This is a big sports weekend. You've got the NFL Draft and the NBA Playoffs!!!!!!!
Great article on the challenge the Titans face this year:
http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/8397985
Fisher's a great coach. And I like his optimism. But, I think that it might take a bit longer before the Titans can get back to being a contender. And I don't think that the Titans have an (impact) player like Ray Lewis that they can always (re)build around (or a Brett Favre in Green Bay, etc.). I like McNair. But, with all his past injuries, he'll might only play another 1-2 seasons more (and who could blame him). And by then, who knows what'll happen to the Titans......But, I still root for the Titans. The Texans are improving each year, the Jags are a solid team with a great D, and Indy with Manning and co. are going to outscore most teams, so it's going to be really tough. I will not be surprised at all if McNair missed 3-4 weeks or more this season, but I guess it's a decent way to slowly groom the next up and coming QB.
Yep, huge, HUGE weekend. I'm pissed I won't get to watch Day 1 of the draft live, but I'll tivo and watch it all day Sunday probably. My team is of course the Miami Dolphins. I'm hoping that we trade down, we need more picks and have plenty of holes to fill and if we keep the #2 pick we don't pick again until either late 3rd or 4th Rd because of some of the utterly ridiculous trades made in post Ricky haste. Who knows, we might be able to cash in on Ricky yet if we can find a team stupid enough to trade him to. My mate is a 49'er fan and so it'll be interesting to see how they do in the draft also. The draft is one of my favorite elements of sports. Projecting the talent and trying to decide if one player will be a better prospect than another, who can fill holes, who can step in and contribute right away, there are many elements to the draft and I've always had a long relaxing enjoyable weekend watching it. Unfortunately this weekend has plans piled on it with having to go in to work, so it sort of nixes things, but if I can keep away from everything sports so I don't find out what happened, I'll enjoy it all late Saturday or all day Sunday.
A team I'm rooting for in the NBA playoffs is the Baby Bulls. After years of mediocrity they're finally turning it around, they've got the #4 seed and face the Wiz. If they can't beat the Wiz they didn't deserve to make the playoffs. What did ya think of Lebron and the Cavs missing out? How about the Nets with Kidd and Vinsanity just squeaking in and now have to come up against Shaq-daddy, should be an interesting series. I caught a couple of highlights of Reggie's final regular season game with the Pacers, the guy has class, I've been a fan of his since his MSG spectaculars. Poor Grizzlies draw the top team from the regular season Phoenix and with the way the Griz have been playing lately I wouldn't be the least surprised if they were swept for the 2nd year in the playoffs, although the regular season matchups between them were 2-2 I think, with both teams winning 1 home and 1 away, so here's hoping it turns into a good one. The best matchup from the West though that I'll be looking forward to is Dallas v Houston, Battle of the Alamo. Ming v Nowitzki, McGrady v Finley, should be a great matchup, I'm hoping it goes to the full 5 games.
http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/8397985
Fisher's a great coach. And I like his optimism. But, I think that it might take a bit longer before the Titans can get back to being a contender. And I don't think that the Titans have an (impact) player like Ray Lewis that they can always (re)build around (or a Brett Favre in Green Bay, etc.). I like McNair. But, with all his past injuries, he'll might only play another 1-2 seasons more (and who could blame him). And by then, who knows what'll happen to the Titans......But, I still root for the Titans. The Texans are improving each year, the Jags are a solid team with a great D, and Indy with Manning and co. are going to outscore most teams, so it's going to be really tough. I will not be surprised at all if McNair missed 3-4 weeks or more this season, but I guess it's a decent way to slowly groom the next up and coming QB.
Yep, huge, HUGE weekend. I'm pissed I won't get to watch Day 1 of the draft live, but I'll tivo and watch it all day Sunday probably. My team is of course the Miami Dolphins. I'm hoping that we trade down, we need more picks and have plenty of holes to fill and if we keep the #2 pick we don't pick again until either late 3rd or 4th Rd because of some of the utterly ridiculous trades made in post Ricky haste. Who knows, we might be able to cash in on Ricky yet if we can find a team stupid enough to trade him to. My mate is a 49'er fan and so it'll be interesting to see how they do in the draft also. The draft is one of my favorite elements of sports. Projecting the talent and trying to decide if one player will be a better prospect than another, who can fill holes, who can step in and contribute right away, there are many elements to the draft and I've always had a long relaxing enjoyable weekend watching it. Unfortunately this weekend has plans piled on it with having to go in to work, so it sort of nixes things, but if I can keep away from everything sports so I don't find out what happened, I'll enjoy it all late Saturday or all day Sunday.
A team I'm rooting for in the NBA playoffs is the Baby Bulls. After years of mediocrity they're finally turning it around, they've got the #4 seed and face the Wiz. If they can't beat the Wiz they didn't deserve to make the playoffs. What did ya think of Lebron and the Cavs missing out? How about the Nets with Kidd and Vinsanity just squeaking in and now have to come up against Shaq-daddy, should be an interesting series. I caught a couple of highlights of Reggie's final regular season game with the Pacers, the guy has class, I've been a fan of his since his MSG spectaculars. Poor Grizzlies draw the top team from the regular season Phoenix and with the way the Griz have been playing lately I wouldn't be the least surprised if they were swept for the 2nd year in the playoffs, although the regular season matchups between them were 2-2 I think, with both teams winning 1 home and 1 away, so here's hoping it turns into a good one. The best matchup from the West though that I'll be looking forward to is Dallas v Houston, Battle of the Alamo. Ming v Nowitzki, McGrady v Finley, should be a great matchup, I'm hoping it goes to the full 5 games.
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