Child Please… I know you can’t hold out until June. You just cant, shit I definitely couldn’t. Believe it or not, like it or not, it’s hard to argue that the Miami Heat have catapulted themselves into the front runners to be Eastern Conference Champs. I mean Vegas has the Miami Heat at 2:1 odds to win the whole thing! I hate to burst Heat fans bubbles but there’s no way in hell they can beat the Lakers. From top to bottom the Lakers have them trumped. The Lakers have a great balance and a championship pedigree. Oh yeah and DWade will win his first league MVP in 2011. Quote me on that.

Derek Fisher vs. Mario Chalmers
I mean is this even a topic of conversation….? D Fish has forgotten more basketball then Chalmers knows. D Fish overly battle tested, 5 rings! It all falls back on that good ol’ saying “experience over youth”.
PG: Lakers/Fisher

Kobe Bryant vs. Dwayne Wade
At close glance you’d say it’s a toss up. “Not so fast my friend!” (Lee Corso) Both players will have to guard each other for the majority of the series. D Wade will give Kobe problems taking him to the rim. In essence it will wear Kobe down. It’s not an easy task to defend DWade, but as far as I know Kobe is still the best player in the NBA
5-1
SG: Lakers/Kobe

Lebron James vs. Ron Artest
Landslide, Ron Artest can’t hang with the reigning 2x MVP. Granted I think James will be more of a set up man, Artest still can’t handle him all series long. James is far more physical, and quicker. Artest can’t generate enough offense to wear out Lebron. No contest.
SF: Heat/Lebron James

Pau Gasol vs. Chris Bosh
Pau has 2 rings. Chris Bosh hasn’t played a game worth a damn in his 6 year career. Don’t get me wrong I love Bosh’s game but Pau dominated the Boston Celtics front line in the finals. We will see how Bosh reacts in big games. So for now I have to go with who I know will perform when it counts.
PF: Lakers/Pau Gasol

Andrew Bynum vs. Illgauskis/Anthony
See the thing is who will be the healthiest at this point of the season. I mean these two have a proven track record for being fragile. Well in big Z’s case he’s just old. If Bynum is healthy he’s easily a top 3 centers in the NBA. Joel Anthony could be the wild card with his shot blocking ability. Even still Anthony can’t keep Bynum out of the paint for the entire serious with out the help of Z. Lol, Joel Anthony might be the only of the three playing come finals time.
C: Lakers/Andrew Bynum

Phil Jackson vs. Erik Spoelstra
11 Rings to 1. No explanations needed.
Coach: Lakers/ Phil Jackson

Lakers Bench vs. Heat Bench
Odom will battle against Haslem, and Anthony. In my opinion, Odom has a stronger more versatile skill set then the Heat players guarding him. If Lamar Odom plays to his potential the Lakers are unstoppable. I also believe that the addition of Matt Barnes is a better addition then Mike Miller. Barnes can help out on James and possibly Wade. Giving Kobe valuable rest minutes. Arroyo can’t hold Steve Blake’s jock strap. Blake is great shooter and better yet a cerebral point guard. Most important off all the Lakers have continuity and a proven winning formula. They are Champion savvy. Championships don’t grow on Trees now.
Bench/Lakers

Bottom Line is KOBE gets 6!

Ochouno + Ochocinco = Plain Just Mucho

The City on Cinncinati isn't big enough for two Queens.

Ochocinco called the pair "Batman and Robin'' on Twitter, though not identifying who had the lead role of Batman, "All of our games have been moved to pay-per-view, you got to pay to see this." Not to be outdone, Owens responded on his own Twitter feed. "Ocho Uno is coming 2 town!!'' he said, referring to his uniform number, 81. "Hey Robin, Batman will b there soon!"

So wait a second, Chad has been relegated to Robin? I thought the “Bunguls” were his team?
There it is the 1st official controversy that ESPN and media will turn into an issue. It’s a tough decision for the Bengals to take on a character of T.O’s magnitude. Cincinnati is a small blue collar city. Too many queens might turn the “Queen City” into a pressure cooker. We can all call Owens a Cry baby, distraction, team obliterator, quarterback killer, drama queen …etc. Although his numbers have declined steadily in the past 2 years, TO will still put up decent to great numbers in Cincy. TO and Bengals QB Carson Palmer have been working out this offseason together in LA. Antonio Bryant still seems to be slowed by that knee injury at the end of last year so the verdict is still out on him. If Bryant is healthy, and Chad can be at least the 1,000 yard reciver he was last year, the Bengals will have an air raid offense ala the World Champion New Orleans Saints. It’ll be a drastic improvement for a Bengals offense that ranked 26 in the NFL in passing yards and Touchdowns a season ago. What we do know for sure is that it’ll be fun watching the back to back reality TV stars one-up each other when it comes to end zone celebrations. It could get rough if the team starts to lose. Watching both stars demand the ball all while only one will gets the touches. They’ve competed for airtime from afar. It’ll be different in the same locker room. It all boils down to who can perform the most highlighted/discussed touchdown celebration which in turn makes for higher reality TV show ratings. I feel that it’s great for the league the fans and the sport. We do watch to be entertained don’t we?

What Do Ewe Think?

Docs son is the TRUTH

TOP EARNING ATHLETES a.k.a BREAD WINNERS

These numbers are crazy!!! you mean to tell me Phil Mickleson makes more on endorsements then Lebron James? Phil makes 22 million more on endorsments then LBJ. Look at Floyd Mayweather Jr. numbers he only made 250,000 in endorsements, but he's 3rd on the list due to his 60 million in prize fighting. Tiger is still number one. It's obvious that Golf is a major money sport. I figured some NASCAR drivers would crack this list but they didn't. Two New York Yankees in the top 10 earning athletes. It's an empire over in the Bronx.



WHAT DO EWE THINK IS THE BIGGEST SURPRISE OUT OF ALL THESE NUMBERS?

Tiger Woods
Golf
Last Year's Rank: 1

1. $20,508,163 salary
2. $70,000,000 endorsements
3. $90,508,163 total earnings
Tiger's off-course troubles cost him millions in endorsements -- he was dropped by Gatorade, AT&T and Accenture. But a $10 million FedEx Cup bonus helps keep him at his usual No. 1 perch.

Phil Mickelson
Golf
Last Year's Rank: 2
1. $9,660,757 salary
2. $52,000,000 endorsement
3. $61,660,757 total earnings
Expanding the fan base: 15,000 consumers got rebates on Big Bertha clubs thanks to Lefty's Masters win, a promotion between Golfsmith and Phil-endorsed Callaway -- all told a $1 million payout.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Boxing
Last Year's Rank: NR

1. $60,000,000 salary
2. $250,000 endorsements
3. $60,250,000 total earnings
Pretty Boy shoots back into the top five after a one-year absence thanks to earnings from bouts with Juan Manuel Marquez and Shane Mosley, the latter of which netted $40 million in purses and PPV sales.

LeBron James
Miami Heat (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 3
1. $15,779,912 salary
2. $30,000,000 endorsements
3. $45,779,912 total earnings
King James left millions on the table by choosing to bolt Cleveland for Miami. But will James be the same kind of star -- on and off the court –- playing alongside Dwyane Wade?

Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 4
1. $33,000,000 salary
2. $4,000,000 endorsements
3. $37,000,000 total salary

A-Rod may be baseball's highest-paid player, but even he is feeling the real estate slowdown. He and his ex-wife recently unloaded their one-acre, six-bedroom estate in Florida for $8.5 million -- one-third less than the purchase price.

Shaquille O'Neal
Free Agent (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 5
1. $21,000,000 salary
2. $15,000,000 endorsements
3. $36,000,000 total earnings
No matter where Shaq ends up next season, he is easily the all-time NBA leader in total salary: Over an 18-year career, he has earned more than $290 million.

Kobe Bryant
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 7
1. $23,034,375 salary
2. $10,000,000 endorsement
3. $33,034,375 total earnings
Kobe now has something else in common with Michael Jordan. His extension has him due to earn $30 million in 2013-14. The only other player ever to earn that much in one season? Jordan.

Derek Jeter
New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 9
1. $21,000,000 salary
2. $10,000,000 endorsements
3. $31,000,000 total earnings
The Yankee captain is in the final year of the 10-year, $189 million pact he signed as a 26-year-old. Hal Steinbrenner says there will be no further talks on an extension until after the World Series, but New York must re-sign him.

Peyton Manning
Indianapolis Colts (NFL)
Last Year's Rank: 10
1. $15,800,000 salary
2. $15,000,000 endorsements
3. $30,800,000 total earnings
Should more companies hitch their wagons to Peyton? The clean-cut quarterback has replaced Tiger as America's best sporting role model, according to results of a recent 60%

Dwyane Wade
Miami Heat (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 12
1. $15,779,912 salary
2. $12,000,000 endorsements
3. $27,779,912 total earnings
Wade became the biggest star in free agency, convincing LeBron James and Chris Bosh to sign with Miami. While Wade took less money to stay in South Beach, he should more than make up for it in endorsements.