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Wow, that's some bad attire, 1975 Larry Brown.Speaking of bad attire, put on your Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Snuggie, because it's time for Wednesday Night "Two Days Until Christmas" BAD! No ESPN games tonight, and no games at all tomorrow. However, we get a full freaking day of nationally televised games on Christmas Day, so it's all good. Kinda like this picture.
Worst of the Night in Pictures:
Okay, this is taking man love to a whole new uncomfortable level.
This reminds me of something...
I was going to make a Kobe rape trial joke here, but, eh, too easy.
The Bobcats had the Maytag Repair Man sing the National Anthem. You can't make this stuff up.
Joakim Noah (son of tennis pro Yannick Noah) and John McEnroe. Wow. (h/t Chris)
The Gasol Brothers always have the best facial expressions
Nationally Televised Games:
Rockets at Magic: Vince Carter is now on a 28.6% shooting streak over the past four games. Okay, here's my theory: the even-more-insane Stephon Marbury has convinced Vinsanity to start eating Vaseline like Starbury, and his hands are so slippery afterwards that it makes it hard to shoot. Plausible, right?
All The Other Games:
Raptors at Pistons: Okay, the Raptors have somehow won two straight, but one of those wins was against the Nyets. Speaking of which...
Timberwolves at Nyets: Oh sweet merciful crap, this is a bad, bad game. Kill it with fire! Do I need to say it? Your Basketbawful Game of the Night, everyone!
Jazz at Heat: You know, I can't figure out exactly why, but the Jazz are having trouble winning on the road this year. (Checks Internet) "Sloan's team is 5-8 on the road, averaging 96.5 points. The Jazz average 105.3 at home." Oh. Well, there you go.
Warriors at Hornets: Gol_en State is 3-13 on the road. New Orleans is 10-3 at home. Well, I think we can all see where this game is heading...Wizards Generals at Bucks: This stat really surprised me. The Bucks are averaging 98.0 points per game, and giving up 97.3 per game. And yet they are only 12-14? That's what happens when your record in games decided by 3 or fewer points is only 2-8.
Ail Blazers at Spurs: Thanks to the Curse of Walton, Portland doesn't have Oden, Vanilla Godzilla Przybilla, or any true centers to protect the rim. If Tim Duncan decides to go off and have a monster night, I won't be the least bit surprised.
Hawks at Nuggets: Poor Denver. George Karl is probably calling and texting Chauncey Billups every five minutes asking if he's feeling ready to play yet.
Thunder at Suns: The last time the Thunder won a game in Phoenix (a 152-149 double OT game in 2006), they were still the Sonics, and Nick Collison is the only player from that roster still with the team.
Crabs at Kings: King Crab versus the Kings! I just like how that fits together. At least it's the most interesting thing about this blowout-in-the-making. And our own Chris will be there!
Labels: Bawful After Dark, Curse of Walton strikes again, Sacramento Kings, Stephon Marbury, Wolves at Nyets is excrutiating
Bawful After Dark - December 22, 2009
Worst of the Night: Epic Fail by the Bulls edition
Bawful After Dark - December 21, 2009
Worst of the Weekend: Pre-Christmas edition
Bawful After Dark: Pre-Christmas Weekend Watch
Bawful After Dark: December 17, 2009
Worst of the Night: Early Christmas Gift Edition
Worst of the Night: December 15, 2009
Bawful After Dark: December 15, 2009
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I know some people here watch Jersey Shore, and some people play Street Fighter, so, uh, click on this link to YouTube...
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/091223&sportCat=nba
To quote:
(Important note: Dismissing Evans' potential was my single biggest column-related misfire this decade, and I'm the same guy who thought Orlando was crazy for taking Howard over Okafor. In my draft diary, I wrote the joke, "(Stu) Scott on Evans: 'His nickname is 'Hugo' because he was born during Hurricane Hugo.' That pick was a natural disaster. Literally." The whole debacle mortally wounded my chances to become a GM someday. I'm not gonna lie. Evans has a chance to be a top-10 player some day. Although I still believe I was correct with one thing: In no way, shape or form is he a point guard. You will never sell me on that one.)
After Monday's epic recovery, I'm at the point where the result of tonight's crustacean crusade north of the American River is irrelevant to my enjoyment of the spectacle. I know that Westphal will have these guys competing hard, regardless of the final score, and that's about all you can ask for with this roster. (And, if it's close late, Evans will be there to take the game on his back, as has been the case many times before this season!)
In the jubilant Kings locker room after the game, Bulls center Brad Miller surprised his former team and immediately was showered with grief.
“I didn’t have anything to do with that (game),” Miller said, despite going 0 of 4 from the field in 22 minutes.
Jersey with the ball, about 22 seconds left, down four: they go for a quick two, but the Minny defender cuts off Harris, who passes out to the 3-pt line. One more pass around the arc and there's about 12 seconds left. You would think that at this point, the Nets would realize that you can't go for a quick two anymore. But Yi gets the ball and tries to drive, gets cut off, then passes back to Dooling beyond the arc, who pump fakes, tries to draw a foul, gets off balance, then passes while in the air to Yi for the corner three. There are now three seconds left. It's taken 19 seconds to get to this point. Yi shoots the corner three, and it hits the top corner of the backboard and caroms all the way back out to Dooling (or whoever is standing at the wing), who tries and fails to get the shot off before the final buzzer.
Even if he had managed to make a three before the final buzzer, the Nets still would have lost by a point. Hilariously epic fail.
I think Bayless is finally freed.
Then...
NO POINTS SCORED IN OVERTIME. :O The crustaceans go on a 10-0 run, evening over, people were leaving for the parking lot with a full minute left in OT.
Yeah.
I think "making more defensive stops on King Crab than the rim ultimately did" might have helped...
On Z-Bo and the other Gasol: "They just vibed so quickly," assistant coach Johnny Davis said. "Neither one of those players is selfish by nature. They enjoy the other's success. There are no jealousies, there are no hidden agendas. They just both enjoy the beauty of the game."
...Neither player is selfish? Okay, they seriously found one helluva impostor for Z-Bo. Now what'd they do with the real one??
By the way something, a columnist who covers Gol_en State was wondering how folks would feel if they could get Z-Bo on the Warriors. I know what I think, what do you think?
Talk about throwback!