Well a little bit of a late edition for MMBSD some technical difficulties involving some invading Mongols. Anyway a few quick thoughts on recent sports developments
The Heisman: I suppose similar to the great Big 12 debate there were no right or wrong answers. Mccoy, Tebow and Bradford all had historically outstanding years. Bradford's efficiency was the best so I would have voted for him but its hard to argue with any sort of passion for or against any of the 3 finalist. The interesting question I think is what does this portend for the national championship game. The past decade or so the Heisman winner has crashed and burned in the BCS Big bowl but Bradford is not your normal heisman as supposable has potential 1st rounder status (and lets be honest Tebow is not). Its hard to imagine the Tebow v. Bradford matchup not being the center of attention for the game.
The Inside Job If anyone had any ideas that college football hiring practices are a mess I give you the Auburn Tigers who brought in local product turned bust Gene Chizik and his impressive 5-19 record (also 10 straight losses at one point). Now I never know exactly what goes on in decisions but as Charles Barkley raises there's an 800 lb gorrilla in the room as to why Auburn ignored actually succesful Turner Gill
Favorites and Fields : With Pittsburgh win over Baltimore, the conventional wisdom seems to be that Steelers are the de facto favorite. However as opposed to previous years the bets for the field will be heavily skewed. Nobody seems to have much consistency, few teams have elevated themselves heads and shoulders better than others, and as these are one game do are die situations who knows whats happening?
Axe Man Cometh: Well its mid-December and we have hit the 6th coach firing in the NBA with the latest head to be lopped off being Reggie Theus. Its unclear why the sudden purge (diffusion? copy cat? position of Mars and Jupitor? ) but I'm willing to go out on a limb and say fears over the economy mean changes and high needs for product saliency mean owners are going to be quick to fire......
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Random Thought Tuesday
Just a few random thoughts before a little analysis of the NBA Draft breaks out on Thursday
1) A little grossed out but I respect Steven Jackson's commitment to his sport. Not the path I'd choose tho....
2) Its that time of the year where the great trade 'o machine for baseball really revs up. Outside of CC I could really care less on who is traded but a more interesting question to me is if the trade volume will be larger than last year (i.e. lot of trades, interesting trades or mainly nothing?)
3) After long discussions and introspection I've decided it might not even be worth predicting the NFC this year. Wildcards? Really? You want to make guesses on Wildcards? If I had to guess its going to be status quo save for the return of the Saints. Come August I imagine I'll totally ignore what I say here but thats the beauty of blogging (or being President) is that you never have to say you are wrong
4) Umm how dead is the sports world if Don Imus and a rapping Shaq are the top items of discussion? Seriously.....
1) A little grossed out but I respect Steven Jackson's commitment to his sport. Not the path I'd choose tho....
2) Its that time of the year where the great trade 'o machine for baseball really revs up. Outside of CC I could really care less on who is traded but a more interesting question to me is if the trade volume will be larger than last year (i.e. lot of trades, interesting trades or mainly nothing?)
3) After long discussions and introspection I've decided it might not even be worth predicting the NFC this year. Wildcards? Really? You want to make guesses on Wildcards? If I had to guess its going to be status quo save for the return of the Saints. Come August I imagine I'll totally ignore what I say here but thats the beauty of blogging (or being President) is that you never have to say you are wrong
4) Umm how dead is the sports world if Don Imus and a rapping Shaq are the top items of discussion? Seriously.....
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
2/26 Mighty Quick Hitts
Apparently I have some sort of responsibilities thats non-blogger related. Who knew? So posting for me will be a little light this week. And unfortunately sober at least until Friday. Oh the humanity
Bruce Pearl Drank Your Milkshake
I'm pretty sure this is the first time that a Jewish chest painter has coached a Southern team to #1 in the polls. Tennessee knocked off previously unbeaten Memphis through great outside shooting and not sucking at free throw shooting (of which Memphis failed horribly at this task). The SEC has been pretty soft in basketball so I expect short of an injury that the Volunteers skate in on flapjacks to a #1 seed in the tournament
Hansborough ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity
Over in the heart of basketball country UNC has also positioned itself nicely for a number 1 or number 2 seed. While a deep squad they really are powered by fastest baller alive Ty Lawson so when he went down with the dreaded high ankle sprain it looked grim for the Tar Heelers. However Tyler Hansborough has stepped up his game throwing down 20-10 games on a regular basis and senior leadership via Quentin Thomas has held the point guard position down. When Lawson gets back this team becomes contender for the title.
This is your third test today, Mama Bear. Your eggo is preggo, no doubt about it.
I am demanding no decisions be rendered about the NBA trades at least until the playoffs. You got to wait for the gestation. I mean its fine to make your predictions and guesses but nearly all of these trades were made with an eye at the second or later rounds of the playoffs and until that happens I don't any definitive judgments.
Bruce Pearl Drank Your Milkshake
I'm pretty sure this is the first time that a Jewish chest painter has coached a Southern team to #1 in the polls. Tennessee knocked off previously unbeaten Memphis through great outside shooting and not sucking at free throw shooting (of which Memphis failed horribly at this task). The SEC has been pretty soft in basketball so I expect short of an injury that the Volunteers skate in on flapjacks to a #1 seed in the tournament
Hansborough ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity
Over in the heart of basketball country UNC has also positioned itself nicely for a number 1 or number 2 seed. While a deep squad they really are powered by fastest baller alive Ty Lawson so when he went down with the dreaded high ankle sprain it looked grim for the Tar Heelers. However Tyler Hansborough has stepped up his game throwing down 20-10 games on a regular basis and senior leadership via Quentin Thomas has held the point guard position down. When Lawson gets back this team becomes contender for the title.
This is your third test today, Mama Bear. Your eggo is preggo, no doubt about it.
I am demanding no decisions be rendered about the NBA trades at least until the playoffs. You got to wait for the gestation. I mean its fine to make your predictions and guesses but nearly all of these trades were made with an eye at the second or later rounds of the playoffs and until that happens I don't any definitive judgments.
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