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big baby, movie star?

michelle — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:28:35 +0000

Holy crap, I’ve heard everything now. According to NESN (via WEEI.com), Glen Davis (aka Big Baby, aka The Ticket Stub, aka The Eleventh Hour, aka Uno Uno, aka BABY OIL) was up for the part of Michael Oher in The Blind Side and was one of three finalists for the part.

Davis was first approached to audition for the role at the start of his rookie season with the Celtics in 2007, according to WEEI.com. Davis was a high school football player himself, and he acted in improvisation shows throughout his time at LSU.

“I’ve always wanted to act,” Davis told the Web site. “I knew about the football player, he played at Ole Miss, and I heard there was a book out about that. So I said, ‘Sure, I’ll try out.’” [NESN.com: Glen Davis Nearly Landed Lead Role in 'The Blind Side']

Big Baby, Thespian. A business card just waiting to happen!

ok fine, nate is not that awful

michelle — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:10:55 +0000

Damn that little Nate Robinson… He’s kind of hard to dislike. Either that or I’m just really REALLY bad at disliking guys once they put on the beloved green shamrock jersey. Yeah, could be the latter the more I think about it. Oh well, either way I have officially joined Team DomiNATE. Look at his fly new Twitter background… How can I continue to hate?

It’s freakin’ beautiful. *single tear*

tiny thoughts and a bunch of questions

michelle — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:06:23 +0000

Did Sheed bring the “flip the switch” disease with him from Detroit?
Did Kryptonate bring the “defense, what’s that?” stink with him from New York?
Why the hell doesn’t Doc Rivers play Shelden Williams more — at least for rebounding? He’s the landlord for christsake!
AND WHY THE HELL DON’T THE CELTICS PLAY DEFENSE ANYMORE?
Red rover, red rover, send Leon Powe back over.
Holy crap, am I clairvoyant? (I was kidding, basketball Gods… I didn’t really want you to send Nate. What’s your return policy?)
What’s up with the Cleveland Cavaliers bench yucking it up and rolling onto the court like a bunch of jesters on King James’ court? Did they learn nothing from last season? I mean really. It’s like groundhog day. All this frivolity is going to make them look pretty stupid if they can’t get past Orlando again.
What’s sweeter than UNC having a complete dogshit basketball team this season? Duke alum, Gerald Henderson beating UNC alum, Michael Jordan, at H.O.R.S.E. Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
…hahahahahahahahahahahaha!

powe has moved on, i have not

michelle — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:02:50 +0000

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]

Welcome back, Leon.

mystery solved

michelle — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:26:43 +0000

LMAO.

it’s official and stuff… sigh

michelle — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:38:57 +0000

Celtics official Twitter feed:

Kryptonate’s official Twitter feed:

He’ll apparently be wearing #4:

Word freaking aapp.

kryptonate to boston

michelle — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:04:16 +0000

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.

Boston.com: Celtics-Knicks still talking Nate Robinson
NECN: House: ‘There’s a strong possibility I’ll be traded’

suck it, chuck!

michelle — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:30:10 +0000

Listen to Barkley dissing my boy, Paul Pierce! Bitch, please.

ps. But, he redeemed himself a little when he said the Celtics are the greatest NBA franchise ever… Better than the Lakers (said that part twice).

locker room camaraderie

michelle — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:07:24 +0000

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.

Boston.com/Mazz – Celtics need something to believe in
ESPN – Rajon Rondo hints at locker room issues for the Boston Celtics

have you seen this man?

michelle — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:33:56 +0000

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. $