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A lot changes in the CFL from one season to the next. Players come and go, theres usually a new head coach or two and some long-time star players will find themselves replaced by young up-and-comers. But the one thing that almost never changes is the fact that the West Division is better than the East. Over each of the past two regular seasons, it appeared as if that dynamic might be about to change. A year ago, both the B.C. Lions and Edmonton Eskimos got off to dreadful starts while the once-awful Toronto Argonauts became the surprise team of the seasons first half. But when all was said and done by the end of the season, the West had amassed a better overall record than the East for the eighth time in nine seasons. This season, it was B.C. and Saskatchewan in the West that got out of the gate slowly, going a combined 2-12 through the first six weeks of the season. Meanwhile, the Easts Winnipeg Blue Bombers came out of nowhere to string together the leagues best record early on, winning seven of their first eight games. But yet again, after 19 weeks of regular season play, the West has emerged with the overall better record - again. More important is how the West has dominated during the final few weeks of the regular season headed towards the playoffs. During the final four weeks of the regular season, the three West Division playoff teams won a total of nine games, the East Divisions trio just three. And the three Eastern teams headed for the post-season - Winnipeg, Montreal and Hamilton - were a combined 0-6 during the final two weeks of the season. Winnipeg won the East going 3-7 during their final two games while Montreal finished second despite a three-game losing streak to close the season. Hamilton, meanwhile, dropped four of its last five, including losses to bottom-dwellers Toronto and Saskatchewan. Not one Eastern team matched the record of all three playoff teams in the West (11-7) which, unless Montreal can find its groove back quickly, looks like a strong bet to produce its first Grey Cup winner since Calgary in 2009. (Not to take anything away from Montreals success over the past 10 years or so, but making it to the Grey Cup through the East Division hasnt exactly been a minefield over that span.) Dont bother for looking for ways to explain this phenomenon. It defies explanation in a league where all teams play with the same resources and balanced schedules. Its like the CFLs version of gravity. It just is. Now, some other thoughts on Week 19 and a Look Ahead to this weekends Division Semi-Finals. -- The Roughriders decision to retain Brendan Taman as general manager is sure to be met with mixed response in Saskatchewan. Taman has been the object of fan resentment over the teams plummet in the standings following the Riders back-to-back Grey Cup appearances in 09 and 10, teams that were largely built by former GM Eric Tillman. However, it would have been tough for the organization to make Taman the scapegoat, given that he was working under the authority of Ken Miller, who has held the title VP of Football operations the past two seasons, a title that came with final authority over all decisions. Taman, a Saskatoon native, who worked for the Riders as a player personnel assistant during the 1990s, joined Saskatchewan for the 2009 season when Tillmans status was in limbo over his legal problems. When Tillman resigned after that season, Taman was handed the GM title. But the team then decided to give Miller the VP of Football Operations title, in addition to his role as head coach. Both Miller and Taman have said publicly that the two reached decisions together, and rarely disagreed. But even if thats true, how does Taman take the fall for the result of a process that he did not control. It wasnt his decision to hire Greg Marshall as head coach, nor his decision to fire him, and its fair to question both moves. Taman will get the opportunity to hire a head coach and build the team how he sees fit. But given that he must share some responsibility for this seasons disappointment, no GM will begin the 2012 season on a hotter seat than Taman. Meanwhile, in Toronto, the review of the 2011 season is underway, the results of which will go to a long way to determining whether head coach and GM Jim Barker comes back in both roles, one role or neither. An announcement on Barkers status may not come until after the Grey Cup. -- While the B.C. Lions are the leagues hottest team going into the playoffs (winners of 10 of their past 11), the most intriguing team may be the Calgary Stampeders. The Stamps have rebuilt on the fly this season, changing-up personnel on defence and sitting down future Hall of Famers Joffrey Reynolds and Henry Burris on the offensive side of the ball. Calgary has been a different team since those changes were made, with Cornish continuing to show the ability hed competently displayed in a reserve role, and Tate looking as competent in his first few starts as any CFL quarterback since Ricky Ray made his CFL debut. Cornish has started seven games for Calgary and Tate just three. Based on those games alone, heres how their stats would have projected over an 18 game season. Cornish Yards Rushing: 1,571 TDs: 15Tate Yards Passing: 4,746 TDs: 24 Ints: 30 The presence of Tate provides an interesting dynamic to this years West Division semifinal, given that the Eskimos havent seem much of the 27-year-old this season. Tate has rallied the Stamps with three consecutive victories to close the season, despite throwing more interceptions than touchdowns over that span. He has quickly demonstrated that, unlike a lot of young quarterbacks, he is not prone to locking in on particular target or two. Tate hit 10 different receivers during his first start, nine during his second and eight during his third, which should serve notice to the Eskimo defence that he will try to spread the ball around against them as well. -- Speaking of Cornish, he and Edmontons Jerome Messam accomplished something that may not have been done in the long history of the CFL, or at least in quite some time: they managed to become the first two Canadian running backs to finish in the top-five in league rushing with Messam cracking the 1,000-yard mark at 1,057 on the season and Cornish not behind at 863, with a better yards per carry average. (Messam is the first Canadian running back to crack 1,000 yards in a season since Sean Millington in 2000.) The fact that Messam and Cornish will go head-to-head during the first round of playoffs is an ideal way to showcase their talents after two outstanding seasons. -- In a year where no team dominated, it seemed like you could determine winners each week in the CFL based solely to whichever team won the turnover battle. The only exception to this was Calgary, which managed to tie for the league-lead with 11 wins while finishing with a giveaway/takeaway margin of minus-4. -- While the focus in Hamilton has understandably been on the unfolding quarterback situation, the key to beating Montreal may lie in their ability to establish their run game. In the two games in which Hamilton defeated Montreal this season, Avon Cobourne averaged 85 yards on the ground while in the two losses, he averaged just 19. Thats similar to the pattern established over the course of the season, where a balanced attack was the key to Hamiltons offence. So much of that will depend on whether the Tiger-Cats fall behind early, which has been a problem for them this season. Montreal in its two most recent playoff games at Olympic Stadium - the two most recent East Division finals - has jumped on its opponents early and turned them into one dimensional team, which for Hamilton would be a problem. And perhaps part of why the Tiger-Cats were 0-7 when trailing at halftime this season. -- Back to the Hamilton quarterback situation for a moment. While head coach Marcel Bellefeuille was clear with both Kevin Glenn and Quinton Porter about how the situation would be managed during the final few weeks of the season - no quick hooks, no going in for just a single series -- that figures to change this week. Over the last several weeks, which Hamiltons playoff spot was already determined, Bellefeuille has had the luxury of not having to worry about wins and losses, as much as that both his quarterbacks were getting the necessary game time. Its part of his theory that winning three playoff games will require both quarterbacks at some point and hence the notion of getting Porter ready without - hopefully - getting Glenns nose out of joint. But worrying about the feelings of his quarterbacks will end this week with a playoff game. And it will be interesting to see with so much on the line, how long Bellefeuille will stick with Glenn. The Glenn-Porter experience has been in place for three seasons now, and has produced a combined record of 26-28, with two playoff losses. Theyve tried to upgrade special teams, the secondary and the running game from a year ago. Have to figure that a loss this Sunday means quarterback will be the next place in Hamilton to get a shakeup. -- The 2011 Toronto Argonaut season will be remembered as a disappointing one in which the team underachieved and made itself easy to ignore, with attendance hovering just above or below 20,000 all season. There are many layers as to why the CFL continues to struggle in the Centre Of The Universe, but lets just say the product on the field hasnt helped. Canadian football is about throwing the football. When teams do that well, they are exciting to watch. And when they do it poorly, they are not. Here is where the Toronto Argonauts have ranked in recent seasons when it comes to moving the all through the air. 2011 - Last2010 - Last2009 - Seventh2008 - Fifth2007 - Seventh2006 - Last -- How long has it been since the Hamilton Tiger-Cats won a playoff game? Well, you have to go back to 2001 when the Cats hosted the division semifinal and defeated Montreal, before going on and losing the East Division final at Winnipeg. Not a single player on the Hamilton roster right now has won a playoff game in gold-and-black. Since Hamilton last tasted playoff victory, the Alouettes have won 11 post-season games and three Grey Cups. -- Beyond the Montreal Alouettes failing to hit the 12-win mark for just the second time since returning to the CFL in 1996, the Als had far more games this season in which they simply didnt look ready or willing - highlighted by their 43-1 loss to B.C. on Saturday night. Injuries have been a big part of the story in Montreal this season but this is a team that almost never beat itself, which is why their oppositions felt so much pressure to be perfect when the played against them. But in several games this season the Als just didnt seem to have it and in others there were instances where the old Als would have seized a chance to win a game in the final minute, but this season came up short. The Als had the leagues leading passer, receiver and rusher this season and their defence was middle of the pack in most categories (albeit better against the run than the pass.) But it all added up to just a 10-8 record. Its not impossible that Montreal could rattle off three consecutive wins and find themselves hoisting another Grey Cup. But for the first time since Mark Trestman took over before the 2009 season they are definitely not the Grey Cup favourites going into the playoffs. nfl jerseys china . Seven straight wins to get into the playoffs under midseason replacement Bruce Boudreau in 2008. Winning eight of 10 last year under Dale Hunter after Boudreau was fired. wholesale jerseys . 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The trade that brought Roberto Luongo to Vancouver in June 2006 gave Vancouver the all-star goaltender the Canucks had lacked.(Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics arrived in Philadelphia with a purpose. Watch the game live on TSN starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. Questions regarding age and injuries were seemingly answered when the Celtics ran the 76ers off their own floor in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 4 was headed in a similar direction on Friday with the Cs owning an 18-point advantage early in the third quarter over what looked like a moribund Sixers team. Then the winds changed and Boston, with all its experience and wisdom, fell apart against the younger and far more athletic 76ers. Lou Williams scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half as Philadelphia overcame its dismal start to take a 92-83 victory over the Celtics to even their series at two games apiece. "He was huge for us. He probably was the player of the game I feel like," Sixers swingman Andre Iguodala said about Williams. The surprisingly competitive set resumes back in Beantown for the crucial Game 5 on Monday night. "Its a swing game, but its a swing game for both teams," Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "Game 5s and Game 7s are pretty much the same." Iguodala added 16 points in Game 4, including the go-ahead jumper within the final two minutes, to go along with seven rebounds and four assists for the Sixers, whose bench outscored Bostons 44-12. Evan Turner also dropped in 16 points, despite 5-of-22 shooting, while Thaddeus Young had 12 and Jrue Holiday netted 11 in the win. "As I said before, going into the series I think you would probably say the advantage would be to Boston with their championship experience late in games," Philadelphia head coach Doug Collins said. "But I think our guys have shown in both Game 2 and Game 4 that we did a nice job of closing those games out." Paul Pierce scored a game-high 24 points and Rajon Rondo had 15 points and 15 assists in a losing effort. The Sixers connected on just 9-of-39 shots from the floor and also went 13- for-21 from the free-throw line in the opening 24 minutes en route to a 46-31 deficit at the half. They turned it around in the third quarter, using a stifling defense to reel off a 15-5 run to get within 51-46 as they held Boston without a basket until Pierces three-pointer with about five minutes left in the frame. The Sixers carried that momentum into the final period, opening the fourth with back-to-back field goals by Young before taking their first leadd of the game on a Jodie Meeks trey with less than 10 minutes left in the game.dddddddddddd The next eight-plus minutes saw seven ties, six lead changes and neither team take a lead larger than three points as the teams went back-and-forth on the court. The Celtics final lead of the contest came on an open Rondo jumper for an 81-79 advantage with under three minutes left in the game. Williams answered with a jumper on the other and after Pierce missed a driving layup, Lavoy Allen connected on a dunk to give Philadelphia an 83-81 advantage. A Rondo layup on Bostons ensuing possession tied the game again with 1:38 left in the fourth, but the Celtics would not score again and Iguodalas step- back jumper on the other end put the Sixers on top for good. "I thought we lost out composure. Once we did, I thought we really never returned to playing basketball the way we played in the first half," Rivers said. With two days off between the fourth and fifth games, Rivers gave his team the day off on Saturday before returning to practice on Sunday in an effort to recharge the batteries of his most important players. The 34-year-old Pierce has been dealing with a sprained MCL is his left knee, while the 36-year-old Ray Allen is hampered by bone spurs in his right ankle. Kevin Garnett is relatively healthy but turned 36 over the weekend and finally looked like it in Game 4 vs. the Sixers, finishing 3-for-12 from the floor with nine points. "It probably benefits them," Collins said of the extra rest. "Garnett has played over 50,000 minutes in his career. Pierce, Allen, ton of minutes . Im sure theyre probably a little disappointed in themselves that they gave us some life." Also, Avery Bradley, Bostons top perimeter defender, continues to deal with a left shoulder that has popped out of its socket at least four times this season. "Its crazy," Rivers said. "Listen: Its a tough thing that hes going through. A lot of players would not be playing." This rivalry began all the way back in 1949-50 when the Sixers franchise called Syracuse home. Since the team relocated to the City of Brotherly Love, the 76ers and Celtics have met in the postseason 11 different times and eight of those were Eastern Conference finals. Boston has taken seven of the 11 series. Game 6 of the set will take place Wednesday back in Philadelphia, with a seventh game, if necessary, back in Boston on Saturday. cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '
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