Words By Patrick M.
Over the first half of the 2008-09 season, Big Baby Davis shot under 40 percent from the floor. That’s terrible for anyone but particularly awful for a power forward who plays in close proximity to the rim. He couldn’t hit a wide open shot to save his life, yet kept throwing up ugly line drives as opposing teams dared him to shoot. This drove me and most other Celtics fans crazy. Why keep doing something if you kept failing at it? It upset KG to the point he made Big Baby cry on national TV.
One of the few people who kept urging Baby to shoot was Boston coach Doc Rivers. Occasionally, when Davis threw up a particularly awful miss, he’d look over at the sidelines to see if he’d done something wrong, but Rivers kept encouraging him to take the open shot. The one coach knew he could hit in practice. Eventually, those shots started to go in, as Davis’ playing time increased with KG’s injury woes.
And last night with the game and the season on the line, Big Baby calmly drove a line drive dagger into the Orlando Magic. Ballgame. Beautiful.
You keep working and, sometimes, it pays off. The Celtics know this, and it’s why, even though they’re banged up and short-handed, you won’t be stealing the crown from them that easy.
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TSS Ten Freshmen !
top 10 newest cats in da rap game :
Blu, B.o.B, Wale, Drake, J.cole, Cory Gunz, CH,
Nipsey hussle, Curren$y, Mickey Factz
watch, he hustles a young boy after the shoot and he doesn’t give a fuck. lol
lmfao @ Greums, yeah he knocked that shorty out the way
Nice write-up Patrick. It’s undeniable that Baby has stepped his game up since KG’s injury, or at least got more chances to show it. He’s been clutch all post season and sinking jumpers like nothin, I love it! (Also, let’s not forget, Perk is continuing to be a beast!)
And yea, the shoving of the kid was hilarious. The combination of his facial expression, his hat falling off and him having to pick it up, that his team just lost at the buzzer and that it was all on national TV for his friend and fam to see…you can’t make this ish up. (OK, now that I typed that out, I do feel a little bad for the kid…but it was mostly just funny.)
Heart…
some teams have it, others from LA in purple in gold, don’t.
I said it before:
Lakers (NBA) = Cowboys (NFL)
Lots of fans, looks great on paper, but….
and LOL @ Dwight Howard getting upset @ the Celtics celebrating that shot.
N*gga please…
someone have him step up his haircut game though…what the fuck is that?
first it was the fade-hawk…now he just left the back 1/4 of the hawk longer…damn, him and Yung LA need hair style interventions.
funny as shit at 1:00 when he pushes that kid outta the way…good for big baby davis
OED:
Yeah D. Howard’s acting like a baby after Big BaaaaaY!!! hit the game winner is not talked about because the face on the little boy after getting a straight arm to the back was priceless.
The only thing Glen Davis should have done differently was to step on the hat then run to the Celtics bench. lol
OED:
Yeah D. Howard’s acting like a baby after Big BaaaaaY!!! hit the game winner is not talked about because the face on the little boy after getting a straight arm to the back was priceless.
The only thing Glen Davis should have done differently was to step on the hat then run to the Celtics bench. lol
Blu, B.o.B, Wale, Drake, J.cole, Cory Gunz, CH,
Nipsey hussle, Curren$y, Mickey Factz
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remove CH and add Diz Gibran and this is halfway decent…actually Cory Gunz has been around for about 3 years now, so ice him from here as well and add Dom Kennedy
LOL @ Biggga
step on the kid’s hat…put it back on the kid’s head…
and THEN run to the bench lol
diz and dom are too underground to me
if u go on this way, u can make an underground top ten
with mikkey halsted, maybe skyzoo and some other dudes u see
And then tell the kid he sucks at life. lmao
*Looks at Rafer screaming at Baby to miss*
*Thinks of the result*
*Thinks, “Aaron Brooks took your job, House lit you up for 31, and you’re catching splinters @ crunch-time”*
Sit the fcuk down, Skip…
EL Ro & OED:
Yeah that would be the perfect ending to yesterday’s game.
OED:
What Rafer screamed from the bench while Big Baby shot the ball and there isn’t outrage?? No KG
LOL!!
Rafer is going to be an expensive bench ornament when Nelson comes back next season. lol.
Yo I asked this late last night in the open thread but nobody got back to me, I know Big Bromo was a 2nd-rd pick, what’s his free-agent status? Them dudes usually only got 2, 3 year contracts at the most. I can see some team overpaying him (I’d say he’s a $4-6 million a year big man but I can see a team in need of a PF fucking around and giving him 8.5 recklessly).
One thing is for certain, dude is having a $ucce$$ful post-season and will be cashing in. And considering the C’s got big money going to the big 3, plus Rondo due for new bread and Perkins getting his chunk, I don’t see how they keep big bromo.
Damn Reggie’s commentating sucks. Who sat him next to Marv Albert?
btw good shot. He’s obviously been working at his midrange shot. I dont think it was lucky. He’s been jackin em up from mid range all post season but this one fell the right way for him. Either way… I dont see them making it past the magic.
Baby is a restricted free agent i do believe.
I cant lie great game all around from Boston.
Although I do not agree with the Lakers being the Cowboys of the NBA. We actually have post season success. With that being said I was emberassed to be a fan yesterday. They came out with no heart and F**cking Gasol is as soft as Whale shit.
Big baby hit 2 clutch shots good for him he works his ass off when he is in the game.
Big Baby’s postgame interview was kinda funny too
“You know, I just set the screen, go out there and do my job, that’s what I do, I practice that shot, I been practicing that shot and when it’s time I gotta hit it”
or something to that effect it was funny though
diz and dom are too underground to me
if u go on this way, u can make an underground top ten
with mikkey halsted, maybe skyzoo and some other dudes u see
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naw…mikkey & sky cant be in the “new cats in the game” if theyve been around for 5+ years and just havent blown up yet
Pat M, you are…..correct (No Maury)
Restricted free agent this summer
It wasn’t a luck shot, but Orlando will take that shot anytime.
Word, so the Bean can match any offers, although with the money tied up in the big 3, Rondo’s extension, and Perkins, it’s going to be hard to find cash for Bromo. Especially if a team hits him with a front-loaded contract that pays like $9 million in year one.
Orlando did the correct thing, they denied Ray Allen the ball and got it out of Paul Pierce’s hands. You have to live with Glen Davis hitting a jumpshot.
El Ro:
Skip can be a very good back up when Nelson comes back. What the Magic needs is a rugged PF who can rebound and hit a face up jumper, ie Al Horford, Glen Davis, Millsap. Despite Howard’s great rebounding numbers, the Magic are not a great rebounding team. If the Magic are smart they would look into signing Big Baby or Millsap. They will rebound for them, they knows how to play with a low post threat, and with Howard blocking everything in sight they can get away playing with an undersized pf.
Bigga:
Yeah they might have to trade-off a SF though to get that PF. I know Hedo can opt-out of his contract this summer, so he is going to be looking for big money, but with shard’ at the 3 getting max money and Lee playing well at the 2, do you really have to trick on Hedo like that? Granted he’s been their best all-around player the last 3 years, but getting that PF might be a more pressing need.
And you’re absolutely right, Millsap or Big Baby would fit in perfect with Dwight. I’d also like to toss-in Rasheed Wallace’s name as well. He is still a standout defender in the post and can drag the opposing teams big away from the rim with his ability to shoot from deep.