The following is a guest blog written by a friend of Demented Tiger, Jim. The views in this post do not not necessarily reflect those of Demented Tiger.
The Suns have the best record in the west, the most efficient offense in the NBA, and the most entertaining basketball team to watch, so what do they do…blow it up by trading Marion for the lead footed, foul prone, hip replacement, Shaquille O’Neil. The Diesel has too many miles on the odometer to be of any value to this team. (Editorial Note: This was a great deal for the Heat. They dumped Shaq with 2 years @ $20m per year left on his contract. Marion has the opportunity to opt out after this season and there is a good chance he will do just that, and if not the Heat will have to pay him $17m for next season only. No matter what, the Heat are getting the better, cheaper player with a shorter contract. Like Jim said, Shaq is done. Has Isiah taken over the Suns?)
Take the 5th, admit your past and move on, or just remain quiet! But he’s done none of this in a last ditch effort to save his name and legacy. Even though Pettitte AND Knoblauch have verified McNamee’s claim and he magically regained his dominance at age 35, he seems determined to prove otherwise. They tried to damage McNamee’s credibility over the possible rape charges in October ’01 but Clemens just gave us the reason McNamee never injected him after the ’01 season (the assumption being Roger was no longer able to trust him after getting caught GHB’ing some groupie and found someone else to poke him in the ass). Roger isn’t going to be able to pitch his way out of this jam he has himself in, so get a jail cell ready between the fastest woman on earth and the Pumpkinhead. (Editorial Note: Roger did it.)
(Editorial Note: The following is an exerpt from WSJ Daily Fix)
NATIONAL SIGNING DAY:
How did signing day become what it is today — Signing Day? Mainstream college-football fans began obsessing over which high-school players would attend which schools, Andy Staples writes in Sports Illustrated, around 20 years ago, right around when Will Ferrell was a USC intern answering phone calls from fans about would-be recruits.
That history reached its apex this week with two small-town tales from the high and low end of recruiting. Five-star quarterback Terrelle Pryor, from Jeannette, Pa., (pop. 10,654), is the first player ranked No. 1 nationally not to have committed on Signing Day in recent memory, one recruiting analyst — yes, that’s a paying job these days — told Sports Illustrated’s Stewart Mandel. It seems now Mr. Pryor wants to consider Penn State — and the New York Times cheekily headlined its article today, back when it seemed only archrivals Michigan and Ohio State were contenders, by saying Mr. Pryor is “majoring in drama” this recruiting season. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Keith Pompey explains how Pryor hoopla has inundated Jeannette.
Meanwhile, two-star offensive guard Kevin Hart of Fernley, Nev., (19,700) announced Friday before a school assembly and local media that he was choosing Cal over Oregon. Problem is, neither school recruited him. Mr. Hart says someone impersonating recruiters hoodwinked him. The Washington Post’s Josh Barr attempts to sort out the feel-good story turned murky. If there really was a prankster, that person “is the cruelest human on earth,” Deadspin’s Will Leitch writes. “Also: Clever. But to be clear: Evil.”
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