“Moneyball,” which is based on Michael Lewis’s 2003 book about the Oakland Athletic’s 2002 season, was among nine nominees for a Best Picture this year.
Directed by Bennett Miller, “Moneyball” stars Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman. It was released last September and reaped box office revenues of over $108 million.
The full title of the original book version of the story is “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game.” I’ve yet to read this book, but I plan to remedy that situation very soon. I also haven’t seen the movie, but for it to have been among the Best Picture nominees indicates to me that it must be a pretty good.
In the end, “The Artist” won the Best Picture Oscar at the awards ceremony, which was broadcast Sunday night.
Those of you who watched the NBA All-Star game on Sunday will know that Western Conference players put on a show for the fans as they led the West to a three-point win over the Eastern Conference.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant scored 27 points to break Michael Jordan’s all-time scoring record in All-Star games, and Kevin Durant, who was named the game’s Most Valuable Player, finished the night with 36 points.
With the NBA season at its halfway point, it’s hard to argue that this year’s eventual champ won’t come out of the Western Conference. Ten of the 15 teams in the West have records of .500 or better, including Oklahoma City (.794), San Antonio (.706), the L.A. Clippers (.645), Dallas (.618), Houston (.588), the L.A. Lakers (.588), Memphis (.559), Portland (.529), Denver (.514) and Minnesota (.500). Weird thing is, the Clippers are actually ahead of the Lakers in the Western Conference Pacific Division Standings.
Only six of the 15 teams in the Eastern Conference have records of .500 or better. They include Miami (.794), Chicago (.771), Indiana (.636), Orlando (.629), Atlanta (.588) and Philadelphia (.588).
If the playoffs started tomorrow, I’d probably go with San Antonio in the West, and Miami in the East with Miami to win it all.
Speaking of basketball, I read a weird basketball story earlier this week about a high school player in Minnesota who scored 71 points in a game only to see his team lose.
According to the Duluth News, Anders Broman, a 6-foot-1 junior guard at Lakeview Christian Academy scored 71 points Saturday in a 114-110 loss to Melrose High School. His point total was the second-highest single game total by an individual player in the state’s history. Melrose’s leading scorer, Scottie Stone, scored a school-record 39 points to lead his team to the win.
Earlier this year, Broman, who has yet to play his senior season, became the youngest player in Minnesota history to reach 3,000 career points. He’s being recruited by Northwestern, San Diego State and Virginia Tech.
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