No Melo Drama

November 16th, 2011
Charlotte @ Cleveland, Phoenix @ Toronto, Indiana @ Atlanta, Houston @ New Orleans, Boston @ Miami, Milwaukee @ Minnesota, New Jersey @ Oklahoma City, Dallas @ Memphis, LA Clippers @ San Antonio, Chicago @ Portland, Washington @ Sacramento, New York @ Denver, Philadelphia @ Golden State

Day 139 highlights 2 HUGE games that we are missing out on. First, Boston at Miami: The Return of The Heatles. The Celtics are a year older but they still have something to prove, and this could be their last chance at a title with the current group they have. That's the boring part of this match up. We are all watching to see the Heat. How have LeBron, DWade, and the other guy in the "big three" responded to their collapse in the NBA Finals last year? Also, doesn't MIA stand for Missing In Action? Hmmmmmmm. The second huge story of the day has got to be Charlotte at Cleveland. (Just kidding, we all know the sporting Gods hate Cleveland, but at this point I'd take it!) The second story is the New York Knicks coming to the Mile High City to play the Nuggets: The Return of Melo. I'm so mad about this I'm thinking about going to the Pepsi Center to just stand outside and "Boo" out of spite! Welcome home Chauncey Billups, and Melo I wouldn't be upset if you got another DUI. There are a slew of other games that I'm not going to spend a ton of time covering, but after 2 weeks and a full training camp I'm really curious which member of the Golden State Warriors can do the best Mark Jackson impression by saying, "Momma there goes that man!" These are the things we should be talking about on a Wednesday but alas we sadly are not...

I've been thinking about ways to get my mind off missing this Nuggets game so I decided to go watch the new Twilight movie and write a review. Then I realized I was just sad, not pathetic, so I just watched The Princess Bride on my couch. On a different note, what the hell has happened to Adam Sandler? I miss the guy from Saturday Night Live, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, and even Big Daddy. Who gave him the ok to dress in drag and play his own twin sister? Is the movie industry struggling this bad for plot lines? Who is this movie for exactly? Kids? Adults? Dogs? Adam, do you really need the money that bad? I can almost guarantee if you would have waited 2 more weeks a better script would have found its way to your desk. I feel like I lost a friend and I want him back, but for the mean time I'm locking him out NBA style. Leonardo Di Caprio's new film J. Edgar looks interesting. He's reached the level for me where I will give him the benefit of the doubt until he makes enough bad movies in a row that I have to put a stop to it, ala Sandler. Also, Johnny Depp is in a movie not named Pirates... I was, however,  kind of disappointed that The Rum Diaries wasn't about Captain Morgan's journal.

In other "news" Stevie Williams has officially become the most talked about Caddy since Danny Noonan (fictional character in the movie Caddyshack, which is really the only acceptable time for a caddy to be mainstream). Tonight, or tomorrow in Australia, the President's Cup (golf tournament where the USA plays heads up against players from the rest of the world minus Europe) kicks off, and by sheer coincidence (wink, wink) Tiger Woods is matched up against Adam Scott. This normally wouldn't be a big deal, but after Tiger's epic fall from grace he fired his caddy, Stevie Williams. Williams has since picked up the bag of Adam Scott and had some not so nice things to say about his former boss. When Tiger is putting, Williams better yell "Noonan....Miss it....Noonan!" Caddyshack is one of my all time favorite movies and now we have a chance to make a little bit of it come true in real life. Please Stevie, don't ruin this for me. You can go to the pool from 1:00-1:15 afterwards.

As a fans of sports or entertainment there are two things that we love, a Super Star, and a great comeback. This next gem gives us the possibility of both. It has been rumored that Chris Rock and wait for it, wait for it..... Dave Chappelle are planning a comedy tour! BAM! Again, I want to stress that this is still a rumor. Reportedly they are planning on doing a show in New York and if its successful taking it on tour. Are you effin kidding me??? How can this not be successful? If nothing else this will be a giant pay day for both of them. Chris Rock is still relevant in the comedy world and would sell out any theater himself. Dave Chappelle had one of the best runs for any comic ever before deciding to bow out. Since 2006 he's basically disappeared like LeBron in the 4th quarter. You know he's somewhere and you want him back, but it hasn't happened. I can't even describe how excited I am at the possibility of this show. With everything going on in the NBA, please don't toy with me on this one. I beg you. I'm already vulnerable and I'm not sure I'll be able to handle it emotionally if this story turns out to be completely false.

I used to think that the Thursday Night NFL game was a horrible idea (minus Thanksgiving). Football is for Sunday and Monday night, but in lieu of the lockout I'm thankful for it. In particular this week I get to go see my home team, Denver Broncos play against the New York Jets. Watching the Broncos this year has been a wild ride. Everything I thought I knew about professional football has been tossed out the window. We are up 10-0 at half time on the road... Awesome. I have as many passing yards as our starting quarterback... Not awesome. I have no idea what to expect from Tim Tebow, but as long as he keeps winning I'll be happy. The Jets have struggled to a degree this season, but since Rex Ryan took over a few years ago they have always been a defensive team. I've got to believe that we will have more of a passing attack tomorrow but I this point nothing would surprise me. The Jets are a 6 point favorite on the road and the Over/Under for the game is 40 points. If the Broncos win the Under will be in play, and opposite for the Jets. I'm a homer so what the heck, I'll take the Broncos +6 and the Under. Thank you Thursday for the chance to forget about basketball midweek.

Until Next Time,
Dan