tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624625396553110110.post3798606574761517110..comments2023-10-03T11:26:40.433-05:00Comments on YD's Dugout: The weak in sports (with apologies to the Doc)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624625396553110110.post-53775772039611813562009-09-23T21:40:31.612-05:002009-09-23T21:40:31.612-05:00Doc-38 years is a long dry spell all right. A whol...Doc-38 years is a long dry spell all right. A whole generation of fans have grown up watching their squad be bad. I suspect the fans hang on in hope of being in on the party when the team wins a championship.<br /><br />Marbury-yes, there's a textbook example of a player with issues. The NBA has a fair crop of them-Sprewell, Artest, Marbury, even Iverson to an extent. <br /><br />Throwing money at draft picks is another issue. Too many draft picks (especially in the NFL) think they can hold out of training camp for more money, not realizing how much faster the pro game is versus the college game. Inevitably, the well-paid rookie has a crap season, playing 'catch-up' during the season-and NOT helping the team.yankeedoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00030949627569532413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624625396553110110.post-86163384434534183172009-09-23T15:13:28.506-05:002009-09-23T15:13:28.506-05:00Cubs = Rabbitohs. Except we won a premiership in 1...Cubs = Rabbitohs. Except we won a premiership in 1971. Just feels like 101 years ago...<br /><br />You're right, there's nothing worse than having a mediocre team so middle-of-the-road they need lines painted on 'em. Particularly in a salary-cap environment. Can't fix it without blowing the entire team and management up and starting again. And you don't even get the satisfaction of the team being genuinely horrible (as the Rabbitohs have often been) and getting some grim satisfaction out of that - or just booing the crap out of them.<br /><br />Parker Brothers sounded like a bad buy from day one. I don't know what compels team management to spend money on obvious busts like that with behavioural issues they're never gonna get away from and huge contracts they'll never be able to offload. Stephan Marbury comes to mind. Surely throwing the cash at a couple of decent prospects is a better move.Dr Yobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032085614743539793noreply@blogger.com