What's old is new again!

UNC V Duke
Lakers V Heat
Knicks V Celtics

Classic games this weekend.  UNC applies the Kobe system and DOMINATES Duke at Duke.  Lakers featuring Kobe Bryant (y'all know Kobe is like the lead singer who threatens to leave the group if they don't change the name: The Commodores featuring Lionel Ritchie, Tempatations feature David Ruffin...ok that didn't happen).  Celtics and Knicks in a retro classic OT game with Rondo giving everyone some nice interview tape (if the Celtics are stupid enough to deal him).  It felt good to get back to the way things were...even if only for a weekend. 
Honorable mention to Deron Williams and his 57.  Only honorable mention because I hope he's a Laker next summer.  What happened to scoring?!  57 used to be got once a month by either Jordan, Kobe, LeBron, D-Wade, Shaq, Duncan, and a list of others. Heck Dana Barros scored 50 one game!  I know, "who's Dana Barros?"  Exactly the point.  D-Will's 57 was the most points in the NBA since Kobe's 61 in 2009.  Wow!  All this fast paced offense doesn't give you the big scores anymore.  Kind of fitting on the anniversary of Wilt's 100 points.  Probably one of the few records that may not ever be broken and there's no tape of it--sad but true.
Speaking of what's old is new again, NFL bounty scandal with the Saints was front and center.  Some of us remember the "Buddy Bowl" bounty years and years ago.  Most of us and a lot of players are speaking out and condeming "snitches" for the bounty scandal. Consider:
NFL is cracking down on violent hits--what do you think they're going to do when they find out about 'bounties' being paid for hits?
Saints beat the fudge out of Favre the year of the bounty--think there wasn't some cash on knocking out/down the old man?!
Players (not all;mostly after retirement) criticize the NFL for not taking a firmer hand in curtailing the violence--yet 'bounty games/seasons' seems the norm (from some accounts).

I'll be honest, I like seeing the hard hits.  I like seeing the players get up and walk away even better.  Players are bigger, stronger, faster and smarter these days than in past games.  There is also more protection but the game itself is violent by nature.  As a man you are often judge by your bravado/machismo.  This is gladiator without the death--at least so far...