Wade’s Got The Moves September 17, 2006
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The Association thinks Dwyane Wade can’t stop trying to draw fouls wherever he goes. But I think he simply knows a thing or 3 about balancing gracefully in the wave…of…life (Waltonism!).
“Subtle” Changes September 15, 2006
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Fashion Friday Issue #1 (don’t hold your breath for #2):
Paging Mr. Stern: one piece triathlon suits are in! Look into it asap!
darn misspellings..
And just one more for the road, this time without any need for shopping of the photo. I shall call this one: “Vince Carter Won’t Get His Number Retired… EVER”
I’ll end today’s post on a solemn note by just saying that my thoughts and prayers are out to the victims and their families and the whole Dawson College community here in Montreal. If you don’t know what I’m talking about.. I won’t get into it (still hard to wrap my head around it, being a little too close for comfort). It was a bad day, but as a Montrealer, I know we will be able to get better soon, we’re tough like that.
Link and a Special Diary September 13, 2006
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You got questions (5 to be specific), Chris Clarke’s got video evidence to answer said questions….bitches! My favourite is listening to the TNT crew just losing it over the horrendous attempts from the Birdman, classic.
I just came back from a referee clinic for the rec league of my university. I think we’re all backseat referees while watching games at home, but we have the luxury of replays and multiple angles. That’s why I wanted to do this, seeing how things are like on that side of the fence….. and money, we get paid, or else, screeeew that! The following is my journey towards mastering the art (term used loosely) of reffin throughout this semester.
So here lies, for your entertainment and maybe a bit of sympathy: Amateur Referee Diaries with TheHype—Chapter 1
As I walk towards the coordinator of this intramural basketball event I take a look at my fellow student-referees. There are a couple players from our university team that reffed before, a Pakistani dude no taller than 5 feet, and then there’s me, an ex-high school bench warmer 6th man turned basketball blogger/photoshoper of silly images. I am possibly quite unqualified as the only experience I have with any officiating is swearing made-up languages at Dick Bavetta or Bennett Salvatore in front of my tv.
I try my turn at doing the quick whistle—unsuccessful, as the coordinator tells me that I shouldn’t me “blowing” it, but “spitting” it. Whatever dude. He mentioned something about being an organizer at the Salt Lake City games, to which I kindly roll my eyes with the youthful attitude thought of: geez, showing off much?
We just quickly go through the easy stuff ie. where we should be in relation of the other ref; the correct volume the calls; when to give the Dwyane Wade treatment (nah, that wasn’t part of the itinerary) and wrap up things with a group referee hug (no, that didn’t really happen either, though I kinda wish it did…) Next week will be the official start of the league and my debut as an amateur referee, it shall be quite an experience, I tell myself. Will I gain a new found respect of this strange species we call “refs”? Will I be more lenient whenever I see a miss call during the NBA games? Will Casino Royale kick ass like the trailer shows it should? I’m hoping the answers are: maybe; let me think about it; and HELL YEAH! Until next time…
Current Referee Level: Violet Palmer
Don’t worry readers, this is just my version of filler until good NBA stuff comes rolling in sometime soon… this period kinda sucks for NBA action huh?
Gooden Signed, I Resume My Life Again September 11, 2006
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Because Drew Gooden is on my mind 24/7, this update is like Ron Artest’s soothing melody to my ears. In that AP wire, there’s a stat that is all kinds of interesting to me:
Gooden blended in nicely into first-year coach Mike Brown’s system last season. In 79 starts, he averaged 10.7 points and 8.4 rebounds in 27.5 minutes. He was the only NBA player to average at least 10 points and 6.5 rebounds in less than 28 minutes per game.
I say it’s interesting because it’s very exclusive and obviously works to show how good he is in 28 minutes of play. I’m not knocking on the NBA statistical grouping here, I’m just wondering how else we can manipulate stat categories so that we can always put a “[some NBA player] is the only player to average [blahblah stat] in 15 minutes of play per game” I’m sure the league’s vault has something like:
- Donyell Marshall is the only player to average at least 5 comments about his voice sounding like Kermit and 3 rebounds in less than 12 minutes per game
- Kwame Brown is the only player to average at least 300 nightmares of MJ verbally destroying him and 20 inappropriate “mentoring advice”-type calls from Kobe in 10 consecutive games
- Keith Van Horn is the only player to average at least negative 5 points in coolness everytime he steps on the court
- I am the only player to average at least 2 breaking of ankles in a game.. Literally breaking their ankles, they always find a way to land on my feet whenever we go for a rebound! I just feel bad..
Ahh, I’m just looking for something to write about as you can clearly tell I’m reaching waaaay too hard than I should be. It’s pretty slow in the pro hoops world today, why doesn’t David Stern just use his Time Machine already? In any case, something for the bored: PICTURE!
But this time, it’s a CAPTION CHALLENGE!
I’ll go first: “T-Mobile—fits anywhere you want…ANYWHERE… get yours today!”
Now it’s your turn! Unleash thy caption prowess!
This Week’s Wrap-Up With Pretty Pictures! September 9, 2006
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So stuff happened regarding everyone favourite NBA. One of these things was the inductions of Nique, Chuck, Joey D and some other people I probably should know but being a product of my generation that I am—I have no idea who they are.
Dominique Wilkins did a very interesting and fun thing for this special occasion: he drove his whole family in an RV to the HoF.
So the Hall of Fame is the HQ for Men in Black?
Chuck isn’t as adventurous nowadays ever since he announced that he would like to run for office in Alabama. Well, I’m ready to be the #1 underground grass roots street gorilla campaign leader for Team Charles:
A) that’s not me.
2) even if 2014 isn’t a presidential election year, it could happen with Chuck!
And finally, this week we saw the fun, intelligent, humorous Kareem get into some weird mixup, NBATV’s David Alridge has a breaking interview with the man himself:
Kareem Got Some S’Plainin To Do September 7, 2006
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Alright, here’s the lightning quick version: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fired a preggers lady. Preggers lady’s mommy got in touch with Kareem’s people to tell them she’s suing on behalf of her daughter. (Still with me?) Then Jabbar’s peeps called the bosses of where Preggers Lady’s Mommy (PLM) works and got her fired as well. Now she’s pissed. That’s basically it. Then why the hell did I need to re-read this site’s third paragraph 10 times to get it?
Or just have a lookie here at the whole thing:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been sued after allegedly firing a pregnant female employee. And now, that employee’s mom is on the warpath.
Diana Broda claims Kareem canned her daughter in December 2005. The suit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges Broda’s daughter was pregnant at the time and was “wrongfully terminated.”
In an unusual twist, the employee (Broda’s daughter) is not the one suing. Instead, Diana Broda claims she worked for a law firm that represented Abdul-Jabbar. Broda says she contacted Jabbar and his company Ain Jeem and threatened to file suit when her daughter was fired. Broda says Kareem and Ain Jeem then went on the attack, contacting the law firm where she worked, which promptly fired her.Broda says before getting the ax, she was “an able-bodied individual,” but since then she has been “rendered sick, sore, lame, disabled and disordered, both internally and externally.”
Like I’m the one to critique someone else’s writing.. but really there were too many “shes” to keep straight. And while I’m attacking this site, see how tacky it was for them to include a random Kareem video of just 18seconds.
Anyways, for more, we turn to our Senior Kareemologist, Chris Hansen! What do you have for us Chris?
1 Team In 1 Hour - Bobcats September 6, 2006
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TheHype
9/6/2006 8:53:45 AM
NBA Ball and Other Unrelatedness basketball columnist, goofy-looking kid, and lover of tea Hype is looking at one NBA team each day in just about an hour for the whole month of September. He wrote this in 15mins because something shiny caught his attention.
Season Preview
Charlotte Bobcats
First of all, I cannot stress enough times how great it is that the dude who gave the world “Hot In Heeerrrrrrrrre” is an owner of an NBA franchise. That alone gives this team an edge of something, I haven’t decided what yet. And secondly, while we’re on the topic of owners, Michael Jordan is lending his money counting skills in also being part owner of this team. So, if you’re keeping score at home, the owners are: Rap guy that used to have a band-aid on his cheeks—CHECK; former basketball great but now misses shots without anyone guarding—CHECK; guy that created a tv station that produced 106 & Park?—CHECK and CHECK
Well, moving on to something a bit more substantial: Players. Omeka Okafor only played 26 games last season due to injury so this year he’ll have something to prove and make the most of this comeback. They got some kid that cries and plays basketball from time to time high in the draft. And…and…um.. They have Walter Herrmann? (Geez this is harder than I thought it would be)
Alright, so there really isn’t that much one can say about a team just going into their 3rd birthday.. But know this: I did not watch one single game of the Bobcats, ever.
(TheHype’s totally uninformed, irresponsible and more importantly, not-so-funny views do not reflect those of the company. In fact, we’re trying to replace him with a younger, buffer CW-type of actor and hope no one notices…)
30 teams in 30 days [tsn.ca]
-this post goes into the meh attempt lunacy section-
It’s Time For: YouTube Tuesday! Wee! September 5, 2006
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So there’s “news” that our main man David Wesley got signed to the Cavaliers (just a matter of time until YAY! puts their patented spin on this)
(D-Wes isn’t really my main man, I just really want to use that dumb phrase once in my lifetime.)
It’s always great to have Wesley’s name come up so that we here at the Unrelatedness Factor can whip out the beautiful montage of:
Just in case you haven’t seen it the first 3000 times.
And here’s one with the always amazing Dikembe Mutombo schooling T-Mac at using chopsticks. Let me just say, that’s EXACTLY how it’s like to teach your friends how to use chopsticks, even when you taught them the other 3 times at a Chinese restaurant.. UN-believable.
“Oh that’s horrrrrrible!”
To be honest, I only added that Deke’s video only because I couldn’t find his appearance on Regis and Kelly yesterday. If one of my eagles out here has it, pleeeease holla at me. Girl.
NBA TOONS: Who REALLY Won September 3, 2006
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*Blah-blah-Jorge Garbajosa, Pau Gasol not count because I got too lazy-Blah-Blah*
Watching the final game where Spain just grabbed the game by the balls against Greece it’s hard not to be happy for the champions. They played superbly against the reigning Euro Champs that just beat up Team USA. It was a joy to watch how great their defense was against their opponent and hustling like crazy on offence making all the right plays.
Then as the game wound down, seeing a weepy Pau overwhelmed with tears, you just gotta smile. So to wrap up this Sunday post extravaganza, as well as continue our coverage of the many / emotions that is The Gasol, I give you
(Huggably-Overjoyed Pau)
In housekeeping news: I think I broke my categories-tag machine.. like woah. And there’s a minor surprise for readers tomorrow (hint: it’s nothing big… and it doesn’t have anything to do with money… come to think about it, it’s really anti-climatic actually..eh, come back anyway please 
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So.. What To Post Today.. September 1, 2006
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Well, it’s great that Spain kept their streak of making Argentina their bitc— little brother you can beat up without mom yelling at you. There’s this other thing…oooh yea, Team USA lost to Greece. I didn’t expect them to go down yet (I was looking at the Finals) but Greece really were sharp as a team.
There’s not much to add other than it’s not that big a deal. The players put together for Team USA were undoubtedly talented, of all the world, but that can’t be equated into a championship team just like that. The rest of the world learned how to play FIBA ball in their respective leagues for a decade. The NBA players and coaches on the other hand were too busy with the luxury of having 82 games slowly learning who their teammates are, taking little steps; just pacing for the playoffs. They were tuned for a marathon, not a sprint like this WCOB.
Sure I expected Team USA to be in the final match because of the stars there, but that line of thought’s gotta change. This ain’t ‘92, ‘94, where a group of spectacular athletes looking in a tournament with no knowledge of the opponents can roll all over lesser players. The rest of the world learned from those experiences and developed into great teams with great athletes in their own right.
Was it an upset? Not really, they were strangers to this international game from the outside looking in, thinking that with pure athleticism alone they can win. That didn’t happen, nor should it really.
(Pau Gasol mood watch: Joyous)
Try to explain the West...
