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Adriana Lima got married, and other random thoughts …

February 26, 2009

I'm still debating if I should completely turn on Adriana Lima now that she went and got married to that guy from that basketball team. Clearly she forgot the principle of "remember who you got you there." I mean … would she even have met this guy without the support of dumpy Irish guys everywhere? [...]

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Cavs beat Celtics … who even try Hack-a-Ben

January 9, 2009

Gonna try this live blog thing at least thru the first half … night games produce bad deadlines. The atmosphere at the Q is pretty charged, which is no surprise. Final thoughts will come after the game … so bear with us.
First quarter: The Cavs start fast and shoot the lights out
The Cavs started [...]

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ESPN clears up a key to tonight's game

January 9, 2009

Was watching ESPN while jogging and they had a preview of the Celtics-Cavs tonight. Avery Johnson came on and said that the LeBron James-Paul Pierce matchup was key. Just thought I’d pass that along.

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The Lakers, the Celtics, Geauga Lake and Tiger Woods

June 18, 2008

Well the Lakers sure ended strong, eh? … The Celtics clearly deserved the NBA title. They accomplished what seemed pretty difficult – meshing three star players together in a year, with no time for adjusting. … Boston crowds chant some pretty insightful things, though it was pretty lame when they chanted “Overrated” at LeBron James. [...]

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The Lakers visit Adriana Lima at Cedar Point

June 16, 2008

The Lakers think that effort last night gives them claim to winning two more in Boston? Please. If that’s true, I can lay real claim to Adriana Lima, who spurned all of us dumpy dopey mid-range males for Marko Jaric (see the post). Mentioning her is really an excuse so I can post one more [...]

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Of the NBA Finals, and other pressing matters related to Adriana Lima

June 14, 2008

It’s time to give the Celtics their due. Big limb there, eh? Next week: The Arctic is cold! To be honest, I did not think the Celtics were that good. I thought whoever won the West would win the title. Clearly that is not going to happen. The Game 4 comeback by Boston was probably [...]

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Paul Pierce is NOT Willis Reed

June 8, 2008

Paul Pierce’s saga continues today. The guy who was so injured he couldn’t walk the other night in Game 1 in Boston might or might not play tonight. Pierce needed to be carried off the court and wheelchaired to the dressing room after he hurt his knee in Game 1. Bill Plaschke, a friend and [...]

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The Indians score! But is Westbrook's situation bad? And other things …

June 5, 2008

The Indians scored 35 runs the last three games in Texas, which either means that park is the ultimate hitter’s park, or the Indians may be breaking out of their hitting slump. Or have broken out. If they are, it’s good. But the prognosis for Jake Westbrook does not sound good. Any time a guy [...]

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Game 5 goes to Boston, and the cheerleaders check in …

May 15, 2008

LeBron James ended his news conference with this statement: “A LeBron James team is never desperate.” It came when someone asked him after the game if the Cavs would be desperate in Game 6 having lost Game 5. It’s one of those silly questions the media asks that a guy can’t win by answering. “Yeah,” [...]

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The key to game 4 isn't real complex …

May 11, 2008

What do the Cavs do to win Game 4? Just what they did in Game 3. Sounds simple, really, but that’s really it. Move the ball to find the man open for a shot, them make the shot. As Zydrunas Ilgauskas said: “The best way to attack this team is to move the ball and [...]

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Cavs lose … and who was that wearing No. 23 on Cleveland?

May 7, 2008

Weird opening game. That’s the kind of probing analysis you pay for and expect, eh?
Who knows? Maybe LeBron James was reading the Boston Globe all day and pondering how great he is. Nah. His shots just did not go in. That happens sometimes. It doesn’t happen often like this with LeBron (2-for-18, 10 turnovers), but [...]

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