Always Anna

I’m posting way later than usual, and since everyone seems to check this thing from work, I know no one will see this. So I’ve decided to take this time to post about sports related things… I know you don’t really care, so this way, when you check in on Monday morning, you won’t feel like you missed anything exciting.

There’s an article on espn.com that asks who Shaq really is, and whether he’s deserving of all his hype. While the article rambles on for a while, not really picking any side, this stood out to me:

There’s a story about Shaquille O’Neal that cannot be written. It’s the one about the flaws in his game that have nothing to do with free throws, his lack of commitment, his insecurities as a teammate and person, or how he always plays the victim.

No one will write that story because Shaq is Shaq – the nicest guy in the world, the guy with the heart of a kid, the most unpretentious superstar in professional sports. No media person in his right (or write) mind would degrade Shaq in print. It’s career suicide. It isn’t worth it.

And that about sums it up for me. He’s not a perfect player, a perrenial MVP. But he’s too good of a guy to not be written about that way, so all we’ll ever hear is how he was the best, the most dominant, etc., etc., etc. You all know how I feel already, so I’ll let it go now….

In other espn.com news, The Sports Guy pretty much perfectly summed up the OC season finale. I LOVE that he watches the OC. It’s the coolest thing ever, because it makes me feel less cheesy about loving the show…

Okay, that’s it. I’m off to a BBQ, then to Connecticut tomorrow… See you Monday!

(just realized I used a lot of ellipses in this post…)