The Real Super Sunday

We are now just 6 days away from Super Bowl Sunday, but did Super Sunday already happen? Yesterday there was two good NBA games, featuring Lebron, Wade, Durant, Kobe and the Celtics, Duke getting upset by St John's, MSU surviving in OT vs IU, a very entertaining NHL all star game, and I guess the Pro Bowl as well, though I didn't watch a second of it, and in seeing the highlights over and over again at work I am glad I didn't see it, but at least there was a lot of scoring. Durant and the Thunder couldn't finish and give Lebron credit, after a big 1st quarter for Durant, Lebron really did get the best of him the final 3 quarters. Then in LA the Celtics got a nice road win as Kobe went for 41, but really no one else did anything for the Lakers. This is the problem, Kobe wants to win every game, he doesn't care what month it is in, and if he sees his teammates not playing as hard as he thinks they should he will just go in to EFF it mode and shot the ball every time down the court, which he basically did yesterday 11 trips down the court in a row. He still forces sometimes and you wonder if he trust his teammates. The big problem with that is, he doesn't play for the Cavs, he has a lot of talent around him. Gasol is a top 5 big man, Odom is one of the most talented players in the league, with what he can do at his height, Bynum is still a young talented big man, if he isn't hurt, Artest can knock down shots and is a good defender, and so on.

St John's zone did a great job slowly down Duke and doing what you need to do, make them shoot jump shots and hope they are not falling. If they are, you are in trouble, if they are not they are very beatable.

I like the things the NHL all star game does, the draft this year was fun, and the 11-10 game was very entertaining. It doesn't compare to playoff hockey, which is amazing, but it is still good.

MSU held on last night at home in OT over IU to win by one. After beating Ill earlier this week that would be another big win for IU if they could have done it, but they are getting better and have some talent coming in in 2011 and 2012 already. After loosing to Michigan at home for the first time since 1997 MSU needed this win in a bad way, but who would have thought the preseason #2 ranked team in the nation would have this many problems. I trust in Izzo to turn them around, but they just don't have the shooters right now, and I don't see another final four run, but I do think they are still a sweet 16 team, just because that is how much respect I have for Coach Izzo.

After Michigan's big win at MSU, Michigan was only up 3 against lowly Iowa yesterday at home until they really turned it on in the second half to get a big win. I hope they can make the big dance as well.

Wednesday is a national holiday to some, in national signing day for college football. I don't take it too seriously but I do enjoy it.

I have not changed my super bowl pick yet, still 31-28 Steelers, but that could change as the week goes on. I'm right, you're wrong.