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After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA Draft , Pressey signed with the Boston Celtics to play in the 2013 Orlando Summer League . He was a known commodity to the Celtics . Pressey 's AAU team had even practiced at the team facility in Waltham . His performance in the Summer League led to Pressey signing a deal with the... |
In July 2014 , Pressey re @-@ joined the Celtics for the 2014 NBA Summer League . His performance earned him a roster spot for the regular season , as the team guaranteed his contract for the 2014 – 15 season . On February 5 , 2015 , he was assigned to the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League . He was recalle... |
= = = Philadelphia 76ers ( 2015 ) = = =
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On July 24 , 2015 , Pressey signed with the Portland Trail Blazers , but was waived on October 23 after appearing in four preseason games . On October 25 , he was claimed off waivers by the Utah Jazz , but was waived by the team the following day . On November 1 , he was acquired by the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Devel... |
= = = Idaho Stampede / Phoenix Suns ( 2015 – present ) = = =
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On December 7 , 2015 , Pressey was reacquired by the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League . Two days later , he made his debut with Idaho in a 102 – 96 loss to the Texas Legends , recording four points , six rebounds , six assists and one steal in 24 minutes . He scored a season @-@ high 21 points twice , and ... |
On February 20 , 2016 , Pressey signed a 10 – day contract with the Phoenix Suns . He made his debut for the Suns the following day , recording six points , two rebounds , five assists , one steal and three blocks in 28 minutes off the bench in a 118 – 111 loss to the San Antonio Spurs , becoming the first NBA player ... |
On March 12 , 2016 , Pressey was reacquired by Idaho .
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Phil 's parents are Elizabeth ( Liz ) and Paul Pressey . Together they have four children : Ashley , Angela , Paul Jr . ( known by his middle name of Matthew ) and Phillip . Paul was an NCAA basketball All @-@ American , National Invitation Tournament Champion , NBA All @-@ Defensive Team selection , JUCO National cha... |
= Cauldron II : The Pumpkin Strikes Back =
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Cauldron II : The Pumpkin Strikes Back is a computer game developed and published by British developer Palace Software ( Palace ) as a sequel to their 1985 title Cauldron . The two @-@ dimensional ( 2D ) platform game was released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum , Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC home computers . Players cont... |
Following the success of Cauldron , Palace employee Steve Brown began work on a sequel . To provide fans of the original title with a new experience , a very different gameplay was implemented for the sequel , although several minor features retained connections to the first . Inspired by the bouncing pumpkin characte... |
Cauldron II was first released on the Commodore 64 . It was released in the following years on other systems and as re @-@ releases . The game received praise , mainly for its audio @-@ visuals , in video game magazines . Difficulty in handling the bouncing pumpkin 's movement was a common complaint , although reviewe... |
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In Cauldron , the protagonist was a witch who became the " Witch Queen " by defeating an enemy called the " Pumpking " . In its sequel , players control a pumpkin that has survived the witch 's ascent to power and seeks to defeat her . Cauldron II takes place in the witch 's castle , and players control the pumpkin , ... |
The protagonist traverses the castle by bouncing , and players control the pumpkin by manipulating the direction and height of its bounce . Similar to the previous game , Halloween @-@ themed enemies , such as ghosts , monsters , and skeletons , inhabit the game world . Contact with an enemy drains the pumpkin 's magi... |
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The success of Cauldron in 1985 prompted Palace Software to produce a sequel . Rather than recycle the previous game 's design , the development team wanted to be innovative and implement new gameplay features . Steven Brown and Richard Leinfellner resumed their roles as designer and programmer , respectively . Richar... |
Brown first drew inspiration from the final scene of Cauldron : the witch 's fight against the Pumpking , which bounced around a room . He felt the bouncing pumpkin looked " cool " and decided to base the sequel 's gameplay on this aspect . Although unsure about the idea , the other team members proceeded with develop... |
As the gameplay designs were being implemented , Brown switched focus to the game 's aesthetics . Scenes from the game were sketched on storyboards to aid development . Cauldron II 's game world , the witch 's castle , was designed to resemble Palace Software 's logo as an advertising tactic . Brown photographed separ... |
Palace Software developed Cauldron II for three home computers : Amstrad CPC , Commodore 64 , and ZX Spectrum . The game was first released for the Commodore 64 , and then for the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum . It was later re @-@ released on the ZX Spectrum in 1989 by Telecomsoft under its Silverbird budget label . Ca... |
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The game was well received by video game journalists upon its release . ZX Spectrum magazines Crash and ZX Computing awarded Cauldron II their top accolades : " Crash Smash " and " Monster Hit " , respectively . Similar to the first Cauldron , praise from the video game press focused on the graphical quality , and cri... |
= 30 Seconds to Mars ( album ) =
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30 Seconds to Mars is the debut studio album by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars . It was first released on August 27 , 2002 , by Immortal Records and distributed by Virgin Records . The album was produced by Bob Ezrin , Brian Virtue , and Thirty Seconds to Mars , and was recorded in rural Wyoming during 2001... |
30 Seconds to Mars was described as a concept album centering on human struggle and self @-@ determination , characterized by personal lyrics that use otherworldly elements and conceptual ideas to illustrate a truthful personal situation . The album incorporates progressive sounds with influences and elements from new... |
The album debuted at number 107 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top Heatseekers . It was a slow @-@ burning success that eventually sold two million copies worldwide . It produced two singles , " Capricorn ( A Brand New Name ) " and " Edge of the Earth " . Thirty Seconds to Mars promoted the album by ope... |
= = Background and recording = =
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By 1998 , Thirty Seconds to Mars was performing gigs at small American venues and clubs . When they first started , lead vocalist Jared Leto did not allow his vocation as a Hollywood actor to be used in promotion of the band . They played their first concerts under different names , before finally settling on the name... |
The work of Thirty Seconds to Mars generated the interest of record producer Bob Ezrin , who had previously worked on several groundbreaking projects , including The Wall by Pink Floyd , Love It to Death by Alice Cooper , and Destroyer by Kiss . Thirty Seconds to Mars contacted Ezrin because they felt that he had the ... |
Thirty Seconds to Mars retreated to the isolation of Wyoming 's countryside in 2001 to record the album , tentatively titled Welcome to the Universe . The band and Ezrin chose an empty warehouse lot on 15 @,@ 000 acres , starting an intense period of preproduction focused on fifty songs . The isolation allowed the ban... |
The track " Fallen " , originally titled " Jupiter " , was the first to be produced for the album . Thirty Seconds to Mars initially thought to exclude the track from the record since they were not satisfied with it , but then they decided to rework the song because there were people that had strong feelings about it ... |
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The style of the album combined progressive metal and space rock with influences and elements from new wave and electronica , utilizing programming and synthesizers . According to Jared Leto , the band wanted to create " something that had cohesiveness and kind of an atmospheric musical story to it " . He identified g... |
The sound of 30 Seconds to Mars takes on many musical stylistic shifts . Elizabeth Bromstein from Now magazine described it as a concoction of ' 80s electronics , industrial music and nu metal with a heavy dose of progressive rock . Jaan Uhelszki of Alternative Press felt that the album is made of " sterner stuff " , ... |
= = = Lyrics and themes = = =
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30 Seconds to Mars is a concept album focusing on human struggle and self @-@ determination . It deals with characters who battle with social alienation , emotional isolation , and political malaise . The title itself " 30 Seconds to Mars " indicates the accelerated human society and suggests a potential escapism from... |
Opening track " Capricorn ( A Brand New Name ) " deals with a desire for renewal . Leto , however , stated that he prefers to let the listener take its own understanding and meaning from the song , claiming that the interpretation , from individual to individual , is one of the most interesting aspects of music . The ... |
The track " Revolution " , excluded from the final track listing , was considered by some critics as having an anti @-@ American tone . Leto rejected the claim and explained that it can be taken " many different ways " and if taken literally or politically , it could be misinterpreted . He said that the band " didn 't... |
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The photography for the album was handled by drummer Shannon Leto , with additional works provided by Ken Schles . The cover art features a teenage boy and some of the band 's symbolism . It includes a phoenix logo , named " Mithra " by the band , that bears the motto " Provehito in Altum " . Roughly translated from L... |
= = Release and promotion = =
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30 Seconds to Mars was released on August 27 , 2002 on Immortal Records in the United States and September 30 on EMI in the United Kingdom . It was originally expected to be released in early 2002 . However , the band was behind schedule and the cover design needed a reshoot . The album 's compact disc featured enhanc... |
After five years since its original release , 30 Seconds to Mars was made available in Australia on April 7 , 2007 on Virgin Records . EMI re @-@ issued a limited edition of the album in Japan on December 2 , 2009 . To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the album , Thirty Seconds to Mars hosted an event called MarsX ... |
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The band promoted the album through a number of tours in North America . Even before its release , Puddle of Mudd invited Thirty Seconds to Mars to open a six @-@ week tour for them in the spring of 2002 . On January 30 , Thirty Seconds to Mars began a promotional tour in North America . The band played its first Euro... |
After playing a series of shows supporting Our Lady Peace , Thirty Seconds to Mars opened an autumn tour for Sevendust . The band 's first appearance on television was on Last Call with Carson Daly on November 18 , which aired on November 27 , 2002 . It was the last performance with guitarist Solon Bixler , which left... |
= = Critical reception = =
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30 Seconds to Mars earned mostly positive reviews upon release . However , at Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics , the album received an average score of 60 , based on 5 reviews . Jason Pettigrew from Alternative Press regarded it as " an ambitious , immense @-... |
Johan Wippsson from Melodic claimed that the band has " something new to add to the world " with their space @-@ influenced modern rock . Jeremy Gladstone of Kludge commented that the album reaches its peak with " Buddha for Mary " , which he called a " virtual sonic achievement " , but felt that the quality of the so... |
Mitch Joel from Blistering commended the band 's musical diversity , noting that they are " worth more than most of their peers on a song @-@ by @-@ song magnitude . " Elizabeth Bromstein of Now magazine found the track @-@ to @-@ track variation limited , although she appreciated the range of styles . Peter Relic of ... |
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Jason D. Taylor of AllMusic considered the release of 30 Seconds to Mars a " daring new step in musical evolution " and noted that its impact left " vast corridors of sound open for the listener to meander down at will " . He commented that Thirty Seconds to Mars managed to record an album that " breathes life " into ... |
A writer of MuchMusic called the album a " work that is built to last " , noting that the band produced " something unique " with " depth and substance " . Artistdirect agreed and explained that 30 Seconds to Mars established the group as " fresh , new force " , revealing a " multi @-@ faceted outfit that thrived on c... |
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