Props Thread

I feel like I'm not allowed to be happy after the game tonight, since it ruffled so many feathers that I was pi$$ed after Monday's game

For most of the first 3 quarters we were only up 15 or so...and Wade was punking Oden like Ashton Kutcher (refs acting like SuperTroopers), we were allowing layups like it was cool, letting them slap around at our guards. Finally Przy (PROPS!) stood up to Wade, and then we started pouring it on. But there were a few times that Oden should've let out with a scream, laid a forearm shiver on someone, or started rebounding like Dikembe (where the ball never goes below the shoulders, and elbows fly left and right to dissuade the slapping). Until we do that, we will continue to get punked. And some night, we're not going to be up 20 while it goes on.

I loved to see us running and passing well. I hated seeing that Wade had 0 fouls at halftime...that's some BS foul-calling (anti-Props to Wade slurpage). I love seeing me some Batum, and hope to see more. Channing had a good night, but I still see he and Blake losing minutes when Webs comes back. I loved seeing Travis cutting baseline for dunks, and looking for cutters when he was driving. I loved seeing Rudy attacking the hole, even though his first layin attempt got blocked. I love that Sergio was getting people involved on offense and defense, and that Nate's calling that game "Beautiful Basketball". Props to Joel also for makin Beasley look stupid on a few occasions. Props to the crowd for giving Joel the Standing O when he came out. Props to Oden for staying within himself (and making a jumper!!). Props to Bayless for looking for others instead of himself in garbage time. Props to Frye for calling Batum "Frenchie" in an interview with Haarlow. PROP of the Game? Batum. He got us off to the start that let us relax and play.

Few anti-props...Blake either needs to work on the alley-oop, or not throw it. He missed to LMA and almost got Travis decapitated. But PROPS! for actually sacking up and trying it. Anti-prop to Sergio for almost airballing a 3 in garbage time.

Maybe it was just Rice slurpage, but I loved hearing that Webster's shot is even better than usual.

 

Thanks for the clarification PapaG, I'll make sure to put the [/sarcasm] in next time.

We'll see how close my "ridiculous expectations" are later on.

 

Wow. If we get to 58, that's great. If not, I guess I lose. Either way...I'll still be criticizing any game that we play like a bunch of $hitty 5th-grade girls.

If we keep blowing teams out (not gonna happen every time) and play "beautiful basketball" (should happen as much as possible), you'll keep seeing happy sunshine threads like today (and Friday night).