Lullaby Lakers....

Okay...I wonder what is REALLY going on with the Lakers? I have a two part theory. The first theory is that being that they know they are already the Division champs, they are just saving themselves for the playoffs. Why play hard, risk injury, exhaust themselves if they are already going to the playoffs and don't have to grapple to get there? Save it for the REAL business, where winning games really counts at this point. But my OTHER theory is that the other guys are rebelling since Kobe came back...like maybe they enjoyed playing and winning win he was on the sidelines hurt. Maybe they resent him coming back after all, so they refuse to perform. Is that possible? Can grown men be THAT petty, juvenile, and silly? YES! it's possible they just don't want to give Kobe any more fuel to his fire. Perhaps they think that he gets too much of the credit, and they have the balls to protest (unlike the flunkies playing under LeBron James. LOL. I don't know...I thought with the addition of Ron Artest it was gonna be a great year. And granted, it did start out that way. But what's has gotten into our fellas lately? Is it apathy, strategic planning, or stubbornness. I truly don't believe that they are simply being outplayed. Well, at any rate, the playoffs basically start this weekend. Let's hope we see the Champs play like they should be playing!! Go Lakers!!

Bennny! Wassuuup??

Wow...how many women will Ben Roethlisburger have to sexually assault before someone gets him some help...? Okay, to be fair, he "allegedly" assaulted two women: one last year and one just last week...but it's starting to look like at least ONE of these ladies are telling the truth. Is it me, or does Ben appear to be spiraling out of control? He is the "white wild child" of the NFL. He provides some relief to the black players stigma of being the usual trouble makers. What's his problem? I know he's still in his 20s, but his on the downside of being able to get away with utter foolish behavior, he's almost 30!! And is it ALSO just me, but has anyone else noticed that he looks like a dripping hot mess??! Sweaty, sloppy, smelly...ewww! He has a 100 million dollar contract, can't he afford to take a shower, shave, and cut his hair?? Anyway, let me not bash him, I just think he is setting a poor example and needs to show some responsibility. Wow....I wish we could go back to the days when athletes were heroes....*sigh*

They're playing Basketbaaaaaallll!!!

Remember that song?? I think mid 80s?? lol Okay...I'm starting to get in the MOOD! The mood for hoops! Watching the Lakers pull off that unexpected win over the Denver "Thuggets," I mean Nuggets has gotten me fired up. It was a heroic feat for my fellas. Denver had already beaten them twice before, and the Lakers seemed like they were gonna give them a 3-0 advantage over them! But not to be. Something told me that the Lakers were gonna come out from the locker room after half time a different team than what they were going in. And I was right! I actually had to go run an errand and missed the last part of the game, but when my good friend and fellow Laker fiend Afi called me, I knew it was a done deal. So yeah...even though I normally don't get emotionally involved until the playoffs, I'm good to watch some B-Ball, while in between watching some NFL Combine. BODIES ON PARADE! LOL ;)

LT Has Left the Building....

Well, I always said I didn't want his career to end up like this, but Ladanian Tomlinson was released yesterday from the San Diego Chargers....very sad indeed. I mean, I saw it coming...so did he, but I was hoping he would just retire before he had to suffer the embarrassment and pain of being ASKED to leave, ya know? To be honest, LT is an old running back, most of them don't last as long as he has. And he has had a few marginal and just flat out bad years lately. He's been injured a lot, a sure sign that his body is feeling a little battered. Okay, a LOT battered. Poor thing. Actually, I really didn't understand why he was trying to hang in there so long, he's a sure shoe in for the Hall of Fame already. I was hoping that this would finally convince him he should retire. Then I realized...LT has no super bowl ring!! And I have to admit, he just can't go out like that! It's the same reason T.O. keeps playing musical teams instead of just retiring to celebutante heaven. He wants a ring too! I guess, they both feel like even if you have to reel them in sitting in wheelchairs, and they are sharing a locker with their grandsons, they just gotta get their ring! We know how T.O. has managed since he's pimped himself out to any team who shows interest, but where will LT go from here? He's clearly not done yet...so the question is, where can he go where he won't feel like a second fiddle? Or like it's a mercy sign on? He definitely won't be the starter, so is the number two RB title gonna work for LT? Only time will tell, and we'll see who bites. Godspeed LT!

Oh Manning!

What a game! What a season! I called it, and it was amazing that it came true. The two teams who deserved to be in the superbowl the most actually ended up facing each other. What a perfect culmination to a season where they topped all the other teams in wins and in the case of the New Orleans Saints, even in points! The Colts and the Saints match up will be legendary in superbowl history, no doubt. It was a perfectly played game by both teams, yet, of course, everyone knows that the Saints won, bless their hearts. I must admit, I was certainly rooting for them. How can there be a professional NFL team in existence that has NEVER gone to OR won a superbowl game?? Just seems hard to fathom. It's wonderful to see Drew Brees finally getting the recognition as a quarterback that he is deserved; maybe he might even garner the salary he deserves too now (talk is, he's the 17th highest paid quarterback in the league). I'm sure he gets SO tired of all the Peyton Manning mania. And speaking of which, Peyton reportedly didn't even go over and congratulate Brees! No handshake from Pey Pey...booooo what a disgrace! He should at least be happy for Brees, he knows how it feels to finally win a superbowl title after years of hard work. Goodness, he just won his first a couple of years ago. And I'll just go on out and say it...Pey Pey blew the game, LOL. Some folks are trying to lay the blame on Hank Baskett for letting the ball bounce off of him during the Saints on side kick...but nah. At that point, the Colts were still winning and they even scored again very soon after the third quarter began. It was that interception Peyton threw in the fourth quarter. Sorry!! Anyway, what a great game, I'm still reeling about it. Congratz to the Saints on a season and job well done! :D

When Will They Just Let Kobe be??!!

For the love of Pete! When will they STOP comparing Kobe to every basketball player that EVER loved?? Seriously...if so many people are interested in discrediting him, why is he always the marker for greatness?? Is so and so better than...Kobe?...and is so and so is better than Kobe? Geez Louize! Just let the man play ball! The new comparison o'day is Magic Johnson. Some manboy journalist, because journalists have nothing better to do than make man lists and create pissing contests, started the discussion on "who is the ultimate, all time BEST Laker." This on the cusp of Kobe breaking Jerry West's most points scored for the Laker organization. Geesh, couldn't even let the man relish in a huge accomplishment without trying to put him in his imaginary place. It's pathetic. So, the "boyz" have been discussing it, and what a surprise! Most say Magic Johnson is the ultimate bestest Laker player EVER..not Kobe. Now I'm a huge Magic fan, the man personifies basketball, but are they serious? If God wills, Kobe has at least five more years on the court. Five more years to break WAY more records that magic was ever in the running for. So let's just be real guys. These guys, HA! They had to literally event new criteria for what makes a player great in order to edge Kobe out of the spotlight. "Well, well...magic has..nobbier knees than Kobe..he's paid his dues, THAT'S why he's the bestest Laker player EVER." Get out of here with that garbage. poor Kobe. People complain about him being arrogant, but he basically has to be in order to front off all the madness being thrust at him out there in the media. *sigh* Boyz will be boyzzz! :D

I was RIGHT!

I called it...yep, I called way back when in the beginning of the NFL season that the two (then) undefeated teams would and SHOULD meet each other in the Superbowl. And guess what happened? The Saints and the Colts are those two teams!!! WOOOOO! Well, I'm not surprised, they truly were the best two teams this year. It's also interesting that it came down to the best three teams being in the running: Saints, Vikings, and Colts. Not sure how the New York Jets slithered their way into playing for the Superbowl shot....*pregnant pause to ponder*....yeah, just glad that Peyton Manning and the Colts put that young whipper snapper Mark Sanchez in his place. I mean, don't get me wrong. he had a GREAT season and as a fellow Trojan I am proud of him, but we really don't need no rookie quarterbacks going to the Superbowl! Who would be able to tell him anything after that if he did? Dude is already from Southern Cal, big head city, he doesn't need to add an historical accomplishment to his resume! But anyway, I am happy for both Superbowl bound teams, and I think it's the perfect match-up. I just hope that the Saints shake off their "first time going to the Superbowl" high well before the game on February 7. Sometimes, performing well on one special occasion can be a deterrent for continuing the trend. not sure who I am rooting for yet, but I just hope it's a good game! :D