Best Comic Character(s) in a Sports Movie (Caddyshack Division)

Well Folks,

Award season is in full swing and it is time for us at J.B. Sports Chat to give out own awards. Last year we voted on the Best Sports Move, congratulations.  This year, we are going to determine once and for all the best comedic character in a sports movie!

Over the next few weeks we are going to hold a single elimination tournament of shorts. We have picked 20 comedic characters (or in some cases comic teams like the Hanson brothers) and grouped them into 4 divisions: Caddyshack, Slap Shot, Major League, and Bull Durham.  Division winners will move on to the quarter finals.

Lets get the voting started this week with the Caddyshack division (You Can Vote in the voting box to the right):

The Hanson Brothers - Slap Shot

 


Romeo Posar – Tin Cup

 


Chaz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy – Blades of Glory

Ishmael Boorg (Randy Quaid) – Kingpin

Willie Mays Hayes - Major League

The Cavs Really, Truly Suck

I feel bad for Antawn Jamison. He was traded from the imploding Wizards to the Cavs mid-season last year in an act of some kindness. Grunfeld wanted to help Jamison get the ring he's been chasing. Whether Jamison deserves a ring for merely being a solid player with iffy defensive skills is another question. Now he's on another team that sucks, completely. He moved from a former playoff team to a now former playoff team.

The Cavs went 61-21 last year. This year, they'll be lucky if they go 21-61. For the remainder of January, they have three games they are more likely to win than compared to the rest: Phoenix, Milwaukee, and New Jersey. They play the Nuggets this Saturday... and if Carmelo gets traded to New Jersey, they'd get to play Carmelo nine days later. February looks a little better for the Cavs: they play the Pacers, Pistons, Clippers, and Wizards before the All Star Break. On the back side, they face Houston and Philly. March is roughly the same, provided the Cavaliers haven't been relegated to the D-League or made a trade for Gerald Wallace. Golden State, Milwaukee, Sacramento, the Clippers (who will likely be without Baron Davis, just because), New Jersey, Detroit, and Charlotte are all teams the Cavs could beat, provided they do things like play defense and score points. April looks even rosier with two games against the Wizards.

All in all, the Cavs really, truly suck.

Random Thoughts: I expected this, but not really

This summer, Jason and I talked basketball over the phone for quite some time. By quite some time, I mean several hours. Over the course of it, we discussed the Eastern Conference. I thought the Heat would be great, but not dominating. Mostly, though, we covered the Atlantic Division. Most of the major trades had occurred. I think Felton had gone to the Knicks, though I'm not sure. Anyhow, at the beginning of the season (really, the last time Jason and I jawed hoops), neither of us saw Philly or Indiana in the playoff race. Here's what the standings are right now in the East:

Miami 30 9 .769
Boston 28 9 .757
Chicago 25 12 .676
Orlando 25 12 .676
Atlanta 25 14 .641
New York 21 15 .583
Indiana 14 20 .412
Philadelphia 15 22 .405

Philly over Charlotte and Milwaukee? Really? We're roughly at the halfway mark of the season, but neither team was supposed to be doing this poorly yet also be in playoff contention. Philly is playing rather well compared to expectations, despite Iguodala's recent troubles. Indiana, not so much. While some of the stars of this summer's absolutely awesome Team USA started out incredibly well, others, like Granger and Iguodala have struggled compared to years past. Charlotte clearly felt the loss of Felton more than even Felton's staunchest admirers outside of Larry Brown could ever imagine.

We all knew Chicago would be a hell of a team by becoming the Chicago Jazz. Couple this with Tom Thibodeau's debut, and you have a team with few weaknesses. The recent argument has been a lack of outside shooters. Obviously, we'll see how they fare, especially once Noah comes back in a few weeks.