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Kevin Garnett Dunks, Elbows and Clarifies

Chris — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:26:11 +0000

Clearly, Kevin Garnett is a lightning rod. Whether it his gesticulations and jawing after, well, anything good for the Celtics happens, or his desire to get under the opponent’s skin, KG is obviously no longer the gentle giant he was portrayed to be while in Minnesota. Furthermore, he seems to embrace this new “bad guy” persona, and he never misses a chance to try and get under the skin of whichever opponent he’s around.

Just ask Andrew Bogut and Charlie Villanueva for the most current confirmation. Garnett dunked in Bogut’s general vicinity and decided to pop his elbow out, and into Bogut’s chest after he landed. Bogut was none-to-pleased and let KG know about it:

Love him or hate him, Garnett knows what he’s doing.

As for the Villanueva/cancer patient situation, Garnett clarified his remarks, saying he told Villanueva, who suffers from alopecia, he did not call him a cancer patient. Instead, Garnett offered this version of what went down:

“My comment to Charlie Villanueva was in fact ‘You are cancerous to your team and our league.’ I would never be insensitive to the brave struggle that cancer patients endure. I have lost loved ones to this deadly disease and have a family member currently undergoing treatment. I would never say anything that distasteful. The game of life is far bigger than the game of basketball.”

Damn, dude. That’s a pretty insulting bit of trash-talking to drop on somebody, so bad, in fact, that it has to go past a simple trash-talking back-and-forth.

It sounds like there’s some personal dislike going on between the two.

Of course, with Detroit struggling mightily since the season opened, and the Celtics looking like one of the best teams in the East, Garnett probably doesn’t give much of a damn about Villanueva or his Pistons.

No More “Mallett For Heisman” Talk, Please

Chris — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:49:12 +0000

Two game-turning fourth quarter interceptions when your team was leading by two scores against the defending BCS Champs, on your own home field, is not the way to cement your name as a Heisman Trophy contender. Sure, Mallett looks like a good-to-great quarterback and he’ll probably make a lot of money in the next NFL Draft, but he won’t be doing so with the title “Heisman winner” by his name.

At least not after he fell flat on his face in crunch time against Alabama. Yes, there’s time for some redemption, but performances like Mallett’s fourth quarter are not soon forgotten.Similar Posts:

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C.J. Spiller Has Some Wheels

Chris — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:19:13 +0000

Sure, the Buffalo Bills lost to the Patriots yesterday, 38-30, but it wasn’t for a lack of effort — or an explosive run-back from rookie C.J. Spiller. Yes, a loss is a loss, be it by eight points or a 1000, but unlike the Kentucky Wildcats against the superior Florida Gators, the Bills, well, tried, even though they were going against a better team most folks expected them to get smashed by.

Hell, the Bills scored more points than the 2-1 Bengals did against the Patriots, and Spiller’s two touchdowns, one courtesy of the aforementioned 95-yard return, played a big part in that.Similar Posts:

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This USA Fan Was A Hit

Chris — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:07:33 +0000

While the African winter might be robbing us of scantily-clad female World Cup fans, a few have trickled out here and there. The most “famous” being the Paraguayan fan who stored her cellphone in a conspicuous place. However, the United States has a contender as well. The lady leading this post was seen at today’s US/Algeria game, and one thing’s for sure, ESPN loves her.

No, I don’t know her name, but I’m not sure that’s even important.

When you add her to the joy of the Landon Donovan goal, and you’ve got a pretty damn successful day for the United States. Here’re a few more pics for you to enjoy:

The US was also represented nicely by these two ladies, but the brunette with the painted flag won the day, much like Donovan’s awesome goal.
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California Believes In The Lakers

Chris — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:57:04 +0000

Unfortunately, the rest of the nation — save about 140 people in Nevada — don’t share the same confidence in Team Kobe (and Pau). Obviously, the latest SportsNation poll features a combination of overreaction to one game, while doing a good job of showing where the homer state are, Massachusetts and California not included. Oddly enough, the aforementioned Massachusetts had a 90-10 percentage split of who voted for the Celtics over the Lakers.

Meanwhile, the California split was only 69-31 for the Lakers, suggesting the laid-back West Coasters aren’t as confident or relaxed about the Lakers’ chances like they were after Game 1.

On the opposite side of the country, it’s fairly obvious Massachusetts residents were moved and motivated by Paul Pierce’s announcement of his upcoming travel plans.

Ain’t overreaction grand? Similar Posts:

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Ben’s Back

Chris — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:48:39 +0000

Guess who’s back? That’s right, after a little hiatus, there’s a return of note to discuss: we’re back posting again after a fantastic Memorial Day weekend (much respect to the fallen who helped make our way of life possible).

After typing that sentence, it feels a little weird to do this next one, but here goes:

Not only does today trumpet the triumphant return of IF, it’s also the day that Ben Roethlisberger returned to the Pittsburgh Steelers off-season workout activities. Apparently, Roethlisberger won’t be talking to the media, either, which could very well be considered a good thing. Lest we forget the last time Big Ben made a media appearance, it didn’t go over too well.Similar Posts:

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Bad News, Celtics Fans

Chris — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:05:18 +0000

Apparently, the folks at Sports Illustrated are tired of the Boston Celtics’ surprising playoff run, and have decided to take matters into their own hands: Put the Celtics best playoff player on the cover. Welcome to the SI Jinx, Rajon Rondo. Judging by last night’s less-than-stellar performance (9 points [3-10 from the field], 8 assists), SI’s considerable influence may have already kicked in.

Game 5 and 6 (if necessary) will tell the entire whole story, but after last night, Celtics fans have to be a little concerned.

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Dear White Chocolate

Chris — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:37:54 +0000

Perhaps if you put as much effort into chasing down loose balls as you do yelling at locker room reporters, your team might not be facing elimination tonight. Granted, one lost loose ball doesn’t an ass-whipping make, but then again, the (lack of) effort shown looks awfully representative of Orlando’s series against Boston.

If you can’t beat `em, yell at the reporters, I guess.

I doubt that little outburst will do much to help your teammates tonight.

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Russell Westbrook’s Sick Dunk Over Odom

Chris — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:30:48 +0000

While everyone is rightfully on Kevin Durant’s jock during the Oklahoma City/Los Angeles series, the arrival of Russell Westbrook is just as enjoyable to watch. Known as an impressive athlete with potential to be a good basketball player, Westbrook is blooming into an All-Star type right before our very eyes, and at the expense of folks like Derek Fisher and Lamar Odom, making the revelation of Westbrook’s game that much better. Last night, he announced his arrival in a big way by throwing down a vicious dunk over the aforementioned Odom.

Memo to Lamar: when you are that late with the defensive rotation, just let the young buck have it. Otherwise, folks like me will have a field day with it.

In other news, while I know there’s not much he can do about the match-up he’s been given, but perhaps Phil Jackson should think about finding someone other than Fisher to try and stay in front of Westbrook. He’s just not athletic enough to much of anything to disrupt Westbrook’s arrival on the big stage, something the youngster is doing loudly and in such an effective manner, it’s impossible to ignore.

For his efforts, Westbrook finished the game with 27 points (11-21 from the field), eight rebounds and four assists. If not for Durant’s 29 and 19, Westbrook would be the talk of Oklahoma City’s win. Perhaps he should be anyway. Finally, Westbrook is averaging 23 points, six rebounds and five assists against the Lakers. What’s more, he’s only had six turnovers in three games, while averaging of 36 minutes a game.

That’s not bad at all when you consider just how much he handles the ball when OKC’s is on offense.Similar Posts:

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It’s March Madness, Baby

Chris — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:21:58 +0000

Is today Christmas or something, because there’s a distinct feeling of something great happening today? In fact, when I woke up this morning, the first thing I thought of was, “it’s Tournament time, bitch.” And yes, those were my exact thoughts when I became lucid. So what does today hold? Maybe a Stephen Curry-like discovery of a player we may not be aware of? If we’re lucky. Perhaps a Bryce Drew recreation? One can only hope.

Anyway, I’ll be here ALL DAY updating you as needed. It’s almost time, folks. Here’s some video to get you in the mood even more:

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