Was thinking how people often let their hearts get in the way of their head. Kind of like those who confuse 'want' with 'need'. Same thing when we evaluate players and teams in sports. A guy puts on the jersey of the team you root for and suddenly he's better or maybe not so good because he's on a rival. Makes no sense but then again, people still listen to Rush Limbaugh. How different would your all-time favorite NFL team look versus the squad you think would be the best. Sure, there could be some overlap. A few examples.
Tannen Favorites: QB: Namath RB: Freeman McNeil/Emmit Smith WR: Al Toon/Michael Irvin/Paul Warfield
Best I've seen: QB: Elway RB: Walter Payton/Emmit Smith WR: Jerry Rice/Michael Irvin
How about the NBA: Personal all time team would be Walt Frazier & Jerry West in the backcourt, Willis Reed in the pivot with Bill Bradley and Dave Debusschere at forward, kind of top heavy with Knicks. But if the fate of the world was in the balance I'm going with Magic & Michael at guard, Bill Russel at center flanked at the forwards by Kevin McHale & the Good Doctor at forward. Kareem, Larry and Oscar Robertson would be on my bench. You get my point, plus it's fun to ponder these critical issues.
Not that there have been any easy ones, but Oregon squaring off with Washington State in the Pac 10 Tourney is a really bad one. Ducks hit a season low during their visit to Pullman a month ago. Cougs patience, defense & improved offensive production turned it into an embarassment. The U of O didn't hit even 40% of their shots in either game, but that one at WSU was a horror show at just over 20%. Marked improvement in that aspect of the game would be a nice starting point. Getting a win in this thing would be a nice way to end the season and send the guys into the spring with hope for 2009-2010.
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