NBA 2010 Free Agent Frenzy
If NBA free agency were anything like the college admissions process, I might have been the next LeBron James. It’s certainly a stretch as long as King James’s wingspan. Nevertheless my imagination runs wild at the thought that instead of a “no-trade clause”, I could have finagled a “no-fail clause” from academic institutions vying for my application much the same way the NBA world over is wining and dining the biggest name in free agency of the most star-studded free agency class ever.
Of course my high school transcript reads like a loaded triple-double box score filled up on any given night that number 23 graces the hardwood. Whereas we may yet to have seen the best of LeBron James, I can assure you the only A’s in my future will be Triple A.
NBA 2010 Playoff Previews
After a much desired, very little deserved hiatus from the heavily opinionated blogging sports universe, yours truly is back with the much anticipated 2010 NBA Playoffs. The familiar mainstay playoff contenders of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz, and the Denver Nuggets (yes the Nuggets of this latter decade at least) remind us the importance of franchise stability in terms of long tenured coaches, the health and prosperity of cornerstone superstars, and the talent of the supporting cast. Newcomers to the big dance, namely the Charlotte Bobcats, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Oklahoma City Thunder will reintroduce the mass public to head coach Larry Brown, and introduce that same populace the brilliance of PG Brandon Jennings, and F Kevin Durant.
Super Bowl XLIV
Sometimes what seems destined, only destines what that seems, ultimately to fail. In our much ballyhooed case, the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints seemed destined to go undefeated (and much to TV executives’ delights), even all the way to the Super Bowl. At 13-0 each, the two teams were far from flukes fielding both impressive offenses and opportunistic defenses. By the time the smoke cleared, the Saints went on to lose their next 3 regular season game, the Colts would win one more to go 14-0, but infamously opted to rest their starters in weeks 16 and 17 to complete the pair’s dubious end to the season and effectively back into the playoffs.
Again what seems destined… with the Colts habit of bowing out early in the playoffs (Super Bowl XLI the only exception), and the Saint’s lack of effective playoff pedigree, what started out as a date with undefeated destiny turned into most of the media/public calling for both teams to fall flat. Momentum, no rust, consistency, winning attitude… terms that were eagerly thrown around that wouldn’t apply to the Colts nor the Saints in an age of short memory. In the last decade, teams like the 2008 Arizona Cardinals, the 2007 New York Giants, and the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers all made us believe that the once coveted bye week possessed by the top seeds were not that coveted. The belief soon rooted that momentum as seen by the recent success of wild-card teams would be the deciding factor on who would make it to Super Sunday.
NFL 2010 Playoffs Preview
They say the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry; in the NFL playoffs, hopes and dreams are often left out to dry. With the best intentions left to bare, the media and rabid fan base usually take their wear. Three weeks for many, two weeks for a couple, whichever road you may take to the Super Bowl, those pigskin footballs sure are supple! Twelve teams can see Super Sunday is within reach, but ultimately two will celebrate on South Beach. There is only one postseason. There is only one January. As old man winter rages on, let football be your sanctuary. Ignoring my worse Dane Cook impressions, there are a lot of interesting subplots to this year’s playoff progressions. Cold beer on tap, Captain Morgan is no sap. Imbibe with your friends (responsibly), and let Chad Ochocinco take you to the very end. Twitter me this, twitter me that, what a playoff this will be with the Cardiac Cats! If any of this did not make sense, no worries because the mounting pressure on the Cowboys makes Jerry Jones very tense. My friend Brent Celek (not to be confused with Tom Selleck) is on cue, with the honor of ushering in the playoff preview.
Texas Tech fires Head Coach Mike Leach
With no intention of excessive insensitivity (I’ve been known to in-sensitize), only Mike Leach can manage to steal the media thunder from Urban Meyer, lord of a much bigger, badder football program. With Leach, his monotonous tone, and deadpan delivery belies an interesting, captivating, yet polarizing sports figure that has carved out a niche in the sports world, that can only be described as an eccentric personality that eventually became larger than life. Eventually he became larger than Texas Tech University, the school that gave him his first big break. Rubbing elbows with the likes of Donald Trump, and touting a quirky, over-stated obsession with pirates have indeed led Mike Leach to the headlines of the New York Times, ESPN, and Wikipedia. Like Brett Favre to the Green Bay Packers, Mike Leach put Lubbock, Texas on the map of collegiate Division I (excuse me, FBS or Football Bowl Subdivision) football. Whereas Favre resuscitated a once proud program, Leach actually created a legacy at Texas Tech. While the paint had not dried yet from the transition of the Southwest Conference to the Big XII, hard-nosed defensive football coupled with a power running game still dominated the landscape of Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, and yes even Texas Tech football.
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