Hoops-de-doo!
I'm extremely sorry to those of you who used to occasionally depend on me for political or literary commentary. But there are quite a few other places on the Internet to find such things. For now, I will continue to report on my book-reading experiences, but until the Suns walk home with that trophy, this will be primarily a sports place, where the enlightened may, as lesser men than I say, "talk smack."
Let me smack, then, the Cretaceous "coach" John Thompson, who TNT mistakenly assigned to the Suns-Grizzlies game two broadcast the other night. Even though the Suns came back from several points down in the closing minutes to win, even though Quentin Richardson made a key block with time winding down to seal the victory, and even though the Suns have already proven themselves to be the smoothest and most versatile playoff team this side of Miami, the coach continued to say that the Suns couldn't play defense, that they are a "good team, not a great team," and that the Grizzlies are actually better and could win the series. After Memphis LOST, he said, "this loss should give them confidence going into Game Three." Tell me, how is that possible? Losing never leads to confidence. I have done a lot of losing over the years, so I know. My confidence has never been lower. Has anyone even watched the Suns this year? Do they not recognize poetry when they see it? John Thompson cannot get around the moving pick that has planted itself in his brain.
Charles Barkley, on the other hand, can talk smack about the Suns if he wants. I'm not about to tell Barkley that he's wrong. I can't help it. I respect the guy.
One more note: Giving Jason Kidd the ball for the game-winning shot is like asking me to be the writer who brings your publishing house back to profitability. It ain't gonna happen.