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The Dunk & my wife's NFL picks

Posted Friday, January 11, 2008, at 5:35 AM

It seems Tyler Hansbrough's dunk Wednesday night has had over 100,000 hits on YouTube in the 24 hours since the game.

You can see it here.

NFL PLAYOFFS

My wife Jennifer is back with her NFL playoff picks -- and a shameless plug -- last week she was perfect, picking all four winners:

As you all know I am two up! I am also very busy today planning a Circus (January 28th & 29th -- 6:45 p.m. at the Black River Coliseum. Make sure to buy you tickets in advance because proceeds go to RSVP in Butler County) so this will be short and sweet. Here are my picks for this weekend:

Packer over Seahawks The Packers have a better team and they should have this one in the bag, however I will be watching the game and whenever I watch the Packers they usually loose. I might have to take a nap if things start going badly. With the Packers you just never know. They can play a team and you think they will win for sure then they don't, or they will play a team and you think they don't have a chance and they come from behind and pull it off. This is my team and I am going to be a mess come Saturday when they play. In the words of Judy Blume: "Are you there God, it's me Jennifer, please, please let the Packers win."

Patriots over Jags I don't like either one of these teams. I would like to see the Jags clean up the floor with the Pats but I don't think it is going to happen.

Colts over Chargers The Chargers are known for choking in important games. Plus I like Dungy and Peyton Manning.

Cowboys over Giants I really, really want the Cowboys to loose, don't think they will though. I think that the Packers would have a better chance against the Giants than the Cowboys. I can only hope that Romo got too much sun and Jessica down in Mexico and that Manning will still have good momentum coming off the last two games.

This time around I hope I pull a Brian and go 2 for 4 and the Pats and Cowboys loose!

As for my picks…

Packers over Seahawks, Patriots over Jags, Colts over Chargers and Giants over Cowboys.

Jennifer saw the Packers in person and they won, so don't buy her "I don't want to jinx my team" routine. I didn't like Seattle last week and I'm still don't.

New England and Indy have been set up for an AFC Championship showdown all season and nothing is going to stop that.

I'll take the Giants because they play better on the road, they have a more balanced offense and a better defense, which ranked seventh in the NFL during the regular season. Plus, QB Eli Manning has more playoff wins than Cowboys QB Tony Romo.

Enjoy the weekend.

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Best dunk i have seen in a long time

-- Posted by HeHateMeToo on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 8:07 AM
It was awesome...but he walked

-- Posted by STLfan on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 8:56 AM
Don't get me wrong, Me an Coby like Psycho T, but it looks as if he was guilty of a charge by going through the defender's hands that were straight up, and there was contact... like bloodyhand says: NBA style dunk...

-- Posted by Hugh M Bean on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 9:58 AM
Travel maybe...BUT there is NO way that it was a charge...

-- Posted by vancubbjr on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 10:25 AM
The ref's last name performed a synchronized whistle swallowing technique and blacked out with no recollection of what happened.

Didn't that Kenny George guy look like the kind of player you would create in a video game? You know the 7'-10" 400 pound guy with the clown hair and high rise socks?

-- Posted by NoDisclosure on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 10:31 AM
Agreed...No Charge (unless your playing at Three Rivers)

-- Posted by STLfan on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 10:31 AM
I meant "The ref's last night"

-- Posted by NoDisclosure on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 10:31 AM
So many Hansbrough haters out there. Walk, charge, blah, blah. He's an animal. Period.

-- Posted by 5on5 on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 10:54 AM
He's a stud, I admit it, but he is just a college stud. He is more like a 7 and 5, 12 minute a night NBA roleplayer.

-- Posted by NoDisclosure on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 11:53 AM
What the hell does a guy have to do to impress you NoDisclosure? Seriously? I don't know how much of the NBA you watch but their aren't many true centers anymore. I guess I don't understand how you can project what TH will average in the NBA by his college stats. Is it his height? Have you watched Carlos Boozer lately?

-- Posted by vancubbjr on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 12:23 PM
i wouldn't underestimate tyler. i remember folks in the past saying he couldn't be a factor at the d-1 level and then that he would probably redshirt at nc and not play much, etc. so far, he's surpassed what most thought he could or would. and even if you're right, most of us would give anything to be a 7 & 5, 12 min. a night player in the nba.

-- Posted by myershallred on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 12:24 PM
I am impressed with what Psycho-T has done in college and cannot project what he will do at the next level. Right now, I enjoy watching him play.

-- Posted by bobby62914 on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 12:56 PM
Has anyone looked at Kenny George's stats? I have not seen him play but did not realize he was averaging a double-double. I wonder if he is on the NBA radar?

-- Posted by 5on5 on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 2:12 PM

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