It’s Wednesday…
Jan 23rd 2008ericjhoroNBA & NFL
And here’s what I’m thinking…
The paparazzi are really shafting Bill Belichick with these Tom Brady pictures. Two weeks before the Super Bowl they’re letting the Giants know his star quarterback has a tender ankle. It all might turn out to be inconsequential, but Belichick can’t be happy if the Giants decide to try a little bit harder to get pressure on Brady. Perhaps this whole “scandal” is poetic justice for the most secretive, rule bending coach in the NFL. I’m still in shock that TMZ now has one significant deed to go up against the millions of insignificant one they’ve been a part of.
If anybody out there is a fan of teammate brawls there was a good one yesterday between Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner during a 5-1 loss to Tottenham. Bendtner emerged bloody amid reports of a powerful Adebayor headbutt. There’s something psychologically unique about two teammates fighting. You never hear about accounting firms where two employees attempt to beat the shit out of each other, but it happens all the time in professional sports. Yeah, athletes are competitive and passionate, but they’re on national television. Would you ever fight somebody (and risked getting your ass pummeled) if you knew millions of people would see it?
You know who else is fighting? Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Last week the Clinton campaign compared Brack Obama to Magic Johnson, calling him a “hyped rookie.” So what did the Obama people do in response? They sent out a list of Magic Johnson’s extensive rookie achievements. That’s some real solid campaign work.
Leandro Barbosa had his faith in human kindness put to the test. Next time he will use an alias.
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