The Georgetown Hoyas are back in their old tricks again

The Georgetown Hoyas remembered how they got all those championship titles. Now, they're using them on this year's college hoops wars.

Jeff Green, the talented forward of the Georgetown Hoyas, is bringing ''Hoya Paranoia'' so to speak, back. Yep, it seems the Hoyas are bringing back the style of basketball that propelled the school atop the NCAA College Basketball food chain some years ago, SLAMMING BODIES AND LOW SCORING GAMES.

Jeff Green sure played a big part in all of this. But with a Ewing playing in a Georgetown Hoyas jersey while a Thompson watches in the Hoyas bench, the images of the Georgetown championship basketball teams has definitely began to materialize.

Patrick Ewing Jr. is a 6'8'', 238-pound junior who wears his father's no.33 at the back of his gray Georgetown Hoyas jersey. Only time will tell if this Ewing can be as great as his father was when the Hall of Famer was electrifying Madison Square Garden in a New York Knicks uniform.

Of course, just like the old days, a Ewing's journey towards superstardom will be guided by a coach Thomson. Imagine that. John Thompson III, son of the former Georgetown coach, has the opportunity of guiding a Ewing big man to the top, just like his dad some years ago.

Wait, you haven't forgotten all about Jeff Green now haven't you?

Georgetown has won 11 straight games in this year's NCAA College Basketball season before losing to Syracuse. And that's thanks to Jeff Green, Georgetown's key for the coming March Madness bracket battles.

Forward Jeff Green, a 6-foot-9 junior from Hyattsville, Md., is a throw-back player, who seemingly doesn't do anything exceptionally well and yet does everything for Georgetown.

Going into Saturday's game, Green didn't rank among the Big East's top 15 scorers. He isn't among the league leaders in rebounds, assists or steals. But when the conference hands out its hardware in a couple of weeks, Green should be the Big East player of the year. There isn't a more valuable or versatile player in the college basketball's biggest league.

''Jeff Green is a basketball player and when you start trying to label him, saying he's a big guy or a small guy, all of a sudden he does something the opposite of what you are saying,'' Georgetown Hoyas head coach John Thompson III said. ''He is a basketball player and he is comfortable anywhere on the court.''

Can the Georgetown Hoyas win the NCAA College Basketball championship? Here are some odds from Bodog sportsbook.

Florida Gators 9/2

Ohio State Buckeyes 8/1

North Carolina Tar Heels 5/1

UCLA Bruins 8/1

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Ben Wallace VS Detroit Pistons at the Palace

On Sunday, former Piston Ben Wallace will lead the Chicago Bulls against his former team, the Detroit Pistons.

Pistons fans have been waiting for this since day one. The day when former Piston Ben Wallace returns to the Palace of Auburn Hills, bringing his Chicago Bulls squad with him, to face the Detroit Pistons.

The Chicago Bulls will visit the Detroit Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Sunday, marking the very first time Bulls center Ben Wallace returns to the very court that made him the NBA's defensive powerhouse.

The Bulls will come into this game probably banged up, drained and tired. After all, they did visit LeBron James and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Ohio before taking the trip to Washington D.C. to face the red hot Washington Wizards of Gilbert Arenas.

The Bulls do have Saturday off before taking the trip to Motor City. But when you take on a team like the Detroit Pistons, especially these days with a rejuvenated Chris Webber on their roster, you got to bring more than your A game.

And remember, these Pistons are probably holding a grudge still since Ben Wallace decided to sign with Chicago in the offseason. Of course, Ben Wallace knows that the Pistons fans are waiting for him.

''The Palace will be rocking,'' Ben Wallace said. ''They know I'm coming.''

It's time to see if the Bulls can make a playoff push with their young cast of scorers and if Ben Wallace can make a difference in the middle as envisioned. More importantly, it's time for Big Ben to show the Pistons what he is truly worth.

Can Ben Wallace lead the Chicago Bulls to the NBA Playoffs? Who will win the 2007 NBA Championship? Here are some odds from Bodog:

Chicago Bulls 7/1

Detroit Pistons 9/1

Dallas Mavericks 7/2

Miami Heat 4/1 (boo!)

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Big 12 conference teams to March at March Madness

Kevin Durant is ready for his first March Madness bracket battle.

If the Big Ten has Greg Oden and the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Big 12 has Kevin Durant and the Texas Longhorns. And in case you didn't realize it yet, Kevin Durant led the Longhorns just enough to be ready at the coming March Madness wars.

However, as good as Kevin Durant is, the Longhorns are not a lock for the March Madness bracket battles just yet. If you can imagine that. It turns out that nobody from his team can compliment his unparalleled talent yet. And yes, the Texas Longhorns are not the Texan team to beat in the Big 12.

That title belongs to the Texas A&M Aggies. The Aggies, along with the Kansas Jayhawks are, for a lack of a better term, ''golden.'' But fret not Kevin Durant fans, the Texas Longhorns are not that far behind from these two powerhouse teams. One more win and you'll see them Longhorns ''horn'' their way to the top.

As for the rest of the field?

The Oklahoma Sooners are stirring up a lot of hype in this NCAA College Basketball season for an institution crazy about college football. HOWEVER, the Sooners missed out on a big chance for a home upset of the talented Aggies and if they want to keep up the momentum they generated the last couple of weeks, they better start winning now.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders are fun to watch. Watching Texas Tech head coach Bobby Knight throw obscenities at the game officials is worth the admission already! There's only one problem though, throwing obscenities doesn't earn you the automatic invite for March Madness and if the Red Raiders want to extend their season 'til March, they better stop hovering around .500 and start solidifying their March Madness bracket slot.

Also read the March Madness should be's in the Big East.

Can the Texas Tech Red Raiders win the NCAA College Basketball championship? Here are some odds from Bodog sportsbook.

Florida Gators 9/2

Ohio State Buckeyes 8/1

North Carolina Tar Heels 5/1

UCLA Bruins 8/1

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The 2007 NBA All Star Game in Las Vegas is ON!

Las Vegas is ready for the biggest show of February.

The NBA's ''mid-season classic'' returns for it's 2007 offering as the best players from the Eastern Conference meet the towering giants of the Western Conference. It's the East going up against the West and judging by this year's starting line-ups, the East will definitely bow down to the West when it's all said and done.

This year, unlike last season's Detroit Pistons theme, the East will only have two Pistons on their roster. They snubbed Tayshaun Prince again. And to make matters worse for Detroit, Rasheed Wallace wasn't even asked to return.

Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups were selected as East reserves but snubbing Sheed and Tayshaun for a struggling Miami Heat tandem of Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal is just plain wrong.

Joining the Miami Heat tandem are the likes of LeBron James, Gilbert Arenas and the much improved Chris Bosh.

The West is where it's at this year. They were able to form one solid starting five, and that's saying with or without a Yao Ming at the starting center spot. Yao Ming won't be playing in this year's NBA All Star game in Las Vegas with him nursing an injury.

NO PROBLEM. The likes of Memo Okur and Dirk Nowitzki can definitely fill that void.

This year's West lineup is a mismatch waiting to happen compared to what the East came up with. The frontline of Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan will definitely dwarf anyone on the court matched up against them while the backcourt of Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady can take advantage of their combination of size and speed against an East backcourt of two natural point guards. (Wade and Arenas)

Who will win the 2007 NBA Championship? Here are some odds from Bodog:

Chicago Bulls 7/1

Detroit Pistons 9/1

Dallas Mavericks 7/2

Miami Heat 4/1 (boo!)

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Kevin Durant is ready for the coming March Madness

Before you crown Ohio State Buckeyes tower or power, Greg Oden, the lock for overall no.1 pick in the NBA Draft, see the Texas Longhorns.

Kevin Durant of the Texas Longhorns, all of a sudden, is playing like Superman in basketball shoes. No one can seem to stop Kevin Durant lately and it seems all that media hype surrounding Ohio State's dominant giant seem to fade and starts to surround Texas' young superstar.

Every NCAA College Basketball team unfortunate enough to face Kevin Durant and the rest of the Texas Longhorns are just going nuts trying to stop this kid. They threw basically everything at the guy but Kevin just kept on going.

Full court man to man defense? Half court zones? They used 'em all, and NONE can't seem to work.

''He's the best freshman and one of the best players I've ever seen,'' Texas A&M head coach Billy Gillispie said. ''I don't think anyone has figured anything out. I think it's going to take NBA players to slow him down, and I doubt if they're going to do a very good job either.''

''I know people have tried to do different things (defensively),'' Texas assistant coach Russ Springmann said. ''Some people have face-guarded him. Some people have tried to be physical with him.''

''To Kevin's credit and his teammates' credit, he's continued to move and play in the flow of the game and his teammates have done a great job of paying attention to where he is and trying to find him when he's open.''

Can Kevin Durant lead the Texas Longhorns to win the NCAA College Basketball championship? Here are some odds from Bodog sportsbook.

Florida Gators 9/2

Ohio State Buckeyes 8/1

North Carolina Tar Heels 5/1

UCLA Bruins 8/1

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Introducing the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Judges

Who better to judge a slam dunk contest than these slam dunk champions right?

We all saw the likes of Charles Barkley bastardizing the most electrifying play in NBA Basketball, THE DUNK, blabbering about things they don't understand. One of the greatest dunkers in the game today, Andre Iguodala, even said Kenny Smith screwed him last year, leading to his decision not to join the slam dunk contest this NBA All-Star weekend in Las Vegas.

Well, it will be different this season. THIS TIME, slam dunk champions will judge the slam dunk contest on All-Star Saturday night, not aging overweight has-beens like Sir Charles Barkley.

Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins will lead the Slam Dunk contest judges this year. 'His Airness' and 'the Human Highlight Film' will be joined by 'Doctor J' Julius Erving and two of today's most electrifying aerial displays, Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter.

Wow. It doesn't get any better than that right?

Michael Jordan gave us that classic ''leap from the free throw line dunk,'' Kobe Bryant gave us that ''between the legs slam'' and Vince Carter showed us that crazy ''360 counter-clockwise between the legs jam.'' WHEW!

New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson will return to defend his Slam Dunk title. He will be joined by Chicago Bulls rookie Tyrus Thoms, Boston Celtics forward Gerald Green and Orlando Magic superstar, Dwight Howard.

After the 5-foot-9 Nate Robinson needed 14 attempts to complete a dunk in last year's dunk-off, a new rule is being implemented this season allowing competitors 2 minutes to complete a dunk once they've received the ball from the referee. If they haven't dunked within that time, they will have two more chances to do so.

Can Nate Robinson lead the New York Knicks to the NBA Playoffs? Who will win the 2007 NBA Championship? Here are some odds from Bodog:

Chicago Bulls 7/1

Detroit Pistons 9/1

Dallas Mavericks 7/2

Miami Heat 4/1 (boo!)

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