My Kingdom for a Rebound

All it would have taken to give the Cavs a legitimate shot to win game six: one stinking defensive rebound. They just couldn't get one when they needed it. I had no delusions that the Cavs would win Game 7 in Detroit, but any Pistons fan that doesn't admit that, after going up by 13 early, they were a little nervous to see Detroit with only a 2-point halftime lead is LYING. Give the 'Stons some credit; they played defense when it mattered, and played smart.

At any rate, the Cavs gave the best team in the conference--and possibly the league--all they could handle. As a Cavs fan, I can't ask for anything more than that. They gained valuable experience, they learned what it takes to win tough games against tough teams; they just didn't have enough depth. LeBron played as well as he could yesterday, but when no one else on your team makes any shots, you're going to see a lot of triple teams; hell, even LeBron is human.

In the end, I can harbor no disappointment with the Cavs' season. They won 50 games, beat a game Washington team in round 1, and took the defending conference champs to 7 games. I was happy that they got out of the first round. Hopefully this loss makes them that much more hungry for next season, and they come out and play defense like they did against Detroit for the whole year. If they do, 55-60 wins wouldn't be out of the question.


Tribe has won 5 out of 6 to climb back to .500 for the season. This year could not mirror last year any more. Now that the pitching has been good all week, the hitting is struggling. If the whole team can lock in like they did most of last summer, it could get interesting. They're treading water about 7.5 games back of the division leaders, so as long as they can keep it closer than last year, I like their chances to get back into it. But, they need to get going soon.


House of Cards has two shows coming up this week: Thursday at Ruby Tuesday's (the campus bar, not the restaurant) and Sunday night at The Lodge Bar (anyone who wants a ticket, let me know). Only two months to go until the big Newport show.

Also, we will be recording on June 15th, 23rd, and 24th. We're hoping to have a finished master by early July. We're doing it the right way this time (spending more time in a better studio, doing all of the parts individually), so we hope that the finished product is good. We've got the songs; hopefully we can get 9-10 done for a full-length.


Alias finale is tonight. It will be sad to see the show go, but it's definitely time. Melissa is still cursing Ben Affleck, as she blames him for all the ills the show has suffered over the past two years. While (as any religious WttMH readers can attest) I admit that his sperm did put a big monkey wrench into this season, I countered with, "Sweetheart, Ben Affleck didn't write all of the crappy episodes they had in season 4." She did make a very good point, though. He's responsible for the decline in chemistry between Michael Vartan and Jennifer Garner, which in turn makes Sydney and Vaughn much less believeable as lovers. As the shows two main characters, that definitely hurt it.

At any rate, I'm looking forward to the ENDGAME, and to see who goes down. I suspect the Prophet 5 people will meet with an untimely demise, to set up a final showdown between Sydney and Sloan. I'm wondering what other characters will get the axe, as you have to imagine this has "bloodbath" potential. You can't wrap up a series with this many super-criminals and super-criminal organizations without some carnage. I suspect Ms. Derevco will have a role to play in tonight's finale as well.

Should be a busy week; I hope to be able to update as frequently as I have been.