David Stockton > Gordon Hayward
Seeing John Stockton’s son check-in to his first home game for the Utah Jazz this week was a cool moment. Even cooler was that seconds later, he knocked down a three-pointer reminiscent of old number 12. Gave me chills – and the crowd loved it. Still cooler is the idea that he’s averaging more points than Gordon Hayward this season. Sorry, Gordy. Too soon?
Donald Trump the next Martha Stewart?
Stay with me on this one. Imagine if you had a line into this White House and could have intel when POTUS was going to say or do something crazy (uh, a daily occurrence). The Dow has had YUGE swings. Down 550 points yesterday on the news that Donald might levy an additional $100 billion in tariffs on China. And last week it was up 669 points. Well, what if you could time the markets just right and day trade with the knowledge of what’s coming next from a certain twitter handle? You’d be filthy rich! I honestly wonder if the SEC is keeping a close eye on those close to the president. Just so you know, I’m awaiting a call back from Jared Kushner.
“My Name is Alexander Hamilton.”
Ok, I may be a little late the party, but Alexander Hamilton? Wow. I’m in the middle of reading Ron Chernow’s biography on this founding father as part of my show prep before we see Hamilton next month. The book is fascinating, and the music is amazing. Lin-Manuel Miranda is, dare I say, brilliant? To paraphrase Barack Obama: “Miranda has done something that history teachers have been trying to do for years: Make the Federalist Papers interesting for teenagers. Who’s seen the play?
Counting down to my FAVORITE day of the year
Not my birthday. Not Christmas. And sorry, not my babe’s birthday (this might get me into a little trouble). In 19 days it’s Draft Day – that’s right the first night of the glorious NFL Draft. I’ve been waiting 364 days for this day! So much intrigue this year. If I were the Cleveland Browns, here’s what I’d do. I do not, I repeat DO NOT, go after a quarterback at all. Seriously. I’d have my locks as Saquon Barkley and Quenton Nelson, which means I could trade back with one of the teams in the top five or even six. We all know it – there will be a huge run on QBs, which I’m telling you is a huge mistake. If I were the Browns I’d play recently-acquired Tyrod Taylor for a year or two, and I’d add weapons like Barkley (amazing running back) and Nelson (a real beast at guard), and pick up some additional first- and second-round picks. Yes, please. That would be a much stronger draft than taking Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, or Josh Rosen, who I think will all be complete busts. You heard it here first from this Guy on the Sideline. More draft predictions, analysis, and everyone’s favorite draft grades coming soon. And oh, speaking of the Browns, time to fire up one of my favorite sports movies – Draft Day – starring Kevin Costner.
If you’re not watching Alex, Inc., you should be
Scrubs fans rejoice to see Zach Braff “narrating” in his head again. This ABC sitcom about a podcaster has real potential, and I hope it makes it. Just waiting for cameos from “Brown Bear” or the Janitor. One can hope.
Wow, what a column? Did he really just break down basketball, football, the stock market, and a Broadway play? There’s plenty more of this analysis coming soon on Guys on the Sideline.