The D.A.Y. Marcus Camby was king of the class of ‘96
The Wizards miss Caron Butler already
Isiah Thomas was fined $50K yesterday. I didn’t mention that news yesterday because he is the coach and I still believe President of an irrelevant team. The Knicks tricked me into caring about them again, but as soon as James Dolan said he was content with the progress from league disgrace to “We suck, but so do a lot of people” and he took Isiah off the hot seat, the season was over. A valiant effort by Stephon Marbury to keep the fans interested, but that’s over. New York is a basebawl town. The Mets are 2-0, dominating the defending champs. The Yankees are the best off Broadway drama in the city. I had some relatives from Louisiana in town for Passover and they asked if they should try to get Knicks tickets. I told them not to, because I don’t want even their nosebleed money going to Dolan’s pocket. The only good news is that the NBA and hopefully a charity gains $50K from Isiah, through his allowance from Jimblevision. Great season Knicks, and now you will never be in the news ever again.
DENVER 111 LA LAKERS 105
Remember the SLAM ’96 draft issue, calling it the best draft class ever? Iverson and Kobe were at the top, and they were both on the floor in this game. Kobe scored 39 on 31 shots. Iverson had 20 and 10 on 24 shots. But the ’96 Draft star of the game was Marcus Camby with 21 and 20, plus 6 blocks. Lamar Odom had a triple double of 17-14-12 and Melo scored 31, getting to the line 18 times. The Lakers were still in the game after J.R. Smith flagrantly fouled Andrew Bynum, but the Lakers big man missed two free throws and that was it. Kobe becomes the youngest player in history to reach 19,000 points. Denver won with non Hall of Famer Adrian Dantley coaching and beating Hall of Famer Phil Jackson, as George Karl was with his son in Idaho, who was having cancerous lymph nodes removed. Best of luck to you, young Mr. Karl!
BLOWOUTS
San Antonio took care of Seattle 110-91, New Orleans over Miwaukee 119-101, Detroit beat Indy 100-85, Cleveland got 31, 12, 6, and some highlight dunks from LeBron as they handled Minnesota 101-88. Glad that’s all out of the way.
PHOENIX AND DALLAS
We should keep tabs on how fresh these two stay as they fight off the boredom of waiting for the playoffs. They both played close games, Phoenix getting by Memphis 116-111 behind 17 assists from Steve Nash and 13 of 26 shooting from three point land as a team. Memphis made it somewhat interesting with a rally in the second half, and got double doubles from Gasol and Hakim Warrick, but come on now. The Mavericks were without Dirk, who was sick and missed the game, so they had to play some tough D and make a few plays to hold off the Kings 97-93. Josh Howard led the way with 29 and 8. Mavericks, you are supposed to lose games when Dirk doesn’t play to help out his MVP cause. Dirk joins the list of about 150 other NBA players who have missed games with a flu or stomach bug this season.
MIAMI 92 TORONTO 89
The Heat were winning for most of the game, let the lead slip away, but were bailed out by the championship intangibles of James Posey. Yes, on a night where he went 1 of 9 from the field, Posey hit 4 big free throws and grabbed 2 boards at the crucial point in the game. Unlike say, 13 other teams in the East, the Miami Heat just know what they have to do to win games. Chris Bosh had 24 and 11 in the loss. With the win, Miami takes over the 4 seed setting up a rematch with Chicago, because…
CHARLOTTE 122 WASHINGTON 102
The Wizards playing without Caron Butler for the rest of the season, were blown away by the Bobcats. Gerald Wallace had 34 and 14, Felton and Brevin Knight combined for 26 assists, and the Cats shot 57% from the field. Good luck fixing that without your defensive stopper for the playoffs. Eddie Jordan, the pressure is on.
17 Responses to “The D.A.Y. Marcus Camby was king of the class of ‘96”
Apr.4 at 8:51 am
AP says:
first!…the bobcats shoulda played Herman earlier as he is just dominating lately…rookie of the month for march…man is better than morrison…coulda been a ROY candidate
Apr.4 at 8:58 am
jokil says:
Kevin Willis for Roy
Apr.4 at 9:51 am
Mike says:
Kevin Willis can’t snatch the child because he has a big head and little arms.
Apr.4 at 9:54 am
Andres David says:
oh man didn’t I say bobcats in 08′… get used to it suckers. Thats the mens to respect. Inside peanut butter outside jelly. I don’t really know what the means but I hope its a compliment about how they have good post players and solid wings.
Apr.4 at 11:13 am
Blue says:
Yeah…hopefully the Bobcats can keep Gerald Wallace…I think he can opt of his contract at he end of the season.
Apr.4 at 11:40 am
albie1kenobi says:
i really wish i watched the lakers/nuggs game last night. and i hope melo learns how to rebound and plays defense. that’s what his team needs, not more scoring. if he does step up on the defensive end, with his quickness and strength, his game will go up an echelon, and nuggets will become a bonafide championship contender. it’s really that simple, melo.
Apr.4 at 11:45 am
jj says:
Man! Herrmann or whatever he’s called sure is playing good right now. It kinda makes you wonder what would’ve happened if they had started him earlier in the season… oh wait they’re the bobcats! Anyway, he would be contending for ROY now if he had had this kind of production throughout the season. Fabio is craaaazy!
Apr.4 at 1:18 pm
Tom Jackson says:
“There’s a floor, Monty! There’s a floor! ….. There’s no floor!!” I’m really disappointed that Sam didn’t comment on this yesterday. Maybe you missed it, Sam?
Apr.4 at 1:29 pm
what says:
With the emergence of Walter Herrman, Adam Morrison now is the 3rd best white small forward on the Charlotte Bobcats. Ladies and gentlemen, the next Larry Bird!
Apr.4 at 1:34 pm
The Real Mongoose says:
That was hilarious Mike.
Apr.4 at 2:39 pm
Sam Rubenstein says:
Tom, I have been thinking about it and I truly do not know what you are talking about. Please explain.
Apr.4 at 4:44 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
Commentary highlight of the night.
Lakers FSN announcer
“Kobe with hang-time,…why do we call it hang-time anyway? He just jumps higher than everyone so he has more time to get the shot off.”
Apr.4 at 4:47 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
2 random things ive noticed:
1. there have been a ton of traveling calls on pump fakes this year
2. James Posey has been catching way more dunks than usual this year.
Apr.4 at 6:58 pm
Steven Thompson says:
tom confused me
Apr.4 at 6:59 pm
Tom Jackson says:
Well, Sam, I just figured if anyone had a shot to remember, it’d be you. You are rivaled only by Lang in your knowledge of seemingly EVERYTHING to do with the entertainment industry (from college baseball video games to reality television). I said something once about how I don’t understand how Lang has the time to watch/play/learn/interview/know everything he does, and you’re just as baffling with your uncanny balance of free time. Anyway, that’s from the Golden Child, the ultra-classic Eddie Murphy joint from the 80’s. He called the old Chinese Buddhist “Monty Hall” because of the games he has to play. Lang brought up Monty Hall yesterday and someone had a post that contained an Eddie Murphy refrence recently, so I had a flash back. He’s walking through the maze, and he drops the coin, “There’s a floor Monty! There’s a floor! …. (listens for the coin to hit) … There’s no floor!!!” Classic pre-watered down Eddie.
Apr.4 at 6:59 pm
Sneakerhead says:
i herd that last night on kobe 2 boing, lol great stufff\
Apr.4 at 8:25 pm
NAS says:
best of wishes to karl junior
as for karl senior, maybe he should stay at home for a while, u never know adrian dantley could go on a like 20 win run and win the championship - george karl went on a 33-4 run when he first took over so anything is possible Maybe dantley can get into the hall as a coach???