Since I'll be fighting a nice-sized hangover tomorrow while trying to celebrate my 25th birthday, I better go ahead and wish everyone a Happy New Year directly from the best New Year's baby of them all (that'd be yours truly, aka me, aka Sean, and possibly by 10 p.m. tonight, aka Chuck.)
Hope you all have your resolutions in order. I don't think I've ever done a New Year's resolution. I guess that's cuz I'm so pre-occupied with my birthday. Well I've got a couple this year and I'm keeping them right where they belong: in my New Year's diaper with the other crap I think of doing but never get accomplished.
Apparently us New Year's babies are so awesome that they've got a movie documentary on us. Now the Web site will lead you to believe that it's actually documenting how six Cambodian kids escaped genocide or some crap, but that's not true cuz who would want to see that. I mean seriously. So hopefully they snuck an interview of me in there somewhere.
I guess I owe you all something for actually clicking on this link, so here's the best I can do on the eve of the greatest day of the year: My favorite "You tube...no, you're a tube" moment of 2008.
I'm going to get honest with all you faithful readers.
After spending a good week on fine-tuning two 10-page research/analysis papers on Middle English Literature and 17th Century British Literature, I've been kinda taking the past few days off this week. Some call it a treat to myself, others may see it as extreme laziness. If you think the latter, then you're about to blown away with what I did on this cloudy Friday afternoon.
So after some great quotes "Give me a keg of beer", "Well Dad it didn't pass me by, it landed on my face" and "Shoot it fatboy" (these obviously don't count Coach Bobby Finstock, who still is my coaching hero and mentor and I'm saving him for an entire blog examination of the man and the myth), I came upon the final championship game.
Now Simmons always talks about the box score of the final game. He's never posted the actual box even though he sat down once and tried to figure it out. So I took hold the opportunity and choked the life out of it. I got out the Official Basketball Scorebook, sat down in my pajamas in mid-afternoon and scored one of the greatest games in movie history. Anyways, I wrote the results in an e-mail to Simmons himself. He'll do one of the three things with the info: 1) get psyched about the e-mail and help me fill out the "lost" stats; 2) absolutely make fun of me in a column (which would be a great second choice) or 3) end his mailbag with the usual "and these are my readers" without answering the question and dodging his chance at making history. Here's me hoping that Simmons comes through here. So without further ado, here is the e-mail I sent to Simmons this afternoon.
"There are very few personal codes of conduct that I have in life, but one of my main rules is that whenever I hear or see something about the movie "Teen Wolf" I must watch the movie within 48 hours. No exceptions. So after your recent podcast that mentioned the movie, I went back and watched the film for roughly the 200th time. On this occasion, however, I had my handy Offical Basketball Scorebook. I've never seen your official box score of the Championship game so I decided to do my own. I only kept track of the Beavers side, since we miss the Dragons' first 22 points and we really only see Mick score a few points during the game montage.
Here were my final stats that we actually see for the Beavers (note: these stats include the "double plays" where the director uses the same camera shot twice):Scott Howard (#42) -- 14 pts, 3 stl, 6 asts, 5-7 FG, 4-5 FT; Chubby (#55) -- 5 pts, 1 reb, 2-2 FG, 1-1 FT; #33 -- 8 pts, 1 stl, 4-5 FG; #45 -- 8 pts, 3 blks, 2 reb, 1 ast, 4-4 FG.
So the viewer sees 35 of the 52 points scored by the Beavers.
We come into the game with 2:12 remaining in the first quarter when Scott finally arrives at the gym. At that point, the Dragons hold a 22-3 lead. Now, you claimed in the podcast that Scott probably got the triple double with points, assists and steals. We see him get 14 points, five assists and three steals. That means there are 14 points not accounted for that he could have assisted on (this is not counting the three points scored before he entered the game), so there is a possibility that he had 12 assists for the game if he assisted on all of the field goals that we didn't see (this also assuming there no free throws shot during that time). So it is possible. I also think it's possible that he had double-digit steals. From the 2:12 mark in the first until the 6:51 mark in the third quarter, the Beavers only score seven points (which is funny since the montage shows the team and crowd totally out-of-control during the comeback, yet they still were outscored 9-7 for more than a 1 1/2 quarter after Scott entered the game).
The Beavers trailed 31-10 just after halftime. There must have been some pretty awful basketball played in between those marks, although we do see all seven points that the Beavers score in that time. It's possible that he picked up four or five steals since he came in fresh and was probably playing out of his mind on defense.
Anyways, my question to you is how would you divide up the rest of the Beavers' 14 points that we didn't see?I think it's safe to assume that #23 (Brad), who is apparently the team's best player at the start of the season, scores the first three points of the game before leaving because of injury. So does Scott reach 20 points or do you give the extra points to the post players who probably put up "ordinary" shots that weren't good enough for the film?"
So as you can see it was a pretty intense game that begs to have a finished box score so we can determine once and for all if Scott Howard got that triple double. It's important because as Teen Wolf, he came away with the elusive and controversial quadruple-double, but there isn't statistical evidence to back that up. We need "proof" that the real Scott Howard is just as successful.
Now I know that you have questions. Yes, I had way, way too much fun doing this. And yes, I will never watch the final game as a spectator again, as now I'll be watching it like Ron Jaworski sitting in front of the NFL coaches' tape. Oh, and yes, I am married, but she was at work and therefore couldn't prevent this from happening. She opened the door and I took advantage of my freedom, and I'm not ashamed about it.
Hopefully Simmons helps me out with the box, cuz then I'll post an entire game story so it's etched in history forever. This will NOT be the final Teen Wolf post. We need to examine why this is such an awesome movie and also get an exclusive interview with Coach Finstock. Until then, let's end with some special Teen Wolf links.
Hello Mr. Radio Pamela Wells ends up missing the Scott Howard gravy train at the end of the movie, but you may still be able to get her.
Ho, Ho, Ho Although Pamela could go here as well [insert drum kick], this is for anyone who is still looking for that perfect X-mas/Birthday gift for me. Any of these t-shirts would get you far with me.
Despite the Indiana Pacers now hitting their stride with a one-game winning streak after pummeling the four-win Wizards on Monday, we're going to focus on happier things in this blog. So let's turn our attention to something everyone we all care about: The Beatles. It was announced a month ago that for X-mas 2009, the producers of the video game Rock Band will make a Beatles Edition of the game. I've only played Guitar Hero, but I expect that I'll have to own the game even just for the sole purpose of my cat, Ringo, getting to fulfill his destiny of playing the drums. What a dream come true that would be for everybody!
Well this week, IGN produced an article laying out their top 10 songs that have to be included in the game and I tended to agree to disagree with many of their picks. Here are the top 10 songs that they came up with (and here's the link if you think I'm lying): Twist and Shout (obvious choice), A Hard Days Night, I'm A Loser, Help!, Drive My Car, Day Tripper, Penny Lane, With A Little Help From My Friends, Back In The U.S.S.R, and All of Abbey Road. Obviously they got the first six and then just said Eff it and started throwing stuff that on there that would make people drive up their forum numbers before the end of the year. And putting "All of Abbey Road" is quite the cop-out. So we're gonna do this the right way and put together the 10 songs that will make the Beatles video game complete...in no particular order
1. Twist and Shout -- If the guys of 920 Neely can turn this into a Karaoke staple, than this song has to be included. Rockin beat, amazing vocals, guitar licks and thundering drums, this song was made for a video game. The Neely gang always thought about touring with this song as our theme and I'm afraid this is as close as we're gonna get to fulfilling all of our lifelong dreams of doing so.
2. Day Tripper -- Any song covered by Jimi Hendrix (check out the BBC Sessions) has to be included. The guitar lick is huge and harmony vocals (do they do that in these games?) will be rockin. (side note: the link on the song features one of the first "music videos" where the Beatles recorded this video to send out to TV stations instead of going themselves...Pre-2002 MTV you can thank the Beatles now...Post-2002 MTV where the hell are re-runs of Laguna Beach? Seriously, let's get some Lauren-Stephen-Kristin drama going again)
3. While My Guitar Gently Weeps -- Now I don't know if this game will include piano (if not then the beginning of the song will need something to happen) but you have to include Eric Clapton's lone cameo on a Beatles song. Amazing guitar solo + Written by dude who's wife will leave him for the guest guitar player = Great Rock Band song.
4. Helter Skelter -- Sticking with the White Album, let's get some rockin Paul McCartney on here. Nothing will feel better than playing a video game with your friends while rocking out to the song that helped lead to the Manson killings. What an adrenaline rush! Also you're drummer will get to pretend those blisters on his fingers are from playing the skins on this song instead of the skins in front of his computer.
5. A Hard Days Night -- IGN got this one right because it has the iconic opening card and the fast-paced rocker will have everyone sweating for the first time together since that "accidental" circle jerk freshman year.
6. Revolution -- The opening riff will certainly break the TV speakers if done properly and the rockin song will give the vocalist of the group the chance to have orgasmic screams in the closing minute, which I don't know who would want to turn down that chance.
7. Taxman -- Wow. This song would be amazing on Rock Band. Fun bass line to keep your bassist happy, drum rolls at every corner, fun to sing and Paul's guitar solo would rock the socks off a 70-year-old nun.
8. Hey Bulldog -- Again, gotta find a way to get around the piano thing, but I have faith in all you game designers who are reading this right now. Take this info and fly to the Heavens with it. You're amazing! Also, this song has to make the cut again for great guitar lick and vocals that include barking like dogs, which again allows for more bonding outside of the bedroom.
9. Drive My Car -- Another IGN winner as the bass line takes the cake for this song and makes it a Rock Band necessity.
Geezus this is tough. Well I'm adding Ticket to Ride, I Feel Fine, Help!, Dear Prudence, Glass Onion, Come Together, Get Back, Norwegian Wood, Paperback Writer, Rain, I Saw Her Standing There, It Won't Be Long, The End, I Want You, I Should Have Known Better and You Can't Do That to the Honarable Mention list. But the No. 10 spot goes to....
10. I'm Down -- Paul's answer to Little Richard, this song was the set closer in 1965 and 1966 and for good reason. Another rocker that has a searing lead vocal, great backing vocals, a nice lead guitar lick and thrashing drums. All equaling the perfect No. 10 for Rock Band: Beatles Version (or whatever the hell they're calling this).
Oh and I challenge these devolopers to make Revolution 9 somehow playable in this game. That would definitely move the game into close contention with Mario Kart for best game ever.
And So Sally Can Wait Oasis is only a couple months removed from their last album release and they're currently on tour in the US, but Noel Gallagher says the band has already demoed the next album. But don't get antsy on me. Gallagher is saying that he might record a solo album before the next Oasis cd is recorded.
Hello Mr. Radio In honor of the post below...enjoy
I Me Mine This segment is dedicated to other Sean Stevenson's in the world who somehow land in my news alerts. This dude is basically dominating the turf after being named to the First Team All-Region Four Football Team earlier this month. He did not, however, make the All-Academic Team. I guess I got all the brains in the family. Anyways, way to bring celebrity and greatness to our name!
You tube...no, you're a tube President Bush = Jedi
The 2008-09 Indiana Pacers are the worst basketball team I've ever seen.
There, I've said it. And no I'm not overreacting to the team losing six of its past seven games after the amazing Laker win (which becomes more amazing with each passing loss). Ok, so maybe I'm being a little crazy about this. I mean they could definitely beat the freshman AAU team that I coached for one game and consequently lost one game by like 932 points. So the Pacers could beat that team...but it'd be close.
Last night was the first meeting between the Raptors (who now have Jermaine O'Neal) and the Pacers (who now have T.J. Ford, Rasho and Hibbert). O'Neal sucked but it doesn't compare to the ultimate suck job that Ford displayed on the court. Ford had four points and four assists. (Here he is pictured pointing at his stat line while providing an maniacal laugh at Larry Bird) Ugh. Remember the good ole' days when Ford came so close to nabbing three straight triple-doubles. Oh you don't? That's probably because it happened at the beginning of the season before the Pacers had strangled the life out of its team because its point guard's headband isn't letting enough blood to his ill-formed head.
Whatever. I'm over it. No I'm not. Where the hell is Mike Dunleavy and can Bird get a real effin doctor on this team to cure the bastard. I mean Magic Johnson had freakin AIDS and he was back on the court playing that summer in the 1992 Olympics. You gotta Man Up Mikey.
Ok, I feel better...on to the links...
Look Ma, I can read a photo! Because Joel hasn't updated his blog in a month (agast!) , I was going to put one of his photos from Sportshooter on here (the one of the coach glaring down his bench is tremendous) to help his fans out a little bit. But of course the photography site doesn't let you save photos b/c people might actually want to save photos they like and that's not good for anybody. So here's the damn link.
2 minutes...2-ah Well the 08-09 Pacers (see above) have kinda fallen off of the pace of the 93-94 Pacer sqaud that made it to the Eastern Conference Finals. That team ran off five wins in six games in the middle of December to have a record of 10-11. This year's team is currently sitting 13th in the East with a 7-14 record. But there's good news people. The 93-94 team went a wall and skidded into January losing six of seven games. Those Pacers were 11-17 at the beginning of January. So you're telling me there's a chance.
Info for Bo I really thought that the new CEO of Dunkin was gonna be you. I figured you knew about it all along and this whole "financial aid" and "quitting dunkin only to be rehired" thing was just some sick joke and that really you were leading one of the only companies not firing 90 percent of their employees. But apparently that is not the case. But Nigel says he's taking Dunkin to the next level and I assume that you'll be meeting him there.
You tube...no, you're a tube Have to give a shoutout to the sister of this blogger for finding this gem of a scene from a Pinky and the Brain episode. If Pinky and the Brain or Animaniacs weren't apart of your childhood then give yourself a Christmas miracle and make it a part of your life right now starting with this tremendous nod to the Beatles. Yoyo Nono actually sounds better than Yoko's real singing. Enjoy.
Last night's The Office episode was an instant classic. The episodes this season have been great, but only a couple of been hilariously funny from start-to-finish and this one took the cake. You had the best characters getting the most airtime (Michael, Jim, Dwight and Andy) and anytime that Schrute Farms is used as a set background, you know you're in for a good time. After watching four times since last night I figured I should share the episode for all the minions who read this blog (all 2.5 billion of you).
(Note: I hate embedding Hulu videos on here cuz it royally screws up the beautiful symmetry of this blog, so here's the link to the video)
Like you didn't expect this. Well the Pacers are now 2-0 against teams that played in the NBA Finals last season (that'd be Boston and the Lakers for you not in the know). We're not gonna talk about their record against other teams, so let's just focus on last night's win over the Lakers. I'm trying not to think about how awesome a win at Boston would be tonight, so we're not going to talk about this either.
Needless to say, the win was amazing last night. We had tickets to this game, but I have night class on Tuesday evenings so I have to sell all of my Tuesday games. I should have gouged the hell of these tickets. I was so happy that I missed the game of the decade. In the words of the honorable Phil Friend..."False." I finally picked up the radio station on the way back from Bloomington (I don't understand this because I can listen to 1070 all the way down to Bloomington, but on my way back I can't pick it up until I get about 15 minutes from the apt...unbelievable) when the Pacers just tied the game at 84-84. Then the Lakers scored like 79 straight points (actually 17, I think). I was not happy with myself. Bo was not happy with me either. I figured I had caused yet another loss. But no, instead I was the driving force for our biggest comeback in years and the first game-winning basket since _____ (Bo still needs to look this up). I wanted to take all the aclaim and glory, but I guess Murphy, who hit the game-winning tip in, and Granger, who had a game-high 32 points, deserve some credit. It's probably better I wasn't there really. I would've easily dropped more than $200 in the gift shop afterwards and that's not good for anybody.
Oh by the way, this year's Pacers are 7-10. What was the 93-94 Pacers record on Dec. 9, 1993? What an amazing question. They were 7-10 after a 111-105 victory over the Magic. Shaq scored 49 points that game. And Reggie Miller had 32 points and Rik Smits won the game with a tip-in at the buzzer...ok, ok I'm obviously lying about the last part, but seriously this is getting weird.
Let's get right to the point: The Pacers make me sick. They make me want to drive my car off of a burning bridge without a life vest while having my eyes poked out by midget Mongolians.
If you haven't noticed, the Pacers have been blowing more leads than a rookie detective. Another one happened last night in Dallas as we blew a seven-point with under three minutes to go. Disgusting.
Now the ol' Blue and Gold have a 5-8 record and currently sit 13th in the Eastern Conference (that's out of 15 teams, which by the way brings up the interesting point of the how the balance of depth has shifted from the West to the East, the Pacers would currently be 10th in the West). Anyways, as I drove from the airport yesterday, I searched my inner self to find some sort of consolation in this terrible start to the season. At last...I found it.
I thought back to my preseason comparison of the 08-09 Pacers to the 93-94 Pacers (I never wrote this despite spending countless hours in my Middle English class thinking about it). I put off the comparison because Bo's comparison to Major League seemingly fit so well. But now with the team spiriling towards the depths of a Harrowing Hell (see! I did pay attention during a five-minute stretch in that class) I needed to conjure up that comparison again.
A quick look at the Pacers media guide revealed a striking revelation. The 93-94 Pacers started the season with...wait for it...wait for it...ok...keep going...here it is...a 5-8 record. Yeah, crazy. I know. So here comes my argument of how the 08-09 Pacers will rebound from this atrocious start and come 30 seconds shy of being Eastern Conference champions.
The Coach Both teams have old white guys as coaches as the 93-94 team (now called "Reggie's team") had Larry Brown and the 08-09 team (now called "Who's team?") has Jim O'Brien. Neither coach had a problem calling players out and telling the media that the team sucks. Also, they're both white.
The Star Factor Heading into the 1993 season, Reggie Miller was NOT yet the franchise player of this team. In fact, according to Conrad Brunner's book Boom Baby, Brown called Miller and former Sixth Man of the Year winner (twice baby) Detlef Schrempf into his office and tried to decide which one he wanted to be the leader of the team and which one to trade. He decided to trade Schrempf right when the season started. Miller averaged 21 ppg the season before and Schrempf averaged 19. Now, Miller had been an All-Star once already, but according to Brunner he was always being called out for "disappearing in the fourth quarter." Brown challenged Reggie to be a leader that season (a role that had been Chuck Person's before he was traded in 1992). Sound familiar?
The "Who's team?" was called out during the offseason by O'Brien saying the team had no leader. Danny Granger seemed like the logical choice to step into that role. Granger (20 ppg) and Mike Dunleavy (19 ppg) shared that role last season, but Dunleavy's lingering injury that has him out indefinitely has put the cabash on him contributing (kind of like being traded...yeah you're getting it). So Granger, who is being criticized for not showing up the fourth and keeping the team from blowing these leads, is in a familar role that Reggie was that season.
The other players There's some other glaring similarities between players and some glaring differences as well. You've got Haywoode Woorkman look-a-like Jarret Jack; the poorman's Rik Smits in Rasho Nesterovic; the defensive-stopper Derrick McKey in Brandon "Wildthing" Rush. Obviously not every player can be matched up, but the key is that the 93-94 team had a lot of depth in role players and so does the 08-09 team, but that's only shown when O'Brien steps out of his 8-man rotation.
The season The 93-94 team started the season 5-8. That you know. They would drop to 5-10 heading into a Dec. 7 game against Sacramento. Something big happened before that game, however, that is a HUGE difference between the teams: the signing of veteran Byron Scott. He would ultimately be the catalyst for them advancing out of the first round in team history, but his signing didn't initially boost the team. The Pacers stumbled in January with a 10-16 record while riding a five-game losing streak. Another five-game losing streak ended January with a 16-23 record.
Then Feburary happened. The team lost two games during the entire month to start March with a 29-25 record. So there's your difference. What happened in Feburary? I thought you'd never ask.
Brunner writes that Brown entered Feburary planning out how the team would change in the offseason and he was scouting players for their certain lottery pick. "I thought maybe this would be a blessing. We'll take a step back, get a real good draft pick, and then - boom - be ready to take off," Brown said. The big 3 that season were Miller, Smits and McKey. Smits had been a bust up to that season (a No. 2 draft pick wasted) and then he came alive along with the other two (McKey was picked up in the Schrempf trade). Also, the Davis boys came alive. Dale Davis finally stepped into a dominating role as a bruiser at power forward and Antonio Davis (an unknown 2nd round pick who played two years in Europe) became the team's seventh-man (behind Scott) to provide a powerful punch with Double D.
That team would go on to roll off eight-straight wins heading into the postseason; finish wiht a 47-35 record; sweep Shaq's No. 4 Magic in the first round; trounce the No. 1 Hawks in the second round; and then come up short in a controversial game seven against the Knicks.
The differences 1. Point guards: This year's team has by far and away better point guards than the 93-94 team. It was their achilles heel. Pooh Richardson started the season but was benched for Workman who just wasn't meant to be a starter. That offseason, the Pacers would acquire Mark Jackson. The 08-09 team has T.J. Ford, Jarret Jack, Travis Diener and Jamaal Tinsley in a back room somewhere. So that's good for the 08-09 team.
2. The Davis boys: The 08-09 team is seriously lacking players like the Davis boys. Dale and Anotonio became vital as they played smash-mouth ball that could only be matched by the Knicks. This year's team has Troy Murphy at power forward. Big difference.
3. Byron Scott: The addition of Scott to that 93-94 team was critical. His leadership helped young Reggie step into his future persona. Brown reguarly turned to Scott for help on the team. Scott also hit the game-winning 3-pointer to win Game 1 against Orlando in the first round, and then he hit two free throws to help win Game 2. Scott is hard for the 08-09 team to duplicate.
4. The lowly Eastern Conference: They first year without Jordan helped the Pacers. No team was a shoo-in to win the conference and the fact that the Hawks won it shows how topsy-turvy it was. The Bulls and Knicks beat each other up in the semifinals, while the Pacers got the Hawks. That helped. This year's East has the defending NBA champs, the next MVP's Cavs and those damn Pistons. The East is about 20 times deeper than in 93-94.
5. Welcome to the spotlight Reggie Miller: The guy who shied away in the fourth would never do that again. He had such a good season that he ended up nabbing a roster spot on the '94 Dream Team. He also had some playoff heroics including scoring 11 straight poitns in the final quarter of Game Two against Orlando, then he had his monster 25 point fourth quarter outburst in Game Five at New York in the infamous "choke" game. Will Granger step up and actually be useful in the fourth quarter? On Tuesday night, Granger shot an extremely contested jumper on one possession and then charged on the next when the Pacers needed a desperate score to stay alive in the final minutes. O'Brien said they ran iso plays for Granger in the situation. It failed miserably.
Although I'd love to convince myself that the 08-09 Pacers are the second coming of the 93-94 Pacers, I'm afraid I just can't believe it. The old Pacers had been to the playoffs the four previous years. The new Pacers haven't been in three years. The old Pacers had what turned out to be the best clutch shooter in NBA history. We don't know what this team has on it.
If Dunleavy gets back (which I'm thinking won't be until at least mid-to-late January), maybe he sparks a run in the team and we sneak in the bottom of the playoffs. Maybe Bird makes some moves at the trade deadline. Whatever the answer is, it needs to happen soon.
Otherwise I'll be forced to watch IU and that's not good for anybody.
Hello, Mr. Radio Triple H had a tough time figuring out if Eve Torres' new pearl necklace was fake or real. I'm guessing they're fake.
Info for Bo This whole blog should be enough for you, but here's more info on another Dunkin robbery. Seriously, is Dunkin more loaded than a bank? I've never heard of so many places being robbed at gun point, knife point and sword point.
You tube...no you're a tube Ladies and Gentleman...your 93-94 Indiana Pacers (tune to the 8:15 mark for Reggie and Haywoode's awesome dance)
Also, here's Game Five (although it says Game 4) of the Eastern Conference Finals(5:26 is best part)
2 minutes...2-ah Pacers are officially on a nice 2-game skid now after drowning in turnover heaven in losses to Philly and Chi-town this weekend. After winning three-straight, it looked like the team had a turned a corner, but suddenly we're playing like we did last year with lackluster shooting and terrible ball control. Here's hoping we can beat up on those high-charging Hawks on Tuesday. Luckily I didn't witness the Bulls game cuz I was attending a high school play in which the Mrs. Thug Mrs.'s (I really have no idea how to puncuate this...is there an English teacher in the house? Oh yeah, that's gonna be me..oops) brother was playing Schroeder in the Life of Charlie Brown. Definitely recommend this play if a high school near you puts it on. Funny stuff.
It's Beetles...with an A The 'Carnival of Light' has long been awaited by Beatles fans. A song that was recorded at the beginning of the Sgt. Pepper sessions is only owned by Paul, and he's thinking about finally releasing it. It's supposed to be a crazy 14-minute experimental track so here's hoping Yoko signs off on releasing it.
Ma! I can read a photo/Hello, Mr. Radio This is what photography is all about. Taking normal, good things and twisting them so it's too your own advantage so you can dominate the world and make money. It just so happens that this twisted photoshopped photo is probably what Tom thinks of his job.
Info for Bo This is the most important entry I've given you. So after discussing whether your employer has stock or not, I check the thing called the Internets and I found out that indeed Dunkin Donuts does have stock. According to Forbes.com, your company is owned by U.K. based Allied Domecq PLC and it's traded on the NYSE under the symbol AED. So from here on out, we'll be posting your little stock score here as well. AED is currently selling at $9.30 share, and it finished up 30 cents (or 3.3%) on Friday. So your store opening should be credited with boosting the store's stock prices. Congrats.
You tube...no, you're a tube Ever wonder what it was like to visit your photography-major roommate's family during college? This pretty much explains everything.
I have had absolutely nothing to blog about this past week. Presidential election? Nah, leave that to the illusionists at CNN. I needed something closer to home and more extraordinary. So, luckily, I found the NBA's version of Sideshow Bob at the Reggie Miller Fieldhouse on Monday night. Enter Oklahoma City's Robert Swift.
I know what you're thinking. When the hell did Oklahoma City get a basketball team? Well boys and girls, that's the former Sonics of Seattle. Your next question probably has something to do with 'Isn't Swift a former lottery pick from the 2004 draft after he skipped college to turn pro before 1-and-done college rule and also didn't he have a verbal committment with Mike Davis at IU?' Geezus, you know your basketball.
Yes, according to Dan Dakich on his radio show yesterday, Mr. Robert Swift verball committed to IU back in the day (but he was actually offered a scholarship by USC, according to wikipedia which is much more reliable than Dakich), but then he turned pro and the 7-foot-1 center was drafted by the Sonics with the 12th pick of the 2004 draft. The Sonics could have taken Al Jefferson, Josh Smith (the one on the 6-0 Atlanta Hawks) or Kevin Martin, but Swift was the Sonics man to lead them in the new century. Instead, Swift helped move the team out of Seattle by playing so poorly. [Interesting tidbit: He missed the entire 2006 season after tearing his ACL in the first minute of the first preseason game that year. He was supposed to be the starting center.]
Anyways, this dude showed up at the Pacer game the other night and he was C-R-A-Z-Y looking for an NBA dude. When Sideshow checked in for the first time, Bo and I immediately and simultaneously said "Who the hell is this guy?" We were already confused by half the roster that the Thunder put on the court and then in walked a tatooted, black-painted nails, big hair, skinny white dude. Well the Pacers were playing so poorly in the first half that he played 12 minutes and scored nine points. He was suddenly the real deal, and possibly my new favorite player.
For being a tall, underachieving, creepy-looking, pasty white dude, Sideshow has some skillz. Unfortunately for him and his Thunder teammates, however, that did not translate to a win over the Pacers. But Swift definitely earned my respect for not caring how ridiculous he looks on the court (Dakich said he had tattoos on his knuckles and in between his fingers as well). I would think though that he at least played a part in the one-and-done college rule instituted by the NBA after he turned pro in 2004. Somebody had to have handed the Commish/Godfather David Stern this side-by-side photo of Swift "out of high school" and Sideshow "fucked-up looking NBA player" and Stern probably wrote the rule and passed it immediately.
I Me Mine This segment is dedicated to other Sean Stevenson's in the world who somehow land in my news alerts. This guy just dominated his football game. He scored a 25-yard draw play to help his team gain a 21-18 lead in the Class 5A playoffs. Unfortunately his team lost on a last-second touchdown and now Sean is living my life by sitting at home as a loser. Way to bring celebrity and greatness to our name!
Hello Mr. Radio She's just fun to look at. Enjoy.
My Sox are White/Info for Bo This guy got a gander at the first two episodes of Scrubs Season 8 (season 7 just arrived on DVD, which will be the climax of my trip to Best Buy later today). Sounds like the season could be shaping up to be one of the best.
Mrs. Thug Mrs. Long story here about Lauren, the end of the Hills, start of the City and how Lauren has dating abuse.
Ever season home-opener should be like the one that was on display at Reggie Miller Fieldhouse last evening. The reigning NBA champs rolled into town and they got a spanking similar to the one that Blockbuster puts on Family Video on a daily basis (that two shots at the youngest Philippsen boy). Besides the 95-79 win for the Pacers, the atmosphere at the Fieldhouse was incredible. I noticed several differences from this year's preseason and the previous three years.
1) There were people there...like, real people. It was amazing. The Mrs. Thug Mrs. and I found our season ticket seats with about 40 minutes before tip-off and the place was about 3/4 full.
2) The opening montage finally is back to normal. No more gospel-singing choir, no Thunderstruck (which was good), it's got the new guys being montaged (MONTAGE!) with old footage of better times from Pacer history.
3) Boomer came down on his rope from the rafters for the first time since that wrestler died several years ago. This used to be a staple thing at every game and it was always sweet seeing a large cat propelling down onto the court just before the starting lineup is announced. I'm glad to see Boomer back in rare form.
4) The crowd cheered. Yeah, that was crazy too. From the Star-Spangled Banner to the final buzzer, it was a playoff crowd. I told the Mrs. that if we could just keep it close, she would finally enjoy a playoff game. And it happened. Danny Granger, who celebrated a contract extension on Friday, lit up the Celts in the first quarter and we never looked back.
5) D-FENCE. This team played defense for the first time since Nov. 19, 2004. They deflected balls better than a lesbian being hit on by Tom at the bar.
6) Granger bit the floor. Literally. He bit it and he lost his two front teeth. We're up 16 in the fourth quarter and effin Paul Pierce squashes Granger when he knocks that ball loose from Pierce's hands and they go diving to the floor. No one in the stands had any idea Granger lost his teeth because he just got up, ran to the locker room and was back on the court before the end of the injury time-out. Gutsy move for a guy who just signed for $60 million the day before. Anyways, I traded in my old Jermaine O'Neal gold jersey for a brand spankin new gold Granger jersey (love this promotion...you trade in an old jersey of a former player and get 30 percent off of any new jersey...say goodbye to my JO, Stephen Jackson, Jasikivious and Fred Jones jerseys and say hello to Roy Hibbert, Brandon Rush, T.J. Ford, Jarrett Jack, Travis Diener, Jeff Foster, Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy, Maceo Baston, Stephen Graham and Rasho Nesterovic jerseys!)
Anyways, for a team trying to win back the fans of Indiana, this was a good starting point. We got Phoenix at home on Wednesday, so we'll see if the energy will continue and we go 81-1 on the season or if this was just a one-time fluke and we go 1-81. I could see it going either way.
Since Bo wrote an epic six-page blog today, there's no need for me to say anything. So on to the links....
2 minutes...2-ah Opening night was last night in Detroit and the Pacers let the world know that they mean business...as in American businesses that let their jobs go oversees, fire their workers and hire new workers...it's called turnovers, and the Pacers are apparently the best at them. The Pacers gave the ball away 22 times and guess what? The Pistons took the ball every time. What a bunch of stealing assholes. Just because we turn the ball over doesn't mean you have to take it!
Anyways, the team actually played decent at times and Roy Hibbert even pulled off a Hakeem Olajuwon move for his first two points of his career (pictured here, trust me, it was cooler in person..well on TV). Of course, he only played six minutes after that. Didn't understand that one but hopefully he gets more playing time in the future. So Pacer season is officially started and the Mrs. Thug Mrs. and I are going to opening night at the Reggie Miller Fieldhouse on Saturday evening. Celtics suck. Let's get that out of the way right now. They especially suck because people with the first name Phil and people with the last name Friend really like them. So you know they're bad. I'm looking forward to the thrashing Hibbert gives Garnett down low. He only needs six minutes to get it done.
Bobsled This! Speaking of the honorable Phil Friend, I hope you're going to see the great Zionsville soccer team win a state championship this Saturday. I, of course, will be watching your Celtics lose that evening, but I hope you go to watch your boi Petts and Co. dominate this time year.
I Me Mine This segment is dedicated to other Sean Stevenson's in the world who somehow land in my news alerts. This is my Australian brethren. My mate, Sean Stevenson, is a top player on a regional cricket team over cross the ocean. Apparently, he dominates in ever aspect of the game, just like his namesake...me. Way to bring celebrity and greatness to our name!
My Sox are White Here's the SI article I was talking bout that is on yer Blackhawks.
Hello Mr. Radio I don't watch Mad Men, but maybe I should...enjoy!
Mrs. Thug Mrs. I have a feeling this could be Tom's link as well, but we'll stick it here (that's what she said). Here's yer boi Zac and his finely tuned up abs.
Info for Bo This is an interesting college grant program that you might be interested in. I don't remember you mentioning it before and it seems like it's a really great program that gets money to it's participants very quickly.
Sitting here watching Major League in honor of Bo's epic season preview of your Indiana Pacers. I'm definitely gonna be the fan dressed in Indian attire in the season opener saying the grand slam is "too high" to get out of the ball park. Ever the optimist. That'll be me. Some days I think we're winning 41 games, some days (like today) I think we're not winning more than 25. But Mark Boyle is definitely going to reach Harry Doyle status this year. I fully expect to look down from my perch in the Reggie Miller Fieldhouse to see Boyle doing shots of Captain while cussing on the air because "no one's listening anyway." That will happen this season.
Also in news, my newest friend Isiah Thomas is having some trouble sleeping (or is it his daughter? No one knows at this point). The police are saying that Thomas is a liar and that was the 47-year-old man who was taken to the hospital and not his 17-year-old daughter. If it really was Thomas that was taken to the hospital, I'm going to be really interested in hearing his explanation for trying to get his daughter take the hit on this one.
On to the links...
2 minutes...2-ah In more Pacer news, the franchise doesn't expect to make any money for at least three years according to this report. Say hello to the Seattle Pacers.
Mrs. Thug Mrs. Good and bad news for Beech Grove. You have a new high-tech emergency system at your school. Unfortunately, the football team lost last night.
Hello Mr. Radio More like hello Mr. Short Story. Since you've become a literary writer, I thought I should send you a couple of fantastic short stories that you need to read. Jonathon Swift's A Modest Proposal is one of my fav's about how eating babies can solve England's problems. Another great one is Edgar's The Tell-Tale Heart. Oh yeah, and here's a hot chick.
Our final class of my Coaching of Basketball class at Indiana University took place on Tuesday. The lab portion went by rather uneventfully as we did our teacher evaluation and that was it. We didn't have a clue what our last lecture would entail, but I held out hope for a final visit by coach Tom Crean. Instead, we had speaker that put every member of the coaching staff (including Crean) in the audience. Our professor introduced a man who helped hang that beautiful red 1981 championship banner in Bob Knight Hall, he won two NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons and has had a controversial career since hanging up his shoes. Yep, Isiah Thomas walked into our classroom on Tuesday. Isiah effin Thomas. It was incredible.
Imagine taking a class in college and in walks a hall of fame player. I thought I had been pretty excited with Crean spoke that first time, but this even beat that. Had Bob Knight walked in the IU press room, I would have spontaneously combusted. That's not even a question. So Thomas came in and talked about basketball philosophy before doing a Q&A session with the class for almost an hour. Whatever I've said about Thomas over the years (particularly about his stint as the Pacers coach from 2000-03) went out the window on Tuesday. He wasn't even asked to speak at our class, he volunteered to do it.
He's definitely not the best speaker in the world. He's no Tom Crean. He was just like on TV. Quiet, soft-spoken and he smiles all the time. And his hands belong on a gorilla. Geezus. He's two inches taller than me, but his hands must be five times my size. God blessed him with those hands and you know what they say about guys with big hands...they become all-stars and average 19 points and 9 assists during their NBA careers.
I definitely wanted to share some of his talking points on here. Obviously, he didn't know a former sportswriter was in the room, so there's a few things I'm not putting on here that were controversial and plus I consider that my bonus for paying to take the class. So below is just some of the things he talked about during his time in Bloomington on Tuesday. But first! We're starting with two awards that I'm giving to two of my esteemed and highly-respected classmates.
Dumbest Effin Question of the Day Award -- This award goes to the dumbass who asked what it was like for Thomas to play on the Original Dream Team in 1992. Go ahead, check this link and look for Thomas' name on the roster. You won't find it. A guy who had won two championships and was still one of the top point guards in the league in 1992 did NOT make the team (although he did make the 1994 team after he had retired). Anyways, it took my classmate about 30 seconds to spit out his question, all the while Thomas was just smiling and laughing on stage while the rest of the class cringed like we were witnessing in slow motion a guy trying to hit his brakes before he slams into a donkey on a rural road last week. Thomas just laughed it off though and told him we'd be surprised by how often he gets asked that question. I'd be surprised if that guy graduates.
The Sleeping Through The Most Famous Guest Speaker You'll Ever Have In A Class at IU Award -- This award goes to the guy who slept through the most famous guest speaker he'll ever have in a class at IU. Seriously. It's time to step back, take a long look at your life and think about what path you're heading down. I can see sleeping through a middle english class (hell, I do it every Tuesday and Thursday between 1-2:30), but this wasn't Geoffrey Chaucer doing a spiel on alliteration in class. This was Isiah Effin Thomas! Get with the program. Kudos to Thomas for calling the kid out in the middle of his speech by having the kid behind him wake up Miss Sleeping Beauty. Thomas even asked if he wanted a coffee.
On to the talking points...
- He played for some amazing coaches in his day, but it was interesting to hear how his H.S. coach and coach Knight both never ran any plays. No out-of-bounds plays and no set plays. Ever. They just let Thomas do his thing. Thomas said when he got to the Pistons for training camp, they handed him an epic novel full of plays and he only learned ONE of them for the first months of the season. He said that didn't go well.
- He definitely liked the idea of freedom on the court. He said, "If you have great freedom, then you get great discipline." It was a Knight philosophy that he's taken with him.
- On that same point, he told us future coaches to not make basketball too complicated. He said Knight taught them how to play basketball (not how to play set plays), so they could play in any situation.
- He showed some plays that he ran as a coach in the NBA (didn't seem like he's a big X's and O's guy) and he talked about some other things in philosophy before turning to the Q&A session.
- Asked what he thought about the Knicks and he said he thought Nate Robinson, David Lee and Wilson Chandler could all become all-stars, particularly Robinson this season.
- He was describing a play they used when Eddy Curry was actually a decent player and then he said they had to abandon it once, "Eddy fell off the Earth."
- He said drugs were rampant in the NBA when he and the other "sober" 80's stars came in to the league. He also mentioned how almost all of the 80's stars who left college early went back and got degrees, something that is lost in today's NBA.
- He listed four characteristics that he looked for in players when he was GM: intensity, concentration, energy and character. He said character was the one that required the most work to figure out.
- On coaching: "I don't think I would ever coach again in the NBA."
- On the salary cap: "The salary cap model is a very antiquated model for dealing with today's sports."
- On IU: Crean is apparently really reaching out to these former IU players as Thomas said it was the first time that the team had reached out to him since Knight was fired. Thomas said Crean was doing a great job and he thought IU would be back on track within the year and that he would do anything they asked to help out the program.
- He also talked about how great of teammate Dennis Rodman was to the Pistons. He said Rodman would stand back during lay-up drills and he could count the number of revolutions the ball made on each shot, which helped him determine where the ball would bounce off the basket.
- On his biggest match-up problems in the league. Thomas said he couldn't defend Mark Price for about a three-year period. He said he asked coach Chuck Daley to take him out early in the game so he could come back in and play against the 2nd unit, which he would dominate and then get credit for winning the game. He also mentioned some double-jointed freak that played for the Bulls during that time (not that Jordan character) that had some crippling cross-over that he couldn't guard. Tim Buckley was the only guy in the room who had heard of him.
Like I said before, he talked about some other things, particularly the one-and-done college rule in the NBA, but you got the gist of the convo. Big thanks to Thomas for stopping by and talking to the class. If you ever get the chance to take this class at IU...do it! It's gonna be there every Fall so get prepared now.
After traveling the western portion of the United States of America examining all of the Western Conference teams in the NBA, I'm back in the eastern part of the US to take a look at our beloved Eastern Conference. Before we get to that, however, I had to ask EA Sports what it was thinking with the wii version of NBA Live 09? I rented the game this weekend and it's OK if you throw the legends on your team (the Pacers went from a team 73 rating to a 96 rating after I added Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Pete Maravich and Magic Johnson to my starting lineup. We need to make this happen in real life...asap). Anyways, the gameplay is kinda fun since you get to shoot the ball with your wii controller, but the game lacks a dynasty mode, it's hard to pass with any accuaracy and I especially love it when the game tells me I'm on a 54-47 run when the score is 56-47. The biggest complaint however was Josh McRoberts' 86 player rating. To give you some perspective, Maravich is rated a 79 and Russel an 83. McRoberts is apparently the best Pacer and one of the best players in the Eastern Conference. Very interesting indeed.
On to the... EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC Boston (1) - Rajon Rondo: Unfortunately, his fate is that same as Randy Foye. A point guard drafted my fantasy team means certain death. May peace be with him.
Toronto (5) - Jermaine O'Neal: I'm just happy the new Pacer promotion allows to me to turn in all my old JO jerseys for 30 percent off of new jerseys. For that, I thank Jermaine. For being an awful leader and sucky player the last two years, I predict his knee injury comes back in mid-December and he's in-and-out for the next four months.
Philadelphia (7) - Elton Brand: Everybody thinks Brand is due for a breakout year with Philly, but I'm not buying. After playing in front of fan apathy for the past 10 years, Brand discovers Philly fans to be quite different. He becomes so scared to play in front of a hostile crowd that his cowering body is left in the locker room to rot for the entire season.
New Jersey - Yi: He's big and Chinese, which to me means he'll be injured a lot. Knee injury knocks him out five months.
New York - Donnie Walsh: The man looks more and more decrepid with each day as he comes closer and closer to resembling the Undertaker's Paul Bearer as seen here. I don't want to predict our former GM's death, so we'll just say he takes a medical leave while his team continues to suck the breath out of a dead mule.
CENTRAL Cleveland (2) - LeBron James: For some reason, this just seems like Cleveland's breakout year to me. I know, I know, they were in the Finals two years ago. But that team didn't belong there. LeBron seems hungrier, stronger and better. James will miss one game due to greatness.
Detroit (3) - Entire team: When will this team just go away? I'm tired of watching them. I hate them. All of them are injured and miss significant time.
Chicago (8) - Tyrus Thomas: After signing way too many cards for Eric to collect, Thomas gets a crippling hand cramp that requires amputation. Unfortunately, the gangreen covers his entire body and he must be amputated into quarters. He misses the rest of the season.
Indiana - I'm not predicting an injury here. It looks like we're a .500 team, but if it comes down to us and Chi-town, it seems like Chi-town always gets the best of us. Plus, I can't remember the last healthy season we had (oh wait, I can...2003-04 when we won 61 games), so we can probably count on a few injuries especially since 1/2 the team has already missed the preseason. I'm hoping for better things, so let's hope I'm pleasantly surprised.
Milwaukee - Andrew Bogut: I've had three mates from Australia trying to get me to sell them a cheap ass Bogut game-used card. His home country must really love him over there. Therefore, I'm predicting a kangeroo stomps on him to death. He misses the rest of the season.
SOUTHEAST Orlando (4) - Mickey Mouse: The Magic Kingdom falls on the beloved Disney character, ending a century-long career.
Washington (6) - Gilbert Arenas: I don't know how we writes such long blog entries. I'm dying just trying to hammer this thing out in a 1/2 hour. I'm bored already, I can't imagine how bored the reader is right now. Somehow though, Gilbert is one of the best bloggers out there. Obviously, hand cramp derails his career.
Miami - D Wade: This time he doesn't get back up in the commercial. Out of rest of season.
Atlanta - Josh Childress: The very important sixth man will...wait, what? He's playing in Europe now? He helped the Hawks push Boston to a Game 7 and they goose-stepped around and let him sign overseas? Wow...ballsy. Chalk that up as a season-ending injury to ownership.
Charlotte - Adam Morrison: Oh how life has been unsettling to watch the Stache fall from beloved Gonzaga porn star to oft-injured Bobcat. This time, the crying hurts even more as he drowns in his own puddle of tears at night. He misses the rest of the season.
There you have it. That's how the NBA season will go down. Book it.
My Sox are White Well NBA.com did a season simulation with NBA Live and came up with this. You should be happy about your Bulls finishing fourth in the East. My Pacers, on the other hand, are destined for a top-3 pick. Guess they didn't insert Bird and Russell on the simulation team.
Mrs. Thug Mrs. So what's Kristin up to these days? Well, glad you asked. She's got a guest spot on CSI coming up. Remember when her and Lauren were pretty much equals on Laguna? Looks like LC has won the war.
You tube...no, you're a tube Since I posted the original SNL skit about Mark Wahlberg, I better post Wahlberg's appearance this weekend in response to it. Great stuff.
Well I screwed the pooch on Thursday. I had to miss my Coaching of Basketball class at IU because I didn't get my awesome Middle English homework done the night before and of course, this blog's breadwinner Roshown McLeod showed up for his second stint in the class. I wish I could post of his stories but alas, I was trying to decipher a effin epic poem that starts off by saying, "Some things should never be read the first time and this is one of them." Effectively it means you have no chance of understanding anything unless 1) you speak Middle English (I do not); 2) You reread it 27 times (I will not) and 3) You give a shit (I do not).
But we're moving on to bigger and better things. I've decided to trash my epic Pacer blog that compares this 08-09 team to the 93-94 team. Two reasons: 1) It's completely unfair to the 93-94 team, because this year's team doesn't have 1/2 the talent and 2) I just can't make a case to compare Roy Hibbert (who's looked better than Smits ever did in preseason play) to Rik Smits and Danny Granger to Reggie Miller. Just can't do it. So while Bo and I were attending the first home preseason game on Wednesday, Bo noticed how the game felt eerily similar to the start of Major League. He came up with some good comparisons so I've put him in charge of coming up with a blog entry and be an honorary writer. Hopefully that will come soon. Until then, the next two blogs are previewing the NBA season. Because I was so right in picking the NFL season's top injury (Tom Brady), I figured I really owe it to the world to predict a major injury for every NBA team. So that's how we're doing this. If you happen to be a player that is featured in this list and you feel offended that I predict you might die from your injured ailment, please don't be offended. I would just start praying and then I would just quit playing basketball. I've been right about these things before and that's not changing.
THE WEST (WHERE THE SUN SETS) NORTHWEST Utah (1) - Andrei Gennadevich Kirilenko: In an unfortunate incident, Sly Stallone attends the Jazz-Lakers game on Jan. 2 and the aging actor sees AK-47 on the court. Stallone thinks Ak-47 is the one and only Ivan Drago from Rocky IV and he goes into a fit of dementia where he runs on the court and beats Kirilenko senseless as only Rocky could. Kirilenko misses three months.
Portland (7) - Greg Oden: In the third week of the season, the rest of his body catches up with his face and the 20-year-old Oden suddenly is collecting social security at age 64 (yes, that's a Beatles reference). Oden never plays again.
Denver - Allen Iverson: Apparently everyone but Kobe from the 96-97 draft aged about 43 years during last season. Suddenly O'Neal, Iverson, Allen, Marbury and Nash weren't as good anymore. The old-age hits Iverson again as his lungs collapse in the high altitute of Denver. Iverson misses 17 weeks.
Minnesota - Randy Foye: I drafted him as my backup point guard in my fantasy basketball league, which is a roster spot that is like a death trap on my team. He'll miss at least 3 months to some freak injury.
Oklahoma City - None: This is team is just bad enough to suck without any catestrophic injuries.
PACIFIC L.A. Lakers (2) - Laker girls: The cheerleaders have major back and knee problems after being Kobe'd so often after games. The injury is recurring.
Phoenix (6) - Shaq: The Big Daddy comes down with a major case of Tired Butt Syndrome. He'll miss 3/4 of the season.
L.A. Clippers - Steve Novak: After being talked about so much by former Marquette coaches during my Coaching of Basketball class, Novak gets a big head about it and is hunted down by African head-hunters in the jungles Southern California. Novak dies upon beheading.
Golden State - Monta Ellis: The suspended point guard re-injures himself during his 30-game suspension and this time he really was playing pick-up basketball. But the boy who cried wolf is suspended the rest of the season and then traded.
Sacramento - Brad Miller: Indiana farming accident. Unlike the boy in Superman III, there is no Man of Steel to keep Miller from being chopped into pieces from a combine.
SOUTHWEST Houston (3) - Ron Artest: While sitting on the bench during a Rockets game in December (not sure which day, my crystal ball is cloudy on this), a Corona Bottle will be thrown at Artest's head and it will shatter into millions of pieces of glass, many of which are imbedded into his skull. This time he doesn't get up and charge the stands to fight the fans. Artest will miss the rest of the season due to death.
San Antonio (4) - Tony Parker: After watching new episodes of Desperate Housewives, Parker sees how wife Eva Longoria looks without make-up (seriously, wow). He goes into shock. Parker misses one month.
New Orleans (5) - Peja Stojackovic: In a similar incident to Parker, Peja looks in the mirror to see how ugly his Euro ass really is. He goes into shock. Peja misses five months (he is much uglier than a makeup-less Longoria).
Dallas (8) - Shawne Williams: After hanging out with murderers while with the Pacers, Williams starts hanging with Texas murderers. Apparently he never watched Clint Eastwood movies. These guys actually kill people like all the time, not like those Memphis/Indy types. Williams is sentenced to life in jail. He misses the rest of the season.
Memphis - O.J. Mayo: After the Earth is invaded by an army of Jolly Green Giants in Feburary (roughly), the rookie is used as mayo on one of the giant's ham & cheese sandwiches. He misses the rest of the season.
On to the links...
Hello Mr. Radio Eva Longoria in her better times. Enjoy.
It's Beetles..with an A So Ringo is cutting off fans. No more letters or autographs after Oct. 10. What a bitter old man. What ever happened to Yellow Submarine, With A Little Help From My Friends and Octopus's Garden?
2 minutes...2-ah Well, after one preseason game (and another tonight) it's pretty safe to say we're not making the playoffs and that the Reggie Miller Fieldhouse is going to be pretty spacious this year. Granger isn't shooting well, Jarrett Jack reminds me of Travis Best on every play and the two people doing emcee at the games suck balls (I can't understand a word they say). On the flipside, Hibbert looks great, T.J. Ford is fast as Satan flying through Chaos in Paradise Lost and Austin Croshere is finally riding the bench. Those are good things. (BTW, Bo and I did Croshere's plus-minus for the Dallas game and he was minus-29...real smooth).
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