Player of the D.A.Y.
Smoke ‘em if you’ve got ‘em.
Whoa! What am I doing here? Not sure. Sam’s out this afternoon so I’m filling in for him, making this officially the first time I’ve ever been charged with choosing the Player of the D.A.Y.
What is the criteria involved? No idea. Nobody gave me any tips or anything, so I’m going off pure instinct, like a tiger in the wild.
Kobe gets nominated just because he elbowed Marko Jaric in the face. Also, because the Lakers managed to play a game that went two overtimes and still lost by 10 points.
Gilbert had a big game, going for 25 in a win over the Raptors.
Stephon put a 40 oz. on the Sonics, but missing that final free throw cost the Knicks a chance to win. And even though Steph is my boy and all, we just can’t reward failure.
Jason Terry dove into an old lady and then gave her a kiss. “I saw that she was dazed,” he said. “I wanted to give her a kiss to wake her up. A little kiss never hurts anyone.” Famous last words, JT.
Kevin Martin helped the Kings win without Ron Ron.
But at the end of the day, my Player of the D.A.Y. is the guy who went above and beyond, and in this case it’s TWolves center Mark Blount. Down six with just over two minutes left, Minnesota coach Randy Wittman improbably turned the game over to Blount, who drained three three-pointers and pushed the game into overtime. Blount had attempted one three-pointer in his career before this season, but it was his sharpshooting that gave the TWolves the chance to win the game.
And to keep it completely gangsta, Blount refused to comment after the game.
That’s class.
That’s intensity.
That’s your Player of the D.A.Y.
21 Responses to “Player of the D.A.Y.”
Mar.7 at 6:02 pm
Mehmet says:
first! and pretty good selection.
Mar.7 at 6:04 pm
Joe says:
LaLa gets my nod tomorrow for popping out a lil Melo or Mela.
Mar.7 at 6:04 pm
RAM says:
first
Mar.7 at 6:06 pm
SteveSmith8fan says:
He made 3 three pointers in 2 minutes and it is not even a contract year.
Mar.7 at 6:12 pm
Mehmet says:
The link to this column appears in both Sam’s corner and Lang’s corner. What does it mean? I watched The Prestige last night and it still dominates my mind. —BEGIN SPOILER—
Are they twins? Or clones? What happened to the real one? Does the machine work? AAARGGH!
—END SPOILER—
Mar.7 at 6:41 pm
Reggie Evans says:
Kobe HAter.
Mar.7 at 6:45 pm
jbn74sb says:
Ryan Jones is the real Kobe hater, and he even has reasons. Allegedly.
Mar.7 at 7:00 pm
Lang Whitaker says:
I saw The Prestige in a theater this summer and I still don’t really understand it.
Mar.7 at 7:14 pm
Mehmet says:
You can explain it one way with what is shown in the movie, but some people try to make up theories to explain it in other ways. IMDB forums have pretty good discussions, people even insult each other for interpreting the movie differently. It deserves watching multiple times. But the question is “Are you watching closely?”
Mar.7 at 7:23 pm
1hush D says:
You don’t know KobeHate. I nominate Kobe for the player with the most skill to never receive the MVP. He will never get the MVP especially now that he has taken to elbowing people in the face and well, of course, the rape incident did not help. But the guy has skills and I want to personally thank him for his new hobby of elbowing players in the face earning an even higher disdain for him around the country. With the influx of great talent continuing in the league, Kobe’s MVP opportunities continue to fade. His behavior only accelerates the gurantee that he will never be MVP. And for that, he is my player of the day.
Mar.7 at 7:43 pm
mdshuai says:
A well placed elbow toss never hurt anyone…or is it a well placed elbow always hurts someone…or only a well placed elbow toss hurts someone…whatever.
Mar.7 at 8:14 pm
Magic Chicken says:
I dunno, with the Ginobilli arm smack, he was trying to draw a foul. But this last game, he was totally fouled, and he was just trying to draw attention to it. The dude get suspended for that though? 1hust: not only is he the msot skilled player w/o an MVP, he also is probably the most fouled player w/o the same recognition Wade gets. I mean, how do u should out of double, triple team drives w/o getting fouled? He does get his share at the line, but it seems like the ref’s think there’s some sort of quota that they can’t exceed (unless ur name is Wade). Being a Kobe fan sure does suck … everyone hates ya man! SOmeone at SLAM needs to take on Kobe loving for the simple fact that he’s an underdog - everyone hates him!
Mar.7 at 9:49 pm
The Truth says:
XXXXXXXXXX Spolier XXXXXXXXXX In the Prestige, the guy in jail is a twin, the rich one is cloning himself over and over again, and sending hsi clone to death, in the water tank, hence the line at the end by the old guy, that drowning wasnt actually a nice way to go but scary as hell.
Mar.7 at 10:04 pm
namik says:
More spoilers-The Truth spoke the truth. I cant belive I spent 2 and a half hours watching that shit. I got it with 45 mins left. Then it happened exactly like I thought it would. All you really look for is the two blind men when Hugh J comes back from meeting Tesla. It just gives it away. And anyone who didnt see that the dude with the beard was Christian Bale had to have been drunk or high. I mean with all the advances in filmmaking, they couldnt do a better job of disguising that guy? And I so didnt get why Hugh Jackman was the bad guy. Didnt Bale kill his wife pretty much? You all want to see a real movie? Watch 300. And f*ck Mark Blount.
Mar.7 at 10:08 pm
namik says:
Instead of puching people Kobe should start taking them down with clotheslines at halfcourt. Hey it worked for LeBron…
Mar.8 at 1:30 am
Sherri says:
what has Slam come to? Lang gets all the good cloumns, first the DURTY THIRTAY then the Player OF the Day, Sam R. if you’re reading this, if you’re sick GET WELL SOON, but if youre just taking off for no reason, please have mercy on the souls who have to read Lang’s posts on the columns you do best.HAVE MERCY i say again. Lang i was expecting no different from you, you waste no time to put KOBE and the Laks down. and to all the guys who are blowing this elbow thing way out of proportion WHAT KINDA SISSY BALL DO YOU PLAY??? and Mark Blount WHO THE HELL IS MARK BLOUNT???
Mar.8 at 5:57 am
Danny W. UK says:
Has KG won a Player of the D.A.Y. award yet?
Mar.8 at 7:29 am
Dirk_Fan!!! says:
Kobe gets suspended again for flailing out his elbow and hitting someone in the face. I don’t think it warrants a suspension, but he takes the risk.
BUT… did you see Shaq nearly killing Marvin Williams (the part he didn’t kill by himself) career in that game against Atlanta.
Don’t tell me he had a chance to get the ball. He never lets someone have the chance to dunk on him. Everybody knows it. So it was intentionally and if a 350pound guy stops someone while in the air, there could have been serious damage. But hey, it’s Shaq. Who cares! Better suspend Kobe for at least trying to draw a foul!
Man, this guy can do no right!
Mar.8 at 10:13 am
James says:
This is the funniest thing ive read in a long time. Why? No idea. But it works. Good cover Lang
Mar.8 at 3:11 pm
Lazy Lew says:
RIP mark blount’s career. its obvious that after this we’ll never hear about him again
Mar.10 at 1:46 pm
Tha Truth outta Minnesota says:
I think kobe hit jaric in the face on purpose. I aint no hater but its the second time its happend this year. He was just mad that he was getting D’ed Up.