Monday, January 30, 2006
Word of the Day: dunleavy
By Basketbawful at 8:20 AM
3 comments


dunleavy (dun'-leev-ee) verb. dunleavied, dunleavying, dunleavies. To seemingly force a far superior player into a subpar performance for the duration of a single game. Typically, this is simply the result of an "off night" for the superstar in question, but the lesser player is sometimes incorrectly credited with being a "stopper."

Usage example: Did you hear that Lebron shot 5 for 22 last night? He got dunleavied.

Word History: Coined by the Basketbawful Staff after Mike Dunleavy supposedly harassed Lebron James into a poor performance. Note that Lebron scored 51 points the very next night.

Dunleavied
Even Shaq gets dunleavied from time to time.
3 Comments:
Blogger atma brother #1 said...
Hahaha- it's always good to see Dunleavy throw in a shocking performance. Make no mistake tho- he's an awful defender.
1/30/2006 6:15 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Dunleavey's been awful his whole NBA career, but honestly he wasn't bad last season. He's actually believe it or not starting to step up his game.
8/06/2008 12:26 PM  
Blogger Ry said...
Sunovabitch! I was hoping -- nay, praying -- that this had to do with Mike, Sr. Between Bawful and Bill Simmons, if the blogosphere had some sort of real-world momentum or force, he'd be hanging by piano wire by now. Penny Marshall and Billy Crystal would be throwing stones.
2/03/2009 4:55 PM  
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