Golden State Warriors vs. The Referees
As any Portland Trail Blazers or Indiana Pacers fan could tell you, when you assemble a basketball team featuring talented knuckleheads, you can't separate the cream from the crap.
Through the first two games of the Dallas-Golden State series, the Warriors' duo of Baron Davis and Stephen Jackson has brilliantly illustrated this point: after combining for 56 points, 19 rebounds and 12 assists in Golden State's 97-85 Game 1 victory, both players received double-technical ejections from their team's 112-99 loss. When the Warriors are clicking, they're an athletic, slashing team not afraid to pull the trigger from deep; when they're off, as was the case Wednesday, they shoot too many jumpers too early in the shot clock and yap at the officials instead of playing good defense. For the rest of the series David Stern will have a close eye on Jackson, in particular, who unleashed a barrage of obscenities at senior official Dick Bavetta, while being dragged into the locker room by a teammate following his ejection.
The Warriors might win Game 3, but no official likes being shown up, and Golden State has a proclivity to do so. Look for the referees to favor the Mavs the rest of the way and launch Nowitzki and Co. into Round 2.
-by Matt Mertens
Andrew vs. Andrew
Boy this sucks. I agree Andrew, this does suck. What are we going to write here? Bit a stream of consciousness here, huh? Yep. Right now if I had to pick someone I'd have to pick myself. Oh, really Andrew? Yeah, so far I'm provoking you and your responses have been half hearted at best. You should hyphenate half-hearted. You should hyphenate your face. Point.
Global warming. It is a huge problem, one that we may never solve, no matter how hard we strive to do so. But I believe an end is in sight. Sounds like you are doing your best impression of Sigourney Weaver in "Planet Earth." I love that show. Topical. Beautiful. Yes it's quite compelling. I agree. Point! (To Sigourney).
Ok, I just wrote that last one, so your move. (Cough). (Pondering). Well, I suppose we should...you really got me in a corner here. Wait. Stop. Topic: Don Imus. Go. Well I suppose he said some rather unintelligent remarks through the radio. I'm not really going to take a position on this, but he said some pretty bad things that Don Imus. Oh, so you encourage racism? No, I, um, don't encourage anything. Well, that's inspiring, thank you Andrew. Point.
And last, least, and finally, John Wilkes Booth. The man is nothing if not dramatic. And a good shot. The Bob Horry of presidential assassination. Point. (Lincoln).
This kind of reminds me of "Face-off" with Travolta and Cage. Yes, yes it does. But better. Point. (Cage).
Final Score: Andrew - 1, Andrew - 1, Weaver - 1, Lincoln - 1, Cage - 1, Booth- 0, Travolta - 0.
And that's all she wrote. Silver and Bauld, signing off. Done.
-by Andrew Silver and Andrew Bauld
