GenXXLSports for the Real World Athlete (and Weekend Warrior)
Do Any NBA Teams Have The Luxury Of A Break?
So, the Lakers and the Heat were tangling the other day and the Lakers were down pretty much most of the game. The game went into overtime and Twitter exploded with tweets of every kind talking about the game.
Some guys were going nuts that the Lakers might lose. Others were going crazy because the Heat [...]
NFL Players Have Feelings Too
Finally, I’ve seen the face of reason. Jake Delhomme has been cut by the Carolina Panthers to allow Matt Moore to become their new starter.
I was beginning to think that Jake Delhomme was going haunt me well into my 40’s with his horrific play on a fat contract. Alas, the Panthers finally got smart!
In the [...]
NFL: The Big 3-Pacman, Turrull, and OT
Don’t you just hate it when the NFL announces it’s going to start tinkering with playoff overtime rules and they call it “OT”? Then you’re trying to figure you out what rules there are for offensive tackles?
They’re big dudes who take up space: What possible trouble could they get into, right?
Anyways, we’ve got a pretty [...]
The General’s Top 5 Mock Draft
The NFL Draft is a couple months away, but after the Super Bowl everyone gets into “Draft Mode”. This “Draft Mode” leads teams to cut players, open up cap space, and start making their “needs” known.
I could sit here and do a complete “Mock Draft”, but some teams require little discussion, and others “just plain [...]
The General’s 5 Key NBA Games: Stop The Skid
The NBA has storylines galore as we head into the All-Star Break. Older teams are getting older. Younger teams are getting better. Contenders are nursing old wounds, and there’s one team that is seeing the end of an era.
I’m picking 5 “key games” that will weave a few interesting tales going into the All-Star Game. [...]
A Shocking Super Bowl Reality: The General’s Pick
The Super Bowl is this Sunday. The two best teams in the league are facing off. The two best offenses in the league are squaring up. The most maligned defenses in the league have something to prove, and I have a pick to make.
I love listening to sports radio during major events [...]
The General’s Preseason National League Predictions
Spring Training is almost upon us, and I think it’s time to predict who will rise and who will fall in the National League. 2010 promises to be a loaded season with teams reloading, wallowing, and retooling.
Major League Baseball’s season is VERY long and VERY complicated. Plus, it offers us a glimpse into the character [...]
The Saints Are Not “Worst To First”–The Super Bowl Part 1
Yes, I said it, the Saints are NOT “Worst to First”. The Saints were a good team before this season and will be after this season. We need to stop fawning over the Saints like they just rebuilt New Orleans all by themselves.
The New Orleans Saints have been playing good football for a couple years [...]
Nothing But Ten In The NBA: January 27th, 2010
The Cavs swept their season series with the Lakers, but LeBron says it doesn’t mean anything. Is he being coy or does he actually get it this time?
There hasn’t been much of a change in the Top 10—for me—since we last talked about this, but there are some interesting subplots brewing in the NBA.
The [...]
Jamal Crawford: Atlanta’s Ace-in-the-Hole
The Atlanta Hawks were down 4 points with 10 seconds to go against the Phoenix Suns when Jamal Crawford began to wave his magic wand…
The Hawks got within 2 points after Amare Stoudamire hit only 1 of 2 foul shots, and Hawks coach Mike Woodson called a timeout. He aimed to draw up a play [...]
Lane Kiffin and DeAngelo Hall: Separated at Birth
Lane Kiffin and DeAngelo Hall have two things in common. They have a tendency to piss off the wrong people and they are highly adept at getting people to give them large sums of money for no reason.
Now that Lane Kiffin has been named the Head Football Coach at USC I have to ask myself [...]
NBA Nothing But Ten
The General’s NBA Nothing But Ten is a place where I will rank the Top 10 teams in the NBA in my not so humble opinion. No I don’t use a formula, I just call it like I see it. If you like formulas you can explain to me how one pundit’s formula has [...]
3 Reasons For Tim Tebow To Be Happy in 2010
The Allstate Sugar Bowl transpired on New Year’s Day without anything surprising happening, but I think in the blowout of Cincinnati the Gators hid a little treasure for all of us to enjoy and speculate on for months to come (until April to be precise.) Urban Meyer was coaching his last game before a leave [...]
What Do Players Mean When They Say They Need To “Play Within Themselves”? (Plus, the final week of regular seaosn picks)
In throwing this idea out to one of my superiors here at genxxl.com I said “And I’ve got this great idea for a column on players playing within themselves” and his response was simply “LMAO”. Honestly, I didn’t really that sounded as bad as it did when it wasn’t being said by a professional athlete [...]
Let’s Review the Week That Was in the NFL
Because I don’t normally go this route I think it good to make a slight change and review the NFL weekend because we had tons of things happen this weekend that simply did not meet with my expectations (not because I expect everything to go MY way, but I honestly think it I’m right most [...]
What Was Up With The NFL Last Weekend?
Well, the NFL flew in and out like a lark and we’re left with a ton of clinched playoff spots, some confusion, and this weird feeling about the 14-0 Colts. Let’s start with the obvious…
The Colts are now 14-0 after outlasting the Jags on Thursday night. Unfortunately, most of the country didn’t see [...]
The Home-Stretch is Here!
Alright, we’re in the homestretch…3 weeks to go and TONS of teams need miracles, solid wins, losses from other teams, miracles, (to keep losing), to rest players, an easier schedule, to not be pushed so hard, to find their offense, to find their defense, to find both, to stop vicious cycles, to show us what [...]
The General’s Smorgasbord Part 2
With the College Football season on “Pause” until January what are we going to do? I mean, there’s plenty of stuff to talk about in College Football and now they’re going to make us wait until January to get another fix? What’s up with that?! Well, I’m going to talk about it anyways…so HA!
We’re all [...]
The General’s Smorgasbord Part 1
Reflecting on the weekend that was in sports I’d have to say that I learned a few lessons about sports and I’m going to share them with you today…not because I think you don’t know them, but just in case you don’t know them (or at the very least so you can laugh at me [...]
Who Would Win In A Fight Between…?
Who WOULD win in a fight between the Saints and Colts? I don’t mean to discount other teams that are playing very well (namely the Bengals and the Vikings) but all indications would point to a New Orleans/Indy Super Bowl that will be played outside in sunny South Florida (on my birthday no less.) Just [...]
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