Monday, November 07, 2005

Sports Junkie update Vol. I

Nerds can be addicted to ESPNews, too.
by AC - permalink


I really hope that nobody anywhere is surprised that Terrell Owens has been suspended for the rest of the season by Eagles coach Andy Reid. You just can't present yourself as a leading candidate for Douchebag of the Year and expect nobody to notice, T.O. Just ask Kevin Federline.

Staying with football, I'm bound by law as a Tennessee native to hate the Colts, which is a shame as they're clearly the best team the NFL has seen is a good three or four years. Then again, jumping on the Indy bandwagon now would be like deciding to be a Bulls fan the year Jordan came back home from Birmingham. You might as well make a cardboard "Poser" sign and staple it to your forehead. Which actually would be a lot less painful than being a Titans fan this season.

Fortunately, we still have the Grizzlies. A lot of people got swept up by teams like the Clippers, Suns, Warriors, and Rockets, and conveniently missed the fact that the Griz made offseason moves that could easily put them into the Western Conference elite. Add to that a bigger, stronger, and more focused Pau Gasol, who is averaging 26 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks so far, and you have a sleeper team who will quietly pound out wins to the All Star break, then cruise into the playoffs. I watched them do just that two seasons ago, and it's going to happen again. And this year the uniforms are way sweeter.

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