Game 6, Here We Come!!!
One of my passions is basketball…the Orlando Magic to be exact. So I’d like to share some of my musings regarding the Orlando vs. Boston game last night.
There were so many moments last night when I did a double-take and couldn’t believe my eyes. One such moment, perhaps the most unbelievable, was when Boston started committing retarded fouls against Dwight Howard, using the ol’ Hack-a-Shaq strategy, only now calling it Hack-a-Howard. Um, could we please try to be a little more creative? First Rondo, then Allen, simply ran over to Dwight and straight-up shoved him. Poor Dwight (all $80 million of him, that is).
I remember in the 90s when my dad used to take me to Magic games frequently. I especially remember Shaq’s rookie year. It was the year I helped my dad with his sports-card collecting. He’d let me stay up late with him so that we could search through countless packs of basketball cards in a feverish quest to find a Shaq rookie card. Anyways, that was the year the world was introduced to this “Hack-a-Shaq” strategy.
The idea is to put Dwight on the free throw line, an idea that would be terrible if it involved anyone on the Magic besides Dwight. I love the guy, but seriously, 43% from the free throw line? Yikes. Once he’s on the line and presumably misses one or both of his shots, possession of the ball is returned to Boston. Clever? Yes. Dirty? Oh yes. Effective? Not at all. Nice try, Boston.
Another moment that made me look twice was when Big Baby Davis got knocked out and stumbled across the court to the sideline. He ended up with a concussion. Apparently those elbows of Dwight’s are pretty strong. I actually felt bad for Davis. First of all, that goofy smile of his is somewhat endearing, even though it seems totally out of place on the basketball court. And second of all, I mean, come on. He got whacked in the face by Dwight’s elbow. Ouch! And by the way, Davis, what’s up with this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBPA0WCZdcA
Those are my musings for now. Be sure to check back after we win tomorrow. I’m sure I’ll have plenty more to say. Oh, and to the one Boston fan I know…I can’t wait to go to the finals!
Hey I want to go to the finals too!
The Celtics are going to loose in Boston and it will go back to a game number 7 in Orlando.
This guy I know has been saying this the whole time even when the odds were against our boys in blue.
“I never expect to lose. Even when I’m the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.”
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Always,
The “D”