Roundup From The Weekend

OK, let me be the first to congratulate Ms. Manning on her wonderful performance today! You stepped up and took your Colts to the Superbowl, that was big time coming back from being down 18 points. Now would it be too much to ask you to win the bowl when you get there? But I am not going to put too much on Ms. Manning right now, she delivered today and that's what counts. Congrats Lovie and Tony. Two field Negroes meeting for all the marbles, now that's a beautiful thing. I just don't want the two black coaches overkill talk leading up to the big game. A mention here and there, but that's it. Unfortunately, if I know the networks, that's all we will hear about. Still, if it can help some up and coming black coaches get jobs...maybe it's not such a bad thing.

Rex Grossman stepped up for Da Bears, and had a nice drive when they really needed it. Rex, the windy city is hoping you have one more nice game left in you, or they are toast. I just don't think that D is good enough to stop Ms. Manning, Marvin, Joseph, and company.

I caught Kevin Durant against Vanillanova, and he came up kind of small. (4-15 for 12 points). The real star in the game was my man Scottie Reynolds from Nova who dropped 26 on the boyz from the Lone Star state. Still, he looks like a nice enough player, but I am still leaning to Oden if the Sixers have the first pick in the draft. Although I wouldn't be hurting if we ended up with Joakim Noah and the second pick. I think he will be a nice pro too.

What the f**k is going on with Tubby down at Kentucky? He lost to Vanderbilt of all teams, and I bet they are starting to whisper in Lexington. I love Tubby but he hasn't really been doing any big time recruiting, and the cats have not done anything int he dance in awhile. Come on Tubby, time to step up.

A.I. and Mello debut together tomorrow night, and I can't wait.I hope the idiots here with the Sixers brass saw A.I. drop 36 on Houston last night including a three ball off the glass in OT. If you are counting, that makes three in a row for the Nuggets.

Hey, did anybody see Deuce McCallister in today's game? I mean did he have to turn informer on somebody or something? I swear he must be in the witness protection program, because I did not see him at all. Anyway, nice season Saints, thanks for all the nice memories. Better luck next year.

How Can You Tell A Dog?

Nice to see C-Web get his wish and return to his hometown Pistons. Seems like a marriage made in heaven right about now. And C-Web is dreaming of a championship ring for his trophy case. That's all good and well, but did he have to really dog it like he did when he was here in Philly?

I mean come on C-Web, you have a 21.4 career average, and your last 18 games here with my Sixers you averaged 11 ppg, and played zero D. Now I know your knees are shot, but I have been watching you these last couple of games with Detroit, and it seems like right after you cleared waivers, those knees just got so much better. Mmmmmm.

Hey, C-Web, I liked you with the Fab Five, and I was one of the few people in America that didn't kill you for that "time out" thing. But I am starting to wonder my man, are you doing another "Big Dog"; jaking it to get out of town so that you can go collect a ring with the team that you think has a shot to win it all? I mention "Big Dog because that's exactly what he did before going to San Antonio.

I know it was one of your boy hood wishes to play with your hometown team, but the Sixers deserved more than your 11 ppg, and your 20 million hitting their cap.

And speaking of the Sixers, nice win last night against the Shackless Heat, but thanks to their God awful GM, they still stink. A 17 point lead was gone before you can say D-Wade, and they almost blew the game. It took overtime to finally pull it out,and even then, you had to think they would still find a way to lose. So yes folks, it''s official, Billy King is a terrible GM, and I am not surprised, given the fact that he is a fu****g Dukie!

I am going to have to seriously reconsider whether the Sixers should take Greg Oden from OSU if they get the first pick in the draft.( Yes he is coming out) Because my man Kevin Durant is the truth. Twenty four points and ten boards a game average? Are you kidding me? My man is the best thing to come out of Maryland since Stevie Franchise. I think the Longhorns might go deep into this years dance, and if my man decides to leave school....well let's just say that I don't want Billy King making this pick.

Is There A Doctor In The House?

Damn this is hard to watch! I am talking about the Sixers here. A once venerable and great franchise reduced to losing game after game after game. (Trust me, tonight we will lose to the only other team in the league that's worse than we are, the Griz)I mean where is the good Doctor when you need him? If ever the Sixers needed a doctor, any doctor, it's now. They are pathetic, and it seems, getting worse with every game. Poor Mo Cheeks. The guy is already not the greatest coach, and with a sorry bunch like this, he really looks bad. Poor Rodney Carney, and poor Louis Williams, both young players who probably are thinking; what the hell did I get myself into here?

Yes folks, the house that A.I. built is getting emptier and emptier these days. And honestly, you can't blame the fans. I mean if they played exciting ball and were 10-28 in the worst division (The Atlantic) in the NBA, you could understand. But they play ugly ball and they lose. There is just no joy in Mudville with this bunch.

Oh, for the days of the Doc making house calls to the rack, "Chocolate Thunder" throwing down rim rattling dunks, and my man Mo Cheecks dropping dimes with the smooth grace of the Clyde. Oh well, I guess us folks here in Philly will just have to live out this winter of our discontent. (Oh yeah, the Flyers suck too), and hope and pray that we get the number one pick in the draft and move to the head of the Greg Oden sweepstakes.

This is how bad it is here: Our local paper, the Inquirer, actually ran a whole front page story on Oden. What a nice kid he is, what a great player he will be....blah blah blah.

Yeah that all sounds nice, but I want to win ow, I want to see some exciting ball now, and I am sick of losing. The sad thing is, this division is sooooo weak, that even a team like the Toronto Raptors can take it. So of all the years to stink, we choose this one.

Yo Doc, do you think you can suit em up just one more season?

And another thing; happy B-Day Muhammad Ali! But can we stop trotting the poor guy out there for every fu****g event under the sun? Geez! Let the guy grow old in peace for crying out loud. I swear if I have to watch that one more time. It's sad and it's hard for me. The guy is one of my all time favorite athletes, and a true field Negro. So watching him shaking lie a leaf with Parkinson's decease and barely able to walk is hard for me.

So enough already, the "Greatest" deserves better.

LT Is Right!

OK a couple of things I gotta get off my chest. First, LT was right! The Patriots are a classless bunch of phonies and I despise every one of those sorry ass uni wearing New Englanders. Having said that, they are probably the best organization in football since Bill Walsh's Forty Niners.

Now let's talk about their coach for a minute. You know, the guy with the personality only his mother, and Bill Parcells could love. The guy that pushed the camera man in New England, the guy that refused to shake his protege's hand, and the guy that chooses to wear that God awful looking hoody on the sidelines. I think he is a bad human being, but a great coach. Kind of like that guy coaching basketball at some obscure Texas University who just passed Dean Smith's winning record. Must be something to being a jerk and a good coach. Maybe the guys respect and fear you more. Hey, you know what's that they say about nice guys finishing last. Just ask Mo Cheeks.

So yeah, I bet he allowed, and probably encouraged his players to go dancing on the Chargers logo. No telling what they were saying in the locker room. I am sure it went something like this: "No one is giving us a chance, those Chargers or America does not respect you let's go kick their butts, and show them who we are ....blah blah blah" You know the speech. Yet, they put on a public face like they have so much respect for the Chargers, and their other opponents. But I blame the Chargers, they were sloppy, poorly coached, and not hungry enough. And memo to LT, save that fighting and passion for during the game next time, not after it.

And one final word: This is for Lovie Smith in Chicago. You are one of the lowest paid coaches in the league-typical-and you have done a terrific job with the Bears. Do not take any bull sh** offers from them. Demand a big contract, and demand that they open the bank and give you some of that mad NFL money that their owners are sitting on. The Home Depot guy in Atlanta -Arthur Blank-just gave Bobby Petrino four million for crying out loud! And Saban just got that to go and coach in college. So please Lovie, stand up and be a man, and if they give you a bull sh** offer, tell them to go and fu** themselves. Trust me, you will land o your feet.

I'm out!

Did He Just Punt?

Excuse me folks if I am fit to be tied right about now! I just watched my genius of a coach the L.A. Weight Loss Man himself, Andy Reid, give away a game to the "Who Dats" by punting on the 39 yard line with a minute and fifty four seconds to go in the f*****g game. Oh, did I mention that we were down by three at the time? Geeez! Andy what were you thinking? Did you really think we could stop Deuce McAllister once we got the ball back?

Now if this were any other team but the "Who Dats" who happen to be my second fave team behind the iggles, I would be really pissed, but I can live with the Saints going to the NFC title game. Lord knows if anyone deserves it, they do. I won't even get into all those people have been through down there, and the long history of bad teams they have had. Besides my ties and kinship to Louisiana, that's why I have always liked the Saints, because I just love an under dog.

Is Deuce still running? Like what the f**k? I mean I know our defense was gassed, but can they stop the run just once in a while? It was sickening to watch McAllister and #25 -you know the guy with the President's name-just gash run after run after run.

And I see Payton Manning finally found a way to win in the playoffs; leave it to his defense, and let them do the job. Tony Dungy has that D playing like the ones he had in Tampa. Now if he can just get Payton to stop choking in the playoffs, the Colts might have something this year.

What happened to Steve McNair today? The poor guy looked shell shocked. Must be something about wearing that Ravens uniform that makes QB's look bad. Their D showed up as usual, but their offense let them down, and I think Brian Billick was out coached.

Oh well, that's it for me folks, I will try to get some sleep now, but it will be hard, I just can't get that damn punt out of my mind.

Ugly Uni Update!

Yo Kings, Like what the fu** were you thinking?

Runner Up!!!!

Gilbert, you are a serious baller, but those unis make you look like just another grinder on an ACC team.