2009/2010 NBA Predictions
October 27th, 2009
A short blurb to declare my personal unreliable picks for the upcoming season:
Rookie of the Year:
- Tyreke Evans – Really strong bet to get ROY due to fact this talent was the heir apparent to Derrick Rose at Memphis, only he’s bigger, stronger (maybe not faster but darn close) and just as adept if not more so at scoring. He will struggle early on like most rookie point guards in the league with turnovers, but the ceiling is high for this high draft pick playing for a bad team with no competition at his position. All indications point to a seamless transition to the pros in terms of offensive production. Pretty much the only criteria to garner rookie of the year honors. His assists and defense (if he is that type of player) will come later in his career.
Sixth Man of the Year:
- Manu Ginobili – Going with the past winner, 2 seasons removed. With the San Antonio Spurs being deeper as to not rely on Ginobili to start, he will still be the first off the bench, and the last off the court in every game in the 4th quarter throughout the season. The big IF with Ginobili is his health. A summer of rest (no Olympic obligations), a contract year combined with the loophole that a bench player logging starter minutes make Manuuuuu the consensus logical pick to garner this award once again… that is if there were ever players with multiple Sixth Man awards. I’ll have to look it up. Then again if Gregg Popavich decides to start Ginobili and axe my predictions at the roots, we’ll just disregard this and say I had Lamar Odom all along.
2009/2010 NBA Preview
October 26th, 2009
One of the more anticipated NBA seasons full of excitement in recent memory will tip-off Tuesday night as the Los Angeles Lakers trek out to defend their 2009 title. Lots of moves, trades, free agent signings bolster the top half-dozen teams setting the stage for a furious race for the O’Brien trophy, not to mention the bevy of marquee free agents available next summer guarantees that the game’s biggest stars will perform beyond great to ensure a fat new contract with whichever team signs them.
So if the Lakers are the incumbent King of the Hill, who has the best chance to knock them off? I really think (mentioned above) that only a few or so other teams have a legitimate chance to knock off the mighty Lakers. Giddy with provocation, I will try my best to temper the kid-on-Christmas-morning mentality and provide a somewhat objective preview of the upcoming blockbuster (knock on wood health permitting) NBA season.
NFL09 Week VII
October 25th, 2009
As week 7 dawns in the NFL, several teams have already separated themselves from the pack and lead the charge towards the playoffs. Of course there are also teams who amazingly stink up the joint. Obviously the teams off to a fast start have a very good chance to make the playoffs whereas their dubious counterparts starting off 0-6 or even 1-5 will be hard pressed to attain a .500 record much less even dare to dream of crashing the big dance.
What about the rest of the league? The teams in the middle of the pack who could pull an Arizona Cardinal circa 2008/2009 and catch fire at the right time despite a mediocre regular season? In this perpetual age of NFL parity and free agency, we’ve quickly learned it’s hard to sustain a dynasty and the fact remains that it’s not how you start but how you finish. The 2008 Super Bowl Champion New York Giants can attest to as such. In that same grain, the 18-0 New England Patriots of that same season can make their case that despite a fast and unprecedented unbeaten year in football, by the time they played the Super Bowl, they simply ran out of gas and/or just ran into a buzz saw that was the Giant’s pass rush and overall hunger from the whole team despite what many may call luck (see David Tyree).
NFL09 Week VI
October 16th, 2009
It’s already week 6 in the NFL, and we are still blessed with 5 undefeated teams. However the throw down between the New York Giants and the New Orleans Saints will prove to be entertaining as it will prove to be telling of who is the early season heavyweight in the NFC. What should disturbingly be more telling is the ridiculous amount of downright horrible teams in the league.
With four 0-5 teams, and a couple of one win teams who could easily be dubiously infamously donut for victory like the Buffalo Bills, the Cleveland Browns, and the Detroit Lions. From the Tennessee Titans to the Kansas City Chiefs to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the St. Louis Rams, each has their own excuse for why they stink so bad, yet none of those excuses can make up for the horrendous product they put out on the field for fans to waste hard earned money on.
NFL09 Week V
October 9th, 2009
Apologies to loyal readers who might have silently or methodically cursed my name for not submitting more nonsensical hubaloo to help fill the void that is the 8 hour-a-day, 40 hour work week. I also sympathize with your plight, for I the self-proclaimed windbag of know-it-nothing’s (I’m making up a lot of words today) also have a full-time job just to support this fledgling website (all those Simpsons’ quotes aren’t free!). After a year and a half without taking any time off from work, I splurged on 2 consecutive weeks of vacation in order to take in the new stadium in Arlington, Texas followed by a pleasantly nice trip to Chicago, Illinois. Rest assured however, your viewership is very much appreciated even in the face of continual yet monotonous boredom in those sterile cubicles or wherever your timecard calls home.
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