Monday, November 3rd, 2008 at 9:44 am  |  22 responses

Line Of The Night — G-Force, Crash and Multiplicity

Does two-humped fashion make you crazy?

by Shannon Booher

Line Of The Night:

Gerald Wallace — 34 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals

Gerald Wallace and GreatnessNice line for Wallace, as he led the Bobcats to a win in their home opener against the Miami Heat, who, by the way, may be the early candidate for worst defensive team in the League. You know your D is bad when Wallace’s normally scary J turns wet. However, what may be even more foreboding, is the Brown Ultimatum brewing in the Queen City. Larry Brown. Shannon Brown. Andre Brown. MJ’s camel brown blazer. Beware.

Worst Of The Night:

Jamal Crawford — 4 assists, 1 point on 0-6 shooting

Oh no.

Beast Of The Night:

Drew Gooden — 20 boards, 7 points, 3 blocks, 2 assists

And you thought we were talking about the baldy/sideburns/upside down fire flames beard look! The truly special aspect of this Grizzlies/Bulls game was Derrick Rose, R.O.Y. but not beast? Hmmmmthough. Kid is ridic. It’s about to be a unanimous R.O.Y. situation.

Contraction Club Of The Night:

OKC, 77 points, Saturday vs. Houston

So we lied. We have now DVRed and watched at least portions of two OKC games, and that definitely refutes bottom 4 League Pass status. The fact is, the Kevin Durant intrigue is still there. Games like this won’t help though, and hearing the name “Thunder” is still annoying. Cornball. However, on Sunday against the T-Wolves, when they secured their first franchise win, Durant may have discovered a true P-N-C, in Russell Westbrook. That does help.

Boston Celtics, 79 points, Saturday vs. Indiana
Ah, yes. Now we start to see the anticipated championship hangover. This is perhaps an early sign that the Ceatles will not be the same regular season juggernaut of last year. Not saying they won’t be there when it matters this spring, but that No. 1 seed may be worth gunning for by the East’s common folk.

Clip Joint, 79 points, Saturday vs. Utah

Ugh. As if to immediately prove all the cynics right, B-Diddy and Marcus Camby are already missing games and the Clippers are a mess. Please fellas, L.A. needs a hoops alternative. Ralph Lawler deserves better.

6th Man Of The Night:

James Posey — 15 points, 6 boards, 4 steals, 2 assists

That’s why they signed him. In one of the first “Finals Preview” type games of the season, the Hornets took down the Cavs 104-92, on Saturday. The Hornets stars were major, but it was the Posey Show in the fourth quarter, as he hit clutch shots and helped limit Bron to 15 points on 40 percent shooting. His march to Robert Horry status has begun.

D-League presentsMarbury in G-State? Let’s make it happen. Crazy loves crazy…Speaking of crazy, Mike Beasley loves the jumpshot. Is he the modern Glenn Robinson?…Oh, and speaking of crazy, when Shawn Marion left Phoenix, did he steal the souls of Raja Bell and Leandro Barbosa? Or are those guys the basketball equivalent of the Steve Spurrier-coached Florida QBs of the 90s–good in a specific system but straight pedestrian outside of it?… Maybe we’re crazy, but what more does Ramon Sessions have to do to beat out Luke Ridnour for the starting job?…The Nets organization is definitely not crazy for re-uniting the Czar and Marv on their local telecasts…And back to crazy. Coach Adelman, sir, Yao and McGrady are still in the game with under two minutes and a double-digit lead and no sign of life from the Thunder? My leg, my back, my leg and my back…

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  • underdog Posted: Nov.3 at 10:01 am
    The G-Force block on Chris Quinn was a nasty one. And yes, Ramon Sessions deserve a place starting five.

  • Co Co Posted: Nov.3 at 10:11 am
    No mention of Joe Johnson from Saturday Shannon….. Tisk, tisk..

  • BETCATS Posted: Nov.3 at 10:12 am
    YES!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS THE GREATEST THING ON SLAM EVER! Gerald Wallace+Rammon Sessions = Happy BETCATS

  • riggs Posted: Nov.3 at 10:13 am
    whats up big perm i mean big worm?

  • B. Long Posted: Nov.3 at 10:52 am
    James Posey is scaring the sh!t out of me right now.

  • Eboy Posted: Nov.3 at 11:07 am
    ^HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Ryne Nelson Posted: Nov.3 at 11:21 am
    @BET: Do you know what that ‘S’-looking logo on the top right of the ‘Cat’s jersey is? It sort of reminds me of the ‘S’ in SLAM…

  • Brett Posted: Nov.3 at 11:26 am
    @Ryne – it is a 5, not an S, for the Bobcats 5th season of existence.

  • Ryne Nelson Posted: Nov.3 at 11:32 am
    Thanks Brett…You have to admit they couldn’t have made the five more ‘S-like.’

  • BETCATS Posted: Nov.3 at 11:32 am
    Yes Ryne i know it. I shook its hand and had tea time with it. But on the real i own like 8 bobcats jereseys. They all have different purposes. Say i am going to a hamburger joint, i will throw on that Sean May. Say i feel like my haircut messed up my hairline, on goes the Okafor. If i feel like going all retro, i got a Steve Smith joint. If i want to look stylish i will throw on the Gerald Wallace. And when i play ball, i rock the Raymond felton or Adam Morrison. When all your favorite player’s jerseys cost 19.99 at champs, the choices are endless.

  • BETCATS Posted: Nov.3 at 11:36 am
    Thanks for handling that Brett, i forgot to handle that, i was buisy acting like a d!ck

  • Simon S.Y Lawy Posted: Nov.3 at 12:14 pm
    Gerald wallace > marion…..

  • BETCATS Posted: Nov.3 at 12:30 pm
    ^your iq is 6 points higher for that comment

  • Nguni Posted: Nov.3 at 12:33 pm
    Sessions is gon’ have to have that 25 point 20 assist game on a more regular basis, cuz right now his production is not impressive enough to Skiles.

  • Tarzan Cooper Posted: Nov.3 at 12:56 pm
    ramon sessions and walter herrmann, that is all

  • Anton Posted: Nov.3 at 1:03 pm
    Posey rules
    McCain 08!

  • BETCATS Posted: Nov.3 at 1:09 pm
    Anton is smart for the 1st half, brain dead for the 2nd half.

  • L.O.N. » Blog Archive » Line Of The Night — 11/01/2008-11/02/2008 NBA Basketball Posted: Nov.3 at 3:14 pm
    [...] As seen on SLAMOnline.com. [...]

  • Lang Whitaker Posted: Nov.3 at 3:21 pm
    If Booher continues hating on the Hawks and the Hawks continue winning, I’m fine with that.

  • Dacre Posted: Nov.3 at 10:01 pm
    one championship and a decent 4th quarter for a new teams does not, a Robert Horry, make.

  • Gaz Posted: Nov.4 at 4:18 am
    James Posey >>> Gerald Wallace
    New Orleans Hornets >>> Charlotte Bobcats
    Chris Paul >>> Charlotte Bobcats
    Sean Marks >>> Charlotte Bobcats
    Ryan Bowen’s soiled jockstrap >>> BETCATS

  • Shannon Booher Posted: Nov.4 at 4:50 am
    2 titles, my friend. Don’t forget the Miami days.

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