Southern Cali Sports

Wilson Betemit continues to struggle at the plate (batting .133 last I checked) and the Dodgers don’t seem to have many options at 3rd Base…
Andy LaRoche who was supposed to be the 3rd Baseman of the future is batting .243 in AAA so he doesn’t appear to be ready…
Nomar Garciaparra appears to be the best […]

Well, I’m not happy about the Raiders drafting Jamarcus Russell but it is what it is…
I hope Russell doesn’t have the poor work ethic that most critics claim he has and I hope the Raiders one day have the offensive line they’ll need to allow Russell to heave the ball the 80 yards he’s capable […]

I don’t know if he has any more of those 19 point efforts in him but if the Lakers are to have any chance in this years playoffs against the Phoenix Suns, Kwame Brown is going to have to exploit the Sun’s lack of an interior defense.
Kwame Brown broke a previous personal record by scoring […]

Rumor has it that Al Davis is pretty much the only one in the Raiders organization that wants to draft Jamarcus Russell at this Saturdays NFL Draft.
Apparently, the rest of the Raiders organization wants to draft the best player in the draft: WR Calvin Johnson of Georgia Tech and take a QB in the 2nd […]

Kobe Bryant did everything he could to elevate the Lakers over the Suns and he came up short.
It was abundantly clear yesterday that Kobe was attempting to involve his teamates in the game. Phil Jackson has been preaching to anybody who will listen lately that the Lakers need to get back to team ball.
I think […]

It’s time for Donald Sterling and Elgin Baylor to blow this roster up.
This was supposed to be the year for the Clippers…stop me if you’ve heard that one before but this year it was a little different. They actually have talent!
I mean correct me if I’m wrong but there were high expectations at the beginning […]

Nick Young announced yesterday that he will be foregoing his senior season at USC and turning pro next year.
Aaron Afflalo made a similar announcement for UCLA last week.
Nick Young is a better fit for the NBA.
Aaron Afflalo would be a mistake if he were picked in the first round of the NBA draft. He won’t […]

Don’t look now but the Anaheim Ducks are about to sweep the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of this years Stanley Cup Playoffs.
This post isn’t actually about the Ducks however…
This post is about the NHL playoffs.
If you’re on the fence, if you’ve ever been on the fence, if you’ve ever considered watching a game […]

Both the Clippers and Lakers lost last night…
The Lakers appear to be settling into the 7th playoff spot and I think that’s a better spot for them then the 6th or 8th spot.
In the 6th spot, they would be facing the Dallas Mavericks and in the 8th spot they would face the San Antonio Spurs. […]

Here are 2 things that make me believe Jamarcus Russell should not be the #1 pick in the NFL draft:

He is a raw passer and most scouts believe he will have problems completing short and intermediate passes.
He has a questionable work ethic.

Look, I’m not an NFL scout but I know that a poor work ethic […]