B's Wide World of Sports - May '05 Edition

ENJOY YOURSELF, JIM
My homie 2-way'ed me earlier in the week to holla that Jim O'Brien got fired and Mo Cheeks was on the way. He was excited to see Jim go. I was just caught off guard. Dude made the playoffs and improved the record... and so did Rick Carlisle before Larry Brown came to Motown. And that's just the thing, while I like Mo Cheeks (they used to call me Mo at the courts as a youngin' cuz I passed first, played good D, and got a lot of phone numbers... but I digress), he's no Larry Brown (the man who had Tyrone Hill, Jumaine Jones, and Raja Bell playing for rings). From my view, what the team really needs is a starting 3 and some better backups, cuz Webber's knee won't let him play 82 and Dalembert commits too many silly fouls. But, the inside word is that the players weren't feeling Jim (though, I must say, the few times that they were on in his sytem, they looked pretty damn good), so maybe a change was in order. In any event, Jim gets 4 million the next 2 years for his 1 year of work. When the rest of us get fired, we don't even get to take the office chair home.

INTERNAL INJURIES (READ: HEAD INJURY)
More classic material from Kellen Winslow, Junior... "In hindsight it was unwise to attempt to learn to ride a motorcycle without a professional instructor in a controlled environment." Son, your contract says NO MOTORCYCLES. PERIOD. There's no, "if you want to disobey the previous clause, make sure you have a professional instructor." The only good thing in this is that he didn't kill himself or his career. But seriously, this dude needs a media coach (and a motorcyle instructor cuz I bet his dumb ass will try it again as soon as he's all healed up).

IRK NOWITZKI
This guy gets no D in his name cuz he plays none. If I'm Irk, and the MVP of the best three-point shooting team in the league is dribbling down the court right at me with the series on the line, I'm not counting on Jason Terry to get in his jersey. I'm gonna step over the screen and use my 7 foot body to create some kind of distraction. Instead, Irk watches the ball drop through the bottom of the net. Another ringless year in Allas.

PREDICTIONS
I don't have any right now. I'm glad Miami got the split cuz it could have gotten really ugly. Overall Motown and the Spurs are playing the best ball. The Spurs are very impressive. The literally have 4 clutch guys (Parker, Ginobli, Duncan, and Horry). Yes, I said Robert Horry. We need to give this man the post-season respect he deserves. From Houston, to LA (he single-handedly killed the Sixers in the 4th quarter of damn near each of their wins), to San Antonio, he saves the best for last. The other day, he two-handed down the lane off a set play. Ain't he 40? Wasn't he playing with Barkley and the Jet, who are now doing commentary? The Spurs are so tight, they've got Ray Allen's old sidekick, Glenn Robinson, just sitting there in case they're getting blown and need some points. Detroit vs. San Antonio would be tough to call. But I think it's too soon to pencil that in, because Phoenix can take 2 on the road in a heartbeat. Tune in next week.

PS
Amare's a beast.