With spring in the air, let’s jump right into this week’s edition of the Dude’s Top Ten!

 

10.  The Clippers finish off the Grizzlies in game 7.  The very idea of the Clippers making the playoffs and winning a series just seems wrong to me.  This is the Clippers we’re talking about.  Didn’t they disturb a mummy’s tomb or something that put the curse on them to always stink?

9.  Will Florida State end up bolting the ACC for greener pastures in the Big 12 or SEC?  It seems like only a matter of time to me.  Until they have a playoff and a handful of super conferences sucking up all the college football money, these changes aren’t finished.  And then you could get away from the stink that is Duke too.  That never hurts.

8.  Lebron is the MVP again.  While he may win a dozen of these, it won’t matter without a ring.  Even if he does win it all this year, the refrain will be “who did he beat?” with Rose out.  That’s the problem when you want all the superstars on your team.  It wouldn’t have been the same if Bird and Magic or Jordan and Isaiah had decided to be on the same team.

7.  Sometimes it’s good to know that I’m not the only one wearing a tin foil hat.  We all know the NBA is as rigged as pro wrestling!

6.  Hats off to Kevin Steen for winning the Ring of Honor title Saturday night.  A few years ago, this would have been a really big deal for me, but ROH has managed to lose a lot of my interest in the last few years.  After the Briscoes, who am I supposed to care about again?

5.  Josh Hamilton is just killing it and Bryce Harper is just killing himself.  There’s a lesson to be learned here, Doctor and Dude Nation.  I’m not sure what it is, but I’m for it and for anything that can the Great Mutamentioned (and a linked picture) on a major website is a win in my book!

4.  The White Sox continue to stagger along like most people expected.  When they stink, they don’t do it half way.  I’m going to the Cell tonight, so I hope Sunday’s implosion got it out of their system for a day or two.  At least the beer will be cold!

3.  The Kings are keeping this hot streak going.  It’s hard to pick against a team that is doing everything right, but the Coyotes may have something to say about that.  At this point, someone has to cool off, but that is a hard thing to predict.

2.  I’m going to stay on the Rangers until someone can finish them off.  They’re like Steven Segal, hard to kill!

1.  Kobe and the Lakers take on the Thunder.  Another interesting matchup in the west.  Can Kobe continue to lead the Lakers to victory or will they go ahead and fire everybody now and put them out of their mystery?

 

Have a great week everybody!

Category:general -- posted at: 9:21am CDT

Doctor and Dude Show - Hail the LA Kings Edition!

Plenty of surprises in the sports world to dissect this week, including the Bulls' lethargic performance against Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Kings becoming the new powerhouse of the NHL.  Plus, the boys check in on the Dude's season long baseball wager with his attorney...how have the Pirates and Indians looked so far?

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Category:2012 -- posted at: 10:10pm CDT

Dude's Note:  This is a rough version of a new weekly feature that we'll be rolling out in the coming weeks.  Every Monday morning, the Dude will highlight ten things that have caught his eye or are on his radar for the week.  Since this is my world, topics may vary, but expect to hear lots about sports, betting, wrestling, shenanigans, and probably some good old fashioned bathroom humor.  Nothing but the finest here at the Doctor and Dude Show!  And now, the top ten...

10.  The Bulls limp towards the finish line.  This must be punishment for no one bringing me a brownie sundae when I was watching the game on Sunday.

9.  Overtime playoff hockey shows why the Stanley Cup playoffs are among the best in sports.  I may just grow a playoff beard forever, ZZ Top style.

8.  John Cena beats Brock Lesner.  Sometimes I think that pro wrestling is almost as fixed as boxing.

7.  The Spurs show why they are champions.  They’ll be rested and ready for the second round.  Still old, but well rested.  Watch out, whippersnappers, and stay off of my lawn!

6.  Hey, it’s not like this hasn’t happened in your work place.  Usually I blame it on Carl in accounting.  That guy reeks.

5.  The Ginger Hammer will not stop until people quit questioning his authority!

4.  If I was a 23 year old millionaire athlete, I would be doing the exact same thing.  I’m not, and I still do very similar things.

3.  Big Ben graduates college.  Now it’s your turn to watch your backs in the restroom, grad school ladies.

2.  Does this make Phoenix a hockey town now? 

1.   In 2012, I can go see an Accept cover band with Iron Maiden and AC/DC cover bands opening up for them.  God bless America!

Category:general -- posted at: 1:07pm CDT

Doctor and Dude Show - Rose Injury and Chicago Bulls Fallout

The Bulls are down a point guard and Chicago's title hopes suddenly look bleak.  This week the Dude gives a report after watching them live (while not busy drinking in his luxury box) and breaks down the rest of the NBA playoff picture.  Plus, grown men fighting and grown horses racing...what a time of year!

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Category:2012 -- posted at: 10:36pm CDT

Doctor and Dude Show - Buying and Selling Los Angeles Baseball

Lots of talk about the LA this week, as the boys give some deserved respect to the Kings, look at the playoff chances for the Lakers, and decide whether they're buying or selling on a pair of LA baseball teams.  Plus, the Dude teaches us all how to gamble on the NFL Draft!

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Category:2012 -- posted at: 10:06pm CDT

Doctor and Dude Show - NHL First Round Update

As the NHL playoffs continue, the boys check in on their series wagers, the Dude acknowledges some Penguins-related taunts from the D&D nation, and there have been some big shifts in the Stanley Cup futures market.  Plus, some first hand baseball scouting from the Dude: is he buying or selling on the White Sox and Orioles?

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Category:2012 -- posted at: 10:03pm CDT

Doctor and Dude Show - NHL First Round

The NHL always delivers in the postseason, and so do the Doctor and Dude!  They predict the outcome of each series, hit on some of the Dude's favorite NHL playoff prop bets, and cover a host of other sports as well.  Plus, Ozzie Guillen loves Castro...what???

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Category:2012 -- posted at: 11:27pm CDT

Doctor and Dude Show - Wrestlemania Wrapup

The Dude recaps his journey to Miami for Wrestlemania, Ring of Honor, and Dragon's Gate action and the boys give some deserved credit to the winners of the "Fans of the Doctor and Dude Show" basketball pool.  And don't worry, they found time for some picks too!

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Category:2012 -- posted at: 11:18pm CDT

Doctor and Dude Show - Final Four College Basketball

It's down to the Final Four teams left standing in March Madness.  Who will cut down the nets in New Orleans?  The Doctor and Dude make their predictions.  Plus the Doc interviews Buckeye Bryan about his National League MLB predictions and the Dude talks more wrestling on the eve of his big Wrestlemania trip!

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Category:2012 -- posted at: 11:50pm CDT

Doctor and Dude Show - Wrestlemania Special 2012

Betting on professional wrestling? Yes it's a real thing, and the Doctor and Dude have you covered for all the action at Wrestlemania XXVIII. Plus, in a nod to his love of the Independent Circuit, the Dude makes up lines for Ring of Honor and Dragon's Gate events scheduled for the same weekend.  Wrestling and gambling...together at last!

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Category:2012 -- posted at: 10:37pm CDT