Monday, February 21, 2011

2/21: Better Late than Never....

Greetings all... I realize it's nearly 1 pm in the East... but I'm still alive... so let's the key points from the weekend briefly...

  • NBA All-Star Weekend is in the books... a fairly entertaining ASG itself with the West prevailing 148-143... I'm generally apathetic towards the game, but there was some legit competition late (including a random Lebron soundbyte that included him virtually chewing the East guys out in the huddle)... Kobe was Kobe... winning MVP with a ridiculous 37 points and 14 rebounds... Lebron had the 2nd ever triple-double in ASG history (and the most impressive statline ever), and that was that.... as far as the dunk contest goes... Demar DeRozan was robbed and I stand by that lol.... anyway, my pick, Jevale McGee, got caught with one too few dunks in the arsenal, but was the most impressive to me... Blake was the landslide favorite pre-contest because of the popularity factor and the fact that it was in LA, and both held firm.... the car dunk was a great idea, but not the most impressive dunk of the night by any stretch... but things went as planned with Griffin winning the popularity contest... That's all I got on the weekend since no one cares about the other competitions lol....
  • College Hoops - The game of the weekend was Purdue's upset of Ohio State in W. Lafayette on Sunday... "upset" should be termed loosely here as Purdue is 22-5, has 2 legit NBA guys that are seniors, and were playing at home, but Etwaun Moore was crazy with 38 points and 7 triples... Duke claimed the #1 spot in Monday's coaches poll after taking care of business against Georgia Tech... nothing to write home about, but Nolan Smith is somehow still flying under the radar despite being the unquestioned ACC POY right now while averaging 22/5/5.... just a thought... Couple notes from Saturday... Nebraska knocked off Texas by 3 and put the Longhorns out of the fictional #1 spot... tough place to play in Lincoln always, and that's a typical road spot for a young team... St. John's knocked off Pitt for yet ANOTHER crazy good win... they have the best win resume in the country bar none... and Arizona beat Washington in a Pac-10 barnburner on Saturday... These are unquestionably the best 2 teams in that league, and Arizona held serve at home... Derrick Williams may be a top 5 player in America... 26 and 11 for the Soph forward who is averaging 20 and 8....
  • Jarrett Jack arrested on suspicion of DUI in Atlanta... well... these are never good... the Hornets guard (and Georgia Tech product) could be some hot water here, and NO isn't in a position to play without him for very long...
  • A big time blow to the Kansas hoops team... Junior guard Tyshawn Taylor (their most experienced guard) has been suspended indefinitely for a rules violation... they still have guard depth with Selby back and healthy, but this hurts them...

You may be wondering why we're not talking Melo... I've decided to make this a Melo-free zone until something substantial changes... done and done...

What to watch for on Monday....

  • #20 Syracuse @ #14 Villanova - ESPN 7:00 - Typical Big East battle here... very solid guard play on both ends, and 2 legit squads...
  • Oklahoma State @ #2 Kansas - ESPN 9:00 - Interesting to see how Kansas deals without Taylor, but this is a game they should win comfortably at home...

Slow night in sports with the NBA on hiatus until tomorrow... stay tuned...

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