Tebow-mania...of course...
Before getting into what I really want to talk about in this post, lets start off with the best dunk I've seen, probably, all season.

This dunk is absolutely absurd. At one point while in the air, Gerald Green's chest is actually at the same level as the rim. I could watch this dunk over and over again and have it still wow me. Well actually, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but I can watch this video a lot of times and still be amazed at the athleticism Green has. This is the sort of dunk you try and do in your back yard while your hoop is down to the 6-foot level, except Gerald Green did it while the rim was 4 feet higher...and in a game...and on national television...a bit more impressive than in a back yard with no pressure.


Next up is the story that was started today and that will absolutely consume sports news until the end of the summer.



The Jets are making their way into the off-season news once again. As a positive, at least, coming from a Jet fan, it isn't Rex Ryan making stupid comments or promises that he hasn't been able to exactly back up these past three years. Now I'm going to say this before I say anything else so that Josh Trachtenberg can't say anything; I respect Tim Tebow as a person and what he can do for a team as a leader. With that being said, though, I think Tim Tebow is a terrible quarterback and I hate that he got credit for the Bronco's success this past year. Although I don't think he is an effective quarterback, since he is on the Jets now, I will hope for the best and root for him to do well for the success of the Jets. This still will not change my opinion on his ability as a quarterback, from what I've seen him display so far, but I will root for him just like any other player on the team. This will be an on-going story that won't end until the next off-season. Any time Sanchez makes a bad throw or has a bad game, there will always be people wanting Tebow to take over. If the Jets are able not let this affect their locker room, this should turn out to be a good move.

The Misconception With Bounties

For this post, I have to break my rule just because this is one of the best dunks of the College Basketball season. I know this video was the top play on Sportscenter, but how can you argue for any other play from this past week? This Minnesota player, Rodney Williams, flat out embarrassed the player on Nebraska. You can see Williams rushing to get the ball because he knew that he would have an easy dunk if he did. He was certainly right. Since the defender tried to get the charge call and didn't even try and play the ball, he set himself up to get dunked on. Although this was an amazing dunk, I do think that the charge should have been called, from what I can see at least. That got me thinking; I don't think I've ever seen a huge dunk like this ever called off by a charge call. I think if the guy goes up and dunks over someone, regardless of if it was a charge or not, they won't get it called against them. 

Now to address, likely, the most talked about story in sports within the past few days. The story being the New Orleans Saints recent accusation of putting bounties on big hits during games and against opposing players. While I agree that the Saints should be fined and punished because they made the situation big enough to get caught, it's still making me angry that former NFL players are acting like they've never done something like it in their careers. 

Here are a few former players talking about their experience

I don't understand how these guys can sit there and lie about this. My guess at least, and I obviously could and may be wrong, is that there isn't a professional defensive player in the NFL who doesn't go out for every game and have on his mind that he wants to hurt someone on the other team. When you play as a defensive player, there is absolutely nothing better than causing pain to another player by way of tackling or hitting them. Now, with that being said, it's a different story to want to go out and injure someone and cause them to leave the game. There is a line that is crossed at one point, and causing someone a severe injury isn't desired, but if it's done through a clean, legal hit, it's still pretty cool. I just don't get why these former players would sit there and lie about what actually goes on in a locker room and in a players head. They are glorifying this situation to a point where it shouldn't be. Now, like I said before, the Saints should be punished for this for allowing the situation to get large enough for people to find out, but people need to know that things like this happen in every locker room from high school to the NFL. 

The "Bad Guy" Image

For this post, I'm going to do things a little differently. I have two videos to be considered "bad plays". The first one is a video of AJ Burnett, a recently traded player to the Pirates from the Yankees, getting hit in the face with a ball at batting practice.

Now Mr. Burnett not only hit himself in the face with a ricocheted ball, but he did so with literally his entire team watching. What kind of practice is this that practically every guy in the organization is watching a pitcher take batting practice. I know from experience that being the only person playing in a drill and having your entire team watching you is slightly embarrassing and nerve-racking enough, but to mess up while doing so? That has to be the worst. But hey, at least he's getting paid millions to hit himself in the face.

Now it's time to talk about LeBron James. Usually he makes spectacular plays that would be considered "top plays", but for this post, I'm going to take it in a different direction. REcently, during the NBA All-Star game, LeBron was given the ball in the final possession of the game. This is a common occurrence, since he is considered one of the best players in the league, but just as common as giving him the ball for a last-second shot is his inability to actually convert in those late game situations.    

Now you need to skip ahead to about 4 minutes to see the play, but basically, Lebron passes up the chance to win the game. BUT his Eastern team gets the ball back for a second chance and the ball goes to LeBron. LeBron still can't get the job done, though, even with this second chance. Now to the point I want to make about LeBron. Ever since he made his "decision" two summers ago, to play down in Miami, everyone has been looking for reasons to hate on LeBron. Whether it's deserved or not, I would expect LeBron not to enjoy this criticism, I get that, but LeBron is also doing NOTHING to help his case against being the "bad guy". LeBron is looking to win back the hearts of all fans, yet he sets himself up for failure by posting idiotic things on social media outlets. This is a great example of athletes using social media networks and putting themselves in a position to say something stupid. Just as Justin Hall had his online "personality" and his "real life" personality, LeBron's real personality is being way overshadowed by stupid decisions made through tweeting or by his "decision", which are all analyzed extra hard by the media. How can LeBron eliminate his bad guy image? Stop complaining and worrying about it and stop giving people reasons to hate you.