French Fried
Dwyane Wade (photo. Chad Griffith)As if Beijing wasn’t enough, D-Wade turned in another performance to wow an overseas crowd as the Heat and Nets kicked off the NBA’s Europe Live tour in Paris. Wade dropped 21 points in an overtime loss, throwing in his contractually-obligated Jordan-esque impossible layup, getting up for a few dunks over the often-lazy Nets defense, and confidently burying his only two three-point attempts. Michael Beasley also scored 21, and despite missing a big free throw in the final seconds of OT that could have tied it, was otherwise getting buckets easily whether it was him going left while shooting right or vice versa … Devin Harris led N.J. with 21 points, and for stretches was abusing Miami’s point guards off the dribble. Chris Douglas-Roberts (who needs to get familiar with his local BBQ shack) put up 18 points, 6 boards and 3 steals, and Vince Carter scored 8 before leaving in the first half with an ankle injury … There were two plays in a row where Vince stepped in to take a charge: the first time he was called for a foul on Wade’s circus layup, and the next time he got the benefit of the call when Marcus Banks bowled him over. Say what you want about VC, but you don’t see a lot of veteran superstars pulling the Shane Battier act in an exhibition game … On the other hand, when he wasn’t sacrificing his body, Vince looked like he was having a “Who Can Appear To Care Less” contest with Mark Blount and Jamaal Magloire … France’s own Yakhouba Diawara got a big ovation from his hometown crowd whenever he did anything. Right before the game we caught the tail end of ESPN’s “First Take,” and we swear we heard Stephen A say Tony Parker is “the only” French player in the NBA, then wondering out loud (emphasis on “loud”) why the Spurs weren’t playing in front of the French crowd. Why even waste time correcting him? … Color analyst Jon Barry said he won’t let his son watch Shawn Marion shoot a jumper. “I make him turn his head.” Does Matrix definitely have the worst form in the League? … Derrick Rose had some bad in his preseason debut, like his six turnovers and missing the first four shots he took against the Mavs. But on the good side, Rose scored 10 points and handed out five assists, looked comfortable sharing the backcourt with Kirk Hinrich (they hooked up on a missed alley-oop where Rose almost put Josh Howard on the nightly highlight reel) and hit some long jumpers while also getting into the lane with the ease of a Chris Paul. Dallas got the win behind 18 points from Gerald Green (kid seems to actually “get it” now) and 15 from Dirk Nowitzki … In our ‘08-09 San Antonio Spurs preview, we put the team’s ceiling at another championship. Not a big stretch there. Whether they get that far or not, though, given that Tim Duncan is on the other side of 30, the Spurs will hit the dreaded rebuilding phase sometime in the near future; unless Duncan goes down with an early-season injury and the team gets a blue-chip #1 draft pick to ease the process. Last night we got a glimpse into what it might be like in that post-Duncan era, and it wasn’t a good look: San Antone’s starting lineup against Houston was Tony Parker, Roger Mason, Ime Udoka, Matt Bonner and Fabricio Oberto. They didn’t crack 80 points and took an L … What is Phil Jackson gonna say about Lamar Odom now? As the Lakers were getting killed by the Clippers last night, L.O. went for zero points and three turnovers in 16 minutes. Since Phil has set the tone of bashing Odom in the media throughout training camp — whether it’s supposed to be motivational or not — you know every reporter is gonna stick a mic in Phil’s face and give him an opportunity to throw L.O. under the bus again … Baron Davis had 12 points, 7 assists and 3 steals in his Clips debut, Ricky Buckets finished with 17, and Kobe had 12 in the loss … Hopefully you Matt Barnes fans out there can track down a tape of last night’s Suns/Jazz game, because it might be the best game your man plays all year. Barnes threw up 19 points and 13 boards off the bench, a stark contrast to when we watched the Suns’ episode of “Real Training Camp” and dude couldn’t go five minutes without traveling, missing a layup, or just looking generally awkward. But depending on what Terry Porter wants to do with Grant Hill’s minutes, Barnes could end up starting at the three going into the season. Kyle Korver led Utah with 16 points in the Suns’ win … Yesterday’s “Real Training Camp” focused on the Nuggets. Allen Iverson was entertaining when he was mic’d up (and when you could hear what he was saying and it wasn’t being muted by the censors), but we couldn’t get over Birdman Andersen. He looks like a total freak show out there with the mohawk, headband and his entire upper body covered in tats. It was almost enough of a distraction to hide the fact that he’s not very good … Which kicks would you rock: the Deron Williams Nike Blue Chip Supremes, or the Brandon Roy version of the same shoe? … We’re out like Birdman’s mind …
October 10th, 2008 at 2:50 am
Bruce says:
Busy day today
October 10th, 2008 at 2:54 am
Bruce says:
Matrix J is freaking ugly. What about Chuck Hayes shooting a free throw. CDR herky/jerky movements?
It ain’t pretty but it is to the very least effective.
October 10th, 2008 at 2:57 am
Bruce says:
Small Request
Dime — No need to market Nike kicks. Especially with the Air Jordans 20/3 package coming in 9 days.
Absolutely mention of the 11/12 package on Dec 26.
Folks will line up for the 11/12 package on XMAS. Yikes.
October 10th, 2008 at 3:19 am
sans says:
BRoys for sure. I don’t wear enough powder blue to by Deron’s.
Marion’s J works, even if it hit every branch of the ugly tree on its way out of it, it works.
October 10th, 2008 at 3:23 am
smity far away says:
@ Bruce
i hear you.
October 10th, 2008 at 3:23 am
alf (from melmak) says:
worst form for a jump shot? hmmm. how about the jazz brewer and the clips camby?
maybe barnes would turn out to be the steal this off season.
lastly, the jazz fans should worry a bit because the team has been outrebounded badly in its two pre-season games.
October 10th, 2008 at 3:33 am
Fobuless says:
Dime, I thought you knew. There is a tat requirement to be on the Nuggets.
October 10th, 2008 at 4:09 am
David Brandon says:
worst J is a toss up between kevin martin, matrix and the ever classic chuck hayes free throw.
is there anymore ink LEFT in denver??? lol
i’d wear brandon’s kicks, but i like the colorway on deron’s more.
i wonder if gettin hurt is just a family thing w/ tracy and vince. like, if there’s an uncle who’s supposed to go to work and check out a patient, does he pull a hamstring gettin on the elevator and just take the week off? i’m just talkin crazy now…
and if matt barnes can start over grant hill, then brian scalabrine can start over kg. haha
how much longer til lamar cracks?? i dont see him pullin the spreewell as much as i see him pullin a plax and just not showin up!
October 10th, 2008 at 4:17 am
solomon says:
LOL @ post# 7
and speaking of awkward forms, how’s there no mention of chuck hayes ft rhythm? ugly shit…
we’re out like shooting 101 DVD’s featuring shawn marion…
October 10th, 2008 at 4:36 am
the_don_mega says:
george karl needs to be inked up!!!
October 10th, 2008 at 4:50 am
Tobi says:
Gerald Green will rock this season!!
http://www.squidoo.com/GeraldGreen
October 10th, 2008 at 4:54 am
Three Stacks says:
I don’t think Dime needs to mention Chuck Hayes free throws, they’re the ones who posted the video, meaning they’re the reason y’all are mentioning it now.
I hope Barnes starts in PHO, dude is fantasy gold when he plays.
October 10th, 2008 at 6:11 am
jl90 says:
yo man i thought the heat won that game 92-91 on a daequan cook three??? i mean his foot was on the line but i thought he got away with it?
October 10th, 2008 at 6:11 am
YOUNGFED says:
All I’ma say is Chris Douglas-Roberts = Deeeeeeetroit BaaaaasketBaaaaalllll!!!!!
October 10th, 2008 at 6:13 am
YOUNGFED says:
Almost forgot
BANGER OF THE DAY: Juelz & Lil Wayne ‘I Can’t Feel My Face’
http://www.sixshot.com/media.asp?id=12872
October 10th, 2008 at 6:37 am
Derik says:
ugliest shooting form of all time: Anthony Mason, Bill Cartwright, currently: Carlos Boozer
October 10th, 2008 at 7:01 am
schoops says:
anthony mason gets the lifetime achievement award in awkward/terrible shooting form.
October 10th, 2008 at 7:07 am
miamiVIS3 says:
yo jl90 i thought the same thing and I had the game on DVr so I stopped it after the Heat rebounded that shot DIME please elaborate on WTF happened to my team!!!
Also the color analyst was Tim Legler
October 10th, 2008 at 7:24 am
it ain't easy being green says:
I happen 2 love chuck hayes’ form at the line. It makes me feel great about my shot.
To be quite off topic, imagine the redsox beat the dodgers in the world series after Beating the angels in the alds, and the C’s puttin it on the lakers last summer. Man, I’d hate to be from LA…… ……just a thought
October 10th, 2008 at 7:25 am
YOUNGFED says:
SOUND BITES:
If Kwame Brown didn’t know before, he knows now. Playing against Rasheed Wallace, even in a training camp scrimmage, can be an exasperating and deafening experience.
Wallace went at Brown full-throttle at the end of practice Tuesday. It started when Brown said that he would put Wallace “in the trunk and lock him up.”
Wallace went off.
“There is no way on God’s green earth that you can lock me up, ever, ever, ever,” he said. “You couldn’t lock me up in when you were in D.C. or L.A., nowhere. You’re lucky you never had to face me in high school.”
Brown hooted on Wallace for sitting out the last couple of minutes of the scrimmage, telling him, “Go get your rest, old man.”
That only fired Wallace up more.
“Yeah, I need my rest because I am working. I’m not out there lollygagging like you,” Wallace shouted.
Brown soon scored on two aggressive plays, but Wallace wasn’t impressed.
“Yeah, Kwame, two baskets in two-and-a-half hours,” he said. -DetNews
That ish was hilarious
October 10th, 2008 at 7:31 am
control says:
Dime,
This is a formal plea to drop the “Buckets” from Ricky Davis’ name. He is undeserving of a nick name. If you are going to give him a nick name, please at least make it a fitting mocking nick name (“Selfish”, “Team Killer”, “Loserface”, “Stinky Buckets”, “Straight Cold Brick Heaver”, “Mr 2 For 15″). Even the Birdman deserves his nick name over Ricky (though his should be changed to “Tweets”).
Thank you for your consideration of my request.
October 10th, 2008 at 8:33 am
Kobeef says:
@Control
Actually, Buckets did pretty well in his clippers debut. Chris Kaman continues his “stink streak” since the olympics. 1-8? Pretty bad when most of the shots were within 10 feet of the basket.
Interesting small-ball lineup from the bulls last night with Gooden at 5 and hinrich at 2. Didn’t work well but it was interesting. That might be a theme this year for them.
October 10th, 2008 at 8:35 am
jz_smoove says:
…AND THE HILITE OF THE POST GOES TO…”and Vince Carter scored 8 before leaving in the first half with an ankle injury”.
oh vince…whats new?
October 10th, 2008 at 8:41 am
RonNation says:
@6
Jazz’s best rebounder hasn’t been on the floor so I wouldn’t worry too much.
Those dwill kicks are sick.. If only I had some extra money.
October 10th, 2008 at 8:53 am
K Dizzle says:
Ron Artest is gonna be a beast this season. Dude looks motivated and he’s one of a three headed monster that can match any three in the l….IF (and you knew there as an IF) Yao and Tracy stay healthy.
Honorable mention beast this season gonna be Brandon Bass. Dude can pretty much go to the hole on any power forward and throw it down when he wants. His signature play might be some Mav misses a j and the team turns to go back on d while BB fights for the board against 3 opponents, gets it, gives the eyebrow fake, then throws it down. Dude needs Damp’s minutes.
Speakin of injuries and kinda jumpin on post #23’s point, last night was a perfect night for Vince. Tries to take 2 charges to show leadership, then tweaks the hammy shootin a fadeaway and is out for the game….I can’t even hate dude anymore cuz it might already be D Harris’s team, and it ain’t right to hate on role players lol
October 10th, 2008 at 9:12 am
THA NEXT HIGHFLIYA!!! says:
Marion’s shot is ugly but at least it goes IN.
Hopefully Gerald Green lives up to his potential. He is one of my favorite player and he can be the next T-Mac. But he could also be the next Darius(without the knee problems).
By the way I did see Birdman Anderson. It’s a real shame. He had athletic ability (despite missing 30 dunks at the 2005 dunk contest) but this can show how drugs can rule your life. (Tyrone Biggums LOL)
October 10th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Bron42 AkA Your Moms Best Friend says:
for all the guys askin about the heat. Cooks foot was on the line and the refs corrected it but never fixed the score board. so even though it was 91-91 to the refs, the main board still said 92-91. so they fixed it and went into like a 5 min overtime and the heat lost.
October 10th, 2008 at 9:46 am
lee says:
Sam Perkins’ shot was ugly.
October 10th, 2008 at 10:08 am
MSkittle says:
Vince’s injury was a hamstring one, no?
October 10th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Tom S. says:
Stephen A thinks that if he screams loud enough, you won’t notice that he’s wrong most of the time.
October 10th, 2008 at 10:17 am
that's whats up says:
@ post 21.
Ricky Davis’ new nickname is either going to be:
Two-for-Twenty …or……
Ricky Suckits
October 10th, 2008 at 10:21 am
HotY says:
Watch Marcus Camby shoot a jumper
Hideous
October 10th, 2008 at 10:46 am
kingbruin says:
Matrix probably has the worst shooting form that is still effective.
There are countless others with terrible form… and corresponding results. (See above)
I’ll throw in Joakim Noah, b/c during his college career his freethrows would release with side-spin. It was just so awkward and unnatural. I think he’s worked on it a bit since hittin the pros.
October 10th, 2008 at 10:54 am
control says:
that’s whats up,
I’m thinking “Trip Dub” in honor of his infamous triple double attempt.
“Shitbuckets” ain’t bad either, but “Two-for-Twenty” is probably most accurate.
October 10th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Drink the Haterade (KB24 Chip 09) says:
THA NEXT HIGHFLIYA!!! says: Hopefully Gerald Green lives up to his potential. He is one of my favorite player and he can be the next T-Mac. But he could also be the next Darius(without the knee problems).
Dude are you crazy? GG is a very poormans TMAC and worse then D-Miles, cause altleast Miles at one point could do more than Dunk the ball
October 10th, 2008 at 11:23 am
bliz289 says:
need some fantasy advice from the crew…Marion, Rudy Gay, Artest, Camby, Beasley or AK-47??? I have to pick one…
October 10th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
isotope says:
bliz,
Artest if you’re looking for all around. But if you need points and 3pts get Gay. Camby is good for rebounds and blocks if he stays healthy. AK47 just isnt the fantasy MVP he used to be. Neither is Marion but we’ll see how he does in Miami with Beasley and Wade. Thats why i’d go with Artest for all around.
October 10th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Da Biggun' says:
Hairston dunks on Yao. Dime you gotta mention this. The rookie breaks down the Great Wall.
October 10th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
J says:
people keep mentioning hayes ugly free throw, gotta throw in biedrins too, and ive seen the anthony mason free throw. Though marions jumper is really ugly, I was at the blazers kings preseason game and before the game kevin martin was out shooting jumpers, not only was it ugly but it looked painful, like he was breaking his wrist every time he shot it. it looked like every shot was as far as he could throw it no matter how close,
October 10th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Bron42 AkA Your Moms Best Friend says:
rasheeds shot is kinda ugly too
October 10th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
David Brandon says:
@ J,
thats hella funny man, cause it does kinda look like that tho! remember when we were all in 2nd/3rd grade and had to get hella low, put the ball on our shoulder and hella push??
kevin’s jumper.
October 10th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
that's whats up says:
Reggie Miller’s sideways shot was ugly until it started hitting nothing but the bottom of the net
October 10th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
sans says:
For Real, we should start calling Ricky Davis “lobster Hands”.
Why? I got no idea, school keeps me up for long hours, but I have always wanted to meet somebody named “Lobster Hands”.
Plus, when he’s way off, chucking shots for no reason other than to stifle his own squads offensive rhythm, and putting dents in the rim, announcers can be like “Davis misses again.”
“But what can you expect from a dude named Lobster hands anyway”.
October 10th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
JarrJohnson says:
@ sans
lol. “Lobster Hands” sounds like a villan from the Legion of Doom.
Camby’s jumper takes longer than a porn star to get off.
The fact that Kwame Brown is talkin ish to anyone boggles the mind.
October 10th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
that's whats up says:
the only person Kwame should be talkin’ ish to is the person in front of him inhe buffet line.
“Yo Dawg, leave some wings for everybody else…”
“…and stop hoggin’ all the mac and cheese….I gotta carbo-load for the game”
October 10th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
vinny says:
#43-that is some funny shit-longer than a pron star to get off
Dont forget Chris Dudleys shot-that was some ugly shit!! he even dunked ugly!!