Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Alright Reke, we need you back. This ain't fun anymore.
This kind of thing has always meant girls. Of course I've gone through so many girls in the last few years that you're probably going to see your mom pop up one of these times. So a challenge of sorts was suggested in the comments -- do a Pretty Girls thread entirely composed of girls who are not primarily pretty -- female athletes, who's primary job is being athletic, not beautiful (indeed, athletically its generally an advantage to have a more masculine build (fewer curves, more muscles)). And to further make things difficult (and probably to avoid the flood of tennis hotties) to make it composed entirely of women in sports that nobody watch....er..."sports without a ball". Challenging? Sure. But we'll give it a go.
Here is the upcoming schedule for the games after Reke returns if it effects your poll choice:
3/25 @IND
3/27 @PHL
3/29 PHX
3/30 @DEN
4/01 DEN
4/03 UTH
4/05 @HOU
4/06 @SAS
4/08 @MEM
4/10 @GSW
4/11 OKC
4/13 LAL
Hide the women and children -- we're fresh out of patsies.
Official Boxscore
Garcia ( C+ ) -- kind of epitomized our game with back to back great open court hustle steals late in the first quarter...followed by back to back dumb pass attempts leading to a turnover and a near turnover so that we didn't get points out of it. Hit a three early in the third, but it was just a lone play as the blowout kicked into full gear. Came close on several blocks that ended up being called fouls. Added several jumpers late in the third, but it wasn't competitive by then. No boardwork, again.
Bia and Branca Feres -- this was the discovery in my quick research that made me decide that this topic was doable. Admirable even. Once again a pretty girls thread saved by Brazil, which seems to crank out more hotties than Columbia does coffee beans. Sure, they are synchronized swimmers, a sport which no straight male has ever actually witnessed. But they are hot, and get this, they are twins. So hot twin Brazilian girls in swimsuits -- you couldn't write a better script. That's the way to kick off a pretty girls theme.
Cousins ( D+ ) -- came out early loking to score, but from the start he was again chased off the post and turned inton a jumnpshooter by a strong post defender. And again was trying to force passes that were not there. Got his assists again, and is working particularly well with Daly at this point -- if we do change coaches in the offseason, one concern I would have is is he going to have the cahones to keep Daly and Cousins together out there?. Clearly flustered by Noah on defense when he tried to go inside, but made enough jumpers to keep things respectable. But what wasn't were the 8 TOs, and I think seems to be showing some of the same mental sloppiness he showed in Vegas when he tired for the final few games. Think you could calssify it as getting tired and so trying to take shortcuts. Rather than move and work, shoot a jumper, or try to instantly create a hoop wiht a spectacular pass that has no chance. Tried to throw one of those fullcourt football passes, but got it picked off by Kutcher playing free safety. That was TO 7. Went down the other way, looked unsure of how he wanted to attack, and so shuffled his feet -- that was turnover 8. Etc. Added two airballs as he didn't know how to attack and so just settled.
Leryn Franco -- let's go for back to back South American winners here with this part time Paraguayan model (with here own calendars) who finished 2nd in the Miss Paraguay paegent, and who oh, btw, is also a two time Olympian as a javelin thrower.
Dalembert ( C ) -- not able to get on track early, and late on his challenges of Boozer. Began to receive good passes from Thornton and Cousins as the game went along, and doing a nice job in the pick and rolll. One on one stuff had no chance against this defense, but was working off the ball and able to take passes. Started the third with a little push, but not nearly enough to cause any serious problems for the Bulls.
Kristi Leskinen -- top freestyle skier who can do a respectable turn as a ski bunny
Thornton ( A- ) -- hey, somebody came to play. And really in this one you could just see a vast gulf between Marcus's energy/effort and that of the rest of the team. Again flashing passing skills even he did not know he had, and attacking at full speed in the open court. Because he was feeling the team's lack of energy or cohesion I suspect, a few too many times tryied to do it all himself on offense, but at least SOMEBODY wasn't back on their heels. Very active on defense racing around the passing lanes, again as kind of a one man gang, I do btw think its important this not continue, because one guy busting his butt in a game and nobody else joinging him is a route for that one player to lose respect for his teammates and sour on things. Really agrgessive and you could see him trying his damndest to keep us in it. Sagged everytime the bulls scored off of a mistake, then went back on the attack. Slwoed a bit after half, and of course wasn't there for the long LOGN stretch fo garbagetime. But did everythign he could while he was out there.
Gina Carano -- a top women's MMA fighter and former muay thai boxer, making this woman mad could be detrimental to your health.
This kind of thing has always meant girls. Of course I've gone through so many girls in the last few years that you're probably going to see your mom pop up one of these times. So a challenge of sorts was suggested in the comments -- do a Pretty Girls thread entirely composed of girls who are not primarily pretty -- female athletes, who's primary job is being athletic, not beautiful (indeed, athletically its generally an advantage to have a more masculine build (fewer curves, more muscles)). And to further make things difficult (and probably to avoid the flood of tennis hotties) to make it composed entirely of women in sports that nobody watch....er..."sports without a ball". Challenging? Sure. But we'll give it a go.
Here is the upcoming schedule for the games after Reke returns if it effects your poll choice:
3/25 @IND
3/27 @PHL
3/29 PHX
3/30 @DEN
4/01 DEN
4/03 UTH
4/05 @HOU
4/06 @SAS
4/08 @MEM
4/10 @GSW
4/11 OKC
4/13 LAL
Hide the women and children -- we're fresh out of patsies.
Official Boxscore
Garcia ( C+ ) -- kind of epitomized our game with back to back great open court hustle steals late in the first quarter...followed by back to back dumb pass attempts leading to a turnover and a near turnover so that we didn't get points out of it. Hit a three early in the third, but it was just a lone play as the blowout kicked into full gear. Came close on several blocks that ended up being called fouls. Added several jumpers late in the third, but it wasn't competitive by then. No boardwork, again.
Bia and Branca Feres -- this was the discovery in my quick research that made me decide that this topic was doable. Admirable even. Once again a pretty girls thread saved by Brazil, which seems to crank out more hotties than Columbia does coffee beans. Sure, they are synchronized swimmers, a sport which no straight male has ever actually witnessed. But they are hot, and get this, they are twins. So hot twin Brazilian girls in swimsuits -- you couldn't write a better script. That's the way to kick off a pretty girls theme.
Cousins ( D+ ) -- came out early loking to score, but from the start he was again chased off the post and turned inton a jumnpshooter by a strong post defender. And again was trying to force passes that were not there. Got his assists again, and is working particularly well with Daly at this point -- if we do change coaches in the offseason, one concern I would have is is he going to have the cahones to keep Daly and Cousins together out there?. Clearly flustered by Noah on defense when he tried to go inside, but made enough jumpers to keep things respectable. But what wasn't were the 8 TOs, and I think seems to be showing some of the same mental sloppiness he showed in Vegas when he tired for the final few games. Think you could calssify it as getting tired and so trying to take shortcuts. Rather than move and work, shoot a jumper, or try to instantly create a hoop wiht a spectacular pass that has no chance. Tried to throw one of those fullcourt football passes, but got it picked off by Kutcher playing free safety. That was TO 7. Went down the other way, looked unsure of how he wanted to attack, and so shuffled his feet -- that was turnover 8. Etc. Added two airballs as he didn't know how to attack and so just settled.
Leryn Franco -- let's go for back to back South American winners here with this part time Paraguayan model (with here own calendars) who finished 2nd in the Miss Paraguay paegent, and who oh, btw, is also a two time Olympian as a javelin thrower.
Dalembert ( C ) -- not able to get on track early, and late on his challenges of Boozer. Began to receive good passes from Thornton and Cousins as the game went along, and doing a nice job in the pick and rolll. One on one stuff had no chance against this defense, but was working off the ball and able to take passes. Started the third with a little push, but not nearly enough to cause any serious problems for the Bulls.
Kristi Leskinen -- top freestyle skier who can do a respectable turn as a ski bunny
Thornton ( A- ) -- hey, somebody came to play. And really in this one you could just see a vast gulf between Marcus's energy/effort and that of the rest of the team. Again flashing passing skills even he did not know he had, and attacking at full speed in the open court. Because he was feeling the team's lack of energy or cohesion I suspect, a few too many times tryied to do it all himself on offense, but at least SOMEBODY wasn't back on their heels. Very active on defense racing around the passing lanes, again as kind of a one man gang, I do btw think its important this not continue, because one guy busting his butt in a game and nobody else joinging him is a route for that one player to lose respect for his teammates and sour on things. Really agrgessive and you could see him trying his damndest to keep us in it. Sagged everytime the bulls scored off of a mistake, then went back on the attack. Slwoed a bit after half, and of course wasn't there for the long LOGN stretch fo garbagetime. But did everythign he could while he was out there.
Gina Carano -- a top women's MMA fighter and former muay thai boxer, making this woman mad could be detrimental to your health.
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