Highlight of game 4
Coming back from commercials to start the fourth quarter, ESPN ran a Doc Rivers Totally Enthused Moments Montage. Firstly, to his team in a timeout:
Secondly, to his team in a post-timeout huddle:
Thirdly, while smacking Kevin Garnett on the arse as he is subbed out of the game:
Immediately following this montage, ESPN cut to Michelle Tafoya interviewing Phil Jackson. The following slightly paraphrased exchange ensued, with Jackson using strangely slurred speech.
Strange times.
Jackson was wrong. It didn't change. You could argue that he handled the interview in a way that defines his calm, unflustered, and extremely experienced nature in situations such as this. But all it did was ooze complacency. And, as Detroit Pistons will tell you, complacency loses.
Say what you like about Doc Rivers as a coach. He has his flaws, and Bill Simmons will happily document them for you. But that clichéd motivational shit worked.
Other highlights include: Sam Cassell's contuned decline towards borderline insanity, P.J. Brown's airball/poster dunk dichotomy, everything Kobe Bryant did, the spectacularly bad fourth quarter play of Pau Gasol, and me feeling slightly vindicated about my earlier opinions on Trevor Ariza just to then watch as Jackson didn't go back to him in the fourth quarter.
Go Lakers.....maybe.
"We got to keep fighting! We GOT to keep fighting!"
Secondly, to his team in a post-timeout huddle:
"Do you belieeeeeveeee???"
Thirdly, while smacking Kevin Garnett on the arse as he is subbed out of the game:
"Never stop believing, baby."
Immediately following this montage, ESPN cut to Michelle Tafoya interviewing Phil Jackson. The following slightly paraphrased exchange ensued, with Jackson using strangely slurred speech.
Tafoya: What happened back there in the third quarter?
Jackson: I don't know, what happened?
........
Tayofa: What did you do wrong in the third quarter, and what will you change to start the fourth?
Jackson: It was just momentum.
........
Tafoya: Do you think you can come back?
Jackson: It's momentum. It will change.
Strange times.
Jackson was wrong. It didn't change. You could argue that he handled the interview in a way that defines his calm, unflustered, and extremely experienced nature in situations such as this. But all it did was ooze complacency. And, as Detroit Pistons will tell you, complacency loses.
Say what you like about Doc Rivers as a coach. He has his flaws, and Bill Simmons will happily document them for you. But that clichéd motivational shit worked.
Other highlights include: Sam Cassell's contuned decline towards borderline insanity, P.J. Brown's airball/poster dunk dichotomy, everything Kobe Bryant did, the spectacularly bad fourth quarter play of Pau Gasol, and me feeling slightly vindicated about my earlier opinions on Trevor Ariza just to then watch as Jackson didn't go back to him in the fourth quarter.
Go Lakers.....maybe.
Labels: Celtics, Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, P.J. Brown, Pau Gasol, Phil Jackson, Pistons, Sam Cassell, Trevor Ariza
posted by Sham at
4:02 PM
3 Comments:
Regardless of our bet that never was accepted... The game is over, and the Celtics put on display one of the most amazing comebacks in NBA Finals history. Also, Kobe doing a fantastic choke job was a big part of it. Most importantly, Cassel had a whopping 0 assists. What a sham. Haha, see what I did there?
Yeah. You made a bad joke.
Indeed he did. But honestly, what kind of a name in anonymous?
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