Ben Gordon Should Start From Bench

Bulls shooting guard Ben Gordon should start the game on the bench. Not because he isn't good enough to start, but because this is a role where he is most productive. In his rookie year, he won the sixth man of the year award. When coming off the bench, Ben Gordon is more comfortable with his shots. You can sense the pressure he carries when taking shots when he starts the game. When he comes of the bench, Ben Gordon can just fire up those long range bombs with out pressure. Scott Skiles should really consider starting Ben Gordon off the bench if he wants the Bulls season to be salvaged.

USB Hub with SATA!

got this article from http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/28/five-port-usb-hub-does-sata-and-esata-too/
by Evan Blass

Brando, e-tailer of products that you didn't even know existed -- and some that probably shouldn't -- has just released a new USB hub capable of handling SATA and eSATA drives to boot. That's right, along with hooking up five USB peripherals of your choice, you can also use the combo hub as a quick and easy way to swap out external hard drives without dealing with enclosures, RAID controllers, and the like -- at the expense of transfer speeds, of course. Available immediately, the mutant hub is going for a mere $33, or $43 if you want Old Man Brando to bundle in a power cord, too.

Brandon Vera's Acting Debut

Brandon Vera, the Filipino-American MMA fighter in the UFC, will come out in GMA 7's "Kamandag." Brandon Vera, who lost his last match at UFC 77 to Tim Sylvia, will play the role of "The Assasin." He was first tapped to train the lead in the show Richard Gutierrez in some Mixed Martial Arts skills. Now, Vera will have a small part in the show.

There hasn't been any reports on when Brandon Vera's next UFC fight will be.

Portland should've gotten Kevin Durant

With the first pick in the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery, the Portland Trailblazers took Greg Oden from Ohio State University. Only time will tell if they made the right decision.

Greg Oden got injured during the off-season and is going to sit out until next summer. Now, we suddenly see LaMarcus Aldridge emerge as one of the top young big men in the NBA. With that, I think the Blazers should've gotten Kevin Durant instead of Greg Oden. Kevin Durant is putting up monster numbers in Seattle, a team which is very incomplete in terms of filling up their positions with the right people. If Kevin Durant was in Portland, he would be teaming with Aldridge and Brandon Roy. This becomes one of the most explosive young combos in the league. Add Channing Fry into the mix, and Portland may be a sure playoff team next season.

Yes, Greg Oden is a tremendous player, and I hope he proves me wrong when he comes back. As of the moment, I think the Blazers should've gone with Kevin Durant.

Should Alonso leave McLaren or not?

As many F1 fans know, Fernando Alonso already has a strained relationship with Ron Dennis, Lewis Hamilton, and the McLaren team. The obvious move for Alonso after the 2007 season was to leave McLaren. Especially since he is a #1 type driver, but was pushed back to #2 in McLaren sometime last season. However, is moving to another team, speculated to be Renault, the wisest move for Alonzo? Yes, he may be the #1 driver there, but he will be losing something he enjoyed this season -- a superior car. Unless he is moving to Ferrari, which I highly doubt, i think Alonso should stay with McLaren. Yes some may argue that Alonso could win the championship with Renault, as he already did it twice. But those wins in 2005 and 2006 were against McLaren and Ferrari cars which are much more inferior to their cars in the 2007 season. Going back to Renault might be a bad move for him. Yes, sticking with McLaren would mean fixing broken relationships, especially with boss Ron Dennis. But i think that would be a better move, rather than "moving down" and going to another team.

Duncan or Garnett?

Who is the better player? Tim Duncan or Kevin Garnett?

I believe that this is one of the debates that will have no ending. These players are two of the best, if not the top two, players in the NBA right now. Duncan, a no-flash, fundamentally sound, efficient low-post man has won 4 Championships with the San Antonio Spurs. While the Super Athlete, Do-It-All Garnett is trying to start anew and win his first crown with the new and improved Boston Celtics.

Are Kevin Garnett's "not good enough supporting cast" in Minnesota the real reason for their misfortunes? Or is he missing something that Duncan is doing so effectively? In my opinion, its the latter reason. Kevin Garnett is 7 feet tall, but when you think about Kevin Garnett, "low-post" is not one of the things you'll think about him. This is one aspect of basketball which Duncan has mastered so well. With a dominant post-up game, Duncan not only can score down low, he also creates a lot of opportunities and shots for the other Spurs. Garnett usually starts out his plays at high post, then drives towards the basket or takes the long jumper. Yes, Garnett is an excellent outside shooter, but a low post option or a kick out to an open teammate is still a better option. With not posting down low, Garnett doesn't get that much double teams like Duncan.

In Boston, he has Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. I think Garnett should start becoming a low post player. This is one aspect of his game where in he is so good at, but doesn't utilize. If he starts getting double teamed down low, then you'll have open looks for Pierce, Allen, and even James Posey.

Right now, I'd have to say that Duncan is the better player because he has utilized the aspects of his game that are useful to winning more. But Kevin Garnett is a better athlete. So if he starts learning how to use his skills better, we may even see him win more championships than Duncan with his supporting cast.

Prison Break will be back Januray 14, 2008

The current break that Prison Break is taking was shortened. Originally, Prison Break was supposed to air its 9th episode in April. Now Prison Break has been bumped up to January. This happened after the writers' strike in FOX. Because of the writers' strike, 24's first episode's airing, supposedly in January, was canceled because FOX officials didn't want the 24 season to be interrupted. As of the moment, 24's new season has no official airing date. Bad news for the 24 fans. A little good news for Prison Break fans.