two-a-days

so, I caught this week's episode of two-a-days, and I was glad Hoover got the win against Pell City. You could obviously tell that PC was the far inferior team, but still, as Coach Probst said, when you've won four state titles in a row, it's easy to get complacent. Speaking of Coach Probst, he's pretty Bud Kilmer-esque. You've got to wonder if there's a Johnny Mox sitting on the bench just waiting to get his shot.

I've got Hoover winning the next couple, but failing to win the title for the first time in five years. Ross has the talent to toss that 'skin, but I just don't think the receivers have the heart and the talent to get the job done.

You've got to hand it to Mark for gettin' laid in a deer stand though. Prime time players make prime time plays.

One Man's Odds on the Conference to Beat in the Tourney

Pac-10: 5:2
SEC: 3:1
ACC: 7:2
Big-12: 7:2
Big Ten: 10:1
Big East: 15:1
Conference USA: 25:1
Mountain West: 75:1
WAC: 75:1
Field: 150:1

Sometimes we attempt to play sports as well

We're big advocates of watching sports from our couch. It's comfortable and the beer doesn't cost as much. On occasion we'll make it to our courtside seats. We'll chat with Paul Allen and his new golddigging girlfriend. Then, we'll calmly walk out to center court and impress the masses with feats of athleticism rarely seen.

He cocks back and Shoots!......Comes up a little short...(click here to see)

We here at WUWS, want it known that the shot was dead on target. A few pushups and the $10,000 worth of LaZboy furniture was coming home.

Anthony and Iverson

So I was watching sports the other day, and an announcer on espn said the Nuggets were the favorite to win the Northwest Division. Huh? Utah is 9.5 games ahead right now! The obvious assumption is that because Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony are so good, it's only a matter of time before they propel Denver into the stratosphere.

But why? Basketball is about five guys on the floor, not one or even two. Two shoot-first players on the same team rarely works to the extent of the expectations placed upon it, unless the players are willing to sacrifice some ego. But in the NBA, no one is willing to sacrifice some ego. Which is one of the many reasons why the NBA is spinning in the toilet and will be Dead To Me when the Sonics move to Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City?!?).

Rumors swirled around the trade deadline about possible trades. If only the Bulls had Pau Gasol, they would be a title contender. If only the Suns had Rashard Lewis, they would be an all-time great team. Adding good players, even great players, doesn't always make your team better. One of the biggest reasons NBA general managers are so incompentent is that they don't understand this. No, Sports Guy, Chicago is not Pau Gasol away from contending for a title. The idea that completely changing the dynamic of a mostly successful team in mid-season (trading Deng for Gasol) will push the team "over the top" is so stupid that Bill Simmons should lose his GM-bashing rights.

Basketball is a team sport. The team dynamic is made of the players on the floor. A game plan is put together by mixing the available players on the roster into a series of combinations throughout the game to maximize effectiveness. Adding a new player, especially an alpha-dog, changes the whole dynamic, and there is never a guarentee it will work as well as before. Sometimes standing pat is the best move you can make (unless you have Jamal Crawford, Stephon Marbury, Steve Francis, Quintin Richardson, and Nate Robinson all on your team).

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NCAA tourney musings

I watch sports and I am here to tell you that Kansas is a lock for the tournament. Julian Wright pwns the Big XII. In Lawrence, they speak in reverential tones about the length of his....wingspan. Rock, chalk Jayhawk indeed.

I watch sports and let me tell you, I'm not ready to give up on Justin Dentmon. His stats are pretty similar to Will Conroy's after two seasons. Then again, Will Conroy was a badass. It's a little known fact that as a sophomore at Garfield High, he fathered Kevin Durant. Dentmon on the other hand has been known to perform spoken word poetry that is only marginally harder than the works of JJ Redick. Truly, Dentmon's career is at a crossroads.

Memphis has a team full of players that can jump high. If the baskets are raised to 11 feet in the tourney, they are a huge threat to win it all. If the baskets remain at 10 feet, the Tigers' inability to master fundamentals such as shooting will hurt them.

Remember when the SEC was awesome? What happened there?

• Kentucky can't recruit McDonald's All-Americans anymore.
• Arkansas hasn't been a threat since people started respecting them a decade ago.
• LSU despite a surprise run last year has been mediocre for the most part.
• Besides Florida, the best teams are Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Tennessee's best moment this year was when their coach painted his chest at a women's game.

Perhaps it's best to stay away from the SEC when filling out your bracket.

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