nba musings

I’m back, motherf—ers!
* Boston.com: “But Garnett was not just grinning yesterday, following his first official practice since surgery. He was the gregarious, guffawing Garnett. Patellas and popliteus tendons were forgotten. Garnett trained at full speed, along with everyone else, through about three-quarters of the two-hour workout.” [Read the full article: Full speed ahead for Garnett]

Milk carton caption: Missing combo-guard
* Sigh, poor Delonte. I don’t know what’s going on, but for two straight days my Twitter feed has been full of “Delonte missed practice, unexcused” tweets.

Can we all just agree to ban track suits as wedding attire?
* Khlodom wed on Sunday as expected. The countdown to the inevitable “Lamar & Khloe still love & respect one another immensely, but grew apart due to their busy lifestyles” press release begins.

Wedding inspires Tush to run back to Bush
* Someone was supposed to send Reggie Bush my way when he and Kim K. called it quits several months ago. Unfortunately, he never showed up (aw, shucks) and sources say that after Khloe’s wedding (still wearing her purple “Mrs. & Mrs. Odom” track suit, by the by), Kim flew to NOLA to reunite with her former flame and now they’re back on like donkey kong.

Ok, now Steph has really gone insane
* Vibe reports that Steph went off on Jay-Z again via his 24/7 Starbury Plus channel on Justin TV. Sigh. I like Steph, but I’m not on board with the gay diss. He should know better than that. [Read the full article: Stephon Marbury Drops Another Jay-Z Diss]

Charles Barkley thinks you’re a loser
* During a recent interview with Dan Patrick, Charles Barkley expressed his disapproval towards social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook: ”I’m not a damn loser. I don’t Twitter. I think Twittering and all that Facebook crap … that just makes you a loser. I never said to myself, ‘I wonder what what’s his name is doing today.’” Haha, gotta love him. [Read full article: Barkley says Twitter is for losers, weighs in on T.O., Jordan]

From Star Magazine:

Exclusive: Khloe Kardashian’s Wedding Invite!

Is it just me or do those invites look like they were scrawled on paper lunch bags?

Related articles:

• Khloe and Lamar Celebrate with Bachelorette and Bachelor Bashes

Remember that Kerry Rhodes vs. Rodney Harrison Twitter feud? Um, not so much. Another faker is exposed. Good times, good times.

Want to avoid flying bullets? Don’t lurk in the christless bushes
* Two paparazzos are suing Tom Brady & Gisele Bündchen for a cool million smackaroos, claiming that bodyguards (employed by Brady/Bündchen) fired shots at them while they were trying to snap pics at the couple’s wedding in Costa Rica. Citing “physical pain and anguish” the photogs are looking to cash in. Bitch, please. Until you actually have a bullet wound in your butt, don’t distract my quarterback! More on this nonsense at bostonherald.com – Tom Brady: What shots?

Nice piece on Rondo by Holly MacKenzie (@stackmack) for Slam Online
* Slam Online’s definitive ranking of the NBA’s best players places Boston Celtics point guard, Rajon Rondo, at #27.

Standing alongside the other superstars suiting up for the Celtics, there isn’t a star that shines brighter (or that has the longevity), than the one illuminating Rondo’s game.

Damn right. It’s nice to see Rondo get some love. Read it here: slamonline.com – Top 50: Rajon Rondo, no. 27

Steph’s new home, tagline and background
* Steph’s StarburyTV on Justin.tv was apparently suspended for violating the site’s terms of use. You can now catch the show at its new home at http://www.justin.tv/starburyplus. The new mantra is apparently: YOUR IN THE MOMENT RT*. What’s up with professional athletes and spelling & grammar? You’re. Thank you. Also, RT is a Twitter thing. It doesn’t work just anywhere, babe. Nice background though. I imagine that’s what I’ll see on my way into heaven.

Recent Celtics-related articles from boston.com:

• Dickau chooses Suns camp over Celtics
• Wallace making way in community
• Rivers sees new Celtics adding a lot
• Garnett making progress

Son of a bitch! Son – of – a – biiiiiiiitch!
* Dear Tom Brady, You do remember that losing is NOT an option, right? Especially when the other team has spent the week trash talking you and their head coach is a large buffoon?! Oh and your counterpart on the other side is an inexperienced rookie playing in only his 2nd regular season game. You are a Superbowl winning juggernaut. Act like it for the love of baby Bundchens and all that is holy. You only know WIN, you don’t know LOSE. Right? RIGHT? Your fans are VERY spoiled. Do not make us have to come down to earth and mill around in Mediocreville where other fans reside. I won’t have it. You hear me, mister?! Ok. I’m glad we had this talk. Now, get out there and massacre the competition from here on out! Chop chop! [boston.com - Some days are better than others]

Not the first sign of trouble actually
* Brian Windhorst provides a little more insight into the psyche of Delonte West. According to the article, West is bipolar and despite being wildly popular with both fans and his team, has had an erratic year. Cited are a few things I’d never heard, such as being late to multiple games — including a playoff game. Windhorst says the Cavs have thus far been extremely supportive, but wonders if they will have to draw the line at some point. [cleveland.com - Delonte West's firearms arrest another challenge for the Cleveland Cavaliers]

He needs a pet name. I dub him… “Big Buffoon”
* Michael Crabtree is still holding out on the San Fran 49ers and is now accusing the NY Jets of tampering. YAWN! I don’t really care about that crap. What I do think is interesting though, is Rex Ryan’s reaction when asked about it on ESPN’s Mike & Mike show. He called it “ridiculous” and said, “I wish we were playing them.” What now? You want to play them? That’s chutzpah! Actually, he’s exactly what those sorry ass Jets needed. They needed a guy like to roll into town, grab them by the scruff of the necks and yell into their faces, “Look you bunch of pantywaists, stand up to those bullies and don’t come back here unless you still have your damn lunch money!” I love it. Finally a team I hate worse than the Giants! [allheadlinenews.com - Jets' Coach Ryan Denies Tampering With Holdout Wideout Crabtree]

Khlodom marriage imminent?
* I know this is a stupid story and I keep reporting on it like it’s interesting, but to me, it really is fairly fascinating. When I’m not watching professional sports, I’m usually watching reality television on either Bravo or E! Sure, that might be lame, but you will rip the latest episode of The Rachel Zoe Project from my cold dead hands! Anyway, I am currently up-to-date on Khloe & Kourtney Take Miami on E! So I’m quite sure that I know way more than I should about the sisters Kardashian and their love lives. It always amazes me when people get married after knowing each other only a month or a few months. The odds of it working out forever are not good. Then again, most marriages these days don’t work out anyway, so I guess what the hell. Congrats to the future Mr. and Mrs. Khlodom! [FOXSports.com - Report: Odom engaged to Khloe Kardashian]

A shotgun? In a guitar case? WTF?
* What the hell is Cleveland doing to my beloved Delonte West? I blame YOU for this, LeBron! Word has it that the mercurial KFC fan was bombing down the street on a Can-Am Spyder motorcycle somewhere in Maryland when he wisely cut off an officer. D’oh! He was subsequently found to be packing some major heat — two loaded handguns and a loaded shotgun in a guitar case. A guitar case. And the legend continues… smh. More on this from ESPN/AP – Cavs’ West arrested in Maryland

They need a couples name. I dub them… Khlodom
* People magazine is reporting that Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are already picking out wedding rings. Why the hell not? He’d be an easy man to cook for. Hey honey, you want the Skittles tonight or the Twizzlers? More on this whirlwind romance from People.com – Khloe Kardashian to Marry L.A. Lakers Player

Bouncing back
* NFL wide receiver (and Kendra baby daddy), Hank Baskett has landed on his feet after being kicked to the curb by the Philly Eagles. He’ll now be catching passes from Peyton Manning for the Indy Colts who needed a replacement after the team lost wide-out Anthony Gonzalez in a week 1 knee injury. Not a bad team to end up with, all things being equal. It’s not like getting traded to the Raiders or something. RIP Richard Seymour. More tidbits from USA Today – Hank Baskett, Playmate wife join Peyton Manning’s team

NBA fans, prepare for scab refs
* No Dick Bavetta? No Joey Crawford? What hell, you say? More on this from Yahoo! Sports – NBA to move ahead with replacement refs

New phenomenon – the Twitter feud
* So the latest Twitter feud is currently on-going and stars Jets bigmouth, Kerry Rhodes and former Patriot, Rodney Harrison. The gist is that Rodney called out Kerry for threatening to embarrass the Pats and more specifically for threatening to hit QB and patron saint, Tom Brady. They’re going back and forth barbing yet claiming to respect each other. Blah, blah, blah. Lets just cut to it. Clearly, Rodney is right. He’s a former Patriot and the other guy is a smelly NY Jet. There. Done.  More on this silly social media feud from WEEI - Kerry Rhodes and Rodney Harrison Engage in Twitter Battle

NBA Musings gets around
* Nat from Heels on Hardwood was nice enough to ask me to write up a Celtics preview for her blog. It was fun to actually start thinking about basketball again. This off-season has been crazy long. You can scope that out @ Heels on Hardwood – Match Ups – Toronto Raptors v/s Boston Celtics

Update 9/19: Zoe has been found! Yayyyy!
Help find Zoe! * John from Red’s Army has an adorable boston terrier named Zoe who is lost. If you live in the Foxboro, MA area or surrounding area, please visit this special blog and see how you can help: http://missingzoe.wordpress.com/. Today’s tip: If you see her, please call Foxboro Animal Control at 508-384-2523 BEFORE trying to approach her.  She’s a timid little dog.  She might be more likely to run off than walk over.

There’s actual new Celtics news? What hell you say?
* The Boston Globe recently posted a couple of Celtics tidbits. The first is about KG and his progress recovering from knee surgery. Sigh. I know it’s unrealistic, but I had kind of hoped his health wouldn’t be an issue once the season started. The second update has to do with Rondo and his contract extension. Actually, there isn’t much actual news on that. Just a confirmation that Danny Ainge plans to talk to Rondo’s agent and they may or may not be on the same page. Read the full articles @ The Boston Globe – Garnett making progress | Ainge to Rondo: We’ll talk

Kerry Rhodes is writing checks with his mouth
* So… apparently Kerry Rhodes is running his mouth about embarrassing the New England Patriots and rattling Tom Brady. Now, there was a time in the not-so-distant past when I would have called out Rhodes for being a yap-yap poodle better at flapping his gums than playing football. But, I’ve evolved. Like a veteran, I just grin and shake my head. I am content to pat him on the head like he’s a sassy toddler and say, “Awww, you’re so cute.” *wink* The quotables can be perused @ The Boston Globe – Rhodes wants to embarrass Patriots

This just in: Michael Jordan is a vindictive bitch
* While I was away, trying to resolve my domain relocation drama, Michael Jordan was inducted into the basketball hall of fame. I watched his speech while yacking it up with the peeps on Twitter and I thought he sounded like an ungracious ass. Other people didn’t have a problem with it. Actually, I didn’t have a problem with it either. I just thought he was being himself. One time, my mom and I were watching a Lakers game and she turned to me and said, “I don’t like Kobe. He’s not nice like Michael Jordan.” Wow. So, not only can my mom not pronounced Yao Ming’s name correctly to save her life, she actually thinks Michael Jordan is “nicer” than Kobe Bryant. Only someone who knows nothing about MJ would say that. He was, is and will always be – a dick. But, you know that line in Heathers when Veronica asks Heather Duke why she’s such a megabitch? Well her response is exactly what MJ would probably say, “Because I can be.” Mike Wilbon has a similar take. Read it @ The Washington Post – The Speech: That’s MJ

Kanye to NBAMusings.com: You ain’t no Beyonce (via Kanyelicio.us)

Holy crap on a Trisquit, this week has been one long and painful clusterfuck… not gonna lie. I won’t bore you with the full details, but basically it comes down to me having a royal bitchfit at my web hosting company and cancelling my account. I pondered going with a whole new domain name for a few days and then decided to just suck it up and make this work. Stayed up until 2:00am est last night getting my SQL databases moved and restored. Blah blah blah. Who cares? Nobody. I’m just sharing the news with you though, in case you notice any broken links or images. I’ll be working on cleaning that up in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, I promise that tonight tomorrow night, I will actually post something new. About sports. It pains me that I missed being able to snark about Serena Williams threatening to shove a tennis ball where the sun don’t shine on some poor innocent line judge and other fun sports fodder. But, as they say on MTV in their promos for The Hills: The bitch is back, baby! 

Disclaimer: This post is a whole lot of SFW about my blog’s past and future. If you don’t want to read it all (and who could blame you if you don’t) just do this — if you visit here, link to me or read me in your RSS reader — please change from inanemusings.com to nbamusings.com to keep the musings flowing. Muchas gracias!

A few months ago, I had the bright idea to change the name of this blog from “inane musings” to “nba musings” because it occured to me that my thoughts and opinions weren’t any more inane than anyone else’s (not to mention that I found it disturbing that people were finding my site through Google searches on “insane musings”) and most of my blog posts were about the NBA. Made perfect sense at the time. Now, I realize I’ve penned myself in and my offseason musings on Chad Ochocinco and the like don’t make as much sense being on a supposedly NBA-focused blog. I considered changing the name of the blog for a 3rd time, but decided against it since it would require another Twitter username change, new Gmail address, blah blah blah. The world (or the 3 of you who read my blog) will just have to live with my cockeyed blog naming fail.

Anyway, when I changed the name to nbamusings.com, I had no idea how to export my WordPress databases so I created an alias domain so I wouldn’t have to bother with it. That means that this blog appears currently on inanemusings.com and nbamusings.com. But the point of this post and yes, there really is one – is that soon this blog will only appear on nbamusings.com. I exported my databases and am praying that when the two blogs are severed like the proverbial siamese twins that I’ll be able to upload the last year and half worth of musings. So, please update your bookmarks, blogrolls and RSS subcriber settings to nbamusings.com because soon inanemusings.com will be kaput.