Yeah, so I suppose if you put a gun to my head I’d have to say I think the Utah Jazz are a better team than the Rockets. They’ve got an explosive superstar in Carlos Boozer and the league’s second-best point guard in Deron Williams. They’re also have a deeper and more talented bunch of role players. The pundits at ESPN know this, and they’re certain our Rocks are going down. As you can see, not a single one of them picks the Rockets to take the series.
Well, the available data might support their picks, but it supports another theory as well. The Jazz, along with Dallas and Denver, were one of the worst road teams in the stacked Western Conference bracket, going 17 - 24. And the Jazz, despite being the higher seed, have to play four of their seven games in Houston. Does a team with home court advantage and a 22-game winning streak have a chance against the frickin’ four seed? I’d say they do. For statistical evidence, look no further than the spot adjacent to ESPN’s den of iniquity.
The Detroit Lions, who have actually played pretty well this year, got whupped in Washington, D.C. this weekend. It was the 21st straight road loss against the Redskins. That’s pretty bad, right?
It’s even worse than it sounds. They have never beaten the Redskins in D.C. Ever. Not since the team moved there in 1937.
Apparently, an inmate is now alleging that Vick used his dogfighting operation as a front to funnel money to Iran and Al Quaeda. Not knowning that Iran (Shiite) and Al Quaeda (Sunni) are enemies is the least of this dude’s probems:
Riches alleges that Vick stole two white mixed pit bull dogs from his home in Holiday, Fla., and used them for dogfighting operations in Richmond, Va.
The complaint goes on to allege that Vick sold the dogs on eBay and “used the proceeds to purchase missiles from the Iran government.”
The complaint also alleges that Vick would need those missiles because he pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda in February of this year. “Michael Vick has to stop physically hurting my feelings and dashing my hopes,” Riches writes in the complaint. Riches wants $63 billion dollars “backed by gold and silver “ delivered to the front gates to the Williamsburg Federal Correctional facility in South Carolina. Riches is an inmate at the facility serving out a wire fraud conviction.
