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The latest episode does not include analisis of the big trade, but check back later today on the blog and we’ll both comment on the final configuration once it is finalized.
As for the episode . . . well, it was another great moment for America. In our roles as Secretaries of NBA Podcasts (SNBAPs) we decided to improve the world a little, just for the hell of it.
The episode includes:
The Last Rudy Gay Jokes you will EVER HEAR!
A look at how to build a team with tall perimeter players
A visit with the over-achievers of the early NBA season
Dan gives a diatribe about pace adjusted stats
A pledge to hunt down serial killers who happen to work in or around the NBA
“The Knicks, Warriors and Clippers are talking about a three-way deal that would involve Jamal Crawford, Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins being sent in a cap-space clearing move that would bring in Tim Thomas, Cuttino Mobley and Al Harrington.
The contracts on all three incoming players expire in 2010.”
Everything about that would make me happy, except for the part that says “Tim Thomas.” There is no player in the NBA I would find it more displeasurable to root for.
If this goes through, though, expect these two things:
“I’m not comfortable with 15-20 minutes. Something has to change.” – Larry Hughes
I’ve got to tell you, folks, the above quote from the Chicago Bulls’ Larry Hughes, as he demanded more minutes on Wednesday, may just be the greatest example that I have ever seen of the ability of the human spirit to overcome facts.This a great day, friends.
Larry Hughes is a great man. And brave.
If this young man Hughes is any indication of that never-say-die American spirit, then we as a nation are on our way back.Take chances, people, because good times are on the way.Invest your children’s college fund now in a hedge-fund because the Dow Jones index should be at about 18,000 points by Monday.
You can also . . .
Quit your well paying job with benefits to find something more suited to your unique brand of creativity.
Schedule that vacation to Tehran for spring break in anticipation of world peace breaking out by Thanksgiving.
Have sex with lots of strangers and don’t wear a condom.I’m sure that some doctor, somewhere, is about to stumble across the cure for everything.
Ken heard himself on the podcast saying that Derrick Rose might be the best athlete at the point guard position that he’s ever seen. He has said that Kevin Durant will be great, that Greg Oden will be great IF he can stay healthy. He says those things because other people write them often enough. But do we know anything, even if there is visual evidence?
How good was Vince Carter going to be? How about his cousin Tracey McGrady?
Carmello Anthony is the same player he was as an impressive rookie. But how good is that?
Regarding Oden . . . i bet people thought Joe Barry Carrol was going to be great when he averaged 20+ per game early on (much more than that McHale guy drafted two spots after him). So who knows. Let’s try to try to remember, though.
Speaking of forgetting the past . . . We hear a lot of Michael McDonald impressions these days. But Late Night with Conan O’Brien had this down over a decade ago. Here is proof.
The songs from Episode #36 were a memorable lot. Please download them legally if you are so inclided.
America the Beautiful - Ray Charles
Double Shot of My Baby’s Love - The Swinging Medallions
The Hard Way - The Kinks
Also, check out this incredible You Tube link that Ken found while searching for old NBA stuff at 3am when he couldn’t sleep. It is the closing segment of the 1990 NBA Finals, featuring Hubie Brown and Dick Stockton wrapping up the series. That was good, but it got better. This was the last NBA telecast from CBS because the rights went to NBC the following year, so they did a great montages of the previous 25 years of NBA on CBS.
And then . . . Mr. Marvin Gay sings the national anthem before the 1983 All-Star Game. Wear a diaper.
Another big game with Atlanta compelled KG to break out some of the old material. It makes you long for the days when he got his ass handed to him in the first round of the playoffs every year for over a decade, doesn’t it?
But let’s never forget the Godfather of on court Douchebaggery: Dennis Rodman. Check out the clip below for a memorable example. You’ve got to envy Frank Brickowski’s self-control. Or pity it. If some guy showed me up like that — even in a pickup game — I would be mad at myself for the rest of my life if I didn’t punch him.
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As for the episode . . .
High on cough syrup and and their own sense of civic duty, Ken and Dan make an important announcement that could affect every NBA Podcast in the country.
Also featured in Episode #36:
A plan to fix the entire country through podcasting.
We go too far and cause an international incident.
We sober up long enough to discuss the surprising (or not surprising?) Atlanta Hawks.
We remain sober long enough to discuss the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns.
We establish once and for all that Dan Filowitz is a great man.
Some other stuff happens. It’s difficult to remember.
I don’t know who Gian Casimiro is or what the hell he thinks he’s doing, but his website Seven Seconds or Mess has quickly become essential viewing for any Knicks [or sophisticated NBA] fan. I’ll let the clip below speak for itself and just say that esoteric hoops analysis like this is why the Internet was invented. That and porn.
By the way, Episode #36 of the DOC Podcast is going to break nationwide on Thursday. Wear a diaper.
It didn’t make much sense to post Q-Tip’s remix of “Go NY Go” without posting the 1994 version. A few thoughts:
Although the Cheerleaders featured in the ‘94 version wore much more clothing than the modern girls, I think that the denim shorts and teased hair made them look much more whore-ish.
