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Monday, December 26, 2011

THE NBA IS BACK!!! LEBRON, D-WADE LOOK UNBEATABLE, DA BULLS LOOK ROSE-Y......

   The NBA kicked off their 2011-2012 season on Christmas day with five games on three networks over the course of 12 hours with three blow outs and couple of nail biters. The NY Knicks and the Boston Celtics played down to the wire, in a hum dinger of a ding dong dilly ( alright I'll stop) at the Garden where Carmelo Anthony with 17 points in the fourth (37 for the game) edge the C's 106-104 in a back and fourth opener reminiscent of the old Knicks-Celtics battles years ago.

Then came the much anticipated finals rematch between the Mavs and the Heat, with Dallas receiving there championship rings from the Commish and making funny faces at Lebron as they got them, (ok they only thought about doing that). Once that was over, the Dallas faithful should have left the arena, because once the game began D-Wade, Lebron and company crushed the Mavs from start to finish with James finishing with 37 and D-Wade 26 with the Heat leading most of the game by 30 or more points until garbage time trimmed the lead to its eventual 105-94 score.

The big game of the day for me was Da -Bulls opening up against the Lakers. If you weren't sure if Derrick Rose was a MVP type player, you have to believe it now. Trailing by 10 in the fourth quarter Rose, Luol Deng and company came all the way back to take the lead on a Rose jumper in the lane with 4 seconds left, then blocked a Kobe Bryant runner to win, as time expired to steal a victory from the Lakers in front of a packed house at the Staples Center.

So at the end of the day, opening night in the NBA was was exciting, but told us one thing for sure, unless Lebron James goes into choke mood again in the palyoffs, its the Heats title to lose, with the Bulls right there in case he does. (one can only hope)........

Happy Holidays!!!



Schabes

Saturday, December 3, 2011

THE HOKIES VS THE TIGERS FOR THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP, I SMELL A BLOWOUT!!!

   Tonight at Bank of America Stadium, you have the big game of the year, the ACC championship in Charlotte between Virginia Tech and the Clemson Tigers. On paper this looks like a great match up, with both teams sporting high powered offenses, and good if not great defenses (see VT. stats, 9th in nation against the run), but if you watch alot ACC football like I do you see two teams going in different directions.

Virginia Tech 11-1 (7-1) in the ACC is on a seven game winning streak and clicking on all cylinders whereas Clemson 9-3 (6-2) in the ACC is reeling coming into tonights game after getting spanked and humiliated in there last two games (Nc State and South Carolina), in blow out fashion.

This game comes down to Clemson's talented (not lately) QB Tajh Bowd reconnecting with Freshman sensation Sammy Watkins (72 rec 1073 yds 10 td) to have any chance of beating the Hokies tonight, because running the ball tonight against a Virginia Tech defense will be difficult (95 yds per game allowed).

My Take:  Virginia Tech avenges there early season loss to Clemson and wins 42 -21. They contain Tajh Bowd, gets some turnovers, and the Hokie offense led by QB Logan Thomas and RB David Wilson run the ball through a weak Clemson run defense.

Enjoy the game everybody

Schabes