After three consecutive trips to the NBA Finals, one NBA championship Cavs former general David Griffin General Manager has decided to leave the organization. Griffin and the Cavs were reportedly active in trade talks deep into the evening on Monday June 19th, a year to the day the Cavs won their first NBA title. In a message sent to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin the NBA executive expressed that the fit was not right for him to continue his duties working with Dan Gilbert.
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What Manti Te’o and Lance Armstrong Should Teach Us About Superlatives and Heroism in Sports
In the famous words of Dr. House, everybody lies. This may be a cynical way of
looking at sports, but at this point we shouldn’t want superlatives and heroism attached
to any athlete. There’s no need for it. Why can’t athletes just be marveled for their
athletic prowess?
We’re always searching for the next “feel good story’. It’s not just enough that a team
went undefeated in an era where most teams end with one loss? It’s not enough that a
man won a competition after beating cancer?
Nope, we want more, we want to feel as if these athletes are special, that they’re not like
me and you. WRONG! While money separates us, they are just like us. No need to be
star struck, no need to feel like they don’t go through everyday problems. They live and
put their pants on one at a time just like we do.
At some point we have to learn that athletes don’t really care what we think unless it’s
concerning our pockets. Beyond that they think about themselves just like we do. Their
sole priority is to provide for their family by any means necessary just like us. So if
there’s a lie to be told to ensure that the millions continue to be direct deposited, then
a lie will be told. The problem is us. We think that athletes are supposed to be more
morally responsible than us. We hold them to a standard that we don’t or can’t reach
ourselves. Which is unfair to the athlete. We shouldn’t hold up athletes as the standard
of how you live. That pedestal should be reserved for fire fighters, crossing guards,
people you can reach and directly affect your everyday life.
Major league sports generates billions of dollars, it’s a business first, entertainment
second, and athletic competition third. People want athletes to approach the game like kids
approach play-doh. This isn’t just fun for them, it’s a job and the more fans that realize
that the heartbreaks will decrease 100%. However, fans only see guys playing for
millions ignoring the owners that rake in billions from advertisements, merchandising
and other revenue streams we don’t know about.
However, the insistence on wanting a mythical hero to hold up as the portrait of
all good has to stop. When fans stop looking at athletes to be the standard of moral
authority, and allow them to be real people, everybody will be better off.
The media isn’t without blame either. While it is easier to believe someone when they
deny something with such vigor and and emotion, we can’t let emotions stop us from
being objective.
Manti and Lance are just the latest athletes to get caught up in a lie, but they won’t be
the last. Time and time again we’ve seen that athletes are human, they do a lot of good,
however they make mistakes too.
Manti Te’o Knew Girlfriend was Fake December 6, Received Call that She Faked Her Death
As more information comes out on the whole Manti Te’o situation the weirder it gets. From a post on the Star Advertiser, Manti found out on December 6 that the girlfriend he thought he had was indeed fake when he got a call from her phone saying she had faked her death because she was scared for her life.
Here’s an excerpt from Star Advertiser story;
Manti Te’o has told family and friends that the woman who was the voice of his fictitious girlfriend “Lennay Kekua” called him in December and said she had to fake her own death months earlier to elude drug dealers, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser has learned.
The woman, who has yet to be identified, tried to re-engage a relationship with Te‘o months after she supposedly had died of leukemia in early September, the Notre Dame All-American linebacker has told the people close to him. The account was shared with the Star-Advertiser by a source close to the Te‘o family.
According to the account, Te’o asked the woman to transmit a photo to him with a date stamp, which she did, but this did not allay his suspicions and he later told his family and Notre Dame officials about being scammed.
At this point Te’o needs to come out and give his side of the story, instead of it leaking out little by little and at this point people are tired of hearing things in statements and from everybody else but him.
Source Star Advertiser
Best of the Manti Te’O Photoshop Memes
By now, every one knows the story of Manti Te’O getting catfished and thinking he was in relationship with a girl that died of cancer.
Well, the internet which has no heart has had their way with Manti and his imaginary girlfriend.
Well I have compiled the best of the photoshops for you in one easy place. Scroll through and enjoy.
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New York Jets Fire GM Mike Tannenbaum
When moves that the owner demand you make don’t go right there’s only one option for the owner; and thats to fire his general manager. On Monday after the Jets season ended at a disappointing 6-10 two years after they were in the AFC Championship game.
The Jets had plans of grandeur after acquiring Tim Tebow in the offseason at the egging of the Owner Woody Johnson.
The Jets in training camp alluded that they would use Tebow in a substantial amount of plays, however throughout the season he saw little time, being used no more than just a spot wildcat runner.
Even after the benching of Mark Sanchez and injury to Greg McElroy, Tebow wouldn’t be able to get his chance to start for the Jets.
The Jets had a handful of issues besides the quarterback position, losing their best wide receiver and best defender Santonio Holmes and Darrel Revis to injuries early in the season, they were forced to rely on rookies and back ups to fill their roles.
Below is statement released by Jets Owner Woody Johnson;
New York Jets chairman and CEO Woody Johnson issued the following statement this morning:
Our 2012 season was a disappointment to all of us. My goal every year as owner is to build a team that wins consistently. This year, we failed to achieve that goal.
This morning, I informed Mike Tannenbaum that he will not return for the 2013 season. Mike devoted 15 years of service to the Jets, and I want to thank him for his hard work and dedication. Although he helped guide us to two consecutive AFC Championship Games, we are not where we want to be, and a new General Manager will be critical to getting this team back on the right track.
Starting immediately, we will conduct a search for a new General Manager. I’ve consulted with a number of football executives and I have also engaged the services of Korn/Ferry International, the same search firm that conducted the NFL Commissioner search in 2006. Our process with Korn/Ferry will be led by Jed Hughes, who heads their sports practice and who previously led the General Manager search for the Seattle Seahawks, among others. When we have updates on this process, we will provide them to our fans and the media.
Rex Ryan will remain the Head Coach of our football team. I believe that he has the passion, the talent, and the drive to successfully lead our team.
Like all Jets fans, I am disappointed with this year’s results. However, I am confident that this change will best position our team for greater success going forward.
H/T New York Jets
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