The Inaugural Podcast

http://www.mediafire.com/?j3o3vwjlm21 – The guys discuss a lackluster NBA All Star weekend and who they would like to see in the NBA dunk contest.

(Note: the first ten minutes of the podcast were accidentally cut out.)

Jayson Williams: Finally Going to Jail

It took eight years, and three Winter Olympic Opening ceremonies, but Jayson Williams is finally going to jail.  ESPN is reporting that Williams has been sentenced to five years in prison and is eligible for parole in the summer of 2011.  Nobody knows exactly what transpired on Valentine’s Day in 2002 other than the following facts: 1) Jayson Williams Limo Driver, Costas Christofi, was found dead due to a gunshot wound.  2) The gunshot wound matched the bullets found in the chamber of a gun that Jayson Williams possessed.  3) Jayson Williams was holding the gun when it discharged a bullet that took the life of his limo driver. 4) In the immediate aftermath, Jayson Williams attempted to cover up points 1-3. Lawyers, judges, and juries have spent eight years disputing whether or not there was intent on the part of Williams.

The only person who can answer that question is Williams himself, and I don’t think he will provide us an answer any time soon.  The real issue here is not Jayson Williams’ sentencing, but rather the fact that this soap opera nearly took a decade to resolve.  A man was shot and killed.  We knew who shot him.  And yet, it took a series of unsuccessful trials and postponements to get us to a sentence.  Green’s the guy who wants to go into Law, so I’m sure he can shed some light as to why these matters take so long to resolve, but as a clueless bystander, its preposterous that this ordeal played out the way it did.  After eight years, do we really think Jayson Williams will learn from his year and a half sentence?  It’s been so long since the night when he willingly or unwillingly fired that gun, you wonder if he will ever understand the gravity of his actions.

The guy got a DUI less than a month ago.

You might not think that has anything to do with a shooting back in 2002, but in reality it has EVERYTHING to do with the shooting.  Regardless of the details of that night, Jayson Williams acted reckless and had no regard for the well-being of those around him.  Whether he meant to or didn’t mean to fire that gun, he did so because of a lack on consideration for the gravity of the decision he was making to show off a gun.  Similarly, just a month ago, he demonstrated the same careless nature, when he decided to operate an automobile and put other drivers on the road that night, as well as himself, in danger.  The DUI charge speaks volumes to the fact that Jayson Williams has not spent the past eight years reflecting on his wrongdoings, but instead he has paid lawyers to put off his sentencing for as long as possible so he can continue to live his carefree lifestyle.  My gut tells me that he won’t learn much in his eighteen months in the pen, but then again I’ve never spent a night in jail…I hear they have some unique teaching methods on the inside.

-Tone

ESPN.com http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4938372

Welcome to “Two Man Couch!”

Very glad you’ve decided to check out the official blog of KWVS FM’s number one sports talk show, “Two Man Couch.”  Tone and I are thrilled to be hosting our own show and, in addition to our on-air broadcasts (tentatively scheduled for 3-5 PM PST on Mondays and Fridays on KWVS FM in Malibu) which we will be posting links to (as podcasts), we will also be writing regularly about whatever might be happening in the wide world of sport (or news, movies, music, etc).  As always, feedback is encouraged, so please feel free to contact either one of us if you have any suggestions or ideas.  Glad to have you on board.

Green