SPORTS HITS

The one guy I feel bad for is Lebron James and his upcoming decision on pending free agency. Now do not get me wrong the Cavaliers have tried to surround him with players, but the bottom line is not the talent he needs. Everyone thought getting Shaq was the answer, but it is not. The Cavaliers cannot match the Magics or Celtics in the East and will lose in the playoffs. Lebron James maybe the best player in the league, but he is only one guy.

Yes, Shaq is a decent player, but he is to old. Jordan had Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Horace Grant and others when he was winning championships. Kobe Bryant has Lamar Odom, Gasol, Derrick Fischer and others. For Lebron he has no guy that stands out from the crowd that can carry the team. Until he does he will never win a championship.

This brings me to Lebron James decision about leaving Cleveland or not.  In the end I think he will have to leave if he wants to win a championship. The Cavaliers have not made the moves needed to give him a chance to win a championship. James needs a true point guard and until he gets that he will never win a championship. In my opinion James has no choice but to leave, but we will see how loyal he really is to Cleveland.

Toronto at Carolina

NY Islanders at New Jersey

Philadelphia at Buffalo

Washington at Florida

Vancouver at Dallas

Chicago at Colorado

Thursday, November 5th

Montreal 2 Final
Boston 1 SO

Columbus 4 Final
Atlanta 3

San Jose 1 Final
Detroit 2 SO

Tampa Bay 2 Final
Ottawa 3 OT

Vancouver 5 Final
Minnesota 2

Calgary 2 Final
St. Louis 1 OT

Chicago 1 Final
Phoenix 3

NY Rangers 4 Final
Edmonton 2

Nashville 0 Final
Anaheim 4

Pittsburgh 2 Final
Los Angeles 5

Washington at Indiana

Detroit at Orlando

New Jersey at Philadelphia

Atlanta at Charlotte

Phoenix at Boston

Denver at Miami

Toronto at New Orleans

Milwaukee at Minnesota

Cleveland at NY Knicks

Oklahoma City at Houston

LA Clippers at Golden State

Memphis at LA Lakers

San Antonio at Portland

Thursday, November 5th

Chicago 86 Final
Cleveland 85

San Antonio 99 Final
Utah 113

I will admit so far this college football season has been really weird. Some of the teams that you expected to be at the top are. There have been some disappointments and some surprises as well. I would say for me the biggest shockers have been Cincinnati and Iowa. Both teams are still undefeated and trying to get a BCS game and it is possible both teams could get one.

Teams like Oklahoma and USC have been a disappointment. USC got their lunch handed to them in Oregon which was a shock to me. The loss was not the shock it was how bad they got beat. Oklahoma has struggled this season as starting quarterback Sam Bradford has been hurt and they are just not the same team.

Then you have Boise State who is undefeated and has hired a PR firm to help them with the BCS. I do not know what good that will do them, but you never know. The interesting thing about this year is it is possible to have four or five undefeated teams when it comes time to pick the championship game. I am sure we will have some unhappy fans, teams, and coaches this year. Of course we have a long way to go yet so we will see.

At least we can say it has been a weird season so far and it will be interesting to see how it all plays out. College Football is one sport that is hard to predict, but we all still try. I will just sit back and enjoy the games and let the chips fall as they may.

It seems we have some problems in Big D again as Roy Williams and Tony Romo are just not on the same page. Now I am not one to say that there is a big problem yet, but it is getting there. Roy Williams was brought in to be the No. 1 receiver, but he has not even come close to that yet. Many people outside are pointing fingers to whose fault it really is.

Roy Williams has never been one of the best route runners and people have said he is lazy when it comes to give an 100 percent effort. After watching some tapes of him I will say he has given a good effort. It seems that him and Romo is just a step away from big plays. Many times either Romo throws the ball behind him or miss him when he is open.

This is beginning to be very frustrating for Williams who wants to be bigger part of the offense. Unless the Cowboys get Williams and Romo on the same page it is going to be tough on them. Williams can be a big playmaker, but you have to be on the same page. Romo and Williams have been working hard to correct the problem and we will see if gets better for these two. If not it could be Terrell Owens revisited all over again.

The New York Yankees open their wallets and finally broke through and got their payoff a World Series Championship. Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs, Andy Pettitte won on short rest and New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6. Matsui did not have a lot of at-bats in the World Series, but still got the MVP as he made every bat count and in Game 6 he was clutch.

The Yankees used some very good pitching from CC Sabathia and got the timely hitting when they needed it to get the win. This is the same formula they used all season long and in the post season as well. The Yankees were the best team all season long and they proved it last night once again.

For the Phillies they never gave up and gave it their best shot. I was surprised they even made it back to the World Series so you have to give them credit as well. They should be around for awhile and is one of the better teams in Major League Baseball.

Montreal at Boston

Columbus at Atlanta

San Jose at Detroit

Tampa Bay at Ottawa

Vancouver at Minnesota

Calgary at St. Louis

Chicago at Phoenix

NY Rangers at Edmonton

Nashville at Anaheim

Pittsburgh at Los Angeles

Wednesday, November 4th

NY Islanders 0 Final
Buffalo 3

Washington 2 Final
New Jersey 3

San Jose 3 Final
Columbus 2 SO

Carolina 0 Final
Florida 3

Calgary 3 Final
Dallas 2 OT

Phoenix 1 Final
Colorado 4