2012 Olympics

Team USA win of the FIBA World Championships was pure dominance. This tournament however, was merely a tryout for some rising stars trying to make the 2012 Summer Olympic squad. Looking forward, here are the names i expect to compete in 2012:

James

Durant

Bryant

Paul

Bosh

Deron Williams

Anthony

Rose

Stoudemire

Howard

Wade

Griffin

Postseason Picks

With a little less than a month left in the MLB season, there are still many tight divisional races going on. Heres who I expect to make it to October:

NL East Phillies

NL Central Reds

NL West Giants

Wild Card Braves

AL East Yanks

AL Central Twins

AL West Rangers

Wild Card Rays

World Series- Phillies vs Yankees

NFL Season Preview: Part 3

My Final NFL Preview part, which i make 5 Bold Predictions for the upcoming Season.

• Derek Anderson will put up 2007 like numbers. Anderson takes over as the Matt Leinart era in Arizona finally ends. Even without Boldin, Anderson will throw for 22+ TD and 3,000 yards. He still has a top 3 WR in Fitzgerald and look for the emergence of Steve Breaston to help.
• The Saints won't go marching into the playoffs. I think the Saints will have another strong 9 or 10 win season, but i think there is too much power in the NFC. The Falcons got more talented, and I see them to win the South.
• CJ Spiller will win Offensive Rookie of the Year. The Bills were criticized for taking Spiller 9th overall, even with a crowded back field. What I see and compare this situation to is Adrian Peterson when he was drafted. Chester Taylor was with the Vikings, but they took the best player available, which is what the Bills also did. I bet the Bills hope the Spiller situation ends like the Peterson one.
• Albert Haynesworth will be traded or cut by mid-season: This distraction has gone on way too long, and Coach Mike Shanahan won't stand for it much longer. Look for the Titans, Texans, and Bucs to pursue him hard.
• The Patriots will bring home another Super Bowl. Tom Brady and Randy Moss are both in contract years, and now fully healthy. The defense has not suffered any significant losses, plus the "hooded genius" is always roaming the sidelines. Add it all up, and the only thing missing is former Super Bowl kicker Adam Vinatieri.

NFL Season Preview: Part 2

NFL Season Preview: Part 2- Here are my division and playoff picks-

AFC North- Ravens

AFC East- Jets

AFC West- Chargers

AFC South- Colts

Wild Cards- Patriots and Steelers

NFC North: Packers

NFC East: Cowboys

NFC West: Cardinals

NFC South: Falcons

Wild Cards- Vikings and Niners

AFC Championship Chargers vs Patriots

NFC Championship Cowboys vs Vikings

Super Bowl Patriots vs Cowboys

Champion: Dallas Cowboys

Nyjer Morgan

If Cub's fans thought Milton Bradley was bad, think again. Nyjer Morgan topped off his eventful two weeks with a straight out brawl against Marlin's pitcher Chris Volstad. This is 4 incidents for the young National's CF in only a span of 12 games. He also recently threw a ball into the stands in Philly, which hit a fan( which is under investigation) and ran over Cardinal's and Marlin's catchers, with the latter sparking the brawl for the next night. Even Morgan's manager called him out, saying his actions with the catcher was unnecessary. Morgan is looking at a maximum suspension of possibly 15 games but the more reasonable is 7-10 games. Morgan was thrown at in his first plate appearance on Wednesday due to running into the catcher the day before. He said he expected that, but when he was thrown at again, he felt that was it and he went at Volstad. Morgan landed a punch, but before he knew it, Gabby Sanchez and the rest of the Marlins were on top of him in a pile. The Nats brought Morgan in to provide speed and versatility, but Nyjer has provided some not-needed late season drama.

NFL Season Preview: Part 1

NFL football is here. Cubs fans can rejoice as they look forward from a lousy Cubs team to a 7-9 Bears team. Yay. First part of my 3 part season preview:

Player award predictions:

MVP: Tom Brady: Fully healthy, and will look to go back to the Super Bowl with the Pats, who will have to overcome a tough division.

Offensive POTY: Chris Johnson: He's back; and still dangerous as ever. Chris will rack up at least another 1,600 yards plus 12 scores.

Defensive POTY: Patrick Willis: Already a top LB in the league, Willis is ready to bring the Niner's D into the big stage.

Comeback Player: Clinton Portis: With Mcnabb and a new offensive scheme in Washington, a change of scenario might just be what this RB needed.

NFL defensive rookie: Eric Berry: The Chief's coaching staff has raved about Berry, saying he already has a veteran's leadership on the field.

Offensive Rookie: CJ Spiller: Could be the steal of the draft, and will get plenty of touches due to injuries in the Bill's backfield.

Coach of the Year: Mike Tomlin: Steelers- Even with Roethlisberger's suspension, Tomlin will find a way to get the Steelers back to the playoffs.

Next Time: Division and Playoff picks

Hawks offseason

The only time for celebrating during the summer for the Hawks was in early June. After that, it was all business and goodbyes. Due to financial reasons, the Hawks had to let many key players go. Here are some of my thoughts:

• Don't sleep on Marty Turco. Antti Niemi was let go due to a high arbitration hearing. But Turco is a true veteran, has a proven track record, and can give equal production as Niemi, for half the price.
• The Hawks traded some key players, but the moves they didn't make might be their best of the off season. Patrick Sharp is a key 2nd liner and not trading him keeps the core intact from last year. Also, rising defense man Niklas Hjalmarsson was signed away from the Sharks, as he we will great in the years to come.
• The one move I wish the Hawks didn't make was trading Kris Versteeg. He was a young forward with lots of potential, and to see him get away due to salary is disappointing. The part that makes me mad is that the Hawks had enough cap room to keep him, but i guess they felt they had to pull the trigger.
• Leave your comments on how you thought the Hawks did this off season