SOHH Sports

...Michael Jackson that is.

Just like it was Michael...and them in the Jackson 5, it's LeBron...and them on the Cleveland Cavaliers. And shoot...his supporting cast ain't even his real brothers!!!

Albeit...Bron Bron didn't have a good game last night. Ok, he sucked, shooting just 2-of-11 for 10 points, as the Mavericks won, 92-74. But if you're watching that game last night, you had to shake your head. You know LeBron will quickly snap out from that little funk and average a damn-near triple dub all the way through the rest of the season. But what's his supporting cast going to do!? Not a damn thing! (Word to Tito and Larry Hughes).

I put anything on the fact that James will be ballin for Brooklyn in three years. Guar-damn-teed! It's like this cat's already doing the moonwalk, while the rest of his teammates are learning how to two-step (and there's nothing wrong with that). LeBron needs help...more than Britney. Hee, Hee!

Nuggets 120, SuperSonics 103
Yo, in case you never seen Kevin Durant ball in college, at 6-9 and 215 pounds, this dude is dumb long on an NBA court. I'm talking Inspector Gadget-type reach, ya dig? Last night in his NBA debut, Durant struggled from the field, shooting just 7-of-22, and finished with 18 points. But Durant's going to be just fine. As long as Seattle really defines his true role and position, he'll be fine. But damn, Carmelo Anthony sure buckled down his defense on the rook. Anthony finished with 32 points, A.I. added 25 points and 14 assists and Marcus Camby cleaned up on the boards, pulling in 15. Let's not forget that Iverson played only 35 games with Carmelo last season. This season, them running the floor for the whole year means more chemistry and a problem for the rest of the teams in the L.

Magic 102, Bucks 83
Everyone is talking about the Celtics landing KG and Jesus Shuttleworth. Well, peeps tend to forget that the Magic got Rashard Lewis and that man ain't no slouch. Last night he poured in a game-high 26 points and Dwight Howard did what he always does: a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Moving on, yesterday, when asked about the Knicks NBA Commissioner David Stern told ESPN:

"It demonstrates that they're not a model of intelligent management. There were many checkpoints along the way where more decisive action would have eliminated this issue."

Damn, I could have told you that the Knicks weren't intelligent more than a minute ago. James Dolan doesn't give a S**t about New York fans. Isiah Thomas fronts like he could win. He can't. Stephon Marbury, although he love the kids, is a cancer on any NBA squad. Lil Wayne once said, "You see me with my Marbury posture/I don't play ball I point guard every dollar." That's pretty much Marbury for you. Here, peep the :47 mark of Weezy's freestyle.

The image of Michael Jordan leaning on Scottie Pippen in the waning minutes in Game 5 of the 1997 Finals is permanently imbedded in my mind. It's one of the greatest sports moments of all time if you ask me.

With the 1997 Finals deadlocked, 2-2, between the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz. I remember it like yesterday because my mom walked past the TV and with motherly instincts I guess, she said, "Michael Jordan looks sick." I was like, "What are you talking about?" and next thing you know Marv Albert chimes in with, "he is suffering from flu-like symptoms." My ma just turned around, as if to say..."See, mother knows best."

Marv aka the back biter (remember that?) goes on to inform viewers that MJ was throwing up all night and was in bed all day leading up to the game. But as soon as the ball tipped-off, Jordan turned his mental toughness' gears up SOHH high that it outweighed his physical condition. That's what made Jordan the G.O.AT. If the man wasn't stronger than the defender at his position physically, he was 10 times stronger mentally.

Despite the food poisoning (not the flu, despite the youtube video saying it was) he was suffering from, Jordan turned it up and took his performance to another level, giving the Bulls the 3-2 edge. Jordan finished with 38 points, shooting nearly 50% from the field (13-27), with seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. Did Work, Boy! That's a helluva job, considering most NBA players will sit out with a hangnail these days. P*SSIES!

Out of all of Jordan's memorable performances... this one has to make the Top 5. What do y'all think his top 5 should be?

Now, back to the future... the early Week 9 Superbowl between the world champion Colts and New England Patriots.

SOHH, who's winning y'all? As much as the Patriots (8-0) have been getting busy this season, the Colts (7-0) are still undefeated. The Patriots are flying so high that they better not be sleeping on the Colts. I'm taking the Colts. That RCA Dome will help ya diig? But if the Pats win, give 'em the trophy because no NFC squad will be able to beat them, not even my Giants.

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Maan, I thought the Colts had the Patriots finished yesterday, but again the illest White boy in sports, Tom Brady, does it again.

After Peyton Manning scored on a goal-line QB sneak, the Colts led, 20-10, with 9:42 remaining in the game. Then Brady got back to his bully sh*t, ya girl's bush Bushwick black hoodie sh*t.

Brady hooked up with Randy Moss (pause) for 55-yards up the middle and then found his other wideout Wes Walker for a short route touchdown. Next series, Brady found Kevin Faulk for a 13-yard TD and that was all she wrote. Peyton looked pissed the F off after the game and I don't blame him. He's the defending champ, but yet this one win - albeit BIG - will have the media casting doubts on him and his squad. Dude... use it as motivation. That's all.

But I wonder what Brady told Moss after the game. Probably, "Okay we poppin' champagne like we won a champ-ion-ship game/Feel like I got on a champ-ion-ship ring."

In all seriousness, though, giving props when and where it's due...the Pats are thaat badd, man.

They're SOHH badd that the million dollar question has to come up - Can the Pats go 16-0?

Let's take a look at their remaining schedule:

11 Nov 18 NE @ BUF - The Patriots losing to the bum as Bills...not happening. 10-0.

12 Nov 25 PHI @ NE - Philly looked miserable against D. Boys...enough said. 11-0.

13 Dec 03 NE @ BAL Baltimore has good defense, but not enough offensive firepower. 12-0.

14 Dec 09 PIT @ NE Pittsburgh is the one team I haven't seen much of, but being it's a home game for the Pats, we'll give them the nod. 13-0.

15 Dec 16 NYJ @ NE Me and the homies can beat the Jets with Stevie Wonder at QB. 14-0.

16 Dec 23 MIA @ NE See above and sub 'the Jets' for 'the Dolphins.' 15-0.

17 Dec 29 NE @ NYG Depends on what kinda team the G-Men are at this point, but if the Pats make it to 15-0, they are not blowing the chance to be perfect. 16-0.

Obviously a lot can happen (injuries and so forth), but this CAN happen. New England's biggest obstacles are the Steelers and Giants, I would say. I think the Steelers are better than people think and if the Giants can beat Dallas, that would be seven straight wins. Not too shabby. But we'll see.

In the meantime, what do y'all think: Can the Patriots become the first team to go 16-0 since the '72 Dolphins?

While y'all think of an answer, I'm a flirt with the hoodrats and then pop bottles.

Your boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Ayo, I love me a big fight and this Sugar Shane Mosley vs. Miguel Cotto bout has all the indications to be a big one.

I think promoters were right on the money, when they billed this fight, Fast & The Furious.

Obviously, fast being Sugar Shane and Furious - Miguel Cotto.

So, how's this fight going to go?

For starters, yes this fight will take place in Madison Square Garden, but make no mistakes about it... Cotto will have home advantage. That's because any time a Puerto Rican fighter fights at the Garden, Puerto Ricans come out in full force to support their man. And with PR flags waving, I guarantee Cotto is going to hit Shane... and HARD to the crowd's delight.

We know Shane will use his speed, but ironically Mosley has been telling interviewers - like Hot 97's Miss Jones - that he will square up and fight Cotto straight up to put on a good show for the NYC fans.

Uhh... dude just might be saying that to hype up PPV sales because if he really slugs it out with Cotto, he could wind up on his back, 1-10 and done. For real... Cotto's punches ain't no joke.

But I will say this about Shane Mosley... just because a grown man has the word 'Sugar' in front of his name, doesn't mean the fella's a lil' sweet. Real talk... when he wants to be, Sugar Shane has been one of the coldest fighters of our era.

Although he couldn't beat Vernon Forrest or Winky Wright, dude does have two wins over Oscar De La Hoya (even though the second one was suspect) and one over Fernando Vargas - even though Cotto would destroy Vargas.

Cotto's hard to break down and he'll break down his opponent gradually... like he did Zab.

...man, I ain't doing a good job selling Shane, but I think dude can win this fight by decision if he pumps the jab, works in his underrated left hook to the body and STAYS OUTSIDE, but I'm pulling for Cotto. I wanna see a knockout!

But you tell me - Who's dropping who? Who's winning!?

The last time the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets met on the Garden floor, it looked like the damn Wu Tang Clan was scrapping.

If y'all remember that night (Dec. 16, 2006), the whole fiasco started when Knicks' bench player (always a scrub that starts a brawl) Mardy Collins tackled J.R. Smith by the neck. Then Nate Robinson - who suffers from little big man complex and could pass for a disgruntled mini 50 - jumped in to get Smith, only for Carmelo Anthony to snuff Collins with a quick cross to the mouth.

Anthony got a 15-game suspension because of the punch, as a total of seven players got suspended.

Last night at the Garden, though, there were no punches thrown, but there was blood. It happened when Stephon Marbury drove past Allen Iverson, but Marbury clipped him just enough on his way to the hoop to leave A.I. with a bloody lip. He left the court for a minute, but came right back.

What's crazy is I remember a time years ago when A.I. and Steph were actually compared to each other. Maan, was that comparison premature. A.I. has proven himself to be an offensive and defensive threat. Steph...has gone on to be a cancer, but he love the kids, making his Starbury kicks $15.

Still, back to the game, the Answer's 32 points weren't enough. Zach Randolph finished with a monster double-double - 22 points and 17 boards - and Jamal Crawford added 25 points of his own, as the Knicks won, 119-112.

People questioned whether Randolph would co-exist with Eddy Curry in the Knicks' frontcourt, but so far they're working well together.

SOHH, it's early, but I ask y'all this: Can the Knicks make the playoffs?

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Maan, don't get me wrong...I love the Diesel, but the big homie Shaq is looking OLD out there. I caught some of the game and aside from the impressive alley-oop pass from Jason Williams that Shaq dunked home, the true center looked plain old out there.

Shaq went 6-of-13 from the field - which is obviously still good percentage - with three rebounds for 17 points. Listen without Dwyane Wade, the Heat need way more from Shaq to survive. Yes, they did lose to the defending champion San Antonio Spurs last night, 88-78, but that's no excuse.

Through four games, Shaq's been treading in water, averaging just 12.8 points and 6.5 rebounds in 30 minutes per. Those are aight numbers for a role player, but news flash ... without Wade, Shaq ain't no role player. He's gotta be the man.

If I'm a Miami Heat fan, I'm banging as many broads as I can on the strip because it's going to be a cold winter ahead. And peep this, Wade's return ain't exactly going to save the day for the Heat. They're just a team that doesn't look SOHH good.

The Celtics, on the other hand, they're looking good. Boston's three-headed monster of KG, P2 and Jesus combined for 71 points, as the Celtcis beat Denver, 119-93, last night. This could get Ugly...SUPERUGLY! All I really know is KG wants a championship and he ain't playin', that's what I'm sayin'!

I still feel like James Poseyand Eddie House are aight, but Boston's bench needs another solid player. SOHH far, SOHH good, though - Boston's 3-0.

Also, last night LeBron James notched a triple dub, but again...Tito, Jermaine, Jackie and Marlon ain't do sh*t to help him, as the Cavaliers lost to the Jazz by a bucket. Damn, LeBron...I'm just waiting for you to say, "HELLO, BROOKLYN!"

Holla!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Man, was my family Mike Tyson fans back in the day. I swear to God, my aunt used to make turkey and stuffing (no matter what time of year it was) and it would be like Thanksgiving every time a Tyson fight came on.

People used to complain that his fights were too quick. Whaaat!? That might be what we loved about the guy. There's no one in boxing history that goes for the jugular of another man the way Tyson did. With his black shorts, no socks...once that bell rung, it was your fu**ing ass.

I remember we loved Tyson SOHH much that we actually cheered when Tyson initially bit Evander Holyfield's ear because we thought the man was intentionally head butting Tyson, so we wanted him to get revenge. But maan, once that settled in, it became evident like never before...the man is crazy! Loco, loco!

Peep this flashback. I love ref Mills Lane, when he screams, "HE BIT HIS EAR!"

And just for good measure...

Some of Tyson's greatest quotes, including the usage of the word, fornicate.

Before I rollout for the weekend, the New York Giants are beating the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Oh yea, it's gonna happen!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Saturday night's fight between Sugar Shane Mosley and Miguel Cotto was good and had its hints of excitement, but I've seen better and was expecting more. Wamp, wamp.

I will say, though, that I was impressed with the fact that Cotto won by decision and not knockout. Heading into the bout, I thought Cotto would go for the knockout with all the Boricuas supporting him at the Garden and if anyone was going to win by decision, it was going to be Mosley. But I say I was impressed because Cotto showed he doesn't have to beat the living sh*t out of his opponent and can fight smart and win on points. To his credit, he did just that.

Cotto definitely didn't break Mosley down (like he did Zab Judah - Hellooo Brooklyn), but he hurt him on some blows (pause). Beside that, Mosley looked plain old out there.

But more than the bout itself, I was really feeling Cotto's post-fight comments, in which he called out big names, including Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather.

"I'll fight any big names: Oscar (De La Hoya), Mayweather, Hatton, anyone top-ranked, whatever the company tells me. I'm ready for the big names. No excuses."

Yessir, Cotto! You got my support, homie! I'm all about a fighter calling out another in boxing. I mean, you're in a bloodsport. Don't hit the fans with comments like, "we'll see" after a fight. Nah, man. Be ready to call out your next victim. Props to Cotto for manning up, instead of savoring the victory.

Even though, Cotto, (31-0), called out Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, all fingers point to Mayweather for the next fight. Yes, Mayweather has to deal with Hatton in December and ol' Brit ain't no pushover, but I think Pretty Boy will get past him.

Then, all boxing bullsh*t aside, it should be Mayweather vs. Cotto...Pretty Boy vs. Mr. I'll F**K you up! CAN YOUUU DIG IT!? Speak on it.

Before moving on, shouts to the drunk homie in the Queens Blvd. bar that kept yelling out, "TOMA," every time Cotto threw a punch ... even if he missed. Wow.

Yes, the Boston Celtics are the only undefeated squad left in the L. Are you surprised that the three-headed monster is working so well together!?

I ain't. I mean, come on, Kevin Garnett is the farthest from a selfish player that I know, Ray Allen could spot up and well, pick his spots around the floor and Paul Pierce needed help and is happy to have it.

That said, as an ego soother, Garnett is still saying it's Pierce's squad and real talk, if it comes down to the wire, P2 may have the last shot. He's clutch as clutch gets.

But, I will say one thing, they're scoring is so even. Check this out...this is how even the scoring load is being distributed between the Big 3 through the Celtics' (5-0) five games;

P2, 23.6 ppg
Jesus Shuttleworth, 22.6
KG, 22.6

Wow. That sh*t's impressive. Not only are these cats working together, but just a mere glimpse at how even those averages are suggests that they already got an early chemistry locked down.

From there, Boston's scoring load drops off with Eddie House averaging 11.2 points per game and Rajon Rondo at 9.6 per. Not bad.

Listennn ... it's early, but the Celtics have to make it out the East and to the Finals or this Big 3's a bust. For real, as weak as the East is, Boston has to make it out. I mean, realistically, who's stopping them!?

Detroit - The Bad Boys are good, but the Big 3 on Boston are better. Would be a tough series, though.

Cleveland - LeBron James would get his, but the rest of the Jackson 5 ain't about sh*t.

New Jersey - experienced squad with a little Big 3 of its own, but ain't happening.

Toronto - nope.

Orlando - The Magic is 5-2 right now and would make it interesting against Boston.

Tonight the Celtics got the Indiana Pacers (3-3). Um, can you say 6-0!?

Aight, holla and let me know, whether or not you're surprised the Big 3 in Boston are playing so well together so far this season.

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Hello Brooklyn - How you doing?

By now y'all should realize and accept that your Coney Island hometown kid Stephon Marbury is well ... a little crazy.

The New York Daily News reports that upon learning that he wasn't going to start against the Phoenix Suns last night, Marbury decided to return home to New York. Wamp, Wamp.

But now, a source to the Daily News, said Marbury allegedly threatened to dish dirt on coach Isiah Thomas if he continues to not start him. Here's what the source said Marbury told teammates on the plane, after learning he was going to come off the bench and not start.

"Isiah has to start me. I've got so much (stuff) on Isiah and he knows it. He thinks he can (get) me. But I'll (get) him first. You have no idea what I know."

Ok, first of all ... sub in sh*t for stuff above and f**k for get. That's just how newspapers quote because they can't use curses. Now, read the quote again. Wow!

So, what the F**K is Marbury talking about!? Something to do with the sex scandal case, I bet.
But the crazy thing about Marbury is dude got such an ego, when the reality is he's 30-years-old with bad knees.

He can still ball, but not like that. He's a typical case of being gassed and pumped up to the point, where he thinks he's still the sh*t. He's not! The nerve of this dude! A few years he even said he's the best point guard in the L. Blasphemous!

Worst of all the Knicks owe him about $42 million through next season. What a f**king mess the Knicks' organization is.

Thomas said he and Marbury usually go through some mess every year and then make up and play nice. Even if they do this time, sh*t is still a mess. The Knicks have two dudes (David Lee and Renaldo Balkman) that actually play defense. The rest are offensive-minded and streaky at that.

There's no light at the end of this tunnel! What do you think about Marbury's latest hijinx, though?

Speak on it!

Your boy,

SOHH Ballsy

A day after all the madness, Stephon Marbury returned to the New York Knicks last night, scoring 13 points on 4-of-12 shooting, but the Knicks lost, 84-81. That's the thing ... after all the madness about Marbury going AWOL, his return was like Ma$e's. It's like OK, he's back. Knicks still lost. What's the big deal?

But about Marbury and Isiah Thomas, something tells me this sh*t ain't over yet. Keep a close eye on the situation because sh*t can pop off at any moment. Trust.

Moving on, a more important player than Steph, Dwyane Wade returned to his squad last night too, but the Miami Heat fell to Seattle, 104-95. That was the Supersonics' first victory of the year. So, now they're 1-8 and the Heat drop to 1-7. The only victory they have had so far was over the Knicks. See an UGLY cycle developing here!?

But I do think D-Wade, who scored 15 points in 24 minutes last night, is good enough to lead the Heat to a seventh or eighth seed spot in the playoffs. But that dude got a lot of work to do.

Moving on, the Lakers beat the Rockets, 93-90, but the bigger story is T-Mac got hurt. OH sh*t, not again! T-Mac suffered a strained right elbow late in the first half and did not return. But doctors are confident he can return in a week. That's the one knock on T-Mac ... great player, but dude stays getting hurt. Hopefully for all you candy-paint riding, elbows poking out on the rims Houston fans' sake, this is the last time T-Mac gets hurt because the Rockets sure seem like they're going to have a good season this year.

Alex Rodriguez is talking with the the Yankees and without agent asshole Scott Boras. How about that? Boras was the one who said the Yanks needed to put up $350 million just to talk to A-Rod. I guess, A-Rod came back down to earth. Can you imagine $350 mil just to talk to someone. WHAT THE F**K! Y'all can talk to me for free.

Oh, but before I forget, Ricky Williams has been reinstated. (Marv Albert style) YES! LIGHT IT UP!!! PUT SOMETHING IN THE AIR!!! CHUUCH!

SPEAK ON IT!!!!

Ayo, we ain't flashing back too far today. That's because we're only flashing back to last year's playoffs, when Baron Davis posterized AK-47 Andrei Kirilenko.

There have been many facials served up in the NBA (and in porn ... word to Ron Jeremy) before, but this dunk was truly special. What made it so special you ask? Golden State had just upset Dallas as an eighth-seed team and was trying to accomplish the same over Utah.

So, with its arena packed in a sea of yellow tees, Golden State led, 119-99 with 2:54 seconds in the fourth quarter. Just at that point Baron Davis got the ball on a broken pick-and-roll, drove right past Deron Williams' el-matador defense, got heavy hang time and dunked it on Kirilenko's head.

Do yourself a favor a freeze this video at the 19-second mark. Right at that point, you'll see Kirilenko - who's actually a great defender - fully extending his right arm to try to block the shot and Baron fending him off with his left arm and preparing to flush the ball with his right hand.

Look at the way B. Diddy got the ball cocked back (pause). Jesus Christ (and I ain’t even Catholic). Imagine what Ivan Drago is thinking right as he's about to get dunked on?

Sheeit, I dunno:

"B. Diddy's about to put his nuts on my chin. I CANNOT break you."

That's gotta be a bad feeling to get posterized like that.

That dunk was oh soo mean and vicious. Kirilenko told the press after the game that he wants Baron to autograph the poster for him. At least he got a sense of humor about getting dunked the f**k on. A dunk of a lifetime, ya dig.

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

I swear there's some one-upmanship going on between Terrell (pronounced Tearell, not Ter-rell) Owens and Randy Moss ... and yo, the kid loves it!

I mean Jesus Christ, T.O. goes out and hauls in four touchdowns in the Cowboys' 28-23 victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday afternoon and then Moss goes out in the night game against the Buffalo Bills and catches four TDs...in the first half!

That's what I'm talking about...Staking your claim. You're the best wideout in the league? Then stake your claim! Go out there and show why you're the best. NFL wide receivers are symbolic to life. (Let me get my KRS on). Cats like Moss and T.O. have to go out and get it, just like anyone else in life has to go out and get it, ya diigg?

Moss must have been watching the Dallas game and thinking to himself:

"Aight, T.O., I'm about to show you who's boss!"

...and he did just that. Right now, Moss is the best wideout in the game. Yes, T.O. is stronger than any DB in the league and quicker than any linebacker (and I see you on swatting down Washington's hailmary pass), but Moss' speed and hops make him better than YOUUUUUUUUUU!

The guy's an athletic nightmare. Yea, he has the ill white man Tom Brady throwing him the ball, but Moss is making it look easy the way he's running these routes and snatching these passes out the air.

After the Pats' game, John Madden said, he hasn't ever seen anyone do it better than the way Brady is doing it now. True story. At 10-0, that 16-0 record is definitely attainable...and 19-0 can happen too. Real talk...with six more regular season games remaining, Brady is going to break Peyton Manning's all-time single-season TD record of 49. Brady's already at 38. The only chance any team has of beating New England is shutting down Brady completely and barring injury, that just ain't happening. By the way...the Pats' D ain't too shabby either.

Moving on to hoops, it finally happened...the Boston Celtics were handed their first loss of the season by that team, the Orlando (Blue) Magic. Yup, the Celtics 3-headed monster combined for 61 points, but were outdone by Orlando's big three of Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis and Jameer Nelson, who combined for 64.

There ya go, an East team that beat Boston - The Magic. And they getting it, they getting it, they aint talking about it, they living it.

Too bad, I still think Boston should get to the finals, though.

SPEAK ON IT! CHUUUCH!

Ayo, I'm going completely left field with my post today. That means no, NBA, NFL or MLB. today, I'm talking about Kimbo Slice.

WHO THE F**K IS KIMBO SLICE, you ask!? Well, if you're familiar with backyard brawls and backyard fights, you've probably seen dude. He's one 200-pound plus, fully-bearded (more than Freeway's joint), mean ass brother and ass kicking machine.

Familiarize yourself here.

Well, turns out the Miami-based brawler has joined MMA or Mixed Martial Arts. Dude will be fighting professional MMA fighters, so at least he'll get paid more than those backyard brawls. Kimbo was already successful in his first pro MMA fight, but hey yo, don't be surprised if dude gets put on his back real soon.

Those MMA fighters are crazy. Some of them attack the knees and the legs only, till you can't walk. Others choke you out. Kimbo's human-wall, absorb every punch you throw at me strategy may have to change.

After seeing what dude is made of in the clip above, do you think he has a shot to dominate in the MMA or you think it's a matter of time before dude gets f**ked up!?

Speak on it!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

The New England Patriots topped 50 points for the second time this season in Sunday's 56-10 rout of the Buffalo Bills. The Patriots led 42-10 entering the fourth quarter and could have easily decided to coast in the fourth quarter, but instead went hard (harder than Lil Kim in her Hardcore days) and put up 14 more points on the board.

That rubbing-it-in effort sparked up more discussion about the Patriots running up the score and not having respect for the game. Well, yesterday Tom Brady responded to all critics, telling WEEI:

"We're not trying to win 42-28, we're trying to kill people, we're trying to blow them out if we can. You want to build momentum for each week, you don't want to be up, 42-7 or 35-7, and all of a sudden you look up and it's 35-21. We don't want to be part of that, you don't want to go into next week realizing that for the last 18 minutes of the game your team didn't play well, or didn't play up to its capabilities. You gave other teams momentum for the next time they play you, or you gave another team a reason not to be intimidated."

NE cornerback Randall Gay echoed Brady's sentiments in a separate interview:

"It kind of makes me mad when you hear somebody from the other team's defense going, 'They shouldn't have done that; that's disrespect.' Do we think it's disrespect when they went and picked up their checks for letting a team score 50 points on them? That should be disrespect; that you went to your owner and said, 'All right, pay me for that game I just played.'"

HaHa...I kinda like dude's comment on the Bills having to pick up a check after they let the Pats drop 50-plus on their ass. Dude got a point.

But are the Patriots - who seem destined to go undefeated now - going overboard? Are they running up the score?

I think they're running up the score and they don't give a f**k!

Their remaining schedule is as follows: Nov. 25 vs. Philly, Dec. 3 at Baltimore, Dec. 9 vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 16 at NY Jets, Dec. 23 vs. Miami, Dec. 29 at NY Giants.

See, they're going undefeated. None of the teams above can contend with them. (Barring an injury to Brady) It's their year.

But what do y'all think about Brady's comments and the Patriots overall?

Speak on it!

Ayo, I hope you and yours had a very Happy Thanksgiving. Many blessings. Being that most of y'all are either A) under the covers, recovering that meal ya devoured yesterday or B) out shopping on this Black Friday, I'm gonna go light on y'all today.

Today, we look back on highlights of Barry Sanders, who if you ask me was the Greatest (running back) of All Times. Yea, these new cats are talented, but no one did it like B. Sanders. Chuuch!

I just got done watching the New England Patriots-Philadelphia Eagles' game and aaaayo, the Patriots almost lost. I mean, who would have thought the Eagles would give the almighty Patriots a run for their money like that!? I mean, the Eagles led, 28-24, midway through the fourth quarter and made the Patriots come from behind to win, 31-28.

I bet Don Shula's ass was ready to pop bottles like Weezy F Baby (That has to be the worst nickname ever, considering Weezy kissed Baby. Think about it), but then had to put them back on chill.

But props to the scrappy Eagles...they didn't come to NE to lay down like Superhead would. They fought hard and what was interesting was they made the Pats' defense work harder than the offense.

I'm sure the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers and the rest of the squads on NE's schedule will be watching game tape to see what Philly did that worked so well against the Patriots. But I stand by my predicition - Patriots will go undefeated. F**KING BOSTON!

Moving on, Darren Sharper, Dwight Smith and Chad Greenway all picked off passes by Eli Manning in the Vikings' 41-17 win over the Giants. Worst of all, each interception was returned for a touchdown. Ouch.

I said it the very first time Eli started - That guy is not in the elite QB class and never will be. Lineage-wise he's linked to the man, Peyton (Manning) and pops Archie, but Eli ain't built like that.

He'll take the G-Men to the playoffs every year and come up straight donuts, man. I swear, if you weren't a football fan and seen dude walking down the street, you'd think he still gets milk from the titty. He's a choir boy. He's nervous.

Eli scared to death, scared to look....HE'S SHOOK!

Finally, jumping to hoops for a minute...

What the F**K happened to the Bulls? Real talk, I know it's still early, but Chi-town peeps ... y'all can officially begin panicking. The Raptors blew out (pause) Chicago, 93-78, last night, handing the Bulls their fourth straight loss and dropping their record to 2-10. UGLY!

I don't know what's worst - The Bulls shooting an NBA-worst 38 percent or the Bulls letting a guy named Jomario Moon (Raptors' rookie two-guard) record 15 points, alongside nine rebounds, six blocks and three steals. The shooting percent.

I don't respect the shooter!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Another young man's life taken away. What terrible news to wake up to this Tuesday morning.

Washington Redskins' safety Sean Taylor died early this morning, one day after he was shot. Police are saying he was shot by a home intruder.

Sean Taylor was 24. I'm 24. Many of you reading this are in the same age group, roundabout. See, how anything can happen in life?

What a damn shame. Forget about Taylor being a great football player for a second. He's another young man that lost his life. For what, though?

According to the Associated Press, doctors were optimistic late Monday night when Taylor squeezed a nurse's hand, but he could never regain consciousness. The gun shot wound he suffered in the upper leg did too much damage, tearing through an artery and causing massive blood loss.

"Sean Taylor was a good kid; a very quiet, bashful kid."

In any other circumstance, family or friends being together usually helps the healing process, but the tough thing about sports (and life) is you have to move on. The Redskins still have to play their home game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. If there's any coach to guide a team through this situation it's Joe Gibbs. Nevertheless, this is a tragedy.

R.I.P. Sean Taylor 1983-2007.

Ayo, what's good?

Yesterday afternoon I jumped on a conference call with Ricky Hatton for his upcoming Dec. 8 fight with Floyd 'Pretty Boy' Mayweather.

I must say, we all know Mayweather for being as entertaining with his words as he is with his actual hands. Well, listening to Hatton speak is almost as entertaining. With a thick English accent, everything the Hitman says begins with Me. "Me training," "me power," "me last fight," "me money"....la la la la...wait till i get my money right! Haha. But I'll get back to that in a minute.

The conference call kicked off with Oscar De La Hoya.

He told several media outlets tuning in that Ricky is looking in the best shape he's ever been in and then he said:

"A lot of people are going to be losing a lot of money in Vegas."

Anyway, Hatton jumped on the call and I like how he got down:

"Every fighter says the same thing. they're the best champion alive. Rest assured I'm in the best shape of me life and i'm looking forward to shocking the world."

Later he commented on Floyd's hands. The HBO series 24-7 has shown Floyd receiving treatment for his hands. Hatton said if Mayweather loses, he better not make the excuse about his hands.

"It's common knowledge Floyd has bad hands. I hope Floyd doesn't blame it on his hands."

Hatton on what the victory would mean:

"It would mean everything being the world champion. It would be the biggest win in British boxing history."

Hatton also said he wouldn't give "two shit if everybody picked Mayweather."

Also, what was brought up was the initial meeting between the two fighters. Back during the Hopkins-Taylor fight, Hatton walked over to Mayweather and extended his hand, but Floyd didn't shake Hatton's hand.

"He wouldn't shake my hand. Like Floyd dismiss me. I didn't lose a wink of f**king sleep over it, honestly. That's just Floyd. I would hate to say he got beat because of his hands. I think he's an insecure person. That's why he surrounds himself with five or six bodyguards...and they're all yes men."

The Brits are gully, son! Didn't Ja Rule dismiss 50 like that!? And we all know how that ended up. Ja trying to hang onto his career and Irv Gotti airing out his dirty laundry on VH1. Ouch.

Floyd better watch out. Hatton ain't for play. Speed kills and if Floyd can use his speed to pump the jab and stay outside, he could very well wind up winning on points. But listen...Floyd ain't knocking out this dude. If Hatton keeps moving forward, we might see Floyd hit the canvas...and hard.

Can't wait till this fight! Chuuch!

Some of former Indiana Pacers' shooting guard Reggie Miller's brightest career moments came at the New York Knicks' expense.

There was Game 5 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals, when that skinny ass dude dropped 25 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 39 to lead the Pacers to a victory over the Knicks on the Garden floor.

And who could forget, when Reg scored eight points in 8.9 seconds in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals against the Knicks to lead the Pacers to a comeback victory.

Well, Miller killed the Knicks then and he's killing them now...with words.

"Right now, they are a league-wide joke," Miller told the New York Daily News. "It's sad because they are an historic and iconic franchise. But people think they are late night comedy jokes."

Wow. As a dude that grew up as a Knicks' fan, I must admit ... everything Miller, the Knicks' killer, said is true. I can't front. There's no reason to. The Knicks are the f**king joke of the league - ON AND OFF THE COURT.

Off the court ya got Isiah Thomas calling that lady a bitch (allegedly), and every word out his mouth. On the court, you got a roster full of streaky overpaid shooters, none of which play a lick of defense (except David Lee and Renaldo Balkman). I mean, these cats don't even foul hard.

What's interesting is Miller went on to say that:

"With the talent New York has, they should easily be in the top six. Only Orlando and Boston are running away with the conference. New York is not out of it. All they need is a four- or five-game winning streak and they've already won two of them."

Yes, the East is weak, but I think Miller was just trying to be nice to the Knicks after his initial comment. These dudes ain't making the playoffs and if they do, they're out first round.

Miller even went on to criticize Thomas for allowing Stephon Marbury to play following his whole leaving town bit.

Man, bottom line is the Knicks are a mess in every way imaginable. What's worst is these guys think they're better than they are.

Prime example - the Knicks host Boston tonight at the Garden. (Interestingly enough, Miller will broadcast the game live). Anyway, we all know Boston is easily one of the frontrunners in the East with the big three.

Well, Quentin Richardson doesn't see nothing special in the trio.

“We’re not in awe of them. They ain’t won no championships.”

...And you ain't winning one with the Knicks either, you bum ass motherf**ker! All these words - and yes, they will get back to the Celtics - are going to do is rile up KG, P2 and Jesus Shuttleworth to drop a sh*tload of points and bang every board in sight.

Let me ask y'all this: Are the Knicks the worst franchise in the L? The worst in sports!?

Jesus Christ. The Celtics beat the Knicks, 104-59, last night. The BODYING marked the Knicks' third-worst loss and second-worst scoring output of the shot-clock era.

But listen, the Knicks didn't always suck this much! There were the Walt Clyde Frazier, Willis Reed days, Bernard King was a special player, Patrick Ewing's Knicks had their run. There was some excitement in the Garden.

Arguably the most exciting Knicks' play ever came in Game 3 of the 1999 Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, when Larry Johnson (Grand ma ma) hit a four-point play. I remember that ish like it was yesterday. My brother and I were watching it and he called it. When LJ hit that...the whole block went nuts!

SOHH, let's remember the good days.

Now, let's flash back to the future, where the Knicks still suck. DAMN.

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy