After watching most of the teams in the league play at least once this year, I've decided to keep a starting lineup of NBA players that I love to watch play, and five I absolutely cheer for to blow a knee (not really, but you know what I mean). I'll rotate players in and out of my Fives during the season, and I won't highlight obvious guys like Kobe or CP3. That's way too easy.
Guys I Love:
1. Aaron Brooks (Rockets). This guy is the reincarnation of Tiny Archibald or John Lucas. He's a small, speed-burner who just has a knack for scoring, like that old wiry drunk guy on the playground who keeps throwing up junk, but it just keeps on going in, and before the ball's even through the net, his wolf-like eyes are already looking for a way to get the ball back so he can score again.
2. Vlad Radmonovic (Lakers): He's a spaceman and I'm sure he drives his team and Phil Jackson crazy, but I just love his snowboarder-looking aloofness and his gorgeous rainbow jumpers. When he's on, there isn't a prettier shot in the game.
3. Hedo Turkoglu (Magic): See #2, but his shot's not nearly as pretty.
4. Trevor Ariza (Lakers): A good UCLA guy. Extremely athletic and versatile and dogged defender. Great off the bench who stealthily makes a difference in the game.
5. Jose Calderon (Raptors): Anyone who turns and gives Garnett a piece of his mind in Boston is alright by me. (By the way, I was watching this live and Garnett was being a total douche. He pulled this garbage several times in a row down the court while the refs sat idly by and Tommy Heinsohn feverishly double-fisted his manhood.)
Five I Hate, so far:
1. Larry Hughes (Bulls): He's played 4 games this year and he wears a full length sleeved black skin-tight shirt under his jersey. He's due more than $25 million for the next 2 seasons. He's averaging 7 points per game. He is a turd sandwich.
2. Matt Barnes (Suns): Yes, he is a UCLA guy, and I should like him, but he just makes me nuts. He thinks he's an actual contributor for the Suns - hell, due to the total disintegration of Grant Hills's legs, Barnes is a starter. One of my favorite things to see is Barnes nail his first three of the game, cuz then I know he's gonna think he's "on" that night and his knuckle ball jumper will continue to skip off the rim all night long.
3. Drew Gooden (Bulls): His Neptune -looking beard is stupid. His game is dopey and he stinks.
4. Jerry Stackhouse (Mavericks): Contrary to Stack's opinion, he is 100% D-U-N. When he takes the court for the Mavs this year, I know he's just thinking, "Oh ya. It's Stack-time baby," as he jacks up one off-target jumper after another. He's turrble. If Dallas can get anything more than Sonic gift cards for him, I'll be stunned.
5. Brent Barry (Rockets): His flat-footed set shoot is way off the mark so far this year, but he keeps on gunning. Horrible.
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Three out of five downers are former Sixers -- not bad!
Matt Barnes is a scrub. There's no better word for him. If he grew up in my neighborhood -- and he may have -- we'd have called him "Charms," 'cause he's a sucker.
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