http://msn.foxsports.com/fantasy/story/6295112

 

you can count on ben troupe for 3 catches for 25 yards against buffalo this weekend. bank on it.

 

great work rotter.

I got this sneak preview of dustylaker mowing his lawn. He moves pretty well for a 60 year old.

Da Blog Destroyer:

 

there is no question that Da Blog Destroyer is 100% completely retarded.

 

BEWARE:

THE LAST REBOUND (WAVE BYE BYE)
Nov 06, 2006 | 6:52PM | report this

When I typed the very first word on my very first blog I was filled with anticipation and hope. Finally, I thought after all these years of trying to find a real sports dialogue  (since 93) on the internet here was that opportunity. NBA chat rooms were full of ignorant immature children (regardless of age)  screaming nonsense and not being a person inclined to spend every dime I have in a "Sports Bar" I longed for the opportunity to actually talk the game I love with others like me. Surely there must be some people with enough maturity and intelligence to simply talk the game that I saw out there.

No, it wasn't necessary that they agree with me on every player and certainly I didn't expect everyone to like the same team I like. But I did think that since Fox had taken the trouble to name their blogs the SPORTS blogs that this would different than the mindless drivel that seems to permeate the internet.  I was wrong. From blog one it's been nothing but either absolutely no response to KOBE IS A BLEEP  to YOU SUCK and for every single rational interaction there have been five of those.

And if that wasn't bad enough, the lack of condemnation by other adults for someone like this evil demented person "X Rooster" who harasses and stalks, threatens and spams anyone who dares disagree with him, this lack of concern among supposedly mature adults to not step up and shun the likes of him and instead demand that I "conform" his childish behaviour? Not in a million years.

And the  proliferation of non sports clique like behavior on Fox? No thanks. This site is not about sports. It's about hating on outsiders and making sure that true sports fans don't get equal time because otherwise the chatters can't waste their entire existance away can't be "blog stars": while doing it. When I click on the blog front page I wanted to see sports. Instead I find people bragging about their sexual conquests, people hating on other people, religious freaks, blogs of the day more often than not about bikini models and everything possible in between with the singular exception of sports.

I'm not interested. I'm interested in writing about sports, reading what others have to say about sports and spending my retirement years doing what I have said all my adult life that I would one day be able to do. Relaxing and doing so within the framework of what I love and that is the NBA.  You can't even find someone on Fox SPORTS with a like interest because the clique chatters in  the Fox system doesn't allow for it. They allow this clique and the childish immature haters to dominate.

I'm moving my tent elsewhere. I understand the vermin of this blog will rejoice in "running another one off". You think you've accomplished something but all you've done is make yet more of the world uninhabital by decent people. Just more of the dumbing down of America.

But remember this, if any of you are bright enough to understand it. I beat you at your own game. I got a blog of the day by doing exactly what you do. Creating hate and dissension and getting four times the number of hits I ever got writing about sports. And I did it without being in a clique. Which means I'm not only more intelligent than the "pack mentality" of so many of you, I went out on my own terms. Nobody ran me out. I turned my back on your immaturity.  You'll have to find a new villian to hate on. But I know this much. As long as each and everyone of you live you WILL remember the name DustyLaker. I've imprinted every one of you.

You shot your best shot  and I ripped down the rebound. And the clock reads 0.00

 

****this entire body of work was copied word for word from the greatest foxsports.com blogger off all time, and "blog of the day" 11/6/06 award winner, dustylakers blog. i find it to be some of his best work and i wanted to comemorate it here. at least there's a happy ending. ha, ha happy ending********

NFL  WEEK 4 POWER RANKINGS?

1. COLTS: last minute drive, on the road, for the win to start 3-0. take two weeks off.  could this finally be the year?

2.BEARS: two people i wouldn't want to be next sunday? j.p. losman and willis mcgahee. got your mouthpiece?

3. RAVENS:  yet another last minute drive to #### victory from the clutches of defeat. can they endure the elevation monday night in mile high?

4. PATRIOTS: beat up a confident bengals team in the queen city. two words. tom brady. two more words. bill belicheck. patriots 3-1 sitting atop the AFC east. suprised?

5. SEAHAWKS: plain and simply got beat down by the bears sunday night. thank god it's a bye week. are you really the second best team in the NFC?

6. EAGLES: texans, giants, niners, packers, let me know when you play someone. cowboys should be a good test. the big question is, will the training staff be able to find somewhere to stick the needle in westbrooks knee on sunday?

7. BENGALS: laid an egg against the angry pats. take a week off, and try to keep your collective noses clean would ya?

8. FALCONS: abused kurt warner and the cards defensively, and ran all over them offensevily. can a run first QB take his team to the promised land in the NFL?

9. RAMS:  offensive seems to be coming together. still need to be better in the red zone. remember the best show on turf?

10. SAINTS: put up a good fight against the panthers in carolina. how good are these guys?

NFL  WEEK 3 POWER RANKINGS?

1. COLTS: remain in the top slot after beating a fiesty jacksonville squad. need to improve ground game. jets will give them a test at the meadowlands in week 4. could this be the year the colts run the table?

2.BEARS: able to hold on for a road win against the vikes. offense struggled in the dome.  can "da-bares" produce enough points to fly with last years NFC rep?

3. BENGALS: took down the defending super bowl champs in their own back yard. need to eliminate turnovers to remain undefeated. can we stop calling these guys the bungles yet?

4. SEAHAWKS: looked like the seahawks of 05 for the first 30 minutes scoring 35 points before half.  then resorted back to being the 06 hawks nearly blowing it. how much will seattle miss the reigning MVP against the best team in the NFC?

5. RAVENS:  a poor outing, and narrow win at cleveland minus droughns.  will need to show up against powerful chargers in week 4. can the modern day purple people eaters slow LT?

6. SAINTS: you read it right. it's not a misprint. i'm still weepy after the monday night love fest. aren't you?

7. CHARGERS:  2-0 means nothing when you beat the raiders and titans. will need to bring A-game against the fiesty ravens. is rivers ready for the big time?

8. JAGUARS: have played the toughest schedule in the NFL through the first 3 weeks. need to improve passing game. del rio coach of the year?

9. FALCONS: suffered a disappointing road loss monday night. was the entire country rooting against them?

10. EAGLES: brian westbrook is the best fantasy football player in the history of fantasy football. 'nuff said. question is, how is "the brook" able to  rack up all these stats with a 22 year old philadelphia area college student's lips wrapped around his ####?

11. VIKINGS:  looking pretty solid. head to buffalo for week 4. need a nap sunday afternoon? watch this game?

12. PATRIOTS: two words. bill belicheck. patriots 2-1 sitting atop the AFC east. suprised?

13. BRONCOS: dominated the patriots for 3 quarters at gillette stadium in front of a national audience. still calling for cutler denver?

14. JETS: mangini's madmen 2-1. just finding ways to win. defense gave up 328 pass yds to j.p. losman. jets face indy at home in week 4. 400 passing yards for peyton?

15. RAMS:  defense seems to be a little better than last year. offense. three games only two touchdowns. unacceptable. how long ago was "the best show on turf"?

16. COWBOYS: would've been ranked higher if not for the bye week. face tennesee in week 4. is it possible to take the titans lightly?

17. STEELERS: defending champs beating themselves with costly mistakes. more turnovers than moishe's bakery on 2nd ave and 7th street in manhattan's east village. could the bye week come at a better time?

18. PANTHERS: many "experts" superbowl pick, better get it together and quick, or else they will get embarrased when the saints go marching in week 4. how are the hammies?

19. GIANTS: um, hey guys. it is ok to start playing from the opening kickoff. you don't have to try and do it all in the 4th quarter. take the week off and re-group. are we sold on eli yet?

20. BILLS: solid. boring. did i forget anything?

21. SKINS: wow. jurassic quartback sets consecutive completion record against the texans in week 3. what does it mean for the skins in week 4 against jacksonville? back to life, back to reality?

22.  49ers: (yep. playing pretty decent. the eagles better not sleep on the niners.  can the niners defense stop anyone?)**

**that was last week had the 49ers at 17 in the rankings. gave up well over 400 yds and 38 pts to philly in week 3. so can they stop anyone?

23. PACKERS: i know it was only the lions. you might wanna catch the game this monday against philly. can you say shootout?

24. CARDINALS: haven't lived up to the preseason hype. why? it's really quite simple. kurt warner is a bumbling ####. ready leinart?

25. DOLPHINS: another team heavy on the preseason hype. haven't lived up to it so far. culpepper looks look he could join kurt warner in the fumbling, bumbling #### club. only one fumble from dante in week 3! now that's progress. maybe against the texans pep could have more TD passes than turnovers in a game? (hasn't happened in the first 3 weeks)

26. CHEIFS: i don't care who the QB is. if the chiefs offense can't get it going against san fran, then 06 is ova. did you take L.J. #1 in your fantasy draft?

27. BROWNS:  actually have 2 offensive touchdowns in each of the first 3 games. can you believe it?

28. LIONS: offense finally scored some points in week three. it only took 3 weeks for  detroit to be 3 points away from the 40 that roy williams thought they could've scored in week one?

29. TITANS: why not bring out vince young?

30. BUCCANEERS: played tough week 3. get well soon chris simms.  will gruden have an aneurism before the end of the season?

31. TEXANS: may win less games than me in the dimesmack fantasy league. how pathetic are they?

32. RAIDERS: no comment.

 

 

 

 

                                   NFL  WEEK 2 POWER RANKINGS?

1. COLTS: big brother beat up on little brother week one.  then made the texans cry uncle. were you watching jacksonville monday night peyton?

 

2.BEARS: shut down two mediocre football teams in weeks one, and two. can avoid the hocus pocus and move to 3-0.   did you say four PASSING touchdowns?

3.JAGUARS: the jags smacked down the cowboys and steelers in consecutive weeks, and simply handcuffed the steelers offense like their name was maurice clarrett.  first road game of 2006 is at indy. are the jags ready to make another statement?

4. RAVENS: added key players on the offensive side of the ball. this team is experienced and deep. defense has given up six points in weeks one and two. the bad news is you haven't played anyone yet. the good news is you play at cleveland in week 3. 3 - 0?

5. FALCONS: carolina and tampa bay got all the preseason hype in the NFC south. atlanta kicked both squads around in weeks one and two. sets up a nice monday nighter. pocket passer?

6. CHARGERS: rolled over the pityful titans, and the even worse raiders.  #56 is starting to draw comparisons to another #56, pretty heavy.  they'll take a vaction in week 3 and come back to face a very for real ravens squad. martyball?

7. SEAHAWKS: week one was a debacle. week two only a slight improvement. not your 05 seahawks. how good is steve hutchinson?

8. PATRIOTS: two words. bill belicheck. patriots 2-0. suprised?

9. BENGALS: have played well. deserve to be 2-0. pittsburgh will be a worthy, and determined opponent. can the bengals put up those big running numbers against the steelers?

10. VIKINGS: ryan longwell gets my vote for offensive player of the week after single handedly accounting for all 16 points scored by the vikings in their 16-13 win over carolina in week 2. more magic tricks in week 3?

11. SAINTS: football is all about wins and losses. the saints beat the browns and the packers. face atlanta on monday in a battle of the unbeatens. 2-1?

12. PITTSBURGH: they did get shutdown by the jags.  batch wins week one, burger loses week two. go figure. this is a good football team they'll rebound. good one week 3 at home vs. cincy. quarterback controversy?

13. COWBOYS: played two solid games.  1-1. relax week 3. get the oft injured player a prosthetic hand and lets go. is the drama heightening in big D?

14. EAGLES: poor judgement, bad decisions, and horrible miscues. just given it all away like the phil collins song. at least the eagles have brian "the brook" westbrook. the greatest and most prolific fantasy football player in the history of fantasy football. how bad does the loss of "the freak" hurt,and what is with andy reid's hairdoo?

15: GIANTS: are pretty fortunate to be 1-1.  got all the breaks in a week two fourth quarter comeback, and overtime win. look for a big game out of jay feely to redeem himself at seattle. maybe even a touchdown pass?

16. BILLS: who? the bills have been covering the vegas spread by a large margin. take them this week at home against the jets. it's a lock?

17. 49ers: yep. playing pretty decent. the eagles better not sleep on the niners.  can the niners defense stop anyone?

18. BRONCOS:  i think the snake needs to loosen up  a little bit. he's feeling the pressure of the call for cutler. that call will come sooner than later if jake can't get that offense scoring some points. would a win in new england quiet the critics?

19. CARDINALS: it's really quite simple. with protection and a pocket to throw from, kurt warner is a stud superstar quarterback. when consistently pressured and forced to make decisions quicker than he likes,  he turns into a bumbling ####. running game?

20. RAMS: defense seems to be a little better than last year. offense. two games only one touchdown. unacceptable. how long ago was "the best show on turf"?

21. JETS: pennington looks pretty sharp. fleetfooted wideouts making big plays. need to improve on both sides of the ball. how good was curtis martin?

22. PANTHERS: many people picked carolina to go to the dance preseason. off to a rough start. this is not what we had in mind for carolina 0-2, at tampa bay 0-2, week 3. how good is steve smith?

23. CHEIFS: "you play to win the game. hello" come on herm. take week 3 off and regroup. who is damon huard?

24. DOLPHINS: another team heavy on the preseason hype. haven't lived up to it so far. culpepper looks look he could join kurt warner in the fumbling, bumbling #### club.  can the fins win at home against the mighty titans?

25. BROWNS: when was the last time that the browns weren't one of the worst teams in the NFL. they are rebuilding............. again?

26. REDSKINS: i'm convinced joe gibbs is losing his mind. plays portis week one when clint don't want to play, then sits portis week two when the whacky dressing guy wants to run. what about our fantasy leagues? what gives?

27. GREEN BAY: brett favre?

28. TITANS: vince young?

29. TEXANS: kubiak said something about the texans run game being like denver south. wtf is this guy smoking?

30. LIONS: cowardly lions maybe. reread the browns tag at 25 and insert lions. coulda scored 40?

31. BUCCANEERS: two games, six points. wtf?

32. RAIDERS: two games, six points. wtf?

 

 

here are some interesting numbers

DWade 2006 NBA finals averages 16.2 FT attempts per game

CBillups 2005 NBA finals MVP averages 6.3 FT attempts per game in the finals

Detroit Pistons 2005 NBA finals averages 18 FT attempts per game

TDuncan 2005 NBA finals averages 7.7 FT attempts per game

TParker 2005 NBA finals averages 2.3 FT attempts per game

San Antonio Spurs 2005 NBA finals averages 22.7 FT attempts per game

Michael Jordan over the course of the '96,'97, and '98 NBA finals averaged 10.7 FT attempts per game........

DWADE----YOU CAN'T STOP HIM, YOU CAN ONLY HOPE HE MISSES HIS FREE THROWS

In the 1993-94 season, the Jordan-less Bulls notched a surprising 55-27 record (only two fewer wins than the prior championship season, and the 3rd-best in the Eastern Conference). However, the team would ultimately lose to the Knicks in the second round of the playoffs. This was Scottie Pippen's team. The second best player on the Bulls three peat teams.

And the lakers after losing their most dominant force. Two time NBA MVP. three time finals MVP,  Shaquille O'Neal?

2004-2005 Los Angeles Lakers 34 wins 48 losses. No playoffs.

That was Kobe's team the second best player on the Lakers three peat dynasty. So please do Kobe a favor and never, ever, ever compare him to MJ.

He may one day be the next Scottie Pippen. He's just gonna need to win a few more rings first.

wanna see scottie's supporting cast.

steve kerr, b.j. armstrong, horace grant, toni kukoc, bill wennington, luc longley, pete myers, will purdue, john paxson.

any of those future hall of famers have you shakin in your boots?

who coached that team? oh yeah triangle offense, phil jackson.

so who took the lakers to the playoffs this year? kobe or phil?

 

It is a little bit sad that Kobe will never win the league MVP award, let alone another ring. He was fortunate enough to come into the league in 1997 and join a team that was already a perenial playoff team. The '97 Lakers starting lineup looked like this.Shaq, Elden Cambell, Eddie Jones, Byron Scott, Nick Van Exel. Kobe was then fortunate enough to win three rings, in three years starting in 2000. Who was the league MVP in 2000? Shaq. Finals MVP in '00, '01, and '02? Shaq. Lakers scoring and rebound leader on all of those teams? Shaq. O'Neal is believed to be the most dominant player of all time by many. 
Seems like a life time ago. Kobe's career field goal percentage is 45%. Dropped to 43% after Shaq  left for Miami.

LeBron on the other hand inherited a team in Cleveland that hadn't been to the  playoffs in seven years. With running mates like Jeff McInnis, Darius Miles, Carlos Boozer and Zydrunas  Ilguaskus. So it took James three years to get this raga-muffin bunch to the playoffs. With a rookie coach at the helm mind you. LeBron is setting rookie playoff marks with each game he plays.
LeBron put up numbers in his rookie season comparable to only Oscar Robertson, and Michael Jordan. His numbers continue to improve every year. What was the knock on Bron when he came into the league? Questionable range and consistency  with the jumper. How about 43% from 3-point range, and 49% overall in his first ever playoff series.Compare that with Kobe's 26% from downtown and 47% overall against the defenseless Suns in his  first round series. Kobe 24.2 per in the playoffs. LeBron 36.4.
What was the knock on LeBron during this regular season. He doesn't step up and take the big shot. He kicks it out to open shooters. Um, not so much in the playoffs. More like steamroll your way to the orange explode strong and dare anyone in an opposing jersey to contest him.
I feel embarrassed for anyone who claims that James is overrated.

LeBron is the king, the fresh prince, and the court jester all rolled into one. Always focused and game faced  between the lines, smiling and jovial outside the lines. Kinda like Magic Johnson. James is blessed with the spirit of a child, and a physical body beyond compare. A blend of speed, quickness, and power never before seen on the hardwood. Combine those physical attributes with the vision, awareness, consciousness shared by very few ever. The best of the best see the game going in slow motion, while for everyone else it's going 100mph. Add to this skill set the WANT and DESIRE to share the rock, share the love, share the glory, the spotlight the accolades. He seems to enjoy making his teamates better. He was like that with his under six foot teamates at St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron. He is like that now with the Cavaliers. You are looking at the new face of the NBA. And while there is no next MJ, there is  a new king. Can I get a witness. There was never a next Larry legend, there was never a next Magic. There will never be a next MJ, or a next LeBron. Now if you could choose anyone from anyone in the league to take that last second shot who would it be? If this man child can continue to get to wherever he wants on the floor to finish games as he has twice in his first ever playoff series. The answer will be James.

First question. Which of the NFL draft gurus had the entire Wolfpack defensive front on their first round draft board?  None in the mock drafts I saw.

Mario Williams jumps ahead of Reggie Bush, and goes number one to the Texans. Manny Lawson goes 22nd to the Niners, and John McCargo to the Bills with the 26th pick.

Second question. Who is the guy who put up these numbers against the 6-5 Wolfpack.   22-for-31, 246 yards, two touchdowns, and a pick. Four rushing attempts for 19 yards in a 31-10 blowout at N.C. State mid-season?

The Answer.

The same guy who went 21-for-32, 269 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-14 spanking four weeks later against Florida State. The same FSU who had four defenders selected in the  first round between picks 9 and 19. Ernie Sims, Kamerion Wimbley, Broderick Bunkley, and Antonio Cromartie.

Did someone say Clemson quarterback Charlie Whitehurst. Heisman candidate, father was an NFL quarterback. Four year starter.Second leading passer in ACC history behind his now mentor Phillip Rivers.  Should I continue.

Well if one were to use the NFL draft as a barometer for talent(see draft picks above) it would appear Whitehurst wins this years Rodney Dangerfield award.

The positive is that he now sits in the position of being that late round sleeper QB that we've seen in the past who pays his dues, slides in when the time is right and walks away with a ring.

Am  I the only one who wants to know what it is Ricky Williams tested positive for. Early reports say it was not marijuana that Williams tested positive for. But may have been linked to his practicing holistic medicine.

Isn't it  possible that there are other NFL players practicing holistic medicine. Wouldn't they be intersted in knowing what it is that they could potentially test positive for? I just hope it wasn't the flack seed oil.

And if Ricky tested positive in December, why  was nothing said until February? I've never heard of having to wait over 60 days for results. 

And why is Ricky not making a fuss. Is he really guilty of something.  Or is he Ricky just being Ricky. Did anyone need a crystal ball to see the CFL would be calling Ricky with the quickness.  

O.K. everyone knows about Ricky Williams' past.  But the guy cleaned himself up, got his act together, and put together a nice season. He so impressed  Dolphins first year head coach Nick Saban, that Saban is standing by Ricky's side throughout this latest debacle. I think Ricky Williams surprised a lot of people, and silenced many nay-sayers. Both with his play on the field, and his behavior off of it this past season. 

The guy is admittedly weird. OK fine he  likes to do some things that may  seem out there, or different to some people.  So what. Why should anyone care if the guy wants to spend time in India in the off season so he can meditate? Can't a man study yoga and practice holistic medicine in this country if he so chooses. This is America.......

Wait that's it. Holistic Medicine. We'll say that he took holistic medicine.  Sounds like a conspiracy to me.

 Can't we please find out what it was that Williams tested positive for? Could someone please call John Clayton, or Chris Mortensen, please?

And for crying out loud Ricky don't be so apathetic. Appeal some more. This is America.

Get up stand up Ricky, Stand up for your right, don't give up the fight.