Line Of The Night — 01/24/2008
Line Of The Night:
Lil’ Monta Ellis — 39 points, 4 boards, 3 steals, 2 assists
We love watching this dude. He had it all working last night in a win against Dirty Jerse.
Jason Kidd Of The Night:
Boom Dizzle — 25 points, 12 boards, 10 assists, 5 steals
In a heads-up match-up, Baron out-Kidded Kidd. Boom! Dizzle.
Near Jason Kidd Of The Night:
Manu Ginobili — 18 points, 11 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals
Can ya’ll please stop doubting the Spurs? Everyone keeps saying they are old and they don’t have that spark this year. Well guess what? After a gutty win at Miami on virtually no rest, they have the same record they had at this point last year, and last year they brought home the chip. Settle down.
Worst Of The Night:
Late in the third quarter of the Warriors/Nets game, Don Nelson decided to repeatedly intentionally foul the Nets’ Josh Boone, a 36% free-thrower on the year. Sure, Boone went 7-15 on the night, so the Warriors could have taken advantage, scoring 2 or 3 to the Nets 1, but it didn’t work out like that. Nelson killed the flow of the game, and that’s really the Warriors advantage — an up-and-down, fast-paced game. The Nets took the lead, and the Warriors had to rally in the 4th to pull out the win. Not only did the strategy backfire, but it was awful to watch.
Panties In A Knot Of The Night:
Filling in for Kenny Smith last night, Magic Johnson seemed like he was really trying to put his stamp on the Inside The NBA proceedings. Usually he fits in nicely as the fourth guy on the set, but last night it seemed like he was trying just a little too hard. And why did he find it necessary to ride on Vinsanity so much? He declared him “done” due to his knee problems. Isn’t done a little harsh? We agree he is no longer a superstar, but that has been the case for about 5 seasons now! VC is what he is — a nice complimentary scorer. Let the man live. UNC Mob Fo’ life, fool!
All-Star Starters Of The Night:
The voting results are in, here’s who will tip-off this year’s all-star game in New Orleans:
The East:
G — Dwyane Wade and Jason Kidd
F — LeBron James and Kevin Garnett
C — Dwight Howard
Good job by the fans here, with the only problem being Dwyane Wade. He was hurt for a good portion of the season, and has only shown flashes of his true game after coming back. The fans love him though, and he’s not a terrible selection. The problem is, there is no obvious guy that should be there instead. Guys like Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, Joe Johnson and Michael Redd come to mind… but none are sureshots. What they need to do is let some of the West cats play for the East!
The West:
G — Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson
F — Carmelo Anthony and Tim Duncan
C — Yao Ming
With A.I. surging from behind to overtake McGradles, the fans came close here, but as good as Iverson is, where the hell are Steve Nash and Chris Paul? The depth at guard in the West is ridic, where there are up to 6 or 7 guys that should be starting over ANYBODY in the East. The standings simply reflect one thing — the West has more talent.
The Cavs’ Sasha Pavlovic out for up to 2 months with a sprained foot… The Suns to play an outdoors pre-season game next year, at California’s Indian Wells Casino…