The Fredstrom Gets Smart, But Not Too Smart!

After a couple of bombs the Fredstrom has wised up. With a busy week of seeing movies the Fredstrom squeezed in one more- Get Smart...how appropriate!  If you like Steve Carrell then you will really like this movie.  The Fredstrom was hoping that Terry Crews and The Rock had bigger parts in this flick.  Nonetheless Hathaway and Carrell delivery a cute performance leaving the audience with a slight grin.  This wasn't the best movie but it was good.  The Fredstrom wouldn't go see it again in the theater or rent it again but was entertained.

This dandy little remake of a classic deserves 6 Picasso's. 

Coming out this week: Wanted and Wall-E... The Fredstrom hears that Wall-E will be the movie of the summer.

The Fredstrom Wishes He Didn't Mess With the Zohan

Another strike out for the "so called" summer comedies.  Adam Sandler must have been drinking the same thing as Mike Meyers.  What happened to these guys?  What happened to the days of Austin Powers or Happy Gilmore?  Does every punch line have to have a phallic reference?  Please be more creative than that.  The Fredstrom can't think that even teenage girls (who laugh at anything) would even find the Zohan funny.  Come to think of it, the Fredstrom isn't even sure why this loserish movie earns 3 Picasso's but it does.  Maybe there was a few funny parts, the Fredstrom doesn't even remember. Did you hate the Zohan as much as the Fredstrom did?

On the horizon for the Fredstrom in the summer comedy dept. will be Get Smart, Kung Fu Panda, Step-Brothers, and Tropic Thunder. Hopefully Will Farrell, Ben Stiller, and Jack Black can save the summer comedy.

3 Strikes for the Unloved Guru!

Mike Myers hasn't come out with a movie in a while and he should have waited a lot longer! One would think he has had a lot of time to think of some hilarious material not this garbage! What a horrible movie!  Every other line was a far-from-funny innuendo, leaving the Fredstrom with a "Are you kidding? When is this going to be funny?"

Mike Myers plays the Guru Pitka, a love and relationship expert, is called upon to help a hockey player get back with his wife so that the Toronto Maple Leafs can win the Stanley Cup.  The Guru endorses a number of ridiculous acronyms and sayings including, "Intimacy means In to me I see."

For the few, and the Fredstrom means FEW funny parts, The Love Guru earns a whopping 3 Picasso's.  Mr. Myers- Step your game up! 

Agree? Disagree? Get your post on?

Is the Blur and/or the Toast headed out?

Well here we are again Suns fans. Another disappointing year followed by a summer of renewed hope that our beloved organization will make the offseason moves necessary to bring Nash and Co. over the top

While few would argue the notion that some moves need to be made for the Suns to truly make their championship run, questions remain regarding who should be moved and for what price. At the forefront of this discussion are our own Brazilian Blur (Leandro Barbosa) and French Toast (Boris Diaw).

Cited by ESPN, Realgm.com, and the Arizona Republic, both players seem to be on the trading block for picks in this years draft and/or additional players. In this post, I hope to brake down the three different trade proposals that are seem to currently be on the table and rate them on a scale of 1 to 5 angry squirrels (1 = acquiring Stephon Marbury, 5 = trading Vin Baker for a first round pick).

TRADE PROPOSAL #1
Teams Involved: Phoenix Suns / Portland Trailblazers

Portland Gets:
Leandro Barbosa

Phoenix Gets:
Martell Webster
Player to be named
2008 Draft Pick (1^st Rd, Pick 13)

Conclusion:
While Martell Webster did have to miss the last seven games of the season due to an irregular heartbeat, he’s young (21), tall (6’7’’), a good rebounder and defender, accurate from downtown (39%), and in the last year of his contract. While Leandro Barbosa is big on potential, he has been that way for the past 4 years. His sloppy defense and reckless playmaking, coupled with the departure of father figure/security blanket Dan D’Antoni, means that this squirrel gives this trade a 4 angry squirrel green light.

TRADE PROPOSAL #2
Teams Involved: Phoenix Suns / New York Knicks

New York Gets:
Leandro Barbosa

Phoenix Gets:
Player(s) to be named
2008 Draft Pick (1^st Rd, Pick 6)

Conclusion:
While the 6^th pick in this years draft is substantially better than the 13^th, the squirrel thinks the profitability of this trade for the Suns really depends on the player(s) to be named. Considering the fact that all of the players under contract in New York are either a) overpayed or b) a thug (with the possible exception of David Lee), I’m not sure the pick fully offsets what else the trade may bring. Still, the 6^th pick in the draft is worth the risk. Result, a 3 angry squirrel green light (5 angry squirrels if they throw-in David Lee).

TRADE PROPOSAL #3
Teams Involved: Phoenix Suns / Toronto Raptors

Toronto Gets:
Boris Diaw

Phoenix Gets:
T.J. Ford
2008 Draft Pick (1^st Rd, Pick 17)

Conclusion:
Are you kidding, a competent backup point guard the Suns have been lacking AND an additional first round draft pick for Boris freaking Diaw!? Face it, if Diaw isn’t the focal point of the offense, the chances of him mailing-in any given game is about 75%. (including playoffs) If there is a first round pick and a semi-competent NBA player offered in a trade for Boris Diaw, you take it… immediately. Automatic 5 angry squirrels.

IN SUMMARY:
If this squirrel has his way, the Suns would now be without Diaw and Barbosa in exchange for the 13^th, 15^th, and 17^th pick in the draft (plus Ford, Webster, and PTBN). According to mock drafts, that means that the Suns have a reasonable chance to a) bundle two picks into trading up for a better pick, or b) obtaining players like Brandon Rush, Donte’ Green, Roy Hibbert, or DeAndre Jordan. Couple that with lessening their luxury tax penalty by investing in less-expensive rookie contracts, the squirrel believes that these trades need to get done!

Now that the squirrel has stated his opinion, he wants to hear yours! What do you think about the possible departure of Diaw and/or Barbosa?

Celtics Win the NBA Championship With a Lack of Class

While the Fredstrom is glad for the Celtics not only for beating the Lakers, but for absolutely destroying them in game 6!  However the Fredstrom was very distracted by the Celtic celebrating antics, finding them extremely distasteful...call him old fashioned.  

1. With just over 2 mins. to go Doc Rivers pulls out the Big 3.  Instead of accepting their applause and standing on the sidelines, KG and company take about a minute to hug the players substituting in for them on the floor.  

2. With about a minute to go, Eddie House takes a walk to the half court line in between free throws.

3. There was a lot of pre-celebrating, yes they were up by 78 points, but winning with a little grace would be nice...

4. The one that takes the cake is the dumping of Gatorade all over the floor with 30 seconds to go in the game.  Doc just calls a time out so they can get it all cleaned up... couldn't Pierce have waited?

5. Not sure if you heard all the bleeping out that ABC had to do with KG and company dropping F-Bombs on the sidelines.

6. Don't forget KG's interview at the end where he says, "This is for all the people in Chicago!"  What's that all about?  You play for Boston genius!  Then he started speaking Elvish..where is Orlando Bloom to interpret?  The Fredstrom and company couldn't understand what he was saying!

The Fredstrom shouldn't be too surprised...this is how the East Coast does it.  What did you think of the end of game 6? The series?

The Incredible Hulk Has Anger Issues!

The Green Monster was the one hitting homeruns this weekend.  The Incredible Hulk made a strong debut on the big screen.  Lou Ferrigno makes a cameo as well as Robert Downey Jr. playing Tony Stark from Stark Industries (see Iron Man).  The ending sets itself up nicely for a sequel...the question is, will the sequel include both the Hulk and Iron Man?  There were many, and the Fredstrom means MANY amazing action scenes through the last hour or so.  This may ruffle some feathers, but the Fredstrom thinks the special effects in Hulk were far above Iron Man. The CGI in this movie put the "Incredible" in Incredible Hulk. The Fredstrom doesn't think that even Iron Man would want to run into the Hulk in a dark alley.  Simply said, "It was very cool."

This tasty little movie earns a cool 7 Picasso's.  

Sorry Hulk, don't be angry...your movie was pretty good!

P.S. -If the Fredstrom was Phil Jackson, he would have the Lakers watch the Hulk movie if they want a chance at winning game 6 in Boston. Get angry you pansies!  The Lakers look like a softer version of the Suns.

The Happening Not Happening...

ATTENTION ALL HOMEOWNERS!  Do not pull your weeds, mow your grass, or do any pruning! Call off your landscaper!  Have the PGA Tour cease from making divots!  Shut down Wimbeldon!  The plants are fighting back by releasing a toxic chemical in the air that when breathed in causes you to kill yourself.  

Not kidding that's the plot for M. Fright Shyamalan's new movie The Happening.  If you saw Lady in the Water and didn't like it, then you would really dislike this movie. The Fredstrom awards this disappointing movie 2 Picasso's. One for M. Night's movie cred and the other for the few scary parts that the Fredstrom paid for.

Suns Sign New Head Coach

The Suns have signed former NBA guard Terry Porter to a 3 yr. deal to help navigate Planet Orange toward the promise land.  Mr. Porter brings a 71-93 head coaching record to Phx.  Most recently Mr. Porter was Detroit Pistons lead assistant coach so we know that means Planet Orange will be paying more attention to defense and may be play more than 7 guys. Steve Kerr says that Mr. Porter is a great communicator, maybe he can communicate the importance of team defense?  Let's hope that he can communicate in a way that gets results...like playoff wins!

Will the Suns veterans respect a "green" coach?  Will the Suns improve defensively?  The Fredstrom still thinks the Suns will make the playoffs but only behind L.A., New Orleans, Utah, and possibly San Antonio.  Not sure if Terry Porter is the man to get the Suns over, remember their window is maybe one more year...then what?  Good luck Mr. Porter, you'll need it.

Moving on to the D-Backs, Mark Reynolds is batting .379 in June with 8 hits and 7 RBI's as well. Unfortunately his efforts have not been contagious...the D-Backs are 3-5 in June.  Good news is that the N.L. West is horrible... the D-Backs are still 3.5 games up on the Dodgers.

The Fredstrom Reveals His NBA Finals Prediction...

Much to the Fredstrom's dismay he is picking the Lakers to win the championship in five games.  That's right Lakers in 5.  Here's why...

With the Finals format the Celtics will get games 1 and 2 at home then have to play the next 3 on the road.  The Celts lost their first 6 playoff road games and only got over on Detroit because of Billups hobbling and Hamilton's elbow injury.  They flat out stink on the road.

The Lakers have shown they can win on the road, just ask the Jazz who had the best home record this year. The Lakers haven't lost at home (8-0) this year in the playoffs either.

The Celtics are over rated..they play in the East, they barely got over Atlanta-the worst team to ever make the playoffs, barely got over Lebron James who played by himself, and could only beat a hobbling Piston's team.  

The Lakers on the other hand rose to the top seed in the strongest conference in NBA history.  They rolled through Denver (who was better than Atlanta), came over the Jazz (who was better than the Lebrons), and destroyed the defending champion Spurs (who beat a healthy Pistons in the Finals of '05).

The Fredstrom doesn't want to hear about the Celtics defense...how had their defense fared so far this post season?

Lakers 12-3 this postseason...Celtics 12-8- again against lesser opponents.

Agree? Disagree? Bring it!