Guy Berger

Deron Williams is having a great 4th quarter, but it looks like too little too late. Guy

Here's a review. I'm currently reading this book. Fascinating and recommended. Some funny parts: p. 57 "...the comment made by Darius Miles, a young player for the Portland Trail Blazers, after he heard that a player had been fined $300,000. 'My mother would have to work over a year to make that kind of money,' said Miles." p. 66 "When Nash was named Canada's athlete of the year, D'Antoni said to him, 'That's a great honor, Steve. Did you beat out one of those curling guys who sweep the ice?' " p. 99 "During an agonizing 139-137 triple overtime loss in Denver on January 10, [assistant coach Marc] Iavaroni leapt off the bench to protest a blocking call on Nash that he thought should've been a charge on the Nuggets. Joe Forte, a veteran ref, came over to the bench and said to him, 'First of all, you split your pants. Second, you gotta calm down.' It was true, Iavaroni was trying to get by with a pair of suit pants that had a small rip in the crotch." Guy

Agreed! Nice work guys. Guy

I haven't heard Prezens, but I do have the album he did w/Tony Levin and Bill Bruford about a decade ago (Upper Extremities). Torn can definitely play. Guy

He was on some fantastic albums -- Jackie's Let Freedom Ring, McCoy's Expansions, Booby's Stick Up -- and his bass playing was always an integral part of the ensemble. Herbie, you'll be missed. Guy

I agree with the Detroit pick but I think SA will do it in 6. Guy

Kavee. Guy

The conventional wisdom is that he didn't start playing "Milestones" live until Tony Williams joined the group.

None of the people voting "yes" has even attempted to address this point by Dan. Would any care to try it? Guy

ROTFLMAO!!! Guy

I don't think Dallas would be a better team with Nash still around. Nash has been a better player with Phoenix than he ever was with Dallas, and I think that has a lot to do with the system Mike D'Antoni has set up. I also wonder if Nash could function in the slower-paced, defensive-minded system that Avery Johnson has brought into Dallas. Guy

While in general I agree with Shawn's point, let's not forget that some of the best tunes on the Wall are composed by Waters alone and that one of the worst ("Young Lust") was co-written by Gilmour. Guy

This was a FANTASTIC gig, one of the best I've seen in a long time. J Larsen made the comparison to Miles's electric groups, and I think that's spot on, except with a tuba replacing Michael Henderson and two cellos (one with occasional wah wah and electronics) replacing Cosey and Lucas. As usual, Henry T's alto playing was very intense. Liberty Ellman (who played amplied acoustic guitar), Dana Leong (the wah wah cellist, who doubled on trombone for one tune), and the drummer were also great. They're playing at the Jazz Gallery on Sunday night as well, so those of you who live in the NYC should definitely check them out. Guy

From tradesports: Pistons-Cavs: Pistons 72.5% Utah-Spurs: Spurs 79.1% Championship: Spurs 54.8% Pistons 29.2% Jazz 8.7% Cavaliers 7.9%

Chewy -- the only rock version I was aware of was Stevie Ray Vaughn's (though I don't think I've heard it). Who covered it in the 60s? Great tune! Guy

If you're rooting for the Pistons, then I'd go for the Jazz. I think the Pistons match up against them alot better than they do against the Spurs. I'll probably swallow my own vomit and root for the Jazz, but I do hope that Bruce Bowen does his usual work on Carlos Boozer. Guy

relyles lives in Hartford, IIRC -- maybe he can take a photo and post it to the board? Guy

Fuck. Who the hell am I going to root for in a Utah - Spurs series? Go Pistons! Guy

The Cavaliers are testing the proposition that you can't win a series while sleeping through most of the games. Guy

Good points. Guy

OK, I now understand 7/4's point (without agreeing on the need for a separate forum). Guy

It would be in a forum with other like minded subjects. Maybe you explain your logic, because I really don't see it. Guy

That thread will be big no matter what forum it's in. Guy But if it has it own forum, I can just go there and flip through it. Funny Rat = 7025 responses! (right now), that's fun...as if this is a real critical issue. I don't understand what your point is here. You can go and flip through it no matter what forum it's in. Guy Easier navigation. The "what classical music are you listening to?" thread is currently 1120 posts long. Is there any reason to believe that it would be shorter if it was in a different forum? Guy

Agreed -- at least he doesn't completely spazz out like Sheed. The things that really pissed me off (more than the whining) was that he wouldn't get back on defense due to whining, and that he would occasionally hog the ball in order to "prove a point". Not going to happen. Not going to happen. The guy's been in the league nine years. He's always going to be a mediocre rebounder who disappears in 4th quarters and seems genetically unable to jump more than 3 inches. They won't. This is a team that will not win more than 48 games and will not advance any further in the playoffs than the 2nd round. Not going to happen either. I thought JRich had a decent playoff run, personally. The guy is what he is -- an above average player who will never be an all star. He'd be the fourth option on a really good team. That said, props to him for gradually improving his game season after season. Guy

That thread will be big no matter what forum it's in. Guy But if it has it own forum, I can just go there and flip through it. Funny Rat = 7025 responses! (right now), that's fun...as if this is a real critical issue. I don't understand what your point is here. You can go and flip through it no matter what forum it's in. Guy