NBA Week 19 – SirmacTV.com



Word, heathens!

As you may have noticed I was M.I.A last week because I got too wrapped up in the Madness to really focus on pro ball. FYI, my bracket isn’t anything to write home about, but my final four is still in tact. I got my money on Memphis.

While the NCAA has been garnering most of the hoop world’s attention for the past week, there were still some interesting observations to be made in regards to the L.

Remember me talking about Carl Landry back around the deadline? Well the up and coming Rockets forward got shot in the leg early last week after the Rockets returned home from a win in New Orleans. Around 2:30 a.m two men in another vehicle rammed into the back of Landry’s SUV, forcing him off the road into a telephone pole. As Landry got out to inspect the damage, one of the men started firing at him and grazed his leg. A brief chase ensued on foot but Landry eventually lost the gunman after hiding between two houses. "I could have been dead," Landry said. "The shooter was 10 yards or less away. I'm 6-9 and I had a bright shirt on. I don't know how he missed, but thank God he did and he hit the lower part of my leg". Landry isn’t expected to miss too much time and should be back by the end of next week.

Did any of you guys hear about Charlie V. getting in shit after he “twittered” during halftime? Apparently coach Scott Skiles wasn’t too impressed and let Charlie know that halftime wasn’t the right time to log on to Twitter. Charlie has been putting up solid digits this year for the Bucks (about 17 and 7) and should be due for a nice raise this summer, but fellow twitterer Shaq isn’t too impressed; “Attention all twitterers, I'ma tweet at halftime and not get fined like vill a new wave a whteva his name is." – Shaq

As the trade deadline came and went and teams are gearing up for the free agent class of 2010, the main focus for a lot of teams is money. In a tough economic climate where professional sports organizations aren’t immune to the exhausting effects of a recession, two teams that could be on the list for possible relocation are the Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings. The Pacers have reportedly lost over $200 million since 1983 and the Kings just haven’t put anything decent on the court for ages (aside from a couple years with J-Will, Webber and Vlade). The front-runners that could potentially be new destinations for each club are San Jose, Kansas City, Seattle and Vegas. Personally, I think Vancouver deserves consideration and I think its basketball landscape has grown immensely since the Grizz left about 7-8 years ago. The Grizz caught a raw deal when Stevie Franchise refused to play in Van-City after they drafted him but I think things would be different these days. High school ball is huge out West, second only in Canada to Ontario’s high school scene…UBC just played in the CIS Championship a couple weeks ago…Vancouver native Tyler Kepkay had a strong showing for Utah in the NCAA tourney…and overall, I think Canada (as a whole) has developed a new level of love and understanding of the game and has matured a great deal over the last decade.

Man, what the fuck is the deal with Nellie/Jamal Crawford in G-State? These two guys have been going back and forth for the last little while and Nellie has pretty much said that Crawford should just start packing his shit because he won’t be back in Golden State next year. Crawford didn’t see a tick of court time last week (he’s not even dressing anymore) and his agent has even been going at Nellie in the media. Now I know Nellie is cut from a different cloth and you just have to take him with a grain of salt, but at some point there has to be some compromise. Only time will tell where Crawford’s 20 ppg will end up next year.

All hail Big Pops! You gotta love this guys hustle. Since joining the Raps after a solid stint in the D-League (where he put up 26 and 13) his presence has been felt immediately. He’s currently putting up 7 and 7 in only 17 mins. of burn (JK puts up 8 and 2 in 23 mins) and is 4th in the L in rebounds per 48 minutes. The dude is still young and unpolished but he’s got the drive and hustle that you can’t teach. If Colangelo doesn’t sign him to at least a 1-year contract, then I’m cheering for the T-Wolves next year.

Anyways y’all, that’s it from this end, but check back next week as the playoff picture will be pretty much formed.

I’m out like Jamal in GS.
-Gliz