Quentin Richardson is going to be an NBA star in a couple of years. Mark it down.

Speaking of which, there is a high school junior in Ohio named Lebron James, who, if he was allowed to enter the NBA draft next year, would probably be the first player taken. He is being compared to Kobe Bryant, and is being called a "can't-miss" superstar in the making. The guy is three months older than I am.

But on a more upbeat note, is there a greater inspiration in basketball than Steve Nash? Six-foot-nothing, white (this is a disadvantage), straight out of Canada, and now he's made it to the NBA All-Star game, and is considered one of the best point guards in the world. Did I mention that he's reportedly dated both Geri Halliwell and Elizabeth Hurley?

Cavanagh Nash Ottawa-born Tom Cavanagh (Of "Ed" fame), who is apparently NOT Nash's twin brother (look at those pictures -- can you tell the difference?) was extremely entertaining in Saturday's Hoop It Up tournament. Justin Timberlake (N'Sync) looked frustrated enough to take a swing at him when he was being matched up against him in the final. Cavanagh's suffocating defense was probably the most physical abuse that Timberlake has taken in his life.

If the NBA is still doing the Slam Dunk contest next year, the ideal five-man field would be: Vince Carter, Jason Richardson, Paul McPherson, Kobe Bryant, and Tracy McGrady.

If I were a participant in the three-point shootout and Craig Sager asked me if it was possible to get into a great shooting rhythm quickly, I would respond, "It is not only possible, it is essential" in the Dr. Strangelove voice. Really, the sports world needs to add some pizzazz to their interviews. These generic answers get tiresome after a while.

"The Second Line" by Clinic is my all-time favourite song that is sung in gibberish.

I am still trying to figure out whether Julian Casablancas's frantic, disoreinted look during every Strokes performance is an entertaining gimmick, or if it is drug-induced.

"Popstars" commercials have been bombarding Global's airwaves lately. I can't believe that the media is actually pushing a television show that features the process of taking five good-looking young people with marginal singing talent and calling them a "band". And these "bands" are actually being played, heavily in some cases, on radio stations and MuchMusic. Am I crazy here, or is this through the roof on the Unintentional Comedy Scale?

While they are at it, why don't they make a show entitled "Sitcomstars" and take a few random actors for NBC's next hilarious sit-com. It is bound to be just as successful as shows like "Inside Schwartz" (it is off the air by now, right?). It could be the next "Friends"!

Does anyone still watch "Friends"?

If "Crossroads" is not a box-office bust, I will lose all faith in our society.

How did Roger Ebert become one of the world's most-renowned movie critics? I will never figure this one out.

So, the Patriots won the Super Bowl. New England sports fans are on top of the world, for the time being. Can we just let the Red Sox win the World Series this year, so they don't have anything to complain about for another few decades? I would really appreciate this.

If Mike Tyson was not a very talented boxer, he would be locked up in a nuthouse by now.

First Jennifer Love Hewitt, now Anna Kournikova. Enrique Iglesias is figuring out the formula for stopping guys from changing the channel when his music videos come on.

Hewitt and Kournikova have more in common than just making out with Enrique Iglesias though. They are struggling with their original "careers" -- Jennifer has never made a good movie, and Anna has never won a tennis tournament.

I am glad that my middle name isn't "Love".

I think I missed the memo informing the world that Alicia Keys is the new epitome of talent and creativity in the pop music industry. She can play a piano and sing at the same time. I guess I can understand why everyone keeps gushing about her talent. Most pop stars can only perform awkward dance moves while they sing.

Is Creed's next single going to be called "The Weekend I Died and Rose Again"?

Blink 182 has come up with an interesting concept to distract the general public from realizing that all of their songs sound the same -- put all of their talents into making funny videos, instead of broadening their actual musical horizons.

If I see that Allen Iverson/Anthony Mason NBA2K2 commercial one more time, I might break my television.

"Bootylicious" by Destiny's Child is going to go down as one of the great music videos of our time, isn't it?

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