| > | | | | How is it that All Star weekend came and went and |
| | | | there was not a sniff of it on a major network? |
| Heading into the combines, the biggest story will | | | | Madness is right around the corner, and it is |
| definitely be Maurice Clarett, and how he can rebound | | | | impressive that Illinois is still unbeaten, but that |
| from last year’s disaster. (Regardless of how | | | | doesn’t change the fact that they will not |
| his combine goes, keep in mind that before Adrian | | | | make the Final Four. North Carolina is still the team to |
| Peterson this year, Clarett was the best freshman | | | | beat for the National Championship. Kansas & |
| running back in decades.) If Clarett goes past the | | | | Kentucky are our next 2 favorites to be cutting |
| first day of the draft he will be a steal. | | | | down nets come April. While Boston College is a |
| Speaking of the Draft; LB Derrick Johnson out of | | | | possibility, I think they are more likely in the same |
| Texas is my favorite player coming out this year. He | | | | category as Illinois. (this year’s St. |
| will have an immediate impact, especially if he goes to | | | | Joe’s?) |
| the right team. I also think that QB Jason Campbell | | | | The Chicago Cubs needed to get rid of Sammy Sosa. |
| maybe a sleeper, I don’t think he should go | | | | But do they really think that Jeromy Burnitz is going |
| before Alex Smith or Aaron Rogers, but I think he | | | | to make up the production offensively? |
| could make a good down the road NFL quarterback. | | | | Trivia Question: |
| A lot of people are saying that this year’s | | | | Which was the only team in the majors whose |
| slam dunk contest rejuvenated the competition. Was | | | | shortstop led the team in slugging percentage? |
| it just me, or did Josh Smith not do anything we | | | | - Would you believe the Tigers. |
| haven’t already seen. He did a Dr. J, he | | | | Carlos Guillen is the early favorite for most |
| jumped over’(it was actually more | | | | underrated player heading into this season. |
| by’ than over). The Nique jersey was | | | | Now that Ed Reed has won defensive player of the |
| a nice touch, but really he just redid a bunch of old | | | | year honors, we can no longer consider him the most |
| school dunks. | | | | underrated player in the NFL. |
| How awful is ABC’s coverage of the NBA? | | | | |