Double-Oh Nine
Carmelo Anthony (photo. Mannion)Quite honestly — and what better way to kick off the New Year than with a reality check? — the New Year’s Eve slate of NBA games was kinda weak. Case in point: #10 on NBA.com’s Top 10 Plays was a clip of some dude in a Baron Davis jersey doing hula hoop tricks at halftime of the Clippers/Sixers game … If you caught any of Nets/Pistons, and later, Nuggets/Raptors, it was like watching two completely different sports. Nets/Pistons was slow, totally forgettable, and both teams looked like they would rather be anywhere else than on a basketball court. Raps/Nuggets had guys getting after it, running whenever they could, being physical with each other and talking sh*t. Carmelo Anthony (20 pts) in particular looked like he’d been injected with the spirit of Ron Artest for a night; he was going hard on defense, whether it was banging in the post with Chris Bosh (24 pts, 11 rebs) or jumping into passing lanes to create turnovers … Denver led by seven early in the fourth quarter when Toronto went on a mini-run to make it a one-possession game, highlighted by Andrea Bargnani hitting a jumper (plus-one) and the Raps’ play-by-play guy screaming, “HOW DO YA LIKE ME NOW?!?” But it seemed whenever the Raps challenged in the fourth, they gave up a backbreaking three. Chauncey Billups (18 pts, 7 asts) especially knocked down some big ones … In Detroit, Vince Carter got himself ejected in the second quarter for arguing an out of bounds call, and kept yapping to the point where Lawrence Frank and Devin Harris had to “hold him back.” (Because a 5-foot-5 former college basketball manager and a skinny PG can really restrain him.) Even NBA TV’s Eric Snow called VC out for trying to get booted early so he could get started on the New Year’s Eve parties … All this time we’ve been begging the Bulls to get a legit low-post scorer — remember the LaMarcus Aldridge trade? — but at least you could say they were stockpiling some solid post defenders. So where were they yesterday? Every time you looked up during Magic/Bulls, Dwight Howard was getting an uncontested dunk or Marcin Gortat was getting an easy bucket at the rim. Couple that with Rashard Lewis making it rain outside, and the Magic won easy … How long can the Bucks keep this up? From the Jazz to the Spurs to the Celtics, Milwaukee has been able to “ugly up” games against more talented teams and sometimes pull out a W. Last night the Bucks fell short in Houston, but all anyone could talk about in the Rockets’ locker room was how bad they played. Artest went so far as to say, “That win wasn’t even a win.” … Yao put up 22 points and 10 boards, and T-Mac (7 pts, 10 asts) continues to live in this Paul Pierce phase of his career where he’ll occasionally have games where he disappears as a scorer but it’s still obvious how important he is to the team … BTW, the Rockets re-signed Dikembe Mutombo on Wednesday. That was pretty much a given, although the other day we heard the Spurs and Celtics were also interested in Deke. Is there any way we can get some cameras involved to film all of Deke and Ron-Ron’s conversations? … It didn’t count, but Al Thornton had a pretty amazing shot just before halftime of Clips/Sixers where he launched it from 3/4-court and the ball hit the shot clock and bounced around the top of the backboard before dropping in … After the Celtics dropped three out of four games on their recent West Coast trip, how far did they drop in this week’s NBA Hit List power ranking? Not as far as you might think … We’re out like 2008 …
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January 1st, 2009 at 7:43 am
Duke says:
Nice!
January 1st, 2009 at 7:50 am
BRUCE says:
This is my year, 2009!
January 1st, 2009 at 8:17 am
knoc says:
the year kobe wins his nxt chip.
January 1st, 2009 at 8:23 am
Hi, Jurg from Denmark says:
hi hi to you at dime and in america. so many celebration here in Copenhagen that i did sleep in lots. and girlfriend tell jurg to take computer to friend vlade’s place because i was lucky to bring a girl home with me from celebrations. and she was good. so welcome to 2009 to you from jurg in Jelena’s doghouse.
and such good news that another lovely euro player joins the nba. ned krstic. although he did not make jurg’s top ten euro players and that alwasy remind me to say a big hello to mr austin burtin and you can email me for my list please. and that is free of charge.
this has been your jurg, hi.
January 1st, 2009 at 8:51 am
that's whats up says:
Jurg, here’s your top ten list:
1. eat
2. my
3. ass
4. you
5. fake
6. danish
7. pimp
8. nobody’s
9. buying
10. it
hi hi to my list
….and Happy New Year to all. ….my headache is lethal….
January 1st, 2009 at 9:10 am
M Intellect says:
LOLOLOLOL @ Post 5.
January 1st, 2009 at 9:12 am
YOUNGFED says:
lol
Happy Newyear from YOUNG “HungOva at Work” FED
January 1st, 2009 at 9:19 am
YOUNGFED says:
Oh BTW Katt Williams murdered Steve Harvey last night at the NewYears Comedy Show them tickets were worth every bit of that Two Fiddy. Favorite line…”Damn Detroit how yall mad about losing Chauncey Billups, When yall N@gga’s got A. Muthafuggin I., All this n@gga dude is play ball 24 hours a day everyday. He’ll be at home dribbling with a baby in one hand cooking with the other.” The whole place ERUPTED. Best performances I’ve ever seen him do to bad it was his last.
January 1st, 2009 at 9:28 am
Hi, Jurg from Denmark says:
and another post from jurg.
and i cannot say again, so many things. no, i am not borat. yes, i am from denmark. yes, i take lots of travel to other countrie because i save the money in the bank. yes, i unfaithful to my girlfrend. and she know this and now you know. no, i not selling anything but why do you want to buy? and you say that’s what up? you just say bad thing about other author. too slow to come up with own content. and you are weak. and small. and you have a vagina. with herpes.
you sound pathetic like you are from australia. go away kangarew.
this is from angry jurg. who not sure why he get picked on. hi hi.
January 1st, 2009 at 9:41 am
QQ says:
LOL @ jurg:
‘and you are weak. and small. and you have a vagina. with herpes. ‘
Keep us smilin punk, it’s the new year LOL.
‘T-Mac (7 pts, 10 asts) continues to live in this Paul Pierce phase of his career where he’ll occasionally have games where he disappears as a scorer but it’s still obvious how important he is to the team’
Honestly, how far inside TMac’s rectum are your heads, Dime? If those kind of stats were dropped by Nash or Duncan, you’ll go ‘they had a weak game; not their usual self’ on us, but if it’s TMac, it’s ‘still obvious how important he is to the team ‘. Damn.
January 1st, 2009 at 10:12 am
that's whats up says:
Jurg,
Herpe New Year !!!
that was from my vagina
January 1st, 2009 at 10:26 am
sweetv0mit says:
happy new year!!!! any clip on that al thornton shot?
January 1st, 2009 at 10:30 am
the_don_mega says:
@ that’s whats up:
LOL!!!
BTW… Happy New Year ya’ll!!!
January 1st, 2009 at 11:16 am
Ross says:
God I love this picture of Scal
http://msn.foxsports.com/id/9005012_18_2.jpg
January 1st, 2009 at 11:22 am
JCARR says:
Happy New Year everybody!!!!!
January 1st, 2009 at 11:39 am
doc says:
Yeah T back 7and 10 makes him as important as E Snow,Anthony Carter,Earl Watson and jokers like that.
January 1st, 2009 at 11:51 am
pp says:
Lol @ Scal’s Pic. What was he tryin to do? A Layup or a Jumper?!
January 1st, 2009 at 12:35 pm
rodnets says:
happy new year all!
lmfao to jurg from fakeland and the rest!
peace from southamerica, keep up posting
January 1st, 2009 at 12:48 pm
GEE...These freakin chitlins stank! says:
Houston and G-Town up!
It’s the new year baby and Houston has Deke! Great way to start it and with a win. Yea an ugly win. At some point hopefully they can put some type of streak together instead of this on again off again!
Today is a win win for ya boi as my two favorite college football teams play each other.
So go Georgia and Mich. St.
Your Houston round table.
Hurting T-Mac
Crazy Ron
Rigid Yao
Groggy voice Deke
and Smart Shane.
That has to be the weirdest mix ever lol.
January 1st, 2009 at 1:40 pm
the cynic says:
how is it that Al Thorton’s off the shot clock doesn’t count, but Portland’s six man play does?
January 1st, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Ross says:
@pp
If I had to guess, I’d say he was trying to save a ball from going out of bounds. Scal probably has no idea what he’s doing there. He’s probably just happy to be on the court.
January 1st, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Dodge Taylor says:
Jurg, why you got to hate on Australia??
We’ve given the NBA Bogut, Longley … umm, Anstey and SO much more (Heal, Gaze, etc)!! Ha ha ha … well, at least Bogut produces and sees minutes.
Jurg, right down the name Patrick Mills …
Keep making us laugh chump … I mean, champ!
January 1st, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Isaiah says:
Tmac’s real last name is Ridnour.