Ocho Cinco and Mucho Hurt-o

Chad Johnson has legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco, meaning that his jersey name will now officially read, "Ocho Cinco". I'd probably have to say that this is one of those red flags that other teams will not like when inquiring about a trade for Chad Ocho Cinco, formerly Johnson, who's motivation and focus is often questioned. Chad has unquestioned abilities, but his focus has often been an issue. If Chad really wanted to get traded, I think he should be showing potential suitors that he is focused on playing good football, rather than doing things that make teams question if they want the All-pro receiver on their team, like changing his name so that his jersey will read "Ocho Cinco".

In other news, Monta Ellis is going to be out for 3-4 months, meaning the Warriors already unpromising season looks to start off even worse. Pretty much i figured that the W's were going to have a bad season by essentially handing the keys over to the teams' 22-year-old guard after the surprising loss of Baron Davis, but with this, it looks like the starting point guard starting off the season may be Marcus Williams. In my opinion i dont think Monta going down affects the immediate future of the Ws at all since the Ws arent going anywhere this season. However, it does scare me that the Ws just signed the 22 year old to a $66 million contract and hes been injured three times already in his young career. Best case scenario, Marcus Williams takes full advantage of his starting time and reaches his potential that made him a 1st round pick, and the other young guys get valuable experience and Monta comes back at full speed and the Ws are a dangerous playoff sleeper. Another good/ok scenario is that the Ws suck as expected and they land a top 3 pick in the upcoming draft and land a superstar, although i dont know who the top prospects are this year. Worst case- the Ws are a so-so/crappy team that just misses the playoffs again and has a bad pick in the draft as well- so basically, they do a bit worse than this year. I dont want to admit that the Ws are taking steps backwards since making the playoffs finally and just barely missing them again this year. However, i think Ws fans need to admit that they are in a rebuilding effort and its better to do it now with our young core, than to pile on bad contracts and fight for a low playoff seed in the west.