The Sports Guy & Detroit Basketball
Bill Simmons is, in my opinion, the finest sports writer out there. He's also one of the last true basketball analysts that aren't employed by coaching staffs around the country.
Funny though, even Bill can be wrong, very wrong. He pretty much had the Pistons loosing to the Heat in 7 and again in the Finals I *think* in 5 (he may have even suggested they get swept). I've been saying it for free years now, this Detroit squad is the gutsiest clutch team I've ever seen. They're so gutsy and clutch its become the only way they'll play. Don't even look to them to start winning anymore till they're down by two games, and then the series is over. Heck, this series would be over if ye olde "I've Hated Him Since The '94 Rockets" Robert Horry hadn't hit that three. Think about it, one point difference, Sheed not trapping Manu, 8 feet separating Detroit from enjoying their parade tonight.
Speaking of Robert Horry, Bill Simmons has this to say:
Did we ever settle whether it's "Big Shot Rob" or "Big Shot Bob"? I always thought it was Big Shot Rob, but my editors kept changing it to Big Shot Bob. Then Horry himself demanded to be called Big Shot Rob, which made me want to call him Big Shot Bob because nobody should be able to decide their own nickname. So I'm offering a compromise – from now on, we should refer to him only as "Big Shot Brob."
So tonight at roughly 9 pm I'll be at my house, probably with Mesh n' Staven who I've really enjoyed spending all these hours together over the last month or so of the playoffs. Brent Jackson is, as we learned in the Heat series, not invited. He knows this and its fine. If there's been one consistency throughout the playoffs this year is that anytime we watch a game with Brent, the Pistons loose. We've been given much power and with that comes much responsibility. Brent will be at Taco Mac.
Josiah Q. Roe | By Josiah Roe | 9:32 AM
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it's funny, but i think i'm just as superstitious as josiah. i share the same sentiment -- and we've never talked about it.
let's "pop it on thursday"...
Posted by: Brent at June 23, 2005 5:10 PM
Ah, and this is why I shall sit in my own house tonight. See, I've had a man-crush on Horry ever since he dropped those bombs for the Rockets '94-'95. Won my heart, that boy, as did Sam Cassell, The Glide, and The Dream. Even when he was in Hell, aka L.A., I couldn't root against him. Now that he's back in neutral territory, my affection for Brob may flower once again.
Maybe this is all just an excuse to cheer for the winning team.
Posted by: Noel at June 23, 2005 5:18 PM
GO SPURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOO-HOO!!!!!
Posted by: Janelle at June 24, 2005 12:05 AM
Josiah, I mourn with you.
Posted by: abbie at June 24, 2005 2:58 AM
