Redick, Roethlisberger, and Rithmetic: Don't Drink & Drive, Unless You Are Not Wearing a Helmet

One note on my radio appearance: it did get recorded, just having technical problems getting it in my hands. Will try to have it up by today or tomorrow…..now onto today's post:

J.J. Say it ain't so.

J.J. Redick made a stupid mistake Monday night. Plain and simple. From a personal standpoint, when you are within two weeks of a day that will set you up financially for life, you cannot do anything that could potentially jeopardize that payday and your career. Plain and simple. No excuses. In addition, J.J. is the most recognizable Duke athlete there is (even though, at this point, he is technically a Duke graduate and no longer a Duke athlete). Because of some "potentially" lying bitch who is making up stories about Duke athletes, Duke, always the picture of pristine, finds itself with a somewhat tarnished image. This image is not helped when your most recognizable athlete gets a DWI. All that being said, I am hopeful this will not ruin Redick's stock in the draft. He has never had any problems, and one example of blowing a 0.11 should not scare a team away. Now if it were a Tar Heel doing the blowing (pun intended), that may be a different story….

Speaking of stupid mistakes, how dumb is Ben Roethlisberger? Did he not see what happened to Jayson Williams? Did he not read about Kellen Winslow costing himself millions by riding around on a motorcycle? Ben, at least if you are going to ride, wear a freaking hat. And a note to NFL General Managers: put a no-riding clause in every contract. Not just during the season, but all year long. You may as well protect yourself if your players are going to continue to be stupid when left to their own devices…

I am admitted NBA loather, but man, Dwayne Wade is just an awesome player. He single-handedly willed his team to win last night. If Shaq actually shows up in Game 4, Miami could still make this interesting…..

Good luck to Rod Brind A'Mour winning a well deserved Stanley Cup tonight!