Player of the D.A.Y.
Not all of last year’s playoff teams are winless
The headline match-up of the night was Dallas-Golden State, in a fight for revenge steel cage match. If Baron hit that three, odds are he would have his first Player of the D.A.Y. this season. But the shot didn’t go down, and perhaps that’s a sign of things to come for the Warriors? The magic isn’t there? They are eagerly waiting for the return of Stephen Jackson to restore… whoa that’s crazy. I can’t even finish the thought. Golden State hasn’t won a game yet. The same goes for Washington, who blew a 20 point lead and put the game in the hands of Gilbert Arenas for the chance to go for the game-winning three on the road. His decision was to call for a clear out, and then allow himself to be forced into a corner with two defenders on him as he launched a heavily contested jumper.
So, two of the exciting and insane teams in the league who made the playoffs last year are winless. Let’s go to the third game of the night.
Chicago finally won a game, getting past their blood rivals, the Pistons. Crunchtime was sloppy, but the Bulls held on thanks in big part to Tyrus Thomas with and his 19 and 14 with 2 steals and 2 blocks. Richard Jefferson gets honorable mention, and of course there were huge numbers for Rasheed and Baron in their losses. But the Player of the D.A.Y. is Tyrus Thomas.
And before I call it a week, you don’t have to point this out to me. Heroes creator Tim Kring has apologized for what has become of the show. That’s great, but why don’t you just fix it instead. I recommend keeping Officer Parkman and Molly away from each other at all times for starters, and perhaps featuring Kristen Bell more than once for five minutes every 7 episodes or whatever it’s been.
But I will leave you all with something entertaining. By way of our New York Knicks season preview writer Joey of Straight Bangin’ fame, the rap charts and graphs.
13 Responses to “Player of the D.A.Y.”
Nov.9 at 5:23 pm
Captain America says:
okay, I’ll buy that. A T-Thomas first
Nov.9 at 5:27 pm
white hot eboy says:
Maybe Tim Kring reads SLAMOnline and The Watcher posts.
Nov.9 at 5:38 pm
white hot eboy says:
Actually Sam, I miss your early morning posts. Holly’s keeping it good, but your’s are missed too.
Nov.9 at 5:42 pm
Bryan says:
It’s not gonna fix much to stay on strike.F*ckers.Why don’t you fix that sh*t so we can get a full season.
Nov.9 at 5:55 pm
Bryan says:
Sam how are you gonna feel if the Mets go after Arod?
Nov.9 at 5:56 pm
t-rocc says:
Nice. Tyrus has had a couple of ridiculous games so far - but he’s had some pretty ugly ones, too. Here’s hoping for a little more consistency in his game.
Nov.9 at 6:16 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
93 til infinity
Nov.9 at 7:19 pm
Bryan says:
Also I definitely concur on the Kristen Bell part of this post.
Nov.10 at 4:18 am
Tariq says:
I don’t really watch Heroes, but if I understand correctly, one of the problems with season 2 is that they wanted to prioritize storytelling over adrenaline, which was a mistake. This is my beef with these kinds of shows. Look at The Sopranos; you get an unbelievable adrenaline rush whenever someone gets clipped (especially when the victim’s face egets trampled under his own car!) But you also get unbelievable storytelling and character development.
Nov.10 at 6:43 am
Eoin says:
Even calling what Gil did a jumper is exaggerating the quality of the shot.It may actually have been the worst shot in the history of basketball.It…was…AWFUL.
Nov.10 at 1:56 pm
BETCATS says:
3-2 bay bay
Nov.10 at 4:15 pm
Darksaber says:
More Sailer and da refugees damnit.
Nov.12 at 1:28 pm
Jared says:
that rap chart is probably the best thing i’ve ever seen in my life…ever