This Week's UPDATES
One more week before school, and my own living room has become my classroom. I've been watching a few CUNY ads on YouTube, and they made realize how much I miss being on campus at LaGuardia Community College. It may be not like York College is which is not too far away from my house, it may not be like Queensborough Community College which my mom at one time fought would be a good fit for me, but LaGuardia was the only school last year that made feel right at home. I have classes on, get this: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and..............early Saturday. I normally do chores on Saturdays, but now that they have been moved to Fridays, and it just done on me that it's almost time for the NFL season to start and I haven't found my Jets jersey yet. While I get everything ready for the new school year and the new football year also, check out this week's 7-Day Round-Up, and if you're all good little boys and girls and read this post, then maybe next week I've give a sneak preview of what the #fakeTVBox will be like on YouTube.
7-Day Round-Up | |
Sunday | |
At the MTV Video Music Awards, Video of the Year winner The Weeknd calls for justice for Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake. | |
Monday | |
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden blames President for recent violence in the U.S. during speech in Pittsburgh. | |
Tuesday | |
Washington Post reports that the U.S. has declined in joining WHO-linked global effort to develop COVID-19 vaccine. | |
Wednesday | |
Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace will moderate the first debate in the 2020 Presidential Election in Cleveland, Ohio. | |
Thursday | |
Joe Biden met with the family of Jacob Blake and spoke to community members during a brief visit to Kenosha. | |
Friday | |
Los Angeles Clippers Center Montrezl Harrell wins the 2020 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. | |
Saturday | |
Northeastern University “dismissed” 11 freshmen for gathering in a hotel room, violating university’s COVID-19 protocols. | |
We've got a jam-packed Max Sports Rundown and it's going to bring a smile on all sports fans' faces. Like I said, the NFL season is starting soon, and who knows how everything will unfold for the 32 teams vying for a Super Bowl Title.
MLB
Yesterday
Athletics 8, Padres 4
Cardinals 4, Cubs 2 in 7 Innings
Marlins 7, Rays 3
White Sox 5, Royals 3
Reds 6, Pirates 2
Angels 10, Astros 9 in 7 Innings
Nationals 10, Braves 4
Indians 4, Brewers 3
Twins 4, Tigers 3
Mets 5, Phillies 1
Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 8
Orioles 6, Yankees 1
Cardinals 5, Cubs 1
Rockies 5, Dodgers 2
Mariners 5, Rangers 3
Giants 4, Diamondbacks 3
Angels 7, Astros 6
Today
Brewers vs Indians at 1PM on ESPN2
Yankees vs Orioles at 1:05PM
Nationals vs Braves at 1:10PM
Phillies vs Mets at 1:10PM on ESPN+
Marlins vs Rays at 1:10PM
Blue Jays vs Red Sox at 1:35PM
Reds vs Pirates at 1:35PM
White Sox vs Royals at 2:05PM
Tigers vs Twins at 2:10PM
Diamondbacks vs Giants at 4:05PM
Astros vs Angels at 4:10PM
Padres vs Athletics at 4:10PM
Rangers vs Mariners at 4:10PM
Cardinals vs Cubs at 7PM on ESPN
Rockies vs Dodgers at 10:10PM
Tomorrow
Marlins vs Braves at 1:10PM
Phillies vs Mets at 1:10PM
Tigers vs Twins at 2:10PM
Cardinals vs Cubs at 4PM on ESPN
Rangers vs Mariners at 4:10PM
Rays vs Nationals at 6:05PM
Royals vs Indians at 6:10PM
Yankees vs Blue Jays at 6:37PM
Diamondbacks vs Giants at 8:05PM
Astros vs Athletics at 9PM on ESPN+
Rockies vs Dodgers at 9:10PM on FS1
NBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference Semifinals
(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs (4) Miami Heat
Miami leads series 3-0
Game 1: Heat 115, Bucks 104
Game 2: Heat 116, Bucks 114
Game 3: Heat 115, Bucks 100
Game 4: Today, Milwaukee at Miami at 3:30PM on ABC
Game 5: Tuesday, Miami at Milwaukee at 6:30PM on TNT (If necessary)
Game 6: Thursday, Milwaukee at Miami on ESPN (If necessary)
Game 7: Next Saturday, Miami at Milwaukee on TNT (If necessary)
(2) Toronto Raptors vs (3) Boston Celtics
Series tied 2-2
Game 1: Celtics 112, Raptors 94
Game 2: Celtics 102, Raptors 99
Game 3: Raptors 104, Celtics 103
Game 4: Raptors 100, Celtics 93
Game 5: Tomorrow, Boston at Toronto at 6:30PM on TNT
Game 6: Wednesday, Toronto at Boston at 6:30PM on ESPN
Game 7: Friday, Boston at Toronto on TNT (If necessary)
Western Conference Semifinals
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs (4) Houston Rockets
Houston leads series 1-0
Game 1: Rockets 112, Lakers 97
Game 2: Tonight, Houston at LA at 8:30PM on ABC
Game 3: Tuesday, LA at Houston at 8:30PM on TNT
Game 4: Thursday, LA at Houston at 8PM on TNT
Game 5: Next Saturday, Houston at LA on ESPN (If necessary)
Game 6: Sept. 14, LA at Houston on TNT (If necessary)
Game 7: Sept. 16, Houston at LA on TNT (If necessary)
(2) Los Angeles Clippers vs (3) Denver Nuggets
Series tied 1-1
Game 1: Clippers 120, Nuggets 97
Game 2: Nuggets 110, Clippers 101
Game 3: Tomorrow, LA at Denver at 9PM on TNT
Game 4: Wednesday, LA at Denver at 9PM on ESPN
Game 5: Friday, Denver at LA at 9PM on TNT
Game 6: Next Sunday, LA at Denver on ESPN (If necessary)
Game 7: Sept. 15, Denver at LA on ESPN (If necessary)
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Second Round
(1) Philadelphia Flyers vs (6) New York Islanders
New York wins series 4-3
Game 1: Islanders 4, Flyers 0
Game 2: Flyers 4, Islanders 3 in OT
Game 3: Islanders 3, Flyers 1
Game 4: Islanders 3, Flyers 2
Game 5: Flyers 4, Islanders 3 in OT
Game 6: Flyers 5, Islanders 4 in 2OT
Game 7: Islanders 4, Flyers 0
(2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs (4) Boston Bruins
Tampa Bay wins series 4-1
Game 1: Bruins 3, Lighting 2
Game 2: Lightning 4, Bruins 3 in OT
Game 3: Lightning 7, Bruins 1
Game 4: Lightning 3, Bruins 1
Game 5: Lightning 3, Bruins 2 in 2OT
Western Conference Second Round
(1) Vegas Golden Knights vs (5) Vancouver Canucks
Vegas wins series 4-3
Game 1: Golden Knights 5, Canucks 0
Game 2: Canucks 5, Golden Knights 2
Game 3: Golden Knights 3, Canucks 0
Game 4: Golden Knights 5, Canucks 3
Game 5: Canucks 2, Golden Knights 1
Game 6: Canucks 4, Golden Knights 0
Game 7: Golden Knights 3, Canucks 0
(2) Colorado Avalanche vs (3) Dallas Stars
Dallas wins series 4-3
Game 1: Stars 5, Avalanche 3
Game 2: Stars 5, Avalanche 2
Game 3: Avalanche 6, Stars 4
Game 4: Stars 5, Avalanche 4
Game 5: Avalanche 6, Stars 3
Game 6: Avalanche 4, Stars 1
Game 7: Stars 5, Avalanche 4 in OT
Eastern Conference Finals
Game 1: Tomorrow at 8PM on NBCSN
Game 2: TBA
Game 3: TBA
Game 4: TBA
Game 5: TBA (If necessary)
Game 6: TBA (If necessary)
Game 7: TBA (If necessary)
Western Conference Finals
Game 1: Tonight at 8PM on NBC
Game 2: TBA
Game 3: TBA
Game 4: TBA
Game 5: TBA (If necessary)
Game 6: TBA (If necessary)
Game 7: TBA (If necessary)
NFL Week 1
Thursday
Houston Texans vs Kansas City Chiefs at 8:20PM on NBC
Next Sunday
Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons at 1PM on FOX
New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills at 1PM on CBS
Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions at 1PM on FOX
Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings at 1PM on FOX
Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots at 1PM on CBS
Philadelphia Eagles vs Washington Football Team at 1PM on FOX
Las Vegas Raiders vs Carolina Panthers at 1PM on CBS
Indianapolis Colts vs Jacksonville Jaguars at 1PM on CBS
Cleveland Browns vs Baltimore Ravens at 1PM on CBS
Los Angeles Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals at 4:05PM on CBS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints at 4:25PM on FOX
Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers at 4:25PM on FOX
Dallas Cowboys vs Los Angeles Rams at 8:20PM on NBC
Next Monday
Pittsburgh Steelers vs New York Giants at 7:15PM on ESPN
Tennessee Titans vs Denver Broncos at 10:10PM on ESPN
AEW
All Out results
- Joey Janela defeated Serpentico
- Private Party defeated Alex Reynolds and John Silver of The Dark Order
- Big Swole defeated Britt Baker in a Tooth and Nail match
- The Young Bucks defeated Jurassic Express
- Lance Archer last eliminated Eddie Kingston in a 21-man Casino Battle Royale to win a future AEW World Championship match
- Matt Hardy defeated Sammy Guevara in aBroken Rules match. Had Hardy lost, he would've had to leave AEW.
- Hikaru Shida defeated Thunder Rosa to retain the AEW Women's World Championship
- Matt Cardona, Scorpio Sky, and The Natural Nightmares defeated Brodie Lee, Colt Cabana, Evil Uno and Stu Grayson of The Dark Order in an Eight-man Tag Team match
- FTR defeated Kenny Omega and Adam Page to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship
- Orange Cassidy defeated Chris Jericho via mimosa in a Mimosa Mayhem match. Match can only be won by pinfall, submission, or throwing the opponent into a vat of mimosa.
- Jon Moxley defeated MJF to retain the AEW World Championship. Moxley was banned from using the Paradigm Shift finishing move.
Our Main Story this week is about Thursday Morning, last Thursday Morning to be exact, that when I saw on my iPhone that Basketball Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash was named the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. You can that this could "Déjà vu" from seven years ago when the Nets hired Jason Kidd as their head coach for a team that was built to win a championship and failed, but it looks things could a lot different from all those years ago. Like Kidd when he first started, Steve Nash has zero coaching experiences, but apparently he has had a good relationship with Nets star Kevin Durant. The two of them were together when Kevin Durant won back-to-back titles with the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018, Nash was a player development consultant for the Warriors for the past five years, but before then he had an incredible resume as a player of the game of basketball. Listen to this:
- Drafted in 1996 by the Phoenix Suns as the 15th Overall Picked
- Played with the Phoenix Suns 1996-1998, 2004-2012
- Played with the Dallas Mavericks 1998-2004
- Played with the Los Angeles Lakers 2012-2014, then retired in 2015
- 2-Time NBA Most Valuable Player (2005, 2006)
- 8-Time NBA All-Star (2002, 2003, 2005–2008, 2010, 2012)
- 3-Time All-NBA First Team (2005–2007)
- 2-Time All-NBA Second Team (2008, 2010)
- 2-Time All-NBA Third Team (2002, 2003)
- 5-Time NBA assists leader (2005–2007, 2010, 2011)
- 4-Time 50–40–90 club (2006, 2008–2010)
- Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2018
Aside from all of this, the question is whether or not he is a good fit for the Brooklyn Nets. As a player development consultant, Nash helped turned players on the Warriors into homegrown stars, including Durant, he seems to be a great mentor to all young players and veterans who become better players with his wisdom. Nets General Manager Sean Marks shares a strong professional and personal relationship with Nash, having played together for at least two seasons in Phoenix. When asked by ESPN about what Durant and Kyrie Irving wanted from the new head coach, Sean Marks explained that: "They wanted a great communicator. They wanted someone they would respect. ... A lot of this relationship will be built off the court. A lot of what I know of Steve is as the ultimate communicator. That's what the guys asked for ... a communicator ... and that's what they got." So it seems that Irving and Durant have signed onto to this new hire, but does every one else think about? Like most fans, I believe the Nets would choose a black coach with enough experience to carry them to a championship, but the team surprised everyone by hiring a white coach instead. Listen to the comments on that one as part of an All-Out edition of #TwitterTrend.
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The Nets have hired Hall of Fame point guard Steve Nash as their new head coach, @NYTSports has learned
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
Interim coach Jacque Vaughn was considered for the post, but league sources say Nets GM Sean Marks led a stealth pursuit of Nash that lured the two-time MVP to full-time coaching at age 46 after others had tried. @wojespn reports that Vaughn will stay on as a Nets assistant
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
Here is @NYTSports‘ first story on the Nets’ blockbuster hiring of Steve Nash as their new coach: https://t.co/iVA6NzLWy1?amp=1
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash has signed a four-year contract to become the next coach of the Brooklyn Nets, sources tell ESPN.
Malika Andrews @malika_andrews
Steve Nash, in a press release: “Coaching is something I knew I wanted to pursue when the time was right.”
Christopher Lavinio @ChrisLavinio
Steve Nash will be introduced as the franchise’s next head coach via Virtual Press Conference on September 9th.
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
In recent weeks, Nets owner Joe Tsai and general manager Sean Marks have been aggressive in recruiting Nash to make the leap that he had so far resisted in his retirement: head coaching.
Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
One important thing with the Nets hiring Steve Nash:
Nash and Kevin Durant had a great relationship when Nash worked with the Warriors. Durant relied on Nash's counsel during his Golden State years.
Nash's success will be about managing personalities as much as anything else.
Jay Williams @RealJayWilliams
Soooo Steve Nash is the new head coach of the @BrooklynNets ... glad I have my season tickets.
Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops
Steve Nash coaching KD and Kyrie. This is gonna be interesting …
Chris De Silva @cdesilva23
Yo, Steve Nash might unlock a new level of Kyrie Irving that we have not seen yet. I'm really excited to see how this looks.
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
The one thing I've maintained throughout this entire #Nets coaching search is that we have no idea who KD and Kyrie wanted. I didn't expect them to hire Steve Nash, but I didn't expect any of the popular names, either.
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
As if anybody needed a reminder about the star power of the #NBA Steve Nash was a player development consultant for the #Warriors, and worked closely with Kevin Durant. They developed a good relationship. Now he’s head coach of a win-now #Nets team.
Damon Amendolara @DAonCBS
So Kevin Durant hand-picked Steve Nash, who worked behind the scenes at Golden State, to run the Nets even though he has zero coaching experience. There’s pressure to win immediately & KD/Kyrie are two of the most high-maintenance players in the NBA.
What could go wrong?
Peter Edmiston @peteredmiston
It's got to be dispiriting for so many Black assistant coaches to see this, though. Jacque Vaughn couldn't have done more. Only 5 Black head coaches now and we're seeing a lot of front offices seem more comfortable with candidates that look and sound like themselves.
Kev @NBAcouchside
Maybe Steve Nash will become a great head coach, but something really doesn't sit right about him leap-frogging Jacques Vaughn like that, given how little actual coaching experience Nash has.
Kev @NBAcouchside
Even if it wasn't Vaughn, there are a ton of guys - many of them also former players - who have been grinding, putting in the work as assistants in the league or head coaches at lower levels who didn't even really get a look for this job.
Isaac @WorldofIsaac
Imagine working as an assistant coach in the NBA for years, waiting for an opportunity then BOOM, Steve Nash swoops in out of nowhere with no coaching experience and takes over a team with two legit superstars.
Michael Lee @MrMichaelLee
Was hoping Jacque Vaughn would've gotten the shot but Steve Nash has this in his favor going into next season: Steve Kerr, Tyronn Lue & Nick Nurse had no prior NBA head coaching experience before stepping in to win the ch'ip. Nash's past with KD, HOF status & intellect won't hurt
Tyler R. Tynes @TylerRickyTynes
The blackest coaching pool in years:
Ty Lue
Ime Udoka
Sam Cassell
Jacque Vaughn
Adrian Griffin
Mark Jackson
Stephen Silas
Darvin Ham
Jahmahl Mosley
Jason Kidd
Wes Unseld Jr
David Vanterpool
Roy Rogers
Nate McMillan
Alvin Gentry
Mike Brown
And Steve Nash got a job w/0 experience
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
In 2012-13, there were 14 Black coaches in NBA. When the playoffs started, there were 8. Now it's 5: LAC's Doc Rivers, ATL's Lloyd Pierce, CLE's JB Bickerstaff, DET's Dwane Casey and PHX's Monty Williams. Still openings in New Orleans, Chicago and Indiana.
Marquise Francis @theMarquiseF
I'm sure Steve Nash will be a solid head coach, but you can't ignore the blatant disregard for Black coaches in a league that has majority Black players! Like c'mon!!
Hak33m Flag of Nigeria @PrinceHAK33M
Steve Nash just coming out of nowhere with no coaching experience to coach a future hall of famer and an all star is peak privilege. Black coaches gotta grind as assistants forever and ever for a mediocre job.
Steadman™ @AsteadWesley
Nash may be great, and seems like a really cool dude, but think how long Black former players (even the great ones) are pushed to assistant jobs/D league/college before they get their first head coaching shot (if they ever get one)
73-9 and they LIED Chequered flag @CuffsTheLegend
what just happened to Jacque Vaughn happens in corporate America jobs everyday. Lose your job to someone with less experience that’s less qualified but hey you can help train them and we’ll throw you a bone. It never fails when it comes to Black Coaches.
Brooklynsbeat @brooklynsbeat
Steve Nash is one of the most incredible b-ball minds the NBA world has ever seen. He also has experience with orgs as a GSW player development person - and a strong relationship with KD. I love it. Good on #Nets being classy on Jacque in public when he was never getting the job
Nata Edwards Is Tired @NataTheScribe
Look, I like Steve Nash. But this is a slap in the face to black assistant coaches in the league everywhere. Full stop.
And it’s a growing trend.
CELEBRITY of the WEEK
Frank Gore
Born: May 14, 1983
Running back for the New York Jets
Five time Pro Bowl selection
That's your Celebrity of the Day, Have a Happy and Safe Labor Day.
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