When Dana and I got home from a little evening stroll last night around dinner time, the Celtics had been on tv for about 45 minutes. When I turned it on, I realized that we had a full night of TV on our hands and had not expected it up to then. I guess I should have known that the Bulls-Celtics game would go into overtime (3 of the 5 games have now). But Dana probably wasn't as excited about the game as I was...she was ready to see Rat Pack night on American Idol (pronounced "am-MER-ican idol" if you're Seacrest). Luckily she was ok watching it on DVR delay because 1) she is a good person and 2) there is no better show oustide of awards shows to have lag time to fast forward through than Idol.
A few thoughts on the Celtics game:
-I used to defend Joakim Noah to people whose only real criticism of him was that he looked like a girl. "He gets under the other team's skin" I would say, "and there's no stat for that, but it's what every winning team needs. Think Rodman, Bowen, Laimbeer, etc." But now he's getting under my skin and not because he plays good defense (he's actually the recipient of many facials, mostly from Ray Allen on switches). If I could talk to Noah, this is what I'd say, "Dry it up cry baby. It's a basketball game, they call fouls. Sometimes they even call them on your team. You should be given three fouls a game because of your haircut. How could you have played those three years next to Al Horford and not learned anything about how to act like a man?!"
-Now allow me to contradict myself and complain about the refs...that was abysmal what they did to Ray Allen. He's the star of the series so far, and you're going to foul him out on 3 different fouls that came miles away from the basket and off the ball...with 5:30 to go? I usually defend the NBa to the nay sayers that would have you believe that the games are rigged, but that was atrocious.
-Paul Pierce continues to quietly become the guy you would rather have than Kobe Bryant: all the clutchness and none of the drama.
-Derrick Rose is going to be so good. Look at how Rondo has blossomed under these rules and then think about how Rose is a better scorer and passer. Having said all that, Rondo has been amazing this series. I never thought he'd be this good. I watched Ron Steele own him on college and thought that he'd be a liability for the Celtics in big games. Well, you have my apologies, Mr. Rondo. If it wasn't Pierce last night, I wanted you with the ball. Some of those finishes in traffic were just dirty.
-Ben Gordon...scary when he has the ball and a shot to win the game.
-Brad Miller...not quite as scary on the foul line trying to tie it.
-What a series! I'm all a twitter.
American Idol:
-more of the same, except I liked Allison this week. Everyone else was just how we left them.
-Jamie Foxx...synonymous with The Rat Pack.
-I had to pick Matt to have any chance to stay in our game...Dana took my pick of Allison this week. We'll see, but the fighting Gentles are on a sinking ship after Lil (my #1) decided not to show up for 7 weeks.
-Tonight, Taylor Hicks...lag time is key.
Crispy Tacos Night:
- they are delicious, and very easy to make, eh Dana? It's a labor of love and a scrumptious pay off!
Friday Night Lights:
We've made it to the middle of Season 2 and are really enjoying the show as a whole. Luckily I expected nothing from this season based on reviews and so it hasn't been a disappointment...just not what Season 1 was. This is a great show! The first season was way up there. I can't believe I put this off so long. Nice work by my wife to drag me into it, thank you.
Top 5 characters that prove the show has good writers and talented actors:
1. Buddy Garrity -hate him then love him, and Dana cried at one of his scenes last night (and no, Kate Winslett didn't guest star or anything)
2. Julie Taylor -it is obvious the writers have teen aged daughters.
3. Landry - Seth Coen-esque, but not enjoying his story this season.
4. Tim Riggins - I like him even though he betrays his best friend...if he were a character on the Sopranos, he wouldn't have made it this long. He would have been sent a Sicilian message by now.
5. Smash's mom - we've all met her at some point in our lives and she's right on.
It came out of nowhere, but this Tuesday was good to the Jacksons (Dana would argue the part about the NBA game being good).
3 comments:
1) Rondo--I will say that Rondo has made a giant leap forward in this series/over the last couple seasons. That said, he never tried while at UK--except when we played Louisville because he wanted to show Pitino what he was missing. Also, Tubby liked to rein him in waaaaaaaay too much. Poor Ronald Steele--goes from owning a player who is now blossoming into a great young PG to out of basketball. I think Anthony Grant is a big step up from Gottfried.
2) Kris will win American Idol. Mark it, dude.
3) FNL Season 2 is a little bumpy but the show totally redeems itself in season 3. And I'll second Buddy Garrity's nomination to best character on the show.
I also have 3 comments:
1. I have watched a lot of basketball, but I've never seen Steele own Rondo. Sorry...
2. Dana may have dragged you into FNL, but guess who dragged her? Yep, me. Your welcome.
3. I love, love, love Tim Riggins (you must say first AND last name), but you have to admit Coach and Tammy are the best-written married couple on TV. I mean, if you don't fight like that, you aren't really married. Love them!
To be clear:
1. I think Ron Steele owns everyone, and have had a man crush on him since his freshman year. And yes, Gottfried slowly killed his career prospects.
2. This relates to Rondo in the fact that Steele outplayed him in college and sparked a debate between me and my friends as to who was better (while we clearly recognized that Rondo was a formidable foe).
3. Maybe "own" is a little strong. He was more just "leasing" Rondo statistically, I looked it up and it wasn't as clear cut as it seemed to be back then. It is also no reflection on UK because while Ron was outplaying Rondo, Tubby was spanking Gottfried and Pat Sparks was running shooting drills and quieting the last loud crowd to ever come to a Bama bball game. The main point was to emphasize how good Rondo has gotten, while also talking about my favorite Bama player of all time.
4. Ben, I hope you're right about Kris. I continue to enjoy your Lebowski-isms. I guess I had plenty of chances to put my own in when talking about the "league games" between Steele and Rondo, but what can I say? I'm out of my element.
5. Dana made sure to tell me that Kate spells her last name with one T.
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