Quick Hits

-I just realized something about Lebron James bringing his talent to South Beach. It took me a few weeks to see this, but I think it's quite obvious. Lebron brought the Cavaliers gameplan along with him.

Lebron has never been a guy that has played with a pointguard. It's always been him and get the hell out of my way. The Cleveland Cavaliers were built specifically for Lebron's game. They had a bunch of role players who could hit spot-up jumpers. The Lebron Cavs always had one guy, and one guy only, who could create shots on his own. The Miami Heat aren't built that way. The have three Alpha Dogs who can create at anytime on their own. The problem is that the three of them haven't compromised and found a way to play together. Lebron is trying to get them to adapt to his style. The quicker the Heat get these guys playing to complement each other then the quicker they can get thru those growing pains and play the way we think they can.

They're heading down the wrong path right now and they need to reverse this trend and start to head down the right path. Lebron needs to learn to play with his new teammates and stop treating them like they're the Cavs.

-I'm convinced that Marvin Lewis would have been fired this week if they weren't playing Thanksgiving night. Marvin has had long enough to imprint his style on this team and organization, but it just isn't working. I'm tired of Marvin. This hurts to say this but the Bengals need to start over. Bring in Holmgren and let's rebuild this thing. I love Chad but he has to go. I hope the owner cares enough to see that this is going nowhere fast and his team has given up on a once promising head-coach.

-The Pats-Colts played another great regular season game. This turned into one of the great rivalries in the history of the game. We'll miss this matchup in five years when these QB's are gone or are no longer at the top of their games. The only other rivalry that might be close is New England-Pittsburgh. There's really nothing in the NFC that comes close.

-I think Melo gets traded in the next month or so. In fact, I think that whole team gets blown up. Chauncey might end up with a possible contender. As far as Melo, just put the guy out of his misery and trade him to New York. He wants to go play Amare and have a coach that doesn't care if he shows up on the defensive end.

-I think Coach Rick has convinced his team that they aren't good enough to win on talent alone. This team is playing harder than they have in quite some time. Tyson Chandler is a beast in the middle. I saw him get in Marion's grill on a defensive lapse. That's exactly what this team needs.