therealstevesmith

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                     March 31, 2006

      Going into college basketball's championship weekend, I find myself in 1,686,643rd place in ESPN's contest.  My sympathy to anyone doing worse than me.  So like a Kobe Bryant 2nd half, I move forward with the serious lowdown on who's gonna win this thing.

           Florida minus 6 versus George Mason: Put that kiznake on Geroge Mason. The reason this number is so high is that the oddsmaker figures GMU will have to foul in the end and that will get the number up there.  Don't believe it. There's one thing all these higher seed teams experience when the play the Patriots. Fear.  ALL of the pressure is on Florida. These fools are just kids. George Mason 67  -  Florida 65

            LSU minus 2 versus UCLA, Total points listed at 121.5.  This game is so under the total it's not even funny.  UCLA has allowed one team to score more than 60 points in it's last 12 games. Unless Big Baby is Carmelo Anthony, I can't see ANOTHER freshman leading a team to the title.  So considering that, my predicted score is UCLA 58 - LSU 55.

           I know everyone wants me to pick George Mason to win the whole thing, since I'm so trendy and astute. Can't do it.  Wouldn't be prudent (wait, wrong George).  But the fact is that by championship night, GMU players will be nervous too. That's all ANY of the higher seeds have been waiting for.  History reigns supreme in a low scoring thriller,  UCLA 60 George Mason 53

  Don't forget, if you're in Las Vegas or someplace like that, play that under on the UCLA-LSU tilt. For entertainment purposes only, G.

Bracket This

                          March, 15, 2006

           Here are my NCAA Tourney pix  -   I sighned up in ESPN's contest.  I'm going to separate them into regions and start with the sweet 16, because the number of teams you get into that round will determine if you have a chance to win your pool(s).   "Wish me luck Allison, the tournament is on."

                                   Sweet 16

Atlanta   Duke beats LSU, Texas beats West Virginia

Oakland  Pittsburgh beats Memphis , Gonzaga beats UCLA

Wash D.C.  UCONN beats Illinois, North Carolina beats Tennessee

Minnesota   Villanova beats Boston College, Ohio St. beats Oklahoma

                             Elite 8

           Texas beats Duke, Gonzaga beats Pittsburgh

           UCONN beats North Carolina, Ohio St beats Villanova

                             Final 4

            Gonzaga beats Texas,  UCONN beats Ohio St

                              Championship Game

                   UCONN 81  -   Gonzaga 72

         Good luck to anyone cool enough to fill out a bracket.

Bill Bennett's Big Gamble

       September 30, 2005

  Remember Bill Bennett?  He compiled a bunch of stories, put his name on it and had the nerve to call it "The Book of Virtues".  It made Keyshawn Johnson look like the kid who found a lower price in those Circuit City commercials awhile back. The title alone makes it sound as if Bennett has some stuff that was left on King James' cutting room floor.

  Later it was confirmed that this guy is a piece of shit, and this man's comic strip is right up there with Boondocks when it comes to layin the truth on your funny bone.

  Well now Bill's said some shit that makes John Rocker look like Branch Rickey. Since he's almost certainly anti abortion (unless it would harm the mother), I feel like it gives off the vibe that he wouldn't mind if Black people currently alive were "aborted" to support his instigation. Sure, he tried to put white out on his comment, but what if he really feels like we have to fight crime at any cost?  I'm too young to die!

Kwa U Kwame

   July 16, 2005

  The Lakers trading for center Kwame Brown is good for several reasons.  He's 23 years old and going into his fifth year in the L. The Lakers drafted 17 year old Andrew Bynum.  Brown is not going to be a sucker in front of the young kid.  They'll be able to push each other.

  For those who say Kobe Bryant is not the next Michael Jordan, well here is his chance to prove them right.  Although Jordan couldn't get through to Brown, Bryant, unlike Jordan, has much to prove. If Brown is serious about his intentions to become a dominating player, then he'll have to follow the captain's example.

The Lakers were pretty lousy by the end of last season.  Chucky Atkins and Caron Butler were 2/5 of that lousiness.  Atkins put up more threes than Mike Vanderjagt.

Butler has skills and should do well replacing some of Larry Hughes' scoring for the Wizizards (However they'll never win a title until the change the name back to ammo).  There just was no room for him to get his game going in L.A.

Phil Jackson seems determined to simultaneously win one championship the Larry Brown way AND kick Red "Sourback"s ass. In Kwame Brown he gets a big man with a new lease on the life, and no chance of taking the spotlight from Bryant.  He will coach him up to at least the level of centers during the Chicago Bulls championship runs.

The next time someone says, "Kwame Brown=Benoit Benjamin", ask them if they'll be subtracting themselves from the Laker Bandwagon when it starts rolling in 2-3 years.

French Humble Pie Fries

                                June 6, 2005

  Paris failed in her bid to get the 2012 Olympics (summer).

Sorry 'bout that.

Eifel Like It's Paris

   July 6, 2005

   The IOC will be announcing the host city of the 2012 Summer Olympics later today. New York, London, Paris, Madrid (everybody talk about, O-Lympics) are the cities in the running.  If you're one of those heavy hitters, this is how they're talking about entertaining you. I couldn't agree more. Oh say can you Paree? France that is. No need to worry whether the U.S. threatened to invade the other cities if New York doesn't get it.

These odds are from Gambler's Palace

Odds Jul-6  CITY TO HOST THE 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS
LONDON +300

PARIS -600

MADRID +1500

NEW YORK +2000

MOSCOW +4000

Detroit's D'play

                                     June 21, 2005

  The jacked up thing about gambling is that once you start winning you start playing more games.  However, hot as I am, I'll put some more kiznake in your pockets (if you have more balls than me, that is).

  The Detroit Piston's are starting the game tonight ahead of the Spurs 5 and a half points to nothing. This is almost as cool as Yes' "5 Percent For Nothing", and you can get paid.  Take the points!! And please, do nothing but be entertained.

Tarver To Get Revenge

June 18, 2005

  I believe Antonio Tarver will beat Glen Johnson in tonight's light heavyweight re-match.  Last December Tarver lost a tough and controversial decision in the first fight.  The reader might remember these are the two guys who whupped Roy Jones Jr.

The best bet is to play Tarver in a decision, you bet $100 and get back $155 if it happens. Otherwise risk the $210 to win $100 (a straight bet on Tarver).  Here are all the odds if you want to be entertained.

  I already can't wait for the third fight.

Did You Get Your Money?

                           April 21, 2005

Whoo-hoo! Did you get your Laker money? I tried to tell you going against them was the way to get paid.  You could have been PIF like a mug.  Let's look at the result. The Lakers played 14 games from March 27 - April 20. Had you bet against them in each game,  your record would have been 10-4 (good buddy). Imagine betting $100 on each game and you'd be imagining you made a phat $560 (remember, the 4 losses means you would have lost $440, and the ten wins would have delivered $1000.  1000 - 440= 560 bizzux).

Haffa grand you would have made just for visiting this site. I'll be picking out some more burgeoning trends and bringing them to the fans here at TR$$...

          

We are the city

Wouldn't it be great if the Lakers and Clippers, who are both out of the playoffs, and split the season series with one another, played one final game for L.A. supremacy, with the money going to some LOCAL cause like pothole repair or turn signal education?