Archive for January, 2012

Divisional Playoffs Analyzed

Posted: January 12, 2012 by arayegee in NFL
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New Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers – This game was brilliantly broken down by my fellow ManCaver this week, so Ill be brief. Much has been made about the how this game will not be played on the fast track FieldTurf Drew Brees & Co. are accustomed to playing on. Considering that they average 25.8 PPG on grass surfaces, Im not sure if thats going to be the real issue. 26 points will win the game against San Francisco. However,  the Saints’ unstoppable scoring machine goes travels face an NFC West opponent with a tough defense and a physical running back. Does this sound eerily familiar? If not, take a look at this clip from the last time New Orleans took a trip to the Wild Wild west in the postseason.

All year I have called San Fran a one and done playoff team. Playoff inexperience, no sure fire way to put points on the board, and a NFC West schedule that all but guarantees 6 wins. Their defense is intense, but they havent faced an offense like New Orleans. The Harbaughs are good in the playoffs, but I must stick to my guns.

WINNER: SAINTS

Houston Texans vs Baltimore Ravens – This game will be closer than people think. And when I say close, I mean the Houston Texans are about to get hammered. Not necessarily on the scoreboard, but the game will not be as close as the score may suggest. The Ravens won the regular season matchup at Baltimore by 15, and I expect the margin of victory to be less, but this is the playoff  Ravens. The same Ravens that not too long ago beat the brakes off of everyone’s favorite Patriot team in Foxboro. Add the fact that the Texans are 3-3 against opponents with a record of .500 and above, two of those wins against the Falcons and the Bengals (cough, cough, fraudulent), and you’re looking at a long day for Houston.

The only way I see Houston pulling this game out is if they a.) match the intensity and physicality for four quarters b.) keep T.J Yates clean and c.) make Ray Lewis go east and west and not north and south.

WINNER: RAVENS

New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers – With human trafficking being such a problem in this day and age, its no wonder why so many football fans are currently slaves of the moment. The Giants are peaking at the right time and playing with a high level of confidence, but we’ve seen this Giants team before after Week 4 when they improved to 3-1. We saw this team after the Week 9 Patriots win. We saw this after both wins over the Cowboys, and even after a loss in Green Bay. This is the mark of an inconsistent team, and inconsistent teams dont eliminate defending Super Bowl champs. The glimmer of hope that will keep the Giants’ upset hopes alive rests on the shoulders on their defensive line, which needs to play out of their minds to make up for that god awful secondary of theirs.

Green Bay needs to get better play from their defense this postseason, and as long as that offense doesnt lay a Kansas City egg, they should get ready to for the NFC Championship game.

WINNER: PACKERS

Denver Broncos vs. New England Patriots- Last week Denver pulled off the upset of the year by ousting last years AFC Champions. Now they go to Foxboro and face a team that beat them soundly in the regular season. The good thing about last week’s  is that the Patriots have to play Tim Tebow honest, which will do one of two things: open up big passing lanes or keep a man out of the box to defend their Broncos’ dangerous rushing attack. Couple that with a wishy washy Patriot defense, and I see another big game for Tim Tebow.The Bronco defense, on the other hand, is coming off a game where they gave up 23 points to a hobbled Roethlisberger and a Mendenhall-less Steeler offense. This isn’t surprising considering how anemic their defense has been this entire year, which will be what could ultimately cost them this game. Tom Brady can still methodically march down the field and put up 40 points a game. Denver has no answer for Gronkowski, and if this turns to be a shootout, Id put my money on the Pats.

"All that time you spend praying, you should ask God for a better throwing motion"

History has shown us that the Patriots havent won a playoff game since the AFC Championship in 2007. And all the pressure is on the Patriots to win. Does that count for something? Absolutely. This game goes down to the wire and (big breath) Tebow finds a way to pull it out again.

 

WINNER: BRONCOS

Weekly NFL Picks: Divisional Round

Posted: January 11, 2012 by ccouncil127 in NFL, Weekly NFL Pics
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Congrats to Richan for winning Wildcard weekend. Soooo last week this is how things ended up:

Richan 3/ Dara 2/ Carmen 2/ Marissa 2/ Lebron 2/ Renard 1/ Yannick 1

That brings the overall standings to:

Dara- 67

Carmen- 66

Renard- 65

Lebron- 62

Marissa- 61

Richan- 61

Yannick- 60

Here are this week’s games:

DEN v NE HOU v BAL NYG v GB NO v SF
Carmen  NE  BAL  GB  NO
Marissa  NE  BAL  GB  SF
Dara  DEN  BAL  GB  NO
Renard  NE  NO
Lebron  NE  HOU  GB  NO
Yannick  NE  BAL  GB  SF
Richan

Happy Picking All

Clash of the Systems: Old School vs New School NFL

Posted: January 10, 2012 by dontbeskerritt in NFL
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Well the NFC playoff matchups are easily 10 times better than whatever Tebow/Yates/Flacco throw-up that’s going on in the AFC.  An especially intriguing matchup that everyone is looking forward to is the Saints-49ers game.  Not only is it the best NFC defense versus the hottest NFC offense meeting head-to-head, it’s another battle between the NFL that we watched growing up, and the NFL that we see on Madden that is permeating into the gridiron.

New Orleans looks unstoppable right now.  They look like the best offense in the league, better than Green Bay and New England.  They averaged just under 40 points a game…40 POINTS since their bye week (that’s 7 games including the Wild Card game).  They torched the Lions for 626 yards in the wild-card; Drew Brees himself had an unheard of 466 yards in the air.  Against a playoff team.  How could this happen?

It's All Too Easy for Jimmy Graham

This is the New School NFL at work.  It has allowed teams to rack up yards in the air.  Drew Brees broke Dan Marino’s 27-year-old passing record this year.  Tom Brady wasn’t too far behind.  Hell, even Matthew Stafford threw for 5,000 yards.  People want to put asterisks beside all of these fallen records because it’s too easy to complete passes in today’s NFL.  Defensive backs can’t breathe on a receiver without a flag.  Safeties now have to let receivers catch the ball instead of punishing them for going over the middle.  I see harder hits over the middle in Madden than in the today’s playoffs.  I love Rob Gronkowski and Jimmy Graham, but it’s so easy to be a tight end because they don’t have to worry about getting murdered in the seams anymore.  I wonder how Tony Gonzalez feels, he got in the league a little too early.

The great offenses have figured out the new laws of the NFL land a while ago and have taken advantage.  Everyone else is catching up.  Forget a running back, let me draft a random tight end that can run down the seam.  Forget ball-control offense; if you’re QB can’t throw for 350 easy, you’re going to be sitting on the couch.  Except there is one team in the NFC that doesn’t believe that.

The 49ers are as old-school NFL, dirty, muck-it-up, win at the end as they come in the league.  Alex Smith isn’t flashy but he gets the job done.  Frank Gore and Kendall Hunter will pound you to death.   Michael Crabtree and Vernon Davis will move the chains.  Their fearsome defense will smother you.  Their coach, who was the ultimate game manager in his day, Jim Harbaugh, gives his team the intensity and mental fortitude it needs to survive playing an old-school style in the new NFL.  He played that way when he almost led the Colts to the Super Bowl in 1996.  They called him ”Captain Comeback” that year because he would battle back from deficits because his defense always kept it within range for him.  Harbaugh has brought that same toughness to his 49er team.  Down 13-3 in the 2nd?  Let’s pound the rock some more.  He won’t change.

The outcome of this game could start a new era in the league (if it’s not already here).  The days of defense wins Championships are waning.  Running the ball is too conservative, short passes are the new run plays.  The best defense is the defense the Saints play, score 40 points a game (the Saints defense forced the 2nd fewest turnovers this season and they still finished 13-3).  In fact the Saints were 24th in total defense and 3 other teams in the playoffs were worse; Giants, Patriots, and Packers.  Could it be that 2/3 of a team is now rendered useless?

Carlos Rogers...gulp...Difference Maker

I don’t think so.  Look back at the Lions game.  The Lions had many chances, especially defensively, to get a cushion or get back in the game with game-changing plays.  Interceptions kept bouncing off of their hands and chest.  The Lions needed a competent running back to shorten the game, because you definitely won’t win with Brees getting 81 plays in a game.  Guess what the 49ers do well?  Create turnovers (tied for #1 in the league) and run the ball (#8 in yards per game).  I’m not saying they are going to win, but the force is with them.  And the era of football that produced the Steel Curtain, Purple People Eaters, Doomsday Defense, New York Sack Exchange, and Monsters of the Midway and saw the likes of Jack Tatum, Lawrence Taylor, and Ronnie Lott is crying out to the football gods to say “offense wins games and creates highlights but defense wins Championships.”

The weather is supposed to be in the 60s in San Francisco for the game.  Some may say that gives the Saints the advantage because it will be good throwing weather. But the last time the Saints were on the grass they only scored 22 points against the Titans.  The 49ers are nowhere close to the Titans.  The Lions showed that Brees could be had.  If the 49ers can punch the Saints in the mouth and play downhill from there, they have a good as shot as any to stop the Saints.  Of course, if the Saints start a shoot-out early it can get ugly fast.   May the best NFL system win.

Football Friday: The Best Game of the Weekend (that no one cares about)

Posted: January 6, 2012 by dontbeskerritt in College Football
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Since my good friend ArAyeGee broke down wild-card weekend (though I must say the upset will be Falcons over Giants, not Broncos over Steelers), let me break down the best game of the weekend.  Unfortunately, you probably don’t care about it, as well you shouldn’t.  The National Championship Game between LSU and Alabama will occur 35 days after LSU played Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.  34 bowl games, 2 Cowboys meltdowns vs the Giants, a front flip in a NFL game, a Chris Paul trade, a Pujols signing, an NBA CBA, and a Winter Classic have all occurred since the time Alabama stepped on the gridiron.

Do You Remember the Defenses?

Do you think anyone outside of Tuscaloosa and Baton Rouge is hyped about this game?  Do you guys even remember the Honey Badger or Trent Richardson?  Have you forgotten the last bastions of defensive football in the college game after watching the Rose, Fiesta, and Orange Bowls?  Are you still angry that you won’t be able to see Justin Blackmon go up against a real secondary in LSU and prove that he is a Top 5 draft pick once and for all?  Or are you like me, and have turned apathetic because to anticipation has worn off?

Here are some thoughts on this game, a game that I think will be a lot better than people expect.  First of all, going into this game I give the edge to Alabama, only because of the revenge factor.  Alabama probably looked at the film of their 9-6 loss in Tuscaloosa and said, “we could have won this game easily, even without our terrible kickers.”  The Tide outgained the Tigers by 60, outgained them in the air, and was better on 3rd downs.  Since the Tigers game, the Tide only scored 12 touchdowns compared to 2 turnovers (granted those games came against Mississippi State, Georgia Southern, and Auburn).  I watched the November 5th game and felt that the Tide had the edge on the Tigers, especially early on.  If they can avoid the turnovers that they had against the Tigers in the second half, I think the Tide could surprise a lot of people in this game.  And don’t you think Nick Saban may think about going on 4th down a little bit more after the debacle in November.

But that is easier said than done against this LSU defense.  Those guys rip heads off of people and it’s amazing.  Tyrann Mathieu just makes plays everywhere.  I’m sure he’s coming up with an extra strength Gatorade right now.  Speaking of Gatorade, expect to see Jarrett Lee right by the water cooler in this game, unlike the November tilt where he was throwing gifts to the Alabama defense.  I’m not saying Jordan Jefferson is RGIII but he won’t be like RGII (Rex Grossman), the way Lee was that night.  The game is in New Orleans, which means the Tigers will be extra juiced up.  I just think the Tigers can make more plays than the Tide, especially defensively.  Remember when Eric Reid snatched the ball away from the Tide receiver that turned the game around in November?  That is the havoc the LSU defense can and WILL cause.  Also remember, Les Miles is the coach for LSU which means anything is in play.

Do You Remember What a Honey Badger Is?

I can’t do this piece without taking a shot at the BCS.  Suppose if Alabama wins this game by 10 or 14.  Do we have a split National Champion with Oklahoma State in the mix?  Alabama didn’t even win its division in the regular season, so can we truly accept them as the National Champions?  Suppose if Alabama wins by fluke or by a field goal.  You will have a situation where LSU won on the road, but Alabama won on a neutral field.  Which win is better than the other?  Or is it all a wash and LSU remains at #1?  Wouldn’t it be much easier if we had a plus-1 format (with Oklahoma State this year for example) to decide the true champion?  But this paragraph is null and void because LSU will pull out a victory at the end; I say the score will be 13-10 on a late field goal and one of these touchdowns I’m calling for will be either a defensive or special teams TD.

35 days and 34 bowl games before the National Championship.  We saw the Idaho Potato Bowl and games before Christmas that involved schools I didn’t know existed.  We’ve seen terrible ACC play, and Crenshaw’s finest running a 3.9 in his hometown playing for the Martians from Oregon.  If you’re reading this on Friday, you still have to watch 3 more bowl games that are not BCS games before the big game.  Will you remember on Monday why you’re suppose to be hyped?  Will you remember that you are seeing the best defenses in the nation that will turn most college QBs (and John Beck) into a puddle on the field?  Will you remember to enjoy the greatness that is Morris Claiborne, Matheiu, Dre Kilpatrick, and Richardson?  Or have you already forgotten, because of a bowl system that has sucked the hype out of college football and the National Championship game.

Analyzing Wildcard Weekend

Posted: January 5, 2012 by arayegee in NFL
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Playoff season is here and its time to really nitpick on teams. Wildcard teams have had a stroke of luck recently, with the Giants and Packers both winning it all as 6 seeds in the past five years. Lets see how this weekend’s match ups look.

 

Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Giants- This game comes down to which version of each team shows up. For the Giants, you can either have the team that showed up against the Cowboys in 2008-esque form, or the inconsistent group that we’ve seen during the entire regular season. The Eli-Cruz combination has been working well lately, but the Giants will need to have Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs both playing at high levels to keep defenses honest.

Show of hands: Who still hasnt won a playoff game yet?

The city of Atlanta might need to check their water supply, because their most popular sports franchise (Falcons & Hawks) have a knack for being unceremoniously knocked out of the playoffs after a strong regular season. If this trend continues, then it will be a long day for Matt Ryan & Co.  Atlanta finally has an identity on offense, but their stingy, undersized defense may have trouble stopping the run against the physical New York offensive line. The feeling is, expect more of the same playoff Falcons to show up against an overachieving Giants team.

Winner: GIANTS

 

 

Cincinnati vs Houston: The definition of average: When you’re the best of the worst, or the worst of the best. This, ladies and gentleman, are the 2011 Cincinnati Bengals in a nutshell. They beat the teams they’re supposed to beat, and lose to the teams they’re supposed to lose to. This year, the Bengals went 0-7 against teams with a winning record, including a one point loss to the T. J Yates-led Texans at home. I don’t see them winning this game, but if they do it rest on the shoulders of Andy Dalton. He must keep this offense on schedule, and the Bengal defense cannot allow T. J Yates to throw for another 300 yards again, or it’ll be one and done for Cincy. What makes this game interesting is that neither team has any true playoff experience, outside of the Bengal players who were there during their two runs in 2006 and 2010, both resulting in wild card exits. As well as Houston has done with a group of injured warriors, the magic will end this weekend. Plus, its become hard to root against an AFC North rookie quarterback. Flacco and Roethlisberger, anyone?

Winner: BENGALS
Detroit vs New Orleans: New Orleans is arguably the hottest team in the playoffs right now. They are undefeated at home, and they have a quarterback who threw the equivalent of 3 miles this year.  Ranking 1st in passing yard and 6th in rushing yard, they have the most explosive offense in the playoffs.  Detroit, for all they have done this year, are only three years removed from an 0-16 season. NOBODY on this team knows how to win. Their overall playoff inexperience will be their death knell. And for all that’s said about their defensive line, they’re 23rd in the league in stopping the run. Last week this defense gave up 480 passing yards to MATTHEW FLYNN.

Unless the Saints’ secondary have a brain fart and forget to cover Calvin Johnson, the Lions’ only true threat offensively, dont expect anything less than a blowout.

Winner: SAINTS

 

Pittsburgh vs Denver: Denver’s offensive struggles will not magically be changed in one week. What you saw last week against Kansas City is exactly who they are.  Their quarterback wont become a great passer over the week, so they have to rely on their running attack. Coincidentally, they host a Steelers team who’s defense is geared to stop the run, but susceptible to the pass when spread out.  With safety Ryan Clark out this game, the Broncos would be be smart to open the field up and expose the Pittsburgh D. By doing that, they’ll be exposing their own fatal flaw: the arm of Tim Tebow. This sounds like the prelude to a long day for the Broncos, and it will be if they go the conventional route. Going conventional didnt spark a 7-3 run to get them into the playoffs, nor will it give them the franchise’s first playoff victory since the days of Elway. They will have to establish the run, and look for play action passes to open up the defense. Elway is right, Tebow needs to pull the trigger more.

By the time you finish reading this post, the ball will be leaving his fingertips.

Not much needs to be said about this Pittsburgh team and their playoff pedigree. They have found the cure to the Super Bowl hangover and were a Baltimore loss away from being the #2 seed. How effective Big Ben is with that high ankle sprain remains to be seen against a defense that has two bookends that can rush the passer, but its up to him and the offense to put the game out of reach to keep from Denver pulling off one of their inexplicable comeback victories.

If the Broncos pull this off, the National Guard needs to high tail it to Pittsburgh ASAP because that city is going to be burned to the ground.

 

Winner: Broncos *ducks and hides from Steelers fans*

 

 


 


 

Weekly NFL Picks: Wildcard

Posted: January 4, 2012 by ccouncil127 in NFL, Weekly NFL Pics
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PLAYOFF TIME! This season went super fast. This is how things ended up in week 17:

Renard 5/ Richan 4/ Yannick 4/ Carmen 4/ Lebron 4/ Dara 4/ Marissa 3

Here are the weekly winners for the regular season:

Week 1 – Yannick

Week 2 – Renard

Week 3 – Renard

Week 4 – Lebron

Week 5 – Carmen

Week 6 – Lebron

Week 7 – Richan

Week 8 – Carmen

Week 9 – Yannick

Week 10 – Lebron

Week 11 – Dara

Week 12 – tie (Yannick, Dara, Renard, Marissa)

Week 13 – Carmen

Week 14 – Carmen

Week 15 – Lebron

Week 16 – tie (Dara, Renard)

Week 17 – Renard

This brings the standings going into the playoffs to:

Dara- 65

Carmen- 64

Renard- 64

Lebron- 60

Marissa- 59

Yannick- 59

Richan- 58

So now that playoffs begin this week we will be picking every game. Here are the wildcard games!

CIN v HOU PIT v DEN ATL v NYG DET v NO
Carmen  CIN  PIT  NYG  NO
Marissa  HOU  PIT  ATL  NO
Dara  CIN  PIT  NYG  NO
Renard  CIN  PIT  ATL  NO
Lebron  CIN  PIT  NYG  NO
Yannick  CIN  PIT  ATL  NO
Richan  CIN  DEN  NYG  NO

Happy Picking All!

Luck-y #1? I think not.

Posted: January 3, 2012 by arayegee in College Football
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"And with the first pick in the draft, the Colts select Stanford QB.....John Elway as their new General Manager."

Andrew Luck has had an amazing college career. As far as passers go, you wont find many who have been as good as this guy. The kid has the physical attributes (6’4, 235), the statistics scouts and fans drool over (37 TDs, 3517 yards, 71.3% completion rate), and for the Tebowers out there, he’s a winner (28-8 career record). Since the end of his sophomore year he has been heralded as the #1 overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft. After going 27-31 for 347 yards and 2 TDs against Oklahoma State, he cemented the thoughts of all his supporters and left many to wonder if there really is a quarterback this year that’s more NFL ready than this kid. With all that being said, Im just still not sold on the guy.

Yesterday night was the third time I saw Luck play this year, and I saw a few things that have me worried about if he is really the quarterback we think he is. Firstly, Luck has benefited from playing with one of the best running games, or should I say offensive lines in college football. Do we remember 2009 Heisman finalist Toby Gerhart? He was a monster in college, and is Stefan Taylor, and both are products of an great front five. This may sound crazy, but Luck isnt the first thing you have to stop in order to keep the Cardinal offense. Its that running game that gave teams fits all year, accompanied by a devastating short passing game. If you ask me, a top NFL QB prospect should be THE person you need to worry about when game planning against them.  You dont believe me, then ask Oregon who they were primarily concerned about in last year’s BCS championship.  Or who Washington had to stop if they wanted an Alamo Bowl victory.It sure wasnt the running.

 

The fact these two are even being compared is just....

People see the next great signal-caller, I just see Matt Leinart 2.o, just another PAC-12 quarterback in a run oriented pro-style offense that has the luxury of shredding pitiful PAC 12 defenses week in and week out. Even their final two years in college are comparable, statistically. Matt leaned on a great running game, as does Luck. Matt faced pretty soft coverages as a result of his running game, as does Luck. Matt won a Heisman. Andrew didnt. Matt went in the league and tanked. Luck might follow suit. Andrew “lucked” up last night and got to face an Oklahoma State defense that is not exactly stout. Many of his passes were short dump offs followed by long runs after the catch, something a game manager can do if you ask me.

We also know who his former coach was, NFL coach of the year-to be Jim Harbaugh, who doubles as a CIA agent. Thats the only way I can explain Alex Smith’s transformation. He kidnapped the real Alex Smith, removed the ‘I really freaking suck at playing quarterback’ gene, and then cloned him. I guess the original Alex Smith escaped and found a way to clone himself and inhabit the bodies of Sam Brafford and Carson Palmer, but thats another story. The point is, the same magic Harbaugh used to improve Smith’s is the same thing he did with Andrew Luck. He took a simplified offense with a safe passing attack, and gave it to a quarterback that wouldnt start a fire in hell. What if the team that drafts him doesnt have such a quarterback friendly offense, or a strong O-line with a bull running back (ahem, 49ers)? I have a feeling that he wont be as effective working within the confines of an offense that requires him to be more daring in his throws (COLTS).  I really think he will be screwed. The expectations set for this guy are so high that he’s definitely going to be a bust. Cam Newton didnt have these pressures as a number #1 pick because many labeled him as a reach to even go first round. Whatever team that picks him should be patient enough to understand this guy will need at least 3-4 years to develop, if he ever does. The problem is, will any team wait that long?

He is no franchise savior, and he hasnt shown me that he has #1 NFL pick talent. There is no “it” factor with this guy, he just plays quarterback.

This may be sports blasphemy as of now, but Sucking For Luck just seems like Sucking…just to Suck some more.

 

 

 

 

 

Pause.

 

 

 

3pt Play: Well, Nobody’s Perfect

Posted: January 3, 2012 by dontbeskerritt in NBA
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After the NBA’s remaining undefeated teams, Miami and Oklahoma City, went down in flames Monday night, I decided its time plop down some thoughts from Week 1 of an already entertaining NBA season (well it will be entertaining until the free trial of NBA League Pass expires):

1. The Old and the Slow – The lockout didn’t do any favors for a couple of the league’s older teams.  The Lakers, Mavericks, and Celtics got off to particularly slow starts.  All have seem to have gotten it together lately, but the issue remains that these teams look old and slow.  When you see athletic teams like the Heat, Thunder, Clippers, and Pacers, they seem to be able to jump out of the gym at anytime compare to these old stalwarts.  It seems that these teams have to work to hard to get a shot off.  The Lakers look better with Bynum but how long will that last?  Lamar Odom has done diddlypoo for the Mavericks thus far.  And the Celtics welcomed back Paul Pierce, but they cannot take any nagging injuries.  Those three squads have to play near perfect to win games against elite teams, which is going to make the grind that much harder.  But they can take solace in what the Spurs are doing, another old and slow team, that has performed well, until they lost Manu Ginobli to a broken hand.

Hamilton's New Look and Game Have Yet to Grow On Me

2. Gonna Need A Straight Shooter – The Bulls still look like they are going to need SG help.  Rip Hamilton has not brought what was expected so far, but it is early and he was a late free agent signing.  The Clippers can jump out of the gym, but their best outside shooter may be Caron Butler.  Big Shot Billups has been shooting blanks for a while now.  They are middle of the pack in 3-pt shooting (34%).  Teams are going to camp in the lane to take away Blake Griffin as best they can.  The Heat have the championship look, until teams go zone and the Heatles have to become a jump shooting team.  If you saw the Celtics game and the Hawks game Monday Night, that could be a recipe for the Heat to cool off.

3. No Magic in Washington – As a great man, Silky Johnson said (and I paraphrase), “what can I say about the Washington Wizards, that hasn’t already been said about Afghanistan?” It’s been a comedy of errors for my squad in our quest for the #1 pick in a loaded 2012 Draft.  That is the only thing we’ve done right, and we still will probably get the 4th pick when all is said and done.  From blowing a 21 point lead to the Nets, to Andray Blatche’s eloquence on twitter, to play a man who wasn’t on our roster like it’s some Church League basketball game, it’s been a fantastic season for the Wizards.  However, there could be good news (just bare with me, anything can be good news to me).  DeMarcus Cousins allegedly said that he wants to be traded from the Kings (which he denies saying).  I don’t care if we have to give Sacramento Blatche, a 1st-rounder in 2013, one of our Busboys and Poets, anything, we have to get Cousins.  The Wizards are 26th in rebounding in the league despite our captain Blatche, and  7-ft Javale McGee.  Our captain Blatche had 4 points on 2-13 shooting in a WHOLE game despite his pleas for the ball in the post.  Cousins can rebound (11.3 reb a game when he is upset this year) and he can play with his back to the basket unlike some guys I know.  And John Wall can control him as he did in Kentucky.  I know the Wizards have a whole host of other problems, such as lack of talent, but Cousins will help greatly.  Let’s bring some juice back to Washington because I’m tired of seeing Blatche’s beer gut jogging from end-to-end.  By the way, love the new uniforms Bulle- I mean Wizards.

Cousins...You Have a Home in DC

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