On the brink of tears and other reflctions
Anyways, the season finished and so did both my fantasy leagues and as already expected, I finished 2nd twice, which felt like a shot through the heart. As if I was some the Poulidor of Fantasy Leagues. On a positive note… well, there’s no positive note. Maybe I am too old for these games, I will give it a last shot next season, win and retire “in peace”.
OK, let’s move on and check some early predictions I made before the season started (not taking into consideration “All-NBA” Teams yet), which weren’t actually that bad:
Champion: Rockets if McGrady stays healthy (to be determined)
MVP: Kobe -> It looks like it’s a race between Nowitzki and Nash but Kobe scored 50+ 10 times this season and made a late push to keep his Lakers in Playoffs contention, so… who knows?
Top Scorer: Kobe, followed by Arenas -> This one was actually right, and Arenas finished 3rd.
6th-Man: Barbosa, maybe Delonte West or Antoine Walker if they don´t start... -> Not announced yet but it WILL be Barbosa!
Rookie of the Year: Rajon Rondo -> Mmh, nope, should be Brandon Roy
Most Improved: Shaun Livingston or Deron Williams (best case scenario as a Celtic: Al Jefferson) -> Jefferson is just up there, he made amazing strides of improvemente this year, Deron Williams improved a lot, too, but he’s a second year player so you might have expected it anyways and Shaun Livingston blew his knee and maybe his carer…
Sleeper Teams: Utah, Golden State... Boston -> And although no one counted on them, Utah and Golden State actually made the Playoffs, with Utah winning over 50 games. No comments on Boston…
Top Eight in the East: Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Miami, Washington, Boston, Orlando and Indiana in no particular order. -> New Jersey and Toronto made it, Indian and Boston didn’t, the rest were right.
Top Eight in the West: San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Clippers, Lakers, Phoenix, Utah, Sacramento. -> Golden State and Denver for Sacramento and the Clippers, who smartly enough extended their coach’s contract, having an even better team than last season (when they felt one T. Thomas trey short of the Conference Finals), and oh surprise, missed the Playoffs just the next season. And these NBA GM’s get paid millions! It is crazy!
Defensive Player of the Year: Ron Artest -> He went nuts yet again, hurt my fantasy team, and might slowly be working his way out of the league…
Coach of the Year: Don Nelson -> Put GS in the Playoffs for the first time in 13 seasons… but won’t receive much consideration.
As the movie evolves, you get to find out how committed comrades show a human side you wouldn’t expect, given their social position and how some, in appearance, rather plain characters and situations, have much more of an emotional background than you would expect. The last line of the movie was just brilliant.
Well, I don’t wanna spoil the movie, I can just recommend it to everyone.
P.S. In case anyone wondered, my mate "Olson" stood up to his promise and had his early morning beer in Costa Rica. I didn't expect less!
Labels: Random stuff, The Ramblings, Tube Thoughts
