Where do I begin?  So much to talk about, and yet so little time to post.  That is why I enjoy these weekly rants where I can vent all the frustrations for an entire week, or in my case the past month.

BCS:  It looks like no one wants to be number two in the BCS.  Certainly Kansas can control their destiny, but I think Missouri will beat them to win the Big 12 North, and then they will have to beat either Texas or Oklahoma to face LSU in the BCS final.  Of course, that is assuming LSU wins the SEC Championship which is no easy task.  They will have to face a Georgia team that is looking tougher with each passing game.

Kevin Garnett trade: Back when Danny Ainge pulled the trigger on Kevin Garnett, I was one of the few who said it was a brilliant move.  People kept saying, "They can't win without a bench!"  Well guess who is looking brilliant now?  Yep, the Celtics are rolling and Minnesota is struggling.  Jefferson is great, but without a supporting cast the Timberwolves are right where the Celts were last year, in last place.  You need superstars in this league to win.  The Celtics have three and are well on their way to winning the East. 

Oden or Durant:  Once again, it shows you why you don't sign a big man who only plays one injury ridden year of college.  Big guys are prone to injuries, and Oden is no exception.  When you are trying to make that number one pick, a big man is always the way to go, if he has proved himself in college.  Big men like Shaquille Oneal played for three seasons and proved he could take the pounding.  So did Patrick Ewing, Kareem, and Mourning, but not Oden.  People made fun of Durant for not benching more than his weight, but Seattle is very happy Portland went big.  Durant is strong enough to lift a basketball, shoot it in the air, and sink a 3 pointer when the game is on the line.  That is strong enough for me.

Barry Bonds:  Well it took the feds 4 years to bring an indictment, and I say it will take another 4 for anything to stick.  Perjury is one of the hardest crimes to prosecute someone for.  Not only do they have to prove you are lying, but they have to prove intent.  Victor Conte has gone on record that Barry was not given steroids, as has his personal trainer Greg Anderson.  Unless they have a smoking gun somewhere, and I don't mean that so called positive test, they will have to do a lot better.  So far they have only had to try Barry in the court of public opinion, a place he will always lose, but in a real court where witnesses are cross examined it will be a different story.  Let's see Kim  Bell and a few others stand up and testify and we will see how they like being put on trial.  Barry will never see any jail time nor will he be found guilty.  The one thing this possibly accomplishes is keeping him from suiting it up next year.

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This has been one interesting week for sure.