Owens ACL Injury Has Me Thinking.. What Would You Do?

With the news of T.O possibly having ACL surgery for a still unknown disclosed injury, it got me thinking “What is worth it?” First let’s set the stage, T.O is already a multi millionaire so missing a season or two worth of paychecks is not a big deal, but what about the young guys?

As you are coming out of college not only are you surrounded with fellow teammates and athletes, you also have your friends back home. All these people around you are into sports and I am sure play on the weekends and your teammates train. This past spring you were drafted in the early rounds of the NFL during a lock-out.  You have no contract and have made no money, so what do you do?

Do you train, play horse, play softball or even mini golf? One injury and you lose millions of dollars. I have not had the privilege of ever playing sports on a major level, but last year I tore my ACL playing flag football. I am still recovering from surgery and have to watch my friends play football and it eats at me. I am not a huge softball player, but watching my buddies play that and I want to get out there and run around.

I know my chain of thought would be different with millions of dollars on the line, but how much different? I bet people who played competitive sports growing up can relate. It’s the competitiveness in us that takes over and get’s us back on the field. For better or worse we convince ourselves nothing will happen or I am healthy enough to return no problem. So what would you do or not do?

Lebron gives the Heat what they deserve... Nothing....

I've been writing a lot about Lebron latley, mostly because everyday he say's or does something stupid. Last night was no different, after the Heat's loss to the Mavs Lebron had this to say

“All the people that were rooting for me to fail… at the end of the day, tomorrow they have to wake up and have the same life that (they had) before they woke up today,” James said. “They got the same personal problems they had today. And I’m going to continue to live the way I want to live and continue to do the things I want to do.”

I've tried to like Lebron and give him the benefit of the doubt, but boy does he make it tough. Those people with the personal problems are the ones who lined your arrogant pockets with cash. I had no problem with Lebron going to South Beach to try and win a championship. People were up in arms about him going Wade and Bosh, but that stuff happens all the time just look at MLB , the Red Sox and Yankees buy the best talent. It is part of the game and I see nothing wrong with it.

People were rooting for Lebron to fail because of quotes like above, the decision television special and videos like Lebron and Wade mocking Dirk. Lebron is constantly putting himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons and his arrogance will continue to do so. Lebron did what he does best, he is great all season and then dissapears when it counts...

Why Lebron will never be on the same level as Jordan

 I was hoping during these finals we would see Lebron develop into the leader we all thought he could be. Judging by this video he has a ways to go and I am surprised to Wade start it because Wade has a habit of dragging out injuries. On the flip side after if the Mavs win the finals I would love to see Dirk mock Wade and Lebron, but I doubt he will since he usually shows class. Please put to rest any comparison's to Jordan.

http://youtu.be/V7sNgIaXEhw

Top 5 Sports Personalities I follow on Twitter

I don't follow a lot of people on Twitter around 200 and in the past I have touched on Athletes using Twitter and Chad Ocho Cinco . Here I am going to give you the top 5 people I follow on Twitter, this includes people I believe are the most informative,do not constantly promote products and usually respond to tweets. A lot of athletes and sports personalities either disappear or delete their accounts when the going gets tough as Terrelle Pryor has been pretty quiet lately.Some just post from time to time.  These 5 are constantly posting and offer good insight...

5 - Chad Ocho Cinco - You know he had to make the list but surprisingly Chad is the only athlete that made my top 5. Chad can relate to his followers and does not disappear down the stretch. He has discussed his contract with the Bengals, Marvin Lewis and Carson Palmer on Twitter to his followers. It is probably not the best approach but you have to respect him for it.

4 - Adam Schefter -  Schefter is one of many ESPN personalities you can find on Twitter. He is also one of the most accurate. I found that a lot of times that reporters are so quick to try and break a story they post any piece of info they get and a lot of it never happens or is flat out wrong. Adam takes his time with his stories to make sure they are accurate, he also takes a lot of time to re-tweet for charities and good causes.

3 - Darren Rovell - Darren is a sports business reporter and always comes up with some amazing stats and numbers for all sports, but he is also funny with his comments on the days big stories not just sports.

2 - Jason Whitlock - Jason writes some of the best material out there. He constantly goes against the grain and not afraid to call out big names. He was one the first people to jump on SI for claiming to break the Ohio State news and take credit for Tressel losing his job. I don't always agree with his columns but I respect them and they make you think, that is the sign of a good writer.

1 - Jay Glazer - Jay is in a class of his own with NFL inside info and breaking NFL news. I can't recall a time when he missed on any report, though I am sure he has it is very rare. He does not report fluff and only reports real news. Some writers are stretching the NFL lockout info every day and Jay only writes about it if there is something of real substance. Be warned that Jay does pimp "Perfect Punch" and "Subway" from time to time but he does not shove it down your throat and from what I read "Perfect Punch" is a great product. Jay has one of best relationships with NFL personnel and it allows him to info others are late or never get to break, for this Jay Glazer is at the top of my list.

BCS Strips USC and Reggie Bush Of "04" Title

So the BCS finally came down and stripped USC of it's "04" championship. I think the BCS is a load of bull and a money grab anyways, but rules were broken by Bush and usually the school pays the price. A lot of people on Twitter are outraged by this and basically say "what happens off the field shouldn't effect what happens on the field". I understand where they are coming from but can't agree.

In my eyes it is a little simpler than that, a player who violates league and school policies, should be ineligible to play and Bush should not have been playing. It hurts me to say this, but the same should happen to Ohio State if the NCAA and BCS find they also broke policies and rules. Players need to learn that their personal actions not only affect them but their schools. I also think the NCAA and BCS need to step up efforts to monitor players and not put all the weight on the schools and coaches. Coaches are paid to be coaches and not baby sitters, they have no way to monitor their players 100% of the time.  In the last month we have seen players cost schools a championship and a coaches job. The NCAA needs to stop turning a blind eye to some violations and really crack down all around. Maybe paying these student athletes would get rid of some the violations..or would it?

Lebron James And That Chest Bump...

As you know I picked Lebron and The Heat to win the championship and after game 2 the outlook is a little cloudy. It's time for Lebron to silence his critics me included, Lebron is a great player and nobody can deny that. But people are up in arms about the Heat blowing the lead and for some reason it circles back to Lebron and his chest bump with Wade.

One player chest bumping another doesn't lose games, it's a lack of defense and focus. Yes it might help light a fire under the other team, but if your a professional athlete playing for a championship you shouldn't need it.With Lebron everything is under a microscope, even something as simple as a chest bump. If it's anybody besides Lebron this is a non-story. Cut Lebron a little slack and focus on the real problem at hand, the Miami Heat need to play defense to close out games and if Lebron wants to silence his critics he needs to step up that D.

Shouldn't we compare Kobe to Jordan and not Lebron?

Enough is enough with the Lebron to Jordan comparisons. Thank-you Scottie Pippen for bringing it up again. If you want to compare someone to Jordan then use Kobe. It is not a knock on Lebron, but he is still young and needs to win a couple championships before we can proclaim him better than Jordan. Kobe has proven clutch and able to win multiple championships with a different cast around him. Kobe elevates the players around him to make them better. Lebron has Wade and Bosh while Kobe has Odom and Gasol. I think Lebron has the better supporting cast and by the time he is done should have multiple championships in Miami. In the end Lebron could be better then M.J, but how about we let Lebron be Lebron.