Losing the auto show?

Apparently the people that run the auto show in Detroit think Cobo isn’t big enough and want more space. The Big Four (Major Kwame and the leaders of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties) realize that losing the auto show would be another giant blow to the metro area, but they still can’t figure out what to do about it. To much derision.

Zach defends himself

There has been much questioning of Zach’s allegiance to the Wings. Take this conversation yesterday:

Zach: What’s up with the Wings, give me the update.
Jerry: You mean the Stones?
Zach: Yeah, but the Wings.
Jerry: The Wings play tomorrow.

Anyway, Zach answers the critics:

in my defense. i spent all day drinking, including half a fifth of bacardi before the game (i love strawberry daqs) so to say i wasnt drunk isnt exaclty true.

also, i love the redwings, more than anyone else here, more than kenny and joseph sloan sr. combined. so what happens when we lose a game, a game where we were outplayed from the beginnig, a game i spend drunkenly screaming, including literally jumping up and down on the bed when frazen scores, i fall asleep afterwards, a depressing, nightmarish somber slumber. after the let down of the redwings, watching another detroit team blow a game didnt seemed like a good option.

i never think the pistons will win, they are old, slow, and have no ability to rise to the moment, plus, after watching a redwings, stanley cups finals game then switching to a ecf basketball game is like drinking a 4 pack of redbulls then chasing them with an entire bottle of melatonin.

i cant stand watching sheed stand around the three point line abd bomb threes. hes such a dink.

if the redwings were out of the playoffs i might care about the pistons, but i didnt lose any sleep when they lost. of course, i wont be eating new england clam chowder for a long time.

and trust me joe, im more hardcore detorit sports fan than jerry is on his best week, i wouldnt be caught dead cheering for the redsox (who ive openly hated for as long as i can remember, unlike jerro and keno(who have been fans for as long as i can remember), the celtics, bob ryan, tea parties, bruins, the patriots.

and i think mario lemuix sucks.

Enough said?

Zach is outraged

we will lose game four.

a day spa? a day spa???

I concur. It’s all tied up after four.

The end of an era?

Last night, I wrote a long, reflective post-game post and it disappeared into the depths of WordPress. Then I got frustrated and wrote a shorter post-game post. And it also disappeared. Story of the night.

Anyway, congratulations to the Celtics.

Kenny and I have already spent a long time planning possible trades—nothing good so far. My feeling is that this core can’t get better than it already is, and the league will only get better. This year was our last best shot to win another title, so I think we should either roll the dice on a big trade (Dirk? Melo?) or go young.

Go Wings.

The Lake Show is looking hard to beat

Bill Simmons is back, and he’s picking the Lakers. And he’s been reading my blog.

Me:

when did perkins become moses malone?

Simmons:

Kendrick Perkins played out of his mind in the first half and looked like a young Moses Malone.

One small point of contention from his column:

Regardless, it’s a lively, knowledgable crowd that loves Kobe more than any other NBA city loves its signature player. I can say that with complete confidence. They love him. For years and years, they stood by him, defended him, made excuses for him and kept cheering him, and now, he’s nearly finished vindicating the entire rollercoaster ride of an experience for them.

Don’t you think Cleveland’s love of Lebron should be in the argument? The Ohio-raised teenage phenom who somehow ends up playing NBA ball near where he grew up and has transformed a team of complete misfits into an EC power? I have to imagine the affection those fans have is less complicated than LA’s for Kobe.

More more more basketball

This is a really good point from TrueHoop about the value of Kobe that doesn’t get made often enough:

Bryant can always create a shot, and usually does. He took 30 last night. A lot of stat experts, and coaches, would tell you that’s too many. But compare that to a lot of other stars in recent playoffs — Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan against the Lakers, LeBron James against the Spurs last year, and so many others facing lockdown D. They just get so bogged down at times. The whole offense seizes up. You know when they bring the ball over half-court that it’s going to be a trial just to get a clean look. Bryant and his teammates almost never seize up.

Also, via my Brother, Red rails against the art of flopping.

I’m in

Via WWTDD.

Yet another troubling development

I was on the phone with Christen last night, and she had some interesting news to disclose:

During the Wings and Stones games on Wednesday, she and Zach were flipping back and forth between the contests, with a focus on the hockey. But the hockey game finished before the basketball, so they were able to focus entirely on the latter down the stretch.

Meanwhile, the Stones were clawing their way back to relevance after being down 15. Christen was into it, wearing her Chauncey jersey, leading cheers, yelling “De-TROIT Basketbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall,” etc.

The tension was growing and growing, until Ray Allen dropped a dagger of a three for the Beaneating Irishmen. Christen cursed the gods in French, at which point Zach woke up, stared blankly at the screen and noted, “Gametime.”

Christen tried to dump him on the spot for falling asleep during the Eastern Conference finals, but Zach had already taken back to slumber, so that was impossible.

Things to note:

1. The game ended prior to eleven.
2. The two lovebirds are on vacation—it’s not like Zach had a meeting at six in the morning.
3. Christen assures me Zach was 100% sober.
4. This comes in the same week in which he’s missing three of four Stanley Cup games.

Needless to say, I’m considering taking away Zach’s permission to post comments at this sacred forum. He’s living a lie, and dishonesty ruins relationships.

ZACH: if you hate Detroit and its sports franchises, just come out and say it. We can’t move forward unless you communicate.

“Missing Man Found Dressed Like Doctor With Dead Deer In Stolen Ambulance”

Sometimes the headline says it all.

No more denial

This Lakers team is so good. Maybe their match-ups were slightly favorable, but that’s what you get with the best record, and they made conquering the West look easy.

Apparently having the best individual player in basketball, a stolen all-star and a lot of gritty, talented role players is a good formula for a team.

Would the Stones or C’s have a better chance at toppling them?