Teams I see big things for

It is too easy to say Phoenix, Dallas and Cleveland will have solid years. I want to go out on a limb and pick teams that are on the brink and will have big seasons in 2007-08. Here are seven.

1. Toronto Raptors
2. Seattle SuperSonics
3. New Orleans Hornets
4. Chicago Bulls
5. Houston Rockets
6. Milwaukee Bucks
7. Golden State Warriors

The seven: Best bets to win NBA scoring race

I am not a gambler but at my job I am constantly reading about various sports odds. So I figure why not post some and tie them in with the seven. Here are the seven best bets to lead the NBA in scoring this year.

1. Kobe Bryant +300
2. Carmelo Anthony +750
3. Gilbert Arenas +750
4. LeBron James +800
5. Dwyane Wade +800
6. Amare Stoudemire +800
7. Dirk Nowitzki +1200

The seven: Best bets to be best rebounder in NBA

I am not a gambler but at my job I am constantly reading about various sports odds. So I figure why not post some and tie them in with the seven. Here are the seven best bets to lead the NBA in rebounding this year.

1. Kevin Garnett +350
2. Dwight Howard +400
3. Tyson Chandler +600
4. Marcus Camby +800
5. Carlos Boozer +1000
6. Emeka Okafor +1000
7. Yao Ming +1000

The seven: Athletes who have gone to jail

In honour of everyone’s good friend Michael Vick, today’s list is of athletes who have spent time in the slammer.

1. Maurice Clarett
2. Mike Tyson
3. Dwight Gooden
4. Pete Rose
5. Bob Probert
6. Jamal Lewis
7. Darryl Strawberry

The seven: NBA MVPs that have been traded

This week I in honour of the big blockbuster deal in the NBA I am posting seven MVPs that have been traded in their career. It is so exciting to have hoops news back!

1. Wilt Chamberlain, 1960
2. Oscar Robertson, 1964
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1971,72,74
4. Bill Walton, 1978
5. Shaquille O’Neal, 2000
6. Allen Iverson, 2001
7. Kevin Garnett, 2004

The seven: My favourite sports movies

This week I am posting my seven favourite sports movies. Notice I did not say best, I said favourite and they are in no particular order.

1. Hoosiers
2. Caddyshack
3. Remember the Titans
4. Rudy
5. Youngblood
6. Million Dollar Baby
7. Tin Cup

The seven: Athletes who bring home the most coin

Today’s list is of the top U.S.-based athletes who make the most cash based on salary, winnings and endorsement income over the past four years.

Tiger Woods $93,153,418

Shaquille O’Neil $37,435,268

Phil Mickelson $35,110,267

Oscar De La Hoya $32,250,000

LeBron James $31,442,562

Kevin Garnett $29,399,375

Kobe Bryant $28,871,733

The seven: Facial hair hall of fame

Today’s list is of some of the best examples of facial hair in the world of sports. You will want to get out your razor after checking out some of these beards.

Mike Commodore

Baron Davis

Rollie Fingers

Lanny McDonald

George Parros

Bill Lee

Johnny Damon

The seven: Hottest female athletes

This list could be much longer I know based on the various tastes out there so this list is not an exact science so there is no real order here. Enjoy regardless.

1. Amanda Beard ~ swimmer



2. Erin Normoyle ~ dirt bike racer



3. Lokelani MchMichael ~ iron woman



4. Tanith Belbin ~ figure skater



5. Maria Sharapova – tennis player



6. Malia Jones ~ surfer



7. Jeanette Lee ~ billiards

The seven: Sports chiches the need to stop

I have been watching a lot of sports lately with the NBA and NHL playoffs rolling along and I have to say I am tired of the sports cliches that media and athletes spew everyday. Sometimes it is funny when you know athletes are saying it just because they have nothing else to say but in general they are overused.

Here are seven that need to go away for good.

1. “You can’t say enough about him”
   Real meaning: “I’ve already said as much as I know about him, and repeated it many times over. Now my producer is in my ear telling me to shut up.”
2. “They’ve got great team chemistry” (see also: “the intangibles”)
   Almost always applied to the underdogs. There is no evidence whatsoever that, if such a thing exists, it makes much of a difference.
3. “They have to come together as a team”
   Usually said when a team isn’t playing well for many different reasons.
4. “They know how to win” (Variant: “He knows what it takes to win”)
   This one has always been a puzzler. It means, simply, they’ve won in the past. Next year, will someone please say, “They know how to lose”? Is it ever possible for a team to “know how to win,” but still be losers, simply because they don’t have the talent?
5. “They have to generate some offense”
   Yes we get it. Teams have to score to win games. But here’s a question: Can you “generate some defense”?
6. “You can feel the electricity … “
   This usually means the sportscaster saying the phrase has been given multiple shocks by his producer, telling him to shut the hell up and let listeners hear the crowd roar.
7. “He’s got to step up now” (variant: “Somebody else has to step up now”)
   If there were stats on this one the total usage would be over a zillion.