JASPER OUT FOR FEW WEEKS!

UNLV guard Derrick Jasper suffered a grade 2 MCL sprain to his surgically repaired knee. It will take him about four weeks or so to return. DJ will probably be back for the last game and the MWC tourney.

For those of you idiot who don't know what a grade 2 MCL sprain is. Its a particle tear of the ligament and takes a lot of rest to heal. YES its a small tear. He will be back. Its unfortunate but he will be back in a few games. good thing is we have hard teams to play!

Like i said before 24-6 gets us in the tourney. We beat Louisville without wink we can get by without DJ. The freshmen have to step it up.

SIMSZEE

SAY GOODBYE TO THE OLD MAN!

It was a crazy weekend in football. Payton did what he needed to do to get by the JETS. But nothing makes me happier or sad than the loss for Farve. The Vikings put up a good fight but you cant turn the ball over that many times and expect to win.

The Viks were the better team by far. You could tell they were marching up and down the field very easy against the Saints. They just make to many mistakes. You cant throw that many interceptions and expect to win the game. Farve should blame himself for that last one. They had the game in the bag and were within the range of their kicker. They did not need to throw the ball on that last play. Brett tired to do what he does best to create a play out of nothing but this was a position that should have been a throw away and a field goal. Plays like that you just do too much. It was bitter sweet to see Brett Farve lost it for his team himself by a bad decision. It was sad to see him make it that far and not make the big game. It will be interesting to see if he finishes out the final year on that huge contract he got. He still has it. he can play and he has a young team around him one more year might do it for him.

They best teams usually come through in the end and both teams in the Superbowl were the best all year. Long. Maybe learning form Patriots a few years back taught these teams that winnings the big game is better than being undefeated. I think your going to see a lot of teams rest there players come week 13 and 14 from now on like the Colts and Saints did. The Saints got lucky yesterday but hey they are playing great ball right now and its like the Cardinals last year.

I think its going to be a lot of hype and everyone wants to see the Saints win but i think Payton does everything right gets the Colts to the Superbowl with another coach. These coaches are defense guys and he runs the offense show. Hes the best QB of my era and will be the best when its all said and done. He can figure teams out in the middle of the game there is something to be said about that. He will probably win four or five before he is done.

Colts by 1o

Rebels get screwed again in the rankings you win 2 road conference games and lose votes in the polls. Especially in the coaches poll, how the hell does that happen. I'm done talking about these ranking its never going to matter.

Rebels need to be 8-2 in the next ten games to be in the tourney as an at large. This is manageable because they can lose one at home to BYU or UNM and probably on the road at SDSU. We will probably win the first game in the tourney play Utah or UNM and its not going to matter. I say we are 7 seed. Hopefully Utah or SDSU wins the tourney sending four teams to the big dance. BYU, UNM, UNLV as solid locks. If SDSU can rebound and get better, they finish 4 or five win the tourney they will be the fourth. Utah maybe a little young still.

MID SEASON RESUME 16-4 over all, 4-2 conference

Key Losses: Kansas State #13 ,USC (on probation), BYU #10
Bad Losses: Utah (at home)

PREDICTIONS: 24-6 over all 12-4 in conference maybe ranked #23

I would like a 6 seed in the tourney and win that game putting us in the second round against a team we can beat at a 3 seed or maybe an upset for a 14 seed. We could win that game giving us a shot at a 2 seed and maybe an upset. Its all hypothetical from here we just want to be in the dance no higher than 8 or 9 seed. If were higher we are going to upset some teams.


That's whats On my Mind

SIMSZEE

6 losses, LBJ, and a bad loss!

Its been a weird week folks. I think the sickness I have is causing me to imagine shit that hasn't happened. There are a few things I need to speak about this week but one thing I need to do is give Brett Farve a shout out. What a game the old man played. I really hope he gets the SuperBowl win. I really cant stand him but maybe he knows something we all dont. Do it old man I am rooting for ya!

Anyway whats the deal with the east coast bias. Your going to tell me that UNC and UCONN deserve to be ranked? They both have lost six games. Seriously we have come along way to still rank teams that have that many losses. I understand they have tough schedules but its not showing they are losing these games and some have been bad losses. There are better teams that deserved to be ranked with better records. Once again goes back to the east coast bias. They don't watch anyone out west play after 8pm est.

Did anyone show Lebron the tape of him at the 2009 All-Star game? He said he wanted to compete in the dunk contest this year. Now hes backing out? Come on Bron? You think you got some better stuff lets see it? You cant say your going to do something then back out again. This is the second time this has happened. I'm getting the feeling your not going to be in Cleveland either? Show the fans what you got! Make the Dunk contest exciting again.

Speaking of fans whats the deal with the All-Star voting? We have T-MAC and AI in the starting roles? Have they even combined to play all the games played this season? I agree with Ray Allen there should be 20% fan interest and the rest have some rules of engagement. Like you need a minimum games played, you have to have started at least tens games. These things need to be taken into consideration ,we cant have Yuo Ming starting in games when he hasn't even played all season. TMAC hasn't played a full season in quite sometime. Leave it up to the players stats.

Last is the Runnin Rebels! What the hell happen to you guys on Saturday. You played lazy, sluggish and sloppy. You need to win games at home. You lose to Utah a team barely 500? There needs to be more leadership on this team. Tre Willis can not do it all himself. He's averaging 21 points a game in the conference and he needs some help. What happen to Oscar? What happen to Jasper? We need these guys to pick it up. We need to get better shots and drive to the basket more. Bellfield should have 12 points a game along with Jasper. Chace Stanbeck has picked it up a level now the rest of the starting five needs to. We were 17-4 last season and if we tank it again were going to be in trouble like last season. We need to win on our home floor.


That's whats on my mind.

SIMSZEE

BIG MAC COMES CLEAN!

It happen today! Mark McGwire admitted he used steroids. McGwire was an amazing player. He played in that era. He never denied it but it was time to come clean just like Pete Rose. McGwire set the precedent for the way players should look and act in that era. He hit 49 home runs in his rookie year, which he probably used roids then too.

I believe Mark did a good thing. He was upset talking about what he had to do for this to finally to come clean. He said he used it for a decade. That's a great admission. If he was using them you know everyone was using. He coming out like this puts him in the light like Andy P. and ARod. Those guys took the heat and now they over turned it and are back on top. Big Mac will do the same. He might even get into the Hall of Fame with this admission. The thing is everyone was using in that era. If you weren't then its your own fault. If a hitter and pitchers both admitted it then there was an even playing field.

This will always be a certain era in baseball. Did baseball need this after missing the 1994 season? YES! If Big Mac and Sammie Sosa didn't put on a show for the whole 1998 season then baseball might not have gotten back into the American light like it is now. Everyone loves to turn on the games in October and watch the excitement. No one was doing this in the late 90's because of the lockouts. Hockey still hasn't bounced back from there lockouts.

Big Mac needs to be let back into the family and left alone. What more do you want from the guy its time to move on. This is something every person should look at the truth will set you free. Living a lie is hard to do.

Tiger should take note that coming clean is good to do. Maybe this will start a trend maybe Bonds does the same. Maybe he doesn't but as far as votes go i better see BIG MAC votes in the Hall of Fame go up.

That's whats on my mind.

SIMSZEE

P.S. Does Derek Jeter look to be heading down the same road as Tiger with his new wedding announcement. Hey Jeet DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NBA needs new image!

All this talk about Gilbert Arenas this week just makes it worse for the NBA. This is a league that just cant get out of the way of this bad image they have created.

Arenas gun issue is just one issue that is a long line of image problems for the NBA. They have players all over the league in trouble for infidelity. Hey if were throwing Tiger under, why not all of them too. They have players involved in fights in the stands, fights at night clubs, beating there spouses. Not to mention all the problems the ALL-STAR game causes when it comes to town.

Phoenix and Las Vegas both said they didn't appreciate the crowd the NBA brought in with them. You have a lot of altercations. You have players throwing parties with door guys checking to see if your diamonds are real. Its the life that these guys lead. The people and image they keep. I understand the way these guys dress but you don't have to act that way. I even dress like a kid still. Shoot! Don't you even have a dress code? The money you make, the toys you buy, the houses you have on cribs everyone wants this but we have these guys in a light that shouldn't be that way.

Brandon Jennings might be my favorite basketball player. He drives a ford edge, lives in a normal condo, and said he is saving his money because he heard there was going to be a lock in the next few years. Another athlete who is one of my favorites Dontrell Willis, who said 300k a year is a lot of money to him. That was when he was a rookie, he got a big contract but you still don't see him out flashing guns around.

These guys make money hand over fist and we still give them a pass. Jason Williams killed someone in his home and is now drinking and driving. We let these guy get away with everything. Like I said before David Stern has given every player a second chance and they never learn from it.

Spreewell choked his coach. Got to come back into the league. Artest fights fans and hes back in the league. Stephan Jackson shoots guns and fights fans hes back in the league. I don't see anyone being punished for there actions. Maybe if you take a page from the NFL and actually band these thugs like Lawrence Phillips. Sure the NFL has there fair share of second chances too. I understand that you should be given a second chance but to me these guys don't need to be getting that type of cash. Maybe the second chance would be to be let back in an arena to see a game. Allan Iverson and Stephan Marbury never did anything illegal but they are looked at like outcasts and that is because the image. You let these guys get away with being trashy and acting trashy then your going to attack trashy fans. That is why you have this type of following the NBA has.

I think that its got so out of hand that they needs a serious image make over. If they start to fine there players for everything maybe it will clean it up. Shoot look at Chris Anderson. Hes an outcast and its all about his image. Tattoos are fine I have them but you don't need to act like a thug. You play basketball not hockey! Anderson gets caught up on the drug thing again he should be out of the league. I think these guys get very easy suspensions and that is exactly what Arenas thought that is why he joked about it. He figured he would get a second chance like everyone else and it would be funny.

I'm hoping Stern gives him a stern sentence and this will show guys around the league that its not a joke and we are to represent this league as adults not punk kids.


That's whats on my mind

SIMSZEE

GILBERT ARENAS ARE YOU KIDDING ME! NBA NEEDS A LIFE!

GILBERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is something that really pisses me off. Gilbert Arenas brought a gun into the locker room and pulled it out to settle a dispute with a fellow player over a gambling debt. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! If this is me or anyone else in the whole FUCKING world we would be fired. What are we thinking letting this slide. I like Gilbert. I think hes a great player. He runs his mouth but this is very unacceptable. David Stern needs to be punished for not taking actions right away. This story has changed so much that its now being called a joke. I don't give a shit if your joking or not. I learned along time ago if there's a gun involved its serious.

If I were to walk into my place of business and pull out a gun at someone for a gambling debt and then say it was a joke. I would be walked out of the building in the arms of law enforcement. Shoot! I had a cousin bring a BB gun to school left it in his car and he got expelled. It was in his car and its a BB gun.

This is serious.

This is really bullshit.

Nothing has happened to this idiot yet and they are calling it a joke.

I think the government should be stepping in and taking care of this. Hey! If we're so damn hip to get after athletes and punish them, then why don't we do something about this. Gilbert needs to be kicked out of the league. The team needs to release him and that's it. I'm sorry if this were anyone in the public eye besides an ATHLETE, we are taken to jail and reprimanded.

He needs to be kicked out of the league to show these athletes its a privilege. I know you all come from the damn hood but you don't need to bring that shit with you. Grow up. If someone is after you then you put yourself in a situation you shouldn't have. I don't see Michael Oher carrying a gun. Hes fine. He never had to carry a gun when he lived with those folks in the suburbs. HE NEVER PUT HIMSELF IN A DUMB SITUATION.

I really think the government should look into the NBA and this might go further. All these games and things going on that could be fixed. David Stern your a fucking hypocrite. You want to fine players and owners (Mark Cuban) for the words that come out of their mouths or the tweets during games. You should be worried about a player shooting another in the locker room. You have these thugs in this league who you allow to do whatever they want. Sure most are normal but some are thugs. This is a privilege to play in the NBA not a right.

If he isn't kicked out of the league for what is going on here then the NBA should be looked at as a bullshit league. Its a joke and its about as equal to the WWE in my opinion. I feel bad for guys in this league that are talented and have to put up with this shit. Even the biggest thug of them all Stephan Jackson was quoted as saying you don't bring a gun to work!

UNREAL if this gets covered up we have a huge problem and ill never watch or go to an NBA game again. Quote me on that!

That's whats on my mind

SIMSZEE

This is why I started this blog to put my thoughts down when I see issues I'm very passionate about. I know I slacked off toward the end of the year but this is a new decade and I'm back!

20TEN! A FEW THOUGHTS!

Its 2010 and what a decade its been. We have seen the return of UNLV basketball. The Rise and Fall of Tiger Woods. Detroit and Yankee dominating in the free agent market. What else is going to happen as we work towards 2020? I have a few predictions out of my mind.

First off we will see Tiger again. Hes out there somewhere working on his game I hope. I think he breaks Jack's records in 2013. I think before its all said and done Tiger will be back in the good graces of every American and sports fan around. Shoot! I love the KOBE puppet.

I think you will see the little schools take over in big time college sports. I believe we will first see a #16 beat a #1 before its 2020. I think we see a school like TCU dominate a BCS school and that will cause a playoff. Yes you heard it first we will have a playoff in college football in the next ten years.

I think an NBA Player will kill someone on the court with a gun. Have you ever seen the movie Last Boy Scout in the opening scene there is a football player that is holding a gunning shooting opposing players on the way to the end zone. I think this will happen in basketball. Its a league full of thugs! COME ON GILBERT!

2010 you will see a return of Michigan basketball. You will see the Yankees win a few more titles. Dallas Cowboys will win a Superbowl and the biggest shocker of all a team with a double digit seeding will win the NCAA tournament. These are my predictions let me know what some of your predictions are.

BOLD PREDICTIONS FOR NEXT TEN YEARS!

1.UNLV back to the Final Four.
2. Chicago Blackhawks win a Stanley Cup
3. MID MAJOR wins BSC championship in a playoff.
4. Kentucky Basketball gets the death penalty
5. USA HOCKEY GOLD MEDAL

SIMSZEE