team by team stats are really interesting
click and fool around
detroit's perimeter might be THE best in the game; while detroit is easily tops in the game, followed by san antonio, and we know both teams are atrocious on the defensive end, it's interesting to see how they stack up.
look at fg% of the opponents. san antonio has the lowest, but detroit falls somewhere in the middle. this is partially due to the fact that marc stein has noticed that the 2 wallaces haven't been as strong as in 2004 when they 1st got rasheed; you'll notice in a lotta games, power forwards have been having their way with the pistons. that of course, doesn't mean they win em, but it's a major sight of concern.
does that mean the pistons suck on d? no... look at their 3 pt % of their opponents; it seems almost like a role reversal; detroit is probably the best perimeter defending team! although san antonio is still top 10 here. what surprised me was the lakers placing 1st, but then again, they had that time where they had a huge streak, and kobe IS one of the best perimeter defenders. quite honestly, i think detroit has the best perimeter defense; you got tay, but i started to see the light how good billups was last year, and rip is SLOWLY improving in that area as well.
granted detroit is still one of the leaders in points allowed per game, but realize that if you constantly bring the ball up court slowly and play half court, then those numbers can seem a bit inflated. however, detroit leads in point differentials per game; +8.86. so they in that aspect, are the best team as of now.
like i said, there's more interesting observations you can make, but i'll let you do it yourself; it's more fun that way.
here's some non-pistons, non-spurs observations:
phoenix is a much better defensive team that people make them out to be.
gsw actually plays WORSE defense compared to sacramento; sad, but true. gsw's perimeter defense is SLIGHTLY better, but not by much.
miami might actually be a lot better at defense than what i originally thought; they're right behind detroit in 3pt%. and their fg% is 6th. quite honestly, that makes no sense, b/c we all know miami to not be very good in defending, especially on the perimeter. but then, they seem to on average, only win by 3.82 pts; that means there's cases where they play exceptionally well, and other cases where they don't.
of course, numbers don't tell all the story. b/c it's a common fact that houston isn't REALLY a defensive team, but more like a half-court offense team.
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
the day after mlk day...
some of the christian ppl who preach w/their signs on campus were at it again...
their signs read something like:
no racism, no sodomy, honor mlk
or something like that...
opponents stood next to them holding a sign saying
"mlk does not equal indifference"
(i presume they were opponents, b/c one of them was smoking)
and i was just shaking my head saying to myself
"man, these opponents of these christians just don't get it"
there are two sides to christianity; a side of grace, and a side of justice; the 1st says i'm going to love you regardless of who you are, ie equal love, and demonstrate agape love. the 2nd says i'm not going to accept your moral wrongs and compromise my standings on what is right and wrong(ie i want you to become something you're not). both are complete opposites, and yet completely true of jesus.
mlk demonstrated jesus' teachings perfectly by living out BOTH. he loved all people, not just his own brethren, but the white marchers who supported him, even those who opposed him, which was why he did not strike back. but he recognized the evils of discrimination, and refused to back down from what he believed in, even laying down his life to do it. he was just a preacher, but God turned him into one of the most iconic people of the 19th century.
unfortunately, all the world sees is only a fragment of the side of grace that he lived. they forget his incompromising will towards what is right. maybe mlk, if he was alive today, might not be as outspoken against sodomy(God gives us all different battles to fight in), but i know he certainly would not support it.
funny how you don't need to be black to appreciate mlk, but the ones that still appreciate him fully and aren't black are christian, IF they sit down and think about how he epitomizes a christian.
some of the christian ppl who preach w/their signs on campus were at it again...
their signs read something like:
no racism, no sodomy, honor mlk
or something like that...
opponents stood next to them holding a sign saying
"mlk does not equal indifference"
(i presume they were opponents, b/c one of them was smoking)
and i was just shaking my head saying to myself
"man, these opponents of these christians just don't get it"
there are two sides to christianity; a side of grace, and a side of justice; the 1st says i'm going to love you regardless of who you are, ie equal love, and demonstrate agape love. the 2nd says i'm not going to accept your moral wrongs and compromise my standings on what is right and wrong(ie i want you to become something you're not). both are complete opposites, and yet completely true of jesus.
mlk demonstrated jesus' teachings perfectly by living out BOTH. he loved all people, not just his own brethren, but the white marchers who supported him, even those who opposed him, which was why he did not strike back. but he recognized the evils of discrimination, and refused to back down from what he believed in, even laying down his life to do it. he was just a preacher, but God turned him into one of the most iconic people of the 19th century.
unfortunately, all the world sees is only a fragment of the side of grace that he lived. they forget his incompromising will towards what is right. maybe mlk, if he was alive today, might not be as outspoken against sodomy(God gives us all different battles to fight in), but i know he certainly would not support it.
funny how you don't need to be black to appreciate mlk, but the ones that still appreciate him fully and aren't black are christian, IF they sit down and think about how he epitomizes a christian.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Monday, January 16, 2006
i'm glad joey porter said what he thought
yes, he's going to be fined...
but someone had to say it...
i really felt the exact same.
there was NO WAY that was an incomplete. no way.
in fact, they should fire that ref for making such a bad call.
but chances are, they won't, b/c in conspiracies, the upper office will always protect the pawns.
yes, he's going to be fined...
but someone had to say it...
i really felt the exact same.
there was NO WAY that was an incomplete. no way.
in fact, they should fire that ref for making such a bad call.
but chances are, they won't, b/c in conspiracies, the upper office will always protect the pawns.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
this is interesing
Romans 21:25-29(italicized words are in brackets)
25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27For this [is] my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28As concerning the gospel, [they are] enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, [they are] beloved for the fathers’ sakes.
29For the gifts and calling of God [are] without repentance.
concentrate on verse 29; if what this says is true, then that means once God has saved someone, they CAN'T fall away. which means... those who are saved, but later deny their faith and die without taking back their renouncing... were not saved to begin with. why else would jesus say in the gospels,
"i never knew you"? did he say, "i once knew you, but you fell away?"
also think about verse 26; do you think that refers to a spiritual Israel, or the fleshly Israel? wouldn't it be lying if it referred to the Jews? hence, are we supposed to expect that there will be a massive revival of Jews?
Romans 21:25-29(italicized words are in brackets)
25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27For this [is] my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28As concerning the gospel, [they are] enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, [they are] beloved for the fathers’ sakes.
29For the gifts and calling of God [are] without repentance.
concentrate on verse 29; if what this says is true, then that means once God has saved someone, they CAN'T fall away. which means... those who are saved, but later deny their faith and die without taking back their renouncing... were not saved to begin with. why else would jesus say in the gospels,
"i never knew you"? did he say, "i once knew you, but you fell away?"
also think about verse 26; do you think that refers to a spiritual Israel, or the fleshly Israel? wouldn't it be lying if it referred to the Jews? hence, are we supposed to expect that there will be a massive revival of Jews?
steelers at colts was a game decided by mistakes
that's what i felt.
however, there was something i remembered while watching espn last night, to the extent of this about indy's defense:
their defense relies more upon the talent of each player, not actually them being a team that blitzes.
this was true, as jerome bettis just ripped the colts and ate time up on the clock by doing so.
that supposed int by troy polamalu but was ruled an incomplete by the challenge smells of conspiracy; there was no way that was counted an incomplete; it's quite possible that they did that to hopefully give the colts the win.
and as for vanderjagt, he has simply no excuse; they were playing in the rca dome, at home, in an indoor field; funny to watch though all his team's efforts go to waste.
like i said, the game was decided by mistakes, not by what each team did right, first the supposed conspiracy. then when steelers supposedly have the game, instead of taking a knee to seal the win, bettis loses the football in an attempted-run-in, causing a runback to midfield. then vanderjagt loses on the punt.
edit: kudos to big ben not only for his strong performance during the 1st half of the game, but for stopping the potential int to td at the end of the game. i guess defense really does win championships, even if you're not supposed to play it.
that's what i felt.
however, there was something i remembered while watching espn last night, to the extent of this about indy's defense:
their defense relies more upon the talent of each player, not actually them being a team that blitzes.
this was true, as jerome bettis just ripped the colts and ate time up on the clock by doing so.
that supposed int by troy polamalu but was ruled an incomplete by the challenge smells of conspiracy; there was no way that was counted an incomplete; it's quite possible that they did that to hopefully give the colts the win.
and as for vanderjagt, he has simply no excuse; they were playing in the rca dome, at home, in an indoor field; funny to watch though all his team's efforts go to waste.
like i said, the game was decided by mistakes, not by what each team did right, first the supposed conspiracy. then when steelers supposedly have the game, instead of taking a knee to seal the win, bettis loses the football in an attempted-run-in, causing a runback to midfield. then vanderjagt loses on the punt.
edit: kudos to big ben not only for his strong performance during the 1st half of the game, but for stopping the potential int to td at the end of the game. i guess defense really does win championships, even if you're not supposed to play it.
Saturday, January 14, 2006
us men's bball - point guards
ok, figures i might as well; as we all figured out, international bball is not quite the same as nba bball; a lot more emphasis is on the perimeter. i thought i'd over the next few days post some good players that would help make up a good team. to be honest, some of my stuff might read like the entry one of the espn guys wrote up(read it for fun if you want to get your juices flowing as well).
read the article here
anyways, today i thought i'd list 4-6 guys good for the point guard position.
ideally, the point guard should be a guy who can distribute the ball offensively. being able to hurt from beyond the arc's very important, but that can come from your 2's and 3's.
jason kidd: the only remaining pure point guard so i guess we gotta list him. he is getting KINDA old, so he can provide good leadership on the court, and ppl will listen to him. all-around, he simply makes people better on offense; you don't need a lotta shot creators when he's on the court, just good spot-up shooters. and his defense is pretty good too. only weakness might be that he's not really that dangerous one on one; still good, but not great.
to best complement him: just surround him with good spot-up shooters or guys who don't need the ball to create(which is also good, b/c the spot-up shooters often tend to be better defenders than guys who create in a lotta cases, making your team good on offense and defense)
chauncey billups: obviously i'm a pistons fan, but hey, we gotta list him. he's not a pure point guard, but he has shown with the experience he's gotten with larry brown and flip saunders that he flat-out does everything a good point guard's supposed to do almost better than anybody else(except creating shots for others; jason kidd does that better). excellant perimeter shooter when the clock's winding down to bail guys out of tight spots, heavy so he can back guys down, good ability to create shots for others, always cool-headed, making him a great leader on offense, and on top of that, plays great defense. no real weaknesses i can think of.
to best complement him: put a spot-up shooter on the court; it will double his already good offensive abilities. or a defensive player to lockdown on the perimeter. remember that this guy like kidd can fastbreak, so athletic guys are gooood.
mike bibby: not a kings fan, but he used to be good when webber was around, reason being he had someone to run around before catching a pass and the pressure to make a shot wasn't all on him. he's one of the few kings who actually TRIES to play defense(though with the numerous games i've watched him, he still doesn't lockdown), and he is unselfish making the extra pass, so he would not be a bad fit.
to best complement him: a big man who can score w/the ball in his hands, and a 2 spot who can defend well.
chris paul: didn't want to list all all-stars or in the case of billups, strong potential all-stars, and chad ford listed him in his recommendations, but i am kinda stuck as to why he's good, only that he's one of the few players which are making the hornets look decent this year.
dwayne wade: guy can't shoot beyond the arc, and at the int level, ppl will just crowd the lane if you drive, limiting his mj-esque slashing dunks. but he is selfless on the offensive end(which is good; don't want all guys on the us team who seriously think they're the team's #1 scoring option), and very fast, which should free him off his man a bit and send a lotta double teams at him, giving his teammates wide open 3s. good defensive abilities thanks to his athleticism, though i think you'll need to prod him to really work on them to make team us shine.
to best complement him: a 2 guard who can defend well so that perimeter d doesn't go down the pipes when he's playing, and guys who can spot up for 3s well so that hopefully that lane opens up a bit more for him to operate
i sound like i'm being very redundant; sorry, except for billups, i'll admit i don't really look at the point guards(or maybe most of all the good pg's except for billups and kidd are int? parker, nash, etc); maybe when i tackle the 2s and 3s as well as 4s and 5s it'll be a bit less redunant.
to be continued next time: shooting guards/small forwards
ok, figures i might as well; as we all figured out, international bball is not quite the same as nba bball; a lot more emphasis is on the perimeter. i thought i'd over the next few days post some good players that would help make up a good team. to be honest, some of my stuff might read like the entry one of the espn guys wrote up(read it for fun if you want to get your juices flowing as well).
read the article here
anyways, today i thought i'd list 4-6 guys good for the point guard position.
ideally, the point guard should be a guy who can distribute the ball offensively. being able to hurt from beyond the arc's very important, but that can come from your 2's and 3's.
jason kidd: the only remaining pure point guard so i guess we gotta list him. he is getting KINDA old, so he can provide good leadership on the court, and ppl will listen to him. all-around, he simply makes people better on offense; you don't need a lotta shot creators when he's on the court, just good spot-up shooters. and his defense is pretty good too. only weakness might be that he's not really that dangerous one on one; still good, but not great.
to best complement him: just surround him with good spot-up shooters or guys who don't need the ball to create(which is also good, b/c the spot-up shooters often tend to be better defenders than guys who create in a lotta cases, making your team good on offense and defense)
chauncey billups: obviously i'm a pistons fan, but hey, we gotta list him. he's not a pure point guard, but he has shown with the experience he's gotten with larry brown and flip saunders that he flat-out does everything a good point guard's supposed to do almost better than anybody else(except creating shots for others; jason kidd does that better). excellant perimeter shooter when the clock's winding down to bail guys out of tight spots, heavy so he can back guys down, good ability to create shots for others, always cool-headed, making him a great leader on offense, and on top of that, plays great defense. no real weaknesses i can think of.
to best complement him: put a spot-up shooter on the court; it will double his already good offensive abilities. or a defensive player to lockdown on the perimeter. remember that this guy like kidd can fastbreak, so athletic guys are gooood.
mike bibby: not a kings fan, but he used to be good when webber was around, reason being he had someone to run around before catching a pass and the pressure to make a shot wasn't all on him. he's one of the few kings who actually TRIES to play defense(though with the numerous games i've watched him, he still doesn't lockdown), and he is unselfish making the extra pass, so he would not be a bad fit.
to best complement him: a big man who can score w/the ball in his hands, and a 2 spot who can defend well.
chris paul: didn't want to list all all-stars or in the case of billups, strong potential all-stars, and chad ford listed him in his recommendations, but i am kinda stuck as to why he's good, only that he's one of the few players which are making the hornets look decent this year.
dwayne wade: guy can't shoot beyond the arc, and at the int level, ppl will just crowd the lane if you drive, limiting his mj-esque slashing dunks. but he is selfless on the offensive end(which is good; don't want all guys on the us team who seriously think they're the team's #1 scoring option), and very fast, which should free him off his man a bit and send a lotta double teams at him, giving his teammates wide open 3s. good defensive abilities thanks to his athleticism, though i think you'll need to prod him to really work on them to make team us shine.
to best complement him: a 2 guard who can defend well so that perimeter d doesn't go down the pipes when he's playing, and guys who can spot up for 3s well so that hopefully that lane opens up a bit more for him to operate
i sound like i'm being very redundant; sorry, except for billups, i'll admit i don't really look at the point guards(or maybe most of all the good pg's except for billups and kidd are int? parker, nash, etc); maybe when i tackle the 2s and 3s as well as 4s and 5s it'll be a bit less redunant.
to be continued next time: shooting guards/small forwards
Friday, January 13, 2006
is rasheed THAT good of a 1-on-1 post defender?
i gotta ask this because it's a DUH that rasheed defends better in the post compared to ben wallace. ben is of course the king of help d, but i've thought about how sam's told me once he thinks rasheed is the best 1-on-1 post defender in the nba.
i mean, i know rasheed is all-around a great defender. no question.
but could he really be THAT good? thoughts; hit me up on this one. what does he do that makes him so much better than say, kevin garnett, or tim duncan?
he's one of the few nba players who can defend duncan straight up, according to the espn.com pistons spurs recap, so would that put him up there? we all know how devastating duncan can be on offense(he rarely has an off night).
because if it is true, then i maybe am underestimating the true potential of the pistons' d. you've got arguably the best perimeter defender, best post defender and best help defender all on the same team; that's pretty hard to top defense-wise. no wonder they held 5 opponents in a row to under 70 in 2004.
i've been meaning to post up some of my bible notes
some from xmas service, some from my previous bible study that i held w/the guys in my group, cause these were good thoughts, but i'll do that tomorrow. promise.
yesterday's "message" that we discussed was good though; "grace vs truth." essentially, the two components of jesus; his mercy and his just, holy side, and how these 2 qualities are almost contrasts, but yet fully part of jesus.
but to give you something to mull on in anticipation of tomorrow, i'll point out that the church of today has grown soft; they're too concerned about the upholding of the grace side of being a christian, and not about telling the truth, even if it hurts. look at proverbs 9:8. in fact, there's a lotta good verses telling about the value of rebuking; hit up "rebuke" on any bible search engine. everytime someone accuses the church of doing something wrong, it's always "why can't we just get along? what happened to the love that christ is all about?" you fool, christ's love can be see in two different ways.
"i don't want to hurt them" is a poor excuse for not being real; the truth will ALWAYS hurt. if you care so much about them, you will be willing to sacrifice the relationship between you and them to make the relationship between them and God that much better.
so my quest for a good kjv freeware continues
b/c "bible plus" is good, but does not point out the italicized words.
"bible database" looks good, but you can't install it onto another spot on your cpu, enabling you to carry it on your usb(which was my intentions)
so i'll be trying e-sword tonight and seeing how that goes; hopefully it'll work on usb drive, have the kjv, and the words will be italicized.
some more sports stuff
i wonder what's more likely; paul pierce getting some quality help, or him getting traded? both seem improbable. i like pierce as a player(as a celtic); all-around good player, and hope he doesn't get traded. though it's not exactly a match of titans, i'll enjoy watching him take on aix2 tonight. not going to be too concerned about heat and sonics; won't be able to watch it, and we know the outcome already.
(maybe all the "leastern conference" jokes during the reign of lakers and spurs came b/c of the atlantic; seems all the jokes we hear now are about the "titanic" division)
i wonder when lebron and dwayne are going to commit to really develop as defensive players. right now, they just showcase some potential but never develop it.
i gotta ask this because it's a DUH that rasheed defends better in the post compared to ben wallace. ben is of course the king of help d, but i've thought about how sam's told me once he thinks rasheed is the best 1-on-1 post defender in the nba.
i mean, i know rasheed is all-around a great defender. no question.
but could he really be THAT good? thoughts; hit me up on this one. what does he do that makes him so much better than say, kevin garnett, or tim duncan?
he's one of the few nba players who can defend duncan straight up, according to the espn.com pistons spurs recap, so would that put him up there? we all know how devastating duncan can be on offense(he rarely has an off night).
because if it is true, then i maybe am underestimating the true potential of the pistons' d. you've got arguably the best perimeter defender, best post defender and best help defender all on the same team; that's pretty hard to top defense-wise. no wonder they held 5 opponents in a row to under 70 in 2004.
i've been meaning to post up some of my bible notes
some from xmas service, some from my previous bible study that i held w/the guys in my group, cause these were good thoughts, but i'll do that tomorrow. promise.
yesterday's "message" that we discussed was good though; "grace vs truth." essentially, the two components of jesus; his mercy and his just, holy side, and how these 2 qualities are almost contrasts, but yet fully part of jesus.
but to give you something to mull on in anticipation of tomorrow, i'll point out that the church of today has grown soft; they're too concerned about the upholding of the grace side of being a christian, and not about telling the truth, even if it hurts. look at proverbs 9:8. in fact, there's a lotta good verses telling about the value of rebuking; hit up "rebuke" on any bible search engine. everytime someone accuses the church of doing something wrong, it's always "why can't we just get along? what happened to the love that christ is all about?" you fool, christ's love can be see in two different ways.
"i don't want to hurt them" is a poor excuse for not being real; the truth will ALWAYS hurt. if you care so much about them, you will be willing to sacrifice the relationship between you and them to make the relationship between them and God that much better.
so my quest for a good kjv freeware continues
b/c "bible plus" is good, but does not point out the italicized words.
"bible database" looks good, but you can't install it onto another spot on your cpu, enabling you to carry it on your usb(which was my intentions)
so i'll be trying e-sword tonight and seeing how that goes; hopefully it'll work on usb drive, have the kjv, and the words will be italicized.
some more sports stuff
i wonder what's more likely; paul pierce getting some quality help, or him getting traded? both seem improbable. i like pierce as a player(as a celtic); all-around good player, and hope he doesn't get traded. though it's not exactly a match of titans, i'll enjoy watching him take on aix2 tonight. not going to be too concerned about heat and sonics; won't be able to watch it, and we know the outcome already.
(maybe all the "leastern conference" jokes during the reign of lakers and spurs came b/c of the atlantic; seems all the jokes we hear now are about the "titanic" division)
i wonder when lebron and dwayne are going to commit to really develop as defensive players. right now, they just showcase some potential but never develop it.
convert any file to .pdf for free
there's other good programs that don't require the internet, but this is probably the only one which doesn't require a driver(good for when you're using a uc computer in their lab)
but if you don't have that problem, PDF redirect is pretty good for that purpose.
(i'm posting this b/c i know if you send online resumes, it's a pretty good suggestion to convert your file to .pdf before you send it, not a .doc)
there's other good programs that don't require the internet, but this is probably the only one which doesn't require a driver(good for when you're using a uc computer in their lab)
but if you don't have that problem, PDF redirect is pretty good for that purpose.
(i'm posting this b/c i know if you send online resumes, it's a pretty good suggestion to convert your file to .pdf before you send it, not a .doc)
Thursday, January 12, 2006
THIS... IS... UNREAL...
i keep giving san antonio the benefit of the doubt... cause i know san antonio really isn't a pushover team...
but detroit is seriously unreal.
if you told me detroit was going to duplicate what they did on xmas day(hold san antonio to 70 or under and beat them by 15) ON THE SPURS' HOME COURT, WITH A HEALTHY GINOBILI, i really would not have believed it.
unreal, period.
(on another note, too bad it looks like artest looks like he's going to the clips and the warriors lose to the suns)
i keep giving san antonio the benefit of the doubt... cause i know san antonio really isn't a pushover team...
but detroit is seriously unreal.
if you told me detroit was going to duplicate what they did on xmas day(hold san antonio to 70 or under and beat them by 15) ON THE SPURS' HOME COURT, WITH A HEALTHY GINOBILI, i really would not have believed it.
unreal, period.
(on another note, too bad it looks like artest looks like he's going to the clips and the warriors lose to the suns)
don't look now, but
larry "play the right way" brown's knicks are rolling, and their latest win is over the mavs
najara's block back INTO shawn marion(?)'s face was disgusting...
though i'm not really a kings fan, corliss williamson had a really nice fake pass to peja as he was curling around him, but instead, spun the other way, drove in and 1-handed it down upon the rockets. took the rockets by surprise and his tomahawk looked really kewl.
again, i'm bummed i won't be able to watch the pistons visit the spurs tomorrow.
larry "play the right way" brown's knicks are rolling, and their latest win is over the mavs
najara's block back INTO shawn marion(?)'s face was disgusting...
though i'm not really a kings fan, corliss williamson had a really nice fake pass to peja as he was curling around him, but instead, spun the other way, drove in and 1-handed it down upon the rockets. took the rockets by surprise and his tomahawk looked really kewl.
again, i'm bummed i won't be able to watch the pistons visit the spurs tomorrow.
Monday, January 09, 2006
don't you love the nfl playoffs?
too bad carson palmer went out with an injury, though...
i would've picked the steelers to win regardless, but the game lost a lot of its intrigue when that happened... i will admit though, that it looked like the bengals were still going to win this... they were 17-7 at the half. i guess i should've watched the rest of the game, to see that the bengals would get no further points.
i still think colts are going to win it all because their d has stepped up to supplement their already ferocious offense, but all the followup matchups as of right now look intriguing. plus, the regular season's always quite different from playoffs. and like they say, the champs are still the champs until you dethrone them. patroits have so much talent and experience, and a lot of the key players from last season, that until someone runs them over, they're still the team to beat. i will definitely keep a close eye on the steelers and colts matchup, and the patriots and broncos matchup.
too bad nfl playoffs are only settled in 1 game each round. allows for i think too much randomness to occur. i like the nba's format for playoffs.
too bad carson palmer went out with an injury, though...
i would've picked the steelers to win regardless, but the game lost a lot of its intrigue when that happened... i will admit though, that it looked like the bengals were still going to win this... they were 17-7 at the half. i guess i should've watched the rest of the game, to see that the bengals would get no further points.
i still think colts are going to win it all because their d has stepped up to supplement their already ferocious offense, but all the followup matchups as of right now look intriguing. plus, the regular season's always quite different from playoffs. and like they say, the champs are still the champs until you dethrone them. patroits have so much talent and experience, and a lot of the key players from last season, that until someone runs them over, they're still the team to beat. i will definitely keep a close eye on the steelers and colts matchup, and the patriots and broncos matchup.
too bad nfl playoffs are only settled in 1 game each round. allows for i think too much randomness to occur. i like the nba's format for playoffs.
Saturday, January 07, 2006
MSH staple combos
Captain America:
d.c.fk-> s.rk xx strong shield slash or final justice
-shield slash is good for all-purpose safe poking; probably your best string to use b/c c.fk has amazing range(not often you're going to be in close for c.sk to hit); 28%, 52%, respectively
d.c.sk-> c.fk-> s.rk xx strong shield slash or final justice
-shield slash is good for all-purpose safe poking; 30%, 55% respectively
d.c.sk-> s.fk... s.fk(2nd)-> s.rk xx strong shield slash
-will only work on bigs or most opponents if standing; 33% life; if you connect this combo 2x in a row, they will be dizzy
jump-ins:
j.fk-> j.rk or j.dn.rk on smalls
air combos can either be started off of d.c.sk-> c.fp without a jump-in, or d.s.jp-> c.fk-> c.fp if off one(this string's more damaging, but less range); if either's blocked, cancel into strong shield slash
d.s.jp-> c.fk-> c.fp.../\ sj.sp... sj.fk-> sj.fp-> sj.rk
-36% roughly; if at corner, follow w:
sj.fp\/ j.fk-> j.fp\/ j.fk-> j.fp-> j.rk
-works on Captain America; roughly 45% life
corner air combo:
d.s.jp-> c.fk-> c.fp...\/ sj.sp-> sj.fp... sj.rk, sj.fk-> sj.rk\/ j.fk-> j.fp-> j.rk
-works on Captain America; roughly 45% life
off of a fk throw:
d.s.sp/\ air combo
Captain America:
d.c.fk-> s.rk xx strong shield slash or final justice
-shield slash is good for all-purpose safe poking; probably your best string to use b/c c.fk has amazing range(not often you're going to be in close for c.sk to hit); 28%, 52%, respectively
d.c.sk-> c.fk-> s.rk xx strong shield slash or final justice
-shield slash is good for all-purpose safe poking; 30%, 55% respectively
d.c.sk-> s.fk... s.fk(2nd)-> s.rk xx strong shield slash
-will only work on bigs or most opponents if standing; 33% life; if you connect this combo 2x in a row, they will be dizzy
jump-ins:
j.fk-> j.rk or j.dn.rk on smalls
air combos can either be started off of d.c.sk-> c.fp without a jump-in, or d.s.jp-> c.fk-> c.fp if off one(this string's more damaging, but less range); if either's blocked, cancel into strong shield slash
d.s.jp-> c.fk-> c.fp.../\ sj.sp... sj.fk-> sj.fp-> sj.rk
-36% roughly; if at corner, follow w:
sj.fp\/ j.fk-> j.fp\/ j.fk-> j.fp-> j.rk
-works on Captain America; roughly 45% life
corner air combo:
d.s.jp-> c.fk-> c.fp...\/ sj.sp-> sj.fp... sj.rk, sj.fk-> sj.rk\/ j.fk-> j.fp-> j.rk
-works on Captain America; roughly 45% life
off of a fk throw:
d.s.sp/\ air combo
Friday, January 06, 2006
i don't feel like doing anything, but don't want to waste too much time, so i'm just gonna throw a buncha one-liners w/o any elaboration in this post til i'm bored
i am the xanga and blogger ninja; i read what you say, have my own online journal, but don't necessarily comment
i bet 90% of msm doesn't even know i read their dkc xanga thread, just cause i don't post
i'm reluctant to post on a lotta xangas and stuff b/c my xanga pic is me half-naked playing w/my fender; i don't have a problem w/showing chest skin on guys, but some people in the church i go to do, and i'm too lazy to whip out my pc camera to retake it(ok so i lied; one of my 1-liners is long)
i have to start playing w/my fender again; i'm staring at my fingertips, and my right fingers have more calluses from playing cpu and arcade games than my left fingers.
those of you who didn't watch the bowl game missed a great game of college football(i picked texas to win after i realized they were the #1 defense in the nation); it was close to the end, and you gotta love vince young pulling out the come from behind victory on the 4th down after their defense made a huge stop.
chauncey billups is actually the cousin of usc runningback tyndale white
"pool em up" is actually a pretty good freeware pool game; i've enjoyed playing it everytime i've downloaded it
pistons at the spurs next thursday; with ginobili back and the spurs now on their home court(and apparently found their winning ways again), this one should be good(for the well, 4 people in the world who are not san antonio and detroit natives who care); too bad i'm be in a genetics lab class while that's going on...
speaking of the spurs and pistons, i crack up when i think about what gregg poppavich said during xmas day; "it's important for the jv teams to keep the audience attentive until the varsity teams show up" or something like that. heh heh.
keep track of the pistons' run compared to the bulls; this should get interesting if they keep this up
although, in the end, it won't really matter if pistons don't win it all; remember that the reason pistons were doing this in the 1st place isn't to show the world that they're something without larry brown(although, i would love to see that, just not if that might put their finals run at a tremendous risk); they just want homecourt advantage playoffs and beyond. i think they'll get that.
i am the xanga and blogger ninja; i read what you say, have my own online journal, but don't necessarily comment
i bet 90% of msm doesn't even know i read their dkc xanga thread, just cause i don't post
i'm reluctant to post on a lotta xangas and stuff b/c my xanga pic is me half-naked playing w/my fender; i don't have a problem w/showing chest skin on guys, but some people in the church i go to do, and i'm too lazy to whip out my pc camera to retake it(ok so i lied; one of my 1-liners is long)
i have to start playing w/my fender again; i'm staring at my fingertips, and my right fingers have more calluses from playing cpu and arcade games than my left fingers.
those of you who didn't watch the bowl game missed a great game of college football(i picked texas to win after i realized they were the #1 defense in the nation); it was close to the end, and you gotta love vince young pulling out the come from behind victory on the 4th down after their defense made a huge stop.
chauncey billups is actually the cousin of usc runningback tyndale white
"pool em up" is actually a pretty good freeware pool game; i've enjoyed playing it everytime i've downloaded it
pistons at the spurs next thursday; with ginobili back and the spurs now on their home court(and apparently found their winning ways again), this one should be good(for the well, 4 people in the world who are not san antonio and detroit natives who care); too bad i'm be in a genetics lab class while that's going on...
speaking of the spurs and pistons, i crack up when i think about what gregg poppavich said during xmas day; "it's important for the jv teams to keep the audience attentive until the varsity teams show up" or something like that. heh heh.
keep track of the pistons' run compared to the bulls; this should get interesting if they keep this up
although, in the end, it won't really matter if pistons don't win it all; remember that the reason pistons were doing this in the 1st place isn't to show the world that they're something without larry brown(although, i would love to see that, just not if that might put their finals run at a tremendous risk); they just want homecourt advantage playoffs and beyond. i think they'll get that.
Thursday, January 05, 2006
hmm, the white-guys-can't-defend team against the white-guys-who-can-defend team
wonder who won?
that game has got to be a dagger for bay area fans...
on top of mickel and foyle being out(there goes most of the warriors' D), troy gets injured, and right at the end of the game, when the warriors had a chance to win it down by 2, stephen jackson makes the improbable 3 pt play and suddenly the pacers won by 10
but to dagger it in, there's a possiblity that davis is injured... if he is, i have a gut feeling the warriors will miss the playoffs again.
that said, here are some things i've noticed...
diagu really is becoming a quality inside player on both ends of the court; i enjoyed watching him keep the warriors in the game with his inside post play(unlike all the other warriors who were trying to jack up 3s) and good help d. also had sound rebounding. if he's given a few more years, he could really become something. i'm sold.
that play where baron split the d and dunked it was sick.
as you know, part of why i admire indiana is because of jermaine o neal. another is *partally joking*, they are the only team which seems to have white guys who can defend and rebound(but it's really something i am impressed by). but another thing you have to be impressed by...
rick charlisle has to be one of the most underrated coaches in the league.
remember last year when they seemed to have one of the best chances to win it all, and then that ugly brawl happened? they still made the playoffs, even with their best players out for most of the season. they beat the celtics, which no one thought would happen, to bring it all the way back to detroit.
today's game, i thought was going all indiana because of jermaine o neal... until i realized he was out with pneumonia. and this was when i saw the scoreboard and saw that indiana was up by 20. so you've got artest causing havoc again, their best post player is out, fred jones fouled out which should have sealed the win for the warriors, and they still won the game by 10.
i really don't think enough is said about rick charlisle; yes, i think detroit became better when they got larry brown instead of rick, but he's still one of the best coaches in the league; he just does not seem to accept losing as an option; one way or another, you are going to play defense and rebound if you're on his team, and you are going to win.
i would put rick charlisle up there in today's nba of top coaches with (no order) greg poppavich, larry brown, phil jackson, pat riley, *and possibly now* flip saunders. *don't ask me to rank them, they're all great coaches; i think in order to really rank them correctly, you'd all have to have them coach the same team, exact lineup, for the same time period; they're all brilliant in their own light(i personally think that phil jackson is NOT number one though)*
the only problem is that rick charlisle doesn't ever REALLY seem to take off offensively for his team. but i love the effort he makes everybody on his team play. it is really something.
wonder who won?
that game has got to be a dagger for bay area fans...
on top of mickel and foyle being out(there goes most of the warriors' D), troy gets injured, and right at the end of the game, when the warriors had a chance to win it down by 2, stephen jackson makes the improbable 3 pt play and suddenly the pacers won by 10
but to dagger it in, there's a possiblity that davis is injured... if he is, i have a gut feeling the warriors will miss the playoffs again.
that said, here are some things i've noticed...
diagu really is becoming a quality inside player on both ends of the court; i enjoyed watching him keep the warriors in the game with his inside post play(unlike all the other warriors who were trying to jack up 3s) and good help d. also had sound rebounding. if he's given a few more years, he could really become something. i'm sold.
that play where baron split the d and dunked it was sick.
as you know, part of why i admire indiana is because of jermaine o neal. another is *partally joking*, they are the only team which seems to have white guys who can defend and rebound(but it's really something i am impressed by). but another thing you have to be impressed by...
rick charlisle has to be one of the most underrated coaches in the league.
remember last year when they seemed to have one of the best chances to win it all, and then that ugly brawl happened? they still made the playoffs, even with their best players out for most of the season. they beat the celtics, which no one thought would happen, to bring it all the way back to detroit.
today's game, i thought was going all indiana because of jermaine o neal... until i realized he was out with pneumonia. and this was when i saw the scoreboard and saw that indiana was up by 20. so you've got artest causing havoc again, their best post player is out, fred jones fouled out which should have sealed the win for the warriors, and they still won the game by 10.
i really don't think enough is said about rick charlisle; yes, i think detroit became better when they got larry brown instead of rick, but he's still one of the best coaches in the league; he just does not seem to accept losing as an option; one way or another, you are going to play defense and rebound if you're on his team, and you are going to win.
i would put rick charlisle up there in today's nba of top coaches with (no order) greg poppavich, larry brown, phil jackson, pat riley, *and possibly now* flip saunders. *don't ask me to rank them, they're all great coaches; i think in order to really rank them correctly, you'd all have to have them coach the same team, exact lineup, for the same time period; they're all brilliant in their own light(i personally think that phil jackson is NOT number one though)*
the only problem is that rick charlisle doesn't ever REALLY seem to take off offensively for his team. but i love the effort he makes everybody on his team play. it is really something.
i've never really had any religious talks w/my mom
so i was surprised to have 2 conversations w/her during break about stuff from the bible... lemme try to recontruct as best to my memory... keep in mind me and mom talk in a blend of taiwanese and english, but i'm just going to type it all in english...
m:how come man is so stupid? it's all adam's fault!
r:no it's not; eve ate the apple first
m:if adam did not eat the apple, we would not have all these problems... it's adam's fault
r:eve still ate the apple first; if she didn't, adam would not have
(we go back and forth basically saying this over and over in various ways)
r:no, you see, eve ate the apple wanting to become more like god... adam was just hungry.
m:how much was that king james bible you bought? (she's probably expecting 30+, cause it seems i buy the most random useless junk sometimes)
r:*grins* which one?
m:the small one you brought to church
r:*grins* (i like fooling w/my mom sometimes on stuff i buy, making her think i spent a lot of money)
m:30?
r:20
m:only cost you 20?
r:that's because the king james bible doesn't have a copyright; it expired years ago
m:how come my chinese bible doesn't cost that cheap?
r:that's cause chinese bibles are based on the NIV
...
m:does bob have a girlfriend?
r:haha... no... he's lived at home with his parents for quite some time, remember?
m:who says you can't have a girlfriend and live with your parents?
r:because no girl is going to like a boyfriend who does that!
m:you're just being silly
r:*racks head*
r:the bible says so...
m:WHAT?!?!?
m:where?
r:genesis
m:you mean where God says a man must leave his mother and father to become tied to another woman?
r:EXACTLY! if you don't leave your mother and father, HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TIED TO ANOTHER WOMAN?
m:tis a shame you bought that king james bible; i thought you were going to get smarter
so i was surprised to have 2 conversations w/her during break about stuff from the bible... lemme try to recontruct as best to my memory... keep in mind me and mom talk in a blend of taiwanese and english, but i'm just going to type it all in english...
m:how come man is so stupid? it's all adam's fault!
r:no it's not; eve ate the apple first
m:if adam did not eat the apple, we would not have all these problems... it's adam's fault
r:eve still ate the apple first; if she didn't, adam would not have
(we go back and forth basically saying this over and over in various ways)
r:no, you see, eve ate the apple wanting to become more like god... adam was just hungry.
m:how much was that king james bible you bought? (she's probably expecting 30+, cause it seems i buy the most random useless junk sometimes)
r:*grins* which one?
m:the small one you brought to church
r:*grins* (i like fooling w/my mom sometimes on stuff i buy, making her think i spent a lot of money)
m:30?
r:20
m:only cost you 20?
r:that's because the king james bible doesn't have a copyright; it expired years ago
m:how come my chinese bible doesn't cost that cheap?
r:that's cause chinese bibles are based on the NIV
...
m:does bob have a girlfriend?
r:haha... no... he's lived at home with his parents for quite some time, remember?
m:who says you can't have a girlfriend and live with your parents?
r:because no girl is going to like a boyfriend who does that!
m:you're just being silly
r:*racks head*
r:the bible says so...
m:WHAT?!?!?
m:where?
r:genesis
m:you mean where God says a man must leave his mother and father to become tied to another woman?
r:EXACTLY! if you don't leave your mother and father, HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TIED TO ANOTHER WOMAN?
m:tis a shame you bought that king james bible; i thought you were going to get smarter
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
you should all try frozen berries or cherries on cereal... yes, i said frozen.
i tried this during winter break when mom had frozen blueberries in the fridge and they weren't bad... i'm hooked.
less costlier than fresh berries, which are pretty seasonal and berries are pretty costly to begin with(plus, i see no real reason to eat fresh berries any other way than straight up), and adds a nice sweet tang to your morning food. so you don't have to go looking for sugary cereals to satisfy your sweet tooth.
plus, i'm assuming you already pour ice-cold milk on your cereal, so it's not like eating frozen berries are going to make your cereal any colder or untolerable during winter.
i tried this during winter break when mom had frozen blueberries in the fridge and they weren't bad... i'm hooked.
less costlier than fresh berries, which are pretty seasonal and berries are pretty costly to begin with(plus, i see no real reason to eat fresh berries any other way than straight up), and adds a nice sweet tang to your morning food. so you don't have to go looking for sugary cereals to satisfy your sweet tooth.
plus, i'm assuming you already pour ice-cold milk on your cereal, so it's not like eating frozen berries are going to make your cereal any colder or untolerable during winter.
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
some random ish on my mind
chauncey will FINALLY make the all-star lineup i believe. however, i believe it'll definitely be as a reserve; people have too much love for dwade still(dunno how much of that is tied to the fact that shaq is chained to this guy, but hey, facts are facts). chauncey in fact, might make the case for REGULAR MVP this year; if pistons win the championship this year, i could imagine this might all go on his resume:
reserve all-star
2nd all-defensive team
regalar season mvp
finals mvp
rip, not as much luck. but he's doing a great job. not as much compared to chauncey though.
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pistons are doing great; but the year they won the championship, their bench was huge for them. the wallaces seem to be playing a LOT of minutes which makes them more injury-prone, so you got to wonder when darko's finally gonna achieve his potential, or are they going to trade him away for a quick fix.
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i agree with the all-star lineup marc stein's got; here's more or less my picks for starting 5 and coach:
west coach: poppovich(props to avery though, and deantoni for preaching defense and holding the fort w/o amare)
guards: nash, kobe
forwards: duncan, dirk(w/mavs being the only team remotely close to detroit and spurs, are we really gonna put kg in there?)
center: camby(mvp performance on the defensive end; something china hasn't really gotten from yao yet)
east coach: flip(no contest)
guards: chauncey, iverson(kinda shaky about ai, but then i'm not sure about dwade in his place; maybe rip, but he pales compared to mr. big shot)
forwards: lebron, jermaine(hard to make a really good argument here; east forwards don't seem THAT dominant as a whole)
center: ben(b/c shaq hasn't played that many games yet)
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not really TOO computer-savvy, so i gotta ask this question; can you record music(.wmw's, .wav's, and .mp3's) onto dvd-r's and then play them back on a regular cd player? they seem to be able to store a LOT more stuff on them(4.7 gb, 120 min compared to 700 mb, 80 min for a cd-r). granted, i don't have any movies on my computer, and i realized ucd's cpu's cd drives are cd-rw, not cd, so i could take a load of crap off of my memory-laden laptop.
the music on my laptop's about 300 mb, so it's not too bad. easily coverable. and the abandonware and emulators i'm hoping to copy should easy be covered with a 700 mb disc(abandonware is typically small; zipped, each game doesn't even reach 1 mb, except for maybe a few). there's various other video and music stuff on my cpu, but nothing too huge.
my virtua fighter matches in total, though, are quite huge; i think i have just slightly over 1 gb of match reel play. a lot of it is akira and sarah players, which are my fave characters.
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i might get another usb drive before break's over; seems my old 128 mb drive broke or something. and i wouldn't want my 512 mb drive breaking during school; just something for backup.
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i will have after today, 4 chapters of revelation left to go. strangely enough, i consider it just barely grazing the surface, although i've probably spent 1 hour each chapter. that's because i've probably only cross-referenced using two kjv bibles. when i start trying to look up the historical facts of what has occurred, and using bible software to quick-search similar words, well, that might take a lot longer, especially considering my winter break's almost over.
revelations, daniel, ezekiel, isaiah, jeremiah, and various other prophetic books in the bible; now there's where the fun's at.
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b/c i'm writing this at the library, i don't have the notes i wrote down this sunday during sermon and sunday school. there's notes i usually write when i'm following the speaker, but see something in the kjv that others don't see in the niv or nasb or nlt or *shudders* the message. but for the sake of not interrupting class or sermon(cause you know how if i brought up the kjv, i would probably have to bring up my beliefs about it, and the evidence, which would open another whole can of worms and eat up all the time during the sermon and sunday school), i keep quiet, but let my mind wander, and see if the verses i look takes me anywhere else.
btw, it was nice to see a lotta old faces during christmas sunday and saturday service. laura, the hwang sisters, the yeh siblings, mandy, the liu sisters, the lin brothers, morris, jean(heh; she comes back from taiwan just when joe takes off for japan then taiwan! somebody's trying not to become a fob, someone else is!). tomio and alice were back too, and i did not expect sam to attend our church AND our sunday school(when's the last time THAT happened?). the usual suspects from college were back though; alice, justin, me.
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last thing for tonight, cause i should get home, and shower, finish my 2nd chapter for today, and start on a rough resume to send to phil. as well as eat.
have you noticed an increase of the use of "the message" bible? i have. dunno how prevalent this is at canaan, but it seems to be a lot more common in college. basically, the premise behind it is that something god's message just isn't hitting the people like the other bible versions are. supposedly, the bible needs to be in OUR language for it to really hit home. that's why it was created.
i have problems with it. lemme try not to get into the whole kjv thing. or how the scriptures they use are corrupted(i'm pretty sure they used the 2 corrupted versions of the greek manuscripts accepted by the roman catholic church). lemme just try to explain it in another ways why i feel bad about it.
if you've ever read it, have you ever gotten a sense that they are cheapening the word of God? it seems like it. because they're using idioms common to our language, and not theirs. you can look for yourself; look on the side of my webpage for a link titled "bible search" and try "the message" bible for yourself. try psalm 1 in the niv or kjv. now try it in the message. do you see what i'm talking about? try other verses. basically, you get the feeling that they concentrate way too hard on getting the bible "in our commonday language" that there are chunks of meaning taken out of the bible.
now, i realize some people aren't as blessed as me in the intellectual sense(i'm not trying to brag in what i have saying that it's more than it is; i acknowledge that seemingly one of the unique gifts God has graciously given me is love of the scriptures, b/c i can pore over stuff from revelation and daniel and be fascinated with it, whetheras some people will get bored or confused to death), so they might need some self-help interpreting and reading the bible. I'M OK WITH THAT. what i have a problem is, is that often people take this travesty as the actual word of God.
i'm very sure the kjv is quite readable; it's not as ancient as people believe it to be. when i first tried reading it, i thought it was going to be chock-full of thee's and thou's and thy's and the like. the sentence structure may take a sight bit to get used to(reads something similar to what yoda of star wars sounds like sometimes), but nothing too hard.
but i guess when people believe in a meaning-for-meaning translation over a word-for-word translation, then we'll believe in different versions eh? strange; if i recall, when a court wants to translate a dead person's will to another language so that the descendants can understand, they use word-for-word translation(dynamic equivalence), so that the meaning of the dead person will not get mixed with a possible meaning from the translator. after all, Jesus has harsh punishments for those who tamper with the word of God, adding to it, OR taking away from it.
(i'll make this short, cause i just opened one specific argument); critics make the claim that you can't translate every single word perfectly into another language, and they are correct. even the kjv writers knew that. without adding any words, the bible translated would make no sense. however, you can see the honesty of the kjv translators, because when they added words, ALL of them are in italics. none of the words which other bible editors have added or taken away are specially marked in any sense.
now, should we remove those italicized words? perhaps, but if we did, we'd have to remove ALL of them. if you claim to only remove this and keep that, you are presuming to have the spiritual authority from God to do so. think about that for a second.
remember that scripture has stated that every single word of God is pure.
that is all from me today; if you want me to elaborate at a future time, you know how to reach me. good night.
chauncey will FINALLY make the all-star lineup i believe. however, i believe it'll definitely be as a reserve; people have too much love for dwade still(dunno how much of that is tied to the fact that shaq is chained to this guy, but hey, facts are facts). chauncey in fact, might make the case for REGULAR MVP this year; if pistons win the championship this year, i could imagine this might all go on his resume:
reserve all-star
2nd all-defensive team
regalar season mvp
finals mvp
rip, not as much luck. but he's doing a great job. not as much compared to chauncey though.
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pistons are doing great; but the year they won the championship, their bench was huge for them. the wallaces seem to be playing a LOT of minutes which makes them more injury-prone, so you got to wonder when darko's finally gonna achieve his potential, or are they going to trade him away for a quick fix.
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i agree with the all-star lineup marc stein's got; here's more or less my picks for starting 5 and coach:
west coach: poppovich(props to avery though, and deantoni for preaching defense and holding the fort w/o amare)
guards: nash, kobe
forwards: duncan, dirk(w/mavs being the only team remotely close to detroit and spurs, are we really gonna put kg in there?)
center: camby(mvp performance on the defensive end; something china hasn't really gotten from yao yet)
east coach: flip(no contest)
guards: chauncey, iverson(kinda shaky about ai, but then i'm not sure about dwade in his place; maybe rip, but he pales compared to mr. big shot)
forwards: lebron, jermaine(hard to make a really good argument here; east forwards don't seem THAT dominant as a whole)
center: ben(b/c shaq hasn't played that many games yet)
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not really TOO computer-savvy, so i gotta ask this question; can you record music(.wmw's, .wav's, and .mp3's) onto dvd-r's and then play them back on a regular cd player? they seem to be able to store a LOT more stuff on them(4.7 gb, 120 min compared to 700 mb, 80 min for a cd-r). granted, i don't have any movies on my computer, and i realized ucd's cpu's cd drives are cd-rw, not cd, so i could take a load of crap off of my memory-laden laptop.
the music on my laptop's about 300 mb, so it's not too bad. easily coverable. and the abandonware and emulators i'm hoping to copy should easy be covered with a 700 mb disc(abandonware is typically small; zipped, each game doesn't even reach 1 mb, except for maybe a few). there's various other video and music stuff on my cpu, but nothing too huge.
my virtua fighter matches in total, though, are quite huge; i think i have just slightly over 1 gb of match reel play. a lot of it is akira and sarah players, which are my fave characters.
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i might get another usb drive before break's over; seems my old 128 mb drive broke or something. and i wouldn't want my 512 mb drive breaking during school; just something for backup.
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i will have after today, 4 chapters of revelation left to go. strangely enough, i consider it just barely grazing the surface, although i've probably spent 1 hour each chapter. that's because i've probably only cross-referenced using two kjv bibles. when i start trying to look up the historical facts of what has occurred, and using bible software to quick-search similar words, well, that might take a lot longer, especially considering my winter break's almost over.
revelations, daniel, ezekiel, isaiah, jeremiah, and various other prophetic books in the bible; now there's where the fun's at.
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b/c i'm writing this at the library, i don't have the notes i wrote down this sunday during sermon and sunday school. there's notes i usually write when i'm following the speaker, but see something in the kjv that others don't see in the niv or nasb or nlt or *shudders* the message. but for the sake of not interrupting class or sermon(cause you know how if i brought up the kjv, i would probably have to bring up my beliefs about it, and the evidence, which would open another whole can of worms and eat up all the time during the sermon and sunday school), i keep quiet, but let my mind wander, and see if the verses i look takes me anywhere else.
btw, it was nice to see a lotta old faces during christmas sunday and saturday service. laura, the hwang sisters, the yeh siblings, mandy, the liu sisters, the lin brothers, morris, jean(heh; she comes back from taiwan just when joe takes off for japan then taiwan! somebody's trying not to become a fob, someone else is!). tomio and alice were back too, and i did not expect sam to attend our church AND our sunday school(when's the last time THAT happened?). the usual suspects from college were back though; alice, justin, me.
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last thing for tonight, cause i should get home, and shower, finish my 2nd chapter for today, and start on a rough resume to send to phil. as well as eat.
have you noticed an increase of the use of "the message" bible? i have. dunno how prevalent this is at canaan, but it seems to be a lot more common in college. basically, the premise behind it is that something god's message just isn't hitting the people like the other bible versions are. supposedly, the bible needs to be in OUR language for it to really hit home. that's why it was created.
i have problems with it. lemme try not to get into the whole kjv thing. or how the scriptures they use are corrupted(i'm pretty sure they used the 2 corrupted versions of the greek manuscripts accepted by the roman catholic church). lemme just try to explain it in another ways why i feel bad about it.
if you've ever read it, have you ever gotten a sense that they are cheapening the word of God? it seems like it. because they're using idioms common to our language, and not theirs. you can look for yourself; look on the side of my webpage for a link titled "bible search" and try "the message" bible for yourself. try psalm 1 in the niv or kjv. now try it in the message. do you see what i'm talking about? try other verses. basically, you get the feeling that they concentrate way too hard on getting the bible "in our commonday language" that there are chunks of meaning taken out of the bible.
now, i realize some people aren't as blessed as me in the intellectual sense(i'm not trying to brag in what i have saying that it's more than it is; i acknowledge that seemingly one of the unique gifts God has graciously given me is love of the scriptures, b/c i can pore over stuff from revelation and daniel and be fascinated with it, whetheras some people will get bored or confused to death), so they might need some self-help interpreting and reading the bible. I'M OK WITH THAT. what i have a problem is, is that often people take this travesty as the actual word of God.
i'm very sure the kjv is quite readable; it's not as ancient as people believe it to be. when i first tried reading it, i thought it was going to be chock-full of thee's and thou's and thy's and the like. the sentence structure may take a sight bit to get used to(reads something similar to what yoda of star wars sounds like sometimes), but nothing too hard.
but i guess when people believe in a meaning-for-meaning translation over a word-for-word translation, then we'll believe in different versions eh? strange; if i recall, when a court wants to translate a dead person's will to another language so that the descendants can understand, they use word-for-word translation(dynamic equivalence), so that the meaning of the dead person will not get mixed with a possible meaning from the translator. after all, Jesus has harsh punishments for those who tamper with the word of God, adding to it, OR taking away from it.
(i'll make this short, cause i just opened one specific argument); critics make the claim that you can't translate every single word perfectly into another language, and they are correct. even the kjv writers knew that. without adding any words, the bible translated would make no sense. however, you can see the honesty of the kjv translators, because when they added words, ALL of them are in italics. none of the words which other bible editors have added or taken away are specially marked in any sense.
now, should we remove those italicized words? perhaps, but if we did, we'd have to remove ALL of them. if you claim to only remove this and keep that, you are presuming to have the spiritual authority from God to do so. think about that for a second.
remember that scripture has stated that every single word of God is pure.
that is all from me today; if you want me to elaborate at a future time, you know how to reach me. good night.
Monday, December 26, 2005
something about game 7 finals losses must really bring out the best in teams
cause detroit's soooo gooood this season, it's really boggled my mind. they're on pace to finish as possibly one of the best records in nba history. i did not expect detroit to beat san antonio by 15 pts and hold them to 70. yes, manu wasn't there, but the key was in the boards.
it's really sad that detroit and san antonio get no respect. that people prefer the drama of kobe and shaq over team play.
(heh; i think people seriously need to play some arcade fighting games vs other people and read some of s-kill's articles on playing to win; then they might get a clue the way i have.)
and with the fact that when i watched the heat play, and they didn't really seem THAT dominant against the lakers, i would not be surprised if detroit brings the rape when the heat visit them on thursday.
but i'm expecting spurs to be ready after january, so it's not gonna be a cakewalk. after all, pistons were like that last season.
but for now, it's really exciting to see detroit almost mow over teams at will during the regular season.
cause detroit's soooo gooood this season, it's really boggled my mind. they're on pace to finish as possibly one of the best records in nba history. i did not expect detroit to beat san antonio by 15 pts and hold them to 70. yes, manu wasn't there, but the key was in the boards.
it's really sad that detroit and san antonio get no respect. that people prefer the drama of kobe and shaq over team play.
(heh; i think people seriously need to play some arcade fighting games vs other people and read some of s-kill's articles on playing to win; then they might get a clue the way i have.)
and with the fact that when i watched the heat play, and they didn't really seem THAT dominant against the lakers, i would not be surprised if detroit brings the rape when the heat visit them on thursday.
but i'm expecting spurs to be ready after january, so it's not gonna be a cakewalk. after all, pistons were like that last season.
but for now, it's really exciting to see detroit almost mow over teams at will during the regular season.
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