Early Mornings..

what up, what up..

been at it for nearly 2 hours now.. woke up earlier than expected with the feeling that i didn't have enough time.. yea, that might be an everyday feeling, but today i woke up w/ the pressure to do more.. i need to find a way to manage my time better and keep my focus.. spent some time yesterday streamlining operations and re-thinking our project management system.. when business gets busy, adhering to our project management SOPs go out of the window.. and that's on me.. not on anyone else.. i'm pulling people from different projects to work on other things.. projects overlap.. projects shrink.. projects become larger.. it's the reality.. but now i need to take some time to get that back in order..

but no complaints - just stating the facts..

my FAM travels to Seattle today to begin that 2nd round quest.. game is tomorrow, though.. taking a moment to be a fan, Seattle never scares me.. i'm not sure why.. yes, Lauren Jackson is a problem.. she's a great player, i won't take anything away from her.. but the surrounding pieces just don't scare me.. Swin Cash can ball, but she's not someone that strikes fear in my heart.. not hating, just being a fan.. Sue Bird NEVER scared me.. she's a system PG, in my opinion.. she can be a beast in systems, but again, she doesn't scare me.. i think it's her speed.. yea, she can shoot and control a game - qualities you want in your PG - but she doesn't strike me as a player i fear can take over a game.. i like my PGs to be able to take over when needed.. that's not Sue, in my opinion.. but i'm not taking anything away from her.. these are just my thoughts..

Phoenix, though, is interesting.. they are NOT playing like themselves.. at all.. they show flashes.. i still think that when they ball, no one can play w/ them.. but they have to do more.. Diana is a bit off this year, which is not a bad thing.. MJ had off years and games.. he rose to the occasion.. i think Diana will do the same.. but this hasn't been her year.. i would reduce the pressure on her.. i would utilize Meek more to RUN the point.. not just go through the motions of the offense.. i would get Dupree the ball ALL the time and let her run things like Tim Duncan.. she has great hands, awareness, offense, and can pass.. i'd use my bench to keep the pace.. Ketia needs to step up.. Tan will do what Tan does.. hit shots and disrupt plays w/ her length.. DB can't be stopped.. mainly because she's slippery as a player.. how can you put a body on her? let's be honest.. she'll slide right off you and use her length and speed to get where she wants to go..

i can go on and on, but i won't.. Phoenix should win this series.. in 4 games.. yea i said it.. do what you want w/ that information.. this is just me running my mouth, as a fan..

oh, but yeah, Meek, you need to stop playing and step it up.. that last game was rough.. forget that your shot wasn't falling.. forget all that.. go to the hole.. mix it up.. use that hesitation that you worked on.. the shot will come.. but the stress has to leave your game.. i see it in your movements and on your face.. i feel your pain.. but now it's time to become numb to it all.. just play ball.. point blank - period..

i - Q..