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guarding kobe, magic respect and the joke that is nascar

michelle — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:09:12 +0000

I’m with Ron Artest’s barber… Boogie is his name
* I thought Ron Artest’s hair was tremendous. As was the sideline interview with “Boogie” the barber. “I’m with Ron Arest’s barber. Boogie is his name…” Boogie FTW!

Unfortunately, he’s shaved it already and now he looks like he has tattoos on his head. Which reminds me of… someone.

Speaking of Ron, I really miss watching him defend Kobe (or try to). Their interactions were highly entertaining last season. I guess Matt Barnes is picking up the mantle though.

Now that you mention it… where is Raja Bell these days?

The Orlando Magic have made big strides
* It’s taken quite some time, but the Orlando Magic have finally earned my respect. I’m still not completely sure they would beat the Lakers in a 7 game series, but I’m absolutely convinced if they play the Cavs in the conference finals, they’ll win. This season has a very deja vu type quality to me when it comes to the top teams in the East. The Celtics are again coming off injuries, the Cavs are cleaning up in the regular season and the Magic are quietly sitting in the top 3. Come playoff time, the Cavs are going to be overconfident as they easily cut through the garbage teams on the way to the ECF, but once they get there they won’t know how to handle a team that plays defense and has more composure when the pressure is really on. That’s my prediction, but if the Cavs can get past the ECF this season, maybe they’ll earn my respect too.

NASCAR’s rules are a joke
* I can’t believe NASCAR is only giving Carl Edwards a slap on the wrist for flagrantly wrecking Brad Keselowski on purpose this past Sunday. I’m also calling bullshit on their “Have at it, boys” mantra this season. You want to know what “Have at it, boys” is really all about? They should have called it the “our sport is dying because nobody on the track (especially Dale Jr.) is good enough to beat Jimmie Johnson for a Sprint Cup championship and the fans are picking up all their marbles and going home, so go ahead and wreck each other if it will pacify them” rule. To add insult to injury, Carl drives for Roush Fenway. Boooo!

suck it, chuck!

michelle — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:30:10 +0000

Listen to Barkley dissing my boy, Paul Pierce! Bitch, please.

ps. But, he redeemed himself a little when he said the Celtics are the greatest NBA franchise ever… Better than the Lakers (said that part twice).

wtf

michelle — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:26:24 +0000

I think it’s safe to say that Gilbert Arenas is an odd duck.

A really odd duck.

not as bad as the david tyree catch, but still

michelle — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:01:03 +0000

I’m working from home today. On days that I work from home, I commonly watch ESPN2. Yes, both airings of First Take. Normally, it’s just Skip & whoever bantering about LeBrick James and/or Ocho Stinko — you know, enjoyable. But on days following one of my team’s losses, it’s brutal. Today… it was this:

They kept cutting to SportsCenter, who kept showing it over and over and over and over and… Sigh. I figure if I post it here and watch it again and again, maybe it will lose some of it’s power.

Be gone, clanky free throws and game winning bearded basket makers. Be gone!!

funny, not funny – xmas day edition

michelle — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:36:07 +0000

Funny:

NOT Funny:

my early christmas wish

michelle — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:35:49 +0000

Hey Santa – I’d like another one of these for Christmas, ok?

Source: celtsfanjay/YouTube

By the way, if this celtsfanjay guy ever decides to pull this video off of YouTube, I’ll cry. I love it that damn much. I have yet to make it very far past the 2:20 mark without welling up. GO CELTICS!

In other news, Leon sounds bitter. I don’t blame him one single bit, but it still makes me wistful.

And, Adrian Wojnarowski doesn’t think Cs will sign Sweets:

[Update 6:50pm: NESN confirms]

More from A-Woj… an interesting article that provides a little insight into last season’s un-ubuntu-like chemistry.

williams on williams crime

michelle — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:17:57 +0000

Hey Mo – He’s the landlord, remember? …and you better have that check!

Source: bigmckredsarmy/YouTube

Post-mortem thoughts:

BOS 96, CLE 82

Sheed did a great job of pushing people back and keeping the peace during the Williams dustup. Good to see.
I am pretty sure I saw the corner of Jimmy Goldstein’s white cowboy hat after the game. It was epic.
Right after the game, I attempted to tweet, blog, listen to the Celtics post-game show on CSN-NE and listen to the Red’s Army Two Man Game all at the same time. I’m not gonna lie, it was a challenge. NBA basketball is back, baby! Bring back The Basketball Jones and Craig Sager’s suits and we’re good. Let’s go, let’s go, l-e-t-s-g-o!
Perk looks great to me from what I’ve seen so far. I’ve always been a big fan of his game, but he’s definitely kicked it up a notch this year. Really cool to see.
There’s talk that Doc might like Sweetney enough to move someone else off the roster and sign him to a contract. All I have to say about that is, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? No offense to Sweetney, but you don’t have the room or $ for Leon Powe, but you have room for that guy? Did Leon pee on Danny Ainge’s Cheerios? Insult his mother? What? WHAT?

hey celebrities, stop quitting twitter

michelle — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:40:40 +0000

Dear famous people,

Nobody gives a rat’s ass if you quit Twitter. While we’re on the subject, stop deleting your Twitter and then changing your mind and creating a new one. That’s stupid. Assuming anyone cares about you enough to follow you twice, it’s still an extra step that you shouldn’t force your fans to take. If you say something on Twitter that makes you sound like a nitwit, just realize that you can never get it back. You must live with it being “out there” like all the times you drunk dialed celebrities more famous than you from Paris Hilton’s Sidekick. If you do decide to leave though, just go away quietly. Don’t put out a press release or in any way advertise your departure… and for the motherfreakin love of James Posey and all that is holy, don’t produce a rap video about it.

No, I wasn’t following Miley Cyrus on Twitter because I’m not 12 years old. But, her stupid “Here’s why I quit Twitter” YouTube rap video did inspire this post.

Oh, you think I’m just lecturing celebrities about their Twitter habits to avoid discussing the double tragedy that took place last Sunday? Ok fine, you would be right.

R.I.P. 2009 Red Sox season.

Patriots still have a chance to get their shit together though. Come on, Tom Brady. Chop chop mister!

celts sign a dukie (and other musings)

michelle — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:01:09 +0000

Get your rent checks ready!
* Well, he probably won’t get that much playing time… But still, it’s pretty cool that the landlord is coming to town. Being the diehard J.J. Redick fan that I am, I’ve seen lots and lots of Shelden Williams on the college level. He was like the Robin to J.J.’s Batman back then. Well, maybe Greg Paulus was the Robin… Bad analogy. Anyway, I’m excited that Shelden is getting another chance to do something at the NBA level. This would appear though, to perhaps be his last chance to show what he can do. He’s bounced around since being drafted 5th (crazy weak ass draft that saw Adam Morrison and Shelden Williams both go in the top 5) by the Atlanta Hawks. It was funny today trying to explain to a coworker who Shelden Williams is. This is how it went: 1.) He went to Duke! 2.) He’s married to Candace Parker! 3.) Ummm, I can’t remember who he played for last. He’s played for at least 3 or 4 teams, I think! His name never did ring a bell with her. Guess it’s not that surprising. Anyway, as much as I love Shelden, I don’t understand picking him up over extending Leon a qualifying offer.

Speaking of the backup love of my life
* Slam reported this morning that the Cavs have offered a deal to Leon Powe. Then on Ball Don’t Lie, Skeets posted an example of what a future article might read like if that deal does come to fruition. Just stab me in the heart and twist it around why don’t you? Seriously. That “article” made me want to vomit chunks. Mostly because it’s so accurate. I want another team to pick up Leon if the Celtics aren’t going to, but I really didn’t want it to be the Cavs or Lakers. When they let James Posey go to NOLA, I was totally ok with that because the Hornets aren’t in the conference. I hoped that Powe would end up with Sacramento or if it had to be in the conference, then on some innocuous team like the Miami Heat. This sucks monkeychunks. It really frosts my cupcakes that Danny Ainge doesn’t call me at home and run all moves by me.

24/7 just ain’t happenin’
* I’m noticing more and more when I go to check on Steph on his Starbury TV 24/7 channel that he’s not there. By and large, that has to be a good thing. On the other hand, when he does show up he immediately goes back to the usual script and soundtrack. Occasionally though, he goes on some interesting off-script diatribes. Last night, he went off on Yao Ming of all people. I was trying to remember exactly what he said, but as luck would have it, someone posted it to YouTube. My favorite part is where he compares himself to a bowling ball. Please to enjoy:

Source: YouTube/DDKTien

What’s good around the blogosphere:

Gotta love that bonus track
Nat from Heels on Hardwood comes up with the ideal playlist for Bryan Colangelo’s summer in: Bryan Colangelo’s iPod Playlist – Summer 2009

This post must have taken forever to write!
Zach Harper, the Energizer bunny behind Talkhoops.net (and Cowbell Kingdom) ranks this year’s off-season moves in: It’s a List! Ranking the Off-Season Moves

old people are just precious

michelle — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:34:50 +0000

I kid. I tease. It’s not like I’m young enough to be one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends myself, but for the love of all things holy…

The funniest part to me is how Spacey is trying to tutor Letterman on using Twitter and somehow thinks it takes a whole hour to see your replies. Oy vey.