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He needs to hook up with Kawhi.
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The Trailblazers put up more of a fight than this and they were without Lillard and Collins.
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One team wants this just a little bit more than the other.
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I'll happily take a serving of cheese with Love At First Sting and World Wide Live.
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RIP, Toots.
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The 2/89 match was much better. I liked the way they focused more on the Tenryu vs. Jumbo rivalry, and even worked in a bit of niggle between Tenryu and Yatsu. Kawada was a liability every time Tenryu tagged him in, but instead of taking advantage of that weakness, Jumbo and Yatsu were so pissed at Tenryu that they took it out on his partner. I liked that more than the tired old cliches of the previous match. Tenryu and Kawada had a bit more momentum in this as well, I suppose because it was a title match. I do feel like Tenryu tags Kawada in too soon in these matches, but at least he shows faith in his partner. The finish was vintage Jumbo. I loved how he put Kawada away with that vicious backdrop. Jumbo was at his best when he was a bear with a sore head. Tenryu had absolutely no hope of winning this match with Kawada as his partner, but if I know Japanese crowds then that probably endeared him to them more.
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Neither team deserved to lose, really. Two talented teams that play hard. Siakim had a rough series, but he'll bounce back.
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Overrated Anthony Davis doing overrated things.
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Heck of a game.
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Slayer actually makes the book, surprisingly.
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Can't go past the wrestling connection with Smooth Operator -- WCCW era Rick Rude.
Sade is the kind of pop music my parents listened to when I was a kid along with The Eurythmics and ABC. My dear old dad used to thrash the shit out of this one:
I think Sade are more musically interesting than you suggested. They managed to their Afro-Cuban/Latin American sound and make it commercially successful. Smooth Operator has bongos, organs, claves and that sax. The album Diamond Life was a huge hit at the time because it was marketed as smooth jazz, which sounds like shitty lounge music, but Sade had a lot going for them -- those gorgeous vocals, bass grooves and minimal keyboards, which made them stand out from the rest of mainstream pop in '84. Hang on to Your Love is another good song from that album.
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13 hours ago, Jiji said:
Look at the Bucks forced to change and all of a sudden can score.
They needed Middleton to play 48 minutes just to eek out a victory over the Heat in overtime. If Giannis doesn't play again they're only prolonging their misery.
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How could I forget?
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One of the best things about 1983? Heavy metal videos.
Here are a few metal picks from this year:
SpoilerThe book keeps overlooking Prince. You're gonna include all those Stevie Wonder songs from the 70s and not do the same for Prince in the 80s? C'mon.
This may be THE TUNE of 1983.
Here's the rest of the danceable stuff with some slow jams thrown in for good measure:
SpoilerAnd that, Freak-a-Zoids, was 1983
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1983
Another interesting year in music and another decent slab of choices. The only notable omission to me was Burning Down the House.
I prefer Modern Love to Let's Dance, but I didn't know Nile Rodgers worked with Bowie on the later and it was interesting watching Rodgers talk about how he reworked Bowie's idea for the song. The Smiths, Violent Femmes, Depeche Mode and Frankie Goes to Hollywood are all great songs.
I don't really have any complaints about their choices. I know they're trying to be eclectic. I thought they might choose some early U2 the way they have leaned so far, but no. I'm not sure how you could have gone about your daily life in the past 35 odd years without hearing that Police song, but whatever.
I want to draw people's attention to The Chameleons. They might not be for everyone, but for my money they were the best post-punk band around in '83. Here's a few of their songs from '83:
SpoilerHere's a bunch of other stuff chucked together:
SpoilerAnd one of the great Aussie rock groups -- The Hoodoo Gurus
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This Celtics/Raptors series is fun to watch. Two good teams chock full of talented players with no star driven narratives.
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With playoff frustration and painful losses, Harden and Giannis have a lot in common. Hopefully, this brings them closer together.
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The Lakers were playing for only the second time in 11 days and we caught off guard by Houston's small ball. You have to wait for the game 2 adjustments or else you fall into Game 1 of the Portland series hot take territory. And Houston have to keep making their shots, which doesn't always happen. Davis had a decent enough game. It's the Laker guards I'd worry about. I don't have much faith in them.
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Maybe so, but in that case what was the point in booking Tenryu and Kawada against Jumbo and Yatsu? They might as well have had Tenryu and Kawada wrestle too lower ranked workers where it would have made more sense for Tenryu to throw Kawada to the wolves and continue making a man out of him.
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7 hours ago, Lawful Metal said:
This I can't deny. It was painful watching Giannis falter down the stretch while Butler took over.
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i found the Jumbo/Yatsu vs. Tenryu/Kawada match a bit frustrating. Hierarchy is great and everything, but it's simply a reflection of the hierarchy that existed in real life and an aspect of Japanese culture that permeated numerous other stories. It's not something that was special to All Japan. Any wrestler in Kawada's position would have taken that beating regardless of the promotion. And to be honest, it wasn't much of a beating. This was a month after Kawada's iconic performance against Hansen and Gordy. Here we got more of the same, but it wasn't as good. In the end, it felt academic. Yatsu and Jumbo's reaction summed it up -- a couple of high fives, now it's time to clock off. What bothered me most was you had Tenryu vs. Jumbo, one of the greatest rivalries ever, and all of the focus went on Kawada. To me that's almost chicken shit. If I'm Jumbo, I'm telling Kawada to get the fuck out of the ring because it's Tenryu I want. Not a bad match, but a bit half baked considering what they could have done with it.
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6 hours ago, Curt McGirt said:
Never seen Terry Rudge, but I'm sure this belongs here.
Not sure how a person goes through life without seeing Terry Rudge.
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Playoff Giannis is ugly to watch. He almost did an ankle trying to force the issue.
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The Lakers did a number on the Rockets defensively. They were able to double team Harden then have their wings scramble back to prevent the corner three. Harden played more minutes than the regular season but his numbers were done across the board. I don't see how Harden's numbers were meaningful in any way. Houston's points total dipped in every game. They couldn't match the Lakers' energy. There is no way that Harden matched LeBron's leadership, or his will or drive, or anything else that can't be measured in numbers. It's pretty clear that LeBron is the true MVP of the league, and the Lakers have to be licking their lips at this Clippers situation.
Did the Rockets really do better than the Bucks? The Bucks didn't roll over in the overtime game Middleton won for them. Different expectations? According to Rockets fans, the Rockets are a contender every season, so how were expectations any less than the Bucks? Both teams had disappointing ends to their seasons.