I Feel Bad

I have the most sickening feeling that the Mavericks are going to lose to the New Jersey/Brooklyn/Jay-Z Nets tonight.

Josh Howard is still out, so is Ross apparently. And if you heard the "FUCK" exclaimed from Shawn Marion on FoxSports as he walked to the locker room after Monday's game, than you have to wonder about his health too.

Also, teams always seem to play well for the first few games after a coach is fired. New Jersey doesn't want to be the sole owner of this record and with Dallas struggling the last few games with injuries and Barea's general presence on the floor, than you have to be a little concerned about this being a trap game.

Please do not sleep walk through this game, Dallas. You don't get enough respect as it is and it will only get worse if you lose to NJ/BK/JZ tonight. When you get into the playoffs later in the year, what will people use against you as a reason to pick the other team in the series? "Yeah, Dallas is good, but they lost to the Nets. How good can you be when that happens?"

I'd really rather not hear that garbage, so please win tonight. Don't make me embarrassed to be a Mavericks fan tonight. Just...finish them. Kill them. Please. Don't even make it a close game. Beat them by 40 if it's at all possible.

Ugh. I'm scared.

Anyway, Rangers offered arbitration to Marlon Byrd and Pudge yesterday. I still think people need to keep an eye out for Salty or Tea to get traded and Pudge to get re-signed. I may be wrong, but that's what it feels like to me.

Rumors also keep going around about Jermaine Dye, Darren Oliver and other spares. I'm going to cry if the Rangers don't make a significant improvement this off-season. Next year is supposed to be their big year where all the young talent comes together. It won't be possible if you don't get a solid patient hitter (Let's say Nick Johnson) or a good starting pitcher (Rich Harden for example) and thus I will be angry and sad for 5 months.

Oh well. Check out the Mavs and pray they don't lose to the Nets.