The Lost Weekend...

It's the morning after the weekend in which will probably go down as one of the most memorable and yet forgettable ones for sports fans in Phoenix.

First and foremost, there is the Cardinals. What can you say, it was one of the best and worst Superbowls ever if you were a Cards fan. The range of emotions that myself and other Cards (and probably Steeler fans) experienced in those final 15 minutes were turbulent to say the least. Right after the game was over, I really wanted to lay this one all on the refs, but frankly, the Cards were their own worst enemy and plagued themselves with numerous mistakes and missed tackling. Despite, all that, they were still in a position to win the game when many teams may have folded. The loss stings and it hurts, but as Deadspin's Will Leitch put it, it's a good hurt.

For me personally, I was glad to have been able to be in Phoenix during the Cards Superbowl weekend. To ride that roller coaster together with friends (thanks Goodell family for hosting) who all have the same rooting passion, that's one of the things I will always remember about the Cards first Superbowl.

Now, on to the Suns, who really aren't even worth writing about given how awful they are right now. Friends, this is what happens when you let U of Tucson alums take control of an NBA franchise. Robert Sarver and Steve Kerr have managed to take the franchise from the league's elite to riding on a bullet-train to Clipperland. Nice job against Chachi and the woeful Bulls at home this weekend.

As for the Sun Devil hoopsters, I'm trying to stay optimistic that their back to back home losses to the state of Washington was their low-point of the season and they will get back to playing the smart, somewhat mistake-free ball they were playing earlier in the season. I've always felt Herb Sendek was one of the smartest coaches in the Pac-10, but he was outcoached by Bennett and Romar these last two games.