More Or Less A Perfect Day
Today, the Suns played four quarters of semi-perfect basketball, the Dodgers beat the Padres in 17 innings, and the Golden State Warriors cranked the overrated, mismanaged, thoroughly unlikable Dallas Mavericks. Rarely have I had such a good day as a sports fan. I shall remember this feeling always.
My actual life has also been pleasant of late. I sold six books after my panel at the L.A. Times Book Festival today. Six whole books! And who said literature doesn't pay?
As the week progresses, there will be many exciting announcements. And probably also dialogue where Elijah begs me to take him to a swamp so he can see a panther eat a manatee.
Suns 113
Lakers 100
Comments
Sorry I didn't make it. I decided to be hung over today instead.
Posted by: whit | April 30, 2007 12:43 AM
The guy with the ball look like he has this flowing mane of black hair. I find it amusing.
Posted by: Ashley | April 30, 2007 9:11 AM
I can get with the Lakers losing to the Suns and don't much care about baseball (it was hard to like baseball growing up with the Texas Rangers).
My poor Mavs *are* overrated. I'll have to stick with them though after 24 years together.
What's up with Golden State being a playoff contender and the Bulls preparing to take out the Heat? I think this year belongs to the Suns.
Posted by: ttrentham | April 30, 2007 9:11 AM
I can't believe there aren't more comments that express excitement about the Suns' victory (and Nash's 23 assist performance) coupled with a Mavericks' loss. I had to visit the emergency room because my erection persisted for longer than 4 hours and I wasn't even on any pills.
Posted by: thedance | April 30, 2007 11:41 AM
Game 4 was a perfect example of everything that's good about the Suns and evil about the Lakers. Kobe goes for 31, but hoists up 25 shots in the process and is a stoppable one-man show. Nash dishes out 23 assists (which would have been 30 if the Suns didn't miss a ton of open looks), while adding 17 points.
Suns win, and the series is almost ready for the "deep freeze."
I think it's comical that the LA faithful chant "MVP" when Kobe's at the foul line. Sure he's probably the best pure basketball talent in the world, but does nothing to make his teammates any better. Maybe I'm getting too old for my own good (or that I have purple and orange blinders on), but I'd still like to think that the MVP award should go to the player that truly is the most valuable to his team. And that's certainly not Kobe.
Posted by: Matt | April 30, 2007 1:12 PM