A different ball game

Maccabi won the second game against Partisan today. The game was so different, it's amazing. They started the first game in a fury, and got everything their way at the beginning, with amazing percentages. Then it went downhill starting the second part of the second quarter. This game started even, but Maccabi went to fight and show very strong defense and ran away in the second quarter. The halves of both games ended with a similar difference, but with a completely different momentum. The game ended with Maccabi blowout. Now, it is away to Belgrade.

Final 8

Yay!
Maccabi Tel Aviv had won today against Sienna in a very good game that ended with a much bigger difference that could have been expected based on the game. Since, at the same time Real Madrid had won against Efez Pilsen, Maccabi qualified to final eight today irrespective of the result next week. That doesn't mean there isn't anything to play for next week. If they win their away game in Madrid, they qualify from the top spot, making sure they have the home court advantage at the final eight stage. In any case, Maccabi played very well at this stage with the exception of the game last week in Pilzen. Congrats, and way to go.

Heroes vs. Villains

I've watched the first episode of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains last night. It looks great on HD and is shaping up to be a great season. I am not going to spoil it to people who by any chance are reading this and haven't watched yet. I am just going to mention that I was surprised at some of the choices, as well as the placement in tribes (I mean Cirie should definitely be with the villains). After saying that, it's going to be a very good season, I hope. They already did things in the first episode that hadn't happened on any other season (sorry, no spoilers :) )

Final 16

I watched Maccabi's game yesterday (I also did last week). I purchased an on-line subscription for sports programs from the Israeli TV. Can't say the quality justifies the cost, but I haven't found a good alternative yet. Anyway, the game was good, though not as good as last week. Maccabi looks to be gaining momentum and maybe we'll still see them in the final 8 this year. This is something I wouldn't have guessed after seeing their group.

P.S. Way to go Omri Caspi. First year in the NBA and a roockie Allstar. I hope I'll be able to watch the game

TV troubles

Well, my morning started not overly well, but ended on a higher note. The DirecTV technician came for the third time. I mean, c'mon. Dudes, how hard can it be to install an effing dish. It ended in the realization that they will not be able to reconcile their needs with our landlord's restrictions. And the worst thing, I got the sneaky feeling that the last technician didn't really care one way or another. Way to go DirecTV. Wave us bye bye while we go to COX.