El Presidente

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I only see that after you mentioned it. I don't really think it looks that much like AJ, but I do see it.

Sure, I don't mind.

Here you are, sir. Let me know what you think if you want anything changed.

I tried to lighten the text up a bit. Let me know if this works.

First of all, I'm not sure if this is what you wanted for the second request, Docpepper, but I gave it a try anyway. Also, I'm thinking about entering the monthly contest but only if I get a good enough idea. I'm not so creative with movie titles and taglines and such, so I doubt I'd do very good. If I do come up with something though I'll definitely enter.

Did just the Daffney sig for now, Docpepper, as I'm off to bed very shortly. I'll get working on the other one tomorrow morning, though. I hope there's a couple more requests in here by the time I wake up! Let me know if you want something done with that text if it's not too visible and I'll take care of that in the morning.

I'm not sure about a studio version of Superstition, I only know of a couple of live versions on Live Alive and Unplugged. I don't think I've ever seen a studio version of the song, but I buy a lot of SRV cds so I'll let you know if I randomly catch one that has one. And I think Dave Matthews Band is WAY better live than studio. I have Crash and Under The Table and Dreaming, and as much as I like Crash, I just don't think those compare to their live stuff.

Yup, here you go. Wallpaper

Alright Eddie, in all honesty I had never made a wallpaper before so I'm not entirely sure if this is anything like what you were looking for, but hopefully it is. Wallpaper

Dave Matthews/Dave Matthews Band 1. Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds - Live at Luther College 2. Live at Red Rocks 3. The Central Park Concert 4. Weekend On The Rocks 5. Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds - Live at Radio City 6. Live at The Gorge 7. Live Trax Vol. 2 (Golden Gate Park) 8. Live Trax Vol. 6 (Fenway Park) 9. Live Trax Vol. 1 (Worchester, MA) Eric Clapton 1. Unplugged 2. Crossroads 3. From The Cradle 4. Slowhand 5. Journeyman 6. Eric Clapton and B.B. King - Riding with The King Jack Johnson 1. In Between Dreams 2. Brushfire Fairytales 3. On and On 4. Sleep Through The Static John Mayer 1. Where The Light Is (Live in LA) - Incredible CD, completely changed my mind about John Mayer as an artist. 2. Any Given Thursday 3. Continuum 4. Room for Squares 5. Inside Wants Out Rodrigo y Gabriela 1. Live in Tokyo 2. Live in Manchester and Dublin 3. Rodrigo y Gabriela 4. Re-Foc Rush 1. Exit...Stage Left 2. Moving Pictures 3. Permanent Waves 4. Hemispheres 5. 2112 6. A Farewell to Kings Stevie Ray Vaughan 1. Live Alive 2. Stevie Ray and Vaughan and Albert King - In Session 3. Unplugged 4. Guitar Boogie 5. Couldn't Stand The Weather 6. Live at The El Mocambo 7. Texas Flood

Yeah, I'm feeling kinda nice and I'm looking to make some graphics since I just got my psp back after a long time away from it. So, I'll take requests for any basic sig or diary banner needed, but nothing too complicated. I don't know how long this'll last, but for now I'll try to make some people happy. So c'mon, let's get those requests comin'

So I think this whole Jameer Nelson possibly returning for the finals thing is bullshit. I think they're just trying to get people talking about it. Either way, I think the Lakers are going to take this in 6, regardless of whether Jameer plays or not. The X-Factor for me is Andrew Bynum. If he can defend Dwight Howard, and he certainly has the body for it, the Lakers are going to take it. Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom don't really have the body to guard Dwight and Josh Powell doesn't have the height. The Lakers really need Bynum defensively but I have a feeling he'll just get in foul trouble every game again. Maybe they'll have to get DJ Mbenga some playing time..

That just brings up the point again that you have to go beyond the stats to really comprehend the impact the players make on their team. LeBron's assists mostly come off him driving and kicking it out once the double comes. There's no doubt that he's a great passer, I just don't think he's that good of a team-mate. He doesn't create for others. He creates opportunities for himself, and is a good enough basketball player to pass it to a wide open guy. Kobe has an impact on the game even if he doesn't touch the ball. LeBron is just a superior athlete and is literally unstoppable, and no, I do not think he understands the game as much as Kobe Bryant. I think he gets most of his points, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, and all that mainly because of his physical dominance. That's not to say that LeBron's not a very smart player, I just wouldn't say he's anywhere near Kobe's level. And I thought Kobe was one of the smartest players in the NBA WAY before Doin' Work, I just think that documentary might've opened up a lot of "casual" nba fans's eyes to what exactly goes on in Kobe's game. I think LeBron clearly forced the issue against Orlando more than he should've, hence why I called him a ball hog. He doesn't need to touch the ball to be a part of the offense, and I just don't think he likes that concept. He likes always being in control of the offense, but there's no reason why the Cavs couldn't run sets similar to the Lakers's triangle where Kobe spreads the floor away from the ball for Gasol to post up with a lot of space, with Fisher and Ariza to be ready to make their open shots. There's no reason why the Cavs couldn't do something similar with Ilgauskas, who's a very capable passer, and with Mo and Delonte, and even Wally Sczerbiak and Dan Gibson. I just think the Cavs go in complete panic when LeBron isn't the one creating their offense, and that's bad for a team. Just from watching last night's game, it seemed like the only way other guys were getting shots was by doing the same thing LeBron had been doing - dribbling, dribbling, dribbling and then taking a contested shot or forcing the drive. They just didn't seem to have that trust in each other, and I think a lot of that comes from your leader. That's why the Lakers weren't very good when Kobe was being a ball hog a few years ago. The Lakers are such a better team now because Kobe has proved that he trusts his team-mates, and sometimes even when they're not making their shots, he'll keep getting them open looks and won't force the issue so much, even though I'm sure he still trusts himself to make any shot over anyone else on his team. A big part of the problem, though, is the coaching. A coach shouldn't purposely run isolations every play. Phil Jackson might let Kobe take over, but he certainly doesn't encourage him to, it's something that's just gotta' come naturally. LeBron's game just felt forced. He played almost every minute of every game in the series and averaged almost 50% of his team's points. If Kobe did the same, LA would suffer the same result as the Cavs. It's a fact that the Lakers have a way better record when Kobe takes less than 21 shots per game, and that's no coincidence. I just think that's something LeBron should think about if he gets to another conference final. Teams are not just going to let you go one-on-five and win a game, it's the FINALS. I mean, don't get me wrong.. Lebron is not usually a ball hog, but in this series against Orlando he definitely was. I realize that he was trying to do everything he could to win, but he was definitely forcing it and killing the flow of the offense.

Here's my opinion on all this. Now I'm a die hard NBA fan, and I love the Los Angeles Lakers, so I might be a little bias towards Kobe. With that aside, I actually look at what Lebron James did in the eastern conference finals as a HUGE disappointment. And I'll say this, it's HIS fault the cavs lost the series, not the supporting cast. There are times when Kobe Bryant doesn't even touch the ball on the Lakers offense, and they can still run a successful set and score or get open looks because of their great passing ability as a team. The Cavs just don't have that great of ball movement, and it's not because their individual players aren't decent passers - Mo Williams, Delonte West, and Illgauskas are all guys that can share the ball, it's because the way they ran their offense (especially in the finals) was just by isolating Lebron and letting him try to force it, and if it wasn't there, kick it out for an open shot. Once a couple of those open shots are missed, that set stops working. The Cavs barely got any ball movement in the whole series aside from a few spurts, and were barely ever taking shots in good rhythm. You just can't get it in your head that you can give the ball to LeBron to bail you out of situations if you're Cleveland or else you lose all the confidence you have in your own game, and I feel that's what basically happened to them against The Magic. Plus, forcing the ball one-on-one like that creates a lot of turnovers and that's not what you want against a team that likes to run in transition and shoot the quick three. LeBron just doesn't understand when to let his team-mates shine without being in the spotlight. I guess you can say Kobe definitely had the same problem when he was younger, but I just don't think LeBron's maturity level will ever reach Kobe's. Besides, anyone that watched Kobe: Doin' Work has to realize just how much Kobe understands the game of basketball and how strategic his game really is, and I think that just puts him at another level from LeBron. LeBron gets most of his points because of his size and quickness and ability to blow by defenders, and that's just not typically a conventional game for the leader of an NBA Championship team. He's just got a lot to go before he can get to the level that Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant are at as far as being a clutch player or a championship winner. He's just an uber athletetic ball hog right now. Also, I just hate how nobody's calling LeBron a ball hog for doing the same things Kobe was doing the year he averaged 35 and everyone and their mother were calling him a ball hog. When Kobe scored 81 it was all jokes about how he "doesn't pass the ball" but when LeBron takes literally almost every shot in a quarter it's "magical" .... please.

YES. YES. YES. I started listening to them a few months ago and they've quickly become my favorite artists. Definitely underrated. And also, the John Mayer Trio is a band. But The John Mayer Trio does more electric blues, which is still pretty sick. John Mayer usually does some nice acoustic though too. Also, I'll suggest: Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds - Live at Luther College Eric Clapton - Unplugged Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales, In Between Dreams, On and On Those are all albums, but they're all worth it. I'm a HUGE fan of acoustic music and those are definitely some of my favorites off the top of my head.

If I'm allowed to vote, I'll vote for Idol. It was tough though. I think AD's is the better graphic, but I'm just feeling Idol's a little more. If this movie were to ever happen, I wouldn't be surprised to see something similar to that as the logo for it. The poster's phenomenal too, though. This was an incredibly tough call, well done to both of you.

I did this earlier since I was bored. Not really sure if it counts now that I see EddieG's post about the splash. Not really sure if I like it or not, but it was my first graphic of any sort in months so..

can I join this up? I mean, I'm REALLY rusty and haven't made graphics of any type in a long time, so this could be a nice challenge for me.

if Orlando and Boston fail to get out of the first round, the eastern conference fails. I just can't believe the Magic lost that game last night. I mean, really. All you have to do to stop philly's outside shooting is guard Donyell Marshall and Andre Iguodala, they have pretty much nobody else who can make outside shots other than maybe Royal Ivey. Yet Donyell Marshall seemed to have like 5 open looks in the fourth quarter, you can't give that up in the playoffs. I guess that's why Orlando isn't a great team, they're not good closers. They don't have any real big shot makers on their team outside of Turkoglu but he's been a bit down from last season. I really hope we don't see Bulls/Sixers in the semis. The basketball gods have to make it a bit harder for the cavs to get to the nba finals.

When did Chris Paul take the hornets to the conference finals anyway? They got eliminated by the spurs last year in the semis, and that's probably what'll happen to the bulls if they play orlando in the second round. Either way, I still think the celtics are gonna win that series, but it's going to be a 6-7 game series for sure. Derrick Rose, though, is the man. He reminds me a little of Wade with the way his numbers were just solid but not spectacular as a rookie, but all of a sudden in the playoffs he's turning into a superstar, and he's going to continue it next year. I almost feel bad for Boston though, I really wanted to see a fair Lakers/Celtics rematch in the finals, but they definitely won't make it without KG, as much as I like Powe and big baby. edit: Also, let's go Lakers.

I do agree that nobody in the west can beat the lakers other than maybe portland, although I wish we were playing the mavs in the first round and not the Jazz, but I guess there's still a chance of that happening. I am a little worried about the Blazers, though. Watching those games in Portland is always so frustrating for some reason, I just get a feeling they're going to lose every time. I don't think they'd beat LA in a seven game series, but they do have the best chance in the west. It's too bad Ginobili got hurt or I would've given the spurs a chance to make it too. It'll be fun to watch first round games in the west. They are just playing to see who gets fed to LA, I'll admit that, but I think they'll still produce some good games because all of those teams out west are so evenly matched outside of the Lakers. And I'm watching out for the hornets if they get Chandler back too.

I can't believe this thread is so far down to the second page. I feel like this has been an awesome year for the nba, and I'm personally incredibly hyped for the playoffs because I think, especially in the west, there's going to be some of the best series in playoffs history. There should be more talk about this. Maybe I'm just biased because I have an incredible love for the game. And because I'm a lakers fan, and they're going all the way this year baby. Anyway, yeah, basketball's been good lately.

If enough people would be interested I'd definitely play.