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Building a Pittsburgh Steelers Man Cave

You have finally made the decision to build a Pittsburgh Steelers Man Cave.  Now the question is where to begin?  Today I want to give you some ideas on how I would build a Pittsburgh Steelers Man Cave.

# 1 Super Bowl History

The best place to start would be the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl history.  They are the only team to win six Super Bowls in the NFL.  This is a great distinction and has to be proudly displayed.  There are many sports memorabilia items featuring all six victories.  One of the best I have seen is one with all six Super Bowl logos with a picture of Heinz Field in the background.

A collage of pictures from all the victories would another great way to showcase their victories.  A picture from each Super Bowl would a be one of things I would like to see.  A great picture would be one of Lynn Swann from Super Bowl 10 catching the tipped pass.  A dramatic picture would be James Harrision returning an interception for a touchdown in Super Bowl 43.

Pictures like this can make a statement in your Man Cave

#2 Steelers Hall of Fame Players

A Wall of Fame would be an appropriate addition to your room decor.  In fact it should be necessary to complete any Man Cave.  Now all the players featured may not be in the Hall of Fame yet, but pictures of Jerome Bettis, Hines Ward and of course Ben Roethlisberger would be alright.  At some point in time all three will be elected to the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

The Wall of Fame has to include offensive and defensive starts.  Let’s start with offense which was led by Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, John Stallworth and Mike Webster.  All these players are in Canton as Hall of Fame players.  All of them played a key role in winning the first four Super Bowls.

The defense was known as the Steel Curtain.  The leaders of this defense were “Mean” Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham, LC Greenwood and Mel Blount.  These players represented one of the most dominate defensive in NFL history.  Having pictures from all these players is something that should be included in the Man Cave design.

# 3 Team Merchandise

The final element of the Man Cave is Steelers team merchandise.  We have represented the Super Bowl wins and the players from those teams.  Now it time for general sports merchandise.  This can be wide variety of items including Pittsburgh Steelers banners, flags, lamps, rugs and tables.  The idea would be fill all the available space in your room.  This would ensure that your friends would know they are entering a Pittsburgh Steelers Man Cave.

Of course you want to serve your friends their favorite beverage in Steelers glassware from your sports bar.  The sports bar would be how I would complete the design.  Watching  Steelers’ game from your home bar on large flat screen TV is the ultimate experience.  After all watching football games from your Man Cave is the main reason you create that room.

There you have several ideas on how you can build a Pittsburgh Steelers Man Cave.  Hope you have creating your room.

 

 

 

Spurs Took Care of Business: What’s Next?

The San Antonio Spurs are once again NBA Champions.  With another championship the inevitable questions for next season have already started.  Can the Spurs repeat?  Are they the team to beat next season?  What will happen with the Miami Heat?  All of these questions will be examined in this article.

Can the Spurs Repeat?

The simple answer is yes.  The reason is the nucleus of the team seems intact with Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Mano Ginobili.  These three stars should be back next season and still compete at a high level.  Of the three Tim Duncan has to be the biggest question mark due to age.  Right now he is 38 years old and has been playing for over 16 years in the NBA.  People will wonder if his knees and legs will hold through another season.

The main advantage for the San Antonio Spurs is the rise of new talent.  They have a very deep bench with players such as Boris Diaw and Playoff MVP Kawhi Leonard.  The question will be if they can keep all of these talented players together.  The offseason should be quite interesting.

Are The Spurs the Team to Beat?

The simple answer is no.  Even though I said in previous question they can repeat it will be very difficult.  The Western Conference have a deeper pool of talented teams such as Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder.  Both of these up and coming teams have younger core players like Kevin Durant and Chris Paul.

Next year both of these should be better and may be able to take down the San Antonio Spurs.  The NBA season and playoffs are long and age can become a big factor regarding the Spurs.  Kevin Durant realizes that his window of having a championship season could be closing with the Thunder.  They have been very good during the season, but cannot put together a strong post season.

What will Happen with the Miami Heat?

Of all three questions in this article this has to be hardest.  There a on of rumors out there regarding the Miami Heat “Big 3.”   LeBron James could opt out of his contract and become a free.  Would another player be a better fit than Dwayne Wade because he is getting older and has had injury issues the past couple seasons.

The main problem seems to be money.  Do they have enough money under the salary cap to bring in another player or two to compliment the Big 3?  There are quite a few big name free agents available, but the Miami Heat would not have enough space to pay all three.  One of the three would have to be let go in my opinion.

As a group they are very talented, but not a very deep group which the San Antonio Spurs revealed.  They need to find some other people who can score.  Chris Bosh seems to disappear at times during games.  They need to find some other role players if they still want to compete for a championship next season.

The Ruler Right Now

The Ruler of the NBA right now are the San Antonio Spurs.  They will be the team everyone wants to beat next season.  Right now there are probably about 5 to 8 teams that can be championship teams.  Free agency will be more of a key than the draft for most of these teams.  If any of the teams mentioned is this article add or lose a key player it can shift the balance in the NBA.  Regardless of what happens the Spurs and Heat should both be one of the top teams next season.

 

Los Angeles Kings Taking Control

The Los Angeles Kings are taking control of the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals.  They have the Stanley Cup within their grasp.  Now can they get the decisive fourth game after winning the first three games?  This had the look of a classic series after Game 1 which went into overtime.  The LA Kings prevailed in that game 3 to 2.

Game 2 went into double overtime with the LA Kings winning again 5 to 4.  These first two games were heartbreakers for the New York Rangers.  Either of these two games could have gone to the NY Rangers.

The Star Jonathan Quick

Now in Game 3 it was LA Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick who stole the show.  Actually he stole the show in all three games with some miraculous saves.  Game 3 was not any different from the previous games.  In the first period he made a save the paddle part of his stick.  New York Rangers had a wide open net, but somehow Jonathan Quick made the save by deflecting the puck with his stick.

From the point on he was simply unbreakable.  He made save after save with a total of 32.  It seems every year in the Stanley Cup Finals one goaltender just simply outplays or out saves the other.  Henrik Lunqvist is a great goaltender for the New York Rangers, but he seems to have some bad luck at times.  A defenseman gives the puck up in his end and the puck goes to a LA King for the game winning goal.  Another time a puck goes of another player and finds the back of the net.

Game 4 Keys

Game 4 will be desperation time for the New York Rangers.  They could have easily won Games 1 or 2, but did not.  Game 3 they just seemed to be outplayed in the final two periods.  Winning four games in a row is nearly impossible.  Their mindset will have to be to win one game.  After that the NY Rangers will just have to push forward to see if they win the next game.

The key for the NY Rangers to win is to get an outstanding performance from Henrik Lundqvist.  He has been great, but they have never been able to hold onto a lead.  They led the first two games only to see the LA Kings eventually tie the game to force overtime.

I had predicted the NY Rangers to win in six games.  The main reason was the rest they had before the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals.  The first two games seem to the defining games since the LA Kings escaped with two wins when they could have easily lost both.  I am hoping to a couple more games because I love NHL Playoff hockey, but now it the LA Kings series to lose.