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Seattle Seahawks vs. Me 2015 NFL Draft

2015-05-04T14:05:00.000-05:00

#63- Frank Clark. Seriously? Yikes.. off most boards and their first pick at the end of round 2? I get he can rush the passer, but he certainly isn't elite. My pick originally was Oregon C: Hroniss Grasu who went pick 71... except, he didn't make it that far because I take him again. Clearly, the Seahawks thought they have some issues on their OL since they grabbed 2 interior guys later in the draft.

#69- Tyler Lockett. Moved up via trade with the Redskins to grab Lockett, who is undersized but can run and is a big play threat. He could be a Harvin clone in the offense minus the major locker room issues. I actually like Jaelen Strong and PJ Williams a lot.. I understand the pick and see what they're doing. I would have a hard time not taking Strong, but am okay with Lockett.

#130-Terry Poole-G-SDSU. I know he didn't go until way later and I took him with the Bills too.. but I just can't pass up Ifo Ekpre-Olomu. Too talented, despite the knee injury. He might not have the size the Seahawks prefer, but you saw them struggle in the slot vs. the Patriots. Ifo can clamp that spot down for years.

#134-Mark Glowinski-OG-WVU. Following my earlier mock and knowing that I already have Grasu on the interior, I would grab ILB Ben Heeney. He doesn't have magical speed, but he's a tackling machine and can help special teams early until he gets his feet wet in the defense.

#170-Tye Smith-CB-Towson. I had no plans on taking him, but they could use some DL depth and like moving guys around up front and getting a nasty pass rush.. how can Ohio State DL Michael Bennett still be around? Too good to pass up at this stage.

#209-Obum Gwachum-DE-Oregon State. I'd take Bobby Hart G from FSU. I'm a big school guy for the most part (since I don't get to see much small school stuff) and Hart was a OT but will be moved inside. He's a mauler type guy, doesn't have great feet, but comes from a pro style offense and is a big, developing body inside.

#214-Kristjan Sokoli-OL-Buffalo. I'm sticking somewhat to my mock board and grabbing OLB Zach Hodges who went undrafted. Hodges is explosive and raw off the edge, we know how they like guys that can get to the QB quickly. In Seattle, he can learn and develop some counter moves while taking a situational type spot up front.

#248-Ryan Murphy-DB-Oregon State. I've got nothing against Ryan Murphy, tantalizing athlete and that big, 6'2 frame that the LOB loves soooooo much. My mock has them taking Nick Marshall, who went undrafted (seems like I get that a lot). I'd like to stick with him and I think with Ifo in the mix, Marshall gets a little chance to learn the position before being rushed into action.

Buffalo Bills vs. Me 2015 NFL Draft

2015-05-04T09:06:00.000-05:00

#50. Buffalo Bills took: FSU CB Ronald Darby. (I had taken Tre Jackson multiple times who didn't go until the 4th round). My pick: Randy Gregory. Hard to not take a guy despite the DL the Bills already have. I get the CB, but man.. Gregory with Rex Ryan? I'd take that chance. What's not to like about this spot? Potentially get more elite at the pass rush?

#81: Buffalo Bills took: Louisville OG Jon Miller. (I had taken Josh Shaw multiple times; he also went in the 4th round). I'm going with FSU OG Tre Jackson. I think Jackson ends up a better player than Miller and was rated higher coming out. Jackson seemed like a better fit to me, and he still does.. of course, I don't study film much or look at it the same way they do.. but I did notice Jackson a few times this year when watching FSU.

#155: Buffalo Bills took: FSU Karlos Williams, RB. I know he didn't get picked.. but I'm stick with my MSU FS Kurtis Drummond. Shocked he didn't get drafted; I can't go off my board too far. I watched the No Fly Zone often in the Big 10 and I get the no passing game garbage, and Waynes is elite.. but Drummound really solidified that defense at the back end. I'm still shocked he wasn't picked.

#188: Buffalo Bills took: Clemson OLB Tony Steward. My pick was Damian Swann originally who went 167. At this stage I'm going with a guy that was picked shortly after Oregon CB Ike Ekpre-Olomu. Why is he still available?! I get the knee issue, but man.. what an elite talent still on the board!!

#194: Buffalo Bills took: FSU TE Nick O'Leary. (I took Nick Boyle who went at 171, so he wasn't available.) I'm fine at staying with Nick O'Leary at this spot. I mean.. we're down near the end of the draft so unless there is somebody that you're just in love with.. why deviate from what the team really does?

#234: Buffalo Bills took: Central Arkansas WR Dezmin Lewis. This is a tough pick because it's hard to not like Lewis' size and, of course, I'm a big OL fan.. but I'm going with WR Tre McBride. I think he finds a spot on this roster and helps to stretch the field.

Buffalo Bills Mock 2.0

2015-04-14T14:53:00.001-05:00

I got to a 2nd mock draft this year... allllllllriiiiiiiiiiighhhhhttttttttttttttt

I use the cbssports.com rankings and cannot draft a player ABOVE the number of the pick. For instance, the Bills first pick is #50, so the best prospect I could take would be 50th on the cbssports.com big board. Fair enough? I suppose so.

#50- (Previous pick: Tre Jackson): Staying with Tre Jackson.. Pro style offense, leg drive and can get to 2nd level. Great run fit.. I did consider Maxx Williams

#81- (Previous pick: Josh Shaw): Keeping Josh Shaw still. Too good of a defensive player to pass up especially with Rex.. he has no problem taking questionable guys and getting them to buy in.

#155- (Previous pick 147: Kurtis Drummond.. who moved all the way up to 113th in the rankings).. Markus Golden OLB Missouri. Drummond is gone, I thought about upgrading the safety position or even taking another WR.. but I went with the edge rusher instead. Some questions about his size, but he can get pressure off the edge and is good at getting in passing lanes. A worthwhile gamble this late.

#188- (Previous: 172 Ryan Russell, 178 Sean Mannion). Damian Swann CB Georgia. Another DB, not quite S size, but did play there a tad at Georgia. Great ball skills, plays bigger than his size and impressive in ST coverage.

#194- Nick Boyle, TE, Delaware. Small school, athletic, not quite the grinding, blocking TE that Rex probably wants.. but adds some versatility to a lackluster position.

#234- (Previous: 209 Antwan Goodley) Shane Carden- QB ECU. Worth a flyer late, smart QB with good enough arm strength and prep work.

2015 Seahawks Mock Draft Edition 1

2015-03-12T13:36:00.001-05:00

About 3 inches from another Super Bowl, a crushing loss after that Kearse catch.. but that's all I'm doing to reminisce at this point.. time to move forward to the 2015 NFL Draft. As my other mocks: I know that the draft list isn't set yet, so I'll update more later but I am a tad bored right now! Using cbssports.com big board, and I can't draft a player if he's higher than that on the board. #63 is the highest pick I can first make for Seattle since they traded for that Jimmy Graham character. Never heard of him..... have you? Talk radio in WI isn't worried about him as long as they have Aaron Rodgers.. at least, that's the word today. We'll find out when the season starts ;)

#63- Oregon C- Hroniss Grasu. Oh, hey.. guess who Grasu projects to? MAX UNGER. This is such a tempting spot with Funchess, Xavier Cooper, Ty Sambrailo also on the board. A lot has already been made about the.. fragility and skill of Seattle's line last year and they lost Carpenter in FA and Unger in the Graham trade. Might as well start restocking now!

#95- Oregon CB- Ifo Ekpre-Olomu. Call me Chip Kelly, apparently.. getting Oregon guys with the first 2 Seahawks selections. Ifo doesn't have the size the Seahawks love and will miss a bunch of the exhibition season with a knee injury.. so why gamble with their 2nd selection? He's young, he can move, he's great with the ball in the air and has great technique. He isn't as physical as they might like, but in today's NFL, he'd be a great addition to the slot for a team that depends so much on their coverage. I think this is a great pick for the Seahawks, I even passed up a few OL to make this one.

109- Wisconsin OL- Rob Havenstein. Run game struggled last year, Havenstein played OT in college but projects as a mauling G in the NFL. Everybody knows, and I've mentioned about the OL already.. potentially replaced a C and a G or, at least, provided depth for a team that loves to run the football.

127- Nebraska WR- Kenny Bell. Looked at Ty Montgomery and ILB Ben Heeney as well as some OLB, but took a shot with Bell. Bell has good straight line speed, he's a little smaller than a few of their other guys, but he can bring a little bit different dimension to the Seahawks return game as well as cover kicks/punts.

159- Harvard OLB Zach Hodges. Finally getting to work on the front 7, I think they'll draft a LB higher than this, but this was my best find as is. Hodges is from a small school but is a jack of all trades for them, which leaves him a little bit raw. He, however, has the ability to play multiple LB positions and even put his hand on the ground and rush the QB. Sounds like a Seahawks fit to me.

165- Auburn ATH Nick Marshall. Why not? Late pick, already have a CB and trying to add more DB depth. If it doesn't work, it's a 6th rd pick in a trade, so not a big loss. Think he can play CB with his athleticism and size and has some great tutors and a great scheme to work in for development.

223- Iowa DT Louis Trinca-Pasat. Finally a DL for the defense, but not an explosive one. Seattle could use a rotation DT to put in and just grind away and do dirty work until the pass rushers come in. Iowa DL are always extremely high effort, fundamental players. Pasat isn't any different, and could fit into a rotation.

2015 1st Bills Mock

2015-03-10T16:07:00.001-05:00

Apparently I blog about 4 times a year and it happens to be during the NFL draft. I never did finish my mocks last year or even a "what I would have done" follow up after the draft. This year, I am determined to be different, however.. back to before kids and only the mock draft on my mind!

As a result of trades, like LeSean McCoy, and what not I had to look up the Bills pick and I am taking this site as my guide for now. As usual: I use the cbssports.com rankings and cannot draft a player ABOVE the number of the pick. For instance, the Bills first pick is #50, so the best prospect I could take would be 50th on the cbssports.com big board. Fair enough? I suppose so.

#50- FSU OG Tre Jackson-- I like him better than the other guard in that range (Laken Tomlinson) even though CBS has Tomlinson rated higher. I don't know a ton about Rex's offense, but I know that he loves to run the football and that guard was a weakspot for the Bills last year. Jackson has played in a pro style offense for 4 years, has great leg drive and is able to get to the 2nd level. Sounds like a great run fit to me!

#81- USC CB Josh Shaw-- Don't care about the fabricated story, actually saw his interview and was like.. "Yeah, that makes sense to me." The story part is lame, but he was scared. The kid can play and has insane measurables for this spot in the draft at that position. In the real draft, I think he goes higher, but I'm jumping on the CB/S at this spot and laughing!

#147- MSU FS Kurtis Drummond-- Apparently, I think Rex Ryan likes to have a lot of DBs.. I really think they look at a LB, but I like Drummond here over other raw players. Drummond gives them a smart, physical safety that can play different styles in Ryan's defense. They might look elsewhere, because he can struggle in man coverage, but he does too many other things well to pass him up.

#172- Purdue DE Ryan Russell-- Physical. Great look and explosiveness. Needs time to develop. Oh, hi Rex Ryan and the Bills DL that gets the QB routinely.. what a great place to learn.

#178- QB Sean Mannion- I'd be shocked if he's on the board this long and was surprised he's rated this low. The Bills have QB issues, is he a star? No.. but I can see him being better than Cassell and Manuel.

#209- WR Antwan Goodley-- Actually had a hard time here going back and forth between Goodley and EJ Bibbs. Went with Goodley, who has more explosion (obviously, given the position) than Bibbs, but a TE is a more likely real pick. Goodley fits that slot role that Goodwin never developed into, has his speed, but ability to cross the middle is the difference between the two. Small, explosive, short threat for whoever QBs the team

2014 Buffalo Bills Updated Mock Draft

2014-05-05T15:49:00.001-05:00

I said I was going to do this monthly.. what I meant was once and then once again BEFORE the draft started.

As usual with my rules; I'm using cbssportsline.com and cannot draft anybody before their pick. For instance, the Bills 1st pick is #9 and even though I hope Khalil Mack will be available CBS has him at #2 (changed from 6 the first time I did this).. so I can't draft him.

#9: (1st time CJ Mosley; now in the 20s).. Now: Anthony Barr, OLB, UCLA. I really hope for a OT, and I have seen a ton of Ebron going and talk about help for EJ, but I'd shore up the D which can also help out a QB! Barr will get to the QB, period.

#41: (1st time Antonio Richardson; now in the 90s).. Richardson's stock has plummeted.. I still really like him but won't reach for him at 41. Now: Terrence Brooks, S, FSU. He's at #69 now and I was able to get him at #105 before; he's projecting up and this might be a reach.. BUT, how badly do the Bills need safety help?!

#73: (1st time: Jared Abbrederis, 90s.) Now: Antonio Richardson, OT, TN. I like Abbrederis and Borland, but OL is such a HUGE need for the Bills it isn't even funny. They could also look to S here, but Richardson has 1st round talent and is somehow still on the board according to CBS.

#105: (1st time: Terrence Brooks, now 69) Now: Marqueston Huff, S, Wyoming. Great numbers, former athletic CB that played S last season at Wyoming. Worried about physicality on the back end, but in a passing league, a ballhawk is a necessity deep.

#137: (1st time: Jaylen Watkins, now in the 90s). Now: Aaron Murray, QB, Georgia. One time considered a 1st round talent.. we saw what happened when EJ got hurt last year. Murray is smart, athletic, and I think, underrated, at this stage.

#169: (1st time: Denicos Allen). Now: Brandon Thomas, OG, Clemson. Tore his ACL, probably a top 100 pick if he didn't; the Bills have guards signed for next few seasons, so a redshirt year is a good idea. Worthwhile in the mid-rounds.

#201 (1st time: Connor Shaw). Now: Josh Mauro, DE, Stanford. I already took Aaron Murray, so I don't need another QB, instead I'm going with a DE that can play inside or outside and be strong and fundamental at either spot. Mauro isn't an athletic freak and won't give great burst off the edge, but he'll help in the run game and might offer a bit of slippery rush from the DT spot on pass downs (if needed)

Was going to get a WR, but didn't see the need with plenty of guys available as UFA. I don't think RB is a need with Spiller/Jackson still playing well. I would have liked to get a CB, but Huff could play a hybrid/both role there. Ultimately, I don't think Anthony Barr is who they take even if available, but he's too good for me to pass up.

Packers Only 2014 Mock Draft

2014-01-05T23:08:00.000-06:00

Packers are about the 3rd/4th team on my list right now.. I'm not going to go into why (Brett Favre has a lot to do with it), but I still watch them on occasion. Seahawks and Bills are ahead of them.. but I still am interested in them being successful, especially now that they've actually adopted a running game.
Same rules as my Bills mock (mainly I don't draft a guy ahead of their CBS ranking)

#21: Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix. S. 'Bama. I don't think he'll really still be available.. but CBS has him ranked low right now. Have you watched the Packers DBs this year? Their okay (at times) at CB with Shields/Williams.. outside of Claymaker they get no pass rush and their S are brutal. They need playmakers and tacklers all over the field, but especially at S

#53: Shayne Skov. LB. Stanford. Kept debating between Skov and Carl Bradford from ASU. Bradford probably makes more sense but is higher risk/higher reward pick.. and I like to play safe especially with ballhawking good tacklers from Stanford.. one of my favorite college programs right now because of how physical they play.

#85: CJ Fiedorowicz. TE. Iowa. Not sure what's up with Finley and his health, but the Iowa kid is a solid blocker/catcher. Iowa players are always fundamentally sound and good blockers in the run game. He has underrated speed/hands and adds a fun element to the Packers offense.

#117: Tajh Boyd. QB. Clemson. Love him. Vastly underrated passer dropping because of his size. Excellent backup possibility.

#149: Wesley Johnson. OL. Vandy. Swing, undersized OL. Has played multiple OL positions at Vandy and been through it all as a multiple year starter in a tough conference. With Packers injuries, a guy that can play multiple positions is good to have around.. plus, he's not Marshall Newhouse.

#181: Ben Gardner. DL. Stanford. Probably not a pick if they stay in the 3-4, but if Capers is gone then the 4-3 makes sense for Gardner. See my mentions on Skov. I also like Ricardo Allen and Kevin Pierre-Louis in this spot.

#213: Dri Archer. Athlete. Kent State. Why not? Let the big dogs eat.

2014 Early Bills Mock

2014-01-03T23:54:00.001-06:00

The Bills season is over already.. shocking, right? I am too, especially since Jeff Tuel and Thad Lewis got QB starts.

I figured I'd pass some time watching the Cotton Bowl by doing a quick/early mock draft. As usual with my rules; I'm using cbssportsline.com and cannot draft anybody before their pick. For instance, the Bills 1st pick is #9 and even though I think Khalil Mack will be available CBS has him at #6.. so I can't draft him.

#9: CJ Mosley. Played in a 3-4, but incredibly high IQ. Decent size, can defend run/pass. Only real question is his health. The Bills run D was one of the worst in the NFL and a tackling machine with great instincts can only help.

#41: Antonio Richardson. OT. Probably be gone by this point as mocks have him in round 1 despite his late 40s ranking by CBS. You can't ever have enough OL and protecting Manuel and getting Spiller/Jackson going seems like a wise choice to me.

#73: Jared Abbrederis. Duh. Do I have to explain. I'm a Badgers lover. He's a Badgers player. He's smart, he hustles, he catches. He's ALWAYS open. He caught 78 passes as the only threat on the entire team in the passing game.. FOR THE BADGERS. What's not to like?

#105: Terrence Brooks. S. No clue what's going on at S. Byrd and Leonhard could be there.. could be gone. Brooks is a bit short and has some trouble tackling, but he's physical and can really close on the ball. Fun player to watch. (I really wanted to take Tajh Boyd here)

#137: Jaylen Watkins. CB. It's the new NFL. You need to have guys that can run/cover the pass and play that hybrid CB/S position. Watkins did for one of the better defenses in college football

#169: Denicos Allen. Smallish OLB who was insanely productive behind the LOS in the Big 10. He might get engulfed at times, but he seems to be a step ahead of blockers often and attacks downhill as a very good tackler. A steal at this spot; he'll fall because of his size.

#201 Connor Shaw. Mainly based on what he did to the Badgers and if EJ isn't going to be healthy then I don't want Thad Lewis or Jeff Tuel to have to make throws/decisions. Shaw can play.

I'll try to do this about once a month until the draft; we'll see how it changes with rankings as the process goes.

Breakdown:
4 defenders; 2 in front 7 and 2 in back 4. Speed/tackling available.
3 offensive players. 1 OL, 1 QB, and 1 slot WR.

1985 Dunk Contest

2013-07-14T06:52:00.001-05:00

NBA TV is awesome. Have I mentioned that before? DVR'd some of the dunk contests they were showing for old times sake.. this particular one was from 1985 when I was 2 years old.. but I remember it like it was yesterday.

First thing you need to notice is the names in the list:
Wilkins, Drexler, Jordan, Griffith, Woolridge, Nance, Dr. J and some Stansbury (only one I haven't heard of)

Compare that to the 4 guys from last year: Jeremy Evans (huh), Chase Budinger, Derrick Williams and Paul George. Why only 4 guys anyway? And only George is considered a rising star.

2010 had some studs too: Nate Robinson, Gerald Wallace, Demar Derozan, and Shannon Brown. Sweet.

I guess we're gonna skip some dunks: Nique went baseline and hammered down a reverse double pump. Man, he dunks with authority. His 3rd dunk was just smoked.

Clyde: 1-handed reverse. Didn't look too enthusiastic about it either.

Jordan: haha, He's wearing his warm-up pants, a t-shirt and some chinsy jersey. That's good stuff. MJ just out there hanging out right now. Doesn't even look like he's trying.

Darrell Griffith: Utah Jazz old man look going, Malone and Stockton would be excited. His 2nd dunk was nice and only got 42. Dunno about that.

BTW: Stansbury filled in for.. CHARLES BARKLEY?! Barkley was supposed to be in a dunk contest?!

How about this dunk-off between MJ and Stansbury? A SUDDEN DUNK OFF! BTW: Hot Rod Hundley is announcing this dunk-off. This is sick.

MJ wrap around one-hander only gets a 40. Stansbury's dunk way better.. higher score but they send MJ on anyway; I'm serious. Where my NBA conspiracy theorists at? Stern wanted MJ to move on I bet.

Dr. J didn't break a sweat and just smashed down 2 basketballs.Terrence Stansbury is putting on a show; this cat could hang.

OH NO HE DIDN'T! MJ just put some TAPE on the foul line to show where he's jumping from (you know, in case the FOUL LINE isn't a good enough indicator)

Nique wasn't super creative.. but man did he get into the air and just hammer the ball with authority. That's what is missed the most on all the show now. Power and clean sending the ball through the tin and in 1985.. that's what gets you the title, I guess.

Bucks/Nuggets

2013-07-13T22:50:00.000-05:00

Summer league has started and I've never been so glad to be dog-sitting at my in-laws place. The dogs are on the floor, I'm on the couch with a bowl of ice cream and NBA TV is on.

Thoughts:

-I wish I knew numbers of these guys. I know Henson, Ayon, and Smith to start.. no clue who 20 (I guess Dominic Jones) and 23 are.

-Ish Smith can dunk? Didn't know that.

-Dominic Jones knows what he's doing out there.. crafty.

-Nate Wolters is in but has barely touched the ball because Jones and Demetrius Nichols like to bounce it.

-I know it was Stacy Augmon.. but can Johnny Tarheel be the new Plastic Man

-The block/charge call just got messed up again.

-Wolters looks smooth, good vision, good zip on his passes. Henson playing big through the 1st with the Bucks up 5.

-Brian Shaw is cool.. but I'd prefer full screen for the game.. if I wanted to watch Brian Shaw, I'd follow a presser. Let me see Nate Wolters work.

-Henson is the best player on the floor.

-Dominique Jones (guess I wasn't spelling it correctly earlier) looks like Steve Logan.. who looks like DMX. So.. if A=B and B=C then A=C if you see what I'm getting at.

-Bruiser getting camera time sitting next to Larry Sanders.. so he's got that going for him.

-Plastic Man just blocked 2 shots in a row, then got a rebound on both ends... he does need to get stronger around the tin though on offense.

-Would like to see more time for Wolters.. we can see what Smith/Jones can do and have plenty on them from NBA practice/season.

-Henson is insane around the tin.. just so long and active. He and Larry can play together... right?! 15 minutes just to see how many shots get blocked.

-John Shurna is in right now.. He's sweet but he just missed a 3; he'll hit his next one.

-Ha, next possession Shurna banged one home. Called it.

-Nate Wolters is a REALLY good passer, but I'd like to see him attack the hedge on the pick n roll a bit more. Coulda split a few times but hesitated coming around.

-John Shurna can shoot. He's tough.

-Whoever #45 is for the Bucks he couldn't jump over the Medford phone book.

-How does Shurna not get 15 shots blocked a game? He releases it so low.

Most of these guys won't make NBA rosters (off the Bucks) but man they are shooting the ball well. 88 points in summer league is pretty sick. Wolters certainly has staying power IMO on the roster, I'd keep Jones and put him in the D-League if he isnt going to get much time this year though.

I know it's late.. NBA Draft Diary 2013 Edition

2013-07-13T10:47:00.000-05:00

So here's the deal.. I know the draft was weeks ago and some summer league scrubs have taken the floor.. guess what, I don't care. I don't have cable and I don't have time.. but I did scrape some up as I sit over at my in-laws dog sitting. True story. My NBA Draft Diary:

--Draft hasn't started yet but my DVR has.. Is that Magic Johnson doing an intro? Only guy worse on TV for the NBA is Jalen Rose. This is gonna be good.

--Stern booed and like a true WWE heel, pretends they were cheers. Has anybody ever seen David Stern and Vinny McMahon at the same time, in the same room?

--Stern mentions the Miami Heat and the crowd boos.. he helped create that team. I'm calling them the nWo from now. Is LeBron Hogan? Bosh would be that latino guy that yells ARRIBA LA RAZA... and Wade has to be Scott Hall.. except the fact that I love Scott Hall.

--Jalen tosses in he's played in the league 13 years. Don't worry, Jalen.. we know who you are.

--Jay Bilas just told me Nerlens Noel weighs 216lbs. Does Jay have a numbers fetish? Why don't I know his wingspan yet?

--The 1st pick hasn't happened yet.. and I'm seriously bored right now. I don't like Bill Simmons voice, Jalen Rose is a joke, and Jay Bilas only knows economics.

--What's with the David Stern baby raise the roof before the 1st pick? Who does he think he is? He reminds me of the Brian Regan skit when the dude on the cell phone barely raises his finger (might not even have this point on here but Brian Regan is sweet anyway).. If you want the crowd to make noise David.. RAISE THE ROOF.

--Jalen Rose, "everybody wants to be the #1 pick." That's why Jalen is here tonight.. it took him 13 years to figure that out!

--Jay Bilas just said wingspan and tip one back regarding Anthony Bennett. #YesSir

--WHY DIDNT ANYBODY TELL ME SHANE BATTIER WAS INTERVIEWING PEOPLE?! I DO NOT WANNA SEE THIS... is ESPN trying to make up for hiring Ray Lewis? You know.. the dude that allegedly murdered somebody.

--Anthony Bennett isn't going to eat himself out of the league according to Jay Bilas.. good I didn't want him to be the next Oliver Miller.

--Rece Davis just told me that the 2nd pick in the draft was a "high energy guy".. that term is reserved for bench towel waving white guys.. like Jon Brockman.

--Shane Battier is on nickname basis with Victor Oladipo. Wonder if he'd met him before this weekend.

--Victor Oladipo was just compared to Dwayne Wade, Alvin Robertson, and Joe Dumars in about 30 seconds.

--David Stern remains a Vince McMahon and we're 3 picks in. This guy can't go away fast enough.

--Jalen Rose is certainly a Ben Stein clone.. btw.. our 3rd pick in this draft Rose just compared to Bruce Bowen. Shane Battier also hit a "That's great" awkward moment in his interview. He stinks.

--Ariza, Seraphin, Price on the Wizards bench.. I might be able to get run there.

--YES! Jalen Rose JUST said that his mom won a championship.. in women's basketball. I'm not joking.

--Still trying to figure out if Cody Zeller is such a freak and a great athlete and 60% shooter.. then why did Jared Berggren eat him alive?

--Rece Davis just said that Nerlens Noel could be re-united with Anthony Davis at Kentucky. Ummm... does Rece Davis know that they both left after their freshman year so they weren't at Kentucky together? Come on, bro.

--Alex Len just said he wanted to play against KG and Duncan.. Battier asked the ? and isn't happy he doesn't want to play against him. For real.

--Jay Bilas told me 216lbs isn't pushing around an Eastern Conference C.. How many Cs is he not pushing around? Who is pushing around who in the East? He's pushing Bosh around for sure.

--John Calipari just sold 17 used cars in the lottery room.

--8 picks in.. and I like Shane Battier less than I did 8 picks ago. Didn't think that was possible.

--Jay Bilas, "If a PG is the best player.. then don't you take him?" Bill Simmons, "That's what got David Kahn fired." Touche bro.

--Jalen Rose is a horrible dude on TV. Don't know if I mentioned that yet. I'm 9 picks in so I might have.

--Jalen Rose likes Trey Burke.. I'm shocked that he liked a guy that played at Michigan. I bet he likes Big McGary too.

--Figured it out.. Shane Battier reminds me of Drew Carey on Price is Right. #Awful

--And at the 10th pick.. my favorite player for the Bucks off the draft. CJ McCollum.

--Sorry Bill Simmons.. CJ McCollum isn't an "irrational confidence" guy.. he's a STUD. Difference.

--ESPN cut to Chris Broussard to report on Trey Burke news that was already discussed on set by guys that didn't have the "inside story." Nice job, Chris.

--Jay Bilas and Jalen Rose just told me how great of a defender MCW is.. great, he plays zone.

--Now Jay Bilas just told me MCW went to a camp and they told him he was mid-major.. then 10 seconds later he said he was told he was a DIII player. Make up your mind!

--Shane still fishing for a compliment just asked MCW who he wanted to play against.. He didn't answer with "Shane Battier."

--Jalen Rose just said that Kendrick Perkins has slown down a little bit.. in other words, he's gone from slo-mo to Ace Ventura super slow-mo

--Blending Bucks off-season and the draft together.. I'd still take Bill Simmons as Bucks GM. For realz.

--Chris Broussard just said the Mavs would trade the pick.. or take a foreign player and keep him overseas. Guess who they took? Kelly Olynyk.. which they traded for Shane Larkin.

--They are crushing the Bucks during the draft now.. well guess what.. GREEK FREAK. BACK OFF.

--BTW: The Greek Freak is a pick the Bucks have to make at 15. They need to knock a kid out of the park.. what are your choices right now? You are Milwaukee and need a franchise pick.. you can get a senior that can be a great rotation guy or a potential superstar.. you take the Greek Freak. LOVE IT

--All sorts of Canadian jokes by the ESPN Draft guys.. funny considering they haven't been to a Marquette camp lately.

--2 hours in and a German just got picked.. almost skipped it on purpose because Fran and some other clown are on. I didn't though. Dennis Schroeder was a potential Buck.. I woulda taken it.

--Bill Simmons just asked if David Kahn was hired as a consultant by the Hawks because they took the German PG and Shane Larkin. I laughed.

--A Russian just got picked. Not sure how this affect US/Russia relations but I think Putin and Obama don't like each other. For realz.

--Pure Comedy.. Sergev Kaserev and Shane Battier interview.

--Shabazz Muahammad just got picked and looks like he hates David Stern.

--Tony Snell is only 6'7 and has a wingspan of a 6'11 guy. Thanks Jay. He can also shoot. Actually, I woulda loved him as a Buck.

--Chris Broussard is so bad at his job.. that he can't even pronounce Luol Deng right. For realz.

--David Stern trying to crack jokes that boos mean respect.. Didn't work, brah brah. You aren't cool.

--I believe the Nets are up next at pick number 22.. Jay Bilas has Pierre Jackson as his 8th best pick available.. I bet he doesn't get picked in the 1st round.

--Can't wait in Bart Scott voice is WAYYYYYYYY better than Can't wait in Mason Plumlee voice. His is childish and lame.

--23 picks in.. David Stern still trying to make jokes about being a heel and getting the crowd rowdy. He's as annoying as Tom Crean stalking the sidelines.

--Knicks took Tim Hardaway Jr.. I love him.. but I hate the Knicks.

--Shocking.. Jalen Rose says, "I LIKKKKKKKE IT." hahaha.. C'mon bro.. you woulda liked that Horford clown taken there.

--Some Tim Hardaway clips.. best part of the night included.. including this Spike Lee interview.

--Bill and Jalen don't like each other.. another weird argument about Amar'e Stoudamire. Classic stuff. Jalen played 13 years.. so you know.. he knows.

--It's the 26th pick and the Warrior took some guy from Colorado that averaged 11 points.. and Rece Davis just made a wrestling comment about David Stern.. fairly certain I made a comment like that about 25 picks ago.

--David Stern just did another annoying hand motion for the crowd to "boo" him.. does he think he's cool at this point? Seriously.. I'd drop an elbow from the top rope if I were there right now.

--I'm going on record here.. Spurs shoulda taken Jamaal Franklin.. they woulda loved him.

--Archie Goodwin just got picked.. he's a bball player today, not a cartoon character from WW2 era.

--Rece Davis is totally in love with David Stern.. either that or words are on a screen in front of him.. which do you think it is? I have my answer.

--Jalen Rose just said that David Stern is the best commish in any sport in his life. haha.. what a homer. He's played at Michigan and "LOVED" every Michigan pick and played in the league and shockingly he thinks that he's the man. Come on, Jalen.

--Bill Simmons points out that David Stern isn't above criticism.. nobody comments shockingly.

--David Stern hands over the keys to Adam Silver; crowd boos. It's the WWE storyline that people love.. Vinny Mac turns the reigns over to Shane-O Mac.

--2 minutes between picks now? No wonder the 2nd round is only an hour on the DVR compared to like the other 3 hours of the 1st round.

--Just stopped watching the draft to make this insane smoothie with spinach, coconut chocolate yogurt, coconut milk, blueberries, a peach and banana. I think this smoothie will do more for me than Glen Rice Jr. does for the 76ers. Time will tell.

--Jay Bilas just said, "He (Glen Rice Jr) got bounced off the team at Georgia Tech so he has some major issues." C'mon Jay.. it's Georgia Tech if you get kicked off Kentucky then you've really got problems.

--Bill Simmons thinks Jimmer still has a shot to make a name for himself in the NBA.. That's why I like that guy so much.

--Nate Wolters just got picked and Bill Simmons loves him too.. Why is he not GM of the Bucks. That Wolters/Fredette backcourt would be sick. So glad he became a Bucks PG.. he's just a basketball player. I like him.

--Grant Jerrett looks like a turtle. If he were one of the 4 teenage mutant ninja turtles I'd say he's Raphael. He's just kinda there with no special skills.

--Jalen Rose just said, "I woulda moved him (Lamarcus Aldridge) tonight too." Then Bill Simmons made a comment to Jalen Rose who then said, "They can wait, the Blazers don't have to move him tonight." Come on man.

--After CJ McCollum that dude Jamaal Franklin was my next hopeful Bucks player. They didn't get him, but the Grizzlies will end up with him. Rose thinks he'll stay around the league because he can "score the basketball" Does he know anything about Franklin? He's a rebounder/defender.

--Ricky Ledo just got picked based off HS games and Providence practices. So.. basically we have a pick made off practice and youtube videos. Yi totally would fit in this draft.

--I just missed a whole bunch of picks because I was stuck in FF on the TV remote.. guess what at this point, I don't care.

--Fran just told me that Raul Neto is called Raul Zeno or something like that by his friends and that is his nickname.. I seriously can't wait to get this dude into the league.

--Ryan Kelly just got picked.. Jay Bilas loves him. I'm not surprised, but where is Dick Vitale to tell me about the basketball aspect of this Duke product.

--Some junk during the draft about Dwight Howard; so glad that's over. I hope he drags the Rockets down and doesn't win a title.

--Erik Murphy gets an Entourage spot from Simmons and Bilas. That's rich. Turtle gonna get picked next and even Johnny Drama gets a mention.. that's why you watch the 2nd round of the NBA Draft. Too bad E wasn't in the crowd, Sloan woulda been with him I think.

--Another reason you watch the 2nd round.. Simmons said Doc quit on the Celtics and Doc responds with, "I'd like to call him an idiot, but I'm too classy for that." Bro, you just called him an idiot, we're not stupid. Then adds Simmons doesn't know the truth. Can't wait for Simmons reply coming in 3, 2, 1....

--Rece, Jay, and Jalen speechless and have no clue what to say after that Doc Rivers interview.. They're like wallflowers.

--Some Iranian named Arsalan Kazemi got picked.. and my DVR stopped. I hope that isn't some kinda freaky sign. This draft is over for me.

Guest Opinion on the Packers Roster

2013-01-13T20:12:00.002-06:00

With the Packers season now over the reaction to the loss and the drama will begin. While reaction is expected, because of the way the season ended expect over reaction from many Packers fans. What needs to not get lost in this is that the 49ers, who eliminated the Packers, are a better team. I hear about what we didn’t do every time there is a Packer loss versus what the opponent did. Not only were the Niners the favorite and at home, they are a better more healthy team. Does this mean the Packers are not capable of being a Super Bowl team in the future? Not at all but SOME moves will need to be made!

Let’s start first by reflecting on the year. The Packers won the division, won a playoff game and individually Casey Hayward introduced himself to the NFL, James Jones and Randall Cobb excelled in the absence of others and Aaron Rodgers is really good.

Now for the bad news. As you watch the Packers you see at a lot of little things that make it hard for them to either continue moving the chains or stop the opponent. They are a poor tackling team, especially at corner. Now is this a big deal, it is when teams scheme to get Tramon Williams as a primary run defender. They struggle on the edges of the defense. Not sure how to fix this because really this is a scheme issue not the players. Finally, the ILB play is average at best. Losing two of your top three ILB to injury won’t help this but the Packers have ILB’s that get blocked and are not very physical while also begin below average in coverage.

Offensively the people will tell you the Packer offensive line is no good. I disagree. Inside, once Evan Dietrich Smith was inserted at center and the Packers featured healthy guards with him, the Packer run game grew and became affective. The tackles are a different story, though there is some much uncertainty. Bryan Bulaga got hurt, eventually forcing the Packers to find Don Barclay. Barclay played well at times and is definitely part of the picture in the future. At left tackle, Marshall Newhouse is serviceable BUT is a player that might not fit the role as the primary blind slide blocker for Aaron Rodgers. To me the Packers primary issue offensively is the ineffectiveness of the “extra blocker” in the run game. Primarily with the Packers being a one back team, this is a tight end. Their starter Jermichael Finley is inconsistent and a terrible run blocker, so the Packers show there hand and go with Tom Crabtree or others when they want to run the ball. Basically, the Packers have a bunch of specialists at the position and this makes it impossible to get consistency at the position, a position that is critical to the success of the offense. I don’t believe the Packers have to be a team that runs the ball 35 times a game; it doesn’t fit what they do. They have to run the ball effectively and to do this they have to evaluate their personnel and scheme and fit it to the pass game.

So what do we do? With few “key” free agents the Packers have the nucleus to be good for a longtime and remember, they have been. Since 2000 the Packers are 138-74 with a Super Bowl championship in this time frame. The obvious free agent question mark surrounds Greg Jennings. While Jennings has been special, he did suffer from an injury plagued season and will start the 2013 season at the age of 30. Others who the Packers have to decide about would include Brad Jones and Erik Walden.

The Packers have a lot of questions going into the off season but unlike many NFL organizations the Packers, do not lack the stability within the organization at the top or at quarterback. With Ted Thompson, Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers in place, Packer fans should feel secure in a future that is competitive. The Packers will have to make tough choices on Donald Driver, Charles Woodson, Jermichael Finley, Jeff Saturday, AJ Hawk and others but they have many of the right pieces in place.

Next edition: WHAT I WOULD DO, CURRENT ROSTER ONLY!!

I'm Still Here

2012-12-29T07:04:00.000-06:00

Don't worry people; I am still alive. I've just been busy with school, life, and so on. Our college fantasy football season is near the end of the road. Here are the match-ups:

Toilet Bowl: #12 Zach vs. #11 P90X

--Who will win the #1 pick? I mean.. the game. Not that it matters, neither team has drafted an impact guy yet. Wes Lunt could have been the guy but then he kept getting hurt and who knows where he'll show up on the depth chart next year. Rumors are that P90X is too busy for the league and might be leaving next year. Only time will tell.

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#10 Cherns vs. #9 Josh

--Are there 2 guys that could pay any less attention to the league? Cherns has been hit or miss for the last 6 years of his life; you won't know what you get from him until he shows up.... or doesn't. When he does show up, great time.. but those times are about as common as Haley's Comet. Josh wakes up at 4 AM to play video games and completely forgets he has a fantasy football team.

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#8 Crass vs. #7 Brian

--Both of these teams were in $ contention at one time. Not so much anymore. Crass nearly made a postseason deal with the #2 ranked team, but they never agreed to terms. Will it hurt him in the future? Doubtful, but it helped him in his bowl game!

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#6 Joe Dub vs. #5 Billy

--Could one of these guys end up in the money? Highly unlikely. They're one game away. One big bowl game away from $.. a tough spot to be in. A down year for Billy and a big year from Joe Dub. Billy dealt QB Colin Klein to Chad after the bowl games started causing another bowl trade deadline meltdown throughout the league.

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#4 T-Raz vs. #3 Scuba

--Scuba made a late charge while T-Raz couldn't hold on when Geno Smith faltered down the stretch. Who will win this match up for maybe even a shot at #2? Big game tonight needed from Geno Smith and T-Raz could be in $ for 2 years in a row.

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#2 Chad vs. #1 GMOTY

--Venom type match-up. Former neighbors, former friends, battling it out for the top spot. This isn't one of those chump buddy buddy hug each other match-ups that we see so often now in sports.. this is like Barry vs. Bret in the squared circle. Carlos Polk and Ka'Deem Carey nearly equaled each other at the RB slot. Trade almost traded for George Wynn to bench Polk (shoulda pulled the trigger and benched Franklin instead). Perrins with another big game from the Rutgers defense while Chad got next to nothing from J. Franklin and Terrence Williams despite a combined game score in the mid-70s. Could the GMOTY really win the award? We shall see.

Week 11 Rankings

2012-11-15T09:37:00.000-06:00

Week 11 is in the books and parity reigns in this league. The top 4 teams all have a shot of playing in the BCS Title Bowl! Heck, even the 5th team could somehow sneak in before all is said in done. When you take a look at the jumbled standings at the top it's also easy to overlook the fact that history could be made! P90XJoe in his 2nd season is going for a goal that has never been accomplished before. This goal started when he came into the league last season but was bit on the backside a few times; he accidentally won games. This year? That has not been the case so far, and when you take a look at that roster.. you can certainly see why. P90X is just 2 games away from having the 1st ever winless season. Yes, folks, the perfect Pollock season is within reach. Rumors persist that the Miami Marlins owner is excited about the possibilities of buying the entire college and seeing who will get less fans at their games; the Marlins or P90X College.

#12: P90XJoe His info reads like a bad team on a video game.. 0-11, 992 points scored (lowest in the league) and 1492 points against (highest in the league). Well, if he didn't have bad luck.. he'd have no luck at all. At least when he goes back home he still tells all the g's on the corner.. "Yo, I'm still P90XJoe from the block."

#11: Zach. 3-8 with 4 straight losses.. a few weeks ago he we telling me that he was legit in the hunt for a top 8 finish. At that point he was 3-4, the wheels fell off. He started asking for too much in return for potential trades and now his roster lost a chance to improve late in the season and well.. he has 3 wins. Epic mismanagement. League observers from the outside continue to question Zach's management style late in the season. They're not sure either one of the new guys has what it takes to be competitive. A lot of his fans are just sitting around looking for more entertainment.

#10: Josh. We've already made fun of his age. Everybody makes fun of his NFL team (The Cowboys). What else is there? He had aspirations to start the season, got off to a bad start.. traded Ball/Franklin when Ball was hurt and getting 8 carries a game. Now? They're both tearing up the league for the #1 ranked team.. it looks like another lost season and another achey breaky heart for Josh. (P.S. Just fast forward to the end of the video and watch those moves. Boy was in the zone.)

#9: Cherns. The Mouth from the South is sitting at 5-6 with Kenjon Barner still on his roster, though he said he was going to be dealt about 4 days ago. So, he hasn't done that. He just got put on a watch list for ignoring rankings this week. Does anybody know if he's okay? Is he studying spreadsheets and stats actually trying to put a real roster together or just pretending that he's too busy to care about the league? In fact, he's so busy he probably doesn't have time to read these rankings.. but if he does, I'll just shoot him a quick email or text that simply says, "Thanks, Jake." Right now? He's just a wannabe.

#8: Crass was one on the door for the title game? Now, he's 5-6 with 3 straight losses. It's been a rough year, he could be on top of the leader board had he gone through with an early season trade for Denard Robinson, but he backed out. That's proved costly, despite Denard being out the last 2 weeks, and now Crass is looking to sell his senior RBs flooding the market alongside Barner and dragging all their value down. Toss in the fact he also just got put on rankings watch and we've got ourselves a disappearing act.. dogs are running all over the place because he's been MIA and now people are wondering.. WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?

#7: Joe-Dub: 6-5 and gaining steam with 2 straight wins. An extremely scary opponent for anybody ranked above him down the stretch. His team can put up monster numbers very quickly with 3 guys averaging right around 20 ppg, so if they hit their averages and he gets outside contributions he can put fear in opponents making them make outrageous comments like, "Man, this roster is banging."

#6 Scuba: A huge loss to the other mouth in the league. Puts him at 6-5 with an outside chance at sneaking into the top 4 for the 2nd time in the last 2 years. Does he have the horses to pull it off? Is his team mentally strong? A lot this week might depend on how long Tajh Boyd plays vs. a pathetic NC State roster and if Todd Gurley gets enough touches vs. Georgia Southern to put up some points. This kid has no fear and no quit.. after his tough loss he was overheard telling a reporter from the Taylor Co. Star News, "My heart will go on."

#5 Brian: 7-4. 4 Straight wins. Just stop. Highest total was naturally 158 vs. #1 team in the league, then he's somehow won the next 3 with scores of 135, 119, and 107. Seriously. Finishing the year vs. T-Raz and GMOTY, so I guess we'll find out if he's for real. With 1 guy averaging in the 20ppg range I can't see him winning out to end the season, but if he does.. I'll approach him after these remarks with arms wide open.

#4 GMOTY The league's most wanted and most hated. No doubt about it. 7-4 with 3 straight wins. More points than Brian, more bravado. More swagger. More emails and texts sent out than the rest of the league combined defending his trades and idiotic comments. Every family has a clown like this, and I guess every league does too. Favorable match ups across the board for his roster this week, and that could put him into the top 3 for sure unless Billy and Chad have an epic battle for the top spot and swings voters to seeing they're the 2 best teams. Regardless of what happens.. GMOTY of the year is coming at you.. as he told the team in his locker room the other day, "That's right boys, we're coming for 'em.. it looks like we've got ourselves a CONVOY!"

#3 Billy: 7-4 and the most points in the league, but he's sitting at 3rd because the top 2 teams tied and have a slightly better record. Little surprised he hasn't made any big roster moves heading into the showdown of the #1 ranked team in the league. He's sitting content; thinking he might lose and then sell quickly for the bowl game. Anytime you have 2 guys on your roster averaging well over 20 ppg you're scary.. and even more scary when those 2 guys are starting as a QB vs. Baylor (historically awful defensively) and WR vs. UCLA (gave up like 400 yards, 5 TDs passing to Washington State last week). He's got more than a shot to win this week. If he does? Bet there will be dancing in his house this weekend!

#2 T-Raz: 7-3-1. Lucky tie is keeping him afloat, but whatever happened to Geno Smith? His QB and best WR (Smith and Austin) match up vs. Oklahoma this weekend. That's a tough match up most times and James Sims, his top RB, heads to Iowa State. He could have a big game to keep him afloat. He'll square off against that scary Brian squad this weekend, but he's certainly thinking he'll end up with another victory. T.D has a nice little ring to it.. now if he'd just beat dat beat up.

#1 Chad. 7-3-1. More points than Dowden by a lot.. only trails Billy in that department. Big game against the league's leading scorer who has some major friendly match ups for his roster. Montee Ball faces a stout OSU d, and we saw what happened when that OL and Matt Canada squared off vs. Michigan State. Predictable, boring and no ability to even try the run game.. will it happen again? A defense playing Oregon (uh oh), will Terrence Williams be able to find the end zone? Will Franklin find room to run vs. USC? 6 guys average in that 20 ppg range, but they are not looking like great match ups this week.. finally, will Denard be able to play? If he can, and the others play like their season averages.. well.. then Billy.. you can't touch this.

Week 10 Rankings

2012-11-08T23:38:00.001-06:00

It's late. I'm tired. Going to be a quick week of rankings with 1 legendary video to end it. My team hasn't seen it yet, but they will before we take the field Saturday.

1. Cloughs-- Get used to it. The reign at the top is just beginning.
2. Scuba-- The Braves? I hope not. Does Cinderella's slipper still fit?
3. T-Raz-- Last year's champ started big but struggled down the stretch. Will Geno crank it up again?
4. Booster-- Still in position for a $ game but not a good one. Might sell off or might buy big.
5. GMOTY-- Doing what he can to be in the title game. He's close, but is it too late?
6. Brian-- Kinda where title game chances end.. he's got a solid record but not elite talent.
7. Joe Dub-- Should I make my obligatory Minnesota or never seen him comment?
8. Crass-- Whoa, what happened to this roster? NVM, he didn't want D. Rob to start the season.
9. Cherns-- He's got one weapon and he's holding him hostage; doesn't have the integrity to trade him to a winner.
10. Josh-- Is this the highest he's ever been ranked?
11. Zach-- Thought he had a chance to get out of the 11th place spot, but it doesn't appear so
12. P90X-- Some picks, some young guys.. but they're not good at being developed. At all.

Who Is Gonna Beat 'Em?

2012-11-03T23:33:00.000-05:00

2 games in. One at home, one on the road. 2 wins. One blowout, one buzzer beater. The Bucks haven't lost yet this season. You can't beat them at home; you can't beat them on the road. You can't beat them in blowouts; you can't beat them when it comes down to the wire. FEAR. THE. DEER.

I know it's not 2010. Buuuuuuuttttttttttttttt......

2012-11-01T23:05:00.000-05:00

Week 9 rankings are out. The NBA tipped off this week and this is mostly a tribute to some of the better plays/players the league has ever seen. Enjoy.

1. Billy... Shocking rankings this week put Billy at 6-3 on top of the league ahead of 6-2-1 T-Razzie Dazzie. I dunno if it's the entire concept of the league or if people rewarded Billy's win over an inferior opponent while T-Raz tied the #3 team in the league or what it was. Somebody has some explaining to do.. much like Luke Walton after this boneheaded play.

2. T-Raz... Not sure what he did to the league here, but somebody somewhere isn't happy with him. I understand Billy had a higher points week, but T-Raz has a better winning %, could this be the first season in league history where we have a BCS rankings controversy? This could be fuel for Cherns' fire, if he pays attention anymore. Anyway, right when you think the #1 ranking is a slam dunk, somebody like the White Mamba does you like that!

3. Chad... Just when you think he's going to walk into position for the title game, Montee Ball and Denard Robinson get hurt or shackled by their offensive coordinator (Matt Canada in case you didn't know) a 121-121 vs. T-Raz might be good for some teams in the league, but it's not what Chad's looking for on his search for a league title. Sometimes, I know he gets a bad feeling in his stomach at night.. almost like he's got no chance to make it.

4. Scuba... 5-4, 3 straight wins and the 2nd most points in the league. Is this guy going to find his way into the title game? It's a real possibility, but he's on edge this weekend.. his brother-in-law is ranked 5th and they square off. Lets not forget that Scuba's sister married Crass, so Crass pretty much runs Scuba's life when necessary (at least that's how he tells me it works). Regardless, is this the week Scuba pulls a quick one on the elder statesman?

5. Crass... 5-4 and hanging around. He's trying to make things happen, he had a huge shot to move up this week and be in prime position for a run at the top. There was that tie on top of the leader board, it's like a flagrant foul in basketball. 2 free throws, nobody standing around you and the ball. You can't ask for anything better, unless well.. you're Chuck Hayes and this past weekend.. that's exactly who Crass was.

6. GMOTY... Selfish. Self-promoter. Loves himself. All about what he does as coach and not so much about what his team does. Wants the spotlight and wont share it no matter what. He's the kinda guy that if he had a shot to get a cheap rebound for a triple double to get the stats.. he'd miss that shot on his own basket. 5-4 and in that group that could maybe have a chance to make it to the $ games. Can you imagine this guy in a championship? Scary, scary thought.

7. Josh... Hanging around yet.. 5-4, just won again. Another one of those wins because the other team was so bad that somebody had to win. He just got lucky. Almost as lucky as his favorite player in the history of basketball. Josh used to celebrate this guy around the house, it was sick. We'd go play in the backyard and he'd be him. We'd play on our Nerf hoop in the bedroom, and he'd imitate him. We'd be doing the dishes, and he'd shoot a turnaround J into the garbage can like this guy on the big stage.

8. Brian... 5-4, 2 straight wins. Does he have a shot at getting up far enough for a $ bowl? I doubt it. He's from Minnesota. He's been trading away pieces left and right. There's not much left in the cupboard, lets chalk those wins up to attrition more than anything. There is a little spark there, like I said.. 2 straight wins, 5-4 with a host of other guys all the way up to the #4 ranking. You think he's going to make a play, but then you remember who he is.

9. Joe Dub... 4-5. He lost again. He's still above Cherns. I've still never met the guy. Never gotten more than an email/text on occasion from him. Still unsure he really exists. Still think it's possible, he's part of Brian's schizo that he's got going on. Either way, if he really does exists he drafts like Marc Gasol passes.

10. Cherns... 4-5. Running out of mean things to say. In and out of the league. In and out of his consciousness. Wanted to trade Kenjon but then he didn't really. Wanted to be a farmer, but then he lives in Madison. Wanted to play middle linebacker for a winner like Edgar, but he was born in Auburndale. I watched him play shedball one time with Tony Balz. One of the worst 2 on 2 bball teams you'll ever see. If you took the White Mamba and The Custodian and tossed these two against them.. they'd make Mamba and the Custodian look like Bird/Magic or LeBron/KD for you youngsters. He doesn't win often, but when he does.. he celebrates with Chris Bosh.

11. Zach... 3-6 with 2 straight losses.. Just a few weeks ago he texted me something to the effect of he was 3-4 and on the move, outside shot at a money bowl game. I'm not joking. Now he's 11th in the league. Sometimes, you just need to pull these young league members aside and say, "Whoa, bro.. where you going so fast? Don't forget to do the little things first."

12. P90XJoe.. Joe has a rough time scoring. Joe thinks Matt Canada is a good OC. I doubt this is a coincidence. Sometimes, I feel like Joe just really needs Rasheed Wallace to suit up for the other team and maybe, just maybe he'll find a way to the winner's circle.

Week 7 Rankings

2012-10-20T00:24:00.001-05:00

1. Billy (11)-- 5-2, still with the most overall points.. but is 1-2 in his last year and with a tough match-up vs. T-Raz this week. Is the ship sinking? His first 3 weeks were massive outputs 158+ but he hasn't approached it since. Sometimes I think he just wants to take his ball and go home.

2. Chad (1)-- 5-2, 2-2 in his last 4 games. Has hit 150, 126, and 168 in his last 3 and Denard and company seem to have the offense figured out. Commish takes heat every week for these rankings and rulings. With his team winning, he's ruling a little bit stronger than the past, he has confidence and... authoritay.

3. T-Raz-- 5-2, 3-1 in his last 4. 140, 186, 161 and 95 are his point totals in those 4. Key: Gino Smith, T-Raz has some great pieces around him, including that all of a sudden nearly dominant Oregon D that Chad dropped earlier this year. That doesn't change anything, he might try to disguise himself as a complete squad but we know that's a joke. As Gino goes.. he goes.

4. Perrins-- The GMOTY is 4-3, but 3-1 in his last 4. Those 4 games? 114, 107, 168, and 166. He thinks the 168 and 166 are par the course for his expectations. We think that's a small sample size, time will tell as he dodged a bullet already this week with Joe Dub having the Oregon QB's 33 pt performance on the pine. Still shady trade stuff can't get out of people's minds but I don't think he cares.

5. Crass-- 4-3, 2-2 in his last 4. 97, 152, 126 and 104 in his last 4 games. Picked up another Chad drop in Tyler Wilson as he really needs some help at QB. Big game against a suddenly hot Zach squad this weekend. He was in his locker room talking to QBs after practice this week.. he calls them, "mom." No joke.

6. Josh-- 4-3, 3 straight wins posting 130, 70, and 103 in those wins. No joke. Traded his 2 best players and then rattled off win after win, albeit vs. weak competition. Can he get past a lower ranked Cherns who has more explosive players? Kenjon dropped 34 last night, so it's an uphill battle. I've been getting texts about the trade he made and how people can't believe his team can win suddenly. They don't get it.. I don't think he does either. Still working on adding things up.

7. Scuba-- 3-4, 3-1 in his last 4. 167, 154, 101, and 152 are his last 4 totals. Ya, this guy is dangerous with a 3-4 record but the capability to blast anybody on any given Saturday. Looking to keep P90XJoe win less, shouldn't be too tough. Has a ton of points, obviously, but still struggling in wins. Rumors persist he thinks the league isn't "fair" because of the way his team is buried in losses despite all the talent.

8. Joe Dub-- 3-4, 2-2 in his last 4. An unreal 183, then 97 and 89 before 141 last week in his rivalry game with a guy he has never met. Who knows what you'll get when you take on this squad, he's a roller coaster right now, must be what it feels like to be on the debate circuit. He's just trying to get his team to get that 183 spot every week.. and he'll do what it takes.

9. Cherns-- 3-4, 1-3 in his last 4. I think that was about the time he claimed a butterfly in China could flap its wings and he'll win the league title. Around that outlandish claim time, he's gone for.. 94, 148, 77 and 88. We're talking Brian/P90X territory. This is all most owners hear when Cherns gets on his intelectually superior high horse. "When a butterly flaps it's wings in China, I'll win the league. It happens that fast."

10. Zach-- 3-4. 2 straight wins! They were against Cherns and P90X so take it for what it's worth but he did hit 95 and a season high 131 last week. Is this team suddenly buying into the coach's philosophy? A league coach quoted, "Last year nearly every player contacted me about a transfer, this year it was only 4 or 5 guys that were looking to get out. Either they're buying into his program, or they found some boosters to buy their loyalty." Possibly, he did this in the locker room.

11. Brian-- 3-4, but it feels like 0-7. At one point he scored 141 points, since then he hasn't topped 112. In fact, he hasn't topped 74 in the last two weeks including a potentially all time low 48 last week. To put that into perspective, Aaron Rodgers nearly threw for as many points vs. the Texans on Sunday night and several weeks ago, Gino Smith woulda nearly doubled his entire team total. Was still in a stupor coming into the week commenting, "How can I reach these kids?"

12. P90XJoe-- 0-7. Feels like 0-100. Came within 4 points of a win once this season, toppled the 100 point mark last week by 15 but still came up short. Only 5 weeks to go to set the unbeatable, only tieable record of going win less the entire season. The perfect Pollock season is in sight, but lets not talk about it too much or we might jinx it! Perhaps, it's time for Joe to get back in the kitchen.

Week 6 Rankings

2012-10-12T09:27:00.002-05:00

Another week in the books, another week of Billy standing on Mt. Olympus and laughing at the pitiful humans below him.

12. P90X Joe-- After being called out by the resident league bully, Booster Billy, (that's alliteration) P90X Joe went on a tirade never seen before in these fantasy circles. Some say his motivation and intensity might have enabled Uncle Rico to throw a football over them mountains or put Neil Armstrong on the moon, but the old timers.. the guys that have been around before, they saw through the words and saw the real message.. IT WASNT OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR. Look out Billy.. P90X is 0-6 right now and had a league low 66 points last week. So, lets hope the workout isnt the only thing changing.

11. Zach-- Ripped off another win, locking up former fellow Marawood star, Cherns, 95-77 and displaying that typical Edgar tenacity. QBs can score at will, Ontario Smith might let loose in the Georgia Tech backfield, still searching at WR, but still has the Va Tech defense even though they aren't the d of years past. As Zach walked off the field victorious, he might have forgot how it felt... "Now, what am I doing?" he probably wondered as he sat in his office Sunday getting ready for this week.

10. Joe Dub-- 2-4 with 89 points last week? 3 RBs combined for 17 points, Kicker managed a 1 spot but the defense canceled that out with a -1. Ouch. If I'm Andre Ellington and I'm sitting there on this roster, I might go up to ol' Coach Joe-Dub and ask him, "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle dixie?" Needs to really make a move to get things going.

9. Scuba-- 759 points. 4th most in the league! Sure looks good. "Ya, but I shoot with this hand." 2-4 record. Not so much. Scored 101 last week, has young talent, a stud senior QB for points.. but can't seem to get the right match-up weekly. A lost season for the record, but solid for his team's development. He's like David Copperfield right now, I'm going to score points and entertain you, but in the end it was just a show and not real.

8. Brian-- 3-3 and coming off a beatdown. 73 points? A whopping 23 points on the bench? You want the truth, Brian? Do you? You can't handle the truth, but I'm going to tell you anyway. Last year was a fluke! Not sure I've seen a fall this far, this fast from near title contention. On the plus side, this team is young with some players that get the ball a lot but need to do more with it.

7. Josh-- 3-3. 2 straight "wins." Thinks his team is on a roll now, last week he won by 4 points. And scored 70 points. That tells you how bad the #12 team in this league is. Well, Josh.. Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to play fantasy football, son. You're going to need something a little bit better this week against the #2 ranked squad in the league.

6. Cherns-- 3-3. 77 points in the starting line-up last week. 96 on the bench. Lost to the #11th ranked team in the league. Still yapping when he has a chance. Still proclaiming that he can win the league at any moment.... "WELL... we're waiting."

5. Perrins-- 3-3. Scored the most points in the league last week and downed the #4 squad by about a 40 spot. Then, naturally, claimed his squad was putting it all together. It was the best week of the year because your guys played out of their minds. It's the law of averages, bro, this week won't be a repeat.. but it is a big game as he's taking on #1 and their is high tension between the 2 squads as Perrins philosophy with the worst team in the league is to say, "I'm gonna make an offer he can't refuse." as he attempts to give up a 3rd round pick for a top 5 RB.

4. Cloughs-- 4-2. Coming off a loss to Pesky Perrins and now taking on the #3 squad in fantasy. No TE rostered as several trades appear to have fallen through and half the roster on a bye week? No worries. He's got a QB that can't really throw and a white WR in the starting line-up. Crass, I've only got one thing to say to you... "CAN YOU DIG IT?"

3. Crass-- 4-2 and scored 126 last week despite 2 players scoring 0 in the starting line-up. RBs continue to carry this squad as Jeff Tuel appears to be in line to make a start at the QB position. Tuel is Wazzu's QB, which could be good because it's Mike Leach.. but Tuel hasn't started in a few weeks and was mediocre replacing their other hack QB last week at Oregon State. If he doesn't start this week, that could be a huge loss of points. Guess he shoulda maybe checked FA for a QB this week but probably just took the Godfather's advice to Spend time with the family.

2. T-Raz-- 5-1 and clearly hanging out with the Blues Brothers. We're on a mission from God. Stole Geno Smith from Perrins. Picked up FA Oregon D after Cloughs dropped them and since then they've scored 42, 19, and 22 points. Some Texas RB that averages like 2.5 yards a carry has had like 20+ point weeks back to back. The Geno show heads in vs. the #7 squad, Josh, this week. Expect the Ws to follow.

1. Booster-- Raged over a trade attempt with P90X Joe where he offered multiple picks and a player, to get no response.. only to have said player traded to Perrins (in process at least) for a 3rd round pick. Shoddy by Perrins and Joe, Booster took a stand against the injustice. Perrins/P90X Joe put their little brains together to come up with the standard, "Billy annoyed me and I can trade with whoever I want" text later that night. Good one guys. Didn't take many higher level thinking courses at UW, eh? Booster is incensed because he's taking on #5 Perrins this week, who is quickly becoming a thorn in his side. Braxton Miller gets a horrible Indiana Defense but Marcus Lattimore gets one of the nation's best in LSU. Will that be enough to overcome Johnny Manziel vs. La Tech and maybe Mike "O" G on the Perrins squad? Billy only has one question for Perrins.. Do you feel lucky?

Week 5 Rankings

2012-10-05T09:50:00.001-05:00

Apparently several of the league members aren't the brightest bulbs there are (insert any other cliche here), because they think I make the rankings up and then call me out for where they're ranked in emails. That's simply not true, my job is to tally the rankings and then find comments that fit where they're ranked. Don't hate the messenger.. it might take another season for four for guys like Perrins to understand this.. he did after all, trade GINO SMITH FOR CODY HOFFMAN and then claimed Hoffman as an All-American candidate. Yeah, he's scoring 8 ppg in our league. Sweet.

12. Big Joe--0-5. Changing his name in order of a revival of sorts.. tough to revive somebody that's never lived but there needs to be a change of pace here. Wondering how long he'll be the league doormat or if we need to change the doormat's name to.. Big Joe. "You're the Big Joe of the league" might be a new saying. Stay hot, Big Joe.

11. Zach-- 1-4. Struggling and putting guys on the block. Lunt's down with an injury, will he get his job back? Eddy Lacy losing carries in a loaded Alabama backfield. Things aren't looking good for him right now, but it's not because he's not trying. Needs some solid FA pickups and a big draft. Who knows.. maybe he's playing the wrong football?

10. Perrins-- 2-3. GM of the year still working 8 PPG Cody Hoffman into his star studded line-up. Just for reference, last week Geno Smith had over 70 points.. at 8 PPG it'll take Hoffman another 4 weeks to get there and we've played 5 weeks already. Naturally, this doesn't stop Perrins from talking trash, he reminds you of the little rat down the street that just doesn't learn and really needs somebody to shut him up. Perrins is the fake Don King, I'm Rocky Balboa.

9. Joe Dub-- 2-3. Forgot a league member in voting, I released information that he's from Cudahy.. thinks aren't looking good for him right now. Last week he signed a TE to play RB and the league got cranky despite them voting down any rule that said differently, thankfully they haven't closely examined his Dexter McCluster clone on the roster.. thankfully he's 9th so it doesn't really matter right now. Lets just hope he wakes up and doesn't turn into a zombie.

8. Josh-- 2-3. Remodeling his house yet has taken time from him being on top of the league.. remember the last time he was near the top he had a 1 man band? Graham Harrell. Ha, that clown can't even hand the ball off right now. Hilarious. Lots of bye weeks and lots of youth on this roster now, might be an ugly end to the season.

7. Scuba-- 2-3. Some have him much higher, but a league member (Joe Dub) forgot to vote for him. Sure it was accidental, but is this the type of action that creates some fireworks in the league. Does Joe Dub want Scuba's nickname? Or maybe some of the young talent he's harboring on that roster? Joe hasn't come out to defend himself, but Scuba won't take this lightly.

6. Brian-- 3-2. Might be quitting on the season, put Justin Hunter on the block and looks like he might try to reload for the future. Can't say I blame him, the youth is bleak and he knows what it takes to get back on top of the league after his good finish last year. More than you can say for his favorite NFL team, the Vikings. Perhaps, he shouldn't quit.. but sit down and watch this.

5. Cherns-- 3-2. The mouth from the south was MIA this week, as he is most weeks. It's what he does. It's who he is. Too busy for life. Going to burn himself out with this work thing, needs to realize he alone can't carry America on his back. He needs to realize he has some serious talent on his squad and get them to produce week in and week out. A lot of gaudy averages and projections, youth and experience.. he might be priming himself up for a run.

4. Crass-- 3-2. Also hanging around the top of the leader board primed to make a run. Not a lot of depth on the squad but Steadman Bailey might go bananas at anytime like he did last week. Epic week. The rest of the team does just enough to get him wins, but I'd be surprised if he finished in a money bowl game. I'd say he's an optical illusion.

3. Chad-- 4-1. Somehow defeated Bill, is 4-1 and only 3rd in the rankings? Only 1 first place vote? This league has some haters, but that's what haters do.. haters hate. Denard Robinson, Montee Ball, Jonathan Franklin, Terrence Williams all lead this squad as seniors so it might be awhile before he's back on the top of the league. He has to reap the benefits as soon as possible so he brought in some motivation to take on Perrins this week, who is actually projected to win and talking smack all week.

2. T-Raz-- 4-1. Will T-Raz win and really give some of his winnings to Perrins because of the Geno Smith for Cody Hoffman deal? There are rumors circulating there was a secret handshake for this trade, but it'll be tough to prove without being able to review cell phone records and secretly KGB recorded conversations. League officials are reviewing the trade and all these records, no stone will be left unturned to see if this was a cheating violation. Week 9 might be the best time to knock him off again with Austin and Smith on a bye week.

1. Billy-- 4-1. Beatdown on national TV, game of the week.. ABC/ESPN had Herbstreit in the house with Musberger and nothing changed in the rankings. He's got a real voodoo spell on the league to keep him on top right now, is this deck of cards crumbling? Braxton looked human and the RBs weren't electric as usual. Got a big night from Marquis Lee last night, so he's still throwing haymakers and not going to let go of the #1 spot easily.

Week 3 League Rankings

2012-09-21T10:03:00.001-05:00

With Week 3 now in the books in our incredible College Fantasy Football league I thought maybe it was time to post our league rankings. There are some obvious surprises, some people to point and laugh at, and some things that never just change.

12. Fat Joe (0-3 with 306 total points. Ray Graham was suspended 4 games since Joe didn't add a HS Recruit therefore committing a roster violation. EJ Manuel and Mike Gillisee are solid along with the Alabama D but you're not winning with 3 solids and a bunch of role players. This isn't the MAC.)

11. Scuba (0-3 with 318 points. Couple of tough luck losses as Scuba has some pieces with UCLA QB Brett Hundley and RBS Todd Gurley and Duke Johnson. Chad better be on upset alert this weekend as Scuba's squad can put up some big points)

10. Zach (1-2 with 264 points. Coulda had a week 1 win but Orwin Smith got hurt, just added Arizona QB Matt Scott, but little production on the bench and from Eddy Lacy make this a 3 win maximum squad. I think he watches this before he drafts)

9. Joe Dub (1-2 with 283 points. 7 spots in his line-up average 10+ points but nobody has breakout potential which limits his wins but makes him a tough game weekly. We dont often hear from Joe Dub.. is this why?)

8. Perrins (1-2 with 331 points. Self-proclaimed "GM of the Year" didn't even know the FA rules for running out of bidding points. Oops. Traded Geno Smith for Cody Hoffman who was then triumpeted as an All-American candidate. Decided to keep Matt Barkley even though Geno will score more points over the course of the season. Traded for Le'Veon Bell who looks human entering the Big 10 season. All smoke and mirrors here)

7. Josh (1-2 with 394 points. Actually has the 2nd most points in the league behind the #1 team but only 1 win to show for it. Maybe that's the reason he's going on some detox diet.. to try to clear things up and get rid of the excess chunks that help a probable win become a loss. No clue how he's going to focus this week after learning about atoms, neutrons, protons and electrons and needing to study up for his English lesson next week. Apparently also didn't feel the need to roster a K this week, Lawler's reaction.)

6. T-Raz (2-1 with 294 points. Just stole Geno Smith from his Spirt Squad parter, Perrins in which some league members were calling secretly via email from a revoking of the trade pointing out, probably correctly, that it reaks of collusion. He's actually the one that is campaigning for Cody Hoffman as an All-American, which, of course, makes you wonder if he understands football despite last year's league title.)

5. Brian (2-1 with 322 points. Solid pieces on the bench. Aaron Murray at QB, McCombs and Jamison at RB and Justin Hunter at WR. These guys don't really strike fear into your heart but Jamison had about 829 carries last game, Hunter is rounding back into form and Murray could have a 300+ yard 4 TD game at any time. The team fits his personnel as Coach Brian never gets too up or too down)

4. Cherns (2-1 with 374 points. Since coming to the league and guaranteeing victory every year some thought this would be the first year he just let his play do the talking (while not even near championship caliber) and it had gone that way through 3 weeks.. suddnely, a conversation about the little things in life (like his stature) got his brain moving and emails spewing out. Somehow he babbled something about a butterfly flapping wings in China and that'd propel him to a league title. Not sure if he got it out of a fortune cookie or if he just didn't sleep last night because he was up working so hard; rumors persist the rest of the league wishes he'd take Vince McMahon's advice)

3. Crass (2-1 with 385 points. Carried by his RBs Stepfan Taylor and Joseph Randle he is again near the top of the league. Randle and Taylor have byes this week so this is a huge week for his WRs and maligned QB BJ Daniels and he might need to do something crazy, invent a new way to win perhaps? In an effort to carry his team to victory without Taylor and Randle, Crass made an interesting move purchasing a home in Medford, WI where the power of the Red Raiders might will him to victory)

2. Chad (3-0 with 354 points. Not the most points but tied for the most wins. Ball control with the 3-4 DT Zone blitz and the Hop Splash are causing havoc and have been Chad's style since Madden 2004 and nothing appears to have changed. QB Denard Robinson, who was trade bait earlier in the season but nobody wanted him, has rebounded to lead the squad averaging over 34 PPG so far. Kenny Hilliard, DeAndre Hopkins and Terrence Williams have helped and recently acquired Shawne Alston, Miss State D and Allen Robinson only add to the weapons.)

1. Billy (3-0 with 501 points. Booster Billy is back and without mercy and some call his roster "THE MOST ILLEGAL THING I HAVE SEEN IN THE HISTORY OF SPORTS". Roster currently has 5 spots averaging over 20 PPG including Braxton Miller at 41! De'Anthony Thomas was nearly traded before the season started, but I am guessing Booster is glad he didn't make the move. Even while being stuck at the office for 60 hours a week, working the QBs up in Sturegon Bay to putting up Cam Newton like numbers, Billy still finds time to dominate the league. This reign may have no end.)

My All-Time Bo Ryan Team

2012-08-11T23:49:00.000-05:00

Mike Lucas wrote a little story about his all time Bo Ryan team which can be found here: http://www.uwbadgers.com/blog/2012/08/bo-ryan-era-dream-team.html. The roster, of course, isn't the best players only.. but the best team that you can put forward. Naturally, you need role players, shooters, defenders and so on. How would you fill out your roster?

Guard: Devin Harris. Easy choice. Runs the point, plays off the ball, good size/length, very good defender and great at jumping the passing lanes to help get easy baskets.

Guard: Kirk Penney. Efficient. Not very athletic, will have trouble defending some of the bigger players and better athletes but he can use his body very well and is extremely hard to guard in the college game.

Forward: Mike Wilkinson. Not as athletic as the 2 guys he's sandwiched between here but you won't find a more efficient player at the 6'8 post position. He can be a solid on-ball defender, tenacious rebounder, and he can shoot the ball very well; he's another great player.

Forward: Alando Tucker. Another easy choice, another collegiate stud and the best part on an all-time team he could do what he does best.. play around the paint. He doesn't have to worry about playing around the 3-pt line, he can slash and rebound which he was excellent at.

Center: Brian Butch. When he came to Wisconsin he was the 2nd biggest Badgers recruit I know of after Sam Okey. He was underrated as a Badgers center and when he freakishly injured his elbow against Ohio State it was the downfall of the #1 Badgers team. Rebound, shoot 3s, and alter shots, do it Polar Bear.

1st Bench Guard: Michael Flowers. Lockdown defender and really improved offensively at Wisconsin, can shoot the ball, play off the ball or run the offense. I obviously really like him for the defense as he'd help shift match-ups with Penney/Wilkinson/Butch sliding over spots and to the bench.

1st Big: Jon Leuer. Big time offense, but I always thought he should have been a better rebounder/defender. He was solid at weakside D by senior year.

Subs: Marcus Landry. Solid size can play big and can play a little bit of the wing. Marcus really turned into a solid outside shooter, efficient rebounder and could even score a bit on the block. Underrated athletic ability.

Trevon Hughes: Excellent athlete, big time player. One of the few Badgers that wasn't afraid to make plays and could get to the rack more than other guards in the Ryan era.

Jared Berggren: Little bit of a ahead of time pick becuase I think he's set for a HUGE senior year. He's a solid player that can score from all areas of the floor. He's a VERY good defender and a solid rebounder.. I honestly think by the time the 2012-2013 season is over he could be on this starting squad.

There were my toughest picks to fill out the last 2 spots and I went with..

Jordan Taylor: I don't think I really need to explain why, do I? We've all watched recent Badgers basketball and know what he can do. If he doesn't need to put an entire team on his back then he can really defend as well as run the offense.

Clayton Hanson: Surprised? I can only think about the Elite 8 run the Badgers made and how he dogged guys defensively and hit huge 3 after huge 3. An elite marksmen and, at worst, a great 12th man practice player.

Notable guys that didn't make it:
Joe Krabbenhoft: Filled the gritty role with a better shooter in Hanson but I do lose size.
Greg Steimsma: Going off what they did in college and sadly for the Badgers it was mostly foul trouble.
Keaton Nankivil: Spot taken by Berggren and the fact you don't need multiple bigs anymore.
Sam Dekker: He'll be on it soon.. I hope
Zach Morley: Not in a Badgers uniform long enough
Shariff Chambliss: Same

Guest Blog on Ersan Illyasova

2012-07-23T21:17:00.002-05:00

As I listened to Steve “The Homer” True analyze why the Bucks are doomed as a franchise by spending 45 million dollars on Ersan Ilyasova it really provoked me to analyze his claims on “How to Build an NBA Champion.”

The reality is that the Milwaukee Bucks invested 45 million dollars on a player that has played professionally since he was 15 years old. A player that now at 25 not only is entering his prime years but whose productivity matches that claim. Last season, Ilyasova averaged 13 points and 8.8 rebounds per game as he took the NBA by notice. Now, “fans” fear that like Michael Redd and Tim Thomas before, Ersan is a one-hit wonder. The reality to those claims is simple; the cost of the risk (9 million per year) is well worth the reward. Ilyasova has not only seen his minutes increase but also his production over the past four seasons. At the end of the day the Milwaukee Bucks have a Coach and GM with one year left on their contract, an owner that demands they make the playoffs all while trying to raise funds and interest to build a new arena. Ilyasova, therefore, was a must sign. Why?

It is simple; Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings are the fuel that runs the engine of the Bucks dreams for 2012-2013 and for them to be successful, their strengths need to be extenuated and their weaknesses need to be protected. How does Ilyasova help them do this? Well offensively, Ilyasova is a “stretch four,” he is a player that is a face up jump shooter than can stretch the floor for the Bucks’. Jennings and Ellis are explosive NBA scorers, but they are also players that demand the ball for the majority of the shot clock. For the Bucks to be successful, Ellis and Jennings need to be surrounded by shooters, like Ilyasova. Now, the Bucks have filled their hole at Center with Dalembert and Udoh and now need their front court counterpart to be a productive offensive player. Gooden and Ilyasova fit that need for Milwaukee. Fans can expect a lot of lineups late in games that feature these shooters around Ellis and Jennings to maximize their one on ones.

"But, they drafted John Henson and have Gooden and Udoh and Sanders, why do they need Ilyasova?"

"They should amnesty Gooden!"

The above quotes are things you will hear (maybe even from this blogsite owner) and should but put in perspective. The NBA is an 8-9 man rotational league. With a lineup of Jennings, Ellis, Mbah a Moute, Ilyasova and Dalembert, there is only room for three to four players off the bench. Obviously, Gooden and Dunleavy give the Bucks veterans that can score the ball of the bench and either Udoh or Sanders will give them an option at the Center position behind Sam. So, that leaves the Guard which is Udrih at the moment. Guys like Henson and Lamb don’t need to play RIGHT NOW. It’s OK; the Bucks have a team with depth.

In all reality fans, the Bucks are not the Heat, BUT they are in better position now to be competitive, exciting to watch and ultimately make the playoffs. By the way, they did it without sacrificing depth and overpaying for bad contracts like many NBA teams are currently doing and the Bucks have been culprits of in the past.

Adrian Peterson Arrested

2012-07-08T09:52:00.001-05:00

I know this is semi-old news now, but here is the thing.. why are people surprised that it took 3 officers to bring him down? Are we supposed to be shocked by this?

1. They are in Houston and the officer allegedly "jumped on his back." We all know that Texans have trouble tackling AND jumping on a guy's back is the worst way to bring him down. You have to attack his ankles or hit him in the waist if you're coming in from behind. Bad form.

2. And most importantly, have you ever seen anybody try to tackle AD? One guy isn't going to get the job done.. defenses know they need to gang-tackle this horse. I'm a little surprised it only took 3 Houston PD to bring him down; he probably went down willingly at that point to save some gas for the 4th quarter (or jail cell) where he'd really need the energy.

2012 NBA Draft Diary

2012-06-28T23:43:00.002-05:00

It's 10:11.. the NBA high-5 bench guys are probably getting picked now and I'm just starting my 1st draft diary.. why? Well, because Kayla wanted to go out to eat for our anniversary first. That's all I'm going to say about that. Without further ado, I've got some catching up to do (See what I did there?)

Anthony Davis isn't very attractive even if he whittles out some of that huge unibrow. On a side how, how can you have a basketball team without a gym? Do you really expect me to believe this team brought a hoop out from the building to the parking lot to practice.. don't they play in the winter in Chicago?

Anybody else completely shocked by MKG going #2? I thought it would be Bradley Beal for sure. Pretty cool to see this interview though.

Good to know Jay Bilas can make fun of himself. Wingspan, Wingspan, Wingspan tip back, America! Haha.. that's classic.

How annoying is Heather Cox? I'm about ready to fast forward her interviews already.

Bradley Beal is a high energy guy? Hard to believe these first 3 picks are all relentless. Also.. how about the comment "Washington must know what they want to do!" Really? Somebody with the 3rd pick has a good idea of what they want? That's crazy.

I'm going to start doing 5 push-ups everytime relent is used somewhere in a word.

Um. Who is Chris Broussard? I mean, really.. is he related to Michael Jackson in anyway? That's where I'm leaning right now. The tone is really throwing me off and making me think Young Michael Jackson right now. I might have to research this later.

If there is one player I don't like in the top 4.. it's well.. Dion Waiters. "I went to college a boy and left a man." Eh.. we shall see, tough guy.

After that Heather Cox interview with Thomas Robinson's sister I think we can officially fast forward her interviews from now on.. that was one of the worst on-air things I have ever seen. "Did you know it's closer to Disney?" "No." "Well, it's closer now than you were before." as she puts the mic in the girls face.. then pulls it away awkwardly. HOW IS SHE SUPPOSED TO RESPOND TO THAT? SHE IS 9 YEARS OLD.

*Yawn* Even I called the Lillard/Barnes picks. Also called Drummond and Rivers. Who did I call them to? Well.. Kayla til she fell asleep then Schatzi, but she doesn't seem to care.

By the way.. how about the Jonas cat for the Raptors. They say he can play.. but I haven't seen him post-up a chair yet.

Did Austin Rivers mean to shave one side of his face and leave the other? Looks like a bad moustache.. I'd expect to see something like that in Blazing Saddles.

Meyers Leonard will be a better pro than college player. Cash it.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... that should be the Bucks pick. Jeremy Lamb. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.. I might quit watching. I backed the Dalembert trade because they only moved down 2 spots. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I don't anymore. I'm going to go boo Dalembert this year.

Jay.. the wingspan doesn't make him 6'11. If it did, he wouldn't be 6'5. Duh.

What if Mark May actually asked 2 questions that were related to each other? What if he asked a question.. then waited for an answer.. then asked a follow-up question? I thought that's what interviews were supposed to be like? I'm not getting that from Mark.

10:31: PJ3? Henson? Jones? Zeller? Oh my.. options galore for the Bucks at 14. Lamb was choice #1. At this stage how can you go wrong with any of the 4? Henson and PJIII probably biggest ? marks but also highest upside. Lets just hope the pick doesn't get traded for some 14 PPG high volume shooter and headcase.

10:33: No Heather. That's not funny. Neither is Huckleberry Hound.

10:35: David Stern still getting the boo's from the crowd and loving it. John Henson it is. I guess Hammond really wanted the length they talked about after getting destroyed by the Pacers late in the season. Now you have Dalembert, Udoh, Sanders and Henson. That's a lot of defense and not a lot of offense. We'll see how this works out. Naturally, as a Bucks fan.. I want to see what Henson can do vs. a chair as well. Can he back a recliner down? Can he spin off of it and hammer it down?

10:39: You really want to go by Maurice? I think of Maurice Taylor. That's not a compliment.

10:43: Some other brutal ESPN interview going on.. they were talking about Austin Rivers. Doesn't he seem kinda like a punk? Here is what I think of him.

10:44: How can Anthony Davis trademark a phrase with unibrow or brow in it? Did he actually come up with them? I doubt he was sitting around thinking of sayings that he could use.. somebody else told him some of these sayings so shouldn't THEY trademark them? Sounds like a typical Kentucky cheater to me.

10:45: Stern still getting the boo's. He continues to laugh at all the money he is making.

10:45: I'm a few hours behind but I think Bill Simmons just cried. Royce White to the Rockets, not the Celtics.

10:46: I shoot free throws better than Royce White and Andre Drummond. I should put my form up on youtube so they can work out to it a little bit.

10:48: Doing a draft diary alone isn't very much fun. Too bad T-Razzie was in Minnesota and allegedly at some horse races or this could be much more interesting. We could be intventing water drinking games besides the obvious Jay Bilas ones that could include: Everytime David Stern is booed, whenever an awkward question is asked, relentless, holes in his game, Chris Broussard using slang or lazy english are my original ideas.

10:53: I don't care about Kentucky vs. UNC draft board. Outside of those schools, who does? Jay Bilas made a good point the other day.. as far as a staff "developing NBA talent" most of these guys are freshman or sophomores.. can they really be turned into an NBA player in that little of time? Ugh, no.. not if they weren't already heading that way.

10:56: Worst GM draft thought: Lets get Jared "Not from Subway" Sullinger to go with Big Baby and just beat people up on the low block with fat guys.

10:57: Tyler Zeller just got traded for 3 guys. Really? Is Roy Williams going to get a Cavs hat now and pose with a high-5 and a stupid looking grin?

11:00: Andrew Nicholson.. yes, the 2nd senior drafted already. Jay Bilas just said wingspan and "good hands" Thankfully I didn't bring any water downstairs with me. He's canadian? Y2J better get a hold of him.

11:04: I think I'm going to do the draft diary until my man, PJIII gets picked. We're at pick 20 right now. I'm hoping it's the Nuggets. Nope, it's some French guy.. well, we know 1 thing about him.. he's soft.

11:10: Jared Sullinger to the Celtics? I cannot wait to see Simmons real draft diary tomorrow. This will be classic. It has to be something like this.

11:12: I'm really tired.. but they just called Jared Sullinger a wide body. That's funny. I hope PJIII is the next pick.

11:14: Kevin McHale looks like a wax statue. Is it just me or does he have a weird lisp too? That's not really the guy that did this, was it?

11:15: This stupid ESPN twitter thing just had a KingJames tweet.. good work trying to recruit more guys. "Is Ray Allen gonna play for the Heat, daddy?" I said, "I dunno, I hope so." Smooth LeBron, smooth. Isn't your recruiting budget up for the next few years?

11:18: Not sure why the Celtics took Fab Melo, they already have Greg Steimsma.

11:19: Stop it. "STRAIGHT UP, SHOOTER. John Jenkins can FLAT FILL. IT. UP." Just stop it, ESPN. Just curious.. how'd John Jenkins shoot against the Badgers?

11:20: Whatever happened to Heather Cox? She's not hanging around Mark Jackson is she?

11:21: Is Mike Dunlap related to Ben Stein?

11:23: I'm at the 24th pick and they're talking about MKG still? Come on, man. I know he was the 2nd pick but you couldn't get everything in that you wanted in the last 20-some picks? Wow. Jared Cunningham just got picked. This is killing me, I'm never going to make championship Friday at camp this week just because PJIII won't get picked.

11:25: Chris Broussard just hit me with some knowledge.. here in the mid-20s there are players with talent but some issues that have made them fall. Obviously.

11:28: Fingers crossed this is PJIII to the Grizz. I think Schatzi is alone and scared upstairs. She just growled down the stairs twice.

11:30: I am Uncle Drew.

11:31: Larry Bird is leaving the Pacers but that doesn't stop the white guys from the ACC rolling in. Miles Plumlee. I wouldn't take him in the 1st round. Not this year nor next year or ever. Jay Bilas just said "freak athlete" Add that one to the game for next year.

11:34: I'm willing to stay up awhile so PJIII doesn't end up on the Heat bench and tainted by LeBron, Wade, Battier, and Bosh. I wouldn't want that to happen to my guy. What a horrible place to be.. that's the Siberia of the NBA.

11:36: David Stern thinks he's Vince McMahon. There is no doubt in my mind. He loves being a heel.

11:37: Whew. So glad I don't care about Arnett Moultrie. PLUS, what if OKC took PJIII. Westbrook, Harden, Durantula, Ibaka, PJIII. Say it ain't so.

11:42: Rece Davis annoys me with the Kentucky/UNC theme. Is this on his own or is ESPN pumping him up to do this?

11:42: YESSIR. PJIII TO THE THUNDER! The only way this could have been better for me if he became a Buck! What a way to end my 1st draft diary.. flyin solo. Next year I'll have company. I promise.