Rants and Ranks

Disclaimer: I'm sure that most will not agree with this blog.  However before you send me hate mail, read the whole thing.  If you can at least see where I'm coming from, that's all I ask.  Recently it was announced that Catwoman and Bane will be the new villains in 2012's highly anticipated flick "The Dark Knight Rises."  There is no doubt in my mind that this newest movie will be the highest grossing film of the year, and who knows, maybe of all-time.  The Dark Knight (from now on I'm just going to write TDK) got so much press, so much love and kudos, that the anticipation for the next (and last?) installment will be a box office smash.  I'm sure it will be a good movie just like the last one.  You better re-read that last sentence.  I wrote "good" and not "amazing," or "best movie ever."  I'll never forget the feeling of disappointment I had when I left the theater after watching TDK.  I had hyped myself up for ...

Aside from the Miami Heat, or Carmelo, one of the most debated topics this NBA season has been who is the alpha dog point guard?  At the start of the season I could see the argument for all the big names (Paul, Rondo, Rose, Westbrook, Williams.)  However the past month or so, Derrick Rose has risen to a level above all those aforementioned gentlemen.  Rose is an absolute beast.  Not only is he the best PG in game right now, he is one of the best players, garnering some MVP talk.  How can you possibly argue it?  Is there any player more valuable to his team than Rose is to the Bulls?  As of this writing, the Bulls are 31-14, good enough for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference.  Did anyone outside of Chicago actually think this was possible?  Sure they have a revamped lineup, but I was expecting 4th seed at best, but more than likely a 5th.  And on top of all that, Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah have missed a significant number of ga...