Week in Review — 2/5 - 2/11
On Monday, Lonzo Ball was seen getting shots up in the Bulls facility, and Bulls fans everywhere prepared themselves for the inevitable heartbreak that this will ultimately end in; this emotionally disemboweling darkness and perpetual furstra…sorry, it’s been a long couple of seasons. The NBA scheduler gave all us west coasters the proverbial finger as not a single game tipped-off after 5pm. The basketball masochist in me was upset. The 41-year-old in me was just fine with not having to stay up past 9pm. Real talk though, you east coasters watching 10pm tip-offs are the true heroes. That resolve is impressive. But I’m thinking it’s not the winter that makes y’all on the right side of the country grouchy, it’s staying up past midnight to watch the Warriors botch yet another fourth quarter.
On Tuesday, the Bulls had a big 23-point comeback win against the Timberwolves (sorry Sara). The second largest comeback from a halftime deficit in franchise history. And all the damn false hope that Chicago has held over my head returned and was followed immediately by this sinking feeling that something will inevitably go horribly wro… anyways. So Bluesky went live to the public, and the response on Threads let me know that I wasn’t going to be making any further efforts to figure out what the hell Bluesky was — and the crowd goes mild.
On Wednesday, @jhagen34 and the curator of good vibes herself @saramontourlewis went full hard copy and hit us with the pressing topics that matter, when Jesse laid down his list for hottest NBA/NFL Coaches. Which may or may not have been redacted for being too spicy (it in fact was not because it was too spicy). Sara followed with a solid list of her own.
But In case you’re curious, the correct answers are:
Eric Spoelstra – That tall frame and those cut features…raarrr.
Monty Williams – I’m a caregiver, and that man’s soft eyes are in search of some.
Jamal Mosley – He’s a tall drink of water (6’8) that does MMA to stay fit. ‘Nuff said.
Quin Snyder – Fiery and fashionable, he gives off “I’d do peyote in the desert to expand my mind with you” vibes.
Mike Brown – What can I say, I’m a cuddler.
Also, the Pelicans beat the Clippers as Zion Williamson and James Harden faced-off in the Damn How Awesome Would I Be If I Cared About Being In Shape Bowl.
On Thursday, the NBA trade deadline came and went with about as much excitement as the Clintons annual anniversary conjugal. The Knicks added Bojan to provide some more depth and shooting—great move. The Thunder added Gordon Hayward for veteran savvy—pretty good move for the 15 games he’ll be healthy. The Bucks added Pat Bev to bolster their perimeter defense—okay move, but basically like throwing a wet Band-Aid on a sieve and asking it to hold water. The Detroit Pistons finally parted ways with the uber disappointing Kilian Hayes—great move, as Kilian is to winning basketball games as flatulence is to fire suppression. They both don’t do much to help, and ultimately just stink-up the place. Ben Simmons appeared in his tenth game of the season, and it was rumored that he was seen eating a pastrami sandwich in the locker room afterwards.
On Friday, Milwaukee got their second win of the Doc Rivers era, as the Bucks beat-up on a lowly Charlotte Hornets team somehow missing more players (8) than a Kardashians dating history flow chart.
On Saturday, while Steph was the player to hit the big game-winner, it was Jusuf Nurkic and Draymond Green's post-game comments that got most of the attention, with Nurkic saying that he was wrong in thinking that Draymond was capable of change. Personally, I'm shocked that Draymond didn't learn his lesson. I've always thought that it was only after the fifteenth time that a guy shows you who he is that he finally becomes poised to accept personal change. Color me a wide-eyed optimist.
By Sunday, NBA games were minimal as people went to go celebrate something about a superb owl. Personally, as a Cowboys fan, I didn’t give a hoot. *Ba-dum-cha*
That’s my time folks, spay and neuter your pets.