Fab Five of the Week
As we enter Pro Bowl weekend (!!!) we take a look back at what’s gone down in the past seven days that you should be aware of.
It’s Colts-Saints in the Super Bowl. There have been great games lately, but few that have looked as good going in as Colts vs. Saints after both teams remained undefeated late into the season. Both stellar QBs would experience huge boosts in their reputations with a win. The Colts took care of the Jets after Peyton adjusted to the blitz and the Saints took advantage of another hilariously timed Favre interception to out coin flip the Vikes in OT. So as we sit back and contemplate the nothingness of the Pro Bowl, keep in mind that this is the first time since #1 seeds have met in the Super Bowl since 1993.
Kentucky is #1, for a bit. Led by freshman John Wall, the Wildcats made it to the top spot for the first time since 2003. They were so excited that they made shirts! As if that jinx wasn’t enough, President Obama even gave them a call to praise their fundraising efforts for Haiti and tell them to stay focused; he might as well have conferenced Oprah in on the call to top it off! Naturally, the Wildcats lost their first game at #1, just like they did in 2003. South Carolina was the team to take them down this time and they were fined $25,000 for storming the court. They would offer to donate it to Haiti, but they don’t want the call from Obama.
Prank fail! A couple of years ago a prankster set up his friend by tricking him into thinking he had made a shot blindfolded from half-court at halftime of a Maryland basketball game with help from the entire crowd. So some high school students thought it would be a good idea to trick a coach the same way, promising him NCAA Tourney tickets if he made the half-court blind heave. The blindfold was on, the crowd was ready to cheer, but the coach messed it up by nailing the shot. Check the video. Also, check out this teaser for the news the next night. Tyrus Thomas could hit jumpers in this gym!
Greg Oden FTW. So some pics of Greg Oden’s anatomy reached the interwebs this week and caused quite the ruckus. Oden saw it fit to apologize for the pictures, which were “for a lady friend” he was with at the time. Then Greg made me spray water out my nose when he uttered “I’ve grown a lot since then.” Perfect.
Arenas and Crittenton suspended. A little less than a month after the stories started flowing in about the locker room antics in DC, David Stern announced Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton would miss the remainder of the NBA season. I haven’t heard anyone say they thought the suspensions were too strict, and if you have you should punch their face. In case there was any doubt before this incident, the NBA definitely has a gun problem and if Stern erred at all it was in being too lenient. It will be interesting to see what the league does to battle the issue going forward, but obviously the meetings, warnings, and current rules didn’t do the trick to prevent two players from bringing firearms to work.
Enjoy your weekend!
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