Pull for the Right One
sandcrabs June 18th, 2008
The excrutiating torture called the NBA Finals are mercifully over…and none too soon. How long do you think it will take David Stern to really begin to dismiss the allegations of game fixing? I have long been raising concerns over the level of officiating in the NBA. I refuse to believe these individuals who have been put in charge of enforcing league and game rules are that inept. The cavelier attitude Stern is taking toward the situation is resprehensible. You have an image problem. Simply dismissing what many have thought for years is not only foolish, but the arrogance of the man (or is myth a better term?) proves how out of touch he is. You stand the chance to alienate even more fans with inaction. Usually when somebody is accused of something merely stating “I didn’t do it” is never enough. Prove it!!!!
This really should be a time to be celebrating a great franchises ascent back to the top. As much as I loathe all New England sports teams, I give my begrudging respect. A lot is already being said of how Kevin Garnett deserves this title. Of how he toiled in Minnesota all those years without “his” title shot. What a load of crap. Kevin Garnett is one of the most overrated players in the NBA. He runs his mouth so much most forget that he’s just an average player. Oh he has some skills, but in comparison to those who have mad skills he is a cheap imitation.
Okay then. Let’s give some props to Paul Pierce. You know, the one who felt slighted by other NBA teams to allow him to fall to Boston on draft day. The one who would prove to those who passed him up that they had made a mistake. How many years did it take? And to think you needed help. Where’s your cape? You could not have done this without help. At the end of last year Pierce’s displeasure with playing in Boston came close to him asking for a trade. Hell, he very well could have and was talked out of it. He was a malcontent who was just one bad stretch away from being a Chad Johnson.
No, the real respect needs to go to the one who just goes about his work without saying much. One who plays with so much class that they should name a sportsmanship award after him. Of course, I’m talking about Ray Allen. His first stop was in Milwaukee where they haven’t had good basketball since Kareem left. Allen gave that franchise instant respect. He had to put up with lousy teams and questionable coaching yet continued to put in great performances game after game. When he was traded to Seattle is was so the Bucks could get Gary Payton. What a bunch or morons. We can all see the great success that The Glove brought to them.
More years of losing and being associated with a franchise that just didn’t/doesn’t get it. The Sonics are well on their way to Oklahoma, but that’s another story. This time, Ray Allen was involved in a trade for him. Not as an offer to bring somebody else to his team, but Boston wanted him. All he’s done this year was put in his consistent, hard working effort…..as always. Ray Allen elevated his game when it mattered most, in the finals. For the playoffs he averaged 15.6ppg and 3.8rpg. In the finals alone he averaged 20.3ppg and 5.0rpg. He shot 50% from the floor and 52% from 3 point range. 52%! He tied the record for most 3-point shots made in a finals game with 7. Let’s see. That record was set by some guy named Michael. Pretty good company to keep.
What’s even more remarkable was that he had this performance after some personal angst. His son had a medical issue which Allen stayed in LA for after game 5. He didn’t make it to Boston until 7 or 8 am the day of game 6. Usually the first out on the floor for practice, he was one of the last. All he did was to tie that 3-point record and score 26 points. All on very little rest. After what he had been through it would have been completely understandable if he’d had an off night. Not for Ray Allen. He is a basketball player. His job is to excell on the court, which he continues to do so. As the team was celebrating the title, there was Allen holding his son. What a scene. Kevin Garnett chest thumping, throwing his head back howling, and Ray Allen sharing the moment with one he cares most about. Paul Pierce received the MVP award, but Ray Allen should be everybody’s MVP.
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idiot. btw kg carried them in the detroit series and was the best player on the court for the cavs and atlanta series. yeah he played better than bron bron did! so he didn’t have a great lakers series. if he wasn’t playing so well in the first three series, they wouldn’t have gone on to the championship. to say he is an average player? he’s the second best power forward!
overrated by ass. gasol is overrated.
the whole soft western conference is overrated.
i’m a detroit fan, but have been living in memphis for years. my god is gasol a piece of crap. what kevin has - that passion for the game is real. its not fake. and it motivates his team - who by the way aren’t winning on offense but on defense.
if you watch that houston/celtics game early in the year you will know the kind of motivation he gives his teammates. paul piece literally jumped on kg’s back to show his gratitude. defense wins champions!
oh btw, kg restructured his contract in minny. he also signed for less money with boston and will earn less than tim duncan, way less next year. so ppl saying his salary was the reason minny lost. no the reason why minny lost is no one wants to play for minny! his teams were either too good for the lottery and too effin cold for ppl to sign on! if anything, getting to the playoffs for eight straight years in a tough conference is overachieving. the best player he’s played with after steph marbury was sam cassell! yeah good luck winning with that crap!
again as a detroit fan - if anyone is overrated, its sheed. kg has loads of talent. sheed should know. kg burned him in the playoffs this year.
as for allen, well ray allen sucked balls in atlanta and especially clevelend and only started playing well a month into the playoffs. if he had shown up earlier, the celtics wouldn’t have been taken to game 7s twice! kg carried his sorry ass. i love ray allen, but he showed up to the party way late. and his sorry ass defense on joe johnson was pathetic.
paul pierce was the true mvp of the lakers series. allen hit some nice shots, but the most meaningful were by paul because his shots either gave the c’s momentum or the lead.
with that said, pistons will beat these celtics next year! detroit baaaaaaaaaasketball!!!
your just a sore laker fan. detroit would have beaten your soft ass team too! kg being overrated> lol my ass. name me any laker fan who things gasol is better than kg? if you had kg, you would have won! he would have told that stupid pot smoking lamar odom to play defense or else. he would have inspired the bench and given kobe a piece of his mind.
I want to take a moment to thank the bitter Pistons’ fan for allowing me the opportunity to earn my “About…” name. There is a Van Halen song off their “Balance” album that starts out with Sammy Hagar shouting “Light it up!”…..which is about to happen. I try and give props to one of the classiest individuals in an NBA that’s loaded with knuckleheads and sure enough, one comes out of the woodwork to make comments such as yours.
Let me first start off by declaring that I have absolutely no allegience to the Lakers. I’m from Portland, Oregon so that should clear it up right there. Our team here has been through hell the last several years so I think I’m a bit of an expert on knowing when somebody has class to go along with their talent, and when to know if a boner is masqerading as a basketball player. I recall not so long ago when the aforementioned Rasheed Wallace first showed up in Detroit. You’d have thought he was the second coming of Christ by the way Detroit fans put him up. All you saw on chat boards was how stupid Portland was at getting rid of him. True, the Pistons won a championship with him. Detroit fans used that a verification that the Trailblazers made a huge mistake. Rasheed had come to hoist up many banners for years to come. We just sat back and smiled. Portland fans knew how quickly he would wear out his welcome…and he has. Detroit fans are just now finding out what Portland has known for years.
Now, if you’d read any of my other postings you’d have known how much disdain I have for the NBA as a whole. But, judging by your lack of command of the english language, and lack of much formal schooling beyond the 8th grade (your writing and grammar is atrocious) I can certainly see how you’d go off half-cocked. Be informed. Take the time to study what you’re trying to spout off about. It’s obvious that your response was an “in the heat of the moment” commentary. Part of what I said about Ray Allen is that he continued to get better as the playoffs went along. Yes, he started slow, but I was speaking of the finals only and not the other series. Paul Pierce is the finals’ MVP. Not of the playoffs, but the finals. His little show regarding his “injured” knee? I’m sorry but that sort of display is not befitting an MVP.
I’ve used some pretty big words in this posting. If you aren’t quite able to understand them I suggest that you look them up in the dictionary, provided you know how to use one. And before you start calling people names you should do your research before sounding like the name you are throwing around. Ring, ring. Hello Kettle? This is Pot. You’re black!