- Stop picking on LeBron – LeBron James is the best player in basketball right now. There is no debate. He is a top five player of all time. There is no debate. The guy has won an NBA Championship and is now following that up with a historic season so far this year; having numbers that only Larry Bird has ever put up in a single month. The guy is King. I think it’s time everyone realized.
- Stop using past performances as excuses for present failures – Ahem, Steelers fans. Ahem, Lakers fans. Stop using the “rings” arguments when trying to come up for excuses as to why your team is underperforming. Those past championships have nothing to do with anything that’s happening in the current season and shouldn’t make it OK for your team to suck right now.
- For more athletes to start using Twitter – Twitter can be a very useful tool for an athlete. It is a way to connect with fans. It can be used for monetary gain as well. But more importantly, it can be used to advance a belief platform. Various athletes, such as Chris Kluwe of the Minnesota Vikings, have used it to create real change. Kluwe used it to help prevent a bill in his state that would prohibit same sex marriage. Even more athletes used it to speak about gun control after the Newtown tragedy. It can be a powerful tool. Use it…but use it wisely.
- Stop sending death threats to athletes – It’s really about time that we stop using Twitter to send threats to athletes who have made bad plays or who we don’t like. Kyle Williams suffered such harassment last season when he muffed a punt that cost the 49ers a Super Bowl berth. Josh Morgan of the Redskins and some Jets players received some as well, this season. This needs to end.
- For ESPN to starting citing sources – How often do you see ESPN say something has happened “according to sources”? My guess it a lot. Well chances are, someone has reported that information first and ESPN is refusing to cite them as the person who broke the news first. Deadspin.com will back me up on this claim. ESPN, please start being a reputable news source again.
- For announcers to stop using hyperbole during broadcasts – I would have to say that John Gruden and Cris Collinsworth are probably the biggest culprits of this. If every guy is “one of the best” at doing something, then that isn’t really an accomplishment anymore. Learn the English language before you get paid to use it to describe sporting events, please.
- For athletes to turn in their arsenals of guns – See my blog here.
- For everyone to stop listening to Skip Bayless – It’s about time we stop watching ESPN’s First Take. I haven’t watched it for quite some time. But it usually goes like this: Skip Bayless will say something outrageous will little basis in facts, stats, or logic (LeBron isn’t clutch, Tim Tebow is a winner, etc.). Stephen A. Smith will react accordingly. Then everyone will freak out about it, furthering Skip’s reach. The guy says things then runs from them. He is a quintessential troll. STOP LISTENING. You only encourage him.
- For some bowl games to be cut – I can’t tell you how many bowl games I have seen so far that have schools participating that I have never heard of. No one wants to watch the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl between Utah State and Toledo. Let’s be real. The stadiums aren’t even half full. If no one is there to watch them in person, why should I watch on T.V.?
- For the NFL to stop masquerading their fight for player safety – The NFL isn’t concerned about the safety of the players. There are trying to cover their own butts so they don’t receive any more liability lawsuits. The players aren’t dumb, Commish. They know what you are doing. Just own up to it.
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It’s Almost A New Year And Time For Some Resolutions In The World Of Sports
Posted on 31 December 2012 by John Sears
