It's been a while since I've had a good long piece of writing/rant probably because of me being lazy and that I usually summarize my stuff just on Twiiter, but I thought this deserved my two cents...
Blazer fans (and Kevin Pritchard) have to be ecstatic that they don't have to worry about Hedo Turkoglu and his shenanigans for the remaining 4 year contract with the Toronto Raptors. "Turkeysoup" as I have previously nicknamed him, is quoted with these remarks from ESPN, "When the circumstances turned against me, I lost my enthusiasm for this city. My lawyers have talked to the front office recently. Honestly, I do not want to go back to Toronto. My lawyers talked to Mr. [Bryan] Colangelo and I hope that they will come up with a solution soon." The larger than life turkey must be delusional if he hasn't thought the Raptors haven't made any pitches to Turkeysoup. Who wants an aging, soft, declining big man that has already given up on his team, had his best season 2 years ago, and is due $43.8 million in four years?! Not even Chris Wallace of the Griz is that moronic to take that on...
Video of that assclown Hedo Turkoglu being an asshole to once of the Raptor's play-by-play commentators:
Hedo quote continued, "I promised him that whether he starts me or not, I will do my best on the court. However, if I had a more temperamental personality, I would have left the team. Yet, I did exactly the opposite. I did my best. I told him that I have no problems with him. I am not a young player, so it's not a big deal for me to come off the bench." Of course you don't care if you come off the bench or not... You've given up!! Get the big contract and then take a dinosaur size turkey dump...
Blazer fan's lost in this debacle of course was Kevin Pritchard offering this jackass a 5 years and $55 million contract before Turkoglu HIMSELF bolted last minute to the Raptors thankfully. Blazer fans don't seem to get why Pritchard's head is on the chopping block but I don't blame management for making KP sweat...
First of his downfall was that he drafted Oden over Durant, but I guess he gets a pass for that because "everyone" would have done that except me and Bill Simmons.
Second, he overpaid soft forward, I LaMarcus Aldridge 5 years for $65 million!! With the salary cap coming down after this season, there is a chance that Aldridge could make more money than franchise player Brandon Roy!! WTF?! You don't pay your second best player more than your best player AND you don't pay somebody that much money for being such a soft player. Look at the Orlando Magic... They won't win a championship because they paid a max contract to their 4th best player in Rashad Lewis (#1 Howard, who is still somewhat soft, #2 Nelson #3 Carter), and he is the definition of soft!!
Third, he retained Coach McMillan and probably will after this bizarre season of injuries which alone will save his job. McMuffin is just like Coach Brown... great talent on team that can win tons of game but held back in reality because of the coach... When will Blazer management realize this??
And finally, and luckily for KP, this Turkeysoup curve ball. Technically, the saying is "three strikes and your out..." This is #4... Don't be surprised if Kevin Pritchard gets the boot. I liked what he did at the beginning getting rid of Zach Randolph, trading for Roy and Aldridge in the 2006 draft, and trading for Rudy Fernandez (until this year... dammit Rudy!!)... Your only good as your last impressions and so far, the only thing Pritchard has nailed these last 2 seasons was the Camby trade... Thank you KP!! It was fun while it lasted...
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
5 Things I Learned or that were Reinforced from Gambling
The next time you go to Vegas to blow your money at the casinos, here are some things that I learned or things that were reinforced that I was taught before:
1) Never sit at a table that has an (uptight) Asian dealer. I'm not a racist and I am saying a lot here because I am Chinese. This was the case for my dad and I on numerous occassions at either Blackjack tables or Pai Gow Poker tables. Somebody that just deals the cards and doesn't mutter a word for the entire session is a serious downer and for some reason, it rubs on you and the cards you get as well. Pay close attention to this next time. If you stay too long, there will be a hole in your wallet. This also applies to the fat bitch that probably is stuck up because she has been on shift too long and hasn't eaten in 3 hours...
2) In handicapping a sports game, when in doubt, take the points. I avoided the Ravens/Pats Wildcard game because I was "in doubt". The Patriots were undefeated at home in the reg. season and hadn't lost a home playoff game in over 30 yrs, but w/Wes Welker out, would that be their downfall... For the Ravens, they had previously lost a game @ New England in the reg. season and shot themselves in the foot in numerous games this season (i.e. missed FG vs. Vikings, the 2 Bengals game, the game vs. the Steelers to name some). So I figured the best thing was to stay away even though after weighing all these decisions out, I thought the Ravens would have been the best bet...
3) If a line moves too much before a game, you should bet the other way. I knew this and put this to use on the Packers/Cards game. The original line for this game was Cards (-3). By game time, the line was Cards (+2.5) and was as high as (+3). Although this game almost gave me an ulcer as it looked like the Cards would choke this game away, the rule of going the other way by the Vegas gods played out and Vegas and I raked in the money.
4) A team with a major injury in the NBA or NFL that plays their next game without their superstar always covers or wins as an underdog its next game. I learned this about a couple years ago when I stumbled upon the then new South Point Casino. I happened to see this juicy line between the Sacramento Kings (then one of the worst teams in the league) hosting a pretty good Orlando Magic team. The line started out at Magic (-4) in the early morning. I did my homework and found out that not only would their best player Kevin Martin would be sitting out of this game after playing the previous, but so was Fransisco Garcia (arguably their 2nd best player at the time). I jumped on the Magic in a nanosecond when I heard about this and was lucky enough (or so I thought) to get the Magic at -4. As for the Tip 3 above, the line moved too much as by game time, it was Magic -8. Easy money right... The Kings grab an almost 30 point lead in the 1st half and although the Magic come back, they fall short. Everybody was pissed off but I noticed one young kid that looked no older than me celebrating with glee. I approached him and asked him, "So you got the points right" and he said, "No are you crazy, I had the Moneyline!!" Holy shit!! I thought he was plain retarded or drunk and got lucky so to make sure he wasn't, I asked for his logic on making this bet and ever since I heard this, I've paid attention to this advice and you know what, it's probably the best way to make easy money. This year alone, I can recall the Mavs beating the Cavs after Dirk got his teeth knocked out in the game before; Brandon Roy missing a game and then the Blazers playing as a (+13) dog @ San Antonio and winning at a place that they rarely win at; Carmelo missing a game vs. the Cavs as well and the Nuggets pulling it out to name a few.
I also found a pro handicapper this time when I was at the Venetian and told him this very intriguing fact that I heard and he justified it. Teams play hard after a superstar gets injured. Other teams think they can walk over them and don't play hard. People get the misconception that oh, Team A has no shot without all-star against good Team B so the public jumps on Team B's bandwagon making the line jump for Team B, when in essence, this is an easy bet on Team A. I spent the longest typing about this one. What does that tell you? Try it next time your in Vegas!
5) Bill Simmons makes his weekly football picks, but for some reason, he not very accurate with them until the Championship rounds. Just look at his picks this week: Bengals win, Cowboys win BUT Eagles cover, Patriots, and Packers... 0 for 4!!
1) Never sit at a table that has an (uptight) Asian dealer. I'm not a racist and I am saying a lot here because I am Chinese. This was the case for my dad and I on numerous occassions at either Blackjack tables or Pai Gow Poker tables. Somebody that just deals the cards and doesn't mutter a word for the entire session is a serious downer and for some reason, it rubs on you and the cards you get as well. Pay close attention to this next time. If you stay too long, there will be a hole in your wallet. This also applies to the fat bitch that probably is stuck up because she has been on shift too long and hasn't eaten in 3 hours...
2) In handicapping a sports game, when in doubt, take the points. I avoided the Ravens/Pats Wildcard game because I was "in doubt". The Patriots were undefeated at home in the reg. season and hadn't lost a home playoff game in over 30 yrs, but w/Wes Welker out, would that be their downfall... For the Ravens, they had previously lost a game @ New England in the reg. season and shot themselves in the foot in numerous games this season (i.e. missed FG vs. Vikings, the 2 Bengals game, the game vs. the Steelers to name some). So I figured the best thing was to stay away even though after weighing all these decisions out, I thought the Ravens would have been the best bet...
3) If a line moves too much before a game, you should bet the other way. I knew this and put this to use on the Packers/Cards game. The original line for this game was Cards (-3). By game time, the line was Cards (+2.5) and was as high as (+3). Although this game almost gave me an ulcer as it looked like the Cards would choke this game away, the rule of going the other way by the Vegas gods played out and Vegas and I raked in the money.
4) A team with a major injury in the NBA or NFL that plays their next game without their superstar always covers or wins as an underdog its next game. I learned this about a couple years ago when I stumbled upon the then new South Point Casino. I happened to see this juicy line between the Sacramento Kings (then one of the worst teams in the league) hosting a pretty good Orlando Magic team. The line started out at Magic (-4) in the early morning. I did my homework and found out that not only would their best player Kevin Martin would be sitting out of this game after playing the previous, but so was Fransisco Garcia (arguably their 2nd best player at the time). I jumped on the Magic in a nanosecond when I heard about this and was lucky enough (or so I thought) to get the Magic at -4. As for the Tip 3 above, the line moved too much as by game time, it was Magic -8. Easy money right... The Kings grab an almost 30 point lead in the 1st half and although the Magic come back, they fall short. Everybody was pissed off but I noticed one young kid that looked no older than me celebrating with glee. I approached him and asked him, "So you got the points right" and he said, "No are you crazy, I had the Moneyline!!" Holy shit!! I thought he was plain retarded or drunk and got lucky so to make sure he wasn't, I asked for his logic on making this bet and ever since I heard this, I've paid attention to this advice and you know what, it's probably the best way to make easy money. This year alone, I can recall the Mavs beating the Cavs after Dirk got his teeth knocked out in the game before; Brandon Roy missing a game and then the Blazers playing as a (+13) dog @ San Antonio and winning at a place that they rarely win at; Carmelo missing a game vs. the Cavs as well and the Nuggets pulling it out to name a few.
I also found a pro handicapper this time when I was at the Venetian and told him this very intriguing fact that I heard and he justified it. Teams play hard after a superstar gets injured. Other teams think they can walk over them and don't play hard. People get the misconception that oh, Team A has no shot without all-star against good Team B so the public jumps on Team B's bandwagon making the line jump for Team B, when in essence, this is an easy bet on Team A. I spent the longest typing about this one. What does that tell you? Try it next time your in Vegas!
5) Bill Simmons makes his weekly football picks, but for some reason, he not very accurate with them until the Championship rounds. Just look at his picks this week: Bengals win, Cowboys win BUT Eagles cover, Patriots, and Packers... 0 for 4!!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Belated He-don't Thoughts
Sorry for the late post but it was the 4th of July Weekend and I had other obligations to fulfill.
Hedo "Turkeysoup" not coming to the Blazers is immaculate news, BUT because of Kevin Pritchard's dubious decision making in pursuing this life-size clucking Turkey, the Blazers will missed out on key free agents steals of (gulp) Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza. I hate to tell you so Blazer fans, but your boy KP "muffed" the ball on this one and if you don't look at just all the great things he has done by ignoring some of the unholy things he has done (like most Blazer fans), well than you are a stubborn, blind, BUT die-hard Blazer fan! There's nothing wrong with being a fan and spitting out the truth and the truth here is that KP has now earned his third strike. That's right and here they are:
* Not firing Coach Muff
* Failing to pull the trigger on Devin Harris in exchange for Blake and Outlaw
* Overrating and overvaluing He-don't to miss out on bargain FA like (gulp-gulp) Artest and Ariza.
AND keep this in mind: The Blazers finished 4th in the Western Conference last year (tied w/Nuggets for 2nd but lost tiebreaker)... With teams like the Lakers and the Spurs improving and with a healthy Utah and San Antonio team this year, don't assume the Blazers will be contending for a title this coming year. I easily can put the Lakers, Cavs, Spurs, Celtics, Jazz, and maybe the Nuggets all ahead of the Blazers right now w/no improvements to the team. Until some more changes are made, that's the bald face truth...
Hedo "Turkeysoup" not coming to the Blazers is immaculate news, BUT because of Kevin Pritchard's dubious decision making in pursuing this life-size clucking Turkey, the Blazers will missed out on key free agents steals of (gulp) Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza. I hate to tell you so Blazer fans, but your boy KP "muffed" the ball on this one and if you don't look at just all the great things he has done by ignoring some of the unholy things he has done (like most Blazer fans), well than you are a stubborn, blind, BUT die-hard Blazer fan! There's nothing wrong with being a fan and spitting out the truth and the truth here is that KP has now earned his third strike. That's right and here they are:
* Not firing Coach Muff
* Failing to pull the trigger on Devin Harris in exchange for Blake and Outlaw
* Overrating and overvaluing He-don't to miss out on bargain FA like (gulp-gulp) Artest and Ariza.
AND keep this in mind: The Blazers finished 4th in the Western Conference last year (tied w/Nuggets for 2nd but lost tiebreaker)... With teams like the Lakers and the Spurs improving and with a healthy Utah and San Antonio team this year, don't assume the Blazers will be contending for a title this coming year. I easily can put the Lakers, Cavs, Spurs, Celtics, Jazz, and maybe the Nuggets all ahead of the Blazers right now w/no improvements to the team. Until some more changes are made, that's the bald face truth...
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Bill Simmon's Thoughts on Coach Muff...
The great Bill Simmons agrees with yours truly about Coach Muff. Previously, Simmons gave way TOO MUCH credit to Muff on his podcasts saying he was probably a Top 5 Coach today, but after reading this and getting the National Exposure about the Blazers, he realized the truth and wrote about it in his latest column:
It's amazing how many coaches miss chances to make superior teams bend to them. Like Nate McMillan ignoring his biggest advantage in Round 1 (going small against Houston and forcing Yao to come out to guard LaMarcus Aldridge) and stupidly playing right into Houston's hands... Someone needs to explain how it's 2009 and yet coaching and officiating are getting worse. I can't figure it out!
How much more proof does KP and the Blazer Nation need that Muff is not the solution??
It's amazing how many coaches miss chances to make superior teams bend to them. Like Nate McMillan ignoring his biggest advantage in Round 1 (going small against Houston and forcing Yao to come out to guard LaMarcus Aldridge) and stupidly playing right into Houston's hands... Someone needs to explain how it's 2009 and yet coaching and officiating are getting worse. I can't figure it out!
How much more proof does KP and the Blazer Nation need that Muff is not the solution??
Sunday, May 3, 2009
The End...
Sorry for the late post but I just got access to a computer after a hellacious weekend in Boardman, Oregon...
Nothing else needs to be said that I've posted in the previous games below vs. Rockets but if the Blazers want to become future contenders, they need to do a few things:
(1) NO MORE TRAVIS OUTLAW!!
(2) Upgrade at PG
(3) Fire Coach McMuff!!
Kevin Pritchard has dropped the ball a couple of times, and I must remove him from my GM of the year list for these reasons:
(*) KP drafted Greg Oden over Kevin Durant. See my post here achieve here.
(*) KP declined a trade 2 seasons ago that would have packaged Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw out of Portland (2 of my least favorite Blazers) for Devin Harris...
(*) KP could have fired Coach McMuff 2 seasons ago after a 5-12 start and a fight started off during practice that involved Jarrett Jack... Instead, he trades Jack and Jack has his best season yet...
Nothing else needs to be said that I've posted in the previous games below vs. Rockets but if the Blazers want to become future contenders, they need to do a few things:
(1) NO MORE TRAVIS OUTLAW!!
(2) Upgrade at PG
(3) Fire Coach McMuff!!
Kevin Pritchard has dropped the ball a couple of times, and I must remove him from my GM of the year list for these reasons:
(*) KP drafted Greg Oden over Kevin Durant. See my post here achieve here.
(*) KP declined a trade 2 seasons ago that would have packaged Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw out of Portland (2 of my least favorite Blazers) for Devin Harris...
(*) KP could have fired Coach McMuff 2 seasons ago after a 5-12 start and a fight started off during practice that involved Jarrett Jack... Instead, he trades Jack and Jack has his best season yet...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Blazers Somehow Pull Away in the 4th
It wasn't pretty last night. Every time the Blazers would build a double digit lead, it wouldn't last a single possession and the Rockets would battle back and go on a run almost immediately after.
The game was tied going into the 4th and Houston would eventually score the 1st four points in the 4th and the Blazers didn't get their first points of the final quarter until the 8:30 mark. This game definitely felt like it was going to be the last of the season...
Somehow, a switch just went off and what quickly was a 4 point deficit (Houston's biggest lead of the game) became quickly a Blazer double digit lead again!! Talk about a seesaw battle!! Roy, who had been playing bad all night and had flu-like symptoms started to get it going w/drives and a very difficult 3 falling down w/Battier in his face to give the Blazers a nice nine point lead.
To my surprise Steve Blake was efficient tonight. The few times he penetrated to the hoop seemed to discombobulate Houston's defense (Where was that in the previous games Coach Muff??) and his huge fake and driving layup over Yao in the 4th sealed the deal.
Another surprise was seeing Rudy be the first man off the bench and he also started in the 2nd half. Rudy was instant offense when he came in. Rudy did everything tonight. He found the open man, grabbed 4 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks!! It only took Coach Muff 86 games to figure out that Rudy > Outlaw (Speaking of 86, Coach Muff should be 86'ed)!!
Speaking of Outlaw, Coach Muff continued to (over) play Outlaw in 27 minutes. Although he hit a huge three in the 4th, he put up another stinker. Please tell me why this clown is still playing a majority of minutes. He took 13 shots and only made 4 of them... I still can figure out Muff's rationale on this...
The game was tied going into the 4th and Houston would eventually score the 1st four points in the 4th and the Blazers didn't get their first points of the final quarter until the 8:30 mark. This game definitely felt like it was going to be the last of the season...
Somehow, a switch just went off and what quickly was a 4 point deficit (Houston's biggest lead of the game) became quickly a Blazer double digit lead again!! Talk about a seesaw battle!! Roy, who had been playing bad all night and had flu-like symptoms started to get it going w/drives and a very difficult 3 falling down w/Battier in his face to give the Blazers a nice nine point lead.
To my surprise Steve Blake was efficient tonight. The few times he penetrated to the hoop seemed to discombobulate Houston's defense (Where was that in the previous games Coach Muff??) and his huge fake and driving layup over Yao in the 4th sealed the deal.
Another surprise was seeing Rudy be the first man off the bench and he also started in the 2nd half. Rudy was instant offense when he came in. Rudy did everything tonight. He found the open man, grabbed 4 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks!! It only took Coach Muff 86 games to figure out that Rudy > Outlaw (Speaking of 86, Coach Muff should be 86'ed)!!
Speaking of Outlaw, Coach Muff continued to (over) play Outlaw in 27 minutes. Although he hit a huge three in the 4th, he put up another stinker. Please tell me why this clown is still playing a majority of minutes. He took 13 shots and only made 4 of them... I still can figure out Muff's rationale on this...
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Feel like Vomitting
First off, sorry for the delay. I was without a computer until tonight and was able to get back home to catch Game 4.
A sidenote before I start, if you haven't noticed by now, I have given Coach Nate McMillan's nickname a nickname from now on of Muff. It's not right to the (McDonald's) McMuffin. Personally, I love the fast food. Coach, on the other hand, I can't stand his coaching tactics. Nothing personal... AND, if football, "muff" is defined as dropping a punt/kickoff and in "Coach Muff's" case, he is dropping the ball as a coach...
Game 3 thoughts 1st... Steve Blake took a page out of Travis Outlaw's book in bonehead shooting in jacking up a Level 12 degree difficulty shot from a scale of 1 to 10 down by 3 IN TRANSITION without making a pass WITH a hand in his face WITH 13 seconds left!! The previous play before, my man Rudy hit a fade from the corner WITH a hand in his face and was really the main catalyst for the Blazers being in the game. Glad Jeff Van Gundy was on commentary as he called Blake's knucklehead play out (which probably Coach Muff did not as he only scrutinizes bench players)...
Oh, speaking of Muff, what's up with taking Rudy out in the 4th. If you were watching the game on ESPN, you saw a camera shot of Rudy exploding thinking to himself, "Fuck, we're going to lose this game because my coaching is a moron and just took out the hottest player on the team (in that game)". It took a Roy foul out to get him back in the offense...
On to Game 4: Muff leaves Blake in the 4th and produces a donuts across the board. And if you haven't learned by now, Blake is probably the worst transition PG in the game. A team under 25 that averages the least amount of fast break points?! That's unreal. Partially, that's on Muff too for not preaching it because if he did, then Bayless would be starting. When the Blazers had a chance to tie or lead in the 4th where Steve "Choker" Blake was running in transition, he pulls up and gets stripped unsurprisingly...
The Battle of two overrated coaches in Rick "I Always Collapse in the Playoffs" Adelman" vs. Coach Muff in who's coach is worse was epic (in Games 2 and 4), but in Muff's case, he makes Adelman look like Einstein (Did people not notice when the Rockets where up 2 with 41 seconds left that they should have shot the ball w/28 to 30 seconds left so they would get one last look in case the Blazers scored instead of shooting w/24 seconds left?!). Don't forget the Blazers down 3 with about 9 seconds left and Nate draws up a fade Outlaw 3 IMMEDIATELY: Shades of Steve Blake's beautiful disaster the previous game...
Alright there goes my stomach and my head, I can't type anymore, but I leave you with this: It's not to late to start getting long "The Notorious J.V.G. and JBAY next season and sell (short) Coach Muff and Blake!!
A sidenote before I start, if you haven't noticed by now, I have given Coach Nate McMillan's nickname a nickname from now on of Muff. It's not right to the (McDonald's) McMuffin. Personally, I love the fast food. Coach, on the other hand, I can't stand his coaching tactics. Nothing personal... AND, if football, "muff" is defined as dropping a punt/kickoff and in "Coach Muff's" case, he is dropping the ball as a coach...
Game 3 thoughts 1st... Steve Blake took a page out of Travis Outlaw's book in bonehead shooting in jacking up a Level 12 degree difficulty shot from a scale of 1 to 10 down by 3 IN TRANSITION without making a pass WITH a hand in his face WITH 13 seconds left!! The previous play before, my man Rudy hit a fade from the corner WITH a hand in his face and was really the main catalyst for the Blazers being in the game. Glad Jeff Van Gundy was on commentary as he called Blake's knucklehead play out (which probably Coach Muff did not as he only scrutinizes bench players)...
Oh, speaking of Muff, what's up with taking Rudy out in the 4th. If you were watching the game on ESPN, you saw a camera shot of Rudy exploding thinking to himself, "Fuck, we're going to lose this game because my coaching is a moron and just took out the hottest player on the team (in that game)". It took a Roy foul out to get him back in the offense...
On to Game 4: Muff leaves Blake in the 4th and produces a donuts across the board. And if you haven't learned by now, Blake is probably the worst transition PG in the game. A team under 25 that averages the least amount of fast break points?! That's unreal. Partially, that's on Muff too for not preaching it because if he did, then Bayless would be starting. When the Blazers had a chance to tie or lead in the 4th where Steve "Choker" Blake was running in transition, he pulls up and gets stripped unsurprisingly...
The Battle of two overrated coaches in Rick "I Always Collapse in the Playoffs" Adelman" vs. Coach Muff in who's coach is worse was epic (in Games 2 and 4), but in Muff's case, he makes Adelman look like Einstein (Did people not notice when the Rockets where up 2 with 41 seconds left that they should have shot the ball w/28 to 30 seconds left so they would get one last look in case the Blazers scored instead of shooting w/24 seconds left?!). Don't forget the Blazers down 3 with about 9 seconds left and Nate draws up a fade Outlaw 3 IMMEDIATELY: Shades of Steve Blake's beautiful disaster the previous game...
Alright there goes my stomach and my head, I can't type anymore, but I leave you with this: It's not to late to start getting long "The Notorious J.V.G. and JBAY next season and sell (short) Coach Muff and Blake!!
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