrook Helped Blow This Game"


II. Spurs @ Clippers - "How Tony Parker & The Spurs Offense Blew Out The Clippers"


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Coach Nick is a basketball genius. I love watching his breakdowns - especially when they exploit Westbrook, and praise TP!

Clock-Management Remedy

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Apparently Jason Garrett had a Monday meeting with Flava Flav.

My Sentiments Exactly, Pop

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It's not one of Coach Nick's BBallBreakdowns, but here's a quick look back at just how much little of the end of game-6 was really under our control:

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Here's a little of my own play-by-play analysis (using ESPN's game play-by-play):


Yeah - these are mine.                                                               Click each to enlarge!

Things to note: We held them to TWO FGs for 9:04, while OKC went 10 of 14 from the charity stripe. During this same 9:04 stretch, we alos had 14, but only 6 of 8 at the line. Realize just how the 5-6 terrible calls affected game situations. Manu had to leave the game because of fouls. Westbrook would have left the game if not for bad calls. Many OKC points would've been negated - Many runs by San Antonio would have wouldn't have been unnecessarily halted.

Pop Cleaning

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PotW

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Just Turn Left

Could be a re-post, but I don't care - it's hilarious!


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Problems Solved

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Well, I ran into this blog post, when checking out the High Definite a little bit ago..

So you should probably go read the article, but its summary is that the Cowboys' domain name and main website had to be re-purchased after a matter of hours.

Somehow this is supposed to be somewhere near as relevant as the loss of Tony Romo, and the changing of coaches mid-season.

That website nor its domain is nothing compared to the devastating effects concerning the franchise QB, and it's head coach is concerned.

Who the next big-name head coach is is not significant either, really. One of the big boys will be hired right after week-17 - unless, and only unless, Jason Garrett does something spectacular. But that's doubtful.

They'll show signs, they'll win a few games. Romo will come back and play. Stephen McGee will make a big name for himself. Marion Barber will likely not be a Cowboy after this season.

Next year might not be spectacular, but it could be. I'll stay tuned.

Ouch..

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Media: "Jerry, how do you put your finger on exactly what's wrong..?"

Jerry Jones: "It's not.. uhm, I can't put my finger on it, because well, I don't have enough fingers."

If Wade Phillips is not fired tomorrow morning, I'm gonna be upset. Do it! Change it up, and make the change now!

Coach Ginobili

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This happened at the end of last night's San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Clippers preseason NBA game in Mexico. Spurs were down by 2 with 8.3 seconds left of a game during most of which they trailed by double-digits.

I know it's only preseason, but that's an example of what great basketball teams do during the preseason. And what a highlight! Pop oughta let Manu do this more often!

Shanahan's In!

After an afternoon of negotiations produced an agreement, Mike Shanahan signed a five-year contract to become head coach and executive vice president of football operations for the Washington Redskins.

Under the terms of the new deal, Shanahan will team with Redskins executive vice president and general manager Bruce Allen, but Shanahan will have the ultimate authority on football decisions. Shanahan will be introduced as the Redskins head coach at a 2 p.m. ET news conference Wednesday.

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As the contract was being signed at the Redskins' training complex, Shanahan and owner Dan Snyder posed together for a picture. Then, with the deal signed, Shanahan, his agent Sandy Montag, Allen and Snyder headed out for a celebration dinner in Washington, D.C.

The contract is worth approximately $7 million a year, the Denver Post reported on its Web site. Now that Shanahan has been hired elsewhere, the Denver Broncos, who fired Shanahan one year ago, will recoup $7 million in offset money over the next two seasons under the terms of the agreement they had with the coach.

The Redskins' intense courtship of Shanahan began shortly after Jim Zorn was fired on Monday morning. Zorn was dismissed during a meeting in his office with Allen after the team's cross-country flight following a 23-20 loss to the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. The Redskins finished 4-12.

Allen had interviewed Shanahan via phone Monday morning, a source close to the situation told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The Redskins and Shanahan reportedly began talks last month, a day after Allen was hired.

Shanahan won two Super Bowls in 14 seasons with the Broncos. He was fired a year ago after Denver missed the playoffs for the third straight season.

One of Shanahan's first orders of business will be assembling a coaching staff, but first he will interview Washington's assistant coaches to see which ones he would like to retain. Once those coaches are interviewed, Shanahan will launch his search for the best and brightest.

Shanahan's son, former Houston Texans offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, will be the Redskins new offensive coordinator.

Zorn was 12-20 over two seasons and lost 18 of his last 24 games after a 6-2 start in 2008. The Redskins struggled early this season despite a weak schedule and finished with their worst record since 1994.

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