Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. I'm feeling a bit despondent of late. I don't know if it's because I've just witnessed the last hurrah of the Kings I know and love...now it's the Kings I have to read the backs of their jerseys to know. (Not really...okay just Brian Skinner.) It helped though seeing the way Kenny Thomas and a lineup minus Brad Miller and Cuttino Mobley played on Sunday. But it was weird watching the dynamic between Mike and Peja.
What I loved most about the Kings was their camaraderie - the fact that Chris Webber and Mike Bibby showed up for their Tonight Show appearance in matching sweatsuits.
The fact that the whole bench was cheering when Mike got his triple-double. The fact that they were the anti-Lakers.
Watching the game on Sunday against the Pistons and seeing Mike and Peja walk back to the bench after a huge Kings run in complete silence and utter indifference towards one another...it wasn't quite Shaq vs. Kobe XXV, but it wasn't the Kings either.
Before that, it was seeing Jermaine O'Neal's mini tantrum against Shandon Anderson and the refs too chickenshit to call anything in the Jermaine as Mother Teresa era. Now I defended Jermaine O'Neal more than anyone else after the brawl, but that doesn't mean I think he's an angel incapable of ever acting out of line. He kicked a guy. T him up.
And Mo, darling Maurice Cheeks. I just hope he ends up on a team where the management has some balls and there's NO MORE POPCORN!
And the T'wolves. Watching them lose to the Clippers, the Warriors, and the even sorrier Jazz...and then seeing KG break down on national TV. Damn.
Aiight - I'm done moping. I just read the funniest thing on Page 2 (Bill Simmons' intern contest):
What do you think was the funniest moment in sports history and why?
For those watching the live feed of the Pistons/Pacers brawl, the moment when Jamal Tinsley emerged from the locker room brandishing a dustpan ready to take on all comers.
Oh how could I forget Jamaal and the dustpan. I'm over my ennui. I'm now going to spend the next 10 minutes Googling "Jamaal Tinsley, dustpan."
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Ennui
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did you find a picture? i've been looking for once since it happened
I found a picture of every other ridiculous thing that happened that night, but I could not for the life of me find a picture of Jamaal and his dustpan. So sad.
I found a picture of every other ridiculous thing that happened that night, but I could not for the life of me find a picture of Jamaal and his dustpan. So sad.
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