From The Big Witness To The Big Shamrock...

The 18 year veteran has packed his bags and is beginning his move to Boston. The Celtics have probably become one of the oldest teams in the league with the newest signing of Shaq. Although theoretically, they got older by numbers, this may give them a bit of an edge to get back to that Eastern Conference champion spot. I know all the talk is about Miami right now and what they will do, but Boston has been in the thick of the playoffs for the past 3 years. Many people don't think the "Big Witness" has nothing much to offer, but, the bottom line is that he is still in the league playing competitively. Not to mention, I still don't know of anyone in the NBA that can stick him. With Kendrick Perkins being out until almost February, they needed a couple of big bodies to fill in the space. With the signing of Jermaine O'Neal, the thought of Shaq coming to Bean-Town just didn't seem right. But, because the Celtics need the help rebounding and on the defensive end, this was probably a great pick up for them, simply because he's just going to take up so much space. So, yes this also means our segment on "Shaq Watch" is coming to an end, but there are still a couple of guys out there still looking for a job like A.I., T. Mac, Jerry Stackhouse, we can possibly start on one of them instead

It Begins....

On Thursday, July 30, 2010, the Chicago Bears headed down to begin training at a facility in Bourbonnais, IL. The first few days, different aspects of the team seemed to look pretty good. But, unfortunately for some Bears, injuries is a factor. Chris Harris, went down with minor back pain which kept him out, but you can't really let that sum up the camp so far although it seems to so familiar. Desmond Clark has shined pretty bright early on, and he's fighting as the 3rd TE on the roster. Brandon Manumaleuna, who is probably the most comfortable person in this new system, sees a lot of bright spots with the younger guys picking it up so fast. They also brought in Isaac Bruce, former St. Louis Ram in the Mike Martz system, to help out with the receiving core. There is still some question with Frank Omiyale on the offensive line, but now that he has moved back to his natural position, Tackle, he should be much improved. Defensively the Bears want to be able to put more points on the board. Under coach Lovie Smith, the Chicago Bears have 200 takeaways, and hold a record of 10-0, so maybe this is a good idea. Ok, so it's only been a couple of days since camp started, but so far things seem to be coming along nicely.