- Congrats to Trevor Bayne on being the youngest Daytona 500 winner ever! Now the hard part for him is realizing that at the young age of 20 yrs old, he has peaked. Nothing will ever be this good again. He doesn't run for Hendricks or Rousch, he runs for the Wood Brothers. The Wood Brothers are...how do I put this....classic. Very classic but not relevant. One Daytona win since 1976 tells you that. So if I'm Bayne, I win me a Nationwide title, do well in spot starts in the bigs, and hopefully someone has a spot open up in their stable.
-Wheeling and Dealing in the NBA recently. Superstars just flying around the league! You got Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups joining Amare in NY, Deron Williams going to NJ to join scoring center Brook Lopez, and Kirk Hinrich joining the Hawks. The league used to be dominated by the Western power struggle but all the stars are moving east. In the last few years, All Stars such as KG, Ray Allen, Amare, Melo, DWill, and Carlos Boozer have gone east while DWade, Lebron, Joe Johnson, and Chris Bosh stayed there. The balance of power has shifted. Kobe can't win titles forever. He's got about 14 yrs under the belt and you'd think sooner or later his body would just break down. To briefly address the Hinrich trade. The Hawks traded Bibby, two throw in guards, and a 1st rnd pick for Hinrich and a former 1st rnd pick who averages 2 pts/game. Hinrich is a younger, better PG than Bibby and the deal keeps hope alive that the Hawks can get back to the Conference Semi's again. No further though. Congrats on being happy with a top eight finish.
-Now for Melo's deal vs DWill's deal. I think getting Williams is the better move. It's not even close. Melo is nice, as evidence by his MSG debut of 27 and 10 but Williams is a scoring do everything PG. Scoring SF's are a lot easier to find than dominant PGs. I'd get Williams for his post game alone. It allows so many mismatches to happen in the playoffs. Melo, Amare, and Billups could definitely do some damage but youth is on the Nets side. Both the Knicks and Nets gave up some serious assets but it was definitely worth it as its gonna usher in a great area of NY basketball. The rivalry has started with the poker game being played in the front office, will continue to build when the Net's move to Brooklyn in 2012, and will ultimately be decided by the studs they got on the court. Thing is though, Melo and Amare dont play defense. Williams and C Lopez, 3rd leading scoring C in the NBA, are both good defenders and NJ still has cap room to add another star in the next 2 yrs. I'm thinking NJ gets the last laugh on this one.
-Tiger Woods, a #1 seed, lost to Thomas Bjorn in the first round of the Accenture Match Play Championship today outside of Tuscon. In three tournaments this year, Woods has not been able to finish in the top 20. It was only the second time he lost in the first round at the Accenture. Things may be changing. Back in the day just saying the name Tiger Woods used to bring fear to opposing golfers. Unbeatable, especially in Match Play. Not anymore. I'm not saying he's fading just yet, but its time to wonder. You give him that first year during and after his divorce but now its starting to become habit. Time to stop going through swing coaches. Time to go back to his old self, give Butch Harmon a call, go get himself about eight new chicks and get his mojo back.
I'm just sayin
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