Realignment in BIG 10 Divisions

With the addition of Rutgers and Maryland in 2014 the BIG 10 will have new conference divisions  They will have East and West divisions with the West made up of  Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin. The East includes Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers. Both of the new teams are together, and I think the East is way stronger the the West. The only football top 25 finishers in the West last year were Wisconsin and Nebraska, and the East had Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State went undefeated. Many people think that just adding 1 team to each division was smarter but they wanted to have it location based. They also will be adding a game to the conference schedule in 2016.

                                                                                                                                                                       

Lakers get swept as Howard gets ejected.

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In game 4 of the series the Lakers were on there last straw as they were down 3-0 on the series against the San Antonio Spurs. With Kobe out Dwight had to step up. Let's just say he did not. In the third quarter he got hit with his second technical while he only contributed 7 points with 8 boards. The Lakers didn't have a chance as they lost to the spurs 103-82 as they got swept in the series.

Heat Sweep

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The Miami Heat completed the sweep of the Milwaukee Bucks yesterday with a 88-77 win at the Bradley Center. This was no surprise of the Bucks ended the season by losing 7 out of 10. I think the Heat will LOSE  in the conference finals to the New York Knicks. And for the Bucks they will not make the playoffs till 2018 when they get the best pick in the NBA draft  because they will lose all of their playmakers like B Jennings and Ellis who stated he is leaving this season. 

Thunder Done?

     Russell Westbrook is having surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee. The Thunder are currently up 2-0 in their series against the Rockets. Westbrook is out for the playoffs. Russell scores 29.6 % of their points, and I am pretty sure that Derek Fisher won't be able to fill that void. I think that the Thunder will lose in the conference semifinals to the Clippers.

Fisher goes 1

Eric Fisher from Central Michigan got selected 1 to the Kansas City Chiefs. As most people thought Luke Joeckel would go number 1 he went number 2 to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The weirdest thing is that Manti Teo and Geno Smith didn't get drafted in the first round. We will recap the draft at a different time.

NBA Playoffs Sweeps?

     Last night the Heat played the Bucks in Milwaukee and took care of business winning 104-91. The Bucks kept Wade in check holding him to 4 points, but Ray Allen exploded (not quite as much as we see JR Smith often do) for 23 points off the bench in 30 minutes of play. 5 of the 7 Buck bench players combined for a whopping 3 points. If the Bucks don't want to get swept everyone on the roster has to step us Sunday as the Heat only need one more win. The Nets and Bulls played last night in a closely contended series and the Bulls won in a low scoring 79-76 game. 70 % of the total points scored in the game were scored by 6 players. The Grizzlies also took on the Clippers last night and they won 94-82. The series is now 2-1, but it seems like it is going to go at least 6 games if not 7. CP3 was most likely the reason the Clippers lost, he scored 8 points and only had 4 assists, along with 5 turnovers. On the other side Zach Randolph had a great game scoring 27 points and grabbing 11 boards while shooting 50 % from the field and 90 % from the line.


East
(1) Heat-3
(8) Bucks-0

(2) Knicks-2
(7) Celtics-0

(3) Pacers-2
(6) Hawks-0

(4) Nets-1
(5) Bulls-2

West
(1) Thunder-2
(8) Rockets-0

(2) Spurs-2
(7) Lakers-0

(3) Nuggets-1
(6) Warriors-1

(4) Clippers-2
(5) Grizzlies-1

Draft Day

The NFL draft is tonight at 8pm Eastern and no one is the clear number one pick. The Top 5 prospects are all big Linemen. Below I will right about the pluses and minuses of each. They are all in order of there draft grade from www.nfl.com.

Luke Joekel - 95.3 rating. He is a 6 foot 6, 306 pound Offensive Tackle from Texas A&M. He has average speed for a linemen with a 5.30, 40 yard dash time with pretty good strength with his 27 reps at the combine. Luke is the best Offensive Linemen in the cone drill with an outstanding time of 7.40. The down side is he has had very mobile quarterbacks and Alex Smith is not the most mobile QB. He doesn't have very good lower body strength. Is compared to Ryan Clady.

Sharrif Floyd - 94.2 rating. Out of Florida he's an under sized Defensive Tackle standing at 6 foot 3 and 297 pounds. He is a very complete player with above average skill at each drill. He does not excel at any one thing. He runs a respectable 4.92, 40 yard dash to go along with a 30 inch vertical. The down side is he doesn't have elite stamina and changed positions in college so he still is getting use to the d-end spot. Is compared to Muhamed Wilkerson.

Eric Fisher -  Is a towering 6 foot 7, and 306 pound Offensive Tackle from Central Michigan.  He has good  speed for a line men with a 5.05, 40 yard dash  decent strength with also 27 reps. Eric is the Linemen at the broad jump with an astonishing 116 inch broad jump to go along with some nice agility with the best time of 7.44 on the 20 yard shuttle run. The down side is he  hasn't  completely proven himself, needs lower body strength, and lacks hand quickness to strike the other defender.  Is compared to Joe Staley.

Chance Warmack - 93.9 rating.  A 6 foot 2, 317 pound guard out of Alabama. Has elite strength and a great attitude, but with a 5.49, 40 yard dash time he lacks the speed. H is very quick and can pull effective. The only down sides are he lacks speed and can be lazy coming out of his stance at times. Is compared to Chance Nicks

Ziggy Ansah - 93.8 rating.A hit or miss defensive end out out of BYU standing at 6 foot 5 and 271 pounds. A nice 4.63, 40 yard dash time to go along with  the best shuttle run time at 4.26. Doesn't have a very solid build but has bulked up and is still growing. Has elite quickness but lacks stamina after a few plays. Weaknesses are stamina and strength. Is compared to Justin Tuck.

Sanders Gets It

Just revealed Barry Sanders has won the Madden Vote for the cover of Madden 14. This year the people got to pick out of a bracket who wins each match up. They had a old school and a new school side and Sanders beat Peterson in the championship. This has been the second straight Lions player to win the Madden Cover even though they were one of the worst teams in the league last year.

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NBA Playoffs Round 1 Halfway Over?

     There are currently 6 series that are 2-0. The Pacers game themselves some breathing room last night by beating the Hawks 113-98. Paul George scored 27, grabbed 8 boards, and had 4 steals. The Thunder beat the Rockets in a tight one with a final of 102-105. At the end of the game the Rockets couldn't execute down the stretch. They were down 4 with 14 seconds left and they didn't get of a shot until there was 2 seconds left and it wasn't even a three. James Harden performed well with 36 points, 11 boards, and 6 assists, but it wasn't good enough to beat the Thunder. That could have cost them a chance in this series. The Spurs also put away the Lakers last night 102-91.

East
(1) Heat-2
(8) Bucks-0

(2) Knicks-2
(7) Celtics-0

(3) Pacers-2
(6) Hawks-0

(4) Nets-1
(5) Bulls-1

West
(1) Thunder-2
(8) Rockets-0

(2) Spurs-2
(7) Lakers-0

(3) Nuggets-1
(6) Warriors-1

(4) Clippers-2
(5) Grizzlies-0

Russ Smith Staying Put

Louisville Guard Russ Smith has announced he is staying at L-Ville for his senior season, but Peyton Siva and Gorqui Dieng are leaving. Louisville is still projected a top 5 team at the start of next season. C.J Fair has also announced he is staying at Syracuse.