The Wizards, Hawks, and Rockets look to avoid elimination tonight. The Cavs, Celtics, and Jazz are all looking to end it. With Round 2 games already looming tomorrow (Hornets v. Spurs, Pistons v. Magic), who will step up in these crucial games?
The prevailing rumor at the moment is that Mark Jackson is the front-runner to become the next head coach of the Knicks. If he doesn't take the Knicks job, there are several other teams, such as the Bulls, who would love Jackson behind their bench.
While expectations might be low (how could they get lower than the eras of Isiah Thomas and Larry Brown), Knicks fans would likely prefer any candidate to have some level of experience. Marc Jackson is likely one exception to that rule, as a former Knick, but it got me to thinking about where he might gain experience on a slightly lower level.
Then it hit me like an errant Stephon Marbury jumper to the temple.
A college team, one that the city of New York has gotten behind in the past, but has fallen on hard times. A school that has emerged from scandal, but has thus far struggled to re-establish a winning identity.
They are the fifth-winningest program in NCAA Men's basketball history, with 1673 wins, and own the 7th best winning percentage (.680). They also have the 7th most NCAA tournament appearances (27), two Wooden National Player of the Year Award Winners, 11 consensus All-Americans, and 6 members of the Hall of Fame.
They play their home games at the World's Most Famous Arena. And it is the school where Jackson spent his collegiate career.
Give up?
Some fans are saying 'I told you so', others are shocked, others are angry--a source is telling us Roger Clemens and Andy Pettite are both named in the Mitchell Report steroids investigation today.
Read the full article here; and come back at 2:00 p.m., we'll be live-blogging the press conference where more than 50 names are expected to be released.
AP Photo by Chris O'Meara
There are few mugs as recognizable as Joe Paterno's--check out these photos of him getting inducted into the college football hall of fame.
Oh yeah, some guy named Doug Flutie got in too... I think he threw a pass once?
Our sister paper the Orlando Sun-Sentinel has coverage of the heartbreaking Sean Taylor funeral today:
-Updated photos from the funeral are here
-Updated story about the funeral is here
-You can watch mourners from a vigil below, in the video box
Getty Images photo by Matt Stroshane
