Friday, February 22, 2008

Cheers and Jeers: Far West Edition


Ingredients:
At an objective level the West is deeper and better balanced than ever. A flurry of trades pushed the gap between the haves in the West and all the rest even wider. Currently Golden State would be the third seed in the East but in the West misses the playoffs. A mere five game separates the first place Hornets from the Warriors fueled by George Karl alcohol riddled mind. Each of the teams tinkered with their lineups somehow. Golden State adding some 80 year old guy that played for Michigan while the Lakers got the big prize of all-star Gasol. Its not often I openly advocate for people to watch something (ok maybe the midget tossing Olympics held in Bangkok) but if you ever enjoyed basketball now is the time to stay up late and watch away....

And now for some cheering and jeering....

Cheers to Chris Paul absolutely destroying human flotsam and Captain Selfish Jason Kidd. Kidd was mauled by Paul. I'm no entirely sure when Kidd became a second tier point guard but it sure was on display last night.

Jeers: To wave of franchise tags being applied to various NFL players. When it happens to a few players its one thing but something rubs me the wrong way about this new trend.

Cheers: To soon to be ex-IU coach Sampson getting suspended. I look forward to him serving me a Chipotle Burrito in the spring.

Jeers: To the escalating war of words between Scott Boras and Gary Sheffield. I don't understand why they can't solve their disagreement with knives. Why words? That doesn't help anybody

Cheers: To the Oscars. I'm voting for No Country for Old Men as best picture of the year with Daniel Day Lewis getting Best actor.

And your Cheers and Jeers gal of the week.....Monica Bellucci who helped teach me Italian while I taught her how to kickbox.

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