Tim Donaghy vs. David Stern
This match-up stages the dirty rotten scoundrel in the NBA and the person who must clean up the mess he left the league in. Donaghy left the entire credibility of the NBA in doubt now. Since he has left everyone must now question what could have happened in the playoffs if he hadn’t officiated Game 3 of the Spurs/Suns series. There will now always be the suspicion of cheating when an official makes a questionable call late in a playoff game. David Stern now has the problem of cleaning up this issue however. During his press conference about the entire issue, he was for once left speechless, which was something we didn’t think was possible from Stern after the Dan Patrick fiasco. How will Stern bring back the credibility to a league where fans are dwindling and ticket prices continue to rise? While Stern has this problem ahead of him, Donaghy has lost his job, received death threats, is being investigated by federal agents, and most likely has the mob after him. While Stern may be in for a long problem with the current state of the NBA, Donaghy has major issues now which will allow him to pull away late in the 4th quarter of this game.
Trouble Maker: Donaghy
Pacman Jones vs. The Cincinnati Bengals
Here comes the tough question with this match-up. Would you rather have a bunch of players on your team getting in half-serious trouble or one player getting in a lot of trouble often? The Bengals have had 1/5th of their roster arrested for various charges over the past 2 seasons. DUI after DUI actually for these bad news bears (actually Bengals for that matter). The city of Cincinnati may want to give this team the George Best treatment. For those of you who don’t know, Manchester United star George Best had a wee-bit of a drinking problem that got so bad that every bar in his local area put up signs that read, “Do not serve George Best,” in an attempt to save his liver. Cincinnati might have this in their best interest before anything happens to their franchise players Carson Palmer and Ocho Cinco. On the other side of this match-up the Tennessee Titans are stuck dealing with the legal issues of Pacman Jones. Jones and his entourage have gone as far as to make terrible headlines in Sin City itself. Jones has also found encounters with the law on multiple other occasions and now has himself banned from the entire NFL season. Pacman has become enemy #1 of Roger Goddell. Congrats Pacman, you’re season long suspension has gotten you called down to the principal’s office again and allowed you to intercept the award for most time spent in the back of a police car from the Bengals.
Trouble Maker: Pacman
There you have it. The top half of the bracket has been decided and Tim Donaghy will meet up with Pacman Jones in the second round. Tune in tomorrow where we will see who has the will to come through in the bottom half of the bracket.
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