Consider the Following: Sports

Whenever I ramble to my peers about NFL prospect Cam Newton , whether it be his scrutinized college career, or his remarkable climb to the top, the most common response I receive is "Why don't you just suck his.....(ya know)". Anyway, after I wittily respond with "present it", I come back from the world of soccer , and try to re-evaluate the current Heisman Trophy Winner. Yet, no matter which way I look at it, what Mr. Newton has accomplished over the past year is remarkable. And I believe there are 32 NFL GM's who have thought exactly the same thing. The only difference is that if I think Newton is good, the worst it can do is hurt my fantasy team, whereas it could cost a team millions of dollars to invest in the Auburn Quarterback. And the same situation exists across the board for this years crop of Quarterback prospects, and for all draftees for that matter. But I'll leave the cross-examination of corners and offensive linemen to the owners, and fo...

With most playoff series entering their fifth game today and tomorrow, the opportunity for a first round sweep has come and gone for all teams except the Celtics and the Thunder (who have yet to play their fourth game). And although there was only one first round sweep last season, many other aspects of this years playoffs have been extremely exciting. It is often said that great players make big plays in big games. And that is exactly what is happening this postseason.......for the most part. Specifically, the Bulls' Derrick Rose , and the Magic' Dwight Howard have done what was expected of them. Although Dwight's Magic are down 3-1 against the Hawks, a team I have mentioned before for their rare season this year, Howard has continuously held his team in the game, despite a suspension to Jason Richardson, and having to overcome the Hawks' all-around height. As well, Rose has lead the Bulls to a 3-1 lead over the sub-.500 Pacers (hardly an accomplishment), and wi...

I truly believe that hockey is a ridiculous sport. I've mentioned it before, and try to keep the cross-the-border fad off of this blog. However, from a ideological standpoint, the NHL, has some things right. For example: Unlike any other sport, NHL teams are reseeded after each round of the playoffs, guarantying that the best regular season teams have the easiest path. And this is totally justified. Why should an 8-seed, who pulls off an upset in the first round, get to play the lowest other remaining seed in the next round. It turns out, however, that this doesn't end up changing anything, because the teams are still hockey teams, and that will never change. Regardless, the Canadians and their moose were successful in this innovation, as well as one other. The second thing hockey got right was their scoring system. Even if a team loses in overtime, it still gains a point towards their conference rank. And although I have yet to find out what those points are worth (jelly bean...

So, after paying my respects to an extremely talented VCU team in last weeks post, they failed to continue their cinderella run, in favor of Butler. And this week, I will apologize again, this time to the only other team playing tonight, the Connecticut Huskies. Earlier in the season, I marveled critically over Connecticut's inhuman jump in national rankings, from unranked to 7. This was just after their phenomenal win in the Maui Invitational, and the subsequent national exposure of Kemba Walker . Fastforward to now, and Walker has exceeded expectations, averaging well over 20 points per game and leading Connecticut to a 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. And other than freshman sensation Jeremy Lamb , the Huskies are very thin, yet that hasn't stopped them from winning a miraculous 12 tournament games this year. And tonight, the Huskies hope to close the season on the best possible note, with a National Championship. They'll face a foe familiar to the championship in Butl...