Bertuzzi Cleans Up in Italy

Canada opens big at Turin, new start for Darko, and finally College Basketball proves too much pressure. Let's roll...

Well It Was Italy After All

Team Canada routs Italy earlier today 7-2 at the Olympics. Nothing to be really excited about I guess. Talk of the day locally was how well Todd Bertuzzi played. Let's hope that Pierre Maguire is right and that Bertuzzi will continue to rip it up once he gets back to Vancouver. We need him to be big or we have no shot at the Cup. Back to Team Canada, not much to add here. Was a little surprised that the score was tied in the 2nd period before Canada blew the game open. Up next is Germany, and we get a break as Olaf Kolzig will sit this one out. Shocker of the day is Latvia playing to a 3-3 tie vs Team USA. Although shocking, I'm not entirely surprised. I think Team USA is overrated this time. They're too old, they should've picked up players like Ryan Kessler and AJ Umberger instead of some the old vets that are way beyond their prime.
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Darko Shipped to Orlando

The Darko saga starts a new chapter today as he was traded to the Orlando Magic for Kelvin Cato. I think this is a good think for Darko. I really think that the kid can play, he just needs to build some confidence and for someone to give him a chance. Remember when Jermaine O'Neal was in Portland and everyone said he sucked. Well, once he got traded to Indiana, he got the playing time and confidence required and really blossomed. I freely admit that what we've seen from Darko has been anything but, I just have a hunch there's more than meets they eye with Darko. One thing is for sure, if Darko can't prove himself in Orlando, he'll be back in Europe before you know it.
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Wanted: Basketball Coaches

They're dropping like flies, and stress and pressure to win are the overwhelming reasons. The pressure cooker that is NCAA Div1 basketball seems to have taken out some of the best basketball coaches around in Mike Davis at Indiana and Eddie Sutton at Oklahoma State. Some suggest that it's the media that's created this negative atmosphere. But I say it's all the booster clubs, and alumni organizations that are putting an incredible amount of pressure on the adminstration to bring in winning coaches and to fire coaches who they feel are not the right fit. These booster clubs and alumni committees are simply out of control. Schools need to limit the amount of power and influence they have over personel decisions.
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Olympics, Canadian Highlights (Taped), 6:00pm PST on TSN

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