Monday, May 7, 2007

Live Weblog, Quarter the Third: The Death of Defense

-‹Capt Sig I would love to see Baron in the short shorts
Capt Sig I like a man with thick letgs
Capt Sig legs

I don't know about you, but that psyches me up for the third quarter.


-I think this game is proof that if the NBA wants to be more entertaining, they need to only allow one defender per team on the court at a time.

In fact, Jerry's been experimenting with the concept all season. And sometimes none.

-The Chinese Unicycling Bowl Lady with the MBA (Missed Bowl Attempt). Buries head in Harp's manly chest for comfort.


-I'm pleased to announce that Kicky and Madame Kicky have agreed to do a joint liveblog at some point in the series.
-Kudos to SJF on his first liveblog. I'll translate for those that came in late: "Brewer."

-I think Andris Biedrins mousses his hair that way so he'll always look like he's moving really fast.

-"a priority is to get Boozer involved." Look forward to much more excitement in the second half for the Jazz. *sigh*

-OK, so the Jazz's current strategy is to go away from what worked and look helplessly on as Boozer tries to get position. Working out well.

-AK with the nice pump-fake, draw-the-foul, and throw-the-ball-at-the-bottom-of-the-rim. Too bad, it might have been his third "and-one" of the season.

-If Deron gets another foul, we might be looking at 8+ minutes of Dee Brown. Eeeeeee.

That's not an "eeeeee" of joy, either.

-Sloan showing his player-coach abilities, hooking his starting SG that hit 44% for missing a defensive assignment and inserting his 28% shooting midget PG. Be prepared for the Jazz to lose by 27 with Sloan subtly hinting it's a result of the shooting guard missing defensive assignments.

-Dee Brown clanks a wide-open three pointer. I find this shocking. Let me check his season numbers....

21.4% on threes on the season. If he shoots four more, he might hit one.

-Fan in the third row behind the Warriors bench is holding his nose and staring at a confused-looking Don Nelson. I bet this happens more often than not.

-AK forgets that the most important part of attempting a bank shot is hitting the glass.

-Giricek hits the requisite three minutes mandatory for "lesson-learning," is set to check back in. With another offense, he must spend three minutes in the shame triangle.

-Stephen Jackson falls into the guy that has the sign mocking Stephen Jackson. That guy is currently the most afraid he has ever been in his life. This is the equivalent of the Black Dot in Treasure Island.

And who says you can't incorporate Robert Louis Stevenson into a blog on a small-market NBA team?

-Giricek hits a three to tie the game. This was entirely the product of his earlier benching. Moral: shame makes you hit jump-shots.

-Giri called for Folk Dance.

-AK has had at least three times where a rebound bounced long and he jumped while swiping his arms catlike at it. I think Hot Rod just dug up a long-forgotten nickname.

-I have few delights greater than watching Harpring when he hasn't shot in a few possessions. The arm shoots up, he posts up fifteen feet from the basket, and stinkeyes the player with the ball until his wish is granted. I never see him quite that active on defense. I'm sure it's not a question of effort.

-Ronnie Brewer in for The Minute. And I think AK's crying a little. Scoreboard must have replayed that three-point attempt.

-The rookies are having a strong positive impact on this game.

Brewer: watches Jackson dunk as he "defends him".
Milsap: travels.
Dee Brown: Dee Brown.

-Jazz down 5 after 3. Turning it over to the Captain. Choppy waters ahead.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Either AK or Milsap should be in the game at all times. Otherwise the Warriors are going to have a free pass to the basket all game long

the king said...

okur needs to rebound, his current strategy of touching the ball then making no further attempt to secure it isnt going so well

DDD said...

"And who says you can't incorporate Robert Louis Stevenson into a blog on a small-market NBA team?"

Nicely done.

Anonymous said...

Blog post itself: Two thumbs up
Hating on Dee Brown: Two big thumbs down

Sorry, just had to get that in. Shorty is awesome. And better than Fish.

I would much rather see the rookies (all 3 of them) than Harp/Fish/Giricek/Flop (Collins)... maybe it's just me though...

tatermoog said...

HE SHOT 28%!