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The Glory Of The Knicks Vs. The Heat

A friend of ours attended the Knicks-Heat game last night — the Knicks won 103-99 in overtime — and emailed us, alarmed; it appeared he had been transported to something quite different than an NBA game.

That is to say ... jeez, look at this Heat lineup (in his words):

Ricky Davis (okay, sure)
Mark Blount (sucks, but still an NBA player)
Daequan Cook (third best player out there...was also the third best player on his college team)
Chris Quinn (vaguely recall knowing who this guy is)
"Earl Barron" (what?)
"Blake Ahearn" (no way)
"Stephane Lasme" (what the fuck)
"Kasib Powell" (you have got to be kidding me, who are these people???)

I am one of those people who always plays the reasonable skeptic when someone says "[college team X] is so good, they could beat [shitty pro team Y]!!!" but i SERIOUSLY think that last year's Florida team could beat that Heat team. think about it, this was Florida's starting five.

- Horford
- Noah
- Corey Brewer
- Taurean Green
- Lee Humphrey.

Horford and Noah are legitimate NBA starter-caliber players, maybe even stars. Both of them are better than Blount. Corey Brewer was actually the direct analogue to Daequan Cook on the team that smoked Daequan Cook's team to win the title. Taurean Green is an active NBA player. Lee Humphrey IS Chris Quinn with a different haircut. If that starting five played the Heat today (with the experience they've gained in the last year), I can't see them not being favored. CONSIDERABLY favored. So you have to think that if they were time-machined from the moment they won the 2007 NCAAs they would have an even chance.

The best part of this is ... the Heat almost won!

Knicks 103, Heat 99 [Newsday]

10:40 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Leitch
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Matt_T at 10:46 AM on 03/27/08
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Was this friend Dan Shanoff?
Gourmet Spud at 10:47 AM on 03/27/08
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The Heat also had a plane on stand-by for L'il Bow-Wow, just in case.
twoeightnine at 10:47 AM on 03/27/08
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When did the Heat sign Goathair?
Christmas Ape at 10:47 AM on 03/27/08
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But can the Gators beat Canseco in his kung fu movie?
7th Floor King Dingaling at 10:49 AM on 03/27/08
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At least Isiah didn't try to suit up. He's saving that for when get knows he's fired
Carlton_Whitfield at 10:49 AM on 03/27/08
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@Christmas Ape: No, they're too busy writing a book and a movie about the season.
7th Floor King Dingaling at 10:49 AM on 03/27/08
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What's Martin Lawrence doing in the back of the Heat locker room?
Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah! at 10:50 AM on 03/27/08
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But what about this year's soon-to-be NIT champion Gators? Chandler Parsons > Blake Ahearn.
ArkansasFred at 10:50 AM on 03/27/08
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They're even wearing the bootleg 4-stripe Adidas pants.
Secret Identity at 10:51 AM on 03/27/08
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I thought Daequan was the dude who sings "Smack That" and groped a 15 year old girl on stage?
$Image of Brazil Thrill\'s Shot Was Blocked By KG$ Brazil Thrill's Shot... at 10:51 AM on 03/27/08
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And the Michael Beasley sweepstakes takes another slow, boring turn.
Chief Illiniwek at 10:51 AM on 03/27/08
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What's wrong with that lineup?

-Granville Waiters
PeteJayhawk at 10:51 AM on 03/27/08
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@twoeightnine: Not beardy enough.
Phony Gwynn at 10:51 AM on 03/27/08
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Kasib Powell was tight on that one track on "Black On Both Sides."
MattinglysSideburns at 10:53 AM on 03/27/08
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Are half these guys Make-a-Wish kids?
UkraineNotWeak at 10:54 AM on 03/27/08
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When's your friends intervention? Because it's obvious he has a problem.
Gourmet Spud at 10:54 AM on 03/27/08
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@MattinglysSideburns:

Dream of a Lifetime.
Bob Loblaw at 10:54 AM on 03/27/08
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The only thing more absurd than this lineup is the fact that someone intentionally attended this game.
UkraineNotWeak at 10:55 AM on 03/27/08
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I hear they brought their toy cars on the road trip.
Chief Wahoo at 10:55 AM on 03/27/08
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I've seen better teamwork in Rucker Park.
Afino at 10:56 AM on 03/27/08
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Deadspinners UNITE!

Deadspin Commenters 103, Heat 75.
Len Bias Cocaine Surplus at 10:56 AM on 03/27/08
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ESPN lists Blake Ahearn's position as IR
muggsybogues at 10:56 AM on 03/27/08
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Boss offered tix to the game. I said you couldn't pay me to go. Which is a lie, I'd go for like $5,000, or something.
UkraineNotWeak at 10:57 AM on 03/27/08
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That Heat lineup is so bad, there were no women hanging around their hotel lobby after the game.
SlantedAndDisenchanted at 10:58 AM on 03/27/08
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Well, at least the Marlins are about ready to kick off a new year and then after that the Dolphins. So, you know. There's that.
Pittsburgh Sports and... at 11:01 AM on 03/27/08
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heatkninks.jpg

like beatniks?
Pittsburgh Sports and... at 11:01 AM on 03/27/08
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@Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies: heatknicks.jpg

Spelling sucks
ghostsoftheSCupcountry at 11:03 AM on 03/27/08
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@Bob Loblaw: and paid actual legal tender for the privilege.
Peter Cavan at 11:03 AM on 03/27/08
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@muggsybogues: I'd have taken the tickets if he threw in some money for beer. Because there's no other way to sit through a game like that.
CIALIS COOPER at 11:03 AM on 03/27/08
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"Where Amazing Happens"
Rob Iracane at 11:04 AM on 03/27/08
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I would rather be bussed to Detroit than watch this fucking game.
Magnakai Haaskivi at 11:05 AM on 03/27/08
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There's no reason NOT to put Air Bud in a Heat jersey at this point.
UkraineNotWeak at 11:06 AM on 03/27/08
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Most of those guys were back in the parking lot at the Home Depot this morning awaiting work.
King of Pants at 11:08 AM on 03/27/08
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After the game, David Stern moved both teams to Oklahoma City.
Peter Cavan at 11:09 AM on 03/27/08
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@King of Pants: Why? What have the good people of Oklahoma City done to deserve that?
Len Bias Cocaine Surplus at 11:09 AM on 03/27/08
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@Magnakai Haaskivi: There's not point to just not sign the entire And 1 roster, Most Valuable Primate and Terrell Owens.
King of Pants at 11:10 AM on 03/27/08
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@Peter Cavan: Well, if you combine the Heat, the Knicks and the Sonics, you might have something approaching a team, no?
Le Légende de Vincent... at 11:10 AM on 03/27/08
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@Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies: I read that as "heatkinks.jpg". Is Zeke going to give Ray Davies a tryout at shooting guard?
pr0FF3ss0r_j3rkwh3at at 11:11 AM on 03/27/08
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That guy looks like he won a "Play For An NBA Team For A Day!" contest
pr0FF3ss0r_j3rkwh3at at 11:14 AM on 03/27/08
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@Le Légende de Vincent Tremblay: not without signing Dave as well to ensure the traditional Knicks chemistry
Fuck Lion at 11:15 AM on 03/27/08
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@Fuck Lion: Hey imposter, quit stealing my name.
MustacheofMilesTarver at 11:16 AM on 03/27/08
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@Len Bias Cocaine Surplus: Master P was just ahead of his time.
Stev D at 11:18 AM on 03/27/08
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@Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies: I saw the best basketball minds of my generation destroyed by zone defense, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the Knicks Heat game
Len Bias Cocaine Surplus at 11:18 AM on 03/27/08
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There are too many fuck lions here. I'm scared
Stev D at 11:19 AM on 03/27/08
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@Fuck Lion: @Fuck Lion: One Fuck Lion, Two Fuck Lion? Ohhhhhhhh my medication.
Pittsburgh Sports and... at 11:19 AM on 03/27/08
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@Fuck Lion:
@Fuck Lion:

Whoa
Weed Against Speed at 11:21 AM on 03/27/08
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@Le Légende de Vincent Tremblay: You really got me on that one.
King of Pants at 11:23 AM on 03/27/08
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FUCK LION FIIIIIIIGHT!
cardboardbelt at 11:24 AM on 03/27/08
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Could a team play with three or four players? The Heat should just institute that for the rest of the season. Start a 'guess how many points 3 players can score against the Celtics' contest. The winner gets an HD-DVD player.

Or just, you know, sign a new celebrity to play each game. Or start plying WNBA players. As they're no longer a real team, they might as well make it intresting.
LesMilesIsAMouthyDouche at 11:26 AM on 03/27/08
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@Phony Gwynn: No, no, no, you're thinking of Aqib Talib.
Gourmet Spud at 11:27 AM on 03/27/08
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@Weed Against Speed:
@Le Légende de Vincent Tremblay:

LOL...a.
$Image of Brazil Thrill\'s Shot Was Blocked By KG$ Brazil Thrill's Shot... at 11:28 AM on 03/27/08
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@Fuck Lion: @Fuck Lion: I hope you gentlemen realize that no two 'Spinners can share the same name. I'm afraid you have no choice but to compete for the right to be the king of the jungle, loser having to forfeit their current name. According to Gawker Media rules, when the town clock strikes 12 noon you must engage in a pillowfight, with the winner being the last man standing (up).
BigTenObsession at 11:38 AM on 03/27/08
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@Chief Wahoo:

I call bullshit - I have never seen teamwork at Rucker (or the Cage on 4th, either)
LeagueofShadows at 11:48 AM on 03/27/08
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Hey, the Heat beat the Bucks twice in a week with this lineup.
/SIMMONS IN 08-YES WE CAN!
LeagueofShadows at 11:52 AM on 03/27/08
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@Brazil Thrill: Well, the older person should get it, also considering the fact that the imposter just jumped over from Idolator.
7th Floor King Dingaling at 11:53 AM on 03/27/08
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@Fuck Lion: Crap. I knew that name was too good to be available. Great job Gawker for catching that.
Schluby at 12:41 PM on 03/27/08
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Concerning the Heat, The folks at the Onion have outdone themselves again:

[www.theonion.com]
Nacho Friendly at 01:38 PM on 03/27/08
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it so nice not to hear about the Bobcats in discussions like this.
Silky John-STON! at 03:07 PM on 03/27/08
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It's nice to see that Daequon has rebounded from being a junkie in the series ending of the Wire to a pro-ish-caliber hoops player.
kayceebk at 03:23 PM on 03/27/08
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@Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies: I saw the best guards of my generation sobbing hysterical playoffless.

/Howl'd