Not a Great Year for the Sports Pastor

I've been thinking a little about my lack of blogging yesterday, and I've decided that it is too painful. The Cowboys were atrocious for the first part of the year, Hawkeyes football took a downward spiral after a close game against Wisconsin, and Caron Butler is out for the rest of the regular season, with the Mavericks losing 6 straight, the most since 2000. And I won't even begin to talk about the Mets.

But things are looking up. The Mavs beat the Lakers last night. I'm going to the Mavs/Nets game on Saturday night at the Rock, which should be a lot of fun, especially since Dirk is looking healthy again. We're only a few weeks away from baseball Spring training, then we are into the NFL draft, and as long as the CBA gets worked out, football will be back before we know it.

I had high hopes for the Mavericks this year. They started out great, they were playing tough against the best teams in the league, and I especially liked the fact that we swept the series with Wade, LeBron, and the Yankees of the NBA. But with Butler injured, I'm a little less certain of our shot at the finals. I think last night's game showed us that Jason Kidd needs to produce in the points category if we are going to be competitive. Someone needs to step up and score, and I think Kidd could be that person.

Did I mention that I'm excited for the game on Saturday? We are in the 12th row, so if you are watching on the YES network or Fox Sports SW, you might see us. My mother-in-law even got me a Dirk t-shirt for the occasion. And since it is against the Nets, we are almost assured a victory, especially since I saw on ESPN today that they have "no chance" of trading for Carmelo Anthony.