It’s true, we can be a bit too harsh on the Sports Guy. After all, he did put us in the pantheon of best “Bucks” bloggers on the web. Every now and again, he can pull out some good stuff. And even though his links are normally a week or three old and he forgets that none of us find unintentional comedy with the Real World gang and LC of the Hills, we still have to appreciate that he has so many impassioned readers who love to give him a piece of their mind.
Scott (see below) certainly classifies as one of those guys. We really need this kid to be a featured commenter here on HP or with Brett over at Queen City Hoops. All of my frustration with pulling for the Bobcats can be encapsulated in this one succinct paragraph. And besides, he saved me a couple hours worth of verbal/writing vomit that I was ready to spew over this awful organization and their ridiculous actions (hiring Larry Brown is just one common example). Thank you, thank you, thank you.
“A day after Charlotte’s largest employer, Wachovia Corporation, announced troubling first-quarter earnings and ensuing layoffs, Bobcats owner and all-around (expletive) Bob Johnson had the unmitigated GALL to slam the Charlotte business community for not backing his failing franchise. Are you freakin’ kidding me!?!? This clown can’t do his job, so he decides to contact the newspaper himself to blame everyone else (that’s right, he called them). If I saw him or his invisible partner Michael “Isiah in Training” Jordan on the streets of Charlotte I’d punch them in the back of their arrogant heads, but hey, I don’t have to worry about breaking the law, since they ARE NEVER HERE. Luckily local writer Tom Sorenson put Charlotteans’ justified anger nicely into words with his commentary on the situation. Hey Seattle, you guys need a team? Make an offer!” –Scott, Charlotte
Also, if Seattle wants this steaming pile of filth, they are far too desperate for a basketball team. Just spend all your energy e-mail bombing Clay Bennett and his investors. Or pull for the Blazers. It’s a much better use of your time and hatred.
(HT: The Sports Guy, because not only did he read this guy’s email, he put it in his links this week. A great find.)
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I’ll give him credit for posting that email, but it’s too much fun to not point out this gem from his article on Friday:
The “Little Miss Sunshine” Award
To the poor Hawks — their playoff run was like Violet’s family making it to California for the beauty pageant in the van with no breaks, only now the beauty contest has started and they’re going down in flames. Only, it’s not funny. This is awkward. By the way, we’re about seven more painful in-game interactions between Josh Smith and Mike Woodson from the “Best Damn Sports Show” counting down the “50 Most Painful Interactions Between Josh Smith and Mike Woodson.” We haven’t seen chemistry like this since Eminem and Elton John.
Shouldn’t he know by now what the hubris of prematurely celebrating brings? The only thing he posted in his links article today about that was this:
I’m sure you’ve gotten many e-mails regarding this, but the little girl in “Little Miss Sunshine” (referenced in your Rondo/First-Round Awards column) was named Olive, not Violet. Love you still!!!
That’s the only correction you want to point out, Bill?
Yams, always consider your source…
SG is the same guy who said that taking Dwight Howard over Emeka Okafor was a mistake. And previous to that said that Yao Ming would bust and the Rockets would regret not taking Jay Williams.
(then again, we all have statements we regret if we write anything for public consumption on the ‘net – hell, Matt said last night the Celtics would win easily!)
Everyone makes mistakes, naturally, I was just surprised that Simmons had nothing else to say about that statement of his, or really about the Celtics-Hawks series at all. I’ve never been a fan of people who talk big when their team is up and then vanish when they’re not. He owned up immediately after the Super Bowl this year, so I was just surprised he didn’t try to slip in a joke about how the Violet/Olive thing wasn’t the only thing wrong with his statement. I’m just busting his balls though, he’s damn entertaining to read :)