Sorry Jax

So the NYK hired Mike D’Antoni away from the Suns. At first I was a little down on this move, but the more I think about it, the more I like it. Jackson should not have been in consideration; I don’t know why the media thinks up these scenarios. Thomas was a great PG too, and he was still a terrible coach and GM. Why would someone who has never even been an assistant coach be a good coach? Thank goodness Walsh did not go that route. There was a fantastic moment last week when they mentioned the D’Antoni hire during a game that Jackson was calling (while sitting next to Van Gundy). I actually felt kinda bad for Jackson. However, I still have not forgiven him for those years with the Pacers…

Anyway, the main criticisms of D’Antoni are that his teams don’t play defense and that his style does not work in the playoffs. The first point is sorta-true and the second point is false. The Suns actually have a pretty decent record in the playoffs relative to everyone else. Also, when your two best players can’t play defense, well then they can’t play defense. It’s not like D’Antoni was going to pull Steve and Amare to put in a stopper…

For NY, I like this coaching change for a few reasons. First, D’Antoni took a terrible Phoenix squad and turned it into a winner. NY is terrible and the roster does not fit D’Antoni’s style in Phoenix. However, the problem is that NY’s roster is so bad it doesn’t fit anyone’s style, unless your style is “losing.” So I guess it fit Thomas’ style, which is appropriate since Thomas acquired everyone on the team… No one really believes this is the rost of NY’s future, so why focusing on the roster is short-sighted.

Secondly, I am not as down on Marbury as everyone else. He might be able to produce some gaudy numbers in a fast-paced offense. Maybe Walsh could use this to sign-and-trade Marbury to someone else. That would be fantastic. The same may happen to some of the other scrubs on the team. Run-and-gun makes everyone look better on paper.

I like that Walsh seems to have a real long-term plan for NY. The worst part about Thomas was that he had no vision. He added parts like he was assembling an FNBA roster. Now, NY has a definite focus and can start assembling an effective and efficient team. In the meantime, D’Antoni should have NY being more entertaining at the very least. This first year is probably going to be brutal, but at least that means more high draft picks.

May 12, 2008 | Filed Under Sports | Leave a Comment 

Really Cheap Office 2007 Ultimate

From Lifehacker:

Microsoft Office Ultimate, which retails for $680, is available to students for only $60 until May 16th. But if you can snag a .edu address, you too can cash in on the deal.

Hmm, I am tempted, since getting two licenses (one for a portable machine, one for a non-portable) for $60 is a good deal. I got Office 2007 for “free” for being an MBA student, but I don’t know if that is a dual license. If not, this offer looks pretty good.

Interestingly, the sales are limited to one per .edu email address. You are really just buying the product key, and I hear if you ask for a disc, you get some an unlabled disc. However, since I am at the grad program, I technically have two .edu email addresses (and then there is the Cornell email address)…

May 9, 2008 | Filed Under General | 7 Comments 

Plan Backfired

Like many women, Bunky has a lot of shoes. Our front closet is literally overflowing with shoes, and it’s really annoying. At some point many months ago, I got pissed off and wanted to get revenge. And so I put a ton of her shoes into storage. Only I tried to be clever by putting only one shoe of each pair into storage.

Fast forward to this week. Unfortunately, Bunky never even noticed my scheme because she only wears like 0.05% of the shoes that she owns. She didn’t even notice it until she tried to gather up a ton of shoes to donate, and found out that there was only one of each shoe. While I still giggle on the inside, I feel obligated to go get the shoes out of storage, since I share the goal of donating a ton of her shoes.

May 8, 2008 | Filed Under General | Leave a Comment 

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