Kenneth Watkins's NBA Basketball fan blog

 

This is very interesting if you ask me. Why would anyone pay a player to stay retire especially if he can still lead your team into the playoffs? Well, that is exactly what the Green Bay Packers are doing with Brett Favre. They have offered him a 20 million dollar package to basically stay retired and go away. Now isn't that a way to treat a guy who has brought you a championship. I guess loyalty is out the window in this situation.

I will admit that the Packers have handled this very badly and Brett Favre is to blame as much as they are. Most people in Green Bay right now are torn between Favre and the Packers desire to move on with Aaron Rodgers. So, what will Brett Favre do with this latest offer. I think he will turn it down because he wants to play football or he would not be coming back. Favre probably has enough money and does not need this kind of money. If he does show up at camp and declines the offer look for him to get traded.

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Art Monk finally got elected to the Hall Of Fame which is a place he should have been many years ago. Monk has been dismissed as a candidate for various reasons, but in my opinion all were just lame excuses. Monk play on a team where he wasn't usually the main guy, but if you needed a third down converted he was the guy to go to.

 Many people slighted Art Monk as he was not the media darlings others were and just went on the field every Sunday and did his job. Over 800 receptions and his 162 game streak of catching at least one pass in a game is a testament to how good he was. The Hall of Fame seems to slight people that everyone knows should be in the Hall of Fame.

Older players have become bitter about the slow election process of guys that should be their. I totally agree with them and wonder when a player is going to tell the Hall of Fame thanks but no thanks. I guess you really can't blame them as that time is going to arrive sooner than later.

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Is this the end of the road for Kenny Lofton? After many different travels through many different cities has Kenny Lofton finally laced the shoes up for the last time. Many people will tell you he has, but I don't know about that. Even though he isn't the player he once was he still has a lot left in his tank. If you don't believe me just ask the New York Yankees who seen what he could do.

Kenny Lofton has been rumored as a possibility in Minnesota since Torri Hunter went to the Angels. I think in the end that is probably where he could end up. It also maybe on a contender, but that won't happen until much later in the season I think. Lofton should be given a shot somewhere as he still has the talent to get the job done. He is one player no mater if you like him or hate him he has done a great job for whomever he has played for. Many people wonder if his numbers are enough for the Hall Of Fame and I would say no. He is not to far away from 3,000 hits so maybe he will get a chance to reach that milestone. No matter what it will be interesting.

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This is something that I really am a lost for words. Every year the NFL stages a Pro Bowl where players are voted for and chosen to play in this annual event in Hawaii. Maybe it's because it's Hawaii is the reason the NFL continues to stage this ultimate boring game. They changed the rules so no one can get hurt, but they do. Many players seem to pass on it a couple of weeks before the time of the game. IT just seems like a waste of time anymore.

I think the NFL needs to do some tweaking to it to renew the interest in it. One move I suggest is to move it to the middle of the season instead of the last game. No one watches it because it's at the end of the season so moving it just makes sense to everyone involved. Secondly the winning side should get some kind of a perk. I don't know what that would be, but I'm sure the NFL could come up with something.

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Johan Santana was traded to the New York Mets for some prospects Tuesday which ended much speculation that he would be a Yankee or a Red Sox. The Mets were the big winner in this trade as they gave up some talent, but this should really help them get over the hump and go deep into the playoffs.

Now I really do question the Minnesota Twins though and what they are thinking. They lost Tori Hunter and now Johan Santana. It seems they really don't care about building a team anymore. They keep players a few years and when they get better they trade them away. IN one way it does save them money, but doesn't make your fan base very happy that's for sure.

Now they have to replace a starting pitcher and a centerfielder. Rumor is in centerfield they could be looking at Kenny Lofton. I wonder if they sign Kenny Lofton how many teams this would make him. maybe he's trying to get on each team once during his career. No matter what the Twins fans can't be to happy with this trade or losing Hunter.

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Usually I don't follow a team on a losing streak, but the Miami Heat is a little different. When you got big profile names like Dwayne Wade and Shaq on your squad you would never imagine this could happen to them, but it is. Many teams that the Heat should be able to beat they just can't. Injuries has really slowed this club down and Shaq and Wade have missed games this season. Still losing 15 games in a row in the NBA is tough to do.

Shaq has been injured probably more than anyone this season and is injured again. Dwayne Wade has also been nursing injuries so this has a lot to do with the Miami heat and the streak they are on. The other thing that many people don't realize is losing Alonzo Mourning was a big blow. He was the perfect guy to back Shaq up and without either in the lineup it's all on Dwayne Wade.

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The Dallas Cowboys will pay the 3 million dollar roster bonus that is owed Terrell Owens so he can come back for his third season in Dallas. Owens has played well and has stayed out of trouble so this was a no-brainer for Jerry Jones. I look for Jones to give Owens an extension and a hefty raise.

Jerry Jones though has other problems in his wide receiving corps that he will want to address real soon. Patrick Crayton who was suppose to me the guy to help T.O. out dropped easy passes in the playoffs that could have helped the Cowboys win. Jones needs also to decide on Terry Glenn. He hardly played this year and he is going into his 16th year if he comes back. It maybe time to draft a top notch receiver and let T.O. work with him.

Tony Romo needs more weapons to

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This year could be a very interesting year for Dale Earnhardt Jr. First up he has moved from DEI to Hendrick Motorsports and has two high profiled teammates in Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon. Plenty of pressure will be on Junior to do as well as the other two. Junior had a very disappointing season last year and he wants to show people he can still win and he wants that championship that Jimmie Johnson has right now.

Hendrick Motorsports has three of the highest paid drivers and my real question is can the big three co-exist with only one trophy to win. Many people say it will be fine and I really have to question that. The bottom line is that no matter who you are you want to be the best. This means Junior and Gordon and Johnson will do whatever it takes to win. if you think they won't your crazy.

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A lot of things can be said about the New York Giants, but one thing that will be said and that is they never give up. I will admit I didn't give them much of a chance in Green Bay yesterday and they shocked me on the way they played. Eli Manning was again error free and continued his string of great playoff games. In fact he even played well in the loss to the Patriots the last game of the season.

I thought the Giants were done after Lawrence Tymes missed two field goals that could have won it in regulation for the Giants. They loss the toss in overtime and Favre had the ball. Instead of holding their heads down they came up with an interception and Tymes got another chance to kick it through and garner the win.  The Giants are moving on to the Super Bowl because they wanted it more.

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Lebron James the staple of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks like in a couple of years he could be jetting right out of Cleveland. James for the most part has been real patient with the Cleveland Cavilers management about getting some talent around him, but  he hasn't seen much. Yes, Cavalier fans you made it to the NBA Championship last year because of Lebron, but one man doesn't carry a team as you found out in the finals.

James has many ties to Northeast Ohio and that is true, but he knows that as each year passes it gets tougher to win a championship. The one thing that Lebron James never wants to be tagged as one of the best players never to win an NBA Championship. Unless something crazy happens in the next couple of years I see Lebron James leaving for somewhere else.

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