Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Sorry for not starting this up last night -- I had to go in for emergency surgery after trying to claw my eyes out after watching what the Clippers consider NBA basketball.
Well, you knew, or given this season maybe just suspected, that we were not going to finish out on an 0-24 streak. And if you are going to have to notch an obligatory victory or two, there is no team it is more likely to be over than the Clippers. Where would we be without them? I'll tell you where -- 10-50, and with an unchallenged stranglehold on the worst record in the league. Damn their heartless, gutless, souls.
And so theme...thought about this, and decided I was not being fair. This was, after all, kind of a blowout in a most bizarre way this season, so let's celebrate! I see no reason why we should be hapier to lose than to win...well other than losng being better for the long term health of the franchise of course. There have been occasional requests on here for themes, and last week there was one for motorcycles. I am not at all a motorcycle guy, so I demurred as it fell outside my area of expertise. But I decided that was not fair -- who am I to deny what the public wants? I am a mere servant to their whims and should never stand in the way of progress. So accordingly I humbly and selflessly submit tonight/today's theme: Hot Choppers
Just remember, you have VF21 to thank for this, so remember to show your gratitude.
Cisco ( B ) -- aggressive early, and Kevin set him up repeatedly in the early going. Was on his way to an efficent outing until he began to get sloppy and stupid late. Never really challenged by a Clippers squad that was just pure misery, and were starting 3 small guards at the 1/2/3 positions this time out. After Kevin's early passing surge, it was Cisco who was responsible for many fo the Kings easier baskets the rest of the way.
I'm pretty sure that's an innovative wooden motorcycle in that picture. The cameraman oddly aimed high in the shot though. But all the guys in back checking out the, erm, bike, look impressed, so I am sure it was nifty.
Thompson ( B- ) -- quiet, but hey, aside from a brief spurt in the second quarter, at least he was not in major foul trouble. Was set up by Kevin several times for easy finishes that comprised the bulk of his points. Think he may had all of his rebounds, and almost all of his points before the intermission. Started off active going over guys to tip away boards but largely disappeared after the break, not that he was needed. Did nothing in particular on defense other than impede, but impeding was all that was required against Randolph tonight as he, like the rest of his team, was just awful and could not finish anything inside.
When I was very young my parents bought myself and my younger brother two little plastic trikes that we would race around the patio out back of the house (there was a big tree there with a path circling it on one side, so it made for a perfect racetrack circuit. Mine was the Blue Max. It was, you guessed it, blue. I have forgotten what my brother's was called (might have been the Green Machine) -- it died a sad and tragic death when plastic fatigue and an unfortnate accident crashing into the back porch combined to crumple it -- but it was mottled green kind of like this bike, except much cooler looking of course.
Hawes ( B- ) -- odd game, but then again, when you play the Clippers none of the normal rules apply. Seemed to be getting outactived by Camby on the glass in the early going, and yet you looked up, and he was racking up boards at a season (and career) best pace. Was kind of important, because even against the fugly putrescence that is the clippers, Spence was the only thing keeping us from getting badly pummeled on the glass again (we only lost the battle by 1 tonight), which is about the only conceivable way that bag of manure L.A. calls a team could have stolen this oen. And yet it was all he did. Literally. He may have gotten over to help a few times on defense, but it was hard to tell as the clippers were missing everything all the time, wiht him there or not. His offense was ugly, wiht one of those outings where he jsut randomly fluttered up this and fluttered up that, got a travel, drifted outside to brick a three, missed a chippee and ust generally was compeltely punchless on that end. When he tried to pass, it was a force and a turnover. But he controlled the defensive glass, or at least offset Camby (13) and Randolph (12) and that was important on this night.
Hey look! Another green one.
Well, you knew, or given this season maybe just suspected, that we were not going to finish out on an 0-24 streak. And if you are going to have to notch an obligatory victory or two, there is no team it is more likely to be over than the Clippers. Where would we be without them? I'll tell you where -- 10-50, and with an unchallenged stranglehold on the worst record in the league. Damn their heartless, gutless, souls.
And so theme...thought about this, and decided I was not being fair. This was, after all, kind of a blowout in a most bizarre way this season, so let's celebrate! I see no reason why we should be hapier to lose than to win...well other than losng being better for the long term health of the franchise of course. There have been occasional requests on here for themes, and last week there was one for motorcycles. I am not at all a motorcycle guy, so I demurred as it fell outside my area of expertise. But I decided that was not fair -- who am I to deny what the public wants? I am a mere servant to their whims and should never stand in the way of progress. So accordingly I humbly and selflessly submit tonight/today's theme: Hot Choppers
Just remember, you have VF21 to thank for this, so remember to show your gratitude.
Cisco ( B ) -- aggressive early, and Kevin set him up repeatedly in the early going. Was on his way to an efficent outing until he began to get sloppy and stupid late. Never really challenged by a Clippers squad that was just pure misery, and were starting 3 small guards at the 1/2/3 positions this time out. After Kevin's early passing surge, it was Cisco who was responsible for many fo the Kings easier baskets the rest of the way.
I'm pretty sure that's an innovative wooden motorcycle in that picture. The cameraman oddly aimed high in the shot though. But all the guys in back checking out the, erm, bike, look impressed, so I am sure it was nifty.
Thompson ( B- ) -- quiet, but hey, aside from a brief spurt in the second quarter, at least he was not in major foul trouble. Was set up by Kevin several times for easy finishes that comprised the bulk of his points. Think he may had all of his rebounds, and almost all of his points before the intermission. Started off active going over guys to tip away boards but largely disappeared after the break, not that he was needed. Did nothing in particular on defense other than impede, but impeding was all that was required against Randolph tonight as he, like the rest of his team, was just awful and could not finish anything inside.
When I was very young my parents bought myself and my younger brother two little plastic trikes that we would race around the patio out back of the house (there was a big tree there with a path circling it on one side, so it made for a perfect racetrack circuit. Mine was the Blue Max. It was, you guessed it, blue. I have forgotten what my brother's was called (might have been the Green Machine) -- it died a sad and tragic death when plastic fatigue and an unfortnate accident crashing into the back porch combined to crumple it -- but it was mottled green kind of like this bike, except much cooler looking of course.
Hawes ( B- ) -- odd game, but then again, when you play the Clippers none of the normal rules apply. Seemed to be getting outactived by Camby on the glass in the early going, and yet you looked up, and he was racking up boards at a season (and career) best pace. Was kind of important, because even against the fugly putrescence that is the clippers, Spence was the only thing keeping us from getting badly pummeled on the glass again (we only lost the battle by 1 tonight), which is about the only conceivable way that bag of manure L.A. calls a team could have stolen this oen. And yet it was all he did. Literally. He may have gotten over to help a few times on defense, but it was hard to tell as the clippers were missing everything all the time, wiht him there or not. His offense was ugly, wiht one of those outings where he jsut randomly fluttered up this and fluttered up that, got a travel, drifted outside to brick a three, missed a chippee and ust generally was compeltely punchless on that end. When he tried to pass, it was a force and a turnover. But he controlled the defensive glass, or at least offset Camby (13) and Randolph (12) and that was important on this night.
Hey look! Another green one.
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