At this point, the only thing you can hope for is Philly to beat Detroit. Bad thing about that is then the Eastern Conference become totally worthless. The Pistons are boring to watch (not as boring as the NFL Draft), but they are still the only Eastern Conference team I think has a chance to knock off the C's. Maybe Orlando, they won 3 of 4 in the regular season but I doubt it.
Melo said his team "quit." Thanks for stating the obvious. I love Melo's game, but he really might be the most overrated player in the NBA.
Western Conference? We'll have Lakers/Jazz and Spurs/Hornets. Now the playoffs begin.
Saw C-Webb on the TNT broadcast last night. Not a bad job. I hope Kenny Smith doesn't take the Knicks GM job. That TNT crew is the best in sports.
NFL DRAFT
I saw a little bit on the 2nd day. Why do people care about the 2nd round pick out of Appalachian State? Everybody likes to see who their teams draft, when the reality is you probably haven't seen 2 full games of those guys in college. All they do on ESPN is just talk over each other so there's no real analysis going on.
MLB:
So the Devil Rays are in 1st place and the Yankees don't have 1 guy batting over 300? Yep, it's April. Which means baseball doesn't matter right now. Not even the Cubs being in 1st place.
Speaking of the Cubs, I'll give Alfonso Soriano the award for guy who should be the best player in baseball but isn't. He vows to return Tuesday. Anyways, if this guy would stop swinging for the fences everytime he came up, he could be unstoppable. As it is, he's not as good as he could be.
COLLEGE HOOPS:
John Calipari signed his extension the same weekend that Wesley Witherspoon visited. Cal is worth every penny. Do whatever you have to do to keep him here.
This video is from over the weekend....pretty funny stuff when talking about Giants OF Aaron Rowand
Monday, April 28, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
NBA PLAYOFFS......Where Kobe Happens
Kobe was Kobe last night. It doesn't matter who you put on him, he'll beat them. Kenyon Martin does have size and strength, but Kobe can go around him. AI has the speed, but Kobe can post and shoot over him. Check out Pau's alley oop pass to Kobe in the video. Sick.
-What is JR Smith doing talking trash to Kobe late in that game? Shut up until you've accomplished something. I'm sure AI and Melo told him the same thing.
-Detroit buried Philly last night. No surprise. Philly may get 1 at home, but Detroit wins this in 5 or 6 now.
-Boston owned Atlanta.....again.....big yawn
-Utah goes up 3-0 tonight on Houston. T-Mac said he had "nothing left" in the 4th quarter the other night. That's what separates LeBron and Kobe from you. You find away to take that game over. You don't take just 4 shots in the 4th quarter. True superstars find a way to win that game. True superstars don't think about being tired at the end of playoff games.
-Is Washington done? We'll find out tonight. I think they get a W tonight. They'll get more than 12pts each from their Big 3.
-Toronto isn't done yet. They win tonight at home. They can still win this series, but it doesn't matter. Both teams lose to Detroit in the 2nd round. "The Future" (there ya go Andrew) needs a real point guard. Nelson is ok.
-I don't think the Suns are done yet. They know they have to play better defense in the 2nd half. I know they have to play better defense in the 2nd half. You know they have to play better defense in the 2nd half. Their coaching staff knows they have to play better defense in the 2nd half. Show some heart and do it. You have the talent to beat this team.
NFL:
Pacman Jones was traded to Dallas. Now get reinstated.
-NFL will not allow the Rams to start negotiating w/ guys for their 2nd pick. F U NFL. Whatever, the NBA playoffs will be on and I'd rather watch that than your boring draft.
BASEBALL:
So I had to work a Mississippi State baseball game last night. Let me just say this about college baseball: it sucks. There are some good hitters, but not many good pitchers. This game was something like 12-7 last night and 15-7 the night before. State also lost 20-5 over the weekend to Alabama. College baseball pitching sucks and the reason it sucks is because if you are really good then you go from high school to the pros (minor leagues).
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
NBA PLAYOFFS.....Where home teams winning happens
-The Mavericks absolutely have ZERO heart. They look old and slow. I know why Avery Johnson was ready to ship out Dirk after last years playoffs for Kobe in the offseason. Would've been the right move by Dallas if they could've pulled it off. David West gets up in Dirk's grill and he backs down. Attitude is something you need in the playoffs. Dallas lost their swagger in Miami 2 years ago. That being said, I expect them to win 1 of these games at home if not both of them. No way they win the series though.
-Phoenix trades Marion for Shaq just so they can match up better with San Antonio. Phoenix still has the problem they've always had. NO DEFENSE!!! You get down by 16 to San Antonio and good luck coming back. You get down by 16 to the Suns and, well, you see what can happen. Consistent defense is the difference between these 2 teams.
-Houston WILL get swept. We should've seen this coming. They can't beat Utah with a healthy Yao Ming last year so how are they supposed to make it a series this year w/o a healthy Ming and Rafer Alston?
-Philly and Detroit play Game 2 tonight. Sixers could get another one in this series, but I still don't expect them to win it. Chauncey Billups missed 3 of 4 FT's down the stretch the other night. That doesn't happen again. Dude shoots 90% from the line.
-Orlando goes up 2-0 on Toronto. I thought Chris Bosh panicked in those closing seconds. Take the ball to the hole. Either way, at least they didn't get blown out. This series isn't over at all.
-Boston and Atlanta play Game 2 tonight......yawn
It was in the paper today that Donnie Walsh favors either Mark Jackson or Herb Williams to be the next head coach of the Knicks. We'll see what they can do.
NFL
Jake Long will be the #1 pick in the draft. When Roger Goodell gets up to the podium on Saturday it better be "The Miami Dolphins have the 1st pick they are on the clock." Goodell immediately walks to the end of the stage, gets the notecard, goes back to the podium and says "The Miami Dolphins select Jake Long, offensive tackle from the University of Michigan." I do not want to wait 3 minutes for the Dolphins announcing they are going to take Jake Long (kinda like how the Texans took almost all 15 minutes to announce they were drafting David Carr when they already had agreed to a contract).
I'm sure there will be a lot of good players that come out of this draft, but other than Run DMC and Glenn Dorsey, it lacks serious star power.
MLB:
Ever wonder why the Red Sox have a better organization than the Yankees? Starting pitching is one thing, but the owners in Boston stay out of the way. When you hire a guy to be your GM and your manager, let them run the team. The Yankees say they're the most professional team in sports (no facial hair and blah blah blah) yet their owners do the most unprofessional things (i.e. undermining the authority of their GM and coach in the media for all the players to see and hear). I hope Michael Heisley is reading this.....
COLLEGE BASKETBALL:
Antonio Anderson and Robert Dozier declared for the NBA Draft. My gut tells me they'll both come back to school. I think they both have the skills to play in the NBA. Anderson will be either a 2nd round pick or undrafted if he comes back or not. Dozier has the ability to stay, gain weight, and be a potential 1st round pick next year. I do believe Anderson can defend NBA level guys. If he makes it there, he'll be lock down defender and corner 3pt shot guy. If Ime Udoke can play in the NBA, so can Antonio Anderson.
Derek Kellogg will be introduced as new UMASS coach today. Good luck DK. Cal has a lot of work to do in revamping his coaching staff. He's lost Chuck Martin and DK. Kellogg was also his best recruiter. That's a tough one to replace.
UCONN women's coach Geno Auriemma says Pat Summitt ended their series w/ the Lady Vols because Summitt accused Auriemma of cheating in recruiting. I like Pat Summitt, but get in the game.
I've had this song in my head for a few days now.....
-Phoenix trades Marion for Shaq just so they can match up better with San Antonio. Phoenix still has the problem they've always had. NO DEFENSE!!! You get down by 16 to San Antonio and good luck coming back. You get down by 16 to the Suns and, well, you see what can happen. Consistent defense is the difference between these 2 teams.
-Houston WILL get swept. We should've seen this coming. They can't beat Utah with a healthy Yao Ming last year so how are they supposed to make it a series this year w/o a healthy Ming and Rafer Alston?
-Philly and Detroit play Game 2 tonight. Sixers could get another one in this series, but I still don't expect them to win it. Chauncey Billups missed 3 of 4 FT's down the stretch the other night. That doesn't happen again. Dude shoots 90% from the line.
-Orlando goes up 2-0 on Toronto. I thought Chris Bosh panicked in those closing seconds. Take the ball to the hole. Either way, at least they didn't get blown out. This series isn't over at all.
-Boston and Atlanta play Game 2 tonight......yawn
It was in the paper today that Donnie Walsh favors either Mark Jackson or Herb Williams to be the next head coach of the Knicks. We'll see what they can do.
NFL
Jake Long will be the #1 pick in the draft. When Roger Goodell gets up to the podium on Saturday it better be "The Miami Dolphins have the 1st pick they are on the clock." Goodell immediately walks to the end of the stage, gets the notecard, goes back to the podium and says "The Miami Dolphins select Jake Long, offensive tackle from the University of Michigan." I do not want to wait 3 minutes for the Dolphins announcing they are going to take Jake Long (kinda like how the Texans took almost all 15 minutes to announce they were drafting David Carr when they already had agreed to a contract).
I'm sure there will be a lot of good players that come out of this draft, but other than Run DMC and Glenn Dorsey, it lacks serious star power.
MLB:
Ever wonder why the Red Sox have a better organization than the Yankees? Starting pitching is one thing, but the owners in Boston stay out of the way. When you hire a guy to be your GM and your manager, let them run the team. The Yankees say they're the most professional team in sports (no facial hair and blah blah blah) yet their owners do the most unprofessional things (i.e. undermining the authority of their GM and coach in the media for all the players to see and hear). I hope Michael Heisley is reading this.....
COLLEGE BASKETBALL:
Antonio Anderson and Robert Dozier declared for the NBA Draft. My gut tells me they'll both come back to school. I think they both have the skills to play in the NBA. Anderson will be either a 2nd round pick or undrafted if he comes back or not. Dozier has the ability to stay, gain weight, and be a potential 1st round pick next year. I do believe Anderson can defend NBA level guys. If he makes it there, he'll be lock down defender and corner 3pt shot guy. If Ime Udoke can play in the NBA, so can Antonio Anderson.
Derek Kellogg will be introduced as new UMASS coach today. Good luck DK. Cal has a lot of work to do in revamping his coaching staff. He's lost Chuck Martin and DK. Kellogg was also his best recruiter. That's a tough one to replace.
UCONN women's coach Geno Auriemma says Pat Summitt ended their series w/ the Lady Vols because Summitt accused Auriemma of cheating in recruiting. I like Pat Summitt, but get in the game.
I've had this song in my head for a few days now.....
Monday, April 21, 2008
Highlight of the Weekend....
That dunk was absolutely nasty....
That's why I took the Cavs. At the end of the game, it comes down to whether you want Gilbert Arenas, Caron Butler, and Antawn Jamison on your team or would you rather have LeBron James. I'll take James. That's why the Cavs win this series.
Pau Gasol looked like Wilt Chamberlain yesterday. Well, that had a lot to do with Denver's lack of defense.
Rockets could go out in 4.
Atlanta has no chance, but Al Horford will be a player in this league for years to come.
Good win by Philly. I don't know if they can beat Detroit 4 times, but they were tough coming back from 15 down. Bad Thad and Carney representin.
New Orleans doesn't appear to be hurt by their "lack of playoff experience." Is lack of playoff experience overrated? We don't seem to think so in Memphis, but haven't we all just realized that we didn't have good enough players? If you have players, and the Hornets do, you can win some games (see Golden State last year).
I hate the Spurs. Phoenix hung tough in that 2nd OT even w/o Stoudemire. I don't like to get into X's and O's, but when Finley hit the first 3 to send it to OT, what was Phoenix doing on defense? Don't you switch Barbosa onto Oberto and let the big man jump out on Finley? Amare had a great game, so I don't want to kill the guy. However, you switch Stoudemire onto Finley and Barbosa on the block against Oberto. Are they gonna throw it to Oberto? Maybe, but they need a 3 to tie so he's got to kick it back out. Otherwise, he scores a 2 and it's a foul shooting contest the last 10-15 seconds. Nash dominates the ball and makes free throws. Anyways, there's Coach Roser's rant for the day.
Toronto vs. Orlando....blah, who cares
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Bed Of Rosers.....Where Amazing Happens
NBA Playoff time. The Western Conference has some good first round matchups, but it could've been better. I'll take it thought. This should be the best playoffs in a long long time.
Western Conference
(1) LA Lakers vs. (8) Denver (Lakers in 4 or 5)
(2) New Orleans vs. (7) Dallas (Mavs in 7)
(3) San Antonio vs. (6) Phoenix (Spurs in 7)
(4) Utah vs. (5) Houston (Jazz in 6)
Eastern Conference
(1) Boston vs. (8) Atlanta (Celtics in 4)
(2) Detroit vs. (7) Philadelphia (Pistons in 4)
(3) Orlando vs. (6) Toronto (Raptors in 6)
(4) Cleveland vs. (5) Washington (Cavs in 7) *and only because DeShawn Stevenson said LeBron James was overrated. Wrong guy to piss off.
Conference Semi-Finals
Western Conference
(1) LA Lakers vs. (4) Utah (Lakers in 5)
(3) San Antonio vs. (7) Dallas (Mavs in 7)
Eastern Conference
(1) Boston vs. (4) Cleveland (Celtics in 7)
(2) Detroit vs. (6) Toronto (Pistons in 5)
Conference Finals
Western Conference
(1) LA Lakers vs. (7) Dallas (Lakers in 7)
Eastern Conference
(1) Boston vs. (2) Detroit (Celtics in 6)
NBA FINALS
(1) Boston vs. (1) LA Lakers (Celtics in 7)
The Boston pick is based solely on the fact that I don't think Andrew Bynum will be healthy enough to give the Lakers what they'll need in that series. If he plays and plays well early in the playoffs then I'll take the Lakers in 7. Keep in mind, I believe this is a lot of teams last chances to win the Finals for a few years. When the Lakers have Bynum, Kobe, Gasol and Odom healthy next year I think they reel off 2 or 3 titles straight.
Those are your picks. This playoff season will be great.
Western Conference
(1) LA Lakers vs. (8) Denver (Lakers in 4 or 5)
(2) New Orleans vs. (7) Dallas (Mavs in 7)
(3) San Antonio vs. (6) Phoenix (Spurs in 7)
(4) Utah vs. (5) Houston (Jazz in 6)
Eastern Conference
(1) Boston vs. (8) Atlanta (Celtics in 4)
(2) Detroit vs. (7) Philadelphia (Pistons in 4)
(3) Orlando vs. (6) Toronto (Raptors in 6)
(4) Cleveland vs. (5) Washington (Cavs in 7) *and only because DeShawn Stevenson said LeBron James was overrated. Wrong guy to piss off.
Conference Semi-Finals
Western Conference
(1) LA Lakers vs. (4) Utah (Lakers in 5)
(3) San Antonio vs. (7) Dallas (Mavs in 7)
Eastern Conference
(1) Boston vs. (4) Cleveland (Celtics in 7)
(2) Detroit vs. (6) Toronto (Pistons in 5)
Conference Finals
Western Conference
(1) LA Lakers vs. (7) Dallas (Lakers in 7)
Eastern Conference
(1) Boston vs. (2) Detroit (Celtics in 6)
NBA FINALS
(1) Boston vs. (1) LA Lakers (Celtics in 7)
The Boston pick is based solely on the fact that I don't think Andrew Bynum will be healthy enough to give the Lakers what they'll need in that series. If he plays and plays well early in the playoffs then I'll take the Lakers in 7. Keep in mind, I believe this is a lot of teams last chances to win the Finals for a few years. When the Lakers have Bynum, Kobe, Gasol and Odom healthy next year I think they reel off 2 or 3 titles straight.
Those are your picks. This playoff season will be great.
Monday, April 14, 2008
I Like My Lettuce, Tomato, and Mustard on Rye...
All this cheese gonna make me cry....
-Darren Rovell from CNBC is reporting Derrick Rose is turning pro and will sign with agent Arn Tellem. Rose was apart of a package put together by William "Worldwide Wes" Wesley that sent Rose to Memphis and would have rose sign with Agent Leon Rose (no relation). Wes also helped funnel Allen Iverson and LeBron James to Rose. For D-Rose to be signing with Tellem means something went wrong in the relationship between Wes and Derrick's brother, Reggie Rose. It's always possible Reggie just cut off the deal because he ventures to profit more from his brother signing with Tellem. Either way, the only way it affects Memphis is if people start saying Wes isn't as powerful as advertised (which I don't believe). He has Memphis in on Tyreke Evans and top 5 2009 player Xavier Henry (picking between Memphis and Kansas). Everything out there indicates Henry is leaning towards Memphis.
-Kevin Love is going pro. They'll make him lose weight. He needs to in order to be a good NBA player. Can't blame him for doing it.
-NHL Playoffs are going on...do you even know who the top seeds are in each conference? I don't either....
-Yankees are proof that big money guys don't always mean World Series rings. The Detroit Tigers obviously didn't pay attention to that.
-Went to the Redbirds on Friday night. AutoZone Park is by far, the most enjoyable sports venue in this city. Yes, even over FedEx Forum. At least AutoZone hasn't fallen apart.
-On that same subject, how does a 4yr old arena already have railings collapsing?
-Lakers knocked off the Spurs yesterday. It was a good beatdown. No Ginobili for San Antonio so I won't put that much stock into it.
-Jazz play the Rockets tonight. It's for home court advantage in their first round series. Houston has it. Utah can get it with a win. Jazz are 36-4 at home this season so I think they'll win. Doesn't matter much though. Houston doesn't have the horses to make a run and Utah isn't good enough on the road to win it all.
-Trevor Immelman won The Masters. Whatever. If Tiger doesn't win, then I don't care. I think most of society agrees with me. The TV ratings say so.
-Michael Beasley is making his decision today at 5 o'clock. FoxSports.com already says sources are saying he'll declare for the Draft. Good choice. He's a top 2 pick. He'll be a very good NBA player just based on his skill. How dominant he will be is based on whether or not he's a 3 or a 4.
-Darren Rovell from CNBC is reporting Derrick Rose is turning pro and will sign with agent Arn Tellem. Rose was apart of a package put together by William "Worldwide Wes" Wesley that sent Rose to Memphis and would have rose sign with Agent Leon Rose (no relation). Wes also helped funnel Allen Iverson and LeBron James to Rose. For D-Rose to be signing with Tellem means something went wrong in the relationship between Wes and Derrick's brother, Reggie Rose. It's always possible Reggie just cut off the deal because he ventures to profit more from his brother signing with Tellem. Either way, the only way it affects Memphis is if people start saying Wes isn't as powerful as advertised (which I don't believe). He has Memphis in on Tyreke Evans and top 5 2009 player Xavier Henry (picking between Memphis and Kansas). Everything out there indicates Henry is leaning towards Memphis.
-Kevin Love is going pro. They'll make him lose weight. He needs to in order to be a good NBA player. Can't blame him for doing it.
-NHL Playoffs are going on...do you even know who the top seeds are in each conference? I don't either....
-Yankees are proof that big money guys don't always mean World Series rings. The Detroit Tigers obviously didn't pay attention to that.
-Went to the Redbirds on Friday night. AutoZone Park is by far, the most enjoyable sports venue in this city. Yes, even over FedEx Forum. At least AutoZone hasn't fallen apart.
-On that same subject, how does a 4yr old arena already have railings collapsing?
-Lakers knocked off the Spurs yesterday. It was a good beatdown. No Ginobili for San Antonio so I won't put that much stock into it.
-Jazz play the Rockets tonight. It's for home court advantage in their first round series. Houston has it. Utah can get it with a win. Jazz are 36-4 at home this season so I think they'll win. Doesn't matter much though. Houston doesn't have the horses to make a run and Utah isn't good enough on the road to win it all.
-Trevor Immelman won The Masters. Whatever. If Tiger doesn't win, then I don't care. I think most of society agrees with me. The TV ratings say so.
-Michael Beasley is making his decision today at 5 o'clock. FoxSports.com already says sources are saying he'll declare for the Draft. Good choice. He's a top 2 pick. He'll be a very good NBA player just based on his skill. How dominant he will be is based on whether or not he's a 3 or a 4.
Monday, April 7, 2008
It's Go Time!!!!
Stop the talk of "Memphis could win the national championship." Stop the talk of "well, it's been a great year regardless." No. Like Herman Edwards says: "YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME." Tonight at 8:21, stripes will throw it up and it's time to ball. Chalmers is a pro, Arthur is a pro, Rush is a pro, Jackson is a pro, Kaun is a pro. I don't care. Joey will poop on them. CDR will shoot floaters over them. AA will lock them down. D-Rose will cross them over. It's our night as a team and as a city. It's our time. Tonight at 8:21, IT'S GO TIME!!!!!!
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