Wednesday, November 30, 2011

11/30: Bobby V, NBA Rumors, etc.

Greetings all... strapped for time so let's go...
  • The Red Sox reportedly hire Bobby Valentine... I'll cop to being under-educated on Bobby V's actual on-field managing techniques, but I do think he's kind of a clown who thinks he's smarter than he could possibly be... that said, they wanted someone with experience and he provides that despite never winning a ring anywhere...
  • The Chris Paul and Dwight Howard rumor mills are churning... reported discussions about Paul to Boston were squelched this morning by a report that Paul would refuse to sign a long-term deal... both have been linked to the Clippers... Howard to the Knicks... Here's what I'll tell you: Don't believe any of it...
  • Vick and Maclin ruled out for Thursday night... somehow, this only matters for fantasy football since the Eagles are DONE, but it's still reported as lead-story news... hmmm...
  • NBA sites are opening on Thursday... woohoo!... at any rate, it's not "fully" operational, but agents can talk to teams as of that day, and things will ratchet up...
  • College Hoops Round-up: Ohio State absolutely pounds Duke... an 85-63 final result and this was over at half with OSU up 19... they mauled them up front led by 21 and 8 from Sullinger, but the Duke guards (aside from Rivers) didn't show up at all with Dawkins and Curry combining for 7 points (and Dawkins totally shut out)... Michigan goes down in a heap in Charlottesville to UVA... 70-58, and this one shocked me... the Cavaliers owned the glass 33-24 and had double the assists... that'll do it... and finally, the ACC/Big 10 challenge is currently 4-2 Big 10... and since the Big 10 is the best basketball league in the country this year (yes, I said it), they should hold serve...

What to watch for...

  • Wisconsin @ UNC - ESPN 9:30 - This is a riveting game... I love Wisconsin (as usual) with Bo Ryan and Jordan Taylor, but you won't see a bigger contrast in styles than this one... I wish UNC was undefeated coming in, but as it stands, I think they'll be angry and win this one by 8-10 at home...
  • Notre Dame @ Gonzaga - ESPN2 11:15 - Rare that a major conference team would go to Spokane... rare tip-off time... and I obviously love this... Gonzaga is the better team...
  • Florida State @ Michigan State - ESPN 7:30 - This may be the best "unranked" matchup you'll see all year.... both of these teams are top-30 for me, and if you like physical ball, this is for you...
  • Virginia Tech @ Minnesota - ESPN2 9:15 - Interested to see how the Gophers react to losing Mbakwe (their best player) for the season...

That'll do it...

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