No Mock Draft.. just thoughts

The First round of the NFL Draft starts in less then 2 hours, and this year I am not doing a mock draft. Just don't want to, but I have some thoughts/predictions

Cam Newton will not go first overall.. In fact, I like him to fall out of the top ten

Andy Dalton will be the best QB in this class

Prince and Patrick Peterson are both studs

I hope my Giants get OL help

Mark Ingram will be a very good NFL RB

Panthers are not going to be sold on either of the QB, and have one more year of Moore/Clausen and take AJ Green

Von Miller will win the defensive rookie of the year next year

Julio Jones will win the offensive rookie of the year next year

Former CMU TE turned Wisconsin DE JJ Watts will be a top 15 pick

The Lions will draft someone that Chaz, Phil and Potter don't like


Enjoy.. it's Draft Day..... BABY!!!!!!!I'm right, you're wrong

NBA Playoff Picks

The NBA playoffs are set and begin this weekend, so it is time for my NBA playoff picks


East:

1) Bulls vs. 8) Pacers- Pacers thanks for making the playoffs, bye. Bulls sweep

2) Heat vs 7) 76ers- I would love if the 76ers win, and I think they will, one game, Heat in 5

3) Celtics vs. 6) Knicks- Some think the Knicks will give Boston problems, I don't, they don't defend and they don't rebound that means you don't win in the playoffs. they do have enough scoring to win two games however. Boston in 6

4) Magic vs. 5) Hawks- The Hawks took 3 out of 4 from the Magic, and that one win was in November... so Hawks win in a upset right? wrong. Magic in 7 however.

1) Bulls vs 4) Magic- Bulls have D Rose, the Magic do not. Bulls in 6

2) Heat vs 3) Celtics- Boston has one last run in them, I'm telling you this now. Celtics in 6

1) Bulls vs 3) Celtics- Too big of a jump for the Bulls to make the finals, this year is a learning experience for a young team and a rookie head coach, next year, watch out. Celtics in 6


West:

1) Spures vs 8) Griz- Manu is out, we will see for how long, I think either way the Griz wins a game, that is all, Spurs in 5

2) Lakers vs. 7) Horents- Quick PG usually give the Lake Show problems, but the Lakers swept NO during the season, they will win in 5 in this series

3) Mavs vs. 6) Blazers- I think this will be a good series. I don't like Dallas, and the Blazers are a very good team. Blazers in 6

4) Thunder vs. 5) Denver- This one will be fun to watch, lots and lots of scoring. But give me Durant over anyone on Denver. Thunder wins in 7

1) Spurs vs. 4) Thunder- Can the young Thunder do it? Sure, will they? I think so, the Spurs played so well before the All Star break but are wearing down. OK takes it in 6

2) Lakers vs 6) Blazers- Should be a good series, give Portland two games, Lakers in 6

2) Lakers vs 4) Thunder- it was a great series in the first round last year, this one will be good too. Durant is going to be special, but Kobe and friends still can get it down. Lakers in 7


Finals:

2) Lakers vs. 3) Celtics- One more time! it is what we want, at least I do. I believe I went with the Lakers before the season, and I will stay with it. Lakers in 6

I'm right, you're wrong

NHL Playoff Picks

The NHL Playoffs are set and begin on Wednesday, so with that in mind, here are my playoff picks. (Remember the NHL reseeds after each round)


East:

1) Washington vs 8) NY Rangers- The Caps have had a few great regular seasons in a row and nothing to show for it in the playoffs, will this year be different? The Rangers have beat the Caps 3 out of 4 times this year, including 6-0 and 7-0, but even though I don't think the Caps will win the cup,they will get by the Rangers in 6.

2) Philia vs 7)Buffalo- The season series is tied at two, but Phili is the better team and I don't think it is close. Give Buffalo a game, Phili in 5.

3) Boston vs 6)Montreal- The Canadians took 4 of 6 from the B's in the season series and there are usually a few lower seeds who win, and I see this as one of them, Montreal in 6.

4) Pit vs 5)Tampa Bay- I like the Lighting here as well for a few reasons, one, I don't like Pit, and two, who knows with Crosby. Lighting in 6.



1) Washington vs 6) Montreal- It is good for hockey when the Canada teams are good, and I would love the Canadians to win, but I like the Caps to win in 6

2) Phili vs 5) Tampa Bay- I like the Lighting but Phili has a team built from the playoffs. Phili in 6


1) Washington vs. 2) Phili- Is this the year? Can the Caps make the finals? I think they can. Caps win in 7 in a tough tough series


West:

1) Vancouver vs. 8) Blackhawks- The defending champs get in, thanks to Dallas loosing to the Wild last night, and have eliminated Vancouver the last three years. The teams did split four games this season, but the playoffs are something very different. But this year I think Vancouver is too good. They win in 5

2) San Jose vs. 7) LA Kings- A nice all California series should be fun out west. The series is tied at 3 during the year, though the Sharks did just win 6-1 on April 4th, and that is one of the reasons I like the Sharks in 6

3) Red Wings vs. 6) PHX- Last year the Wings eliminated PHX in the playoffs, and this year they will do it again. Yeah I'm a big Red Wings fan, so of course I am going to pick them, but Wings in 5

4) Ducks vs. 5) Nashville- I like Nashville to win this series in 6, as they have won 3 out of 4 during the season


1) Vancouver vs 5) Nashville- Vancouver is too good, they really are. They win in 6.

2) San Jose vs. 3) Red Wings- It's tough to go out west, but last year the Sharks needed the Wings season, not again. Wings find a way to win in 6


1) Vancouver vs. 3) Red Wings- Of course I want the Wings to win, and will be cheering loud for them. I think they can win, and I have faith in them, but if I had to make a pick that I would bet on, I have to take Vancouver in 7.


Stanley Cup Finals

1) Vancouver vs 1) Washington- Lets be honest, the two #1 seeds will not both make it, so I will be wrong with this, but I will stick with it for now. Vancouver will take the cup home, it is there year. They win in 6.

I'm right, you're wrong

2011 MLB Picks

It's that time of year again. Baseball Opening Day is Thursday, so that means it is time for my Baseball picks.

AL East: Red Sox- They are loaded

AL Central: Tigers- Just keep Cabrera away from bars and we are fine

AL West: A's- I like them to surprise people this year

Wild Card: Yankees- They are good enough to hold off the Rays

Red Sox over A's in 4 games

Tigers over Yankees in 5 games

Red Sox over Tigers in 6 games

NL East: Phils- Loaded

NL Central: Brew Crew- I like their moves, for this year to be good.

NL West: Colorado- Like them in a close race out west.

Wild Card: Cards- they have Albert, that's enough

Phils over Cards in 5 games

Colorado over Brew Crew in 5 games

Phils over Colorado in 5 games

World Series:

Red Sox over Phils in 7 games- since AL will win the All Star game 7-4

World Series MVP: Dustin Pedroia Red Sox

AL MVP: Adrian Gonzalaz Red Sox

AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander Tigers

NL MVP: Albert Pujols Cards

NL Cy Young: Ubaldo Jimenez Colorado

I'm right you're wrong.

Bracket Break Down

It's that time of year. I love March Madness. I go out on a limb because you know not every team people think will win will, so the question is which teams are going to be the teams this year to make the run. These are my picks for this years tournament game by game:

#16 in East: UTSA vs Alabama State- I pick UTSA for the heck of it

#16 in Southeast: UNC-ASh vs. Ark LR- I like UNC-Ash here, mainly because I don't like Arkansas

#12 in East: UAB vs. Clemson- I am taking Clemson but with everyone talking trash about UAB and how they shouldn't be in, I wouldn't be surprised if they beat Clemson and maybe WVU too.

#11 in Southwest: USC vs. VCU- VCU is another team people are upset they got in, well I like USC because of their freshmen PG Maurice "Pookie" Jones from Saginaw Arthur Hill who I got to see play a lot in high school coaching against him. So I take USC.


East:

OSU will destroy UTSA

Nova is falling off fast, so I will pick G Mason to win this game

WVU will beat Clemson who will run out of gas, with a short turn around.

I have Princeton beating Kentucky. I do this for a few reason, one, I hate Kentucky and Calapari, two, they start 3 freshmen and if they can't get past the elite 8 with that team last year, they can't do it this year, and I like Princeton, they have some nice inside play, and a few good guards.

I have X beating Marquette, I really like Xavier's guards and they are a good team.. fact: Only two teams have been to at least the sweet 16 in the last 3 years, Xavier and MSU.

Cuse will be IN State, unless Larry Bird comes back and plays

I like Wash, and don't like UGA is very good

UNC will roll over Long Island

2nd round:

OSU will beat G Mason, they only play 7, but those 7 are really good

WVU will beat Princeton, so basically if Kentucky does win, I need WVU to win this to be ok.

I like X to beat Cuse. Again Xavier has good guards and will tear the Cuse zone up.

UNC will beat Wash, by 15+

Sweet 16:

OSU will beat WVU and move on, again they play 7 players, they are all good.

UNC will end Xavier's run in the sweet 16

Elite 8:

OSU will beat UNC in what should be a great game.


West:

Duke will beat Hampton by 20+

I think Michigan-Tennessee will be a good game, but I like Michigan to win it.

Zona and their one great player will beat Memphis

Oakland will beat Texas for a few reason, Texas is young, and shoots bad for the foul line, and if Texas can't make a run when they have Durant and those guys, what makes you think Jordan Hamilton can, plus Oakland is a very good team, and has played road games at OSU, at Tenn, at Michigan and against MSU at the Palace, they will be ready.

I don't like Mizzu, but I really don't like Cinci, they played no one in the non conference season and shouldn't even have made the tournament, Mizzu wins

I like Bucknell and just like Cuse made that big run a few years ago to win the big east tournament and then lost to Vermont in the first round of the big dance, I thought about it, but I believe in Kemba, UConn wins a close game.

PSU beats Temple in a game where the first team to 40 wins

SD State will win their first NCAA tournament game ever over No Colorado

2nd round:

Duke will beat Michigan by 15+

Oakland has a good team, Zona has a great player, Oakland's team wins

UCONN will beat Mizzu, Mizzu isn't good, and Kemba is the man

SD State will beat PSU

Sweet 16:

Duke will end Oakland's run

UCONN will beat SD State

Elite 8:

Duke is too well coached and play too well together to lose to one great player, they win.

SouthWest:

Kansas isn't as smart as the players at Boston U, they are better at basketball however

ILL and UNLV I will take the Big Ten team, but nothing will surprise me here

Rich what... Richmond, they beat a not good Vandy team... the SEC isn't good

Louisville will win

I like USC to beat G-Town, I don't really like the way G-Town is playing right now, and USC is starting to play some decent basketball

Purdue will beat St Peter, and any other St they want to bring with them

I will take A&M but I hear Free Shoe should have Singleton back, their best player, so maybe FSU will win

As much as I want to go with MAC love, I hate Akron, and ND will make enough 3s to win

2nd round:

Kansas beats Ill, easy

Louisville will beat Richmond

Purdue will end USC's run

ND beats A&M

Sweet 16:

Kansas beats Louisville

Purdue beats ND, because ND will not shoot well all the time, and it will cost them.

Elite 9:

Purdue beats Kansas, I usually pick Kansas to lose early, cause I don't trust them, Purdue will get them in the elite 8.

SouthEast:

Pitt easy over UNC-Ash

I like Butler to beat ODU, they know how to play this time of year

I really like Utah State to win this game, they didn't win 30+ games on accident, though K-State is talented enough to make a elite 8 type run, so this game does worry me

Belmont is also a good team, but Wisconsin is good for a few wins in the tournament every year, this year, I have them getting a few more.

St John's has to go west, and they have won some big games, but they all were at MSG, Gonzaga is peaking at the right time, the Zags win

Jimmer beats Wofford

MSU has a great draw, UCLA does not have guys on their team use to playing in the tournament right now, MSU does, MSU wins

FL may be the worst 2 seed ever, but they will beat UCSB

2nd round:

I like Butler to beat Pitt, I really do

Wisconsin will beat Utah State, in a good game

Gonzaga and BYU is tough for me, I love Gonzaga and I want to go with them, but I remember when they lost to Steph Curry and Davidson a few years back, and they will do the same with Jimmer. BYU wins.

I did say FL may be the worst 2 seed ever right? MSU does March, just don't bet against Izzo, MSU will win.

Sweet 16:

Wisconsin and Butler should be a slow down defensive game, I think Wisconsin will win

Give Izzo a few days he will be ready for Jimmer, MSU wins

Elite 8:

Wisconsin ends MSU's run in a all Big Ten Regional Final.

Final Four:

OSU's 7 players stays out of foul trouble, Duke misses shots and OSU wins

Purdue beats Wisconsin in a old fashion Big Ten slug fest.

National Title Game:

OSU beats their Big Ten brother Purdue in the national title game since they have the right mix of young players and upperclassman. I'm right, you're wrong

D Wills to Nets.. What?

The Nets finally got a big name player. They missed out of LeBron and all the other free agents last summer, then saw the Knicks get Melo, so instead of giving up they trade Devin Harris and Feavors for D Wills, one of the best PG in the NBA, and I know some people who would argue he is the best PG. Now for this year it will not help the Nets too much, they were not going anywhere anyway, but it is a top 15 player in the NBA, a All Star PG in a guard league who besides scoring, also, unlike Melo, is a guy who gets other people in the game, and makes his teammates better.

I also like this trade for the Jazz though, they get a rookie PF who could become very good, to have with Jefferson and Milsap and you have your front line in order for a few years, plus I still think Devin Harris is a good PG.

Melo had a nice game in his first game with the Knicks last night, but did take 25 shots to get his points, Billups really had a better game scorer over 20, with 6 ast and going 12-12 from the FT line. But lets be honest, it was against the Bucks. We will see at the Heat on Sunday how could they could be. I still say they are out in the first round this year, at most the second.

Pistons lost a heart breaker to the Pacers last night by one, and are now 6 and a half games back from the 8th seed, which the Pacers hold at this moment. I think it is time, even for me, who is usually very positive, must finally realize, the Pistons will not be making the playoffs as the 8th seed, and they now must focus on getting the young guys minutes, getting better, and try to get a top 10 draft pick.

Wings play the Stars tonight, and need to bounce back after a 4-3 loss to the Sharks.

Michigan lost by one to Wisconsin last night at home by giving up a bank in 3 at the buzzer to lose 53-52. Just a terrible way to lose. Doubling Jordan Taylor and leaving a guy wide open for a 3 can be looked at as a mistake, but they made someone else beat them, and that someone else was a freshmen who is a 30% shooter from the 3 point range, and he banked in a 3. That win would have been huge for Michigan and should have got them right on the brink of making the big dance but now they may need to make a big run in the big ten tournament. I'm right, you're wrong

Melo is finally a Knick

It's finally over, Melo is now a Knick. I want to go on record of saying I do not think this is that great of a deal for the Knicks, and by its self does nothing for them. They will lose in the first round of the playoffs, or at most the second, why? What did the Knicks need? rebounding and defense, what doesn't Melo do? rebound and play defense.

Now don't get me wrong, Melo is a great scorer, he is one of the best scorers in the NBA today, no question about it. And it will help the Knicks sell more tickets and they will be a big time player in the regular season and win lots of games. They will score, and they will be fun to watch. But, will they win a title, no. In the playoffs the Hawks, Bulls, Magic, and of course the Celtics would have no problem beating the Knicks in a series. BTW has a player ever played his last game for a team, at the All Star game?


MSU has a must win game at Minnesota tonight, they need to win this game, and I do believe they will, but the Barn is a tough place to play.

OSU lost to Purdue, which just like loosing at Wisconsin really isn't a bad loss, and tonight they play at Ill. This would be a big game for Ill to win, and I think in Ill they have a chance to beat them, but I do think OSU will find a way to win.

NBA All Star game was good IMO. You knew Blake would win the dunk contest, and Kobe should win the MVP in LA. Durant is so sick.. and you got to give it to Lebron he did have just the second triple double in NBA All Star history. The NBA is fun right now, there are still a lot of teams who are really really bad, and hard to watch, but there is those 4 or 5 teams in each conference that are very entertaining. The NBA playoffs will be fun to watch.

Wings got a nice win on Sunday and play the Sharks tonight, at the Joe. It would be a nice win for them to get, and I hope they can keep rolling. Howard still worries me a little, because he gives up a lot of rebound goals. I'm right, you're wrong.