<![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously - Deadspin Comments]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously - Deadspin Comments]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @garbageday: The overwrought social commentary culminates with a single portentous bloody zombie tear.

Oh, dear lord, I hope you're kidding. But, alas, I'm pretty sure you aren't. I should have figured. I felt like Romero had lost a handle on his own zombie mythology when I saw Land of the Dead, which taught us that, hey, those zombies, they're just like us...they're just looking for a place to live. Let's not blow them up or anything, even if they just finished gobbling up 70 percent of the humans left on the planet (as far as we know). That was a big pile of crap served on a crap sandwich.

Basketbawful

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> You'll be even more ticked off once you actually see "Diary of the Dead." It's like reading a preachy high-school newspaper editorial about the self-absorption of the "You Tube generation" while strolling through a haunted house that periodically annoys you with rickety pop-up props. The overwrought social commentary culminates with a single portentous bloody zombie tear. At least a deaf Amish guy provides quality comic relief.

Also, it's not bloody enough -- the ravenous Riley mosquito wouldn't get a full feast out of the carnage.

garbageday

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @FilteringCraig: Am I the only person here who was ever coached? Or listens to Hubie Brown, for that matter? You always - always - stop the ball-handler, get the rock out of his hands. I learned that at age 11, and I'm pretty sure the Cavs have been taught the concept more than once. If Cleveland got caught off guard because of the Bucks' lack of timeouts, that's there own fault...and Mike Brown's.

@Chief Wahoo: Mo was their best player last night...Redd is their best player overall, and their first option with the game on the line. The Cavs should have trapped Redd and had somebody body up on Williams so he couldn't catch and shoot.

Basketbawful

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> Joakim Noah is living proof that the Zombie Apocalypse is already here.

Mo Vaughn Revolution

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Basketbawful: Actually, Mo Williams was the Bucks best player last night, and I don't want to double Redd and give Williams a chance at getting open with the ball.

Chief Wahoo

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> The point is that the play that Milwaukee made came off of LeBron's made bucket. The fact that Milwaukee didn't have a time out actually hurt the Cavaliers. Milwaukee would have been able to push the ball up the court, but the Cavs' D would have had a chance to set up.

The real story for this game was the 37-14 free throw disparity in favor of the Bucks.

FilteringCraig

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Chief Wahoo: Okay. If you were coaching the Cavaliers, you wouldn't have done anything differently? Anything at all? You'd let the other team's best player keep the ball in his hands?

Basketbawful

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Basketbawful: I don't know, double teaming Redd leaves someone else wide open. As it is, Sczerbiak was right in Redd's face and 99 out of 100 times that shot doesn't fall. I'm still okay with the way the Cavs played it.

Chief Wahoo

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Chief Wahoo: If I'm Mike Brown, I instruct my team to double-team Redd as soon as the ball is inbounded to him. And that's not something you need a time-out or special instructions for. It's Basketball 101. You always trap or double the opposing team's best player in end-of-game situations, especially if the guy has to advance the ball 70 feet in five seconds. No NBA defense should allow a guy to run downcourt undeterred in five seconds and get a shot off.

Basketbawful

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Chief Wahoo: Use a bat.

BraveSrRob

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> You can't fault the Cavs for not defending better on that shot. It was a fast transition where Michael Redd took about five steps before heaving up an incredibly lucky desperation shot. How do you prevent that without using a pistol?

Chief Wahoo

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @anonymouseducator: I know...I should have been more specific about this. It wasn't his shooting percentage so much as the type of shots he took. 18 of his 23 shots were jumpers, and 7 of which came from at least 27 feet out, and 4 of which were lauched from at least 32 feet out. At some point, Vince is going to just let it fly the second he crosses half court...all the better to avoid contact.

Basketbawful

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> watching Half-man, Half-annoying miss 12 of 23 shots

So he went 11 for 23. 48%.

anonymouseducator

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Wyshynski: I'm the guy who wrote half my thesis on the Von Erichs, so my love of World Class is well documented. Still, AWA on ESPN Classic is better than what they're showing now (the same five episodes of Herb Abrams' UWF, possibly the worst wrestling organization in history). Apparently AWA starts tonight and will be airing every weeknight.

Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Doyle McPoyle: There is only one "Turkish Assassin", and that man is Mehmet Ali Agca.

Fixed.

How the hell do I do strikethrough?

MongoLikeCandy

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @7-8 Deville: Eggggggggggggzactly.

Tuffy

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!: AWA was great. But World Class was Von Eri-ffic.

Wyshynski

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @thesepretzels: ESPN Classic is going to start airing old AWA episodes at 1am every day starting next week. My DVR will be soon filled with Baron and the Crusher.

Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @thesepretzels: Was that "Crusher" Blackwell or "Crusher" Lisowski?

Weed Against Speed

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Weed Against Speed: True. Baron vs. The Crusher was all time top 5.

/AWA geek

thesepretzels

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Tuffy: isn't brendan haywood a lumbering beast with and awkward gait?

7-8 Deville

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Weed Against Speed:

Blackjack Mulligan's Claw > BvR's claw

Lunatic Fringe

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @MoBot: But hey, at least Wally can work the pick, and roll with Joe Smith.
/fixed

It's amazing how much difference a single well-placed comma can make.


NovakAintNoJokovic

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> Discussion of lumbering beasts with awkward gaits and only one thing on their minds with nary a word about Brendan Haywood's night? For shame.

Tuffy

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Wyshynski: Baron von Raschke did "The Claw".

Speaking of Baron, he now is a substitute teacher in the Twin Cities. Or he was up to a couple of years ago.

Weed Against Speed

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> World War Z is the tits. I spent literally days fantasizing about what a badass zombie slayer I would make. When the war comes, I'll be ready.

futuremrsrickankiel

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Wyshynski: As does Johnny Rico.

Ray

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> I suggest Nash get a crazy dragon tattoo on his face. that always helps one's street cred

obeymydog

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @MoBot: My fingers are crossed that the Bucks seek cap relief for next summer and Wally=Redd. I want to believe.

BraveSrRob

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Doyle McPoyle:

Carlos the Jackal objects to all of these people.

BigTenObsession

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> The Wizards actually scored? Hmmm, it must have been during that five minutes when I switched channels.

grungedave

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> This text message from my brother sums it up best:

"Wally equals Larry"

But hey, at least Wally can work the pick and roll with Joe Smith.

MoBot

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> majerus can advise riley on where to start

the earl of weaver

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> Baron Von Raschke disagrees with your diagnosis of "brain sucker."

Wyshynski

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> Any word on when Phil's book, Zen & The Art Of Coaching Platitudes, hits the shelves?

Fuck Lion

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> There is only one "Turkish Assassin", and that man is Mehmet Okur. Also, I just found out that Tiffani Amber Theissen is part Turkish. That episode of Saved by the Bell where Kelly Kapowski goes on a Kurd-exterminating rampage finally makes sense.

Doyle McPoyle

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> "I don't think they had an answer for [Gay] tonight."

You know who does have an answer for gay? GOD does, that's who.

/thumps Bible

She Blinded Me With Violence

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> @Hustler Andrew: In anticipation for his media approval post, Neil Everret pandered to the underground by actually asking the question "Who wants to guard Mutumbo?" during last night's late starting 11PM SC.

Im a people person. Who drinks.

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> Every year, Wally Szczerbiak's range of defensive helplessness extends by one foot. By 2011, you'll be able to rain NBA Jam TE jumpers over him from half court at will.

Ray

]]> <![CDATA[Pat Riley Feels Like A Mosquito In A Nudist Colony. Seriously]]> Who wants to sex Mutumbo joke in 3..2..1

Hustler Andrew

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