they are still the best overall team and this lebron to miami move has many many many years to play itself out,
anyone who thinks they should be the favorites to win next season when they dont even have a full roster is galactically stupid and really shouldnt be betting sports :grrr:

[URL]http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=Heat-100709[/URL]

[B]3. Rank the NBA's top five teams going into the 2010-11 season.[/B]

[B]Abbott:[/B] 1. Lakers; 2. Magic; 3. Heat; 4. Spurs; 5. Celtics
[B]Adande:[/B] 1. Lakers; 2. Celtics; 3. Magic; 4. Heat; 5. Thunder
[B]Arnovitz:[/B] 1. Heat; 2. Lakers; 3. Magic; 4. Celtics; 5. Rockets
[B]Ford:[/B] 1. Lakers; 2. Heat; 3. Magic; 4. Mavericks; 5. Celtics
[B]Hollinger:[/B] 1. Lakers; 2. Magic; 3. Heat; 4. Thunder; 5. Celtics
[B]Sheridan:[/B] 1. Lakers; 2. Heat; 3. Celtics; 4. Thunder; 5. Rockets
[B]Stein:[/B] 1. Lakers; 2. Heat; 3. Celtics; 4. Magic; 5. Thunder/Bulls

only serious replies please. please think about what you're saying before you type it.

- did he really have a 500K bet on the ncaa champ gm btwn duke and butler that he lost? was that money he would have owed to bookies on credit or was it cash in his hand that he lost?

- was he looking at jailtime because he ran a gambling site out of the US? if so, then why wouldnt the wife wana stay alive to be there for the kids and grandkids while he was in jail?

- why would he take his own life at age 53/54 and in good health it seemed? was he mentally ill? depressed? and the worst question: did he kill his wife first and then kill himself? was it a murder suicide?

this story is so crazy. just looking for answers from those who might know much more by their own personal dealings w/The Shrink or maybe they know firsthand info

RIP Shrink & his Wife
:(

look out for all doorways and horizontal pipes in parking garages

:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

seems like a solid dude, but there are some issues w/his story. as you all know by now, he is doing the talkshow circuit and appeared on oprah and larry king live yesterday. he knew exact times of what was going on during the ordeal. oprah says how did you know the time? he says corey smith had a waterproof watch on. problem is, after corey was gone, schuyler still knew almost exact times of when things were happening. did he take the watch off corey or did nick just have a strong idea... More...

at least not any time soon. this is not hype boys this is serious that manny is not happy AT ALL:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4771718

What began as an apparent simple disagreement between the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. over how to handle drug testing for their megafight -- tentatively scheduled for March 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas -- has spiraled so out of control that the potential biggest money fight in boxing history was in serious jeopardy on Christmas Day.
Pacquiao, angered by accusations from the Mayweather camp that he uses performance-enhancing drugs, said he would file a... More...

nice guy, but has tons to learn about capping college foots, my analysis below his picks

Thu.

North Carolina +16.5 (-102) for .5 unit

Sat.

Rutgers +7.5 (-110) for 2.5 units
Duke +7 (-110) for 2.5 units
Georgia +16 (-110) for 2.5 units
Colorado +4 (-110) for 2.5 units
Utah St. +16 (-110) for 2.5 units
South Carolina +6 (-110) for 2.5 units
Temple +7 (-110) for 2.5 units

north carolina has absolutely no offense, they have looked like crap the last 4 or 5 gms except for beating ga southern, big whoop, vatech can win this 24-3, easy

rutgurs with a freshman qb at uconn, no thanks

duke +7... More...

their texts were released:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Text messages show a woman asked former NFL quarterback Steve McNair to transfer $2,000 into her bank account hours before police say she shot him to death, then turned the gun on herself.
Nashville police released the text messages Monday night as part of a case summary and detailed the exchanges between the two hours before the July 4 murder-suicide.
Sahel Kazemi texted McNair on July 3 to say she was so stressed she might have a breakdown and asked for money to pay cell phone bills. One text said she might need to go to... More...