Blickees Winter Sports Roundup

NBA GMs Shaking Up Rosters

The Suns, Mavs, Heat, Cavs, Lakers and Bulls all made significant moves before the trading deadline.  Lakers owner Jerry Buss is currently under investigation for highway robbery in stealing Gasol for a Snickers and a pack of Big League Chew.  The Suns brought in the Big Washed Up hoping he will provide them with some toughness down the stretch. 

Most importantly though, the trade of Larry Hughes to the Bulls likely marks the end of one of the funniest and one of my favorite sports blogs.

http://heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com/

Cheers to a great run and as one of your commenters recommends, I know many who will pay big money for http://damnitdolanwhythef---doesisiahhaveajob.com

No One is Safe from Roger Clemens

His wife? Check.  Good friends? Check.  Who is next in Roger's insane blame game.  If you tell a lie enough times you can forget it was a lie.  I'm just glad I don't know him or else I might be under federal investigation.  Why not just blame everything on Jose Canseco?  Now that I think about it, the feds should call Jose an expert witness.  There aren't many out there doubting his book's credibility now.

Meanwhile, under the radar, Barry Bonds is paying off all of the witness in his case and slipped his attorney a bonus retainer to make the skeletons in his closet "go away." 

Celtic Bandwagon now loading Old Washed Up NBAers

PJ Brown leads the pack with Sam Cassell right around the corner.  Don’t be surprised if Karl Malone, Gary Payton, Reggie Miller, and other retired roster hopping ringless wonders are rumored to be working with Tim Grover.

Chris Paul v. Steve Nash

I am of the opinion that:

1) Chris Paul deserved to start over Nash in the all-star game and
2) Paul has surpassed Nash as the better PG at this point. 

Yeah Nash has 2 MVPs and playoff experience, so I’m not saying Paul has had a better career.  However, right now, this minute, today, I’ll argue till I’m blue in the face Paul is better.  Why?  He’s quicker, a better finisher, just as good a playmaker and ball handler and a much better defender.  If you consider the fact that Paul and the Hornets completed a season sweep of the Suns this evening and that Paul dominated Nash in all matchups, I think it’s a no brainer. 

Discredit the regular season if you want, but not only have the Suns never shown an ability to flip a playoff “switch” but Nash is probably having nightmares about having to chase Paul in a potential 7 game series.  Nash has to feel like the 40 year old guy at your local basketball park who’s asked to pick up that quick young ankle breaker that no one wants to guard for fear of skinning their knees up on the hard cement.

Sean Salisbury leaves ESPN in favor of Cris Carter?!?!?

Huh?  Salisbury pisses me off a lot, however, I can respect a guy that can play a good devil’s advocate sometimes.  But there are a lot of guys who could have been jettisoned before Sean.  (*ehem* Emmitt Smith *cough*)  Your first priority should be to replace the English language butchers when you've got a guy on your station who says brilliant things like "If you want to stay perfect, you cannot go undefeated with a blemish on your record" and who gives groundbreaking Super Bowl analysis such as "what happened tonight, the strength of the Patriots' team got debacled."

Since there is no such thing as a good blog without Cowboy bashing:

Rumor: Cowboys may make a play for Randy Moss

No way in hell this happens and even if it is hell and it does happen there is no way it works.  Not enough balls to go around or enough cameras to cover the media circus.  To top it all off, under Wade Phillips’ watch?  It’s like asking 90 year old grandparents to adopt your juvenile delinquent kids.  Only madness can result.  But with Jerry Jones involved I fear saying never.

Rumor: Eagles to forgo the draft and start next season with 2007 roster

Clearly I’m joking, but after reading this little piece and growing tired of Andy Reid’s arrogance, I don’t know how surprised I would be to see this come to fruition.  (let’s see how effective reverse psychology is)

Defensive Player of the Week: Kyle Korver

Credit to okayplayer once again for making me shoot Sunkist out of my nose after seeing this defensive display by Kyle Korver of the Utah Jazz.  I’ll bet he did that to avoid getting posterized and it happened anyway.

The funniest thing about this picture is McCants is going up for a jumper, not cocked back preparing to do a 360 windmill from the free throw line in a Superman cape.  Its not like little kids have posters of players getting facials from mid range jumpers in their rooms.  Its ok to put a hand up, God forbid you sprain a finger or something.

Runner up:

Take Wally out of this picture and you know what it looks like. 

Let’s just say I wouldn’t want to be around these guys with my commissary.