Shout Outs and Bulletin Board Material

Normally, I like to hide in the dark recesses of the comments section of this blog, but tonight I was feeling frisky. I spent 3 hours reading and watching PCTI material which naturally got me thinking about the upcoming weekend and, in turn, motivated me to spend almost another 5 hours crafting a blog post. About what? I had no idea when I started.

Random Thoughts

• I am uber (didn't feel like searching for the diaeresis hotkey) confident in our team. Everyone put a note in your iPhones that I'm going on record by saying "Team Whatever The Fuck Our Name Is" will win the series in convincing fashion, 4-1. Think I'm crazy? I had the same confidence about my team last year and we all witnessed the result. Why do I think this? I will get into this later.

• Although QP is a way of life, PCTI is my brotherhood. I really look forward to seeing everyone in April. Definitely way more than seeing any of my other friends or family any time during the year. Wes, however, may not believe that statement since I completely flaked out on him when he was in Denver a few weeks ago. My bad Wes. I hope you had a wonderful visit.

• I love the creativity of our blog and vid/podcast contributors. Mad props to Brown Hero for what has certainly been one of the top posts of the year. The "What's In A Name" series has enlightened everyone (who actually reads the blog) with a clever blend of intelligence, imagination, and originality. I think we are all aware that it will take our collective ingenuity to maintain the blog in the future as most topics will quickly be exhausted, but I'm confident that we have the brains to do it.  #egostroked

Blog Teaser
Here is a sentence where I tease a groundbreaking blog post that I just thought up: PCTI Personas - On and Off Court (working title). After writing it, I may even be able to say I've been published. 55K for that Psychology degree is starting to pay off. Odds that I actually follow up and write it... slim.

Are We In For Another Trouncing?
Here's a bunch of bulletin fodder for your vision board. I don't think that it's so far fetched when I say that this year could result in another near sweep. Lemme back back back it up with some no holds barred, amazingly substantive arguments. Gentlemen, it's time to stop living in a fantasy world and start talking reality.

- JOE -

overrated ballplayer, underrated thespian 

Did he have a good year last year? Sure. Was it overblown? Definitely. Will he have a repeat performance? Nope. Why not? Take your pick...

aloof

arrogant
belligerent

big-headed

bitchy

boastful

bone-idle

boring

bossy

callous

cantankerous

careless

changeable

clinging

compulsive

cowardly

cruel

cunning

cynical

deceitful

detached

dishonest

dogmatic

domineering

finicky

foolish

foolhardy

fussy

greedy

grumpy

gullible

harsh 

impatient

impolite

impulsive

inconsiderate

inconsistent

indecisive

indiscreet

inflexible

interfering

intolerant

introverted

irresponsible

jealous

lazy

machiavellian

materialistic

mean

miserly

moody

narrow-minded

nasty

naughty

nervous

obsessive

obstinate

overcritical

overemotional

parsimonious

patronizing

perverse

pessimistic

pompous

possessive

pusillanimous*

quarrelsome

quick-tempered

resentful

rude

ruthless

sarcastic

secretive

selfish

self-centred

self-indulgent

silly

sneaky

stingy

stubborn

superficial

tactless

timid

touchy

thoughtless

truculent

unkind

unpredictable

unreliable

untidy

untrustworthy

vague

vain

vengeful

vulgar

weak-willed

* My favorite word of the bunch, and I had no clue what it meant... that is, until I stumbled upon this gem:

Pusillanimous

(Editor's Note: I just copied and pasted this list of negative personality traits from the internet and assumed that most applied to Joe)

- IAN -

heady with eternal chip on shoulder that results in more heady-ness

See: Snowball Effect. Of course, everyone in PCTI is capable of more than they will actually contribute. Ian defines that statement. At the end of the day, under all those muscles, is just the cutest, cuddliest, little teddy bear of a boy. My advice to Ian... don't put so much pressure on yourself to perform well this year. You won't.

- JEFF -

old man getting older

Jeff miraculously defied the aging process last year by putting up some pretty gaudy stats... and oh, winning ZERO games. It's just too bad father time will get the best of him this year. My advice to Jeff... avoid your pocket watches, hourglasses, and sun dials as they will only serve as a painful reminder of what is so quickly slipping away.

- PATRICK, QP -

book smarts vs. da streets

We all know how cut-throat it is on the PCTI court. With nicknames like "Bad Boy" and "Fruit Stand" floating around, it must be intimidating for the nerds in the audience to feel like they belong. Unfortunately, Patrick's unassuming lifestyle of sitting in libraries will negate the progress he made last year. Plus, the whole world now knows your only strength, Mr. Back Cut.

- BENJAMIN -

and let the fat lady sing...

After quite literally standing around to watch his team crumble last year, is this caucasian Khalid El-Amin poised for a comeback performance? I think not. Atlanta is no place for a basketball playing grizzly bear to cultivate his game. Unless of course it's his rap game. But it's not. I suppose it is only fitting that this music maestro will be played out with a swan song.

- SCOTT -

a self defeating attitude lends itself to failure

Confidence? None to be found here. After reading what I thought to be one of the best posts in blog history, I later realized that it was riddled with insecurity. I prey on girls with insecurities. Just look at my match.com profile. My advice to Scott... don't be such an easy target baby cakes ;-)

- WES -

nothing to be said

Oh wait, I forgot I did have something to say. Remember last year when Wes "achieved" the only negative number in that weird statistical category that Jeff made up? That was funny.

- BRENT -

the camera doesn't always add ten pounds

One day we are all going to look back and wonder why we didn't address the psychological problems that drove BC to his eating disorder(s). I know vanity is rampant in our society but Bambi, you have friends and we are here to help. It's just impossibly hard to play well when you're mentally cowering in a hidden closet filled with emotional pain.

P.S. I put you at the end so you would have to scroll all the way down to get to your name.

A few points to end on:

- the truth hurts -
- italics are classy -
 - i ♥ all of you -