NBC Sports Presents!

"Hi there and welcome to the 2008 NBA Season. I'm Bob Costas for NBC Sports and in case of the 2008 Chicago Bulls its a fresh start. For the first time in NBA History we have a team that is coming off a lackluster season where they won only 33 games. We would have to go back to the era of Sleepy Floyd and the Houston Rockets in the late 1980's to find a team with that much talent get so little on the court. I had the chance to sit down with NBA Hall of Famer and one of the fifty greatest players of all time in Michael Jordan"

"Hey Bob, It's amazing how talented this team is this year. From the looks of it, they have plenty of young guys who are hungry for playing time and to prove they deserve that max deal. If I could do it all over again, I would."

"I'd like to thank Michael for that interview as he is a very busy man these days destroying the Bobcats. And we will now send the broadcast down to Marv Albert who is standing alongside Magic Johnson and the "Czar of the Telestrator" Mike Fratello."

"Alright Bob, and welcome all to the 2008 season. Let's check the stats from last season."

"As you can see, the sharpshooters need to step up their game, or this could be a long season."

"You know what Marv, it gets real disappointing for a team when you draw the play up and everything works out amazing and then the shot doesn't fall. I'm looking at these two guys to get it back on track or it's going to be a long year."

Click the title of the post for an extra treat.

The dreaded two first name syndrome

So, I had to sit through a full game of Matt Ryan shredding the Bears D play after play and it made me despise players with two first names. Here are some other players that I have grown to hate having two first names.

Double Firsts Hate List #1

Ryan Grant (RB - Green Bay) - Grant Hill, Buddy Ryan, Grant Thornton, LLP... you get my point. Grant Ryan would make a hell of a sweet name though. Although, if he played for the Packers.. I would probably grow to hate him as well.






Double Firsts Hated #2

Terry Glenn (WR - USA) - I don't think you need to see more than the picture below to know why he made this list. He may not play this year, but I still hate him.


Double Firsts Hated #3

Kelly Gregg (DT - Ravens) - Alright, I don't hate him at all but I did find a former student body president from Minnesota State University with the same name and I now love all Kelly Gregg's. And to think I never knew a Minnesota State University existed outside of watching Coach.


My god, that might be the best stache I have ever seen. If I could have grown that in college, I may have the Guiness record for STD's.

Blackhawks win....and simultaneously fire Savard

trading one stache for another




(conversation after beating the Coyotes)

'Denny, we gotta let you go.' -DT
'Huh?' - DS
'Pack your bags, you're done here' - DT
'Why, we just beat the Coyotes pretty soundly?' - DS
'Well we're a losing franchise here in Chicago and we want to keep it that way.' - DT
'Oh okay.' - DS

08-09 Prediction: Blackhawks 0-82

I know it's kinda late to jump in and make predictions about an upcoming season when it's already underway, but Avg Chicago Sports Fan made a guarantee that we wouldn't have up to date information (breaking news if you will).

With that said, we predict that the Blackhawks will go 0-82 this year. Like a right handed ball thrower stepping forward with the right foot while trying to simultaneously throw a ball with the right hand, the Blackhawks started their season on Friday, Oct 10th (eerie!) with a 4-2 loss to the Rangers. See above photo for some of last nights action. Tied for third in their division, they still have a shot at the playoffs, let's just cross our fingers that Detroit and Nashville also go winless this year.

-the Numbers Guy