Being unemployed, you find yourself with all kinds of crazy time on your hands. I'm not going to lie and tell you that I use my time efficiently. I don't.
A textbook example of that was what I watched on TV around lunchtime. I watched the NBA Draft Combine from Chicago. More specifically I watched guys get measured with their shoes both on and off. No seriously, I did. I also caught some of the vertical leap.
Momentarily ignoring the obsurdity that is me watching this grand spectacle, let's get to some of the other obvious problems.
Why are they measuring guys without their shoes on? Will there ever be a time where they have to play barefoot? Is there a chance that the NBA becomes the NBBA sometime soon?
I also think that a person can be either 6'9 or 6'9.5. I really don't think there is a need for 6'9.25 or 6'9.75. The half inch is almost too much. The quarter inch is just ridiculous.
So after that exciting process is over you then have two columns of data to mull through. What stood out to me is that Cole Aldrich of Kansas wears platform shoes on the basketball court. He was nearly an inch shorter than Greg Monroe without shoes but taller than Greg with shoes. I didn't realize that high heels were part of the standard uniform in Lawrence. Maybe he thought he was at the WNBA Draft Combine. I'm sure they measure all kinds of fun things at that combine.
If I were scheduled to be a top pick in the draft, I wouldn't waste my time with this nonsense. I'd just tweet my measurements and twitpic my shoes and call it a day. Maybe stand on a scale during a Skype conversation but that's about it.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
at least that is over
You knew it would go that way.
I mean I purposely watched a movie until 10pm, while DVR'ing the National Championship Game, so that I could fast forward through a bad game. But I never had to use fast forward, minus the commercials, becasue it was close.
I became emotionally invested in the game. I yelled a few times. I stood a few times. Keep in mind that the players on the team that I follow were sitting at home. Luckily they were sending clever tweets but that is besides the point. So Butler of course loses and I find myself momentarily dejected.
Rewind. I got this tournament out of my system on a horribly slow ride home from Providence over two weeks ago. For some reason I voluntairly punished myself by not only driving slow, but driving the long way. I think the route I took was an extra 60 or 70 miles.
Speaking of drives home, the Butler fans have one thing going for them right now. They are already home. They don't have to wake up tomorrow morning and trek across the country. On the flip side, the players have to wake up and go to classes tomorrow. Hell some of them went to classes today. Crazy
I mean I purposely watched a movie until 10pm, while DVR'ing the National Championship Game, so that I could fast forward through a bad game. But I never had to use fast forward, minus the commercials, becasue it was close.
I became emotionally invested in the game. I yelled a few times. I stood a few times. Keep in mind that the players on the team that I follow were sitting at home. Luckily they were sending clever tweets but that is besides the point. So Butler of course loses and I find myself momentarily dejected.
Rewind. I got this tournament out of my system on a horribly slow ride home from Providence over two weeks ago. For some reason I voluntairly punished myself by not only driving slow, but driving the long way. I think the route I took was an extra 60 or 70 miles.
Speaking of drives home, the Butler fans have one thing going for them right now. They are already home. They don't have to wake up tomorrow morning and trek across the country. On the flip side, the players have to wake up and go to classes tomorrow. Hell some of them went to classes today. Crazy
Sunday, April 4, 2010
bye bye baylor
Nothing says Easter Sunday like the Women's Final Four. I must now admit that I'm watching my 3rd women's game of the year. The others were Georgetown's loss to Rutgers in the Big East Tournament and Georgetown's loss to Baylor in the 2nd Round of the NCAA Tournament.
It was during that Baylor game that I realized that the Bears had a giant in the middle. A 6'8 freshman shot blocking machine that goes by the name of Brittney Griner. I mean she had 14 blocks against the Hoyas. Georgetown shot a whopping 17% from the field.
Insane.
Then they beat Tennessee and I figured they were legit. I made sure to tune in tonight and see if they could ride Griner into the National Championship game. Turns out they couldn't.
Look normally I laugh at women's hoops but there is something mesmerizing about a player blocking 10 shots a game without even really jumping. I'm like a moth to a flame now.
Too bad that the rest of her team sucks. So many turnovers, missed layups, and just overall panicking to get the win.
Do women leave early for the WNBA Draft? If so, I gotta figure she is off like a prom dress.
It was during that Baylor game that I realized that the Bears had a giant in the middle. A 6'8 freshman shot blocking machine that goes by the name of Brittney Griner. I mean she had 14 blocks against the Hoyas. Georgetown shot a whopping 17% from the field.
Insane.
Then they beat Tennessee and I figured they were legit. I made sure to tune in tonight and see if they could ride Griner into the National Championship game. Turns out they couldn't.
Look normally I laugh at women's hoops but there is something mesmerizing about a player blocking 10 shots a game without even really jumping. I'm like a moth to a flame now.
Too bad that the rest of her team sucks. So many turnovers, missed layups, and just overall panicking to get the win.
Do women leave early for the WNBA Draft? If so, I gotta figure she is off like a prom dress.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
rivalry weak...
ESPN should just call it Duke - UNC week because, for the most part, the rest of the games aren't the biggest rivalry games out there. It's blatantly obvious that their strategy was to just call whichever week those two Tobacco Road schools played Rivalry Week.
The only other top notch rivalry game I can see on their schedule is Friday's game between WVU and Pitt.
Syracuse is on right now, but their big rival is the Hoyas. Texas played, but they didn't play Oklahoma. Michigan State played, but they didn't play Michigan. I could go on but I don't feel like it. I'll be as lazy as ESPN and half-ass it.
Speaking of suCKs, UCONN is doing a pretty good job attacking their zone. They aren't good enough to win this game, but I like how Kemba Walker is getting some penetration. Their big men are also doing a good job when they get the ball at the free throw line.
I think it's funny that ESPN is still trying to pump up the Duke - UNC game tonight. UNC is horrible and Duke is alright. These things go in cycles and right now we have been in a cycle of suck for the ACC. UNC had been carrying the conference the past few years. Now that they aren't any good, I cant see a team from that league making it to the 2nd weekend of the Tournament.
The only other top notch rivalry game I can see on their schedule is Friday's game between WVU and Pitt.
Syracuse is on right now, but their big rival is the Hoyas. Texas played, but they didn't play Oklahoma. Michigan State played, but they didn't play Michigan. I could go on but I don't feel like it. I'll be as lazy as ESPN and half-ass it.
Speaking of suCKs, UCONN is doing a pretty good job attacking their zone. They aren't good enough to win this game, but I like how Kemba Walker is getting some penetration. Their big men are also doing a good job when they get the ball at the free throw line.
I think it's funny that ESPN is still trying to pump up the Duke - UNC game tonight. UNC is horrible and Duke is alright. These things go in cycles and right now we have been in a cycle of suck for the ACC. UNC had been carrying the conference the past few years. Now that they aren't any good, I cant see a team from that league making it to the 2nd weekend of the Tournament.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
dozen of donuts for Greggers...
Who doesn't like 12 donuts? I know I do. And so does Mr. Greg Monroe. Just a few days after watching Drew Brees lead his hometown Saints to their first Super Bowl win, he went out and had a much better passing night with 12 assists of his own.
Last week's South Florida game flashed before my eyes during the 2nd half when Peterson banked home a three for a seven point lead with under 15 minutes to go. It got worse before it got better as Clark was about to go postal after picking up his 4th a minute later.
But then something happened. On their next possession the guys played hot potato with the rock which resulted in Julian Vaughn lay-up. After that they tightened up the D and moved the ball around with pin-point passing that Arsene Wenger could be proud of.
20 assists on 30 made baskets is pretty good. What I liked the most is that their shots from deep weren't falling and they went away from it.
There was a sequence in the 2nd half were you could see Austin getting upset at Hollis for not making the right switch. This happens a lot when any of the reserves are in. Obviously I watched it a few times and you can see what the problem was. It was Hollis not staying with the guy that Austin had released. The problem gets even worse when TWO reserves are in at the same time.
I liked Henry getting 5 minutes. He should always get AT LEAST 5 minutes. Benimon seems to have regressed a little bit. I think he's thinking too much. I know he has an offensive game but he won't even show a glimpse of one. He's going to give Joe Touomou a run for his money for fewest shots taken per minute in a season.
Thanks Greggers. It's on to the next one.
Last week's South Florida game flashed before my eyes during the 2nd half when Peterson banked home a three for a seven point lead with under 15 minutes to go. It got worse before it got better as Clark was about to go postal after picking up his 4th a minute later.
But then something happened. On their next possession the guys played hot potato with the rock which resulted in Julian Vaughn lay-up. After that they tightened up the D and moved the ball around with pin-point passing that Arsene Wenger could be proud of.
20 assists on 30 made baskets is pretty good. What I liked the most is that their shots from deep weren't falling and they went away from it.
There was a sequence in the 2nd half were you could see Austin getting upset at Hollis for not making the right switch. This happens a lot when any of the reserves are in. Obviously I watched it a few times and you can see what the problem was. It was Hollis not staying with the guy that Austin had released. The problem gets even worse when TWO reserves are in at the same time.
I liked Henry getting 5 minutes. He should always get AT LEAST 5 minutes. Benimon seems to have regressed a little bit. I think he's thinking too much. I know he has an offensive game but he won't even show a glimpse of one. He's going to give Joe Touomou a run for his money for fewest shots taken per minute in a season.
Thanks Greggers. It's on to the next one.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
going back to school
Does anybody else watch Community?
That show makes me want to enroll at Nova and just take classes until the end of time. Of course that's only if I can hang out with Chevy Chase all the time so that we can constantly re-enact scenes from Christmas Vacation.
Have you seen those commercials, I think they are for FIOS, where they brag about their ability to let you Facebook on your TV? Is that really necessary? If you want to Facebook so much, try getting a computer. Or a Droid.
Can anybody else hear Rocky snoring? I think there's a good chance he's breaking the sound barrier right now.
So I love snow. I'm a big fan of snow. What I'm not a big fan of is missing Georgetown games. It looks like a rather large collection of white flakes might make it difficult to get from Kings Park to the Verizon Center on Saturday. I think the answer is to stay in DC tomorrow night.
That show makes me want to enroll at Nova and just take classes until the end of time. Of course that's only if I can hang out with Chevy Chase all the time so that we can constantly re-enact scenes from Christmas Vacation.
Have you seen those commercials, I think they are for FIOS, where they brag about their ability to let you Facebook on your TV? Is that really necessary? If you want to Facebook so much, try getting a computer. Or a Droid.
Can anybody else hear Rocky snoring? I think there's a good chance he's breaking the sound barrier right now.
So I love snow. I'm a big fan of snow. What I'm not a big fan of is missing Georgetown games. It looks like a rather large collection of white flakes might make it difficult to get from Kings Park to the Verizon Center on Saturday. I think the answer is to stay in DC tomorrow night.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
child please
For reasons beyond my control, I had to get another phone. I have Verizon and my 2-year contract had been up since Oct 2008, couple that with the online discount, and even the expenseive phones were rather affordable.
So my Droid showed up last night...and I think I need to return it.
Look I don't need a phone like this. The biggest problem is that I don't really like the texting option. I haven't even made or received a phone call yet. This morning I was sitting at work and I'm getting a gchat message scrolling across the top of the screen. I don't even want to be logged into gchat.
I mean it's cool and all that I can be on the HoyaTalk Message board while I'm at Wegman's, but I really think it's OK if I take a break from the latest recruiting news while I'm picking out bananas.
Did I mention that I also had Pandora playing something on my RUN DMC channel? Well I should have.
OCNN: I seriously love Chad Johnson. It was nice of him to take Redskins TE, for now at least, Chris Cooley down to the Super Bowl. I highly doubt Chris will be on the other side of the microphone at a Super Bowl Media Day anytime soon as long as he's wearing the Maroon and Black.
Media Day: It would be the worst "event" in sports if ESPN hadn't invented an awards show a few years ago. The problem is that no real information ever comes out of an event dedicated to the media asking questions. You get the same sort of generic garbage much like you get when the local reporters head down to post office on April 15th and ask a bunch of idiots why they waited until the last minute to file.
So my Droid showed up last night...and I think I need to return it.
Look I don't need a phone like this. The biggest problem is that I don't really like the texting option. I haven't even made or received a phone call yet. This morning I was sitting at work and I'm getting a gchat message scrolling across the top of the screen. I don't even want to be logged into gchat.
I mean it's cool and all that I can be on the HoyaTalk Message board while I'm at Wegman's, but I really think it's OK if I take a break from the latest recruiting news while I'm picking out bananas.
Did I mention that I also had Pandora playing something on my RUN DMC channel? Well I should have.
OCNN: I seriously love Chad Johnson. It was nice of him to take Redskins TE, for now at least, Chris Cooley down to the Super Bowl. I highly doubt Chris will be on the other side of the microphone at a Super Bowl Media Day anytime soon as long as he's wearing the Maroon and Black.
Media Day: It would be the worst "event" in sports if ESPN hadn't invented an awards show a few years ago. The problem is that no real information ever comes out of an event dedicated to the media asking questions. You get the same sort of generic garbage much like you get when the local reporters head down to post office on April 15th and ask a bunch of idiots why they waited until the last minute to file.
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