I've got three games under my belt, all women's, which has been interesting. I will say that I've never watched the ladies so intently, and some of them are pretty hot. Oh, and the action hasn't been too bad either. USA routed CZE this morning and then I did the Latvia - Russia game, which was actually very fun to watch. This Jansone for Latvia was money...Inside, outside, threes, boards, throwing bodies around. I was diggin' it. I'd like to see the Hawks sign her...She looked better than Childress ever did.

I'm doing the men's Germany - Angola game tonight, which should be interesting as we'll see Dirk and Shaggy Kaman playing against an Angolan team featuring Carlos Almeida, making his third Olympic appearance at age 35, and Joaquim Gomes, who attended Valpo (in my original home state of Indiana) at one point. If you have nothing better to do on a Saturday night at 11:15 (yeah, right), I'll see you at NBCOlympics.com.

Oh, and we're blogging the live feeds for every sport...Experts from every one of them are on board and we've got an Olympian Hall of Famer, a former coach and team member, and many other "big time" bloggers on board. Mike McCollow is the other hoops guy, and he was once an assistant coach for the Raptors and currently does television for Fox, covering the Bucks and T-Wolves. Great guy.

Speaking of Josh Childress and the Hawks, order has been restored and Josh Smith is FINALLY signed. Much thanks to the Grizzlies for signing him to an offer and forcing the Hawks into action. I would be lying if I didn't tell you I was really nervous there for a bit.

And I know many of you are wondering about "Eurofest," as the talk of guys like LeBron, Kobe and Boozer going over there for a cool $50-100 million for a year or two is just getting started. Let's say you have a job that pays you $100,000 a year. You can re-up with that company for $200,000, or go do the same job (with less hours and an easier schedule) for $500,000. In addition, you get to see all of Europe and will only be committed for one year in order to pick up a cool, extra $300K. What would you do?

I don't know if it's realistic to think any of the superstars are going to head to Europe, but I do know that there is certainly a possibility that someone is going to shock the world and give it a try. Brandon Jennings broke some ground by skipping college and going to Europe this summer, Childress is arguably the biggest name to ever bolt overseas and now the big boys are all talking about it. The most an NBA team can give LeBron is $20 million for a season, and that's probably a stretch. If he can get $50 million for one year, I'm not sure why he wouldn't do that.

You can bet David Stern and his cronies are working some overtime right now trying to figure out a way to stop it from happening. But if they're not going to get rid of the cap, or raise it significantly (and I don't think they will), anything is possible. Any way you slice it, things are going to get very interesting.

I'm making my first venture into NYC ever on Sunday, going to see my boys from Dirty on Purpose and then seeing them play a show with a band called Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos (I think). My buddy Dish has been telling me about them for some time, so it's a bit ironic they're playing with DoP. Should be a good time, as long as I get in and out of Brooklyn in one piece and with all my stuff intact.

Later in the week, along with working feverishly on the Draft Guide and blogging Olympic games, I'm going to try to hit Shea and Yankee Stadium before they succumb to the wrecking ball. In addition, football and baseball gurus Gregg Rosenthal and Matthew Pouliot and I will all be having dinner together somewhere in the city at some point in the near future. That should be a great time.

In addition, I need to post a new hoops column at some point, just as soon as I find the time. Hope your summer is going well and that you're enjoying the offseason. And if you own Shaggy or Dirk in a keeper league, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you tonight.