Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Hoop and the Harm

My biggest pet peeve in basketball these days is that anytime a player gets knocked to the ground, they have to lay motionless on the ground for a few minutes as if they're on the brink of death. If a skinny WR can bounce up after being drilled over the middle by a free safety, then Dwyane Wade can pull himself up from the floor after driving the hoop. Sadly, it doesn't look this trend will be ending anytime soon:

34 Comments:

At Wed May 24, 09:01:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

i saw livingston pull the same move the other night in the clippers game. annoying.

this is the reason i can't watch soccer. everything else about the sport is cool, but the minute they get banged in the shin, they roll around on the ground crying for five minutes.

 
At Thu May 25, 12:10:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I remember that play too. It seemed like the cameraman got the worst of the collision, but Livingston was the one that went motionless.

 
At Thu May 25, 10:30:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

What am I missing? First, thats about as funny as Josh Howard's nuts getting ripped by Avery. Second, why did no one help him? WTF!? Ha Ha! They try to keep playing and then are like "Dude, get up? Fuck this I am going home." hahahhahhaha!

 
At Thu May 25, 11:26:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

best laugh i've gotten in a while!

 
At Thu May 25, 11:45:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At Thu May 25, 10:00:00 PM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow...Dick Vermeil's sphincter left me a comment. All my dreams have been realized.

 
At Fri May 26, 12:28:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Boxers do not make less money than basketball players, how the hell do you figure that?

 
At Fri May 26, 05:40:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, soccer players don't roll around 'cause they're wimps; they stay on the ground because there are no timeouts in the game and that's the only way they can give their midfielders a breather.

 
At Fri May 26, 08:27:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

"I'm an all-state basketball player, and I've torn my ACL (ligament in my knee) twice"

Why'd you put your leg in the hoop the second time if you knew how much it hurt the first?

 
At Fri May 26, 09:02:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I really don't make a habit out of mocking anyone that leaves a comment, because I really do appreciate everyone that takes the time to do so. However sometimes people just beg for it and I can't help myself...

I know you are "the man" and all; and hey, you were even an all-state basketball player. But after you tear your ACL twice, it might be time to start working a little bit on kicking the cobwebs out of the skull and using your brain for a change. Do you think it's possible that these people leaving comments are just joking and everyone (even those who never got to do an "elephant walk" with fellow all-staters) actually realizes it's probably a serious injury? Ya think maybe they're just being facetious with their remarks? I dunno--I guess you do know better, having scored 40 points for Polk High and all. Anyway, I know you have work to do, so I won't take up more of your time. But do you think on your way to the back, you could see if you have these in a 10 1/2? Thanks.

 
At Fri May 26, 10:46:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

damn...what great friends. I think what really did this guy in was the fact that his buddies essentially threw him back down onto the trampoline.

Listen carefully as he hits the trampoline....CRACK....*shudder*

 
At Fri May 26, 11:33:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

So, I guess noone's interested in photoblogging, or 'myspace turned inside out,' or any of the other somewhat lame GoogleAds that were attached to this post. Oh well, looks like my dream of buying a sports' franchise is still a ways away. Tho the Royals can't be all that expensive these days (do they still count as a sports' franchise?)

Damn, I knew I should have included the word "boobs" in my post!

 
At Fri May 26, 11:48:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

nice friends

 
At Fri May 26, 12:07:00 PM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Holy shit that was funny. I love how none of his buddies are helping him...nice pals. Then again, I probably wouldn't either....

 
At Fri May 26, 12:27:00 PM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

That kid's leg will never be the same... Probably will have knee problems for the rest of life. Hilarious.

 
At Fri May 26, 04:30:00 PM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Actually, it really doesn't hurt when you tear your ACL. It feels a bit akward though, and it'll limit what you can do, and it'll definitely hurt if you try to jump with a torn ACL, but the actual ripping usually doesn't hurt, at least from my experience.

 
At Fri May 26, 07:26:00 PM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

that pop when they dropped him was not his leg. it was the goal hitting the ground.

 
At Fri May 26, 09:53:00 PM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Owwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!

 
At Sat May 27, 02:16:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Let me tell you, blowing out your ACL doesnt hurt immediatley. Only when you try to move your leg again. Then you are talking about some real pain. Im totally Serial!

 
At Sat May 27, 10:44:00 PM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

haha get it jack...meoff.. oh i thought that movie was funny and i laugh at how long it took them to think of what to do. Then somebody says "MEDIC" wtf are they in a war? When they get somebody after what seems like 2 mins they get his mom.. normaly i would call 912 i mean 911

 
At Tue May 30, 08:50:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

nice friends

 
At Wed May 31, 07:05:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

ok this is why we should give kids balls and trampolines...Oh Have you ever had your knee bone pop out from a fall weak shits

 
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At Fri Jun 02, 02:50:00 PM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

honestly. MEDICCCCCCCC wtf?! i have never yelled medic. and if this hurt so bad he would have been swearing and cursing like no tommorow. By the way, the black kid is unacceptable. That was funniest of all, second he realizes its serious he bails. Then the white kill leaves. Then the camera man is like o god

 
At Sun Jun 04, 12:19:00 PM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

That was great, the kid was stupid for doing it in the first place, but his friends are even dumber for not instantly calling for help.

 
At Thu Jun 15, 06:38:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Man... that looks painful!

 
At Mon Jul 03, 10:11:00 AM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

What douche bags. I've done it a thousand times and never hurt myself. Thats what you get for trying to steal my finishing move!

 
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