Melo Out

Although previously I was almost completely content with the Bulls roster and was anxiously awaiting the emergence of D.Rose, the Boozehound, and Benny T. Bull storming onto the hardwood of the UC, the emerging presence of Carmelo Anthony donning red and black next year has got me feeling like I'm impersonating Dickie V in the halls of a public library. The free agent summer of 2010 can be relinquished! So, if the holy triumvirate (sorry, in this case I'm not talking about Rush) start stealing titles and LeBron is showering in his own glory like Neve Campbell does with a bottle of Vidal Sassoon, Chicago can still think, "Hey, we still have a guy who's married to an MTV VJ (LaLa), Miami can never take that from us."

It's become clear Melo wants out of the Mile High City. After 7 seasons of being surrounded by the absolute WORST locker room guys in the NBA (K-Mart, J.R. Smith, Iverson, Birdman!?!), Melo understandably wants to clear his head from the immeasurable amount of secondhand marijuana smoke that has suffocated in the Nugs (no pun intended)locker room. Seriously, the Nuggets go through more grass during a 3 game road trip than the entire 'Up in Smoke' tour went through in an entire summer. First and foremost, Carmelo wants to get out of the West. He's sick of averaging 28.5 PPG during the regular season just so he can watch Nene (believe it or not, overall pick # 7 in 2002) miss a bunch of uncontested layups in the Nuggets best effort to become a first round casualty for the 6th time in 7 years. I don't blame him for wanting out. He sees all of his buddies in Miami lounging in 20,000 seat arenas with their friends, shooting trick shots in practice, sharing a good laugh, and then capping it all off with a practical,locker room prank on Zydrunas Ilgauskas as he playfully laughs it off in his best Andre the Giant impersonation. If that isn't what every star athlete longs for, then I don't know what is. Carmelo deserves to get out of Denver, unless he is unbeknownst to us an avid fan of the slopes and wants to continue to shred powder until Kobe retires so he can have a legitimate chance of seizing the Western Conference.

But, for Bulls fans to be sitting, waiting, wishing for Carmelo to capriciously sign with the Bulls, you might as well waste your time listening to Jack Johnson's Curious George CD--or something equally as appalling. Every time a highly esteemed and trendy free agent hits the market, rumors fill the air and our hopes get built up only to see them crumble in the end like a bunch of wooden, jenga blocks. First it was T-Mac in 2002, then Kobe was fictionally headed to the Windy city, then KG, then Bosh and Wade, and then finally LeBron. It really has become tiresome. The Bulls have an uncanny knack for finding themselves as possible destinations for every marquee free agent, and consistently can't close the deal (not the only time that's been said about Krause). Wishing for the Bulls to sign Carmelo is like wishing for Santa Clause to bring you tickets to the Masters in April, and as Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino so eloquently put it Thursday night, "Santa Clause is DEAD!"

As for pick of the day, The Pulse Man did it again last night. He has now extended his career-long 'pick of the day' streak to 9 by calling the under on Reggie Bush's all purpose yardage. Heading for a double-digit streak, he likes the Rangers over the Yankees tonight at (-139). Also, posted below is his 'Saturday 6 pack'. And,if you're like most teenage females and can't get enough of the Pulse Man, keep a close eye out for a teaser before Sunday morning's NFL games.

Pick of the Day: Yankees @ Rangers- RANGERS-moneyline (-139)

Record:(19-11-0)

Saturday 6 Pack

2 team parlay: BYU (+1) @ Air Force- BYU, Ok. St.(-14) @ Troy-OK.ST

3 team parlay: Penn St. (+12)@ Bama-PSU, San Jose St.(+38)@ Wisconsin-SJSU, E.Michigan @ Miami (Ohio) Total-53 1/2-UNDER

'BIG TICKET PICK'-WVU (-12.5)@ Marshall-WVU