For whatever reason I decided to engage in a little light torture tonight. First by watching the Oscars themselves and then by choosing not to take advantage of my DVR fast forward "power" during Celine Dion's solo song. Holy shit. I feel like my toenails have been yanked out, despite the coolness of a lifetime achievement award. Aren't we reaching the point where these things are played yet? Are there really that many great new filmmakers to even keep this crap going.
Okay, maybe I'm being a little harsh on the film industry and the Academy's occasion to get dressed up and do important stuff. I mean Ellen is played, Apple Paltrow is played, Coldplay is well, played. Most of these bastards are played.
Can't we just give Marky Mark and award and let him tell Melissa Ethridge and Al Gore to "go fahk yourself."? Wouldn't that just be easier than this insufferable business.
And Guggenheim, I believe it was, who directed An Inconvenient Truth--congratulations sir, you easily win the award for biggest douchebag of the evening. And even Al finds it awkward that you're giving him a handjob right now.
I'm sorry, I'm usually not this negative even on a Sunday night before a long week coming up but meh.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
The Oscars Are Played
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Trading Deadline "Blockbusters"
With all the chatter we heard all week regarding Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Rashard Lewis, Ray Allen - even possibly Kevin Garnett and Pau Gasol - switching locations via pre deadline dealmaking, this was a eerily quiet scurry to the finish. All in all we got three moves today, which if you're concerned about how they might affect your fantasy basketball team, go here:
1. Dallas sends Anthony Johnson to Atlanta for a 2nd round pick;
This deal makes sense for the Hawks who have literally been floundering ever since passing up on Chris Paul, Ray Felton AND Deron Williams--all three of whom will be perennial All Stars within the next few years--to take "Marvelous" Marvin Williams. Williams is going to be a special player (we think, right?) but the Hawks would be in the playoffs and contenders for the East with either of those three guards. But as it is, they're not; because the East is "not as good", they still have a shot at making a run at the postseason. At least Billy Knight is aware that Speedy Claxton and Tyronn Lue aren't going to get them there, and AJ averaged over 13 points and six dimes in March and April the last two years so, who knows, right? Plus, Dallas is 100% guaranteed to make a better selection than anyone out of the ATL come June.
2. Portland sends Juan Dixon to Toronto for Fred Jones
Apples for apples, like I said on TMR. These guys are pretty similar, with Jones having better hops and Dixon having a better jumper. Dixon is the better overall player, imo, and will be more valuable to his new team. Jones didn't work out for the Raptors and Dixon was disgruntled with his PT in the NW. Expect him to be a bit of a difference maker for the Raptors as they push for their division title. Jones will be a second string guy who might log some time if the T-Blazers want to give Brandon Roy more run at the 1.
3. 76ers send Alan Henderson to Utah for rights to second round pick
Meh. What a last minute blockbuster this was. Nothing to see here really except it's interesting that the Jazz feel it necessary to grab depth at forward when Carlos Boozer is supposedly now healthy. I personally have been saying for some time now that Booz wasn't going to come back totally healthy even after 4-6 weeks off.
