NBA Playoffs Round 3

Sorry, I haven't been blogging recently because I've been trying to get my star in MarioKart Wii, which I've finally achieved today. I also hit up Bomber last week, which brought back so many good memories. So many good times there :) I posted some photos on facebook.

But I wanted to get my predictions in before the series got far:

Boston vs Detroit: I think Detroit will win because they are the underdogs and they need something to motivate them to play their best. Boston has been really fragile mentally, and I have no confidence in their play down the stretch in a close game. Their road problems will eventually do them in. Unfortunate, because Boston is more fun to watch. Detroit in 6.

Lakers vs Spurs: A tough matchup for both teams, but I think the difference will be Kobe's clutch play. The Spurs keep on surprising me, so I suppose I shouldn't count them out yet, but I'm still picking Lakers in 7.

David Stern must be shitting bricks right now. On one hand he could have a ratings bonanza if the Boston and Lakers faceoff or he can have a complete bomb if the Spurs and Pistons advance. I, like Stern, will be hoping for a Boston/Lakers final.

NBA Playoffs (Start of Round 2)

They are starting Round 2 today, even though the Boston/Atlanta series hasn't been resolved yet. I haven't caught any of the that series' games, but the result is surprising. Boston was never challenged and they don't have a clear go to guy which is causing some problems. I still think Boston will be able to win at home tomorrow. If they do I'll be 6/8 in my predictions.

I watched most of the Suns/Spure series and it was hard to watch. The Suns couldn't execute and made numerous mental mistakes. Hack-a-Shaq was super effective and really broke the flow of the Sun's offense. It didn't help that Nash looked like he aged 5 years during that 1 week and made numerous mental mistakes. Like I mentioned before, not having Marion to use defensively really hurt them. The Suns couldn't stop Manu or Parker from getting into the paint, something Marion would have helped with.

The most exciting development from that series is D'Antoni might be leaving the Suns. And the perfect place for him to go is Toronto! It would be great to have a real coach in Toronto, not some impostor like Sam Mitchell. It's going to be an exciting off season.

Onto my predictions:

Spurs/Hornets: This will be an exciting series with Paul leading the way. He really made Dallas and especially Kidd look stupid and I think he can do more of the same with the Spurs. But the Spurs have Bowen to sic on him. I think that'll make the difference so Spurs in 6. If the series goes to 7, I think NO will win at home.

Lakers/Utah: Another exciting series that is going to be physical. I wonder if Gasol and Odom can handle Utah physically, and how much Deron Williams is going to dominate. But the difference will be Kobe in the end. Lakers in 6.

Orlando/Detroit: Probably a boring a series. Detroit will not show up to 1 or 2 games, so we'll likely see this series go to at least 6 games. If Howard gets into foul trouble, Orlando will have trouble scoring on Detroit's tough D. Detroit in 6.

Boston/Clevland: If Boston wins, I think they'll be able to handle James in 5. As long as they don't trash talk James.

Week of Angus

A week of eating cheap Angus burgers by the numbers:

11 Angus Burgers
8 straight meals of Angus Burgers
$22.67 dollars for 11 meals
10 Salads
0 salad dressing
1 slice of cheese
2 dirty looks from the same cashier
0 shame
1 serving of mayo
1 original bun
15000 calories worth of Angus Burgers
0.5 plus pounds of fat ingested
0 pubes dyed
1 Happy and Fat Customer

If numbers aren't your thing, here are the gratuitous pictures.

I didn't end up eating Harvey's Thursday night, Friday night because of a wedding, Saturday night because I went out with Kitty's family and Sunday for lunch because I had to prep the house for Smash. Despite missing out on four meals, I think I achieved my "goal" of "overcompensating". As George W. Bush would say, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

Even though I didn't feel well on the Thursday (turns out I had number 3 later that night), overall, I enjoyed eating the burgers. I didn't really get sick of them, and they were still tasty till the end. I'm also biased, as Harvey's is my favourite fast food place because they have the best fast food burgers imo.

I weighed myself before and after, and I weigh one pound less than when I started, but that is well within the tolerance of daily weight fluctuation. I don't feel fatter, but I also definitely don't feel lighter. So it seems there was not net weight gain...I hope.

In conclusion, what have I learned? --> see you on free Harvey's Original Hamburger Day on May 25th!!!