NBA Notes: 2nd Month (Eastern Conference)
Overview Not much has changed in the East in the second month. It will be a two team race between the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat for the first seed and homecourt advantage in the playoffs. The East will not get dramatic until these two teams meet in the Eastern Conference Finals. Most of the Conference is mired in mediocrity. The Atlanta Hawks are 18-14 and Toronto Raptors are 15-15 as the third and fourth teams in the Conference....
Angry Worm
Remember, way back in the 1990s, when the weirdest thing Dennis Rodman ever did was dye his hair purple and date Madonna? Man, those were the days… Rodman’s latest (documented) outburst of erratic behavior came Tuesday during a contentious interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo in the form of an oftentimes incoherent rant defending his decision to bring a team comprised primarily of retired NBA players to North Korea to stage a few...
Instant Coffee: Final BCS Championship is a Great One
(1) Florida State Seminoles 34 vs (2) Auburn Tigers 31 It is Déjà vu all over again. 8 years after the epic Championship between the USC Trojans and Texas Longhorns that only half happened as only one team was officially in the game [USC subsequently vacated all its wins in the season due to NCAA violations related to Reggie Bush], the BCS Championship returned to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. It was the best college football...
Instant Coffee: NFL Wild Card Weekend
Kansas City Chiefs 44 @ Indianapolis Colts 45 I thought that playing at home and Andrew Luck would give the Colts an edge in a close game. However, I could have never guessed how this game transpired. It was one of the wildest games I have ever watched and culminated with the Colts making the second biggest comeback, 28 point deficit, in NFL playoff history. A lot of events occurred that I would have had a difficult time believing...
NFC Wild Card Weekend Preview
The NFC is the wild wild west. Honestly any team could make it out of the NFC. With that I think it’s definitely the more exciting side of the playoff bracket, with the more exciting storylines. Who doesn’t like the wild card of Aaron Rodgers, or the smoothness of Russell Wilson. I know I love it. The AFC is a two Horse Race. I just hope Phillip Rivers throws a wrench in everything over there. Now let’s get to...
AFC Wild Card Weekend Preview
(5) Kansas City Chiefs (11-5) @ (4) Indianapolis Colts (11-5) Kansas City Chiefs (11-5) Overview It was a resurgent year for the Chiefs who were a league worst 2-14 in 2012. Moreover, their new head coach Andy Reid had a comeback season after a long tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles ended with a couple of subpar seasons. Reid certainly did not forget how to coach. His immediate success in Kansas City and the Philadelphia...