- We're getting down to the nitty-gritty in the lockout talk for the NFL... deadline is tomorrow night... and the doomsday feeling is getting here... if you aren't following it closely, you might have missed the newest ruling on the TV deal basically ruling "in favor of the players" on whether or not TV money would get to the owners whether they played or not... don't have time, interest, or space to get into the details of all of it, but football may be gone for a while...
- NBA Check - Some crazy lines in the New York/Orlando game... Chauncey Billups had 30 points... on only 4 made field goals... Amare Stoudemire had 30 points... and only 2 rebounds (!)... and of course Dwight Howard had 30 and 16 to lead Orlando to a 116-110 win... Dallas is blazing hot... a road win in Philly last night makes 7 straight and 17 of 18... goodness... Jason Terry led the way with 30 on 13-18 shooting, but the big news is Tyson Chandler rolling his ankle.. keep an eye on that... Jose Calderon needs some love... 22 points, 16 dimes, 7 assists in Toronto's win over NO... and don't look now, but Chris Paul (3/10, 7 pts, 5 assists) is in a funk... LA shot 37.5% from the field... on the road... and won by 11 points lol.... Minnesota was pretty embarrassing... even Kevin Love (who extended his double-double streak) shot just 2-10... Not a good start to the Parker-less era for San Antonio... George Hill shot 2-6 and had 6 turnovers in 27 minutes in SA's 109-93 loss to Memphis... and finally, 5 straight wins for Houston... I'm taking some personal joy watching them get it together right now... 103-87 win over Portland (on the road, no less) led by Kyle Lowry's 21 and 11, and Luis Scola's 10-11 FG, 21 point performance... Gerald Wallace had his best game so far (5-11, 14 points, 10 boards) for the Blazers...
- Brandon Davies is a starting forward for the potential #1 seed BYU Cougars...well... he WAS a starting forward for them anyway... Davies was dismised from the team on Tuesday due to an honor code violation... he's been the team's leading rebounder, and averages 11 points a game... big blow for them going forward...
- College Hoops Rundown - Jon Diebler knocked down 10 triples in OSU's road win over Penn State... he finished with 30 points, didn't attempt a 2-pointer, and shot 10-12 from three... Kentucky gets a nice home win over Vandy... not an overwhelming performance but they got enough from Knight and T. Jones to get a W... and Missouri loses another road game... they can't be taken too seriously... 2-7 on the road isn't doing it...
- Troy Murphy signs with Boston... that should lessen the blow of the Perkins trade SLIGHTLY just because Murphy is a functional player of size, but make no mistake, he's not a similar player lol... all this does is prevent them from having to go small whenever Shaq isn't out there (because J. O'Neal isn't giving them anything... ever)... a nice move...
What to watch for on Wednesday...
- Bulls @ Hawks - 7:00 SportSouth - Well, here's a test for that newly formed Hawks perimeter defensive tandem of Hinrich and Teague...
- Suns @ Celtics - 7:30 NBA-TV - This is traditionally a game where Boston would've mauled Phoenix inside... interested to see how it looks now
- Rockets @ Clips - 10:30 NBA-TV - Houston is hot... LAC is definitely not... but the game is in Staples, and should be competitive... plus, Blake...
- #22 Texas A&M @ #2 Kansas - 9:00 ESPN2 - Best college game of the night... but that doesn't mean the Aggies are winning on Senior Night in the Phog...
- Clemson @ #4 Duke - 9:00 ESPN - If you prefer the ACC... Clemson can lock up a bid with a win...
- #13 UNC @ Florida State - 7:00 ESPN - #2 vs #3 in the ACC... FSU is quietly 10-4 in the league, and are a pretty decent bet to win this one...
- #21 Utah State @ New Mexico State - 11:00 ESPN2 - If you're up late... Utah State is (as always) underrated....
Enjoy it... Rhymes with winning...
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