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Ofman: Dis and Dat, Dem and Dose

By George Ofman

The moment Derrick Rose and his multi-million dollar body crashed to the floor Wednesday night I'm thinking John Paxson and Gar Forman were dialing 911. Not for Rose but for themselves!

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Fortunately, Rose has just bruised hip. He's traveling to Dallas for All-Star Weekend where he's scheduled to defend his skills challenge title and play in Sunday's game. My suggestion: Let the NBA know this rather valuable piece of property will not even work up a sweat. No challenge; no game. Thank you very much.

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It's On! As big as it gets.

I found it rather amusing Mike Martz said this of Devin Hester:

"Devin Hester in that role could just be stupid good, if that makes sense to you. What we can do with him inside, the match-ups we can get with him on third corners, safeties and linebackers would be absolutely remarkable."

Funny, isn't it, because just prior to Martz getting the job and uttering those lines, Hester had this to say in a radio interview about being a wide receiver:

"I know what I'm best at. The return game is my bread and butter, so if I had to cut back on my receiving and go back to returning, that's something I would love to do . . . I would love to get back in that situation with the return game. But at the same time, I'm a team player so wherever [the Bears] want me to go, I'm ready to do it."

I remember Hester being stupid good at returning. Sounds like a very good idea to me.

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The Blackhawks play back-to-back games this weekend then shut it down for the Olympics, save for six players who will be competing in them.

During this time, Crisobal Huet needs to appear on a new reality show entitled Goalie Makeover.

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NBC is promoting curling as an exciting sport to watch in the Olympics.

Have you ever seen this sport?

It's so boring I would rather watch fly fishing for Asian carp.

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Here we go again. The Cubs leadoff conundrum now comes down to Ryan Theriot and Kosuke Fukudome.

Last year, I suggested Lou Piniella employ Fukudome as his leadoff.

So what did the Japanese fading star do during his time at the top of the order?

He had a .404 on-base percentage.

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Lou will likely flip-flop the two so long as he doesn't flip-flop on Alfonso Soriano. Don't let Fonzie anywhere near the one-hole.

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By the way, I'm blaming Wednesday's earthquake on Milton Bradley.

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U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn might not compete in the Vancouver Games after suffering an injured shin.

She happens to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated's Olympic Preview.

Did someone say jinx?

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Just put the Cubs on the cover and get it over with.

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The Big Ten reportedly is talking to Texas about joining its' aggregate.

Texas?

Why not recruit Maine, Florida, San Diego State and Washington while you're at it?

This way the conference can apply for Mileage Plus.

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There's a rumor a lot of team are interested in the temperamental Tyrus Thomas.

Guess one man's child is another man's double-double guy.

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The Blazers reportedly are interested but they have one non-negotiable request; Thomas can't take any naked pictures of himself.

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Figure Kirk Hinrich will be dealt before the deadline on the 18th, though if you take a careful look at his stats, the Bulls guard is shooting a puny 38 percent from the field.

He's still a solid defender and would give the Bulls more cap space to sign LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and Joe Johnson in the off-season.

What's wrong with getting all of them?

Okay, I'd settle for Johnson.

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Brooklyn Decker is this year's cover girl for Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue. Does this mean Andy Roddick is about twist an ankle?

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George Ofman is now with WGN radio after a 17-year run with The Score. He also blogs for ChicagoNow under the banner That's All She Wrote.

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