Friday, November 01, 2013

Basketball is back. Basketball is fun.

I doubt any of you stayed up late enough last night to enjoy the Clippers-Warriors game. If you had known what you'd miss out on you might have reconsidered. Steph Curry dropped 38 point and 7 assists on the Clippers while shooting 9-14 from 3. 9-14. That's stupid. Most humans couldn't go 9-14 from the NBA 3 point line if they were locked in a gym by themselves for an entire day. With that said, Steph Curry might not be human.

As impressive as Curry's performance was, it couldn't stand up to the masterful show put on by Chris Paul. What did Paul do? Oh, just 42 points and 14 assists and 7 steals. For some perspective on that, nobody's ever done that. Nobody. Not in the 40 years since the NBA started keeping track of steals. Every young point guard should be forced to watch Chris Paul tapes. Nobody controls the game like he does. He could average 25 points a game if he wanted to. Instead, he's just the most complete point guard we've seen in a generation. And he's pretty good at throwing alley oop lobs too. Check out this sequence from last night.

36 comments:

Mark said...

Morning Gheorghies.

TR said...

That second alley-oop is ridiculous. Paul just basically heaves the ball toward the rim, knowing Blake can jump from almost anywhere and still dunk.

Mark said...

Blake took off from so far out to get it. Ridiculous.

rob said...

had to get up at 4:30 this morning to catch a plane to the happiest place on earth. thanks for the highlight.

Mark said...

You're going to Disney?

Mark said...

Or Scores?

rob said...

just arrived. have to cut my trip short to go to minny on sunday, but the family's here until wednesday.

Mark said...

I'm home with kid today. Feel free to swing by and pick her up.

Mark said...

Great shot of the moment the second alley oop began. http://twitter.com/tomhaberstroh/status/396291796960952320/photo/1

zman said...

Scores closed, now it's Sapphires. I only know this because I used to live around the corner.

Mark said...

Whatever you say, Z.

Clarence said...

Happy All Saints Day, Gheorghies. Here's to Swilling and Mills, Rickey and Roaf, and good ol' Morten Andersen.

zman said...

Don't forget rob and Bobby Hebert.

Mark said...

Deuce McAllister is deeply offended by the oversight.

T.J. said...

Shlara is dismayed on behalf of Archie

zman said...

Chris Berman will comment soon in support of Joe Horn of Plenty. Ironhead Heywood will comment soon to tell us to buy more Zest liquid soap.

rob said...

aww, look at z, calling me a saint. you're a good guy, too.

Mark said...

Ironhead Heywood, a distant cousin of Clue Heywood but not to be confused with Ironhead Heyward.

zman said...

If you're from NJ you pronounce them the same.

rob said...

danimal, what did you do to justin blackmon?

Mark said...

For real. Blackmon's got far more issues than anybody expected coming out of college.

Danimal said...

that pick has worked out really well.

Danimal said...

thanks, once again, gene smith (former jags gm).
in seriousness, i hope he can get cleaned up. as mark says the guy has a some real issues.

TR said...

Um, isn't Ironhead dead?

TR said...

Um, isn't Ironhead dead?

Mark said...

He is. His kid actually plays for the Steelers. 1st rd pick in 2011.

zman said...

Sam Mills is dead too.

Greg said...

Generalissimo Francisco Franco is also dead

Clarence said...

Cujo is dead, too.

Mark said...

Don't know if you guys heard but Lou Reed is dead.

zman said...

As is Lou Costello.

Danimal said...

One day I'd like to be present for one of Teej's 4am twitter rants

Mark said...

Saturday CFB post is up.

Marls said...

Greetings from Austin Texas.

Friday weddings suck (I know, my first one was on a Friday) but we are making the most of it by getting overserved on 6th Street after the wedding and heading heading to the UT game.

Marls said...

Greetings from Austin Texas.

Friday weddings suck (I know, my first one was on a Friday) but we are making the most of it by getting overserved on 6th Street after the wedding and heading heading to the UT game.

amanda young said...

Kevin Harlan's reactions are the best.Amanda Vanderpool