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You want to know how much I care about you people? I'm updating my blog today even though I look like this...
No, Doug Smith didn't run me over with his truck. You're witnessing the effects of not getting sleep because my whole family (including myself) is sick with the flu, and then waking up this morning with my eye swollen shut with pinkeye. But Raptors fans are angry these days like an old man in a deli sending back his soup, so I figured I should pop in to share the news and thoughts of the day.
(If you're wondering about the beard, I figure that as long as I'm feeling like this, I might as well complete the homeless look to increase the chance that people will throw change at me when I go outside. Hey, this is an expensive time of year!)
The Links
Doug Smith reports in his blog that Jay Triano said he emphasized rebounding in practice: "Guys in the lane, guys in the perimeter, throw the ball up, go get 'em, box 'em out. We did a little bit of three-on-three, we had a scrimmage, we stopped the scrimmage if we didn’t have fours and fives going to the basket. It made it a huge point of emphasis today."
Michael Grange confirms statistically what we already knew about Jose Calderon — his assist-to-turnover ratio is really a reflection of his conservative nature rather than his playmaking skill.
KnickerBlogger's excellent "Seven Seconds or Mess" video series shows off the most underrated aspect of Shaq's game — his superb big-man playmaking skills.
I'm quite proud of this year's Carefoot family Christmas card, but Wizznutzz's holiday piece is awe-inspiring. I wonder if Peter Gabriel plays when you pull that card out of its envelope.
Rod Benson departs France and looks for his next team. Here's hoping he lands somewhere so he can keep blogging.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas is having his best NBA season at the age of 33 — he's also a medical miracle.
Oklahoma City Thunder chairman Clay Bennett has been named "Oklahoman of the Year" by Oklahoma Today magazine. Perhaps not coincidentally, Bennett was universally picked as "Douchebag of the Year" by basketball fans in Seattle.
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