Or, my odd obsession with what I now know, as an adult, is a fraught portrayal of cowboys and frontiersmen and their lonesome, but dedicated groups of gangs and padna\u2019s.<\/p>\n
That Goddamn 5-year streak of playoff losing really did a number on my arterial integrity.<\/p>\n
Each leading playoff-destined teams. Each fawned over by the rest of the League\u2019s fanbase as though they\u2019re some unknown, extraterrestrial entities suddenly landing back over the border to be revealed as really f-ing good basketball players.<\/p>\n
The other stuff, like role definition and the x\u2019s and o\u2019s, thrive in that kind of environment.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re not yet the most skilled, but the effort and determination has spread like wildfire down the roster.<\/p>\n
True, rebounds often go to the tallest, the highest-jumping, the hardest working, the biggest bum, the widest frame, the lowest-centre of gravity, and\/or the most aggressive.<\/p>\n
I just practiced a lot about the angle of the ball and the trajectory of it.<\/p>\n
In truth, he\u2019s an offensive rebounding menace looming the baseline behind enemy lines waiting for the opportune subversion of boxouts.<\/p>\n
As play progresses, he tippy-toes hoopward, \u201cinnocuously\u201d, not letting on to his ulterior motive.<\/p>\n
Yuta\u2019s is a short corner three from the left side \u2013 interestingly, corner shots are typically long misses than short, JC still reads it \u2013 and Gary\u2019s goes long off a pull-up from the right side.<\/p>\n
They disincentivize aggressive, altruistic defenders.<\/p>\n
A lot of players nowadays know that when you get dunked on like that, it goes viral on the internet, so they try to avoid those situations.<\/p>\n
Not just because of the blocks \u2013 though they do exemplify his athleticism, awareness, and timing \u2013 but because he\u2019s a superb one-on-one defender, a sixth-sense team defender, and capable of guarding 1 to 4 no problema.<\/p>\n
They know the chickens inevitably come home to roost on some crossover or some facial jam in the distant future.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a shared knowledge that he\u2019s got way too much energy and he\u2019s just playin\u2019 with you.<\/p>\n
Paul Jones and Leo Rautins \u2013 filled in for Matt Devlin and Jacko while in Health and Safety Protocols.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know if those come out naturally or if Paul sits in his office overdosed on caffeine just listing out anything that sounds remotely like a basketball act.<\/p>\n
Toronto Raptor ticket prices are nuts on a normal day.<\/p>\n
And then\u2026.and then!!!! Their little miser, money-grabbing collective frontal lobes decided to sell additional tickets at inane prices for fans to see the Warriors\u2019 6,7,8,9,10th best players.<\/p>\n
Speaking of, this whole playing through the season until all that\u2019s left are basketballs, twinkies, and Florida is bad news.<\/p>\n