Week Numero Dos

Raptors and Knicks and Magic – OH MY!
Holler! The Wizards are 3-0! The last time the Wizz started 3-0, they were called the Bullets AND it was the last time they were in the NBA Finals. All signs point to a MONEYYY season!!

Granted, the Raptors, Magic and Knicks aren’t much of a challenge, but we like all our wins. We’ll revel in it, but we won’t get too carried away just yet…

We know we shouldn’t compare, but case in point: The beginning of the NFL Season, the Redskins started 3-0. The last time the ‘Skins started 3-0, they won the Super Bowl. It’s too soon to get our hopes up. But those stats are pretty comforting.

On another note, did Etan Thomas have a foray into soap opera acting in a previous life?

Keith Hamilton Cobb, AKA "Noah" from All My Children

Etan Thomas

Okay, perhaps not. But the both of them look like they could audtion for Milli Vanilli if they ever decided to make a comeback. They both have that perfect hair. Girl, you know it's true!

My Credit Card Commercial is Better than Yours
The Colts broke their 10-year Foxborough curse by kicking the Pats ass on Monday Night Football, 40-21. The game was SO good, that Andrea forgot to watch the latest episode of Laguna Beach! Peyton Manning and his Colts were just too much for New England. Poor Tom Brady looked devastated by the 4th Quarter…he looked like he’d rather be shooting a Visa Commercial than watch the rest of this game. Oh well, at least he’s hot.

Speaking of credit card commercials, we give Peyton Manning props for the best MasterCard Commercial EVER. His “Let’s Go Insurance Adjusters, Let’s Go” and “D-CAF! D-CAF” commercials are priceless. It’s only a matter of time before he makes a cameo in a comedy (like Dan Marino and Brett Favre before him) except his comedic stylings are genius.

Hail to the Redskins! Hail Victory!
The ‘Skins redeemed themselves with a hard-fought, well-deserved win over the Eagles on Sunday, 17-10. Brunell was crucial, and the defense had a phenomenal game, topped off by an interception at the goal line in the dying seconds. Hey, we’re just happy we’re not in last place in the NFC East. Would Washington have won if T.O. (we’ll get to him in a bit) played for the Eagles? Maybe, maybe not. The Eagles have McNabb (whom despite our intense hatred for the Eagles, we have the utmost respect for) and had a decent performance from Reggie Brown (who for sure will have to step it up now that Owens is out for good). The fact that we came out on top is still an accomplishment that should be heralded.

T.O. and his permanent Time Out from the Philadelphia Eagles
Terrell “Temper Tantrum” Owens is done with the Eagles, as Andy Reid suspended him for the remainder of the season. He apologized profusely, but it’s WAY too little too late. What a bonehead. Like THAT’s gonna win him points now. Hopefully Reid also suspended T.O. for possession of a really ugly-ass car. Have you SEEN his Range Rover?! If you’re gonna spend all that money on a motor vehicle, make sure it doesn’t look like a metallic pumpkin. Andrea would rather drive a Gremlin. We tried to find pictures of T.O. driving the thing, but none exist because they scare the photographers away. While we’re at it, get a new agent too. Drew Rosenhaus has to be the sleaziest man alive and should have his mouth superglued shut.


We like to give others a voice too. Welcome MALK G, Playing the Field’s contributing writer! We let him make a guest appearance because he was a WAL MART Greeter for Halloween, which we believe is the crucialest costume ever.

Chasing Larry's Child: My Man-Crush on David Lee
By Malk G, Contributing Writer

New York Knicks forward David Lee warms my heart like the bun of a Nathan's hot dog. There's something magical about the way the pasty brunette runs the floor with great ease, sweating until his brow displays letter J-shaped locks slicked hair. If I could have just one moment t-- . . .

Ah, I'm already off topic.

In the dark days of the Knicks' 0-3 dismal start, and the newly formed rift between Stephon Marbury and coach Larry Brown, Lee may be one of the team's few bright spots. Part of a triumvirate of rookies, Lee went largely ignored by Brown, being placed on the inactive list for the first two games of the season, despite an impressive preseason. It was his play, however, during last Sunday's game against Golden State that wowed fans and casual onlookers alike. Attentive like a wee lad in front of a T.V., I watched Lee string together dazzling passes, low post moves, and off-the-ball movement. When he navigated through the lane to throw down a thunderous dunk, my heart palpitated. It was as if everyone all at once began wondering, where's this guy been?

Unfortunately, Lee's solid game was overshadowed by another Knicks loss. The team failed to execute down the stretch, Brown's substitution pattern became very peculiar, and Jamal Crawford reverted to true backyard hoop form. To make matters worse, the Knicks were once again booed off the floor. Despite it all, I was still able to revel in what could be an integral part of New York's reconstruction. That evening, I lay down on my bed, dreaming of Lee tossing his soiled jersey into my arms. I wonder if he has a date for the winter formal?

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Thank you Jamal! Hey, doesn’t David Lee look like he could be on a teen primetime drama/reality show? Put a Hollister shirt on him, play some acoustical music, and make him look pensive!