CRAZY HORSE

As the Cactus League is but a month away, Sandy Alderson has revealed that the season tickets have dropped 33%...gee I wonder why? Let's see...poor GM, poor play, poor baseball theories, poor hitting, poor base running, poor people...oops too negative. Fact is the product has been not so good. And the buyer is voicing their disgust by not buying! Get out there Pads and invest in a club that will run, run, run...solidify your defense, and get solid pitching!!! The Thunder(Supersonics), Wizards, Wolves, and the Pacers all won last night! Upset city... The very out there LT debacle continues on...the notion that he will sign for a lesser amount to help the team in it's payroll...doesn't that sound a lot like the Hoffman thing that just ended? USD hosts Loyola Marymount tonight. Do you remember the wild LM teams that ran up and down the floor a bit ago? They were fun to watch. I coached a team like that one year out of desperation (horrible defensively) and it was fun, ...

Well it certainly feels like summer here in the GQ. I have gone out twice in the last 3 days and am loving it. So what better to talk about than the PGA tour which is in Hawaii now. The Maui version went to the cool cat from down under, Geoff Ogilvy. He smacked the field there and hold on as he may just do it again this time on Honolulu...Rumor mill is Tiger is coming out... The Pads signed a converted shortstop to fill the gap at 2nd next year. David Eckstein is the type of guy that WILL FIT here. Yes I said he'd fit. He can run, bunt, slap the ball around, and the knock on him the arm...no prob at 2nd. Is it going to be Luis at ss? The Blazers did a number on the Nets. You see I am bewildered by the Nets. They have a manager coaching them. Their best player is over-rated and they still manage to win some. By the way now that PDX has to run their pg by committee...watch out for the kid from Arizona. Which brings me to another point. A lot of people think that the the best kids are...

I have told you before to watch the Spurs...they took the Lakers last night and still have what it takes. Is it just me but what exactly does Jason Kidd do to get all his notoriety in the league? The Mavs are not better with him...The turrible Thunder (Supersonics) beat the Jazz!...the Wizards just may be the worst team in the league now...Danny Granger does not get the kudos he deserves in the Pacers year of survival...one of the most over-rated players in the league is Vince Carter...check his stats in the Nets loss at Boston yesterday...Rasheed is back to his temper tantrums now that the Pistons have a new coach...the Blazers mailed it in at Philly...I didn't think they would do that...how does Dunleavy keep his job at the Clips (8-30)?...Cleve the real deal...Orlando quietly getting to the elite status... Keep the faith...

Back in my head coaching days there was always hints of illegal transfers to one particular high school. You would coach against that team during the summer and then...whoa...in the winter that team would have a whole new look with some high quality transfer kids in their new lineup. A summer camp was the culprit there...but there are always some shenanigans whenever mysterious transfers occur. It eventually is caught and the coach moves on. The same thing is being alleged here at San Diego High...go to the Union-Trib website and read on. On the same type of line, the colleges have their own type of problems. That is when the coaching staff breaks the rules for contacts and THE SCHOOL gets sanctioned. The coach resigns, moves on, the school is penalized, the coach gets another job, and does it all over again. It's all about the wins... My beef is that the coach should get penalized. Must sit out a number of years, not just the school losing privileges and the such. Hasn...

It's officially the time to figure out what is needed for the Chargers for next season. Not that the GM needs help, but...here goes. Let's start with what is needed the most the defense. The acting D coordinator is interviewing for the Lion's job. So if he goes...there is the 1st thing that is needed. Merriman will be back and that changes everything...The corners had a poor season, but apparently Cromartie had a busted hip. How'd he play through that? Better pass rush...need a minor face lift in the line. It would be nice to have a little more size in the backfield also. Offensively we need a big back. Assuming LT does return...and Sproles is resigned...finding a big back is mandatory. Wow...the kicker and punter are awesome...not much needed huh...So the draft becomes huge and if they can fill the needs with their 1st 2 picks...fact is we are not that far away...I like the chances. Coaching? Norv is fine...not great. He is not imaginative enough for me, b...

Gone...whatever happened to the new look blitzing defense? Big Ben was allowed to sit back and have...forever...to find his receivers and dominate the game from the latter part of the 2nd quarter on. The Bolts could not get to him with the front 4 and did not even try the blitz. It is the only team in the playoffs who sat back and thought they could get into the lanes and disrupt the passing game. Gone...nobody gives the pro's that anymore. Isn't that why they changed defensive coordinators? Certainly give credit to the lines of the victorious Steelers. They did dominate and that was the difference. After watching all the games...SD was the least aggressive team of them all. Surely Merriman will get the Bolts back to the upper level. Yes, it did make the season interesting at the end and quite fun. But it is gone... USD got a big win at Santa Clara and they are back in the mix after getting their guys back...watch them. The negative vibes are gone. Geoff Ogilivy won...

Clearly the upset of the NFL playoffs was the Arizona Cardinal destroying the Panthers. Real hard to figure as AZ limped into the playoffs...The Ravens survived a slug fest with the Titans and the good part here is if the Bolts can muster a win...SD hosts! Don't look now but (Coach) McHale has the Timberwolves on a 5 game win streak. Oh my, and the Thunder(Supersonics) and Blazers also had victories...Portland had BRoy back and that makes a huge difference. SDS beat Utah and continues on a nice path... 2 power games today in the Giants/Eagles and the Bolts/Steelers. I have the NY team on experience and the Bolts on momentum. Do not bet the farm... The buzz in the GQ is awesome...you could golf anywhere in SD at 1:45 today. Go Chargers!