Knicks @ Celtics Preview

Tonight the Celtics take on the New York Knicks in an attempt to shake off whatever happened against Cleveland.

The Rosters are:

Depth Chart

	New York (PPG)	Boston (PPG)
PG	R. Felton 15.0	R. Rondo 11.0
SG	L. Fields 11.0	R. Allen 16.0
SF	D. Gallinari 12.0	P. Pierce 16.0
PF	A. Stoudemire 19.0	K. Garnett 9.5
C	T. Mozgov 0.0	S. O'Neal 8.0

And it should be a decent game. Obviously the Knicks who came out of free agency with only Amare Stoudemire have some glaring weaknesses. And that's defensively. Landry Fields/ Wilson Chandler/ Danillo Gallinari should not be able to keep up with the Paul Pierce, Ray Allen tandem.

Raymond Felton always plays Rondo extremely aggressive so that should lead to a couple of mistakes where Rondo will blow past him, a man will have to leave his assignment to help with a streaking Rondo and he will find the KG, Baby, Jermaine O'Neal combo often.

The Celtics will come away with the win.

101 Celtics-89 Knicks
TOMMY AWARD (Not the gay Player of the game bulshit BMack) will be Jermaine O'Neal.


Yup, Jermaine O'Neal. He is playing a soft defender in Stoudemire and will have some open looks.

What I'll Be Eating This Weekend

A double beef patty, BBQ Roast Chicken, Scotch fillet steak, Chicken schnitzel, double bacon, and double cheese.

Clemens Banned From Astros

I wasn't even aware that Clemens was still connected with the Astros, but apparently he was until today...

"Roger Clemens signed a contract with the Astros in 2004 that locked him into a 10-year personal services deal with the team upon his retirement. Now, however, the Astros don't want the disgraced ace around the club. "I think everybody is just on hold until they see where he is with the government," Astros owner Drayton McLane told the New York Daily News on Thursday. "He doesn't get involved in any way in our spring training or when he goes to where [his son] Koby is on one of our minor league teams. He doesn't get involved in the activities of the team. He's strictly a parent and a spectator (WEEI)."

This is probably the best thing for the Astros and Clemens' son, because right now it is just better not to have to deal the the sinking ship that is Clemens life. I also think this could be a sign that Clemens is about to go down hard. His trial is coming up, and from everything I have been reading there is a good chance that he is going to jail (more so then Bonds). Either way, until he (and Bonds) have their names cleared of these charges everyone is better off with them not around MLB fields.

Why Not?

Fighting cops is never a good idea, but you have to admit this guys has balls. So, why not see the one many ninja army?

Expanding The MLB Playoffs

There has been a lot of talk over the last couple of weeks about the MLB expanding it's MLB playoffs. Selig talked about this last night before Game 2 of the World Series. He wants to expand the playoffs from 8 teams to 10, and the Players Union seems to agree and wants to expand the division series to 7 games.

So what do I think?

At first I thought this is really stupid. The season is already too long, and I like that it is really tough to make the playoffs. If somehow they are able to push this through there is 1 thing that HAVE TO DO...

Make the MLB season shorter....by a lot.

If the MLB cut their season to 120 games instead of the 162 they have now then I would be far less against it. There are only 2 reason not to make the MLB season shorter. Teams not wanting to lose the ticket sales, and all stats would go out the window.

The MLB owners losing money is the best argument. Although if they expand the playoffs at least those teams would probably be OK, but overall this would be the biggest hurdle.

As for the "stats", I really don't think that matters anymore. After all the steroid stuff, and people wanting numbers in and out of the record books, I just think they should say fuck it and move on. There is no easy answer to all those "steroid era" stats, and maybe just moving on would be the best.

In the end, I hope nothing happens, but if they want to expand the playoffs I think they HAVE TO make the season considerably shorter.

Always Sunny Review

Last night's episode: "Who Got Dee Pregnant?"

Holy shit! This episode was amazing, on so many levels. I watched it twice and it was funnier the second time.

This was an instant classic Always Sunny episode. Lots of sitcoms have done the perspective-flashback episode, where different characters have varying memories of the same event. This was done Always Sunny style. And even though once Dennis and and Charlie alluded to some sort of costume switching, I had an idea where the story was going to end up, it was well-executed, and this isn't Lost either. You don't watch this show for cliffhangers or to solve mysteries.

There were some nice callbacks to previous episodes and seasons. The term "ocular patdown" was used. The McPoyles brought all their creepiness to the table. They just make me uncomfortable. The furniture in the McPoyle apartment, the music, the stuffed squirrel, the yellow lighting, all that stuff just generates a feeling of discomfort and awkwardness. There's a term I learned in film school: mis-en-scene, which essentially means everything that's in a shot. And the weird stuff in the McPoyle place was a great example of excellent mis-en-scene.

Speaking of weird stuff in a scene, did you notice the bowl of candy corn in the men's room? Would you eat candy from a bowl in the men's room?

The fact that the phrase "love making" was used so often was simply hilarious. At first, they do say "bang Dee," but eventually EVERY character refers to sex as "making love."

How Dee went from an angel, to an angel with feathers, to a chicken with angelic wings, to an ostrich, was an example of the subtle genius that this show is capable of.

When Dennis thinks it's him, the overly serious music was perfect.

And once we found out none of the guys were the father, I didn't care who was either.

And for the sake of the show, it really couldn't have been any of them. That'd violate the rules established by shows like Seinfeld, that everything should be the same at the end of the episode/season/series, as it was at the start.

Funniest Charlie moment:
When he's crying about how sexy his costume is

Funniest Mac moment:
The look on his face when Charlie makes out with the waitress.

Funniest Dee moments (there's two):
Her voicing the ostrich.

AND

Her pecking like a chicken.

Funniest Dennis moment:
The look on his face when he says "There's a good reason for that, I think Mac just made it up on the spot."

Funniest Frank moments (there's two):
"She wears it well."

AND

"I admit, I do too."

Overall Rating (scale of 1 to 10):
9.8

I'll never look at hamburger buns the same way again.

Doing The John Wall = Missing Open Jumpers?

So I flipped on the Wizards vs. Magic game last night to see prized rookie John Wall take on one of the better teams in the East. So what did I learn?

The Wizards are one of the softest teams I have ever seen. Blatche was awful, and I don't know if I have ever seen anyone who has as much natural talent, but no idea how to use it. Hinrich couldn't cover DP, honestly every guy just blew by him.

But at least there is John Wall right? Well, not last night at least. Sure his stat line looks fine (14 points 9 asts), but he shot 6-19. All his shots were forced, he didn't accelerate the offense, he couldn't hit open jumpers, and in general looked reckless. Still, it is the first game and he is playing against a really good team, but anyone who thinks this guy is going to take over the NBA may need to wait a year or two. A lot of the "problems" Rondo has are the same Wall seems to have. He can't hit the outside shot, and unlike Rondo he doesn't have the talent around him to take the pressure off.

I don't believe in the NBA's +/- rating, but you know you didn't play well when you are -31 for the game, which is what Wall was last night. Not a lot is expected from the Wizards, but they should be ashamed of this 112-83 loss, because the blowout could've been over 45 points if the Magic kept their starters in.

At the end of the day John Wall will have much better games, because the Magic are good at clogging up the lane with guys like Howard and Co, but it is also obvious that he has a lot to work on and he is going to have to do a lot of it on his own, because even when Arenas comes back this team is just way too soft.

More Jennifer Love Hewitt Boobs!!

Allen Iverson Agrees With Turkish Team

You have to feel a little bad for Iverson. Yes, he did this to himself but he was one of the most prolific defenders and scorers in NBA history and he ends his legacy in Turkey. I honestly believe he would still be in the NBA if he could just understand he is a role player rather than a star. Him being unwilling to be a teammate really hurt him and like I said, it's unfortunate figuring he will go down as a top 50 NBA player.

I have always liked Iverson, but his life has gone down the shitter pretty quick. He failed in the NBA, he had a gambling problem and his wife is divorcing him.

Gammons Says "Don't Expect V-Mart Back"

Peter Gammons was on WEEI yesterday and had a lot to say about what the Sox will be looking to do this offseason. He first touches on Red Sox free agents Beltre and V-Mart...

"I don't expect Victor Martinez to come back, I think Detroit is going to give him four or five years," said Gammons. "And I don't think anyone else is going to give him four or five years. I'm not so sure Beltre will be back, I can't gauge that market. But I do think they will go hard after Crawford, I really believe that."

That is just awful news. I really trust Gammons, and I agree that if the Tigers give him a 5 year deal there is no way the Sox will match (although I would). Beltre I expected to be gone, there is just no way they trust him to put up those numbers again, and he is known for having "contract years".

DP and I agree that the Sox biggest offseason concern has to be to resign V-Mart. There just aren't any other catchers that come close to him (other then Mauer). Losing him would be a huge blow unless they go out and trade for someone like Prince Fielder or Gonzalez.

Gammons wasn't done there. He also talked about Carl Crawford...

"There is no doubt in my mind that they (Red Sox) are going to go really hard after Carl Crawford," said Gammons. "That will be a matchup with the Angels, and you know there are some puffs of smoke coming out of New York that suggest the Yankees might go after him, even though their primary need is pitching."

He seemed sold on the fact that the Sox are going to land Crawford. As much as I am excited about that, I don't think it will be enough to bring this lineup to the next level. The Sox really need a power bat in the middle of that lineup, especially if lose V-Mart to Detriot.

Gammons also said that Cliff Lee is definitely going to resign with Texas. Suck on that Yankees.

MLB Playoffs: Yes They Cain!

Matt Cain emerges out of the shadows of the ace's to throw a gem which led the Giants to take a 2-0 lead in the series.

People fail to realize over the course of three starts against Atlanta, then Philadelphia, and now Texas, Cain is 3-0 and his ERA is zero. He did allow a run against the Braves, but it was unearned, so that's 21 1/3 innings this October with a 0.00 era. Pretty good stuff.

Enough with pitching though, the Giants hitting has been impressive to say the least. In 2 games they have 20 runs. That's 1 more than they had in the whole Philly series.

Now here is where I shit on Bob's boy Derek Holland. Derek Holland walked the bases-loaded to Aubrey Huff, Mark Lowe walked Uribe. Old friend Edgar Renteria followed with a two-run single. Then Pinch-hitter Aaron Rowand hit a two-run triple against Michael Kirkman (another one of Bob's boy), and Andres Torres doubled in a run.

They scored seven runs with 2 outs in the 8th.... Ouch

Anyways, it's headed to Arlington.

The Return Of Dueling Couches Radio

Dueling Couches radio/podcast or whatever you want to call it will be returning next week. We'll let you know the exact day on Monday. You won't need to go anywhere as each show will be loaded right on to DuelingCouches.com.

Thanks for all your support and we hope you guys enjoy this.

Also, if you have any questions or ideas of what you want us to discuss email us at DuelingCouches@gmail.com.

Bruins 2, Maple Leafs 0

After Tyler Seguin netted his first goal on home ice, the Garden crowd chanted "Thank You, Kessel" over and over again. While I laughed and thought it was a quality chant, the fans probably should have been thanking Tim Thomas. Or maybe they should have thanked all the other NHL teams that didn't want him this off-season.

Thomas became the first Bruin goalie since Tiny Thompson to start a season with 5 straight wins. Tiny started the 1938-39 campaign with a 6-0 run. If not for a really stupid decision with the puck last week, Thomas would have 3 shutouts already.



Thomas only had to stop 20 shots, a credit to the Bruins' defensemen and forwards, who harassed the Leafs in the neutral zone for most of the game. But Thomas made solid positional saves, two or three of the acrobatic variety, and most importantly his puck handling was, shall we say, more traditional.

On the other side of things, the Bruins played excellent special teams hockey. They scored a power play goal, killed 5 penalties, and were very close to some shorthanded goals. If this team kills penalties as well as they did last year, but adds some consistency to the power play, they can become very dangerous in a playoff series.

Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg both had sensational games in all three zones. Chara assisted on Bergeron's goal (the 100th of his career), and it was Seidenberg who set-up Seguin. Nathan Horton's point streak ended, but he did boost his season penalty minutes total from 0 to 15 with just a few punches.



Horton got a 10 minute misconduct for punching Phaneuf AFTER this picture. These refs weren't my favorites.

Blake Wheeler continues to be useless. He made one or two decent plays, but then caught Dennis Wideman Disease (DWD) and made some really awful ones too. Andrew Ference had a similar night. Adam McQuaid was very solid filling in for Boychuk. He made one glaring mistake, but also nipped it in the bud very quickly. Mark Stuart was physical and played a very sound game.



The Bruins have started a stretch of divisional games the right way. They travel to Ottawa on Saturday, then Buffalo next Tuesday. Then it's Washington again? Yes it is. Great job, NHL. The Bruins will play Washington three times in a 17 day span. Then once more for the remaining 156 days of the season.

Anyway, Bruins at the 4-5-1 Senators Saturday night.

-The Commodore

Chick Of The Day

Today's chick of the day is Capri Anderson, she recently got in some unpleasantness with Charlie Sheen.

For more Capri Click Here

Maple Leafs @ Bruins Preview

The Bruins finally get back on the ice tonight, and they are facing a team that has been linked to them ever since the Bruins traded Kessel.

Phil Kessel leads the Maple Leafs with nine points, and looks as good as advertised. Meanwhile, Seguin has 3 points in limited minutes, but honestly the kid is a teenager, what did you expect?

Toronto is 3-8-3 in its last 14 games against the Bruins and are 5-2-1 on the season. The Bruins are 4-2, but undefeated when Tim Thomas is in net. As of right now WEEI is saying they expect Thomas to get the start tonight.

The Bruins offense has been carried for the most part by one line (Milan Lucic-David Krejci-Nathan Horton). In six games, they have collected 9 goals and 22 points. They have also amassed 43 shots, an average of seven per game. Krejci finally has guys around him that can put the puck in the net, which is something he didn't have last year with Horton in Florida, and Lucic hurt.

Boston will win this game tonight because they are the better all around team. Plus Thomas is on fire right now, and I just don't see Kessel being able to get around Chara.

Bruins win 5-1
Player of the Game: Horton/Thomas
Game starts at 7pm on NESN.

What Should Beadle Do?

Fucking hilarious, and I'm in love with her (Michelle Beadle). Say what you want, but SportsNation is becoming one of my favorite shows.

A Bunch Of Terrible Movie News

I wish these stories weren't true, but there is a shit load of terrible movie news coming out...

- NEW BATMAN MOVIE - The new movie is going to be called The Dark Knight Rises (gay), and the villain will not be the Riddler (gayer).

- AVATAR - James Cameron is going to make Avatar 2 and 3. Am I the only one who thought that movie kind of sucked? I mean the visuals were cool, but the story???? No thanks.

- GHOST RIDER - They are making another one, which is fucking shocking because the first movie is one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

- TOP GUN - The are going to make a sequel, which at first sounded fantastic. Then I read it is going to be about pilots that fly drones. I really can't think of anything less exciting, and Tom Cruise may or may not be in it.

- HANGOVER 2 - As we reported last week Mel Gibson has been kicked off the movie. They replaced him with Liam Neeson, who is pretty cool, but Mel Gibson would've been way funnier.

- Blubberella - I wish I was joking about this one, but they are making a movie for the first fat woman superhero...yea, that'll be good.

Patriot Fans Should Be Rooting For Favre To Play

Let me just say... Brett Favre is going to play, he is, get over it.

It has been going on all week, and the bottom line is that this is Brett Favre's call. It should be the coach's, but when you fly down and beg a guy to come back, and that guy is the only reason Childress got an extension, you just know Favre is bigger then this team.

Favre will play, because well that's what Favre does. Reports say he can't hurt his foot any worse, and that it will just be how he tolerates the pain. Say what you want about Favre, but the guy plays through pain.

Still, as a Patriots fan you have to be rooting for Favre to be Favre. Why? Because Favre is losing games by himself. Last year he was carrying this team, this year he is the iceberg that is sinking their season. If the Vikings somehow were able to bench Favre there is a good chance we would see nothing but Peterson running down the Patriots throats. Do you really see this defense stopping him????? I didn't think so. Jackson probably sucks, but he also doesn't have the arrogance to make the mistakes Favre has been making this year (and career).

Yet, if Favre is there you know he will force it. He'll force it to Moss, he'll make bad choices, and he is known for choking (yes, the Legend chokes more then maybe any other).

Bottom line is that Favre is going to play, and Patriots fans should be excited about that fact.

Mathias Kiwanuka Out For Season

The Giants will place defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka on injured reserve with a herniated cervical disk in his neck. This could be huge news for the Giants, because they are in a tight race in the NFC East, and Kiwanuka led the team in sacks through the first three games. He is also very versatile being able to play on the defensive line and linebacker.

This also is terrible news for Kiwanuka, because he is currently in the last year of his deal and this could really hurt his free agent value.

Breaking News: Yankees Give Girardi 3 Year Extension

The Yankees have agreed to a 3 year $9MM deal with Joe Girardi. The deal is said to be done, and includes $450-500K in ALCS and World Series bonuses. To be honest I have no real feeling on Girardi and feel completely indifferent to this signing.

The Yankees have to be happy to get this out of the way, because I'm sure they'll have a busy offseason. They are also lucky the Cubs signed a manager before their season was over, so they didn't have to deal with any kind of bidding way for Girardi.

Tyler Seguin To Juniors?

The Bruins have a lot of decisions to make soon. When Savard and Sturm come back the Bruins are going to have to find a way to shave about $7 million off their cap, yet that isn't their only concern. They are also going to need to find a place to play everyone.

As the roster stands now Seguin is getting most of his playing time as the 4th line center, but when Savard comes back that could change. So far this season Sequin is -2 with 3 points, the only other guy with a negative +/- is Ryder (shocking).

My thinking is that if this is all the playing time he is going to get on this team then the Bruins should send him down, and get him some playing time. He is only going to learn so much on the bench. It will be a tough sell to fans, especially with the play Kessel is playing right now, but in the long run it could be the right move.

The reason that this is coming up now is because the Bruins are only allowed to send him to Juniors during the first 10 games on the season. I doubt it will happen, but it is something that is being discussed.

Whatever the choice, it doesn't help the cap since his cap his is under a million, so the Bruins are going to have to find a way to move 1 or 2 big contracts.

College Football Picks: Week 9

It was an awful week for me, as my picks were 3-6. I had some close calls, but this isn't horseshoes. My record against the spread is now an unremarkable 19-16-2. So let's hope as conference play continues, I can go on a nice run heading into the bowl games. Here are my picks for this week in college football. I took the odds from Doc's Sports Service.

Thursday 7:30 PM - ESPN
#16 Florida State Seminoles @ NC State Wolfpack
I have to take the Noles -3.5 here. The ACC seems to produce a contender, then reduce them to fraud shortly thereafter. And NC State has been pretty good this year. But FSU is having a nice rebound season. FSU -3.5



Friday 8:00 PM - ESPN2
West Virginia Mountaineers @ UConn Huskies
WVU has fallen off a bit, and the game is in Storrs. But I've picked UConn like three times already this season, and lost every time. So it's time for the Huskies to make me money. West Virginia -6.5.



All these games are on Saturday:

12:00 PM - ESPN3
Clemson Tigers @ BC Eagles
Boston College has a decent defense, but has no offensive capabilities whatsoever. They'll probably put up a good fight against Clemson, but I think the Tigers win, and cover the 7 point spread. Clemson -7.



12:00 PM
Northwestern Wildcats @ Indiana Hoosiers
I'll take Northwestern -3, and yes, I know I'm picking lots of road favorites so far. So what?

3:30 PM - ABC
#6 Missouri Tigers @ #14 Nebraska Cornhuskers
It's kind of hard to believe that this game will be the most important Big XII clash of the year, maybe even more important than the Conference title game. I'm taking Mizzou +7.5. Even if Nebraska wins, they'll win close in a defensive struggle.

3:30 PM - CBS
Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs (Jacksonville, FL)
Remember when this game meant something? I'll take the Gators +3, because Georgia sucks.



3:30 PM - ESPNU
Wake Forest Demon Deacons @ Maryland Terrapins
WFU are 2-5, 1-3 in ACC play, have lost 5 straight, and haven't won a road game all season. I'll take Maryland -5.5.





6:00 PM - ESPN2
#1 Auburn Tigers @ Ole Miss Rebels
Look, I know that #1 teams have lost three straight weeks, all on the road. And here's the #1 team on the road. But Ole Miss isn't Missouri, and Oxford, Mississippi isn't Madison, Wisconsin. I'll take Auburn -7.



7:00 PM - Versus
#13 Stanford Cardinal @ Washington Huskies
This is a pure gut-feeling pick. Stanford's on the road, Washington's been solid, and the spread's not bad. Washington +7.5.



8:00 PM - ABC
#2 Oregon Ducks @ USC Trojans
Oregon should be #1. And they're on the road. Against a tough opponent. In a tough place to play. So according to the trend of the last few weeks, they should lose. USC +7.



-The Commodore

Why Not?

Watch Mortal Kombat after the fatality?

Reggie Bush Out Again This Week

There had been a lot of speculation that Reggie Bush could be back this week, but the reports coming out today suggest that it isn't very likely. Bush ran on his own yesterday, but has yet to be cleared to practice with the rest of his team.

The Saints have a huge game Sunday Night vs. the Steelers, and it would've been a great boost to get Bush back on the field. The Saints are a better passing team when Bush is an option, but without him the Saints have struggled. I'm not saying it's the only reason, but I think we have found out just how important Bush is to this team.

Don't count the Saints out though. This is a very tough game this weekend, but right now they are only 1 game back of Atlanta for the division (1/2 game behind Jacksonville). With the way the NFC is playing out this year, no one is out and I think you are going to see some 8-8 teams in the playoffs.

And look at their schedule:
vs Pittsburgh
@ Carolina
bye
vs Seattle
@ Dallas
@ Cincinnati
vs St. Louis
@ Baltimore
@ Atlanta
vs Tampa Bay

I figure the Saints SHOULD be able to beat Carolina, Seattle, Cincy, Dallas, St. Louis, and Tampa...that would put them at 10 wins.

MLB Playoff Recaps: That Lee Guy Is Overrated

11 Giants, 7 Rangers


With Tim Lincecum and Cliff Lee pitching the last thing I expected was 18 runs this game.

Cliff Lee just didn't have it yesterday as he went 4.2 innings with 7 runs (6 er) and 7 Ks.

Freddy Sanchez sprayed balls down the lines. Cody Ross and Aubrey Huff hit line drives up the middle. Juan Uribe launched a shot far, far over the wall.

The Giants battered him and the bullpen, with Sanchez hitting three doubles and keying a six-run burst in an 11-7 romp Wednesday night that looked even more lopsided.

Box Score

95 Cavaliers, 87 Celtics

Yea.... That isn't a typo.

This may have been one of the most frustrating games I have ever watched. The whole game they allowed the Cavs to hang in there, and then once they took the lead they couldn't recover. I expected them to hang around for maybe the first half and then for the Celtics to blow them out, however, that just didn't happen.

Once again we were marred by turnover as we gave the ball up 19 times, and the longball just wasn't working as we only put in 3.

The biggest controversy in this one has to be Anthony Parker's three-pointer to beat the shot clock on an out-of-bounds play with 2:26 left. With one second on the clock, Parker caught it with the ball on his left hip, swung the ball under the arm of his defender to his right side, rose up, and buried the shot. And this all happened in one second. I'm not saying that we would have won the game if that second didn't last a minute, but there is always a but.

Positives:
Big Baby had a good game with 14 points, he has been way better than I thought this season.

KG had 15 boards.

That's it.

Now I need to touch on him and I want to ignore this but I can't. Jermaine O'Neal has me begging for Scal or Rasheeds 50% season effort to come back. Yesterday his statline was 2 points, 2 boards, and 6 fouls all in 12 minutes. He has been nothing short of awful in the 2 games this season. I hear everyone saying he's done, but me being the optimist I am, will chalk it up to him being new and adjusting to the new team. Maybe Doc should think about putting Jermaine with the starters and Shaq on the bench. That may help him get open and provide the confidence boost he needs.

Box Score

No need to panic, but we do have 13 back to back games.

Chick Of The Day

Today's chick is the lovely Taren Cassidy

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Celtics @ Cavs Preview

The Celtics beat LeBron last night, and now they head to Cleveland to take on what's left of the Cavs. This should be a laugher, but the Celtics have struggled in the past when playing back-to-back games, and I could see this game being a lot closer then it should be.

Hopefully, Pierce is not hurting tonight. When was pretty sore after that charge last night by Lebron, and says it was sore this morning. I think he will play, but I be they try to limit his minutes.

There is not one position that the Cavs are better then the Celtics, so saying the Celtics are going to win is kind of unnecessary, but there are still some things I would like to see.

- Is Jermaine O'Neil going to be just a roll player, or are they going to run plays off for him off the bench?
- Are all these missed free throws going to hurt them eventually?
- Can the Celtics bring it on back-to-back night, especially when having to travel?
- Will Cavs fans cheer the Celtics because the beat LeBron last night?

Celtics win 94-85
Player of the Game: Rondo
Game starts at 7pm on Comcast.

Patrick Chung Seems To Be OK

Reports are coming out that Patriots safety Patrick Chung is fine after he left the Pats' game against the Chargers with an apparent knee injury. He was seen walking around the locker room with no apparent limp today, and when asked how he was doing he gave the reports a thumbs up. Not that this is the best reporting, but that's what you got to go on when covering the Patriots.

Chung is fast becoming one of my favorite players on the Patriots. Why? Because he is one of the few guys on this defense that I actually trust making a tackle. It remains to be seen just what kind of player he can become down the road, but I think his skill set can really help the Patriots try to control Adrian Peterson this weekend, since he can act like another linebacker in the box.

Why Not?

Why not cash in on grandma's life insurance policy?

Curt Young Going To Be Red Sox New Pitching Coach

It is sounding more and more like former A's pitching coach Curt Young will be the new Red Sox pitching coach. From everything I have read this is a great signing. Young ended up wanting too much money from the A's and that's why he was let go.

The A's always have one of the best starting pitching ERAs in the MLB. Some of that could be because of their park, but they must be doing something right to be pumping out all these very good starting pitchers.

And for all you John Ferrell haters out there, his pitching staff posted a 4.11 ERA in his tenure, which is 3rd best in the league during that span.

Who Is Cleveland's Top Sports Star?

While watching the game last night DP and I were talking about who Cleveland's top sports star is. Basically, who is the best player in all of Cleveland sports. It was really tough to come up with anyone, but here is basically you're options...

- Joshua Cribbs
- Colt McCoy
- Peyton Hillis
- Mo Williams
- Antawn Jamison
- Anderson Varejao
- Fausto Carmona
- Carlos Carrasco
- Shin-Soo Choo
- Grady Sizemore

First off, gross.

So, if I had to pick from this group I think I'd go with Shin-Soo Choo. Cribbs really doesn't do anything, but be a kick returner, Hillis is having a nice year but I still don't take him seriously, Jamison is a 6th man, Carmona is average at best, and Sizemore hasn't played in 2 years.

What do you guys think? Is Shin-Soo Choo the top Cleveland sports star?

Troy Smith Finally Gets His Chance

Alex Smith will miss Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos in London because of a separated left shoulder, and instead of going with David Carr the 49ers are going to start Troy Smith.

I don't think Troy Smith is good, but I do think this is the right choice. He will at least inject some life into this offense, and right now that's really all you can ask for. I'm not saying he is going to turn this season around, but we have seen players come in and pull it off (Vince Young anyone?).

Still, this won't be enough to save Mike Singletary's job, and this team will be drafting a QB in the next NFL Draft.

Why Not?

Why not watch 2 dolphins collide mid air. I don't know why I found this funny, but I did.

NFL Power Rankings: Week 8

1. Pittsburgh Steelers (1)
2. New York Jets (2)
3. New England Patriots (3) Be thankful that Kris Brown is the worst late-game kicker in league history.
4. Tennessee Titans (10) This is the Year they overthrow the Colts.
5. Indianapolis Colts (7). Peyton Manning will will this team.
6. New York Giants (4) Bob was too generous with them last week
7. Baltimore Ravens (5). They almost lost to Buffalo.... gross
8. Atlanta Falcons (9) Very easy schedule, should be a 1 seed in the NFC.
9. Kansas City Chiefs (14) Easy schedule, great running game, going to win the West easily.
10. Green Bay Packers (16) Aaron Rodgers simply can’t win games decided by 3 points or less, so it was good that the Packers had a 4 point lead.
11. Philadelphia Eagles (8) Will probably jump up to 1 in 2 weeks with Vick starting after the bye
12. Houston Texans (11) Potential Wild Card team.
13. Washington Redskins (12) DeAngelo Hall was Jay Cutlers best reciever
14. Seattle Seahawks (20) Mike Williams + Pete Carroll = greatness.
15. New Orleans Saints (6) Drew Brees was not feeling it against the Browns.
16. Miami Dolphins (13) Tough late call cost them the game.
17. San Diego Chargers (21) Can't buy a win, Chargers just play dumb
18. Minnesota Vikings (17) Patriot fans are rooting for Brett Favre to play because he's awful.
19. Chicago Bears (15) Jay Cutler blows.
20. Cleveland Browns (30) Any time you beat the Saints you should jump 10 spots. The Browns are a tough team.
21. Detroit Lions (29)Fuck off, I love them
22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (22)Josh Freeman is growing into his own
23. Oakland Raiders (28) 59 Points is absurd
24. St. Louis Rams (18) The Rams couldn’t quite finish for their first road win, but they try hard.
25. Cincinnati Bengals (19) Giant disaster.
26. Jacksonville Jaguars (24) Todd Bouman, that is all.
27. Arizona Cardinals (26) I hate them but Max Hall plays recklessly.
28. Dallas Cowboys (27) Tony Romo is hurt, this team is in over.
29. Denver Broncos (23). Well, that didn’t quite go according to plan, TEBOW TIME.
30. San Francisco 49ers (25) Mike Singletary.
31. Carolina Panthers (31) John Fox
32. Buffalo Bills (32) Ryan Fitzpatrick is actually playing well, but Bills can’t stop anyone.

New York Knicks Cheating

Knicks director of East Coast scouting Rodney Heard coordinated and conducted the sessions, three players who were involved in some of the workouts told Yahoo! Sports – including one May 2007 session that resulted in a devastating knee injury to Kansas All-American Brandon Rush(notes). A tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in Rush’s right knee forced him to withdraw from the 2007 draft and required surgery plus six months of rehabilitation.

In addition to the Rush session – which was an apparent violation of NBA bylaws forbidding teams from working out players before the annual predraft camp – Heard may have broken more rules by conducting predraft workouts with additional players during restricted time periods in 2007 and for excessive sessions in 2009 and 2010.

• League sources with knowledge of the workouts said Heard trained forward Wilson Chandler(notes) for multiple weeks before the 2007 predraft camp. The Knicks went on to draft Chandler with the 23rd overall pick that year.

• DePaul’s Dar Tucker said Heard led two-a-day workouts for him and other players for multiple days before the 2009 draft. NBA rules limit teams to two total workouts spaced three days apart.

• Heard also helped oversee multiple workouts in 2010 for a group of players including Baylor’s Ekpe Udoh(notes) and Notre Dame’s Tory Jackson(notes), said Jackson and a college coach who was present at the sessions. The workouts also are an apparent violation of NBA rules limiting the time teams may spend with players before each draft. more

Sorry for the long copy and paste job, but this could kill the already foolish Knicks. They already traded away a lot of future picks and I believe the punishment from David Stern will ultimately lead to taking away more picks from them.

I Told You!!!

Couple weeks ago there was a rumor of a new "Bill and Ted" movie. Well, after seeing this picture you fucking better believe it is happening, and will probably end world violence.

More Rondo Awesomeness

So as we all know Rajon Rondo did not wear a headband last night and I found out why. The NBA wouldn't let him wear it upside down and since he didn't want to give the Lakers credit he's refusing to wear it.

The NBA logo is Jerry West a former Laker great, and Rondo wasn't down with paying homage to him or the Lakers so he's refusing to wear one this season.

88 Celtics, 80 Heat

So much for the new big three.

The old big three and company decided to show the kids in Miami how to play like a team and dominated for a majority of the game.

The only grip I had with this team is that they pissed a 19 point lead away, but whatever going against LeElbow, Wade and Bosh you figured it was going to end up being a close game. And it was a the Heat chipped the lead to 3 with under 2 minutes to play but Paul Pierce aka The Hero scored 11 of his 19 points in the 4th and Ray Allen hit a clutch 3 with 49 seconds left and finished with 20 points wouldn't let the Celtics lose.

Not enough could be said about the Celtics defense though, who really stole the show. Miami had 9 points in the 1st quarter and shot 26% FG in the first half and 37% FG for the game. They all played their role, understood the rotations and defensive assignments. Unbelievable.

You may see that Rondo only shot 2-9 and only had 4 points, but he had 17 assists and controlled the offense completely. When he was in the offense looked very fluent and of course was a tyrant on defense.

Shaq looked impressive first game, in 18 minutes he had 9 points and 7 rebounds. He seemed to know his role perfectly. But I can ultimately say that about everyone on the team for the exception of Jermaine O'Neal, who didn't do much offensively, but had a sound defensive game against Chris Bosh.

The Heat looked awkward to put it kindly. Every time they dribbled the ball up they were going iso and it just looked as if there was no chemistry. I know it's the first game of the season, but nothing gave me confidence about the Heat.

I don't see how they can possibly deal with big men. Joel Anthony isn't the answer and if they think they can get by with him, they are in for a long season.

Box Score

Chick Of The Day

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Robin Soderling

Robin Soderling

Robin Bo Carl Söderling (Swedish pronunciation: born 14 August 1984 in Tibro) is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked 5 in the ATP rankings. Söderling is best known for reaching successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010. In both tournaments, he defeated the defending champion en route to the final—Rafael Nadal in 2009 (becoming the first and, to date, only player to defeat Nadal at the French Open), and Roger Federer in 2010 (ending Federer's record streak of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals). But it was Federer and Nadal who beat Söderling in the 2009 and 2010 French Open finals respectively. He is coached by former world no.2 Magnus Norman.

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