REVENGE of the Mavs and other NBA Recaps
The Bulls break through as the Wizards stay winless
By Holly MacKenzie
Chicago got to breathe a collective sigh of relief last night as they were able to notch their first victory of the season. Washington and Golden State did not. The game of the night between the Warriors and Mavs lived up to expectations as the teams went at each other the whole game, keeping it close down to the wire. Baron looked good and I thought for sure that three was going in, but I guess it wasn’t his night. I really love how well Josh Howard has played so far and Jason Terry is working wonders coming off of the bench for Dallas. Kelenna Azubuike is exciting to watch. Even though the Warriors lost (again), the game last night had them looking like they did in the playoffs. The passion and fire was there and I hope that continues when their opponent is someone other than Dallas.
Big night in the NBA tonight. I can’t wait to catch Phoenix and Miami, of course the Lakers and Minnesota and I am also looking forward to the Atlanta/Boston game. I read last night that Nene tore a ligament in his thumb in Denver’s game against Boston Wednesday night and he will be out for up to six weeks after he has surgery on the thumb today. Denver has been hit hard with the injuries in the opening of this season, lets hope they (along with everyone else), can get healthy.
New Jersey 87 Washington 85
After losing to New Jersey in the final minutes of the game, Washington’s 0-4 start is their worst since the 1992-93 season. While New Jersey appeared to have their 85-79 lead under control with 1:53 left in the game, Washington went on a 6-0 run with all six of those points coming on made free throws to tie the game with 39 seconds on the clock. After Vince Carter missed a jumper with 27 seconds left in the game, Richard Jefferson chased down the offensive rebound and was then fouled by Antonio Daniels, sending him to the line. With the game depending upon him, Jefferson once again placed the Nets on his shoulders and hit both free throws to put New Jersey up 87-85. On the final possession of the game, Gilbert Arenas waited until there were seven seconds left before making his move, which left him in the corner to take an off-balance jumper that missed completely, giving Jersey the win. In addition to hitting the game winning free throws, Jefferson finished with 25 points while Carter had 24 and Jason Kidd had a line of 6 pts, 8 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nets. On the losing side of things, Antawn Jamison led the Wizards with 24 points and 9 rebounds while Caron Butler and Gilbert Arenas each added 21.
Chicago 97 Detroit 93
The Chicago Bulls were able to notch their first victory of the season last night, but it was one that went down to the final play of the game. Led by Tyrus Thomas and his 19 points and 14 rebounds, the Bulls were able to hang onto a 94-93 lead with 1:35 remaining. It was a sloppy finish as each team traded turnovers and then missed shots before Ben Gordon was fouled after pulling down a rebound. Gordon made 1 of 2 free throws to put the Bulls up 95-93 and from there Rasheed Wallace missed on a shot attempt that Joe Smith rebounded with 13 seconds on the clock. He was fouled, but made only 1 of 2 free throws, keeping the window open for the Pistons, three point game, 96-93. The Bulls got lucky as Richard Hamilton threw up a three-point attempt that was short and Thomas was fouled as he grabbed the rebound with 2.9 seconds remaining. While he made only 1 of his 2 free throws, it was enough to put the Bulls up 4 and seal the victory. In addition to the big game from Thomas, Luol Deng had 17 points for the Bulls, Ben Gordon added 16 and Kirk Hinrich had 14 assists. Rasheed Wallace dropped 36 points in the loss, and pulled down 9 boards for the Pistons while Rip had 18. The Bulls out-rebounded Detroit by 11, 47-36.
Dallas 120 Golden State 115
In a rematch of last years first round upset by the Warriors over the Mavericks, tension was high and the game was tight the entire way through. This time around, Dallas came out on the winning end of things as they were able to withstand a 37 point performance by Baron Davis, thanks to a 3rd quarter which saw them outscore the Warriors by 9. After the opening period, the game was tied at 27. At the half, Golden State had managed to build a four-point lead, 61-57. Dallas came out strong in the 3rd and outscored the Warriors 34-25 for the quarter behind a 10-point outburst by Josh Howard. The Mavericks went into the 4th leading by five, 91-86. In the final quarter, each team scored 29 points with the final score being a 120-115 victory for Dallas. With the game on the line, Jerry Stackhouse drilled a huge three with 37 seconds on the clock to put Dallas up 117-113. Baron Davis came right back and answered with a jumper of his own, with 32 seconds remaining. After Nowitzki missed a three-point attempt, the Warriors gave up two huge offensive rebounds to Dallas, fouling Stackhouse and putting him on the line where he hit one of 2, bringing the score to 118-115 Dallas with 7 seconds on the clock. Out of the timeout, Baron Davis got a great look at what would have been a tying three-point shot, but was not able to hit it and after Devin Harris made 2 free throws, the final was 120-115. Josh Howard and Jason Terry each finished with 24 points. Nowitzki had a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds and Devin Harris added 21 points. Brandon Bass came off of the bench to contribute 10 points and 12 rebounds. For the Warriors, Davis was tops with his game-high 37 while Kelenna Azubuike had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Al Harrington added 20. For the game Dallas out-boarded Golden State 49-38 while going 26-30 (86.7%) from the foul line as compared to Golden State’s dismal 16-30 (53.3%). The Warriors were without Mickael Pietrus who was out with the flu. Stephen Jackson still has to sit out two more games before he can join the team as part of his seven game suspension to start the season.
319 Responses to “REVENGE of the Mavs and other NBA Recaps”
Nov.9 at 9:45 am
white hot eboy says:
Sheed played big last night, but his two last minute blown fadeaways showed up bigger than his statline. TWO plays run for Sheed at the end of the game? No curls for Rip, no pick and pops with Chauncey? Flip is so horrible at managing games.
Nov.9 at 9:46 am
The infamous DP says:
Sorry Monta, looks like Azubookie is on his grown man right about now cuz he is killin it in the L. Happy for Chicago, bout time they won a freakin game. They would be much better if Captain Kirk and Deng would just step their games up. play wit it.
Nov.9 at 9:50 am
Holly MacKenzie says:
I didn’t see the Chi/Det game, Eboy. I was wondering why Sheed was taking those shots. I know he had a great game, but couldn’t they have come up with something better? It would be pretty great to coach someone who can move without the ball like Rip. I used to LOVE watching him and Reggie when Detroit would play the Pacers.
Nov.9 at 9:57 am
white hot eboy says:
Chicago probably played at their highest level and really earned the win. Detroit is just so similar to each team they’ve had for the last four seasons. Fall behind, put a mad rush to get back in, then expect to get the win through their overconfidence. They’re really not impressive. Their record is a poor indication of their status. They beat the Wadeless Heat and got lucky with the win over the Hawks. They should probably be 1-4 instead of 3-2.
Nov.9 at 10:24 am
Sesa says:
Can you say: “Franchise Player” for Azubuike?
Nov.9 at 10:36 am
BETCATS says:
no but we can say Frachinse Player for Josh Howard
Nov.9 at 10:39 am
Hisham says:
there’s only 2 elite teams in the east, and detroit’s still one of them, Eboy.. Although their arrogance IS annoying.
Nov.9 at 10:40 am
Hisham says:
and unfounded looking at their results of the last couple of years
Nov.9 at 10:42 am
white hot eboy says:
H, I think the Celtics are the only team so far THIS season that looks elite. Everyone else is just kind of there.
Nov.9 at 11:04 am
Hisham says:
i kinda have a question. I’m not a mathematical genius, so this may be a dumb question, but how does a team play 82 regular season games? every team has 4 division foes, 10 conference foes outside their division and 15 non-conference foes. You play your division foes 4 times, you play your conference foes 3 times, and your non-conference foes 2 times right? according to my claculations that’s 4×4+10×3+15×2=76 games.. where’s the other 6?
Nov.9 at 11:06 am
white hot eboy says:
The same place “claculations” come from.
Nov.9 at 11:06 am
Hisham says:
calculations*
Nov.9 at 11:07 am
Hisham says:
f*cker
Nov.9 at 11:09 am
white hot eboy says:
That word has taken on a life of it’s own since the introduction of Shia to the daily conversations.
Nov.9 at 11:10 am
Old Skool Sloan says:
We’ve got to wait until Jan before we can say who the cream of the crop is in the East. TNT made a good point in the Bulls game: Pistons offense was flat outside of Sheed in part cause Tayshaun’s game suffers when Rip is back in the lineup. Prince needs to get more shots, he’s a matchup nightmare.
Nov.9 at 11:11 am
Hisham says:
well at least that’s something of value that he’s contributed
Nov.9 at 11:11 am
Bryan says:
You rang?
Nov.9 at 11:12 am
Bryan says:
Man I caught the end of the Mavs,Warriors game..I saw Baron miss that three , I hate the f*cking mavs.
Nov.9 at 11:12 am
white hot eboy says:
So we can safely assume that the Wiz will suck all year, right? And the Mavs barely beat the Warriors with Whoo so I’m sure they can’t be too thrilled with themselves.
Nov.9 at 11:14 am
Hisham says:
Somebody tell me about the six games
Nov.9 at 11:14 am
Hisham says:
Holly?
Nov.9 at 11:14 am
Bryan says:
I think the Pistons are super overrated.The Warriors shouldn’t panic because they’re without captain jack.Things just aren’t falling like they need to be.
Nov.9 at 11:18 am
Bryan says:
We got crushed last night too.
Nov.9 at 11:22 am
Captain America says:
Pleased for the Bulls first win, maybe this will bring them out of their funk. That monster put back by Kelenna Azubuike on Baron’s missed shot was gold. The Wizards have major problems.
Nov.9 at 11:24 am
white hot eboy says:
Can you please elaborate, Shai.
Nov.9 at 11:24 am
Bryan says:
f*cking as*holes stop talking when I get here.
Nov.9 at 11:28 am
Bryan says:
We played this team full of greyhound type athletes who could jump out of the gym , the average age on my team was like 35 and they just ran us ragged.Like they take this pretty seriously they practice everyday , it was like a traveling team that just joined this league to play extra.Compared to us, I just met 3 of the guys we played with for the first time at tip off.It was bad I don’t remember the score but it was big time.I had 14 points and 6 assists but I rolled my ankle in the second half and I just didn’t go back out there.One of their guys hit like 9 threes it was ridiculous how open we left him and for some reason we tried to match up man and just got worked.I pleaded to play match-up zone but no one listened and we paid for it.I guess my team is gonna practice twice a week now , but it was only the first game against a team that seems like they have been playing together since birth but still man we gotta get more serious.
Nov.9 at 11:29 am
Jared says:
too many teams are satisfied with being mediocre, like the Wizards. They looked good last season before they were plagued by the injury bug, but they still didn’t have what it took to go far into the playoffs. That team needs to make it out of the first round, if they can get in, and they need a prolific defender/rebounder to do it. Haywoods a beast but he’s pine prone because of foul trouble and a lack of consistent play. They just don’t mesh well together…talented, but not enough
Nov.9 at 11:30 am
Bryan says:
And they made me take my gauges out and now they’re sore and I can’t get my new ones back in.
Nov.9 at 11:31 am
Bryan says:
I don’t think I’ve seen Brendan Haywood referred to as a beast since college.If then.The wiz are a bunch of overconfident jackasses right now.It doesn’t make any sense the way their playing at all right now.
Nov.9 at 11:32 am
Bryan says:
they’re*
Nov.9 at 11:34 am
Joel O's says:
The Pistons seem to have a really dumb crunch time play - they iso Rasheed on the elbow, pretty far from the basket, Chauncey gives him the ball, everyone else gets out of the way, and he just goes one-on-one with his defender, usually ending up with a pull up j. This admittedly goes in more often than not, since Rasheed’s a sick shooter and he’s so long, but this is hardly the most efficient way for the PISTONS to win games. For one, Rasheed’s good and all, but this isn’t 2000 - he isn’t unstoppable anymore. Moreover, the strength of the Pistons is their “teamwork”, their ability to “play the right way”, which as Eboy mentioned, should try to at least involve Rip/Tayshaun zipping around screens or Chauncey at the 3 as secondary options. Any high school coach can call an iso.
Nov.9 at 11:36 am
Bryan says:
Flip Saunders really is a mediocre coach at best.I hate the Pistons almost as much as I hate the Mavs and Spurs.
Nov.9 at 11:37 am
Joel O's says:
Good point, Bryan. Do you think the Wizards experiment is over though, if they don’t start winning games soon? Do they blow up the team, or at least trade one of the 3?
Nov.9 at 11:38 am
Gumdrop says:
Did anyone else hear Reggie talk about Baron Davis’ “explosioness” last night. Why they make fun of the Czar so much and leave Reggie alone I don’t know.
Nov.9 at 11:41 am
Bryan says:
I don’t think it’s that serious after four games.But they need to stop trying to be “the Suns of the East” and get their sh*t together.Take it to the rack some Gilbert.Run a play for God’s sake.Stop just running and gunning cause it’s not working right now.
Nov.9 at 11:43 am
Bryan says:
I hate Espn so much.
Nov.9 at 11:44 am
white hot eboy says:
Shia, I liked you game report. 14 and 6 with a rolled ankle. That sounds like a typical night Lil Dun. I guess your 45 foot range wasn’t a factor, huh?
Nov.9 at 11:45 am
white hot eboy says:
Shia, you sure hate lots of things.
Nov.9 at 11:48 am
Joel O's says:
Word. Remember what Charles Barkley told Gilbert - that the great teams of the 80s, the Showtime Lakers etc. all played stellar defence. Sure, their “big 3″ can score like mad, and can match with any other team’s stars. But how bout their other guys? If they cared a bit more about defence, forcing turnovers and rebounding more, they’d open up lots of fast breaks and easy baskets for their other guys. Whatever Eddie Jordan says about defence, I haven’t seen a single Wizards player aside from Caron showing much effort at it for the last 3 years now.
Nov.9 at 11:50 am
white hot eboy says:
Goodnight, Washington. Hello Atlanta.
Nov.9 at 11:51 am
Bryan says:
I’m full of hate. No I don’t generally take 45 footers in games but since my range extends that deep a 3 pointer is like a free throw to me.
Nov.9 at 11:51 am
Holly MacKenzie says:
Hisham, I should know this off of my heart, but I dont and I dont have the time to look it up the exact rules right now. If I can word this correctly, specific teams play out of division teams but in conference teams 4 times rather than 3 sometimes. I’m not sure how they determine which out of division (but in conference) teams have 4 regular season meetings and which have 3, but I was pretty sure that Phx played SA 4 times in the regular season even though PHX is in the pacific division and SA is in the Southwest. Maybe I am totally wrong, but for some reason that is in my head. I will look it up for you though later on today when I get the chance! I hope that makes sense or I am going to feel really dumb! haah
Nov.9 at 11:51 am
jbn74sb says:
Hisham - Clearly, something is off in terms of how many times a team matches up against the other teams. For example, after just a quick glance at Kobe’s splits, the Lakers played Dallas, Memphis, Denver, Houston, and Minnesota 4 times each last year, none of whom are in the Pacific.
Nov.9 at 11:53 am
Bryan says:
Yeah I don’t think the wiz make the playoffs this year I just don’t like they’re attitude, they act like they’ve already been there and they don’t need to earn their spot.And a team like the hawks is gonna leapfrog them.
Nov.9 at 11:54 am
Bryan says:
their* man I’m f*cking up my their, they’re there’s today.
Nov.9 at 11:55 am
Holly MacKenzie says:
whew, bodie, you validated my thinking. I am so in a fog today, I was worried I was going crazy!! ahah Did you see my comment for you in the netball thread?
Nov.9 at 11:56 am
Bryan says:
I went through my email outbox which hasn’t been cleaned out in many years and I saw that I’ve emailed Lang like 6 times over the last 4 years or so.before they had comments on the site, on my topics like Robert Horry , espn radio jerkoffs, and Charley rosen and Kevin Harlan.They were interesting to read.Full of typos But still interesting.
Nov.9 at 11:59 am
Bryan says:
on many* man I’m gonna have to go back to bed or something my typing is atrocious today.
Nov.9 at 12:00 pm
jbn74sb says:
I did. Not sure about that strange substanc you read. As for creatine, I’m taking it for the increased strength, decreased recovery time, and improved workouts. The bulking up is merely a result of the fact that it forces your muscles to retain more water (which helps provide the more desirable benefits listed above).
Nov.9 at 12:01 pm
white hot eboy says:
I’m convinced the comments section of SLAMOnline is now the closest thing to worldwide hillarity and exceptional sports knowledge than any other website in the world.
Nov.9 at 12:02 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bodie Bonds.
Nov.9 at 12:07 pm
Bryan says:
I can’t believe how slowly the week goes when you’re unemployed.Sucks.
Nov.9 at 12:08 pm
white hot eboy says:
I miss those days. Which was only about 1 year for me between high school and college/work.
Nov.9 at 12:09 pm
Bryan says:
I got my first job when I was senior in high school and I stayed there until I just moved here.This is my first extended period of unemployment.
Nov.9 at 12:09 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
yeah, I’ve only heard good things about Udo’s. Its basically just a mixture of omega 3 and 6 fatty acids and I think its from flaxseed sesame, oil etc. It looks gross, smells gross but I’ve got some friends who swear it even helps them sleep better when they are doing offseason training. I don’t know. I just remember them getting huge. Football players, not basketball, though It definitely helps with the recovery time, but if you are taking creatine, maybe you’ve got it covered.
Nov.9 at 12:11 pm
jbn74sb says:
I’ve never heard of Udo. Off to do some research.
Nov.9 at 12:12 pm
white hot eboy says:
I’m so glad I’ve never been injury prone. I guess that’s part of being awkward and white, like Mr’s. Bodie and Shia.
Nov.9 at 12:12 pm
Bryan says:
I’ve never taken any kind of supplement in my life.
Nov.9 at 12:13 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
Nene kills me.
Nov.9 at 12:13 pm
Bryan says:
Dude my ankles are in terrible shape, I got hit with a go cart once at work and I went to get xrays and the x ray tech said it was nothing but scar tissue in there.
Nov.9 at 12:15 pm
Bryan says:
For once I can say I’m happy the Knicks didn’t keep Nene that was one guy they could do without.
Nov.9 at 12:15 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
the only “injuries” that seems to haunt me are shin splints and one ankle that gets so damn stiff after I run. The same ankle also makes the sickest popping sound everytime I walk down a set of stairs with heels on. Those shin splints are a b!tch though.
Nov.9 at 12:16 pm
Bryan says:
Of course they could have used that pick on Amare…I’ll never forget the draft where they passed up Artest and Rafer Alston I was f*cking furious.I’ve sworn off the knicks more times than I can count.
Nov.9 at 12:17 pm
white hot eboy says:
“Scar tissue that I wish you saw
Sarcastic mister know it all”
Nov.9 at 12:18 pm
toroowens says:
Holly - just wanted to throw out a suggestion for a title to your recaps. As we’ve now gone a full NBA week and with no title. How about:
The Holly Highlight Film
Nov.9 at 12:18 pm
Bryan says:
I shredded both my ankles, back to back seasons my freshman and sophomore years.
Nov.9 at 12:18 pm
jbn74sb says:
Well, to be totally honest eboy, you must admit that it i difficult to hurt yourself when you spend the majority of your time either a) watching your man blow by you, b) preening in front of the mirror in a freshly pressed pink polo, or c) reminiscing about the good old days, listening to Bon Jovi.
Nov.9 at 12:19 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
Ever see someone break an ankle? Literally, i mean. That is another sick sound that will forever be ingrained in my head. Ugh.
Nov.9 at 12:20 pm
jbn74sb says:
eboy understands your pain re walking in heels, Holly.
Nov.9 at 12:21 pm
white hot eboy says:
I know, I feel bad for guys like you. “Tommy used to work on the docks, union went on strike, he’s down on his luck, it’s tough, so tough”. Like Bodie and Shia’s basketball deficiencies.
Nov.9 at 12:21 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
ahaha you guys are on this morning, I love it.
Nov.9 at 12:22 pm
Bryan says:
I’m a walking injury.My ankles swell up after every shootaround.My left shoulder pops that liquidy pop everytime I rotate it.In cold or rainy weather my ankles are so sore I can barely stand it.
Nov.9 at 12:22 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
Bodie, do you ever frequent any lakers sites?
Nov.9 at 12:24 pm
white hot eboy says:
Holly, I was setting a pick for a buddy who broke his ankle when he was trying to come around the screen and stepped on his defenders foot and lost his balance and when he tried recorrecting himself, his ankle cracked like a chicken bone. Dude screamed like he got shot and layed on the ground for about 10 minutes waiting of for the ambulance writhing around like he was possesed by evil spirits or just ate some bad White Castles.
Nov.9 at 12:26 pm
white hot eboy says:
Shia, you are going to be even more useless when you get to my age. Damn, you’ll be struggling to bend down and lift your arms above your head.
Nov.9 at 12:26 pm
Bryan says:
I think the worst is broken ribs, it’s impossible to do anything , breathing and laughing and moving were terrible the couple of times I had broke ribs.
Nov.9 at 12:26 pm
Bryan says:
I think I’m gonna retire after this league season anyway.
Nov.9 at 12:26 pm
white hot eboy says:
Shia, you’re like a walking infirmary.
Nov.9 at 12:27 pm
Bryan says:
broken* f*ck man.
Nov.9 at 12:28 pm
jbn74sb says:
Holly - Sure, but I do so without leaving any comments. Forum Blue and Gold is the only decent one I’ve seen, at least in terms of one that is updated frequently.
Eboy - If you quoted those lyrics without looking them up, that was impressive.
All - Can we take this conversation over to Russ’s T-Mac post from 11/6? I’m not done making fun of Ryan yet.
Nov.9 at 12:28 pm
Bryan says:
I got into a fight at a club when I was 19 and when I was punching this one guy his friend broke a pool cue over my ribs.It was awful in the aftermath.
Nov.9 at 12:31 pm
jbn74sb says:
Bryan’s run of typos continues.
Please insert “ghey” before club, Holly, and “boy” before friend.
Nov.9 at 12:33 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
ugh, I am really good around blood and injuries but when you hear the break I totally choke! As for the food poisoning analogy…I had THE worst case of food poisoning EVER last year. Friends birthday, bbq before going out, my friend mixed up MY plate with the one that had the raw chicken, and steak that was about to be barbecued and then loaded up that gross infected plate with my food. I guess that’s what I get for letting someone else get my food for me. I thought I was going to DIE that night and then for about 3 days later I looked/felt like death. We couldn’t figure out why I was sick and then all of a sudden it made sense. I am so beyond paranoid about barbecuing chicken now, just the thought makes me shudder.
Nov.9 at 12:34 pm
Bryan says:
So says the man with the b*tch t*ts.I guess it’s easy to convert other guys to being your lover when you can offer them female style breasts.
Nov.9 at 12:34 pm
white hot eboy says:
Mr. Furious, you are, Shia.
Nov.9 at 12:37 pm
white hot eboy says:
Holly, I got food poisining once from eating Papa Johns Pizza. It was the worst two days of my life. That’s what you get for wating bullsh*t pizza when you are away from home. I wanted to throw myself off a building but there’s nothing high enough in Florida that would cause mortal damage.
Nov.9 at 12:38 pm
jbn74sb says:
Just reach over and grab those broken ankles, Shia. Be careful of your ribs on the way down.
Nov.9 at 12:38 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
Broken ribs…gah.. I broke a rib when I was spotting someone on a trampoline for stupid gymnastics in high school PE class. It didn’t hurt that badly and I didn’t know it was broken until it started shifting every time I did oblique work or laugh hard. It still happens today but the doc’s said its because my rib healed into place sort of behind another one. It doesn’t hurt but I can literally shift that rib into and out of place when I contract my abs.
Nov.9 at 12:39 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
wow I am just sharing the most useless of infomation today.. like I said, my brain is a total fog!
Nov.9 at 12:40 pm
Bryan says:
Mine hurt like crazy.Not in the moment because of the adrenaline but when I got home and laid down once my body got stiff I was dunzo.
Nov.9 at 12:40 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
I feel you, Eboy. Writhing around like you are possessed is the perfect description too. Unbearable pain. ickk.
Nov.9 at 12:41 pm
white hot eboy says:
Holly is like Shia’s injury-prone sister by way of the “intranets”. Actually, you sound more like Claire the cheerleader from Heroes. I think I remember you saying you don’t watch, but you can probably hang with her injury for injury.
Nov.9 at 12:41 pm
Bryan says:
Sorry Bodie even your supple breasts can’t do enough for me to convince me to join your lifestyle choice.Maybe if you wear the pink shirt you like to talk about so much.
Nov.9 at 12:43 pm
Bryan says:
I hate pizza in Florida , I miss the food in NY so much.If I lived there I would be such a fatass.
Nov.9 at 12:44 pm
white hot eboy says:
Shia=future Eric Cartman
Nov.9 at 12:44 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
nah…the rib thing is the only broken bone I’ve ever had.. Except I didn’t even know it until a few years afterwards. I guess I play it safe. No bar fights, temper tantrums or outbursts at work for me. Leave that to our boy Shia. I don’t think I’d even want to imagine that boy’s road rage! ahahah
Nov.9 at 12:45 pm
Bryan says:
haha do I really project that much rage?I’ve calmed down tremendously over the years.
Nov.9 at 12:45 pm
white hot eboy says:
Lol @ at the accuracy of Holly’s comment.
Nov.9 at 12:46 pm
white hot eboy says:
Sure, HardcoreEmoMan, run that game. You have us all fooled.
Nov.9 at 12:48 pm
Bryan says:
Is there such a thing as righteous anger? I think most of the time I get mad it’s justified.
Nov.9 at 12:49 pm
mutoni says:
who or what the f*ck is shia?
Nov.9 at 12:49 pm
white hot eboy says:
Righteous anger, didn’t Charles Manson try to use that angle?
Nov.9 at 12:50 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
ahhahhaa Mutoni, I’m not the only one who misses everything around here!
Nov.9 at 12:51 pm
Bryan says:
Damn comparisons to serial killers.Insane man.I’m a laid back dude, sometimes people just piss me off and I don’t take any sh*t from people.
Nov.9 at 12:51 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
righteous anger sure, righteous tantrums… not so much.
Nov.9 at 12:51 pm
jbn74sb says:
Wait a minute. Holly is a basketball fan, a Lakers fan, apparently has the ability to not only put up with us, but be entertained by it, and has the flexibility of a former gymnast?
What are you doing later?
Nov.9 at 12:52 pm
white hot eboy says:
But Holly, you know now. Mutoni, do you just filter the comments that are addressed to you? That could be the only explanation.
Nov.9 at 12:52 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
kidding, Shia!! You know we’d be bored without your stories!!
Nov.9 at 12:53 pm
Bryan says:
Haters.
Nov.9 at 12:53 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bodie, I tried to get you in tune with Holly’s greatness when she first started with SLAM, you fuc*ing moron.
Nov.9 at 12:55 pm
Bryan says:
Yeah Holly is pretty amazing.
Nov.9 at 12:55 pm
white hot eboy says:
Shia, actually, I hate to admit it, but before I became white hot eboy, esq. I had most of those rage incidents occur when I was in your age range. I’ve only truly mellowed since my son came along. And even now, I have marshall Mathers rage at my fingertips at any moment.
Nov.9 at 12:56 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
bodie you’re killing me. I’m watching the Lakers/Wolves game later.. as well as the Suns/Heat. Seriously though, I am trying to swing a trip down to LA when the Lakers are on a home swing. Eventually I am sure my nba travels will lead me to meet up with most of you posters one way or another. I just heard they eliminated an entire section of courtside media seats at Staples. Media was going to be my ticket to sitting courtside in LA because I sure as hell am not going to be dropping 3000 for a game. By the way, where is Cheryl?!
Nov.9 at 12:57 pm
Bryan says:
My angriest days were spent from 16-20.
Nov.9 at 12:57 pm
jbn74sb says:
eboy and shia - same. I had a run of 4 consecutive days whereI nearly threw blows playing hoops, with a different person each day. At some point, I realized that the one constant was me, and decided to learn how to curtail and/or direct it.
Nov.9 at 12:58 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
I think this whole SLAM-fam is pretty amazing. I’m glad they pulled me out of the woodwork and got me posting!
Nov.9 at 1:00 pm
jbn74sb says:
Flexibility (in the physical, literal sense - pervs) is a key characteristic in any mate of mine, along with hairlessness and disabled (or at least disableable) vocal chords.
Nov.9 at 1:00 pm
white hot eboy says:
Holly, I think I’d be in man heaven if I attended a Heat game with you and Cheryl together. That will be fantastic.
Nov.9 at 1:01 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bodie, that sounds like an accurate description of Mike Miller.
Nov.9 at 1:02 pm
Bryan says:
Come to a Hawks game Holly I have free tickets.
Nov.9 at 1:02 pm
jbn74sb says:
eboy - They (the Heat) might ask you to play. Wade can’t come back soon enough.
Nov.9 at 1:03 pm
Bryan says:
I used to just brawl with people when I was a young buck. Now I generally just yell at them until they get the f*ck away from me.I think I get twice as mad because I really don’t want any trouble but people think they can push me around and it drives me crazy.
Nov.9 at 1:04 pm
white hot eboy says:
I’ve already put feelers out assistant coach Eric Spolstra, to see if they could use someone who can make mid-range jumpers. I would be on par with Penny and Zo age wise, so I’d be good for 10 minutes at least.
Nov.9 at 1:05 pm
Bryan says:
Tell them you have a guy who can nail 45 footers.
Nov.9 at 1:06 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
Bodie, Eboy, Shia: I don’t really have the rage thing. I did throw a mean punch in high school once when a guy called me a b!tch because I turned him down but thats it. No years of rage and angst for me. Must be a guy thing.
bodie: disabled vocal chords? wasn’t expecting that one!
Eboy: That would be pretty amazing wouldn’t it? Have you and Cheryl ever met? Don’t rule it out, for real. I plan on covering all of the big cities in the next year or so.
Nov.9 at 1:08 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
okay shia.. you kill me. “now I generally just yell at them until they get the f*ck away from me” If you knew how funny this visual is to me. aahahahaha
Nov.9 at 1:10 pm
Bryan says:
As long as you guys find me amusing.
Nov.9 at 1:10 pm
jbn74sb says:
At least I left out the flat head. I’m not much of a drinker…
Nov.9 at 1:11 pm
white hot eboy says:
Never met Cheryl, unfortunatley, Planning on getting to a game or two with her this season. And when you’re in Florida, I’m sure Cheryl and myself and my family would open our homes to you if you needed a place to stay. And i love how some of the SLAM staff now refers to Bryan by his proper name.
Nov.9 at 1:12 pm
Bryan says:
I know Eboy, this Shia nickname caught on like wildfire.
Nov.9 at 1:12 pm
namik says:
It was kind of embarassing how much the NBA wanted GS to win. Guess you gotta keep the “where not meant to happen, happens” alive. Where David Stern made it happen, happens.
Nov.9 at 1:15 pm
white hot eboy says:
Just change your screename already.
Nov.9 at 1:15 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
Eboy, thats really, really kind of you. I do want to get to Miami, not sure when it is going to happen, but I’m thinking sooner rather than later. Whether I make the trip with friends or go solo is undecided at the moment. But when I do go, I will for sure see if I can arrange to catch a game with you and Ms. Cheryl. I definitely don’t wanna see the Heat without Dwyane, of course.
Nov.9 at 1:17 pm
white hot eboy says:
Yeah, I’m not venturing to the AAA Arena without Mr. Wade in a Adidas issued uni. I’m tired of seeing his 2 carat earings getting more airtime than his new sneakers.
Nov.9 at 1:18 pm
white hot eboy says:
Should have said “venturing again”, since I was at the Detroit debacle.
Nov.9 at 1:18 pm
Bryan says:
I hated that I had to take my earings out last night.
Nov.9 at 1:19 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
oh shia……
Nov.9 at 1:20 pm
white hot eboy says:
GOD forbid you had to follow the basic rules of basketball, Shia.
Nov.9 at 1:21 pm
Bryan says:
Holly get a myspace already.
Nov.9 at 1:21 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
All I could think when I was talking to the guys from Phoenix after the preseason game here in Van was just ONE of those studs could pay off 5 years of student loans twice over. Oh to be young and a ridiculously talented athlete.
Nov.9 at 1:22 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
no go on the myspace. Like I said the other day, in Canada it’s all about the facebook. Works well for me. I’m just waiting for all of you myspacers to convert. I’m already seeing it happen with most of my friends from the US.
Nov.9 at 1:23 pm
jbn74sb says:
I think I found Holly’s myspace when she started here.
And lose the earrings. Rebelling against your parents is played out.
Nov.9 at 1:24 pm
Bryan says:
I can’t do a facebook, it’s full of ex gfs…What part of Canada are you from ? I dated a girl in Missasauga(sp).
Nov.9 at 1:25 pm
Bryan says:
If this was your heyday bodie , the earings would be considered rebelling against parents.Alas this is 2007 not 1987 and earings are pretty much socially acceptable now.And not the Billy Idol dangling cross style either.
Nov.9 at 1:26 pm
white hot eboy says:
When I was at a party MJ was at, one of the idiots that was playing the star-fu*ker role at the party, asked Mike about 5 different times how much the black diamond earing was that took up a third of his ear lobe. Mike finally, casually, looked at him between puffs on his cigar and said “75″. Ridiculous.
Nov.9 at 1:28 pm
white hot eboy says:
“In the midnight hour, she cries more, more, more!”
Nov.9 at 1:29 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bodie, what makes you think you found Holly’s page?
Nov.9 at 1:30 pm
jbn74sb says:
Eboy with the lyrics. Outstanding. I’m going to miss you guys.
Nov.9 at 1:32 pm
Bryan says:
I don’t sport diamond earings either.I have this one of set plugs that has little diamonds all around the spool but they’re fake and I wear them to make fun of my thug lyfe style friends.
Nov.9 at 1:33 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bodie, I’m going to have to get some home time posting to keep in contact with you after 5:00p est. My wife will be thrilled.
Nov.9 at 1:36 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
F*ck, you guys post alot.
Nov.9 at 1:36 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
its not me, bodie. I don’t have a myspace.
Nov.9 at 1:39 pm
jbn74sb says:
It must have been facebook.
eboy - wives/ girlfriends are always thrilled.
Nov.9 at 1:39 pm
white hot eboy says:
Holly, you must have one of the most popular names on Facebook. I did a simple search and there was a ton of Holly Mackenzie’s
Nov.9 at 1:40 pm
white hot eboy says:
I can’t figure out which one might be you.
Nov.9 at 1:40 pm
Bryan says:
Facebook sucks so much.I’m just loyal cause I was one of the first myspacers I think.
Nov.9 at 1:41 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
BOTH of you guys have facebook and have looked me up but haven’t added me as a friend…. come on guys, don’t be like that! ahahha
Nov.9 at 1:44 pm
Bryan says:
I can’t look anyone up without an account , how stupid.
Nov.9 at 1:46 pm
white hot eboy says:
Yeah, Shia, all I get is a list of Holly’s too. No Facebook page for me either. I think Holly is fu*king with us.
Nov.9 at 1:50 pm
Bryan says:
It doesn’t have any words on my page just 11 holly’s
Nov.9 at 1:52 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
it should say the networks. I don’t know what else to tell you except that you should all join FB. It is the wave of the future!!!
Nov.9 at 1:53 pm
white hot eboy says:
Me too. I’d be nice to put a face to Holly’s screename since I have seen the blandness of Bodie, Shia and Izzo first hand.
Nov.9 at 1:57 pm
Bryan says:
I found her.
Nov.9 at 1:57 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
Holly, Congradulations on your face. Its nice.
Nov.9 at 1:58 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
thanks Boing, I think. aahaha
Nov.9 at 1:59 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
Congradualtions toHolly MacKenzie from Kingston Universtity class of ‘07, while im at it.
Nov.9 at 1:59 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
hopefully you got the right girl!
Nov.9 at 2:00 pm
Bryan says:
Ok I’m done with facebook now.
Nov.9 at 2:01 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
thats not meee LOL
Nov.9 at 2:01 pm
Bryan says:
Black shirt Holly?
Nov.9 at 2:02 pm
Bryan says:
Don’t downgrade my sexy to bland because you’re aging so ungracefully eboy.
Nov.9 at 2:02 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
No, i was congradulating both of you.
Nov.9 at 2:02 pm
white hot eboy says:
Holly hair color and shirt color in the pic? Anything?
Nov.9 at 2:03 pm
Bryan says:
Dark hair , dark shirt eboy.
Nov.9 at 2:03 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
I want to see Izzo, now!
Nov.9 at 2:04 pm
white hot eboy says:
I could have died 15 years ago, Shia and I’ve enjoyed the company of more woman than you will for the rest of you rage filled life.
Nov.9 at 2:04 pm
white hot eboy says:
Crushin’ on Izzo, Holly?
Nov.9 at 2:05 pm
Bryan says:
A womanizer I am not, sir .So you’re probably right.But that doesn’t make me any less attractive.
Nov.9 at 2:07 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
okay that was a nice comment for Shia, three eboy. you killed that one! No, no crushin on Izzo, I’ve just seen the crew of you, bodie and Shia, I never thought to click on Izzo’s link before.
Nov.9 at 2:07 pm
white hot eboy says:
There’s two like that, Shia. Is is the first one on the page? Because if so, I am in love, for real.
Nov.9 at 2:09 pm
Bryan says:
On my page she’s the third from the top.
Nov.9 at 2:10 pm
white hot eboy says:
(This is going to sound funny)Holly, are you the Holly that looks like a better looking Jennifer Connely?
Nov.9 at 2:13 pm
white hot eboy says:
My page’s third from the top has white sweatshirt, dark hair. Boy, we are so far from basketball right now.
Nov.9 at 2:14 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
Where did Bodie go? and Hisham?
Nov.9 at 2:15 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
This is waay more difficult then it needs to be.
Nov.9 at 2:15 pm
jbn74sb says:
The one I found before does not appear to have been you. I added you as a friend.
Nov.9 at 2:17 pm
Bryan says:
Boing:because facebook sucks ass.
Nov.9 at 2:17 pm
Bryan says:
is that the right one holly?
Nov.9 at 2:17 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
Okay… its a little weird seeing all of my info posted up on this thread.
Nov.9 at 2:19 pm
Bryan says:
I thought about that after I posted holly, sorry haha.
Nov.9 at 2:19 pm
jbn74sb says:
I think somebody officially creeped Holly out.
Nov.9 at 2:20 pm
Bryan says:
See this is why facebook blows , its impossible to find people.On myspace everything is right there you know right away and there is no reason to ask 10 million questions.
Nov.9 at 2:21 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
what do you expect, hes from Jersey.
Nov.9 at 2:21 pm
jbn74sb says:
Holly - Are you tiny, or are your friends gigantic?
Nov.9 at 2:22 pm
Bryan says:
Three games last night and 200 comments, how many were actually about the game last night?
Nov.9 at 2:22 pm
Bryan says:
games*
Nov.9 at 2:24 pm
jbn74sb says:
Holly is rapidly deleting her facebook account, and changing all of her contact info.
Nov.9 at 2:26 pm
white hot eboy says:
Boing, go somewhere else where people of your ilk breed, please. Like Stanford.
Nov.9 at 2:27 pm
white hot eboy says:
Yes, it was you Holly, and yes that is a very good thing. Back to business.
Nov.9 at 2:28 pm
jbn74sb says:
Settle down, eboy.
Nov.9 at 2:28 pm
Bryan says:
Good deal I felt bad as soon as I hit submit sometimes I don’t think.
Nov.9 at 2:30 pm
white hot eboy says:
Bodie, I appreciate greatness and beauty. Kind of like my love for MJ, while you struggle with the passionate rage of hot Colorado nights with 24.
Nov.9 at 2:32 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
No problem, Shia. It is as good as gone. I am serious though, give it a few months, you will all be on facebook and will have ditched myspace. Eboy, I have never heard the connely thing before. Change of topic, which celebrities have you all been told you look like?
Nov.9 at 2:32 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
So you think michael jordan is beautiful?
Nov.9 at 2:33 pm
white hot eboy says:
I like this game. Should we start with Shia?
Nov.9 at 2:33 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
and.. back to what I wanted to bring up originally… What’s going to happen with Gil and the Wiz? I know he played last night and shot better and he is going to continue to say his knee is right, but I think dark days may be ahead for mr. arenas.
Nov.9 at 2:34 pm
white hot eboy says:
His game, Boing, don’t fall into the Lance Bass trap with Shia. Symbolism, hard concept to grasp for people that worship Huskies.
Nov.9 at 2:35 pm
H to the izzo says:
*Backs the f*ck up*
Nov.9 at 2:37 pm
white hot eboy says:
The Wiz better shape up quick or they will be as*-out of the playoff hunt and might be looking for OJ Mayo. And to play Holly’s game, I’ve been told I look like Matt Leblanc, Steve Vai & Antonio Sabato. Beat that, nitwits.
Nov.9 at 2:38 pm
white hot eboy says:
Hello, Izzo!!!!! Would you care to jump into this conversation, or admire from afar?
Nov.9 at 2:38 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
Eboy you look like Matt LeBlac ate Steve Vai & Antonio Sabato.
Nov.9 at 2:40 pm
white hot eboy says:
Boing, if you were this funny all the time, people would actually know who you were.
Nov.9 at 2:40 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
Quite the combo there Eboy. Izzo!! We’ve missed you. I know its been crazy in here today. But, you’ve arrived just in time for baller talk, you know the reason why we are all ON this site!!
Nov.9 at 2:41 pm
H to the izzo says:
I honestly have no idea what’s going on
Nov.9 at 2:41 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
Sam and I discussed the Kidd to Arenas talk after the game. Did you guys notice that? I was thinking perhaps Kidd was telling Gil to get his knee right and shut his mouth so he didnt feel the pressure to fulfill those promises he is making everyday.
Nov.9 at 2:42 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
And I don’t want Amare to play tonight. Another oh 5 games off would be goood for me.
Nov.9 at 2:42 pm
white hot eboy says:
Izzo=Towlie from South Park
Nov.9 at 2:44 pm
white hot eboy says:
Holly, for selfish reasons, I would like Amare to sit tonight, but I think he is suiting up.
Nov.9 at 2:45 pm
white hot eboy says:
This Friday started out ordinarilly enough…..hopefully another site doesn’t link to this post.
Nov.9 at 2:46 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
Yeah, I think he is too. The last piece I read he said he was feeling good and would at least “try” it out. So I’ll be on edge until I get it into my head that he is going to be fine. Izzo; I like your taste in music. Al Green is simply amazing, I agree with you there. Eboy; what IS the status on Dwyane? I know he’s been practicing and doing full-contact, but how far away is he from suiting up?
Nov.9 at 2:49 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
where is cheryl!? If she was around I just know the conversation would have stayed focused.
Nov.9 at 2:50 pm
H to the izzo says:
Thanks Holly,I have plenty more I could add to that list if I wasn’t so lazy.
On behalf of basketball I’d like to ask Shaq not to fall on Amare’s knee tonight.Really please.
Nov.9 at 2:51 pm
white hot eboy says:
3 games is what I’ve been told. Probably for the Boston game next week.
Nov.9 at 2:51 pm
Bryan says:
What happened to my last comment?
Nov.9 at 2:52 pm
white hot eboy says:
Izzo, you can leave now. You wit and wisdom is off the charts. Fu*ker.
Nov.9 at 2:53 pm
Bryan says:
it said: I don’t think the wiz are gonna make the playoffs this year, they have an attitude like they’re already in which doesn’t bode well , especially with the knicks and the hawks playing so much better to start out with.It’s not their record that concerns me but their attitude.To continue that one game I’ve been told I looked like Ben Affleck, but I discount Shia because after seening more pictures of me that was thrown out, the name just stuck.
Nov.9 at 2:54 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
ohhh Izzo.. that comment seriously made my stomach drop. And music wise I have been all over Miles Davis lately. Miles and Kanye with a little Common thrown in. I always go through these phases, but I’m enjoying Mr. Davis for the time being.
Nov.9 at 2:56 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
Eboy, your assuming having people ‘know me’ on here, is a goal of mine. Im not generally home during the day, and choose not to spend my nights talking sh*t on comment threads. I one day hope to post as much as you though. Now go home your family misses you.
Nov.9 at 2:57 pm
white hot eboy says:
Ben Affleck has always given off the impression of a man with poor hair plugs and a Frankenstein-esque forehead. Shai, no mention of the girl that said you looked like the construction worker from the Village People?
Nov.9 at 2:58 pm
Bryan says:
Who said that, wiseass?
Nov.9 at 2:59 pm
white hot eboy says:
I’m actually making about $45 dollars per hour posting here, so I’m straight, Boing. Thanks though. And my family thanks you, too.
Nov.9 at 3:01 pm
white hot eboy says:
Don’t cover it up now, Shai. You know the story, you were on campus looking to register. A girl looked at you awkwardly and said that you look so much different when you’re not on stage.
Nov.9 at 3:02 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
$45 american.
Nov.9 at 3:02 pm
Bryan says:
Denver and washington should be a good game, Iverson is everything arenas wishes he was right now.ANd I hope the Cavs blow the kings or by 30 points.Ever since they got rid of Webber I hated the kings,especially since they stuck with a member of my least favorite players team.Peja.
Nov.9 at 3:03 pm
H to the izzo says:
Sorry Holly,it’s a thought that just came out.ANd on the music subject,some Miles is always great,personally I’m listening to mostly rock at the moment because rap has gotten so..well..sh*t.I’ll listen to Talib,Common and Kanye and maybe a few more but that’s it
Nov.9 at 3:03 pm
white hot eboy says:
Very true, Boing.
Nov.9 at 3:05 pm
white hot eboy says:
If this post get’s to 300 comments, Ben, Sam and Lang, really need to consider bringing Holly on as a paid entity. This is genius.
Nov.9 at 3:05 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
yeah… i just found out via Russ and Jake’s game notes AND an email from a friend on the same day what “superman that ho” means in that damn soulja boy song. Seeing Dwight Howard and the kids dance to it in the adidas commercial isn’t as cute to me anymore!
Nov.9 at 3:07 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
I don’t think we are making it to 300 today! ahaha but there is a lot more where this