Dirk and his boys looked as SCARED as any NBA team I have ever seen

You are direct proof the infinite monkey theorem is true.

Simon: You're on the wrong blog. You might try Mad Magazine.

Smith: There's nobody less deserving of time than somebody with lots of hindsight and no foresight.

I think Smith is very short or was picked on as a child

Neither, actually. But I probably do have an exaggerated sense of fairness and to sit by and watch our dear Picker friend, year in and year out, stick out his chest and blow forth proclaimations of his sports foresights is simply, sorry, more than a fair person should have to bear. As a long-time Picker reader (ranging back to his glory days as the 'Tribune Picker'), I must admit that he was once quite funny (intentionally) and had quite a way with words. But, his vaudeville act now has degenerated into something quite the contrary...nothing more than cynical diatribes and bursts of invective at OU which are in all probability resulting from either real or perceived slights inflicted upon him by either Stoops, Switzer or both...an interesting change of shirts from a writer who had once claimed to have 'ordered someone out of his house who had criticized Switzer.' So, those of you who wish to continue feeding his monumental ego, I wish you well although I must confess a certain sympathy for you. As for me? Please do not infer by my lack of further postings that I have nothing to say either in my own defense or in defense of my comments about said Picker, simply know that I have chosen to discontinue participating in these blogs. Enjoy, folks.

Hey Smith, come on back, man, we'll put on the OU sheets.

Yeah, he's working on his Ode to Stoops.

Tip of the week......in case anybody doesn't know it, The Shield on FX Tuesday is the best show in the history of television......it's so dramatic this season, I have to watch with the lights in the house on. Get season 1 and catch up.

Late night rankings:

4. Jay Lame-O, too needy.
3. Letterman, lost a step.
2. Conan, little too goofy.
1. Jimmy Kimmel, like when Letterman was Letterman.

Bill Self is a genius. He didn't win a big game at ORU and got promoted. He got to the final eight at TU because a foe broke a leg. Didn't do a thing at Illinois. Promoted again. Hasn't done a thing at KU. Is considered a hot pro prospect. The media loves Bill Self. Genius. Pure genius.

.....meant to say, in the NBA, it has to be Phoenix, right?

Whoever wins San Antonio - Phoenix has it in the bag. For all the hype, I think Nash is as overrated as Dirk. San Antonio is a smart team. People bag on the NBA for all the thuggish qualities and lack of fundamentals, yet San Antonio wins championships by breaking every bit of that mold. Detroit isn't a bad pick to win the east. A San Antonio-Detroit final would be a complete snoozer, though and would kill the ratings.

If I had to put up with all those punk sooner fans I would be in a bad mood too.