Heisman Tonight, Alternatives!

Don't Watch.

I really don't care who's gonna win....okay, I DO care, I'll admit.

But will I ever watch the presentation? No. I didn't even watch it when Josh Heupel was in the running.

Robbed!

(And Josh Heupel looks like a total (excuse my language) asshat today. He may not be an asshat, but he sure does look like one. I can't stand his face.)

But, if you really need to watch something tonight, I have some options for you:

ISS Mission Coverage, The NASA Channel, 10 CST
Watch that satellite move around the globe! Watch technicians at Mission Control eat donuts!

2007 Powerade Jam Fest, ESPN 2, 7 CST
Watch High-School students play basketball! Then, have the ESPN Z-List reporters ask the school Administrators why that High School has that highest drop out rate in the country, and why none of the players know where Denmark is!

Womens' College Volleyball, ESPN U, 8 CST
Okay, you out there who DO watch this know why you will watch this.

Texas at Rice, College Sports Television, 7 CST
Watch as how none of the players on Rice are Asian!

1998 Boxing: Zab Judah v.s Mickey Ward in Miami, ESPN Classic, 7 CST
Just tape the faces of two famous people on your television screen, and it's Celebrity Boxing!

Playbook AFC, NFL Network, 7 CST
So much football analysis your brain hurts!

NBATV GameNight, NBATV, 7 CST
Watch Andre Aldridge (I think he's related to David Aldridge) and Fred Carter (Pround member of the losingest team ever in the NBA) analyze the exciting Jazz vs. Mavericks matchup!

Or......play some chess.

(Note: All Opinions expressed in this article are solely the opinions of Zorgon and do not reflect the opinions of Okluschen in any way, shape, or form. I'm pretty sure he likes the Heisman.)

The Real Reason the Warriors Won Vs. the Heat, Dec. 8th, 2007

You guys don't get the real reason why we won. It's because the Heat lost. The Warriors players may have put up a good fight late, but the Heat made a crucial error with about 10 minutes to go.

They took out both Mourning and Shaq. After winning all game and having it their way, they decide to try to small ball with us when there's 10 minutes to go with a team of half-retired men. That's just stupid, the only guy who could really do it was Dorell Wright. Shaq has the best plus minus on the team at +7! Mourning had third best at -3! The only other person who was not in the negatives was Jason Williams, who was injured in the first half, when the Heat were winning! Shaq was perfect from the field! So why, Pat Riley? Why?

Probobly just to prove some stupid point to Shaq.

So, in any case, it was a good win.

And Miami....I feel sorry for you.

Addendum: Shaq played only 21 minutes last game, and 21 in this one. AND he's complaining about not getting enough minutes. So there goes that point.

The Philadelphia 76ers Myth

Let me begin this article by listing a number of scores:

Chi Win 96-85
NJ Loss 88-93
Cha Win 94-63
Tor Loss 103-105
NO Loss 72-93
Dal Loss 84-99
NO Loss 76-95
Por Win 92-88
Was Loss 101-116
Det Loss 78-83
GS Loss 98-100
Mil Win 114-99
Uta Loss 95-106
Was Win 85-84
NJ Loss 92-94
Atl Loss 79-88
Bos Loss 103-113

Now from those score listed, is this team a HORRIBLE team? It it a team without potential?

Now, let me list all of the scores from the Seattle SuperSonics.

Pho Loss 99-106
LAC Loss 101-115
Sac Loss 98-104
Mem Loss 98-105
Uta Loss 101-103
Det Loss 103-107
Orl Loss 76-103
Mia Win 104-95
Atl Win 126-123
Cha Loss 84-100
Mem Loss 108-125
NJ Loss 93-98
SA Loss 101-116
LAL Loss 99-106
Orl Loss 94-110
Ind Win 95-93
GS Loss 96-109
LAC Win 95-88

Very similar teams, eh? Both of them have close games versus experienced teams, both of them fizzle out in the 3rd Quarter. But, the first team seems to do a better job of it. Both of them are young and have talent. The second team is the Seattle Supersonics. Can you guess the other?

The Philadelphia 76ers.

Now, most people see Seattle and think: "Oh, an up and coming team! With Kevin Durant, anything is possible! Think of the roleplayers, and Jeff Green! A couple more years, and they'll be right where Cleveland is now!"

So you say Okay, and ask about Philadelphia. They say: "Ugh, that craphole? They're nothing without Allen Iverson. All they've got is Andre Igoudala. They'll remain in rebuilding mode for a couple years with Minnesota."

So, why all of the 76er hate? Misconceptions.

Lets compare their stars head-to-head.

Point Guard:

PHI: Andre Miller
PPG: 15.6
RPG: 4.4
APG: 5.2
SPG: 0.8
TO: 2.2

SEA: Earl Watson
PPG: 15.6 7.7
RPG: 2.4
APG: 6.1
SPG: 0.8
TO: 2.3

It's clear who's the better all around player. Watson has to share time with 2 others, yes, but they've been injured enoguh to where his point totals shouldn't be bothered. He has another assist, but it is the only slight advantage. More season, and it'll even out.

ADVANTAGE: Philadelphia

Big Guns:

PHI: Andre Igoudala
PPG: 18.1
RPG: 6.5
APG: 5.2
SPG: 1.9
BPG: 0.8
TO: 2.4

SEA: Kevin Durant
PPG: 19.5
RPG: 4.4
APG: 1.9
SPG: 1.0
BPG: 1.1
TO: 3.4

All around, except for a couple less points, Igoudala IS the better all around player. And even if you did want to argue points, Kevin Durants shooting percentage is slightly less. Now of course, Andre Igoudala is almost fully developed while Kevin Durnat is only in his rookie year, but you have to understand that Kevin Durant has been given the KEYS to the franchise. He can do whatever he wants out there, because this season will be basically written off as "rebuilding". Andre Igoudala has to cooperate with two other proven talents on his team (Miller, Dalembert). He is such a more efficent and effective player. In closing, the final verdict is:

ADVANTAGE NOW: Philadelphia
ADVANTAGE LATER: Seattle

Big Men:

PHI: Samuel Dalembert
PPG: 10.9
RPG: 8.7
BPG: 2.2
TO: 1.7

SEA: Chris Wilcox
PPG: 15.7
RPG: 7.5
BPG: 0.5
TO: 1.2

The players are about evenly matched big man wise. Chris Wilcox has a better offense, while Samuel Dalembert has a better defense. Chris Wilcox has slightly better non-big-man categories (AST, STL), so I'll give the slight edge to him.

ADVANTAGE: Seattle

Now it is clearly seen that the teams are evenly matched. Yet people are still skeptical.

Hell, this same Philly team almost rallied back for the playoffs last year WITHOUT Allen Iverson!

And don't even talk to me about the future. Andre Igoudala is a good player, and while he may not be as good as Kevin Durant, he can definately hold his own. Both teams have their draft picks for next year. They have roughly the same Salary Cap (not to mention Philadelphia will get out of cap hell a year earlier when Chris Webber and Aaron McKies contracts expire, and Seattle will have to wait two years to get under the cap while having to resign some essential players.)

So, I've spit out all of this information, and made it clear that Philadelphia is in the same/a better situation in the long run than Seattle. You may be wondering: What's the point? Why have you done this, are you a 76ers homeboy or something?

Okay, here it is:

If Sam Presti has done such a great job with Seattle, than why in the HELL was Billy King, who's lead Philly through thick and thin and set them up nicely for the future, fired?

I rest my case.

(Good comeback article, eh?)

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Giving him the business.

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Locks of the Week: Week 10

Locks in a minute, but there's some major baseball to discuss. First of all, somehow my man C.C. Sabathia was able to steal the AL Cy Young from Josh Beckett. Not sure how that happened, not even I would have voted for Sabathia over Beckett, but I'm happy for the guy none the less. Another congrats to Eric Wedge, AL Manager of the Year.

What's going on with George Steinbrenner? Has he finally gone soft? We were already to kiss A-Rod's New York career goodbye, and now he's back in the Bronx. Though he's the richest man in sports history, I think he'll regret the decision in a few years, there's only so much of Yankee fandom (or criticism really) that one can take.

And, in case you haven't heard, Barry Bonds was indicted the other day. I've made my stance known, but I'll say it again. I hope they drop the hammer on this guy.And it's not just him. I feel the same for a lot of other guys, like Clemons and McGwire. Maybe people wouldn't feel this way if the guy wasn't such a jerk. It's all over now Barry Bondzilla.


At last, the end of an era

OK, Now for locks.

My locks for last week was for Notre Dame to go against the spread or something like that, I don't really recall it (or do I want to). But I do remember my pick of Dallas to cover against the New York Ginats, which was a success. For this week, I got West Virginia (-6.5) against the Cincinnati Bearkats, and in the NFL, the Chicago Bears (+5.5) to suprise against the Seattle Seahawks.


Grossman is back in the saddle again for Chicago.

Zorgon had Tulsa in a masterlock against the University of Houston, and Buffalo, who successfully covered against the Miami Dolphins. For this week he had Arizona (+12) against the spread vs Oregon, a pick that proved promising for Zorgon last night. In the NFL, he has Cleveland (-3) covering against Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens.


Almost as good a pick as whoever had the "over" on the over/under in this game.

Frost's picks for last week were Virgina over Miami (win) and Chicago over Oakland (also a win). This week, he hopes to make up some more ground with Tennessee (-12) to cover vs Vandy, and Cincinnati (-3) to cover against the Cardinals.


I wouldn't like this pick if Jay Cutler will still the QB for the Commodores

The Standings:
1) okluschen 10-5-1
2) Zorgon 10-6
3) Jason Frost 7-7-2

A Perfect Image of How All Warriors Fans Feel

From the best Latvian member of Golden State of Mind: Lat We N Trash.

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Notes on Anti-Clutchness, and the Difference Between Richardson and Azubuike

So, you like Azubuike, eh? The exact same as JRich? The 3s, the athletic dunks, the passion....they're all there! So, what, exactly, is the difference between the two?
JRich would've severely helped us out in the clutch tonight.

Azubuike still hasn't found that ability, and he plays almost as bad as Monta. We can;t rely on only one clutch guy (Baron) if we want to win games.

What most people don't realize is that we've had very few blowouts. We always make it close, and clutch players last year really helped us out of the hole. I mean, if you want me to be honest, I think the old Montgomery team had more clutchness than we do right now. (I know I made a comment in the game thread contrary to this above, but I was meaning that we are a decent 3rd Qtr team, whereas the Montgomery era team was TERRIBLE in the third.)

So, someone needs to step up. And most people think that person will be Stephen Jackson.
Well, I do agree that he's more of a clutch player than we have in our lineup right now, but the man is by no means Jason Richardson or Baron-esque. He can put in what he needs, but he'll never have that "big shot" ability that Baron and JRich have to put it in when it really matters with less than 2 minutes to go in the 4th.

Now don't go telling me that this gradual losing of our lead was stoppable. The Pistons are the most experienced team in the NBA, they've played with each other for a long time, and Sheed was simply in FIYAH. The best you can do is try to slow it down as much as you can.

And don't go telling me about freethrows either. The Warriors WILL miss their freethrows. It's a fact of life. The Warriors hitting their freethrows are about as likely as Jim Barnett not telling you to go for the 2 for 1 or feed the hot hand. Jrich missed his freethrows, too. So, NEVER AGAIN shall anyone say that FreeThrows are a factor. If they go in, it's a miracle. I'll be happy with 5%. Anything else is a bonus. Just count them as lost points, and anything else is a bonus. That's how I look at it.

So, in closing, if Stephen Jackson can't some in and step it up to be the "2nd Clutch Man" to Baron (assuming noone else steps up) I predict we will get 25 wins.

So, how do we solve this problem?

Trade for Adonal Foyle. The dude is getting very inconsistent minutes from Coach Stan Van Gundy. Pat garrity is playing out of his mind, and Adonal has a very little role on the team, especially when Tony Battie comes back.

So, Adonal looks to step into our team and average around 292 points. During a game against Houston last year, in less than a minute, he had 4 points. Assuming he can keep this production up throughout the season, he will help us easily soar past opponents.

Defense? For the 4 minutes he was in against the Cavaliers tonight, Zyundras Ilgauskas didn't score a lick. Assuming he can keep up this production, opposing Centers will average no stats.
Accuracy? In his 10 year career, he has a 100% FG percentage for all of the NBA Playoffs.

Lastly: Athleticism?
Dude's got legs.

So, why not pick up a Hall of Fame center who should be extremely easy to trade for?

There is no confusion, Adonal Foyle is the solution.

Status Update

Where are we? Why only locks of the week?

A Few Reasons:

Over the last couple weeks, we've either been swamped with school work or sick with some sort of disease.

Adonal, simply put, is doing terrible. (Or, as Charles Barkely would say, trrbl.) He's getting surpassed by Pat Garrity day in and day out, he usually gets a block and a couple of rebounds. The offense that has been "perculating within him all of these years" and showed such great promise in the Pre-Season has been nonexistant. It's basically a sit and wait game.

The Warriors have performed equally as well. 0-5, and I REALLY don't want to get on here and say, "Freethrows Lolz". I've come to accept about 5% freethrows made. Anything else is a bonus.

The NFL and NCAA Football have taken a backseat due to basketball season starting. I'll try to readjust my focus a bit. Especially with the Browns doing so well.

So, in closing....yeah, we need to update more.

Locks of the Week: Week 9

Yes I know what you're saying. A locks of the week segment, ON TIME! I admit, I've been as punctual as a pig to the slaughter house, but yes, for this week, I am on time.

I am still in the lead, and I have to admit, it's getting a little lonely at the top, especially after last weeks very sharp 2-0. For this week, I have Notre Dame (+3) against the spread vs Air Force. Navy got lucky last week and ND wants revenge against the military. My pro lock is for Dallas (-1) to cover against the New York Football Giants.


There's still some pride left in the sign

Zorgon went 1-1 last week. For this week, he has Tulsa (-1) covering against Houston for his college lock. In the NFL, he has Buffalo (-3) covering against the Miami Dolphins, who can't win no matter what country they play in.


Tough times in Miami, especially watching their undefeated record crumble.

Frost had another tough week, watching his picks go 0-1-1 last week. He hopes to rebound and get back in the hunt by picking Virgina (+3.5) against the spread vs Miami in the last home game for the hurricanes ever. Not so sure about this pick, but we'll see. His pro pick is for Chicago (-3) to cover against Oakland.


Sad times in college and pro Miami football.

ESPNU Allstate BCS Standings Review:
1) okluschen 9-4-1
2) Zorgon 8-6
3) OU, National Champions in Football 13-1
4) Frost 5-7-2

Locks of the Week: Week 8

Football season is around halfway done. I think it's been a good season so far. This has to be one of the most exciting years for college football. Never so many upsets, never so much confusion about the Heisman winner. And in the NFL, we've got the regular season game of the century coming up. Has there been a more tense rivalry in the past few years than this? But more on that later. Now, the locks.

For this week, Zorgon has Oregon State (+15) against the University of Southern California. It was a monumental upset last year, and Zorgon hopes for the same this season. He also has Green Bay (+2) against the spread versus a very physical defense in the Kansas City Chiefs.

Frost's locks for this week are Oklahoma State (+3) against the spread vs Texas. Texas has been struggling this season, despite being number 15 in the nation. That should be an interesting game. His pro lock is for the Patriots (-5.5) to cover against the the Colts in that game of the century I was talking about.


Tom Brady hopes to remain undefeated against the Colts

And last but not least, there's me. For this week I got Texas Tech to cover (-21) against the Baylor Bears. And for my pro lock, I'm going head to head aginst Jason Frost. That's right, I've got the Colts. Crazy you say? Not so fast my friend. The tide has turned in this rivalry. Peyton has their number now. Expect the unexpected my friend, expect the unexpected.



If Lee Corso picked pro games, I'm sure he'd pick Indy.

Just a reminer of the standings:
okluschen 7-4-1
Zorgon 7-5
Jason Frost 5-6-1