And I thank god that I have deleted from my computer Huckabee's mindless rants against Cinnabar 3-4 years ago when he was trying to be posh...

Mr. Goodayle:

The fact that you don't know who Steve Nash is pleases me to no end.  In fact I have never gotten such joy out of any post here ever.  

As for the above, your legendary selective memory strikes again.  I have never waivered in my evaluation of the course I have played oh so many more times than you.

In any case, you shoulda seen it yesterday... it's hard to deny spirituality and golf on a day like that.

TH

Mr. Goodail:

Hell, you've been gone so long, and are so up on all things Scottish and English and otherishes, and seem to affiliate yourself so stongly with such ishes, it sure as hell was not hard for me to believe you'd be clueless about the best player in the best sport played today.

 

But I am now even more heartened, as word of his greatness has seemed to have reached the world where footballs are knocked off one's head intentionally.

 

I was always a big fan of Bobo Brazil handing out assists like cocoabutts;  Carl Braun was more of a 2 than a 1 since he liked to shoot (a lot).  

So Huck, did you play golf yesterday at Cinnabar?

Yes I did.  I did a brief summary somewhere on here today... there it is, higher up in this thread.

It was VERY nice.

I birdied your "favorite" hole - the one on the Canyon nine with the tree in the middle of the fairway - and man it was so damn peaceful and beautiful back there...and it felt so damn good to hit a golf ball decently and without too much pain... well... it made me halfway forgive myself for eating meat on Fridays all these recent years.

 

While I'm sitting here watching the Suns-Mavericks game , I felt compelled to comment further.

Mr. Simper brings up very good points about Phoenix.  Not only is Nash an average defender, but Phoenix is quite small, and small teams rarely advance far into the playoffs.  Once again, San Antonio looks like the class of the Western Conference.  They're big, smart, and disciplined.

This week's Sports Illustrated picks Nash to finish second in the MVP voting, behind Shaquille O'Neal.  His team , Miami, is highly improved this year also.  I think they're right.  Big Shaq is incredibly valuable.

San Antonio over Miami in the finals.

Some photos of the over/under-rated Cinnabar Hills:

Steve Nash ...There's never been a more skillful player with his off hand.  Great left hand.

Maybe Pistol Pete?  A one-man Harlem Globetrotters show.  Someone figured that if they had the 3-point line when he played college hoops, he would have averaged 57 points a game.  

I haven't even played the course, but I can tell you the answer is not Steve Nash.