Spmusic Monday: MLK Day!
(1 Cent): Erasing The Christmas Day Massacre
December 25, 2006 ... not a good day for the Lakers and their fans. Being blown out while watching Wade doing his best Kobe impression, the Lake Show was left for dead in South Beach, losing 101-85 ... and it wasn't even that close.
It is now 2007. A new year ... a new beginning. Hopefully, a new outcome. The Miami Heat are still without Shaq, but the Lakers are still without Lamar Odom and Kwame Brown. I'm anticipating a game featuring more guard play, with Kobe and Smush needing to take a prominent roll (like their last game, a win against Orlando) and Wade and Williams needing to step up and carry the offense.
The x-factor for the Lakers will be Luke Walton ... he's the one needing to step his game up and be that second scoring option with Odom out. If he does, the Lakers are a much better team. Walton is an improved shooter with his always steady passing game. His most important aspect is staying aggressive within the offense and to look for his shot. He needs to keep the Miami defense honest so they can't send 4 defenders at Kobe.
The Lakers have been very good at home, where this Martin Luther King Jr. Day game takes place. They'll need to feed off the crowd's energy and start off strong which would force the Heat to play catch up. The biggest key is to fight through those stupid screens they run every time for Wade. Every time, we need a quick big man -- which is why it's really bad Kwame and Odom are out -- to help on the switch. Wade destroyed the Lakers defense last game with the same play every time. This needs to change if LA wants to win.
(2 Cent): Better Late Than Never
Going back to 2006 for music again, we'll look at R&B singer Akon's sophomore album entitled Konvicted. I didn't really know what to expect -- I only bought a couple of his songs from his first CD from iTunes ... but the radio singles from this album ("Smack That" featuring Eminem and "I Wanna Love You" featuring Snoop Dogg) were awesome, so I thought I'd give it a try. Plus, I'm a fan of Akon's voice -- kind of that Islands feel to it.
This album is decent, but nothing to blow you away. Aside from the already released singles (and the most recent radio track "Shake Down"), there are only a couple of other tracks that I liked. I give props to Akon because he produced all the songs except "Smack That" (produced by Em) ... but it might have been a good idea to mix up the sounds a bit.
With that said, it's still an above average album and I'll give it a 6.5 out of 10. Since the radio hits have been heard, I won't include them in my favorite list and will cut it to three this week.
**My Fav Three**
1) Track 8, "I Can't Wait": This is a great jam with a pop/jazz feel to it (think of R&B singer Joe) ... I'm also a big fan of the synthesized voice for drawn out vocals (see: T-Pain) ... you can totally bop your head to this beat.
2) Track 9, "Gangsta Bop": This beat reminds me of a 213 production ... I can't really imagine Akon being a gangster, but this song works.
3) Track 6, "Never Took The Time": A crooning, heartbreak ballad that is a little different than the usual Akon stuff ... I like the direction he was going with this idea.
(1/2 Cent): I Won't Stop, 'Cause I Can't Stop
As those of you who read last Friday's Grab Bag know, my Busdrivers fantasy team won yet again ... but through no genius of my own. The opponent last week set an illegal line-up (you need to start at least 4 forwards and guards with 1 center, with the 10th spot any position); he started only 3 forwards with 5 guards and 2 centers which resulted in his team forfeiting all points and me getting an automatic win.
Good thing, too, because he was only 1 game behind me for a playoff spot ... and now he's two. What I don't get about that situation is, 1) he has a pretty good if not borderline great team, B) he's been doing fantasy sports for over 4 years -- as is indicated by the red check mark near his name, and third, there is a huge (HUGE) yellow warning bar across your screen if you have an illegal line-up ... so that you can fix your line-up if it is missing the necessary positions. I don't know what his excuse can be. Perhaps he had pissed someone off and they got a hold of his account and messed it up. Although very far fetched, that's the only explanation I can see. Either that or he let his cat named Sphincter mash the keyboard with its paws and play with the mouse.
Methinks the Busdrivers would have won anyway since we had the highest point total in the league again that week. I was surprised, too, since we had half of our guys score well below average, not to mention their personal average.
This week we're playing the team we're tied for first place with in our division and league ... let the battle for supremacy begin (wow, I need a life).
Week 11: W - 316.91 - 0.00 ... W-L Record: 9-2 (Tied for first in division; tied for first in league)
Week 11 Fantasy Stud: Jason Kidd (NJ, G): 53 FP's
Week 11 Fantasy Dud: Damon Stoudamire (MEM, G): 13 FP's ... was a stop-gag player who gagged and stopped producing points ... is now cut from Busdrivers team.
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Enjoy the rest of MLK Day, everyone ... and make sure to check out the Lakers/Heat game tonight at 10pm Pacific time on TNT! (I'm not plugging that channel ... I just love the NBA! It's FAAAAAAANNNNtastic!).
HCP
December 25, 2006 ... not a good day for the Lakers and their fans. Being blown out while watching Wade doing his best Kobe impression, the Lake Show was left for dead in South Beach, losing 101-85 ... and it wasn't even that close.
It is now 2007. A new year ... a new beginning. Hopefully, a new outcome. The Miami Heat are still without Shaq, but the Lakers are still without Lamar Odom and Kwame Brown. I'm anticipating a game featuring more guard play, with Kobe and Smush needing to take a prominent roll (like their last game, a win against Orlando) and Wade and Williams needing to step up and carry the offense.
The x-factor for the Lakers will be Luke Walton ... he's the one needing to step his game up and be that second scoring option with Odom out. If he does, the Lakers are a much better team. Walton is an improved shooter with his always steady passing game. His most important aspect is staying aggressive within the offense and to look for his shot. He needs to keep the Miami defense honest so they can't send 4 defenders at Kobe.
The Lakers have been very good at home, where this Martin Luther King Jr. Day game takes place. They'll need to feed off the crowd's energy and start off strong which would force the Heat to play catch up. The biggest key is to fight through those stupid screens they run every time for Wade. Every time, we need a quick big man -- which is why it's really bad Kwame and Odom are out -- to help on the switch. Wade destroyed the Lakers defense last game with the same play every time. This needs to change if LA wants to win.
(2 Cent): Better Late Than Never
Going back to 2006 for music again, we'll look at R&B singer Akon's sophomore album entitled Konvicted. I didn't really know what to expect -- I only bought a couple of his songs from his first CD from iTunes ... but the radio singles from this album ("Smack That" featuring Eminem and "I Wanna Love You" featuring Snoop Dogg) were awesome, so I thought I'd give it a try. Plus, I'm a fan of Akon's voice -- kind of that Islands feel to it.
This album is decent, but nothing to blow you away. Aside from the already released singles (and the most recent radio track "Shake Down"), there are only a couple of other tracks that I liked. I give props to Akon because he produced all the songs except "Smack That" (produced by Em) ... but it might have been a good idea to mix up the sounds a bit.
With that said, it's still an above average album and I'll give it a 6.5 out of 10. Since the radio hits have been heard, I won't include them in my favorite list and will cut it to three this week.
**My Fav Three**
1) Track 8, "I Can't Wait": This is a great jam with a pop/jazz feel to it (think of R&B singer Joe) ... I'm also a big fan of the synthesized voice for drawn out vocals (see: T-Pain) ... you can totally bop your head to this beat.
2) Track 9, "Gangsta Bop": This beat reminds me of a 213 production ... I can't really imagine Akon being a gangster, but this song works.
3) Track 6, "Never Took The Time": A crooning, heartbreak ballad that is a little different than the usual Akon stuff ... I like the direction he was going with this idea.
(1/2 Cent): I Won't Stop, 'Cause I Can't Stop
As those of you who read last Friday's Grab Bag know, my Busdrivers fantasy team won yet again ... but through no genius of my own. The opponent last week set an illegal line-up (you need to start at least 4 forwards and guards with 1 center, with the 10th spot any position); he started only 3 forwards with 5 guards and 2 centers which resulted in his team forfeiting all points and me getting an automatic win.
Good thing, too, because he was only 1 game behind me for a playoff spot ... and now he's two. What I don't get about that situation is, 1) he has a pretty good if not borderline great team, B) he's been doing fantasy sports for over 4 years -- as is indicated by the red check mark near his name, and third, there is a huge (HUGE) yellow warning bar across your screen if you have an illegal line-up ... so that you can fix your line-up if it is missing the necessary positions. I don't know what his excuse can be. Perhaps he had pissed someone off and they got a hold of his account and messed it up. Although very far fetched, that's the only explanation I can see. Either that or he let his cat named Sphincter mash the keyboard with its paws and play with the mouse.
Methinks the Busdrivers would have won anyway since we had the highest point total in the league again that week. I was surprised, too, since we had half of our guys score well below average, not to mention their personal average.
This week we're playing the team we're tied for first place with in our division and league ... let the battle for supremacy begin (wow, I need a life).
Week 11: W - 316.91 - 0.00 ... W-L Record: 9-2 (Tied for first in division; tied for first in league)
Week 11 Fantasy Stud: Jason Kidd (NJ, G): 53 FP's
Week 11 Fantasy Dud: Damon Stoudamire (MEM, G): 13 FP's ... was a stop-gag player who gagged and stopped producing points ... is now cut from Busdrivers team.
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Enjoy the rest of MLK Day, everyone ... and make sure to check out the Lakers/Heat game tonight at 10pm Pacific time on TNT! (I'm not plugging that channel ... I just love the NBA! It's FAAAAAAANNNNtastic!).
HCP
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