Whenever I read the sports section of a daily newspaper, it's fascinating to me that most columnists have never played or coached the game at a high level in the sport they are employed to write about. This makes no sense to me. Would you get advice or hope to gain meaningful insight about how a medical procedure works from a novelist who may have written several stories about "operations, illnesses or disease" and is literate? I don't think so. What compels someone who has never played or coached at a high level to believe s/he has an accurate understanding about how a specific sport works without having been active in that arena her/himself? Next time you are reading your daily rag, ask yourself the following question: "What expertise does this person have in her/his life - as an athlete or a coach - that indicates to me s/he has the foggiest idea what s/he is talking about in their column?" If the answer is, "I don't have a clue", then I suggest you stop wasting your time and find someone else to entertain or educate you about the world of athletics with first-hand experience in that field, on the court, field, gym or rink. Former elite-level athletes or coaches are the only people who should be writing columns in the sports section of daily newspapers. No one else.
The trick is, finding one of us who is literate enough to communicate effectively with the masses.
Pick Of The Day: Tor +2.0 vs Ind (NBA/4-1)
RTD/'06: 4-1 (+2.9 units)
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