stupid mavs, stupid overtime
i need to be in bed, but the mavs can't seem to finish in Miami. so i'm writing and watching the OT.
Can you believe Mickelson's implosion today? it hurt me to watch.
I am keeping my "enjoy the weekends" philosophy firmly in place. Last year it seems like everyweekend i was working on garden or house or something. I don't think i went to barton springs more than twice. that being said, i had lots of plans for saturday. thankfully, the rain derailed them. Instead, i met sigmund, feral andy, the Andy Parker crew at the GingerMan to watch some world cup.
After the match, we piled everyone into the truck and headed to the Springs. The out of towner's were duly impressed. (that's Andy Parker foolishly leaning against the tailgate of a 1970 truck, Sigmund's leg, some part of Tim O' Shea and some copper tubing)
damn, wont the mavs stop shooting 3's?
after the springs, Andy and steanso stopped by for some improptu crack practice. Dr. Palka arrived in his rental pimp-mobile, and we headed to the Market for meat products. We grilled and commensed to drinking. The Pea went out for girls night. Foolishly, she decided to bring the girls back to the house. In my defense, I just want to point out in advance that I had been drinking for about 10 hours when the girls showed up (with some breaks). It was mandy and susan, and Tiffany, whom i had never met. Tiffany was introduced to me as a teacher. Assuming that everyone knew about the AISD teacher getting fired for nudie pics online, my first question was "you have naked pics of you up on the net?" This confused young Tiffany, and set the tone for the next 45 minutes or so. Weedo arrived. 45 minutes later, having discussed the smell of sex, cougars/cougar dens, and yoga, Tiffany and Susan took their leave.
The Pea went to bed around 1:00. Weedo, Dr. P, Steanso and I had some more drinks, and Weedo broke out the cloves. We listened to music, sat in the backyard, and just shot the proverbial shit. It was nothing exciting, but I certainly had a great time. After the storm passed, Steanso and the good doctor took their leave. Weedo stayed until 3:30 or so. I woke up on the floor at the crack of noon (long story) and we headed to Jason's Deli for some quick lunch with Steanso.
crap. Mavs up by 1, 9 seconds to go, Heat ball.
Off to Buda for father's Day. Sadly, the Pea got some food poisoning from Jason's Deli, and started barfing as soon as we got to my folks'. She is not a puker, and hadn't blown chunks in 10+ years. I drove her back home, dropped her off and went back to my parents. Nice dinner with the folks. Back home. Mandy ralphed a bit more, but hopefully is done.
Mavs fouled Wade with 2 seconds to go?
Good to meet you, Pope. Hope you can come back to Austin soon.
Good to see Andy Parker and Steph and Jenn Z and Tim O'shea too. you kids come back when you can't stay as long.
Ellie is joining us on a jaunt to Port A. The EGI is up to 93. In what can only bode poorly for the awesome possum, we have seen Ellie more recently than we have seen the possum. It's been two weeks i think. crap.
Signing off. 1.9 seconds to go.
Can you believe Mickelson's implosion today? it hurt me to watch.
I am keeping my "enjoy the weekends" philosophy firmly in place. Last year it seems like everyweekend i was working on garden or house or something. I don't think i went to barton springs more than twice. that being said, i had lots of plans for saturday. thankfully, the rain derailed them. Instead, i met sigmund, feral andy, the Andy Parker crew at the GingerMan to watch some world cup.
After the match, we piled everyone into the truck and headed to the Springs. The out of towner's were duly impressed. (that's Andy Parker foolishly leaning against the tailgate of a 1970 truck, Sigmund's leg, some part of Tim O' Shea and some copper tubing)
damn, wont the mavs stop shooting 3's?
after the springs, Andy and steanso stopped by for some improptu crack practice. Dr. Palka arrived in his rental pimp-mobile, and we headed to the Market for meat products. We grilled and commensed to drinking. The Pea went out for girls night. Foolishly, she decided to bring the girls back to the house. In my defense, I just want to point out in advance that I had been drinking for about 10 hours when the girls showed up (with some breaks). It was mandy and susan, and Tiffany, whom i had never met. Tiffany was introduced to me as a teacher. Assuming that everyone knew about the AISD teacher getting fired for nudie pics online, my first question was "you have naked pics of you up on the net?" This confused young Tiffany, and set the tone for the next 45 minutes or so. Weedo arrived. 45 minutes later, having discussed the smell of sex, cougars/cougar dens, and yoga, Tiffany and Susan took their leave.
The Pea went to bed around 1:00. Weedo, Dr. P, Steanso and I had some more drinks, and Weedo broke out the cloves. We listened to music, sat in the backyard, and just shot the proverbial shit. It was nothing exciting, but I certainly had a great time. After the storm passed, Steanso and the good doctor took their leave. Weedo stayed until 3:30 or so. I woke up on the floor at the crack of noon (long story) and we headed to Jason's Deli for some quick lunch with Steanso.
crap. Mavs up by 1, 9 seconds to go, Heat ball.
Off to Buda for father's Day. Sadly, the Pea got some food poisoning from Jason's Deli, and started barfing as soon as we got to my folks'. She is not a puker, and hadn't blown chunks in 10+ years. I drove her back home, dropped her off and went back to my parents. Nice dinner with the folks. Back home. Mandy ralphed a bit more, but hopefully is done.
Mavs fouled Wade with 2 seconds to go?
Good to meet you, Pope. Hope you can come back to Austin soon.
Good to see Andy Parker and Steph and Jenn Z and Tim O'shea too. you kids come back when you can't stay as long.
Ellie is joining us on a jaunt to Port A. The EGI is up to 93. In what can only bode poorly for the awesome possum, we have seen Ellie more recently than we have seen the possum. It's been two weeks i think. crap.
Signing off. 1.9 seconds to go.
posted by CrackBass @ 6/18/2006 09:11:00 PM
5 Comments:
At Mon Jun 19, 07:47:00 AM PDT,
chrispi said…
I like the question mark in your comment, "Mavs foul Wade with 2 seconds to go?" Indeed, that was no foul. If it had been Devin Harris or Jason Terry driving to the basket and the same thing had happend to them as happened to Wade on the play, the refs wouldn't have blown the whistle. Simply amazing. The officiating is awful this finals. The NBA can go ahead and give the Heat the title. What's the point of even playing when you're going to get cheated anyways???
At Mon Jun 19, 09:13:00 AM PDT,
weedo said…
This type of officiating has been going on for decades in the NBA. Jordan, Magic, Bird always got the calls when they needed them. You may not want to admit it, but even Dirk gets his calls when he needs them. When the NBA was struggling in the 1970s, they (ie the NBA brass) instructed the refs to always give the home team the benefit of the calls with the theory being if the home team wins most of the time, the home fans will continue to fill the arena. That tradition has continued to this day. Nowitski had a game in the Spurs series (Game 3 or 4) where he shot and made over 20+ free throws. I thought many of the fouls called against the spurs in that game were questionable (especially in the 4th quarter), but not entirely expected (the game was in Dallas).
You watch what happens when the game shifts to Dallas. Dallas will start getting all of the foul calls. Wade will still get his (no question), but there certainly won't be the free throw disparity that there was last night. That's why it's so important for Dirk to be aggressive on the road. Again, going back to Game 7 of the spurs series, he was able to get calls down the stretch in the 4th quarter and OT. Only star players in the NBA can get calls on the road.
I have said for many years (probably 10+) that the worst thing about the NBA is how they officiate games. The officiating has been normal for the NBA the entire playoffs.
By the way, I do agree, Wade did not get fouled on that play. Devin Harris and Jason Terry won't get those calls in Miami, but if they stay aggressive they will get the calls in Dallas. If Dallas wins Game 6, I think they will win Game 7.
The NBA wants all of their series to go as long as possible.
Mark my words, the Mavs will get their calls in Game 6. It's still not a guaranteed win, but the zebras will be watching the Mavs' back, and will help them force a Game 7. The NBA won't change the way games are officiated. Home teams get the calls, star players get the calls.
Despite all of the Heat favored calls, the Mavs still would have won if Dirk would have shot the ball better in the first three quarters.
One final point, if the Heat do end up winning this series, the Mavs will look back on that 4th quarter lead they choked away in Game 3. They hold onto that lead, and Dallas is flying back home with the trophy today.
At Mon Jun 19, 12:46:00 PM PDT,
Cobra Kai Dojo said…
Yes, it certainly was a hoot.
Give my fondest to Mischa Barton, that lil cougar cub.
Hit Fonda San Miguel for Father's Day brunch....in the middle of my plate of lamb chops and pork stew, I was certainly glad that I didn't tackle the One-Tweezy at 2AM.
That would have hurt.
Went by Waterloo and purchased that Beirut CD, as well as the Boy Least Likely To, and Shearwater.
Always fun to see the elusive Steanso and the not-quite-as-elusive Weedo.
Always sad to say goodbye to your home.
Maybe a cougar ate the opossum?
Pope
At Mon Jun 19, 01:42:00 PM PDT,
[tmo] said…
Truck-a-saurus and Thou. Two more good things Austin has going for it. Thanks for the adventure, Counselor.
At Thu Jun 29, 05:44:00 PM PDT,
Squeeknsqueeker said…
read your post while trying to see if other people have been poisoned by Jason's Deli. I pretty much hate them.
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