Displaying 571 To 600 Of 3,373 Comments For What’s That Sound — the OTHER Finals! Let me tell you about the Nucks and the Bees. Thanks, HH! That’s pretty much all I know about hockey, right there! I also heard something about some Gretzky guy… Having read this, I’ll make a point of paying attention. Thanks again! » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 29, 2011 @ 5:40 pm Clutch vs. Clunk: Only one of the two protagonists of this story showed up to play in today’s Game 4 match up. One was sick. The other may as well have called in sick. Dirk was heroic, leading his team to a win despite a high fever and a sinus infection. He scored 21 including the game winner. Lebron on the other hand was homeric. Meaning he played like Homer Simpson. NO points in the fourth quarter and only eight for the whole game. He is letting this series slip away from him, and it is Dwyane Wade who is keeping the Heat in it. The series is tied at 2-2 now. Lebron has three games to get back up Mt. Redemption. He’s tumbled all the way back to base camp as it is. » Posted By whatsthatsound On June 8, 2011 @ 3:38 am When is a “huge game” not necessarily a huge game? Today’s win by the Heat WAS huge, in that it gave them a crucial 2-1 edge over the Mavs, took the first game on the Mavs’ court, and put themselves in a high statistical probability of winning this series. But, this series is FAR from over. Because the Heat could have easily lost this one in the same way they lost the last one, by taking their foot off the gas too soon. For the second game in a row, they blew a double digit lead and let the game go down to the final possession. They got lucky this time; Dirk missed a shot he might have made (to be fair, Udonis Haslem played great defense on him). The Mavs can still win this series. They have a phenomenal offense. They are capable of fighting back in every game it seems. The Heat are going to need to win one of these next games by a blowout just to boost their confidence, or this series can go to seven, something which Miami would very much love to avoid. Seventh game means anybody’s guess. » Posted By whatsthatsound On June 6, 2011 @ 1:41 am SERIES TIED! This series seems to be living up to its expectations that it is going to come down to tough, never-say-die battles between two teams that BOTH have a lot to prove. In other words, the best kind of sports. » Posted By whatsthatsound On June 2, 2011 @ 9:05 pm I checked, but there just doesn’t seem to be any love interest happening here. So, sorry, no Grace Kelly. But here’s a consolation prize:
» Posted By whatsthatsound On June 1, 2011 @ 12:54 am Love Interest: The road is longgg……..
» Posted By whatsthatsound On May 31, 2011 @ 10:24 pm Love interest? I think the love Lebron James has for himself is enough to fill a whole book of Elizabethan sonnets. I think that if he could love himself in a certain way there would be a whole race of Lebronians by now. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 31, 2011 @ 10:21 pm Something is going to have to be done about that, or this series will just be de ja vu all over again. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 31, 2011 @ 10:19 pm Exit Players, Enter Pundits. For the Mavs, that means they need to find a way to do something that other teams have failed to do; put the brakes on the Heat’s late game runs. But, there is still a LOT of basketball left to play. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 31, 2011 @ 9:22 pm And speaking at shots at redemption: Brown doesn’t have much of a reputation. He is thought of as basically a defensive coordinator who lucked into a head coach job while Lebron was a member of the team. The great records he coached his team to, including two 60+ wins in a row, are seen more as a result of great play from Lebron than great coaching from Brown. Still, there is always the chance that he’ll surprise everybody. The Lakers have fallen disgracefully, and clearly need a new direction. Personally, I’ve never thought much of Brown as a coach, but this is his chance to prove me and a lot of other people wrong. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 10:18 pm You break down the matchups much better than I could, AD, so thanks! I agree with you about Kidd. It’s like he’s forgotten more about the game of basketball than Westbrook, Chalmers, etc. have even had a chance to learn. I expect his knowledge of the game and unique skills set to count for a lot in this series. Wade has to come through, not play only the last quarter like he did to close out the Bulls. His game was off in the Bulls series, maybe an injury to his shoulder. If he doesn’t step up against the Mavs, it might go 5/6 the other way. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 7:58 pm HHm I’m the same with hockey as you are with basketball. So I look forward to your Stanley Cup one in order to enlighten myself! » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 6:55 pm hilarious! » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 6:53 pm Rose and Durant will be forces to contend with for the next decade. When Durant stretches his arms out to make his floaters, it’s like a swan. A thing of beauty. And Rose is so fast it’s mind blowing! The one thing they need is experience, and they just got a big heaping spoonful of that! » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 5:20 pm and the Heat have a habit of waiting till the fourth quarter to find their extra gear. That won’t work against the talent, depth, and experience of the Mavs. They’ll have to play each quarter like it’s the fourth. In fact, both teams will. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 5:19 pm Hi AD, and thanks for the correction. Dang! I should have done a bit more research. Personally, I would have to go with the Heat, because I think as much as Dirk wants a ring, the Heat just have a unique array of weapons to use. But sweeping the champs is a big deal. Only a really strong contender manages that. So in the end, I’m only barely, squeakily, predicting the Heat. I won’t be surprised by any other outcome than to see a really tough, hotly contested series. Go Both Teams! » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 5:17 pm Love the Shakespeare put-downs! » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 27, 2011 @ 6:16 am Interesting topic, AD. I have also come across various people who write, or opine, that it is never good to tell any kind of lie. That our words must be used to only say what is true, because anything else only further corrupts our ability to trust each other. But I don’t buy that at all. I lie sometimes. Usually to make somebody feel good, I would say. Right now I am reading a book idea from a friend of mine. She is a wonderful person, and she has really good ideas. But the way she writes is very loose and unstructured, and it all feels very rushed, because it doesn’t have any transitional passages. I will make some suggestions that I think will improve her work, but there is no way I am going to tell her all that I am writing here. I will “lie” to her in order to encourage her, and then tag on some suggestions at the end. Other times I lie to avoid unpleasantness. Not very often. I generally take responsibility for my own actions. But sometimes things are really small, and some people can be pretty picky about things that I consider minor. I lie to “protect myself”, but that’s okay, because I think I’m worth it. 🙂 So there you have my true confession. » Posted By whatsthatsound On July 22, 2011 @ 6:19 am No jar will hold the c-pixies, jkk. They live in the internets! » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 30, 2011 @ 6:11 pm me? I’m an innocent victim of all this looniness. It’s cyber-pixies, as I have taken pains to explain. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 30, 2011 @ 5:07 pm prolly. Although I think they may secretly like us. Or at least our crumbs. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 29, 2011 @ 6:32 pm I was thinking the same thing, Sally. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 29, 2011 @ 5:47 pm Definitely the work of cyber-pixies, jkk. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 29, 2011 @ 5:45 pm yuck! That kind of day though, to be sure. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 11:57 pm a dull and WET Sunday afternoon. My herb garden is happy at least. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 11:45 pm thanks, K yeah, what’s happening with these comments? Cyber-pixies, or indignant ETs? » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 11:32 pm When I wrote “extraterrestrial Vikings”, I was speaking of Vikings as nomadic conquerers, which is most certainly the reputation they hold, fair or not. I had no intention of taking a pot shot at anyone’s ancestry when I wrote this, and didn’t suspect that my words would be perceived in any way as a put-down. If it came across that way, I apologize, but it wasn’t meant to be insulting in the least, nor did I ever consider that it would be. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 11:17 pm thanks, AD. They sound almost like Tea Partiers. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 9:51 pm Thanks, Jkk! People tell me they prefer my theories to Stephen Hawkings’ all the time! hee hee » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 9:50 pm I was thinking more like the “Superman” scenario. They knew their planet was going to die (maybe from an asteroid), and so they sent out a ship with some refugees. But they would want to take over this planet, not just merely take refuge. Repopulate, assuming that our world was similar enough to theirs that they could acclimatize here. So, yeah, more like Pilgrims than Vikings, perhaps. » Posted By whatsthatsound On May 28, 2011 @ 8:35 pmComments Posted By whatsthatsound
The Sedin twins seems almost unfair. Those guys have been able to learn each other’s every nuance from their mother’s milk stages. What an advantage that must be.
I wasn’t here to watch, and haven’t even seen highlights yet, but the Mavs fought back in a huge way to put the series on an even footing again. Dirk, of course, made the winning shot. Looks like Lebron was only so-so, but a really big game from teammate D-Wade.
The Mavs came from WAAY behind, just like both teams have done in the postseason so far, to close out the fourth quarter on a 22-5 scoring run that gave Dirk the chance to be the hero, which he did.
Lebron and his girlfriend Savannah have been together since high school, and have two kids. But no engagement. It looks like LBJ is more interested in a championship ring than the other kind.
Dirk is a bachelor; not sure he’s linked to anyone now.
Wade made news by getting divorced a couple years ago. Not sure if he has a steady now, possibly just playing the field when not playing on the court.
with MANY a winding turn
that lead us to who knows where, who knows where?
But I’m strong, strong enough to carry her
She ain’t heavy
She’s my ferret
But I get your point.
But hey, I don’t find these stories. They find me.
Game 1 is now a statistic. The Miami Heat managed to do what they have been doing all throughout the postseason – “heat” up as the game winds down to place their stamp on it in its latter minutes. Lebron James and Dwayne Wade seem to have mastered the art of keeping something in reserve, finding that extra gear when the game needs it most. The result: the Heat are in the lead, with a 92-84 win.
For the Heat, the challenge is to play like champions for TWO halves, not just one. If they can do that, all signs point toward them seizing control of this series.
Mike Brown, former coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who was fired about a year ago, after the Cavs came up against a wall called the Boston Celtics, has been hired by the L.A. Lakers to replace the legendary Phil Jackson. The reaction from Lakers fans has ranged from head scratching to pulling out hairs by the lock-ful.
The Lakers are the Big Time, and at least he has a shot.
And may I say that this piece of yours is not only the finest piece of writing I have ever encountered here on the Planet, it is by far the most brilliant writing I have ever come across in all my twenty one years.
The Rosie dressed up picture was just one of those ad hoc things my daughter and I cooked up, unplanned. The hat was the cover of a nob on a chair that had fallen off, for example.
It became my avatar at Huffpo, and dozens of people commented on it.
She’s got charisma, this one does!
I think they’ll probably get the ants to help them do their work. Those guys have been chomping at the bit (and they have some fierce chompers) to take over from us and run this planet like it’s supposed to be run.
They won’t need much convincing.
Oh, by the way, this is for you, in response to your earlier comment to me about the rosy one:[img]https://planetpov.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/写真-15.jpg[/img]
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