Too Many Questions

Umm, the Orlando Magic have won four of their last five games. Has anyone noticed?

And while we're on the topic of surprises: in 12 games with Orlando, Darko Milicic has blocked 33 shots - more than he blocked in his last two seasons with the Pistons combined. You think maybe he was just a tad buried in Detroit? And you think maybe all that time that he spent getting hammered in practice by Ben Wallace maybe rubbed off on him?

With Darko on the bench, the Pistons won one NBA championship and came within one game of another, so you can't say they "blew it" or anything. Still, is anyone else wondering just what the hell Detroit was saving him for? Shouldn't Larry Brown have some culpability in this? And where was Joe Dumars?

On the topic of the Magic, I'm loving my previous comment about "Jameer Nelson as the draft day steal of the decade" more and more with each passing box score. Double figure scoring in 30 of 45 games this season; averaging less than two turnovers per game since returning from injury on March 3rd. Anybody think he's too short now?

And on the topic of Larry Brown - will he outlast Marbury in New York? Will either man outlast Isiah Thomas? How does Thomas keep getting hired for anything?

If you had to vote for NBA Most Valuable Player right now, would you take Dwyane Wade or Paul Pierce?

Is there any more unguardable player in the NBA than Wade? And is Miami really a better fourth-quarter team with Alonzo Mourning on the floor instead of Shaq?

You had Northwestern State, Montana, and Wisconsin-Milwaukee winning their opening round games, right? Me neither.

How high has Joakim Noah's stock risen in the last six months? If the NBA draft were held tomorrow, would he not be a first-round pick? Maybe lottery? You know he averaged 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in less than 10 minutes per game last season as a freshman at Florida, right? Is there any way that Billy Donovan can keep him in Gainesville this summer?

The United States didn't really fail to reach the finals of the World Baseball Classic, did we? And does anyone believe that Roger Clemens has pitched his last game?

Would you bet against Daunte Culpepper having a monster season in Miami next fall?

Ever made birdie on a par-3 by holing out from a bunker? I did, and I have witnesses lighter in the wallet to prove it.

Have you seen the killer new Sun Sports studio set? Wait, I know this one: no. But on Thursday, March 23rd, you will, when the Chevy Florida Fishing Report debuts for 2006.