- George Karl wins his 1,000th game... Let me say this... I don't think George Karl is a good in-game strategic basketball coach... his teams don't defend as a general rule, and often underperform to their talent level... done... but 1,000 wins is 1,000 wins and that's a nice accomplishment, his players love him, and he is, by all accounts, a good motivator and relates well to his guys... congrats to him
- Patriots LB Brandon Spikes suspended 4 games for a PED violation... whoops... he's been playing well (non-coincidentally) and helping to anchor the Pats LB corps... not a huge, huge blow for them, but it certainly doesn't help
- NBA Box Score Check - Miami wins their 7th straight behind 34 and 9 from Dwyane Wade... most interesting thing about this game? Bill Simmons doing analysis... he did a nice job I thought, and at no point did he say "Momma, there goes that man" a la Mark Jackson... we're all winners... Deron Williams with a 32 and 9 assist performance in a 12-point win over Orlando, Utah is clicking right now... Watch out for the Blazers? 4th straight win overall with their 101-94 win over Phoenix... Brandon Roy with 26 there... This just in, San Antonio is very, very good... 6 guys with 12 or more points, and they pounded the Hawks on the interior all night... Jeff Teague didn't see the court despite Tony Parker getting wherever he wanted on the court at all times... Derrick Rose... MVP candidate?... 29 and 9 last night in their home win over LAL.. he's averaging 25 points and 8 assists on the year... New Orleans has fallen off the cliff a bit... now at 14-8 after a home loss to OKC last night (led by 29 and 10 from Westbrook), definite cause for concern for NO... And another MVP candidate? Amare Stoudemire... 36 and 10 in NY's 7th straight win last night, and he's been going off lately... 26 and 9 on the year and over 30 and 10 in the last 10 games... and I'll end with the obligatory Kevin Love update... 27 and 18 last night in their 10-point win... he's averaging 15.7 rebounds a game...
What to watch for on a non-college football Saturday!?...
- Heisman Ceremony - 8:00 ESPN - Cam Newton is the odds-on favorite and it'd be a big shock to see anyone else win it... the most interesting thing for me? 2nd place battle between James and Luck...
- 30 for 30: Pony Excess - 9:00 ESPN - This thing is getting fantastic reviews.. 2-hour long expose on the SMU football program pre-death penalty... must-see
- Pacers @ Hawks - 7:00 SportSouth - Back to back here for the Hawks, but coming home against a team they should be better then in their own building... this should be a Josh Smith game (Hansborough and McRoberts can't guard him) but his hamstring could be trouble
- Tennessee @ Pittsburgh - ESPN 3:15- Two top 15 teams... Pitt gets a big test here, and I love them (as per usual)... they grind like few other teams
- Indiana @ Kentucky - ESPN 5:15 - This game sounds better than it probably is, but Indiana is 7-1 and playing pretty well under Tom Crean... that said, they haven't seen anything like Kentucky's talent...
- Gonzaga @ Notre Dame - ESPN2 8:30 - Gonzaga is 4-4... 4-4! That's insanity to me, and they certainly aren't favored to win in South Bend... ND is ranked, experienced, and they can out-execute people...
- Army/Navy - CBS 2:30 - I think it's really interesting how much pub (and ratings) this game still gets... Navy owns the series, but clearly that's not why this game is watched... Big-ups to both sides... maybe Army will pull one out here...
- T-Wolves @ Bulls - 8:00 WGN - If you hate Cam Newton... Kevin Love and Derrick Rose!
Enjoy it...
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