Jerk Nowitzki srtikes again

I have never been a fan of Dirk Nowitzki. He was the first player to start using the kick move when shooting, where he takes the legs out of the defender in an attempt to draw the foul. But justice was served on old Dirk today when he was given a one game suspension for back-handing Matt Harpring with a closed fist Friday night. Now, I can understand that Harpring can get under a player's skin. After all, Matt is s scrapper, a hard worker, a brute, while a guy like Dirk is, well, a pansy who likes to play in a tuxedo. But it was good to see Dirk sit out a game. This marks the second time in as many seasons that Dirk has been suspended for hits placed on Jazz players. Last year he horse-collared Andrei Kirilenko who had beaten him for a layup. Watch the video.

I have many opinions about the Jazz, the NBA and the sports world in general. Historically I have added my rants to my personal blog, interspersed among posts about me and my family. So I have decided to create this blog, so that those who don't wish to hear my tirades about sports on my other blog won't have to be exposed to them.

To say that I am biased toward the Jazz doesn't quite sum it up. I have been a fan as long as I can remember. My Dad purchased season tickets in 1983, when the Jazz had been in Salt Lake City just 4 years. Back then we cheered for guys like Ricky Green, Darrell Griffith, Mark Eaton and Adrian Danltey. No one had ever heard of Gonzaga, and the Jazz had never been to the playoffs.

In the twenty plus years since my Dad first got his tickets, I have been to many memorable, and some painful games, including game 6 of the 1998 finals. As I post about current events surrounding the league I will add in memories of certain players, teams or games.