If LeBron James chooses the Knicks tomorrow, I take back everything bad I said about James, Donnie Walsh and all parties involved.  Let me just put that out there straight away.

  • With that said, I do not believe the Knicks will get the rose tomorrow.  In terms of winning championships, Miami and Chicago make so much more sense than New York.  However, he'll settle for Cleveland. 
  • I will say the momentum seems to be in the Knicks favor.  The Bulls have been silent and the Heat made their big moves with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.  In a Cleveland vs. New York match-up without sentiment, the Knicks are a better situation.  Walsh can offer Amar'e Stoudemire, a young roster and cap space, while the Cavs are locked into Antawn Jamison and veteran garbage.  If loyalty is not a factor, he could be a Knick tomorrow.
  • David Lee makes so much sense for the Phoenix Suns, but Robert Sarver is the cheapest owner in the league.  He makes Donald Sterling look like George Steinbrenner. 
  • Speaking of Sterling, the Clippers hired Vinny Del Negro???  They have no imagination.  The Clips have lowered the bar so far that my overweight shitzu could jump over it. 
  • Wade, Bosh, Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers are not a championship core.  They should be rooting for James to re-sign with Cleveland, so Pat Riley can assemble a veteran supporting cast on the cheap.  If James signs with New York, Walsh will have to fight off veteran role guys with a stick.
  • Germany are nothing if not predictable, which is amazing considering I predicted every single one of their games wrong in the knockout stage.  Anyway, they always book a spot in the final four, but they rarely come home with the hardware.  They have not won a major crown since Euro '96, yet they've gone semis, semis and finals in the last three World Cups.
  • My brother's text: "Are all Spaniards allergic to shooting?"  Yes, they kind of are.  For the first time in this tournament, we saw the real Spain.  Like Chinese water torture, they hardly give you a touch of the ball until they score the first goal.  Once they have a lead, they don't give you a touch at all.  Germany had to score first to open up Spain, but Carlos Puyol's header was a deserving winner.
  • Fernando Torres should not start the Final.  If Cesc Fabregas is healthy enough, he should get the nod.  If not, David Silva should get a return from exile over Pedro.
  • Early prediction: Germany will win Euro '12.  
  • Martin Tyler was ESPN's big play-by-play get leading up to the World Cup and he's been excellent, but Ian Darke has stolen the show.  On the whole, it has to be said that the worldwide leader's coverage has been spectacular.  They made mostly great hires/assignments and they did not ask their analysts to dumb it down for an American audience (Roberto Martinez is my favorite).  
  • Robinson Cano pulled out of the Home Run Derby today with a "back injury".  I would've thrown a viewing party to root against him if he had stayed in.  He seems like the perfect candidate to ruin his swing trying to impress the fans.
  • Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez is the next Cano.  He has the sweetest lefty swing in the National League.
  • Great tweet by someone named Alexander Cole: "Great eating champions of our time arrested on back-to-back days: Kobayashi and Jamarcus Russell."

Jamarcus Russell is a walking cautionary tale.