Tuesday Tidbits

-From a production standpoint, it makes all the sense in the world for the Dolphins to make an offer to Anquan Boldin. But I believe actions like firing the most powerful agent in football today are part of the reason why Bill Parcells and company aren't touching Boldin with a 10-foot pole, even at the inexpensive price of a second or third rounder.

Yes, the Fins have been inhibited for years by various regimes treating draft picks like they are items on the Wendy's 99 cent value menu, and that's probably Reason No. 1 why they are saying "No Deal."

But I do believe that Boldin relinquished any chances of donning aqua and orange with his ill-fated decision to A. Not celebrate with his team after it improbably won the NFC Championship, and B. Rehashing his trade demands during the two biggest weeks in Cardinals history, or at least since they've been in Arizona. That shows that Boldin is in no way, shape or form, a team guy, which goes against the culture Bill Parcells has implemented in South Florida. That's what he means when he talks about "character." Yes, Will Allen gets an extension amid his legal issues, but he buys into the Fins uber-team oriented culture. And I would expect Randy Starks to still retain his spot on the roster, despite his alleged dumb-ass stunt over the weekend.

But to the Tuna regime, there's no place for a guy who only sees green. And so much so that he creates distractions during Super Bowl Week and fires the best agent in football.

Other quickies:

-The Jordan Bulls in six championship seasons, had two playoff series that went the distance. The Spurs had one series(the 2005 NBA Finals) that went seven games in their four title years. Even the Shaq/Kobe Lakers lost only two playoff games over their last two title runs, outside of the infamous seven-game Sacramento West Finals in 2002.

So even if the Lakers get past Denver, and beat an inferior Orlando team in the finals, don't even think about comparing them to the great NBA teams of the past 20 years. They are closer to the 2004 Detroit Pistons and 2006 Miami Heat, highly flawed teams which still took home the hardware but were by no means, dominant forces.

-There cannot be a worse medical staff in the history of sports than the Mets. Seriously, can you put Jose Reyes on the DL before his calf snaps in 900 pieces?

-I'm pretty confident Cleveland wins in Orlando tonight. But I still think the Magic will return the favor at the Q, either in Game 5, or even Game 7.