joeyontheguitar

Kevin Durant gives the Spurs massive headaches

It’s not that the Spurs’ offense is bad — in fact, it’s great (props to Kawhi Leonard with 17 points — I bet most people don’t even know who he is). Their problem is their defense, which is day-and-night different from OKC’s. OKC just smothers the Spurs on defense, sticking to each open man like super glue and pressuring the Spurs to make a decision at every moment.

Here’s the difference: While OKC throws down a proactive defense, the Spurs choose a reactive defense. What’s the result? The ever-effective Kevin Durant comes out of nowhere and makes a play. Durant was simply on fire today.

Throw more people at Durant to try to shut him down? Well, you’ve got another problem, which is the fact that anybody else on the court for OKC is very capable of making a shot, especially if you leave them open for even a second.

But of course, Popovich knows all of this. He’s a seasoned coach, and he’s the master. He knows that OKC’s perimeter shooting is fantastic and he’s going to devise something to try to shut it down. You ever hear that talking point on TV about how in the Playoffs it’s more about playing with heart that brings you the win? Well, I watched this last game, and both teams are playing with tons of heart… but OKC out-hearts the Spurs on the defensive end, and you can just see how that makes the difference.

Dear Spurs: OKC is throwing you in disarray with their defense. If you want to win, you’ve got to do the same thing back.

Simple concept, massively difficult execution.

BTW, GJ OKC for making this series a fantastic nail-biter.

06/2/12

HEADS-UP

If you’re my housemate and you hear me yelling “OH BABY!!!” and “WOOOOOOO!” from the living room… I’m watching the basketball game. If you want to come over and yell “OH BABY!!!” and “WOOOOOO!” with me, hurry up and come over. We will distract the neighbors together.

05/31/12

DAMN YOU WELLMAN INTERNET CONNECTION

05/6/12

I’m in da stacks (er, the library)

Slow Internet = good because procrastinatory surfing will become agonizing.

It being 10:40 p.m. = good because if I don’t finish by midnight, I have to go to the 24-hour room. And the longer I stay in the 24-hour room, the more I’ll lose my sanity. So I have to finish my essay faster, right??

PSA: As much as I love Fish’s Wild, Ohana BBQ chicken > Fish’s Wild BBQ chicken. Tuesday 5 dolla Ohana BBQ chicken, holla.

I’m keeping a Facebook tab tantalizingly opened on my browser. When I put in a good hour of work, I can go check my two notifications!!!!

And then maybe I’ll allow myself to browse Tumblr.

Guys, PSA. If you have work to do, get on your shit. If I can do it… you can do it. LOL

02/21/12

Rockin N Rollin: Cheesy Shows

kokobeez:

I’ve been watching a lot of cheesy shows lately like “Awkward” and I just watched “Radio Rebel” on Disney Channel. These shows are all about being yourselves. Well… it made me think, what do you REALLY have to lose? I had never fully broken out of that shy girl that I was when I was younger. Don’t…

Here’s my take. I could be wrong, but then again, isn’t part of the fun of life making wild guesses?

In the grand scheme of things, we all die. That’s a fact. In the grand scheme of things, what do you have to lose? You have nothing to lose. When the choice is borderline, err on the side of adventure. 20 years from now, your rejections won’t matter, but you’ll be happy with yourself that you went for it.

Great post BTW; I should try to step out of my comfort zone too.

02/19/12

Bought two scratchcards yesterday

Damn, they play with your emotions. My winning numbers were 28 and 30. Card gives me 27, 29, and 31. Little fucker! Where’s my hundred thou, huh?

Ed also prop-bet me that I wouldn’t win something on one of the cards, and I accepted. Short story, I didn’t win anything. So now I’m down 15 bucks. LOL shiz.

The tops of the scratchcards say “Enter 2nd Chance Draw ONLY at calottery.com/REPLAY.” A moment ago I was going to register for it, but then I realized why I bought the scratchcards in the first place: I’m hoping for luck to bring me something in life. I’m clinging onto a sliver of hope and it’s futile. So I threw away the cards in dramatic, emotional fashion, like they do in movies when they learn something about themselves and experience a life-shifting moment. Yup, it was as lame as it sounds.

Jon Yeo just dropped by my room and said, “Uh… I think my tolerance went down…” LOL. He drank like half a bottle of Moscato and now he’s tipsy. Then he poured me a full cup (cup, not glass) of it and now I’m getting kind of tipsy. And when I get tipsy there’s only one place to go: Tumblr, where you can write angst-filled posts whenever you want.

I close this post with a quote of brilliance by Jon Yeo.

“Dude…….. why can’t we just… drink Moscato and enjoy life?”
-Jon Yeo, 2/19/12

Dude… that’s deep.

02/19/12