meet the team

i was all geared up to edit some powerpoint slides while watching another world series game last night - and then i realized that the world series was over.

blast.

and when the hawkeyes start the season by losing to central michigan, it's not clear  whether college football is going to be super fun this year or not.

so now who are we cheering for? well. . . .luckily i have a fake team to root for now that the NBA season has started. want to get on board? of course you do. here's who we're rooting for.

blake griffin, (LA Clippers) who made this awesome video during the NBA lockout.

kevin love (MN Timberwolves), who sometimes has a sweet beard

dwayne wade (Miami Heat). i know you already know who he is.

tyreke evans (Sacramento Kings), because i apparently can't shake reminders of PA

marcin gortat (Phoenix Suns) - doesn't he look really happy? i like that he's not trying too look to tough to smile.

tyson chandler (NY Knicks). which at least gives me a partial excuse for my weird attachment to the knicks.

gordon hayward (Utah Jazz). i'm sure you remember the sweetheart that he was during the "butler years." i'll bet money that you were cheering for him to make this (scroll to about 5:40).

jeff green (Boston Celtics). maybe this will be the year the celtics don't bug me.

shawn marion (Dallas Mavericks). uh. . . how could you not cheer for this face?

wesley matthews (Portland Trailblazers) who is totally from madison.

kawhi leonard (San Antonio Spurs). i'm not gonna lie. i don't know much about him. but i will if he ends up being good.

i also have danillo gallinari, chauncey billups, and derrick rose who are all either currently iffy or injured. whatevs.

so that's the team.
here's hoping that i don't end up last again. although if i'm honest with myself, just getting a couple of wins will be an improvement.

from last to first. . .and back to last again

remember last year when i was so excited that i won our division in fantasy baseball? i *might* have neglected my team for a few weeks this year. look what happened :

ouch. dead last. is it even mathematically possible to make up 19 games in 4 more weeks? it doesn't seem probable. or at least not ideal. blast this summer of so many things going on.

in a kind-of-related-to-sports vein, our group run was cancelled again tonight given that it was over 90 degrees with the heat index. anyone surprised? yeah. . . i thought not. doesn't change the fact that the mud run is coming up in just under three weeks.

it's gearing up to be a busy august. i'll try to get you some good pics.