“Yeah, us.
Like we out there jacking up a hundred threes a night.
‘Cause I can get you brother.
‘Cause remember I got your Lakers’ games.
you might’t hide them flaws they got.
You just a dead man walking.
They got rid of Frank Vogel who did a good job.
They got rid of Darvin Ham who did a good job.
The hell you’re able to!
you could put some makeup on that pig!
Shaq: dying of laughter
Barkley, continued:The Lakers stink, man.
I have to give Greenie credit here.
The best defense is a good offense.
I watched this game tonight because the Ol’ Miss Duke game was snooze city.
(Sidebar- today feels like the least Thursday Thursday of all time).
And in the first quarter I instantly regretted it.
Minnesota is a great defensive team, Rudy Goebert is the reigning Defensive Player of The Year.
Walker and McDaniels should be decent match ups for Tatum.
Except they aren’t.
They all looked completely helpless tonight.
But that’s not the point of this blog.
And of course, it did keep up.
But I thought that before even hearing Barkley cook JJ Redick’s ass during the postgame show.
A move that Sun Tzu himself would have respected.
But one thing Greenie didn’t expect I’m sure, was to call him on his bullshit.
I’m not here to just carelessly bash the NBA.
I legit love basketball and just want to see it played at its full potential.
Is that too much to ask?
Like that annoying teacher you had growing up who never let you settle for anything less than 110%.
And I think that’s the point that little pussy JJ Redick is missing.
Shaq and Barkley want the same.
Help us, to help you NBA.
But we weren’t.
We are watching a game.
Not an exhibition game, a regulation game.
We’re not saying the players aren’t talented.
We aren’t saying the game itself is boring.
Last year’s playoffs (with the exception of Boston skull-fucking Dallas in The Finals) were fucking fantastic.
Every series it felt like was competitive, entertaining as hell, and worth watching every night.
What we’re saying is stop fucking pissing on our heads and trying to tell us its raining.
This current state of NBA basketball is not fun to watch.
If you’re an analytics nerd possibly.
For the same exact reasons nobody gives a flying fuck about the All-Star game anymore.
The players don’t care.
They give next to zero effort.
They play between the two free throw lines all game.
Even the 7 foot guys don’t go anywhere near the paint.
If somebody actually attempts to they’re sent to Guantanamo Bay.
It’s a dogshit product.
I tweeted this out, and originally had this blog titled this, but I’m dead serious.
I need to fly to Boston and hit TD Garden for a game with Greenie.
The real scary thing is Greenie is far from alone.
And look at the kinds of responses he got.
Maybe those of us checking out on the NBA and no longer tuning in really are just old?
Maybe the game did just “pass us by”?
