But the world still needs us, so I can't shirk blogging duty. Our man Teejay offered this spot-on political analysis this morning:
Inspired by his simple wisdom, I reached out to the White House for comment. The response did not fill me with confidence.
Fill'er? Hardly know'er.
ReplyDeleteWas in Orlando yesterday at Marriott World Center. any chance you were there?
ReplyDeletei was at the jw marriott grande lakes. so close, and yet so far. thanks for calling.
ReplyDeleteCould've given you dolts some good bar/restaurant recs if you were willing to leave the west side/tourist heavy area of Orlando.
ReplyDeleteAs for Marls' better Virginia Union alum career question, it's Ben Wallace. I don't really think it's that close.
i spent about 30 minutes in 4 days outside the confines of the convention center. my time was not my own this week, sadly.
ReplyDeleteI defer to Mark on all hoops issues, but Oakley has twice as many points as Wallace and about 1700 more rebounds. Their per game averages for rebounds and steals are almost identical. Just sayin.
ReplyDeleteI would go w/ Wallace over Oak. A better sustained peak, better all-around defensive player, and a championship ring. Oakley did well for a guy whose vertical leap could be measured by the sheets of paper you could put under his feet when he jumps, but Wallace was a Rodman-like rebounder
ReplyDeleteI think Wallace's peak was due to steroids, due to the stupid-high musculature he put on, followed by the rapid, injury-plagued decline his career had. Total conjecture.
conjecture is our stock in trade, tr. keep in coming.
ReplyDeleteTeej - how about a Wick/Lego Batman double feature next weekend?
ReplyDeleterob, did you eat at primo and take part in their farmer salad? it's go-to. or take one of their world-class caddies? no? jerk.
ReplyDeletevines is a staple for me mark...great place to chill out after dinner too if you want to sit outside in a quiet environment with some brown liquor and a cigar. plus it's owned by a famous gambler.
TR summed up my thoughts on Wallace pretty well. He was an elite defensive big man for a long stretch and the lynchpin of a championship team with a defensive identity. Oakley was always good, never great.
ReplyDeleteNever considered Wallace as a steroid/PED candidate but I don't think that's out of the question at all. I think we'd be shocked by how many NBA guys used PEDs.
Sports Guy's interview w/ Durant is pretty good. KD really opens up. He curses a lot too, which is kinda amusing.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty fired up for the OKC-Warriors tonight. Over/under should be at about 235 pets.
The Muppet Babies are awesome
ReplyDeleteTR, that game is highlight 1 for the evening, and highlight 2 might be this Alec Baldwin-hosted SNL. I haven't sat down at 11:35pm on a Saturday night to watch SNL in many many years, but I just might do so tonight.
I have started DVRing SNL episodes that I'm interested in. The show is in a good place lately. The KD/Simmons pod is terrific. KD seems like a really cool guy. Part of me feeling that way may have something to do with how freely he curses. The Simmons pod with Kerr from the day before is really good too.
ReplyDeleteIn other entertainment news, Viceland is becoming my favorite channel. And Noisey is my favorite show on that network. The most recent episode Noisey:Atlanta might be my favorite yet. If you enjoy music and it's reflection of the environment it's made in and the human condition of that environment you will like Noisey regardless of whether you like that particular music or not.
ReplyDeleteViceland is fantastic, I think it's what mid-90's MTV would have evolved into if it was run by and for smart people. That sounds like a sentence of Dave--it incorporates a 20-some-odd-year-old reference and sneaky self-aggrandizement. Anyway, I set my DVR to record every episode of Vice on Film. Very interesting and makes arthouse film insight accessible to plebes like me.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check that out. Haven't seen it.
ReplyDeleteIf you like drugs (Who doesn't?), Hamilton'a Pharmacopia is dope. Huang's World is good. Weediquette is too. Desus and Mero have been discussed multiple times here. Really, I'm just saying to watch as much Viceland as possible. Everyone in this crowd is bound to find something they dig.
You know what I say? Wear what you dig.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of wearing what you dig, I recently purchased a shirt that depicts the famous Vince Carter dunk over Frederic Weis, except Weis has been replaced by Trump. It arrived in the mail yesterday. It's beautiful.
ReplyDeletethat's post-worthy. we need to see it.
ReplyDeleteIs it like the Obama over McCain shirt?
ReplyDeletethe main thing i remember about 90's MTV is the line "why couldn't it be tesla?!!"
ReplyDeletei believe a w&m caf worker despondently yelled this when the number one song on some MTV countdown show was NOT tesla.
i'll need rob for corroboration, i think
I've never seen that shirt, Z.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.ebay.com/itm/232222295299
ReplyDeleteFlorida guys: Amelia Island refs? There in a week
ReplyDeleteTR, Denver recs? There in three weeks
And zman, that jersey has nothing on my "Simspon" one
ReplyDeleteTeej - hit Steuben's for lunch/dinner/drinks. Great food and cocktails, and a mellow, cool vibe. Not too pricey either. Short Uber trip from downtown. It's my strongest white.
ReplyDeleteThirsty Lion, which is in downtown Denver, is a fantastic sports bar. Great beer selection and lots of enormous TVs.
And visit a dispensary. Duh. Be wary of edibles.
amelia island refs have a notoriously quick whistle, teej. keep your hands up and keep your feet moving.
ReplyDeleteI was accused of having a quick whistle in my younger days.
ReplyDeleteDon't be wary of edibles. Read the labels and don't take too many mgs at a time.
ReplyDeletezags/gaels, and me with nowhere to be.
ReplyDeletefab melo died in brazil. wtf?
ReplyDeletetrying to figure out how przemek karnowski's game will translate to the nba. he's athletically limited, but he's fucking huge, extremely skilled on offense, and has a very good understanding of the game. i think he could be a very solid second-team/rotation post for a long time if his knees hold up.
ReplyDeleteBy "be wary", I mean read the label. I once ate 1/12th of a $20 granola bar, thinking that $1.67 worth couldn't be too powerful. Wrong.
ReplyDeleteNibble. Wait an hour. Assess.
As opposed to our old strategy of "Let's split it in half and eat our shares now"?
ReplyDeleteI don't see Karnowski playing in the league unless he gets in better shape.
ReplyDeleteLike I said, it comes down to how many mgs you ingest. If you know how that works you'll be fine. If you don't, you end up expecting to be high right away and overdo it.
ReplyDeleteWoj lays into Dolan:
ReplyDeletehttps://mobile.twitter.com/TheVertical/status/830220963165851649/video/1
Saw that too. Woo buddy.
ReplyDeleteThe Woj podcast is terrific, btw.
ReplyDeleteThunder getting their ass kicked. Getting real mad about it. This game is once again interesting.
ReplyDeletenot sure, but i think woj doesn't really respect dolan.
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