Odds&Ends

-I fully expect Larry Hughes to not suck out loud in Chicago...I've watched him pre-cleveland...there isnt a non-old guy who just drops off the face of the earth in terms of talent..well...injuries help..and he certainly has his share...but the coach for Chicago may hold him back.Looking at the boxscores from the last few days..he's trying to do the playing 9-10 guys.College you may be able to get away with that,but not in the NBA..he has a logjam at the 2,3 and 4..and somehow Noah gets under 25 mins?...its a mess to put it lightly

Players Who I Thought Were Scrubs Until Given PT
-Beno Udrih,Sacramento
-Mickael Gelabale,Seattle
-Brandon Bass,Dallas
-Matt Barnes,Golden State
-Carl Landry,Houston
-Jamario Moon,Toronto
-Roger Mason Jr,Washington

-I really thought Tennessee could last atleast a week at #1...I mean Vandy had everything for them(mainly home court and being a good team lol) but I thought it would be one of those pressure,but not pass things..watch Duke or UNC on the road for examples of that..but well..they arent ready for the big time pressure of being the biggest target in college basketball...they still are a good team..of course when Lofton is actually getting the ball and doing something productive with it...

-I'm putting the Rockets out to sea again...they started slow...ship them off..came back around...Yao gets knocked off for the year...well..not in this conference you can lose your best player and make the playoffs..yeah yeah they did hammer Washington last night,but really..no Gilbert and no Butler equals less talent...Houston has talent..just not enough to compete with full strength teams...

-Okay..I have to speak on this because people that I know have been asking me....whats up with Oregon's jerseys!?....if you do or dont know..they've been experimental(as usual) with their attire...case in points





From the black jerseys with the black lettering of the names and yellow numbers...to the yellow jerseys with the front lettering and blended in names on the back to the green with the same thing...I dont have a problem with them at all..innovation is fun..but it would completely suck to be in attendance and cant read the names knowing its there...or being a ref and cant look at names...one thing is for sure...its getting weird in Eugene...and it will get weirder...fron the new jerseys they've put out the last few weeks...believe me...they have a few more coming out later this year to make non-fans cover their eyes...

College Games to See
-UCLA @ Arizona St(Thurs,10:30pm)
-Washington St at Cal(Thurs,11pm)..Cal won up at Pullman earlier this year..and Wazzu still hasnt solved their problem of generating offense..
-Kansas St at Kansas(Sat,9pm)..Kansas wants this game back..they fell once to them...and Beasley said they would win both games..think so?
-Washington State at Stanford(Sat,4pm)..This could be a clash of funny Pac-10 teams..both have what the conference hasnt been known for..big men and defense...should be interesting
-St Marys at Gonzaga(Sat,8pm) The class of the West Coast Conference clash again...this time at the Kennel..

NBA Games to See
-Dallas at San Antonio(8pm,Thurs)..this is what you wanted Kidd for right?...Parker is back so no excuses really either way
-Utah at New Orleans(8pm Fri)..Deron Willams, vs Chris Paul..if you dont like this matchup..you are going to have a miserable 10 years ahead of you
-Dallas at LA Lakers(Sun 3:30pm)..the testing continues for Dallas...if you cant beat any of these top teams with Kidd...troubles are clearly ahead.