Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Game 6: Thunder vs. Spurs

12:00 a.m: And with this, I'm out. Nighty night.
11:43 p.m.: Even though I'm sure so many people are going to say how Durant should've been named MVP this year because of how he's a winner and yada yada yada.  Hey, guess what?  HE DIDN'T HIT A FIELD GOAL THE ENTIRE 4TH QUARTER.  Look it up.

11:41 p.m.: I can't imagine the NBA Finals being any more exciting the Western Conference Finals.  We can only hope and pray

11:39 p.m.: Spurs scored 34 in the 1st Quarter.  They scored 36 in the 2nd HALF.

11:37 p.m.: Craig Sager looking pretty solid tonight.  Talking with the modern day Robert Horry, Derek Fisher.

11:33 p.m.: Durant hugging Mama Durant on the sideline with time still left in the game.  I guess he's deserved it.  Wow.  These are the best 2 teams in the NBA in my opinion.  Looks like the Thunder are brinign an NBA Championship to OKC.  There's no way they lose in the Finals right??  No way.

11:32 p.m.: Wow.  Spurs with an awful lapse in defense and let Perk get an easy slam.  Then compound it by Manu taking a three like there was 2 seconds left in the game.  The game wasn't over!  But it is now...

11:30 p.m.: Parker feeling the pressure, and performing well under it.  2 pretty lay-ups.

11:24 p.m.: How many huge, clutch 3's has Harden hit in this series?  Dude's got ice in his veins.

11:16 p.m.: Harden sells that foul with the flop.  Probably was a foul, but he made it look way worse than it really was.  Flopping, it's getting to be a problem in the NBA.  Hey, Mr. Stern, do something about that. (Go to the "A Modest Proposal..." section of that link)

11:15 p.m.: Parker and Duncan have gone cold in the second half.  Pop, you've made Parker work way too hard on defense.  I can't believe I'm saying this, but the Spurs needed some more Danny Green in this game.  Could've definitely helped spell Parker on the defensive end.

11:14 p.m.: Bill Kennedy letting us know it definitely was not a shooting foul...

11:07 p.m.: Why the Thunder are now up three:


11:05 p.m.: I immediately thought of this after seeing the below tweet

11:00 p.m.: I really should be getting to bed, I've got work in the morning.  But I can't get away... Must watch...

10:57 p.m.: This series right here is why the NBA is far and away the best basketball in the world, and far and away the best to watch.  Sorry NCAA, you're fun and all, but THIS is basketball at its finest.

10:54 p.m.: Wow, furious comeback by OKC.  Closes the Spurs lead to 1 at the end of the 3rd Quarter.  This is quite possibly the best game of the playoffs.  Obviously this has been the best series so far as well.

10:52 p.m.: Tony Parker with the prettyyyyyy spin move into the lane for the finger-roll.  Gee willikers, that was nice.

10:50 p.m.: Gary Neal draws the charge on Perk.  Hate that call.  You know Neal was going to go for the charge the entire time.  I don't like it.  Let them play.  I wish Perk could've thrown it down over Neal and just stared him down while walking back up the court.

10:49 p.m.: After being down by 15 at the half, the Thunder are now up 2 with a minute and 23 seconds left in the 3rd quarter.

10:46 p.m.: In comes the barrage of tweets about Stephen Jackson having his way out there...

10:42 p.m.: Stephen Jackson with some words for Mo Cheeks and gets a technical for it.  C'mon Joey Crawford, you're killing me. It's the effing playoffs, let it go.



10:40 p.m.: I missed something, where was that foul on Westbrook.  Joey Crawford, no one likes you.

10:38 p.m: Oooooo Timmy still has it.  Got a step on the defender and threw it down over Ibaka!  He's gotta be a cyborg, and his decreased roll for the Spurs is just a way of convincing us otherwise.

10:32 p.m.: Popovich is ripping Splitter a new one.  Spurs lead has shrunk to 8 following the Thunder's 9-2 run.

10:30 p.m.: Perkins with no touch whatsoever around the basket.  With Perk and Ibaka in the line-up, it's like the Thunder are playing 3 vs. 5 on offense.  (Yes I know, Ibaka just got that and-1.)

10:28 p.m.: Timmy passes up his trademark 17-footer and passes to Ginobili for a contested three.  I don't know if that was the shot they were looking for.

10:26 p.m.: Marv Albert definitely has had botox before right?  His cheeks don't budge when he talks.

10:12 p.m.: Chuck still thinks the Thunder are going to win.  Sounded real confident.  15 points is a big deficit versus San Antonio.  It's like a 23 point deficit against other teams.

10:11 p.m.: I LOL'd. Ernie killing that gingerbread man.  Who choses a gingerbread man as a snack anyways?


10:05 p.m.: Parker flails and gets the foul call.  Give him 2 more points.  21 points and 10 assists for Parker, in the first half! Ridiculous.  Spurs leading by 15 at the half.  The Spurs can't keep clicking that well on offense, right??

10:02 p.m.: Hahaha what in the world was Timmy thinking with that floater? Ibaka should've tried to control that block if you ask me...

9:59 p.m.: I think Ibaka is now 0 for 3 from that spot tonight.  Guess he's not gonna have that 11-11 night like a few games ago.

9:54 p.m.: 4 for 4 now.  Feeling it.


9:53 p.m.: Stephen Jackson just camping out at the 3-point line and finally gets the ball.  And he nails it.   Captain Jack is 3 for 3 from downtown.  Can't be said enough how good of a job that Popovich has done coaching up Jackson.  Dude was a nightmare for Milwaukee earlier this year.

9:49 p.m.: Spurs are 7 for 12 from behind the arc. Wowzers.

-Music to Gregg Popvich's ears


9:35 p.m.: "Well, they haven't shot the ball well, and we have." - Gregg Popovich.  Good, in-depth analysis of that 1st quarter.

9:34 p.m.: Can't wait for the Popovich interview.  Possibly the best part of the series... Maybe?

9:32 p.m.: End of the 1st Quarter and the Spurs are up 14.  Feels like a lot more.  Spurs are shooting 61% from the floor.

9:27 p.m.: Good help defense from Durant on the pick-and-roll, but the Spurs are executing Pop's offense perfectly.  The three's are raining in OKC.

9:19 p.m.: Perimeter defense for Thunder is horrendous right now.  CORRECTION:Thunder defense period looks horrendous.  Parker looking like a monster for the Spurs.  One man show.  He's got 14 of the Spurs' 25 points and has 5 assists already.

9:11 p.m.: Spurs up 15-8 at the first break of the night.  Thunder struggling with turnovers early.  Tony Parker showing why he finished top 5 in the voting for the MVP this year.

9:09 p.m.: OHHHHH BOYYYY! No one shows on that screen for Westbrook, and he takes advantage by going boom time all over Kawhi Leonard.

9:06 p.m.: Quick start for the Spurs as they go up 5-0.  Good pick-and-roll defense from the Thunder on that first possession, but Manu nails a three.

8:58 p.m.: So I'm going to try a running blog of the NBA game tonight.  It's definitely going to be a new and fun experience. I'll try to throw in a few of my favorite Tweets throughout the night.  Stay tuned for my first attempt at live blogging!


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Sunday, June 3, 2012

A Hero is Born



Mark Titus has been writing for one of my favorite sites, Grantland.com, for about a year now, and he's definitely become one of my favorite writers on the site.  He started out with a blog right here on blogspot called "Club Trillion." He's a former walk-on for the Ohio State basketball team, and he's hilarious. Check out this quality video of his from his days at Ohio State:


Today, I picked up his new book, Don't Put Me In, Coach, at my local Barnes and Noble (now that I look at the price on Amazon, I'm strongly considering taking this back and buying it online).

I'm just 2 chapters in, but it's already great.  Just reading the quotes on the back cover made me want to buy it ("Mark Titus knows a lot of personal secrets of mine.  If he revealed any of them in this book, I will kick him right in the testicles.  I'm not joking" -Greg Oden).

I'll let you know my final thoughts on the book when I finish it, but in the meantime, here's a quality read from my new boy, and possibly new hero, Mark Titus.

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