The year of 2007 has vastly come to an end and 2008 is just around the corner. The sporting world of 2007 was very interesting and had many memorial stories.
The 2007 NFL regular season came to a close last night and the playoff match ups are set. The top seeds are the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts in the AFC and the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers in the NFC.
For course the heart felt story of the league is the Washington Redskins making the playoffs after their tough lose during the season winning their final four games. The Skins will face the Seattle Seahawks next weekend in the Wild Card round.
As for a recap the of year in sports, the Florida Gators beat the Ohio State Buckeyes to win the College football BCS Championship in January. Peyton Manning gets over the hump and win his first Super Bowl and is named Super Bowl MVP after beating the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl 41. In April, the Florida Gators Men's Basketball teams becomes the first school to win back to back National Championships since Duke in 91-92. In June, the San Antonio Spurs won their fourth NBA Title in nine seasons by sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers, who made it to their first NBA Championship led by non other than Lebron James. Tony Parker was named Finals MVP.
In August the Men's National Basketball team won the FIBA America's Tournament to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in China. The team played well the whole tournament looking like the dominate team there have been in the past.
Once again Tiger Woods had a great year on the Links and also became a father in July. Tiger won the PGA Player of the Year award once again for the ninth time in his eleven year career.
Have a Happy and Safe New Year Holiday!
Monday, December 31, 2007
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!!!
I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas Day and I hope everyone enjoys their time with family and friends.
When you aren't spending time with family and friends, be sure to check out some NBA basketball.
Heat-Cavs, then Suns-Lakers and the night cap with Blazers-Sonics.
Have a good one everybody!
Monday, December 24, 2007
How's that for some "Sports Smak"
First off I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas Eve! I hope everyone is enjoying time with family and friends.
Second I want to let everyone know how much I appreciate the support and reading this sports blog that I write. I enjoy all the comments left.
Thirdly, before a comment is left, make sure you know what you are saying and try to make a valid somewhat smart point. Otherwise, think twice about it and ask yourself if you are on my level.
Now on to more important issues. You know I used to talk that "smak" about teams I didn't like, but now that I have grown up and preparing for my future, I like to be honest and real with my sports smak.
So when I say that the Los Angles Lakers are playing good team basketball as of late, that is the truth and a valid point. And as some of you might know, Kobe eclipsed the 20,000 point plateau last night and became the youngest to do so breaking Wilt Chamberlains previous record by a week.
I'm not a fan of Kobe and never have been. I am just trying to throw out the latest news around the league. Not only is Kobe playing well, his teammates have stepped up their play as a whole especially their second team coming off the bench and playing solidly.
As for the Celtics, there's nothing going on that shouldn't be expected. They have three all star players, including the MVP of the league, and are doing what they should be doing. They were brought together to win, their goal is to win, they are superstar players, they are trying to accomplish their goal of a NBA Championship. 22-3 is an impressive record, but I'll be more interested when they approach the 70 win plateau.
Well the long NFL season has come down to the final week and the story of the season is the undefeated Patriots. Their record now stands at 15-0 and face the New York Giants this week to go for the perfect record. They have broken record after record. Will they continue their dominance into January in route to their fourth championship in seven seasons? Stay turned and we will find out.
On the other side, the Dallas Cowboys have officially wrapped up home field advantage in the playoffs in the NFC. This week they face their rival Redskins and the Redskins need to win the game in order to be the last wild card in the NFC.
As for NFL season awards, the obvious three choices for MVP are Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Brett Favre. All three of these players have had outstanding seasons and led their teams to great records and have put up record breaking stats.
Offensive Rookie of the year will be Adrian Peterson, RB of the Vikings and Defensive Rookie of the Year is none other than the beast of the future Patrick Willis, LB of the 49ers.
Mr. Sports Smak wants to give a shout out to Sports Zach, Sports Wes, and Sports Luke. They will understand why I put Sports in front of their names, it's an inside joke.
Once again Merry Christmas Eve everyone!
Second I want to let everyone know how much I appreciate the support and reading this sports blog that I write. I enjoy all the comments left.
Thirdly, before a comment is left, make sure you know what you are saying and try to make a valid somewhat smart point. Otherwise, think twice about it and ask yourself if you are on my level.
Now on to more important issues. You know I used to talk that "smak" about teams I didn't like, but now that I have grown up and preparing for my future, I like to be honest and real with my sports smak.
So when I say that the Los Angles Lakers are playing good team basketball as of late, that is the truth and a valid point. And as some of you might know, Kobe eclipsed the 20,000 point plateau last night and became the youngest to do so breaking Wilt Chamberlains previous record by a week.
I'm not a fan of Kobe and never have been. I am just trying to throw out the latest news around the league. Not only is Kobe playing well, his teammates have stepped up their play as a whole especially their second team coming off the bench and playing solidly.
As for the Celtics, there's nothing going on that shouldn't be expected. They have three all star players, including the MVP of the league, and are doing what they should be doing. They were brought together to win, their goal is to win, they are superstar players, they are trying to accomplish their goal of a NBA Championship. 22-3 is an impressive record, but I'll be more interested when they approach the 70 win plateau.
Well the long NFL season has come down to the final week and the story of the season is the undefeated Patriots. Their record now stands at 15-0 and face the New York Giants this week to go for the perfect record. They have broken record after record. Will they continue their dominance into January in route to their fourth championship in seven seasons? Stay turned and we will find out.
On the other side, the Dallas Cowboys have officially wrapped up home field advantage in the playoffs in the NFC. This week they face their rival Redskins and the Redskins need to win the game in order to be the last wild card in the NFC.
As for NFL season awards, the obvious three choices for MVP are Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Brett Favre. All three of these players have had outstanding seasons and led their teams to great records and have put up record breaking stats.
Offensive Rookie of the year will be Adrian Peterson, RB of the Vikings and Defensive Rookie of the Year is none other than the beast of the future Patrick Willis, LB of the 49ers.
Mr. Sports Smak wants to give a shout out to Sports Zach, Sports Wes, and Sports Luke. They will understand why I put Sports in front of their names, it's an inside joke.
Once again Merry Christmas Eve everyone!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
December Basketballin
So I just watched overrated Duke lose to Pittsburgh in overtime and boy I couldn't be happier. The game was played on a neutral court at Madison Square Garden and Pitt came out with a much deserved victory.
Pitt struggled in the first half and was trailing at halftime by 12 points. Then I switch it over to none other than Lebron vs. Kobe. I heard my fans are excited that I talk so much about the best player in the league, so I can't not talk about the best two players in the league.
But I'll get to that in a second. Pitt comes out in the second half and looked like the team that should have showed up at the beginning of the game. Pitt makes a steady come back as Duke struggles to get their offense going as they were having a hard time even getting a shot off late in a close game.
Pitt took the lead with about four minutes left in the game and Duke evidently decided to play again and the game is tied headed into overtime. And Pitt wins in overtime on a 3 pointer by Fields to win the game.
Some observations. I agree that Duke is better than last year, but I feel they are overrated at this point in the season. Duke never plays an actual road game in their non conference schedule. It's always in some tournament or some "neutral" court game. They never actually travel to a campus and play a decent team. Start playing good teams on the road or play those crappy teams you have scheduled for your home games at their campus.
That is a reason Duke hasn't got past the Sweet 16 in the past 3 or 4 season because they haven't played tough away games. I'm not bashing Duke just because I don't like them, I am just stating the obvious. The only reason Duke is ranked in the top 10 at this point in the season is because of that name on their jersey. I don't think they are a top 10 team in a nation at this point in the season. They absolutely have no inside presence and have obviously taken over the Phoenix Suns offence of float around the perimeter and look for an opening. Oh and another point, Duke's defence consists of flop city if someone bumps into you. And what makes it worse are the Refs actually call it a charge. It's so horrible, because more than half the time it is obvious that the player flops over like a girl. It's so dumb and annoying.
A good Duke team that has made it to the Final Four had some type of inside presence that would give them balance for late in the season and into the NCAA tournament time.
But enough on Duke, time to get to the most anticipated Lebron-Kobe talk.
I'm going to say that the Cavs don't look like a good team most of the time. I'm also going to say Lebron is a beast. Get rid of Larry bum Hughes, he is straight garbage and looks like he doesn't know what to do most of the time. Anderson Varejeo is a hustle beat and should be a starter instead of Gooden and they just need some changes.
The Lakers on the other hand are a good balanced team thanks to the coaching job of Phil Jackson. He is a good coach and always has, and I think he is doing a good job with what he has other than Kobe. I still don't think Kobe has been dominate this season as he as been in previous years. Not sure if it's because of team play of what.
Another thing that bothers me is all of these dumb intentional fouls on steals to prevent fast break dunks. I mean even when you have a lead, there's no need to prevent the highlight dunk. Don't be a bunch of girls, either protect the ball or pay the price.
Did I mention Hughes is awful, he missed a wide open lay up and air balled two shots so far.
I know you're not supposed to give players wide open shots, but when you get beat off a crossover don't reach out and foul, it's so frustrating. I mean let the King dunk on you.
Well the Lakers are up by five after three quarters and of course Lebron is leading Kobe in the offensive categories. It should be an interesting finish to the game... well the Cavs bench has taken over the beginning of the quarter and now up by four 82-78 and a Laker player tried to foul a Cav player on a fast break dunk, dumb.
Anyways, in other important news, I'm battling for the All Offence Showdown championship this weekend in my Fantasy Football league. Pretty excited about that. And Christmas is almost four days away, that is even more exciting.
Boy do I love Christmas time!
Pitt struggled in the first half and was trailing at halftime by 12 points. Then I switch it over to none other than Lebron vs. Kobe. I heard my fans are excited that I talk so much about the best player in the league, so I can't not talk about the best two players in the league.
But I'll get to that in a second. Pitt comes out in the second half and looked like the team that should have showed up at the beginning of the game. Pitt makes a steady come back as Duke struggles to get their offense going as they were having a hard time even getting a shot off late in a close game.
Pitt took the lead with about four minutes left in the game and Duke evidently decided to play again and the game is tied headed into overtime. And Pitt wins in overtime on a 3 pointer by Fields to win the game.
Some observations. I agree that Duke is better than last year, but I feel they are overrated at this point in the season. Duke never plays an actual road game in their non conference schedule. It's always in some tournament or some "neutral" court game. They never actually travel to a campus and play a decent team. Start playing good teams on the road or play those crappy teams you have scheduled for your home games at their campus.
That is a reason Duke hasn't got past the Sweet 16 in the past 3 or 4 season because they haven't played tough away games. I'm not bashing Duke just because I don't like them, I am just stating the obvious. The only reason Duke is ranked in the top 10 at this point in the season is because of that name on their jersey. I don't think they are a top 10 team in a nation at this point in the season. They absolutely have no inside presence and have obviously taken over the Phoenix Suns offence of float around the perimeter and look for an opening. Oh and another point, Duke's defence consists of flop city if someone bumps into you. And what makes it worse are the Refs actually call it a charge. It's so horrible, because more than half the time it is obvious that the player flops over like a girl. It's so dumb and annoying.
A good Duke team that has made it to the Final Four had some type of inside presence that would give them balance for late in the season and into the NCAA tournament time.
But enough on Duke, time to get to the most anticipated Lebron-Kobe talk.
I'm going to say that the Cavs don't look like a good team most of the time. I'm also going to say Lebron is a beast. Get rid of Larry bum Hughes, he is straight garbage and looks like he doesn't know what to do most of the time. Anderson Varejeo is a hustle beat and should be a starter instead of Gooden and they just need some changes.
The Lakers on the other hand are a good balanced team thanks to the coaching job of Phil Jackson. He is a good coach and always has, and I think he is doing a good job with what he has other than Kobe. I still don't think Kobe has been dominate this season as he as been in previous years. Not sure if it's because of team play of what.
Another thing that bothers me is all of these dumb intentional fouls on steals to prevent fast break dunks. I mean even when you have a lead, there's no need to prevent the highlight dunk. Don't be a bunch of girls, either protect the ball or pay the price.
Did I mention Hughes is awful, he missed a wide open lay up and air balled two shots so far.
I know you're not supposed to give players wide open shots, but when you get beat off a crossover don't reach out and foul, it's so frustrating. I mean let the King dunk on you.
Well the Lakers are up by five after three quarters and of course Lebron is leading Kobe in the offensive categories. It should be an interesting finish to the game... well the Cavs bench has taken over the beginning of the quarter and now up by four 82-78 and a Laker player tried to foul a Cav player on a fast break dunk, dumb.
Anyways, in other important news, I'm battling for the All Offence Showdown championship this weekend in my Fantasy Football league. Pretty excited about that. And Christmas is almost four days away, that is even more exciting.
Boy do I love Christmas time!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Bron Bron youngest to 9,000
Lebron keeps changing the record books in the NBA in only his fifth season in the league. He achieved the new goal last night in a big double overtime win against the Bucks. Lebron became the youngest player in NBA history to to reach 9,000 career points. James scored 31 in a much needed Cavaliers victory.
With Lebron back from injury and Anderson Varejao finally signed and back playing, the Cavs should get in sync and hopefully get back to winning ways. I'm looking for Lebron to get back to his MVP form from before his injury and the Cavs will be a team to be reckoned with in the coming months.
The NBA season is just about two months into their season and there are two teams that seem to be standing out above the rest. Of course it is no question, the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs. Celtics have the best record in the league behind their "big 3" and the Spurs seem to be the class of the West. Though they did lose their first home game last night against the Suns, 100-95, and that was without their point guard Tony Parker.
One team that is hot at the moment is the Portland Trailblazers who have won seven straight games and now stand at 12-12. The Blazers are a young team, who are without their number one draft pick Greg Oden, yet their team leader is Brandon Roy. Portland is showing good promise and will certainly grow to be a top team in the coming years in the Western Conference.
With Lebron back from injury and Anderson Varejao finally signed and back playing, the Cavs should get in sync and hopefully get back to winning ways. I'm looking for Lebron to get back to his MVP form from before his injury and the Cavs will be a team to be reckoned with in the coming months.
The NBA season is just about two months into their season and there are two teams that seem to be standing out above the rest. Of course it is no question, the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs. Celtics have the best record in the league behind their "big 3" and the Spurs seem to be the class of the West. Though they did lose their first home game last night against the Suns, 100-95, and that was without their point guard Tony Parker.
One team that is hot at the moment is the Portland Trailblazers who have won seven straight games and now stand at 12-12. The Blazers are a young team, who are without their number one draft pick Greg Oden, yet their team leader is Brandon Roy. Portland is showing good promise and will certainly grow to be a top team in the coming years in the Western Conference.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Dolphins Prevail
Well I don't know if the Dolphins just got lucky or if it was a result of their hard fought game. I'm watching CBS and I see the Dolphins and Ravens were tied at 16 and going to overtime.
Well of course the Ravens win the toss and get the ball first and they drive down the field and I'm thinking, well there "perfect" season continues. The Ravens drive the ball down to around the 30 yard line and it was all set up for the game winner by accurate kicker Matt Stover.
Just outside the cross bar, the Dolphins get their chance. And the fairy tale season comes to and end as they drive down the field and score the game winning touchdown and the celebration is on.
I know my man John is excited and just about every Dolphin fan in the world. Well we don't get the battle of undefeated vs. win-less next week, but I think the Dolphins will be on a emotion high and will give the Pats a tough battle much like the Jets did.
The Pats squeaked out a tough game against the J E T S Jets Jets Jets yesterday in a messy weathered game. With only two weeks left in the regular season the boring Patriots are that much closer to the perfect record season, like I care.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. My Niners got a big win on Saturday behind third string QB Shaun Hill. Frank the Tank Gore also had a big game with 120 yards rushing.
I told my uncle back in the beginning of November that they would win three more games this season and so far two down one to go.
My Tar Heels are off to their best start in a decade and playing well on all cylinders. 9-0 and ranked number 1 in the nations.
A week until Christmas, boy am I excited!
Well of course the Ravens win the toss and get the ball first and they drive down the field and I'm thinking, well there "perfect" season continues. The Ravens drive the ball down to around the 30 yard line and it was all set up for the game winner by accurate kicker Matt Stover.
Just outside the cross bar, the Dolphins get their chance. And the fairy tale season comes to and end as they drive down the field and score the game winning touchdown and the celebration is on.
I know my man John is excited and just about every Dolphin fan in the world. Well we don't get the battle of undefeated vs. win-less next week, but I think the Dolphins will be on a emotion high and will give the Pats a tough battle much like the Jets did.
The Pats squeaked out a tough game against the J E T S Jets Jets Jets yesterday in a messy weathered game. With only two weeks left in the regular season the boring Patriots are that much closer to the perfect record season, like I care.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. My Niners got a big win on Saturday behind third string QB Shaun Hill. Frank the Tank Gore also had a big game with 120 yards rushing.
I told my uncle back in the beginning of November that they would win three more games this season and so far two down one to go.
My Tar Heels are off to their best start in a decade and playing well on all cylinders. 9-0 and ranked number 1 in the nations.
A week until Christmas, boy am I excited!
Monday, December 10, 2007
Today's Headlines
Hello all. I had some complains of with drawls, so just thought I'd stop by.
Of course the headline in today's sporting news is none other than Michael Vick's conviction time. Not that I really care that much, but he was sentenced to 23 months in prison and 3 years probation. Since he already has spent a month in jail knowing he would be anyways, he was essentially sentenced to two years in prison. Of course his defense team will try to reduce that to 18 months since that was the original prediction.
So we shouldn't be hearing much about Vick until about September or so of 2009. So that's that.
In other news the dumb New England Patriots beat a tough Pittsburgh Steelers last night to remain undefeated and now stand at 13-0. Yeah I picked the Patriots to win the super bowl, but I am beyond tired of hearing about the perfect record mess. At a point it just gets old. They aren't fun to watch, it just comes down to oh hey its Brady to Moss, whoop de do. Yeah they do their job, but I'm tired of it. I hope they lose to the Dolphins in two weeks, now that would be some good news. I'd probably be laughing none stop. I can't stand to see Belicheck or whatever his name is, he's to cocky looking, he's even worse than Brady.
Oh but they like to call it "humble pie." I'll give you some humble pie. Sorry, just trying to make this post interesting. I don't care how many the team or Brady makes, I still think the MVP award should go to Favre. He is having the best year of his career and he is 38 years old and was said to be done the past two years.
You know, I was thinking, how come other teams don't "steal" that Patriots offensive "style." Meaning why don't other teams run the five wide spread offense like the Patriots. Obviously defenses can't stop it, why not give it a shot. It makes sense to me. Whatever. ;-)
I need LBJ to come back, I mean how cautious can you be about a sprained index finger on your off hand. Not only is his team stinking it up, he's also causing my fantasy team to slip a little. Come back Lebron!
Of course the headline in today's sporting news is none other than Michael Vick's conviction time. Not that I really care that much, but he was sentenced to 23 months in prison and 3 years probation. Since he already has spent a month in jail knowing he would be anyways, he was essentially sentenced to two years in prison. Of course his defense team will try to reduce that to 18 months since that was the original prediction.
So we shouldn't be hearing much about Vick until about September or so of 2009. So that's that.
In other news the dumb New England Patriots beat a tough Pittsburgh Steelers last night to remain undefeated and now stand at 13-0. Yeah I picked the Patriots to win the super bowl, but I am beyond tired of hearing about the perfect record mess. At a point it just gets old. They aren't fun to watch, it just comes down to oh hey its Brady to Moss, whoop de do. Yeah they do their job, but I'm tired of it. I hope they lose to the Dolphins in two weeks, now that would be some good news. I'd probably be laughing none stop. I can't stand to see Belicheck or whatever his name is, he's to cocky looking, he's even worse than Brady.
Oh but they like to call it "humble pie." I'll give you some humble pie. Sorry, just trying to make this post interesting. I don't care how many the team or Brady makes, I still think the MVP award should go to Favre. He is having the best year of his career and he is 38 years old and was said to be done the past two years.
You know, I was thinking, how come other teams don't "steal" that Patriots offensive "style." Meaning why don't other teams run the five wide spread offense like the Patriots. Obviously defenses can't stop it, why not give it a shot. It makes sense to me. Whatever. ;-)
I need LBJ to come back, I mean how cautious can you be about a sprained index finger on your off hand. Not only is his team stinking it up, he's also causing my fantasy team to slip a little. Come back Lebron!
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Ravens got Robbed
So last night the Baltimore Ravens proved that the Patriots are vulnerable. Also the Ravens should have won that game on multiple instances. But unfortunately it's over and done with.
First off, way to many silly penalties on the Ravens. If they cut those penalties down, then they would have won the game. Secondly, the Patriots did not "win" that game themselves. The Ravens made silly penalties and unfortunately their coach called a timeout right before they stopped the Patriots on a fourth down late in the game.
There were many times when the Ravens could have stopped the Patriots on fourth down, but some how they managed to get a penalty called on them. And for the record, Jabar Gaffney didn't have full possession on that touchdown catch to take the lead.
It was just frustrating because the Ravens played the best game of their year and blew the game away on silly penalties. I mean Willis Mcgahee ran all over the Pats defense and then of course the Ravens defense looked like the defense they played like a few years ago. Such a frustrating lose.
Just a little tid bit off topic, American Gladiators is coming back on air. Not reruns, but a totally new show, the 21st century version. No more 80s reruns, but all new shows hosted by none other than Hulkamania. Hulk Hogan is the man, I'm excited to check it out. It starts in January.
First off, way to many silly penalties on the Ravens. If they cut those penalties down, then they would have won the game. Secondly, the Patriots did not "win" that game themselves. The Ravens made silly penalties and unfortunately their coach called a timeout right before they stopped the Patriots on a fourth down late in the game.
There were many times when the Ravens could have stopped the Patriots on fourth down, but some how they managed to get a penalty called on them. And for the record, Jabar Gaffney didn't have full possession on that touchdown catch to take the lead.
It was just frustrating because the Ravens played the best game of their year and blew the game away on silly penalties. I mean Willis Mcgahee ran all over the Pats defense and then of course the Ravens defense looked like the defense they played like a few years ago. Such a frustrating lose.
Just a little tid bit off topic, American Gladiators is coming back on air. Not reruns, but a totally new show, the 21st century version. No more 80s reruns, but all new shows hosted by none other than Hulkamania. Hulk Hogan is the man, I'm excited to check it out. It starts in January.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Hokies get redemption
Well it's officially December 1 and that means only 24 more days until Christmas! It also means that the Virginia Tech Hokies get their rematch against the Boston College Eagles in the ACC Championship today.
If the Hokies win this game today, they have an outside chance to play in the BCS National Championship, but they would have to get a lot of help in front of them. But if they win, they guarantee a BCS Bowl game, most likely the Orange Bowl.
But the most important fact of today is Tech gets their rematch that they have been playing for the past four games since the tough home loss to the Eagles in the final four minutes of the game. After that lose, the Hokies didn't get down on themselves, they made a vow to win out the rest of the season to have that shot to play the Eagles again in the ACC Championship and they achieved that goal by beating the UVA Cavaliers last Saturday.
I was at that game about a month ago and the Hokies have even more of a chance to beat the Eagles because QB Tyrod Taylor is healthy and has been sharing time with Sean Glennon that past four games and both have been playing well. If Tech plays defense like they did up until the last four minutes of the game, then Tech will without a doubt beat the Eagles and earn their second ACC Championship is three seasons.
I got the Hokies winning 24 - 7.
John you must have read my mind because last night I was watching the Jazz-Lakers game and I checked out the Magic-Suns game and had a thought I'd like to share.
Two studs that will take over the league in the next couple of years, if not this season, Jazz PG Deron Williams and of course Magic C Dwight Howard.
Of course it is obvious that Howard has become the most dominant center in the league today, but Deron Williams will be right behind him without question.
I'm sitting there watch Kobe and Deron trade baskets back and forth last night. Kobe would come down and stroke a three ball. Then Deron comes down and crosses Derek Fisher out of his shoes and then cuts through the lane and gets a lay up. This happened out five possessions in a row during the second quarter.
I remember a few years ago when Deron was a senior at Illinois and he led that team to the National Championship in 2005 against my Tar Heels. Of course the Heels won that game, but I remember Williams was killing us from three point land.
Well now he is in his third season and has become one of the toughest guards to defend off the dribble. Not only does he have size but he has the quickness and handles to take it by many guards that are smaller than him. He will surely be an All-Star for seasons to come.
As for Mr. Howard, he is still only 21 years old, he turns 22 next week and is just taking over the league in the paint.
He is leading the league in rebounds and has improved his scoring each season he has played. He is averaging 20 points a game so far this season, and after having a touch game held to nine points, comes back the next game and scores a career high 39.
He also has two games this season with at least 30 points and 20 rebounds, which is just crazy. With Howard being mentored by Knicks great Patrick Ewing, Howard is well on his way to leaving his mark in NBA History. This young man-child will on continue to get better skillfully and continue to lead the Magic and make them a top tear team in the league.
Have a good Saturday and enjoy some college football and basketball.
If the Hokies win this game today, they have an outside chance to play in the BCS National Championship, but they would have to get a lot of help in front of them. But if they win, they guarantee a BCS Bowl game, most likely the Orange Bowl.
But the most important fact of today is Tech gets their rematch that they have been playing for the past four games since the tough home loss to the Eagles in the final four minutes of the game. After that lose, the Hokies didn't get down on themselves, they made a vow to win out the rest of the season to have that shot to play the Eagles again in the ACC Championship and they achieved that goal by beating the UVA Cavaliers last Saturday.
I was at that game about a month ago and the Hokies have even more of a chance to beat the Eagles because QB Tyrod Taylor is healthy and has been sharing time with Sean Glennon that past four games and both have been playing well. If Tech plays defense like they did up until the last four minutes of the game, then Tech will without a doubt beat the Eagles and earn their second ACC Championship is three seasons.
I got the Hokies winning 24 - 7.
John you must have read my mind because last night I was watching the Jazz-Lakers game and I checked out the Magic-Suns game and had a thought I'd like to share.
Two studs that will take over the league in the next couple of years, if not this season, Jazz PG Deron Williams and of course Magic C Dwight Howard.
Of course it is obvious that Howard has become the most dominant center in the league today, but Deron Williams will be right behind him without question.
I'm sitting there watch Kobe and Deron trade baskets back and forth last night. Kobe would come down and stroke a three ball. Then Deron comes down and crosses Derek Fisher out of his shoes and then cuts through the lane and gets a lay up. This happened out five possessions in a row during the second quarter.
I remember a few years ago when Deron was a senior at Illinois and he led that team to the National Championship in 2005 against my Tar Heels. Of course the Heels won that game, but I remember Williams was killing us from three point land.
Well now he is in his third season and has become one of the toughest guards to defend off the dribble. Not only does he have size but he has the quickness and handles to take it by many guards that are smaller than him. He will surely be an All-Star for seasons to come.
As for Mr. Howard, he is still only 21 years old, he turns 22 next week and is just taking over the league in the paint.
He is leading the league in rebounds and has improved his scoring each season he has played. He is averaging 20 points a game so far this season, and after having a touch game held to nine points, comes back the next game and scores a career high 39.
He also has two games this season with at least 30 points and 20 rebounds, which is just crazy. With Howard being mentored by Knicks great Patrick Ewing, Howard is well on his way to leaving his mark in NBA History. This young man-child will on continue to get better skillfully and continue to lead the Magic and make them a top tear team in the league.
Have a good Saturday and enjoy some college football and basketball.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
This is going no where
See now I'm getting double teamed, what's up with that?
T, I'll get to your comments in a second.
J, when I said Big Three for Cleveland I was referring to their front court having better stats than Boston's "Big 3" for that game. I know Cleveland doesn't have a big three.
You are just baffling me with these Kobe comments. How do you figure Kobe is doing what Jordan used to do? You said something about Jordan not being an assist man, but he was, and Jordan made his players play better and you say much like Kobe is doing now? I don't understand that. I really don't see that happening. I know why you might be thinking that, and the reason is the coach. They are coached by the same guy and run the same offensive plays. And another reason is because Kobe doesn't really want to be there anymore so he isn't scoring 50 points a game.
I think T is right, we were making the same points, you just like to get me confused. That's why I like it when you leave comments because I can just ramble on about silly stuff.
As for you T, you comment had a good point that I could understand, until that last sentence.
For the both of you, the reason why Jordan made his players play better was because he never wanted to lose, he played every game like it was game 7 of the NBA Finals. Plain and simple. And we don't have a player like that in these days. Jordan did not like to lose and never wanted to lose. T made a good point about Jordan being a ball hog in his early career, but that changed like she said. When Jordan retired the first time after he had won 3 straight championships, he felt that there wasn't any competition for him anymore, so he moved on to his baseball love.
But he realized he was born to be the best player in basketball history. And when he came back he led his team to the best record in NBA history at 72-10. How did he lead his team, by speaking up and making them work much like he did previously, but he wanted to see how many he could win again.
And even when he played for the Wizards, he wasn't playing for himself, he was out there trying to help his team earn that winning mentality. Which didn't happen right away, but eventually they saw the light.
And I guess no one sees what I see in Lebron. I'm not even going to get into it. Lebron is a leader and will only get better and learn he has to encourage his teammates to jump on the wagon to that championship.
Those Kobe comments just confuse me. Maybe if you made these comments last season when he should have won the MVP I would have agreed, but the Kobe this season hasn't showed me anything.
As for the Pistons hurting Lebron, that just puts them in the dark hole for another 48 point night shellacking like in last seasons playoffs.
Tar Heels with the big win in Columbus over the Ohio State Buckeyes last night without Ty 'speeder' Lawson. Got a date in Lexington against the Kentucky 'Tubby Smith less' Wildcats.
Just a reminder Packers 34 - Cowboys 33.
Peace easy.
T, I'll get to your comments in a second.
J, when I said Big Three for Cleveland I was referring to their front court having better stats than Boston's "Big 3" for that game. I know Cleveland doesn't have a big three.
You are just baffling me with these Kobe comments. How do you figure Kobe is doing what Jordan used to do? You said something about Jordan not being an assist man, but he was, and Jordan made his players play better and you say much like Kobe is doing now? I don't understand that. I really don't see that happening. I know why you might be thinking that, and the reason is the coach. They are coached by the same guy and run the same offensive plays. And another reason is because Kobe doesn't really want to be there anymore so he isn't scoring 50 points a game.
I think T is right, we were making the same points, you just like to get me confused. That's why I like it when you leave comments because I can just ramble on about silly stuff.
As for you T, you comment had a good point that I could understand, until that last sentence.
For the both of you, the reason why Jordan made his players play better was because he never wanted to lose, he played every game like it was game 7 of the NBA Finals. Plain and simple. And we don't have a player like that in these days. Jordan did not like to lose and never wanted to lose. T made a good point about Jordan being a ball hog in his early career, but that changed like she said. When Jordan retired the first time after he had won 3 straight championships, he felt that there wasn't any competition for him anymore, so he moved on to his baseball love.
But he realized he was born to be the best player in basketball history. And when he came back he led his team to the best record in NBA history at 72-10. How did he lead his team, by speaking up and making them work much like he did previously, but he wanted to see how many he could win again.
And even when he played for the Wizards, he wasn't playing for himself, he was out there trying to help his team earn that winning mentality. Which didn't happen right away, but eventually they saw the light.
And I guess no one sees what I see in Lebron. I'm not even going to get into it. Lebron is a leader and will only get better and learn he has to encourage his teammates to jump on the wagon to that championship.
Those Kobe comments just confuse me. Maybe if you made these comments last season when he should have won the MVP I would have agreed, but the Kobe this season hasn't showed me anything.
As for the Pistons hurting Lebron, that just puts them in the dark hole for another 48 point night shellacking like in last seasons playoffs.
Tar Heels with the big win in Columbus over the Ohio State Buckeyes last night without Ty 'speeder' Lawson. Got a date in Lexington against the Kentucky 'Tubby Smith less' Wildcats.
Just a reminder Packers 34 - Cowboys 33.
Peace easy.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The Big Three?
So what happened last night Boston? What happened to the Big Three. They should have easily beat the bum Cavaliers.
Well Cleveland's Big Three, James, Gooden and Big Z, had the better game than the Boston big three stats wise. The big three on Cleveland each posted strong double doubles and helped hand the Celtics just their second lose of the season.
And what happened to sharp shooter Ray Allen late in the forth quarter? He missed two free throws in the closing seconds that could have given the Celtics the lead. But it didn't happen and the King took over the show in overtime. He does what he does.
Now John, you are starting to confuse me with your comments. And I think you are trying to do it on purpose. So you think a Kobe stat line of 37, 8, 6 against the Seattle Sonics is better than 38, 13 (assists), 4 against one of the best teams in the league, then you're just being silly. I know you are smarter than that. Lebron's 13 assists to Kobe's 6 assists, doesn't match up.
And correct me if I misunderstood you, but in one comment I got the opinion you thought Lebron is playing better so far and in the next you said Kobe is helping his team more? And I think we have two different definitions of what making your team better is. I was taught making your team better is by keeping them involved in the game and working together. You can physically and skillfully make your teammates better. You can on the other hand be a leader and encourage your teammates and keep them involved in the offense and defense and they will build that confidence when they knock down their shots.
That is what I think of when I hear making your teammates better; keeping them involved in games and going to them when the other team triple teams you. I guess we are on two different generations when it comes to that.
I mean Kobe's stat line last night was good. But Lebron has been averaging 37 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists in the last seven games. And I don't think Kobe has ever done that in his career. Kobe can score 81 points a game, but when it comes down to it. I'm taking that stat sheet stuffer. I'm taking an Oscar Robinson, a Magic Johnson, a Michael Jordan.
Kobe is a great player, but he does have the better team overall, better skill players, better coach, even though you don't like Jackson. Kobe hasn't got his team past the second round of the playoffs since Shaq left. Lebron at the age of 22 carried his team to the Finals for the first time in team history in only his second appearance in the playoffs.
So I don't know what I'm disputing anymore, but I hope you get my point.
Does anyone know what I'm trying to say? I think I made a good statement about that topic.
The top two teams in the NFC square off tomorrow in Dallas when the Green Bay Favres take on the Cowboys. 10-1 vs. 10-1. The Packers haven't won in Dallas in their last eight games there, that means Favre hasn't won in his career playing in Dallas. Personally I kind of want to see that change.
I have always been a Favre fan. He is just fun to watch. He makes up his own rules playing the QB position and that's what makes him unique and fun. Of course I didn't like him when he used to always beat my Niners in the playoffs a few years back, but that's another story.
I believe the Cowboys are favored to win. But I've seen a few kinks in their armor and I think Green Bay and exploit that with their passing game. I still think it will be an offensive game so I'm going to take Green Bay 34 - Dallas 33. I think that sounds good, Packers by 1. Sounds like an exciting game to me.
Well Cleveland's Big Three, James, Gooden and Big Z, had the better game than the Boston big three stats wise. The big three on Cleveland each posted strong double doubles and helped hand the Celtics just their second lose of the season.
And what happened to sharp shooter Ray Allen late in the forth quarter? He missed two free throws in the closing seconds that could have given the Celtics the lead. But it didn't happen and the King took over the show in overtime. He does what he does.
Now John, you are starting to confuse me with your comments. And I think you are trying to do it on purpose. So you think a Kobe stat line of 37, 8, 6 against the Seattle Sonics is better than 38, 13 (assists), 4 against one of the best teams in the league, then you're just being silly. I know you are smarter than that. Lebron's 13 assists to Kobe's 6 assists, doesn't match up.
And correct me if I misunderstood you, but in one comment I got the opinion you thought Lebron is playing better so far and in the next you said Kobe is helping his team more? And I think we have two different definitions of what making your team better is. I was taught making your team better is by keeping them involved in the game and working together. You can physically and skillfully make your teammates better. You can on the other hand be a leader and encourage your teammates and keep them involved in the offense and defense and they will build that confidence when they knock down their shots.
That is what I think of when I hear making your teammates better; keeping them involved in games and going to them when the other team triple teams you. I guess we are on two different generations when it comes to that.
I mean Kobe's stat line last night was good. But Lebron has been averaging 37 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists in the last seven games. And I don't think Kobe has ever done that in his career. Kobe can score 81 points a game, but when it comes down to it. I'm taking that stat sheet stuffer. I'm taking an Oscar Robinson, a Magic Johnson, a Michael Jordan.
Kobe is a great player, but he does have the better team overall, better skill players, better coach, even though you don't like Jackson. Kobe hasn't got his team past the second round of the playoffs since Shaq left. Lebron at the age of 22 carried his team to the Finals for the first time in team history in only his second appearance in the playoffs.
So I don't know what I'm disputing anymore, but I hope you get my point.
Does anyone know what I'm trying to say? I think I made a good statement about that topic.
The top two teams in the NFC square off tomorrow in Dallas when the Green Bay Favres take on the Cowboys. 10-1 vs. 10-1. The Packers haven't won in Dallas in their last eight games there, that means Favre hasn't won in his career playing in Dallas. Personally I kind of want to see that change.
I have always been a Favre fan. He is just fun to watch. He makes up his own rules playing the QB position and that's what makes him unique and fun. Of course I didn't like him when he used to always beat my Niners in the playoffs a few years back, but that's another story.
I believe the Cowboys are favored to win. But I've seen a few kinks in their armor and I think Green Bay and exploit that with their passing game. I still think it will be an offensive game so I'm going to take Green Bay 34 - Dallas 33. I think that sounds good, Packers by 1. Sounds like an exciting game to me.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
R.I.P. Sean Taylor
Wow. What a shocking turn of events. Monday morning I wake up and hear Sean Taylor had been shot and is in critical condition. Then later in the day I hear he squeezed a nurses hand. Then I wake up Tuesday morning and safety Sean Taylor has passed away. How devastating.Sean Taylor is by far my favorite Redskin player. He was only in his fourth season in the league and having the best season thus far in his young career. He was definitely on his way to being one of the best safeties in NFL history. He already had a reputation of being a hard hitter. But this season, he became more versatile and began to round out is skills. He is tied for the NFC lead with five interceptions.
I mean the Redskins were even looking set for the future having drafted LSU hard hitting safety LaRon Landry this year to join Taylor. To think a young safety in his third season makes the Pro Bowl and then is having the best season of his career, someone pulls an awful act like that and Taylor couldn't hang on to survive.
Rest In Peace Sean Taylor, we all know you are at peace now.
Got a comment from my man John. Always appreciate it when he leaves comments and I encourage others to leave comments as well.
So you think that earning triple doubles doesn't include getting his team involved. How do you get your team involved? By passing right? Well he must be passing the ball when he earns more than ten assists. How many career Triple Doubles does Kobe Bryant have? Kobe has 14 career. Lebron has 14 in the regular season and two in the post season. Lebron is just in his young fifth season while Kobe is around eleven I believe.
Here's how I like to look at it. At the moment, Kobe is a scorer. He is just trying to do to much offensively to help his team win. Of course so far this season we haven't seen any consecutive games with 50 plus points, but I'm sure that will happen at some point this season.
As for Lebron. His team is in rough shape overall at the moment. They have injuries to important players and also a restricted free agent who remains unsigned and in a recent report wants to be traded. So Lebron is doing the right thing at the moment. He is playing quarterback. He is managing their games by keeping them close until the fourth quarter and then turning in it like he did against the Pistons in the playoffs last season. What do I mean by managing? He is getting his teammates involved by drawing attention and passing to open players. That is what a superstar does.
Kobe is just in a difficult situation right now. He hasn't played like he has the past few seasons because he still wants to be traded but it won't happen anytime soon. So he isn't in Kobe pour on 81 points mode. So when Kobe starts averaging 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists a game, then I might change my argument.
As for those people that still believe last seasons playoffs were a flook and the Cavs had an easy road is bogus to me. They beat the Detroit Pistons. They were the favorite last season, Lebron and Daniel Gibson beat them in the last two games of the season. The only reason it was a flook they made it was because they got swept by the Spurs in the Finals, if they had won just one game it wouldn't have been that big of a deal.
I'll say it, the Spurs are a superior team. It was the first time the Cavs had been in the NBA Finals. The only player they had that had ever played in the Finals was Eric Snow. So I feel it also comes down to experience. The Spurs know how to win championships, that is their goal and that's what they do.
So as for Lebron staying in Cleveland, he will stay there. Will he speak up and talk to Danny Ferry about getting him support is the question. Seeing as Ferry hasn't brought back their best bench player, right now it doesn't look positive. But I think Lebron will speak up when it is contract extension time. Once he got a taste of the Finals glory, he is determined to win it all. Lebron James is a winner, plain and simple. He will get in done in the future. As for Kobe, his time and options are running out.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Mr. Stat Sheet Stuffer
How would you like to have a player that can go out and fill every stat line kept during a game. Tell me this guy isn't the MVP of the league so far this season. The guy has four official triple doubles and has come close in several other games. He posted a triple dip in back to back games on back to back nights.
Who other would I be talking about, other than Mr. Lebron James.
This guy is carrying his team on his back. He is leading the league in scoring averaging 30 a game. He also has the most triple doubles so far this season and is by far off to the best start of his young career.
James now has a total of 16 career triple doubles and is in just his fifth season in the league and isn't even 23 years old yet.
James is by far off to the best start of his career and clearly making an early statement to earn his first MVP award. I think it is clear that he is the early front runner and the only other person that would be close would be Kevin Garnett.
Lebron 'Mr. Triple Double' James.
My 49ers got a huge win over the Arizona Cardinals today winning in overtime on a sack, forced fumble in the end zone. The win ends their tough eight game losing skid. Now with five games remaining, I still think they came win at least two more games the rest of the season. It's been a tough season for the 49ers, having struggled with many key injuries to important players. Let's hope they can finish up the season strong and look forward to next season.
Tar Heels off to a 5-0 start, face Ohio State on Tuesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Psycho T is looking tough and leading the Heels towards that goal of a National Championship.
Who other would I be talking about, other than Mr. Lebron James.
This guy is carrying his team on his back. He is leading the league in scoring averaging 30 a game. He also has the most triple doubles so far this season and is by far off to the best start of his young career.
James now has a total of 16 career triple doubles and is in just his fifth season in the league and isn't even 23 years old yet.
James is by far off to the best start of his career and clearly making an early statement to earn his first MVP award. I think it is clear that he is the early front runner and the only other person that would be close would be Kevin Garnett.
Lebron 'Mr. Triple Double' James.
My 49ers got a huge win over the Arizona Cardinals today winning in overtime on a sack, forced fumble in the end zone. The win ends their tough eight game losing skid. Now with five games remaining, I still think they came win at least two more games the rest of the season. It's been a tough season for the 49ers, having struggled with many key injuries to important players. Let's hope they can finish up the season strong and look forward to next season.
Tar Heels off to a 5-0 start, face Ohio State on Tuesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Psycho T is looking tough and leading the Heels towards that goal of a National Championship.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Just Checking in
It's been about a week since I last wrote so I just wanted to say hey.
I've been busy as of late, so it's been kind of hard to sit down and write a nice post.
This past weekend the Patriots continued their quest for the perfect season and sure made a statement coming off a bye week. They straight destroyed the Bills 56-10 and my man Randy Moss caught 4, count it, 4 touchdown passes.
That's out of this world right? Well a few hours earlier Mr. Terrell Owens also caught 4 touchdown passes as the Cowboys held off a late surge by the Redskins.
If you let one single player catch 4 touchdown passes on your defense in one game, then something is obviously wrong with your defense. But then again Owens and Moss are the two best receivers in the league, so it may be excused.
The Celtics finally lost their first game of the season after winning the first eight. They lost to one of the hottest teams in the league at the moment, the Orlando Magic. Believe it or not, they are the first team to win ten games, not having a record at 10-2.
And of course like I have mentioned over and over, Mr. Lebron James is putting up out of the world numbers, posting triple dips all over the place or coming close to one. If it wasn't for him, the Cavaliers would probably be win less, but they are at a solid record of 5-5 so far.
Well I think that's it for now. Turkey Day is two days away and boy am I excited.
Have a good one.
I've been busy as of late, so it's been kind of hard to sit down and write a nice post.
This past weekend the Patriots continued their quest for the perfect season and sure made a statement coming off a bye week. They straight destroyed the Bills 56-10 and my man Randy Moss caught 4, count it, 4 touchdown passes.
That's out of this world right? Well a few hours earlier Mr. Terrell Owens also caught 4 touchdown passes as the Cowboys held off a late surge by the Redskins.
If you let one single player catch 4 touchdown passes on your defense in one game, then something is obviously wrong with your defense. But then again Owens and Moss are the two best receivers in the league, so it may be excused.
The Celtics finally lost their first game of the season after winning the first eight. They lost to one of the hottest teams in the league at the moment, the Orlando Magic. Believe it or not, they are the first team to win ten games, not having a record at 10-2.
And of course like I have mentioned over and over, Mr. Lebron James is putting up out of the world numbers, posting triple dips all over the place or coming close to one. If it wasn't for him, the Cavaliers would probably be win less, but they are at a solid record of 5-5 so far.
Well I think that's it for now. Turkey Day is two days away and boy am I excited.
Have a good one.
Monday, November 12, 2007
What's going on
What a disappointment last night. After Peyton throws five interceptions for the first time in his career, the Colts still had a shot to win the game.
It all came down to their kicker, Mike Vanderjact right? No, it's the great "Mr. Clutch" Adam Vinatieri. Oh man they got this game in the bag. Nothing more than a 30 yard field goal, piece of cake right.
Wrong. Adam just misses it on the outside edge. Heck he even missed a 40 yarder at the end of the first half too. What happened to those Patriot days where he couldn't miss anything to save his life. He could try to miss back then and would still make it. There could be six inches of snow on the ground, from 50 yards, it would be right down the middle.
He even missed a field goal last weekend against his former team the Patriots. Boy was I disappointed. To even think the Colts had a shot at winning the game after Peyton throws 5 INTS is unheard of. Vinatieri better put his armor back on because someone or something has messed his invisibility up.
Oh technically Manning finished the game with six INTS, but he threw number six after Vinatieri missed the field goal, but that's besides the point.
And for my man John, what a heart breaker for the Dolphins. Had a chance to win their first game of the season against the Bills, but couldn't pull it off. I mean at this point in the season and being win less teams usually might tank the rest of the season to earn the number one draft pick, but I don't know any super college players that could make an immediate impact for them next season. (I still think they should have drafted Brady Quinn, but oh well a kick returner is what they needed, not). They obviously need a quarterback, probably should have kept Culpepper in my opinion, but the loss of Trent Green hurt them too. And Ronnie Brown, he's been a bust too. Might as well start working with Ricky to get him to stop doing drugs so he can make it back into the league.
I mean I can't talk to much on my end either. My niners have lost six straight games and have their first Monday night game in I can't even remember against the Seahawks. But we are starting to get healthy again and if we can get this new offense down, I'm looking forward to a good ending to the season. And heck if we win tonight we will only we a game behind Seattle and Arizona for first in the division. So I'm staying positive.
My Tar Heels get their season underway this week against the seasons early dark horse in Davidson having already upset the Kentucky Wildcats in Rupp Arena. UNC has a pretty good non conference schedule too. Good meaning, challenging unlike a lot of teams, cough cough Duke, which gives UNC an advantage to play in those tough games to help prepare for the NCAA tournament.
GO NINERS!
It all came down to their kicker, Mike Vanderjact right? No, it's the great "Mr. Clutch" Adam Vinatieri. Oh man they got this game in the bag. Nothing more than a 30 yard field goal, piece of cake right.
Wrong. Adam just misses it on the outside edge. Heck he even missed a 40 yarder at the end of the first half too. What happened to those Patriot days where he couldn't miss anything to save his life. He could try to miss back then and would still make it. There could be six inches of snow on the ground, from 50 yards, it would be right down the middle.
He even missed a field goal last weekend against his former team the Patriots. Boy was I disappointed. To even think the Colts had a shot at winning the game after Peyton throws 5 INTS is unheard of. Vinatieri better put his armor back on because someone or something has messed his invisibility up.
Oh technically Manning finished the game with six INTS, but he threw number six after Vinatieri missed the field goal, but that's besides the point.
And for my man John, what a heart breaker for the Dolphins. Had a chance to win their first game of the season against the Bills, but couldn't pull it off. I mean at this point in the season and being win less teams usually might tank the rest of the season to earn the number one draft pick, but I don't know any super college players that could make an immediate impact for them next season. (I still think they should have drafted Brady Quinn, but oh well a kick returner is what they needed, not). They obviously need a quarterback, probably should have kept Culpepper in my opinion, but the loss of Trent Green hurt them too. And Ronnie Brown, he's been a bust too. Might as well start working with Ricky to get him to stop doing drugs so he can make it back into the league.
I mean I can't talk to much on my end either. My niners have lost six straight games and have their first Monday night game in I can't even remember against the Seahawks. But we are starting to get healthy again and if we can get this new offense down, I'm looking forward to a good ending to the season. And heck if we win tonight we will only we a game behind Seattle and Arizona for first in the division. So I'm staying positive.
My Tar Heels get their season underway this week against the seasons early dark horse in Davidson having already upset the Kentucky Wildcats in Rupp Arena. UNC has a pretty good non conference schedule too. Good meaning, challenging unlike a lot of teams, cough cough Duke, which gives UNC an advantage to play in those tough games to help prepare for the NCAA tournament.
GO NINERS!
EDIT
I made an mistake in my post the other day. When I said Davidson beat Kentucky, I was wrong. It wasn't Davidson, it was Gardner-Webb. My bad. Just wanted to show that I noticed it and knew the correct information for that.
Anyways, UNC held on to beat Davidson tonight. So it's all good.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Title?
Just wanted to remind y'all who the man was.
And I had to make some color changes to the site to get ready for my Tar Heels who will run the table this year.
I just want to leave this stat line for you basketball fans out there...
32,15,13.
That was Lebron's stats from lasts night tough lose to Utah. It was his 11th career Triple Double. He also added a few blocks and steals as well. The guy is a freak, simple as that.
Now to respond to a few comments my man John left for me.
I'm glad you agree about the Rockets, because they are a solid team when healthy. As for the Nuggets, they are off to a strong start as well, they just ran into a better team last night. I never said I didn't like the Celtics, I just said I wasn't going to jump on them winning the Championship bandwagon right away, like everyone else in the world. They are a good team, I just want to see what they can do as the season goes on.
I agree with you about Lebron. His contract will be running out in the next year or two I believe and he has to make that decision if he feels the organization is doing the best they can to win that championship. He does need help, specifically a shooter. Many people might not know, but Daniel Gibson has improved his shot and is a nice compliment, but they need to get rid of Larry "Injured" Hughes. He is a big joke and has done nothing but sit on the bench injured while being with the Cavs.
Now for the news between Don Shula and the Patriots. Personally I don't believe in the asterisk. Yeah they got caught cheating by video taping other teams defensive signals. But how much of an advantage were they actually gaining. What about the Dolphins last season? They beat the Patriots twice and both times a story came up about them stealing the Patriots audible signals on offence so they could get in there and sack Brady. What happened to that situation. Nothing.
Same goes for Barry Bonds. Yeah the guy has been accused of using steroids. Yeah the guy has gain like 50 pounds since his rookie season. Yeah the guy got better after he turned 30 around the time he "allegedly" used steroids. But the story still hasn't been proven guilty, but Marc Ecko goes out and buys the 756 home run ball and does a national poll to put an asterisk on the ball.
Just because everyone believes and "knows" he used steroids has nothing to do with him having an asterisk next to his name in the history books. A record is a record until the league takes it away from the individual or team. Don't punish a team for the coaches mistake. The coach and the organization already got fined and punished for their actions. The Patriots are just a superior team.
But honestly, I think the Steelers will knock them off when they face each other. I'm not saying they won't win the championship, but they will get knocked off at some point during the season. It just seems to always happen. It happened to the 14-0 Colts a few years ago. It will be the media that gets to their heads and throws them off their game for that one game.
I don't know why my writing is all bunched together. Every time I put a picture in my post, it seems to mess up the writing lay out. Sorry that it is all bunched together.
I think that's it for now. Later.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Early Season Thoughts
We are now a week into the new NBA season and I just wanted to share some thoughts.
First off the Houston Rockets. The combination of Yao and TMac is always deadly when both are healthy. That has been their problem the past few years, but they are off to a hot start and I kind of wanted to make a courageous pick of choosing the Rockets to come out of the West. TMac is off to a great start and definitely has MVP opportunities if he remains healthy the whole season. I have always been a McGrady fan, he can just pour in the points when he needs to.
As for the Washington "Gizards" (Wizards), they are pretty much worthless without a healthy Arenas. I had the pleasure of attending their home opener on Saturday night, and it was obvious Arenas is not healthy from his knee injury. He is off to a sluggish start shooting the ball and has said his knee is causing him problems. Butler and Jamison are good players, but the Wizards just don't play well enough defense when they are struggling offensively. Arenas take a few games off and get that knee healthy so you can actually back up your mouth that has got you in trouble so far this season after getting waxed by the Celtics by 20 points.
My Cavaliers will be okay. James has settled down after a rough preseason and I'm telling you he will have his best year of his career and have a good chance at winning his first MVP award at the end of the season.
As many people know the Patriots prevailed over the Colts 24-20 this past weekend in a very well fought game. It was obvious that these two teams are the best in the league on both sides of the ball.
As for Tom Brady and Randy Moss, I never doubted Moss when he came to New England. Many critics thought Moss would have an average season, but that this point of the season he is the best receiver in the league, looking like his form back in the Minnesota days minus the mouth. Moss has nearly a thousand yards receiving through nine games along with 12 touchdown catches. I knew Moss would have an excellent season just because of how the Patriots run their offense. Both Moss and Brady are in the mid-season discussion to be MVP, both would be a very good choice.
And I am excited because I have Moss on my Fantasy team and the guy is helping me win big time so far.
I think that is all I got for now, thanks for all the support out there, just trying to grow and improve for the future.
P.S. Greg Maddox won his 17th Gold Glove award this season. The guy is 40 some and still the best fielding pitcher in the league and will be back next season to win his 18th!
First off the Houston Rockets. The combination of Yao and TMac is always deadly when both are healthy. That has been their problem the past few years, but they are off to a hot start and I kind of wanted to make a courageous pick of choosing the Rockets to come out of the West. TMac is off to a great start and definitely has MVP opportunities if he remains healthy the whole season. I have always been a McGrady fan, he can just pour in the points when he needs to.
As for the Washington "Gizards" (Wizards), they are pretty much worthless without a healthy Arenas. I had the pleasure of attending their home opener on Saturday night, and it was obvious Arenas is not healthy from his knee injury. He is off to a sluggish start shooting the ball and has said his knee is causing him problems. Butler and Jamison are good players, but the Wizards just don't play well enough defense when they are struggling offensively. Arenas take a few games off and get that knee healthy so you can actually back up your mouth that has got you in trouble so far this season after getting waxed by the Celtics by 20 points.
My Cavaliers will be okay. James has settled down after a rough preseason and I'm telling you he will have his best year of his career and have a good chance at winning his first MVP award at the end of the season.
As many people know the Patriots prevailed over the Colts 24-20 this past weekend in a very well fought game. It was obvious that these two teams are the best in the league on both sides of the ball.
As for Tom Brady and Randy Moss, I never doubted Moss when he came to New England. Many critics thought Moss would have an average season, but that this point of the season he is the best receiver in the league, looking like his form back in the Minnesota days minus the mouth. Moss has nearly a thousand yards receiving through nine games along with 12 touchdown catches. I knew Moss would have an excellent season just because of how the Patriots run their offense. Both Moss and Brady are in the mid-season discussion to be MVP, both would be a very good choice.
And I am excited because I have Moss on my Fantasy team and the guy is helping me win big time so far.
I think that is all I got for now, thanks for all the support out there, just trying to grow and improve for the future.
P.S. Greg Maddox won his 17th Gold Glove award this season. The guy is 40 some and still the best fielding pitcher in the league and will be back next season to win his 18th!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
NUMBER 50!
Well some of you may or may not know this, but this is my 50th post since my launch back in March. I think that is a great accomplishment and have enjoyed this. I don't know if I have improved my writings and what not, but I hope I have made it interesting for those loyal fans out there! Thanks for the support!
Now enough of the mush mush. In the wee morning hours on Monday October 29th, the Boston Red Sox became the World Champions once again of the baseball world. It was their second title in the past four years after the dreaded 86 year curse of the Bambino. After winning five of the first fifteen MLB championships way back in the early 1900s, the Red Sox now have their seventh overall and are the well deserve top MLB franchise this decade.
Boy was I excited. The Sox swept the Rockies and finished off a great season that included winning their last seven games after being on the brink of elimination trailing the Indians 3-1 in the ALCS. Of course the rest is history, RED SOX NATION is on top again!
With baseball season officially over, it is now officially Basketball season! The NBA regular season gets under way tonight and the reigning champs are presented with their Championship Rings before the game. The Spurs will seek to win back to back titles for the first time.
So far the Spurs have been the team of the decade having won four titles in nine seasons. The other five belong to the Lakers (3) and the Pistons (2). As some of you might have noticed, I already made my picks for the season. I kind of went off my norms and made a pick I'm not to fond of, but that's how it goes.
As for news around the league, the big story of course is Kobe trade talks. Seriously, just trade the guy and stop being so picky about it. Kobe obviously isn't a proven leader to carrying his team to a championship. So send him to wherever and hope he has a better supporting cast than the Lakers. Or just shut your trap and dominate the league and get over the top and win a championship. Either get yourself traded or strap in and be a leader and get your team in check. That's how I feel about that situation.
As for the Cavalier sleepers out there. You all will be sorry because Lebron is only going to get better in all aspects of his game and he will carry his team, because he did it last year and he proved that. The guy has been on the cusp of winning the MVP award for the past two years, so don't be surprised when he wins it this season, after dominating the league.
This week in the NFL, the two bests teams square off in a battle of the only remaining unbeatens. Who else but the Patriots (8-0) and the Colts (7-0). It marks the first time in NFL History that a pair of teams with a record of at least 7-0 have faced each other.
I think this could actually be a good game. It will probably come down to defense trying to stop a team from scoring late in a close game. I want the Colts to win, but I am going to have to go with the 5-wide offense Patriots to win 31- 24. This game could have to potential to be an offensive explosion and back and forth scoring. Also one team could step their defense up and shut down the other team. Who knows, we will only know on Sunday.
Enjoy some basketball tonight!
Now enough of the mush mush. In the wee morning hours on Monday October 29th, the Boston Red Sox became the World Champions once again of the baseball world. It was their second title in the past four years after the dreaded 86 year curse of the Bambino. After winning five of the first fifteen MLB championships way back in the early 1900s, the Red Sox now have their seventh overall and are the well deserve top MLB franchise this decade.
Boy was I excited. The Sox swept the Rockies and finished off a great season that included winning their last seven games after being on the brink of elimination trailing the Indians 3-1 in the ALCS. Of course the rest is history, RED SOX NATION is on top again!
With baseball season officially over, it is now officially Basketball season! The NBA regular season gets under way tonight and the reigning champs are presented with their Championship Rings before the game. The Spurs will seek to win back to back titles for the first time.
So far the Spurs have been the team of the decade having won four titles in nine seasons. The other five belong to the Lakers (3) and the Pistons (2). As some of you might have noticed, I already made my picks for the season. I kind of went off my norms and made a pick I'm not to fond of, but that's how it goes.
As for news around the league, the big story of course is Kobe trade talks. Seriously, just trade the guy and stop being so picky about it. Kobe obviously isn't a proven leader to carrying his team to a championship. So send him to wherever and hope he has a better supporting cast than the Lakers. Or just shut your trap and dominate the league and get over the top and win a championship. Either get yourself traded or strap in and be a leader and get your team in check. That's how I feel about that situation.
As for the Cavalier sleepers out there. You all will be sorry because Lebron is only going to get better in all aspects of his game and he will carry his team, because he did it last year and he proved that. The guy has been on the cusp of winning the MVP award for the past two years, so don't be surprised when he wins it this season, after dominating the league.
This week in the NFL, the two bests teams square off in a battle of the only remaining unbeatens. Who else but the Patriots (8-0) and the Colts (7-0). It marks the first time in NFL History that a pair of teams with a record of at least 7-0 have faced each other.
I think this could actually be a good game. It will probably come down to defense trying to stop a team from scoring late in a close game. I want the Colts to win, but I am going to have to go with the 5-wide offense Patriots to win 31- 24. This game could have to potential to be an offensive explosion and back and forth scoring. Also one team could step their defense up and shut down the other team. Who knows, we will only know on Sunday.
Enjoy some basketball tonight!
Saturday, October 27, 2007
BBall, Part II
I kind of rushed through my picks and didn't get a chance to pick my award winners.
I'll give you three guys who should/will win the MVP award this season; Phoenix Suns floor general Steve Nash, Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Lebron James, and new Boston Celtic Kevin Garnett.
Each of those players are the most important players on their teams and should be in the running for MVP is season. I think Lebron will win just because he doesn't have two key players from last years team due to hold outs, and the high expectations after making the NBA Finals next season. He will have to prove to all the critics who think the Cavs stink that he is a leader year round and the MVP of the league.
As for Rookie of the Year, it will either be Seattle Sonics Forward Kevin Durant or Los Angeles Clippers Forward Al Thorton. Plain and simple, these two guys have great athletic ability and will no doubt be future stars of the NBA.
I'll give you three guys who should/will win the MVP award this season; Phoenix Suns floor general Steve Nash, Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Lebron James, and new Boston Celtic Kevin Garnett.
Each of those players are the most important players on their teams and should be in the running for MVP is season. I think Lebron will win just because he doesn't have two key players from last years team due to hold outs, and the high expectations after making the NBA Finals next season. He will have to prove to all the critics who think the Cavs stink that he is a leader year round and the MVP of the league.
As for Rookie of the Year, it will either be Seattle Sonics Forward Kevin Durant or Los Angeles Clippers Forward Al Thorton. Plain and simple, these two guys have great athletic ability and will no doubt be future stars of the NBA.
My All-NBA team is:
C Yao Ming
F Tim Duncan
F Lebron James
G Kobe Bryant
G Steve Nash
Now for the NCAA picks. You know I am excited because my Tar Heels are the preseason number 1 and are back to revenge their disappointing lose to the Hoyas in the Elite 8 last season. UNC is the obvious favorite to win the ACC for the second straight season.
Here are my top eight teams that have a good chance at making it to the Elite 8 in the NCAA tournament come March.
- North Carolina Tar Heels
- UCLA Bruins
- Memphis Tigers
- Louisville Cardinals
- Kansas Jayhawks
- Georgetown Hoyas
- USC Trojans
- Indiana Hoosiers
I'll leave you with that.
Friday, October 26, 2007
That time of the year!
It's Basketball season. The preseason college Hoops rankings are out and is there any surprises who number one could be? No.
But first I have to rant about last nights college football game.
The new number two team, the Boston College Eagles playing at the number eight team, the Virginia Tech Hokies at Lane Stadium on a Thursday night, in the cold rain.
Tech is known to be unbeatable on games played Thursday night at Lane, yet the Eagles obviously don't believe the hype, handing both of Tech's two loses played on Thursday night. Lane Stadium is packed, no one cares about the rain. It's raining the whole game until half way through the third quarter and Tech has played great holding a 10-0 lead into the fourth quarter.
Tech continues its well defensive play for the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter, then BC quarterback Matt Ryan just decided to play the game. Ryan had two interceptions and then leads BC down the field, eluding the pass rush and finding Wide receivers getting open on broken routes. BC scores with two minutes left in the game and then kick the onside kick and what do you know, they come away with the ball.
Now is the time when me and my bud are saying if Tech loses this game would be awful. Having talked about the whole second half about rushing the field after a Tech victory over the number two team in the land.
Well as many of you know, Matt Ryan leads BC down the field and throws a 24 yard touchdown pass on third down with 11 seconds remaining on the clock, yet again buying time and waiting for his receivers to get open.
Well, Matt Ryan is a very impressive quarterback and he showed it in the fourth quarter at Lane Stadium on Thursday night. Ryan was considered one of the top Heisman candidates so far this season and I think he just etched his name into that trophy as this years winner. BC has a good chance to win out the remaining of the season and will probably be in national championship contention.
Disappointing lose for the Hokies who have been fighting to earn respect across the country and many people consider them overrated. Which is false and not including the last few minutes of the game should prove that Tech is legit. It just happens that Matt Ryan is obviously better than Tech's defense late in the game.
NBA season is ready to start the regular season and hand the San Antonio Spurs their fourth Championship ring is the last nine seasons. Here's my outlook for the season.
Yeah, how's that for a screwball. I could easily pick the Spurs to repeat, but I don't want to do that. I think the Suns will finally break that barrier this season.
North Carolina Tar Heels Preseason Number 1.
Enough said.
But first I have to rant about last nights college football game.
The new number two team, the Boston College Eagles playing at the number eight team, the Virginia Tech Hokies at Lane Stadium on a Thursday night, in the cold rain.
Tech is known to be unbeatable on games played Thursday night at Lane, yet the Eagles obviously don't believe the hype, handing both of Tech's two loses played on Thursday night. Lane Stadium is packed, no one cares about the rain. It's raining the whole game until half way through the third quarter and Tech has played great holding a 10-0 lead into the fourth quarter.
Tech continues its well defensive play for the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter, then BC quarterback Matt Ryan just decided to play the game. Ryan had two interceptions and then leads BC down the field, eluding the pass rush and finding Wide receivers getting open on broken routes. BC scores with two minutes left in the game and then kick the onside kick and what do you know, they come away with the ball.
Now is the time when me and my bud are saying if Tech loses this game would be awful. Having talked about the whole second half about rushing the field after a Tech victory over the number two team in the land.
Well as many of you know, Matt Ryan leads BC down the field and throws a 24 yard touchdown pass on third down with 11 seconds remaining on the clock, yet again buying time and waiting for his receivers to get open.
Well, Matt Ryan is a very impressive quarterback and he showed it in the fourth quarter at Lane Stadium on Thursday night. Ryan was considered one of the top Heisman candidates so far this season and I think he just etched his name into that trophy as this years winner. BC has a good chance to win out the remaining of the season and will probably be in national championship contention.
Disappointing lose for the Hokies who have been fighting to earn respect across the country and many people consider them overrated. Which is false and not including the last few minutes of the game should prove that Tech is legit. It just happens that Matt Ryan is obviously better than Tech's defense late in the game.
NBA season is ready to start the regular season and hand the San Antonio Spurs their fourth Championship ring is the last nine seasons. Here's my outlook for the season.
Eastern Conference: (Eight teams to make the playoffs, in order)-
1. Detroit Pistons
2. Chicago Bulls
3. Boston Celtics
4. Orlando Magic
5. Miami Heat
6. Cleveland Cavaliers
7. Washington Wizards
8. Toronto Raptors
Western Conference: (Eight teams to make the playoffs, in order)-
1. Phoenix Suns
2. Dallas Mavericks
3. San Antonio Spurs
4. Houston Rockets
5. Denver Nuggets
6. Utah Jazz
7. Golden State Warriors
8. Los Angeles Clippers
Eastern Conference Finals:
Chicago Bulls over Boston Celtics
Western Conference Finals:
Phoenix Suns over San Antonio Spurs
2008 NBA Finals:
Phoenix Suns over Chicago Bulls in 6
Yeah, how's that for a screwball. I could easily pick the Spurs to repeat, but I don't want to do that. I think the Suns will finally break that barrier this season.
North Carolina Tar Heels Preseason Number 1.
Enough said.
Monday, October 22, 2007
It's almost BBall season
I can't believe it's almost November and that means the beginning of the new NBA season. That means I have to make my mind up on some season predictions. I'll do that later in the week when I'm not so busy.
But I am so excited. And its getting close to holiday season, which is exciting two. I'm just in a good mood as of late.
Oh and the NFL season is almost half way over. That is hard to believe, it seems like opening kickoff was just a week ago. There haven't been too many surprises so far this season, except for maybe Tom Brady on his way to breaking Peyton Mannings Pass touchdown record, that he only broke three seasons ago. After seven games, Brady has an astonishing 27 touchdown passes and only 2 interceptions.
Those stats are just out of this world. I'm pretty sure it makes it a lot easier when you run 5-wide formations every down too, and you have the likes of Randy Moss and Daunte Stallworth on your team. Anyways, I picked the Patriots to go to the super bowl (unfortunately) and still feel good back that pick, except they won't being playing the Eagles, and they will win (unfortunately).
There was a record broken this past week. Tennessee Titans Kicker made 8 field goals, going a perfect 8/8 as the Titans barely hold on to beat the Texans. The previous record was 7 held by four different kickers. Eight field goals is really a sign of poor offense finishing off a drive, but that is understandable when Kerry Collins is the QB.
OH yeah I almost forgot!
RED SOX!
That's what I'm talking about. Red Sox evidently don't believe in being on the cusp of elimination. Trailing 3-1, the Sox outscored the Indians 30-5 in the last three games of the season. For the second time in four seasons will be going to the World Series after trailing 3-0 (to the Yankees in 2004) and 3-1 (to the Indians) in the ALCS.
They now face the hottest team out of the National League in the Colorado Rockies, who enter the World Series having won 21 of 22 games. I'm looking for another long series for the Red Sox and come out on top in game seven to win their second World Championship in four seasons.
That's all for now, I'll be back with the NBA/College Basketball Preview later.
But I am so excited. And its getting close to holiday season, which is exciting two. I'm just in a good mood as of late.
Oh and the NFL season is almost half way over. That is hard to believe, it seems like opening kickoff was just a week ago. There haven't been too many surprises so far this season, except for maybe Tom Brady on his way to breaking Peyton Mannings Pass touchdown record, that he only broke three seasons ago. After seven games, Brady has an astonishing 27 touchdown passes and only 2 interceptions.
Those stats are just out of this world. I'm pretty sure it makes it a lot easier when you run 5-wide formations every down too, and you have the likes of Randy Moss and Daunte Stallworth on your team. Anyways, I picked the Patriots to go to the super bowl (unfortunately) and still feel good back that pick, except they won't being playing the Eagles, and they will win (unfortunately).
There was a record broken this past week. Tennessee Titans Kicker made 8 field goals, going a perfect 8/8 as the Titans barely hold on to beat the Texans. The previous record was 7 held by four different kickers. Eight field goals is really a sign of poor offense finishing off a drive, but that is understandable when Kerry Collins is the QB.
OH yeah I almost forgot!
RED SOX!
That's what I'm talking about. Red Sox evidently don't believe in being on the cusp of elimination. Trailing 3-1, the Sox outscored the Indians 30-5 in the last three games of the season. For the second time in four seasons will be going to the World Series after trailing 3-0 (to the Yankees in 2004) and 3-1 (to the Indians) in the ALCS.
They now face the hottest team out of the National League in the Colorado Rockies, who enter the World Series having won 21 of 22 games. I'm looking for another long series for the Red Sox and come out on top in game seven to win their second World Championship in four seasons.
That's all for now, I'll be back with the NBA/College Basketball Preview later.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Tigerade?
That's basically what it should be called...
Gatorade Tiger
Yes that's right, Mr. Woods will be making even more money to his already extreme amount. Kind of got my thinking, I wonder why Michael Jordan never got a deal like this. I mean he was basically the original centerpiece to Gatorade in the 90s.
But never the less, Tiger is just doing it all. You can count on me buying some "Tigerade." I think it's a great marketing approach. So be on the look out for some Gatorade Tiger early next year.
The crazy Rockies have won their first ever NL pen net by sweeping the Arizona Diamondbacks, and have now won 21 of 22 games heading into the World Series.
They will face the winner of the Boston-Cleveland series, which the Indians now lead 3-1, unfortunately. I'm looking for a Red Sox turn-around like they did back in 2004. It's never out of the question for the Sox. Red Sox Nation never gives up until it is officially over or as some people like to say, it ain't over until the fat lady sings.
I can't believe October is more than half way over already. That's a good thing though.
Later.
Gatorade Tiger
Yes that's right, Mr. Woods will be making even more money to his already extreme amount. Kind of got my thinking, I wonder why Michael Jordan never got a deal like this. I mean he was basically the original centerpiece to Gatorade in the 90s.
But never the less, Tiger is just doing it all. You can count on me buying some "Tigerade." I think it's a great marketing approach. So be on the look out for some Gatorade Tiger early next year.
The crazy Rockies have won their first ever NL pen net by sweeping the Arizona Diamondbacks, and have now won 21 of 22 games heading into the World Series.
They will face the winner of the Boston-Cleveland series, which the Indians now lead 3-1, unfortunately. I'm looking for a Red Sox turn-around like they did back in 2004. It's never out of the question for the Sox. Red Sox Nation never gives up until it is officially over or as some people like to say, it ain't over until the fat lady sings.
I can't believe October is more than half way over already. That's a good thing though.
Later.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
What a Sweet Monday Night
WOW!
Boy am I one happy camper. The Yankees lose and I saw one of the best endings to a football game I have ever seen.
WOW!
First off, the Cleveland Indians ended the Yankees season after winning 6-4 last night at Yankee Stadium. It has now been seven seasons since the Yankees have won a Championship, and I couldn't be happier. I think it's time for the Yankees to get a whole new look because their bring in every veteran player and pay them as much as we can philosophy doesn't seem to be working. To be honest, I think Joe Torre should take George Steinbrenners position, because The Boss seems to be loosing his touch as a Owner.
They should have brought in Lou Pinella this past off season, I'm sure he could made it to the postseason and lost in the first round (just like he did with Chicago). I don't know if its just me, but it seems like older veteran teams don't seem to be getting it done. Example: Both New York teams and a few others. The trick to winning these days is having a few stud youngsters that bring that high energy.
Anyways, Yankees are done and I am excited.
Now for the Buffalo Bills. That lose last night shows how bad they really are. Or is it the Cowboys are just that good? Well 21 of the Bills 24 points, were scored off of defense or special teams. The field goal they got on offense wasn't off a nice long drive down the field. They got the ball near mid field off a turnover and only got a field goal.
I mean their defense did pretty much all they could do to try to win that game. Six total turnovers, 5 INTS and 1 fumble recovery. As for the Cowboys, they just couldn't buy a break on offense in the first half. QB Tony Romo threw 4 INTS in the first half and just didn't look like his normal self. Still they just trailed by a touchdown at halftime.
But the end of the game was one of the most exciting I have ever experienced. Down 24-16, Romo stay poised and led his team down the field and scored a touchdown with just 20 seconds remaining on the clock. So they go for a two point conversion trying to tie the game. Buffalo brings an all out blitz and of course Romo throws a jump ball up to Owens and it appeared Owens brought it in, but the Bills CB kept his eye on the ball and knocked it out of Owens grabs.
So the game is over right? Bills leading 24-22, the Cowboys go with the onside kick and what do you know, it was set up perfectly and the Cowboys recover the ball on the 47 yard line.
Once again, WOW!
Can you guess what happens next? Well, Romo throws about a 20 yard pass to Owens and it appeared to be caught, so the Cowboys rush to the line to spike the ball and stop the clock and they did so with just 1 second remaining on the clock. But no, the referee blows the whistle and goes to review the catch. And of course it hits the ground and its now second down with 13 seconds remaining. Well two quick passes are completed and they get out of bounced to stop the clock and with two seconds remaining, rookie kicker Nick Folk lines up a 53 yard field goal to win this amazing game.
The kick is up... It's good! Wait a second, the Bills call a last second timeout before the kick.
No problem, Folk lines it up and nails the kick again and it is over. Cowboys 25-24!
WOW! What a game.
For those of you who watched this game that ended just before midnight, I'm sure you would agree that this is one of the best endings to a game I have ever seen.
And what's even better, the Cowboys are now set to face the undefeated Patriots at home in a battle of two of the three remaining unbeaten teams in the league.
Got to love Monday Night Football!
Boy am I one happy camper. The Yankees lose and I saw one of the best endings to a football game I have ever seen.
WOW!
First off, the Cleveland Indians ended the Yankees season after winning 6-4 last night at Yankee Stadium. It has now been seven seasons since the Yankees have won a Championship, and I couldn't be happier. I think it's time for the Yankees to get a whole new look because their bring in every veteran player and pay them as much as we can philosophy doesn't seem to be working. To be honest, I think Joe Torre should take George Steinbrenners position, because The Boss seems to be loosing his touch as a Owner.
They should have brought in Lou Pinella this past off season, I'm sure he could made it to the postseason and lost in the first round (just like he did with Chicago). I don't know if its just me, but it seems like older veteran teams don't seem to be getting it done. Example: Both New York teams and a few others. The trick to winning these days is having a few stud youngsters that bring that high energy.
Anyways, Yankees are done and I am excited.
Now for the Buffalo Bills. That lose last night shows how bad they really are. Or is it the Cowboys are just that good? Well 21 of the Bills 24 points, were scored off of defense or special teams. The field goal they got on offense wasn't off a nice long drive down the field. They got the ball near mid field off a turnover and only got a field goal.
I mean their defense did pretty much all they could do to try to win that game. Six total turnovers, 5 INTS and 1 fumble recovery. As for the Cowboys, they just couldn't buy a break on offense in the first half. QB Tony Romo threw 4 INTS in the first half and just didn't look like his normal self. Still they just trailed by a touchdown at halftime.
But the end of the game was one of the most exciting I have ever experienced. Down 24-16, Romo stay poised and led his team down the field and scored a touchdown with just 20 seconds remaining on the clock. So they go for a two point conversion trying to tie the game. Buffalo brings an all out blitz and of course Romo throws a jump ball up to Owens and it appeared Owens brought it in, but the Bills CB kept his eye on the ball and knocked it out of Owens grabs.
So the game is over right? Bills leading 24-22, the Cowboys go with the onside kick and what do you know, it was set up perfectly and the Cowboys recover the ball on the 47 yard line.
Once again, WOW!
Can you guess what happens next? Well, Romo throws about a 20 yard pass to Owens and it appeared to be caught, so the Cowboys rush to the line to spike the ball and stop the clock and they did so with just 1 second remaining on the clock. But no, the referee blows the whistle and goes to review the catch. And of course it hits the ground and its now second down with 13 seconds remaining. Well two quick passes are completed and they get out of bounced to stop the clock and with two seconds remaining, rookie kicker Nick Folk lines up a 53 yard field goal to win this amazing game.
The kick is up... It's good! Wait a second, the Bills call a last second timeout before the kick.
No problem, Folk lines it up and nails the kick again and it is over. Cowboys 25-24!
WOW! What a game.
For those of you who watched this game that ended just before midnight, I'm sure you would agree that this is one of the best endings to a game I have ever seen.
And what's even better, the Cowboys are now set to face the undefeated Patriots at home in a battle of two of the three remaining unbeaten teams in the league.
Got to love Monday Night Football!
Monday, October 8, 2007
I need some cold weather
Well the NBA preseason is officially underway and the bandwagon Celtics got their first victory with their new look. Of course it was a come from behind victory since the feisty young Raptors were showing them what was up. But Garnett got his usual double-double, Pierce was the leading scorer and Allen is just old and shoots to much, and doesn't even make half his shots. So that's all I got to say about that.
Well I once again got a World Series prediction wrong, half of it at least. The Phillies got swept by the Hot Hot Hot Rockies, who have won 17 of their last 18 games. The Cubbies tragic postseason woes continue as well, as they were swept by the Diamondbacks.
On the other side, my Red Sox swept the Angels and await the Cleveland-New York winner, with the Indians up 2-1 at the moment. The Sox just looked dominate whether it was batting, pitching or fielding. To me they still seem like the favorite to win it all.
Well a little intercollegiate football news, number 1 Southern Cal lost their 35 game home win streak dating back to 2001 after loosing to the Stanford Cardinals, 24-23. Thank goodness is all I got to say. I am seriously tired of that team winning, even if they are a really good team. I thought all along that LSU was the better team, and they proved at Saturday after coming from behind to beat a tough Florida Gators team.
By the way, I think Tim Tebow is one of the most exciting quarterbacks to watch. He's a big dude, has a cannon for an arm, and has the toughness and fearlessness of any player. If he stays all four years, I think he could develop into a very promising quarterback coming into the NFL.
As for this so called South Florida team being ranked fifth in the nation, I'm not buying that. So they beat West Virginia, and they jump from being number 18 to being ranked sixth. Now they're ranked in the top five. So you're telling me they are one of the best five teams in the nation? False. This is why I don't like college football rankings and BCS mess. It's so unrealistic.
Speaking of cold weather, it's about darn time it gets cold. This 80 and 90 degree weather in the glorious month of October is uncalled for. (I know I am jumping all over the place, from topic to topic).
What else...
I'm trying to decide if I want to play in a Fantasy basketball league this year. I have for the past three or four seasons, not finishing to hot in them. For some reason I tend to do well in Fantasy Football. I probably will end up joining a league and that is cool.
The Fall semester is half way over after this week, hooray!
Back to NFL news, Dolphins veteran QB Trent Green suffered his second concussion in the past 13 months after diving low to block a defender and was kneed in the head. This is always a sad event, especially when the player is knocked out. I think it would be smart for the 37 year old QB to take precaution and reevaluation his situation so he doesn't cause permanent damage to his body.
It's not unlikely to have your career ended due to many concussions. Look at my man Steve Young, he had about six or seven concussions and had to call it a career at about the same age. Same goes for Cowboys great Troy Aikman, he was about 34 or 35 when he was forced to retire from two many head blows and concussions. So as you may love to play the sport, it's always important to savor your life too.
That's just my little serious thought for the day.
Well I once again got a World Series prediction wrong, half of it at least. The Phillies got swept by the Hot Hot Hot Rockies, who have won 17 of their last 18 games. The Cubbies tragic postseason woes continue as well, as they were swept by the Diamondbacks.
On the other side, my Red Sox swept the Angels and await the Cleveland-New York winner, with the Indians up 2-1 at the moment. The Sox just looked dominate whether it was batting, pitching or fielding. To me they still seem like the favorite to win it all.
Well a little intercollegiate football news, number 1 Southern Cal lost their 35 game home win streak dating back to 2001 after loosing to the Stanford Cardinals, 24-23. Thank goodness is all I got to say. I am seriously tired of that team winning, even if they are a really good team. I thought all along that LSU was the better team, and they proved at Saturday after coming from behind to beat a tough Florida Gators team.
By the way, I think Tim Tebow is one of the most exciting quarterbacks to watch. He's a big dude, has a cannon for an arm, and has the toughness and fearlessness of any player. If he stays all four years, I think he could develop into a very promising quarterback coming into the NFL.
As for this so called South Florida team being ranked fifth in the nation, I'm not buying that. So they beat West Virginia, and they jump from being number 18 to being ranked sixth. Now they're ranked in the top five. So you're telling me they are one of the best five teams in the nation? False. This is why I don't like college football rankings and BCS mess. It's so unrealistic.
Speaking of cold weather, it's about darn time it gets cold. This 80 and 90 degree weather in the glorious month of October is uncalled for. (I know I am jumping all over the place, from topic to topic).
What else...
I'm trying to decide if I want to play in a Fantasy basketball league this year. I have for the past three or four seasons, not finishing to hot in them. For some reason I tend to do well in Fantasy Football. I probably will end up joining a league and that is cool.
The Fall semester is half way over after this week, hooray!
Back to NFL news, Dolphins veteran QB Trent Green suffered his second concussion in the past 13 months after diving low to block a defender and was kneed in the head. This is always a sad event, especially when the player is knocked out. I think it would be smart for the 37 year old QB to take precaution and reevaluation his situation so he doesn't cause permanent damage to his body.
It's not unlikely to have your career ended due to many concussions. Look at my man Steve Young, he had about six or seven concussions and had to call it a career at about the same age. Same goes for Cowboys great Troy Aikman, he was about 34 or 35 when he was forced to retire from two many head blows and concussions. So as you may love to play the sport, it's always important to savor your life too.
That's just my little serious thought for the day.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
There's only one Actober
Well this is where my sweet post I just wrote should be, but evidently Blogger decided to have an error problem when I pressed the post button, and evidently the auto save feature wasn't working either, so I lost my sweet post completely. Kind of sad right now, I don't think I can rewrite that post... sorry folks.
Here's my playoff picks:
Red Sox over Angels
Indians over Yankees
Phillies over Rockies
Cubs over Diamondbacks
Red Sox over Indians in 7
Phillies over Cubs in 6
World Series: Red Sox over Phillies in 7
Here's my playoff picks:
Red Sox over Angels
Indians over Yankees
Phillies over Rockies
Cubs over Diamondbacks
Red Sox over Indians in 7
Phillies over Cubs in 6
World Series: Red Sox over Phillies in 7
Monday, October 1, 2007
October is in the air
So I read this comment from my most loyal reader John and I just can't get over his sense from time to time. I think he does it on purpose to spark me. So I'm going to start off with what I think of this comment.
In the last post as some of you might know, I picked two teams from each NBA conference that I think could be in the Conference championships. I chose Chicago and Miami.
Now ever since Kevin Garnett got traded to the Boston Celtics, John jumped on the bandwagon. That is understandable, but where in the world did you get the Nets? First off they lost their only inside presence in Mikki Moore, who wasn't a true big man. Secondly, I would choose the Wizards before I even thought of the Nets. Heck I would even choose the Raptors. Yeah the Nets beat them in last years playoffs, but that was because the Raptors are a young team and were inexperienced. I am a Vince Carter and J Kidd Fan, but there is no way they are a better choice over, Detroit, Miami, Cleveland, Chicago, Washington or even the Celtics.
Here let's do this. Mark it down, I will give you 5o dollars if the New Jersey Nets and Boston Celtics are in the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NBA playoffs. Write it down John, that is a promise to you.
If those two teams are the remaining teams in the East, then something catastrophic must have happened and I probably will not be an NBA fan anymore, because that just wouldn't make any sense at all. If you are going to pick the Nets, you might as well change that choice to the Pacers. I mean how is it that you think the Nets are a top team in the East? I know the East isn't as stacked as the West, but there are certainly a few more teams better than the Nets.
The Nets will finish third in the East division this season behind Toronto and Boston. So I am just confused at that logic.
And you can't tell me that you don't think the Bulls are back in consideration for a top team in the East. I mean they drafted one of your Florida boys in Jokehim Noah, I know even your wife would agree with me. But I'm not trying to bash you, I just don't see your logic in choosing the Nets. I'm still 50-50 on choosing Boston too, but if they play together, then they have a better shot than the Nets.
What's it going to be? I thought you were a Pacers fan, then you turned into a Agent Zero Washington fan, now the Boston bandwagon. I don't know...
Anyways, that kind of got extensive but we are officially through the first month of the NFL season and only four undefeated teams remain, two from each conference. New England, Indianapolis, Dallas and Green Bay. The AFC looks normal, while the NFC looks like the dominate days of the 90s with Dallas and Green Bay.
Brett the hitman Favre is now all by himself at the top of the All-time touchdown passes leader list. Better extend that number as much as you can, because Mr. Peyton Manning will be soon to follow, most likely setting a new standard mark that will last for quiet awhile.
Coming next, its the Postseason and also the New York Mets historic collapse.
In the last post as some of you might know, I picked two teams from each NBA conference that I think could be in the Conference championships. I chose Chicago and Miami.
Now ever since Kevin Garnett got traded to the Boston Celtics, John jumped on the bandwagon. That is understandable, but where in the world did you get the Nets? First off they lost their only inside presence in Mikki Moore, who wasn't a true big man. Secondly, I would choose the Wizards before I even thought of the Nets. Heck I would even choose the Raptors. Yeah the Nets beat them in last years playoffs, but that was because the Raptors are a young team and were inexperienced. I am a Vince Carter and J Kidd Fan, but there is no way they are a better choice over, Detroit, Miami, Cleveland, Chicago, Washington or even the Celtics.
Here let's do this. Mark it down, I will give you 5o dollars if the New Jersey Nets and Boston Celtics are in the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2008 NBA playoffs. Write it down John, that is a promise to you.
If those two teams are the remaining teams in the East, then something catastrophic must have happened and I probably will not be an NBA fan anymore, because that just wouldn't make any sense at all. If you are going to pick the Nets, you might as well change that choice to the Pacers. I mean how is it that you think the Nets are a top team in the East? I know the East isn't as stacked as the West, but there are certainly a few more teams better than the Nets.
The Nets will finish third in the East division this season behind Toronto and Boston. So I am just confused at that logic.
And you can't tell me that you don't think the Bulls are back in consideration for a top team in the East. I mean they drafted one of your Florida boys in Jokehim Noah, I know even your wife would agree with me. But I'm not trying to bash you, I just don't see your logic in choosing the Nets. I'm still 50-50 on choosing Boston too, but if they play together, then they have a better shot than the Nets.
What's it going to be? I thought you were a Pacers fan, then you turned into a Agent Zero Washington fan, now the Boston bandwagon. I don't know...
Anyways, that kind of got extensive but we are officially through the first month of the NFL season and only four undefeated teams remain, two from each conference. New England, Indianapolis, Dallas and Green Bay. The AFC looks normal, while the NFC looks like the dominate days of the 90s with Dallas and Green Bay.
Brett the hitman Favre is now all by himself at the top of the All-time touchdown passes leader list. Better extend that number as much as you can, because Mr. Peyton Manning will be soon to follow, most likely setting a new standard mark that will last for quiet awhile.
Coming next, its the Postseason and also the New York Mets historic collapse.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
October is approaching
The best month of the year is rapidly approaching and I just keep getting excited as that day inches near. Why wouldn't anyone love the month of Oktoberfest. I'll tell you why I love it:
First of all its a great sporting month. NFL and College Football in full swing, the long MLB season starts the postseason, which is always great, and NBA training camps begin and College Basketball practices begin. Boy oh Boy! Can't go wrong with that!
Second of all it has officially become fall season and towards the end of the month is my birfisday, whooop. Anyways, lets do some interesting talking.
I'm going to leave you guys with a name you should never forget... FAVRE!
That's right, FAV-RE. He is the man and on his way to breaking every record Dan Marino owns including the Touchdowns record. I have always been a Favre fan and never get tired of watching him play. He is so enthusiastic and enjoyable to watch. Yeah he had a few down seasons the past few years, but I think the Packers have come together to give Favre one final push into the playoffs.
The Packers are off to a strong start at 3-0 and Favre and company are looking very poised, especially on defense to make a run at a good season. I'm not saying the Packers are going to win the Super Bowl, but they have looked very good and are a hot team right now.
It is always key to start off a 16 game season very well so you don't get your team into a bad situation. And the Packers have started off by beating three playoff teams from last season, including Super Bowl favorite San Diego.
So far the two NFC teams that have looked the best have been the Cowboys and Packers, both off to 3-0 starts. While in the AFC it has been the Patriots and Colts, like always.
I hate to talk about it, but the Patriots have looked by far the best team scoring 38 points in all three of their games. And WR Randy Moss is looking like old in the Patriots pass happy offense.
With only a few games remaining on the MLB regular season schedule, the four American league teams have been determined, just waiting on Boston and New York to decide a division winner, which will be Boston of course. The other two teams are Anaheim and Cleveland.
While on the other side in the National League, there have been no playoff berths yet while every division is very very close. With the playoffs starting next week, I always enjoy watching the postseason.
And October also means basketball season is rapidly approaching and that is by far the best. Before my season predictions for the upcoming basketball seasons, I'm going to get bold and give you four teams that have a good chance at winning the championship in both the NBA and College.
First off in College Basketball, my Final Four Pre-Prediction. North Carolina (of course), Georgetown, UCLA and Memphis. Those may or may not seem like a surprise, but I can usually get the job down on recommendations.
As for the NBA, two teams from the West and East. This is always a challenge to just pick two teams from each conference, but here is what I think. Well in the West, should be no surprise San Antonio and Dallas, not because they are the two teams I like in the West, but because Dallas had a ridiculous record and a fluke fall out in the playoffs and you can never go wrong with picking the defending champ Spurs.
As for the East. This is probably the harder choice, but I am going with Chicago and Miami. Yeah Chicago blew Miami out of the playoffs last season, but if Miami stays healthy this season they will be back no doubt.
I think that is about it for the go around, enjoy the football weekend.
First of all its a great sporting month. NFL and College Football in full swing, the long MLB season starts the postseason, which is always great, and NBA training camps begin and College Basketball practices begin. Boy oh Boy! Can't go wrong with that!
Second of all it has officially become fall season and towards the end of the month is my birfisday, whooop. Anyways, lets do some interesting talking.
I'm going to leave you guys with a name you should never forget... FAVRE!
That's right, FAV-RE. He is the man and on his way to breaking every record Dan Marino owns including the Touchdowns record. I have always been a Favre fan and never get tired of watching him play. He is so enthusiastic and enjoyable to watch. Yeah he had a few down seasons the past few years, but I think the Packers have come together to give Favre one final push into the playoffs.
The Packers are off to a strong start at 3-0 and Favre and company are looking very poised, especially on defense to make a run at a good season. I'm not saying the Packers are going to win the Super Bowl, but they have looked very good and are a hot team right now.
It is always key to start off a 16 game season very well so you don't get your team into a bad situation. And the Packers have started off by beating three playoff teams from last season, including Super Bowl favorite San Diego.
So far the two NFC teams that have looked the best have been the Cowboys and Packers, both off to 3-0 starts. While in the AFC it has been the Patriots and Colts, like always.
I hate to talk about it, but the Patriots have looked by far the best team scoring 38 points in all three of their games. And WR Randy Moss is looking like old in the Patriots pass happy offense.
With only a few games remaining on the MLB regular season schedule, the four American league teams have been determined, just waiting on Boston and New York to decide a division winner, which will be Boston of course. The other two teams are Anaheim and Cleveland.
While on the other side in the National League, there have been no playoff berths yet while every division is very very close. With the playoffs starting next week, I always enjoy watching the postseason.
And October also means basketball season is rapidly approaching and that is by far the best. Before my season predictions for the upcoming basketball seasons, I'm going to get bold and give you four teams that have a good chance at winning the championship in both the NBA and College.
First off in College Basketball, my Final Four Pre-Prediction. North Carolina (of course), Georgetown, UCLA and Memphis. Those may or may not seem like a surprise, but I can usually get the job down on recommendations.
As for the NBA, two teams from the West and East. This is always a challenge to just pick two teams from each conference, but here is what I think. Well in the West, should be no surprise San Antonio and Dallas, not because they are the two teams I like in the West, but because Dallas had a ridiculous record and a fluke fall out in the playoffs and you can never go wrong with picking the defending champ Spurs.
As for the East. This is probably the harder choice, but I am going with Chicago and Miami. Yeah Chicago blew Miami out of the playoffs last season, but if Miami stays healthy this season they will be back no doubt.
I think that is about it for the go around, enjoy the football weekend.
Monday, September 17, 2007
Got a Lot to Say
I don't know if I will get around to all of it, but last night before I fell asleep, my mind was just going crazy thinking about sports. So I'll try to get out as much as I can.
We are through the second week of the NFL season (with the exception of Redskins-Eagles tonight), and lets start with a few records...
Houston Texans 2-0, Detroit Lions 2-0, Green Bay Packers 2-0, San Francisco 49ers 2-0 and New Orleans Saints 0-2, St. Louis Rams 0-2.
Let's see, Texans first time in their team history that they are 2-0 and boy are they looking like a legit team playing great on defense and David Carr who, how about stud Matt Schaub off to a great start.
The Lions QB John Kitna predicted 10 wins for his team this season and they are already a fifth of the way there. They weren't convincing wins, but a win is a win.
Brett Favre becomes the winningest QB in NFL History and is only three TD passes away from becoming the all time leader in touchdown passes by passing none other than Dan Marino. And their defense has looked great too as Favre seeks one final playoff push.
And my 49ers got two ugly division wins, but for the most part their defense has done well so far and I'm telling yea not to sleep on the Niners.
And NFC favorites the Saints and Rams are off to rough starts at 0-2. Can they bounce back? I think the Saints can, but the Rams have serious offensive line problems being without tackle Orlando Pace.
The game of the weekend goes to the Browns (51) and Bengals (45). Charlie Frye who? How about Derek Anderson tosses 5 touchdown passes and throws for 300 yards and running back Jamal Lewis rushes for 215 yards, looking like he did a few years ago with the Ravens. Meanwhile the Bengals get 6 TD passes from Palmer and 200 receiving yards from Chad Johnson and they loose. That just isn't a good sign giving up that many points points and yards to the Browns.
Meanwhile my fantasy football team in the "All Offense Showdown" league is off to a good start with the match up of the season coming up next week against the commissioner. So I am pretty excited about my hot start, as I usually stink it up in my fantasy leagues, unfortunately.
Now moving on the the Best Golfer in the World and that is none other than FedEx Cup Champion Tiger Woods Y'all.
Tiger set an own personal best this past weekend shooting a 23 under par (-23) in a route to winning the Tour Championship and earning the very First FedEx Cup Championship, which is the PGA's new "Playoff System." Along with the pretty new trophy to add to his already stacked trophy room, he adds ten million dollars to his retirement funds after just recently passing the 70 million career total earnings last week. I know some people don't want to see that stat, but it is just amazing to me and I couldn't believe it.
After playing in the President's Cup in two weeks, Tiger has decided to take the rest of the year off to be with his family and have some relaxing time to get ready for a push at his ultimate goal of catching the 18 major mark as he only trails by 5 now. Tiger is the man.
Here's a flash back story I had the other day. I was thinking about how I used to cut out the NFL capsules out of the newspaper before the season started and would tape them up on my bedroom door in the order I thought they would finish. Now I am typing this stuff up on my on Blog Site. It just amazes me how time has flown by and to think about how my passion for sports has only increased over the years.
That's just my little flashback thought of the day.
Have a good week.
We are through the second week of the NFL season (with the exception of Redskins-Eagles tonight), and lets start with a few records...
Houston Texans 2-0, Detroit Lions 2-0, Green Bay Packers 2-0, San Francisco 49ers 2-0 and New Orleans Saints 0-2, St. Louis Rams 0-2.
Let's see, Texans first time in their team history that they are 2-0 and boy are they looking like a legit team playing great on defense and David Carr who, how about stud Matt Schaub off to a great start.
The Lions QB John Kitna predicted 10 wins for his team this season and they are already a fifth of the way there. They weren't convincing wins, but a win is a win.
Brett Favre becomes the winningest QB in NFL History and is only three TD passes away from becoming the all time leader in touchdown passes by passing none other than Dan Marino. And their defense has looked great too as Favre seeks one final playoff push.
And my 49ers got two ugly division wins, but for the most part their defense has done well so far and I'm telling yea not to sleep on the Niners.
And NFC favorites the Saints and Rams are off to rough starts at 0-2. Can they bounce back? I think the Saints can, but the Rams have serious offensive line problems being without tackle Orlando Pace.
The game of the weekend goes to the Browns (51) and Bengals (45). Charlie Frye who? How about Derek Anderson tosses 5 touchdown passes and throws for 300 yards and running back Jamal Lewis rushes for 215 yards, looking like he did a few years ago with the Ravens. Meanwhile the Bengals get 6 TD passes from Palmer and 200 receiving yards from Chad Johnson and they loose. That just isn't a good sign giving up that many points points and yards to the Browns.
Meanwhile my fantasy football team in the "All Offense Showdown" league is off to a good start with the match up of the season coming up next week against the commissioner. So I am pretty excited about my hot start, as I usually stink it up in my fantasy leagues, unfortunately.
Now moving on the the Best Golfer in the World and that is none other than FedEx Cup Champion Tiger Woods Y'all.
Tiger set an own personal best this past weekend shooting a 23 under par (-23) in a route to winning the Tour Championship and earning the very First FedEx Cup Championship, which is the PGA's new "Playoff System." Along with the pretty new trophy to add to his already stacked trophy room, he adds ten million dollars to his retirement funds after just recently passing the 70 million career total earnings last week. I know some people don't want to see that stat, but it is just amazing to me and I couldn't believe it.
After playing in the President's Cup in two weeks, Tiger has decided to take the rest of the year off to be with his family and have some relaxing time to get ready for a push at his ultimate goal of catching the 18 major mark as he only trails by 5 now. Tiger is the man.
Here's a flash back story I had the other day. I was thinking about how I used to cut out the NFL capsules out of the newspaper before the season started and would tape them up on my bedroom door in the order I thought they would finish. Now I am typing this stuff up on my on Blog Site. It just amazes me how time has flown by and to think about how my passion for sports has only increased over the years.
That's just my little flashback thought of the day.
Have a good week.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
What a Weekend
Well Week 1 of the NFL season is behind us and boy was it dominated by sloppy play. Every game I watched had at least two turnovers and that might not seem like a lot, but it really does make a difference.
There were some good moments for some teams such as the Patriots, Steelers, Colts, Cowboys and even the Lions.
Outside those teams, many games were ugly defensive struggles decided by only a touchdown or field goal or so. Of course it could be some what acceptable since it is the first game that the first string teams play the whole game. But overall I think many defenses looked better than the offenses. There were a few stand out stars, such as the return of Randy Moss who piled up 183 receiving yards in his debut in New England. Of course there is the usual performance of Peyton Manning and company.
The surprise rookie of the week was Minnesota Running Back Adrian Peterson. He had a one hundred yard rushing game and also looked good receiving. Lions Receiver Calvin Johnson also had a good game that included his first receiving touchdown.
But besides NFL football, a couple usual names continued their dominance of their sport. Tennis Champ Roger Federer won his fourth straight US Open Championship giving him a total of 12 major wins overall, only trailing leader Pete Sampras (14) by two. If Federer stays healthy he will most likely tie or even break that record mark in next years season. I mean the guy just turned 26 and is on the verge of breaking a mark that Sampras reestablished just a few years ago. Federer is in his prime now and is clearly the most dominate tennis player in the world and will surely blow past Sampras' mark of 14.
Also getting another win was Tiger Woods. It was Tiger's 60th career victory and gave him the overall lead in the FedEx Cup standings with only this weekends Tour Championship remaining to decide the first FedEx Cup Champion as Tiger looks poised to bring home another title.
All in all I am just excited that it's football season and I am ready for my 49ers to have a big season.
Peace,
Out.
There were some good moments for some teams such as the Patriots, Steelers, Colts, Cowboys and even the Lions.
Outside those teams, many games were ugly defensive struggles decided by only a touchdown or field goal or so. Of course it could be some what acceptable since it is the first game that the first string teams play the whole game. But overall I think many defenses looked better than the offenses. There were a few stand out stars, such as the return of Randy Moss who piled up 183 receiving yards in his debut in New England. Of course there is the usual performance of Peyton Manning and company.
The surprise rookie of the week was Minnesota Running Back Adrian Peterson. He had a one hundred yard rushing game and also looked good receiving. Lions Receiver Calvin Johnson also had a good game that included his first receiving touchdown.
But besides NFL football, a couple usual names continued their dominance of their sport. Tennis Champ Roger Federer won his fourth straight US Open Championship giving him a total of 12 major wins overall, only trailing leader Pete Sampras (14) by two. If Federer stays healthy he will most likely tie or even break that record mark in next years season. I mean the guy just turned 26 and is on the verge of breaking a mark that Sampras reestablished just a few years ago. Federer is in his prime now and is clearly the most dominate tennis player in the world and will surely blow past Sampras' mark of 14.
Also getting another win was Tiger Woods. It was Tiger's 60th career victory and gave him the overall lead in the FedEx Cup standings with only this weekends Tour Championship remaining to decide the first FedEx Cup Champion as Tiger looks poised to bring home another title.
All in all I am just excited that it's football season and I am ready for my 49ers to have a big season.
Peace,
Out.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
The most wonderful time of the year...
In the sporting world, what better kind of weekend could one think of? There are so many different types of sports playing this weekend. Everyone could get a fix of what they love the most.
From PGA Tour Playoffs, to College and NFL Football, to WNBA Finals, to the US Open Tennis Championships, to MLB and even Nascar. WOW! I don't think it could get much better than that.
NFL opening day is officially today as Week one schedule gets underway and boy am I excited! Along with College and NBA basketball, the NFL is my favorite sport to watch. It's always exciting to go week by week to see the newest stars shine to the upset teams and even flashy veterans still mowing everyone down.
As many should know, the NFL had an eventful off season, from player situations, to new faces in new places, to the new rookies having an impact already throughout the league. So when the season comes around, there will surely be new headlines filling the sporting world.
That being said enjoy your Sunday watching NFL football, PGA Golf and the Men's US Open tennis championship.
From PGA Tour Playoffs, to College and NFL Football, to WNBA Finals, to the US Open Tennis Championships, to MLB and even Nascar. WOW! I don't think it could get much better than that.
NFL opening day is officially today as Week one schedule gets underway and boy am I excited! Along with College and NBA basketball, the NFL is my favorite sport to watch. It's always exciting to go week by week to see the newest stars shine to the upset teams and even flashy veterans still mowing everyone down.
As many should know, the NFL had an eventful off season, from player situations, to new faces in new places, to the new rookies having an impact already throughout the league. So when the season comes around, there will surely be new headlines filling the sporting world.
That being said enjoy your Sunday watching NFL football, PGA Golf and the Men's US Open tennis championship.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
New name, makes it better
I just wanted to take some time and offer my thoughts on the points made by my loyal fan, John.
I understand some may think I am crazy for picking the 49ers to be the last seed to make the NFC playoffs, but here is why I made that decision.
This will be the fourth season that head coach Mike "Rollin with" Nolan has been with the 49ers. Every season since he has been coach their record has improved. Having been 1-15 the year before he came in. Then it went as follows: 2-14, 4-12 to 7-9 last season.
Now, having improved every season since and this past off season being the best under his helm, it is not a stretch to say the 49ers could be the last seed in the NFC playoffs. Yes, there will be many teams fighting for that last spot, probably having a record around 8-8 or 9-7, I have faith in the up and coming 49ers to get back to the glory days in the next few years. So that being said, I might be on a 49er high, but picking them to finish that high is not a stretch in my mind.
I know I didn't come up with a no name to win the MVP because the certain players I choose are just dominate players in the league right now. One name I did leave off is Rams QB Mark Bulger. I think the Rams will surprise people this season and have a good season and win the NFC West behind the lead of Bulger and Jackson.
Daniel Graham? He is to old and not explosive enough to have a note worthy great season. Yes, the Broncos use their Tight End a lot, but he isn't that break through stand out player. Shockey on the other hand is a good point. I do agree he could have a good season, if he stays healthy, which has been holding him back the past few seasons. I think he is due to have a good season and will have to do so in order to help the Giants win this season.
As for the Fins, yeah they have a good defense, but it is always tough for a new head coach to have a good season. Their QB is to old and I don't think they have enough talent outside Ronnie Brown on offense to help them to a good record. The Jets have a new look offense, having added RB Thomas Jones and with Chad Pennington finally healthy they will win the second spot in the division holding off the Buffalo Bills. The Bills have a decent defense and a under the radar offense. Their wide receivers are underrated and are very explosive. I'm not saying they are going to have a terrible record, in fact all three of the teams will probably finish either with the same records or one or two games separated between them.
The US Open is not on a level of the World Series, you just can't compare the two. Yet, the US Open is under way and today 1 seed Roger Federer takes on 5 seed Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals. To bad for Roddick as he only have one career win versus Federer, and with Federer being the best player in the game right now, Roddick will have to be mistake free and be hitting 140 to 150 on his serve the whole match.
On the Women's side, 1 seed Justine Henin defeated 8 seed Serena Williams in straight sets. Henin is just the best woman's player at the moment. Defending champ Maria Sharapova was upset in the third round.
It's hard to talk about tennis, but don't even say the Open is not on the World Series' level. It might be as good as a regular season game, but the baseball playoffs is the best baseball around. It's just hands down been around for more than a century and is called America's Past Time; simple as that.
Now for this new thought about the NBA taking on a season similar to the Tennis series. I'm not sure about that idea. Maybe if you had the tournaments towards the end of the season just before the Finals. You would have to have a regular season in order to pair teams against each other in the double elimination tournament. Actually, that would be a good idea for the playoffs. Maybe have the top twenty teams and put them in the tournament and have them battle down to the final four and then have the regular best of 7 or best of 5 and then best of 7 for the NBA Finals.
When I think of this thought, the College football BCS comes to mind. All we hear about is if College Football is going to have a playoff system, but it always gets pushed aside to the next season to talk about it. I would like to see a playoff system in college football because if there were teams with identical records and such, it shouldn't be all about your strength of schedule because every team plays every team different, hence App State beating Michigan. That doesn't say Michigan is a bad team, it says every team play every team different. And why they dropped out of the top 25 rankings was bogus to me. That's why I don't like the college football system, it's bogus and out of whack.
Say Ohio State and Michigan played the first week and they were ranked 2 and 3. Michigan(3) won the game, Ohio State would probably fallen to like number 10 or so in the polls. Why is that because it was two of the top teams in the nation? Technically that is what they would say yes. What about if number 1 USC lost to unranked Notre Dame? Would USC drop out of the polls, probably not. It's just a big scam to me. Make a playoff system in college football. Reduce regular season games to 8 for every team and have December as the month for the playoffs. At least give it a try one season. Come up with some type of playoff system and give it a try and if it ends up being similar results to the crappy BCS system, then so be it. BCS is whack.
Anyways, I forgot to mention the other day that Team USA won the FIBA America's Tournament dismantling Argentina to win the Gold Medal and they are now qualified for next year's Summer Olympics in China.
NFL season Kicks Off tomorrow night! Let's go my crappy fantasy team.
I understand some may think I am crazy for picking the 49ers to be the last seed to make the NFC playoffs, but here is why I made that decision.
This will be the fourth season that head coach Mike "Rollin with" Nolan has been with the 49ers. Every season since he has been coach their record has improved. Having been 1-15 the year before he came in. Then it went as follows: 2-14, 4-12 to 7-9 last season.
Now, having improved every season since and this past off season being the best under his helm, it is not a stretch to say the 49ers could be the last seed in the NFC playoffs. Yes, there will be many teams fighting for that last spot, probably having a record around 8-8 or 9-7, I have faith in the up and coming 49ers to get back to the glory days in the next few years. So that being said, I might be on a 49er high, but picking them to finish that high is not a stretch in my mind.
I know I didn't come up with a no name to win the MVP because the certain players I choose are just dominate players in the league right now. One name I did leave off is Rams QB Mark Bulger. I think the Rams will surprise people this season and have a good season and win the NFC West behind the lead of Bulger and Jackson.
Daniel Graham? He is to old and not explosive enough to have a note worthy great season. Yes, the Broncos use their Tight End a lot, but he isn't that break through stand out player. Shockey on the other hand is a good point. I do agree he could have a good season, if he stays healthy, which has been holding him back the past few seasons. I think he is due to have a good season and will have to do so in order to help the Giants win this season.
As for the Fins, yeah they have a good defense, but it is always tough for a new head coach to have a good season. Their QB is to old and I don't think they have enough talent outside Ronnie Brown on offense to help them to a good record. The Jets have a new look offense, having added RB Thomas Jones and with Chad Pennington finally healthy they will win the second spot in the division holding off the Buffalo Bills. The Bills have a decent defense and a under the radar offense. Their wide receivers are underrated and are very explosive. I'm not saying they are going to have a terrible record, in fact all three of the teams will probably finish either with the same records or one or two games separated between them.
The US Open is not on a level of the World Series, you just can't compare the two. Yet, the US Open is under way and today 1 seed Roger Federer takes on 5 seed Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals. To bad for Roddick as he only have one career win versus Federer, and with Federer being the best player in the game right now, Roddick will have to be mistake free and be hitting 140 to 150 on his serve the whole match.
On the Women's side, 1 seed Justine Henin defeated 8 seed Serena Williams in straight sets. Henin is just the best woman's player at the moment. Defending champ Maria Sharapova was upset in the third round.
It's hard to talk about tennis, but don't even say the Open is not on the World Series' level. It might be as good as a regular season game, but the baseball playoffs is the best baseball around. It's just hands down been around for more than a century and is called America's Past Time; simple as that.
Now for this new thought about the NBA taking on a season similar to the Tennis series. I'm not sure about that idea. Maybe if you had the tournaments towards the end of the season just before the Finals. You would have to have a regular season in order to pair teams against each other in the double elimination tournament. Actually, that would be a good idea for the playoffs. Maybe have the top twenty teams and put them in the tournament and have them battle down to the final four and then have the regular best of 7 or best of 5 and then best of 7 for the NBA Finals.
When I think of this thought, the College football BCS comes to mind. All we hear about is if College Football is going to have a playoff system, but it always gets pushed aside to the next season to talk about it. I would like to see a playoff system in college football because if there were teams with identical records and such, it shouldn't be all about your strength of schedule because every team plays every team different, hence App State beating Michigan. That doesn't say Michigan is a bad team, it says every team play every team different. And why they dropped out of the top 25 rankings was bogus to me. That's why I don't like the college football system, it's bogus and out of whack.
Say Ohio State and Michigan played the first week and they were ranked 2 and 3. Michigan(3) won the game, Ohio State would probably fallen to like number 10 or so in the polls. Why is that because it was two of the top teams in the nation? Technically that is what they would say yes. What about if number 1 USC lost to unranked Notre Dame? Would USC drop out of the polls, probably not. It's just a big scam to me. Make a playoff system in college football. Reduce regular season games to 8 for every team and have December as the month for the playoffs. At least give it a try one season. Come up with some type of playoff system and give it a try and if it ends up being similar results to the crappy BCS system, then so be it. BCS is whack.
Anyways, I forgot to mention the other day that Team USA won the FIBA America's Tournament dismantling Argentina to win the Gold Medal and they are now qualified for next year's Summer Olympics in China.
NFL season Kicks Off tomorrow night! Let's go my crappy fantasy team.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Footballin!
Well it is officially football season as the first week of college football has come to an end and there was already a major upset the first week.
The number five ranked team Michigan Wolverines took on a Division 1-AA team, Appalachian State this past weekend at "The Big House." Well needless to say, App State came away with one of the biggest upset in college football history. The first time a Division 1-AA team beat a Division 1 team in NCAA college football history. App State won 34-32 calling out all critics who were saying prior to the game how Division 1 teams shouldn't be wasting their time with the smaller schools. Well who is the dummy now... to bad for Michigan.
But now on to bigger and better things, the NFL, which kicks off its season on Thursday night when the Colts take on the Saints. This season there are many new faces in new places and a lot of young players who look to have key roles in their teams success. I am going to break down a few parts of the league and give you my predictions for the season.
This past off season the New England Patriots had one of the best of any team. They brought in many role players to improve their already stacked team. Their biggest acquisition was bringing in WR Randy Moss from Oakland. The story now is if Moss can change back to his younger days and be dominant once again. I don't think he will be dominant, but I think he will have a much improved season and lead the Patriots in receiving along side Donte Stallworth and several other talented WRs.
Another team that had a good off season were the up and coming San Francisco 49ers. They brought in several key defensive players that look to have an immediate impact, including first round draft pick, MLB Patrick Willis out of Mississippi. Look for the 49ers to improve off of last seasons improvement as they have one of the easiest rated schedules this season.
So far the story has been the Saints and Patriots to be in the Super Bowl XLII. I'm not going with the Saints, but I will have to go with the Patriots as they had a "down" season last year and still almost made it to the Super Bowl after a tough loss to the Colts in the AFC Championship.
Here are my Divisional Predictions:
AFC East: 1. Patriots 2. Jets 3. Bills 4. Dolphins
North: 1. Ravens 2. Steelers 3. Bengals 4. Browns
South: 1. Colts 2. Titans 3. Jaguars 4. Texans
West: 1. Chargers 2. Broncos 3. Chiefs 4. Raiders
NFC East: 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Redskins 4. Giants
North: 1. Bears 2. Packers 3. Lions 4. Vikings
South: 1. Saints 2. Panthers 3. Falcons 4. Buccaneers
West: 1. Rams 2. 49ers 3. Seahawks 4. Cardinals
AFC Playoffs: 1. Chargers 2. Patriots 3. Ravens 4. Colts 5. Steelers 6. Broncos
AFC Championship: Patriots over Chargers
NFC Playoffs: 1. Bears 2. Eagles 3. Saints 4. Rams 5. Cowboys 6. 49ers
NFC Championship: Eagles over Bears
I am looking for a rematch of Super Bowl 39 from a few years ago and I am going to say Donovan Mcnabb Brings home his first Super Bowl Title in a very close game.
Super Bowl XLII: Eagles over Patriots
Award Predictions: Look for Chargers and reigning League MVP Ladanian Tomlinsion to have another outstanding season and be in the mix for MVP once again. Look for Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Donovan Mcnabb and Steven Jackson to be in the mix also.
For Offensive Rookie of the Year I'm going to pick Bears TE Greg Olsen. He had a great preseason and will have impact in the Bears offense. Also look for Lions WR Calvin Johnson and Colts WR Anthony Gonzalez to have an immediate impact as the Colts third WR in a potent Manning offence.
Defensive Player of the year will probably Broncos CB Champ Bailey, he never fails to have a down season and was in the running last season after having ten interceptions. Also in the mix will be Chargers LB Shawne Merriman and Dolphins DE Jason Taylor, last seasons winner.
Don't forget about Studs Reggie Bush, Vince Young and Frank Gore who will have great seasons as well.
There you have it, playoff predictions, Super Bowl winner and stand out players for this season. Tell your friends because you can't go wrong with these picks. Remember you heard it here first, MJ.
Go 49ers! Go Hokies!
The number five ranked team Michigan Wolverines took on a Division 1-AA team, Appalachian State this past weekend at "The Big House." Well needless to say, App State came away with one of the biggest upset in college football history. The first time a Division 1-AA team beat a Division 1 team in NCAA college football history. App State won 34-32 calling out all critics who were saying prior to the game how Division 1 teams shouldn't be wasting their time with the smaller schools. Well who is the dummy now... to bad for Michigan.
But now on to bigger and better things, the NFL, which kicks off its season on Thursday night when the Colts take on the Saints. This season there are many new faces in new places and a lot of young players who look to have key roles in their teams success. I am going to break down a few parts of the league and give you my predictions for the season.
This past off season the New England Patriots had one of the best of any team. They brought in many role players to improve their already stacked team. Their biggest acquisition was bringing in WR Randy Moss from Oakland. The story now is if Moss can change back to his younger days and be dominant once again. I don't think he will be dominant, but I think he will have a much improved season and lead the Patriots in receiving along side Donte Stallworth and several other talented WRs.
Another team that had a good off season were the up and coming San Francisco 49ers. They brought in several key defensive players that look to have an immediate impact, including first round draft pick, MLB Patrick Willis out of Mississippi. Look for the 49ers to improve off of last seasons improvement as they have one of the easiest rated schedules this season.
So far the story has been the Saints and Patriots to be in the Super Bowl XLII. I'm not going with the Saints, but I will have to go with the Patriots as they had a "down" season last year and still almost made it to the Super Bowl after a tough loss to the Colts in the AFC Championship.
Here are my Divisional Predictions:
AFC East: 1. Patriots 2. Jets 3. Bills 4. Dolphins
North: 1. Ravens 2. Steelers 3. Bengals 4. Browns
South: 1. Colts 2. Titans 3. Jaguars 4. Texans
West: 1. Chargers 2. Broncos 3. Chiefs 4. Raiders
NFC East: 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Redskins 4. Giants
North: 1. Bears 2. Packers 3. Lions 4. Vikings
South: 1. Saints 2. Panthers 3. Falcons 4. Buccaneers
West: 1. Rams 2. 49ers 3. Seahawks 4. Cardinals
AFC Playoffs: 1. Chargers 2. Patriots 3. Ravens 4. Colts 5. Steelers 6. Broncos
AFC Championship: Patriots over Chargers
NFC Playoffs: 1. Bears 2. Eagles 3. Saints 4. Rams 5. Cowboys 6. 49ers
NFC Championship: Eagles over Bears
I am looking for a rematch of Super Bowl 39 from a few years ago and I am going to say Donovan Mcnabb Brings home his first Super Bowl Title in a very close game.
Super Bowl XLII: Eagles over Patriots
Award Predictions: Look for Chargers and reigning League MVP Ladanian Tomlinsion to have another outstanding season and be in the mix for MVP once again. Look for Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Donovan Mcnabb and Steven Jackson to be in the mix also.
For Offensive Rookie of the Year I'm going to pick Bears TE Greg Olsen. He had a great preseason and will have impact in the Bears offense. Also look for Lions WR Calvin Johnson and Colts WR Anthony Gonzalez to have an immediate impact as the Colts third WR in a potent Manning offence.
Defensive Player of the year will probably Broncos CB Champ Bailey, he never fails to have a down season and was in the running last season after having ten interceptions. Also in the mix will be Chargers LB Shawne Merriman and Dolphins DE Jason Taylor, last seasons winner.
Don't forget about Studs Reggie Bush, Vince Young and Frank Gore who will have great seasons as well.
There you have it, playoff predictions, Super Bowl winner and stand out players for this season. Tell your friends because you can't go wrong with these picks. Remember you heard it here first, MJ.
Go 49ers! Go Hokies!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Calling Em Out
I was watching ESPN's First Take the other day and got my motivation for this post from that show. Here's why.
If you have seen this show on ESPN, you may know that one of the reporters on this show is "Skip" Bayless. He is where I get my motivation for today's post.
First off, this guy is a joke. He always has the worst opinions and views towards athletes and situations. He always makes other reporters unsteady as for his comments are ridiculously wrong.
The reason I am writing about this guy is because he talks bad about my man Lebron James; who went perfect from the field in last nights blow out victory of Uruguay.
But that is just the beginning. He also talks bad about Kevin Garnett, stating he is weak and a big softy. He believes that James and Garnett are the two most overrated players in the NBA. THAT my friends is INCORRECT. Tell me how a guy who won the NBA MVP award in 2004 is overrated. Tell me how a guy who is breaking scoring record after another, leading his team to their first ever NBA Finals appearance is overrated; and he is only 22 years old. How can you be overrated at the age of 22, having been in the league for four seasons now.
Each player are All-NBA performers have made countless All-Star games, leads the league in rebounding, and is just an unstoppable force running down the court. Where is this guys head? That is what I want to know. How does he have the guts to actually say these non sense statements on national television. And his points for why they are overrated are a weak argument. He just frustrates me every time I hear him talk about about either of those players of other good players.
A guy who came straight out of high school drafted Number one overall in the 2003 draft has improved year after year and in his fourth season carries a team to their First EVER NBA Final appearance. Sure they got swept, I'll admit that, but this guy is only 22 years old and easily one of the top players in the league.
Also when asked who were "Skip's" top 15 players in the NBA, Garnett wasn't on his list. First off, KG is the second best Power Forward behind Tin Duncan. Secondly, Garnett is breaking all kinds of records and is the only player in the league to average 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for a season. How does a power forward average four assists a game and get put in the category of "overrated."
This guy just doesn't know what he is talking about most of the time and he works for ESPN. He sure motivates me, if he can work for them, then I think I have a pretty good chance too. Either get your stories correct or at least make arguments that are reasonable.
The College Football Season Kicks off Tonight. Whoooooop!
If you have seen this show on ESPN, you may know that one of the reporters on this show is "Skip" Bayless. He is where I get my motivation for today's post.
First off, this guy is a joke. He always has the worst opinions and views towards athletes and situations. He always makes other reporters unsteady as for his comments are ridiculously wrong.
The reason I am writing about this guy is because he talks bad about my man Lebron James; who went perfect from the field in last nights blow out victory of Uruguay.
But that is just the beginning. He also talks bad about Kevin Garnett, stating he is weak and a big softy. He believes that James and Garnett are the two most overrated players in the NBA. THAT my friends is INCORRECT. Tell me how a guy who won the NBA MVP award in 2004 is overrated. Tell me how a guy who is breaking scoring record after another, leading his team to their first ever NBA Finals appearance is overrated; and he is only 22 years old. How can you be overrated at the age of 22, having been in the league for four seasons now.
Each player are All-NBA performers have made countless All-Star games, leads the league in rebounding, and is just an unstoppable force running down the court. Where is this guys head? That is what I want to know. How does he have the guts to actually say these non sense statements on national television. And his points for why they are overrated are a weak argument. He just frustrates me every time I hear him talk about about either of those players of other good players.
A guy who came straight out of high school drafted Number one overall in the 2003 draft has improved year after year and in his fourth season carries a team to their First EVER NBA Final appearance. Sure they got swept, I'll admit that, but this guy is only 22 years old and easily one of the top players in the league.
Also when asked who were "Skip's" top 15 players in the NBA, Garnett wasn't on his list. First off, KG is the second best Power Forward behind Tin Duncan. Secondly, Garnett is breaking all kinds of records and is the only player in the league to average 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for a season. How does a power forward average four assists a game and get put in the category of "overrated."
This guy just doesn't know what he is talking about most of the time and he works for ESPN. He sure motivates me, if he can work for them, then I think I have a pretty good chance too. Either get your stories correct or at least make arguments that are reasonable.
The College Football Season Kicks off Tonight. Whoooooop!
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
I got something to say
This is just a little situation I wanted to talk about. This goes out to my two favorite fans, they will know who they are.
Today's discussion is about Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller and others.
Due to the recent stories in the news about Miller trying to decide if he wants to come back to play in the NBA for the new look Boston Celtics. Just because he has been in the news lately about wanting to play with the great Kevin Garnett, Reggie this, Reggie that, I've had to hear about every story that has come out about him.
Long story short, Reggie wisely decided not to make a return as he would have just been there to make everyone jump on the bandwagon and choose Boston to dethrone the Spurs and win the NBA Championship next season.
Well all of that isn't going to happen, now here's my bone I want to scratch.
Michael Jordan: 6 time NBA Champion and 6 time NBA Finals MVP. 5 time Regular Season NBA MVP. Led the Bulls to a 72-10 Regular Season record, the Best all-time. 3rd on all-time scoring list. Enough said.
Reggie Miller: All-time leading 3 pointers made... MVPs? Championships?
I don't know how anyone could argue. Of course I know someone who could, just because that is what they like to do, but they wouldn't win in the long run.
Jordan is a great player, definitely in just about any ones top 5 for Greatest All-Time. He is on the list for 50 Greatest Players of All-Time. Now for Reggie's case, what makes him a "great" player. Yes he made the most 3 pointers ever, but what did that do for him as a whole. It didn't help his team win championships. How many NBA Finals did he go to? One I believe and they lost to the LA Lakers and none other than the Diesel, Shaquille O'Neal.
There is another guy who has won multiple championships and MVP awards who is a great player and has done great things. Yet he doesn't get any love from my buddy. I think I know why too. The argument I always get is all he does is push people around. Well that may have happened yes, but he dominates the paint. What about when he was in Orlando? That is where he made a name for his self. Yeah Shaq may have a cocky attitude, but that is because he is doing what he loves and has had much success.
Here's a comparison I like to think about. When I like of Shaq and how dominate he has been and always how funny he is and how he likes to have fun, I think of Peyton Manning. Tell me Peyton hasn't dominated the league. Tell me he hasn't done commercial after commercial and also SNL. He is a funny guy who likes to have fun when he isn't out on the field dominating the league, much like Shaq has done in his career. Now I'm not saying that there is something against Peyton, I am just trying to make a point by comparison.
Reggie is a great shooter. I just don't see the strong argument that could be made to say he is a great player overall. Alright I'll give in and say he was a great player, but my argument for that isn't strong. And I can't take anything away from anyone, I am just trying to put an end to these disputes that have been ongoing. Everyone knows Jordan and Miller had the roughest relationship during their careers, but I am sure they both have respect for each others game. So I could understand how fans of each might argue with each other due to their history of the past of confrontations.
Now if we could all just get along and stop with the hateration, then I think we could grow and learn from our dislikes. No I just messing, we are just sports fans and it's what we do best. I respect my piers and love my fans and supporters. They are what keeps me motivated.
Team USA is now 5-0 at the FIBA America's Championships.
Today's discussion is about Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller and others.
Due to the recent stories in the news about Miller trying to decide if he wants to come back to play in the NBA for the new look Boston Celtics. Just because he has been in the news lately about wanting to play with the great Kevin Garnett, Reggie this, Reggie that, I've had to hear about every story that has come out about him.
Long story short, Reggie wisely decided not to make a return as he would have just been there to make everyone jump on the bandwagon and choose Boston to dethrone the Spurs and win the NBA Championship next season.
Well all of that isn't going to happen, now here's my bone I want to scratch.
Michael Jordan: 6 time NBA Champion and 6 time NBA Finals MVP. 5 time Regular Season NBA MVP. Led the Bulls to a 72-10 Regular Season record, the Best all-time. 3rd on all-time scoring list. Enough said.
Reggie Miller: All-time leading 3 pointers made... MVPs? Championships?
I don't know how anyone could argue. Of course I know someone who could, just because that is what they like to do, but they wouldn't win in the long run.
Jordan is a great player, definitely in just about any ones top 5 for Greatest All-Time. He is on the list for 50 Greatest Players of All-Time. Now for Reggie's case, what makes him a "great" player. Yes he made the most 3 pointers ever, but what did that do for him as a whole. It didn't help his team win championships. How many NBA Finals did he go to? One I believe and they lost to the LA Lakers and none other than the Diesel, Shaquille O'Neal.
There is another guy who has won multiple championships and MVP awards who is a great player and has done great things. Yet he doesn't get any love from my buddy. I think I know why too. The argument I always get is all he does is push people around. Well that may have happened yes, but he dominates the paint. What about when he was in Orlando? That is where he made a name for his self. Yeah Shaq may have a cocky attitude, but that is because he is doing what he loves and has had much success.
Here's a comparison I like to think about. When I like of Shaq and how dominate he has been and always how funny he is and how he likes to have fun, I think of Peyton Manning. Tell me Peyton hasn't dominated the league. Tell me he hasn't done commercial after commercial and also SNL. He is a funny guy who likes to have fun when he isn't out on the field dominating the league, much like Shaq has done in his career. Now I'm not saying that there is something against Peyton, I am just trying to make a point by comparison.
Reggie is a great shooter. I just don't see the strong argument that could be made to say he is a great player overall. Alright I'll give in and say he was a great player, but my argument for that isn't strong. And I can't take anything away from anyone, I am just trying to put an end to these disputes that have been ongoing. Everyone knows Jordan and Miller had the roughest relationship during their careers, but I am sure they both have respect for each others game. So I could understand how fans of each might argue with each other due to their history of the past of confrontations.
Now if we could all just get along and stop with the hateration, then I think we could grow and learn from our dislikes. No I just messing, we are just sports fans and it's what we do best. I respect my piers and love my fans and supporters. They are what keeps me motivated.
Team USA is now 5-0 at the FIBA America's Championships.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Playoff Season...
Yes that's right. It is playoff season... for the PGA Tour. What do I mean playoffs for Golf? I mean this is the first season in which the PGA's have added a playoff system. The last four tournaments of the season are described as the FedEx Cup.
The whole season players earn points based on their performances in tournaments and ranked in order of most points earned. And of course the player that plays the least amount of tournaments but also wins the most is Tiger Woods and he was in first at the start of the first tournament, but Tiger didn't play in the first inaugural playoff tournament this weekend.
Anyways, Steve Stricker won the tournament and is now in first place after the first tournament, but because Tiger had so many points, he only fell to fourth overall place. Is Tiger not worried about this FedEx Cup or what?
Well the next tournament is the Deutsche Bank Championship is next weekend and Tiger is the defending champ of course. So I think he will be out there for this tournament and come away with another victory and reclaim the number one overall position in the standings with just two tournaments remaining.
The Little League World Series ended today on a walk off home run in extra innings. The World Champions are from none other than Georgia. They beat a tough Japanese team 3-2 in the eighth inning walk off home run.
It's just amazing to watch these 11, 12 and 13 year olds pitch and hit the ball. There were so many walk off home runs this year it wasn't even funny. And also kids pitching striking out 10 plus batters, which is excellent. I remember those days, baseball sure was a fun sport to play.
Team USA is currently 3-0 at the FIBA America's World Championship and getting set to face a tough Brazil team shortly. They continue to blow out their opponents and are playing great team defense. Let's hope I'm not talking to soon.
The NFL gets underway in two weeks.
The whole season players earn points based on their performances in tournaments and ranked in order of most points earned. And of course the player that plays the least amount of tournaments but also wins the most is Tiger Woods and he was in first at the start of the first tournament, but Tiger didn't play in the first inaugural playoff tournament this weekend.
Anyways, Steve Stricker won the tournament and is now in first place after the first tournament, but because Tiger had so many points, he only fell to fourth overall place. Is Tiger not worried about this FedEx Cup or what?
Well the next tournament is the Deutsche Bank Championship is next weekend and Tiger is the defending champ of course. So I think he will be out there for this tournament and come away with another victory and reclaim the number one overall position in the standings with just two tournaments remaining.
The Little League World Series ended today on a walk off home run in extra innings. The World Champions are from none other than Georgia. They beat a tough Japanese team 3-2 in the eighth inning walk off home run.
It's just amazing to watch these 11, 12 and 13 year olds pitch and hit the ball. There were so many walk off home runs this year it wasn't even funny. And also kids pitching striking out 10 plus batters, which is excellent. I remember those days, baseball sure was a fun sport to play.
Team USA is currently 3-0 at the FIBA America's World Championship and getting set to face a tough Brazil team shortly. They continue to blow out their opponents and are playing great team defense. Let's hope I'm not talking to soon.
The NFL gets underway in two weeks.
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