This year though (as it was last year), it's held the week before the Super Bowl. After watching about 10-15 minutes of it yesterday I had to laugh. The "efforts" or lack thereof from the NFL'S best players was comical. The version of Julius Peppers that takes plays off, was on FULL display yesterday as he literally jogged when the ball was snapped-and I DONT' blame him in the least! You can tell that the players are not going to kill themselves and shorten their lifespans for games that don't mean anything, and I believe yesterday's Pro-Bowl reflected that. So now we're left with a Super Bowl with two teams that I absolutely despise. After that, it's a slow burn.
Look I get it, the Chicago Bulls are doing things record wise that they haven't done since 1996-97. That's wonderful, believe me, and I have been watching them regularly even though I haven't written about them. Is it me, or does anyone else get the feeling that despite how well the Bulls have played, they can still go out there and get trounced by 30 on any given night? I just don't see them as a dominant team, but rather a very good team that will more than likely get bounced by Boston, Orlando, or Miami in the postseason. I guess I'm uneasy about a team that 65% of it's offense comes from the point guard.
Then you have the Blackhawks, who won't get interesting until the last month of the season. Lance Armstrong had a big "Expose" in sports illustrated two weeks ago, but it didn't really reveal anything interesting or new. Speaking of steroids, Tiger Woods still sucks at golf without them. College Basketball is still a joke as every year the Player Of The Year will be won by a Freshman, and then off to the NBA he'll go.
I guess what I'm saying is, we've got a long road ahead of us until April, but I promise you my loyal readers, that I'll do everything I can to keep it fun until then. So if my postings suck even more than they usually do for a while, hang in there my friends. I'm looking for the Reset button.
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