Much to talk about this fine Wednesday. Let’s jump right in:
1.) The Boston Celtics, if they had not already, proved in the last two nights that they are the team to beat in the race for the NBA Title. By coming back from 22 down against the Spurs on Monday night in San Antonio and ending the Rockets winning streak at 22 games last night in Houston, the Celtics have hopefully answered the call for the Eastern Conference. I may even argue that the Detroit Pistons are the second best team in the NBA, after dismantling both the Hornets and Nuggets in their previous two games.
2.) I failed to mention the other day that the Denver Nuggets scored 168 points in a regulation game against an NBA franchise on Sunday night. Sit and let that stew in your head. That’s 42 points per quarter. That’s 10 players averaging 16.8 points during that game (every player who entered the court of play scored a point). No Nugget scored over 30. The NBA franchise who allowed such a thrashing does not deserve their name to be mentioned in some idiot’s insignificant daily blog.
3.) I’m 1-0 in my picks for this year’s installment of March Madness thanks to Mount St. Mary’s victory last night over Coppin State. The road to 64-0 has begun.
4.) I give to you the lineup tomorrow in D.C. on our CBS affiliate. Michigan State vs. Temple, Marquette vs. Kentucky, Duke vs. Belmont, Notre Dame vs. George Mason. Nowhere in there do I see USC vs. Kansas State, as it is trumped by the game happening 4 miles from me at the Verizon Center between Duke and lowly Belmont. Also, each of those games is the worst in their time slot. I’m glad I signed up for the games on my computer 3 weeks ago.
5.) The Boston Red Sox are apparently ready to boycott their Japanese trip because every coach on the team is not getting paid the $40,000 bonus that the Sox players are receiving for the two exhibition games, two regular season games, goodwill trip to an Army Base, etc. There is no way that they go through with this. MLB will cave.
6.) Allen Iverson returns to Philadelphia for the first time since becoming a Denver Nugget tonight. If he doesn’t get a standing ovation from every person in that crowd, an injustice will have been committed.
There’s no game of the day today, not because there aren’t good or compelling NBA games, but rather because you will be watching sports nonstop for the next 4 days.
Mid-Atlantic Bias is going to be taking a break, as I will be watching loads of college basketball tomorrow, then returning home to Taunton on Friday morning/afternoon, then fixing myself in front of a TV for the next 2 1/2 days. It should be a blast. I will return next week with Round 2 of my NFL Mock Draft and lots of rants, raves, and explanations for what will happen in the tournament between then and now.
See You Soon.
Mid-Atlantic Bias 
you should at some point during those days of intent NCAA watching look up the scores to the HE tourny this weekend. UNH will win it all beating BC 4-1 friday night followed by beating Vermont (who will upset BU) 3-0 on sat. the UNH womens team will be attempting to win their second national title as well and will hopefully beat minn-duluth tomorrow and give harvard their second loss of the season (first and only also coming at the hands of UNH) in the title game. that will be 3 national championships for UNH 2 in womens hockey and 1 in some other sport like womens field hockey or lacrosse. if they pull it off expect mass rioting in downtown durham, or probably more likely expect nothing to happen since no one actually cares about womens hockey (except for jim buckless, but he may not even notice since i think he will be staring at a picture of wily mo for the next 6 months).
wI’m going to miss you.