The Morning Wood - 08/18/2006

Studs: LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade
Finally some sense in USA basketball after Mike K. (I'm not spelling out your frigging name anymore. Something has to change and it isn't going to be me) named these three '03 draft picks captains of the USA team. Other than Carmelo, I really like this move (No knock on him but he doesn't really strike me as a team first guy and he has already had a couple run ins with the law in his career). Larry Brown must be rolling over in his grave. Wait what? He's not dead. Hmmm. If I'm Dwyane Wade, I'm mentioning my new ring as much as possible to those two other dudes.
"Hey Lebron, nice headphones"
"Thanks, you want to take a listen?"
Hold up hand "Nah, It will probably leave a ring" shake ring ringer "in my ear".
Gold.

Dud: Koren Robinson
Just when we thought you were a feel good story and what not, you Mel Gibson'd yourself back into the limelight (sans the hatred for the chosen people). Now I know alcoholism is a devastating disease and football is your life, but one of these two things has to give at some point. Hopefully you make the right decision. Unlike this guy.

Talk Around The Cooler:

After the San Diego Chargers and Sports Untertainment both gave Junior Seau a nice send off into retirement, he pulls an fat old boxer on us and stiff arms the end of his career. Is he going to the Patriots? Are the Patriots at a point they are a desperate for a LB who hasn't made a real tackle in four years? All signs point to yes and yes. He can fill the gap in perfectly that this guy left...in 2001.

The PGA Championship started yesterday and Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were paired together, both shooting 3 unders in their opening rounds. Is anyone hoping that there is a catfight between these two? Like Phil requests that an official reviews Tiger's driver to see if it's legal and Tiger asks if a push up bra is legal in a tournament and Phil calls Tiger an "Au Pair Snatcher" and Tiger calls Phil a "Fake Family Man" and they end up wrestling on the 7th fairway and Retief Goosen almost has to crack a facial expression as he watches it. No, I'm not hoping for that either.

Quick Hits:
Only in NASCAR. Too bad no one was hurt. The NFL received a solid grade for their racial diversity from some group. Unfortunately their overall GPA was really dragged down by the D they received on "Retired Members of the League that live to be 50". Stephon Marbury is endorsing a shoe that costs $14.98 and I appreciate the whole gesture but I find it ironic that that is pretty much the amount I would pay Stephon Marbury per game if I ran an NBA team. The WNBA has started their playoffs up. Nope, I don't care either.