I guess Orlando does possess some type of magical powers. It's too bad that in the only time it works, it didn't count. At least Kevin Garnett wasn't around to block your shot after the play.
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Jameer Nelson bounces passes his shot into the basket.
I guess Orlando does possess some type of magical powers. It's too bad that in the only time it works, it didn't count. At least Kevin Garnett wasn't around to block your shot after the play.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Glen Davis uses the power of words to will his hook shot into the basket.
This is why every single NBA game should be mic'd up. All games should give you an option to choose between the regular broadcast with color commentary and an all-access feature that allows you to hear what goes on in the game. It would be great to hear what some of these guys say to each other in games. We can get in on the trash talking, funny stories and maybe even rookies asking veterans how to do their laundry. Who knows? So please David Stern, let us pay more money to watch our favorite sport.
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Glen Davis intimately catches Gerald Wallace to safety.
The NBA needs more of this. Enough of the hard fouls on players in mid-air, they are dangerous and could potentially end careers. Knocking someone down in transition to force them to shoot free throws, gives the victim of the foul, virtually no time to brace their fall. Players should care for each other regardless of the city sewed on their jerseys. Everyone should be more like Glen Davis and catch your opponents to safety. Of course, no one is really as strong as Glen, who managed to catch Gerald Wallace running at full speed without much effort, but the least you can do is to slow the fall.
When a Big Baby saves a Human crash dummy in an intimate moment, Marvin Gaye is always necessary.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
Aaron Gray and Glen Davis ate each other's faces.
You see what happens when you don't get Glen Davis, his peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I told you to feed Big Baby when he asks for it. Now poor Aaron Gray has to pay for your mistake, dude is probably mentally scarred for life. No amount of therapy can fix this.
Via: Reddit
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The Round Up - January 24th, 2013.
Stat Rundown + Short Recaps
Toronto Raptors vs. Orlando Magic: The Raptors did it! They won a close game! Up by double digits late in the game, the Raptors did Raptor-y things that allowed the Magic to crawl back from the deficit to tie the game with 20 seconds left on the game clock. Normally, this would go into overtime, where Toronto will crumble with a familiarity that we are accustomed to seeing and lose another hard fought battle, but DeMar DeRozan would not let it happen. The shooting guard scored 14 of his 22 points (10 of 17) in the 4th quarter, including this buzzer beating basket to win the game.
Demar DeRozan also did this to the Magic.
Shout Out: To Nikola Vucevic, who led Orlando with a team high 19 points on 8 of 14 shooting and 14 rebounds.
New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics: The Knicks finally snapped their 13 game losing streak at the TD Garden, where they haven't won since November, 2006. Carmelo Anthony had a game-high 28 points on an inefficient 11 of 28 shooting, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. This is Melo's 27th straight 20+ points game, moving him past Amar'e Stoudemire for the third longest streak in Knicks' history. On the other side, Rajon Rondo got his 27th career triple double, it is the 20th on national TV and the 4th one this season. His 23 points, 10 boards and 11 dimes ties him with Bill Russell for the 4th most triple doubles in Celtics History. Paul Pierce had a great first half, scoring 19 of his 22 points, but he would go without hitting a single field goal in the second. To make things even stranger for the Knick slayer, in the final two critical possessions of the game, Pierce turns the ball over twice, basically losing the game for his team. The Boston struggle continues. (Via: @cjzero)
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns: Chris Paul was injured, the Clippers played awful and the Phoenix Suns took advantage. Goran Dragic led all Suns with 24 points on 5 of 12 shooting, 5 rebounds and 8 assists in the victory. As for the Clippers, Blake Griffin dunked. A lot.
Michael Beasley still has the coolest hair in the game. (Via: @BeyondtheBuzzer)
Beasley may not be putting up the numbers he was expected to for the Suns, but his hair game is on point. It is almost different every basketball game.
Toronto Raptors vs. Orlando Magic: The Raptors did it! They won a close game! Up by double digits late in the game, the Raptors did Raptor-y things that allowed the Magic to crawl back from the deficit to tie the game with 20 seconds left on the game clock. Normally, this would go into overtime, where Toronto will crumble with a familiarity that we are accustomed to seeing and lose another hard fought battle, but DeMar DeRozan would not let it happen. The shooting guard scored 14 of his 22 points (10 of 17) in the 4th quarter, including this buzzer beating basket to win the game.
Demar DeRozan also did this to the Magic.
Shout Out: To Nikola Vucevic, who led Orlando with a team high 19 points on 8 of 14 shooting and 14 rebounds.
New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics: The Knicks finally snapped their 13 game losing streak at the TD Garden, where they haven't won since November, 2006. Carmelo Anthony had a game-high 28 points on an inefficient 11 of 28 shooting, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. This is Melo's 27th straight 20+ points game, moving him past Amar'e Stoudemire for the third longest streak in Knicks' history. On the other side, Rajon Rondo got his 27th career triple double, it is the 20th on national TV and the 4th one this season. His 23 points, 10 boards and 11 dimes ties him with Bill Russell for the 4th most triple doubles in Celtics History. Paul Pierce had a great first half, scoring 19 of his 22 points, but he would go without hitting a single field goal in the second. To make things even stranger for the Knick slayer, in the final two critical possessions of the game, Pierce turns the ball over twice, basically losing the game for his team. The Boston struggle continues. (Via: @cjzero)
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns: Chris Paul was injured, the Clippers played awful and the Phoenix Suns took advantage. Goran Dragic led all Suns with 24 points on 5 of 12 shooting, 5 rebounds and 8 assists in the victory. As for the Clippers, Blake Griffin dunked. A lot.
Michael Beasley still has the coolest hair in the game. (Via: @BeyondtheBuzzer)
Beasley may not be putting up the numbers he was expected to for the Suns, but his hair game is on point. It is almost different every basketball game.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Glen "Big Baby" Davis Wants His Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Now.
Glen Davis doesn't kid around when it comes to food. He might be one of the goofiest guys in the NBA, but you don't ever want to tick him off by not preparing the sandwiches he requested for. If you want to live, you will have to sacrifice a few of your groceries. Legend has it that every day, a giant baby will rise from his slumber and request food from the good citizens of Orlandogard. Citizens are asked to prepare a different meal 12 times a day and if they fail to comply to his demands, men will be lost.
FEED HIM. FEED HIM NOW BEFORE HE RAMPAGES THROUGH YOUR VILLAGE AND EAT YOUR CHILDREN.
BE SCARED.
FEED HIM. FEED HIM NOW BEFORE HE RAMPAGES THROUGH YOUR VILLAGE AND EAT YOUR CHILDREN.
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The Round Up - January 22nd, 2013.
Stats Rundown
The first half of the 2012-2013 NBA season is officially over, and if the second half resembles anything like the first, the postseason will be insane.
Masked Man: Kyrie Irving has been nothing but incredible for the Cleveland Cavaliers. For a guy stuck with a horrible cast, he has managed to repeatedly drag his team to victory. He went for a career high 19 points in the first quarter, to finish with a game-high 40 points on 16 of 24 shooting, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in the victory over the Boston Celtics. After starting the new year with a 6 game winning streak, Boston has fallen into a 4 game losing streak as of late.
Speaking of the Celtics, this Rajon Rondo assists stat padding is getting out of control. He is even going out of his way to help his opponents for assists. Someone needs to tell him, that basketball doesn't work like that.
Gunning: Ersan Illyasova is still occasionally able to fill up the stat sheet, the Turkish man had 27 points (10 of 17), 16 rebounds (7 Offensive), 2 assists and 3 steals. Brandon Jennings dropped 25 points (8 of 17), 7 dimes and 3 steals in the win against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers allowed the Bucks to shoot 52 percent from the field, no wonder they lost even after three of their players scored 20+ points. Evan Turner led the team with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Spencer Hawes had 21 and 12. Lastly, Nick Young came off the bench for 20 points and a dunk to put the NBA leader in blocks, Larry Sanders to shame.
You can't always get them all, Larry.
Automatic: In his first start of the season, J.J Redick went off for 26 points on 9 of 10 shooting, including 5 of 6 from the three in the victory over the Detroit Pistons. His teammate, Jameer Nelson added 14 points and 9 assists to pass Penny Hardaway for 6th place in the Magic all time scoring list.
Best of the West: Kevin Durant and his Oklahoma City Thunder took down the Chris Paul-less Clippers last night, with a 32 point (12 of 19), 5 of 6 three point shooting, 7 rebound and 7 assist performance from the potential MVP candidate. His spontaneous partner in crime, Russell Westbrook chipped in 26 points on 9 of 19 shooting, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. As for the Clippers, everyone except Blake Griffin, who had 31 points (11 of 19), 11 rebounds and 5 assists, failed to show up in the loss last night.
Random Notes: Serge Ibaka likes to play defense with his face and Blake Griffin should really leave the passing to Chris Paul.
Reincarnation: Just when Lamar Odom was starting to get a hang of this NBA thing, Kevin Durant flies in and just shatters every piece of Odom's confidence.
Highlights
Block to Block: Avery Bradley will not allow free dunks in transition, Dion Waiters.
OH-EM-GEE: Kevin Garnett just saw his life pass before his eyes.
The first half of the 2012-2013 NBA season is officially over, and if the second half resembles anything like the first, the postseason will be insane.
Masked Man: Kyrie Irving has been nothing but incredible for the Cleveland Cavaliers. For a guy stuck with a horrible cast, he has managed to repeatedly drag his team to victory. He went for a career high 19 points in the first quarter, to finish with a game-high 40 points on 16 of 24 shooting, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in the victory over the Boston Celtics. After starting the new year with a 6 game winning streak, Boston has fallen into a 4 game losing streak as of late.
Speaking of the Celtics, this Rajon Rondo assists stat padding is getting out of control. He is even going out of his way to help his opponents for assists. Someone needs to tell him, that basketball doesn't work like that.
Gunning: Ersan Illyasova is still occasionally able to fill up the stat sheet, the Turkish man had 27 points (10 of 17), 16 rebounds (7 Offensive), 2 assists and 3 steals. Brandon Jennings dropped 25 points (8 of 17), 7 dimes and 3 steals in the win against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers allowed the Bucks to shoot 52 percent from the field, no wonder they lost even after three of their players scored 20+ points. Evan Turner led the team with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Spencer Hawes had 21 and 12. Lastly, Nick Young came off the bench for 20 points and a dunk to put the NBA leader in blocks, Larry Sanders to shame.
You can't always get them all, Larry.
Automatic: In his first start of the season, J.J Redick went off for 26 points on 9 of 10 shooting, including 5 of 6 from the three in the victory over the Detroit Pistons. His teammate, Jameer Nelson added 14 points and 9 assists to pass Penny Hardaway for 6th place in the Magic all time scoring list.
Best of the West: Kevin Durant and his Oklahoma City Thunder took down the Chris Paul-less Clippers last night, with a 32 point (12 of 19), 5 of 6 three point shooting, 7 rebound and 7 assist performance from the potential MVP candidate. His spontaneous partner in crime, Russell Westbrook chipped in 26 points on 9 of 19 shooting, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. As for the Clippers, everyone except Blake Griffin, who had 31 points (11 of 19), 11 rebounds and 5 assists, failed to show up in the loss last night.
Random Notes: Serge Ibaka likes to play defense with his face and Blake Griffin should really leave the passing to Chris Paul.
Reincarnation: Just when Lamar Odom was starting to get a hang of this NBA thing, Kevin Durant flies in and just shatters every piece of Odom's confidence.
Highlights
Block to Block: Avery Bradley will not allow free dunks in transition, Dion Waiters.
OH-EM-GEE: Kevin Garnett just saw his life pass before his eyes.
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Monday, January 21, 2013
The Round Up - January 20th, 2013.
Stats Rundown + Short Recaps
If you were busy watching football yesterday, I would like to let you know that there was actually basketball played on Sunday too.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Toronto Raptors: Let's keep this simple, Dwight Howard got ejected from this game early with 2 technical fouls and the Toronto Raptors took advantage. Not a lot going for the Lakers in these past couple of days, besides for Pau Gasol going for 25 points (10 of 15), 5 rebounds and 2 assists in the absence of the other center. Too bad it doesn't change the fact that their defense was just as horrid. They allowed the Raptors to do what ever they wanted and even made Jose Calderon look like the best point guard in the NBA. Jose had a team high 22 points on 9 of 15 shooting and 9 assists in the victory.
If you enjoy watching terrible defense and the Lakers getting burned in every other possession, you might can a kick out of this rare Jose Calderon highlight package.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Orlando Magic: I didn't catch a lot of this game, but from what I did see, both teams were just trading baskets with each other until one of them started missing. Shawn Marion led the Mavericks with a double double, 20 points (10 of 16), 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. On the other side Glen Davis had 24 points on 10 of 16 shooting, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals in the loss.
Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons: It was not a good day to be a New England resident yesterday. Following the Patriot's loss, their Boston Celtics get blown out by the Detroit Pistons. To sum this up quickly, the Celtics shot 16 percent in the first quarter and 40 percent for the rest of the game. Rajon Rondo nearly got the a quadruple double with 8 points, 15 assists, 9 rebounds and 9 turnovers. For the Pistons, rookie Andre Drummond dropped 16 points, and grabbed 7 boards in 20 minutes of play. If Lawrence Frank continues to limit his minutes, he should be shot into a volcano. In other news, Boston is back to .500 (20-20).
If Tom Brady gets injured, Bill Belichick has a backup QB prospect in Rajon Rondo.
Here's Andre Drummond destroying the defense. He went 5 of 6 from the field, scoring every single one of his points on dunks.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets: This was easily the best game of the night, the Thunder, specifically, Kevin Durant started off slow. For some unknown reason he did not score a single point in the first quarter. But we all know that doesn't last forever. He would finish with 37 points, 20 of which came from free throws, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. While his side kick, Russell Westbrook goes for a career high tying 36 points (10 of 26), 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Despite the Dynamic Duo combining for 73 points, the Denver Nuggets came out with the victory. Corey Brewer came off the bench for 26 points on 9 of 17 shooting, and basically knocking down big shots after big shots to extend the Nuggets lead. Russell Westbrook does hit a three pointer late in this game to force overtime, however the Nuggets would out-execute the Thunder down the stretch, limiting their mistakes to take the W.
If you were busy watching football yesterday, I would like to let you know that there was actually basketball played on Sunday too.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Toronto Raptors: Let's keep this simple, Dwight Howard got ejected from this game early with 2 technical fouls and the Toronto Raptors took advantage. Not a lot going for the Lakers in these past couple of days, besides for Pau Gasol going for 25 points (10 of 15), 5 rebounds and 2 assists in the absence of the other center. Too bad it doesn't change the fact that their defense was just as horrid. They allowed the Raptors to do what ever they wanted and even made Jose Calderon look like the best point guard in the NBA. Jose had a team high 22 points on 9 of 15 shooting and 9 assists in the victory.
If you enjoy watching terrible defense and the Lakers getting burned in every other possession, you might can a kick out of this rare Jose Calderon highlight package.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Orlando Magic: I didn't catch a lot of this game, but from what I did see, both teams were just trading baskets with each other until one of them started missing. Shawn Marion led the Mavericks with a double double, 20 points (10 of 16), 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. On the other side Glen Davis had 24 points on 10 of 16 shooting, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals in the loss.
Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons: It was not a good day to be a New England resident yesterday. Following the Patriot's loss, their Boston Celtics get blown out by the Detroit Pistons. To sum this up quickly, the Celtics shot 16 percent in the first quarter and 40 percent for the rest of the game. Rajon Rondo nearly got the a quadruple double with 8 points, 15 assists, 9 rebounds and 9 turnovers. For the Pistons, rookie Andre Drummond dropped 16 points, and grabbed 7 boards in 20 minutes of play. If Lawrence Frank continues to limit his minutes, he should be shot into a volcano. In other news, Boston is back to .500 (20-20).
If Tom Brady gets injured, Bill Belichick has a backup QB prospect in Rajon Rondo.
Here's Andre Drummond destroying the defense. He went 5 of 6 from the field, scoring every single one of his points on dunks.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets: This was easily the best game of the night, the Thunder, specifically, Kevin Durant started off slow. For some unknown reason he did not score a single point in the first quarter. But we all know that doesn't last forever. He would finish with 37 points, 20 of which came from free throws, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. While his side kick, Russell Westbrook goes for a career high tying 36 points (10 of 26), 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Despite the Dynamic Duo combining for 73 points, the Denver Nuggets came out with the victory. Corey Brewer came off the bench for 26 points on 9 of 17 shooting, and basically knocking down big shots after big shots to extend the Nuggets lead. Russell Westbrook does hit a three pointer late in this game to force overtime, however the Nuggets would out-execute the Thunder down the stretch, limiting their mistakes to take the W.
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Glen "Big Baby" Davis's And-One Dance.
He is no LeBron James when it comes to dancing, but he could possibly be the better in-game dancer, as LeBron rarely take those talents to the court. What was really weird about this was that, approximately a year ago, Big Baby was caught doing another dance against the exact same team in the same place. Coincidence? Or are there something about the Indiana Pacers that makes him want to break out to dances? I don't know, who cares.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Ish Smith leaped over John Wall and still blocked his shot.
This has probably never happened in the history of NBA. I don't believe anyone has ever jumped over their defensive assignment, land, turn around and then swat the shot with perfect timing. Usually the guy on offense will undercut his opponent for the foul, but I guess John Wall didn't want to risk another injury. This Ish Smith guy must have legs made completely out of fast twitch muscle fibers for him to bounce right up after landing, too bad they would fail him later in the game. Because you see, when you embarrass John Wall at home, good things won't happen to you.
At least his legs got him back up in less than a second.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
The Round Up - January 12th, 2013.
Stats Rundown
If you picked yesterday to miss NBA games, you made a good choice. The basketball wasn't pretty, but players were dropping baskets left to right.
30s': Blake Griffin and Arron Affalo scored 30 points against each other. While Blake shot 15 of 22, grabbed 8 rebounds and handed out 7 assists, Arron did not back down from the fight. The UCLA product knocked down 10 of his 19 shots, took down 7 boards and also gave out 7 dimes.
The difference was that only one of them nearly killed J.J. Redick. Unforunately he didn't pass away, because he would go on to hit the three point dagger that wins the game for Orlando.
Jrue Holiday got himself 30 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals in the win over the Houston Rockets. It's too bad James Harden embarrassed the crap out of him.
Career Highs: Little Isiah Thomas is making everyone under 6 foot proud. Despite the 29 point loss to the Miami Heat, the Kings would not have even scored 70 points, if he didn't go score a career high of 34 points on 13 of 22 shooting (6 of 8 from three), and dish out 5 assists.
It's been a cold shooting month of December for Mario Chalmers, but he decied to HEAT it up again in January. He went 10 of 13 from behind the arc for a career high 34 points. His 10 threes not only ties Brian Shaw's record, it also makes him the first player in the Heat big 3 era to lead the team in scoring.
Shout Out: To David West's first career triple double, 14 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists in the victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.
Boards: Since moving to Orlando, Nikola Vucevic has been a double-double machine, he had 18 points (7 of 9), and 15 rebounds at the Staples Center.
Fundamental: Here we have Marcus Morris teaching you how to properly situate your face when shooting a jumper over the out stretched arms of your opponent.
Guess Who's Back: John Wall returns to the court for the first time since discovering a stress injury to his left knee cap in September. He came off the bench for 14 points (5 of 11), 2 rebounds and 4 assists in a Washington Wizards' victory over the Atlanta Hawks. I think it is safe to say he's made a full recovery because he was zipping by every Atlanta defender thrown at him, hopefully he can make the Wizards watchable again. My eyes have suffered enough.
Grant Hill also came back yesterday from the bone bruise in his knee that has kept him off the floor in the past 3 months. He had 2 points and 2 rebounds in 6 minutes of play.
Don't Come it a Comeback: The Utah Jazz came back from a 15 point deficit in the 4th quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons.
Scorched: The Phoenix Suns got their 2,000 franchise victory last night, against the Chicago Bulls. All you need to know was that Michael Beasley was actually efficient and the Bulls just couldn't stop him. That is just weird to type.
Highlights
Censorship: Don't read DeMarcus Cousin's lips after the dunk, it is not family friendly.
Weird Sequence: Ish Smith must have hurt his bum really bad. Cool name though.
Aerial Tricks: Sometimes when something that used to be impressive is overdone, all you need to do is increase the difficulty for yourself.
If you picked yesterday to miss NBA games, you made a good choice. The basketball wasn't pretty, but players were dropping baskets left to right.
30s': Blake Griffin and Arron Affalo scored 30 points against each other. While Blake shot 15 of 22, grabbed 8 rebounds and handed out 7 assists, Arron did not back down from the fight. The UCLA product knocked down 10 of his 19 shots, took down 7 boards and also gave out 7 dimes.
The difference was that only one of them nearly killed J.J. Redick. Unforunately he didn't pass away, because he would go on to hit the three point dagger that wins the game for Orlando.
Jrue Holiday got himself 30 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals in the win over the Houston Rockets. It's too bad James Harden embarrassed the crap out of him.
Career Highs: Little Isiah Thomas is making everyone under 6 foot proud. Despite the 29 point loss to the Miami Heat, the Kings would not have even scored 70 points, if he didn't go score a career high of 34 points on 13 of 22 shooting (6 of 8 from three), and dish out 5 assists.
It's been a cold shooting month of December for Mario Chalmers, but he decied to HEAT it up again in January. He went 10 of 13 from behind the arc for a career high 34 points. His 10 threes not only ties Brian Shaw's record, it also makes him the first player in the Heat big 3 era to lead the team in scoring.
Shout Out: To David West's first career triple double, 14 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists in the victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.
Boards: Since moving to Orlando, Nikola Vucevic has been a double-double machine, he had 18 points (7 of 9), and 15 rebounds at the Staples Center.
Fundamental: Here we have Marcus Morris teaching you how to properly situate your face when shooting a jumper over the out stretched arms of your opponent.
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Grant Hill also came back yesterday from the bone bruise in his knee that has kept him off the floor in the past 3 months. He had 2 points and 2 rebounds in 6 minutes of play.
Don't Come it a Comeback: The Utah Jazz came back from a 15 point deficit in the 4th quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons.
Scorched: The Phoenix Suns got their 2,000 franchise victory last night, against the Chicago Bulls. All you need to know was that Michael Beasley was actually efficient and the Bulls just couldn't stop him. That is just weird to type.
Highlights
Censorship: Don't read DeMarcus Cousin's lips after the dunk, it is not family friendly.
Weird Sequence: Ish Smith must have hurt his bum really bad. Cool name though.
Aerial Tricks: Sometimes when something that used to be impressive is overdone, all you need to do is increase the difficulty for yourself.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
A Few On-Air slip ups from Kenneth Faried and Matt Harpring from last night.
If you have a television or any idea how sports broadcasting works, you know that game are live and people make mistakes. These mistakes depending on severity can cost your job, but in most cases they make for hilarious YouTube clips.
Fresh off the victory over the Orlando Magic, Kenneth Faried was a little surprised to hear that he finished with a ridiculous 19 points and 19 boards in the Pepsi Center.
Nothing really unacceptable, as long as you don't go Shaq mode, you won't run into problems anytime soon.
Kenneth Faried wasn't the only one though, Matt Harpring, a player turned "Analyst," accidentally confessed to drinking an alcoholic beverage during the Charlotte Bobcats vs. Utah Jazz game, which is understandable. If working for the Bobcats doesn't entitle you to alcohol, why is anyone working for them, am I right?
Nice recovery Matt, you totally did not make things worst.
Fresh off the victory over the Orlando Magic, Kenneth Faried was a little surprised to hear that he finished with a ridiculous 19 points and 19 boards in the Pepsi Center.
Nothing really unacceptable, as long as you don't go Shaq mode, you won't run into problems anytime soon.
Kenneth Faried wasn't the only one though, Matt Harpring, a player turned "Analyst," accidentally confessed to drinking an alcoholic beverage during the Charlotte Bobcats vs. Utah Jazz game, which is understandable. If working for the Bobcats doesn't entitle you to alcohol, why is anyone working for them, am I right?
Nice recovery Matt, you totally did not make things worst.
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
The Round Up - December 31st, 2012.
Stats Rundown
Happy 2013 everyone. LeBron James ended 2012 with a statement in the overtime victory against the Orlando Magic. He went for 36 points (10 of 22 shooting), 8 rebounds, 11 assists and if you are still questioning his ability to cope with pressure in late game situations, he scored 10 of the Heat's 13 points in overtime. You can stop now. Oh yea, the "King" is also on his 29th straight 20+ point game streak, which is the second longest to start the season.
Honorable Mention: To Carlos Delfino's 22 points on 10 shots, 6 made threes, 4 rebounds and 8 dimes in Houston 's quest to destroy every single Eastern Conference team. They are 11-2 against East teams including last night's victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Boards: Despite the loss in Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had a career night. He grabbed a franchise high 29 boards (11 of them were Offensive rebounds), edging out Shaq's 38. The 20 points he had in this game, weren't too bad either.
Feed the Beast: Marc Gasol is a little bit hungry. (Via: @hpbasketball)
Ending on a Good Note: The Charlotte Bobcats snapped their 18 game losing streak with the win over the Chicago Bulls on New Years Eve. This is their first win in the month of December and they left us something to remember it by.
As for the Bulls, things didn't look too good in this game. Scoring only 81 points against the worst defense in the league. Where art thou, Derrick Rose?
99 Problems: The Brooklyn Nets scored only 5 points in the third, coincidentally tying for the third lowest scoring 3Q in NBA history. Just so you know, the San Antonio Spurs outscored them by 25 in that period.
Highlights
Nutmeg: Carlos Delfino gets creative with his pass. More importantly, please bring the yellow back into the Houston Rockets' jersey.
Walk the Dog: No one dared to accept LeBron James's challenge. Nice try, Josh McRoberts.
Sealed it: Dwyane Wade reads all your lazy passes.
Happy 2013 everyone. LeBron James ended 2012 with a statement in the overtime victory against the Orlando Magic. He went for 36 points (10 of 22 shooting), 8 rebounds, 11 assists and if you are still questioning his ability to cope with pressure in late game situations, he scored 10 of the Heat's 13 points in overtime. You can stop now. Oh yea, the "King" is also on his 29th straight 20+ point game streak, which is the second longest to start the season.
Honorable Mention: To Carlos Delfino's 22 points on 10 shots, 6 made threes, 4 rebounds and 8 dimes in Houston 's quest to destroy every single Eastern Conference team. They are 11-2 against East teams including last night's victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Boards: Despite the loss in Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had a career night. He grabbed a franchise high 29 boards (11 of them were Offensive rebounds), edging out Shaq's 38. The 20 points he had in this game, weren't too bad either.
Feed the Beast: Marc Gasol is a little bit hungry. (Via: @hpbasketball)
Ending on a Good Note: The Charlotte Bobcats snapped their 18 game losing streak with the win over the Chicago Bulls on New Years Eve. This is their first win in the month of December and they left us something to remember it by.
As for the Bulls, things didn't look too good in this game. Scoring only 81 points against the worst defense in the league. Where art thou, Derrick Rose?
99 Problems: The Brooklyn Nets scored only 5 points in the third, coincidentally tying for the third lowest scoring 3Q in NBA history. Just so you know, the San Antonio Spurs outscored them by 25 in that period.
Highlights
Nutmeg: Carlos Delfino gets creative with his pass. More importantly, please bring the yellow back into the Houston Rockets' jersey.
Walk the Dog: No one dared to accept LeBron James's challenge. Nice try, Josh McRoberts.
Sealed it: Dwyane Wade reads all your lazy passes.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Defending Pau Gasol and why the D'Antoni System will never work. (+ Notes from the Orlando Magic game)
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Orlando Magic 113 - Los Angeles Lakers 103
The Good
Magic: They exacted revenge on their former All Star teammate that put them through hell for the entire summer. The Magic is a well coached team that works hard to make up for their lack of talent. Jacque Vaughn knows how to use his arsenal of unlimited (streaky) mid range shooters that is at his disposal. His team executes and constantly moves with or without the ball.
On defense, they actually play with effort and can get a stop, unlike their opponent.
Lakers: There is not much to be said, except let's just wait for Steve Nash to come back.
The Bad
Magic: They beat a far superior team at home, the only thing that sucked was that they put us through a whole hour of Hack-A-Dwight. Thank God, for the fast forward button on League Pass.
Lakers: Enough with the Pau Gasol bashing, especially from the Laker fans. You guys are already the most spoiled basketball fan base in the NBA. How can you disrespect a guy that won you two consecutive championships, when he is just trying to find his way in a new system. It is still too early in the season to give up on Pau Gasol. He is way too good to trade away and there no determining his impact after Steve Nash's return.
Imagine yourself as Pau for a second. After you worked hard to bring two trophies to Los Angeles, a slight dip in numbers places you on the trading block. He has been mentioned in trade rumors so many times, you wonder how he managed to stay focused. I applaud him and his ability to cope with the situation. He played the past 2 seasons not knowing where he would end up and remained efficient, it is not impossible to believe he is dealing with trust issues.
Yes, I know he can sometimes be a defensive liability, and soft in the post, but I also know that he is only 32 years old, dealing with knee tendinitis and still incredibly talented. The Lakers have to show that they trust him. Which can start by getting him more involved. The offense must go through Pau and Kobe. Give the ball to Gasol in the post, make the stationary Lakers cut and he will get you a good shot or make a nice post move for an easy finish. Kobe has been a willing passer this season and is shooting out of his mind. Averaging career highs in both field percentage and three point shooting. He alone, can make his teammates better.
Dwight Howard came to the Lakers to do two things, defend and rebound. Stop trying to run the offense through him. He is not a good passer, his post moves are limited and his back is not healthy. I went through this game twice, and there was only one possession where he actually used his body to get himself close for the dunk. The rest of them, he bumped his defender to get the basketball and will spin into free space for a flat hook. Make your opponent eat your shoulders, and jump over them. As for the defense? Well, the Magic scored 31 points in the last 6 minutes of the 4th quarter, which pretty much summed up this end of the game.
With all that said I am going to contrast all the previous points I made, because the fact is that Mike D'Antoni's system will not work with this team. Despite the believe Steve Nash will make everything work. They don't have the youth to run, the floor stretching bigs or enough shooters (Pringles played Jodie Meek for 9 minutes, I guess going 7 for 8 from the three point lime against Denver doesn't earn any playing time. Jordan Hill didn't get to play too). Having two centers and one with a inconsistent jumper goes against everything his system stands for. There is absolutely no space for Nash to do his pick and roll. And the shooters lined up outside aren't particularly good either. Add on the defense he sacrifices, they might not even be able to get stops to for an early shot.
There is no doubt Pringles will get the boot and the Lakers will regret not giving into Phil Jackson's demands.
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The Round Up - December 3rd, 2012.
Stats Rundown:
Blake Griffin scored a season high 30 points (14 of 20) and 11 rebounds in the victory over the Utah Jazz.
Honorable Mentions: To LaMarcus Aldridge's 25 points (12 of 17), 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks. Mo Williams had 20 points (7 of 11) and 12 assists against the Clippers.
Boards: Can someone box out Andy please, Varejao got the usual 18 rebounds (9 Offensive), to go with his 17 points, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 block in the win over the Detroit Pistons. Get him to the All Star game.
Rookie Watch: Damian Lillard didn't shoot too well, 6 of 16 from the field and still got 24 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists in the overtime victory against the Charlotte Bobcats.
Damaged: Look below to see why Ronny seems so troubled. (Via: @cjzero)
Deja Vu: Jeremy Evans reminds Ronny Turiaf of what it feels like to be dunked on. Poor Ronny just recently recovered from the preseason trauma, now he has to go to the therapists to stop the nightmares from recurring.
Franchise Records: Something tells me that the Los Angeles Clippers records weren't set that high. Jamal Crawford just shattered the consecutive free throws made streak with 45.
Game Winning Flop: I guess just being part of the Clippers rubbed off on Chauncey Billups, but if you ask him about that play, it was just veteran smarts. (Via: @BeckleyMason)
Creativity: What is with the self passes nowadays? Remember the good ol' days where you pass off the backboards. This must be the future, we are using the opponent's body now.
Don't Call it a Comeback: The Portland Trailer Blazers came back from a 18 point deficit in the last five minutes of the game to bring it into another overtime, where they beat the Charlotte Bobcats by 6.
As expected, the Toronto Raptors do not possess the ability to win close games, even after cutting a 17 point lead to one in the fourth quarter with 2 minutes to go, they still fell to the Denver Nuggets.
Ben "Threes" Gordon: His 29 points (9 of 16 shooting, 8 of 12 from three), 3 rebounds and 5 assists against the Blazers got him to the 10,000th point mark.
Innocent Bystander: The Bobcats were channeling their inner Jordan today, how else am I suppose to explain this Byron Mullens dunk on LaMarcus Aldridge.
Magic vs. Lakers will be uploaded soon, as well as Clippers vs. Jazz. Stay tuned.
Blake Griffin scored a season high 30 points (14 of 20) and 11 rebounds in the victory over the Utah Jazz.
Honorable Mentions: To LaMarcus Aldridge's 25 points (12 of 17), 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks. Mo Williams had 20 points (7 of 11) and 12 assists against the Clippers.
Boards: Can someone box out Andy please, Varejao got the usual 18 rebounds (9 Offensive), to go with his 17 points, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 block in the win over the Detroit Pistons. Get him to the All Star game.
Rookie Watch: Damian Lillard didn't shoot too well, 6 of 16 from the field and still got 24 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists in the overtime victory against the Charlotte Bobcats.
Damaged: Look below to see why Ronny seems so troubled. (Via: @cjzero)
Deja Vu: Jeremy Evans reminds Ronny Turiaf of what it feels like to be dunked on. Poor Ronny just recently recovered from the preseason trauma, now he has to go to the therapists to stop the nightmares from recurring.
Franchise Records: Something tells me that the Los Angeles Clippers records weren't set that high. Jamal Crawford just shattered the consecutive free throws made streak with 45.
Game Winning Flop: I guess just being part of the Clippers rubbed off on Chauncey Billups, but if you ask him about that play, it was just veteran smarts. (Via: @BeckleyMason)
Creativity: What is with the self passes nowadays? Remember the good ol' days where you pass off the backboards. This must be the future, we are using the opponent's body now.
Don't Call it a Comeback: The Portland Trailer Blazers came back from a 18 point deficit in the last five minutes of the game to bring it into another overtime, where they beat the Charlotte Bobcats by 6.
As expected, the Toronto Raptors do not possess the ability to win close games, even after cutting a 17 point lead to one in the fourth quarter with 2 minutes to go, they still fell to the Denver Nuggets.
Ben "Threes" Gordon: His 29 points (9 of 16 shooting, 8 of 12 from three), 3 rebounds and 5 assists against the Blazers got him to the 10,000th point mark.
Innocent Bystander: The Bobcats were channeling their inner Jordan today, how else am I suppose to explain this Byron Mullens dunk on LaMarcus Aldridge.
Magic vs. Lakers will be uploaded soon, as well as Clippers vs. Jazz. Stay tuned.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
A Quick Round Up - November 2nd, 2012.
Stats Rundown
This must be why Kendrick Lamar used to be jealous of Arron Affalo, 30 points (11 of 18 shooting), 5 rebounds and 5 assists against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Honorable Mentions: To Carmelo Anthony's 34 (11 of 27) points and 6 boards and Kobe Bryant's 34 (12 of 27), 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
Boards: Dwight Howard had 21 points and 15 boards in the loss to the Orlando Magic.
Spoiled Meeting: Despite the fantastic line Dwight Howard put up against the ex-girlfriend that he hasn't seen for months, he didn't do so well on the free throw line. The Orlando Magic abused the Hack-A-Dwight and rightfully so, as the indecisive big man only went for 9 of 21.
Last Quarter: The Orlando Magic scored 40 points in the 4th quarter, which is 14 more points than the Los Angeles Lakers.
Metta World Threes: Metta World Peace hits his 1000th three pointer today, and apparently he is the 68th p;ayer to do it, which is quite a surprise.
Slow Motion: You know you can't defend, if Metta World Peace can go by you without any effort. Someone needs to correct MWP's running form, dude runs like a flightless bird.
Points: Carmelo Anthony is now 86th in the NBA all time scoring list, leaving James Worthy behind him.
Double Flop: I don't know if I should be upset or be amazed by this thing of beauty. Sebastian Telfair is sneaky, flopping even after hitting Pablo Prigioni in the face.
Spanish Denial: Getting blocked by Glen "3 inch vertical" Davis pretty much sums up Pau Gasol's season so far.
This must be why Kendrick Lamar used to be jealous of Arron Affalo, 30 points (11 of 18 shooting), 5 rebounds and 5 assists against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Honorable Mentions: To Carmelo Anthony's 34 (11 of 27) points and 6 boards and Kobe Bryant's 34 (12 of 27), 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
Boards: Dwight Howard had 21 points and 15 boards in the loss to the Orlando Magic.
Spoiled Meeting: Despite the fantastic line Dwight Howard put up against the ex-girlfriend that he hasn't seen for months, he didn't do so well on the free throw line. The Orlando Magic abused the Hack-A-Dwight and rightfully so, as the indecisive big man only went for 9 of 21.
Last Quarter: The Orlando Magic scored 40 points in the 4th quarter, which is 14 more points than the Los Angeles Lakers.
Metta World Threes: Metta World Peace hits his 1000th three pointer today, and apparently he is the 68th p;ayer to do it, which is quite a surprise.
Slow Motion: You know you can't defend, if Metta World Peace can go by you without any effort. Someone needs to correct MWP's running form, dude runs like a flightless bird.
Points: Carmelo Anthony is now 86th in the NBA all time scoring list, leaving James Worthy behind him.
Double Flop: I don't know if I should be upset or be amazed by this thing of beauty. Sebastian Telfair is sneaky, flopping even after hitting Pablo Prigioni in the face.
Spanish Denial: Getting blocked by Glen "3 inch vertical" Davis pretty much sums up Pau Gasol's season so far.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Glen "Big Baby" Davis almost killed somebody.
Imagine a big chubby 6 ft 9, 289 pound pro basketball player running into you at full speed. I am no physicist, but I am sure it can kill somebody. Fortunately, the man and woman that took the dive were fine. However it has been reported that those two people are now traumatized and will never return to an Orlando Magic game again with first row seats until Glen Davis is traded. This is not necessarily a bad thing, because the Magic are not so fun to watch right now anyways. You would think the Orlando bench would have learn a thing or two from the Phoenix seat warmers, both having to house Shaq, maybe they should take more precautionary procedures.
Something like this:
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Defeating the Detroit Pistons relieved Glen Davis's constipation.
Glen Davis of the Orlando Magic is really weird.
That was incredibly descriptive and disgusting. For those who don't know what enema is (like yours truly). According to Wikipedia, enema is the procedure of introducing liquids into the rectum and colon via the anus. Yea, that doesn't leave a very pleasant image in your head. I wouldn't say that beating the Detroit Pistons actually turn things around for your team, mostly because they have basically lost to everybody (with the exception of the victory over the Andrew Bynum-less Philadelphia 76ers) and you are still the best player on the Magic, which isn't a very good sign.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Dwight Howard is Andrew Bynum 2.0?
And because you want to know, Dwight has attempted 21 three pointers in the last 3 season and made none of them, while Bynum is 1 for 6.
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