- Nip/Tuck season 5 starts tonight on the FX. For those of you who haven't gotten into the show, I highly advise it. It's one of those rare shows that really pushes the limits of what can be shown on standard cable. The plots and subplots are vicious and will definitely have you doing double-takes at some point. Furthermore, it's more of a guys show than some may think, and the scenery sure is nice on the eyes. It's a critical season for Nip/Tuck, though, as it will be hard to keep the momentum after 4 great seasons. Netflix the past 4 seasons and TiVo this season, you won't be disappointed.
- The NL < The AL .............. GOOOOOO CUBS 2008!!!!!
- The first podcast seems to have "launched" (I use that term loosely) successfully. We will entertain viewer questions also, so feel free to give us your ponderings. We ARE technology.
- The NCAA basketball preview is forthcoming.
- I'd have to throw Bonnie Bernstein in there, big fan.
The NBA season starts tonight and, yes, I am pretty excited. I know a lot of people who really couldn't give a rats behind about the NBA or the 82 game season. That line of thought has its points. The NBA has issues with officials gambling and possibly throwing games, they have players who phone it in on a sometime nightly basis, they have TEAMS who phone it in for the last month of the season just to get better odds in the draft lottery, and the players are younger, more immature, and less polished than they were back in the NBA's glory days of the 80's.
I get that, but here is why you should dip your toe in the NBA pool:
- Charles Barkley's Commentary - Sir Charles' popularity has possibly turned him into the biggest ambassador to pro hoops in the world and he's not afraid to voice his opinion of what Commissioner Stern needs to do to fix the NBA's problems. I've got my money on Charles being the best sports analyst of TV and half of what he talks about isn't even related to sports. The guys on TNT (Ernie Johnson, Kenny "The Jet" Smith, and Charles) have great chemistry together and make it fun at halftime and even after the games. Here are some of my favorite Chuck soundbites that I pulled from barkleyquotes.blogspot.com:
- Kenny: There's guys who go over to Europe and play overseas from America, and they dominate!
- Charles: Those are called 'brothers'.
- Ernie: What's the Knick's problem right now?
- Charles: They no good.
- "You don't wear Nikes, it's gonna happen. They gave him all that money to wear those cheap Filas." --Charles, re: Grant Hill's foot injuries.
- "This is my schedule: I wake up in the morning, decide where to play golf, and drink beer all day."
- The Phoenix Suns - The definition of fun basketball. They represent what the NBA used to be: Up-tempo, high octane basketball. The Suns have one of the best all-around point guards to ever play the game in Steve Nash, they have a rising young stud center in Amare Stoudamire, and they have a do-it-all, guard anyone stat collector in the Matrix (Shawn Marion). Not to mention, they have a collection of role players that play their role to a T. If you are a fan of hoops, you can't tell me it's not fun to watch the Suns play and put up 120 points. Here's to the Suns winning this year's NBA Championship in true Showtime fashion.
- The Trifecta (The Boston Celtics) - My favorite player of the past decade got traded to the Boston Celtics. I grew up rooting for the Showtime Lakers. While this is a problem, what won't be a problem is watching 3 All-Stars run rampid in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics have been downright awful for as many years as my braincells allow me to remember, but this is the year they return to being a powerhouse. KG, Ray Ray, and Paul Pierce, what a combo. They are another team that will be fun to watch, and one that you should try to catch as much as possible. I've got them losing to the Bulls in the Eastern Finals.
- Fantasy Basketball - Get Into The Game!! It keeps me up on most of the major happenings.....and it's FUN.
- Super sleepers: Acie Law, Rajon Rondo, Jason Maxiell, Andris Biedrins, and Jamal Tinsley
- Bargain shoppers (Results of my draft): Kevin Martin (Rd 5), Ricky Davis (Rd 5), Shane Battier (Rd 9), Mike Dunleavy (Rd 12), Manu Ginobili (Rd 6)
- The Golden State Warriors - I've got 7-2 odds that at some point this season there is a riot at a Warrior game and Stephen Jackson whips out a sawed-off shotgun and starts blasting opponents and spectators. Advice, sell your Warriors tickets and buy the NBA game package.
The NBA isn't ice cream and cotton candy every single night, but for those great match-ups, it's definitely worth your free time and some beers.
1 comment:
Interesting to know.
Post a Comment