BELIEVE IT OR NOT

BELIEVE IT OR NOT

If you told me you believed that Brett Favre was going to play for the Minnesota Vikings I'd understand. If you told me you didn't believe he'd ever play, I also would understand. If you told me you had no freaking idea what was happening, I'd totally understand. The back and forth, see-saw type responses that Favre has given the fans and the media might be the most comical thing I have seen in the sport in a long time. I actually laugh at the guy while some are appalled. It just shows you how great of a player Brett has been over the years and how desperate these owners and coaches can be to get to a Superbowl in a business where only winning matters. Forget about integrity. Forget about loyalty. Forget about doing what's right. You have to wonder how Tavaris Jackson feels about the organization now? Can you really develop this kid to be a great quarterback? Can he ever really trust them? If Favre is the old Favre the Vikings can now be one of the best teams in the NFC. But if he's not do you go back to Jackson? How would that look? Favre has perfected the in-and-out move almost better than my man Chris Paul, the best point guard in the NBA.

NEVER EVER

I'd try my hand at a lot of sports. But I don't think I'd ever race Usain Bolt. Not even if you paid me a million dollars. There are many ways you can get embarrassed in sports. But I think there are two things that are the worst. One is getting knocked out in boxing and the other is getting smoked in a 100 or 200 meter dash. Nothing looks more pathetic then running your hardest and getting dusted by a far superior athlete. Bolt does this for a living. I am starting to wonder how it can be humanly possible. The man ran a 9.58!!! A new world record. I don't care what type of advantage you gave me. You could give me a bike and I wouldn't race the dude. I don't believe I could pick up enough speed in less than 10 seconds to beat him. No way no how. Never ever ever ever would I race this guy. He is a freak!! But hey on another note, let's stop with the football talk. I was watching PTI and they were debating it. Pleeaassse. The first time he runs across that middle and gets popped by a strong safety he'd realize that it didn't matter how fast you can run. Football is a man's game and the harder and faster you run into a brick wall the worst the result.

SHAQ VS.

Ok people you need something funny to watch? Check out Shaq's new reality show Shaq vs. on ABC. I played with the guy so I know how hilarious he is. He once tied rookie Devean George to a chair put him in an elevator and pushed all the buttons to each floor. One time he even told us about how good a football player he could've been, then lined up in a three point football stance and ran George and I over in the locker room. He made us do it, even though we attempted to decline. So is the life of an NBA rookie. He has always been a clown. And he doesn't disappoint in his new show as he takes on the Pittsburgh Steelers' two time super bowl winning quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Big Shaq actually looked pretty good out their on the gridiron. Again, the dude is a natural comedian. You can check him out here.

UPTOWN

Much props to David Stern. I now have a higher level of respect for my man D-Stern as he hopped on the 1 train. Ok maybe he drove, but however he did it he traveled uptown to Harlem to speak with a couple of brothers in the barbershop. Now hey, we all know that when you're in the barbershop anything goes. You can't dodge any questions and you have to meet them head on. He tackled everything from the Ron Artest saga, to the Dress Code, to the NBA's age limit. David Stern was more unflinching than Michael Vick as he tackled question after question at Mosaic Cuts Barbershop on the corner of 125th and Amsterdam Avenue in the heart of Harlem. He was invited by columnist William C. Rhodes who sometimes appears on the "Sport Reporters." The NBA is a black league. Harlem is a black area. How many commissioners would show up in the heart of the inner city just to talk some hoop with regular cats from around the way? Whether calculated or not a huge move by David Stern. He couldn't of did more if he wore some Sean John jeans and a oversized baseball fitted cap backwards to the NBA draft. And by the way Stern, I don't ever want to see something like this ever again!

CELEVISION IS BACK!!!

MAYBE YOU BELONG IN THAT BOX!

Ok so I know this is old news, but CELEVISION has been on vacation for awhile so I have to catch up. First and foremost let me say, Stephon was one of my favorite players growing up. I played against him numerous times in AAU in New York City and actually used to play well against him. I got mad love for the dude. He is my era in the NBA. But seriously, I am scared for him now. I knew he was off when he showed up at a Knicks vs. Lakers game in a court side seat as a spectator when he was still under contract with the Knicks! He paid for his own seat!! What a gutsy, hilarious move, but yet still insane. If you haven't seen his 24 hour salute to himself then you just don't get it. His favorite line was to constantly shout "They tried to put me in a box!" Damn Steph! Not you. Such a sad day for Brooklyn. I didn't want to see him like this. The man was eating Vaseline on camera!! He thinks they tried to put him in a box. I say he belongs there, in a straight jacket.

RICK PITINO

People make me laugh when they get so extreme over things. Ok I am sure you heard that Rick Pitino was doing more than drawing up offensive sets in 2003. He was getting his swerve on. In no way am I defending the man. But hey, should the guy lose his job? Hell no! Pitino is a devout Catholic but it's not like he's at a Catholic University! He's a basketball coach, not a marriage counselor. He expertise is X's and O's obviously not marriage. He's still working on that. People kill me when they say "Hey I wouldn't send my kid there now." Well hey Pitino isn't recruiting your scrub kid! The man shouldn't lose his job. This guy didn't, and he lied right in our face! A word to the wise. Don't think you can creep move on and it will just go away. This was way back in 2003 and six years later this man is paying for it! And by the way, what kind of chick is this that Pitino was messing with? This woman, whom I won't even waste time mentioning her name accuses Pitino of rape and then tries to extort him for $10 Million. She married the Louisville Cardinals' strength coach at the school! That means she's been brushing shoulders with Pitino for years! What a joke! Is there any honor among thieves?

SAY WHAT?

Anybody who grew up playing ball in the playgrounds can understand this story. When we were kids whenever we would make a move to basket you had your signature player. You would yell out the guys name in the middle of your move to let everyone on the playground know where the move originated or who your player was. Everybody knows this. Most kids when they were in the air would yell "JORDAN!!!" Some kids after making a nice no look pass would yell "MAGIC!!!" A few kids would try to pull off the sky hook and yell "KAREEM!!" Those were the days. I grew up in the Heights section of Piscataway, NJ a mostly black area. There was one white kid that would come to the court and play with us. I will never forget the day he made a move to the basket and yelled out the unthinkable. He shot the ball in the air and yelled "RAMBIS!!" It was like those movies when everything just stops. We all looked around, like "Say what?" Then we all burst out laughing, most of us almost in tears. Rambis was probably the goofiest looking guy in the league. He wore these thick glasses. Not even goggles but glasses. He really had no game. But Rambis was tough! He was a hustler! It took me years to understand that, to finally come to respect it. Now, as head coach he has a very tough job with the Minnesota Timberwolves. A tough job for a very tough dude! Glad Kevin McHale's not still there. You two definitely wouldn't get along.

PROMOTION

I have always liked Terell Owens. More so because he has always produced. He may have a big mouth, he may be a spoiled brat, he may turn on you quicker than gold digger after your contract is up, but he always gets it done on Sunday. I think what he did in standing up for Michael Vick took a lot of courage. I even give him the credit for getting me to go harder in the gym. The dude is ripped! And even my wife is watching his reality show and talking about she wants to get into football now. I come home and there she is with her eyes glued to the television watching dude's show. So now I have doubled the situps and crunches because I'm not going to let him steal my wife. But I have to admit, his show is pretty good. T O knows his career is winding down and all he is doing is promoting himself. It's not like he's doing a Stephon Marbury, he's letting us into his personal life about things we really care to know about (sorry Steph). Glad that T O is getting that publicity now because come season time he won't be heard from again. Sorry Buffalo but your city maybe one of the worst places on the NFL map. Your city is known for wings and its proximity to Niagra Falls. That says a whole lot of nothing. I hope my wife gets a good look now, because he will vanish soon enough and then I'll be back to reclaim my throne as the sexiest man in the house.

WELCOME BACK?

I am really happy that Mike Vick gets a second chance as an Eagle. Philadelphia, is the perfect city for him. The fans are about results and the city of Philadelphia will not care about his baggage. I am rooting for the man more than I am rooting for any athlete in any sport this year. Has he paid his dues? Yes. Does he deserve another chance? Without a doubt. This is a country known for giving second chances. Some that come to mind are Bill Clinton, Mike Tyson, Allen Iverson, Lawrence Taylor, Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, Jessie Jackson, Malcolm X, Martha Stewart, the list goes on. Why is Vick any different? He isn't. And when he runs or throws for the first touchdown I am going to be the first one out of my seat jumping around. So many people have slipped up, so many people have been punished and so many people have come back. I say "Good luck" to Michael Vick. Sometimes comebacks are even sweeter.