- Jimmer Fredette and BYU have captured the nation... I'm only a little bit kidding... as twitter/ESPN have exploded with news of the guard's play... Jimmer had 43 last night as 20-0 BYU knocked off previously unbeaten San Diego State... 43 of the team's 71 points and the buzz is semi-outrageous... first for SDSU, that's a talented team, and they shouldn't be written off... but back to BYU... they are a threat b/c they aren't a 1-man show (there are legit guys around him) and because they have a guy who can get his shot whenever he wants it.... alot of talk on his NBA stock though, and let's all agree to take a step back... he's a 6'2 (maybe) off-guard who can't guard anyone at the next level... he may be able to stick as an energy scorer off someone's bench, but this isn't JJ Redick (who has shown himself capable of defending opposing 2's and has more legit size) and Jimmer isn't a point guard... there it is....
- Roger Goodell will cut his salary to $1 in the event of a lockout... umm... ok?... I guess this means he "means business" on the negotiations... but I'm not sure how a guy who made $18 million last year and runs the freaking NFL can make any sort of plea declaration by cutting his own salary... forgive the cynicism...
- NBA Check - Kevin Durant is a man.... 47 points, a career 18 boards, and repeated daggers in their OT win over Minnesota... somehow managing to upstage another ludicrous game from Kevin Love (who had 31 and 21)... The Hawks took a beating in Milwaukee... the Bibby conundrum continues as Earl Boykins goes off for 20 off the bench... that's laughable... but the key? Josh Smith and his 6 for 20 including 1 of 5 threes... here's an idea... go to the rim... San Antonio holds off Utah by 7 in Salt Lake... Deron Williams did what he could with 39 and 9 (legit unguardable for T. Parker) but the Spurs are scary efficient... and 2 more crazy PG games... Steven Q. Nash throws up a 27/15/5 (in a loss somehow), and CP3 puts up an 18 point, 17 dime (on 7/9 FG) game in NO's win....
- Providence takes 'Nova to the woodshed... 83-68 victory for the Friars in a weird game... Providence shot only 38% but held Villanova to a paltry 32.5% from the field, and shot 31 of 38 from the free throw line... the 2 Corey's (lol) for Nova combined to shoot 4 of 26... yikes...
- Golf officially kicks off 2011 today... mostly because Tiger Woods is in the field at Torrey Pines... I have to get this on record... I think he wins 7 tournaments and 2 majors... he's coming...
What to watch for...
- Heat @ Knicks - TNT 8:00 - Miami may score 120 against that Knicks defense... and it's always a show when Lebron walks into MSG... he's capable of just about anything... but it'll be interesting to see how the dynamic has changed for him there since he balked at NY this summer...
- Celtics @ Blazers - TNT 10:30 - Portland is strong at home, but they'll need a 100% Aldridge to have a shot here, and I'm not sure they'll get it with his hip ailment...
- Michigan @ Michigan State - ESPN 7:00 - I'm the only one who will watch this... but it's always a good time when these 2 get together... oh... Michigan is 1-6 in the Big 10.. er....
- St. Mary's @ Gonzaga - ESPN2 11:00 - This is really a PSA for West Coast Hoops... this is the battle for WCC supremacy year in and year out, and while Gonzaga is "down" with 7 losses already, they've played a pretty brutal schedule for a small school (SDSU, K-State, Illinois, @ND)... STM is legit though...
Enjoy...
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