The “Brow” takes over the spotlight

Now that the Super Bowl is in the books and the entire belly aching from crying Saints fans seems to finally be subsiding, the NBA is set to take center stage for the next few months. Anthony Davis AKA “The Brow” is the object of desire of many teams as the trade deadline looms. Unfortunately, New Orleans might be over playing their hand yet again and may end up crying into their Saints jersey more than they did after the no call in the NFC championship game. The Bozos always call things like they see it and we will start with Anthony Davis: TRIM YOUR DAMN EYE BROWS YOU FREAK FROM MIDDLE EARTH!!! It makes it hard to watch close-ups of you on T.V. when all I can think of is grabbing my electric razor or weed whacker and slicing a pathway in that thing. This is one of the reasons I never watched ‘Duck Dynasty’ or the “Alaska Bush People”. When I watch TV I want to be entertained, not wanting to take a shower and a shave with some Irish spring and a buck knife! Ok, now that I got that out of myself, let’s talk sports..

AD is a very good player and has helped the Pelicans win exactly one playoff series in his six years with the team. Perhaps I should print that again: The Pelicans have one playoff series win in six years. Despite this record the Lakers have backed up a pickup truck and offered Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingraham, Kyle Kouszma, Josh Hart, two first round draft picks, Lavar Ball, Mitch Kuptchak, Jamaal Wilkes, Norm Nixon and a Hollywood B list star to be named later to the Pelicans in order to pair him with King James. Amazingly the Pelicans had no interest in the assets, although they were tempted due to Jamaal Wilkes smooth release on his jump shot. Right now the NBA has a big problem and Commissioner Adam Silver really needs to dive deep into this problem of player tampering.

AD has over a year left on his contract with the small market Pelicans but once he had dinner with King James in December, all hell has broken loose and James is stirring the pot that makes super teams work. A few weeks later, AD demands to be traded and informs the team that the Lakers are his preferred team. The Pelicans are shocked and dismayed and as the trade deadline approaches there are multiple stories about their management sticking it to AD. While we understand this anger, we learned years ago from the movie “The Godfather” that you should never take business to personal. The Pelicans are taking business too personal and in an attempt to get back at James and the Lakers, may be shooting themselves in the foot.

The haul the Lakers were offering would have allowed the pelicans to sport a young team with players locked up under rookie contracts while at the same time giving them draft picks and parts to trade to get additional assets. In their haste to screw the Lakers they may paint their team into a box. Reports today indicate the Lakers are going to wait and pull their offer off the table and are no longer communicating with the Pelicans. That sounds good in theory, but what happens to them if AD announces “I will only play and sign with the Lakers” once the season ends? Instead of a haul of young prospects and picks, the pelicans might be left with Lonzo and LaVar Ball and a six pack of Old Milwaukee Ice in a can as compensation. There is no way other teams will be turning over a bunch of assets if AD and James have already made this deal through their mutual agent, Rich Paul. The Brow will hold all the power if the deadline passes today and he is still on their roster and the Pelicans could be left with no assets for their star player. When a player wants out, it’s always best to cut the line and move on. This attempt to mess with AD and the Lakers will come back to haunt them, especially if Rich Paul announces AD will only sign an extension with the Lakers.

-BSB