There should be no mosque near Ground Zero in New York so long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia. The time for double standards that allow Islamists to behave aggressively toward us while they demand our weakness and submission is over.

Newt Gingrich's quote on the proposed Ground Zero mosque is pretty much everything that's wrong with the right wing thinking right now. Their politics has shifted from the love of American freedom to the basic grade school philosophy of "Well he doesn't do it so why should I?" The reason that there aren't churches in Saudi Arabia is that they don't have religious freedom. We do. Is Newt seriously arguing that we should hold ourselves up to the Saudi standard and act accordingly?

The reason the Ground Zero mosque is important is two-fold. It's a reminder that the events of 9/11 were not just about hijacked planes but also about a hijacked faith. It's a reminder to most Americans that the violence that happened is not supported by all followers of Islam but it's also a reminder to Muslims that they need to combat the issues within their own faith and their own mosques. Every time someone walks out of their mosque, they'll see what can happen if they don't stand up to those people who try to pervert their beliefs.

Sadly, this is not the only example of school yard rules taking over. Rep. Anthony Weiner's tirade on the floor is becoming somewhat legendary but even though I agree with his stance, that we should simply pass this bill and not let politicizing amendments to muddy the waters, the fact of the matter is that if he hadn't gotten up and screamed about this, the 9/11 responders bill would not have gotten any attention whatsoever. It would have just been yet another bill that was shot down because the two parties were fighting over politics instead of trying to help the people. Then again, in a sign of Republicans finding a way to shoot themselves in the foot, Rep. Peter King's comment about procedure has now overshadowed the possibly legitimate right wing concern of the bill having a lack of safeguards to combat "abuse, waste, and fraud".

It's been like this for some time but American politics have officially become a gigantic embarrassment.

Posted by SoulHonky at 07:45 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

As I was walking home, past Arclight Cinemas, last night, I was handed a piece of paper. Seriously, after an opening sentence like that, how could you not want to read the rest of this post. Anyway, the paper was from an indie filmmaker who was able to get the film that he made for $10 grand onto Netflix for a trial period. The problem is that he needs to get a huge number of people to add the film to their queue's in order to get the film to stay there. What he asked me (or, rather, handed me a paper with the question on it) was to simply add the film to my Netflix queue. You don't have to put it to the top or ever actually get, it just needs to be on the queue. So I added it and now I'm asking you all, my handful of loyal readers to also help out an aspiring filmmaker.

I'd like to take a moment from this post to note that "Strike It Up" by Black Box has popped up on my Itunes. I'm not sure how I got that on there.

Anyway, the film is called "Losing You" and it's directed by Ian Clay. Go forth and help him out.

My favorite candy bar is the Milky Way Dark but there's a new contender to the throne as there is now a Kit Kat Dark bar. Delicious! Not sure where else they are available but they're at the world's greatest Chevron in Burbank on Riverside Dr. I've never seen a gas station like it. They have more bottled water and soda choices (including 1-liter Mexican Coca-Cola with real sugar) than most supermarkets.

Posted by SoulHonky at 08:09 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

The blog might be slow this week as work looks like it's going to be hell and I have a couple of friends from out of town visiting during the week. Always a good mix. So until I have more free time, here's a pretty sweet trailer for Zack Snyder's "Sucker Punch" as well as a trailer for Martin Scorsece's upcoming HBO show "Boardwalk Empire".

To see more trailers for Boardwalk Empire, head over to Slash Film where they have the complete set of four.

Posted by SoulHonky at 08:43 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

Yes, I'm still pissed about how bad "Salt" was.

But what's even more interesting is to see how many people are holding this film up as if it's a step in the right direction for women. The film is lauded for having a kick-ass female lead as if Angelina Jolie hasn't been doing that for the past decade (or that Milla Jovavich hasn't done it as well.) What they ignore is that the film was completely rewritten because Jolie was in it and her character's heroics were changed because the director didn't think a woman saving her husband would work.

"In the original script, there was a huge sequence where Edwin Salt saves his wife, who's in danger,' says Noyce. 'And what we found was when Evelyn Salt saved her husband in the new script, it seemed to castrate his character a little. So we had to change the nature of that relationship.'

Now, I'm not sure what the relationship was in the old script but, in this one, Salt's husband is a nerd who studies spiders and whose sole purpose in the film is to get kidnapped. And even that purpose isn't really necessary when you look at the big picture. Basically, instead of having a legitimate male character that needs to be saved by a woman, Noyce appears to have felt that the best way to make it work is make the husband borderline irrelevant.

If anything, this film is an example of the lack of feminist thinking in Hollywood. It seems that, in order for a woman to be seen as bad ass assassin, the rest of the film has to be completely preposterous. What could (and should) have been a Bourne-esque film was turned into a nonsensical, borderline parody of a spy film. If the people making this film had more faith in their character and weren't so worried about how the male supporting character looked, the film could have been much better. Sadly, it appears that Hollywood still isn't there yet.

Posted by SoulHonky at 03:00 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

Uh, what? This isn't what boxing needs right now to help its reputation. On the bright side, Danny Green actually angrily apologizes to the crowd (go to the 5 minutes mark) in a rant that would make the WWE proud.

Posted by SoulHonky at 04:14 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

For some reason, critics seem to like Angelina Jolie's latest film "Salt". A big part is probably Angelina Jolie but even then some critics seem to give it a huge pass despite the fact that the film is terrible. Roger Ebert all but says that it sucks but he still gave it four stars. Me? I'm literally angry about how bad the film is. I'm fuming. There are brain dead action movies and there are movies that then go and piss on the grave of your deceased brain. "Salt" is the latter. The movie is obscenely nonsensical.

The plot makes zero sense. There aren't plot holes; there are chasms of nonsense that have the faint scent of plot on the edges. Yes, there are a couple of cool action moments but for the most part it's basically a bunch of functional retards who somehow became CIA and Secret Service agents chasing after Supergirl. Did I mention that this movie made me mad? It's like, Why bother with a plot? It's not like anything is going to make sense. Just have her running around and shooting guns and shit.

Right now, the film is ranked as the Worst Movie of the Year and that might be a little hard. Was it really worse than The A-Team or From Paris with Love? I don't know. But those films didn't make me furious. I don't know what it is about this film but it just ticked me off with how absolutely stupid it was. There are twists in it that don't make a ton of sense when they are happening and make even less sense as the film progresses. Seriously, fuck this movie. I don't think I've ever been this angry after seeing a film. I have to stop now because I could rant for hours about this. Do not waste your time with this movie unless you like anything Angelina Jolie does or don't have a short term memory and just like watching random action scenes.

Posted by SoulHonky at 10:31 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

WIth CP3 on his way out, the Hornets need to move David West since he could opt out and likely will since he could make more money and go to a better team. The problem for the Hornets, however, is that there isn't much of a market for a PF who could leave at the end of the season. Most teams seem set at the power forward spot. New York could put him alongside Amar'e but they already promised STAT that he could play power forward and wouldn't have to play most minutes at center.

The two best options seem like a straight salary dump, like West for Andre Iguodala or West for Beasley/Ramon Sessions. Sadly, I don't think either of those deals really work. As much as I love throwing fake deals out there, I feel like David West, if he's not worked into the CP3 deal might have to wait until the midseason trade deadline before being shipped out. Although, if the Hornets were serious about wanting to win, they'd probably look to keep west and move Darren Collison and/or Marcus Thornton out in a deal with Peja Stojakovic's expiring deal for a legit player like Danny Granger. I just don't see George Shinn agreeing to spending that kind of money.

Posted by SoulHonky at 06:39 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

Ryan Reynolds, A-List star, is finally getting the big push that seemed like it should have happened about four years ago. The one time guy and a girl and a pizza place was on the cusp but he took some lackluster comedies and the high profile gigs seemed to all go straight-to-development hell (Fletch, being the biggest one). But with "The Proposition" setting him up for a big leap with "Green Lantern" and a possible "Deadpool" film, it seems like his time has come. And what big jump to the A-list is complete without an indie darling film before the crossover (like Robert Downey Jr's "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" before Iron Man.)

Buried was a buzzed about Sundance entry, a one man show with Reynolds being buried alive in a coffin. Since being bought by the studio, there have been reshoots to add out of the coffin moments, which I'm sure many hipsters will say ruin the movie but I don't think they're a terrible idea on principle. Anyway, I haven't seen the film so what the hell do I know?

The second trailer is the second trailer for Tron. I recently rewatched the first one and remember that I didn't really love it. Still, I'm excited about this one and I think the 3D could be great. Of course, the trailer also has a shot of a poster for "The Black Hole", a film I absolutely LOVED as a kid and one that I wouldn't be mad to see redone. They could do a lot more with today's technology. I know a lot of people hate the remakes but let's be honest, most of the films from our childhood are dated and it's hard to really share them with the new generation. Granted, it would be nice if Hollywood at least tried to make the remakes good rather than tossing them to the latest hack du jour and hoping that the brand name alone will bring in the audience. I haven't seen it yet but it sounds like they did a good job with Karate Kid and so far Tron looks kick ass so hopefully we are in a new era of the studios actually not pissing on their great films by making shoddy cash-grab remakes.

Speaking of cash grabs, this kind of looks like one for Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, and John Malkovich but it also looks like a whole hell of a lot of fun. I guess that would make it more of a break from the heavy stuff than a "cash-grab".

Posted by SoulHonky at 07:04 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

Ben Affleck's "The Town" looks great and his other big movie this year, "The Company Men" also looks interesting although, like "The Town" I feel like I've basically been shown the whole movie in the trailer so I'm not sure why I would actually pay to go see this. If you're interested by this trailer, I'd turn it off midway through so the whole flick isn't ruined for you.

Posted by SoulHonky at 08:34 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

Chris Paul has demanded a trade, which isn't too surprising because his team is mediocre, not going anywhere, don't seem interested in dealing their best prospect even though he plays the same position as Chris, and their owner is a cheapskate who will probably never splurge enough to really put a winner on the court. On the downside, Paul has reportedly come up with a list of three teams to which he wants to be traded: New York, LA Lakers, and Orlando.

While I like the young prospects that New York has to offer, I think this is LA's offer to turn down. First off, Andrew Bynum is the best prospect in the bunch and it also doesn't hurt that the Lakers' two second round picks were the belles of the summer league ball. The one downside, however, is that they don't have an expiring deal to send the Hornets' way so they'd have to find someone to swing Lamar Odom to, if the price for CP3 is also taking on Emeka Okafor's contract.

The Knicks have some nice young talent but their recent signings have put them close to the salary cap and I don't think they can make a move that involves Okafor unless it includes Raymond Felton and he can't be moved until December (and CP3 reportedly wants out BEFORE the season starts.) The Magic have Vince Carter's expiring deal but Marcin Gortat and Brandon Bass aren't THAT enticing, they probably don't want Okafor in their offense, and I'm not sure how interested New Orleans would be in Jameer Nelson since they already have Darren Collison to run the point.

The basic deal would probably be something like: Chris Paul, Emeka Okafor, and James Posey for Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom, Derrick Caracter, Devin Ebanks, and Sasha Vujacic. Posey's an additional salary dump (Sasha's got an expiring contract) and he could help the Lakers replace Odom.
I'm not sure how much the Hornets would want Odom so my guess is that this would be a three team deal with Lamar heading somewhere else. This shouldn't be too hard of a deal to make. If New Orleans just wants savings, the Celtics could move Rasheed Wallace and our other two unknowns on non-guaranteed deals for Odom. I'm sure a number of other teams with expiring deals or semi-guaranteed contracts might be interested in him as well.

If CP3 is gone, then the Hornets have to turn their eyes to David West. The odds of him staying in New Orleans are slim-to-none with CP3 gone. He can opt out of his deal after the season and look for greener pastures so they should look to move him as well. But that will be tomorrow's Trade of the Day.

Posted by SoulHonky at 07:39 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

So I decided to give Rizzoli and Isles a second chance but I fell asleep after the second act. Still, I was awake long enough to see that Isles was turned into a rip-off of Temperance Brennan from "Bones" and Rizzoli apparently has a food obsessions. In the first episode, she didn't seem to mind that the FBI agent wouldn't follow the lead she discovered because he wanted to take her out to dinner. In this episode, she's in the morgue and they are about to start the autopsy but Rizzoli realizes, "It's GNOCCHI NIGHT!" and rushes home to eat with her family. Maybe it's me but it's really hard to consider someone a die-hard, determined cop when she keeps jetting from investigations to grab some grub.

Posted by SoulHonky at 09:19 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

The first thing that I can say about "Inception" is that you shouldn't go to see the 11:50pm show. The film is just too long and talky for that hour. Secondly, despite what everyone says about twists and turns, you shouldn't expect a film that constantly throws you for a loop with a new angle. In short, it's a sci-fi version of "Shutter Island" with deep character replaced by complex plot constructs. If you get into complex sci-fi constructs or are interested in dream states, then this movie should keep your attention. If you are looking for character depth, twists and turns, and a film that has you second guessing yourself through the film, then watch "Shutter Island" (although that movie is hardly flawless as I'll explain after the jump.)

I just never got into "Inception". Leo's character was barely there and he was one of the most fully drawn people in the film. The lack of anyone to really root for made it hard to really buy into what was at stake. And if you thought there were a lot of monologues in "The Dark Knight", this film spends a lot more time with expository dialogue. I also felt like the fight scenes were disappointing. Nothing really stood out; there were no "Woah" moments like the semi-truck flipping over or the opening bank heist in "The Dark Knight". In the end, the movie was itself very much like a dream in that it's something that I won't really remember much of in a few days.

To read more about the film, my opinion on what the ending meant, and the further comparison to "Shutter Island", continue reading. BUT BE WARNED - IF YOU KEEP READING THERE WILL BE SPOILERS FOR SHUTTER ISLAND AND INCEPTION.

Before I get into "Shutter Island", I should explain that I think the end meant that it was all a dream. A person sitting next to one of my friends said that in a preview screening of the film, they never showed the top wobble, which would seem to be a definite answer that it was a dream. Also, there were just too many clues along the way. The impossibly thin alleyway when he was running away from the gunman (who were probably his defense mechanism projections), the comment about "taking a leap of faith", the way he saw his kids was almost the exact same image from his memory, the fact that Ellen page's character snapped out of her dream by jumping off of a building (similar to how his wife died), etc. There are still a lot of questions out there but, in the end, I think he was still trapped in his dream.

EDIT: OK, I'm back to where I was when the film first ended. I think that there was some reality (Leo on the phone with his kids) but he ended up trapped in the dream at the end. Somewhere along the line, he landed back in limbo or something. The kids seem the same age and are in the same clothes in the last scene so I just can't see it being the real world. But, then again, that thin alleyway seems like it might be in a real world environment so who knows...

After the movie ended, I couldn't help but think of "Shutter Island". Both films were both journeys into the labyrinth of the mind, ending up in a place where you can't be sure what's real and what's just been planted in your head. While Chris Nolan had the good guys planting seeds in people's brains, Martin Scorcese's "bad guys" were trying to break someone out of their brain (or were they?!) Yes, the films were different genres but they had the same core - a man's inability to deal with the loss of his wife and getting lost in his own mind because of it.

But there was one similarity that, for me, made both movies a bit of a slog to get through. Fairly early in both movies, I realized the potential ending and immediately hoped that that wouldn't be where they went. While watching Shutter Island I thought, "Man, I hope this all isn't some weird role playing experiment that they are running to get him to escape his delusions." In "Inception" (particularly the impossibly thin alleyway scene) I thought, "Man, I hope it's not all a dream." Unfortunately, both films went there and both films were weaker because of it, although for different reasons.

The main problem with "Shutter Island" was that to accept the supposed reality of the situation required one to suspend their disbelief. They gave Leo a long leash and they also didn't seem to mind too much when he basically got off of it completely. In a film in which the hero was supposed to be figuring out which reality was actually real, it seems inherently problematic when both realities seem like crazy dreams.
Christopher Nolan got around this by having most of his movie take place in dreams. When you're in dreams you can get away with some flaws (although Cillian Murphy's character not recognizing his chief business rival seemed odd. Wouldn't see Ken Watanabe's character been an immediately and overwhelming red flag?). However spending so much time in the dream state and explaining how the dream state works meant that there was little time left for actual characters. We never really knew our hero. We never really saw him interact with his family. The main case, breaking apart a global conglomerate was hardly compelling and because we didn't know much about Cobb, his motives weren't intriguing. In the end, I wanted to know whether the end was a dream, not because I wanted Cobb to get home but because I'd just spent two and a half hours staying awake and wanted an answer.

I almost feel like "Inception" is the follow-up to "Shutter Island" - it's a paradoxical staircase kind of a dream state that Leo's "Shutter Island" character might have wanted to be stuck in after he had himself lobotmized.

Posted by SoulHonky at 07:25 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

This is pretty good.

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A big day for trailers. The one that has me the most excited is "The Social Network", David Fincher's film about the making of Facebook. The trailer looks great and features Scala's amazing cover of radiohead's "Creep"

Up next is the new movie from "Hangover" director Todd Phillips. I had high hopes for this and the opening scene made me laugh but I'm afraid that it seems like more of the same from Zach Galifianakis (whose schtick might start wearing thin) and having Robert Downey Jr. as an uptight guy seems to be a waste of his personality. I don't know. One of the things that made the similar "Trains, Planes, and Automobiles" work was that Steve Martin was still funny, even when he was the straight man. Should be interesting to see if Downey Jr. can pull it off.

I had some problems with the pacing and casting in "Gone Baby Gone" but, overall, I thought it was a great movie with some phenomenal performances. Amy Ryan was robbed out of a Academy Award nomination. Well, Ben Affleck is back with his second directorial effort (and, yes, I think one film in is probably too soon to label Ben as an "acclaimed director" like the trailer does) and it looks intense. An amazing cast, but the person that stood out to me is Blake Lively, not so much for her performance (although it looks fine) but because between this and "Green Lantern" it looks like she's finally going to get her push towards the A-list. It should be interesting to see if she can make it.

And right when it looks like Zach needs to try something new, here's something new, as in the new films from the directors of "Half Nelson" and "Sugar".

I'm not sure about all of the films but all of them are at least on the radar and should be better than 90% of the dreck that's come out so far this year. These will give me something to look forward to now that the wait for Inception is over.

Posted by SoulHonky at 12:23 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

The "debate" over the Utah list of suspected illegal immigrants is a good example of what's wrong with political discourse in the US right now. If you haven't been following the story, a group of concerned citizens sent out an anonymous letter with the name of 1300 suspected illegal immigrants (and it included names, addresses, social security numbers, and due dates of pregnant women) to the government and then, when ICE didn't respond fast enough, they sent it out to the media.

Obviously, people have run to their extremes on this one. The Left rightfully questions how this list was compiled and mocks the hypocrisy of this letter about illegal aliens possibly being compiled illegally. They (and I've been guilty of this too) also mocked the fact that it was sent out anonymously but that's not really a big deal; after all, many times people who turn in criminals or blow the whistle are shielded to protect their identity. Some liberals also call it a witch hunt but that ignores one key difference - witches don't actually exist. Obviously, some of the names on the list are probably US citizens but it's not like it's unreasonable to think that a majority of the names are illegal immigrants.

And that brings up the main flaw in the liberal thinking - they seem to forget that illegal immigrants are indeed illegal. They often use the term "hard-working" to describe illegals as if that makes it alright that they aren't supposed to be here. Conservatives are right to think that this is a problem and that we probably should be looking to deport people who aren't supposed to be here. Also, I find the whole "If you are illegal and give birth in America, your kid is an American citizen" angle odd. Isn't that kind of like profiting from a crime? I think one of the punishments for illegal immigration should be that your children are stripped of their citizenship; they weren't supposed to be here to start with.

Of course, the conservatives also ignore the realities of the situation. Utah is trying to pass an immigration law like the one in Arizona but could you imagine what would happen to the state police if they had gotten this list? Do we really want our overburdened and under funded state and local police forces to be burdened by calls and 1300 name lists that they have to investigate? How is it going to help the relationship with the Latino community if they have to investigate every anonymous tip that someone is an illegal alien? The issue in the US is that we need to take a look at ICE and see how they are proceeding and why they don't seem to be cracking down on illegals as much as they should. The local police shouldn't be called in. This is exactly how systems break down - when the bigger system fails and processes are forced on smaller, weaker outlets that can't handle the workflow.

The Utah List is yet another issue that lies within the gray area that most people like to ignore while beating their chest and regurgitating talking points. The idea of people turning in names of suspected illegal immigrants isn't a bad thing. People should be looking to turn in people that break the law. But these people also need to work within the law, can't steal government information, and they need to go to the proper authorities. And if those authorities don't respond, tell the media THAT. Don't release the entire list to the media and run the risk of innocent people's addresses being posted and have them get harassed for a crime they didn't commit. (Not to mention that the entire investigation would probably end up being a waste because, if the information was obtained illegally through the state, then the list would be inadmissible and the case would be thrown out for lack of probably cause.

Once again, this is an example of people trying to do the right thing but going about it the wrong way. But vilifying them completely (especially when also holding up illegal immigrants as victims) is also going too far.

Posted by SoulHonky at 06:14 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

I just don't know about this trailer. First off, can it really be called "From the mind of M. Night Shymalan" when he was just a producer/co-writer? And after The Last Airbender, do you really want to pimp out the Night connection? Also, I'm just not sure how this is a feature length movie. Could be a nice short but two hours of this? Like when the guy says, "Back away from eachother. Now." it seems odd since the guy and girl with their knives drawn already have their backs to the wall. I mean, it's an elevator. How much room is there? Aren't you by default always going to be almost in someone's face?

Anyway, I'll still prefer my elevators filled with love, not the devil.

Posted by SoulHonky at 05:41 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

Andre Miller has been a tough player to gauge throughout his career. He's a certifiable starting point guard but I've never really been a fan. Admittedly, some of this probably stems from his clashing with Boston's Paul Pierce when they were on Team USA together. BUt my main issue is that he has always seemed like a placeholder point guard. He's good enough to get you to the playoffs but his flaws and desire to control the offense will only let you go so far. The toughest part, however, is that he's good enough to be hard to replace; you can't just stick anyone in the point guard spot and expect the team to function as well as it did with 'Dre.

For the Blazers, however, I think 'Dre can be more easily moved. Brandon Roy runs the offense there and, at times, it seemed like Miller wasn't comfortable in the offense. I don't think they necessarily need a ball-control point guard like Miller and could get away with someone like Ramon Sessions. And while I think the Minnesota Timberwolves would benefit from adding 'Dre Miller, I doubt they want him (even though he is an expiring deal.)

Enter the Bobcats, who are becoming increasingly desperate to fill their void at PG.

Charlotte gets Andre Miller
Portland gets Ramon Sessions and Michael Beasley
Minnesota gets Erick Dampier, Rudy Fernandez, Derrick Brown. and cash.

Now, one major issue here is how 'Dre will work with Larry Brown. If LB doesn't think 'Dre would fit in his offense, he'll probably want to just make a deal without Portland, adding in a pick or Gerald Henderson instead of Rudy Fernandez. The Bobcats were going after Beasley this offseason and I think Gerald Wallace is a great complement to B-Easy and his ability to guard both forward spots and take the harder defensive assignment is what Supercool Beez needs to be most successful (Portland's Nic Batum also fills this role.) For now, I think 'Dre is the best option for the Cats because he's a vet and if it's not working out they can either move him at the trade deadline or just not pick up his team option after the season.

The Blazers downgrade a bit at point guard (although Sessions might actually fit their style better) but they don't need Rudy Fernandez at all now that they added Wes Matthews and Beasley should have an easier time in Portland. He'll be the fourth big and won't have as much pressure on him. Also, being surrounded by guys like Batum, Greg Oden, and Marcus Camby should cover up his defensive limitations. Portland's bigger need is SF but I think Beasley can get some minutes there and if they're paying Matthews seven million or so a year, they will likely be going with some three guard lineups with him and Roy on the court at the same time.

The Wolves get Dampier's non-guaranteed deal which allows them to just dump Sessions's contract (which is what they've been trying to do) and they swap out Beasley for a much needed shooting guard (and a Spaniard to ease Ricky Rubio's transition, if he ever comes to Minny) and a nice young PF prospect in Derrick Brown, who might actually be a better fit with the current Wolves PF prospects.

It's a solid trade for all teams but it's one that I could see not happening because it's not the ideal for any of them. The Cats might want a better defensive PG. The Blazers might want a veteran rather than two more youngsters. The Wolves, well, who really knows what the hell they're thinking. There are other options out there for these teams (Kirk Hinrich for Dampier, for instance) but for today, this is the trade I'm going with.

Posted by SoulHonky at 04:42 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

Angie Harmon is a likable actress who hasn't been able to find the role to vault her out of "That woman from Law & Order who married the white cornerback" status. Sadly, her new show, TNT's "Rizzoli and Isles", doesn't look like it's going to be the breakout that she's been waiting for. The premiere did great with viewers, becoming the second biggest cable series launch of all-time (according to Deadline Hollywood) but that's not a sure sign of success; the #1 cable series launch of all-time was "Raising the Bar", the TNT Mark-Paul Gosselar legal drama that didn't even make it to a third season. And if the rest of the shows are like the pilot, "Rizzoli and Isles" should probably be put out to pasture even sooner.

To put it plainly, "Rizzoli and Isles" just isn't a good TV show. The pacing is off, the direction amateurish, the editing haphazard, and while a few jokes land, the writing is borderline nonsensical. The show never really got off the ground but what really had me thinking that it was an outright crash-and-burn was a scene in which, after uncovering out a break that could help unmask the unknown serial killer who had killed two people and broken his serial-killing mentor out of prison, the FBI agent says that he'll check it in the morning and then proceeds to ask Rizzoli if she wants to go to dinner. And Rizzoli, who had been attacked and almost killed by the serial-killing mentor, is cool with it and starts to weigh her dinner options. And the entire show was like that. Four people had been murdered and everyone was focused on protecting Rizzoli from her Hannibal Lecter rip-off of an adversary. (Which is another thing; the entire show had a film of been there, done that over it, right down to the opening credits and the cheap sound-alike version of The Departed's "I'm Shipping Up to Boston".

However, the rather ho-hum approach to the case wasn't even the most mind boggling part of the show. No, what really made no sense was how a show called "Rizzoli and Isles" could do such a horrific job of establishing the relationship between the two lead characters. Not only do the two lead actresses have zero chemistry but they barely have personalities besides the archetypal tomboy cop and nerdy forensic scientist. Imagine Bones without any personality or chemistry and you start to have Rizzoli and Isles.
But it gets worse. At the end of the show, viewers still aren't even really sure what their relationship is. One moment, it seems like Rizzoli doesn't really know Isles and then the next, the two are lying next to each other like they are besties at a sleepover. There are hints of an odd couple element but nothing ever comes of it, except for one awkward argument.

Of course, things could get better. The show is based on a book series and the pilot was trying to cram two books worth of material into one hour. Perhaps the characters' relationships will be better fleshed out in the next show and maybe they'll have a case in which they actually uncover some useful evidence. I'll give the show one more chance but I'm expecting that, by this time next week, Rizzoli and Isles to be deleted from the DVR season pass.

Hopefully, things will work out better for Terriers. While fast forwarding through the ads during Louie, I saw flashes of title cards for the show but never watched the actual ads. Well, it's not like I missed much since it's just a teaser but the show is executively produced by The Shield's Shawn Ryan so I'll give it a shot.

Posted by SoulHonky at 06:52 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

Well, those of you out there who were hoping for a Chris Paul trade are probably going to be disappointed. The initial rumors of a CP3 trade said that the deal with the Blazers was squashed because owner George Shinn wasn't ready to get rid of his franchise player. And now today, it was announced that Jeff Bower has come to a mutual agreement with the team to leave his job as general manager. Now, I can't say that I think Bower did a good job in New Orleans, but he's making the right move here. The odds of Shinn, one of league's most frugal owners, spending money to build a legit contender around Paul are slim and they get even slimmer once you remember that the Hornets will have to give Paul a max deal to keep in in the Bayou. The Hornets need to rebuild and deal Paul for prospects or else they'll just end up like Cleveland or Toronto, watching their franchise player walk away, leaving them with almost nothing in return.

In other NBA offseason news (aka the NBA crazy season), the Charlotte Bobcats managed to avoid one bad trade but then turned around and made a worse one. As I wrote before, I didn't love their deal with Toronto since I don't think that Jose Calderon and Larry Brown would mesh well. Michael Jordan nixed that deal but then turned around and traded Tyson Chandler (who he was giving away for nothing in the Toronto deal) for Erick Dampier's non-guaranteed deal and the horrific contract of Matt Carroll. While I'm not sure if Jose Calderon would fit in Charlotte, I know for a fact that Carroll won't because he was on the Bobcats a couple of years ago and they dumped him for the terrible contract of DeSagana Diop. This is one of those short term deals that only makes sense to NBA GM's (and it's the second time that Tyson Chandler's been involved in one.) Just like when Toronto dumped Chandler for Emeka Okafor's long term deal, the Dallas/Charlotte trade saves some money in the short run but leaves the Bobcats with a contract that nobody really wants and will clog their cap.

But what about the Trade of the Day?! I know, I know. I can't keep you waiting. (And by you, I really mean YOU because there's probably only one person reading this. So, uh, hey, how ya doing?)
In honor of all of the recent moves that haven't made much sense to me, I'll conjure up a deal that I wouldn't necessarily OK but that I think might fly for the teams involved.

The 76ers get Caron Butler, Rodrigue Beaubois, DeShawn Stevenson, and Rasheed Wallace
The Celtics get Shawn Marion
The Mavericks get Andre Iguodala and Elton Brand

Now, I think the Sixers need to get more than a bunch of expiring deals (one that will be off the books this year once 'Sheed retires) and a backup point guard (I like Roddy Buckets but I think Holiday is better.) But the rumor at the trade deadline was that the Sixers were willing to dump Iggy in order to clear Sam Dalembert's two year deal off of the books so I'd have to imagine that Ed Stefanski would be more than happy cut ties with his best player in order to get rid of Brand's monster contract.
The Celtics, meanwhile, dump Rasheed Wallace's free money and get Shawn Marion who I don't really love but makes sense as a bench player on the Celtics. The reason that the Sixers wouldn't want him is because his deal is actually longer than Brand's and they don't really need another swingman who can't knock down threes (Marion's 3pt% has plummeted the last couple of years.)
The Mavericks eat Brand's shit contract but they get a great player in Iguodala, a player who could help them take out the Lakers. With Chandler/Dirk/Brand/Haywood, the Mavericks can match the Lakers' size and Iggy's defense could slow down Kobe a bit.

Again, I wouldn't make this deal if I was the Celtics nor would I do it if I were the Sixers but I do think that it's possible. A different third team might pop into the deal and send something to Philly but I could see Stefanski pulling the trigger and, personally, I think the Mavericks probably won't get a better offer for what they have left to deal.

Posted by SoulHonky at 06:34 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

Walking out of Predators, I was thinking about other simple movies about simply trying to survive. I almost immediately thought of "Battle Royale". Below is part 2 of the film but it basically explains the film. Not that I promote film piracy but I definitely recommend checking the entire movie out. There's been talk about an American remake of this movie but I just can't believe that it'll make it through the studio process. A "Last Kid Standing" movie about a bunch of teenagers offing one another (all the while intercut with your standard teen drama/love story) seems like something that studios would water down or just completely screw up. Also, I don't think the ridiculously perky video girl works as well if she was speaking english.

Posted by SoulHonky at 12:28 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

I'm not completely sold on this idea but I think it does make a bit of sense. The Hawks have a young player who is playing out of position in order to fit in a somewhat crazy, flawed defensive player. The Warriors have a young player who can't take over the reins because he needs to help a somewhat crazy, flawed offensive player fit in. The Hawks need a center to keep their young player happy; the Warriors could use a defensive minded guy in the frontcourt. So why not make the swap?

I'm still a little torn on the inclusion of Jordan Crawford. I think Monta and Josh are pretty even and both Beans and Marvin are flawed but Andris is a big man and that usually carries more trade value so I think Crawford has to be included. It's not an ideal trade for either team because all players involved are flawed but I think it makes the most sense.
Mike Bibby's on his last legs so Monta Ellis takes over the point guard position while Joe Johnson has the playmaking skills to take care of running the offense at times. More importantly, Biedrins gives the Hawks a center who can allow Al Horford to slide down to power forward. The Hawks have a hole at small forward but that should be a lot easier to fill than the hole they had at center.

For Golden State, they have a smallish frontcourt but what else is new? Smith helps them out defensively and makes for an interesting duo with David Lee. I like Dorrell Wright but I don't think he's better than Marvin Williams, who becomes the starting small forward. Jordan Crawford could pan out to be a nice complement to Stephon Curry, the man who should be king in the Bay Area.

Now, if Golden State thinks that Memphis might call up again with the OJ Mayo/Hasheem Thabeet deal, then they shouldn't make this trade. That's an outright steal for them IMO since Thabeet's a nice project big to have and Mayo is a great complement to Stephon Curry. I just think it's a lousy deal for Memphis because I don't see an Ellis/Gay/Z-Bo trio meshing all that well.

It might not be the best trade I've come up with. It might not take the teams to the next level. But this is a deal that fills needs for both teams and could help move two very exciting players to teams where they can fully realize their potential.

Posted by SoulHonky at 12:12 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

A strange day of big trades in the NBA. First the Charlotte Bobcats traded Boris Diaw and Tyson Chandler for Jose Calderon and Reggie Evans. Talent-wise, it's not a terrible deal but I really don't see how Jose Calderon is going to fit in with Larry Brown, unless Brown has really lowered his expectations in terms of defense out of his PG. Calderon is horrific on that end up the ball and I wouldn't be stunned to see him lose his job to DJ Augustin (if DJ puts in a modicom of effort on that end.) On the bright side, they dump the last vestiges of Emeka Okafor's contract and they don't really need Diaw if they plan on going with Ty Thomas.

The Raptors were the beneficiaries of another odd deal when they sent Hedo Turkoglu to Phoenix. Turk was a disaster in Toronto, which wasn't too surprising since he's been underwhelming everywhere he's been in his career when he couldn't have the rock in his hands and had to play alongside a real PG. Now, maybe Hedo can change up his game and benefit from playing alongside Steve Nash but all evidence points to this being a problematic relationship. It should also be mentioned that Hedo is on the decline, getting older, and paid 10 million a year.

If that wasn't enough, the evening is ending with word of Al Jefferson to Utah for a first round pick. Utah got a TPE from their Boozer sign-and-trade and have used it on Big Al. Very strange. First off, the Jazz are always pinching pennies and doing everything they can to stay away from the luxury tax and Jefferson has a relatively huge contract. Second, Jefferson's not the greatest mid-range shooter and the Jazz like to run the pick-and-roll so he's not the greatest fit on offense. Things only get worse on the other end of the floor where Jefferson's lack of just about everything on defense shouldn't sit well with Jerry Sloan. I like Big Al and root for the former Celtic but he needed to go to a team where he would be spending most of his time in the paint, not a team that'll have him moving away from the basket more often than not.

Who knows, maybe these general managers know something that I don't but right now, most of these moves look like they are marriage made in heaven... if heaven was filled with divorce lawyers.

Posted by SoulHonky at 09:25 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

I wanted to put together a piece about 20 (or so) trades that needed to happen but I've been too busy and I also keep altering the deals. Because of this, I'm just going to switch it up and go for a Trade of the Day for the rest of the offseason or so. With so many flawed teams out there along with so many players in the wrong situations, it shouldn't be hard to figure out one deal a day that should go down to make the NBA a better product.

For the first trade of the day, I'll do the unthinkable and find a place for Gilbert Arenas to land.

1. Gilbert Arenas and Andray Blatche for Vince Carter

The Magic make the deal because Vince clearly wasn't putting them over the top and Gilbert could easily fill the JJ Redick role and potentially could add more to the squad. The worst part about Vince was that he just doesn't seem to care and that's not a problem with Gil. If anything, he might care too much at times. What makes the deal go down, however, is Blatche. Yes, he's a bit of a wildcard but if he plays like he did at the end of last season, the Dwight Howard/Blatche duo will be unbelievable. It's the kind of duo that could negate the Superfriends in Miami and give the Lakers' bigs fits. After this deal, the Magic just need to try to sign a shooting guard defensive specialist for cheap and they should be off and running towards the title.

Posted by SoulHonky at 06:30 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

This is how I think most people want their boxing. First off, you have Gus Johnson who makes everything more exciting by yelling. There's a lot of punches/action, women will enjoy the ridiculous amount of pink, and the whole thing doesn't last more than eleven minutes.

Posted by SoulHonky at 10:22 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

In the end, my main fear with Predators came true. They couldn't find a legit replacement for the "Get to the Choppa!" goal in the original "Predator". They came up with something close but "Get this alien to lend me his spaceship" doesn't really work that well (and I guess that's kind of a spoiler but, honestly, it doesn't make a difference. If you like this film, it'll be because you like watching Predators fight people.) In the end, it just kind of felt like a stale remake of the original. Yeah, they changed a lot up but there were so many homages and the basic set-up was the same so it felt like more of a remake than a step forward. The movie is fine; boring but watchable. If you like the Predator movies, you'll like this. If not, you should skip it.

Looking at 2010 overall, this is a shitty year so far. Right now, the only films I'd really recommend are Kick Ass, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Winter's Bone, and Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. (I'd give Cyrus a soft recommendation.) The toughest film to pin down is probably Youth in Revolt. I thought it was OK but I just feel weird having it ranked so high. On the flip side, I think The Secret in Their Eyes maybe should be ranked a little higher but I just remember being bored to tears during it so it stays in the bottom half. Also, I've given up trying to differentiate my feelings about the boring but not terrible action (or actionish, in the case of The Crazies) films: Green Zone, Robin Hood, Predators, and The Crazies. All of the films were flawed and somewhat boring and I just don't think there was anything in any of the films that makes them stand out or gives them any separation from the others. Finally, in a a somewhat hypocritical move, I think I've ranked A Prophet higher than I really believe it should be because of the critical acclaim.

Moving forward, I kind of want to find films to get my hopes up for but now I'm thinking that I might be better off just lowering my expectations across the board so I can be pleasantly surprised by anything that's remotely interesting.

Posted by SoulHonky at 11:57 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

In fact, they're kind of dicks (which is ironic since "The Kids are All Right" focuses on a lesbian couple). The best way to some up this film is what my friend aka Reader #3 said as soon as the credits started to roll, "It's about a bunch of assholes making problems for themselves."

And that, to me, was the biggest issue with the film. Too much relied on the fact that the main couple was a lesbian couple. We weren't given too much reason to really like them that much (they seem to have problems from the jump) besides the fact that they were the lesbian couple we were rooting for. A number of the laughs in the film stem from the fact that it is weird to see two women in these roles. A lot of the laughs come at Annette Benning and her being in the typical role of the father. And not to go all Rush Limbaugh on this but if this film was about straight parents, it wouldn't have been financed or received the rave reviews.

Now, this isn't to say that there aren't a good amount of laughs in it. I almost feel like they would have been better foregoing any emotional depth (or whatever passed for it in this film) and just made a standard family coming-of-age comedy. To me, it would be more refreshing to see a film that just had a lesbian couple rather than a film that focused so much on the fact that the central couple were lesbians.

As for the actors, I liked the performances by the two kids, even though I didn't love their characters. Annette Benning was very good. Julianne Moore was a bit off. At one point, I swore she broke into a Boston accent, as if she was having trouble shaking her haaaahsh bahstahn acceent from 30 Rock. Mark Ruffalo was his usual quality self but this film reminded me of the much better "You Can Count on Me" so the whole thing kind of rang hollow (or, better yet, seemed like a shallow version of that film.) Speaking of shallow, you can call me that but the standout star in this film was Yaya Dacosta, who looked absolutely stunning.

In the end, I just can't recommend this film. Rent "You Can Count on Me" instead. It's not as funny but it's a much more heartfelt film. If you want a comedy, I'd probably recommend seeing "Cyrus" instead. I didn't love that but it was a better film and funnier.

Posted by SoulHonky at 11:32 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

Like most people in America, I was stunned, STUNNED, to hear that the Golden State Warriors offered David Lee a (near) max deal (Edit: OK, it was six year, not five so it's not as bad but still seems a bit steep). Lee is a nice player but there's not way that he's worth 80 million over 6 years. And it hurts to say this because both he and Andris Biedrins are good enough and seem like decent people but that might be the most overrated frontcourt in the land.
What's even worse is that the Warriors gave up good pieces in the sign-and-trade, even though there was no need for them to do so. Yes, the Knicks could have simply refused to trade him but what do you really miss out on then? The right to overpay David Lee? Kelenna Azubuike is a quality NBA swingman, Rony Turiaf should quickly endear himself to the Knicks faithful who always seem to like a hard working guy, and Anthony Randolph has potential up the wazoo. Unfortunately for Knicks fans, also up his wazoo is his head, and if Mike D'Antoni couldn't get the most out of Amar'e Stoudemire while in Phoenix, I'm not sure how he's going to handle trying to maximize the efforts of Amar'e and AR. Still, it's better than nothing and it's probably more than they should have gotten in a sign-and-trade.

As for the other big news, the Clippers brought in Randy Foye and Ryan Gomes, two guys who should help the Clippers maintain their lovable sucktitude. Gomes is a good guy so it's nice to see him get overpaid, especially by a slumlord like Donald Sterling.

As for the Superfriends (because, like the show, it's funny to watch but kinda corny), it's a great tandem but they still have work to do. Namely, finding someone to stop Dwight Howard. If the Orlando Magic can deal Vince Carter for a shooting guard with a working heart, I could see them upsetting Miami.

As for the other teams that missed out, the worst thing they could do is panic. Making moves like the Nets giving 7 million bucks a year for Travis Outlaw, a small forward who might not be better than Terrence Williams, who's already on the Nets. The Bulls still have Boozer and grabbing a shooting guard like Mike Miller or Anthony Morrow might not be so bad for them. If I was a GM with a decent player on a terrible contract, I'd be on the phone with Dan Gilbert right now. The Cavs owner wrote a scathing letter about LeBron over at cavs.com but his promise of winning a title before LeBron does is an empty threat. The Cavs are a terrible team with no trade pieces. They need to blow that team up, not try to win in the near future. Gilbert's attitude is the kind of desperate energy that leads people to make mistakes like trading for Gilbert Arenas.

In other news, Michael Beasley was given away by the Heat. He's heading to Minnesota, which saddens me because that team is a mess, Beasley doesn't really fit there, and in a month or two who might just decide to hole himself up in his apartment and smoke weed all day. The Wolves are an absolute mess. All I can hope is that maybe they move him to Portland for Rudy Fernandez or something.

In a couple of days, I'm going to post up my list of trades that need to happen but for most superstars in the NBA, the gauntlet has been thrown down. If your Chris Paul, stuck on a team with a cheap owners, how do you not quickly ask for a trade? If you're Carmelo Anthony, why would you ever want to re-sign with Denver?

The Superfriends have arrived. The rest of the NBA will respond (or, at least, I hope they do.)

Posted by SoulHonky at 08:20 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

I'm sorry but there is no sillier lyricist out there than R. Kelly. I know people love him but he really reached the peak of his wordplay with "I'll be fucking you tonight" and he's only gotten less subtle since then. Half of his songs seem like parodies of R&B songs. Granted, he doesn't have the single most ridiculous R&B song ever (that would be this one) but it seems like he'll never stop trying to outdo himself.

Once the chorus of this song hit, I honestly had to check to make sure that this wasn't a parody. Between the on-the-nose lyrics and the budget video, I really thought it might be a Funny or Die video.

Posted by SoulHonky at 07:18 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

Against my better judgement, I'm looking forward to "Predators". Even though none of the recent sequels have been any good (and even the second one was only so-so, at best), I think this one could be fun. It has a bunch of actors that I like and the trailers did a good job selling it. But there's one thing that really bothers me.

When discussing the basics of screenwriting, I always use the original "Predator" as the example of the most basic possible story. The entire plot is that people are being hunted and once they realize they are being hunted, they need to "get to tha choppa!" I mean, it really doesn't get simpler than that.
The thing that makes me nervous with this version is that it doesn't seem like there's a chopper to get to. The trailer sets it up that the people are dropped in the jungle, quickly realize they are on a game preserve, and then... survive?

Hopefully, the writers will have given the characters some sort of endgame besides simply not getting killed. Even the similarly basic, "Battle Royale" gave the film's students a goal beyond not dying. We shall see.

Although, depending on how the weekend goes, I might find myself checking out the indie "The Kids Are Alright" over "Predators".

Posted by SoulHonky at 09:23 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

While I put together my July 5th resolutions (which I'll explain), here's another movie clip. This time it's 5 minutes from the new Nic Cage movie "Sorcerer's Apprentice". People hate on Nic Cage but I thought the National Treasure movies were fun enough and this looks like a decent kids movie.

Posted by SoulHonky at 09:05 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

This might be funnier if I could understand more than 30% of the lyrics. Still, the visuals are pretty great.

Bruce Willis from wreckandsalvage on Vimeo.

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Some big news out of the first day of free agency. Too big in most cases. For a league that is supposedly filled with teams strapped for cash, the NBA saw a lot of money being thrown around at some suspect targets today. Let's break down the two biggest signings.

Joe Johnson re-signs for 6 years, 120 million: And this is why you trade your star player if you think he might either leave or need to get vastly overpaid in the coming offseason. The Hawks should have traded Joe Johnson last year and tried to get a couple of players for him. Now, they've given him a ridiculous amount of money, so much that they'll probably have to dump at least one of their current starters so they can make their budget. The deal was impossible for Johnson to turn down but I think that he'll be stranded in mediocrity (or worse) for the rest of his peak years.

Rudy Gay re-signs for 5 years, 80 million: Rudy Gay is fairly one dimensional and it's not really a dimension that the Grizzlies need since they have OJ Mayo, Zach Randolph, and Marc Gasol (and Xavier Henry, if he pans out.) Memphis is also another team that works with a tight budget and giving this money to Rudy basically means that using their expiring deals (which their entire roster is basically made up of) to add a quality player with long term contract. I just don't think Gay is worth this kind of money, I'm not sure he would have gotten this kind of offer from other teams, and Memphis would have been better off just letting him walk, signing a cheaper player, and using their expiring deals/young players to try to acquire a replacement. Memphis couldn't get over the hump with Pau Gasol as their overpaid star and Rudy Gay isn't as good as Pau.

The teams that need to learn a lesson from this are Denver and New Orleans. If they don't think they can retain their star players (Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul) or think that they are going to break the bank and make it impossible for their frugal owners to build a true contender, then they need to look at a trade now. There are also bidders out there. I could see any team that misses out on LeBron or Wade this offseason or a squad like Portland or Oklahoma City really making a run at Paul and/or 'Melo. (The Hornets also need to consider moving David West, a solid player who could get overpaid next offseason.)

Posted by SoulHonky at 11:52 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

The latest in the growing line of quickie remakes of foreign films, the American version of the stellar "Let the Right One In" now has a trailer. It seems like it is very faithful to the original and I like the casting of Chloe Moretz from Kick Ass as the vampire. Sadly, I didn't think the original film was perfect and I'm not sure that I have much faith in the director of the more flawed "Cloverfield" to fix things so I might suggest renting the original rather than waiting for this.

Posted by SoulHonky at 08:15 AM | Permalink | Comments ()

The next major date for the NBA is next season when the players and owners have to discuss the new collective bargaining agreement. Most people believe that there will be a lockout and the owners are constantly crying about how they are losing money. I've said this before and am going to say it again but the problem with the NBA is that the owners and their GM's just throw money around like it's going out of style.

The Milwaukee Bucks were doing a nice job of gutting the crap contracts they had and rebuilding a sensible roster. Then this offseason they acquired the overpaid Corey Maggette and now have signed Drew Gooden to a five year, 32 million dollar deal. (I could see Scott Skiles benching both of these guys in no time.) The Atlanta Hawks are readying a full max deal for Joe Johnson. The Wolves seem to be continuing their Summer of Small Forwards and are looking to offer Rudy Gay a big deal. I'm sorry but these are the types of moves that tie teams to mediocrity and gives teams bloated payrolls.

The problem isn't that the players are asking for too much. The problem is that the owners are paying too much for names when there are similar, if not better overall, players out there who could make less. I swear, it seems like most of these teams are run by semi-intelligent fans rather than professional scouts/capologists/etc. This last offseason was basically the Year of Buyer's Remorse and the way this year is kicking off, I'm not sure that we won't be seeing a repeat of that again this year.

Posted by SoulHonky at 07:43 AM | Permalink | Comments ()