Sweet ain't as sweet

TJ's back!

Mid morning there was talk that TJ Ford may dress in Miami, and then shortly after the Raps built a comfortable lead against a lethargic Heat team we had our first TJ Ford court appearance of 2008! And he looked good. He had a baseline cram to end the game! From what you hear from TJ, the team and his workout coach and mentor John Lucas, is that while he's back on the court, he's been working on tweaking his game to a more controlled level. Maybe that takes away from his explosiveness but I'm just glad he's back... truth be told, I had a sneaking suspicion that he may hang em up for good. Two bonafide point guards will round this team quite nicely, which is firing on all cylinders in case you hadn’t noticed.

All-Star reserves announced last week. Gotta say I'm very disappointed that Jose didn't make it. There had been a lot of talk around as to his consideration, which made me think that he was in fact flying above the radar and would in fact get voted in. I'm won't cite statistics or mention Jose's long list of intangibles, but what I will say is that Jose Calderon has played the point guard position this season for the Toronto Raptors with top-level efficiency. He makes very good decisions, shoots a high percentage and commits very few turnovers. He's a team leader and plays the game with passion from tip to buzzer. What else could you want in a point guard? That being said, it’s hard to make a case against the players selected above him, except for Richard Hamilton, who I hate... stupid mask. Better luck next year.

Anyhow, in other news the team continues to come into form. One on the most glaring blemishes (Barney the dinosaur) is getting his feet beneath him, with 5 good games out of the past six. With the all star break, a healthy rested team, and a kooshy schedule in the weeks to come, we can expect them to string a couple together.

A quick note on the Super Bowl. Unbelievable. Not necessarily the game itself (which was good), but the ultimate result of the season. I watched the Bears vs. the Giants earlier in the season, and I'm no Chris Collingsworth, but I know a little bit, and I remember thinking to myself: "this is not only the ultimate display of god-awful football, but also a showcasing of two of the worst quarterbacks to ever lace em up". With Tiki talking smack, the Strahan hold out, a jerk of a coach, Eli-freakin-Manning... wow! they had it all. I bet against the G-men every single week. It just goes to show you that just when you think something is for sure, in life, in sports, and most notably in the modern NFL, that the exact opposite tends to occur. Good on them though, congrats New York Football Giants. I can only imagine as a fan the highs and lows of the past season. The sweet isn’t as sweet without the sour.


Oh, also, CB4's up to his usual geeky antics on his website.


Go Raps!