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Dr. Konway East Presidential Endorsement 2016
I endorse Hillary Clinton. She seems to have some political experience. Not afraid to break a few eggs to make her omelet.
I think Trump has a personality disorder and Gary Johnson has made us all aware of the negative side effects of long-term marijuana use.
Thoughts on Current Popular Songs - 7/16/15
The Weeknd - Can’t Feel My Face: The hot jam of the moment. Like with Jason DeRulo’s “Want to Want Me” it’s stay in that spot may be temporary. But, for now, just enjoy it.
Some dude - Honey, I’m Good: No, man, you are not good, and this is not good. Not at all. Current runner up to Uptown Funk for worst song of the year.
Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance: Tolerable the first several plays...which was like 4 months ago. Please, no more singing or dancing, guys. Just shut up.
Silento - Watch Me: Having never seen this Silento character, I’m trying to figure out if Silento is a 13 year-old boy, a 21 year-old female, or something entirely different. This is one of those gimmicky songs that is actually kind of enjoyable.
OMI - Cheerleader: It seems that Akon had a less talented son who started making sappy R&B music probably produced by the scam artist that makes Pitbull songs.
Kid Ink/Fifth Harmony - Worth It: One of those songs that sounds like just another song on the radio, but after you listen to it 100 times, it gets stuck in your head for days at a time.
Jidenna - Classic Man: This song caught my attention because being a Classic Man doesn’t seem like your typical rap boast. Bonus points for the “charm like a leprechaun” line.
Meek Mill - Who Knows: The Russ Westbrook of the rap game. He goes hard, with no regard for human life, hooks, choruses or anything, but he’s good.
Sports Ranked by my Viewing Interest
This is a highly personal list that can change almost daily. Some other fringe sports may be excluded.
Basketball - Basketball can be entertaining at almost any level mostly thanks to the up and down action that no other sport can match. The freak athleticism at the top level is also unparalleled.
Hockey - I feel about hockey the way I imagine a lot of people feel about soccer. It’s nearly continuous action often at a frenetic pace, but requires great technical execution to succeed. The introduction of HD television has increased my interest dramatically.
Football - I generally disagree with the concept of the modern game of football. Too many performance-enhanced athletes and life-changing injuries to truly enjoy, but there is still no better sport to gamble on.
Baseball - My interest in baseball has varied wildly, going from the top spot to the #4 spot and back numerous times, typically based on the amount of free time I have to stay connected to the sport. This is not a game for the impatient.
Golf - You only need to play the game once to appreciate the mental toughness and discipline required to play this game at a very high level.
Tennis - The great thing about tennis is probably that you can choose sides very quickly by watching just a few points.
Track and Field/Running - Having run for a small portion of my life, I have a great respect for anyone who chooses to/has the ability to do this for a living.
any event during the Olympics - Swimming, handball, skiing, it doesn’t matter. When national pride is at stake, things become much more intense.
Horse Racing - If they didn’t allow you to gamble on it, I doubt I would ever watch a horse race.
Auto Racing - I lived in the South for long enough to have a small amount of respect for the strategic aspects of the sport, but not long enough to consider driver’s “athletes.”
Soccer - Like hockey, but slower, less physical, and involves almost no use of the hands.
Women’s sports - I respect female athletes, but I do find it hard to watch slower/less talented versions of men’s sports.
Cycling - To be fair, I rarely watch cycling, because I don’t understand it. Also, the competitors look like cycling robots in spandex.
Things I Don’t Get - June 8, 2015
Soccer - I admit it’s unfair, but I just can’t get into soccer, and I can’t tell you why. I just don’t get it.
Game of Thrones - Once I heard there were dragons involved, I lost all interest. That’s just totally unrealistic. Dragons have never existed and I doubt they will in my lifetime.
Fast & The Furious movies - To be fair, I’ve never even watched ONE of the 37 movies in this franchise. I think last time I saw a trailer, they were dropping out of planes in cars. That just seems unnecessary.
Bruno Mars - I love pop music, but I really dislike Bruno Mars. It seems like a lot of people disagree, so I can only assume those people are idiots.
Whatever happened to...
Garry Shandling?
First Impressions - Kardashians
I watched 5 minutes of the Keeping Up With The Kardashains (KUWTK) Bruce Jenner (BJ...no, nevermind) special. Here are my 5-minute impressions of the key cast members.
Kim - Painfully aware that she is always being watched to the point where it has become her new personality. That being said, I still kind of like her.
Khloe - The ugly duckling who holds a grudge about being the ugly duckling. Mentally damaged beyond repair most likely.
Kourtney - She may be pregnant or something, but she just looked exhausted. I am assuming she’s tired of Keeping Up.
Kendall - So innocent. So real. So astoundingly good-looking. Strangely, the best looking of the whole crew seems to be the most well-adjusted. Must be the supermodel lifestyle keeping her grounded.
Kylie - Seems to be heading down the Mary Kate/Ashley path where she goes from cute teenager to eccentric, unlikeable 20-something.
Kris - The mastermind was clearly upset about Bruce...possibly ruining her brand that is. She’s been in this game a long time though, and I imagine she will bounce back.
Bruce - Oh, poor, naive Bruce. Bruce seems like a genuinely good guy/person/future lady. Not your typical former Olympic gold medalist/aspiring woman. He seems like he’s adapted a lot of the Hollywood lifestyle, but can’t leave behind his humble upbringing.
Legit NBA MVP Voting
Stephen Curry is going to be voted your 2014-15 NBA MVP because he makes ridiculous plays and can basically make 3-pointers on command, but if you ask me, I don’t think that makes him the most valuable player in the league this year. Here’s the only legit NBA MVP rankings you need to read.
1. LeBron James - Let’s be honest, they nearly shut the city of Cleveland down before he decided to come back. He didn’t have his best season, but he probably at least quadrupled the value of the entire franchise. Just quit pretending like he’s not the most valuable player in the NBA at least for a couple more years.
2. Anthony Davis - Anthony Davis for 60 games is still enough to take a team that should be vying for the first pick in the draft and put them in the playoffs in the Western Conference! That’s what happens when you have nights where you go for like 38 pts, 22 reb, 12 blocks, 14 assists and 16 steals (approximately.) It should only take a couple more years of LeBron aging for him to become the perennial MVP for 7 or 8 years, even playing 60 games a year.
3. Russell Westbrook - He literally almost dragged the Thunder into the playoffs by shooting 45 shots a night in order to make sure Dion Waiters didn’t sabotage the team. With the season over, I feel like Russ is going to start going to local pickup games and playing 1-on-5 and still average a triple double. Assisting who? Exactly!
4. Stephen Curry - No real MVP would play second fiddle in a State Farm commercial. That said, he actually did have a tremendous season. I think the Warriors were able to optimize his talents this year, by playing him fewer minutes and not making him play defense. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green provided significant assistance and allowed him more breathing room. A great season indeed, but not as great as those top 3 guys.
5. James Harden - It takes a lot of talent to be the league’s best scorer and its worst defender, but Harden has managed to do just that. Even with that being the case, I consider him a more well-rounded version of Carmelo Anthony. I think his ability to wear down defenders is probably his way of playing defense. Now the only question is when will he get rid of the beard.
Thoughts on Current Popular Songs
In case you were wondering (and I know you were, even if you don’t think you were) here’s a few thoughts on the current songs making the rounds on your local radio stations.
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen: This is the hottest track of the year so far. The singing portion is great, even if the small amount of rapping is mediocre.
Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk: The worst track of the year so far also happens to be the most overplayed. I’ve nearly destroyed several car radios scrambling to change the station when I hear this one come on.
Wiz Khalifa - See You Again: What is this? A Wiz Khalifa tribute to Paul Walker? Like the Fast and Furious movies, I’m just not that interested.
Ed Sheerin - Thinking Out Loud: I think if I never had to see what Ed Sheerin looked like, I may have been able to take his music semi-seriously.
Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do: I actually enjoyed this song the first 1,000 times I heard it. The 1,001st time was just too much though.
Flo Rida - GDFR: No one loves or hates Flo Rida, but more likely you are pretty indifferent to him and tolerate his catchy pop-rap thing. Nothing has changed here.
Usher - I Don’t Mind: To me, this is Usher at his most annoying, trying to make a heartfelt song about strippers or something? This has less credibility than an Alex Rodriguez apology.
Maroon 5 - Sugar: I have basically boycotted Maroon 5 ever since their second album (I really enjoyed the first album and have hated everything else...HATED) but this one has broken the trend slightly. I will most likely hate it by the end of the month.
Jason DeRulo - Want to Want Me: An enjoyable upbeat track from Chris Brown Lite. Likely lacking staying power, so enjoy it while you can.
Top Rappers in the Game, 2015
1. Kanye West - Every song he makes is better than just about 99% of everything that everyone else makes. In reality, there is Kanye and then there is everyone else.
2. Kendrick Lamar - His second album may be better than his first, which many thought was nearly impossible. He’s separated himself from the pack as the best pure rapper alive right now.
3. Drake - Drake is putting out 100+ songs a year, and is featured on just about every other song on the radio. Some are incredibly hot, some are just okay. He’s really good, but has yet to put out an album even close to on par with the top 2 guys.
4. Nicki Minaj - She is a great rapper. Not just a great female rapper. My one issue with her is she has yet to put out a really great rap album, or even a really great rap single. She’s really at her best on her guest verses.
5. Everyone else - Sure, there are a bunch of other rappers out there dropping the occasional hot single, the hot albums with little fanfare, and the catchy mixtapes, but no one elevated quite to the level of the Big Four right now.
DISCLAIMER: I am far from what you might consider a hip hop expert, but consider myself relatively knowledgeable for a white father of two living in the suburbs.
Clint Capela is still mad about not scoring in the NBA
SWEET 16 GUARANTEES
These are not predictions, these are guarantees (not legally binding). I have been to the future, and the only way any of this is wrong is if I recalled it incorrectly.
Notre Dame 75, Wichita State 73 - Notre Dame will be down by double digits at some point. Don’t worry, they will go on a 26-0 run and pull it out by 1 or 2.
Wisconsin 74, North Carolina 69 - North Carolina has more talent and athletes, but Wisconsin is a better team. Trust me, it makes a lot of sense in college basketball. Kaminsky gets shut down, but Wisconsin prevails as North Carolina chokes away the lead in the final minutes.
Kentucky 76, West Virginia 68 - I think Bob Huggins will do whatever he can to make this a game, but his team isn’t good enough or lucky enough to pull off the miracle. It will be close for a while, causing some minor freakouts.
Arizona 77, Xavier 63 - Arizona is good. Xavier is just okay. Matt Stainbrook will rely on his 35 years of experience but come up well short.
Gonzaga 79, UCLA 67 - UCLA will require several bad goaltending calls to even stay close in this game. Gonzaga continues to fly under the radar.
Louisville 68, NC State 61 - NC State will be riding a wave of confidence and facing a superior team.
Utah 69, Duke 68 - POELTL vs. Okafor will really overshadow the fact that Duke is not very good on defense..
Michigan State 75, Oklahoma 66 - Never bet against Izzo in March, especially when he is playing a relatively mediocre opponent.
NCAA Players To Watch
Last year, I hopped on the Elfrid Payton bandwagon right around this time, and look what happened to him!
This year, here are the players whose bandwagon I would like to encourage you to join:
1. Stanley Johsnon, Arizona - I have seen him play several times and have been impressed several times. I am also annoyed that he has a far more impressive body at his age than I will ever have. That doesn't seem fair.
2. Sam Dekker, Wisconsin - Like extremely efficient Caucasian swingmen? This is your guy.
3. Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky - Not only is he an athletic lanky 7-footer, but he managed the rare feat of staying at Kentucky for 3 years, which is nearly impossible to do these days without Coach Cal literally driving you out of Lexington and dumping you out of his car.
4. Cat Barber, NC State - I am pretty sure he won’t make the tournament, but I truly appreciate his game, his nickname and his haircut. Hopefully better things are in store for Cat next year.
NBA Players I Overestimated
NBA Players I severely overestimated: 1. Darko Milicic - He legitimately LOOKED like he should have been a good NBA player. He was not. 2. Chris Wilcox - I thought he was the next Amare Stoudemire. He was not. 3. Randy Foye - I thought he was better than Brandon Roy. I thought he was the first Russ Westbrook. He was not. 4. Marvin Williams - I thought he would validate being taken before Chris Paul. He did not. 5. Jerryd Bayless - I thought Eric Gordon and Bayless would be in the same class as D-Rose and Westbrook. They were not.
So, what can we learn from this? I know nothing about NBA scouting...or at least as little as NBA scouts.
A Capela
The world awaits Clint Capela's first NBA field goal...or free throw.
Jeff Tinker Gives Thanks
Things that Jeff Tinker is Thankful for in 2014:
Dr. Konway East
HAM Juice
Hollywood making the 2nd Sin City movie specifically for me
My favorite actors: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Eva Green, Bridget Regan, Karen Gillan, Gabriel Mann
Devil Dawgs
Tiesto
Jack Daniels
Brodeos
"Blank Space" by Taylor Swift
The Hakkasan Group
MTV's "Guy Code"
Bonds that pay interest semi-annually
Johnnie Walker
Great friends who let me harass them with nonsensical emails
Marrying a gorgeous woman who never asks me to conform to a mature, adult life
11/30/14 - Amateur Sports Analysis, NFL Sunday
Long snapper seems like a terrible profession. Snap the ball accurately, then look out for the 300 pound man charging at you.
Is there anything more demoralizing in sports than being on the receiving end of a vicious stiff-arm?
NFL kickers are generally very good at their job. One only needs to watch a few college football games to realize the difference.
Cricket
http://time.com/3609184/australia-cricket-phillip-hughes-death-tributes-putoutyourbats/
It's far more dangerous than it looks.