Big Baby gets hit by a car, lives to tell about it

October 3rd, 2007 | Posted by PostmanR

Glen “Big Baby” Davis probably should have left college the year LSU went to the Final Four like his Tiger counterpart Tyrus Thomas. The ceiling for the big man, it was high. But he stuck around for another year, LSU wasn’t good and he got drafted in the second round during this summer’s NBA Draft. Bad choice, bub. I feel for ya. Oh yeah, then he got hit by a “smart” car in Rome.

He kind of hit me on the thigh, but it didn’t even hurt at all. I mean, it was one of those small cars that just fits two people. You see them all over here.

I told my mom I got hit by a car, and she was like, “Oh, lord, are you hurt?” I told her, “No, mom, I’m way bigger than the car.”

The guy knew it, too. When he got out, he checked his car first to see if it was OK. It was fine. No insurance claims or anything like that. Everything’s intact. I just kept walking.

One time when I was little, a guy completely ran me over with his bike. (Seriously, true story.) It hurt a lot. Big Baby is a lot tougher than me.

{HT: TrueHoop.}

Case of the Mondays: Whew, this is fun

April 23rd, 2007 | Posted by PostmanE

Yes, it’s that time again. Basketball all day, every day, at the convenience of the dedicated viewer. It’s a beautiful thing, yeah?

I’m glad this whole Little 500 thing is over, not only because my body, descendant of Irish alcoholics, is becoming dangerously accustomed to early-morning alcohol intake, but because constantly focusing on keg tap pressure and whether or not my legs were abnormally numb kept from enjoying the really good stuff this weekend: the NBA Playoffs.

Sunday was too much recovery to truly enjoy the games, though lying in the dark of the afternoon with HD basketball on might be the best hangover cure ever. And Saturday, with the exception of the Bulls game, which I saw start to finish, the Playoffs have existed in a vacuum. I need my visuals.

So here we go again tonight, another set of games, more Inside the NBA (the best show on television not named Planet Earth or The Sopranos), more Bulls basketball. Will they be able to hold off the Heat for a second straight game? Will Kirk be able to stay out of foul trouble? Will Luol keep his “He could have sex with my girlfriend and I wouldn’t even be mad” privileges (currently only extended to Deng, Ben Gordon, Brian Urlacher, Michael Jordan, and Mark Grace)?

Will D-Wade ignore his host of nagging injuries as well as his propensity to exaggerate those injuries, and take over? Will Shaq be enough? Will Tyrus Thomas do something that will literally force Scott Skiles to keep Nocioni on the bench, where he belongs? Will Skiles’ head explode? Can Ben Wallace justify trading Tyson Chandler for another game? Will I, for the sake of superstition, have to be dangerously close to alcohol poisoning during the game?

This is all too much. But hey, it’s the NBA Playoffs; that’s kind of how it works this time of year.

Tyrus Thomas continues to amaze at an alarming rate

April 3rd, 2007 | Posted by PostmanR

Via The Basketball Jones, a site we’ve already snagged a video from this week, comes Tyrus Thomas straight clownin’ Josh Smith over the weekend. I admit, I was a bit skeptical when the Bulls traded for him in this summer’s draft, but the man has made a believer out of me.

And don’t forget what he did against the Cavs on Saturday. Observe:

Take that, Zydrunas Ilgauskas!

(Also seen at: NBA FanHouse)

Case of the Mondays: Tyrus Thomas and David Wesley - A juxtoposition in two Youtube videos

March 5th, 2007 | Posted by PostmanE

With college basketball heating up, it’s easy to overlook some of the more dreary months of the NBA season. The Mavs are running away with things, the Suns are close on their heels, the East is still pretty bad, and on and on. But we’re going to take this moment to take a look at the best and worst of the NBA this past weekend. First, Tyrus Thomas:

Yeah. Wow. Now, David Wesley.

Yeah. Wow.

Anyway, we’ll get to more pressing issues later, but I think that pretty much sums things up.

Worth its unusual nature

October 22nd, 2006 | Posted by PostmanE

Tyrus Thomas. Yep, he’s on our Baby Bulls. Well worth me bellying up to the keyboard as I prepare for Game 2. Enjoy.

NBA Draft 2006 - Feel the rush

June 27th, 2006 | Posted by PostmanE

The NBA Draft. It’s usually - usually - not the greatest test of how your team does the next year. But this year’s different, right? No high school players, right?

Well, that might actually weaken this draft, believe it or not. NBADraft.net has that European guy, Bargnani, going 1st overall and Tyrus Thomas going 2nd to the Bulls (C’mon Bulls). Um, remember Greg Oden? Yeah, he’d definitely get drafted over both of those guys.

Either way, I’m still really excited for this thing, moreso than in recent years, and I probably shouldn’t be, given the shallow talent pool.

Without sounding too much like some sort of circus clown, let me just say - this draft could get craaaazy! Will the Bulls get a guy to push them over the hump, or just another young player on a too-young roster? Will the Raptors completely eff up this draft, as with most things concerning their franchise? Is Bargnani the new Dirk or the new Darko? Will J.J. Redick get drafted in the top 10, free to urinate on NBA groupies for years to come? Does Adam Morrison have his seizure problems under control?

Here’s a couple more draft boards to check out. NBA Draft 2006. Can you feel it?

(Apparently, there’s already a 2007 NBA Mock Draft. Will Marco Killingsworth at least be in that one?)

(Quick little amusing update. Apparently, some crazy shit is going down in Andy Katz and Chad Ford’s world over on ESPN. Rudy Gay is pictured. It just read as such: As Wednesday’s draft hurtles toward the NBA planet, the latest rumors are out of this world. Raptors fans, pay attention. If you’re a Raptors fan, and you weren’t already paying attention, you’re not a Raptors fan. Also, if your team drafts Rudy Gay, you should stop being a Raptors fan. Also - I would bet my apartment this means absolutely nothing. But we’ll see.)