Big 5 Word Association or "Did you kill Travis Brickley?"
Game time. In a nod to the Illadelph, it's time to play "Big 5" word association. 5 topics (NBA, MLB, NFL, college, and miscelaneous), 5 associations, and 5 commentaries thereon. Hit it.
1. NBA
Michael Redd:typical
There was an extra $20 million on the table to shun the Cavs and stay a Buck. He took the cash. They all take the cash unless we're talking title-less stars on their last legs like the Mail Man or Chuck Barkley. By the way, AI will be the next guy to do that tango. Redd's signing all but guarantees that he will be booed lustily twice a year at the Gund because C-town never forgets. This will also tell you a lot about Lebron. Does Lebron get the assassin attitude and make a point of crushing Redd every chance he gets? Where do the Cavs go from here? I'm anti-Larry Huge. Great player, wrong fit for the Cavs because he can't shoot straight. Bobby Simmons?
2. NFL
Kyle Boller:blameworthy
I've been itching to bandy about some football talk. Let's start with my favorite whipping boy, the man who will single handedly crash the loaded Ravens humvee into the 9-7 median. Say this five times so you'll remember: this guy is an INconsistent QB. Don't pick him for your fantasy league. Don't pick him for the QB challenge in Hawaii. Don't pick him for the salmon toss in a Seattle fish market. Sure, the football through the goal post from mid-field on bended knee was a great parlor trick worthy of a Power Ade commercial. To the real, it's only a matter of time before he skips 'em low, flings 'em high, and everyone stacks the line against the Rat -Birds' parolee tailback.
3. MLB
Derek Jeter:justified
The Yankees deserve to be smacked whenever possible. I was overjoyed to see this guy miss out on the all-star team. I am the first to admit that dude is legit; close to .400 OBP this season. However, you can't justify all these damn Yanks on the all-star team when they're playing mediocre ball. Who better to dine on a large plate of come-uppance than the face of the franchise. Two words: Suck it.
4. College
Greg Oden:intriguing
For those who don't know, Oden is the 7 foot Indiana high school phenom widely regarded as the obvious #1 overall pick in the last NBA draft...except for the fact that he's a 16 year old that just finished his junior year. With his choice of any school and an almost divine destiny to attended IU, he and teammate Mike Conley (son of the gold medal winning triple jumper) select Ohio State. Huh? You mean the program that was on probation last year? Being Buckeye bred, I am both shocked and overjoyed. How did Indiana screw this up? How did coach Thad Matta pull this off? This warrants its own column. Now consider this. Ohio school boy legend OJ Mayo just completed his sophomore year. This guy is an absolute freak of nature and reportedly dominates every summer camp across the nation. He's also a reported early lean to OSU. Dream with me for a second; Oden stays for 2 years, Mayo picks OSU and you're looking at a Buckeye title run in the 2008 tourney. Mark it.
5. Miscellaneous
Chris Penn:underappreciated
This topic pops to mind since the Stu is off coaching martial arts in the middle east. Seriously. One of Chris Penn's greatest roles was as Texas karate champion Travis Brickley in the two "Best of the Best" flicks. We'll all mourn his premature death to Braccus at the Coliseum after one of the classic trash talks of all time:
Braccus - You got a big mouth, boy.
Travis - Yea, and a big everything else.
Awesome. At any rate, Penn is far superior to his overrated lunatic brother and a true money player in every movie he's ever been in regardless of the size of his role or the type of movie. Consider: Reservoir Dogs, Footloose, Rumblefish, Starsky & Hutch. Anyway, let's isolate on Best of the Best. He played a fat cowboy as a believable world class karate fighter. Simply put, a startling achievement. I want to see him do a bio-pic of Rodney Dangerfield. Clearly, the only man capable of pulling off this daunting task. I'm rolling with C-Penn until the wheels fall off.
until.
1. NBA
Michael Redd:typical
There was an extra $20 million on the table to shun the Cavs and stay a Buck. He took the cash. They all take the cash unless we're talking title-less stars on their last legs like the Mail Man or Chuck Barkley. By the way, AI will be the next guy to do that tango. Redd's signing all but guarantees that he will be booed lustily twice a year at the Gund because C-town never forgets. This will also tell you a lot about Lebron. Does Lebron get the assassin attitude and make a point of crushing Redd every chance he gets? Where do the Cavs go from here? I'm anti-Larry Huge. Great player, wrong fit for the Cavs because he can't shoot straight. Bobby Simmons?
2. NFL
Kyle Boller:blameworthy
I've been itching to bandy about some football talk. Let's start with my favorite whipping boy, the man who will single handedly crash the loaded Ravens humvee into the 9-7 median. Say this five times so you'll remember: this guy is an INconsistent QB. Don't pick him for your fantasy league. Don't pick him for the QB challenge in Hawaii. Don't pick him for the salmon toss in a Seattle fish market. Sure, the football through the goal post from mid-field on bended knee was a great parlor trick worthy of a Power Ade commercial. To the real, it's only a matter of time before he skips 'em low, flings 'em high, and everyone stacks the line against the Rat -Birds' parolee tailback.
3. MLB
Derek Jeter:justified
The Yankees deserve to be smacked whenever possible. I was overjoyed to see this guy miss out on the all-star team. I am the first to admit that dude is legit; close to .400 OBP this season. However, you can't justify all these damn Yanks on the all-star team when they're playing mediocre ball. Who better to dine on a large plate of come-uppance than the face of the franchise. Two words: Suck it.
4. College
Greg Oden:intriguing
For those who don't know, Oden is the 7 foot Indiana high school phenom widely regarded as the obvious #1 overall pick in the last NBA draft...except for the fact that he's a 16 year old that just finished his junior year. With his choice of any school and an almost divine destiny to attended IU, he and teammate Mike Conley (son of the gold medal winning triple jumper) select Ohio State. Huh? You mean the program that was on probation last year? Being Buckeye bred, I am both shocked and overjoyed. How did Indiana screw this up? How did coach Thad Matta pull this off? This warrants its own column. Now consider this. Ohio school boy legend OJ Mayo just completed his sophomore year. This guy is an absolute freak of nature and reportedly dominates every summer camp across the nation. He's also a reported early lean to OSU. Dream with me for a second; Oden stays for 2 years, Mayo picks OSU and you're looking at a Buckeye title run in the 2008 tourney. Mark it.
5. Miscellaneous
Chris Penn:underappreciated
This topic pops to mind since the Stu is off coaching martial arts in the middle east. Seriously. One of Chris Penn's greatest roles was as Texas karate champion Travis Brickley in the two "Best of the Best" flicks. We'll all mourn his premature death to Braccus at the Coliseum after one of the classic trash talks of all time:
Braccus - You got a big mouth, boy.
Travis - Yea, and a big everything else.
Awesome. At any rate, Penn is far superior to his overrated lunatic brother and a true money player in every movie he's ever been in regardless of the size of his role or the type of movie. Consider: Reservoir Dogs, Footloose, Rumblefish, Starsky & Hutch. Anyway, let's isolate on Best of the Best. He played a fat cowboy as a believable world class karate fighter. Simply put, a startling achievement. I want to see him do a bio-pic of Rodney Dangerfield. Clearly, the only man capable of pulling off this daunting task. I'm rolling with C-Penn until the wheels fall off.
until.
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