Tuesday, January 25, 2011

1/25: Cutler, Hoops, etc.

Greetings all... yesterday was a bit of a whirlwind... so what do I do when I'm awake at 3:30 am? This....
  • Jay Cutler... What do you say?.... My initial reaction was actually laughter... but that's a bit mean-spirited from a guy who doesn't see Cutler in the best of lights... then? I was semi-defending him... If he had a more "positive disposition" in general, there's absolutely no way he would've been crucified how he was on Sunday night regardless... Now that that is out of the way, my biggest condemnation of Cutler had to do with body language... but let's please realize that his body language is ALWAYS horrendous... so why crap on it now?... Sprained MCL is the diagnosis which helps his case mildly, but the cavalcade of former players taking shots at him isn't going to end based on "sprained"....
  • Some quick thoughts on the Title games.... Ben Roethlisberger didn't play particularly well IMO, but some of those 3rd down scrambles late were typical of him... he makes plays... I was actually impressed with Sanchez's play.... Can we all slow down on Aaron Rodgers?... just a bit?.... and if GB had lost that game, it would've been 100% on Mike McCarthy... it's the elephant in the room and the reason I'll likely be picking the Steelers...
  • NBA Check - Cleveland has lost 17 straight games... I think the debate is over on the worst team in the league (Varejao's injury is the culprit, but still)... Just when Orlando was getting some buzz back, they drop a game at home to suddenly "decent-ish" Detroit... the Pistons have a couple nice wins lately which have coincided with Greg Monroe getting off the pine... Rudy Gay dropped a beautiful game-winner in Toronto... I don't like him, but he's about as smooth as they come... New Orleans with 3 straight huge wins... blowouts over ATL and SA, and then a tough, grinding 2-point win over OKC behind Paul's 24 and 9 last night... Sacto with a 15-point road win? 96-81 over Portland... Stat of the day? Joel Pryzbilla managed to play 22 minutes and not attempt a FG.... Big-time injury scare for Tim Duncan who was rolling around in pain last night clutching a knee... but he returned in the 2nd half, and SA cruised to a road win in Oakland behind 6 guys in double-digits...
  • 2 decent games in college last night.... Notre Dame upset Pitt on the road thanks to some clutch play from Ben Hansborough... very nice win for Mike Bray... and K-State beat Baylor by 8... that game was a bit of an abomination from the jump honestly... 2 teams that were overrated preseason converging on underwhelming play....
  • Anybody see Antonio Cromartie's comments on the union and the pending CBA negotiations? I'm sure the NFLPA really wants Antonio commenting publicly... great spokesperson...

What to watch for...

  • #12 Purdue @ #1 Ohio State - ESPN 9:00 - The undefeated Buckeyes are the unanimous #1 right now and have the best freshman in the country in Jared Sullinger... interested to see if Jajuan Johnson can pull him away from the basket...
  • Florida @ Georgia - ESPN 7:00 - Two fringe top-25 teams square off and I mention it here because I know alot of Georgia fans... it's time to recognize that this is a real basketball team...
  • Jazz @ Lakers - 10:30 NBA TV - Utah is really struggling lately... but this is a matchup that is usually fun to watch... Deron Williams can do whatever he wants against Fisher and that's the x-factor...

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