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Giff Nielsen
March 2009
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February 2009 ArchivesThey are two players with totally different builds, different styles, from different countries, with different demeanors, with different talents but in their own little worlds, they are so dominating. The build up to the Cleveland Cavaliers coming to town was that King James, as in LeBron James, was making his only visit to Houston. The anticipation of his high flying act was on everyone's mind but it was the Great Wall of China winning the battle of superstars! ...I was standing with former U of H All-Star, former Boston Celtics Great and former Rockets Head Coach Don Chaney during the Houston-Portland game chatting about what he liked with the Rockets new look and he likes what he is seeing. I respect his comments so well because of his vast experience in the game and he was candid in his opinions. One thing was clear as we spoke, this is an easier situation with Tracy McGrady's fate now known than when the team didn't have an idea of when or how he would be playing because of his bad knee. ...You've got to give it to the Rockets. They are not a team that will sit around and do nothing. Owner Les Alexander sat before the media this week saying his organization is always going to try to improve itself. Even if they won the NBA Championship, Les was telling everyone, he would have his leadership look for ways to get better. So as the NBA trading deadline got closer and closer, it wasn't Tracy McGrady packing his bags but it was point guard Rafer Alston saying adios! ...It is so refreshing to see the Rockets play hard the entire game. When they do that, they are a tough team to beat and it becomes contagious. They started the final push to the playoffs against the New Jersey Nets and showed just what can happen when everyone is on the same page. It was the first game back from the All-Star break and it showed they have something to prove and their 114-88 win was solid. It was the first of five at home after the break and it couldn't have started any better but there was one thing missing. ...Steroids, Steroids, Steroids! HGH, HGH, HGH! Have you had just about enough of all of this? Everyday it's a new story, a new player getting busted and it's becoming a joke wherever I go and it's not very funny! If I had a penny today for everytime someone brought up A-Rod being juiced or Miguel Tejada guilty providng false information to the government questioning his involvement with a player discussing taking the stuff, President Obama could just come to me to finance the money issues we have in our country instead of begging congress for it while pleading for support everyday on TV! ...A powerful partnership is just what everyone is looking for in today's world and I am so pleased that championship soccer will be center stage on Channel 11 for the next year. We have just announced we will be the official television station for The Houston Dynamo in 2009 and couldn't be happier. It was a great reunion last night on 11 News at Ten as my former teammate with the Houston Oilers and now President of the Dynamo Oliver Luck joined my live to make it public. ...The numbers are out and Super Bowl 43 was the most watched NFL Championship game in the history of the league. It's hard to believe but the Nielsen Media Research group said 98.7 million people, on average, watched Pittsburgh's dramatic come from behind win over Arizona. It top last years New York Giants win over New England by a little over a million viewers. ... |
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Giff Blogs Sports!
Giff Nielsen blogs what he knows best, and that's sports. As a former player for BYU and a quarterback for the Houston Oilers during the "Luv Ya Blue" era, Giff gives you insight into the world of sports that most can't. |
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