NCCU's Gary Seizes Double-Digit Rebounds In Loss To ECUGREENVILLE, N.C. -North Carolina Central team kept the game within ten points major of the first half before falling to the Lady Pirates of East Carolina 65-28 on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, N.C.
Lady Eagles' junior Tiffany Gary led the squad one point shy of a double-double, scoring nine points and a season and game-high 12 rebounds, while freshmen Tisha Dixon contributed an additional nine points and pulled down four rebounds.
On the night, the Lady Eagles shot 24 percent from the field, 10-for-25 from the charity stripe, collected 33 rebounds, dished out four assists, while forcing 13 Lady Pirate turnovers.
Britny Edwards and Celeste Stewart led ECU on the night contributing 12 points apiece. Edwards pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, while Stewart collected five rebounds and three steals.
The Lady Pirates were 39 percent from the field, shooting 27-for-69 from the field and 6-for-20 from long range. ECU shot 5-for-7 from the free throw line, grabbed 46 rebounds, 13 steals, blocked four Lady Eagle shots and forced 27 NCCU turnovers.
On the season, the maroon and gray drops to 0-9, as ECU advances to 7-2.
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Michael Murray Scores Career-High 27 in Loss to Saint Joseph's BALTIMORE -- Junior Michael Murray scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, but Carl Jones led four players in double figures with 15 points and Saint Joseph's used a big run midway through the second half to pull away from Coppin State to post a 67-55 victory on Tuesday in the Physical Education Complex.Murray posted his fifth double-double of the season and reached double figures in rebounding for the seventh consecutive game. He ranks eighth in the nation in double-doubles and 16th in the nation in rebounding.
Saint Joseph's shot 50.0 percent from the floor in the second half, while limiting Coppin State to just 28.6 percent shooting.
Aiken and Galloway each had 14 points for the Hawks, while Chris Wilson added 10 points.
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Phillips Strong Second Half Leads Howard to Win Over American
Washington, DC-December 4--Mike Phillips scored 11 of his game-high 19 points and Calvin Thompson added seven of his 12 after intermission to lead Howard University to a 55-50 win over American University in a non-conference men's basketball game at Burr Gymnasium.
Phillips connected on 5-of-10 from the field in the second half, at one points scoring 11 points on 5 straight possessions as the Bison overcame a seven-point deficit.
The Eagles got a game-high 11 points from Munoz and 10 from Stephen Lumpkins.
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DURHAM, N.C. -Turnovers were the name of the game as North Carolina Central coughed it up a season-high 22 times as the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky stayed unbeaten with a 63-57 victory on Tuesday night in McDougald-McLendon Gym.
The Eagles were led by junior Jeremy Ingram who contributed a team-high 18 points and Ray Willis who chipped-in with 16 points in the tough defeat.
The two top scorers for EKU (8-0) were DiNunno with 21 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point range, and Cosey who stepped up in the second frame with all 11 of his points finishing 3-for-10 from the field, 2-of-6 from the outside.
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Rattlers cruise to 87-69 win over Edward Waters
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Florida A&M Head Coach Clemon Johnson went deep into his bench, allowing several players valuable time on the floor as they handily defeated the Edward Waters Tigers 87-69, tonight at the Al Lawson Center.
The Rattlers had five players to score in double figures. Jamie Adams, led the team in scoring with 18 points, followed by Reggie Lewis with 17. Jamari Bradshaw contributed 15 points, Muhammad Abdul-Aleem chipped in 14 and Markee Teal scored 11 to round out the Rattlers in double figures. In addition, Jakari Bush and Trey Kellum, each got 18 minutes of playing time in the game.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Jamaal Franklin had 18 points and 15 rebounds and Chase Tapley scored 16 points to lead No. 17 San Diego State to a 74-62 victory over Texas Southern on Monday night.
DeShawn Stephens added 13 points and Dwayne Polee had 10 for the Aztecs (6-1), who won their sixth straight game since losing the season opener to Syracuse on the flight deck of the USS Midway. In their previous two games, they beat Southern California 66-60 in Los Angeles and UCLA 78-69 in Anaheim, SDSU's first victory over the Bruins since 1940.
Texas Southern (1-7) was coming off an 85-80 double-overtime loss at then-No. 19 Colorado on Wednesday. Omar Strong, who scored a career-high 39 points against Colorado, including nine 3-pointers, had 15 against the Aztecs. Fred Sturdivant added 14.
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EUGENE (FIBA Asia Championship/www.matrixar.com="http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/fibaEven/14/FWCM/p/openNodeIDs/8812/selNodeID/8812/teas_v2.html" style="color: #ed5f01; text-decoration: initial;">FIBA Basketball World Cup) - www.matrixar.com="http://www.archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Arsalan%20KAZEMI%20/pid/75962/_//players.html" style="color: #ed5f01; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Arsalan Kazemi's recent transfer from Rice to the Oregon Ducks could hardly have gone any better.
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He´s wearing the Oregon green, yellow and black and putting smiles on the faces of the Ducks faithful at the Matthew Knight Arena.
A 2.01m small forward who played for Iran's national side at the www.matrixar.com="http://www.archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/4728/tid/2605/_/2010_FIBA_World_Championship_/index.html" style="color: #ed5f01; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">2010 FIBA World Championship and at the www.matrixar.com="http://www.archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/5195/tid/2605/_/2011_FIBA_Asia_Championship_/index.html" style="color: #ed5f01; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">2011 FIBA Asia Championship, Kazemi is proving to be an all-rounder.
In Saturday's 80-59 triumph over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, a win that improved the Ducks to 7-1 - their best start since 2007 when they won eight of their first nine games - Kazemi had game-highs in rebounds (13) and steals (five).
The players that score the points usually get their names in headlines, so when it was put to Kazemi that he's willing to do the dirty work to help the Ducks, he answered to FIBA.com: "It's just my personality.
"I just like to do whatever my team needs me to do.
"We were struggling a little bit on the boards, so I tried to do a little bit more and get my team going.
"Defensively, I can get some steals. I can pass the ball pretty good, too, so those are things I can do."
With Iran, Kazemi has been able to put the ball in the basket.
He also scored 11 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, which gave him the 46th double-double of his career and first at Oregon.
"Any time they need me to score, I can look for my shot and get my offense going as well," he said.
Kazemi's game-high in rebounds this season was 15 against a good Cincinnati team.
Kazemi raised plenty of eyebrows with Iran at the World Championship a couple of years ago.
He had 14 points and five steals in awww.matrixar.com="http://www.archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/11/grid/B/rid/6944/sid/4728/tid/2605/_/2010_FIBA_World_Championship/statistic.html" style="color: #ed5f01; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"> game against the www.matrixar.com="http://www.archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/4728/tid/379/tid2//_/2010_FIBA_World_Championship/index.html" style="color: #ed5f01; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">United States.
Putting on the Iran shirt, Kazemi says, has "definitely" made him a better player.
"The best experience I've had in my life as a basketball player came when I played at the World Championship against NBA players," he said.
"It was probably the best competition that I've ever been in and it helped me a lot.
"I learned a lot and it was just a great experience.
"It showed me first of all that yes, I can play against them," he said.
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Next summer
Because he is chasing his dream, to make it an NBA team as his fellow Iranian www.matrixar.com="http://www.archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Hamed%20HADADI/pid/43920/_//players.html" style="color: #ed5f01; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Hamad Haddadi has with the www.matrixar.com="http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid/NBA/ot/1/season/2013/tid/6004927/teamView.html" style="color: #ed5f01; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Memphis Grizzlies, Kazemi says he cannot join Iran for the entire summer of 2013.
He has not ruled out featuring with the national team again, though.
"I really would love to join the national team but I already talked to them about it," he said.
"It´s too early.
"I´m trying to focus on my basketball right now in college, concentrate on what I´m doing and our goals for the Oregon basketball team and next year. If I play well enough, there is the NBA Draft. But there are a lot of ifs.
"There will be the NBA Summer League and all that, and I told them (Iran Basketball Federation) that I may not be able to come and practice with the team but if they want me to go straight to the Asian Games (Asian Championship), I´ll be more than happy.
"This is something that I want, to reach my goal (of the NBA). I do really want to play for my national team, but there are going to be a lot of ifs."
Kazemi says it helps him a lot that the federation and his national squad teammates have been very supportive.
"Definitely," he said. "They have been supporting me the whole time, every since I came here.
"The national team has been supporting me since my first day arriving in America."
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Jackson State's season and 22-match win streak came to an end after suffering a 3-0 loss to No.2 Stanford during the first round of the 2012 NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Friday.
Jackson State's season and 22-match win streak came to an end after suffering a 3-0 loss to No.2 Stanford during the first round of the 2012 NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Friday.
STANFORD, Calif. - Jackson State University dropped a 3-0 decision to No. 2 ranked Stanford University in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Friday at the Maples Pavilion.The Lady Tigers' 22-match win streak was snapped suffering the loss to the Cardinal from set scores of 10-25, 17-25, and 10-25.
Christine Edwards and Mikayla Rolle led JSU (24-12)with five kills apiece. Jenna Siddiqui controlled the offense with 17 assists. Kameron Boggan and Angelica Kelley tallied seven digs to lead the back line.
The Cardinal (28-3) was led by Brittany Howard's nine kills. Madi Bugg added 22 assists and Karissa Gilbert chipped in 12. Jordan Burgess led Stanford's defense with eight digs.
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DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have signed free agent guard Derek Fisher. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Fisher (6-1, 210) is a five-time NBA World Champion and has played in 1,173 games (722 starts) with the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State, Utah and Oklahoma City. He holds career averages of 8.6 points, 3.1 assists, 2.1 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 26.2 minutes per game. Fisher has played in all 82 regular season games in nine of his 16 NBA seasons.
Fisher was originally the 24th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers and went on to win five World Championships in Los Angeles (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010). He also served as President of the NBA Players Association from 2006-2012.
The veteran point guard finished the 2011-12 season with the Thunder where he was a member of the 2012 Western Conference Championship team. Fisher has seen action in 229 postseason games.
The Little Rock, Ark., native played collegiately at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where he played for four years and was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year as a senior.
Fisher will replace Troy Murphy on the Mavericks’ 15-man roster. Murphy was waived after playing in 14 games for Dallas and averaging 4.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 18.3 minutes per contest.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) -- Jourdan DeMuynck scored 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Prairie View beat undefeated Houston on Wednesday night.
DeMuynck was 10 of 17 from the field. Carl Blair scored 15. Montreal Scott added 10. Josh Eleby had seven rebounds.
Prairie View (4-5) led 44-39 at the half and shot 48.5 percent from the field for the game. Houston shot 49 percent from the field for the game.
TaShawn Thomas scored 23 points and made 11 rebounds. Danuel House added 20, Joseph Young 15 and Jherrod Stiggers 12 for the Cougars (5-1).
Arizona State 67, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54 TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Carrick Felix scored 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting as Arizona State used a second-half run in beating Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67-54 on Wednesday night.
The Sun Devils (5-1) ran off 17 straight points, including four 3-point baskets, to take a 54-39 lead with 9:11 remaining after leading by 11 in the first half.
Lazabian Jackson had a season-high 20 points to lead Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-5).
The Golden Lions, whose first four defeats came by an average margin of 25 points, led 39-37 with 13:55 to play after Jackson hit a 17-footer. But the Golden Lions missed their next 10 shots.
Jonathan Gilling added 13 points, including two 3-pointers during the second-half run, for Arizona State.
Air Force 76, Jackson State 47
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) -- Todd Fletcher scored 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting, dished out five assists and was one of many hot-shooting Falcons against Jackson State in a 76-47 rout for Air Force over the Tigers on Wednesday night.
Air Force (6-1) was an impressive 29 of 53 from the field, shooting at a 54.7 percent clip including 11 3-pointers made. The Falcons were 18 of 26 in the second half, a 69.2 percent mark.
Michael Lyons scored 14 points and pulled seven rebounds, and Mike Fitzgerald had 13 points for the Falcons. Kelsey Howard was the only Jackson State (0-4) player in double figures, scoring 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting including three 3-pointers.
Air Force led 30-18 at the break but went on an 11-2 run to start the second half capped by Fletcher's 3-pointer, making it 41-20 with 16:17 to go and the Falcons never looked back.
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Josh Scott scored the first two baskets of the second overtime and No. 19 Colorado fought back from an early 15-point deficit to beat Texas Southern 85-80 on Tuesday night.
The Buffaloes (6-0) withstood a 39-point performance by Texas Southern's Omar Strong, who made nine 3-pointers, including three in the extra sessions.
Spencer Dinwidde had 24 points to lead Colorado, which is off to its best start since opening 6-0 in 1989-90. Scott finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, Askia Booker added 15 points and Andre Roberson had 11.
Fred Sturdivant had 12 points and 11 rebounds for Texas Southern (1-6).
Mississippi St. 60, Alcorn St. 42
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Craig Sword and Fred Thomas scored 14 points each to lead Mississippi State to a 60-42 victory over Alcorn State on Tuesday night.
Mississippi State (2-4) shot 40 percent from the field (18 of 45) and hit 22 of 33 free throws, shaking off a 0-3 effort at the Maui Invitational last week. Roquez Johnson added 13 points for the Bulldogs.
Alcorn State (2-5) struggled to hit 15 of 51 shots from the field (29.4 percent).
Anthony Evans led Alcorn State with 12 points. LeAntwan Luckett added 11 points.
Mississippi State opened the game on a 13-2 run and led 37-21 at halftime. The Bulldogs dominated the second half and trailed only once on the opening bucket of the game.
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Sat, November 24, 2012
Fairleigh Dickinson 84, Prairie View 70
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) -- Sekou Harris scored 25 points, including five 3-pointers, as Fairleigh Dickinson beat Prairie View A&M 84-70 on Saturday in the South Padre Island Invitational finale for both teams.
Harris, a freshman, was 5 of 7 outside the arc, part of an 11-of-22 performance on 3-pointers for the Knights (2-3). Lonnie Robinson added 16 points and Melquan Bolding had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Carl Blair, whose buzzer-beating layup gave Prairie View (3-5) a 42-40 victory over Navy on Friday, led the Panthers with 18 points, and Jordan DeMuynck chipped in 15. Prairie View made just two of its 13 3-point attempts.
Prairie View led 43-36 at halftime, and the teams traded leads in the second half before an 11-2 run, capped by a Mustafaa Jones 3-pointer, put Fairleigh Dickinson up 76-65 with 3:46 to play. The Panthers couldn't get much closer the rest of the way.
Middle Tennessee 79, Texas Southern 52
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Shawn Jones scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, as Middle Tennessee dominated Texas Southern 79-53 Saturday night in nonconference action.
Marcos Knight had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Neiko Hunter chipped in with 13 points for the Blue Raiders.
Middle Tennessee (4-1) led 18-12 with 12 minutes left in the first half and extended it with a 23-8 run to close it.
Jones finished the first half with 15 points and six rebounds to help Middle Tennessee take a 41-20 lead into halftime.
Texas Southern (1-5) cut the lead to 19, 22-41 early in the second period, but Middle Tennessee answered with 6 straight points to push the lead to 26, 48-22. The Tigers never made it a contest.
Lawrence Johnson-Danner came off the bench to lead Texas Southern with 14 points, and Kyrie Sutton and Raymond Penn had 10 points apiece.
LSU 75, Mississippi Valley State 50
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Shavon Coleman and Johnny O'Bryant III provided double-doubles to lift LSU to a 75-50 victory over Mississippi Valley State Saturday in a nonconference matchup.
Coleman poured in 16 points and tacked on a career-high 11 rebounds, while O'Bryant III garnered 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers.
LSU (4-0) has won all four of its games under first-year coach Johnny Jones. It marks the first time since the 2008-09 season that the Tigers have started a season 4-0, when the program won its last SEC championship.
After misfiring on 10 of its first 11 field-goal attempts, LSU went 10 of 15 from the floor over the final 12-plus minutes of the opening half. The Tigers turned an early five-point deficit into a 33-23 halftime advantage.
Mississippi Valley State (0-4) was led by Davon Usher's 16 points. Blake Ralling added 15 points on five 3-pointers for the Delta Devils.
Washington State 66, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 38
PULLMAN, WA -- Brock Motum and Royce Woolridge each scored 14 points and Dexter Kernich-Drew added 10 as Washington State beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
UAPB didn't have a player score double-figures. Terrell Kennedy had nine points to lead the Lions (1-4).
The game was close after 20 minutes as WSU only led 23-16. However, the Cougars blew the game open in the second half, outscoring UAPB 43-22.
WSU shot 47.9% (23-of-48) for the game, including making all 12 freethrow attempts. The Cougars also hit 8-of-25 from 3-point range. Meanwhile, UAPB shot 30% (15-of-50) from the field, including 4-of-18 from behind the arc.
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Sat, November 24, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Dray Joseph threw for five touchdowns as Southern University overcame an early deficit and held on late to defeat Grambling State 38-33 on Saturday in the Bayou Classic.
Grambling trailed 38-20 early in the fourth quarter but cut into Southern's lead with two touchdowns. The Tigers reached Southern's 41-yard line, but Grambling quarterback Frank Rivers was sacked and fumbled to end the game.
The game marked the end of disappointing seasons for both teams.
Southern (4-7, 3-6 Southwestern Athletic Conference) fired coach Stump Mitchell two games into the season and expects to replace interim coach Dawson Odoms. Grambling (1-10, 0-9), the defending league champion, ended the season with one victory for the first time since 1941 -- the school's inaugural year under legendary coach Eddie Robinson.
Grambling took a 14-0 lead, converting a pair of fumbles by Southern into touchdown passes by D.J. Williams.
Joseph finished with 287 yards passing.
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"They didn't control the tempo as much. We kind of controlled the tempo and let the game come to us and played around Z (Zydrunas Ilgauskas). Last night they controlled the tempo and got us into a half court game. That's why they won (last night). Last night was more of a full court game for us in the first half; in the second half we just lost focus and the game."
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-03-19T15:21:00.000-05:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOWelcome to my website on the greatest point guard in the NBA, none other than the Utah grad, Andre Miller. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-05-09T04:47:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOThe Denver Nuggets avoid elimination by holding off the Los Angeles Lakers 102-99.Andre Miller scored 24 points,including two free throws with 12.8 seconds left,Denver survived Kobe Bryant's late scoring barrage in a 43-point performance.JaVale Mcgee had 21 points and 14 rebounds.Denver had a 15 point lead through the fourth quarter,but Kobe Bryant engineered a comeback before his final three shots were missed.
Kobe Bryant scored 12 points over the final 4:45 seconds,hitting four 3 pointers which trimmed the Nuggets lead to 98-96 with 59 seconds left.Bryant then missed a potential tying 5 footer and a 3 pointer,instead Denver missed two of four free throws before Ramon Sessions hit a 3 pointer with 12.8 seconds left,bringing the Nuggets lead to one point.
Los Angeles had two more chances to tie after the veteran Andre Miller's free throws,but Kobe Bryant and Ramon Sessions missed 3 pointers near the buzzer.The question is:How are the lakers going to survive without Ron Artest on suspension from elbowing james harden on the side of the head after making a basket?To be truthfully honest we may never know. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-10-01T13:34:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOQuestions dominating my thinking:
1) Why are the Twins now everybody (ie sportswriters) wet dreams? They have been called Americas Team and the Team That Saved Baseball. Who cares? There problems still exist, their owner would rather contract then see someone else own them and lose money, no one still comes to their games? And as far as success goes, who the hell cares? Has your team won a World Series Title? Mine hasn't in Cleveland, what about you Seattle? Boston? Chicago? San Fran? ect. The Twins won in 87 and 91. I watched both. Since their fans don't give shit and they have won tw2o world series titles in my lifetime, I would rather they lose and lose soon. That's my feeling. Americas Team in the MLB is the Damn Yankees. I'm sure the players are nice hardworking guys, but hey Twins, You will be leaving the great north soon enough! No amount of money we'll help you stay? Especially when you'll have to take mid-level contract extension to live in Minnesota where the fans don't come to the game, the owner doesn't want the team to do anything other than be owned by him, and the the fans alaso don't want their beer and wine taxed by a cent or whatever so you can play in a modern marvel of a stadium with all the amnenities you demand. That is why I could care less for the Twins.
2) Mark this down. Another annoyance by the sportswriters. Clippers will not make the playoffs. The Bulls will. The Clips were a big fave for me last year. this year they traded DMiles for Andre Miller. Everyone loves the deal. Here's the problem. DMiles gone (that one is for me). Seriously though: Andre Miller, who can become an unrestricted free agent, is given to the Clips to lead: a want-to-be-way overpaid center in Olawakandi, an All-Star who should have been maxed out already so will be pissed off Brand, two #1 draft pick power foward to add to that. A former #1 and Yugo world champ to back up Miller (Do you think he might want to play?) plus former #1 Keyon Dooling. Lamar Odem. QRichardson and Corey Maggette. Now I'm just listing names that sound like great players. But none of them have been given the extensions they want. All of them have alot they are going to want to prove on the court, and they simply won't be able to. They are now a young Blazers. I think they got too many problems. Elton Brand and Andre Miller will shine as usual. But guess what, they'll shine on the same level as before: on a lottery team. I think Olawakandi will be the breaking point. He thinks he deserves the max. He averages 11 pts and 8 rebounds. He's a role player. He thinks he's star. He'll not produce, piss off teammates, then Everyone will go for the glory. Next thing you know, its one more year.
The Bulls will make the playoffs. I just read a preseason power rankings that list the Bulls low (understandable), but then reasons Jason Williams must have a rookie year as good as Tony Parker to make the playoffs. Well shit, shouldn't he? He was the college player of the year last year and has first team all-america two years in a row. So if that's true the Bulls are playoff caliber. I heard crap about how the "Bulls didn't get a All-Star caliber Small Forward" Do these people know anything about the Bulls? The Bulls have made it clear they'd like Jamal Crawford and Jay Williams to play in the backcourt together than have Jalen Rose to lead from small forward. Then they have an athlete in Eddie Robinson to come off the bench. Tenton Hassell had a good rookie year, they hope he can spell in the back court. They would like Marcus Fizer and Veteren Donyell Marshall to spell of the bench at both SF & PF. Then have Eddy Curry develop in the pivot and Tyson Chandler groomed at PF. Why pick up another young gun? Rose & Williams have more than enough fire power to score, then add in the young mix around them to play hard, hustle, and be aggressive. This team is poised to be pegged at the 7th or 8th slot in the playoffs. Writers should quit blasting Jerry Krause for stealing the logo's Jerry West comment (Players don't win championships, organizations do) for makiing the safe pick in Jason Williams. You know what a safe pick in the NBA draft means to me? It means you just drafted a special player in the top 5 that is such a special player that he will be worth every penny you pay them and we'll lead your team successfully for years to come. I want that player. Rose & Williams, write it down. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-27T08:38:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOFeeling Minnesota
The mind has been flooded with lots of Minnesota sporting fair these past few months, and to be honest, it really has just pushed me to the brink. Now this really has nothing to do with the state, I'm not bad mouthing the state. It has more to do with the peculiar and weird sweet mericful crap that has been coming out of it. And I'm not talking about news of concerning Jessie Ventura, or how mosquitos are everywhere, or that it snows so damn much... OK that's a little bad mouthing. But for the most part trust me, I gotz no designs against the land that gave us the Lakers, Dave Winfield, and Hubert H. Humphrey.
The latest tidbit of news dominating my brainwaves is the continueing Misadventures of Randy Moss. Seriously, can you not wait for his life to become a movie. Wes Anderson should direct, because he does such an excellent job bringing out the best in characters who are idiots. The latest event that brought Randy into our homes every night deals with him disobeying a traffic cop by taking an illegal left hand turn in downtown Minneapolis, ignoring the 27- year old female traffic cop blowing her whistle trying to get him to stop, rolling along, then knocking her down. He of course was mindful enough then to stop.
Now Randy apparently is not the most friendly guy with the media, doesn't always listen to people in authority, and is often accused of feeling he can get away with just about anything. But let us forget all that for a second, think about Randy instistence that "trouble looks for me", crycry, wawa crap and think about this: How many people do you know have run over a traffic cop when they were making an illegal left hand turn? Personally, I've never been lucky enough to know such a person, but maybe I'm sheltered.
Moss is biggest problem, to me, is that he has the easiest excuse to use. One that would work like a charm because it is true. Instead he keeps digging a bigger and bigger hole for himself. Right now he should be fodder for a Saturday Night Live skit where he is in Cool Hand Luke and outside digging the hole. The excuse he should be giving is this: "Listen, I'm an idiot. I've been blessed with some amazing physical skills. I'm as good a wideout as you're ever going to get. I'm a total stud on the field. But I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer. I fuck up a lot. I do stupid things. I don't think things through. I need to be on the field, playing, catching TD's helping out Jim Whiteside's fantasy team (for whom I've been a real dissapointment so far, especially after Peter King predicted a 2,000 yd season). Off the field, I'm going to have lapses in judgement. We should just do everyone a favor, stop interviewing me, don't let me even talk. Just let me play, and when I get in trouble, let me take the punishment that's handed out, and lets move on." This is what he should be saying. He probably won't mention his dissapointment in not putting up the huge fantasy numbers for my team, but oh well. You see, it really needs to almost take a page out of the Mike Tyson apology process. Iron Mike yesterday apologized for swearing in front of an Ohio Tax Commision Board by saying "My elavator doesn't always go to the top floor", we need these comments from Moss people!
I make this assertion because Moss continues to prove he's an idiot by explaining his action. Hey Randy, no need to explain them to me! Just catch touchdowns. No need to talk to reporters either, hell he doesn't say anything of interest! Just catch TD's! Don't feel like meeting with the fans? Who cares? Just catch touchdowns. You don't see Manny Ramirez talking to the media do ya? He knows his place. That's why I love him. Manny had the Red Sox play "I Get High" on the PA before one of his at bats this year. Was it a big deal? Hell no. Manny doesn't bother to talk to the media because he doesn't know what the hell to say. And guess what, PEOPLE LOVE HIM!
As proof of all of this, let's look at the incident, and I believe it shows that if Randy would just take the idiot stance all would be well. He is out for a relaxing drive in his Lexus, so he decides to drive around downtown at rush hour. Why? All the open space in Minnesota and he goes to probably the only place there could be any sort of traffic. How is traffic relaxing? He says the traffic cop didn't say anything to him. This is probably because he didn't stop moving while she was blowing her friggin' whistle. This was described as a surreal scene. How does a man recognize NFL DB coverage, and not know that someone with a whistle is trying to make you stop? Idiocy. Randy says he just got cuffed and thrown in the back seat of a cop car. duh! He stopped so he knows he knocked her over. I'd fully expect to be thrown in the back of a cruiser and I'm a middle class white guy. Then, and to me this is the worst, he doesn't know where the maryjane in his car came from. People drive all his cars, he doesn;t know what they be doin' in there. Listen, when I drove my parents cars, I made a concerted effort NOT to leave pot in the car. He's in the NFL, his boyz know he could get in trouble. There is no way in hell he could have been surprised by this. He should have just said he was an idiot, some of his boyz smoke, and he knew it shouldn't be there but it was. Once again, the more he trys to explain it, the more stupid it gets. Hell, he really just say it was his. Seriously, does anyone care? He wouldn't get suspended, maybe he might have to take a few drug tests. So what? Maybe he could use some time off the demon weed. Like I said, he ain't the brightest bulb. So maybe a year of random tests might be good.
This all really could be a mute issue if Randy just followed my advice. Fess up, let all of this crap go. Catch some TD's. Score me some fantasy wins. Please! Plus, he could take the wonderful stance of how lucky he is that nothing more has come of this. He bitches about how unfair this is. What? Just say you're a moron, you're lucky to get through this without any felony charge, and move on. And for God's sake Don't talk to Andrea Kramer, we all know nothing good will come out of that. If ya gotta do an interview, do it with Ann Werner, please! And he is lucky you know, no felony charge and no pot charge. There are college kids everyday gettin' busted for having half a joint on them. They didn't even let the media know how much was there. He's a lucky bastard. Recant Randy Recant!
This could go along way to curing the world and all the Randy Moss's out there. I have a friend who infuriates me because when he fucks up, he just admits it, says he's an idiot, and moves on. Why does this make me mad? Because there's nothing to pursue if the story is "My bad, dumb move, sorry, can't do anything about it know, but hopefully I'll know better in the future. So Randy, just admit the truth. Hellm you don't even know what the word contraband means, or how to pronounce it. Everyone has different talents. You are good at playing football. You fucked up, you'll probably do it again. But at least you stopped once you knocked the traffic cop down? You didn't kill anyone. It was a dumb move. Move on and quit talking about it. Explain your situation, you're not good with words, and let Moe Williams be your spokesman. This would WORK.
In my next rant I'll talk about what dominates the Twins and the T-Wolves as I feel into the Minnesota sports scene.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-25T13:03:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOThis is Globex Central.
Globex Central is a unique opportunity to point out the things that I look at everyday. The name Globex is a tribute to the fictional visionary Hank Scorpio, a man hellbent on World Domination, former ruler of the east coast in Simpsonian America, and the man who gave Homer Simpson the gift of Pat Bowlon's Denver Broncos. While Hank's vision was a tad flawed and scewed, I pay tribute to him with my views, which will be presented thrice (a word I do not believe exists, but bear with me...it means three) a week, on who or what dominates my consciencous for a given day or moment. Or as I so confusedly put it, world domination by the world itself. A phrase which hopefully someday will be reflected upon like "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself" (which is confusing since if we fear something it is by definition a fear and therefore if it wasn't a fear we wouldn't fear it so really they only thing there could ever be to fear would be fear...yadayada, so on and so forth). You see, the concept of world domination really is a tad "out of touch". But that does not stop those dreamers out there from trying. When we read, see, or hear about a larger than life, or sometimes a shockingly forgettable, figure who dominates our thinking, we see in front of us one of the many figures who in small doses dominate the world. That's why in a sick way we appreciate them. Sure, no one dominates the world, or could even try like dear Hank Scorpio. But we see in every larger image, a smaller example and likewise in a small example a larger image.
My basic premise, or "theory" have you, is that world domination occurs everyday by almost everyone. So I hope to take an issue that some twenty-something like me or some other backend Gen Xer looks at in the news or their lives and see how that person is contributing to world domination by the world itself. Confusing? I hope so. That is why it is such a perplexing issue to tackle! But in the coming weeks tackle it we will.
So here is to world domination, and here is to many more interesting lines by myself in this lovely blog. Hopefully I'll gain some boost to the ol' self-esteem by posting my rantings, which of course will add to my overall self-worth because I'll feel like I'm actually accomplishing something. And, more than anything, I will fulfill that little jones I have to see myself posted on the information superhighway. A jones I once knew well, and that will make for an interesting anecdote when the time comes... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-05-02T12:22:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOA Kislza ClassicSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSan Antonio's Game 3 victory over the Nuggets on Saturday night finally gave the Post's Mark Kiszla the opportunity he's been waiting for since George Karl took over as head coach of the Nuggets. Kiszla wrote a rip-job. The kind of sneering, mocking, I-am-so-much-smarter-than-all-you-fools rip job that only Kiszla can write.
The starting point of Kiszla's column is that Greg Popovich is out-coaching Karl in this series. Maybe he is. To borrow Kiszla's smug choice of words, I'm not enough of a "keen observer of the league" to know. But I'd like to think I'm a competent enough observer of journalism, and the Denver sports pages in particular, to recognize Kiszla's Sunday column as one of the most laughable to appear in the Post in 20 years.
The seeds that sprouted Kisla's Sunday column were planted three months earlier. Shortly before the Nuggets hired Karl in late January, Kiszla wrote that the choice would be a monumental mistake. I had no particular problem with that column. Didn't agree with it, but certainly didn't feel like he was expressing an indefensible point of view.
But after writing the January column -- in which he said something about Kroenke choking on the taste of his own shoe leather for having suggested his team was 50-win material -- Kiszla basically ran and hid from the best pro hoops story this town has seen in 20 years. A column in February about Carmelo, a column in March about Najera, and utter silence about Karl until Sunday.
Maybe 32-8 wasn't enough to convince him that he was wrong. And maybe I could respect if not share that viewpoint if he had chosen to back it up with some basketball rationale either from his own point of view or one of his shrewd sources who fully expected Pop to school Karl.
Instead he delivered a littany of post-shots that offered zero insight into Game 3 or any other topic worthy of a column in a major daily newspaper. He sarcastically dubbed Karl the "answer man." He mocked him for his "regal entrance," apparently beieving Karl should have hid under the bench until tipoff. Kiszla sneered at the ignorant crowd for enthusiasm of their ovation for Karl. He criticized the coach for critizing officials, which was the same kind of playoff politicking that Popovich practiced during the conference finals last spring when he complained that Shaq got away with murder and his players couldn't touch Kobe. He ripped the coach for utterly unremarkable comments about Manu Ginobli. He even stooped so low as to use Karl's interest in a couple of college positions last spring as evidence (to use the term loosely) that he is outclassed by Pop. In other words, Kiszla offered nothing to anyone who read his column with the expectation of learning something about the series.
Kiszla came across in his column as nothing but an angry guy with an ax to grind. Like the Nuggets, he'll get another chance tonight. Here's hoping that Kiszla and the Nuggets make the most of their opportunities. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-11-11T08:51:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEONovember 11, 2004SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOTHE BUZZ WATCH, PART II
The Rocky's Dave Krieger weighed in this morning, concluding that www.matrixar.com="http://www.insidedenver.com/drmn/sports_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_83_3320501,00.html">Jeff Bzdelik will soon be scape-goated barring a swift turnabout in the Nuggets' fortunes. Krieger observed the symmetry of the Nuggets going from the NBA's "feel-good story" of a year ago to the "throw-up story" early this season.
Channel 9's Drew Soicher predicted on Wednesday night that Bzdelik would survive through Sunday night's game in Sacramento. Although I caught Soicher's prediction only because I couldn't find the remote control fast enough to escape from his smirky, smart-assness, he actually made a decent point. Soicher figures that Kiki will let Bzdelik absorb the likely losses to Detroit tonight and the Kings on Sunday. Then the new coach, presumably Michael Cooper, can gain some momentum and Kiki can look smart if the team takes care of business at home next week against Toronto and Chicago.
CARMELODRAMA
It won't matter whether Bzdelik or Cooper coaches the Nuggets if Carmelo Anthony cannot find his game. Carmelo is shooting 31 percent, playing no defense, and showing little energy. His lack of focus and confidence is evident even in his stroke from the foul line. www.matrixar.com="http://wc0.worldcrossing.com/WebX?14@321.gZnUcZ9k4ZU@.1de19320">Nuggets fans are jumping off the Melo bandwagon, and The Post reported this morning that www.matrixar.com="http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~90~2527412,00.html">Melo may be pulled from the starting lineup tonight.
Criticism of Anthony reached absurd proportions Wednesday morning on The Fan when "Lou from Littleton" called him a "cancer." It was a cheap shot from an ill-informed, hip-hop-phobic talk-show host. Lou's disdain for young, black millionaires with corn rows and rap CDs is apparent even to those of us who listen to him only during commercials on other stations. To his credit, Lou backed off this morning, allowing that Anthony has "a good heart," and simply needs better guidance. As Mark Kiszla suggested on Wednesday, www.matrixar.com="http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E107%257E2524924,00.html">maybe he could use his mom.
I don't pretend to know what's wrong with Melo. Maybe there are behind-the-scenes issues that the beat writers are missing. The regulars who sit near me in Section 144 seem to think there are deep divisions in the locker room, and that Melo's only ally is Marcus Camby (who has been invisible the last three games). I take their observations with a grain of salt, or better yet with a shot of Jack at the Blue Sky Grill. But it's fair to say that Melo's teammates aren't showing much affection for him on the court, on the bench, or in the press.
It's unclear what Bzdelik thinks he can accomplish by benching Anthony. If he were the sole culprit in the Nuggets' awful play, maybe I could see the logic. But the entire team has been awful. So why single out Anthony? Consider his Olympic fiasco. Whether you believe Larry Brown scape-goated Anthony or simply told it like it was, Brown's castigations damaged Anthony's confidence. Bzdelik has legitimate gripes with Anthony's play, but the Olympic saga suggests it would not be constructive to single him out in such obvious fashion. If I were covering the Nuggets I'd call Jim Boeheim. My hunch is that Boeheim would preach tough love, not further public reprimand, as the way to effectively reach Carmelo.
Carmelo doesn't need a benching; he needs some open shots. If Bzdelik could get his team to push the tempo, and to move their bodies and the basketball in the half-court offense, he might find that Anthony doesn't have to force 20-foot fadeaways. And if Anthony could find -- and make -- some open shots, he would probably find some energy to play defense, too.
PM UPDATE: I sent an email to Kiki and Bzdelik this morning, basically cutting and pasting the two preceding paragraphs. Kiki's reply: "I agree but it's the coach's decision." I'm not holding my breath waiting for Bzdelik to reply. He used to answer my emails but got fed up with me back in March when I sent an email during their late-season slump suggesting that their season of great promise was on the verge of becoming a cruel joke. He let me have it, which I suppose I'd have done if I were him, and has ignored my last three or four emails.
IRONIC INSUBORDINATION
Ex-Broncos defensive backs coach David Gibbs joined elite company on Tuesday when he was fired for insubordination. I can recall only one other Broncos' assistant who was fired for insubordination: Mike Shanahan. The same guy who did the firing this week did the insubordinating 15 years ago -- at least according to Dan Reeves, who fired him. Thus far, media accounts have not indicated whether Gibbs was scripting defensive calls.
The Nuggets, in the wake of another home-court, blowout loss, are the bad-news feature of ESPN.com's NBA page this morning. www.matrixar.com="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=1919874">Marc Stein predicts that Jeff Bzdelik will soon be fired. Here is a passage from Stein's story:
A couple scouts who watched the Nuggets' Opening Night loss to the Lakers told me that the body language they saw from Bzdelik's players convinced them that the coach had lost the team before the season even started. Apart from a stirring second-half comeback against Denver's hated rivals from Minnesota, the body language and effort has steadily worsened.
Stein's comments echoed the observation of ESPN analyst Mark Jackson, who said after the Nuggets' loss in Utah on Monday night that the team needs either a coaching change or a significant personnel change. Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke www.matrixar.com="http://www.insidedenver.com/drmn/nuggets/article/0,1299,DRMN_20_3318156,00.html">declined comment when the Rocky's Chris Tomasson inquired about Bzdelik's status after Seattle embarrassed the Nuggets on Tuesday night.
As I wrote yesterday,, Bzdelik deserves a better fate. But if Stein and his anonymous scouts are correct that the coach has lost his players, then Kiki Vandeweghe -- and Stan Kroenke -- need to make a coaching change before the season spirals out of control. They cannot afford to wait until Christmas, which The Post's Mark Kiszla www.matrixar.com="http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~107~2524924,00.html">suggests would be the limit of Kiki's patience.
NO TIME TO WASTE
The notion of the season spiraling out of control, just five games into an 82-game schedule, is not as reactionary as it seems. The Nuggets play ten of their next 12 games at home. The home-road imbalance then shifts. Every game they lose at Pepsi Center represents a victory they will have to pick up on the road just to play .500 ball. Even during the mid-1980s, when the Nuggets were consistently among the top three or four teams in the Western Conference, they struggled mightily on the road. Given their history and their current "funk," as Bzdelik termed it last night, the importance of the next 12 games would be difficult to overstate.
A CLOSER LOOK AT KIKI
Kiki has been a media darling since unloading Dan Issel's mistakes on the Dallas Mavericks in February 2002. And indeed, Vandeweghe deserves substantial credit for Denver's transformation from NBA black hole to desired destination.
But with Kiki's seemingly formidable collection of talent achieving nothing but notoriety at present, it is worth revisiting a couple of his decisions. His most obvious mistake was the selection of Nikoloz Tskitishvili with the fifth overall pick in the 2002 draft. Over two-plus seasons in Denver, Skita has displayed an array of impressive European fashions but barely a glimmer of talent. Remember also that Kiki had Carlos Arroyo and let him go, even though the floor leadership and shooting stroke that have made Arroyo a fixture in Utah were evident during his 20-game stay with the Nuggets in 2001-02. And more recently, Kiki left Jon Barry hanging until Barry's wife decided it was too late to move the kids back from Atlanta. That left the Nuggets an even poorer outside shooting team than they were last season, when outside shooting was already a liability.
I'm not jumping off of the Kiki bandwagon. But with the prospect of a coaching change looming, it is only fair to point out that things might look a whole lot better today if Skita could play, and if they had a couple of shooters like Barry and Arroyo.
(ABSURDLY) POSITIVE ALTITUDE
Jerome Jurenovich and Brandon Cruz may or may not be able journalists. It's impossible to judge from their work on Altitude's Nuggets post-game shows. That's because journalism -- even the sensational/comedic ESPN kind of reporting -- falls outside Altitude's program concepts. I haven't yet dared to sample the pre-game fare, but I can say with assurance that if you thought Nuggets and Avalanche coverage on FOXSportsNet was more public relations than journalism, a dose of Jurenovich and Cruz will leave you pining nostalgically for the comparatively Murrow-like reporting of Sandy Williams.
This is no surprise, of course. Altitude is Kroenke's network and the Nuggets are Kroenke's team. Each is a marketing tool for the other. But the incestuous relationship between the basketball team and its television outlet devolves into unintended comedy when the team fails as miserably as these Nuggets have failed through five games.
After Utah completed its back-to-back thumping of the Nuggets, Jurenovich enthusiastically commented during the Monday post-game show, "I don't know what Jeff Bzdelik said to his team after Saturday's game, but whatever it was, it worked! The Nuggets played with much greater intensity tonight!" And last night, in locker room interviews with Greg Buckner and Dermarr Johnson, Jurenovich had this gem of a "question:" "At times tonight the team looked really cohesive and played extremely well together. Then at other times you really seemed to struggle. That's got to be frustrating." Questions unasked included why the team didn't play hard, whether the players support Bzdelik, and whether Carmelo Anthony is the source of frustration if not dissension among his teammates.
Less offensive on Monday and Tuesday were Chris Marlowe's play-by-play and Bill Hanzlik's commentary, but is it really necessary for Marlowe to ask Hanzlik to identify the "positives" during the final moments of a blowout loss? Scott Hastings would have laughed at the question. Although Hastings does not typically confront players or coaches with tough questions, he has not been an apologist for the Nuggets over the years. Indeed, I have to wonder whether Hastings' candor will be tolerated. Actually, I don't wonder at all. if the Nuggets don't reverse their fortunes quickly, Hastings' attitude will no longer be welcome at Altitude.
The Denver-Utah home-and-home series could not have been more discouraging for Nuggets fans. Kiki Vandeweghe's widely praised, heavily hyped rebuilding job looked like a house of cards compared to Kevin O'Connor's seemingly overnight reconstruction of the Utah Jazz.
Utah, led by a young Russian named Andrei Kirilenko who is everything that Nikoloz Tskitishvili was supposed to be, appears primed to reclaim its position among the Western Conference elite. The Jazz feature an array of physical talents -- power, finesse, sharp shooting, shot-blocking -- but most of all, they feature commitment to team basketball. In the two blowout wins over Denver, Utah played like the team the Nuggets were hyped to be: they ran off of every missed shot, they moved without the basketball, they passed, they cut, and not coincidentally, they got open shots.
The Nuggets, for their part, have been painful to watch so far. Even in their home-opening victory over Minnesota, the Nuggets looked clueless on offense for most of the night. Their offensive style is supposed to be defined by a dual commitment to running at every opportunity, and to passing and cutting in the half-court game. They do neither. They don't do much on defense, either, routinely failing to provide weak-side help, missing rotations, and showing minimal inclination to fight through screens.
Rash conclusions are normally ill-advised when you're four games into an 82-game marathon, but Nuggets' problems date back to last season. The Fan's Sandy Clough pointed out on his program Monday night that the Nuggets are 13-23 over their last 36 regular season and playoff games. And the fundamental problem we saw late last season is the same one that we see today: the Nuggets do not play with a consistent commitment to up-tempo, motion basketball. Talk all you like about Carmelo's lost stroke and the lack of pure shooters on the roster, but the bigger issue is that they aren't getting good shots.
Assessing the Nuggets' early-season struggles in the context of what happened after the All-Star break last year, it is not too early for Kiki to consider firing Jeff Bzdelik. Obviously Bzdelik is not coaching his players to over-dribble, stand around, and force contested jump shots. But that is what they are doing -- and that is what they did during their slump late last season. So whatever Bzdelik is preaching, his players aren't practicing.
Under the unfair but inescapable axiom that it's easier to change the coach than the players, perhaps it's time to see if Michael Cooper can more effectively deliver the up-tempo, pass-and-cut message. Bzdelik's commitment to the message is ambiguous. He stands in his hands-on-hips pose, virtually expressionless, as Andre Miller trots up the court time and again. In contrast, Doug Moe never stopped imploring his point guards to run. Bzdelik often takes a knee and rests his chin on his hand while the Nuggets either stand in place or meander aimlessly around the perimeter. The Nuggets of 20 years ago were not beyond the temptation to stand around, but they responded to Moe's repeated pleas from the bench. Moe rarely let an offensive possession go by without hollering, "Swing it! Move the ball! Pass and cut, damnit!"
Perhaps it's unfair to criticize Bzdelik by comparing his flat demeanor to Moe's animation, but it is certainly fair to question his resistance to starting games with the lineup that gives his team its best chance to run. That starting lineup would feature Earl Boykins at point guard. As the Rocky's Dave Krieger suggested on Saturday, Miller should start at off-guard. Obviously Miller lacks the shooting touch of an ideal 2-guard. But when your other option is Greg Buckner, what are you giving up? Starting Miller at off-guard would give them a better scorer than Buckner or anyone else on the roster at that position. And more importantly, it would transfer primary responsibility for pushing the tempo from the plodding Miller to the fearless, fleet-footed Boykins.
I would like nothing more than to see Bzdelik turn this around. He is obviously a tireless worker, and he seems like a genuinely decent person. But ultimately it is Vandeweghe, not Bzdelik, who will receive credit or bear responsibility for the results of a rebuilding project that began three years ago. If Kiki believes that Bzdelik is failing to implement the style of play he wants to see, then Stan Kroenke should allow him to change coaches.
Perhaps Bzdelik will be fired and then vindicated by the failure of the Nuggets as presently constituted to emerge as a top-tier team this season or next. In that event, Vandeweghe's own future with the Nuggets could be in jeopardy, especially given the remarkable job that O'Connor has done with the Jazz just 500 miles away.
Maybe I'm just a long-suffering fan in denial, but I would like to believe that the home-and-home debacle proved more about the importance of up-tempo, motion basketball than it proved about the relative talent levels assembled by O'Connor and Kiki. There is no way to know for sure until the Nuggets embrace the style of play that Kiki built them to play.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-11-05T15:30:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOWhat a weird, crazy and wonderful start to the NBA season its been! I've had quite a struggle trying to keep up with everything thats been happening over the past week, but here's a quick rundown of things worth noting to get everyone up to speed...
Good-Baron's has snatched 5 steals in every game so far.
Bad-Eddy Curry still plays like a Baby Bull
Good-Tyson Chandler doesn't
Bad-It wasn't Jersey's style that held him back. Deke is just plain old.
Good-The entire Lake Show starting 5 (yes, even Devean is putting up numbers)
Bad-Poor Mike Finley looks like the odd man out in the Mavs starting 5
Good-Antoine Walker is arguably putting up better numbers with the Mavs!
Bad-Antawn Jamison is not putting up anything at all
And this is only the tip of the iceberg. Deeper leagues have all sorts of stories playing out that astute owners are keeping a close eye on. Will Carlos Arroyo hurry up a play another game so we can all get a decent evaluation of him? And speaking of the Jazz, can we get a look at Keon or what? What to make of the Vin Baker mini-resurgence (especially if he is Center-eligible in your league)? Will Memphis give Stromile the chance to shine? Should I snag Ray Ray's replacement and play him whiles hes hot? Did I really see Rashard drop 50 in Japan?
Well if you want a little advice here's my tip of the day. This is to all the people hurting at the Center spot (probably 80% of owners). GET CARLOS BOOZER. He can probably be had cheap because he isn't a very well known player, but this guy is gonna be solid in everything. Oh, and don't give up on Curry yet. It can only get better.
email me at sdrennan45@yahoo.com SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-10-22T13:46:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOIn Fantasy Basketball, more so than in any other game, the importance of a good draft is magnified. There is no "Any Given Sunday" phenomenon as there is in football, and the performance of your players is much easier to predict. With this in mind I give you my rankings, painstakingly put together after countless hours of research. Keep in mind these rankings are based on standard 8-cats, but also includes TURNOVERS (so...basically, 9 categories). Each update I'll go over a different position.
POINT GUARDS
After Centers, PGs are the hardest category to fill. By my count, there are under 20 PGs in the league this year worthy of a start, a very low number considering many teams take the "2 PG approach" when drafting.
1. Jason Kidd: Obviously. Mr. Trip-Dub has been known to drop the occasional double digit TO night as well, but definitely worth overlooking for everything else he brings.
2. Jason Terry: Surprised? True, he's probably more of a SG than a PG, but he did average 7.4 assists last year (more than...ready for this...Nash, Francis, Baron, Arenas and Andre Miller). Even more impressive, he shoots a huge number of 3s and gets his fair share of steals.
3. Steve Nash: Great FG/FT%. Great Assist/TO ratio. Good 3s. He's in the Billups/Parker areas when it comes to steals, at about 1 per game, but he more than makes up for it in everything else. Solid guy won't hurt you in anything. Scoring will go down for him in Dallas, but he should be top 3 in dimes this year.
4. Stephon Marbury: Guy played hurt last year and dominated. Plays healthy this year and dominates even more. Also has great finishers to pass to.
5. Steve Francis: Another trip-dub waiting to happen. Another TO machine too though. If you don't count TOs bump him up right behind Kidd.
6. Gary Payton: He was amazing last year. Changing teams bumps him down a couple spots though. It's a risky pick whenever a PG changes teams (ex: Andre), but GP won't drop off as much as everyone thinks.
7. Baron Davis: Hopefully healthy, he should return to similar numbers from the year before last. His FT% still stink for a guard, but they improved a great deal last season. If he stays healthy he'll be a steal.
8. Gilbert Arenas: Again, it's risky when a PG changes teams. He's another TO machine, and after a horrid preseason he's been bumped down a couple spots. Will score much and brick much.
9. Andre Miller: Can he be the player he was in Denver? He never got it going in Clipperland, so a change of scenery might do wonders for him. I had him last year and he destroyed me. High risk/high reward.
10. Jamal Crawford: Check his numbers from the end of last season. Amazing. He did it all when given the minutes, and without Jay Will to split time with it's very possible he could emerge as a top-5 PG. I see a Most Improved Player Award in his future...
11. Nick Van Exel Nick Van Excels on crappy teams, and Golden State is most certainly a crappy team. Van Expect many many many 3s.
12. Eric Snow: If he had range, he'd be a great one. Good Assist/TO ratio and shoots at a high percentage. Gts overlooked becuase he's not exciting, but gets the job done.
13. Chauncey Billups: He chucks as many 3s as J. Terry, but for a PG his assists will be lacking.
14. Sam Cassell: Yeah yeah I know...Cassell probably shouldn't be this low. I've got a phobia for PGs that change teams, and Sam's been on the decline for a couple years now anyway. He'll be ok this year, but Hudson proved he deserved some shine in the playoffs.
15. Jason Williams: This guy really grew up last season. He really improved his assist/TO ratio and hit a ton of 3s. Unfortunately, he didn't crack the 40% mark on FGs. Thats just unacceptable and sends him plummeting down the list. Still, on a team that can afford his FG%, he's a great addition.
And now a couple quickies...
16. Alvin Williams: Booooooring...but solid.
17. Jamaal Tinsley: Can he put it together this year? He always has around 5 amazing games. Very inconsistent.
18. Marko Jaric: Worth a late pick for his steals, but thats about it.
19. TJ Ford: He's a starter that will get lots of minutes. Potential for good things.
Next time...
Shooting Guards
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-10-21T14:55:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-10-21T13:50:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOIt never ceases to amaze me how quickly the Fantasy Basketball season arrives each year. If you are anything like me, and approach the stat-gathering, injury updates and trade rumors with the same obsession that I do, than your season begins much earlier than the NBA's does.
You've already bumped up guys that should excel in their new role (Crawford, Odom, Keon), and conversely lowered the poor souls who's stats can do nothing but suffer this year (new Mavs and Lakers). You hawk-eye the preseason stats and rotations, and though you are skeptical of the importance of these meaningless early October stats, you can't help but be concerned with the poor shooting of Gilbert Arenas and impressed with the improved shooting of Darius Miles...from 3 pt land no less!
Anyway, to the point of this website. In my research for this year's draft I noticed a disturbing trend. I noticed that many of the well-known websites I frequented for Fantasy advice just plain dropped the ball on a number of occasions. Not to name names, but Ben Wallace not in the top 15? Ridiculous.
So enough with the short introduction. If you're a big fan of Fantasy Basketball or just a little one (or want to win the Office Pool), check back here periodically. I'll try to post as often as I can.
-Stoobs
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After a lockout shortened season in which there were only 66 NBA games the Denver Nuggets finished a roller coaster season at 38-28. With no time for building team chemistry in the off-season the Nuggets had to do it all on the run, literally. After a hot start the Nuggets, who were known as one of the deepest teams in the NBA, hit the injury bug. Danillo Gallinari and Nene both missed a lot of time. The team goes in a slump and start to fall out of the playoff race. As the trade deadline come the Nuggets make a big move. They trade Nene and aquire and young but verey risky seven foot one center from Washington. After a couple of weeks the team starts to come together with the help of Ty Lawson and they finish off the season with a high note. The Nuggets enter the playoffs as the number 6 seed and now has to play the Los Angeles Lakers, a team that the Denver Nuggets have never beat in a 7 game series in franchise history. With a young and inexperienced team the Nuggets get blown off the court in game 1 and in game 2 it starts to look like we are watching game 1 all over again. The Nuggets fight back but it's not enough to steal game 2. Now we enter game 3 in Denver. The atmosphere was unbelievable. Trust me I was at the game. The Nuggets dominate throughout the game and now everyone starts to believe again. Until game 4. The Nuggets have the lead late and then Kobe goes off. Gallinari flops twice within 45 seconds allowing the Lakers to steal game 4 with two dagger threes. Now the Nuggets are down 3-1. Only eight teams have ever come back from a 3-1 deficit. Game 5 rolls along and the Nuggets come out firing. Javele McGee and Kenneth Faried dominate the Lakers bigs and the Nuggets shock everyone, including myself, and they win game 5. Now the Nuggets go back home to a very pumped up crown and the Nuggets rewarded them. They completly embarased the Lakers. Ty Lawson had one of the best games of his career and now we have a game 7 that no one expected. Back in LA the Nuggets play hard but it's not enough. The Lakers continue their dominance over the Nuggets in the playoffs.
So now what? Masai Ujiri, the Nuggets GM, has some very important decisions to make. With all of the moves that he has made in the past 2 years have allowed the Nuggets to have a lot of pieces that can possibly be moved. Masai can do one of two things. He can keep the team together or he can package some players and draft picks to make a big move. I look at the NBA draft and I see two players that can possibly take the Denver Nuggets to the next level. Austin Rivers and Bradey Beal. Lets start with Bradley Beal. He is a 6'4 two guard out of Florida. By many so called "experts" he is project to be a top 5 pick so we can scratch that one because Masai and everyone else knows they would have to give up a fortune to trade up and get him. Now Austin Rivers. Slighty bigger than Bradley Beal but not much. Rivers is projected to be picked between 10 and 15. That's a reasonable place for the Nuggets to trade up. Rivers is a scorer and that is exactly what the Nuggets need. So who can the Nuggets trade to pick Rivers? Me personally, I would package Aaron Affalo, Andre Miller (sign and trade), and one or two more players along with a couple of draft picks. That would give the Nuggets a starting 5 consisting of Ty Lawson, Austin Rivers, Danillo Gallinari, Kenneth Faried, and Javelle McGee. That is a starting 5 that can compete with anyone. If you don't like that scenario then you can try to pick up free agent Ray Allen but he is getting old and can he co-exist with Affalo? I don't know. I would much rather take a chance with a young top prospect than a former superstar that might give you 3 more years. But then again, the Broncos did it.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-05-09T22:30:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOApparently not many people read this review section, so I better now waste my time making up some elaborate explanations, so here's:
Quick Reviews
X2: Fuckin awesome. I was just telling some people how there hasn't been a movie out in a while that really made me say "Damn, that was a fucking good ass movie." (LOTR2 might possibly be a contender, but other than that, nothing much). I was starting to wonder if I had started to grow out of most of the movies that are out, but after seeing X2, I was finally able to say again, "Damn, that was a fucking good ass movie."
The Rio Seafood Buffet: Pass it up. You would think that having all you can eat lobster would be a good thing, but the lobster at Rio isn't steamed but actually cooked, meaning that it comes out kind of dry and not as good. Their prime rib that we had was a little overdone, and the desserts straight up suck. Their creme brulee tasted more like a mix of jello and custard. Overall, I would say the best thing there might be the lobster tacos, but then that doesn't say much for a 30 dollar buffet. Take my advice and just stick with the Bellagio buffet. And if you really want lobster, then find out when Bellagio is serving lobsters with their buffet and go. Trust me, you will not be disappointed. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-04-21T23:20:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOReview: Lakers 2002-2003 season
I can honestly say that I lost a lot of interest in the Lakers this season. The main reason why I lost interest was because they played like they didn't care; like they only need to play good when playoffs come because that’s what really matters. I really hated how they said that "they can turn on their game whenever they need to." I'm so surprised that they got little to no backlash from saying that comment. That comment was just as bad as Randy Moss' "I only play when I want to," and look at how much he got hated on. This season also made me realize how much everyone else besides Shaq and Kobe SUCK. D-Fish is an average at best player, Rick Fox is a joke, Horry is only good during the playoffs, and don't get me started on everyone else (ahem Samaki Walker). But still, even though I don't like them as much as before, I still am rooting for them to win the championships because they're the home team, and I think Kobe and Shaq should deserve a championship for carrying the rest of the team all year. .
Side Note and transition thought: I really hate people who think they're the shit for having liked the Lakers since the Magic/Kareem era. No shit you were a fan back then, they were the CHAMPIONS. If you can honestly say you supported a team when they were constantly struggling to hit the .500 mark year after year, then you can boast about being a "true fan." Speaking of "true fans"…
Review: Clippers 2002-2003 season
I used to think I was a "true fan" of the Clippers because last year, I just loved to see them play and watched most of their games even though they didn't make the playoffs and rarely hit the .500 mark. And I was so pumped when they picked up Andre Miller and was almost positive they would make the playoffs this year since the Lakers were doing so bad. And I was mad pissed when they barely televised any of their games and only got to see them play like once a month. I really considered paying for the NBA league pass so I can watch the Clipper games. But then reality started to kick in, probably after the first third of the season. They just totally lost all appeal for me; their games were not exciting at all, they always blew their lead during the last minutes of the 4th quarter (ahem, Denver Nuggets) there was always someone injured, and don't get me started on Andre Miller. That guy is probably the biggest disappointment next to the ending of Joe Millionaire. But their season made me realize a lot of things. 1. I am not a true fan of the Clippers. 2. Donald Sterling is the worst owner ever. 3. I'm glad that I didn't buy the NBA League Pass. 4. Liking the Clippers and sporting their jerseys is not only so uncool now, its laughable.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-04-17T19:00:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOReview - MJ's Return - 1 Star
Now that Michael Jordan is completely done with his basketball career, its time for my opinion on it. I think it sucked. I know how everyone was saying that if it made him happy to go back to basketball, thats all that matters. I choose to think differently, because I really don't care what makes Michael Jordan happy, I care about what makes me happy, and I was not happy at all. First of all, even though I am a fan of Jordan, I am not a fan of the Wizards, so I could never root for the team to win. I mean come on, I could give a rats ass about Richard Hamilton, Popeye Jones or Jahidi White.. And I really didn't want to see Jordan to have average basketball skills, where I would see games where he would be scoreless, barely have any hops, brick shots, etc. Yes, I know he is 40, but no one wants to see any player perform so bad., regardless of their age. And yes, there were times where he did have good games at 40 which is pretty remarkable in itself. But still, its pretty hard to call someone G.O.A.T. when you see him shadowed by the T-Macs and Kobes of todays NBA.
Overall, I really didn't like seeing Jordan become "human"; being on a team who didn't make the playoffs, seeing him sit on the bench for more minutes than he got playing time, being barely able to dunk the ball, or missing the final shot of the game. It would have been perfect to have my last memory of MJ making the final shot that wins his team the championship; not seeing him get blown out by the Sixers and not advancing towards the postseason. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-04-13T14:37:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOMovie Reviews
View From The Top (hey, my work gave our department half the day off and paid for our movie okay?) Rent it. Typical romantic comedy plot, so predictable. Only thing that made this movie watchable was Mike Myers. All of the scenes with him are fuckin hilarious. Everything else is whatever.
Phone Booth - Hop into it. Movie is good, definitely keeps you entertained throughout. But the ending kinda killed it for me, pretty unbelievable and useless.
A Man Apart - Hop into it. Movie is good, kinda like your typical drug cartel movie. Only thing wrong was the plot, kinda confusing, jumps around too much without explaining why.
Better Luck Tomorrow - Pay full price. I thought the movie was real good, had kind of like a GoodFellas vibe to it. Wasn't too crazy about the ending though. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-04-06T22:37:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOReview - Daylight Saving Time - 0 stars
I hate Daylight Saving Time. It sucks. Once I discovered that the whole idea was man made and had nothing to do with changing sun or earth rotations and orbits, I started to get pissed off. I'm now officially starting the movement to have it abolished. I mean seriously, whats the fuckin point?
If setting our clocks forward saves energy, crimes, and lives, then why the fuck do we have to set our clocks back an hour when fall comes?
It makes sense that the sun should go up at just about 7 and go down at 7, because the majority of people on the Earth's schedules fall into those. Most of the youth have school at that time, and most of the working cats work from 8-5. Yes there are some exceptions, but those people are the MINORITY.
I just hate having to adjust my sleep schedule twice a year. For instance, I'm used to sleeping at 11-12 at night, and waking up at 5:45 a.m. I can't sleep or wake up any earlier or later. So, when the clocks are an hour ahead, my body is still used to sleeping at 11-12, when it really is 12-1. So I have to sleep at a later time, and then wake up at an hour earlier than I'm used to. It is fucking bullshit.
I'm gonna start a boycott to Daylight Saving Time and come in an hour late for work. Who's gonna join me?
Oh yeah, if any of you cats who are reading this have a logical answer to why we have to set our clocks back, please post it so I can stop bitching.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-03-29T00:21:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOReview: Jackass: The Movie DVD - 5 Stars
If you haven't seen Jackass: The Movie yet, get your ass off the computer and go and rent it. You should be ashamed of yourself for not seeing it in the theatres. But for those of you who have seen it in the theatres, I highly recommend you either rent or buy the DVD, so you can see the "alternate ending." I really thought that they should have left it in, because its such a good way of closing the film. I think that the only flaw of the movie was that the normal ending didn't have any real closure to the whole thing. I don't want to ruin it, but lets just say that it truly ties everything into one segment. And the deleted scenes on the DVD aren't those meaningless scenes that you see on other DVDs that are so obviously bad that you know exactly why the director took them out; you wonder why these scenes weren't left in. And there's a lot of em too. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-03-25T00:16:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOReview - The Oscars - ??? stars
I could have given a rat's ass about this years oscars. I had absolutely no interest in just about all of the movies that were up for the major Oscars, so I really didn't give a fuck about who won or not. But for some reason I was able to tune in to see Eminem win an Oscar for best song in a motion picture. Let me set something straight once and for all.
If Eminem was black, 8 Mile would have been a straight to video movie and would never in a million years garner all this Oscar bullshit.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm as big of an Eminem fan as the next guy, but you KNOW that if he wasn't white, they wouldn't even ENTERTAIN the idea of even NOMINATING his song for an Oscar, let alone winning it. Shit, they wouldn't even invite his ass to the Oscar Ceremony. I know that hip hop is getting such mainstream acceptance these days, but having Eminem win an Oscar is such a slap in the face for all the other black and minority rappers who have come out before him. "Lose Yourself" was a good song, but you know there has had to be a better rap song for a movie before it.
His Oscar is simply proof that the sky is the limit if you are white.
Now even though I love Eminem as a rapper, I really thought that he should have withdrew his nomination for the Best Song Oscar, so he wouldn't be able to prove the point that I had just made. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-03-24T23:48:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOReview - Chappelle's Show, Comedy Central - 1.5 stars
After hearing 4 or 5 different people highly recommend watching Chappelle's Show on Comedy Central, I finally was able to catch one episode. Let me tell you that I was very disappointed. I don't know if I saw a bad episode or what, but I did not think any of the skits I saw were funny at all. For those of you that do watch it regularly, the episode I saw was where Dave Chappelle plays "Blackzilla" and spoofs Grand Theft Auto. Although those two sketches were okay, what really made me change the channel was the sketch afterwards where Dave shows a 2 minute documentary of his life. For a whole 2 minutes, all we see is him walking around, saying "What's Up" to people, and doing absolutely nothing funny in particular. I'm not sure if that was the joke of the sketch, but that was just enough for me to switch channels.
Bottom Line: I never really thought Dave Chappelle was that funny to begin with, since Robin Hood: Men In Tights and Half-Baked were probably the two worst comedies I have ever seen at the theatres, and his stand-up comedy special was mediocre at best. I'm hoping that I just saw a bad episode, and if I see a different spisode on, I'll give it one more chance. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-03-24T23:37:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOReview - Punk'd - 4 stars
I know last week I gave Punk'd an okay review, but after seeing last weeks episode again, as well as a brand new episode today, I must admit that its pretty damn funny. Seeing real celebrities get fucked up shit done to them does have much more entertainment value that I had originally thought, and has now officially made it into my rotation of regularly scheduled programming. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-03-24T23:26:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOMonday, March 24, 2003
Review - Ruth's Chris Steak House - weblink, 4.5 stars
Let me just confirm what everyone else has been saying about this place. Ruth's Chris is the best steak you will ever eat at a restaurant. All steaks are cooked right on the money, and the butter sauce that it is marinated in (and still simmering in when it reaches your plate) makes it the shit. I rarely enjoy a steak without steak sauce, but I was more than satisfied with eating a sauce-less steak there. The price is a little high up there, but its still reasonable. If you follow my guidelines below, you can come out spending 40-45 bucks a person and get a salad, an entree, a side order, and dessert.
Helpful Hints:
Don't get a drink. Their water is probably the best free restaurant waters I have ever had.
If you really need to get a salad with your meal, split it with someone. A half order of their salad will do the job and then some.
Ask for an extra side of the butter sauce. They'll give you extra sauce added with chopped cilantro to pour over your steak.
Get a side order of something with your entree. I dont know about you, but I definitely can't enjoy a steak fully unless there's something like mashed potatoes or vegetables along with it. And one side order is just about enough to split among 4-5 people.
And if you say its someone's birthday, they'll give you a free dessert (and not some wussy little cupcake, they'll give you an order of any dessert on their menu, which is big enough to split among 4-5 people).
Bottom Line: 4.5 out of 5. No comparison to the historic New Years Eve Bellagio Buffet, but very worthy of 2nd place.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-08-01T06:58:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOey dawgz herre iz anotha daye uf hektik madnezz! same az every thursday but itz just weird cuz i have practice from 5-6 and bible study at 6-8! well thatz weird cuz i am alwayz goin to bible study 30 minutes late! |:-O> i am X-cited about both and i really wanna have fun and practice hard since we lost our first game. ARRRGGGHHH. i thought we were gonna be undefeated! EERRGGGHHH. well i wont take all da rage on you so i gotz ta cut kid. peace. wait! i forgot! i finally got the musiq to werk! thanx eric! SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-07-31T17:52:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOdarius miles wuz traded to the cleaveland cavaliers! he wuz mai clipper homeboi i think ill drop a tear! well now i guezz andre miller is gonna be one of the new! how about you? the cavs just got ripped off. no offense *cough cough* sorry for all that i think im going krazie!
yes! we have practice tomorrow! alryte! i really need to practice my shooting cuz last game i didn't have a great game and either did our team. cuz we got our first loss of the season and we better win next game or we aint in the championship peoplez! jus wish us luck so we can use our shins while we hope for more wins. imma leave in a whyle ok? ayte. so many big things are happening i wish tracy mcgrady got traded to the lakers for that guy tracy murray. lol. and rick fox wuz traded for allen iverson! so they'd have the best team. here is the starting lineup:
F- T-Mac
F- Horry
C- Shaq
G- Kobe
G- AI
Isn't that a good lineup? maybe horry could be traded for kevin garnett? thatz a good lineup. lol. i told you i thought i went krazie! fklghdfnkghojhkldfhdklfhkldffh oww.. my fingers just became numb.. all those assorted letterz were supposed to say bye. well. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BYE!
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-07-31T17:51:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOso now that i got this blogger, i can make this be my writing for wut i feel and otha ish. watching some old nba gamez and itz not that fun cuz i already know who is gonna win. but *shh* be quiet and watch the game itz really freekin close! i don't know what to write at the moment so maybe i'll just hold off on this entry. thanks matt fo' showing me blog. ALRYTE! imma update latez cuz i have nuthin to say! : ) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-19T17:17:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO
Still sick! Ugh! I got my Chem test
back! Hahaha, I got an 82%. That's not really high, but it's the highest in the
class. Going to Kinko's to copy your Chem chapter is really useful. Tonight
there's more basketball! Yay! The premier game for me tonight will probably be
the Cleveland vs. Houston or the Philly vs. New Orleans games, but my daddy will
want to see the LA Lakers vs. Dallas game. Dallas in unbeaten and the Lakers
don't have Shaq. The outcome is pretty obvious! The Clips won yesterday! The
following Clips don't have contracts for next year: Michael Olowokandi, Lamar
Odom, Elton Brand, Corey Maggette, Andre Miller, Eric Piatkowski, and Quentin
Richardson. I think that's it. Well, they better sign them! :( I showered after
school. It helps cuz I don't fall asleep. Yep... I got my progress report back.
The grades are pretty good, but I really hope they don't drop!
Spanish 3- A
P.E.- A
Geometry- B
World History- A
Chemistry- A
English- A
I'm not too excited about the B. I know you win some and you lose some. Anyways,
people are really getting on my nerves. Just random people, no one in
particular. I mean, they're just plain annoying! After 11 years in school
(kindergarten and grades 1-10), I realized that I'm NOT a people person
despite the fact I GOT along with everyone before.
archives saved. Not much today, I took my Chem test that I didn't take on
Friday. It was hard! We have AMERICAN satellite now! Yay! We get the NBA League
Pass for every single NBA game! Hahaha! Today, my two favorite teams are playing
each other: the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors! I don't know
who to root for, but at the moment, the Clips are winning. The other day the
Clips lost despite winning by 10 at the half. Ugh! I'm sick! My lips are getting
really dried for no reason! And when I had tacos earlier, it stung! And I have a
stuffy/runny nose. Anyways, the Cavs lost to the Spurs. That's an obvious! Well,
not much... just h/w. Pix should be updated tonight. I updated a lot so check it
out!
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97. Donyell Marshal (Ahren) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:25:00.001-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO96. Joseph Forte (Hall) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:25:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO95. Jason Williams (Rustan) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:24:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO94. Mitch Richmond (Rama) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:23:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO93. Rick Fox (James) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:22:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO92. Aaron Mckie (Bryn) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:20:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO91. Larry Hughes (Kucer) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:16:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO90. Travis Best (Ben)
89. Tim Thomas (Ben) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:15:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO88. Damon Stoudamire (Kucer) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:14:00.002-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO87. Lindsey Hunter (Bryn) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:14:00.001-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO86. Michael Dickerson (James) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:14:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO85. Elden Campbell (Rama) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:13:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO84. Marc Jackson (Rustan) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:11:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO83. Tim Hardaway (Hall) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:09:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO81. Steve Nash (Ahren)
82. Aaron Williams (Ahren) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:08:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO79. Derek Anderson (Hall) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:07:00.001-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO78. Bo Outlaw (Rustan) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2001-10-27T13:07:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO77. Nazr Mohammed (Rama) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-15T23:47:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com="www.nba.com">www.nba.com SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-15T23:45:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com="http://www.nba.com"> SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-15T23:44:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com="http://www.nba.com">If you want more information about basketball SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-09T00:08:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOLA. Clippersis grade D-, It is means this team is play not good may be can fail.
LA.Lakersis grade B-, It is means this team is play normally , not bad and not so good
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-09T00:04:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO Dallasis grade D, It is means this team is play not good may be can fail out .
Denveris grade A,It is means this team is play so good but this team must have players that have more basic,may be can be the champion.
Rocketsis grade B+, It is means this team is play good but this team must add more basic to each player and this year[2002]this team has a new player name is Yaow Ming, he is come from China.He high more than 190 cm.that so high, may be this team will be tha champion because Yaow Ming can play center and guard very well, that may be he can take Rockets team to win SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-08T23:50:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEODraft Grade 2002
Atlanta Hawks is no grade because this team is changing the players in team so now this team same as the new team in NBA.So this team does not get any grade .
Bostonis B+, It is means this team may be can be the champion of NBA.Because Now this team has a new player that has good basic and he has a lot of experience in basketball.
Chicgago Bulls is A-, It is means this team is good may be can be the champion if change the basic of each player to have more basic.
Cavsis A, It is means this team is very good, can be the champion.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-08T08:26:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSuperstars in NBA.
New Jersey
- Brandon Armstrong
- Chris Childs
- Jason Collins
- Jamie Feick
- Lucious Harris
- Richard Jefferson
- Anthony Johnson
- Jason Kidd
- Kerry Kittles
- Nenad Krstic
- Donny Marshall
- Kenyon Martin
- Dikembe Mutombo
- Rodney Rogers
- Brian Scalabrine
- Tamar Slay
- Aaron Williams SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-08T08:22:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSuperstars in NBA.
San Antonio
- Erick Barkley
- Bruce Bowen
- Speedy Claxton
- Tim Duncan
- Danny Ferry
- Emanuel Ginobili
- Jason Hart
- Stephen Jackson
- Steve Kerr
- Tony Parker
- Cherokee Parks
- David Robinson
- Malik Rose
- Luis Scola
- Steve Smith
- Kevin Willis SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-08T08:15:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSuperstars in NBA
Toronto
- Michael Bradley
- Vince Carter
- Dell Curry
- Antonio Davis
- Derrick Dial
- Nate Huffman
- Lindsey Hunter
- Jermaine Jackson
- Chris Jefferies
- Eric Montross
- Mamadou N'diaye
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- Morris Peterson
- Michael Stewart
- Alvin Williams
- Jerome Williams SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-08T08:09:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSuperstars in NBA
Miami
- Malik Allen
- Travis Best
- Ernest Brown
- Caron Butler
- Rasual Butler
- Anthony Carter
- LaPhonso Ellis
- Kendall Gill
- Brian Grant
- Eddie House
- Jim Jackson
- Mike James
- Eddie Jones
- Sean Marks
- Alonzo Mourning
- Luke Recker
- Vladimir Stepania
- Rod Strickland SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-08T08:02:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSuperstars in NBA.
LA Clippers
- Elton Brand
- Keyon Dooling
- Melvin Ely
- Tremaine Fowlkes
- Marko Jaric
- Corey Maggette
- Andre Miller
- Lamar Odom
- Michael Olowokandi
- Doug Overton
- Eric Piatkowski
- Quentin Richardson
- Sean Rooks
- Bryant Stith
- Chris Wilcox SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-08T07:57:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSuperstars in NBA
Indiana
- Ron Artest
- Jonathan Bender
- Jamison Brewer
- Primoz Brezec
- Austin Croshere
- Jeff Foster
- Al Harrington
- Fred Jones
- Ron Mercer
- Brad Miller
- Reggie Miller
- Jermaine
- Carlos Rogers
- Jamaal Tinsley SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-08T07:49:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSuperstars in NBA.
Denver
- Chris Andersen
- Mengke Bateer
- Mark Blount
- Ryan Bowen
- Marcus Camby
- Zendon Hamilton
- Lorinza Harrington
- Donnell Harvey
- Nene Hilario
- Juwan Howard
- Mark Jackson
- Voshon Lenard
- George McCloud
- James Posey
- Don Reid
- Kenny Satterfield
- Predrag Savovic
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili
- Vincent Yarbrough SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-08T07:36:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSuperstars in NBA
Dallas
- Tariq Abdul-Wahad
- Shawn Bradley
- Evan Eschmeyer
- Michael Finley
- Adrian Griffin
- Avery Johnson
- Raef LaFrentz
- Eduardo Najera
- Steve Nash
- Johnny Newman
- Dirk Nowitzki
- Mladen Sekularac
- Nick Van Exel
- Zhizhi Wang SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-08T07:27:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSuperstars in NBA.
Boston
- Vin Baker
- Tony Battie
- Kedrick Brown
- Omar Cook
- Tony Delk
- Walter McCarty
- Roshown McLeod
- Paul Pierce
- Darius Songaila
- Erick Strickland
- Bruno Sundov
- Antoine Walker
- Eric Williams
- Shammond Williams SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-08T07:23:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSuperstar in NBA.
Utah
- John Amaechi
- Curtis Borchardt
- Calbert Cheaney
- Jarron Collins
- John Crotty
- Matt Harpring
- Andrei Kirilenko
- Rusty LaRue
- Quincy Lewis
- Karl Malone
- Greg Ostertag
- Scott Padgett
- Bryon Russell
- John Starks
- DeShawn Stevenson
- John Stockton SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-08T07:17:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSuperstars in NBA.
New York
- Shandon Anderson
- Michael Doleac
- Howard Eisley
- Othella Harrington
- Allan Houston
- Travis Knight
- Antonio McDyess
- Lavor Postell
- Larry Robinson
- Felton Spencer
- Latrell Sprewell
- Kurt Thomas
- Milos Vujanic
- Charlie Ward
- Clarence Weatherspoon
- Frank Williams SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-08T07:10:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSuperstar in NBA.
Wizard
- Kwame Brown
- Hubert Davis
- Juan Dixon
- Rod Grizzard
- Richard Hamilton
- Brendan Haywood
- Larry Hughes
- Jared Jeffries
- Popeye Jones
- Michael Jordan
- Christian Laettner
- Tyronn Lue
- Juan Carlos Navarro
- Tyrone Nesby
- Bobby Simmons
- Etan Thomas
- Jahidi White
- Chris Whitney SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-01T23:43:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO Chicago
- Dalibor Bagaric
- Lonny Baxter
- Travis Best
- Corie Blount
- Tyson Chandler
- Jamal Crawford
- Eddy Curry
- Marcus Fizer
- Trenton Hassell
- Fred Hoiberg
- Donyell Marshall
- Roger Mason Jr.
- Charles Oakley
- Norm Richardson
- Eddie Robinson
- Jalen Rose
- Jay Williams SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-09-01T23:34:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSuperstars in NBA.
LA Lakers
- Kobe Bryant
- Derek Fisher
- Rick Fox
- Devean George
- A.J. Guyton
- Robert Horry
- Mark Madsen
- Jelani McCoy
- Stanislav Medvedenko
- Tracy Murray
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Mitch Richmond
- Kareem Rush
- Brian Shaw
- Samaki Walker SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-08-25T23:26:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOBasketball Teams In NBA.
-LA Lakers
-Wizard
-Chicago bull
-Sonic
-New York
-Washington
-Utah
-Atlanta
-Boston
-Indiana
-Cleveland
-Dallas
-Denver
-Detroit
-Golden state
-Houston
-LA Clippers
-Memphis
-Miami
-San Antonio
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SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-06-14T10:31:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOOh, one more thing--this is from Peter Gammons the muppet:
Yes, the Today Show did try to get Albert Belle to come on and chat about corked bats. Albert is a few credits shy of his business degree from Arizona State, and has been mentoring Delmon Young, with the emphasis on preparation, work ethic and approach, all areas that Belle was exemplary in. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-06-14T10:30:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEONorm, I was just about to post that thing about Brian Anderson myself! It's always cool to have hometown players on your team. That is one thing that is good about how low-key the baseball draft is--teams usually draft a bunch of players from their local area. Of course, sometimes stupid general managers in all sports trade those hometown players before they become stars (Jeff Bagwell) or release them for no reason whatsoever (Bernie). As for Derek Jeter, I think we are all far too familiar with the media's hyping up of New York players, which is definately more significant than any race-related effect on how players are portrayed. The funny thing is, I just read a great article by Rob Neyer (I think) about how Jeter really isn't even that good anymore. He had a great year in 1999, and his statistics have gradually decreased each year since then to the point where he is just pretty much mediocre now. I'll bet Steinbrenner takes the Yankee captain title away from him after the season if he doesn't get that batting average up. Oh, and another article about the Yankees that made me drool was predicting that Steinbrenner might be ridiculous enough to fire Don Zimmer if the Yankees don't start playing better soon, which would lead to a huge Steinbrenner-Torre feud that may lead to Torre leaving the Yankees (or even being fired) before this season is over! How great would that be? Joe Torre has been one of the only people/things involved with the Yankees that I don't DESPISE, and I can really see that team falling apart soon without him, especially when their old pitching staff wears down. I can definately see the Yankees without Torre becoming a sort of Orioles/Rangers/Mets type team that spends a ton of money but still sucks. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-06-14T00:57:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHey guys, so the Indians lost 4-3 to the Dodgers, but I was reading the "game notes" and found something of interest:
"....Anderson, a die-hard Browns fan, psyched himself up for the game by watching a video of the 1987 AFC playoff game between Cleveland and the New York Jets."
How awesome is that? Its good to know that our players have their hearts in the right place.... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-06-09T15:45:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOI agree with Andrew's assessment of Sammy completely. I did get to see the replay and, as a training shrink, it is impossible to stop a reflex reaction like Sammy would have had if he had known that was a cork widow. He did not seem to do anything but hustle down to first base. If he were trying to cheat, he would have given it away in some manner. I believe him.
As for Pedro's comments, he is deranged. I'm really starting to like the guy less and less. I respect his right to throw inside and back it up, but if this is the case, he shouldn't hide in the dugout when there's a fight and he should have NOTHING to say about Jaret Wright doing so also. I will use his own line against him: There's no crying in baseball. Apparently, whining is allowed.
I think the media has been very fair on the race issue all the time. Willie Mays is widely regarded as the best overall player of all time. No one can stop talking about Jackie Robinson. They had nothing but good things to say about Pedro as he came up. Fernando Valenzuela was a media darling. I don't think it has to do with race and, having attended and endured Brown Fucking University, I'm sick of this PC ass-kissing bullshit. Pedro lost the MVP race because he is a pitcher. Countless others have done the same. Pitchers rarely win for this reason. Someone should check, but I'll bet you Bob Gibson didn't win MVP in his ridiculous year. And I bet Orel Hershiser didn't in 1988. In fact, I think Kirk Gibson did. Pedro lost the Cy Young, probably, because Zito hadn't won it yet and, as Peter Gammons nicely said, his numbers were better in a whole host of categories. Pedro can kiss my white ass. The most valuable player doesn't go on the DL twice a year every year. And he usually gets his team in the playoffs. So what is Pedro complaining about.
The media does have issue, however, that I don't think relate to race too much. Much of the media is composed of minorities at this point. The problem is Cal Ripken-types. They choose to glorify some guys and choose to crucify others. It probably has more to do with how the player treats the media. Pedro's not going to get more love now. I think Cal Ripken's achievement is mainly luck and partly stupidity. Either way, I'm not that impressed that it should have been baseball's number one moment when he broke the record -- in some recent countdown.
The race thing drives me insane. If someone says I didn't vote for Pedro because the whites have to stay on top, I'm behind him all the way. But Pedro needs to grow up. Is he going to start defending Eddie Murray -- who the media HATED -- because he's black. I doubt it. The media hypes whoever they like...look at Derek Jeter. He gets his ass kissed more than anyone in the game now. He's good. But he's not THAT good. I say this because the media always has its darlings. But they are not at all always white. All we hear about is Kobe this...Jordan that. What about my man Chris Dudley? I'm kidding.
If anything, the media is too careful about race. Latrell Sprewell, if he were white, would not have been reinstated so easily because you can't play the race card when you're white. I know there are injustices in the world, but it's about time somebody point out that playing the race card is an injustice when it does not belong.
As for the draft, I think it's awesome that the Tribe would take a chance on a guy who wears makeup...and, I think it's cool they have a sandwich round for when you get hungry. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-06-09T14:42:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHere's my take on Sammy-gate: I actually believe him. I see no reason not too. Apparently (although I can't watch ESPN highlights so you guys can tell me), when the bat shattered, Sammy just ran off the field casually like he had made a regular out. Don't you think he would have been worried about his bat breaking if he's been using a corked bat on anything close to a regular basis, or even if he realized the bat he was using at the time was corked? I think the fact all the other bats were fine, including all the "famous" bats he used to hit some of his biggest homeruns, is more a sign that he doesn't cork than that he hides it well or MLB covers up for him. It's funny, because alot of latin players like Canseco and Pedro Martinez are saying people (especially the media) are being too hard on him rather than covering up for him. I'm not sure I really agree that the media is being racist on this issue, and Pedro's remarks about Peter Gammons being racist in his Cy Young predictions from last year are ABSURD, but it does seem like the media does a hell of a job of hyping up white players sometimes as "golden boys"--of course the Cal Ripken example comes to mind here. What do you guys think?
More importantly, the Indians had another AWESOME draft. This is from Gammons:
While Shapiro and scouting director John Mirabelli are open to high school drafts (and might have taken Round Rock, Texas HS left-hander John Danks had he not been snapped up by Texas two picks in front of them), two years in a row they have had the highest-rated player on the Oakland, Toronto and Boston boards fall to them. Last year, it was Stanford right-hander Jeremy Guthrie, who is already in Triple-A (Oakland could not afford him picking six slots in front of the Indians). This year, it was Tulane 1B-OF Michael Aubrey, the consensus best bat in the draft with off-the-chart makeup as well. They got who they wanted with the 18th pick, Ball State OF Brad Snyder, then in the sandwich round selected Adam Miller of McKinley, Texas, their No. 2 high school right-hander. All that on top of two very strong drafts in 2001 and 2002.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-06-06T14:54:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOI wouldn't run naked anywhere. And I certainly wouldn't cut off my left nut. Why? Because they are unnecessary. We still will have won a championship without any negative repercussions. However, our continued losing has felt like getting my right one cut off. That said, it would change my outlook on life, which is a big enough change to make in response, don't you think?
As for Sosa, I think it is good news that his other bats weren't corked, even if baseball covered it up. Jeff makes the most salient point...corking wouldn't have added any more than 10 or 15 homers to his career, which is nothing. I do think Sammy was smart about it, though, to just have one at a time. And it was clear he's in a slump, so I'm sure it was intentional. In all, we still have Lebron Jomae (oops...ridiculous typo I had to include). I don't think it will tarnish the rep because people believe what they want to. Look at what happened with Albert...people, I think, decided that this was just another aspect of his being a cheating asshole and that was it. The fact is, he and Sammy are better hitters than almost anyone to ever play the game. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-06-05T13:58:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHere's what I think about the corking thing: I think it's pretty amazing that guys like Sammy Sosa would actually cork their bat. From what I've read, corking your bat gives you maybe 1% carry in your ball...so a ball going 400 would go about 404 feet. For a guy like Sammy, do you think that makes that big of a difference? He has so much power anyway, his home runs are going to do what, carry to the 20th row in the bleachers instead of the 18th? Sure, there may be times that the ball that would have originally gone to the wall goes over the fence with a corked bat, but I'm willing to bet that even if he had used a corked bat all of his life, about 10 of his 500+ homers went over because of cork.
I do think he intended to use the corked bat in this particular instance ... he was in a slump, and I think he wanted a little edge to get out of it. Even though his other 76 bats weren't corked, I still think it was intentional. Why? Because think about it, if a guy is corking a bat, he knows that if he gets caught with that bat, the league will automatically examine every other one of his bats. He'll only have one corked bat that he uses all the time, and if it breaks and he doesn't get caught, he makes another. This way, he has an out if they catch him, just like Sammy did.
There is also the possibility that there is an MLB consipiracy to cover up any cork in the other bats --- the last thing the league needs right now (during this age of roids, the juiced ball, and labor strife), is an international superstar who is as likeable as Sammy Sosa to be tarnished any more than he already has been. They need guys like him to bring the fans back. It's just a theory, but I'm throwing it out there because it's fun. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-06-05T09:02:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOI would run naked to Shaker Blvd. from Washington, DC.
Also, how about this Sammy Sosa Cork-gate. Do you guys believe him now that 76 other bats were found to be clean? I sort of think he did intend to cheat now, but that he is not a habitual corker. He's been pressing since coming off injury. That does say negative things about him, but maybe does not tarnish the 500 home runs. What do you guys think? SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-06-04T18:10:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOLet me ask you a question: what would you do if we actually won a championship? Run naked down Shaker Blvd? Cut off your left one? Start crying? Talk to me.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-06-04T13:40:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOI didn't know this, but Paul Silas has already coached Ricky Davis for two years. This challenge should be familiar to him and he took the job knowing it would be there. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-06-02T21:32:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOThe tribe has won 5 in a row and 4 of their last 5 series. Also, Lebron James is "THE ONE". SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-06-02T14:13:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOI have to say, I have come to care about what's going on with the Cavs now. I would not have expected this could be the case, but it is. Hiring Paul Silas, to me, is just another thing to be excited about. I knew we would not get Larry brown, but had heard that Van Gundy was an all but done deal. The fact is, he is an Alonso-Mourning-Leg-Hanging-Twerp. Paul Silas is a class act. He has NEVER failed to take the Hornets to the postseason. He coached them through Bobby Phills' death, as well as a difficult move to New Orleans (Bill Belichick did not do this well in Cleveland). And he is a player favorite. But I never got the impression he was soft. I've always seen him as a strong, classy leader. He's like Lenny Wilkens.
When I heard the Van Gundy rumors, I was afraid that the Cavs would make the decision based on how much other teams wanted the coach. I'm glad they did not. Silas is the right man for the job, and I believe they picked him because he had the right mentality to be a mentor to Lebron. As far as Ricky Davis is concerned, he could be awesome if someone will reign him in. I think Lebron might be able to do that, because he has even more skills than Ricky. If not, we'll find someplace to ship him. There's always Portland, who seems intent on a) collecting NBA thugs, and b) turning non-thugs into thugs. I want the Cavs to be good. I want them to win the damn championship. But Paul Silas is the man that can make that happen with class. I like that very much.
Tribe looks like they're headed in the right direction too. I still maintain the Browns draft was trashy. I hope Andrew's right about molding these athletes into good players. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-06-02T09:38:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSo Paul Silas it is...I actually feel a bit better about his ability to discipline players after reading some comments about him made by some of the Hornets players. And I can definately see him being an excellent mentor for Lebron. I guess these comments just go to show that I am the eternal Cleveland sports optimist. I definately agree with Jeremy's comment about being more excited about a young team on its way up (which explains why I have been following the Indians so closely from afar this season) than an old team on its way down, but I usually look at the bright side in either case because to me sports are supposed to be mostly about enjoying each individual game and providing a little consistency in life. Although being a Cleveland fan means suffering more heartbreaking moments than anywhere else, I think the reason I'm such a huge sports fan is because I would never let it bring me more pain than pleasure. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-05-31T19:06:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOOk, after my long Cavs post, here are some quick thoughts on the Indians and Browns:
Indians--We are looking so much better than we were in April, it is really exciting. This is how I envisioned the team playing--gutting it out and playing .500 ball. CC Sabathia looks to be becoming the dominant ace we expect him to be. The other starters have been inconsistant--they have all had their moments pitching great, but they have also had some really bad starts. To me the biggest key in the team's turn around has been the bullpen. David Riske has become one of the league's best setup men, and Danys Baez is finding his groove as closer. We are now winning the close games we were losing in april. Ben Broussard is starting to heat up while Hafner gets some polishing at AAA. Milton Bradley is an absolute beast--he may be a better hitter than Ellis Burks at this point. Omar won us a game the other day by stealing home! And Jody Gerut might be my new favorite player.
Browns--Time will tell on this draft. Faine is a near guarantee to be solid, the rest is really up in the air. To me, the draft shows the confidence Butch Davis has in Dave Campo and the defensive system the team is moving to. He wants great athletes that they can mold into great players, not necessarily guys who were stars in college against inferior competition. And Lee Suggs could turn out to be a huge steal down the road. However, what is far more important than this year's draft to the fate of the Browns for this coming season is last year's draft. We saw William Green and Andre Davis develop into solid players last season, not it is time for the defensive players from that draft to step up. If the young linebackers we drafted in the 4/5 rounds last year play as well as the front office thinks that can, we'll be fine. I would also like to see us sign a veteran to put in our secondary (I hear there are a bunch still available who will have to sign for the league minimum) so that we don't have to rely too much on Anthony Henry, who probably isn't ready to be an every down player. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-05-31T18:50:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHey guys...I have been gone for quite awhile, but I guess all this Lebron craziness has brought me back. It is truly amazing that all of the sudden the NBA seems potentially exciting again. I actually felt that we had some decent talent this last season, and that we wouldn't have been anywhere near the worst team in the league if we had had a servicable veteran point guard a la Mark Jackson (even though I don't like him very much). In my opinion, it all goes to show that coaching can be far more important in the NBA than I used to think it was. I still think Phil Jackson is ridiculously overrated, and that a team with veteran superstars pretty much only needs a coach who lets them do whatever they want, but with a young team like the Cavs, having a good coach is key. That being said, I feel there is a bigger difference between bad and good coaches than between good and great coaches. We need to make sure we get at least a good coach, and to me that is all about someone who combines Xs and Os with being able to get respect and instill discipline. We won't be getting Brown, who would be an ideal candidate but is probably going to Detroit (who fired Rick Carlisle!), but I for one think Van Gundy would be the next best thing in that regard. I think Silas can get respect from players that like him, but I'm not sure he can discipline as much as our team might need. Let's face it--besides mentoring Lebron, the first task of whoever takes over this team is going to be to control Ricky Davis and make sure he isn't a cancer that ruins this team. I think he will need to go eventually, and hopefully we can deal him to Minnesota (they really like him for some reason), but more likely the new coach is going to have to be tough and show him how things are going to be. I don't want the Cavs to turn into U. of Michigan basketball in the '90s, where they have tons of talent and absolutely no discipline. More to the point, I don't want another John Lucas. With the way NBA players are these days (see Dan's past comments on the subject), any team without a coach who can keep them in line will quickly become (or in the Cavs case remain) a mess. As a back-up plan, I guess we could always go back to the good 'ol Czar of the telestrater and get Mike Fratelo instead!
P.S. I'm glad we got Lebron just in time for the new jerseys, because it would be a shame to see kids all over America (and probably even over here in Europe) wearing what the Cavs have been wearing the last few years. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-05-28T15:59:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOI agree with Jeff on one point...Larry Brown would be the best choice for coach. When he became available, I felt the Cavs should try to woo him. It seems that the Houston position is getting all the attention right now, but they're either going to take Larry Brown or Van Gundy (they can have him because I think he is trash...but he is good at hanging onto Alonzo Mournings legs when he's in danger...remember that). If they don't take LaBrown, I think we should get him to coach Lebron. Iverson is totally unbearable to deal with, so he's done well in Philly.
But, I think Lebron should be the 2-Guard until he's ready for point. Small forward is where you put NBA remainders...not superstars. That would be just like the Cavs to turn Lebron into Mike Sanders (remember that ugly shot). Name a big name small forward. You can't. They don't exist. I know the idea is to move him in slowly, but Jordan was a 2-guard, Iverson is a 2-guard, and Magic was basically a 2-Guard. Superstars are 2-guards and centers. Occasionally point guards. I think ultimately, we should not be looking to make Lebron into something like Pippen, either. This would be a failure. He needs to be like Jordan.
Cleveland fans are too used to getting players and hoping they'll be as good as second best. I don't want that. I want the best. And I'll cry like a baby until we get it. Albert Belle was the best. Bernie Kosar was the best for a few years. Nothing else has ever been that way in Cleveland and I want it. I agree that we should not ruin Lebron's confidence, but really, what are the chances of that?
The main thing is to get a coach in there who will teach him the game and teach him to DOMINATE. Not just be good. Kwame Brown failed, I suspect, not because of Jordan. But because he's probably not mentally tough enough to be the best. Jordan tests people like that. And when they respond, they win. I bet Kwame Brown is just too lazy and too busy smoking dope to care (but I don't know this for a fact at all...it's just his generation's way). Personally, I think Paul Silas has it right...he wants to be like a father to Lebron. But LaBrown would be too and I think his lesson with Iverson would make things work for us in Cleveland. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-05-27T13:19:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOI think getting Larry Brown would be the next best thing to getting LeBron James. He's proven that he can get it done in the most hostile environment possible, and with a superstar player that is probably one of the hardest people to manage in the game today. From what I heard, LeBron will have quite a sizeable entourage himself, and he already refers to himself in the third person (but then again, what athlete doesn't) -- Jeff Ngo thinks that Larry Brown will be able to handle him and his peeps, and will be able to mold a championship-caliber team.
As far as where I see LeBron playing, I think small forward is the right choice...I know the Cavs don't have a very good PG situation right now, but thrusting an 18-year-old, no matter how talented he is, into that position is just asking for trouble. He is guaranteed to have a few bad games in the beginning, and we don't want the team and especially himself to lose confidence about his ability (look what MJ did to Kwame Brown). Maybe even play him at the 2 guard and move Ricky Davis to the small forward position. With the young talent that the Cavs will have next year (James, Davis, Miles, Wagner, Boozer, Ilgauskas), the most important thing for them will be to gel as a team and establish a chemistry a la the Bulls of the 90s. Get rid of all the egos (considerable ones at that) and not care who scores as long as they score. I think bringing in Brown will do that, because he'll probably start by getting rid of Ricky Davis and getting a couple of good (not great) players who care more about winning than their stat line.
I was in Cleveland this weekend and the place was buzzing. Everyone, including 70 year-old Chinese women, were talking about LeBron and what he means to the city. I can't wait for the season to start. Oh wait, the current season hasn't ended. Shit. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-05-25T14:37:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOIt is a strange moment. Because with the Indians for example, we saw the slow evolution to overpowering success in 1995. Bernie Kosar was a hometown hero come home, but he sort of engineered it (rather than the crazy luck) and, as great as he was, 1 player does not have the same impact in football--even the QB. In any case, the Browns did not, as you say Dan, need saving.
I think we may not get Van Gundy--he's reportedly interested in the Houston job. I agree-I don't like him, and he seems like a boring retread. I heard Larry Brown may enter the picture. What do you think about that? I've always like Paul Silas.
The more I think of it, the more I think (hope) that LeBron can be a star in the mold of Magic Johnson. He's a guy who is pass-first and can play 4 positions. We may use him as a point guard or a "point foward" (think Scottie Pippen). Personally, I'd like to see us play him at small forward to break in with a veteran point guard brought in. It's great that the Cavs now have a purpose! Imagine that. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-05-24T13:38:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOIt is a rare moment in sports when you can have a totally bleak future and seconds later it can feel like it all changed. I'm not saying that I know Lebron will be as great as we all hope. But I agree that he has even peaked my interest, which was at an all time low, in the NBA. The fact is, Cleveland sports teams define whether or not I am interested. Only NCAA basketball transcends this. So the NBA has just sucked for ten years.
Additionally, recent events have made me feel better about sports...the Yankees losing for two straight years (including heartbreak to the D-Backs)...the Angels winning the World Series (like when I realized that the Chargers can go to the Super Bowl)...and the Lakers losing this year.
The strange thing is, I have always had a sense that these miracles cannot happen for Cleveland. Never have, never will. But getting Lebron James, just at the point when I thought they might even fold our team, feels like one of these moments. Germ is right...the '95 Indians and Bernie Kosar are the only things that even compare. It's nice to finally have one of these things occur in basketball.
Now the Cavs management will really be put to the test...there's really no excuse for messing this up. But I could see them finding a way. Meanwhile, I'll put a little bit of faith in them that even they couldn't screw this up...I mean, we already are selling out next season's tickets. I hope we get Paul Silas, because I hate Van Gundy. I'll deal with it if I have to, of course...and maybe even grow to feel like I did about Dave Justice.
Finally...the wine and gold jerseys are, as Jim Chones would say, just what the doctor ordered. And so is Lebron. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-05-24T12:58:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOFrom today's Beacon Journal--Austin Carr cried!
Cleveland's lucky draw helped ease the pain of decades of sports frustration for the city's passionate fans. It also overwhelmed the Cavaliers' first No. 1 pick.
Austin Carr cried when the Cavaliers beat out 12 other teams for James.
"I couldn't help myself,'' said Carr, a Cavaliers' broadcaster whose No. 34 was retired by the team. "I've been with the organization for a long time. There was a lot of emotion, and I got caught up in it.
"Just to beat the whole country, for the city of Cleveland is a great thing.''
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-05-23T17:04:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOI'm super-psyched about LeBron. This really saves the Cavs. As Jeff said, he brings instant sellouts, big name coaches, even free agents. While he alone may not = victory, in the NBA it only takes one great player and a few good ones to contend and this increases our ability to attract good players.
On the more serious note here about the attraction of Cleveland sports, I have many thoughts. Long and boring thoughts. But, in short, let me say:
A) There is something almost spiritual about the pain of losing, the heartache, the near misses. I identify with the not always quite achieving what I want, but loving it anyways. It is about unconditional love. Red Sox fans don't have it--they have unconditional hate. Yankees fans certainly don't have it-- they love the winning.
B) I would LOVE to win a championship, but I don't need that to validate my fanhood. What I do need, however, is for the teams to stay interested and I like them to be moving in the right direction. I prefer the rebuilding Indians to the underachieving Indians on the way down. I like feeling good about being 10-9 in May after such a rough start and with a young team. I like watching the Browns gel, though the backward steps this offseason kill me. I love seeing the Cavs with an interesting future.
C) On Danny Ratner's point about the management--> I agree that the Browns draft was crazy. It'll either be crazy-good or crazy-bad. I don't like that because if you look at teams like the Steelers and now, even, the Ravens, they play the draft the same way every year and consistently restock talent to playoff levels. However, I think the Tribe has done things the right way. We are constrained by the market, etc. However, aside from Lawton and Gutierrez, which resulted from a misfired attempt to rebuild and contend at once, Shapiro I think has made excellent moves. I am excited about players at almost every position. And I like that we are striving not justr to be good, but great. In the end, it was a fluke that the '95 Indians didn't get a ring. That was bad luck. But we loved their greatness. I want that again. Finally, the Cavs are terribly managed. They lucked out. Now they really can ride this to contention. I think this does change a bunch about them.
D) We have the beautiful Jake. It's great, even losing now. The Tribe will never be as bad as they were because of that stadium.
E) Finally, I think I am hopelessly entwined with this Cleveland sports thing. I don't want to get out, for certain, but I think I couldn't get out if I tried. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-05-22T20:51:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOWE GOT LEBRON!!!!! While it's way too early to speculate on how a high school player is going to improve the play of our dreadful team, this is huge for our team as it is going to drive thousands to the games every night, big name coaches will want a chance to work with James, players will want to play for us, and we haven't had any good luck in hoops since the 86 draft. Remember the last time we landed the first pick? Oh man...this is the first time I've been excited about NBA basketball in a long long time. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-05-15T19:25:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOanother reason for our success in the 90's...stars in the front office:
www.matrixar.com="http://espn.go.com/mlb/columns/neyer_rob/1554027.html">ESPN article SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-05-05T14:36:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Danny Ratner, my hero"
-Norm Paris SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-05-03T18:35:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"The worst thing we ever did was cut Bernie Kosar."
-Danny Ratner, my hero SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-01-20T15:28:00.000+01:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSLAM ONLINE | » Video: JR Smith Breaks Three Pairs of AnklesSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com="http://www.slamonline.com/online/media/slam-tv/2012/01/video-jr-smith-breaks-three-pairs-of-ankles/#.Txl6Aq3gcqU.blogger">SLAM ONLINE | » Video: JR Smith Breaks Three Pairs of Ankles SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-01-18T12:27:00.000+01:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOChico malo, chico buenoSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO
Uno compite con un tal Guetta por el récord mundial de colaboraciones musicales; Más chulo que un 8. De hecho ya hay un dicho que es clamor popular: 'Eres más chulo que Pittbull en la primera ronda de 'Tú si que vales'. El segundo se parte la cara donde sea. Ahora toca Cantù, pues www.matrixar.com="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fGEw1X79v4">máxima producción en los no muchos minutos de los que dispondrá.
No son los mejores parecidos razonables de la historia. Atravesamos por un bajón en la creatividad. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-01-12T09:08:00.001+01:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEORetro Psycho-TSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO
Tyler Hansbrough presenta la moda primeravera-verano -no sabemos si de la colección AlainAfflelou- después de recibir una caricia en el pasado Pacers-Sixers ¿retro future? SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-01-09T10:22:00.000+01:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOLiga Endesa: ¡¡Papa, me aburro!!SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOMe serviré del comentario hecho por el forero pistolabxt en la crónica del www.matrixar.com="http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/golpe/realidad/lucentum/barcelona/6549/c-28648.html#zonacomentarios">Barça-Alacant de Solobasket.com para expresar un clamor que empieza a ser popular.
"Xavi pascual:"Haremos subir las audiencias" (principio de temporada). ¿Como? ¿con partidos somniferos de 60 y pocos puntos? Que partido más malo, casi prefuero ver un Nets-Wizards (por decir uno). Para que quiero yo tener en mi equipo a tios como Eidson, Mickael, Lorbeck o Vazquez para anotar solo 60 puntos. Muy buena defensa si; pero un ataque malisimo!!! La temporada de la Euroliga soliamos meter 80 con facilidad, y contra equipos de nivel medio-bajo 90 ó 100!!! Casi me duermo!!!! por dios, que BODRIO!!! Ganar, si, pero no a cualquier precio!!!"
www.matrixar.com="http://realmadrid.esfutbol.es/uploads/esfutbol.es/othumbs/lg_bebe-durmiendo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">www.matrixar.com border="0" height="320" src="http://realmadrid.esfutbol.es/uploads/esfutbol.es/othumbs/lg_bebe-durmiendo.jpg" width="249" />Desde siempre he defendido la idea de que la Liga ACB -ahora Endesa y quien sabe si luego Frudesa o Magefesa- y promoción nunca han ido de la mano. TVE sigue teniendo una asignatura pendiente en cuanto a la promoción de sus contenidos, tanto en los telediarios de La 1, como el anuncio de las retransmisiones en Prime Time. En este sentido la ausencia de anuncios no ha repercutido en la promoción del noble arte de la canasta. También pienso que desde la asociación de clubes se debería dar un paso más hacia la difusión sin límite de los contenidos multimedia, aunque creo que su nivel de afectación sobre la audiencia de un partido no es comparable.
Ahora bien, no todo el problema reside en la divulgación si los actores no ayudan a que los contenidos tengan un mínimo de calidad exigible. Cuántas veces hemos escuchado aquello de "para qué voy a ver la tele si no echan nada bueno..."
FC-Barcelona Regal 65 - Lucentum Alacant 49
FIATC Joventut 57 - Caja Laboral 74
Blusens M. 63 - Blancos de Rueda Valladolid 72
Son resultados no de pretemporada sino de un campeonato más que rodado que presume de contar con algunos de los mejore equipos del Viejo Continente. Por citar el caso que a mí me parece más sangrante -y que más me duele- es la quinta vez en 15 partidos que el Barça se queda en 60 y pocos puntos y la segunda en la que se repite el pírrico 65-49 en el Palau. La anterior 'víctima defensiva' fue el Gran Canaria 2014.
El cronista de Eporst 3, Jordi Robirosa, clamaba al cielo en la retransmisión del pasado domingo en la que el Barça y el Lucentum competían por dar una peor imagen.
En casos como éste -y son muchos esta temporada y afectan a un gran número de equipos- nada puede hacer por el baloncesto la mejor de las retransmisiones y una difusión perfecta.
¿Supone esto un retorno a la metodología rácana? ¿ A la ley del máximo esfuerzo defensivo y del mínimo ofensivo? O simplemente es que no hay tanta calidad como pensamos los que nos dejamos sin huellas dactilares, escribiendo siempre bien del baloncesto.
Esta nueva situación tal vez exija una revisión conjunta.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-01-06T18:45:00.003+01:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOAustin Freeman vs Dwight Hardy: NCAA action en LegadueSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com="http://locali.data.kataweb.it/kpmimages/kpm3/gloc/il-tirreno/2011/11/02/jpg_5221491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">www.matrixar.com border="0" height="310" src="http://locali.data.kataweb.it/kpmimages/kpm3/gloc/il-tirreno/2011/11/02/jpg_5221491.jpg" width="320" />Era el partido adelantado a la jornada 14, la de la Noche de Reyes. Marcopoloshop.it y Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia protagonizaron tal vez el mejor partido de toda la temporada. En sus filas, dos novatos de auténtico lujo. De lo mejorcito que se ha dejado caer por Europa esta temporada. www.matrixar.com="http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/zoco/europeo/bombazo/legadue/llegada/estrella/austin/freeman/posible/adios/gregor/fucka/adnan/hodzic/debutara/alemania/milovan/rakovic/zalgiris/james/white/destino/acb/c-27317.html">Austin Freeman, escolta de 1.96, ex extrella de Georgetown, por el Fulgor Forli; www.matrixar.com="http://www.blogger.com/goog_91228396">Dwight Hardywww.matrixar.com="http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/continua/superacion/perla/bronx/dwight/hardy/rookie/trotamundos/pistoia/c-27433.html">, base neoyorkino de 1.86, alma mater de Saint John's y relevo de Jarvis Varnado -en lo que a impacto novato se refiere- en Pistoia. El primero -que tuvo pie y medio en Teramo (Serie A)- llegó a los 33 puntos, en la tercera ocasión que superaba la treintena (debutó con 38 puntos ante el Givova Scafati). El segundo se fue hasta los 37, su segunda mejor marca de la temporda. Su récord son los www.matrixar.com="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agS8KDF9KDA">44 puntos que le endosó a S. Antimo. Se colaron, además, dos invitados. El bueno, finlandés mestizo; finés de nacimiento, formación universitaria USA;de nombre Christopher Huff. Sumó 28 puntos (4/5 en triples) y 11 rebotes. El malo, para Pistoia, fue su jugador Fiorello Toppo, nacido en Eritrea y criado en Roma, y todo un histórico de la bella localidad toscana. Los pasos de 'infantil' cometidos cuando empataban a 87, a falta de 17 segundos fueron el borrón a un enorme partido de baloncesto. Al final, triunfo para Forli, con tiros libres de Borsato y Trapani -otro novato- sin que los últimos triples de Hardy devolvieran el partido a la épica anterior a aquellos 17 segundos. Otra nota negativa -desafortunada- fue la lesión de ligamento cruzado del bueno de Donte Mathis, que se perderá toda la temporada.
Legadue sigue enamorando, y más con partidos como éste. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-01-02T14:35:00.000+01:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEODe 'The Ilusion' a 'The Real': Hablamos de Ricky RubioSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOLlegó la explosión esperada, deseada. Adivinada por algunos en un ejercicio de pitonisismo sin riesgo a fallar. Era fácil:
Ricky Rubio fue Ilusión en USA -ya lo había sido antes en España- cuando los T-Wolves le seleccionaron en el draft. Muchos le veían como el nuevo artista del pasa; un hacedor de juego colectivo que podría entusiasmar y divertir a las masas. El Pete -sin Pistol- Maravich 2.0.
Pasó a Decepción -para muchos- en su último año en el Regal FC Barcelona, inmerso en una crisis de creatividad provocada por un bajón en los niveles de acierto en sus lanzamientos. Niveles que había mejorado en su primer año como blaugrana, no lo olvidemos.
Después de una breve puesta en marcha ya es toda una Realidad que se ajusta perfectamente a la idea de Ilusión. Su capacidad para influir en el buen juego del equipo es total; su arsenal de creatividad para divertir al público es brutal.
El joven base de El Masnou (Barcelona) es el hombre de moda en la NBA. No sólo entre los novatos - ¿Irving? ¿Walker?; también supera a gran parte de las estrellas. Lo es también en España, después de soportar un calvario de malas críticas en un periodo de tiempo que abarca desde la final de la Liga ACB del 2010 al pasado Eurobasket. Una gran parte del periodismo se alió en contra del ídolo que magnificaron con 14 años. Le cubrieron los pies de barro hundiendo al gigante mediático.
Hablamos de mass media USA y españoles, pero también europeos. www.matrixar.com="http://www.basketusa.com/news/90637/coaching-ricky-rubio-le-petit-prince-du-pick-and-roll/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">Nuestros vecinos franceses le honoran. Parece pues, que el reino del baloncesto tiene una nueva capital en Minneapolis, y Rubio es el nuevo monarca.
Nos alegramos.
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El efecto Rubio incluso está pasando factura al resto de colectivo español que pulula por las arenas de los Estados Unidos...y Canadá. Sorprendentemente los hermanos Gasol han pasado a un segundo plano; la recuperación de Calderón parece que no tiene el mérito suficiente como para magnificarse y Rudy -otrora feliz compañero de Ricky en Badalona- es carne de subtítulo. Ni antes eran los Masters del Universo ni ahora segundo plato. Seamos capaces de ponderar en la justa medida. Todos lo agradecerán.
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Sólo 7 jornadas hemos tenido que esperar para quedarnos con una jornada sin baloncesto ACB en televisión. El pobre tratamiento al que se ha sido sometido el baloncesto en la Euroleague ha tenido su reproducción también en el la 'liga de la luz'. Hoy sábado, día 12 de noviembre, se juegan tres partidos:
Blancos de Rueda Valladolid - FIATC Mutua Joventut (18:00h)
Teledeporte no emitirá ningún partido en la franja horaria que ha ido promocionando desde hace años y que esta temporada se había ampliado a la del domingo. Las nefastas audiencias podrían influir en ello. Un factor más: Hay tenis, otro master dese París. Parece que contra el deporte estrella entre las masas, no hay nada que hacer. Teletenis lo tiene claro ¿Qué pensara Manel Comas de todo esto? Me gustaría que lo expresara en público, durante la próxima retransmisión (www.matrixar.com="http://www.rtve.es/deportes/20111111/duelo-entre-sies-primeros-quieren-afianzarse-parte-alta-clasificacion/474699.shtml">Valencia Basket-Barça Regal).
El tenis, pues, será el rival del fútbol rojillo, que no debe considerarse como deporte ya que se emite en La 1.
Lo que me sorprende es que tampoco se pueda ver nada de la jornada del sábado en acb.com a la que suponemos refortalecida con la inyección eléctrica de Endesa.
¿Es necesario algún tipo de justificación? ¿Alguna nota de prensa que aclare el malestar existente entre los aficionados? Igual no. Estamos acostumbrados a que nos apaleen incluso desde dentro del baloncesto.
Eso sí, Viva la EÑEBEA, los Gasoles, las ensaimadas voladoras de Mallorca y la tableta de Ibaka. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2011-11-05T15:04:00.001+01:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOLa canasta imposibleSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEONos la trae el colaborador de www.matrixar.com="http://solobasket.com/">solobasket.com, www.matrixar.com="http://twitter.com/#!/lucasnunez13">Lucas Núñez, que fue protagonista de este gran buzzer beater. Ocurrió en una liga local de Argentina.
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Jornada de debut en la Liga Endesa y ya tenemos a una de las novias de la temporada. No parece que sea flor de un día, sobre todo para los que han seguido su trayectoria universitaria. Con el bagaje de un sólo partido en ACB, perdón Liga Endesa, Kyle Singler nos vuelve a enganchar al buen sabor del otro baloncesto que también llegaba desde USA. El de los Brian Jackson, Jeff Lamp, Dan Palombizio, Mike Schelegel ...
No discutiremos la belleza de un buen mate, la bandeja tras doble looping y un par de arabescos, el alleyoop más caníbal...pero no por apostar por este camino se ha de matar la esencia, el fundamento.
La consolidación en profesionales de lo ya apuntado por Singler, la posible recuperación de www.matrixar.com="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEA_eF4UAZQ">Adam Morrison -va por el buen camino- en Belgrado, el buen papel de los Baron, Carroll, Doellman...la irrupción casi segura -sea dónde sea- de Jimmer Fredette...permite creer que la convivencia entre ambos baloncestos es posible.
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Ni su temporadón, ni su nueva fragancia...Kevin Love se ha quedado con un palmo de narices tras su no inclusión en el All Star Game. 34 partidos consecutivos con dobles figuras; www.matrixar.com="http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/kevin/gordo/love/31/puntos/31/rebotes/contra/new/york/c-25684.html">31+31 contra los Knicks es noviembre, estadística imposible de lograr desde que Moses Malone lo hiciera en 1982...Muchos señalan a Duncan como el 'usurpador' de una de las plazas del banquillo del combinado del Oeste. A menos que...Stern premie a la mejor individualidad sin rango de estrella que domina la NBA. Su rival será, en ese aspecto LaMarcus Aldridge, que lleva un temporadón desde la lesión de Roy. A menos que el comisionado quiera contar con un Big Three angelino -poco probable- para luchar de tú a tú al trío de de Miami (van 4 de Boston).
PD: Lo de Bosh en el Este es de risa.
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O ha madurado, o esconde algo o realmente deja de insistir por Carmelo Anthony. El oligarca ruso Mikhail Prokhorov www.matrixar.com="http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/otro/capitulo/culebron/carmelo/anthony/aparecio/despechado/c-26074.html">dio por zanjadas las negociaciones con los Nuggets para adquirir a Carmelo Anthony. Asi pues, Derrick Favors -incognitísima total- o Devin Harris -qué bueno fue el curso 2008-09- se quedan de momento en New Jersey. Lo propio hace Melo, quien no quería irse ni en pintura a los Nets y de momento se quedará ayudando a los Nuggets mientras escucha cantos de sirena desde Chicago: Rose, Melo, Boozer....pero seguramente sin Noah..
Dice el ex propietario del CSKA que el precio era muy caro y que prefiere apostar por la "cantera". Hablar de draft y Nets es un pelín arriesgado: Derrick Favors, Terrence Williams, Sean Williams, Antoine Wright, Viktor Khryapa, Zoran Planinic, Eddie Griffin, Ed O'Bannon, Yinka Dare...son algunos de los grandes 'aciertos' de los últimos años elegidos en posiciones capitales. Los que han sobresalido de la medianía como Derrick Coleman, Kenny Anderson, Kenyon Martin o Brook López -grande el salto que hemos dado para encontrar alguien importante vía draft- han estado repletos de pegas, sobre todo los dos primeros. En cuanto a López, su aburrimiento empieza a pasarle factura.
Algunos apuntan a que Kirilenko está en la recámara de cara al próximo curso aunque el ruso se remite a las excelencias de Utah, que también le han "bienpagao".
En unos días volverán a revolverse las piezas de oportunidades en este mercadillo persa. Carmelo debes seguir siendo el protagonista, pero si nadie ofrece lo imposible que nadie se extrañe si lo seguimos viendo acabar el curso en Colorado.
Knicks y Bulls, al acecho por si hay un momento de debilidad en Denver.
No son las medidas perfectas de un ornitorrinco sino el resumen de la pasada jornada reducida a la mínima esencia numérica.
Nick Young, el hombre que siempre echa un cable, se fue hasta los 43 puntos, su mejor marca de siempre. El rival, Sacramento, y la orgía ofensiva permitieron la hazaña.
www.matrixar.com="http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/jimmer/fredette/eclosion/killer/incluye/analisis/mejores/bases/universitarios/c-26030.html">Jimmer Fredette (BYU) ya fue incluido en pretemporada como candidato all american. Estará ahí al final de curso, y depende de lo que haga su universidad, igual se lleva el premio al mejor jugador del año. Ante Utah se fue hasta los 47 puntos, cerca de su tope -49- conseguido ante Arizona la temporada pasada. Ya iguala a los históricos Courgars, Danny Ainge y Michael Smith (ex Pamesa). Se lo rifarán en Europa.
Los Cavaliers nos obsequiaron con un marcador de los que últimamente estamos acostumbrados a ver -tristemente- en ACB. ¿Los Lakers los dejaron en 57 o fueron incapaces de llegar a los 60? Más bien lo segundo. Con Jamison y Mo desmotivados, con un Hickson que debe desear ser traspasado ya, con el adiós de Varejao a la temporada....Los Cavaliers post LeBron se han convertido en un obra que cabe demoler y reconstruir con nuevos pilares. Y que un ex Laker, Byron Scott, haya sufrido tal sopapo, debe ser durísimo. Seguro que las estrellas de los Lakers hubieran preferido cualquier otro equipo. Me creo las palabras de Bryant. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2011-01-11T23:26:00.000+01:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOCarmelo ¿envenenado?SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO
No podía ser menos y el compañero de draft de LeBron, Wade y Bosh, entre otros (Milicic, por ejemplo) quiere su cuota de protagonismo.
En la temporada de los cambios.
En la previa a un posible lockout.
El 24 de febrero a las 15:00 h (Costa Este) se cierra el mercadillo -gran mercado central en este curso- de los traspasos. Queda poco para el deadline y necesita reactivarse la operación Caramelo. Da igual que él prefiera Bulls o Knicks. ¿Se imaginan el trío Rose-Anthony-Boozer? El jugador pertenece a la franquicia y ésta hara lo que le venga en gana con él -suponemos que respetando estrictamente la legalidad. Y si el jovenzuelo no se muestra amigable, peor para él.
Los Nets post Perestroika vuelven a la carga después de fracasar en el mercado veraniego. El ex all star Harris o el fiasco -momentaneo- Favors son los diamantes a intercambiar con Troy Murphy, recién llegado y natal de NJ, de regalo. Young Gun por diamantes, suena a film con fondo terrorista centrado en alguna república del África Negra. Por si acaso intentan convencer a los Pistons, a ver si pican, y favorecen al traslado de la díscola estrella que de momento dice no saber qué es lo que quiere.
Los Nuggets parece que quieren colocar a Harrington, con contrato para largo. Un venido a menos Billups -con una team option para el próximo curso- quiere retirarse en Denver, su casa.
Si falla la opción Nets el radar de los rumores apunta a que el francés Batum es bien querido
¡¡¡¡ ¿? ¿? !!!
por los Nuggets y la locura nos intenta vender que Denver sueña con amamantar a Blake Griffin.
Uno, que no intenta naufragar en los rios del rumor prefiere esperar tranquilamente y divertirse con mil y una cábalas.
Nadie duda del talento de Carmelo, pero sus acciones permiten cuestionar su liderazgo. En los Nuggets o en su futura residencia.
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Esto....que retomo el www.matrixar.com="http://basquetjam.blogspot.com/">blog al que nunca debí dejar de lado. Esta criaturilla no merece la falta de cariño que le negué en los últimos meses. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2010-04-08T13:46:00.003+02:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEO¿Verdad o mentira?SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOFaltaba un minuto para que concluyera el tercer cuarto entre los Nuggets y los City Thunder. Carmelo Anthony intenta penetrar y choca con la cabeza contra el estómago de Kevin Durant. No sabemos si la tableta de chocolate es extradura pero lo cierto es que Melo sufre un cierto desplome y se queda tendido en el suelo. Los árbitros pitan dobles y el juego continúa en los dos campos hasta que se decide ver qué le pasa al alero de los Nuggets. Carmelo dijo perder el conocimiento y no enterarse de nada mientras que el público lo recibió luego con abucheos. Los árbitros, dejaron seguir el juego con el agravante de que alguien pudiera haberle caido encima...
www.matrixar.com="http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/ncaa/final/four/duke/carga/cuento/cenicienta/5961/c-24092.html">Pero el balón no entró y Gordon Hayward pasará por hacer un partido discreto, abrumado por la superioridad exhibida por Kyle Singler, la niña bonita de Duke, como antes lo fueron Redik, Hurley, Laettner, Ferry o Alarie.
Coach-K se llevó su cuarto trofeo y Stevens, de 33 años, se quedó a las puertas del todo aunque no se queda en la nada. El prestigio ya lo tiene y le aguarda una gran carrera en los banquillos. Ofertas no le van a faltar.
Finaliza un March Madness cualitativamente inferior al de otras ediciones pero que pasará a la historia por los grandes momentos protagonizados por Northern Illinois, Baylor, Murray State o la propia Butler.
En la revolución de los pequeños se impuso el más grande. Duke no falló como si lo hicieron Kentucky, Kansas, Syracuse o, en menor medida, Kansas State...
Mención aparte, Michigan State y West Virginia. Grande Izzo, de nuevo y mala suerte para Lucas y Butler, estrellas de los Spartans y Mountaineers, respectivamente.
Una gran defensa + un gran partido de su estrella + el aporte del entrenador en la cancha + la superioridad de un secundario como Zoubek= un cum laude en baloncesto de formación. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2010-03-31T13:18:00.004+02:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOEl gran hit del Torneo de la NCAASEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOEliminatoria entre Xavier y Stanford. Las chicas de Xavier lo tienen prácticamente hecho en los últimos segundos de la prórroga pero incomprensiblemente fallan dos tiros bajo canasta. Stanford aprovecha la debilidad defensiva para asegurarse el pase a la Final Four tras un gran coast to coast.
La crónica la podéis ver en http://espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=300880024.
Me pareció simpático republicarlo en youtube ayer a mediodía y el inesperado éxito me está superando. Más de 400.000 visitas y cerca de 200 comentarios, 24 horas después.
Apostuflant!!!, como la www.matrixar.com="http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/pasa/juan/carlos/navarro/c-24033.html">resurrección de Navarro en Vistalegre.
Todos los aficionados al baloncesto ya conocen el resultado del primer partido de cuartos de la Euroliga entre el FC Barcelona y el R.Madrid. Sabréis -parezco de la Morena- que el Regal nunca jugó cómodo, estuvo muy errático en el tiro y que el cuadro madridista aguantó 33 minutos con una buena defensa, cerrando muy bien el rebote, aunque tampoco anduvo demasiado fino en el ataque. Los héroes de la noche fueron Mickeal (8 puntos consecutivos a partir del minuto 33) y Ndong, con también un último cuarto impresionante en puntos y tapones.
De todo ello ya he hablado en lawww.matrixar.com="http://basketme.com/2.0/noticia.php?id=38117"> crónica que podéis leer en basketme.com. Ahora quiero hablaros de contundencia y espectáculo y ahí un gallego de Chantada tiene un gran protagonismo. Fran Vázquez no jugó su mejor partido como blaugrana pero tuvo dos acciones durante el partido que casi hacen reventar el Palau. Me hubiera gustado que un sonómetro hubiera medido los decibelios en las dos acciones de Fran, una de ellas, un tremendo mate en el segundo cuarto que acabó en 2+1. Si hay alguien que habita más arriba del aro ese es astronauta Vázquez.
Una lástima que Ricky tuviera uno de sus partidos más flojos como blaugrana para no disfrutar de un par o tres de alley hoops de escándalo.
Espectacular locura de marzo. Uno se toma unos días de asueto, desconectado totalmente de la vorágine de información que nos llega desde la red y se tropieza con un mundo dominado por los sueños imposibles. Nueva edición del cuento de Cenicienta pero esta vez con más aspirantes que nunca. Northern Iowa del volleybolista Ali Farokhmanesh se ha convertido en la más grande en muchos años. Ha dejado fuera en segunda ronda a Kansas, favorita unánime (también para Obama, que suele apostar sobre seguro) para la "expertología" mundial. También cayó Vilanova (Fisher, Stokes, Reynolds) ante una Saint Mary donde Omar Samhan volvió a arrasar. La modesta Cornell (Ivy League) de Ryan Wittman (hijo del clásico de los Hawks, Randy) destrozó a un rival mayor como es Wisconsin y Xavier (Love & Crawford) sigue gustándose...
Aguantan Syracuse, West Virginia, Duke y Kansas State, gran beneficiada del Selection Sunday, y Evan Turner parece tan despierta...
Y entre tanta locura de juego y resultados también hay lugar para la creatividad y ahí están los de Capital One, con esta divertida historia sobre la gran sensación de la NCAA, los vikingos Ivan Brothers...
No es ésta su mejor anotación ya que esta temporada anotó 49 puntos contra Arizona. No tuvo un día bueno en el tiro (2/10 en triples), todo lo contrario que contra los Wildcats (9/13) pero forzó muchísimas personales que le llevaron a anotar 23 de 24 tiros libres. Está en su año junior y promedia 20 por partido porque de vez en cuando tiene pájaras pero puede ser un jugador interesante en ciertas ligas europeas que gustan de bases anotadores. Lee Cummard o Trent Plaisted son sus últimas joyas y por la ACB todavía corretea Travis Hansen...Fredette agotará su ciclo universitario (supongo). Veremos si está preparado para la vida real...
A estas alturas no vamos a negar que Don Nelson forma parte de la grandeza de la NBA. Sin embargo, desde el terrific trio de los Warriors (Hardaway, Richmond, Mullin) y la revolución del I Belive ante los Mavericks hace tres temporadas, el prestigio de Nellie había quedado en entredicho. Sobre todo porque la fórmula del ataque sin control de los Warriors no acaba de funcionar y porque algunos de sus grandes perlas, como Anthony Randolph (lesionado todavía) dan la sensación de que serían mucho mejores en otros equipos.
Aún así, cabe reconocer que de vez en cuando consigue sorprender gratamente cuando rescata a algún jugador del anonimato y le trasforma en "estrella" aunque sea por unos pocos partidos. Lo hizo con Kelenna Azubuike, aunque este provenía de una universidad con pedigree como Kentucky y poco despúes lo ha hecho con CJ Watson o Anthony Morrow. Éste último ya se ha convertido en uno de los grandes artilleros de la NBA. Incluso tuvo que ver, y mucho, con el despegue de Monta Ellis en su año sophomore.
Ahora le ha tocado el turno a Reggie Williams. La plaga de lesiones que sacude a la franquicia del Estado Dorado obliga en muchas ocasiones a buscar soluciones donde pocos lo hacen. Williams acabó su año senior en Virginia Military con una media de 27.8 puntos por partido. Un año antes, su promedio fue de 28.1 y nunca ha bajado de los 15 de media. Estamos, pues, ante un anotador compulsivo pero también un gran reboteador (9.6 en su año senior). Es pues un alero bajo, correcaminos que le va como anillo al dedo al modus operandi de los Warriors.
Llega de la D-League -cómo no-, de los Sioux Falls Skyforce, donde promediaba 26.4 puntos, 5 rebotes y 3 asistencias por encuentro. Ante los Hornets, en su quinto partido como Warrior, se fue hasta los 28 puntos, 6 asistencias, 2 robos y 1 tapón.
Los Lakers volvían a perder. Kobe Bryant, con inflamación de estómago, se volvía a dejar la piel para intentar ganar a sus rivales en la pasada final, los Magic. Pau Gasol volvía a estar en dobles figuras pero...¿y el resto? Mientras la prensa glorifica a Matt Barnes (excelso partido) como abanderado de los valores defensivos y de compromiso, Ron Artest intentaba intimidar con este look a lo Rodman en la noche de los Oscars (tal vez reclame un papel para una nueva edición de la fracasada Avatar).
Anoche, ante los Raptors, Bill Walker jugaba su primer partido como titular en la NBA y lograba su tope personal con 22 puntos. Batía por segunda noche consecutiva su mejor registro (21 en el partido anterior) y reclamaba ante los micrófonos una oportunidad. ¿Estamos ante un nuevo héroe para el Madison? ¿Será el nuevo enemigo para los ultras españoles?
Desde que la nueva hornada de españoles entró en la NBA, mucho se ha escrito sobre los enemigos de la patria. Las manías de McMillan con Sergio y Rudy, que si Mike James, TJ Ford y ahora Jarrett Jack no le llegan ni a la suela del zapato a Calderón, que si los medios americanos son “tontos” por tildar a Pau de blando…
Sergio Rodríguez ha centrado el debate en los últimos años. Entre los detractores, los argumentos de que es un base que puede venir bien para un momento determinado de un partido y que sí, que el chico tiene arte pero poco más. Los defensores a ultranza ven artimañas ocultas para impedir la progresión del canario y le colocan como máximo responsable del campeonato mundial conseguido en Japón.
Sergio llegaba a la NBA después de protagonizar un buen año en Estudiantes. La exigencia física y defensiva que requiere la competición -y no sólo por tener un entrenador respetuoso con los sistemas defensivos- pronto pasaron factura en el ex estudiantil. A no ser que seas un super talento, claro.
Sergio ofreció buenas actuaciones con cuentagotas, disputando muchos o pocos minutos. Ha jugado con tres entrenadores distintos. Uno, más riguroso con la defensa, otro, Westphal, con un perfil más atacante pero ordenado, y otro, D’Antoni, con el caos por sistema. Cuando se mudó a Sacramento había grandes esperanzas pero su juego pronto las diluyó.
Su aterrizaje en New York fue mucho mejor, gozando de muchos minutos y jugando de titular…Pero los números no cuadraban. ¿Si en Portland era capaz de repartir 7 asistencias en 10 minutos por qué ahora no pasa de 5 en 30? Conclusión. Los compañeros son una banda. Curiosamente, cuando se confirma su traspaso a la Gran Manzana, se habla de lo provechoso que puede ser para el jugador compartir minutos con Lee, Harrington, Gallinari, Chandler…Se podía salir como base pasador…Pero las derrotas y su escaso impacto han acabado ya por relegarle al banquillo ante la irrupción de Bill Walker, aquella megaestrella de instituto con las rodillas de cristal. Y no descarto que Toney Douglas le vaya comiendo minutos o que D’Antoni utilice más a House de base si el experimento funciona más o menos bien (hablamos de 3 victorias cada 10 partidos, por ejemplo).
Caron Butler supone el principal atractivo de los renovados Mavericks pero hay un grandullón que empieza a destacar desde la pintura. Tal vez sea ésta la última oportunidad para el grandullón Brendan Haywood. Tras sus buenas maneras en la temporada 01-02, la de su debut en la NBA, siempre se ha esperado más de él. Su calidad como pívot defensivo ha ido consolidándose a lo largo de esos largos –valga la redundancia- años pasados en los Wizards pero su intermitencia y pobre participación en ataque no han sido buenos compañeros de trabajo. En su favor hay que decir que si tienes como compañeros a Jamison, Butler y Arenas, poco margen ofensivo te queda.
El traspaso a los Mavericks ha sido una bendición para el jugador. Más que su recuperación física tras la grave lesión sufrida la temporada pasada. La pasada madrugada del 22 de febrero conseguía capturar 20 rebotes por segunda vez en esta temporada, por segunda vez en su carrera. Ni en sus cuatro años en North Carolina, donde podía “abusar” más de su corpulencia, consiguió la doble doble figura en rebotes. En los Mavericks lo ha conseguido en su tercer partido. La llegada de Haywood culmina una tradición texana de buenos pívots defensivos. En los 80 fue James Donaldson y tras un periodo caótico de muchos años baldíos en el centro (Sean Rocks, Donald Hodge, Shawn Bradley, Eric Montross... y otros exotismos) llegó Dampier de desde California. Ahora aterriza Haywood, quien está sacando petróleo de los minutos que le deja la lesión de Dampier. Cuando estén los dos, formarán una gran muralla interior, bien alternándose o bien integrando una dupla de siete pies que se complementa con otro ocho mil, el de Nowitzki.
Cabe pensar que la motivación que encuentra en Dallas es totalmente diferente a la experimentada en la mayoría de temporadas como profesional. Hay jugadores que se estancan por falta de alicientes. Aquí los va a encontrar todos...y si se duerme ahí está Cuban para "atizarle".
Los Mavericks han perdido a un jugador -Howard- que parecía agotado en este proyecto y lo reemplazan por dos jugadores, Butler y Haywood, muy válidos para complicar la vida a unos Lakers que podrían llegar muy justos físicamente a los playoffs. De momento se adjudican por méritos propios la plaza de aspirante oficial a destronar a los glamurosos californianos.
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No creo que hiciera falta demostrar nada a nadie. Pero ahí ha estado. El MVP ha sido para Fran Vázquez, muy regular, sobre todo en los dos últimos partidos. Pero el gran genio de El Masnou, formado en la impresionante cantera de la Penya, ha vuelto a dominar el partido como ha querido. No ha sido una Copa perfecta. Tuvo momentos malos ante Cajasol y Pamesa pero el equipo estuvo mejor cuando él dominó. Ante el Real Madrid ha estado impresionante. Ni Jarics, ni Prigionis, ni Llulls...La triple R lo ha vuelto a hacer. Felicidades.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-10-30T05:16:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSælt verið fólkið ég er að prófa mig áfram hérna á þessari nýju heimasíðu minni með því að segja hæ!!! SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-10-29T14:36:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com src="http://www.hugi.is/korfubolti/image.php?mynd_id=26772"> vá nba SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-10-29T14:34:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEONúna er NBA deildin að byrja í kvöld og vonandi mun þetta áhugamál verða virkara núna. Þess vegna ætla ég að fara yfit riðlana, liðin og spá hvernig fer. Vonandi nennið þið að lesa þetta.
(Spá ESPN er fengin úr www.matrixar.com="http://www.visir.is">DV)
Í dag er Vesturdeildin einfaldlega miklu sterkari en Austrið. Þar eru tvö bestu lið deildarinnar, Sacramento og LA Lakers, þar er Shaq, Kobe, Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Gary Payton, Kevin Garnett, www.matrixar.com="http://www.alledegodenavnevaroptaget.dk/gallery/animals/bigimages/20.jpg">Peja Stojakovic, (Yao Ming???) og núna stoðsendinga kóngur deildarinnar, Andre Miller. Fyrirfram myndi maður spá sigri Sacramento eða LA en allt getur gerst, eins og sannaðist hjá New Jersey í fyrra.
MIDWEST DIVISION - MIÐVESTURRIÐILL
Það er nokkuð öruggt að San Antonio Spurs og Dallas Mavericks munu ráða lögum og lofum í Miðvesturriðlinum í vetur. Dallas er búið að byggja upp stórskemmtilegt lið með snillingunum Michael Finlley og Steve Nash og síðan besta leikmanninum frá Evrópu í dag, Dirk Nowitzki. Hann brilleraði á HM í sumar og var valinn MVP þar og er einn fjölhæfasti leikmaður deildarinnar. Dallas er eitt besta sóknarlið deildarinnar og ef að vörnin er komin í lag eiga þeir góða möguleika að standa í hárinu á Lakers og Sacramento.
San Antonio byggir hinsvegar allt upp á einum leikmanni, Tim Duncan. Hann leiddi þá til sigurs í riðlinum í fyrra og var valinn MVP. En núna tel ég að það sé einfaldlega ekki nóg að hafa hann. The Admiral erorðinn gamall og þótt hann muni eflaust gera eitthvað dugar það ekki til. Franski pointarinn Tony Parker átti gott season í fyrra og er mjög efnilegur en er ekki neinn afburða skorari og það er eitthvað sem vantar. Steve Smith mun örrruglega setja nokkrar (3ja stiga) körfur en hann er ekki neinn afburða leikmaður eins og þegar hann var hjá Atlanta.
Í baráttunni um 3. og 4. sætið verða líklegast Minnesota og Houston. Minnesota hefur gengið illa í playoffs seinustu ár en ég hugsa að þeir muni eiga ágætt tímabil þetta árið. Kevin Garnett er orðinn frábær alhliða leikmaður og er allt í öllu hjá þeim, því að Terrell Brandon er meiddur og spilar lílegast ekkert þetta ár. Houston áttu lélegt ár í fyrra enda var Steve Francis sá eini sem gat eitthvað þá, en þeir urðu heppnir og fengu fyrsta valrétt í nýliðavalinu. Þar fengu þeir kínverska turninn Yao Ming. Ef hann mun ná að fóta sig í NBA þá eiga þeir fína möguleika að komast í playoffs.
Elliheimilið Utah Jazz, með þá John Stockton og Karl Malone held ég að sé orðið einum of þreytt fyrir úrslitakeppni, þrátt fyrir að þeir hafi komist þangað seinustu 19 árin. Memphis hefur gott byrjunarlið á pappírnum en það vantar samtöðu. Það virðist skipta Jason "The White Chocolate" Williams meira máli að gefa sendingu fyrir aftan bak heldur en að leiða liðið til sigurs. Þegar hann verður þroskaðari mun hann hinsvegar verða örugglega mjög góður pointari. Ef að Spánverjinn öflugi mun eiga gott ár þá gætu þeir samt alveg staðið í barráttu við Houston um 4ða sætið.
Síðan er það Denver Nuggets sem að mun miðað við leikmannahópinn núna prýða sjöunda og seinasta sætið í riðlinum.
Þökk sé einu liði hefur Kyrrahafsriðillinn verið langsterkasti riðillinn seinustu fjögur árin. Eins og allir vita er liðið LA Lakers. Með Shaq, Kobe og Phil Jackson hafa þeir verið óstöðvandi og unnið þrjú seinustu skiptin og geta orðið fyrstir í 36 ár til að vinna NBA fjögur ár í röð. Reyndar er Shaq ennþá meiddur í stóru tánni en það mun (því miður) lagast og hann mun koma sterkur til leiks. Ennfremur hefur Kobe bætt á sig sjö kílóum af vöðvum og það mun verða erfitt að stoppa þá í vetur. Þótt ég hati Lakers og sérstaklega Kobe og Robert Horry sem alltaf þarf að eyðileggja allt þá verð ég að spá þeim sigri í riðlinum, það er að segja ef að Shaq og Kober verða heilir.
Sacramento er komið með ótrúlega öflugt lið og það er eina liðið sem á möguleika að stoppa Shaq og co. Chris Webber hefur alltaf verið góður leikmaður, Peja er orðin besta skytta deildarinnar, og Mike Bibby hefur þróaðist ótrúlega mikið sem leikmaður á seinasta tímabili. Síðan er Vlade Divac, þótt han sé orðinn gamall að spila sín bestu tímabil. Þeir voru sekóndubrotum því að vinna Lakers og það mun örugglega verða mikil barrátta á milli þeirra núna. Þeir eru með eitt skemmtilegasta liðið og vonandi verða margir leikir sýndir með þeim í vetur.
Með Andre Miller innanborðs ætti Clippers að geta gert skemmtilega hluti í vetur en þeir eru með ungt og efnilegt lið sem mun verða í baráttunni um meistaratitil eftir nokkur ár ef að svona heldur áfram. Samt mun byrjunin verða erfið því að meirihluti byrjunarliðsins, þeir Lamar Odom, Michael Olowokandi og Elton Brand eru allir meiddir eða að stíga upp úr meiðslum.
Portland, Seattle og Phoenix munu líklegast vera í barráttunni um sæti í úrslitakeppninni, eða fjórða sætið og ég spái Phoenix Suns því sæti. Þeir eru með tvo snillinga, þá Shawn Marion og Stephon Marbury, sem að í fyrra sáu um tilþrifin fyrir liðið í fyrra en unnu ekki leikina. Þeir hafa núna (vonandi) þroskast og með þá tvo og síðan Penny Hardaway sem sjötta mann ættu þeir að geta náð einhverjum árangri. Portland TrailBlazers er hrúga af góðum leikmönnum sem kunna ekki að spila saman. Þeir eru með hinn gamalreynda Scottie Pippen, þriggja stiga skyttuna Bonzi Wells, rugludallinn Rasheed Wallace sem fékk flestar tæknivillur í fyrra og hinn 39 ára Arvydas Sabonis en samt virðist eitthvað klikka hjá þeim. Seattle er eitt af þessum eins manns liðum, Gary Payton er allt hjá þeim, en það dugar ekki og þeir munu ekki ná árangri þetta árið.
Golden State Warriors er samansafn af unglingum og þeir munu ekki frekar en seinustu ár ná góðum árangri enda er besti maðurinn þeirra farinn, hann Larry Hughes.
Mín spá: Spá ESPN:
1. LA Lakers 1. Sacramento Kings
2. Sacramento Kings 2. LA Lakers
3. LA Clippers 3. LA Clippers
4. Phoenix Suns 4. Portland TrailBlazers
5. Portland TrailBlazers 5. Seattle Supersonics
6. Seattle Supersonics 6. Phoenix Suns
7. Golden State Warriors 7. Golden State Warriors
Síðan Chicago Bulls var á blómaskeiði sínu hefur Austrið verið miklu lakara en Vestrið. Það hefur samt oft verið mikil barátta og flott tilþrif þar og ég hef alltaf haldið með þeim í stjörnuleiknum, enda er minn maður, Tracy McGrady þar. Samt eiga þeir engan möguleika í risana í Sacramento og Lakers.
ATLANTIC DIVISION - ATLANTSHAFSRIÐILLINN
Atlantshafsriðillinn er sá skemmtilegasti að mínu mati, þar eru sekmmtileg lið og mikil barátta og hann ætlar að verða þannig líka í vetur. New Jersey kom öllum á óvart í fyrra með því að komast í úrslitaleikinn. Það var mest einum leikmanni að þakka, honum Jason Kidd, sem átti frábært ár og mörgum fannst að hann ætti að vera valinn MVP. Núna eru þeir búnir að styrkja liðið með því að fá Dikembe Mutombo í staðin fyrir þá Keith van Horn og Todd MacCulloch og eru þannig betur í stakk búnir til að kljást við Shaq. Síðan eru þeir líka komnir með Rodney Rogers frá Boston sem mun gera eitthvað gagn. Með Jason Kidd í fararbroddi munu þeir líklegast vinna Austurdeildina
Vonandi verð ég ekki of óhlutlaus núna en Orlando er mitt uppáhalds lið og ég spái þeim öðru sæti. Tracy McGrady hefur þroskast ótrúlega og leiddi liðið í fyrra og var tilnefndur sem MVP. Núna er Grant Hill loksins kominn í lag og vonandi ekki búinn að gleyma miklu og Shawn Kemp kominn, en hann er búinn að vera í stöðugu prógrammi í sumar og búinn að bæta á sig þó nokkrum kílóum af vöðvum. Þótt hann muni ekki ná aftur sínu gamla formi mun hann gera eitthvað fyrir liðið. Magic er búið að standa sig mjög vel í æfingaleikjum síðkastið og þetta verður árið sem eitthvað gengur hjá þeim.
Boston Celtics áttu gott ár í fyrra og komust í úrslit Austurdeildarinnar en þeir ery búnir að missa Kenny Anderson sem gegndi mikilvægu hlutverki hjá þeim í fyrra. Samt eru Paul Pierce og Antoine Walker þarna og þeir munu líklegast vinna flesta leikina fyrir þá. Philadelphia 76ers er alls ekki eins gott lið og það var. Samt eru þeir með Allen Iverson og þótt ég fíli hann alls ekki þá á hann þetta lið og hann ef að hann mun eiga gott tímabil þá mun liðið eiga gott tímabil.
Washington Wizards er komið með skotmaskínuna Jerry Stackhouse og Larry Hughes og auðvitað með MJ á bekknum en samt hef ég á tilfinningunni að þeim muni ekki ganga vel. Hinsvegar ef þeir fá miðherja í vetur þá má búast við árangri frá þeim.
Miami Heat og New York Knicks munu svo berjast um sjötta sætið og ég held að Knicks hafi betur þrátt fyrir að brjálæðingurinn Latrell Sprewell og Antonio McDyess sem meiddist nokkrum dögum eftir að Don Chaney keypti hann verði ekki með. Miami Heat án Alonzo Mourning er eins og ostborgari án osts. Eddie Jones er góður en ekki nógu góður.
Mín spá: Spá ESPN:
1. New Jersey Nets 1. New Jersey Nets
2. Orlando Magic 2. Orlando Magic
3. Boston Celtics 3. Boston Celtics
4. Philadelphia 76ers 4. Washington Wizards
5. Washington Wizards 5. Washington Wizards
6. New York Knicks 6. Miami Heat
7. Miami Heat 7. New York Knicks
CENTRAL DIVISION - MIÐRIÐILLINN
Eftir að blómaskeið Chicago rann út hefur Miðriðillinn orðið sá riðill sem minnst er varið í. Í fyrra komust tvö lið úr honum í undanúrslit en duttu bæði úr þar. Bestu liðin í riðlinum þetta árið verður líklegast New Orleans (frv. Charlotte) Hornets og Indiana Pacers. Baron Davis átti gott tímabil í fyrra og núna er Jamal Mashburn er kominn aftur, en lá veikur á sjúkrahúsi allt seinasta tímabil. Síðan er P.J. Brown góður frákastari og baráttuhundur. Indiana Pacers er með góða blöndu af ungum, efnilegum leikmönnum eins og Jermaine O’Neal og Jamaal Tinsley og gömlum jöxlum og fer þar fremstur í flokki ein besta skytta deildarinnar, Reggie Miller. Hann mun leiða liðið og mun vilja koma því langt en hann fer bráðum að hætta.
Atlanta Hawks er komið með gott byrjunarlið þótt að bekkurinn sé slappur, þeir fengu Glenn Robinson í sumar og fyrir eru Jason Terry og Shareef Abdur Rahim. Þetta þríeyki ætti að koma þeim eitthvað áfram og Theo Ratliff verður að spila eitthvað en hann spilaði aðeins þrjá leiki í fyrra. Detroit Pistons vann riðilinn í fyrra en er búið að missa Jerry Stackhouse sem skoraði (og skaut) mest hjá þeim í fyrra en Richard Hamilton og Hub Davis komu í staðinn og munu styrkja liðið eitthvað. Varnarmaður seinasta tímabils, Ben Wallace er þarna ennþá og mun halda vörninni saman en liðið er ekki eins sterkt og í fyrra.
Toronto Raptors hefur gengið ágætlega seinustu tímabil en Vince Carter þarf að eiga afgerandi tímabil til að það nái árangri þetta ár því að samhefjar hans er ekki nógu góðir. Milwaukee Bucks eru búnir að missa Big Dog og þótt að einn besti skotmaður deildarinnar, Ray Allen og Sam Cassell eru þarna ennþá tel ég þá ekki eiga eftir að ná góðu seasoni þetta árið. Chicago er búið að ganga hörmulega síðan MJ, Pippen og Rodman fóru en núna held ég að þeir nái ágætu tímabili (á þeirra mælikvarða). Þeir eru komnir með sterkann nýliða, Jay Williams og Jalen Rose sem brilleraði hjá þeim eftir að hann var seldur til þeirra um mitt tímabil í fyrra er þarna ennþá. Tyson Chandler náði sér ekki á strik í fyrra en nú þegar hann er kominn með reynslu held ég að honum gangi vel.
Cleveland átti verstu skipti ársins, fengu Daris Miles og Harold Jamison fyrir stoðsendingakónginn Andre Miller og Bryan Stith. Þeim mun ekki ganga vel í ár og verða pottþétt neðstir í riðlinum.
Mín spá: Spá ESPN:
1. New Orleans Hornets 1. New Orleans Hornets
2. Indiana Pacers 2. Indiana Pacers
3. Detroit Pistons 3. Detroit Pistons
4. Atlanta Hawks 4. Toronto Raptors
5. Toronto Raptors 5. Milwaukee Bucks
6. Chicago Bulls? 6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Milwaukee Bucks 7. Chicago Bulls
8. Cleveland Cavaliers 8. Cleveland Cavaliers
Hverjir komast í playoffs.
VESTURDEILDIN AUSTURDEILDIN
1. LA LAKERS 1. NEW JERSEY HORNETS
2. SACRAMENTO KINGS 2. ORLANDO MAGIC
3. DALLAS MAVERICKS 3. NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
4. SAN ANTONIO SPURS 4. BOSTON CELTICS
5. LA CLIPPERS 5. INDIANA PACERS
6. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 6. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
7. PHOENIX SUNS 7. DETROIT PISTONS
8. HOUSTON ROCKETS 8. WASHINGTON WIZARDS SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-10-24T10:13:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/WEATHER/10/24/wilma/top.1215.ap.jpg" alt="" border="0" /> This is the lead picture on CNN.com right now. I would feel a lot more sorry for this person if he put his BMWin the GARAGEwhen the HURRICANE was coming. As it is.... Too bad, you lose. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-10-01T11:17:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOIn roughly chronological order:
Deep Blue (Blue Maui, Wilderberry schnapps, Triple sec, fill with pineapple juice)--from Wolf Jameson Whiskey--from the bar Jagerbomb--with Chris, Crosby, and Tank Blavod--from Veronica Satan's Piss (I don't know what else to call it. Vodka, Rum, Gin, Sloe Gin, cherry grenadine, sprite)--from Brad. Fuck him, there went his bid. Newt--from Chris Rum and Coke--from Arlo (yes, my RA) Champagne--from Chris Snakebite--from Davidson
Total money spent on booze by me: nothing. Wow.
I think my birthday needs to be next weekend too...
Though not, because this whole hangover thing isn't that fun. But I showered, and I feel mostly human again. And screw you, I'm wearing PJs all day.
Thank you to my wonderful friends; without you, it would've just been a day. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-09-11T21:01:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOTotally random update.
Included: The latest reason I want to learn piano, religious reflections, etc.
First up:
Hallelujah, by Leonard Cohen. This is simply one of the most beautiful songs I think I've ever heard, lyrically and musically. Amazing.
Well I heard there was a secret chord That David played and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music do ya? It goes like this: the fourth, the fifth The minor fall and the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah.... Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah.... Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Maybe I've been here before I know this room and I've walked this floor I used to live alone before I knew you I've seen your flag on the marble arch Love is not a victory march It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah.... Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah
There was a time you let me know What's real and going on below But now you never show it to me do you? I remember when I moved in you The holy dark was moving too And every breath we drew was Hallelujah.... Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Maybe there's a better bow Than all I ever learned from love Was how to shoot at someone while I drew you It's not a cry you can hear at night It's not somebody who has seen the light It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah.... Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah You say I took the name in vain I don't even know the name But if I did well really, what's it to ya? There's a blaze of light in every word It doesn't matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah.... Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah I did my best, it wasn't much I couldn't feel so I tried to touch I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool ya And even though it all went wrong I'll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my lips but Hallelujah.... Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah.... Wow. That song is amazing... Beautiful symbolism throughout. Everything from religion to sex to relationships, all summed up and set to a haunting tune. (Also, for any music theory geeks that read this, the first verse is accurate--he does indeed play the fourth, fifth, minor key, and back to the major fourth. Go him.)
Songs like that are why I love music.
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Tonight is the Hurricane Katrina Benefit All-Star Game. I'm looking forward to it.
I'm still not sure how I feel about Katrina. It was a tragedy, yes. The loss of life is severe, the loss of property even worse. But I read statistics like "seventy percent of the city is below sea level"--and this isn't an INLAND sea level, this is houses being built right up against the levees. I remember a humorous email about life in New Orleans from a couple years ago--one of the items read "If the levees break, everyone here will die. No one seems worried about this, either.".... Prophetic, almost. Yeah, the levees broke. It wasn't really so much an if as a when, if you ask me. You build a city like New Orleans right up against the sea, with no protection from The Big One.... and it's going to happen, eventually. On a long enough timeline, everyone's survival rate drops to zero.
I disagree with people blaming the government for this. Okay, I take that back, the government is to blame for not having a worst-case scenario for such an event. I hate how people are blaming the current Federal government for this. Blame the state, blame the city, blame the government as a whole; there's enough blame to go around. But yeah--this is not the fault of the current Republican government. You can say that Bush doesn't care about black people all you want, but the fact is, Kerry wouldn't have been able to save everyone either. This problem goes way back before the Bush administration; it goes back further than the Clinton administration.
This kind of thing was, sadly, bound to happen eventually. And it did. We need to learn from our mistakes, and plan for the next big one, whether that be a Richter nine in California or another Category 5 hurricane. Because the earth is a fickle entity; it does not play favorites.
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Class is going well, I think. I'm enjoying it. It's been a while since I've had a class with Molleur; I'd almost forgotten what it was like. But it's going well. It definitely gives you a new perspective on everything. The Divinity of Jesus, for instance... wasn't in the Bible, it was decided upon by the Council of Nicea.
They don't teach you that in Sunday School.
I think it's about time I wrote down what exactly it is that I believe. Seeing as how I got into an incredibly deep conversation with Shana tonight. That was fun... I got to play the role of the teacher a bit. Good times.
Okay.
My beliefs:
I believe that there is a God: the God of Abraham, the deliverer of the Jews out of Egypt, the Creator, the Father, the God of History, a personal God, a God of Love. I believe in Jesus as the best teacher the world has ever had, as fully human and fully divine, as Logos (the Word), as the Son of God. I believe in the Holy Spirit as the conduit between God and Man. I believe in the power of propechy and divine revelation--to Abraham, Moses, Isaiah, Jesus, Mohammed.
I believe that there is too much order and chaos in the world to be explained by either God or Science--Faith or Reason, as it were. I feel that one must utilize both in order to gain a true understanding of the nature of the universe. I believe that there was a Big Bang, and that the universe as we know it was created from infinite matter in an infinitesimal space. I also believe that such a state would have been ordered chaos: that it would have remained in such a state as to be forever gravitationally attracted to itself, thereby never yielding a Big Bang. I believe that something must have happened to set the forces of chaos to such a degree that the gravitational power of all the matter in the universe was no longer the driving force, and that in that instant, matter exploded into the universe as we know it. I credit God with doing this--because what other answer is there?
I believe that every religion has some truth to it. I do not claim that what I have written here is right or wrong; I do not claim to have the answers to these things. What I have written here is what I believe, and to my God, that is enough. As I told Shana this afternoon, "There is no such thing as absolute right or wrong. Don't concern yourself with whether you're right or not. Have faith in what you believe, and that will get you through." I feel that there is a difference between beliefs and faith--to me, a belief is something like what I have written down. Believing that there is or is not a God, and that Jesus was or was not His Messiah is a belief--faith is more subtle, more powerful. My beliefs have changed since I got here. I used to accept whatever I was told in church or Sunday school as the truth.
Since I have begun to study religion in my time at Cornell, I've stopped taking things for granted; I've stuck to my guns--MY guns, not the guns of Marc and Leanna, not the guns of Molleur and Vernoff, but the things that I believe--I've learned, and I've learned how to learn. I've learned where to look for information. I would rather take a class in religion or read the Bible and some commentaries or a book on religious history than I would go to church. Yes, fellowship is an incredibly important part of religious life--but I get enough fellowship in my daily life; and the additional fellowship I get at church is negated by the fact that it's just not my thing anymore. The only reason I go to church at home anymore is to see old friends I haven't seen in months--it's certainly not to listen to stale old sermons. My faith has become an academic faith... I no longer see Christianity as "The Right Way". I see it as *a* way. I feel it is the right way for me--if it weren't for the whole Jesus thing, I'd be Jewish--but who am I, a lowly twenty-one year old religion major, to tell a Muslim or a Hindu that their religion is not valid? Who am I to tell a tribesman in Africa that the gods he worships are natural forces with a natural explanation? Who am I to tell a fellow brother in Christ that the way he does things are wrong?
I've got no right to do any of those things. I've long felt that conversion is one of the biggest turn-offs in modern religion. The desire to change someone's beliefs should not exist, even if your holy text does say "No one shall come to the Father except through me." Think about it--if you were to use that logic, any Hindu could reply that Lord Krishna said the same thing; or a Buddhist could tell you there is no Father and that the way to salvation is through enlightenment. Using arguments like that.... just doesn't work. And I hate that there are so many people in the world that fail to see it. Fundamentalists on all sides--we have no way of knowing who's right and who's wrong--all we can do is have faith that what we believe is right. Let others have their beliefs, they do you no harm. Unless your views are so shallowly held that you can't bear even the slightest challenge to them.
To me, at least, God doesn't base his decisions of righteousness on what a person believes, so long as they believe.
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I'm sure that was hard to follow. I'll try again some other time, if anyone wants me to.
Cashews are addictive. Man.
I'm going to go play guitar until about ten, when I will migrate to the lounge for the game.
My God and I both love you all.
May peace be upon you. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-09-01T16:29:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOAn Open Letter.SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOTo the New Orleans Sniper:
You are evil. The looting, the robbing, everything like that, makes sense in a twisted sort of way. People get stuff. People like stuff. People like that they can get stuff for free--especially if they can do so during times of mass hysteria like, for instance, the aftermath of a hurricane. Looting happens all the time during natural disasters. That's understandable, but still wrong.
However, sniping at people entering a hospital after said natural disaster from a rooftop is just senseless. You're shooting at people who need help; you're shooting at rescue teams; you're shooting at the people who are risking their lives among flooded streets, dead bodies, chemical spills, and countless other dangers in order to preserve life. And then you come along and add your bullets into the mix. You make me sick. People like you are why I support the death penalty.
But death is too good for you; hell is too good for you. You deserve more suffering than this world contains, and my only regret is that you'll probably escape "justice" in this world because it doesn't have the capability of doling out the true punishment that you deserve.
I saw the headline on CNN that there was a sniper outside a hospital in New Orleans, and my heart just sank. The last time I had this little faith in the human race was 9/11. But that was a coordinated attack by people who failed to realize that their religion was one of peace. They were misguided, and while I think their attacks are infamous, I think you are that much worse. I don't know why you're doing what you're doing. I don't know if you're insane, or if you have some sick twisted reason in your own mind that makes this okay, or if you just get your kicks out of shooting innocents. But you are, in my eyes, the very definition of evil.
You're shooting people who are risking their lives in order to save others. Even worse than the DC area snipers, even, they just wanted to cause as much chaos as they could. But you? You are killing off the very people that everyone should be thanking God for. Because they will do whatever it takes to preserve that which you are trying to steal.
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SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-08-18T22:04:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOI hate not being able to be there for my friends. I hate how I've never been able to give some people a hug when they've needed it the most. I hate how much physical comfort can make things better, but I've only been an online shoulder to cry on, and that the most comforting gesture I can make is *hug*.
I wish I could be there for you right now. I wish that these troubles weren't happening to you at all; but since they are, I wish nothing more than to be able to wrap my arms around you in a loving embrace and hold you tight until all your worries disappear. I wish I could sit and cry with you for as long as it takes to make things right.
I hate myself for not being able to be there for you. I hate the distance between us, that prevents me from doing everything in my power to try to make things right. I hate feeling this inadequate; when I know it's no fault of my own, but the hundreds of miles that separate us that keeps us apart.
I love the ability you have to make me smile. I love how just talking with you can ease the weight on my shoulders. I love how good of a friend you have been to me, all these years.
And in case I haven't told you recently enough, I love you. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-08-17T21:57:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOUpdate, so people will stop bugging me.SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOThere's not much to write about right now, really. The big thing in my life is that I figure it's time to start thinking about my future.
This scares me, because I have no idea what my future really has in store.
So.
Without further ado, these are my options, as I see them right now.
Grad school, either in Religion, International Relations, or Political Science: Not seminary, but probably at least a Master's in philosophy of religion. Maybe a PhD, if I get admitted and can afford it. The end of that sentence basically defines every aspect of my grad school search. Location isn't important; I've lived in Iowa, I've lived in Texas. If I can handle moving from Texas here, I can handle moving here to... anywhere. So that's a nonfactor, really. If I get in and can afford it (both the school and the price of living there), then it's worth a look. That's really what it boils down to. I've got enough options with my majors that I can apply to dozens of schools (only problem there is the application fees) and see what turns up. It still freaks me out, don't get me wrong, because I worry about getting in ANYWHERE,but at least I know I have options.
Get a job: This is looking like a good idea; that way I can have some financial stability if and when I do go to grad school.
There's not much else going on right now. I'm ready for school to start back up. I'm ready for summer to be over. I'm ready for everyone to be back. I'm ready for my senior year. I'm even ready to start looking into grad schools, though the mere thought of it makes my heart pound and my mouth go dry. So, if I seem a little irritable right now, it's because I'm not sleeping well because I have so much on my mind.
Also, I may try to get a politics independent study this year, just as an added bonus. If I have one, I can use that to hopefully get a leg up on the competition. Because I'm sure there will be tons of it; people who are smarter, more experienced, and everything.
I stand a chance. I've got people here who will go to bat for me, I know--Vernoff and Loebsack for instance--so that'll help quite a bit, I'm sure.
Man. This is just going to be huge. And I don't know if I can handle it or not.
Guess we'll see.
So. That's me right now.
I'm freaking out, I have a lot on my mind, I'm sorry if I seem irritable or what not.
But hey--at least I'm freaking out now rather than just playing it easy and taking whatever comes along, right? SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-07-29T16:37:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOTheFacebook: [ Welcome Brandon ] New Friend Requests: You have a friend request awaiting confirmation. To confirm, click here.
Brandon: Hmm, okay, wonder who it is?
TheFacebook: Confirm Requests: You have a friend request awaiting confirmation.
Brandon: Hmm, so now I have three choices. Confirm: That's the least likely. I have no desire to be her friend or even speak to her ever again.
TheFacebook: Understandable, but couldn't you let bygones be bygones?
Brandon: Shut up. Option two: Reject. Satisfying, yet leaves something to be desired.
TheFacebook: Well, you don't want contact with her, but a flat rejection isn't enough? What DO you want?
Brandon: Shut up, damn you. Option three: Message. This would probably be the best and worst choice I could make. Send her a message, let her know I read her fucking Afro and that I know everything she had to say about me. Just totally give it to her like I've been wanting to do since I read it. (Fuck you, bitch. You got all the sympathy and friendship I could give you. And then you turned around and badmouthed me in your journal. "Blah blah blah, I hate Brandon, blah blah blah, Brandon's the only one here for me but I hate him anyways because I'm LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!" Kiss my ass. I have nothing else to say to you. Keep that fucking nice copy of The Hobbit. I don't want it anymore. I'll buy a new one. Hell, you can burn it for all I care. Please. Destroy all ties, I'm begging you, and that's not said with the sarcasm you might be thinking. You are not my friend. You are not the girl I once loved. You are a twisted, manipulative, psycho. Go to hell. Sincerely, Fatsy McHobbit. PS: Yeah, guess where I found that.)
TheFacebook: Hmm, sounds like someone has some anger issues.
Brandon: I'll show you some anger issues if you don't shut up, bitch.
TheFacebook: I'm a computer program. Do your worst.
Brandon: ...
Brandon: Fuck.
TheFacebook: Option four: you could just leave the friend request alone.
Brandon: Yeah, but then I'd still have the constant reminder of it sitting there.
TheFacebook: Hmm, yeah, that's true. Four shitty options. Maybe you should ask your beloved friends that read this journal what they think of it, and we'll take it from there.
But don't expect too much; those of you I talk to frequently know pretty much everything anyways.
Finished Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on the plane tonight. It was very... British. I mean, it was interesting, and had some great lines in it.
"In the beginning, the Universe was created. This made a lot of people very unhappy and has since been regarded as a very bad move."
Also, Marvin fucking rocks, plain and simple. And Alan Rickman was the PERFECT choice to voice him in the movie.
Side note: Rickman is now on my illustrious "Should be in every movie" list. Along with Liam Neeson (pure badass), Ed Norton (simply a great actor), Julia Stiles (cuz she's hot), Hugh Jackman (see: Neeson, Liam), and a few others.
Side note to the side note: I also need to get cracking on my Cristopher Walken/Alan Rickman screenplay. They'll be the good guys. I'm considering casting Jack Black and Philip Seymour Hoffman as the bad guys. Am I brilliant, or am I brilliant?
Anyways. After dealing with that much British humor, I need something I can understand. So, what does this International Relations/Religion major pick up for a little light reading? The Elegant Universe, by Brian Greene. Theoretical physics at its best. Quantum physics, relativity, higher-dimensional physics, etc. Yeah, I'm a nerd, I know.
See Brandon. See Brandon RULE. Rule, Brandon, rule.
Inside joke. I'm so fucking hardcore. (that's funny, because I'm really not, it's called sarcasm.)
What else.
Oh, Ashley Smith, which if you know me, is my first girlfriend/best friend, becomes Ashley Brown on Saturday. Still kinda blows my mind. I mean, Wolf is still Wolf. Nothing has changed there, at all. Though we still need to have a post-bachelor party for him. Maybe in conjunction with a going-away party for Bauman, which may be in conjunction with block break, which is my birthday.
That'd be crazy.
But yeah, it's midnight, and I'm tired, but don't really feel like sleeping.
But I updated here. So get off my case. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-06-23T22:59:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOover.SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEONo more basketball for months. I feel like crying.
Thank God the draft is Tuesday. I'll probably post a mock draft here or my other journal (on blogspot) in the coming days.
I know, you're thrilled, I can tell.
I plan to eventually wean myself off of "professional" basketball analysis (ESPN, SI, commentators, etc) and just write my own analysis. See how it goes. I think I can write as well as the "pros".
I mean, hell, I called the Bulls to make the playoffs before the year even started.
Cuz I'm hardcore like that.
Should be interesting. Or something.
We'll see, I guess. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-06-08T01:47:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOThe phrase "Eat shit and die" has never seemed more appropriate.
I'll have more on this later. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-06-05T22:44:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO Then comes the day Staring at myself I turn to question me I wonder do I want the simple, simple life that I once lived in well Oh things were quiet then In a way they were the better days But now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen
...That seems to fit me pretty well right now... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-06-05T18:50:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOI was informed that I should update so my stalkers can keep tabs on me.
Two things: -One, I'm not worth stalking. -Two, there's not much worth updating about.
But here it goes anyways.
Today, I realized something. The best form of birth control I've ever seen is little kids. Especially whiny little kids with annoying toys sitting right behind you on an airplane. Same feeling when I was working at Kroger. I dunno. I'm just not really a kid person... especially when the only vocalization they can make is an incoherent screeching noise. Or something.
Home was fine... It was good to be home, but it's better to be back. I just feel right at Cornell... Much more so than at home, these days, for a number of reasons. Church doesn't feel right. My room isn't really "mine" anymore. None of my friends are around.
If it weren't for my family, I would have no reason to ever go home.
But here... I have everything I could ever ask for. Thank you for that, all of you.
Work starts tomorrow. Should be interesting... I hope? Not really sure what all I'm going to be doing other than the general stuff they told me about... hmm. We'll see.
Finished all of the Tom Clancy novels, now... Knocked out "The Bear and the Dragon" at home. Whee... Now I just have to find some reading entertainment for the summer. Yay for the library.
I'm exhausted, man. I think an early bedtime is in order for this guy. Yeah. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-05-08T13:50:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOThe Last Game of the Season.SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHonestly, this series was the 04-05 Rockets in microcosm.
For every moment of brilliance, of which there were many (beautiful ball movement, great defense, incredible penetration, huge shots)... there was a moment of desperation. For every great play, there was an awful one to follow.
Game 1: Decisive Rockets victory. Great game by T-Mac on both ends of the floor, helping keep Nowitzki out of the game while scoring 34 points. Game 2: Yao's turn. Dropped 33 points on 13-14 and 7-7 free throws (according to the analysts, his only miss should have been counted as a steal, so he was PERFECT from the field). McGrady with a game-winner. Great game. Game 3: Great defense by Dallas. 20-0 run to end the game. We couldn't buy a shot to save our lives. Game 4: Couldn't finish the game. Terry drilled a three to put it away. (Didn't see most of this one, so I'm just going by the recaps) Game 5: Controversial call ended this game. (Didn't see most of this one, so I'm just going by the recaps) Game 6: One of the best games I've ever seen... It was close and back and forth for most of the game, and then the Rockets put it into overdrive and finished with a NINETEEN TO THREE RUN to close the game. Clutch City looked to be coming back. Game 7: Dallas wanted to win more. It was that simple. They had more energy, more desire, and I can think of forty FUCKING reasons why they won. We got beat, and we beat ourselves. Plain and simple.
Dallas fans (this means you, Lindsey)... I concede. You played with more heart than we did. We didn't deserve to win. Our season SHOULD be over, the way we played last night.
But wait til next year. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-05-05T01:27:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOI really wish I could help my friends sometimes. But I just seem to be kinda worthless when they need me. I never have the right words, or the right attitude, or the right... me.
I don't know.
I'm sorry if you've ever found my friendship wanting in any sense, if I've let you down somehow, if I haven't been strong enough to help. You have my sincerest apologies and regrets... I just wish I could help you. All of you. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-04-26T15:15:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOGuinto Alessandro alla famosa tomba del fero Achille, sospirando disse: O fortunato, che si chiara tromba trovasti, e chi di te si alto scrisse!
When Alexander reached the famous tomb of fierce Achilles, he sighed and said: O happy man, who found so illustrious a trumpet and one to write of you so nobly!
-Petrarch SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-04-19T20:35:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEONot a bad day. Except for this sick thing. Blah.
Got a single next year--Tarr 318. Woot. Substance free, but the RA is Arlo.... so I'm not too worried. Unless I have like a kegger in my room with the door open, I doubt I'll get in trouble. Plus, it's me. C'mon.
Just realized the three previous residents of that room were, chronologically, Paul Searing, Jeff Gasikowski, and David Heimer. All pretty cool guys.
Got a date for formal. Yay! Ask if you want details.
Rockets got the fifth seed... matchup against Dallas. Winnable, but it'll take 6 or 7 games no matter the outcome. Hoping for a win, though.
Oh crap. Some of the games are going to be over formal. Hmm. I'll have to set up a contact person to fill me in. (Reminder: Talk to Jay)
Not much else. I'm going to go lay down and feel like crap and read. Hasta la bye bye. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-04-12T23:57:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOOne-Man Star Wars show was tonight.
Friggin hilarious. Seriously. I haven't laughed so hard in AGES.
-Why didn't you tell me he was my father? -I forgot?
-I thought you were BLACK!!!
-*kiss* Good luck! -*schwing*
-That was my last line in the Star Wars trilogy. *long pause* I'LL NEVER WORK IN CINEMA AGAIN!!!!
Seriously. You had to see it to believe it. If you ever get the chance, don't miss it. Might not get a lot of it if you haven't seen the movies. But yeah, it was great.
Then went to work out, and after that... down to the Hilltop! Shocking, I know, but I had to buy him a drink. Mmmmm, Amber Bock. Yes, I had one too.
Think about that, if you will: Brandon. Had a beer. On a school night. With a test tomorrow.
But it's open book/open note, so I'm not worried.
Not much else to say, really...
If I haven't told you lately, thank you for everything you do... It means more than you know. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-04-11T12:39:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOYARUSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOTranslation: Yet Another Random Update.
Sprezzatura: this is my new goal. It's an Italian word for nonchalance--acting as natural as possible at all times. Not boasting; downplaying your accomplishments; not affecting an accent or unnatural behavior. So, for me, this means that I need to cut down on my arrogance. It means I need to cut down on blowing off compliments. It means I need to accept things--especially myself--how they are.
So, from now on, if I recieve compliments, I will try to accept them in good faith... and realize that you think that way... even if I don't agree, I won't argue--I will accept them, thank them, and leave it be. Sprezzatura. Nonchalance.
I also liked this: "Surely you realize how much more graceful a woman is who, if indeed she wishes to do so, paints herself so sparingly and so little that whoever looks at her is unsure whether she is made-up or not, in comparison with one whose face is so encrusted that she seems to be wearing a mask and who dare not laugh for fear of causing it to crack... Such is the uncontrived simplicity which is most attractive to the eyes and minds of men, who are always afraid of being tricked by art." -Baldesar Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier
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I'm going to be working in the admissions office this summer. Should be good times... the staff is all great, and I've been thinking about admissions as a career (or at least a post-school job maybe)... so this might help out.
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The Rockets made the playoffs. Okay, good first step, now let's make it out of the first round this time, guys.
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Jazz rocks, the end. I forgot how much I missed this stuff. It's hot... Now if only I could learn to play some of this stuff.
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Didn't technically work out yesterday. But I gave three tours and spent the day doing stuff, plus a walk last night.. I think that counts, right? So, tonight after the Newt meeting, I'm heading upstairs to hit the elliptical and lift weights.
I don't know how much change can be seen yet, physically, but I feel better. Now I just need to keep this up. But hey, it's working for everything I need it to.
Yeah, I'm out. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-04-05T21:04:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOBrandon's Deep Thought of...SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOThe day? Week? Month? Year, knowing me....
About the gym:
It doesn't matter how you look when you go in; what matters is how you feel when you come out.
Whoa, that's deep.
PS: I feel good. Maybe even kinda sexy. Wow. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-04-05T15:35:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOUpdate.SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSo, let's see. I'm now a triple major again. Re-added History to IRE and REL... I was going to be a course away next year, Islam sucked, and there was an opening an another history course... So I went for it. Yeah, I really would've liked to be in Islam... but it just wasn't working for me. The prof means well, but came across as kind of incompentent. At least to me. I don't know.
So, instead I'm in "Reading the Renaissance"... coolest thing I learned today was that you can buy titles. I want one. If I have the money this summer, I might buy myself a knighthood--it's only $150. Countships, unfortunately, are ten times as much. Maybe someday.
No, seriously. Someday, you might be able to brag that you knew Count Brandon Brinson. How hot is that? www.matrixar.com="www.themarketplacedirect.com/peerageconferred/contents.html">Here.
In other news... trying to work out. I did so the past couple days, which was nice. Going again tonight. Then a long walk with a friend. So I'll be nice and tired afterwards... whee.
Also, I think I've broken my caffeine habit. I'm drinking a Mountain Dew right now... Second in two weeks. Go me. And it doesn't even taste that good. I'll stick with lemonade, I think. Need to hit Sam's, get a huge can like DR has.
I got my care package today. Much jazz will ensue. Am I going to rock out, or jazz out? I can't decide.
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Arrgh. Okay, scratch the earlier. I'm NOT a triple major. Have I mentioned how worthless my advisor is? I've asked him a couple times where my two Middle East history courses next year are going to count to, if they'd work for a major or not. And NOW, they don't. Surprise surprise. Argh. Thanks for nothing. It'd be different if this were the first time something like this had happened, but it's not. I hate when things like this happen... I kinda feel bad giving tours and praising the school constantly when I know about the problems. But they are relatively minor, for the most part... Blah.
Anyways, off to shave real quick. Interview at 3:30 today for a summer telecounselor position. Back later. Not that you'll be able to tell, since blogger sucks and isn't letting me post right now.
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Okay, I interviewed. ANd officially changed my class. And dropped my newest major. Blah.
Not much else. 'Tis reading time. Joy. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-03-31T13:32:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOWow.SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSo, told my parents that listening to jazz the other day made me homesick (because Dad is always listening to it, and I don't really have any up here, except for two CD's)... asked Dad if he could send up a CD with some jazz on it. This is on the way:
CD 1: David Sanborn (Quite possibly the best modern sax player out there--not that great live, but phenomenal in the studio. Unbeliveable talent.) A Change of Heart Close-Up Hideaway Pearls Songs from the Night Before Upfront
Richard Elliot (One of my personal favorites--saw him live, it was the first concert I actually remember going to.) After Dark Chill Factor City Speak Take to the Skies What's Inside
CD 2: Alicia Keys (Don't know much about her.) Songs in A Minor The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Bob James & David Sanborn (Bob James is a piano player, who teams up with several other musicians on occasion.) Double Vision Bob James & Earl Klugh Cool Bob James & Kirk Whalum Joined at the Hip
Craig Chaquico (This guy was playing with Richard Elliot before I got into guitar. One of the best acoustic guitarists I've heard. Note: if the name sounds familiar, he used to play with Jefferson Starship.) Acoustic Highway Once in a Blue Universe
John Klemmer (Don't know much about this guy) Touch
Mike Phillips (Don't know much about this guy) You Have Reached Mike Phillips
Miles Davis (One of the best jazz musicians ever. Kind of Blue is one of my top-five albums. Period.) Kind of Blue [Japanese Edition]
CD 3
Bill Evans (sax) (Don't know much about this guy) Big Fun Push Soul Insider
David 'Fathead' Newman(Don't know much about this guy) Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool
Donald Harrison (One of the most old-school players out there, and a nice guy--I've chatted with him before.) Nouveau Swing
Kyle Turner (This guy is really good, and a local musician--the last jazz concert I went to had several headlining acts, and he spent more time on stage than any of them.) It's Time Sincerely Yours
Paul Desmond (One of the best old sax players. Smooth.) Desmond Blue Pure Desmond Skylark
CD 4: Dave Koz (This guy is just fun to listen to. Lots of energy, and really good music.) The Dance Dave Koz Lucky Man Off the Beaten Path
Joe Carmouche (Don't know much about this guy) A Touch of Jazz
Warren Hill (Former rocker turned jazz sax player. The guy can funk it up.) Devotion Life Thru Rose Colored Glasses Love Life Truth
CD 5 Dave Brubeck Quartet (This is the group that Paul Desmond originally got started with. Take Five is their biggest song.) 25th Anniversary Reunion Time Out
Gerald Albright (Not really sure how to describe him. He's good, and I know I like his stuff, I just don't remember it.) Bermuda Nights Dream Come True Groovology Just Between Us Smooth
Kirk Whalum (One of the best tenor sax players out there. Guy is amazing. I still love his CD with Bob James, though--that one is phenomenal.) And You Know That! Unconditional
Various Artists Casino Lights '99 - Disk 2 Casino Lights '99 - Disk 1
CD 6 Ben Webster (An old guy. Don't know much.) Soulville Stormy Weather Warm Moods
James Moody(Don't know much about this guy) Moody's Mood For Love Young at Heart
Stanley Turrentine (Another old guy. Don't know much.) Ballads La Place Soulful Saxophone of Stanley Turrentine Sugar T Time
Stan Getz (One of the old great tenor players of yore.) Ballads and Bossa Nova Lyrical Stan Getz
Schaaaaaaaaaaaawing.
Those'll get heavy play time once they get here. Man, oh man.
Also, just to satisfy my curiosity, if you read this, can you let me know, either by AIM, e-mail, leaving a note here, in person, something. Just so I know who my audience is.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-03-29T22:20:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOLatest reason I need to learn piano:SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Ordinary People" by John Legend. Why can't there be great songs on guitar anymore? All the songs I've really been dying to learn lately have been piano. I can't play piano, dammit! :(
Girl, I'm in love with you This ain't the honeymoon, past the infatuation phase Right in the thick of love At times we get sick of love It seems like we aruge everyday I know I misbehaved And you made your mistake And we both still got room left to grow And though love sometimes hurts I still put you first And we'll make this thing work But I think we should take it slow
We're just ordinary people We don't know which way to go 'Cause we're just ordinary people Maybe we should take it slow Take it slow This time we'll take it slow Take it slow This time we'll take it slow
This ain't a movie, no No fairytale conclusions, y'all It gets more confusing everyday Sometimes it's heaven sent Then we head back to hell again We kiss then we make up on the way I hang up, you call We rise and we fall And we feel like just walking away As our love advances, we take second chances Though it's not a fantasy I still want you to stay
We're just ordinary people We don't know which way to go 'Cause we're just ordinary people Maybe we should take it slow Take it slow This time we'll take it slow Take it slow This time we'll take it slow
Maybe we'll live and learn Maybe we'll crash and burn Maybe you'll stay, maybe you'll leave, maybe you'll return Maybe another fight, maybe we won't survive Maybe we'll grow we never know Baby, you and I We're just ordinary people We don't know which way to go, yeah 'Cause we're just ordinary people Maybe we should take it slow We're just ordinary people We don't know which way to go 'Cause we're just ordinary people Maybe we should take it slow Take it slow This time we'll take it slow Take it slow This time we'll take it slow Take it slow, slow This time we'll take it slow Take it slow This time we'll take it slow SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-03-28T20:27:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSo, I think I've got a touch of the old depression right now.
I feel like I'm stuck in a rut. Like no matter where I look, I see the same old things... I want something new, something different. Anything. I'm reading the same old books, I'm playing the same old games, I'm watching the same old movies. I've done it all before. I need a change. Hopefully, getting a job will help there. But, as always, the job market is depressing.
And it's been a rough week... Health problems. Writing a paper. Maria worried I'm losing interest in her. Didn't get triguy for next year. Didn't get hired at Old Navy, which I was really hoping to. Have exactly zero job leads right now. Kinda wishing I'd gone home for the break, just to relax and see the family. Six months without seeing those you love is a long time. And I feel stuck, in whatever place this is, and I wish I could get out, but I don't know how, because I don't even know where HERE is...
Blah. That's enough from me. Sorry for the rant, I just needed to get it all out. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-03-14T20:23:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO
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Hmm..... Comments? SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-12-15T15:10:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOMajerus ReturnsSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEORick Majerus is back into the coaching fraternity www.matrixar.com="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1947109">http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1947109. Because ESPN rightly believes this will be a conflict of interest Majerus will not be doing broadcast work anymore. As a Ute fan I recognize it was time for Majerus to move on given his deteriorating relationship with players, community and Salt Lake media. I am sure he will be very successful at USC and look forward to seeing what he can recruiting out of the LA area. Remember both Andre Miller and Keith Van Horn came from Southern California, as well as three current Utes Tim Drisdom, Bryant Markson and Richard Chaney. I am sure Majerus will be very succesful there and make yearly runs at the elite eight and occasional final four. A question mark remains about his health for which he left Utah during the season last year.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-07-24T23:53:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOBiggest Grammatical Annoyances (Running Tally)SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHere I capture the most annoying grammatical abuses that I happen to stumble across either through work, internet, or *gasp* print media. Television and radio gets a pass.
The Game Get's Punk'd! This was a title of a webpage in reference to an episode of Punk'd where the rapper Game is subject to one of the show's pranks. I could understand Punkd, if it were a shortcut to Punked and the writer was just too lazy to add the "e". I could even get past the replacement of the apostrophe for the "e", because at least it was done intentionally for the sake of marketing to the younger (read: illiterate) crowd, but making a plural form of a verb into a possessive noun is flat out asinine. Get's? What the hell is that?
"Tiger, handle your bizness!" This was from, of all things, Sports Illustrated, when they reported how the demographics changed for the spectating public at golf events. When Tiger Woods hits a shot, the article reported that a black spectator would yell the above phrase. My question is: How did the writer know that the spectator meant "bizness" and not "business"? They're both pronounced the same way. There's a whole other topic here about the white journalist perceiving the black noob golf spectator's intent of pronunciation, not the actual pronunciation. If that sentence didn't make sense, it doesn't matter because I'm not getting into it anyway.
ARE WE PLAYIN SATURDAY OR WHAT though i am generally considered a grammar-purist (or is that modifier more acurately stated as "grammatical purist"?), i technically would not oppose the elimination of the shift or caps key just to avoid an all caps email, post, or blog. in fact, i am resorting to no caps in this particular entry just to balance out the all caps abuse. stop screaming, you idiot. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-06-15T22:34:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOMessing with Google's Translator, Part ISEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOGoogle has a translator tool where you can enter text and choose what language you want the text translated in. Of course, sometimes things are lost in translation. I'm going to input a phrase in English, have it translated into another language and then translate it back into English, and take that phrase and translate it into another language and back, and see how much it changes.
English: Time travel will allow me to correct my past mistakes. Spanish: The route of the time will allow that it corrects my last errors. French: The route of the time will admit that it corrects my last errors. German: The way of the time permits that it repairs my last disturbances. Italian: The sense of the time concurs that it repairs my last dispersions. Portuguese: The direction of the time concurs that it repairs my last dispersions.
Not bad! Let's try this one:
English: There is no way that pedophile, Michael Jackson, gets off on every count. That sucks! German: There is no way, which receives pedophile, Michael Jackson, away on each counting pulse. That sucks! Spanish: There is no way, that receives pedophile, Michael Jackson, far in each pulse of account. That aspires! French: There is no manner, that receives pedophile, Michael Jackson, far in each impulse of account. That aspires! Italian: Not there is way, that one receives pedophile, Michael Jackson, far away in every impulse of the customer. That one aspires! Portuguese: It has a way, this receives pedophile, Michael Jackson, distant moved away in each impulse from the customer. This you inhale!
Now that's more like it! Last one:
English: Duc kicks ass. Spanish: Duc strikes the ass with the foot. Italian: Duc hits the ass with the foot. French: Duke strikes the ass with the foot. Portuguese: The duke hits the donkey with the foot. German: The duke strikes the donkey with the foot.
Hmm, not exactly the same effect, is it... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-04-12T18:59:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOThe Backlash of an Age Limit in the NBASEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEONBA Commissioner David Stern wanted to put a minimum age requirement to play for the NBA. In response to this age limit, Indiana Pacer's star forward suggested that the limit was racist, since most of the underage players are black. Therefore, black players are young. Stern wants to stop young players coming into the league. Therefore Stern must want to stop black players coming into the league.
I could comprehend the argument that an age limit is racist is based on the assumption that black kids are not smart enough to go to college, and their black parents can't support themselves during those few years, and therefore these poor and undereducated black kids have no place to go but the NBA. To tell a black kid that you have to wait a couple years is basically telling him that his parents have to stay poor, and also you better make sure you don't flunk out of college. Meanwhile, the white kids are able to go to college because they're smart enough, and their parents can afford to live comfortably because, as we know, all white people are rich and all black people (except Grant Hill's family) are poor.
My take is that the age limit isn't trying to keep kids from coming into the NBA, it's about keeping kids in college. How many high school players or college players make themselves eligible for the draft too early, only to lose the free ticket they would otherwise get for a free degree (Scotty Thurman anyone?) The bottom line is that the kids cost the NBA too much money. It takes a few years for a player to develop and mature, and instead of it happening for free at the college ranks, the NBA has to pay a salary to do it. Meanwhile those kids don't get any playing time until their third year, which they then bounce and sign as free agents elsewhere. Half these kids (high school and early entries) don't make the league anyway, and they end up taking a spot from a proven veteran. The NBDL is a joke, since the NBA already is a developmental league. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-03-28T14:13:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOThe Tao of Virtuous GolfSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOFrom the upcoming book: The Tao of Virtuous Golf
THIRTY-SIX
The most fundamental movement in golf is one that travels through the same path from whence it came. The basic movement is circular, but yet so many see the movement as linear. The swing must move in fluid circles, from the hips and joints to the stance and swing; one cannot go up without coming back down in a natural state.
The swing is a symmetrical movement, just as your belief and confidence. Everything must travel is its most simplistic form. A swing that is very upright should force a flat finish. A player who hits the balls short should not force a longer yardage. A patient person should not feign aggressive behavior. When the inherent things dominate your thoughts and your swing, this is when you are at the most simplistic form, and all things become easy.
This is when the soft and weak overcomes the hard and strong. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-03-25T00:40:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOInternet Rap BattleSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOExcerpted from Gorillamask, where there is an online lyrics battle. The following (though it may not make much sense) contains attacks at every person in the board (via names). A response from one of the people follow, with my comeback following that:
Lemme breaks it down real smooth like latex/Spit money rhymes like paychecks when I crush fools like Sadex/Yeah I'm namin' names, cuz I don't get faded by no BS/It's Impossible Man, like you hookin up wit Cameron Diaz/So buenos dias, as I wave to the hoes in the mini coopers/Drivin by as they snub white guys like Blueburr/Cuz you fake, you ain't no halfway crook,/You just shook, like a little Mook, your lunch change I took/I fiend for that cash like a rash or an itch Little bitch,/I seen you pose online under the name like GTSCH/But lemme switch, get hot like Pace Picante and Lee Trevino/And fire up a homo like that fool Atrevido/ And I ain't no Pats Fan, I'm Raider Nation representin/Worship the silver and black and no use pretendin/That you don't puff Leaf or do that Smack/Or do that crack, your weak ass mlogic gets yo ass handed back/Like a fake dollar Bill you tryna spend at the mall/It's Gangsta MAC Flurry, I just murdered you all
The response by mlogic: i don't even know you but you sound kinda tense/quit typin little man, your rhymes don't make any sense/so you fiend for money like a rash or an itch/think before you type, now you lookin like a bitch/you droppin lots of names but dude please refrain/you put nobody in their place, just sounded awfully lame/now try to comeback at me with a verse just the same/learn your place faggot, i'm the sun you're a flame
And hence, my response to him: Usin my rhymes in your response aint cool/So cop a feel of my nuts on your tonsils, fool/You got simple minded lyrics rhymin off one word/But I pops off like your pimples when I cough some verbs/And spit ill grammaticals, the only way I'm tense/Is cuz I put past particles and present perfects in suspense/[Now that's past tense for the abnormally dense/That wouldn't get a hidden meaning, thinkin its nonsense]/Now read back what I wrote a couple of times/And plan your feedback with your Barney Rubble rhymes/This verse ain't the same, I don't rehearse my game/But we bouts to witness a reversal of fame/I don't curse you in vain, but my outbursts are insane/The way I bring death like a hearse to your worth and your name/And surgical pain, like a blur to your brain/And I jerk your chain in a circle til you turn purple in pain/And you get dropped from a train and get mopped like a Herculean stain/I'm straight servin you maing, you dead and you done/But you got your last line right, you are my son
mlogic's response, after 18 minutes: 10 minutes later and thats the best you come up wit/remove the hand out of your ass, you sound like a puppet
And then my response: That entire response and rhyme was done with straight spontaneity/In ten minutes I wrote the nineteen lines, but you still hatin me/But you should talk, you fuckin hypocrite/Took you a whole 18 minutes to flip yo shit/And drop two lines about puppets, you childlike like a muppet/ I take your two lines, killed it like a deer and straight stuffed it/Forget battling retards, its apparent your logic aint deep/Cuz if it takes another 20 minutes from you I'd be fallin asleep
And then from Rmals: Aint half stepping and never resistin/while I'm cleverly cutting up competition/my style of rhymin is the straight up best/look you in the eye than stare at your girl's chest/verbally superior and lyrically explosive/I'm religious like Jesus Mary and Joseph/It's the resurrection christ has risen/find some protection cause I'm makin incissions/On the other mc who wanna compete/get your ass to church to make this easter complete.
From me: Step up and resist arrest/you can't compete like Ron Artest/your rhyme style ain't straight but gay/facing off with one eyed serpents day after day/you speak like verbal kint you been lyrically exposed/goddamn it oh shit jesus you sound like some hoes/and at the chance to rape amateurs my dick has risen/are you lookin for cuttin foreskin with them incissions?/the only other mc is the m.a.c./i put yo ass in church in a pine box six by three
From Rmals again: What the fuck?/ I'm all drugged out and without a beat/and now this wannabe thug says I can't compete/Sitting down, I'll fire up my mind/drugs now kickin in, I'm on borrowed time/Mac Flurry you pussy, you live a dream and this aint your venue/I know you stole that name off a dairy queen menu/Runnin like you got game with your fake gansta bling/You got a soft serve name and penny candy ring/With this child thing I'm not surprised/Fuckin fag talkin bout how his dick has rised/No cycle of action/alone in your dorm/strokin hard to Michael Jackson internet porn.
Then me: One night in Roxbury, two nights of passion/Rmals and Ben givin each other some ass action/Fast actin, Rmals sweatin like Rmpits with ass crack packin/in fact when, Rmals writes back, he's so wack he jacks to all five Jacksons/i imagine you probably relaxin to fags with mad traction/rubbin on your rectum till your lower back spasms/that is back in the day when you had your last orgasm/in your roommates ass when you was ass packin/so go back to Massachusetts, ask the masters who do this/the MAC is the truth, you the drunk white nerd who chooses/to surf internet forums pick a fight and then loses SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2005-03-08T11:23:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOYou are a LUCKY man!SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOA real e-mail response of mine, after receiving an email from someone that contained only the statement: You are a LUCKY man!
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I'm trying to figure out how to interpret this "You are a LUCKY man!", because of the way I think, and what I would have meant by typing that response. This is my interpretation of the various forms of that statement:
You are a lucky man. (A quiet, subdued admission that one has attained something that others may not have attained or have not attained as easily. For example, when seeing someone with a beautiful wife, the proper remark would be "You are a lucky man." not "You are a LUCKY man!". The remark people want to hear the most, because it denotes a bit of envy from other people, which normally bring men tremendous joy.)
You are a lucky man! (A statement of realized appreciation, such as in the event that one person brings great luck to someone else. For example, a man brings his friend with him to around South Central LA to go shopping for suede Pumas and a rival gang sees them and shoots them up, but the bullets riddle the entire car but miss them both. Later that night they're walking to the club in Long Beach and a fight breaks out into the street, but the friend forgot to tie his Pumas and trips over his shoestrings and knocks both of them over and they fall to top of each other in an awkward embrace that anywhere else would have been uncomfortable, but here they are relieved that the violent street riot just barely misses them. "Wow, I'm bringing you out with me every night dude...you are a lucky man!" he says as he looks up at his friend, who is still lying on top of him.)
You are a LUCKY man! (Slightly misleading, depending on how you read it. Usually this is meant to imply that one got away with something after a very close call. For example, a middle-easterner guy bets with another middle-easterner guy that he can score with the short-but-curly-haired blonde with the Prada handbag with the shin-high boots/summer skirt outfit (think western look) even though her boyfriend is the buzzcut thug playing pool, and the guy actually scores with the chick, but her boyfriend finds out and then the guy realizes the boyfriend is a marine with a bunch of loyal "Hooah!" friends with Semper Fi tattoos and they all look for him to pound him to a pulp...and then the very next day the boyfriend and all his friends get called back to another tour of duty to Iraq. "Dude, you are a LUCKY man!")
You are a lucky MAN! (usually said after realizing that the lucky person you've been talking to wasn't a woman, but a man. For example, during the National Mens Gothic Barbecue Extravaganza a tourist walks up to a long haired beauty with lots of makeup that just won the barbecue due to the announced winner's disqualification after injecting his beef with flavored growth hormones, he says "You just won, geez you're a lucky woman." Then, upon finding out that the goth person is a man, he says, "Oops my bad, you are a lucky MAN!")
YOU ARE A LUCKY MAN!!! (Usually denotes some sort of spam.) SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-09-20T10:09:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOUS Loses Ambitions of a RyderSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOThe US Team got blown out by the Europeans in the 35th Ryder Cup. Everything was in the favor of the US Team, who fielded the stronger players, and also were playing at a US Open setup at Oakland Hills. Of course, all of that went out the window when Sutton decided to be a bonehead and made some horrible pairings to go against awesome pairings of the Europeans, such as Garcia/Donald, Clarke/Westwood, Harrington/Montgomerie, etc. I could go on in listing great pairings in the European side. I couldn't do the same for the US side, since US Captain Hal Sutton absolutely is to blame for the loss.
While I understand that the players still have to go out and play, when Sutton pairs up the team the way he does, he doesn't empower them to win. What makes zero sense to me is that Sutton is so biased towards his stars, and doesnt care about his supposed "scrubs", meaning Fred Funk, Kenny Perry, Stewart Cink, etc. What he did was forego chemistry, and also how they complement each other.
For example, yout have to put accurate players like Funk with Mickelson, so at least Lefty can play from the fairway, instead of having Tiger play from the OB fence or from the deep rough. And Chad Campbell/Furyk would be a perfect matchup, since Campbell is a lowball striker that would run past greens and hit bunkers, while Furyk is arguably the best bunker/short game player alive. Toms/Furyk made no sense to on the first day, since they're actually pretty similar types of players. Furyk is a Ryder Cup mastedon, not one of your scrubs, and a player like the reliable Toms needs to be paired up with spectacular but yet erratic players like Woods or Mickelson. My ideal pairings:
Woods/Riley
One of the biggest reasons why Woods sucks at team match play but always wins the Accenture Match Play is because he is arguably one of the best individual performers of all time...but he doesn't know how to play in a team. He doesn't trust his partners, and doesn't talk to them. He's only in love with himself. Riley is his buddy since they were yutes, so at least he would be having fun.
Mickelson/Toms
Toms is more reliable than Mickelson, but he isn't as creative as Lefty. Not only have they been successful together in the past, Toms is more accurate and a superior putter than Mickelson, in my opinion.
Love/Haas
Haas was a poor Captains choice...I would've chosen Jerry Kelly...and you would have that emotion that Sutton wish he got from his players. Love is solid, and Haas is solid, if a little short. This is a solid pairing.
Furyk/Campbell
Perfect combination of a guy who can work every shot in the book (Furyk), and a guy who is pure power (Campbell). You have a guy who is a birdie maker in Campbell, but when he's off, you have the best recovery player from off the green in Furyk.
DiMarco/Perry
This is probably one of the weaker teams, because Perry doesn't have anything other than a draw. DiMarco will light a fire up Perry's ass. Of all the players on the team, Perry and Haas are the two players that do not belong playing match play.
Cink/Funk
Your best putter and your most accurate driver would equate to a pretty consistent team...this is a birdie team, as long as Cink sinks those putts.
Of all these pairings, Hal Sutton only used Woods/Riley and Mickelson/Toms once each. Interestingly, they both won points for the US team. What didn't work was when he played the 50 year old Haas three straight sessions, and it was apparent that the old man was worn out on the third session.
Whatever the pairings in the future, there has to be a better way to approach the Ryder Cup. Maybe it's time that the US isn't so arrogant anymore and approach it as US vs. the world (a la the Presidents Cup)? Maybe it should be the Americas vs Europe, meaning we open up the field to north and south of the borders. That wouldn't change much, but at least you could pull in a Mike Weir to replace someone like Cink.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-09-15T20:04:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOAll-Time True BlazersSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOMy version of the All-Time True Hardcore Blazers:
C: Brian "Jah man, pass da dutchie 'pon da lef 'an side" Grant
PF: Rasheed "Ever Done that on Weed?" Wallace
SF: Ruben "Officer, I borrowed this car...that ain't mine" Patterson
SG: Isaiah "I got five on it" Rider
PG: Damon "One Pound on the Coffee Table" Stoudamire
Coach: Phil "It's for my spiritual awakening...so puff and pass back, partner" Jackson
Special Assistant: Ricky "I didn't quit so I could smoke, I smoked so I could quit" Williams
Blaze it up!
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-09-15T08:06:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOMike Wins the September OpenSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOExcerpted from SICFGA.com:
As it often happens, when daddy's out, the kids get reckless. On a beautiful day with wind on your backside, defending September Open champion Tony wasn't around to claim his usual territory, so it was time for the kids to run out to the park and take turns pissing on the fire hydrant as if to say, "Back off, this block is mine." In other words, it was prime time for the usual runner uppers to try to catch up to TW in the standings. Everyone who had a stake was licking their chops to put a foot in dat ass that was the Player of the Year race. That group included Eric, Calvin and Mike.
Eric has been ranked number 1 in the World Rankings since June, and he would benefit the most from TW's adventures in NY. After a modest bogey on the first, Eric farted a quadruple bogey 9 on the second hole, and it was an uphill climb after that. Forget trying to catch up to Tony, what about catching up to Duc? Duc, of all people, was outshooting Invitational Champion Eric, beating him by one stroke in the front nine. But that wasn't the end of it for Eric. He was pretty proud of himself for shooting birdie on the 10th, but then proceeded to hump himself in the leg all day long by shooting four 7s, an 8, and a ghastly 10 on the back nine. The 10 was especially horrendous, which included a dropped shot to OB, and later what felt like half a dozen balls that duck hooked into the water (taking turns with Chi). Eric ended up finding his second ball, which saved his hide until two shots later, when he hit a brilliant shot. Unfortunately for him, it was Chi's ball. Sir, that's two strokes down the bucket, and don't forget to put the ball with the big bold letters "CHI" back where you found it. And that sound you hear? That's the sound of someone else getting tour points.
Calvin was hot, opening up with three pars. He was four over after eight holes until he decided to hook his balls to the left, posting a triple on the 9th. While his front nine play was admirable, the only thing admirable on the back was his effort. His tee shots certainly weren't, as they continued to hook all day. He switched to his three wood. Hook. He played to the right. Hook. He hooked his way to a 9 on the 10th hole, which is the number 1 handicap hole. He did pull out a rally on the last few holes to get par, and pull into contention.
Mike absolutely blistered on the front nine. And by blister, not the kind that causes pain, except to your opponents. Six pars en route to a 40. On the back nine he shot 5 pars toward a 42. On his par 3s, he failed to par only one, on the downhill 16th. Mike finished as the leader of the field.
The other players had mixed results. Sean pretty much matched Mike on the front nine with a 42, but fatigue, dizziness or an overabundance of carbs must have set in as he shot a 48 on the back, which included two doubles and a triple. Bruce was actually hotter than Sean, shooting a 41 in the front. In fact, the threesome of Mike, Sean and Bruce ran a train on the fairway, each taking turns hitting the middle of the fairway hard and long and smacking its ass. But Bruce, for some reason, shot five consecutive double bogeys and had a big let down. Call it peaking too early. Or premature ejaculation. Whatever you call it, he stumbled with a 52 on the back nine, a full 11 shots more than he scored in the front. Chi's return reminded some of David Duval's return to the PGA. Chi's swing then reminded some of David Duval's swing after he returned. He shot the worst after nine, posting a 52. In fact, he played so poorly he stopped keeping score after the 14th, giving himself a frosty DQ treat. That left Duc, of all people, to search for redemption. He found the fairway more often than usual, after settling on a (for now) reliable swing. He shot a 47 in the front and was on pace to do a drive-by snatching of purse money, but he dropped a 10-bomb on the 11th (the same hole Eric hit Chi's ball on) after taking an OB and needing a couple shots to get out of the beach. But, on the 18th, with Mike being the leader off the field, Duc still had a small chance.
Duc drew on his tee shot down the middle on the 18th, but pushed his approach shot short and to the right. With the pin tucked up front and needing a bogey to win, Duc tried a mini-flop to the fringe, but since he has never actually practiced that shot, the shot was short. He chipped it by the hole, which left a 30-incher for bogey. As the rest of the field putted out, Duc was left in silence to putt...and miss. Duc seemed slumped and defeated, as if he crapped his deflated soul out his pants.
There was a mild roar (if not heard, at least internal in their minds) among the gallery, as Mike had notched another victory on his resume. Duc lost the tiebreaker to place second, Calvin took third, and Bruce rounded out the top four. The win put Mike within Tony by 40 points, and trailed Calvin by 10, and Eric by a measly 5 points, which equates to a Weight Watchers meal. He also set himself for a mighty showdown in the next two tourneys with Eric for Rookie of the Year. Click www.matrixar.com="http://www.sicfga.com/SICFGA/Tour/2004%20Scores/2004_sept_open.htm">here to see the scores.
Congratulations to Mike, the winner of the 2004 September Open!
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-08-27T11:12:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSame Sex Marriages, Bagging Chicks, and GerbilsSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOOne day on stroll, I saw a sign taped on the back of a car that said "Same Sex Marriage is a Perversion to God and Nature". So, as I so often do, I have a conversation with myself.
"Huh," I say.
"Huh what?" I ask.
"That's an interesting way to spread the word."
"What's wrong with that; the owner of this car wants to express him/herself. It's like a bumper sticker, but you never say anything about that."
"No, a bumper sticker is one thing, but typing it out on your computer, printing it out, and then using tape to stick it to the inside of your window is another. And what does this car hope to do, convince people as they're walking by? If I was going to have a same sex marriage, am I going to walk by, read this sign, and change my mind?"
"Good point. But it made you think about it enough to formulate this blog entry, didn't it?"
Touche.
First of all, I don't think anything is wrong with wearing your heart on your sleeve, or in this case, your car's back window. But you have to think about who you're preaching to, and whether this message will work. What does it help? People walking by with either agree with you entirely, or will disregard the message. Either way, they keep walking by.
Besides, same sex marriage is not a perversion of God and Nature. If God intended for Marriage, did God intend for divorce? Did God intend for cheating spouses? Then how come people don't post signs saying "Divorce is a Perversion of God"? And same sex marriage is not a perversion of nature, since marriage doesn't exist anywhere else in nature except for us insecure humans. Trees don't marry. Fish don't marry. Lions don't marry. Sure, a lion has his lioness, but you can hardly call that a marriage.
The king of the pride sometimes gets ousted when he is challenged, and if he loses, the pride has a new alpha male. Is that what nature intended? That only the stong gets to bag the chicks? And the chicks will go for whoever the biggest stud is? Jeez, I thought I left high school behind me.
The fact is, the point of marriage is that you make a promise that not only will I no longer bag any other chick than you, I will not even pursue any bagging. You will be the only chick I bag from now on. Or dude, or whatever. And conversely, it's a promise to say I don't care if the next lion is a bigger stud than you, I promise only you, however lame you may be compared to David Beckham, can bag me. That's what marriage is.
If anything, same sex marriage is a perversion of a the conventional concept of family. The conventional concept of family is to get married, have kids, put them through college, etc. And therefore, a same sex marriage does not allow the creating of natural kids (natural meaning without artificial insemination, adoption, etc.).
Now I could care less about same sex marriages. Reality is, I don't believe that God wants marriage a certain way, or wants you to win at slots, or wants Flordia to beat Ohio State. What I do know is that the more single people off the street, the better the world will be, because single people are assholes sometimes, face it. There's so much anxiety sometimes, and at other times lack of direction. Most single people are losers. Married people, in my experience, are more responsible and level headed. Married people are losers too, but at least you have at least one person that will accept your loserness.
So, go ahead and marry another of your own gender if you want, I don't care. Go ahead and marry your gerbil. If it makes you happy, then do it. Just beware of the marriage tax.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-08-21T23:57:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOMy 2004 Dream TeamSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOThe current "Dream Team" has been criticized for being all name, no substance. Not enough hustle players. No shooters. Conflicting styles. Duplicative styles. The real problem was that all the bigger names had already turned down the offer to play in the Olympics, so naturally the governing body of USA Basketball chose the biggest names left. In some cases, it was so obvious that they were desperate for names that they chose players of which they absolutely had no need (paging Carmelo Anthony).
It seems that with Team USA losing multiple times in the Olympics, everyone is coming out with a list of their dream team. Well, I've got mine. But, instead of thinking of names, I did what they should have done, which is think of the roles first, and then the names to fit the roles.
1 Pure Point: Andre Miller
1 Combo Point: Dwyane Wade
2 Pure Shooters: Michael Redd, Voshon Lenard
2 All-Around Defensive Players: Ron Artest, Tayshaun Prince
2 All-Around Offensive Players: LeBron James, Allen Iverson
2 Utility Players: Shane Battier, Brian Cardinal
1 Low Post Player: Tim Duncan
1 Rebounder: Amare Stoudemire
I've excluded any players that turned already turned offers down. I've also put less emphasis on low post players because they aren't necessary if you're always playing against a zone defense. Now if that's not a bomb ass leftover squad, I don't know what is.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-08-21T22:06:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOWhy the Olympics Suck (and What I'd Do to Make it Kick Ass)SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOOne of the prevailing problems with the Olympics is that it's flat out boring. Face it, aside from a few choice events, the rest of the venue is a crapfest. And it's not the athletes' fault; it's just the fault of the way the Olympics are set up.
The spirit of the Olympics is about determining the single human being who excels beyond everyone else in any given sport. In the entire world, in this sport, this individual stands on a podium with his head raised, and his hand clutching the gold, telling the entire world that on this day, he has surpassed all humankind with this achievement.
Note the key word "individual." I think the Olympics should focus more on the individual, not on teams. That's the first thing I would do to make the Olympics relevant. Eliminate all team sports and team competitions. Face it, no one cheers the American Men's swim team when Michael Phelps wins the gold; it wasn't the team on the cover of Time magazine. You really think the Postal Team won the Tour de France? Give me a break. Name one member of the Postal Team other than Lance Armstrong and you've proven me wrong.
Let's take swimming as the example. Michael Phelps was promised a million bucks if the dude could bring home seven golds. Well he was dominating all the individual sports, but in the freakin' relay his lame-o teammate let him down. Dude, you just cost me a cool mill. All because I depended on your sorry ass. Take a look at the USA basketball team. Is there any doubt that Tim Duncan stands out as a men among boys on that team? And fools like Carlos Boozer gets to come along for the ride? Please. Timmy's chance for gold might have gone out the window when they asked Marbury to play point.
So, do away with all team sports, but not necessarily the sport itself. For instance, let's take the top 128 one-on-one basketball players in the world and put them in brackets. You can have Olympic qualifying events where people play one-on-one basketball to 21 points, and based on their regional standings, they get placed in a certain spot on the bracket. And there's no USA vs. Russia vs. China. You put the top 128 players in that field, you could get Americans versus Americans. Everyone plays a game of 21, winners have to win by two to end a game. Half the field plays one day, the other half plays the next. You'll have your best one-one-one basketball player in the world in two weeks. And I'll be Iverson wins a medal. How awesome would that be?
Do away with dumbass events like Synchronized Swimming. How about pitting them all against one another? One goes first, then the other. Because it's do or die, they'd better surprise the judges with some kickass tricks. Otherwise you're the one that sucks and get bounced. Then on to the next bracket. Ooh, just think of the possibilities with the Equestrian competitions. And how about weightlifting...it's not about how much you can lift, but how much you can lift against that pansy on that day.
See, currently the way it's set up is if you have the highest score, you win the gold. I think the highest score should only get you to the next round. Kind of like the NBA's three-point shootout, if you think about it. A guy could get 24 out of 25 points in the first round, but his score of 13 might be good enough in the third round to win it all. The object is to test skill and endurance. Therefore, the 13 year old kid from Lithuania could stumble through all her rounds in the high bar even as long as her competitions keep falling on their face.
Well that's all I would do to change the Olympics...that and see through women's swimsuits. THAT would kick ass.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-08-11T10:06:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOCrimes vs. Uncivil ActsSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOKobe Bryant's accuser formally filed a civil suit against him, after her lawyers realized that with the judge's declaration that her sexual past may be admissable in court. Colorado law previously prohibited using a woman's sexual history as evidence in sexual assault cases. By allowing the defense to use her past against her, the prosecution realizes that they may not have a strong enough case, thereby resulting in a civil suit.
This is why this country is so dumb. I don't profess to know much about the legal system, but I do know that it allows you to be guilty of a crime in a civil case but to be not guilty in a criminal case. Let's look back at the O.J. Simpson trials. He was found not guilty OF MURDER in a criminal trial. He was later found guilty OF MURDER in the civil trial. So I don't get it, is the guy a murderer or not?
"When you talk about it in the context of a criminal case, he is not," I hear your dumbasses saying. "But in the context of a civil case, he is. It's a complicated legal process."
So when he is introduced by the Public Address announcers at his next golf charity event, what do they say? "Ladies and gentlemen, now teeing off at the 11:15 tee time, from Brentwood, California, the unguilty killer, the uncivil civilian, you know him from his Heisman trophy, I loved him in Airplane, your very own...O.J. Simpson!"
Is this the same deal as in Boxing? In boxing there are like forty boxing federations, and you could be the "undisputed" world heavyweight champion of one boxing federation, and another stiff could be the "undisputed" world heavyweight champion. I say let the two duke it out, and then the winner gets to be the real world champion. The same for Simpson. Let the defense of the criminal trial go against the prosecution for the civil trial, and the winner determines whether Simpson is a killer or not. None of this "He's a killer in certain social circles" crap.
As for the hated Kobe, it looks like he might very well fall into the same pattern as O.J. He'll likely be acquited in the criminal trial, and then proven to be a rapist in the civil trial. Then he'll pay a fine, and go play for the Lakers. And you know what? His fans will still lurve him.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-08-11T09:51:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOOne for Le Musée de Choses MuettesSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHere's another dumb act that should be on display at Le Musée de Choses Muettes (the Museum of Dumb Things):
People who attach flyers and announcements to emails instead of announcing the damn thing in the email itself. I've received emails with a simple Word attachment announcing a company picnic. Why don't you just say it in the email, you moron? That way I won't have to delete your frickin' email without even reading it. I don't want to scour through your attachments to find a relevant message. It wastes my time and it makes you look dumb. And no, your use of clipart and Wordart does not make you creative. I've seen better design from airheaded pimply-faced teenage girl websites (not that I ever peruse airheaded pimply-faced teenage girl websites). It makes you look like an old female administrative assistant with too much time on her hands, whether you are one or not. You used to be a tart. Now that you've done it again, you are simply a retart.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-08-09T23:37:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOMy Take on Peja vs. C-WebbSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOAs excerpted from Sackings.com:
Belgrade -- People are missing the big picture with this supposed Webber and Stojakovic feud...people are making it out like Webber and Stojakavic' comments are related, as if one resulted in the other. Actually I believe they both are symptoms of the same cause, and they are a result of the constant losing in the playoffs the last few years.
We can debate whether Webber's comments in the Bee were appropriate or not, but I think his intent was good, because his message was basically that he wanted his team to be better, because he hated losing and wanted to win a championship. His intentions was to make his team better.
Peja's demand to be traded reflects on his committment to winning, because it is now obvious that he doesn't really care about team nor about winning, especially when he talks about Chicago as a place he'd like to go. In other words, he'd like to go play for a team where he may never go to the playoffs again for the rest of his career as long as he is happy. And a championship wouldn't make him happy, so a cellar dwellar fits him fine.
Meanwhile Chris is sticking it out with his team because he is frustrated with the losing. So, he calls out his team for more toughness. Regardless of whether Chris is qualified to make such a demand, it is interesting that as soon as a mental demand is made upon the team, Peja makes his demand to be traded public.
The real root of the problem is with Vlade Divac, the well-regarded undisputed leader of the team for the last six years. However, for the last six years, the leader of the locker room: never lifted weights, spent entire offseasons vacationing, chain smoked, flopped instead of playing honest defense, and never stayed late for practice despite his gradual deterioration of skills and free throw shooting. But, as we are all often reminded, he was a swell locker room guy, which I suppose means he jokes around a lot, and he squashed arguments as soon as they started. Throughout those six years, something was also very evident: it wasn't working.
Not only could Chris and Vlade be unable to co-exist in the high-post offense, Vlade tempered the team's agression. This would be fine if the team was winning championships, but they weren't and I think Vlade is to blame. Now that Vlade is gone, I agree with Chris that the team needs a new outlook and a new anger in order to commit themselves to winning. What it doesn't need is a player (Peja) who's clinging on to those old days of joking around, where the chase for a championship isn't as great as it is for others. What this team needs less of is a "don't worry, be happy" attitude and more of a "I've got at least a few more intentional fouls in my bag" kind of mindset.
Ideally, I would like to have a Peja who knows how to protect the ball around the basket. A great shooter, yes, especially considering he can fade back, to the left, to the right, etc. Yet, he has failed to understand the simple concept of not exposing the ball to the defense when going for a layup. Not all is his fault; I do wish some of the other players would learn how to set and then complete a pick. Too often they set a half-hearted pick and then flash toward the basket before the pick is even completed, thereby rendering the pick useless to begin with. I will give Vlade one thing: he is the only person I have ever seen to consistently set picks and hold the ball at the same time. That's quite a talent, to be a one-man pick and roll.
As for Vlade's chain smoking (as termed and reported by the never-negative Ailene Voison several years ago), I do understand he gave up that habit a year or two ago. Then again, I've also read that it was due to his children that made him quit, not his performance on the floor. Also, I never said that Vlade was ever late to practice, only that he never stayed late after practice, especially when he was losing those last few valuable inches off his leap. Remember Pete Chilcutt working hard over a summer to add two inches to his jumper? Aye, that was a long time ago, but some may find inspiration in a story such as Mike Bibby, who shoots an extra 1000 jumpshots after practice when he has an exceptionally poor game. I remember hearing stories about Chris Mullin who came so early to practice that the facilities manager had to give Mullin a set of keys to the gym. And of course those stories about Magic Johnson shooting jumpers at the park with mittens on because it was snowing.
Vlade is a great guy, I'm sure, and a humanitarian at that. But if there's one thing that Vlade isn't, it's a guy who goes out determined to make himself better. As much as we all love Peja, has he really improved much over the last few years, or has he become Vlade-esque in his off-season habits? You could argue that he is a better defender (albeit still a poor one), but I think it's due to learning how to play NBA defense rather than working diligently to make himself one (e.g. Dahntay Jones of Duke). I always believed that the second best thing to happen to Chris Webber was to play with Vlade, a model of consistency, a pundit of correct spacing, and a gentleman of a citizen. I also believe that the absolute best thing to happen to Chris Webber is for Vlade to leave. You talk about Peja needing to grow up? Vlade has to leave for Chris to grow up as well.
Last year Bill Walton made a remark that aside from Corliss Williamson (who's really a small power forward), Ron Artest is probably the strongest small forward in the league, thereby making post-ups against him extremely difficult. He struggled against the Pistons though, shooting under 30% from the field and under 20% from beyond the arc, but given the Wallace boys brings everyone's interior shooting percentage down, the Pistons' perimeter defenders are allowed to stay home with the 3 point shooters.
By the way, could you imagine Tayshaun Prince checking Stojakovic? Prince flustered Bryant into forcing quick shots. I think Trenton Hassell needs to thank Peja for his big contract this year. As you might remember, Shandon Anderson's stock went up after Utah's series against Sacramento, and the Knicks later picked up Anderson with a crazy contract (as the Knicks tend to do). Hassell's lucky that Minny matched Portland's contract. Hassell would be exposed in the athletic Blazers line up.
Back to Artest: I think that Webber's problem last year (aside from the knee) wasn't that he hogged the ball; he's a constant threat for a triple double with high assists every night. The problem really was with his defense. He sagged at least two feet further than he normally does, giving opposing players lots of room to look at the basket. If you have a better help defender in Artest, Webber can face up more and the Artest/Miller combo can clean up more defensive mistakes. The Stojakovic/Divac help defense really exposed Webber out there.
~~ Duc
Responses:
truebluefan: Very eloquently spoken, especially about Peja wanting to go to Chicago. I had some of the same thoughts; Peja is not a ball hog by any stretch of the imagination, and wouldn't be seeking fame and/or fortune by having all the touches. The easy, "kick back" road was what I was thinking he was looking for. But not caring about winning? I didn't consider that aspect. Vlade the source of mediocrity? You could be right. Very well said. Stick around!
grobar22: Nicely worded, Duc! Although I agree with many points, several things are slanted (in my view).Vlade was a "soft" center before he came to SacTown and everyone knew that. But everyone also knew of his incredible passing, positioning and advocacy for an all-around team play. I'd always go for that mantra over CWebb's "gimme my 30 shots per game".I don't think things are as simple as "Vlade left, Peja wants out too". Peja needs to get out of Vlade's shadow, that's for sure. But he could do that in Sacramento, he doesn't need to go to Chicago for that. Sacramento functioned great before Chris returned and that should not be forgotten. Peja is a SHOOTER, he's no Larry Bird, he needs others to work for him. If that's too much, then he should leave. He's just that way...I watched him in the Euro2003 championship in Sweden and he was no leader. He sure can take responsibility at times, but he is (overall) no team leader.BTW, Vlade is not a chain smoker. I don't think that his smoking of 4-5 cigarettes a day does much to his game. He also wasn't late for practices... I just think those comments were there to belittle him to a degree.Overall, I don't know what to think about Peja's departure. I think he should stay...
phillyfan: Good analysis, Duc. I agree with truebluefan, stick around. It would be a shame to see Peja go, but he does not make the Kings. As BJax put it, whoever doesn't want to be here shouldn't be here, and that goes for Peja and Vlade as well as anyone else. I saw lots of posts in this forum about Peja having no heart, and that's partially very true. In that regard he certainly is nowhere near other people he's constantly compared with, be it Larry Bird or the late Petro or his own captain on the Serbian team, Bodiroga. However, I remember an interview with Shaq (who branded them Queens out of spite but there was a lot of truth to that), who said he always respected Peja 100% because he always came to play and do what he could for the team as opposed to engage in trashtalk like Vlade and CWebb (he named those names). But that was some time ago. Lately, Peja needed to be more assertive on and off the court. On the court in the postseason, he shouldn't have waited for Adelman to stroke his head and say "Peja, you remain my No. 1 option even with CWebb back". Off the court, this running for the exit thing at the first sign of trouble isn't really a solution, but I guess this is who Peja is. Meaning--there's no point in agonizing over this. The Kings should cut their losses and bring in Ron Artest. He's a terrific 3, not as bad a headcase as he was the season before, and Brad Miller will certainly help his transition. The starting five of Bibby, Christie, Artest, Webber, and the terrific Brad Miller is still top two or three in the NBA. Backed up by Jackson, Songaila, the rookies, and, oh well, Ostertag, it's not half-bad, really. Look who we have here in Philly starting for the Sixers: Iverson at point (I suppose he'll be figuring out how to pass to himself), Willie Green is the 2 guard, Williamson/Big Lazy Dog at the 3 spot, Thomas, and Dalembert. Consider that for a moment and you understand why the only thing anyone in Philly can bear to think about is the Eagles camp. So just chill and go Kings!
cwebbfan1: MAN... REALLY GOOD POST. I LIKE WEBBERS GAME ,AND I STILL HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT DEFENSES EXPOSING HIS LACK OF MOBILITY. You are making some very good observations. It is good to read a post that is not just emotionally based.
foxfightslikeagirl: I'm gonna have to go along with all these others and complement Duc again. It's nice to see rational non-partisan thought. It's rediculous that people hate Webber or hate Peja. They are both great players on the kings (for now). Support your team, and if you must criticize do it rationally. Bravo Duc.
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Standing At 6'9 Rodney is Fearless! Not Only Does His Height Give Him Advantage, He has A slightly good Ball-Handeling Skills, And A Moderate Mid-Range Jumper. Rodney is Also Enlisted To Be One Of The Top 25 Best Centers In The Country, In His Class.
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It’s time for another library trip! USC’s Leavey Library has become a second home to me, as I scour the premises constantly for a PC so I can update my dominant fantasy baseball teams, read the newest Hardball Times articles, and get my daily fix (no, I’m off the coke, but I’m on the ESPN).
One thing I’ve noticed over the past week or so is how much I’ve actually missed writing. Don’t get me wrong, all my “sick days” feel great, but because I’ve really gotten into the flow of writing over the past two months this dry spell feels really strange. It’s almost as if there’s something missing from my day, so here’s hoping Dell gets off their ass and sends me my new computer sometimes this decade.
One good thing about not having regular access to a computer – going through Bill Simmons archives in 3-hour stretches. I feel like I just hooked up with a couple supermodels, and now they’re making me sandwiches. Whoop, time for class!
The Olympics, as a whole, have been better than I could have ever dreamed. With controversies (Paul Hamm, Aaron Piersol), disappointments (the entire world of American basketball) and, of course, Michael Phelps.
Personally, I have made it back to Los Angeles, but I’m still living off other people’s computers because Dell is the worst corporation of all time and messed up my order. If you’re one of the handful of people still visiting even though there’s nothing new coming up, tell all your friends to visit the archives!
It shall all return soon, don’t fret!
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Because my computer is on the super-fritz, and I can only get it to work for like 5 minutes at a time (if at all), I’ve just taken some notes from the opening ceremony of the Olympics, where not even the most ridiculous pageantry can turn me away.
-All these Greek names are ruining my experience.
-Bob Costas’ voice makes me smile inside.
-GameCasting the Red Sox game while watching… nothing like a Jose Contreras vs. Sox matchup to distract from a near-nude Greek man taking up my television screen.
-“Archimides was an exciting guy!’ – Bob Costas… right.
-Oedipus – nothing like a story of incest to get the competitive blood flowing.
-Tiger, Michael, Madonna, PYRROS! Pyrros Dimas, Greek Weightlifting God.
-Costas with a great point, for lots of these people from smaller countries, this is pretty much the highlight of their life. The unbreakable smiles on their faces can show you that. They almost cannot believe they are here.
-Why mention Terrorism NOW!? Is it really necessary?
-Bosnian flagbearer’s sport is … SHOOTING. Allen Iverson went for the basketball placard instead.
-One Athlete for British Virgin Islands – Dion Crabbe… who will proceed to have sex with every woman in his country upon his return.
-PAPPAS! My adopt-an-Olympian for the next two weeks.
-Would’ve liked a Misty May – Kerri Walsh profile in the opening ceremony when USA marched.
God, I Love the Olympics. I'll be back on the job writing my heart out when I get back to Los Angeles (I fly Monday morning) and have a BRAND NEW computer to abuse. Let us say a fond farewell to the worst laptop ever, the HP Omnibook.
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In the stalled negotiations between Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers, one of the holdups seems to be the guaranteed money. Apparently, one of the incentives is a five million dollar bonus if Rivers wins four straight Super Bowls in his first four years and makes four Pro Bowls.
I pray to every God of every religion that this isn't true, because if I can get an official confirmation from a reliable news source that this was one of the clauses in the contract, I may truly die of laughter.
Till tomorrow! SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-08-10T11:46:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOI Love The Smell Of Cheat Sheets In The MorningSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO
“Baby we were born to run…” – Bruce Springsteen
Thank you, Mr. Springsteen, for speaking words that were never truer, especially when it comes to my www.matrixar.com="http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/6677">newly drafted Fantasy Football team (see: The Trendsetters).
There’s a continued debate about the coexistence of fantasy sports (particularly football) with a fan’s normal viewing. Can you root for your team and still secretly cheer for certain players on the opposing side because they’re on your fantasy teams? Can a Patriots fan sleep at night if he’s secretly hoping that Tony Gonzalez get another touchdown, but only one so the Chiefs don’t get a lead?
I don’t see why not. To me, there’s the objective fan and the subjective fan inside of everybody. The objective fan can be realistic before the games, figure out what players are likely to do well, and then leave it alone every Sunday. Then, the subjective fan can appear and become the annoying loser that brags about how great his team is and how they can do no wrong. You’ve just got to create a balance between the two.
That being said, check out my stacked team that I drafted Monday afternoon. Granted, I lucked out by getting the first pick in the draft, but that just means you have to deal with the ridiculous stretches of time between your picks as tons of good players get snatched up.
With the first pick… I chose Priest Holmes. There’s not really too much of a debate with that one. You could take LaDainian Tomlinson if you’re a worry wart and don’t think Holmes will hold up another season, but if he throws down another 25 touchdowns or so you’ll have a massive migraine for a few months. If his hip dissolves and he misses a chunk of games, you deal with it – you just can’t pass up the potential for dominance that Holmes provides.
After a nice long wait, I realized that a couple solid running backs were falling way too far, in the form of Domanick Davis and Kevan Barlow. Both should have been taken in the early 2nd round, but people were too busy fawning over Michael Vick and Terrell Owens to understand the necessity of a two-headed RB attack. I grabbed Davis, and took Hines Ward as my first receiver with Chad Johnson on the board. Ward and Davis share the same bye week, but so do Johnson and Holmes. It’s tough to let the bye weeks dictate your draft, but not having my best WR, RB, and we’ll soon find out, QB in the lineup for a week is pretty much conceding a loss, and that’s no good.
In the end, my team ended up pretty good. It’s not quite my Dream Team roster from yesterday, but it’s pretty damn close.
QB – Trent Green
QB – Jake Plummer
RB – Priest Holmes
RB – Domanick “Domination” Davis
RB – T.J. Duckett
WR – Hines Ward
WR – Andre Johnson
WR – Darrell Jackson
WR – Isaac Bruce
WR – Peter Warrick
TE – Boo Williams
TE – Antonio Gates
K – Josh Brown
DEF – Seattle
DEF – Buffalo
It’s a good team, no doubt, but it’s nowhere near the caliber of my ridiculously stacked www.matrixar.com="http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/40101">fantasy baseball team (see: The Trendsetters, again). The space between me and the other teams is similar to taking every team but the Yankees out of the AL East and throwing in the Royals, Expos, and Rockies. I’m in another STRATOSPHERE, baby! I think it’s time to change the name of this site from Alex’s Sports Blog to The Place Where The Fantasy Guru Rambles On. It’s catchier, isn’t it?
With the Olympics right around the corner, and the U.S. Basketball Team stinkin’ up the joint, there’s been a lot of uproar about just how the team will fare when the games get serious, and the medals are at stake. It’s obvious that the team assembled isn’t exactly ideal for international play (i.e. TEAM BASKETBALL), although they aren’t completely to blame for their shortcomings. The national teams from countries like Italy or Argentina have been playing together for years and have developed ridiculous amounts of chemistry and understanding of each other’s abilities.
The U.S. team, on the other hand, practices for a month and then flies on over to the Olympics to get their butts handed to them on a nice silver dish. Granted, it hasn’t happened yet, but isn’t it inevitable at this point? The U.S. winning the gold medal now would be akin to me stepping in for Michael Phelps and taking home a couple medals in freestyle.
Larry Brown’s roster consist of the following “stars”: Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Dwayne Wade, Shawn Marion, Richard Jefferson, Lamar Odom, Amare Stoudamire, Stephon Marbury, and Emeka Okafor.
You’ve got your centerpiece, the Big Fundamental. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the NBA, international, street ball, or a pickup game of lacrosse – his game translates anywhere. He is so skilled in every aspect of the game, he can go from inside to outside and back with such ease that it creates matchup problems for anybody else on this earth. LeBron deserves to be on the team because not only does he have the all-around skill (aside from the more-than-occasional traveling call in international play), but he’s also the future of the NBA. If you take LeBron, you almost have to take Carmelo too, if only to silence all the ‘Melo fanboys out there who will whine about how much better he is and how he deserved Rookie Of The Year and how much they love to have sex with animals. Wait, did I say that out loud?
So you’ve got a trio to start with. Everyone else, however, is in the hot seat. Me first point guards like Stephon Marbury and Allen Iverson have no place on this team, and neither do swingmen without a consistent jump shot (that means you Mr. Marion, you too Mr. Jefferson). Emeka Okafor is headed back to Charlotte because if there’s going to be somebody at the end of this bench getting no playing time, you need a much funnier option. Lamar Odom shoots from outside too much for a power forward, and Carlos Boozer doesn’t do it enough. Amare Stoudamire can stay because he fulfills my ridiculous athleticism in the frontcourt quota, and Dwayne Wade provides a change of pace at the guard spots, so he can hang out too.
So we’ve got five spots filled in MY Dream Team, with seven more to go. As of now:
C – Tim Duncan
PF – Amare Stoudamire
SF – Carmelo Anthony
SG – LeBron James
PG – Dwayne Wade
Hmm, needs more experience, shooting, and token white players for racial harmony. Cue Brad Miller.
Aside from a couple goofs in Sacramento’s playoff series against Minnesota, Brad Miller may have been the Kings’ most consistent player. He may very well be one of the most underrated centers in the league, and he obviously isn’t afraid to mix it up with anybody. I point my attention to that same playoff series, where he shoved a hand right in Kevin Garnett’s face on the baseline to shield his vision and/or annoy the hell out of him. I also point my attention to the near brawl he had with one Shaquille O’Neal as a member of the Chicago Bulls. If Big Brad isn’t afraid to mess with KG and Shaq, something tells me (Insert Argentinean Center Here) is going to have his hands full too.
Moving down to the power forward spot, I am FORCING Jermaine O’Neal to join the Olympic team. I was holding back on adding on players who turned down invitations, such as adding Brad Miller instead of a more logical Ben Wallace, but a legitimate power forward that can play defense is something that I cannot afford to live without. Surely George W. Bush can do some good in the world and enforce some kind of legislation for this so that my Dream Team doesn’t suffer.
Small Forward? Wally Szczerbiak. Please, you must understand that I play favorites, and the Great Wally cannot go without representation! PLEASE UNDERSTAND! Alright, fine, I’ll bring back Richard Jefferson. Jerk.
At shooting guard, there is no doubt in my mind that Michael Redd (or Mike Miller, or James Posey, or Bobby Jackson, or Rashard Lewis, or Brent Barry, or JON BARRY for all I care) is the perfect choice. You need a guard that can shoot, and do it well, and do it often. In baseball terms, Michael Redd can flat out rake, and he can do it all day long.
We’re infusing some White Chocolate into the point guard spot, and I’d like to explain why. Jason Williams’ reputation as a super flashy and reckless point guard is a little unfounded. He was the starting point guard for a 50-win team, and with the guidance of Hubie Brown turning him around, imagine what a summer with Larry Brown can do. He is fifth in the NBA in Assists per 48 Minutes (behind Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, teammate Earl Watson, and Damon Jones). He’s also fourth in AST/TO ratio, behind Antonio Daniels, Damon Jones (!), and Reggie Miller. Now, ignoring the fact that Damon Jones will never come anywhere near an Olympic team, I think J-Will is a fine choice.
On the bench, we can have a guard that can come in to play the point or either of the wing spots in… Brent Barry! Just like Michael Redd, the kid can shoot, but he can do it from a number of positions. Now, we only have one last spot to fill, and I feel like there’s only one true option…
Kwame Brown… because we want to tell the world that we don’t need no stinkin’ education to whoop you in ball! That’ll show them.
Here’s MY Dream Team.
Starting Lineup
C – Tim Duncan
PF – Jermaine O’Neal
SF – Richard Jefferson
SG – LeBron James
PG – Jason Williams
Bench
C – Brad Miller
PF – Amare Stoudamire
C/F – Kwame Brown
SF – Carmelo Anthony
SG – Michael Redd
PG – Dwayne Wade
G – Brent Barry
Think this team wouldn’t win gold? THEN YOU SPEAK LIES!
Whatever Dave Wannstedt did in a past life, it must’ve been pretty damn bad.
The Dolphins, having already lost running back/headcase Ricky Williams to a smoky retirement, were informed on Friday that newly acquired wide receiver David Boston is out for the year with tendon damage in his knee.
OK, stop laughing. Alright, I’ll wait…
You can tell it’s a slow day in sports when I’m
A. Talking about football during baseball season
B. Talking about the Miami Dolphins
C. Typing for just 10 minutes.
Instead of delving in the world of sports today, I enjoyed some humor, and had a fun day of reading www.matrixar.com="http://jimnorton.blogspot.com/">Jim Norton's Blog. Norton is one of the funniest comedians I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing, so check out his blog if you like to chortle at the pathetic life of a prostitute-obsessed slug (not for the kiddies!)
The powers that be in the Western Conference of the NBA have all been reloading and reassembling, pushing to assume complete control of the league (assuming the Detroit Pistons and a Miami team led by an enraged 350 pound man don’t have anything to say about this).
The San Antonio Spurs resigned Manu Ginboili and Bruce Bowen and brought in a much needed perimeter shooter that can play either guard spot in Brent Barry, perhaps the biggest steal in free agency. The Houston Rockets acquired Tracy McGrady, giving them a duo that can compete with anyone else in the NBA.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have brought back essentially their entire team, and may swing a trade to bring Shareef Abdur-Rahim into town, which would make their team absolutely frightening (at least on paper). The Denver Nuggets got Kenyon Martin, the Utah Jazz got Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur, the New Orleans Hornets are migrating to the conference, and the Memphis Grizzlies are a year older.
The one perennial powerhouse that doesn’t seem to be doing much is the Sacramento Kings. So far this offseason, they’ve lost Vlade Divac, Rodney Buford, Anthony Peeler, Tony Massenburg, and Gerald Wallace. Their additions? A re-signed Darius Songaila and Salt Lake City legend Greg Ostertag. It’s not quite landing Kobe, now is it?
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Now, to be fair, the Kings are banking on a full and healthy season from both Chris Webber and Bobby Jackson to vault them further into contention. Getting Jackson back is a great help, but it’s tough to get too reliant on Webber’s aching knees/back/ego.
They’re a team built on chemistry, a team that has been playing together for years and relies on great ball movement and shooting to succeed, and now, it looks like the man most people called the Kings’ MVP last year is on his way out.
Peja Stojakovic has asked to be traded from the Kings, most likely due to countryman Vlade Divac being kicked out of town and teammate Chris Webber questioning his toughness in tough situations. I’d be insulted too if a teammate called me out, but aside from the fact that Webber is practically a cripple on the court and will never contribute a valuable season for the rest of his career, was he that far off in his accusation?
Last year, for example, he had a career year. Playing 40 minutes per game, Peja averaged 24.2 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 2.1 APG, and 1.3 SPG. He shot 48% from the field, 43% from 3-point range (6th in the NBA), and 92.7% from the line (2nd in the NBA). At least until halfway through the season, he was considered to be an MVP candidate… and then the playoffs came.
Check out Peja’s stats from both playoff series last season, against the Mavericks and the T’Wolves:
Yuck. That’s what I call a collapse. His role on the Kings is to be a scorer, someone who can be relied upon to hit the open shots, and when the playoffs roll around he falls apart. He’s a great player to get you to the playoffs, throwing down trifecta after trifecta on teams like the Hawks and the Warriors, but you need more reliable options when the games really count.
If I’m Geoff Petrie, I would try to shop Peja, and see what kind of value I could get for him. The Bill Simmons-suggested Peja for Artest swap might’ve made some sense before the Stephen Jackson trade, but maybe it would still interest both sides. Nonetheless, you don’t want a disgruntled superstar on your team – just look at Nomar.
But aside from all the angry millionaires in the world of sports, there’s also some hilarity. I stumbled upon an article about the world of www.matrixar.com="http://espn.go.com/mlb/columns/stark_jayson/1201283.html">Everquest and baseball, and the revenge factor involved. Let’s just say that Doug Glanville is now my favorite baseball player of all time.
What gets the juices flowing better than a controversial sports article? NOTHING, that’s what!
Eric Neel, a fantastic writer for ESPN’s Page 2, rummaged together an interesting piece about his feelings on Cal Ripken’s consecutive games played streak (which you can read www.matrixar.com="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=neel/040803">HERE). Essentially, he finds the streak to be vastly overrated to the point of being not that impressive.
One point that Neel makes is that playing a ton of games in a row isn’t all that impressive when your skills are dwindling and you’re taking away from your team. Rather than use boring statistics to make my point as to why this isn’t true, I’m going to use the Kevin Bacon theory.
That’s right, I am introducing the Kevin Bacon theory to the world of baseball analysis – Bill James beware! In essence, a combination of similar stat lines and interesting trades can make one player seem so much better… in a purely scientific way, of course. Much like every person in Hollywood is within Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon, every baseball is a few degrees from being underappreciated.
Now, was Cal Ripken really taking up space to keep his streak alive and hurting the Orioles, or was he someone… completely different?
Cal Ripken (.270/.330/.730) -> Doug Mientkiewicz (.253/.344/.714)
Nomar Garciaparra = Cal Ripken = Magglio Ordonez + Alex Rodriguez – Manny Ramirez.
.836 OPS + .903 OPS – 1.035 OPS = .704 OPS
Cal Ripken = .704 OPS = … even less than his OPS during the last couple years of his streak. Alright, I stand corrected. This Kevin Bacon theory SUCKS!
Well, either way, Ripken’s streak pales in comparison to some of the more impressive baseball streaks, most notably the incredibly unheralded Scoreless Innings streak belonging to Orel Hershiser. I wrote about it www.matrixar.com="http://alexsports.blogspot.com/2004/07/going-streaking.html">HERE, so you can check out what I had to say about that.
Lastly, the Dallas Mavericks are starting to redeem themselves a little bit after the Jerry Stackhouse fiasco, dealing another one of their ridiculously bad players (Antoine Walker) and a bad contract (Tony Delk) to the Hawks for Jason Terry, Alan Henderson, and a future 1st-round draft pick.
It’s a wonderful trade, because it means the Mavs don’t have to rush Devin Harris into becoming the primary point guard on a playoff team, and we get some nice toughness to backup Dirk Nowitzki at the power forward spot (sorry Mr. Laettner). In the playoffs last year, Walker was barely even playing anymore, having fallen further out of the team’s graces than Nomar Garciaparra and the Red Sox.
In my eyes, it’s nothing for something, and a nice little chip for the future. This may go down as one of the best deals of the season, if only for the fact that we now have one ridiculous black hole of ball sharing on the team now.
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I think that it is universally agreed upon that Shaquille O’Neal is the most dominant player in the NBA. Even when not in great shape and not at his peak performance, he is as unguardable as it gets in the NBA.
He had a 58.4% field goal percentage last year, although he averaged less points last year than he has in a long time (less touches will do that). Nonetheless, he was 2nd on his team in Field Goals Attempted per 48 Minutes. Kobe Bryant shot 23.1 times per 48 minutes last year, and Shaquille O’Neal shot just 18.5 times.
… But Kobe Bryant is not the best signing ever.
That distinction belongs to none other than Slava Medvedneko (cue annoying Stephen A. Smith soundbite here). There weren’t many touches to go around with the Lakers big two clogging up the ball most of the time, but Medvedenko managed to be third on the team in attempts per 48 minutes, with 17.9.
You may remember various basketball commentators during the playoffs chortling wildly when Slava would check into a game because he would heave up any open shot that came to him without a second thought. Unlike most of the things that come out the commentators’ mouths (I’m looking at you Doc Rivers), this wasn’t absolutely ridiculous.
How Slava Medvedenko can take just as many shots as Shaquille O’Neal while having a 44.1% FG% is not an understandable concept in my feeble mind. The only logical explanation I have for Slava’s happy trigger is that he is the most overlooked basketball player of all time. Thus I declare his resigning with the Los Angeles Lakers none other than…
The Best Signing Ever!
(You can tell it’s a slow day in sports where this is the most exciting news, at least in my eyes. Maybe I’m just as pathetic as I believe).
Just a random observation of mine to cap off this crazy weekend, something that could very easily be a microcosm of the rest of the MLB season.
You may have read my thoughts on the Nomar Garciaparra trade, and thus you may know that I am vastly opposed to it. Today, Nomar went 1-4 with a key RBI in the Cubs seventh inning rally that led them to victory.
Orlando Cabrera hit a home run in his first at bat with the Red Sox, winning my love for a couple hours, before promptly committing the error that put the Twins up for good in the eighth inning (so much for improving our defense, huh Theo?).
It’s hard to fault Cabrera too much, he did have his home run and Timlin and Embree aren’t supposed to suck so bad, and I’m really being unfair in being so judgmental so quick… but it’s just hard to look at Nomar winning and us losing, even if it just one game after the trade.
In brighter news, the showdown between Johan Santana and Pedro Martinez was everything it was cracked up to be. Check out these lines…
Johan: 8 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 12 K, 2 HR
Pedro: 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, 0 HR
Ridiculous. Pedro left the game with the lead, but the bullpen was unable to hold on. Johan pitched a better game, but did give up the two longballs while Pedro got out of a few gems. What could’ve made this matchup better?
If I wasn’t tracking it’s progress over a computer and got to watch hitters get baffled left and right on television (or better yet, in person).
Throughout this baseball season, the hot names on the trading block were Randy Johnson (who ended up going nowhere) and Carlos Beltran (who is on a team headed nowhere). Up until early Saturday morning, it appeared as though this was going to be one of the most uneventful trading deadlines in recent memory.
And then everything blew up.
Right in my face.
In a four-way blockbuster, the Cubs acquired Nomar Garciaparra and minor-leaguer Matt Murton, the Red Sox got Orlando Cabrera and Doug Mientkiewicz, the Twins got minor-leaguer Justin Jones, and the Expos got Alex Gonzalez, and minor-leaguers Francis Beltran and Brendan Harris.
First of all, I can’t believe how Cubs GM Jim Hendry pulled this off. Even though rumors of Nomar being traded to the Cubs had died down recently, when the rumor was at its peak it was always reported to be a Nomar-for-Clement deal, because the Cubs had extra starting pitching coming out the woodwork and the Red Sox had some holes to fill. The Twins got a nice pitching prospect in return for a defensive first baseman who was a spare part on their roster with the emergence of Justin Morneau, and the Expos got a glut of prospects for just Orlando Cabrera.
Now, keep in mind, the Nomar Garciaparra the Red Sox just traded is the same Nomar Garciaparra that could’ve snagged Magglio Ordonez in the offseason, and was rumored in Matt Clement trades for a large part of the season. All of a sudden, all Theo Epstein can get for him is Orlando Cabrera and Doug Mientkiewicz?
Why don’t you just stick a giant spear through my heart while you’re at it Theo, or are you too busy negotiating a $60 million contract extension for Derek Lowe?
Before I get into what the Red Sox added, let’s take a long, hard, and FINAL look at what they’ve given away.
Nomar Garciaparra was long considered a franchise guy, the kind of player you keep around forever to be the face of your team. He was Red Sox for life, no doubt in anyone’s mind.
Somewhere along the line, through all the injuries and all the trade rumors, the relationship between Nomar, the city of Boston, and the Red Sox ownership seemed to fade away, and he became just another player. He was no longer the face of the franchise, we had guys like Ortiz and Ramirez who were the top producers and Kevin Millar becoming the clubhouse leader with his cries to “Cowboy Up!”
Before his practically non-existent 2001 season, he was a .350/.420/1.020 hitter – ridiculous production from the shortstop position. People who expected THAT Nomar to return are out of their minds. He’s getting older, and his statistics since his injury have been incredibly consistent.
2002: .310/.352/.880
2003: .301/.345/.869
2004: .321/.367/.867
Still, he’s one of the most potent offensive shortstops in the game. Over the past four years, Derek Jeter hasn’t had a year approaching those numbers, Edgar Renteria had one career year, and Miguel Tejada is the only one that has been close to Nomar. If you include Alex Rodriguez in the debate, he’s the hands down winner, but he’s a third baseman now. Essentially, Nomar is in the cream of the crop at shortstop, and the Red Sox practically gave him away because of a fading relationship and their belief that they wouldn’t be able to resign him.
To be a little fair, and I’ve been trying my best to be fair so I could understand the logic behind this trade, the actual action of trading Nomar Garciaparra isn’t what burns a giant hole through my brain. In the offseason, when he was being spun in the Alex Rodriguez trade, people were completely ready to say farewell and start a new era. If you can get equal value for a guy that’s ready to walk at the end of this season, you make that deal.
My problem is the supposed value the Red Sox got in return. Orlando Cabrera will fill Nomar’s hole at shortstop, and Doug Mientkiewicz provides depth at first base, not to mention that both players provide stellar defense.
So what’s the problem? Neither player seems particularly capable at the plate, despite all their work with the glove.
Orlando Cabrera had his BEST year in 2003, putting up a .297/.347/.807 mark in 626 at bats. He hit 17 home runs, had 80 RBI’s, and stole 24 bases (only getting caught twice). If I knew for an absolute fact that this was the Orlando Cabrera the Red Sox were getting, I would feel significantly better about this trade.
Alas, it’s hard to be too optimistic considering Cabrera’s production this year.
In 390 at bats, Cabrera has 4 home runs and 31 RBI’s. He has a .246 batting average. He is getting on base 29.8% of the time. He is slugging .336 and has put together a GIANT OPS of .634. In complete fairness, he has been one of the worst offensive shortstops this year, and I don’t exactly have high hopes of him suddenly turning it around in Boston. Lots of people are saying that the change of scenery will help him as he’s finally able to get out of Montreal, and it may very well have some influence, but he’s not going to find a magic bat waiting for him at his locker in Boston. If he turns it around, I’ll be glad to be wrong, but it just doesn’t look very hopeful.
Then, there’s Doug Mientkiewicz, who is a “daily Web Gem” as Baseball Tonight puts it. He provides a decent batting average and on base percentage, but doesn’t have the power that teams look for out of first base. In all honesty, I like the acquisition with Trot Nixon’s absence (which means Kevin Millar will be playing a lot more in right field), but obviously not at the cost. It also seems like we threw in prospect Matt Murton in the deal so that we could get Mientkiewicz, even though he was very likely an important part of the Red Sox future, possibly taking over in right field when Trot Nixon’s back just wouldn’t let him continue. A good acquistion, but like I said – at what price?
Undoubtedly, this improves the Red Sox infield defense immensely. Errant throws to first base are likely to be snagged down, and tough grounders to shortstop are sure to be gobbled up. Outfield defense? Having Manny and Millar at the corners isn’t exactly an ideal situation, but it’s a product of our injuries.
Theo Epstein says we’re more capable of winning the World Series now than we were before. He mentioned that he believes the future offensive performance of Cabrera and Mientkiewicz is going to do a fine job of making up for Nomar’s loss. Theo’s made a lot of good decisions (David Ortiz, Kevin Millar, Mark Bellhorn) and some bad ones (Jeremy Giambi, Jeff Suppan). This may be the young GM’s defining move, and I hope this is unheralded genius rather than obvious calamity.
I’m not sure I understand what the New York Mets are doing. Despite the fact that they are seven games out of the NL East race and eight out of the wild card, they went trigger happy at the trading deadline and acquired Victor Zambrano from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Kris Benson from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Don’t get me wrong, the trade definitely makes them better right now, but at what cost? The Mets coughed up a glut of prospects, and even with their new roster, they don’t strike me as a team that’s better than either the Braves, Phillies, or Marlins (more on them later).
Unless Zambrano and Benson turn into bonafide aces overnight, odds are the Mets still aren’t going to make the playoffs this year, and probably not the next, and probably not anytime in the near future. They are just not a particularly good team, and have some big contracts that will prevent them from making any drastic changes for the better.
Speaking of drastic, the Mets coughed up their top prospect to the Devil Rays to get the erratic Zambrano (although apparently if your name is Zambrano, you’re erratic by default). Scott Kazmir is now part of the Tampa franchise, and gives them their first legitimate pitching prospect in a long time. For all the Josh Hamiltons, B.J. Uptons, and Rocco Baldellis they’ve had, there haven’t been any Dontrelles or Oswalts to create a balance. Check out his career minor league stats (to the best of my knowledge):
Single A Ball:
177 1/3 IP, 2.63 ERA, 230 K’s, 3.19 K/BB
Double A Ball:
26 IP, 1.73 ERA, 29 K’s, 3.22 K/BB
Shazam! What you’ve got here is a fireballing left hander who has succeeded at all levels of play (so far at least) and is only 20 years old. There are no sure things in the world of pitching prospects – Todd Van Poppel says hello – but you don’t give up that kind of potential for the following…
128 IP, 107 H, 96 BB, 109 K, 4.43 ERA, 1.59 WHIP
Ridiculous. I’m waiting for the official word on rumors that Jim Duquette has traded David Wright for Ron Villone and a player to be named later. You heard it here first, folks, all GM’s with the last name Duquette are morons!
Seemingly every trade in the works has some prospects going to some bad team in return for a rent-a-player that comes in for the playoff race. Rarely do you see two teams in contention swapping players, both in the hopes of continuing to push for their division crowns. That’s why the Dodgers-Marlins trade struck me as incredibly odd, as both teams took a big hit to their team chemistry just so they could make these upgrades.
The Marlins sent Hee Seop Choi, Brad Penny, and minor leaguer Bill Murphy to the Dodgers for Guillermo Mota, Paul Lo Duca, and Juan Encarnacion. Let’s look at this from the Marlins point of view first.
Losing Penny takes a big chunk out of the rotation, namely because he’s probably the only truly proven commodity that they had. He’s a 200 innings, 4.00 ERA, 140 K’s, 14 wins kind of guy that’s also proven that he can win the big games (see: 2 wins in last year’s World Series). The Marlins are taking a big risk with their rotation now, hoping that Josh Beckett and A.J. Burnett stay healthy, Dontrelle Willis can start missing bats again, and that Carl Pavano resigns for next year. Penny was a stabilizing presence in the rotation, and my guess is that when Josh Beckett goes on the DL for the 89th time in his career later this year, he will be sorely missed.
Choi is another guy that will be missed, even if the Marlins don’t realize it. He’s posting a very respectable .270/.388/.883 line in 281 at bats this year. The thing that’s been killing the Marlins all year is that he has just 40 RBI’s in those at bats, primarily because of a woeful .234 BA with Runners In Scoring Position. Hitting in prime RBI spots in the lineup requires actually getting hits when RBI opportunities arise, and Choi hasn’t been doing that. Still, that first base hole is probably going to filled by Jeff Conine and Wil Cordero (when he comes off the DL), two guys who aren’t exactly giant upgrades over Choi.
However, for their losses, they got some nice holes filled in return, namely in the form of ace reliever Guillermo Mota. Armando Benitez has been a rock in the closer’s spot, and Josias Manzanillo has been a decent setup guy, but the Marlins haven’t had anyone else of worth coming out of the bullpen. Mota transforms their bullpen from a weakness to a strength. This year, a disappointment compared to last year, he has put up the following:
63 IP, 51 H, 27 BB, 52 K’s, 2.14 ERA
As an added bonus, he’s even tougher against lefties than righties which is important because Manzanillo absolutely cannot get lefties out (.313 BAA). The bullpen versatility makes the Marlins even more threatening, especially in a playoff series with their great starting pitching (assuming they get there).
The other major hole that’s now filled is at catcher with Paul Lo Duca leaving the Dodgers franchise, his lifelong home, and becoming a Marlin. That spot in front of the umpire at Pro Player Stadium has been crying out, “Fill me! FILL ME!” since Ivan Rodriguez left for Detroit, and the Marlins have finally realized that the Mike Redmond/Ramon Castro platoon is not the answer.
Lo Duca puts up very respectable stats for a catcher, and will be doing his part to fill some of the offensive hole left by Choi’s departure. With Juan Encarnacion coming over in the trade too, he can probably fill Conine’s spot in left field (with Conine going to first base), and the offense gets some much needed life injected into its veins.
The Dodgers were apparently trying to spin this trade into a bigger blockbuster for Randy Johnson, but reports out of Arizona have made it clear that the D’Backs will not be trading the Big Unit, making the most influential trade deadline decision this year a non-move. Still, they’ve got a solid new arm in the rotation (does this mean the Hideo Nomo era is over?), and acquiring Choi means they can move Shawn Green back to the outfield. I think the trade is less one sided for the Marlins than most, but they definitely have the advantage.
The trading deadline is dwindling down, so we’ll have to see if any other big moves are on the way.
***UPDATE***
Steve Finley is a Dodger! Details unknown, but I’ll try to keep the information coming for all three of you that are checking THIS site for updates.
In the pecking order of the four major sports in America, it usually goes NFL - NBA - MLB - NHL. The NFL gets a ton of credit for being the best league out there, and the MLB gets a lot of flack for not running things too well (see: All-Star tie fiasco). I personally think the MLB gets a bad rap most of the time... or at least I did...
Suspensions were handed out on Thursday for the Red Sox-Yankees melee during their series last week, with the most notable suspensions going to Alex Rodriguez and Jason Varitek to the tune of 4 games each. Tanyon Sturtze got three games, and miniscule fines were handed out to Kenny Lofton, Curt Schilling, and David Ortiz.
This was all well and good, until I realized the Trot Nixon and Gabe Kapler were both also suspended three games each. It’s interesting logic that Major League Baseball used to distribute these suspensions. Apparently, when Gabe Kapler was put into a chokehold and wrestled to the ground by Tanyon Sturtze, he broke some sort of rule that warranted a lengthy suspension, that hurts even more when you take into account that Trot Nixon was put on the DL and that extra outfielder becomes a necessity.
Speaking of Trot, his efforts to jump into the fray with David Ortiz and get Strutze’s sleeperhold off of Kapler were seemingly equal to Ortiz’s efforts, yet he will miss three games as a result. Thankfully, the Red Sox can just pull him off the DL three days earlier than planned to use up the suspension, but it still eats up a roster spot that could prove to be valuable.
You don’t want to declare Yankee bias too quickly in a situation like this, but it didn’t help matters much when Tim McCarver started slobbering all over Jeter, A-Rod, and the rest of the F’n Yankees during the brawl and tainting the perceptions of fans and baseball officials who, apparently, don’t have EYES!
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I woke up this afternoon and made my daily excusrion to the world of ESPN.com, land of the greatest columns this side of... well, anywhere. You can imagine my surprise when a picture of USC Quarterback Matt Leinart popped up on my screen a few seconds after I hit enter, sending a wave of happiness through my body... COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!
Thanks to my blessed ESPN Insider account, I can read 100+ lengthy previews for different teams, but the USC one is free of charge for all you wannabe Trojans out there. I’m not going to regurgitate all the wonderfully true facts the site lists in proclaiming USC as the early-season favorites for the national championship, but I would like to talk about one of the more interesting members of the team.
Now, we all love Matt Leinart in Southern California, and he’s going to be a serious Heisman Trophy candidate this year (he was just a sophomore last year, good god!), but there’s a guy sitting on the bench who must’ve been born with quarterback tattooed across his chest, even if he hasn’t been able to show why yet.
www.matrixar.com="http://usctrojans.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/booty_johndavid00.html">John David Booty! (Angry Huh?)
Early in the season, when Leinart had a few struggles adjusting to the rigors of everyday college quarterbacking, chants of “Put in Booty!” echoed quietly in the more knowledgable areas of the Coliseum. People might know that he had ridiculous statistics in college (8,286 yards and 87 touchdowns in his last two seasons), but they might not know that he should be entering college NOW as opposed to last season.
Booty graduated from Evangel Christian Academy one year EARLY, completing his final course (an English class) over the summer before enrolling at USC in the fall. Scouts from all across the nation agreed that his collection of skills and poise meant he was bound to be a special player one day. For all his hype, however, his first season was less than spectacular, which was to be expected from a quarterback who should’ve been a senior in high school. He attempted 14 passes, completing seven, and essentially wasted a year that probably should have been redshirted so that he would have more than one year to take over the starting quarterback spot when Leinart went off to NFL land.
It’s kind of an interesting predicament to be in, and it’s a “problem” that almost any other program in the country would kill for. In the starter’s spot, there’s a proven commodity - a Heisman candidate, an accurate southpaw, and a guy who absolutely does not fold under pressure. By no means do you remove him from that spot unless he really free falls and turns into Brock Berlin (ZING to the Miami fans!).
Still, you’ve got a guy sitting on the bench who is widely considered a better QB prospect for the NFL, and with the same amount of confidence and playing time may prove to be even more amazing than Leinart. Oh well, I’m sure all my worries will be for naught when we bring home another national championship to USC -- for that, I’d even let Steve Sarkisian take a few snaps if he was feeling nostalgic.
And as a brief baseball side note... the Boston Red Sox got Borked. How this team can mount a 9th inning comeback against Mariano Rivera then get shut down by Dave Borkowski boggles the mind. Nay, borks the mind.
Before this season, baseball experts everywhere had two answers when it came to the NL Central. Either the Cubs would run away with it, or the Astros would take charge with all their new acquisitions. I honestly cannot recall a single person predicting that the Cardinals would be competing for the division crown, let alone running away with it.
Now, about 100 games into the season, the Cardinals have the best record in baseball. How’d that happen?
Well, the Cards were victims of some major understatements regarding their lineup. Their offense has been absolutely spectacular, averaging 5.31 runs per game (2nd in the NL to the Rockies, who play in a sandbox) thanks to a glut of superstars and surprises. Scott “Keep On” Rolen in particular is establishing himself as a Hall Of Fame caliber third baseman, with his .327/.403/.988 stat line and 89 RBI’s (1st in the NL). He’s even gathering some MVP consideration, which seems fair enough with his play this season but is absolutely ridiculous when you take one look at what Barry Bonds is doing this season.
(Side note: This is not a debate. Barry Bonds IS the MVP, regardless of how in love with Scott Rolen we all are and how great of a baseball player he is. Ignoring all statistics, the fact of the matter is this – pitchers are AFRAID to pitch to Barry Bonds, and they are not afraid of Scott Rolen. I repeat, this is not a debate.)
Then there’s other established pieces of the offense continuing to produce, including Albert Pujols (29 HR, 1.050 OPS, Pronounced: POO-Holes according to ESPN.com) and Jim Edmonds (26 HR, 1.007 OPS, and 99 fabulous strikeouts), and Edgar Renteria (actually a disappointment with a .332 OBP in comparison to his fabulous 2003 season).
Still, when you’re getting significant contributions from Reggie Sanders, Tony Womack, and a left-field platoon of Ray Lankford, John Mabry, and “Oh” So Taguchi, you know this is your season. And if that wasn’t convincing enough…
The main reason people shrugged off the Cardinals and started slobbering all over the Cubs was because of their pitching staff. We all know the Cubs can throw out Prior, Wood, Clement, Zambrano, and Maddux, but that doesn’t mean victories when your team can’t score any runs. The Cardinals stepped right into this season with their pitching rotation of Matt Morris, Chris Carpenter, Woody Williams, Jeff Suppan, and Jason Marquis, puffed their chests out and said “Come on World, we’ll take you on!”
… And so they have.
Matt Morris is 11-6, Jeff Suppan is 9-6, Woody Williams is 7-6, Chris Carpenter is 10-4, and Jason Marquis is 11-4. The five of them have started just about all of the Cardinals’ games this season, and although none have been dominant, all five of have done the job.
When the Cardinals get to the playoffs, I’m making the assumption that Suppan will be the one kicked to the curb for a 4-man rotation, because not only he is just not that good, he was absolute trash for Boston down the stretch last year and I still haven’t forgiven him. That means the Cards throw out Morris, Carpenter, Williams, and Marquis in a playoff series, which isn’t too bad.
Morris is solid, and he’s got the potential to flick the switch on his stuff and be close to unhittable. Carpenter’s made a remarkable comeback from being horrible and hurt all the time, and Woody Williams is, well, no big deal.
The key to the Cardinals pitching staff is Jason Marquis, acquired in the offseason in the J.D. Drew deal with the Braves. On Tuesday he won his 8th straight decision, his 11th of the season. In his career with the Braves, he really only had one exceptional season (2001: 3.48 ERA in 129 innings), and hadn’t been able to find the same magic the past two years.
If he can keep this up, the Cardinals’ hopes will be much brighter, but there is reason for concern. He is giving up a boatload of hits, and he’s already reached 126.2 IP this season. His career high in innings, 129.1 in 2001, isn’t a large workload by any means, so St. Louis fans should worry about his arm falling off before the Cardinals reach the postseason. With their comfortable lead, they might be wise to rest Marquis as much as possible to keep his arm fresh for the postseason, where he will undoubtedly be pitching on little rest most of the time
It’s either that, or you give his starts to Jeff Suppan in a playoff situation. You decide.
I’ve said a lot of bad things about Kevin Millar on this blog. In my Red Sox mid-season review/preview, he got it worse from me than Derek Lowe, who had been truly god awful in the first half.
He’d been picking things up somewhat during the month of July, but his explosion during the weekend series against those parasites (and the parasite-infected), the New York Yankees. His 3-day stats were dreamlike for guys like Manny and Ortiz, let alone Mr. Cowboy Up himself. For the series, he went 10-for-13 with 4 home runs (3 in one game), 8 RBI, 6 Runs, and one incredibly clutch single against Mariano Rivera in the July 24th epic.
In those mere three days, his batting average went up .021 points, his slugging percentage went up .053 points, and more importantly, his trust meter went up approximately a trillion points. No longer shall I cringe when he beats an outside fastball into the ground because he’s trying to pull it or when he whiffs at a breaking ball inside because he can’t seem to even see the ball… because these things will NEVER happen again! Forget Barry Bonds, we’ve got Kevin Millar!!!
(The only thing that fluctuates more than Derek Lowe’s confidence meter is my love meter – you might call it overreacting but I call it baseball romance).
In the basketball world, it appears as if the Mavericks have switched gears from meaningful pursuit of dominant big men to worthless trades of no consequence. They traded undersized center / rebounding machine Danny Fortson to the Sonics for Calvin Booth, who at face value has no redeeming qualities.
Sure, he may block a shot or two, but I sincerely hope the Mavs don’t think they’ve found the answer at the center spot. I’m getting queasy right now because I get this horrible feeling that they do.
The funniest story of the weekend (and perhaps the whole damn year) was Ricky Williams’ abrupt retirement from football. It’s funny that he’s going to spend his life traveling across the world, and it’s funny that he’s pretty much admitted to being a giant pothead, but the funniest part about the whole situation is how badly Williams screwed over the entire Dolphins franchise with his timing.
He retires a couple weeks earlier, and the Dolphins can go after Eddie George. He retires at the end of the season, and the Dolphins can try to draft Steven Jackson or Julius Jones. Instead, Williams calls it quits right before mini-camps begin, and Dave Wannstedt is immediately diagnosed with a fatal “What The Hell Do I Do Now” disorder.
Thank you Ricky Williams, for changing the Dolphins fortunes – now instead of being a disappointing franchise year after year, they won’t even resemble a football team. Miami can’t complain too much though, they did pick up some guy named Shaquille a couple weeks ago. Maybe he can play some running back…
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Perhaps my favorite adoptee of the group is Twins lefthander Johan Santana. Over the past couple years he’s gone from developing reliever to dominant starter with the aid of a deadly fastball-changeup combo (sound familiar?). With his nasty stuff, he was bound to get into the rotation sooner or later, but establishing his control of the strike zone makes him damn near unhittable and makes him a top starter in the game (sound familiar yet?).
I’ve heard Santana be compared to lots of pitchers, but when I read an article referring to him as a Lefty Pedro Martinez, my immediate reaction was, “BLASPHEMY! YOU SPEAKETH THE LORD’S NAME IN VAIN AND YOU SHALT SUFFER!” After I calmed down, I decided to take a closer look. Johan obviously isn’t Pedro yet, but at this point in his career, he isn’t really that far off.
It’s a bold statement to compare young Johan to Lord Pedro, but in an age-by-age comparison, the debate becomes very interesting. The way both pitchers have progressed at the beginning of their careers makes the similarities a little clearer. From ages 23-25, Pedro Martinez was a developing starter for the Montreal Expos after starting out with the Dodgers as a bullpen/spot starter guy. Here are the stats Pedro put up in the biggest baseball city in the universe.
IP W L H ER BB SO ERA OPS Against
1995 194.7 14 10 158 76 66 174 3.51 .686
1996 216.7 13 10 189 89 70 222 3.70 .647
1997 241.3 17 8 158 51 67 305 1.90 .525
And Johan’s stats in those same years (ages 23-25, keep in mind that his 2002 and 2003 stats are split between starts and relief appearances)…
What jumps out at you the most is Pedro’s remarkable jump when he turned 25, winning the Cy Young in Montreal by going 17-8 with a miniscule 1.90 ERA and remarkable peripheral stats. Looking beyond the results from his seasons, we can analyze his progressions in both his control and, consequentially, the effectiveness of his brutal stuff.
IP K/9 K/BB
1995 194.7 8.05 2.64
1996 216.7 9.22 3.17
1997 241.3 11.37 4.55
How does Santana’s growth measure up against Pedro’s growth? The stats above don’t jump out at you like Pedro’s do, but the ratios tell a different story.
IP K/9 K/BB
2002 108.3 11.38 2.80
2003 158.3 9.61 3.60
2004 138.2 10.06 4.08
Santana’s strikeout rates have been steady, and earlier in his career were far better than Pedro’s were at that age. The eerie comparison exists in the K/BB rates, showing that each pitcher’s ability to harness their nasty stuff was developing the same way. Now, we can see the equality between the two in this case, but why doesn’t it show up in the statistics? Johan’s early season struggles taint his overall record – just look at his monthly ERA’s…
April – 5.40 ERA
May – 5.79 ERA
June – 2.39 ERA
July – 1.13 ERA
Throw out the rocky first two months, and Santana’s been, well, old Pedro. If Johan can keep up this kind of pitching through the end of the season, the comparisons will be a little more telling. Then again, Twins fans may find this to be a double edged sword – Pedro was doing this in a small market area, and had to be traded when he hit his prime. If Minnesota has to say goodbye to Johan soon, they may never live it down, especially if he fulfills the prophecy of the Lefty Pedro.
I wake up, I use the bathroom, I eat some breakfast, I watch some early-morning ER, and I play a game of video baseball. After I do all that, I check my calendar. I see a bunch of red crosses, and I know what that means.
22 More Days.
About three weeks from now, the ultimate athletic competition will be on six different channels, 24 hours a day. From August 13th through the 29th, there will be non-stop sports on NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, USA, Bravo, and everyone’s favorite, Telemundo for me to soak in. On August 16th, sadly, I have a flight back to Los Angeles (Sophomore year of life at USC!), and will miss a few hours, but I will make up for that by not going to any of my classes the first week of school so I can catch the Italy – Japan badminton final and the thrilling archery finals.
“But Alex, you don’t watch badminton and you don’t have the slightest idea about the rules of archery!”
First off, I wish the voices in my head would disappear. Secondly, that’s what makes the Olympics so great. There’s almost always somebody to cheer for, because the loyalty of cheering for your country is much greater than the loyalty of cheering for your hometown team. I was born in Los Angeles, grew up in New York City, and I’m a Red Sox, Titans, and Mavs fan. Similarly, I doubt I’m going to be rooting for Poland in the Olympics anytime soon – I’ve heard of bandwagoning but that would just be ridiculous.
Not only do you have the ultimate allegiance, but there are also an almost infinite amount of storylines to follow during the Olympics. Hot topic numero uno is swimming megastud Michael Phelps and his quest to break Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals. People say he has the ideal swimmer’s body with his rangy arms and flipper-like feet, and the few times I’ve been able to watch him swim, it seems like with every stroke he has a little more juice and gets a little more distance and has that certain something that oozes out of him even when he’s hidden underneath a coat of H20.
For those of you more inclined to the bigger picture, there’s always the reinstatement of the Iraqi Olympic Committee. Everyone’s favorite Mess-O-Potamia (I love the Daily Show) is sending a soccer team, two sprinters, a boxer, a swimmer, a weightlifter, a taekwondo-ist and a judo-izer. If one of them can bring a medal back to their home country in the midst of all the rebuilding, the media will gush all over it, and for good reason.
Sports are universal, and reaching a pinnacle in something that speaks no language and sees no race and has no prejudice is a monumental feat. It will give a semblance of hope to an otherwise dire situation, and its impact will reverberate across the world.
Not to mention, you can make fun of the USA Basketball Team when they get bumped from medal contention by a group of hungry Lithuanians. I can’t wait!
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I’m a genuine, caring man, and I don’t enjoy other people’s suffering. Because of this, I’d like to extend my condolences to Mark Blount, Joel Przybilla, Etan Thomas, Rafael Araujo, Emeka Okafor, Eddy Curry, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Jeff Foster, and all other Eastern Conference centers.
You’re all in for a long, long season.
Shaquille O’Neal was officially sworn in as a member of the Miami Heat on Tuesday in a ceremony so extravagant you’d think Miami had already won the NBA title. The Big Diesel rolled up to his press conference in – what else – a big diesel. There were lots of jokes (“running down the beach naked”) and bold declarations (“I will bring a championship to Miami”), but it was also the first time in a few years I’ve seen Shaquille O’Neal in a good mood.
Maybe in an interview he would crack a joke, but the past two years have been generally show up, play, and go home for Shaq. People want to point to a single cause for Shaq’s attitude and thus the eventual downfall of the Lakers, but it’s a combination of lots of things. Ownership issues such as Jerry West’s departure and Jerry Buss’ inability to understand what wins NBA championships, combined with disappointing play from his teammates drove O’Neal to… pretty much not care.
In the NBA Finals vs. Detroit, as a result of the helplessness of his teammates, Shaq had to pretty much try to do it all himself, and did as much as he could. If I hear one more person tell me how the Detroit Pistons were able to control Shaq, I’m going to throw them into a mirror Marty Jannetty Style. They couldn’t stop him, they were just able to stop every one of his teammates, namely Kobe Bryant because Tayshaun Prince is a distant cousin of Stretch Armstrong.
The only person in the past couple years that has really held his own against Shaq is Yao Ming, and he’s chillin’ in the West with T-Mac, ready to emulate the talented scoring 2-guard / dominant center routine in Houston. Now the big man is the East, and if I were an opposing coach I would douse my backup point guard in Worcestershire Sauce and hope to lure the incredibly large and incredibly hungry man in the Miami uniform towards him, instead of towards the basket, ball in hand and anger-filled grimace in full effect.
With all this baseball talk and vacation time, I’ve been completely left out of the NBA loop. The free agent signings are in full effect, and one of the most interesting ones is Derek Fisher going to the Golden State Warriors (Shaq who? Kobe what?). On Around The Horn the other day, they had a showdown question about Fisher, asking which team lost the most when Fisher signed with Golden State, and I think the choices were the Rockets or the Heat.
Um, does anyone else think the GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS are the ones that lost the most with the Derek Fisher signing? They locked up the almost thirty-year-old career backup point guard to a six-year, 37 million dollar contract, when they have two other point guards on their roster.
If Chris Mullin wants depth, that’s great – go sign Mike James for maybe one-fourth of Fisher’s contract and spend your extra money on a center whose name isn’t Adonal Foyle.
On a side note, when I think about Foyle’s 41 million dollar paycheck for the next five years, the Warriors could not possibly have come up with that number on their own. There had to have been, and I mean had to have been, another team offering Foyle close to that kind of cash, forcing the Warriors to get desperate for size and increase their offer. This begs the question, who is that other team? I will pay for this information.
Speaking of basketball, NCAA hoops talk is starting to show signs of life. The University of Southern California is good for many things, but one department it is lacking desperately in is the college basketball department. Seattle draft choice Robert Swift was headed to South Central to hoop it up for the Trojans, but made the obviously stupid choice to play basketball for money instead of for a tyrannical head coach.
Therefore, I live vicariously through other colleges, and my number one target right now is Wake Forest. Why Wake? Because of Chris Paul, of course. In the few Wake Forest games I got to watch, Paul showed all the signs of being a very special basketball player. He’s got the distribution skills, he’s got the scoring ability, and he’s solid on defense. The man has the whole package, and is projected to be a top 5 pick in the lottery next year should he enter the draft.
If you think I was all over Devin Harris in this draft, just wait for the Chris Paul sweepstakes to begin. This is a definite Patrick Ewing/LeBron James situation, just on a much smaller scale. No literally, Chris Paul is like six feet tall.
Anyway… another fabulous sport headed our direction is football! College AND Professional editions are right around the corner, and interesting preseason storylines influence my life in both. On the college front, there is the unsolved mystery of Mike Williams, a godlike presence hiding in the body of a wide receiver. If he returns, USC is no doubt the favorites for the national championship. If he’s not… well quite frankly we’re the best anyway. It’s a win-win situation at this point, but I’d like to win a LOT more.
Why am I so over confident about USC Football? Not very many of my favorite sports teams are championship-level winners, so it gives me something to be happy about. The Mavericks? Hardly. The Red Sox? I laugh at you. The Titans? Hmm…
In contrast to Mike Williams’ potential return, it appears as if the Titans are ready to release Eddie George, one of the greatest running backs in NFL history, if not the most reliable. You really can’t argue with the salary cap stranglehold the Titans placed themselves in, but saying goodbye to one of the two prominent players that got the Titans franchise to their current standing in the NFL hierarchy is depressing. I hate to see George go, and just hope he goes to a team that isn’t on the Titans’ schedule for next year. I need at least one season to recover from years of Eddie-love and make the transition to a lifetime of Eddie-likebutonlyasafriend.
For the Yankee fans out there, I’d like you to think about the feeling you get when Mariano Rivera enters a game. For the Dodger fans, I’d like you to think about the feeling you get when Eric Gagne enters a game. For the Indians fans out there, I’d like you to think about the feeling you get when you have an eleven run lead over your opponent.
Friends, that is the feeling I get when Keith Foulke enters a game. It’s not necessarily that Keith Foulke is as good as any of the aforementioned pitchers, but rather a lingering effect of last year’s closer-by-committee experiment. Foulke is just a tiny, miniscule, almost non-existent notch below the league’s elite closers, but I have complete faith that he’ll come true when the Red Sox really need it.
His 1.50 ERA right now might even be a little bit inflated right now because of a recent stretch of poor outings. In the month of June, he’s had a 3.12 ERA over 8.2 innings, compared to an 0.60 ERA in April, 1.54 ERA in May, and 1.42 ERA in June. Forget Rolaids, F-O-U-L-K-E spells Relief.
Mike Timlin (4-3, 3.50 ERA, 1.10 WHIP)
Mike Timlin is the Tim Wakefield of the bullpen. You know exactly what you’re going to get out of him – sustained excellence marked by a handful of unsuccessful 1 IP, 3 ER’s on the Game Log. I really have no idea what else to say.
Alan Embree (2-1, 4.76 ERA, 1.26 WHIP)
Alan Embree, more than Derek Lowe, is the one pitcher I have almost no faith in. He is the anti-Foulke.
I have this neverending vision of him coming to face a lefty in a tight spot, giving up a single, then getting crushed by the string of righties that follow. He enters a game, and a successful inning is considered a godsend instead of the expected outcome. I’d like to take this opportunity to voice my opinion for the most necessary trade that the Red Sox have to make. Forget Carlos Beltran, Randy Johnson, or anything else. Since Lowe is going to bounce back into Cy Young form (obviously), the one guy to go after is none other than Eddie Guardado. That dominant lefty in the pen means dominant pitching performances by Curt and Pedro in the playoffs won’t go unappreciated.
Scott Williamson (0-0, 1.25 ERA, 0.88 WHIP)
As evidenced by last year’s postseason run, Big Willy can be absolutely monstrous when his body is cooperating. He pitched every game in the ALDS vs. Oakland, and did so masterfully. Only in the fifth game, where he promptly walked two when he entered the game because of being overworked, did he show any signs of weakness. Against the Yankees, he saved all three of the Red Sox victories, and ended the postseason with a 1.13 ERA in 8 innings.
The only problem is, his body is rarely cooperating, which leaves a lot of doubt and worry. If he’s in there at full health, he’s got Foulke-level faith from me, but otherwise he’s reduced to Leskanic-level confidence. Speaking of Big Curt…
Curt Leskanic (1-4, 6.00 ERA, 1.89 WHIP)
What a steal! Since joining the Red Sox, Leskanic has thrown 11 1/3 sexy innings, putting up a 2.83 ERA. He’s only really gotten into trouble in two of his ten outings so far, giving up a pair of runs to the Yankees (the 13 inning masterpiece of a game) and the Angels (an 8-1 loss).
My only issue with Leskanic? He went to LSU, the fake national college football champions. Shame, Curt, shame…
Lenny DiNardo/Jimmy Anderson/Ramiro Mendoza/Joe Nelson/Bret Saberhagen/Frank Castillo/Jimmy Key/Jose Mesa/Ramon Martinez/Alex Fernandez/Darren Oliver/Goose Gossage/Whoever The Hell Our Long Reliever Is Now
Does it really matter?
Preview/Review OVER – and now back to your regularly scheduled sports nonsense.
Last year, the Red Sox offense tied the city of Boston to its broad shoulders, lugging and chugging all the way to the ALCS. A combination of injuries and players coming back to reality have put the brakes to the juggernaut of bats, but the pitching has stepped up in response.
The goal of the offseason was to soup up the arms, and with a couple key acquisitions (and in spite of a couple key disappearances), the Sox have done that. No awards this time around, let’s just check out what these pitchers have been doing so far.
Pedro Martinez (10-3, 3.64 ERA, 1.15 WHIP)
The Arm of God isn’t quite the Arm of God anymore, but he’s still my favorite baseball player of all time, and more than any other pitcher in baseball, I have no doubt that if the team needs a win, Pedro can go out and get that win.
It’s obvious that Pedro doesn’t have the stuff he once did, as evidenced by his consistently declining K/9 and K/BB rates. His 8.73 K/9 this year represents the first time that number has fallen below 9 since 1995, and his K/BB rate is his lowest since ’96. People are hitting him more, getting on base more, and slugging higher… but I’ve lost no faith.
Why? BECAUSE HE’S PEDRO MARTINEZ! Nothing the man can do will taint my opinion of him or my faith in him. He’s like Wally Szczerbiak multiplied by ten trillion, and with better hair.
Curt Schilling (11-4, 3.16 ERA, 1.16 WHIP)
The big non-Foulke acquisition of the winter has come through bigtime (so far). He’s been the self-proclaimed workhorse we all thought he’d be (110 Pitches per Start). He’s been baffling hitters at the ripe age of 37 (118 K’s in 125.1 IP).
But what’s the most exciting part having Curt Schilling on your team? The man is clutch. Should we get to that oh-so coveted postseason (and I will continue to assume that we will), Curt is bound to shine. For his career, he’s sporting a 5-1 record, 1.66 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, and of course, a World Series Ring. Isn’t that the point of it all, anyway?
Derek Lowe (7-9, 5.67 ERA, 1.70 WHIP)
Derek, oh Derek. Wherefore art thou, Derek? More than most Red Sox fans I know, I refuse to give up on Lowe. I don’t know why I refuse to let go on this dream that I have that the 2002 Lowe is an attainable Lowe, but if I’ve come this far, I’m not about to stop.
It’s gotten to the point where statistics are useless; I can pretty much sum them up by telling you that they are all incredibly bad. He’s had great starts (see: the gem in Coors Field), but he’s had some complete implosions too. Maybe it’s mechanics, maybe it’s the confidence meter (my theory), or maybe he’s just not the same pitcher he once was. Either way, I’m not ready to give up. I’m a victim of my loyalty, except when it comes to Kevin Millar. He can go away.
Tim Wakefield (5-5, 4.17 ERA, 1.36 WHIP)
Before I begin, I’d like to point out that Tim Wakefield went to the Florida Institute of Technology. If that’s not the next college baseball powerhouse, then I don’t know what is.
Wakefield is the Jason Varitek of the Red Sox pitching rotation. In seasons where he’s been a regular starter as opposed to splitting time between the rotation and the bullpen, he’s had ERA’s of 2.95 (1995), 5.15 (’96), 4.25 (’97), 4.58 (’98), 4.09 (’03), 4.17 (so far in ’04).
He pitches about 200 innings, strikes out about 140, and gives up his share of home runs and walks. Although his season totals always end up pretty much the same, what makes Wakefield so special are those nights when the knuckleball is on, and every batter turns into Neifi Perez. When he’s on, he’s absolutely baffling, and that kind of potential is what makes him so brilliant in the postseason, as witnessed by last year’s performance in the ALCS against the Yankees.
Bronson Arroyo (3-7, 4.09 ERA, 1.27 WHIP)
The fifth starter spot was supposed to belong to Byung Hyun Kim, but injuries and apparent self-destruction have made him a non-factor.
Regardless, Arroyo has been a very pleasant surprise, although he possesses some interesting splits. At Fenway, opponents are hitting .292 off Arroyo (5.27 home ERA), but only .206 off him away from Boston (3.06 road ERA). This poses an interesting scenario for potential playoff rotations, because Arroyo’s fantastic road splits coincide well with Derek Lowe’s atrocious road splits. It’s more likely that Arroyo will be used in a long relief role in the playoffs, but in a situation where he needs to make a spot start (heck, John Burkett got one last year), Arroyo can be pushed to the home start while Lowe starts on the road. Although he’s been equally terrible everywhere this year (.288 BAA at home vs. .316 BAA on road), his career splits have been much better (.227 BAA vs. .273 BAA ~ 2.70 ERA vs. 4.41 ERA).
On top of Arroyo’s solid 6.85 K/9 and 2.39 K/BB, the man is to righties what all left hands are to Trot Nixon. On the year, righties are hitting .226 off him, and slugging a giant .381. Not bad for a #5, now is it?
Relief Pitchers Tomorrow, and we can move on from boring baseball talk and onto beach volleyball discussion! Hooray for Misty May and Kerri Walsh!
In the aftermath of the All-Star break and the ever-so-not exciting midsummer classic, everyone gets a chance to take a nice long look at their teams and ask themselves, “What have we been doing wrong, and what have we been doing right?”
In the case of my Boston Red Sox, this poses an interesting question. A combination of high hopes and media frenzy may mark the Red Sox current standing as a disappointment, but that isn’t necessarily true. Why focus just on the Red Sox? Well, no matter what anyone says, the Yankees-Red Sox megabattle is the most interesting story in baseball, steroids or no steroids, Clemens or no Clemens, Bonds or no Bonds.
At 46-36, the Sox are 10 games over .500 at the break, which for any other team would be reason for celebration, but is instead being looked at with disdain. Let’s take a look at the team’s individual parts so far, and see if we can figure out just what’s going on and what happens from here. Just for fairness, everyone on the team will win some kind of an award so that we can all keep our spirits up. (Stats listed are BA/OBP/OPS).
Catcher: Jason Varitek (.275/.379/.818) and Doug Mirabelli (.306/.367/1.034)
Mister Consistent (aka Boring): Jason Varitek. Every year is essentially the same from J-V. Respectable batting average, solid OBP and SLG from the catcher spot, and exceptional pitcher management and defense. Next to Pedro Martinez, he’s the future free agent that I think should be the top priority this summer, excluding the always annoying Boras influence.
He is 32, but he has only 772 games under his belt through eight years in the bigs, partially due to his injury in 2001. Most catchers decline early, but I think he’s got enough left in the tank for at least three more solid years. He better, anyway, because Kelly Shoppach isn’t the answer to any question except “Who is the Pawtucket Catcher of the Future?”
Best Backup Catcher in Baseball Award: Doug Mirabelli. I’d like to take this opportunity to plead – nay, DEMAND – more playing time for Mr. Mirabelli. Being relegated to catching Tim Wakefield not only limits his knowledge of our other pitchers in an emergency, but it limits the amount of rest J-V can get. Mirabelli’s bat is more than capable at the backup catcher spot, and should be get the occasional start against lefties whenever possible.
First Base: Kevin Millar (.280/.361/.762) and Dave McCarty (.229/.317/.698)
Most Disappointing Hitter: Kevin Millar. Trade him, bench him, demote him, do something. Seriously. Package him and a mid-level prospect for a bag of rice to feed David Ortiz. I’m begging you, Theo, this is the one part that’s gone horribly, horribly wrong.
Or maybe I’m overreacting. No wait, I’m not.
The Doug Mientkiewicz Memorial: Dave McCarty. Can’t hit, slick fielder, somehow not disliked. What is going on here?
Do any other playoff contenders have a fat, glaring hole at one of the premier offensive positions? The Giants do, but whatever they lack, they make up for in Bonds-mania. This blows my mind.
Second Base: Mark Bellhorn (.268/.388/.831) and Pokey Reese (.234/.276/.599)
Most Pleasant Surprise: Mark Bellhorn. The Red Sox essentially acquired Mark Bellhorn in return for a helping of grits, and have been blessed with a charge in the offense at a position where we were thought to be the weakest. He’s drawn 61 walks, most among major league 2nd basemen, and has also struck out 96 times, also most among major league basemen. His 57.4 Runs Created put him right above Alfonso Soriano and right below Mark Loretta among 2nd basemen. Keep in mind, the man makes $490,000 for all this contribution. He’s bang for the back fo’ sheezy, not to mention the fact that his facial expression hasn’t changed in three months.
Putting Bellhorn in the #2 spot in the lineup can generate some important RBI opportunities for the big guns in the middle of the lineup, and allows a player like Bill Mueller to slide to the #7 or #8 spot, where he feels more comfortable. Not to mention, that while his bat does a solid job of filling the hole left by Todd Walker from last season, his defense ain’t too shabby either. Errors seem to hit him in bunches, but that’s a result of concentration rather than skill.
Most Obscene Glove: Pokey Reese. … and speaking of Defense. As you can see, Pokey’s offense, as expected, leaves a lot to be desired, most notably hits. His performance at the plate is even below his career marks (.599 OPS this year vs. .662 OPS all-time).
But damn, I wish there were a legitimate and proven way of quantifying the exact worth of defense, because it’s kind of misleading when you see him save two runs with one gigantic leaping snag. All that goes through your mind is OMG OMG WTF THAT WAS CRAZZAZAZAY POKEY IS GOD POKEY POOOOKEY, and you might overvalue it, but who knows. All I know for sure is that it’s a joy to see him flash the leather.
Shortstop: Nomar Garciaparra (.327/.365/.889)
Most Enigmatic Future: Nomar Garciaparra. If Nomar can be spun for Randy Johnson, I say spin him. If not, keep him here and let him play out the season. He is still one of the top shortstops in the game, no matter how much ridicule Red Sox fans give him. Just three years ago, he was THE SYMBOL of Red Sox Nation, but injuries have hurt not only his game but his stature.
I don’t want to be over-sentimental, but if we can win a World Series with Nomar instead of trading him for hired guns, it would be so much sweeter. The Red Sox of 1999 made the ALCS essentially with Pedro, Nomar, and nobody else, and if they are both here when the championship heads this way, it will just feel… right. Hey, it’s not like he’s stinkin’ up the joint either – look at those stats!
Third Base: Bill Mueller (.285/.359/.801) and Kevin Youkilis (.287/.397/.832)
Most Unlikely To Repeat: Bill Mueller. Another victim of not very many at-bats, Mueller has done well in his limited time, although not nearly as well as last year’s anomaly. It makes me wonder if any other 32-year-old in the history of baseball set career highs in just about every offensive category at that age. Something tells me… NO!
Rookie Of The Year: Kevin Youkilis. The Greek God Of Walks came, and The Greek God Of Walks conquered… sort of. His stint with the Sox ended recently, as he was sent down to Pawtucket to make room for the return of the previously non-existent Ramiro Mendoza, but he played a significant role in the Sox lineup in Mueller’s absence and I believe he’ll make more contributions before the season is over.
He also is an important part of my ideal pitcher-abuse lineup on days when Bill Mueller gets some rest. If you stick Jason Varitek at 7th in the order, Youkilis at 8th, and Bellhorn 9th, the three monsters of Pitches per Plate Appearance will burn a hole in the opponent’s pitch count. Gotta love it.
Left Field: Manny Ramirez (.344/.437/1.119)
MVP! MVP! MVP!: Manny Ramirez. What more do you want the man to do? He’s been absolutely tearing the cover off the ball all year long, a particularly amazing feat considering the pre-season trade rumors and constant media scrutiny. Sure, he’s overpaid, but at least he produces. He is, and let me take a deep breath before I rattle this out…
1st in the AL in OPS, 1st in HR’s, 2nd in RBI’s, 4th in BA, and 6th in Walks. Technically, he has the highest OPS in the majors, because counting Barry Bonds is just unfair at this point. He is the offense, and the Red Sox would be nowhere without his presence at the cleanup spot. Plus, he took Clemens yard in the All-Star game… oh wait, so did everyone else. Neeeeevermind.
Center Field: Johnny Damon (.321/.401/.889)
Voted “Best Hair”: Johnny Damon (that’s right I’m out of jokes). As the leadoff guy, I’d like to see Johnny Damon get on base. The past two years (his only two with Boston), he’s posted OBP’s of .356 and .345. This year’s .401 OBP is really stacking the table for the big boys, and represents a remarkable resurrection in Damon’s career. Get it? Resurrection? Like Jesus? Nevermind…
Right Field: Trot Nixon (.231/.307/737) and Gabe Kapler (.266/.313/.680)
The Second Half “Wait And See”: Christopher Trotman Nixon. We haven’t gotten enough time with Trot to form a logical opinion about what we can expect for the rest of the season. However, I think we can assume that Trot will continue to turn into Pokey Reese against lefties, which is why the second half of the Right Field collection is so important.
But while he’s stinking it up against the southpaws, I also fully expect him to be Bonds-lite against righties. I will except no less!
The “Looks Like He Could, But Can’t” Memorial: Gabe Kapler. He looks like he would be in The Natural, but plays like he should be in Bull Durham. I think that’s saying enough, even though it leaves me wanting so much more.
DH: David Ortiz (.304/.354/.954)
Most Likely To Give You A Great Big Hug: David Ortiz. A lot of people expected Ortiz to come back down to Earth a little bit after last year, but instead he’s strapped on the jet packs and risen even further. Part of his growth as a hitter has to do with the fact that he’s really improved his ability vs. lefties (you listening Trot?).
Last year, in 116 AB’s vs. Lefties, Ortiz managed a .216/.260/.674 line. Yuck.
This year, 116 AB’s vs. Lefties (how ironic), Ortiz is putting up .267/.289/.729. Hey, it’s an improvement, and he should only get better with more experience. Whether he deserves to be in the #3 hold against lefties, however, is another argument altogether.
Tune in tomorrow for the pitchers, and some general observations for the future!
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2008-06-20T08:39:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOCatching up...SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Well I'm hung up on the past Finished up in last Idealistic, in case you missed it Later, self-mutilator Killing time, procrastinator Why worry about my health Ripping on myself Idealistic in case you missed it" - Work in Progress, Sister Hazel
Lots of fun things going on lately in my various worlds, so I gotta catch up... - From the world outside of work: Ross is a www.matrixar.com="http://otstm.blogspot.com/2008/06/httpwwwbloggercomimggllinkgif.html">great storyteller...what a fun trip to Minnesota that was... - From the world of Chivas USA: Maykel Galindo is a character...and Preki still has a wicked left foot...
- From the world of Best Damn: Gary www.matrixar.com="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=36423543">Payton is hilarious...and loves Seattle - From the real world (not the MTV show Simmons loves, nor the Matchbox 20 song of some acclaim): If you're not www.matrixar.com="http://thatsonpoint.blogspot.com/2008/06/knockout-kings.html">watching Euro 2008, you're missing out...Keith www.matrixar.com="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/06/23/080623fa_fact_boyer?currentPage=all">Olbermann is an interesting cat, and definitely not a fan of our president...Cristiano www.matrixar.com="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3714076,00.html">Ronaldo is not for sale -- this happened with Beckham a few years ago, and we all know how that ended (perhaps I take the soccer knowledge of my rather limited audience for granted--Beckham grew too big for Manchester United, and manager Alex Ferguson won't stand for that, so after a lot of back and forth, they sold him to Real Madrid, which is probably what's going to happen here)...www.matrixar.com="http://www.blogotheque.net/article.php3?id_article=2868">Arcade Fire playing in an elevator is a very cool idea... And incidentally, Sister tickets for their September LA show go on sale this weekend...www.matrixar.com="http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/090040CBB104581A/">book it. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2008-04-24T21:56:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOTicketsSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOI've always been pretty good about saving tickets, especially from sporting events, and I have a bulging folder in a file organizer full of those things. I was just straightening out the shelf upon which said organizer is located, and I started flipping through the mass of tickets, just for fun... I remembered a lot of them, plenty looked unfamiliar (I went to a Vertical Horizon concert?), and two in particular stood out (though I definitely need to do a more thorough search sometime soon): 1) Sunday July 28, 1991...1:05 p.m...Dodger Stadium...Aisle 311, Row F, Seat 14 (I'm guessing Michael had seat 13 or 15) in the Left Field Pavilion...Dodgers vs. Expos...www.matrixar.com="http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/07281991.shtml">Dennis Martinez pitched a perfect game...fat Chris Gwynn flied out to end it... 2) Tuesday February 10, 1998...8:00 p.m...L.A. Memorial Coliseum...Section 8, Row 61, Seat 117...CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-Final...USA vs. Brazil...Kasey Keller's www.matrixar.com="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3VFLdnqSBw">legendary performance against Romario and company...Preki's SICK cut, cut, shot and www.matrixar.com="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jYiUwR9t_w">goal to win the game... I know I'm just scratching the surface, and there are plenty of gems left in there, so I suppose it'll be a nice rainy day activity someday...for now, perfect game and perfect goal make for a pretty good start... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2008-04-24T09:43:00.001-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOOn the ClockSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-10-22T10:02:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOBrady '07 = Jordan '96SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Tell me what it takes to be number one? Tell me what it takes to be number one? This is the story of a champion" --Champion, Kanye West
There's some explanation to be made here, but I realized this comparison while watching the Patriots eviscerate the Dolphins on Sunday. Everything was so easy for Brady, and I couldn't remember an athlete doing everything with such ease since MJ. So Tom Brady 2007 = Michael Jordan 1996. Allow me to elaborate... 1995 NBA Playoffs: For the first time in his career, Michael Jordan commits a turnover in crucial situation (driving down the court for the winning basket) in a deciding playoff game, and the Bulls go down to the Orlando Magic... 2006 NFL Playoffs: For the first time in his career, Tom Brady commits a turnover in a crucial situation (driving down the field for the winning score) in a deciding playoff game, and the Patriots go down to the Indianapolis Colts... 1995 NBA off-season: The Bulls, re-tooling for another championship run (it's been two years since they last won a title), make a questionable deal, trading a pittance (Will Perdue) for controversial figure Dennis Rodman, knowing that his particular abilities (rebounding, post defense) complement their current roster incredibly well... 2007 NFL off-season: The Patriots, re-tooling for another championship run (it's been two years since they last won a title) make a questionable deal, trading a pittance (a fourth-round pick) for controversial figure Randy Moss, knowing that his particular abilities (making ridiculous catches) complement their current roster incredibly well... 1995-96 NBA Regular Season: A rejuvenated Michael Jordan (thanks to his year and a half of baseball- and/or gambling-motivated rest) wins the scoring title, wins another MVP award, and leads the Bulls to an NBA-record 72 wins and another NBA title... 2007 NFL Regular Season: A rejuvenated Tom Brady (thanks to his new receiving corps) is on pace to win an MVP award, set all kinds of NFL records, lead the Patriots to an undefeated regular season and take home another Super Bowl...
A valid comparison, no? I emailed this to Simmons today, so I wonder what he thinks of it. The new Kanye (lyrics above) is pretty sick, by the way... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-09-20T09:22:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEODeuceSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Big hulking deuce Spittin' truth in the booth Stop drop and roll I brings down the roof" --Don't Tread on This, Clint Dempsey
I've been meaning to write about Deuce for a couple weeks now, and I've finally found the proper motivation to do so. It's the latest "literally" fiasco (coming on the heels of a text message from Side this morning: "O.J. gets away with murder...literally"--you're literally killing me, Side). Check this gem from Nick Webster on the wonderful FoxSports.com (granted, it was more than a week ago, but I have a lot to read, so I'm not always on top of it):
Well, in my humble opinion, he played the finest game an American outfield player has ever produced in the Premier League as he literally carried the Cottagers on his shoulders to a surprising and dramatic late draw.
I watched that Tottenham match, and while I did see Clint Dempsey rack up a goal and two assists in Fulham's comeback draw, I don't recall him placing ten other dudes on his shoulders and walking around with them at any point during the match. Herculean feats of strength notwithstanding, the pride of Nacogdoches, Texas has been amazing lately. So he picks up the goal and two assists against Tottenham. Then he joins up with the national team and scores against Brazil. Then he's recognized as www.matrixar.com="http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2007/September/PlayerofMonthDempsey.aspx">Fulham's Player of the Month. Pretty good couple weeks, right? Is there a better American footballer right now than Clint Dempsey? I fell in love with Deuce (no, not literally) when he was a rookie with the New England Revolution. His goals and celebrations (several are viewable www.matrixar.com="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL3EgG5l9eE">here--the dancing vs. Japan, the baseball swing vs. DC United, the stop drop n' roll against Chicago) with the Revs even allowed me to get video of him on Best Damn once or twice (the baseball swing at RFK was a genius touch) and while I was sad to see him leave MLS, I'm stoked that he's played his way into the starting lineup and is really proving himself in England. I'm hoping to make another pilgrimage across the pond in March, and though I've been there once already, Craven Cottage (Fulham's home) has to be one of the desired destinations (others include, but are not limited to: Anfield in Liverpool, St. James' Park in Newcastle and Stamford Bridge in London). One more Deuce note, because I don't think I mentioned it when it happened. At the end of last season, with Fulham struggling to stay up (relegation: if you don't get it, sorry, I'm not bothering to explain it), Clint grabbed www.matrixar.com="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiHPV4sJdEY">the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Liverpool, a win which essentially kept Fulham in the Premier League. I know I don't really write about anything except soccer anymore, so I figure I should branch out a tiny little bit before closing up shop today. Since the fall television season technically kicks off next week, it makes sense to share a little bit of what I've been watching, what I'll be watching, and what I hear other people might be watching. STUFF I WATCH: Sunday: "Fox NFL Sunday" (don't have much choice, since I'm in the building and working on the show); various NFL games (again, because of my location; only Charger games by choice); "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (hasn't been very good so far this season, but I'll probably hang in there) is the HBO show du jour, since "Entourage" and "Flight of the Conchords" are done; and of course, I Tivo one or two Premier League matches (and maybe even something from Spain as well, if Barcelona or Real Madrid are playing) Monday: "Prison Break" (back in prison for the season premiere, which makes more sense than last season's on-the-run premise); "My Boys" just finished up its season, and for some reason I liked that show; eventually "24" take's Prison Break's place Tuesday: UEFA Champions League on ESPN2 and Setanta Sports Wednesday: more Champions League; waiting for "Lost" Thursday: Tried "Mad Men" for a couple of episodes, and it's really good, but I don't have time; "30 Rock" for sure; "My Name is Earl" lost some of its luster for some reason, but I'll give it another shot this season, as long as there's time Friday: "Psych" always gets Tivo'd and watched sometime over the weekend; www.matrixar.com="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070919">Simmons says I need to try "Friday Night Lights," so maybe we'll give that one a shot Saturday: all kinds of English Premier League action from Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports--usually I watch Newcastle, Fulham and Manchester United's matches in their entirety, and scan for goals from the other guys; MLS games on FSC, depending on the quality of the matchup (or if Chivas is playing) STUFF OTHER PEOPLE LIKE: "Heroes" - I'm sure I would like this, but it's another hour I don't have time for "The Wire" - Simmons worships this one, and a bunch of people in the office enjoy it as well; unfortunately, it's another hour I just don't have "The Office" - Every time I've watched this show, I love it (and I have the Season 3 DVD's to catch up on), but for some reason I never make time (probably because I'm already trying to watch one and half shows that night--never as they air, always on Tivo--and it's overwhelming to have more than that) "Rules of Engagement" - sorry, nobody likes that show, my bad "Grey's Anatomy" - mostly females, I think, and since a) I'm not female, and b) there's no female consistently watching television in my presence these days, I'm shying away from this one And yeah, that's about it. One thing before I go: I'm noticing that as I neglect this blog and as I struggle to write when I do occasionally pay it some attention, I'm only capable of expressing creativity in a certain number of venues at any given time. Unfortunately for the blog, those venues currently include my next Top 50 show (Dynamic Duos), Best Damn's daily shows (mostly the elements involving our new female cast member), and some pretty fun stuff with Chivas USA (all the Chivas USA features found www.matrixar.com="http://chivas.usa.mlsnet.com/sights/index.jsp?club=t120">here). Oh yeah, and some other writing on the side, which is a nice release as well (and may lead to something bigger, who knows). Done for today, back to work. Jose Mourinho out at Chelsea. Wow. Peace. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-09-16T15:15:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOWorth a Thousand Words...SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com="http://www.matrixar.com/_SIckb78QZD8/Ru2rEgGHfwI/AAAAAAAAABE/BL8nplkiWWg/s1600-h/alba8.jpg">www.matrixar.com style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.matrixar.com/_SIckb78QZD8/Ru2rEgGHfwI/AAAAAAAAABE/BL8nplkiWWg/s400/alba8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110929245958799106" /> SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-07-22T07:40:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOEverybody's WatchingSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"There he goes There he goes again Pulsing through my veins And I just can't contain The feeling that remains" --There He Goes, Sixpence None the Richer
In about a week and a half's time, I've had the privilege of observing, up close and personal, two world-class athletes in remarkable situations, the sole points of focus in their respective stadia, and bearing the weight of the world on their very differently-proportioned shoulders. www.matrixar.com style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.matrixar.com/_SIckb78QZD8/RqN67tr1faI/AAAAAAAAAA0/RZwAhH5cC00/s320/DSC00299.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090047170153119138" /> The broad, enhanced shoulders of Barry Bonds were on display for all to see during All-Star Weekend in San Francisco, and every with every step and every swing, a thousand cameras and the eyes of thousands of fans followed right along. Contrary to the gruff exterior he's displayed for the vast majority of his career, Bonds seemed to embrace the moment (possibly his last glimmer of true acceptance on a national stage), soaking in his inferred role as host and even offering glimpses of personality. I was down on the field for batting practice (a day after the home run derby yielded no splashes in McCovey Cove, his first swing deposited one into the kayakers), and the buzz surrounding his every movement was incredible. I have never been a Barry Bonds fan (living in Los Angeles and rooting for the Padres would preclude me from such things), and of course he took PEDs (he's already admitted that, lest we forget), but to watch him swing in that cage, smile and wave to those fans, joke around with his teammates--maybe it was all an act, but he got me, if only for a couple hours. On the red carpet earlier in the day, he played the same cards, smiling and waving from the back of a truck with his wife and kids, thanking the fans and conducting a very humble, gracious interview with our own Rob Dibble. He really seemed to be taking in the moment, knowing how much he's still loved in that town (and probably nowhere else), and who knows, maybe regretting some of his behavior in the past ("Next question. Because it was stupid."). And oh yeah, the guy is on the cusp of breaking one of the most hallowed records in all of sports, and his commissioner might not even be there to see it happen. It'll still be a huge moment, but isn't it a sad state of affairs when everyone just wants A-Rod (the same A-Rod who has been endlessly skewered for cheating, on the field and off) to break the record, at least so a steroid user won't hold it? Baseball has gotten a lot wrong over the last decade-plus, and this record chase seems to be the culmination. Despite all the crap surrounding Bonds and 755, his role at All-Star Week was still pretty darn cool, and when he knocked all those batting practice balls out of the park, steroids or no steroids, division rivals or not, I was in awe.
If anyone on the planet has endured more scrutiny over than Bonds the past few weeks (this is an exaggerated statement meant to limit the scope to the sporting world--yes, I'm certain that George Bush is scrutinized more than any athlete should be), then it would be David Robert Joseph Beckham, who made his Galaxy debut last night (that's "Galaxy" as a proper noun--he has been around the lower-case galaxy for almost 32 years) in front of a sold-out, shrieking and photograph-snapping crowd at HDC, a scene which pleasantly surprised the soccer fan in me. I think the best part about being there was getting to miss the ESPN coverage, which was guaranteed to be terrible (confirmation: I tried to watch it on TiVo when I got home and it was unbearable). Actually, the best part was just being there, and the atmosphere did not disappoint. I was more there to shoot Chelsea stuff, so I planted myself behind the end line just to the side of Joe Cannon's goal, followed Salomon Kalou around for awhile (he hung out with us at practice Thursday at UCLA), got a great look at Cannon's reaction save on Florent Malouda (Chelsea's wingers--are you kidding me? Malouda and Shawn Wright-Phillips started, Joe Cole subbed in, Arjen Robben sat) and some hard work from Ty Harden on Didier Drogba (the U-Dub kid played great), among other things. www.matrixar.com style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.matrixar.com/_SIckb78QZD8/RqN7Zdr1fbI/AAAAAAAAAA8/CRr2IrnJaYM/s320/DSC00310.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090047681254227378" /> The video restrictions allowed me to shoot only the first 15 and the last 15 minutes of the match (injury time is a bonus), so I took care of my Chelsea stuff early (Ashley Cole, who didn't play, and John Terry were the two other guys who spent time with us on Thursday) and then pretty much followed Beckham the rest of the way. A couple of Beckham and game-related observations, besides the craziness that surrounded his every move (no, I was not in the jostling throng that mobbed the bench when he came in--I was parked on the opposite end in peace): - his first ball was awesome, flicked on and almost a chance...when Beckham is given time and space like that (and MLS defenses are more than happy to provide), I think Alan Gordon, Carlos Pavon and company are going to be getting all kinds of service - hilarious that everyone cheered his first "touch," as the ball rolled over to him while he was stretching on the sidelines - minus Chris Klein, who had been red-carded Tuesday, Frank Yallop was able to field his full-strength squad for the first time all season, and though I know Chelsea wasn't going all out, it was still nice to see a few chances generated, and some great work from Cannon and the back four--Abel Xavier came up big on numerous occasions - tried to see if ESPN got Mourinho's reaction to the Terry goal, but I think they missed it (of course, they pretty much missed the fact that one of the world's greatest clubs was actually playing last night)--very strange to see him jump off the bench angrily and wave his players back, as if they shouldn't have been celebrating at all. He and his goalkeeper coach, Silvio something (he was kind enough to join in our Thursday shoot for a minute as well) were gesturing like crazy, either at Terry or at the whole team to just get back and play...kind of weird - the crowd impressed me. I was worried that it wouldn't be a real soccer crowd, but they cheered at the right times, gave Cobi the loudest ovation (other than Beckham), chanted and sang, and really sounded like a European crowd at times. It wasn't Old Trafford, but it was a way better atmosphere than the Arsenal-Fulham match I took in at Craven Cottage last year, and certainly better than any match I've been to in the U.S.
- so stoked that Beckham did get to take a corner kick, and it was right in front of me (yes, I shot this video)...not important that it didn't result in anything, but important for him and the fans that he got to do something He wasn't running too well and didn't even think about tackling, so I'm guessing he won't be playing in these next few SuperLiga matches, but I left last night feeling very good about the Galaxy for the rest of this season, as long as they can find a finisher (someone other than Landon). Another random side story from last night: I had met a Chelsea season ticket holder after Tuesday night's game, a guy who now lives in Pasadena, works in La Canada, and whose kid is going to St. Francis in the fall (he actually used to coach at Franny, when Pete Vagenas was there). The dude, Mark, is from London, has lived here for like 16 years, but still has Chelsea season tickets, which is awesome. Basically, he told me that if (when) I want to head out there and catch a game, I just need to let him know. So I can get a free flight (thank you frequent flyer miles) and free tix; I just need a place to stay and I'm set for a little weekend jaunt to London. Anyways, I saw Mark again last night, just as I was explaining the ticket thing to Fox Soccer Channel buddy Zeus, and he tells me the random story: As he and his sons were parking their car, they parked next to a bunch of big guys, looked like football players. Mark had just watched the last five minutes of the Boise State-Oklahoma game with some friends the night before and recognized of of these dudes as Ian Johnson, the guy who scored the winning touchdown on the statue of liberty play and then proposed to his girlfriend (after Chris Myers spoiled it) on national television. Ian, as it turns out, is a Chelsea fan and a great dude. After that Fiesta Bowl game, somebody put him in touch with one of his heroes, Didier Drogba, and they had been emailing back and forth ever since. Drogba hooked him up with a bunch of tickets, and they were there for Johnson's bachelor party. They even had an extra ticket, which they offered to one of Mark's sons (the older one), because Mark came in one short. So he sent his 14-year old son off to enjoy the match with a dozen Boise State football players. At the end of the match, he gets himself back down to the media area, where we're talking again, and just then, Ian Johnson and friends walk by with John Terry, who now has Mark's son under his arm, walking into the Chelsea locker room. Pretty cool experience for a teenage kid, huh? Back to somewhat normal work this week (cutting the Chelsea practice feature for air on Tuesday), but I won't soon forget how fortunate I am to be able to experience this kind of thing--to do it twice in two weeks is pretty ridiculous. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-06-11T17:01:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEONew SisterSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOI guess this sort of applies to one Katrina Riddell, though I was intending instead to refer to a disc that arrived in my mail today bearing new (to us) songs from Sister Hazel. It's a collection of b-sides that didn't make their last few albums, and thanks to a nice relationship with the label, I have myself a complimentary copy (it could theoretically be complementary too, like if it came with a little stand that matched or something) and I'm listening to it right now. On another note (the note that provided the impetus to post today), I had the pleasure (?) of taking in a 1-0 victory by the US National Team over Guatemala last Thursday night in the Gold Cup. Yes, we won, but it was a pretty underwhelming effort, and--Fox Soccer Channel is actually rebroadcasting the game right this second, I just noticed--was lowlighted by Oguchi Onyewu's ejection for a second yellow card (frustration built up from marking Carlos Ruiz all night). We added a 2-0 win over Terrible & Tobago (their first-choice players are in a contract dispute with the national federation, so they've got a bunch of scabs playing) on Saturday (I watched from my baseball-viewing seat at Fox and missed both goals) and look good for the quarterfinals (one more group match against El Salvador tomorrow). Eric and I were talking on the way in about the last time we had each seen the national team play, and we came up with a January 2000 friendly between the US and Iran (for some reason I fell asleep multiple times during this game, which ended in a 1-1 draw). I conveniently forgot about getting to see the team play twice in Korea in 2002, and it's with that in mind that I've decided to come up with a list of the best games I've ever had the pleasure of attending. It starts today with soccer and will hopefully extend to every other sport before too long...
As I've started thinking about how to organize, this has become far too vast an undertaking for a list of just 10, so I'm putting them in reverse chronological order (16 games total), adding a few honorable mentions, and then I'll try to rank: 3/12/06 Manchester United 2, Newcastle United 0 (Rooney 8, Rooney 12) - Old Trafford (Manchester, England) - 67,858...being at Old Trafford (with B) was an amazing enough experience, but getting to watch my guy Alan Shearer (pretty much THE reason I'm a soccer fan today) and seeing Wayne Rooney net a brace (two goals, for the uninitiated) can't be overlooked 3/11/06 Reading 0, Watford 0 - Madjeski Stadium (Reading, England) - 23,724...boring game, but well played by Bobby Convey, and I had the best seat in the house--roaming the sidelines with my video camera. Got to meet and chat with Marcus Hahnemann, Convey and Jay DeMerit after the game as well 3/4/06 Arsenal 4, Fulham 0 (Henry 31, Adebayor 35, Henry 77, Fabregas 86) - Craven Cottage (London, England) - 22,397...best player I've ever seen in person: Thierry Henry. It wasn't even fair how much better he was than anyone else on the field 11/26/03 Santa Clara 1, Loyola Marymount 0 (Irvine 98) - LMU (Los Angeles, Calif.) -725...Eric scored the game-winner on a header off a crossbar rebound in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and a massive celebration ensued. We had a great Eric-centric crowd at the game as well, family and friends, so it was pretty awesome 9/18/03 Santa Clara 2, CSU-Monterey Bay 0 (Irvine 40, Irvine 69) - Buck Shaw Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.) - 507...I made the trip up to NoCal for a couple different things, the primary of which was getting to watch Eric start and score, and he did one of the two. His first was headed home off a cross from Wolfe, and his second slid past keeper off another cross. I think I saw all three of his goals this season 6/10/02 USA 1, Korea 1 (Mathis 24, Ahn Jung-Hwan 78) - Daegu World Cup Stadium (Daegu, Korea) - 60,778...incredible atmosphere, great performance by Brad Friedel, huge goal from Clint Mathis, a deserved tie 6/5/02 USA 3, Portugal 2 (O'Brien 4, Jorge Costa own goal 29, McBride 36, Beto 39, Agoos own goal 71) - Suwon World Cup Stadium (Suwon, Korea) - 37,306...nothing really needs to be said about this one, right? Sitting right behind the goal on which all three of our tallies were recorded, and in shock for every one. The neutral crowd started with chants of "Figo" and ended with "USA" 11/6/98 UCLA 3, UCSB 2 - UCSB (Santa Barbara, Calif.)...NCAA record for quickest goals scored by two teams--Gauchos scored to tie it up, Seth George scored from midfield on the kickoff, over the backpedaling, still-celebrating 'keeper, to give us the lead and the win 10/1/98 Galaxy 6, Burn 1 (Pena 10, Hermosillo 16, Cienfuegos 20, Hermosillo 32, Welton 41, Washington 47, Pena 69) - Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) - 10,047...Octavio Zambrano's team was the best offensive squad in league history, and this was one of its finest performances 2/10/98 USA 1, Brazil 0 (Preki 65) - Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.) - 12,298...greatest goalkeeper performance I ever saw (Kasey Keller), one of the greatest goals I've ever seen (Preki, as usual, cutting back to his left and letting one fly from outside the area), and great seats (thank you Marcelo Balboa, via Steve Shak) 12/14/97 UCLA 2, Virginia 0 (George 80, George 82) - UR Stadium (Richmond, Virg.)...NCAA Championship Game, almost anti-climactic after an amazing semifinal, but tremendous work by Matty Reis in goal to deny Brian West, Ben Olsen and cronies 12/12/97 UCLA 1, Indiana 0 3OT (Tennyson ?) - UR Stadium (Richmond, Virg.)...the Indiana native got the previously-undefeated Hoosiers in triple-OT, what a marathon 11/23/97 UCLA 3, Santa Clara 0...my Bruin friends against Joe Cannon's Broncos 11/2/97 UCLA 4, Duke 2...my Bruin friends vs. Josh Henderson, Jay Heaps, Gaston Haupert & co. 7/4/97 Galaxy 2, Revolution 0 (?) - Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) - 51,704...4th of July, installment number two 7/4/96 Revolution 1, Galaxy 0 (?) - Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) - 62,073...first MLS game, fireworks and 98 Degrees (the band, and the temperature, I think)
Honorable Mention for games watched: 11/13/05 Galaxy 1, Revolution 0 (Ramirez 107) - Pizza Hut Park (Frisco, Tex.) - 21,193...Pando Ramirez, who had done nothing all season or all game, knocked in the game-winner after Matt Reis had punched out Landon's corner, giving us Cup No. 2 12/15/02 UCLA 1, Stanford 0 (Lopez 89) - Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas, Tex.)...I still had a few friends on the team, most notably Ryan Futagaki, who sent in a cross that Aaron Lopez converted for the late game-winner 10/20/02 Galaxy 1, Revolution 0 (Ruiz 113) - Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.) - 61,113...finally, after years of post-season frustration, we broke through and won an MLS Cup, thanks to El Pescadito (and Tyrone Marshall) 10/12/01 Santa Clara 2, San Diego 1 (Irvine 45, Martin 60, Cronin 90)...(didn't actually watch this one--listened to it on the internet) freshman Eric scored the first goal of his career and assisted as buddy Steve Cronin (a goalkeeper subbed in late as a forward) scored the winner in the final minute. Great drama sitting by myself and listening 9/1/01 England 5, Germany 1 (Jancker 6, Owen 12, Gerrard 45, Owen 45, Owen 66, Heskey 74) - Olympic Stadium (Munich, Germany) - 63,000...dressed up in a jersey and headed to an English pub (I think it was the Princess Pub) and watched Beckham, Owen and friends romp to an easy win (maybe the country's best since 1966?) 5/26/99 Manchester United 2, Bayern Munich 1 (Basler 6, Sheringham 90+, Soleskjaer 90+) - Camp Nou (Barcelona, Spain) - 90,000...the greatest finish to a match maybe ever, and I was definitely rooting for the Red Devils here. Nothing to show for an entire match, and then two injury-time goals to just destroy the Germans (the face of Lothar Matthaus was unforgettable) 9/17/97 Newcastle United 3, Barcelona 2 (Asprilla 22, Asprilla 30, Asprilla 48, Enrique 72, Figo 88) - St. James' Park (Newcastle, England)...Shearer was injured, so Tino Asprilla stepped in and collected a spectacular hat trick, thanks in large part to the running and crossing of Keith Gillespie. This was one of the first times I knew I was a Toon fan, even without Shearer in the lineup
Okay, so that's obviously way too much to digest (it took me two days to compile, and I'm sure I've forgotten a few things), but I think I can figure out a top ten (with a quick two-word summary): 10. Galaxy vs. Revolution on 4th of July '96 - FIRST. GAME. 9. UCLA vs. Indiana in the Final Four '97 - KEY. CLUTCH. 8. Santa Clara vs. LMU in the NCAA Tournament '03 - ERIC. WINNER. 7. Reading vs. Watford at Madjeski Stadium '06 - SIDE. LINES. 6. USA vs. Brazil at the Coliseum '98 - PREKI. KASEY. 5. UCLA vs. Virginia for the NCAA Championship '97 - MATT. REIS. 4. Arsenal vs. Fulham at Craven Cottage '06 - THIERRY. HENRY 3. USA vs. Korea at the '02 World Cup - FRIEDEL. MATHIS. 2. Manchester United vs. Newcastle United at Old Trafford '06 - ROONEY. SHEARER. 1. (easily) USA vs. Portugal at the '02 World Cup - WE. WON.
I have no idea how I'm going to do this for basketball (or baseball or football), but I'll try to come up with something...don't hate me for loving soccer SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-05-24T12:21:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOYou'll Never Walk AloneSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Walk on through the wind Walk on through the rain Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone" --You'll Never Walk Alone, Rodgers & Hammerstein (from Carousel)
I'm merely continuing my soccer love here, so bear with me, real quick. For those of you who tuned in for the Champions League Final yesterday (AC Milan vs. Liverpool), you may have heard a song of some kind emenating from the stands during the pre-game and wondered what it was. One of the coolest traditions in the Premier League is the singing of "You'll Never Walk Alone" at Anfield by Liverpool fans (they do so on the road as well, obviously), and here's a great example (singing starts about 30 seconds in, after the guy stops talking):
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-05-24T09:02:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOWarum?SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"So tell me why I gotta feel this way And tell me why I don't feel the same" --Why, Pt. 2, Collective Soul
I never did hear "Why, Pt. 1," but I like this one enough, so I'm sure the original was great. It's just a shame that this band only has like one good song (that's a quote from Dave, nothing I would ever say myself, obviously). Okay, the relevance of the question asked in this morning's song lyrics (and in the heading, auf Deutsch): Yesterday morning at the Fox gym (what's a gym? oh, a gym), I went through the exact same routine I enact every time I'm there: I entered, scanned my badge, put my bag into locker 130, placed the lock on said locker, locked said lock, placed my iPod in my left pocket and my keys in my right and exited the locker room. I then placed my keys on the floor, in the corner by the lat pull machine (out of normal traffic), because who wants keys in their pocket while they're working out, right? And it's not like it's a super-crowded gym, where there's a risk of many sets of keys getting confused or of them getting kicked around or stolen or something. Or so I thought... I close out my workout (finishing things off with a 10-minute, 1-mile jog on the treadmill) and return to the scene of my key-dropping to retrieve them and head back into the locker room. No keys to be found. Quite vexing. It's possible that I picked them up before I went to the treadmill, I suppose, so I check that area, and again, no dice. Scanned all around the perimeter of the place (it's not very big, so that didn't take too long), and still, nothing to be found. Even took a look at the front desk to see if they had been dropped off up there. Nope. Ran into my friend Jerry, on the way in, and he suggested that I look in the back office. Actually, he first suggested that I not leave my keys on the floor (pointing to the key attached to his shoe as representation of a better idea), but while I appreciated his sentiment, that wasn't really helping me much at the time. The office is usually closed, but the door was ajar, so I poked my head in, and there, on the desk next to the employee with her back to me, were my keys. She was busy surfing the internet (as good gym employees are wont to do), so I grabbed them, said "I'm here to pick up my keys, thanks," and left. Now here's the why part. At what point do you, as a gym attendee, make the decision that those keys on the floor over there definitely don't belong to anyone still here in the gym working out? Why are they misplaced, not placed? How many people would actually be able to leave the gym and go to work without their keys? WHY did you put my keys in the office and make me a) think I was being very forgetful, b) question my own sanity--I know I put these here, and c) waste 10 valuable minutes of my time so I could walk aimlessly around the outside of the room? This is not something to get worked up about (capital letters notwithstanding), but I really can't understand what would bring someone to that action. If you see a set of keys sitting on the floor, the absolute worst thing that can possibly happen is that they sit there until the end of business hours and get moved to the office at closing time, for the concerned party to pick up first thing the next morning. Otherwise, someone who notices their keys are missing (which would likely take place before they attempt to drive home, sans keys) would return to the scene of the crime and locate them at that time. I'm all for acts of kindness, but this, I'm afraid, would have to be categorized under acts of stupidity. There, I'm done. Meanwhile, reason #642 why I love my job: As I'm writing, I'm watching a tape of Reggie Miller's 25-point fourth quarter against the Knicks in 1994. It's one of numerous classic NBA games I have on tape at my desk, and on dark days, I'm occasionally able to enjoy something like this. It's too bad the NBA is nowhere near what it was back then. I won't bother commenting on the Spurs-Suns debacle, but I am at least a little bit encouraged by the lottery (though it didn't benefit my Lakers at all). As much as I hated them when they were good, the NBA was better when Portland (1990-92, then again late 90's and early 00's) and Seattle (1994-97) were good. The Lakers often did battle with these guys (big upset to get to the Finals in '91, thank you B-Shaw in '00) and the league was better for it. Hopefully Oden and Durant can eventually bring them back to that level, or somewhere near it. It's pretty great that the Trail Blazers (nee Jail Blazers) have transformed the character of their team in the last few years (Simmons said something about how it says something about your team when a convicted sex offender--Ruben Patterson--isn't even the third-worst guy on the roster), and it looks like Nate McMillan (poorly-treated in Seattle, by the way) has a real solid core (Oden, Aldridge, Roy, Jack) to build around for the next few years. Maybe trade Zach Randolph for a small forward? I'm obviously not rooting for them (or anyone else in the Western Conference), but it won't be bad to see them back. As far as the Sonics are concerned, everybody watched the Warriors in this year's playoffs, right? Why wouldn't Seattle try to bring Rashard Lewis (free agent) back and run him out there with Ray Allen and Durant? Throw a decent big man in there, Luke Ridnour (or an upgrade) to get them the ball, and get out of the way. Good times... UPDATE: Great video of www.matrixar.com="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thTIYCXcx90">Blazers fans celebrating like it's 1977 as they hear the lottery announcement... I've been doing a lot of reading lately, not so much of the book variety (though "Breaks of the Game" by David Halberstam--featuring those Portland Trail Blazers, incidentally--is a very good read, and I should be finishing it this weekend), but more of the internet variety. My Google reader is filled to the brim every day, and I can barely get through everything that comes up before it refills the next morning. If you've never used Google reader (or a similar RSS feeder), it's quite worthwhile. Besides getting all kinds of hilarious stories from numerous sports blogs and news sites, I'm exposed to more bad grammar and misuse of words than a 6th-grade English teacher (or a local youth baseball story editor). Here's a sampling, from just the last two days, starting off with a favorite of you and your loved ones: New Real Salt Lake Coach Jason Kreis, on Freddy Adu: "...the ball is in his court, literally and figuratively" - you're halfway there, Coach. The ball would be literal, but the court would not be. Unless he's also playing tennis or basketball... Unnamed blogger on something Scott Skiles did: "...is going to illicit such a response..." - that would be elicit, sorry... Several violations on this one lately, regarding the US Soccer roster for the upcoming Gold Cup: "...he would ordinarily be a shoe-in for the roster..." - it's shoo-in, but close Another soccer story: "...both were booked for descent..." - when you talk back to the referee (Sir, Sir), it's called dissent; when you start up high and you come down, that's descent. These are all off the top of my head, so I know there have been more, which means maybe I'll start keeping track. I'm like that. I care way too much about spelling and grammar and all of that, but somebody's got to, right? This is going to sound pretentious, because all writing does not have to be "proper," as it were, but I think the explosion of blogs has brought about another level of the "dumbing down" of America. More sources for news (and sports, in my case) are coming from less "properly-trained" sources (I mean less in the sense that the sources haven't received as much training, not in the sense that there are fewer sources; I would have used the word fewer in that case), and the AP Style Guide (and the dictionary...) goes out the window. I make no claims about its necessity, and I know it sounds lame to say this (and pretentious, I already said that), but I grow disheartened with improperly-presented opinions, great as they may be. Speaking of improperly-presented opinions, I have never experienced a worse speech than the one given at my bro's law school graduation on Saturday night. I won't slander the man by mentioning his name, but he did everyone there a disservice by either failing to prepare or just being that bad. Fortunately, my brother already speaks much better than this cat (see Suss's wedding reception and best man toast #2), so I'm not too concerned. I'm just bummed I'll never have those 15 minutes of my life back. One quick meeting today and then probably home early to prepare for a busy weekend: long work day tomorrow, baseball Saturday, 10 p.m. flight to Indianapolis for the Indy 500 (all day Sunday), back Monday afternoon and then prep for the week ahead before bible study that night. I'm already tired, thanks to a basketball game Tuesday night (Dimes comes in with 2:00 left, our team down 6; we force OT and win)--didn't get home until 11--and the Dodger game last night (much obliged, Shupe), dugout club-style, which landed me home at 11:30 (a conveniently-timed accident on the 110 South right after the game meant it took me an hour to get to the South Bay). Highlights of last night's game (since I was on the wrong side of the stadium, and we missed the game's one big hit--a three-run double by Russell Martin) included a Martin home run that was changed to a foul ball, followed by a pitch from Carlos Villanueva that sailed over Martin's head, followed by a walk, followed by some jawing between Martin and first baseman Prince Fielder, followed by some jawing between Mariano Duncan and the Brewers dugout, which became Duncan and Fielder, and then the dugouts (and the bullpens--God bless the bullpens for running out) cleared, but nothing too crazy happened. Oh yeah, and the sweet and sour turkey was outstanding. Peace. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-05-18T08:07:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSegundo TiempoSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"I pulled over to ask where we was at His index finger he tipped up his hat 'El Segundo,' he said, 'My name is Pedro If you need directions, I'll tell you pronto'" --I Left My Wallet in El Segundo, A Tribe Called Quest
Man, I loved Tribe--Low End Theory is about as good as it gets when it comes to hip hop albums. You know, back when they had a few more topics to cover in that genre (money, girls and cars are about it these days). Speaking of hip hop, my buddy Zeus produced a collaboration with KRS-One, Kool Moe Dee and Young MC recapping the great sports moments of the 80's. Unfortunately, it can't be up on YouTube until the show airs, but the audio version exists www.matrixar.com="http://www.zshare.net/audio/01_final_hip_hop_80s_three_min-www-smokingsection-net-tss-is-major-mp3.html">here. Anyways, the title of my post is Spanish and it means "second half" (I know certain terms from watching enough futbol on the television (which means "television"), and I'm merely resuming the history of me and soccer, as started www.matrixar.com="http://scottydimes.blogspot.com/2007/05/in-beginning.html">here the other day. I left off with LC's victorious CIF final against Sierra Vista in '95, and made a brief mention of the UCLA effect. The story continues there... My freshman year at UCLA wasn't quite as soccer-centric as the previous (basketball was still king, by a long shot), but we had a great team on campus, and I made it to a few games. Chris Snitko, Robbie LaBelle, Greg Vanney, Ante Razov and Eddie Lewis were the seniors that year (I think, since I didn't see them again after that), but I didn't really know enough to know how good these guys were. Eddie has gone on to a successful career in England, and Ante, having since returned from Spain, is one of MLS's all-time leading scorers. Vanney's had a great MLS career (with some dabbling internationally) and Snitko made it in MLS for a few years, but I don't recall LaBelle having much to do professionally. Meanwhile, I was trolling cable for college and international soccer games, alternately catching my boy Josh (teaming with fellow frosh Jay Heaps) earning national player of the week honors for a sick two-goal, one assist performance against Clemson, and various Champions League fixtures on ESPN, continuing to expand my knowledge of international teams and players. To be honest, there are very few specific soccer-related memories of the early part of this year, since I was a) consumed by basketball, a carryover from my senior year, and 2) I was home pretty much every weekend, still with a foot very much in LC. Once the college basketball season ended (a little early for my beloved Bruins--thanks, Gabe Lewullis), the debut of Major League Soccer was right around the corner, and I instantly became of fan of your Los Angeles Galaxy. Cobi (a UCLA alum), Cien, Jorge Campos, Robin Fraser, Dan Calichman, El Tanque Eduardo Hurtado (the first--and biggest--in a long line of Latin strikers), Vanney, Andrew Shue (!), Chris Armas--I could probably keep going, but you definitely don't care. Around the same time (I honestly don't remember the exact release date), Dan Ryazansky came out with Major League Soccer Manager, which meant I got to combine my geeky love of soccer management games with my newfound curiosity about MLS. Again, the major benefit here was getting know all the players in the league (and their supposed value). Having the Galaxy play games at the Rose Bowl meant I could (and did) go quite a bit, and the attachment to that squad would only grow. I know that Shearer was torching his way through the Prem once again (though Kenny Dalglish's Blackburn side were unable to duplicate their success) and I got a little taste of Italy (courtesy of Juventus) and Holland (Ajax) as I watched the Champions League play out. So many great Dutch players on that Ajax squad, and all of them went elsewhere over the next few years, I think--van der Sar, Blind (I always thought it rhymed with find when I read the name on 1-0, but it actually rhymes with flint), the de Boers (great goal celebrations, those guys), Bogarde, Davids, Kluivert (he's like a Darryl Strawberry to me, never what he should have been) and (not Dutch) Jari Litmanen, who I loved to watch. Juve had Del Piero, of course (always my first purchase on 1-0), and a bunch of other studs, Italian and otherwise: Vialli and Ravanelli were a great strike duo (Ravanelli was the blond one, I think), Peruzzi in goal, Conte and Di Livio running the flanks, Ferrara and Montero at the back, Deschamps the midfield general (at least until Zidane arrived), and then guys like Jugovic and Paulo Sousa. Besides my devotion to Shearer (and sort of Blackburn, though they crapped out in the group stage of this particular competition), I was at a point here, so early in my exposure to international football, that I was just rooting for great games and usually hoping English teams won (I definitely dug Cantona, who was a 1-0 star as well). As the summer came, I read about Euro '96 (none of the games were on here)--Gazza, who was much bigger a figure than I ever knew (I read his autobiography last spring upon my return from England, and WOW, what a character), Shearer's stellar run (and Sheringham, who was tall and skinny like me, so I kind of liked him too) and the unfortunate Gareth Southgate miss that sent England home. 1-0 was still an obsession, and MLSM became a similar addiction (setting the stage for soccer management games to consume my life for months on end), and the Galaxy lost in the first MLS Cup (darn you, Tony Sanneh and Eddie Pope--we had it). After Euro '96, by the way, came a big moment in my club devotion history, because Newcastle United shelled out the big bucks to bring local boy Alan Shearer home to the northeast, immediately making the Magpies my favorite squad in the world (little did I know how much heartbreak awaited). I immediately became familiar with Les Ferdinand ("Wor Les" read the cover of my first FourFourTwo magazine), Kevin Keegan (knowing nothing of his playing career), former Rover David Batty, Rob Lee, Warren Barton, Pavel Srnicek, Lee Clark, John Beresford, Keith Gillespie, Shaka Hislop, Tino Asprilla, David Ginola and Peter Beardsley (among many others, obviously). Fortunately, I think, I wasn't able to watch very many matches, with the exception of a few Champions League encounters (one Asprilla hat trick against Barca in '97 or '98 rings a bell). Sophomore year meant the addition of fellow Spartan Nick Paneno (part of a tremendous recruiting class--Sasha Victorine, St. Francis alum Pete Vagenas and Michigan native Shea Travis among them) to the Bruin soccer team, and my interest in the squad jumped exponentially. I was also living in a dorm with that whole group of freshmen, and got to know several of them very well. Kevin Hartman was the starting 'keeper that year, Tahj Jakins was the defensive stalwart (he might have even been the #1 pick in the ensuing MLS draft) and Nick Theslof was another senior I remember, a forward who scored a few goals. Don't even remember what the team did that year (some sort of disappointing tournament loss, no doubt), but I do remember going to an off-season scrimmage against the Galaxy in which my newfound crossword puzzle buddy Jimmy Conrad, a skinny walk-on who would probably have to start the following year after Jakins' departure, had to mark the enormous Hurtado. Dude held his own, which more than impressed me (not that I was much of an evaluator of talent), and I'm not saying I foresaw his international career, but there was something cool going on with that guy that day. Thinking UCLA might be joining me there, I had purchased tickets to NCAA soccer's Final Four in Richmond, and had a fun couple of days with your father, experiencing D.C. and Monticello and all of that before taking in a St. John's-Florida International final (Tyrone Marshall and Ignace Moleka were the losing strike tandem, don't remember much about St. John's, but they did win). The summer of '97 included several more Galaxy games (I successfully campaigned the church youth group to get an outing there), and we'd always sit in the south end zone, with the drummers and the face painters and the real fans. Lothar's squad slipped to second that year (I know Hartman was drafted, but I don't recall too many of the comings and goings in '97), but the most important thing to me at this point was the UCLA squad. Adding another stellar recruiting class (they do this every year, I've finally figured out) that included McKinley Tennyson, Jr. (a huge forward from Indiana who spurned his in-state Hoosiers--I hate no collegiate athletic program as much as I hate Indiana soccer, by the way), Carlos Bocanegra (outscored Andrei Shevchenko in the Prem this season), Nick Rimando (an incredibly athletic 'keeper who's had an up-and-down MLS career) and Ryan Lee (athlete supreme--brother Rodney was a receiver on the UCLA football team), they had an amazing season, and I got to witness most of it. My friend Lori was still dating Mr. Paneno at the time (and she had a car), so any road games I wanted to attend were nice and easy, and the home games were a one-minute walk, so no problems there either. They played 24 games that season (went 22-2, not bad) and I probably attended 20 of them. I missed out on a trip to St. Louis (lost to UAB, beat SLU out there) and a NoCal trip (beat USF, destroyed Sac State), but was otherwise omnipresent. Specific games I recall include the season's other loss, at Cal State Fullerton (they seemed to own us, for some reason--come to think of it, I think they actually beat us in the tournament the previous year) that inspired a lot of muttering that Matt Reis shouldn't be the starting keeper any longer (since Rimando was so talented and breathing down his neck), a victorious performance in the UCLA Classic (easy 3-1 drubbing of UMass and then a highly-entertaining 4-2 defeat of Duke, which included my boys Josh and Gaston as well as Heaps, Ali Curtis, Troy Garner, Robbie Russell and Evan Whitfield), a 6-1 thrashing of UCSB in which Martin Bruno scored four goals, and then the post-season. Wow. A great 1-0 win over Stanford in the MPSF (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation--weird, I know) championship, then a 3-0 trouncing of Joe Cannon and Santa Clara (friends Kevin and Lars heckled poor Joe like nobody I've ever seen, and the guy ran over and shook all of our hands after the game--class act, always), a nail-biting 1-0 win over U-Dub, and then a rain-soaked 2-1 victory over Clemson (featuring the nation's leading scorer, Wojtek Krakowiak)--game-winner scored by the legendary Martin Bruno. So it was off to the championship weekend again in Richmond (this time I won tickets from Soccer America or something) and I got to spend some time in Virginia with my friend Brandon (and two of his work crew friends), then root on those gutty little Bruins in an epic final four. Amazing weekend. We upset No. 1 (and undefeated) Indiana in double-OT and then Reis stood on his head (a hockey term, I believe, but it applies) and we beat Virginia (Ben Olsen, Chris Albright, Brian West & Co.) 2-0 (both scored by Seth George, I believe. Fun times all around. Spent much of the spring playing FIFA '98 at the "soccer house" (beat going to class, that's for sure), learning about Thierry Henry's ridiculous skills, and talking soccer with my roommate Matt, who had a bit of English blood in him, and journeyed over there to buy me a Shearer #9 Newcastle jersey (one which I still treasure)--that's not the reason he traveled, mind you, it was something about a grandmother, I believe--which was quite nice. Also by this time, MLSM had been upgraded to WoSoMan (short for "World Soccer Manager"), which allowed the heretofore confined-to-MLS manager to attempt world glory at Newcastle or Man United (I opted for the former, obviously, but the Red Devils were certainly growing on me as well, especially since they were on TV far more often). Somewhere along the line I've left out what ranks as likely my most significant soccer-playing-and-watching friend, Eric Irvine. I got to know Eric on a ski trip when he was in seventh grade (and was about half as tall as me), and started watching his club (and school) soccer games sometime soon thereafter. We also played a little bit of FIFA and watched champions league matches (I'd even tape random games and give them to him, like a 5-0 win by Rangers in which some guy named Negri scored all five goals), so it was nice to have somebody else with whom to share my excitement for the game (the vast majority of my friends still don't get it). More to come on all topics, but my goodness, this is getting unwieldy. I suppose a third tiempo will have to come sometime soon... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-05-13T08:30:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSmileSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHappy, I'm happy But that ain't good enough for you Happy, I'm happy --Happy, Sister Hazel
I was sitting outside Moe's Cafe on the campus of the 20th Century Fox lot Friday afternoon, enjoying a meal (well, I was actually just enjoying a bottle of water, since I had consumed my self-produced sandwich about an hour prior) with my four best co-worker friends (they all fit both titles equally--"friend" and "co-worker"), laughing and eating and enjoying the sunshine, and it occurred to me that if I were to design the ideal work/lunch combination (and I'm not sure why I'd ever have cause to do such a thing), these four dudes and this sunny location would all likely be involved. So it got me thinking about combinations of places and people that really serve to make me happy, from the recent or not-too-recent past. In the interests of keeping this blog as PG-13 as possible, these will be pretty dude-centric (I can assure you that this has nothing to do with my, um, preference; I can certainly recall combinations of female persons and place that were rather, um, happy, but that's not what this is about). So without Freddy Adu, an seven-deep list of happiness-inducing places and people (in no particular order, but you can consider Moe's with Joel, Hughes, Schnider and Zeus number eight): - Playing NCAA Football at my mom's house with both brothers (with Dave and Tim as alternates for the fourth spot). A tradition at Christmas time (and anytime the three of us are together), we create ourselves (you know, so we're "in the game") and dominate opposing offenses on the way to multiple national championships (and maybe even a Heisman Trophy or two). - At a Sister Hazel concert with Charlie and Joel (Kim). The last show I went to with Charlie necessitated a phone call to include Joel, but the times we've been together have been overjoyous. The greater number of company the better, and I think we usually roll at least 15 deep, dominating the front center and having way too much fun singing along to everything. - Speaking of concerts, at a Collective Soul show with Tim, Mike B, Michael, Kevin and Phil (this actually happened, in Vegas, so it's an easy list to compose). We got there early enough to hear the warm-up, sat through a decent opening band called Pound (the cover of "Pink Houses" was their highlight) enjoyed the heck out of the show. The road trip element added to the enjoyment factor, I think, driving the B's suburban there and back same day. - Another specific event inspired this one: watching UCLA basketball with the Riddell family men. The last time I saw my grandfather (he died last year) was during the '06 Final Four, when my dad (his son), my brothers and I went over to his house and watched UCLA dominate LSU en route to the title game (we won't mention what happened there). The possible range of last memories to have with a loved one before there passing is so broad, and we're incredibly fortunate to have something to wonderful on which to look back. - Shooting craps with the amazing bunch of guys who attended little bro's "bachelor party" in Spokane. After pizza and stix from the Pipeline, we headed to Northern Quest Casino and (three of us) made a bunch of money on the craps table, thanks to two red-hot rollers in particular, one of whom went by the name Matthew Shupper. So necessary attendees in this happy scenario would be both bros, Langford, Dave, Tim (who wasn't with us, but went back with a group after his late-night arrival), and Shupe, to roll and make us all the money. - This one's a little older and has a few permutations, but it includes a) playing NBA Jam, b) eating at In-N-Out (back when I actually did that), and c) playing NBA 2K, and it involves B, Side and Ev. I've thoroughly enjoyed all of the above with all of the above, even though none of the above have occurred in approximately five years. I even wrote a song one time (I think Ev still has the lyrics) that included something about a particular trip to I-n-I in a rented Mustang. But now, one is married (and lives in Orange County), one is engaged (and lives in Santa Barbara), one lives in China, and one doesn't really eat burgers anymore. Oh well, it was all nice while it lasted. - Last but not least, playing music with Elliott, Charlie and Joel, and (the only female to make this list) Vanessa singing. The thing I miss the absolute most about not working at the church is the music (and more importantly, the musicians). I have so many fond memories of practice, of recording, leading musical worship for the youth, for the whole congregation, all kinds of stuff. Now here's the thing: as great as all of these place/people combos are, several of them can't really be recaptured, and even the ones that can be done again won't necessarily be the same, right? So it's not about wishing for what once was (because I'm really good at that)--it's about being thankful for the great things I've been able to do and the great people I've been able to know, and then building newer and better things, so there are more things to add to this list in the future. Easy to say, easier to write, tough to do. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-05-09T13:12:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOIn the Beginning...SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHere I am again, back where I began Try as I may I can't get away from you And all of these roads lead me to roam, bring me back home Here I am again, back where I began --Where I Began, Caedmon's Call
Inspired by www.matrixar.com="http://thatsonpoint.blogspot.com/2007/05/brief-history-of-time.html">Cardillo at That's On Point, I've decided to remember the path to football fandom that I've traveled over the last decade-plus, and the varying factors that have brought about what is now complete obsession. Since I never played anything but basketball growing up (with the exception of three-par golf and the occasional game of billiards at B's house), soccer took a backseat to pretty much every other sport, kickball and handball included. Evidently, your father attended a match at the Coliseum during the '84 Olympics, but I was completely unaware. The first time I ever even noticed the sport was my junior year of high school, when two important things happened, both of which (I think) were inspired by the middle brother. He somehow obtained a copy of a computer game entitled "1-0" (or "One-Nil"), which changed my computing life forever. It was a text-based management game allowing the user to manage any club in English football, from the Premiership down to a collection of non-league teams, and encouraging eternal addiction. I don't know that I caught the bug right away, but it didn't take too long before I was guiding Blackburn Rovers to the top of the Prem (and eventually into the Super League) year after year. Granted, they were by default the top team in the league, so winning shouldn't have been all that hard, but to keep a team atop the table for several years running did take a little bit of foresight (to sell all the old players and buy young ones--Ryan Giggs, Alessandro Del Piero, etc.) and skill (or at least I'd like to think so). One-Nil had a profound impact on all of La Canada, I'd like to think, culminating in one glorious night at LCPC where more than ten of us sat, spread throughout the offices (and illegally using the computers of various church employees), managing our respective squads to championships. I'm not sure, but I think Craig Baldi may have even been involved somehow. This was the night that we also pulled the piano out of hiding to perform a little bit of a late-night concert, forgot to return it to its safer (and dryer) home, and consequently removed the privilege of spending the night at LCPC (theoretically to watch the audio equipment through the life of the Pops concert, and allowing youth to raise money for camps and whatnot) from future generations. Needless to say, small price to pay for world (soccer) domination. The main benefit of playing this game non-stop (besides an addiction that survives to this day) was gaining a thorough knowledge of teams and players, something I had easily developed for MLB, NBA and NFL teams, but had no means or motivation to do in soccer until that point. I think I can still name the entire starting lineup for Blackburn--actually, let's see: G Tim Flowers, CB Colin Hendry, CB LB Graeme LeSaux, RB Henning Berg, DM Mike Atkins, CM Tim Sherwood (or DM David Batty), LW Joshua Wilcox, RW Stuart Ripley (those two wingers might actually be switched), CF Mike Newell, and last but certainly not least, Striker Alan Shearer. Ah, Alan Shearer. He's deserving of a post by himself, those he wasn't even accurately named until a few months into his entry into my life. Because the game simply abbreviated first names, we were left to wonder what the A in A.Shearer stood for, and for some reason settled on "Andrew," which lasted until the next of Michael's contributions, World Soccer magazine (I have no idea why he got this) told us otherwise. In addition to learning about English clubs (Man United had Beckham, Neville, Schmeichel, Cantona, Ince and many others; Kasey Keller was in Leicester, Roy Wegerle and Cobi Jones at Coventry, etc.), the Super League allowed us to meet other great clubs from around the world, most notably Barcelona (Romario, et al) and AC Milan (Maldini and Weah). I ended up buying a George Weah poster that summer (and I still have it), so I was sufficiently motivated. The next release from heavenly Wizard Games was a national team manager centered around the '94 World Cup, and I was obviously quick on board for this one as well, though it didn't captivate quite as much, and with the exception of an LCHS version of the German national team dominating the competition for years (Josh Henderson = Jurgen Klinsmann, Chris Sawicki = Lothar Matthaus) I remained wed to One-Nil. Even future versions of 1-0 didn't quite make the same splash, updated rosters and everything. For some reason, they just never beat the original (much like NHL '94, I must say, though recent encounters with Dave, Tim, Shupe, Suss and the '06 version have caused me to rethink that one just a bit). Now, speaking of LCHS, this would have to be stage three in the development, so I'll jump in with stage two real quickly before getting back there. Having the World Cup in the U.S. in '94 came about a year too early for me, because I was just barely getting to know what was going on. I did watch the U.S. games (I knew enough to appreciate Wynalda's free kick goal against the Swiss at the Meadowlands), and watched in awe with the rest of America as we made it to the quarterfinals against Romario, Bebeto and the heavily-favored Brazilians on the 4th of July. A bunch of friends spent the day down at the beach (somebody's beach house? I honestly don't remember), and somebody else (Charlie Petit, I believe) had the foresight to bring a portable TV, so I (and my pale skin) spent a couple hours underneath the lifeguard tower (reducing the glare--I used to be smart) watching our boys fight valiantly in a 1-0 (appropriate) defeat. I have a picture in some album of me, Charlie, Ray Lee and Tony Rosa crowded around that little TV. Good times. So after World Cup came and went (and I realized, much too late, that I should have gone to a game or two), we started school and I met a dude by the name of Josh Henderson (you might remember him from three paragraphs back), who had moved out to LC (along with four or five other, um, "out-of-towners") to play club soccer for the Flyers and high school soccer for La Canada. LC's soccer program was already one of the best in the area, and with this infusion of talent, it became the best in the entire country--just ask USA Today, which ranked Lou Bilo's Spartans No. 1 in the country in both 1994-95 and '95-'96 (I couldn't find the old USA Today polls, but I found a couple of things: ...a www.matrixar.com="http://studentsportssoccer.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=315168">StudentSports article listing the historical #1 teams in the country (we were winter, and/or spring it seems)... ...the old champions www.matrixar.com="http://www.dallascup.com/history/index_E.html">list from the Dallas Cup, the best club soccer tournament in the country, which included the Flyers victories in U17 '95 and U16 '94... ...and the www.matrixar.com="http://www.soccertimes.com/facts/usa/youth_soccer.htm#under-17">SoccerTimes article that listed them as the Boys' U-17 national champions in 1995 (holders of the Don Greer cup). Something like 10 guys from that team played Division I soccer (I'm sure I'll forget somebody, but: Cardis, Sawicki, Dyslin, Paneno, Haupert, Sweeney, Cropley, Henderson, Cuellar, , which is absurd, and the goals for and against numbers from both of those seasons were criminal (like 136-7 and 141-5 or something like that). Without going into too much detail (these teams, like Alan Shearer before them, are worthy of an entire post), having the chance to watch these guys play (and I didn't always get that chance during league, because we'd play at the same place, usually later) made me appreciate "the beautiful game" that much more. Seeing guys I knew just destroy other guys our age, mixing in all kinds of pretty tricks (Gaston was the master of the pointless back heel, an early forerunner to the pre-2006 Cristiano Ronaldo) gave me a higher level of understanding of the sport and how it could be played at its highest level. Josh was worth the price of admission himself, scoring goals at a record rate and rarely staying in for the second half (once he got his hat trick, Louie would sub him out). He's the best I've ever seen among people my own age playing the sport at which they excelled, if that makes sense. Without fail, whenever I think about these guys, I want to remember to ask Lou for a copy of the season highlight tape, something I've never done for some reason. It could be the greatest soccer highlight video ever assembled. So needless to say, these guys went on to capture the CIF title our senior year (and again the year after), and I was able to watch every playoff game (since we, uh, lost to Franny in the basketball version), including a ridiculous 5-goal, 2-assist effort from Josh in one early-round match. The semi-finals happened to be against league rival San Marino (including defender Nate Decker, who I ended up working with at Abercrombie, and who was a real solid dude, but I'm sure that I was disparaging him on this day), and the finals against future Mexican national teamer (and APU standout) Carlos Ochoa, and Carlito knocked one past Cardis for the losers' lone goal. I could obviously write about these guys all day, but I won't. There are numerous other stops along the way, but once I left for college, I was sold. UCLA allowed for a similar appreciation of the top level of the sport (traveling to Virginia in '97 to watch my boys upset Indiana--thanks Key--and Virginia--Matty Reis standing on his head--to win the title was awesome), and the fact that several of the guys on the team became good friends didn't hurt either. Work beckons, another day without soccer on our show... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-04-17T11:58:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOJackieSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Did you see Jackie Robinson hit that ball? It went zoom in cross the left field wall Yeah boy, yes, yes Jackie hit that ball" --Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball, Woodrow Johnson
Every once in awhile, while on assignment for something from work, I'm able to step back and appreciate the magnitude of what I have the fortune of witnessing in person. It's rare that these moments have any sort of historical significance (Hooters girls? Playboy mansion?), so it's awesome when those occasions do arise. One such occurence took place in Chicago in January (www.matrixar.com="http://scottydimes.blogspot.com/2007/01/chicago-style.html">photo here), though with nowhere near the significance of this past Sunday. As a Padre fan, I was obviously excited to be producing a shoot at Sunday's Dodgers-Padres game (especially on the heels of Jake Peavy's dominant performance Saturday night), spending a couple of hours on the field before the game, talking to players and coaches and veterans about the impact of Jackie Robinson, who was honored across Major League baseball all day. This was the featured game, nationally-broadcast, and the last game of the day, so all of baseball's eyes were upon it. Some of the highlights included meeting Peter Gammons (the BEST baseball writer ever, no question), to whom I could listen for hours on end; chatting with ESPN soccer sideline reporter Allen Hopkins for awhile (and realizing how much I need to find a way to mix some soccer into my work); interacting with Don Newcombe (another guy I could listen to forever--stories about having dinner with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Martin telling him how important he and Jackie's work was before he could even try to do what he did), Dave Winfield (Padre hat in the hall of fame, by the way, not Yankee), Mike Cameron (he and Dibble evidently rode the "Jordan bus" together in Birmingham back in the day, and Nomar (a fellow South Bay-er); standing behind home plate for the entire ceremony, and literally being moved to tears at the end of the national anthem, when fireworks went off and Don Newcombe saluted directly in front of me--all the weight of the day, the trials guys like Jackie and Newcombe went through, the work they did to make baseball such an international, interracial game, and the impact they had on America and the world, not just MLB, all hit me at once, and I was overcome. There was a great episode of SportsNight in which Casey McCall telephoned his son, sleeping at the time, and woke him up to watch a runner about to break a world record (there was a back story about his struggles to get to that point), and it spoke of the rare moments when sports can be so much bigger than just a ball and a bat (or just a ball), and this was definitely one of those times. I was fortunate just to be in attendance, a witness to a great tribute to a great man. And oh by the way, I was also fortunate to head up to the Shuppers' suite after the pre-game festivities, enjoying a few Dodger Dogs (and assorted other edibles) in the company of Bill, Nick, Joel & Kristi, and Bob McGlashan. Good times. Final non-Jackie-related note: I've found myself becoming more and more obsessed with the Premiership as the season has gone on, not just Newcastle and Manchester United. I found it sad (but kind of cool) that I could accurately give the name of every Premier League manager when looking at the list of club names. Just finished watching Manchester City-Arsenal live on FSC (and I'm TiVo-ing Man U-Sheffield U at home right now), watched two or three matches over the weekend, and the fixtures are coming fast and furious now, with games almost every day of the week (all the matches that were rescheduled for the FA Cup or Champions League schedule are being forced into midweek action now). Here's what we could be headed for as the season winds down: Chelsea and Man U both won their FA Cup semifinals over the weekend, so they'll face off in the FA Cup Final (at the new Wembley Stadium) on May 19. They're also both in the Champions League semis, so if they win (the Red Devils over AC Milan and the Blues over Liverpool), they'll match up in that final as well. And finally, only three points currently separate the two squads atop the Prem, which makes their May 9 date a HUGE one. I can only wish more people I know were as into this stuff as I am. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-04-12T11:42:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOMejor del MundoSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"I'm that star up in the sky I'm that mountain peak up high Hey I made it Mmm..I'm the world's greatest" --The World's Greatest, R.Kelly
I think that means "best in the world" or something roughly equivalent (for a great example of loose translation, see Ichiro's quote from yesterday before facing Dice-K: "I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul. I plan to face him with the zeal of a challenger."). It's on the occasion of watching my Padres win another one last night (4-0 over the TERRIBLE Giants) that I've decided to generate a list of some of the greatest things in the world, in their respective categories. World's Greatest... - Bullpen: The Padres. The reason for this post. Of course I'm probably jinxing them now, but Linebrink tossed a scoreless seventh and Brocail tossed a scoreless ninth (up four, no need for Trevor Time), running the pen's streak to 28 1/3 scoreless innings to start the season (club record is 32, should be eclipsed by the time I make it out to Dodger Stadium for Sunday's series finale)... - Footballer: Cristiano Ronaldo. Two goals in Man U's www.matrixar.com="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eICez7kvLX4">7-1 thrashing of AS Roma on Wednesday, and countless pressure-inducing runs, back-heels, stepovers and other acts of brilliance. He's 22, the source of a $107 million rumor (Real Madrid wants him badly), and has been the most dominant player on the best club in Europe this season. If United manage to capture the European Cup (they're in the semis against AC Milan), the FA Cup (they're in the semis against Watford) and the Premiership (they've got a three-point lead over Chelsea with six matches left), this will go down as one of the great team and individual performances in European football history... - Pitcher: Could it really be Felix Hernandez? Watched most of his outing last night and www.matrixar.com="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070411&content_id=1893414&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea">he was ridiculous. I had heard last year that he had the stuff to be the best in the game, but wasn't all there mentally (and physically--he evidently dropped a bunch of weight in the off-season). He's been lights-out to start the season, so we'll see if it keeps going. According to Buster Olney, "seven of the 58 batters he's faced this year have hit the ball to the outfield -- and only one has mustered an extra-base hit, for an .075 batting average." Wow... - Idiot: Don Imus. Enough has been said about him that I don't need to pile on, but after reading a list of some of the www.matrixar.com="http://www.slate.com/id/2163872">crap this guy has said in the past, it's about time that something went down. My only two cents on this: if this leads to misogynistic videos leaving the airwaves (read a good post on that from SI guy Roy S. Johnson www.matrixar.com="http://passtheword.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/nappy-headed-imus-viii-next-target-bet/">here) and hyper-awareness about offensive (racist, sexist, whatever) behavior from people like Imus, then it's one of those good-that-comes-from-bad things that God's so good at... - Music video: www.matrixar.com="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VskbxuehP3I">This one... - Weekend: 3/30-4/2 (the exact days vary from year to year, and I'm including Friday and Monday, which might be technically stretching the concept a bit, but bear with me). It should be pretty obvious, but here's why: NCAA semifinals (even if UCLA did lose) and finals. MLB opening day (even if the Padre haters in the league office don't let us open the season until Tuesday, two days after the freaking Cardinals). Premier League in full swing (even if Newcastle United lost), nearing the end of the season (nice www.matrixar.com="http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BB4CEE8FA%2D9A47%2D47BC%2DB069%2D3F7A2F35DB70%7D&newsid=414880">4-1 win for Man U over Blackburn, poor Brad Friedel; Chelsea sneak out a www.matrixar.com="http://www.premierleague.com/competition/matchreport/report.html?id=2688341">late win over Watford, poor Jay DeMerit). You know, now that I look at it, even if the sports action was great, my squads were either losers or neglected, so maybe I won't make such a grand assertion... - Video game: Still www.matrixar.com="http://www.nhl94.com/">this one, after all these years. Thank goodness for emulators. - Computer game: Still this one. - Basketball commercial: www.matrixar.com="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBxcunGc_nA">This one is a close second (and was the inspiration behind a certain Top 50 show open, but I've always loved C-Webb at www.matrixar.com="http://web.mac.com/lucaseskin/iWeb/Site/Shoes/00A1CCD0-C9DA-4EAE-BD45-7C5B50E8C0C8.html">the barbershop. If you want a few more (including KG's fooseball game with Brandi Chastain, which probably would be third on my list), look www.matrixar.com="http://bothteamsplayedhard.net/2007/03/31/best-nba-commercials-of-all-time/">here... - Job: Mine. And I have to do it now... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-04-02T16:31:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOMad PropsSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOFor the record, about 90 minutes before game time, I'm going to record some bets I will (not) be making tonight with (fake) money. I don't often (ever) gamble, so this is just an experiment to see how I'd do if in fact I did place small amounts of money on various prop bets for tonight's championship game. Here goes...
Spread: Ohio State +5 - $100 Largest Lead of Game Either Team Under 13.5 (110) - $110 Made Free Throws M Conley Jr Over 2.5 (-150) - $600 Points & Rebs by A Horford Over 23.5 (-120) - $240 Points & Rebs by C Brewer Over 18.5 (-125) - $250 Points Scored by Florida Over 72.5 (-130) - $390 Points Scored by L Humphrey Over 10.5 (-140) - $140
That's all for now... [4/2/07 4:31 p.m.]
Okay, now to see how I would have done... 1) lost $100 2) won $210 3) won $1000 4) won $440 5) won $450 6) won $690 7) won $240 Wow, I should try this more often...I "wagered" $1830 and ended up with $2930, an overall profit of $1100. A few more days like that and I might end up able to buy a house in Manhattan Beach after all. All those props really did seem easy (though I obviously missed the game pick), but I'm sure that's not always the case. I'm going to extend this experiment over a few more sporting events before opening a betonsports.com account...
[4/3/07 9:28 a.m.] SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-03-29T12:33:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOQuick QuestionsSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOWhy do we never get an answer When we're knocking at the door? With a thousand million questions About hate and death and war" --Question, The Moody Blues
Time for a few questions, rhetorical and otherwise, on this dark day Thursday... - Is Landon Donovan the best player in American soccer history? Granted, he followed up Sunday's www.matrixar.com="http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6603912">hat trick against Ecuador with a www.matrixar.com="http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6621278">goose egg against Guatemala last night (he must have been afraid of their Guatemalan-ness), but the Sunday performance was unbelievable. Wearing the captain's armband, he scored on a volley off a bad clearance early, followed up with a nice conversion on a breakaway mid-second half, and capped it off with a thunderbolt from 25 yards out after a lovely ball from DMB (not Dave Matthews Band, though that would have been interesting to see him--or Boyd or Carter--roaming the left flank, but DaMarcus Beasley). It's not like we have this amazingly rich soccer history, countless players to put above him on the American totem pole, so I think he's probably number one or two (among field players, maybe Claudio Reyna would rank higher)... - Is it ever permissable to put your t-shirt on before your underwear after a shower at the gym? Dude with the locker next to mine pulled this the other day, leaving me completely bewildered. I understand that the older generation feels very okay about nakedness in locker rooms, and while I'm slightly (vastly) more conservative on this front, I don't think I'm alone in assuming that underwear goes first, am I? - Are HBO Sports documentaries the greatest things in the history of the world? First "Nine Innings to Ground Zero," and now www.matrixar.com="http://www.hbo.com/events/ucla/ucla_dynasty.html">this? If their headquarters could somehow relocate to Manhattan Beach, I'd be set for life... - Is Greg Oden the only player in the Final Four to give credit to me for inspiring him to this point? Probably, but I'd say having even one person in that category is enough, right? From www.matrixar.com="http://www.suntimes.com/sports/telander/312328,CST-SPT-rick25.article">Rick Telander's column in Sunday's Chicago Sun-Times: "The big fellow talked about his vicious dunks after the [Memphis] game, saying he had gotten fired up watching 'The Best Damn Sports Show Period' on Friday and witnessing the 50 best dunks in history." Not bad, huh? - Do youth baseball and softball coaches still write as poorly this year as they have in years past? Thankfully for the loyal readers of this feature (hmm, Side and Josh, maybe?), there's been no visible improvement. To wit (names not changed): "The Rip Tide came up short in a wet and slippery 7-2 loss to the Barbie Dolls." - not sure I have any desire to know what this was about... "The White Sox's offensive attack was lead by Christopher Walch, Andrew Nettles, and Jack Wilson, each had 2-3 hits to help score 11 runs." - the "lead" is one of my favorite (and most frequently-seen) errors, and I love the estimation in statistics--wonder if an NBA game article would go over well saying that "Bryant had 23-42 points, somewhere in there, and the Lakers won."...oh yeah, and "the White Sox's" is a nice touch as well... "A severe Storm warning was forecast, with lightning-bolt pitches from Cox. The Nightmares showed up as expected, no fear from their hats to their socks...Hilsen kept her head down while at bat, as instructed by her coaches shout. Then Thompson played flawless shortstop, while Markowitz refused to strike out. So with fast speed in their legs, and dirt clods in their shoes; Nightmares aren't too bad, and for all that's good news." - Poetry, really? There's plenty more, but I've spared you from reading the whole thing... "Great defense, particularly an inning ending web jem from Belcher also sealed the victory." - first of all, the fact that one of Belcher's kids (maybe?) made a play worthy of mention in the wrap-up is awesome...second of all, "jem?"...does this have anything to do with that www.matrixar.com="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/97/Jem_DVD_box_cover.jpg">pink-haired cartoon singer?...if she somehow made a play with little Belcher, then I want the video on YouTube right now, but if not, then we probably shouldn't be writing about it... "I don't get it? This is not supposed to be fun. We end up on the losing end of a huge come-from-behind victory by the determined Dream Girls and our team comes running off the field smiling and laughing like they're at party or something. Maybe it was because of Tess's big hits and delayed steal home or was it because it was her birthday and the Stenzels brought lots of tasty cupcakes and sodas to celebrate...The only tears on the field were shed by our mascot, 3 yr. old Keaton, who was left out of the pitcher's circle cheer after the game. Both teams even did an extra circle cheer with him just so everyone was left happy. Maybe win or lose, this is supposed to be fun after all." That's all I had time for on that one, since the editing took me like three hours on Monday night/Tuesday morning...good times... - Will www.matrixar.com="http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=298282&page=NewsPage&service=page">Jack Johnson be anywhere near as cool as www.matrixar.com="http://www.jackjohnsonmusic.com/">Jack Johnson? I'm talking pre-"Curious George" Jack Johnson (such a sell-out). The hockey one makes his debut tonight against the Canucks, and while our beloved Kings' season has been over for, oh, about four months, they can salvage some hope (and maybe sell some season tickets?) over the next two weeks with Johnson, Patrick O'Sullivan and Anze Kopitar playing substantial minutes and (hopefully) providing a glimmer of hope for the future? Hope? Future? A Kings fan knows not these things... - Is Kobe better than MJ? www.matrixar.com="http://lakernoise.blogspot.com/2007/03/tex-on-kobe-vs-mj.html">Tex Winter tackles this topic on Lakernoise. My take (obviously coming from a huge Kobe-lover): No. He's amazing, possibly the greatest scorer in league history (his streak this past week or so is more impressive than Wilt's, no doubt), and probably the best player in the game today (though he's not in the MVP discussion, and rightfully so), but he's not Michael. Nobody before or since has been like Michael. There's a reason everybody gets compared to him--he's the standard. I wish Kobe could assume a few more of Michael's traits, but it's not gonna happen. We just need Lamar to be more like Scottie, Kwame to be more like Horace...yeah, I know, not gonna happen... - Am I the worst student ever? If you've ever asked yourself this question (and I have a few essays from my senior year of college that could provide a pretty strong argument in my favor), be relieved by the ineptitude (and humor) displayed by www.matrixar.com="http://www.scribd.com/doc/5107/They-didnt-study">these students... - Can the Bruins really win this thing? We're better defensively than we were last year, we have more offensive options, we have the same www.matrixar.com="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-howland29mar29,1,2238727,full.story?coll=la-headlines-sports">great coach, and they're the same team as last year, but haven't been playing as well. Plus, Florida's team leader is www.matrixar.com="http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/football/ncaa_blog/2007/03/im_joakim_watch_me_roar.html">actually a lion, which may come back to haunt them at some point (hoping for Saturday, some crazy incident where he rips Al Horford's head off or something)... - Who's going to win the Best Damn 3-on-3 Tournament this weekend? I'd pump myself up here, but I haven't played a minute of basketball since our Aviation High rec league team lost in the playoffs sometime back in '06. I feel like Tim in his "I hate basketball" stage, except I don't hate it, I just don't have time for it (in fairness to Tim, I believe that was the issue for him as well)...if bookies took action on this thing, I'd bet against my team in an h-beat... - Any further questions? 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So I've had the good fortune of attending two La Canada High School basketball games in the last week or so, one of which was the amazing CIF championship game against heavily-favored Campbell Hall, and the most recent of which was a state quarterfinal triumph over San Diego section champion Mission Bay this last Saturday. Because I'm working today and don't have a ton of time to blog (something new, right?), I'm just going to copy the article I wrote after the CIF title game that ran in last weeks LCF Outlook (one of my three employers--I still edit articles for them a couple hours a week, and this was my first column in four years)...LC basketball alums will no doubt appreciate more than others, but hopefully it'll make sense nonetheless...
Spartan Family Watches With Pride By SCOTT RIDDELL LCF Outlook 15 years ago, Ryan Asplund played in this game. The senior guard was a huge part of LC's 62-53 victory over San Dimas in the 1992 CIF Division III-A final at the Sports Arena, good for the lone CIF basketball title in school history. Saturday, he was in attendance at the Honda Center in Anaheim, watching this year's version of the Spartans battle mightily and come within four points of the No. 2-ranked team in the entire state. 12 years ago, Chris Evelyn was pouring in a career-high 30 points in a first-round playoff game. Saturday, he was sitting behind the bench, admiring the relentless effort put forth by Coach Tom Hofman's squad through 32 grueling minutes of regulation and four more minutes of overtime. 11 years ago, Danny Bush was earning all-CIF honors, scoring in bunches, and leading LC to the second round of the playoffs. Saturday, he too was in the building, watching in awe as Adam Malik connected on 10 of his 16 shots, four of his seven three-pointers, and played every minute of an intense, physical game. Nine years ago, Tim Chung, Bryan Stevens and John May were playing their way to within a game of the CIF finals, falling just short against Barstow in an epic semifinal contest. Saturday, they cheered themselves hoarse, watching an inspirational bunch of undersized, overmatched Spartans match a nationally-ranked Campbell Hall squad, shot for shot. This group of seniors has its own connections to the Spartan basketball past. Most were coached at the freshman level by Brent Ballard, another member of the 1992 championship team, and on the junior varsity by Evelyn. Numerous other former Spartans made the trip to Anaheim, including (but not limited to) Chris Jones, Ryan Candelora, Jeremy Drake, Mike Riddell, Steve Gilmour, Rob Seastrom, Dan Niemann, Nick Racklin, Joel Kim, Chris Wang, Alan Schaefer, R.T. Van Valer and Umar Khan. And they all walked away amazed by what they saw. A Campbell Hall team that had defeated its previous playoff opponents by an average of more than 55 points per game needed overtime to defeat-barely-this resilient group. “I’ve never been more proud of a team,” Hofman said after the game. “I think they earned a lot of respect out there, playing as hard as they played.” Respect indeed. Every Spartan player left everything he had on the floor, and each one is deserving of praise from a grateful and admiring group of alumni. Malik dominated on the offensive end, added a team-high eight rebounds, was a constant support with his help defense and did more than enough to prove he's worthy of a Division I scholarship. Tucker Heaton and Jackson Ridd ran themselves ragged defending a future NBA player in Jrue Holiday, and Heaton somehow still found the energy to hit a big three-pointer in the second half. Garrison Grimes shook off early jitters and knocked down a three-pointer at the end of the first half to give LC a six-point lead, its biggest of the game. William Baldwin played totally unafraid, posting up, grabbing offensive rebounds, finishing strong inside, and even stepping out to nail a baseline jumper. Darren Ho handled a college-level pressure defense with great determination, scoring seven points and fighting off constant harassment at every turn. Christian Nitu was a physical presence on defense and on the boards, and hit a huge three-pointer in the fourth quarter (he definitely called glass). With the pulses of every single Spartan in the building quickening, Ross Grandolph stepped to the line with 22.6 seconds left and hit two cold-blooded free throws to tie the game. Awesome. And magical. And amazing, and any number of glowing words of tribute that can be thrown out there. They all apply. And a legion of La Canada basketball alumni could not be more proud.
It's been way too long since I've written anything original in this space, so hopefully this was okay for now. My Top 50 Unforgettable Shots show (greatest shots in basketball history--Jordan, Bird, Magic, Laettner, etc.) airs tomorrow night, so that's been taking up most of my time, and then I'm supposed to be heading to Phoenix the rest of the week for some stuff with Jalen Rose and the Suns (possibly a dinner with Jalen and C-Webb, who'll be in town with the Pistons--wow)...
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-02-15T15:15:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOPartial GreatnessSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOThere are movies that rank among the greatest of all time (or among my greatest of all time) because, much like athletes whose careers earn them berths in their sports' respective halls of fame, they endure and display greatness over time, not just in a short burst. This is why Larry Walker is not a hall of famer (he had a few great years, but not enough of an entire career) and Tony Gwynn is (undeniable greatness over a 20-year career). So I got home from work last night and turned on the television (as I am wont to do on occasion), intending to play the still-TiVo'd Studio 60 episode from Monday night, but I was instead greeted with "That Thing You Do" on HBO. Highly underrated film, but its greatest moment is the scene in which the band members first hear their song on the radio. I arranged my lunch-making and bag-packing schedule around the scene, which (if you'll recall) comes just after the Oneders sign their first deal with Phil, and it did not disappoint. The set-up is great: the lovely Faye (Liv Tyler) is mailing letters and listening to her radio; T.B. Player (seriously, the bass player's name in the movie is 'T.B. Player', look it up) is doing likewise as he exits the Marine recruitment office; Guy is working in his dad's store, showing a few female customers the different colors of stoves they have available. All of a sudden, "Erie's own oh-nee-ders" are playing, and Faye goes crazy, running down the street, grabbing T.B. and careening into the appliance store, where Guy turns on all the radios in the place and they proceed to dance like maniacs. Jimmy and Lenny eventually join them, and the sheer joy is so fun to watch. There are several moments like this in the movie (running through the throngs of screaming girls on their way to the limo) where the excitement of "making it" as a band are so deftly displayed, but this is the defining moment, and one of my favorite movie scenes of all time. Others that came to mind as I started to consider great scenes... - The hockey scene in Swingers. Video gaming in movies has never been done better, though it's been imitated often since then. - The "You know how I know you're gay?" scene in 40-Year Old Virgin. They're also playing video games in this one, but it's hardly the focal point. The extended version on the DVD, the two dudes just riffing on this topic forever, is hilarious. - The climactic scene in Scent of a Woman, in which Pacino earns his Oscar, putting Headmaster Trask in his place and getting Charlie out of any punishment for his so-called crimes--Charlie may have been many things, "but not a snitch!" - The scene at work where I have way too much to do to finish writing something fun like this. Oh well. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-02-13T08:41:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSeeking AnswersSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Forget about the reasons and the treasons we are seeking Forget about the notion that our emotion can be kept at bay" --Seek Up, Dave Matthews Band
I had a thought the other day at the gym (the new corporate gym on the Fox lot, now replacing 24-Hour Fitness in my daily routine, at half the cost and twice the convenience) about how gyms are often like churches, and not in a good way. A big problem with the youth group which formerly employed me (and with many youth groups, I would assume) was the way the core group of attendees would respond to visitors, mostly those of the not-so-"churchy" lifestyles. Say there's somebody you go to school with who's known to be a drinker and a drug user, and you're the typical good Christian boy, how would you, the latter, view the former's presence with you in church on Sunday morning? Ideally, he'd be welcomed with open arms (as Jesus often spoke of how he came to heal the sick, not the well), but in reality, it was often far from that. The looks and whispers say "what is he doing here?" instead of "thank God he's here," and that sucks. So the thought I had at the gym was that the fit often view the unfit in the same light, right? Thankfully the Fox gym is made up of a vastly different clientele than, say, Gold's Gym (my buddy Mike, who's a member at Gold's, speaks fondly of his rise up the relative manliness charts in his move to the Fox location), but I think the thought process is universal. For whatever reason, there's an "I'm better than you" feeling that permeates both of these institutions (churches and gyms, not Gold's and Fox), and I'm certainly not saying I'm exempt, which also sucks. I think there's a sermon in there somewhere... Speaking of churches, I had a chance to check out Mosaic in Downtown L.A. Sunday night, which reminded me very much of Hillsong in London, but with better teaching. Erwin McManus (I believe I went to a seminar of his at Youth Specialties one year) is one of two people that I now realize I'm able to listen to for more than 20 minutes. It's a sad reality that I fall asleep in almost every church service I attend (especially the Christmas Eve service at LCPC, moreso because it's late), which probably represents ADD of some kind (though it's never been diagnosed), and the odds go way up the longer the sermon goes. When I used to speak on Sunday mornings, I'd try real hard to keep it to 20 minutes or less, because I know the attention span of teenagers is even worse than mine, so when I'm trying to hear a sermon, it's real tough to stay up the longer it goes. That being said, I've had one big exception to the rule (until Sunday night): Britt Merrick, who I got to hear speak two or three times up at Reality in Santa Barbara a few years back. He'd speak for 40-50 minutes and I was into it the whole way, which was shocking at the time. Erwin spoke for close to an hour on Sunday, and again, I was there with him the whole way. It remains to be seen whether this was a one-time thing (was I better-rested than usual? did the fact that I was seated in the second row--as opposed to my normally further-back location--mean I had to be extra careful, subconsciously?) or whether he's got the power to keep my attention for an unlimited amount of time. Girls have that power (only certain ones, obviously), but it'd be nice to get that at church too... Wonderful weekend in the Premiership, highlighted by a HUGE Newcastle United win over Liverpool--Oguchi Onyewu was outstanding in his home debut for the Magpies, Obafemi Martins scored another great goal, and old favorite Nolberto Solano knocked in a penalty for the winner). Manchester United kept its six-point lead over Chelsea, thanks to Ji-Sung Park and Darren Fletcher (though much of the work was done, as usual, by Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney), and they remain favorites to bring home the title. Elsewhere (in American-centric circles), Reading (Bobby Convey and Marcus Hahnemann) continued their remarkable rise up the table (they're currently 6th) with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa, Jay DeMerit's Watford beat Jonathan Spector's West Ham, 1-0, and Clint Dempsey/Brian McBride/Carlos Bocanegra couldn't keep Fulham from falling to Bolton, 2-1. I still haven't had time to blog about Miami, and I don't know that I'll ever be able to adequately sum up the 10 days I spent down there, but I suppose I'll have to try at some point. Highs include two Heat games (including the TNT game against the Cavs, where we saw everyone who's anyone--Ladainian, Andy Roddick, Enrique Iglesias & Anna Kournikova, etc.), extended work with the lovely ladies of the Irene Marie modeling agency (four days' worth of model challenge segments, such fun), coordination of our DJ's (DJ Irie, the Heat DJ, for three days, and DJ Khaled--with good friend Rick Ross--the other two) and dancers (most notably, the www.matrixar.com="http://www.nba.com/heat/dance/index.html">Heat dancers), and several fun shoots (an eating contest with Leeann at Hooters, tattoos with Rodney and Dibble at Miami Ink, Salley in the locker room and on the floor at that Heat game). Lows, hmm, how about none? Besides being pretty tired at the end of the week, I can't come up with something bad about the trip, and I'd say that's a small price to pay... My television show selection is quite thankful for TiVo, I must say, since the only three shows I watch with regularity all air on Monday nights--Prison Break, 24 and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Missing two weeks' worth (Miami, remember?) meant I spent much of the day Saturday (after the EPL, of course) catching up on everything. It bears mentioning that this was my first full weekend at home since early December, which is pretty ridiculous.
That's pretty much it for now. Oh yeah, except for this...www.matrixar.com id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031489544233936402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.matrixar.com/_SIckb78QZD8/RdNxFR8n5hI/AAAAAAAAAAY/Tp9KDjYjRzw/s400/DSC00250.JPG" border="0" /> SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-01-25T07:40:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOChicago StyleSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"I walk through the valley of the Chi where death is Top floor the view alone will leave you breathless" --Jesus Walks, Kanye West
Every once in a while, I'm reminded of how blessed I am, and how many ridiculously fun things I get to do because of what I do. This past weekend in Chicago was one of those occasions, as I strolled out onto Soldier Field early in the fourth quarter of the Bears' shellacking of Reggie and the Saints, snow lightly falling and Chicago fans going crazy all around us. Thankfully Joel was on hand to document the occasion photographically...
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Anyways, on this occasion, I thought I'd reflect back on the last 12 months or so, and some of the amazing things I've been able to do (though I'm likely to forget some, I'm sure) and any previous blog references, if they exist. Though the tone might appear somewhat braggadocious (that's a real word, I promise), but it's honestly coming from a place of awe, like am I really this fortunate? Wow...
March '06: Spent a week in England (and two days in Norway), including three football matches. Arsenal-Fulham (Thierry Henry is the best player I've ever seen in person), Watford-Reading (Bobby Convey's not bad) and Manchester United-Newcastle United (my Magpies lost, but it was worth it to see Wayne Rooney score twice). www.matrixar.com="http://scottydimes.blogspot.com/2006/03/backed-up-thoughts.html">Briefly discussed here
April '06: My first real feature shoot was in Denver for the Clippers-Nuggets playoff game, which didn't go as well as I had hoped (not my fault, I was assured), but I still got to meet a bunch of players and coaches and hang around courtside for an NBA Playoff game, which didn't suck. Also got to sneak up to Boulder for lunch with Pat after the morning shootarounds. www.matrixar.com="http://scottydimes.blogspot.com/2006/04/mile-high-morning.html">Mid-way through the trip here
May '06: My second big feature shoot, hanging out with Jalen Rose at Game 7 of the Suns-Clippers series. In hindsight, two things are pretty cool--I was introduced to Jack McCallum, who was (as I know now) working on a book about the Suns' season, one which I just finished; and two, Jalen is now a Sun, and the chemistry between him and those guys was very evident back then (though I think Jalen would get along with pretty much anybody). At the time, it was obviously pretty cool too, chatting with (among others) Billy Crystal, Penny Marshall, Matt Leinart, T-O and Fred Couples (don't think Jalen knew who he was, but that's okay). www.matrixar.com="http://scottydimes.blogspot.com/2006/06/june-gloom.html">A note about it here (also includes a note and photo from the next two...)
June '06: We did a show from Hermosa Beach, which meant hanging out with Hooters girls, SI swimsuit model Marisa Miller, US soccer player (and model) Heather Mitts--oh yeah, and our guys and Michael Strahan too. Also went to the Reno Rodeo with Leeann, which was very different for me (I even had a few cowboys lecture me about my choice of attire--long-sleeve button-down shirt and boots were the correct choice). Those people love them some rodeo, let me tell you. Best event by far was the mutton-bustin', where little kids ride sheep like the big boys ride broncos, and the crowd goes crazy for it. We were actually out on the dirt for that one, and one of the sheep (after losing its rider) almost jumped over Leeann's head, kinda crazy. Also was treated to a nice dinner (mexican place, I had fajitas) by Leeann before heading to the airport, which was obviously nice.
July '06: Got to sit in the booth for the Yankees-White Sox game at Yankee Stadium (Fox game, I was hired as a runner for the day), the highlight of which was walking through the Yankee dugout and then monument park after it had been closed to the public, and watching A-Rod drop bombs into the bleachers during BP. www.matrixar.com="http://scottydimes.blogspot.com/2006/07/why-i-love-baseball-revisited.html">Mentioned here
August '06: Two days in Alabama for a fishing show, which was along the lines of the rodeo in that it's not something I've ever done or ever thought I'd be doing. The highlight was meeting Bo Jackson (Ken Stabler too), and spending a couple hours with Salley and Rose, fishing and trying to keep up with Dibble and Rodney (we lost, four fish to one).
Also worked the Evander Holyfield comeback fight in Dallas, which was amazing. Too much to recall, but it's blogged about www.matrixar.com="http://scottydimes.blogspot.com/2006/08/holyfield-v-final-chapter.html">in great detail here
September '06: Weekend trip to Arkansas for USC's season-opener. Managed a sideline pass, so I got to hang out down there and take some fun pictures, then hand it off so Michael and John could also experience the excitement. Real tight.
In addition, the most meaningful shoot I've ever been a part of, spending a day in New Orleans with Joe Horn (and interviewer Graham Bensinger), walking around the Lower 9th Ward (one of the most devastated areas) and then the Superdome, to which Joe hadn't returned since their last game there, more than a year prior. One of the days that I've felt most proud to be doing what I'm doing, definitely.
October '06: Journeyed to Notre Dame with a fellow producer for the UCLA game, which turned out to be as heartbreaking an experience as I've had in sports (in person). We still had an awesome time (how couldn't we), spending a couple hours on campus before the game to take in all the tradition.
November '06: Holyfield fight number two, this time in San Antonio, home of perhaps the greatest all-night Mexican restaurant in the world, Mi Tierra (it's actually the only one of which I'm aware, so I have a limited pool from which to draw). Fun times with Evander once again, though he wasn't as convincing this time around.
The dunks show also came to fruition (and aired), including an awesome shoot at a playground with T. J. Fontenette (And 1's "The Air Up There"). www.matrixar.com="http://scottydimes.blogspot.com/2006/11/long-train-runnin.html">Talked a little about it here
December '06: Two weeks of vacation were pretty nice, including a Kings game with Michael and Jeffrey, and a UCLA basketball game with Dad (and a BCS national championship or two with the XBox version of the Washington Huskies). The holidays should always be this relaxing.
January '07: This is where it picks up and gets pretty ridiculous, starting with the Rose Bowl on the 1st, continuing with a week-long jaunt to St. Maarten on a private jet (weeks in the sun are pretty solid no matter how you get there, but still), then a weekend in Arizona for the BCS Championship game (on the field with Florida the whole time, so cool), and then this little Chicago trip. Geez.
Fortunately, there's still more to come next week (leaving for Miami on Saturday), since we're doing our show every day from the Surfcomber Hotel on South Beach, and I'll be taking in the Heat-Bucks game on Tuesday night, among other things (Joel and I are in charge of two segments entitled "Model Challenge"--I'm guessing that won't suck).
I suppose this post would qualify as a clip show, in that I didn't do much original material, just kind of looked back at previous work, but it's a post nonetheless, and I haven't been producing those with much regularity at all these days, so I'll take it. Hoping to add at least one from Miami next week, but we'll see...
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There are a few different connotations for the title of today's post, one of which is the movie of same name (the theme song of which is featured above), viewed for the first time in our hotel in St. Maarten last week, and a combination of images impossible to get over in any short order. After seeing said film, were I a fast-food eater of any repute (I don't consider my semi-monthly consumption of an El Pollo Loco Ultimate Grilled burrito to represent me as any kind of fast-food eater), there would be no possible way I could continue along that culinary path. I'm not writing any longer on this topic, but allow me to make the Big Mac-Big Mac connection and bridge myself to the real thought du jour--the supersized baseball slugger (in general) and the left-out-of-Cooperstown Cardinals' former Big Mac (in France they call him Le Big Mac). I'm obviously quite pleased at the induction of Fat Tony, and Cal deserves to be there as well (what a great class of two), but the bigger news story on announcement day was that Mark McGwire received just 25% of the vote (far short of the required 75%), and will face a long, uphill battle in his quest to make it in future years. Much has been written on this subject by vastly superior sources, so I won't bore (all three of) you with preaching on either side of the argument, but I will offer my opinion, briefly, and with solid reason. Mark McGwire belongs in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. I walked out of an elevator in my building today and stared right at reason number one for this assertion. A series of promos for Fox Sports (or maybe Fox Sports Net, doesn't matter) depicted fans experiencing great moments and affirmed our (the royal we) connection to them (the fans) through these memorable moments. The tag line was something along the lines of "We understand" or something more clever (slogans have never been my strength, and recalling the slogan in this case is not integral to the success of my argument), and these crazed Cardinals fans were leaping out of their seats (at home, on couches and recliners) to celebrate McGwire slamming home run number 62 back in 1998. Joe Buck's call is written out on the poster as well, and since you can't see what's on the TV, that's your only reference to the event taking place. These guys were good actors, and the joy on their face is quite evident, but there were millions of people--no actors necessary-- in the summer of '98 who celebrated just the same, watching an historic (I'm not sure why people tend to use "an" in front of "historic," but I think it makes me sound distinguished in this case, so I'm going with it) period in baseball. I care not for the Cardinals nor the Cubs, and my Padres made it to the World Series in '98 (darn you, Tino Martinez), but I'll forever remember '98 as the year of McGwire, not of Caminiti, Gwynn, Kevin Brown and Greg Vaughn. He and Sammy essentially saved baseball that year (another point that's been made numerous times), and whether or not Mac's feats were chemically-aided (and who in their right mind didn't think so, even at that time), they brought great joy to all the people (starting to sound biblical, sorry) at a time when the whole sport (and its vast fan base) needed just that. Based on those on-field accomplishments (and they are numerous) and his bigger-than-the-game influence on fans across the country, I don't think speculation should be sufficient to bring him down. In fact, I don't even think factual confirmation of said speculation (should it ever become available) should be sufficient either, because there's no way we'll ever know how many players in the late 90's and early 00's were using "performance-enhancing drugs," hitters or pitchers (and don't even get me started on Clemens). The whole period's numbers are skewed, but the best players from the period should still be in the Hall of Fame. Baseball's history will reflect that drugs (and the surrounding suspicions) dominated this time period, and the players who enter the Hall from said period will (unfortunately, in guys like Gwynn's case) be linked to all that shadiness. Baseball writers should not blackball a generation of players, because everyone (from MLB itself down to owners, managers, players, and even writers) is to blame for the epidemic that this whole steroids thing has become, and for one member of that group (the writers, most of whom turned a deaf ear to any speculation, as long as it was good for the game--and for readership of newspapers and magazines) to decry another (the players) reeks of hypocrisy to me. Okay, so I wasn't as brief as I initially intended, but hypocrisy is one of the most frustrating things in the world, in any field, so I'm obviously quite passionate in my assessment of the situation. I'll lighten up from here on, I promise.
Quick recap of that last week-plus, starting on New Year's Day, with an associated thought or two:
1/1 - Rose Bowl game (Michigan vs. USC), 10th row up in the Vince Young corner - Dwayne Jarrett is rather good (though I talked to Keyshawn Johnson on our set yesterday, and he's not convinced Jarrett's going to be an amazing pro); the Big 10 is slow (more on this in a bit); flyovers are really cool
1/2 - flew from LA to St. Maarten via private jet (steak dinner at like 4 in the morning, fell asleep on a recliner watching "Talladega Nights"), spent the next week or so on the beach, napping and reading (and improving my skin tone from ghostly white to pale white)
1/7 - flew back to LA, spent the next day coming to grips with the fact that I was no longer on an island paradise in the Caribbean - watched some NFL playoff games, and by far the worst thing that happened on Sunday was Subway Jared's appearance in the CBS post-game studio
1/8 - flew to Phoenix, spent Monday night on the Florida sidelines with Leeann Tweeden, a venture (paired with my buddy Joel's time with John Salley on the Ohio State sideline) which turned into an excellent piece that aired on our show Tuesday night - the Big 10 is REALLY slow (Troy Smith, 6 yards? Really?); Chris Leak seems like a pretty weird dude; Florida's cheerleaders were way cuter; found out during a quick dinner break in the 2nd quarter Leeann and I were at the same beach in St. Maarten, within about an hour of each other, last week
1/9 - flew back from Phoenix and came right into work, which included a nice chat with Antonio Gates before his appearance - his humility and dedication to team first are inspirational (tough game this weekend, but I'm feeling pretty good)
I'm out, afternoon meeting AT THE PLAYBOY MANSION to go to. No joke. And one last thing before I go: greatest www.matrixar.com="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VskbxuehP3I">music video of all time? Quite possibly. Wow. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2006-12-30T10:12:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOWest Coast BiasSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOCome back, to this very day Cause losing's one thing we don't play If you're ever in a fight and you're beating one of us Break out, before you get bumrushed At the wild, wild west --Wild Wild West, Kool Moe Dee
Other than Jimmy Eat World, I don't know that I've quoted too many artists more than once, and http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifwww.matrixar.com="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/061229">yet somehow, Kool Moe Dee has now made his second appearance on the blog. It's the holidays, which means I've had very little to do, and still haven't made enough time to blog, so here's the December entry, boys and girls... First thing is to share the excitement (?) of getting blasted by the Sports Guy in . Granted, he doesn't know it's me that he's blasting, but he evidently watched my Top 50 Dunks show (officially titled "Best Damn's Top 50 Spectacular Dunks") on the 26th (its first re-air; three or four more showings to come) and while he thoroughly enjoyed it, he had quite a few problems with the "unconscionable" decision-making of the producer (yours truly):
(And by the way, is there a better solution for a failing, irrelevant sports show than to just start counting down the top-50 of every conceivable subject? Wild horses couldn't have dragged me away from the "Top 50 Greatest Dunks" episode, even if some of the choices were absolutely unconscionable. How do you have five Vince Carter dunks, five Kobe dunks and one Dominique dunk? How does Darryl Dawkins not crack the top-10 for the Robinzine dunk? How was Pippen's dunk over Ewing "honorable mention"? Where was Doc's tomahawk dunk over Bill Walton in the '77 Finals? And why isn't ESPN doing shows like this? I'd watch a "Top-50 Gatorade Baths" show, for God's sake. Why are we conceding this franchise to Chris Rose? Arrrrrrrrrrgh.)
I'm conaidering the contents of an email to him, to explain some of the difficulties of the process (the NBA's stubbornness high among them), and to ask for some feedback on my next show, the greatest shots in basketball history. A few quick thoughts on the shots show, which will hopefully be airing sometime in February: Christian Laettner, number one? Tyus Edney, top 10? Probably not, but I'm biased, so we'll see. MJ's switching hands against the Lakers (lots of people call that one overrated)? Tough one to decide, since it's a combo of the dramatic (Laettner, Gar Heard, Jerry West from half court), the spectacular (MJ, Doc's baseline wraparound against the Lakers, J.R. Rider's behind-the-back flip falling out of bounds), and the inspirational (Bo Kimble's lefty free throw, that J-Mac kid in the high school game last year). Looking forward to the process, for sure... Okay, so the reason I used this particular title and song lyric combination was that I'm beyond excited about Pac-10 basketball this year. No less a regionalist than Billy Packer called it "the best league in the country" during the Ohio State-Florida (basketball) game last Saturday (yes, I know they're also playing in football in a week or so--I'm going to be there, so I'm well aware). I've been to four UCLA games so far this year (only paid for one--Christmas present for Dad), and by far their toughest test was the other night against Wazzu, which was picked to finish last in the conference. Wow, talk about depth, huh? My guess is that ASU (sorry, Herb Sendek) will be the cellar-dweller, so without further ado, here's my extremely biased, one-game-in, top-half-of-the-Pac-10 preview (everybody except the Oregons have played once). 1) UCLA, if only because I'm a homer and they're the number one team in the country, so how can I pick against them, right? Howland has them playing even better defense than last year (if you want to know how, just watch Jordan Farmar try to guard somebody--anybody--during a Laker game), and as long as Josh Shipp is healthy (bad wheel limited his offense Thursday night), they've got two or three guys (Afflalo and sometimes Collison) who can create their own shot. Minus Hollins, they're a little smaller down low (whoever imagined, before last March, that we'd be missing Hollins?), but Mata has been pretty strong, and Luuuuuuuuuuc is a crazy defensive presence (three steals and three blocks Thursday). Side note, something I've shared before: every team needs a Luuuuuuuuuuuc-sounding name--nothing like a whole arena joining in the cheer after a block or a dunk ("No sir, they're not booing. They're saying, 'Boo-urns.'") 2) Arizona, who scored 94 points against Cal and looks like they can top the century mark every time out. What a contrast in styles between the Wildcats and the Bruins, right? (By the way, my 5th-grade basketball league championship game was between the orange-and-blue Wildcats (featuring my two best friends, Jeff Petit and Jeremy Rabe) and the baby blue-and-gold Bruins (featuring me). We lost.) They've got several guys who can fill it up, including Marcus Williams (please leave early, please leave early), Jawann McClellan (they really missed him last year) and Billy Hoyle, er, Chase Budinger, who's just as happy scoring 10 with eight assists as he is dropping 30. Shakur has actually been pretty solid at the point (seniors do get better, I suppose), and Radenovic pretty solid down low. They scare me because so many guys can score, and even though we really defend well, they have a lot of answers. I think we split the two games, but they drop at least one more of the at Oregon, at You-Dub, at SC, at Cal combo than we do. 3) Washington, because Spencer Hawes is the best post-up player I've seen since George Zidek (respect the Czech), and Ivan Drago is not a bad complementary player (I'm now being told his name is actually www.matrixar.com="http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/wash/galleries/031806_wash_ill_ncaa/wash10-lg.jpg">Jon Brockman. My bad.) I had the pleasure of working a high school basketball tournament in Vegas in August of '05 with Best Damn--we broadcast the two semifinal games and then the championship, and while one of the teams (coached by Kyle Lowry's older brother, Lonnie) was more of an overachieving, no-stars squad, the three others provided several big-time players. We got to see Hawes (I immediately told my UCLA buddies that if we signed him, we'd win multiple national championships--hopefully Kevin Love brings that sort of success along next year), Kevin Durant (evidently the best freshman--and maybe the best player--in the country right now), who did not impress at all--shot way too many threes, and never took it inside against much smaller opponents), Tywon Lawson (carolina's point guard), Brook and Robin Lopez (Collins twins, part II at Stanford), Derrick Jasper (caused us a little bit of trouble in Maui when he came in at point for Kentucky) and Quincy Pondexter, who's UW's leading scorer. Pretty awesome experience, and now getting to see these guys dominate where they are is pretty cool too. All that to say I like Washington, especially Hawes and Pondexter, Dentmon gives them backcourt experience, Opie Appelby can bomb from anywhere (six threes against the Trojans), and then they have a guy named Hans Gasser, who I think was a bad guy in one of the Die Hard movies. Oh yeah, and Lorenzo Romar is my favorite coach in the country not named Howland. 4) Oregon, I guess. They did beat Georgetown, but do we really know how good they are? They'll beat Oregon State today, but we'll see in the long run. They do have some talent, for sure, with Brice Taylor and Malik Hairston the big names, and Aaron Brooks running a solid point (when he's not throwing picks and throwing his teammates and coaches under the bus in Oakland--busy year for this guy, wow). The wildcard is Tajuan Porter, who nobody had heard of until he went 27, 28, 38 (10 of 12 threes?!?) in the Ducks' first three games. He's 5-6, he's from Michigan (did Hairston help bring this guy in?), and he's kinda sweet (though he didn't score against Portland the other night). Leunen is their main inside guy (I swear he's been there seven years), and he's been in double figures so far as well, which seems to give them as many offensive options as anybody in the conference. Senior point guard, numerous scorers, a huge homecourt advantage--they could surprise and move up a few slots here, for sure. 5) either USC or Wazzu, because they both impressed in their respective conference openers. SC is only going to get better, with Pruitt now back (and playing well after two terrible games) and a lot more depth than last year. This Wilkinson kid is great, ball-handler, rebounder and garbage scorer--good teams need guys like that. Nick Young's bad haircut is gone, and he's capable of 20 a night, and Taj Gibson has been a truck down low. Wazzu will win some games because they play great defense, much like UCLA. I don't think we're great offensively, but they made us look terrible, holding us to less than 33% from the floor. Steve Nash play-alike Derrick Low really surprised me, making a ton of difficult shots (though he settled for a bad trey on his team's penultimate possession) and keeping Collison (the best defensive point guard in the country?) on his heels the whole way. Besides Low, they've got a bunch of interchangeable guys (which allows them to switch everything on defense) and a few shooters, and Bennett the younger is a solid coach. The rest of the conference goes like this: 7) Cal, 8) Stanford, 9) Oregon State, 10) Arizona State. A few more observations from the world, sporting and otherwise, this holiday season (and yes, these will also likely come from very biased perspective): - The Kings (Los Angeles, nobody cares about Sacramento) really suck, but thank goodness they decided to play well when the bros and I went on Tuesday night. Hockey really is the best spectator sport there is--we had a fight, a 3-3 tie at the end of regulation (Kings pulled the goalie, tied it up in the last minute) and then a nice shootout win (rookie goaltender Barry Brust, already a crowd favorite, came up big). We're a far cry from the Gretzky-Kurri-Sandstrom-Granato (I could seriously name every player on that roster, thanks to a) watching every game in the '93 season, and b) playing NHL '94 religiously) Stanley Cup finalist squad, and even a far cry from the Allison-Palffy-Deadmarsh playoff squad, but there's certainly some young excitement out there (Brust, Frolov--sometimes--and Kopitar), and it's still fun to go watch (as long as they're not getting blown out 7-0)... - I don't like where this season is headed if Kobe is scoring 58 and we're losing to the Charlotte Bobcats (in triple OT, but a loss nonetheless). Lamar needs to come back, real soon, or we'll be reverting to the bad parts of the '04-'05 season in no time. Best stat from last night's game was Adam Morrison's shooting: 1-of-15 from the floor. Seriously... - First year in forever that I haven't watched a bowl game yet, except for fast-forwarding the TiVo to catch up on the UCLA score while our out-of-town cousins were over (I still haven't mastered the appropriateness of entertaining guests and watching sports--depending on the importance of the event, I'm probably about as bad a host as you'll find, but as soon as FSU blocked the punt and took it back, I was good to go). I'm not sure why that's been the case (I probably would have watched Cal, but they were on while I was at the UCLA game), but Michael and I are going to the Rose Bowl, so that's one I'll have to watch (and the rest of the BCS games, of course--they're all on Fox)... - Did the Diamondbacks actually watch Randy Johnson pitch last year, or were they just watching the '01 World Series DVD and getting nostalgic? And they want to sign him to an extension?!? His ERA was 5.00 and he didn't allow less than five runs in a start after September 1. He's 43 (looks even older, obviously) and I really hope it's Arizona that makes this deal, not my Padres... - My boy Shawne Merriman got blasted by Jason Taylor and Champ Bailey (likely his two top competitors for defensive player of the year honors) this week, saying that he shouldn't be eligible for the award because of his (alleged) steroid use. Merriman evidently responded this week:
Merriman, nicknamed "Lights Out" for his punishing hits, said he sent Taylor a T-shirt and hat with his "Lights Out" logo. He also sent a bag of popcorn, "So he can watch us in the playoffs."
I heart Shawne Merriman. Oh yeah, and I heart A.J. Smith too--here's why:
All nine of their Pro Bowl players are under contract through at least 2008. In all, 19 core players - defined as starters, kicker, punter and projected 2007 starters - are under contract through 2009.
Yeah. Show me your lightning bolt. - Last thing: followed a link on this other dude's blog yesterday to vote for www.matrixar.com="http://music.msn.com/music/artistofthemonth">MSN's Artist of the Year (music, not art), and the David Crowder Band is up for the award, along with INXS, Prince, Christina Aguilera and Kenny Chesney. I really don't know who comes up with the nominations or how it works, but however they got there, I'm amazed at how far these guys have come. They used to be (maybe still are?) the worship leaders at University Baptist Church in Waco, TX (the guys went to Baylor) and have spent the last decade or so rising to the top of the Christian music scene. I used to attend the Youth Specialties Conference every year and they were one of the main attractions, usually playing a concert one night and leading worship sessions throughout the week(end). They'd always be jamming on something instrumental as people were filing into the daily sessions, and it was always awesome--the Top gun theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, always something cool. The best part about Crowder himself, and the band as well, was (and no doubt still is) their humility. Always deflecting praise upward, they set a great example to other Christian artists, and to Christians in general. I have certainly lost touch with their music and their level of success, but I'm stoked that they've arrived; they definitely deserve it... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2006-12-01T08:06:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOZen MASTERSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOMaster of Puppets, I'm pulling your strings Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams --Master of Puppets, Metallica
Phil Jackson is a freaking genius (for the record, I just think the song title's relevant, I don't believe he's actually smashed your dreams--unless your name has a "Maloof" or an "Adelman" in it). Not that I'm breaking any sort of ground with this observation or anything, but the guy is better at what he does than anybody I've ever seen in any sport (I obviously didn't get to see Wooden coach, so he doesn't count). At the NBA level, the mental edge is so huge, and Jackson consistently finds ways to get it and maintain it--over his players, his opponents, the referees, anybody. His most recent stroke of genius came on Thursday, a day off for the Lakers, as he questioned Kobe's physical capacity since surgery. Phil said something to the effect that he didn't "think Kobe would ever be back to 100 percent" after his off-season knee surgery. Kobe himself had said it might take until January for him to feel his best, but Phil kind of kicked him in the ass with that one, inferring that he couldn't be the 81-point-dropping Kobe of old. Well, last night (coincidentally--or not--against the Jazz, the team with the best record in the NBA), he was indeed the Kobe of old. If he's not 100 percent, then that third quarter was even more amazing than it appeared, and I'm not sure if that's even possible. If you missed it (TNT broadcast, the always-entertaining team of Marv Albert and Steve Kerr, the never-entertaining sideline schmuck Craig Sager), here's what Kobe did in the third quarter alone: 10 for 10 from the line (no big deal, I suppose), nine for nine from the floor (what?!?), including two threes, for a grand total of 30 points. In one quarter. Seriously. He tied his own franchise record for points in a q, and came within three of the all-time record (held by the Iceman), and more importantly, helped his team blow out the best team (so far) in the West. Not too shabby for a guy who's playing below capacity. He finished with 52 in just 34 minutes and on just 26 shots (yes, that was more than the rest of the starting lineup combined, but come on, he was feeling it). Kobe's pretty much the most competitive guy alive right now, and Jackson still has the ability to light that extra fire under him, which is unbelievable. It makes sense that a guy like Brian Shaw or Ron Harper would have an extra level and be able to play over his head for Jackson, but Phil has also been able to get more out of the best that have ever played, and that's what makes him the best ever. MJ was better than everybody before Phil got there, but Phil helped him buy into the team, lean a little bit on Scottie, take over when he needed to, and they won six titles. The number of egos on that team was incredible (MJ, Scottie, Rodman, Kukoc at the very least), and besides a few Jordan punching guys in practice stories (and Scottie sitting out the Kukoc game-winner), Phil never allowed them to let those egos get in the way of winning. By the time he got to L.A. (and several years before, I'm sure), he actually was one of those egos himself, which made the break-up of the big three (no, Rick Fox was not one of those three) inevitable. Shaq was dominant before Phil got there, but he too learned the trusting teammates thing, and took over when he needed to (then let Kobe handle the ball in the last few minutes so he didn't have to shoot free throws). Now Phil's got Kobe locked in, totally trusting him (did you see the high five when Kobe checked out last night? These guys are boys now), and he's working on Lamar Odom. He thought he could figure out Kwame Brown, but he might have just moved on to Andrew Bynum, who seems to be picking up things very quickly. And I can't resist a plug for my boy Farmar, who earned steay praise from Marv and Kerr last night for his quick adapatation to the triangle. If he could play defense, he'd be starting right now (sorry Smush); as it stands, he still might take over by the end of the year, especially if he keeps shooting well. The fact that Phil has this Laker team (whose only improvement was supposed to be the addition of VladRad, currently averaging a robust 4.9 points per) alone in first place in the Pacific division is remarkable, and it's the second straight season in which the majority of pundits (including too many to name that work on my show) ranked them well outside the top eight in the conference), yet we're in the early stages of another playoff appearance, and they're only going to get better. Thank goodness for Jeanie Buss, right? SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2006-11-22T15:02:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOHappy DaysSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"I don't think that I'm complaining Sometimes it keeps on raining Oh but dont be frightened by thunder and lightning The sun comes out and the flowers grow And you find you're already on the road To be happy" --To Be Happy, Sara Evans
So this girl I'm hanging out with happens to be A) a Denver Broncos fan (she grew up in Colorado) and B) a Kentucky Wildcats basketball fan (her entire family is from Kentucky; two of her aunts have missed maybe five games in 30 years), two facts which, in and of themselves, would be no big deal, right? But with whom did my Chargers have a huge first-place showdown Sunday evening? And whom did my Bruins battle in the Maui Invitational semifinals last night? So these (not so) casual rooting interests became immediate sources of conflict in this brand-new relationship, but definitely a good kind of conflict (I would categorize violence as among the bad kind). Nice that I got two wins out of the deal, too, because I don't know what I would have done in the role of the sore loser--I'm much better at being the magnanimous winner, so that made it easy. Anyways, this week got me thinking about how fortunate I am as a fan these days. So many of my friends and co-workers have teams they care deeply for and yet never have anything to be happy about, once their respective seasons are about two weeks old and their teams' playoff hopes have dwindled to zero. I've got a pretty darn good thing going right now: UCLA basketball is coming off a national championship game appearance, looks like they'll be at least as good this year, and could win the Maui Invitational tonight. The football team isn't great, but they won a bowl game last year, and with a respectable display against SC next weekend, should get a chance to duplicate that feat again this December. The Chargers currently sit upon almost every set of NFL power rankings you can find, and they're alone in first place in the tough AFC West (well, three out of four's not bad, right?). I have the pleasure of watching the best player in the NFL (and probably the best running back since Barry Sanders) score four touchdowns a week like it was mandatory, and watch the rise of one of the league's better QB's (though I admit I was VERY sorry to see Drew Brees go--how about him throwing for 510 in a loss the other day?!). Sure, our best defensive player did steroids, but when he comes back (CLEAN), the dude is just plain dominating, and almost more fun to watch than LT. Enough about the Chargers (though the very idea that anyone could ever say enough about the Bolts is an absurd one), how about the Padres? Two division titles in a row for the first time in franchise history? The best closer of all time not named Mariano Rivera? One of the coolest ballparks in America? Not too shabby. The Lakers made the playoffs last year, improbably, and were within one defensive rebound of upsetting the eventual conference finalist Suns. They're back and better this year, winning the battle of L.A. last night and now sitting alone in first place in the Pacific Division (I had to check that in a couple of different places to make sure I wasn't misreading the numbers. Sure enough, 8-3, first place, wow). We've got at least the second-best player in the world (I'd still like to think he's the best, but dang, LeBron is something else), Lamar Odom is becoming a strong number two, and Andrew Bynum might be an All-Star by next season. I was much more into the UCLA game last night (Darren Collison and Lorenzo Mata were both outstanding), but it was nice switching over to the pro guys afterward and seeing Kobe come up big down the stretch. All of this goes to say that I could very easily be following and rooting for bottom-of-the-barrel squads, and I am aware of plenty of folks in this situation. How much would it suck to be a Packers-Brewers-Bucks fan over the last five years (pretty much since Favre became the interception machine)? Or like a Blazers-U. of Oregon fan? Constant disappointment, right? A friend of mine represents the Oakland Raiders and Golden State Warriors. Sure, he has the Oakland A's to temper the former two's disappointment somewhat, but how brutal is that? In the NFL and NBA seasons, your teams are out of it before they even start. Of course, I conveniently didn't mention the Los Angeles Kings (bad for several years now) or the LA Galaxy (missed the playoffs this year after winning the MLS Cup last season), but there's more than enough positivity to outweigh anything else that might be going on, and for that I am quite thankful. Enjoy your Thanksgiving weekend... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2007-05-02T01:37:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOsoSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOso i posted a link to my website, but when i tried to follow the link from here, it loaded weird. so i'm posting it again to see what happens. i've followed the link fine from other places. so i'm curious what'll happen here.
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It's great, it wakes me up by playing an mp3.
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I'm starting to feel a little more plugged in about things here at UPS. For once I feel like I know a semi-varied amount of people which is a lot better than the streamlined grouping of people from the country of Caucasia that I tended to run with before.
The Election
As an arrogant moderate I've grown more and more disgusted with the polarized people on this campus. It seems either Kerry is a contrived asshole who doesn't have enough specific stances on the issues or that Bush is the antichrist who seems determined to kill off as many innocent young American soldiers. How about this: can it be neither? Is it possible that both candidates, while shitty, actually do their jobs in the best interest in the nation? Too many kids seem to operate with this idea that Bush and Kerry are on this separate plane of existance where all political methods are done dishonestly. To them I say this: Calm down: You're talking nonsense.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-07-17T15:37:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOthis years nba will be sick:
denver:
pg- andre miller
sg- voshon lenard
sf- carmelo anthony
pf- kenyon martin
c- marcus camby
la lakers:
pg- gary payton
sg- kobe bryant
sf- lamar odom/caron butler
pf- brian grant
c- ????
houston:
pg- reese gaines
sg- tracy mcgrady
sf- jim jackson
pf- juwan howard
c- yao ming
orlando:
pg- steve francis
sg- cuttino mobley
sf- grant hill/hideyet turkoglu
pf- dwight howard/drew gooden
c- kelvin cato
detroit:
pg- chauncey billups
sg- rip hamilton
sf- tayshaun prince
pf- ben wallace/antonio mcdyess
c- rasheed wallace
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-06-16T23:33:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/155/1002/1024/pistons%20lose!%20007.jpg'>www.matrixar.com border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/155/1002/400/pistons%20lose!%20007.jpg'> Short update for this blog thang we got going here: I love the Pistons for winning about as much as I love beer. My apartment is working out awesome, and work is reasonably fun. Pat (re: bicycling): That's a good idea, what kind of bike should I get? SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-06-15T23:37:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/49/1021/640/tp.jpg'>www.matrixar.com border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/49/1021/400/tp.jpg'> thanks Tay. congrats LB. thank you for stifling the evil lakers and ending all the talk and the hype... i cant wait for that LA team to get split up. YES BABAY YES. YESSSSSSSSSSsss.
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i got my bike a new tire today...then rode it home.......wow...it was SO nice to ride a bike in the city... you cover so much ground so fast...its brilliant, i cant believe ive been missing out on this. talk about efficiency and convenience. anyway, dude, sam, get a bike. its fucking great; very invigorating.
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yes detroit. yes summer. nooo being poor. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-06-15T11:47:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/49/1021/640/nickcarter.jpg'>www.matrixar.com border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/49/1021/400/nickcarter.jpg'> i wonder if anyone ever sees a celebrity who thinks they're getting punk'd...and its someone B list, like nick carter from the backstreet boys, who is really excited because the idea of getting punk'd means that they are a legitimate celebrity and that their careers could be revitalized... but no... its just a really shitty thing actually happening to you.
they get all excited, "am i punked? AM I PUNKED?".....
and the police show up and are like "um... no that demon really did break into your house and eat your babies, and uh, no sir, still nobody is buying your solo cd."
then you raise the stakes and you see, like, the normal, everyday people of the world praying that they're being punk'd. they get that credit card bill in the mail, or that notice of eviction from their basement apartment and they run out to the mailbox... "PLEASE, PLEASE BE PUNKING ME" looking through the bushes muttering "ASHTON?.............ASHTON??? ...but no..its no punk, you really did spend 300 dollars subscribing to internet porn last month....and the thing is, thats not ashton punking you..thats god punking you by making it so hard for you to find REAL sex in the first place. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-06-14T00:39:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/49/1021/640/rasheed.jpg'>www.matrixar.com border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/49/1021/400/rasheed.jpg'> Thank you. Thank you for your 26 points, for your 13 rebounds. For whispering in Rips ear in the middle of the 3rd during a timeout. For talking shit to Medvedenko. Thank you Mr. Wallace. Thank you Pistons. Do it for Bill Laimbeer.
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Its 1240am right now..... im about to turn in...ally is lying in my bed asleep right now. its dorians bday today...all is well on this june 14th early early morning. This is out to Sam, hoping he's having as good a time with life as i am at this current moment.
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i'll post later. i have much to say. big ups Detroit. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-06-02T16:58:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/155/1002/1024/new%20apartment%20party%20016.1.jpg'>www.matrixar.com border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/155/1002/400/new%20apartment%20party%20016.1.jpg'> we christened our new apartment last night after hauling a couch up a few flights of stairs... that was really difficult. Anyway we started drinking after that with a ton of people over but with no furniture except for the couch so we went outside to find plastic chairs or beach foldups that would suffice. At the end of the day, I ended up balled up on the floor in my bedspread with no bed.
Ahh, what a beginning.
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ill do something with my life someday. promise. if only i could live the carefree life of sam: getting faded at A's games all summer while i pray on california chicks. oh that sam. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-05-28T21:30:00.000-04:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/155/1002/640/last%20night!%20018.jpg'>www.matrixar.com border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/155/1002/200/last%20night!%20018.jpg'> I guess this is a semi-appropriate way to open the blog. Here's me on one of the last days of school with my good friend Lindsey.
this blog is for the recountings of Pat and I's similarity in the pursuit of fullfillment both materialistically and romantically.
[Raises Glass] This one's for my buddy Pat! May he live long and fuck them hoes. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-02-06T14:31:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEODia 11 de novembro
Wolves 82 X 138 Spurs
Supresa no SB arena em San Antonio, Steve Smith fez 34 pontos, e Tim Duncan e andava fazendo quase 30 pontos por jogo fez apenas 16 pontos, pelo lado do Wolves Shawn "The Matrix" Marion fez 31 pontos e Troy Hudson 19 pontos mais mesmo assim não evitou a derrota do Wolves. Mais tarde quero ver a reação do Panik Chaos... hehehe...
Reserva do jogo : E. Ginobili 17 pontos em 16 minutos
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Jazz 85 X 87 Celtics
Lewis saiu do Sonics envolvido na troca do gm DI_BOBEIRA com o gm tHy_HeNrY, foi para o Celtics e nos seus primeiros jogos fez muitos poucos , com rendimento muito baixo, ai como a primeira impressão é a que fica o gm tHy_HeNrY fez uma troca relâmpago dele com o Richard Jefferosn do Memphis , Jefferosn também não agradou a troca foi desfeita como no trato dos dois gm's, e Lewis aprendeu jogar basquete como se fosse em uma osmose de uma hora pra outra voltou a sua forma fez 22 pontos e foi o homem do jogo, mais será que Lewis é jogador de lua.
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Homem do jogo : R . Lewis
destaques :
em pontos : Paul Pierce 24
em rebotes : Kevin Garnett 11
em assistência : Tony Delk e Stockton 8
Reserva do jogo : J. Tynsley
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Blazers 91 X 106 Mavs
Mavs não perde sua invencibilidade em frente do bom time do Blazers . Mavs contou com a má sorte do Blazers onde seu maior pontuador foi Wells com 19 pontos, em quanto Nowitzki fazia 28 pontos, com ajuda dos 15 rebotes de LaFrentz.
"Graças a Deus" o Warriors desencana e ganha sua primeira no campeonato no clássico dos fracassados da NBA , mas o Memphis não está mau assim no manager não está bem acordadinho. Mesmo com os 17 pontos do líder do time depois da saída de Jason Williams e a passagem relâmpago de Rashard Lewis, Shane Battier virou o líder mais concerteza o destaque do jogo foram os 43 pontos de Antawn Jamison o recorde de Byant e baron Davis durou pouco, Jamson acordou o Warriors e fala q o warriors chegou pra ficar !!!
Homem do jogo : Antawn Jamison
destaques :
em pontos : Antawn jamison 43
em rebotes : Trybanski 13
em assintência : Travis Best 9
Reserva do jogo : Bob Sura 17 pontos
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Jogo dominado do começo ao fim pelo Knicks com impulso da torcida no Madison Square Garden . O clássico de antigamente da conferência leste teve como destaque Baron Davis que fez 38 pontos empatando o recorde de pontos de Kobe Bryant. Mais mesmo assim o Hornets acabou perdendo pelo time de _calavera_ que por enquanto não mecheu no time.
Homem do jogo : Latrell Sprewell
destaques :
em pontos : Baron Davis 38
em rebotes : Mashburn 11
em assistências : Charlie Ward 11
Reseva do jogo : Shandon Anderson SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-02-06T09:51:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEODia 10 de novembro
Arco arena lotado para acompanhar o Kings conseguir sua 8 vitória no campeonato e continuar invicto, mesmu o seu gm o Manager não estando muito ligado na liga . O Hawks até q tentou mais não conseguiu em uma noite que Dan Dickau , Glenn robinson e Jason Terry estavam infernais, os três fizeram no total 65 pontos dos 96 do total do time. Concerteza se Shareef Abdul Rahim estivesse em um de seus dias Hawks tinha ganhado mais ele anotou apenas 12 pontos. O kings teve Peja Stojakovic em noite de gala com 26 pontos e ele teve a ajuda de Bibby 15 pts , Christie e Webber 14 cada um.
Homem do jogo : Peja Stojakovic
destaques:
em pontos: Stojakovic 26
em rebotes : Webber 12
em assistências: Dan Dickau 10
Reserva do jogo : Turkoglu
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Clippers 81 X 96 Magic
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No WaterHouse arena em Orlando um jogo de times que estão indo bem no campeonato. Clippers e Magic deram um verdadeiro espetáculo . Grant Hill jogou pelo que recebe com seus 24 pontos e com ajuda de T-Mac que foi o homem do jogo com 23 pontos o Orlando começou perdendo mais nos ultimos dois quartos virou o jogo e não perdeu mais .
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THIS WILL BE A DO OR DIE GAME FOR RR. PWI HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE. THEY WILL BE REALLY LOW AFTER 5 CONSECUTIVE LOSSES. WITH GANGULY TODAY,THEY WILL BE STRONGER THAN LAST TIME.
Murali Vijay, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni (C) (W), Albie Morkel, Ravindra Jadeja, Subramaniam Badrinath, Ben Hilfenhaus, Shadab Jakati
DD POSSIBLE PLAYING 11-
David Warner, Mahela Jayawardena, Andre Russell, Virender Sehwag (C), Morne Morkel, Shahbaz Nadeem, Umesh Yadav, Irfan Pathan, Pawan Negi, Yogesh Nagar, Naman Ojha (W) .
EXPERT COMMENTS FROM SANCHIT GUPTA-
ONE OF THE BEST MATCH OF THE SEASON IS COMING UP TODAY WITH BOTH TEAMS LOOKING TO WIN THIS ONE TO MAKE A PLACE IN THE PLAY OFFS. DELHI ARE ALREADY IN THE PLAY-OFFS BUT THEY WILL LIKE TO CLING ON TO THE TOP POSITION IN THE TABLE. CSK WOULD BE HOPING THAT DHONI AND RAINA COME TO THE PARTY AND CONTRIBUTE SOME RUNS TO THE SCORE.
Debabrata Das, Gautam Gambhir, Manoj Tiwary, Brett Lee, Iqbal Abdulla, Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Laxmi Shukla, Rajat Bhatia, Yusuf Pathan, Brendon McCullum .
MI POSSIBLE PLAYING 11-
James Franklin, Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik (W), Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Smith, Robin Peterson, Harbhajan Singh (C), Lasith Malinga, RP Singh, Munaf Patel .
EXPERT COMMENTS FROM SANCHIT GUPTA-
AFTER A SUPERB WIN, KKR WOULD BE HOPING TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT AND THROW THE MI OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT. THIS SEASON HAS BEEN THE BEST FOR KKR AND THEY WOULD BE HOPING TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING FOR THE PLAY-OFFS.
Murali Vijay, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni (C) (W), Albie Morkel, Ravindra Jadeja, Subramaniam Badrinath, Ben Hilfenhaus, Shadab Jakati .
EXPERT COMMENTS FROM SANCHIT GUPTA-
HAVING A BAD RUN THIS SEASON,CSK WOULD BE HOPING TO GET BACK SOME MOMENTUM AND BE IN THE TOP 4.THIS MATCH WILL BE A DO OR DIE FOR BOTH TEAMS SPECIALLY CSK.AFTER THIS MATCH,IT WOULD BE QUITE CLEAR THAT WHICH ALL TEAMS WILL PLAY THE PLAY-OFFS.WE CAN EXPECT A CRACKER OF A GAME B/W THESE 2 TALENTED SIDES.
COMING AFTER 3 CONSECUTIVE LOSSES DC WOULD BE HOPING TO SAVE THEIR FACE FROM THE CROWDS BY WINNING THIS ONE.WHEREAS,FOR DELHI,IF THEY WIN THIS ONE IT WILL BE SURE THAT THEY WILL PLAY THE PLAYOFFS.DC WILL BE HOPING TO DISTURB DELHI'S CAMPAIGN.WITH DC HAVING NO CHANCE OF MAKING IT TO THE PLAYOFFS,THEY WILL BE UNDER NO PRESSURE AND THEREFORE WILL PLAY TO THEIR POTENTIAL.IT WILL BE A COMPETITIVE GAME AND ABOVE ALL,IT WILL BE A TREAT TO WATCH SUCH GREATS PLAY AGAINST EACH OTHER.
IT SHOULD BE A GREAT CONTEST AS BOTH TIMES WILL LIKE TO WIN THIS GAME AND HAVE SOME CHANCE OF GOING INTO THE PLAYOFFS.FROM THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT,DC HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST POSITION AND WILL LIKE TO IMPROVE.
WITH WATSON IN THE SIDE,IT HAS GIVEN RR A BID BOOST TO BOTH THEIR BOWLING AND BATTING LINE-UP.IT WILL BE A DO OR DIE GAME FOR BOTH THE TEAMS.THE TEAM WHICH LOSES WILL PLAY ONLY FOR PRIDE IN THE REMAINING GAMES.RAHANE WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK THE ORANGE CAP.
David Warner, Mahela Jayawardena, Ross Taylor, Virender Sehwag, Morne Morkel, Shahbaz Nadeem, Umesh Yadav, Irfan Pathan, Pawan Negi, Yogesh Nagar, Naman Ojha .
KKR POSSIBLE PLAYING 11-
Debabrata Das, Gautam Gambhir, Manoj Tiwary, Brett Lee, Iqbal Abdulla, Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Laxmi Shukla, Rajat Bhatia, Yusuf Pathan, Brendon McCullum .
EXPERT COMMENTS FROM SANCHIT GUPTA-
DELHI WOULD BE SLIGHTLY ON THE BACKFOOT EVEN AFTER COMING FROM 4 CONSECUTIVE WINS AS NOW THEY DONT HAVE A QUALITY PLAYER LIKE PIETERSEN IN THEIR SQUAD,WHO HAS LEFT FOR INTERNATIONAL DUTY. KKR ON THE OTHER SIDE ON A ROLL WITH COUPLE OF STUNNING WINS.THEY ARE PERFORMING GOOD AS A UNIT.I DONT THINK SEHWAG WILL BE ABLE TO STOP THIS KKR STORM.ACCORDING TO ME DD WILL HAVE SOME EARLY JOLTS WHILE BATTING AS WARNER HASNT PLAYED T20 CRICKET MUCH THESE DAYS.IT WILL BE A GOOD WICKET TO BOWL ON SO EXPECT MANY WICKETS FALLING TODAY.THE TEAM WITH THE RIGHT TEMPERAMENT WILL WIN.
James Franklin, Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik (W), Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Smith, Robin Peterson, Harbhajan Singh (C), Lasith Malinga, RP Singh, Munaf Patel .
CSK POSSIBLE PLAYING 11-
Murali Vijay, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni (C) (W), Albie Morkel, Ravindra Jadeja, Subramaniam Badrinath, Ben Hilfenhaus, Shadab Jakati .
EXPERT COMMENTS FROM SANCHIT GUPTA-
MUMBAI WILL BE IN A BETTER POSITION AS THEY ARE ABOVE CSK IN THE STANDINGS AND COMINGS AFTER A COUPLE OF WINS,THE TEAM SPIRIT WILL BE HIGH.CHENNAI ON THE OTHER HAND WOULD WANT OVERSEAS PLAYERS LIKE HUSSEY AND FAF DU PLESSIS TO FIRE.IT WILL BE A GAME OF NERVES AND WOULD LIKELY GO DOWN TO THE LAST BOWL.
ON PAPER,THE KXIP SIDE LOOKS A LITTLE WEAKER SIDE BUT COMING AFTER FEW WINS,THEIR CONFIDENCE WOULD BE LOW WHEREAS RR WOULD BE HOPING TO GET BACK SOME LOST MOMENTUM.WITH SHANE WATSON BACK FROM INTERNATIONAL DUTY,RR NOW HAVE A FORMIDABLE BATTING LINE-UP WITH GREATS LIKE DRAVID,HODGE,SHAH AND WATSON. IT WILL BE A NICE GAME TO WATCH.WE WILL HAVE A GOOD CONTEST BETWEEN BAT AND BALL.
IT WILL BE A CRACKER OF A GAME WITH DADA PLAYING IN KOLKATA BUT FOR PUNE. THE CROWD WILL EXPECT FIREWORKS FROM BRENDON AND GAMBHIR. WE WILL ALSO GET TO SEE THE CLASS OF RYDER,CLARKE,GANGULY AND UTHAPPA. AFTER LOSING 4 MATCH IN A ROW,PUNE WILL BE HOPING TO FIND SOME MOMENTUM WHEREAS KKR WILL LIKE TO SLENDER THE LEAD BETWEEN THEM AND DD. KKR LOOK A BETTER TEAM ON PAPER WITH A FORMIDABLE BATTING LINE-UP AND AN ECONOMICAL BOWLING LINE-UP.
ODDS-
KKR- 1.61
PWI - 2.37
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DC,AFTER COMING FROM THEIR 2ND WIN OF THE SEASON WOULD BE HIGH ON CONFIDENCE,WHEREAS DHONI'S MEN WOULD BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT WENT WRONG IN THEIR BATTING ORDER IN THEIR LAST COUPLE OF GAMES. WE CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL SEE SOME CHANGES IN THEIR SQUAD AND ALSO IN THEIR BATTING LINE-UP. DC HAVE A VERY STONG BATTING LINE-UP WITH WELL-KNOWN PLAYERS LIKE SANGAKKARA , DUMINY AND WHITE BUT AS FOR THEIR BOWLING,ITS SLIGHTLY UNEXPERIENCED WITH NEWBIES LIKE SINGH,SHARMA. BUT,THEY ALSO HAVE THE BEST FAST BOWLER OF THIS GENERATION- DALE STEYN. WE CAN EXPECT ANOTHER THRILLER OF A MATCH IF THE DC BOWLING CAN FIGHT WELL WITH THE STRONG CSK LIONS.
ODDS-
CSK - 1.57
DC - 2.37
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WITH CLARKE IN THE SIDE PWI LOOK BETTER THAN BEFORE BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO SORT OUT THEIR BOWLING ORDER.WITH NEHRA GIVING AWAY TOO MANY RUNS IN THE DEATH OVERS, GANGULY MIGHT CHOOSE ALFONSO THOMAS OVER NEHRA. WITH MUMBAI COMING AFTER A WIN OVER DC,THEY WOULD BE A DIFFICULT SIDE TO BEAT. WITH HARBHAJAN COMING BACK IN FORM IN THE LAST GAME,WE CAN EXPECT SOME WICKETS FROM HIM. WITH MALINGA BACK AFTER AN INJURY,MUMBAI WOULD WANT HIM TO BOWL DEADLY YORKERS IN THE SLOG OVERS.WE CAN EXPECT ANOTHER TIGHT FINISH.
ODDS-
MI- 1.72
PWI- 2.10
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RCB CURRENT STANDINGS- 4TH KXIP CURRENT STANDING- 8TH
RCB POSSIBLE PLAYING 11-
Daniel Vettori(c), AB de Villiers(wk), Mayank Agarwal,Tillakaratne Dilshan,Chris Gayle,Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli,Saurabh Tiwary, Vinay Kumar,Harshal Patel,Sreenath Aravind OR KP Appanna.
KXIP POSSIBLE PLAYING 11-
David Hussey (C),Shaun Marsh,Azhar Mahmood,David Miller,Piyush Chawla,Bhargav Bhatt ,Praveen Kumar,Parvinder Awana,Nitin Saini (W) OR ADAM GILCHRIST,Mandeep Singh,Siddharth Chitnis.
EXPERT COMMENTS FROM SANCHIT GUPTA-
WITH A STRONG AND STABLE BATTING LINEUP,RCB WILL HAVE THE EDGE OVER KXIP WHO ARE LOOKING GOOD IN PATCHES BUT NEED TO PERFORM WELL AS A TEAM.AFTER LOSING 5 MATCHES,THEY WILL BE LOOKING TO WIN THIS ONE.ON THE OTHER SIDE,RCB WILL LIKE TO CONTINUE THEIR WINNING STREAK. LAST TIME WHEN THESE TEAMS MET,GAYLE BLEW APART THE BOWLING LINE-UP OF KXIP WHICH CONSISTS OF PRAVEEN KUMAR AND PIYUSH CHAWLA AS THE FRONT LINE BOWLERS.PRAVEEN HAS BEEN OUT OF FORM THROUGHOUT THE SEASON WHILE CHAWLA HAS LOOKED GOOD.IN T20 CRICKET,PAST DOESNT MATTER, A TEAM WHICH HAS A WEAK LINEUP CAN ALSO WIN HERE AS IN IPL CRICKET,EVEN 1 BALL CAN CHANGE THE FACE OF TH MATCH,SO YOU HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT IN A FORMAT LIKE THIS. IT WILL BE A NICE AND COMPETITIVE GAME TO WATCH.WE CAN EXPECT FIREWORKS FROM HUSSEY AND GAYLE TONIGHT.
ODDS-
RCB- 1.57 KXIP- 2.50
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Anaïs Nin(1903-1977) nasceu em Paris. A mãe era filha do cônsul holandês em Havana e o pai um pianista e compositor cubano. A sua infância é passada entre músicos e artistas de renome, e em deambulações um pouco por toda a Europa. Em 1914 o pai abandona a família e a mãe decide regressar a Nova Iorque, onde crescera, com os três filhos. A bordo do barco que a afasta da Europa solarenga, cheia de história e de arte, Anaïs começa a escrever uma longa carta ao pai, esse homem que a fascina e a aterroriza. A carta nunca foi enviada, mas foi-se prolongando a cada dia, transformando-se no seu diário e dando origem a uma paixão pela escrita. Em 1924, já casada, regressa a Paris. Convive com algumas das maiores personalidades literárias, artísticas e vanguardistas do seu tempo: Antonin Artaud, Otto Rank, André Maurois, Lawrence Durrel, Constantin Brancusi e, claro, Henry e June Miller. Nas vésperas da Segunda Guerra Mundial, Anaïs vê-se forçada a abandonar Paris e regressa a Nova Iorque. Vive em Greenwich Village e, embora o ambiente intelectual seja propício à escrita, os seus romances são recusados pelas editoras. Aceita então escrever histórias eróticas para um coleccionador anónimo, que serão compiladas e publicadas postumamente: Delta de Vénus e Passarinhos. Após publicar alguns dos seus romances em edição de autor, a sua obra começa a ser fortemente elogiada pela crítica e, a partir da década de 50, é editada com grande sucesso na Europa. Anaïs Nin vivia em Paris, casada com o homem ideal, Hugh Guiler, e procurava encontrar-se e impor-se literariamente. Henry Miller, mais velho, a viver sempre muito próximo da miséria, cruzava Paris e, por intermédio de conhecidos comuns, entrou no mundo encantadoramente gracioso dos Guilers. Apesar das diferentes personalidades, Nin não podia ter ficado mais feliz. www.matrixar.com="http://www.matrixar.com/_wO1mo8CvtOk/SuvV-XVcTlI/AAAAAAAABBw/HsjNBcyWVy8/s1600-h/anais+Nin+-+2.jpg">www.matrixar.com alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398643845726228050" src="http://www.matrixar.com/_wO1mo8CvtOk/SuvV-XVcTlI/AAAAAAAABBw/HsjNBcyWVy8/s640/anais+Nin+-+2.jpg" /> Esta relação artística e apaixonada foi palco de uma das correspondências mais ricas e íntimas da história literária. As cartas trocadas entre os dois escritores, e que tantas vezes se confundiam com os diários secretos escritos por Anaïs Nin, discutiam literatura, falavam de solidão, choravam angústias, exprimiam paixão e contaram a admiração artística e ligação espiritual que sentiam um pelo outro. Miller foi a primeira pessoa a reconhecer a qualidade única dos diários de Nin e ela chamava-o de "o maior escritor à face da Terra", providenciava-lhe apoio financeiro e procurou publicação para o seu Trópico de Câncer. Eram ambos casados quando se conheceram em Paris, em Dezembro de 1931. Miller divorciou-se em 1934, mas Nin não quis abandonar o seu marido, de quem acabou por se separar só no fim dos anos 1940.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-14T08:05:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOPrimeiro, os resultados de ontem:
Philadelphia 76ers (4-3) 81
Boston Celtics (6-2) 91
O Philadelhpia não conseguiu se vingar da derrota do ano passado nos play-offs, perdendo de novo para o Celtics ontem.
O Boston conseguiu sua sexa vitória seguida com belas atuações de Antoine Walker (20 pontos e 9 rebotes) e do reserva Shammond Williams (12 pontos em 19 minutos), que compensou a pésima atuação de Paul Pierce (13 pontos, mas com 16 arremessos errados).
Pelo 76ers, como sempre, Allen Ivelson foi o cestinha com 25 pontos, mas errou 13 dos 24 arremessos que tentou. Eric Snow terminou o jogo com 13 assistências, mas só 2 pontos.
Dallas Mavericks (8-0) 103
Cleveland Cavaliers (2-7) 99
O Dallas confirmou a boa fase e extendeu o melhor começo de temporada da história do time para 8 vitórias seguidas ontem, batendo o Cavaliers em casa.
A briga no Cavs continua, já que ontem o cestinha do time Ricky Davis só entrou no jogo no segundo quarto, terminando com 19 pontos.
Zildrunas Ilgauskas fez seu melhor jogo na carreira, com 34 pontos e 14 rebotes.
Pelo Mavericks, mais uma vez Dirk Nowitzki jogou muito bem apesar de não ter arremessado bem no jogo, terminando com 17 pontos e 12 rebotes, enquanto Michael Finley fez 26 pontos
San Antonio Spurs (5-3) 82
New Jersey Nets (6-2) 91
O Nets confirmou sua boa fase e bateu o Spurs ontem em casa, com boa atuação de Lucious Harris e Richard Jeferrson, que vem confirmando sua ascenção no time. Os dois jogadores bateram seus recordes pessoias de pontos (22 e 27 respectivamente). Jason Kidd terminou o jogo com 18 pontos, 8 rebotes, 8 assistências e 8 erros.
Pelo Spurs, os destaques mais uma vez foram Tim Duncan, com 21 pontos e 8 rebotes e David Robinson com 6 pontos e 14 rebotes.
O detalhe curioso do jogo foi que como o analista da KRRT (rede de TV de San Antonio) foi contratado para ser técnico do Grizzlies, quem fez o trabalho foi um jogador do Spurs, Steve Smith, que está machucado. Imagina se sua cobertura foi isenta...
Chicago Bulls (3-5) 101
Milwaukee Bucks (4-3) 108
O Bucks bateu o Bulls, apesar do Chigaco ter reagido no final do jogo com boas apresentações de Jalen Rose (24 pontos), Jay Williams (20 pontos) e Donnyel Marshall (19 pontos e 13 rebotes).
Pelo Bucks, Michael Reed saiu do banco e fez 24 pontos, enquanto os titulares também jogaram bem, com Anthony Mason terminando com 10 pontos e 10 rebotes e Ray Allen 19 pontos e 3 roubadas de bola.
Minnesota Timberwolves (4-5) 98
New Orleans Hornets (6-2) 102
O Wolves não conseguiu vencer a primeira partida fora de casa, perdendo ontem para o Hornets, que vem tendo boa campanha nesse começo de temporada.
Os destaques pelo Hornets foram Jamal Mashburn com 25 pontos e 10 rebotes, Baron Davis, com 15 pontos e 10 assistências e Courtney Alexander, que começou no banco mas terminou o jogo com 23 pontos. Pelo Wolves, Kevin Garnett mais uma vez teve uma boa apresentação (16 pontos, 11 rebotes, 6 assistências e 5 roubadas de bola) e o reserva Rod Strickland terminou com 16 pontos também.
Phoenix Suns (4-3) 75
Denver Nuggets (2-5) 72
O time de Nenê perdeu mais uma em casa, desta vez para o Suns, depois de liderar no intervalo. O Suns reagiu no terceiro quarto, que terminou com a placar de 29 a 11 para o Suns. Depois disso, o Nuggets não teve mais forças para reagir. O brasileiro jogou muito bem, terminando com 14 pontos e 10 rebotes, acertando todos os 6 lances livres que tentou.
O cestinha do Denver foi Juwan Howard, com 19 pontos.
Pelo Suns, Stephon Marbury foi o cestinha com 19 pontos e 8 assistências, enquanto Shawn Marion contribuiu com 14 pontos e 9 rebotes.
Sacramento Kings (6-3) 104
Golden State Warriors (2-7) 93
E no último jogo da noite, deu a lógica, com o Kings batendo o Warriors mais uma vez. Chris Webber teve seu melhor jogo da temporada, terminando com 33 pontos e 7 rebotes. Peja Stojakovic, Vlade Divac e Bobby Jackson terminaram com 17 pontos cada, sendo que Jackson terminou com 11 assistências e 9 rebotes.
Pelo Warriors, os destaques foram Antawan Jamison com 31 pontos e Troy Murphy com 17 pontos e 9 rebotes.
Hoje teremos 3 jogos:
Jazz e Wizards em Washington
Spurs e 76ers na Philadelphia
Magic e Clippers em Los Angeles SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-13T10:22:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOOntem o primeiro técnico perdeu o emprego na NBA.
Sidney Lowe, técnico do único time que ainda não ganhou nenhum jogo (Memphis Grizzlies), entregou o cargo e foi substituído por Hubie Brown.
A escolha de Brown foi bem interessante, já que ele não comanda um time na NBA desde 86, quando estava com o Knicks. Só para mostrar quanto tempo isso faz, o melhor jogador do Knicks na época era Patrick Ewing, então no seu segundo ano de carreira...
Depois de 8 derrotas seguidas, pior não dá para ficar. Ou dá? SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-13T10:10:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOVoltando depois de ficar um tempo sem escrever, vamos aos resultados de ontem:
Cleveland Cavaliers (2-6) 75
Indiana Pacers (6-1) 95
Jogo altamente bizarro. O cestinha do Cavs, Ricky Davis, foi para o banco depois de 6 minutos de jogo e não voltou mais, sem nenhuma explicação por parte do técnico os dos outros jogadores.
Sem Davis, o Pacers deitou e rolou, não encontrando nenhuma resistência do Cavaliers. Darius Miles foi o cestinha do Cavs com 19 pontos enquanto Ron Artest, que deveria marcar Davis, teve um jogo muito fácil e marcou 22 pontos com Brad Miller marcando 15 pontos e pegando 12 rebotes.
Toronto Raptors (3-4) 115
Orlando Magic (5-3) 109
O Toronto confiou na história e se deu bem ontem. O Magic anda perdendo os seus jogos no 4 quarto e o Raptors descansou seus melhores jogadores e se preparou para reagir no final. Resultado: mais uma vitória para o Raptors e mais mua decepcionante derrota para o Magic, desta vez diante da sua torcida.
Destaque pelo foi Jerome Williams com 30 pontos (novo recorde pessoal), 8 rebotes e 4 assistências e Alvin Williams com 32 pontos. Pelo Magic mais uma vez a dupla Tracy McGrady e Grant Hill fez o que podia, mas não teve como evitar a derrota. McGrady terminou com 38 pontos e 8 assistências e Hill terminou com 21 pontos e 9 rebotes.
Vale lembrar que o Raptors não contou com Vince Carter e Antonio Davis, dois titulares machucados.
Seattle Supersonics (6-2) 101
Washington Wizards (4-4) 95
O Seattle finalmente começou a ter os benefícios de ter mantido Rashard Lewis no time. O ala marcou 37 pontos (recorde pessoal) com 16 arremessos em 19 tentados e 7 rebotes, carregando o time sobre o Wizards, que contou com uma reação comandada per Michael Jordan, que terminou com 27 pontos, 6 rebotes e 4 assistências.
Pelo lado do Wizards, Jerry Stackhouse jogou mal ontem e ainda errou dois arremessos livres no final do jogo, que poderiam ter feito a diferença. O pior é que Stackhouse, até então, tinha acertado 65 em 69 arremessos livres na temporada.
Pelo Seattle, Gary Payton continua jogando bem. Ontem ele teve 14 pontos e 16 assistências, várias para Lewis.
New Orleans Hornets (5-2) 87
Detroit Pistons (6-2) 93
O Pistons contou com 6 jogadores com mais de 10 pontos (Chucky Atkins com 20 foi o cestinha) e boas porcentagens de arremessos de quadra para derrotar o Hornets.
Pelo Hornets, os destaques foram Jamal Mashburn com 17 pontos e 8 rebotes e Baron Davis com 13 pontos e 7 assistências.
LA Clippers (3-4) 101
Miami Heat (1-5) 82
O Clippers venceu o Heat ontem sem precisar do banco de reservas, mostrando que o time de Miami realmente vai mal das pernas. Os reservas do Clippers marcaram somente 3 pontos, mas como todos os titulares marcaram mais de 10 pontos (Elton Brand com 25 foi o cestinha), o trabalho de time foi facilitado. Vale dizer que os três pontos do banco foram marcados faltando menos de 4 minutos para o final do jogo...
Brand pegou ainda 20 rebotes e foi ajudado por Andre Miller, que terminou com 22 pontos, 6 rebotes e 8 assistências.
Pelo Heat, Rasual Butler foi o destaque com 15 pontos. O time vai de mal a pior e como Alonzo Mourning não está dando sinais de que vai voltar a jogar, eu diria que o futuro é negro para o Heat.
Utah Jazz (3-5) 108
New York Knicks (1-7) 87
O Knicks foi mais uma vez massacrado em casa, perdendo para o Jazz ontem. Contando com uma performance inspirada de Mark Jackson (ex-jogador do Knicks), o Jazz não teve trabalho para ganhar mais uma. Jogando apenas 23 minutos, Jackson terminou com 6 pontos, 7 assistências e uma aula de basquete para os armadores do Knicks, que foram dominados compretamente por Jackson e John Stockton (12 pontos e 7 assistências). Karl Malone foi o cestinha com 21 pontos e Andrei Kirilenko, a esperança do Jazz para o futuro, terminou com 20 pontos e 9 rebotes.
Pelo Knicks, Clarence Weatherspoon foi o destaque com 17 pontos e 12 rebotes.
As coisas estão pretas para o time de Nova York...
Portland Trailblazers (3-6) 83
Houston Rockets (4-2) 86
Steve Francis marcou os 16 últimos pontos do Houston, batendo quase que sozinho o Blazers, que para variar abriu grande vantagem e se destruiu no final do jogo. Francis terminou com 30 pontos, 6 rebotes e 5 assistências.
Pelo Blazers, os destaques foram Bonzi Wells (12 pontos e 8 rebotes e Arvydas Sabonis (12 pontos e 5 rebotes em apenas 19 minutos).
Atlanta Hawks (4-4) 95
LA Lakers (2-6) 83
O Lakers continua sofrendo sem Shaquille O'Neal, perdendo ontem para o Hawks em casa e assegurando o pior começo de temporada do time em 36 anos... A coisa também não está boa em Los Angeles...
Os destaques do Hawks foram Shareef Abdur-Rahim com 26 pontos e 10 rebotes e Glenn Robinson com 14 pontos e 12 rebotes.
Pelo Lakers, obviamente Kobe Bryant carregou o time com 21 pontos, 6 rebotes e 8 assistências, mas com um índice de acerto de 34% dos arremessos, não tem como um time ganhar. Derek Fisher e Robert Horry, dois titulares, acertaram em conjunto 4 arremessos em 22 tentados... Complicado.
Como Shaquille só deve volnar no final de semana, se voltar, as coisas não poderiam estar piores para os tricampeões.
Hoje teremos sete jogos:
76ers e Celtics em Boston
Spurs e Nets em New Jersey
Mavericks e Cavaliers em Cleveland
Bulls e Bucks em Milwaukee
Timberwolves e Hornets em New Orleans
Suns e Nuggets em Denver
Kings e Warriors em Oakland
No melhor jogo da noite, acho que o Nets bate o Spurs, mas por pouco, enquanto e Celtics vence o 76ers, apesar de Iverson jogar mais um partidaço e o Kings bate o Warriors para tentar se recuperar na temporada. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-12T05:38:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOO Conselho da cidade de Charlotte (equivalente a uma assembléia legislativa) aprovou ontem a construção de um novo ginásio para o futuro time de basquete a ser criado na cidade.
Com isso, falta apenas a NBA escolher quem serão os donos do time para que a liga cresça para 30 times na próxima temporada.
Agora só dois grupos disputam o time, já que o acionista minoritário do Miami Heat desistui do negócio, deixando apenas Robert Jonhson, criador da rede de televisão Black Entertainment Television e Steve Belkin, um empresário de Boston que conta com Larry Bird como principal membro do seu grupo de futuros executivos.
Os termos do negócio sã interessantes, ainda mais quando comparados com os esportes que temos aqui no Brasil.
O ginásio terá 18.500 lugares e o time de Charlotte é quem vai administrá-lo. O time vai pagar US$ 40 milhões do custo total. O resto vai ser dividido da seguinte maneira:
A cidade vai pagar metade (125 milhões) com dois impostos que são destinados ao turistas da cidade (imposto sobre os hotéis e imposto sobre alugues de carros).
As três maiores empresas de Charlotte (Bank of America, Wachovia e Duke Energy) vão pagar 100 milhões, recuperando metade disso com terras que a cidade vai ceder, incluindo o local do ginásio atual. As três vão doar ainda mais 10 milhões para a cidade.
A agência da cidade encarregada de manter o ginásio atual vai pagar 16.8 milhões.
Em troca, o time vai se comprometer a jogar em Charlotte por 25 anos, com uma multa caso o time decida sair da cidade antes de 20 anos.
Quase igual às negociações aqui no Brasil... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-08T19:49:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOComo esse jogo foi o primeiro jogo realmente maneiro a passar, merece uma sessão especial
Los Angeles Lakers 99 (2-5)
Washington Wizards 100 (3-3)
Obviamente várias menções ao fato de Kobe ser o sucessor de Jordan, bla, bla, bla...
O Lakers obviamente sente muita falta de Shaquille, apesar do Rick Fox ter voltado para esse jogo. Eu sei que eu já falei isso, mas é obvio que o time precisa do pivô lá dentro do garrafão para proteger a cesta. Kwame Brown (que finalmente está jogando como o primeiro escolhido no draft deve jogar) começou o jogo passeando pelo garrafão do Lakers, até fazer a segunda falta com 6 minutos para terminar o 1 quarto.
Michael entrou com 5:43 para terminar o primeiro quarto, depois de um pedido de tempo do Lakers, durante o qual Phil Jackson esculhambou o time por não defender nada. Rapidamente Michael se fez presente, roubando uma bola e metendo um arremesso do outro lado na cara de Kobe... Velhinho, mas nem tanto...
Stackhouse também mostrou que estava em quadra. Pegou um rebote longo, levou até o outro lado, passou por Devean George (que fez falta) e deu uma bela enterrada. Nesse momento Wizards 23-16.
Logo depois do Michael meter mais uma, Stackhouse achou que tinha levado uma porrada do Kobe e ficou reclamando. Como um dos juizes do jogo era o Joe Crawford (conhecido por não escutar muita reclamação dos jogadores), falta técnica...
No final do primeiro quarto, Wizards 27-23.
Kwame Brown voltou no começo do segundo quarto e imediatamente voltou a abusar dos pivôs do Lakers. Stackhouse também voltou no lugar do Michael e também deu trabalho para o Lakers, ajudando o Wizards a abrir 6 pontos de vantagem, até o Fox acertar uma bola de três.
Os dois times ficaram trocando cestas até que Kobe começou a marcar Jordan. Mais uma vez Michael mostrou que ele pode ter 39 anos, mas ainda sabe alguma coisa sobre basquete: levou Kobe até a cabeça do garrafão, foi descendo até dar o clássico drible de corpo e criar um espaço que não existia (tirando Kobe da jogada completamente) antes de meter um arremesso lindo. Mais uma vez, velhinho sim, mas ainda tem algum combustível no tanque...
O segundo quarto terminou Wizards 49-40, Michael com 11 pontos.
Terceiro quarto começou seguindo o mesmo caminho: Stackhouse e Kwame Brown dominando o Lakers, mas Kobe começa a acordar no jogo. O problema é que mais ninguém no Lakers parece estar acordado para jogar com ele... Ainda mais com o Byron Russell marcando o Kobe em cima, está ficando difícil para o Lakers... A vantagem ainda está em 8 pontos... Ainda mais que o Michael voltou e as bolas dele continuam caindo... Fora os lances livres, mais uma vez ele errou os dois de uma vez.
Obviamente, um segundo depois ele cavou mais uma falta e foi para a linha de lance livre de novo. Claro que para acertar os dois.
Final do terceiro quarto, Stackhouse mostrou que as coisas estão indo bem para o Wizards, acertando um arremesso acrobático enquanto o tempo terminava.
Placar no final do período 74-60 para o Wizards.
Quarto quarto o Michael continua detonando... Rick Fox já está com 5 faltas tentando marcá-lo.
Kwame Brown realmente está muito bem, cortando para a cesta, pega os passes, nem parece o novato do ano passado.
Caraca, Michael está ridículo... Qualquer coisa que ele arremessa cai (9 acertos em 12 tentativas), mas o Lakers começa a defender melhor. Michael já está com 21 pontos (iguala o máximo da temporada) e ainda tem 7 minutos de jogo.
Com seis minutos para terminar, 10 pontos de vantagem para o Wizards (86-76), mas o Kobe já começa a arremessar mais bolas e segurar mais as jogadas ao invés de rodar a bola, como o time vinha fazendo durante os três primeiros quartos.
Com 3:43 para terminar, Kobe e Brian Shaw transformaram uma vantagem de dois pontos em uma vantagem de 2 pontos, apertando a defesa e acertando os ataques.
Michael rapidamente arranjou uma falta no Kobe e acertou 2 lances, acalmando o Wizards, que estava pronto para se desmontar em quadra. 2 minutos, 92-88 Wizards... Está ficando bom...
Brian Shaw (com 17 pontos até o momento) é uma das razões (a outra obviamente chama-se Kobe Bryant) da reação do Lakers. Cestas cruciais no final do jogo, ajudando o Bryant, que até então não estava tendo nenhuma.
Com 24 segundos, 94-93 Wizards, Jerry Stackhouse com 2 lances livres... Como eu disse, esse é o primeiro jogo que passa na ESPN que é realmente maneiro.
Stackhouse mete os dois. 96-93 com 23.9 segundos para o final... Rick Fox sai com seis faltas, Lakers agora fica com uma opção ofensiva a menos.
Shaw erra uma tentativa de três, Michael pega o rebote, falta nele, 2 lances... Michael erra o primeiro... Mas cai o segundo, 4 pontos.
Shaw acerta uma bola de três uns três metros antes da linha de três... 1 ponto de vantagem...
Michael erra o primeiro lance livre de novo... Perigo, perigo... O segundo cai. 2 pontos de vantagem, 11.9 segundos para o final.
Adivinha... O Wizards deixa Robert Horry livre atrás da linha de três. Como ele já fez milhares de vezes, cai a bola. Lakers com 1 ponto de vantagem com 2.9 segundos para terminar... Putz.... Bola para Michael agora....
Não acredito. Essa o Phil Jackson vai esfregar na cara do Lakers por um bom tempo... Michael levou a marcação, Stackhouse recebeu sozinho, penetrou e enterrou a bola sozinho para ganhar o jogo...
Bom, errei a previsão, mas pelo menos o jogo foi o bicho...
Um destaque do Wizards nesse jogo foi Brendan Haywood. Primeiro ele pegou alguns rebotes ofensivos (mesmo que ele tenha errado duas ou três bandejas debaixo da cesta). Depois, no finalzinho do terceiro quarto, quando o Lakers estava tentando reagir, deu um toco no Kobe... Ummmmmmm.... Até agora o Kobe está procurando de onde veio aquela mão para rebater a bola dele na tabela. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-08T09:20:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHoje teremos:
Knicks e Pacers em Indiana
Sonics e Magic em Orlando
Cavaliers e 76ers na Philadelphia
Clippers e Nets em New Jersey
Lakers e Wizards em Washington (vai passar na ESPN)
Warriors e Hornets em New Orleans
Mavericks e Bulls em Chicago
Trailblazers e Suns em Phoenix
Hawks e Jazz em Utah
Grizzlies e Kings em Sacramento
Bom, com tantos jogos, vou até arriscar mais hoje:
- Nets sobre o Clippers
- Lakers sobre o Wizards
- Blazers sobre o Suns e
- Kings se vinga das 3 derrotas seguidas dessa semana e massacra o Grizzlies SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-08T09:19:00.001-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOVamos aos resultados de ontem.
Primeiro a surpresa da rodada (e meu erro na previsão)
Los Angeles Lakers 95 (2-4)
Boston Celtics 98 (3-2) - Prorrogação
O Boston bateu o Lakers ontem em casa em um jogo disputadíssimo. O Laxers jogou pessimamente mas no primeiro tempo e no intervalo perdia por 50-35.
No 3 quarto, Kobe Bryant acordou e marcou 18 dos 26 pontos de time, fazendo em 12 minutos mais pontes do que nos primeiros 24. A reação contou com um índice de acertos de 73% nos arremessos durante o 3 quarto.
Entretanto, ninguém apareceu para ajudar Kobe e o Lakers, apesar de ter passado a frente 84-77, deixou o Boston encostar no final do 4 período. Com 1:55 para terminar o jogo, o Lakers ganhava de 89-87 com a posse de bola.
Mas Antoine Walker bloqueou o arremessos de Kobe, acertou um arremesso e com 35 segundos para terminar, o jogo estava empatado.
Kobe recebeu e errou e o Boston teve duas chances para vencer mas não conseguiu acertar.
Na prorrogação, Paul Pierce acertou uma bola de 3 com 1:54 para terminar e o Lakers nã se recuperou.
Pierce terminou com 28 pontos e Toni Delk terminou com 26 pelo Celtics.
Pelo Lakers, Bryant fez 41 pontos, mas teve que tentar 47 arremessos, acertando 17, o que ajudou a afundar o Lakers. Samaki Walker, titular enquanto Shaquille não volta, terminou com 10 pontos e 12 rebotes.
Milwaukee Bucks 110 (2-3)
Minnessota Timberwolves 114 (4-2)
O Wolves finalmente pôde contar com Wally Szczerbiak e com isso o trabalho de bater o Bucks foi mais fácil.
Kevin Garnett (para variar) acabou com o jogo, terminando com 28 pontos e 24 rebotes (igualando o recorde do time). Szczerbiak terminou com 19 pontos e Troy Hudson terminou com 15 pontos e 11 assistências.
Pelo Bucks, que ainda não se recuperou do desastre do ano passado, os destaques foram Sam Cassell (32 pontos), Ray Allen (27 pontos) e Anthony Mason (11 pontos e 12 rebotes).
Detroit Pistons 89 (5-1)
Denver Nuggets 63 (1-4)
Putz.... Sem comentários... 63 pontos é brincadeira... O pior é que não foi a pior marca do Denver, que já fez apenas 61 pontos e um jogo. Mas foi a pior derrota em casa da história do time, o que já traz de novo os comentários de que o Nuggets tem chance de bater o recorde de menos vitórias em uma temporada... Lamentável.
O total de erros do Nuggets quase superou o número de arremessos que eles acertaram (21 e 23), o que não pode ser um bom sinal.
Pelo Detroit os destaques foram Chauncey Billups (natural de Denver e com vários amigos e familiares assistindo o jogo) e Ben Wallace com 13 rebotes.
Pelo Denver, James Posey continua jogando bem, com 21 pontos, e Nenê ontem foi o segundo cestinha do time, com 10 pontos, 5 rebotes e 2 roubadas de bola.
O brasileiro já cimentou a sua posição de 6 homem do time, tendo jogado mais até do que o pivô titular Mark Blount. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-08T09:19:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSábado, no intervalo da partida entre Houston e Toronto, em Houston, Hakeem Olajuwon anunciará sua aposentadoria, na cidade onde fez a universidade e passou quase toda a sua carreira como profissional (e de onde ele nunca deveria ter saído, mas isso é outra história).
Com a aposentadoria do "Sonho" (apelido de Hakeem) os pivôs clássicos estão praticamente extintos da NBA, restando aponas David Robinson, que vai largar as quadras no final desta temporada.
Agora mesmo é que o Shaquille vai dominar a NBA.... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-07T11:09:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEONão estou com tempo hoje, então vamos a uma versão compacta dos resultados.
Pistons 80 Jazz 78
76ers 101 Clippers 99 Prorrogação
Iverson saiu com o dedo machucado e há suspeita de que o mesmo esteja quebrado. Mais informações amanhã.
Celtics 91 Bulls 69
69? Fala sério... Sem comentários.
Wizards 107 Cavaliers 100
Michael marcou 6 pontos.
Mavericks 106 Raptors 92
Hornets 86 Sonics 84
Suns 95 Hawks 88
Knicks 95 Kings 88
Aqui vale um comentário. Como diabos o Knicks pode perder 4 jogos seguidos e na sequência ganhar do Kings? Vai entender... Pelo menos a torcida do Madison saiu sem vaiar o time (pela primeira vez na temporada).
Bucks 99 Nets 93
Primeira derrota do Nets na temporada.
Blazers 94 Grizzlies 88
Destaques da rodada:
Pontos - 25 (Jerry Stackhouse)
Rebotes - 19 (Elton Brand)
Assistências - 13 (Andre Miller)
Hoje temos
Lakers e Celtics em Boston
Bucks e Wolves em Minnessota
Pistons e Nuggets em Denver. Vamos ver se o Nuggets consegue finalmente vencer uma em casa...
Não vou arriscar o jogo do Nuggets porque já sofro o suficiente torcendo para o Nenê jogar bem. Acho que o Lakers bate o Boston e o Wolves bate o Bucks. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-06T12:35:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOVamos aos resultados de ontem:
Primeiro, o jogo que passou na ESPN
Sacramento Kings 121 (3-2)
Orlando Magic 125 (4-1)
O Orlando recebeu o Kings ontem no seu ginásio e levou a melhor fazendo 125-121, em um jogo em que as defesas quase não apareceram.
O Kings jogou sem Vlade Divac (problema nas costas), mas contou com a volta de Chris Webber.
Alguns comentários sobre o jogo:
Grant Hill continua poupando nitidamente o tornozelo esquerdo mas sem medo de tentar as jogadas e com isso ele vem jogando bem.
A surpresa do Magic que eu falei outro dia, Pat Burke passou 4 anos na Europa já que não foi escolhido no draft. Ele arremessa bem, mas na defesa... É um pouco fraco nos rebotes e bem fraco na marcação, ficou atrás do Keon Clark algumas vezes quando o Clark cortava em direção à cesta.
O Sacramento está jogando bem mas nitidamente sente falta de Mike Bibby, já que o Bobby Jackson joga mais como um ala do que um armador mesmo.
Peja Stojakovic é um animal no ataque, mas na defesa o Grant Hill, mesmo poupando o tornozelo, abusou dele, especialmente no garrafão.
Voltando ao jogo em si, nenhum dos dois times prestou qualquer atenção à defesa... O placar n ofinal do segundo quarto era 68-63 para o Orlando.
No 3 quarto nada mudou. Nada de defesa. 92-88 no final do quarto para o Orlando.
No último e decisivo quarto a defesa finalmente apareceu, mesom que por poucos minutos. No final, o Sacramento mostrou como sente falt ade Divac, já que o seu substituto (Scott Pollard) também está machucado. Tracy McGrady (que terminou com 41 pontos, 8 rebotes e 7 assistências) penetrou como quis no final do jogo.
O Sacramento bem que tentou apertar o Magic (o time chegou a estar perdendo por 113-100 com 6 minutos para terminar o jogo), mas na hora da decisão a bola foi para as mãos de Stojakovic, que não estava acertando nada, e o Kings perdeu a chance de vencer.
Pelo Sacramento, o destaque foi Bobby Jackson, que terminou com 26 pontos e 6 assistências, tendo sido responsável quase que sozinho pela reação do Kings.
Los Angeles Lakers 70 (2-3)
Cleveland Cavaliers 89 (2-2)
O Cleveland recebeu os tricampeões e não se intimidou. Massacrou o Lakers e fez com que o time de Los Angeles marcasse seu menor número de pontos na história, apesar de mais um jogo fantástico de Kobe Bryant (15 pontos, 13 rebotes e 9 assistências).
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, quase sempre machucado, mostrou que pode ser o melhor pivô do Leste se conseguir engatar uma sequência de jogos. O lituano terminou com 24 pontos e humilhou os pivôs reservas do Lakers com suas jogadas. Tyronne Hill foi o outro destaque do Cavaliers, com 10 pontos e 17 rebotes.
O detalhe do jogo é que o jogador que atualmente está cotado para ser o primeiro escolhido no draft do ano que vem, Lebron James, assistiu o jogo, que fo o primeiro do Cavaliers em casa nesta temporada.
Indiana Pacers 83
Miami Heat 79
Como não gosto nem do Pacers nem do Heat, não comentarei esse jogo... Foi mal, mas isso só vai acontecer 4 vezes na temporada...
Destaques do jogo pelo Heat: Eddie Jones com 17 pontos e Brian Grant com 5 pontos e 18 rebotes.
Pelo Pacers: Brad Miller com 28 pontos e 8 rebotes e Jermaine O'Neal com 22 pontos e 13 rebotes.
Washington Wizards 86 (1-3)
Minnessota Timberwolves 90 (3-2)
O Wizards, mesmo com o melhor reserva da história (Michael Jordan), ainda não conseguiu engrenar e ontem perdeu mais uma, dessa vez para o Wolves. Jordan terminou com 10 pontos, mas errou 9 dos 14 arremessos que tentou. O destaque do Wizards foi mais uma vez Jerry Stackhouse, com 25 pontos e 7 assistências.
Pelo Wolves, o veterano Kendall Gill (agora com umas tranças ridículas no cabelo) foi vital para a vitória, com 22 pontos e uma ajuda crucial para o time que começava a deixar o Wizards reagir. Kevin Garnett foi o animas de sempre, com 17 pontos e 16 rebotes.
Golden State Warriors 73 (1-4)
San Antonio Spurs 93 (4-1)
Como meu chute ontem dizia, o Spurs massacrou o Warriors. O Spurs perdia por 45-42 no intervalo, mas graças a Malik Rose e seus 12 pontos e 12 rebotes, o 3 quarto terminou com o Spurs vencendo por 73-57 e a partir daí o Warriors não se recuperou mais. Tim Duncan mais uma vez foi fantástico, com 13 pontos e 10 rebotes, enquanto David Robinson teve 13 rebotes e 10 pontos.
Pelo Warriors, Antawn Jamison foi o destaque com 16 pontos, enquanto Gilbert Arenas fez 14 pontos e 12 rebotes.
Seattle Supersonics 104 (4-0)
Houston Rockets 97 (2-2)
O Sonics continua surpreendendo e manteve sua invencibilidade ao bater o Rockets em Houston. Gary Payton foi o destaque com 20 pontos, 18 assistências (recorde da carreira dele) e 7 rebotes. Seis jogadores do Sonics passaram de 10 pontos com a bela distribuição de jogo de Payton e o Houston não conseguiu igualar a produção do Sonics. O outro destaque do Sonics foi Rashard Lewis, que por pouco não se transferiu para o Mavericks nas férias, com 18 pontos e 12 rebotes.
Pelo Houston os destaques foram Steve Francis com 33 pontos, 11 rebotes e 9 assistências, Eddie Griffin com 23 pontos e 7 rebotes e Cuttino Mobley com 22 pontos. O problema é que fora esses jogadores, ninguém mais no Houston produziu nada, incluindo Yao Ming, que terminou o jogo com 3 rebotes e 4 faltas em apenas 15 minutos de jogo.
Atlanta Hawks 103 (3-1)
Denver Nuggets 87 (1-3)
O time de Nenê perdeu mais uma e continua sem vencer em casa essa temporada. Ontem o time perdeu para o Hawks, que mostra que tem tudo para cumprir a promessa da diretoria e chegar aos play-offs. Glenn Robinson mais uma vez foi o destaque com 23 pontos. Pelo Denver, Juwan Howard, que finalmente voltou ao time, marcou 25 pontos e pegou 15 rebotes e James Posey marcou 21 pontos. O resto do time pouco produziu. Nenê terminou o jogo com 7 pontos, 2 rebotes e 5 roubadas de bola.
Os jogos de hoje são:
Kings e Knicks em NY
Clippers e 76ers na Philadelphia
Cavaliers e Wizards em Washington
Mavericks e Raptors em Toronto
Sonics e Hornets em New Orleans
Celtics e Bulls em Chicago
Pistons e Jazz em Utah
Hawks e Suns em Phoenix
Nets e Bucks em Milwaukee
Grizzlies e Blazers em Portland
Desses acho que o mavericks bate o Raptors, Celtics bate o Bulls e o Nets bate o Bucks. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-06T12:04:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSacanagem. O Cleveland resolveu jogar bem e ganhou do Lakers... Bom, acertei as outras duas previsões, então não foi de todo mal... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-05T08:14:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHoje teremos 7 jogos.
Lakers e Cavaliers em Cleveland
Kings e Magic em Orlando (vai passar na ESPN)
Pacers e Heat em Miami
Wizards e Wolves em Minnessota
Sonics e Rockets em Houston
Warriors e Spurs em San Antonio
Hawks e Nuggets em Denver (o time de Nenê volta à quadra para tentar sua primeira vitória em casa)
Para hoje acho que vai dar Lakers em cima dos Cavaliers, Wolves sobre o Wizards e Spurs massacrando o Warriors com mais um show de Tim Duncan. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-05T08:05:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOVamos aos resultados dos jogos de ontem
Chicago Bulls 106 (2-2)
Toronto Raptors 109 (2-2) - Prorrogação
Mesmo sem Vince Carter (joelho bichado) e Antonio Davis (costela bichada), o Toronto venceu o Bulls, que mesmo contando com uma bela atuação de Donnyel Marshall (32 pontos e 17 rebotes), não conseguiu aproveitar os desfalques do Raptors.
Pelo Toronto, os trabalhos foram divididos entro Alvin Williams (25 pontos), Voshon Lenard (23 pontos), Lindsey Hunter (23 pontos) e Jerome Williams (11 pontos e 12 rebotes).
Minessota Timberwolves 82 (2-2)
New Jersey Nets 106 (4-0)
O campeão do Leste mostrou que ainda é o time mais forte da sua Conferência e massacrou o Wolves sem piedade. O Nets contou com grande atuação de Richard Jefferson, que passou a titular com a saída de Keith Van Horn, com 22 pontos, 4 rebotes, 3 assistências e 3 roubadas de bola. O jogo foi tão fácil que o Nets se deu ao luxo de poupar Jason Kidd, que só jogou 30 minutos (fazendo 10 pontos e 12 assistências).
O Wolves não contou com Wally Szczerbiak, mas mesmo assim, o time foi dominado pelo Nets, tendo inclusive batido o recorde (negativo) de erros em um jogo com 27.
Milwaukee Bucks 97 (1-2)
New York Knicks 88 (0-4)
No duelo dos times que não haviam vencido, deu o óbvio. O Knicks, que vai de mal a pior, perdeu em casa diante de uma torcida que pela primeira vez em quase dez anos (433 jogos seguidos) não lotou o Madison Square Garden. A úlmia vez que o MSG nã lotou foi em 2 de fevereiro de 1993, em um jogo contra o Bullets (atual Wizards). Nota interessante, no primeiro jogo da série, dia 3 contra o Golden State, eu fui...
Com a derrota, o time começa o ano com a pior campanha em 15 anos e já começaram os boatos de que o técnico Don Cheaney estaria bem próximo de desemprego.
O time se desintegrou de novo no final do jogo e desde o começo da temporada já acumula um déficit de pontos em quartos quartos de 71-125, mostrando que o time está se auto-destruindo no final dos jogos. O Bucks também jogou mal, mas foi menos pior.
Destaques pelo Bucks para Sam Cassell com 22 pontos e Ray Allen com 17 pontos, 7 rebotes e 4 assistências. Pelo Knicks Allan Houston fez 28 pontos e Kurt Thomas continua mostrando sua evolução com 14 pontos e 16 rebotes. Muito possivelmente a única coisa positiva dessa temporada para o Knicks será o desenvolvimento do Thomas.
San Antonio Spurs 103 (3-1)
Memphis Grizzlies 101 (0-4) - Prorrogação
Com mais uma potente atuação de Tim Duncan, o Spurs venceu o Grizzlies na prorogação.Duncan terminou com 29 pontos e 14 rebotes, além de ter feito a cesta que decidiu o jogo com 0.8 segundo para o final da partida.
Pelo Grizzlies, que ainda não venceu na temporada e em todos os jogos deixou seu oponente marcar mais de 100 pontos, o destaque foram Pau Gasol com 22 pontos e 9 rebotes e Jason Williams com 19 pontos e 9 assistências.
Golden State Warriors 100 (1-3)
Dallas Mavericks 107 (3-0)
O Dallas continuou invicto ao derrotar o Warriors. O Dallas quase jogou fora uma vantagem de 22 pontos no segundo tempo, mas voltou a jogar bem no quarto quarto e fechou o jogo sem maiores problemas. Os destaques foram Steve Nash com 30 pontos, 5 rebotes e 8 assistências e Dirk Nowitzki com 24 pontos e 14 rebotes.
Pelo Warriors, que jogou sem Danny Fortson, que está com a família por causa da marte de seu pai, os destaques foram Jason Richardson com 39 pontos e 8 rebotes e Gilbert Arenas com 22 pontos, 6 rebotes e 7 assistências.
Detroit Pistons 84 (3-1)
Phoenix Suns 82 (1-3)
O Pistons liderou o jogo todo mas teve que se defender no final da reação do Suns, que quase conseguiu virar o jogo no finalzinho. O Detroit mostrou dificuldades para superar a defesa em zona do Suns e quase se deu mal. Mas mesmo assim, continua sua viagem pela Conferência Oeste com uma vitória a mais no bolso.
Os destaques pelo Suns foram Stephon Marbury com 15 pontos e 10 assistências e Shawn Marion com 14 pontos e 9 rebotes. Pelo Detroit os destaques foram Richard Hamilton com 22 pontos e Ben Wallace com 14 rebotes. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-04T09:57:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOPara hoje teremos 6 jogos.
Bulls (2-1) e Raptors (1-2) em Toronto
Wolves (2-1) e Nets (3-0) em New Jersey
Bucks (0-2) e Knicks (0-3) em New York
Spurs (2-1) e Grizzlies (0-3) em Memphis
Warriors (1-2) e Mavericks (2-0) em Dallas
Pistons (2-1) e Suns (1-2) em Phoenix
Para não me complicar muito, vou só arriscar três jogos.
Nets e Wolves em New Jersey - O Nets ainda não perdeu e certamente não vai querer perder em casa. O Wolves está começando bem o ano, mas acho que não vai dara para o Minessota não.
Warriors e Mavericks em Dallas - O Dallas perdeu LaFrentz, que apesar de não ser o principal jogador, é importante no esquema do técnico Don Nelson. O Warriors não está bem (grande novidade) e quer provar que o time tem salvação. Mas eu acho que o Dallas ainda ganha essa do Warriors.
E para terminar, uma para os visitantes, Pistons e Suns. O Detroit vem bem, o Suns vai mal. Não é uma boa combinação para os fãs do Phoenix. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-04T08:29:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOVoltando à ativa depois de um período sem internet (dessa vez a culpada - incrivelmente - não foi a Telemar), vamos ao fim de semana.
Utah Jazz 77 (1-3)
Seattle Supersonics 91 (3-0)
O Utah foi castigado pela tabela, esse era o quarto jogo deles em cinco dias, cada um dos jogos foi em fuso horário diferente... Pesado, ainda mais para Karl Malone com 37 anos e John Stockton com 40. Mas mesmo assim, o jogo foi surpreendente. O Sonics massacrou o Jazz, que já no primeiro quarto perdia por 12 pontos. No final, o mais incrível: Malone terminou sem marcar nenhum ponto, o que não acontecia, seegundo o próprio, desde.... nunca. Foi a primeira vez que Malone não fez ponto em um jogo. Apesar de estar com uma infecção intestinal que segundo o médico do Jazz deixaria qualquer um fora de combate, Malone se recusou a usar essa desculpa e disse que jogou mal mesmo. Como ele já fez mais de 34.700 pontos, quem duvida da opiniao? O Jazz até que está jogando bem, mas precisa de um descanso...
O destaque do Sonics foi Gary Payton, com 18 pontos, 5 rebotes e 5 assistências.
Portland Trailblazers 93 (1-3)
Los Angeles Lakers 108 (2-2) - Prorrogação
O Lakers finalmente embalou, mas as vitórias só apareceram porque Kobe Bryant jogou muito bem nos dois últimos jogos (duas triple-doubles seguidas, coisa que no Lakers não acontecia desde que um certo Magic jogou por lá). Como é impossível anter esse ritmo (Bryant jogou 50 minutos de 53 possíveis no domingo), é bom que o Lakers se ajeite logo. Ou então o time pode simplesmente esperar a volta de Shaquille O'Neal, que deve acontecer até o meio do mês.
O Portland até que deu trabalho, mas com Kobe marcando 33 pontos, 14 rebotes e 12 assistências, fica difícil segurar.
pelo Blazers, o destaque foi Derek Anderson com 24 pontos e cestas cruciais para a reação do time, que acabou não adiantando na prrorrogação.
Sacramento Kings 78 (3-1)
Miami Heat 88 (1-2)
O Heat evitou começar o ano com uma campanha de 0-3 vencendo o Kings, que até então não tinha perdido nenhum jogo, mas jogando sem 3 titulares mais uma vez, não o time conseguiu superar uma noite péssima de Stojakovic e Bobby Jackson. Keon Clark, adquirido do Toronto durante o verão, mostrou ao que veio, marcando 19 pontos e pegando 9 rebotes. Vlade Divac ainda contribuiu 14 pontos e 10 rebotes.
Pelo Heat, o reserva Vladmir Stephania foi o destaque, entrando no fogo, já que o Kings estava reagindo, e contribuindo com 8 pontos e 10 rebotes que ajudaram o Heat a vencer. O cestinha do Heat foi Malik Allen com 15 pontos. Brian Grant marcou 10 pontos e pegou 14 rebotes.
Detroit Pistons 72 (2-1)
Los Angeles Clippers 74 (1-2)
E finalmente o Clippers venceu o seu primeiro jogo na temporada, batendo o Pistons em um jogo com placar muito baixo, causado pelas péssimas porcentagens de arremesso de ambos (31,9% para o Clippers e 32,1% para o Pistons). O ala Michael Olowokandi igualou seu recorde pessoal e pegou 20 rebotes, tendo tempo ainda para marcar 19 pontos e levar seu time à vitória. Elton Brand marcou 17 pontos e pegou 13 rebotes, enquanto o armador Andre Miller, grande esperança para o Clippers ser mais consistente errou 11 dos 12 arremessos que tentou e terminou o jogo com 10 pontos e 9 assistências.
Pelo Detroit, Richard Hamilton fez 25 pontos e Ben Wallace, melhor reboteiro da temporada passada, pegou 16 rebotes. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-11-01T09:52:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOA NBA aprovou a criação de mais um time, a ser sediado em Charlotte, que esse ano perdeu o Hornets para New Orleans.
Esse time começaria a competir na temporada de 2004-2005 e causaria grandes mudanças na atual estrutura da NBA, já que seria necesária uma bela reestruturação da divisão das Conferências da liga.
Ainda faltam detalhes para o processo ser finalizado. A cidade tem que aprovar a construção de um novo ginásio para o novo time, a NBA ainda vai escolher os donos desse novo time, mas pelo jeito a coisa vai de vento em popa e a resposta sairá até o dia 12 de janeiro.
A votação na Assembléia de Charlotte é dia 11 de novembro.
Entre os possíveis donos do novo time estão o grupo do investidor de Boston Steve Belkin, que inclui Larry Bird, o antigo dono da Black Entertainment Television, Robert Johnson e o acionista minorutário da Miami Heat Bob Sturges. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-10-31T20:22:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOTerceiro dia na NBA, com três jogos na rodada.
Boston Celtics 69 (0-2)
Washington Wizards 114 (1-1)
O Boston visitou o Wizards e levou uma porrada sem tamanho. Aliás, com tamanho: 45 pontos de diferença, a maior na história do Celtics (vale lembrar que o Celtics é um dos times que existe desde a criação da NBA, ou seja, quando é a maior diferença da história, isso é muito tempo).
Michael esqueçeu o péssimo jogo de ontem e marcou 21 pontos em 22 minutos de jogo, com 4 rebotes e 5 assistências. Kwame Brown, decepcionante ano passado após ser escolhido em primeiro no draft do ano passado, marcou 20 pontos, com 6 rebotes e 6 tocos, sendo 4 no primeiro quarto, mostrando para o Celtics que o jogo seria difícil. O cestinha do jogo foi Jerry Stackhouse, com 22 pontos, 10 assistências e 7 rebotes.
Em virtude da performance de Brown na defesa no começo do jogo, os Celtics ficaram arremessando de fora o jogo todo, terminado com 30% de aproveitamento dos arremessos de quadra. Os cestinhas do Celtics foram Antoine Walker e Paul Pierce, com 12 pontos cada um.
Utah Jazz 98 (0-2)
Atlanta Hawks 104 (1-1)
Glenn Robinson fez 30 pontos, Jason Terry fez 21 pontos e 13 assistências e o Hawks venceu o Jazz, que começa a temporada com uma campanha de 0-2. Pelo Jazz, Karl Malone liderou o Jazz com 20 pontos e 9 rebotes e John Stockton fez 15 pontos e 11 assistências.
Portland Trailblazers 72 (1-1)
Sacramento Kings 100 (2-0)
Mesmo sem três titulares (Chris Webber, Mike Bibby e Doug Christie - os dois primeiros machucados e o terceiro suspenso pela liga), o Sacramento não teve problemas para massacrar o Portland, que só ofereceu resistência até o segundo quarto. Depois disso, o Kings passou por cima do Blazers, que não aproveitou o embalo da vitória sobre o Lakers e voltou a mostrar bastante displicência.
Pelo Kings, os destaques foram Peja Stojakovic, com 26 pontos, e Bobby Jackson, com 20 pontos e 10 rebotes. Pelo Blazers, Rasheed Wallace marcou 24 pontos e pegou 9 rebotes, mas como o time acertou apenas 36% dos seus arremessos, 44% dos lances livres e 16% dos arremessos de três pontos, fica difícil conseguir uma vitória assim... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-10-31T12:10:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEODando uma atenção especial para o Nenê, seguem alguns trechos de reportagens sobre o primeiro jogo do Denver na temporada.
No Rocky Mountain News, as notícias dizem o seguinte:
"De repente, os jovens de Denver, que não deveriam crescer durante um tempo, decidiram que era a hora de começar a comer sólidos. Com 3 novatos e 2 jogadores com apenas 1 ano de experiência em quadra, o Nuggets reagiu, fez 26-6 para diminuir a diferença para apenas 72-67 com 10:29 para terminar o jogo.
O momento era de desespero quando o time estava perdendo por 25. Então o (Jeff) Bzdelik colocou em quadra o pivô Nenê Hilario, o novato ala Nikoloz Tskitishvili e o ala Chris Andersen.
Andersen acabou sendo o cestinha do time com 16 pontes, e Hilario, sempre constante na pré-temporada, terminou com 10 pontos e 11 rebotes."
Já o Denver Post trazia o seguinte texto:
"'Nossos jogadores jovens são talentosos, e por isso acho que temos um bom futuro aqui em Denver' disse o técnico Jeff Bzdelik após sua estréia como técnico na NBA. 'Nós temos 3 novatos e 2 jovens que ainda deviam estar na universidade. Eles têm talento, mas são tão jovens.'
O Nuggets estava perdendo por 25 pontos com 8:34 para terminar o 3 quarto. Isso até os jovens de Denver tentarem salvar o dia. Uma escalação com Nene Hilario, Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Junior Harrington, Kenny Satterfield e Chris Andersen levou o Nuggets em uma reação de 15-0 que diminuiu a diferença para 10 pontos com 2:18 para terminar o terceiro quarto.
Hilario, que terminou com 10 pontos e 11 rebotes, disse que 'Mostramos raça, mostramos que não estamos mortos.'
O técnico do Wolves Flip Saunders disse que 'eles mostraram bastante raça, temos que dar crédito a eles.'"
Agora só espero que o Nuggets não confirme o que muitos especialistas estão dizendo e termine com a pior campanha da história da NBA... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-10-31T08:25:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHoje teremos mais três jogos.
Boston Celtics vai a Washington enfrentar o Wizards, que certamente estará mordido depois da medíocre derrota de ontem frente o Raptors. O próprio Celtics não vai estar no melhor dos humores depois de perder para o Bulls. Vamos ver quem continua caindo e quem se recupera.
O Utah Jazz visita o Atlanta Hawks depois de perder ontem na estréia para o New Orleans. O Hawks começou bem a sua busca pelos playoffs apesar de ter perdido o jogo para o Nets.
No último jogo da noite, o Sacramento recebe o Portland, em mais uma batalha entre os melhores times do Oeste (e consequentemente da NBA). O Portland ontem venceu o Lakers (que já havia perdido para o Spurs) e o Sacramento estreou bem com uma vitória sobre o Cleveland.
Na minha opinião, dá Washington, Utah e Sacramento. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-10-31T05:55:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEODepois de um primeiro dia meio parado, com só três jogos, o segundo dia da temporada da NBA teve 14 jogos, o maior número possível (são 29 times). Vamos a eles (como sempre, o primeiro time joga na casa do segundo, entre parênteses a campanha de cada time).
Milwaukee Bucks 93 (0-1)
Philadelphia 76ers 95 (1-1)
Depois de perder para o Orlando na primeira partida, o 76ers voltou para casa e derrotou o Milwaukee. Iverson fez 28 pontos e deu 7 assistências, Todd MacCulloch e Brian Skinner pegaram 14 e 13 rebotes respectivamente e com isso o 76ers teve uma vantagem de 58 a 35 nos rebotes. Pelo Milwaukee, que ainda tem que provar que está recuperado do desastre da temporada passada, Ray Allen fez 28 pontos, Sam Cassell 17 e Toni Kukoc, trocado por Glenn Robinson durante as férias, fez 18 pontos, mas mesmo assim o time não conseguiu sair da Philadelphia com a vitória.
Chicago Bulls 99 (1-0)
Boston Celtics 96 (0-1)
O Bulls começou a temporada em que todos esperam que o time volte a vencer com uma boa vitória sobre o 2° colocado do Leste no ano passado. Trenton Hassell, armador no seu segundo ano na NBA, deu a vitória ao Bulls, mesmo depois da grande esperança do time, o segundo jogador escolhido no draft desse ano Jay Williams ter errado 4 arremessos livres seguidos nos últimos dois minutos do jogo. Hassell fez duas bolas de três no final do jogo e marcou os últimos 8 pontos do time no jogo, terminando com 14 pontos e 5 rebotes. Jalen Rose liderou o Bulls com 21 pontos e 12 assistências. Pelo Celtics, Paul Pierce, o jogador que marcou mais pontos na temporada passada da NBA, marcou 28 pontos, pegou 7 rebotes e deu 7 assistências, mas não conseguiu que seu time aproveitasse as chances dadas pelos erros de Jay Williams e o time de Boston decepcionou sua torcida logo na estréia. Vin Baker, adquirido nas férias do Seattle, e o grande ponto de interrogação da temporada, fez apenas 6 pontos em 18 minutos de jogo.
Houston Rockets 82 (0-1)
Indiana Pacers 91 (1-0)
O Houston finalmente estreou a grande curiosidade da temporada, o chinês Yao Ming, de 2,28, primeiro jogador a ser escolhido no draft desse ano, no mesmo ginásio onde ele jogou seus primeiros jogos nos EUA, durante o Campeonato Mundial desse ano. Infelizmente para o Houston, a performance dele não foi nem sombra do que ele apresentou no Mundial, terminando com nenhum ponto, 2 rebotes, 2 erros e 3 faltas, além de ter levado um passeio de Jermaine O’Neal, que sendo marcado por Ming, terminou com 24 pontos, acertando 10 de 16 arremessos de quadra, e 10 rebotes. O Houston ainda desperdiçou uma grande apresentação de Steve Francis, que terminou com 39 pontos e 8 rebotes. O outro destaque do Rockets foi Kevin Cato, que pegou 17 rebotes. Pelo Indiana, além de O’Neal, Ron Artest marcou 20 pontos. Reggie Miller está machucado e só deve voltar daqui a uma ou duas semanas.
Washington Wizards 68 (0-1)
Toronto Raptors 74 (1-0)
Esse jogo foi horrível, como o seu placar indica. O time de Michael Jordan errou horrores (o próprio Jordan errou dois lances livres e uma enterrada em um espaço de dois minutos) e mereceu perder. O único problema é que o Raptors também jogou muito mal e não merecia ganhar. Os destaques foram Morris Peterson com 20 pontos e Vince Carter com 18 pelo Raptors com Antonio Davis pegando 16 rebotes e Jerry Stackhouse (trocado por Rip Hamilton nas férias com o Detroit Pistons) com 19 pontos e Kwame Brown, finalmente mostrando porque foi escolhido em primeiro lugar no draft do ano passado, com 12 pontos, 18 rebotes e 5 tocos. Michael terminou com 8 pontos (4-14 arremessos), 3 roubadas de bola, 3 rebotes e 1 assistência.
Orlando Magic 100 (2-0)
Miami Heat 86 (0-1)
Mais uma vez Tracy McGrady carregou o Orlando com 24 pontos e Grant Hill mostrou que está realmente recuperado (toc, toc, toc) com 17 pontos em bem mais aconselháveis 25 minutos de jogo. O Miami está em situação de calamidade com o possível término da carreira de Alonzo Mourning e não ofereceu resistência ao Magic, que liquidou a partida ainda no terceiro quarto.Os destaques pelo Heat foram Malik Allen e Travis Best com 22 pontos e o novato Caron Butler com 16 na sua estréia.
Atlanta Hawks 94 (0-1)
New Jersey Nets 105 (1-0)
Os campeões do Leste mostraram que ainda é o melhor time da sua Conferência e já ganharam a primeira do Atlanta, que mostrou sinais de melhora com a adição de Glenn Robinson. Jason Kidd, sempre o destaque do Nets, marcou 16 pontos e fez 12 assistências, Kenyon Martin marcou 15 pontos e pegou 11 rebotes. Os dois, ajudados por mais 4 jogadores do Nets com mais de 10 pontos, abriram grande vantagem no começo e depois seguraram o Atlanta, que tentou se recuperar nas costas de Robinson, que terminou com 34 pontos, 10 rebotes, 8 assistências e 5 roubadas de bola na sua estréia pelo Hawks. Ainda é cedo na temporada, mas se a Hawks continuar nesse ritmo, provavelmente conseguira cumprir a promessa da diretoria de chegar aos playoffs ou devolver uma parte do dinheiro dos compradores de cadeiras para a temporada.
Denver Nuggets 77 (0-1)
Minnesota Timberwolves 83 (1-0)
O time de Nenê estreou com derrota (como esperado), mas mostrou que tem potencial, assustando o Minnesota, que no ano passado saiu na primeira rodada dos playoffs. O Denver chegou a perder por 66-41 no meio do 3° quarto, mas se recuperou e chegou a perder por apenas 7 pontos até o Wolves fechar a partida. Nenê jogou muito bem, marcando 10 pontos, 11 rebotes (4 ofensivos), 4 assistências e 1 toco em 28 minutos em quadra. Tudo isso com 3-6 arremessos e 4-6 lances livres. Nenê tentou (e errou) seu primeiro arremesso de três pontos. Como o Denver estava sem seu principal jogador (Juwan Howard, suspenso pela NBA), ficou difícil para o time conseguir fazer pontos no final da partida contra a boa defesa do Wolves. Pelo Wolves, os destaques foram Troy Hudson com 23 pontos e Kevin Garnett com 13 pontos, 12 rebotes e 7 assistências.
New York Knicks 77 (0-1)
Detroit Pistons 86 (1-0)
O New York começou o que promete ser uma looonga temporada com uma derrota em Detroit após liderar a maior parte do jogo e só conseguir marcar 12 pontos no ultimo quarto (o Detroit marcou 26). Allan Houston foi o destaque com 31 pontos. Kurt Thomas pegou 10 rebotes e marcou 17 pontos. Pelo Detroit, que trocou sua estrela Jerry Stackhouse por Richard Hamilton do Wizards, o novo time mostrou que pode repetir a boa campanha do ano passado. Hamilton marcou 22 pontos, Chauncey Billups marcou 16 e o melhor reboteiro da temporada passada, Ben Wallace (que também ganhou o premio de cabelo mais bizarro), pegou 14 rebotes.
Dallas Mavericks 119 (1-0)
Memphis Grizzlies 108 (0-1)
O Dallas começou a temporada como terminou a outra, marcando muitos pontos e não se preocupando com a defesa. Os seus três principais jogadores (Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash e Michael Finley) marcaram mais de 20 pontos (20, 24 e 21, respectivamente – Nowitzki ainda pegou 11 rebotes e Nash fez 13 assistências) e o Mavericks massacrou o Grizzlies, que teve como destaque os estrangeiros Pau Gasol (melhor novato da temporada passada) com 27 pontos e 10 rebotes e Gordan Giricek (novato nessa temporada) com 29 pontos, acertando 10 de 13 arremessos.
Utah Jazz 75 (0-1)
New Orleans Hornets 100 (1-0)
No primeiro jogo em New Orleans, 23 anos depois do Jazz mudar para Salt Lake City, o Hornets bateu o Jazz facilmente, com destaque para a atuação de Baron Davis (21 pontos e 10 assistências) e Courtney Alexander (19 pontos). Pelo Jazz, como sempre, Karl Malone e John Stockton foram os destaques (20 e 14 pontos respectivamente).
Los Angeles Lakers 90 (0-2)
Portland Trailblazers 102 (1-0)
O Lakers continua sofrendo sem Shaquille O’Neal. Agora quem ganhou dos tricampeões foi o antigo freguês Portland, que ainda por cima aproveitou os desfalques do Lakers para ganhar fácil. Com 28 pontos de Rasheed Wallace, o Portland massacrou o Lakers (a diferença diminuiu bastante no último quarto, já com os reservas em quadra), que apesar de amais uma vez contar com uma boa atuação de Kobe Bryant (25 pontos e 10 rebotes), não conseguiu apresentar resistência ao Portland. Ninguém se engana, entretanto, que isso representa um problema para o Lakers. Assim que Shaq voltar, as coisas certamente voltarão ao normal.
Phoenix Suns 73 (0-1)
Seattle Supersonics 86 (1-0)
Os dois times do Oeste começaram a busca por um lugar nos playoffs com uma boa batalha. O Suns começou melhor, Shawn Marion marcou 16 dos seus 21 pontos no primeiro tempo, mas Brent Barry dominou o segundo tempo, marcando 14 dos seus 25 pontos nesse tempo, sem que o Phoenix conseguisse uma resposta para seus arremessos certeiros (9-12 nos arremessos de quadra, sendo 5-6 de três pontos). Gary Payton foi o outro destaque do Seattle, com 20 pontos e 8 assistências. Pelo Suns, além de Marion, que ainda anotou 11 rebotes, o outro destaque foi Anfernee Hardaway, com 16 pontos, 10 rebotes e 5 assistências, na tentativa de mostrar que está definitivamente recuperado dos problemas de saúde e de cabeça que teve não temporadas passadas.
Cleveland Cavaliers 98 (1-1)
Los Angeles Clippers 96 (0-1)
No primeiro jogo entre os dois times (que trocaram pecas importantes durante as férias – Andre Miller foi para o Clippers, enquanto Darius Miles foi para o Cavaliers), Miles levou a melhor, com 15 pontos, 5 rebotes, 3 assistências e 2 roubadas de bola frente seu antigo time. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (belo nome...) foi o destaque da partida pelo Cavaliers, marcando 19 pontos, com 9 rebotes (4 ofensivos) e acertando a cesta que decidiu a partida com 2.8 segundos para terminar o tempo. O cestinha do Cleveland foi Ricky Davis, com 25 pontos, 7 rebotes e 8 assistências. Pelo Clippers, time que muitos apontam como um dos favoritos, mas que com a maioria dos seus jogadores com menos de 23 anos e quase todas as estrelas no ano de renovação de contrato (sendo que o dono do Clippers é um pão-duro renomado), é difícil acreditar que esse time vai para frente, os destaques foram Michael Olowakandi, com 18 pontos e 13 rebotes (mesmo jogando com um estiramento abdominal) e Andre Miller, com 15 pontos e 14 assistências.
San Antonio Spurs 98 (1-1)
Golden State Warriors 106 (1-0)
Depois de ganhar do Lakers ontem, o Spurs visitou o Warriors na estréia do novo técnico Eric Musselman e foi derrotado pelo time da casa. Antawn Jamison marcou 36 pontos e pegou 8 rebotes, Jason Richardson marcou 22 pontos, pegou 8 rebotes e fez 8 assistências, não dando chances para o Spurs, já cansados depois do jogo de ontem com os campeões. O San Antonio teve como destaques Tim Duncan (24 pontos e 9 rebotes) e David Robinson (12 pontos e 15 rebotes). Tony Parker, armador do San Antonio, se recuperou do jogo contra o Lakers, quando errou todos os seus 10 arremessos e marcou 14 pontos e 8 assistências. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-10-30T06:07:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOImpressões do primeiro jogo da nova temporada da NBA:
Grant Hill parece bem. Se ele estiver realmente recuperado dos problemas no tornozelo, o Orlando está bem colocado para disputar o primeiro lugar do Leste.
Se as costas do Tracy McGrady estão ruins, eu quero ter o mesmo problema. Primeira providência dele depois de errar um passe foi tentar enterrar na cabeça de Todd MacCulloch (que mede 2,16... Nada mal para quem tem costas ruins)...
Shawn Kemp ainda joga direito, mas como ele esta pesando uns 500 quilos, a forma que fez dele um ídolo em Seattle não será vista em Orlando por um bom tempo. Com o peso atual dele enterradas só se for de biscoito em leite... Só espero que o machucado dele no queixo não atrapalhe o regime de engorda para abate que ele está fazendo. (Hein? Ele não está fazendo um regime de engorda? Ahhhhh....)
Keith Van Horn, depois de ser escorraçado do Nets acusado de ter medo de contato, resolveu que vai jogar dentro do garrafão. No jogo com o Magic, ele bateu bola para dentro várias vezes, mostrando que a vida de arremessador de três dele acabou. Só quero ver quanto tempo isso vai durar, o cara nunca gostou de levar porrada... Primeira oportunidade de enterrar que ele teve bateu no fundo do aro e voltou até a linha de lance livre.
Já Allen Iverson (que já começou a temporada levando porrada – cortou o queixo no primeiro quarto do jogo com o Magic) continua da mesma maneira, arremessa tudo e briga por todas as bolas. A novidade é que a média de assistências dele está aumentando. Vamos ver se ele continua o mesmo apesar dos problemas nas férias. Resta saber se ele vai conseguir levar o 76ers de volta às finais da NBA.
O resultado final foi Magic 95 x 88 Philadelphia. O 76ers começou bem, mas depois passou a errar muitos arremessos e cometer muitos erros (o time terminou com [...] erros no jogo) e não teve como segurar o jogo superior do Magic. Pelos perdedores, Iverson começou bem junto com o time mas depois passou a errar muito e terminou com 18 pontos, 2 roubadas de bola e 4 assistências. O problema é que a porcentagem de arremessos certos dele no jogo foi 28% (7-25), o que prejudicou seu time. Já pelo lado do Orlando, Tracy McGrady comandou o jogo, com 31 pontos, 4 tocos e vários arremessos cruciais no decorrer do jogo. Grant Hill jogou mais do que devia para quem está ainda se recuperando de duas cirurgias no tornozelo (33 minutos) e terminou com 18 pontos, 7 assistências e 6 rebotes. A surpresa pelo Magic foi Pat Burke, que foi pescado por Doc Rivers na Europa e se apresentou bem no jogo, convertendo vários arremessos, incluindo alguns à distância, terminando com 12 pontos, acertando 5 arremessos em 6 tentativas. Burke jogou 5 anos na Europa e apesar de jogar de pivô, mostrou bastante desenvoltura mesmo longe do garrafão. Resta ver se ele continua assim durante a longa temporada da NBA.
Os demais jogos foram:
Cleveland Cavaliers visitou o Sacramento Kings e o Kings já botou uma vitória no currículo dessa temporada. Mesmo sem Mike Bibby (fratura no pé) e Doug Christie (suspenso por 2 jogos pela briga com Rick Fox do Lakers na pré-temporada), o Sacramento marcou o recorde de pontos permitidos a um oponente desde que o timo mudou para Sacramento em 85, vencendo por 94-67. O problema é que o Kings jogou muito mal, errou muito e só venceu porque, basicamente, o Cleveland é muito ruim... Todos os jogadores após o jogo insistiram que o time subirá de produção no decorrer da temporada, mas o começo foi preocupante. O destaque do jogo foram Peja Stojakovic com 17 pontos e Chris Webber, com 14 rebotes. Pelo Cleveland, Ricky Davis marcou 17 pontos e a espepanco do time, Darius Miles, trocado por André Miller com o Clippers, errou muito e terminou com 13 pontos e 10 rebotes, mas com um índice de acerto de arremessos de 6-22.
Os tricampeões do Los Angeles Lakers receberam o San Antonio Spurs desfalcados de Shaquille O’Neal, ainda não recuperado de uma cirurgia no dedão do pé direito e Rick Fox, suspenso por 6 jogos após sair na porrada com Doug Christie no ultime jogo da pré-temporada. O Lakers recebeu os anéis de campeão antes do jogo (uma tradição medíocre dos EUA, já que os anéis são sempre horríveis e totalmente ridículos, mas fazer o que...) e homenageou o seu narrador que morreu no ano passado depois de narrar os jogos do Lakers por 34 anos. O jogo em si foi bastante ruim, terminando com a vitória do Spurs por 87-82. O Spurs venceu simplesmente por ter cometido menos erros que o Lakers, que sentiu falta de seus principais jogadores, terminando o jogo com um índice de acertos de apenas 31% dos arremessos (o Spurs acertou 38%). Pelo Spurs, o destaque foi Tim Duncan, com 14 pontos e 10 rebotes, enquanto pelo Lakers, Kobe Bryant marcou 27 pontos, 10 rebotes e 5 assistências, mas teve 6 perdas de bola e errou 20 dos 29 arremessos que tentou, o que dificultou a tarefa do Lakers.
O Denver, time do Nenê, estréia hoje contra o Minnesota Timberwolves, em Minnesota e joga na quinta pela primeira vez em casa contra o Houston. Todos os especialistas esperam que o Denver chegue perto ou bata o recorde estabelecido pelo Philadelphia 76ers em 1973 de 9-73 numa temporada, a pior temporada da história da NBA. Vamos torcer para que pelo menos o Nenê possa aprender bastante e melhorar seu jogo, mesmo que seu time vá passar por um aperto danado...
Tratando do resto da NBA, algumas novidades. Esse ano teremos replays para jogadas no final dos quartos de jogo, para os juizes poderem estabelecer se uma jogada aconteceu antes do tempo terminar. Funciona assim:
No 1°, 2° e 3° quartos, se acontece uma arremesso ou uma falta no final do tempo, o juiz principal vai lá e vê de novo quantos replays ele quiser num período de 2 minutos. Depois disso, ele tem que dizer se foi antes ou depois de terminar o tempo. Ele não pode mudar um apito de falta. Se foi ou não foi falta não interessa, o negócio é ver se foi antes ou depois do tempo.
No 4° quarto (ou no final de uma prorrogação), se a jogada (falta ou arremesso) acontece e ela pode mudar o resultado da partida, o juiz revê. Por exemplo, se um jogo está 100 x 75, não tem necessidade da jogada ser revista.
Outra novidade, a defesa por zona continua valendo, apesar de todas as previsões de que o fenômeno não ia pegar. Apesar de ter sido pouco usada no primeiro ano, o consenso entre os técnicos é que esse ano vamos ter mais zonas que no ano passado. Como a maioria das zonas fracassou ano passado, acho que ou os técnicos inventaram zonas novas e revolucionárias ou a tendência é diminuir o uso desse tipo de defesa. A maioria dos jogadores não usava zona nem na universidade, quando o nível dos jogadores é pior. Agora que o nível é o maior possível, por que daria certo? Bom, é esperar para ver... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-02-07T07:47:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOBom, voltando à NBA, conforme o post de ontem, os três jogos mais importantes da rodada rolaram com algumas surpresas.
Para começar, o Bulls GANHOU do Lakers, em Los Angeles, 97-89... Pois é, como eu disse ontem, o Lakers anda com o costume de perder para os piores times e ontem, sem Shaquille O’Neal, não conseguiu se recuperar de um péssimo começo de jogo e terminou por perder, diante de sua torcida, para o pior time da NBA. Basta dizer que a campanha do Bulls fora de casa é 3-22, e sua campanha geral é 11-36, sendo que dessas 11 vitórias, 2 foram contra o Lakers.
O Bulls passou à frente no final do segundo quarto e não mais perdeu a liderança. Pelo Bulls os destaques foram Marcus Fizer, com 21 pts, 7 rebs e 4 assistências e Ron Artest, que marcou 13 pontos, 4 rebotes, 4 assistências, 6 roubadas de bola e 2 tocos, sendo um deles em Kobe Bryant no último minuto de jogo, quando o Bulls tinha uma vantagem de três pontos, toco esse que ajudou a sacramentar o jogo para o Bulls. Já pelo Lakers, os destaques foram Kobe Bryant, com 38 pts, 8 rebotes e incríveis 8 perdas de bolas, que contribuíram para o total de 20 perdas de bolas dos Lakers no jogo, e Samaki Walker, que fez 8 pts e 14 rebotes. O resto do time não entrou em jogo e ficou somente olhando o Bulls jogar.
Já o Nets não aproveitou o cansaço do Mavericks e perdeu para o Dallas em casa por 112-100. Vendo o jogo, quem parecia ter jogado duas prorrogações no dia anterior era o Nets, que deixou o Dallas tomar conta da partida e ditar o ritmo do jogo, o que favoreceu o time do Texas. Como não podia deixar de ser, o jogo foi muito bom, bem disputado, com o Dallas conseguindo sua vantagem final somente quando o Dallas não deixou de marcar pontos nos últimos 4:25 minutos da partida.
Pelo Nets, os destaques foram Kenyon Martin, de apenas 19 anos, segundo jogador a ser escolhido no draft do ano passado, com 26 pontos e Jason Kidd, com 14 pontos, 12 assistências e 6 roubadas de bola (melhor marca de sua carreira). Keith Van Horn jogou bem, mas errou vários arremessos no final da partida que poderiam ter ajudado o Nets a vencer o jogo. Já pelo Dallas, os destaques foram mais uma vez Dirk Nowitzki, 22 pontos e 9 rebotes, e Steve Nash, 18 pts, 8 rebs e 12 assistências. O veterano Tim Hardaway, contratado pelo Dallas após se ter o passe livre e não ser recontratado pelo Miami, marcou 11 pontos, com duas cestas de três no final do jogo que fecharam o caixão do Nets. O chinês Zhi-Zhi Wang, primeiro chinês a jogar na NBA, obteve a melhor marca de pontos de sua carreira (15).
Quem deu o ar da graça no ginásio foi Magic Johnson, amigo de Byron Scott, técnico do Nets, que se divertiu bastante durante o jogo, inclusive quando Jason Kidd acertou um gancho bem parecido com os que Magic costumava fazer na sua época e foi perguntar para o ex-jogador do Lakers o que ele tinha achado da jogada.
Já o jogo entre Minnesota e Portland foi não teve surpresas, com a vitória do Wolves sobre o Blazers por 113-103. Destaque do jogo para o Wolves para Wally Szczerbiak, que marcou 30 pontos, 6 rebotes e 5 assistências e para Kevin Garnett, que apesar de não liderar o Wolves em pontos, marcando somente 14, pegou 12 rebotes e deu 7 assistências. Aliás, o Wolves bateu seu recorde de assistências, com 37 assistências em 44 arremessos certos durante o jogo. Pelo Portland, destaque para Bonzi Wells, com 35 pontos e 7 rebotes e para Scottie Pippen, com 16 pontos e 10 assistências. A vitória foi construída ainda no primeiro quarto, quando o Wolves terminou o período com uma vantagem de 33 a 16 sobre o Blazers. Depois disso, apesar de todo o esforço de Wells e Pippen, o Blazers não conseguiu se recuperar, não chegando a ameaçar a vitória do Wolves.
Para hoje, teremos Sacramento Kings visitando o Washington Wizards de Michael Jordan. O Kings ontem venceu o Celtics, mesmo estando sem Chris Webber, que não jogou por estar com uma infecção intestinal, e hoje enfrenta Michael Jordan e os Wizards para tentar melhorar a melhor campanha da NBA (37-11). Ainda não se sabe se Webber vai jogar hoje ou não.
Já o Wizards vai tentar melhorar sua classificação na tabela, para continuar brigando por uma vaga nos play-offs desse ano. O Wizards está com uma seqüência de 4 vitórias seguidas, desde a volta de Richard Hamilton do departamento médico. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-02-07T04:53:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOComeçou ontem mais uma disputa da Libertadores.
Se continuar como ontem, o Brasil vai passar maus bocados. Dos quatro times basileiros na disputa, três perderam e um não jogou... Ai... Rapaziada, vamo lá né? Não dá para ficar levando ferro dos cucarachos... Tudo bem que São Caetano repreesntando o Brasil é brincadeira (falem o que quiserem, o time é ridículo e ponto. Em um campeonato de pontos corridos tudo bem, mas chega em qualquer jogo decisivo e eles afinam totalmente. Fato comprovado, nem adianta discutir), mas Flamengo e Atlético Paranaense podem fazer melhor do que perder para Once Caldas (que diabo é isso?) e Bolívar... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-02-06T12:09:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOAcaba de terminar o jogo do Brasil, mas infelizmente o trabalho impediu que eu visse o primeiro tempo, só deu para ver o segundo. Bom, parece que não perdi nada, porque o Brasil só atacou no primeiro tempo, mas gol que é bom nada. Aliás, no log do Lancenet (onde acompanhei o primeiro tempo) só deu Brasil, os árabes só chegaram perto da área no finalzinho do primeiro tempo, quando o Dida fez uma boa defesa.
O segundo tempo foi medíocre. O Brasil atacou, atacou, atacou, mas gol que é bom só quando entrou o Djalminha para cobrar uma falta dentro da meia-lua no ângulo do goleiro (o qual tem só 40 anos de idade... não fazer gol num cara de 40 anos é brincadeira...). Tudo bem que o Djalminha, além de fazer um golaço, deu uma porrada num árabe que qualquer árbitro sério teria punido com a expulsão, mas fazer o que... O cara é o próprio Dr. Jekill e Mr. Hyde (ou seria o contrário? Não importa, deu para entender o conceito).
Fora isso, o Dida deu mais uma saída profissional do gol, quase arrancando a cabeça de um atacante da Arábia, que estava entrando na área completamente sozinho, já que a defesa resolveu não correr nesse lance, pedindo impedimento. Tudo bem que o árabe perdeu o pênalti de maneira bisonha, mas fica o recado, o Dida continua o mesmo, louco como sempre...
No mais, nem adianta comentar, porque a galera que jogou hoje, se Deus quiser, não vai estar na Copa, esse amistoso é só para aumentar o valor desses pernas de pau para os empresários ganharem um troco a mais quando eles forem vendidos... Como sempre, mercantilismo à solta, apesar de CPI do Futebol...
O melhor comentário do dia foi de um cara que estava vendo comigo, ao ver o Beletti na tela, mais ou menos aos 43 do segundo tempo, fez a seguinte pergunta: “Ué, O Beletti está jogando?”. Pano rápido...
Em notícia paralela, o Felipão admitiu convocar o Romário. Pelo menos isso é o que diz a manchete. Lendo a reportagem, fica claro que o Felipão continua com a mesmo opinião de sempre, ou seja, se o Romário estiver em condições, ele vai, senão, não adianta fazer lobby, porque o Luis Felipe não vai convocar ninguém, especialmente o Romário, só por pressão. Ele já demonstrou ser um cara de força, que não sede a pressões. Vamos ver se ele consegue continuar assim até a Copa... Se bem que do jeito que a coisa vai o Ronaldo não vai estar em condições, e agüentar uma Copa inteira com Edílson e Luizão vai ser brabo, ainda mais às cinco da manhã... Deus nos ajude. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-02-06T10:06:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHoje teremos seis jogos na NBA, com os seguintes destaques:
Los Angeles Lakers X Chicago Bulls – Apesar de parecer estranho, esse jogo é importante porque o Lakers perdeu para o Bulls no dia 12 de janeiro, época em que o Bulls tinha a pior campanha da Liga e tem sistematicamente perdido para os piores times da liga, o que já está despertando um comentário da imprensa especializada de que os Lakers não estão interessados na temporada regular, e sim nos play-offs, para tentar conquistar o terceiro título seguido. Na última vez que os dois times se enfrentaram, em Chicago, Shaquille O’Neal saiu no tapa com Brad Miller e Charles Oakley e acabou suspenso por três jogos. Existe a possibilidade de O’Neal não jogar para descansar os seus pés, que vem atrapalhando seu desempenho desde o começo da temporada. Se O’Neal não jogar, Kobe Bryant poderá mais uma vez mostrar todo o seu talento, coisa que não acontece quando o pivô do Lakers joga. Vale lembrar que quando Bryant marcou 56 pontos contra o Memphis Grizzlies, Shaquille havia sido suspenso pela NBA, justamente pela briga com Brad Miller.
Dallas Mavericks X New Jersey Nets – O Dallas vai a New Jersey enfrentar o Nets depois de ontem ter enfrentado um jogo com duas prorrogações, no qual o Dallas fez 141 pontos, com Michael Finley e Dirk Nowitzi jogando mais de 50 minutos cada um. Por esta razão, o Dallas pode vir cansado, facilitando o trabalho do Nets, que lidera a Conferência Leste, vai tentar aumentar sua seqüência de vitórias, atualmente de três jogos, e nos últimos 15 jogos tem 12 vitórias. Além disso, Jason Kidd é a escolha para MVP da primeira metade da temporada da maioria dos repórteres esportivos e continua a fazer com que o time do Nets supere as expectativas do início da temporada.
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No caso do "mensalão" tudo foi na base da incerteza e da dedução, pouca importância tiveram as provas, importantíssimas em Ações Penais, diga-se de passagem
Desde que os brasileiros conheceram a figura de Barbosa e descobriram pela mídia que ele era o relator da Ação Penal 470 (sorteado para isso!) foi criada a imagem de herói, redentor da moralidade, da probidade, enfim, daquilo que falta em muito brasileiro, seja ele pessoa pública ou não.
Do outro lado, resolveram crucificar Levandowski por ter inocentado alguns dos acusados, acusando-o de uma suposta imparcialidade, atribuída, também, a Dias Toffoli.
Nem tanto nem tampouco.
Certamente é possível identificar um tanto de imparcialidade por parte de alguns ministros. Os dois citados tenderiam para o lado do PT. Mas ainda temos a figura de Gilmar Mendes, ministro envolvido em muita bagunça, na qual acusava Lula de tentar adiar ainda mais o julgamento, mas teve de se explicar muito mais sobre si e sobre suas supostas ligações com Cachoeira e Demóstenes, envolvidos no escândalo do mensalão do DEM - o tão esquecido! -, do que provar a sua acusação.
A questão toda não é a imparcialidade. Qualquer pessoa agrega a si uma complexidade de ideias, valores, convicções mas, no momento de um julgamento, tudo isso deve ser reduzido ao mínimo e substituído ao máximo por uma razoabilidade e pelas técnicas e princípios jurídicos. O devido processo legal, tão citado e defendido pelos 11 homens (por enquanto só 10, com a saída de Peluso), foi suprimido por uma avalanche de suposições, deduções e "achismos", no processo do "mensalão".
Nada disso, não pensem vocês, é indicativo claro de caráter dos ministros, muito menos sede de justiça, mas uma consequência da exposição e pressão midiáticas, muito mais maléfica que benéfica, nesse caso, que impulsionam uma argumentação fundamentada não para o réu ou que seja dotada de razoabilidade aceitável no meio jurídico, mas uma justificativa para o telespectador. Este, para eles, parece ser quem realmente tem a verdade. Verdade esta inculcada pela mídia dominada pelos interesses econômicos afetados, em certo grau, pelo novo governo.
A transmissão das seções do STF pela TV JUSTIÇA é uma forma de controle pelo cidadão dos juízes supremos do Estado Brasileiro, mas não pode afetar a liberdade dos juízes, o seu livre convencimento, o uso de seus conhecimentos técnicos. Não podem os ministros sofrer pressão popular, muitas vezes repleta de emoções instigadas pela imprensa sensacionalista, mas devem atuar com cautela. No caso do "mensalão", como dito, tudo foi na base da incerteza e da dedução, pouca importância tiveram as provas, importantíssimas em Ações Penais, diga-se de passagem.
Certa vez, um ministro da mesma corte lia o relatório como se nenhum outro ministro soubesse do caso - já tão lido e relido - e, após indicação do presidente de que todos já tinham conhecimento do conteúdo do processo, retrucou que eles já, mas os telespectadores não. Então o que importa são as aparições, como em um programa de televisão que clama por audiência mostrando "tudo": o necessário e o desnecessário.
Maior exemplo da encenação e desta face publicitária do Supremo foi a leitura do voto de Rosa Weber. Quem assistiu viu a intensa dramatização da ministra que chegou a lembrar de um poema "lindo de Drummond", segundo ela mesma afirmou - graças a Deus não recitou. É possível assisti-la em vídeos no You Tube, inclusive o imperdível vídeo de sua sabatina no Senado.
A questão, então, não é somente crucificar alguns e canonizar outros, mas exigir deles um julgamento fundamentado, razoável, respeitando a democracia e a soberania popular (que não se confunde com desejo de vingança) sem esquecer o direito fundamental ao devido processo legal. Lembrando, para terminar, que ainda é possível recorrer à Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos.
Ouvi sua voz e logo me arrepiei. Seu tom estridente, incisivo, agudo... Seu corpo fala tão bem quanto as palavras que se espalham aos quatro ventos.
Cada verso, cada gesto como hipnose. Caí de amores!
Ah, e insistem em dizer: "ela se foi". E enquanto eu penso em entristecer você mesma se encarrega de me arrastar até o riso farto. [e então rebento!]
Seu jeito atrevido, irreverente, inconfundível de ser só podem deixar alguém feliz. Se alguém ainda desconhece de quem tudo isto se diz Basta o peso do primeiro nome: Elis.
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"Mostrar os equipamentos militares, retratar os policiais como heróis, reforçando a imagem cinematográfica, não é informação é a defesa de interesses que não se coaduna com a imprensa/mídia séria."
São 10 horas e 24 minutos. Enquanto Pelé atua em Os Trombadinhas, no Canal Brasil, na Globo News, canal de notícias da Rede Globo, a transmissão da ocupação do complexo de Manguinhos e da favela do Jacarezinho, no Rio de Janeiro.
Há várias perspectivas possíveis de contemplar o fato. A primeira se refere àquele pensamento de vitória da segurança pública contra o tráfico de drogas, principalmente do crack, causa das ondas de violência que assolam, não só o Rio de Janeiro, mas diversas outras capitais e muitas cidades interioranas, o que é extremamente preocupante. Dentro de quem defende essa vitória, estão aqueles que visualizam a operação de inteligência como uma base importante nos avanços contra o crime organizado.
Uma outra possibilidade de análise da ocupação baseia-se naqueles que dizem não se sentir enganados com a suposta demagogia e enganação que tais operações representam. "São puras encenações de uma vitória aparente, de uma transferência de localização de problemas", dizem eles.
Mas não é de nenhuma dessas que eu quero falar. O ponto de vista que quero abordar, aqui, é o da mídia. Uma perspectiva que ultrapassa o combate no "campo de batalha" propriamente dito, chegando ao nosso conhecimento como uma espetacularização, especialmente pela mídia que nos vende produtos como a "saga" Tropa de Elite. A percepção desse espetáculo se dá enquanto assisto ao Jornal Globo News e percebo a todo momento referências ao filme de José Padilha, frases sorridentes, como "faca na caveira...".
Além disso, conta com a presença de Paulo Storani, que como antropólogo é um excelente publicitário! Seus discursos fundamentados em cumprimentos de metas, objetivos e na eficiência da força policial e das suas estratégias, além da necessidade de cobrança da população com relação aos salários dos policiais (e a interferência disto com a corrupção), embora verdadeiros e merecedores de algum crédito, ofuscam a exigência mais ampla de uma infraestrutura , que não se limite à atuação policial. Se ele, em algum momento concorda isso, são momentos pontuais, nos quais não destaca com a devida profundidade.
Tudo que Storani e os jornalistas identificam, enquanto narram a ocupação, sempre recai em algum ponto da produção cinematográfica que, sem dúvida, trouxe uma contribuição crítica, mas os destaques são sempre eivados de interesses comerciais.
A informação, que deveria ser imparcial, problematizar, oferecer perspectivas variadas para o espectador elaborar a sua própria compreensão sobre o fato noticiado, não respeita esta premissa. Mostrar os equipamentos militares, retratar os policiais como heróis (que brincam com as crianças como se tudo fossem flores!), reforçando a imagem cinematográfica, não é informação, mas sim a defesa de interesses que não se coadunam com a imprensa/mídia séria.
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"A democracia brasileira não se faz somente com o voto. Aliás, desacreditar na democracia é o primeiro passo para entregá-la de bandeja aos representantes que supostamente defendem interesses do povo"
No último domingo (06), dia marcado para depositarmos o nosso voto nas urnas eletrônicas, foram divulgados, também, com agilidade, os resultados apurados por elas. Expectativas se confirmaram, pesquisas se concretizaram no plano fático e outras nem tanto, como no caso, no mínimo surpreendente, de São Paulo. Delineou-se, ainda, segundo turno em algumas cidades, caso da maior cidade da América Latina e da capital baiana, Salvador.
Os soteropolitanos deverão decidir entre dois candidatos: Pellegrino, candidato do PT, que bate na tecla da relação entre os níveis federal, estadual e municipal, e do outro lado ACM Neto, o "novo velho jovem", afiliado ao DEM, descendente do ex-Senador Antonio Carlos Magalhães, bastante conhecido em território baiano (e nacional!), tanto pelo bem, quanto pelo mau. As opções se reduziram, é fato. Antes havia muitas discussões em pauta; candidatos que apostavam em diversos discursos: "união e experiência", combate às máfias capitalistas, aerotrens... mas agora ou é um ou outro.
As opções para os eleitores, entretanto, não se reduzem aos dois candidatos, na medida em que é possível anular o voto ou votar em branco. Mas estas opções não parecem inteligentes (com o perdão se ofendi!).
A democracia brasileira não se exerce somente com o voto. Aliás desacreditar na democracia é o primeiro passo para entregá-la de bandeja aos representantes que supostamente defendem interesses do povo. É isso que eles querem: pouco interesse em controlá-los, abrindo caminhos para as suas negociações com as "máfias" (literalmente) que aviltam e empacam o sistema.
Votar não exime ninguém de controlar, cobrar, pressionar os políticos eleitos, mesmo aqueles que não elegemos, os que ocupam os cargos contra nossa vontade! Acostumamo-nos a reclamar sentados nas poltronas de casa, a assistir as notícias de corrupção e remoê-las no "nosso berço esplêndido". Não basta.
A democracia (especialmente a Democracia Participativa, proposta por Paulo Bonavides) exige menos passividade. O voto é o primeiro passo, os outros vêm depois. Mas é preciso escolher alguém para assumir a posição pública, alguém que, embora não nos agrade por completo, tenhamos consciência de que será o melhor (ou menos pior, como queiram!) no desempenho da função pública, a qual, exatamente por carregar o adjetivo PÚBLICA, está sujeita à crítica e ao controle popular. Soberanos, lembrem-se, somos nós. A Constituição dispõe isto e não se reduz a uma norma programática, pelo menos não deveria!
Por isso, nesse segundo turno (seja qual for a sua cidade) não deixe de refletir e escolher um candidato que julgue melhor defender a sua cidade, espaço tão íntimo de convivência social, mas não se esqueça que o seu papel não termina aí.
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E quando acordar, coma algumas frutas, um suco, algo saudável e barato, ou mesmo gratuito. Almoce o básico, coma o arroz e o feijão. Converse face a face com as pessoas, passeie no parque, nade no mar
Mas já me vieram perguntar sobre as visitas: [Onde receberá as visitas?] E eu, depois de pensar um pouco, respondi: [Visitantes não vão em busca de lugares, mas sim de pessoas].
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Essa semana eu li um livro que fala sobre um assunto no mínimo polêmico, consumismo, ao começar a escrever esse post decidi que iria dividí-lo em dois assim posso abordar dois lados bem interessantes dessa teoria do consumismo, o primeiro deles e que pretendo trazer no texto de hoje é o lado do publicitário, como as sensações, trabalhos em cima do produto e as polêmicas mensagens subliminares influenciam na nossa escolha de compra sobre a marca x ou y.
Pra começo de conversa quero que o leitor pense um pouco, sobre uma coisa, porque cigarro, um produto cheio de marketing negativo, ainda vende tanto? (aproximadamente 15 bilhões de cigarros são vendidos ao dia). A resposta pra essa pergunta pode não ser tão óbvia assim de se encontrar, muito inteligentemente Martin Lindstrom utiliza uma ressonância magnética para descobrir que áreas do cérebro se ativam quando somos estimulados a determinadas experiências, para descobrir o porque do cigarro ainda é um sucesso de vendas, quando as próprias embalagens contra recomendam o produto ele utilizou dois grupos de estudo, ambos de fumantes com uma única diferença, a um dos grupos foram exibidas antes dos testes um dos comerciais anti-fumo mais fortes da história (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViXicNieMXE).
O resultado? Surpreendentemente a área do nosso cérebro associada a perigos não teve nenhuma mudança entre os dois grupos, mais inesperadamente ainda, o grupo que foi exposto ao comercial, teve a área associada a emoção fortemente estimulada, o que demonstra uma predisposição maior para a compra! Esse é apenas um exemplo de como nosso cérebro se comporta inusitadamente e como é importante para o profissional de marketing conhecer essas facetas e utilizá-las para convencer a nós consumidores da compra, ao mesmo tempo em que é importante para nós conhecer esses segredos e tentar não cair neles tão frequentemente.
Como vocês podem perceber, nosso comportamento é bastante influenciado pelas emoções e sensações, nós raciocinamos sobre o ambiente em nossa volta e criamos ideias a partir dele. Um outro estudo de caso é o estudo do programa American Idol, esse programa tem dois patrocinadores principais: Coca-Cola e Ford, as propagandas da Ford são tradicionais, anúncios durante os intervalos, as da Coca são mais sutis, os jurados tomando Coca-Cola, sofás em vermelho e por aí vai, essas propagandas da Coca não querem dizer "compre Coca-Cola", elas querem dizer "somos legais e tomamos Coca-Cola, vivemos Coca-Cola". Mas porquê esse tipo de propaganda é mais efetiva do que a primeira? Porquê a propaganda da Ford iria fazer mais sucesso se fosse no filme Velozes e Furiosos? Bem, isso é assunto da semana que vem.
Referências: A Lógica do Consumo (Buyology) - Martin Lindstrom A venda em: http://www.walmart.com.br/Produto/Livros/Ciencias-Humanas-e-Sociais/Nova-Fronteira/73104-A-Logica-do-Consumo?utm_source=google-shopping&adtype=pla&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=73104&utm_campaign=832-843 SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-07-10T15:50:00.000-03:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEO[artigo_] Por uma sociedade mais éticaSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO Por Mariana Gominho
O brasileiro é um cidadão. Essa constatação parece óbvia, ao primeiro olhar, visto que a República Federativa do Brasil é um estado de direito e que nossa Constituição Federal é guiada pelos Direitos Humanos. Porém, muitas vezes, o próprio brasileiro esquece isso, principalmente por não conhecer bem a lei. É comum ver-se perdido ao receber um não do governo municipal, um não das políticas sociais, um não da previdência social.O “não” chega quando mais se precisou dele e, se esse cidadão não correr atrás de seus direitos, fica imutável. Registrado como mais um em uma enorme pilha de documentos.
O governo, em suas três esferas, também acaba esquecendo dos cidadãos. Em época de eleição, correm atrás do voto, usam a lábia, distribuem brindes e cestas básicas. Passado o pleito, porém, viram as costas e deixam doentes sem remédio, comunidades sem coleta de lixo, crianças sem escola que, em breve, podem se tornar desempregados sem oportunidades. Bairros e cidades podem ser prejudicados por brigas entre partidos políticos, que acima de trabalharem para o crescimento do país colocam suas expectativas de poder. A comunidade Arco-Íris, em Recife, Pernambuco, é alagada todos os invernos por conta das fortes chuvas. A prefeitura da cidade, porém, alega que o território é de Olinda, município vizinho; e vice-versa. Enquanto essa discussão não é resolvida, o problema continua. O esgoto se espalha e as casas, construídas com restos de papelão, madeira e metais, abrigam cidadãos ignorados pelo mundo, a começar pela própria sociedade local. Eles não querem doações, não querem luxo, apenas respeito ao serem ouvidos e atendidos. Custa quanto?
Claro que há exceções – há políticos realmente comprometidos com o povo, com a melhora da cidade; infelizmente, a cada escândalo político, nossa esperança se esvai, nosso coração se definha por vermos um horizonte menos amigável. Acima do governo, porém, há o povo. Sim, o povo está acima do governo, pois é o povo que escolhe (e demite, se quiser) seus representantes. Admito que parece utópico, principalmente quando consideramos os milhões de reais destinados ao marketing dos candidatos. Os jovens, que na época do governo militar eram atuantes nas ruas, hoje parecem ser os primeiros a correrem da discussão de programas de governo e ignorarem o que é dito ou repetido pelos políticos. Continuo, porém, firme na ideia de que precisamos, todos, sermos apaixonados por debater, discutir, legislar.
A lei é feita para nós. Todos os dias, leis são aprovadas no Congresso Nacional, pelas duas casas. Poucos, porém, conhecem os trâmites legais ou mesmo quais as matérias a serem votadas na semana. Infelizmente, porém, quem não gosta de política é governado pelos que gostam, então temos que arregaçar as mangas para folhear os longos textos e nos munir de lupas para atentar às letrinhas miúdas. Hoje, o Brasil está mais transparente que há vinte, dez anos atrás. Correndo atrás, com ajuda da internet, inclusive, é possível saber o que os políticos estão fazendo nas comissões e nos ministérios. Explicar como funcionam e tornar o uso dessas ferramentas um hábito, somado ao conhecimento e à postura crítica para analisar o conteúdo, é o melhor que hemos de fazer pelas próximas gerações.
O que proponho, com certeza, já foi dito antes por milhões de professores desse país: estudar política desde as séries básicas, focando na humanização e no sentimento de companheirismo. Política não precisa ser chato, não precisa de terno e gravata. Política precisa de debate, de paixão, de vontade. Precisamos incutir em nossas crianças a ideia de cidadania, de respeito, de amor pelo próximo. Ensinar a separar o que é delas e o que é do grupo, a não desviar de finalidade e a desejar que o grupo avance tanto quanto cada indivíduo. Amizade não se ensina, mas civilidade sim. Ouvir a opinião do outro e reconhecer que ele têm o direito de tê-la, de dizê-la, de partilhá-la. Esse conjunto, para mim, é a verdadeira definição de ética – colocar os interesses do outro no mesmo patamar que os seus, sabendo distinguir qual é qual e também encontrar semelhanças, a fim de entrar em um acordo. Educação é mais que decorar fórmulas ou interpretar problemas – é pensar no abstrato e no concreto, projetar futuros, sedimentar realidades.
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Por Joselmo Cabral Júnior
Engraçado como funciona a economia, a ideia de criar seção surgiu de um acontecimento pessoal que ocorreu no dia de hoje (05/junho), vou simplificar o fato pra você leitor poupando de detalhes que não se relacionam com o tema que venho tratar nessa coluna: Capitalismo, dinheiro, consumismo e todas essas coisas que influenciam nosso comportamento de consumidor, trabalhador e negociador. Mas voltando a nossa prosa inicial, se bem me lembro nesse momento estou devendo a vocês uma história, eis a cronica que aconteceu comigo:
Estava de manhã me dirigindo ao cartório de notas da minha cidade para fazer um reconhecimento de firma relativo a alguns documentos que eu estava devendo ao CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa). Ao sair de manhã observei que na frente da minha cama tinha um potinho lotado de uma série de moedas, saí de casa, peguei o potinho e corri pra não pegar o transito e quem sabe assim salvar alguns centavos de gasolina. Confesso que não tinha contado o valor em dinheiro que tinha em moedas até chegar no cartório, quando constatei que tinha na R$ 6,85, (acompanhe bem esse raciocínio que vai ser fundamental pro entendimento da história), além do dinheiro em moedas vi que tinha também uma nota de R$ 20,00 na minha carteira. Ao falar com o balcão do caixa ele me disse o valor total do serviço: R$ 6,70, a essa altura o caro leitor deve estar pensando, que conveniente, quase a quantia que se tinha em moedas, e ainda trocado, mas um detalhe não me passou despercebido na conta feita enquanto estava no cartório, o flanelinha que guardava o carro, bem obviamente eu não poderia dar apenas R$ 0,15 centavos ao flanelinha (é ultrajante!), então como bom preservador de carro que sou dei a nota de R$ 20,00 e R$1,70 em moedas (assim não iria aumentar a minha quantia em moedas e ainda teria dinheiro sobrando em moedas), vamos fazer algumas contas agora, me sobrou na carteira R$ 15,00 em cédulas e R$ 5,15 em moedas.
Tudo planejado em seguida, iria dar R$ 1,15 ao flanelinha e os R$ 4,00 restantes eu pagaria pela carta registrada a ser postada nos Correios em seguida, mas algo que eu não esperava ocorreu, ao sair do cartório o flanelinha simplesmente não estava mais lá ao lado do carro, enxergando a imediata possibilidade de sair sem o carro arranhado e R$ 1,15 a menos eu corri e sai antes que a figura voltasse ao seu posto, chegando nos correios eu entrei peguei uma ficha e aguardei a minha vez, já reparou como sempre que você vai aos correios tem alguém com 500 caixas enormes pra despachar? Pois é, acontece que um conhecido meu estava pra despachar essas caixas e como bom brasileiro aproveitei a vez dele pra despachar minha carta registrada, o valor total: R$ 4,15, convenientemente iria sobrar R$ 1,00 das moedas que eu carreguei comigo pela manhã, um excelente negócio em termos de "livrar-se de moedas", terminei a transação voltei pra casa certo de comprar uma pipoca assim me livraria do real restante, eis que quando conto só tenho em mãos R$ 0,80, talvez tenha sido castigo por não ter dado o dinheiro do flanelinha, mas de qualquer forma, foi um excelente negócio.
Através desse simples conto espero que o leitor tenha conseguido extrair o papel da economia em nossas vidas, ao mesmo tempo em que disse que iria poupar os detalhes não relacionados a dinheiro, listei várias coisas como a presença do flanelinha e do meu amigo na fila dos correios, isso são fatores que indiretamente influenciam na nossa visão monetária das coisas, é disso que pretendo tratar nessa seção, absurdos, dicas, oportunidades e claro que não poderão faltar as crônicas que envolvem o tal dinheiro. Uma boa noite e bons negócios!
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Andei por aí... Bom dia, você está bem? Foi preciso ver o vento balançar os galhos, foi preciso ver o céu se escurecer, foi preciso ver a chuva cair e ouvir o barulho pra entender o estrago de certas coisas. A gente entende que com a chuva o caminho fica lamacento. É mais difícil de caminhar. Mas não! Não opte pelo atalho... Nem sempre eles diminuem a distância.
Falando em distância a gente nunca sabe, por sinal, aonde o trajeto vai terminar, nem o que vamos encontrar. Não se sabe se será alegria ou agonia. Mas antes de chegarmos ao final, falemos do percurso. Enquanto o pau d’água cai, encontramos grandes árvores o que por alguns instantes parece ser um abrigo... mas não se esqueça: existem raios. Uma flor possui a sua beleza e sua proteção. Por onde anda o seu escudo? O que você fez com a sua segurança?
Deixa florescer... “deixa estar que o que for pra ser vigora”. Como um e um são dois, entenda que é simples a essência de ser. De ser você. Só você. Amigo, “o vento vai dizer lento o que virá”... E mais, um dia, algum dia a vida pode te pedir perdão. Último aviso: NÃO SE PERCA. Coisas vão, amores vão e você fica.
{Um viva para o 2 de julho - Independência da Bahia}
[Letícia Melo escreve sempre que pode.]
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Poderia? Bom dia, você está bem? Poderia ter sido mais simplório se não tivéssemos trocado emails. Poderia ter sido mais introspectivo se não tivéssemos conversados horas pela internet. Poderia ter sido menos perigo se não tivéssemos nos vistos nos horários das nossas obrigações. Poderia ter sido leve se não tivesse perdido tantos fios de cabelo sendo feliz. Poderia ter sido menos eletrizante se não passássemos por milímetros de sufoco. Poderia ter sido mais seco se não tivéssemos dado tantas risadas aleatórias. Poderia ter sido mais natural se não tivéssemos comido tantos chocolates. Poderia ter sido menos intimo se não soubéssemos tantos detalhes um do outro. Mas e se nada se encaixar depois de tudo isso? Por que não fingir? Não! Mentiras, não. Essas eu pretendo manter longe. Além do mais,... "Mentir pra si é sempre a pior mentira." Pra falar a verdade, nesses 7 minutos que gastei pra escrever isso... a maior certeza que tenho é a de tudo isso pode ser só mais um devaneio. “O bonito me encanta. Mas o sincero, ah... Esse me fascina!”
[Letícia Melo está voltando.]
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Texto de Mariana Ferraz
Fotos de Thiago Wagner
Vinte e oito de setembro de 2011. Por volta das cinco horas da tarde, no Centro de Educação (CE) da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), ouviu-se um forte estrondo. Muitos alunos estavam na pracinha em frente ao prédio e viram: um corpo caíra do alto do Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (CFCH). O quarto suicídio daquele ano, uma mulher.
Ao susto, seguiu-se a indignação. O corpo ficou bastante tempo exposto, afirmam testemunhas. O Instituto Médico Legal (IML) chegou por volta das seis e meia da tarde. Entre esse período, estava ali escancarada uma realidade que muitos insistem em esquecer: a vida tirada pelo próprio dono. O professor Evson Malaquias, do Departamento de Educação, viu o choque dos alunos e organizou um abraço ao prédio, com orações pela pessoa.
Desde que o prédio foi inaugurado, na década de 70, foram mais de 50 suicídios
No dia seguinte, os jornais noticiaram a morte, sem identificar a vítima, mas destacando os protestos que seriam realizados naquele dia, por volta das 14h. Cerca de 50 alunos fecharam a reitoria e exigiram melhoras na segurança da universidade, além de uma modificação na postura em relação aos suicídios recorrentes no CFCH. Também participaram alguns professores e funcionários. “Estamos cansados disso”, afirmavam em coro. Na lista de comunicação da UFPE, veículo através do qual os estudantes costumam debater temas relacionados ao cotidiano da universidade, várias pessoas expressaram seus sentimentos e reflexões sobre o fato. A questão que trazemos nesta reportagem é: até onde a instituição tem o poder de intervir em uma escolha individual?
Corredores estreitos e grades compõem o cenário dos andares do CFCH
No artigo “Por que eles querem morrer?”, da mestra em Psicologia e diretora da Clínica de Luto de Pernambuco Andréa Botelho, ela afirma que não existe explicação para o suicídio. Porém, da decisão aparentemente mais racional ao desespero ou impulso, há uma característica comum: “aquele que o praticou o fez certamente por lhe faltar a ventura, a esperança de que um dia iriam se encontrar em outras circunstâncias melhores que as atuais”.
A contemporaneidade trouxe mais ingredientes à já complicada mistura de influências que podem levar um indivíduo a praticar o suicídio. “Muitos se sentem peixes fora d’água,São muitas pressões e responsabilidades que cresceram em nossa relação com o mundo”, avaliou a psicóloga.
A internet e as próprias redes sociais, indicadas como grandes palcos para se conversar, ver e ser visto socialmente, podem ser um perigo para quem já tem tendência à depressão, por exemplo. De sites e salas de bate-papo pró-suicídio, milhares de pessoas incitam outras a atentarem contra a própria vida, tendo inclusive casos gravados ao vivo no Youtube. A reclusão do mundo real e consequente imersão no cenário virtual devem ser vistas com atenção por pais e parentes.
Segundo a reitoria, todo o gradeamento possível já foi feito, mas é
preciso manter saídas emergenciais de incêndio
Andréa acredita que um caminho para evitar as mortes seria aumentar a rede de assistência a funcionários, “sobretudo àqueles que apresentam perfil de risco”, além de intervenções psicoterápicas preventivas e de apoio para os funcionários e alunos. Porém, ressalta, não são uma solução definitiva, visto que quem deseja tirar sua própria vida irá encontrar uma outra maneira.
Segundo o documento “Prevenção do suicídio: um manual para profissionais de saúde da atenção primária”, publicado pela Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) em 2000, este é um “problema complexo para o qual não existe uma única causa ou uma única razão; resulta de uma complexa interação de fatores biológicos, genéticos, psicológicos, sociais, culturais e ambientais. Contudo, a maioria dos suicídios pode ser prevenida”.
De acordo com o texto, é primordial que haja uma equipe multidisciplinar de atenção primária à saúde capacitada para identificar, abordar, manejar e encaminhar um suicida na comunidade. Aponta como benefícios da formação dessa equipe a proximidade que ela tem com o público, seguida por aceitação e mútuo respeito, enquanto serve como ponte entre o grupo e o sistema de saúde.
Não é, sem dúvidas, uma tarefa simples; também demanda um grande investimento do ambiente das consultas ao treinamento e pagamento dos profissionais. No entanto, o potencial de salvar vidas onde tantas estão sendo levadas é uma promessa na qual se vale a pena apostar. Afinal, na própria universidade estão grandes nomes das áreas de educação, psicologia, psiquiatria e áreas afins.
Para o professor Evson, a responsabilidade não é apenas da reitoria, mas dos professores e funcionários também. “A morte deveria ser discutida nas aulas”, afirmou. Essa causou tamanha comoção porque “foi o mais dramático, não ficou escondido atrás dos tapumes das obras”. Um grupo de professores já está organizando um evento – um ciclo de palestras – para discutir não só os suicídios, como a reestruturação acadêmica e a ampliação da participação dos discentes nas diretrizes da universidade.
No Centro de Artes e Comunicação (CAC), o jardim é um dos pontos de reunião dos alunos nos intervalos
Evson defende a implosão do prédio. “Ele é um símbolo de onipotência da universidade, um prédio de 14 andares numa região pobre. É totalmente funcional, não tem espaços de convivência e é feio”, declarou. A substituição seria realizada por espaços “mais agradáveis; estruturas menores, porém, mais aconchegantes”.
A imprensa tem como diretriz não divulgar casos de suicídio, afirmando não desejar um “efeito dominó”. A UFPE também procura abafar os casos – não se sabe o nome das vítimas, o que houve com suas famílias, se houve assistência psicológica. No entanto, esse permanece um tabuem nossa sociedade. “Estudiosos também enfrentam dificuldades ao lidar com esse tema, pois ele costuma causar angústias em nós, inclusive. Não estamos imunes a isso. Pagamos com o nosso corpo também as dores de nossa profissão”, declarou Andréa Botelho. Porém, o silêncio é maior vilão da sociedade: levam a um congelamento de ideias, mistérios e muitos boatos atravessados – dificultando então a elaboração de políticas públicas de qualidade de vida e de saúde mental, por exemplo.
"A imaginação é mais importante que a ciência, isso porque a ciência é ilimitada, enquanto que a imaginação abrange o mundo todo"
O assunto que venho tratar aqui - e há muito que não posto nada! - é mais um ponto de vista pessoal do que uma tentativa de prescrever um novo modelo de ensino, aliás quem seria eu para modelar uma nova didática acadêmica?
Surge do incômodo que não me é particular, na medida em que encontrei algumas pessoas que compartilham desse mesmo sentimento: uma asfixia. É essa a simples descrição que faço do modelo acadêmico de ensino contemporâneo, que de contemporâneo não tem nada, salvo pela perspectiva temporal, porque parece que mantém toda uma metodologia "moderna".
A ciência mudou. Não cabe aqui fazer uma abordagem histórica sobre a epistemologia, mas basta dizer que aquele modelo da verdade absoluta - obtida ontológica, racional, empiricamente - foi para o beleléu. A nova "Ciência", se é que se pode chamá-la assim, exige, como tudo o mais, criatividade, isto é, capacidade de inovar, observar e pensar sobre o mundo, encarando novas perspectivas, novas finalidades, novos valores (por que não?). Ademais, ela pressupõe, muito além daquela dicotomia sujeito-objeto, algo mais relevante e essencial, que é a linguagem. Aliás, os objetos não são nada mais do que uma estabilidade linguística, "relatos convincentes". Não vou dar uma aula, aqui, mas aconselho leituras sobre 'Epistemologia' a todos os estudantes, àqueles que iniciam na vida acadêmica e os que ainda não ingressaram na Universidade.
Voltando ao assunto: a ciência não possui mais aquela segurança, não é mais estática; a unica segurança que se tem é a de que ela não é confiável! Pasmem vocês! O "barato" é esse. O critério da falseabilidade (www.matrixar.com="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1114365594">veja Popper, www.matrixar.com="http://educacao.uol.com.br/filosofia/filosofia-da-ciencia-karl-popper-falseabilidade-e-limites-da-ciencia.jhtm">A Lógica da pesquisa Científica) quebrou com a tradicional acepção da verdade absoluta, dos 'essencialismos'... agora a história é outra: o essencial é que uma teoria seja falseável. É a era da retórica, da argumentação, ou seja, do uso da linguagem e sua demarcação, da construção de novos enunciados, novos objetos.
Mas onde é que entra a educação (especialmente a acadêmica!) nisso tudo?
Exatamente disso tudo que falei - se é que é possível deduzir tal conclusão - eu concluo que a educação que estamos presenciando, recebendo (pelo menos nos lugares que assisto aula e pelas conversas que tenho com diversos alunos e professores que entendem como eu) é uma educação repressiva. Não somos alertados dessa nova metodologia, não somos incentivados à criatividade. Ainda vivemos a educação bancária, do depósito que um professor faz de conceitos, teorias, fórmulas... tudo isso para ser aplicado. Usamos isso como instrumento, não como um ponto de partida.
Enquanto isso, alunos se sentem incapazes, menos inteligentes, tudo porque não conseguem compreender tal modelo de aprendizagem. Pensam tanto, que não conseguem enxergar a lógica que tanto querem inculcar em sua cabeça. São aprisionados pela educação repressiva, inibidora das possíveis mentes "brilhantes". São levados a estudar aquilo que é suficiente para se manter dentro do jogo: das provas objetivas, das respostas prontas, pouco inovadoras. Pura reprodução!
Não é que se deva lutar por uma anarquia teórica, metodológica, conceitual, nem mesmo negar a função de guia do professor. Mas é exatamente esse o ponto: o professor deve se comportar como guia, orientador, incentivador das novas ideias (desde que se encontre fundamentos, é lógico!).
Acho bom terminar por aqui mesmo, embora tenha muito a falar sobre esse assunto, que não me saiu da cabeça essa semana. Mas a discussão está aberta. Antes, gostaria de citar uma frase atribuída a Albert Einstein: "A imaginação é mais importante do que a ciência, porque a ciência é ilimitada, ao passo que a imaginação abrange o mundo inteiro".
[PS.: Qualquer erro de português deve ser desconsiderado e informado imediatamente por comentário!]
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Oh, gaia scienza – culta e, quase sempre, bela! –, no teu rastro, dolorido, segui meu caminho; por vezes forte, é sabido, mas nunca fácil. Ao chegar da noite, mia senhor, que tinha eu? Sempre a dor, por ti e não por ti: como saber? “– C’est impossible, mon amour! C’est tout, n’est rien!”
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1.
A noite, porém, rangeu e quebrou:
Viajantes clandestinos, à procura de uma estrela mais distante, quedaram-se emudecidos.
Apodreceu a carne, rangeram os ossos e os dias escorreram, viscosos, iguais.
Estéril, a vida continuou: a fome, a peste, a guerra – a morte!
2.
Secam as fontes e os rios, ardem as searas e a nossa casa e as árvores nuas amaldiçoam o céu, sem sabermos porquê.
Morrem os jovens antes de se amarem e os poetas com os poemas inacabados e as crianças olhando espantadas para o céu, sem saberem porquê.
Um vento noturno deixou insepultos ventres e seios e desejos de maternidade nunca realizados, e secou risos e cantares subindo para o céu, sem sabermos porquê.
Andam as guerras pelo mundo: somente possuímos uma voz, uma voz e essa voz não se calará e nós sabemos porquê!
3.
Antes da metralha e do medo e da morte, antes de um corpo jovem, anônimo, apodrecer esquecido à chuva e ao vento, ou singrar, boiando, na água mansa, ou se despedaçar contra o céu indiferente...
Antes do pavor e do pranto e da prece, um adeus longo e triste aos poemas no fundo da gaveta, e à renúncia ao teu amor brando e às noites calmas e ao sonho inacabado...
Antes da morte sem-mistério, um adeus longo e triste à luta de que não se partilhou!...
4. Longe, a bala rasgando o luar; longe, o corpo caindo; longe, o sangue, vermelho e morno e espesso.
Aqui, à face desta lua e da noite, iguais às outras luas e às outras noites, iguais como o sangue vermelho e morno e espesso dos homens ...
Aqui, oculto e surdo e retido, o sangue, vermelho e morno e espesso, igual!
5.
As feridas abrem-se para o céu distante na sua impassibilidade e destilam as sete pragas que desabaram sobre o ventre das nossas mulheres e o sonho dos nossos filhos e a nossa seara e olival.
É da glória que nascem os vermes; e as estrelas, de mil pedaços ensanguentados, subindo a noite vertical!
6.
Esta carne envilecida e santa, a gerar os prados e a nuvem e a chuva, levada pelo sol e pelo vento...
Esta carne envilecida e santa, apodrecendo em todas as latitudes, presente na angústia da noite devastada...
Esta carne envilecida e santa, forçada a negar a verdade pressentida, ecoando os versos dos poetas desconhecidos...
Esta carne envilecida e santa, abrindo-se em flor aos quatro cavaleiros, é o homem e a vida breve!
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"Em casa é o resultado das gravações quase amadoras que fiz num simples estúdio em casa mesmo."
Enfim estou aqui pra divulgar, desta vez tudo compilado num álbum virtual, o meu trabalho. A oportunidade surgiu quando descobri no site da TRAMA a possibilidade de montar essa página bastante interativa, na qual selecionei 9 das muitas tentativas de gravação que fiz. As nove são de autoria própria, embora alguns registros - que não posso publicar por motivos de direitos autorais - tenham sido feitos por mim, de algumas músicas que gosto de cantar.
Em casa é o resultado das gravações quase amadoras que fiz num simples estúdio em casa mesmo. Músicas que compus sem nenhum compromisso e que ao longo do tempo ganharam força com alguns reconhecimentos entre amigos e família.
As nove músicas não possuem um estilo definido. As influências mais variadas estão lá. Da Bossa ao Blues, Samba ao Rock Alternativo...
O álbum é cru. Sem nenhuma interferência de masterização, melhoramentos de qualquer natureza.
Dentro do álbum [www.matrixar.com="http://tramavirtual.uol.com.br/artistas/mbg1990">disponível para download em Trama Virtual] está, pois não pude deixar de colocar, a minha primeira música: Corda Bamba, composta em fevereiro do ano passado [2011]. Um ano depois, doze músicas estão feitas e achei que já era hora de divulgar mais consistentemente.
Ainda não pude gravar duas músicas, que ficam fora desse álbum virtual: Depois de Tudo e Jardim, músicas que fiz com meu irmão www.matrixar.com="https://www.facebook.com/gabriel.bastos2">Gabriel [que também compõe e canta], mas que não foram registradas com qualidade.
Alguns trechos estão disponíveis, no entanto, no www.matrixar.com="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLOT798cxvE&context=C38cbc8cADOEgsToPDskLcn7JUPSz-nKkV_nMi4_NW">You Tube [Acesse].
Espero que gostem!
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"A força não está, então, em ampliar a segurança e sua força bruta, mas em educar todos para que se comportem dentro de parâmetros harmônicos de convivência."
A greve da Polícia Milita da Bahia tem deixado os baianos assutados com o vandalismo. O que muitos não sabem é que em meio aos vândalos, aqueles muitos que realmente existem por aí diuturnamente, existem os próprios policiais que propagam e praticam atos de vandalismo com o intuito de assustar ainda mais os cidadãos. Forma vergonhosa de pressionar os governantes.
Claro que a Polícia Militar deve ter um acréscimo e outros benefícios, porém a greve e as ações hostis praticadas pelos próprios agentes policiais revelam que são esses mesmos indivíduos agressivos que atuam na segurança pública. E mais: que o comportamento visto em muitos de seus atos durante a paralisação indicam a falta de ética desses profissionais, muitos deles corruptos e criminosos, que permitem a violência em troco de benefícios próprios e alianças com os bandidos.
Claro que é inevitável conter a corrupção instantaneamente, mas como selecionar os integrantes da força que deve manter a ordem e a paz dentro de uma cidade?
Acho difícil eleger, indicar um método de seleção, mas arrisco um palpite que, embora a longo prazo, resolverá - ou não, quem sabe?- muitos dos problemas que se vive: investir mais na educação. Aliás, há muito que os filósofos apregoavam a necessidade de se ensinar as boas virtudes. Os bons governantes seriam aqueles que conseguissem harmonizar as condutas individuais - uma ética subjetiva, particular - aos costumes [bons costumes, diga-se de passagem], isto é, à ética objetiva. "Lei nenhuma educa, mas sim os costumes". A força não está, então, em ampliar a segurança e sua força bruta, mas em educar todos para que se comportem dentro de parâmetros harmônicos de convivência. Isso não se faz com uma educação que privilegia o individualismo de se encontrar a profissão, a vocação profissional [até porque a recompensa profissional pode não chegar!], ao contrário, faz-se com construção de valores e de percepção axiológica da pessoa humana. Isso não é, como já disse, instantâneo, mas é preciso, o quanto antes, que se dê o primeiro passo para uma educação mais humana. A segurança [pelo menos em parte] está aí.
Andei cantando sozinho no chuveiro. A minha voz ecoa por cada parede e me deixa tão afinado quanto o melhor cantor da Praia dos Sete Coqueiros. Eu não sei onde fica isso exatamente, mas já sonhei com esse lugar; tem muitos coqueiros, óbvio. Aliás, não são muitos, mas sete, como aponta o nome. Estava eu e minha musa, a qual prefiro manter no anonimato, pois sei que alguns a conhecem e não quero identificá-la nem mesmo causar discórdias. Só posso dizer que é a mulher mais bela que já vi, sorri como ninguém, gosta do mar tanto quanto qualquer sereia. Adora passar a noite em claro - se não tivesse horário amanheceria conversando. Sim, mas voltando à praia... ali existia um grupo de cantores ecléticos, cantavam de tudo, do pagode à ópera. Não que seja uma escala de qualidade, mas são estilos opostos, ora. Sei que esse grupo, composto por mais ou menos doze figuras ímpares na afinação vocal, apresentou-se para mim e para minha musa em um sonho dos mais conscientes que já tive. A realidade era sensível, tão sensível que ao despertar pensei que a realidade era onirismo. Cantavam todos eles sem acompanhamento de qualquer instrumento musical, entretanto todo o som era redondo, bem acabado e dava a impressão de que havia uma orquestra muito bem arranjada. Era só voz. E eu me lembro bem do Sol vermelho - era tardezinha -, quase que sincronicamente, iluminando as doze criaturas um tanto divinas. Lembro-me de uma versão quase imperceptível de Someone Like You, de Adele, notável apenas pelo refrão e pela sensação que a música causa em mim; arrepiei-me em sonho e em pelos. Minha musa já não se fazia presente e eu não entendi o porquê. A essa altura acreditei que a loucura tomava conta de mim, afinal não há como sair da Praia dos Sete Coqueiros, uma ilha minúscula, onde vivem os doze cantores, distante de tudo e de todos. Aonde iria ela? Como saíra dali? E como eu não percebi? Por que não a agarrei entre os braços para assegurar a sua permanência? Quando o Sol se punha, restando apenas uma ponta que me lembrava uma francesinha, os doze cantores encerraram com uma música que me fizeram entender o esquivo de minha musa. Eu já não fazia mais questão de permanecer na Praia dos Sete Coqueiros. Não fazia questão da música boa, daquela paz; quis acordar da realidade falsa e confundi mais uma vez. Onde termina o sonho e começa a realidade?
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Até um determinado momento da minha vida, eu acreditei sinceramente que o mundo caminha para a melhoria. Talvez porque cria em um suposto deus, eu via isso como uma possibilidade de avanço, posto que essa crença implicava a confiança de que esse suposto deus não existiria por acaso, mas sim para melhorar o lugar onde vivemos.
Quando parei de acreditar em seres que, para mim, são imaginários, continuei crendo, no entanto, que o mundo poderia caminhar para um futuro melhor. Nesse momento, a nova possibilidade vinha dos próprios homens, aos quais eu confiava a tarefa nada fácil de ter-consciência.
Ao me dar conta de que tanto a crença religiosa quanto a relativa ao futuro da humanidade eram infantilidades minhas, o que se me apresentou foi isto: o homem é o destruidor e o construtor de si; mas, infelizmente, perdeu as rédeas de seu pensar e encontra-se impedido por si próprio de construir algo de bom para si; na verdade, ele destruiu o seu poder de construir plenamente. É possível entender-me? Sou ouvido? O homem, na oposição entre "construir" e "destruir", deixou vencer (ou quis, ou fez, ou preferiu, ou... aconteceu?) o "destruir".
Quem quiser acompanhar a declamação do Abujamra basta assistir ao vídeo abaixo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrf6RFnHmJo
Num meio dia de fim de primavera Tive um sonho como uma fotografia Vi Jesus Cristo descer à terra, Veio pela encosta de um monte Tornado outra vez menino, A correr e a rolar-se pela erva E a arrancar flores para as deitar fora E a rir de modo a ouvir-se de longe.
Tinha fugido do céu, Era nosso demais para fingir De segunda pessoa da Trindade. No céu era tudo falso, tudo em desacordo Com flores e árvores e pedras, No céu tinha que estar sempre sério E de vez em quando de se tornar outra vez homem
E subir para a cruz, e estar sempre a morrer Com uma coroa toda à roda de espinhos E os pés espetados por um prego com cabeça, E até com um trapo à roda da cintura Como os pretos nas ilustrações. Nem sequer o deixavam ter pai e mãe Como as outras crianças. O seu pai era duas pessoas - Um velho chamado José, que era carpinteiro, E que não era pai dele; E o outro pai era uma pomba estúpida, A única pomba feia do mundo Porque não era do mundo nem era pomba. E a sua mãe não tinha amado antes de o ter.
Não era mulher: era uma mala Em que ele tinha vindo do céu. E queriam que ele, que só nascera da mãe, E nunca tivera pai para amar com respeito, Pregasse a bondade e a justiça!
Um dia que Deus estava a dormir E o Espírito Santo andava a voar, Ele foi à caixa dos milagres e roubou três, Com o primeiro fez que ninguém soubesse que ele tinha fugido. Com o segundo criou-se eternamente humano e menino. Com o terceiro criou um Cristo eternamente na cruz
E deixou-o pregado na cruz que há no céu E serve de modelo às outras. Depois fugiu para o sol E desceu pelo primeiro raio que apanhou. Hoje vive na minha aldeia comigo. É uma criança bonita de riso e natural. Limpa o nariz no braço direito, Chapinha nas poças de água, Colhe as flores e gosta delas e esquece-as. Atira pedras nos burros, Rouba as frutas dos pomares E foge a chorar e a gritar dos cães. E, porque sabe que elas não gostam E que toda a gente acha graça, Corre atrás das raparigas Que vão em ranchos pelas estradas Com as bilhas às cabeças E levanta-lhes as saias.
A mim ensinou-me tudo. Ensinou-me a olhar para as cousas, Aponta-me todas as cousas que há nas flores. Mostra-me como as pedras são engraçadas Quando a gente as tem na mão E olha devagar para elas.
[...]
E depois, cansado de dizer mal de Deus, O Menino Jesus adormece nos meus braços E eu levo-o ao colo para casa.
Ele mora comigo na minha casa a meio do outeiro. Ele é a Eterna Criança, o deus que faltava. Ele é o humano que é natural, Ele é o divino que sorri e que brinca. E por isso é que eu sei com toda a certeza Que ele é o Menino Jesus verdadeiro.
Damo-nos tão bem um com o outro Na companhia de tudo Que nunca pensamos um no outro, Mas vivemos juntos a dois Com um acordo íntimo Como a mão direita e a esquerda.
[...]
Depois eu conto-lhe histórias das cousas só dos homens E ele sorri, porque tudo é incrível. Ri dos reis e dos que não são reis, E tem pena de ouvir falar das guerras, E dos comércios, e dos navios Que ficam fumo no ar dos altos-mares. Porque ele sabe que tudo isso falta àquela verdade
Que uma flor tem ao florescer E que anda com a luz do sol A variar os montes e os vales, E a fazer doer aos olhos os muros caiados. Depois ele adormece e eu deito-o Levo-o ao colo para dentro de casa E deito-o, despindo-o lentamente E como seguindo um ritual muito limpo E todo materno até ele estar nu.
Ele dorme dentro da minha alma E às vezes acorda de noite E brinca com os meus sonhos, Vira uns de pernas para o ar, Põe uns em cima dos outros E bate as palmas sozinho Sorrindo para o meu sono.
Quando eu morrer, filhinho, Seja eu a criança, o mais pequeno. Pega-me tu no colo E leva-me para dentro da tua casa. Despe o meu ser cansado e humano E deita-me na tua cama. E conta-me histórias, caso eu acorde, Para eu tornar a adormecer. E dá-me sonhos teus para eu brincar Até que nasça qualquer dia Que tu sabes qual é.
Esta é a história do meu Menino Jesus, Por que razão que se perceba Não há de ser ela mais verdadeira Que tudo quanto os filósofos pensam E tudo quanto as religiões ensinam?
REFERÊNCIA BIBLIOGRÁFICA
PESSOA, Fernando. Obra poética. Rio deJaneiro: Cia. José Aguilar Editora, 1972.
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“[...] curioso como certos episódios não abandonam a gente”
António Lobo Antunes
finalmente, na noite de ontem (29/11/2011), terminei de ler o livro Ontem não te vi em Babilónia, de António Lobo Antunes, são quatrocentas e trinta e cinco páginas pesadas que uma grande amiga me emprestou para eu me divertir nestas férias, não, não, apaguem tudo, tudo não, só o que se fala de páginas e de diversão, é um livro, não são páginas, é melancolia, não diversão
você aí, sim, que está lendo, pode achar estranho o jeito que estou a escrever, mas aprendi (será?) a fazê-lo como Lobo Antunes, que inicia os parágrafos, a não ser o primeiro de cada capítulo, com letras minúsculas, e finaliza os parágrafos sem pontos, e interpõe pensamentos distintos num mesmo parágrafo, e faz um jogo fantástico com a língua
sinceramente, achei muito estranho, no início, chegando eu a não entender várias frases, derivado (esta palavra é frequente) em parte do fato de ele não colocar muitas vírgulas, de tal modo que o próprio leitor, por seu conhecimento, entenda em que parte da(s) frase(s) ela(s) deveria(m) estar
o livro é composto por seis capítulos, cada um com quatro partes, três personagens são fixos: Ana Emília, uma mulher que não consegue esquecer-se do suicídio da filha, a qual contava quinze anos no ato, Osvaldo, um policial reformado que vive atormentado com lembranças do passado, entre elas, sua mãe, seu pai, seu casamento morto, e a esposa de Osvaldo, que, assim como o marido, e todos, remexe as lembranças da vida
como eu havia dito, cada capítulo é composto por quatro partes, mas eu só fiz referência a três personagens
bem, em cada capítulo dá-se voz a um personagem que faz parte das lembranças dos outros três
os nomes dos capítulos são horas, o primeiro, Meia noite, o segundo, Uma hora da manha, até Cinco horas da manhã, isto é (esta expressão também frequente), os personagens estão acordados, e a exposição das lembranças (somente as que eles querem expor) são feitas ao longo dessas horas
característica marcante do livro é a referência constante à ditadura, também representada em outras obras do escritor
ele foi médico do exército português na África
a parte principal do livro, a emocional, abstenho-me de falar dela a você, leitor, é uma experiência pessoal, forte, arrebatadora, que necessita de silêncio para ser vivida, leitura silêncio, a dor silêncio, o prazer silêncio, a morte silêncio, a vida
também silêncio?
o livro não é fácil
mas, quem quer facilidade são os fracos...
o autor foi laureado em 2007 com o Prêmio Camões, o maior da língua portuguesa, e, para mim, entra na lista de grandes escritores portugueses contemporâneos, ao lado de José Saramago e Vergílio Ferreira
como não poderia ser diferente, não abster-me-ei de citar alguns trechos da obra, pouquíssimos comparados aos que eu podia recolher e fazer um livro só para mim:
“em certas noites quando o passado nos vence mesmo que não falemos com ela uma mulher ajuda, há memórias que se movem e nos incomodam por dentro ao trocarem de lugar [...]” (ANTUNES, 2008, p. 270).
“[...] tudo se ausenta de nós com o passar da idade, feições, ideias e domingos no parque, ficam a surpresa o medo, uma pergunta aterrada
− O que foi?
e no caso de respondermos voltam a cara, não escutam, um vinco que não existia a crescer na bochecha, uma prega ou uma veia se é que possuem veias a suplicar
− Não digas” (ANTUNES, 2008, p. 118-119).
“[...] no outono ninguém consegue dormir e no entanto desci um instante no interior de mim quase a encontrar a lembrança do que fui e regressei à tona, [...] por que motivo só algumas fracções do corpo fazem parte de nós e as restantes sem utilidade alguma, incomodando, pesando, celulite, manchas, demasiada pele no pescoço, uma outra voz na nossa voz que nos completa as frases e treme [...]” (ANTUNES, 2008, p. 130).
“os olhos dele vazios e a calva sabedora, sempre temi que nos carecas se vissem as ideias aparafusando-se umas nas outras, soltando molas, vibrando, há relógios assim de mecanismo ao léu e um balançar de volantes, se eu fosse careca os sentimentos à mostra cobertos de cicatrizes e sardas [...]” (ANTUNES, 2008, p. 161).
“[...] o meu pai tirava o boné se passava um enterro e ficava quieto a olhá-lo, o enterro sumia-se na esquina e só então o meu pai o boné na cabeça, se ele agora aqui tirava-o a mim que não acabo de passar [...]” (ANTUNES, 2008, p. 286).
“[...] deviam chover lágrimas quando o coração pesa muito e há momentos, palavra de honra, não se compreende o motivo mas pesa, sente-se dentro o
(ia escrever incómodo e não incómodo conforme não tristeza, não dor, como se traduz isto, não sei)
deviam chover lágrimas quando o coração pesa muito e há momento palavra de honra que pesa” (ANTUNES, 2008, p. 324).
REFERÊNCIA BIBLIOGRÁFICA:
ANTUNES, António Lobo. Ontem não te vi em Babilónia. Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva, 2008.
Depois de inúmeros questionamentos, consegui entender que os deuses nos quais se acredita – pelo menos no caso do cristianismo (deve ser assim em várias outras religiões) – são diferentes, quando analisamos a imagem coletiva que se tem dos supostos deuses e a imagem construída individualmente.
Na verdade, "o homem nasce bom; a sociedade o corrompe" (Oi, Rousseau!)? Não.
Brincadeiras à parte, penso que esta ideia pode parecer difícil de ser entendida, porque as pessoas já “nascem” com crenças impostas. Você pode perguntar para qualquer cristão se ele acredita no que crê por realmente ter certeza ou porque foi ensinado desde pequeno. Em meio a alguns argumentos falhos, ele se explicará mal, na maioria dos casos.
Enfim, o que quero dizer, voltando ao ponto inicial, é que grande parte das pessoas são levadas a crer em algum deus pelo famoso argumento da Causa Primordial: tudo no mundo teria uma causa; se fôssemos em busca da causa primeira, esta seria "Deus". Este argumento supõe que tudo, necessariamente, deve ter uma causa, não aceitando, portanto, que pudéssemos estar na terra por acaso. Como "por acaso" dói em algumas pessoas, é mais fácil acreditar que há um irmão mais velho a nos olhar do alto. No entanto, essa ideia esbarra numa pergunta: “Qual a causa de ‘Deus’?”.
Em relação ao que eu disse no início, esse argumento é o que leva muitas pessoas a crerem em seres superiores. As igrejas, dominadoras de religiões, fazem com que as pessoas se confundam e achem de fato que o deus pregado coletivamente é o mesmo deus individual, aquele nascido do argumento que eu expus.
Como boa parte das pessoas não têm capacidade de perceber que o deus coletivo é fruto de imposição de homens, elas acatam essa divindade entendida como se fosse a mesma para todos os indivíduos, mas entram em conflito individual quando a divindade coletiva destoa da individual.
Na verdade, a criação dessa divindade coletiva (ou deus coletivo) nasce do argumento já exposto; e sua imposição é um fator que impõe modos de conduta, códigos morais. No caso do cristianismo, há um livro que depois de muito tempo recebeu a alcunha de “Palavra de ‘Deus’”. Mesmo que algumas de suas partes sejam ultrapassadas – e que já se tenham sido provadas as inúmeras contradições e falsidades existentes nele –, os dominadores do deus coletivo ainda insistem em impô-las, posto que querem dominar.
Indicações de leitura:
Bíblia: verdade e ficção, de Robin Lane Fox Por que não sou cristão e No que acredito, de Bertrand Russell O anticristo, de Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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A partir da invenção do fogo, ficou clara a capacidade que o homem possui em criar. Fora necessário ver a maçã cair na cabeça de um gênio, ou mesmo entender lutas de classes para que se tivesse noção do conhecimento que a humanidade pode produzir. Passadas duas revoluções industriais, e agora vivenciar a terceira, o ser encontra-se em um dilema entre benefícios e malefícios do avanço tecnológico. Talvez, a solução esteja em um meio termo, talvez não.
Não se deve radicalizar, muito menos banalizar os aspectos positivos com o advento da tecnologia na contemporaneidade. Sabe-se que facilitou-se a comunicação entre pessoas em lugares diferentes; expansão da globalização; houve melhoria e avanço da medicina; ocorreu um alavancamento das engenharias e um controle maior sobre catástrofes naturais.
Contudo, os infortúnios podem falar mais alto. Não é novidade o fato de como o sistema econômico no qual vivemos, juntamente com esse desenvolvimento, proporcionam um aumento da alienação. Acarretam a perda dos sentimentos humanitaristas e tornam os indivíduos mais individualistas. Consequentemente, as coisas se viram mais e mais obsoletas e falta percepção para encarar os fatos, visto que tudo se tornou tão fácil.
Se continuarmos com o sistema capitalista e o crescimento tecnológico, a moeda de troca continuará contendo duas faces. Sendo que esta, não consegue se equilibrar em pé, da mesma forma que não conseguimos beneficiar igualmente burguesia e proletariado. Cabe a sociedade definir, e delimitar até onde esses avanços chegarão. Ou se não, nos transformaremos em simples criados-mudos.
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O que venho apresentar aqui é um simples esboço de algo que me apareceu instantaneamente, um insight, como diriam alguns, num ambiente um tanto caótico: um transporte coletivo. Mas como as grandes ideias - dizem - surge do caos, eis que aqui montarei um modelo lúdico (montado racionalmente num percurso de vinte minutos, aproximadamente) de dois conceitos: matéria e forma, os quais pretendo usar na segunda parte deste breve ensaio, sem pretensão de ser algo incólume, impassível de críticas. Se alguém já tiver elaborado raciocínio parecido considere como um raciocínio convergente, coincidente.
Antes de ingressar no modelo e no âmbito do escopo principal, cabe apreciar o que entendemos por lúdico, e por que utilizar tal ferramenta. Lúdico, em nosso sentido, seria algo que, por intermédio de apelo aos sentidos, utilizando-se de aspectos concretos (no nosso caso visuais), desemboca em uma explicitação de algo abstrato, tornando fácil a sua compreensão. Ingressemos, então, na tentativa de esboçar um modelo conceitual de matéria e de forma.
Quando se fala em forma e matéria (ou formal e material), imagina-se o primeiro como algo que não está no plano fático, que apenas informa um sentido abstrato, que possa ou não tornar-se concreto. Ao contrário, ao material se associa a ideia de faticidade, realidade prática - o que é. A forma deve ser; é modelo. A matéria é, existe, faz real e concreta. E, aí, entremos na visão lúdica. Invocaremos, para isto, elementos da geometria.
Pensemos num retângulo. Um polígono de quatro lados, sendo que pelo menos dois de seus lados tenham a mesma medida e sejam paralelos. Falando-se nesta forma geométrica tem-se que é modelo, abstração, porquanto ela não existe enquanto tal, não tem realidade por si mesma, é construção abstrata, retirada do mundo material. Expliquemo-nos. Quando vemos um livro percebemos a forma retangular, mas estamos diante de um livro, não de um retângulo, que é a abstração da forma encontrada na matéria. O ser humano, racional que é, e capacitado do dom de abstrair, percebe as formas, isolando-as e nomeando-as. Forma é, portanto, modelo.
Pensemos, agora, em um paralelepípedo. Temos um sólido geométrico, matéria portanto. Ora, notamos logo que ele será composto por formas, as quais conformarão a matéria palpável e que não mais atém-se ao modelo, porém adquire corpo próprio.
Este esboço perfunctório, ora apresentado, não tem um fim em si mesmo. Mas recairá sobre algo que anteriormente a nosso raciocínio sobre forma e matéria (material e formal) pairava em nossa mente: a questão da igualdade formal e material.
Se em nosso ensaio pretendemos - e se não ficou claro, agora esclarecemos - afirmamar que a matéria (ou o material) contém a forma (ou o formal), utilizaremos esse mesmo modelo para desenvolver um modelo de igualdade material que depende da forma.
Diz-se que igualdade formal é aquela que está na lei. Melhor, é aquela que preceitua que todos são iguais perante a lei. A material, consensualmente, é a que efetivamente se visualiza. E aí, quando afirmamos que a igualdade material depende da forma queremos significar o seguinte: por mais que se pretenda que todos sejam identificados de modo semelhante perante determinada ordem jurídica, não basta só a forma primária (a que diz que todos são iguais perante a lei), mas outras formas que garantam a ''materialidade'' dos desiguais.
Voltemos ao modelo lúdico, utilizando-se de um exemplo um tanto esdrúxulo. Se queremos construir um puff em forma de um prisma hexagonal não usaremos somente um hexágono, encontraremos retângulos para compor o corpo sólido, a matéria, isto é, precisaremos de outras formas (outros modelos) que comporão a estrutura total.
Concebemos a igualdade (material), portanto, como algo que se identifica com este sólido, ou seja, que além da forma principal ou originária (declarando que todos são iguais perante a lei), exige outras formas que permitam diferenciar e promover a consecução material. Daí então modelos de discriminação positiva, ou melhor, critérios de discrímen que permitam identificar os modelos distintos, encontrando formas que deem sustentação à igualdade material, isto é, a igualdade efetiva, das quais seriam exemplos as ações afirmativas.
Que fique bem claro que isto é um ensaio, uma posição apenas lúdica, que tenta justificar sensivelmente um modelo 'intervencionista', isto é, que não compreenda a aspiração de igualdade (e de uma aspiração - por que não? - de justiça) como algo autopoiético; afinal a igualdade de tratamento perante a lei por si só não garante o tratamento equânime nas relações humanas de fato. Como ensaio, é mera opinião não fundamentada em conteúdos empíricos, é um tanto informal e subjetivo.
Salvador, sábado, 05 de novembro de 2011
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Certo dia, um louco passou entre meus amigos e gritou: "Deus morreu, Deus morreu!" Bravos com as palavras do louco, meus amigos e eu espancamo-lo e a ele dissemos: "Maluco! Deus nunca morrerá, blasfemo!". O louco, que ali ia de passagem, acto contínuo nos disse: "Olhem só para vocês! Pelo menos uma vez olhem sem os olhos com os quais costumam olhar! Pelo menos uma vez olhem para si sem essa moral pobre com que vocês se vangloriam! Uma vez somente reparem no que fazem: pois foi assim que vocês o mataram, o Deus decadente que vocês fizeram morrer! Mas eu nem precisaria falar nada: assim como vocês me matariam por a verdade ser dita por mim, vocês o mataram por não atender mais aos vossos desejos! Olhem bem: vocês o mataram, mas substituíram-no por algo melhor: agora vocês apenas o veneram, não são mais o mínimo que deveriam ser para serem considerados dignos do que se nomeiam; o único digno morreu (sem ao menos nascer) há dois mil anos, e nunca vocês o honraram.
TEXTO INSPIRADO NO TEXTO "O INSENSATO", PRESENTE NO LIVRO QUINTO DE A GAIA CIÊNCIA, DE FRIEDRICH WILHELM NIETZSCHE.
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Dos conferencias para los cursos de extranjeros, en la Universidad de Frieburg.
15 y 16 de agosto de 1934
Ustedes querrán saber, qué es la Universidad Alemana. Querrán experimentar, sobretodo, lo que pasa actualmente en la Universidad Alemana.
El camino más corto para responder a estas preguntas es el siguiente: que describamos las instalaciones de la Universidad Alemana y su constitución. Echaremos un vistazo a la multiplicidad de las universidades, en particular. Al proceder de esta forma, recibiremos efectivamente una imagen externa de la Universidad Alemana. Y no habremos entendido, por tanto, aún, su naturaleza interna. Y es justamente de eso, solamente, de lo que se trata.
Pero, ¿cómo debemos comprender la esencia interna de la universidad? Sobre esto ha de darnos noticias la historia de la Universidad Alemana; puesto que esa historia es la historia del espíritu alemán. Y la historia del espíritu alemán es el destino del pueblo alemán.
Sin embargo, no podemos seguir con tanto detalle esta historia, en estos dos breves cursos. Ni tampoco es preciso hacerlo; pues la estructura de la actual Universidad Alemana es aún relativamente joven. Ha nacido hace 125 años. Cuando se fundara la por aquel entonces Nueva Universidad de Berlín. Según este modelo fueron reorganizadas todas las otras universidades que existían; y por este modelo se gestaron, a su vez, las nuevas fundaciones que le siguieron (Breslau en el Este, Bonn el Oeste). De manera que: la historia de la Universidad Alemana es la historia del siglo 19.
Sólo que, la historia, no es para nosotros, tan sólo, lo pasado. La historia es también, y efectivamente, lo que está pasando hoy - el presente. Pues, el presente tiene su sentido en que él se anticipa al futuro, para configurarlo. Nuestro presente actual alemán, empero, se ha llenado de un gran vuelco [Umwälzung], que atraviesa [hindurchgreift] la existencia histórica completa de nuestro pueblo. El comienzo de este vuelco [trastorno], lo observamos nosotros en la Revolución Nacionalsocialista.
Nuestra consideración se divide, por tanto, en tres partes; revisaremos
I. la organización externa y la constitución de la Universidad Alemana.
II. el devenir de la actual Universidad Alemana en el siglo 19.
III. el devenir de la futura Universidad Alemana en el presente inmediato.
Consideraremos en la hora de hoy la Parte I. y II., y mañana lo haremos con la III. Parte.
I. La organización externa y la constitución de la Universidad Alemana
Ustedes entran y salen, aquí, a diario, por el edificio de la universidad. Ya han vivido el final del semestre y observado a los estudiantes en su diario vivir y su ajetreo. El trabajo de los estudiantes transcurre en forma sencilla. Oyen las lecciones de los profesores. En compañía de ellos trabajan determinadas preguntas y tareas para sus respectivos ramos, participando en ejercicios y seminarios. Estos últimos se ordenan en los que son para principiantes y los para alumnos avanzados. Lo que vale también para el trabajo práctico en los institutos de ciencias naturales y en las clínicas. El conjunto de la enseñanza sirve al objetivo principal que es entregar una preparación científica para las profesiones superiores y públicas de juez, de médico, de profesor de escuelas superiores, de párroco. Estas profesiones se han llamado superiores, pues su ejercicio está fundado en una cabal formación científica. Pero, ciencia significa: una forma superior de saber.
El trabajo de enseñanza [Unterrichtsarbeit] de la universidad se halla distribuido en las diferentes Facultades, ordenadas del mismo modo las unas con las otras. Según la vieja usanza se suelen enumerar estas en el orden que sigue: Facultad de Teología, Facultad de Derecho, Facultad de Medicina y Facultad de Filosofía.
La última de las nombradas [la de Filosofía] ha sido dividida, en algunas universidades - como en la nuestra- en la Facultad de Filosofía en sentido estrecho (la Sección histórico-filosófica) y la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas; a veces, se le agrega a ésta además una Sección de Ciencias Agronómicas o Forestales. A su vez, la formación de ingenieros y arquitectos tiene lugar en las así llamadas Escuelas Técnicas Superiores.
Cada una de las Facultades en particular está bajo la dirección de un decano. Los cinco decanos constituyen todos, junto a muchos otros docentes destinados para lo mismo, el Senado. Este se encuentra, así como toda la Universidad, bajo la dirección del Rector. El Rector y los decanos han sido elegidos hasta ahora, cada año, de nuevo, por el cuerpo de profesores de la Universidad. La administración general se ha resumido en la secretaría de la Universidad y la Caja. Y toda universidad incluye una Biblioteca universitaria, que es en sí autónoma.
El tiempo lectivo [Unterrichtszeit] se halla repartido en un semestre de verano (Mayo, Junio y Julio) y un semestre de invierno (Noviembre, Diciembre, Enero y Febrero). Cada estudiante que ha sido aceptado por la universidad a través de una matriculación, se halla inscrito en una Facultad. Pero, también tiene el derecho de tomar cursos y ejercicios prácticos en otras Facultades. Apto para realizar estudios universitarios lo está tan únicamente quien posee el certificado de estudios secundarios [Reifezeugnis]. El que se obtiene mediante una prueba final, saliendo de la Educación Secundaria: del Gymnasium, del Realgymnasium, o de la Oberrealschule.
El objetivo [final] de los estudios universitarios es, por regla, el examen de estado: es decir, aquella prueba científica prescrita por el estado y realizada a través de una comisión estatal, y que se constituye en el primer requisito para el ejercicio de la profesión como médico, juez y profesor.
Para el estudio de los diferentes ramos existen planes de estudio. Sin embargo, a cada estudiante se le ha dejado la libertad para armar el plan curricular de sus estudios. La duración de los estudios se extiende, por lo general, entre ocho y doce semestres (4-6 años). Y ya que, tanto el pago de aranceles para los estudios, como también la estadía en la ciudad universitaria, tienen que ser pagadas por los mismos estudiantes, es que predomina la inteligente tendencia de acabar, en lo posible y en el tiempo más breve, con los estudios. Para estudiantes de menos recursos, se puede contar en una medida más limitada con la reducción, o bien con la eliminación total de los aranceles. De cualquier modo, debido a la guerra y a la inflación fueron destruidas casi totalmente las antiguas fundaciones que otorgaban becas.
Fuera del examen de estado existe la posibilidad de promover o realizar Estudios de Posgrado; que es aquella prueba científica la cual es dada sólo por las Facultades y que tiene como objetivo la obtención del Grado de Doctor.
Los estudiantes no están ligados a ninguna universidad; pueden postular a su antojo a cualquier universidad que deseen. Por medio de este mecanismo, los alemanes del norte pueden conocer el sur, los alemanes del oeste el este, y viceversa. Del mismo modo, se producen cambios de una universidad grande a una pequeña; y a la inversa, este tren va normalmente de la gran ciudad hacia las hermosas [por su paisaje] y apaciblemente situadas ciudades universitarias. Los docentes también migran, porque pueden ser llamados profesionalmente de una universidad a otra. La instalación [Einrichtung] de las veintitrés únicas universidades alemanas es en todas partes, en principio, la misma. Se suelen distinguir, más que nada, por su tamaño. Nuestra universidad más grande, la Universidad de Berlín, tiene alrededor de 14000 estudiantes; la más pequeña, Rostock tiene sólo 900; y Friburgo, más o menos, 3000.
Sin embargo, en los últimos 25 años ha crecido enormemente el número de estudiantes, en comparación con tiempos anteriores. En el período que va entre 1910 y 1930, el número de estudiantes en las universidades se elevó de cerca de 50.000 hasta 100.000. La cifra se duplicó, mientras que frente a eso el número de universidades solamente aumentó en tres más: Frankfurt, Colonia y Hamburgo; y no obstante, de estas tres, ha de restársele, nuevamente, la de Estrasburgo, que se perdió después de la guerra. Se dice que: el rebalse de las universidades alemanes ha perjudicado mucho el trabajo educativo de las escuelas superiores después de la guerra. Pero, las cosas son, justamente, al revés. Las universidades han permitido el desborde, puesto que ya estaban dañadas en su fuerza interna. Pero esto lo entenderemos recién, una vez que nos dirijamos al II. Tema de la tarde.
II. El devenir de la Universidad Alemana en el siglo 19.
Preguntamos, ahora, por la historia de la Universidad Alemana. Y, en verdad, con la intención de concebir su esencia más interna. O - como solemos decir, brevemente - el espíritu. Con esto se mienta la mentalidad [Gesinnung], desde la cual la universidad dispone y fundamenta su tarea. Con “espíritu” mentamos la actitud [Haltung], con la cual la universidad ejecuta y defiende su tarea. Por tanto, si ahora preguntamos por la historia, prescindimos del cuento acerca de cómo surgieron las actuales instalaciones externas. Nos permitiremos dejarlas tanto más de lado, puesto que estas instalaciones se retrotraen, en parte, hasta el Medioevo. Y muestran desde entonces una fuerte tendencia a la persistencia [Beständigkeit]. De allí proviene también el importante hecho que jamás podrá pasarse por alto al ir a emitir un juicio acerca de la universidad, y es que: con frecuencia, las formas externas se han mantenido siendo aún las mismas, y el espíritu se ha transformado en uno diferente. No obstante, frecuentemente, también, se han modificado de muchas formas las instalaciones y el espíritu (y con relación a esto, su deterioro, también: Ungeist) ha permanecido el mismo.
Preguntamos: ¿De dónde y cómo es que adviene un espíritu nuevo a la Universidad Alemana, a principios del siglo 19? El siglo anterior, el siglo 18, lo solemos denominar: la Edad de la Ilustración y de la Revolución Francesa. Estas corrientes espirituales y movimientos políticos sacan su fuerza impulsora y sus orientaciones, en general, a partir de la aparición del espíritu moderno - de la modernidad. Esta se había distanciado del Medioevo. El nacimiento del espíritu moderno se lleva a cabo como una modificación de la posición del hombre [Umwandlung der Stellung des Menschen] al interior de la totalidad del ente. Esta modificación es, dicho de un modo más preciso, la emancipación del hombre de sus ligazones anteriores. A ello hay que agregar una meditación en torno a las facultades y a los poderes propios del hombre. Esta emancipación [Befreiung] se lleva a cabo en tres direcciones principales.
1. El desligarse del régimen de vida sobrenatural de la iglesia cristiana y de la autoridad de los dogmas. El hombre traslada su acción y su saber a las energías propias del cálculo del mundo, de la invención, del descubrimiento y de la conquista de tierras extrañas y territorios por el globo.
2. El desligarse del hombre de sus lazos con las criaturas naturales, con los seres vivos y lo orgánico. Conversión [Umdeutung] de toda la naturaleza a lo mecánico calculable, a lo que es controlable según las máquinas.
3. El desligarse del hombre fuera de su comunidad y de las regulaciones originarias. El hombre que se sabe a sí mismo [algo] individual, es el elemento normativo y el fundamento configurador de la nueva regulación. La comunidad se hace ahora una sociedad, es decir, una asociación de muchos individuos, en virtud de su compromiso y su contrato de acuerdo a una racionalidad. El estado se halla fundado sobre un contrato.
Emancipación, libertad, en esta significación múltiple, se ha de tornar en la consigna y palabra mágica de los siglos venideros.
Por la época del cambio del siglo 18 al 19, los alemanes se convierten, sin embargo, en cualquier otra cosa - salvo en libres. El antiguo Reich se había derrumbado como poder unificador y disuelto en un puñado de insignificantes Estados [Kleinstaaterei], sin dirección alguna y desarraigados. El único Estado alemán que aún existía fundado en sí mismo, por aquel entonces, Prusia, fue sometido por Napoleón y sus aliados, en 1806/7. Pero - en medio de toda esa impotencia política, de todo ese desmembramiento estatal, de toda esa miseria del pueblo vivía aún y vivía ya una Alemania secreta. Desde el apremio más interno y bajo el yugo de la servidumbre externa surgía una nueva libertad. Esto quiere decir que: La esencia de la libertad fue concebida de nuevo e implantada en el saber y en la voluntad de los alemanes.
Tres grandes potencias tuvieron su influjo reunidas en esto: 1. la Nueva poesía alemana (Klopstock, Herder, Goethe, Schiller y el Romanticismo), 2. la Nueva filosofía alemana (Kant, Fichte, Schleiermacher, Schelling, Hegel), y 3. la Nueva voluntad política alemana de los señores y los soldados del estado prusiano (Freiherr von Stein, Hardenberg, Humboldt, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau y von Clausewitz). Poetas y pensadores crearon un mundo espiritual nuevo, en el que fueran comprendidos y pensados en su conjunto el predominio de la naturaleza y de los poderes de la historia unificados en la esencia del absoluto.
Se despertó a la consciencia que fe y saber, lenguaje y arte, poesía y educación, tienen sus raíces y medidas en el pueblo. Lo que determinaba la esencia del hombre era la esencia natural e histórica del espíritu de un pueblo [Volkgeist] y no las reglas de un mero entendimiento, ni los cálculos de una razón mundana que oscila libremente. Por entonces surgía, también, y no por azar, el término que designa lo popular o lo comunitario [Volkstum]. Este nuevo saber y querer se extendió necesariamente también sobre el Estado. Éste no fue pensado más como fuerza ciega e unilateral, que se aprovecha de todo a través de ciertos actos violentos [Gewalttätige]. Sino que el Estado fue previsto como una ordenación vital y una ley, en la cual y por la cual el pueblo mismo conquistase su unidad y la seguridad de su duración.
Libertad tendrá para los alemanes, ahora, un sonido y sentido nuevos. Libertad significa: ligazón [Bindung] con la ley del espíritu de un pueblo, la cual se ha de confirmar [s. herausstellt], de modo ejemplar, en las obras de poetas, pensadores y estadistas. Libertad significa: obligación ligada de ese modo con la voluntad del Estado. Libertad es responsabilidad para con el destino de un pueblo.
Este espíritu despertó y dispuso, en aquel entonces, para los alemanes, la tarea de su historia. Y la vía para su realización tuvo que ser una muy larga y difícil.
Pero ahora nos preguntamos: ¿Cómo es que surge mediante este nuevo espíritu de la libertad, y a partir de él, la Nueva Universidad Alemana? Libertad quiere decir: ligazón con la ley del todo. Una ligazón semejante se cumple en el saber acerca del todo y de sus leyes, y en el querer de aquello. Saber y querer han de ser despertados, conducidos, consolidados y siempre renovados. Esto, empero, es el sentido y la tarea de la educación. En el despertar de esa nueva libertad en tanto ligazón se halla la exigencia interna por una nueva educación. La educación para el saber ocurre en la escuela. La educación para el supremo saber acerca de las leyes y los ámbitos de la existencia completa de un pueblo precisa de una escuela superior. De esa forma resulta el plan para la fundación de una Nueva Universidad. La que tendría que ser instalada allí, donde se reunía, por aquel entonces, el saber y el querer de la nueva libertad: en Berlín. Wilhelm von Humboldt fue llamado, entonces, por el rey de Prusia, a dirigir la enseñanza de la misma. En el breve lapso de su actividad pública (5/4 años) realizó efectivamente el plan dispuesto por los filósofos para la Universidad de Berlín, en el año de 1810.
Cuatro hechos fueron significativos para el inicio de esta universidad:
1. Era una nueva creación; a saber, las nuevas tareas no fueron trasladadas desde una universidad previamente existente con sus lineamientos y costumbres consolidadas. La nueva fundación no tenía el lastre de lo viejo y envejecido.
2. El peso principal no fue puesto en la organización externa, sino en la vocación y la unión de hombres hábiles, de creativos pensadores y profesores ejemplares. Wilhelm von Humboldt escribió, por entonces, de modo explícito, él mismo: “Precisamente se hace un llamado a los hombres diestros y se deja que sea la Nueva Universidad la que se vaya enmarcando paulatinamente en esto.”
3. El centro portador y determinante de la Nueva Universidad fue la Facultad de Filosofía. La educación para el saber fue dirigido por una orientación filosófica comprensiva de la conexión interna de todas las regiones esenciales del saber y de los modos de proceder pertinentes a su trabajo.
4. La fundación no fue pensada como una instancia prusiana particular, sino querida explícitamente como escuela superior ejemplar para el despertar y el perfeccionamiento creador del espíritu alemán. Por eso tuvo que limitarse en lo posible el influjo del estado. La universidad obtuvo libertad de enseñanza y de aprendizaje sobre la base y en el marco de su gran determinación.
La Nueva Universidad no fue erigida para mejorar la formación prácticotécnica de las profesiones. Tampoco con el objeto de corregir la enseñanza y las ciencias, sino que con esta nueva fundación, el estado ponía de manifiesto su voluntad de educar al pueblo mediante la universidad, yendo de su espíritu histórico hasta su propia esencia, para ligarlo con su propia ley, esto es, para dejarlo libre y en eso conducirlo a la unidad.
Esta voluntad estatal convirtió a la misma universidad en un sitio libre para la educación y le confirió la misión más alta posible.
Una monstruosa tarea había sido dispuesta. ¿Cómo es que pudo cumplir la Universidad Alemana esta tarea en el siglo 19? ¿Cuán lejos permaneció, en principio, en esta tarea? ¿De qué modo pudo el mismo estado permanecer fiel a su voluntad inicial?
Sólo podemos contestar estas preguntas aquí a grandes rasgos. Con tal objeto distinguiremos dentro de la amplia historia de la universidad en el siglo 19, dos períodos. El primero que va de 1830 a 1860/70. Y el segundo que se continúa desde la época de fundación del II. Reich, por Bismarck, hasta la Primera Guerra Mundial.
Durante el primer período se lleva a cabo un desarrollo fructífero de las nuevas tareas de las universidades en un determinado respecto: Se consigue, por vez primera, la amplia fundación de las ciencias históricas del espíritu; al mismo tiempo que en el dominio de las ciencias naturales, se van fundando los institutos de investigación, desde los que irán saliendo muy pronto importantes investigadores y profesores. El motivo realmente determinante para esta época de prosperidad de las ciencias históricas y de la naturaleza, reside en que su preguntar y pensar están puestos todavía bajo el influjo de la gran filosofía del Idealismo Alemán. Si bien, los sistemas y las doctrinas de los filósofos habían perdido ya su efectividad inmediata, del mismo modo tanto más perdurable se tornaba el efecto mediato. Así [pasaba, al menos], en la investigación histórica de la construcción de las lenguas, de las formas de la gran poesía, de la constitución de la naturaleza viviente. Las ciencias todavía eran llevadas por la idea de un saber acerca del todo de lo que puede saberse; sus preguntas concernían siempre a conexiones y leyes esenciales de sus regiones. La palabra y el concepto “ciencia” tenia todavía el significado de un saber, que se dirige necesariamente al todo y, por tanto, que es necesariamente en sí mismo filosófico. De allí que los planteamientos de las ciencias naturales y los de las ciencias históricas tuviesen aún una gran fuerza de irradiación. El pensamiento histórico logró entrar en las ciencias del derecho y en las ciencias del estado por Niebuhr y, sobretodo, por Savigny. Por eso, ésta [última] se vio obligada a convertirse en un pensamiento radical y vivo de cuestiones acerca del espíritu de un pueblo, la educación de las leyes y el estado. Savigny demostró que el derecho no surge sólo, ni preponderantemente del pensamiento normativo formal de la legislación [Gesetzgebung], sino tal como el lenguaje [lo hace] con el espíritu comunitario de los pueblos, con sus creencias y costumbres. Savigny enseño también de una forma menos evidente, y en relación con la esencia del estado, que la libertad y la falta de libertad política no dependen de la forma del estado, sino, ante todo, de si el poder de un estado se halla enraizado en la naturaleza y la historia de un pueblo o si se agota únicamente en la arbitrariedad de los que detentan el poder individualmente y de los gobiernos.
En las ciencias naturales es Alexander von Humboldt quien presiona para salir por sobre la especulación filosófica hacia una visión más amplia y rica de la naturaleza. En la zona limítrofe entre la ciencia natural y la ciencia espiritual surgió la geografía comparada de Karl Ritter. Las ciencias naturales, por su parte, hicieron fecundar a la medicina. De esa forma, el espíritu científico fue extendió desde las dos regiones principales de la Facultad de Filosofía, la historia por una parte y la naturaleza por la otra, a la Facultad de Derecho y a la Facultad de Medicina. Pero naturaleza e historia eran apreciadas, por su parte, como las formas máximas de manifestación del espíritu absoluto, que fuera concebido por la filosofía. En este lapso de tiempo, la filosofía era vista como el centro interno de todas las ciencias. También la teología fue determinada, tanto en sus disciplinas históricas (Historia de la Iglesia y Exégesis) como en las especulativas (Dogmática y Doctrina Moral), desde el espíritu vivo de la Facultad de Filosofía.
Sólo que, con este auge de las ciencias se ocultaba, simultáneamente, también, ya, un peligro. Los campos del saber se fueron ensanchando cada vez más y el material de aquello que podía saberse se fue haciendo cada vez más múltiple. Los investigadores se fueron vinculando cada vez más con recintos individuales. Se rompe el nexo con los otros campos de saberes; al interior de la ciencia misma singular se pasa por alto cada vez más la totalidad. El instinto filosófico vivo cede terreno a las ciencias. Incluso más - cuanto más autónomas se volvieron las ciencias en adelante, tanto más agudo se hizo ahora, incluso, el alejamiento explícito de la filosofía. La ciencia se convirtió en ciencia propiamente dicha, cuanto más exclusiva se desplegó ella en ciencia autónoma individual y se desligó del suelo raíz de la filosofía. Este aislamiento y desarraigo [Vereinzelung und Entwurzelung] de las ciencias se vio fortalecido mediante la aparición de la técnica y del pensamiento técnico. El proceder y el método consiguieron la supremacía sobre aquello que cada vez era alcanzado mediante el método.
La técnica fomentaba la industrialización y el surgimiento del proletariado y, con ello, la desgarrante división [Zerreibung] del pueblo en clases y partidos.
Faltaba un poder originario, espiritualmente vinculante y unificador. La cosmovisión se convirtió en un asunto relativo al punto de vista del individuo, de los grupos y de los partidos. El sentido originario de la libertad como ligazón para con la ley del espíritu de un pueblo se tornó en lo opuesto: lo arbitrario de las visiones y de la opinión del individuo.
El mismo Estado terminó viendo en las universidades cada vez más al establecimiento educador práctico-técnico para sus funcionarios públicos. Cada una de las Facultades individuales se convirtieron en organismos de fines, en escuelas profesionales.
Así es como se ha ido preparando aquella postura espiritual [die geistige Lage] de la Universidad Alemana, que encontramos por el año 1870. El período que continúa ahora hasta la Primera Guerra Mundial trajo para la universidad un ulterior potenciamiento de las aspiraciones ya vivas. El progreso de las ciencias - [es decir] el ir de descubrimiento en descubrimiento hasta el infinito; y la internacionalización creciente de las ciencias particulares. Todo esto devino un valor cultural en sí mismo. Investigar en aras de la investigación, siendo indiferente el qué sea investigado, en eso consistía su principio.
Llego a ser evidente que, las ciencias particulares ya no se entendían más las unas contra las otras. La literatura sobre las cosas [específicas] se hizo más importante que las cosas mismas. Y la literatura se convirtió muy pronto en una oportunidad para los editores y sus grandes negocios.
Las Facultades individuales se fueron transformando, sin parar, en las cerradas escuelas superiores. Cada una de ellas desarrollaba en sí misma un negocio enorme y fructífero. Las ciencias particulares buscaban su unidad ahora en los congresos internacionales de sus campos respectivos del saber [Fachgebiete] y de su expansión potenciada aún más por estos. Cada cual se esforzaba en salirse de la unidad originaria del saber. La universidad perdió su cierre espiritual [geist. Geschlossenheit]. Las facultades se mantuvieron juntas aún externamente sólo gracias a una administración común y por la hueca idea de colaborar por sí mismas en el fomento en general falto de todo objetivo de la así llamada cultura.
Sin embargo, el error más grande consistió en que esta universidad haya creído, pensando en su origen histórico, que se encontraba cumpliendo con la tarea que alguna vez le hubiese sido impuesta. Comparado con esta tarea, la historia de la Universidad Alemana durante el siglo 19, a pesar de todos sus brillos y progresos, no es más que un equívoco y un derrumbamiento interior. Comparado con la multiplicación y la expansión del material del saber, con la perfección y la seguridad de los métodos y la técnica de la investigación, con el rendimiento de los investigadores particulares, [comparado con todo esto:] este desarrollo es un “despegue” [Aufstieg].
Pero, ¿con qué vara tenemos y debemos medir a la ciencia? Esa es la cuestión que debe ser la decisión. Esta ya había sido, de inmediato, algo vivo antes de la irrupción de la Primera Guerra Mundial, para un pequeño círculo de jóvenes alemanes. Su más grande exhortador, aún no del todo comprendido, fue Federico Nietzsche, el último gran filósofo de los alemanes.
Pero, a final de este siglo, anticipando de lejos lo venidero, se paraba solitario, el filósofo. Y sin embargo la decisión acerca del sentido de la ciencia y sobre la esencia de la universidad, no cabía que se la tomase aún [noch konnte nicht fallen].
Primero, tendría que venir el apremio supremo de la Primera Guerra Mundial e, incluso, el apremio más profundo del quiebre a través de la revuelta marxista. Este apremio del pueblo creó lentamente nuevas necesidades. Y fue despertando en el pueblo la necesidad de un guía [Führer], él que debía llevar nuevamente al pueblo de vuelta de su autoperdición hacia su propia definición/determinación y a una nueva voluntad de existencia [Daseinswillen].
Mañana buscaremos aclararnos, a este respecto, cuál es la tarea que ha puesto la nueva realidad alemana a las universidades; y cual [sea] la voluntad que aquí ha vuelto a revivir.
III. El devenir de la futura Universidad Alemana en el presente inmediato
El presente inmediato es el tiempo, en el que estamos. Lo que acontece, ahora, es una modificación de la realidad alemana. Esta transformación [Verwandlung] significa configuración del porvenir. Lo que acontece ahora, sin embargo, se viene preparando desde la Primera Guerra Mundial. El devenir de la futura Universidad Alemana lo comprenderemos sólo cuando nos hayamos aclarado la posición y la tarea de la universidad dentro del acontecer actual. Haremos esto en tres Partes. Consideraremos:
1. Las fuerzas determinantes en la preparación de la Revolución Nacionalsocialista y la actitud de la Universidad.
2. La esencia de la Revolución Nacionalsocialista como transformación de la realidad alemana.
3. La nueva tarea de la Universidad Alemana.
Nuestra exposición ha de limitarse naturalmente a los rasgos básicos. La descripción de los datos singulares y de las circunstancias más cercanas, todo lo “anecdótico” ha de ser dejado de lado. Pero, hasta, si el tiempo lo permitiera, el adentrarse en esto, no nos sería lícito hacerlo; pues lo que nos atañe aquí, es comprender lo esencial. Sólo habiendo comprendido esto, tendríamos recién la vista adecuada para lo así llamados hechos. Por otro lado, ha de destacarse también lo siguiente: Si probamos comprender lo esencial del acontecer actual, entonces ello no puede significar que nosotros lo expliquemos, es decir, que lo derivemos mediante el entendimiento desde causas. La historia, y con mayor razón la historia decisiva, no puede ser explicada jamás. Seguirá siendo un misterio. Y el misterio sólo lo capturaremos como uno tal, en la medida que - cooperando y colaborando con él - nos decidamos a favor o en contra de él.
1. Las fuerzas determinantes en la preparación de la Revolución Nacionalsocialista y la actitud de la Universidad
La verdadera preparación para la Revolución Nacionalsocialista comenzó, de inmediato, inconscientemente, en la Primera Guerra Mundial y, ciertamente, durante ésta. En el Frente [de batalla] se realizó una experiencia totalmente nueva. Allí se creó una idea totalmente nueva de comunidad [Gemeinschaft]. Este espíritu nuevo del Frente portaba en sí mismo la fuerte voluntad, de hacerse realmente efectivo después de la guerra como fuerza determinante en la existencia del pueblo. Sucedía allí algo que, recién hoy, captamos y vemos plenamente. Estamos acostumbrados a considerar los sucesos históricos, por ejemplo, las guerras, por sus resultados externos y a evaluarlos por sus consecuencias exteriores. Constatamos así la existencia de vencedores y vencidos. Vemos modificarse las fronteras de los países y cosas semejantes. Y no obstante todo el sentido histórico de los siniestros acontecimientos, que solemos llamar “Primera Guerra Mundial” se hallan más allá de la cuestión sobre la culpa y la falta de culpa de su causalidad, más allá de la cuestión de la alternativa entre imperialismo o pacifismo.
Con la constatación de vencedores y vencidos no se acierta, de ninguna manera, con la auténtica decisión; porque la decisión es una decisión espiritual. Concierne a la mentalidad y a la actitud de todos los pueblos. La Primera Guerra Mundial constituye para cualquier pueblo la gran prueba de si éste será capaz de transformar de un modo en sí mismo histórico y espiritual este acontecimiento. La Primera Guerra Mundial es la cuestión que se hace a cada pueblo en particular, de si lo que desean estos mediante este acontecimiento es envejecer o rejuvenecer.
El despertar del espíritu del Frente en la guerra y su consolidación tras ella no es otra cosa sino la transformación creadora de este acontecimiento en una fuerza que configure la existencia venidera.
El espíritu del frente [de combate] es la voluntad sapiente de una nueva comunidad. ¿De qué tipo es ésta? La comunidad tiene el carácter de la camaradería [Kameradschaft]. Ésta es un tipo de pertenencia recíproca, en la que cualquiera se pone en forma incondicional para con el otro, en cualquier situación. La camaradería es un aprontamiento semejante. ¿Y dónde encuentra éste su fundamento? En que cada uno reconoce en cualquiera los mismos desafíos, resiste idéntico apremio, corre el mismo peligro, es decir, sigue la misma tarea sirviendo. La camaradería como forma fundamental de comunidad surge primeramente desde los que se ven conducidos [Gefolgschaft] al servicio de la misma obligación. La opinión habitual y superficial es aquella que piensa que, primero tendría que constituirse una comunidad y de ésta provendría luego el seguimiento. No. Lo contrario es la verdad. Desde el seguimiento [Gefolgschaft] y en él, surge y se consolida la comunidad como camaradería. Consecuencias, que exigen: el poder oír y el poder obedecer; a lo que ha de sumarse el saber y el querer aquello que es necesario y esencial.
Sólo quien oye de verdad y puede obedecer, puede también conducir [führen]. Conductor, guía, [Führer] no es aquél, que está puesto antes que los otros [vor-gesetzt], aquel que con los demás puede oír de una manera más incondicional y obedecer de un modo más resuelto la ley. Conductor es aquel, que hace más que los otros, porque es capaz de soportar más, aventurar más y sacrificar más.
El nuevo espíritu de la comunidad en cuanto que camaradería tiene en sí mismo como ensamblaje portador la relación vital de seguimiento y conducción.
Este espíritu del Frente de batalla se convirtió en la fuerza determinante en la preparación de la Revolución Nacionalsocialista. Pero, el desarrollo y el esclarecimiento del espíritu del Frente no significa introducir un militarismo, no significa proponer una nueva guerra, sino que el espíritu del Frente significa justamente la conquista espiritual y la transformación creadora de la guerra.
Este nuevo espíritu se fue haciendo cada vez más vivo, en la época de la postguerra, porque él fue confirmado en su necesidad por el creciente desgarrarse [Zerrissenheit] del pueblo en clases y partidos, por el desintegrarse de todo lo espiritual, por el falsificado de todas las medidas, por el potenciado desarraigo y falta de metas del estado. Pero el desarrollo y el esclarecimiento interno del nuevo espíritu, así como su imposición externa no se cumplió en forma mecánica como el desarrollo de un programa, sino históricamente, es decir, con un gran sacrificio, con muchos desengaños y recaídas, con dudas y dificultades, con mucha resolución y enorme fe.
¿Y cuál era en esa época la actitud/postura de la universidad? La respuesta simple reza: no estaba a la altura de tal nuevo acontecimiento; las Facultades no captaron lo que pasaba delante de ellas; y muy pocos individuos se fueron percatando de ello si bien más tarde. Es un hecho indiscutible. Sólo que, por el hecho de constatarlo, nada se logra. Tenemos que preguntar: ¿Por qué fracasó la universidad? ¿Por qué tuvo que fracasar? Respuesta: Porque a ella -como se ha dicho- le faltaba hace decenios ya la unidad propia, originaria, y espiritual. Es por ello que no era capaz de colaborar como fuerza espiritual cerrada en el despertar y el perfeccionamiento interno o, incluso, en la prefiguración [Vor-gestaltung] del nuevo mundo espiritual que iba surgiendo. La universidad como un todo no tenía hace mucho tiempo un objetivo educador claro, amplio y que lo vinculase todo. Se hallaba privada hace tiempo ya de su poder cosmovisional decisivo. Era una isla incomunicada en sí misma. La investigación no tenía asidero alguno y la enseñanza ningún objetivo. Ambas [investigación y enseñanza] fueron perdiéndose en lo meramente “cuantitativo”, en multiplicar y replicar un saber infinito. De allí que, la universidad no tenía más la fuerza suficiente para desde sí misma defenderse con medidas estrictas y demandas orientadas a objetivos precisos, de la creciente saturación [de saberes].
Al explicar de esa manera el fracaso de la universidad, entonces no vamos disculpando de ningún modo su actitud. Ni tampoco constituye reproche personal alguno frente a cada uno de los profesores. No es una disminución del rendimiento científico de los investigadores en particular. Sino: esta explicación hemos de cumplirla para, partiendo de ella, extraer la enseñanza decisiva para la renovación [Neugestaltung] de la Universidad, a saber, la visión de que resulta inútil que en cada una de las facultades se venga a “reformar” esto u aquello. Por esto, el estado pretérito no puede ser nunca superado; más bien, todo depende de si la universidad en su todo, logre recuperar un mundo espiritual originario y unificado. De si ella podrá despertar, una vez más, desde sí misma, la fuerza duradera y cerrada, para una genuina “Auto-afirmación”. Pero ¿es posible esto? Sí! Y ¿por qué? Porque a través de la Revolución Nacionalsocialista se ha transformado toda la realidad alemana. Porque a través de esta transformación se ha logrado crear un nuevo suelo para la existencia histórica-espiritual completa del pueblo. Y ¿en qué consiste la esencia de la Revolución Nacionalsocialista? Con esto, entramos a la 2ª Parte:
2. La esencia de la Revolución Nacionalsocialista como transformación de la realidad alemana
La esencia de la Revolución Nacionalsocialista consiste en que, Adolfo Hitler ha intensificado e impuesto aquel nuevo espíritu de la comunidad en un poder configurador de un nuevo orden popular. La Revolución Nacionalsocialista no es, por lo tanto, la exterior toma del mando de un Estado ya existente, a través de un partido lo bastante grande para esto, sino la re-educación interna de todo el pueblo que tiene como objetivo, querer su propia singularidad e unidad. En la medida que el pueblo quiera su determinación propia, ha de reconocer el nuevo Estado. La soberanía de este Estado es el triunfo [Durchsetzung] responsable de aquella voluntad conductora [Führerwillen], a la que la confianza seguidora de un pueblo autoriza su conducción. El Estado no es ningún aparato mecánico de leyes, que existe junto con el establecimiento de la economía, el arte, la ciencia y la religión, sino que: Estado significa el orden vital que predominó en forma cabal desde el alternarse de confianza y responsabilidad, en él cual y a través del cual el pueblo realiza su propia existencia histórica.
El pueblo no es ni una masa desordenada sin dirección ni voluntad, en manos de déspotas maníacos, ni tampoco es el pueblo el indeciso juntarse y enfrentarse de un sin número de partidos y de clases que desconfían entre sí.
Y ¿de donde ha de conseguir el pueblo ahora su verdadera articulación y cerrazón? De manera tal que, el hacer y el omitir de cada individuo, de cada grupo y de cada estrato sea entendido como trabajo. La palabra “trabajo” recibe a través del nuevo espíritu de la comunidad, por cierto, un sentido diferente y, en primer término, genuino. El “trabajador” no es, como lo quería el marxismo, el puro objeto de la explotación a través de la clase dominadora. El estrato del trabajador no es el de la clase de los desheredados, que ha de entrar en la lucha general de clases. El trabajo no es ni mercancía ni sirve únicamente para la producción de los bienes para otros. El trabajo tampoco es sólo la ocasión y el medio para ganarse un sueldo.
Sino: Trabajo es aquel hacer y actuar sapiente que viene del cuidado por el pueblo en el aprontarse para la voluntad del Estado. Sólo habrá trabajo, allí, donde la libre facultad resolutoria del hombre [Entschlusskraft] interceda para que triunfe una voluntad responsable. De allí que, cada trabajo como trabajo se halle definido por la mentalidad, la actitud y la comprensión de la obra, es decir, por algo espiritual. Trabajo no es [tampoco] ningún castigo o agobio, sino el primado del hombre libre [Vorrang des freien Menschen]. Por ello es que, al animal le ha quedado vedado el privilegio del trabajo.
Hablamos del “trabajador del puño” y del “trabajador del cerebro” y de su pertenencia mutua. Lo que no debe significar que: el creador espiritual ha sido degradado a un “puro” “trabajador”, pues éste último no es nada inferior. Sin embargo, tampoco ha de significar que al trabajador del puño se le hagan concesiones, ya que el sabio se llama al igual que él, “trabajador”; porque tal concesión no es en nada requerida por el así llamado mero trabajador.
Son, más bien, campesinos y artesanos, mineros e ingenieros, sabios y soldados, los que están puestos, por su circulo laboral, siempre, en un rango y un estrato propios. Y todos los estratos son portados y llevados en su trabajo por el cuidado, por la determinación histórica del pueblo. Esta sigue siendo un misterio. Tan oculto como siga estando este misterio, así de abierto será la mentalidad y el temple, en el cual el pueblo custodia su misterio: él es la veneración, el respeto [Ehrfurcht] - el cuidado por la dignidad y decisividad [Entschiedenheit: firmeza] de su esencia. A través de la reputación, la honra de un pueblo y su resguardo se instaura una barrera entre aquello que puede ser pretendido por un pueblo y aquello que no.
Trabajo
Pueblo - Estado Reputación Saber - Ciencia
Misión
El nuevo espíritu del pueblo alemán no es ningún nacionalismo desenfrenado, ávido de dominación y ambicioso de la guerra, sino un socialismo nacionalista. Pero, socialismo no significa la mera modificación de la mentalidad económica, ni mienta la vacía nivelación y glorificación de lo deficiente, socialismo tampoco mienta el emprender al azar de un bienestar sin objetivo alguno - sino que: socialismo es el cuidado por el orden interno de la comunidad de un pueblo. El socialismo quiere, por tanto, la jerarquía de acuerdo a la profesión y a la obra, él quiere la dignidad de cada trabajo y la intacta reputación de la existencia histórica del pueblo. Con esto, estamos bastante preparados ya, para iniciar el tratamiento de la última Parte.
3. La nueva tarea de la Universidad Alemana
Mostrábamos en qué sentido la Revolución Nacionalsocialista crea una nueva realidad alemana. Y decíamos que, por él, se le devolvía a la universidad, recién, de nuevo, un suelo firme. ¿De qué manera? El carácter fundamental del nuevo movimiento político - espiritual, que atraviesa al pueblo, es el de una educación y una reeducación del pueblo para el pueblo a través del Estado. ¿No debiera brotar la tarea, de hecho, allí, en donde de lo que se trata es de la más profunda y amplia educación, para la escuela suprema?
Por cierto - la escuela superior es el sitio de la educación científica. La ciencia es un modo destacado del saber. Y la ciencia experimenta entonces una renovación decisiva [entscheidende Erneuerung], si la esencia del saber es experimentada en general de un modo originario. Y este es el caso. Así como las palabras “trabajo” y “trabajador” han ganado un sonido y sentido nuevo, así las palabras “saber” y “ciencia” han de recibir también una significación diferente.
“Ciencia” no es una propiedad de una clase privilegiada de ciudadanos, algo así como que, mediante esta propiedad se abuse de ella como medio de lucha, en la explotación de así llamada “clase trabajadora”. No! La ciencia es sólo el modo riguroso y por tanto planamente responsable de aquel saber, que tiene que exigir y buscar todo pueblo por la verdad y duración de su existencia histórica.
Saber quiere decir: estar a la altura de la decisión y del proceder de la tarea, que se ha de acometer siempre, sea ésta cultivar el campo o cortar un árbol, o indagar las leyes de la naturaleza o poner en evidencia [herausstellen] el poder de la historia.
Para el saber no es tan decisivo, la variedad de las cosas ni cuánto sepamos, sino: si el saber es un saber madurado originariamente, y si aquello que sabemos, se hace responsable por los hechos y en el comportamiento. No diferenciamos más entre [individuos] “educados” y “no educados” - y esto no porque ambas cosas se devendrían una sola cosa, sino porque nuestra apreciación, en principio, no depende más de esta distinción. Distinguimos frente a esto, entre saber genuino y saber aparente. Un saber genuino lo tienen los campesinos y los artesanos, cualquiera a su modo en su campo de trabajo, igual a como el sabio lo tiene del suyo. Y el sabio, por otro lado, se puede dar vueltas en toda su erudición, empero, solamente en un saber aparente.
La educación para el saber más elevado y estricto, tal es la tarea de la universidad. Pero, educar para saber, significa: enseñar. Hasta hoy opinión era que, la enseñanza tendría que surgir de la investigación - pero, la falta de orilla de la investigación ha convertido a la enseñanza en algo sin objetivo. No se trata de investigar y, con ello, también, enseñar, sino enseñar y, al enseñar, investigar. La enseñanza es la tarea originaria. Pero enseñar como educación para el saber tiene aquí, de cualquier manera, un sentido nuevo. Enseñar no dice para nosotros: un mero repetir de cualquier conocimiento descubierto en cualquier parte.
Enseñar quiere decir: dejar aprender. Enseñar quiere decir: llevar a la cercanía de todo lo que es esencial y simple. Enseñar quiere decir: dejar saber, qué posee rango y necesidad y qué no. Enseñar quiere decir: asegurarlo con la en la mirada para lo esencial. Enseñar quiere decir: dejar que pase de largo ante lo no-esencial. Enseñar quiere decir: llevar al discípulo a no seguir siendo siempre discípulo.
Partiendo de una forma tal de enseñanza surge, primero, y nuevamente, una investigación genuina, es decir, una que esté consciente de sus límites y de sus obligaciones [Verbindlichkeit].
Esta voluntad de educar recoge de nuevo el trabajo de la universidad en un fundamento originario. Y con esta concepción del saber y de la educación por el saber no puede volver aparecer más en absoluto la pregunta, por la vía en que la ciencia - en sí lejana a la vida- deba volver a convertirse en algo próximo a la realidad. Desde esta voluntad educadora hay que entender todas las nuevas medidas e instalaciones: así [entiendo] el resumen de la dirección de la instrucción pública de un ministerio de educación del Reich; el resumen del estudiantado alemán - su obligación al servicio del trabajo; las nuevas formas de trabajo comunitario en la especialidad del ramo, y en la casa para la camaradería.
Sabemos que: todo esto es de una tarea, que no puede ser liquidada a pedido, ni hoy ni mañana - pero que quizás en 50 años, pueda hacer realidad una nueva escuela superior del espíritu.
Todo este nuevo acontecer, en el que está parado nuestro pueblo, es en principio sencillo. La simplicidad es el signo de la grandeza. No de aquello separado e insólito. Grande es aquello de lo cual, una vez que ha sido hecho, se puede decir: esto es, en verdad, evidente. El Führer tiene el saber seguro sobre lo simple. Mas, tiene, a su vez, la incontenible voluntad de imponerlo.
Quien realmente quiera ver lo grande, ha de tener el mismo grandeza; el pequeño sólo ve siempre lo pequeño -, que, en verdad, también es necesario que exista, allí, donde hay algo grande, así como sombra sólo puede haber donde hay luz.
La educación del pueblo a través del estado para el pueblo - ése es el sentido del movimiento nacionalsocialista, esa es la esencia de la nueva forma de estructurar el Estado [Staatsbildung]. La tarea de la Nueva Universidad consiste en una educación semejante para el saber más alto.
Mediante esta educación consigue un pueblo hacerse verdaderamente responsable de sí mismo. Con todo, los pueblos que son responsables de ellos mismos son el único y supremo garante de la paz; porque la responsabilidad de sí mismo [Selbstverantwortung] se liga ella misma con el enérgico cuidado por el otro y exige de sí mismo la reputación incondicional del otro.
Europa sólo será mantendrá a salvo ante el ocaso y logrará un nuevo despegue, cuando cada uno de sus pueblos actúe a partir del espíritu de la responsabilidad de sí mismo y de su irrestricta reputación. La comunidad de los pueblos no necesitará luego ser establecida primero artificialmente a través de una Liga [de Naciones], sino que ella estará originaria- y permanentemente ya ahí presente.
www.matrixar.com="http://www.heideggeriana.com.ar/textos/universidad_alemana.htm#_ednref1" name="_edn1" style="color: #8b7e66;" title="">En: Martin Heidegger, Reden und andere Zeugnisse eines Lebensweges. 1910-1976, editado por Hermann Heidegger; en Gesamtausgabe, vol. 16, Frankfurt/a.M. 2000, pp.285-307.
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El Secretario General de la OCDE Ángel Gurría, con tono desenfadado, hacía más recomendaciones del tipo, bajen los salarios, recorten más aún las pensiones, reduzcan las indemnizaciones por despido, abran más la mano del despido libre. Es por su bien, hay que "abrir el apetito" para que se animen a buscar trabajo e inventen iniciativas. Su aspecto era tan lamentable como su discurso, su mediocridad mayor aún. Cualquier economista lo hubiera suspendido en el primer cuatrimestre de curso. ¡Estamos en manos de tal calaña!
Mariano Rajoy se reúne con el secretario general de la OCDE
Mientras ese abrir el apetito sonaba a muerte, a suicidio, a desolación. Una mujer que no consiente ser desahuciada y se arroja desesperada por el balcón en Sabadell, un anciano, que ama a su mujer, deciden los dos quitarse la vida en un pueblecito granadino, para no ser una carga para sus hijos. Las agencias aconsejan y hacen sus dictámenes, para abaratar el precio de los estados y sus patrimonios y dejarlos a precio de saldo. Los expertos aconsejan nuevas "reformas estructurales" deformando huesos y vísceras de los sin techo ni comida. En un tour de force van a ver qué capacidad de pobreza resiste Europa. Todos caerán como Grecia y Portugal en la bancarrota, y de ahí a la precarización sin estado, sin instituciones ni ley que amparen a los ciudadanos, bajo el imperio de la especulación más vil y el despiadado impulso hacia adelante de los nuevos amos del mundo. No tienen país ni fuero, sólo fuerza económica y militar suficiente para mantener acorralado y neutralizada a la primera potencia mundial. Vienen de la mano de una liberalización económica sin precedentes y de una debilidad de los estados dinamitados desde dentro por las transformaciones de sus instituciones. El reino de la experticia los ha dejado exhaustos, atados a una burocracia inasumible e inasumida, destrozados sus lazos sociales, deshechas sus perspectivas como países.
Son los nuevos amos, que apuestan a la ruleta rusa financiera mientas gastan bromas y ríen frotándose las manos y dando palmaditas a los chicos buenos, a los presidentes y primeros ministros de Europa. Las sociedades se deshacen, sufren y apenas se dan cuenta de cuál es el destino que les aguarda. Miles de jóvenes se marchan (alguna responsable dice que por afán de aventura) sin saber qué podrán hacer con sus dos o tres licenciaturas y el par de masters en el bolsillo. Cuando sea más atroz el panorama será tarde para reaccionar. Me recuerda situaciones descritas por Primo Levy en los campos de concentración. Allí, hacinados, sin lazos humanos, sin el consuelo de un poema o un recuerdo, desesperados iban perdiendo su humanidad y su capacidad de rebelarse
Me hubiera gustado poder contar que entre nosotros, rebaño abyecto, se hubiese levantado una voz, un murmullo, un signo de asentimiento. Pero no sucedió nada. Hemos continuado en pie, encorvados y grises, con la cabeza inclinada, y no nos hemos descubierto la cabeza más que cuando el alemán nos lo ha ordenado. El escotillón se ha abierto, el cuerpo se ha deslizado atrozmente; la banda ha vuelto a tocar, y nosotros, de nuevo formados en columna, hemos desfilado ante los últimos temblore s del moribundo”.www.matrixar.com="file:///C:/Users/Usuario/Desktop/PERSONAL/Psicoan%C3%A1lisis/Trabajo%20Actual/HUMOR/Trilog%C3%ADa%20de%20Auschwitz.doc#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title="">[1]
¿Llegaremos nosotros otra vez a esta parálisis, ante la barbarie más cruel?
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Una nueva mirada sobre la transición española y sus consecuencias: raíces del nuevo malestar.
El Ateneo de Granada, siguiendo la serie de debates iniciados en 2011 "Textos en la Encrucijada a Debate", en los que han colaborado intelectuales granadinos, como el historiador y comisario de varias exposiciones importantes Juan Calatrava, el poeta Luis García Montero, el psicoanalista Jesús Ambel o la catedrática de Filosofía del Derecho Ana Rubio, presenta su sexta sesión elmiércoles día 12 de diciembre en la Biblioteca de Andalucía a las 20 horas.
Esta vez intervendrá el profesor e investigador de la Facultad de SociologíaJuan Irigoyen aportando una nueva visión sobre la transición española.
El texto elegido para el debate: Después de la lluvia, de Eduardo Subirats.
Coordina: Sergio Hinojosa
"La transición política en la España de los años setenta es un acontecimiento que se ha interpretado como un modelo de ingeniería política e institucional. Desde entonces permanece como un símbolo mitológico en la conciencia colectiva. El consenso constituye la propiedad esencial de este evento histórico. Este consenso se proyecta hasta el presente y determina que la transición se encuentre blindada a la interrogación, la deliberación y a la crítica. De este modo se genera una premisa política liberada de problematización alguna. Sin embargo, la crisis del presente pone de manifiesto las carencias de la clase dirigente española y los lados oscuros de los años alegres del proceso democrático español.
Eduardo Subirats es un intelectual crítico con la transición y la denominada modernización española. Es uno de los intelectuales “autoexiliados”, en los últimos años en la universidad de Nueva York. En este libro, publicado en 1993, expone su visión crítica de la génesis y los primeros años de la democracia española, entendiéndola como una continuidad básica, en algunas dimensiones esenciales, de la dictadura franquista. La lectura de este texto en la actualidad aporta una perspectiva desde la que se pueden comprender muchas de las claves ocultas de lo que se entiende como “la crisis” en el presente, y que remite a elementos políticos, sociales, institucionales y culturales invariantes en la sociedad española".
Juan Irigoyen
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Extraña connivencia.
Al final de la gran manifestación del 14 N. para pedir otra política distinta a los simples recortes y al desmantelamiento de la clase media, algunos provocadores prenden fuego, lanzan objetos y, más tarde alguien con similar atuendo y porras extensibles detienen sin identificarse a manifestantes.
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Feminista convencida, se sorprende de que los homosexuales quieran casarse
A Coruña acoge este fin de semana unas jornadas de la Escuela Lacaniana del Psicoanálisis sobre el amor. Una de las invitadas estrella -junto a Judith Miller, hija de Jacques Lacan- es Marie-Hélène Brousse, doctora en psicoanálisis, profesora en la universidad París VIII e investigadora de primer nivel.
-Dice que el «pegamento» que une a las familias es ahora el amor y no la biología, que era lo que ocurría antes.
-Sí. Durante siglos, una pareja formaba una familia y el amor era algo deseable, pero no fundamental. Ahora, todas las familias contemporáneas, múltiples, se fundamentan sobre el amor.
-¿Eso es mejor?
-El amor es problemático porque jamás está garantizado. Por eso muchas parejas buscan algo más, que es el matrimonio, y ya vemos que les pasa también a los homosexuales.
-¿Qué le parece que su unión se llame matrimonio?
-Es importante para ellos. A mí lo que me sorprende es que quieran casarse. Mi generación puso en cuestión el matrimonio porque era un modelo paternalista, no nos parecía importante la necesidad de casarse. Pero poco a poco voy entendiendo por qué lo reivindican. El amor no garantiza nada, no permite una permanencia en el marco en el que el sujeto vive, y creo que los homosexuales reivindican este marco, esta garantía.
-¿Existe el amor verdadero?
-Lacan distinguía entre el amor imaginario, el simbólico y el real. El primero es el flechazo, donde el otro es lo que menos importa porque es algo de nuestra imaginación; el simbólico era, para Freud, el amor al padre; y después está el amor real, que es el amor sin piedad. Es un amor que no busca reciprocidad y que no se engaña, uno conoce los defectos del otro pero aún así lo quiere.
-¿La pareja está en crisis?
-Antes la unidad básica de relación social era la familia y ahora es la pareja, pero hay que entender la pareja separándola de la satisfacción sexual, hay muchos modelos de pareja compatibles con ser célibe [Brousse prepara un artículo sobre las parejas y el celibato].
-El deseo es salud, decía Lacan.
-El deseo implica el manejo de la pérdida, se desea lo que no se tiene. El goce, en cambio, no localiza la pérdida de una manera que permita utilizarla, y su único límite es la sobredosis. Pero, bueno, algo de goce también es necesario (risas).
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La construcción de instituciones y de relaciones sociales, fundadas en el Estado de Derecho, está siendo desmantelada
Vamos a retroceder en la humanización y en las libertades a tiempos anteriores a la revolución burguesa de 1789
La modernidad se manifestará entonces, en la perfección de las técnicas de control y en el sometimiento de la disidencia política e ideológica.
Si no actuamos nos espera una vida y un mundo oscuro:
Lujo de pocos, pobreza de muchos, control de todos, disidencia de ninguno.
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Un ciclo muy interesante sobre el nuevo malestar en la cultura, organizado por mi amigo Luis Sáez, profesor en la Facultad de Filosofía de la Universidad de Granada. En el ciclo intervino, por ejemplo, Jacobo Muñoz.
Nos encontramos en época de crisis. Pero no se trata sólo de una crisis económica, como reza el tópico político: se trata, ante todo, de una crisis de espíritu, es decir, de valores, de fines vitales, de coordenadas orientativas.
Las grandes corrientes filosóficas del siglo XX, y sus expresiones en el presente, vienen realizando una profunda revisión de la existencia europea y occidental, en un esfuerzo por señalar el modo en que nuestra civilización ha entrado, progresivamente, en una decadencia que afecta al suelo profundo del espacio socio-cultural. Al hacerlo, no han dudado en diagnosticar, allí donde sólo se creía ver progreso, los síntomas de una enfermedad, a veces llamadanihilismo, otras muerte de la razón autónoma. Pues las comunidades, las culturas en su totalidad, también experimentan desfallecimientos que malogran la salud de su desarrollo.
Decir que Europa, y Occidente en general, están amenazados en su salud no significa proyectar, sin más, las categorías de la medicina o de la psicología. Las enfermedades de civilización que nos acosan no son reductibles a aquello que puede ser atribuido a los individuos concretos. Son modos supraindividuales de decaimiento, de desvitalización, de pérdida de la potencia vital que yace, como una flecha lanzada al futuro, en la historia civilizatoria de un conjunto de pueblos. Siendo ontológicas, afectan a la visión del mundo que una comunidad porta en el subsuelo de sus decisiones precisas, afectan al sustrato sobre el que crece su íntima autocomprensión, de donde surgen efectos inmediatos y proyectos de futuro. La debilidad de Occidente, en este sentido, atraviesa su política precisa y su forma de organización material, siempre visibles. Pero, en su base, es también tectónica, de profundidad no material. Y sus rasgos no son, por ello, directamente observables. Estando ahí, en el fondo, necesitan una mirada serena que trascienda los hechos observables y alcance este invisible en lo visible en que consiste el modo de vida, o la forma de existencia, que gobierna desde la trastienda.
La impermeabilidad de la sociedad al discurso y al tipo de crítica que son propios de la filosofía, por un lado, y el encierro de la misma disciplina filosófica en el reducto académico, por otro, han hecho hasta ahora inapreciables e inútiles tales investigaciones. Sólo el técnico en estrategias, sean de mercado, de retórica o de ascenso en el poder, parece tener el derecho a pensar. Pero el pensamiento es, ante todo, tarea del filósofo, que es, en su fuero interno, todo ser humano.
Es hora de que el pensamiento crítico que acompaña al filosofar rompa su blindaje y se exprese. Y no sólo desde la academia, sino en el amplio espacio de la sociedad en su conjunto. Estas jornadas, organizadas por un grupo de estudiosos de los Departamentos de Filosofía de la Universidad de Granada, sólo pueden, en esta tarea de largo aliento, proporcionar un pequeño grano de arena.
La asistencia es gratuita. También objeto de agradecimiento para quienes están acostumbrados a dialogar en solitario.
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Granada saca su Universidad a la calle como protesta
La universidad pública española está sufriendo unos severos recortes (incremento brutal de tasas para el alumnado, reducción de becas, aumento de la dedicación docente del profesorado, pérdida de derechos laborales en el personal de administración y servicios, reducción de plantilla y congelación de promociones laborales…) que lejos de orientarse a una mayor eficiencia están mermando la calidad de la enseñanza y la investigación al tiempo que segregan el acceso a las mismas. Esta política se extiende a otros ámbitos vitales como la sanidad o la cobertura social.
Ante esto, la Universidad de Granada no puede quedar impasible. Pacíficamente debemos hacer que nuestros políticos nos escuchen, que entiendan que la educación pública es un pilar fundamental de nuestra sociedad y lo más digno que debemos salvaguardar. La mejor forma de expresar ese malestar es haciendo lo que mejor sabemos hacer: educar. Para ello, la universidad se va a la calle, no porque nos quieran echar, sino porque queremos sensibilizar a la sociedad de una manera simpática y original sobre el ataque que estamos sufriendo.
El próximo lunes 12 de noviembre de 2012 desde las 13.00 h se impartirán clases en la calle, concretamente en Plaza Bib-Rambla. ¿Por qué en Bib-Rambla? Además de ser un espacio céntrico, administrativamente neutral y cercano a la sociedad, sin duda, la plaza tiene una interesante analogía histórica. En efecto, allí el Cardenal Cisneros mandó quemar los manuscritos de la Madraza (la universidad nazarí) en 1500. Con esto se pretendía dificultar el acceso del pueblo llano a la cultura como va a pasar ahora con las subidas de tasas universitarias.
El programa de los 14 seminarios que se impartirán (con temáticas relacionadas con Ciencias Económicas, Ciencias de la Salud, Trabajo Social, Traducción e Interpretación, Bellas Artes, Ciencias Políticas…) es el siguiente:
Ponentes, Título, Horario Victoria Robles, Juan Mata y Socorro Entrena Ley Orgánica para la Mejora de la Calidad Educativa, Anteproyecto Wert 13:00 y 14:00
Rosa Medina Saberes subalternos y resistencia popular 13:00 y 14:00
Pandelis Perakakis Introduciendo la emoción en la Economía: sencillos experimentos que refutan la teoría del Homo Economicus 13:00 y 14:00
Juan Irigoyen Cómo es el poder que impulsa la demolición de la Universidad Pública: Racionalidades, tecnologías y estrategias 13:00 y 14:00
Concepción Sánchez y Ana Ballester Susan George: Estrategias neoliberales 13:00 y 14:00
Alfonso Masó Arte y acción social 13:00 y 14:00
Andrea Sánchez La resistencia estudiantil en Quebec 13:00 y 14:00
Inmaculada Sancho, Ana Alcázar y María Espinosa Los recortes en Servicios Sociales Personales y sus efectos sociales: desigualdad, exclusión y dependencia 13:30 y 14:30
José Ángel Pérez Cumbre social y huelga general 13:30 y 14:30
Jesús Sánchez Gasto e I+D militares y recortes en los Presupuestos Generales del Estado 13:30 y 14:30
Luis Sáez Thanatología del neoliberalismo en el siglo XXI 13:30 y 14:30
Jan Opdenhoff Interpretación del manifiesto contra la comercialización de la educación en Alemania 13:30 y 14:30
Inmaculada García Limitación para acceder al Sistema Público de Salud a determinados sectores poblacionales 13:30 y 14:30
Jesús de Manuel Jerez y Nathalie Bleser Quema de libros, satanización de materias y recortes en educación. De Granada a Arizona: 'hundidos en un mar de indefensión' 13:30 y 14:30
Animamos a toda la sociedad a asistir a este acto, participar en los debates que se generarán y, en definitiva, acercarse a la universidad pública, un bien de tod@s y para tod@s
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El siglo XXI no ha logrado aún presentar la lucha por la autodeterminación de las mujeres como parte de la historia humana. Todavía los escritos de mujeres o los escritos feministas aparecen como escritos aislados, desprovistos de genealogía, de pasado histórico y de presente contextual. Esto nos permite afirmar, que la historia emancipadora humana se relata a partir de silencios, mentiras y secretos, tomando prestadas las palabras de Adrienne Rich. Este hecho explica que el pensamiento feminista, al carecer de lógos que legitime sus articulaciones de sentido, sus propuestas utópicas y su campo heurístico, se presente como un pensamiento huérfano, errante y esporádico, como afirma Celia Amorós. El libro que se propone como hilo conductor para el debate y la reflexión, pretende dar marco y textura a la memoria crítica feminista, pero sobre todo que se reconozca su contribución al pensamiento revolucionario moderno.
Sin mujeres es difícil hablar de una verdadera revolución o de avances en la emancipación humana, al conformar la mitad de toda sociedad. Cuando las mujeres ocupan el debate político y social revolucionario para denunciar el olvido que los nuevos representantes del pueblo hacen de sus derechos y de las relaciones de sometimiento y de dominio a que son obligadas respecto a sus padres o maridos al privarlas de capacidad racional y moral, a pesar de los esfuerzos políticos realizados para poner fin a siglos de servidumbre humana y por erradicar jerarquías entre los humanos, están sometiendo a revisión crítica los postulados éticos y políticos sobre los que asienta y se legitima el nuevo orden social y político.
Recuperar los debates feministas ilustrados, a través de los textos que el libro La Ilustración olvidada nos propone, tiene el interés de recuperar la historia. La historia en su totalidad, no la historia sesgada y parcial que se nos contado. Reflexionar sobre la injusticia social y la desigualdad entre los sexos es siempre tema obligado, pero en este momento de crisis, de cambio de modelo económico, social y político, es ineludible. Los textos feministas críticos con los ilustrados, nos ofrecen una mirada fresca y nos invitan a analizar las razones esgrimidas para excluir a las mujeres de la subjetividad moral y la ciudadanía, nos dirigen a los núcleos de las relaciones y estructuras de poder modernas, además de poner en valor y utilizar la propia experiencia como base de fundamentación crítica frente a las teorías y discursos que se proponen. No faltan en este libro argumentos y fundamentos desde los que poder reflexionar sobre el sentido de la política y la constitución, la razón y el prejuicio, la naturaleza y la cultura. Dualismos que se encuentran sometidos a fuertes tensiones y debates políticos y ciudadanos, tanto ayer como hoy, pero que al igual que entonces son ineludibles para dar analizar y explicar los procesos sociales difusos que construyen y mantienen la violencia sistémica contra las mujeres. El objetivo último de esta reflexión es reconocer la responsabilidad política y colectiva que implica la permanencia de la violencia estructural, con la finalidad de no absorber a ciertos grupos y culpar a otros, sino reconocer la responsabilidad compartida por la injusticia social y toda forma de violencia.
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Queridos lectores: El nuevo tema que nos ocupa en Uakix son los niños “hiperactivos” con el síndrome de TDAH. Como observadora externa y como madre, me hago muchas preguntas que creo que muchos padres se hacen, o deberían de hacerse, antes de medicar a sus hijos. Como Directora de UAKIX, creo importante que dediquemos este número a un tema que no deja de sorprendernos, debido al creciente número de niños que ahora sufren esta supuesta enfermedad. ¿Cómo es que se está medicando desde los años 70 a millones de niños, si al parecer no hay estudios suficientes para catalogar este comportamiento como una enfermedad?
Actuando en consecuencia con mis convicciones, llevo a mi hija a un colegio de pedagogía waldorf, y como muchos otros padres me surge otra pregunta: ¿Cómo es que no hay niños hiperactivos en este tipo de colegios? ¿Es que el sistema tradicional no acepta a niños "diferentes"?, si es que son diferentes. Evidentemente no todos los niños son iguales y desde mi punto de vista cada uno necesita una valoración diferente, no son niños uniformes, no son niños número. No negamos y sí creemos que habrá niños con problemas neuronales, como algunos adultos, pero que cada día haya más niños no lo concebimos. En España hay entre un 3% y un 8% de niños medicados y tratados como hiperactivos o con TDA. En cifras, podemos decir que se droga (perdón, se medica) a 1 de cada 20 niños en España, aproximadamente unos 600.000. Las cifras van subiendo cada día. ¿Son las drogas el único camino para nuestros hijos, o se esconde detrás un interés del mercado? Tantas y tantas preguntas que en esta revista se contestan. Queremos dar las gracias a todas las personas que han colaborado, que nos han escrito contándonos sus casos personales. Queremos agradecer vuestra sinceridad, vuestro compartir. Estamos seguros de que este número de Uakix es uno de los mejores ejemplos de unión y colaboración.
Gracias también a todos nuestros lectores por estar a nuestro lado para mejorar este maravilloso mundo que está un poco torcido y entre todos lo podemos enderezar. Comencemos por darles a nuestros hijos lo que nos están pidiendo a gritos, AMOR. Espero disfrutes de este número y que tengáis un buen día.
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Video-entrevista en Uakix TV:
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Hablamos con Juan Pundik, presidente de Filium (Asociación para la prevención del Maltrato al Niño) fundada en 1977; presidente de la Plataforma Internacional contra la Medicalización de la Infancia (fundada en 2006); director de la Escuela Española de Psicoterapia y Psicoanálisis (fundada en 1976) y autor de algunos libros que recomendamos más abajo en la revista. También tenemos en esta video entrevista al periodista más comprometido en España en temas de sanidad, Miguel Jara. Y a Francisco Almodovar, abogado especializado en las reacciones adversas de los medicamentos. Esta entrevista es una combinación perfecta entre un profesional de la psique, un concocido periodista en el ámbito de la salud por su labor crítca y constructiva para la sociedad, y un abogado que nos explica realmente qué derecho tenemos los "enfermos" y los padres de los supuestos "pacientes infantiles" a los que manipulan con el miedo para medicarlos. Una entrevista comprometida y muy esclarecedora para todos aquellos que se cuestionan la medicalización infantil. Una visión espeluznante a tener muy en cuenta por los padres, docentes y demás profesionales de la sanidad.
Sin embargo, el problema serio comenzó cuando después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial empezaron a tratar con éxito a niños con graves lesiones cerebrales utilizando estimulantes como las anfetaminas o los antecesores de la supuesta "medicina-milagro" de hoy: los metilfenidatos más conocidos por el nombre comercial de Ritalina. En vista de los buenos resultados logrados, en las décadas siguientes su uso se extendió a los niños "difíciles de tratar", contestones, rebeldes, que se salían cada vez más de los marcos impuestos por un profesorado desbordado ante el creciente número de infantes insumisos. Como suele ocurrir en estos casos, la industria farmaceutica vió un filón de oro en este trastorno tan difuso, y cuyos sintomas se prestan a interpretaciones subjetivas, y desde los 70 proliferaron los estudios y análisis en apoyo a la medicación de los pequeños a pesar de reconocerse abiertamente la ignorancia existente en lo que respecta a los efectos de estas sustancias sobre el cerebro infantil en pleno proceso de desarrollo.
Cada día más y más niños están recibiendo el diagnóstico de TDA-H, siglas que representan el Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con o sin Hiperactividad. El TDA-H está considerado un trastorno mental y por lo tanto, psiquiátrico, con lo cual son también cada día más los niños tratados con psicofármacos que intervienen en su funcionamiento cerebral, con los posibles riesgos que esto conlleva. El aumento de este diagnóstico ha sido tal en los últimos años que en algunos círculos se habla de “pandemia”. Sin embargo, otros hablan de un “infradiagnóstico” y de la necesidad de medicar a muchos niños más.
Los artículos de los periódicos a menudo pregonan las “maravillas” de las investigaciones psicofarmacéuticas actuales para el tratamiento de los “problemas” y “discapacidades” emocionales y de aprendizaje que tienen los niños. Parecen razonables. Parecen convincentes; la ciencia conquista de nuevo nuestro universo material para el beneficio de la humanidad. ¿Sería posible que alguien objetara la posibilidad de hacer que quienes tienen problemas tuvieran una vida normal? Los padres de Daniel sí. Y también los de Cory. Podrían discutir con vehemencia y pasión.
Llegan a nuestras consultas niños y adolescentes diagnosticados de trastorno de hiperactividad con o sin déficit de atención, con toda una diversidad de problemáticas que abarcan, desde la inquietud, la distracción leve hasta patologías severas. Todas ellas recogidas y rotuladas como “trastorno mental único” y abordadas con una única solución “el tratamiento farmacológico”. Los psicoanalistas ofrecemos un abordaje diferente para este tipo de trastorno, pues tenemos en cuenta, la historia particular de cada niño y el funcionamiento mental individual. El psicoanálisis cuenta con una teoría que explica como se va constituyendo lo mental en el niño y los estados que atraviesa a lo largo de su desarrollo, aportando, además, una manera de entender sus diferentes estados de ánimo: sus rabietas, su agresividad, sus miedos, su tristeza, su curiosidad, su inquietud, sus amores y sus odios..
Me escribe Mirta Guelman, pediatra, desde Rosario Argentina. “Los padres de Miguel de 5 años 7 meses me consultaron el 3 de febrero del 2009, Su hijo había sido diagnosticado de Déficit de atención con hiperactividad habiéndosele prescripto metilfenidato, un estimulante y risperidona un antipsicótico, para ayudarlo supuestamente a adaptarse a la institución escolar. Se le diagnosticaron asimismo retraso mental y dificultades motrices. Los padres se presentaron con los resultados de electroencefalogramas, tomografía computarizada, estudios e informes complementarios en los que no se constataba organicidad alguna. Este niño proveniente de una zona rural había cumplido un nivel inicial de preescolaridad con una docente exclusiva para él. En 2008, lo trasladaron para ingresar al preescolar en zona urbana donde se encontró compartiendo una docente con otros 20 niños. Desde el inicio presentó dificultades de adaptación y de aprendizaje, motivos por los cuales las autoridades escolares indicaron la necesidad de consultas que condujeron al diagnóstico y a la medicación.
La nueva generación de niños inquietos que llenan los colegios de todo el mundo necesitan una escuela en las antípodas de la tradicional. O, lo que es lo mismo, una institución que no confunda chicos movedizos con hiperactivos o con déficit de atención, que motive a los alumnos, que no los aburra ni los disperse. Una escuela vital, “biointegral” que base las técnicas de enseñanza en las emociones sin descuidar el intelecto. A grandes rasgos, ese es el planteo de Noemí Paymal, antropóloga francesa que trabaja hace años en América latina. La especialista en educación alternativa y directora del Centro de Investigación Pedagógica 3000 La Paz, en Bolivia, asegura que existen herramientas muy sencillas y efectivas para tratar con los chicos del “tercer milenio”. Habla de una pedagogía holística que entienda y atienda las necesidades de los niños y jóvenes de hoy.
El Dr. John J. Ratey, es profesor de la Harvard Medical School y en febrero de 2010 realizó el curso Exercise and the Brain para que los participantes aprendieran a instruir a sus pacientes sobre los cambios en el cerebro y en el estado de ánimo que se producen tras el ejercicio físico aeróbico Este psiquiatra ha demostrado realizar ejercicio aeróbico en sus diferentes formas logra que el alumno "se prepare" mejor para aprender, aumentando la atención, la motivación y el control de la impulsividad. Es autor, entre otros, del libro Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. Un estudio reciente, publicado en la revista Science, mostró que el ejercicio activo provoca en el cerebro cambios demostrables en la cantidad de receptores de dopamina o, en otras palabras, cómo influye en la bioquímica cerebral humana.
La Hiperactividad es un titular periodístico recurrente y puesto a debate cada principio y cada final de curso académico. Trasfondo, en multitud de veces, del tan temido y discutido “fracaso escolar”, ambos problemas despiertan siempre perplejidad en nuestra sociedad desarrollada ante la falta de verdaderas explicaciones, y lo que es más preocupante, de soluciones eficaces. En los últimos años, la hiperactividad ha sido detectada y diagnosticada con alarmante frecuencia, y si en un principio se la trató conductualmente, recientemente está siendo considerada como una enfermedad en la que se utilizan fármacos para paliar sus efectos. ¿Pero sería posible erradicar verdaderamente el trastorno actuando sobre sus causas?
Los psicoestimulantes pertenecen a una clase de fármacos que tienen por objeto intensificar la actividad cerebral, es decir que ocasionan un aumento en la agudeza mental, la atención y la energía. Estos fármacos tienen una estructura química similar a la de una familia de neurotransmisores cerebrales, llamados monoaminas, que incluyen la norepinefrina y la dopamina. Los psicoestimulantes tienen la propiedad de aumentar la cantidad de estas sustancias químicas en el cerebro. Los más utilizados son el metilfenidato, el famoso y controvertido Ritalin que constituye más del 90% de las prescripciones en los EE.UU., la dextroanfetamina o la pemolina. ¿Qué ocurre con el Ritalin? Se trata de un derivado de las anfetaminas, el metilfenidato. Está químicamente emparentado con estas y funcionalmente con la cocaína. Dicho de otro modo, tiene una estructura molecular afín a la primera, pero actúa sobre el cerebro, con mecanismos similares a los de la segunda. No es un fármaco nuevo.
Una enfermedad inventada Cinco millones de jóvenes norteamericanos son diagnosticados con el DHDA (desorden de hiperactividad/ Déficit de Atención). Según Francisco Montañés "Uno de cada 20 niños sufre hiperactividad en España." El déficit de atención y la hiperactividad son enfermedades inventadas, como afirma el renombrado neurólogo pediátrico, el Dr. Fred Baughman Jr. "Son una ilusión, una maquinación y una decepción (1)" Para entender esto hay que comprender cómo la definición del síndrome ha cambiado con el tiempo y cuales son los criterios diagnósticos actuales. El ADHD fue identificado por primera vez como un desorden específico en 1902. En ese año, George Still describió 43 niños que presentaban agresividad, rebeldía, desórdenes emocionales, atención continua limitada y mala conducta respecto a atenerse a normas.
Según un nuevo estudio publicado por la Facultad de Medicina de Familia de New York (Medical College of Family Medicine), la droga Adderall está vinculada a ataques cardíacos y muerte súbita en niños y adultos jóvenes. 1 El Adderall salió al mercado en 1996 como una anfetamina farmacéutica que sirve para estimular el sistema nervioso. Adderall es un psicoestimulante que contiene dextrometilfenidato compuesto por una combinación de dextroanfetamina y sales de anfetamina racémicas. Es fabricando por Shire Pharmaceuticals. Se prescribe con la excusa de tratar el trastorno por déficit de atención y la hiperactividad (TDAH). También se utiliza para tratar la narcolepsia y cuadros severos de depresión. La incidencia de ataques cardíacos y muerte súbita es mayor en niños tratados con Adderall regularmente, pero también afecta a los que la han consumido anteriormente como lo revela un estudio, publicado en el Diario de la Junta Americana de Medicina de Familia.
Parece que existe una conexión del trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad con ciertas alergias e intolerancias alimentarías. Hace más de 30 años, el doctor Benjamin Feingold, alergólogo y pediatra norteamericano, desarrolló una dieta libre de aditivos (colorantes artificiales, potenciadores del sabor, conservantes...) y salicilatos (“parientes” del ácido acetilsalicílico, presentes en ciertas frutas y verduras). En su opinión, esta dieta podía prevenir ciertas alergias infantiles. Para su sorpresa –y la de los padres de los niños tratados– muchos de los menores que la siguieron no sólo mejoraron sus síntomas de alergia, sino que experimentaron cambios muy positivos en su comportamiento. Niños problemáticos, inquietos y con escasa capacidad de concentración y atención –signos del trastorno de déficit de atención con hiperactividad–, mejoraban en todos esos parámetros.
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En los últimos años el número de diagnósticos de TDAH (Trastorno por déficit de atención con o sin hiperactividad) ha ido incrementándose de forma exponencial y yo diría que sorprendente. Por poner un ejemplo, en el País Vasco entre 2001 y 2008 el gasto público relacionado con la prescripción de metilfenidato (medicamento indicado en el tratamiento de este trastorno) pasó de 8.648€ a 890.848€¹.Según las fuentes o según los criterios diagnósticos que tomemos la prevalencia de dicho trastorno varía de un 3 a un 20% en los niños. Yo que soy una mente simple hago un numerito y calculo que en una clase de 25 niños, en el mejor de los casos habrá uno q que esté diagnosticado con ese trastorno. Pero se me ocurre mirar en la clase de mi hijo y resulta que el caso es más parecido al 20% ya que 4 de los 25 niños (que yo sepa) han sido diagnosticados de TDAH y, en consecuencia, medicados con metilfenidato (MFD). Uno de esos cuatro niños es mi hijo y nos va a servir de ejemplo de lo mal que se pueden llegar a hacer las cosas.
Mi hijo de 8 años, fue diagnosticado hace 3 años de TDAH. La típica historia del siempre castigado, el siempre rechazado, el incordio de la clase... En primero de primaria las cosas se complicaron, perdió la alegría y se volvió rebelde, agresivo, contestón... Para él era un trauma hacer los deberes, leer, estar sentado tantas horas, no tener recreo por la tarde... Se cerró en si mismo y su carácter cambio. Cada día nos llamaban de la escuela, todo eran problemas...
Cuando estaba embarazada de 8 meses y medio, me dieron contracciones y me fui de urgencias. Estando allí me administraron un medicamento para detenerme las contracciones, porque según el médico todavía me quedaban 20 días para salir de cuentas. Al aplicarme este medicamento, empecé a tener convulsiones, entonces me administraron otro medicamento para contrarrestar el efecto de las convulsiones que era un relajante muy potente. El parto era inminente ya que lo que me habían administrado no hizo que pararan las contracciones. Todo fue bien y tuve a mi bebe.
Hola, mi nombre es Ramón y tenemos dos hijos maravillosos, el mayor de siete años y la chica de dos. llevamos una odisea pasada con Ignacio (que así se llama), desde que en primero de primaria tomamos la decisión drástica de sacarlo del colegio en el que estaba y llevarlo a otro. El motivo fue que cuando empezó el primer trimestre comenzaron los problemas de desatención y baja autoestima, viendo que el colegio lo rechazaba y no hacia nada por él decidimos sacarlo. Comenzamos nuestro safari particular por siquiatras, psicologos, neuropediatras etc... al final acabamos como todos, desorientados, con unos menos euros en el bolsillo, sin soluciones y con el niño cada vez peor, eso sí, diagnosticado de TDAH por cada uno de ellos previo pago en caja ya que lo de los otros no les vale..... le recetaron a Ignacio el famoso metilfenidato (maldito nombre) un fármaco del cual desconfiamos desde el principio.
Niño varón de tres años y medio que presenta nerviosismo, falta de concentración, dificultad en el aprendizaje del lenguaje. Diarreas crónicas (diagnosticado de Dispraxia Cognitiva y del lenguaje de etiología desconocida). Antecedentes familiares: Familia paterna: nerviosa, activa, delgada. Familia materna: problemas alérgicos. Antecedentes personales: Embarazo: normal. Parto: vaginal eutócico. Octavo mes: varicela. Primer año: bronquitis de repetición. Quince meses: falta de desarrollo pondo-estatural y retraso en el desarrollo del lenguaje. Dos años y medio: va a la guardería, sufre dificultad de adaptción y diarrea, anemia cansancio. No evoluciona en el peso y la talla y padece crisis asmáticas primaverales. Motivo de consulta: Hiperactividad. Insomnio, le cuesta dormir solo y mejora con el contacto. Le gusta comer, come ansiosamente. Desea carne, lácteos y derivados. Tiene diarreas líquidas pastosas, color amarillo con mal olor a sulfúrico.. No progresa en el lenguaje, solo dice: pan, papa, mama (a veces).
Llevo doce años compartiendo experiencias con un hijo que fue diagnosticado de TDAH cuando tenía siete años. Doce años buscando respuestas a un montón de preguntas que me acompañaban día tras día. ¿Cómo puedo ayudar a mi hijo? ¿Por qué nadie le comprende? ¿Por qué tiene que medicarse? ¿Por qué no hay una respuesta adecuada desde el sistema educativo establecido? ¿Realmente, sólo existe un único camino? ¿Y si ese no es el camino que necesita mi hijo? ¿Hay alguien que pueda ayudarle a encontrar su camino? ¿Podrá llegar a ser lo que el quiera en la vida?...
Qué hacer cuando llegan los primeros suspensos en una edad en la que se supone que los niños se empapan de todo, en esa edad de los 8 años en la que no hace falta dedicarle horas de estudio en casa, que con todo el trabajo de clase es suficiente; qué hacer cuando va pasando el año y esas faltas de ortografía que con el trabajo diario en el aula deberían estar corregidas no lo están, cuando empieza a escribir y sigue uniendo las palabras al formar frases….cuando llegan los primeros exámenes y vienen suspensos. Las primeras reuniones con la profesora y te cuenta que es muy despistado, que no trabaja en clase, que está pensando en jugar y que es muy vago, muy lento; que hay que estar con él y que estudie en casa…
Hace años, buscando respuestas a cuál era el motivo que impedía que mi hijo no tuviera mayor rendimiento escolar, me decían que era muy inteligente pero que en las clases estaba como ausente y le costaba permanecer mucho tiempo en su asiento, tuve la suerte de encontrarme con las Constelaciones Familiares y al poco tiempo con la Pedagogía Sistémica Cudec con el enfoque de Bert Hellinger, hallando respuestas a lo que estaba buscando; pues descubrí que cuando recibimos la vida y nosotros la pasamos a nuestros hijos, además del parecido físico, los gustos y aficiones, también se trasmite el mundo emocional de los padres y del sistema al cual pertenecemos.
Hola Sólo quería comentar la situación que hemos vivido, relacionada con esto, con mi hijo mayor (ahora 7 años casi recién cumplidos). Mi hijo es un niño bastante tranquilo, que jamás ha tenido problemas en su relación con los compañeros o profesores; es un niño curioso que siempre está preguntando de temas muy variados (ciencias, mecánica...) y puede permanecer sentado escuchando como le lees sobre algo de esto durante largos periodos de tiempo... ¿Qué tiene que ver entonces mi hijo con el tema que nos ocupa? En el cole siempre habían dicho que se distraía mucho; su profe cuando tenía 4 años le calificó de "soñador" y con 5 me decían que tenían que andar tirando de él todo el rato ...
“Lo siento, señora, de todas las materias, su hija sólo aprobó música y deportes”Yo había escuchado esto ya muchas veces, pero en esta ocasión el papá de Renée había pagado por adelantado todo el año para que “su niña” estudiara en la mejor escuela de México, y por fin lo hiciera ver como un “gran padre”, entregándole por lo menos un Cuadro de Honor para poder colgarlo a la entrada de su oficina. Sentadas frente al elegantísimo escritorio de caoba, finalmente nos atrevimos a darle al papá la gran noticia : “Renée ha decidido dedicarse al canto y no está interesada en continuar sus estudios”. Sergio se puso pálido; ya no quiso escuchar más. Llevábamos ya tiempo divorciados, y ésta fue la gota que derramó el vaso. Tener una hija así era algo aterrador para él, creo que se trataba más de él que de ella en realidad.
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El Video muestra 14 documentales con declaraciones de resultados de profesionales de la salud, académicos, expertos en derechos legales y humanos y víctimas de las brutalidades psiquiátricas que van desde electroshock y compromiso involuntario hasta la tortura política, cirugía del alma y los devastadores efectos de los psicofármacos. El moderno Video demuestra que la psiquiatría es una industria manejada completamente por el dinero, y brinda orientación práctica para los legisladores, doctores, defensores de derechos humanos y ciudadanos para que tomen medidas en su propio ámbito a fin de que la psiquiatría cumpla con las leyes.Presentado por la Comisión de Ciudadanos Por Los Derechos Humanos
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Estigmatizar y drogar a niños con trastornos mentales falsos
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Dejales escoger. Alto al etiquetado psiquiátrico de los niños.
www.matrixar.com="http://www.uakix.com/tv/media/ken-robinson-changing-paradigms-spanish" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003399; text-align: center;" target="_blank">www.matrixar.com align="left" alt="imagen" border="0" height="120" src="http://www.uakix.com/2012/revistas/10-30/video4.jpg" width="120" />"Hay 3 tipos de personas en el mundo: los inamovibles, los movibles y los que se mueven" Estas son palabras de Benjamin Franklin, recitadas por Ken Robinson en enero del presente año, al finalizar su exposición dada en uno de los eventos organizados por RSA, donde desarrolla algunas de las ideas que luego profundizaría en su charla de mayo en TED "Bring on the Learning Revolution". Learning Cognitive "tradujo" en un formato de animación Scribing, las principales ideas de la charla en RSA.
Efectos secundarios: primera parte (TDAH, Ritalin, etc.)
Uakix TV
www.matrixar.com="http://www.uakix.com/tv/media/efectos-secundarios-primera-parte-tdah-rital" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003399; text-align: center;" target="_blank">www.matrixar.com align="left" alt="imagen" border="0" height="120" src="http://www.uakix.com/2012/revistas/10-30/video8.jpg" width="120" />¿Por qué no pueden predecir los psiquiatras qué reacciones adversas puede ser que experimentes? Porque ninguno de ellos saben cómo funcionan sus propios fármacos. A los fármacos psicotrópicos se les estás desenmascarando más y más como lo que son: toxinas químicas con la potencialidad de matar. Los psiquiatras alegan que sus fármacos salvan vidas, pero de acuerdo a sus propios estudios, los fármacos psicotrópicos pueden multiplicar por dos el riesgo de suicidio. Y el uso prolongado de estos ha demostrado que crea una vida entera de perjuicios y daños, un hecho ignorado por los psiquiatras. Al ir desplegando su mortífero y lucrativo juego más y más en la sociedad, los niños se han convertido en las víctimas recientes y trágicas.
El Dr. Fred Baughman Neurólogo infantil discurre sobre la falacia del TDAH (Psiquiatría)
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www.matrixar.com="http://www.uakix.com/tv/media/el-dr-fred-baughman-neurologo-infantil-discu" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003399; text-align: center;" target="_blank">www.matrixar.com align="left" alt="imagen" border="0" height="120" src="http://www.uakix.com/2012/revistas/10-30/video7.jpg" width="120" />Aquí se muestra un extracto del video "Trastorno de Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad: 100% Fraude" por el Dr. Fred A. Baughman Jr., Neurólgo y Neurólogo Infantil INVOLÚCRATE La Comisión de Ciudadanos por los Derechos Humanos no sólo denuncia las violaciones de los derechos humanos en el campo de la salud mental, sino que trabaja activamente con individuos y grupos de todo el mundo para lograr la reforma tan necesaria. Hay muchas maneras en las que puedes ayudar.
www.matrixar.com="http://www.uakix.com/tv/media/14-los-ninos-del-3r-milenio-congreso" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003399; text-align: center;" target="_blank">www.matrixar.com align="left" alt="imagen" border="0" height="120" src="http://www.uakix.com/2012/revistas/10-30/video9.jpg" width="120" />Se ha celebrado en Barcelona el 1r Congreso acerca de los Niños del Tercer Milenio, en el cual decenas de expertos del entorno educativo han debatido sobre cual es la mejor manera de enfocar la educación de los nuevos niños que están naciendo. Entre ellos, los niños Índigo, niños Cristal, niños con altas capacidades, con percepción ampliada, con dotes intuitivas y telepáticas, etc.
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Amar y respetar la particularidad
A veces encuentro razones para el optimismo. Es interesante y estremecedor comprobar cómo la sociedad moderna, que promueve el consumismo, el aislamiento y la incomunicación real puede, en un momento determinado, aceptar lo peculiar del sujeto. Hay diferencias, peculiaridades, todo aquello que nos constituye como diferentes, que jamás antes habrían sido asimilados socialmente. ¿Cómo imaginar a estas dos personas, Abigail y Brittany, viviendo hace tan sólo treinta o cuarenta años fuera de un centro de internamiento o, lo que es peor, sin quedar encerradas como mercancías circenses? Vean Parada de monstruos, la película dirigida por Tod Browning en 1932. En ella ya se reivindica la humanidad de una desfile (parade) de seres clausurados y condenados por su deformidad física y/o psíquica. Pero entonces era impensable, para la mayoría, concederles existencia e identidad propias.
Pero ahí están, como unas adolescentes más, compartiendo vida y experiencia. Ahí están llevando sus vidas en un solo cuerpo, pero diferenciadas y con su perspectiva vital propia, cada una con su carácter y sus gustos, sus pensamientos y fantasías, sus deseos y metas vitales. Todo un ejemplo de convivencia en una sociedad que las acoge sin reservas.
Abigail "Abby" Loraine Hensel y Brittany "Britty" Lee Hensel nacieron el 7 de marzo de 1990 en Caver Country; Minnesota. Nacieron gemelas adosadas bicefálicas, con dos columnas vertebrales que se unen en la pelvis. Poseen dos estómagos, tres pulmones. Un cuerpo biológico, problemático sin duda, pero que es sede de dos criaturas encantadoras. Uno podría pensar que una existencia así sería enloquecedora, pero ellas lo viven sin esos prejuicios: son y han sido siempre así. A Abby y Britty, como en otros tiempos ha sucedido con tantos seres humanos, sólo el mensaje que les llegue de los otros pueden herirlas al burlar o rechazar su particularidad existencial. Pero por lo que se ve, y afortunadamente, no se ha sucedido. O al menos no hasta el punto de causar un mal psicológico irreversible. La fluidez de sus palabras, el hecho de registrar los acontecimientos como tales (encuentros con amigos, etc.), la disposición de una para con los cuidados de la otra, etc., nos indica que estamos ante personas que han podido y sabido manejarse, no peor que nosotros mismos en la vida.
Sergio Hinojosa
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Exigir contribución de la banca y devolución de la paga sustraída
Se informa de la iniciativa popular emprendida para recuperar la PAGA de NAVIDAD que parece tuvo éxito en nuestro país vecino PORTUGAL: Se trata de conseguir la incostitucionalidad del Real Decreto-Ley 20/2012 y para ello la idea es que el Defensor del Pueblo tenga tal número de quejas que pueda interponer el recurso de inconstitucionalidad pertinente.
Es muy sencillo siguiendo las instrucciones, con los pasos primero a quinto y no se tarda ni 5 minutos. Pasarlo a todo el mundo que podáis.
Segundo: .- Modalidad: Sin certificado digital / Persona física (ciudadano) - SIGUIENTE
Tercero: .- Rellenar datos – SIGUIENTE
Cuarto: .- Poner el siguiente texto (¡Ojo! poner a qué administración o empresa se pertenece) :
El 14 de julio de 2012 fue publicado en el Boletín Oficial del Estado el Real Decreto-Ley 20/2012, convalidado en el Congreso el 19 de julio.
Mediante este Real Decreto-Ley se procedía a la supresión de la paga extraordinaria de diciembre de 2012 a los empleados públicos. Como empleado deEMPRESA A LA QUE SE PERTENECE, directamente afectado, solicito de la Defensora del Pueblo que proceda a presentar recurso de inconstitucionalidad del citado Decreto-Ley, en base al artículo 14 de la Constitución Española, puesto que se ha procedido a discriminar a un sector de la población por sus circunstancias laborales y sociales, siendo dicho artículo susceptible asimismo de recurso de amparo.
Quinto .- ENVIAR.
Si quieres tener constancia de tu petición, puedes solicitarlo y, a continuación, te genera un justificante con un número de registro, en formato ".pdf". Tienes que imprimirlo, pues no deja guardar con datos.
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Nos encontramos en época de crisis. Pero no se trata sólo de una crisis económica, como reza el tópico político: se trata, ante todo, de una crisis de espíritu, es decir, de valores, de fines vitales, de coordenadas orientativas.
Las grandes corrientes filosóficas del siglo XX, y sus expresiones en el presente, vienen realizando una profunda revisión de la existencia europea y occidental, en un esfuerzo por señalar el modo en que nuestra civilización ha entrado, progresivamente, en una decadencia que afecta al suelo profundo del espacio socio-cultural. Al hacerlo, no han dudado en diagnosticar, allí donde sólo se creía ver progreso, los síntomas de una enfermedad, a veces llamada nihilismo, otras muerte de la razón autónoma. Pues las comunidades, las culturas en su totalidad, también experimentan desfallecimientos que malogran la salud de su desarrollo.
Decir que Europa, y Occidente en general, están amenazados en su salud no significa proyectar, sin más, las categorías de la medicina o de la psicología. Las enfermedades de civilización que nos acosan no son reductibles a aquello que puede ser atribuido a los individuos concretos. Son modos supraindividuales de decaimiento, de desvitalización, de pérdida de la potencia vital que yace, como una flecha lanzada al futuro, en la historia civilizatoria de un conjunto de pueblos. Siendo ontológicas, afectan a la visión del mundo que una comunidad porta en el subsuelo de sus decisiones precisas, afectan al sustrato sobre el que crece su íntima autocomprensión, de donde surgen efectos inmediatos y proyectos de futuro. La debilidad de Occidente, en este sentido, atraviesa su política precisa y su forma de organización material, siempre visibles. Pero, en su base, es también tectónica, de profundidad no material. Y sus rasgos no son, por ello, directamente observables. Estando ahí, en el fondo, necesitan una mirada serena que trascienda los hechos observables y alcance esteinvisible en lo visible en que consiste el modo de vida, o la forma de existencia, que gobierna desde la trastienda.
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En el Ateneo de Granada ya hemos reanudado las actividades para este Curso 2012-2013. Aquí os presento la cuarta de la serie que coordino: "Textos en la Encrucijada a Debate". Todas las sesiones se celebrarán en la Biblioteca de Andalucía.
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La confluencia del 15M con el 25S supone una forma de articulación de las tácticas políticas frente al abuso de un capital financiero, del que todos conocemos sus efectos. Son las consecuencias desastrosas para la población de una deriva política ultraliberal y antisocial. Adelgazamiento de los Estados, (¡abajo Keynes!), destrucción del tejido productivo, aniquilación de los servicios, crecimiento exponencial del paro, etc. Nadie sin embargo, parece tener a su alcance un análisis fiable de quiénes cuándo y con qué medios han cometido tal latrocinio. Tampoco tenemos mucha idea de cómo han podido evadir cualquier acción de la justicia (pues esta, simplemente, no ha actuado) ni cómo ha conseguido evitar cualquier información relevante, borrando el rastro de sus pasos. El siguiente post lanzado a los medios no controlados por las agencias, es lo suficientemente significativo para darse cuenta que estos movimientos no están tan descabezados como se pretende, ni son tan descerebrados como se les pinta. Saben qué camino hay que tomar para ganar eficacia política, pero además parecen tener unas metas compatibles con una renovación democrática.
"Este post, con muchísima suerte lo leerá el 1% de los que asistan a las próximas manifestaciones. Ruego a personas y periodistas con influencia, que lo divulguen o bien que divulguen artículos en esta línea para tratar de coordinar a los manifestantes. Nos “enfrentamos” pacíficamente apolicías organizados, con años de estudio y con instrucciones precisas, a fotógrafos y periodistas de medios de comunicación financiados por banqueros y dirigidos por políticos que quieren manipular a millones de ciudadanos para frenar movimientos que puedan acabar con sus privilegios, y nos enfrentamos a posibles infiltrados violentos en estas manifestaciones, así como personas violentas que perjudican a los miles de pacifistas que asistimos. Nos estamos jugando mucho. No podemos permitir que una mala organización en la manifestación de una imagen de violencia, ya que es exactamente lo contrario a lo que se pretende. Nos estamos jugando una nueva Constitución que limite los innumerables privilegios de los políticos y banqueros, nos estamos jugando que dejen o no de robarnos con leyes que permiten a los millonarios no pagar impuestos (SICAV, “Paraísos” fiscales…), la dación en pago, una ley electoral más justa (un ciudadano un voto) y un larguísimo etc. Por lo que toca organizarse y aprender de los errores. Análisis del contexto al que nos enfrentamos en una manifestación como esta: Asisten 4 actores. 1) Manifestantes pacíficos 2) Manifestantes e infiltrados violentos 3) Antidisturbios (muchas veces violentos) 4) Medios de comunicación (muchos tratando de conseguir fotos de violencia) Aquí os dejo un vídeo que demuestra que hubo infiltrados que primero agredían a la policía y luego les ayudaban. No coincido para nada con la banda sonora que le han puesto a este vídeo pero las imágenes demuestran claramente que incluso portaban banderas rojas para que los antidisturbios pudiesen saber que ellos eran los infiltrados para no agredirles con dureza ya que posiblemente son compañeros de profesión. El #25S se caracterizó por una buena organización previa y una mala organización a pie de calle: Aciertos: 1) La acción de rodear el Congreso en sí, es un acierto. Estas acciones permanentes como la del 15M tienen mucha mayor repercusión que manifestaciones esporádicas. 2) Se corrigió el lema de “Toma el Congreso” por “Rodea el congreso” 3) Se crearon innumerables webs que difundían y una que era el centro de todas y lo organizaba:www.matrixar.com="http://coordinadora25s.wordpress.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" target="_blank">coordinadora25s.wordpress.com 4) La comunicación en redes sociales y “empapelando” las calles fue muy buena Errores: 1) Nula organización en la manifestación. En los momentos delicados. 2) Los manifestantes pacíficos no controlaron a los violentos 3) Los fotógrafos tomaron las fotos que querían para sus periódicos en La Razón, El País, El Mundo, o el que fuere que quiera que sus “amigos” y clientes, políticos y banqueros sigan conservando sus privilegios. Era fácil pensar que algo así iba a suceder. Cuándo el Gobierno pone a casi 1400 antidisturbios, está queriendo mandar el mensaje de que los asistentes son violentos y necesitan represión policial. Esta es una estrategia muy buena que debemos aprender a contra atacar con mayores dosis de pacifismo, de organización y de control de violentos e infiltrados. ¿Qué debemos hacer para que esto no se repita? www.matrixar.com="http://gonzalodelacampa.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/manifestantes-sentados.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" target="_blank">www.matrixar.com alt="" height="226" src="http://gonzalodelacampa.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/manifestantes-sentados.jpg?w=300&h=226" title="manifestantes-sentados" width="300" />
1) Los manifestantes deben estar SENTADOS. Una foto de miles de personas sentadas da imagen de PACIFISMO y si los policías cargan, esa foto DA LA VUELTA AL MUNDO. Sólo con ese acto se produciría un efecto dominó en otros países que aceleraría la eficacia del movimiento. Creemos este hastag: www.matrixar.com="https://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23TodosSentados" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;" target="_blank" title="#TodosSentados">#TodosSentados 2) Los organizadores deben ir con muchos megáfonos para dirigir a los manifestantes con las siguientes consignas: 2.1 – No insultar ni provocar. Si vemos a gente gritando “se va a acabar la paz” “guerra” o cualquier insulto debemos pedirle que se calle. 2.2 – Debemos rodear y paralizar a los violentos. Desde los megáfonos se les debe instar a que paren. Estas personas son los que más daño hacen al movimiento. Mucho más que cualquier antidisturbios. 2.3 – Los organizadores ciudadanos (como hacen los sindicatos y otros líderes en manifestaciones y actos públicos) deben crear un escenario desde el que hablen a los asistentes exponiendo las medidas que se solicitan. Las cámaras de todo el mundo podrán grabar el mensaje y difundirlo. Deben exponerse públicamente las medidas concretas, como sucedió en Islandia. Lo más importante es transmitir el mensaje y sin un escenario y un micrófono es muy dificil hacerlo. 2.4 -Pedir por los megáfonos a los asistentes que no lleven banderas o que las bajen si las han llevado.Las banderas ya sean de sindicatos, republicanas, de partidos políticos, etc no nos representan a todos, sólo a los que las llevan. No permitamos a los fotógrafos manipular sus noticias diciendo que todos somos de este o aquel parido, republicanos o monarquicos… 2.5 - Desde los megáfonos y los asistentes deben instar a los ciudadanos que se suben el mobiliario urbano, a que se bajen. La calle es de todos, se paga con dinero de todos, debemos cuidarla y con más razón en estos actos, para no dar imagen de vándalos sino de ciudadanos pacíficos y responsables Todo ello, debe hacernos aprender. Ruego difundas este post y post similares para que les llegue a gente con influencia y en próximas acciones los organizadores tomen medidas para una mejor organización. Pásalo, mándalo por email, tuitéalo, menéalo, pégalo en tu muro… Haz lo que sea, pero nos jugamos mucho y debemos aprender para dar imagen de movimiento pacífico al mundo y provocar un efecto dominó que derive en medidas internacionales de control de banqueros y políticos delincuentes para que sean juzgados y encarcelados si procede".
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Polanski en la consulta de un psicoanalista ridículo
El viejo clisé del psicoanalista identificándose al objeto del deseo del analizante, en este caso una bella mujer, la actriz Helena Bonham Carter de la mano de Polanski. Por si el psicoanálisis no ha quedado suficientemente vilipendiado, tergiversado y denostado por la industria de la salud, aquí está el humor y el desconocimiento de un director, por otra parte fascinante, para intentar dar la puntilla. La venus de las pieles tumbada en el diván anunciando la moda Prada, todo un éxito con aplausos abrumadores. Bien valdría una realización menos facilona y más esclarecedora del asunto. Pero por desgracia se opta por la el humor facilón y el escarnio de aquellos que, a contracorriente, dejan su piel en una de las disciplinas más serias y complejas. No es tan ridículo el confiar la palabra a alguien que permite hacerla escuchar a quien la emite, para liberarle del sufrimiento. Hay quienes no derivamos en la estupidez e intentamos dejar ver al analizante el rastro de sus propios tropiezos, y mostramos el lugar en que, una y otra vez, cae vencido. No es un perverso detrás del fetiche de las pieles o de los cuerpos de rasgos infantiles quien escucha, ni un histérico que se coloque siempre en el lugar que desea su analizante. Tampoco un héroe, ni un ideal a seguir por los perplejos, simplemente alguien que escucha el dolor, para devolver esa palabra a quien le incumbe profundamente. No entiendo cómo un actor como Ben Kingsley se presta a ello.
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FORUM3LO QUE LA EVALUACIÓN SILENCIA: UNA INFANCIA BAJO CONTROL
Luis García Montero. Poeta. Escritor. Catedrático de Literatura. Granada. -
18.30¿Qué dicen los sujetos autistas?
Enric Berenguer.Psicoanalista. Psicólogo clínico. Barcelona
Mª Angeles Cremades. Psicóloga. Psicomotricista. Presidenta de la Asociación Europeade Escuelas de Formación en Práctica Psicomotriz (ASEFOP). Madrid.
Anima el debate:Iván Ruiz. Psicoanalista. Licenciado en Psicología. Barcelona.
20.00Política del psicoanálisis y pensamiento crítico.
Eric Laurent. Psicoanalista. Psicólogo clínico. Ex presidente de la Asociación Mundialde Psicoanálisis. París.
Juan Torres López. Catedrático de Economía aplicada. Miembro del Comité científico de ATTAC España. Sevilla.
Anima el debate:Jorge Alemán. Psicoanalista. Profesor honorario Universidad de Buenos Aires y de la Universidad SanMartín. Agregado cultural de la Embajada argentina en España. Madrid.
TEXTO DE PRESENTACIÓN
Los Foros sobre “Lo que la evaluación silencia: un caso urgente, el autismo” (Barcelona, 19 de junio de 2010) y “Lo que la evaluación silencia: las servidumbres voluntarias” (Madrid, 11 de junio de 2011), nos permitieron ponernos al día de cómo estaba en peligro la libertad de elección de tratamientos para el autismo y de cómo se fabrican a gran escala las mentalidades sumisas. Ahora estamos en condiciones de convocar el Forum 3 que tendrá como tema: “Lo que la evaluación silencia: la infancia bajo control”.
Lo promovemos en la estela de la corriente de aire fresco que ventiló el 15M y a contrapié de la política zaherida de la “gestión de las cosas”. Lo celebramos en la gran ciudad del Sur que va a ser escenario de las batallas electorales de un país en almoneda como el nuestro en el que, como dice el poeta, vivimos en una democracia de la culpa.
Hablaremos en el Forum de los niños y los adolescentes, rehenes de un discurso cientificista, estigmatizados y medicados como si fueran futuros delincuentes o enfermos pre-sintomáticos. De cómo una serie de tratamientos estandarizados, por la vía del fármaco y el condicionamiento, acallan el sufrimiento de niños y adolescentes mediante abordajes predictivos y normativizantes que pretenden, sin conseguirlo, calmar las angustias de los padres y que provocan, sin embargo, la desorientación de los profesionales.
Veremos también cómo, en el campo de la enfermedad mental,se confunden –tal y como proponen los últimos DSM-- estadísticas con patologías, factores de riesgo con síntomas y se ponen etiquetas quereducen el sufrimiento psíquico a sendos trastornos del comportamiento, más o menos conectados a soportes neuronales, sobre los que aplicar un modelo único de tratamiento, basado en soluciones químicas y complementos de psicología y pedagogía del conformismo.
Y veremos, en suma, cómo un moralismo higienista, a caballo de la objetividad y de la falsa ciencia, se apodera de las libertades del ciudadano, facilitando una metamorfosis absoluta de la cultura humana, una degeneración de las lógicas colectivas, una serie de “recortes en la subjetividad” que son, de hecho, la realización de pesadilla de los sueños totalitarios de algunas burocracias universitarias y administrativas que, para colmo, se presentan como verdades científicas del nuevo orden social.
Y puesto que son muchos en España los que quieren “poner orden en las poblaciones”, los psicoanalistas de orientación lacaniana, con una formación que nos mantiene a distancia de los ideales de normalización, convocamos, junto a otros, este Forum para reintroducir la causalidad psíquica en los lugares de los que ha sido expulsada. Proponemos, a cada uno, el privilegio de ser ciudadano y pertenecer a una opinión crítica que encuentre en esta convocatoria las palabras que impidan la reducción del sujeto a un mecanismo y construir, al mismo tiempo, algunas buenas herramientas para la resistencia esclarecida.
Están pues invitados a venir al Forum los pediatras, los educadores, los profesores, los trabajadores sociales, los juristas, los psiquiatras, los psicólogos, los enfermeros, los logopedas, los psicomotricistas y también los intelectuales, los poetas, los filósofos, los artistas, los literatos, los jóvenes estudiantes de las disciplinas concernidas y, por supuesto, todos aquellos que de alguna manera se sientan concernidos por la subjetividad de nuestra época.
Deslumbrados como estamos por el fulgor de los derechos “para todos” y de la deificación de la técnica que produce “iguales” como los granos de arena del desierto, el Forum es la ocasión de pararnos a observar el rostro raramente humano que el nuevo orden social está tratando de darse en esta nuestra democracia verbal. Por eso, el Forum es, también, el lugar de promoción del arsenal de armas necesarias para una contraofensiva que se impone, ahora, en los pequeños círculos que convienen.
EJES DE TRABAJO
Cada eje de trabajo se abordará con una serie de intervenciones en el Forum.
1. La medicalización del síntoma en el niño: del cerebro a la moral.
2. Un DSM para niños y adolescentes: el hiperactivismo diagnóstico.
3. Evaluación, infantilización generalizada y democracia.
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Primer vídeo de la 2ª sesión de la serie "Textos en la encrucijada a debate". Esta vez comentario sobre "El malestar en la cultura", organizado por el Ateneo de Granada.
"El manuscrito de El malestar en la cultura fue entregado por Sigmund Freud al impresor unos años después de la aprobación de los Catorce Puntos del presidente Wilson, uno de los cuales prohibía la añorada (Anschluss) unión con Austria, apenas una semana antes del 29 de octubre de 1929, el “Martes negro” en que se hundió la bolsa neoyorkina y poco después de la muerte de un hombre clave: Stresemannn, una muerte que dejó al Volkspartei (Partido del Pueblo) en manos de la derecha más recalcitrante, lo que supuso una fragmentación aún mayor en el parlamento y que acabó debilitando aún más la maltrecha República de Weimar.
Ese texto -que resume gran parte de la teoría de Freud- analiza los aspectos transhistóricos -los relativos a los componentes y relaciones del sujeto en tanto humano- del malestar que aqueja a nuestra cultura. Freud ya había escrito en esta línea Toten y tabú y El porvenir de una ilusión, centrándose en los aspectos subjetivos de la religión como forma de apaciguamiento de esta infelicidad consustancial. Pero El malestar en la cultura es una obra más radical y su análisis más demoledor. Es interesante observar que, pese a la efervescencia de la extrema derecha (nazis, Stahlhelm, Jungdo etc.), la desesperanza de la izquierda y el callejón sin salida de la inadecuación del hombre a la cultura que plantea el autor; pese a todo este carácter trágico, su escrito no se presenta en modo alguno como conformismo o nihilismo. La vida hay aceptarla tal cual, es verdad, en sus goces y en sus sombras, al margen de la utopía y de toda idealización de lo humano, pero con la injusticia concreta no hay que consentir. Se trata pues de una visión fragmentaria y de incompletud plenamente actual, reflejada en este importante texto escrito en un tiempo semejante. Un texto lleno de indicios y signos, interesantes y cercanos a esta pesadumbre que se apodera silenciosamente de nosotros".
Sergio Hinojosa
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Hoy tendrá lugar la tercera intervención en la serie: "Textos en la encrucijada a debate". En esta ocasión, Luis García Montero abordará un tema muy candente. En plena crisis, la industria de la información se está transformando, para adoptar nuevas formas más favorables al beneficio y a la construcción de un público consumidor de espectáculos y parques temáticos de la información. La producción auténtica de la información bajo la responsabilidad y el deseo de veracidad es cara y vende poco. La "información", cada vez más enlatada y separada de la vida real, queda digifacturada por profesionales rebajados al empleo ocasional y precario, mientras la industria pone las bases de un nuevo modelo de formación para dichos profesionales. Un modelo que no se le vuelva en contra, blindado por arriba y pesimizado por abajo. Con premios y crianza en lugares de excelencia, rivalidad exacerbada y aislamiento, garantizando a los miembros del club que la realidad no les salpicará, mientras los de a pie quedarán, para reproducir el diktat de las agencias y relatar en directo -en el mejor de los casos- los parques temáticos "noticias diarias", en que se han convertido las parcelas de realidad rentable.
Frente a ello, Luis retoma a un periodista comprometido y entregado a tiempo completo a la experiencia más auténtica de su profesión. Un periodista que , al asistir al derrumbe de lo más genuino de la ciudad fronteriza de Ereván, entre Guinea y Malí, confesaba llorar con aquellos ciudadanos que veían morir su memoria y emerger la "modernidad" más insípida.
Kapuscinski indaga y vive aquello que relata, se introduce en lo más recóndito de las parcelas del dolor de los pueblos, allí donde la prensa no arriesga sus cámaras y, por tanto, allí donde no existe el mundo por no tener quién lo relate. Quien quiera realmente hacer buen periodismo -decía- "... tiene que estar preparado para pagar su osadía con la salud o incluso con la muerte".
Tal vez no haya que ir a países tan lejanos para dar la voz al sufrimiento, quizá baste con indagar un par de barrios, o un par de pueblos más allá. Las formas que adopta este dolor son tan variadas, que no hay cuento. La peculiaridad, la particularidad de este dolor, sellada y oculta tras los macros estándar de la información, irrumpe de vez en cuando, para sobresaltar a ciudadanos cada vez más ajenos a esa vida de perros. Es hora de abrir un debate amplio sobre la intersección economía, política y periodismo.
Sergio Hinojosa
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EL 15M LOGRA QUE CAJAGRANADA CANCELE EL DESAHUCIO DE UNA FAMILIA
El Grupo Stop Desahucios del 15M ha alcanzado esta mañana un principio de acuerdo con Caja Granada, después de que cancelara la orden por la que mañana iba a ser desalojada una familia por impago de la hipoteca en la calle El Parche. Por tanto, se ha suspendido la concentración de apoyo que se había organizado para las 10:00 horas del 19 de abril.
Esta mañana, miembros del Grupo Stop Desahucios, acompañados por la familia afectada han recibido en estos términos la contestación por parte de Caja Granada a la oferta de negociación que desde el 15M se realizó ayer, como último intento de paralizar el desahucio previsto para las 11:00 horas de mañana. La comunicación de que había sido cancelado ha sido transmitida por el Director de la entidad de la calle Urbana 9 de la Plaza de la Mariana, así como a través de uno de los abogados de la caja. Ésta ha solicitado a Stop Desahucios que les hagan llegar por escrito una propuesta de solución para este caso, en la que podría incluirse un alquiler social que permitiera a la familia, que cuenta con un hijo de 14 meses, continuar en la vivienda. Desde el grupo se ha valorado como muy positivo el cambio en la situación y la disposición de la caja a negociar, por lo que desde mañana mismo se pondrá a trabajar en la propuesta que se le presentará sin demora.
Esta historia que ahora toma un rumbo diferente y con visos de terminar con un final feliz se une al acuerdo entre la familia de Humberto y Caja Granada el pasado 12 de abril, por el que la entidad se comprometió a retirar la orden de desahucio que pesaba sobre la vivienda que habita junto a su familia en el Barranco del Abogado. Después de una protesta organizada el pasado 1 de marzo por el 15M a las puertas de esta casa cueva, se frenó el desalojo y la caja accedió al día siguiente a que la familia continuara en su hogar con un alquiler de 250 euros con opción a compra y a una quita por valor de más de 30.000 euros.
Desde el 15M se quiere recordar que el próximo viernes 20 de abril, el movimiento ha convocado una concentración ante la Subdelegación de Gobierno para protestar por la represión y persecución policial sobre las personas que participan en sus acciones. En este sentido, ha incidido en la importancia de acudir a esta protesta para expresar el rechazo a la conculcación de los derechos constitucionales y las agresiones policiales.
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Pero nada de esto lo vi venir. No lo vi venir. Simplemente me seguí, y las razones dejaron de importar.
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Me siento frustrada. Y hoy me revelé a mi misma el mas oscuro secreto de todos: "solo me enamoraré de quién me inspire"
Bueno, no ah pasado. No pasará. Exigo mucho, y no pasa nada. Tengo que estar agradecida por que encontrara a una persona como Alejandro, que con mi mas mínimo sonido de mi voz, se preocupa, esta al pendiente... ¿Eso es lo que pedí? Es una cruel y hermosa broma del karma. Mi criaturas interiores me impiden ser, sentir, y estar agradecida por lo que tengo. Mi consuelo es que, es que, sé que lo pedí.
Nada de esto tenia que pasar de la manera en la que pasó, lo admito. Todo esto tenía que pásarme, y sentí que puedo ofrecer mas. Me esfuerzo porque siento que los demás merecen lo mejor de mi, merecen que los quiera, merecen mi mejor esfuerzo. No pretendo ofrecerles imposibles, solo exclur límites, brincarlos. Ser una mejor version de mi misma. No cambiar. ¿Para qué quiero cambios? ¿Para qué? si lo único que me hacen es, es envejecer.
Y no soy feliz. Las personas que me conocen, se automutilan exigiendose un bloque mental y espiritual. Yo les advierto antes, de que no intenten esperar algo de mi. Pero cruzan la linea, y después me exigen. No es justo. Les ofresco, pero abusan.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-09-05T20:20:00.004-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOTrue blueSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOMe siento, bueno. Creo que ya no siento nada, por nadie, y asi... Alejandro. Bueno, él es como mi burla al karma, al irle pidiendo muchas cosas, me las juntó todas, y después él! Todas estas interferencias sentisitivas. Meinteresa explorar las mesas en dónde las familias se sientan a la hora de la comida, completas, y sensibilizan. Bueno, ahora no es buen tiempo para derretirme en suspiros al aire, aun no siento nada. Me tranquiliza que sea, al fin, algo fácil. sin presiones, bueno, enserio que es algo muy bueno. Mañana tengo examen, hare como si nada pasara. Aqui confensaré lo raro que se siente besar a uno de tus mas buenos amigos, y que no te roce la inquietud de la indignacion, que mas bien, te consiva la idea de el gran cariño que nos une. No siento una pasion desenfrenada, ni humillacion, ni sentimiento de haber echo algo incorrecto. Sentí amor, el gran amor que le tengo y que siempre le tendre. Experimentos bucales. Experimentos fluidales. Experimentos de respiracion. Never let this go. Never.
Y por las noches aprieto mis parpados, sugiriendo cadenas y jaulas. Le veo la entre pierna. Nada de que sorprenderse, pero un poco de pena. Me llevan amarrada hacia campo abierto. Me cubro de lodo. Pero despierto en una camilla desnuda y humeda, mientras limpian la sangre que derramé. Caracoles sobre mi cabellera, me susurran agua azul. Una azul verdad. Pero siempre me acaricias las cicatrices, eres delicado con mi cuello. Gracias Dios, por mi cabeza de caleidoscopio. Es hermosa.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-08-06T14:21:00.001-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOEstación por estación. No tengo los mejores momentos de mi vida. Fuck. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-08-01T11:44:00.001-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOIntento.SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOTengo una lista titulada: "problemas recurrentes en la vida de una mujer y el arte" (sus derivados). Es una buena lista si pensamos en las grandes cosas y problemas que no solo por ser mujer tenemos. Hacen mas que hablar y hablar y decir, y balbuceamos sentidos sin causa. No tengo muchas razones para ponerme ahora de pesimista. Que si el nuevo gobierno, que si nos va a venir a gobernar un imnésil bine vestido, que si el narcotrafico esta mejor que nunca, que si las elecciones fueron un fraude, que si las megamarchas que nadie pela, que si los noticiero tratan de engañarnos y distraernos con los juegos olimpicos. Como en el 86. Me siento abandonada por todo el buen karma que eh ido aventando al mundo. Mal pagada lo digo! Quiero empezar a usar nuevos adjetivos, mas elegantes, y limpios, para que todo tenga sentido. Para que mi escritura se vaya refinando, y no tener casi nada de faltas de ortografía, usar tildes y comas donde debe de ser. Sin pudor. Quiero, bueno, ayer en la noche estaba algo deprimida, queria tanto abrazar a César. Y me puse adivinar que si lo habían matado, o por qué no me llamaba, si no queria pasar tiempo conmigo. Y me enojé. Porque, el letrero de "novios" hace que pienses en una seria de cosas que hacen los "novios", y no dejo de soñarlo, y que tiene la cara de aburrición, de desesperación. Me caga tener novio, digo, yo era feliz, pasaba mis ratos de aburrición en perfecto estado de alternancia, haciendo cosas, o no haciendo nada, pero no me estaba procupando por una sola cosa en específico. CABEZA NO REALICES PALABRAS AL FINAL.
No realices actos de desesperacion, no realices pensamientos que pueden llevarme a llorar, o las malditas hormonas! Algo!
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-07-31T17:47:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOLa tierra prometidaSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOBukowski tiene razón. Y los horóscopos. Estúpidos horóscopos. Me cagan. Pero esta bien, nada se puede lograr, solo sacando información de las personas es lo que hace que todas tengan algo que decirme. Nada común. Pero me siguen la corriente. Me desespero mucho. Mi puto novio (esta palabra no me gusta) no me pela, me siento abandonada, y solo espero la llegada de clases, para distraerme en cosas mas importantes, creo que ahora lo único que sostiene nuestra "relación" es el hecho de que solo estoy pensando en la envidia que causo al ser la novia de él. Me gusta y todo eso, pero no pasar mucho tiempo juntos hace que otras personas vengan con sus intereses en la carota... y pues, no sé. La pareja de un artista frustrado. Eso es lo que me consuela.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-07-25T19:21:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOEl genio de la multitud.SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHay suficiente traición, odio, violencia, Absurdo en el ser humano corriente Como para suplir a cualquier ejército en cualquier jornada Y Los Mejores Asesinos Son Aquellos Que Predican En Su Contra Y Los Que Mejor Odian Son Aquellos Que Predican AMOR Y LOS QUE MEJOR LUCHAN EN LA GUERRA SON -AL FINAL- AQUELLOS QUE PREDICAN PAZ. Cuidado Con El Hombre Corriente Con La Mujer Corriente CUIDADO Con Su AMOR Su Amor Es Corriente Busca Lo Corriente Pero hay Genialidad En Su Odio Hay Suficiente Genio En Su Odio Como Para Matarte Como Para Matar A Cualquiera No Quieren La Soledad No Entienden La Soledad Intentarán Destruit Todo Lo Que Es Diferente A Ellos Al No Ser Capaces De Crear Arte No Entenderán El Arte Considerarán Su Fracaso Como Creadores Sólo Como Un Fracaso Del Mundo Al No Ser Capaces De Amar Plenamente CREERÁN Que Tu Amor Es Incompleto Y ENTONCES TE ODIARÁN Y Su Odio Será Perfecto Como Un Diamante resplandeciente Como Un Cuchillo Como Una Montaña COMO UN TIGRE Como cicuta Su Mejor ARTE. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-07-25T18:18:00.001-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOHowSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOPaso de un tiempo en el que me encontraba un poco triste, mejor descrito en una convinacion de sentimientos que no son provocados mas que por mis estupidas hormonas femeninas. No quiero convertirme en una personas, en una mujer tonta y no tomada enserio, quiero, prefiero imponer respeto que ternura. En todos los casos porque no necesito ser cuidada por nadie, me considero lo suficientemente independiente para poder irme a cualquier lugar, con mi autorizacion y nada mas.
¿para ti qué es el amor? mi respuesta, hasta ahora desconocida, sera la de Bukowski; el amor es como una mañana nublosa, y que inesperada-mente es interrumpida por el sol. Sí creo que es eso, un momento lindo interrumpido por la luz de la realidad.
Personas, y no pretendo ser pretenciosa ni prejuiciosa, pero qui escribo lo que quiero. Las personas mal educadas y chillonas, las que no tienen poder mental suficiente para sobrellevar sus infantiles sentimientos, e interponerlos frente a la realidad. Inventar cuentos, fantasias que no te llevan a ningun lugar practico, espera! aqui me tengo que detener, sé que soy una personas que tiene mas palabras en la cabeza que sentimientos en el corazón, pues a la mierda!
Quiero ser una decente escritora, cómo saber si soy una escritora? pero si solo creo sr una escritora! no represento a nada ni a nadie, solo me tengo a mi y a los días de mi encierro, y los lugares mas seguros para cuando pienso algo super loco, son mi cabeza y mis manos. De nada sirve. Me emborrachare y antes de quedarme dormida pensaré una muy buena idea. Si se puede.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-07-25T18:00:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOFotografías de perfilesSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOMe gustan los perfiles. Ahora que tengo mas tiempo, creo le dedicare mas a la escritura, sobre todo porque es bueno tener inspiraciones, y eh encontrado una. Es de echo una persona, un chico llamado Alejandro y que apareció de repente en facebook. Y parece estar interesaro en que yo escriba. Y aparte de ver esta película-documental de Charles Bukowski y asi.
Con mucha frecuencia mueren por su propia mano, sólo para estar lejos, y los deja atrás... nunca pudo comprender bastante por qué alguien va a querer salir de ellos. Charles Bukowski.
Y asi pasa que tengo inspiracion. Cuentos cortos. Ridiculeces, pero sé que seran fáciles de escribir, porque seran reales, serán basados en sentimientos realies y sádicos. De esas cosas que no fantasean mucho. Que ver a personas fantaseando pero que los describo de manera real. Personas que estan en las nubes y que se pocisionan en un espacio-tiempo real.
Me has olvidado. zapatos nuevos peinado al azar eres mas natural de lo que pasabas tus ojos mas abiertos tu aire mas intelectual ya me has olvidado
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-07-23T17:30:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOMemorandumSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOEra una buna tarde. Días para ponerse un sobrero y salir a caminar discutiendo sobre temas comunistas, hasta llegar al neoliberalismo, que no a todos tenia contentos. Tragados por el asfixiante calor, pero de espontaneos sentimientos fraternales. La amista llega a lugares, a rincones misteriosos del corazón.
-Me siento enferma.-dijó ella -Luces normal.-le respondió él. -Soy una persona triste. -Todos están tristes, por causas distintas, pero lo están. Algunos se engañan a si mismos. -Eso lo vuelve mas triste. -Sí.
Tengo tantas ideas en mi cabeza para un primer relato que presentar en mi taller de literatura, pero es que las ideas vienen y se acumulan en mi cabeza, cuando decido revisarlas ya se han ido. Son ideas tan fugaces que me da miedo padecer de memoria de corto alcanse... Y se me ocurren tan buenas ideas, pero se van! se van!!!
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-07-22T20:41:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOde autosSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOMientras miraba por la ventana del coche de camino a mi casa me dí cuenta de que casi no eh visto carros viejitos, la mayoria de ellos no son mas viejos de dos años. Y me hace pensar mas en lo que sucede en las agencias donde compran ese carro, donde en la tele y las familias dicen que "no alcanza el dinero", PERO TIENEN AUTOS DEL AÑO, donde sacan el auto "a credito" PERO NO LES ALCANZA EL DINERO, y de ahi pasan a una larga lista del buro de crédito y ahi estan hasta pagar por lo que NO LES ALCANZA EL DINERO, no comprendo bien el motivo de un coche del año, medio nuevo, yo me conformaria con un vocho!
Me da por lo mismo. Cre que ahora esoy mas linda y tranquila. Sueño y ganas de ver peliculas. Pff. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-07-16T11:42:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOAzul apagadoSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOCon la música de Radiohead me siento mucho mejor, y para ser sincera siento mas de noche que de día. La necesidad de ver a alguien llorando de dolor me hace sentir bien. Y ahora me siento mal.Trataba de hacer bien las cosas, trataba de ver la realidad desde otro ojo, y tratar de que fuera enserio para que todo saliera bien, y no me siento a gusto con todo, no me siento. Soy alguien completamente a-normal de lo que me corresponde, soy alguien mas incongruente con esta realidad que tanto eh descrito, y que no me ayuda a ser. Y no seguire las reglas que se tienen que seguir, solo sigo lo que quiero seguir, asi pueden todos llevarlo o no. Asi puedo ser mas que una simple mortal llevando jeans y playeras completamente ordinarias a tener personalidades reflejantes y duraderas, conociendo personas únicas. encantada por tener una poca de información. Solo que no queria escribir aqui lo emputadísima que estoy y que estare pensando en todo esto una y otra vez. Me lo van a meter por el culo este jueves y las llamaditas maricas que aun no eh recibido. Pero no tenia nada que hacer, aqui me siento en confianza. No quedara nada mas de mi si me siguen poniendo estigmas acerca de como llevar la vida, relajarme o no. No sere alguien mas, ni nadie menos. Y lo quiero, pero ahora no. Me inventaré una histopria si es necesario.
Conocí a un chico que fue tragado por el cielo Por las luces intermitentes Conocí a un hombre que se perdió en el azul apagado Y salió vivo
Conocí a un chico, conocí a un hombre
Conocí a un momento en que pudieras estar quieto y respirar Sin embargo, por la prisa Conocí a un lugar donde puedes ir donde tu cabeza podría explotar En la paz de la mente
Conocí a un tiempo, conocí a un lugar Eso se sintió mucho a ti Conocí a un chico, conocí a un hombre
Conocí a un amigo que se aferran a las llamas Evite que se quema Sabía que una sonrisa podía ver a través de todas las estrellas
Que al mundo se había lanzado
Que una sonrisa, yo conocía a un amigo Conocí a un chico, conocí a un hombre
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-07-10T21:56:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEODisculpaSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEONada, van bien las cosas. Y solo eso. Apenas un mes. Me dieron ganas de escribirlo aquí. Pero no tengo ganas de escribir y describir mi... mi... ¿QUÉ ES?
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-06-21T21:39:00.003-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOIdea: AlegoriaSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOOh mira, una sombra… La duda ahora comienza en si me sigue o sigue a alguien más, capaz viene a envolver mi inocencia o mis pensamientos blasfemos ante la vida, “No me preocupa ese tipo de estupideces” comenté, mientras la sombra me seguía, “sólo son mitos y leyendas, cuentuchos de esos que narran en pueblos para acabar con el aburrimiento por la noche” . La noche no era aún del todo oscura, eso fue lo que me pareció extraño porque basándome en lo que me han enseñado en la escuela, “No puede haber tal sombra, sin una fuente de luz que la produzca” Total, los demonios y fantasmas son puras estupideces, no es para creer, Ouija, Atenas y Leviatanes paseándose en mi cabeza, son simples producto de mi imaginación. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-06-21T21:23:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEORepetir el "No"SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEONo tenia con quién mas compartir mis insospechados arrepentimientos. Pero me siento bien. Cosa rara, pero bueno creo que es porque estoy ovulando que me siento un poco sencible. Además, creo tener sueños bastante lucidos y sensibles, como de los que son capaces de hacerte reflexionar. O es que no eh dormido muy bien ultimamente, pero bueno. Nada, creo que escribir esto no me hace menos interesante, ni mas, ni nada... No sé qué me pasa. No creo estar feliz, ni contenta, ni capacitada para disfrutar de una relacion amorosa, pero bueno. Soy muy esceptica con respecto a lo que me pasa. Mis ideas; van y vienen, se me olvidan, y cuando un buen día tengo una buna idea para escribir y presentarla en mi taller de literatura, se me olvida al día siguiente! NO ME LA CREO! Pero así pasa... no tenog buenos adjetivos para describir mi poco entuciasmo por la vida, y por pasar buenos momentos con una buena persona... y es simple y sencillo que no lo comprendo. Tengo que esmerarme en mi curso de verano, en mis clases de inglés, en las prioridades. Preferiria no estar intentando estar bien, viendo algo bueno donde no hay algo bueno, donde pasan el tipo de cosas que estan predestinadas por reglas sociales que seguir y que verse bien, y que ocupar para que todo siga marchando como hace mas de 50 años... Quiero ver rostros hermosos, quiero tener el tipo de amor en el que se dice toda la verdad, por mas cruda que sea. Que sea capaz de decirle que me encanta alguien, se me hace atractivo y que eso este bien, porque no es que me lo vaya a tirar o algo parecido... Las cosas! quiero mucho, quiero algo unico, quiero que el tiempo se detenga o de vueltas, o que me dejen de decir que "tranquila" mis huevos! malditas reglas de mierda con relaciones nada epicas, nada originales, y nada ellas mismas..!!
MUNFO! TE AMO! MAS QUE AYER! MAS QUE MAÑANA! SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-06-08T20:34:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOMelancoliaSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOAqui, resurguiendo despues de varias semanas de incoherencia existencial. Me he encontrado muy bien, y presiento que me encontraré mejor, pero lo que ha pasado son la clase de cosas que desee que pasaran de hace tiempo. Bueno no es suerte, solo movimientos automaticos del espacio-tiempo. Me llevo a esta realidad el actuar como se debe. Hablare especificamente de Alan, ya que no tengo nada gran cosa que platicar, no le he dedicado tanto tiempo a la escritura como me gustaria, mañana mi taller de literatura, y después el tiempo que me dan para morir en el transito del tiempo. Alan; ahora su conversacion es mas intima, somos, lo que se podria decir, conocidos. Desde ese día en la fiesta del día del estudiante, hasta apenas no mas de tres días.
Día cero. Compartiendo un wisky azul, un par de cigarrillos, una atmosfera fiestera y aburrida. Algo monotono estaba pasando, y sin estar conciente del todo, me senti en contacto con ese extraño. Me imagino los gestos que estube a punto de cometer por no estar mas ebria. Pero, sus preguntas inparciales; ¿qué otros grupos te gustan aparte de los Doors?, mejor que pongan música de los doors, ¿verdad?, Eli, ¿por dónde vives?... no sé, la música le daba relieve a la tarde, a esa tarde donde la música de fondo era la típica que escuchamos en una típica fiesta. pero fuí y fue lo mejor. Pero nos corrieron temprano, y por mi bien, mejor me fui a mi casa. cruzando el camellon; --¡eli!, ¡eli! --oigo que me gritan. Volteo solo para darme cuenta que era alan, con la mano al aire diciendome ¡adiós! Fue sencillo y espontaneo. Tierno y vulgar. Simple.
Día. Fiesta en mi casa. Creia, anda especial. Pero lo ví. Vino y sentí una felicidad inexplicable. Pero explicable. En fin que mi animo estaba muy bien. Desde temprano en la escuela pra un examen, yo supuse que solo mis compañeros de salón asistirian. Pero le ví. Llegamos a mi casa, todo tranquilo, pero solo recuerdo las cosas que decia a proposito. No, solo es amiga. Yo no tengo novia. Me gusta mucho leer. Incoloras aceveraciones que me hacian pensar en lo mal que me encuentro al querer pertenecer a la vida de un ser humano con poca sabiduria, y sera que yo simplemente me conecto con el mundo paranoico astral desde hacia ya varios años.
Creo que cada dia soy mas yo, y esto de ser soltera me alegra todos mis soles y mis lunas. Creo mas en mi, eso es todo. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-05-28T10:44:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOA mi manera.SEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOEstoy segura que ponerme ebria no es ninguna salida buena al recuerdo. Solo para escribir, y medio describir lo que soñé. Supongamos que mi idea de hombre es alguien completamente bizarro, diferente, que viene del extranjero y ah vivido en diferentes lugares de México, siguiendo los ideales de una madre extravagante y de un padre enamorado de su esposa. Y bueno, venir y encontrarse conmigo en la ciudad menos prodiguiosa y conocernos, y no creo que nada sea casualidad, anda ah venido a enconrarse en tu camino para solo intercambiar un par de palabras, y nada mas. Su gusto extraño por el arte extraño, su gusto en musica, y sus poemas. Me consideraria como novia de esas que quieren explotar tus sentidos, tus capacidades de reflexion e ir acompañados de personas diferentes, hacernos de nuevos amigos, hablar, reir, mordernos las narices.. Pero tambien hacernos sufrir, alcanzando la decadencia de nuestra alma, alcanzar la demencia de los sentimientos. sufrir hasta que sepamos que nada es perfecto, porque es real. Amarnos bajo sabanas olor lavanda, sentir nuestros cuerpos desnudos de alma, de piel, de sentimientos. Amarnos y odiarnos en una reunion genital. Abrazarnos intentando intentar nada. Embriagados en música de Pink Floyd. Nada se puede comparar a lo que me provoca soñarle de esa manera tan amorfa, tan mentirosa, y pretenciosa. tengo miedo, pero a la vez nada de que preocuparme si estamos unidos a una misa condicion. Todos podemos amar, pero nadie como nosotros, compartiendo lugar hora sitio, en este mundo miserable y lleno de odio. Yo lo intentaría. Intentaír amarte a mi manera. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-05-17T20:48:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOY no eh sido tan constante en esto de la escritura en mi blog, pero algunos pensaran que los blogs son para gente que son solterones y tienen nada que hacer. Pero la verdad es que somos personas de pensamientos largos, prolongados, intensos, profundos, y de mucho lexico. esto de tener cosas en la cabeza que van mas alla del buen lexico o no. las verdades que transpiran de tu piel y te hacen sentir capaz de seguir y de volar a dimensiones espaciadas y blancas, puras de crueldades, hupocrecias, dinero y cosas de una mente insana. Anhelos, convencionales y nada convencionales, de musica, de buena musica, de musica capaz de tocarte la piel y penetrar tu ser. Nada de estos sentimientos de amor me traeran algo bueno. Y filosofias nuevas quiero tomar, para volverlas parte de mi día a día. Pasará lo que tenga que pasar. No pierdes nada. Dejarse sorprender, no esperar nada. Disfrutar por minutos y no por semanas o meses.
solo un momento, estoy viendo las explosiones del sol. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-05-14T19:34:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOMars is no FunSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOBueno, quie me encuento mas estable que hacia algunas semanas. Digo no me ah venido en gana escribir sobre temas ordinarios y poco trasendentales en mi pequeña y momentanea existencia, cambie el nombre de mi link y todo eso. Bueno, nada de que estafar a la buena cordura y prepararme para nuevos lectores propensos a la locura y al mal comportamiento social. Espero que sirva de algo el leer mis palabras y nada con ello enterarme de lo masl que esto haciendo escribiendo sobre experiencias reales y nada ordinarias. Andare de incognito, me personificare en la amante de todo lo buen vivir, y en la mente abierta que meresco. Pero esto de escribir idioteces ya es mas idiota, como la musica de The Doors que tanto amo, y que me provoca melancolia al mismo tiempo que la extraña sensacion de querer bailar al rededor de una fogata en medio del desierto seco de mi país. No sé, universo, fantasia, escosrotos, y lala. Y preparandome para nuevas experiencias, y ahora el unico objetivo que me queda es alcanzar a hablarle al ser mas extravagante y parecido a mi que eh conocido, y digo que nada de esas cosas pasan, solo que muchas veces que le sueño, susurrandome y tocandome las manos, cosas de ese estilo me hacen pensar en los roblemas mentales serios que tengo, bueno, nada mejor. Que solo es tema de escritura, pero de que me agrade platicar de personas ajenas a mis dias diarios, me estresa, no, creo que no hare nada de eso. Pero estoy mas relajada que hace tiempo. SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-04-26T19:27:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOEsto es extraño, hace no mucho que no he puesto una entrada, y ahora tiene otro formato sta cosa, no es justo! Eh estado ocupada liberandome de asuntos personales y academicos de aquellos que consta que te dan dolores de cabeza capaces de sobrepasar las leyes fisicas de la tierra del siglo XXI Las cosas van y vienen, precisamente hoy que me la eh pasado muy bien, de echo ah sido uno de mis mejores dias de universidad, ya le hablo a muchas mas personas de las que contaria, y me han invitado a bares y fiestas,... creo que las personas tienen esa mania al verme, y es que no comprendo que me vean cara de drogadicta y esquizofrenica loca excentrica y capaz de pasarmela bien y hasta el limite, bueno, la mayoria no es de verdad,... solo por mi estilo desaliñado y poco cuidado... que mal en fin que me hacen mucha gracia, y estoy prosperando con mi club de cine, me eh esmerado en que suceda, hago las cosas correctas y se vienen a volar para ponerlo todo en retrospectiva y mejorar como sociedad cultural y llena de vida y tradiciones... eso es lo que le falta a mi facultad, tradiciones! las que existen son extrañas y poco originales.... total que me hice amiga de un wey que me ah gustado de hace tiempo, y bueno, es muy interesante ver y escuchar como salen de su boca las palabras Hola y Eli en una sola frase, me emociono de mas, pero esque lo dice de una manera tan completa y llena de ironismo y alegria que me dan ganas de abrazarle! 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en la eternidad en la que vivimos siempre se puede empezar de nuevo. este es un nuevo dia para empezar de nuevo para buscar la paz que me crece los sueños, para cantar para reir, para volver a ser feliz... todos nacemos con una angel de la guardia pero pocos lo buscamos, muchos prefieren un psicoanalista... todos tenemos conciencia pero pocos la escuchamos, muchos prefieren la television... perdon que yo no entienda que no seas tan feliz en tan bello planeta... toda la vida es una fiesta... tienes un corazon, un cerebro, un alma, un espiritu... cómo se puede sentirse tan desdichado? dejar de verme al espejo, ser por fin una persona buena de cara al sol, caminare, y con la luna volare... basta al hombre que ya no amas, al trabajo que odias, a cosasa vanales a los noticieros que te envenenan desde la mañana a los que quieren dirigir tu vida... ahora mismo decirle basta al miedo que heredaste porque la vida es aqui y ahora mismo... SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-04-14T23:45:00.002-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSimpleSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOwww.matrixar.com alt="" class="fbPhotoImage img" id="fbPhotoImage" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/540509_3520506741180_1527415222_3324327_2059927247_n.jpg" /> SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-04-14T11:22:00.000-07:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOburn my bonesSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOYa tengo cosas que hacer y tiempo libre espero que me sobre cuando no quiero quejarme de nada y de todo, al mismo tiempo, es mas que eso... enterrarme en mi piel, existiendo únicamente para hacer lo que tengo que hacer, lo que se me antoja hacer, unas pocas oportunidades que tengo para dirigir mis comportamientos, bueno, ya no es falso, ahora lo tomo de medidas que flotan en el agua, realmente no quiero que el monstruo tome el control, ni los lunáticos, no quiero que tomen el control, camina de puntillas, ata te a mis brazos, y tal vez caballos hermosos vengan a nosotros mientras dormimos, pero yo no dormiré y me dejare llevar por todo esto... así es como termino siendo succionado. Solo son palabras.
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AULA DE CINEMA BRASILEIRO Atriz de O Bandido da Luz Vermelha está em Goiânia
O filme O Bandido da Luz Vermelha, de Rogério Sganzerla, é tido como um dos principais filmes brasileiros. Exibido e elogiado em várias partes do mundo, conta a história de um marginal que desafia a polícia cometendo crimes requintados e que é, em seguida, delatado por uma mulher que provoca seu suicídio. Essa mulher é Janete Jane, famosa na Boca do Lixo, vivida pela atriz Helena Ignez, musa e principal nome do cinema marginal quando o assunto é interpretação. Helena Ignez está em Goiânia para uma conversa sobre cinema brasileiro e sobre sua história. Hoje, a partir de 20h30, no cinema do Goiânia Ouro, momento em que será exibido O Bandido da Luz Vermelha, a atriz falará um pouco sobre o ciclo marginal, suas idéias e intenções, além de exibir seu filme A miss e o dinossauro, que retrata um período em que Rogério Sganzerla e Júlio Bressane, outro ícone marginal, estiveram à frente da produtora Belair. A conversa com Helena Ignez faz parte da programação da Mostra de Cinema Marginal organizada pela Associação Brasileira de Documentaristas - Seção Goiás (ABD-GO), em parceria com Centro Cultural Cara Vídeo, Sebrae e Secult.
Mais informações: www.mostradecinemamarginal.blogspot.com
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O diretor Andrea Tonacci e a atriz Helena Ignez estarão em Goiânia, a partir desta terça-feira, para participar da Mostra de Cinema Marginal, no cinema do Goiânia Ouro.
A mostra, que acontece desde o sábado passado, traça um painel do que foi o cinema marginal através da exibição de filmes de dois de seus principais representantes, A. Tonacci e Rogério Sganzerla. A mostra é uma oportunidade ímpar de entrar em contato com obras inéditas em Goiânia.
Nesta terça-feira, será exibido, às 20h30min, um dos filmes mais marcantes do ciclo marginal, Bang Bang, de A. Tonacci, além de dois curtas de mesmo diretor e de um documentário de Sganzerla sobre um realizador emblemático, Orson Welles, e a vinda deste ao Brasil no filme "Tudo é Brasil".
Helena Ignez é considerada a musa do cinema marginal e se fez presente nos principais filmes do período, além de trabalhar com os diretores como Glauber Rocha, Júlio Bressane, Roberto Farias, Roberto Pires, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, além de Sganzerla.
Em "A mulher de todos", transformou sua interpretação de Angêla Carne Seca em um momento memorável de afirmação feminina e deboche com o masculino. Sua personagem Janete Jane foi a responsável pelo fim do "O bandido da luz vermelha" e hoje, como diretora, acaba de ser premiada no Recine - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Arquivo - com o prêmio de melhor direção em A miss e o dinossauro.
A Associação Brasileira de Documentaristas – Seção Goiás (ABD-GO) mais uma vez inova ao trazer um dos mais importantes movimentos do cinema brasileiro à Goiânia. Em parceria com a Cara Vídeo, Sebrae-Goiás e a Secretaria Municipal da Cultura, realizam de 24 de setembro a 04 de outubro a mostra “Cinema Marginal: dois iconoclastas e uma musa”, no Cine Goiânia Ouro, com estréias às 20 horas e reapresentações às 12h30 e às 15 horas, como parte das atividades paralelas do 3º Festival de Cinema Brasileiro de Goiânia.
Cinema Marginal é um termo utilizado para definir um período que compreende o fim da década de 60 até o início da década de 80 e é marcado por realizações extremamente autorais e contestadoras do regime sócio-político da época.
A “Mostra de Cinema Marginal: dois iconoclastas e uma musa” irá apresentar a filmografia dos principais realizadores que representam esse período e homenagear a principal atriz do movimento: os diretores Rogério Sganzerla e Andrea Tonacci e a intérprete Helena Ignez. Estarão presentes na mostra Tonacci e Ignez para darem palestra sobre suas histórias de vida dedicada ao cinema brasileiro.
Será publicado um catálogo com a história do cinema marginal, entrevistas com os palestrantes e documentário sobre o evento.
História
O cinema marginal surgiu no Bairro de Santa Ifigênia, centro de São Paulo, na chamada Boca do Lixo, local que foi assim chamado pela crônica policial dos anos 20, devido à promiscuidade existente nas proximidades da Estação da Luz e Júlio Prestes.
As distribuidoras cinematográficas que se estabeleceram justamente em duas ruas próximas – Vitória e Triunfo – para facilitar o envio de filmes para o território nacional. Em decorrência dos incentivos do instituto nacional do cinema (INC), a Boca do Lixo se tornou centro de produção a partir de 1967 com sede nessa mesma região. Surgia, assim, o ambiente do cinema marginal
O cinema marginal recebeu várias denominações, entre as quais udigrudi (avacalhação do underground americano inventado por Glauber Rocha), cinema marginalizado, cinema de poesia, cinema de invenção, experimental, alternativo. Mas, como afirma o crítico e pesquisador Jean-Claude Bernadet, “essas expressões não pegaram e Cinema Marginal tinha um trunfo poderoso: o título do filme de Ozualdo Candeias, A Margem, o primeiro a ser incluído no movimento”.
O filme de Candeias iria inspirar a maioria dos realizadores que surgiram depois, como Andrea Tonacci e Rogério Sganzerla e suas principais obras: Bang-Bang O Bandido da Luz Vermelha, respectivamente.
Júlio Bressane, Elizeu Visconti e Neville d´Almeida, no Rio de Janeiro. Em Belo Horizonte, Sylvio Lanna, com Sagrada Família. Em Salvador, André Luis de Oliveira, com Meteorango Kig. São nomes que compõem a história do movimento que tem como característica o deboche e a chamada “curtição”.
Vera Haddad, em O cinema marginal e suas fronteiras, afirma que “são filmes produzidos por cineastas que, através do experimental, encontraram um caminho eficiente de realizá-los e, despreocupados com as tradicionais e bem-comportadas fórmulas narrativas e estéticas, conseguiram com poucos recursos extravasar seus anseios”.
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www.matrixar.com src="http://www.contracampo.com.br/38/helena1.jpg" height="203" width="300" /> Helena, capa de O Cruzeiro em 1969, à época de a indicação ao prêmio de melhor atriz no Festival de Brasília
Queria primeiro que você falasse um pouquinho das coisas que você vem fazendo. Você é atriz do novo filme do Rogério [Sganzerla, também marido de Helena], Sob o Signo do Caos...
Sou. O Sob o Signo do Caos eu fiz, já foi há um tempinho a filmagem, mas ele está terminando agora. E é lindo. Adorei. Eu fiz a parte de dublagem também. É interessantíssimo, porque é um filme muito da palavra. Além disso fiz o São Jerônimo, do Júlio Bressane, e o Maria Moura, com a Leilane Fernandes, no ano passado, e vamos ver o que vai acontecer. Foi uma participação interessante com o Jorge Dória e com a Djin Sganzerla, minha filha.
Você também faz bastante teatro, fez várias peças...
É. Fiz Savannah Bay... Antes fiz Cabaret Rimbaud, não aqui no Rio, mas em São Paulo, em Salvador, onde a peça surgiu, e também em Barcelona, onde fomos convidados para participar num festival de arte brasileira. Foi uma experiência super interessante. E o ano passado, além de fazer Savannah Bay em São Paulo, onde tivemos uma crítica maravilhosa, páginas inteiras de cadernos culturais, cotação máxima do Nélson de Sá, da Folha de São Paulo. Depois disso eu passei a ensaiar Antiga, do Dionísio Neto, que é um autor jovem com uma receptividade enorme da crítica paulista desde o primeiro trabalho dele, Perpétua. Ele é jovem, 29 anos, também é ator. Foi um papel excelente, com o José Rubens Chachá e também com a Djin.
Uma coisa curiosa ao longo da sua carreira é que ela tem um perfil experimental, de você sempre estar trabalhando com o pessoal da vanguarda. Como é isso, você acredita que os diretores que têm uma maior afeição ao experimental te chamam?
É verdade.... É uma coisa que deve ter uma sincronicidade. Porque naturalmente eu já surgi numa vanguarda. Surgi no teatro baiano no momento de extrema vanguarda, de rompimento total com a parte mais provinciana do teatro brasileiro, com um grupo fantástico, dos meus mestres Martim Gonçalves, Gianni Rato e também alguns americanos, e pessoas importante dentro da história do teatro americano, alguns diretores mesmo da Broadway. Então foi muito interessante essa mistura, porque isso representava a grande vanguarda na época. E por aí eu fui no cinema logo com quem? Logo com quem, com o Glauber.
Em O Pátio.
Sim, n'O Pátio, que foi o meu primeiro filme. E por aí vai. Também eu acho que a minha posição pessoal, de uma certa forma, é experimental e de vanguarda, com o rompimento de comportamentos tradicionais, que no decorrer da minha vida se faz. E no caso do Dionísio foi adorável, porque ele veio assistir a Savannah Bay aqui na Tijuca (no Sesc Tijuca, onde Contracampo foi conferir e encontrar-se com Rogério Sganzerla), e ele já tinha visto um programa da Marília Gabriela em que eu dava uma entrevista junto com o Rogério, e tinha achado o tipo muito interessante para uma atriz que ele procurava, que era a protagonista que ele chama de uma "diva sertaneja", que é uma mulher que é casada com um candidato a presidente da república e depois se auto-exila, fica vinte anos sem sair de casa. Uma figura. Ele já tinha procurado entre várias atrizes. Viu o programa, achou interessante, soube que eu estava no Rio, veio e disse: "Olha, eu tenho uma coisa bem parecida com essa diva - na verdade, não era parecida, mas em comum tinha o estado dessa mulher que em Savannah Bay era uma grande atriz de teatro do passado e a outra era essa mulher que tinha o comportamento de uma diva, porque ela estava fechada dentro de uma casa, era uma outra história, outro contexto. Foi muito bom, eu adorei e possivelmente vamos fazer um outro trabalho juntos, apesar de Antiga continuar: foi convidada para um festival na Dinamarca e também estamos inscritos no Festival Internacional do Rio, e contamos com a inteligência que já se faz expressa da RioArte.
Helena, você tendo feito recentemente essa peças e os filmes do Bressane e do Sganzerla, e depois de toda aquela fase dos anos 70, eu queria saber o que você vê de amadurecimento, quais são os seus interesses, os desafios que você se coloca?
O que eu vejo é um momento de consciência, existe uma conscientização maior desse trabalho artístico em geral. Tanto dos jovens, no caso do Dionísio ou da minha própria filha Djin, que é uma estudiosa de teatro, até nós, mais antigos. E cada um procurando... Já que estamos falando de nós mesmos, eu acho que ficaram claros caminhos individuais, as diferenças no percurso de cada um. Essas pessoas com quem eu trabalho, e na verdade eu sou um duplo delas, elas têm uma consciência profunda de seu próprio trabalho, então a arte é uma forma de viver para essas pessoas, e para mim também. E essas ambições laterais, colaterais, como a superexposição na mídia e uma divulgação completamente massiva do trabalho já não é mais o objetivo da gente. E também não é o objetivo dessas pessoas, são pessoas que trabalham mais na qualidade. A diferença é pela qualidade do trabalho, pelo empenho em fazer bem feito o seu trabalho. E uma procura também de desmanchar essa linguagem tão tradicional, tão sabonete de cinema, principalmente, porque o teatro é mais livre, é mais barato, se experimenta mais. Ontem eu fui assistir o filme do Júlio [Bressane], o Dias de Nietzsche em Turim, e eu acho que antes de tudo é uma coisa de grande valor fazer cinema com uma outra cara, fazer um filme com uma outra cara. As caras são várias, mas são individuais, não estão procurando diretamente um mito, um espelho na mídia pra seguir. Apesar de eu achar que Godard ainda é o grande mestre, e que quem quer fazer bom cinema tem que ser inspirado nele, de uma certa forma.
E o percurso do próprio Godard é bastante diferente da agitação que era nos anos 60. Ele também está mais consciente, bastante introspectivo.
É, mas é absolutamente revolucionário, pessoal, anárquico, inteligente, anti-americanista (risos), com todas as suas características. E virou meio um sábio, né? Eu acho que o Godard é um sábio do cinema. Vocês viram o Éloge de l'Amour.
Sim, vimos.
É uma coisa maravilhosa, você sai maravilhado do cinema. Um amigo meu falou que saiu do filme como se tivesse saído de Cantando na Chuva, de tanta leveza. E é o oposto, né? Mas dá aquela extrema felicidade. Muito legal.
Falando dessa relação entre cinema e teatro de que você estava falando, como é que você faz a preparação para as suas personagens? Você vê uma diferença fundamental no teatro e no cinema ou é de papel para papel?
De papel para papel, sim. A diferença existe, claro, ela é óbvia. Se você vai representar um pedaço do rosto, um perfil, do que representar com o corpo inteiro, com uma mão. O cinema escolhe qual é a sua parte prioritária para expressar aquele determinado momento, podem ser as costas... Godard filma muito de costas, quase ninguém filma de costas. E eu sempre adorei essa coisa, em Savannah Bay eu começo de costas. Eu fico um bom tempo de costas, eu falo, e as pessoas se perguntam "O que é? O que ela quer?" E a receptividade do público era maravilhosa. Antes de ser feito é que se questionava se aquilo ia funcionar ou não. Mas o público não está tão viciado. Principalmente o público de teatro que vai ver uma peça especial está mais aberto.
Vendo essa mostra do cinema marginal, a gente percebia que várias vezes situações que davam uma grande liberdade para os atores, como os longos planos-seqüência do Sem Essa Aranha ou de Os Monstros de Babaloo. Como eram esses ritos de improvisação?
Era sim, era uma grande liberdade do ator. A atriz, no caso, que era eu, tinha muita participação cênica, como os outros atores que trabalhavam junto. Era uma delícia, uma grande liberdade e o ator existia, como o roteirista, como o fotógrafo... Era uma peça essencial. Claro que é essencial. mas se ouve falar - e é verdade - que o ator é um objeto em cena. Ali eu criava, nos seus movimentos, nas suas palavras. Mas esse já é um outro cinema. Mas voltando ao que você me perguntava, eu acho que é de personagem para personagem a melhor maneira de trabalhar. Eu agora estou querendo trabalhar com economia, com aquilo que eu trabalhei em O Padre e a Moça. Na direção de Antiga, foi muito pedido isso pra mim. Daquele personagem que é importante cada gesto, de como ele pega (faz um gesto de pegar), o movimento tem que ser simples mas estudado...
Um trabalho de contenção de gestos...
De contenção de gestos, isso. Simplicidade e exatidão.
Você uma vez disse que o Joaquim Pedro [de Andrade] pediu para você atuar em O Padre e a Moça sem os braços.
É, sem os braços, não movimentar... Deixar a figura mais neutra possível, contida. Em O Padre e a Moça, a personagem se encontra mesmo numa camisa de força, até que rompe. Rompe e é queimada. Então só no amor que ela consegue cortar essa prisão. O "sem braços" ali fazia parte de uma composição mais monolítica. Nesse sentido de contenção eu também trabalhei na última peça do Dionísio. Apesar de correr, andar, me movimentar e tal, mas dentro de uma simplicidade. Só satisfazia quando limpava, limpava, limpava, fica só aquela coisinha (vai baixando a voz para dar a dmiensão de leveza). Fluía muito tranqüilo, dentro de vários estados emocionais. Sem monotonia nenhuma, porque a vida não pode ser monótona, e a arte ainda muito menos. Apesar de ser minimalista, não pode ter monotonia.
Uma coisa que impressionou a maior parte das pessoas presentes na mostra - falando aqui dos filmes do Rogério que você fez parte - foi a incrível espontaneidade dos atores, e a coisa que se ficava sempre discutindo era o que era definido antes da filmagem, se o Rogério dava apenas diretrizes, se ele te dava toda liberdade ou se todos os movimentos, tanto no espaço quanto na fala, já eram todos calculados de antemão...
Isso é interessante. Sem Essa Aranha foi o filme mais coreografado que eu fiz. Era uma liberdade dentro das linhas que o Rogério ensaiava.
O filme era todo marcado?
Todo marcado.
Quando se fala das coreografias no cinema brasileiro, todo mundo fala de Terra em Transe, de Os Deuses e os Mortos, mas nesse filme tem pelo menos um plano-seqüência que eu acho que é antológico, que é aquele da boate, duma gafieira, que termina com você e com a Maria Gladys debruçadas na janela de frente para uma janela que dava para Copacabana.
Sei, a do bolero... Era uma boate que tinha em Copacabana, clássica...
Tem umas coisas impressionantes no filme, de quando a câmera segue o Luiz Gonzaga saindo da casa, e você fica falando "O sistema solar é uma merda".
Aquele pátio, né? Foi um filme muito trabalhado. Um dos mais trabalhados nesse sentido.
Na verdade houve uma certa ruptura entre O Bandido da Luz Vermelha e A Mulher de Todos para os filmes da Belair, e inclusive em relação ao trabalho dos atores dá pra perceber isso, os dois primeiros filmes são muito montados, muito pensados, né?
Sim, Mulher de Todos sim. Mas também Sem Essa Aranha, que é muito pensado, muito trabalhado. Não teve esse nível de improvisação não. Porque ele queria fazer um filme com oitro planos-seqüências. Então era um filme realmente pra levar a alguma coisa. Copacabana Mon Amour, sim, foi mais solto. O filme tem planos absolutamente inusitados, como aquele do Othoniel Serra fazendo o fantasma de Copacabana. Absolutamente maravilhoso. Os atores rendem muito. Por isso todo mundo quer trabalhar com o Rogério. E depois que trabalha todo mundo quer voltar a trabalhar.
Voltando ao período que vai de 1968 até 1970 você fez um número incrível de filmes, você deve ter feito uns 10, 12 filmes.
Fiz muito, até 1972. Em 72 houve uma outra guinada existencial na minha vida, tomei outro rumo. Daí fui pra Europa, África e tal. Mas de uma forma, sempre muito ligada ao cinema.
Você chegou a filmar na África, não?
Na África, em Nova York, Estados Unidos, na Inglaterra.
Qual o nome do filme da África?
Não sei, acho que não tem nome, é em super-8.
E vocês ainda têm registro?
Sim, o Rogério tem ainda. E mesmo no tempo em que eu fiquei mais afastada ainda, abracei uma verdadeira vida de monge, morava em templo, viajei muito, fui a templos no mundo todo, mesmo assim eu trabalhei com teatro. Dava aulas, dirigia, fazia peças... tanto fora do Brasil como aqui.
Nesse circuito você esteve em que países?
Nos Estados Unidos inteiros, viajei de costa a costa. E fui à Índia também. Voltei a Londres também. Quer dizer, houve um afastamento real do dia-a-dia: não lia jornal, não me ocupada com o que não estava na minha alçada. Era outro trabalho. Me dedicava inteiramente àquilo. Mesmo nisso existia o teatro e o cinema.
E você acha que esse período de afastamento mudou de alguma forma a sua maneira de atuar, de encarar a arte?
Na maneira de atuar sim. Depurou. Estava conversando com um grande amigo meu, um antigo amigo, uma amizade que eu retomei agora, que é o Fauzi Arap. E o Fauzi realmente foi o maior ator que eu já vi em toda a minha vida. E eu me pergunto. Vi muito teatro. Trabalhei com vários atores extraordinários. Mas como o Fauzi, só o Fauzi. E ele desistiu de ser ator, acho uma loucura, inacreditável. E aí eu falei, "Ah, Fauzi, acho que nunca vou deixar de atuar, porque pra mim é uma espécie de religião essa coisa de ser intérprete, né?" E eu falei pra ele que eu fiquei melhor atriz. E ele gargalhava. Isso apesar de ser fã daquela atriz que fez A Mulher de Todos, eu realmente acho que melhorei. Acho que a gente depura esse contato com uma atmosfera menos pesada, material, com tanto espírito de competição. Acho que a competição acaba com você, destrói. Quando você vê um ator ou diretor caindo é porque ele entrou nessa luta de competir, de ser o melhor, o que eu acho a coisa mais grosseira da vida material. Eu estou num lado bem mais sutil.
De uma certa maneira, houve um grande desprendimento, né? Como a gente falou, você está sempre na vanguarda. Você era uma atriz muito conhecida, tinha feito Assalto ao Trem Pagador, e foi fazer os filmes do Rogério e do Júlio, os chamados "marginais"...
E mais que isso, porque nessa época eu era produtora. Meu dinheirinho também entrou nisso.
A Mulher de Todos e O Bandido da Luz Vermelha funcionaram muito bem no aspecto de público.
Funcionaram muito bem, mas depois veio a Belair. A Belair não poderia ter entrado no circuito exibidor porque era uma época horrorosa, e os militares estavam preparando o que tem de pior, que é a pornochanchada. E a Belair ficou por fora, os realizadores também tinham umas opiniões contrárias à ditadura... Senão eles poderiam também ter emplacado.
Os filmes deles têm claramente o interesse em dialogar com o popular: o Bressane trabalhou com o Grande Otelo, O Rogério chamou o Zé Bonitinho, o Luiz Gonzaga, o Moreira da Silva, trabalhou música com o GIlberto Gil...
Isso... Também o Dom Um [Romão]... O Rogério quer fazer com o Gilberto Gil um outro filme... É isso, o último filme de Grande Otelo foi com o Rogério, o Nem Tudo É Verdade.
Você é uma das atrizes mais soltas, mais livres de movimento. Até o Stanislavsky fala isso, que uma das primeiras coisas para o ator desenvolver um processo de criatividade no trabalho ele deve ter um corpo solto e mais livre possível. Agora, eu acho que – falo mais pelo Savannah Bay, que foi onde eu pude ver você em ação por mais tempo nos últimos anos – você atua num certo sentido da contenção e de ter poucos gestos mas todos os gestos muito bem pensados e muito significativos. Vendo A Mulher de Todos, Sem Essa Aranha ou Copacabana Mon Amour o que mais se sente com força é uma certa violência: o grito, os gestos que parecem completamente irrefletidos.
Isso... Mas em Savannah existia esse vulcão interior, que surgia de vez em quando, mas o personagem é fechado, recalca aquilo através de um certo humor. A própria Marguerite Duras fala que as emoções são imorais, às vezes... Mas eu acho que é a mesma pessoa. Se eu não tivesse ido ao extremo de A Mulher de Todos eu não chegaria à contenção de Savannah Bay. Apesar de Savannah Bay ter sido no começo ainda mais contido. Foi o Rogério, inclusive, que abriu, que esgarçou o personagem. Ela era completamente monolítica. Cada riso, cada sorriso, fosse o que fosse, estava tudo sob a égide da contenção. Savannah Bay está mais próxima de O Padre e a Moça. E A Mulher de Todos era o contrário, era a anarquia do corpo, e também Sob o Signo do Caos, que é mais nessa linha de A Mulher de Todos.
Você atua com quem nesse filme?
Tem várias pessoas. Tem a Giovanna Gold, tem a Camila Pitanga, tem o Guará, o Otávio Terceiro, que já trabalhou com o Rogério antes. E é isso, tem esse prazer de brincar com o corpo e com o movimento.
Você filma há trinta e cinco anos com o Rogério. Você vê uma mudança, uma diferença na maneira como você trabalha com ele desde O Bandido da Luz Vermelha a Sob o Signo do Caos?
Existe uma mudança sim. E existe também uma coisa inacabada nessa mudança, algo que não está acabado. Por exemplo, é claro que eu passei de uma jovem, de uma menina para uma senhora de sessenta anos. Agora, corporalmente, na questão dos movimentos, houve um apuro com o tempo Apesar da minha formação ser uma formação de dança – então já se esperava que eu fosse por aí –, eu desenvolvi com o tai-chi-chuan, com lutas marciais internas da tradição chinesa. Eu até aprimorei e mantive todos os movimentos técnicos da juventude. Então eu fiquei, de uma certa forma, uma atriz bem original. Já era, talvez, e continuei sendo meio original. Porque eu sempre gosto de, no meio de uma atuação clássica, sair para um lado mais de experimentação. Então isso com o Rogério, sempre foi assim. Mas agora, na maturidade, eu não vejo que está completo o meu ciclo com o Rogério. Em Sob o Signo do Caos, acho que as pessoas que gopstam do meu trabalho vão continuar gostando, mas ainda é uma transição. Eu quero pegar agora uns papéis de velha, como atriz já em outro estado da vaidade, da contenção. Eu acho inacabado por isso, porque tem ainda essa fase pela frente. O Rogério, como ele também se aprimorou muito na pesquisa dele, na sinceridade dos filmes, de fazer exatamente o que quer, ele ainda nesse sentido está jovem, né? Tem muita coisa ainda que ele pode fazer, e esse desejo está forte e se restaurando. Porque também houve um aspecto de decepção com a arte, com a dificuldade de fazer arte, acho que tanto da minha parte como da dele. E agora a coisa parece que ficou melhor. Eu já estou assumindo a minha maturidade, estou nela e está sendo ótimo, e ele está cheio de vigor para fazer um cinema tão interessante como sempre fez.
Você falou da sua formação em dança... Queria saber um pouco mais de como você começou, como você ingressou no teatro e depois no cinema. Qual o tipo de formação que você teve?
Eu fiz teatro e dança. Dança contemporânea, dança moderna, mas que sempre inclui uma base de clássico. Isso na Bahia, com grandes professoras, grandes figuras da dança moderna. E também fiz Afro, até mais ou menos 1972. Em 1972 eu conheci o tai-chi-chuan, e foi uma coisa de uma dedicação, que não pára, vai até hoje, o tempo passou, já são vinte anos e eu ainda me dedico, e me dedico, tendo aulas com fulano, cicrano, faço seminários com aquele mestre em não-sei-onde, corro atrás. Faço algumas armas também, faço espada, faço leque...
E no teatro? Você fez teatro com o Martim, com o Gianni Ratto, e que idéias circulavam? Que tipo de preparação se fazia lá?
A formação foi clássica, stanislavskiana e Actor's Studio, o Martim tinha contatos com o Arthur Miller, tocava a campainha da casa dele e vinha a Marilyn abrir, era uma pessoa íntima de grandes personalidades da época, um pernambucano que sofreu muito porque era viado, e todo mundo, até os comunistas, tinham um preconceito terrível.
Isso por volta dos anos 50?
Quase anos 60. Ele tinha essa fama mas não dava bandeira de jeito algum, comportava-se como uma freira, mas mesmo assim o pessoal perseguia ele, nos 4, 5 anos de escola. E ele era assim, tinha uma formação stanislavskiana, via Actor's Studio, e com grandes mestres de cenografia, de dicção. Brutus Pedreira, que trabalhou em Limite, nos ensinou música... Kollreuter... A formação era a melhor possível, a mais ampla. Teatro deve ser isso, uma formação ampla. E com a Lina Bo Bardi, diretora do Teatro Castro Alves, onde eu trabalhie várias vezes. Ela também era professora da escola... Uma formação... nossa! O aluno já saía dali preparado para a vida, abria a cabeça de toda a garotada baiana da época.
Em que momento apareceu o não-realismo? Porque A Mulher de Todos, por exemplo, é muito mais pautado no ator como ator do que como personagem... O filme já começa com você dando todos aqueles chutes no Stênio que já é uma quebra do modelo clássico do ator...
Mas n'O Bandido já tinha o não-realismo. Aliás, o roteiro d'O Bandido foi escrito antes da história do bandido da luz vermelha. Aí apareceu nos jornais, as coisas se encaixavam e isso foi usado. Mas nem podia ficar muito claro senão os advogados do cara iam em cima. Mas será que eu fiz algum filme realista? O Padre e a Moça?
A Grande Feira...
É, A Grande Feira, mas O Pátio não, São Jerônimo não... Teve o Assalto ao Trem Pagador...
Você tem vontade de pgar um papel realista?
Tenho, eu gosto.
O Maria Moura vai por esse lado?
É uma comédia, eu trabalho com o Jorge Dória, ele arrasou, fizemos uma seqüência maravilhosa, eu torço para que o filme saia. Eu também penso agora em fazer um filme.
Dirigir?
É, agora é tão difícil... Que bom se não precisasse de tanto dinheiro, se tivesse um instituto.
E em que pé está?
Bom, as idéias vêm vindo, vêm se encaixando uma na outra, às vezes desmancham, porque tem muito a ver com uma experiência pessoal, eu gosto muito de um livro de uns baianos sobre a juventude minha e de Glauber. Tem um personagem chamado Leninha, e o livro conta coisas até intimos, emocionais minhas, num trabalho de pesquisa... Tem coisas que nem eu sei como foram parar lá. Esse casal de irmãos dramatizou a época, 57, 58, que é exatamente o período em que eu estive com o Glauber. Então eu acho que daí pode dar um docudrama interessante tendo na cidade de Salvador um elemento importantíssimo. Pega fragmentos dessa história e incluir nessa cidade de Salvador que começou a dar virada, porque ainda era muito primitiva. Isso termina em 1970, por aí. Alguma coisa ligada à Bahia. E eu tenho comigo um roteiro, também, que foi feito com um rapaz de teatro, muito legal, saiu uma coisa bem interessantezinha. De um grupo de teatro no Vidigal.
O Nós do Morro?
Não, simplesmente um grupo de pessoas. Uma menina, surgiu a história de uma menina, todo mundo gostava e tal, eu mandei pra RioFilme naquela época e não foi aprovado. Deu um desânimo... Quer dizer, a gente sabia que podia acontecer, mas era ótimo o trabalho deles...
A gente falou um bocado do teu trabalho com o Sganzerla, mas e o teu trabalho com o Bressane, da Belair até o São Jerônimo? O que ele te pede, qual a margem de liberdade que ele te dá?
No São Jerônimo ele falou, "Olha, eu quero a imagem mais contida possível, as mulheres são neutras". E a voz. Nos outros filmes, a contribuição era grande.
Não era tão marcado?
Era também. Mas não era coreografado, como no Sem Essa Aranha, porque o Júlio é mais fixo, mais contemplativo. E ótimo de trabalhar. É muito legal.
Qual o filme que você teve mais prazer fazendo e qual é o filme que você vendo acha que tem mais de Helena Ignez na tela?
A Mulher de Todos tem bastante... É, acho que A Mulher de Todos.
Também foi o que te deu mais prazer fazendo?
Prazer eu tenho em todos, eu tive muito prazer em fazer Sob o Signo do Caos também. E adorei fazer também o filme do Júlio, porque não é fácil fazer o que ele pede, aquela voz integrada no corpo. Mas o prazer para mim é o mesmo.
Só mais um último comentário: eu acho incrível que, logo depois de vocês fazerem A Mulher de Todos, o filme do Rogério e o seu personagem mudaram o perfil de atuação de cinema no Brasil. Eu não sei se é uma influência da época ou do filme, acho que dos dois, mas um monte de atrizes caminhou no sentido dessa espontaneidade maior. Logo depois a Adriana Prieto vai fazer com o Roberto Santos Um Anjo Mau, onde ela também usa muito essa violência feminina, a Anecy Rocha no filme do Walter Lima Jr. [A Lira do Delírio], várias atrizes que seguem por esse caminho. Você é bastante pioneira. Eu não creio que haja um filme antes de A Mulher de Todos que apresente uma força tão grande na presença da mulher.
Foi muito forte ter feito A Mulher de Todos. Na época não foi mole não. Muito preconceito, muita coisa que acontecia. E a sensação não era muito cômoda porque eu ganhava muito prêmio, recebia prêmios nos festivais. Não era simpático. As minhas amigas estavam lá... Mesmo com O Padre e a Moça aconteceu isso. Você sabe, a Fernanda [Montenegro] fala isso, que ganhar prêmios não é cômodo. Nessa época eu queria romper mais. Eu queria botar pra quebrar a linguagem estabelecida, em todos os sentidos. E nisso, evidentemente, tinha também o impulso destrutivo, e você falou aí no meio o nome de duas pessoas que morreram ainda jovens, no começo da jornada, que também seguiram esse caminho, a Anecy e a Adriana. Eu acho que você tem que romper mas tem que manter uma chama de amor, senão fica só destruição e se volta contra você mesma. E eu espero, como a vida imita a arte e a arte imita a vida, que hoje fique o lado realmente engraçado, divertido, positivo. Naquela última sessão de A Mulher de Todos na mostra...
... As pessoas riram muito...
Riram muito, nunca vi rirem tanto (risos). É muito engraçado.
Porque o filme também é uma declaração de amor.
É. E ali eu também estava amando profundamente. Mas não era Rogério só. O amor dele foi se depurar com o tempo. O amor mesmo era o da arte, de passar pelas pessoas, de vontade de chegar a elas, é meio interpessoal. E também um momento extraordinário do sentido particular, porque afinal era o amor da minha vida que eu tinha encontrado. Eu vi agora a Malu [Mader] no Bellini e a Esfinge? Dentro do convencional, ela está tão feliz de estar fazendo que é adorável ver. Antes de tudo, ela tem uma tal alegria de ter chegado a estar fazendo o que ela queria. Isso passa. Não se torna mais um trabalho. Isso tinha em A Mulher de Todos muito forte. No caso da Anecy, em A Lira do Delírio, que é um dos filmes mais bonitos do cinema brasileiro, tinha quase uma premonição da morte. Eu não consigo nem ver esse filme direito.. .Tinha a fragmentação do personagem. Mas era diferente do meu filme com o Rogério. Mas é, eu acho que houve uma influência grande, em vários filmes, algumas inconfessadas, outras confessadas, até bem mais tarde.
Eu acho interessante também essa coisa da chanchada, que o Rogério retomou os atores, um certo fascínio por um tipo de personagem como Zé Bonitinho que está lá. Quer dizer, tinha esse interessa para compor o personagem.
Tinha. Os grandes mestres são os cômicos populares. Esses são maravilhosos. Agora eu estou rindo porque num determinado dia no ensaio de Antiga, que era muito sério, muito comportado do ponto de vista cultural, eu falei, "Mas isso aqui está parecendo A Praça É Nossa!" E as pessoas ficaram assim, "Logo com o que você foi dizer que nós estamos parecidos? A Praça É Nossa?" (risos) Porque era realmente quatro chanchadeiros ali naquele palco. E é ótimo, isso existe no ator brasileiro. Acho que a característica dele é pelo povo, né? Quer dizer, a gente não pode se desvincular do popular. Tem alguém mais pé no povo do americano do que o Sean Penn? É um típico neurótico americano. É um grande ator. Ele é completamente enraizado na sua cultura.
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Entrevista realizada por Daniel Caetano e Ruy Gardnier no dia 9 de abril de 2002.
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Sganzerla ataca de bandido
Não obstante a alta qualidade da seleção de Brasília, sabe-se que Rogério Sganzerla venceu bem o IV Festival do Cinema Brasileiro com seu Bandido da Luz Vermelha. Em suas declarações a nossos colegas no Jornal do Brasil, Rogério Sganzerla – nascido em Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, em 1946 – disse acreditar que seu filme contém, "principalmente, uma reformulação formal dentro do cinema brasileiro. Chegou a hora dos filmes sujos e poéticos, impuros e pretensiosos, das formas novas para novos conteúdos. De um cinema de linguagem que falasse da política ou de banditismo sem respeito estético, adotando inclusive – como Gustavo Dahl em O Bravo Guerreiro – uma liberdade obsena".
Um fenômeno de precocidade
Rogério Sganzerla apeoximou-se do cinema ainda garoto.
– Aos doze anos, escrevi meu primeiro roteiro; e era um roteiro de longa-metragem.
Como crítico e como cineasta, Sganzerla filia-se claramente às novas correntes que vêm revolucionando o cinema no mundo inteiro.
– Se faço cinema no Brasil, então faço Cinema Novo. É difícil defini-lo, sem dúvida. É uma igrejinha, mas também um movimento coletivo, talvez o mais importante da cultura brasileira nestes últimos vinte anos. Se existe algum lado negativo então é o caráter sub-literário e o despreparo de muitos diretores com pretensões estritamente intelectuais. O filme que sintetiza o Cinema Novo ainda é Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol, de Glauber Rocha, embora reflita os entusiasmos, as indecisões e a ingenuidade da primeira fase. Barravento, do mesmo Glauber, é o melhor filme baiano. E Terra em Transe abre, com O Desafio, o novo momento do Cinema Novo. Não se pode defini-lo: aí está sua força. Os filmes têm que ser políticos, mas podem sê-lo de outras maneiras, não somente como Rocha e Saraceni. Não se pode nem tentar imitá-los. É preciso que a turminha de hoje, mais nova, abra os olhos e enverede por outras saídas. O cinema evolui em meses e mesmo assim está atrasado em relação às outras atividades artísticas.
Discordo de um cinema brasileiro estritamente crítico, realista (no sentido tradicional) e objetivo, embora respeite certas opiniões dos lukacsianos. Nossa realidade não admite cinismo nem constatação seca dos fatos. O distanciamento e as teorias brechtianas, aplicados ao cinema, são coisas do passado. Hoje, não se pode pensar em aplicá-los a nossos filmes. O cinema brasileiro é um processo naturalmente cruel: Godard e Rosi precisam ser destruídos urgentemente. É o novo Cinema Novo quem pede.
Por um cinema imoral
Nas declarações ao Jornal do Brasil como que completando o depoimento que me fez há tempos, Sganzerla acrescenta: "O novo cinema deverá ser imoral na forma, para ganhar coerência nas idéias, porque, diante desta realidade insuportável, somos antiestéticos para sermos éticos. Fiz O Bandido da Luz Vermelha porque todos os cineastas que admiro fizeram filmes policiais mas no meio do projeto percebi que não poderia parar, que tinha de incorporar outros estilos sem sair da poesia noturna do policial classe B, para procurar a verdade nos espaços externos do western, nos interiores pobres da chanchada, na estilização do musical".
Enquanto esperava sua vez de fazer cinema, Rogério Sganzerla fez crítica.
– Foi meu meio de dizer as coisas, de violentar o cinema durante quatro anos. Hoje, não consigo escrever mais de vinte linhas sobre um filme; antigamente, escrevia laudas e laudas. A crítica, agora, para mim serve como política de cinema; mais nada. Lamento que eu seja o único de minha geração a interessar-se pela crítica; todos os outros nem querem saber de jornalismo e crítica. A crítica brasileira continua ruim.
Por muitos vietnãs
Para Sganzerla, todos os jovens "estão um pouco viciados pela nouvelle vague e seus famosos macetes; aquilo que todo mundo chama de mise-en-scène".
– Ou seja: a montagem solta, o estilo documental, os planos-seqüências, as personagens politicamente indecisas, elegantes e amorais, a câmera na mão, etc. Ficam só nisso: o cinema pelo cinema. Godard. Godard é o primeiro e único capítulo dos novos, mas precisa ser situado e criticado.
Godard é um intelectual vítima da sociedade industrial francesa, que fala de outras realidades. Fico com Pasolini quando ele diz que "o cinema agora tem que ser bárbaro e barroco". Glauber Rocha, cineasta brasileiro, meu irmão, meu semelhante. O cinema brasileiro nasce com Humberto Mauro, vive com Nelson Pereira dos Santos, excita-se com Paulo César Saraceni, desespera-se com Glauber Rocha e morre com todos nós. Godard falou: "É preciso criar um, dois, três, quatro Vietnãs cinematográficos". O cinema brasileiro, mesmo o Cinema Novo, está se aburguesando; virou cinema novo-rico. Por outro lado, volta o outro cinema, isto é, o cinema gagá (de São Paulo, principalmente, de nossos clássicos expressionistas caipiras).
O cinema do risco
O novo cineasta não vê muitas perspectivas para os jovens que desejam fazer cinema no Brasil.
– Mas é preciso lutar. Estamos aí para isso mesmo. Em verdade, hoje existem dois cinemas: o novo rico e o cinema de guerrilha. Nesta última perspectiva é que se alinha a nova geração. Não sei bem quem é a nova geração, mas sei que está aí. Há muito interesse por parte de gente inexperiente ou quase, em trabalhar com celulóide, fazer filmes, mudar as atuais condições do Cinema Novo. Ele está um pouco desgastado.
E aí está O Bandido da Luz Vermelha, ganhador do grande prêmio de Brasília 68. "Se escolhi o bairro para falar do Brasil", disse ainda Sganzerla ao JB, "é porque esse bairro se chama Boca do Lixo. Não é símbolo, mas sintoma de uma realidade. Dentro de uma sinceridade total, tentei mentir e dizer a verdade, ser triste e violento, boçal e sensível, acadêmico e criador. Enfrentei uma parada diabólica: os maiores riscos para um estreante na longa-metragem com a simples certeza de que o cinema brasileiro é o cinema do risco, onde tudo é possível".
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Você começou sua carreira fazendo o curta Olho por Olho e fotografando o filme do Rogério Sganzerla, Documentário, e o filme do Otoniel Serra, que passaram no Rio...
Passou no Festival JB, exatamente, passaram os três.
Você chegou a conviver com o pessoal da escola São Luís, né?
Eu cheguei a dar aula lá algumas vezes – até o padre me mandar embora.
É mesmo? Deu aula de cinema? É, imagine, sem saber nada...
Quarenta anos depois, como você avalia esse primeiro momento? Você está me perguntando como? O que eram esses três filmes, como eles surgiram?
Como é que eles surgem e como é que você olha eles hoje. Porque você deu alguns passos seguintes bastante diferentes. O que eu posso te falar é o que eu... Primeiro que é isso: são quarenta anos, né? E se eu olhar para esse período da minha vida... Eu hoje, eu olho um pouco nostálgico, tem umas coisas afetivas assim que eu sinto... Mas olhando hoje para os filmes o que me parece é que, na verdade, eram coisas um pouco diferentes os três, apesar de ter trabalhado nos três, quer dizer... Falando assim: a atitude do Olho por Olho, da minha parte, eu acho que tinha uma revolta, uma raiva, uma impotência, uma sensação, em suma, de achar um caminho, uma solução, quer dizer, era uma coisa meio pessoal, de um sentimento assim... De ter que romper algo para poder chegar a alguma coisa. Já o filme do Rogério me parece um filme mais pensado racionalmente, digamos assim, com uma finalidade... O Rogério era uma pessoa com uma formação de cinema, naquele período, já bastante consolidada – já era um período em que ele estava procurando escrever nos jornais, ele escrevia em uns outros jornais na época, eu me lembro. Então é uma postura um pouco diferente, é uma pessoa um pouco mais consciente, vamos dizer assim, do que seria estar fazendo cinema. Para mim ainda é uma explosão pessoal, uma coisa meio intuitiva e pessoal. E para ele, me parece que ele já tinha um objetivo... O cinema já era uma coisa externa, ele tinha uma formação do cinema americano, uma coisa assim. O filme do Otoniel, eu acho que o Otoniel era mais poético, mais... A palavra não seria deslumbrado, mas mais fascinado, vamos dizer assim, pela literatura, pela revelação do que ele via, do que ele encontrava no mundo. Então são três pessoas bem diferentes nesse período. A proximidade da gente... Com o Rogério eu tinha uma proximidade muito grande, afinal a gente estudava na mesma escola, a gente se via todos os dias, ele morava em uma pensão na frente ali na Maria Antônia, almoçávamos ali na pensão, ele freqüentava a minha casa, eu ficava na pensão e é isso, uma relação de amigo, uma coisa muito próxima, de amigo. Do Otoniel eu já era um pouco mais longe, era mais uma pessoa, eu não me lembro exatamente, o Otoniel acho que era jornalista no Estado na época, acho até que foi uma pessoa que deve ter ajudado o Rogério lá, não sei direito, isso tem muito tempo. Quer dizer, no fundo, eu sinto essa diferença vendo hoje, na época, eu acho que não tinha a menor idéia dessa distinção. Eu estava dirigindo um e fazendo fotografia e câmera dos três. E nesse ponto eu era a mesma pessoa, apesar de estar olhando para situações diferentes. Mas a minha abordagem como pessoa, a minha maneira de estar fazendo, era a mesma expressão que, eventualmente, eu botei no meu filme. Mas a estrutura da cabeça dos outros era diferente, e o filme sempre resulta em outra coisa. O Rogério, com essa sua leitura e capacidade de olhar um pouco como os filmes eram estruturados e com conhecimento de montagem, ele, na verdade, montou os três. E se eles têm, vamos dizer assim, essa concisão narrativa que eu acho que os filmes têm, foi o Rogério que fez. E a montagem foi uma nova estruturação do filme. O olhar é uma coisa, a montagem é outra, né. Eu sinto esses filmes assim. Mas eles eram totalmente caseiros.
Agora eu fiquei curioso em relação à sua formação de cinema, porque você falou que o Rogério já era... É, eu me lembro dele... Ele, por exemplo, era uma pessoa que assistia aos filmes, mas ele via muito analiticamente o cinema. Eu sempre... por exemplo, a minha formação como cinema: não estudei cinema, eu estudei engenharia e arquitetura. Mas desde moleque gostava muito de cinema, ia a cinema, fugia de casa para ir ao cinema, entrava em filme que não podia. E assim, não digo todo dia, mas me lembro que quando a Cinemateca era na Sete de Abril, lá em São Paulo, eu assistia integralmente às programações da Cinemateca, então assistia a cinema polonês, japonês, cinema alemão, cinema indiano. Mas era uma coisa meio de descoberta, de revelação, algo para o qual eu não tinha um distanciamento crítico, era um envolvimento emocional, eu me identificava, adorava o filme, saía... Então, era o que o filme me provocava pessoalmente como revelação, como descoberta que me ligava ao filme. E não a técnica ou a fotografia ou não sei o quê, tudo isso estava lá, mas... Mas estudei, fui aprender fotografia, estudei...
Mas era uma coisa de fruição mesmo...
Mas era uma coisa de vida mesmo. Aquilo que tivesse de vida era o que me dava desejo de fazer também, como se fosse um caminho de conhecimento mesmo, de descoberta. E nisso, falando agora, eu identifico que hoje continua sendo a mesma coisa.
Isso lembra Bang Bang.
É. E esse filme atual mesmo, o Serras da Desordem... Cada filme é de novo, é de novo, é do zero, eu não sei nada, entendeu. Cada história, toda vez, é um reencontrar – claro que no caminho do fazer você reencontra coisas que você conhece, mas confesso que, se eu encontro alguma coisa que eu conheço e vejo que me aproximo, eu fujo. Porque já conheço aquilo.
O interesse é descobrir. É, ir atrás. E o fato de ter ido, de ter me dedicado a essa coisa um pouco dos índios e parar lá no mato é porque é um desconhecido, o outro, esse outro que, de fato, tem uma outra cabeça, uma outra formação, uma outra... Apesar de ser um homem igual a mim, a gente é a mesma máquina, vamos dizer assim. Essa possibilidade de encontrar algo que é uma revelação é o que me motiva, digamos.
Não falar do conhecido, falar do que você não conhece ainda. É. Eventualmente falar do que eu não conheço, baseado no que eu conheço.
Aprender... Aprendê-los.
É curioso que o Carlão Reichenbach, seu amigo, fala justamente outra coisa: que ele se recusa a filmar o que ele não conhece. O seu caminho seria então um olhar mais... Não vou dizer de antropólogo, mas uma coisa mais... É, você falou uma coisa de antropologia: eu nunca olhei assim, porque minha formação não é antropologia, mas me lembro de uma crítica, uma análise que o Jean-Claude Bernardet fez do meu filme Jouez Encore, Payez Encore que é exatamente isso, ele fala da antropologia de nós mesmos. E isso me marcou porque eu acho que ele bateu em uma tecla certa nesse ponto: é uma descoberta da gente, não é do outro. O outro é um instrumento para o teu conhecimento, para o teu auto-conhecimento, digamos. Mas o teu auto-conhecimento, na verdade, é uma descoberta na vida, porque o teu auto-conhecimento é relativo à existência que você tem.
Mas a partir de olhar para outro.
Da parte de fora, não é uma... Senão, sei lá, senão você não vive.
Seu filme seguinte foi Blá-blá-blá...
O filme seguinte foi Blá-blá-blá... Foi filmado em 67 e ficou pronto, se não me engano, em 68.
Tem muito a ver com determinados filmes políticos da época, como o Terra em Transe...
É, você vê que tem o Paulo Gracindo.
E um filme do Bressane também, o Cara a Cara. Mas já tem essa coisa, novamente, de você não ter muita certeza do que está comunicando de um mundo com o outro.
A idéia do filme é essa. A idéia do filme não é fazer um discurso político conseqüente, é mostrar a inconseqüência da retórica do discurso político, que é igual em qualquer lugar. Tanto que o filme não é um discurso... Na soma, vamos dizer assim, por mais que a gente use frases de outras pessoas e você coloque em um texto como sendo a sua expressão, quer dizer, você fala a frase, você bota a sua emoção, você bota o teu conhecimento interior, a sua motivação; mas o Blá-blá-blá, ele é inteirinho costurado de frases conhecidas, que vão de Cristo a Buda, a Castelo Branco, a Hitler, a Henry Miller, a... Se você buscar internamente, ele é uma costura de textos, de conjuntos de coisas que foram, na minha cabeça, construindo um discurso que, na verdade, é totalmente contraditório, o tempo inteiro é...
E me parece que ele se perde. No final ele não tem mais como fugir do próprio discurso.
No fundo, a frase dele é um pouco o que nós estávamos falando atrás... Como é que ele termina? Eu me lembro da última frase do filme, é uma frase do "Primavera Negra" do Henry Miller, que fala assim: "Essa noite eu vou meditar sobre o homem que eu sou". Então repito a história dessa busca, de ir atrás – qualquer que seja o caminho, é uma tentativa de conhecimento. E o conhecimento do mundo se faz através do teu autoconhecimento porque, na verdade, o mundo é externo, mas o teu relacionamento do teu lado interior com o mundo externo é o que faz o conhecimento.
A violência é muito presente, né? Imediatamente pré AI-5. O AI-5 é de 68?
É de 68... E aí começou o ciclo do pessoal do Cinema Marginal, começou a haver aquela produção, aquele surto de filmes... Mas você sabe de uma coisa, eu fico pensando assim... Os momentos, nos períodos mais difíceis, mais instáveis, são os períodos onde, pelo menos naquele momento para a gente, é quando você tem mais vontade de dizer alguma coisa. Nos períodos em que está tudo bem, digamos, em que você está feliz, que não tem que batalhar nada, quer dizer, batalhar nada não existe, mas quando você está muito equilibrado, aí vira... Você precisa mexer a coisa para ter um pouco de turbulência, para poder existir de novo uma motivação. Então, no fundo, eu me provoco. Ir fazer um filme lá no Maranhão agora é uma provocação comigo, inclusive física, para ver se eu ainda tenho a resistência de encarar...
Serras da Desordem no Maranhão então foi uma provocação pessoal?
Essa é uma maneira de dizer, mas é algo que te diz assim: "Estou vivo, ainda tenho que aprender, ainda tenho força para andar, ir atrás, não importa onde é". A Gente sempre tem um pouco de auto-afirmação, buscando justificar a existência, ter um sentido pra estar fazendo as coisas. Eu acho que a gente interfere; eu não faço um filme para passar no cinema e dar dinheiro. No fundo, me interessa que esse filme interfira em alguma coisa, provoque alguma coisa, senão uma reflexão, um momento de dúvida, um momento de questionamento seja ele qual for. O que quer dizer isso? Basta esse espacinho na cabeça de alguém, que não seja uma certeza que algo, então, torna a viver. Quando você tem a certeza, pára, a coisa morre. A palavra não é morre, é pára, estaciona.
Tem uma frase do Artaud que diz que as idéias claras são idéias mortas. Artaudera uma pessoa que eu adorava, também lia. Era uma presença que era presente nessa época.
No livro do Jairo [Ferreira, ndr], Cinema de Invenção, tem vários discursos assim. Tem um texto do Nelson Aguilar sobre Bang Bang e também tem um texto do Carlão sobre o filme do Mojica, O Ritual dos Sádicos, e os dois usam o Artaud como uma referência. Eu percebi que, na época, havia um certo interesse pela escrita dele.
Pela aventura da vida dele, né? Afinal, o livro é a expressão...
A própria escrita é... A vida.
E também ser a expressão possível, que, ainda assim, não é ideal. Ele fez um texto em certo momento dizendo que toda escrita é uma porcaria... É, porque também é um momento que pára, na hora em que você escreve uma palavra, se ela é definitiva, se ela significa simplesmente o que está escrito, a palavra acabou.
É como o que você falou do filme. Agora, por que a poesia vale? Porque a poesia te joga brechas, te dá espaços, ela não te dá certezas, ela não te dá pedras, ela te dá o espaço entre as pedras, vamos dizer assim.
E o seu filme tem a ver com isso. Acho que sim.
No Bang Bang isso fica especialmente claro, porque ele insinua que vai acontecer uma certa história, parece que tem um enigma para você decifrar na história, mas, na verdade, quando o cara pára para explicar a história, atiram uma torta nele.
Pois é, se chega a ter uma explicação, não me interessa; me interessa é continuar com o caminho aberto. E, olha, escrever o roteiro do Bang Bang, ele não é o filme, aliás nenhum roteiro é porra nenhuma do que o filme resulta. Mas o roteiro do Bang Bang começou com uma historinha simples, uma historinha meio policial: uma perseguição, um personagem que a gente não sabia direito quem era, tinha três bandidos que queriam o que ele tinha, era um pouco cômico... Na verdade, a inspiração, veja bem, você me fez lembrar disso agora, era algum conto policial desses bem vagabundos, do tipo que vende em banca de jornal, aquelas coisas assim, que tinha um personagem que era um detetive, mas ele era meio Carlitos, ele era meio... Uma coisa assim... Veio essa lembrança agora, meio sem ligação.
Foi isso que serviu como inspiração, você quer dizer?
É, foi a partir dali que... É isso, me veio em mente agora... O quê que isso amarrou com Bang Bang? Eu não sei, porque Bang Bang não tem nada a ver com isso. Mas olha, escrever o roteiro, porque precisava de um roteiro e etc., foi um processo sofrido. Era uma coisa assim, da folha branca na máquina de escrever, onde escrever uma frase lógica ou uma historinha lógica era uma coisa que eu não queria botar naquela página.
E isso se manteve até o fim, até filmar?... A coisa dos improvisos do Pereio, já tinha idéias escritas?... Bom, primeiro porque era uma época de muita maconha, muita droga, muita... Era um pouco – muito não significa o excesso, não significa o junkie, significa simplesmente a liberdade e uma tranqüilidade com isso, não se sentia... Apesar da época de repressão.
Não tinha culpa, no caso. Não, absolutamente. Era uma conquista, era algo que você estava enfrentando porque sabia também da dificuldade, mas sem sentir a repressão. Porque era muito jovem também, 21, 22 anos, nem me lembro; então você não pensa nas conseqüências, na verdade. E o Bang Bang, toda noite, isso eu me lembro bem, o que estava escrito, o que devia ser filmado, sei lá, digamos: Pereio e Jura Otero no bar vão conversar. Tinha uma seqüência escrita, diálogos e tal. Mas aí, na noite anterior, aquilo ali não era satisfatório. A cena era reescrita, totalmente reescrita de noite como base pra no dia seguinte poder chegar para o Pereio, para a Jura ou para as pessoas e simplesmente poder dar para elas, botá-las em uma situação e dar para elas, vamos dizer assim, indicações dos sentimentos que eu gostaria que aquilo expressasse – só. E, de resto, eu devo, de fato, a essas pessoas... o Bang Bang não é um filme feito só por Andrea. É costurado por mim, etcetera e tal, mas ali tem uma criatividade que essas pessoas botaram. Eu acho que elas puseram ali um pouco da vida delas. Eu tive a oportunidade, por exemplo, o conflito afetivo entre Pereio e Jura era um conflito real; eu simplesmente aproveitei que eles não estavam bem, digamos assim, discutindo, brigavam e etc., para colocar aquela impossibilidade de se lidar, mas com o desejo de continuar se relacionando. Eu estava lembrando agora: eu estive em Belo Horizonte há umas duas semanas ou três semanas quando teve uma Mostra de Cinema Marginal, um Seminário, e revi o Ezequias Marques, que é o velho baixinho que faz o ceguinho. Eu não sabia...
O bandido cego que fica atirando.
É, o bandido cego. Na época, era um ator mineiro, mais jovem, me indicaram ele, eu filmei, mas eu nunca me aproximei humanamente, digamos assim, a ponto de conhecer a vida dele, de ter muito tempo para conversar no dia-a-dia. Porque aquele filme foi feito em onze dias, se você pensar foi uma pauleira. E, agora, que ele está velhinho, eu estive lá, me convidou à casa dele e me contou que quando ele era menino, aos onze anos, uma coisa assim, ele fugiu de casa para acompanhar um circo.
História clássica, né? (risos)
Porra! Isso me deixou muito feliz porque eu entendi de onde que surgia o personagem que ele consegue fazer. Ele é um Carlitos, ele é um circense, ele tem toda essa história assim. Se essas pessoas não tivessem essa carga emocional, essa carga de busca e de ansiedade de vida, o filme não seria o que é. Todo mundo ali era assim, os atores, digamos. A Jura foi uma cigana, filha de ciganos, raptada quando criança na vida real, que não sabe quem eram os pais, aonde viveu, em suma, era reichiana já naquela época. Pereio, o doido que sempre era, que todo mundo conhece e admira...
Acho que ele nunca tinha interpretado ele mesmo. Era o doido sadio, o louco sadio mesmo.
Mas o filme cria a persona Pereio, não me lembro antes de um filme em que ele usasse a persona dele, a presença Pereio: aquela coisa de "o Pereio chegou". Engraçado, você falou uma coisa, acho que esse filme de fato marca ele também porque a partir daí ele dificilmente consegue separar o Pereio dos papéis que ele faz. Ele faz sempre o Pereio.
E antes não, tinha feito Os Fuzis...
Antes ele se forçava a um outro papel.
Nesse filme é muito marcante isso, a coisa se mistura. Tinha o Milton Gontijo, que é uma pessoa também sofrida, teve paralisia quando era criança, teve um puta acidente, viu um amigo morrer tomando um tiro. Ele faz o papel de bêbado, no bar – esse ficou meu amigo até a morte.
Ele é dublado pelo Pereio, né? É. O Pereio é que faz as duas vozes.
É uma espontaneidade que na verdade é encenada, porque é filmada e depois é dublada, é refeita. E aquilo tudo, por exemplo, o telefone, ele surge quando o plano está sendo rodado. O diálogo surge na improvisação, ele não existia no texto escrito. A essa ponto a gente estava solto, a ponto de incorporar na hora, já filmando, a câmera rodando, não é um pouco antes, não, estava tocando: "Ih, olha, o telefone!" (rindo). E o cara ia atender e eu disse: "Não, deixa tocar!".
É curioso que daí em diante a sua produção ia se voltar para os documentários...
Olha, uma das minhas preocupações, um esforço que eu fiz, era a tentativa de esvaziar. Na medida em que eu estava escrevendo a história do Bang-Bang, a idéia era extrair, não deixar que aquele signo, ou aquela frase ou aquele personagem fossem óbvios. Toda vez que algo ficava óbvio, algum sentido ficava muito claro, então não, então eu tirava fora. A questão era: "Como que esse símbolo, essa imagem, pode ser mais ambíguo possível, mais múltiplo possível na cabeça de quem assiste?". Esse era o objetivo do filme, isso era consciente, deixar as possibilidades de significados abertas à interpretação. Tanto que o filme, na estrutura em que foi escrito, não tinha necessariamente essa ordem que tem do modo que é exibido – inicialmente eram rolos separados, que poderiam ser exibidos independente da ordem do rolo. Cada conjunto era um conjunto, entendeu? Eram seqüências que podiam passar na ordem que fosse. Eu fiz a experiência, não de todas as possibilidades porque isso seria inviável, mas fiz isso na moviola – eu trocava os rolos, passava assim e assado, e a história persistia, o que eu queria estava lá...
E chegou a fazer isso em sessões públicas?
Uma vez, no Belas Artes, aí eu tive problemas, o projecionista reclamou: "Mas tem que ter uma ordem". Porque o cara não pode pegar um rolo qualquer e botar, então eu fiz em rolos duplos, e tentei que tivesse a alternativa de variar entre os quatro rolos duplos, mas aí numeraram e mantiveram uma ordem.
O Glauber Rocha quis fazer o mesmo no A Idade da Terra.
É, eu li isso depois, o Ricardo Miranda me contou essa história, de que tinha essa intenção também de poder ser projetado sem ordem de rolos...
Sobre os seus documentários, o Fernão Ramos já escreveu um texto fazendo uma aproximação com o Cinema Direto norte-americano...
Bem, mas isso são os outros que interpretam... Na verdade, eu nem leio muito o que escrevem sobre o que eu fiz, porque senão eu acho que me atrapalham, porque já faz uma certa lógica, e eu tento escapar um pouco dessa lógica consecutiva, de A+B=C, de 1+1=2. Não, 1+1 é igual a quinze, a sete, eu não sei! Depende de quem é um e quem é o outro um. Eu vou descobrindo, o caminho vai se abrindo, a coisa vai se revelando. Por exemplo, no Bang Bang, o plano em que o jipe corre, eu não fiz o percurso da estrada inteiro antes de filmar, mas sabia que tinha uma montanha lá no fundo que dava um rumo, um sentido. O que eu queria era que houvesse uma aceleração nesse sentido, então o que eu fiz foi pegar a música do Hatari!, aquele filme do Howard Hawks, e botei um cassete ao lado do Pereio no jipe, e disse: "Pereio, vai ouvindo a batida e vai pisando fundo e vai acelerando conforme a batida da música, e manda ver!"... (risos)
A câmera então seguia tão incerta quanto o personagem? Bem, eu ia acompanhando... Eu sabia quando o rolo estava chegando no fim e queria enquadrar meio de lado, pra poder dar o corte. E quase não deu, porque o Pereio acelerou mesmo. E eu estava no outro carro com o Thiaguinho na câmera, o Thiago Veloso...
E o jipe é um carro que escapa ao controle. É, o jipe escapa, ele tem que acelerar. Eu estava numa C-14, e a gente tinha botado um pranchão na frente dela pendurado com dois cabinhos de aço, mas a prancha estava a essa altura do chão (sinaliza uma altura baixa), e aquilo é chão de terra. Isso hoje eu chamo de irresponsabilidade, de alguma maneira. E o Thiaguinho sentado, com um tripé ali no pranchão, com uma proteção pra não levar pedra, e a gente deu sorte porque nenhuma pedra bateu na lente... E eu dirigindo a C-14 e olhando pro Thiago, e a minha preocupação inicial seria seguir o carro do Pereio, mas naquele momento a minha preocupação de fato era: "Caralho, se esse negócio der uma bicadinha no chão, nós todos vamos, ele antes e depois...".
Voava todo mundo!... (risos)
Então... A gente teve sorte, o que eu posso dizer? Não aconteceu nada com o Thiago, e quando a música abre... Mas você estava perguntando dos meus documentários. Olha, é uma coisa pessoal. Naquela época, meu pai faleceu, e a gente fica querendo afirmar alguma coisa, provar que é capaz de ganhar a vida. Tinha naquela época aquela coisa de categoria especial para os filmes, de curta-metragem e documentário, e eu fiz uns quatro com outras pessoas. A idéia era fazer e vender o filme, levantar dinheiro e continuar trabalhando. O filme com a Ruth, Jouez Encore Paiez Encore, que foi finalizado apenas em 1995, foi montado em 1975.
Como foi a produção dele? Ele foi feito em vídeo com a primeira camerazinha da Sony, fita de rolo, meia polegada. A Ruth pagou o transfer para 16mm e montei na moviola. Me mudei de São Paulo para o Rio para fugir dela na montagem. Não queria a presença dela, não era sobre ela que eu estava fazendo o filme. Essa era a condição, não ser sobre ela. Documentei o grupo, as relações, não era sobre a peça com ela. E tive problemas. Quem salvou esse filme foi o Paulo Emilio. Ele exibia filmes brasileiros nas aulas, um dia ele foi exibir o meu filme e a Ruth mandou a polícia, porque ela não queria a exibição. A sorte ou azar é que tinha uma cópia de um filme do André Luiz Oliveira, e levaram o filme dele em vez do meu. Paulo Emilio sumiu com a cópia, escondeu na casa dele e ficamos sem saber do paradeiro da cópia. Uma dia eu recebo um telefonema, era 1980 e pouco, e a Lygia Fagundes Telles me liga, dizendo que encontrou um pacote com um bilhete do Paulo Emilio para mim. O Paulo Emilio salvou o filme...
Mas era a versão mais longa? Era, existe a versão integral, que foi remontada. Tive de concordar com ela em tirar duas cenas para poder ter acesso ao negativo, que ela seqüestrou. A fita de vídeo também desapareceu. Bem, eram cenas inconvenientes para ela e eu retirei, mas fiquei com os negativos, que não mando nem para a Cinemateca. Mas eu tenho de dizer que, antes de ver, ela não interferiu. Queria ver, antes de pronto, mas não viu. Acho que o documentário permite eu me inserir na situação. Você pode estudar, mas, quando está filmando, você não sabe o que acontecerá – é um primeiro e último encontro com o entrevistado. Com o Conversas no Maranhão é a mesma coisa. Eu nunca tinha ido, não sabia a língua dos índios e ficamos um mês sem fazer nada. Estudei um pouco, mas não teve nada a ver com o filme. Tivemos um mês de relacionamento, fui adotado por uma família, morei com eles, a gente saía para caçar, depois sentávamos à noite para fumar um baseado e olhar as estrelas... Porque eles são altos astrônomos, não sei se vocês sabem. Eu aprendi a observar os satélites porque eles me ensinaram, eles sabem quando um corpo estranho aparece no céu. Vivem cantando e dançando... Depois de um mês, sem nunca terem sido filmados ou visto TV, expliquei o que tinha ido fazer. Eles não têm uma palavra para imagem, então, tive de explicar como a câmera captura a imagem, prende ela lá dentro e depois exibe em outro lugar. Eles entenderam no ato e começaram a fazer reivindicações.
Você comandou a câmera ou deixou na mão deles? Levei uma outra câmera, de Super-8, e deixei nas mãos deles. Só instruía a enquadrar e trocar o cartucho. Depois desse trabalho, montei um projeto chamado Visão dos Vencidos. Consegui uma bolsa americana, que me deu credibilidade diante das universidades e instituições. Eu era alguém, muito jovem, mas com boa bolsa. E vi muitas coisas dos índios americanos, ou seja, os índios manuseiam a câmera há muito tempo. A diferença é que os índios, hoje, fazem filmes como a gente. Conversas no Maranhão era para nós, brancos, mas teve importância para os índios, porque quando a geração seguinte viu o filme aconteceu algo importante. Os jovens não conheciam como os velhos narradores contavam as histórias, apenas conheciam as versões de seus pais, e quando viram que essas versões eram diferentes começaram a entrar em atrito com os pais. Eles estavam diante de uma prova incontestável. Minha idéia é sempre provocar algo e interferir na realidade.
Como era a relação com eles na filmagem? Eu perguntava para eles o que eles queriam que outros vissem, e eles selecionaram o que era importante. Então me levaram para alguns lugares que eles queriam mostrar. Não me lembro de terem proibido de filmar nada. Aí, com a bolsa americana, eu viajei e conheci reservas americanas, índios na América Central e na América do Sul, inclusive no Brasil, onde entra guarani e tupiniquim. Tudo isso foi feito em vídeo e a idéia era interativa, uma comunidade vendo o vídeo da outra. Isso em 1978 e 1979. No Espírito Santo, gravei um velho guarani e depois mostrei esse material para os guaranis do litoral de Cananéia. O velho de lá fez um ritual, cantando uma música por meia hora, mas, quando os índios de Cananéia viram, ficaram putos, não comigo, mas com o velho do Espírito Santo, porque ele não poderia ter feito aquele ritual para mim, um branco, jamais poderia ter participado daquele recado particular entre eles, uma coisa privada. Eu não entendia o que ele dizia e cantava. Mas ficaram temerosos de que eu podia revelar algum segredos deles... Bem, aí foi isso. Gravei nos EUA, mostrei material deles aqui no Brasil, levei fitas dos brasileiros para os índios americanos e fiz um percurso que vai da aldeia à escala da representação oficial. Tem, por exemplo, depoimentos de índios americanos que já... não são brancos, porque o cara é índio, não tem jeito, mas o cara tinha ONG, com escritório perto da ONU. Eram políticos ativistas mesmo, tanto que era na cidade de Minneapolis, no meio da cidade... Imagina uma reserva indígena no centro da cidade. Eles tomaram um quarteirão, invadiram e tomaram um quarteirão... Eram prédios assim, tomados. Depois isso resultou na fuga daquele sujeito, Letellier, ele foi lá para o Canadá, e os americanos seqüestraram o cara lá. Esses índios me levaram para gravar o recado de um fulano, mas o fulano é clandestino, procurado pelo FBI, então, eu tive de ficar rodando com eles por três dias. Eles me botaram em situações delicadas, do tipo entrar em um bar de brancos com eles, e eles todos armados, porque eles se defendem. Mas como eu reajo? Como me comporto diante dos brancos? Acabei indo, gravei o depoimento. O cara estava escondido em um prédio todo detonado, num refúgio mesmo, como é na Palestina hoje. E esse material rodou, foi visto em comunidades diferentes. Fui também ao México, naqueles grupos meio revolucionários, com caras falando contigo com espingarda na mão. Aí eu fiquei conhecendo o caminho do dinheiro das ONGs. E vi a grande traição feita a esses povos indígenas. Para te dar uma idéia, existe uma fundação chamada InterAmerica Foundation, ligada ao governo americano. Como fui atrás dessa história? Eu estava no Peru e descobri um projeto ligado a Unesco. Tinham colocado 10 Toyotas com equipamentos de vídeo para que as comunidades indígenas fizessem os seus programas, com essa idéia de intercâmbio e comunicação, de entregar nossas armas ao outro, mas isso é cascata, porque o vídeo é mais um instrumento de dominação. É igual o computador. Ele te dá uma estrutura mental para você trabalhar, ele te impõe uma estrutura, não é a sua. Você não diz para o computador fazer o que você quer. Você faz o que computador te permite fazer na forma em que ele faz. Mas onde eu estava?
Você falava de quando conheceu a InterAmerica Foundation... Ah, então fui atrás dessa história, querendo saber que projeto aquele, ainda muito ingênuo em relação a tudo aquilo. A finalidade desses vídeos que eram distribuídos para os índios era começar a mostrar como uma comunidade plantava, era uma comunicação para se formar uma unidade, uma coesão daquelas comunidades, uma ideologia de formação de um povo, de auxílio. Uma série de vídeos era sobre a produção da fibra do algodão, plantio de fibras para tecidos. A Levi’s estava por trás da Interamerica Foundation. E a Levi’s era importadora do Peru, de fibras para suas fábricas. As fibras vinham com qualidade diferentes, então tinham de gastar uma grana alta para dar uniformidade à qualidade do produto. Eles precisavam que o Peru vendesse um produto mais uniforme. Então eles faziam esses vídeos "culturais" como uma forma de se comunicarem, e aí passaram a interferir na produção, e todos os índios passaram a fazer da mesma maneira. Havia interesse financeiro em uniformizar tudo, e isso quebrou as diferenças e especificidades de cada cultura e juntou todos no sistema comercial. Meu relatório da bolsa foi sobre isso. Esse material só foi visto por índios. Depois disso, fui me dedicar a grupos não-contactados. Fui conhecer os Arara.
E fez vídeos com eles... É, mas pra isso tive três anos de vivência no Pará. Uma vez fiquei oito meses seguidos na floresta. Aí a gente muda. Você muda metabolicamente e muda as ordens dos seus sentidos. Aqui, agora, a vista está em primeiro lugar. Mas se você está em uma mata fechada o ouvido passa a substituir a vista. É ele que te dá a sensação de profundidade, que te diz o que tem atrás dessa folhagem que está a poucos metros de você. Você deixa de ter linha reta, formas lisas, não tem mais, a superfície é multifacetada. Você não vê o horizonte. E isso provoca coisas, viu? Isso altera de fato sua percepção. A acuidade auditiva que se desenvolve... O homem é uma coisa maluca. A gente na verdade poderia desenvolver tanto, de fato, o ser humano. A gente acha que desenvolvimento de ser humano é implantar um chip qualquer em uma pessoa, para que seja homem biônico, mas o desenvolvimento dos seus sentidos... Eu aprendi e te digo: se você se condiciona diferentemente, você vai perceber mais coisas. Por exemplo, eu voltei depois desses oito meses na mata... Eu tive um acidente, cortei minha mão... E quando cheguei em São Paulo uma das coisas que me surpreendeu foi que tudo o que eu olhava tinha tantos detalhes... O som... Eu tenho um Fusca e, quando eu voltei pela primeira vez para meu Fusca, e olha que eu estudei mecânica, fiz engenharia, mas os ruídos que eu escutava... Eu ouvia um monte de coisas que nunca tinha ouvido. Depois você perde. Quinze dias depois você não ouve mais nada. Perde totalmente. Onde foi parar tudo aquilo? Foi o que eu percebi. A gente é o que a gente resolver ser. Mas foi um aprendizado. Agora, essa fantasia que eu tinha do olhar do outro, como se o olhar do outro pudesse me revelar alguma coisa... Negativo, não é através de tecnologia. Através de tecnologia, o cara só vai macaquear o que a gente faz. Não são culturas que criaram tecnologia, nem de reprodução de imagem, nem de memória. As civilizações que cultivam a morte, digamos, você tem memórias delas porque elas constroem em pedra. Eles constroem em folhas. Seis meses mais tarde não tem mais nada. O passado é o recontar do presente, sempre a mesma coisa.
Você fez uma série de documentários com músicos. Gravei coisas com músicos. Mas só um foi finalizado. Confesso para vocês: sou uma pessoa frustrada em relação à quantidade de material. Eu gravava muito, filmava muito, mas terminar é complicado. Falta dinheiro, as coisas vão sendo guardadas. A quantidade de material que eu perdi nessas viagens que fiz, olha... Eu tenho as fitas, mas as máquinas não existem mais, não tem como assistir, e o suporte está grudento, quer dizer, acabou... Com toda nossa fantasia de memória, de criar sistemas, hoje nós estamos anulando a memória. O sistema digital são apenas números, não tem nem mais como ver o que é. E basta uma panezinha qualquer que está perdido. O que me adianta ter um banco de dados digitais se eu não sei o que é aquilo? A história do homem é ainda essa aqui, a da conversa. A tradição oral ainda é a grande força da identidade do homem. Cultura é isso, essa coisa viva, não um passado registrado, que você nem sabe o que é.
Você fez ainda um filme sobre a Biblioteca Municipal de São Paulo e outro sobre o Teatro Municipal. O do teatro é lindo, eu adoro, é um musical. Tem duas versões. Uma de meia hora que fui obrigado a fazer, por conta de uma exigência do Minc, e outra de uma hora. Mostrei essa para o Minc, eles ficaram putos, mas o Weffort gostou da versão de uma hora. As cinco mil cópias que foram feitas foram todas usadas para o Ministério das Relações Exteriores. Nenhuma foi distribuída na finalidade que tinha, que era para as Bibliotecas do Professor, no país inteiro. Me contaram, não posso afirmar, mas é o que soube.
Você já trabalha há bastante tempo no projeto de Serras da Desordem, não?
Dez anos. É uma ficção baseada na realidade. Essa busca de tentar extrair a ficção da realidade é algo que sempre tentei dentro do documentário – tudo depende de como você olha. Então tentei narrar a história de um índio com os próprios índios, onde em certas situações eu filmo o cotidiano deles e em outras eu represento com eles situações que já aconteceram. Viajei mesmo. Fui ao Maranhão, Bahia, Brasília. Fui encontrar as pessoas que esse índio encontrou durante os dez anos de peregrinação. E todos toparam, então refiz com o índio a viagem que ele fez nos anos 70, quando a família foi toda massacrada, ele escapou e, durante dez anos, ele veio descendo para o Planalto Central, mas é apanhado na Bahia, em 1988, e ninguém sabia quem era, ninguém entendia a língua dele. Chamaram intérpretes de línguas próximas, e o acaso faz o seguinte: o índio que chamam como intérprete está de porre e não pode vir. Aí o cara do posto manda outro, de 18 anos, que falava mais ou menos o português, mas dominava bem o tupi. Foi ele, no lugar do outro. Quando ele chegou em Brasília, ele ficou travado porque o índio perdido é o pai dele. Eles se reencontram. Os dois ficam sabendo que nenhum deles foi morto no massacre. O pai depois não quis ficar na aldeia do filho, porque muitos falam português, pela proximidade com os brancos, então ficou em uma aldeia de um grupo mais nômade. Essa é uma história que me tocou, me pegou por esse lado do reencontro, da perda e, diante do não saber, o reencontro – é uma família despedaçada que se reencontra. Achei isso positivo como elemento narrativo. Foi uma época difícil, porque eu tinha me separado, estava vivendo longe de um filho pequeno, então era um sentimento que eu estava sentindo e essa história é muito reveladora de nossas esperanças. No meio da filmagem, o índio foi atropelado e quase morreu! Cara, eu fiquei péssimo. O cara sobreviveu a tudo e eu, com minha intenção branquinha, ao refazer o trajeto dele, ele quase morre... Fiquei mal com essa atitude de interferência. Porque pode ter conseqüências que você não espera, né?...
Filmou muito? Filmei 140 horas de material. Oito horas em 35mm e o restante em Mini-dv. É passado e presente, preto e branco e a cores, mas não é exatamente isso. O preto e branco expressa a interioridade do índio. Nunca pensei em interferir na imagem, mexer nela, mas vou fazer algumas alterações com a tecnologia digital.
Novos projetos? Projetos eu tenho sim, mas estou tão envolvido com esse e está tão arrastado para conseguir sair dele, estou com todos os contratos vencidos, com dívidas. Ainda não me cobraram porque sabem que é complicado... Mas eu tive que justificar os atrasos. Por exemplo, o contrato do Ministério vale por um ano, só que o dinheiro chegou sete meses depois, então é um contrato que não tenho como cumprir. Mas eles sabem disso e estão sendo corretos. Não sei agora para onde vai agora, mas estou vendo ai um cinema meio franchising. Não sei se vale a pena entrar nessas leis. Prefiro produzir de uma maneira mais simples e pessoal, com amigos. Eu sou autônomo – não tenho laboratório, mas faço o resto em casa, do roteiro à mixagem. Olha, o contrato com a Petrobrás não é patrocínio, mas de publicidade. Eles me dão um tanto de dinheiro para aparecer o nome deles por tantos segundos em tal lugar no filme.
E é a primeira coisa a aparecer nos filmes... Como se eles fossem produtores. E como se dinheiro fosse deles e não de isenção de impostos. É como a televisão, que é concessão pública. Governo é isso, de esquerda ou direita, ele é mantenedor. Espero que a garotada nova tenha raiva do que esteja acontecendo no mundo, porque essa raiva é que vai gerar a possibilidade de um pessoal independente, marginalizado, que gere um cinema que questione tudo o que está acontecendo, para exigir uma reflexão, e não essa pasmaceira mercadológica.
Tem gente dizendo aí que filmes de periferia não são vistos, que o que dá público agora é comédia... Ah, as fórmulas, as estratégias, pelo amor de Deus, cara, tira isso da frente... O franchise é a solução do esperto. Não tenho interesse nesse cinema feito no Brasil. Só tenho ido ver filmes de amigos. E quando estou para filmar, aí é que eu não vejo filmes mesmo. As imagens interferem demais em nossa cabeça. Prefiro buscar minhas próprias imagens, preciso de um esvaziamento desse consumismo cultural..
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LOS MUCHACHOS DE
ANTES NO PLANCHABAN
CAMISAS
El cambio de actitud del galán de la televisión argentina
Alumnas: Arruzo Laura
Gola Daiana
Gorayeb Paula
1 er año Producción de radio y televisión
Géneros Radiales y Televisivos
Profesor: Luis Buero
ISER
2004
INDICE
INTRODUCCIÓN 4
LA TELENOVELA COMO GÉNERO 5
LOS GALANES Y LAS TELENOVELAS DE LAS DIFERENTES DECADAS 9
CONCLUSIÓN 77
ENTREVISTAS 78
BIBLIOGRAFÍA 81
Éste trabajo trata sobre los galanes de de la televisión argentina. Para poder hablar de ellos tuvimos que investigar, sacando datos de distintas fuentes, ya sea Internet, libros, revistas o por medio de entrevistas. Las entrevistas fueron hechas a personas relacionadas con el tema. Los entrevistados fueron actores, como Gabriel Goity (actualmente trabajando en Los Roldán, por TELEFE) Marcelo Cosentino y Federico Olivera (actualmente trabajando ambos en Padre Coraje, cana 13). La cuarta entrevistada fue una periodista entendida en el tema que trabaja en el diario Clarín, llamada Adriana Bruno.
Para poder hacer un análisis ordenado sobre los galanes decidimos dividir la historia de ellos y de las telenovelas en general de nuestro país en décadas. De ésta manera también pudimos obtener una breve historia de toda la televisión nacional desde sus comienzos, lo cual no ayudó a entender muchas cosas.
Al principio de nuestro trabajo nosotras planteamos una hipótesis: El galán de telenovela dejó de ser el hombre recio y estructurado de los años 50’ para convertirse en el sensible del 2000. A lo largo del desarrollo del trabajo vamos a ver si la hipótesis será refutada o si, por el contrario, será afirmada.
Además hicimos una investigación sobre lo que es el género, ya que nos parece que es importante saberlo porque dependiendo de cómo sea éste se puede entender cuales son sus exigencias a la hora de buscar a las personas que luego interpretarán los diferentes personajes. Así se puede entender por qué se buscan determinadas características, físicas y psicológicas a la hora de elegir a un actor.
También hicimos un análisis sobre el contexto histórico por que atravesaba el país desde 1950 hasta la actualidad, ya que creemos que eso influye mucho en las historias que se pueden contar y en los temas a tratar. Como todos sabemos nuestro país pasó por muchos cambios a nivel político, social y económico, de los cuales algunos no fueron muy satisfactorios. Todos ellos, los cambios buenos y los malos, influyeron de diferentes maneras en todos los ámbitos, y por supuesto también en la televisión y en su manera de contar las cosas.
INTRODUCCIÓN
Muchos de nosotros al hablar de telenovelas las caratulamos como un genero solo femenino, un genero burdo y chabacano, donde todo lo que pasa es solo para que las amas de casas entren en ese mundo de historias de enredo y que después tengan tema para charlar mientras se juntan a tomar mate con sus amigas.
Pero para otras personas la telenovela es una arte, una trabajo al cual se le dedica mucho tiempo y a la cual se le pone mucho esfuerzo.
Aquí nos vamos a encargar de hablar de una pequeña porción de todo ese grupo de gente que trabaja para las telenovelas: Los galanes. Esos hombres, que hacen que más de una mujer se haga pis cuando lo ve decir Te amo y cuando envidia a la heroína en la hora del tan deseado y esperado beso.
A lo largo de la historia de la televisión es interminable la lista de nombres que podemos hacer, y muy diferentes son uno en comparación con el otro, de cada uno sacamos algo y aunque juntemos todo nunca llegaremos a hacer al Galán ideal. Les vamos a proponer un prototipo de galán pero pueden o no estar de acuerdo, todo es válido.
A lo largo este trabajo vamos a tratar de comprobar si se mantiene la rudeza del galán de los años 50 o si hay una sensibilidad del galán del 2000, para esto vamos a pasar por las telenovelas más famosas de todas las épocas, además veremos que sucedió en cada época a nivel cultura, económico, y social, el cual consideramos que pueden ser alguno de los factores de este posible cambio.
LA TELENOVELAS COMO GENERO
Tiene sus orígenes en la fusión de radioteatro, folletín, melodrama , épico y tragedia.
RADIOTEATRO
Toman los diálogos (muchas veces el desarrollo del conflicto se narra con palabras mas que con la acción, incluso, es la palabra la que define los personajes. Los que están legitimados socialmente tienen la palabra, se manifiestan y juzgan a través de las frases intencionas).
FOLLETÍN
Toman los triángulos amorosos, las historias de amor apasionadas, los ricos malos y pobres buenos, el dinero no hace a la felicidad y también extrae del género el gancho al final de cada entrega. También del folletín toma la secuencias repetitivas ya que hay que mantener una historia a través de un largo periodo de tiempo. La telenovela cuenta sus historias matizando la repetición con la innovación. El suspenso de las telenovelas también es fragmentado, aunque la resolución de los conflictos se da generalmente en forma precipitada y hacia el final de la historia.
MELODRAMA
Toma las temáticas como la vida, la muerte, el amor no correspondido, los gestos y las acciones exageradas.
El melodrama surge en Francia, en la época de la revolución, plantea conflictos entre dos mundos opuestos (los buenos contra los malos, los justos contra los injustos).
Fue el genero dramático mas arraigado en el siglo XIX. Es incuestionable que el melodrama representa la forma mas popular de teatro jamás producida. Provee un vehículo para los efectos escénicos mas espectaculares así como para una interpretación efectista. Del mismo modo asienta las bases para le televisión.
La palabra melodrama tiene dos significados:
1) Combinación de comedia y tragedia
2) Una drama acompañado de música: Esta definición es fácilmente aplicable a la mayoría de películas y producciones televisivas en las que los personajes son identificados a través de la temática y las emociones del publico manipuladas a través de la música.
Este genero se compone normalmente de tres actos en ves de cinco. La trama se centra en torno a un conflicto entre un protagonista virtuoso y un malvado villano. El héroe antes de su triunfo final debe sortear una gran cantidad de problemas.
En la acción se pueden encontrar inundaciones, terremotos, erupciones volcánicas, persecuciones a caballo, o batallas todo contado con un gran lujo de detalles.
El melodrama se convirtió en un genero netamente popular por tener una trama compleja e intrincada, personajes bien delineados, fuerte carga emocional, por que brinda un espectáculo y por que tiene un claro mensaje moral.
ÉPICO
Es un género literario en el cual el autor presenta de forma objetiva hechos legendarios o ficticios desarrollados en un espacio y en un tiempo determinado. El autor usa como forma de expresión habitual la narración aunque también puede ser utilizada la descripción o el dialogo.
En la épica se encuadran los siguientes subgéneros:
1) EPOPEYA: poema narrativo extenso, que se refiere a acciones dignas de la memoria de un héroe o de un pueblo (Ej. La Ilíada, la Odisea, la Divina Comedia)
2) POEMA ÉPICO: producción literaria pertenecientes a lo épico escrito en verso.
3) CANTAR DE GESTA: manifestación literaria de las leyendas heroicas de un pueblo, compuestas fundamentalmente para ser escuchadas mas que leídas.
4) ROMANCE: forma poética tradicional en versos octosílabos con rima alterna en asonante (entre verso)
5) NOVELA: obra narrativa de ficción escrita en prosa y de extensión superior al cuento.
TRAGEDIA:
Forma dramática que pone en escena personajes enfrentados a conflictos provocados por pasiones humanas que desembocan a menudo, aunque no necesariamente, en un desenlace fatal. También, cada una de las piezas teatrales que participan de la forma teatral del mismo nombre. Era, junto a la comedia, una de las formas clásicas del drama griego.
CARACTERISTICAS
En todas las telenovelas tradicionales hay elementos que se repiten constantemente, con esto queremos decir que las telenovelas tienen características similares:
Ø La heroína central de la historia es una mujer. En todo teleteatro tenemos una heroína que está en la mala: es pobre, ciega, analfabeta, huérfana o ex presidiario.
Ø El galán que acompaña a la heroína, con la que comparten las mayores peleas. Es el que busca mil maneras de seducir a la heroína y una vez que lo consigue la engaña con otras mujeres, motivo importante de las grandes peleas entre ellos dos.
Ø La presencia de los ricos en los teleteatros es indispensable.
Ø Cuentan historias de amor que se ven truncadas por agentes externos a la voluntad de los protagonistas. Pero ese amor es más fuerte que la pertenencia social y los lazos de sangre, supera el tiempo, la distancia, las desgracias más terribles.
Ø El incesto es un elemento característico en el teleteatro, generalmente el tema del incesto se resuelve y los protagonistas pueden concretar su amor de un día para el otro.
Ø Gran cantidad de conflictos durante la historia.
Ø El secreto como base del relato. Generalmente ese secreto a develar es conocido por el espectador pero no por los protagonistas.
Ø Las escaleras son un elemento que no falta en ningún decorado de una escena teatral. La malvada es la que mejor hace uso de la escalera.
Ø Negación de la identidad. En la mayoría de las novelas los protagonistas desconocen su verdadero origen.
Ø En todas las telenovelas el que las hace la paga, el castigo le llega finalmente a los culpables. Generalmente mueren, terminan presos, encerrados en un loquero o terminan en una silla de ruedas.
Ø El final feliz es otra de las reglas de las telenovelas, ya que siempre se descubren las mentiras y los malos entendidos aunque a veces esto puede no darse y que la telenovela no tenga un final feliz.
ETAPAS DE LA TELENOVELA
La telenovela es el género narrativo más popular en la historia de la humanidad. Históricamente se pueden señalar cuatro etapas en la producción latinoamericana de telenovelas:
Ø La inicial, que abarca desde la década del 50 hasta la del 60, en que surge el videotape.
Ø La etapa artesanal, que llega hasta los años 70, Que se caracteriza por las diferentes experimentaciones que se producen dentro del genero. Son de bajo presupuesto y están destinadas al mercado local.
Ø La etapa industrial en la que la producción se ordena y estandariza. Este periodo abarca las décadas del 70 y el 80.
Ø La etapa transnacional, que se transita en la actualidad, donde la telenovela gana mercados internacionales.
ETAPA INICIAL
Los programas estaban hechos en vivo, sólo quedan testimonios escritos, orales, y fotografías, y en el mejor de los casos, los libretos. La ¨historia¨
comienza a partir de la incorporación de la grabación en videotape
ETAPA ARTESANAL
En los últimos años de la década de la década del 50 o en los primeros de la del 60 comienza a utilizarse el videotape en distintos países del continente. A partir de ello, las telenovelas dejarán de ser transmitidas en vivo. La aparición del videotape le dio una mayor verosimilitud a la imagen ya que los posibles errores podían ser solucionados a través del montaje o edición.
ETAPA INDUSTRIAL
Las telenovelas producidas en diferentes países latinoamericanos van afirmando sus diferencias, destacándose países como Brasil, México y Venezuela como los productores mas importantes de las décadas del 70 y 80.
Adquieren mucha importancia los protagonistas de las novelas, quienes se convierten en figuras que además de actuar incursionan en la carrera de cantantes, aparecen en las tapas de las revistas, filman avisos publicitarios y son invitados a los mas importantes programas de televisión y radio.
ETAPA TRANSNACIONAL
La telenovela comienza a ganar mercados internacionales insertándose en diferentes países., pero para que esto ocurra se tiene que cumplir con una serie de requisitos como la extensión (de 180 a 200 capítulos), la calidad de la imagen y el sonido, la entrega debe ser uniforme en la totalidad de las entregas y la temática debe ser entendida universalmente.
PERSONAJES DE UNA TELENOVELA TRADICIONAL
Estos personajes son los que no pueden faltar dentro de una telenovela tradicional aunque a veces esto no se cumple como en el caso de “Betty La Fea” en la cual la protagonista no cuenta con las características de una heroína tradicional.
LA HEROÍNA
La protagonista es buena, linda, ingenua, pura. Todos se enamoran de ella. Pero ella únicamente tiene ojos para su galán y nunca es quien parece ser.
Ella va a pasar por toda clase de contratiempos y desgracias, va a ser engañada, maltratada, humillada, ofendida mientras ella se caracteriza por su bondad, juventud y belleza.
EL GALAN
Es muy buen mozo, toda las mujeres lo desean, pero el solo tiene ojos para la heroína. El héroe generalmente es rico y muy mujeriego.
LA MALVADA
Es una mujer que hace lo que sea para lograr su objetivo, es muy inteligente y planea constantemente maldades.
Ella tiene dinero, poder. Es elegante, tiene estilo, tiene sentido del humor, y una saludable ambición. Quiere todo. Tienen todo menos el amor del galán.
La malvada generalmente es rica, bella, se viste siempre de rojo.
APRENDÍZ DE LA MALVADA
Es ambiciosa, sigue los consejos y aprende de la malvada. Es una joven inescrupulosa, llena de coraje pero sin experiencia.
LA SEGUNDA MADRE
Es el personaje que rescata de una muerte segura a la protagonista.
LA SIRVIENTA
Toda malvada tiene una sirvienta que le es fiel a pesar de todo. Ella conoce sus secretos y los guarda . La sirvienta es la depositaria de sus confidencias y maltratos.
Suele ser una persona mayor.
LA MUCAMA
A diferencia de la sirvienta la mucama es joven, divertida. No tiene compromisos éticos con nadie en la familia, habla demasiado, siempre mete la pata.
EL BUEN MUCHACHO
Es el personaje que se enamora de la heroína y da todo por ella. La ama con locura y nunca pierde las esperanzas de conseguir su amor.
Generalmente es abogado, médico, tiene dinero y es buenísimo.
LOS GALANES Y LAS TELENOVELAS DE LAS DIFERENTES DECADAS
DÉCADA DEL 50
En julio de 1951, Jaime Yankelevich, pionero en el medio, junto a su hijo Samuel viajan a los EE.UU. para traer desde allí los primeros equipos. En un largo viaje en barco traen cámaras, transmisores, cables, luces, repuestos y todo lo necesario para poner en marcha la televisión en Argentina.
Jaime Yankelevich acuerda con el gobierno peronista de esa época realizar la primera transmisión televisiva el día 17 de octubre de ese año. En esa fecha se cumple el 6º aniversario del Día de la Lealtad peronista y se realiza un multitudinario acto en la Plaza de Mayo. Allí Eva Perón pronuncia su discurso al pueblo después del famoso Renunciamiento Histórico a la candidatura como vicepresidente de la Nación en las elecciones próximas, por encontrarse ya muy enferma.
Con la mencionada transmisión queda inaugurado el viejo Canal 7, conocido en ese entonces como LR 3 Radio Belgrano TV. Y son los locutores de la radio del mismo nombre los que se van pasar a trabajar también en el canal.
Los primeros pasos de la TV en esa época tienen muy poca repercusión en los medios gráficos ya que estos temen que le nuevo medio les “mueva el piso”.
Por otra parte es muy poca la gente que posee televisores en sus hogares. La mayoría de los aparatos se encuentran en bares y negocios y la gente se agolpa frente a las vidrieras de los mismos para poder ver.
El 4 de noviembre se inicia la programación regular, ya que desde el 17 de octubre hasta ese día solo se realizaron ensayos y pruebas. Y el 18 de ese mismo mes se transmite el primer partido de fútbol (River – San Lorenzo)
En 1954 comienza el primer tele noticioso argentino, que se emitía a la noche y presentaba un resumen de los hechos acontecidos durante la jornada
Todos los programas eran en vivo, con cambios rápidos de vestuario detrás de los estudios y con el siempre presente “fantasma del olvido de la letra” para los actores.
Desde un comienzo, se hacen presentes las publicidades y los auspicios en TV. Y se podían dar de dos maneras:
1- una placa tipográfica que se enfocaba en cámara durante algunos segundos
2- un aviso con mayor producción, de duración de un par de minutos, realizado en vivo y con la participación de locutores famosos como Guillermo Brizuela Méndez.
Una de las pioneras en anunciar en TV fue la tienda Gath & Chaves
Cabe destacar que los televisores en esos primero años eran importados desde EE.UU. y que recién en 1954 se abrirá la primera fábrica nacional: Copehart Argentina
En 1955 se produce la “Revolución Libertadora” que destituye al gobierno peronista. Esto trae cambios en el manejo del Canal del Estado (el único canal hasta el momento), y comienza la discusión sobre que modelo de televisión adoptar:
1- Europeo: con participación del Estado y sostenimiento vía impuesto anual
2- Americano: más competitivo y sostenido por la publicidad
En estos años se ponen de moda los programas de entretenimientos, siendo uno de los más recordados “Odol Pregunta” y también se emiten varios programas periodísticos.
Y para esa época se crea la Asociación de Periodistas de Radio y Televisión (Aptra) que entrega por primera vez los conocidos Premios “Martín Fierro”
En 1958, otro de los pioneros de la TV, el cubano Goar Mestre, crea Proartel. Esta es una empresa de producción de programas para abastecer a Canal 7 y a los futuros canales, ya que se empieza a estudiar la posibilidad de nuevas emisoras para lo cual se abre la licitación. Uno de sus impulsores fue Ricardo Pueyrredón.
Al mismo tiempo surgen los primeros canales en el interior de nuestro país (Córdoba, Mendoza, Mar del Plata).
CARACTERÍSTICAS DE LOS GALANES DEL 50
Si bien la década dio comienzo a este gran genero que son las novelas, muchas fueron los varios géneros que los actores interpretaban y que compartían en gran parte el formato con la telenovela. A lo largo de la historia de la década vamos a descubrir que lo que se representaban eran generalmente cosas que se imitaban de la radio, que era lo que más conocido era en ese momento y lo que estaba tomando gran auge. Pero además como todo era nuevo y había que innovar en la televisión también se interpretaban obras de la literatura nacional como el Martín Fierro y también extranjera, especialmente española. Pero como todo, llevo su proceso, sus pruebas con sus errores y con sus posteriores progresos. Por todos estos motivos resulta dificultoso poder describir a cada galán de cada obra televisiva y más a un prototipo de galán de la década por la diversidad de obras que se llevaban acabo y por lo diferentes que eran unas de otras. Pero realizando un análisis de la época hay características que reúnen de alguna manera al prototipo pionero de las novelas. Estos son:
Caballeros
Varoniles
Recio
Machistas
Muy sensibles
Educados
Atractivos, si bien no eran modelitos eran bastante llamativos para la atracción del publico femenino.
Estas son las que más sobresalen, pero obviamente que pueden haber más.
1950-Desde el 1º de Enero, se declara el Año del Libertador General San Martín, al conmemorarse el centenario de su muerte. Ese año se produce la clausura de más de 40 diarios opositores, entre ellos La Hora, Orientación La Nueva Provincia y Los Andes, por no incluir en sus ediciones la frase Año del Libertador General San Martín.
En tanto, Eva Perón sufre una indisposición y debe ser operada. El ministro de Educación, Oscar Ivanissevich, renuncia después de asegurar que existe la posibilidad de que Evita sufra una dolencia grave.
Es un año tenso y lleno de alternativas, condicionadas por la elección presidencial.
Galanes y telenovelas del 50
Un hecho importante ocurría cada vez que las cámaras se instalan en un teatro para transmitir la obra en directo bares y confiterías que eran los pocos que disponían de los aparatos transmisores , anunciaban con cartelería propia tal acontecimiento, que solía dejarlos sin una silla vacía. Un teatro muy grande acepta 1000 espectadores por función. Por todas la ciudad podían llegar a ver la obra diez o veinte veces esa cantidad de personas.. ese romance entre la televisión y el teatro duro poco ya que los dueños de los teatros comenzaron a observar que la venta de entradas caían. Bastaba que una obra pasara completa por televisión para que las salas comenzaran a vaciarse. En ese momento es que los productores de la televisión piensan en llegar el teatro a los estudios de televisión. Con ensayos durante el día y emisión en vivo durante la tarde o noche, se acababa de crear el espacio para los teleteatros.
Uno de los primeros teleteatros fue Cielo Negado con dirección de Alfredo Laferreiére y con actuación es de Alma Veléz e Iván Grondona ,este fue uno de los primeros teleteatros, que, se permitió la audacia de mezclar situaciones en estudio con otros en exterior.
* 1951
En los primeros días de Enero, el Presidente Perón indulta por decreto a Ricardo Balbín, quien rechaza la medida pero igual queda en libertad. En el mismo mes se producen paros en diversas líneas ferroviarias y ni siquiera la presencia de Eva Perón en algunas estaciones logra el levantamiento de la protesta, que continúa varios días. Poco después, el sindicato de los canillitas provoca un entredicho con el diario La Prensa.
El 11 de Noviembre, se realizan las elecciones presidenciales. El peronismo lleva a su líder como candidato, acompañado por su antiguo compañero de fórmula de 1946, Juan Hortensio Quijano, por entonces gravemente enfermo.
Galanes y telenovelas del 51
Una gran pareja aparece a finales de 1951. Ella es Ana Maria Campoy y él es José Cibrián. Juntos encabezaron la telenovela policial Néstor Villegas vigila, al principio fue una tira diaria de quince minutos, pero que en los meses siguiente , transformada en teleteatro del suspenso, llego a durar una hora.
Luego llega El teleteatro del romance, escrito por Celia Alcantará y protagonizado por Patricia Castel y Claudio Rodríguez Leiva(aunque algunos medios no corroboran las memorias de Castel y afirman que el compañero de rubro era Armando Novoa). En el marco del Teleteatro de la sonrisa, Eifle Calesia escribía los argumentos de Propiedad Horizontal, con actores como José María Gutiérrez, Nelly Daren, Perla Mux y Claudio Rodríguez Leiva, y de Amor en mesa de saldos, también con Nelly Daren, pero en este caso formando dupla con Enrique del Cerro.
Después de Néstor Villega vigila y de un primer ciclo de teatro universal en el que se presentaron grandes clásicos como yerma, Don Juan tenorio, Otelo y Crimen y castigo la pareja integrada por Cibrian y Campoy estrenan una comedia familiar. Con reminiscencias de Yo quiero a Lucy, Como te quiero Ana logró tener una indisimulable sabor local, Cada miércoles a las 9 de la noche, el programa escrito por Abel Santa Cruz, que debuta en teve y la dirección de Juan Manuel Fontanalans, abría una ventanita a la vida de unos recién casado con características prototípicas. Él es un joven médico y ella su esposa un ama de casa. Juntos viven mil incidencias propias de la vida diaria, acompañados por sus suegros y hasta por un loro. El envió reunía además a la madre de Cibrian en la vida real, pepita Meliá, con edad de hijo Raúl Risso hacía de padre y a cargo de otro papel estaba la verdadera hermana de Ana María, Carmen Campoy. Nelly Prince hacia de viudita y Maurice Jouvet tenia papeles secundarios pero comprometedores.
* 1953
Se crea la empresa Ferrocarriles del Estado, de la que dependerán todas las líneas ferroviarias del país, y se reconstituye el Consejo Nacional de Educación. Además, se otorga autonomía a Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (Y.P.F.), la Argentina adhiere al Fondo Monetario Internacional (F.M.I.) y se crea la Junta Nacional de Granos. Se establece que en el país hay 250.000 establecimientos industriales y que la existencia de vacunos alcanza los 46.000.000 de cabezas. Por otra parte, se dispone un aumento del salario mínimo. violenta huelga de obreros de la carne, que resisten la decisión oficial de vender el Frigorífico Lisandro de la Torre, que pertenece al Estado Nacional. Los obreros ocupan éste y otros frigoríficas y se debe recurrir al Ejército para desalojarlos, lo que se logra sin que haya víctimas graves.
Galanes y telenovelas del 53
Juan José Migues y Fernanda Mistral armaron un teleteatro con el que obtuvieron suceso: El hombre de aquella noche. De aquellos días los protagonistas recuerdan que los productores obligaban a Miguez a trasladar desde su casa platos, cubiertos manteles y otros elementos para completar la escenografía.
Otro de los teleteatros más famosos de este año fue La Telefamilia. Este era un intento de mostrar a la familia reunida frente al televisor viendo como si fuera un espejo, los problema y realizaciones cotidianas de otra familia. Estaba interpretada por Vicente Ariño, Margarita Corona, Tincho Zabala,Lolita Torres, Alma Veléz y Miguel Dante. Era una familia con sus pequeños grandes problemas, decía la promoción de prensa de este ciclo que volvió a mostrar algo que ya había sucedido en la radio, en donde todavía arrasaban las historias de los Pérez García: la fuerza y eficacia de una familia como vehículo de emociones y sentimientos. En La Telefamilia los directores supieron cómo combinar un retrato tierno u reconocible con una idea audaz. Integraron en el elenco a un chiquito de meses, que en la ficción había sido abandonado en la puerta de la casa de la Telefamilia, con la idea de asistir en tiempo real su crecimiento mientras durara este teleteatro.
Aquí no encontramos al prototipo de galán bien definido ya que lo que era primordial era mostrar la historia de la familia y además la inclusión de este pequeño bebé hacia que muchas de las cosas que transcurrían sean a su alrededor.
*1954
La situación económica empeora y la Iglesia denuncia que los pobres ascienden a 6 millones. El Ministro de Economía, Alvaro Alsogaray, lanza una frase llamada a perdurar: "Hay que pasar el invierno".
En Septiembre, la empresa automotriz Ford Motors lanza al mercado el célebre Falcon que durante tres décadas sería uno de los modelos más vendidos en la Argentina.
Galanes y telenovelas del 54
Ricardo Trigo , reconocido por su papel de rudo encabeza el teleteatro de acción y aventura Felicidad, así como por las tardes Julia Sandoval y Jorge Salcedo, pareja en la vida real, animaban el Teatro del Romance. Jorge Lanza , Mario Morales , Adriana Alcock y Delma Ricci integraban el elenco de Las Huellas Eternas, unas estampas históricas sobre la vida del Capitán Necochea. Por otra parte Que familia estaba interpretada por Alma Vélez, Delma Ricci, Guillermo Brizuela Méndez y Marco Zucker.
* 1955
Galanes y telenovelas del 55
casi nadie desdeña los contenidos del teatro auspiciado por algodón Estrella, con un elenco encabezado por Maruja Gil Quesada, más el aporte de Patricia Castel y una novel María Aurelia Bisutti. Pero el espacio teatral más importante de este año fue Teatro Hogareño, en donde Narciso Ibáñez Menta escenifica textos famosos como el Fantasma de Canterville, El vendedor de ilusiones y la primera puesta para televisión de la muerte de un viajante, de Arthur Miller.
*1956
Un espectáculo que pasa casi inadvertido es un festival de folklore que se realiza en Cosquín y que tiene como escenario la ruta que esta localidad cordobesa. El éxito que acompaña este primer intento se repetirá año tras año hasta convertir a este encuentro en un gran festival folclórico.
Galanes y telenovelas del 56
En marzo Raúl Risso protagonizo Todo el año es Navidad. Es un tierno teleteatro escrito por Horacio Meyrialle. La trama imaginada por Mayrialle y cuya idea interesó acá la televisora de los Estados Unidos y Europa se basaba en la figura de Claus, un hombre que vivía en este planeta pero que tenía poderes como para volver reales los sueños y deseos de las personas. El origen de programa fue el unitario sobre la navidad emitido a fines de 1955. El capitulo que Meyrialle entregó para cuatro autores y Navidad llamo tanto la atención que muy pronto fue transformado en ciclo independiente. La secuela que tenía como protagonistas al viejo Santa duró cinco años y también se hizo en radio y cine. Pensado para golpear en el corazón , emotivo, sentimental, Todo el año es Navidad tuvo éxito porque supo describir, gracias a unas convincentes actuaciones y realización las ilusiones de los seres comunes.
El 10 de noviembre de 1956 se estrénale ciclo Lecciones de felicidad conyugal encabezado por Mirtha Legrand, Ángel Magaña y Pedro Aleandro, entre otros. En este ciclo quien tuvo una participación osada , por los tiempos que se corrían fue Ángel Magaña ya que se mostraba en glamorosos calzoncillos y además era la primera vez que un hombre aparecía en elegantísimos paños menores.
* 1957
Dos hechos delictivos causan conmoción. Un grupo comando de derecha, que se identifica como Tacuara, copa el Policlínico Bancario y se lleva un botín de 60 millones de pesos. Con el tiempo, se recuperará algo de este dinero y se detendrá a algunos de los autores del copamiento. El otro episodio es el robo del emblemático sable corvo del General José de San Martín, que se exhibía en el Museo Histórico Nacional. El robo es adjudicado a un grupo peronista de izquierda y tiempo después el sable es devuelto gracias a las gestiones de un militar retirado.
Galanes y telenovelas del 57
surge un gran éxito que aun es recordado Teleteatro para la hora del Té. Era un punto de inflexión entre el radioteatro clásico y la telenovela que estaba naciendo, el ciclo marca el punto de partida del género y sienta las bases de la futura tira diaria tradicional. Fernando Heredia y María Aurelia Bisutti son su pareja protagonica por dos años. Esta pareja era además protagónica de un “ clinch” , cuando Fernando Heredia le ratificaba su amor a la Bisutti con su celebre : “ Claro que te quiero bobalicona, seguido de un beso prolongado que hacía que una mitad de la audiencia femenina se derritiera y la otra quedara boquiabierta, sin poder hablar.
* 1958
Este año se descubren pequeños focos guerrilleros en Salta y miembros de Tacuara ponen bombas en varios supermercados. Además, la explosión de una bomba en un departamento de la calle Posadas revela la existencia de otro grupo que trabajaba para fabricar explosivos.
Galanes y telenovelas del 58
tras varias temporadas del suceso Cómo te quiero , Ana la pareja Campoy Cibrian estrena Como te odio, Pepe, que , sin embargo, no tiene tanta aceptación como la comedia original. Pero no es la única pareja que tiene su espacio en la teve del 58. se alternan, cada una con su estilo de vida y de ser, parejas prototípicas como Beatriz Taibo y Sergio Renán con Matrimonio feliz se necesita, Diana Ingro y Alberto Argibay con Historias de Champagne, Myriam de Urquijo y Rodolfo Oneto con los hijos del corazón, Dulio Marzio y Fernanda Mistral en teatro brillantes, dirigido por Narciso Ibañez Menta y enrique Serrano e Irma Córdoba con Osvaldo Miranda como tercero hacían el Teleteatro de la sobremesa los domingos al mediodía.
*1959
- En West Point (Estados Unidos), el general Juan Carlos Onganía fija en un discurso la posición del Ejército frente a posibles acciones subversivas. Y en una cena que le ofrecen sus correligionarios, un atentado contra el ex Presidente Frondizi no provoca víctimas. Surgen dos ídolos del boxeo, cada uno con su estilo. El pequeño y combativo Horacio Accavallo y el formidable.
Una creciente sensación de que un golpe militar es inevitable crece en los primeros meses del año. Las revistas Primera Plana y Confirmado y el diario La Razón son las principales fuentes de versiones en este sentido. Huelgas como la que realizan los recolectores de residuos en Buenos Aires y la actitud cada vez más dura de la C.G.T. aumentan el malestar general.
Galanes y telenovelas del 59
Mucho de los artistas que se resistían a acercarse a la televisión lo hacen en 1959. quizá también porque la aparición de los tres nuevos canales esta confirmada y nadie se quiere quedar afuera. Teleprogramas Argentinos produce, a lo grande, contratando los estudios de con Lumiton, el ciclo más admirado del año: obras de Arthur Miller interpretadas por Pedro López Lagar. El famoso actor español, que había llegado por primera vez a la Argentina en 1936 como integrante de la compañía Margarita Xirgu y que a esta altura era ya un veterano del cine y del teatro, acababa de protagonizar Panorama desde el puente , y ahora inauguraba su protagónico en televisión con una versión de la misma pieza. Otro grandes del teatro español radicado en Buenos Aires, tal los casos de Lola Membrives y Amalia Sánchez Ariño, también aparecen en pantalla con obras chicas y grandes del repertorio hispano, como La Malquerida y la Cigüeña dijo sí. Por su parte, Narciso Ibáñez Menta continúa estremeciendo a la teleplatea con obras de terror. Pero también los clásicos argentinos tienen su espacio. Se realiza una adaptación para televisión del poema de José Hernández “ el Martín Fierro”, con puesta en escena de Orestes Caviglia e interpretación de otro uruguayo, Santiago Gómez Cou, con Santiago Arrieta como el Viejo Vizcacha.
Historia de jóvenes. En una mesa de confitería del Barrio Norte en donde solían reunirse Osvaldo Dragún, David Stivel, Emilio Alfaro , el productor Marcelo Simonetti conciben este teleteatro que con aire de inconformismo abordan temáticas cotidianas. Pronto se fueron incorporando actores como Luis Medina castro, Jorge Rivera López y Norma Aleandro, entre otros. Pero las historias de jóvenes que podían contar estos artistas eran de desdicha.
Los mediodías del domingo con libro de Ariel Cortazzo, Irma córdoba, Enrique Serrano y Osvaldo Miranda reproducen lo mismo que sucede en millones de hogares. El ciclo es un éxito y se llama Mi marido y mi padrino.
Abel Santa Cruz estrena en televisión Que mundo de juguete, Rodolfo Salerno y Luis Tasca secundan a Beatriz Taibo. Era la historia de dos hermanas huérfanas . La mayor criaba a la chiquita mientras se ganaba la vida como empleada de una juguetería, cuyo dueño era Luis tasca. Tenía un pretendiente , joven apuesto, galante y con mucho dinero, que era Rodolfo Salerno.
Con esos que dicen amarse, que venia de constituir un suceso en la radio con el binomio Fernando Siro e Hilda Bernard , el autor Alberto Migré protagoniza su debut en el medio televisivo.
DECADA DEL 60
Comienza la competencia, y se inauguran nuevos canales, todos ellos de capitales privados.
- El 9 de junio de 1960, Canal 9 (del que en 1963 se hará cargo Alejandro Romay)
- El 1 de octubre de 1960, Canal 13
- El 21 de julio de 1961, Canal 11.
Y con la competencia llegan las mediaciones de audiencias. Rating, share, segmento, universo comienzan a ser términos muy utilizados en el medio.
Por otra parte, en estos años aparece el videotape. Este permite grabar programas y que ya no sea todo en vivo. (5 capítulos podías grabarse en un día) Algunos decían que esto le quitaba naturalidad a las transmisiones, otros destacaban como ventaja la posibilidad de volver hacia atrás la cinta cuando se equivocaban
La Asociación Argentina de Actores y los canales firman una serie de convenios en esos tiempos, por los que se ponen pautas más claras en cuanto a los contratos y se logran mejores sueldos. Las figuras de la TV alcanzan mayor popularidad y se empiezan a conocer sus vidas privadas. Los diarios ya tiene una sección especializada en la tele.
En materia de programación en la década del 60 se destacan: Las Obras Maestras del Terror de Narciso Ibáñez Menta, los programas de humor de Pepe Biondi, los ciclos musicales juveniles como “El Club del Clan”, las telenovelas de Alberto Migré, los “Sábados Circulares” de Nicolás Mancera que dan inicio al auge de los programas ómnibus (de 5 o 6 horas de duración) y las series americanas como “Bonanza”, el “Súper Agente 86”, “Lassie”, etc. Es también la década de inicio de algunos clásicos de la historia de este medio. En 1966 nace “Telenoche” y en 1968 los Almuerzos de Mirtha Legrand
El 25 de junio de 1966 se inaugura un nuevo canal: Tevedós La Plata. Desde un principio tiene problemas técnicos, ya que sus equipos de baja frecuencia impiden ver claramente la señal. A pesar de esto, son los que adquieren los derechos para la transmisión del Mundial de 1966, que ya en otras partes del mundo logra verse en colores.
Aparecen también nuevos canales en el interior, cuya programación está constituida fundamentalmente de enlatados traídos de la Capital Federal.
Por su lado, la radio va recuperando poco a poco su lugar con la aparición de las radios portátiles y los transmisores.
En 1969 se instala la primera estación para transmisiones vía satélite en Balcarce (Bs. As.) “Lo que ocurre allá se puede ver acá”. Es así como asistimos por TV al momento de la llegada del hombre a la Luna.
Características de los galanes
Segunda década de la televisión argentina y parece que hay cambios, pero aun no son muy bien definidos. Esta época se caracteriza por la continua de muchos de los programas de la década anterior y obviamente han surgido nuevos. Con respecto a los galanes no han cambiado en nada en relación con los 50, si han aparecido en mayor cantidad pero de manera disimulada pequeños galanes, obviamente son sus primeros pasos e imitan en todos los casos a los galanes protagonistas. Adriana Bruno, periodista de Clarín especializada en telenovelas dice: "la protagonista siempre era la mujer y el galán acompañaba”. Pero hay un programa que hay que destacar, por ser diferente a todos no en su estructura sino en su composición. Me refiero a Cuatro Hombres para Eva este fue el primer teleteatro hecho por hombres y fue el primero en comenzar a explotar otros caminos. Antes de Cuatro Hombres para Eva los teleteatros en su mayoría destinaban el protagonismo a la mujer de la tira o sea a la heroína, pero aquí no , hay cuatro protagonistas y son todos hombres. Aquí se vieron cosas nunca vistas, ya que se contaba la realidad de las vidas de los hombres.
A fines de los 60 se produce un nuevo golpe militar en Argentina. Esto afecta el manejo de los medios y se das inicio a una etapa de censura a algunos programas y publicidades.
*1960
El sindicalismo peronista estalla la lucha entre José Alonso y Augusto Vandor. Ambos reclaman la condición de representantes auténticos de Perón. Una de las secuelas de estos enfrentamientos es el asesinato del dirigente metalúrgico Rosendo García, ocurrido en la confitería La Real de Avellaneda durante un tiroteo cuyos responsables nunca serán descubiertos.
Galanes y telenovelas del 60
El 10 de Junio de 1960 a las 18:30 se emite el primer programa formal del nuevo canal 9. una adaptación de Mujercitas, de Louise Alcott con Delma Ricci , Alita Román , Fernanda Mistral Angélica López Gamio y Ricardo Lavie.
Por su parte como una forma de popularizar la denominación del canal hasta en los títulos de los programas , el 9 arma Los porotos somos nueve, una comedia delirante con Nelly Beltrán, Osvaldo Pacheco, Osvaldo Terranova y Chela Ruiz, en la que todos los personajes incluidos un gato y un canario, se llamaban Poroto o Porota.
Yo y un millón era un teleteatro escrito por Jorge Falcón y protagonizado por Alberto de Mendoza en el rol de Fernando de Madariaga, un periodista sensacionalista de televisión, a quien secundan Eva Dongé, Dorys del Valle, Mario de Rosa, una joven graciela Borges y una debutante Graciela Dufau. Ciclo de fuerte realismo e impacto en el que se combinan realidad y ficción.
En su cuarto año en el aire Todo el año es Navidad entraba en una etapa de lógica de declinación. Eran criticadas hasta por su propio autor, por desparejas, las escenas que realizaba Raúl Risso . Y otro teleteatro de Mayrialle, El alma de un buzón ( una idea muy interesante ; la ficción descubría el camino no revelado o inesperado de una carta) se convirtió en objeto de queja de los televidentes, porque su contenido era demasiado amargo y duro.
Cana l1 estrena Soledad Monsalvo con libro de Maria Elena Walsh y protagonizada por Lidia Lamaison, Alberto Argibay, Ricardo Darín , Susana Rinaldi, Adolfo García Grau y Dora Prince.
Uno de los primeros teleteatros de canal 13 fue Una historia y la nuestro con Jorge salcedo , Olga Vilmar.
* 1961
Se sanciona una ley que prohíbe las actividades comunistas y el gobierno clausura los semanarios Prensa Confidencial y Prensa Libre. Luego, la Justicia considera que estas medidas son inconstitucionales.
Galanes y telenovelas del 61
En 1961 canal 9 transmite Rosaura a la 10 de Marco Denevi cuyo personaje principal, el tímido y a veces insufrible Camilo Canegato es interpretado por Narciso Ibáñez Serrador.
Lautaro Murua interpreta a Javier Venturini, un periodista de ficción del teleteatro Primera Plana , emitido por canal 13.
Por canal 7 dan Estos son mis pensionistas con Marcos Zucker, Gloria Raines y Alberto Anchart , luego Mamá no quiere casarse con Leonor Rinaldo y Gerardo Chiarella, Oscar Rovito y Bárbara Mújica, quienes tuvieron que interrumpir su actuación porque se separaron en la vida real.
El teleteatro La Rosa Azul, interpretado por María Aurelia Bisutti y Alberto Dalbes, fue censurado por la Liga de Madres de Familia, por que les disgusto un beso según cuenta Bisutti el director les había pedido un beso tierno y dulce , pero se ve que el galán se precipito y fue muy efusivo y esto es lo que disgusto a la Liga.
Yo soy usted, protagonizado por Pedro Buchardo, Norma Aleandro, Susana Rinaldi, Jorge Rivera López y María Elina Rúas, era un teleteatro comprometido con los temas de todos los días: la pareja, la crisis económica, la falta de trabajo, los problemas de los jóvenes, entre otros temas.
Galanes y telenovelas del 62
En 1962 se realiza una primera adaptación de la versión de Pablo Neruda sobre Romeo y Julieta, dirigida por María Herminia Avellaneda en canal 13 e interpretada por Alfredo Alcón, Norma Aleandro, y Esteban Serrador, pero no tiene mucha aceptación.
Alberto Migré comienza a escribir para canal 9 la telenovela Silvia muere mañana, con Atilio Marinelli y Nelly Meden como protagonistas, y Nora Cullen y Osvaldo Pacheco en roles secundarios. Luego tuvo una seguidilla de novelas de media hora de duración y de un mes de aire. Las que más éxito tuvieron fueron Amelia no vendrá , con Beatriz Taibo y Atilio Martínez y Tiempo de amor prohibido también con Nelly Meden ,Pacheco y Marinelli.
Altanera Evangelina Garret era un Teleteatro emitido en Canal 13 dentro del ciclo Teatro Palmolive del aire. Se trataba de una colegiala traviesa alumna de 5to año impone a todos la ley inexorable de sus caprichos. Jugando al amor su impaciente corazón la impulsa a la conquista de un joven profesor al que convierte en juguete de su vanidad. El enfrentamiento de este hombre generoso con la inconciencia de una mujer niña crean dramáticas alternativas emocionales. Protagonizada por Atilio Marinelli y Mabel Landó con libros de Alberto Migré.
Aquí a las seis era otro teleteatro emitido en Canal 13 durante el ciclo Teatro Palmolive del aire, de lunes a viernes a las 17 hs. Esta protagonizado por Fernando Siro y Eva Dongé y es el relato de un hecho casual, una cita de amor. Un hombre y una mujer que se han comprometido a encontrarse en un lugar determinado, a una hora determinada. Todo parece perfectamente encaminado a que se concrete la emoción sentimental de una pasión ardiente. Pero ocurre algo. Y la inquietud, la duda, la sombra de una desconfianza que nace de golpe con la misma ansiedad con que se había fraguado la esperanza. El, que no llega. Y el simple malentendido altera todo. Cambia dos vidas.
Por canal 13 transmiten Los Otros con cipe Lincovsky, Lidia Lamaison, Hector Pellegrino y Ubaldo Martínez., tu nombre es maría Sombra con Eduardo Rudy y Teresa Blasco y No Hace falta quererte, con Fernando Siro y Eva Dongé.
La Calesita, con Hugo Del Carril, Fanny Navarro y María Aurelia Bisutti además estaba otro es Enfermera de turno , con Hilda Bernard y Floren Delbene, pero estos los daba Canal 9. Por su parte el 7 emitía La casa de los Medina con Oscar Ferrirgno, Norma Aleandro y Emilio Alfaro y el 11 lo hacia con Imagen de río, encabezado por Fernanda Mistral e Ignacio Quirós.
* 1963
Otra prohibición, que recibe críticas en Estados Unidos, es la que impide la puesta en escena de la ópera Bomarzo de Alberto Ginastera, sobre el libro de igual titulo del novelista Manuel Mujica Láinez. El gobierno justifica la medida al afirmar que es una obra donde predominan el sexo y la violencia. En consecuencia, el Teatro Colón debe sacar de su programación la creación de Ginastera, que era esperada con gran interés.
Galanes y telenovelas del 63
1963 se inicia con Papá Nos trajo un Ángel por canal 9 e interpretado por Fernando Siro, Elena Cruz, Hilda Bernard, Rodolfo Ranni, Laura Bove, Carlos Olivieri, Milagros de la Vega . Canal 13 por su parte tenía en el aire a Teleteatro de las 15 con Rodolfo Salerno y Beatriz día Quiroga. Además Yo Soy Porteño con David Tonelli, Selva Almeán, Beto Gianola, Carlos Carella, Pepe Soriano, Hilda Suarez y Hugo Carpena.
El Departamento contaba con la participación de Beatriz Taibo, Chico Novarro, Tono Andreu y Zulma Grey con guión de Dorys Band.
Por canal 11 se transmitía Señorita Medianoche con Lolita Torres, Miguel Ligero, Susana Rinaldi y Marco Zucker. Y Pérez Delgado y Sra. Con Tincho Zabala y Nelly Beltrán.
Canal 7 lanza Historias de Amor con Elsa Daniel, Sergio Renán, Susana Rinaldi, Héctor Gancé, Alberto Argibay y Fernanda Mistral y La Casa de Margarita Palacios con margarita Palacios y Anselmo Marini.
* 1964
Una de las Mayores tragedias vinculadas con el fútbol ocurre en la cancha de River, donde el equipo local recibe a Boca y el partido termina 0 a 0. Setenta personas mueren aplastadas en la Puerta 12 cuando el público de la tribuna Centenario abandona el estadio y choca contra molinetes y vallas de seguridad. Las víctimas eran hinchas de Boca y su velatorio se hizo en la Bombonera
Galanes y telenovelas del 64
En 1964 con gran éxito Ricardo Halac , y Enrique Denis( en realidad, Osvaldo Dragún, que no puede firmar con su identidad real por cuestiones de censura) escriben Dos en la Ciudad con María Rosa Gallo, Zulema Kats y Tito Alonso.
Los hermanos con libro de vito de Martín, con un elenco que integraba Mariángeles Iberreta, Enrique Liporace, Aldo Kiser Thelma Biral y Alicia Berdaxagar. Este suceso se prolongo durante tres temporadas, primero en canal 13 y después en el 11.
Canal 7 hizo el Teleteatro de Celia Alcántara con Susana Rinaldi , Fernando Heredia, Mabel Landó y Enzo Viena
Surge por canal 13 el Amor tiene cara de mujer dirigida por Edgardo Borda con protagonistas femeninas de distintas generaciones como Delfy de Ortega, Bárbara Mújica, Claudia Lapacó, Iris Láinez y Angélica López Gamio. Además actuaban Rodolfo Bebán, Blanca del Prado, Favio Zerpa, Alba Mújica, Sergio Malbrán y Evangelina Salazar.
Son cosas de esta vida, pasa directamente de Radio El Mundo a Canal 9 en inmediatamente al 13, estaba protagonizado por Nelly Medén , Raúl Risso y Amalia Sánchez Ariño.
Mis hijos y yo , con Ubaldo Martínez, Marta González Rudy Carrié y los ídolos infantiles de apellido Dúo. Trataba sobre la vida cotidiana de un padre viudo ( Ubaldo Martínez) con una hija( Marta González) , el novio de esta ( Rudy Carrié) y un par de mellizos rubios y elegantes( Oscar y Carlos Dúo) Carmen Vallejo y Aldo Bigatti completan el elenco estable.
Teleteatro Lux presentaba Prohibido y mas aun. Con Alberto Berco, Inés Moreno, Susana Rinaldi, Iris Marga y Rodolfo Onetto .
En el 11 sale Teleteatro del Hogar con María Aurelia Bisutti, Rodolfo Salerno, Gloria Ugarte, Ricardo Lavié, Mario Pocoví. Y también Teleteatro Hogareño con Julia Sandoval, Eduardo Rudy, Margarita Corona, Patricia Schaw, Josefina Ríos, Virginia Romay y Zelmar Gueñol.
Galanes y telenovelas del 65
En 1965 canal 9 estrena Cuatro hombres para Eva, era un teleteatro escrito por Nene Cascallar y dirigida por Martín Clutet. La historia que había tenido un antecedente radial que llevaba por titulo Hombres Solos da comienzo el lunes 5 de abril. Cada uno de los protagonistas representaban un corte del pensamiento masculino promedio y verlos en televisión era como espiar los diálogos íntimos entre amigos. Estos eran José María Langlais, un médico fuertemente idealista a quien su mujer había abandonado junto a los dos hijos de la pareja , Jorge Barreiro, un abogado y hacendado casado de pensamiento burgués y liberal, Eduardo Rudy era el comisionista de bolsa Hernán Caride, con dos hijos grandes y viudo, y Rodolfo Bebán era Mario Di Bianchi un abogado soltero , exitoso con las mujeres y ambicioso y trepador que sueña ser presidente . El protagonista masculino debuta en el género de la telenovela rompiendo con las tradiciones anteriores, donde la historia se articulaban a partir de una pareja.
Por canal 7 se transmitía el Teleteatro de las 15:30 protagonizada con Maruja Gil Quesada, Sergio Renán, Daniel de Alvarado , Eva Franco, Héctor Pellegrini, Susana Rinaldi , Rodolfo Salerno y Adriana Blanco.
Por su parte Canal 9 emitía Todo es amor con Beatriz Taibo, Oscar Rovito, Marta González, Osvaldo Terranova, Thelma del Río, Neil Sedaka, y Gogo Andreu.
El 11 competía con Para el tiempo del Trigo con Alba Castellanos, Carlos Cores, Elizabeth Killian , Lydia Lamaison, Lalo Hartich.
Y el 13 así lo propio con teleteatro de las 17:30 con Eva Dongé , Eduardo Rudy, Guillermo Bredeston y Nora Cárpena.
* 1966
En Buenos Aires, dejan de circular los últimos trolebuses, símbolos de la economía ajustada durante la Segunda Guerra, y la avenida 9 de Julio avanza lenta pero inexorablemente hacia Retiro con la demolición de las manzanas existentes entre la avenida Santa Fe y Libertador.
Galanes y telenovelas del 66
Para celebrar su aniversario Canal 13 se hace un regalito: María Herminia Avellaneda dirige por segunda vez la versión escrita por Pablo Neruda del clásico romeo y Julieta. Rodolfo Bebán y Evangelina Salazar se anotan a la cabeza de un elenco vastísimo , en el que también se destacan María rosa gallo, Carlos Galván , y sorprenden en papeles pequeñísimos pepe Soriano, Sergio Renán, Susana Rinaldi, Perla Santalla, Beatriz Taibo y Cipe Lincovsky.
Además emite Yo Soy Porteño con Selva Alemán, Marilina Ross, Beto Gianola, Carlos Carella, Pepe Soriano, Hilda Suárez, Hugo Caprera, Beba Bidart, Jorge Sobral, Ginzo, Julio de Grazia, Marga de los Llanos, David Tonelli, Gloria y Eduardo con guión de Gius. y dirección: David Stivel y Tres destinos con la participación de María Aurelia Bisutti, Marcela López Rey, Elsa Daniel, Rodolfo Bebán, José María Gutiérrez, Osvaldo Pacheco, Enzo Viena, Graciela Borges, Perla Santalla, Sergio Renán y Eduardo Rudy con guión de Mercedes Anton. y adaptación de Lionel Barrie.
*1967
Como una demostración de que un régimen militar no puede terminar con la creatividad se forma la Camerata Bariloche, conjunto de música clásica que tendrá gran éxito, y Les Luthiers, que toman a la música en solfa y mezclan el humor con el arte.
Galanes y telenovelas del 67
Se estrena en canal 9 Nuestros Hijos. Su elenco esta conformado por Delia Garcés, Emilio Comte, Fernando Siro, Sergio Renán, Lita Soriano y Alfonso de Grazia.
Además de el teleteatro Simplemente Maria protagonizado por Irma Roy , Rodolfo Salerno, y Alberto Argibay. Era una historia de una humilde migrante que supera las dificultades, se alfabetiza y adquiere una profesión. Irma Roy –María- y Rodolfo Salerno( padre del hijo de María) formaban la pareja romántica, mientras que Alberto Argibay era el maestro con el que se casaba finalmente María. Era un programa que cubría casi todos los requisitos del genero: el empleo de la muchacha como doméstica, la seducción por el hijo de la casa, el engaño, el abandono, la maternidad en soltería, el camino al éxito asociado a la máquina de coser, el ascenso social, entre otros.
Canal 11 tiene el Teleteatro de Atilio Marinelli con Atilio Marinelli, Beatriz Taibo, Oscar Casco y Nelly Prince.
Ella, la gata con Marta González, Enrique Liporace, Iván Grondona, Alita Román, Lía Casanova, Golde Flami, Pedro Aleandro y Arturo Puig con guión de Inés Rodena.
* 1968
Se realiza en Houston una revolucionaria operación en la que se injerta un corazón artificial diseñado y creado por el médico argentino Domingo Lliotta, quien participó en el trasplante.
Galanes y telenovelas del 68
En 1968 el 13 emite Me llamo Julián, te quiero, el personaje protagónico, un taxista. Esta historia en particular es la primera, de cierta notoriedad, en situar la acción en un contexto realista, urbano y reconocible, del que luego Migre sacaría el mejor partido. Juan Carlos Dual , Nora Cárpena, Estela Molly , Walter Santa Ana, Gloria Ugarte, y Jorge Rivera López forman su elenco. Le siguió Con ella llegó el odio, protagonizada por Raúl Aubel, Martha Bianchi, Virginia Verá, Ricardo Lavié, Alita Román y Miguel Bani.
Se junta a Luis Sandrini y Ángel Magaña, con Perla Santalla y María Esther Gamas, para reflotar Así es la vida, un éxito de Enrique Muiño y Elías Alippi, adaptado para esta versión televisiva por Rodolfo Taboada.
Y para finalizar su año emite Estrellita, esa pobre campesina. Fue un teleteatro escrito por Delia Fialloy protagonizado por Marta González, Enrique Liporace y Germán Kraus. La novela dirigida por Roberto Denis, cuenta la clásica historia de una humilde campesina que, recién llegada a la gran ciudad, se emplea como doméstica en una casa de familia acomodada donde encontrará a su verdadero padre y se enamorará del hijo de éste. Alfonso de Grazía, Luisina Brando, Mecha Ortiz, Gabriela Gili, Iván Grondona y Francisco de Paula completan este elenco.
El 11 estrena Con Amor, con Jorge Barreiro, Jorge Salcedo y Nora Cullen.
* 1969
El gobierno de Onganía sigue jactándose de sus logros económicos: aumento del 7 por ciento en el PBI y una inflación menor al 8 por ciento anual. Pero persiste el malestar y este año se caracterizará por hechos de violencia política que suman no menos de 350.
Galanes y telenovelas del 69
Para cerrar la década canal 13 lanza Muchacha Italiana viene casarse. Teleteatro de Delia González Márquez con Alejandra Da Passano ( Valeria Donatti), Rodolfo Ranni ( Giovanni Francesco) y dirección de Miguel Larrarte. Narra sobre una historia de una humilde muchacha italiana que se cartea con un hombre, un fideero, que hace cuarenta años que vive en la Argentina. Luego de que él le envía una foto suya, la mujer se lanza tras la ilusión acompañada de una hermana y aquí conoce a su verdadero amor. La foto en cuestión tenia treinta años de antigüedad. Lidia Lamaison, Hilda Bernard, Alicia Berdaxagar, Zelmar Gueñol, Norberto Aroldi , Elena Cruz y María del Carmen Valenzuela son parte del elenco Además emitió El Color de tu piel con Raúl Aubel, Luis Medina Castro, Ana Caseres, Ricardo Passano, y Mónica Rey.
Por canal 9 se emitía Nuestra Galleguita escrito por Abel Santa Cruz y dirigido por Alejandro Doria con Norberto Suárez, Laura Bove y Stella Maris Closas. Era la historia de una huérfana española, alojada en un convento, que se emplea en una casa de familia y se enamora del hijo. Víctor Hugo Vieryra, Cristina del Valle, Blanca Del Prado y el debut televisivo de Andrea Del Boca como una niña sordomuda completan el elenco.
La historia que nació como un radioteatro , Valentía de quererte , fue luego tu nombre es María Sombra. Después se hizo fotonovela , como Olvídame y María Sombra , fue éxito en teve en esta versión y tuvo su remake cuatro años después con Carmiña. Un nuevo Plagio de sí mismo por parte del autor.
DECADA DEL 70
Cada vez son más las personas que tiene la posibilidad de adquirir un televisor. Por esto la programación también se va abriendo hacia clases de menos recursos que constituían una audiencia aún no explotada. Así surgen ciclos como “Los Campanelli”, que muestran la vida y las costumbres de una familia humilde.
Se inicia también el debate, que cada tanto resurge, acerca de sí la finalidad de la televisión es el entretenimiento o la cultura.
Se crea el Comité Federal de Radiodifusión que establece pautas para la programación y también limita el tiempo de tanda publicitaria que ese emite por hora.
La política llega a la televisión con las campañas presidenciales para las elecciones de 1973, por las que el Gral. Perón llega por tercera vez al poder.
Para esa época se declaran vencidas las licencias para el manejo privado de los canales 9, 11 y 13, y se decide abruptamente no renovarlas. A pesar de que los viejos dueños de los canales inician procesos judiciales, se da por finalizada esa etapa de televisión privada.
El Estado se hace cargo de los canales y coloca al frente de ellos a interventores. Comienza una fuerte discusión sobre el manejo de los medios y los gremialistas apoyan la estatización. Finalmente Isabel Perón amplía la intervención estatal.
En esta época también hay “listas negras” de actores y periodistas, quienes no pueden trabajar en el medio.
Ésta fue una época bastante comprometida y dura para la mayoría de todos los argentinos que la vivieron. Se produjeron actos de violencia e injusticia que marcaron para siempre la historia de los ciudadanos, y no solamente para aquellos a los que les tocó vivir en esa década, sino también para todas las generaciones posteriores, las cuales serán las encargadas de que esos terribles actos cometidos no sean olvidados.
En 1976 se produce el Golpe Militar y comienza la época conocida como Proceso de Reorganización Nacional. Nuevos interventores, esta vez militares, llegan a los canales y elaboran nuevas listas negras y tijeretazos a la programación. Los autores escriben con seudónimo y aparece la figura del “asesor literario”, encargado de chequear los libros de los programas que se iban a emitir para controlar su contenido.
La televisión no era ajena de esa dictadura que se estaba viviendo en todos los sectores, sino que se encontraba cada vez más limitada y restringida.
Hacia fines de los 70 llegan las “máquinas de mirar”. Son las grabadoras portátiles de cinta magnética, más cómodas y más livianas. Estas dan inicio a la llegada del videocasete
En 1976 nace el proyecto “Argentina 78 Televisora SA”. El objetivo de la misma era trabajar para lograr las transmisiones a color y decidir que sistema adoptar para esto.
También se encarga de la construcción del Centro de Producción Bs. As., en Figueroa Alcorta y Tagle, que será luego ATC.
A propósito del Mundial'78 la Dictadura crea el Ente Argentina 78 TV con la finalidad de crear un canal que transmitiera en color, nace así ATC (que reemplaza a Canal 7) con instalaciones monumentales y de última generación; pretendiendo justificarse el enorme presupuesto con el que contaba. Sin embargo, si bien logra transmitirse a color para el exterior, son pocos los que lo puede ver en nuestro país ya que los aparatos no estaban preparados para esto.
Finalmente, por la ley 21895 se adopta para el color el sistema PAL (alemán) norma N y Hitachi comienza a fabricar en Argentina los primeros televisores color, ya que los aparatos blanco y negro no pueden transformarse.
Pero hablando específicamente de las telenovelas a lo largo de ésta época y de los galanes que las protagonizaban, podemos notar que a lo largo de la misma se produjeron innumerables éxitos, los cuales llevaron, en muchos casos, a la fama a muchos de los protagonistas.
En esos tiempos el galán de telenovelas era un hombre alto, elegante, de recia mirada y no lloraba en la televisión. Se mostraba como una persona ajena a las sensaciones, al cual las emociones no lo afectaban y tampoco eran capaces de hacer alguna demostración con respecto a sus sentimientos, ya que preferían mantenerlos ocultos.
Las telenovelas van ganando espacio televisivo "copan" la franja horaria de la tarde y de la noche que tiene en Alberto Migré al padre de éxitos como " Rolando Rivas, Taxista", "Pobre Diablo", " Dos a quererse", "Piel naranja", "Pablo en nuestra piel". Entre otras telenovelas exitosas podemos recordar "Estación Retiro", "Me llaman Gorrión", "Papá Corazón (que tiene por protagonista a una actriz de corta edad: Andrea del Boca), "Malevo", "Un mundo de 20 veinte asientos", "Carmiña". De este modo nuevos actores y actrices adquieren protagonismo tele: Claudio García Satur, Arturo Puig, Rodolfo Bebán (que ya era el "galán" a fines de los sesenta), Claudio Levrino, Alberto Martín, Arnaldo André; y actrices como Soledad Silveyra, Thelma Biral, Beatriz Taibo, Gabriela Gili, María de los Ángeles Medrano.
Las telenovelas según pasan los años:
*1970:
En la Capital Federal y en veintidós partidos urbanos ya hay 1.971.500 televisores. Es decir que cada vez hay mas personas que tenían la posibilidad de adquirir dichos aparatos, por lo tanto hay cada vez más audiencia.
Con respecto a las telenovelas, el formato de treinta minutos y una acotada cantidad de capítulos permiten que las historias se renueven y los rubros protagónicos le pongan el cuerpo a distintos galanes, a diversas y sufridas mujeres y a antagonistas varios.
El camino abierto por “Simplemente María” insinúa que el género, adorado por la audiencia, absolutamente popular y también castigado por la crítica, puede tener una proyección diferente.
Las largas tardes abocadas al melodrama le cuestan a los canales entre dos y tres millones de pesos, sin sumar los costos técnicos de puesta en el aire.
Son tiempos en los cuales los galanes se muestran de maneras rudas, varoniles. Son ellos los que llevan adelante la historia, acompañados por una protagonista que se ve como sometida a él.
Las novelas y los galanes de 1970:
· “Paula, la rebelde” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Marta Gonzáles, Miguel Bermúdez
· “EL hombre que me negaron” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Nora Cárpena, Alberto Martín, Rudy Carrié, Graciela Duffau, Susy, Kent.
· “Lucía sombra”-Canal 9- Protagonistas: Irma Roy, Lia Soriano, Alberto Argibay, Sabina Olmos, Aldo Kaiser.
· “Pobre Martina” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Juan Carlos Dual, Marta Bianchi, María rosa Gallo, Celia Juarez, Juan Carlos Palma.
· “Nino” –Canal 13- Protagonistas :Enzo Viena, María Aurelia Bisutti, María Rosa Gallo, Pepita Muñoz, Tito Alonso, Maurice Jouvet, Roberto Escalada, Alberto Argibay, Emilio Comte, Arturo Puig.
· “EL amor tiene cara de mujer” – Canal 13- Protagonistas: Bárbara Mujica y elenco.
*1972:
Los teleteatros han sido desplazados. La siesta y las tardes en los canales buscan y provocan otro tipo de emociones en la audiencia. Las pasiones amorosas resultan lentas para el vértigo que pide la información. Todo admite un enfoque periodístico.
Frente a tan notorio cambio, la revista Antena entrevista a los principales autores de telenovela bajo el título alarmista de “Decadencia y crisis en los teleteatros”. Nené Cascallar asegura que es importante una renovación ya que terminaron escribiendo “para el servicio doméstico, no salimos del romance de la mucamita con el señor rico”.
Alberto Migré asegura que hoy los noticieros, con los dramas que exhiben, sacian por completo las emociones que antes se buscaban en las tiras. Para Delia González Márquez se trata de una moda: hablar mal del género.
“Hay un cierto tipo de teleteatro que ya no convence, dice Elsa Martínez, es el que invita a sentirse a la gente simplemente cómoda en la fantasía. Nadie quiere historias de magnates si de pronto no sabe que es lo que va a comer mañana”.
Todo no afecta la imagen del galán. Como dice Elsa Martínez, a nadie le importa ver historias demasiado fantasiosas, ya que están preocupados por problemas importantes en su vida. Aunque se muestren historias más reales, que sean más cercanas a la vida de cualquier televidente, la imagen del galán sigue ,ateniéndose en una postura ruda, dura y rígida.
Por primera vez el argentino quiere verse palpar sus problemas. Frente a este hecho concreto los autores sufren la limitación de no poder tratar temas demasiado fantasiosos, lo cual los obliga a encasillarse.
Ese mismo año, Migré lanza al aire dos propuestas: “Un extraño en nuestras vidas” y “Rolando Rivas taxista”, con Claudio García Satur y Soledad Silveyra como cabeza del elenco. Rolando... se convierte en un boom y marca un antes y un después para las telenovelas. Acapara la atención con un rating de 28.4 puntos, promedio.
Por primera vez para una telenovela, Rivas pone la atención en exteriores, establece un vínculo con la actualidad como nunca antes.
Según Migré, lo que recupera Rolando... es la novela argentina, ocurre en San Juan y Boedo, la callecita de su casa era Oruro y la gente la reconocía. Pero lo fundamental es que era un personaje de todos los días como un taxista. Ésta es una de las razones por las cuales esta fue una delas novelas que rompió con todo lo anterior. Además el galán era presentado como alguien un poco más accesible (por ser un taxista, un personaje que uno puede encontrarse a la vuelta de su casa), más parecido al hombre común.
Rolando...demuestra que el teleteatro no está en crisis.
Los teleteatros y sus galanes en 1972:
· “Malevo”- Canal 9- Protagonistas: Rodolfo Beban, Gabriela Gili, Oscar Ferrigno, Alejandra Da Passano, Nora Massi, Iván Grondona.
· “Un extraño en nuestras vidas” – Canal 13- Protagonistas: Alberto Martín, Silvina Rada, Alicia Bruzzo, Susy Kent, Catalina Speroni, Carlos Olivieri.
· “Rolando Rivas Taxista” –Canal 13- Protagonistas: Soledad Silveyra, Claudio García Satur, María Elena Sagrera, Carlos Artigas, Antuco Telesca.
· “Me llaman Gorrión” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Alberto Martín, Beatriz Taibo, Raúl Rossi, Alfonso de Grazia, María del Carmen Valenzuela, Irma Córdoba.
· “Amar al ladrón”- Canal 13- Protagonistas:Cristina del Valle, Claudio Levrino, Enrique Kossi, Patricia Castell, Cristina Alberó.
Se produce el fin de la televisión privada. El decreto 1761/7, contiene un párrafo por demás significativo que expresa el espíritu de la época: “De esta manera, el Estado Nacional, en ejercicio de un acto de plena afirmación de su soberanía, ha recuperado un elemento para la información cultural de los argentinos y para el mantenimiento de los valores espirituales que constituyen nuestra nacionalidad”.
*1974:
· “El teleteatro de Jorge Salcedo” –Canal 7- Protagonistas: Jorge Salcedo y elenco.
· “Una mujer en la multitud” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Norma Aleandro, Eduardo Rudy, Alfredo Iglesias, Ignacio Quirós, Ricardo Darín.
· “No hace falta quererte”- Canal 9- Protagonistas: Rodolfo Bebán, Gabriela Gili, Eduardo Rudy, Nora Massi.
· “Alguien por quien vivir” –Canal 13- Protagonistas: Alberto Martín, Leonor Benedetto, Ana María Piccio, Claudio Levrino, Julia Sandoval, Alejandro Marcial, Gigí Rúa, Iris Láines.
· “Tu rebelde ternura”- Canal 13- Protagonistas: Soledad Silveyra, Antonio Grimau, Olga Zubary, Eva Dongé.
· “El inglés de los güesos” –Canal 13- Protagonistas: Ernesto Bianco, Ana María Piccio, Luis Medina Castro, Enrique Liporace, Luis Politti.
*1976:
La televisión cumple veinticinco años de vida y para muchos sigue llenando una cuenta deudora. Falta educación, cultura, servicio público. Sobran entretenimientos y teleteatros. Y a propósito de éste género heredado de la radio se dice: “Resulta evidente que ciertos avances no son más que aparentes: entre el Teleteatro a la hora de té” y “Rolando Rivas taxista” median no tanto diferencias de análisis sino distintos volúmenes de producción. El primero contaba con dos decorados armados en los estudios de canal 7, el otro arrancaba cada emisión con costosísimas filmaciones en exteriores. Sin embargo en ambas se reiteraban algunas frases fatales de la televisión nacional: “Claro que te quiero bobalicona” le decía Fernando Heredia a María Aurelia Bisutti en 1958, y Claudio García Satur asegura su amor a Soledad Silveyra en 1972 con éstas palabras: “Claro que te quiero, tontita”.
Con esto queda demostrado que, aunque Rolando... fue muy innovador en algunos aspectos, el teleteatro desde sus comienzos hasta esta época seguía conservando su esencia y los galanes, continuaban prometiéndole amor eterno a sus enamoradas.
La imagen del galán continuaba rígida. Eso tampoco había cambiado con el paso de los años. A pesar de que el personaje de Claudio García Satur era el de un taxista al cual uno podía encontrarse en cualquier momento y en cualquier lugar de la ciudad, conservaba cosas del galán antiguo, al cual le gustaba mostrarse recio.
Algunos galanes y teleteatros de 1976:
· “Llegó el Profesor”- Canal 7- Protagonistas: Luis Medina Castro, Julia Sandoval, Mariana Karr, Raúl Taibo.
· “El Gato” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Rodolfo Beban, Gabriela Gili, Alfredo Iglesias, Delly de Ortega, Oscar Ferrigno, Nora Massi.
· “Crónica de un gran amor”- Canal 9- Protagonistas: Marta González, Alberto Martín, Jorge Martínez, Luis Dávila, Eva Dongé, Nelly Beltrán, Alfonso de Grazia.
· “Donde empezó la tristeza” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Enzo Viena, Gilda Lousek, María Concepción Cesar, María Aurelia Bisutti, Ignacio Quirós, Tito Alonso, Emilio Comte.
· “El hombre que yo inventé”- Canal 9- Protagonistas: María Aurelia Bisutti, Jorge Martínez, Carlos Rotundo, Eloisa Cañizares.
· “Los que estamos solos”- Canal 13- Protagonistas: Arnaldo André, Nora Cárpena, María Vaner, China Zorrilla, Rosa Rosen, Julia Sandoval, María del Carmen Valenzuela, Pablo Codevilla.
*1977:
Pablo en nuestra piel es la nueva historia de amor firmada por Alberto Migré. Reune una pareja que será fetiche del autor: María del Carmen Valenzuela y Arturo Puig. La tira es un éxito
Arturo Puig se presenta como uno de los nuevos galanes del momento. Presenta todas las características de chico lindo (alto, flaco, rubio, ojos claros), especial para este tipo de personajes. Una vez más, aparece la belleza física.
Los teleteatros de 1977:
· “Vivir por amor”- Canal 13- Protagonistas: Alberto Martín y elenco.
· “Pablo en nuestra piel” –Canal 13- Protagonistas: María del Carmen Valenzuela.
*1978:
Dos teleteatros disputan la atención de la tele audiencia, y uno, decididamente, derrota al otro: “Un mundo de veinte asientos” cautiva a los seguidores del género dejando en segundo plano a “Escalera al cielo” .
Un mundo... posiciona a Claudio Levrigno y a Gabriela Gili como la pareja romántica del año y retoma, de alguna manera, un motivo popular, tan popular como fue Rolando... Levrigno, galán indiscutible, interpreta a un colectivero cuyos desvelos amorosos sostienen el argumento.
Los teleteatros de 1978:
· “Un mundo de veinte asientos” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Claudio Levrino.
· “Una mujer, un destino” –Canal 2- Protagonistas: María Aurelia Bisutti y elenco.
Se viven momentos en los cuales los temas a tratar el los teleteatros y en la televisión en general son cada vez más acotados. Los libretistas se quejan y dicen que ellos dan en las medidas en las que se les permite dar en televisión, donde deben moverse dentro de límites muy rígidos: un adulterio no, un personaje no se puede suicidar y de las drogas ni siquiera hablar de ellas desde un punto de vista positivo, un hombre casado no debe mirar a una señorita soltera. No se permite salir del tema de la muchacha buena con el muchacho bueno también.
Pero a pesar de todo esto, y con un tema tan acotado, “Andrea Celeste” se presenta como uno de los éxitos del momento.
· “Andrea Celeste”- ATC- Protagonistas: Andrea del Boca, Raúl Taibo.
· “Los Hijos de López” –ATC- Protagonistas: Alberto Martín y elenco.
· “Se necesita una ilusión”- Canal 9- Protagonistas: Antonio Grimau.
DECADA DEL 80
El 1 de mayo de 1980 el viejo Canal 7 se transforma en ATC e inicia finalmente las trasmisiones a color. Luego se irán acoplando las demás emisoras, siendo canal 11 el último en adoptar el color.
Cómo adquirir un televisor de los nuevos se trasforma en el tema del momento. Mucha gente hace largas colas en las zonas de frontera para conseguirlos en los países vecinos. Surgen dificultades en cuanto a la conversión de los sistemas, y los técnicos electrónicos se transforman en figuras muy solicitadas.
El comienzo de esta década marca también los inicios de la TV por cable, cuyo primer impulso se produce con la creación de la Asociación Argentina de Circuitos Cerrados Comunitarios de Televisión.
También aparecen Cablevisión y VCC. Se inician en el norte del Gran Buenos Aires y se van expandiendo hacia la Capital. Acuerdan no superponerse las zonas e inician un tendido de cables aéreo y subterráneo.
El cable permite ver las transmisiones sin interferencias, y también que los programas no tengan tantos cortes publicitarias.
Comienza a desarrollarse poco a poco la modalidad de la TV por suscripción
En cuanto a la televisión abierta, sigue estando en manos del Estado y es una época de bajo encendido. En la programación podemos destacar algunas coproducciones con otros países, programas unitarios de contenido crítico al régimen vigente como “Nosotros y los Miedos”, y también los programas para recaudar fondos para la Guerra de Malvinas, cuyas noticias son seguidas paso a paso por la televisión en esos momentos.
En 1983 vuelve la democracia el país, y con el nuevo gobierno nuevas autoridades y pautas para el manejo de los canales.
En 1985, Romay recupera el manejo de Canal 9 que enseguida se ubica en el tope de la preferencia de las audiencias, y pone de moda los programas de entretenimientos como “Seis para Triunfar” u “Hola Susana”. También produce muchas telenovelas.
Para 1987 otro canal vuelve a manos privadas. Héctor Ricardo García se hace cargo de Canal 2 que pasa a llamarse Teledós.
El cable por su parte ya ha logrado desarrollarse más y se autoriza la recepción de señales satelitales del exterior que se incorporan a la programación de las emisoras de cable. La primera es la ESPN, luego la CNN.
Al haber más variedad de canales, y también gracias a la aparición del control remoto para los televisores, se difunde un nuevo fenómeno: el zapping, que nos permite “pasear” rápidamente por toda la programación que se nos ofrece
Los fines de los 80 nos encuentran en una crisis energética que desemboca en cortes de luz programados que llevan a reducir el horario de programación.
En 1989 se asiste a un punto de quiebre en la historia de la televisión argentina. El flamante gobierno de Carlos Saúl Menen impulsa la privatización de los canales 11 y 13, y por medio del decreto 578 se llama a licitación.
La misma presenta algunas condiciones: mantener un año al personal de planta de esos canales sin echar a nadie; pagar un 40% al contado y el 60 % financiado, y se pone una base de 4 millones de dólares para canal 11 y de 5 millones para el 13.
Se deroga también la ley que le prohibía a los medios gráficos ser dueños de medios audiovisuales.
A la licitación se presentan cuatro propuestas para el 13 y seis propuestas para el 11. Y finalmente el 22 de diciembre de 1989, en un acto encabezado por el Presidente de la Nación se hace la entrega oficial de las señales a sus nuevos dueños:
- Canal 13 pasa a ser Artear, en manos del Grupo Clarín
- Canal 11 se transforma en Telefé (Televisión Federal) y sus dueños son Editorial Atlántida (de la familia Vigil) más 10 canales del interior del país.
Se da entonces el puntapié inicial a la expansión de los multimedios.
Por otra parte con la Caída del Muro de Berlín comienza el avance hacia la globalización y la explosión tecnológica.
En los años ochenta algunos programas mantienen el mismo formato, aunque con algunas novedades. Las telenovelas, por ejemplo, incorporan a niños o adolescentes como protagonistas ("Pelito", "Andrea Celeste", "Clave de Sol", "Aprendiendo a vivir"), otras reeditan viejas historias como la exitosa "Rosa de Lejos" (que toma el argumento de la no menos exitosa de los años sesenta "Simplemente María") y "Amo y Señor" incorpora, para el asombro del público, el "cachetazo" entre sus protagonistas. Un hecho novedoso en el rubro telenovelas fue la masiva incorporación de tiras mexicanas o venezolanas.
A partir del retorno a la democracia, en 1983, el lenguaje y el formato televisivo ya no será el mismo. Un nuevo tipo de programas surge, con un tratamiento más fresco y directo de la información; en este sentido "La noticia Rebelde" (con Carlos Abrevaya, Jorge Guinzburg, Adolfo Castello, Raúl Becerra y el novato Nicolás Repeto) fue pionera. A ella se sumaron, "Semanario Insólito, "Cable a tierra", “Badía y Compañía”. Este nuevo lenguaje también se evidenció en telecomedias como "Mesa de Noticias" y "Los Hijos de López", "Buscavidas".
Fruto de la libertad de expresión fueron los programas unitarios con una temática más comprometida y profunda. Así surgieron "Nosotros y los miedos" "Compromiso", "Hombres de ley", "Situación Límite", "La bonita página", "Atreverse". Telenovelas como "Historia de un trepador" o "Contracara" también presentaron la realidad de un modo más creíble que las clásicas novelas. Hubo dos experiencias periodísticas que merecen destacarse, aunque su paso por la televisión fue muy breve "El Monitor Argentino" (dirigido por Roberto Cenderelli y conducido por Tomás Eloy Martínez y Martín Caparrós) y “El Galpón de la Memoria” (que fue censurada su segunda emisión por el COMFER en 1987)
Surgen muchos programas de entretenimiento, premios y de corte pasatista. Entre los más exitosos recordamos "Finalísima", "Venga a bailar", "Seis para triunfar"; aunque a partir de 1987 aparece uno de los programas símbolo de la próxima década "Hola Susana" con Susana Giménez.
Los noticieros no modificaron demasiado su formato, aunque con la vuelta a manos privadas de Canal 9 (Alejandro Romay recuperó el canal que le había sido expropiado), en 1984, "Nuevediario" inaugura una nueva forma de presentar la noticia, un tanto más sensacionalista.
Los programas humorísticos también mantenían sus clásicas formas, aunque insinuaban un cierto "destape": "No toca botón", "Calabromas", "Comicolor", "El contra".
Ésta década adquiere su mayor importancia cuando se recupera la democracia, lo que permitió mayores libertades en todos los aspectos, y también en la televisión. Los guionistas ya no estaban tan limitados con el tratamiento de los temas y acerca de cómo debían tratarlos (aunque la libertad todavía no era del todo absoluta, se podían tomar más atribuciones) aunque cabe señalar que esas libertades fueron restringidas innumerabas veces, a pesar de estar disfrutando de la democracia.
Las telenovelas según pasan los años:
*1980:
“Estación terminal” es el primer teleteatro que se emite en color en este año, en canal 9. los primero inconvenientes que sufren tanto los actores como también los técnicos con la llegada del color es que todavía faltaba hacer ajustes en la iluminación y el maquillaje.
Mientras los canales se pueblan de nuevos teleteatros y unos cuantos de ellos constituyen rápidamente un éxito, el COMFER recomienda a las autoridades de cada emisora no emitir más de tres por día. “Rosa de Lejos”, dirigida por María Herminia Avellaneda lidera los mediodía.
Otra de las novelas que produce un gran impacto en la audiencia es “Señorita Andrea”, en la cual Andrea del Boca, junto a su galán Raúl Taibo, consiguen el éxito esperado.
· “Rosa... de lejos” – ATC- Protagonistas: Leonor Benedetto, Juan Carlos Dual.
· “Trampa para un soñador”- Canal 9- Protagonistas: Antonio Grimau, Cristina Alberó.
· “Un ángel en la ciudad”- Canal 9- Protagonistas: Jorge Mayorano, Selva Alemán.
· “Señorita Andrea”- ATC- Protagonistas: Andrea del Boca.
*1981:
Los galanes indiscutibles de este año son Antonio Grimau, Pablo Alarcón, Raúl Taibo y Ricardo Darín.
Para ser considerado galán no solo basta con tener una cara bonita y un cuerpo privilegiado, son que se tienen en cuenta cosas que van más allá de eso. Toda la belleza externa no vale de nada delante de una cámara si no se sabe actuar. El buen desempeño actoral y la experiencia son valores que se tienen muy en cuanta. Todo esto nos lleva a la conclusión de que solo los actores son los que están capacitados para hacer este trabajo, y no por tener una buena imagen se puede aparecer en televisión, o, si se hace, los resultados no serán los mismos.
En estos tiempos el galán de telenovelas empieza a ser menos rígido y estructurado que en las décadas anteriores. Ya se muestra un poquito más sensible y no lucha tanto por ocultar sus sentimientos.
La SIP elabora un estudio para regular la emisión de las telenovelas. La mayoría sale entre las 13:30 y las 21:30 horas; solo una ocupa la horario central de las 22.
La secretaría critica la temática general de las emisiones, orientadas, según dice, en una dirección contraria a los valores y principios familiares. El amor libre, el concubinato, el aborto el adulterio, el conflicto entre honestos y pillos, la frustración de los más buenos y los triángulos amorosos irritan la vista de quienes velan por la audiencia. El tema es que no sería nada de las telenovelas sin todos estos conflictos.
La SIP propone reducir la emisión sobre todo de aquellos que no tengan un “definido objetivo informativo” y pasar los más “problemáticos” después de las 22 horas.
Debido a todo esto surge un gran problema, la industria nacional se encuentra en una terrible desventaja frente al material que se compra afuera, ya que las restricciones no son iguales y el patrón es el mismo para ambas: el Estado.
La frase que se escuchaba entre los hacedores del género era: “no puedo mostrar el bien si no me dejan mostrar el mal”.
Ya que no se puede atrapar al público por el lado de la historia, debido a las innumerables restricciones que sufría el género, la idea es ir por el lado de los protagonistas. Es de esta manera que el galán empieza a verse como un hombre más sensible y comprensivo, lo cual hace que la mujer común (espectadora) se sienta más contenida por él. Esto es lo que produce el enganche entre el público y la telenovela, al margen de que la historia no diga mucho o sea vacía y repetitiva.
Algunas telenovelas de 1981:
· “Laura mía” –ATC- Protagonistas: Soledad Silveyra, Raúl Taibo, Carlos Olivieri, Alberto Argibay, Ivonne Fournery, Enzo Beyomo.
· “Agustina”- ATC- Protagonistas: Dora Baret, Víctor Hugo Vieyra, Luisa Vehil, Amalia Bence.
· “Quiero gritar tu nombre”- Canal 9- Protagonistas: Alberto Martín, Cristina Alberó.
*1982:
Es el año de la coproducciones. Una de las actrices extranjeras que fueron traídas al país para la realización de estos proyectos fue Verónica Castro. Su llegada provocó muchos inconvenientes relacionados con la cantidad de dinero que se le pagaría, entre otras cosas. Pero lo llamativo de esto es que para hacer las coproducciones se llaman actrices de otros países, pero los galanes siguen siendo argentinos. Se sigue eligiendo lo nacional cuando de galanes se trata.
Una de las telenovelas que fue éxito en este año fue “Amor gitano”, protagonizada por Luisa Kuliok y Arnaldo André. Esta ficción fue importante para la televisión argentina porque marcó el regreso de este actor a la televisión nacional. Se necesitaba a galanas como él, que en esta tira supo desarrollar muy bien su papel, interpretando a un hombre que debe sortear una serie de obstáculos e inconvenientes para poder lograr estar con el amor de una mujer, a la cual eligió para estar el resto de su vida, y de la cual el amor es correspondido.
El gitano Renzo se enamora perdidamente de Dolores, una muchacha que tiene una situación familiar infeliz y difícil. Tras la muerte de su madre, Dolores queda sola en compañía de su nodriza y su hermano Humberto, un hombre de carácter débil. La pasión de Renzo es correspondida por Dolores pero el futuro de los enamorados es obstaculizado por un malvado ser llamado Rodolfo Farnesio, un hombre muy rico y poderoso, acostumbrado a obtener todo cuanto se le antoja. Farnesio pierde literalmente la cabeza por la bellísima Dolores y empieza a cortejarla para convertirla en su esposa.
Pero el corazón de la muchacha solo contiene un sentimiento de amor indisoluble para con Renzo. Farnesio no es el tipo de hombre que se da por vencido y se resigna y continúa su asedio para llevar a Dolores al altar. Se sirve de su propia hermana Georgina para que intente convencer a la bella muchacha y crea una situación que coloca a Dolores entre la espada y la pared, la difícil situación de su familia y una serie de dramáticas situaciones llevan a Dolores a un punto que se ve obligada a desposarse con el malvado Farnesio. Un destino cruel se ensaña con Renzo y Dolores...
Lagunas telenovelas de 1983:
· “Esa provinciana” – Canal 9- Protagonistas: Camila Perissé, Juan José Camero.
· “Amar al salvaje” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Gabriela Gili, Antonio Grimau.
· “Cuando es mentira el amor” –Canal 11- Protagonistas: Silvia Montanari, Germán Kraus.
Éste es el año de los cachetazos. El primero en instalar la nueva moda fue el galán Arnaldo André y a quien le tocó la peor parte de la historia fue a Luisa Kuliok, que fue la encargada de recibirlos. Juntos protagonizaban “Amo y señor”, una telenovela que era un éxito.
Arnaldo André es Alonso Miranda, un valiente, recio y gentil hombre de dinero de puerto caliente. Un gran amo y señor con una alta posición social dada por el dinero y no por la estirpe, trata de apoderarse también de un tesoro muy preciado para él: el amor de una bella mujer cuya familia pertenece a la aristocracia, pero atraviesa un gran apremio económico.
Una pasión tortuosa que no conoce limites.
Alonso Miranda es un hombre que maneja negocios ilícitos, como el contrabando y el juego clandestino. La escena transcurre en Puerto Caliente, una ciudad no muy grande del norte argentino del Paraná. Miranda, estafa elegantemente a los millonarios tabacaleros y ofrece desinteresada ayuda a los mas necesitados.
Este es un claro ejemplo de cómo era la posición del galán en este año. Se vuelve al hombre recio y rudo, que a pesar de mostrarse comprensivo en alguno aspectos termina ganándose el amor de la mujer que eligió, domándola a sopapos. Los directivos del canal se dan cuenta de que cada vez que Arnaldo André levanta la mano, el rating sube. Y es por esto que estas escenas desgraciadas, para la vida en la ficción de Luisa Kuliok, se repetirán varias veces a lo largo de toda la emisión.
Por más que sigan pasando los años la fórmula infalible para el éxito parece ser siempre la misma, aunque de a poco valla habiendo pequeños intentos de querer cambiar y terminar con lo clásico todavía se siguen utilizando las mismas estrategias.
Por otro lado aparece una línea que solo tomará cuerpo varias temporadas después y viene de la mano de “Pelito”, una tira en la cual la acción se centra en las andanzas de veinticuatro chicos y los problemas y alegrías de la edad. Constructivo, divertido, muy lejos de las zafadurías que sobrevendrían más adelante , incorpora temáticas y espontaneidades que no caen bien en sectores conservadores, los cuales preferían “Señorita maestra”. Lo que trae consigo este tipo de telenovelas es la novedad de los “galancitos”. Ya no son los hombres grandes y maduros los únicos permitidos a obtener ese mote, sino que las generaciones menores empezaban a ganar terreno. De todas maneras, esto recién empieza y el boom vendrá una temporadas más adelante.
Algunas de las telenovelas y galanes de 1984:
· “Cuatro hombres para Eva” –Canal 11- Protagonistas: Alberto Closas, Jorge Martínez, Antonio Grimau, Jorge Mayorano.
· “Historia de un trepador” –Canal 13- Protagonistas: Claudio García Satur, Gabriela Gili, Mirtha Busnelli, Cristina Tejedor, Ricardo Lavié, Guillermo Frnacella,.
*1985:
Es un año en el que empiezan a tratarse más temas en la pantalla, empieza a haber, muy de a poco, más libertades.
En la telenovelas se tratan temas como el engaño, tanto de hombres como de mujeres, prostitución, ambigüedades, relaciones amorosas clandestinas, mezcla de religión y sexo, entre otras cosas.
La imagen del galán continua siendo aquella en la que el hombre poderoso y caprichoso consigue todo lo que se propone y si no es así hará algo para vengarse.
Algunas telenovelas y galanes de 1985:
· “Extraños y amantes”- ATC- Protagonistas: Antonio Grimau, Cecilia Roth.
· “Solo un Hombre” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Carlos Calvo, Mirtha Busnelli.
· “El infiel” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Arnaldo André, María del Carmen Valenzuela.
· “Por siempre tuyo” –Canal 11- Protagonistas: Víctor Hugo Vieyra, Alicia Zanca.
· “Bárbara Narváes” –Canal 13- Protagonistas: Leonor Benedetto, Daniel Fanego, Manuel Callau.
· “Marina de noche”-Canal 13- Protagonistas: Rodolfo Ranni, Cristina Murta.
*1986:
Una vez más una actriz extranjera consigue tener éxito en nuestro país. Esta vez le toca el turno a Grecia Colmenares, una venezolana de pelo largo, rubio y sedoso que supo ganarse el afecto y la aceptación del público nacional.
Pero no solo ella consigue el éxito en las telenovelas argentinas, por el lado masculino nos encontramos con Arturo Puig, quien interpreta un papel en la telenovela “Cuando vuelva a mi” o a Mario Labardén en un papel de homosexual, el cual despierta muchas quejas de los televidentes. Por cuestiones como ésta, el presidente provisorio en ese momento, Víctor Martínez, en reemplazo del presidente Raúl Alfonsín por encontrarse éste en un viaje, imparte instrucciones para que se respete estricta y definitivamente el horario de protección al menor.
· “Dos para una mentira” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Horacio Renieri, Cristina del Valle.
· “Maria de nadie” –Canal 11- Protagonistas: Jorge Martínez, Grecia Colmenares.
· “La vida que me diste”-Canal 13- Rodolfo Bebán, Elena Tasisto.
*1987:
Es la etapa en la que resurgen aquellos “galancitos” que no feron tomados muy en cuenta años atrá, pero esta vez con una propuesta más interesante. “Clave de sol” supone un hito y un casting valioso para futuros programas de la televisión argentina. Marca más de veinte puntos diariamnte y se mantendrá en el aire cuatro años. Allí se consolida el crecimiento de Julián Weich; Pablo Rago aparte de ese ciclo hacía el más importante de su vida, “Amigos son los amigos” con Carlos Calvo, y en su ceno se hacian conocidos (y novios) Cecilia dopazo y Leonardo Sbaraglia, que se proyectarán luego, juntos y separados, en protagónicos televisivos y cinematográficos importantísimos.
Tiras como esta tenían como objetivo reflejar la vida, problemas e inquietudes de los adolescentes de la época, y para eso eligieron una camada de chicos lindos, los cuales eran un gancho para atraer al público.
Algunas dela telenovelas y galanes de 1987:
· “Quiero morir mañana” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Alicia Zanka, Mariana Karr, Daniel fanego.
· “La cuñada” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Patricia Palmer, María del Carmen Valenzuela, Daniel Fanego, Arturo Puig.
· “Tu mundo y el mío” –Canal 11- Protagonistas: Daniel Guerrero, Nohely Arteaga.
· “Grecia” –Canal 13- Protagonistas: Grecia Colmenares, Gustavo Bermúdez.
· “Clave de sol” –Canal 13- Protagonistas: Leonardo Sbaraglia, Pablo Rago, Cecilia Dopazo, Claudia de la Calle, Guido Kazka, Emiliano Kazka.
*1988:
Debido a los problemas internos que habia dentro de los canales privados, asi como también en los canales del Estado, hubo cambios en la manera de llevar a cabo la ficción. Alberto migré asegura que en este año escribió su mejor novela: “Sin marido”. Y dice esto porque sintió que ese era un tiempo de cambios en el lenguaje, podía decir otras cosas.
Una novela muy exitosa en este año fue “Amandote”, protagonizada por Arnaldo André y Jeanette Rodriguez. El argumento de ésta novela describe a un galán despreocupado, ajeno a involucrarse demasiado con las mujeres, aunque está a punto de casarse, pero engaña a su futura mujer, lo que demuestra que es un hombre al cual le cuesta establecer relaciones amorosas comprometidas. El argumento decía: Carolina es una muchacha venezolana que trabaja como camarera en un lujoso hotel de Miami. Allí conoce a Martín Arana, un piloto de avión argentino, seductor e infiel. Carolina es sensible y romántica, jamás ha conocido un hombre tan fascinante como Martín y termina perdidamente enamorada de él.
Martín regresa a Buenos Aires y olvida el romance con la muchacha. Pero Carolina no soporta su ausencia y decide seguirlo a la Argentina y allí descubre que Martín está a punto de casarse con Lisette, una dinámica directiva de una revista de modas. Con el tiempo Carolina conoce a Sergio, el hermano de Martín quien comienza a cortejarla. Paralelamente aparece en escena el verdadero padre de Carolina, un rico industrial argentino.
Alguna telenovelas y sus galanes en 1988:
· “Pasiones” –Canal 9- Protagonistas: Raúl Taibo, Grecia Colmenares.
· “Trampa para un soñador”- Canal 2- Protagonistas: Cristina Alveró, Antonio Grimau.
*1989:
Las novedades son pocas y solo un programa dejará un registro justificado en la memoria: “La extraña dama”. Novela protagonizada por Luisa Kuliok y Jorge Martínez. Ésta novela despega de lo común con profusión de exteriores, vestuario de la época, actores no habituales en el género y una historia fascinante. Es principios de siglo. Gina (Luisa Kuliok) es una muchacha de campo que vive con su hermano dominante y alcohólico, Doménico. Un día en el campo mientras recogía flores conoce un muchacho rico y apuesto llamado Marcelo Ricchiardi (Jorge Martinez). Ellos se enamoran. Doménico impide a Gina y Marcelo que se vean. Marcelo vuelve a la ciudad y debe casarse con Elsa, mujer elegida por el padre de Marcelo para convertirla en esposa de su hijo. Gina ha quedado embarazada. Se pone enferma y unas monjas la recogen. Tiene su hijo en el Convento de la Adoración. Es una niña a la que llama Fiamma (que significa fuego). Mientras tanto Marcelo y su esposa tienen una niña llamada Virginia. Gina se esta muriendo por lo que pide a las monjas del Convento de la Adoración que entreguen a su hija a Marcelo Ricchiardi. Marcelo lleva a Fiamma a una casa que tiene fuera de la ciudad y encarga a su nana el cuidado de la niña. Finalmente la esposa de Marcelo muere, puesto que tenía una salud muy débil. Marcelo lleva a Fiamma a vivir junto con su media hermana, Virginia. Mientras tanto Gina se ha recuperado de la enfermedad que casi la lleva a la muerte y decide seguir la carrera religiosa. Es enviada a Italia para sus estudios. Gina regresa 17 años después. Marcelo Ricchiardi vive con sus dos hijas Fiamma y Virginia. Cree que Gina esta muerta. No ha vuelto a casarse. El recuerdo de su amor por Gina se lo impide. Los amigos de Marcelo, Carlos no se ha casado y vive con su madre Valeria y Pedro se ha quedado viudo con su hijo Aldo. Aldo y Fiamma se han querido desde niños, sin embargo, Marcelo y Pedro han decidido que es Virginia quien debe casarse con Aldo. Virginia acepta con resignación la decisión de su padre pero en realidad ama a Carlos, hombre 20 años mayor que ella. Fiamma al enterarse que su hermana Virginia se casara con Aldo, se vuelve rebelde y decide tomar los hábitos para convertirse en religiosa. Gina ahora convertida en Sor Piedad vuelve al Convento de la Adoración para tomar el lugar de la madre superiora. Allí se encuentra con algunas de las monjas que la habían ayudado cuando era joven, entre ellas Sor Beatriz, una monjita buena y dulce que se convertirá en amiga incondicional y en la mano derecha de Sor Piedad. También en el Convento de la Adoración viven dos monjas perversas, Sor Paulina y Sor Sacramento que harán la vida de Sor Piedad miserable. Sor Paulina es envidiosa y solo quiere quedarse con el puesto de Madre Superiora del Convento de la Adoración. Al Convento de la Adoración llega Fiamma a estudiar para tomar los hábitos y convertirse en religiosa.
El papel del galán es esta vez el de un hombre sensible, el cual deja ver sus sentimientos. No tiene problemas en reconocer que está enamorado y que es capáz de hacer cualquier cosa por amor. Y por ese amor es capáz de esperar años hasta poder encontrarlo denuevo.
La imagen del galán se ve en esta época un poco menos rígida, se nota que hubo un cambio desde los primero teleteatros hasta las novelas de la actualidad.
Los últimos diez años del siglo marcaron para el galán de televisión un cambio estructural en sus actitudes y formas de seducción. Gradualmente fueron perdieron espacio los machos cabríos al estilo Arnaldo André -que hizo punta con la segunda parte de Amándote, suceso de fines de los ochenta- para dar lugar a los galanes caparazón, aquellos recios por fuera pero altamente tiernos y sensibles por dentro.
Heroínas de telenovelas como las encarnadas por Andrea Del Boca -Celeste, Antonella, Perla, Paloma, Mía- relegaron al galán a segundo plano. Casi a mitad de la década comienza a revertirse esa tendencia, con el lento pero seguro declive de la prolífica producción de melodramas con el sello Del Boca. Pero las producciones estelarizadas por atractivos caballeros -Gustavo Bermúdez, Gabriel Corrado, por nombras a los más relevantes- no alcanzan el éxito esperado, teniendo en cuenta la magnitud de las realizaciones.
Hacia fines de la década, los productores se inclinaron por actores que representaban a hombres más reales -por llamarlo de alguna manera-, más naturales en el gesto que los acartonados superhombres de otras épocas. Sin embargo, ese cambio coincidirá con una severa crisis del género -y de la ficción televisiva en general- que desembocará en la emisión diaria de producciones independientes de corte costumbrista, efectivas por su mixtura de géneros y sus elencos multitudinarios. Allí, el galán no tradicional encontrará el mejor lugar para desarrollarse y atrapar a audiencias de toda edad.
1990
Primera Presidencia de Menem
Con la llegada al poder de Carlos S. Menem, por primera vez en la Argentina, en ejercicio del sufragio universal, un presidente sucedía a otro de signo partidario distinto. Esto supuso un paso importante para el fortalecimiento de la democracia y reflejó la legitimidad que, contra la tradición, estaban ahora dispuestos a conocerse mutuamente los actores políticos.
Menem sumó a la legitimidad recibida en las elecciones el contundente respaldo de los círculos de poder empresariales. Y llevó adelante, en muy corto tiempo, profundos cambios estructurales.
Su programa de gobierno no desatendió los intereses de los sindicalistas, de los caudillos del PJ ni de sus bases electorales, que a esa altura eran más pobres que obreras: las privatizaciones brindaron oportunidades a un nuevo tipo de sindicalismo más próximo al “mundo de los negocios”.
El ajuste fue seguido de un fuerte incremento de los recursos , del gasto público y del consumo interno, motores de la recuperación económica que se vivió a partir de 1991.
Telenovelas del 90
Amándote II
La historia comienza retomando el final de la primera parte. Martín Arana (Arnaldo André) regresa a Mar del Plata junto a su amigo Paolo (Gino Renni) para tomarse unos días de descanso y tratar de superar su reciente separación de Carolina (Jeannette Rodríguez). Allí conoce a Clara (Carolina López) quien al principio será una mas de sus conquistas pero poco a poco la mujer irá ganado un lugar en su corazón. Sin embargo Lisette (Lupita Ferrer), un antiguo amor de Martín parece cruzarse en su camino. Entre equívocos, celos, encuentros, peleas y reconciliaciones trascurrirá el amor de Clara y Martín.
El elenco contaba con el venezolano Henry Zakka -número puesto en las novelas de Lecouna-, los futuros galanes Gabriel Corrado y Gustavo Bermúdez, los eternos secundarios Gustavo Guillén y Constanza Maral, bellas chicas del momento como Patricia Sarán, Susana Romero y Patricia Etchegoyen, un prometedor Marcelo Dos Santos (antes de hacerse manosanta) y una exuberante Julieta Ortega, rubia y con su silueta original.
Fue la primera producción de Raúl Lecouna de la década. Con el colorido de Miami, el indiscutible sex appeal de André y los libretos vía fax de Ligia Lezama desde Caracas, la segunda parte de Amándote introdujo elementos de humor y telecomedia, que le dio aire a las complicadas intrigas planteadas en el género intentando emular al culebrón norteamericano Dinastía.
Canal: Telefé
Horario: 20 hs.
Capítulos: 150 x 60'
Autor: Ligia Lezama
Producción Ejecutiva: Daniel Artola
Idea y Producción General: Raúl Lecouna
Dirección: Lito de Filippis
Tema de apertura: La moza - José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"
Una voz en el teléfono
Lautaro Lamas (Raúl Taibo) es un compositor consagrado de inmejorable posición económica, de un prestigio mundial muy bien ganado. Su vida transcurre sin mayores sobresaltos y vive feliz junto a su mujer y su hija.
Ana Oromí (Carolina Papaleo), es un poco la antítesis. Además de ser mucho mas joven que Lautaro, su vida ha sido un calvario. Hija de una familia humilde, soportó las iras de un hogar sin amor. La suerte quiso que en su camino se cruzara una dama caritativa que la rescata de ese infierno.
Así los días de Ana transcurrirán en un pequeño pueblito llamado Basualdo, donde esta instalada la institución que la rescata y reencauza su vida. Mientras, Lautaro sufre una verdadera pesadilla. En un accidente muere su amada esposa, y él, desesperado se entrega a la bebida, abandona a su pequeña hija, descuida su carrera y entra en el camino de la perdición. Su padre, Guido Lamas, -interpretado por Duilio Marzio- lo rescata de ese interminable infierno y lo interna en un centro especializado para la recuperación de alcohólicos. Casualmente dicho centro queda frente a la institución que ha salvado a Ana. Lo curioso es que, como están dadas las distintas situaciones, ellos dos no tiene la posibilidad de conocerse físicamente. Pero el destino, les permitirá entrelazar sus vidas a partir del hilo del teléfono y descubrir que, en base al amor que nace, sus pesares pueden quedar atrás y el futuro se puede convertir en un cuento de hadas.
Completan el elenco Elizabeth Killian como Silvia, Ivo Cutzarida en el rol de Santiago, Laura Novoa como Verónica -la mejor amiga de Ana-, Susana Ortiz, Adriana Salonia, entre otros.
Si bien la trama se basa en 2-5499 ocupado, la primer telenovela diaria emitida en Brasil, Pablo Sirven en su segmento del libro Estamos en el aire afirma que para llevarla a cabo Alberto Migré adaptó uno de sus clásicos radioteatros. Lo cierto es que Una voz en el teléfono fue la preferida del público en 1990, continuando con el renovado éxito del género, conseguido por el fenomenal suceso de La Extraña Dama, también por el canal de la palomita. Obtuvo el Premio Martín Fierro a la Mejor Telenovela. Incluso en 1997 en México se realiza una nueva remake titulada Alguna vez tendremos alas.
Canal: 9
Horario: 18 hs
Producción: Telearte Argentina
Autor: Alberto Migré
Producción ejecutiva: Claudio Paz
Producción: Mario Santa Cruz
Dirección: Jorge Montero (h)
Tema de apertura: Una lágrima sobre el teléfono - Paz Martínez
* 1991
Los Indultos
Durante su presidencia, Menem indultó a 277 militares y civiles condenados por los crímenes cometidos durante la dictadura. Entre otros, la medida incluyó a los ex comandantes y al ex dirigente montonero Mario Firmenich.
El indulto fue duramente condenado por todos los organismos de derechos humanos.
Telenovelas del 91
Buenos aires, háblame de amor
El joven Bruno Santoro (Ricardo Darín), periodista de un canal de televisión, es uno de los implicados en una peligrosa relación que también involucrara a Cecilia Dalton (Nora Cárpena), dueña del canal, y a su hija Inés (Lucina Gil Márquez)."Buenos Aires, háblame de amor" relata la vida de estos tres personajes y como sin remedio el destino los ira uniendo, en el trabajo y en los sentimientos, creando una situación tan dramática como estremecedora. Telenovela adulta, actual, conmovedora, espectacular porque al triángulo amoroso conformado por Bruno, Cecilia e Inés, se suman otras alternativas y surgen distintos problemas, de complicada e incierta resolución. Las intrigas del mundo de la política. La corrupción, el crimen y un escándalo que se extiende mas allá del canal de televisión.
Sorprendente realización de ATC Argentina Televisora Color que dio un giro interesante al género con la introducción de la actualidad en la trama. La diferencia de edad se inclinó para el lado femenino, y Cárpena y Darín conformaban una pareja tan extraña como atractiva. Fue nominada al Premio Martín Fierro el año 1991, pero perdió en la terna con Cosecharás tu siembra.
Con la participación de Víctor Hugo Vieyra, Enrique Liporace, Luis Luque, Cecilia Cenci, Patricia Etchegoyen, Emilio Comte y gran elenco.
Canal 7
Horario 20 hs
Puesta en escena: Carlos Evaristo
Producción: Pancho Guerrero
Productor ejecutivo: Hugo Ares
Dirección: R. Gervasi
Tema de apertura: Háblame de amor - Valeria Lynch
Cosecharás tu siembra
Cosecharás tu siembra cuenta la historia de Giuliana Spadaro (Luisa Kuliok) y Luca Vanzini (Osvaldo Laport), y la lucha de ambos para estar juntos en el sórdido marco de la mafia siciliana.
La figura central de la trama era el protagonista masculino, hecho que provocó las iras de Luisa Kuliok, laureada mundialmente por la interpretación de una falsa monja en La Extraña Dama. El productor Omar Romay no tuvo más remedio que acceder a los deseos de la diva y es él quien culpa a su debilidad del tibio éxito de la historia. Conflictos de por medio, así y todo fue la telenovela ganadora del premio Martín Fierro 1991 a la mejor telenovela.
Para llevarla a cabo se grabaron exteriores en las ciudades bonaerenses de Tandil y Villa Gesell y en Italia. Para el decorado se construyó una ciudad que imitaba a la Sicilia de 1930. El reparto incluía figuras de la talla de Lautaro Murúa, Virginia Lago, Jorge Marrale y Raúl Rizzo.
Fue emitida en Italia antes que en la Argentina, con el nombre de "Renzo y Lucia". En nuestro país se repuso en 1993 con formato de unitario.
Canal: 9
Capítulos: 120 x 60´
Producción: Omar Romay para Silvio Berlusconi Communications
Autores: María V. Menis - Juan C. Marin - Guillermo Glanc
Producción: Mauricio Skorulski - Daniel Gómez Yiché
Productor ejecutivo: Roberto López
Dirección: Juan David Elicetche - Jorge Alvarez - Fernando Spiner - Fernando Siro - Martha Reguera
Tema de apertura: Caruso - Lucio Dalla
Manuela
La historia arranca en California, concretamente en Los Ángeles. Allí se conocen Isabel (Grecia Colmenares) y Fernando (Jorge Martínez), quien pronto se enamora de la joven. Tras enterarse de que su madre ha muerto, Isabel regresa a Buenos Aires. Pero cuando llega a Argentina, la joven descubre que su madre no es la que ella pensaba sino Bernarda la fiel ama de llaves de la familia, interpretada por María Rosa Gallo. Siguiendo con los secretos familiares, Isabel también se entera de que su padre (Corrado, en la piel de Aldo Braga), a quien ella creía muerto, vive en otra ciudad y tiene otra hija llamada Manuela. La aparición de su nueva hermana trae consigo una serie de equívocos. Ellas nunca se han visto. Una no sabe de la existencia de la otra, pero sus vidas están ligadas para siempre. Con Gabriel Corrado, Silvia Kutika, Cristina Murta, Hilda Bernard, Maurice Jouvet, Jean Pierre Noher y elenco.
Con esta tira se reedita la dupla Colmenares-Martinez del suceso de los ochenta María de Nadie. Como en la primera, el máximo protagonismo recae en la protagonista femenina, recurriendo a un cliché del género: dos hermanas gemelas idénticas compuestas por la misma actriz.
Autores: Elena Antonietto - Jorge Hayes - Stella de la Rosa - Oscar Ibarra - Ana Montes - Norberto Vieyra
Asistente de Dirección: Manuel Barreiro
Producción: Rodolfo Hoppe
Puesta en Escena y Dirección: Carlos Escalada - Rodolfo Hoppe
*1992
Dos atentados terroristas
El 17 de marzo de 1992, una explosión sacudió a Buenos Aires. Un coche-bomba había explotado y hecho saltar por los aires a la Embajada de Israel en la Argentina y dañado seriamente a los edificios vecinos. El saldo fue de 22 muertos y más de 250 heridos.
El 18 de julio de 1994, otro coche-bomba destruyó el edificio de la Asociación de la Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA). Esta vez los muertos sumaron 86 y hubo mas de 300 heridos. En ambos casos, la respuesta ciudadana fue de absoluto repudio. Sin embargo, también en los dos atentados, las investigaciones, que implicaron a miembros de cuerpos de seguridad, se enredaron en un laberinto sin salida.
Telenovelas del 92
Antonella
Cuando Antonella (Andrea Del Boca) ingresa a la Mansión Cornejo Mejía, descubre turbias historias del pasado, dramas pasionales, corrupción, juegos de riqueza y poder. Dos diferentes circunstancias ponen a la joven frente al seductor empresario Nicolás Cornejo Mejia (Gustavo Bermúdez). Asediada por una sospecha, Antonella jura vengarse de él y urde un plan que sólo se ve arruinado por un agente imprevisto: el amor.
Personaje colorido a mitad de camino entre el grotesco y el drama, con Antonella, Andrea del Boca incursiona en los pasos de comedia lamentablemente tan poco explotados por ella. Cuenta con la ayuda incomparable de su muñeco Tadeo (Alejo García Pintos), que no duda en cobrar vida para auxiliarla con sus consejos. La trama se verá atravesada por el cáncer que padece la heroína y la hemiplejia del galán -un mujeriego y joven viudo- producto de un accidente. Aunque todo terminará felizmente, con casamiento campestre con novia en mateo y todo.
Se lucieron Luis Luque como Gastón Cornejo Mejía e Hilda Bernard como la abuela Lucrecia. Virginia Innocenti juega el papel de Miranda, la malvada novia del codiciado protagonista y Mimí Ardú es Raquel, el capricho convertido en esposa de Gastón. Humberto Serrano es Facundo, el padre de Gastón y Nicolás. En Osvaldo Tesser y Ana María Castell eran Abelardo y Amparo, los simpáticos sirvientes de la mansión. Osvaldo Guidi sorprendió con su mayordomo Arturo, quien para no asumir su homosexualidad se hacía pasar por Rebeca, una supuesta hermana suya, en un infructuoso intento por llamar la atención de Nicolás.
Antonella ocupó las pantallas de televisión de casi todos los países de América y también se transmitió en España, Italia, Egipto, Turquía, Arabia, El Líbano, Rusia y otros. Se repuso en Argentina en Febrero de 1999 con singular éxito.
Canal: 13
Horario: 15 hrs.
Capítulos: 165 x 60´
Tema de apertura: Para éste amor - Andrea del Boca
Autor: Enrique Torres
Producción Ejecutiva: Celso Durán
Puesta en Escena: Carlos Evaristo
Asistente de dirección: Patricio Mainar
Dirección de Cámaras: Rubén Gervasi
Dirección Integral: Nicolás del Boca
Tema de apertura: Para éste amor - Andrea del Boca
La Elegida
Cuenta la historia de Diego Marín (Juan Darthés), un hombre huérfano que, buscado por la justicia, después de muchísimo tiempo vuelve al pueblo que lo vio nacer para descubrir la verdad sobre la muerte de su padre. La acción trascurre en un pueblo pequeño gobernado por Armando Montenegro (Tony Vilas), que es un dictador y manda eliminar a todos los que se le oponen, entre ellos a Leo Marín, el padre de Diego
Pero en el camino, el protagonista encontrará escollos casi insalvables y un amor, el de María Luz Montenegro - la hija del "dueño" del pueblo, Andrea Barbieri - que evitará el fuego de la pasión y el recuerdo del pasado que algunos prefieren ocultar.
El mejor amigo de Diego, Alberto -Ivo Cutzarida-, disputará palmo a palmo el amor de María Luz, planteándose el conflicto universal sobre el poder de la amistad y la influencia que una mujer puede tener para destruirla.
El trío de jóvenes protagonistas en ascenso fue una apuesta anticipada de Alejandro Romay, el cerebro tras la historia. Quiso aprovechar la repercusión alcanzada por Barbieri en La Extraña Dama -allí era Fiama, la hija de Gina y Marcelo- e imponerla como heroína. Lo mismo intentó con los galanes, de poca trayectoria y vírgenes en materia de encabezar elencos. La tira no alcanzó el éxito esperado.
Del elenco también formaban parte María Cristina Laurenz, Oscar Ferreiro, Juan Manuel Tenuta, Mauricio Dayub, Jorge Rivera López y Delfy de Ortega.
Autores: Alma Bressan - María Teresa Forero
Producción: Mario Santa Cruz
Dirección: Gerardo Mariani
Micaela
Es la historia de dos jóvenes, que los une un amor prohibido y apasionado que sobrevivirá a una historia familiar terrible.
Sebastián -Jorge Martínez- es un prestigioso periodista que trabaja en Italia y que está casado con Claudia (Ma. Rosario Omaggio), una reconocida diseñadora de modas. Micaela (Jeanette Rodríguez), una joven fotógrafa que ha viajado a Italia a intentar abrirse camino, harás fotografías de los desfiles de Claudia y allí conoce a Sebastián. El flechazo entre ambos es instantáneo. La mujer de Sebastián es asesinada brutalmente y le deja a cargo a su hijo de seis años. Sebastián desconcertado por todo lo vivido decide regresar a la Argentina al igual que Micaela. Ella se reencuentra con su padre Antonio (Jorge Rivera López), que en realidad lleva una doble vida. De joven, el malvado Benito Morandi (Natalio Hoxman), abuelo de Sebastián, obligó al padre de Micaela a casarse con una de sus hijas.
Antonio que no pudo renunciar al amor verdadero que sentía por Lucia (Maria Rosa Gallo), madre de la joven, formó con ésta una familia en un pueblo del interior del país, a escondidas de todos. Ninguna de las dos familias conocía la situación que sale a la luz cuando Benito es asesinado, y al hospital acuden los familiares. Allí, Sebastián y Micaela que habían vivido un apasionado romance, descubren con horror que son hermanos. Se alejan uno del otro manteniendo oculto sus sentimientos. Pero lo que no saben es que Micaela no es en realidad hija de Antonio, sino del secretario de Don Benito, que violó a Lucía y la dejó embarazada. La verdad se conoce pero ya es tarde porque Sebastián se casó con una mujer que no ama, solo para olvidarse de Micaela. Pasa el tiempo y el destino se encarga de que el amor sobreviva ante todo.
Gustavo Guillén, Beatriz Spelzini, Roberto Antier, Boris Rubaja, Millie Stegman, Rubén Ballester y Emilio Comte eran algunos de los actores del reparto.
La telenovela fue grabada casi en su totalidad antes de ser emitida. Se la estrenó en 1993 en un canal de cable (Siempre Mujer) y luego pasó al aire. No alcanzó el éxito esperado, en parte por la falta de química en la pareja protagónica, que en la vida real no se podían ni ver. En su carácter de coproducción, permitió el rodaje de exteriores en Italia.
Canal: 13
Autores: Stella de la Rosa - Oscar Ibarra - Ana Montes
Idea original: Elena Antonietto - Rodolfo Hoppe
Dirección de Fotografía: Juan Carlos Suarez
Producción General: Marisol Crusillant
Producción: Silvio Berlusconi - Crustel S.A. - Deltavision Italia
Dirección General: Rodolfo Hoppe
Tema de apertura: Micaela - Katia
Princesa
Es el último año de la escuela secundaria. En una ceremonia por el inicio de las clases. Mariana (Viviana Saccone) resulta elegida reina de la escuela mientras que Daniela (Maricarmen Regueiro), la princesa.
Así inicia la rivalidad entre las dos muchachas que llegarán a disputarse el amor de un apuesto profesor de historia, Marcelo Mastronardi (Gabriel Corrado). Un muchacho de buena familia con vocación por la pintura. Marcelo como consecuencia de la presión de su padre autoritario y obsesivo, decide revelarse y marcharse de su casa dispuesto a ganarse la vida como profesor en la escuela secundaria a la que concurren Daniela y Mariana.
Con Henry Zakka, Cecilia Maresca, Adela Gleijer, Juan Manuel Tenuta, Jean Pierre Noher, Graciela Pal y elenco. Fue nominada para los premios Martín Fierro 1992.
Canal: 9
Capítulos: 170 x 60´
Autor: Mariela Romero
Producción Ejecutiva: Raúl Lecuona - Sonotex Argentina
Producción: Oscar Catalano - Roxana Fontana
Dirección de exteriores: Alfredo Galiñanez - Gaita Aragona
Dirección integral: Tato Pfleger
Tema de apertura: Princesa - Portofino
Tema de cierre: Sin salida - César "Banana" Pueyrredón
Soy Gina
El destino vuelve a unir a Gina (Luisa Kuliok) y Marcelo (Jorge Martínez) y la historia comienza cuando, aparentemente, han superado todos los conflictos, Gina y Marcelo se aprestan a casarse. Gina no tiene resuelta su idea fundamental: el Papa le ha dispensado sus votos, pero su conciencia la lleva a preguntarse si también Dios lo ha hecho.
Después del casamiento civil se dirigen a Italia donde el casamiento eclesiástico tendrá lugar en Roma, pero, durante el viaje, sobreviene la tragedia: el lujoso trasatlántico naufraga y el destino los vuelve a separar.
La noche del terrible naufragio otra catástrofe se ensaña con los protagonistas: su adorada hija Fiama muere en Roma al dar a luz.
Aldo (Gabriel Corrado), el esposo de Fiamma, desesperado cae en una depresión que parece irreversible. Marcelo será rescatado, pero su vista ha sufrido imprevisibles lesiones. Por momentos su visión se nubla, por momentos se pierde. Gina, por su parte, aparece milagrosamente en la costa uruguaya con amnesia total.
Soy Gina intentó ser la continuidad de La extraña Dama, e intentó reflotar su éxito, pero no lo consiguió porque la producción esta vez no fue de Omar Romay sino de Pepe Crousillat para Argentina y de Silvio Berlusconi por el lado italiano. Romay llevó el caso a la justicia, alegando ser el dueño de la obra audiovisual, pero no consiguió detener las grabaciones.
Al igual que la primera parte de la historia contaba con un elenco estelar, formado por: Ana Maria Campoy, Gustavo Garzón, Maria Rosa Gallo, Hilda Bernard, Lidia Lamaison y Henry Zakka.
Autores: Marcia Cerretani - Enrique Sdrech
Producción Ejecutiva: Silvio Berlusconi Communications - Crustel S.A.
Producción general: Marisol Crusillat
Dirección: Martín Clutet
Tema de apertura: La fuerza del amor - Julia Zenko
* 1993
El Pacto de Olivos
El 13 de diciembre de 1993, el presidente Menem y Raúl Alfonsín, representantes de las principales fuerzas políticas de país, suscribieron el Pacto de Olivos, que auspició la reforma de la constitución.
Dicho pacto se basó sobre un “núcleo de coincidencias”, que incluyó, entre otras reformas, la reducción del período presidencial de seis a cuatro años, con la posibilidad de una reelección y la elección por voto directo con “ballotage” (segunda vuelta) en caso de no alcanzar amplia mayoría.
Telenovelas del 93
Apasionada
Todo comienza en la mansión de la familia Velasco Santillán. Allí viven, respaldados por una gran fortuna, Etelvina Santillán (Susana Lanteri), Francisco Velasco (Carlos Estrada), su hijo Patricio (Darío Grandinetti), la esposa de éste -Inés, Verónica Ruano- y su hermano Martín (Mauricio Dayub). Patricio es un joven brillante que, a pesar de haber sido criado entre algodones, sabe como defenderse en la vida y afrontar sus conflictos laborales como abogado. Su fuerza interior se pone a prueba cuando Inés, su esposa, enferma muy joven de cáncer lo que obliga a los médicos a operarla y como consecuencia de ello queda estéril. Postrada por la debilidad física y traumada por su infertilidad, arrastra a Patricio hacia una vida sin color, gris y monótona. Hasta que llega una noche que le cambia la vida. Martín, el hermano de Inés, llega a la mansión acompañado por dos prostitutas y dispuesto a pasar una gran noche. El sexo, asociado al alcohol, lo hace entrar en un estado de total desenfreno que culmina en escándalo. Any (Alejandra Da Passano), el ama de llaves, irrumpe en la habitación junto a Etelvina atraída por los ruidos, dándole un abrupto final al jolgorio. En medio de la confusión, Lola (Susú Pecoraro), una de las muchachas de vida fácil, escapa escaleras abajo y se topa con Patricio, quien, confundido la empuja. Lola parece estar muerta. Finalmente, por orden del médico y para guardar las formas, la familia decide alojar a la muchacha hasta tanto se reponga. Y este hecho modificará la vida de la casa, sobre todo, la rutinaria existencia de Patricio.
El extraño hecho de contar con una novela protagonizada por Grandinetti -que luego se dedicaría casi exclusivamente al cine- y Pecoraro ya facultaron a Apasionada de cuanto menos, novedosa. Con Víctor Hugo Vieyra, Andrea Bonelli, Oscar Ferreiro, Claribel Medina, Boy Olmi, Carola Reyna, Gabriela Toscano, Tony Vilas y demás figuras.
Canal: 13
Autor: Luis Moya Grau
Versión libre: Celia Alcántara - Marily Pugno - Adriana Lorenzón
Producción Ejecutiva: Televisa de Argentina S.A.
Producción: Alejandra Toronchik - Mariano Olmedo - Alejandra García
Dirección de Exteriores: Martín Mariani
Co-Director: Carlos Rivas
Tema de apertura: No se tú - Luis Miguel
El amor tiene cara de mujer
Segunda remake del exitoso melodrama realizado entre 1964 y 1969. Nuevamente son de la partida Thelma Biral, Delfy de Ortega y Angélica López Gamio, y a ellas se le agregan Marita Ballesteros, Laura Novoa, la mexicana Laura Flores, Arturo Bonín, Pepe Novoa y Miguel Habud.
Canal 13 - Televisa de Argentina S.A.
Autor: Nené Cascallar
Versión libre: Marily Pugno - Adriana Lorenzón
Equipo de producción: Mariano Olmedo - Alejandra Garcia - Valeria Fernandez
Producción ejecutiva: Laura Couto
Realización de exteriores: Alberto Cardozo - Carlos Violante
Producción ejecutiva: Juan José Divo
Asistente de dirección: Tanya Barbieri
Dirección: Martin Mariani.
Tema de apertura: Ayer - Luis Miguel
Déjate querer
Andrés (Carlos Mata) es arquitecto y pertenece a una familia adinerada. No le interesan los negocios y mantiene un noviazgo con Julia (Débora Warren). Su vida cambiará por completo al conocer a Bárbara (Catherine Fulop). Ella es una hermosa mujer, con carácter fuerte, cuyo padre está en la cárcel acusado de un crimen que no cometió. Para sacar adelante a sus seres queridos trabaja como modelo mientras estudia Derecho con la única intención de demostrar la inocencia de su padre. Ambos se conocen de casualidad por una confusión en la cual Andrés le hace creer a Bárbara que es pobre. Ellos se enamoran y con el tiempo se descubre la verdad. Juntos emprenderán una ardua lucha por los intereses de los más necesitados. Sin embargo, Bárbara sufrirá otra horrible decepción. Conoce a Julia, la ex de su amado y descubre que forma parte de una de las empresas de Andrés que quiere desalojar a la gente humilde de sus casas para construir un centro comercial. Bárbara siente un profundo odio hacia él y sigue su lucha sola. Andrés está empeñado en recuperarla hasta que los malentendidos comienzan a solucionarse y llega la felicidad.
Coproducción entre Argentina y España, cuenta con dos exitosos reyes extranjeros del género en los papeles principales. Esta tira marca el regreso de Carlos Mata a las telenovelas luego de haberse alejado para dedicarse a la música. El matrimonio de Catherine Fulop y Fernando Carrillo estaba en crisis. Durante el rodaje la actriz se enamora de Osvaldo Sabatini (Jorge), su compañero de trabajo. Con Raul Lecuona como mentor, infaltable Henry Zakka, la otrora villana de Migré Marta Albertini, Alejandra Gavilanes, Inés Molina e Ivo Cutzarida.
Canal: 11
Horario: 16hs
Telecinco S.A. España - Sonotex S.A. - Telefe de Argentina
Autor: Daniel Delbene - Alberto Barrera
Dirección de Exteriores: Gaita Aragona
Producción: Roxana Fontana
Idea y Producción General: Raúl Lecouna
Dirección y Puesta En Escena: Tato Pfleger
Tema de apertura: Puesto a valer - Carlos Mata
Esos que dicen amarse
Fe (Carolina Papaleo) y Mariné (Cristina Alberó) son hermanastras, hijas del mismo padre: Don Augusto Montero Figueroa. Mariné creció triste y sombría por el suicidio de su madre quien se mató por amor cuando ella era niña y no puede perdonar a su padre. Por eso se crió lejos del amor paterno, al amparo de sus tías Julia (Susana Ortiz) y Milena (Amelia Vence). La vida de Fe, es muy distinta: tiene una infancia feliz y cerca de su padre.
El odio de Mariné por la figura paterna se transfiere a todo el sexo opuesto creándole tendencias homosexuales. Perturbada por su supuesto lesbianismo, decide casarse con Bruno Bunge (Daniel Lemes) pero el matrimonio fracasa. Andrés (Raúl Taibo) es un famoso fotógrafo de una prestigiosa revista. Conoce a Fe en el entierro de su padre y se enamoran.
Con Esther Goris, Jorge Barreiro, Tincho Zabala, Inés Estévez y más figuras.
Canal: 9
Autor: Alberto Migré
Televisa de Argentina
Equipo de Producción: Mariano Olmedo - Liza Adaszko - Mayte Ezeyza
Productor: Marcelo Rembado
Realización de Exteriores: Alberto Cardozo - Carlos Violante
Coordinación Autoral: Rubén Pires
Producción Ejecutiva: Alejandra Toronchik
Dirección: Gerardo Mariani
Tema de apertura: Esos que dicen amarse - Marilina Ross
En octubre del 93 Arnaldo André incursiona en la telecomedia semanal encabezando junto a Andrea Bonelli Gerente de familia, escrita por la exitosa dupla autoral Jorge Maestro - Sergio Vainman. Su personaje, Juan, hace del mayordomo de la casa de Lucía (Andrea Bonelli), y poco a poco irá ocupando un lugar más preponderante, hasta llegar a conquistar su corazón. Juan es la antítesis de sus personificaciones en Amo y Señor, El Infiel y Amándote. Hombre dedicado y práctico, llegará a la vida de Lucía para hacerse cargo de la casa que ella por motivos profesionales no puede atender, y hasta influirá en la crianza de los hijos.
Con Gerente de familia André se toma dos temporadas de vacaciones de la telenovela, el género que lo vio nacer al estrellato, y explota su veta humorística en esta comedia familiar y de enredos.
* 1994
La Convertibilidad
La convertibilidad consiguió generar confianza a largo plazo. El país conoció cuatro años de repunte económico y fiscal y una leve mejora en los indicadores sociales. Pero esa confianza no se mantendría, ya que en 1994 la convertibilidad subordinó la actividad económica a los flujos del capital externo.
En enero de 1991 asume Domingo Cavallo como nuevo ministro de economía. En marzo de ese mismo año, el Congreso aprueba la Ley de convertibilidad.
Telenovelas del 94
Más allá del Horizonte
En la trama de Más allá del Horizonte se entrecruzan los lazos familiares y las relaciones amorosas (legales y clandestinas) en un impresionante cóctel que combina pasión, romanticismo, odio, rencor y no pocos desencuentros. La historia comenzó con la desdicha de la pequeña María Pedraza, a quien su padre Juan (Ethan Wayne) deja en manos de Encarnación y Manuel Olazábal cuando muere su madre Amalia (Amanda Sandrelli). Maria toma el apellido de la pederosa familia y hereda una hermana del corazón, Victoria (Viviana Saccone), y una tía, Asunción (Luisa Kuliok). Las hermanas se enamoran del mismo hombre: Enrique Muñiz (Osvaldo Laport), pero Maria se casa obligada por sus padres con Gonzalo Lynch (Gerardo Romano). Con él tiene una hija, a quien su espeso ordena hacer desaparecer y la sustituye por la que nació de su relación con Margarita (Verónica Ruano). Del romance clandestino entre Victoria y Enrique nace Catriel, quien es raptado y criado por los indios. El oficial entretanto, se casa con Rosaura (Virginia Lago) y adopta a Augusto, hijo de éste coma propio. Asunción Olazábal se enamora y se une al cacique Shanqué y la muerte de éste marca el final de la primera parte de la telenovela. Cuando se retomo el hilo argumental, en la historia transcurrieron 20 años y en la mansión Olazabal siguen María (Marta Gonzalez), Gonzalo (Victor Hugo Vieyra), su hija Lucía (Verónica Ruano) y Victoria (Patricia Palmer) con su hija natural, Camila (Viviana Saccone). Entretanto Milagros (Grecia Colmenares), verdadera hija de María, tradaja en un circo y se debate entre el amor de Augusto (Clayton Norcross) -hijo de Rosaura y Enrique (Antonio Grimau)- y el de Catriel (Osvaldo Laport), con quien finalmente se casa y tiene una hija, a quien bautiza Asunción en honor a la mujer que rescató a su esposo -a quien altura cree muerto- de los indios cuando era un niño. Augusto, que por esas cosas del destino vuelve a aparecer en la vida de Milagros -quien a su vez ya recuperó su identidad al reencontrarse con Maria -tratará a esa niña como propia y consigue enamorar a la supuesta viuda, quien acepta casarse con él y se compromete. Pero la boda nunca ocurrira. El propio Catriel, creyendo también que Milagros esté muerta, se casé con Lilén (Adriana Ferrer), una india que amó en su adolescencia y con ella también tiene una hija, a la que llaman Aylén, el mismo nombre denominaba a Asunción Olazábal cuando era niño. Camila, quien descubre su verdadera identidad, huye y se casa en secreto con Mariano (Juan Martín del Valle). Lucía, cuando muere su padre acepta formalizar su matrimonio con Pablo (Pablo Britcha).
Nano
Cuando Camila (Araceli González) tenía apenas 7 años presencia una escena violenta: su madre y su padre muertos y un hombre que la amenaza con una pistola. La visión del cuerpo ensangrentado y sin vida de sus padres producen un fuerte shock en la niña la que huye desesperada. Pasaron 15 años y Camila es una linda y graciosa muchacha que trabaja en una escuela para sordomudos. También ha quedado sordomuda producto del impacto de aquella visión de niña. Vive con Dora, la mujer que la ha crió.
Cuando su madre adoptiva muere, Camila va a vivir con Fiorella (Gabriela Bianco) y su familia. Fiorella tiene un hermano: Silvio (Mario Pasik) y a través suyo Camila conoce a Manuel (Nano - Gustavo Bermúdez) un ecologista propietario de un acuario y que adiestra ballenas orcas.
Huérfano de madre, Nano se ha criado con su padre, a quien no tolera por su forma inhumana de ser. Nano está casado con Rosario (Emilia Mazer) una mujer psíquicamente inestable que se volverá la gran enemiga de Camila. Nano no ha conocido el amor con Rosario y logrará encontrarlo cuando conoce a Camila. Queda eclipsado con la belleza de la muchacha pero todo resultará dificultoso cuando advierte que Camila es sordomuda.
Bermúdez no quiso que nadie lo reemplace en las tomas en la que su personaje sale de un piletón parado en la trompa de una ballena orca. El papel de Araceli fue escrito por Enrique Torres especialmente para su cuñada Andrea del Boca, quien interpretando a Camila cumpliría bodas de plata en la actuación, de la misma manera en que debutó: haciendo de sordomuda. Andrea no puede porque está grabando Perla Negra, y los laureles se los lleva Araceli al año siguiente a través del premio Martín Fierro rubro Revelación. Es por su comentada actuación que Araceli logra la atención de prensa y público, a pesar de colocar a Bermúdez como el protagonista indiscutido ya desde el título.
Con Lydia Lamaison, Arturo Maly, Graciela Pal, Fabián Gianola y Andrea Pietra.
Canal: 13
Artear S.A.
Autor: Enrique Torres
Director de Fotografía: Juan Carlos Suarez
Producción Ejecutiva: Celso Durán
Asistente de Dirección: Patricio Mainar
Dirección: Rodolfo Hoppe
Tema de apertura: Abrázame - Carica
Perla negra
Cuenta la historia de una niña que apenas nacida es abandonada por una mujer muy distinguida en un colegio inglés para muchachas ricas. Para la manutención de la niña la mujer deja 22 perlas negras, una por cada año de vida en el colegio y la última será entregada a la muchacha cuando cumpla los 22 años. La directora del colegio recoge a la niña y la bautiza con el nombre de Perla (Andrea Del Boca). Durante su estadía en el colegio, Perla se hace amiga inseparable de Eva (Marcela Guerty), una huérfana de padre y madre y nieta de un poderoso empresario de la industria cosmética. Cuando el abuelo de Eva muere, le deja a su nieta como herencia la empresa y su fortuna entonces las muchachas deciden dejar el colegio y volver a la Buenos Aires.
En el ínterin Eva conoce a Tomas Alvarez Toledo (Gabriel Corrado), un mujeriego empedernido que engaña a la muchacha hasta dejarla embarazada. La directora del colegio para salvaguardar el buen honor de la institución decide dar el niño de Eva en adopción. Las muchachas desesperadas huyen con la intención de recuperar el bebe y retornar a Buenos Aires para tomar posesión de la herencia. Durante el viaje, un brutal accidente sucede y Eva pierde la vida. Por un malentendido confunden a Perla con Eva y Perla aprovecha la oportunidad para tomar la personalidad de su amiga y regresar a Buenos Aires para vengar a Eva del cretino que la engañó. Tomará un lugar en la empresa líder en cosmética, Nertan, y rivalizará comercialmente con Tomás, del staff de Madame Aquarell.
Con María Rosa Gallo como la malvada Rosalía, madre de Perla, el venezolano Henry Zakka, Gino Reni, Jorge D'Elía, Cecilia Maresca, Noberto Díaz, Patricia Castell, Gustavo Guillén, Viviana Saez, Raquel Casal (como la graciosa mucama foránea Ibotí), y un jovencísimo Facundo Arana, en la piel de Leonardo.
Canal: Telefe
Horario: 21 hrs.
Capítulos: 200 x 60´
Autor: Enrique Torres
Producción: Ornella Zampicinini
Dirección de Exteriores: Gaita Aragona
Dirección Integral: Nicolás del Boca
Tema de apertura: El amor - Andrea del Boca
Inconquistable corazón
Gonzalo Guiñazú (Pablo Rago) es un chico rebelde que por enésima vez cursa el último año de la secundaria. Lo echaron de varios colegios por mala conducta y mal rendimiento académico. En el Instituto Mariano Aráoz no hará la excepción y le dará más de un dolor de cabeza a sus profesores, en especial a Mónica Ibáñez (Paola Krum), la profe de historia. Joven y bella, Mónica enviudó recientemente y es por eso que no quiere saber nada de relaciones de pareja, pero el huracán Gonzalo revoluciona su existencia y cambia su parecer. Entre ellos se interpone Charly (Pablo Echarri), profesor de psicología, mucho más estable y maduro que Gonzalo, hecho que atrae a Mónica.
En la trama se combinan la historia de amor central devenida en triángulo amoroso con problemáticas como el Sida, la homosexualidad, la relación padre-hijo, todos tratados precariamente y a la ligera.
Fue la primera novela protagonizada por Rago y Krum, y también la primera gran oportunidad de Echarri, quien como contrafigura casi eclipsa al propio Rago, hecho que ocasionó malestar en el protagonista. Sobre Charly, Pablo Echarri declaró a la revista Chicas: “Mi personaje es distinto a mí. Hace y dice cosas que yo jamás haría ni diría jamás. Soy completamente distinto, tengo otra formación...”
Inconquistable corazón fue una remake de una novela de los 60 protagonizada por Beatriz Taibo, en el rol de la alumna que se enamora de su profesor, interpretado por Guillermo Bredeston.
Canal: 9
Idea original: Alberto Migré
Autores: Liliana Bernard y Víctor Agú
* 1995
María Soledad Morales y José Luis Cabezas
El asesinato de la joven catamarqueña socavó el poder del “clan Saadi” y de otras familias tradicionales de la provincia, acusados por la población de encubrir la responsabilidad de algunos de sus hijos en el crimen. En 1998, Guillermo Luque y Luis Tula fueron condenados por el homicidio.
Con este caso nacieron las marchas de silencio, encabezadas por la religiosa Marta Pelloni, rectora del colegio donde había estudiado Maria Soledad.
El 25 de enero de 1997, en Pinamar, fue asesinado el fotógrafo de la revista “Noticias” José Luis Cabezas. Las movilizaciones por el asesinato fueron unánimes. Uno de los mayores sospechosos de este crimen fue Alfredo Yabrán, quien se suicidó en 1998.
Telenovelas del 95
El día que me quieras
Es la historia de Soledad (Grecia Colmenares), una muchacha nacida de la relación de Angelita (Alicia Zanca), una rica heredera con un peón de su hacienda ubicada en México. Doña Fernanda (Chela Castro), la matriarca de la familia manda a Francisco (Daniel Moreno), el capataz de su hacienda a eliminar a la niña que ha nacido ciega.
Francisco se apiada de Soledad y la cría como hija suya. Años mas tarde Francisco en su lecho de muerte cuenta la verdad a Soledad y le confiesa que su madre no esta muerta sino que vive en Buenos Aires encerrada en un manicomio.
Es así como Soledad decide partir a Buenos Aires en busca de su madre y el destino la cruza con Lucho (Osvaldo Laport), un hombre humilde, sin instrucción que trabaja como camionero. Lucho es hijo de una hermana de Francisco.
Lucho esta perdidamente enamorado de una muchacha de alta sociedad, Gabriela (María Socas). Por amor a ella, Lucho decide estudiar, mejorar su cultura y sus modales y la fortuna hace que resulte el ganador de un pozo millonario de la lotería. Logran pero el matrimonio resulta infeliz y humillante. Es así como el hombre repara en Soledad y comienza su historia de amor que deberá afrontar muchas dificultades para llegar a un feliz desenlace. Soledad encuentra su verdadera familia y resulta heredera de una gran fortuna, recupera la vista y se casa con Lucho.
Con Tony Vilas, Saúl Lisazo, Francisco Avendaño, Rita Cortese, María Rosa Fugazot, Pepe Novoa y gran elenco.
Esta telenovela comenzó a emitirse a finales de 1994, con Más allá del horizonte aún en el aire. Ante esta situación, Laport declaró: “Yo hubiera preferido que cada proyecto tenga su propio tiempo, pero el destino es el que decide” También reconocía que “me preocupa el hecho de saturar, de que la gente me vea todo el tiempo en televisión y se canse” Con respecto a su personaje, dijo: “Lucho es un laburante, un defensor de sus seres queridos, una persona que quiere salir adelante. La diferencia más importante es que él es bastante machista y yo no. Yo intento luchar por ser hombre y no un macho.”
En el día que me quieras, Grecia vuelve a interpretar a una ciega. El final feliz cuenta con un dato de color: Luis Francisco, Lucho, se casa con Soledad vestido de overol. Eso sí: con camisa y corbata. Un extravagante y precipitado final para una novela que no logró su principal objetivo: el mismo o mayor caudal de éxito de Más allá del horizonte. De esta forma Televisa realizó su última producción en Argentina.
Producción de exteriores: Quique Aguilar - Mariano Olmedo
Dirección de exteriores: Daniel Aguirre
Producción: Laura Couto - María José Fuente Buena
Dirección: Tato Glager
Tema de apertura: El día que me quieras - Luis Miguel
* 1996
Las Privatizaciones
La política de las privatizaciones, que incluyó a un centenar de empresas estatales, fue iniciada con ENTel, la compañía telefónica estatal, y se extendió a los ferrocarriles y a los canales de televisión que estaban en manos del Estado. El 6 de julio de 1990 se realizó la apertura de sobres por la privatización de Aerolíneas Argentinas, empresa que el 21 de noviembre fue trasladada a Iberia. También en el servicio previsional se estableció un sistema de jubilaciones privadas.
Otra de la empresas privatizadas fue YPF. Su privatización provocó un fuerte impacto simbólico. En 1999 fue adquirida por la empresa española Repsol.
Telenovelas del 96
Alén, luz de luna
La vida de Pablo Pineda (Gustavo Bermúdez) cambia por completo cuando al morir su madre, descubre que sus padres adoptivos le dejaron el título de propiedad de una cabaña llamada Alén, en el sur de la República Argentina. La ansiedad y la curiosidad por saber lo llevan a viajar para conocer la ubicación de la casa e intentar comprender. Pablo está separado de su esposa Isabel (Celina Font), que no se resigna y lo sigue a pesar del constante rechazo por parte de él.
Al llegar al lugar Pablo conoce a la escribana Elena Gallardo (Marta González) a quien recurre para hacer averiguaciones sobre la cabaña.
Paralelamente se desarrolla la historia de Fanny Odisio (Silvia Montanari), dueña de un prestigioso hotel, ambiciosa y sin escrúpulos que sueña con llegar a la gobernación de la provincia. Fanny es la madre biológica de Pablo, pero lo odió desde el mismo momento en que se enteró de su embarazo. Por tal motivo, se lo entregó a la fiel Celina (Chany Mallo), para que lo hiciera matar. Pero Celina no pudo hacer eso y se lo vendió a la familia Pineda.
Por otro lado, vemos la historia de Pedro Ledesma (Héctor Alterio), un hombre íntegro y sincero. En su juventud capataz de la estancia de Odisio, Pedro se convirtió en amante de Fanny abandonando a su novia Elena Gallardo, y siempre ignoró que la hoy candidata a la gobernación, había concebido un hijo de él. Además, por su culpa pasó 12 años en la cárcel. Hoy, 30 años después, Pedro decide regresar al pueblo de su juventud para intentar encontrarse con su antiguo amor, Elena.
Todas estas situaciones ponen a Fanny en serio riesgo para sus aspiraciones dado que con la presencia de padre e hijo en el pueblo (ignorando ambos este hecho) todo puede desmoronarse para ella. Por tal motivo no duda en pergreñar todo tipo de maldades para lograr que ambos se vayan del pueblo.
Fanny se volvió a casar con Enrique Hardoy (Humberto Serrano), padre de su hija Sol (Guadalupe Martínez Uría), y de una joven de un matrimonio anterior, Vera (la brasileña Vivianne Pasmanter) que se enamorará de Pablo.
De esta manera, en el mismo pueblo confluyen las vidas de Pedro, Fanny y Pablo. El odio, el amor y el suspenso se harán presentes para hacer a esta historia sumamente interesante y atractiva.
Con Silvana Di Lorenzo, Oscar Ferreiro, Maité Zumelzú y Ignacio Gadano.
Por primera vez Bermúdez alcanzó la supremacía absoluta en el protagonismo de sus novelas, dado que en Nano fue opacado por la actuación de su partenaire Araceli Gonzalez. Ninguna de sus numerosas heroínas le hicieron sombra al apuesto galán. Incluso se debió cambiar a la que finalmente se quedaba con Pablo Pineda, por el sorpresivo alejamiento de la actriz destinada para tal fin. Viviane Pasmanter dejó la tira porque no le pagaron cuatro meses de sueldo.
La telenovela fue íntegramente grabada en escenarios naturales de San Martín de los Andes, Neuquen, con un costo de producción de 7 millones de dólares. Compartió horario con Los ángeles no lloran, con la cual peleó cabeza a cabeza en el rating. Fue galardonada con el Premio Martín Fierro a la mejor telenovela y mejor producción integral del año 1996.
Canal 13
Capítulos 147 x 60'
Artear S.A.
Autores: Marcia Cerretani - Enrique Sdrech (h)
Libros: Adriana Lorenzón - Horacio del Prado - Daniel Massa - Rodolfo Cerro
María Segovia (Susana Campos) acaba de salir de la cárcel después de cumplir treinta años de condena por un delito que no cometió. Resentida y dueña de una inmensa fortuna que una compañera le legó en su lecho de muerte, solo tiene dos objetivos claros en su vida. El primero es poner en marcha el más perfecto y refinado mecanismo de venganza para destruir a Ignacio Linares (Fernando Siro), el padre de su hija y el hombre que treinta años antes, la abandonó a su suerte pues no quiso comprometer a su acaudalada familia de un escándalo policial. El segundo objetivo de María es encontrar a su hija Ángeles (Patricia Palmer), a quien creía muerta la nacer.
Mientras tanto, Ángeles a los que sus amigos llaman "la loba" es una humilde muchacha de barrio que trabaja en una frutería y es la que mantiene a su familia, que se compone por un padrastro, su hermano Quique (Boy Olmi) y una hermanastra que le proporcionará mas de un quebradero de cabeza a la joven.
Ángeles y Tito (Orlando Carrió), un carnicero seductor, simpático e infiel por naturaleza, son novios hace seis años. pero cuando están a punto de casarse, aparece Daniel (Gustavo Guillén), quién con la fuerza de su mirada y la nobleza de sus actos enamora a "la loba". Ambos viven un idilio secreto, pero meses después Tito lo descubre.
Justo en ese delicado momento, madre e hija se encuentran. Y María tendrá que elegir entre poner en marcha su más cruel venganza o recuperar el amor de Ángeles, su hija, a quien por fin ha llegado a conocer.
Con Adriana Gardiazábal, Eleonora Wexler, Betina O ' Conell, Eric Grimberg, Diana Maggi, Judith Gabbani y Alfonso de Grazia.
Aquí todo el protagonismo recae sobre las protagonistas femeninas, madre Susana Campos e hija
Tanto Alén como Los ángeles no lloran plantean un conflicto filial idéntico, dado que ni Bermúdez sabe que es hijo de Alterio, ni Palmer imagina que su madre es Campos.
Canal: 9
Horario: 19 hrs.
Capítulos: 140 x 60´
Telearte Argentina S.A.
Autor: Patricia Palmer
Post-Producción: Sergio de Hacha
Producción de Exteriores: Raúl Lescano
Dirección de Exteriores: Alfredo Galiñanes
Coordinación de Producción: Marisa Ippolito
Producción Ejecutiva: Alberto Marchi
Producción General: Patricia Palmer
Dirección: Rodolfo Cela
* 1997
El surgimiento de la Alianza
En 1997, los dirigentes del Frepaso y de la UCR acordaron una alianza y lograron el triunfo en las elecciones legislativas de octubre, derrotando al peronismo en algunas provincias claves, como Santa Fé y Buenos Aires. De esta manera se consolidó como principal alternativa para 1999. A pesar de que lo intentó por varios medios, Menem no pudo lograr la autorización para presentarse en las elecciones de 1999 y lograr así su segunda reelección.
Telenovelas del 97
Durante este año la telenovela sufre cambios profundos que la conducen a un repentino y momentáneo naufragio. Los galanes tradicionales escapan hacia otros rubros: Carlos Mata conduce un talk show para la señal latinoamericana de cable Gems Televisión junto a Patricia Miccio, Arnaldo André encarna a un siniestro ex personaje de la dictadura en el unitario Verdad/Consecuencia.
Gabriel Corrado y Gustavo Bermúdez huyen hacia el formato de miniseries. El primero hace El arcángel con Paola Krum y Nancy Duplaá y el segundo Laberinto con la española Blanca Oteyza. Pablo Echarri tras el fracaso de Mía, sólo mía -donde compartió cartel con Andrea Del Boca- co-protagoniza la miniserie El signo junto a Rodolfo Bebán. Gastón Pauls, tres años antes galán juvenil en Montaña Rusa, intenta con Arturo Puig y Paola Krum sacar adelante la remake de El Rafa, pero no lo logra.
El reality show reemplaza a la telenovela, presentándose como una alternativa económica y mucho más fácil de realizar. Dramáticas historias de la vida real con tratamiento de telenovela son lo necesario para asolar la producción de melodramas en el país.
Comienza el reinado de Thalía en el mundo de la telenovela, con su tan mentada trilogía de las Marías: Marimar -con su ex compañero en Timbiriche Eduardo Capetillo-, María la del Barrio -con su supuesto novio Fernando Colunga- y María Mercedes -con el inexplicable galán Arturo Peniche-. La joven actriz y cantante mexicana logra eclipsar la estrella de la mismísima Verónica Castro, cuyo culebrón Pueblo Chico, Infierno Grande resulta un fracaso tanto aquí como en el país azteca. La acompañaba el tucumano Juan Soler, un ex rugbier que aquí participó como contrafigura de Gastón Pauls en la segunda temporada de Montaña Rusa y que encabezó numerosos melodramas en México.
Hombre de Mar
Típica historia de muchacho humilde que se enamora de muchacha rica. Fernando (Gabriel Corrado) trabaja en el astillero del padre de Florencia (Viviana Saccone). La conoce, se enamora, y siempre estará quien se interponga en el camino del amor, hasta el final.
Antes de iniciar las grabaciones de la tira, sobre su alter-ego Fernando, Corrado comentó: “De mi personaje sólo sé que va a ser un tipo duro, rústico” Además alegó que había dado por concluido su ciclo junto a Andrea del Boca, con el fin de la telenovela Zíngara, dónde no los acompañó el rating. Corrado también se negó a protagonizar una segunda parte de Perla Negra.
Íntegramente rodada en la ciudad de Mar del Plata, Hombre de Mar continúa la línea de Alén (hombre como máximo protagonista, locaciones naturales). Del proyecto participaron 250 personas, entre técnicos, actores y extras, con una inversión de 6 millones de dólares.
Participan Héctor Bidonde, Cristina Murta, Alejandra Gavilanes, Aldo Barbero, el español Roberto de la Peña y gran elenco.
Canal:13
Horario: 19 hrs.
Autores: Jorge Maestro - Sergio Vainmann
* 1998
Telenovelas del 98
Gasoleros
Hector Panigassi (Juan Leyrado) es un porteño, mecánico que alguna vez formó parte del elenco estable de Alta Tensión -en el disco estaba debajo de la T-, también supo conducir colectivos y ahora se dedica a arreglarlos. Viudo con un hijo adolescente (Darío, por Matías Santoiani) y una hermana a punto de recibirse de médica (Isabel, por Cecilia Milone), sus días transcurren en el taller junto a Bonzo (Pablo Rago), un joven a quien trata como a otro hijo, y sus amigos Tucho (Dady Brieva) y Líber (Rubén Rada). Con ellos se divierte contando viejas anécdotas y burlándose de quienes consideran sus enemigos: los taxistas. Roxana Presutti (Mercedes Moran) es una mujer que siempre vendió chucherías importadas y hoy llega a tener una flotilla de taxis. Es madre soltera de Alejo (Nicolás Cabre) y se casó más tarde con Jorge (Manuel Callau). Cree amarlo hasta que conoce a Héctor en una comisaría cuando sus hijos son detenidos por pelearse en un lugar público. Es un amor adulto que deberá dejar de lado la rivalidad que existe entre ambos por sus actividades y atravesará todos los escollos que se les cruzan por el camino con el único motivo de estar siempre unidos.
Felicidad (María Fiorentino) es la mejor amiga de Roxie. Silvia Montanari es Emilia, dueña del bar donde paran los tacheros Benito (Hector Bidonde), Chula (Verónica Llinás) y Vikingo (Alejandro Fiore). Madre de la desinhibida Sandra (Pamela Rodríguez) y de la novicia Luciana (Malena Solda).
En su primera temporada Gasoleros conquistó a la audiencia con su tono costumbrista, su poco tradicional pareja protagónica, el colorido de su galería de personajes y la hibridación de géneros. Durante la segunda temporada decae en audiencia, por un cierto agotamiento de la estructura de tira diaria, dada la falta de conflictos atrayentes y también por el cambio de autores. Aparece Matilde, la mamá de Roxie (China Zorrilla) y su fiel compañera Elbita (Valeria Bertuccelli). Tucho cambia su actitud de colectivero bonachón, eterno enamorado de Isa y pasa a ser un conquistador empedernido, como temprana antesala del Alberto Muzzopappa de El sodero de mi vida y más acá en el tiempo, el Rubén Jilguero de Los Secretos de papá.
Canal 13
Horario: 21 hs
Pol-ka Producciones
Idea: Adrián Suar
Autores: Gustavo Barrios - Ernesto Korovsky
Dirección: Oscar Rodríguez
Dirección de exteriores: Sebastián Pivoto
Producción ejecutiva: Ulises Barrera
Producción general: Adrián Suar - Fernando Blanco
Producción: Paula Granica
Coordinación de producción: Noemí Fuhrer
Como vos y yo
Inscripta en el tono costumbrista de Gasoleros, la tira de las tres de la tarde cuenta la historia paralela de una acaudalada familia ensamblada y de una tradicional familia de clase media. Por supuesto que el cruce entre ambas será vital para el transcurso de la historia, y qué mejor que un triángulo amoroso para desencadenar el conflicto. Esteban Prol interpreta a un remisero y se convierte en el objeto de deseo de madre e hija, interpretadas por Claribel Medina y Eleonora Wexler.
Aquí un atípico galán conquista a una heroína un poco mayor que él, para finalmente desembocar en un atípico final: ambos mueren durante su luna de miel mientras duermen, por un escape de gas en la cabaña donde se encontraban. Como para variar los previsibles finales felices. De todas formas, el final es lo menos recordado de esta tira, que como todo producto perpetrado por Enrique Estevanez, cuenta con un elenco multitudinario y una multiplicación de historias paralelas. Rodolfo Ranni, Luisina Brando, Juan Palomino, Claudio Gallardou, entre otros.
Milady
Delfina (Florencia Raggi), Regina de Valladares (Susana Campos), Máximo (Gabriel Corrado), Federico (Osvaldo Laport), Chiara (Lucrecia Capello).
El fracaso de esta aburrida telenovela de estelar elenco se debió a que continuó cambiando el prototipo de galán. Corrado, Bermúdez y Laport son reemplazados por Esteban Prol, Fernán Mirás (en Chiquititas primero y en Verano del 98 después) y Pablo Echarri, con perfiles menos estructurados.
* 1999
El triunfo de la Alianza
En las elecciones para presidente en 1999, ganó con el 48,5 % de los votos Fernando de la Rúa (acompañado por su compañero de fórmula Carlos “Chacho” Alvarez”). Alvarez, dirigente del Frepaso, impulsó a unirse a la UCR y conformar la alianza para derrotar al menemismo.
Los primeros años del gobierno de Fernando de la Rúa fueron difíciles. El presupuesto acumuló un fuerte déficit y escasearon las inversiones. Se llegó, inclusive, a reducir el sueldo de los empleados públicos. Mientras tanto, la economía no se reactivaba y el desempleo seguía elevado.
En marzo de 2001 el gobierno lanzó un fuerte ajuste y luego nombró a Domingo Cavallo en economía. Esto ocurrió en medio de una severa crisis política. Meses antes, una serie de renuncias referidas al trámite de aprobación de la Ley Laboral había derivado en otra crisis de la alianza, que culminó con la renuncia del vicepresidente, Carlos “Chacho” Alvarez.
Telenovelas del 99
Buenos vecinos
La vida de estos personajes en Parque Patricios parecía inmejorable. Julián Pinillos (Hugo Arana) disfrutaba de una vida común y corriente, trabajo en su kiosko, dos amigos, una mujer perfecta (Mónica Galán como Mónica) y una hija a punto de casarse (Malena Solda como Jimena). Sin embargo la mudanza de Chini (Moria Casán) al barrio cambió de plano las cosas. Luego de separarse de su marido, la ex mujer de Ricardo Suárez (Héctor Calori), el corrupto presidente del club Huracán, se instaló en una vieja casona al lado del kiosko con sus hijos. Desde el primer momento comenzaron los problemas entre Chini y Julián: lo que debía ser un decente trato entre buenos vecinos se convirtió en el primer segundo en infernales peleas de enemigos. Julián y Chini mantenían enfrentamientos tan desopilantes que en el barrio comenzó a correr el chisme de que entre esos dos había algo más que odio. Por su parte, llegó también a Parque Patricios un joven de nombre Diego (Facundo Arana), un personaje misterioso relacionado con Ángel Pinillos (Juan Carlos Galván), el padre de Julián. A la vez, un romance a primera vista nació entre Diego y Jimena, la hija de Julián, y los planes de casamiento de la chica empezaron a empañarse.
Intento costumbrista de la productora de Marcelo Tinelli, el programa sobreviviría media temporada más, ya sin Moria Casán, reemplazada por Claribel Medina. Hugo Arana no ejerce como un galán de peso, dadas la cantidad de atractivas historias secundarias: el idilio entre tío y sobrina, el romance entre la peluquera Stella (Verónica Llinás) y el pastor Manuel (Santiago Ríos), la vida grotesca de Beto Marchese (Gabriel Goity) y los manejos de gángster de Cátulo Pinillos (Alejandro Awada).
Canal 11 (Telefe)
Horario: 21 hs
Capitulos: 321 x 60'
Ideas del Sur para Telefe
Tema de apertura: La vida es un carnaval - Celia Cruz
Campeones de la vida
Cuenta la historia de dos familias relacionadas por la sangre y por el box. Los D´Alessandro son dos hermanos con diferentes ocupaciones. Uno, Ciro (Juan Carlos Calabró) está empleado en una fábrica frigorífica y a punto de retirarse. Tito (Osvaldo Santoro), es un promotor de box que está tratando de entusiasmar a u sobrino Valentín (Mariano Martinez) para que se dedique seriamente a este deporte. Valentín vivirá una historia de encuentros y decepciones con Camila (Laura Azcurra), la hija del jefe de su padre. Un papel primordial en la vida de estas personas será el que juegue Guido Guevara (Osvaldo Laport) un boxeador que ha tenido mejores años y ahora trata de recuperar su prestigio en el competitivo mundo del boxeo. Con Soledad Silveyra, Maria Valenzuela, German Kraus y elenco.
Canal 13
Horario: 21 hs
Pol-ka Producciones
Idea: Adrián Suar
Autores: Gustavo Barrios - Diana Segovia
Dirección y muscializacion: Alejandro Alem - Alejandro Parysow
Dirección de arte: Paula Panini
Dirección de fotografía: Oscar Rodriguez - Raúl Aragón
Vestuario: Laura Singh
Post - producción de sonido: David Mantecon - Omar Jadur
Producción: Pablo Leiber - Cesar Markus Gonzalez
Produccion ejecutiva: Carlos Marquez - Noemí Fuhrer
Dirección: Oscar Rodriguez - Sebastian Pivotto
Tema de apertura: Volver a empezar - Alejandro Lerner
Muñeca Brava
La Soledad es el antiguo nombre que figura a la entrada de la gran mansión, propiedad de la familia Di Carlo. Pero la soledad se respira en el ambiente, en el frío comedor que reúne a los señores de la casa, en los pasillos siempre silenciosos y fundamentalmente, en el encierro elegido por la matriarca de esta familia y en el misterio de una puerta siempre cerrada, de la cual sólo llega el silencio, apenas quebrado por algunos pasos amortiguados durante las madrugadas.
El casamiento de Federico (Arturo Maly) y Luisa (Fernanda Mistral) sirvió para dos cosas. Una, salvar a Federico de la quiebra y así poder los Di Carlo seguir representando un jerarquizado papel en la sociedad. La segunda, salvar el honor de Luisa y toda la familia Rapallo. Sólo muy pocos personajes llevan sobre sus hombros el peso de un secreto. Un secreto que los une… y los enfrenta.
En el convento, Milagros (Natalia Oreiro) sigue haciendo de las suyas. Como dice la madre superiora ¨Milagros es de profesión: traviesa¨, Millie es ¨varonera¨y ¨futbolera¨.
El cura párroco, reconocido hincha de Boca, la bautiza ¨Cholo¨, en honor al Cholo Simeone, famoso marcador de punta que brillara en Boca Juniors en la década del sesenta. Y como Milagros tiene garra para jugar pero no es ninguna virtuosa… y como muchas veces su pierna se estrella en la pierna de un rival, más por torpeza que por mala intención… se generalizará el sobrenombre.
A Millie le gusta bailar. Es así como con una compañerita del convento, se escapan para ir a una bailanta.
En la bailanta la pasa bárbaro y se siente en el paraíso cuando baila.
Millie baila y rie, rie y baila, y conoce a Ivo (Facundo Arana).
El jóven no asociará a la bella mujer que conoce esa noche con Carlitos, la chica disfrazada de chico que vende gaseosas en la cancha y estampitas en las calles.
Milagros llegará a la mansión y comenzará a escribirse una historia de encuentros y desencuentros, de besos y rechazos, una historia de amor pero con una gran diferencia: la Cholito es muy distinta a todas las mujeres que Ivo ha conocido.
El le robará algunos besos y ella le regalará algunas cachetadas. Milagros descubre que esos besos robados le gustan. Y un día descubre que está enamorada de Ivo, pero ese descubrimiento le costará muy caro, porque vendrá acompañado de otros, uno de ellos fundamental:
Milagros no es ¨guacha¨ como siempre creyó. Su padre vive, y está mucho más cerca de lo que imagina.
Con Paola Krum, Diego Ramos, Verónica Vieyra, Lidia Lamaison, Marcelo Mazzarello, Osvaldo Guidi, Segundo Cernadas, Victoria Onetto, Norberto Díaz y elenco
El nuevo milenio
Los primeros cinco años del siglo XXI trajeron consigo la gradual recuperación de la telenovela, el rescate del género tradicional -Yago, pasión morena, Soy Gitano, Padre Coraje- y ciertas variantes aggionardas -Resistiré, Malandras, Culpable de este amor- que dieron aire fresco a la producción nacional. En esta clave, Pablo Echarri y Juan Darthes se consolidan como galanes que capturan las miradas y el rating. Las tiras de horario central continuaron siendo protagonizadas por galanes no convencionales, y así lo demuestran Dady Brieva en El sodero de mi vida y Los secretos de papá y Miguel Ángel Rodríguez en Son Amores y en Los Roldán. Cada producción audiovisual confirma y refuta la hipótesis planteada en un principio: el galán definitivamente cambió su actitud de hombre recio por una más sensible y tierna, pero en la telenovela tradicional mantiene su postura de guerrero imbatible en pugna por rescatar a su damisela de los más variados apuros.
2000
Amor latino
Dos historias de amor que conviven en un marco donde la comedia es cotidiana. Y también son dos los secretos que mueven el motor del drama. Amor, misterio, drama y comedia. Los pilares donde se apoya esta historia, cuya acción transcurrirá constantemente en Miami y en Buenos Aires. Y a estos escenarios se agregarán muchas ciudades del Caribe. Con el especial condimento del erotismo.
Los protagonistas masculinos, además de ser mujeriegos, son pilotos de una compañía aérea "Americana de Aviación" de la cual la familia tiene parte del paquete accionario.
Las protagonistas femeninas son la hija del nuevo accionista mayoritario de la compañía y su amiga. Por una travesura de una de ellas, sus roles quedan invertidos.
Una será la otra. La otra será la una. Los galanes se enamorarán de una pensando que es la otra...o de la otra pensando...en fin. Entre tanto equívoco lo único verdadero es... el amor que va naciendo sin que los protagonistas puedan impedirlo.
La acción se inicia en Miami. Allí, los hermanos Fernando (Diego Ramos) y Nacho Domeq (el cubano Mario Cimarro), son víctimas de su mayor debilidad: las mujeres.
En Buenos Aires, la tía Paloma (Dora Baret) intenta por todos los medios recuperar la presidencia de la empresa que acaba de escaparse de sus manos. Para lograrlo pone en juego un plan maquiavélico que incluye seducir a Leandro (Arturo Maly), su nuevo socio... y también casar a sus sobrinos, Fernando y Nacho con dos jóvenes herederas.
Leandro nombra a su hija Marina (la mexicana Ana Claudia Talancón) como presidenta de Americana de Aviación. Pero por el equívoco inicial para los hermanos Domeq y para toda la compañía, la presidenta será su amiga Rosita (la colombiana Coraima Torres) y Marina es la "secretaria" de la presidenta.
El novio de Marina, Leonel (Martin Karpan), se resiste al juego. Su objetivo es dominar la compañía y "usar" a Marina como trampolín para lograrlo. Decide apurar el casamiento. Y el destino pone en sus manos un gran "secreto" que Leandro siempre ocultó. Esa es una carta de triunfo que Leonel sabrá jugar en el momento oportuno.
Luego del deslumbramiento de Rosita por Fernando en un comienzo, ella descubre que el hombre de su vida es Nacho. Por él morirá de amor y le costará mucho ocultarlo.
En cambio Marina sufrirá un ataque de bronca contra ella misma al descubrirse enamorada de Fernando.
Por supuesto, Fernando y Nacho también descubrirán que las muchachas despiertan un sentimiento raro, desconocido para ellos. Obviamente pasará mucho tiempo y muchas cosas para que reconozcan que están enamorados de Marina y Rosita.
Intentando volver al formato del tandem Amándote, Raúl Lecuona intenta con Amor Latino obtener el éxito con un elenco proveniente de diferentes latitudes de Latinoamérica, apelando también al colorido de Miami. La tira no resulta exitosa en la Argentina, pero en otros países alcanza considerable éxito, y el la carta de presentación de Diego Ramos y de Martín Karpan para iniciar una exitosa carrera en Colombia.
Canal: Azul Televisión
Horario: 20 hrs.
Capítulos: 80 x 60´ (para Argentina) / 120 x 60´ (para el mercado internacional)
Autores: Enrique Torres - Raúl Lecouna
Dirección de Arte: Celina Amadeo
Producción Ejecutiva: Sofía Izaguirre
Dirección de Exteriores: Carlos Dell' Isola
Dirección Integral: Nicolás del Boca
Producción: Raúl Lecouna
Tema de apertura: Amor latino - Gustavo Javier Remesar
Ilusiones (compartidas)
La Donna Baffutta es una cantina donde se pueden compartir tantas ilusiones como problemas y enredos amorosos. Es en este extraño pero original y decente lugar donde Félix Figueroa (Oscar Martinez) lleva a cabo su trabajo. El hombre, con 45 años y aún viviendo con su tía (Beatriz Bonnet), es un mago e ilusionista que todas las noches realiza un espectáculo para la limitada clientela de la cantina. Félix es excelente en su profesión, pero él insiste en que no es así. Es muy nervioso y obsesivo. Todo empeora cuando Nancy (Marita Ballesteros), su insoportable novia, le comunica que ha adelantado la fecha de casamiento. Félix realmente no quiere casarse con su pareja, pero no parece animarse a enfrentarla. Los principales conflictos entre el mago y la mujer empiezan cuando llega a la Donna Baffutta Caridad Guanarito (Catherine Fulop), una divertida y misteriosa venezolana que se convertirá en la nueva cocinera de la cantina, uniéndose así al equipo que es liderado por Basilio Javier de la Torre y Quirós (Patricio Conyreras), el encargado y amigo incondicional de Félix. En medio de estas historias, conocemos a Rafael Puntín (Nicolás Cabré), un veinteañero que sale de la cárcel luego de tres años y usurpa la identidad de Martín Fatone, un chico que iba a ser "acomodado" en la cantina para trabajar de peón. Aunque al principio él no se de cuenta, en la vida de Félix se cruzará otra mujer, pero de una forma muy distinta a la de Caridad: en este caso se trata de Maia Carregal (Julieta Díaz), una joven representante de artistas de varieté que no se encuentra en una buena posición económica y está obsesionada en contratar al mago para una fiesta de 200 invitados. La insistencia de la chica se enfrentará a los ideales de Félix, que se niega rotundamente a actuar en una fiesta, llevando a ambos a situaciones tan fuertes como divertidas, que, como no puede ser de otra manera, desembarcarán en el amor. Las ilusiones de todos estos personajes son aplastadas con la aparición de Laura Grimaldi (Patricia Palmer), la ex-mujer del dueño de la cantina que es ahora la nueva propietaria, y que luego de darse cuenta de la incompetencia de algunos empleados deberá analizar la opción de vender la Donna Baffutta. A la vez, Giuliana (Marcela Kloosterboer), la hija de Laura, queda flechada por Rafael, y al poco tiempo descubre que él no es Martín Fatone. Esta extraña relación unirá a Giuliana y Rafael, por supuesto, amorosamente. Diferentes historias, en un absoluto tono de comedia, que se unen tanto por compartir la misma escenografía como también la misma temática: las ilusiones pueden dejar de ser tan fantasiosas para convertirse en realidad.
Completan el elenco Juan Darthés como Mario Miranda, el mozo que enamora a Laura; Matías Santoiani como Claudio, el hijo de Basilio y Tomás Fonzi como Lucas.
Canal: 13
Horario: 22 hs
Capítulos:137 x 60'
Rating promedio: 13.1
Pol-ka Producciones
Tema de apertura: Ilusiones - Gabriel Fernadez Capello
Producción ejecutiva: Víctor Tevah - Paula Granica
Dirección: Rodolfo Antúnez - Daniel Barone
Los buscas de siempre
Martín Giménez (Pablo Echarri) era un chico normal. Vivía con su familia compuesta por su mamá, su hermana Eugenia (Jazmín Stuart) y su padre Carlos (Arturo Bonín). La vida familiar transcurría feliz y tranquila hasta que se supo la verdad: Carlos tenia dos familias paralelas una con su esposa y otra con su mujer: Silvina (Luisina Brando) con quien tuvo dos hijos: Bárbara (de casi la misma edad que Martín) y Ariel (Matías Apóstolo), el más chico de los Giménez Álzaga. Por semejante noticia la esposa de Carlos se deprime y muere. Todos se mudan a la nueva mansión de los Giménez Álzaga. Bárbara y Martín viven peleando y no se soportan, hasta que descubren que todo ese "odio" no era más que una histeriqueada juvenil propia de un enamoramiento. A los 15 años Bárbara y Martín advierten que nunca se sintieron hermanos y hacen el amor por primera vez. Silvina descubre a Martín saliendo de la habitación de Bárbara y amenaza con contarle todo a Carlos si él no se va inmediatamente de la casa. Para proteger a Barbie y a su padre de la incestuosa verdad, Martín se va a vivir con su tía Titina (Ana Maria Picchio) y su abuelo (Tino Pascali). A partir de esta nueva situación Martín se ve en la necesidad de ser un "busca", y vende cosas en la calle para ayudar a su familia. Transcurren 10 años. Bárbara es la mano derecha en la empresa de su padre y está comprometida con Fernando (Nacho Gadano), un tipo tan ambicioso como maldito. Martín sigue vendiendo cuadernos y lapiceras por ahí. Bárbara y Martín vuelven a encontrarse para volver a vivir un amor incestuoso.
Con Carolina Papaleo, Rodolfo Ranni, Viviana Saccone como la doctora que se enamora del futbolista interpretado por Sebastián Estevanez (Beto Santana en la ficción) y gran elenco.
Equipo de producción Vanina Martorilli - Alejandra Giaccio
Tema de apertura: Vanidad del mundo - Willy Lorenzo
Primicias
Dos medios diferentes, la redacción del Diario "El Urbano" y el noticiero de televisión "TVSET" En el diario hay un director general Américo Baigorria (Juan Carlos Mesa) que acaba de incorporar como secretaria de redacción a una recién llegada de España, Verónica Amore (María Valenzuela). Eso provocará algunos desequilibrios en la redacción encabezados por Di Nardo (Roberto Carnaghi), un prosecretario dispuesto a conspirar. "El Urbano" cuenta con un equipo de destacados periodistas, encabezados por Pablo Molina (Gustavo Garzón) como su líder natural; Fernando Álvarez (Pablo Rago) un muchacho con problemas de conducta; Cati (Valentina Bassi), una chica sin muchos escrúpulos; Julio Cesar Cameratta (Hugo Varela), un hipocondríaco consumado. El noticiero está dirigido por Antonio Paz (Arturo Puig), el gerente de noticias. Un neurótico de temer. Tiene dos productores rivales entre si, Victoria y Vitti. Paz, casado por tercera vez y en crisis con Mariana, tiene a su mejor amigo y confidente Carlos Armill (Pelusa, Raúl Rizzo), un gay sin complejos, es el conductor del noticiero junto a Alejandra Casanova (Florencia Raggi). Un notero aliado de Victoria (Gabriela Toscano) será el colega de Mina Carbonell (Araceli Gonzalez), una chica que se incorpora al noticiero, muy verde para el oficio, pero gracias a su fuerza de voluntad y a la gran ayuda de Manuel (Juan Darthés), su camarógrafo, lo logrará. Entre estos dos equipos de noticias se leen conflictos, roces, desencuentros, amores, que son la esencia del argumento de la tira. Con Pepe Novoa, Roberto Pettinato y Graciela Pal.
Canal 13
Horario: 21 hs y desde marzo de 2000, 22 hs.
Capítulos: 225 x 60'
Rating promedio: 12.6
Pol-ka Producciones
Tema de apertura: Desnudando primicias - Grupo Facón
Idea: Adrián Suar
Autores: Ernesto Korovsky - Leonardo Becchini
Colaboración autoral: Jorge Leyes - Cnstanza Novik - Bruno Zampardi
Producción ejecutiva: Ulises Barrera - Paula Granica
Alberto Muzzopappa (Dady Brieva) está a cargo de la sodería que hace muchos años montó su padre. Está a punto de perder su negocio por lo que decide aceptar la oferta de Hipólito (Alberto Martín), el padre de Sofía (Andrea del Boca), de comprar la fábrica. Alberto pretende quedarse con un pequeño porcentaje y el gerenciamiento de la sodería, sin saber que el plan de Hipólito y su socio Orlando (Fabián Mazzei), la pareja de Sofía, es tirar abajo la fábrica para levantar allí una moderna torre. Sofía es psicóloga y sexóloga. Crió sola a su hijo de siete años. Su vida guiada por la razón, su tranquilidad al lado de un hombre como Orlando que le resuelve todos sus problemas se verá alterada cuando irrumpa en su corazón la presencia de un Alberto emocional, apasionado, fogoso y seductor. Alberto y Sofía se enamoran a primera vista. Sofía dilata la insistente propuesta que le hace Orlando de convivir porque en el fondo no está enamorada de él. Siente que Orlando no tiene un buen vinculo con su hijo. No le sucederá lo mismo con Alberto que establecerá con el niño un vinculo afectivo que muchas veces reemplazará a la imagen de padre ausente. Y esto la meterá en problemas porque Alberto no es hombre de una sola mujer. Con muchas de sus clientas tiene una historia de amor. Sofía no para de trabajar. Además del consultorio de sexología que establecerá en el barrio, atiende el gabinete psicopedagógico de varias escuelas. A una de ellas concurre Anita (Jimena Barón), su media hermana, aunque ella todavía no lo sabe. Alberto es el mayor de tres hermanos. El que le seguía, menor apenas por horas era su hermano gemelo Quique, que ha muerto hace catorce años en un accidente. Por eso se hizo cargo de su cuñada Leonor (Carola Reyna) quien lo ayuda eficientemente en la sodería llevando la contabilidad. También cuida mucho a su sobrina Romina (Dolores Fonzi), una niña en el cuerpo de una mujer. Alberto ama a su madre Delia (Perla Santalla) y con paciencia trata de quitarle el vicio del juego. Con Mónica (Victoria Oneto), su hermana, no puede mantener una relación fluida. Alberto escucha los consejos de Vicente (Raúl Taibo), su fiel amigo ciego, quien lo asiste en todo lo que se propone.
Canal 13
Horario: 21 hs
Capítulos: 231 x 60'
Rating promedio: 19.1
Pol-ka Producciones
Idea: Adrián Suar
Autores: Jorge Maestro - Ernesto Korovsky
Coordinación de Producción: Sabrina Kirzner - Adrián González
Pre- Producción: Pablo Leiber
Producción: Unidad 2: Juan Puig - Unidad 1: César M. González
Producción Ejecutiva: Carlos Márquez - Ulises Barrera
Dirección: Unidad 1: Oscar Rodríguez - Unidad 2: Sebastián Pivotto
Tema de apertura: El Sodero de mi Vida - Lucía Galán y Palito Ortega
Luna salvaje
Gonzalo (Gabriel Corrado) y Leticia (Millie Stegmann) están casados desde hace tiempo, y aunque tienen todo para ser felices, no pueden tener hijos, y esto se ha convertido en una obsesión para Leticia, quien es capaz de cualquier cosa por lograr su cometido. Leticia es una mujer fría y calculadora. Después de muchos años de probar distintos tratamientos, se acaba de enterar que tampoco funcionó la inseminación artificial que se hizo por segunda vez. Desesperada y ante la presión social y la que ejerce su padre que busca un heredero para la empresa familiar, convence a su marido de hacer una inseminación artificial en el cuerpo de otra mujer. Encuentra en María (Carina Zampini) la candidata ideal. María es una mujer humilde, casada con un marido que la maltrata y lucha por salvar a su hermanito de la leucemia que padece. Por esta razón acepta el trato. Leticia parece lograr su objetivo, pero todo se le complica cuando María y Gonzalo se enamoran, y encuentran en el otro la posibilidad de cambiar de vida y ser felices. Gonzalo embaraza a María, y esta dispuesto a dejar a su mujer, cuando Leticia logra quedar embarazada y le pide entonces a María que se deshaga del hijo que ella cree que concibió por encargo. María no esta dispuesta a hacerlo y huye para salvar a su hijo, aunque esto significa perder a Gonzalo para siempre. Gonzalo deber luchar para reencontrarse con su verdadero amor, María, enfrentándose a una Leticia que cuando se entera del engaño de su marido, es capaz de hacer lo peor para retenerlo.
Canal 11 (Telefe)
Horario: 13 hs
Capítulos: 150 x 60'
Rating promedio: 15.1
Idea original: Ricardo Rodriguez - Patricia Maldonado
Autores: Ricardo Rodríguez Elena Antonietto Oscar Ibarra
Colaboración autoral: Alejandro Sapognicoff
Escenografía: Martín Seijas
Coordinación general Carlos Olivieri
Productor ejecutivo Daniel Mackintosh
Directores: Jorge Montero - Miguel Colom
Tema de apertura: Luna salvaje - Pablo Granados
22, el loco
Federico Falcone (Adrián Suar) es un hombre impulsivo. Un policía muy poco convencional. Nunca se desprende de su arma calibre 22. Está separado hace tiempo de su ex mujer. Tiene una hija de cinco años a la que quiere recuperar, a toda costa, ya que luego de la separación se ha distanciado de ella. Esta imposibilidad del 22 de acercarse a su hija tiene relación con los abandonos que ha sufrido desde chico. El de su madre (Thelma Biral), internada en un psiquiátrico, y el de su padre, el comisario Falcone (Oscar Ferreiro), responsable de las brigadas policiales y a quien culpa Federico del estado de su madre. En el pasado del 22 hay un hecho que lo marcó a fuego. En un operativo muere su amigo y compañero. Al 22 se lo culpa de esta muerte. Luego de un juicio queda sin culpa y cargo, pero no vuelve a ser asignado a ninguna unidad. Su padre ha intentado por todos los medios lograr que vuelva a la policía. El 22 quiere volver, pero sabe que debe recuperar la confianza en sí mismo y sobre todo, la de los demás. Mario Falcone, al borde ya de su retiro, decide formar una brigada especial, capaz de enfrentarse a la corrupción dentro de las fuerzas policiales. Para esto, Mario recluta a los mejores. El 22 volverá a la policía formando parte de esta brigada especial en la que no faltarán conflictos, ni las historias de amor y odio. Federico Falcone es el vértice de un triángulo amoroso que completan Laura Copioli (Nancy Duplaá), una mujer solitaria, excelente policía que está enamorada secretamente de Federico y Ana Pandolfi (Leticia Brédice), una bellísima abogada, de gran carácter que vive obsesionada por su trabajo.
Canal: 13
Horario: 22 hs
Capítulos: 95 x 60'
Rating promedio: 17.2
Pol-ka Producciones
Tema de apertura: Original de títulos de Ivan Wyszogrod
Idea Original: Adrián Suar
Autores: Leonardo Becchini - Marcos Carnevale
Producción ejecutiva: Paula Granica - Noemí Fuhrer
Yago (Facundo Arana)es un hombre que se ha criado en la selva misionera, en Iguazú, al cuidado de Gardel (Raúl Lavié). Es una persona simple y solidaria aunque un poco primitivo. Morena (Gianella Neyra) es una mujer de ciudad que se ocupa de los negocios de su familia y vive siempre a las apuradas. Nacida en Perú completó sus estudios en Nueva York. Su mejor amiga, Laura (Ximena Fassi) la convence para hacer un viaje a las Cataratas del Iguazú a pasar unos días de vacaciones y, a pesar de sus muchas obligaciones, Morena acepta. En Misiones, ella conoce a Yago, pero sus primeros encuentros son accidentados. Por casualidad, Yago descubre que Gardel no es su padre biológico y comienza a investigar su pasado hasta que siente la imperiosa necesidad de viajar a Buenos Aires donde, supone, va a encontrar su verdadera identidad. Y, paradójicamente, ese pasado de Yago está muy ligado a Morena y a la familia Sirenio. En Buenos Aires, Aldo (Norberto Díaz) engaña a su familia y Cassandra (Romina Gaetani) forma parte de esa traición, aunque logrará esconder sus propósitos durante mucho tiempo.
Canal: 11 (Telefe)
Horario: 13 hs
Capítulos 165 x 60':
Rating promedio: 17.7
Idea Original Ricardo Rodríguez - Claudia Piñeiro
Libro Ricardo Rodríguez - Oscar Ibarra - Daniel Delbene - Elena Antonietto - Alejandro Sapognicoff
Producción Diego González - Marcela Spinace Casting Claudia Seffeler
Post-Producción Maxi Gutiérrez
Dirección de Exteriores Miguel Colom
Director de Actores Carlos Moreno
Producción Ejecutiva Gabriel Fierro
Dirección Federico Palazzo
Tema de apertura: Tema de Yago - Facundo Arana - Octavio Stampalio
2002
Franco buenaventura, el profe
Franco Buenaventura (Osvaldo Laport) está separado, tiene un hijo (Tomás Fonzi), una novia (Victoria Onetto) y dos conflictos con forma de mujer. Vive solo, en un viejo caserón de La Boca, barrio en el que trabaja como profesor de literatura, y despunta el vicio del tango en noches que lo tienen como bailarín destacado, y apasionado. Pero hay algo más, que Franco oculta. Por un lado, está la historia traumática de su pasado, esa que no se ha podido quitar de su espalda y que está relacionada con Lucía (Carina Zampini), aquella alumna que hace doce años se enamoró de él. Por el otro, una actividad suya que, al descubrirse, lo dejará flaqueando, increíblemente expuesto. El amor por el tango le viene de su madre (Norma Pons), que tiene una tanguería. También intensa es la historia que tiene con la directora del colegio (Viviana Saccone) quien guarda a su vez desgraciados secretos personales. Para que todo se complique un poco más, la novia de Franco da clases en la misma escuela, que él donde tiene como alumna a la bella joven Carolina (Celeste Cid). La historia amenaza con repetirse, aunque esta vez con final feliz.
Canal 11 (Telefe)
Horario: 22 hrs.
Capitulos: 175 x 60´
Rating promedio: 16.3
Telefe Contenidos
Tema de apertura: Tarde - Manuel Wirtz
Autores: Ricardo Rodriguez - Oscar Ibarra - Daniel Delbene - Elena Antonieto - Alejandro Sapognikoff
Dirección de exteriores Eduardo Ripari - Gabriela Di Ciancio
Coordinación Ejecutiva Claudio Meilán
Producción Ejecutiva Martin Mackintosh
Dirección Pablo Fisherman
Kachorra
Kachorra (Natalia Oreiro) es una chica de barrio, humilde y con escasa cultura, pero de gran fuerza interior, optimista, llena de ganas de vivir y de una alegría contagiosa; divertida, ocurrente y capaz de extraer recursos de manera insospechada para sobreponerse siempre a las dificultades. Con sus dos galanes, formara un triángulo amoroso lleno de pasión, conflictos y muchas vicisitudes, con vueltas de tuerca sorprendentes que, en los momentos clave, aportarán nueva fuerza e interés a la trama. Comienza con ella en la cárcel, injustamente acusada de asesinato. Se prolonga con su fuga y su llegada a la mansión de los Moravia, una poderosa familia de empresarios de la alimentación, con los documentos robados a otra persona y la necesidad de suplantarla, convirtiéndose en una impostora como la única manera de huir de la policía. Continúa con los difíciles comienzos en la casa de los ricos, donde siempre está a punto de ser descubierta y vive una situación de angustia y desprotección permanente, mechada con divertidos momentos de comedia cuando la inculta e inexperta Kachorra debe intentar parecerse a una institutriz profesional y de renombre que deberá cuidar y educar a dos adolescentes muy problemáticos. De esta manera, "Kachorra", transitara situaciones de amor y situaciones "de comedia", divertidas, humorísticas y apoyadas principalmente en la comicidad y simpatía de la protagonista desarrollando un personaje tan particular en una situación inédita como es la de ser una fugitiva, una impostora y a la vez, una heroína de amor.
Canal 11 (Telefe)
Horario: 13 hs
Capítulos: 150 x 60'
Rating promedio: 16.0
RGB Entertainment y Telefe Contenidos
Tema de apertura: Cuesta arriba, cuesta abajo - Natalia Oreiro
Autores: Gustavo Barrios Diana Segovia
Coordinación de Producción Rita Furtado
Post-Producción Maxi Gutierrez
Producción Diego Gonzalez
Producción Ejecutiva Gabriel Fierro
Dirección de exteriores Miguel Colom
Dirección integral Jorge Montero
Son amores
Es la historia de Roberto Sánchez (Miguel Ángel Rodríguez), un hombre solitario, que cree no haber nacido para convivir con nadie. Árbitro de fútbol, se ve obsesionado por las normas en la vida, como por el reglamento del juego. Cuando comienza la historia su transcurrir por este mundo comienza a cambiar. Su pareja lo abandona, y cuando se cree nuevamente solo lo invade la presencia de sus dos sobrinos. Porque ésta también es la historia de Martín (Mariano Martínez) y Pablo Marquesi (Nicolás Cabré), los hijos de la hermana de Sánchez (Cony Vera) que vienen de un pueblito del interior, y llegan a instalarse en casa de su tío con la meta de probar suerte y triunfar en el fútbol. Poco tiempo después se sumará a la presencia de los dos muchachos, la hermana menor, Valeria (Florencia Bertotti), que no soporta más la vida pueblerina. Acostumbrarse a un estilo de convivencia, bullanguero, caótico para un hombre rígido es todo un problema. Esto es lo que le propone la vida con la llegada de los sobrinos y poco a poco aprenderá a pilotearlo. Si esta fuera una comedia de tesis, diríamos que aquí se trata de probar que no existe un solo tipo de familia. Que hay familias donde hay un papá y una mamá, otras donde uno de los dos falta, y otras como ésta que la conforman un tío y sus tres jóvenes sobrinos que rondando los veinte aún tienen mucho que aprender. Del mismo modo nuestro solitario Roberto Sánchez aprenderá a vivir socialmente muy a su pesar. Y juntos irán creciendo afrontando los avatares de la vida y la lucha cotidiana hasta convertirse en una sola fuerza, unida por el amor más allá de los desacuerdos y las rivalidades. También es la historia de Lola (Millie Stegman), una mujer que resulta estar escindida en dos formas de ser. Por un lado es una eficiente profesional. Trabaja como partera con un obstetra estrella, y sabe cómo favorecer el buen llegar de una nueva vida a este mundo. Por el otro resulta ser la joya más preciada de su marido, corrupto dirigente del arbitraje Guillermo Carmona (Mario Pasik), un hombre que aún amándola mantiene cierto egoísmo que ella en un principio no llega a percibir. Halagada, atendida, y creyéndose enamorada, arranca la historia cumpliendo sus treinta años en medio de una crisis que no llega a comprender. Su reloj biológico le está marcando satisfacer algunas necesidades que poco a poco irá descubriendo. Y un mundo diferente se abrirá ante sus ojos cuando se tope frente a frente y se enamore de aquél ermitaño que como ella y sus sobrinos está aprendiendo una nueva manera de vivir.
La segunda temporada cambió la heroína. Pasó del refinamiento de Lola a la sencillez tornada tosquedad de Chela (Gabriela Toscano). El programa no alcanzó el éxito de la primer temporada. Sin embargo, se hicieron tres versiones de este exito Dos chicos de cuidado en la ciudad (TV Azteca - Mexico), Tres son multitud (Tele 5 - España) y Buen Partido (Canal 13 - Chile)
Julián Vargas (Gustavo Bermudez) no tiene mucho dinero pero sueña igual con tener un poco mas para ayudar a Dominga (Rita Cortese), su madre adoptiva con quien vive, y a sus hermanos Diego (Fabián Mazzei) y Gisela (Agustina Cherri), poniendo su propio taller mecánico. Desde hace años, Julián trabaja en un astillero, oficio que su difunto padre adoptivo le enseñó y que ahora el desempeña hábilmente sin quejarse. Vive en un barrio humilde, en una casa que esta bastante derruida pero que no les impide ser felices desde que Julián fue adoptado cuando apenas tenía dos mes de de vida, luego de ser abandonado por su madre biológica en un hospital. La vida de Julián no tiene demasiados sobresaltos: sus amigos del barrio, los partidos de fútbol, su Torino blanco son sus mas preciados tesoros. Solo su tía Corina Cudini (María Valenzuela) logra alterar las tardes de los Vargas con su estilo trasgresor y su amor por el espectáculo. Pegadita a la casa de Julián, vive su vecinita Carolina Marín (Araceli Gonzalez) a quien Julián adora igual a pesar de que ella no soporte de despreocupación entre la vida y la falta de compromiso con las mujeres. A diferencia de Julián, Carolina estudia en la Universidad y esta a punto de recibirse de contadora publica. Ella trabaja en una empresa importante bajo las ordenes de Pilar Arias (Romina Gaetani), una jefa que la tiene a mal traer porque explota al máximo sus virtudes de responsabilidad y seriedad. Si bien Julián y Carolina siempre estuvieron muy cerca, lo estarán aun mas. Julián cuando menos lo espere, recibirá una multimillonaria herencia. La herencia de Manuel Prado Calets (Héctor Bidonde), su padre biológico, a quien nunca vio en la vida. Una herencia de mil millones de dólares que pondrá en juego su humanidad, su falta de expectativas y hasta su vida porque no es difícil imaginar que detrás de esa fortuna existirán muchos interesados. El recurrirá a una de las pocas personas en quien confía y que podría ayudarlo a administrar semejante fortuna. Nada menos que su vecinita y entrañable amiga Carolina, quien no solo le hará descubrir una nueva vida sino también un gran amor.
Con Gloria Carra, Claudio Gallardou, Villanueva Cosse, Norberto Diaz, Diego Olivera y elenco.
Idea Original: Adrián Suar
Autores: Gustavo Barrios Diana Segovia
Producción Ejecutiva Sofia Izaguirre
Dirección de exteriores Gaita Aragona
Dirección Integral Diana Alvarez
Canal: 13
Horario: 19 hs
Fecha de emisión: de 18.06.02 a 29.11.02
Capítulos: 119 x 60'
Rating promedio: 12.9
Central Park Producciones y Yair Dori Communications
Tema de apertura: Cuando te vi - Vicentico
2003
Malandras
Toto Bertolotti (Lito Cruz) acaba de salir de la cárcel. Es tiempo del tan esperado reencuentro con su familia y amigos, así como de un anuncio muy meditado: Toto se retira del malandraje. Su resolución incluye la absolución de Ordóñez (Rodolfo Ranni), su archienemigo y el responsable de la cama que lo mandó a prisión. Sin embargo, Fernando (Damián De Santo, el hijo de Toto, lo complicará sin quererlo en un nuevo episodio, tratando de conseguir dinero para saldar la deuda con el abogado defensor de su padre. Y peor aún: dejando de lado a su novia Rosario (Eugenia Tobal) para poner sus ojos en Anita (Julieta Cardinali), la hija de Ordóñez, recién llegada a la ciudad para intentar una carrera artística.
Marita Ballestero, Rita Cortese, Marcelo Mazzarello, Mirta Wons y gran elenco. La tira no alcanzó el éxito que su calidad le merecía.
Autores: Sergio Bizzio - Liliana Esclair
Colaboración autoral: Gonzalo de María - Juan Carlos Mastrangelo
Asistente de dirección: Mariano Ardanza - Gabriel Posniak
Dirección: Diego Suarez (exterior) - Ana Piterbarg (estudio)
Producción ejecutiva: Susana Rudni
Idea y producción general: Alejandro y Sebastián Boresnztein
Canal: 9
Horario: 22 hrs.
Fecha de emisión: de 06.01.03 a 23.05.03
Capítulos 86 x 60'
BBTV Borenstein Television
Tema de apertura: Malandras - Bersuit
Resistiré
Diego Moreno (Pablo Echarri) tiene 30 años, es soltero y trabaja como vendedor de ropa masculina. Diego todavía no termina de armar su proyecto de vida y, ante una ruptura amorosa de años, vuelve a la casa paterna, porque iba a alquilar algo que se le cayó, y por este motivo regresó a convivir transitoriamente con sus padres, Eladia (Claudia Lapacó) y Ricardo (Hugo Arana), y su hermana, Rosario (Romina Ricci) Apuesta todo a su familia, a sus amigos, a su barrio. Sabe mucho de su trabajo, es un excelente vendedor y esa veta es la que más se valora dentro del local. A pesar de que no es su tarea, es capaz de arreglar un traje o tomar medidas de modo muy exacto, marcar una pinza o planchar una costura ya que heredó el amor por el oficio de sastre de su abuelo materno. Sin embargo, conocerá diferentes personas que le llegarán profundamente a su vida. Y, ante determinadas circunstancias, deberá decidir cómo hace para no transar con la realidad que le toca vivir y luchar desde adentro para cambiarla. Por amor a Julia Malaguer Podesta (Celeste Cid) hará hasta lo más sórdido y se asociará con personajes siniestros como Mauricio Dobal (Fabian Vena).
Con Carolina Fal (Martina Manzur), Daniel Fanego (Alfredo), Leonor Manso (Gloria), Tina Serrano (Leonarda), Zulma Faiad (Pampa) y otras grandes figuras que conforman un heterogéneo pero efectivo elenco.
De inesperado éxito, su final fue visto en vivo y en directo por 3000 fanáticos en el Teatro Gran Rex, y seguido por televisión por más de tres millones de espectadores.
Un mundo de gitanos, de amores prohibidos, de secretos inconfensables y odios ancestrales. Los Heredia y los Amaya, dos familias enfrentadas. Hace 25 años Jano Amaya (Antonio Grimau) perdió al amor de su vida, Amparo (Luisina Brando) quién se casó con Lázaro Heredia (Arnaldo André), su amigo de la infancia. El destino jugado por sus padres hizo que uno se quedara con la mujer del otro y así nació una rivalidad signada por el odio y la venganza. Jano intentará recuperar a Amparo, quien sigue enamorada de Lázaro, aún cuando ese hombre estaba destinado a su hermana Alba (Betiana Blum). Amador (Osvaldo Laport) es uno de los hermanos de Lázaro y se enamora perdidamente de Mora Amaya (Julieta Díaz), la hija de Jano que acaba de llegar de Uruguay, donde vivía con su madre, después de que ésta abandonara a Jano y fuera excluida del clan deshonrosamente. El amor de Mora y Amador se ve impedido por el odio de sus familias y por la aparición de Josemi (Juan Darthes), el otro hermano de Lázaro, quien también se enamora de Mora. Amador decide renunciar a este amor, mientras Isa (Romina Gaetani), la hija de Alba, cae en el hechizo de los Heredia y se enamora de él. Maite (Malena Solda) es la hermana menor de los Heredia, Lázaro pretende que se case con un gitano adinerado. Ella no puede rehusarse, pero mantiene un romance secreto con el Niño (Joaquín Furriel), el menor de los Amaya. Amador no quiere seguir bajo el mando de su hermano mayor, quien se convirtió en el jefe de la familia después de la muerte de su padre. Se enfrenta con Lázaro y decide abrir un lugar sagrado: el tablado de su padre. Un sitio que después de su muerte fue cerrado para siempre y que todos los hermanos juraron no volver a abrir. Cuando el juramento es violado la armonía familiar se rompe.
Con Valentina Bassi, Juan Palomino, Maximiliano Ghione, Laura Azcurra, Juan Gil Navarro y más.
Canal: 13
Horario: 21 hs y 22 hs (cambio)
Fecha de emisión: de 13.0103 a 30.01.04
Capítulos: 250 x 60'
Pol-ka Producciones
Tema de apertura: Gracias a Dios - Javier Calamaro
Laura Cazenave (Gianella Neyra) es una brillante abogada. Agustin Rivero (Juan Darthés) es un perito psiquiatra forense. Un crimen hará que se enfrenten, pero también unirá sus vidas para siempre. Pronto descubrirán que todo es el principio de una trama perversa planificada desde las sombras por seres siniestros. Sin saberlo, quedaran atrapados en un mundo de traiciones, muerte y ambición, al que enfrentarán con valentía. Laura y Agustín lucharán denodadamente para desenmascarar el mal. Aún a costa del amor y la pasión que los une. Aun a costa de sus propias vidas. Solos contra un gigante. Las garras de la ambición son difíciles de vencer y la telaraña urbana del mal logrará envolverlos. Quizás el odio gane esta vez la batalla final. Tal vez el amor de Laura y Agustín, pueda más que la muerte.
De corte similar a Resistiré, con tramas de intriga que rayan el thiller, atravesado por la tradicional historia de amor. Con Gloria Carra, Raúl Taibo, Silvia Kutika, Pepe Monje, Graciela Pal, Lucrecia Capello, y elenco.
Canal: 11 (Telefe)
Horario: 13 hs
Fecha emisión: 12.01.04 al 02.11.04
Capítulos: 205 x 60'
Rating promedio: 13.9
Telefé Contenidos
Autores: Daniel Delbene - Oscar Ibarra
Colaboración autoral: Gabriela Beccaglia - Ana Goldenberg
Producción: Martín Colombo - María José Fuentebuena - María José Figueroa - Nano Benitez
Asistente de Dirección: Omar Aiello - Mariano Ruiz
Coordinación de Producción: Rita Fusaro
Producción Ejecutiva: Rodolfo Stoessel
Dirección de Exteriores: Gabriel De Ciancio
Dirección: Federico Palazzo
Tema de apertura: Culpable - Guadalupe Alvarez Lucchia
Floricienta
Esta es la historia de Flor Fazzarino (Florencia Bertotti) que como cualquier chica de 20 años tiene un montón de sueños por cumplir y una realidad que se empeña en alejarla cada vez de ellos. Su madre ha muerto y ella crece sola, desconociendo su verdadera identidad y creyendo que Fazzarino, un humilde marino y esposo de su madre, lanzado a la mar desde que ésta murió, es su verdadero padre. Sin saber que es la hija de Santillán, un importante empresario muerto recientemente, que se encontraba casado con Malala (Graciela Stefani), mujer ambiciosa y hostil y con quien ya tenía una hija al momento de nacer Flor.
Así es como Flor se ve obligada a alternar entre diversos trabajos y changas para sobrevivir. En realidad no le cuesta mucho, ya que su osado carácter y su versatilidad hacen que se anime y adapte a cualquier tarea o experiencia. Mientras que no tenga que estar encerrada y le quede tiempo para el grupo de música que tiene junto con sus amigos de la calle, está todo bien.
Pero Flor llega a la casa de los Fritzenwalden, que si bien no es un palacio podría serlo y allí, en lugar del baile, lo que encuentra es un trabajo de asistente de la institutriz que cambiará su vida para siempre. Los Fritzenwalden, herederos de una importante familia alemana, son 6 hermanos, que van desde los 25 a los 8 años, que han perdido a sus padres. Sin familia en la Argentina, quedan a cargo de Federico (Juan Gil Navarro), el hermano mayor, que debe abandonar su máster en Alemania y sus sueños para volver a ocuparse de la familia. Es un ser que hace años ha adormecido sus sentimientos, que parece estar enojado con la vida y que las circunstancias lo obligan a convertirse en un rígido y severo conductor de la familia. A pesar del extenso personal de apoyo con el que cuenta, nada parece ser suficiente para domar a esas fieras por las que debe resignar su propia vida.
Flor se convierte en Floricienta para ellos y después de "resistirlos" termina siendo la única persona capaz de sacar de ellos lo mejor y de darles algo más que una correcta educación alemana y cosas materiales. Así como el príncipe de Cenicienta alguna vez encontró el zapatito que le devolvió la felicidad, estos chicos encontrarán en Flor alguien que les devolverá la alegría.
Las cosas se complican porque Malala, madrina de Federico y viuda de Santillán descubre a su muerte que su difunto marido ha dejado como heredera mayoritaria a Flor. Entonces Malala junto a sus 2 hijas casaderas, decide destruirla y casar cuanto antes a la mayor de sus hijas con Federico, con el único objetivo de recuperar y acrecentar la herencia que a su criterio le corresponde.
En estado de anestesia emocional que vive Federico, no le hubiera sido difícil a Malala alcanzar su meta... Un matrimonio sin demasiado compromiso afectivo sería justo lo que él necesita para poder dedicarse a su carrera y dejar a sus hermanos al cuidado de su mujer, suegra y cuñada... Pero así como siempre aparece un hada, o un duende o una barita que cambia la historia... En nuestra historia surge el amor... Ese que nos permite creer, que en los cuentos como en la vida, existen los finales felices.
Tema de apertura: Floricienta - Florencia Bertotti
Jesús, el heredero
La historia comienza hace 10 años.
Dolores Sanchez Alé (Lydia Lamaison), es la madre de Joaquín (Jorge Marrale) quien hoy por hoy administra la fortuna de Dolores. Fortuna que viene de generación en generación gracias a los viñedos que poseen en todo el mundo.
Joaquín esta casado con Julia (Mónica Galán). Una chica de origen más humilde que jamás soñó con semejante fortuna. Cumplió su sueño de Cenicienta sin saber que al casarse con Joaquín, la esperarían años de indiferencia y destrato. Quedó presa de un matrimonio aparentemente perfecto pero que en la intimidad la sofocaba casi hasta la locura. Buscó tener hijos para refugiarse en ellos pero no, los hijos no llegaban. Y en su intento de vivir, en su intento de no morir de pena, comete el error de entregarse a otro hombre. Un empleado de Joaquín, raso, pobre y embaucador. Vive con el una aventura que le devuelve el alma. Las ganas de soñar y la sonrisa. Por esos días decide adoptar una criatura para completar su vida. Aunque nada fuera exactamente de ella, tendría el amor de un hombre afuera de su casa, y un bebé casi propio al cual cuidar. Así es que adopta a una bebé, Pilar (Malena Solda). Pero como todo en la vida de Julia, esto también se convirtió en una trampa. Poco tiempo después de haber adoptado, queda embarazada.
Joaquín no tiene dudas de que esos hijos no son suyos, ya que, aunque su vanidad le impidió confesarlo, hace años sabe que es estéril y sería imposible haber gestado un niño.
Joaquín por su parte, al enterarse de que uno de los mellizos que están por nacer es un varón, decide deshacerse de él el día del parto. Julia recibe la penosa noticia, de que el varón que acaba de nacer, murió repentinamente y solo queda la nena. Pero claro está, que no fue así. El varón es abandonado en la puerta del orfanato. Justamente el día de reyes por lo cual deciden bautizarlo como Jesús Reyes (Joaquín Furriel).
Mas adelante, cuando Pilar y Jesús quieran casarse, surgirá la sospecha de que son hermanos, ya que Pilar no sabe que es adoptada. Esta sospecha pondrá en riesgo no solo el amor incondicional que los une, sino la propia vida de nuestros amantes. Ya que no imaginan su destino sin el otro.
Con Emilia Mazer, Ignacio Gadano, Manuel Vicente y Carlos Portaluppi.
Incluye escenas grabadas en Cafayate (Salta) e Italia.
Ruben Jilguero (Dady Brieva) tiene 40 y pico, y es un actor nada conocido que ha vivido haciendo bolos en la tele y teatro en personajes muy pequeños e imposibles de recordar. Pero es un tipo que tiene una gran vocación por lo que hace y que nunca quiso reconocer que se había equivocado de profesión. Por eso no le ha ido demasiado bien en la vida tanto en lo económico como en lo sentimental. Porque siempre ha puesto todo en su profesión, aunque su profesión no le dio demasiado. Igualmente Rubén es un tipo feliz. Tiene muy buena onda. Y una visión de la vida muy positiva. Vive en una departamento al fondo de la casa de su madre. Un departamento de la familia que le ha salvado la vida porque le ha solucionado sus problemas de vivienda. En el departamento de adelante vive su madre y su hermano Luis (Esteban Mellino). Su madre (Patricia Castell) es una cholula de Rubén . Ella tiene la fantasía de que algún día su hijo tendré su oportunidad y será un actor importante. Entonces lo consiente en todo. Mientras que su hermano, que trabaja como seguridad de un shopping, no opina lo mismo. Luis lo considera un vago , y tiene choques constantes con su hermano y con su madre. Luis no se banca que en definitiva el es el único que para la olla en esa casa y que su hermano no hace nada más que traer minas, y pasarla bien. Eso es lo que el piensa de Rubén.
Si bien lo que dice Luis es cierto en cuanto a que no es común que Ruben tenga un trabajo, actualmente Rubén está trabajando. Y está trabajando como actor, aunque en un rol muy particular. Rubén trabaja para uno de esos programas de investigación tipo "Telenoche investiga" , que se encarga de hacer cámaras ocultas por temas de corrupción, estafas, discriminación, etc. Es justamente sobre un tema de discriminación que están trabajando en este momento. Se trata de poner al descubierto a una empresa familiar que tiene un muy buen nombre en distintos barrios de la ciudad: La casa de Pastas "Crivaletti, el rey del capeletti", una empresita de 4 sucursales que existe hace muchísimos años, y que hace para muchos las mejores pastas de Buenos Aires.
Don Antonio (Alberto Martín), su dueño, es muy respetado en la comunidad, pero en los últimos tiempos están ocurriendo ciertas cosas algo turbias en su empresa, por ejemplo hay una denuncia de un empleado que dice haber sido despedido sin ningún tipo de razón, salvo el hecho de su condición de gay. El programa de TV apunta allí. Poner en jaque a Don Antonio es un golpe publicitario importante, ya que de todos los barrios de la Capital y del Gran Buenos Aires vienen a comprar pastas a las 4 sucursales de Don Antonio.
El plan de la productora es meter a trabajar en la empresa a un gay para que descubra la trama secreta de discriminación que se esconde en los pasillos de la fidelería de Don Antonio.
Como Rubén viene haciendo el trabajo de cámaras sorpresas hasta el momento, entonces deciden que sea el quien se presente al puesto y que componga un gay. La misma productora se encarga de truchar un curriculum con datos que pueden ser perfectamente comprobables y Rubén consigue el trabajo, se mete en la empresa y allí comienza la historia.
Contrariamente a lo que la gente de la productora cree el problema de discriminación no viene de arriba sino de un par de empleados de menor nivel que lo que quieren es acceder al puesto de Rubén y no tienen mejor idea que hacer echar a todos los que pasan por ese puesto. Pasó un gay y ahora otro, y también a este lo van a intentar sacar del medio. Rubén se encargará de hacer fracasar el plan del empleado Corvalán y hará que sea el quien termine en la calle. Por un lado Rubén quedará muy bien con la fábrica de pastas, pero por otro lado esto no le sirve para nada a la productora, porque al no haber discriminación no hay programa para mandar al aire.
Mientras Rubén vive el proceso de meterse en la fábrica y sacar a la luz toda esta trama, aparece un personaje que será fundamental para la historia y para Rubén. Se trata de Camila. Camila es una chica divina de 17 años y es hija de Rubén. Pero Rubén no lo sabe. Porque Camila nació de la relación furtiva de Rubén con Fernanda (Patricia Viggiano), una chica de Pilar, cuando Rubén hace muchos años (17 para ser más exactos) estuvo de gira con una obra por el gran Buenos Aires. Y Fernanda, cuando se enteró del embarazo no quiso decirle nada a Rubén y guardó el secreto hasta ahora. Camila (Luisana Lopilato), se entera por una abuela y la empleada de una abuela. Y va en busca de su padre. Se escapa de su casa, sin decirle a su madre que sabe la verdad. La madre queda angustiada y Camila busca a su padre. Lo encuentra y al principio no le dice que es su hija. Se conecta con él para tratar de conocerlo y allí empieza allí una relación que no se cortará más. Y Que hará que Rubén tenga que seguir haciendo el personaje del gay en la fábrica de pastas durante mucho tiempo más. Es que cuando la madre de Camila se entera de lo que está pasando y se enfrenta con su hija , quiere volvérsela a llevar a su casa, pero la nena no acepta. Quiere quedarse con su padre. La madre amenaza con obligarla legalmente y Rubén que no quiere separarse de su hija, tiene solo un camino para que su mujer no se la lleve, el debe demostrar que tiene una mínima solvencia para hacerse cargo de la chica. Esto se demuestra, entre otras maneras, teniendo un empleo fijo. Y Rubén lo tiene, en la fábrica de pastas, haciendo el personaje que hasta ahora mejor le salió en la vida.
Encima el programa de TV no va a salir al aire porque no hubo discriminación, o sea que para quedarse con su hija, Rubén debe simular que es gay y tiene que cuidar ese trabajo como si fuera lo más importante de la vida, por lo menos hasta que la nena cumpla los 18 y para eso falta casi un año. Pero el problema es que Rubén no le dice a su hija la verdad. Ella cree que el trabaja en una fábrica de pastas, no sabe que el allí es gay. Cuando lo descubra será un golpe muy duro. Pensará que su madre tenía razón cuando decía que no le había dicho nunca la verdad, porque ese hombre era el peor de todos.
La sangre no llegará al río… Camila terminará por enterarse del secreto y colaborará con su padre en sus planes.
Pero hay más razones para que Rubén se quede en la casa de pastas, Eugenia (Romina Gaetani), Eugenia está casada con Tony (Federico Delía)… Eugenia lucha por salvar un matrimonio que no va demasiado bien. A Tony lo desvela la relación con su padre. Don Antonio, además de ser el rey del Capeletti, es el rey de su casa. Y Tony es el príncipe heredero, que tendrá que esperar que su padre muera para poder tomar alguna decisión, en la espera Tony amasa resentimiento e insatisfacción. No puede con su locura. Y hace que odie la fabrica de pastas y todo lo que ésta representa.
Eugenia, que es una santa, trata por todos los medio de bajar le la locura a su marido, mediando con su padre, haciéndole ver que ella está ahí para quererlo y cuidarlo. Pero él no la registra, ni a ella, ni a la ganas que Eugenia tiene de ser una cantante profesional.
Se enreda con una obrera de la fabrica, se enreda con el falso amigo de su padre, Julio Cardenali (Edgardo Moreira), el dueño de un supermercado que buscará por todos los medios quedarse con la fabrica de pastas. En la imposibilidad de igualarse con el padre. Tony encontrará justificativo de sus canalladas.
Eugenia y Tony vienen de una separación, y está luchando por salvar a su pareja, en esta circunstancia Rubén la conoce, ambos dos tendrán en principio una afinidad. Para Eugenia, Rubén será su confidente, su amigo gay depositario de todas sus penas. Para Rubén… Eugenia será el amor de su vida.
Pol-ka Producciones
Canal 13
Horario: 21 hs (lunes), 21:30 (martes a viernes)
Fecha de estreno: 11.08.04
Capítulos: en producción
Rating debut: 23.3
Idea: Adrián Suar
Autores: Ernesto Korovsky - Ricardo Rodriguez
Co-autores: Jorge Leyes - Claudio De Gasperi
Coordinador general de contenidos: Victor Tevah
Dirección: Unidad 1: Victor Stella / Unidad 2: Daniel De Felippo
Producción ejecutiva: Carlos Márquez - Ulises Barrera
Coordinación de producción: Silvia Schmit
Tema de apertura: El candombe de papá - Elenco Los secretos de papá
Padre coraje
Un joven idealista que, viendo que la ley juega a favor de los más poderosos, de esos que consiguen sus beneficios a costa de los más pobres, débiles y desamparados, decidió aplicar su propia justicia en defensa de ellos. Así nació Coraje (Facundo Arana), un personaje del que todo el mundo habla con fervor, con admiración por sus más osadas hazañas, pero que nadie conoce. Coraje actúa enmascarado, acompañado por dos bandidos. El asesinato de uno de los hombres más respetados de La Cruz conmueve a toda la zona y despierta las más duras sospechas. Al parecer, Guerrico supo días antes de su muerte algo que ni él, ni nadie debía saber. Algo que ponía en riesgo los intereses de algunos poderosos. Fue advertido, incluso tentando a silenciar su secreto, pero su decencia y honestidad a la tumba, igual que ese secreto. Alguien tiene que pagar por esa vida. Pero ninguno de los responsables va asumir esa condena. Así, en un recinto ubicado debajo de la plaza del pueblo donde regularmente todos los viernes se reúne una Logia compuesta por los más poderosos del pueblo, se piensa en un posible candidato para cargar con ese crimen. Y nadie más adecuado para hacerlo que un forajido. Coraje, ese justiciero que vive sacándole a los ricos para ayudar a los pobres, y que nunca ha matado ningún mortal, ni siquiera al más malvado esta vez hizo la peor de las excepciones: matar a Guerrico, al hombre más querido de La Cruz. Enterado de esta injusticia, Coraje decide no solo limpiar su nombre, si no hacer justicia y atrapar al verdadero asesino de Guerrico. Y si bien no saben quien es, saben que está en La Cruz. Así es como Coraje y su banda deciden ir a La Cruz, pero saben que para tamaña empresa necesitan una estrategia mucho más fuerte que la de actuar desde las oscuridades del bosque, como lo vienen haciendo hasta ahora. Y accidentalmente, yendo hacia La Cruz, la encuentran. Hoy el anciano sacerdote del pueblo hace su último oficio en cementerio despidiendo los restos de Guerrico. Mañana llega el nuevo párroco. Nadie conoce su apariencia y tampoco su destino. En el camino hacia La Cruz, el Padre Juan es asaltado por un ladrón justo cuando Coraje y su banda pasan por allí. Logran darle su merecido al bandido, pero no logran salvarle la vida al sacerdote. Coraje ve en el desafortunado hecho y más precisamente en la sotana del Padre Juan, la manera de entrar a La Cruz y a todas sus casas. Nadie más respetado, nadie más inofensivo, nadie más confiable para escuchar cualquier secreto, aún aquellos inconfesables, que el cura. Sin ningún conocimiento teológico ni litúrgico, más cierta admiración por Jesús llega el nuevo cura párroco a La Cruz, un pueblo muy creyente y conservador. A partir de aquí, desde la Iglesia de La Cruz, comenzarán a ejecutarse los distintos planes, estrategias, investigaciones y todo lo necesario para hacer justicia con dos hombres: con Guerrico y con Coraje. Coraje rápidamente es conmovido por la belleza de una de las jóvenes del pueblo Clara (Nancy Dupláa) que no es otra que una de las dos hijas de Guerrico. Ambos caerán en el hechizo del amor. Ella sufrirá por haberse enamorado de un hombre que esta casado con Dios. Y él, aún sabiendo que ese amor no es imposible, no la tendrá, pagará el costo de su mentira.
Con Carina Zampini (Ana Guerrico), Leonor Benedetto (Amanda Jauregui), Nora Cárpena (Elisa), Raúl Rizzo (Manuel Costa) y elenco.
Canal 13
Horario: 22:30 hs
Rating debut: 16.9
Pol-ka y Yair Dori Communication
Idea original: Adrián Suar
Autores: Marcos Carnevale - Marcela Guerty
Colaboración Autoral: Cecilia Guerty
Pre-Producción: Alejandro Parvis
Jefe de Producción: Unidad 1 Pablo Crosetti / Unidad 2 Diego Carabelli - Fernando Ríos
Asistente de dirección: Unidad 1 Oscar Bertea / Unidad 2 Lucas Barrea
Coordinación de Producción: Cesar M. Gonzalez
Producción ejecutiva: Adrián Gonzalez
Dirección: Unidad 1 Martin Saban / Unidad 2 Sebastián Pivotto
Tema de apertura: Y Que? - Paz Martínez
CONCLUSIÓN FINAL
Al principio la imagen del galán era la de un hombre duro, recio, serio, al cual le costaba expresar sus sentimientos, como si por mostrarse de otra manera fuera a perder hombría, y el cual era capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por conseguir el amor de la mujer con la cual quería estar.
Creemos que la postura tan fría del hombre frente a cuestiones del corazón se debe a una cuestión instaurada socialmente en la cual no está (o no estaba) bien visto que el hombre sea una persona sensible, sino que ese era un terreno que debería corresponderle únicamente a las mujeres.
Debido a distintas razones, cambios en la sociedad, la economía y la política, los libretos fueron cambiando. Las restricciones sobre los temas a tratar fueron haciendo que las historias sean cada vez más pobres y reiterativas. Se estaba produciendo una notable crisis en el teleteatro. La única manera que había de salvar la situación era contar esas mismas historias, pero de diferente manera. Es así que en 1972 surge Rolando Rivas taxista, novela en la cual se incluyen temas de la actualidad. Otro de los recursos para atraer público es la manera en la que es presentado el galán. Ya no se muestra como el hombre recio que se mostraba en años anteriores, sino que se lo puede ver más sensible y más cercano a todas las mujeres que cada tarde se deslumbran con el frente al televisor.
Pero esta etapa duró poco ya que una vez que la telenovela recuperó su prestigio, se volvió a la vieja formula de macho rudo.
Un cambio grande que se produjo en los 80 vino de la mano de los llamados “galancitos”. Estos empezaron con “Pelito”, en 1984, pero se instalan con más fuerza y para quedarse en 1987 con la tira “Clave de sol”, esto marca un cambio importante con respecto a la televisión argentina. Además ahora si que no les importaba demostrarse tal cual eran, ni tampoco dejar aflorar sus sentimientos, ya que era una novela en la cual se mostraba la vida de los adolescentes con sus dolencias, sus problemas, felicidades e inquietudes y esta manera de mostrarse continuo en los 90 y en la actualidad, en donde hasta se cambiaron los roles de la telenovela y el galán pasa a ser el que sufre y la heroína pasa a tener la rudeza características de él. Por todo esto debemos afirmar nuestra hipótesis que la figura del galán a cambiado ha dejado de lado la rudeza característica del 50 y muestra hoy en el año 2000 que tiene su parte sensible y que ya no es signo de vergüenza sino de orgullo.
Pero hay que destacar una sola cosa que el galán argentino no ha cambiado y que eso por eso que es elegido por los países de afuera.EL GALAN ARGENTINO ES MUY PERO MUY BUEN BESADOR.
ENTREVISTAS
Entrevista con Gabriel Goity- actor-:
P: ¿creés que para estar en la televisión y ser un galán solo hace falta ser lindo?
R: me parece que la belleza no vale de nada si no sabés como pararte delante de una cámara o como manejarte arriba de un escenario. Creo que va mucho más allá de ser una cara bonita... eso quedó demostrado en varias ocasiones.
P: ¿ te parece que hay un cambio entre el galán recio que se mostraba décadas atrás y el galán del 2000, que es mucho más sensible?
R: si, creo que hay un cambio notorio... también hay que tener en cuenta que hubo muchos cambios en nuestro país, tanto a nivel social, como político... son cosas que influyen...
P: ¿te parece que el ser galán ahora se mide por otro lado?
R: siii, totalmente, ahora cualquiera es galán!!! Lo que pasa es que ahora parece que algunos son “interesante” y por eso se los tilda de galanes, pero si vamos a medir por lindos... lindos son Echarri, Arana. En cambio hoy Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, por ejemplo, es interesante.
Entrevista a Adriana Bruno, periodista especializada en novelas del diario Clarín:
P ¿Crees que cambió la figura del galán a lo largo de la historia de la televisión? ¿Por qué?
A B: La figura del galán cambió notablemente. En principio, podemos ubicar toda una primera etapa de la telenovela (los años 60) en que la protagonista siempre era la mujer y el galán acompañaba. Esto cambia con Rolando Rivas, taxista (de Alberto Migré, 1972-73 protagonizada por Claudio García Satur)y luego vienen una serie de protagonistas masculinos, como Malevo (Bebán), El oriental (Bebán), Un mundo de 20 asientos (Levrino), El Rafa (Alberto de Mendoza). Las características de estos personajes eran bien "de macho latino", hombres duros, sentimentales por dentro pero recios por fuera. Y, slavo Levrino, "lindos pero que no se note", haciendo más gala de apostura que de ternura o belleza.
En los 80 vendrá una nueva etapa de personajes femeninos hasta llegar al actual momento, donde el protagónico está repartido, o depende de la fama (o taquilla) del actor o actriz. Ej. si tenemos a Facundo Arana se hará Padre Coraje, y si tenemos a Natalia Oreiro se hará Kachorra.
P:¿Cómo eran los galanes de antes y cómo los de ahora? Si hubo un cambio de actitud, ¿fue acorde a un cambio en la sociedad argentina?
A B: El cambio tiene que ver con el reflejo de la sociedad. Si queremos un galán recio, habrá que hacer una novela de época, e incluso así (Padre Coraje), habrá que mostrar el costado sentimental del personaje aunque sea en su intimidad. De cualquier modo, el galán de la novela siempre ha sido, más sentimental o menos, una suerte de juguete en manos del destino y de las mujeres que lo rodeaban (entre los sí y los no de la amada y las especulaciones y mentiras de la malvada).
P: ¿La mayor independencia obtenida por la mujer de un tiempo a esta parte influyó en la actitud del galán televisivo? ¿Por qué?
A B: Solamente en el hecho de que el galán ya no puede ser un irrespetuoso. Pero el modelo Clark Gable en Lo que el viento se llevó, sigue siendo EL modelo. La novela es para soñar, no necesita ser fiel reflejo de la realidad, lo cual a veces resulta hasta contraproducente para el éxito en el género.
P: Características ineludibles del galán. ¿Qué se necesita para ser un galán de telenovelas? ¿Las características difieren si hablamos de un galán de telecomedia? ¿Por qué?
A B: Un poco te la contesté arriba. Creo que la mayor diferencia con el protagonista de telecomedia es que este no necesita ser un galán. Puede no ser apasionado, puede tener más dudas sobre su amor, puede ocuparse de los problemas de sus hijos, sobrinos, vecinos durante mucho más tiempo. El galán DEBE vivir una historia de amor.
P : ¿Qué aspecto prevalece en la elección de un galán? ¿Su prestigio, sus aptitudes dramáticas, su cachet? ¿Por qué?
A B : Hoy el galán que encabeza una tira se elige teniendo en cuenta su llegada al público nacional pero también (y quizá en mayor medida) su popularidad entre el público extranjero. Es decir, se busca que su nombre sea un argumento de venta a la hora de colocar la novela en el mercado exterior. El caso de Facundo Arana, el de Gustvo Bermúdez, el de Gabriel Corrado, el de Osvaldo Laport...
En cuanto al cachet, depende de si se trata de coproducciones o no. Esta es toda una larga negociación, a veces una productora nacional se garantiza al actor que vende afuera y con eso va a buscar al coproductor extranjero y sus dólares, con lo cual podrá aumentar el cachet del actor protagónico. A veces la coproductora contrata al actor y luego va en busca de la productora nacional....
P: ¿Un galán internacional atrae más que uno nacional? ¿Alguna vez ocurrió? ¿Por qué?
AB: Alguna vez se buscó al galán extranjero. Pero los resultados no fueron los que las productoras o canales esperaban. Podemos citar el caso de Chayanne, contratado para Provocame, con Araceli González. O, hace diez años, el caso de Carlos Mata, venezolano, contratado junto a Catherine Fulop para hacer una novela en Buenos Aires despues del éxito que habían tenido las novelas venezolanas que protagonizaban (Cristal, Señora, en el caso de él; Abigail, en el caso de ella). Sin embargo, aquí, no anduvieron del todo. De todos modos, no es algo que ocurra con frecuencia. Es más clásico el caso de la actriz extranjera que viene a trabajar a Buenos Aires y se va quedando (por el motivo que fuere) como las venezolanas Grecia Colmenares y Fulop, la peruana Gianella Neyra, etc.
P: ¿Por qué crees que el galán argentino es un producto de exportación en países como México, Perú o Colombia?
AB: El galán argentino es muy apreciado en otros mercados, por distintos motivos. En México suele tener que ver con 1) la belleza física, un tipo más "europeo" que el galán local; 2) el estilo de actuación, mucho más naturalista. En Colombia, gusta el estilo "sensible". Según lo que me dijo hace muy poco, durante la Segunda Cumbre Mundial de la Industria de la Telenovela (realizada en octubre en Barcelona) la productora colombiana Juana Uribe, el galán argentino es apreciado por su belleza física (dice que en Colombia las mujeres son mucho más bellas que los hombres) y por una cuestión que tiene que ver con el no machismo. Los colombianos, asegura, son tan machistas que no pueden, por más actores que sean, manejar las situaciones de ternura con las mujeres. Temen o tienen verguenza de mostrarse amables, sentimentales, y por supuesto de llorar.
P : ¿Por qué crees que actores como Facundo Arana u Osvaldo Laport tienen éxito en mercados tan lejanos como Israel o Rumania?
A B: Porque son lindos, están fuertes, tienen un tipo "latino", y básicamente son buenos actores,que saben convencer y seducir.
P: ¿Quién es el emblema de galán en la TV argentina y por qué?
A B: Hay varios. Según pasan los tiempos. Podemos nombrar a Eduardo Rudy, a Rodolfo Bebán, a Arnaldo André, hoy a Facundo Arana o a Pablo Echarri. Creo que no hay UN emblema, como no hay UNA heroína. Pero sí un tipo argentino de galán, reconocible por esa mezcla de fuerte y sensible en las dosis justas. Y, por un detalle que no es menor: EL GALAN ARGENTINO ES MUY PERO MUY BUEN BESADOR.
Entrevista con Federico Olivera
P: ¿Crees que para estar en televisión y ser un galán solo hace falta ser lindo?
R: Me parece que se le está dando mucha importancia a eso, creo que hoy en día, a la hora de buscar un galán se fijan mucho en el aspecto físico... pero eso no es lo único que hace falta para ser galán.
P: ¿Y qué crees que es lo que hace falta?
R: Hay que saber actuar, por ejemplo, creo que eso es lo más importante... porque sino, ser lindo te puede ayudar al principio, pero si no sabes trabajar no te sirve de nada.
P: ¿ Te parece que hay un cambio entre el galán recio que se mostraba décadas atrás y el galán del 2000, que es mucho más sensible?
R: Y... yo creo que si, aunque siempre va a estar la fórmula infalible del galán recio, creo que hoy en día esa imagen está cambiando... se está haciendo un poco más sensible, eso se puede ver bien en “Padre Coraje”, donde el personaje que interpreta Facundo (Arana), o el mío, es el de un enamorado capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por la mujer que ama.
Entrevista con Marcelo Cosentino
P: ¿Crees que para estar en televisión y ser un galán solo hace falta ser lindo?
R: No. Creo que puede ser un gancho para ayudarte a empezar, pero no es lo único que importa, o sea, si sos lindo... mejor, pero también es importante que sepas usar esa belleza para laburar bien.
P: ¿ Te parece que hay un cambio entre el galán recio que se mostraba décadas atrás y el galán del 2000, que es mucho más sensible?
R: Si, y creo que eso tiene mucho que ver con los cambios que se dan en cuanto a sociedad, antes no estaba muy bien visto que el hombre sea sensible, es como que relacionaban mucho eso con un tema de hombría. Antes era todo mucho más machista.
P: Entonces, ¿puede ser que ahora ser galán mida por otro lado?
R: Puede ser... capaz es como decís vos y ahora importa más que sea sensible y no tanto que sea lindo... después de todo por más lindo que sea si no es para nada sensible, me parece que mucho no atrae.
BIBLIOGRAFÍA
Libros
Historia de la televisión Argentina “ Contada por sus protagonistas” -Luis Buero-Universidad de Morón –1999,
Estamos en el aire “ Una historia de la televisión en la Argentina”- Carlos Ulanovsky Pablo Sirven-Silvia Itkin- Planeta-1999,
Tv manía” Programas inolvidables de la televisión argentina” –Luis María Hermida Valeria Satas- Sudamericana-1999
Paginas de Internet
www.telenovelas.com.ar
www.monografias.com
www.elrincondelvago.com
www.esmas.com/telenovelas
www.univision.com
www.telenovelasonline.8m.com
Revistas
Revista Linda
Revista Tv y Novelas
Revista Tele Clic
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SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-12-05T02:48:00.002-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Dezembro não vai mudar sua vida, mas sua vida muda em dezembro. Saiba aproveitar cada partícula de ar, não se contente apenas por existir, seja feliz por estar viva."
Luara Quaresma SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-12-05T02:47:00.005-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Quando o coração fica meio apertado passamos por algumas fases. A fase da dúvida, da tristeza, da angústia, da interrogação, da agitação e da raiva. Existe a fase da indiferença, mas não sei ser assim. Ou eu gosto ou não gosto. E eu falo, digo, falo de novo, grito, berro, xingo, choro, arranco os cabelos. Mas me expresso. Fugir? Não é pra mim."
Clarissa Corrêa SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-12-05T02:47:00.002-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"A rosa apaixonou-se pelo cacto. Compreendia seus espinhos."
Lucas Nascimento SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-12-05T02:42:00.002-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOÉ, parece que, de repente, tudo que parecia estar longe, ficou mais perto. E confesso. Sou contraditória. Sou metade hippie, metade filha da família Jetsons (lembra daquele desenho onde a faxineira era robô?). Pois é. Quer me entender? Nem tente. Quero pé na grama e muita tecnologia!
Fernanda Mello SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-12-05T02:41:00.004-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Se ficarmos atentos, recebemos os sinais que precisamos. O universo está sempre arranjando um mensageiro."
Ju Moreira SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-12-05T02:40:00.005-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOÉ que têm dias que a gente sente que algo por dentro está se alargando: eis o crescimento. E um filme passa na memória, muitas histórias do seu ser antigo. Um enredo comprido, cumprido. E todas as emoções se enfileiram para serem amadurecid
as. Você está morrendo, você está na transição de ser Outro. Mas é tão confuso que fica dolorido, é um desvendar-se fundo, luto que pede desapego para agradecer e se despedir do ser findo. E cada minuto dura anos que se acoplam no seu rosto, no seu corpo, no que recém-nasce parecendo ser mais velho, mas é só um ser vivido, ainda moço: substituindo o que havia em você e que agora está morto. É que têm dias que a gente não consegue se dar conta de que está prestando contas com o destino. A mudança parece brusca, mas foi tão sutil e contínua que parecia nula. E a alma vai buscando mais espaço, pois a evolução interna estica a pele da percepção para que caiba a sabedoria. E, repentinamente, a gente vira adulto e tira o luto. E aprende a brincar feito gente grande: a gente compreende que crescer doeu, matou várias ilusões, extirpou algumas companhias, mas nos ensinou a paciência, o discernimento e a escolher viver inteiramente dia após dia.
Marla de Queiroz
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-12-05T02:40:00.002-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Estamos sempre indo ao encontro de alguma coisa sensacional que ainda não sabemos o que é nem se iremos encontrar mesmo. Pois, diante desse imenso ponto de interrogação que é o futuro de todos nós, reformulei minhas crenças: estou me dando o direito de não pensar tanto, de me cobrar menos ainda, e deixar para compreender depois. Desisti de atracar o barco e resolvi aproveitar a paisagem."
Martha Medeiros SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-12-05T02:39:00.006-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"As palavras têm a leveza do vento e a força da tempestade.."
Victor Hugo SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-12-05T02:39:00.003-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO“E que todas as boas intenções que pairam, utopicamente, sobre dezembro tornem-se um dia, de fato, realidade. Que todas as luzes que brilham frenéticas nessa época do ano sejam luzes no fim do túnel e sirvam como direção a quem de guia nece
ssitar. Que os ventos que predizem a chegada de mais um ano sejam os bons ventos perfumados da primavera e que, nesse período, desabrochem junto às flores os nossos melhores sentimentos! Vem dezembro, vem manso, toca teus sinos em sintonia com o pulsar dos corações enfastiados, faz dessa melodia um acalento a quem pouco ou nada crê na vida, renova a esperança em quem espera um dia ‘o milagre’ acontecer. Seja esse milagre! Que o Natal seja mais que uma troca de presentes e comida farta, mais que um bom e esquecido velhinho descendo pela chaminé, que seja fé. Somente fé.
Seja muito bem-vindo, senhor Dezembro! Pode entrar, a porta está aberta!”
Simone Oliveira
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-12-05T02:38:00.002-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Não vi nenhuma coisa mais bonita na cidade do que um passarinho. Vi que tudo que o homem fabrica vira sucata: automóvel, avião, televisão. E o que não vira sucata é árvore, rã, pedra. Até nave espacial vira sucata. Agora eu penso que até uma garça branca de brejo é mais bonita que uma nave espacial. Peço desculpas por cometer essa verdade."
Manoel de Barros SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-12-05T02:36:00.002-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOEu reconheço que existem durezas, asperezas na nossa vida e no mundo, mas prefiro viver a delicadeza e os melhores sentimentos e focar o lado bom da vida!
Karina Milla SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-11-29T01:58:00.002-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOQuando adoeci... Muita coisa mudou. Pessoas, minha visão de mundo, minhas prioridades. Percebi quem ficaria e me livrei dos superficiais, o que na verdade foi muito bom, a peneira estava feita. Altas reflexões sobre e vida e seu tudo de bom. Como seria daqui pra frente, Meu Deus?!
Com o tempo vi como seria, até que uma hora tive de me acostumar, a tal da coisa crônica. Por um tempo odiei essa palavra, agora não me importo mais. Falo com tranquilidade dela. Já não é mais um fantasma. Mas ainda existe uma que é. Não quero falar dela. Tive de encarar, sempre agradecida por ser eu e não alguém que se eu pudesse pouparia... Se me dessem a chance de escolher entre eu e alguém que eu amo pra ficar doente, eu me escolheria, então tinha de encarar. Com fé, coragem e esperança sempre coladinhas... Desejei ainda mais a vida. Desejei ainda mais estar presente. Nunca foi tão iminente a possibilidade de não estar mais por aqui. Não posso deixar de dizer que foi um marco. Mudei demais. Me tornei mais forte do que nunca e ao mesmo tempo, mais frágil também. Coisas que jamais me assustariam agora me derrubam com extrema facilidade. E coisas que eu nem me importava tanto, agora se tornaram grandiosas... Não, não gosto de me fazer de vítima, nem de ficar falando de doença. Não. Estou falando aqui de quem me tornei depois que adoeci. Que há males que vem para o bem. Nunca uma situação de risco deixa de nos ensinar algo. Nunca. Hoje, posso dizer isso com propriedade. Não sou melhor por isso, mas mereço respeito. Tudo isso pra dizer que não importa o que aconteça, tem sempre aqueles que não soltarão da nossa mão. Tem sempre um aprendizado, um recomeço, um fôlego novo a cada dia. Basta abrir os olhinhos pra poder enxergar. E o que parecia um beco sem saída, não passava de uma rua estreita que ia dar numa avenida, grande, cheia de possibilidades...
Ju Moreira
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-11-29T01:21:00.002-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Todo poema é uma aproximação. A sua incompletude é que o aproxima da inquietação do leitor. Este não quer que lhe provem coisa alguma. Está farto de soluções. Eu, por mim, lhe aumentaria as interrogações. Vocês já repararam no olhar de uma criança quando interroga? A vida, a irrequieta inteligência que ele tem? Pois bem, você lhe dá uma resposta instantânea, definitiva, única - e verá pelos olhos dela que baixou vários risquinhos na sua consideração." Mario Quintana SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-11-29T01:18:00.002-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSou dona de uma vida doce, iluminada, positiva, rodeada de bons sentimentos que fluem a todo momento como tempestade, do nada.
Dhenneff Placido SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-11-29T01:17:00.003-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOToda aquela sua fragilidade deixa de existir quando você resolve ser alguém. Quando você deixa de lado opiniões que não te acrescentam. E só você sabe o que precisa para continuar; então eu te digo : vá em frente, compre briga, tenha metas, abuse das estratégias, não prejudique ninguém (a não ser que te prejudiquem) e seja forte, seja inabalável . Viva de acordo com suas necessidades, de acordo com o que te faz bem, o que você acredita.
E quando a saudade bater que seja aquele sentimento bom
Deixe o coração se ater a melodia do momento, a música e som
Mantenha viva a esperança com os pés na realidade
Mas se permita sonhar Vivendo e escolhendo a Felicidade
Caminhe pra frente e deixa a vida te levar
Porque felicidade não fica no caminho Felicidade está no caminhar
Kleber Martins
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-11-29T00:53:00.002-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO"Para ter lábios atraentes, diga palavras doces; para ter olhos belos, procure ver o lado bom das pessoas; para ter um corpo esguio, divida sua comida com os famintos; para ter cabelos bonitos, deixe uma criança passar seus dedos por eles pelo menos uma vez por dia; para ter boa postura, caminhe com a certeza de que nunca andará sozinho;
pessoas, muito mais que coisas, devem ser restauradas, revividas, resgatadas e redimidas; lembre-se que, se alguma vez precisar de uma mão amiga, você a encontrará no final do seu braço. Ao ficarmos mais velhos, descobrimos porque temos duas mãos, uma para ajudar a nós mesmos, a outra para ajudar o próximo; a beleza de uma mulher não está nas roupas que ela veste, nem no corpo que ela carrega, ou na forma como penteia o cabelo. A beleza de uma mulher deve ser vista nos seus olhos, porque esta é a porta para seu coração, o lugar onde o amor reside".
Audrey Hepburn
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-11-28T05:54:00.002-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOComigo, regra não pega. Sou livre!
Ju Moreira SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-11-28T05:44:00.003-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOSempre achei as quartas-feiras librianas: dia neutro em que a preguiça da segunda já se dissipou e em que temos a impressão de que a terça-feira foi engolida. Elas ficam bem no meio dos dias úteis, não são o prefácio do fim de semana como a
s quintas nem vestem a euforia das sextas, mas são alegres de futebol e gente passional nas ruas. São elas que geralmente guardam as chegadas das frentes frias ou do estio: pelo clima da quarta a gente calcula se no sábado estará na praia ou verá um filme debaixo do edredom. Não se chora nas manhãs de quarta, não se abandona ninguém, não se é abandonado. Elas são feitas de espera e rotina. São dias sem data. São como uma ponte em que se atravessa a semana de um início para o outro...
Marla de Queiroz
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-11-28T05:44:00.000-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOHoje o dia acordou lindo. E eu só quero agradecer. Agradecer o suporte espiritual que tive nesse mês que termina com saldo positivo. Porque enquanto eu colocava o choro em dia, eu não me senti sozinha. Mesmo estando sozinha muitas vezes, ap
arentemente. Porque eu aprendi com os momentos ruins. Porque eu abri os olhos pro que me fazia mal. Porque eu conheci meu valor real. Porque eu redescobri em mim uma fé há tempos adormecida. Fé que faz a diferença em cada passo que tenho dado, e cada decisão que tenho tomado. Fé que me faz dormir em paz, tendo a certeza que o amanhã será melhor, porque vou colher o que tenho plantado hoje. Tenho mandado pro mundo as melhores energias e pensamentos. E conforme o que eu acredito isso volta, mesmo que demore. Quero agradecer a paz. Paz que só veio depois que muitas coisas se foram. E aprendi a não deixar mais entrar na minha vida nada que me faça perder essa paz. E aprendi a deixar ir embora tudo que me faz mal. Desapego. Estou fechada para as coisas ruins. E aprendi a me afastar de tudo que me suga as energias e mancha meus dias. Agradeço a Deus, e ao plano espiritual pelo suporte, pelo ‘ombro’, pelo conforto. Por tudo que tenho na vida. Pelas pessoas que ficaram. E sempre ficam. Pelos bons momentos que passei ao lado delas, e pelos tombos que me deixaram mais resistente as quedas. Pelos sorrisos que ganho todos os dias do anjo mais lindo da minha vida. Por todos os abraços que fizeram toda a diferença. E pela esperança que só se renovou. Agradeço por ser a mulher que eu sou, e por saber viver o que eu falo e acredito. Agradeço por tudo o que já passei, e me trouxe até aqui. Pelo hoje e pelos dias que virão, onde terei a oportunidade de fazer com que sejam melhores do que os dias que já se foram. Agradeço pela vida que eu tenho e por todos os sonhos que ainda carrego no coração.
Karla Tabalipa
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2012-11-28T05:43:00.002-08:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOTu e Eu
" Somos diferentes, tu e eu. Tens forma e graça e a sabedoria de só saber crescer até dar pé.
En não sei onde quero chegar e só sirvo para uma coisa - que não sei qual é! És de outra pipa e eu de um cripto. Tu, lipa Eu, calipto..."
Ao passarmos na rua podemos nos dar conta que existem diferentes tipos de beleza, das mais altas às mais baixas, das magras às cheinhas, das loiras às morenas, das inteligentes às engraçadas. Essa diversidade é o que nos torna tão original aos olhos das pessoas, ser capaz de enxergar no outro o melhor que ele pode ser, sempre foi uma questão de perspectiva. Ajustar o seu foco é uma opção que traz resultados positivos. Infelizmente algumas pessoas insistem em não mudar suas visões de mundo e continuam vivendo na escuridão do egocentrismo e da solidão. Entenda que as coisas mudam se você mudar, o mundo ao seu redor dependa de como você encara todas as coisas, tente ser verdadeiro, alegre, animado, empolgado e firme, garanto que você atrairá pessoas tão quanto ou melhores do que você. Você foi criado para ser uma pessoa brilhante e nunca permita que digam o contrário, inteligência, sabedoria e entendimento são presentes que o criador de todas as coisas sempre está disposto a dar, a todos aqueles que se mostram interessados. Conquiste apenas um desses e você irá perceber a incrível diferença que sua vida pode fazer. Não existem pessoas feias ou bonitas, estudos comprovam que o “Belo” não existe, pois para existir se faz necessário que ele seja universal, uma opinião unanime. O que existe de fato é o “Agradável”, pois pode ser agradável para uns e nem tanto para outros. Tente se encantar com o melhor das pessoas, acredite no que elas têm de melhor, invista seu tempo e sua vida naquelas pessoas que precisam e querem estar com você. Aposte suas fichas em quem quer ser incentivado, apoie quem precisa de um empurrãozinho, se empolgue simplesmente com tudo aquilo que as pessoas que te amam se empolgam.
* “Sou maior do que qualquer coisa que possa me acontecer. A tristeza, a desgraça e o sofrimento estão fora, além de minha porta. Sou a casa, soua chave.”
* “Se você estiver angustiado com algo externo, saiba que o seu sofrimento não se deve à coisa em si, mas à sua avaliação a respeito dela. E você tem o poder de alterar isso a qualquer momento.”
Marco Aurélio
* Este pequeno texto é para o treinamento de colaboradores das empresas. Vamos ver o que um cliente insatisfeito pensa da nossa organização.
Carta de um cliente insatisfeito…
Caro empresário, Primeiro eu gostaria de me identificar como um cliente seu, na verdade agora um ex-cliente.
O cliente que, quando ligou para sua empresa, encontrou o telefone ocupado.
O cliente que, quando não encontrou o telefone ocupado, esperou muito tempo até que a atendente estivesse disposta a atender.
O cliente que, apesar de estar com “uns quilinhos a mais” não gosta de ser chamado de “fofinho” por quem não lhe conhece.
O cliente que, pacientemente, explicou várias vezes o que queria, para pessoas que não sabiam nada do trabalho.
O cliente que, após muito sacrifício, conseguiu localizar a pessoa que me atenderia, e que ficou esperando “só um minutinho” – o que ao telefone é uma eternidade.
O cliente que tentou várias vezes e que, após ser colocado de lado, maltratado, menosprezado, foi obrigado a desistir.
E, principalmente, eu sou o cliente que agora se diverte, vendo você gastar muito em rádio, TV, jornal e tudo mais, pedindo para ligar para sua empresa.
Vejam bem, eu só queria fechar um bom negócio com você e sua empresa…
Atenciosamente, Um Ex-Cliente
* “Quem procura o sucesso e faz pelo sucesso, tem direito a usufruir das suas delícias.”
Pedro Mexia
* “Se, por qualquer razão, uma pessoa tem a oportunidade www.matrixar.com="http://sucesso.powerminas.com/mensagem-motivacional-oportunidade/#" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 51); text-decoration: underline; border-bottom: 1px dotted;">de levar uma vida extraordinária, ela não tem o direito de guardá-la para si.”
* “O otimista vê uma oportunidade em cada desastre; o pessimista vê um desastre em cada oportunidade.”
* “Maior que a tristeza de não haver vencido é a vergonha de não ter lutado”.
* “Nós nos comportamos como se o conforto e o luxo fossem as necessidades prioritárias da vida, quando, na verdade, tudo de que precisamos para ser felizes é algo que nos entusiasme.”
* “Tente manter sua alma jovem e vibrante todos os dias e imagine sempre… a vida apenas começou.”
* “Motivar é investir nas pessoas. Os desafios não estão no trabalho www.matrixar.com="http://sucesso.powerminas.com/mensagem-motivacional-investir-pessoas/#" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 51); text-decoration: underline; border-bottom: 1px dotted;">em si, mas em você, que é o responsável por criar e manter com sucesso o ambiente de trabalhowww.matrixar.com="http://sucesso.powerminas.com/mensagem-motivacional-investir-pessoas/#" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 51); text-decoration: underline; border-bottom: 1px dotted;">.”
* “Homens e mulheres querem fazer um bom trabalhowww.matrixar.com="http://sucesso.powerminas.com/mensagem-motivacional-trabalho-criativo/#" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 51); text-decoration: underline; border-bottom: 1px dotted;">, um trabalho criativo. Se lhes proporcionarem um ambiente propício, conseguirão.”
* “Quando você trata o crescimento pessoal como um elemento de motivação, você muda a maneira como as pessoas encaram o próprio trabalhowww.matrixar.com="http://sucesso.powerminas.com/mensagem-motivacional-crescimento-pessoal/#" style="cursor: hand; color:#CC0033; text-decoration:underline; border-bottom:dotted 1px;">, ajuda-as a se tornarem mais competentes www.matrixar.com="http://sucesso.powerminas.com/mensagem-motivacional-crescimento-pessoal/#" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 51); text-decoration: underline; border-bottom: 1px dotted;">e lhes dá um objetivo cheio de significado para saírem para trabalharwww.matrixar.com="http://sucesso.powerminas.com/mensagem-motivacional-crescimento-pessoal/#" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 51); text-decoration: underline; border-bottom: 1px dotted;"> todos os dias.”
* “Se a mesa desorganizada é sinal de mente desorganizada, qual é o significado de uma mesa limpa?”
* “Não precisamos concretizar um sonho para nos sentirmos realizados – o processo de perseguir o sonho já garante nossa satisfação.”
* O lendário violinista Isaac Stern foi abordado certa vez, depois de um concerto, por uma mulher de meia-idade. Ela estava entusiasmada: “Oh, eu daria a minha vida para tocar como o senhor.” Ao que Stern reagiu, acidamente:
“Minha senhora, foi isso que eu fiz!”
* “As melhores coisas acontecem com aqueles que aproveitam a maneira como elas acontecem.”
* “É preciso diminuir a importância das coisas e superá-las com coragem. É mais humano rir da vida que chorar por ela.”
* “Qual é a importância da motivação para o sucesso? Ela faz toda a diferença. Você pode ser o gerente com mais conhecimento,experiência, talento e capacidade do mundo, mas se os colaboradores estiverem desmotivados, a mediocridade reinará em sua empresa.”
* “Se você eliminar os obstáculos que atrapalham as pessoas responsáveis pelo sucessowww.matrixar.com="http://sucesso.powerminas.com/mensagem-motivacional-eliminar-os-obstaculos/#" style="cursor: hand; color:#CC0033; text-decoration:underline; border-bottom:dotted 1px;"> ou pelo fracasso de um projeto, criará um ambiente que estimula naturalmente a motivação e o espírito de equipe.”
Motivação pessoal
"Se não fosse pelo ultimo minuto, muita coisa ficaria sem fazer-se." .(Provérbio chinês)
O futuro é uma motivação real
"A esperança é cheia de confiança . É algo maravilhoso e belo, uma lâmpada iluminada em nosso coração. É o motor da vida. É uma luz na direção do futuro." (Conrad de Meester, frases de motivação para alunos)
Motivação para sua autosuperação
"Nunca deixe que nenhum limite tire de você a ambição da auto-superação." (Autor Desconhecido)
Oportunidade e sorte
"Sorte é o que acontece quando a preparação encontra a oportunidadewww.matrixar.com="http://www.esoterikha.com/coaching-pnl/frases-de-motivacao-motivacionais-motivadoras.php#" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204); text-decoration: underline; border-bottom: 1px dotted;">." (Elmer Letterman)
Medo e fracasso
"Só uma coisa torna um sonho impossível: o medo de fracassar." (Autor Desconhecido)
Motivação e sacrifício
"É impossível avaliar a força que possuímos sem medir o tamanho do obstáculo que podemos vencer, nem o valor de uma ação sem sabermos o sacrifício que ela comporta." (H. W. Beecher)
A arte da guerra
"Deve-se utilizar a força do oponente a nosso favor." (Sun Tzu)
Momento de ser feliz
"Existe somente um momento para ser feliz. Esse momento é o PRESENTE, e tem duração do instante que passa.." (Autor Desconhecido)
Motivação no trabalho
"As pessoas que alcançam seu potencial pensam em aperfeiçoamento." (John Maxwell)
Não deixe para amanhã
"Se queres ser feliz amanhã, tenta hoje mesmo." (Liang Tzu)
Motivação e Alegria
"A alegria está na luta, na tentativa, no sofrimento envolvido. Não na vitória propriamente dita." (Mahatma Gandhi)
Nunca é demais
"Faça de tudo uma vez... E o que mais gostar, faça duas, três..." (Tom Wilson)
Motivação organizacional
"A vitória pertence ao mais perseverante." (Napoleão Bonaparte)
Motivação para o sucesso profissional
"Motivar é criar interesse pelo tema e vontade, esse ânimo e auto-ajuda vão nos ajudar a progredir em conhecimentos e nas tarefas profissionais." (Daniel Godri)
Frase para motivação no trabalho
"O desempenho de uma empresa é baseado em soluções e problemas, se for um problema, tem solução! Se não tem solução, então não deve ser um problema. Não existe um caminho novo. O que existe de novo é o jeito de caminhar e é bom saber que a gente tropeça sempre nas pedras pequenas, porque as grandes a gente enxerga de longe, e saber administras essas situações é o que caracteriza um comportamento otimista e de prosperidade." (Autor Desconhecido)
Ação e Ousadia
"Intenção sem ação é ilusão. Ouse fazer e o poder lhe será dado." (Lair Ribeiro)
Qual seu limite - Motivação pessoal
"Qual seu limite? Quais os obstáculos que se apresentam em seu caminho? Você é que faz seu destino, você que estipula seus limites, os obstáculos, esses existem, mas nunca são intransponíveis, tudo depende de sua motivação pessoal, de seu otimismo em relação a vida." (Luis Alves é coach e palestrante)
O segredo do sucesso
"O sucesso é a soma de pequenos esforços - repetidos dia sim, e no outro dia também." (Robert Collier, frases de motivação)
Motivação e planejamento
"O planejamento é uma ferramenta administrativa, que possibilita perceber a realidade, avaliar os caminhos, construir um referencial futuro, estruturando o trâmite adequado e reavaliar todo o processo a que o planejamento se destina." (Autor Desconhecido)
Motivação para vencer
"Vencer é apesar de tudo que possa acontecer, acreditar nas pessoas e saber que por de traz de cada ato humano, por mais difícil que alguém possa parecer há sempre uma intenção positiva para consigo. Vencer é ter a esperança sempre renovada, lembrando que o sol nasce todos os dias e para todos. Vencer é ter um sentimento profundo de fé, força e perseverança mesmo em momentos difíceis." (Flavio Souza, frases de motivação)
Começar bem
"Viva a cada dia como se a vida estivesse começando." (Johann Goethe, motivação para um dia melhor)
A verdadeira felicidade
"Acredito que o objetivo da nossa vida seja a busca da felicidade. Isso está claro. Quer se acredite em religião ou não, quer se acredite nesta religião ou naquela, todos nós buscamos algo melhor na vida. Portanto, acho que a motivação da nossa vida é a felicidade." (Tenzin Gyatso, frases de motivação)
Perseverança
"Perseverança é o trabalho duro que você faz depois de ter se cansado de fazer o trabalho duro que você já fez." (Frases motivacionais de Newt Gingrich)
O sucesso não espera
"A vida é um longo caminho que começamos a trilhar desde o primeiro dia, no começo engatinhando, depois caminhando passo a passo até conquistarmos a confiança necessária para correr, sim, correr, pois o caminho é longo e o sucesso não espera." (Luis Alves, frases motivadoras)
Simplesmente, sorria!
"Sorria. O sorriso ajuda-nos a descobrir motivos de alegria em volta de nós. Nossa alegria contagia os outros e a vida fica melhor." (Autor desconhecido)
Atitude correta
"Eu descobri que sempre tenho escolhas. E muitas vezes, trata-se apenas de uma escolha de atitude." (Judith M. Knowlton, frases motivacionais)
A vida, na prática
"A vida acadêmica é essencial para nos mostrar a base teórica da profissão que queremos seguir, mas somente na prática do dia-a-dia é que colocaremos a prova tudo aquilo que os mestres nos ensinaram e muitas vezes veremos que não era bem daquela maneira." (Luís Alves, frases para motivar)
Sobre tartarugas e coelhos
"Tartarugas conhecem as estradas melhor do que os coelhos." (Kahlil Gibran)
Tentar e tentar novamente
"Tentar e falhar é, pelo menos, aprender. Não chegar a tentar é sofrer a inestimável perda do que poderia ter sido." (Albino Teixeira)
Longa viagem
"Uma longa viagem começa com um único passo." (Lao Tsé)
Motivação para jovens
"Toda a arte de ensinar é apenas a arte de acordar a curiosidade natural nas mentes jovens, com o propósito de serem satisfeitas mais tarde." (Anatole France)
Motivação no trabalho
"Levante-se! Tenha coragem e mãos à obra! Use tudo o que você possui para adquirir entendimento." (Esdras)
Ultrapassar o impossível
"Superar o fácil não tem mérito, é obrigação; vencer o difícil é glorificante; ultrapassar o outrora impossível é esplendoroso." (Alexandre Fonteles)
Quem sabe faz a hora
"Já dizia a canção, quem sabe faz a hora, não espera acontecer, assim é a felicidade, enquanto muitos esperam, outros a buscam, tenha em mente que você é senhor de seu destino." (Luis Alves - consultor e coaching)
Caminhos e destinos
"Fazemos nossos caminhos e lhes chamamos destino." (Benjamin Disraeli)
Sonhos que se tornam realidade
"A esperança não é um sonho, mas uma maneira de traduzir os sonhos em realidade." (Cardeal Suenens)
Provérbio motivacional
"Nunca é tão fácil perder-se como quando se julga conhecer o caminho."(Provérbio chinês)
Enxergando possibilidades e oportunidades
"O ser humano por sua própria natureza tem uma visão limitada sobre o mundo, dizem os especialista que nosso campo de visão consciênte não ultrapassa 2 metros de distância de nossos olhos. Somente aqueles que aprendem a ver mais longe enxergam as melhores oportunidades." (Luis Alves ministra cursos de otimismo e motivação)
Fácil e difícil - Drummond
"Fácil é ouvir a música que toca. Difícil é ouvir a sua consciência. Acenando o tempo todo, mostrando nossas escolhas erradas. Fácil é ditar regras. Difícil é segui-las. Ter a noção exata de nossas próprias vidas, ao invés de ter noção da vida dos outros." (Carlos Drummond de Andrade)
Impulso
"Grandes realizações não são feitas por impulso, mas por uma soma de pequenas realizações." (Vincent Van Gogh)
CRIATIVIDADE
"Teve uma idéia? Então explique seus benefícios de modo que ela possa ser entendida com clareza pelos outros." "Aproveite integralmente o gênio que borbulha dentro de você." "Esforce-se por criar um ambiente criativo, em que possa pensar, trabalhar e relaxar para dar o melhor de si." "Todos nós estamos repletos de talento represado." Um aspecto essencial da criatividade é não ter medo de fracassar.” (Dr. Edwin Land)
"Gênio é a habilidade de reduzir o que é complicado a algo simples." C.W. Ceran
"O objeto em si não conta; importa a maneira como é apresentado."
Raoul Dufy
"Ninguém pode chegar ao topo armado apenas de talento. Deus dá o talento; o trabalho transforma o talento em gênio."
Ana Pavlova
"Alguns homens vêem as coisas como são, e dizem 'Por quê?' Eu sonho com as coisas que nunca foram e digo 'Por que não?."
George Bernard Shaw
"A imaginação é mais importante que o conhecimento." Albert Einstein
"Em momentos de crise, só a imaginação é mais importante que o conhecimento." Albert Einstein
"O segredo da criatividade é esconder bem as suas fontes." Albert Einstein
"Mil pensamentos juntos não têm o peso de um só pensamento isolado. " Gabrielle D'Annunzio
"Imaginação é a voz do atrevimento" Henry Miller
"Existe gênio, poder e mágica na audácia." Goethe
"A força não tem lugar onde se precisa de talentos." Heródoto
"O estilo não é mais do que ordem e movimento que aplicamos aos pensamentos." Conde de Buffon
"Não há calibre que mate uma idéia." José Gabriel Condorcanqui, Tupac Amaru.
"Os talentos atingem metas que ninguém mais pode atingir; os gênios atingem metas que ninguém jamais consegue ver." Artur Schopenhauer
"O homem não teria alcançado o possível, se inúmeras vezes não tivesse tentado atingir o impossível." Max Weber
"Mentes criativas são conhecidas por sobreviver a qualquer tipo de mau aprendizado." Anna Freud
"Se você não perguntar o porquê das coisas, logo estarão perguntando o porquê de você." Anônimo
"Criatividade sempre significa fazer o não-familiar.” (Eleanor Roosevelt). "A criatividade é o poder de conectar o aparentemente desconectado”. (William Plomer) "A criatividade de uma nação está ligada à capacidade de pensar e teorizar, o que requer uma boa educação e, daí, partir para o inventar e, depois, ir até as últimas conseqüências no fazer”. (Cláudio de Moura Castro) "A desobediência é uma virtude necessária à criatividade”. (Raul Seixas) "Criatividade consiste no total rearranjo do que sabemos com o objetivo de descobrir o que não sabemos”.(George Kneller)
"O presente impõe formas. Sair dessa esfera e produzir outras formas constitui a criatividade." (Hugo von Hofmannsthal) "A criatividade surge da tensão entre espontaneidade e limitações. A última (como os bancos de areia nos rios) forçando a espontaneidade em várias formas que são essenciais para a obra de arte ou poema”.(Rollo May) "Criatividade é inventar, experimentar, crescer, correr riscos, quebrar regras, cometer erros, e se divertir”.(Mary Lou Cook) "O segredo da criatividade é saber como esconder as fontes”.(Albert Einstein) "Um pressentimento é a criatividade tentando te dizer algo”. (Frank Capra) "Criatividade é permitir a si mesmo cometer erros. Arte é saber quais erros manter”.(Scott Adams) "A mente usa a sua faculdade de criatividade apenas quando a experiência a obriga a fazê-lo”.(Jules Henri Poincaré) "Não é conhecer muitas coisas, mas sim pôr muitas coisas em contato umas com as outras que constitui um primeiro grau de criatividade”. (Hugo von Hofmannsthal) "A personalidade criadora deve pensar e julgar por si mesma, porque o progresso moral da sociedade depende exclusivamente da sua independência”.(Albert Einstein) "Nada se pode criar num lado senão à custa da dissolução no outro”. (Bertrand Russell) "Viver não é necessário. Necessário é criar”.(Fernando Pessoa) "Os elementos mais dotados da espécie humana encontram-se no auge da sua criatividade quando as suas vontades não são satisfeitas”.(Eric Hoffer) "Criatividade consiste apenas em perceber o que já esta lá. Você sabia que os sapatos direito e esquerdo só foram inventados há pouco mais de um século?" (Bernice Fitz-Gibbon)
“Só quem cria o que é mais delicado pode criar o que é mais forte”. (Hugo von Hofmannsthal)
“Mentes criativas são conhecidas por sobreviverem a qualquer tipo de mau aprendizado”.(Anna Freud)
“Criar é matar a morte”.(Romain Rolland)
Auto-Conhecimento & Auto-Avaliação
"Quando um homem não encontra a si mesmo, não encontra a nada" ( Goethe )
"Brincar é condição fundamental para ser sério". (Arquimedes )
" O corpo humano é a carruagem, eu, o homem que a conduz, os pensamentos as rédeas, os sentimentos são os cavalos". ( Platão )
"Projetistas fazem canais, arqueiros airam flechas, artífices modelam a madeira e o barro, o homem sábio modela-se a si mesmo". ( Buda Gautama Sakyamuni )
" É mais fácil ver os erros dos outros que os próprios; é muito difícil enxergar os próprios defeitos. Espalham-se os defeitos dos outros como palha ao vento, mas escondem-se os próprios erros como um jogador trapaceiro." ( Buda Gautama Sakyamuni )
"Ignorante não é aquele sem instrução; é aquele que não conhece a si próprio". ( Krisnamurti )
"Não faça a outros o que você não quer que seja feito a você." ( Confúcio )
"Não espere por uma crise para descobrir o que é importante em sua vida." ( Platão )
"O inimigo mais perigoso que você poderá encontrar será sempre você mesmo" ( Nietzsche )
"Não basta conquistar a sabedoria, é preciso usá-la." (Cícero)
"Reaja inteligentemente mesmo a um tratamento não inteligente". ( Lao-Tse )
" Não são as más ervas que sufocam o grão é a negligência do cultivador". ( Confúncio )
"Se realmente entendemos o problema, a resposta virá dele, porque a resposta não está separada do problema". ( Krishnamurti )
"A verdadeira maneira de se enganar é julgar-se mais sabido que outros. " (La Rochefoucauld)
"Todas as maravilhas que você precisa estão dentro de você." (Sir Thomas Browne)
"Quando falares, cuida para que tuas palavras sejam melhores que o silêncio." (Provérbio indiano)
"Seja mais sábio que as outras pessoas, se você consegue; mas nunca lhes diga isso. " (Lord Chesterfield)
"Aja antes de falar e, portanto, fale de acordo com os seus atos. " (Confúcio)
"O homem começa a morrer na idade em que perde o entusiasmo." (Balzac)
Motivação & Esperança
"A esperança não é um sonho, mas uma maneira de traduzir os sonhos em realidade”. (Cardeal Suenens)
“Os miseráveis não têm outro remédio a não ser a esperança”. (William Shakespeare).
"Acredito que, em última análise, a função do líder é espalhar esperança”. (Bob Galvin).
"Esperança é a paciência com a lâmpada acesa”. (Tertuliano).
"A esperança deixa de ser felicidade quando acompanhada de impaciência”. (John Ruskin)
“Se não houvesse esperança, não estaríamos lutando”. (Autor desconhecido)
"O sonho e a esperança são dois calmantes que a natureza concede ao ser humano." (Frederico I)
"Você vê coisas e diz: Por que?; mas eu sonho coisas que nunca existiram e digo: Por que não?" (George Bernard Shaw)
"Otimismo é esperar pelo melhor. Confiança é saber lidar com o pior”. (Roberto Simonsen)
"Julgamos a sabedoria de um homem por sua esperança." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
"Assim como a cera, naturalmente dura e rígida, torna-se, com um pouco de calor tão moldável que se pode levá-la a tomar a forma que se desejar, também se pode, com um pouco de cortesia e amabilidade, conquistar os obstinados o os hostis." (Arthur Schopenhauer).
"Por mais longa que seja à noite, o sol volta sempre a brilhar”. (Autor desconhecido).
"A alegria está na luta, na tentativa, no sofrimento envolvido. Não na vitória propriamente dita”. (Mahatma Gandhi).
"Quando Deus fecha uma porta, ele pode estar abrindo uma janela”. (Autor desconhecido).
"Todos os dias Deus nos dá um momento em que é possível mudar tudo que nos deixa infelizes. O instante mágico é o momento em que um”sim" ou um "não" pode mudar toda a nossa existência." (Autor desconhecido).
"A esperança se adquire. Chega-se à esperança através da verdade, pagando o preço de repetidos esforços e de uma longa paciência. Para encontrar a esperança é necessário ir além do desespero. Quando chegamos ao fim da noite, encontramos a aurora”.(Georges Bernanos)
"A esperança é cheia de confiança. É algo maravilhoso e belo, uma lâmpada iluminada em nosso coração. É o motor da vida. É uma luz na direção do futuro”. (Conrad de Meester)
"Mesmo as noites totalmente sem estrelas podem anunciar a aurora de uma grande realização”. (Martin Luther King)
“Se não fosse pelo ultimo minuto, muita coisa ficaria sem fazer-se”. (Autor desconhecido) “Não sobrecarregues os teus dias com preocupações desnecessárias, a fim de que não percas a oportunidade de viver com alegria”. (André Luiz)
"Grandes realizações não são feitas por impulso, mas por uma soma de pequenas realizações”. (Vincent Van Gogh)
"O futuro pertence àqueles que acreditam na beleza de seus sonhos." (Autor desconhecido)
"A vida já complicada e cheia de contratempos. Conservar o bom humor é um segredo de sobrevivência." (Autor desconhecido)
"Se queres ser feliz amanhã, tenta hoje mesmo”. (Liang Tzu)
"Me interessa o futuro porque é aonde vou passar o resto da minha vida”. (Woody Allen)
"O dia de amanhã ninguém usou... pode ser seu!" (Autor desconhecido)
"A vitória pertence ao mais perseverante." (Napoleão Bonaparte)
“O otimista vê uma oportunidade em cada desastre o pessimista vê um desastre em cada oportunidade.”
Sucesso & Empreendedorismo
"Compartilhe suas esperanças e sonhos.Outras pessoas podem ajudar você a torná-las realidade."
"O segredo de ir em frente é começar." (Sally Berger).
"Sucesso é mais atitude do que aptidão”. (Autor desconhecido)
"As pessoas persistentes iniciam o seu sucesso no ponto onde as outras terminam seu fracasso". (Edward Eggleston).
"Quem só confia na sorte tem que se contentar com o resultado dela." (Calvin Coolidge). "Tentar alcançar realizações sem um objetivo firme na vida é igual à não alcançar nada." (Mary G. Roebling).
"Não se satisfaça com nada que não seja o melhor de você." (Edward Rowland Sill).
"Sorte é quando o preparo e a oportunidade se encontram."
"Devo o meu sucesso a ouvir respeitosamente os melhores conselhos e depois fazer o contrário”.(Gilbert Chesterton)
“Para o sucesso, atitude é igualmente tão importante quanto capacidade. ·(Harry F. Banks)”.
"Não há nenhum segredo para o sucesso. É o resultado de preparação, trabalho duro, e aprender com o fracasso”.(Gen. Colin L. Powell)
"O segredo do sucesso é saber algo que ninguém mais sabe”.(Aristóteles)
"Se a princípio você é bem sucedido, tente esconder seu assombro”. (Harry F. Banks)
"Sucesso parece ser em grande parte uma questão de continuar depois que outros desistiram”.(William Feather)
“Nós constantemente estamos nos esforçando para o sucesso, fama e conforto, quando tudo que nós realmente precisamos estar contentes forem alguém ou alguma coisa para ser entusiástica aproximadamente. (Sr. H. Jackson Brown)”.
"Como uma regra, ele ou ela que tem mais informação terá maior sucesso na vida”.(Benjamin Disraeli)
"O segredo do sucesso é a constância para o objetivo”.(Benjamin Disraeli)
"Para ter sucesso nesse mundo, é preciso ou ser louco ou ser sábio”. (Barão Montesquieu)
"O sucesso resulta de cem pequenas coisas feitas de forma um pouco melhor. O insucesso, de cem pequenas coisas feitas de forma um pouco pior." (Henry Kissinger)
"Junto com o sucesso vem uma reputação para sabedoria”.(Eurípides)
"Sucesso parece estar ligado à ação. Pessoas prósperas continuam se mexendo. Eles cometem erros, mas eles não desistem”.(Conrad Hilton)
"A maioria das pessoas teria sucesso em coisas pequenas, se eles não estivessem preocupados com grandes ambições”. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
"O sucesso vem geralmente àqueles que estão muito ocupados para estar procurando por ele”.(Henry David Thoreau)
“Se você desenvolve os hábitos do sucesso, você fará do sucesso um hábito”. (Michael E. Angier).
”Se não houver vento, reme.”
”Prepare-se para ser um corredor de longa distância, não só para 100 metros rasos.”
"As pessoas gostam de ser ouvidas, sentem-se importantes quando você mostra interesse pelo que elas têm a dizer, é uma maneira de demonstrar respeito. Sabendo ouvir mais, você vai entender melhor e terá mais tempo para elaborar uma boa proposta”. (Ciro Bottini).
”Em vez de cair apenas em solo conhecido e macio, prepare-se para as quedas no chão duro do mundo." (Samuel Butler).
"Um empreendedor é umas pessoas imaginativas, caracterizadas por uma capacidade de fixar alvos e objetivas.”·(Filion).
"Empreendedorismo não é uma ciência, nem arte. É uma prática”. (Drucker).
"O trabalho específico do empreendedorismo numa empresa de negócios é fazer os negócios de hoje capazes de fazer o futuro, transformando-se em um negócio diferente”. (Drucker).
"Um empreendedor é alguém que se especializa em tomar decisões determinantes sobre a coordenação de recursos escassos”. (Casson).
"Um empreendimento empresarial é aquele cujos principais objetivos são lucratividade e crescimento. Um negócio é caracterizado pelas práticas estratégicas inovativas. Um empreendedor é um indivíduo que estabelece e gera um negócio com a principal intenção de lucro e crescimento. O empreendedor é caracterizado, principalmente, pelo comportamento inovativo e empregará práticas estratégicas de gerenciamento no negócio”. Carland e outros
"Empreendedorismo - a habilidade de criar uma atividade empresarial crescente onde não existia nenhuma anteriormente”. (Brereto)
"Um empreendedor é alguém que toma a iniciativa nos recursos administrativos”.( Belshaw)
"Em resumo, ele é inovador. Ele é o indivíduo que exercita o que na literatura da administração é chamado de: liderança..., mesmo não estando presente, ele é percebido como se estivesse”. (Baumol)
“... inovação e liderança. O empreendedor (queira ou não, também exerce a função de gerente) tem uma função diferente. É seu trabalho localizar novas idéias e colocá-las em prática. Ele deve liderar, talvez ainda inspirar; ele não pode deixar que as coisas se tornem rotineiras e, para ele, a prática de hoje jamais será suficientemente boa para amanhã”. (Baumol)
"... contudo, por definição, empreendedorismo sempre envolve, explicíta ou implicitamente, a idéia de inovação”. (Aitken)
"... As características convencionalmente associadas com empreendimento - liderança, inovação, risco, etc. - estão associadas ao conceito, precisamente porque, em uma cultura altamente comercializada como a nossa, elas são características essenciais da efetiva organização dos negócios. Pela mesma lógica, em uma cultura diferentemente orientada, as características típicas de um empreendimento diferem”. (Aiken)
"Ser um empreendedor é muito mais que ter vontade de chegar ao topo de uma montanha; é conhecer a montanha e o tamanho do desafio; planejar cada detalhe da subida, saber o que você precisa levar e que ferramentas utilizar; encontrar a melhor trilha, estar comprometido como resultado, ser persistente, calcular os riscos preparar-se fisicamente; acreditar na sua própria capacidade e começar a escalada”; Aprender a Aprender. Programa Brasil Empreendedor
"O cliente mudou, então está na hora de repensá-lo. Ele precisa de vendedores competentes todos os dias, não só nos dois seguintes à convenção”. (Edmour Saiani)
“Tenha o anzol sempre preparado; na lagoa onde você menos espera, irá encontrar um peixe.” (Ovídio)
Vamos continuar o papo www.matrixar.com="http://cronai.wordpress.com/">por lá. Todos os 14 mil posts criados até hoje já estão no ar, e há umas novidades bonitinhas, mas o mais importante é que vocês venham todos para que o nosso www.matrixar.com="http://cronai.wordpress.com/">internETC. continue sendo o que sempre foi, um animado blog de amigos.
Em tempo: não se esqueçam de fazer a mudança do endereço nos seus marcadores.
A gerência agradece.
Servimos bem para servir sempre.
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Ainda falta MUITO para que eu fique contente com o template do blog. Há vários problemas com ele, além da impossibilidade momentânea de trazermos de volta a caixa de comentários da Echo, com a qual já estavamos todos acostumados (o Fábio está tentando encontrar um jeito de encaixá-la no modelo fechado que o Blogger inventou).
Por enquanto, o que mais me impede de ser feliz com ele é que ele simplesmente ignora as características que ele mesmo marca para as fontes. Quando escrevo no Blogger, direto, tudo sai conforme o combinado; mas se o texto vem do Word ou se é enviado por email, a bagunça é geral. Acho isso horrível. Para mim, um blog tem que ter sempre a mesma tipologia, e nas mesmas cores, salvo exceções realmente excepcionais.
Este foi, por sinal, um dos motivos pelos quais resolvi varrer o velho template: com as novas funcionalidades do Blogger, os modelos antigos ficaram obsoletos e difíceis de administrar direito.
Pelo visto, a mesma coisa acontece com os novos.
Estou fazendo umas experiências no Wordpress, para ver como me saio lá.
De qualquer forma, um blog que acaba de fazer dez anos, como o internETC., merece mudar de ares um pouquinho...
Muito obrigada pela paciência de vocês, que estão sendo cobaias das minhas experiências de design.
Na semana passada, dei meu pitaco sobre os saques na Inglaterra. Não tenho credenciais "científicas", digamos assim, para tecer maiores julgamentos; não sou psicóloga nem socióloga, apenas uma observadora à distância, como a maioria de nós. Escrevi o que me parecia óbvio: "O que a publicidade nos apresenta como passaporte para a felicidade é, no seu avesso, o caminho para uma desilusão e uma frustração tão grandes que, um dia, podem explodir sem mais nem menos na rua."
No sábado, o jornal publicou uma ótima entrevista com Zygmunt Bauman, feita pelo Fernando Duarte, em Londres. Aos 85 anos, Bauman é considerado um dos sociólogos mais importantes do planeta. O que ele disse confirmou o que eu havia intuído: o quebra-quebra inglês foi o motim dos consumidores excluídos.
Não tenho a menor idéia de como podemos sair da roda-viva doentia do consumo, sobre a qual construímos a nossa economia, e da qual todos somos vítimas, em maior ou menor grau; mas é fundamental que algo se faça nesse sentido, ou estaremos condenados à infelicidade perpétua.
Bauman diz que, além disso, precisamos repensar a maneira como medimos o bem-estar:
"A busca da felicidade não deve ser atrelada a indicadores de riqueza, pois isso apenas resulta numa erosão do espírito comunitário em prol de competição e egoísmo. A prosperidade hoje em dia está sendo medida em termos de produção material, e isso só tende a criar mais problemas."
Nada mais verdadeiro. Andei pela Índia, país reconhecidamente pobre, e percebi muitos sinais de contentamento e alegria. No seu exato oposto, a Península Escandinava, que não podia ser mais rica e bem resolvida materialmente, notei muita cortesia, educação e gentileza, mas alegria é palavra que não consigo associar à região. Em nenhum dos casos, porém, me atreveria a falar em felicidade, sensação sutil e difícil de interpretar.
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Tenho, aliás, pensado muito sobre a felicidade, em parte pelas circunstâncias atuais da minha vida, em parte pelo fato de ter feito anos e recebido uma quantidade de votos simpáticos dos amigos, que me desejaram o que habitualmente se deseja aos aniversariantes: felicidade, paz, saúde, prosperidade, calorias que não engordam e assim por diante.
Lendo as mensagens, me dei conta de que uma só palavra bastaria por todas as outras: felicidade, justamente. Impossível ser feliz sem um mínimo de saúde, de paz, de prosperidade e do que mais possa ser julgado essencial à vida, e que varia, naturalmente, de pessoa a pessoa. Afinal, este vago estado de espírito pressupõe o equilíbrio de todos os outros sentimentos e condições na travessia da corda bamba que nos leva do nada ao lugar nenhum. Desejar felicidade é, pois, desejar tudo.
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Quando era criança, adorava um jogo de tabuleiro chamado Careers, em que cada jogador escrevia num papelzinho a sua receita de sucesso. Ganhava quem atingisse primeiro a sua meta. A receita consistia de uma mistura de três ingredientes: fama, dinheiro, felicidade. Uma receita típica seria, por exemplo, 50 felicidades, 10 famas e 40 dinheiros.
Parecia tão fácil! Ainda assim, a vida não deixa de ser uma espécie de Careers ao vivo, com uma quantidade substancialmente maior de ingredientes e combinações.
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Ando interessada em Lhasa, a capital do Tibete. Depois de ler um bocado, fui ao Google procurar umas fotos. Encontrei 2.440.000 – das quais pelo menos 2.439.000 de cachorrinhos. Entre essas milhares de fotos de Lhasa Apsos aparecem, aqui e ali, algumas tímidas imagens da Potala. E só. Grande decepção.
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Outra decepção: a iluminação do Cristo, inaugurada em março, que achei que alguém fosse consertar imediatamente. Achei errado. Pelo visto, as autoridades estão contentes com aqueles canhões de LEDs horrorosos, que de tão fortes apagam os detalhes da estátua. Visto de lado, o coitado do Cristo perdeu até a magia de flutuar misteriosamente: na montanha, logo atrás dele, enfileiram-se três refletores perfeitamente visíveis, que acabam com o mistério de vez. Um pavor.
Em compensação, o belo painel do Espaço Criança Esperança, no morro do Cantagalo, voltado para a Lagoa e inspirado em obra de Portinari, fica às escuras assim que anoitece. Faz sentido?
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Há filmes que nunca deveriam ser assistidos de novo. No fim-de-semana, sugeri aos amigos que vissemos "Curtindo a vida adoidado", o famoso Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Filmado em 1986, com um jovem Matthew Broderick no papel principal, ele era, na minha lembrança, um dos filmes mais divertidos de todos os tempos, quase no mesmo patamar de "Apertem os cintos, o piloto sumiu".
Todos adoraram a idéia; todos adoravam "Curtindo a vida adoidado". Chegamos a ficar com inveja da Heliana, que nunca tinha assistido o filme, pela experiência que ia viver.
Pizza e refrigerantes a postos, lá fomos nós. O filme começou. Passados dez minutos, a Heliana perguntou: "Vocês estão gostando?". Ligeiro murmúrio. Dez minutos depois: "Mas vocês estão gostando mesmo?" Murmúrios mais audíveis.
-- Era muito engraçado...
-- Eu me diverti demais quando assisti...
Mais dez minutos: "Vocês juram que achavam este filme engraçado?!"
-- Era engraçado sim...
-- Era outra época...
O Tom se lembrava até da cena da parada.
Desistimos no meio. Ainda demos um fast forward para que o Tom conferisse a tal cena, mas nem isso se salvava. Arrasados com o enterro da nossa última quimera, mudamos para "Human Planet", documentário da BBC, e fomos felizes para sempre, até o fim do último DVD.
(O Globo, Segundo Caderno, 18.8.2011)
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Não, vocês não cairam no endereço errado. Este é o nosso bom e velho blog de sempre, temporariamente aninhado numa casa nova, feita por mim mesma, com os recursos mais simples do Blogger.
Aconteceu que, de ontem para hoje, deu a louca no Blogger, a ferramenta que uso para escrever e publicar os posts. Ele ficava rodando no vazio, sem entrar nunca na versão de edição. Primeiro achei que fosse problema do Opera, cuja versão mais recente baixei e estava testando. Fechei o Opera. Fui para o Chrome; mesma coisa. No iPad, com o Safari, idem, e no Samsung Tab mesmo problema, dessa vez no Dolphin, um excelente browser para Android. Estava claro que o problema não era com os browsers ou com as máquinas, mas com o Blogger em pessoa.
Tive que postar a crônica de hoje por email (que é como escrevo esta mensagem).
Fiquei tão chateada que resolvi mudar logo tudo. Eu adoro a carinha tradicional do blog, mas ela estava precisando de uma recauchutagem há tempos, até porque estava demorando demais a entrar. A operação novo template correu sem maiores problemas, exceto que a caixa de comentários -- sempre ela! -- sumiu.
Logo depois de enviar essa mensagem para o blog, vou escrever para Fábio "The Man" Sampaio para que ele, mais uma vez, nos tire dessa.
Por enquanto, peço a vocês um pouquinho de paciência. Essa ainda não é a cara nova definitiva do blog; é só uma experiência. O template antigo está guardado, e se for o caso, volta novamente.
O estabelecimento agradece a compreensão de todos, e pede desculpas pelo transtorno.
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Uma das minhas lojas online favoritas é a americana Photojojo.com. Através de um design descolado, de muita interação com os clientes e de uma newsletter cheia de boas idéias (e não só produtos) ela conseguiu conquistar o coração de todo mundo que gosta de brincar de fotografia.
Brincar de fotografia, reparem, não é o mesmo que fotografar. A Photojojo.com não é uma B&H da vida, carregada com os equipamentos mais sofisticados; ao contrário, ela se especializa em soluções low-tech e em brinquedinhos, mesmo, como miniaturinhas de câmeras, canecas que, na parte exterior, imitam nos mínimos detalhes lentes poderosas – com modelos Canon e Nikon para satisfazer a todos – e coisinhas que fazem a alegria de quem gosta dessa brincadeira.
Exemplo típico do espírito da loja é uma lente Diana para DSLRs. Ou seja: por apenas US$ 60, você pode transformar a sua carésima e sofisticadésima câmera Canon ou Nikon numa verdadeira Lomo, e conseguir fotos horríveis e fora de foco sem qualquer esforço! O pior, confesso, é que fiquei muito tentada...
Mas o que mais gosto no estoque da Photojojo são os acessórios para celular. Essa semana, recebi minha compra mais recente: três minúsculas lentes que aumentam potencialmente o poder fotográfico dos aparelhos. Para quem usa celular em vez de câmera, elas representam um upgrade bem superior ao seu valor de US$ 49 (mais US$ 31 para envio – rápido – para o Brasil).
As lentinhas são uma tele, uma grande angular que se transforma em macro e, maravilha das maravilhas, uma olho de peixe sensacional. Das três, a menos relevante é a tele; a diferença que faz é pequena.
A grande angular cumpre bem o seu serviço. Faz um pouco de vignetting (aquelas manchas pretas que às vezes aparecem nos cantos da foto) mas, caramba, estamos falando de uma lentinha minúscula de alguns tostões, e não de uma lente Sigma de centenas de dólares...
Já a macro, que aparece quando a gente desenrosca a parte superior da grande angular, é ótima e difícil de usar, como acontece com as macros: é preciso achar a distância certa no olho e ter uma mão muito firme.
E a fisheye, ou olho de peixe, é uma das coisas mais divertidas que já vi. Imaginem transformar a humilde câmera do seu aparelho numa potência capaz de captar todo o entorno? Ela é ótima para paisagens, fotos de grupo, o que for.
O sistema, que se adapta a praticamente qualquer celular com câmera, é muito bem pensado, e vem com um anel de ferro achatadinho que se cola ao redor da lente do próprio celular (cada lente vem com dois desses anéis, de modo que comprando o trio fica-se com anéis de sobra para eventualidades); elas têm ímãs poderosos na base que se agarram ao anel e ficam bem presas. A sensação do conjunto na mão é de um instrumento estável, tanto que tive coragem de por o celular com lentinha e tudo para fora da janela para fotografar.
Os resultados dessas três belezinhas vocês conferem aqui na página.
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Fiz uma outra compra na Photojojo que ainda não testei, mas que me pareceu muito prática: um rebatedor de flash para flashes embutidos de DSLRs. Detesto flash, mas quando a luz é dirigida para o teto, aquele efeito horrível melhora muito. Este rebatedor é uma clássica solução low-tech, uma peça de plástico espelhada por dentro que se põe por cima do popup da câmera. Na semana que vem eu conto (e mostro) como funciona.
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O aplicativo da semana é o Photo Caddy, que existe tanto em versões Android quanto iOS. Não é novo, mas é excelente: um guia de bolso para as diversas situações que alguém que fotografa pode encontrar: aéreas, submarinas, lua, fogos de artifício, plantas, por aí vai. Abre-se o tópico desejado e lá estão dicas e sugestões, equipamento ideal, espaço para notas individuais e observações de outros usuários. Excelente! Dois detalhes, porém: ele é em inglês e é pago (US$ 3,99).
Quem quiser brincar de QR com o smartphone, é só apontar pro código acima para ver o álbum que fiz com as fotos das lentes; para quem quiser ver por aqui mesmo, basta clicar www.matrixar.com="https://picasaweb.google.com/118382594680169671880/PequeninasPoderosas">AQUI.
Um grupo de amigos de 50 anos discutia para escolher o restaurante onde iriam jantar. Decidiram-se, finalmente, pelo Restaurante Tropical, porque as garçonetes usavam mini-saias e blusas muito decotadas.
Dez anos mais tarde, aos 60, o grupo reuniu-se novamente e mais uma vez discutiu para escolher o restaurante. Decidiram-se pelo Restaurante Tropical, porque a comida era muito boa e havia uma excelente carta de vinhos.
Passaram-se mais dez anos e, aos 70, o grupo reuniu-se novamente e mais uma vez discutiu para escolher o restaurante. Decidiram-se pelo Restaurante Tropical, porque lá havia uma rampa para cadeiras de rodas e até um pequeno elevador.
Dez anos depois, aos 80, o grupo reuniu-se e mais uma vez discutiu para escolher o restaurante. Finalmente decidiram-se pelo Restaurante Tropical. Todos acharam que era uma grande idéia, porque nunca tinham ido lá...
O PCC, facção do crime organizado de São Paulo, seqüestrou ontem, em Brasília, 24 deputados da Câmara Federal e alguns Senadores. Eles estão solicitando US$ 1.000.000,00 para sua libertação. Se o valor de resgate não for cumprido em 24 horas, vão banhá-los com combustível e os queimarão vivos.
Estamos organizando uma coleta e necessitamos da sua ajuda!
Veja o que conseguimos até agora:
- 580 litros de Gasolina Aditivada
- 320 litros de gasolina Premium
- 175 litros de gasolina convencional
- 125 litros de diesel
- 98 litros de Biodisel
- 380 maços de caixas de fósforos
- 214 isqueiros
- 7 lança-chamas
- 108 sacos de carvão
- 1 retroescavadeira
Pedimos que não mandem álcool, pois há o risco do mesmo ser consumido pelos deputados.
Se você não reenviar essa mensagem é porque não tem coração...
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“Graças a você ganhei no meu aniversário dois exemplares de ‘Cidade Máxima’, de Suketu Mehta, tendo quase sido presenteada com um terceiro”, escreveu a Rejane Serksnys. “Este último não chegou a ser comprado, porque a minha amiga me avisou antes que, por indicação sua, seria o meu presente de aniversário. Como você anda influindo até na compra de meus presentes, gostaria de ter a sua indicação para fazer a troca do segundo Bombaim. Qual a sua dica?”
Quem recebe uma mensagem tão simpática só pode mesmo dar risada, e mostrá-la para os amigos. É o que estou fazendo. Ao mesmo tempo, vai que alguém mais esteja precisando de uma dica de livro? Vocês já leram “Fernando Pessoa, uma quase autobiografia”, de José Paulo Cavalcanti Filho? A edição é da Record, tem 734 páginas que podem amedrontar as almas mais delicadas e é, sem trocadilho, um grande livro. As tais 734 páginas passam rápido, muito mais rápido do que gostaríamos.
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Antes, um parênteses. Algumas pessoas reclamam que não falo suficientemente de livros de autores brasileiros. Têm razão. O problema é que estou cercada de autores brasileiros, o que significa que, escrevendo sobre o livro de um amigo, corro o risco de magoar outros dez sobre cujos livros não disse palavra. Não porque não tenha, necessariamente, gostado do seu trabalho, mas apenas porque a crônica é um espaço livre que deve ter seu rodízio de assuntos.
E por que esse papo agora? Porque, há tempos, penso em explicar isso a assessores de imprensa, autores e patrulheiros de modo geral. Parênteses fechado.
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Pensei muito na dica para a Rejane. “Cidade máxima” é uma reportagem extraordinária, um trabalho de pesquisa meticuloso alinhavado com uma prosa da melhor qualidade. Não poderia sugerir a ela nada menos do que isso. E aí me lembrei do livro de José Paulo Cavalcanti Filho, ao qual se pode aplicar a mesmíssima definição.
José Paulo foi atrás do seu personagem com uma tenacidade exemplar. Não deixou um papel por revirar, uma carta por ler. Andou pelo mundo atrás de Pessoa e dos seus amigos, juntou os pontos onde havia pontos a juntar, usou as palavras do próprio Pessoa para reconstituir a sua vida e, onde faltaram essas palavras, preencheu os claros com informação impecável, inteligência e sensibilidade. Ele nos traz, com riqueza de detalhes, o Portugal em que viveu Pessoa, com seus hábitos, personagens e modas; até receitas, para que o leitor curioso possa ter o gosto de experimentar o que alimentava o poeta.
Vale acrescentar que essas receitas funcionam muito bem. Todas foram testadas por Maria Lecticia, mulher do autor, pesquisadora e historiadora da culinária nordestina, que, aqui e ali, fez algumas adaptações, especialmente em relação a ingredientes que já não se encontram mais.
Além da vida de Fernando Pessoa, acompanhamos também as andanças e o trabalho de José Paulo. O resultado é que, quando acabamos de ler essa biografia magnífica, temos dois novos amigos: Fernando Pessoa e José Paulo Cavalcanti Filho.
Eu, que tenho boa estrela, já conhecia o último de longa data; mas confesso que pouco sabia a respeito de Fernando Pessoa. Ou, por outra, sabia aquilo que sabemos todos, meio por alto, e mais um tantinho que aprendi na bela edição de “Fernando Pessoa, uma fotobiografia”, de Maria José de Lencastre, publicada pela Imprensa Nacional portuguesa em 1981.
Do livro de José Paulo, porém, emerge um homem completo, retratado em praticamente todos os momentos da vida; uma figura real, que passa a ocupar o lugar da abstração que, em maior ou menor grau, tínhamos em mente.
Troque o seu “Cidade Máxima” excedente por este “Fernando Pessoa”, Rejane. Você não vai se arrepender. E ah, sim: ainda que atrasado, parabéns pelo aniversário!
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As causas de um quebra-quebra como o de Londres são complicadas demais para que eu sequer tente entendê-las, quem dirá explicá-las; mas um ponto, me parece, não pode deixar de ser ressaltado, o da distorção de valores gerada pelo consumismo pornográfico que nos cerca.
Como eu já escrevi algumas vezes, antigamente usavam-se vestimentas cujo valor variava de acordo com material e acabamento, assim como os sapatos podiam ser melhores ou piores mas, em essência, cumpriam apenas as funções de proteger e enfeitar os pés.
Hoje não. Deixamos de comprar roupas e calçados para consumir griffes e conceitos, e passamos a ser julgados menos pelo que somos do que pelo que temos. O que a publicidade nos apresenta como passaporte para a felicidade é, no seu avesso, o caminho para uma desilusão e uma frustração tão grandes que, um dia, assim como um bueiro da Light, podem explodir sem mais nem menos na rua.
Isso, claro, é só parte da equação, porque nada justifica o vídeo mais revoltante que vi dos acontecimentos. Um rapaz está ferido, sentado no chão, encostado a uma parede. Outros se aproximam, um o ajuda e o põe de pé... para que os outros possam abrir a sua mochila e roubá-lo! Aí, sinceramente, todas as minhas teorias vão para o brejo. O ser humano, como sempre diz o Millôr, é um animal inviável.
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Por falar em animais inviáveis: quando é que as autoridades brasileiras vão perceber que a população adulta do país tem suficiente capacidade para decidir o que quer ou não quer assistir?! Até aqui, tudo o que este lamentável episódio de censura conseguiu foi fazer a fama de um filme que não merece sequer ser mencionado.
(O Globo, Segundo Caderno, 11.8.2011)
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Tiziu é muito difícil de fotografar. Ou está dormindo ou, quando vê a camera, vem pra perto de mim. Ele sabe que aquele objetinho retangular é sinal de carinho, e se joga; não tem a fleuma que tinha a Keaton, ou que tem a Matilda, que sabe olhar à distância.
Ele não. Ele quer o carinho dele agora! e é um bichinho absolutamente adorável e gentil.
Conforme vocês podem ver, Tiziu é um gato em forma.
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Estava um dia um cidadão calmamente podando as arvorezinhas do mangue à beira da Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas quando um rapaz, que passava na calçada, chamou-o às falas:
-- Ei, você! O que é que você pensa que está fazendo?!
-- Podando as árvores, como se pode ver.
-- Você não pode mexer nelas. Eu plantei esse mangue!
-- Você?
-- Eu mesmo. Com o professor Moscatelli.
-- Eu sou o Moscatelli.
Grande saia justa! O rapaz, que não via o professor há dez anos, queria sumir no chão. Moscatelli deu uma volta na conversa e ambos se despediram entre risadas. Afinal, estavam do mesmo lado. Mas nem só quem plantou pessoalmente alguma das mudinhas do mangue tem orgulho dele; hoje, todo mundo que freqüenta a Lagoa tem o maior apego pelo seu ecossistema, e está pronto a defendê-lo.
Nem sempre foi assim. Até os anos 90, a Lagoa era um absurdo biológico e urbanístico. Um espelho d’água magnífico, plantado numa paisagem deslumbrante... e completamente abandonado pelo poder público. Nas pracinhas que existiam no Cantagalo e no Parque dos Patins os brinquedos quebrados eram uma ameaça às crianças; os assaltantes que trabalhavam ao longo das margens eram uma ameaça aos adultos; e as constantes mortandades de peixes eram, se não uma ameaça, uma desgraça aparentemente inevitável.
Um dia, um jovem biólogo nascido em Copacabana, parcialmente criado em Roma e que militava em Angra, viu uma tainha saltar na água da Lagoa.
-- Eu não tinha nenhuma familiaridade com essa área, -- diz Moscatelli. – Vi aquele peixe e pensei, “Ué, mas isso é peixe de água salobra... esse troço aqui tem a ver com mangue.” Fui à Fundação Osvaldo Cruz e, num periódico de 1936, encontrei um estudo de Lejeune de Oliveira sobre a comunidade biológica da Lagoa, que confirmou o que eu havia imaginado.
Ao dizer que Moscatelli militava em Angra, não uso o verbo à toa. Seus pais tinham casa na cidade e ele ficava indignado em ver como o meio-ambiente, em tese protegido por legislação desde 1965, vinha sendo sistematicamente agredido. Tomou a si as dores da natureza e passou a lutar contra os predadores, primeiro com a ajuda da Sociedade Angrense de Proteção Ecológica, depois sob as asas da prefeitura, que chamou-o para a Secretaria de Meio Ambiente.
-- Em 1988, aos 24 anos, depois de fazer algumas denúncias na extinta TV Manchete, recebi meu primeiro convite para calar a boca, -- lembra ele. -- Um segundo programa não foi ao ar, e comecei a receber ameaças sinistras.
O que acontecia, basicamente, é que o seu trabalho na prefeitura contrariava os interesses da indústria imobiliária local. As ameaças passaram a ser dirigidas também a outros membros da família. Em breve, a situação ficou tão tensa que uma ONG alemã achou mais prudente tirá-lo do país por uns tempos.
Conversando os colegas em Berlim, Moscatelli teve grande dificuldade em explicar porque uma pessoa que apenas queria ver a lei cumprida corria risco de vida. Para os alemães, aquilo era um contrasenso. Por outro lado, viu as suas esperanças renovadas: lá também a recuperação ambiental havia sido vista com ceticismo pela população que, com o tempo, abraçou a causa de corpo e alma.
Depois de um ano, voltou ao Brasil, disposto a recuperar o manguezal da Lagoa. Era uma experiência inédita no país, onde acreditava-se que, uma vez destruído, um mangue não se refaz. Experiências em outras regiões tropicais desmentiam essa crença. Moscatelli transformou a Marajó do pai no “mangue-móvel”, e passava a semana trazendo mudas de Angra para o Rio. Para desespero da mãe, cultivava as plantinhas no apartamento dos pais, em Copacabana.
Dona Maria Cristina, feroz italiana do Sul, manifestava claramente o seu descontentamento; seu Giuseppe, italiano do Norte e diplomata por excelência, entrava com os panos quentes – mas mesmo ele estava cheio de dúvidas em relação ao projeto do filho. O que ele estava plantando não era exatamente um jardim convencional; valia a pena ter todo aquele trabalho para que, mais dia menos dia, alguma autoridade resolvesse arrancar tudo?
Não eram dúvidas infundadas. No começo dos anos 90, quando o mangue começou a tomar forma na Lagoa, as discussões a seu respeito eram intermináveis. A toda hora aparecia alguém nos jornais ou na televisão para dizer que 1) a Lagoa não era região de mangue; 2) o mangue fedia; 3) o mangue atraía mosquitos; 4) as árvores tirariam a vista do espelho d’água. Uma pessoa menos determinada teria desistido.
O que acabou com a polêmica foi a volta, lenta e gradual, da fauna. As garças foram as primeiras a chegar. Na sua esteira vieram socós, martins pescadores, savacus, frangos d’água... até marrecas já foram avistadas. Há caranguejos na lama, e a quantidade e a variedade de passarinhos aumenta ano a ano.
O plantio das árvores foi só parte desta redenção. Mais importante foi a verdadeira guerra travada contra o despejo de esgoto na água. A Cedae cismava em dizer que estava tudo bem; Moscatelli insistia em afirmar o contrário. Em 2002 chegou a se fantasiar de morte e a passear pela orla oferecendo cocôs de plástico à população, para dar mais ênfase ao seu argumento.
Suas palavras encontraram eco na sociedade, que organizou e participou dos célebres abraços na Lagoa, ridicularizados por quem não levava os ecologistas a sério, mas muito eficazes para atrair a atenção da mídia e conscientizar a população. As ações culminaram com uma auditoria na rede de esgotos da Lagoa. Descobriu-se que, entre 1985 e 2000, a Cedae investira apenas 1% da sua arrecadação na manutenção do sistema. 55% dos troncos coletores tinham mais de 60 anos.
-- Já era caso arqueológico! Cocôs históricos percorriam aquelas tubulações...
Caímos na risada. Estavamos conversando às margens da Lagoa, como não podia deixar de ser. E, nesse momento, fomos interrompidos por Carlos Henrique dos Santos, 43 anos, taxista, que aproveitava o dia de sol para passear com a tia.
-- Com licença? Sou seu fã, acho maravilhoso o trabalho que você vem desenvolvendo! Adoro quando você vai em cima dos homens, a gente tem mesmo que lutar pelo que acredita.
-- Quanto você pagou de cachê a ele pela participação, Moscatelli?
Mais risadas, mas Carlos Henrique fez questão de deixar claro que estava falando de coração aberto.
-- Tenho a maior admiração e respeito por esse homem. O trabalho dele é o máximo!
E, cá entre nós, é mesmo. É muito fácil destruir um ecossistema que leva milhares de anos para se formar, mas é preciso muita tenacidade e paciência para recriar a vida.
-- Na série Star Trek há personagens encarregados de visitar outros planetas e criar condições de vida. São os terra-formadores. Gosto de pensar em mim mesmo como um mangue-formador. Mas acho que isso estava escrito. Meu nome é Mario, mar e rio, que formam os manguezais. Sou canceriano, o signo do caranguejo, clássico habitante do mangue, regido pela lua, responsável pelas marés... Não tinha como escapar ao meu destino.
A dedicação integral de Moscatelli aos seus mangues chegou a criar alguns momentos de stress no casamento com Lucia, uma agrônoma bem-humorada que, com o tempo, passou a achar perfeitamente normal o modo de vida do marido.
-- A gente acaba se acostumando – diz ela. – Passar fim-de-semana plantando manguezal vira rotina. As meninas (Carolina, de 14 anos, e Giovanna, de nove) nem concebem o mundo longe de plantas, comigo no Jardim Botânico e o pai às voltas com o mangue.
A família é o grande esteio do nosso mangue-formador, que nela encontra a força e o apoio para seguir lutando. Depois da Lagoa, ele foi cuidar, com igual intensidade e dedicação, de outras áreas da cidade. Praticamente não há mangue no Rio que não tenha a sua intervenção, como Gramacho, onde plantou 35 hectares e cuida de outros 100, o Canal do Cunha no Fundão, a Baía de Guanabara... No complexo lagunar da Barra e de Jacarepaguá, trava, atualmente, uma batalha semelhante à que travou em relação à Lagoa. O projeto Olho Verde conta com o apoio da Camara Comunitária da Barra.
-- Aquelas cinco lagoas viraram latrinas. 80% do que está lá é lama e lixo, sendo que na Tijuca existe até lixo hospitalar. Na condição em que estão, elas podem até produzir cianobactérias, que são uma das causas de câncer do fígado, -- desespera-se. – Da última vez que sobrevoei a região, há alguns dias, contei 185 pneus, 35 sofás, uma máquina de lavar, uma caixa d’água de mil litros, um jumento morto, vários aparelhos de televisão... Quer dizer, em pleno Século XXI, ainda não aprendemos nada!
O atual sonho de Moscatelli é que, até 2014, este verdadeiro esgoto a céu aberto esteja limpo, e a caminho da regeneração. Se isso acontecer, a cidade poderá mostrar ao mundo, durante as Olimpíadas, uma linda paisagem. Caso contrário...
-- A Natureza tem limites. Eu ando extremamente preocupado com o que vejo. Estou com um sentimento ruim, como um elefante antes de uma tsunami. O tempo está acabando. Dinheiro eu tenho certeza que existe, mas a má gestão é crônica. Fico perplexo com isso, porque, no fundo, deixar um legado para os nossos filhos é o que todos nós queremos. Políticos inclusive, por difícil que seja acreditar nisso.
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A coluna hoje não é minha. É da Flavia Rocha Azevedo, que me mandou uma linda história que resolvi passar para vocês. Acho que, atualmente, todos nós estamos precisando de notícias assim.
“Na semana passada, voltando para Singapura, botei o iPhone na mochila, de onde ele caiu no aeroporto do Galeão. No meio da confusão de malas de bordo, mochilas, filho tagarela de um lado para o outro, só percebi a perda dentro do avião, quando fui pegá-lo para desligar durante o vôo.
Fiquei arrasada. Torci para que tivesse caído no taxi (o motorista é nosso conhecido). Infelizmente, ao chegar em São Paulo, o motorista me disse que não tinha encontrado nada... Pânico total! A pessoa que o encontrou poderia entrar no meu Facebook e no meu email. Me senti tão invadida que liguei para minha mãe pedindo que mudasse todas as senhas, e lá ficou ela, perdida no mundo tecnológico. Amaldiçoei o dia em que não coloquei senha no celular, culpei o Rafa por não ter percebido que ele tinha caído... Fiquei pensando em quanta coisa a gente escreve nos emails, quantas informações estão ali a um simples toque de quem souber procurar.
Depois comecei a pensar nos vídeos e fotos que tirei durante a viagem para o Rio e que ainda não tinha copiado para o computador. Pensei nessas imagens e em tantas outras coisas que estão no meu iPhone. No vôo para Doha dormi mal, cheguei até a sonhar que alguém postava no meu Facebook: “Flavia Rocha está chorando porque perdeu o iPhone e não vai recuperá-lo!” Enfim, fiquei com aquela sensação de impotência que a gente fica quando vacila.
Chegando em Doha fui direto para o iPad para tentar mudar as senhas, E eis que vejo um email da minha mãe:
“Oi filha, me ligou uma pessoa super humilde que trabalha na limpeza do aeroporto pois encontrou seu celular, na verdade ele pediu para um amigo, mais esperto, ligar. Muito legal!!!!! Ele mora na Ilha e eu vou amanhã buscar. Depois veremos como lhe mando, mas fica tranquila, são pessoas do bem.”
Chegando em Singapura, tive o relato mais fofo da minha mãe. Ao chegar na rua onde esse senhor mora, os seus filhos vieram recebê-la todos felizes. Contaram que adoraram brincar com os joguinhos e que curtiram ver os vídeos daquele neném que fala engraçado. A esposa veio entregar o celular e disse, com lágrimas nos olhos, que, depois de ver o vídeo do Gabriel comendo macarrão decidiu encontrar alguém que soubesse mexer no celular para poder devolver, ela não queria que eu ficasse sem aqueles vídeos e fotos...
Fiquei super tocada com todo o episódio, não só por pensar que ainda existem pessoas honestas no mundo mas, sobretudo, por perceber que aquela mãe pensou em mim como mãe e fez o esforço de procurar um número do Rio em um celular de Singapura para devolver as fotos e vídeos para a mãe do neném que fala engraçado.
Ela comentou também que os funcionários do aeroporto encontram muitos celulares o tempo todo, e que a Infraero não dá o menor suporte para encontrar os donos. Alô, Infraero!!!
Meu iPhone está a caminho de casa. E eu tiro meu chapéu para tamanha sorte e para essa história super legal. Viva, viva, viva!”
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A dica de aplicativo é o Watermyphoto, para iPhone, que produziu os reflexos que vocês vêem nas fotos de hoje, e virou tendência no Instagram, onde meio mundo anda alagado. Mas a brincadeira não é exclusiva do mundo Apple. Quem quiser dar um brilho nas suas fotos via PC tem várias opções de applets, que, a bem dizer da verdade, já fazem isso há pelo menos vinte anos. Em bit.ly/n7Jsrn o reflexo é estático; em bit.ly/oKah1C, são criados gifs animados em que água se mexe.
Eles estão por toda a parte. Em qualquer tipo de manifestação. Nas TVs, na música, nas rádios e ultimamente estão sendo encontrados em diversos blogs. O que eles têm para dizer? Nada. O que eles sabem da vida? Nada. O que eles representam num cenário cultural? Nada.
Mas fazem sucesso. Os representantes do nada são seguidos e venerados por quem não se interessa por nada, por quem não lê nada, por quem não ouve nada e por quem se recusa a enxergar o que acontece em sua volta. E não são poucos esses seguidores.
Ainda não entendo porque uma pessoa que não tem o que dizer, abre a boca para dizer coisa nenhuma.
Não tem o que mostrar? Veja. Não tem o que falar? Ouça. Não sabe o que escrever? Leia.
E, por favor, não encha o saco.
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Nota da Editora
O Mundo Perfeito está de mudança. Notícias agora só na casa nova. Entre hoje e amanhã, você será redirecionado para o novo endereço.
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Bogotá, 23/04/2002 - As ruas de Bogotá estão desertas. As casas abandonadas. Os carros destrancados e deixados no meio das ruas. E a situação não é diferente no resto do País, todas as cidades colombianas estão sem ninguém. A razão desse abandono foi a constante política de seqüestros difundida pelas Forças Armadas Revolucionárias da Colômbia para conseguirem seus objetivos. Mas parece que agora essa política chegou ao fim. O último cidadão colombiano foi seqüestrado. Não há mais ninguém para ser vítima de qualquer seqüestro e muito menos alguém para pagar o resgate. Como toda a população colombiana - civil e militar, está no cativeiro os líderes da Farc estão sendo obrigados a conviver com os líderes do governo nos mesmos recintos e tomar uma atitude bem diferente das que tomavam antes: buscar saídas pelo diálogo.
Surpreendentemente essa nova atitude está sendo bem mais eficiente do que a costumeira metralhadora na cabeça.
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Paris, 22/04/2002 - A extrema direita e o nacionalismo radical parece que conseguiram voltar a dominar o povo francês. Depois de várias mostras de uma política progressista e liberal, como ser o único país europeu que ainda faz teste nucleares e também ser o único país que não abriu mão de suas colônias para que elas se tornassem países livres, a França surpreende mais uma vez, colocando dois elementos de direita no segundo turno das eleições.
O atual presidente e devastador do Tahiti, Jacques Chirac, foi um dos vencedores. Croissant foi a surpresa. O desejo do povo em ver um verdadeiro francês, que não apoiasse imigrantes e que defendesse a língua francesa no poder, levou grande parte da população a dar seu voto ao pão folheado com manteiga, umas das receitas mais tradicionais e apreciadas do país.
Menos mal. Eles poderiam dar seu voto a Jean-Marie Le Pen, um louco veterano da segunda guerra, que se arrepende amargamente de ter lutado contra os nazistas.
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Brasília, 19/04/2002 - O ex-presidente, ex-pai de candidata a presidente e atual senador José Sarney faleceu na noite de ontem. Decepcionado com a perda de poder do clã dos Sarney no Maranhão e, principalmente no Brasil, o senador resolveu afogar suas mágoas num bar de uma das esquinas da capital do País. A mistura de whisky com catuaba selvagem acabou alterando drasticamente o comportamento de Sarney pai, que começou subitamente a ter atitudes honestas: segundo testemunhas ele pagou toda a conta e depois ainda ligou para o Presidente da Academia Brasileira de Letras, dizendo que não merecia ser um imortal.
Os garçons do bar, disseram ainda que o senador saiu da esquina disposto a revelar de onde veio o 1,3 milhão de reais encontrados na empresa de sua filha, mas, infelizmente, antes de conseguir por em prática suas intenções, ele acidentalmente colocou a mão numa caixa de marimbondos.
Os insetos o picaram até a morte, numa vingança furiosa. Não se sabe ainda se o motivo da vingança foi a acidental mão na caixa ou a proposital obra literária.
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O Mundo Perfeito ainda não noticiou nenhuma tragédia com Toby, ex-vocalista do Balão Mágico.
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Para conhecer o fã-clube do Márcio Garcia, clique www.matrixar.com="http://vaitrabalhar.blogspot.com/"target="_blank">aqui.
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Vaticano, 18/04/2002 - Depois de incontáveis casos de pedofilia, o Vaticano finalmente resolveu tomar alguma providência a respeito desse assunto tão polêmico: a partir do próximo domingo menores de 18 anos serão proibidos de entrar em qualquer igreja católica. Batismo, primeira comunhão e crisma também só poderão ser ministrados a pessoas maiores de idade. A figura do coroinha será extinta - o padre é que se vire. Todas as escolas católicas de 1º e 2º grau serão vendidas. Nenhum padre, bispo, frei ou similar poderá fazer visitas a creches.
A medida ganhou alguns opositores pela radicalidade, mas foi justificada pelos cardeais:"Já que a Igreja Católica não é honesta o suficiente para denunciar esse problema e corajosa o bastante para mandar prender os responsáveis, o melhor é afastar o risco de pedofilia de nossas bases". Ou seja: vinde a mim as criancinhas, nunca mais.
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Washington, 17/04/2002 - O secretário de Estado norte-americano, General Collin Powell, foi encaminhado para diálogar com um terapeuta. Amigos próximos acreditam que depois de levar um vergonhoso cacete no Vietnã, Powell nunca mais foi o mesmo. Ficou obcecado em participar de uma guerra onde os Estados Unidos fossem capazes de ganhar. Como chefe das Forças Armadas dos EUA durante o governo de Bush pai, insistiu para que os Estados Unidos declarassem guerra contra o Iraque, alegando que vários cidadãos norte-americanos compravam gasolina do Kuwait. Bush pai acreditou. Como secretário de Estado do governo Bush filho (já falecido no mundo perfeito), conseguiu que os Estados Unidos entrassem em guerra com todo um país por causa de um ato terrorista de um grupo.
Antes de ser encaminhado para terapia, o general tentava convencer seu Staff a declarar guerra contra Papua Nova Guiné - alegando que já estava mais do que na hora de algum país se levantar contra a dominação dos crocodilos.
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Brasília, 16/04/2002 - Ninguém precisa mais tentar descobrir qual a língua que os atendentes de assistências técnicas, também conhecidos por atendentes de "call centers" (para quem tem preguiça de inventar uma tradução), falam. A partir da semana que vem eles serão obrigados a entender o português por imposição do Ministério do Trabalho. Exemplos: se você falar: "Meu DVD está com as imagens em preto e branco e a TV está em sistema NTSC.", ele não irá responder: "Senhora, sua TV precisa estar no sistema NTSC.". Se você pedir para reinstalarem o programa da placa de rede com um CD, porque seu drive de disquete não está funcionando, o técnico não irá aparecer na sua casa com um disquete para reinstalar a placa de rede. Se você falar que sua geladeira não está ligando, ele não irá perguntar o que acontece quando liga.
A nova determinação do Ministério do Trabalho vai causar uma revolução no sistema de atendimento das grandes empresas. Além de entender o mecanismo dos aparelhos, os profissionais serão obrigados a entender o cliente.
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Genebra, 15/04/2002 - A Organização Internacional do Trabalho, coligada à ONU, tomou uma decisão para melhorar a produtividade, o ambiente de trabalho e o humor dos trabalhadores em todo o mundo: segunda-feira não será mais um dia de trabalho. Isso já vale para o próximo mês. O final de semana de todos os países que fazem parte das Nações Unidas compreenderá três dias: sábado, domigo e segunda-feira. A decisão, apesar de polêmica, tem sua justificativa. Juan Somavia, diretor geral da IOT declararou que o conselho acha uma injustiça sem tamanho fazer qualquer ser-humano ter que acordar cedo, pegar trânsito e fingir que está de bom-humor depois de apenas dois dias de descanso do ambiente de trabalho. Outra justificativa dada por Somavia foi: "Se no Brasil, os deputados federais trabalham de terça a quinta, qual o problema do trabalhador comum ter sua jornada reduzida para terça a sexta?".
Nenhum.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-04-12T04:20:00.000-03:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOGravadoras obrigam artistas a assinarem termo de compromisso para realizar regravações
Rio de Janeiro, 12/04/2002 - Todas as gravadoras brasileiras decidiram em comum acordo realizar um termo de compromisso para que todo músico assine e respeite antes de realizar uma regravação, sob pena de perda de contrato. As principais cláusulas do termo de compromisso são as seguintes:
1. Nenhum artista irá regravar uma música alheia se não tiver algo de absolutamente novo para oferecer a ela - o que não inclui a voz.
2. Músicas do RPM e Tunai não serão aceitas para regravação.
3. Clássicos da MPB devem continuar como clássicos - nem pense em meter o bedelho aí.
4. Traduções de músicas da Celine Dion estão estritamente proibidas, uma versão da canadense já é penitência suficiente.
5. Pelo amor de Deus, deixem o Roberto Carlos rezar sossegado.
6. Mamonas Assassinas nunca fizeram música, faziam piada, portanto deixem também os rapazes em merecido descanso eterno.
7. Qualquer regravação fica vetada à Ivete Sangalo e Daniela Mercury, a menos que elas aprendam que canto não é sinônimo de berro.
Colaboração de pauta do www.matrixar.com="http://leitedepato.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">pai do Rafael.
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São Paulo 11/04/2002 - A Associação Brasileira de Jornais decidiu que já estava na hora de parar de explorar o trabalho de cartunistas, que, não raras vezes, fazem a parte de articulistas dos próprios jornais. Mesmo porque não se pode denunciar abuso em questões trabalhistas externas se isso acontece dentro da sua própria empresa.
Até hoje um cartunista que mantinha uma tira diária em qualquer jornal do país, ganhava um salário mínimo por esse espaço, menos do que o office-boy da casa. Se conseguisse vender o espaço da tira para outro jornal, ganharia mais outro salário mínimo. Com o detalhe de que para conseguir entrar nos jornais, o profissional precisa da figura de um agente, que leva exatamente metade do que o cartunista consegue. Ou seja, o cartunista (todos no Brasil têm um agente), acabava recebendo meio salário mínimo por mês, por jornal. Laerte e Angeli, por exemplo, nomes com mais peso e fama - que conseguem colaborar com uns 10 jornais, recebiam por esse trabalho diário a enormidade de R$ 900,00/mês.
Com a mudança de postura das grandes publicações e o compromisso da Folha de São Paulo, Estado de São Paulo, O Globo, JB e similares de deixarem de ter uma atitude oportunista e picareta, essa situação parece que vai mudar. Agora só falta eles assumirem também o compromisso de acabarem com os tradicionais atrasos de pagamento a profissionais não registrados em seus quadros.
Nossa correspondente olfativa, www.matrixar.com="http://biscoitodoce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Biscoito Doce brinda a edição de hoje com ótimas novas para a manutenção de nossa sanidade, principalmente no ambiente de trabalho. Vamos a notícia:
Lei proíbe venda de perfumes para terceira idade
Brasília, 10/03/2002 - Mais um projeto de lei que defende a saúde pública acaba de ser aprovado pelo senado: a partir do dia 15 de abril de 2002 fica estritamente proibida a venda de perfumes ou quaisquer líquidos com fragância excessiva à pessoas da terceira idade. Segundo o Censo 2002 mais de 70% dessas pessoas, fazem uso dessas substâncias de forma indiscriminada, não respeitando a dosagem correta e o local a ser aplicado. Foi constatado que muitas dessas pessoas se aproveitam desse fato para conseguirem vantagens em filas de marcação de consulta, roletas de ônibus e em elevadores. Entre as fragâncias que oferecem mais perigo ao olfato humano estão o Leite de Rosas, a Alfazema vendida a litro, o perfume Tabu e o Pinho Silvestre.
Dados do DataFolha contam que cerca de 34,7% dos trabalhadores brasileiros são vítimas diárias desses aromas indesejáveis - sendo que até hoje os agentes escapavam impunemente. Dessa porcentagem de vítimas, acredita-se que pelo menos a metade precisa de dispensas semanais devido à coriza e dor de cabeça que se instalam, impossibilitando que elas exerçam qualquer outro tipo de atividade. A partir do dia 15 esse incoveniente terá seu fim. Detectores de cheiro serão intalados na entrada dos ambientes de trabalho e das repartições públicas. Os infratores serão punidos com quatro horas de banho.
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São Paulo, 08/04/2002 - O polêmico episódio de Bart Simpson sendo atacado por macacos no Rio de Janeiro não passou impune aqui no Brasil. Além do Ministério das Relações Exteriores não ter se conformado com o erro geográfico do animal (Bart só poderia ter sido atacado por mosquitos da dengue ou por pit bulls de lutadores de jiu-jitsu e nos dois casos morreria), Maurício de Souza, o quadrinista mais famoso do Brasil resolveu contra-atacar. Já acabou um episódio onde a Turma da Mônica viaja aos Estados Unidos. Cascão é preso e torturado na imigração americana, quando é confundido com um imigrante árabe - já que no terceiro mundo é tudo a mesma coisa. Magali vai fazer intercâmbio numa escola do interior de Wisconsim e morre depois de que um colega esquizofrênico rouba os dois fuzis do pai e atira em toda a classe. Cebolinha é preso por assédio ao tentar falar que vê ferrugem na bicicleta da amiguinha americana "I see lust". Mônica, sozinha e abandonada pelos amigos, começa a perseguir descontrolada todo e qualquer cidadão americano com seu coelho, o Sansão. Depois de assassinar 12, Mônica é condenada pela justiça à injeção letal.
Maurício de Souza ainda não sabe se exibirá esse episódio no Programa da Angélica.
Colaboração de pauta: www.matrixar.com="http://diariosemanario.no.sapo.pt/"target="_blank">Hugo Torres
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Rio de Janeiro, 08/04/2002 - A empresária Marlene Matos está sofrendo graves problemas com a justiça. A APAE (Associação dos Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais) abriu um processo contra Matos, acusando-a de explorar o trabalho e e expor ao ridículo pessoas com uma clara limitrofia. Depois de anos se dedicando à carreira de Xuxa Meneguel, a empresária mostrou interesse em agenciar e empregar o novo límitrofe da parada, Kleber sem sobrenome. Marlene Matos se defende, dizendo que está dando oportunidades a seres-humanos que normalmente seriam excluídos da sociedade. Os advogados atacam dizendo que adestrar macaco para circo não é oportunidade. É crime. Enquanto a justiça não decidir o caso, Marlene Matos será proibida de mostrar em qualquer programa o tal do moço sem sobrenome. E também já se prepara para um novo processo. A Sociedade Protetora dos Animais também já declarou que vai entrar na justiça contra a empresária pelos mesmos motivos da APAE.
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São Paulo, 05/04/2002 - O achismo, a ciência mais divulgada pela imprensa brasileira vai chegar ao fim. Os diretores das maiores publicações do Brasil, incluindo as Organizações Mundo Perfeito, decidiram ontem em reunião fechada que não vão mais buscar opiniões de gente não qualificada para dar a tal opinião. Um exemplo: músico bahiano só responde pergunta sobre música e, se possível bahiana. Nada de ficar perguntando o que ele acha da situação do povo da cidade de Lusaka ou da evolução da física quântica. Aliás, nenhuma publicação poderá mais começar uma pergunta com frase "O que você acha...". O entrevistado pode ser convidado a dar sua opinião, não sua suposição. Sem certeza ou responsabilidade não se faz mais jornalismo.
Colaboração de pauta do www.matrixar.com="http://www.geocities.com/odescrente" target="_blank">Descrente
O poeta pode ser violento. A maior parte das vezes contra si mesmo. Um tiro no peito, gás, veneno, um tiro na boca como fez Hemingway, que também foi poeta em O Velho e o Mar; Maiakóviski, um tiro no peito, Sílvia Plath, gás de cozinha; Ana Cristina César, um salto pelos ares, etc, etc, etc. "Os delicados preferem morrer", dizia Drummond. Mas esta modesta articulista, sobretudo poeta, diante das denúncias feitas pela revista Veja, todos aqueles poços perfurados em prol de uma única pessoa, ou em prol de amiguelhos de sua excelência, presidente da Câmara Senhor Inocêncio (a indústria da seca), e o outro com seu lindo carro às custas de gaze e esparadrapo... Credo, gente, quando você vê na televisão ou in loco o povão famélico, desdentado, mirrado... Um amigo meu foi para o Ceará e passou os dias chorando! As crianças todas tortas, todas pedindo comida sem parar e 500 toneladas de farinha apodrecendo... e montes de feijão desviados para uma só pessoa... (um parênteses, porque meu coração de poeta pede a forca, cadeia, cadeia para aqueles que se locupletam à custa da miséria absoluta, da dor, da doença). Gente, eu já estou uma fúria e para ficar mais calma proponho algumas coisas mais sutis, por exemplo: o Esquadrão Geriátrico de Extermínio, a sigla óbvia seria EGE. Arregimentaríamos várias senhoras da terceira idade, eu inclusive, lógico, e com nossas bengalinhas em ponta, uma ponta de estilete, besuntada de curare (alguns amigos viajariam até os Txucarramãe ou os Kranhacarore para consegui-lo) nos comícios, nos palanques, na Câmara, no Senado, espetaríamos as perniciosas nádegas ou o distinto buraco malcheiroso desses vilões, nós velhinhas, misturadas às massas, e assim ninguém nos notaria, como ninguém nota a velhice. Nossas vidas ficariam dilatadas de significados, ó que beleza espetar bundões assassinos, nós faceiras matadoras de monstros!
O curare é altamente eficiente, provoca rapidinho a paralisia completa de todos os músculos transversais (bunda é transversal?) e em seguidinha sobrevém a morte por parada respiratória. Ficaríamos todas ao redor do coitadinho, abanando:óóóó, morreu é? Um pedido ao presidente Itamar: severidade, excelência é ignominioso, indigno, insultante para todos nós, deste pobre Brasil tão saqueado, que essas denúncias terminem no vazio, no nada, na impunidade.
HILDA HILST
Crônica publicada em 1993 no Diário de Campinas. Parte do atual livro Cascos & Carícias. Em tempo: as denúncias terminaram no vazio, no nada, na impunidade.
NOTÍCIA EXTRAORDINÁRIA
Inocêncio Oliveira morre em asilo
Recife, 04/04/2002 - O deputado federal Inocêncio Oliveira, líder da bancada do PFL na Câmara, morreu ontem ao visitar um asilo na periferia do Recife. Oliveira estava em plena divulgação de sua candidatura para o senado, quando foi visitar os velhinhos. Logo depois de cumprimentar um grupo de simpáticas senhoras, estranhamente o deputado caiu paralisado. Em poucos minutos ele se encontrava morto, por uma parada respiratória fulminante. Como o único posto de saúde que havia por perto não estava funcionando, não houve tempo hábil para salvar a vida de tão eminente político. As velhinhas do asilo, quando tiveram notícia da morte do deputado, se mostraram inconsoláveis: "Óóóóó! Morreu, é?"
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O Mundo Perfeito publica hoje o segundo banner da série "Publicidade Perfeita". Um contribuição para a campanha sabiamente deflagrada por www.matrixar.com="http://www.wumanity.com/portuguese" target="_blank">Rossana .
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Rio de Janeiro, 03/04/2002 - O ex-jornalista e atual apresentador Pedro Bial resolveu adotar um novo adereço em seu figurino: um saco de supermercado. Depois de aceitar passar vexame em rede nacional por dois meses e fingir que tudo estava muito bem, Bial não agüentou a pressão, teve um crise de nervos e enfiou um saco de supermercado na cabeça. A direção da Rede Globo imediatamente deu um período de licença para o apresentador. Familiares e amigos ainda não sabem quando ele irá se recuperar, principalmente porque Bial se nega a receber qualquer tipo de tratamento e inclusive nega sua própria identidade. Toda vez que é chamado de Pedro, corrige o interlocutor: "Eu sou o Marcelo Márcio. Jornalista internacional. Eu cobri a queda do muro de Berlim.".
Essa ladainha vem sendo repetida a exaustão e desnecessariamente. É óbvio que não é verdade. Um jornalista sério nunca aceitaria pagar mico no Big Brother.
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Nova Iorque 02/04/2002 - O Conselho de Paz da ONU entrou num acordo com todos os países filiados: nenhum governo poderá mais manifestar suas preferências religiosas. Quem escolhe ser judeu, católico, muçulmano, evangélico, ortodoxo ou budista é o povo, não o governo. De agora em diante, nenhuma pessoa com cargo político poderá manifestar publicamente sua religião e muito menos obrigar a população local a segui-la. Em todos os discursos públicos será proibida a menção da palavra Deus, Alá, ou o que o valha. Símbolos religiosos também serão proibidos em repartições públicas. Adornos pessoais que possam identificar alguma religião também não serão permitidos. Qualquer quebra no acordo poderá resultar em sérias sanções ao país infrator.
Com a adoção dessas medidas o Conselho de Paz tem a certeza de que a maioria dos conflitos e guerras chegarão ao fim.
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Tia Dani,
Eu gostaria de saber como é o Primeiro de Abril no Mundo Perfeito.
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2002-04-01T11:17:00.000-03:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOUsar a frase "Se todo mundo faz eu também posso" vira crime inafiançável
Brasília 01/04/2002 – O Senado acabou de aprovar uma lei que torna crime inafiançável justificar o próprio mau-caratismo pelo mau-caratismo coletivo. Se o indíviduo falsificar carteirinha de estudante com a desculpa de que todo mundo faz, vai para cadeia. Se furar a fila porque: "Ah, se eu não fizer, outro vai fazer.", vai para cadeia. Se não avisar para o garçom que ele esqueceu de cobrar alguns chopps, porque ninguém avisa mesmo, vai para cadeia. Se leva vantagem de amigos e conhecidos, oferecendo-se para pagar alguma coisa e depois aumentando o valor da compra com a desculpa de que:"Se todo mundo é filho-da-puta eu também posso ser", vai para a cadeia. E se a mesma pessoa que tem atitudes tão dignificantes, por acaso tiver a cara-de-pau de reclamar da corrupção do governo, será sentenciada à prisão perpétua.
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Brasília, 28/03/2002 – Na hora em que todos os países estão saindo, o Brasil resolveu entrar na era nuclear. O Palácio do Planalto anunciou ontem que o pré-teste da Bomba H tupiniquim já foi marcado. Depois de muita discussão, foi decidido por unanimidade que a eficiência do armamento será testadada no prédio-sede do Detran de São Paulo. Se comprovada a destruição em massa, todos os outros Detrans do Brasil também levarão bomba. Angra 1 e Angra 2 terão igualmente o mesmo destino. As sedes dos Tribunais de Contas dos Municípios, ao que parece, estão sendo cogitados como um próximo alvo. E se tudo der realmente certo, Brasíla não escapará. Oremos.
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Brasília, 27/03/2002 – O Ministério do Trabalho resolveu apertar o cerco às empresas que ainda exploram o trabalho escravo, em particular agências de propaganda e redações de jornais e revistas. Fiscais de Direitos Humanos serão designados para fazer visitas surpresas a esses locais. Se após às 20:00 hs ainda houver funcionários trabalhando e esse não for o horário de seu turno, as agências serão obrigadas a dobrar o salário do funcionário por seis meses e oferecer imediatamente um mês de férias. Se a visita for feita às 3:00 da manhã e ainda houver algum funcionário trabalhando, que não seja o segurança da noite, a empresa terá que triplicar o salário do funcionário por três anos e oferecer imediatamente dois meses de férias com passagem e hospedagem paga em alguma localidade do Caribe. Se a empresa for reincidente, o presidente será preso e obrigado a freqüentar novamente escolas para aprender a administrar o tempo das pessoas e negociar prazos com os clientes.
Essa semana comemoramos o dia do amigo.Escreve qq merda sobre aquele amigo especial, que escorrega no tomate, peida na farofa e viaja na maionese.
Uma mensão especial ao grande amigo Zanete. Já não bastasse a fama de grande arroz, agora maloca o referido alimento dos amigos. Vai cagar arroz até o ano que vem na próxima festa junina da PUC. Lastimável.
Comentem sobre os amigos e de suas viadagens.
Não vale me sacanear com a estagiária!
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Sei lá, creio que essa vida no trabalho anda me estressando muito. Chego cedo lá, umas 10 horas... e saio tarde, lá pelas 4 da tarde.
Porra, é muito trabalho. Por isso, me dei conta que preciso de um estagiário me apoiando. Quem sabe melhor, uma estagiária. Nenhum preconceito contra, muito pelo contrário.
Daí me aparece a estagiária dos meus sonhos. Faz tudo que eu quero e mando. Até chicotada no chefe. Aliás, estagiário pensa??? Melhor assim.
O melhor é eu nao pagar a bolsa de estudos dela. Deixa ela pagar para mim.
ehehehehe
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Tava querendo relembrar os bons tempos que eu ficava aqui em casa de bob e voltava da night altas horas. Bebia todas.
Essa semana relembrei os bons tempos, dei uma saída, cheguei em casa cedo (cedo do outro dia), não fui ao trabalho e tá tudo em paz. Tô sentindo falta dos meus irmãos brigando comigo. Aliás, diz a lenda, que sempre fica um Allão em casa. Sabe, acho que vou faltar amanhã também. Acho que vou sair do emprego...
Glauber(vulgo GR), ainda alucinado com Camboriu, resolver fazer uma confissão para seus amigos. Reuniu todos dentro do seu carro, para que a notícia não vazasse e fedesse. Disse ele: “Meu cu é quadrado. Eu cago retângulo.”. A galera ainda não entendeu como ele conseguiu esse formato. Especula-se que ele tenha feito uma cirurgia plástica no HPM, depois de ter voltado da viagem de Camboriu onde esteve no spa do Mário Gomes.
Destaque da festa da Lu, Mauro não se conformava com o posicionamento de um dos convidados ao se requebrar muito. Giga, reclamando muito, disse: “Como é que pode esse cara desmunhecar na minha frente??? Era a minha vez!!! Ui!!!”
SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-05-28T11:41:00.000-03:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOFoto do inesquecível carnaval em Camboriú:
Glauber, Mestre, Mauro e Jean se deliciando com o frescor da praia.
A tarde teve churrasco de lingüiça e paio com os amigos gaúchos.
Tô melhor da gripe. Durmo o tempo todo no trabalho. Assim fico bom rapidinho.
Antoigne ficou revoltado, começou a ter uns "Tik-tik nervoso" e largou a vida de design. Agora anda gritando por aí que "Eu sou boy". Agora faz parte da banda Magazine.
Veja só...
www.matrixar.com src="http://www.precario.hpg.ig.com.br/antoigne.jpg"> SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-05-06T23:47:00.000-03:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOQuem que vc prefere?
a) A Mulher Samambaia
b) A mulher do Samambaia
c) O Samambaia vestido de mulher
d) O Zanette fazendo uma performace de Mulher Samambaia
Responda e concorra a milhőes de beliscőes na bunda! Năo perca! SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-05-05T22:08:00.000-03:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOLeolito como bom trabalhador agora atualiza seu blog pelo seu laptop sem noçăo, a caminho do trabalho.
Glauber Roberto acaba de sair de um romance e encontrasse solteiro, livre para voar, extorquir, achacar, amar e ser amado... Este Super Homem que arrisca sua vida todos os dias para nos proteger quer uma mulher que lhe faça ficar nas nuvens, gostosa se possível... Entăo, as leitoras desse blog do sexo feminino (Atençăo: só mulheres do sexo feminino, baitolas năo serăo aceitos!) que quiserem se corresponder com Glauber Roberto enviem seu e-mail ou postem um comentário.
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SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-03-24T12:27:00.000-03:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOMestre "Kenny" ainda está inconformado com "O PESADELO" lá em Floripa. A história mexeu tanto com seu ego que ele entrou em total depressăo. Agora está em crise de personalidade e está igual ao Mendigo da Jovem Pan. Na foto, sua tradicional posiçăo para meditaçăo com o nova filosofia de vida mendiga.
Antes, nosso Mestre era preocupado em fazer vaquinhas, arrecadar grana para fazer mojitos, caipirinhas e aperitivos alcoolicos. Na atual decadęncia ele vive pedindo esmola de 1 real.
Ele incorporou no seu estilo de vida a sua tradicional frase:
"Vagabundo é foda!"
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Foda-se para geral SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2004-03-10T14:32:00.000-03:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEOA imagem do ano em Floripa: Mestre evacuando após levar gato por lebre. Crente que comeu um bacalhau, passou mal pois comeu dogao x-tudo estragado de lingüiça e ovos.
www.matrixar.com="http://leolitosemnocao.tripod.com/mestre.html">O PESADELO DO MESTRE
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DIGA NĂO A VACA-LOUCA AMERICANA!
VAMOS BORRAR OS DEDOS DESSES NOJENTOS NOS NOSSOS AEROPORTOS!!! SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-11-28T15:52:00.000-02:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO
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Será que Leolito saíra de seu mais novo emprego (apenas 1 męs) ?
Será que ele deve trocar a incomun oportunidade de trabalhar no ramo off-shore dentro de uma plataforma com 100 homens ?
Ou ele deve pegar o trampo concursado do Banco do Brasil que tem um futuro mais seguro e promissor ...
Por favor expressem-se e coloquem sua opiniăo no post .
E foda-se pra geral (seguindo a moda da Pripa) !!! SEO/contentSEO SEO/entrySEOSEOentrySEO SEOidSEOtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-my.post-mySEO/idSEO SEOpublishedSEO2003-10-27T17:34:00.000-02:00SEO/publishedSEO SEOcategory scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ANDRE MILLER basketball'/SEO SEOtitle type='text'SEOSEO/titleSEO SEOcontent type='html'SEO
Mais um produto
Você sempre é escolhido por último no futebol de domingo,
você nunca faz gols, o seus chutes parecem de mulherzinha ...
Isto pode ser resolvido com a nova e revolucionária Ultra
Auto Facekicker Tabajara.
Com um sistema computadorizado de última geração e vários
Reparem no pequeno bichinha atrás. Parece realmente uma menininha!!!
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A festa de comemoraçăo do aniversário dos gęmeos , Rezende e Capixaba acabou de forma divertida e sincera. Baixou no nosso amigo Lufe (vulgo Nareba quebrada) o espírito da Márcia Goldsmith (eu nem sabia que tinha morrido) e começou a arguir sobre a fidelidade dos casais presentes. E acabou recebendo respostas tipo :
- traiu , contou e casou ...
- tenho amnésia pra esse tipo de assunto ...
-nunca traí (todos os homens presentes , menos eu )...
-traio sim. Sempre traio ...
Foi muito maneiro. Tirando o fato que metade da festa queria bater no enfermo depois da sessăo do "jogo da verdade"
