5. george mason - en route to a third place finish in the old spice classic, george mason handed michael beasley what is likely to be his only loss in a competitive basketball game over the next five years. beasley finished with 30 points which paled in comparison to the 87 total points george mason rang up on the strength of all five starters scoring in double figures. even more impressive, gmu won despite having a player who tried to pass the ball to a ref thinking it was a teammate at the end of the game.
4. florida state - on friday, florida state played florida in both men's and women's basketball. both the lady seminoles and gentleman seminoles came out on top. then on saturday, florida and florida state's football teams met for their annual clash. florida won the game easily 45-12, but florida state had the last laugh when they broke tim tebow's hand. and since the heisman trophy features a player whose hand is not in a cast, it's pretty safe to assume that florida state has ruined tim tebow's chances of hoisting it.
3. the golden state warriors - over the extended holiday weekend, golden state went on a five game road trip where they finished 4-1 and even twice held their opponent under 100 points. interestingly, stephen jackson's return from suspension has coincided with the warriors' return to .500. it has also coincided with the warriors' return to using straight jackets instead of warm ups. i guess that's unfair because so far jackson has been a model citizen and it appears he is finally matured under don nelson. of course he also got a tattoo of a gun in the offseason to remind him not to use guns.2. tim floyd - usc started the title game of the anaheim classic with stars oj mayo and taj gibson on the bench because tim floyd wanted to give southern illinois a different look. the trojans eventually won 70-45 and tim floyd for now looks like a genius. hopefully next game he decides to bench oj mayo again so that he can start himself citing match up problems. when usc ultimately loses by 290 points and breaks several rules in the process, tim floyd will be fired and oj mayo can become college basketball's first player/coach while also becoming college basketball's first player/coach to make 58 threes in one game.
1. lebron james - according to lebron james, i don't want to be lebron james, i want to be better than lebron james. well maybe lebron james wants to be better than lebron james, but i would gladly settle on being lebron james, especially after a weekend that included back to back triple doubles. if he records a triple double in only seven more consecutive games he'll tie wilt chamberlain's nba record of longest continuous triple double streak with nine. and if lebron james sleeps with about 19,500 more women, he'll tie another dubious wilt chamberlain record.
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