California Dreamin'

Its bad enough being out in California and missing the start of the Celtics game because the tip off falls within what many consider the normal “working hours”, but then you sit down to recap said game and the hotel that you are staying at is having “server issues”. You can’t tell me that its not because of the 9pm “porn site rush hour”. There are a lot of men staying here while they are working in the area and you won’t be able to convince me that they aren’t collectively inhibiting my ability to log into Roomofzen because of frenzied attempts to visit YouPorn before the free beer from the dinner buffet wears off and they all pass out on their sofas. So, here I am, alone in a hotel room in Chatsworth, California, wanting nothing more than to post to this blog but unable to do so…I’m not even having any luck downloading pictures of Andrei Kirilenkos hair, which amazes me to no end. Seriously, is that a mohowk? I can’t tell, it is a veritable mohawk mirage. If you wandered through the deserts of Utah long enough eventually you would see what appears to be a Mohawk on the head of Andrei Kirilenko, of this I am sure. (Obviously, I did manage to get online, however it was a long and arduous period of waiting)

Anyway, I did make it back to the aforementioned hotel late in the first quarter with the Celtics enjoying a comfortable lead thanks to a hot start by Paul Pierce. Chicago looked overmatched this entire game, and really it never got close enough for me to be scared. A few things that I found interesting during the game.

- Garnett looks like an absolute pimp on the sideline in his suit. Granted, all Celtics fans want to see him suited up in a uniform but even when injured he remains the penultimate badass. Over under for Carat weight of those earrings 6.0.
- Garnett and Powe are done for the season, Tony Allen is playing with some sort of claw-like tape job on his hand and Brian Scalabrine appears to be wearing a headband in self defense due to a recent concussion. I immediately think of John Olerud, and then of Scal wearing a green batting helmet (without earflaps of course) and knocking down a three from deep in the corner. Other images pop into my mind as well: The batting helmet sliding across the floor as Scal hustles for a loose ball that he has no chance of getting…Scal tipping his helmet to the crowd after knocking down a non-crucial freethrow with 1:13 remaining in the fourth quarter of a 29 point Celtic victory. Awesome.
- Marbury shows a little spark. This could be huge for the C’s especially if Rondo is hurt. Late in the Game Marbury ends up with a bunch of band-aids on his face and head. His dome is just too busy, with band-aids, tattoos. Its distracting me.
- Joahkim Noah is a poor man’s Mikey Moore. I can’t stop saying that to myself.


At this point in the post I was going to veer in another direction and just briefly mention that if you have not seen East Bound and Down than do yourself a favor and get HBO and watch this immediately.

Back to the NBA. I find it hard to believe that Chicago is actually rolling over and dying right now however, that’s exactly what appears to be happening. Game 1 might have been their high water mark for the season. If the Celts weren’t so banged up I would be entirely convinced that they come out in game 4 and destroy the Bulls…BUT…I cant go that far yet. Clearly the Chicago fans were not impressed. By the fourth quarter the Bulls were playing for what would have been a modestly sized crowd for a 6th grade boys basketball round-robin tournament at your local YMCA.

I Dislike him.

Vinny Del Negro…it just rolls off the tongue.

I almost stay up for the double header and watch the Lakers and Jazz play but the thought of seeing any more Pau Gasol jump hooks followed by slow motion shots of “Pau Gasol Face” as he turns and runs back down the court to be a non-factor on defense.

It feels like its been so long…and yet, here we are.

I dislike him more.