The Weekend Wrap 12/9-12/11

THIS I KNOW:

Say what you want, but the argument is over…………Adam Morrison is clearly the best player in college basketball. Not only is he the best, but right now he is the most valuable as well. After watching JJ Redick torch Texas in the Meadowlands, I was kind of getting back on the JJ train, but Morrison elevated his game and rose to the occasion. His team is undermanned right now, with their starting backcourt out due to injury, and Morrison just willed his team to a victory over Oklahoma State, capping it off with a step back three against 2 defenders for the game winner with 2.5 seconds on the clock. He is averaging almost 39 minutes a game and dropping a mind blowing 28.5 points. He is the “Reggie Bush” of college hoops.

Speaking of MVP’s I have been meaning to state this way earlier in the season, and even though his team comes off a bad loss yesterday I still believe Steve Smith is the MVP of the NFL. It may be unorthodox but you really need to watch this guy play, when he is in the game he adds a dimension of excitement and play making ability that nobody else on his team has. Even yesterday in his team’s bad loss he accounted for 72% of the total offense. He had a huge punt return to put his team in position to draw within a field goal late in the game, then two plays later made a first down catch on 3rd and 7 to keep the drive alive; unfortunately two plays later Jake Delhomme threw to a covered Ricky Proehl and Ronde Barber sealed the game with an interception. Smith, however, has been big time all season long with 8 100 yard games and 10 touchdowns.

Dan Filowitz (A Great Jew) = Football Genius. Screw Mike Martz, Bill Walsh, Bill Belichick, and Brian Billick and all other asshole football coach’s who think they are splitting the atom with strategy. Dan Filowitz (A Great Jew) knows what’s up. During our time growing up and watching football on TV Dan would always scream at the television when on second and goal teams did not play action pass. His scientific theory was the second down is the perfect down to do it on, because the defense is still thinking run. Well yesterday with the game on the line, and Larry Allen the human road grader to run behind, Cowboys Coach Bill Parcells called the old play action tight end drag. Now I am sure in NFL verbage (a made up football word) that play takes about 17 seconds to call out, but whatever you call it, it worked. Tight End Dan Campbell was as wide open as Jenna Jameson after a three day shoot (yeah, I went there). The best part about it was them showing Parcells reaction to the play, the shot they used started as the Cowboys broke the huddle and before the ball was even snapped Parcells broke out into this sly grin, because he knew by the way the linebacker was line up that the play was going to be successful, that is what a great coach is all about.

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Did Reggie Bush really receive 784 first place votes in the Heisman balloting? That is ridiculous. He won all six voting regions, and had the widest margin of victory ever. The only guy to ever receive more first place votes was OJ Simpson, hopefully Reggie Bush hacks up his ex wife 25 years down the road too. But the most amazing number was the fact that Bush appeared on 99% of the ballots. Huh, 99%? Not 100%? Who is the fucking dickbag who did not vote for Reggie Bush on some level? Who, I want to know and I want to know right now. This asshole should be strung up by his testicles outside the Rose Bowl and people should be allowed to throw human excrement at him. Then after Bush racks up 400 total yards against Texas en route to a third National Championship, Bush should walk out of the stadium and gouge this fuckers eyes out so that he can never watch a college football game again.

Did Stan Van Gundy really not make it until Christmas? Wow, that was way sooner than expected, especially when you consider the fact that the Diesel has only played 3 games this season. Now the official reports are saying Van Gundy resigned for personal reasons, but we all know Riles is going to take over the seat on the bench. Van Gundy was set up for failure from day one down in Miami. Plus, after some re-examination the Heat really lack any type of quality depth and with Jason Williams & Shaq out there lineup is seriously depleted. In the East all you have to do is get to April, and the Heat have enough talent to do that, and it would have been nice to see Van Gundy get the chance to lead them in the playoffs.

IN THE NEWS:

Well there has really been nothing in the news, because the dreadful news outlets have already started their year in review shows. I mean crap people; it is still 12 days until Christmas. Can we at least contain the year in review shows to the time between Christmas and New Years, please.

Comedian Richard Pryor passed away this weekend. He is the father of modern stand up, where Lenny Bruce chipped away at the walls of decency and conformity in the 60’s, Richard Pryor tore them down with his first hand accounts of black experience in America and his dead on social commentary. His stand up material is that of legend, it almost seems surreal when you watch him perform. His brazen attitude toward society and the racial undertones of his day will never be topped by anyone. He was truly one of kind when it comes to stand up comedic brilliance. He went on to become a major player in Hollywood but could never totally recapture that magic that propelled him into the movies, as the silver screen was a two dimensional canvas. Pryor needed to work in a three dimensional world where his comedy could be enjoyed and his willingness to take risks could be celebrated.