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I like how they have Nitro's ratings on one side of the page and RAW's on the other. From a 4.7 to a 2.9 with the start of RAW. Shit.

The teams are submitted.

You can't have two Scolas, you cheater.

Did Powerade do away with Jagged Ice? I haven't seen it anywhere for quite a while.

Picks have been sent.

Anyone? I mean I have to leave, like, now.

I have to leave for work in a few minutes, so is there someone who will be around when Broward's 12 hours have passed (1:21 PM ET, or less than an hour from now) that I can send my picks to?

I could picture bob saying aloud "That's bullshit!" when he saw that thread closed by Agent earlier.

And the Vikings continue their history of fucking me over in this league.

This will come down to New Orleans winning on a FG and me still losing the matchup. I just know it.

I LOVE YOU REGGIE BUSH

I hate these Monday night cliffhangers.

There's a rumor floating around of Jammal Tinsley to Denver for Chucky Atkins and Steven Hunter. I suppose if having to support Chucky Atkins means ridding us of Tinsley, I can accept that. But holy shit, we're not going to be short on centers this season...Murphy, Foster, Rasho, Hibbert, and now possibly Steven Hunter? Also, Austin Croshere is back on a non-guaranteed contract, and I'd like to see him make it back onto the team. But this trade would likely decrease those chances.

Kendrick Perkins, C

No offense to you, but you just reminded me...

But, he brings up a good point.

You steal my answer and then give another guy credit? A pox on your Pacers in '08-'09! I have no idea what you're talking about, sir.

(3.5) Tennessee Carolina (9.5) (3.5) Chicago Green Bay (0.5) (this is a pick 'em? Really?) (3.5) Indianapolis (6.5) San Diego N.Y. Giants (7.5) Washington Tampa Bay Buffalo Cincinnati San Francisco Jacksonville (4.5) New Orleans (3.5) Colts - 30

1. Who will win the MVP? If the Cavs win the Central Division, it'll be LeBron James. Otherwise, Chris Paul. 2. Who will win the Rookie of the Year? I'll go with naiwf's answer of Oden if he's healthy, Beasley otherwise. 3. Who will be the Coach of the Year? Maurice Cheeks, Philadelphia 4. Who will be named to the All-NBA First Team? Kobe, Paul, Amare, Garnett, LeBron. 5. Who will be the NBA's Most Improved Player? Marcus Williams, Golden State. He's the only guy that really springs to mind at the moment. 6. What team had the best offseason? Philadelphia. 7. What team had the worst offseason? Golden State. 8. Which team will be the most improved over last year? Philadelphia. The acquisition of Brand, IMO, makes them a top 5 team in the East. 9. Which team will be the biggest disappointment? Houston. Every year we hear the "darkhorse to win it all" talk, and every year they fall in the first round, because McGrady is a loser. And I guess Miami, since everyone thinks they're going to be so great for some reason. 10. What was the best offseason move? I like the Hornets signing James Posey. One of the biggest criticisms of the Hornets was their lack of depth, and this is a solid answer. 11. What was the worst offseason move? James Dolan vetoing the release of Stephon Marbury. But that shouldn't shock anyone. 12. Who will make the playoffs that didn't last year? Portland, Indiana (yeah yeah, I know, homer.) 13. Who will not make the playoffs that did last year? Denver, Atlanta 14. Who are the best five players in the league, position aside (weak-sauce question, I know)? In no particular order: Kobe, Paul, James, Iverson, Garnett. 15. Who will be the division winners? Boston, Detroit, Orlando, Utah, New Orleans, LA Lakers 16. Eastern Conference Final: Boston over Detroit 17. Western Conference Final: New Orleans over LA Lakers 18. Who will win the NBA Title, and who will they beat?: Boston over New Orleans 19. Who will be the #1 pick in next year's draft? I don't know. 20. Make one bold prediction. I just made 19 of them!

Well, I thought it was funny, Spiff.

Yeah, a sucker punch, how impressive. Anybody could score a knockout with that move.

COLE Folks, it's time for our steel cage main event between Reject and Leon Rodez, and this one has been brewing for several weeks! Perhaps it will all be over tonight! Let's go to Michael Buffer! [IMG=http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii59/KingCucaracha/shirts/matches/leonreject.jpg] *DING DING DING* BUFFER [i]LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLadies and gentlemen...it is now time for our main event of the evening! Tonight, from Columbus, Ohio, two of the most bitter rivals in our sport today, look to settle their score inside this 15-foot high steel cage. The rules are escape, submission, or pinfall. ARE YOU READY?[/i] *crowd cheers* BUFFER [i]Columbus, Ohio...ARRRRRRRRRRRE YYYYOUUUUUUUUUU RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREADYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YYYYY???[/i] *crowd cheers* BUFFER [i]Then for the thousands in attendance here in Columbus, and the millions watching around the world...there's only one thing left to say. Ladies and gentlemen...LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLET'S GET RRRRRRRRRRRREADYYYYYYY TO RRRRRRRRRRUMBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!![/i] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyVek2OdBPM"][i]Final Ride[/url][/i] by TRU hits, and the lights go out, then a single spotlight shines on the entryway, as Reject makes his way through the curtains. BUFFER [i]Coming to the ring at this time...he hails from the Bronx, and he weighs in at 229 1/4 pounds. Representing the Deadly Alliance...he is one-half of the reigning OAOAST World tag team champions...RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEJEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECT!!!!![/i] COACH This is going to end tonight, Cole! Didn't you hear what Reject said to Jade earlier? COLE And in the warped mind of Reject, a decisive victory here tonight over the Grand Rapids Golden Child will mean vindication! This man has been on a deadly mean streak over the past two months...he landed first Molly Nerdly, and now Leon's girlfriend Maggie Nerdly, in the hospital! He has assaulted Landon Maddix's valet, Megan Skye! At AngleSlam, he gave a concussion to one half of D*LUX, Shayne Brave! About a month ago, he broke the wrist of big Jumbo in a heinous assault! And he would love to add Leon Rodez to that list tonight! Reject approaches the ring with a serious look on his face, then looks up at the cage. He then walks into the door, and waits patiently in his corner. COACH Oh boy, is he ready for this one. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5U-MzPuq0"][i]Rock the Casbah[/url][/i] by Trust Company hits, and the crowd goes crazy as Leon Rodez walks through the curtains, slapping hands with the fans on his way down the aisle. BUFFER [i]And ladies and gentlemen, his opponent...he hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and weighs in at 218 pounds. Representing the Love Generation, and the In-Crowd...he is "SILKY SMOOTH" LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOODEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!![/i] COLE And for Leon Rodez, this is about getting even! It was of course Reject that brutalized and hospitalized his girlfriend, Maggie Nerdly... COACH Let me cut you off right there, Cole. Don't simplify this thing to make your boy Leon smell likes roses here! It was Maggie who put Reject on and then stabbed him in the back, and all because of Leon's jealousy! Well, Maggie got her visit from the karma fairy, now it's Leon's turn tonight! COLE ...I can't believe you would even...say that. COACH Why not, it's the truth! That's how I do, son, I keeps it real! Leon opens the cage door, and as soon as he steps through, he's ambushed by Reject! *DING DING DING* COLE And Reject striking right away! Reject drags Leon into a corner, and begins firing away with right hands. He then grabs Leon's head, and rams his face into the canvas! COLE Reject starting off very aggressively here on Leon Rodez! COACH Leon hasn't even got out of the blocks yet, Cole! Reject drags Leon back into the corner, then delivers a CHOP~! Crowd: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~! And another! Crowd: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~! He then climbs to the second buckle and begins delivering punches, but Leon drags him out, and delivers an inverted atomic drop! COLE But Leon quick to respond! Leon then backs into the ropes, and delivers a flying forearm! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Leon goes to pick up Reject, but Reject goes to the eyes, then gets to his feet and delivers a kick to the gut, and attempts to ram Leon into the cage! COLE Reject looking to ram Leon into those steel bars! However, Leon blocks, and delivers a big right hand to the midsection, then floors him with a dropkick! He follows up with a knee to the sternum, then starts climbing the cage. COACH And look, Leon's running away already! COLE He is not! If you climb over the cage to the floor, you win the match! Reject gets to his feet, and grabs Leon's leg, hammering him with forearms to the back, until Leon comes back down, then executes a snap suplex! Reject then attempts to climb the cage. COLE And now Reject looking to make the climb! Leon gets to his feet, though, and hammers Reject in the gut, then pulls him off the top rope and falls back with a suplex! COLE Nice suplex by Leon Rodez, pulling Reject right down off the top rope! Leon lays on the mat for a second, then goes for the door. COLE The door is open, Leon looking to escape and win the match! Reject crawls over and grabs Leon's foot, then gets to his feet and pulls him to the center of the ring. He kicks away at Leon's leg, then picks him up and whips him into the corner. He charges, but Leon gets his feet up, then runs towards Reject, and flies past him, using both hands to slam his face into the mat! COLE Leon with a nice counter move! Leon covers... 1... 2... Kickout! Leon then turns, and goes for the door. COLE And Leon going for the door once again! Reject turns over, then grabs the foot of Leon, and pulls him back inside, then leaps for the door! COACH OH! Come on, Reject! COLE Now Reject almost out! Leon struggles over to grab Reject's foot, then pulls him inside, and drives an elbow into the back of his head! Leon then attempts to climb the cage. COLE And Leon looking to climb now! Reject gets back to his feet, and grabs the leg of Leon, forcing him to turn around on the top rope, at which point Reject grabs him and slams him back inside! Reject then begins to climb the cage in a corner. COLE And now Reject going up! Leon climbs up after Reject, and grabs him from behind by the face, then the two begin to exchange blows on the top rope! COLE And look at these two men, slugging it out on the top rope! You can feel the hatred here! Suddenly, Reject grabs Leon's head, and rams his face into the steel bars! COLE Leon's face into the side of the cage! Leon falls to the mat, and Reject turns around on the top rope, and drops the MACHO MAN ELBOW~!!! COLE Big elbowdrop from Reject! Both men lay on the mat for several seconds, before Reject KIPS UP~! as the crowd boos. COACH OH YEAH~! Reject then HOPS onto the top rope, grabbing the cage simultaneously, and begins to climb! COLE Reject is almost out! Leon slowly gets to his feet, and begins to climb after him, grabbing a leg as Reject has straddled the cage. COACH He's got one leg out! Reject is going to do it! Leon forces Reject back down onto the top rope, then climbs up with him, as another slugfest ensues. Leon gets the better of the exchange, then grabs Reject by the back of the tights, and rams him back-first into the cage! COACH Oh no! As Reject falls to the mat, Leon gains his balance on the rope...and attempts the 450 SPLASH~!!!!!!11111 ...but Reject rolls out of the way! COLE And Leon was going for the finish right there, but nobody home! Reject slowly gets to his feet, and grabs Leon in a standing headscissors. COACH Could be a piledriver! However, Leon escapes with a backdrop! COLE But Leon with the counter! Leon then runs to the ropes, as Reject rolls to his stomach, Leon hops over, and then they hit each other with a double clothesline! COLE Double clothesline, both men out on the mat! The crowd rises to its feet, as both men lay out. COLE And the fans showing their appreciation for an outstanding steel cage main event here on HeldDOWN~! After both men lay on the mat for several seconds, they start to stir, and then Reject crawls for the door. COLE Reject making another attempt to get out the door... Leon drags him back inside, then picks him up to his feet. Reject goes to the eyes, then attempts a spinkick, but Leon ducks...and delivers a jab! COACH Uh-oh... Leon delivers a second jab! A third! A fourth! Leon then turns to the crowd and blows them a kiss, before turning back around and drilling Reject with an ENZIGURI~! COLE MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT! And Leon looks to have turned the tide here! Cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Leon watches as Reject crawls to the ropes, and drapes himself across the middle rope. COLE Uh-oh, Reject just set himself up for a move! Leon does his little dance, then runs to the rope, and comes back, crashing down with all his weight! COLE CALL THAT BITCH BOJANGLES~! Cover... 1... 2... NO! Reject gets the shoulder up! Leon then makes his way over and starts climbing the cage. Reject drags himself to where Leon is, then pulls himself up and grabs Leon by the leg. He pulls Leon down to the top rope, then grabs him off the top in a torture rack, dropping back to the mat with him! COLE Modified Samoan drop, and a cover... 1... 2... Kickout! Reject chokes away at Leon for a few seconds, then crawls for the door. Leon crawls towards Reject, and grabs his foot, as Reject has his hands all the way down on the arena floor. COACH Look, he's out! This match should be over! COLE No, Coach, your whole body has to be out of the cage! As Leon starts to pull Reject back in, Reject grabs the ring apron, then reaches underneath the ring. He lets go of the apron, and as he's dragged back in, a BARBED WIRE BAT is dragged in with him! COLE Oh, no. COACH Oh yes! COLE Where did that thing come from? However, Leon spots it, and hops over, standing on it, then kicking Reject in the face! He then picks up Reject, and rams him into the steel cage! COLE And Reject into the wall of the cage once again! Leon then starts to climb the cage in a corner, straddling the top of it. COLE Leon's gonna win it! He's almost out! Leon then gets the other leg over, but Reject gets there just in time, and pulls him back over by the hair. Reject then climbs up a couple bars from the top rope, and grabs Leon in a front facelock. COACH Oh, a suplex, Cole! COLE They are high above the ring for this move! Reject brings Leon down with a HUGE SUPERPLEX~! COLE And Reject with the superplex, from about halfway in between the top rope and the top of the cage! Both men are out of it! Crowd: HO-LY SHIT~! HO-LY SHIT~! HO-LY SHIT~! HO-LY SHIT~! Reject gets to his feet, and makes his way over to the cage. COACH Reject should cover here, I think! He's making a mistake! Reject climbs the cage in the corner, climbing over the top, then climbing back up to the top. COACH Now what's he doing? COLE Oh my God... Reject gets his balance on top of the cage, and holds his arms out. COLE Reject 15 feet above the ring... As Leon gets to his feet, Reject comes down on him with a CHOP FROM THE TOP OF THE CAGE~!!! COLE And he NAILED Leon! COACH THAT IS IT! Reject falls away from Leon, then drags himself over and drapes an arm... 1... 2... NO!!! Leon gets the shoulder up! COACH WHAT? COLE Leon came out of it! I can't believe it! Reject then climbs the cage once again, and once again gets his balance on the top. COACH He's gonna do it again! He's making a mistake! Reject jumps off the top as Leon gets to his feet...but Reject gets caught with a DROPKICK TO THE STERNUM~!!! COLE And he got caught that time! What a dropkick by Leon! Both men lay on the mat, then Leon makes his way to his feet, and hooks Reject's legs, executing a SLINGSHOT INTO THE CAGE~!!! COACH No, no, no! Come on, Reject! COLE And Reject has been busted open! COACH Oh, no! Leon picks up Reject, and rams his face into the cage once again, then begins to climb. COLE And Leon could end it right here! Leon is able to straddle the cage once again, but Reject pulls himself up, and grabs Leon by the leg, then reaches through and grabs his other leg, then jerks his legs down! COACH :lol: COLE And Leon in a precarious position up there... COACH Looks like there'll be no Nerdly babies running around, from any of the Nerdly siblings! COLE Will you shut up? Reject then begins to climb, getting high enough to hit Leon with a CHOP~! Crowd: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~! The impact of the chop sends Leon over the side of the cage, where he hangs on with his hands, with his back against the cage! COLE Whoa whoa whoa! And Reject may have made a mistake there! COACH Yeah, but if Leon drops to the floor from there, he'll end up the big loser here! That's a long drop! Reject reaches through the bars and starts to choke Leon, but Leon manages to catch one of Reject's fingers, and starts biting on it! COACH Look at that cheater! COLE No rules in a cage match, Coach! Reject turns around, and checks on his finger, as Leon skins the cat back over the top of the cage...and in one motion, TAKES REJECT OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A HURRICANRANA~!!! COLE/COACH :o Crowd: HO-LY SHIT~! HO-LY SHIT~! HO-LY SHIT~! HO-LY SHIT~! COLE An incredible hurricanrana by Leon Rodez! I've never seen that variant done before! Leon slowly drags himself over to Reject, and drapes an arm over him... 1... 2... NO!!! Reject gets the shoulder up! COACH And how about that for incredible? Reject able to kick out! COLE We have two incredible athletes in this ring right now! Leon crawls towards a corner, and begins to climb the cage. COLE And maybe now, Leon Rodez will finish this match off! However, Reject crawls over and grabs the barbed-wire bat, using it to push himself to his feet. COACH Reject's back up, though, and he's got the bat! Reject staggers over to Leon, and JAMS THE BAT UP INTO HIS CROTCH~! COLE OH, no. Leon is forced to drop back down, and when he does, Reject waits, BLASTING him with a bat shot across the forehead! COLE And now right to the skull, and both men now busted wide open! Reject looks down on the bloodied Leon for a second, then drops the bat, and hooks Leon in the R-LOCK~!!!!!11111 COACH This is it, Cole! COLE Reject with the R-Lock applied! The groggy Leon slowly inches towards the ropes, but Reject pulls him back out to the center! COACH It's all over for your boy! Suddenly, Leon gets a burst of energy, and pushes up off his hands, then tucks his head underneath and rolls, forcing Reject down to the mat! COLE What a counter, Reject hitting the mat right on his face! Leon then turns around and picks up Reject's legs, applying the LIONTAMER~!!!!!11111 COLE And now the Liontamer applied by Leon Rodez! COACH I can't believe this. Leon plants the knee into Reject's head! COLE And Reject is incapacitated! He's going to have to tap! Reject reaches valiantly for the bat. COACH Look at this, though! That's his only hope, if he can reach that bat! Reject finally is able to grab hold of the mat, and manages to dig the barbed wire right into the knee of Leon! COLE Look at this! Leon screams in pain, before finally releasing the hold! COACH What a match this is, Cole! This is probably the best free TV match I've seen in a long time! Reject slowly crawls over to Leon with the bat, and begins digging the barbed wire into his wound! COLE And Reject with that barbed wire once again! Reject then gets to his feet, and re-applies the R-LOCK~!!!!!11111, this time hooking Leon in a body scissors and dropping to the mat. COACH Haha, no clever reversals this time, nowhere to go for Leon Rodez! Suddenly the crowd begins to cheer, as the camera cuts to the aisle, where Melissa Nerdly is running down! COLE Hey! It's Melissa! Thank God she's okay! Melissa pleads with the referee to let her inside, but after her offer is refused, she bitchslaps the referee and takes the key, letting herself in! COACH What in the hell is Melissa thinking? Melissa drops to her knees next to Reject and pleads with him to release the hold. After several more seconds, Reject obliges, and stalks Melissa into a corner. COLE This is not good at all. Melissa, sitting on the mat, scoots all the way back into the corner, as Leon gets to his feet behind Reject. Reject hovers over Melissa, who comes up to her knees, as Leon charges Reject, who moves, and Leon stops himself right in front of Melissa... ...who HITS HIM WITH A LOW BLOW~! COACH WHOA~! COLE WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!?! Melissa Nerdly just gave a low blow to Leon! Leon doubles over in pain, as Melissa gets to her feet, and SLAPS Leon across the face! COLE And now a slap! The slap turns Leon around, allowing Reject to hit him with the EULOGY~!!!!!11111 COLE And the Eulogy by Reject! Reject lays on top of Leon... 1... 2... 3!!! COACH YYYYYYYYYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS~! COLE DAMN IT~!! *DING DING DING* BUFFER [i]Ladies and gentlemen...the winner, of the steel cage match...RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEJEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECT!!!!![/i] Melissa re-enters the cage, with Reject's title belt over her right shoulder. COLE And now, what's Melissa doing with Reject's belt??? Reject pulls himself to his feet, then makes his way over to Melissa. The two stare at each other for a second, before Reject reaches his right arm around Melissa's neck, to her right arm, grabbing his belt...then Melissa reaches her left hand up, grabbing Reject behind the neck, and PULLING HIM FOR A BIG KISS! COACH :o COLE :o FANS :o COLE I can't believe this! This whole thing, from Melissa's "exclusive" interviews with Leon, to the hotel, to this match, it was all a setup! But why? Why would Melissa do something like this? After the kiss is finished, the two smile at each other, then Reject pulls his belt off of her shoulder back around her neck, as Melissa wipes some of Reject's blood off of her lips, with a big smile on her face. Reject picks up the barbed wire bat with his left hand, then places his right foot on the chest of Leon, and raises both hands, as Melissa kneels down next to him, and wraps her right arm around his waist, rubbing his abdominal section with her left hand. COLE What a disgusting scene this is! COACH That's your opinion, Cole! This is the most beautiful thing that's happened in this company in months! This is vindication for Reject! He has exorcised his demons! Finally, this chapter is over, and he can move on with his life! COLE Well...that's just a sickening thing to say, and completely untrue. Reject holds the ropes open for Melissa, ala Randy Savage. COLE And look at this, give me a break! COACH Who says Reject doesn't have respect for women? Reject and Melissa exit the cage, and Melissa raises Reject's hand in the aisle. COACH You know, there is a bright side to this, Cole...Leon can go share a hospital bed with his girlfriend now! COLE [i]Fuck you.[/i] I'm Michael Cole, we'll see you next week. COACH Hey, where's my credit? COLE I got you credit right here, bitch. Reject raises Melissa's hand in the entryway, then pulls her in for another kiss as we... [b]FADE TO BLACK[/b]