It’s Hard Keeping These Gators Down, Woooooooo!

Monte Ellis stats from last night – 48 points, 7 assists. The outcome of the game? They lost. Maybe it’s because they were playing the super-hot Thunder, but I’ll still bet some (probably most) of that lies on their poor defense. I remember the buzz around trading Andre Iguodala for him before the season, and now, I have to admit I’m glad we didn’t. Dre’ hasn’t been a total bust. He’s played hurt. He’s played consistent. He’s played great defense. That’s really the staple of his entire career. He’s an average offensive player, with some truly talented athletic ability,…

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Post Super Bowl Thoughts

1.)  This Super Bowl gave us an instantly classic moment and no I’m not talking about Eli Manning’s crazy pass to Mario Manningham (although that was pretty memorable). I’m talking about 5 minutes into the first quarter, when every wife/girlfriend in America turned to their husband/boyfriend and asked: ‘What’s a safety?’ 2.) How come Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin get kissed into the Hall of Fame after their second Super Bowl win and yet Jim Plunkett and Tom Flores–QB and Coach for the Raiders–who both have two Super Bowl rings get no love? Then Curtis Martin gets in?  Are…

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Date with Ikea

1.) For the record, Blake Griffin’s “Dunk” over Kendrick Perkins was not technically a dunk.  Remember a few years back when Dwight Howard put on the Superman cape and jumped up and chucked the ball into the hoop during the dunk contest?  A lot of people cried “That’s not a dunk!” Well, that is exactly what Griffin did to Perkins.  He jumped really high, got fouled and chucked the ball into the hoop.  Impressive?  OF COURSE!  Dunk?  I think not. Kevin Durant agrees with me! 2.) Robert Kraft, owner of the Patriots, recently said, “We’re red, white and blue…

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Yo Magic, Where Are the Sixers??

How about that? I write about the 76ers and they don’t lose. Remarkable. Perhaps, I dipped into a little bit of my reverse-jinx superstitions. The win against the Orlando Magic, however, was ugly. Like real ugly. With about 4 minutes to go, the Sixers let their 15 point lead dwindle down to about 4 and it made the game much closer than it should have been. This was against the Magic’s second stringers! Doug Collins was furious, as he should have been. The Sixers defense held the Magic to a mere 69 points, allowing only 9 in the 3rd…

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You Down With MVPs? Yea, You Know Me

Did anybody see the Pro-Bowl?? Nope? Yea… well, neither did I. Who cares, amiright? Watching a bunch of athletes give it 70% isn’t really the best option available for television. I’ll give it to the NFL, they’ve climbed to alpha-male in regards to sports entertainment, but that comes with the cost of having a depleted “All-Star Game” every year that becomes more and more of a joke to the players and fans. Some players drop out, others just don’t show, and every staff member on the coaching team bites his nails anxiously while they watch. There’s too much money…

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Liam Neeson: A Wolf Would Destroy You

1.) I know that I am probably going to get destroyed for saying this, but I’m getting a little sick of Liam Neeson’s attempt at being an action star.  You know why?  Cause the guy looks out of shape!  In fact, I bet Liam Neeson couldn’t even finish a 5K. After that movie, Taken, I’ve heard people say things like, “Liam Neeson is BADASS!”  To that I say, “No…no he isn’t.” In this new movie, The Grey, Neeson has to take out a pack of angry wolves.  I’m sure that Neeson will win in the movie, but do you…

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Half-Assed Cat Makes a Stink

I know I picked the Niners/Pats Superbowl, but who could honestly account for Kyle Williams giving the New York Giants 10 points? Poor kid. Same thing with Billy Cundiff. I remember seeing the Ravens line up to go for it on 4th and 6 instead of attempting a ~55 yard field goal for the tie, not knowing if they’d get possession again or not, and being very puzzled by this. Then, CBS ran a stat that said something like, “Billy Cundiff, since 2006, in 50+ yard field goals, 1/10.” Yep. That makes sense. But then to watch him hook…

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