1-28-12 New Junk!

I go to Arizona and was at the game tonight, and he pretty much killed us, so I’ll agree on that one.

I miss the days when people didn’t know who Zach Galifianakis was. He was always my favorite Halloween costume.

The guys who really did it for me, like, the old-school guys, were from Mr Show, which are Bob Odenkirk and David Cross.

Nowadays, I’d say the Stella guys- who are Michael Ian Black, David Wain, and Michael Showalter- are pretty much still cutting edge while being intellectuals, stupid as their comedy is.

I’m somewhat of a fan of Aziz Ansari; and the guys from the League are all pretty funny comedians.

A couple up-and-comers to watch for are the guys from The Whitest Kids You Know.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about one of my favs, who died a couple years back, though I saw him live before he passed… Mitch Hedberg

truth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A08D4l8pUzE

Show that is flying under the radar, but is very funny: Workaholics.

But my favorite stand-up guys are the Blue Collar Comedy crew, except Bill Engvall. I know they had a TV show sucked, and the actual Blue Collar Comedy Tour was meh. And Larry the Cable Guy’s movies (aside from Cars) suck.

Individually, though, Foxworthy, Larry, and Tater are great stand-up comedians.

Other than that, I really like Brian Regan. I didn’t see him when he was in P-Town, though, since I had already bought my Eric Clapton tickets.

mitch vid

“Obras son amores, que no buenas razones.”

Literal translation: Deeds are love, good reasons aren’t.

Meaning: Actions speak louder than words.

So, I’m loving the Wolves so far because there is an exciting collection of weird players, sometimes it seems like only a machiavellian mind with a secret agenda could have built such a roster,…

I love it. So true, and it´s working!!!!! Crazy.

I´m following Ricky Rubio and Rudy since they were playing for Joventut and, after two years of crisis for both players, it seems they are now playing for teams that fit their style and both playing good basketball. In Ricky´s case he has got himself out of the hole he was in Barcelona, and now he is third in the league in steals, third in assists and 10th in rebounds among guards. So yes, a coach can bury a good player with his system.

For anyone interested in watching Ricky´s and Rudy´s last games (both worth a watch, and in Rudy´s case with some Bayless and Andre Miller) here are the highlights:

RUDY VS TORONTO

RICKY VERSUS SPURS

Claver against Estudiantes: stats

mainly because I hate kobe, but they’re just so annoying.

Not stand-up, but hilarious. Anyone who only knows them from South Park and Book of Mormon should go find Orgasmo and Baseketball.

yay. It was originally supposed to happen on Dec 23 (forever ago) but holidays and a couple of random mistakes pushed it out almost 2 extra months. Waiting is painful!

4. Rubio?

Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuubioooooooooooooooo!

It’s been a bittersweet ascent for me: Less than three years ago, I was driving the Rubio Bandwagon and excoriating Memphis, Oklahoma City and Sacramento for passing on him in the 2009 draft, writing things like, “If I had to bet my life on any 2009 prospect becoming a top-three player on a championship team, I’d bet on Blake Griffin, Ricky Rubio and Stephen Curry,” “I’m excited for ‘Thabeet over Rubio’ to become the new ‘Darko over Carmelo,’” and, “Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, is going to regret not being more excited about Ricky Rubio on June 25, 2009.” When he slogged along for two woefully unimpressive seasons overseas, I should have stuck to my guns and written, “I’m not giving up! I believe in Rubio!” and eventually, it would have become my greatest NBA prediction of the past 10 years, surpassing even, “Portland will regret taking Oden over Durant.” Like a pussy, I caved. The reports from Europe freaked me out. I worried Ricky was a bust, that I overrated his incredible Gold Medal game performance in 2008 (only 17 and battling the big boys!), that he wasn’t a step ahead of other players like I thought, that he didn’t have the passing gene like Larry and Magic did, that his lousy outside shot would sink his career.

Nope. I don’t know what happened in Europe, just what I see now … and what I see is someone who’s a step ahead of everyone else, makes passes that nobody else makes, loves playing basketball to the point that it’s actually contagious, aces the “Would You Like Playing With Him?” Test to the point that we should just change it to the Rubio Test, rises to the occasion when it matters (most recently with a game-tying 3 against the Clips with 20 seconds left in the game), beats anyone he wants off the dribble, plays with a Maravichian flair and, for lack of a better phrase, lights up the room. Only in this case, it’s usually a room with 16,000 people in it. If you were having a “Which Two Teammates Would You Want to Build Around for the Next 10 Years” argument, LeBron and Wade would be first, then Durant and Westbrook, then Paul and Griffin … and Rubio and Love would be fourth.

It’s the last point that matters most. Rubio and Love accomplished the rarest of feats: They’re such good passers and possess such a hugh basketball IQ, that it actually rubbed off on their teammates. They’re infectious. Watch the Wolves sometime — you’ll see perfectly executed pick-and-rolls, gorgeous backdoor cuts, seamless three-on-ones and everything else I grew up watching. Once upon a time, I watched Larry Bird and Magic Johnson (the two most infectious NBA players of all time) turn black holes like Kareem and Kevin McHale into half-decent passers. It’s happening again on a smaller scale in Minnesota. Well, with everyone but Michael Beasley. But it’s a beautiful thing to watch, and for Kevin Love — who slogged through three crummy years wondering if he’d ever play with anyone who had a basketball IQ over 80 — he has to feel like he died and went to basketball heaven. I never thought Rubio would play this well or stand out this much. What a pleasant surprise. I feel gooey. Of course …

my post were double posting for me and one was popping up as a new comment. Weird