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I'm gonna go Packers vs. Jets. Green Bay is going to be even better with a healthy Finley and Grant on offense and I think the Jets finally break through and reach the SB.

Am I the only one who thought Charlie set a screen and then Hollins wouldn't let him go? Or am I wrong?

Boston in 5. Just not enough defense from the Knicks. I think Melo and Amare are good enough for them to win a game at home but Boston should go right into playoff mode.

They got pushed to OT?!

Lol, poor Cavs.

Almost blew it there at the end due to the fatigue from yesterday's game but we were able to grind it out and get the W. Now a win against Toronto will get us that 2 seed and a first round matchup against Philly.

LaMarcus Aldridge or Zach Randolph.

I think it'll be Miami or Boston if they beat us in the second round. I just think having Wade and LeBron in playoff mode will be tough to beat in a 7 game series. LeBron seems more focused this year than I've ever seen him and we all know what Wade can do in a playoff setting.

Last time we played in ATL we absolutely killed them and with a chance to lock up the second seed I don't see us coming out slow.

Losing streak up to 5 for the Lakers. Big win for OKC as it evens them up in the loss column with Dallas.

Durant looks strong early on.

I see Gasol taught Kobe to moan when there's minimal contact to get a call.

Go Thunder

Ok here are my thoughts from the game. - Very nice job fighting back after Boston jumped out to that early lead. Especially when you consider Bosh got 2 early fouls and Bibby missed 3 open looks that he'll usually nail. - Loved LeBron reacting after the foul by Jermaine. That was mostly just frustration building up lately especially after the Mo Evans play where he could've reacted way worse. Lol @ Jermaine putting on a Celtic jersey and thinking he's some badass now. Also liked Wade not letting that push by Pierce go unnoticed. - The role players stepped up today. Joel Anthony was awesome on the glass today and had some nice blocks. He defended KG as well as you could ask him. James Jones hit some big shots and Bibby did as well. The best job though was done by Mario Chalmers. He didn't back down and he stayed in control today which was huge for us. The play where he fouled KG, knocked him over and he stood over KG said a lot about how far he's come. He would've never done that his first 2 seasons. - Dwyane Wade's off ball defense was spectacular today. Seeing him get around screens and chase Allen around was something else. That might've been the best effort I've ever seen Dwyane put forth on defense. - We closed out the game and that was very good to see even after Boston made their run to cut it to 9. Bibby hits a huge 3 and we never looked back. LeBron hit some big shots down the stretch as well. - Finally, the atmosphere. The Triple A was awesome today and maybe the loudest its been all year.

Philly fans, how would you guys rate Danys Baez's performance so far this season? His stats look terrific and I saw he got the W on opening day and is yet to allow an earned run. He's a close family friend of mine so its always great to see him do well.

I think anything more than 7 years is way too long for a guaranteed teacher contract because then you have some that will slip back into having too much job security that they'll begin to slack and not have that same performance they had when they knew their ass was on the line. That does sound like a great way to do things though.

Is this real life? Briana in a landslide.

Christie is only doing this because IIRC, the state of NJ lost a billion dollars in federal funding which he now has to make up for somehow. Asking teachers to take a 1 year pay freeze isn't asking for much IMO and the union really should've worked with him on that.

I'm all for paying teacher's more. I absolutely believe its one of the most important professions in the entire world. My problem is with tenure and what we base their wages on. I believe a Merit Pay type system where like in plenty of other professions, the teachers are paid based on their performance and effectiveness in the classroom would work wonders. Also, tenure, the way its set up now just isn't doing the students justice and a lot of good teacher's aren't being paid as much as they should Like ECN said, either re-vamp the entire system or just eliminate all together. The teacher's union wants no part of a merit pay system though. Why? I'm not sure.

Oh cool, random insults because someone has a different opinion. No one said its easy. He simply said that their salary fits the amount of time they work in a year. My cousin is a teacher in NY, so I know what they have to do and what goes into being a teacher. I know all about lesson plans, grading papers, drawing up tests and getting everything prepared. However, that doesn't change the fact that we shouldn't feel bad for them or that they shouldn't be held accountable for their performance.

This is Tiger's chance to make a run today. If Mcilroy putts poorly today then it opens things up for everyone else because you know he's going to strike it well. Tiger needs to take advantage if he gets an opening.

And? So what? They knew what they were getting into before they chose the profession. Are we supposed to sit here and feel bad for them because they have to grade papers and write tests? And way to generalize about other professions and then act like teacher's don't have any free time at all lol. This whole little pseudo-intellectual act you're trying to put on isn't fooling anyone tool.

True. He's the most overrated coach in America, I just used him to name a championship winning coach.

That still doesn't hide the fact that he's an average coach when it comes to x's and o's. He's never won a title at the collegiate level. This isn't Coach K, Roy Williams, Rick Pitino or Bill Self we're talking about.

Those were all vacated. This one seems the most legit out of all of them.