Hi Everyone,
Let me first wish all of you a very happy and healthy new year and hope you had a very blessed Christmas and that Santa was good to you. Some kids do stupid things like saying they don't believe in Santa anymore. I never did. I think I was 14 when I started wonder a little but why give up a good thing? I was too smart to do that and has it paid off throughout the years. Santa may not always be dressed in his red and white outfit and come bye sleigh to Southern California but a Lexus will do.
My thoughts on our three major teams.
The Warriors and the NBA
Currently the Warriors have won four in a row and after being the worst team in the league the first part but could end up being the best of the worst and even though the top brass have been scouting the top college stars the more wins the team gets the less the chance of getting a future member of the Hall of Fame in the draft.
Steve Kerr has done an excellent job and the players are playing hard because they either want to stay with the Blue Bag city team or get picked up by another team. They are playing for their NBA careers.
The Warriors would have to play almost at the pace the 73 win team did a few years ago to make the playoffs this year. We are guessing it would take 48 wins to make the playoffs; could be 50 or 46 but the sake of argument we will settle with 48. They currently have 9 wins. That means they will need to win 39 of the remaining 49 games to make the playoffs.
I don't see the Warriors throwing games for the sake of a higher lottery chance so they could become the best of the worst with the return of Curry and Thompson, really a horrible drafting position to be in.
Those of you who have read my blog for couple years know how I have harped on the NBA regular season being a waste. What is the major study in the NBA this year? How to make the regular season more meaningful. Wonder where they got the idea?!
I was asked if I know how the attendance has been. My cousin three times removed and a Warrior employee told me that it hasn't been bad. My cousin once removed who run the a Giant souvenir stand at MoMos across from Oracle was given the same opportunity to open a Warrior stand near Chase. He checked with the restaurant manager and learned that crowds have not been as expected. My thought is to tell the A's, new owners of the Oracle Arena, not to tear it down quite yet.
The 49ers
Two years ago when Lynch and Shannan were hired we said they were the answer for the 49ers. They have proven the prophecy. A promising season last year was diminished when Jimmy Garoppolo was injured. This resulted in the 49ers getting the second player in the draft and they chose Nick Bosa the great defensive lineman from Ohio State who has solidified an already very good line. It also allowed Shannan to coach a college all star game. This is where he discovered Emmuel Sanders and noticed that nobody could cover him so he became the Niners second draft choice. What gems!
I wrote when the 49ers lost in OT to Seattle earlier in the season that they could have run out the clock and settled for a tie. Yes, they would have criticized. But they were terrible in the second half and should have been thrilled with a tie. Their record would now be 12-2-1 and Seattle would 10-4-1. Sunday's game wouldn't matter and the Niners would have the bye in the first round the playoffs.
I have been asked what I think of the 49ers. I am not sure they are the best team in the NFC but they can play with any teams which they have proven this year. They would probably split 10 games with New Orleans and Seattle and take 7 out of 10 from Green Bay. They have a good a chance of any NFC team to make the Super Bowl. But if they not going to win the Super Bowl lose early.
If there is best team in the NFL, I would say Baltimore but can they get by New England and the Chiefs with their QB can give any team fits.
The Giants
Time is running short. Little over six weeks until spring training and Giant fans aren't happy. The team has lost four of their top stars from last year and have not replaced them. The Giants looked at their situation and noted that most of their money is going to declining players such as Longorio, Posey, Crawford and Belt. The Giants are not going to repeat the same mistake again. Don't look for 31 year old veterans to get big 5 year contracts. The Warriors will be in the same perdictament in two years. Like the gold miners of the 1850's, the Giants will be looking for that diamond in the rough.
I am really shocked that baseball is changing the rules so that a relief pitcher has to pitch to 3 batters unless an inning ends. Now they are getting serious about saving the game. Bochy got out just in time and what is Dave Roberts of the Dodgers going to do?
The Monday Night Football Pool
A few members of our blog I believe still play the MNF Pool. Each Monday Night game is chosen at the start of the season and given from 17- 1 point for the game. The total is 153 points.
After playing the game for about 20 years, I won $125. last year coming in third place 3 points behind the winner who won $1500.
This year I accumulated 140 points and tied for 5th place with a few others which netted me $48. The winner who got $1440. had 142 points and three players tied for second with 141 points. So close yet so far. Then I started thinking. I lost the Seattle game mentioned above. I wonder how many players above me earned points for a Seattle win? If the game was tied everybody loses so I'm beginning to think that Shannan cost me a few buck. If he wins the Super Bowl, I will forgive him.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
