Rants & Raves
Rants and raves out of an idiot's mouth on this Wednesday morning:
It seems as if I spoke too soon about the mighty Detroit Pistons. Last week I raved about their impressive 3-0 start. Since then the Pistons have been having trouble piecing together a victory and it has started to affect team chemistry.
After a recent loss to the Knicks, Grant Hill ripped into teammate Bison Dele.
Hill stated that if Dele did not want to give the effort, then the team should sit him down. Meanwhile another Piston, Jerry Stackhouse, complained about not getting enough offensive opportunities because Hill is scoring so much.
It's good to see Hill step up and become a leader, but Stackhouse has to shut his big mouth. Against the Magic and Knicks, Stackhouse took 18 shots and made 1. Why would the Pistons want to give him the ball more? Sure he has great physical skills, but he has no jumper and does not pass.
Getting back to Hill: it is about time he stepped up. He needs to motivate the Pistons just like Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer did back in the day. Are you taking notes Barry Sanders?
Did anyone watch the ESPY Awards the other night? It had about as much interest as a "Family Matters" marathon. There was no question who would win the categories and the comedic value of the show was not there. It did not even come close to last year's show when Norm McDonald had me rolling on the ground laughing.
Marv Albert is returning to television by broadcasting NBA games for TNT. Albert has not broadcast NBA games on television since he received his "pink slip" from NBC.
My take on the situation is that I do not care if Albert wears women's panties or likes to bite as long as he can call the Lakers-Jazz game on Sunday afternoons.
I believe that croutons should be marketed as a hand snack. They are a tasty treat when placed in a salad, why not have croutons in their natural state? They would probably be relatively healthy and I am positive that they would be very filling.
Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500 over the weekend. The only reason I know this fact is that he has an incredibly hot wife. Giddy Up!
My hat is off to Mike Utley who was told he would never walk again but proved doctors, and everyone else wrong this week. It is a testimony to what heart and desire can do for a human being.
I am personally glad that the Cincinnati Bearcats have been losing some basketball games lately. Their head coach, Bob Huggins, runs a dirty program so I thoroughly enjoy seeing them fail.
I apologize to anyone who was upset with my comments about John Stamos last week. In no way did I intend to demean either John Stamos' acting ability or the show "Full House" which provided quality entertainment for millions. In actuality it is still providing endless entertainment in syndication, however, I am not one of the millions.
In case anyone cares "Sparty," the Michigan State mascot, was ranked as the number one he-man mascot by Muscle and Fitness magazine. The rest of the top five were the Purdue Boilermaker; the Georgia Bulldog; the Florida Gator; and the Montana Grizzly.
