Daily Roundup- Monday, February 16th

Some All Star game that was, my quick hit thoughts:
That Shaq Dance was nice to open up the show and since then I’ve see the Jabbowockees everywhere from “G” commercials to All Star game festivities. I have to watch another Randy Jackson show?
CP3 is the best player to watch. His passes were crisp and his ball handling is incredible. He takes too many chances on defense but his numbers show that he knows what he is doing.
Kobe and LeBron were trying too hard to win the MVP award which is how its supposed to be and I like that.
AI looks downright wierd without the braids.
Shaq and Kobe, CO-MVP’s? Hmmm.
That band-aid that Dwayne Wade ala Nelly circa early 2000’s is just about the most ridiculous thing in the world. I don’t know what makes him think it’s a good look, unless it’s a hit in those sex parties that he reportedly attends.
Dwight Howard has definitely overtaken every NBA player as someone I would like to hang out with. He just seems like he won’t care to be himself.
Don’t quote me on this, but Tim Duncan during the All Star Game looked to me like he couldn’t wait to leave and get back to the season. Something about the way he looked tells me that he’s primed and charged to go for a title run.

Back to the NBA All Star game, while the West won and spoiled my streak for cash bets, it was highly suspect for the NBA to award the All Star game MVP to both Shaq and Kobe considering their wonderful history. Here’s the LA Times reporting that.

While the Times may not share in my conspiracy theorist ways, I do subscribe to the notion that whatever David Stern can fix to appease fans and create discussion he will. Nothing that Shaq did in that game was deserving of winning the MVP of that game. Kobe deserved it fairly but not Shaq and its ridiculous to even presume to begin to think that they are chummy. Just listen to Kobe’s post game press conference. Sitting next to Shaq, while Shaq is willing to play the game with the media and talk about all the wonderful times they had together, Kobe was not so nostalgic and forthcoming for another reunion. Just gives you all the insight as to who they both are.

Its never too early to get excited about Royals baseball says Joe Posnanski. Yeah, sure Joe, whatever.

His projections are all from different websites and while I believe some, I can’t see Alex Gordon improving that much. He’s supposed to be this stud and he just seems like Mike Jacobs 3.0. Oh wait, they have the original playing first base. Until the guy recognizes a breaking ball, he won’t be able to make it in the bigs.

When Alex Rodriguez shows up to Meet the Press, don’t expect him to be alone. Expect the Yankees to roll out the red carpet of support for their now beleaguered slugger as a sign of unity says Joe Girardi.

Notice the names that are being mentioned. Mariano, Jorge, Jeter, Pettite. The mainstays from the championship days. The veteran core expected to help their star get out of the muck he himself has created. Hopefully at some point during the conference he looks over and pounds his chest twice and points at them and says thank you guys. For the media sharks, having Jeter there to also answer some questions would be great since Jeter is so calm and natural and always seems to know exactly what to say. Just tell Andy to shut his mouth and not say anything at all.

As Ray Lewis’ name gets talked about around the league, one team sports writer is saying that perhaps Ray Ray coming to his team might be a bad idea. Gil Lebreton reporting.

Perhaps bringing in another circus act wouldn’t be the greatest thing. A lot of people don’t like Ray’s style of showing up other teams by doing his celebrating and his fired up tempo, but his leadership skills are a thing of pure myth. His ability to get people to listen to him is something that the Cowboys need more than anything. The strongest personality in the Cowboys locker room is Terrell Owens which is a bad thing when you consider that there is NO ONE that will combat him when he does something wrong.


New York Times did a story on Danny Granger which talks about the way that this quiet all star goes about his business.

Granger has all the kind of baggage to be an excellent NBA star: Hard neighborhood growing up? Check. Father trying to test his son as a young man? Check. Getting snubbed during the draft by a lot of teams? Check. He’s quiet, mature, and a guy who is willing to be a franchise player without all the amped up personality that a lot of guys have to carry these days to get noticed. But by his peers its clear that everyone respects him.