Public Knowledge

Knowledge is the wing whereby we fly to Heaven.  -William Shakespeare

Public Knowledge:

1.  The New York Knicks.  This sums it up perfectly.  Mike Vaccaro.  New York Post.  “I want to live in Isiah Thomas’ world…I want to live a life unburdened by facts, unaffected by reality.”  Just perfect.

2.  The Big Ticket.  Seven minutes.  Eleven big time points.  Two minutes.  Big time steal.  Seconds.  Big time block.  Like the Perfessor, Cornbread Maxwell always says, “Climb on my backs boys.”  That’s why he’s in green.  That’s why Boston improved to an NBA-best 27-3.  That’s why they’ve won seven in a row.  That’s why they may never lose again.  How do you spell MVP?

3.  I love this one.  A lawyer for Brian McNamee, told The New York Times he will sue Rocket Roger Clemens if he accuses McNamee of lying in a “60 Minutes” interview scheduled to air Sunday.  Sue you.  Sue everybody.  Punitive damages.  Jerky Boys style.  I love it.  This is gonna get good.  Giddyup!  If this actually does go to court, the sparks will fly.  Maybe some truth too.  Bring your glasses.

4.  I’m not really feeling all this Jaguar hype, but the Steelers are just a mess.  Big Ben, Ward, and Polamalu are expected to be back in the lineup when the team faces Jacksonville.  But that’s about it.  No Fast Willie Parker.  No Aaron Smith.  No Marvel Smith.  No nobody.  The only way Pittsburgh wins this game is by climbing on the back of Ben Roethlisberger. 

5.  Matt Hasselbeck.  The most unsung QB in the National Football League.  Like my main man Don Shula always says:  “Sure, luck means a lot in football.  Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.”   I guess you could call the Seattle Seahawks lucky then.  They have a good quarterback.  They have Matt Hasselbeck.  You have Tom Brady.  Golden Boy.  Midas hisself.  You have that six-five, 230-pound quarterbacks with a laser rocket arm.  You have Brett Favre.  Ironest of all the iron men.  You have   Jessica Simpson’s boyfriend.  And that’s it.  Then there’s Hasselbeck.  And then there’s Maude.

6.  All Day wins Rookie of the Year.  He deserved it.  No question about it.  But I still say Patrick Willis will be a much more valuable player.  Willis led the NFL with 174 tackles this year.  Willis led the NFL with 135 solo tackles this year.  Four sacks.  Two forced fumbles.  Twenty tackles against the Bucs.  The guy is just a beast.  I would love to have him on my team. 

7.    I guess Hawaii wasn’t all that good after all.  Oklahoma either.  Or Florida.  But who needs a playoff system?  This works just fine.  Don’t it?

8.  We all now by now what happened to Jim Leyritz.  It makes me think of ex-Boston Bruin Craig MacTavish.  He did the same thing.  Now he’s head coach of the Edmonton Oilers.  Maybe Leyritz will get that managing job he has always coveted.

9.  Martz is out.  Matt Millen still in.  Go figure.  Who else is going to coax two 4,000-yard passing seasons out of Jon Kitna?  The Lions will be back on the bottom of the heap next season.  Mark my words.  What’s worse?  Being a Knicks fan?  Or being a Lions fan?

10.  Dingleberries: (Thanks Awful Announcing)

Peace out homies.  Six two and Even!

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