Ep. 320: [Bleep]in’ Good Game


The Basketball Jones — The Fix — Episode 320 (.mp3)

On today’s show, Tas and I discuss Perk’s big night, the Celtics’ rebounding, Doc’s late-game fouling strategy, fines for flopping, Big Red’s good green, and much, much more. Enjoy, madames and monsieurs.

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By J.E. Skeets at 10:52 am on 05.29.2008 — Tags: Podcasts

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9 Responses to “Ep. 320: [Bleep]in’ Good Game”

  1. Keenan at 10:54 am on 05.29.2008

    For Boston, for Boston, our glory is our own!

    Kimboooooooooo!

  2. McSwollenvich at 1:47 pm on 05.29.2008

    The flopping fines are cramping Ginobili’s style.

    It’ll be interesting the see the effect this has on FTA by certain players.

  3. Moonshine Mike at 4:18 pm on 05.29.2008

    When I had a Perkin’s night, it usually meant I ended up someplace in the south, very drunk.

  4. i hate andrew bogut even though i'm australian and have the same first name at 7:09 pm on 05.29.2008

    more ref impersonations please!

  5. Gourmet Spud at 10:06 pm on 05.29.2008

    Fact: most NBA refs started out as PeeWee hockey coaches in Canada.

  6. Papa Chango at 12:30 am on 05.30.2008

    How thrilled are the Bulls players right now?
    They went from almost getting Mr “7 Seconds or Less” as coach to Mr “Dont you dare shoot until the clock hits 23 secs”!
    But they shouldnt worry, Dougie has proven everywhere he was been that he knows how to deal with young players.
    Bravo Paxson. I was going to go with Fratello to suck the life out of the ball but this 180 degree turnaround should work out very well.

    Fact: most molesters started out as PeeWee hockey coaches in Canada.

  7. pitty at 9:29 am on 05.30.2008

    Way to go jesus! Ray Allen is the man! the celtics have to step their game up! when your winning by 20 points, you can’t let up a bit! sloppy passing in the second half! great game, kept me on the edge of my seat.

  8. Harold Ballard at 4:43 pm on 05.30.2008

    The Dean of flopping was coach Dean Smith who taught several generations of players and coaches the art of drawing a charge but that of course wouldnt fit in with the cheap xenophobic rants. And please explain the difference between taking a charge and a flop because they are the same, except one seems to be an exxageration of the other and in a quick game like basketball asking referees to decide between both in a split second is gonna lead to even more bad refereeing. Shit, the refs are having a hard enough time determining a flagrant foul, now you want to leave another call that falls on a very thin line to their disgression? Oh yes, this is brilliant. Give the pyromaniacs more matches, wont you?
    What do you want now coaches to teach players to do when they are on defense and someone is attacking the rim at full speed? Plant your feet, take the charge and dont move? They will be called for the defensive call every time. And more injuries.
    I dont want to hear any fucking Tar Heels or Duke fans bitch about flopping, youve forfeited the right.
    The eastern conference isnt shitty because of flopping (and I have no problems watching the west), so how about we try to make the league balanced and entertaining instead of meaningless feelgood campaigns (maybe start a Just Say No campaign to flopping). How about we get GM’s who have balls, and coaches who innovate and players who try hard more than once a week? I think THOSE things affect more the game. How about the league does something about professional players who cant hit half their free throws? There is a lot more of those in the league than there are floppers and its utterly embarassing to watch the Varejao, Oneal, Duncan (yes), Wallace and others shoot their bricks.
    Make the use of the underhanded Barry free throws mandatory to any player shooting below 50%. It will either make them better shooters (less muscles to coordinate, less depending on muscle fatigue and tired arms at end of games) or it will embarass them enough to spend 2 hours a day practicing until they got over 50%.
    Imagine a professional baseball player who coudlnt throw to first base or a soccer player who coudlnt do a corner kick?
    That’s what FT are in the NBA.

  9. Will at 2:24 am on 06.04.2008

    I’m like a week behind on you guys…its terrible. But your fucking ref impersonation was honest to god the funniest thing I’ve heard in days…since my jamaican co-worker got a ticket for not wearing a seat-belt and said “babylon says click it or ticket, mon.”

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