NFL Draft 2008

Can you imagine the number of licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie roll tootsie pop? Now, you can see why the owl unashamedly and impatiently takes a bite. That’s how slow Jake Long (former Wolverine as of Saturday) is. The Miami Dolphins need a quarterback, a running back and a new secondary. I can’t believe they are making a very slow offensive lineman their franchise player.

I never tripped about the money athletes make. My motto is: “Get all you can get while you can get it.” They’ll need it to pay for a new set of legs in the future…. (to be continued)

Best Damn Sports Clinic Period (continued)

As the NBA playoffs vastly approached, everyone thought that the wild, wild, west would put on a show for the ages. Let me tell you, they have not disappointed the fans. I’ll get to the east momentarily. Most people were chopping at the bits for a Kobe v. Shaq championship series. I just wanted people to take me serious when I said that Utah had a chance. While I don’t think they’ll be laughing in the end, Utah is a good team, but a championship series is not in the cards, yet.

As for Phoenix, all I can say is the coach of this team, the Denver Nuggets and poor Avery Johnson will probably be searching for employment. I like Avery Johnson. I like Jason Kidd, but the trade for Kidd was the wrong number. Jason Kidd had nothing in his body of work to suggest he could lead a team to a championship much less shared in the sweet success of one. As a Spartan (MSU) alumnus, I take issue with the constant comparison to Magic. I am Cal alum also, but Kidd is no Magic. Michael Jordan isn’t either, but that is a nugget for another conversation.

Speaking of Nuggets, the Denver Nuggets is a really good team with really good players who are currently underachieving. As much as I like Tracey McGrady, I’ll just pay him respect with the mentioning of his name. Frankly, I am sick of San Antonio. I haven’t forgiven Ginobli for all the 3-point shots against Detroit in their series three years ago. You see were this is headed.

The wild, wild, west is culminating into the best damn sports clinic period. I can’t wait until the Lakers play New Orleans. I love Chris Paul, but Kobe is getting ready to take this brother to school. It may hurt to watch, and it may also hurt Kobe more than Chris Paul, but it will be a lesson well learned for the future(typical parental psychological mumbo jumbo). Look out Kobe, Chris Paul has officially put the NBA on notice. After the Lakers and New Orleans, everything else is anti-climatic.

As far as the Boston Celtics, they look flawless. If were not from Detroit, I would be rooting for them. Kevin Garnett in my opinion is the NBA MVP. I know it is a season by season award, but his body of work and currently season accomplishments make him most worthy.

After Chris and Kobe, LaBron will be an after thought. Now let’s get to DEE-TROIT Basketball. I see Detroit handled their business last evening. The 76ers, too, will soon be a memory. The eastern conference championship will not be as exciting as the west, but I suspect Detroit and Boston will do us proud. In the end, the smart play and early season use of the Detroit bench will tell the story. Boston has a great sixth man at best, but this will not be enough. This series requires a bench. Boston is lacking in this category.

Best Damn Sports Clinic Period

The NBA's wild, wild west. To be continued.....