Saturday, December 23, 2006

The Goings On

* Tune in tomorrow at 4pm on CBS for Ohio State at Florida, for no reason other than to watch the 2007 #1 overall pick in the NBA Draft (Greg Oden) versus the guy (Joakim Noah) who would've been the 2006 #1 pick had he bolted for the Association last season. The other eight guys on the floor are fantastic as well. Scratch that, Al Horford isn't playing; make that seven.

* The MSG Brawl between the Nuggets and Knicks is fresh in our mind. May I remind you of this brawl and Ben Wallace's overreaction? The use of the telestrator at the 2-minute mark is priceless. Where's the Czar of the Telestrator when you need him?

* Wichita State finally goes down in Las Vegas to the New Mexico Lobos. PJ Couisnard, the team's second leading scorer (and best player, IMHO), did not play due to a stomach virus. Whoever created this should be shot ... in the face. I like how the Shocker highlight package includes moving screens by Kyle Wilson at 1m15s and 1m35s on three-pointers and a questionable carry by Couisnard. I hope some sick, sad Lobos fans make a video similar to this pile of garbage.

* In the Association, the Wiz kids snapped the Suns' 15-game winning streak. AI debuted for the Nuggets, but in a losing cause. Earlier in the week, he offered his side of the story to Stephen A. Smith in that he did not demand a trade from the Philadelphia 76ers. Spin control by Billy "35 cents on the dollar" King? Quite possibly. Thank you, Bill Simmons.

3 comments:

Clement said...

Usually a victim of poor timing, I was able to catch the very end of the Wizards/Suns game. A few thoughts...
1) Those Wizard gold and black road jerseys remain the ugliest in NBA history.
2) Gilbert's three-point play was amazing. I hated that Marion allowed him to get that angle and the call, no less the ridiculous bank-shot.
3) Caron Butler is a stud. I doubted him, just a bit out of UCONN, but the guy has All-Star talent.
4) Nash missed key threes. Makes me think about fatigue, from Denver, and how Nash may hold up in the Western Conference playoffs down the stretch.
5) Gilbert wanted 50 to put it right in the face of D'Antoni. He even called it. Nate McMillan was warned. Lucky for Coach K and Boheim that Arenas won't show up on their schedules this year.

...all I got...

Anonymous said...

Pay, I am just curious, what is with the frequent use of the hip term Association? Is that what the kids call the old professional peach basket game these days?

Paymon said...

I think some clever ESPN anchor called it that many years ago and it stuck with me.