The 2-Man Weave

–1–
TheBaron: The Blazers’ official site has a vote for your favorite Blazer moment this year, and gives you 10 options. You got a vote?
29Slim: I voted for The Natural’s layup. For me it just symbolized my realization that this kid is for real. The Blazers finally did the right thing, and a championship may be coming our way. You?
B: Tough to go against that layup or Martell’s 24-point quarter, but I’m going off the board on this one. Before Outlaw’s block of Kleiza, which made that list, there was Brandon to set it up.

S: Cheater. Can’t go off the board.
B: I had to. I’m old skool. I love the D.
S: Can you spell skool like that while claiming you’re old skool?
B: I just did, slizzle.

–2–
S: All of Yahoo!’s NBA page headlines are ridiculous.
B: Lay it on me.
S: Okay, so are the Spurs “Down and Out?” Of course they are! Just like they were after Game 2. How come nobody can ever think of anything new to say?
B: And we’re aggressively original?
S: Not the point.
B: Good point. Okay, #2.
S: “Pass Performance?” Since when does 7 assists equate to a guy leading his team to a win by facilitating? I know Kobe had a good game, but…
B: You’re looking at this the wrong way. If it’s a headline that Kobe has 7 assists, that just shows how out of the ordinary it is for him to facilitate anything.
S: Oh, I like that so much better. Okay, then “Cleveland might have blown its last opportunity to take out the Celtics.”
B: That’s the one I thought was the worst. Of course they might have. Of course, they might not have. It kind of depends on what happens next game. Anytime “might” is in your headline, you’ve gotta be doing something wrong.
S: Might be. And then “Shades of Red?” C’mon!
B: What’s the problem? He’s making a reference to Red Auerbach. Did you even read the article?
S: No, but that’s not the point. The Pistons are Blue. They have only one shade of red, and only as an accent.
B: You’re reaching. And missing.
S: I felt like I had to have something for the last one.
B: You don’t though.
S: Wetzel is a funny name?
B: Now you’re onto something.

–3–
B: Henry Abbott uses one play as an example that proves something I have suspected for a really, really long time.
S: What’s that?
B: Reffing, which is often downright terrible, will not even be able to improve until flopping is addressed.
S: We should address flopping later at length.
B: Yes, we should. Just using the youtubes alone will provide the most fun blogging experience I’ve ever had.
S: You mean like this?

B: Dang you! You know that’s my favorite flop clip of all time. That was low. Now what am I going to use for the later discussion?
S: Hehehe.

–4–
S: Syesha got kicked off.
B: You going to be okay?
S: I’ll live.

–5–
B: I know it’s a day old, but this is one of the best crunch-time playoff blocks I’ve ever seen.

S: Remember early in the year when Prince was playing horribly and you wrote him off?
B: I did?
S: I don’t remember. The point is, he’s come a long way in one season.
B: You have a knack for making good points in stupid ways.
S: It’s a gift.