Flawless Thoughts

A few years ago the Cavs and Wizards were up and comers bound for glory, putting on a pair of memorable playoff showdowns. Now they are competing for longest losing streak. It's sad to see the owner of the Cavs so bitter over a game. I've come across people like that and it's a real downer. Lebron ditching for South Beach was just part of the game, but an owner making the kind of statements Dan Gilbert has shouldn't be part of the game. And now he has apparently snubbed Lebron by not including him in the Heat line of Fathead (a company Dan Gilbert owns) wall stickers. Seems to me the Cavs got the curse that Gilbert cast on James and the Heat.

Super Bowl week is here and the big game is about as exciting a matchup as you could ask for - two great teams with superstar QBs and chock full of defensive stars. Perhaps the excitement will be so great that no one will notice the Super Bowl first that's guaranteed to occur - the absence of cheerleaders. In case you hadn't heard, the Steelers and Packers are two of only six NFL franchises that do not employ cheerleaders. Maybe football fans will have had their fill of that kind of entertainment after watching Sunday's LFL Final... that's the Lingerie Football League (thanks to Lee for putting SmackJabber nation on to that glorious phenomenon last October!).

ManRam and Johnny Damon to the Rays. Exciting, I guess, but it can't make up for the Rays' loss of star power still in its prime. These two aging talents may put a few butts in the seats in April, but considering the way Damon plays the field and Manny, well, is Manny (now including injuries and 'roid suspensions), this SmackJabber doesn't see much impact on the 2011 AL East race.