Look, we're not saying we believe the book Tim Donaghy can't get published, Blowing The Whistle. But we're not exactly saying we don't believe at least some of it either.
No, it's not like we've read it, just the excerpts on Deadspin but it looks like a good read for anyone into reading, after which the reader can make their own opinions. If it does manage to get published (how about a cult publication where only the quantity pre-ordered is printed?) we'll be buying a copy to go on the bookshelf next to Phil Jackson's books. It was suspenseful enough to make us want more. We'll keep you posted.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The New Hunt...
... where we're the ones being hunted.
So many things to say about today, and yet, we really don't need to say anything at all. Instead, let us borrow from Kurt at Forumblueandgold.com, because he perfectly summarized it...
God, it is good to be hated again.
It’s an oddly comforting thing for Lakers fans when the entire world seems to be passionately wishing for your team to fail, hoping for an earthquake that will break off Los Angeles and dump it in the ocean so that they don’t have to hear about the Lakers again. When the Lakers are hated, you know they are good.
Let the games begin.
So many things to say about today, and yet, we really don't need to say anything at all. Instead, let us borrow from Kurt at Forumblueandgold.com, because he perfectly summarized it...
God, it is good to be hated again.
It’s an oddly comforting thing for Lakers fans when the entire world seems to be passionately wishing for your team to fail, hoping for an earthquake that will break off Los Angeles and dump it in the ocean so that they don’t have to hear about the Lakers again. When the Lakers are hated, you know they are good.
Let the games begin.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
4 To Go
Oh boy! Hold on to your hats ladies and gents, we're ready to rumble. Tonight is the night, the night where all of the "are the Lakers soft?", "where did the Magic come from?", "is Kobe better than LeBron?" of the media and the blogosphere comes to a halt. There can be no more talking, there can be no more speculation. Tonight we start the last leg of the race.
One thing is for sure, we're tired of hearing Kobe can't win without Shaq. Yeah yeah, Shaq won without Kobe, but he just replaced Kobe. And not he replaced Kobe, someone else replaced Kobe for him. So it's really not a matter of Kobe's no good without Shaq, it's a matter of, no one man can win the effing championship alone. Kinda like how Melo thinks no one man can guard him. But thats besides the point.
We don't have any witty insight to this series, it's pretty evenly matched in the point, counter-point areas. As cliched as this is, it's gonna come down to execution. Here's what we hope: We hope that the Lakeshow remembers what it felt like last June when they had to fly back to Los Angeles after game 6 and that that motivates them to EXECUTE.
We're not pointing any specific fingers at any specific team members, but as Nana likes to say, "If you think this is about you, there must be a reason you think that."
Lakers: Do Work.
One thing is for sure, we're tired of hearing Kobe can't win without Shaq. Yeah yeah, Shaq won without Kobe, but he just replaced Kobe. And not he replaced Kobe, someone else replaced Kobe for him. So it's really not a matter of Kobe's no good without Shaq, it's a matter of, no one man can win the effing championship alone. Kinda like how Melo thinks no one man can guard him. But thats besides the point.
We don't have any witty insight to this series, it's pretty evenly matched in the point, counter-point areas. As cliched as this is, it's gonna come down to execution. Here's what we hope: We hope that the Lakeshow remembers what it felt like last June when they had to fly back to Los Angeles after game 6 and that that motivates them to EXECUTE.
We're not pointing any specific fingers at any specific team members, but as Nana likes to say, "If you think this is about you, there must be a reason you think that."
Lakers: Do Work.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
About game 1
Oh snap, look who rolled into town... okay, don't look, do whatever you want, but it's the Denver Nuggets!
They are favorites of ours for a couple of reasons, but the number one of those reasons is because we get to watch our dear dear friend Orangejello doing what he does best... sitting behind George Karl being orange. Hearts will fall this series.
Another of the favorites, and this is newly christened, the ineptitude of those who own both the Nuggets and the Pepsi Center. Sure you all know by now that they've overbooked the larger than life vending machine. But, here's the problem, the venue and the team are owned by the SAME PEOPLE. It's not like this is STAPLES where even though the communication between the team and the venue is stellar, there is the potential for an error like this. No no, the venue is owned by the same freakin' people who own the goddamn team. How does this happen? And whats to be done about it? Well, it's pretty cut and dry since the WWE has a contract written in ink, and the Nuggets do not, unless the WWE wants to roll over, the Nugs are gonna have to ask the NBA and ESPN to reschedule. But the NBA thinks they aren't gonna have to reschedule because they are GOD, and thats that. I vote for the increasing in popularity by the minute idea that we allow both events to take place simultaneously. To increase the awesome factor, they can let people with tickets to both in and everyone gets to lap sit with their new friends. Problem Solved!
Oh the hilarity that will ensue. In fact, we're looking for tickets on teh interwebz right now, anybody got any extras?
Anyhow, now that the Lakers are apparently the underdogs for this series let's see if they show up and prove everyone wrong and make a bunch of people look like assholes.
Who be ready to rumble??
They are favorites of ours for a couple of reasons, but the number one of those reasons is because we get to watch our dear dear friend Orangejello doing what he does best... sitting behind George Karl being orange. Hearts will fall this series.
Another of the favorites, and this is newly christened, the ineptitude of those who own both the Nuggets and the Pepsi Center. Sure you all know by now that they've overbooked the larger than life vending machine. But, here's the problem, the venue and the team are owned by the SAME PEOPLE. It's not like this is STAPLES where even though the communication between the team and the venue is stellar, there is the potential for an error like this. No no, the venue is owned by the same freakin' people who own the goddamn team. How does this happen? And whats to be done about it? Well, it's pretty cut and dry since the WWE has a contract written in ink, and the Nuggets do not, unless the WWE wants to roll over, the Nugs are gonna have to ask the NBA and ESPN to reschedule. But the NBA thinks they aren't gonna have to reschedule because they are GOD, and thats that. I vote for the increasing in popularity by the minute idea that we allow both events to take place simultaneously. To increase the awesome factor, they can let people with tickets to both in and everyone gets to lap sit with their new friends. Problem Solved!
Oh the hilarity that will ensue. In fact, we're looking for tickets on teh interwebz right now, anybody got any extras?
Anyhow, now that the Lakers are apparently the underdogs for this series let's see if they show up and prove everyone wrong and make a bunch of people look like assholes.
Who be ready to rumble??
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Game 7 what????
We refuse to accept a reality in which the Lakers do not play in the NBA finals against Cleveland or Boston, which means, hooray! We win the game today.
No really, there is no other possibility. There cannot be that much talent laying around going to waste, it's just impossible. Also, not that we're totally into things like this but... Lakeshow hasn't lost a Sunday Night White game all season long. Just sayin'! So we probably can't be held responsible to a blog during Game 7 while sitting on the edge of a seat and trying not to scream so loudly at every play that the neighbors get concerned for our safety. That leaves us with a few errant thoughts today:
~ The first being that, between Jeanie Vision and @JeanieBuss on twitter doesn't it feel like Jeanie and Phil are on a reality show about their power relationship? Wouldn't Phil Jackson make an awesome reality show subject? When is NBATV going to start it's reality series? And can we be a part of the show some how since we suggested it? Thanks in advance.
~ We made some comment at the first time out regarding how we've never been this excited at the beginning of a game since probably ever. And about how we're probably going to lose our voices and comment during every time out. And the crowd is at full throat at tip-off.
~ Then we made another comment at the 3:19 timeout (don't ask how we remember the time) that said: Defense is ON today! And by that we mean very few blown defensive assignments! Woo! We feel like LeBron in the chalk commercial. I NEED A BASKETBALL IN MY HANDS! WOOOO!
~ And then the computer crashed. Stupid PC. But believe there was some sort of genius in those first two comments that we really just can't remember at this moment.
~ During half time we have something to say:
Andrew is back. Jordan is back. Lakeshow is back. =)
~ Reports from the inside of the booing during the national anthem's "And the rocket's red glare" are simultaneously hilarious and scary.
~ Trevor and Jordan!!!! (approx 1:20 in 3rd Quarter)
SHANNOOOOOOOOOOOON!
Bangin' with Mbenga!
OH.MY.GOD.
Lakeshow: Doin' work!
No really, there is no other possibility. There cannot be that much talent laying around going to waste, it's just impossible. Also, not that we're totally into things like this but... Lakeshow hasn't lost a Sunday Night White game all season long. Just sayin'! So we probably can't be held responsible to a blog during Game 7 while sitting on the edge of a seat and trying not to scream so loudly at every play that the neighbors get concerned for our safety. That leaves us with a few errant thoughts today:
~ The first being that, between Jeanie Vision and @JeanieBuss on twitter doesn't it feel like Jeanie and Phil are on a reality show about their power relationship? Wouldn't Phil Jackson make an awesome reality show subject? When is NBATV going to start it's reality series? And can we be a part of the show some how since we suggested it? Thanks in advance.
~ We made some comment at the first time out regarding how we've never been this excited at the beginning of a game since probably ever. And about how we're probably going to lose our voices and comment during every time out. And the crowd is at full throat at tip-off.
~ Then we made another comment at the 3:19 timeout (don't ask how we remember the time) that said: Defense is ON today! And by that we mean very few blown defensive assignments! Woo! We feel like LeBron in the chalk commercial. I NEED A BASKETBALL IN MY HANDS! WOOOO!
~ And then the computer crashed. Stupid PC. But believe there was some sort of genius in those first two comments that we really just can't remember at this moment.
~ During half time we have something to say:
Andrew is back. Jordan is back. Lakeshow is back. =)
~ Reports from the inside of the booing during the national anthem's "And the rocket's red glare" are simultaneously hilarious and scary.
~ Trevor and Jordan!!!! (approx 1:20 in 3rd Quarter)
SHANNOOOOOOOOOOOON!
Bangin' with Mbenga!
OH.MY.GOD.
Lakeshow: Doin' work!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Because the script is just as great without the movie
LB: WOO! Post season Kobe Bryant! Get excited. Woo!
KB: Uh, LeBron... I am excited ok?
LB: Playoffs baby!
KB: I'm ready for the playoffs.
LB: Woo! Chosen One!
LB: Post. Season. Post seasoooon!
KB: Alright. Post season back atcha.
LB: Woo!
KB: Post season.
LB: Chosen One. Ohio baby! Woo! Akron Ohio baby!
Come on Kobe, let's go down the HIGHWAY!
KB: Ummm...
LB: Get excited! Let's do it! Woo! Twenty dollar Chinese food. Playoffs baby! Plaaaayoffs!
Make some noise. Woooo! Make some noise Kobe. Come on number twenty-fo'. Wooooo! Beef and broccoli.
Here we go! Game time Kobe. Wooo! Gaaaame Time!
Woo! I need a basketball in my hands. Woooo!
KB: Are we done yet?
LB: I'm just gettin' started baby! Yeah, woo! Come oooon! Come on! MVP! Hahahaaaaa.
Yeah... twenty three. Two three. Waaaaa!
KB: Uh, LeBron... I am excited ok?
LB: Playoffs baby!
KB: I'm ready for the playoffs.
LB: Woo! Chosen One!
LB: Post. Season. Post seasoooon!
KB: Alright. Post season back atcha.
LB: Woo!
KB: Post season.
LB: Chosen One. Ohio baby! Woo! Akron Ohio baby!
Come on Kobe, let's go down the HIGHWAY!
KB: Ummm...
LB: Get excited! Let's do it! Woo! Twenty dollar Chinese food. Playoffs baby! Plaaaayoffs!
Make some noise. Woooo! Make some noise Kobe. Come on number twenty-fo'. Wooooo! Beef and broccoli.
Here we go! Game time Kobe. Wooo! Gaaaame Time!
Woo! I need a basketball in my hands. Woooo!
KB: Are we done yet?
LB: I'm just gettin' started baby! Yeah, woo! Come oooon! Come on! MVP! Hahahaaaaa.
Yeah... twenty three. Two three. Waaaaa!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Lakers vs Rockets - Game 4
Clearly that nonsense with Game 1 was just part of the Lakers' ploy to add drama to an otherwise boring playoff run they're making. Because how else were they going to get game 5 so they can close out the series at home?
But first, notes from around the league:
The LeBron's: We're pretty happy for them that they aren't going to lose any games until the finals.
The rest in the East: We're not even watching because it's irrelevant and involves KG.
Denver/Dallas: Denver can't wait for their chance at payback for last year's broom incident with the Lakers. We can't wait either.
Now on this series:
So sad to see Yao go. Unlike the KG situation - KG deserves what he's getting because he's an asshat - where karma is a BITCH, Yao doesn't deserve this. Anyone who watched the game the other night could tell he wanted to keep playing and he was nothing but respectable to opponents on the court. Either way, it's time for the Lakers to strike and maim.
Also, so great to see D. Fish back! (but we'll miss him on Twitter)
1st Quarter
- At first it's hard to decide but upon close inspection there are a lot of empty seats in the house. Houston, get it together, this is the farthest your team has been in a long ass time. Even LA shows up at tip-off in the playoffs.
- ESPN and ESPN on ABC is bothersome. As far as national TV announcers go we'll take TNT all year 'round. There are only 2 half time shows we'l watch. Any involving Chuck Barkley and the one on FSN West when Rick Fox is there being ridiculous and non contributory.
- 17-4. We don't even want to comment on who has 17 points and who has 4 right now.
5:46 Finally a time out to stop the bleeding!
- Not that it matters much, but why does Fish have on a headband tonight?
- We would also like to know where the Lakers left their defense. Is it at the hotel? On the bus? In the locker room? Someone call the local PD and file a missing persons report.
- This just in from a friend in Anaheim, apparently there is a group of people cheering with abandon for the Rockets. They must be Clipper fans. Poor poor souls. And Kobe with a T. Shit.
That was the most depressing quarter of basketball we've ever spent time not paying attention to. AWFUL.
2nd Quarter
- "Luke Walton throws it to no one."
- We'll comment on this quarter when there's something worth commenting on. Thanks.
- Oh look, the misery is over. No comments. Let's just start a new game next quarter huh?
3rd Quarter
- This game is completely out of hand and utterly disheartening to watch. What else can we say?
- We're not ref hating - just like we weren't when Ron Ron got that "Flagrant 2" in game 3 - but the loose ball foul was uncalled for.
- 67-40 is it that the Lakers haven't had enough time to sight-see in Houston and need to come back for game 6?
- Ohmigod Lamar. Ouch! =(
- Having nothing to do with the play of D. Fish but maybe Jordan should have started again, that seemed to work last game.
- Shannon standing nervously on the sidelines. We like him. That is all.
- You have got to be kidding me.
4th Quarter
- So game 6 thoughts?
- Really quite sad.
- Not even their mothers are proud of today's effort.
That is all.
But first, notes from around the league:
The LeBron's: We're pretty happy for them that they aren't going to lose any games until the finals.
The rest in the East: We're not even watching because it's irrelevant and involves KG.
Denver/Dallas: Denver can't wait for their chance at payback for last year's broom incident with the Lakers. We can't wait either.
Now on this series:
So sad to see Yao go. Unlike the KG situation - KG deserves what he's getting because he's an asshat - where karma is a BITCH, Yao doesn't deserve this. Anyone who watched the game the other night could tell he wanted to keep playing and he was nothing but respectable to opponents on the court. Either way, it's time for the Lakers to strike and maim.
Also, so great to see D. Fish back! (but we'll miss him on Twitter)
1st Quarter
- At first it's hard to decide but upon close inspection there are a lot of empty seats in the house. Houston, get it together, this is the farthest your team has been in a long ass time. Even LA shows up at tip-off in the playoffs.
- ESPN and ESPN on ABC is bothersome. As far as national TV announcers go we'll take TNT all year 'round. There are only 2 half time shows we'l watch. Any involving Chuck Barkley and the one on FSN West when Rick Fox is there being ridiculous and non contributory.
- 17-4. We don't even want to comment on who has 17 points and who has 4 right now.
5:46 Finally a time out to stop the bleeding!
- Not that it matters much, but why does Fish have on a headband tonight?
- We would also like to know where the Lakers left their defense. Is it at the hotel? On the bus? In the locker room? Someone call the local PD and file a missing persons report.
- This just in from a friend in Anaheim, apparently there is a group of people cheering with abandon for the Rockets. They must be Clipper fans. Poor poor souls. And Kobe with a T. Shit.
That was the most depressing quarter of basketball we've ever spent time not paying attention to. AWFUL.
2nd Quarter
- "Luke Walton throws it to no one."
- We'll comment on this quarter when there's something worth commenting on. Thanks.
- Oh look, the misery is over. No comments. Let's just start a new game next quarter huh?
3rd Quarter
- This game is completely out of hand and utterly disheartening to watch. What else can we say?
- We're not ref hating - just like we weren't when Ron Ron got that "Flagrant 2" in game 3 - but the loose ball foul was uncalled for.
- 67-40 is it that the Lakers haven't had enough time to sight-see in Houston and need to come back for game 6?
- Ohmigod Lamar. Ouch! =(
- Having nothing to do with the play of D. Fish but maybe Jordan should have started again, that seemed to work last game.
- Shannon standing nervously on the sidelines. We like him. That is all.
- You have got to be kidding me.
4th Quarter
- So game 6 thoughts?
- Really quite sad.
- Not even their mothers are proud of today's effort.
That is all.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Woah! Lakers vs. Rocket Game 2
Let's see if we got this straight:
2 ejections:
D. Fish - Flagrant 2 and automatic ejection
Ron Ron - 2 Techs for talking crazy
Flagrants:
Luuuuuuuke
LO7
KB24
Scola
Ron Ron
Ejections by own team:
Von Wafer
And 2 on the way home!
Yep, pretty much just another game officiated by Joey Crawford. Holler!
And p.s., we're not complaining about the officiating, we're just saying, it's hilarious that you can expect nonsense when certain refs are involved and it's highly entertaining.
2 ejections:
D. Fish - Flagrant 2 and automatic ejection
Ron Ron - 2 Techs for talking crazy
Flagrants:
Luuuuuuuke
LO7
KB24
Scola
Ron Ron
Ejections by own team:
Von Wafer
And 2 on the way home!
Yep, pretty much just another game officiated by Joey Crawford. Holler!
And p.s., we're not complaining about the officiating, we're just saying, it's hilarious that you can expect nonsense when certain refs are involved and it's highly entertaining.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Game 1 of 16
Top 5 reasons you should have watched the game today OR Top 5 reasons you loved the game today:
5. Sunday Night Whites
4. Pau Gasol fouls out for the first time all year (talk about defense with a purpose)
3. Joey Crawford v. Jerry Sloan
2. Shannon Brown (have my babies please??)
1. Series lead 1-0 for the Lakeshow
5. Sunday Night Whites
4. Pau Gasol fouls out for the first time all year (talk about defense with a purpose)
3. Joey Crawford v. Jerry Sloan
2. Shannon Brown (have my babies please??)
1. Series lead 1-0 for the Lakeshow
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
1 (Lakers vs. Jazz)
Oh snap! We're back. Well, we didn't technically go anywhere to begin with but whatever... we're back! Last game of the regular season. There are so many words we could say but we're just going to summarize it and say... LET'S DO THIS!
A word before the game
No words actually (these don't count) just this video link because it's brilliant. YOU'D BETTER CLICK ON THAT!
Starting Lineup
Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher, Trevor Ariza (a lot has changed since we last blogged), Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol
1st Quarter
Andrew pretty much owns the tip. So amazing to see him back and to not be holding our breath watching him play against the Grizzlies.
10:24 Our official opinion is that Trevor belongs with the second unit but that doesn't stop him from looking pretty spinning around in traffic.
9:09 What exactly is Deron Williams' haircut? It's like the Dr. Spock for black men.
Jesus (probably literally), we're just realizing how old some of the head coaches in this league are.
8:40 Andrew blocks it and it gets footballed across the court. Gotta love watching Trev catch the ball and take a drink of water before making the basket and still wondering WHERE ARE THE JAZZ ON D?
7:20 Are we just going to watch turnovers for the rest of the game?
6:37 Yes apparently we are. Welcome back Andrew Bynum!
Admittedly we act out our own "where amazing happens" commercials daily. Because the NBA is ridiculous. Today it was the grocery store, where amazing happens.
5:07 You can't defend Kobe Bryant unless he lets you.
If the Jazz lose can we please get D.Will a haircut? Can we get him one if they win? If the Lakers have to play them in a best of 7, it's gonna be real hard to look at him like that.
4:39 Every time Fish lets his shot go, it is almost impossible to believe it's not going down. It always looks so good, but then...
4:10 Shannon Brown (aka FBD) is in!
Before anybody gets all crazy about FBD vs. D.Will... it can't be any worse than Jordan.
Wow, the Jazzercisers have had a rough year. :(
2:00 Is it just us or does Luke remind you of Linus? Kinda homeless looking, with a dirt cloud over his head. Only when he's in uniform though, it's kinda like "one of these things is not like the other". Luuuuuuuuuuuuuke.
1:01 Er'body is on the floor tonight, can we get a mop?
Is that a UTAH SUCKS chant?
0.32 Shannon!!!!!!!
Wow. The replay makes it look even better. Damn son!
27-25 The Dr. Spocks
2nd Quarter
Is there somebody out there who thinks the Burger King square butts commercial is a good idea? I mean, funny maybe, but good?
11:31 While they are discussing the disgusting state of Farmar's play (which isn't all that disgusting, but we'll get to that later) and on the subject of haircuts needed... Jordan???
10:38 Get a mop for Milsap.
Are Fesenko and Kirilenko related?
Somebody is gonna have to start shotgunning beers on turnovers from here on out. 1 2 3 NOT IT!
8:11 Kyle Korver is not pretty. No comment on his free throws.
Inquiring minds want to know, does Drew shave his legs?
7:32 Apparently we're gonna spend the whole night talking about Jordan, so now is probably as good a time as any - since he just threw away the ball - it seems like he just isn't really comfortable being told what to do.
5:55 If you think the people on the court are confused by what just happened here, how do you think we feel?
COMMERCIAL BREAK (does Turner really have that many bills to pay?)
Crowd Shot: Kareem!
3:28 TNT cameras just went into Blair Witch mode. Ouch.
2:57 Shannon Brown, more points than minutes. Just sayin'.
Linus Walton just forced someone to drink. Awesome pass! /sarcasm
Crowd Shot: Kupcake!
0.0 OOOOOOOOOOH, how long is a ball allowed to hang onto the rim without going in before it's considered a miss?
56-55 Lakeshow.
Halftime
Random thought about the fervor with which people discuss time clocks in the NBA. Are we being serious? Of course accuracy is good, but when people are spending hours debating the relevacy of 0.2 of a second you have to ask yourself... aren't we just talking about a basketball game? We're huge sports fans as well, but there's no need to name call.
3rd Quarter
Switch sides
10:42 AND FOR SOME REASON WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT KOBE BRYANT'S CELLPHONE GATE. GIVE IT A FUCKING REST PLZZZZZZ.
8:29 That's what we're talking about. See how brilliant Fish's shot looked right there? It could have just as easily been a complete miss.
7:31 Sausage party under the basket.
7:00 Well it's good to see that Drew hasn't lost his penchant for screaming profanities after every foul he gets.
5:48 Did Trevor just stand wide open in the corner for a good 20 seconds jumping up and down with his hands up while everyone else played with the ball? Yes. Yes he did.
5:12 OH SHIT Y'ALL. D.Will, Drew, Kobe - it'sa bout to be a slapfest. Or at least a T fest. Did Deron just poke the sleeping lion with a hard yet short stick?
3:36 Lamar came to play tonight!
2:19 Phil Jackson smiled =)
1:01 Shannon missed but we still love him. And then Andrew left nothing to chance with a slam!
24.4 Here is where Shannon makes up for it. Oh, it's good!!
0.8 ::shakes head:: Kobe gotta make that freethrow babe.
91-83 Lakers!
4th Quarter
11:48 Hey there's the old Jordan we knew and loved.
11:16 Pau just gave somebody (anybody, everybody) the "you can't fuck with this" look.
10:17 Might as well JUMP! Go ahead and JUMP!
Laker Ball
9:14 ON replay The Machine's catch and shoot is gorgeous looking.
8:36 Boozer for a nice block on Odom but J.Sloane has that look on his face like he can't fucking believe his life has come to this and how'd he get stuck with such tenure in fucking UTAH?
7:34 Bahahaha. Did they just call Craig Sager a vampire?
You know what's awesome... watching the last game of the seaon, going down on the homecourt, and having the whole team there to play it. Yeah, it's pretty awesome. And since we're not there to be emotional about it this year, we'll just imagine the team applauding the fans after the game is over with. And then piling into SUV's with tinted windows to head over to LO7's end of the season party with free champagne for everbody. Yep, we're pretending.
5:37 LO7 taking no prisoners. We likey.
2:00 Two minutes. Two minutes remain in your regular season ball games. Awwww.
And it's totally official. Lakers vs. Jazz Playoffs '09 Round 1. Who's bringing the clippers for D.Will?
125-112 making it 65-17. Collective YAY.
Final Comments
Kobe, Derek, and Trevor get 82 games trophies tonight!
Player of the Night: Shannon Brown - because we said so.
NOW ON TO THE PLAYOFFS!
A word before the game
No words actually (these don't count) just this video link because it's brilliant. YOU'D BETTER CLICK ON THAT!
Starting Lineup
Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher, Trevor Ariza (a lot has changed since we last blogged), Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol
1st Quarter
Andrew pretty much owns the tip. So amazing to see him back and to not be holding our breath watching him play against the Grizzlies.
10:24 Our official opinion is that Trevor belongs with the second unit but that doesn't stop him from looking pretty spinning around in traffic.
9:09 What exactly is Deron Williams' haircut? It's like the Dr. Spock for black men.
Jesus (probably literally), we're just realizing how old some of the head coaches in this league are.
8:40 Andrew blocks it and it gets footballed across the court. Gotta love watching Trev catch the ball and take a drink of water before making the basket and still wondering WHERE ARE THE JAZZ ON D?
7:20 Are we just going to watch turnovers for the rest of the game?
6:37 Yes apparently we are. Welcome back Andrew Bynum!
Admittedly we act out our own "where amazing happens" commercials daily. Because the NBA is ridiculous. Today it was the grocery store, where amazing happens.
5:07 You can't defend Kobe Bryant unless he lets you.
If the Jazz lose can we please get D.Will a haircut? Can we get him one if they win? If the Lakers have to play them in a best of 7, it's gonna be real hard to look at him like that.
4:39 Every time Fish lets his shot go, it is almost impossible to believe it's not going down. It always looks so good, but then...
4:10 Shannon Brown (aka FBD) is in!
Before anybody gets all crazy about FBD vs. D.Will... it can't be any worse than Jordan.
Wow, the Jazzercisers have had a rough year. :(
2:00 Is it just us or does Luke remind you of Linus? Kinda homeless looking, with a dirt cloud over his head. Only when he's in uniform though, it's kinda like "one of these things is not like the other". Luuuuuuuuuuuuuke.
1:01 Er'body is on the floor tonight, can we get a mop?
Is that a UTAH SUCKS chant?
0.32 Shannon!!!!!!!
Wow. The replay makes it look even better. Damn son!
27-25 The Dr. Spocks
2nd Quarter
Is there somebody out there who thinks the Burger King square butts commercial is a good idea? I mean, funny maybe, but good?
11:31 While they are discussing the disgusting state of Farmar's play (which isn't all that disgusting, but we'll get to that later) and on the subject of haircuts needed... Jordan???
10:38 Get a mop for Milsap.
Are Fesenko and Kirilenko related?
Somebody is gonna have to start shotgunning beers on turnovers from here on out. 1 2 3 NOT IT!
8:11 Kyle Korver is not pretty. No comment on his free throws.
Inquiring minds want to know, does Drew shave his legs?
7:32 Apparently we're gonna spend the whole night talking about Jordan, so now is probably as good a time as any - since he just threw away the ball - it seems like he just isn't really comfortable being told what to do.
5:55 If you think the people on the court are confused by what just happened here, how do you think we feel?
COMMERCIAL BREAK (does Turner really have that many bills to pay?)
Crowd Shot: Kareem!
3:28 TNT cameras just went into Blair Witch mode. Ouch.
2:57 Shannon Brown, more points than minutes. Just sayin'.
Linus Walton just forced someone to drink. Awesome pass! /sarcasm
Crowd Shot: Kupcake!
0.0 OOOOOOOOOOH, how long is a ball allowed to hang onto the rim without going in before it's considered a miss?
56-55 Lakeshow.
Halftime
Random thought about the fervor with which people discuss time clocks in the NBA. Are we being serious? Of course accuracy is good, but when people are spending hours debating the relevacy of 0.2 of a second you have to ask yourself... aren't we just talking about a basketball game? We're huge sports fans as well, but there's no need to name call.
3rd Quarter
Switch sides
10:42 AND FOR SOME REASON WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT KOBE BRYANT'S CELLPHONE GATE. GIVE IT A FUCKING REST PLZZZZZZ.
8:29 That's what we're talking about. See how brilliant Fish's shot looked right there? It could have just as easily been a complete miss.
7:31 Sausage party under the basket.
7:00 Well it's good to see that Drew hasn't lost his penchant for screaming profanities after every foul he gets.
5:48 Did Trevor just stand wide open in the corner for a good 20 seconds jumping up and down with his hands up while everyone else played with the ball? Yes. Yes he did.
5:12 OH SHIT Y'ALL. D.Will, Drew, Kobe - it'sa bout to be a slapfest. Or at least a T fest. Did Deron just poke the sleeping lion with a hard yet short stick?
3:36 Lamar came to play tonight!
2:19 Phil Jackson smiled =)
1:01 Shannon missed but we still love him. And then Andrew left nothing to chance with a slam!
24.4 Here is where Shannon makes up for it. Oh, it's good!!
0.8 ::shakes head:: Kobe gotta make that freethrow babe.
91-83 Lakers!
4th Quarter
11:48 Hey there's the old Jordan we knew and loved.
11:16 Pau just gave somebody (anybody, everybody) the "you can't fuck with this" look.
10:17 Might as well JUMP! Go ahead and JUMP!
Laker Ball
9:14 ON replay The Machine's catch and shoot is gorgeous looking.
8:36 Boozer for a nice block on Odom but J.Sloane has that look on his face like he can't fucking believe his life has come to this and how'd he get stuck with such tenure in fucking UTAH?
7:34 Bahahaha. Did they just call Craig Sager a vampire?
You know what's awesome... watching the last game of the seaon, going down on the homecourt, and having the whole team there to play it. Yeah, it's pretty awesome. And since we're not there to be emotional about it this year, we'll just imagine the team applauding the fans after the game is over with. And then piling into SUV's with tinted windows to head over to LO7's end of the season party with free champagne for everbody. Yep, we're pretending.
5:37 LO7 taking no prisoners. We likey.
2:00 Two minutes. Two minutes remain in your regular season ball games. Awwww.
And it's totally official. Lakers vs. Jazz Playoffs '09 Round 1. Who's bringing the clippers for D.Will?
125-112 making it 65-17. Collective YAY.
Final Comments
Kobe, Derek, and Trevor get 82 games trophies tonight!
Player of the Night: Shannon Brown - because we said so.
NOW ON TO THE PLAYOFFS!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Boredom is always the answer
Why haven't we blogged in months?
Simply put, we're bored. Let's look at what's happened in the past few months:
- Andrew went down and the only drama involved in that is that it was a knee injury again, against Memphis again. We vote that he automatically becomes the inactive player on the roster for all future Memphis games. But in case you hadn't noticed, the team baaaaaarely misses him. Sure they could have a few more rebounds which would have helped in some of those close games, but it's not like they are struggling.
- Vladi got traded. And nobody is talking about it. Nuff said.
- Chris Mihm was dumped for essentially nothing. There was literally a point where we looked at each other and said, "Chrissy still plays on this team?". He was gone two days later. So, however you want to take that... take it.
- The boys own the Pacific Division, command the Western Conference and are thisclose to running off into the sunset with the regular season League Record. So, um, yawn.
- The Lakeshow brought their pimp hand down on the Celtics twice and backhanded the Cavs on their precious precious home court - and remain the only team in the league to have done so. What else is there to watch for?
- Jordan did something to his knee which we can't really recall because he rehabbed the shit out of it and magically just popped up on TV one afternoon and started running and jumping up and down the court like nothing had ever happened and had a look on his face that was kinda like "confused" as to why everyone was so shocked to see him. You were a month early hombre. That's why. Also, other than Derek Fisher having to shoot slightly more frequently, this bothered nobody.
- Kobe has a detached pinky, a dislocated finger, and some other crap on his shooting hand and he doesn't care, so why should we? Still the same old Kobe. Good times.
So, it's like no matter whats being thrown at them this season, it doesn't matter. They take a brief second to adjust and keep on rolling on. No drama, it's boring to be a fan. Which, is admittedly a FUCKING FANTASTIC problem to have. Mostly because it's also a thrill. You probably think we're being over confident but this is the downside to having depth. There is little to no evident struggle when something that is supposed to be upsetting happens.
At the beginning of the season we (amongst ourselves) gave the Lakers 15 losses. Right now they are sitting at 12. To us, it's really not about how they get those losses. They could lose to the Washington Wizards twice and the Clippers four times and it doesn't matter, cause that's taking a night off. We know it, they know it. It's not that they are not good enough or mentally tough enough to beat these teams, they are just taking a night off. We can hate them for doing it, or we can realize that as awesome as it is as a job, playing basketball is STILL a job for these guys. And just like when you find ways to turn your computer screen so that your chair blocks any and all views of your face while you do that afternoon doze-off at your desk, they fall asleep at the wheel sometimes. So go ahead and get your 15 losses and no more and we're good to go!
Boredom! So what if the Eastern Conference still needs to duke it out for an invite to the playoffs (except the Cavs). So what if the Western Conference needs to play a minimum of 8 games worth of catch up (Spurs we're talking to you) before we can get even the least bit of excitement brewing about the rest of the regular season. We may be overconfident - not likely - but, the Los Angeles Lakers have the Western Conference 1 seed on lock down. And at worst they have the 2 seed on lock down. So, we're bored and have no cure for the boredom. That is why there is nothing to read here. But thanks for asking.
Let's start the playoffs already!
(oh and for that "this does not a true basketball fan make" comment: we're still watching and keeping tabs, but it's nothing worth blogging about. so yes, it does a true basketball fan make. you were probably aiming at "this does not a true blogger make")
Simply put, we're bored. Let's look at what's happened in the past few months:
- Andrew went down and the only drama involved in that is that it was a knee injury again, against Memphis again. We vote that he automatically becomes the inactive player on the roster for all future Memphis games. But in case you hadn't noticed, the team baaaaaarely misses him. Sure they could have a few more rebounds which would have helped in some of those close games, but it's not like they are struggling.
- Vladi got traded. And nobody is talking about it. Nuff said.
- Chris Mihm was dumped for essentially nothing. There was literally a point where we looked at each other and said, "Chrissy still plays on this team?". He was gone two days later. So, however you want to take that... take it.
- The boys own the Pacific Division, command the Western Conference and are thisclose to running off into the sunset with the regular season League Record. So, um, yawn.
- The Lakeshow brought their pimp hand down on the Celtics twice and backhanded the Cavs on their precious precious home court - and remain the only team in the league to have done so. What else is there to watch for?
- Jordan did something to his knee which we can't really recall because he rehabbed the shit out of it and magically just popped up on TV one afternoon and started running and jumping up and down the court like nothing had ever happened and had a look on his face that was kinda like "confused" as to why everyone was so shocked to see him. You were a month early hombre. That's why. Also, other than Derek Fisher having to shoot slightly more frequently, this bothered nobody.
- Kobe has a detached pinky, a dislocated finger, and some other crap on his shooting hand and he doesn't care, so why should we? Still the same old Kobe. Good times.
So, it's like no matter whats being thrown at them this season, it doesn't matter. They take a brief second to adjust and keep on rolling on. No drama, it's boring to be a fan. Which, is admittedly a FUCKING FANTASTIC problem to have. Mostly because it's also a thrill. You probably think we're being over confident but this is the downside to having depth. There is little to no evident struggle when something that is supposed to be upsetting happens.
At the beginning of the season we (amongst ourselves) gave the Lakers 15 losses. Right now they are sitting at 12. To us, it's really not about how they get those losses. They could lose to the Washington Wizards twice and the Clippers four times and it doesn't matter, cause that's taking a night off. We know it, they know it. It's not that they are not good enough or mentally tough enough to beat these teams, they are just taking a night off. We can hate them for doing it, or we can realize that as awesome as it is as a job, playing basketball is STILL a job for these guys. And just like when you find ways to turn your computer screen so that your chair blocks any and all views of your face while you do that afternoon doze-off at your desk, they fall asleep at the wheel sometimes. So go ahead and get your 15 losses and no more and we're good to go!
Boredom! So what if the Eastern Conference still needs to duke it out for an invite to the playoffs (except the Cavs). So what if the Western Conference needs to play a minimum of 8 games worth of catch up (Spurs we're talking to you) before we can get even the least bit of excitement brewing about the rest of the regular season. We may be overconfident - not likely - but, the Los Angeles Lakers have the Western Conference 1 seed on lock down. And at worst they have the 2 seed on lock down. So, we're bored and have no cure for the boredom. That is why there is nothing to read here. But thanks for asking.
Let's start the playoffs already!
(oh and for that "this does not a true basketball fan make" comment: we're still watching and keeping tabs, but it's nothing worth blogging about. so yes, it does a true basketball fan make. you were probably aiming at "this does not a true blogger make")
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