G.A.C.O.L.B.

Steve Nash literally gave me a headache. Trevor Booker is a beast though. They should start him instead of that other guy.

The Clippers will find a way to **** it up.

Ted has completely shot done that rumor. Back to pjf's post, here's what Ted has to say after last night's loss:

Don't recall one either. We'll see what happens. Gilbert is such a freelancer I just don't know how it's gonna mesh with Wall. I can't fake Vishal. I think Vince Carter is the greatest dunker of all time. Shame he has the heart of a bum. He had a play at UNC when Ed Cota was the PG. They were playing Duke like Thursday night. Late. There was a breakaway with Cota out ahead of everyone and Carter trailing him. He threw an alley oop off the backboard to Carter. VC missed the dunk (bounced off the back of the rim) but I swear to God it was the greatest missed dunk in the history of basketball. I wish there was video of that. A dozen years later and that play is still burned into my memory. ---------- Post added December-2nd-2010 at 02:20 AM ---------- The internet is the greatest invention ever. I can't believe I found the video. And in like three seconds: I LOVED Ed Cota. I was still a kid at the time and I couldn't understand for the life of me why he didn't play in the NBA. He was so great at UNC. Playing with Stackhouse, 'Sheed, Jamison and VC for your entire college year probably helps, lol.

He's a keeper.

I've be 50/50 on trading Gil for awhile now. There have been times where I've slipped into being in favor of it, but this past week or so is the first time I've been inclined to wanna keep him. He's been looking good out there. But I still have questions about how he can play with Wall and sometimes he looks like an offensive rhythm/scheme killer with his 24-foot shots 6 seconds into the shotclock. But he is still a very dynamic player. And I think the younger guys look up to him so if he can become a leader, watch out. And I think another thing to take into consideration is what exactly can we do with all that cap space? Who are gonna be the big money guys hitting free agency next year and the year after? I know 'Melo is the big one but I can't see him coming here, local or not. Either way, it's much too early to pull the trigger on any trade imo. Maybe he fits with Wall, maybe he starts dropping 30 a night again, maybe he boasts his value and instead of just getting a dime a dozen expiring deal, we get something tangible for the longterm. There's the possibility that something bad happens and the time to dump him passes and we're stuck with him. But the upside (both in him being on the team and him boasting his trade value) is enough for me to take that risk.

That sells better than "The Heat played a solid game and got the win against a depleted Wizards team."

Weapons minus guns and knives ok with you? I don't want you crying when I whip out the baseball bat covered in barbwire and put it upside your dome. And I'll make sure Vishal will be there. They'll probably need the extra set of hands to load you into the ambulance.

You wanna throw down with me in the parking lot? I'd like to beat a Heat fan before the game so I'm at maximum hype during.

Blake Griffin-esque. Agree with you on all your other points as well. December 18th baby. It's on.

I think this is the first time in my life that we have multiple players who can throw it down with authority.

Oh I know. I was just thinking out loud about the shot to Nick Young's face. And Haywood was arguably a top 10 center his last two years or so in DC. But you're right, McGee is going to be special.

Now I'm actually happy about this. Hinrich didn't back down for **** and there should be bad blood between division rivals. Hopefully this is the start of a bitter feud. And we put it to these ****ers on the 18th back at the Phone Booth. I'll be there FOR SURE.

I can't tell if Howard through a backhanded punch at Nick Young on purpose if it just appeared that way because he turned around so fast.

God we're right there with them but the shots just aren't falling for us. Damn shame..

Really dumb Armstrong. Especially after Brand's flagrant 2 last week on McGee. And if you're gonna foul someone hard, at least make it Lebron. And the fact that it took the refs 5 minutes to sort through this is pathetic. Oh and don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out Juwan. You bum.

I think we got a shot. One of Miami's big weaknesses this year has been good opposing PG play (See Jameer Nelson). Last I check we got a couple of good PG's.

Oh I'll always read what he has to say. Some people's posts you just skip over you know but McD5 always brings it. Normally it's absurd but in an entertaining way. Plus he turned me on to the Gillette Proglide, and for that I'll always be indebted to him.

I heard a rumor Steve, that Barnes might not be one and done at UNC. That he has told people that he's gonna stick around. Now I know everyone says that, but his early struggles lead me to believe that it's possible. Why would he want to leave when he can stay there (like he wants) and improve his draft status? Though that brings to mind Terrence Morris who was considered a top 10 pick his sophomore year, stuck around for all four at Maryland and then went in the 2nd round and was out of the league in a couple of years. I had a theory immediately after the draft that they were trying to do with Wall, like was done with Isiah (i.e. the last pure PG to be the #1 guy on a championship team.) That he would be the focus and they would surround him with tough, hard nosed bigs and have scorers on the perimeter (Nick Young = Vinnie Johnson, Gilbert = Dumars, ? = Mark Aquirre) Lakers in 4. It's beyond absurd that McD5 would tell me to hit the brakes and kill the fairweather ****.

It's a shame J Wall was serving refreshments tonight and your oh so great Magic still needed a last second bucket to pull out a win.

Seraphin got a good amount of garbage time in the Hawks game. I've been real excited about him. Much moreso than Booker. I think he has a much higher ceiling. Great athlete, excellent strength, big bruiser type body, and raw as all hell. And he's hungry. After the Wall, he's the one I've been wanting to see the most. Plus I loved this piece by Steinberg about him right after the draft: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/06/kevin_seraphin_his_fists_and_h.html

You mean like last week when he was a free agent? (And this week he's starting for us and we lose by 1 point to the oh so great Orlando Magic.)

Hey SU: Pacquiao/Marquez or Pacquiao/Mosley?

Man I wanted that one bad. But oh well. Great showing, great heart. Gee is a steal and I'm officially on the NY bandwagon.

Washington teams just love to embarrass themselves on national TV. Crosby will probably go for a hat trick on that Christmas thing with the Caps.