Anybody know where this guy is hoping to land next season? It's hard to tell based on these pictures. That blue and orange would look odd paired with Cleveland's maroon, gold, navy, and white.
This is actually brilliant, because these will be even more sought after if he doesn't end up with the Knicks. So, either way it was smart.
After submitting hundreds of e-mails and drunk phone calls to the basketball jones, I finally decided to up my game and make a video. I submitted a question about the NBA All-Defensive team that was first brought up on this site when Babcock, Casten, and I did a NFL picks podcast last season. I am proud to have sparked such enthusiastic discourse.
My question comes 12:24 into the episode below (although the whole episode is great, so watch all of it). It's nice to get Boner Salad some international exposure.
The Basketball Jones is hands down the best podcast out there, and everyone should be helping them out. You should email feedback@thescore.com (Canadian television network, and also international website that features great liveblogging and Jones videos) and let them know that you want to them to include more basketball jones.
We've got quick-hit picks this week. Here they are:
NEW ORLEANS -7 over Dallas
Green Bay +2 over PITTSBURGH
Miami +3 over TENNESSEE
NEW ENGLAND -7 over Buffalo
Arizona -12.5 over DETROIT
PHILLY -8 over San Francisco
JETS -4.5 over Atlanta
Chicago +11 over BALTIMORE (seems like a steep line to me. But I don't really recommend this. If anything throw Baltimore into a teaser)
KANSAS CITY -2 over Cleveland
Houston -12.5 over ST. LOUIS
SAN DIEGO -6.5 over Cincinnati
DENVER -14 over Oakland
SEATTLE -6.5 over Tampa Bay
MINNESOTA -9 over Carolina
NY Giants -3 over WASHINGTON
10 point teaser of the week: Baltimore -1 over Chicago, Denver -4 over Oakland, and San Diego +3.5 over Cincinnati
Lay it down.
A few tunes to get you through this frigid weekend:
Plaxico Burress was brought to the Giants to be the ultimate weapon against the Eagles undersized defensive backs. These wide receivers are talented, but they're young and they weren't supposed to have to shoulder the load yet. Hakeem Nicks is having balls bounce off his hands. Mario Manningham can't get his feet down twice on plays that would have been guaranteed touchdowns for Burress. Eli is smart and saavy and he knows where to go with the ball, but what else can he do when these guys can't even stay in bounds?
Bottom line: this game, this season, and certainly last season would have been different if this asshole didn't shoot himself in the leg.
I hate the Eagles, but hats off to them.
I can only hope that Steve Spagnuolo is fired in St. Louis (although I don't think it's likely) so we can get him back here next season. It doesn't even have to be him. Anybody! Bill Sheridan is a joke. This defensive line is an absolute joke right now. I don't know what it is, but I find it hard to believe that every single one of these guys has suddenly "lost it". Maybe it's scheme, maybe they aren't motivated to play for him. Whatever it is, it needs to change. Osi Umenyiora is good. I know he is. Two years ago, he sacked Donovan McNabb 6 times.
I can give Sheridan a pass on the secondary breakdowns. That whole secondary is patchwork. But, the lack of pressure on opposing quarterbacks is inexcusable.
This season of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia has been amazing. The Gang Gives Frank An Intervention was probably the funniest episode of any tv show I have ever seen in my life. And, The D.E.N.N.I.S. System isn't far behind. If you need to kill time before the Giants kickoff tonight, and you haven't seen it yet, why don't you take in Dennis's fool proof plan for seducing women (note, you should probably hit play, then immediately hit pause, and let it load for a couple of minutes).
and, while we're at it, why not see how it turns out at the end:
Also, Jessica Simpson is now dating Billy Corgan. It's weird because even though I know this is hands down the most badass dude she's dated, it feels as if she's hit rock bottom because he's so old. Good for him though, she's way hotter than any of Tiger's mistresses. I guess there are some barriers that not even Tiger can break: chicks will always take rock stars over golfers. I think the world is a happier place that way.
Anyways, the picks:
INDIANAPOLIS -7 over Denver: I'll be shocked if Indy doesn't finish 16-0.
Cincinnati +6.5 over MINNESOTA: I don't want to be hopping on the "this is where Favre totally self destructs" bandwagon, but I can only go by what I see. I said in our pre-season podcast that even if Favre started well, it wouldn't last. It certainly lasted longer than I thought, but now it seems to be coming to an end. 19 yards last week: Adrian Peterson is not healthy.
TAMPA BAY +3 over NY Jets: I'm going with Josh Freeman over Kellen Clemens because he's at home and he threw five picks last week, which means he's going to be extra careful with the ball this week.
KANSAS CITY PK over Buffalo: The Chiefs were embarrassed by a division rival last week. I like them to bounce back a home here.
GREEN BAY -3.5 over Chicago: Two teams on totally opposite paths here. Despite all the fuss over Jay Cutler this off-season, it will be very apparent that he is the inferior quarterback in this matchup.
NEW ORLEANS -10 over Atlanta: The Saints have had some close calls lately, but this Falcons team is done.
Detroit +13.5 over BALTIMORE: Two touchdowns seems a little steep to me. These Lions play hard, and the Ravens are not so intimidating this year.
Miami +2.5 over JACKSONVILLE: Miami has the right kind of swagger. Jacksonville's win over Houston last week only came with Schaub missing time. They are the ultimate "blah" team.
NEW ENGLAND -13 over Carolina: As long as Randy Moss is on time.
HOUSTON -6.5 over Seattle: This Texans team is so much better than their record. I have a feeling they are going to be like the Cardinals. We heard for years and years about how the Cardinals were going to be a surprise team. They'd show flashes, but wouldn't be able to put it together. Then, last season, after we'd all written them off, they finally prove us right. Not this year for the Texans, but they're getting there.
TENNESSEE -13 over St. Louis: Vince Young is questionable, but I don't really know if it even matters. Yeah, he's been great. But it isn't just him. This is a talented team, and they will all benefit from this momentum.
OAKLAND +1 over Washington: Wow, is this tough. The Raiders have to be taken seriously when they play at home. But, the Skins have been playing way over their heads. Still on the West Coast, I'll go with the West Coast team.
San Diego +3 over DALLAS: It will feel strange to be this happy about the Chargers winning.......
NY GIANTS -1 over Philadelphia: The stakes don't get much higher here. I can't talk about it.
Arizona -3.5 over SAN FRANCISCO: The Cardinals are better than the Saints, and they just spanked the Vikings. Assuming they won't have to play a postseason game outdoors in the cold, don't be surprised to see this team in the Super Bowl.
In order for the Giants to redeem this season and reignite the high hopes we all held when the season began, they needed to win two in a row at the start of December. We're halfway there, and I couldn't be happier. It wasn't perfect, but I finally saw the spirit in this team I'd been missing for the past 6 weeks.
Next week won't get any easier, as the Eagles dominated the first meeting and crushed Atlanta today. But, Tony Romo played incredibly well this afternoon (yep, that's the first time I've said something like that). It's hard to imagine a quarterback playing better, and the Giants were able to withstand it. This will be the best I've slept on a Sunday in a long time......
After posting a 75% record last season, we see that I clearly can't pick games worth dick this year. I'm not even going to try this week. The Giants Thanksgiving Day humiliation makes it even less appealing. Have I thought about the NFL all week? No. The Celtics are 9 minutes away from sweeping their roadtrip, Kendrick Perkins is fulfilling his destiny to become the second coming of Robert Parish, and Kevin Garnett isn't looking like a gimp. So, I've been enjoying myself in other ways.....
It's been nice, pretending that football is over and I only have the NBA to worry about, but it's not real. But all I've really been doing is distracting myself from the one game season that awaits on Sunday. Call me crazy, but I still wouldn't be surprised to see the Giants in the NFC championship game if they can win this weekend. Yes, I know the Saints and the Vikings play in the NFC. But, if they can't win this weekend, Big Blue won't even see the postseason. The stakes are that high. I can't think about it. I just need to wait for it, and then experience it. Thank god for Florida Alabama tomorrow. Without it, this matchup with Dallas would consume me.
I've been hooked on Barstool Sports NY ever since it was launched. No site captures the emotions I feel pre and post Giants game more accurately, win or lose. Today, Scott gives us this masterpiece, which sums up exactly how I feel:
"I feel like Hillary Clinton right now. Because no matter how many different vaginas the Giants slide a cigar into, I’m standing by them no matter what. Through thick and thin. Good times and bad. So they can fuck all the fat interns they want, bottom line is that in the NFL, the best teams in the beginning of December are rarely the teams still standing at the end of January. And thats about all I have to hold onto at this point. And because even with Bradshaw questionable, the entire offensive line banged up, the season-long disappearance of Osi and Tuck, Eli’s foot problems, whothefuckknowswhat with Jacobs, the secondary’s weekly toasting, Pierce’s season-ending injury, and Bill Sheridan’s last few weeks as an employee of the New York Giants, there is not a bizarro world fucked up enough where I would ever pick the Cowboys over the Giants. Because I hate the fucking Cowboys and I never want to see that redneck dickhead Jerry Jones win anything."
Amen. You'd be hardpressed to find a scripture more powerful than that anywhere throughout recorded history. For the next three days, this is my rallying cry.
