NBA Season in Full Swing

It's my favorite time of year, the NBA season is not only in full swing, but the trade talk is hot. No professional sport has a better trade season. Baseball's deadline is soft and the big names never seem to get moved, the NFL's deadline is far too early so no one gets traded because every team feels they're still in it, (seriously how great would the NFL trade deadline be it if were Thanksgiving weekend? THINK OF THE HUGE NAMES MOVING!) and I'm not an active enough fan of the NHL to care.

But the NBA... names are flying all over the place, draft picks are exchanging hands like dollar bills, and every team is shopping for something. I know the Bulls don't have anything they want to give up, and they shouldn't give anything up, but a starting 2-guard would be an awesome pick up. Stay strong Chicago, I'm hoping on taking a pilgrimage to the United Center in March!

This season has been great. Feels like 2008 all over again; so many things happening league-wide to get excited about. I am addicted to twitter rumors and SI Truth & Rumors. Speaking of which, I just saw this baby:

God this is a stupid, stupid idea. Raymond Felton basically is Steve Nash. What trace amounts of offensive creativity are missing in Felton's game are found in his defense. Nash can only get worse while Felton can only get better. I've said since Felton's rookie season he is the most under-utilized player in the league. The Bobcats didn't know what they had and obviously didn't know how to coach him. Now that he is an uptempo system the Tar Heel Felton which propeled his team to a 2005 NCAA championship can shine. Before December pundits were bad mouthing Amar'e saying he was looking like a bad pick up because the team was struggling. Well what do you know? Felton started playing like a stud and boom they are the hottest name in the league right now. The Knicks are gonna get in the playoffs and Amar'e will be considered their MVP candidate and that is a shame, Felton is the man there and he should get first billing. Stay away from Nash New York! You've got the 1, 3, and 4 figured out. Look for a bruiser down low.

Now a quick one off:

NCAA football sucks. Great regular season, but just like Gruden said the game is way too long, tradition and misconceived perception way far too heavily in rankings, and the post season is a joke. What sport other than NCAA football has more of a wet blanket ending? 35 bowl games and most people care about their schools bowl & maybe care about the farce of a "National Championship." You want to know why ticket sales are so dreadful for these games (including the BCS?) Because NO ONE wants to see an exhibition game! THERE ARE NO STAKES! Set up a playoff and see those stadiums fill up. People love a game where the outcome means something.