Saturday, May 8, 2010

NBA Playoffs: 2nd Round Predictions

I think I made 2 mistakes in my 1st round predictions. There were not any surprises in the predos, and I discounted the oldies.
The main surprises to me are the Spurs, Jazz and the Celtics level of play. I had 6 correct outcomes, the 2 wrong predictions being the San Antonio beating Dallas and Utah beating Denver. I really expected more out of the Dallas Mavericks, and the absence of George Karl is the main reason behind Denver's exit.

Here are my predictions for the 2nd round after 2 games in each series:

Saturday, May 1, 2010

How Mahmoud Bakr gets his expressions (Arabic speakers only)

Mahmoud Bakr adds 20% fun to local football games. I always wondered how he got his expressions. Listen to what he says in this video, it explains a lot! He just says it without thinking. He certainly knows his stuff.



Evra speaking about Alex Ferguson

Interesting interview.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=779939&sec=england&cc=3888
 "Evra reveals that Ferguson is still prepared to unleash the hair dryer treatment - something the 28-year-old discovered in only his first game for the club, against rivals Manchester City.


"He took me off after 45 minutes. I could tell he was angry. He just looked at me, deadly serious, and said, 'Mr Evra, now just watch and see what is English football. And learn'."