Ep. 311: Season Savior
The Basketball Jones — The Fix — Episode 311 (.mp3)
On today’s show, Tas and I discuss the Celtics new Big Three, why the Cavs loathe the first 15 seconds of the shot clock, if Boozer is hurting the Jazz, Scal’s leather, which current players would make solid color commentators, and much, much more. Enjoy, mates.
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There’s no way Baby loses weight, Tas. He’s as good as he’s going to get.
*losing Gibson was huge!!
I wanna see Shaq “drop knowledge” in the booth. I’m sure he would be full of gems. Sheed is my second choice.
former/current player in the booth: Starbury after he gets cut
T$, FTW.
For the booth:
Tyronn Lue
Agent 0
Stephen Jackson
Worst for the booth:
Duncan
Joe Johnson
Artest
Hopefully he didn’t call him Marvin Ely, because his name is Melvin.
And I’d officially like to endorse Marbury straight to the booth for all nationally televised games. After his latest “training in the mountains” stuff … yeah, viewership skyrockets. Honorable mention for Delonte West, who has been proven to be completely insane.
I know he’s not the flashiest pick, but I wonder if someone like Joe Smith would make a good color guy or studio contributor. Think about it:
- Loads of experience in the league;
- Has played for all sorts of different teams, so he could provide relevant conversation on what good/bad/young/old/tanking/playoff teams do and don’t do in certain situations;
- Has played for a ton of coaches (Adelman, Carlesimo, Larry Brown, Flip, the illustrious George Irvine, Terry Porter, Karl, Skiles and Mike Brown), so he’d bring broad knowledge of offensive/defensive schemes;
- Has played in eight different cities with a bunch of random stars, so he’d probably have a decently wide American cultural base for the late 3rd/4th Qs of blowouts;
- Wouldn’t really have much to lose, since he’d already made his money over the course of a 15+-year career, so he’d be free to say pretty much whatever the hell he wanted;
- In an interview just after Smith joined the Bulls, Joel Brigham described him as “just an everyday, down-to-earth sort of guy, which is part of what makes these interviews with him so entertaining” … that’s gotta be a good sign for a color guy, right?
- Talented guys who didn’t star always seem to transition better to TV than guys who were big names (Barkley being the notable exception);
- And you’d assume that a guy who’s gone through the humbling situations he has — being the number tne overall pick in ‘95, only to get overshadowed by the next four picks (McDyess, Stack, Sheed, KG), never quite living up to expectations, not to mention being the principal in McHale’s disastrous move that set the T-Wolves back all those years — and come out the other side with a long, productive (if unspectacular) career would have a pretty good sense of perspective about what goes on not only on the court, but around the game, too.
I don’t know, it seems to make sense to me — then again, maybe he’s a colossal bore.
My pick was Malone.
@Chris. Yes, you passed the test.
@Ryne: Seems like you know a lot about Big Baby. Can you tell me what he eats? Should he stop eating after 8?
I’ve got another. Brent Barry seems like he’d be solid in the booth. Like a young Jeff Van Gundy.
RonRon anyone?
What fucking momentum is Tas talking about for the Celtics? They go down by 14, at home, and never really put the Cavs away until the clock run out, and all of a sudden they’re fine? Fuck that noise.
Two more thoughts:
1. Did anyone else appreciate Doug Collins’ bizarre devotion to his “points per shot” stat last night, leading to him eventually claiming that every time Kobe takes a shot at home “that’s worth 2.1 points for his team”? Shooting percentages and free throw stats be damned, Doug Collins talks points per shot.
2. Was just kidding with the mentally challenged comment - I’m glad you guys are firmly in the retard camp.
“A Lebron James team is never desperate”
-Lebron
What a giant douche. I forgot it’s all about the Cleveland Lebrons. It’s all about jacking up ill-timed 3’s, having no mid range game, embarrassing looking fall away J’s, turning the ball over, and dogging it on defense. But he can do no wrong, the Nike ads say so. I’m a witness; a witness to a balding, spoiled, ego maniacal man child
I wish the commentators had the guts to criticize this chump when he fucks up. And officiating, no one ever criticizes the horrendous calls that are a feature of every game. So I would go for Sheed Wallace, he’d tell it like it is. He’d probably last 1 quarter before Stern’s goons shut him down
gotta agree with Matt — although i felt Cavs blew another opp, just like game1, the fact that they did not get blown out in boston and left celts feeling a little nervous at the end bodes well for Cavs. Celts still expected to win series, but point diferentials in losses are often good predictors of what happens in the next games.
Despite almost giving the game away, the fact that they came back on the LeBrons will make them feel good about themselves IMO. And, my mom always told me to trust my instincts.
I agree with Tas. You get the feeling the C’s know they can beat the Cavs and just don’t go for it full tilt because they don’t have to. Even when they took that big lead I never thought they would beat the Celtics. You gotta remember teh Celtics are still learning how to develop the killer instinct to put inferior teams away. Paul Pierce and Ray Allen have been well below their best in the playoffs, otherwise the Celtics would be winning easily. Rondo, Posey, Cassell, Powe, Big Baby, Brown, have all taken turns stepping up while Allen and Pierce putter around throwing up bricks.
Celtics will close this out in Cleveland
@Tas — Couldn’t tell if you were trying to say he was mispronouncing his last name (saying it like L-eee instead of E-lie) or that he was saying Marvin instead of Melvin. And also, I need a sarcasm font.
Also, Bron won’t be able to suckle on his Boobie. Gibson is out for Game 6. Sadly, I think it’s a wrap for the Cavs.
There’s one name that comes to mind before any other; this is a person who will no be afraid to speak his mind; whose charm and charisma; whose accomplishments — both on and off the court — is sure provide the credibility needed to instantly make him a television personality for years to come. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you
Latrell Sprewell
Rasheed Wallace would make for a hilarious commentator. He would have so many funny stories and priceless quotes.
@ Hoevel: I wish I could agree, but dire financial straits highlighted by a crippling foreclosure has got a way of knockin’ the whimsy out of a guy … and if Spree’s lost the whimsy, how can he be expected to spice up broadcasts?
What’s that? Paired with P.J. alongside Mike Breen?
Done and done.
@Tas: Remember that time you chided Skeets for not being sure when game 7s would be? Spurs-Hornets on MONDAY, bub.