After months of being the driving force of a certain "in the day of life of sean" blog I have decided to branch off and be become my own entity and start the first ever running series where the spinoff was actually better than the original. So sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
Wild Thing you make my heart sing!
For an NBA season preview this year I have decided to focus all my attention on the only team that actually matters, the Indiana Pacers. Now before I actually make my prediction on how this team will finish (stay tuned for next weeks blog) I have though that it is better suited for me to take this time to actually introduce the team to others who may not be so familar with the team. To best do this I have decided to compare this years Pacers to the Cleveland Indians from the movie Major League. This comparison of the two became strikingly clear to me last week when I attended a Pacer preseason game with approximately 700 other willing Americans. Here's what
I concluded:
Pedro Cerano/Roy Hibbert
This is a very obvious connection because both are big, black and have rarely been heard speaking complete sentences in english. Also where Cerano only accels at hitting the simple fast ball, Hibberts biggest quality so far as been the ever so difficult right handed layup. Although I am unfamilar with Hibberts religious beliefs and am pretty sure Larry Bird would not let Roy admit it even if he was, the Pacer center is a voodoo doll away from being my new player.
Roger Dorn/ Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, the Artist formily known as Croshere.
All are white, all are overpriced and all are very unlikeable (with the exception of the Dunleavy wardrobe). I put down three Pacers down here because in all likelyhood only 1 will be healthy at the conclusion of the year. Way to earn your money guys!
Willie Mays Hays/ TJ Ford
Small, quick, ready to break out into stardom. This is TJ Ford.
Eddie Harris/ Jeff Foster
Old, been around the block, doing little cheap things to get ahead of the game, this is how Jeff Foster is still in the league and thanks to the contract the Pacers just signed him to it is the reason he will be in the league for years to come.
Jake Taylor/ Danny Granger.
Probably the weakest comparison by far but like Taylor, Granger is the leader of this time and that is what is going to take us to the playoffs or not.
Ricky Vaughn/Brandon Rush
Like Vaughn, Rush is extremely talented but just throws shit up there sometimes. Pacer Nation as a whole is collectively holding their breath hoping Rush finds his sight in time, until then, Wild Thing, You make my heart sing!
Lou Brown/ Coach O'Brien
Both started their professional coaching careers while on the ladder part of their life and like Brown, O'Brien may see himself as a manager of "TireWorld" if he does not eventually find sucess with the Pacers.
Rachel Phelps/ Larry Bid
The terrible owner of the Indians is reminding me more and more of the Pacers President of Operations these days. Some of the moves Bird has done since he came back have made me wonder whether he's trying to win or move the team closer to his favorite golf resort. Well I have news for you Larry Legend, Orlando already has a team.
Harry Doyle/ Slick Lenard
Both are old enough to have witnessed the Rise and Fall of Communism in Russia, A Great Depression, and a couple of Mavericks running for the office of presidency and vice-presidency. Also during their lifetime they got to witness 40 years of what was mostly fugile seasons by their repected teams. What has this bought them? They can say literally anything they want on the radio. Congratulations Gentlemen.
The Dead Guy/ Eddie Jones
For anyone who is not a die hard fan of Major League you may not directly connect the dots in. In the Movie when Rachel Phelps issues the list of the players the Indians would invite to spring seaon the Cleveland GM had to let Phelps know that one of the players on the list was dead. I found this a fitting comparion considering Mr. Bird recently traded for 73 year old Eddie Jones who hasn't been seen since the turn of the Millenium. I guess all of us didn't survive Y2K.
In conclusion this years pacers resembles the Major League team alot, both are very young, talented teams oozing with potential. All the Pacers need is something to bring it all together and maybe its just me talking but I think a giant peel-off poster of Larry Bird would be just the trick.
I'm a Reformer
As the world knows, I recently hit a donkey with my car that slightly damaged the hood of my car. over the weekend I have done some research on how this could have been prevented and found out that in Namibia there is an organization that puts yellow reflective tags on donkey's ears to prevent such accidents. I purpose that this become law in America.
A Love Story
Once there was a young man who got a job at a donut shop. While working at the donut shot he began to like one of the girls he was working with. After a couple weeks of casual flirting and small talk at work the young man decided to ask her out. After some that the girl told him no and they both went on baking donuts together for the next two and a half hours. It was awkard for both of them.
The boy was undetered though. He still honestly believed that he could date this girl. So he spent the next couple of days thinking long and hard and decided to write her a poem expressing his feelings for her that he would read to her the next time he seen her. He worked on this poem for hours and hours and couldn't wait to read it to her. Finally the day came when he would see her at work again. Upon arriving at work however it was apparant that the girl had been making fun of the boy the past couple of days to all their coworkers that they worked with about him asking her out. So he quit and never went back to the donut shop. The end.
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3 comments:
First of all, I shouldn't have to ask for my own effin segment if I acted as God to your blog and helped create you. Second, the Hills was a spin-off of Laguna Beach and it was better than the original so there's some holes in your theory right there. Third, I expect you to start the Wild Thing chant at every Pacer game you attend this year and have at least 3/4 of the crowd joining in with you. This is not a request, it's a demand. Fourth, I need to finish this damn essay in t-minus 2 1/2 hours..wish me luck.
Man, I have two blogs on my toolbar now to stalk every week. This will be fun. I have a request: I want to be a apart of your blog with Purdue sports news or Gossip Girl News. Those are my requests, so make it happen!!!
Nice blog!!
Give me a segment, and I'll return the favor.
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