2007-2008 NBA Regular Season Thread - Page 18

stevew · 03-19-2008, 08:26 PM

From what I've read, it seems like Harris was significantly handcuffed by Senator Kohl as to who he can trade. He may have been able to get decent value for Redd at the deadline, as well as include one of their horrific contracts. Now they are pretty well stuck in mediocre mode, getting around the 7th-8th pick in the draft the next few years. Yeah Redd puts asses in the seats, but there are some pretty good perimeter players in this years draft that will be gone when they select.

Logan · 03-19-2008, 08:40 PM

I'm surprised ESPN didn't sneak in a link to Simmons pitching himself as his replacement.

Anthony · 03-20-2008, 08:38 AM

i think after Miami scoring 54 in last nite's game, the NBA needs to do away with the lottery and just put make it one ping pong ball per team and open the odds of getting the #1 overall pick to every team. this isn't professional basketball. i had thought higher of Pat Riley, but not any longer.

SirFozzie · 03-20-2008, 09:54 PM

Celtics go 6-0 vs the "Texas Triangle" on the year with a victory over the Mavs

larrymcg421 · 03-21-2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Celtics go 6-0 vs the "Texas Triangle" on the year with a victory over the Mavs

But I thought the Celtics were going to crumble when they faced the quality teams in the West!

I don't understand...

watravaler · 03-21-2008, 08:30 PM

Barry Bonds has nothing on Andre Iguodala...

BishopMVP · 03-22-2008, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by stevew

From what I've read, it seems like Harris was significantly handcuffed by Senator Kohl as to who he can trade. He may have been able to get decent value for Redd at the deadline, as well as include one of their horrific contracts. Now they are pretty well stuck in mediocre mode, getting around the 7th-8th pick in the draft the next few years. Yeah Redd puts asses in the seats, but there are some pretty good perimeter players in this years draft that will be gone when they select.

Michael Redd is right up there with Ben Gordon and Kevin Martin on the Shooting Guards that score 20+ a game and give up 30+. How the man is an NBA starter, let alone a borderline all-star is beyond me.

larrymcg421 · 03-22-2008, 08:45 PM

Celtics once again showing how much they would struggle if they were in the West. Up 82-70 against the Hornets right now.

larrymcg421 · 03-22-2008, 09:21 PM

Looks like I spoke a little too soon and jinxed the Celtics...

MrBug708 · 03-22-2008, 09:37 PM

larrymcg421 · 03-22-2008, 09:39 PM

Shrug. Still 22-5 against the all-powerful West.

Arles · 03-22-2008, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Looks like I spoke a little too soon and jinxed the Celtics...

Yikes, outscored 32-17 in the 4th. NO is a tough team, though.

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Shrug. Still 22-5 against the all-powerful West.

Since the trade deadline, Boston is 4-5 against the top 9 teams in the West. Just an FYI.

molson · 03-22-2008, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Arles

Since the trade deadline, Boston is 4-5 against the top 9 teams in the West. Just an FYI.

That's not bad at all - I imagine most of those top 9 beat up on each other and pad their record against the bottom half of the West, and the East.

The only numbers that really matter for the Celtics are 55-14, and #1 seed in the East. Which compared to 25-58 (their record last year), means at least one giddy Celtics fan in Boise no matter what happens from here.

Arles · 03-22-2008, 11:30 PM

How about Shaq and Amare tonight? Amare had 38 and 13 with 4 blocks. Shaq had 23 and 13, while hitting 7-9 free throws

MrBug708 · 03-22-2008, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

That's not bad at all - I imagine most of those top 9 beat up on each other and pad their record against the bottom half of the West, and the East.

The only numbers that really matter for the Celtics are 55-14, and #1 seed in the East. Which compared to 25-58 (their record last year), means at least one giddy Celtics fan in Boise no matter what happens from here.

If they didn't win it all, you wouldnt be disappointed?

Ajaxab · 03-23-2008, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Arles

How about Shaq and Amare tonight? Amare had 38 and 13 with 4 blocks. Shaq had 23 and 13, while hitting 7-9 free throws

If I am any team in the West, I want the Rockets in the 1st round. Facing anyone else is a crapshoot.

Oilers9911 · 03-23-2008, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Arles

hitting 7-9 free throws

Obviously the NBA was experimenting with the new hula hoop sized baskets.

molson · 03-23-2008, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

If they didn't win it all, you wouldnt be disappointed?

Definitely not - but I'm a glass-half-full kind of sports fan. This year's been fun no matter what. Any success in the playoffs is gravy.

Jas_lov · 03-23-2008, 01:51 PM

Dirk Nowitski leaves the Spurs game with an ankle injury. Spurs on a 19-0 run. When it rains it pours.

Jas_lov · 03-23-2008, 06:32 PM

Dirk out for at least 2 weeks as a result of the injury today. Dallas Schedule for next 2 weeks:

Clippers 3/25
at Denver 3/27
at Golden State 3/30
at Clippers 3/31
Golden State 4/2
at Lakers 4/4
at Phoenix 4/6

Denver won today so they're only 2 games in the loss column behind Dallas and GS. Denver and GS also play each other two more times this season. Who makes the playoffs as the 7th and 8th seeds?

LloydLungs · 03-23-2008, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Arles

Yikes, outscored 32-17 in the 4th. NO is a tough team, though.

In the last couple of weeks, we've seen these fourth quarters in the New Orleans Arena:

Hornets 24, Spurs 8
Hornets 33, Bulls 13
Hornets 31, Rockets 10
Hornets 32, Celtics 17

Being a Hornet season ticket holder, it's not possible to put into words the difference in atmosphere between now and the beginning of the season when we were drawing in the 8-12,000 range. New Orleans just might be arriving as an NBA town.

MrBug708 · 03-24-2008, 01:20 AM

Hell of a game vs GS for the Lakers...came back from down 30 and took the lead, but Jackson made two clutch three's to close the Lakers out

Bad-example · 03-25-2008, 11:58 AM

The next night these two teams matched up again in another very entertaining game. A terrible shame that the refs messed it up at the end and gave the game to the Lakers on a horrible call.

Vince · 03-25-2008, 12:08 PM

I've been meaning to ask -- I didn't get to watch the game. Was the call that bad?

stevew · 03-25-2008, 12:11 PM

Was violet palmer involved? They really need to fire that bitch.

BishopMVP · 03-25-2008, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Vince

I've been meaning to ask -- I didn't get to watch the game. Was the call that bad?

Yes. Derek Fisher had Monta Ellis in a bear hug and pulled him down by the back of the jersey. The ref on the baseline, who couldn't see Monta's back, called the foul on Ellis. The ref who had a perfect view from 10 feet away stood there looking like the village idiot. It was almost as dumb as Lamar Odom getting a lane violation on the 1st of 2 FT's.

stevew · 03-25-2008, 12:14 PM

My bad....Bob Delaney, enough said.

stevew · 03-25-2008, 12:16 PM

I should add that Monta Ellis is probably #3 or 4 ony my list of man-crushes for NBA players. Obviously LeBron being number one, Dwight Howard at #2, then there's 4-5 other guys I like to watch a ton.

Bad-example · 03-25-2008, 12:23 PM

Monta became my favorite player not long after the W's drafted him out of high school. He is very fun to watch and his game just keeps getting better. What a steal he was in the second round. If he were entering the draft this year as a junior, is there any doubt he would be a lottery pick?

stevew · 03-25-2008, 12:40 PM

Once Monta starts getting the D-Wade bullshit superstar calls, we'll be looking at at least a 25ppg scorer. I think he could stand to bulk up a little bit, as well. Definitely a fun guy to watch, and I think it's pretty cool how he stopped shooting threes cause he knew it wasn't the strength of his game. He needs to call LeBron and talk him out of shooting 3s as well.

rjolley · 03-25-2008, 01:41 PM

Looks like you Knicks fans have had your prayers answered. Isiah Thomas is out as president of the New York Knicks.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...l?eref=mostpop

molson · 03-25-2008, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rjolley

Looks like you Knicks fans have had your prayers answered. Isiah Thomas is out as president of the New York Knicks.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...l?eref=mostpop

So what team/sports entity does he run into the ground next? My money's on the Arena Football League.

stevew · 03-25-2008, 02:08 PM

That just means they'll move him back to the broadcast booth. And you thought he was bad at being a GM......

I think they should let Isiah be Hilary's VP. At least that would be a job he wouldn't be able to screw up.

Anthony · 03-25-2008, 03:00 PM

Knicks are controlled by Dolan. as long as he's the owner then it wouldn't matter if Red Auerbach was the GM. still, it'll be nice for a fresh change, to say the least. East is too wide open for even a cellar dwellar not to be able to turn it around in one season. in any given season the 6-8 spots are always up for grabs.

Neon_Chaos · 03-26-2008, 01:42 AM

If you asked me on November who would be the top 3 teams in the West at this point in the season, the Hornets, Lakers, and Rockets would not even be in the top 3.

It is indeed the Wild Wild West out there.

Neon_Chaos · 03-26-2008, 01:40 PM

Magnificent.

sterlingice · 03-26-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

So what team/sports entity does he run into the ground next? My money's on the Arena Football League.

Actually someone should make him commissioner of the NFL. Kindof an irresistible force, immovable object sort of thing.

SI

DaddyTorgo · 03-26-2008, 09:00 PM

wow.

Celtics just laid a whupping on the Suns.

Arles · 03-26-2008, 09:21 PM

Suns shot 56% to Boston's 52% and lost by 20. Sheesh, turnovers and lack of rebounding killed them. Barbosa was horrid as well. When this team's sloppy, they can lose to anyone (esp a very good team at their place).

Groundhog · 03-28-2008, 07:15 PM

How about that Chemistry in Milwaukee? Bogut knocks down the FT and has to give himself a couple of high-fives:

miami_fan · 03-28-2008, 08:25 PM

Might this be the result of hard feeling from his comments last offseason?

sterlingice · 03-28-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Groundhog

How about that Chemistry in Milwaukee? Bogut knocks down the FT and has to give himself a couple of high-fives:

Ok, that was funny in a sad sort of way.

SI

larrymcg421 · 03-28-2008, 10:03 PM

Celtics now have back to back 20 point wins against Western conference playoff teams.

Groundhog · 03-29-2008, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by miami_fan

Might this be the result of hard feeling from his comments last offseason?

I don't think he complains nearly as much as he should. We get a lot of Bucks games over here (surprise), and so often Bogut is playing well and scoring inside when suddenly Redd and Mo Williams turn in to black holes and stop passing the ball inside.

mckerney · 03-29-2008, 12:32 AM

I still hate the Timberwolves and want Foye and Brewer to go away.

That is all.

MrBug708 · 03-29-2008, 12:42 AM

Lakers decided to lose to Memphis

bulletsponge · 03-29-2008, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

Lakers decided to lose to Memphis

that was part of the trade when they stole Gasol, they had to loose to them

Arles · 03-31-2008, 11:43 PM

The Suns-Nuggets game tonight might be the craziest I've seen all season. Phoenix was down 22 in the 2nd and 19 at half after shooting 30%. They looked terrible. In the second half, Phoenix outscored Denver 81-47 on almost 80% shooting (8-10 from 3s) and won by 15. Nash had 36 points on 8-12 shooting from 3 and Amare had 41 and 14. The Suns went on a 52-23 run through the end of the 3rd and into the 4th.

korme · 03-31-2008, 11:44 PM

Yes, that game was crazy. The Nugs just don't have any heart.

Chief Rum · 04-02-2008, 11:19 PM

19 points on a 7/15 shooting night, 5 boards and a block--and we won.

Welcome back, EB. Missed ya.

03-20-2008, 09:54 PM	#854
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Celtics go 6-0 vs the "Texas Triangle" on the year with a victory over the Mavs __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com Last edited by SirFozzie : 03-20-2008 at 09:54 PM.

03-22-2008, 08:45 PM	#858
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Celtics once again showing how much they would struggle if they were in the West. Up 82-70 against the Hornets right now. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

03-22-2008, 09:21 PM	#859
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03-22-2008, 09:37 PM	#860
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	lol

03-22-2008, 09:39 PM	#861
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Shrug. Still 22-5 against the all-powerful West. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

03-19-2008, 08:26 PM	#851
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	From what I've read, it seems like Harris was significantly handcuffed by Senator Kohl as to who he can trade. He may have been able to get decent value for Redd at the deadline, as well as include one of their horrific contracts. Now they are pretty well stuck in mediocre mode, getting around the 7th-8th pick in the draft the next few years. Yeah Redd puts asses in the seats, but there are some pretty good perimeter players in this years draft that will be gone when they select.

03-19-2008, 08:40 PM	#852
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I'm surprised ESPN didn't sneak in a link to Simmons pitching himself as his replacement.

03-20-2008, 08:38 AM	#853
Anthony Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Astoria, NY, USA	i think after Miami scoring 54 in last nite's game, the NBA needs to do away with the lottery and just put make it one ping pong ball per team and open the odds of getting the #1 overall pick to every team. this isn't professional basketball. i had thought higher of Pat Riley, but not any longer.

03-21-2008, 08:30 PM	#856
watravaler High School JV Join Date: Jun 2005	Barry Bonds has nothing on Andre Iguodala...

03-22-2008, 11:30 PM	#864
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	How about Shaq and Amare tonight? Amare had 38 and 13 with 4 blocks. Shaq had 23 and 13, while hitting 7-9 free throws __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

03-23-2008, 01:51 PM	#869
Jas_lov College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Dirk Nowitski leaves the Spurs game with an ankle injury. Spurs on a 19-0 run. When it rains it pours.

03-23-2008, 06:32 PM	#870
Jas_lov College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Dirk out for at least 2 weeks as a result of the injury today. Dallas Schedule for next 2 weeks: Clippers 3/25 at Denver 3/27 at Golden State 3/30 at Clippers 3/31 Golden State 4/2 at Lakers 4/4 at Phoenix 4/6 Denver won today so they're only 2 games in the loss column behind Dallas and GS. Denver and GS also play each other two more times this season. Who makes the playoffs as the 7th and 8th seeds?

03-24-2008, 01:20 AM	#872
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Hell of a game vs GS for the Lakers...came back from down 30 and took the lead, but Jackson made two clutch three's to close the Lakers out

03-25-2008, 11:58 AM	#873
Bad-example College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: san jose CA	The next night these two teams matched up again in another very entertaining game. A terrible shame that the refs messed it up at the end and gave the game to the Lakers on a horrible call.

03-25-2008, 12:08 PM	#874
Vince Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Willow Glen, CA	I've been meaning to ask -- I didn't get to watch the game. Was the call that bad? __________________ Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com.

03-25-2008, 12:11 PM	#875
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Was violet palmer involved? They really need to fire that bitch.

03-25-2008, 12:14 PM	#877
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	My bad....Bob Delaney, enough said.

03-25-2008, 12:16 PM	#878
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I should add that Monta Ellis is probably #3 or 4 ony my list of man-crushes for NBA players. Obviously LeBron being number one, Dwight Howard at #2, then there's 4-5 other guys I like to watch a ton.

03-25-2008, 12:23 PM	#879
Bad-example College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: san jose CA	Monta became my favorite player not long after the W's drafted him out of high school. He is very fun to watch and his game just keeps getting better. What a steal he was in the second round. If he were entering the draft this year as a junior, is there any doubt he would be a lottery pick?

03-25-2008, 12:40 PM	#880
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Once Monta starts getting the D-Wade bullshit superstar calls, we'll be looking at at least a 25ppg scorer. I think he could stand to bulk up a little bit, as well. Definitely a fun guy to watch, and I think it's pretty cool how he stopped shooting threes cause he knew it wasn't the strength of his game. He needs to call LeBron and talk him out of shooting 3s as well.

03-25-2008, 01:41 PM	#881
rjolley College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Roseville, CA	Looks like you Knicks fans have had your prayers answered. Isiah Thomas is out as president of the New York Knicks. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...l?eref=mostpop

03-25-2008, 02:08 PM	#883
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	That just means they'll move him back to the broadcast booth. And you thought he was bad at being a GM...... I think they should let Isiah be Hilary's VP. At least that would be a job he wouldn't be able to screw up.

03-25-2008, 03:00 PM	#884
Anthony Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Astoria, NY, USA	Knicks are controlled by Dolan. as long as he's the owner then it wouldn't matter if Red Auerbach was the GM. still, it'll be nice for a fresh change, to say the least. East is too wide open for even a cellar dwellar not to be able to turn it around in one season. in any given season the 6-8 spots are always up for grabs.

03-26-2008, 01:42 AM	#885
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	If you asked me on November who would be the top 3 teams in the West at this point in the season, the Hornets, Lakers, and Rockets would not even be in the top 3. It is indeed the Wild Wild West out there. __________________ Come and see.

03-26-2008, 01:40 PM	#886
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Magnificent. __________________ Come and see.

03-26-2008, 09:00 PM	#888
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	wow. Celtics just laid a whupping on the Suns.

03-26-2008, 09:21 PM	#889
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	Suns shot 56% to Boston's 52% and lost by 20. Sheesh, turnovers and lack of rebounding killed them. Barbosa was horrid as well. When this team's sloppy, they can lose to anyone (esp a very good team at their place). __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

03-28-2008, 07:15 PM	#890
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	How about that Chemistry in Milwaukee? Bogut knocks down the FT and has to give himself a couple of high-fives: __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

03-28-2008, 08:25 PM	#891
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Might this be the result of hard feeling from his comments last offseason? __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

03-28-2008, 10:03 PM	#893
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Celtics now have back to back 20 point wins against Western conference playoff teams. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

03-29-2008, 12:32 AM	#895
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I still hate the Timberwolves and want Foye and Brewer to go away. That is all.

03-29-2008, 12:42 AM	#896
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Lakers decided to lose to Memphis

03-31-2008, 11:43 PM	#898
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	The Suns-Nuggets game tonight might be the craziest I've seen all season. Phoenix was down 22 in the 2nd and 19 at half after shooting 30%. They looked terrible. In the second half, Phoenix outscored Denver 81-47 on almost 80% shooting (8-10 from 3s) and won by 15. Nash had 36 points on 8-12 shooting from 3 and Amare had 41 and 14. The Suns went on a 52-23 run through the end of the 3rd and into the 4th. __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

03-31-2008, 11:44 PM	#899
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	Yes, that game was crazy. The Nugs just don't have any heart.

04-02-2008, 11:19 PM	#900
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	19 points on a 7/15 shooting night, 5 boards and a block--and we won. Welcome back, EB. Missed ya. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.