I would dub PCTI3 the breakout year for the entire league. Hold Abe, it's safe to say everyone had a Bryan McKinney type year on the social scene, putting their head down and performing at such a high level that they would have made Team Legs Feed the Kitten look bad on the basketball court. It's going to be a big time challenge for a lot of the guys to duplicate their PCTI3 performances, so expect for PCTI4 to be a good barometer for separating the boys from the men.
Let's take a look at how I see some guys trending given the performance I expect from them.
Skillz: Trending Up
His quiet cool guy approach will be well received by the Scottsdale female population (which would make them the same as every other cities population), which in turn will lead to him showcasing his beer holding form more frequently. Also, Arizona hot weather=Skillz calves on display early and often.
Actor: Trending WAY Down
Everything went right for the Actor last year. Hand holding, handies by the water, and a girl telling him how funny he is equals a perfect weekend. Add an on court MVP to the mix, and you would think Act might have actually forgotten he was in small time, slow paced Plano and not in the hustlin and bustlin big city life he is used to.
Fil-A: Plummeting
This has nothing to do with Fil's offseason and everything to do with the fact that he doesn't stand a chance to perform at the level he did last season. Setting the tone by walking in to a thunderous Thursday night roar, he took the love and ran with it. When you thought he was at an all time high after dropping his cigar knowledge, he sticks it to a cop by hiding his beer during his five second walk, goes back and gets it, and earns himself an MIP. Good luck topping that.
The Brat: Neutral
If you want to see consistent, go on a few weekend trips with The Brat and you will see what I mean. The things you can count on is all night dark beer drinking, emotional talks, a toast, and one snap out that will be laughed about throughout the weekend. It's like clock work.. And frankly, fantastic.
Smo: Neutral
To balance my personal vacation inconsistencies out, it's important to roll with guys like Smo and Brat my whole life to pick me up. Like the Brat, Smo has a few go-to moves that you can always count on, and I promise you will see all put on display in a little over a week. Those moves consist of going on a hunger strike, blacking out because he has no food in his system, being the first one up after blacking out and energized like he was fresh off 8 hours of great sleep, and taking jabs at the Brat that are so good even Brat himself enjoys it.
Stickman: Trending Down
Call me crazy but I have to question if married, skinny boy Stickman can still bring it the way he used to. As we all get older we tend to lose a step, but the Bruise is a guy that no one actually believes will do so... Except me. Gone are the days of beer drinking party pics and in are the Saturday morning long distance jogs with "the wifey." Don't expect much outside of an occasional scolding when he sees someone drinking out of a straw.
Plummeting? Things just continue to look worse for me here...
ReplyDeleteYou and I both know you can't duplicate your previous performance.
ReplyDeleteThis is true no doubt, but with noticing the full attack from BC and yourself, I've got to come up with something.
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