The Nets and Heat are headcases
Published by The Cavalier May 12th, 2006 in Coaches, Miami Heat, New Jersey Nets, Life Discussions, Suspensions, Drugs
One can never be sure which Nets team is going to show up on any given night, but the one that plays the Heat in tonight’s Game 3 will do so without Cliff Robinson, who is suspended five games for violating the NBA’s drug policy.
That’s somewhat of a surprise, as you’re really supposed to stop doing drugs when you’re 46 years old. Nobody’s saying anything about it yet, but Miami coach Pat Riley is spending time trying to convince his team they’re actually down in the series, as opposed to tied up 1-1.
“They need a sense of certainty that they know what they can expect from themselves and each other every single night. If not, they get very frustrated and very disappointed.
“You almost have to insist that you have to be better than you are in these playoffs. Otherwise, you’re not going to go very far. Take a look at the teams that will eventually probably be a world champion, and there were probably two or three players who on a regular basis played above their regular-season performances.”
We don’t know what he said, because we stopped reading after the first sentence. Hopefully our cut-and-paste job got some sort of complete thought. It’s be tough, since we’re not sure Pat Riley completes thoughts anymore, except for grunting “tired”.
On the Nets side of the ball, they’re just going to hope their self-assuring speeches about confidence and focus work better than Miami’s.
What is with these two? Maybe it’s some (not so) deep apprehension about playing the Pistons in the next round? Like it’s all kind of hopeless and silly in the end? Is that what it’s like, Lawrence Frank and Pat Riley? (And George Karl?)
By the way, what’s your call on Cliff - coke or pot? Pot seems the obvious choice, but we’re going with coke. For some reason we’d think it was most hilarious if it was nitrous, even though that’d be really more strange than funny, and probably isn’t even against the NBA’s policy.
(Hey, since we pulled this pic off of WebShots, if you happen to be either of those two dudes - why the hell would you put pictures of yourself doing nitrous on the internet? And yeah, we did just happen to find a pic of Cliff Robinson doing nitrous with two randoms. All of that said - goddamn, we miss high school.)
The dude in the red shirt looks like Andres Nocioni.
Pot. Definitely.
He looks like a stoner to me. I think I like him a little bit more now.
I don’t think they would even suspend for pot. I mean the MVP endorses it.
I’m almost positive you get a longer suspension than 5 games for coke, which is a “drug of abuse” according to the CBA. The Birdman, assuredly, Cliffy is not.
And that is OBVIOUSLY helium- it is so funny and cool to talk with a high voice!
I dunno - Cliff looks like he’s about to hit the floor.
definitely pot-uncle cliffy probably picked up the habit out here in Portland. This really adds a whole new dimension to him choking in the playoffs. Although maybe he was huffing paint with Zoran Planicic.
OK. So I just got home from the game. Some thoughts…
I know the Nets new marketing guru has been trying to make games more of a “total fan experience.” Apparently that entails TJ throwing t-shirts into the crowd, coupons for free burritos for my section, courtesy of some dude winning the dance contest (?), and bitches on stilts. Not to mention an entirely awful halftime performance by Juelz Santana and some little kid. That all being said though, I’ve never seen the Swamp rock so hard.
The crowd was a little more…”New Jersey” than normal though. Perms are way out, people. Trust me on this.
My mom is solidly aboard the “Uncle Cliffy Conspiracy Theory” bus, and I’m starting to buy into it myself. You’re telling me on any given day in the NBA, half the league wouldn’t test pos for a little mary jane? The timing makes me wonder juuuust a bit, especially considering how much my boys could have used a little Cliffy lovin tonight. Then again, it’s all moot if Nenad doesn’t crap the bed. Watch for a monster game from him on Sunday. I’m just saying- don’t think we didn’t notice Dick “I’d rather be a WWE ref” Bavetta working the game.
And how about we don’t give Vince a hard time about shooting too much and instead rag on him (well THEM actually) for all those TOs in the 4th. The game was totally in reach. Grr.
Anyway. Nets fans can hopefully do better than “Shaq sucks” as a chant on Sun. And while the Zo’s kidney jokes were in poor taste…I fucking hate him and I hope John Thomas realizes his role as “the guy who should be throwing ‘bows at Zo’s face on every play.”
Anyway. I’m too pissy for any other discussion. I will just say this- my first live Dwyane Wade experience was freaking awesome. He’s unreal. I do have to say though, it is a mathematic impossibility to fall down 7 times and get up 8. I suck at math, and even I know that. Unless of course you mean the first time you get up off the bench to start the game…but that’s just stupid.
I don’t even like the Nets and even I was screaming at the TV in the 4th. It was like watching the Cavs - lots of “WHAT ARE YOU DOING??”
Why’s Vince initiating the offense 30 feet out (by standing there dribbling into double-teams) when you’ve got Jason Kidd on your team?
I think you know how I feel about Zo, so I agree with you there.
I can’t imagine TJ can throw farther than what - 3 rows? 5? How big’s his head these days?
Did anybody else notice that during the first part of the 4th quarter, Jason Collins was the only guy on the court that had any hair. And thats from both teams.
I did a lot of “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?”-ing. Believe that.
It drives us nuts watching VC bring the ball up. Absolutely senseless.
TJ actually has a good arm. QBing might be in his future.
Speaking of which, Karry Kittles and Fisher freaking Stevens got put up on the JumboTron in a “Hey look who is here!” kind of way. Relegated to the Kiss Cam? Tom Brady. I love this game!
ew. Did I seriously type “Karry”?
I can edit it or we can leave it for the masses. It’s really up to you.
Were Kittles and Stevens there together??
Nah. I wish.
Leave it for your so-called “masses.”
Uncle Cliffy is crying false pos. You’ve screwed me again, Stern.