Hope You Didn't Bet On The Field Negro's Picks

So what am I left with? Six out of sixteen, six out of freaking sixteen! So I was wrong about Wisconsin, and Va Tech, and Texas. Turns out these teams were frauds. But hey, at least I have three of the final four teams still in the mix. Maryland and Virginia really weren't fraud teams, they just lost tough games. Still, this tournament has not had any real upsets, the lowest seed left is a seventh seed for crying out loud.

So let the Madness continue. We are down to sixteen, and soon there will be eight. I am scared to make picks again, so I will just stick to my final four and keep my fingers crossed. As for the remaining picks, just go with the little old lady from accounting, I bet she got more than six out of sixteen.

Did the Sixers just lose by fifty to Yao and the Rockets? Geeez! The wort ever loss in Sixer home history. I don't care what anybody says, there is no way a team with A.I. would have lost by fifty. That cat has too much heart. Yep, these are the times I miss A.I. I don't care if they had just won twenty in a row, you can't lose by fifty to anybody.

I'm out.

Philly Hoops

Penn Quakers are in the dance! It seems that every year the boys from West Philly are the first to punch their ticket. And if you think they are just a bunch of white boys who play in the Ivy and can't ball. You better think again. They routinely beat teams in the Big Five here in Philly, and they always have some serious ballers (black and white) on their squad. I bet Fran Dunphy is kicking himself for leaving to go to Broad Street.

I'll be dammed of the Sixers didn't fool around and win again last night. (three in a row) Folks, we might as well forget about that Greg Oden sweep stakes. These boys are acting like they even want to make the playoffs. Andre Miller is the truth. Yeah I still miss A.I., but I'll be damned if Miller ain't making life a little easier without the "Answer".

And is that Larry Brown looking over Mo's shoulder? Rumor has it that he wants the Vanilla -nova coach, Jay Wright, to take over the Sixers. He sure has been to allot of Vanilla-nova games lately, and trust me, it ain't to scout the players, it's the coach he wants. Of course if Jay won't bight I am sure Larry will be more than happy to take over the Sixers again. Andre Miller is his types of point guard, and now that the other A.I. is on his way to becoming a super star, Larry would love nothing better to be a part of a Sixer rebirth. I say it still can't really happen until we get rid of our GM, that f*****g Dukie, Billy King.

Happy anniversary Wilt. It was 45 years ago yesterday that you dropped your sick 100 points up in Hershey, Pennsylvania against the Knicks. Since we are talking Philly hoops, what better way than to end it with you, the greatest baller ever, (yes MJ even better than you) and the pride of Overbrook High.

I'm out.

Cutting Down The Giants & A.I. Please Stay.

Ahhh this was a beautiful Sunday for us iggles fans. Those chirping G-Men from up the turnpike got their asses kicked in a serious way. The looks on their faces was priceless. Is it me, or is Eli Manning way over rated? And yes, Tiki is alright, but he ain't Barry Sanders. Hell, he ain't even Brian Westbrook, who by the, did some serious dealing on those frauds today.

Once again Mr. Garcia came through. Although may I suggest that he chills just a little. That boneheaded penalty for spiking the ball almost cost us the game. " I'm very disappointed in my self for those actions" As well you should be. But hey, at least we won. The O and D lines played well, and it's nice to see Mr. Darwin Walker come to play for once. Maybe we can keep the run in check. Hard to believe that just a couple of weeks ago I was calling for Jim Johnson's head. What a difference a couple of wins make.

As for Shockey, Burris, and that chirping linebacker, Antonio Pierce. Try to do your talking on the field next time, and stop giving your opponents bulletin board material. Unless you can back that sh** up, you need to shut the f**k up the week of an important division game next time.

This A.I. thing is killing me folks. The divorce between him and the Sixers is really ugly, and Allen does not deserve this. Hey, "The Answer" damn near built that new arena, and has left his guts on the court for this franchise over and over again. Yeah so "we talkin bout practice" got some people pissed off, but so what? When you can deliver come game time the way he does, maybe we don't need to talk so much about practice. At least not if you are A.I.

I swear this trade is going to be screwed up just like all the other times Philly dumped their super starts for nothing. Think Wilt, think Sir Charles, and think Moses. All bad trades. These icons were sent packing and we got garbage in return. Billy King, I never liked your Dukey ass, and I think it's time for you to go. I know Allen has to go because this marriage is way beyond repair, but you should not be far behind him as he eases out the door.

And to think, just five years ago we were in the finals, and we thought that was the first of many to come. But we should have known better, this is Philly, and our teams just love to break our hearts.

So good luck to you A.I., wherever you go. I will always have mad love for your game, and what you brought every night. I hope the Sixers send you to a winner, and you show them and the rest of the world that you can win it all.

Your bust will look good in Springfield.

Monday Morning Quarterback

My iggles didn't play yesterday, so I almost played a round of golf and ignore the "no fun league." At the last minute my buddy called and canceled our game-wife issues- and I was forced to watch some of the games. Now I am glad I did. The thriller in DC. between the pokes and the skins was probably the best game so far this year. The way that game ended; to quote the Master Card people, was priceless!

And memo to my man T.O. I loved the end zone celebration-going to sleep with the football as a pillow-but you have got to catch those bombs from your QB. If you are going to complain that you want the damn ball, when you get it, you had better deliver. They are paying you a whole lot of money down there in Big D.

Sorry, I am still not feeling Indy. something about the makeup of that team just tells me that they will choke in January. Sorry Lovie, da Bears are still not legit on offense. I was never a big Rex Grossman fan, and after watching his performance against the fish at home, I have to wonder. Oh, and WTF is wrong with the Steelers, maybe Lynn Swann running for governor jinxed them. I saw start my man Charlie Batch until Big Ben gets healthy again.

Can we talk hoops for a minute? Is my man A.I. the truth or what? Thirty one and thirteen dimes to go with it on almost 50% shooting from the floor. Yeah I know it's early, but the Sixers are 3-0. I think Mo really has them playing some D now, and the rookie they drafter looks pretty decent. He actually played some nice D on Tamia's man at the end of the Magic game in Orlando, which helped the Sixers get that win.

As for the Flyers....well, they stink! There is just no other way to put it. I will be surprised if they make the playoffs this year. And in the NHL, missing the playoffs is hard to do.

And I am starting to wonder about Mike Shula. Hey, you cannot lose to Mississippi State at home. I don't care what the circumstances are. Nice win for Crooms, and it's always good to see an African American head coach do well in college. But does he have to do it at the tide's expense?

The field is out!