A quick rundown of the questions that will be answered about the teams near and dear to fld’s heart:
1) Will the Cowboys make the playoffs?
2) Will the Frogs make the BCS?
3) Will the Irish make a bowl game?
3a) Will the Irish win a bowl game?
4) Will the 2008 Aggies equal the 2007 Irish’s 3-9 record?
Weigh in. Will add a jump soon.
A couple of quick hits…
1) If the postseason started today, San Antonio wins the West. In the past few weeks, the Mavs have been dismantled by the Suns, struggled to defeat mediocre Atlanta, New York, Milwaukee and Sacramento, and bottomed-out by scoring only 71 points against Denver last night. The Suns only seem to be capable of playing well against the Mavericks. In the meantime, the Spurs have been quietly kicking everyone’s ass. I didn’t want to believe it, and I have been angry at ESPN’s John Hollinger for consistently putting the Spurs at #1 in his Power Rankings since mid-season, but I’m afraid it’s true. If you watched San Antonio dismantle Phoenix on Thursday night, you know that game was not nearly as close as the Spurs’ seven-point margin of victory. Duncan owned Stoudemire. Nash turned it over at a JV-point-guard rate against the Spurs’ defensive pressure. The good news for the Mavericks is that San Antonio must now be viewed as the favorite to knock off Phoenix in the second round. Assuming the Mavericks can beat the 8th seed and then survive Houston, they would much rather see the Spurs than the Suns in the Western Conference Finals. Stoudemire is a matchup nightmare for Dallas, and even as great as Duncan is, the Mavs have a chance at containing him. Stoudemire is in their heads, and I don’t want to see Frightening Amare roll into town on a mission in late May. Hate to say it, but Go Spurs Go, at least until the second round. The Mavs have two weeks to get it in gear. Earn your money, Avery.
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