Good old Calvinball. How I miss it.

But they're not wearing masks!!!

Awesome. Calvinball tag. I'd play Calvinball but my imaginary, super-intelligent talking tiger is at home.

Why isn't Manute Bol on that team? He needs the money.

nate robinson is not impressed

So, in a game with four seven-footers, the game ended with consecutive made half-court shots?

And I totally thought that Muresan was dead.

If stacked on top of each other, they stand 36 feet tall

Tony Dungy does not approve the stacking of large males.

I once taped a game of CalvinBall and then had my friends come over and watch - WITHOUT express written consent of Bill Watterson.
Boy, was he pissed!

Olly Wolly Polly-Woggy Ump Bump Fizz!

Nate Robinson was the ball.

@BigTenObsession: You're confusing your 7-foot tall Billy Crystal co-stars. Andre The Giant died in 1993.

In retrospect they could have used some talent.

@BigTenObsession:

Nope, he's alive now. You're thinking of last year.

You know what? I'd totally hook up with Rosalyn.

Can their dance team be made up of just little people? Think of the hilarity that would follow!!!

Hooray, Muresan. Score One For Dee Keeds!

wow, in addition to having four seven-footers, the Maryland Nighthawks also have players named Andrew "Spongebob" Washington and Randy "White Chocolate" Gill.

Almost makes me want to buy a ticket. Almost.

Leave it to Barry Mitchell to ruin everyhing with the normal name

@David_Hume: I think Hobbes did.

I expect full coverage on Washington Post Live's "Blog Show" this Friday. The Nighthawks are one of DSteinz's favorite topics.

Please keep all mice, puppies, and farm owner's son's wives away from Gheorge.

That other association has a four point shot? Count me in.

- Gilbert Arenas

"Do you want to smell like me?"

-Gheorge Muresan

I thought the first one was the game winner until I realized how little the crowd cared. I guess that half court shot is standard in the ABA.

If Barry Mitchell had a cooler name maybe he wouldn't be so short.

The sad thing is this traveshamockery of a league denigrates the memories of the REAL ABA, which had a lot of great players and teams. Oh, yeah, sure they had the Memphis Pros/Tams/Sounds and the Pittsburgh Pipers/Condors and the San Diego Q's/Sails and the infamous Floridians, but still...

Dr. J, Artis Gilmore, Dan Issel, Mack Calvin, George Gervin, Mel Daniels, Roger Brown, George McGinnis, Ron Boone, Louie Dampier, Larry Brown, Doug Moe, etc. etc.

@buwolverine: You're saying that after Calvin got through to Charlie, she made a beeline for the feline?

Damn, there's a lot of great stuff going on in that video. The ABA n00b playing by regular basketball rules and thinking that they were still down 1 and trying to foul (good thing they had a foul to give, apparently).... The ref holding up 4 fingers in the air.... The guy after the buzzer saying "fuck it, let me try this."

@David_Hume: Well he is a real tiger in the sack.

I think we need a Deadspin chapter of G.R.O.S.S.

What's their combined vertical? 3.3 inches?

"White Chocolate"? "Baby Shaq"? "Spongebob"? When are they gonna sign Chance, 12-Pack, and Pootie?

"What's he gonna star in? 'Death of a Giant Salesman'?"

its probably terrible that i know this, but White Chocolate is the guy on the right in that picture. I have seen White Chocolate as a member of the random opposition teams on the And 1 show, and on the mtv street ballers competition show. I watch entirely too much tv

@TheStarterWife: Especially if they tried to dunk over the dancing midgets at the ABA Slam Dunk contest.

I'm confused... does Calvinball include urinating on a NASCAR driver's number?

I just still feel bad for Joey Tribbiani the day that he realized that he was never going to be as good an actor as Gheorge was in My Giant.

@being sven: Well the rules of Calvinball do allow for the rules to be changed by any player at any time, so at least in theory it could.

Did Muresan dance to techno music with Kenny Mayne to celebrate the game-winner?

It was nice of that grade school to host their game.

Offensive foul on the shooter.