Thoughts on Various Issues

DWYANE WADE
Personally, I feel bad for Dwyane. The fact that he dislocated his shoulder in a freak accident is a little bit ridiculous. Think about it. The 2006 Finals MVP; one of the most popular players in the league today; the face of a franchise that was just starting to find its rhythm. And to get hurt running out on Shane Battier of the Houston Rockets? I don't really know what to say except that he should pack it in and wait until next year. He owes nothing to nobody and should not risk anything. What if he gets hurt again? He might never be able to play basketball again, and this is a guy that is in his third year in the NBA. If he was 35, 36 years old then I could understand it, but he's not and if he wants to be playing when he's at that age he better listen to the doctor's advice.

DALLAS
The Mavericks are the best. Period. They came up a couple games short last year, and you better believe that Dirk Nowitski and company are not going to let that happen again. When they started 0-4 people were wondering what was going on. But since then the Mavs have won 46 of 51 games, and in the Western Conference no less. If Dallas stays healthy then they will win the NBA Championship. They will win the NBA Championship hands down.

BRADY QUINN
I have heard both sides of the argument. During last year's college football season everybody said Quinn was the number one pick. But things have changed a bit in the off season. Some are even saying that Quinn shouldn't be taken in the first round. Crazy? It is hard to tell, but I really don't think Brady is going to be a great NFL quarterback. He will be good, but not great. The major thing he has going for him is the fact that he was coached by a football genius in Charlie Weis. I still think he goes third overall to Cleveland, but I could be wrong.

PACERS
What has happened to the franchise we once called the Indiana Pacers? We should now call them the Indiana Gangsters. Get Jamaal Tinsley out of town and do it right now. You don't have to trade him, just bench him, cut him, do whatever you have to do to separate the Pacers and Tinsley. He has done nothing but plague the organization since he has been there. In the past it has been the injuries. Last year he sat out a game for every reason possible. I was beginning to wonder what would happen if he broke a nail. Out for a week? A month? Or maybe he should rest it for the rest of the season?
But this season has been something totally different. At the beginning of the year Jamaal promised to play all 82 games. Not only has he not kept that promise, but he has been involved in two bar incidents. Last week he was indited with a felony and five misdemeanors for supposedly punching a bar owner last month. Until the Pacers get rid of Tinsley, things will not get better and people will not come to the games. The organization is falling apart, and if Donnie Walsh and Larry Bird do not correct it soon, they may lose it.