Six Superior Sports Thoughts on Super Bowl Sunday
1. The Over
Hyped Weather
As soon as
the New York Super Bowl was announced, the Big Apple Problem was the New York
weather. So many talking heads expressed their displeasure for the potential of
a blizzard or worse. In the end, we are getting a nice day in the city. It will
be above freezing and we may not need those snow suits after all. We can all
breath until Bruno Mars has a wardrobe malfunction.
2. Bynum a
Pacer
He came as a
relative bargain and is now on the ideal team. He will have to play hard and
keep his head in the game, or David West will take care of him. Unlike the
Cavs, the Pacers have the veteran leadership and instilled work ethic to absorb
whiny Andrew. I cannot imagine him being a distraction or causing this team to
implode. Of course, I may have said the same thing about the Pacers the last
time they were poised to go on a championship run and then they went to
Detroit.
3. The King
is Dead, Long Live the King
David Stern
stepped down yesterday with his "Greatest Commissioner of All Time" Belt still
in tack. He did a lot of great things but was propelled by the talent coming
into the league as he took over. He was really the Tom Brady of Commissioners
in more ways than one. Of course, no send off would be complete without a David
Letterman top ten list.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7z7sg7bk3A
Despite some
flaws, I thought he did a great job. It will also take a while to get used to
the new signature on the ball.
4. Tiger
Starts Slow
He really
has a high bar set for himself. If Tiger Woods plays well in a tournament, we
point out it is not a major. If he plays poorly in a tournament, we ask if he
cannot play well here, how can he play well in a Major? There is no real winning for the number
one ranked player in the world. I checked it, he is still number one. Last
year, Tiger had a season that would be a career year for most, and people let us
know it was not good enough; he was just the player of the year.
5. Raptor
Watch: We are starting to get our heads above water
Last week in
Brooklyn, we scraped and clawed and pulled out the most improbably victory.
This is a completely new Raptor concept unique to this year's squad; they never
quit and they can never be counted out. While their talent is not quite where
it needs to be, this continuously changing culture might be the birth of an eventual
champion. Yeah, they continue to excite me.
6. My
Guaranteed Super Bowl Prediction
Unfortunately,
this one has nothing to do with the game; someone will lose a life today
because of drinking and driving. I called Vegas to try and put twenty bucks on
this and they refused to place odds. They said it was a suckers bet. Like calculating
the odds someone could not go a day without breathing. So if you are reading
this, do me a favour; put the keys away and get a cab to your Super Bowl
destination. Be cheap and pay for the cab. How is getting a cab cheap? The $50
you spend on a taxi might save your life and a few others besides; now that's a
bargain. My plan; enjoy the game, indulge too much, argue with the crowd, take
Advil in the morning, and celebrate Peyton's win!
