Look, I know that its the first game, but the Heat didnt look so good last night. Yea, the lost only by 5 to the Knicks, but their 2 main weaknesses are defense and rebounding. I was shocked to find out that the Heat actually had more points in the paint than the Knicks, which makes sense since Udonis Haslem, who played center though undersized, scored 23. There were too many times where the Heat should have a rebound but Zack Randolph and the other Knick frontcourt got offensive rebounds and turned them into second chance points. Wade shot badly. Beasley looked scared. This teams needs to trade Shanw Marion. At least use him as trade bait to get some defense in. Get another power forward in here or try to trade for both a PF and Center. I do expect them to get better, but its gonna take time, expecially with James Jones and Jamal Macgloire currently injured.
I am very excited about this NBA season. There are teams that are for sure going to make an impact (Lakers, Celtics, Hornets, Pistons). There alre also teams that are under the radar and other that are slipping:
Look out for:
Raptors: After watching him win a gold medal 2 months ago, Chris Bosh out shinned Dwight Howard and is better than Howard. Remember, Bosh was who Pat Riley wanted to draft over Dwyane Wade, but Bosh went to Toronto with the 4th pick. You dont hear much of him, and I cant figure that out. With Jermaine O'Neal healthhya nd his new teammate, they should do big things. I would not be shocked of they become a top 4 seed in the east. Ad an efficient Jose Calderon, when healthy, and they had a good defensive team.
76ers: The sixers got a HUGE addition when they signed Elton Brand in the summer. If his achilles holds up, he's a low post threat to score 20 and 10. Andre Iguodala needs to score more. Going to the basket is fine, but he has to start shooting more. They took the Pistons to the limit in the playoffs last season, but showed their youth. Hopefully, Brands experience helps out alot.
Rockets: They really arent a team under the radar, but if they cant get out the first round this season, T-Mac needs to commit suicide. He isnt geting any younger, but getting Ron Artest is the best thing that could have helped him. Yao Ming will get his points, but Artest is the key piece. Will he big a jerk like he has been? Houstons bench is once of the best, so they should be good on all cylinders.
Watch these teams fall:
Nuggets: He may have not been a big reason for this success, but Denver will sadly miss Marcus Camby. They will be socred on alot, so dont be shocked if they end up in alot of shootouts. Allen Iverson is 33 years old. He still has the wheels, but for how long? Kenyon Martin isnt reliable. Carmelo Anthonys named was put out there for potential trades. That wont stop. They wont make the playoffs, neither will the next team................
Clippers: They basically got screwed when Elton Brand, who said he would resign with them, went to Philly (and a MUCH better situation). I saw them keep up with the Lakers, but that quickly went away and the REAL LA won by 30+. Baron Davis doesnt make much difference. geting Marcus Camby will help them when hes healthy defensively. Signing Ricky Davis? noooooooooooooooooo. Just from that signing, they will not be any good
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Ted Ginn......................plays like a WR
I'll admit it: I have been lazy, but I can't be anymore. With the regular season starting in the NBA tomorrow, more blogs shall be coming.
When I found out the Teddy Ginn was the 9th overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft, I felt nauseaous. Brady Quinn, the most talked about QB in college, was still avaliable. The Falcons took DE Jaamal Anderson with the 8th pick. They didnt pick Quinn because the didnt need him since they had Michael Vick (boy was THAT a mistake). Anyways, for the life of me, I could not understand it. QB is what the Dolphins desperately needed, but they pick a kick returner. No wonder wht Miami went 1-15 and Cam Cameron got fired. Watching Dolphins training camp, Ginn still didn't look good. Didn't run routes well. He hasn't been used as a returner much this season. FINALLY, Ginn explodes for a great game. Yes, he was up against a injured Terrence McGee, but who cares? When you find out that a opponent is injured, you go at them as often as you could. Thats what Miami did and it worked. Their defense in the 4th quarter was dominant, especially Joey Porter, who is the best defensive player right now in the NFL. Chad Pennington is doing what he supposed, but I didn't think he could throw for 300+ yards. His passer rating is 5th best in football right. As of right now, I can't figure them out. The running game should be better but it isn't. The secondary isn't great, though they picked Trent Edwards once and forced a fumble. That's how it is when you have a rookie head coach I guess. IF Miami played its card right, they could be 5-2. Oh well. I'm just happy they have won more than one game. They could air it out against Denver next week, since the Broncos has the 4th worst pass D in the NFL.
Other thoughts about week 8:
Man, how different does Dallas look?? With a healthy Tony Romo, they could score the total amount of points the scored against Tampa Bay (13) in the first quarter. Wade Phillips took over the defense and it showed. I dont think they can beat the Giants in week 9, especialy without an acurate QB. Either have Brooks Bollinger play or try to play Romo. Brad Johnson can't get it done nor can he keep Terrell Owens happy.
I have been hearing so much about what Miami should do with Robert Marve and Jacory Harris. If Harris is the starter, Marve will NOT transfer. I can't see Marve waiting yet another year for eligibility. I think he can get the job done, thought Harris had a damn good agme vs Duke a few weeks ago.
When I found out the Teddy Ginn was the 9th overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft, I felt nauseaous. Brady Quinn, the most talked about QB in college, was still avaliable. The Falcons took DE Jaamal Anderson with the 8th pick. They didnt pick Quinn because the didnt need him since they had Michael Vick (boy was THAT a mistake). Anyways, for the life of me, I could not understand it. QB is what the Dolphins desperately needed, but they pick a kick returner. No wonder wht Miami went 1-15 and Cam Cameron got fired. Watching Dolphins training camp, Ginn still didn't look good. Didn't run routes well. He hasn't been used as a returner much this season. FINALLY, Ginn explodes for a great game. Yes, he was up against a injured Terrence McGee, but who cares? When you find out that a opponent is injured, you go at them as often as you could. Thats what Miami did and it worked. Their defense in the 4th quarter was dominant, especially Joey Porter, who is the best defensive player right now in the NFL. Chad Pennington is doing what he supposed, but I didn't think he could throw for 300+ yards. His passer rating is 5th best in football right. As of right now, I can't figure them out. The running game should be better but it isn't. The secondary isn't great, though they picked Trent Edwards once and forced a fumble. That's how it is when you have a rookie head coach I guess. IF Miami played its card right, they could be 5-2. Oh well. I'm just happy they have won more than one game. They could air it out against Denver next week, since the Broncos has the 4th worst pass D in the NFL.
Other thoughts about week 8:
Man, how different does Dallas look?? With a healthy Tony Romo, they could score the total amount of points the scored against Tampa Bay (13) in the first quarter. Wade Phillips took over the defense and it showed. I dont think they can beat the Giants in week 9, especialy without an acurate QB. Either have Brooks Bollinger play or try to play Romo. Brad Johnson can't get it done nor can he keep Terrell Owens happy.
I have been hearing so much about what Miami should do with Robert Marve and Jacory Harris. If Harris is the starter, Marve will NOT transfer. I can't see Marve waiting yet another year for eligibility. I think he can get the job done, thought Harris had a damn good agme vs Duke a few weeks ago.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
NFL (well ALL OF FOOTBALL) makes my head hurt
As I am typing this, the Chargers are manhandling the Patriots (expected since Brady is out for the season and SD is pretty pissed coming off of a loss to Miami last week). This looks normal. The rest of the NFL? Not so much. I dont even know where to begin. Lets start with the Dolphins and the heartbreaking loss to the Texans, a team they may never beat (Im serious). It seems like they would win especially with the wildcat working well. Well the Miami secondary forgot how to play, especially in the 4th qtr. That 4th and 10 that they converted didnt really worry me, but the 20+ yard pass play sure did. Then, on the last play (I write this wiping the tears from my eyes), Texans QB Matt Schaub, on a QB draw runs up the middle. There wasn't a Dolphins jersey in the middle of the endzone. I could not believe it. Maybe this was a good loss. When was the last time the Dolphins had a game where they were favored in but lost in the closing seconds? It certainly wasn't any of last seasons games. Still, they had the game won. 2-3. Still better than last year.
Other reasons why the NFL makes my head hurt:
How in the hell do the Rams beat the Redskins??????????? Washington beats Dallas and Philly in their respective stadiums. They have all 3 of their division rivals at home to play. They looked like the second best team in their division, which is the toughest in fotball. And what happens? They lose a home game to a team who fired their head coach two weeks ago. The Rams are horrid on defense. Man, I was tempted to pick them in my suicide pool (will get to that later), but im happy I didn't.
I keep reading and hearing the critism of Tony Romo. NOW I understand it. The boy is a mean lean fumbling machine. At times, he can be good, but other times, he is shaky and INT prone. The Cowboys should have beat the Cardinals in a shootout. Too many turnovers and issed opportunities. First off, the game should have never went to overtime. You cant call someone offsides when they are injured and cant get off the field in time. Its not their fault. I know time was runnning out, but they could have called an injury timeout and when the injured player was off the field, start the clock before the teams are in formation. I am shaky of the Cowboys. They barely beat the Bengals last week and lost to Washington at home 2 weeks ago. They got some serious inproving to do
One team I have not been impressed with: the Colts. They didn't prove much this season. Their first 2 wins? Barely beat the Vikings and sqeaked a wiin in Houstin in a gae they should have lost. What happens today. They beat down the Ravens, who have the best defense in football. WTF????? All of a sudden Peyton Manning looks like, well Peyton Manning. Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrsion have bg games. The Defense looks good. All I can do is scratch my head.
Enough with the NFL. What about college football. I dont beleive in the polls until the BCS poll comes out, so I dont care for Texas being #1. They are a good team. Finally saw them play. UF beat down LSU. Thought they were gonna lose. Oh well. They wont get past Georgia (I hope). The U looked sloppy yesterday. OF all the teams you can barely beat, UCF!!!!! I still cringe when I watch them play. the offense can go good at times, but the defense is still not so great. I am fine with Robert Marve, but you can pull him out after an INT. Hes a QB, not a LB. IF they would have lost, I would have been furious. 0-3 in 3 home games. Should have beat North Carolina. If they played a subpar first half, could have beat Florida St. I need to see some more improvements on defense and consistency in QB.
I am in my radio station suicide pool. I sweated out NE in week one after Bradys injury. The Giants beat down the Rams. The Bills got by the Raiders. The Jaguars helf off the Texans. The PAnthers destroyed the Chiefs. The Saints shot themselves in the foot last week and lost, despite Reggie Bush doing all the work. I felt that they would bitch slaped the Raiders, and boy they did. 34-3. Then I find out I WON MY SUICIDE POOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im assuming alot of people had the Redksins over the Rams. I didnt even know they were playing until I saw the final score. It was either the Saints over the Raiders or the Eagles over the 49ers. I still would have won. I was just so shocked that the suicide pool is over in week 6!!!! I even said in my previous blog that I was considering picking the Dolphins to beat the Texans. Thank God I didnt. Laptop for me............................................
Other reasons why the NFL makes my head hurt:
How in the hell do the Rams beat the Redskins??????????? Washington beats Dallas and Philly in their respective stadiums. They have all 3 of their division rivals at home to play. They looked like the second best team in their division, which is the toughest in fotball. And what happens? They lose a home game to a team who fired their head coach two weeks ago. The Rams are horrid on defense. Man, I was tempted to pick them in my suicide pool (will get to that later), but im happy I didn't.
I keep reading and hearing the critism of Tony Romo. NOW I understand it. The boy is a mean lean fumbling machine. At times, he can be good, but other times, he is shaky and INT prone. The Cowboys should have beat the Cardinals in a shootout. Too many turnovers and issed opportunities. First off, the game should have never went to overtime. You cant call someone offsides when they are injured and cant get off the field in time. Its not their fault. I know time was runnning out, but they could have called an injury timeout and when the injured player was off the field, start the clock before the teams are in formation. I am shaky of the Cowboys. They barely beat the Bengals last week and lost to Washington at home 2 weeks ago. They got some serious inproving to do
One team I have not been impressed with: the Colts. They didn't prove much this season. Their first 2 wins? Barely beat the Vikings and sqeaked a wiin in Houstin in a gae they should have lost. What happens today. They beat down the Ravens, who have the best defense in football. WTF????? All of a sudden Peyton Manning looks like, well Peyton Manning. Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrsion have bg games. The Defense looks good. All I can do is scratch my head.
Enough with the NFL. What about college football. I dont beleive in the polls until the BCS poll comes out, so I dont care for Texas being #1. They are a good team. Finally saw them play. UF beat down LSU. Thought they were gonna lose. Oh well. They wont get past Georgia (I hope). The U looked sloppy yesterday. OF all the teams you can barely beat, UCF!!!!! I still cringe when I watch them play. the offense can go good at times, but the defense is still not so great. I am fine with Robert Marve, but you can pull him out after an INT. Hes a QB, not a LB. IF they would have lost, I would have been furious. 0-3 in 3 home games. Should have beat North Carolina. If they played a subpar first half, could have beat Florida St. I need to see some more improvements on defense and consistency in QB.
I am in my radio station suicide pool. I sweated out NE in week one after Bradys injury. The Giants beat down the Rams. The Bills got by the Raiders. The Jaguars helf off the Texans. The PAnthers destroyed the Chiefs. The Saints shot themselves in the foot last week and lost, despite Reggie Bush doing all the work. I felt that they would bitch slaped the Raiders, and boy they did. 34-3. Then I find out I WON MY SUICIDE POOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im assuming alot of people had the Redksins over the Rams. I didnt even know they were playing until I saw the final score. It was either the Saints over the Raiders or the Eagles over the 49ers. I still would have won. I was just so shocked that the suicide pool is over in week 6!!!! I even said in my previous blog that I was considering picking the Dolphins to beat the Texans. Thank God I didnt. Laptop for me............................................
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Almost a BAD weekend
Saturday wasn't a good day. It started off great with a good workout at the gym, but when I got to work, things changed. I witnessed Miami having a terrible first half against my worst enemy in Florida State. If you are a crarry team, the worst loss to have is against a hated rival. I though the game was over since the halftime score was 24-3. FSU made some mistakes and Miami capitized on them. Just when it looked like Miami was going to have a chance to win the game, on a 3rd and goal from the 20 yard line. FSU, whose QB ran for over 150 yards handed the ball off on a draw play and he run up the middle and ran over a struggling defense. Man did that hurt! We only lost by 2, but that first half SUCKED times TEN!
I was looking forward to seeing Kimbo Slice face UFC legend and former WWF superstar Ken Shamrock. They trahsed talked for a while and it had been 5 months since Kimbo's last fight. When I got home I find out that Shamrock pulled out because of a cut on his face. Kimbo didn't care. He wanted to fight someone. My first thought was Kimbo didn't know this replacement's stragety and his game. I felt like Kimbo would destroy this guy in a munite. Tunrs out that the match ended 47 seconds sooner than I thought. Oh, I forgot. Kimbo lost...............WTF? IF you saw the fight, you know what I mean. I dunno is dude him Kimbo, Kimbo was dazed, and he took the beating on the floor, or he just gave up. What a shocker! Im happy I didn't go. I dunno how imob comes back after this. He maybe a fraud and only doing this for the $, not because he is good. But thats typical, ya know? People who do something they arent so good at, only to get paid well (most rappers?).
I am not a Cubs fan by any means, but boy did I feel bad about them getting swept last night at the hands of the Dodgers? 100 years with a title. Wow. I had faith in them, but, like every year, they let their fans down. The worst part about it for me was Manny Ramirez, a guy who could be playing for the Marlins right now (and the Marlins could be in the playoffs right now) being, well, Manny Ramirez. Hustling. Having fun. Something he wasn't doing much of in Boston. When Jason Bay playing well, I doubt Sox fans miss him. Anyways, the Cubs can't win. They have lost 9 straight playoff games. Yuck
The only joy I got this weekend was today's shocking win for the Dolphins. Two wins in a row. Against a good team in San Diego. They had a balanced offense. Their defense kept LT in check. The wildcat formation didn't gain many yards since SD knew it was coming, but they still didn't do much to stop it. 11 wildcats for 49 yards and Ronnie Brown's only TD. Chad Pennington made NO mistakes. Word? Word! That 4 and goal from the 1 was a classic goalline stand. I am so happy. Can't believe we have won 2 straight games (hell, Im happy we ahve won 2 games in a season!). I honestly think we can beat the pathetic Texans on the road next weekend. Maybe that can be my suicide pick......................
I was looking forward to seeing Kimbo Slice face UFC legend and former WWF superstar Ken Shamrock. They trahsed talked for a while and it had been 5 months since Kimbo's last fight. When I got home I find out that Shamrock pulled out because of a cut on his face. Kimbo didn't care. He wanted to fight someone. My first thought was Kimbo didn't know this replacement's stragety and his game. I felt like Kimbo would destroy this guy in a munite. Tunrs out that the match ended 47 seconds sooner than I thought. Oh, I forgot. Kimbo lost...............WTF? IF you saw the fight, you know what I mean. I dunno is dude him Kimbo, Kimbo was dazed, and he took the beating on the floor, or he just gave up. What a shocker! Im happy I didn't go. I dunno how imob comes back after this. He maybe a fraud and only doing this for the $, not because he is good. But thats typical, ya know? People who do something they arent so good at, only to get paid well (most rappers?).
I am not a Cubs fan by any means, but boy did I feel bad about them getting swept last night at the hands of the Dodgers? 100 years with a title. Wow. I had faith in them, but, like every year, they let their fans down. The worst part about it for me was Manny Ramirez, a guy who could be playing for the Marlins right now (and the Marlins could be in the playoffs right now) being, well, Manny Ramirez. Hustling. Having fun. Something he wasn't doing much of in Boston. When Jason Bay playing well, I doubt Sox fans miss him. Anyways, the Cubs can't win. They have lost 9 straight playoff games. Yuck
The only joy I got this weekend was today's shocking win for the Dolphins. Two wins in a row. Against a good team in San Diego. They had a balanced offense. Their defense kept LT in check. The wildcat formation didn't gain many yards since SD knew it was coming, but they still didn't do much to stop it. 11 wildcats for 49 yards and Ronnie Brown's only TD. Chad Pennington made NO mistakes. Word? Word! That 4 and goal from the 1 was a classic goalline stand. I am so happy. Can't believe we have won 2 straight games (hell, Im happy we ahve won 2 games in a season!). I honestly think we can beat the pathetic Texans on the road next weekend. Maybe that can be my suicide pick......................
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