RE: WHAT’S CRO-MAGNON KAMANISH

Scott: I couldn't agree more about the way things have played out with Steve McNair. I definitely think that in efforts to gain ratings too many media outlets go for shock value at the expense of authentic and accurate reporting. We know that McNair was killed and that his girlfriend likely killed him. So let's break down what we KNOW for a fact: McNair had an affair, McNair was killed by the mistress who then killed herself. That's it. Anything beyond that is speculation and the major media outlets spend way too much of their time on what may happen (and eventually 80% of the time it doesn't) as opposed to what actually does happen. The reporting based on "Sources close to person x" or "anonymous sources" are some of the biggest flaws in media in general today. It leads to inaccurate reporting or the people in the news refuting the story, in which case once everything plays out someone ends up looking either stupid or a liar.

With that being said, talking about what may happen is fun and for the fans so if I can play devils advocate for a second I can see it from that angle. In a changing world of Twitter, Facebook and text messaging; being ahead of the curve is an important aspect of gaining respect as a media outlet. That's where a lot of the reporters go awry by trying to be the first to report that they often jump the gun.

So I'm going to try and be a fan for a second and say I can't wait for the next few weeks of the NBA off-season where a lot of the lesser free agents (Glen Davis, Channing Frye, etc) will be rumored to all sorts of teams from Europe to the Grizzlies. Not only that, but once the trade talk gets serious and teams start treating expiring contracts like superstar players.

In the spirit of this time of the year I have outlined the top expiring contracts which are most likely to be as sought after as Raef Lafrentz and the awful contracts which keep these teams from competing because of offering average to good free agents superstar contracts.

EXPIRING CONTRACTS




ALL-AWFUL CONTRACT TEAMS