Quick Thoughts - May 9th '05
Quick Thoughts while wondering how many time I’ll hear
about “The Brawl” in the next two weeks…
n I can’t believe how many people are saying that the Pistons vs. Pacers series is a nightmare PR scenario for the NBA. Really? A Nightmare? The NBA has become a league built around street thugs with a good crossover and people whose “street cred” sells sneakers – this is the best thing that could have happened for the league. The TV ratings will be enormous for this series, if for no reason other than morbid curiosity. And it will afford David Stern the opportunity to tout the “toughness” of the league, now that two teams whose seasons were essentially over in November have each advanced a round in the Playoffs.
n I’m fairly confident that the Pacers will steal at least one game in this series, now that the NBA has given its official endorsement to the Reggie Miller farewell tour. They should just start each game at 10-0 Indiana, considering they’re going to give at least that many extra free throws to the Pacers during the course of the game anyway.
n It was nice of the Celtics and Rockets to show up for those Game 7’s.
n I find it interesting that that the two teams whose members were most outspoken about the horrific officiating so far in the postseason are the two teams who lost Game 7’s – and neither team got a single call after speaking out. And people wonder why I despise the NBA…
n Game 6 of Celtics/Pacers – this is what I wrote in my AIM Away Message immediately after the play – “12.9 seconds to go in the fourth quarter, and Paul Pierce just forced his way out of Boston”. I don’t think he’s coming back next year, and neither is Antoine. Boston’s got a good core of young players, with Al Jefferson looking better and better every game. I think they’ve got to ship Gary Payton out of town or else tie his hands together behind the three-point line, and get Pierce out for another shooter and some picks. Anybody can score in the NBA – Paul Pierce doesn’t really make his teammates that much better. He’s just not a #1 guy.
Damn, did I just start a “Quick Thoughts” post with five straight NBA items? I must be slipping…
n Somebody break up the Yankees! They won a series!
n Spent the weekend playing cards, yelling at the Celtics and Red Sox, hanging sheetrock, and drinking beers while watching the Derby. Couldn’t ask for much more than that.
n The Houston Astros… wow. 16-0, and the opposing pitcher homers off of you in the eighth inning. The fact that Hampton homered is not noteworthy. The fact that he was allowed to bat for himself LEADING-OFF the bottom of the eighth is testament to just how bad the Astros offense is this year. If they’d been able to do anything against the Braves’ starter yesterday, he’s out by the 7th.
n Naturally, I forgot to start Hampton in a fantasy league yesterday, but somehow remembered to start Joe Mays. Wonderful.
n Such an up-and-down weekend of poker. Up overall, thankfully. But man, what a roller-coaster…
n Actually finished fifth in a big tourney last night. Should’ve won – got bluffed (badly) off a big pot; had A-2 with 5-A-6-8 on the board. Other guy moved over-the-top all-in and I folded thinking I had a bad kicker. Turned out he had pocket queens. Cost me a lot in prize money too; the difference was $2100 for first, $350 for fifth.
n Good to see Tennessee picking up Jason White – that’s a team that could use some insurance at QB. Billy Volek looked good as a back-up last season – at least until he remembered that he was Billy Volek.
n Finally, a personal note. I’ve been “picked up” by Doc’s Sports; a sports gambling website. This doesn’t necessarily mean that I’ll stop blogging on Xanga and BlogSpot, but maybe that my posts will become a little less frequent. If you’d like to see my first article for them, click here (note: may not be work-safe, as it is a gambling site)
n Oh, one last thing. I’m still working on that “Big Project”, or at least working on getting it posted to my personal web domain. It consists of two very large files, so I’m arguing with my web host about allowing me to post it without exceeding my bandwith… stay tuned.
Quote of the Week(end):
From the Kentucky Derby pre-race show…
“And just in case he (Bellamy Road) doesn’t win, I’m sure Mr. Steinbrenner can have him turned into a couple of nice mitts for his some of his high-priced Yankees players…”
-- NBC Announcer
What are the odds that announcer is no longer with NBC?
Lata.
posted by Big D @ 9:30 AM
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