Guy Berger

In the liner notes to the Sam Rivers Mosaic, Sam says:

Jazzbo and Jsngry are big fans of this album, IIRC. I've only heard a few tracks off DT, but I do own Procession which is a nice album. I think I like it better than the post-Mr. Gone albums w/Jaco. Guy

I think Garbarek's playing during the first half of the tune "Personal Mountains" might actually surprise some people if they are not familiar with his avant-garde roots. It's pretty intense, not new-agey at all. Guy

BTW, Stephen Jackson's trial starts May 10. Guy

David Stern must be terrified about playoff TV ratings -- Wade, Shaq, Kobe, Dirk are all out already. The only thing that scares him more than a Spurs-Pistons finals is a Spurs-Bulls finals. Guy

Won't disagree with you there. Anyway, let's savor this moment. Guy

I find this to be highly implausible. Why? Like I said, it almost played out that way. Wasn't that Kings/Lakers game in Sacramento? (yes) Weren't the Lakers slumping? (yes) Wouldn't Avery have preferred to play L.A.? (yes). I think he knew how hot the Warriors were (we had just won 7 of our last 8, including wins against Phoenix, Utah, and Houston at Houston), and believed we'd take care of Portland. The Lakers winning at Sacto was the only thing that screwed it up. But the Clippers were also on the mix for that 8th spot, and I'm sure the Mavs would've played great against them. I think the odds of the Clips capturing the 8th spot given a Mavs victory against the Ws were better than the odds of the Ws capturing the 7th spot given a Mavs loss. Guy

I find this to be mildly plausible. I find this to be highly implausible. I'm surprised nobody has suggested the theory that Avery threw that game near the end of the season as a favor to Nellie. Guy

Monta Ellis was nonexistent after game 3. Guy

WOW. When Baron went out with the hamstring injury, I was worried. When Baron came back and hobbled on the court like a gimpy garden gnome, I was REALLY worried. Then the second half happened. I AM SO PSYCHED! Props to Stephen Jackson's insane performance from beyond the arc (nice response to that bullshit ejection) and Baron's most-valuable-cripple playing. Nice play by Barnes (16 pts, 11 reb), Biedrins and JRich. Hopefully Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (Harrington) will play better next series. Also, I was very happy to see Adonal Foyle come in late in the game. A little short on talent, but that guy has been suffering longer than anybody on the team. Or at least as much as you can suffer while making $6M a year. Guy

I remember being at an apartment for a party a few years ago. They had a bunch of aquariums with no fish, only plants. Except in one of the tanks I saw a giant snail, about the size of a tennis ball. It was awesome -- no flushing that sucker down the toilet. Guy

The dude that wrote this needs some geography lessons, but I was cracking up nonetheless:

I kind of feel the same about Booker. I *love* his work w/Mingus, but in other settings he was somewhat one-dimensional. Still enjoyable up to a point, though. Guy

You are probably right. Good news for W fans: JRich will not be suspended for his "interaction" with a fan in game 5. $35,000 fine. One thing to look forward to in a Suns-Pistons final (unlikely to happen, I'll admit) is Amare posterizing Chris Webber multiple times each game. Guy

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Weird... Guy

I remember loving this show when I was very young. Don't remember much except the large blob seems familiar. "Barba-aba" in Hebrew. Guy

When I was a kid growing up in Israel, I really dug "Rehov Soomsoom". ("Sesame Street" in Hebrew.) Guy

I'm not watching the game, but from yahoo sports it looks like Lamar Odom is almost single-handedly keeping the Lakers' playoff chances alive. edit: 2:05 left, Lakers not dead yet. Kobe putting in an Iverson-esque performance -- 34 pts on 13-33 shooting. Farmar's been solid tonight. edit2: OK, now they're dead. Props to Lamar Odom for putting in a monster game. I hope the Suns can beat the Spurs... but I'm not optimistic. Guy

Amen Larry, Jim's most recent posts on this thread are superb. Guy

The interview Phil is talking about:

Nellie says there is a good chance Matt Barnes won't play tomorrow due to injury. That could be huge. Guy

There's a post and thread on this article at the Marginal Revolution economics blog. One of the commenters says: Another says (re: Noj's comments on all-stars and Laker scrubs): Another good one: Guy

Ok... Jason Kidd. Black? or White? So we better ask the 'anonymous former referee'? Seriously... In the article it says that 12 players could fit into either racial group, and that their classification did not substantially change the conclusion. Guy

I remember reading about that. (Though I thought it was 10%?) Definitely appropriate -- obviously this study could be debunked by further research. I assume the first step will be to see if another academic can replicate the results. Guy