Doghouse Gremlins
Stephen Jackson, Dime #15The preseason is over, and with Opening Night a whole three days away, there’s not much going on NBA-wise beyond a few roster cuts here and lineups shifts there. (Well, there is that whole thing with one of the game’s greatest players of all-time allegedly using his family to cover up a pill overdose, but who’s interested in that?) … Wasn’t it just a couple months ago that everyone had Marcus Williams penciled in as the Warriors interim starting PG while Monta Ellis was out? Not only did Williams lose that job, apparently he’s not even close to winning it back as he’s taken up residence as Don Nelson‘s main doghouse tenant. Nellie said in the Contra Costa Times that Williams is “the last of the point guards in the pecking order,” which means DeMarcus Nelson will probably start the season opener, and that the injured C.J. Watson (elbow) and starting two-guard Stephen Jackson are ahead of Williams on the depth chart. If you had asked us a few months ago, we would have almost guaranteed that Nelson’s would spend this season in some place where “dollars” isn’t the national currency. And if you had told a Warriors fan a few months ago, “You’re going to lose Baron Davis in free agency, but don’t worry: DeMarcus Nelson will be the new starter,” would they have immediately canceled their season tickets? … BTW, Nellie just signed a two-year extension with the Warriors, which can’t make Williams feel too good about his situation. He was better off in New Jersey backing up Devin Harris … Meanwhile, Larry Brown seems to have decided on Sean May to be his Darko 2K9. “I don’t think he’s ready to play at all,” LB said about May and his (lack of) conditioning. If May really is that far out of the rotation and Brown isn’t just trying to motivate him, that leaves Charlotte’s power forward spot wide open for the likes of Ryan Hollins, Jermareo Davidson and Andre Brown. If nothing else, this just means more shots for J-Rich, Ray Felton and gunner-in-training D.J. Augustin, since whoever wins the job will get about as many shots and whoever starts at center for the Spurs … A few hours before Game 2 of the World Series, one of our boys ran into Andre Iguodala at the Mitchell & Ness flagship store in Philly. Iguodala was on his way to the game, but first had to pick up some new fitteds … Hopefully you missed it late last night, but TBS aired a B-movie called The Cookout. Here’s the program info, via TV Guide: When a basketball player (Storm P) signs a $30 million contract, he invites friends and family from the ‘hood to a cookout at his estate. But the barbecue doesn’t go as planned. Yeah, it was as bad as it sounds. And don’t ask us who Storm P is. Danny Glover was slumming it as one of the neighbors, Ja Rule made an appearance, and Meagan Good — she must be an atrociously terrible actress to be so fine yet she can only get roles in crappy movies — played the girlfriend … You’ve seen the Kobe Guitar Hero commercial, right? (Check it out below if you haven’t.) We don’t know what to say. Just when you think you kind of know the guy … We’re out like Storm P …
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October 26th, 2008 at 6:22 am
S-SiN says:
he doesn’t look one bit trhilled with having to act it out
October 26th, 2008 at 6:22 am
sans says:
That commercial is epic….Tony Hawk looks like he might need to ride around in a short bus for a while if he keeps forgetting to take off his safety helmet when playing ROCKBAND (or whatever game it is)…
October 26th, 2008 at 6:24 am
yo says:
“and whoever will start at center for the Spurs” ???
October 26th, 2008 at 6:33 am
knoc says:
@ 3 yea i kinda didnt get that
October 26th, 2008 at 6:41 am
smity far away says:
“Just when you think you kind of know the guy”
nice.
will larry brown be a sore loser when he is fired or forced to resign after the bobcats have a terrible season? too bad (not because he has millions though) for gerald wallace…put him on the pistons or spurs already (or some contending team…) actually, send all those players on the bobcats to other teams cause they will never win together (that group they have). send okafur to detroit, felton to golden state, morrison to …
October 26th, 2008 at 6:41 am
sans says:
this ish is hilarious:
When Pistol Pete played for the Jazz, they saved money on halftime entertainment. Pistol Pete would just watch other teams acts on the road and do them in costume at home. In one game, Pistol Pete had 60 points, 20 assists, and 20 rebounds in the second half, after spending most of halftime escaping from an underwater tank where he could not breathe.”
Pistol Petes tears cure cancer – too bad he never cries.
Pistol Pete once had a line of 63 points, 21 assists, 18 rebounds, and 3 impregnated cheerleaders.”
If you don’t read Rod Benson, you really should….I even forgot what I was looking for on his sight when I came across the Pistolisms.
October 26th, 2008 at 6:53 am
doc says:
One thing thata a sure bet this year is larry brown hating on his own squad.He fuck a player confidence up faster than Tyrone Hill in a beauty contest
October 26th, 2008 at 7:14 am
YOUNGFED says:
@Dime
WTF, Baby Boy was not a crappy movie. Borderline Classic, yall trippin’.
Also that title “Dog House Gremlins”…..Perfect cause thats exactly what S-Jack looks like.
October 26th, 2008 at 7:50 am
heartbreaker85 says:
now i know why we don’t fully understand kobe…
HE’S WHITE!
he doesn’t do ghetto teammates, raps in italian and likes rock- how whiter can you get?
October 26th, 2008 at 8:07 am
that's whats up says:
his dad is named JellyBean.
confirmed
October 26th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Smitty313 says:
@ heartbreak85. Kobe isn’t from the ghetto so why should he try to act like it. He dose listen to rap. Last know alot of people in the hood who play rock band and gutair hero.
October 26th, 2008 at 8:51 am
pure jay says:
give kobe a break, he was probably doing a-rod favor for his audition tape to be part of madonna’s band…
October 26th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Ansonious says:
Kobe olympic champion, mvp, therapist, consumer of huxtables r us, and basketball prodigy. I’m out like Larry Browns job at seasons end peace!
October 26th, 2008 at 10:00 am
Kobeef says:
@3 and 4
by your “don’t get it” about the spurs center I think you forget that Timmy usualy starts at PF – even though he usully ends up playing both postions. To be honest I don’t ene know which “almost out of the league” center the spurs picked up this year to throw beside Tim.
That Guitar Hero has to be one of the lamest apearances by an NBA star in an advertisement ever. Kobe’s Ferris Bueller act is stupid looking.
The Bobcats are going end up in Seattle if they keep this trend of dysfunction alive. Remember when Sean May was drafted and they taked about a highly skilled PF with great hands….Kevin Love fans should be nervously watching May’s career.
October 26th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Celts Fan says:
man, Kobe’s not ghetto cuz he’s not from there. Do you really wanna get racial w/ something as simple as a Guitar Hero commercial? It’s not about white and black – it’s about GREEN.
October 26th, 2008 at 10:21 am
schoops says:
@ 3 & 4… whoever starts at PF for charlotte will shoot about as much as the starting C on the Spurs. Let’s just say “Oh-boy-Oberto” doesn’t jack many shots, just boards and hustles for the spurs.
@doc… i like the hill reference. Dude’s been outta the league for a few years and still is the ugliest guy around. that’s true talent.
October 26th, 2008 at 10:47 am
IGP says:
@ Celts
Exactly man.
October 26th, 2008 at 10:56 am
bighawk says:
the guiter hero commercial is funny u guys make every thing more then what it really is n get of kobe’s sack.
October 26th, 2008 at 11:15 am
VERTMAN says:
They need to DUMP that fatass May. Dude is alwasy fat, will always be hurt. His career is over. Dude sucks.
The Kobe/Hawk is funny stuff.
October 26th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
parinaz suns says:
the spurs have oberto and kurt thomas who can come in as their starting centers and they both do a decent job and should get a good amount of minutes… thomas is better though and should get to start over that viking
October 26th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
english teacher says:
dime has the worst use of grammar i have ever seen!
October 26th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
QQ says:
@ post 21 Excuse me, maam. But all sentences start with a capital, aint it?
October 26th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
QuEsT??? says:
@ 21 i kinda agree with u, although they have never missused grammar today i couldnt understand a few things they wrote.
October 26th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Arrogant says:
Well Ms good is in Saw 5 if that count….
October 26th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
boris says:
If Brown can fuck up May’s “confidence” at the Cheesecake Factory that might be a good start.
October 26th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
rodnets says:
Sean May is a genetic experiment, crossing Bison Dele and Alab Abdelnaby’s genes
October 26th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
tim says:
Gerald Wallace on the Pistons would be sick…he’d never get injured either because the Pistons trainers are the best in the biz.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:42 am
that dude says:
@youngfed
Meagon Goode wasn’t in Baby Boy it was Waist Deep!
October 27th, 2008 at 10:55 am
karizmatic says:
yeah that commercial is pretty crazy
October 27th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Kudabeen says:
I think Phoenix and Nuggets trainers have the title of best in the L…No real evidence either way though. Shaq, Nash and Grant Hill testify to Suns staff extending careers. The have some kind of rejuvenating techniques for their guys…whateve…
October 27th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Diego says:
Good for Kobe doing that unexpected Guitar Hero ad. Definitely did a double take when I saw it the other day.
@Kobeef: Risky Business, not Ferris Bueller.