The Denver Nuggets File Plea To NBA To Not Play Defense

The Denver Nuggets, who were recently denied by commissioner David Stern the right to only play offense and not defense officially, continued their defiant ways, and traded away the lone player that seems interested in playing defense (and has actually won awards for defensive play!), Marcus Camby, to the Los Angeles Clippers for a 2nd round pick.

The reason? To free up cap space apparently. But I say that is nonsense. It’s clearly another attempt by the Nuggets general management to try and make the playoffs by not playing defense at all.

Stern warned the team about giving up 110-140 points routinely, not what the Nuggets have in mind!

So Carmelo Anthony, are you ready to underachieve and continue your first round playoff exits? Actually, let me change that to not making the playoffs at all?

Hey Mookie, Any Thoughts on Brett Favre Now?

NO!!

Looks Like the Dolphins Are Off to a Great Start

Josh McCown should just stay away from chain saws because John Beck may find a way to throw 10 interceptions en route to the bench after week 4. The journeyman QB cut himself with a chain saw while cutting a tree stump with his brother Luke, via ESPN:

A brush with a chain saw two weeks ago left McCown with a cut on the index finger of his throwing hand that required six stitches. But he expects to be ready for the start of training camp next week, said his agent, Mike McCartney.

“He has been throwing the football, and he’s even playing golf,” McCartney said. “He’s fine.”

The accident occurred at McCown’s home in Jacksonville, Texas, while he and his brother, Tampa Bay quarterback Luke McCown, were cutting a tree stump.

Certainly if the injury was worse Josh would be a part of the hall of fame of weird injuries like Sammy Sosa missing games because of sneezing, or JT Snow “injuring himself washing his car”, or Eddie Machen literally meeting death by sleepwalking.

My Opinion on Brett Favre

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Welterweight Contender Oscar Diaz in Critical Condition

This is a tragic story of a rising star in the sport in Oscar Diaz, holder of the USBA Welterweight Title coming into Wednesday’s bout with fellow contender Delvin Rodriguez in front of his home fans in San Antonio on ESPN’s Wednesday Night Fights.

He took constant punishment throughout the fight and was well on his way to losing to Rodriguez after taking several hard shots to the head, and after the 10th round, as he walked back to his corner, he collapsed. Diaz was asked if he was okay and let out a bit of a groaning sound and was rushed to the local hospital on a stretcher, completely unconscious. According to Ron Katz for Star Boxing:

“They had to remove the left side of his cranium in order to help the swelling go down, which apparently was very bad,” Katz said. “He had a subdural hematoma [bleeding on the brain], which was taken care of. During surgery, he apparently showed movement in his arms and his brain pressure was very good, according to the doctor.”

Swelling and bleeding of the brain is probably the worst news possible, but as of this typing is still listed in critical condition after the surgery. Certainly he won’t be fighting any time soon before a repeat case could end up being fatal.  I, and I’m sure the entire boxing community is hoping that Diaz pulls through.