Why Do People Like College Basketball More Than the NBA?

How about that game last night?  Oh yeah, it was terrible.  UCONN beat Butler 53-41 in what was an abortion of a National Championship game.  I was waiting for the media to talk about how it was a great defensive struggle, but shockingly they just said the game was terrible.  It's about time.  In fact most college basketball games are terrible.  Don't get me wrong I watch some college basketball (Illini games, and the NCAA Tournament), but it just kind of sucks.

My Ass, Madden 12 Will Be a Concussion Teaching Tool

ProFootballTalk - This year’s version of the Madden video game will place a new emphasis on concussions, with any player suffering a concussion being sidelined for the rest of the game, and the game announcers (Gus Johnson and Cris Collinsworth) explaining the seriousness of head injuries.
John Madden says he approves of those changes to the game that bears his name.
“Concussions are such a big thing, it has to be a big thing in the video game,” Madden told the New York Times. “It starts young kids — they start in video games. I think the osmosis is if you get a concussion, that’s a serious thing and you shouldn’t play. Or leading with the head that you want to eliminate. We want that message to be strong.”

Derrick Rose Invited James Johnson to a Block Party

Get that weak shit out of here!  And that is exactly why the Bulls gave up on James Johnson in less than 2 years.  He has no basketball IQ, what so ever.  You have to give that ball up there on the 2 on 1 break.  Especially when the other guy on the break is Demar Derozan, the man who would have won the dunk contest this year, if it wasn't a prop-dunk contest. 

Oh yeah, the Bulls just keep rolling along.  Up 2.5 on the Heat for the 1 seed, with 6 games left.

ChicagBro of the Week: Adam Dunn

 

There was a donkey show in Cleveland today as the Big Donkey, Adam Dunn, went 2 for 4, with a double, a home run and 4 RBI.  He probably wasn't even the player of the game since TCQ (The Carlos Quentin) went 3 for 4, with a double, a home run and 5 RBI, but that doesn't matter.  Because Dunn had the big game in his White Sox debut, and helped show how potent this new lineup can be (15 runs scored by the Sox), earning him the ChicagBro of the Week. 

P.S. - I don's miss Mark Kotsay at all.

White Sox and Cubs Opening Day Lineups

Opening Day is here in Chicago and we get to see what White Sox and Cubs lineups are actually going to look like this year. 

White Sox Opening Day Lineup
1. Juan Pierre, LF
2. Gordon Beckham, 2B
3. Adam Dunn, DH
4. Paul Konerko, 1B
5. Alex Rios, CF
6. Carlos Quentin, RF
7. A.J. Pierzynski, C
8. Alexei Ramirez, SS
9. Brent Morel, 3B

That Kid From YouTube Won the College Dunk Contest

Jacob Tucker (that kid from YouTube) from Illinois College won the NCAA Slam Dunk contest.  Normally this would be shocking, but this really couldn't be less of surprise.  I mean he is 5'10" and has a 50" vertical, and we have all seen him dunk, there was no way he was gonna lose.  As soon as he was invited to this contest, it was inevitable that he would win.  But I don't really get why he was in it at all.

John Wall Doesn't Scare Me

That may have been the weakest punch I have ever seen a professional athlete throw.  I would let John Wall punch me in the ribs right now, I don't even know if I would get a bruise.  John Wall just skyrocketed up the list of NBA players I would fight if my life depended on it.