Leon is back. In a Cavs uniform. And according to A. Sherrod Blakely, he’s not bitter about how things ended with the Celtics. Maybe he’s not, but I still am. Anyway, it’s a great article. The last two paragraphs kill me slowly with a rusty fork:
And regardless of whether he plays five minutes or even five seconds tonight, Powe being able to even return to the court is a victory in itself.
“To me, it’ll be a success story in a lot of ways because a lot of people didn’t think he could ever play again,” Rivers said. “When he got hurt, I heard that the first time. I said, ‘You clearly don’t know who Leon Powe is. That kid will always be a success story.’” [CSNNE.com: Powe OK with being passed on by the C's]
Yeah, that’s right, I’m planning to refer to him as Kryptonate for as long as he’s on our roster. Clearly Spike Lee thought I was kidding when I told him to keep his damn hotdog in the big apple. I won’t forget this, Spike.
I just finished watching “The Incredibles” and I have to say… slap a headband and a bunch of tattoos on Syndrome and he’s totally Birdman’s cartoon character self.
Well, there are a myriad of reasons why I love him, but here’s one from last weekend’s Nuggets/Spurs game:
Half-time interviewer: Why the slow start?*
JR: Well, this is an early game and I missed my nap today.
My mom: Did he just say he missed his NAP?
Me: God I love him.
Whenever my team struggles, I almost always suspect it has more to do with the between the ears stuff than anything else. Mainly because with a team full of present and future all-stars, there’s no way the problem is talent, so it has to be something else. This season, I keep hearing: 1) They’re old! 2) They’re injured 3) Did I mention they’re old? 4) Like geriatric “I have no teeth and need a new hip” old? Well, while those things are true to a degree, I don’t hear anyone saying anything about Kobe (who is also over 30 and also injured, but playing great) so I tend to think those are excuses. So again, when my team under-performs, I immediately start worrying about their psychological makeup (a by-product of being the daughter of a sports psychologist possibly). So, when I heard these comments from Rondo via the morning radio honks earlier today, I said, “A-ha!”
“In the locker room, you can feel it. You don’t feel like it’s the same continuity and camaraderie in the locker room as it was the first year. The first year, it was a crazy spirit in the locker room. But now it doesn’t feel the same. It’s not the same right now. We’ve got to find a way to get that back somehow, some way.” [Boston Herald: Rondo hints at other problems for Celtics]
So the ubuntu has fallen off the rose, huh? Does not surprise me. I actually think it left town the day KG got hurt last season and just hasn’t come back. Hopefully Rondo airing the dirty laundry will help kick start some kind of positive locker room karma joujou. Or it will split the team further apart. Either way, I think he did the right thing speaking up. Somebody had to kick this team in the ass.
Last seen: On the jumbotron at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
Responds to: “Gino”, winning score at the two minute mark, Bee Gees.
Reward: If found by the playoffs, I will grant the finder one crisp benjamin dollar bill. $
