words of wisdom, the future, the near future, and a year after the near future

i know i am a ucla homer. but, i thought that kareem abdul-jabbar spoke eloquently at the 2007 ucla graduation ceremony. he said:

"I'm not claiming that you have to sell all your worldly possessions, wander the
globe in rags, and, worse, cancel HBO," he quipped. "You should embrace and
celebrate your pleasures."
"But also prove that you are worthy of being successful by making yourself significant."

amen.

i may become a detroit pistons fan (except when they face the lakers or clippers) now that they signed arron afflalo! congrats, arron!

as for ucla's schedule for the 2007-2008 season, i guess howland decided out of conference play during pac-10 play is out. i can't say i disagree but then again, that tactic works out well when pac-10 is superior. otherwise, to play in the big dance, we would need to boost strength of schedule (yale?!?!? prairie view a&m?!?!?!). hopefully, this year, pac-10 will be as superior as being predicted.

that being said, so happy that jrue holiday will be an incoming freshman at ucla in 2008! woohoo! and if kevin love stays for his sophomore season, that 2008-2009 team has got so much potential.

so now, i am crossing my fingers (still) for renardo sidney, hollis thompson and the wear twins in 2009! (stanford, stay away from these twins!)