It’s time again for Straight From The Roof, where JJ bothers you with his crazy opinions. Come, join the crazy!
So, we all remember the classic scene in the movie Big Lebowski…
Walter- “Am I wrong?”
Dude- “You’re not wrong Walter, you’re just an a**hole!”
With The Dude in mind, here are five sports personalities in the headlines who aren’t wrong, but, you know…
1) Ron Artest- In an open letter to Tiger Woods, the newest Laker wants to support a fellow athlete in trouble. I get that. And Artest can attest (had to) that media scrutiny is no fun, no matter if you’re beating up a beer tosser, or your wife is beating you up. But Ron, send it snail mail. We don’t really need to know you respect Tiger. At the same time, is this the first of many celebrities to step up and support Woods? Either way, when a letter uses Jesus as a reference twice in the first three paragraphs, you can guess where it’s going.
2) Rick Adelman- Apparently the Rockets coach really is coaching one game at a time, because he just realized his team’s schedule is “utterly ridiculous.” Yes, Houston has four back-to-back games in the next two weeks (Houston to Denver, then Houston to Orlando) but complaining five days before the gauntlet starts doesn’t get you anything but an inevitable fine. His wife is so pissed, that money was for her necklace from Jared.
3) Payton Manning- In an effort to send a message to the Jaguars that the Colts are not mailing it in, the best QB in the league is telling his receivers to skip the in-flight movie to watch more game film…. not sure where I was going with this…. in-flight movies are never good. However, you never know if Reggie Wayne has been waiting all this time to see The Pink Panther. Spoiler alert: it sucks.
2) Roy Williams- The Cowboy receiver said of his team’s game with the New Orleans Saints, “I think there is no better momentum swing than to beat the Super Bowl champion Saints.” A reporter correctly asked, “they won the Super Bowl?” To which Williams answered, “They’re undefeated in December… you might as well crown ’em… we don’t have a chance… in my eyes, this is round one…. we will see them again in the playoffs.” I get what you’re trying to do Roy (nice Dennis Green reference, as well) but come on man, seriously?!? Didn’t a fellow NFL’er say you were “scared” a few weeks back? Is this payback in an extremely roundabout way? Earn some of that money, then start flexing your reverse phycology muscle.
1) Mark Steinberg- A doctor who is now under FBI investigation treated Tiger Woods after his knee surgery last year, and Woods’ agent Steinberg has the gaul to say, “Apparently, the (New York) Times, like so many other news outlets on the Tiger Woods story, has abandoned principle.” Come on Arli$$, what did you expect? A doctor suspected of helping athletes cheat (no pun intended) is under federal investigation, and he “treated” the biggest story in the world right now. What would you have the NY Times do? Mark it zero?