sad

its sad to think that the "great debate" this year will be decided with puppets and not people... maybe we did have a chance to beat the cavs. 

think about it.

Calvin: how can tehy be called the cleveland lebrons? theres only one of him. if it was team full of them ... well we know what would happen.

Jared: They would all fight with each other for the ball. You have to realize that you compromise the team chemistry by making the entire Cleveland roster into Lebrons.

thursday with mike

Chat excerpt with our most loyal blog reader of the year:

mikey: there's a muppet wiki
me: is it interesting?
mikey: no

addendum

Some of you may say that my solution proposed in my previous post is totally wrong with the 3-1 series lead the Magic currently have. In response, I'll just say that I did get one thing right: calling them the Cleveland Lebrons.

Bold Predictions:
Cavs in 7
Lakers in 7
(If the league is truly rigged for money, this will happen. The chances are especially high since we're in a recession.)

a solution to the Celtic predicament

Since it's clear that neither Celtics nor the Magic have any chance of defeating the Cleveland Lebrons, why can't we just combine our teams and face them in the conference championship? I mean, don't they do this in war? If you can't beat the opposition, just join their side! Both Orlando and Boston will get rings, everyone (not in Cleveland) will be happy. Dwight Howard will actually have a coach that won't meltdown in pressure situations, Paul Pierce can finally play on a team with 4 all-stars, this is win-win for everyone.

I'm pretty sure the NBA would want this to happen. The last thing the NBA wants is a 4-0 sweep, because this would mean less games would be played. Less games = Less $$$. (If you divide by "less", you get games = $$$.) Also, think about how high the TV ratings will be if there's a more even matchup! This is a gold mine waiting to happen.

Sure, Cleveland came complain about it being an unethical business practice and a violation of anti-trust laws, but come on, the NBA is all about complaining. Have you seen the refereeing in the playoffs? I'm sure King James would be up for it, he wouldn't want an easy path to the Finals, he's all about the challenge.

Didier and I have discussed the potential lineup and this is what we've come up with.

Starters:

PG Rondo
SG Allen (Ray!)
SF Pierce
PF Lewis
C Howard

Bench:

PG Alston
SG Lee
SF Turkoglu
PF Davis
C Perkins
SG House
SF Pietrus
C Gortat

So it's clear that this is the best solution for both teams. This Sunday, instead of battling it out on the court, all the Celtic and Magic players should just do what they were taught throughout their entire basketball careers: to play as a team. Go Boslando!