Zach Lowe of SI: When does stat-grubbing go too far?

Good to see someone call these guys out.

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Rondo

the green shit.

(Sing song)...Everybody Hates Rondo...

by T.Moore on Jan 11, 2011 10:40 AM CST reply actions 2 recs

waiting for a undefended trailer on a break away to get an assist does not bother me. he got in that situation because a) he stole the ball b) the trailer hustled to follow on the breakaway. why not reward yourself and your team mate?

that westbrook shit was bogus, though. if that’s how you want to earn your triple double, man. go ahead, but it’s coming with a big ass asterisk. you look like a punk, a cheap shot, and vain glorious.

by jocrucial on Jan 11, 2011 10:51 AM CST reply actions

Ray Allen hustled?

He was 20 feet behind him

by Stacey_Is_King on Jan 11, 2011 12:35 PM CST up reply actions

Yea, he did

The bad news was nobody from the Bulls or Rockets hustled back.

I can predict the future using Norm Van Lier's crystal balls.

"Sam has a tendency to denigrate reports coming from any reporter who didn’t also cover the day Naismith first put up the peach baskets." - snley

by NBA Observer on Jan 11, 2011 12:53 PM CST up reply actions

This describes Rondo perfectly.

you look like a punk, a cheap shot, and vain glorious.

Teams without Chapu lost 1173 games during the 2009-'10 season.

by chapuforyou on Jan 11, 2011 3:02 PM CST up reply actions

perfect thread for a "fuck rondo" chant

"Where did you get this information and why should I listen to it?" - Stacey King

by Belize on Jan 11, 2011 11:18 AM CST reply actions 3 recs

every thread is a perfect thread

for a “fuck rondo” chant

I dont care what the D.N.A. Says, the Guy wearing number 12 Cannot be Kirk Hinrich, he is definetly Kurt. Kirk can actually play basketball!

by piccolomair on Jan 11, 2011 2:40 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs

It's the BaB equivalent of 'May the Force Be With You'

Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. says:

"4 our of 5 of us recommend Devin Hester. The 5th dentist has gone missing. He was last seen wearing green and yellow."

by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Jan 11, 2011 8:58 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs

If the Bulls did what the Rockets did on that Rondo steal

Thibs would fist someone

Did you vote for the ASG today?

by JustAnotherFan on Jan 11, 2011 11:21 AM CST reply actions

Hmmm...

I don’t think “fisting someone” means what you think it means.

by lilzaky on Jan 11, 2011 11:55 AM CST up reply actions 5 recs

or maybe Thibs would be more cruel than you though I thought

Did you vote for the ASG today?

by JustAnotherFan on Jan 11, 2011 12:59 PM CST up reply actions

Kinky!

A friendly reminder: Vote Derrick Rose as a starter for the All-Star Game, or I'll kill you.

by windycitywarrior on Jan 11, 2011 9:38 PM CST up reply actions

Wow, that's the first time I saw that Westbrook one

That was worse than I thought. What a piece of shit. If I was an Atlanta player, I’d be pissed as hell.

Until Keith Bogans is taken out of the starting lineup, it's: Tommy Del Thibo

by Juiceboxjerry on Jan 11, 2011 11:21 AM CST reply actions

Yeh, I think, as someone mentioned in a game thread to me just yesterday or a few days ago

Apparently Westbrook yelled at someone (forgot who?) for messing up a shot, which in turn still kept him at nine assists. If this hadn’t happened, I might look more kindly upon his pass to Ibaka late in the game, even though it was completely unnecessary. But with this knowledge of his whining to a teammate for presumably keeping him from his precious triple double….I see him as more whiny and self-centered overall.

by Saracenn on Jan 11, 2011 11:51 AM CST up reply actions

Josh Smith was pissed,

said he won’t forget what ’Brook did.

by dakoose on Jan 11, 2011 12:38 PM CST up reply actions

Anyone remember the Ricky Davis

attempt for a triple double?

by diedaily23 on Jan 11, 2011 11:38 AM CST reply actions

Unforgettable.

Neither should we forget Blatche’s (failed) attempt at obtaining his.

by chicity773 on Jan 11, 2011 1:08 PM CST up reply actions

remember when the knicks were pissed at us for trying to get the big macs

I'm cuckoo for Kukoc!!!

by Yibs on Jan 11, 2011 12:06 PM CST reply actions

lol, yeah. Good times

Nate Robinson was freaking out, right?

Until Keith Bogans is taken out of the starting lineup, it's: Tommy Del Thibo

by Juiceboxjerry on Jan 11, 2011 12:22 PM CST up reply actions

yea and curry was pissed too...

I'm cuckoo for Kukoc!!!

by Yibs on Jan 11, 2011 1:42 PM CST up reply actions

geez, if anybody doesn't have a right to be pissed about big macs ...

its curry.

by JockstrapNoah on Jan 11, 2011 2:07 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs

Hey

If 20,000 people get free ones, that means a longer line at the drive-through.

by lilzaky on Jan 11, 2011 2:49 PM CST up reply actions

Steve Francis tried to beat someone up.

by Ozzie Montana on Jan 11, 2011 2:25 PM CST up reply actions

Yea I remember.

At least that was something for the “fans.” Although still sort of bad, in terms of good sportsmanship.

by chicity773 on Jan 11, 2011 1:10 PM CST up reply actions

Assists aren't for fans?!?!?

Teams without Chapu lost 1173 games during the 2009-'10 season.

by chapuforyou on Jan 11, 2011 3:03 PM CST up reply actions

People, the principle of this isn't what matters.

What’s important is others are hating Rondo.

by Ozzie Montana on Jan 11, 2011 2:25 PM CST reply actions 2 recs

Wish more people read The Point Forward

I actually enjoy reading most of them

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by Option27 on Jan 11, 2011 2:32 PM CST up reply actions

Word

Zach is a pretty nice and knowledgeable writer. If you shoot him an e-mail, he’ll send you back a thoughtful response. We had an e-mail chain going back and forth for a while. I think this highly of him even though he is a Celtics fan

-Jeeves Life in the Cell

by jeeves on Jan 11, 2011 7:13 PM CST up reply actions