John Tesh and the good old days...

In my interview with Sam Smith he said that the two "haydays" of the NBA in his opinion was the Russel-Chamberlian-West days of the 60s, and the Bird-Magic-Dr.J era of the early/mid 80s.  Today there are two great sunday NBA games on which always reminds me of what I consider to be the best era in the NBA: Jordan's early 90s.  Sunday was always the day for the marquee matchups, which in those days would frequently  feature M.J. and either the Knicks, Pistons, Lakers etc. You had great rivalries which we don't really see anymore, the greatest player ever, and, of course, the birth of the NBA on NBC theme song.  Thank you John Tesh!






and just for good measure...perhaps the defining moment of the NBA on NBC era Bulls:

So Long Little Brother...

Michigan 61   Michigan St. 57.............in basketball, in East Lansing

Ha!  Ha!  Ha!  Ha!  I love when Zach Novak says he hates losing more than he loves winning...

Sorry Little Brother, now go to your room!

T.G.F.D.R.

Thank God For Derrick Rose

(click the link)

One last Cutler analysis...

try to ignore the not-so-Chicago-Bear-courvoisier beer glass.

PODCAST: Bears, Cutler backlash, worst 3rd and 4 call ever with Davis

Cutler: Torn MCL

yeah, it sucks but what could he have done?

http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/01/24/jay-cutler-reportedly-has-a-torn-mcl-so-when-do-the-apologies-start-streaming-in/

Day After = Very Annoying

By the way, is there anything worse than listening to/reading about all the game breakdown the day after a loss?  Uggh.  Now we have two more weeks of gushing over Aaron Rodgers and his 55.4 passer rating. 

Jay's our quarterback

Full analysis tomorrow via podcast but I feel compelled to write something tonight - for my own sanity.

I can't deny or hide the emotions that the Bears bring out in me.  I wanted the Bears to win as much as anyone.  I wanted Jay Cutler to prove all the critics wrong.  I was perplexed and angry when I saw Cutler sitting on the sidelines.  However, after a few hours to decompress, a long walk with Latke, and a drive home, I feel bad for Jay and I feel a little embarrassed at the fallout from his injury.  We are not privy to his injury and we have no idea what the conversation was like between Jay and the Bears' trainer.  We also have zero evidence to suggest that Jay was not crushed that he couldn't go back in.  We do however have plenty of evidence to suggest that Jay is a tough S.O.B.  Anyone remember the Giants' game, or the fact that no quarterback was sacked more than Cutler?  He missed one game after his head was smashed into the Giants stadium turf.  His sidelines behavior and facial expression leave a bit to be desired but Jay is a damn good quarterback...when he's upright.  Is he a top 5 qb?  Maybe not.  But it's tough to assess when he's running for his life half the game.  Ok. that's enough.  I hope once people get over their initial frustration they'll be able to step back and realize we have a tough QB.

Excitement Level: Defcon Bears

On my way to work today I was trying to look back and remember the relatively recent sporting events that came close to matching my excitement level for the upcoming Bears-Packers slugfest on Sunday.

A few that came to mind:

Cubs vs. Marlins (2003, Bartman game)
Bears-Colts (Super Bowl, obviously)
Michigan vs. Ohio St.  (2006: #1 vs. #2)

Let's hear yours...

And our flag was still....THERE

If Anyone needed any more reason to get pumped for sunday:




Glad this game's not on ABC or one of its affiliates, otherwise they might edit out the overflowing patriotism.

Go Bears !!!!