Moving month has been madness for me. I recently changed addresses for the first time in 7 and a half years... and throughout each step I remembered why I hadn't moved in 7 and a half years. There wasn't just stuff I hadn't used in 7 years-- there was stuff I hadn't looked at in 7 years. Lesson learned: I've already started hoarding for my next move.
Usually June and July are my recovery months after the madness that begins with training camp and doesn't let up until the last playoff game is done on the hardwood and ice. As I gear up for buying Phil Steele's College Football Guide, plenty of thoughts...:
Heat dissipate-- as the NBA season is put to bed, the Miami Heat wonder what they need to do to actually hold a championship celebration (as opposed to last years anticipation). Perhaps they could trade Chris Bosh for a low post monolith... or get a fourth quarter heart transplant for Lebron James. Kudos to Dallas coach Rick Carlisle for making every right move. Watch the league follow the Mavericks trend by having their coach boast ridiculous hairstyles.
Another parade Bruin-- After 39 years of near misses... with uber-talented teams outworked (by the '74 Flyers) or under-manned units coming up short (Oilers in '88 and '90)... or teams that couldn't beat the damned Canadiens (77-78-79...you get the picture). This title gives the Boston area 7 pro championships in 9 years (Pats' first SB technically the 01-02 season)... a grandslam of sorts. While cities have managed double-plays (Baltimore Orioles and Colts, 1970 or Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers 1979)... the only other metropolitan area I can recall having all four win titles within a short window would be New York: Jets 68, Mets 69, Knicks 70 & 73... and Islanders 80. Or you could backdate the Knicks 73 and use the Yankees 77 and Giants 86. Either way it's 12 or 13 years. Truly a great time to be in and around the hub. I only wish I invested in DuckBoats back in '01.
Horse sense-- the Triple Crown came and went in the blink of an eye... with three different winners and a buzzless Belmont. Once again I dream of a day where they gap the races better to accommodate how three year olds are run today. It would be as if they made starting pitchers throw every third day because baseball was bound by tradition-- now even four and five days off accommodate modern major league hurlers. Couldn't the Preakness be held Memorial Day weekend? Why not move the Belmont back to Fourth of July weekend?
Of Lockouts and Labor... it's the perfect non-story story. No progress is made? Is the season in danger? Will they be able to play a full slate? Word is players and owners met earlier this week-- and they're about 80-85% done on a deal. Thanks for sucking the life out of the offseason. What remains to be seen is how the lack of OTA's will affect the first year coaches and coordinators as well as first round quarterbacks expected to make contributions. I'm not saying Jamarcus Russell was going to be Joe Montana, but his holdout as a rookie severely stunted his growth as a player. Imagine a whole team like that.
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