When Hedo Turkoglu fouled out with 3:22 left in the fourth quarter and the Magic trailing the Sonics, 103-87, the conversation probably went something like this:
Brian Hill: Steve, get Hedo.
Steve Francis: Nah.
Francis refused to enter the game and the team has since suspended him indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team.
Way to go, Franchise.
Talking with Brandon Lang is similar to talking with Troy McClure, in a ‘Ha ha, that’s the funniest story I’ve ever heard! Okay, now you tell one’ way. Still, you have to have a certain kind of swagger to be a professional handicapper, never mind one that’s played by Matthew McConaughey in a major motion picture.
Come for the tidbits about who he likes in this weekend’s NFL playoff round, stay for the juicy stories about Bill Clinton, Wayne Greztky, and Sugar Ray Leonard. You definitely don’t want to miss the part about Sugar Ray Leonard.
The divisional playoffs dominate sports this weekend. (All times ET.)
NFL
Sat: Washington @ Seattle – 4:30 pm – Fox (HD)
Sat: New England @ Denver – 8:00 pm – CBS (HD)
Sun: Pittsburgh @ Indianapolis – 1:00 pm – CBS (HD)
Sun: Carolina @ Chicago – 4:30 pm – Fox (HD)
NBA
Fri: New Jersey (19-13) @ Memphis (22-11) – 8 pm
Sat: New Jersey (19-13) @ Dallas (26-10) – 8:30 pm
Sat: Memphis (22-11) @ San Antonio (27-9) – 8:30 pm
Sat: Cleveland (20-13) @ Phoenix (23-12) – 9:00 pm
College Hoops
Sat: (3) Villanova @ (9) Texas – 1:00 pm – CBS
Sat: (1) Duke @ Clemson – 2:00 pm – ESPN (HD)
Sat: (13) Washington @ (12) UCLA – 4:00 pm
Sun: (11) Pittsburgh @ (10) Louisville – 1:00 pm – ESPN Full Court
Sun: (15) Michigan State @ (16) Ohio St. – 4:30 pm – CBS (HD)
Apparently, Hawks SF Al Harrington has been able to discover what no reporter has been able to – the future home of Ron Artest.
Harrington said he heard from people in Indiana that the Pacers and Clippers were close to finalizing a deal swapping Ron Artest for Corey Maggette. Harrington said he’ll be happy for Artest, whenever he finally returns to the floor. And he’s convinced that whatever team Artest suits up for will be dangerous. “Any team with a sane Ron Artest is going to be tough to deal with,” Harrington said. “Any team with he’s on with his mind right, is going to the playoffs and is going to make some noise. So it’ll be good for Ron and for the Clippers.”
While I love the “a sane Ron Artest is going to be tough to deal with” comment, I think the the Clippers would be nuts to trade Maggette for Artest. On the floor, that’s a good move for LA, but off the floor and in the locker room, it is a nightmare. Call me crazy, but I don’t think Artest’s total value (on and off the court) is greater than Maggette’s.
Now this is funny:
“[The Colts] don’t want to just sit there, line up and play football,” Porter told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “They want to try to catch you off guard. They don’t want to play smash-mouth football, they want to trick you. … They want to catch you substituting. Know what I mean? They don’t want to just call a play, get up there and run a play. They want to make you think. They want it to be a thinking game instead of a football game.”
“They want to make you think.” Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Sorry. Dude, that’s funny. I get what Porter’s saying. Really, I do. Football is a Man’s Sport, and when you talk about it, you need to puff out your chest and act all tough and mean. But the only thing that matters after four quarters is, did you win the game? Joey Porter doesn’t understand this, apparently. The Colts win football games. Sure, they don’t play smashmouth, but why should they? Because football’s a Man’s Sport? No, it’s a competition, and the point of competition is to win.
Sounds to me like Porter’s suggesting the Steelers are bigger and meaner than the Colts, but the Colts are smarter. That’d be like the Peyton Manning telling reporters, “The Steelers hit too hard, and I don’t like it!” Stop whining and play football.
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