It's not crazy, it's just sports

By Dan Rodgers

We will start with the only sport that is currently in season and run down the important things that have happened recently.

MLB

• Yanks 3B Alex Rodriguez hits his 600 career homer.
• Nolan Ryan and Mark Cuban enter a bidding war for ownership of the Texas Rangers.
• Old people traded at deadline to try and get W.S. ring (note: Berkman, Oswalt)

NFL

• Favre says good chance he will play if ankle is healthy.
• Allegations have Favre "sexting" to a member of the Jets personnel.
  
• Jets CB Revis holds out from training camp, wants big money.
• Albert Haynesworth fails conditioning test...again and again...
• Big Ben suspended for 4-6 games.
  

NBA

• John Wall to D.C.
• Amar'e travels to the Knicks...looks for playmate.
• King James joins Bosh and Wade in Miami.

NHL

• Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup.
  
• Caps to face Pens in Winter Classic...at Heinz Field.
• League rejects 17-year deal for Kovalchuk.
  

Slide over Gil

By Dan Rodgers

No surprise to anyone the Washington Wizards selected John Wall first over in the 2010 NBA Draft. We expect the Wiz to ask Gilbert Arenas to slide over and play shooting guard. If Gil does so, and does so well then the Wizards could surprise people and make the playoffs next season.

The 76ers followed by taking Evan Turner...oh gosh...another surprise...

Some pretty weird stuff going on though...Kentucky's Eric Bledsoe fell to Oklahoma City at 18 and James Anderson fell to number 20 (he was projected 10).

Teams are proposing trades like crazy...reports that Oklahoma City is looking to trade Eric Bledsoe to the Clippers and get Cole Aldrich from the Hornets. There are also reports of the Bulls trading players to the Wizards to relieve cap room.

If any of the trades actually go through or any other crazy stuff happens...I'll report back.

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Wall to Washington?

By Dan Rodgers

Tonight is the NBA Draft and it is a fairly exciting time in the Baltimore/D.C. area because the Washington Wizards hold the first overall pick of the draft. John Wall is the projected first pick (even though I disagree), and many people think that the Wiz should take him.

I think a better pick would be Ohio State's Evan Turner. He won the award for the best college player, and I believe he is more NBA ready. Besides, Turner has great size (6' 7") and can play the guard or forward positions. That is a much more pressing need for them assuming Gilbert Arenas reverts back to pre-gunman form. Gil can be a great play-making point guard and even though Wall is a great player, he is going to realize that he can't run over, through, and past everyone in the NBA.

The 76ers have the second pick and what they plan to do is also very interesting. They have Jrue Holiday, a young rising point guard, and Andre Iguodala at the two position (he can play the three). Evan Turner would be a nice addition and upgrade over starting small forward, Jason Kapono. However, if the Wizards draft Turner, is Philly going to draft Wall just because he is the best available?

This should be an interesting night. ESPN @ 7:00 don't be late!

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Wizards to pick first

By Dan Rodgers

Well, the NBA Draft Lottery is over the even though it started out chalk, there was a ton of excitement.

The Wizards (10.3%) won the first overall pick. A fairly large surprise considering there were four teams with better odds then them. Behind them, an even bigger surprise, the Philadelphia 76ers (5.3%) with the second pick. The team with the best chances, the New Jersey Nets (25.0%) received the third pick of the draft.

The rest of the board is as follows:

(1) Wizards 10.3 %
(2) 76ers 5.3 %
(3) Nets 25.0 %
(4) T-wolves 19.9 %
(5) Kings 15.6 %
(6) Warriors 10.4 %
(7) Pistons 5.2 %
(8) Clippers 2.3 %
(9) Jazz 2.2 %
(10) Pacers 1.1 %
(11) Hornets 0.8 %
(12) Grizzlies 0.7 %
(13) Raptors 0.6 %
(14) Rockets 0.5 %

Personally, unless I am in desperate need of a franchise point guard, I want to second overall pick. John Wall will most likely be the first pick, and Evan Turner will be second. So unless you need a point guard, picking second and taking Turner ensures that the team made the right selection. We'll see what happens in the draft in about a month.

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NBA Draft Lottery tonight

By Dan Rodgers

This is just going to be a quickie. Apparently, John Wall is going to be the consensus number one overall selection of the NBA draft. Personally, I prefer Evan Turner, who did win the award for the best player in the nation. I think Evan Turner is going to be a better NBA player and he is a more all-around player.

Chance to win first pick:

Nets 25.0 %
T-wolves 19.9 %
Kings 15.6 %
Warriors 10.4 %
Wizards 10.3 %
76ers 5.3 %
Pistons 5.2 %
Clippers 2.3 %
Jazz 2.2 %
Pacers 1.1 %
Hornets 0.8 %
Grizzlies 0.7 %
Raptors 0.6 %
Rockets 0.5 %

Enjoy, hopefully we will see something interesting and not just the teams in order.

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