STUPIDNESS

STUPIDNESS
Good luck on looking that word up. It's called stupidness. You won't find it in the dictionary. But here's my definition: An act of stupidity. Dumbness in it's rarest form. Hedo Turkoglu said it best when referring to the loss, "We had it and it kind of slipped away because of our stupidness." I agree Hedo. A lot of stupid things happened, like Orlando turning the ball over 17 times or Mickeal Pietrus who has done a solid job guarding Kobe not putting his hands up to contest a Black Mamba jump shot. Not to mention letting Derek Fisher get off a clean three to tie the game. And what would really be stupid is if Orlando fans actually think that the Magic still have a chance. Turn off your televisions. Don't read Celevision anymore. Don't torture yourselves. Get ready to follow the Miami Dolphins as they may be entertaining this year. Coming back won't happen. This series is o-v-e-r. You don't have to be too smart to spell or understand that. But then again if your an Orlando Magic true fan you've been engulfed in stupidness anyway.





FISHER PRICE
What are you thinking? You can't toy around with Derek Fisher! You can't be stupid enough to not guard Derek Fisher from beyond the arc right? Wrong. Down three, D-Fish is allowed to waltz right on in and drain a shot he's been hitting for years. This is a guy who's made 40 three point shots in his NBA Finals career, trailing only Robert "Big Shot Bob" Horry and Michael "His Airness" Jordan. How could you? How dare you? But maybe I do understand. When I first joined the Lakers back in 1999, I was confident that I could outplay Fisher. He was too short, not quick enough and I felt that at some point I could take his position. Everyday he would beat me up in practice. Make shots that I couldn't believe and I'd be on the bench watching him perform. Now here I am ten years later watching him still perform. I'm writing a blog while he's still hitting clutch threes. Guess we all underestimated him huh?



YOU DO THE HOKEY POKEY
I am still not understanding the mindset here. Rafer Alston has helped lead your Orlando Magic team to the NBA Finals. The man has 20 points in Game 3 and is responsible for you winning the ball game. He comes out on fire in the first quarter in Game 4. And then in the crucial part of the game Rafer "Skip to My Lou" Alston doesn't see the floor at all. Hmmmm. Not sure what's going on here but it has to be something behind the scenes. Jameer Nelson made a few nice plays but in no shape or form is he in condition or even close to 100% healthy in these finals. What is Van Gundy thinking? How can you disrespect Alston this way? I think that this move may have lost the Magic the series. Hey Van Gundy, word to the wise, make up your mind. Either Alston is in or he's out, this ain't the damn hokey pokey!





THE RZA
Now if you don't know who the RZA is shame on you as a Hip Hop head, but let me educate you. The RZA was one of the most underrated members of the Wu-Tang Clan, the greatest rap hip hop group ever in my opinion. Everyone talks about Method Man, Old Dirty Bastard, Raekwon "The Chef", but we tend to forget about the RZA one of the most important parts of the group. He made the beats, kept everything together. This is my new name for Trevor Ariza. He's is now known as "The RZA". He goes for 16 pts last night on 3-4 from downtown. The guy is a force with his ability to "produce" just like the RZA was the producer for the Wu-Tang Clan. The RZA, by far, wasn't the best rapper in the group but he got the dirty work done and without him the Wu-Tang Clan doesn't go down in history as the greatest rap group. I think when we look back on this series years from now we will realize that Trevor Ariza was an integral part. Ariza is "The RZA" and The RZA is he.

FIVE BIGGEST CHOKE JOBS IN NBA HISTORY

Since I feel like last night the Orlando Magic just gave the game away I had to think about some of the greatest choke moments in the NBA. Here are a few that I remember. If you know of anymore please feel free to comment and we can add some more.

It pains me to write this, but I remember this so vividly. I was a New York Knick Fan growing up and I will never get over this one. He scored 8 pts in 11 seconds. The Knicks had the game won. There was no reason to believe it wouldn't happen. You could've turned off your televisions. I wish I would have. Because I see this moment in my dreams. And then he did it. He looked over at Spike Lee and gave him the choke sign. It will forever make me hate Reggie Miller.

Couldn't find a picture of Charles Smith in a Knicks jersey but hey it doesn't matter. I will never forget all the layups he missed against the Chicago Bulls during that one fretful game back in 1993. It crushed me. He had so many chances! You mean he couldn't have made one? He couldn't have drawn a foul. Why? As you can see, there is a pattern coming here.

Let's get this straight. I loved John Starks. I'd give him my left arm if I had to, not my right, because that's my shooting hand. The guy had heart, the guy left it all on the court. The guy never gave up. But he should've given up shooting in Game 7 of the 1995 NBA Finals when he went 2-18 from the field. He just kept shooting and shooting. It was classic John Starks, but I will never forgive him. I remember going to school and getting killed by all the Knick haters. Starks is known for "the dunk" when he hammered it down on Pippen and Jordan, but the 2-18 night, at least in my mind erased that great accomplishment.





Nick Anderson was usually a reliable free throw shooter at 70%. But in the 1994-95 NBA Finals vs. the defending champion Houston Rockets Mr. Anderson missed 4 consecutive free throws that could have sealed the game for Orlando. Kenny "The Jet" Smith then hit a 3 pointer that sent the game to overtime where Orlando would lose. They ended up getting swept in the series and Big Shaq left for Los Angeles shortly after. Who knows how things would have changed had Anderson made those free throws. The nightmare for the Orlando magic fans unfortunately was relived last night.



I remember this one vividly because I was on the bench during the game. This was the 2000 Western Conference Finals Game 7 when I was a Laker and we were playing the Portland Trailblazers. We were down 18 pts in the 3rd. At the beginning of the 4th quarter we were down 15. Portland was making everything. I remember sitting on the bench thinking "Wow, I don't even have a plane ticket home yet. I got to pack tomorrow. How am I going to get my car back to Jersey?" There was no way I thought we would come back. Then Portland started getting real tight. Rasheed Wallace started missing layups. Pippen couldn't make a shot, they turned the ball over every other possession. History was made. Thanks Portland, because without you I would've never won a championship ring. We also wouldn't have that amazing commerical where Kobe crosses over Pippen and throws the lob to Shaq!