Video of the Day: Send it in Gerard!

Props to Sport Crackle Pop for the find.

Here’s Cal-State Fullerton’s Gerard Anderson serving up a LEGIT facial on Lamont Mack of Charlotte at the 76 Classic Tournament over the weekend. 

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Enjoy.

This is the Last Marbury Update I am Writing… I Swear.

Are you getting tired of reading about the Marbury situation in NY? I know I’m getting tired of writing about it.

The latest news coming from the Big Apple is that the buyout that seemed imminent on Monday has fallen through for the time being, and Marbury has been “banished” from the team until they can find a resolution.

ESPN reports…

Stephon Marbury was sent into limbo Monday, told to stay away from the New York Knicks until they can determine a way to get rid of him.

 

Marbury was not satisfied with the buyout offer put forward by Knicks president Donnie Walsh and spent only 15 minutes discussing his situation. His attorney, Hal Biagas, spent another 20 minutes with Walsh before leaving and telling reporters no resolution had been reached. 

In a statement, Walsh said: “After meeting with Stephon and his representative this afternoon, we have directed Stephon not to participate in practice or attend games until further notice. We want to continue to meet with him to discuss a long-term resolution.” 

A source briefed on the discussions told ESPN.com there is “no timetable for anything going forward,” adding that a speedy resolution seemed unlikely with the sides far apart financially.

Basically what that means is that the Knicks aren’t willing to fork over the full 22 million that Marbury is owed, and Stephon will not be giving any discounts after the proverbial shit storm we’ve seen develop over the past week. What a mess.

There’s reports surfacing that the Knicks may be waiting until the new year to reach a settlement with Marbury for accounting reasons, so the chances of this being resolved any time soon don’t look too high. Regardless, I’m not writing anything more about this until a deal is agreed upon.

Random Video: Gerry Dee.

Everyone check out my boy Gerry Dee. He’s Canadian, he’s hilarious, and I’m going to see him live here in Halifax on December 10th. You may recognize him from the Last Comic Standing Season 5 (Finished 3rd), The Score, or one of the 300 commercials he has on TV right now, but either way there’s no disputing that he’s a funny ass dude.

Lines of Da’ Night – Monday, December 1st.

Gold Performance

The Warriors and Heat combined for 259 points in Oakland last night, so naturally there was some pretty impressive stat lines from the game. Can you guess who was the most impressive? Dwyane Wade poured in 37 points, 13 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 swats as the Heat grabbed an OT victory against the Warriors.

Silver Performance

I think Jamal Crawford is starting to settle in with Golden State. Crawdaddy had a 40 piece on only 22 shots (14-16 from the FT line) and added 7 dimes on the night. It’s unfortunate that a vintage Crawford performance went to waste in a losss. 

Bronze Performance

Since this is one of the only times that Emeka Okafor will be in the running for our Lines of Da’ Night awards, we’re going to reward the big man for his performance on Monday. Okafor had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks… and the Bobcats rolled too, knocking off the T-Wolves 100-90.

Stinker of the Night

It’s a good thing that Jason Collins started the game for the T-Wolves last night, because otherwise I might not have known that he’s still alive. He had 0 points and 1 rebound with 4 fouls in his 13 minutes of play, and the Wolves lost too. Yes, things are looking pretty grim in Minnesota. 

Corey Brewer Tears ACL, Done For Season.

 

The Minnesota Timberwolves season made a turn from bad to worse tonight, with reports emerging that second-year swingman Corey Brewer is done for the season with a torn ACL in his right knee.

ESPN reports…

“Rodney Carney watched Minnesota Timberwolves teammate Corey Brewer crash to the floor Saturday against Denver, but thought nothing of it.

“He always falls like that in practice and gets up,” Carney said. “He walked off. I thought it was an ankle. He came back, but his knee buckled again. I knew it was something bad, but not that bad.”

The Timberwolves found out just how bad on Monday, when an MRI revealed Brewer tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He will miss the rest of the season.”

Damn, that sucks. As a huge Florida fan, I have a soft spot for all the Gators who are kicking around the league. Brewer was having a pretty modest season from a statistics standpoint (6.2 ppg), but had become the T-Wolves defensive stopper and was clearly a better player than the one we saw in his rookie season. It’s also a tough break for Minnesota, who obviously need all the help they can get.

Marbury Goes for the Last Word?

 

The good old days.

Stephon Marbury, whose buyout from the New York Knicks appears imminent, could not resist taking some parting shots at Mike D’Antoni, Quentin Richardson and the rest of his Knick teammates on Sunday.

The New York Post reports…

Marbury also yesterday ripped D’Antoni for “disrespecting” him, and criticized Walsh for not hearing his side of the story before levying $400,000 worth of fines relating to Marbury’s alleged refusal to play last Wednesday in Detroit.

In another exclusive interview with The Post, Marbury said, “I sat there for three weeks and didn’t say one word. I didn’t hear one of my teammates say, ‘Why isn’t Stephon Marbury playing? This is a good system for him, even to play with the second unit to bring more firepower.’

“When things got bad and then worse, guys like Quentin Richardson say, ‘I don’t consider him a teammate. He let his teammates out to dry.’ He didn’t care I was his teammate when I was banished. They left me out for dead. It’s like we’re in a foxhole and I’m facing the other way. If I got shot in the head, at least you want to get shot by the enemy. I got shot in the head by my own guys in my foxhole. And they didn’t even give me an honorable death.”

Call me crazy, but I have to side with Marbury over this whole fiasco. From what I’ve seen and heard, D’Antoni and the Knicks did everything they could to isolate and embarrass Marbury, probably in hopes that he’d become fed up and accept a buyout for less than the $21.9 million he’s on the books for this season.

Six Games to Watch in December.

 

They aren't exchanging fruitcakes...

6. Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers (December 25th)

This is the fourth of five games that the NBA is rolling out on Christmas Day, and although there’s some other heavyweight tilts on the line-up for December 25th, the latest installment in the Lebron vs. Deshawn feud is one that we’re anxiously awaiting. LBJ has a tendency to amaze when the spotlight gets a little brighter, and he’ll be fully aware just how many eyes are on him for this game. Plus there’s always the chance that Deshawn Stevenson will do something absolutely insane.

5. L.A Clippers @ Oklahoma City Thunder (December 16th)

Welcome to the “Blake Griffin Bowl”! Okay, I realize that most of you won’t watch this game no matter what I come up with, but I’m sure there will be at least one interested viewer on the Oklahoma campus. The loser of this game will be one step closer to the hitting the draft lottery jackpot, and doesn’t that make them winners in the end? No? 

Video of the Day: Derrick Rose owns Andre Miller.

Alright, we already gave Derrick Rose his props for a stellar night at the expense of the Philadelphia 76ers, now here’s the video evidence of the assault. 

Derrick Rose gets absolutely crossed-the-fuck-over by Rose to end the first half:

Check out Rose’s continued destruction of the Sixers after the jump…

Lines of Da’ Night – Sunday, November 30th.

 

Devin the Dude.

 

Gold Performance

Devin Harris was damn near unguardable on Sunday night, torching the Suns for 47 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds, guiding the Nets to a 117-109 victory in the desert. The numbers are a little less impressive when you realize that Steve Nash was guarding Harris for most of the night… Actually, now that I think about it, they seem a little low. 

Silver Performance

Nuggets fans got a firsthand look at the crunch-time prowess of Chauncey Billups last night. Mr. Big Shot got loose for 28 points, including 24 in the second half as the Nugs pulled away from the visiting Rockets on Sunday evening. Billups added 10 assists, 4 rebounds and a couple of steals, and Denver pushed it’s record to 11-4 with him in the lineup. 

Bronze Performance

As good as Derrick Rose has been through the first month of the season, he had yet to reach double figures in assists through his first 16 games in the L. That streak came to an end on Sunday evening, with the Chicago rook dropping 10 dimes to go along with his 18 points, 5 rebounds and a ridiculous block on Andre Miller. More importantly, the Bulls nabbed a 103-92 win on the road in Philly.

Stinker of the Night

Lou Williams went 1-9 from the field last night in only 15 minutes played. 9 shots in 15 minutes? That’s pretty impressive… And he even found the energy to turn it over 3 times when he was out there!