Below this post, you will find my first guest post. It is composed by reader Matthew Minton, a devout fan of all things UNH, who has a much more accurate analysis of the upcoming America East tournament than mine.

Today’s post is going to be super short. The multiple posts yesterday took a lot out of me and I’ve already provided my thoughts on Favre’s retirement. Tomorrow, I will have the winners/losers of NFL Free Agency. Friday, I will have for you my top 5 running backs in the 2008 NFL Draft (and no, Darren McFadden is not number 1). So, you have that to look forward to.

Today’s quick housecleaning items:

1.) Do you see what I mean? No game of the day yesterday. I have nothing to talk about.

2.) The title of today’s post is a reference to the immortal Chris Andersen, “The Birdman.” He was suspended two years ago for violating the NBA’s drug policy with any combination of cocaine, meth, LSD, or heroin. He is famous for this video from the NBA Slam Dunk Contest a few years ago: http://youtube.com/watch?v=VcddO9KH-N4

Glad to have him back. I hope he and Bonzi Wells become good friends and stay the hell away from CP3, David West, Tyson Chandler, Peja.

3.) That’s all I’ve got for you today. The Birdman.

Game O’ The Day: Detroit @ Boston (NBA). The biggest game at the Garden in a long, long time. Bigger than the Game 7 debacle in 2005. A Celtics win clinches a playoff spot for the team. A loss is much more than a loss. It’s a huge momentum swing for the Pistons. If you think that either of these teams cares about any other eastern conference teams, you’re mistaken. These are the two best teams in the East and this will be the best game of the season, to date, in the Eastern Conference. The Garden will be rocking. I, however, will be watching Big Brother and the Project Runway finale, because I am stuck with the Magic and Wizards. Oh, Washington.

Back tomorrow with a full post. Continue below to Matt’s analysis of the AE tourney.