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Playoff Game Recaps

by Jared Wade on April 18, 2010 at 4:11 pm · 1 comment

I wrote some recaps for some of yesterday’s games over at Hardwood Paroxysm (in addition to a series preview) and will continue to do so throughout the Playoffs. I’ll theoretically keep updating this post with links to all the future recaps but be sure to check over there regularly since I will inevitably forget. Matt Moore, Zach Harper and Rob Mahoney will be dropping gems on the reg as well for the other series

Celtics/Heat

Series Preview: The Unknown (This Is Not an M. Night Shyamalan Movie)
Game 1: The Celtics Remind the Heat that “Defense Is Our Backbone”

Cavs/Bulls

Game 1: Bulls Prep for Losing Games 2, 3 and 4 by Losing Game 1

micheal jordan championship trophy larry obrien

Why don’t you cry about it?

Known Associates: 2010 NBA Playoffs, Bulls, Cavs, Celtics, Hardwood Paroxysm, Heat, MJ

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Dunk Champ Misses a Dunk

by Jared Wade on March 1, 2010 at 5:12 pm · 0 comments

Yesterday, Jason Richardson, one of the greatest dunkers I’ve ever seen, missed a wide-open, breakaway dunk with less than a minute to go in a game that the Suns would end up losing to the Spurs. Those two points would have tied the game. (video via Basketbawful)

In other words, ouch.

I wrote more on the topic over at Hardwood Paroxysm today. Read that.

Also, yesterday, I wrote some stuff about Tyler Hansbrough’s vertigo-like affliction, which has become “officially troubling” in my eyes and will likely shut him down for the rest of his wasted rookie season in the eyes of his coach.

Yup, jolly good times in Pacerland — as always.

Known Associates: Hardwood Paroxysm, JRich, Pacers, Spurs, Suns, Tyler Hands Bro

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Talking About Practice: Episode 6

by Jared Wade on February 17, 2010 at 9:57 am · 4 comments

Matt Moore of Hardwood Paroxysm, NBA FanHouse and ProBasketballTalk stops by to talk about his time in Dallas for All-Star Weekend, debate the Jazz as contenders, break down the Mavs trade and answer the dreaded Ten Questions.

We ran long on this one so I didn’t bother with any major intro to explain the long lay-off since Episode 5. Apologies. Tech difficulties and other projects. But we’re back now and you can expect a new episode roughly once a week. Maybe I’ll even bang out a bunch over the next few weeks out of guilt. We’ll see how ambitious I get.

And as always, be sure to subscribe to Talking About Practice on iTunes, where ratings and reviews are encouraged.

Talking About Practice: Episode 6

Known Associates: All-Star Weekend, All-Star Weekend 2010, Brandon Haywood, Caron Butler, Hardwood Paroxysm, Jazz, Matt Moore, Mavs, Talking About Practice, Wizards

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All-Star Weekend Thoughts

by Jared Wade on February 15, 2010 at 2:36 pm · 0 comments

I did a post over at Hardwood Paroxysm recapping the weekend. Obviously, it was really all a big excuse to post the animated GIF you see below, but there’s some other stuff, too, if you’re into it.

Here’s a sample.

If the NBA wants to keep elevating the level of this contest, they need to bring in better — or at least more willing — talent. It’s not like your average sports fan knows who Shannon Brown or DeMar DeRozan is any more than The Air Up There or some obscure French dude with ridiculous springs. Nor do they care who the person dunking is if it isn’t someone who is already famous. Sure, the NBA wants to promote their young players and the occasional Nate Robinson will emerge to semi-stardom, but it’s not like even great performances from guys like Gerald Green turned them into anything more than footnotes on the All-Star Weekend Wikipedia page.

And one more teaser:

It took a while, but I have learned to accept that Zach Randolph has redeemed his career by becoming a high-caliber veteran who taught his teammates how to win rather than being just a career malcontent who brought sadness and orphan tears wherever he went. It’s weird. But I’m cool with it. What I was still not ready to see, however, was Z-Bo being the guy who would start playing defense in an All-Star Game and spur everyone else to start taking it seriously.

Head over to HP for the rest.

GIF via the inimitable @jose3030

UPDATE: This “virtual high five” from Deron Williams made for a pretty sweet photo and completely makes up for his whole “I’m a PG who didn’t know time/score/situation” thing when he unnecessarily fouled Dwayne Wade, who went to the line for a pair of go-ahead free-throws with like 20 seconds left in what was previously a tie game.

Evil Chris Bosh and Used Car Salesman Kaman are also both pretty great. Gotta love Chocolate Thunder, too.