Laurel is annoyed with me for playing Dark Side of the Moon
all night on the stereo system. She said that’s why she bought me
ear buds, but I don’t like how they feel.
Woke up, had a half-grapefruit and some turkey sausage. Sat
on the patio and texted Kupchak, asked if they were ready to guarantee my
fourth year. I don't do things half-ass, you gotta burn the house to the ground if you really want to rise to the sun.
Mitch is alright, though. It’s that Jimmy kid that worries
me. Can’t trust amateurs like that.
Goals for the week: No. 1, make a rock garden. No. 2, grow
some tomato plants. No. 3, take up watercolor painting.
I’m gonna miss Dan.
If I come back next season, Shawne’s coming back too. That’s
non-negotiable.
Made good progress last night on new treatise for
next season—cribbage analytics as applied to skill-ball. Always lead your opponent
during play. For example, if you start with a 7, the other guy could play an 8
for 15 and score 2 points. By leading, you can play a 9 to score 3 points for a
Run.
Three is always better than two.
If I could get some of these new number junky bloggers on my
side I could rule the basketball universe. I wonder how much that would cost
me. I bet some of them would do it for free.
We take what the league gives us and that basically means
less physicality under the basket. If you suck more defenders out toward the
three-point line it opens up paths to the rim even more. Occam’s razor says it’s
pointless to do with more what is done with less. Big guys who stand around in
the paint are more. Scoring a three-pointer is less because it means more
points with one possession.
I'm not coming back for a third year if they won't give me a fourth.
I'm not coming back for a third year if they won't give me a fourth.
“Run, rabbit run—dig that hole, forget the sun.”
I still miss the wildflowers in Abruzzo. We used to drive
there in the spring. It was just Laurel and I, then. Bombing along in our old Fiat Spider, not a worry in the world. Lilies and orchids and primrose. And the silver birch trees in the forest.
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