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This year we have banged on the Miami Heat pretty hard and we have to say it has all been for good reason. Last night, the Heat stepped it up and really showed how poor of a professional basketball team they are by scoring a paultry 54 points in an entire game against the Toronto Raptors. This was the third lowest output ever since the 24-second shot clock was introduced in 54-55. Well done guys!
Mt. St. Mary’s covers -7
UNC-Asheville covers +14
Overall Record:
College Basketball 94-66-6
NBA 16-10
College Football: 44-41-1
MLB 7-1
NFL 63-33-3
Check out this incredible video of the block by Detroit Pistons forward Jason Maxiell against Tyson Chandler. Get that s$%t out of here!
Tiger Woods today in stunning fashion won his fifth straight PGA title and 7th overall. Tiger was down seven strokes coming into play Saturday, but that is a walk in the park for the 800 pound gorilla that is Tiger Woods. Tiger came into Sunday tied and won the Bay Hill Invitiational on the 18th hole by calmly sinking a 25 foot birdie putt. If you aren’t watching the PGA yet this year I highly suggest you begin now because Tiger is making history each and every tournament he plays.
The Georgia Bulldogs just completed a historic run through the SEC tournament by going from worst to first in four days. I would venture to say this is one of the most memorable runs ever due to all the circumstances revolving around this Championship specifically. Georgia won three games in less than 35 hours and four games overall against Mississippi, Kentucky, Mississippi St. and Arkansas to win the SEC Championship. The reason Georgia had to win three games within 35 hours was due to an EF 2 tornado that hit downtown Atlanta (tornados very very rarely hit major downtown cities) Friday evening and suspended Georgia’s game that evening leading to two games on Saturday. The rest of the tournament also was moved to Georgia Tech’s coliseum due to the damage suffered by the Georgia Dome.
Take all these components along with the fact that head coach Dennis Felton of Georgia was on the hot seat to say the least and the Bulldogs pulled off a monumental run to win the SEC. Georgia gained a #14 seed in the West and will play #3 Xavier in the first round.
It’s been a pretty well known deal that UNC basketball recruits football better than the football staff does. Prime Example:
I mean, why sign with Notre Dame when you can get front row seats to a National Title Run with the Tarheels? I mean, if you can play football, you can play anywhere….but where else can you be guaranteed a seat on a bench that even money can’t buy? CHAPEL HILL!!! Who is that washed up defensive end that pulled the same deal?…..James, Jermell, J….Peppers?
I’ve been meaning to get your opinions on this all week, but have just gotten the chance to sit down and get it out there. Some of you may remember Ray Ray McElrathby, a running back on the Clemson Tiger football team. He wasn’t a big contributor on the field, but off the field he was an all-star. He took in his little brother and cared for him while going to college and playing a major division I sport. Clemson saw their chance to “pimp” their good citizen and get a lot of good publicity for going the extra mile to help in this admirable situation. But scholarship crunches in college football are a bitch. I mean, how can a team be expected to jump out of the gates only to collapse halfway through the season year after year without bringing in new blood? Clemson may have found the answer: kick a good student, and a good kid off the team. Oops, sorry, not kick them off, but not renew their scholarship. Classless, but I mean, it IS Tommy Bowden we’re talking about here. As much respect as I have for Bobby Bowden, I despise Tommy as much or more.
It would be wrong not to at least mention the fact that Ray is set to graduate a year early in August, which is a huge accomplishment with all the external forces acting against him. And yes, Clemson has offered him a graduate asst. role on the team, just no more suiting up. Clemson had no problem flaunting their generosity and compassion, so it’s only fair to point out their self-serving attitude as well. Karma is a bitch Tommy!
Attention all Bobby Knight lovers the man, the myth, the legend is now an analyst for Championship week and all of the NCAA Tournament for ESPN. Is anyone excited or are you more annoyed? I think he did an ok job last night, but that isn’t the real Bobby Knight in my opinion. He was very insightful, but very subdued. I think the real question is will he drop a F-bomb before his stint is over?
UConn covers -3
Florida State covers -1
Georgetown covers -6.5
Overall Record:
College Basketball 92-65-6
NBA 16-10
College Football: 44-41-1
MLB 7-1
NFL 63-33-3
The Houston Rockets have now won 19 games in a row after a blowout win last night against the hapless Nets. There has only been three other teams to win this many in the row and each one has gone on to win the NBA Finals. If the Rockets beat the Atlanta Hawks tomorrow evening they will tie the 70-71 Bucks for the second most wins ever with 20 wins. The most amazing part of this streak is the Rockets no longer have Yao Ming yet they are still en fuego. A couple of weeks ago I remarked this team wouldn’t make the playoffs which currently makes me look like a buffoon. We shall see!
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