#harrygiles

Author Harry Giles is a man of love, religion, loves English especially lyric poetry, classical music, especially derived from the piano and violin, and the human voice. His wife died of chemotherapy at 44, and he has become a self-healer since. Harry loves beauty in all its forms, and hunger for it. In most things he become obsessed by his inquiries.. The thing he finds himself incapable of dealing with is boredom, except by music, and reading.

Harry Giles discovered by being bored how to raise his intelligence to thirty- three points above Einstein. He was a  lawyer/economist/psychologist who ran the leading academic schools in the West and, probably, in the world. He designed school curricula and developed methods to increase the operating intelligence of children from twenty-five to sixty-five IQ points. He founded the first bilingual school in Canada. It had three and four languages in it. He started early academic intervention in every aspect of the curriculum.

As an economist, he was offered the posts of deputy minister of finance in Kuwait for life and executive director of the Saudi economy at a huge salary, but he declined because of the role played by the Wahhabi. As an apartment owner in Spain, this led him to become aware of the role played by the Muslim Umayyads, making Andalusia the cultural and intellectual center of the world and tolerant of Christians and Jews. He wrote a book about it.

An outstanding appellate counsel, he was asked by the chief justice of the High Court to give up education, which would lead him to being appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada by the time he was forty and Chief Justice of Canada before he died. He replied that education was more important. Active in classical music, art, and drama, he tried to put beauty into every aspect of the school curricula and make school exciting and fun. He also lectured at the university level.

These here are my second squad... (I know there is a historic rivalry here with my Dubs, but its not as bad as with the Lakers... and both the Warriors and Kings have had to endure shocks to their pride, with their recent poor-play spells - the Lakers have sucked as of late, but it doesn’t effect their pride, apparently)

Last off-season I decided that the Kings would be my other team, for some reasons: 

1. They were bad, underdogs... i felt like a bandwagoner with the Warriors, so: I wanted to pick a “bad” team i could get behind.

2. They were local: Sacramento isn’t so far away, it’s closer than LA, and I might move there someday. I love the town, its beautiful. the weather is great. the surrounding mountains, plains, delta is beautiful. I love Sacto, now I love the Kings.

3. They got some great young players (see below).

4. And last: purple. For some reason in fourth grade, i decided purple was my favorite color. It wasn't. I don’t like it, but neither did anyone else. That’s why i chose it. It wasn’t masculine, not too feminine. It was a mix. No one would choose it, so I got to have it for my own... so now... go Kings!

The Squad: Last season they did better than expected. Every podcast personality (see a later post) was talking about how “exciting” it was to watch them, calling them “League Pass Darlings” and ranting about their “pace.” Well, it was true. They always put up a fight, made some highlights, and played with a lot of heart. Dave Joerger (Yea-ger) was always looking befuddled. They had some characters on the team, lovable dudes who could hit shots, pass well and dunk. Their announcers are friggen golden. One old white dude who says stuff like “that was some major whammage!” when De’aaron Fox dunks and an ex-player that humors him, and offers some insight into their play. Thy two never seemed like biased homers. They were often critical of the team, like a stern teacher, that ended up being your favorite because they offered their criticism with love and honesty. The Kings are really a pleasure to watch on TV. 

De’Aaron Fox is going to be an all-star. Maybe not this year, or next year, but soon. This season (19-20) will be his third year in the league. He had a poor Rookie season, it was for a poor team, so let’s give him a break. His second season really showed some flashes, but his team was still trying to figure it out. This past season was full of running point, decent shooting, highlight dunks, and even some good defense. He looks wild, he plays fast, and he gets up.

Bogdan Bogdanovic is my favorite. This adorable Serbian with a funny name is what I mean when I say “playing with heart.” He is from Europe, so he played there a bit before coming to the NBA and landing on the Kings: this means he is old for his years in the NBA. He looks small, he looks young, but he’s 6′6″ and 27 years old. He is the combo guard coming off the bench. He has hit some clutch shots for the boys in purple, and is often just referred to as “Bogie.”

Buddy Hield is going to be an all-star. This might be a hot take, but he might be more deserving than Fox, right about now. His shooting is great (best 3PT%), his D is great. he is from the Bahamas, and his accent is great. He came over from the New Orleans Pelicans when the Kings traded Boogie Cousins. He was getting some notice there, but he really showed up for the Kings. He plays shooting guard but handles the ball a lot. He, like Bogie, is bigger than he seems on the court.

Marvin Bagley and Harry Giles. I am placing these two together because I have already done three players, and believe me there are many more to rant about on this team (YOOOOOOGGGIIIII.......?) Bags and Harry are sort of best as a pair anyways. Two 7-footers, I can’t tell who plays Center and who plays Power Forward but together they are a treat! Marvin was a rookie last year, and is super huge and is easy to spot on the court. He rebounded, he dunked, he shot the ball. and mostly a play would end with him (i don’t think his assist numbers were all that great). Harry was a redshirt rookie last year. Meaning he missed his rookie season with surgery/injury. But he can pass!!! He is tall, lanky, looks like he might be 14 years old (except for size). The two connected for some great plays, and this is a great pairing. If there weren’t 12 other good teams in the West this year, the Kings might make the playoffs behind these dudes.