By Jason
    April 3rd, 2006 at 5:16 pm

Every once in a while, you'll be at a bar/club/grocery store/mall/prison/wherever-the-hell-you-are, and this woman will walk by you that makes your heart stop. (If you're a woman or you're gay and you're reading this, pretend that said "man".) You might get up the nerve to talk to her because, well, why not, right? I mean, this chick is not just pretty, but among the prettiest women you've ever seen. She seemingly has everything. What's more, she actually smiled at you! So you're thinking, what's going on here? I'll even take it a step further; she's wearing a football jersey. (You know, like one of those kiddy-sized ones that all the sorority chicks at Miami like to wear and look absolutely hot in? Uhm… I was going somewhere with this… Oh yeah!!) So the point being, she's absolutely perfect; or so she seems to be. Then it happens. You say hi to her and before she can get a word out, she drools, or she says something intelligible, or whatever. The fact is, the bubble bursts and you're staring at something you just knew was around the corner… The catch. You see, the old saying holds true; everything has a catch. When the Vikings let their franchise quarterback walk out the door in exchange for the rights to draft the next Matt Roth, forgive me if I'm a bit cynical.

You see it all the time in sports. Us fans sit back touting the major steal our favorite club just pulled off while the "fools " running club "b" get absolutely destroyed in the media. The thing is, unless you're dealing with the Mets, Knicks, or Lions, chances are, the morons running club "b" know a little something more about the situation than we do. (If I left off a major sports franchise run by a bunch of idiots, let me know. Those three seem to be the most glaring.) The thing of it is, there's usually a catch. Take this year's Heat roster for example. In exchange for Eddie Jones and his expiring contract still worth the value of an entire small country's GDP, Miami "stole" Jason Williams and James Posey. In reality, what did Miami really get? Well, Williams has been a decent upgrade at the point position. The problem? He has tendonitis in his knees and he has the defensive instincts of an armless man. Then there's the "underrated" James Posey. Yes, the same James Posey who seemingly has yet to take more than two shots in any second half, and has more than a handful of games this season where he and I have amassed the same total shot count. That's not to mention his so-called defensive prowess that has made such an impact on the games that his greatest defensive responsibility in the fourth quarter is to give his seat up for Wade during time-outs. Did Miami benefit from the trade? I'd still argue yes, if only for J-Will (when he's healthy-ish). Was it a steal? No. Did it put Miami over the top? That remains to be seen, but, there aren't too many people that seem to think so. Anyone want to play New Jersey in the playoffs?
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