Collins picks his candidate
In a recent survey by Sports Illustrated, 95 NBA players were asked which presidential candidate they preferred.
Sen. Barack Obama was the choice of 62 players, followed by John McCain (eight) and Hillary Clinton (four). One player picked an unnamed candidate no longer in the race and 20 remained undecided.
I know the name of one Hillary Clinton supporter.
The Jazz's Jarron Collins went to school at Stanford, where he was friends with Chelsea Clinton. Public campaign records also show that Collins made a modest contribution to Hillary Clinton's campaign.
At Wednesday morning's practice, I asked Collins about Clinton's must-win over Obama in the Pennsylvania primary -- a victory that kept her presidential campaign viable.
During the election returns Tuesday night, Collins said, "I clicked over to CNN every now and then to see how she was doing."
When the final vote gave Clinton 55 percent of the vote, Collins was pleased that his favorite candidate remained in the game.
"Like they say in poker, she's still got chips and a chair," Collins said.
A good line, I thought.
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The Rockets are counting on Rafer Alston's return from a injury to help them turn the series around in Game 3 on Thursday night.
Alston is supposed to play after missing the first two games with a pulled hamstring.
There's no question that Alston has enjoyed an excellent season and, given the Rockets' abysmal three-point shooting in Games 1 and 2, he will likely add a dimension to their offense that has been missing.
I'm just not sure Alston, by himself, will make that much difference. I've always been a Bobby Jackson fan and, although he didn't shoot well in the first two games of the series, I thought he played hard and provided some physical defense on the Jazz's Deron Williams.
Alston is the same type of player as Jackson and, personally, I'm glad he had a nice season.
Last year, I got to know him a little bit when I covered the Rockets on a quick trip to Los Angeles, where they played the Lakers and Clippers in a three-night span.
The Jazz and Rockets were locked into the Nos. 4 and 5 seeds at the time, and my job was to write a couple of stories about the Rockets in advance of the Utah-Houston first-round series.
During my interviews at practices, shootarounds and the games, Shane Battier and Alston quickly became my go-to guys for information and quotes. They were extremely helpful, and I appreciated it. I'm glad both of them had outstanding seasons.
-- Steve Luhm
Sen. Barack Obama was the choice of 62 players, followed by John McCain (eight) and Hillary Clinton (four). One player picked an unnamed candidate no longer in the race and 20 remained undecided.
I know the name of one Hillary Clinton supporter.
The Jazz's Jarron Collins went to school at Stanford, where he was friends with Chelsea Clinton. Public campaign records also show that Collins made a modest contribution to Hillary Clinton's campaign.
At Wednesday morning's practice, I asked Collins about Clinton's must-win over Obama in the Pennsylvania primary -- a victory that kept her presidential campaign viable.
During the election returns Tuesday night, Collins said, "I clicked over to CNN every now and then to see how she was doing."
When the final vote gave Clinton 55 percent of the vote, Collins was pleased that his favorite candidate remained in the game.
"Like they say in poker, she's still got chips and a chair," Collins said.
A good line, I thought.
---
The Rockets are counting on Rafer Alston's return from a injury to help them turn the series around in Game 3 on Thursday night.
Alston is supposed to play after missing the first two games with a pulled hamstring.
There's no question that Alston has enjoyed an excellent season and, given the Rockets' abysmal three-point shooting in Games 1 and 2, he will likely add a dimension to their offense that has been missing.
I'm just not sure Alston, by himself, will make that much difference. I've always been a Bobby Jackson fan and, although he didn't shoot well in the first two games of the series, I thought he played hard and provided some physical defense on the Jazz's Deron Williams.
Alston is the same type of player as Jackson and, personally, I'm glad he had a nice season.
Last year, I got to know him a little bit when I covered the Rockets on a quick trip to Los Angeles, where they played the Lakers and Clippers in a three-night span.
The Jazz and Rockets were locked into the Nos. 4 and 5 seeds at the time, and my job was to write a couple of stories about the Rockets in advance of the Utah-Houston first-round series.
During my interviews at practices, shootarounds and the games, Shane Battier and Alston quickly became my go-to guys for information and quotes. They were extremely helpful, and I appreciated it. I'm glad both of them had outstanding seasons.
-- Steve Luhm
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