Basketball's Finest

Thank goodness the NBA season is here--

otherwise ESPN would have been filled with mullets and "oots" and "aboots."

(no offense, Barry)

Here are my top 5 teams for the Eastern and Western Conference for this season.

(you'll learn that all my predictions are based on zero knowledge and are entirely premature)

As I was saying......

Eastern Conference Western Conference

1. Miami Heat 1. Oklahoma City Thunder

2. Chicago Bulls 2. Dallas Mavericks

3. Boston Celtics 3. San Antonio Spurs

4. New York Knicks 4. L.A. Lakers

5. Orlando Magic 5. L.A. Clippers

Things to expect:

--Tons of highlights from the Clippers

--Superman Dwight Howard to not be in Orlando come March

--Talk about firing new Laker head coach Mike Brown

--Wizards lose 40+ games (66 game season)

Our best friend Jimmer

Remember how Jimmer could be seen around campus at BYU?

I remember seeing him as some dessert party at my complex,

I almost jokingly asked him to play me 1 on 1-

this was before his senior season, so he wasn't THAT big a of a deal...yet.

Well now its being reported that the BYU prodigy is making $2.3 million this season...

visit here for details: http://www.spotrac.com/nba/sacramento-kings/jimmer-fredette/

At first it may sound like, "eh, 2.3.. what's the big deal?! Relative to stardom, or the NBA that's not that much. Also sounds like the average GPA of NBA stars."

But here's some perspective--

if the NBA pays on a normal 2 week basis throughout the year... the boy's paycheck would be about $96K before taxes, insurance, etc. Woah!

if the NBA pays on a per game schedule (only 66 games this year, btw) that would be about $35k per game! If he averages 7 points per game, that's like $10,000 per bucket!

(as I write this I am furiously practicing basketball ........ .....if I could only master my free throws.........then that could be like $5,0.......nevermind)

In summary- The Jimmer has done well

and should be saving much faster than all of us.

A Great Year for Sports

Does it seem that every year is a great year for sports?

2011 sure has had some amazing moments...

....and I expect that 2012 will be even better.

Heck, we've gotten all the crap out of the way

(i.e. NFL and NBA lockouts)

(a.k.a. the "walkout" by my wife)

so we won't need to worry about that for another 10 years.

Also, the MLB extended its collective bargaining agreement until 2016.

Amazing how no one hears about it when people aren't fighting over it.

Bud Selig (kind of reminds me of Monty Burns) has finally agreed to extend the reach of replay.

I hear he may consider testing for PEDs,

but some argue that it would take away from the tradition of the game.

I wonder what they will decide.

Enough jibber jabber though- let's talk sports.

This is Sports Talk City after all!

Here are my picks for this year's major sports winners:

NFL: Packers.....Cause zero losses is infinitely better than the next best team.

NBA: Hate....-that was a trick-....Heat. I see the big 2 & co having an unstoppable year.

Good for them- seriously.

MLB: Angels.....why not? Obviously it's a flavor of the week pick... But I remember watching "Angels in the Outfield" 3 times in one afternoon when I was younger (insert waving arms).

PGA: Adam Scott.....It's almost impossible to pick an overall winner on the PGA Tour,

but with his new caddie and coming off a pretty good year, I like my chances.

Coming soon: More discussion on this year's top teams

NCAA Bowl Game Outlook