Wednesday Quick Takes

It's a Wednesday - time for Quick Takes!

Too Much Kobe and Lebron: The Lakers beat the Jazz easily to take a 2-0 lead in their first round series. Kobe once again doing his thing. The Jazz just don't have the firpower to keep up with the Lake Show. They've got nice pieces with Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer. They;ve got a great coach in Jerry Sloan. They don't have what the Lakers have. Kobe is an elite player, and he has good players around him. The Jazz have good players, but no one you would put in the elite category. And LA also has a coach in Phil Jackson that isn't too shabby either.

As far as the Cavs and Pistons go, Game Two was not pretty to watch, that's for sure. I have to admit I made a mistake when I said that the Pistons would give Cleveland a little bit of trouble. This Pistons team isn't anywhere near the Pistons teams that we've seen over the past five years. Joe Dumars might want to look at himself in the mirror. He fired Flip Saunders and replaced him with Michael Curry. He traded Chauncey Billups for AI. Would he do those moves over again? I'm not so sure.

As far as the Cavs go, everywhere I turn this morning I head the same thing. The Lakers and Cavs are on a collision course to meet in The Finals. Really? There's a lot of basketball to be played before we get to The Finals. Almost two months worth. A lot can happen. Let's all hold off before we crown anyone anything, okay?

OMG, Are You Serious: My wife is a big Yankee fan. She knows her baseball, too - so I was stunned when she complained that the new Yankee Stadium has become a launching pad. Mrs. Saunders feels that there has to be something screwy going on with The House That Georgie Built. There can be no other explanation for what's been going on.

Uh, yes there is. It's called the Yankee pitching. Take CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett out of the equation. They;ve been pretty good so far. It's been Chien Ming Wang that's been the problem. It wasn't just the game over the weekend against the Indians. He's been pitching poorly all season, and that's why the Yankees have sent him to Tampa to build up his arm strength.

I might agree that there could be something wierd going on with the building if the Yankees had been hitting homers at the same pace their opponents were. But they haven't been. And last time I checked (which was last night), Andy Pettitte didn't seem to have a problem. Neither did Mariano Rivera.

Just like a Yankee fan. Blame someone or something else rather than accept the fact someone on your own team isn't up to par.

Was It Just A Little Pot?: FOXSports.com reported that WR's Percy Harvin and Brandon Tate both tested positive for marijuana at the combine. If history is any guide, both players wind up losing money.

Harvin has been considered a mid to late first round pick. The news that he failed his drug test might very well push him into the second round. Tate was a fringe first rounder who now probably goes into the second.

If you don't believe me, ask Warren Sapp. He was regarded by many as a top-five pick in the draft fourteen years ago. the night before the draft, reports said he failed a drug test. Marijuana was the problem, according to those reports. He lasted until the Bucs took him midway through the first round. There are about thirteen teams that would like a do over on that one.

I know what you're thinking. What about B.J. Raji. Why isn't he slipping? Because the reports that he tested positive at the combine appear to be wrong.

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