From TrueHoop:
Anyway, talk of posterizing, breaking ankles … that’s all about humiliation, and that’s absolutely a part of basketball. A big part of it.
And when it comes to using basketball to humilate your opponent, there is a certain scale. Shooting a jumper over someone is maybe a one. Beating someone to the hoop for a [...]
Charles Barkley says it often: “A series don’t start until you lose on the other team’s floor.” Well, the San Antonio Spurs just throttled the Phoenix Suns, one of the most dominant road wins I’ve seen. That was a dynasty win, a win that great teams get. Take a look at all the other teams [...]
I was doing this for the Play in California earlier today. Here’s the record of the liveblog.
Again, this post was originally at the Play in CA.
Did this at the Play in CA here, saving it here to make sure I remember doing it.
As college basketball wrapped up last night, I’m impressed by how tense the game was from start to finish. It was crisp, it was quick, it was fast. But it also reminded me flawed the NBA game is right now, and I think it’s a good time to present some of the issues.
Let’s look at [...]
Continuing from the 3rd quarter.
Cut shot to Phil Jackson wearing Jordan Nikes. Sweet.
Speed lineup in for the Pistons, with Thomas, Salley and Rodman and Laimbeer all in. MJ driving to the hole guarded by Rodman…ends up getting blocked out by Salley. Here are the Bad Boys.
Pippen with a nice block, but no one’s boxing out [...]
Continued from the 2nd quarter.
Horace Grant picks up his 4th. More Dave Corzine baby, who closeup looks like an athletic version of Alex Trebek.
Four team fouls picked up by Chicago. This third quarter’s going to be a dandy to watch if this keeps up.
Paxson with an excellent strip of Isiah. I can’t believe I’ve gone [...]
Continuing on from the first quarter…
Corzine and Davis get two more layups, followed by Isiah going into triple coverage and then travelling. Did I accidentally key up the 1991 Conference Finals? It’s 39-17. They’re making Dave Corzine look like Tim Duncan.
With John Salley and Dennis Rodman now on the floor, immediately you see blocking, cutting [...]
We’re going into the vault for some old school basketball. Jordan v. Bad Boys, 1989.
Brent Musburger (Musburger looks happy that Jordan here) and Bill Raftery commentate. This is going to be awesome. Lesley Visser looks like a darling here.
Starting lineups:
Pippen, Grant, Cartwright, Jordan, Hodges (HODGES?)
Aguirre, Laimbeer, Mahorn, Thomas, Dumars
Mahorn on an offensive rebound, 2-0.
MJ takes [...]
