Gregg Williams and the Rebirth of the New Orleans Saints
As a lifelong fan of the New Orleans Saints, I’ve been through it all. From the tragic playoff losses of 1991 and 1992 to the Aaron Brooks late season fiasco of 2002, there has been plenty of heartache to go along with the potential for success. When 2006 came around and the Sean Payton offense made its inaugural trek around the NFL, the horror story that was 2005 was erased and a new sense of optimism swept through the city. The last two years, however, have seen the... Read More
Expectations
High expectations are a great thing. Part of what makes the Yankees and Lakers the outstanding franchises they are is the fact that their fans demand excellence. That being said I think at some point we have to reevaluate at the way we think about success and failure. I’ve had a lot of time to think LSU’s 24-15 loss to Alabama yesterday and trying to relate it to the relative state of the program. As LSU fans we’ve become very paranoid about drawing these grandiose... Read More
Ladies and Gentlemen, Your 2009 New Orleans Hornets
As a first post on the newly developed Dash Right 93 Berlin blog, I find it completely necessary to come right out of the gate and harshly criticize our New Orleans Hornets. I mean, the whole point of a sports blog is to go out and show that you know more than the organization running the team right?. Last year, the New Orleans Hornets had the lowest scoring bench in the NBA, averaging a measly 22.9 points per game. Despite offseason efforts to improve the quality of bench... Read More
