Stupid stupid trade!

I have to give the Pacers credit. Jermaine O'Neal is pissed that his team is mediocre and the GM pulls a blockbuster trade.

The Pacers have something that not many Eastern Conference teams have, SIZE

Troy Murphy,  Ike Diogu, and O'Neal are going to be thugs on the boards.

Mike Dunleavy will also thrive in the Eastern Conference. Dunleavy has been inconsistent but he is a overall good player who just needed a better environment. Rick Carlisle likes to play slow tempo, and for Dunleavy, it will be like when he was with Duke

Stephen Jackson is an extremely good player, but a cancer.  Ever since he won a championship with the Spurs, I think his head got big. He also appears to be a thug with his behavior the last two years.

Al Harrington is a Antoine Walker clone. He is a great talent but not someone you can build your team around as he is a power forward that shoots the 3 way too much.

Besides, the Pacers already have Shawne Williams. In 3-4 years Williams could be the player that people thought Harrington would be when he came out of high school.

The Warriors still suck! Just a lot of flashy players that never won jack shit. At least they will be fun to watch.

So, when Gilbert Arenas is scoring 30 points a game, all of a sudden he is this great player who deserves MVP.... Extremely underrated... blah blah blah.

But when Kobe did the same last year, he was considered selfish and hurting his team.

 Lets remember that Arenas is a point guard, while Bryant is a shooting guard. It is not Bryant's job to distribute the ball around.

Is the Gilbert Arneas love affair an example of a double standard on Kobe?

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Absurd?
Crazy?
Just plain stupid?

I don't know but I think Deion Sanders would make a hell of a NFL coach despite his extremely limited experience.

It worked for the Mavericks who went with Avery Johnson.

Prime Time has been instrumental in molding Devin Hester in one of the best return men in the NFL. He also would be the best dressed coach in the NFL. His suits are snappy! 

Atlanta Falcons - He has a great relationship with D. Hall and his personality would mesh well with Michael Vick.

Miami Dolphins - This idea was brought up by Adam Schefter:

Deion would love to break into coaching, love to do it in Miami and would succeed in that area just as he has succeeded in all others. If Huizenga is unwilling to take my word for it, fine. But he should talk to Sanders and see for himself.

Certainly established coaches haven't worked for the Dolphins, and Sanders couldn't do any worse. And the guess is he'd do markedly better.

Dallas Cowboys - If the Big Tuna splits, why not? The Cowboys secondary has talented players but they can stop nobody.

http://nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9905860

Ten reasons for why JaMarcus Russell is a better college QB then Brady Quinn and will also be a better pro QB. Oakland, are you listening?

1.  Record as a starter:

JaMarcus Russell: 24-4
- Eight come-from-behind wins in the fourth quarter or overtime

Brady Quinn: 29-16
- 0-4 against USC
- 0-3 in bowl games
- Embarrassing loss against Michigan

2. Competition:

JaMarcus Russell:

- Had to win the starting job through an open competition his junior season. Beat out talented backup QB Matt Flynn and Ryan Perrilloux, the top high school QB prospect in 2005.

Brady Quinn:

Carlyle Holiday????

3. Heart

JaMarcus Russell:

Had to lead an LSU team post Hurricane Katrina.

JaMarcus the jewel: Heroic QB leads LSU vs. Auburn in top-10 battle

"Then there are his good deeds out of uniform: the 20 people he housed for a month in his apartment after Hurricane Katrina, including his girlfriend's grandfather, otherwise known as Fats Domino; the green bracelet that reads "Donate Life" to show support for organ and tissue donors, in honor of his uncle Ray Ray Russell, who needs a heart transplant."

Brady Quinn:

In the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl last year against Ohio State, Quinn had to play against A.J. Hawk, who his sister was dating and later married.

4. Product of the System?

JaMarucs Russell:

Played under Nick Saban his first two years and then became a star under Les Miles, a supposedly "lesser" coach his sophomore and junior season.

Brady Quinn:

Struggled under Tyrone Willingham his first two years and blossomed under offensive guro Charlie Weiss.

5. Potential

JaMarcus Russell:

Has gotten better and better throughout his career as a passing quarterback. Had a higher QB rating then Troy Smith this season.

Brady Quinn:

May have slightly regressed in terms of numbers his senior season. Has he pulled a Matt Leinart.

6. Size/Strength

JaMarcus Russell:

6-6, 260 pounds. We will see how much he can bench press and squat during the combine.

Brady Quinn:

6-4, 227 pounds. He can bench press 350 pounds (160 kg), and squat 475 pounds (215 kg).

7. Mobility

JaMarcus Russell:

Not really mobile but his size makes him hard to sack and tackle. Charlie Weiss compared him to a young Daunte Culpepper, which could be good or bad. Russell is actually bigger then Culpepper.

Brady Quinn:

A good athlete however, nothing special compared to other NFL QB's.

8. Intelligence

JaMarcus Russell:

Made the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Brady Quinn:

From wiki: has a double major of finance and political science. He will graduate in January of 2007 (in 3 and a half years). However, as we have found out with Vince Young and Michael Vick, "book smarts" is not really important to become a star QB.

9. Arm Strength:

JaMarcus Russell:

Yuck!

I am still sick to my stomach even thinking about the Boise State Broncos

I can guarantee you, if Oklahoma played Boise State ten times, the Sooners would come out victorious in blow out fashion nine times.

Lightning does not strike twice and this fluke of a program will disappear in the future. I think it is safe to say that this will be the last we hear from the Boise faithful in the BCS picture.

The ONLY reason the Broncos beat the Sooners is by completing miraculous trick plays. You really think any team in the future will be fooled again? Give me a break.

Jared Zabransky? Ya, I'll see you washing my car next year. What a goofy looking quarterback with his blue cheese head band and ugly tattoos.

Ian Johnson? Okay, Johnson is legit but how lame can you get proposing to your girlfriend at the end of the game? This isn't Friday Night Lights son.

As for Boise State fans demanding consideration for a title shot, get in line. In the past five years their have been much better and deserving teams then Boise State that have been screwed out of the title game.

If you want to be serious about a championship, join the Pac-10 because you will NEVER get respect playing in the freakin' WAC.

If a team like USC can get slighted for the schedule they play, what makes anyone think that Boise State will escape the same criticism?

GOODBYE ADRIAN PETERSON!

Its a damn shame that Adrian Peterson had to go out like this, but he will go down as one of the greatest running backs in college football history.

Was Peterson robbed of the Heisman in 2004? Yes

If Peterson were healthy this season, would he have won the Heisman? You bet!

As a Oakland Raiders fan I am torn. Do we go with Adrian Peterson or Calvin Johnson?????

I love the potential of Peterson but Johnson is a freak! If Peterson does not end up in Oakland I do wish him the best. He would be a great fit in Houston, but I do not want to see him in Green Bay.

SCREW NOTRE DAME

Only one more day until the Fighting Irish are exposed. LSU will win by 30 points.

Brady Quinn is NOT an elite NFL prospect and JaMarucs Russell will outshine Quinn just like Vince Young did with Matt Leinart last year in the Rose Bowl.

I do not even think Quinn is better then Brian Brohm, so lets hope Quinn ends up with his brother-in-law A.J. Hawk in Green Bay because he has bust written all over him.

PS - FOX's coverage of the BCS RULED!

I didn't know what I was missing but FOX put ABC and CBS to shame! I am not really a fan of FOX's NFL or MLB coverage but they done good this time!

Kudos to Thom Brenneman, Barry Alvarez and that other guy????

That was a pretty well-called game for a "baseball" guy.