Meat Shower
Zach and Eddy’s nightmare… (Photo. Monte Isom)Have you seen the new Rambo trailer? Sly Stallone is going ballistic throughout the whole thing, using ridiculously oversized weapons to take out the bad guys — there are times when he’s literally making it rain meat, and we don’t mean the kind you’d get at McDonald’s. At Madison Square Garden last night Dirk Nowitzki was John Rambo in a Mavs jersey, unleashing a meat shower on the Knicks. When Zach Randolph started out guarding Dirk, the Mavs went right to their guy from the get-go, running him around screens that Z-Bo was either too slow or too lazy to get through. After Zach got an eyeful of jumpers, Isiah decided to put Eddy Curry on Dirk (apparently they make Bad Idea Slacks now), and it got real ugly … Dirk scored 10 of Dallas’ first 13 points and finished the first quarter with 15 points and a comfortable Mavs lead. In the second quarter Jared Jeffries drew the assignment and did pretty well for himself, but with Jason Terry (9 pts), Josh Howard (22 pts) and Jerry Stackhouse (13 pts) getting buckets, Dirk (36 pts) didn’t have to shoot. He ended the half with 19, but then went to that dark place again and had 34 by the end of the third quarter … Dirk got a bigger ovation than any of the Knicks during intros, and there was one guy in the crowd waving a German flag throughout the night … Spotted during pre-game: Stackhouse’s Stockton-ish warmup shorts, Dirk’s cutoff capri sweats, and Dallas assistants Mario Elie and Popeye Jones looking like they could still play for a handful of NBA squads … Jadakiss was at the game. Some of the Mets were, too, and they got booed … Except for the last-ditch comeback effort, the NY crowd was vicious. The “Fire Isiah” chants are becoming standard, but this time Curry (who one time threw up a 16-foot jumper from 19 feet out) got the brunt of the player-directed boos, and at halftime some people were even booing this 13-year-old kid who was singing Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” in a talent contest. That’s just cruel … After a while, the fact that the Heat were outplaying the Suns wasn’t a surprise — Miami looked like they belonged in that spot. D-Wade put up 31 points and Shaq had 18 and 11 boards, and everything felt all 2006 again … After Sunday’s Mo Williams/Michael Redd storyline, the Bucks were at it again last night. Redd was hitting his shots against the Kings (24 pts, 8-for-19), but for some reason was still being ignored regularly. Four or five possessions in a row would pass where Redd wouldn’t even touch the ball, yet Desmond Mason and Andrew Bogut were jacking. Redd did get the last look for Milwaukee after Ron Artest hit the go-ahead bucket in the post, but his jumper missed … Halfway through the fourth, the game was close when Charlie Villanueva picked up a crucial charging call after barreling over John Salmons. The cameras went over to the Bucks bench, where assistant coach Tony Brown had his hands over his eyes and was shaking his head like a disappointed parent while signaling for Desmond Mason to sub in … When did Dahntay Jones sign with the Kings? We didn’t even notice until we saw him on the bench yesterday … During Rockets/Sixers, the announcers were talking about how T-Mac puts up a lot of circus shots when the color guy asked, “Hey, how do you kill a circus?” Play-by-play guy: “Oh boy. I know this one, but I’ll let you tell the audience.” Color guy: “You go for the juggler.” … This was before Mac went down with a fluke ankle injury and the Rockets got pieced. With Rafer Alston injured and Steve Francis ineffective, Houston was down to Mike James at the point, and he got carved up by Andre Miller, who put up 17 points and 12 dimes … Anything is possible if the Wolves could beat the Suns like they did over the weekend, but who can say they foresaw Atlanta’s win over Orlando (on the road) yesterday? Josh Smith dominated (25 pts, 16 rebs, 4 stls, 4 blks) and Orlando’s shooters couldn’t hit when they needed to: Rashard, Hedo and Bogans were a combined 9-for-24 from deep, and J.J. Redick didn’t play … LeBron isn’t playing right now, but he’s not inactive. ‘Bron is working on his “Give to the Game” shoe drive, where used sneakers will be collected throughout New York City. The borough that collects the most shoes will get a refurbished basketball court dedicated by LeBron. The drive runs from now until Dec. 18th, so if you’re in the NYC area, see if you can get involved … Our “Hall of Fame Watch” series is moving on from active ballplayers to the retired set. Yesterday we looked at Mitch Richmond‘s resume. Rock was one of the top guards of his era, 9th all-time on the three-pointers made list and in some statistical categories, shares exclusive space with the likes of Kareem, Mike and Wilt. Tell us what you think of Richmond’s chances … We’re out like New York’s defense …
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December 11th, 2007 at 6:44 am
Alex "Robocop" Murphy says:
First Bitches!
December 11th, 2007 at 6:53 am
Str8baller says:
Robocop… you got me today…..
December 11th, 2007 at 7:01 am
Flying-Dutchman says:
on Australian TV we have Cavs V Warriors (i believe) is Bron playing in that game??
December 11th, 2007 at 7:08 am
João says:
Yes, finally some good news, aparently my Miami Heat is getting back on track ,,, And is only 5 games below the 4 spot in the East ,,, thats how bad the East is
December 11th, 2007 at 8:14 am
doc says:
the heat arent back on track they won 2 you soundlike knick fans
December 11th, 2007 at 8:25 am
Celts Fan says:
they’ve only won 2 in a row, but when you beat a team like Phoenix and start playing cohesively, there’s a reason to be optimistic (unlike the knicks who have NOTHING going for them…)
December 11th, 2007 at 8:31 am
YOUNGFED says:
Whats up who thinks Josh Smith is allstar material and better than Joe Johnson of whom my people seem to think is fantastic. Josh may be the future Lebron in 2 or 3 years the kid has massive potential. I’m out like Redd getting the ball. holla!
December 11th, 2007 at 9:22 am
djKianoosh says:
at the start of that game, shaq had this droopy shoulders disinterested look about him. then it seemed like once brian skinner tried to flex some muscle, shaq came back out and was like, who are you, son? and he started playing better. is it me or did he sleepwalk the first part of that game? miami looked decent but phoenix still has no defense to speak of. if you have any athleticism, it seems like you can slash right through them to a layup, especially if they’re focused in on shaq and wade. wright and quinn were interestingly effective in different ways. but again, bad defense.
December 11th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Brown says:
So Celts Fan, seeing as the T-Wolves beat Phoenix, by your logic, does that mean they should be optimistic as well?
December 11th, 2007 at 9:49 am
Top Fun says:
Listen to how sweet little posters 1 and 2 sound. “First bitches”, “You got me today”…..what’s next? they re-enact the end of Top Gun and start talking about how they can be each other’s Wingman….anytime?
http://www.killerclips.com/clip.php?id=131&qid=1689
December 11th, 2007 at 11:30 am
Big V says:
That kid who sang New York, New York sucked.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:50 am
Austin Burton says:
He was just a kid!
December 11th, 2007 at 11:53 am
control says:
Sucking is sucking, if it’s a stupid 13 year old or wtf, boo him if he sucks. Period.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:53 am
João says:
Miami won 2 in row for the first time this season, and aparently the team is getting along well. Now we have 5 games that we can win, that is why I’m positive about. The Heat schedule was the worst of any team, and now we have a lot of easy games, I think that 15-5 over the next 20 games will place us .500 , after that there is 30 games left in the season, and them we will see what is gonna happen, got to stay positive !!!
December 11th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Austin Burton says:
They don’t even let you boo kids at the Apollo Theater, where they encourage booing adults.
December 11th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
IGP says:
How has Isiah not gotten fired yet? Seriously, this is a huge joke.
December 11th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
IGP says:
Also, I feel bad for the kid, but if he can’t sing he shouldn’t have been up there…and that crowd is volatile anyway…
December 11th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
ian says:
shit booing a kid
only in NY
December 11th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Austin Burton says:
Booing a kid and then defending it … Only in NY.
December 11th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
mavid says:
ATL actually isnt that bad….
December 11th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
laballer says:
but u his sorry singing self could still out coach isiah..
December 11th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Doc says:
So the Sixers won a couple in a row I should line up for playoff tickets huh?
December 11th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
João says:
The sixers sucks, and the Wolves sucks either ,,, The Heat won the damn chip 15 months ago … was in the playoffs 7 months ago ,,, They have Shaq, D-Wade, Pat Riley … can you undestand that ?? Jesus ,,, They are good team that started bad ,,, They are not a bad team that got lucky …
December 11th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
dagwaller says:
Well, they got a BIT lucky in that the Mavs didn’t put them away in that series…but I see your point, Joao. I think we both know that a couple extra seasons on Shaq’s body, plus the issues he’s dealing with off the court, probably have the most to do with that team not getting off to a great start. That plus D-Wade taking a while to get back, plus their PG situation is pretty sorry…classic story of a team that mortgaged its future to win now. Made a lot of sense considering they had an old Shaq, Riley, GP, and J Will, along with some vets that had been around the league (Posey, Walker). But you’re right – there’s still time for a turnaround, especially in the East. Would like to see ATL do better, too…
December 11th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
94by50 says:
“Meat Shower” sounds like the name of some seriously messed-up adult film… Love the Bad Idea Slacks reference… Josh Smith needs to stop before he hurts someone… Mitch Richmond is Reggie Miller, but without the rep; I don’t like his chances… As I type this, the Warriors are jacking the Spurs, 53-37, at the half… Why am I ripping off the Smack format with this post? I don’t know. Keep it up, Dime.