Day Four - 5/7

[14:27] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: oh my god lakers-rockets. my head may explode
[14:36] Aaron Rosenberger: last night was awesome
[14:36] Aaron Rosenberger: is there any way kobe gets suspended for game 3?
[14:36] Aaron Rosenberger: and have you seen the interview with artest after the game?
[14:36] Aaron Rosenberger: he's just a big kid
[14:37] Aaron Rosenberger: I wanna take him home and make him my friend
[14:39] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: he has to!!!
[14:39] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: ha ha i know man
[14:39] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: Kobe is such a bitch
[14:39] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: did you see him jawin at Battier
[14:39] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: how can you jaw at battier?
[14:39] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: its like jawing at a brick wall
[14:39] Aaron Rosenberger: yeah, he's a total douche
[14:39] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: Ron is painting his masterpiece and rewriting his story right now
[14:39] Aaron Rosenberger: jordan would never have done that
[14:39] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE GROWN-ASS MAN
[14:39] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: Kobe is decidedly creepy with his Jordan impersonation
[14:40] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: he won't be suspended but he should. Rafer should not be suspended.
[14:40] Aaron Rosenberger: yeah, except he can't keep it up, cuz he knows he's not that good
[14:40] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: EXACTLY!
[14:40] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: i don't really like Fisher, but that was a pretty legit playoff veteran move
[14:40] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: I wish Scola had popped up and got in his face though
[14:40] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: Scola came out looking like a bitch
[14:41] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: and the Rockets didn't come to his aid which was disappointing
[14:41] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: but I think everyoen was so stunned that he did it!
[14:41] Aaron Rosenberger: i missed that play, actually
[14:41] Aaron Rosenberger: i'll have to peep a replay
[14:41] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: are you serious?! it was totally harsh
[14:42] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: I don't know man. The Rocket's a'int scared. Kobe is gonna have games like that. This one goes seven for sure
[14:42] Aaron Rosenberger: oh, definitely
[14:42] Aaron Rosenberger: this shit is real
[14:42] Aaron Rosenberger: and the lakers just aren't that good
[14:43] Aaron Rosenberger: pao-odom is an elite combo and kobe is kobe
[14:43] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: exactly, and they are fucking soft.
[14:43] Aaron Rosenberger: but after that, a lot of those guys kinda suck
[14:43] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: if Derek Fisher is being your enforcer, then kindly fuck off
[14:43] Aaron Rosenberger: right. he's like the nicest dude in the league
[14:43] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: yeah but Pao is a Euro and Odom, god love him, just doesn't want it that bad
[14:43] Aaron Rosenberger: if you're waiting for him to step up, you're effed
[14:43] Aaron Rosenberger: i've really come to appreciate pao-odom for those reasons
[14:44] Aaron Rosenberger: i like watching them play together, but i don't feel invested in cheering for them
[14:44] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: when are we gonna decide that "when Odom finally steps up" is just not something you can hang your hat on in this league
[14:44] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: yeah exactly. like they are fun to watch during plays. but over the course of a game? guess what, you're gonna be disappointed
[14:45] Aaron Rosenberger: they are who we thought they were
[14:46] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: and we let 'em off the hook
[14:46] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: i'm so on board with this series it is ridiculous. shit is real
[14:47] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: massive, possibly irrational statment coming in
[14:47] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: 3
[14:47] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: 2
[14:47] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: 1
[14:47] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: the rockets are more looking-glass-self version of nba-as-humanity than the warriors (or at least equally as)
[14:47] Aaron Rosenberger: i'm not so sure that's ridiculous
[14:47] Aaron Rosenberger: pretty much all the pieces are there
[14:48] Aaron Rosenberger: redemption (on so many levels)
[14:48] Aaron Rosenberger: unity
[14:48] Aaron Rosenberger: chemistry
[14:48] Aaron Rosenberger: fucking international harmony
[14:48] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: DUDE! HOLY SHIT! CHINA, ARGENTINA, AND QUEENSBRIDGE, ALL SITTING AT THE TABLE TOGETHER!!
[14:49] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: i'm serious dude, Ron is rewriting his story. if there is a god, we will no longer remember him for the brawl, we will remember him for the great Hollywood Epic of '09
[14:49] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: and Mickey Rourke can play the lead
[14:49] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: !!!!
[14:49] Aaron Rosenberger: and von wafer, if he doesn't get himself thrown off the team. he might be a martian
[14:50] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: i've been trying to pretend that didn't happen. i hope it gets resolved. i really like him.
[14:50] Aaron Rosenberger: oh my god. mickey rourke in the ron artest biopic would be the greatest movie ever
[14:50] Aaron Rosenberger: they could just stop making movies after that, because it could never be topped
[14:51] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: totally. it would be like Ray and Walk the Line had a love child
[14:51] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: thats the thing though (back to Von), the stage is totally set for his redemption
[14:51] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: won't you help to sing
[14:51] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: these songs of freedom
[14:51] Aaron Rosenberger: and i think adelman is a cool enough dude to let it happen
[14:52] Aaron Rosenberger: i like von, too, and he played his ass off through some pain against NO
[14:52] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: OH MY GOD. I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THE REDEMPTION OF RICK ADELMAN
[14:52] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: yeah he did, he's really good for that team.
[14:52] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: the rockets have so many unconventional weapons.
[14:52] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: when you think about it you can see the fingerprints of Daryl Morey on that team
[14:53] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: Scola, Landry, Hayes, Yao, Artest, Battier
[14:53] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: like, what??
[14:53] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: Brooks
[14:53] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: and then they just punk you outta nowhere
[14:53] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: its like they were artificially conceived in a lab
[14:54] Aaron Rosenberger: right. the brooks pick might be his most genius move
[14:55] Aaron Rosenberger: he and horford are the last dudes standing from their draft class right now
[14:55] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: totally. i mean i'm not gonna pin it all on him, like with any team there is luck involved (scola, yao, etc) but picking up Artest was totally legit, Hayes is a good find, and Brooks is definitely legit
[14:55] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: are they really?
[14:56] Aaron Rosenberger: i think so
[14:56] Aaron Rosenberger: i can't think of any other second year guys making serious contributions to playoff teams
[14:56] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: i guess as far as being contributors they would be
[14:57] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: i don't even wanna watch any of the other series
[14:57] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: nothing can compare to this one. shit got so real last night, but it was so real before
[14:57] Aaron Rosenberger: i'm not even excited about denver-dallas right now
[14:58] ajrosenberger@gmail.com: me either. a rockets victory would so be a victory for all mankind. i don't even have a problem saying that
[14:59] Aaron Rosenberger: i'm right there with you.