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Friday, December 23, 2011
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
NBA Predictions
I'm pretty excited that we will be getting most of an NBA season. Here are my predictions for the year. I'm pretty accurate with these over the last five years, but with the shortened schedule being played in a really short amount of time, it may throw me off a bit, with older teams pacing stars minutes and whatnot.
Rookie of the Year: Kyrie Irving - CLE I don't see anyone getting more playing time than him. Looks like a Chris Paul clone.
Dark Horse: Kenneth Faried - DEN If Denver's expatriate players can't come back to the US for a while, look for Faried to get a lot of court time. He should get 10-12 rebounds and a block or two every start.
MVP: Who knows? KD and Rose will be in the mix, depending on how the teams finish. Lebron.
Dark Horse: Blake Griffin - LAC If the Clippers find there way into a playoff spot (what?!!? With Caron Butler, they could be on their way), there is no way that Blake doesn't get consideration.
Coach of the Year: Rick Adelman - MIN Again, this is a tough one. My early favorite is going to be Rick Adelman, because he is getting a team with a great young core and adding two possible superstars (or busts) in Rubio and Williams. If he can get them to play great defense as he has done with most of his teams, they'll make a push for the playoffs but fall short.
Dark Horse: Scott Brooks - OKC The coach with the best record is always in the running.
Sixth Man: James Harden OKC / Jamal Crawford ATL Harden is a beast. Crawford is the best bench scorer in the league. Depends on where he plays this year.
Dark Horse: Thaddeus Young PHI The new Lamar Odom?
Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard ORL Of course.
Dark Horse: Serge Ibaka OKC If he plays 36 minutes a game without fouling out, his block stats will be out of this world. Won't happen. Tyson Chandler Dude is good.
Western Conference Champions: OKC Thunder This is our decade. If Perkins is healthy, that is.
Dark Horse: Memphis Grizzlies Without Rudy Gay the Grizz put forth an amazing effort in the playoffs last season. If the whole team can shine like that while Gay is playing, Memphis should tear some teams apart. Slowly...
Eastern Conference Champions: Miami Heat Lebron James and stuff...
Dark Horse: New York Knicks Quite a few weapons. Need to stay healthy. Need to play good defense. They are close to signing Tyson Chandler which would be huge.
NBA Champions: Miami Heat 4-2 The Heat will prove too much for the Thunder as King James goes nuts trying to quell the "not showing up in the Finals" opinions (erm... facts)
Rookie of the Year: Kyrie Irving - CLE I don't see anyone getting more playing time than him. Looks like a Chris Paul clone.
Dark Horse: Kenneth Faried - DEN If Denver's expatriate players can't come back to the US for a while, look for Faried to get a lot of court time. He should get 10-12 rebounds and a block or two every start.
MVP: Who knows? KD and Rose will be in the mix, depending on how the teams finish. Lebron.
Dark Horse: Blake Griffin - LAC If the Clippers find there way into a playoff spot (what?!!? With Caron Butler, they could be on their way), there is no way that Blake doesn't get consideration.
Coach of the Year: Rick Adelman - MIN Again, this is a tough one. My early favorite is going to be Rick Adelman, because he is getting a team with a great young core and adding two possible superstars (or busts) in Rubio and Williams. If he can get them to play great defense as he has done with most of his teams, they'll make a push for the playoffs but fall short.
Dark Horse: Scott Brooks - OKC The coach with the best record is always in the running.
Sixth Man: James Harden OKC / Jamal Crawford ATL Harden is a beast. Crawford is the best bench scorer in the league. Depends on where he plays this year.
Dark Horse: Thaddeus Young PHI The new Lamar Odom?
Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard ORL Of course.
Dark Horse: Serge Ibaka OKC If he plays 36 minutes a game without fouling out, his block stats will be out of this world. Won't happen. Tyson Chandler Dude is good.
Western Conference Champions: OKC Thunder This is our decade. If Perkins is healthy, that is.
Dark Horse: Memphis Grizzlies Without Rudy Gay the Grizz put forth an amazing effort in the playoffs last season. If the whole team can shine like that while Gay is playing, Memphis should tear some teams apart. Slowly...
Eastern Conference Champions: Miami Heat Lebron James and stuff...
Dark Horse: New York Knicks Quite a few weapons. Need to stay healthy. Need to play good defense. They are close to signing Tyson Chandler which would be huge.
NBA Champions: Miami Heat 4-2 The Heat will prove too much for the Thunder as King James goes nuts trying to quell the "not showing up in the Finals" opinions (erm... facts)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Wild Beasts - Smother
Upon the first listen, I was not only unimpressed, but actually thought the vocals to be somewhat annoying. I will now describe the vocals as hauntingly beautiful. It may take multiple listens to affect your musical pallet, but I recommend doing so. It’s worth it. I had the same problem when I first heard Dylan. The first time I listened to The Tallest Man on Earth. Get over it quick, because this album is great.
Lyrical and thematically, if my understanding is correct, is mostly about vulnerability, desire, and lovemaking.
“Plaything” has an African percussive, staccato backdrop with some sultry lyrics. On “Reach a Bit Further”, they continue with a similar style, but they are two very different songs and flow well with the rest of the album.
“Lion’s Share” was the first track I heard (via Ryan), which I initially hated. The vocals, at times, had smacks of Jimmy Volmer, the handi-capable boy (not Timmy) from South Park. I didn’t care much for the lyrics either, until I had read them a couple of times.
As lyrics go, “Albatross” has to be the breadwinner of the album. Lyrically, the song alludes to Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s classic symbol of guilt in his poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. With guilt comes blame and self-flagellation as Hayden Thorpe croons regretfully, “the secrets that I should have shared.”
The feel of this album is ultimately mellow, with the exception of “The End Come Too Soon” and “Bed of Nails”, which still put off the same vibe, but are a little more up-tempo. If you have forty five minutes to spare. I suggest giving this a listen.
Final Score: 9.2 / 10
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