tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81318607531879755262024-03-13T22:24:19.377-06:00The Eclectic Eccentric 2: The Kwyjibo Chronicles$teve is not a name...it's a state of mind. From McGarrett to Young to Wonder to Austin to Vai to Ray Vaughan to Largent to Nash to Spielberg to Carell to Colbert to Martin to King to McQueen, all are great...but a $teve by any other name would still be just as great.$tevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739583084670618720noreply@blogger.comBlogger958125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131860753187975526.post-13417625846836333262019-05-16T14:13:00.004-06:002019-05-16T14:14:06.506-06:00NBA Christmas PreviewGood Afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen,<br />
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Well... the NBA Draft Lottery has happened... and I had a few minutes... so here's a look into my crystal ball at what's going to happen at the draft in a few weeks... and I'm not even going to talk about the lottery process again because I'm sure it's rigged & I don't care... let the drama begin...<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>New
Orleans – Zion Williamson – Forward from Duke</div>
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This pick is the easy part of this draft. Zion
Williamson has been an amazing specimen of a player as a freshman at Duke…
despite kind of looking like a bumblebee. Really, it’s impressive. If you did a
silhouette of him and say… Glen “Big Baby” Davis, you’ve got a body type match.
Yet Big Baby was never able to levitate like Zion! He also didn’t have the
repertoire of post moves & pretty spectacular help defense. With all of the
drama this past year with Anthony Davis & New Orleans’ falling out, I’m
REALLY happy to the Big Easy won this lottery with a 6% chance! They deserve
it! They won the pick & hopefully he sticks around for a long, long time as
the face of their franchise… or at least until he decides to go to New York or
something. As for Anthony Davis… more on him later…</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Memphis
– Ja Morant – Guard from Murray State</div>
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With the new lottery pick rules,
Memphis jumped up quite a bit too… and again, I love that they get to pick the
consensus top point guard in Ja Morant to essentially replace franchise icon
Mike Conley jr down the road. I don’t see Memphis (conceivably) trading Mike
Conley (and his contract) away without giving up a bunch in return like draft
picks and such… but he’ll be a great mentor to Ja so that should pay off well.
Ja himself is a great scorer, passer & offensive superstar… but with limited
range at this point. He’s more of a slasher, but is still super young & can
adjust his game to maximize his athletic ability AND outside shot hopefully.
Then again, with a stretch four like Jaren Jackson to work with, it may not be
a huge issue. By the way… Jaren Jackson + Ja Morant = JaJaJaMo?!? Help me out
here, Memphis Marketing!!!</div>
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Okay, this is where the draft will
start to get REALLY interesting with regards to Anthony Davis. For those who
don’t know, AD has mentioned that he wants out of New Orleans… and being one of
the greatest players of his generation, he’ll basically get what he wants
simply by voicing it. With that in mind, there are three MAJOR players in
trying to trade for Davis… The Knicks, the LA Lakers & the Boston Celtics.
Needless to say that every other team will try to get this player somehow… but
it’s kind of like when LeBron or Kevin Durant wanted to move… everybody has a
chance… but not everybody has a real chance… and nobody really knows what’s
going on in their heads. The twist is… Davis isn’t a free agent. He’s still
under contract with New Orleans for another year… and they just got the #1
pick. Will he want to stay now? As The Rock would say “IT DOESN’T MATTER”
because he’s basically burnt that bridge I think. Oh well… so here are probably
the best pitches the three major players can offer for AD:</div>
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NY Knicks – #3 overall pick, a few
future first round picks (Dallas trade for Porzingis included), a few young
players from past drafts like Dennis Smith jr, Kevin Knox, Mitchell Robinson
& Frank Ntilikina</div>
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LA Lakers – #4 overall pick &
young players on rookie deals like Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, Lonzo Ball &
Kyle Kuzma</div>
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Boston – #14, #20 & #22 in this
year’s draft, a few future picks, Jayson Tatum, Gordon Hayward, basically
anybody else they have on contract</div>
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Atlanta – Sleeper pick for me as
depending on how New Orleans views this year’s draft… Atlanta has picks #8
& #10 this year, high 2<sup>nd</sup> rounders, future picks and young guys
on rookie deals like John Collins though they probably want to build around
Trae Young, Collins & AD in this scenario.</div>
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So what do I think happens?!? I’m
glad that you asked. The Lakers provide probably the best package of players
& picks above especially with that #4 this year… but there are two things
holding them back. Nobody wants to deal with LeBron, AD & (random max
contract player like Kyrie) joining forces… and New Orleans is in the Western
Conference too so they don’t want to play Davis four times a year unless it’s
in the NBA Finals. So that tilts to New York or Boston… and it just seems that
Boston might be the way to go IF they include Jayson Tatum and a bunch of picks
into the package that they offer. That puts AD into the Eastern Conference (on
an already good team), gives New Orleans a good return & provides for the
future in terms of bench depth as well. The picks at 3 & 4 are much better
than at 14 & 20 including Zion’s teammates at Duke… but again, who really
knows what’s going to happen until it happens? Just my thoughts… AD goes to
Boston, New Orleans gets some security for the future to pair with its young
crew.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>NY
Knicks – R.J. Barrett – Guard from Duke</div>
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In consolation, New York still gets
a pretty darn good player in Zion’s college teammate RJ Barrett. He’s a lot
like Kyrie Irving in his own right… and with the Knicks able to sign two
max-level contracts for anybody from Kevin Durant to Kyrie Irving to Jimmy
Butler to Kawhi Leonard to Klay Thompson to Rudy Gay (tell me you couldn’t see
the Knicks dropping that kind of money on him). However, what if I were to
propose this? They draft RJ to run the point… and are able to sign Kevin Durant
& Jimmy Butler THEN… also get DeMarcus Cousins on a low-low contract since
he’s been injured the past few years? Those four newcomers… plus the guys
mentioned before like Kevin Knox, Frank Nkitilina, Dennis Smith & Mitchell
Robinson… now we might be talking, right? Yup, that’s why it’s not going to
happen… sorry, New York… but you’ve got RJ now.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>LA
Lakers – Jarrett Culver – Guard from Texas Tech</div>
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I really like the idea of Jarett
with the Lakers. He’s a decent two-guard with great size, athleticism & all
that stuff… but he’ll be joining a team with a lot of those including LeBron
James. Could the Lakers make some moves with this #4 pick? Of course! It might
actually be in their best interest with a win-now situation & I think they
had cap space for a max-level contract too, right? That’s why they’re trying to
get AD with this #4 and some of their dearth of young middling talent, and that
very well may happen… and sign somebody like Kawhi (though he seems to like
Toronto, he’s from LA). Who knows? But if they pick, then I see Culver as a
good fit. He’ll have to work on his three-ball though. The Lakers could really
use that & may even trade down. Oooh… do you think the Hawks might call
about giving them the 8<sup>th</sup> & 10<sup>th</sup> pick for somebody
they really like at #4?!?</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Cleveland
– De’Andre Hunter – Forward from Virginia</div>
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The Cavaliers need a lot… but I really like Hunter as
their swingman because he’s an incredible defender AND can shoot when defenses
collapse on point guard Collin Sexton or Kevin Love in the post or something.
He would have been a lottery pick last year, and this year kept him about the
same only a year older… but I really like his game. He’s got the potential for
a Kawhi Leonard mold kind of style, but it’ll take a LOT of hard work. He’s
like 20 though… his best years are ahead of him.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Phoenix
– Darius Garland – Guard from Vanderbilt</div>
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Now, I really see this as a possibility for New
Orleans to pick up the 6<sup>th</sup> pick in the draft in exchange for Jrue
Holiday to go full youth rebuild mode… as the Suns REALLY need a point guard…
but I think they’ll also see this young’un as a better (and more cost
effective) prospect for the future and their SUPER young team than Jrue. He had
limited time in his freshman year due to some injuries but was able to show
that he’s a scorer & facilitator and the Suns could use plenty of both
talents.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Chicago
– Coby White – Guard from North Carolina</div>
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The Bulls also need a point guard to help out Kris
Dunn, so again, New Orleans may come calling with Jrue (which would actually be
a nice fit now that I think about it) but if they end up keeping the pick then
Coby White is a great point guard in the Ty Lawson mold… but with a little more
size at 6-4. I’d be curious to see if he blossoms in the NBA game and becomes
one of those point guards that average 15 points & 15 assists a game like
John Stockton used to do. He’ll need a few more shooters around him for that
but the Bulls have a few bright young stars on the verge.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>New
Orleans (AD trade with Atlanta) – Cam Reddish – Guard/Forward from Duke</div>
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SURPRISE, MUFUKAS!!! Remember when I said New Orleans
was going to trade with Boston?!? PSYCH!!! They’ve officially changed their
minds and are going full youth rebuild since a few other draftees are still on
the board. Let’s say the deal includes the 8<sup>th</sup> & 10<sup>th</sup>
picks, their 1<sup>st</sup> round pick in 2020 (or Cavs top 10 protected, or
their 2022 pick, or all of them forever?), John Collins, Dewayne Dedmon, and
whoever else they must to get the job done… and then Anthony Davis is in
Atlanta!!! YAY!!! What could possibly (Dwight Howard) go wrong?!? New Orleans
on the other hand, they still get those future picks a la Boston… but now can
also use the 8<sup>th</sup> pick on Zion’s college buddy Cam Reddish to play
the two or three… and maybe even the four in today’s NBA if Zion wasn’t already
there too. Reddish has really slid since earlier in the year when he was
considered a 2<sup>nd</sup> or 3<sup>rd</sup> overall pick… but hey, if he’s
still around at 8, that phone may be ringing in Atlanta… that’s all I’m saying.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Washington
– Jaxson Hayes – Center from Texas</div>
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The current centers on the Wizards roster are Dwight
Howard, Thomas Bryant & Ian Mahinmi. John Wall may miss most to all of next
year with his Achilles injury & who knows if he’ll return as productive as
before (history says probably not). Bradley Beal is currently paired with guys
like Jabari Parker, Jeff Green & Trevor Ariza for major minutes. Sadly,
they need a LOT and with Wall’s super-max titanium deal… they’re kind of buried
for a while. HOWEVER!!! I really like the game that Jaxson Hayes bring. He’s
big, tough, basically a DeAndre Jordan kind of player… and that can go far in
the right system. Am I saying run the post offense through him? Absolutely not…
at least until he can prove it in practice… but with the right parts around him
in today’s three-jacking NBA, he can play clean up with the best of them
already. I could also see the Wizards doing something with picking Bol Bol here
since they picked his father 34 years earlier to start his amazing career… but
his game’s not a good fit for them right now. All the Wizards have are
three-jackers. They need some roughnecks.</div>
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Orleans (AD trade with Atlanta) – Bol Bol – Center from Oregon</div>
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Okay… so I’m going to paint you a picture of what the
Pelicans team would look like in my world. A starting lineup with Jrue Holiday
at the point guard (or one of the young guys mentioned earlier in a proposed
trade), Cam Reddish at the two-guard, Zion Williamson as the swingman/LeBron
spot, John Collins at power forward, and Bol Bol as the ultimate STREEEEEEETCH
FIVE!!! This guy is ridiculously tall, long and thin… just like his amazing
father Manute Bol… but he’s been raised in basketball whereas his father was
kind of given a basketball at an age older than Bol is now… and he still set
records. Bol has been groomed to be tall, block shots, and pop out for
three-pointers with incredible accuracy. Are there ways to reduce that
effectiveness in the NBA? Of course!!! The guy weighs like 200 pounds soaking
wet and can be pushed around… and might be frail… but who’s going to block him
on the three-point line?!? Especially when you have somebody getting manhandled
by Zion on the block, or Jrue just blew past somebody, or the bench squad of
Dewayne Dedmon, Julius Randle, E’Twaun Moore, Cheick Diallo, Frank Jackson,
Solomon Hill, Stanley Johnson and whoever else you can get from exchanging some
of those guys or including them in packages… this is an EXCITING team to mess
around with!!! May not be playoff bound immediately… but don’t tell me they’re
like a year away from competing in the right circumstances.</div>
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– Romeo Langford – Guard from Indiana</div>
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Romeo was high on everybody’s draft board before the
season started, like top 5 pick. Unfortunately his season wasn’t as great as
many had hoped… but he’s still young, 6-6, athletic, and that’s all you really
need to be a lottery pick in today’s NBA, right? He may end up being the steal
of the draft in Minnesota alongside Karl Anthony-Towns & Andrew Wiggins. I
think he originally was supposed to be a super sized point guard so that may
still be the goal… or he’s a decent sized swingman… but he needs to grow a bit.
Luckily… like most people in this draft… he’s 19 years old.</div>
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– Nassir Little – Guard/Forward from North Carolina</div>
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Nassir was also supposed to be a top 5 pick too… 9
years old… 6-6… athletic… scorer… slasher… sound familiar? Apparently playing
on a UNC team with a lot of junior & senior former All-American leadership
led to him getting lost in the lineup a bit… but he could definitely thrive in
the right tutelage in the pros. He has the raw talent… and why not stay in
North Carolina in a franchise that may be looking for a newer, taller Kemba
Walker?</div>
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– Keldon Johnson – Guard from Kentucky</div>
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Miami needs a lot… and I really liked Keldon
Johnson’s game… it’s a poor man’s Klay Thompson but again… he’s 19. He has
range in his shot & size in his game. They could do a lot worse.</div>
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– Sekou Doumbouya – Forward from France</div>
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Since Boston lost out on Anthony Davis (in my world),
they can focus back on trying to resign Kyrie Irving or Terry Rozier or whoever
they want… and they still have a dearth of draft picks to play with. I could
absolutely see Sekou going a lot higher too, especially since he’s a tall
gangly foreign mystery man in the mold of Giannis Antekoumpo & Pascal
Siakim who took MAJOR steps this year… but at worst, he’s a raw 18 year old
who’s already 6-9 or so & probably still growing in every direction. He
won’t need to be a starter for Boston immediately, so he can grow organically,
learn the game, and by year three… he might be the next Giannis, but in
Beantown! Why not?!? Who needs Anthony Davis anyway?!?</div>
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– Carsen Edwards – Guard/Forward from Purdue</div>
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I really like Carsen’s game. I did last year too. I
could see him as a Draymond Green kind of player. Obviously for that he’ll have
to get a little stronger & excel at defense… but he’s had some incredible
games in college & can hit those three pointers as well as slash &
pass… just a great all-around ball player, but often times in the NBA system,
you have to have a NICHE or EXCEL at one or two things in the top percentile
rather than be top 20% in everything. Regardless, he’s hard working, can pop
the three, and can hopefully help spread out the floor for Andre Drummond &
Blake Griffin there in Detroit.</div>
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– Kevin Porter jr – Guard from USC</div>
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I’ll admit that I don’t know much about him other
than if he’s half as good as his father was… he’ll be around for a long time.
Orlando could use some good guards & he’s probably the best one left with
regards to scoring so I say they pick him.</div>
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– Rui Hachimura – Forward from Gonzaga</div>
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A decent compliment to Jarrett Allen in the
frontcourt, was originally supposed to be a lottery pick until the tournament
started and I guess he kinda played in the background… but he’s another great
all-around player who may need to excel in a few traits to stick around a
while. I’m also really hoping that he represents the Asian community well in
the sport. I’m not putting that kind of pressure on him though… at worst he
could be a decent role player like fellow Gonzaga alums Kelly Olynyk & Zach
Collins… or those Lopez twins.</div>
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– PJ Washington – Forward from Kentucky</div>
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He’s one of those tweener position players in the
pros… but he can step out and hit the three, so potentially a stretch four if
he can put some beef on himself too. Might be a good way to help out the team
in Indiana to spread the floor for Myles Turner & others.</div>
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Antonio – Grant Williams – Forward from Tennessee</div>
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You know what time it is?!? Steve’s annual “STEAL OF
THE DRAFT BY THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS” time!!! I’ve claimed this just about every
year since DeJuan Blair when it’s a player I’ve actually heard of (and to some
incredible success with the likes of Kawhi Leonard, Dejounte Murray, Derek
White, etc) but I really like Grant Williams game. He’s like Montrezl Harrell
where he’s tough, physical, has a shooter’s touch, and just puts in the work…
so I really hope that the Spurs end up with him to help in the frontcourt. I
don’t like the idea of a rebuilding team under Coach Pop.</div>
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– Matisse Thybulle – Guard from Washington</div>
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He’s a 6-5 guard who has a specialty for defense… I
think he was breaking records for steals AND blocks in Washington… and I can always
use one of those on my team… and I’m sure that Brad Stevens agrees. He could
step right in for guys like Marcus Smart and/or Terry Rozier and/or Kyrie
Irving if they’re all lost or dealt. He’s not a huge threat yet… but I’m sure
with focus in the pros & practice he can become a GREAT 3&D player for
a team that could use him.</div>
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City – Brandon Clarke – Center from Gonzaga</div>
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A big guy who can take some weight off Steven Adams’
shoulders in grabbing boards to put it back on the offensive boards and at the
very least… six extra fouls with some decent defense & post moves that
worked in college. There’s reportedly not a huge upside… but then again what
really matters is the kind of work that a player can put in… and OKC may be a
good fit for this guy.</div>
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– Goga Bitadze – Center from Republic of Georgia</div>
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I know nothing about this guy other than he’s the
latest Eastern European big guy who could set the world on fire in a few years
(Jokic, Nurkic, Vucevic, Nowitzki) or be out of the league in two years (like
everybody else). I think a team like Boston could really help to develop him
though (alongside Sekou & Thybulle in my world, remember?) in being the
super young bench mob to go with their starters… but only time & who
resigns will tell the true story for the Celtics.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
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$tevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739583084670618720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131860753187975526.post-24333438143068969942017-12-10T18:40:00.002-07:002017-12-10T18:40:41.754-07:00Japan - Part One<div style="font-family: "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Sigh… yeah, it’s been a while since I updated this blog thing… and for that I apologize. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Is this the end of the blog</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">? Hopefully not. However, with the podcast, married life, doing several jobs all the time, all that stuff, I just don’t have the time to delve into my everyday nuance like I used to. How can you help? Patreon.com/eilfmovies and sponsor us… and tell your friends to donate & enjoy our podcast as well… it’s really not just movies anymore. We’re doing legit interviews of Hollywood stars, travel episodes about our many adventures, reviewing beer & adventures around beer, sports, all that stuff. With your financial support, that’ll free up some time that I’d otherwise be working so that I can update this thing.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Alternatively, you can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & all that other stuff to see all of the great photos, just not a lot of the stories around them as much. I type fast but… it still takes time, especially to make the stories somewhat coherent. So in advance… </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>THANK YOU for even reading this dribble</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Now to what you came for… </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>our trip to Japan</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">!!! Okay… so the Japan trip was originally going to happen earlier this year. Remember when we went to Iceland? Well… that started as looking into Japan, seeing that flights were ridiculously f**king expensive, checking other places that were more affordable, realizing they all went through Iceland with WOW Air, so then we went to Iceland… and now EVERYBODY is going to Iceland… because we’re f**king trendsetters like that. Seriously, look it up. You have a friend in Iceland right f**king now. Heck, I’ve had three go this past month & it’s basically winter there now (probably super cheap).</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">So then this summer, after Iceland was so great… we still wanted to go to Japan… because Japan is awesome. We looked into flights, asked a few of our friends who had gone a few times what they recommended… and we found a pretty good deal through Cathay Pacific Airlines (Hong Kong based) that would get us there the week before Thanksgiving, which apparently is during their big festival season, the weather is pretty tepid & wonderful, and it worked with when I could get time off from work without them having to burn the place down & start anew. It was meant to be. So we got the tickets, started saving & selling bodily fluids to pay for it all, and a few months later… we were off like a prom dress to Tokyo!!!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Okay, so the flight over there wasn’t too bad. Aside from the feeling of a 15 hour bus ride through Chinatown with a slightly better smell from SFO to Hong Kong, followed by a 5 hour one from Hong Kong to Tokyo, there was plenty of legroom in our seats, there weren’t a lot of screaming babies, and we got free movies and TWO MEALS!!! How did I celebrate the free movies (and lack of sleep)? I watched a plethora of films that I’d been wanting to see… and with the flight back as well, I saw:</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Okay, so now we’re in Japan. FINALLY!!! Am I right? We landed there in the early afternoon… but the sun is setting at like 4 PM nowadays… so we basically went straight to our hotel, the </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>APA Asakusa Karumae</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">. Our hotel was a little guy (about 150 square feet maybe) so basically a queen bed, a desk that we basically put our backpacks on, and a bathroom. That’s all we need… and the price was right (about $150 per night during their festival season). Okay, now for the travel tips… we brought our neck pillows for the plane… and you’ll want to add those onto the little pillows that they give you probably… or maybe wad up some clothes or a jacket. Also, we traveled with backpacks. This saved us TONS on luggage fees, waiting for baggage claim, and basically hauling that stuff all around. I highly recommend that. Oh… and Japanese toilets are amazing. You may be expecting the holes in the ground that you get in other Asian countries… but no, the majority of the ones that we found were not only the Westernized style… but half of them were the ones with the warmed toilet seats, built-in bidets, all the fixings. Izzy said that some in the ladies rooms even talked… probably saying encouraging things to help you through passing rice cakes but it was in Japanese so it could’ve also been shameful comments about your weight. Would our Japan readers please let us know?</span></span></span></span></div>
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Okay… time for a little catching up on this thing… I guess that I should start off with my beautiful wife getting this super sweet giraffe from her mom…<br />
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Then we spent a Thursday night at the California Academy of Sciences where they had a special exhibit on Pteradons…<br />
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Last week, we went to a Pool Party with some of Izzy’s coworkers in a pretty fancy neighborhood in the hills… and it was a LOT of fun!!!<br />
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The next morning, most of us went on a canoeing trip on the Russian River where we got in large 2-3 person canoes and spent the day going down the river! Izzy & I were of course paired up… and yeah, we got turned over once due to our own hubris thinking that we could take a little swell instead of walking it like most people… but hey, you live, you learn. Here are some pictures…<br />
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Unfortunately our day was cut a little short when I had a pretty scary little bout with dehydration. Apparently we had a large breakfast & a pretty big lunch and that may have triggered it along with the heat & exertion… but it was literally one moment I was fine and ready to get back on the river… and then my vision went a little dark & wonky… so I thought I’d sit down for a minute or two… and then it quickly got to the point where I was perfectly capable of speaking & keeping a level head about everything but… I couldn’t really walk, I started shaking pretty ferociously, felt cold but everybody was telling me that I had a fever, so yeah… it was a little scary, especially kinda being in the middle of nowhere (and having to go #2 but… that was another thing). Anyway, long story short, there was a former marine trained as an EMT nearby, along with everybody else being ready for CPR if needed… but luckily that wasn’t the case, they just let me rest, got me some water that I sipped, and within about an hour I was back to a slightly weakened normal and Izzy & I headed back home.<br />
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Now, obviously I’m a little freaked out with this being the first time that this has really happened to me… but I just need to watch it & we decided that eating would be a little different on trips like this… but unfortunately I think that I really scared Izzy. I can only imagine if the tables were turned and she all of a sudden, out of nowhere started just going basically limp and shaking during a fairly routine trip in the wilderness. For that, I’m sorry beautiful! I’m going to do my best to never have that happen again! That’s why we’ve been getting healthy. By the way, not sure if I mentioned this but… since I stopped drinking high fructose corn syrup Mountain Dew, I’ve lost FORTY F**KING POUNDS!!! Since mid April! That’s like six ounces per day!!! Anyway, gonna check with the doctor to be safe obviously but… I’m feeling perfectly fine… just a little scary.<br />
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That’s really about it the past few weeks… except that we’re having a LOT of collaborations with other podcasts the past few weeks on Everything I Learned From Movies! We’ve had as many special guest hosts the past month as we did the first 17 months! We talked about “Double Team” with Basement Condition! We’ve talked about “Dante’s Peak” & “Volcano” with What Were They Thinking? We talked with Amanda’s Picture Show a Go Go about “Deep Impact” & “Armageddon”! With that, there’s also more on the way!!! It’s a lot of fun having more guest hosts, so if you’re interested, let us know & we’d be happy to have you on the next episode… or a movie of your choosing! So hit us up on twitter @eilfmovies! Until then, have a great day everybody!!!$tevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739583084670618720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131860753187975526.post-50479436765943245462017-07-16T16:27:00.005-06:002017-07-16T16:27:45.619-06:00The Past Few Months<div style="font-family: "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">
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$tevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739583084670618720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131860753187975526.post-56257132130538480192017-07-03T12:59:00.005-06:002017-07-03T12:59:42.278-06:00Iceland - Part Three<div style="font-family: "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">
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Another fun thing about the city of Myvatn...</div>
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This beautiful blue lagoon... is essentially its sewer runoff...</div>
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$tevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739583084670618720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131860753187975526.post-20808564707549812062017-06-25T15:50:00.000-06:002017-06-25T15:50:26.653-06:00Basketball Christmas 2017Good Afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen,<br />
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Well... it's been a long, long, long time. Basically work has been busier than usual (basically they're cutting people back while simultaneously taking on more work while at the same time being less efficient overall... you know, capitalism) and doing a lot more things with the Everything I Learned From Movies podcast (check it out at eilfm.podbean.com) and this will probably be part of my first Everything I Learned From Sportsball episode... and of course it's about one of my favorite times of the year... Basketball Christmas aka the NBA Draft. So here are my thoughts on some of the picks. Be sure to call me out on my misinformation in the future but... looking back... haven't been too terrible at this.<br />
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1. Philadelphia – Markelle Fultz – Guard from Washington<br />
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The Sixers have been talking about “The Process” for years now… and they got the #1 pick two years in a row! He has the potential to be the next Russell Westbrook kind of athletic scoring point guard… and is now surrounded by last year’s #1 Ben Simmons (probably his top competition for ROY), Joel Embiid & Dario Saric (2 of top 3 rookies this year), Jahlil Okafur will probably be traded soon, but then again they’ve been talking about that since they drafted him two years ago, and they still have cap space for potentially signing another big star around these SUPER young stars. Oh my god, the Sixers Dynasty starts today!!! Oh wait… I just remembered… these stars are injury prone… and one knock on Markelle is… he lost his last 13 college basketball games in his one year against real competition. One thing’s for sure though, it could be really interesting and ANYBODY can get an 8 seed in the East / first round exit to the Cavs. They also used later picks on giant Latvian center Anzejs Pasecniks & Australian 6'10" small forward Jonah Bolden so we'll see.<br />
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2. L.A. Lakers – Lonzo Ball – Guard From UCLA<br />
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The Ball family is probably going to be a thing in the NBA for a while. Lavar Ball, the patriarch of the family, has done all he can to set this up for his eldest son Lonzo to be the point guard of the Lakers… and the younger brothers are already committed to UCLA as well, and that’s all well & good. With my stepdad being a fellow Lavar, I’m okay with him being in the limelight… but it’s probably not for the right reasons. I think we can all agree that his reaction last night was pretty f**king smug. As for the marketing campaign that he’s been doing, it doesn’t matter at all. Sure, it sounds like Marinovich 2.0 but with a social media twist… but it’s all going to come down to whether or not Lonzo can play. I only watched the Kentucky game where he was definitely not at his best… but he seems to be a great passer and coordinator of the offense that could really blossom with the other pieces that the Lakers have with Ingram, Randle, Russell, Clarkson & even Mozgov there for putbacks. Then again, it could all be a hype machine. Only time will tell whether Showtime is back in L.A.<br />
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I also like their selections later in the 1st round with U of Utah alum, forward Kyle Kuzma… representing Utah to the fullest… and of Villanova guard Josh Hart… if only so we can see him talking on the sidelines to his brother from another mother, Kevin Hart. HOLLYWOOD!!!<br />
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3. Boston – Jayson Tatum – Forward from Duke<br />
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I LOVE the trade that Boston was able to pull with Philly where they exchanged the #1 pick that they had for this #3 overall pick AND another 1st rounder that’ll likely be a lottery pick. Mostly because they’re already the 2nd best team in the East and now they’re gonna pick the same person that they really wanted at #1 anyway… then potentially another top pick next year or the year after… AND I kind of have to love when a BYU grad like Danny Ainge does good. It’s a Utah thing. Now, as for Tatum, Duke makes some great role players in the NBA. Coach K has done his best to be the next Kentucky with all of the one-and-dones but that’s only recently. In the 90’s & 00’s aside from Grant Hill… you have a lot of Laefftners, Brands, Hurleys, Battiers, and more high end role players versus superstars like they were in college. However, with Brandon Ingram last year, Okafur the year before, and Tatum this year, that trend could change… but we’ll see. He’s another good all-around player but based on a limited sample & the team didn’t fare well in the tournament when pressure was on. We shall see but… he’s 19 years old, great size & athleticism, and the draft is really about potential anyway, right? This guy should be good as long as he can stay healthy. However, keep an eye out for other moves to be made with the ridiculous cap space that the Celtics have too… they’re not done. Gordon Hayward… plenty of good draft picks… watch out!!!<br />
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4. Phoenix – Josh Jackson – Forward from Kansas<br />
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For Jackson, the games that I’ve seen he’s been pretty good. Good on offense, above average defender, just a good all around player that’s NBA ready… and he’s adding to a good young core. It may take a few years for them all to take off but this guy seems NBA ready from Day One.<br />
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5. Sacramento – De’Aaron Fox – Guard from Kentucky<br />
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Speed, speed, speed… in my opinion, probably the best point guard in this group based on what I’ve seen. Great size, ridiculous speed, decent decision making, my only concern is that he was surrounded by great talent in Kentucky against lesser competition usually so it’s hard to know how he’ll react to the NBA’s speed… and maybe injuries taking that speed away, but that’s always a concern. Great pick! I hope to make fun of his name for the next decade-plus. Now… Sacramento in my opinion WON this draft. They got the point guard that I think will end up being the biggest star… then they turned traded the #10 overall pick that ended up being raw freshman Zach Collins to Portland for two of the next ten picks in this SUPER deep draft… and so then they got another one of my favorites in lanky, awkward, bucketmaker Justin Jackson of champion North Carolina… and a player who would’ve been the #1 pick outta high school but hurt his knee a few times at Duke, center Harry Giles! THEN!!! THEN!!! In the early 2nd round, they picked Frank Mason III who was probably the best college player in the country… but because he’s essentially an old man at 21 years of age, he dropped to the 2nd round.<br />
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Speaking of Justin Jackson, the OLD MAN of the draft because he had the audacity to stick around Chapel Hill for three whole years to play great college basketball… the FOOL!!! OK, sarcasm should be obvious… but yeah, it’s weird that somebody who’s been in college more than a year is considered a has-been in draft terms nowadays. The draft has become ALL about potential. That being said… JJ here has long range capabilities, good size & length, and showed that he could handle pressure on the college level… so yeah, he should be ready for the big time, even if as a sixth man or something to start.<br />
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6. Orlando - Jonathan Isaac – Forward from Florida State<br />
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The first real big guy of the draft and he made it this far. That’s just the way of the NBA nowadays. You want guys as tall and as fast as possible that you can teach the rest to… but if you have to pick height over dash… dash is going to win in this league with the rules in place. That being said, this guy is young & probably still growing… still agile for a big man… so he could cause some serious problems for future opponents. Tall, nimble, good rebounding, great interior defense, he could be a beast. They also picked a potential steal in Ivan Rabb at #35 in the 2nd round. Now this guy… I actually watched him play in high school on TV for the California state championship… and then he played a year of college here in Berkeley last year… and he was going to be a Top 5 pick last year… but decided to come back for one more year as his freshman teammate Jaylen Brown went #3 and is now riding the gravy train with the Celtics. But after this sophomore year, he hasn’t shown a lot of improvement… and he’s (gasp) a year older… so now he’s drafted here. Probably lost millions by staying in school an extra year. Well, at least he has his degree in… what am I saying? College is a scam! Get woke! College robbed Ivan Rabb… don’t let it Rabb you! Tall, athletic, raw… great potential… yackity yak… you’re going to sense a theme hear… just a heads up…<br />
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7. Chicago - Lauri Markkanen – Forward from Arizona<br />
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A Scandinavian seven-footer that pop three-pointers like tic-tacs… welcome to the NBA that Dirk built for you! Now… since Kyrie Irving has shown me that guys with girls names can still have game, I’m not going to dwell on that with Lauri here… but in the right system he could be a great stretch-four. I’ve never seen him play personally, but hear good things… and the stats at least show that he’s made for a spread-out offense. I’m sure he’ll be around for a while. The next Dirk? Probably not… but he could pass for a Mehmet Okur or Ryan Anderson kind of player for a long time.<br />
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Unfortunately what’ll always be the question… is the price that Chicago paid for this pick, as they traded All-Star forward Jimmy Butler to the Timberwolves, along with the 16th overall pick (Creighton center Justin Patton) in exchange to get Markkanen, recovering super athlete Zach Lavine & lottery pick last year point guard Kris Dunn. If we were to put these players on a scale of 1 to 10, Butler is a 10 & the 16th overall pick in this draft is probably a 5-6 right off the top, totaling 15-16 points for the Wolves. #7 pick we’ll give 7 points to (even if Markkenen may not have been my pick), Lavine is a 6 if he fully recovers as he showed a lot of promise last year… and Dunn, I’ll still give him a 5 but he hasn’t adjusted well as a rookie. That totals 18 on that side. So did Chicago win this trade? Was it fair? Throwing in Butler’s large contract may sway a point or two in either direction as everybody else is on a rookie contract but… He’s already a star & was disgruntled in Chicago. Hopefully this trade will work out for everybody… but only time will tell. On paper though, it seems like a good trade.<br />
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8. New York - Frank Ntilikina – Guard from France<br />
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Leave it to the Knicks to make the first controversial pick, all while allegedly shopping its future superstar from last year Kristaps! Everybody is hoping that this guy is the next Tony Parker (unknown French guard that leads sports’ greatest franchise to 5 titles in a decade in spite of a commissioner’s hatred for small markets) but I’ve never seen the guy play… and I’ve been burned by too many Dante Exums, Nikolai Tschkidivitilis, Jan Veselys, and other overhyped international players to get too excited just yet. Again though, young, athletic, we’ll see how it works out. The Knicks seems to be in serious trouble… I’m actually surprised when they win against tanking teams.<br />
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9. Dallas - Dennis Smith jr – Guard from NC State<br />
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Dallas lucks out!!! This draft has a LOT of good to great point guards that should be able to lead teams in the next year or two. Mr. Smith here was originally thought as a #1 pick until some injury issues & bad performances towards the end of the season… but with pro trainers, I think that he could be a VERY sneaky steal of a pick in the late lottery. Keep an eye on this kid.<br />
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10. Portland – Zach Collins – Center from Gonzaga<br />
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As mentioned earlier, Portland traded the 15th & 20th picks to get up here to grab him… and Zach had some great spurts in the Zag games that I saw in the tournament… and he’s got great height, but he’ll have to beef up for the big boys & play more than a few minutes a night… but still young & can flourish in the right environment. They also grabbed Purdue forward Caleb Swanigan later in the round too. Portland has had a lot of trades & seems to have a lot of players on contract though around centerpieces Damian (WEBER STATE) Lillard & McCollum… and maybe Jozef Nurkic? The Blazers may be looking to make a few more moves the next month or so… keep an eye on them.<br />
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11. Charlotte - Malik Monk – Guard from Kentucky<br />
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Now… Malik can light it up! It seems every game that I saw of him in his freshman year, he ended up scoring 30-40 per game! He can get straight buckets!!! He’s a little undersized for a two-guard… and he’ll need to beef up to really keep it going in the NBA... but I see good things with him. Basically he’s at worst a kind of JR Smith assassin role player… but he could also become an undersized overachiever with a mean streak like Dwayne Wade with just a little work. How he ups his defensive game will definitely help with the latter… and it doesn’t hurt that Michael Jordan may be around to help him out & bring out the competitive nature in him. I really like this pick for the Hornets… and with the trade to get Dwight Howard at center, Nic Batum, they could make some real moves in the East.<br />
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13. Utah - Donovan Mitchell – Guard from Louisville<br />
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I’ve never heard of this guy before… but he pops up on a bunch of mock drafts because of his long arms. As Izzy would say here, there’s a lot of arm talent in this draft… but young, freak athlete, I’m sure somebody’s going to take a chance on this guy. I’m seeing him as more of an Avery Bradley that a Kawhi Leonard but either way, supposed to be a great defender. Utah has other things to worry about now with Gordon Hayward’s pending departure to Boston (stay tuned) and how to handle Derrick Favors, Rudy Gobert & their other young stars… but good luck, Jazz! I like this pick. I also like them helping themselves on the Favors / Gobert front by drafting UNC center Tony Bradley late in the round. He didn’t get a lot of playing time in his one college year but… young, tall, raw, blah blah blah…<br />
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14. Miami – BAM Adebayo – Forward from UCLA<br />
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Now… I feel like the Heat may have reached a little bit for BAM here… but I love the way this guy plays. He’s just a big raw athletic beast who grabs rebound, plays defense, and occasionally will dunk it back in. I LOVE those kinds of players in the right system. So where he might be a reach as I would expect him later in the 1st round, he may also end up being a bit of a steal. He’s 19 so… yeah, that’s a theme with this draft. So far 13 of the 14 players picked this far… one year removed from high school. Jesus…<br />
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18. Indiana - T.J. Leaf – Forward from UCLA<br />
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I was REALLY hoping this guy would get drafted by Toronto at #23 & then he was going to change his name to Toronto Maple Leaf… instead they oddly enough ended up picking Indiana guard OG Anunoby… however, this works too. Hmm… maybe they can still work out a trade to bring TJ to Toronto & OG back to Indiana… anyway, I like Leaf’s game in college, mostly centered around rebounding, distributing, and attacking when needed. He’s no Kevin Love at this point but he could be a Luke Walton kind of player & a great role player for the team. They also drafted UCLA center Ike Anigbogu who was big on everybody’s draft board but… I never saw his appeal other than he’s large. Not shocked that he fell…<br />
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22. Brooklyn - Jarrett Allen – Center from Texas<br />
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There needs to be more afros in the NBA!!! They were making a renaissance there for a while but the fro/headband combo game has been in serious decline since Ben Wallace and others have tied their natural hair up in cornrows & whatever the hell Iman Shumpert has been doing with his hair recently. I’m so insanely jealous of people who can properly maintain their hair in that manner… and that’s why I want Jarrett Allen to be a superstar in this league for years to come… and never forget where he comes from… keep it real playa! Oh… tall, athletic, raw… blah blah blah…<br />
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31. New Orleans – Frank Jackson – Guard from Duke<br />
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The Pride of Alpine, Utah not only went to Duke, but is now the 1st pick (of the 2nd round) of the NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans… well, by Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets then immediately trade to the N.O. Pelicans but… you get the idea. UTAH STAND UP!!! Not only did the Big Easy draft a Utah guy… but they also drafted a guy named Dwayne Bacon from Florida State in the 2nd round… Frank & Bacon!!! Delicious!!!<br />
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38. Golden State – Jordan Bell – Forward/Center from Oregon<br />
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The World Champions just may have snagged the STEAL OF THE DRAFT!!! They went into the draft with nothing… dropped a few million bucks to “rival” Sacramento for the pick… and walk away with exactly what they needed… a physical rebounder & solid defender that can finally make the likes of Zaza Pachula’s crooked ass expendable (and Bogut before him). How often does a 2nd rounder step immediately into starting? Rarely… and probably won’t here… but it shouldn’t be long before he’s the odd center out surrounded by Olympians.<br />
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Now as for the Spurs… they drafted Colorado point guard Derrick White late in the 1st round & everybody assures me that he’s good but I’ve never seen him play … and then Clemson forward Jaron Blossomgame but… I don’t expect him to even make the team… but Pau Gasol decided to go free agent so that opened up cap space for us to go after a big dawg who wants to help them win a championship next year… so let’s go Spurs!!! Anyway, hoping to add a bunch of pictures from our trip to Iceland shortly but... oh did I not mention that before? Yeah, we went to Iceland. Sorry, I've been neglectful... but I'm looking to get back into this. So until next time, have a great day everybody!!!$tevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739583084670618720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131860753187975526.post-36257294193130796852017-02-25T11:02:00.002-07:002017-02-25T11:03:49.582-07:00DAMN!!! Sorry y'all... been a while!<div style="font-family: "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Then we flew back to real life… nothing really eventful… but it was an amazing trip that I won’t soon forget. Spending some time together with my WIFE Izzy and just being able to relax and not worry about family, friends, work, all that other nonsense was just amazing & we were able to spend time with just each other, which is always a great time! AND we got to see Filly, the Crescent City, the beautiful waters of the Caribbean, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, all of that while doing it! Anyway, lots of catching up to do from the wedding & various events… but I’m sure that you’re not terribly concerned about all that, so I’ll just leave you with the pictures until next time. Have a great day everybody!!!</span></span></div>
$tevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739583084670618720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131860753187975526.post-12754432949850042072017-01-02T10:24:00.001-07:002017-01-02T10:24:08.099-07:00Honeymoon - Part One<div style="margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Unrelated to the drinks the day before (that’s my story & I’m sticking to it), I woke up pretty ill. I’ve basically decided that hard alcohol is not for me… and more importantly, my body agrees with me. Oh well, I just have to have beer & mixed drinks in moderation. Regardless, I was not doing well in the morning at all… but Izzy was amazing& got me food and fluids to regain my health by the evening… so we could watch “</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">” marathon & I think even some “</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Naked & Afraid XL</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">” that night. What is it about those shows that are so mesmerizing?</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This was my first time going back to Jamaica since the weekend before 9/11 (never forget) and that was a wonderful time for somebody who was not quite 21 years old yet. This trip, Izzy & I decided to do a shore excursion through the cruise ship that sounded right up our alley. All you can eat Jamaican barbecue… all you can drink cocktails& craft beer (</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Red Stripe, but FRESH!!!)</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and basically a </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>private beach</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> where you and other cruise shippers can enjoy the crystal clear water & beautiful atmosphere… plus a Jamaican DJ pumping the hottest jams??? ABSOLUTELY!!! Did you know that fresh Red Stripe is actually pretty damn delicious? I know! I just found that out too! We actually did really good about not getting too sunburnt as well, thanks to sunblock & wise decision making, even while a little buzzed. Anyway here are some pictures…</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">IRON BREWING!!! – As briefly mentioned last entry, Izzy & I are making Extinction Fennel Event for </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Ferment.Drink.Repeat’s</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b> Iron Brewer</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> event… and it’s coming along great so wish us luck next week the judging.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We also started a </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Cider</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, kegged the </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>California Common</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> from Big Ben & Lone Cicerone, made a pair of </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>SMASH</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> beers, and FINALLY bottled our </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>2</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><b><sup>nd</sup></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b> barrel aged Imperial Stout</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> (and it’s very whiskey-y). Here are some pictures of those adventures…</span></span></span></span></div>
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$tevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739583084670618720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131860753187975526.post-19500674063855627292016-09-03T20:36:00.001-06:002016-09-03T20:36:26.447-06:00The Wedding Post<div style="margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Yup, it’s official! I’m a married man. Last weekend, Izzy & I drove up to the Lake Tahoe area… and </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>got married on the beach at Sand Harbor</b></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">… and paperwork was processed in Nevada… and we lived happily ever after. End of story. Okay, so it was a little more complicated than that… but that’s really the main chunk of it. Basically, the portion of the story that we’ll probably laugh about in the future happened about six hours before the start of the ceremony… when we had just pulled up to Alibi Ale Brewing (that’s been open about 18 months in Incline Village) and Izzy got a call from the people doing our ceremony… and we had to change times… and possibly venue… because it’s been good weather… and the Shakespeare Festival… and a band performing at the same time… where we’re supposed to get married. Now, had there not been weekly check-ups by Izzy in the months following up to confirm the ceremony & that everything needed was taken care of… at any time they could have casually mentioned that there was even potential of something like this, then it probably wouldn’t have been a huge issue & we could reschedule & coordinated with the family who traveled across two states to be there. However, six hours before? There was some vigorous discussion… and long story short, we rescheduled for an hour later & they did the ceremony gratis. Here are some pictures from my phone… but better ones on the way…</span></span></span></span></div>
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more than you’ll ever learn) invited us to his new home for some pizza &
beer. His homebrew setup is… without exaggeration, the bottom half of his
house. He also has a fully bar with four taps, something like five fridges for
storing his dozens & dozens of beers, a cellar for his sours & aged
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basement/garage looked like… complete with a sh*tter & shower somewhat
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don’t know, mid-27’s? Yeah, haven’t really been that guy but… yeah, It’s gonna
be great… I’m super excited to marry the Love of my Life and start our life
together. So until then, I’ll have plenty of pictures and stories when I come
back… but have a great weekend everybody!!! Check out Everything I Learned From
Movies Podcast if you haven’t already. It’s… pretty amazing. Good bye
bachelorhood!!! </span></div>
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screening of a movie that I have been waiting YEARS to be released… and that is
the latest movie from the DC Comics Cinematic Universe “<b>Suicide Squad</b>” from
director David Ayer (“End of Watch”, “Fury” & “Sabotage”)!!! Now, for those
who may not be aware… the Suicide Squad was a comic book series where a group
of DC Villains are assembled by Amanda “The Wall” Waller (I’m not sure what her
official title is other than “bad b**ch who runs sh*t” but something like
director of some secret government agency) to basically use their powers to
save the day as kind of… forced mercenaries (think Snake Pliskin in “Escape
from NY”). In this movie, when Midway City is under a “terrorist attack” /
Incan Witch Gods set on destroying humans, Amanda (Viola Davis) must assemble a
team to take them out because… I guess Batman & Superman are busy in their
own movie? Anyway, she assembles a team featuring the legendary mercenary
Deadshot (Will Smith), the Joker’s ladyfriend Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie),
Killer Croc (Adewale), Slipknot (Adam Beach cameo), Captain Boomerang (why does
Hollywood like Jai Courtney?), Diablo (Jay Hernandez), Kitana (not Miho from
Sin City), and led by decorated officer Rick Flagg (Joel Kinnaman)… who also
happens to be banging the lady who one of the witch gods has possessed. Got it?
Good… now let’s go to the Pros & Cons…</span></span></span></div>
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I’ve been excited about this movie for years… and it has such great potential…
and some of the aspects really shined. They’re a group of misfits coming
together to do something good. Check. Not all criminals are absolutely evil…
even if all they do is kill a bunch of people with no remorse. Ugh… okay, I’ll
allow it under the right circumstances I guess. The overrunning theme of “bad
b**ch” saying jump through this hoop or I’ll ignite a grenade that’s lodged in
your skull to do her bidding. Dark… I like it. I love Escape from New York…
hell, even L.A. wasn’t too horrible… or “Lockout” / Space Jail which was the
same story (so much so that they had to pay an undisclosed amount to John
Carpenter this past week, but not this movie). What I’m saying is… there’s
potential. This is basically the Guardians of the Galaxy of the D.C. Cinematic
Universe… and in case you forget, they’ll remind you at any moment with
everything from the makeup of the team, the soundtrack, the color schemes, all
that stuff. Seriously, I kinda want to do a side-by-side of the two groups… but
hey, Guardians made a LOT of money… and this movie probably will to.</span></span></span></div>
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what she’s there for… let’s be honest. Is her superpower the ability to make a
dead man come as Mick Jagger would say? She’s f**king insane, brings a baseball
bat to a gun & fire fight, doesn’t provide any intel on the situation, and
is constantly getting people killed by trying to escape with her boyfriend but…
DAT ASS!!! GIVE THAT ASS A SPIN-OFF MOVIE!!! Oh wait, they already are… so
yeah, for being an absolutely pointless character in the actual movie, I can’t
wait for all the drunk chicks dressed as trailer trash with a baseball bat with
their boyfriends dressed as Li’l Wayne meets David Bowie during Halloween this
year… but more on that other guy later.</span></span></span></div>
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gold. He can act, he has all the charisma in the world… and when he’s not
making sons for his son Jaden to ruin, he’s always making money for producers
around the world. Without him, this movie never gets made. Maybe some half-ass
version of it but… he really ends up leading this movie. Between him &
Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, that’s really 80% of the actual acting going on
in this movie, I think. Also, action-wise, the scene where Deadshot goes solo
ape sh*t on the army of “tar monsters” or whatever they are… easily the high
point of this movie. It’s what the whole movie should have been.</span></span></span></div>
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There’s a pretty prevalent theory out there that if your movie is sh*t, as long
as you spend a lot of money on easily recognizable songs that keep people
vested in the movie, you should do okay. Guardians did this. Deadpool did as
well. However, there’s a very thin line before overcompensating and making a
soundtrack absolutely ridiculous & annoying. Now… I have the soundtrack as
something that I like on this movie because… it was okay. However, there were
quite a number of points in the movie where I thought “this song doesn’t work
here, there should be an orchestral score or something else… the music is
stealing the scene, not complimenting it.” You’ll know the scenes when you
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I’m giving the drama introduced in this movie a pass because you need conflict
for the movie to work. I get that. My question throughout the movie though was…
okay, so a little backstory, the Enchantress & her Brother (Incan Witch God
things) are these super powerful beings, thousands of years old, and are
reawakened in present day Midway City. Humans no longer fear them… so they are
devising this weapon to destroy all humans… and apparently it takes the
Enchantress several hours of belly dancing & levitating about a hundred
tanks & hummers in a giant orb a few hundred feet in the sky over a
skyscraper to create this weapon while… her brother scratches himself in the
corner? Okay, I dig it. What is this weapon? What could it possibly be that
will destroy all humans? I mean… it’s not like they’ve been tearing through
them like tissue paper anytime they approach them, or turning them into an army
of tar monsters as I mentioned before. The weapon… is basically just a way to
blast satellites… and satellite dishes… apparently knocking out our
communications links & making it so the citizens of Midway City (and I
assume the world) can’t play Pokemon Go. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Where’s Superman???
Is he at another congressional meeting??? (slaps forehead)</span></span></span></div>
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Jared Leto has gone full method acting into being a crazy f**k while preparing
& playing the Joker role. I get it. I also know that without Joker &
Batman playing a part in this movie you’re left with… Rick Flagg played by
Robocop reboot guy (who actually did pretty damn good in my opinion but… kinda
thought he looked like a meth head most of the time) and you need it to tie
into the cinematic universe that they’re making. I know why the Joker is in the
movie… but this Joker is not the Joker. In this movie, Joker is all psycho…
with no fun or flair or charisma. Frankly, no idea why Harley Quinn or anybody
would enjoy being in the same room as this guy… less fall in psychotic love
with him. This Joker just seems so f**king angry all the time & is not
enjoying himself, which is kind of the basis of his entire character. That
f**king annoying laugh of his is the perfect example. Think of a good Joker
laugh! You’re thinking of Mark Hamill’s from the animated series probably,
right? Not the laughing pocket thing from Jack Nicholson’s pocket once the
batteries wore out of the first Batman movie. He’s just not intimidating… or
likeable… or anything that Joker should be. The love story with Harley is just
more disturbing than anything relatable. I get it… their mental health is
lacking. Also, he dresses horribly… but hey, colorful, right?</span></span></span></div>
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DOES HOLLYWOOD INSIST ON JAI COURTNEY??? He’s just not good! Also, the
character is an Australian guy with mutton chops who throws boomerangs. Okay.
What else you got? Oh, he chugs random beers in almost every scene? Awesome.
What else you got? He carries a pink unicorn stuffy? You stole that from
Deadpool! Why? Ugh… okay, well at least he does something at some point in the
movie to help out in any way, right? NO!?!?!?!</span></span></span></div>
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Jamie Foxx as Electro in “The Amazing Spider-Man”? I’m fairly certain that they
just adjusted the color of the costume from blue to green to make this
character. Poor Adewale probably had to be in makeup for like six hour each
day… to do little more than move like one of the monkeys from “Congo” and try
his damnedest to make intelligible words come out of his mouth. He was supposed
to be the Drax the Destroyer of the group but… ugh… nope. Bane was more
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Slipknot… played by Native American actor Adam Beach (“Windtalkers”) but… well,
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superpower is being “able to climb anything” that you might as well be wearing
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movie. Thanks to the marketing & PG-13 rating and all the stuff that came
up recently… I went into this movie was some low expectations, especially
considering the badass potential of the premise. Jesus… WILL SMITH IS IN THIS
MOVIE!!! MARGOT ROBBIE!!! Tom Hardy was almost in this movie until he was
replaced with Robocop last minute. Amanda Waller makes her debut!!! JOKER &
BATMAN!!! The movie was better than my low expectation… but not as good as what
it could have been. Typical middle of the road stuff… and frankly, there are a
few good scenes… and a few scenes that’ll make you question who the f**k made
this movie (slow motion in the finale keeps popping up in my mind as “WHYYYY?”)
but overall, compared to a lot of other movies out there, this wasn’t bad.
There were… mixed reviews in the theatre that I watched it in afterwards… but
more positive than negative. I hope there’s a good R-rated version of this
movie coming out with the Director’s Cut but… I’m sure it’ll be middle of the
road as well. Still though… DAT ASS!!!</span></span></span></div>
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a shout-out on the Everything I Learned From Movies Podcast!!! Have a great day
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$tevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739583084670618720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131860753187975526.post-23887298329243879662016-07-25T22:25:00.004-06:002016-07-25T22:25:53.231-06:00Bachelor(ette) Party<div style="margin: 0px;">
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Wow! <b>NBA Free Agency… is f**king nuts</b>. I’m definitely
going back to Utah and teaching my nephew Vinny to put all of his eggs into
that basket and become a professional basketball player… or at the very least a
left-handed pitcher in baseball. That way, he has a 1% chance of landing some
ridiculous contract that’s going to make us all feel bad for wasting our lives
on education & hard work. Chandler Parsons got $94 million??? You don’t
even know who he is!!! Mike Conley is getting over $30 million a year in
Memphis??? THAT’S KOBE MONEY!!! So much for being “the other guy at Ohio State”
in Greg Oden’s shadow, I guess. Yes, I purposely did NOT say THE before Ohio
State. Anyway, google it… it’s f**king ridiculous… and apparently only going to
get worse next year. Kevin Durant has joined the Warriors… Pau Gasol is with
the Spurs… Dwight Howard is in Atlanta… and Memphis spent a quarter billion
dollars on two guys you’ve never heard of (Chandler Parsons & Mike Conley
jr). Stay in school, kids!!! Until you get drafted…</div>
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Last week, I finally watched “<b>The Revenant</b>” starring
Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, a man who is mauled by a bear, and left for
dead in the Old West… but not before a man who leaves him (Tom Hardy) kills his
son… so the Power of Vengeance helps him to rise from what I can assume would
be absolute death in the wilderness… and on a path to find his son’s killer.
That’s basically the movie… and Downhall Gleeson’s in it. However, the movie
was pretty f**king good. This movie is based on a true story (sort of… there
was no son murder or anything, just being left for dead) but the movie is
beautifully shot by director Alejandro Inarritu (“Birdman” & “Babel”) and
there are some great performances and looooooong shots of pretty epic scenes…
but also pretty gruesome… and some points where you really have to suspend your
disbelief. That being said, I highly recommend checking it out as long as
you’re okay with a little gore… and a LOT of low-angle tree shots and majestic
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Izzy & I watched the latest Coen Brothers flick “<b>Hail,
Caesar</b>!” which has an all star cast of Josh Brolin, George Clooney,
Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, Ralph Fiennes, Frances
McDormand, Jonah Hill, and out of f**king nowhere… CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT!!! By
the way, he looked like Old Connor McLeod from “Highlander 2: The Quickening”
in this movie with the makeup… but his part was brief. As for the movie… I feel
like the Coen Brothers basically… just wanted to do a couple great homages to
the Golden Age of movies like Fred Astaire dance numbers, those dance numbers
with synchronized swimmers, somewhat cheesy soundstage army & gladiator
movies, one actor/actress playing multiple characters obviously, and basically
just wanted to do the scenes… but had to tie them all together somehow… and
what you get is this movie. It’s about the head of studio trying to handle a
ransom of its biggest star, without stopping production on the movie, and
handling a starlet about to have a baby out of wedlock in the scandalous times
for that… and he has a family for like three minutes… but yeah, don’t worry
about all that. If you’re trying to make a coherent movie out of it… Were that
it’were so simple… check it out if you like Coen Brothers stuff but… it’s
barely above “Burn After Reading” for me personally. Not their best… and I saw
the dance numbers in the previews leading up to the movie’s release and those
are the best part.</div>
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I (not Izzy) also watched a newer movie called “<b>Green
Room</b>” starring the late Anton Yelchin (so sad) & Sir Patrick Stewart.
This movie is from the director of “Murder Party” Jeremy Saulnier and is the
story of a punk band who takes a gig in the Virginia wilderness where it’s…
essentially a skinhead neo-Nazi party, but that’s no big deal. That’s the
clientele. Well, after their set, one of them goes back into the green room to grab
a cell phone… and they see a body lying on the ground… and so they call 9-1-1
but then they’re essentially barricaded in the green room… and it’s revealed
that the cops are not wanted in the area, because of not only the stabbing… but
they also produce massive amounts of heroin directly under the green room/crime
scene. Well, the owner of the establishment (Stewart) shows up to “clean up the
mess” by… well, taking care of the witnesses. What follows after that… is
pretty f**king awesome (and gruesome) and just a twisted little tale of
backwoods butchery. I highly recommend checking it out… but I warn you that
there’s a bit of blood… and guns… and machetes… and hungry dogs… and angry
white people with swastika tattoos… and confederate flags… and adult language
& situations… and all that stuff. I enjoyed the movie though.</div>
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Also, let us know if you’re interested in being a special
guest host for upcoming movies. We’re currently laying out our slate for the
month of August when we’ll be too busy getting hitched to do it the same week…
so we’re looking to get some backlog so that you’re constantly entertained… and
we want YOU to be a part of the magic! Come join us at Super Secret Podcast
Studios and we’ll introduce you to the Castor & Mr. Pickles too!!!</div>
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The next episode of Everything I Learned From Movies will
be… the 1997 sci-fi thriller “<b>Event Horizon</b>” which is currently
streaming on Netflix, so check it out & then listen to us at
eilfm.podbean.com. This movie is… Bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!!! Not only am I SUPER
interested in what the movie could have been if it were released the way that
the director wanted it to be… but THIS MOVIE ACTUALLY SAVED CINEMA FOR YEARS TO
COME!!! SPECIFICALLY SUPERHERO MOVIES!!! How did it do this? You’ll have to
listen to find out… but the story is pretty f**king awesome. In the meantime,
have a great day everybody!!!</div>
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<span style="color: black;">Sorry, it’s been a while. Wow!
That wedding thing is coming up quick… over the weekend we basically got things
squared away with the house, got invitations ready to send out, and all kinds
of stuff like that… and then I got a little sick. Super exciting stuff, right?
Yeah, the rest of the time was working and other super boring stuff… but there
was some notes of levity…</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Thursday night, my coworkers threw
together a wonderful <b>mid-year celebration / wedding shower</b> for me &
another coworker with our respective spouses… and it was held at a new trendy <b>Ping
Pong place called Spin</b> that… I believe is owned by Susan Sarandon and
they’re popping up in big cities all over the U.S. Basically, it’s a cool hip
place where people can drink… and play ping pong between beers. Not bad, right?
There are people walking around with little nets that pick up the stray balls
so that you are safe & free to have fun. The food was great too! We had a
grand olde tyme for two hours or so… and then we got a great wedding gift! Izzy
got a Keurig and I got a Pizza Stone!!! Pictures coming soon...</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The past few weeks on the <b>Everything
I Learned From Movies Podcast</b> (eilfm.podbean.com), we went a little
patriotic for 4<sup>th</sup> of July weekend. Did you know that Al Pacino
starred in a movie about the American Revolutionary War? Me neither!!! That
sounds hella bad ass, right? Does he play George Washington? No. Oooh, perhaps
the fiery Thomas Jefferson? Nope, not tall enough. Benjamin Franklin?
Ridiculous. Alexander Hamilton and/or Aaron Burr? That would be epic… but no.
He doesn’t play a major historic figure… nor do I think anybody that really
existed. It’s a story of the American Revolution… as told by a British
(Redcoat) writer & director… and it was made in 1985. The movie is called “<b>Revolution:
Revisited</b>” which is actually the 2009 recut of the movie that allegedly made
it better. You know… like the Highlander 2: Renegade Cut” was supposed to make
it almost watchable. My suggestion to you: Listen to our episode on the podcast
(eilfm.podbean.com) instead of watching this two-hour movie. We didn’t care for
it… but we do some great Pacino impressions & have fun with it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Then we watched the currently
streaming “<b>Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves</b>” starring Rick Moranis in the
penultimate entry of Disney’s “Honey, I F**ked Up” trilogy. This is not to be
confused with the Jessica Alba dancing “Honey” movie series (future entry?).
This movie involves Rick Moranis as Wayne Szalinski, a nutty professor who
invents a Shrinking Machine… and hilarity ensues… several times. Also, in this
3<sup>rd</sup> movie, there’s a special appearance from a teenage starlet that
might catch you off guard. I know it certainly caught me off-guard. Check it
out on Netflix & let us know what you think!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">THEN!!! Yes, it’s been THAT LONG
that there has been a THIRD podcast since my last update… but it’s well worth
the wait… as the latest movie reviewed is one of the all-time classics, “<b>Devil’s
Advocate</b>”!!! Prime Keanu & Prime Pacino with a dash of Charlize
Theron nudity… what a movie!!! Definitely check that one out if you haven’t
already… and hit us up on the websites. Coming up next week… bachelor party
pictures. Until then, have a great weekend everybody!!!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;"></span></div>
$tevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739583084670618720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131860753187975526.post-75693923096739903692016-06-24T19:37:00.001-06:002016-06-24T19:37:22.154-06:00Beer Camp & Basketball Xmas 2016<div style="margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;">2.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Los Angeles – Brandon Ingram</b></span><span style="color: black;"> – </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Forward from Duke</b></span><span style="color: black;"> – Kobe is finally gone… so let’s now get the Lakers back into the NBA landscape. They have… well, they don’t have a lot to work with. I like Julius Randle’s game… but it really hasn’t taken off. Jordan Clarkson & D’Angelo Russell are in the backcourt but… apparently D’Angelo really is a teenager. Swaggy P or whatever Nick Young is calling himself… is a goddamn joke. Brandon Ingram has great skills… and will have to lead the Lakers from the start. However, he’s from Duke… and as has been documented, there aren’t a lot of superstars to come out of Duke the past few decades. However, there have been some great role players. Hopefully Brandon can break the trend… but let’s be honest, who gives two sh*ts about the Lakers. They’re really trying to go after Kevin Durant or somebody who’ll probably play the same position as Ingram so that’s where the real play is. The Lakers haven’t drafted well since the 80s. They get their star players through free agency. Money talks. They also drafted the 2</span><span style="color: black;"><sup>nd</sup></span><span style="color: black;"> best 7-foot Croatian in the draft, </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Ivica Zubac</b></span><span style="color: black;"> so… we might be pretty good too? Lakers will probably rebuild through free agency.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;">3.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Boston – Jaylen Brown</b></span><span style="color: black;"> – </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Guard from California</b></span><span style="color: black;"> – This was a bit of a surprise… but apparently he’s a tremendous athlete & great size for the point position and super young. Here’s the thing… the Celtics came into the draft with EIGHT picks… and basically used SIX of them… and sent the other two for a 1</span><span style="color: black;"><sup>st</sup></span><span style="color: black;"> rounder next year, where they already had 2 first-rounders. They were talking about trying to trade for established superstars (or at least Jimmy Butler or the Sixers’ castaways) but they got Brown, some French guy nobody has heard of (</span><span style="color: black;"><b>Guerschon Yabusele</b></span><span style="color: black;">), another tall European guy (</span><span style="color: black;"><b>Ante Zizic</b></span><span style="color: black;">), Notre Dame point guard </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Demetrius Jackson</b></span><span style="color: black;"> (not bad), a guy from Providence named </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Ben Bentil</b></span><span style="color: black;">, and another European guy (</span><span style="color: black;"><b>Abdel Nader</b></span><span style="color: black;">). So there’s young talent but… a LOT of them for a team that already has a LOT of young talented prospects but no real superstar (until they trade for Kevin Love or something). You know who’s good at developing young talent? Brad Stevens, the coach who led f**king BUTLER to the championship game TWICE and then has been heading up a gaggle of nobodies in Boston for the past few seasons. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;"><b>14.</b></span><span style="color: black;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: black;"><b>Chicago – Denzel Valentine – Swiss Army Knife from Michigan State </b></span><span style="color: black;">– I LOVE this guy’s game. He’s basically Draymond Green when he came out a few years ago… and waited until the 2</span><span style="color: black;"><sup>nd</sup></span><span style="color: black;"> round to get picked up… and look at him now!!! Valentine does it all… and is a great leader on the court… and can play multiple positions. Correction: HE will be the steal of the draft. If I’m the Spurs, I’m looking to trade up to get Denzel Valentine. F**k! Even his name is f**king awesome!!! This is actually a great pick for the Bulls after earlier this week they traded away their former franchise player Derrick Rose to the Knicks for Robin Lopez and other dead weight. Let the rebuild begin! They also drafted a German forward named </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Paul Zipser</b></span><span style="color: black;">… but I don’t know anything about him other than how to speak to him in his native tongue a little bit.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;">17.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Memphis - Wade Baldwin IV – Guard from Vanderbilt</b></span><span style="color: black;"> – With Mike Conley being a free agent, they need to secure up the backcourt… I think Baldwin was the best backcourt player available… and he can light it up from three… and just seems like a good point to start. They also snagged up a raw DeAndre Jordan / Andre Drummond type in Michigan State center </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Deyonta Davis</b></span><span style="color: black;"> at #31, a Croatian wing player </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Rade Zagorac</b></span><span style="color: black;"> at #35 & a Chinese guy named </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Wang Zhelin</b></span><span style="color: black;"> at #57. Not a bad draft for them… but we’ll see how it all works out in free agency too.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">28.</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Sacramento – Skal Labissiere – Center from Kentucky</b></span><span style="color: black;"> – This guy was the #1 recruit & the second coming of Anthony Davis just over a year ago. I was so excited when he was still around with the Spurs picking at #29… it was meant to be… then the Kings had to go & f**k it up by taking them one spot ahead. Why was he this late in the draft? He played one year of college on a loaded Kentucky team and… well, now everybody is saying late lottery at best. Here, he’s a low-risk/high-reward kind of player that brings great size (will have to put some weight on eventually) but can help on defense while still providing some offensive rebounding, etc. This could be a GREAT steal at #28 for Sacramento. DAMN IT!!! The Kings also actually grabbed TWO EARLIER 1</span><span style="color: black;"><sup>st</sup></span><span style="color: black;"> ROUNDERS BEFORE THIS GUY with Greek center </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Georgios Papagiannis</b></span><span style="color: black;"> at #13 & Syracuse guard </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Malachi Richardson</b></span><span style="color: black;"> at #22. Three first rounders for the kings… and they now have three highly touted Kentucky big men in DeMarcus Cousins, Willie Cauley-Stein & Labissiere… damn. Not bad.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">29.</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><b>San Antonio – Dejounte Murray – Guard from Washington</b></span><span style="color: black;"> – I hear nothing but good things about this guy (as again, didn’t see him & Maurquese Chriss play at Washington) but he has great size & skills apparently… so I’m already dubbing him the future replacement for Tony Parker… and steal of the draft (as usual). ALL HAIL THE DYNASTY!!!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;">52.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Utah – Joel Bolomboy – Forward from Weber State</b></span><span style="color: black;"> – With trades, they picked up guard George Hill from the Pacers in exchange for the #12 pick… and then continued to just pile up run-of-the-mill point guards by drafting North Carolina’s </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Marcus Paige</b></span><span style="color: black;"> at #55 and California’s </span><span style="color: black;"><b>Ty Wallace</b></span><span style="color: black;"> at #60… but I absolutely love the game of Weber State alum Joel Bolomboy. He’s a big bodied rebounder & defender who can put it back with the best of them. He’s in that Charles Oakley / Draymond Green / DeJuan Blair mold where he’s built like a brick sh*t house… a little undersized for the position… but makes up for it in heart… and I absolutely love that kind of player. I was also hoping the Spurs would snag him up… but alas, they had no 2</span><span style="color: black;"><sup>nd</sup></span><span style="color: black;"> round picks… and the Jazz used their first of three late 2</span><span style="color: black;"><sup>nd</sup></span><span style="color: black;"> rounder on him. I can’t wait to see him up against pro competition.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;">However, the next episode if a </span><span style="color: black;"><b>People’s Choice winner</b></span><span style="color: black;">… since we got a wonderful bargain basement 4-Pack of Sylvester Stallone movies and there’s just too much awesome for one episode… so the people have spoken… and our next episode will be… “</span><span style="color: black;"><b>Over the Top</b></span><span style="color: black;">”!!! By far the greatest movie about Arm Wrestling that features kidnapping, grand theft auto, assault with a deadly semi-truck & a father-son road trip. This wonderful movie is currently streaming on Netflix so check it out & let us know what you think. You could be featured on the next episode. In the meantime, have a wonderful day everybody!!!</span></span></span></div>
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