Blog Title: BothTeamsPlayedHard

A Photo to Break the YouTube Monotony

I promise an ode to Danny Granger is on the way, but until I find some time, here’s a pic of not my Vydas, not your Vydas, buy Jim Beam’s Vydas. (via InterBasket) I wonder how many drinks it takes to get Mr. Sabonis this bent. For some reference, here’s a tale of the similarly colossus, read more..

The Wire: Five Seasons in Five Minutes

I know this thing has been rather YouTube-heavy of late and I know The Wire ostensibly has nothing to do with the NBA — although the coaching ability Prop Joe showed in “Game Day” might earn him a head job for some team if they all keep firing these coaches. But I really don’t care. It’s well read more..

Joe Alexander Executues Flawless Double-Stuff

Not exactly in a Don Cheadle as Earl Manigault way though. (See 3:15 in YouTube link.)

All the News Fit to Six: January 8, 2009

Steve Nash Is a Better Shooter Than You

It’s probably unfathomable to most people how good most NBA shooters are. We praise 40% three-point shooters, but guys that hit at that rate in games are just absolute marvels to watch shoot in an open gym. Plenty of your favorite shooters will routinely hit 40+ out of 50 three pointers while shooting around and guys read more..

Way to Represent the Big Fellas

Some of you don’t have NBA TV. And for that, I’m truly sorry. Because Tuesday Fan Night has now become the best series on television, as Gary Payton and Chris Webber (and even to my complete shock and awe, Ahmad Rashad at times) have crafted the most entertaining show these eyes have seen for some time read more..

When Life Fills Your Truck With Popcorn, You Throw Iron Man in the Whip-Equipped DVD

No confirmation on whether or not that’s what Kings rookie Jason Thompson ended up doing, but his teammates sure did fill his ‘Sca-lade (a term that Spencer Hawes uses not once but twice in the video below) with buttery popcorn as punishment for not bringing them bagels. (via Ball Don’t Lie)

Dennis Rodman and The Minis

This has obviously been in the works for some time, but this is the first I’m hearing about it. Really this IMDB tagline is all you need to know: Plot: Dwarfs playing basketball … with Dennis Rodman. Yes, it’s a movie called The Minis. And, yes, we have a trailer. And, yes, it’s coming out just in read more..

You Can’t Say I Didn’t Warn You

Best known as the guy who transformed the word “baby” from a sexist term of endearment that old men use for young, sexy secretaries to an oft-impersonated exclamation one old man uses about young, black student-athletes, Dick Vitale will tonight be moving his ongoing assault on the English language and eardrums everywhere from the collegiate read more..

I Tried to Touch Him, SSSssst, and He Was Hot

Ron Artest has a new video blog up on Hip Hop Game. I’ve posted a few of these previously, but the fact that I’ve missed any is borderline unforgivable. My sincere bad. Here is the full archive. And just as an FYI, this is currently #9 — meaning that if you’re just getting into this now, read more..