Public Knowledge

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.  -William Shakespeare

Public Knowledge:

1. Shaq to the Suns?  Shaq for Shawn Marion?  How does that make sense financially for the Suns?  How does that make sense basketballwise for the Suns?  I get why the Heat would do it.  Anybody could see why the Heat would do it.  A no-brainer for the Heat.  But the Suns?  The Suns?  What are they thinking?

2.  Bobby Knight.  People love to give it to this guy.  They love to tak about his outbursts.  They love the soundbytes.  They don’t love to talk about his three National Titles.  They don’t love to talk about his Gold Medal in the Pan Am Games.  They don’t love to talk about him becoming the youngest head coach to win 300 games, 400 games, 600 games and 800 games.  They don’t love to talk about him going 63-1 over one two-year period, including back-to-back 18-0 seasons in the Big Ten.  They don’t lovee talking about him graduating nearly 80 percent of his players at Indiana when the national average for Division I schools was 42 percent.  They don’y love to talk about how at Indiana, Coach Knight endowed two chairs, one in history and one in law, and raised millions for the library.  They don’t love to talk about how Bobby Knight cuts players for skipping class and for doing drugs.  I like to talk about it.

3.  Who am I kidding?  I  love the soundbytes too:

4.  It’s Rivalry Week.  It’s North Carolina/Duke.  But more importantly, it’s Dickie V.  It’s awesome baby!  I can’t wait.  I’ve missed that Sammy Davis Jr. summamabitch.  Things just haven’t been the same without him.  It was flat out scary baby!  So get ready.  People get ready there’s a train a-coming.  You don’t need no baggage, just get on board.  All you need is faith to hear the diesel humming.  You don’t need no ticket, just thank the lord.  Thank the lord for Dickie V.  For Maalox mashers.  For PTPers.  For slap-a-lappers.  For dipsy-doo dunkeroo slam-jam-bams, baby.  He’s super, scintillating, sensational.  He’s Dick Vitale dammit!

5.  King James.  King James is the hottest player in the NBA.  King James was hot in the first quarter against the Celtics last night.  Nailed a thirty-footer against the Celtics in the first quarter last night.  Nailed a thirty-footer with his heel coming down on the red “C” of the Cavaliers logo last night.  Release.  Rotation.  Splash.  That’s how things go when you’re hot.  You beat teams like the Celtics when you’re hot.  King James:  “I don’t need a heat check now.  Every jump shot I take, I think I’m going to make.”  Me too.

6.  Mueller?  Mueller?  Mueller?  A tisket a tasket, Nineteen year old rookie Peter Mueller put the biscuit in the basket three times last night.  Three times to notch his second hat trick of the season.  The Coyotes rookie leads all NHL rookies in goals.  He is the first rookie to notch two hat tricks in a season since Marek Svatos in 2005.  This just in.  Peter Mueller is good.

7.  Last comment on the Super Bowl. Everybody’s jabbering about this vaunted Giants defense. If Eli doesn’t lead that last drive downfield the only thing we’re saying about the vaunted Giants defense is how they allowed Tom Brady to march right through it with less than three minutes to play.

8. So I hear that Ron Burgundy interviewed Tom Izzo last night:

9. What are the Fightin’ Phils thinking?  Kris Benson?  Knock it off!

10. Just nine days ’til pitchers and catchers report and the Yankees still suck!

Peace out homies. Six two and Even!

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