You knew it would happen. Kobe Bryant has an incredible scoring streak, and now some idiot posing as an analyst writes the obligatory column saying that Kobe Bryant is a better player than Michael Jordan. What do you expect from an organization that employs Skip Bayless?
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Warren Buffett attended a Cavs game on Sunday to watch his friend, LeBron James, play. LeBron has said he wants to be the first “billionaire” athlete, and it looks like he’s very serious about this. Lebron sought out Mr. Buffett to get advice and learn about investing, and Buffett has embraced the relationship.
Two great matchups:
Florida vs. UCLA (rematch of last year’s title game)
Ohio State vs. Georgetown (Oden vs. Hibbard)
Anyone care to chime in with some early smack talk?
I’m sticking with my original picks – Florida over G’Town in the final. My other two FF teams (Kansas and A&M) have proven unworthy.
Let me start off by saying that anything could happen regarding the NFL Draft and absolutely nothing is guaranteed. However, since Atlanta traded Matt Schaub to the Texans, all I’ve heard is how it will now trade up for Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson.
Okay, lets stop all the Michael Vick to Calvin Johnson thoughts for a second and actually think about this: 1) The Falcons don’t have much cap room, so trading up and spending loads of money on the second overall pick isn’t ideal for the future. 2) Michael Jenkins and Roddy White are former #1 picks themselves, so Atlanta is going to exhaust every option before investing yet another high draft pick on wide receiver. 3) Joe Horn was just given a four-year, $19 million contract and Brian Finneran (Vick’s favorite target behind TE Alge Crumpler) is healthy again. 5) Unless in all of my draft research I missed that Johnson can play safety, defensive end and offensive line, the Falcons have much bigger needs than wide receiver. 6) Many believe that no receiver will make a difference as long as Michael Vick is at quarterback, so why waste extra picks?
Many teams – the Lions come to mind – try to build from the outside in, meaning the skill positions are sought after first. How many examples do we need that defense wins championships? Or at the very least, defenses keep teams competitive? If Johnson was the missing piece for a Falcon Super Bowl, I could foresee them making that move. However, I think Atlanta GM Rich McKay is smart enough to know he’s many pieces away from a championship and therefore will take a pass on Johnson.
The Tar Heels came back from a 16-point deficit behind some terrific offensive rebounding by Marcus Ginyard. Despite all of Billy Packer’s second-guessing, Roy Williams stuck with his gameplan and his team took advantage of a series of careless turnovers, bad shots and failed box outs by the Trojans to get back into the game. I’m not sure that I remember seeing a team look so good and so bad in the same game. (I’m talking about USC, but the statement could also apply to North Carolina.) Apparently, USC head coach Tim Floyd agrees with me, based on his own meltdown at the end of the game. He tossed some tickets onto the court, which drew a technical with under a minute to play. Packer berated him for the outburst, but the game was basically over.
Meanwhile, the Ducks dominated UNLV for most of the game, getting out to a 58-40 lead, but the Runnin’ Rebels rallied to a 76-72 loss.
For all the parity in college basketball, the Elite Eight are made up of four #1 seeds (Florida, Kansas, UNC, Ohio St.), three #2 seeds (Georgetown, Memphis, UCLA) and a #3 seed (Oregon). The SEC, the Big Ten, the Big Twelve, the ACC, the Big East and Conference USA all have one team remaining, while the Pac-10 has two teams.
Saturday and Sunday feature some great matchups. Expect all eight teams to lay it on the line with a trip to the Final Four hanging in the balance.
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