Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End:

*Lamar Odom has been awful in his 19 games as a Maverick. Passive. Disinterested. Just generally not yet invested in being a Maverick. Admittedly, he's "not myself." Maybe the former Laker has physical ailments and needs a week off like Dirk Nowitzki. Maybe he needs a couple sessions with the team therapist. Or maybe … line dancing? Lamar's sister-in-law Kim Kardashian Tweeted last night that the whole family went country music line dancing in Dallas and that "Khloe and Lamar were on fire!" Whatever works, right?

*A 7-year contract for Josh Hamilton? I don't think so. The guy is only 30 and he's an elite, 5-tool player. But one of those assets isn't durability. He's played more than 150 games only once in his career and his aggressive, kamikaze style – from running into outfield walls to head-first slides – seems to guarantee future stints on the DL. Imagine his body at 37.

*With the retirement of Jon Kitna, the Cowboys need a backup quarterback. And don't bring Stephen McGee in here. He ain't ready. Probably never will be. Owner Jerry Jones hinted at last week's Senior Bowl that the team will look more toward signing a veteran free agent rather than drafting a young player. In that case, give me David Garrard, Donovan McNabb or even Jake Delhomme.

*At first I was shocked/offended when my 105.3 The Fan radio partner Greg Williams bypassed me in our Super Bowl 46 Roommate Draft. With the No. 1 overall pick, he instead went with Jasmine Sadry of the New School morning show. But before I could be truly pissed, I was taken with the No. 2 pick by Sybil Summers. I could do a lot worse than shacking up with her in Indy for a week. Right? Other bunkmates: Shan Shariff/Assistant Program Director Tim Collins; Mark Elfenbein/R.J. Choppy; Josh Lewin/engineer extraordinaire Ted Nichols-Payne. Stay tuned next week for all the details.

*Don't look now, but the NHL's All-Star Weekend is upon us. The Stars' Jamie Benn will apparently be on display in Ottawa. But, wow, that sport has almost totally disappeared from our radars.

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*Now that the main chess pieces have been moved in baseball's off-season, who's the big winner in the AL? The Yankees added Michael Pineda. The Angels added Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson. The Tigers added Prince Fielder (but lost Victor Martinez). The Rangers added Joe Nathan and Yu Darvish. Add it all up and ESPN's Buster Olney says the best team in the AL is … Tampa Bay? Yep, he says the full-time arrival of pitcher Matt Moore makes them No. 1. Give me the Angels. Sorry.

*I know you don't like tennis – to narrow-minded Neanderthals somehow it's a "sissy" sport – but if you didn't watch this week's Australian Open you missed two classic confrontations. Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer and No. 1 Novak Djokovic outlasted Andy Murray in a classic match, winning 7-5 in the 5th set. By the way, Nadal-Federer suddenly ranks up there with Magic-Bird, Nicklaus-Palmer and Ali-Frazier as the greatest one-on-one confrontations of all time. No?

*Chuck Pagano (Colts). Greg Schiano (Buccaneers). Dennis Allen (Raiders). Joe Philbin (Dolphins). Yep, new NFL head coaches. I guess the era of re-treads is over. Refreshing.

*I hate most TV commercials, but I'm diggin' DirecTV's latest "Get rid of cable" campaign. "Don't have a grandson with a dog collar" is a great tag line.

*Finally got around to watching Moneyball last night. Yawn. It was actually slower than a real baseball game.

*Two things about this version of the old gospel song "Looking For a City" No. 1: It's horrible. No. 2: It's fake. Gotta be, right? Nobody's that bad, and that stupid to think they're not that bad.

*If you like magic or don't believe in mentalists, get your skeptical booty down to the Fan Sports Lounge this afternoon. Tonight at 6 we'll feature David Magee. He says he doesn't read minds, but, um, how else do you explain him knowing what you're thinking? Amazing.

*When's the last time you played paper football? For $1,000? Go here for more details.

*What's better? Dirk Nowitzki's "Take Dat Wich U!" or his "Shut It Down! Let's Go Home! Either way, he's got a future as courtside analyst. Suck it, Craig Sager.

*This weekend? Tonight let's watch some Jazz-Mavericks from the Fan Sports Lounge. Saturday night it's another UFC watch party at Baby Dolls, 7 p.m., on Northwest Highway in Dallas and Sunday we gotta pack. Why? The entire 105.3 The Fan crew descends upon Super Bowl 46 in Indianapolis beginning Monday morning. Don't be a stranger.