Romance on the Hardwood: Carmelo and Allen
playing: “Kiss From a Rose” by Seal
Carmelo: Shhhh, there there.
Allen: I missed you so much.
Carmelo: I know, I know.
Allen: It’s been tough, Carmelo.
Carmelo: OK…
Allen: I felt so… so…
Carmelo: Just let it out.
Allen: So cold.
Carmelo: It’s OK. Your Bunsen burner’s here.
[Awkward silence]
Allen: It’s so good to have you back.
Carmelo: It’s great to be back.
Allen: Did you miss me?
Carmelo: Yes.
Allen: Really?
Carmelo: Of course! C’mon, what type of question is that?
Allen: I don’t know. I’m fragile.
Carmelo: Well, I am.
Allen: OK, cool.
[Awkward silence]
Allen: I thought I was going to die.
Carmelo: Huh?
Allen: I thought I was going to die without you.
Carmelo: Please…
Allen: I did! Things were so dark, Carmelo.
Carmelo: OK, now you’re just being dramatic.
Allen: I am not. Kleiza’s horrible!
Carmelo: Calm down.
Allen: No! He is. And Camby! My God. Camby’s creepy lanky!
Carmelo: OK, easy…
Allen: I thought I was going to die.
Carmelo: Sure.
[Awkward silence]
Allen: *quietly sobbing*
Carmelo: Holy shit. Now what?
Allen: It’s– It’s– It’s–
Carmelo: Why are you crying?
Allen: It’s great to have you back.
Carmelo: You already said that.
Allen: I mean it, Carmelo. It really is.
Carmelo: Yeah yeah, awesome.
[Awkward silence]
Carmelo: Hey, whatta say we stop dancing for a sec? Grab a drink or something?
Allen: What? During Seal? No! I love Seal!
Carmelo: Shit, right, I forget. Sorry.
Allen: You know how much I love Seal, Carmelo. The way he’s overcome such adversity in his life. You know how I relate to that!
Carmelo: Yup.
Allen: He battled discoid lupus as a child, Carmelo! Discoid lupus!
Carmelo: Right, good.
Allen: Do you know what discoid lupus is, Carmelo?
Carmelo: Why must you keep saying my name? And yes, of course I do. I just forgot that–
Allen: Discoid lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that debilitates the immune system, attacking the body’s cells an–
Carmelo: And tissues, resulting in inflammation and sometimes permanent skin damage. Yes, I know. His face is fucked.
Allen: For you to even suggest we stop dance–
Carmelo: We’re dancing, we’re dancing! Fuck. Just drop it.
[Awkward silence]
Allen: It’s really great to have you back.
Carmelo: I want to punch you.
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Romance on the Hardwood: The Series
Kobe & Pargo: “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”
Kobe & Pargo (Pt. 2): “Wonderful Tonight”
Gilbert & Deron: “Unchained Melody”
LeBron & Vince: “All My Life”
Kobe & Nash: “Everything I Do (I Do It For You)”
Jason & Anthony: “Put Your Head On My Shoulder”
Kobe & Andrew: “Wicked Game”
(Bonus: Romance on the Gridiron — Ben & Kurt: “Truly, Madly, Deeply” at KSK)
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Comments (6)Iverson Is A Nugget!
My initial thoughts about the Iverson trade are up at the ‘House, but you can guaran-damn-tee Tas and I will be analyzing this big news in detail on tomorrow morning’s podcast.
Anyway, if you’re game, why not send in your own thoughts and concerns about the trade for the show? (It’d sure make our 5am morning a little more tolerable.)
E-mails are good; voice-mail messages are better. (#:214-5-JONES-1) Thanks in advance…
And oh, we’ll try and air/read as many as we can, so please keep ‘em crisp, clean and short…
Note: Andre Miller, Joe Smith, Eric Williams, Aaron Williams, some draft picks and no ‘Zo for those two guys on the right. Amazing…
Comments (6)All About The Answer?
I’m tired of the media calling Allen Iverson selfish and greedy. Too much ‘I’ in AI? There’s obviously not enough to talk about in the L. I don’t get it. Why the hate? Iverson did request a trade. He did want a better situation for himself. He can be fiery and stubborn. And ya, he’s put up a lot of shots throughout the years, but who else was supposed to take them? Aaron McKie? Eric Snow? John Salmons? Dikembe Mutombo?
For years, Billy King has assembled role players around AI. He was the go to guy in all situations. Allen hasn’t learned, nor needed to play any other way. To call him selfish for taking a team on his back when there was no other choice for the past decade is not seeing AI for who he is. In my opinion, Iverson didn’t have anyone to share the ball with until Chris Webber came along. AI loved the idea, publicly approving for C-Webb to join him in the spotlight. Now, with the development of Andre Iguodala, Iverson has struggled to distribute and make his teammates better.
But AI has never had to make like Terrell Owens and share. The teams around him just weren’t good enough. Would a tougher coach more like Larry Brown and less like Maurice Cheeks be the answer? Maybe. It’s more than likely his new situation will show if he can become a true team player. He’ll be forced to split the limelight with other stars.
Calling him egocentric is wrong. I don’t care if he missed a team function or left practice early. It’s hard to be a good employee when you’re not wanted, and the Sixers showed no love when they shopped him in the off-season.
He can be hard-headed but there’s no doubt he’s a winner. He’s gonna have to learn to become a different kind of winner. I for one can’t wait to find out.
Comments (7)AI Gone? Blame It On The Shavlik
It just hasn’t been the same for Iverson since 76ers teammate Shavlik Randolph fractured his ankle. After the brutal event Iverson called: “The worst injury I’ve ever seen”, it almost seems like AI has been a different person – missing team functions, leaving practice early… oh wait, that’s the Allen Iverson we all know and love.
The luster of AI’s career in Philly has been dulled for a while now. The feeling his days were numbered was very apparent in the off-season when he was shopped around like one of Borat’s favourite prostitutes.
When I saw Iverson in Toronto on November 8th, it felt like a part of that tough little guy was missing. The Sixers were down 3 in the dying seconds and AI, the 2nd, raced up court and fired up a shot that clanked. Iverson sauntered to the locker room, head down. 5 days after hitting the game winning shot against the Magic it was Iverson’s heir apparent, Andre Iguodala, who got to take the important stroke.
Iverson has played second fiddle to no one in Philadelphia. It’s been his squad since he was drafted in 1996. The team is undoubtedly going in another direction. They want to start over again with younger players like Iguodala, Dalembert and Korver.
AI doesn’t like it. He truly has given his everything to the city. He has been the toughest player in the NBA for the last decade. No one has gotten hit more than Iverson. He almost brought Philadelphia a championship when he took the team on his back in 2001. He has cried on national TV, he has feuded publicly with coaches. He does it all because he loves the game of basketball and the city of Philadelphia. He has worn his heart on his sleeve and been the face of the franchise for a long time. That’s why he can’t take a back seat to anybody. There’s no way he can become a 2nd option on the only team he’s known. That’s why I wouldn’t be surprised if Peter Vescey’s report about AI asking to be traded is true.
I don’t see him as an unworthy superstar crying his way out of a situation. He’s scoring 31 points per game for Cheeks’ sake! Although he knows the team is going nowhere, he wouldn’t have a problem if he were the go to guy. Can he learn that secondary role on a new team – say if he’s traded to play with Kevin Garnett in Minnesota? Maybe, no one can be sure. I just think he’s too prideful to do it in Philly.
Comments (5)Steve Carell vs. Allen Iverson
My rec league basketball team starts up tonight and well … I can’t wait to call someone on the opposite team a “S.O.B.”.
(Note: Our team is called Touching Chris Kaman, and over the next couple of months you’re going to read way more than you’d ever want to about us. Sorry.)
The Office Deleted Scenes [YouTube]
Comments (5)“I’m the Bad Boy flavor, light brown gators”
In his latest Insider article, John Hollinger lays the odds of Allen Iverson being traded to the Golden State Warriors for Troy Murphy, Ike Diogu, Mickael Pietrus, and Zarko Cabarkapa at about 7-1.
But let’s just say Jason Richardson decides to throw in his $800 pair of brown alligator dress shoes. You know, sweeten the pot a little.
Then what are we lookin’ at? 3-1? 2-1 odds?
I mean shit, if you’re 76ers GM Billy King, are you, or are you not just dyin’ to slip your callused feet into a fine pair of Mezlans?
Five Possible Allen Iverson Trade Scenarios [ESPN Insider]
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