John McCain to Smith & Wesson

"I will follow Osama Bin Laden to the gates of hell and I will shoot him with your products."

Thanks Mr. Colbert. That is awesome.

Mine Eyes!

People tell me I have beautiful eyes... Decide for yourself.

(Thanks Ms. Ayabe)

Cavs III

Let's look at the upcoming guards Shannon Brown and Daniel Gibson.

Shanon Brown

Shannon Brown caused a bit of a stir early last year with the Cavs in dire need of a point guard that could set up Lebron. Of course, expectations weren't terribly high for the first-year, but his injuries really led to disappointment. His performance in the D-league, and lately in the summer league and preseason look promising, but I think he's still got a ways to go. This sis going to be a big development season for Shannon, but I don't expect him to be a huge contributor this season. Still, it'll be interesting to see what he does.

Daniel Gibson

One thing I didn't expect was for this kid to step up and make the contributions he did toward the end of last season. As I said above, I was excited for Shannon Brown, but I think Boobie really stepped up and raised some eyebrows. He shot an impressive 42 percent from behind the arc during the season, and a respectable 41 percent from the rest of the floor. What really blew everyone's mind, though, was this rookie's un-rookie-like performance in the playoffs, shooting 43 percent from the field, and a cool 40 percent from behind the arc. And who can forget his 31 point performance against the pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals, last year, against the gate-keepers: The Detroit Pistons?

There's a lot to be excited about, but this season I am super-pumped to see what Daniel Gibson is going to do. I think he's going to have one hell of a season opening up the inside for Lebron and helping to set him up.

Initiation

If buying my board was the first step toward become a surfer, getting cut up was the next. I've still got a long ways to go, though.

Cavs II

Two players, Anderson Varejao and Sasha Pavlovic still have not signed contracts with the Cavs for the upcoming season. They (or their agents) think so strongly that they deserve a big chunk of change that they're threatening to play euroball. Here's why we need them and why they don't deserve the money they're asking for.

Sasha Pavlovic

Sasha's been with the team for several seasons, now, but last year was a big break-out season for him. He really developed his ability to drive to the hole, and surprisingly also had a decent jump-shot. While the announcers harped constantly about his statement "My offense is my defense," it really was his offense that he brought to struggling team. So once he got his defense in order, Sasha became a crucial piece of the Cav's post-season run.

That said, he's still got a long way to go. Mainly, he sometimes seems to be out of control which results in turn-overs. These turn-overs happen at crucial moments. Maybe someday in the future Sasha will be worth 5 million a year, but right now he's not even close. Have fun in Europe, Sasha--unless you think better.

Anderson Varejao

The season before last I became very excited about this fellow and where he was going. He's been labeled an "energy guy" with good reason. When he comes off the bench, the intensity level goes up a notch. I remember an awesome scene where he was frustrating Spur's star, Tim Duncan. They stood nose to nose, not speaking, but just staring each other down. This is why we love Andy, because he can frustrate people.

He can also draw charges like no one else, regardless of how much Bill Walton whines about it.
While I'm sure Andy always has taking charges in mind, I don't think he's just 'flopping.' At least not last season. In any case, though, such a defensive presence is excellent.

The offense is a little different. One of the things I was excited about a few seasons ago was how good this kid might be if he really developed his offense. Indeed, he is developing it, and last season was far better than the last, but he has a long, long road to travel. As of last season, he had way too many "what the fuck were you thinking?" moments. Every time Andy puts the ball on the floor I cringe, and whenever he puts it on the floor he's totally committed to putting it up sooner or later. Even worse, he insists on taking open mid-range jump shots. That's just not smart. I mean, I support him trying to develop his offense, but that's not something you practice in game--especially taking a pass from Lebron in the NBA and going for the game winning shot instead of giving it back to him. What the fuck, Andy?

I love Andy, and he's valuable, but he's got an impressively long road to traverse before he's worth that 10 million dollars a year he's asking for. Have fun in Europe, man.

My Street

One day I walked out my front door, looked to up the street, and saw this.


The following day I saw the same thing.