obama and marbury (no relation, of course)...........

obama's speech yesterday was pretty impressive. something about hearing that dude talk... it sorta makes me wanna be a better person. (i know, some of you can't believe i could possibly get any better than i already am... but i'm sure it's possible if i tried). but he's also fucking cool. and i don't know what to think about that. he's the president, and when i see him in action, i get the thought, "damn, i wanna be cool like that." i never really admired or aspired for the personality of a president before.

but who knows if this stimulus package is the right thing to do? nobody knows.. we won't know for some time... .gotta see it in action i suppose. i know some people stand against it, and there's good reasons to stand against it. but at the same time, what else can be done? the economic problems couldn't be ignored, that's for certain. and i think any and all ideas the gov't would apply to this problem would face heavy scrutiny. and it should! it's refreshing to know there is healthy debate about all of this. it's more refreshing and more hopeful than anything that resulted in the political slumber of the previous 8 years.

so i think the dude's bringing 'hope,' as promised. 'hope's' just not guaranteed to work. but it's a start.......

less serious stuff:

the knicks negotiated some sorta buyout with disgruntled player, Stephon Marbury. For those who are unfamiliar, Marbury was not playing for the Knicks anymore, but he was on the roster. They never gave specific reasons as to why he wasn't playing.... excuses ranged from, "Stephon's not happy," to, "he doesn't work with the new system (the Knicks just hired a new coach prior to the start of this season)." so there was this back and forth about whether they should buy him out and let him be a free agent, try to trade him, or let him rot for the rest of the season. they bought him out and now he's a free agent.

sooooo, the team with the supposed most interest in Marbury is the Boston Celtics. and if you know anything about the NBA this year, the Celtics are a likely pick to go all the way and win a championship this year. I would say there's 4 teams that have a valid chance (Cavs, Lakers, Spurs, and the Celtics). Of course, nothing's guaranteed and you never know when some other team will play the role of upset and surprise everybody (I'm looking at you New Orleans Hornets!!)

I digress.... Marbury will likely go from a team that surely doesn't have a realistic shot to go all the way, to a team that has a pretty good shot at it. He's done nothing for the Knicks this year and his reward is to possibly fill in as a bench player and collect a ring at the end of the year. If he becomes a Celtic, he's at least certain to experience a lot more playoff excitement than if he were a Knick.

so good job Knicks. I guess it's not your concern where he goes. but if he does for some reason collect a ring at the end of the year, i don't think there will be any lesson learned. he'll say he went to a better team that knew how to utilize his services, and in return he contributed to bringing them a championship. and all the celtics will agree, cuz they're all deep into that "team concept" stuff. Justice served?