"You know, you blew that one."
"I did?"
"Yes."
"You mean, you only ordered two triple cheeseburgers?"
"Yes."
"Then why didn't you tell me before you ate all three?!?"
[smiles]
"I did?"
"Yes."
"You mean, you only ordered two triple cheeseburgers?"
"Yes."
"Then why didn't you tell me before you ate all three?!?"
[smiles]
Smart move, Jeremy. The quickest way to improve one's standing in the NBA is to go bow to Stern.
Lin's story has already been taken over by writers, bloggers and fans who feel the need to distort, tweak and primp him up into a perfect metaphor.
For instance:
Jeremy Lin is the metanarrative.
Deadspin Editorial Meeting, October 2011:
Daulerio: Wait - who are you two again?
Benz: [checks nametag] Well, I seem to be Chris.
Shireley: [continues doing pushups]
Daulerio: Chris, right. Man - what happened last night?
Benz: I think we were in New Zealand. Or maybe Brooklyn.
Daulerio: Yeah, that's right. Hey, other guy - what happened to your pants?
Shireley: [shrugs]
[starts doing crunches]
Daulerio: Ah, fuck it. Who wants whippits?
Alright - I like Reggie Miller as a commentator.
He's such a basketball nerd, it's excellent. If we could somehow put him with Jeff Van Gundy, that would be must-listen TV.
two antitheses, five cases of anaphora, eight instances of balanced phrases and clauses, thirteen alliterations . . .
. . . and a participle in a pear tree.
Despite his electric smile and magnetic personality, this charge may well force Lorenz to retire.
Man, I had an epic contribution that night:
Things certainly have changed.
Obviously I was glad they just simulcast the Sky Sports feed.
What I couldn't believe, however, was that they didn't inform Martin Tyler that Fox US was making such a big deal out of this, so that perhaps he should stop mentioning the Spanish League games coming up "right after this one, at 7 o'clock."
