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Sunday, March 2, 2008

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When I first started watching tamil movies in the 1980s.... the film format had a balanced format.....

the main adeventure story of the hero..........with portions of comedy romance landscape and then finally return to the adventure...

This format was the generic in indian maintstream cinema.. in hindi , telugu and tamil... but more rigidly maintained in tamil...

Superstar Rajani...adhered to this standard....

As the Rajani and Kamalan dominance passed... in the late 90s... a slighlyt new formated developed.. that focused away from adventure....

Here some of the landmark comedians from the last 15 years.... had disappeared from as the format was dropped... Such landmark comedies... were the heroes of my cinema...

they were the heoes for me...

the two big names : Goundermanu and Senthil.....









The late 90s format had less dominant quality of comedy..

IN the 2000s a new format developed... with emergeance of comedy again....

this time the newer generations comedians emerged:

Vivek and Vadivel...

To me these two towers... have gone on to become the two biggest stars in this decade...

as the big stars.... of the previous ers... Rajni and Kamal... had reduced the amount of films reduced....

the void in the market... atleast in the number of releases and the attention of the viewers was met with new young " heroes"....

Vijay and Ajith....
Both of them proved to be box office succeses.. but were not comparable in the magnificent charisma of Kamalan and Rajani....

To me.. void in this charisma has been met by Vivek and Vadivel... only....

The other heroes that have come up... such as Surya and Vikram are credible.. but the number of releases is short of vikram... and vikram is few steps away... what deters surya most is his poor selection of films whihc seem to be motivated by the need to compete with vijay and ajith and the younger heroes in the line "westernized metropolitan themed films."....

Despite box office succeses.. the low quliaty in nature of these films.. have hurt his credbility as top star in cinema...

The lasting superstars of the decade have been Vadivel and Vivek....:

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NFL... NBA.... Who are the "stars"...

Since it is free agent time...

Here is my ranking of the best players in the NFL...

the very best players are on offense... since they score the points.. that win the game... and there just 5 offense players on the team.. and even less than that have an impact:


the best attack in football... is long deep ball passes... whihc require a QB and WR...so i put them as a set...the more imporatant of the two.. will appeear first...


1) Tom Brady / Randy Moss
2) T. O. / Romo
3) Eli Manning / Plaxico
4) L.T.
5) Brian Westbrook
6) Peterson / Min
7) Devin Hestor

8 ) Brett Favre
9) Drew Brees
10) Mcnabb
11) Marion Barber




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Since I ventured to carefully rank the top NFl players....

I might as well do that for the NBA... even though my interest in the NBA is declining... as I have spent too much time with it in recent years... or the final years of my youth...

I will judge the value of the top players.. without considering...what anyone else says... the media... the journalists... the majority views... NBA awards..

I will judge the players by my standard of good NBA basketball....set by the likes of the only person represented by the no 23.... .


the top players in the game at the moment( this year and last yr's playoffs)...


1. Kobe Bryant

2. Baron Davis
3. Steve Nash
4 Ginobili
5. Allen Iverson
6. Tracy Mcgrady

7. Chris Paul
8. Lebron James
9. Chauncey Billups
10. Deron Williams

That is the top class of players in the NBA.. with a clear no1...
All the other players are big step beneath all these players...
since I weight ....
the most important thing for a star player in the NBA..

An "iso package".. meaning an islation.. one on one set of moves... which means
a great jump shot and a great dribble drive manuevere....
I great player must have command of both... to be top in the NBA... since not having one.. will allow the defense to take away the other move..

So this set of skills... that I focus on.. favor guards...
Here are the best players... after my elite set... who are lacking.. intheir iso package.. but have other skills... to use as well:

I will divide the next set of players .. into two groups... Skill/Guards and Big Players...

they are listed in order:

Guards: Bigs:

Dirk
Lamar Odom
Tim Duncan
Carlos Boozer
Amare Stoudemire
Shawn Marion

Rasheed Wallace
Kevin Garnett
Yao
Dwight Howard
Pao Gasol
Mehmut Okur


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The next topic I will address is to clarify who is a star...

The allstar game and selections is the standard of who is star...
If youre not an allstar , you can be called a star...

THat is the standard of the NBA...
And if youre an allstarr.. for the curent season..
No one can challenge that you are a star.

But there is more to it than that.
The Elite players in the game make their status.. by making routine regular allstar games for several consecutive season.......let me set 5 all star games the standard for a 'super star"

these players are about 15.... beyond these players.. the remainder of the team is made up by occasional allstars... meaning they make it once or twice in their career.. .only...

These occasional players get the acknowledgement of being a " star" for atleast one season...

But there are other players in the league that are better than these occasional all stars.. who have neve rmade a single all stars game becuase they dont have the stats... to make the allstars... which is about 20 points...
These players have the skill and the impact.. but score less points because they play behind a star player...

Here I will name the best players .. in this decade.. to never make a single all star game... to this point:


1. Lamar Odom
2. Jamal Crawford
3. Jason Terry
4. Damon Stoudamire

5. Robert Horry
6. Derek Fisher
7. Ben Gordon
8. Bobby Jackson
9. Kirk Heinrech
10.. Mike Bibby
11. Jason Williams
12 Richard Jefferson
13. Jalen Rose
14. Stephen Jackson
15. Jason Richardson
16.


The next list:

I have closely followed the careers of many players who were stars or legitimate players at some point in there career with great prospects for higher stardom in the NBA.. but circumstances went against them... and their position in the NBA fell..

These are players that were/ are stars but had the ability... from my view.... of superstars... or the elite level of NBA performance. These players at best made 3 all stars in their peak.. but had convinced me they could have been MVP caliber with just a few more steps of gains..

( 1990s and 2ks)
Past:

1. Kevin Johnson
2. Damon Stoudamire
3. Nick Van Excel
4. Stephon Marbury
5. Peja Stojakovic

6. Hedo Turkolu
7. John Starks
8. Jerry Stackhouse
9. Antoine Walker
10. Toni Kukoc
11 Jamal Mashburn
12. Sam Cassell


! The Best players to never win the MVP of leaugue:

The MVP of the NBA is most meaningfull MVP in any of the 4 big sports in USA..
Why...? Because the NBA is the only league.. where the superstar is the SUPERSTAR...
in baseball.. the superstar is only a star... when he hits a homerun... whihc is at best 1 out 3 games on average
.....So on most nights the Baseball Superstar is just a name and a threat in the lineup

In Football... the effective Superstars is the most recent Superbowl deep ball Quarterback...
If a running back wins the MVP.. he will by overwhelming superceeded by the SUperbowl and the superbowl quarter back. This is the convention of the NFl.. It is in extreme rarity that anyone other than the superboql QB can be called a superstar.... ie LT.

THe League MVP is a momentary acknowledgement.. It doesnt decorate anyone with the glory of the NBA MVP

Ice Hockey comes close to the NBA in its signigicance of MVP.... since the 2 big stars in the history of the game dominated it the 80s and 90s... Mario Lemiuex and Wayne Gretzky...
But the MVP and more so.. the entire NHL has lost lot of its impact in this decade... becuase of the decline of stars.. and increased role of defense.. low scoring games...

This leaves the NBA MVP...
The NBA is game of stars.. the ultimate " STAR WARS" in sports....
Since the real suspense in the NBA is which NBA approved and recognized ( Super) Star can win in the playoffs while playing the top of the line .. maximum entertainment basketball with dramatic game winning shots and sudden 4rth quarter cinema syle heroics...

The NBA MVP makes official.. the NBA confirmation of the SUPERSTARDOM..... which the fans will inevitably accept...
In the last 3 decades only the elite of the elite have won..

Prior to Larry Bird , MAgic Johnson, and no 23.. dramatic entry and subsequeny rescue of the NBA from the black and white TV / screen and roll... / white high school style game .... the MVP lost its value becuase it went to roll players that i wont even mention...

The superstar became symbolic and unqique to the NBA.. when MAgic, Larry, and no 23... made themselves the best in USA... In 1983... a role player won the MVP... He was the last to do.. so and is virtualy forgotton to the modern basketball historian and is definately not comparable to the caliber of players who win the MVP today..

After 1983, only SUPERSTARS have won it. For the next 9 years... after 1983... only 3 players won it... no 23, Larry Bird and Magic. It was only the dominion of the MVP and NBA by these defining stars the revitalized the meaning of the NBA MVP.

Here I will mention the best players ... from 80s , 90s, 2ks... to never win the MVP...
Only retired players... and current players that i think wont win it.... will be considered.

1. Isiah Thomas
2. Dominique Wilkens
3. Scottie Pippen
4. Jason Kidd
5. Tracy Mcgrady
Ginobilli

6. John Stockton
7. Reggie Miller
8. Kevin Johnson

Un Ranked

9. Mark Price
10 Clyde Drexler
11. Chris Webber
12. Grant Hill
13. Ron Artest
12. Vince Carter
14. Stephon Marbury
15. Paul Pierce
16. Stojackovic
17. Carmelo Anthony
18. Dikembo Mutombo
19. Penny Hardaway
20. Chris Mullin
21. Baron Davis
22. Steve Francis
23. Shawn Marion
24. Chauncey Billups
25. Lamar Odom
26. Ray Allen

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What do u think Serign...?

18-1...... "Football" season - 2007

Since the season has ended with the best superbowl I have seen and could have expected from the NFL....

The superbowl this year.. featured two honest teams... that acutally attempted playing the game is it intended.. and not with loophole techniques of strategy of the convention..

What all this means is.... both teams.. threw the ball.. and made an honest attempt to score on each at all times...

In usual game.. there is the technique of running the ball.. which means...

1) they are afraid of throwing because of interception
2) they dont have tailback to make big gains..
3) they are gonna stall the game byt attempting 3-5 yrd gains... and reduce the game clock

this is the most deflating element of football... when one team uses this technique... and ultimately avoids playing the game of football...


This years big game featured.. the pinnacle team of the New England Patriots... and the colorful the well storied New york Giants...

The good feature for me this year was that:

New England actually attempted scoring touchdowns throuhgout the game.. and went to break all the scoring records in the NFL.... with a passing attack...
this makes sense they have the premium... passing package....in

Tom Brady/ Randy Moss.....

When Moss joined New England... there were big expectations... for a change.. the NFL.. which depends on selling SUSPENSE more than SPORT ....actually exceeded all expectations..

For me Brady and Moss produced their finest season.... even though americans say the failed the only meaningful goal... the superbowl...
For me... the Superbowl , the season, and the entire NFL is not worthwhile without great ....plays on the field... not just the suspense created by the NFL engineers..

Brady has already won his token trophy superbowl... to please the NFL "powers" whihc extends to the media and dominates the minds of the viewers...

Brady made his name by making a few passes that led to game winning field goals.... in low scoring...defensive/ hold the ball oriented game plans...
In this way, these few plays.. about 5 in 3 years.... resulted in superbowl wins.. and Tom Brady become the icon he is...

Crowned as the " golden boy" of the NFL... because he is " winner"

The entire time... he did more "holding the ball" than anything else...

His success in the few critical moments... was enough to earn him the highest acclaim in the sports forum..

Can someone be corronated.. for doing a basic play 5 times in 3 years...

The hold the ball low scoring technique was not the result of any shortage in tom bradys skill... but the technique chosen the by the coach... and NFL convention...

This year we .. finally saw all the ability that Brady had as he was allowed to showcase to his full extent.... the extent of 50 points in game.... with 4 touchdowns per game and ...
with a final count of 50 touchdwons... which incidently set the NFL record.
From my view.. it appeared that BRadyh could have scored 80 touchdowns.. if he made the game a personal scoring contest... like NBA players....
After scoring his 4 touchdowns in most of the those game... New ENgland had a big lead... and hence Brady did not feel motivated to score more...

If he followed NBA standard of score as much u can.. I think he would have reached 75 touchdowns easily..



Brady and Moss both showed... their greatest... attribute... on the field...
scoring dramatic deep ball touchdowns through the game for the entire season....

This continued into the playoffs... .and into the superbowl... when Brady scored his greatest and touchdown in his career....to give New England the lead with 2 minutes in the game...

the touchdown was incidently ... was done with their best package....
Brady to Moss.. on deep ball... along the sideline....

Eventhough they lost the game... it was the greatest game for Moss and Brady... when I consider just the merit of what happened on the field...

New york Giants had played the season with the same type of attack... A deep ball passing game... featureing...

Eli Manning./ and Plaxico Buress....

THe game finished in Nba fashion.. with... great scoring against greatest scoring.. with the star who scores last getting the final WIN...


All the viewers... the most of any sport in america ... should and will likely remember this season as I did...

" 18-1"...:
the best season for a single team... New England...
and the best superbowl....( from my 3 years of NFL viewing)....
and concrete favor.. for the technique of .... scoring points.. to win the game...
meaning.. the game is played best... when the QB launches the ball WR... this idea showcases the best that footbal can be...!

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