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THE BULLETIN • FEBRUARY 18 - 24, 2021
BY GEORGE DICKIE
BY JAY BOBBIN
Finally,
all the local
happenings
in one place.
Central Oregon’s most
comprehensive event listing site.
Local events aggregated from
over 40 event listings sites.
The doctors
of ‘New
Amsterdam’
will be in
again, soon
www.bendbulletin.com/events/
Q: Is “New
Amsterdam” ever
coming back? I
thought it was doing
well.– Dennis Reed,
Providence, R.I.
Ryan
Eggold
A: It is, and it is. The New
York-based NBC hospital
drama that stars Ryan
Eggold had its start of
production on its newest
season delayed by the
coronavirus pandemic, like so many other shows, but its third
round will begin in the series’ customary Tuesday slot on
March 2. It wasn’t a coincidence that the network scheduled
the Canadian pickup “Nurses” there while waiting for new
“New Amsterdam,” since it wanted a similarly themed drama
to keep that hour warm.
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A ‘Beard’ now grows
in Brooklyn
When the Brooklyn Nets acquired All-Star guard James Harden
from the Houston Rockets in a Jan. 14 trade, it sparked plenty of
excitement among fans envisioning a big three of Harden, Kevin
Durant and Kyrie Irving lighting up scoreboards throughout the
NBA. But it also raised a number of questions.
How will they decide who is the go-to guy in the closing minutes?
How will Harden blend in with the other two alpha scorers? And
what will his presence mean for an already defense-challenged team?
Well, nearly a month after the deal, the answers appear to be it
varies, just fine and it depends on the opponent. The formula so far
has been to get efficient offense from the three All-Stars and count
on one to have a monster game. Opponents will have no answer
for the Nets’ three-headed monster, so the defense needs to be only
good enough to outscore the other side. Which has happened often.
As of early February, the Nets were 7-2 since the trade and
Harden was being Harden, averaging 24.1 points and 12 assists
with Brooklyn. Included in those totals were four triple-double efforts plus a 34-point, 12-assist, six-
rebound game against the Bucks on Jan. 18 (his second game with the Nets) and a 31-point, 15-assist,
eight-rebound effort against the Hawks on Jan. 27. All were wins.
So far unselfish play has been the calling card of the Nets’ big three and that is reflected on the
scoreboard. The Nets and the man known as “The Beard” can be seen in action on national TV twice this
week: On the road against the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday, Feb. 21, on ESPN; and at home versus the
Dallas Mavericks Saturday, Feb. 27, on ABC.
FULL NAME: James Edward
Harden Jr.
(2012-21); Brooklyn Nets
(2021-present)
BIRTH DATE: Aug. 26, 1989
COLLEGE: Arizona St.
BIRTHPLACE: Bellflower, Calif.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6 feet, 5
inches/220 pounds
DRAFT: Selected in the first round
(third overall) by the Thunder in
2009
TEAMS: Oklahoma City Thunder
(2009-12); Houston Rockets
HONORS AND
ACHIEVEMENTS: NBA MVP
(2018); eight-time NBA All-Star;
six-time All-NBA First Team;
three-time NBA scoring champion
(2018-20); NBA assists leader
(2017); NBA Sixth Man of the
Year (2012); Pac-10 Player of the
Year (2009); his No. 13 jersey
was retired by Arizona St.
BY GEORGE DICKIE
2) Casey Stengel
4) “As of this writing, 15 men in the history of organized baseball have ever thrown a perfect game. Only one of
those men did it half-drunk, with bloodshot eyes, monster breath and a raging, skull-rattling hangover. That would
be me.”
3) Charlie Finley
3) “Sweat plus sacrifice equals success.”
4) David Wells
2) “I broke in with four hits, and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. It took me only a
few days to correct that impression.”
5) Charles Barkley
1) “Do things you don’t like to do; bear down that much harder on what you hate doing. It’ll make you a lot better
player. And a lot better person.”
Answers:
6) Magic Johnson
Identify the authors of the following quotes:
5) “I don’t create controversies. They’re there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.”
1) Bear Bryant
6) “Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.”