Ok, again there is a little hope in for the Emerald City's NBA team. But this will be no glowing review or basking in victory blog entry. Because we almost gave it away to a very poor team, albiet on the road. This road trip was a barometer of where we stand early in the season. And right now we stand less than mediocre.
Do they give game balls in the NBA? If they do mine would go not to Rashard Lewis, who had a whopping 41 pts but to Nic Collison who had a career high 20 pts and 12 rebounds, and two critical baskets in OT to help lift the Sonics to a 126-121 victory.
The funny is we had a 10 pt lead with 2 1/2 minutes left and lost it, which isn't a good thing. The Raps buried successive treys and were shooting free throws and had to intentionally miss one for a chance. They did, and they got the rebound and the 1st put back failed but they collared another rebound and Chris Bosh (sounds like a NASCAR driver, eh?) nailed a short bank shot to tie it and send it to OT. So the Sonics kinda did what my beloved Charger football team has been doing all season. Never putting it away and then allowing the opponents to somehow get back in it. Usually through a bizarre scenarios of bad luck and bad team play at crucial moments. Hopefully we will improve and Jesus will don a green Starter Sonic hat and give us some help!
One last point and this is a good sign. We were 41 of 49 from the line. That means we are takin' it to the hole, getting fouled and converting the shots into alot of points and that helps. Free throws are gifts. Uncontested set shots that count. As long as you don't Shaq'em they are muy beneficial. And 40 points is alot from the foul line. I like that stat and hope that trend continues.
Tuesday night its Joisy and the Kidd. And supposed MJ incarnate Vince Carter, who is good but far from. Lets show some heart and cajones and beat the Nets. I took a trek to where the Nets play the season the Sonics made it to the championship and lost badly 94-95 I believe. A friend and I went, we were both from the NWest and the game was sparsely attended. Hada blast despite our whuppin' by an inferior team. But sh*t happens.
Joisy is NOT the cultural capital of the world. You can pass by a barber shop in Trenton (if you haven't already been shot multiple times) and the sign in the window says: Style Cut: $20 Buzz Cut: $10.00 Mullet: $30.00 . Yes, the mullet lives in NJ. And a majority of the women still wear spandex and have hair that would do a Winger video proud. I have seen some of these women light up a cigarette and explode on the spot from Aqua Net residual fume age! The art galleries are full of Nagels. Is Target an art gallery? It is in Jersey! But enough of dissing Jersey. Its a basketball game and the 50 people who show up will hopefully see the Sonics prevail with a little breathing room.
3 comments:
I got an AOL Alert just to read this?! Come on, man, that's cheap LOL
surely en60 you jest. the above entry, which may be a little below my Hemingwayesque standards, still shines through like a beacon of light to a lost ship in a stormy sea in the black the night...ok it sucks. the jersey prose, while seeming.y highly exaggeritave is based upon fact. by the by, i knew the Jazz were out of NO. I worshipped Pistol Pete as a kid. Jazz as it is played in the so called "Utah Style" is not near miles davis, more like lawrence welk. now that i know you i feel as i have my own siskel & ebert critiquing my every blog, awesome. I give it a C. no wait a b-.
I hope y'all can whip the Nets; Vince Carter and Jason Kidd are two of my three most despised players in the League. I think you know who the other one is ;-)
...and diss Trenton and the rest of North Jersey all you like in exchange for my mention of Ray Allen's spanking the other night. I'm from South Jersey, down the Shore, and we got over that big hair-and-Spandex gig when the rest of the world did.
Seriously, good game against the Raptors for y'all tonight--good luck against the Nets.
Laurie
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