Random thoughts

I had antcipated this post being about how people choose their favorite teams but there has just been too much going on this week not to comment on. First off I did not have a chance to watch the slam dunk and 3pt contest on Saturday night but have seen the highlights and read about it. After years of the same dunks, what a breath of fresh air. The Gerald Green cupcake dunk was cool and everything of Dwight Howard's looked sick. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nba+dunk+contest&search_type= I'm still in favor of them doing something different for the weekend. I love the Sports Guy's idea of H.O.R.S.E, I guess they tried it in the NBDL all star weekend. http://www.nba.com/dleague/allstar2008/dream_factory_preview_08.html This could at least replace that horrible competition with the legend, current player, and WNBA player. "Hunny, we can't go anywhere tonight Lisa Leslie will be shooting free throws!" My friend Sterge made a comment on the last post about the quality of the play in the NBA right now being horrible. I do agree but there is a lot of good young talent after watching some of the all star game. My thought was that the reason why the quality is viewed as bad is because we have too many teams. There are teams in markets that everyone new was not going to work New Orleans (maybe next year's favorites) and Memphis for two examples. Logically then the next step would be for David Stern to announce that they are looking to add five more teams over the next ten years. Huh? Whats that you say international teams? How many guys right now are hoping Amsterdam is awarded a franchise. JR Rider is already in the best shape of his life. Despite everything I am excited for the 2nd half of the season. I have never seen a sport with the race so close between teams in one conference. Four and a half games seperate 9th place Houston and top seed New Orleans. Quick predictions for the second half. MVP-LeBron (they really need to get him some help) Champs-Phoenix over Boston (I don't love the Shaq trade but it gives them a big man in the west and I think he can be motivated for another half a season.) Now that the super bowl is over we can start really getting excited about college hoops. I however am not excited about the possibility of another big east team getting ten conference wins and being left out of the dance. NO conference is better top to bottom than the big east. I'm not sure if any of them are going anywhere in the tournament but the conference is a war. One last thing I wanted to touch on was this weeks Congressional hearings. I was going to completely avoid this subject as the whole thing was a joke. The only one with any sense was the rep from NC Virginia Foxx (who one the contest for Congressmen with the best porn star name.) She was reprimanded for openly questioning why they were there, and that they should be looking for government oversights not putting there nose where it doesn't belong. Thank you! We are wasting our tax money settling an argument between two guys. The only reason this is happening is because someone didn't like their friend George Mitchell being lied to. I think we've all learned that a lot of people have taken HGH and steriods including Rockets' wife.......very creepy. Boothy made a comment on my last post that the Yankees should move their spring training facility to DC. Which made me think when did this all become about the Yankees? The last time I checked there were some other players named in that report. Let's put Wally Joyner on the stand! Pitchers and catchers reported for spring training this week. Lets start talking about that and stop talking about Jose Canseco (which none of the congressman I watched could pronounce?) and Rocket's ass. Hit me up!