NFL
It almost seemed apropos that the Chargers and Cowboys faced off. The Chargers have been Team December, winning 15 straight in the month of December. On the flip side have been the Cowboys who struggle and choke later in the year. Sure enough the Chargers found a way to win and seem to be positioned for the second seed in the AFC. The Cowboys seem on pace for another year without a win in the playoffs - one way or the other.
I was particular impressed by the Vikings D this week. Coming off a showing that made a number of people (MMBSD included) wonder how good the Vikings were the Vikings absolutely beat down the Bengals. Their mastery of Cinci I think, at minimum, suggested that Cinci isn't in the elite category and Minnesota is.
Every week seems to bring more issues for New England. It's hard to peg them as not potential Super Bowl material but between charges of Moss quitting on the team, key defensive players (Thomas) unhappy with Belichek...the Pats are seemingly very unPat - i.e. locker-room turmoil in public.
College Basketball
A lot of hype in the last week has been lauded onto John Wall, the uberfreshman PG at Kentucky. Its all deserving. He will be the #1 pick in the NBA draft and from this writer's perspective is much better than Derek Rose was at this stage. However if you are hoping to find another freshman than can stop John Calipari from winning a championship look a little farther west to Kansas where Xavier Henry is putting up great numbers (17 pts a game). Henry will be a top 5 pick in the next NBA draft so watch him in college while you can.
Xavier Henry knows how to party
If you are randomly perusing the NBA standings you will notice that if the season ended today the Spurs would be out of the playoffs. Yes the perennial elite Spurs and supposed off-season champion Spurs sit barely over .500 and at the #9 spot. Partly this is due to a tough schedule and partly due to injuries. However the Spurs additions - specifically Jefferson and McDyess have added far less than predicted. Both aren't being efficient or picking up the slack when oft-injured Parker or Ginobilli have gone down.
Zoe Saladanna thinks the days of the Spurs as a potential NBA champion are finished
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