Random thoughts from the first week, not even slightly related

Opening week and the sports world is back on track again. It's been great. Some observations.

1) Chris Kaman needs to be in one of those new Snickers commercial with the guys in costumes. He should have his bow and arrow and dress as a Valkeryie. It would go something like this:
"Did Reggie Evans grab your balls?"
"Yesss!" Chris fires an arrow across the court hitting the Clippers scoreboard.
"Did you enjoy playing in the summer league?"
"Nooo!" Fires another arrow. Sparks fly like the Natural.
"Want a Snickers?" Ok you get the ideal

2)Not enough praise can be given to the ECK. Football commentators try to be funny and they are usually not. These guys don't even hire a stand up comedian like the football shows do, and their digressions are just as entertaining as their commentary. Their on going criticism of the people running the sound board choosing background music is great. They played the "Time Warp" in the background during a Halloween game and I thought Charles was going to get up and break teh soundboard during the show. Priceless. They made up for it by giving Charles a dozen Krispy Kremes in response to a YouTube question.

3) Fans chanting for Steve Francis in the end of the Blazers game this week. How many other sports have fans that will chant Rudy style for a player that hasn't been relevant in years. Accept for the crowd in Rudy who chanted for a player who was never relevant, but that's not the point. The Rockets traded away Francis who was one of the the few bright spots for the Rockets since 1997. Though his non-stop dribbling was maddening, he was a human highlight real and "The Franchise" for a little while. Hopefully he can get on the floor and make himself relevant again, beyond being the Rockets' Rudy. They already have a Rudy, his jersey is in the rafters.

4) Kobe trade talk. This is actually getting a little annoying. I feel no need to type any more about it accept to say that Kobe is headed toward being the highest maintenance super star in the history of professional sports.

5) Joey Crawford is back. I really hope he officiates another Spurs game. It needs to happen. It needs to be hyped like a WWE match, and David Stern needs to show up to watch. Seeing Stern and Crawford in a battle royale Vince McMahon style battle would be phenomenal. Folding chairs and old men. David Stern should bring the mustache back for this.

5a- Yesssss! Chris fires an arrow of approval.

6) The young teams look like they will be good. I know I have said this already. I don't expect anyone to be terribly excited about Seattle or Portland, but if they keep it together and their GM's can continue at the rate tehy have the Pacific Northwest could rival the state of Texas. If the Seattle fans get screwed out of this someone needs to be held responisble. If you put a sub-par product on the floor for that long and then move right when there is light at the end of the tunnel that is just a shitty way to treat a fan base. This should not happen. Let Oklahoma have New Orleans, a team that they are already familiar with and that will not succeed where they are currently. That is a failed experiment. If Shinn could not get people to commit to pro basketball in the heart of ACC country he is not going to do it in a city that is recovering from one of the worst natural disasters in the history of this country.


7)Do they really need to show great moments in NBA history that are almost exclusively from the playoffs this early in the regular season?

8) Have a beer. and a Snickers. Yessss!

9) Last minute drama in the first week. On the first night the Rockets and Lakers played an intense 1:36. It is only going to get better.

10) We don't have to hear about the damn Patriots and Colts game, or the New York Yankees and A-Rod's stomach churning request for 350 million dollars. Maybe my stomach is churning from the Snickers and the beer. Nooooo!!!


The Captain