I ONCE CUT MY ARM,
AND THE NBA DRIBBLED OUT
WHORING MYSELF
2012-2013 REGULAR SEASON
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The NBA Dribbled Out
Larry Bird on the cheap shots of Bill Laimbeer—not to mention sliding under the shooter, which led to a lot of Robert Parish ankle tweaks; the contemporary referee proclivity for flagrant fouls when it’s not really flagrant (hello J.R. Smith); the exhibition game theatrics between the Sixers and Celtics, and more.
The Washington announcers, Steve Buckhantz and Phil Chenier, both thought Trevor Ariza’s shot as time expired dropped through the hoop to ice the Wizard’s “miraculous comeback.” As you’ll see, they were wrong, but they chuckled about it after. It’s important to be able to laugh at yourself.
There are a lot of people freaking out about the trade between the Toronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies and Detroit Pistons that’s gone through today. In the deal, as first reported by ESPN’s Marc Stein, Toronto acquires Rudy Gay and Hamed Haddadi (whom many are reporting on Twitter will be waived due to the issues with getting him a Canadian work visa), Detroit gets Jose Calderon, and Memphis gets Tayshaun Prince, Ed Davis, Austin Daye and a second round draft pick.
Pretty much everyone that follows basketball for a living says the Grizzlies and Pistons got the best deal. Rudy Gay is barely shooting 40 percent from the field and 30 percent from beyond the arc this season, and his poor shooting augmented the case against him in the eyes of Memphis’ new ownership. But despite his inefficiencies scoring the basketball this season, this much is certain: Rudy Gay is a superior dunker to Jose Calderon.
