Type Slow is not dead
I understand that quite some time has gone by without a post. I think I can speak for Trout when I say that we are disappointed in how busy we have been. Nonetheless, Type Slow is not dead. We had been blogging at a pretty quick pace, especially for people who work full time. I do expect to pick up posting a few times a week (between myself and Trout) once again... Hang in there.
- Trout and I entered an NCAA pool with about 60 others. 140 units per team, payouts each round. Up until the Final Four, we have consistently been about average each round, which unfortunately has net us zero dollars thus far. However, if Florida wins tonight, we stand to make a couple hundred (no thanks to me because Trout made the picks for this round). So, as much as I hate Noah and co dancing like MTV's Compton set for "The Grind," I'm praying for a Florida win and some cash in my pocket.
- Tonight completes a real good sports weekend. I will not go into it because every sports writer worth a damn has already commented on it, several of whom notably predicted their impending divorces after tonight is over. But, one thing I cannot let go is the start of baseball season. It was kicked off just right, with a Mets demolition of the weakest defending champ since Buster Douglas. This said, I'm legitimately concerned about the Mets. Sure, the National League sucks, and the Mets are at worst an 85-88 win team. But unless Tom Glavine is in Cy Young contention come September and no less than one of their wildcard young pitchers (Maine, Perez, Pelfrey), this rotation is in serious trouble. Of course, the Mets can slug with anyone in the league, but that joke of a rotation is going to cost them come summer time. Here's to Carlos Zambrano's fall out in Chicago and a bigtime trade or two in July. I could see Omar trading Milledge and Humber for Rich Harden, assuming Harden is only on the DL once or twice before the deadline.
- One thing I really don't get is the seemingly unanimous prediction of the Angels winning the AL West. Not that any other team is a real powerhouse in that division, but the Angels have a real suspect lineup. I'd walk Vlad every time. Garrett Anderson can't protect him, Gary Matthews blows, and I really can't see their young players maturing enough to keep the offense afloat. So, my pick for the West is actually Texas. It's been a long time since they've been a contender there, but I think this year could be it. Their pitching has improved from where it was a few years ago, though definitely is not great. But that shouldn't matter with the A's, Angels, and Mariners sporting NL Central lineups. Other than Vlad, who I'm walking every AB, nobody scares me offensively. Ichiro is good, but Sexson and Beltre strike out far too many times for that lineup to produce serious runs. Does anyone really think Nick Swisher is a force to be reckoned with? As for the Rangers O, I can see Teixeira putting up MVP numbers... wish I had him on either of my fantasy teams. Michael Young, while having a disappointing year last season, is a prime bounce back candidate, as well. The Rangers are absolutely a risky pick, but my point here is that the division is up for grabs and even a sub-standard American League club like Texas can take it with 90 wins.
- Hate to say it, but the Yankees and Red Sox are far and away the best two teams in the MLB. If either were in the NL, they'd win 110 games. Hell, they might be pushing 110 in the AL. The White Sox, Twins, Blue Jays, and Indians are all nice little ball clubs. They can't compare to either the Yanks or the Sox.
- 24 needs to pick up immediately. Wouldn't mind seeing Bauer rail Chloe, even though she's about a 3 out of 10. Since the death of Edgar, no one has repulsed me more on that show. Jack could really give her what she has comin' to her.
- I forget if we have already discussed this on the blog, but what nationality is Joakim Noah? Aren't his parents white (and good looking). Was he adopted?
- If Oden loses tonight, does he stick around at Ohio State? He's alluded to not wanting to jump to the NBA until he thinks he can dominate on that level. Could he be more than a 10ppg, 8 reb, 2 blk -type Center in the NBA next season? I'm really not convinced that he's going to be anything other than a great defender and a big body (I'm thinking a taller Ben Wallace as of this moment), at least in the immediate future. The guy doesn't put up 20 a game against 6'8'', 230 lb defenders in college. Why should I expect him to be a top-flight producer in the NBA next saeson? Stay in school, Greg. You don't want to play for the Celtics anyway. Their fans prefer white guys. If Noah turns out to be white, the Celts might be gearing up to draft him. Thoughts, Trout?
- Joe Theisman out of MNF. YESSSS. Ron Jaworski replaces him. NOOOO. Boomer Esaison was the pick there.
Plenty of food for thought for the hungry Typeset...
- Trout and I entered an NCAA pool with about 60 others. 140 units per team, payouts each round. Up until the Final Four, we have consistently been about average each round, which unfortunately has net us zero dollars thus far. However, if Florida wins tonight, we stand to make a couple hundred (no thanks to me because Trout made the picks for this round). So, as much as I hate Noah and co dancing like MTV's Compton set for "The Grind," I'm praying for a Florida win and some cash in my pocket.
- Tonight completes a real good sports weekend. I will not go into it because every sports writer worth a damn has already commented on it, several of whom notably predicted their impending divorces after tonight is over. But, one thing I cannot let go is the start of baseball season. It was kicked off just right, with a Mets demolition of the weakest defending champ since Buster Douglas. This said, I'm legitimately concerned about the Mets. Sure, the National League sucks, and the Mets are at worst an 85-88 win team. But unless Tom Glavine is in Cy Young contention come September and no less than one of their wildcard young pitchers (Maine, Perez, Pelfrey), this rotation is in serious trouble. Of course, the Mets can slug with anyone in the league, but that joke of a rotation is going to cost them come summer time. Here's to Carlos Zambrano's fall out in Chicago and a bigtime trade or two in July. I could see Omar trading Milledge and Humber for Rich Harden, assuming Harden is only on the DL once or twice before the deadline.
- One thing I really don't get is the seemingly unanimous prediction of the Angels winning the AL West. Not that any other team is a real powerhouse in that division, but the Angels have a real suspect lineup. I'd walk Vlad every time. Garrett Anderson can't protect him, Gary Matthews blows, and I really can't see their young players maturing enough to keep the offense afloat. So, my pick for the West is actually Texas. It's been a long time since they've been a contender there, but I think this year could be it. Their pitching has improved from where it was a few years ago, though definitely is not great. But that shouldn't matter with the A's, Angels, and Mariners sporting NL Central lineups. Other than Vlad, who I'm walking every AB, nobody scares me offensively. Ichiro is good, but Sexson and Beltre strike out far too many times for that lineup to produce serious runs. Does anyone really think Nick Swisher is a force to be reckoned with? As for the Rangers O, I can see Teixeira putting up MVP numbers... wish I had him on either of my fantasy teams. Michael Young, while having a disappointing year last season, is a prime bounce back candidate, as well. The Rangers are absolutely a risky pick, but my point here is that the division is up for grabs and even a sub-standard American League club like Texas can take it with 90 wins.
- Hate to say it, but the Yankees and Red Sox are far and away the best two teams in the MLB. If either were in the NL, they'd win 110 games. Hell, they might be pushing 110 in the AL. The White Sox, Twins, Blue Jays, and Indians are all nice little ball clubs. They can't compare to either the Yanks or the Sox.
- 24 needs to pick up immediately. Wouldn't mind seeing Bauer rail Chloe, even though she's about a 3 out of 10. Since the death of Edgar, no one has repulsed me more on that show. Jack could really give her what she has comin' to her.
- I forget if we have already discussed this on the blog, but what nationality is Joakim Noah? Aren't his parents white (and good looking). Was he adopted?
- If Oden loses tonight, does he stick around at Ohio State? He's alluded to not wanting to jump to the NBA until he thinks he can dominate on that level. Could he be more than a 10ppg, 8 reb, 2 blk -type Center in the NBA next season? I'm really not convinced that he's going to be anything other than a great defender and a big body (I'm thinking a taller Ben Wallace as of this moment), at least in the immediate future. The guy doesn't put up 20 a game against 6'8'', 230 lb defenders in college. Why should I expect him to be a top-flight producer in the NBA next saeson? Stay in school, Greg. You don't want to play for the Celtics anyway. Their fans prefer white guys. If Noah turns out to be white, the Celts might be gearing up to draft him. Thoughts, Trout?
- Joe Theisman out of MNF. YESSSS. Ron Jaworski replaces him. NOOOO. Boomer Esaison was the pick there.
Plenty of food for thought for the hungry Typeset...
posted by Dick Dastardly at
6:53 PM
6 Comments:
Before I pass out tonight, few quick thoughts on the ncaa championship:
-i saw '300' in IMAX on sunday night (decent flick), and i knew the evil persian king looked familiar...that's because it was al horford
-right after half time, the cameras panned to greg oden's mother and brother in the stands..gotta say, his brother didn't look even remotely like him, not even a question that it was different fathers...well done mrs. oden
-chris richards went to Trout's high school
-joakim noah is half white-half latin, his dad is a famous musician or something...his mom is a former miss sweden, and quite obviously was doing some major drugs while she was pregnant with joakim
-dick, i'll let you go on the oden comments since you made them before the game, but after watching that, there is no question that, a) he will be the #1 pick if he comes out, b) barring injury, he will be one of the 10 greatest nba centers ever, -he absolutely DOMINATED in that game, and the dude is only a freshman...i can't think of a single center in the past 20 years who was that good that young..they all get good around their junior year, shaq, ewing, robinson, olajowan...this kid is special...i really he hope he comes back next year and is just an absolute force of nature, then the knicks can draft him in 2008 and dick can buy me my 6-pack of bud lite
-sam ryan, hottest sideline reporter goin
I believe Noah's dad was a French Tennis player. His mom is the wildcard. I thought she was a former model/actress or something. I can definitely see half latino for Joakim, though.
Oden did have a monster game, and he may develop into a polished offensive player. My point was that he is not yet an offensive juggernaut at the college level, and probably will not be at the pro level either. He needs a few more years to come into his own. He can do this while leading Ohio State to the title next year.
looks like simmons felt the same way i did...
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/blog/index?name=simmons&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab5pos2
well, if bill simmons agrees with you then I guess you MUST be right, eh dick?
not an offensive juggernaut? get an eye exam bro...the dude was lethal last night. he scored almost every time he had the ball, and it wasn't just authoritative dunks. the kid has a nice baby sky hook, and an 8 foot fade away that he busted out last night, both were unguardable. also, unlike most nba centers, he looked comfortable putting the ball on the floor and dribbling 2 or 3 steps before putting the moves on his defender to get to the basket. plus, he was going mostly with his right hand last night, which he hadn't used in nearly a year! i agree he needs more polish, but that will come naturally just by gaining back use of his strong hand. moreso, the reason people have been hyping his defense way more this year is because the buckeye offense is completely inept at getting him the ball. he had single coverage almost all night, but aside from conley, no one was getting him the ball nearly enough. lewis (i think) took at least 5 idiotic 3 pointers that never had a chance, when he could have just popped it into gregor for an easy 2. even from a pure athleticism standpoint, he's like nothing i've seen. he was guarding guys at the top of the key, and i could easily see him having the ability to guard a guy like dirk on the perimeter if need be at the next level.
Dick, if you really wanna keep this argument going, I heard simmons should be posting in his b-ball blog later this afternoon, or if you're feely antsy, you can always go the gene wojahowski route
legend -
are you telling me that greg oden would be a top 5 offensive center in the NBA next season? i've seen a bunch of oden's games this year and he has been a non-factor on offense in most of them. you're basing your comments on the results of his best game of the season. i understand that he was hurt, etc etc. all im saying is that there's little evidence that this guy will immediately dominate offensively in the NBA.
another thing, why was there such an emphasis on oden not sitting down for a few minutes? who the hell cares? the guy's a teenager who plays d-I hoops. he should be in good enough shape to run the floor all game. what's going to happen in the NBA when his team asks him to play 40 of 48 minutes every night?
im done putting this guy down. i never intended to do that in the first place. when he hits the weight room seriously for a few years, he's going to have a david robinson-type lean and mean body. he's a great college player and will definitely be a productive pro, possibly a great pro. we can't say for sure, though, since he is decidedly not an offensive juggernaut at the college level (contrary to legend's convictions).
how about all these injuries in the NBA? every day it seems like some other above-average contributor is going down for the season. are all of these guys brittle after cycling off HGH? fantasy leagues around the country are getting destroyed.
Do I think Oden will be a top 5 offensive nba center next year? Quite possibly. I hate to keep beating a dead horse, but he was playing with his left hand all year! I can't even brush my teeth with my left hand. He only started using his right in the tourney, which gives him only 6 games and two weeks to show a "dominant" performance. And make no mistake, there were flashes of dominance in other games too, the problem was he kept getting in foul trouble and thad matta would bench him for half the game (just look at his minutes). it's impossible to turn in a brilliant offensive performance if you're back and forth off the bench all game and can't get a rhythm going. on top of that, he's had to create his own shots all season, mostly off of offensive boards, because the buckeye offense is just plain stupid - he should be touching the ball on every single possession, nuff said.
this is the last i'm going to say on the subject. i agree with you dick on the whole 'making a big deal of him not sitting'. it's the championship game, probably his last game, and he's the only effective weapon against the gators. why sit him? also, despite the announcers talking about it every 2 seconds, i don't think he looked all that tired. he was still running the floor well up til the end. another thing that impressed me is that unlike most nba centers, oden is one of the first ones to get back on D. he's the best center i've seen, from a pure athleticism standpoint. and he's only 19! he could grow 2 inches in the next 6 months. he's as close to a sure thing as it gets, and if he puts on 20 lbs in the next 6 months, he might just be the best center in the nba next year (seriously how many good centers are there in the nba? i can't name 3, and shaq is running on fumes at this point)
-yea the injuries are def ridiculous, but it ain't due to the depletion of HGH, you're looking at the wrong 3 letters. It's all about the THC. Half the league has been taking bingers like they were Flinstone vitamins for the past decade, and now the lack of it is taking its toll. Gone are the days of the 'quintuple team' and 35-foot 3-pointer. No longer will players idly hang back on a fast break to see Shawn Kemp or JR Rider bust out a silly 'plays of the week' dunk. Ah, the good old days.
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